MISSING LINKS XXVI

Each trio of words below shares a Missing Link - that is, its members have something in common, obvious or not. For example, RIVERS, NOSES, & VIOLINS can all have BRIDGES.

1. Meat..........Ward..........June
2. Story..........Stop..........Cut
3. Beach..........Sunday..........Springs 
4. Exchange..........Policy..........Language 
5. Bomb..........Tax..........Storm 
6. Gift..........Hug..........Home 
7. Foul..........Felt..........Hot 
8. Stand..........Strong..........Stone

Answers:

1. Cleavers
2. Short
3. Palm
4. Foreign  
5. Kinds of shelters 
6. Group
7. Kinds of tips 
8. Head