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• (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
Example sentence • She put on her spectacles to read the small print.
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• any amazing or wonderful occurrence
Example sentence • She believed in miracles and prayed every day for her mother's health to improve.
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• something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
Example sentence • She overcame numerous obstacles to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor.
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• something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
Example sentence • The octopus uses its tentacles to catch prey.
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• marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
Example sentence • The old ship was covered in barnacles .
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• a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)
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• a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness
Example sentence • During the Jewish festival of Sukkot, people build temporary tabernacles to commemorate the time when the Israelites lived in booths in the desert.
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• hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
Example sentence • Breeding karakuls requires careful selection to maintain desirable traits.
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• A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out.
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• To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle
Example sentence • The sailors used parbuckles to hoist the cargo onto the ship.
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• a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
Example sentence • My grandma loves to play penuchles with her friends every Friday night.
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• a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
Example sentence • I play pinochles every Friday night with my friends.
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• To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
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• concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
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• something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else
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• of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function
Example sentence • The reciprocals of 3 and 1/3 are each other.
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Example sentence • He unmanacles the prisoner and sets him free.
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• annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism
Example sentence • The tailor uses needles to sew clothes.
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• a container that is used to put or keep things in
Example sentence • The trash receptacles in the park were overflowing with garbage.
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• an authoritative person who divines the future
Example sentence • In ancient Greece, people consulted oracles to seek advice from the gods.
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• one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
Example sentence • He felt a sharp pain in his testicles after being hit by the ball.
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• a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
Example sentence • She won a bag of colorful marbles at the fair.
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• eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
Example sentence • He was diagnosed with shingles , a painful skin rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus.
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• bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream
Example sentence • I love cupcakes with colorful sprinkles on top.
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• A dining room, especially one on an upper floor (traditionally the room in which the Last Supper took place).
Example sentence • The church organized regular cenacles for its members to deepen their faith.
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• a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
Example sentence • The fishermen used coracles to navigate the shallow rivers and streams.
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• a sudden and violent collapse
Example sentence • The company's financial debacles resulted in bankruptcy.
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• shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
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• confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
Example sentence • The prisoner struggled to free himself from the manacles .
9 3 noun n Example sentence • Many insects have spiracles , which are tiny openings on the surface of their bodies that allow them to breathe.
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• a large number or amount
Example sentence • She brought oodles of books to the library.
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• the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
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• sniff or smell inquiringly
Example sentence • He had a case of the snuffles and couldn't stop sneezing.
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Example sentence • The conceptacles of this seaweed are filled with tiny, reproductive structures.
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• a conveyance that transports people or objects
Example sentence • The parking lot was filled with vehicles of all shapes and sizes.
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• motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
Example sentence • He has strong morals and always tries to do the right thing.
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• the common European annual marigold
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• a judgment of not guilty
Example sentence • The judge announced three acquittals in the high-profile murder trial.
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• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
Example sentence • He ambles through the park every morning.
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• An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
Example sentence • My doctor told me that my amygdales are enlarged.
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• the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
Example sentence • The artist painted a beautiful mural of angels on the ceiling of the chapel.
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Example sentence • In phonetics, apicals refer to the consonant sounds made with the apex or tip of the tongue.
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Example sentence • The presence of arbuscles in the root cells helps increase the surface area for nutrient exchange.
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• the quantity that can be contained in the arms
Example sentence • She walked into the garden and gathered armfuls of flowers.
8 3 noun n Example sentence • She experienced frequent arousals during the night, disrupting her sleep.
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Example sentence • The musician played the atabals with great skill.
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• a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
Example sentence • The auricles of the heart receive blood from the veins.
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• larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
Example sentence • Many people keep axolotls as pets.
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• the quantity that a bag will hold
Example sentence • She brought two bagfuls of groceries from the store.
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• the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
Example sentence • He poured barrelfuls of water into the thirsty plants.
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