5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
Example sentence • The school staff organized a field trip for the students.
6 2 noun n noun
• as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as `on behalf of' rather than `in behalf of')
Example sentence • I spoke on behalf of the team during the meeting.
5 1 verb v Example sentence • She laughed at his joke.
7 3 noun n noun
• an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
Example sentence • His epitaph reads, 'Gone but never forgotten.'
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
verb
• be silly or tease one another
Example sentence • He blew away the chaff from the wheat using a fan.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
Example sentence • He forgot to remove the gaff from the hook before casting his fishing line.
8 2 noun n noun
• disparaging terms for the common people
Example sentence • The club was known for attracting a rough crowd of riffraff .
4 1 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • We won a prize in the raff .
4 1 noun n noun
• young of domestic cattle
Example sentence • The farmer took the calf to the barn.
9 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• something written by one's own hand
verb
• mark with one's signature
Example sentence • I asked the celebrity for an autograph after the show.
10 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
verb
• record on photographic film
Example sentence • I framed the photograph and hung it on the wall.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• informal British term for a cafe
7 2 noun n noun
• the sphere of work by women
adjective satellite
• characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
Example sentence • The distaff is a tool used in spinning to hold the unspun fibers.
9 2 noun n noun
• a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
Example sentence • The flagstaff at the top of the building proudly displayed the national flag.
9 2 noun n Example sentence • He leaned on his pikestaff while waiting for the bus.
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4 1 verb v
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4 1 noun n noun
• A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
verb
• To be foolish; make sport; play; toy.
Example sentence • She picked a beautiful daff from her garden.
5 2 noun n noun
• coffee with the caffeine removed
Example sentence • I prefer drinking decaf in the evening.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference to a set of axes
verb
• represent by means of a graph
Example sentence • The bar graph clearly showed the increase in sales over the past year.
12 3 noun n noun
• a long stout staff used as a weapon
Example sentence • He swung his quarterstaff with great precision.
9 3 noun n noun
• handwritten book or document
Example sentence • He showed me his collection of holographs of famous paintings.
9 3 noun n noun
• a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject
Example sentence • She is currently writing a monograph on the history of architecture.
9 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
verb
• divide into paragraphs, as of text
Example sentence • Please write a paragraph describing your favorite vacation destination.
10 3 noun n noun
• machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
Example sentence • I found an old phonograph at a flea market.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)
Example sentence • He was asked to take a polygraph test to prove his innocence.
9 3 noun n noun
• apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
verb
• send cables, wires, or telegrams
Example sentence • He sent a telegraph to his family announcing his safe arrival.
6 1 verb v noun
• a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
verb
• strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first
8 2 noun n noun
• staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
Example sentence • The judge called for the tipstaff to bring the witness to court.
5 1 verb, noun v, n
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4 1 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • That movie was really naff . I didn't enjoy it at all.
9 2 noun n noun
• Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.
Example sentence • The waitstaff at the restaurant was friendly and attentive.
6 2 noun n noun
• a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
Example sentence • The waitress poured water from the carafe into our glasses.
5 1 noun n noun
• a socially awkward or tactless act
Example sentence • He committed a gaffe when he accidentally called his boss by the wrong name.
10 2 noun n noun
• a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
Example sentence • Her horselaugh echoed through the room, causing everyone to turn and stare.
5 1 noun n noun
• spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
Example sentence • A staph infection can cause skin boils.
10 3 noun n noun
• a drink made of beer and lemonade
Example sentence • He ordered a shandygaff at the bar.
9 3 verb v verb
• To furnish with too many staff.
Example sentence • The company decided to overstaff the customer service department to handle the increase in calls.
11 4 noun n noun
• medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
Example sentence • The doctor used a cardiograph to measure the patient's heart rate.
8 3 noun n noun
• a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
Example sentence • The city erected a cenotaph in memory of the fallen soldiers.
11 4 verb v verb
• compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
Example sentence • She choreographed a beautiful ballet for the school performance.
13 4 noun n noun
• equipment that enables a sophisticated separation, e.g. gas chromatographic or liquid chromatographic separation.
Example sentence • The chemist used a chromatograph to analyze the composition of the sample.
11 3 noun n noun
• an accurate timer for recording time
Example sentence • She bought a new chronograph watch for her husband's birthday.
10 3 noun n noun
• a print produced by lithography
Example sentence • I bought a beautiful lithograph at the art gallery.
10 3 noun n noun
• a graphic reproduction (as a photograph) of the image of an object formed by a microscope.
Example sentence • The scientist examined the micrograph under a powerful microscope.
10 4 verb, noun v, n noun
• a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
verb
• print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph
Example sentence • He used a mimeograph to print copies of the newsletter.
12 4 noun n noun
• a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents
Example sentence • The scientist used an oscillograph to measure the frequency of the sound waves.
10 3 noun n noun
• mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale
Example sentence • The pantograph is a device used to copy and reproduce drawings and designs.
10 3 noun n noun
• a graphic character used in picture writing
Example sentence • The ancient civilization used pictographs to record their daily lives.
14 4 noun n noun
• a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains)
Example sentence • The doctor used a plethysmograph to measure the patient's blood flow.
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