Guess the Word
Prominent People
Idioms
100
Teaching or giving help to someone in a specific subject to improve their skills (T_ _ _ _ __ _ _)
Tutoring
100
From his laboratories emanated the phonograph, the carbon-button transmitter for the telephone speaker and microphone, the incandescent lamp, the first commercial electric light and power system, an experimental electric railroad, and key elements of motion-picture apparatus.
Thomas Edison
100
After a week of non-stop work, I was eager to __________ and catch up on some muchneeded sleep.
hit the hay
200
Tearing something apart quickly and forcefully
(R _ _ _ _ _ _)
Ripping
200
He was one of the most important engineers and scientists in history. His work on the modern steam engine kick-started the entire Industrial Revolution at home in Great Britain and in the rest of the world.
James Watt
200
The company's sales had been declining for months, and it seemed like they had finally - __________.
hit rock bottom
300
The results or effects of an action or an event
(O _ _ _ _ _ _ _)
Outcomes
300
An English mathematician who has been called the first computer programmer for writing an algorithm, or a set of operating instructions, for the early computing machine built by Charles Babbage in 1821.
Ada Lovelace
300
The charity gala was attended by the __________ society, and we were thrilled to be a part of it
upper-crust
400
Using something effectively for a specific purpose
(H_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)
Harnessing
400
He was chosen to design the Clifton Suspension Bridge. From this Bristol connection came the chance to create the Great Western Railway which came into Windsor in 1849. His legacy can be seen in his railways, bridges and steamships he contributed to a golden age in Britain’s history
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
400
The rival company tried to __________ by announcing their new product launch before ours.
steal our thunder