4 1 adverb adv 9 3 noun n noun
• the part of the day between noon and evening
Example sentence • I like to take walks in the afternoon .
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
Example sentence • I watched a cartoon on TV this morning.
4 1 noun n Example sentence • Let's meet for lunch at noon tomorrow.
7 2 noun n noun
• a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
Example sentence • The platoon marched in perfect formation.
9 3 noun n noun
• a holiday taken by a newly married couple
verb
• spend a holiday after one's marriage
Example sentence • They went on a romantic honeymoon to Hawaii.
6 2 noun n noun
• large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
Example sentence • The baboon swung from branch to branch in the jungle.
7 2 noun n noun
• a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
Example sentence • He played the bassoon in the school band.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The class clown is always acting like a buffoon in order to get attention.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
verb
• compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
Example sentence • The dragoon rode swiftly on his horse.
4 1 noun n noun
• an awkward stupid person
Example sentence • He was a goon who constantly caused trouble in the neighborhood.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
Example sentence • He threw the harpoon with great precision and impaled the whale.
6 2 noun n noun
• a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
Example sentence • We took a boat ride through the lagoon and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.
6 2 adjective adj noun
• a person who is stranded (as on an island)
adjective satellite
• of dark brownish to purplish red
verb
• leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
Example sentence • She wore a maroon dress to the party.
7 2 noun n noun
• a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
Example sentence • The monsoon season in India usually starts in June and lasts until September.
7 2 noun n noun
• (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
Example sentence • The pontoon on the lake is used for launching boats.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• the fur of the North American racoon
Example sentence • I saw a raccoon rummaging through the trash cans.
6 2 noun n noun
• a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
Example sentence • They entered the saloon and ordered a round of drinks.
8 2 noun n noun
• as much as a teaspoon will hold
Example sentence • I measured two teaspoons of sugar for my coffee.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
Example sentence • I watched a nostalgic toon from my childhood yesterday.
6 2 noun n noun
• a very wealthy or powerful businessman
Example sentence • The oil tycoon made billions of dollars in the energy industry.
7 2 noun n noun
• a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
Example sentence • The typhoon hit the coastal town with destructive force.
5 1 verb v Example sentence • She would croon lullabies to her baby every night.
8 2 noun n noun
• a former Spanish gold coin
Example sentence • He found a doubloon buried in the sand.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
verb
• decorate with strings of flowers
Example sentence • We hung festoons of colorful lights across the patio for the party.
8 2 noun n noun
• the time period between dawn and noon
Example sentence • I have a doctor's appointment in the forenoon .
7 2 verb v noun
• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Example sentence • He lampooned the politician's ridiculous speech
8 2 noun n adjective satellite
• characterized by complete cowardliness
Example sentence • He was a poltroon who always avoided confrontations.
8 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
Example sentence • Her father was a white man and her mother was a quadroon .
6 2 noun n noun
• an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
6 2 noun n noun
• a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
Example sentence • The scorching heat of the simoon made it impossible to go outside.
8 2 noun n noun
• a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
Example sentence • The cowboy spat into the tin spittoon .
7 2 noun n noun
• One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession renamed as New York.
Example sentence • The Dutch settlers established a patroon system in their colonies.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane.
verb
• (of a plant) To sprout ratoons.
Example sentence • The rice field was filled with ratoon , promising a second harvest.
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8 3 noun n noun
• chewy cookie usually containing almond paste
Example sentence • I bought a box of macaroons from the bakery.
8 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black
Example sentence • She was described as an octoroon , meaning she was one-eighth black.
9 3 noun n noun
• edible purple or red berries
12 5 noun n noun
• the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
Example sentence • The spermatozoon fertilizes the egg to initiate pregnancy.
10 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• as much as a tablespoon will hold
Example sentence • I added a tablespoon of sugar to the recipe.
8 3 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • He picarooned his way through the crowd, searching for his friends.
7 2 noun n noun
• a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb
Example sentence • The equestrian decided to switch from a snaffle bit to a bridoon for her horse.
7 2 noun n noun
• southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
Example sentence • The cardoon is a type of thistle that is cultivated for its edible stalks and leaves.
8 2 noun
• a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects
Example sentence • I slipped on the crampoon and fell down the slope.
7 2 noun n noun
• a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
Example sentence • She wore a necklace with a stunning jargoon pendant.
5 1 noun n noun
• the basic unit of money in Estonia
Example sentence • Estonia used kroon as its currency until 2011.
7 2 noun n noun
• perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
Example sentence • The puccoon is a flowering plant of the genus Lithospermum.
9 2 noun n noun
• a spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup
Example sentence • She stirred the soup with a soupspoon .
5 2 adverb adv
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