5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
Example sentence • I found a set of jacks in the attic.
5 1 verb, noun v, n adjective
• related to or located at the back
noun
• the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
adverb
• in or to or toward a former location
adjective satellite
• located at or near the back of an animal
Example sentence • He backs his car out of the driveway.
6 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• (used in the plural) pants for casual wear
Example sentence • She wore a pair of black slacks to the office.
9 2
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9 2 noun n noun
• has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots
Example sentence • My grandmother keeps a set of bootjacks by the door to help with removing her wellingtons.
9 2 noun n Example sentence • She packed her clothes neatly into two gripsacks .
9 2 noun n
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Example sentence • He bought two hardpacks of cigarettes.
8 2 noun n noun
• a rack that holds hay for feeding livestock
Example sentence • The horses were gathered around the hayracks , eagerly munching on the fresh hay.
9 2 noun n Example sentence • There were several tall haystacks in the field.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
verb
• take arbitrarily or by force
Example sentence • The hijacks of airplanes in the 1970s were a tragic and alarming trend.
8 2 noun n noun
• a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing
Example sentence • She wore a stylish dress made of hopsacks .
9 2 noun n Example sentence • The organization aims to promote diversity and inclusion among nonblacks .
11 2 noun n noun
• A zigzag path, road or railway track; especially a railway track in which the train travels in a reverse direction at each switch
Example sentence • The hikers struggled to climb the steep switchbacks of the mountain trail.
8 2
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8 2 noun n
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5 1 verb v noun
• An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.
Example sentence • He wacks the ball with all his strength.
9 2 noun n noun
• A wool bale or cushion, the traditional seat of the Lord Speaker in the British House of Lords.
Example sentence • The farmers stacked the freshly sheared wool on the woolsacks .
10 3 noun n noun
• any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
Example sentence • Professional anglers often target amberjacks in fishing tournaments.
10 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• distilled from hard cider
Example sentence • I love eating applejacks for breakfast.
12 4 noun n noun
• a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
Example sentence • Many athletes use biofeedbacks to improve their performance and optimize their training.
10 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The toy cars raced around the minitracks at lightning speed.
9 3 noun n noun
• medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
Example sentence • The leaves of tamaracks turn a bright yellow color in the fall.
8 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The soldiers deployed from the amtracks and headed towards the shore.
7 2 noun
• any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
9 2 noun n noun
• a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Example sentence • I have two backpacks for hiking and camping.
10 2 verb v Example sentence • He backtracks on his previous statement and apologizes for his mistake.
7 2 noun n
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10 2 noun n noun
• a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
verb
• exert pressure on someone through threats
Example sentence • I packed my blackjacks for the camping trip.
6 1 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
noun
• the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
adjective satellite
• marked by anger or resentment or hostility
Example sentence • The majority of students at the school are blacks .
9 2 noun n noun
• the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
9 2 noun n
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Example sentence • I need to buy new bookracks for my bookstore.
10 2 noun n noun
• a person who polishes shoes and boots
Example sentence • In the early 1900s, many people relied on bootblacks to keep their shoes clean.
10 2 noun n noun
• A pitch that comes very close to the batter, forcing them to move back from the plate.
Example sentence • His brushbacks during the game startled the opposing team's batters.
10 2 verb v verb
• wait in hiding to attack
Example sentence • He bushwhacks through the dense forest to reach the clearing.
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• the act of purchasing back something previously sold
Example sentence • The company announced today that it will be initiating a series of buybacks to boost shareholder value.
9 2 noun n noun
• a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
Example sentence • The API provides a list of available callbacks for developers to use.
8 2 noun n noun
• a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus
8 2 verb v verb
• To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).
Example sentence • He carjacks a vehicle and speeds away.
8 2 noun n noun
• a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
Example sentence • During the Age of Sail, carracks were widely used by European powers for exploration and trade.
10 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a peddler of inferior goods
adjective satellite
• made of inferior workmanship and materials
Example sentence • The cheapjacks set up their stalls in the market square.
9 2 noun n noun
• finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way
Example sentence • The company implemented strict clawbacks to recover bonuses paid to executives involved in fraudulent activities.
9 2 noun n noun
• a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats
Example sentence • The entryway had coatracks for guests to hang their coats.
10 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The cookshacks were filled with the aroma of freshly baked bread.
8 2 noun n noun
• a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
10 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The football team was penalized for illegal crackbacks during the game.
10 2 noun n noun
• a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
adjective satellite
• characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
Example sentence • The play featured a group of crookbacks plotting against the king.
10 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast
Example sentence • The crossjacks maneuvered swiftly to flank the enemy ship.
8 2 noun n noun
• a reduction in quantity or rate
Example sentence • The company announced that there will be cutbacks in staff to reduce expenses.
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches
Example sentence • The diebacks in the forest have led to concerns about environmental health.
9 2 noun n noun
• the quality of being a hindrance
Example sentence • One of the drawbacks of living in a big city is the high cost of living.
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