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• meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
Example sentence • If threatened, porcupines can raise and rattle their quills as a warning signal.
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Example sentence • The museum displayed a collection of ancient figulines .
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• a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
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Example sentence • After a thorough cleaning, the silverware reshines beautifully.
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• an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
Example sentence • The scientist is researching the effects of strychnines on the nervous system.
8 2 verb v verb
• To untwist the strands of (something entwined).
Example sentence • She untwines her hair before going to bed.
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• an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion
Example sentence • The doctor prescribed ergonovines to help relieve the patient's severe headaches.
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• using the abbreviated style of headline writers
Example sentence • Journalists are trained to use headlinese to create attention-grabbing headlines.
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Example sentence • The pruines on the leaves give them a frosted appearance.
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• an amphibious division of the United States Navy
7 2 adverb
• making an additional point; anyway
Example sentence • I don't feel like going out tonight, besides , it's raining heavily.
4 1 verb v Example sentence • She says she loves you.
8 3 verb v verb
• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Example sentence • She imagines herself living in a different country.
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• an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy
Example sentence • The two countries have been allies for many years.
6 2 verb
• place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
8 2 noun n noun
• a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
Example sentence • He tied the bowlines securely to the dock.
9 3 noun n noun
• an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
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• mark with a date and place
Example sentence • Journalists often struggle to meet datelines for their articles.
8 2 verb v noun
• change toward something smaller or lower
Example sentence • She declines his invitation to the party.
7 2 noun n noun
• a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
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• the heading or caption of a newspaper article
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• publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
Example sentence • The headlines of today's newspaper were particularly sensational.
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• Any of a series of blue, bluish-red and black dyestuffs, formed by the interaction of para-amino azo compounds with primary monoamines in the presence of a small quantity of a mineral acid.
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• A tightly folded syncline or anticline in which the two sides are almost parallel
Example sentence • The isoclines of the vector field were plotted on the graph.
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Example sentence • He misdefines the term 'justice' in his article.
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• The basic plot of a story or group of stories
Example sentence • The movie had multiple complex plotlines that intertwine throughout the story.
8 2 verb v verb
• move the upper body backwards and down
Example sentence • She reclines on the couch and reads a book.
8 2 verb, adverb v, adv noun
• a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
Example sentence • He setlines in the river to catch catfish.
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• the expensive white fur of the ermine
Example sentence • The ermines are small carnivorous mammals found in northern regions.
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8 2 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • She tightened her clutches around the handlebars of the bike.
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• a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
Example sentence • He bought a colorful fez at the market.
8 3 noun n Example sentence • Some species of acarines are important pests in agriculture.
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Example sentence • Many acridines exhibit antimicrobial properties.
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• (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations
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• (anthropology) kin by marriage
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• (anthropology) related by marriage
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• a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
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Example sentence • The algerines ships terrorized the Mediterranean waters in the 17th century.
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• a purple variety of the ruby spinel
Example sentence • The color of almandines can vary from deep red to purplish-red.
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Example sentence • The scientists studied the reactivity of amidines .
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• a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
Example sentence • Some common examples of amines are methylamine and ethylamine.
7 2 noun n noun
• a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules
Example sentence • The ligand ethylenediamine can form two different ammines with cobalt(II) chloride.
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• oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
Example sentence • The synthesis of anilines requires careful handling of hazardous reagents.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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Example sentence • The professor compared the behavior of humans to that of anserines .
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• the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number
Example sentence • The arccosines of 1/2 is π/3 and 5π/3.
8 2 noun
• a Russian unit of length (71 cm)
8 2 noun n noun
• the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number
Example sentence • The arcsines of certain angles can be expressed as exact values.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa
Example sentence • Scientists have discovered that arginines can improve blood flow and cardiovascular health.
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• a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
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• a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
Example sentence • The researchers conducted a study on the efficacy of atabrines in treating malaria.
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