"In" the Dictionary
They're what an entomologist studies
Insects
A keyboard command to bring up the Task Manager is control-alt-this
Delete
Bazooka is a brand of this
Bubblegum
A public celebration, perhaps at the Kennedy Center
Gala
This burrowing rodent; the pocket type is native to North America
Gopher
Depending on how you pronounce it, it can mean to hint at, or very personal & private
Intimate
We hope you're not one of these people who secretly listen in on private conversations
Eavesdropper
Monk house
Abbey
It was originally a trade name used by the Otis Company
Escalator
This Dutch cheese that's named for a port near Rotterdam
Gouda
In her "I Am Woman" song, Helen Reddy was strong & she was this, meaning she can't be defeated
Invincible
The last song Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote together, it ends, "Bless my homeland forever"
Edelweiss
To mend boots, or to put something together clumsily
Cobble
Collective name for the lands Down Under & some islands north of them
Australasia
This small sac that store about 1 1/2 ounces of bile at a time
Gallbladder
Eggs can be artificially hatched in one type of this apparatus; premature babies are kept in another type
Incubator
In England you go to this colorful store to buy fresh fruit & vegetable
Greengrocer (Greenmarket)
Short ends of grain after harvesting, or of hair before shaving
Stubble
Something done promptly & cheerfully is done with this
Alacrity
This genre of novel satirized by Jane Austen in "Northanger Abbey"
Gothic
This 10-letter adjective describes certain devices that cause or are designed to cause fires
Incendiary
In the 1890s supporters of this movement founded the Anti-Saloon League
Temperance
Decorator Rachel Ashwell gives tips to achieve the aura of old money & cushy comfort in books called this "Chic"
Shabby
White ornamental stone
Alabaster
This plural-sounding medical specialty that deals specifically with the elderly
Geriatrics