7 2 noun n noun
• an amphibious division of the United States Navy
8 2 noun n Example sentence • He felt trapped within the confines of his small apartment.
5 1 verb v verb
• have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Example sentence • She pines for her lost love.
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.
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.
5 1 noun
• ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
Example sentence • The teacher explained the concept of sines to the students.
7 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The scientists added eosines to the solution to help visualize the reaction.
7 2 noun n noun
• the expensive white fur of the ermine
Example sentence • The ermines are small carnivorous mammals found in northern regions.
7 2 noun n
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10 3 noun n noun
• 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.
7 2 adjective adj adjective
• (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations
noun
• (anthropology) kin by marriage
adjective satellite
• (anthropology) related by marriage
6 2 verb
• place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
6 2 noun n noun
• 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.
8 2 noun
• a Russian unit of length (71 cm)
6 2 noun
• Any of a class of organic compounds, having the general formula R2C=NN=CR2, produced by the action of a carbonyl compound with hydrazine.
8 2 noun n noun
• a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
8 2 noun n
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Example sentence • I bought a box of berlines for breakfast.
5 1 noun n noun
• European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
Example sentence • The bines of the hop plant are used in the brewing industry.
9 2
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10 2 noun n noun
• the hereditary derivation of an individual
Example sentence • The horse’s powerful build is a result of its impressive bloodlines .
7 2 noun n adjective
• of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
noun
• any of various members of the genus Bos
adjective satellite
• dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox
Example sentence • Farmers often raise bovines for meat and milk production.
8 2 noun n noun
• a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
Example sentence • He tied the bowlines securely to the dock.
6 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • He always brines his turkey before cooking it on Thanksgiving.
8 2 noun n noun
• a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
Example sentence • Many industries use bromines for various purposes.
9 2 noun n noun
• A type of revolver with an exceptionally long barrel.
Example sentence • The sailor tightened the buntlines to secure the sails.
9 2 noun n noun
• A notional line around a woman's bust.
Example sentence • The fashion designer created a collection of dresses that catered to different bustlines .
7 2 noun n noun
• A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.
Example sentence • Her name wasn't listed in the bylines , but she wrote the article.
8 2 verb v verb
• heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
Example sentence • The chemist calcines the minerals in the furnace to extract the metals.
9 2
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7 2 noun n adjective
• of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
noun
• one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
Example sentence • She had to get braces because her canines were too prominent.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The soldiers were armed with carbines and ready for battle.
8 2 noun n noun
• A woman; a hag or witch.
Example sentence • The carlines of the old car were rusted and needed to be replaced.
8 2 noun n noun
• a variable color averaging a vivid red
adjective satellite
• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
8 2 noun n
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6 1 noun n noun
• cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
verb
• cut through the backbone of an animal
9 2 noun n noun
• a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
8 2 noun
• a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat
8 2 noun n noun
• a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
Example sentence • She was fascinated by the intricate design of the chopines she saw at the museum.
8 2 noun n noun
• a woman who dances in a chorus line
Example sentence • The chorus line of chorines danced in perfect synchronization.
5 1
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8 2 noun n noun
• semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
Example sentence • She wore a beautiful necklace adorned with citrines .
6 1 noun n noun
• American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
Example sentence • Anthropologists study genetic clines to understand human population distributions.
10 2 Example sentence • Some coastlines are rocky and jagged.
8 2 verb v noun
• harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field
verb
• have or possess in combination
Example sentence • She combines elements of jazz and hip-hop in her music.
9 2 noun n noun
• last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
Example sentence • The monks gather in the chapel every evening for the chanting of complines .
7 2
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9 2 noun
• an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction
8 2 noun n noun
• the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
Example sentence • I love trying different cuisines from around the world.
8 2 noun n noun
• In production, a hypothetical line that separates items that will be executed and publicized, versus items that will be cut.
Example sentence • The newspaper editor asked the reporter to write catchy cutlines for the photographs.
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