8 3 noun n noun
• A binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison.
Example sentence • The scientific name for a turkey is Meleagris meleagris, where Meleagris is the tautonym .
8 3 noun n noun
• a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate
Example sentence • The term 'landline' is a retronym used to distinguish traditional telephone services from mobile or wireless ones.
3 1 noun n noun
• the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Example sentence • I saw him at the park yesterday.
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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Example sentence • Prince is known for his mononym .
4 1 verb v Example sentence • I love to swim in the ocean.
6 2 noun n noun
• an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
Example sentence • The victim of the robbery described the suspect to the police.
7 3 noun n noun
• a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
Example sentence • NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
13 5 noun n noun
• antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry')
Example sentence • Love is the direct antonym of hate.
9 3 noun n noun
• a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Example sentence • The famous author wrote her novels under a pseudonym .
3 1 verb, adverb, adjective v, adv, adj adjective
• made dim or less bright
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• lacking in light; not bright or harsh
verb
• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Example sentence • I struggle to read in such dim lighting.
4 1 adjective adj adjective satellite
• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Example sentence • The detective's face wore a grim expression as he surveyed the crime scene.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
Example sentence • I go to the gym every morning to work out.
4 1 adjective adj adjective satellite
• being of delicate or slender build
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a state of arrangement or appearance
verb
• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Example sentence • She got a new trim at the hair salon.
6 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
7 3 noun n noun
• two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings
Example sentence • I often get confused between the homonyms "to" and "too."
7 3 noun n noun
• two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
Example sentence • A synonym for 'happy' is 'joyful'.
5 2 noun n noun
• (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
Example sentence • She wore a denim jacket with her jeans.
4 1 noun n noun
• a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
Example sentence • We sang a beautiful hymn at church this morning.
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the time between one event, process, or period and another
adjective satellite
• serving during an intermediate interval of time
Example sentence • He served as the interim CEO while the company searched for a permanent replacement.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
Example sentence • He broke his limb in a skiing accident.
5 2 noun n noun
• a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
Example sentence • She lived by the maxim 'Treat others how you would like to be treated.'
3 1 adverb adv noun
• game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• someone who journeys in foreign lands
Example sentence • The pilgrim traveled hundreds of miles to reach the holy shrine.
4 1 noun, adjective n, adj adjective satellite
• affectedly dainty or refined
verb
• assume a prim appearance
Example sentence • She always dressed with a sense of prim and properness.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
Example sentence • He placed the coffee mug on the rim of the table.
4 1 noun n noun
• a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
Example sentence • He used a shim to level the table.
4 1 verb v noun
• a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
adjective satellite
• used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
verb
• travel on the surface of water
Example sentence • The teacher asked the students to skim the article before discussing it in class.
8 3 adjective adj adverb
• using exactly the same words
adjective satellite
• in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
Example sentence • He copied the paragraph verbatim .
4 1 noun n Example sentence • She bought the dress on a whim .
5 2 noun n noun
• A non-Jew, a gentile. (See usage notes)
Example sentence • Many goyim attended the wedding ceremony.
3 1 noun
• The letter م in the Arabic script.
8 3 noun n noun
• an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
Example sentence • The painting depicted a group of seraphim surrounding the Virgin Mary.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• A simulation or simulator.
Example sentence • She inserted the sim card into her new phone.
7 3 noun n noun
• a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
Example sentence • The antonym of 'hot' is 'cold'.
6 3 noun n noun
• the person for whom something is named
Example sentence • James Watt, the Scottish engineer and inventor, is the eponym of the unit of power, the watt.
7 3 noun n noun
• a word that is more specific than a given word
Example sentence • A dog is a hyponym of the word animal.
7 3 noun n noun
• a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling
Example sentence • The words “accept” and “except” are paronyms because they sound similar but have different meanings.
7 3 noun n noun
• the name by which a geographical place is known
Example sentence • The toponym of this city originates from an ancient Greek word.
7 3 noun n
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Example sentence • She used an allonym when publishing her controversial novel.
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Example sentence • The ethnonym 'Hispanic' is used to refer to people of Spanish-speaking origin or ancestry.
6 3 noun n
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Example sentence • An exonym is a name for a place that is used by foreigners and differs from the name used by the native speakers.
5 2 verb v verb
• make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
Example sentence • The heavy fog began to bedim the city streets, causing a sense of unease.
8 2 noun n noun
• the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)
Example sentence • The cheetah uses its forelimbs to give it the ability to reach incredible speeds.
5 2 noun n noun
• a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
Example sentence • I need a minim of water to take my medication.
6 2 noun n noun
• a minor match preceding the main event
Example sentence • The prelim for the science fair will be held next week.
5 1 noun n noun
• a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
Example sentence • The theater needed a large scrim for the backdrop of the play.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
Example sentence • She tackled her work with great vim and enthusiasm.
4 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • She caught a glim of the sunset through the trees.
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