roots — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
spades — a black figure shaped like an inverted heart and with a short stem at the cusp opposite the point, used on playing cards.
guts — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
peers — a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.
sacks — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
spies — a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
watches — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
