MISSING LINK CCVIII

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. Flip..........Smart..........Head
2. Talk..........Teeth..........Grand
3. Out..........Step..........Down
4. Play..........Plant..........Lunch
5. House..........Sauce..........Knife
6. Hot..........Even..........Short
7. Dive..........Smart..........Dirty
8. Cake..........Metal..........Rock
9. Burn..........Motion..........Learner
10. Rising..........Falling..........Dwarf

Answers:

1. Phones
2. Baby
3. Lock
4. Power
5. Steak
6. Tempered
7. Bomb
8. Sheet
9. Slow
10. Star