1.4 Living things

Use this domain for general words that relate to all living things.

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2.6 Life
2.6.6 Die
  • What words refer to all living things, including both plants and animals?
    living things, life, all life, every living thing, everything that lives and breathes, plants and animals, organic matter
  • What words refer to something that is alive?
    living thing, life form, organism,
  • What words refer to being alive?
    be alive, live
  • What words describe something that is living?
    living, alive, animate, organic
  • What general words refer to the parts of all living things?
    tissue, cell, membrane, DNA, gene, protoplasm
  • What words refer to the study of life?
    biology, biologist, life science, ecology, ecologist, natural history, naturalist
  • What words refer to whether a plant or animal can be eaten?
    edible, inedible

    • 1.4.1 Dead things

    Use this domain for words referring to dead things--things that were alive before, but aren't now.

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    2.6 Life
    2.6.6 Die
  • What words refer to dead things?
    decay, remains, compost, carrion,
  • What words describe something that is dead?
    dead, lifeless,
  • What words describe something that is not living and never has been?
    inanimate, inorganic,
  • What words refer to a species dying out completely?
    extinct, extinction, endangered species
  • What words refer to plants and animals that do not exist today?
    dinosaur, fossil, extinct

    • 1.4.2 Spirits of things

    Use this domain for words referring to the spirits of things.

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    4.9.2 Supernatural being
  • What words refer to the spirits of things?
    spirit, animal spirits,
  • What words refer to talking to the spirits?
    commune,
  • What words refer to worshiping spirits?
    animism, animistic,
  • What words refer to things used to worship spirits?
    amulet, fetish,