9 2 noun n noun
• the use of an archaic expression
Example sentence • Some scholars argue that archaisms can create a sense of nostalgia in literature.
5 1 noun n noun
• a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
Example sentence • We sang hymns at the church service.
8 2 noun n noun
• someone who journeys in foreign lands
Example sentence • The pilgrims traveled to the holy site to seek blessings.
7 2 noun n noun
• written matter preceding the main text of a book
Example sentence • I have to study for my prelims tomorrow.
6 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 pair of denims to the party.
4 1
No meanings yet for this word...
7 2 noun n Example sentence • She woke up with a terrible case of the megrims .
7 2 noun n noun
• 100 santimi equal 1 lats in Latvia
6 2 verb v verb
• make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
Example sentence • The heavy fog bedims the entire city, making it difficult to see.
7 2 verb v
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • She begrims her hands by gardening without gloves.
5 1 noun
• the top edge of a vessel or other container
Example sentence • The champagne glass brims with bubbles.
8 2
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • The mist dislimns the shapes of the buildings.
9 2 noun n noun
• a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
Example sentence • Frequent system updates can lead to occasional downtimes .
9 2 noun n noun
• the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)
Example sentence • The horse uses its forelimbs to gallop.
5 1 noun n Example sentence • The glims of sunlight danced on the water's surface.
4 1 noun n noun
• athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
Example sentence • I go to the gyms every day to work out.
6 2 noun n noun
• a Muslim ruler or governor or judge
Example sentence • The hakims diagnosed him with an ear infection.
6 2 noun n noun
• living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Example sentence • In some cultures, harems were common practice.
6 2 noun n noun
• A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug.
Example sentence • I saw a beautiful collection of kelims at the local rug store.
6 2 noun n noun
• A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug.
Example sentence • She decorated her living room with colorful kilims .
7 2 noun n noun
• a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
Example sentence • The linguist studied the lexemes in the ancient text.
5 1 noun n noun
• one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
Example sentence • He lost both his limbs in a tragic accident.
5 1 verb v Example sentence • The artist's brush limns the contours of the landscape.
6 2 noun n noun
• a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
Example sentence • She lived by the wise maxims of her elders.
6 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 • She played the minims with great precision on the piano.
8 2 verb v
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • He outswims all of his competitors in every race.
5 1 verb
• To make affectedly precise or proper.
Example sentence • The prims function returns the minimum spanning tree of a given graph.
7 2 verb, adjective v, adj
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • She retrims her hair every six weeks.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
Example sentence • I bought a new set of chrome rims for my car.
6 1 noun n noun
• a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
Example sentence • We practiced our strategies for the upcoming tournament in scrims .
8 2 noun n
No meanings yet for this word...
5 1 noun n noun
• a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
Example sentence • The carpenter used shims to level the kitchen cabinets.
5 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 • She skims through the magazine to find her favorite article.
5 1 verb, adjective v, adj adjective satellite
• being of delicate or slender build
8 2 verb v verb
• vaporize and then condense right back again
5 1 verb v Example sentence • He swims every morning before work.
7 2
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • She untrims the Christmas tree every year.
4 1 verb v noun
• a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
5 1 noun n Example sentence • She followed her whims and decided to travel to Bali on a whim.
8 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 • Many people struggle to remember the meanings of various acronyms .
8 3 noun n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • She published several books under allonyms to keep her identity a secret.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • The museum displayed a beautiful collection of analcimes .
7 3 noun n noun
• a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Example sentence • Internet trolls often use anonyms to hide their true identity.
8 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 • Synonyms are words with the same meanings, while antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
11 3 noun n noun
• a short pithy instructive saying
Example sentence • He is known for his collection of apophthegms .
9 3 noun n noun
• a short pithy instructive saying
Example sentence • He often quoted apothegms from famous philosophers in his speeches.
8 3 noun n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • Spanish and español are autonyms for the Spanish language.
10 3 noun n noun
• a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
7 3 noun n noun
• the person for whom something is named
9 3 noun n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • The use of ethnonyms can help in identifying and categorizing different cultures.
or scroll down to see all results...
