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• a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
verb
• sever or remove by pinching or snipping
Example sentence • She used hair clips to hold her hair back.
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8 2 adverb
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• at or near or toward the center of a ship
5 1 noun
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• (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
Example sentence • She snips off a lock of her hair.
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• nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
Example sentence • He couldn't make a putt because of the yips .
9 3 adverb, adjective
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adverb
• at or near or toward the center of a ship
Example sentence • The ship's cargo was stored amidships to maintain stability.
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Example sentence • The ship is designed to withstand athwartships forces.
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• (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system)
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• any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
Example sentence • The farmers are concerned about the infestation of thrips in their fields.
8 2 noun
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• (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
Example sentence • He used tinsnips to cut the sheet metal.
8 2 noun
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• a steerable self-propelled aircraft
Example sentence • The airships floated gracefully in the sky, capturing the attention of everyone below.
9 2 noun
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• an airfield without normal airport facilities
Example sentence • Remote villages in the area rely on small airstrips for transportation.
9 2 noun
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• An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
Example sentence • He showed off his amazing backflips during the halftime show.
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• a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
Example sentence • The radar screen showed several blips moving rapidly.
9 2 noun, adjective
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noun
• A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
Example sentence • He cracked the bullwhips to drive the cattle forward.
8 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• A spell or incantation; a trifling magic trick.
Example sentence • The magician performed several entertaining cantrips during his show.
7 2 adverb, noun
adv, n
noun
• hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
Example sentence • My cat loves to play with catnips .
10 2 noun
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Example sentence • The chiefships of the two tribes are highly respected positions.
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Example sentence • Their chumships developed during their years at college.
10 2 noun
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Example sentence • Many law students pursue clerkships after graduation to gain practical experience.
10 2 noun
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• a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
Example sentence • In traditional cultures, courtships often involve the exchange of gifts between families.
9 2 noun
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• the position or office of a dean
Example sentence • She was appointed to one of the vacant deanships at the university.
4 1 verb, noun
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noun
• a depression in an otherwise level surface
verb
• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Example sentence • I love trying different dips with my chips.
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Example sentence • The dogeships sailed across the sea.
10 2 noun
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Example sentence • Many dragstrips have strict safety regulations in place.
9 2 noun
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11 2 verb, noun
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Example sentence • He always carries fieldstrips in his backpack for emergencies.
7 2 verb, noun
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• anything that tends to arouse
Example sentence • He received fillips of encouragement from his friends during the competition.
10 2 noun
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• A length of film containing individual photographs or diagrams intended to be shown in sequence as instruction or as a visual aid.
Example sentence • The teacher used filmstrips to illustrate the concept.
9 2 verb, noun
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• A sailing ship that has been set alight and left to drift into an opposing fleet. Famously used by Englishman Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588.
Example sentence • The use of fireships in naval warfare dates back to ancient times.
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