The next one is MINERAL, VEGETABLE, and ABSTRACT.
To recap and give a nudge into a more fruitful path: it's a container of things made of wood and metal, which features in a well-known simile, and which could be found in various places, including the home.
There are four words, including the indefinite article.
The next is A B S T R A C T.
*BUT clarification (as always): Whilst I say there are no moving parts, one element of the object will move if the item is utilised...
Your next AVMA for consideration and interrogation is ABSTRACT
Right, earwig-o with ABSTRACT and MINERAL or ABSTRACT..
Nothing whatsoever to do with steam engines.
This is not a technical term but possibly used to be.
Now, this time it's MINERAL
Switiching off at 3.45 BST, 2.45 GMT.
Clarification: This (or these) can occur naturally, but it is rare, and the words on the card are always thought of as not a part of nature.
REMINDER "The country" is nothing more than the instinctive answer most people would give to the question "Where would you find (words on the card)?" (Words on the card) can be found in many countries.
Right, your next AVMA is
Itsa MINERAL and ABSTRACT
Next up:
A N I M A L / A B S T R A C T
The issue comes in that I forgot the British point 3 questions ago. See new guess above.
A different aspect of language needs to be considered.
The next is MINERAL, with VEGETABLE connections.
1. We have recently established that, although it is abstract, it is a proper noun, despite my asserting the contrary, which will probably haunt me forever.
2. The question of whether it exists or not depends entirely on your point of view, which is to say that some people would assert that it exists and others would assert that it does not. Its very existence is a matter of dispute. It is my belief that it does not exist and is therefore abstract.
3. To the extent that it does exist, it purports to be a country, that is to say, those who believe that it does exist refer to it by a name (yes, a proper noun; sorry, again).
4. To the extent that it does exist, it is substantially, but not exclusively in Australisia/Oceania. The question of the whole, or part of Antarctica has some up more than once and is relevant.
5. To the extent that it does exist, its territorial rights are in dispute.
6. To the extent that it does exist, it does not comprise a single landmass, but several.
A N I M A L with a tinge of ABSTRACTINESS
This time, it's - A N I M A L
Hint: You're all missing a feature of the answer that has been the subject of two questions and answers.
The next is M I N E R A L.
OK, out next AVMA is VEGETABLE
The next is MINERAL (primarily) with an ANIMAL connection.
BRITAIN. The informal name for the United Kingdom.Compare with the following from here.
BRITISH is the formal designation of the nationality of citizens of the United Kingdom, and of certain others.
The adjective "British" is, of course, used in relation to Great Britain but there is also a common tendency to use it when referring to issues relating to both Great Britain and the United Kingdom. This is inaccurate and from a legal point of view erroneous. [emphasis mine]
Sometimes, however, in legislation the term "British" is used to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole, especially in matters relating to the question of nationality.
At one point Wikipedia suggests that Britain might be used for the island alone, and Great Britain for England, Scotland & Wales (ie including the Isle of Wight, Anglesey and so on), but it doesn't give a source for this, and I'm not sure why anyone except geographers would need such a distinction.
Anyway, our next is ABSTRACT, containing ANIMAL and VEGETABLE with a small amount of MINERAL.