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My first is nothing but a nameอพ my second is more smallอพ my whole is of so little fame it has no name at all.
Looks like water, but it's heat. Sits on sand, lays on concrete. A play on the eyes, but it's all lies.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two more letters?
I am seen in the water. If seen in the sky, I am in the rainbow, a jay's feather, and lapis lazuli.
You can tumble in it, roll in it, burn it, animal eat it. Used to cover floors, still used beyond stall doors. Freshens whatever it is placed on. Absorbs whatever is poured into it.
Why was the cook arrested?