''For oft, when on my couch I lie / in ... or in pensive mood'' (Wordsworth) |
VACANT |
''I dreamt I dwelt in marble ...'' (The Bohemian Girl) |
HALLS |
A major denomination of Islam |
SHIA |
Artillery gun |
CANNON |
Australian bush country |
OUTBACK |
Band of contrasting colour |
STRIPE |
Benchmarks, norms |
STANDARDS |
Build, fabricate |
CONSTRUCT |
Continue to assert |
MAINTAIN |
Devices to check if surfaces are flat |
LEVELS |
Easy to see or understand |
CLEAR |
Fabric of matted wool fibres |
FELT |
Gave the meaning of a word |
DEFINED |
Hair-care product |
SHAMPOO |
Hands over the gifts |
PRESENTS |
Make shorter, a book say |
ABRIDGE |
Massive horned mammals, in short |
RHINOS |
Menace, intimidate |
THREATEN |