4 1 noun
n
noun
• a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
Example sentence • The stadium has a retractable dome .
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
adjective
• used of your own ground
noun
• where you live at a particular time
adverb
• at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
verb
• provide with, or send to, a home
Example sentence • I can't wait to go home and relax after work.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a complex of concurrent things
Example sentence • Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes intellectual disability and distinctive physical features.
9 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a light resilient foam of polystyrene
Example sentence • I need a styrofoam cup for my coffee.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
Example sentence • Ginger is a rhizome that is commonly used in cooking.
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
Example sentence • She used a comb to style her hair.
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
verb
• become bubbly or frothy or foaming
Example sentence • The waves crashed against the rocks, creating white foam .
4 1 verb
v
verb
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Example sentence • The tourists decided to roam around the ancient ruins.
6 1 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments
Example sentence • I love the shiny chrome finish on my new car.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Example sentence • I have a small gnome figurine in my garden.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a (usually) large and scholarly book
Example sentence • I found an old tome in the library.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
Example sentence • Humans typically have 23 pairs of chromosomes.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
Example sentence • The human genome consists of approximately 3 billion base pairs.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
verb
• carve a honeycomb pattern into
Example sentence • I love eating honeycomb with my breakfast.
9 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The macrodome is the largest stadium in the city.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Example sentence • He landed his private jet at the small local aerodrome .
10 3 noun
n
noun
• a stadium for horse shows or horse races
Example sentence • The ancient hippodrome in Constantinople was a famous venue for chariot races.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
Example sentence • The catacomb is a series of underground tunnels used as burial places.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
8 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector
Example sentence • The liposome encapsulated the medication, allowing it to be targeted to a specific area of the body.
3 1 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854)
Example sentence • The unit of electrical resistance is measured in ohms.
10 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• primitive aquatic vertebrate
Example sentence • The cyclostome is a type of jawless fish.
10 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors
adjective satellite
• having or exhibiting many colors
verb
• color with many colors; make polychrome
Example sentence • The museum displayed a beautiful polychrome vase from ancient Greece.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
Example sentence • The gardener prepared the soil by adding a layer of loam .
10 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• painting done in a range of tones of a single color
adjective satellite
• having or appearing to have only one color
Example sentence • I love the monochrome of his black and white photography.
9 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing
Example sentence • The velodrome track is made of smooth, wooden boards.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
Example sentence • The Amazon rainforest is a biome that is home to millions of species.
6 2
interjection
• A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.
4 1 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly.
Example sentence • The small island of Öland is home to several holms.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
8 3 noun
n
noun
• the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome
Example sentence • The scientists analyzed the proteome of cancer cells to better understand the disease.
3 1 noun
n
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Example sentence • In Genesis, the creation of the world took place over six yom .
5 1 noun
n
noun
• A valley, often wooded and often with no river
Example sentence • She hiked along the picturesque combe , enjoying the stunning views.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
Example sentence • I need to buy a metronome for my piano practice.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a toilet that is available to the public
Example sentence • I need to find the nearest restroom .
5 1 noun
n
noun
• the time of day immediately following sunset
Example sentence • The gloam of the evening enveloped the landscape in a serene darkness.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Example sentence • The airdrome was bustling with activity as passengers boarded their flights.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin
Example sentence • A dermatome is a surgical instrument used to remove layers of skin.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
Example sentence • The loxodrome is the curve formed by the intersection of a sphere with a plane that cuts all the meridians at the same angle.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
Example sentence • A man, a plan, a canal: Panama is a palindrome .
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
Example sentence • She picked a ripe pome from the tree.
10 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is one of the largest in the world.
4 1
No meanings yet for this word...
8 2 noun
n
noun
• light carriage; pulled by a single horse
Example sentence • She arrived in a sleek black brougham , turning heads along the way.
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