Inquizition's Missing Words 5

Answer: Bee

Beehive, beekeeper etc. A bee-eater is an insectivorous bird. A beeline is the most direct route between two places.

Answer: Golf

Golf ball, golf club etc.

Answer: Pig

Pigeon, pigswill etc. To be pig-headed is to be stubborn. To pig out is to gorge oneself.

Answer: Open

To be open-minded is to be unprejudiced. In an open prison the prisoners are trusted to serve their sentences without the need to be locked up. An open sandwich is a slice of bread with a filling but without a top. 'Open Sesame' were the magical words used by Ali Baba to open the door of the robbers' den in the 'Arabian Nights'.

Answer: Parrot

Parrot-fashion is to learn something without regard or meaning. He learned it parrot-fashion. Psittacosis is another name for parrot fever or parrot disease. A parrotfish is a brightly coloured tropical marine fish which has parrot-like jaws.

Answer: Sharp

A sharpshooter is an expert marksman especially one with a rifle. Sharp-sighted is having keen vision. To be sharp-tongued is to be sarcastic whereas to be sharp-witted is to have or show a keen intelligence.

Answer: Sierra

Sierra Leone is a republic on the west coast of Africa. Sierra Madre is the principal mountain range in Mexico from the United States border to southeast Mexico. Sierra Nevada is the mountain system in eastern California, USA.

Answer: Cow

A cowfish has hornlike spines over its eyes. A cowpat is a single dropping of cow dung and a cowcatcher is a metal frame on the front of a locomotive in the US and Canada to clear the track of animals or other obstructions.

Answer: Rolling

A rolling mill is a factory where ingots of heated metal are passed between rollers to form sheets or bars to the required cross sectional shape. A rolling pin is used for rolling dough or pastry out flat. Rolling stock is all the wheeled vehicles used on the railway including locomotives, passenger coaches, freight wagons etc. A rolling stone is a restless or wandering person.

Answer: Pitch

Pitch-black is extremely dark and a pitchfork is used to lift and turn hay. To 'pitch in' means to cooperate or to contribute.

Answer: Dutch

Dutch courage is false courage gained from drinking alcohol. The Dutch East Indies is a former name (1798-1945) of Indonesia. Dutch elm is a tree with spreading branches and a short trunk. A Dutch treat is where each person pays for his own entertainment or meal.

Answer: Finger

A finger bowl is a small bowl filled with water which is used to rinse your fingers at the table after a meal. If something is fingertight it is made as tight as possible by hand.

Answer: Little

The Little Bighorn is a river in the west central US and its banks were the scene of the defeat of General Custer and his command by Indians in 1876. The 'Little Corporal' was the nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte. Little John was one of Robin Hood's companions who was noted for his great size and strength. Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas, USA.

Answer: Grey

A grey area is a situation lacking clearly defined characteristics. A Franciscan friar is known as a grey friar who trace their origins back to Saint Francis of Assisi.

Answer: Knuckle

Knuckle down is to apply oneself diligently to some work. A knuckle-duster is a metal bar fitted over the knuckles with holes for the fingers to inflict injury by a blow with the fist. To knuckle under is to yield or to give way under pressure.

Answer: Pied

Piedmont is a region of northwest Italy whose chief town is Turin. The pied wagtail is a black and white British songbird.

Answer: Soft

In a number of choices, the soft option is considered the easiest to do. The soft-shoe relates to the soft-shoe shuffle, a type of tap-dancing performed wearing soft-soled shoes. Examples of soft wooded trees are the pine and the cedar.

Answer: Roof

A roof garden is a garden on a flat roof of a building. A roof rack is a rack attached to the roof of a motor vehicle for carrying luggage, canoes, skis etc.

Answer: Grape

Grapeshot is ammunition for cannons which is a canvas tube containing a cluster of small iron balls that disperse after firing. Grape sugar is another name for dextrose.

Answer: Stage

Stage-struck is the desire to act and to be infatuated with the glamour of theatrical life. Hope you enjoyed the challenge.