Five to start: a small furry animal, one that often gives people a startle as it scurries by, so keep the cat nearby. The last four are a way to snare something, maybe even the first. Add en to this four and it becomes an illegal police trick. Combine the five and the four and you have a device people still try to make a better version of. When it works well, it uses the last four on the first five.

As a noun, I fly without wings. As a verb, I’m an old-school tactic for con-men.

I’m called a parent, but I never give birth. I host every connection, route every signal, and when I fail, nothing else can boot. What am I?

A porcelain boat in a tiled sea, Where bubbles and rubber ducks roam free. A tranquil retreat from the daily grind, Where worries and water intertwine.

I have only adoration for you, and I spread this far and wide I can support you with or without a human vessel If directed at flames I can cause heated emotions to grow stronger But I only wish to cool you down What am I?