Trios Of Words?

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These trios of words have meaning in common.
e.g. dance, stairs, ladder --> steps
car, elephant, tree --> trunks

1. baseball, unions, bowling
2. horses, brakes, closets
3. ruler, shoe, hill
4. mouth, comb, fairy
5. face, needle, hurricane
6. hearth, fly, gun
7. music, soup, saloon
8. bands, cows, cars
9. robin, theater stage, pilot
10. finger, boxing, bathtub
11. dog, pillow, clock
12. car trunk, cards, rabbits

Any idea?
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2. shoes

4 - do fairies have teeth?

10. rings
Grammar Geek4 - do fairies have teeth?

I guess that would work, since there are tooth fairies. ^^
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D'oh! Of course.

5. Eyes.

Got any hints for any of the others? (Is 1 leagues? I'm not sure how to associate league with union.)
Grammar GeekGot any hints for any of the others? (Is 1 leagues? I'm not sure how to associate league with union.)

The two examples are all the hints I have. Emotion: sad
2. horses, brakes, closets – SHOES

3. ruler, shoe, hill – DISTANCE, HEIGHT?

5. face, needle, hurricane - EYE

6. hearth, fly, gun - FIRE
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1. baseball, unions, bowling - Strike
2. horses, brakes, closets - Fhoes Courtesy - Benita
3. ruler, shoe, hill - Foot
4. mouth, comb, fairy - Tooth
5. face, needle, hurricane - Eye
6. hearth, fly, gun - Fire
7. music, soup, saloon - Country
8. bands, cows, cars -Horn
9. robin, theater stage, pilot - Wings
10. finger, boxing, bathtub - Ring
11. dog, pillow, clock - Fight
12. car trunk, cards, rabbits - Jack
Très bien!

(There must be a typo in the 11th one - it should read dog, pillow, cock, not 'clock')
Merci beaucoup...............(I just learnt French as a part of a curriculum....Don't expect much)

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