Having a tough time believing these words are correct and real words? We provided you with the textbook definition of each Wordscape 15345 Answer.
auto - An automobile.
ant - A small insect, often with a sting, that usually lives in a complex social colony with one or more breeding queens. It is wingless except for fertile adults, which often form large mating swarms, and is proverbial for industriousness.
moan - A long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.
atom - The basic unit of a chemical element.
nut - Gather nuts.
aunt - The sister of one's father or mother or the wife of one's uncle.
man - (of personnel) work at, run, or operate (a place or piece of equipment) or defend (a fortification)
tuna - A large and active predatory schooling fish of the mackerel family. Found in warm seas, it is extensively fished commercially and is popular as a game fish.
tau - The nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet (Τ, τ), transliterated as ‘t.’.
mount - Climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface)
nom - Nominate for an honor, award, etc.
amount - A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent.
mat - Tangle (something, especially hair) in a thick mass.
out - Through to the outside.
tun - Store (wine or other alcoholic drinks) in a tun.
tao - (in Chinese philosophy) the absolute principle underlying the universe, combining within itself the principles of yin and yang and signifying the way, or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order. The interpretation of Tao in the Tao-te-Ching developed into the philosophical religion of Taoism.
tan - (of a person or their skin) become brown or darkened after exposure to the sun.
muon - An unstable subatomic particle of the same class as an electron (a lepton), but with a mass around 200 times greater. Muons make up much of the cosmic radiation reaching the earth's surface.
oat - A cereal plant cultivated chiefly in cool climates and widely used for animal feed as well as human consumption.
not - Used with an auxiliary verb or “be” to form the negative.Used in some constructions with other verbs.
moat - Surround (a place) with a moat.
ton - A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds avoirdupois (907.19 kg).A unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds avoirdupois (1016.05 kg).A unit of measurement of a ship's weight representing the weight of water it displaces, equal to 2,240 pounds or 35 cubic feet (0.99 cu m).A unit of weight or volume of sea cargo, equal to a metric ton (1,000 kg) or 40 cubic feet.