a submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and often causes disease in the host organism.

a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.

a male ant, bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen bee.

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.

a number representing a comparison between two named things.

to push, especially roughly or with force.

literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

a soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour.

to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set

like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.

present participle of fit; suitable, proper.

any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.

to fix firmly or set securely or deeply.

A place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day; a crèche, a daycare centre.

oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity.

most commonly occurring; typical.

Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.

an army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.

present participle of lie; to rest in a horizontal position.

in the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.