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• a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
Example sentence • She used a series of hammerlocks to subdue her attacker.
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• a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
Example sentence • The soldiers lined up, their firelocks at the ready.
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Example sentence • She turned her head and listened to the jingling of fetterlocks , the clinking of armor, and the thud of horses' hooves approaching.
6 1 noun n noun
• a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
Example sentence • She invested her savings into stocks .
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
Example sentence • I packed my clothes in a box .
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• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example sentence • She slipped and fell on her buttocks .
6 1 verb, adjective v, adj
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
Example sentence • The ship was unloaded at the docks .
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• one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
Example sentence • She has beautiful naturally-occurring dreadlocks .
5 1 noun n noun
• a person trained to compete in sports
Example sentence • The jocks on the football team are very competitive.
6 1 verb v noun
• the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
verb
• deliver a sharp blow or push
Example sentence • He carefully knocks on the door to avoid disturbing anyone.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Example sentence • I need to buy new locks for the doors in my house.
5 1 noun n noun
• a pustule in an eruptive disease
Example sentence • She had pocks all over her face.
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• a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
verb
• move back and forth or sideways
Example sentence • I collected some beautiful rocks on the beach.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
Example sentence • The sleek red fox darted across the field.
10 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
verb
• coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
Example sentence • The author skillfully interlocks multiple storylines in the novel.
9 2 noun
• someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
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• an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
Example sentence • The farmer uses an ox to plow the fields.
5 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
verb
• treat for alcohol or drug dependence
Example sentence • I decided to go on a detox to cleanse my body of toxins.
7 3 noun n noun
• either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
Example sentence • The equinox occurs twice a year, in March and September.
6 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
Example sentence • I stored the cake in the icebox to keep it fresh.
7 2 noun n noun
• a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
Example sentence • He dropped a coin into the jukebox and selected his favorite song.
7 2 noun n noun
• a private box for delivery of mail
Example sentence • I found a letter in my mailbox today.
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• a box for holding matches
Example sentence • I found a lost matchbox under the couch.
8 3 adjective adj adjective
• adhering to what is commonly accepted
Example sentence • He adheres to the orthodox teachings of his religion.
7 3 noun n noun
• (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
Example sentence • It's a paradox that the more you try to impress people, the less they tend to admire you.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
Example sentence • The children played happily in the sandbox .
7 2 noun n noun
• a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
Example sentence • I found an old shoebox in the attic.
8 2 noun n noun
• a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
Example sentence • The smallpox virus primarily spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets.
5 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder
verb
• reproduce by xerography
Example sentence • I need to make a xerox of this document.
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• breaking with convention or tradition
adjective satellite
• independent in behavior or thought
Example sentence • His unorthodox teaching methods surprised the students.
10 3 noun n noun
• any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking
adjective satellite
• suppressing or eliminating engine knock in combustion engines
Example sentence • The mechanic recommended using antiknocks to prevent engine knocking.
8 2 noun n noun
• A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile
Example sentence • He applied different armlocks during the jiu-jitsu match.
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• (usually in the plural) A residential area remote from major cities and lacking conveniences common in urban areas.
Example sentence • I grew up in the backblocks of a small town.
8 2 noun n noun
• solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
Example sentence • The bedrocks of this area are mainly composed of granite.
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Example sentence • He bemocks his classmates for their lack of knowledge.
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• An appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings.
Example sentence • The plumber installed new bibcocks in the bathroom.
10 3 noun n noun
• A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler.
Example sentence • In the old photograph, the men were seen wearing billycocks .
10 2 Example sentence • During mating season, blackcocks gather in leks to attract females.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
verb
• render unsuitable for passage
Example sentence • I stacked the blocks in a tower.
5 1 noun n noun
• A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
Example sentence • I ordered two bocks of beer at the bar.
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• a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Example sentence • The negotiation reached a series of deadlocks , with neither side willing to compromise.
8 2 verb v verb
• divest of the frock; of church officials
Example sentence • The bishop defrocks the priest for his misconduct.
9 2 verb
• To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
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• A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies.
Example sentence • She wore her hair in elegant earlocks for the wedding.
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• A lock of hair that is tangled.
Example sentence • Her hair was a tangle of elflocks after a long day at the beach.
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