5 1 verb v noun
• a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
Example sentence • He stops the car abruptly to avoid hitting the pedestrian.
3 1 noun n noun
• (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Example sentence • The ops team has been working round the clock to fix the issue.
4 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • He always buys designer tops for his wife.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
verb
• cut into pieces with repeated blows
Example sentence • He showed off his culinary chops by preparing a delicious gourmet meal.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a shape that is spherical and small
Example sentence • She put a few drops of essential oil in her bathwater.
4 1 noun n noun
• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
adverb
• like a pop or with a pop
adjective satellite
• (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
Example sentence • She wore ear plugs at the concert to protect her ears from loud pops .
7 2 noun n noun
• minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms
Example sentence • The cyclops in Greek mythology was a giant creature with a single eye in the middle of its forehead.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
Example sentence • The farmer grows hops in his backyard.
5 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • The theater company used elaborate props to bring the story to life.
11 4 noun n noun
• huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill
Example sentence • The triceratops was a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period.
5 1 noun n noun
• wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
Example sentence • He spilled his soup and now his shirt is covered in slops .
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
Example sentence • The king would distribute sops to the peasants during the festival.
8 2 noun n noun
• an earring with a pendant ornament
Example sentence • I have started using eardrops to treat my ear infection.
11 3 noun n noun
• A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
Example sentence • He grew out his muttonchops and styled them with wax.
7 2 noun n noun
• swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
Example sentence • The hydrops in her knee caused severe swelling and pain.
7 2 noun n noun
• any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
Example sentence • The leaves of lithops are fused together to form a thick, chunky structure.
8 2 noun n noun
• a pickled herring filet that has been rolled or wrapped around a pickle
Example sentence • I bought a jar of rollmops from the grocery store.
8 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera
Example sentence • The sundrops bloomed beautifully in the garden.
9 3 noun n noun
• political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema
Example sentence • The agitprops organized a protest outside the government building.
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft
Example sentence • The humanitarian organization conducted airdrops of food and supplies to the war-torn region.
9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The anviltops were carefully crafted by skilled blacksmiths.
11 3 noun n noun
• a bishop of highest rank
Example sentence • The archbishops gathered for a meeting at the Vatican.
9 2 noun n noun
• scenery hung at back of stage
Example sentence • The party decorations included colorful backdrops .
9 2 noun n noun
• (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
Example sentence • The company has implemented strict backstops to prevent fraud.
9 3 noun n noun
• a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
Example sentence • There are many bakeshops in this neighborhood.
11 3 noun n noun
• a shop where men can get their hair cut
Example sentence • I need to get a haircut, so I'll go to one of the nearby barbershops .
7 2 noun n verb
• To drink at a number of bars during a single day or evening.
Example sentence • He goes on frequent barhops with his friends.
6 2 noun n noun
• an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
Example sentence • The musicians at the club played energetic bebops all night long.
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Example sentence • The beechdrops were in full bloom, their delicate yellow flowers adding a pop of color to the forest floor.
8 2 noun n noun
• someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
Example sentence • The hotel had three bellhops available to assist guests with their luggage.
7 2 noun n noun
• a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
Example sentence • The bishops led the religious ceremony.
9 2 noun n noun
• a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock
Example sentence • The blacktops of the parking lot were cracked and worn.
9 2 noun n noun
• a shop where books are sold
Example sentence • I love browsing through bookshops and discovering new authors.
4 1 noun
• an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
Example sentence • I love listening to catchy bops .
9 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The soldiers scattered calthrops on the ground to slow down the enemy horses.
8 2 noun n noun
• tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
Example sentence • He scattered a handful of caltrops on the path to stop pursuers.
7 2 noun n noun
• a waiter at a drive-in restaurant
Example sentence • The carhops at the drive-in restaurant are always friendly and efficient.
10 3 noun n noun
• someone who has red hair
Example sentence • After harvesting carrots, the carrottops can be used as compost.
5 1 noun n noun
• the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
verb
• make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
Example sentence • I heard the clops of a horse's hooves on the pavement.
11 3 noun n noun
• nonsensical talk or writing
Example sentence • I can't believe he actually believes that codswallops .
7 2 noun n Example sentence • I cooked some delicious collops for dinner.
9 2 noun n noun
• A shop that sells cooked food.
Example sentence • There are only a few cookshops in town.
8 2 noun n noun
• An assembly of burners for cooking, designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table
Example sentence • The cooktops in the kitchen are all electric.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Example sentence • The cops arrived at the crime scene.
11 3 noun n noun
• the top side of a counter
Example sentence • The kitchen countertops were made of granite.
8 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The smell of cowflops filled the air on the farm.
8 2 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • I accidentally stepped on cowplops while walking through the field.
5 1 noun n noun
• the yield from plants in a single growing season
Example sentence • The farmers harvested their crops before the storm arrived.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • I prefer using desktops over laptops for gaming.
8 3 verb v verb
• make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
Example sentence • He develops a new software program.
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