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In astronomy, the ____ ______ is the first lunar phase, when the ______ and Sun have the same ecliptic longitude.
________ are an open type of footwear consisting of a sole held to the wearer's foot by straps that go over the instep and around the ankle. ________ may also feature a heel of varying heights. While the distinction between ________ and other types of footwear can sometimes be unclear, ________ are generally understood to leave most of the foot exposed.
Sandals
A _________ (often called a _____ if on a ship or an air_____ if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon a working fluid such as water or air.
x2 for both answers
Propeller, Screw
An _______ is a metalworking tool consisting of a large block of metal (usually forged or cast steel), with a flattened top surface, upon which another object is struck (or "worked").
Anvil
The _____ ______ (c. 1200 – c. 550 BC) is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Copper Age and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progressing to protohistory (before written history).
Iron Age
______ music, or simply ______ , is a type of electronic dance music which is characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's queer Black underground club culture and evolved slowly in the early/mid 1980s as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat. By early 1988, ______ became mainstream and supplanted the typical '80s music beat.
House
_________ is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west.
Missouri
A _____ is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat. The _____ may open at the top (such as a dinghy), or it may be fully or partially covered with a deck.
Hull
In mathematics and computer science, an ________ is a finite sequence of mathematically rigorous instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific problems or to perform a computation. ________ s are used as specifications for performing calculations and data processing.
Algorithm
_________ is an odorous aqueous solution of diluted acetic acid and trace compounds that may include flavorings or naturally occurring organic compounds. _________ typically contains from 4% to 18% acetic acid by volume.
Vinegar
A _______ is a brief technical fault, such as a transient one that corrects itself, making it difficult to troubleshoot. The term is particularly common in the computing and electronics industries, in circuit bending, as well as among players of video games, although any purposely organized structure, such as speech, may experience _______es.
______ ______ is a legal system rooted in the Roman Empire and was comprehensively codified and disseminated starting in the 19th century, most notably with France's Napoleonic Code (1804) and Germany's Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (1900). Unlike common ______ systems, which rely heavily on judicial precedent, ______ ______ systems are characterized by their reliance on legal codes that function as the primary source of ______ .
Civil Law
In common law, an _______ is a living or deceased person's net worth. It is the sum of a person's assets; their legal rights, interests, and entitlements to property of any kind, minus all of their liabilities at a given time.
Estate
______ is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, ______ is one rank above captain in armies and air forces, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the senior officer ranks.
Major
____________ are a vast and diverse group of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca, comprising the animals commonly known as snails and slugs. With an estimated 65,000 to 80,000 living species, they form the second-largest animal class after the insects.
Gastropods
A _______ is someone who is trained in scuba diving or swimming underwater. The term often applies more to professional rather than recreational divers, especially those working in a tactical capacity that includes military, and in some European countries, police work. Such personnel are also known by the more formal names of combat diver, combatant diver, or combat swimmer.
Frogman
A ______ is any species of fungus that grows primarily in a unicellular form and reproduces via budding or fission. ______ s are eukaryotic microorganisms that originated hundreds of millions of years ago, with at least 1,500 species currently recognized. They constitute about 1% of all described fungal species. The word ______ comes from Old English and from an Indo-European root meaning "boil", "foam", or "bubble".
Yeast
____________ is an ancient city in Mali, situated 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the Niger River. Notable historical writers, such as Shabeni and Leo Africanus, wrote about the city. ____________ has acquired a reputation in the Western world as an exotic, mysterious place, but the city was once a well known trade center and an academic hotspot of the medieval world. Still, in popular Western culture, ____________ is also often considered an idiomatic stand-in for any faraway place.
Timbuktu
Salvia officinalis, common _____ or _____ , is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family (Lamiaceae) and native to the Mediterranean region, though it has been naturalized in many places throughout the world. In Britain, _____ has for generations been listed as one of the essential herbs, along with parsley, rosemary, and thyme. It has a savory, slightly peppery flavor.
Sage
In Navajo culture, a __________ is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. The term is never used for healers. The yee naaldlooshii, translating to "by means of it, it goes on all fours", is one of several types of __________ s within Navajo beliefs. These witches are seen as the antithesis of Navajo values, performing malevolent ceremonies and using manipulative magic in stark contrast to the beneficial works of medicine people.
Skinwalkers