Silent Letter but Deadly
Proverbially, you go "under" it when you head into surgery
under the knife
Sahara means "desert" in this language of north Africa & the Middle East
Arabic
"A lightweight plastic rocket flies far above the drop point, while a more massive launcher barely bounces"--a textbook example of this man's second & third laws of motion
Newton
Actress Watson or Stone
Emma
I've decided to participate; I'm throwing this item "into the ring"
hat
Mom might let you run with rock or paper, but never with these
scissors
These long-necked ungulates most often associated with the Sahara weren't introduced there until around 200 A.D.
camels
P stands for pressure & V for this in the ideal gas law, PV=nRT
volume
"Weeping" tree
Willow
Look at the size of you! You're "growing like" one of these normally unwelcome plants
a weed
[DD]
It's a tool & a deadly weapon in a game of Clue & can also mean to twist violently
a wrench
The Sahara is home to a large number of ergs, vast areas of these shifting mounds, some that can reach 500 feet high
sand dunes
To double the stretch of a spring, you have to double the strength of the pull per "Hooke's Law of" this property
elasticity
The Hornets play their hoops home games here
Charlotte
That pair is so alike, they're like these, a pair of legumes together
peas in a pod
This "d'etat", a sudden forced change in government, can get dangerous fast
a coup
Sahara plants include the mastic tree, whose name comes from an old word meaning to do this, like to the tree's resin
chew
The First Law of Thermodynamics is AKA the principle of conservation of this
energy
Seasonal decoration with small red berries
Holly
We're doing it, no matter what, "come hell or" this other condition
high water
A silent "C" is the second letter of this agricultural implement, Death's symbolic tool of the trade
a scythe
One of the most arid & desolate parts of the Sahara is found in this country between Tunisia & Egypt
Libya
Snell's Law, or the law of refraction, is a major law of this branch of physics
optics
The longest river on the Emerald Isle
Shannon
You can do this for exercise, or to "your memory"
to jog