Words that rhyme with -ckle

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Pis forPeriwinkle

Scientific name: littorina littorea

Periwinkles are a type of edible sea snail. They are found in the shallow water on rocky beaches all over the world.

Molluscs

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Pickling is a way of preserving food. The most common vegetables pickled today are cucumbers, olives and onions. Pickling is a way of preserving food by storing it in acid, either directly by using vinegar or by fermenting food in salty water to make lactic acid. Herbs like garlic and mustard are often added to pickles both for flavour and to help keep germs at bay.

Food prep

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Pis forPrickle

A group of hedgehogs or porcupines is called a prickle.

Collective

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Ris forRecycle

Recycling is the process of transforming something that has already been used into something new. Many things can be recycled. The most common things are glass bottles, aluminium cans and paper.

Verbs

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Sis forSickle

A sickle is a cutting tool with a curved blade that used to be used to harvest grain by hand. Sickles are still used in some developing countries but in developed countries they have been largely superseded by mechanical harvesters.

Tools

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Sis forSnorkel

A snorkel is a tube you put in your mouth so you can swim underwater with the snorkel sticking out and still be able to breathe. Elephants have their own built-in snorkel - their trunks! They use it when they cross deep rivers.

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Sis forSparkle

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Something sparkles when it gives off little sparks, or it looks like it gives off sparks. If something reflects lots of small points of light, like the sparkling wave in the picture, it is said to sparkle. Wine or other drinks that have bubbles in are also described as sparkling.