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• United States sociologist (1902-1979)
Example sentence • The parsons were invited to lead the prayer at the church service.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • She smiled in response to his compliment.
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• a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
Example sentence • She sewed the buttons onto the shirt.
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• a written account of what transpired at a meeting
Example sentence • The bank records all transactions made by its customers.
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• a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses
Example sentence • He really dresses like a ponce with his fancy suits and silk ties.
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• conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
Example sentence • One of the cons of living in a big city is the high cost of living.
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Example sentence • There are many different types of benthons .
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• A triangular form having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon.
Example sentence • The heraldic shield had four gyrons , each representing a different region.
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• a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air
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• mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
Example sentence • The pistons in the car engine were not functioning properly.
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• the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
Example sentence • I studied the behavior of planktons for my research project.
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Example sentence • Scientists have proposed the existence of tardyons to explain certain phenomena.
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• a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
Example sentence • The carpenter uses tenons to join the wooden beams together.
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• a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
Example sentence • She placed a decorative sconce on either side of the fireplace.
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• metal supports for logs in a fireplace
Example sentence • The antique fireplace had a beautiful pair of andirons .
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Example sentence • His speech was a series of asyndetons ; there were no conjunctions to join his thoughts.
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• the earliest known inhabitants of a region
Example sentence • The autochthons have very unique customs and traditions.
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• a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
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• large and heavily armoured warship
Example sentence • The battlewagons lined up in formation before charging into battle.
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Example sentence • The use of diazinons has been banned in many countries due to their harmful effects on the environment.
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Example sentence • The use of diurons has been controversial due to their environmental impact.
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• (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player
Example sentence • In bridge, it is often advantageous to lead from doubletons .
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• aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia
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• a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
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• a fortified military post where troops are stationed
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• station (troops) in a fort or garrison
Example sentence • The garrisons were established to protect the city from external threats.
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• throw away, of something encumbering
Example sentence • The spaceship jettisons its fuel tanks before entering the Earth's atmosphere.
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• a unit of magnetic moment of a molecular or atomic or subatomic particle
Example sentence • Scientists are still studying the behavior of magnetons in different environments.
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• A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote.
Example sentence • She played a beautiful melody on the mirlitons .
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Example sentence • The human brain contains billions of neuraxons that form complex neural networks.
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• process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
Example sentence • The olecranons in humans articulate with the ulna bone.
8 3 noun n Example sentence • The pelotons raced down the mountain at breakneck speed.
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• an athletic contest consisting of five different events
Example sentence • She trained rigorously for months to prepare for the pentathlons .
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Example sentence • The presence of periphytons in streams indicates good water quality.
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• a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning
Example sentence • The theory of phlogistons was later disproven by Antoine Lavoisier.
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• light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled
Example sentence • The recipe called for two sabayons to be made and set aside.
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Example sentence • The sacatons swayed in the wind, creating a beautiful sight.
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Example sentence • The classification of organisms involves identifying and categorizing subtaxons .
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Example sentence • The watch had intricate tourbillons visible through the transparent caseback.
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Example sentence • The zacatons sway gently in the breeze.
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