8 3 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
Example sentence • His eyes were metaphoring the deep blue ocean.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel
Example sentence • The carpophore is a structure that supports the fruiting body in certain fungi.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
Example sentence • The gynophore is a stalk-like structure that elevates the female reproductive parts of certain flowers above the rest of the plant.
9 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The gonophore develops into reproductive medusae in hydrozoans.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• A feeding organ of brachiopods, bryozoans and phoronids.
Example sentence • The lophophore is a characteristic feeding organ found in some groups of aquatic invertebrates.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• A light-emitting organ, found in some fish and other marine animals.
Example sentence • The deep-sea anglerfish has a bioluminescent photophore on its dorsal fin.
11 3 noun
n
noun
• The free-swimming larva of some invertebrates that have a circlet of cilia
Example sentence • The trochophore larva is characteristic of many marine invertebrates.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
Example sentence • She wore a pinafore over her dress to protect it from getting dirty.
13 4 noun
n
noun
• an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant
Example sentence • Some species of mangrove trees have pneumatophores that emerge from their roots to enable gas exchange.
9 3 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
verb
• send signals by or as if by semaphore
Example sentence • The ship communicated with the shore using semaphore signals.
5 2 verb, adverb
v, adv
preposition
• Before; in advance of the time of.
conjunction
• In advance of the time when; before.
14 5 noun
n
noun
• stalk bearing one or more sporangia
Example sentence • The sporangiophore is the stalk that supports the sporangium in certain fungi.
10 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The androphore is a structure in some plants that supports the stamen.
10 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The rhizophore is a specialized structure found in some aquatic plants.
12 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The rhynchophore is a type of beetle that is known for its distinctive long snout.
6 2 adverb
adv
adverb
• earlier in time; previously
Example sentence • I had never been to London before .
14 5 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
Example sentence • The polyplacophore has a shell with eight plates.
3 1 verb
v
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Example sentence • He apologized for his mistake.
6 2 adverb
adv
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Example sentence • He had never experienced such joy tofore .
9 2 adverb
adv
adverb
• (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
Example sentence • She studied hard and therefore she passed the exam.
4 1 adverb
adv
adjective
• (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; above; more than
noun
• English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
adverb
• used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is more of something
Example sentence • I need more time to finish my homework.
7 2 verb
v
Example sentence • Let's go explore the deep sea with scuba diving.
7 2 verb
v
verb
• return to its original or usable and functioning condition
Example sentence • They are working to restore power after the storm.
5 1 verb
v
verb
• utter obscenities or profanities
Example sentence • He swore to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
4 1 verb
v
noun
• impairment resulting from long use
Example sentence • She wore a beautiful dress to the party.
5 2 verb, noun
v, n
adjective
• having or capable of producing colors
noun
• a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
4 1
noun
• the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
adjective satellite
• being one more than three
7 3 adverb
adv
adverb
• at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
verb
• keep or lay aside for future use
Example sentence • I need to go to the store to buy groceries.
9 2 noun
n
noun
• a shop where books are sold
Example sentence • I love spending my weekends browsing at the local bookstore .
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