9 4 noun n noun
• a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted
Example sentence • The operculum acts as a protective cover for the gills of fish.
7 3 noun n noun
• any substance that can be used as food
Example sentence • The baby food was a perfect pabulum for the teething infant.
8 3 noun n noun
• a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument
Example sentence • The doctor used a speculum to examine the patient's cervix.
8 3 noun n noun
• A small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far.
Example sentence • The frenulum is a small fold of tissue connecting the tongue to the bottom of the mouth.
8 4 noun n noun
• a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
Example sentence • The doctor removed the coagulum from the patient's wound.
8 4 noun n noun
• a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease
Example sentence • The scientist added a small amount of inoculum to the petri dish.
7 3 noun n noun
• A bone found in the penis of some mammals
Example sentence • The baculum is a bone found in the penis of many mammals.
7 3 noun n noun
• A small opening or orifice.
Example sentence • The osculum is the large opening at the top of a sponge through which water is expelled.
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• A medical instrument consisting of a sharp hook attached to a handle; used mainly for taking up arteries and the like.
Example sentence • She used a tenaculum to grasp the tissue during the surgery.
8 3 noun n noun
• A bond or link signifying union.
Example sentence • Mathematicians use a vinculum to indicate a repeating decimal.
8 3 noun n noun
• a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
Example sentence • The price of tantalum has been steadily increasing due to its high demand.
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• a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae
Example sentence • The most commonly known species of tropaeolum is Tropaeolum majus, also known as garden nasturtium.
10 4 noun n
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Example sentence • The spiraculum is the tiny opening in the exoskeleton of an insect through which it breathes.
10 4 noun n noun
• very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers
Example sentence • The seeds of foeniculum are often used as a culinary herb and spice.
4 1 verb v noun
• the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
verb
• move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Example sentence • I will come to your house later today.
11 4 noun n noun
• genus of tropical evergreen trees
Example sentence • The calophyllum tree is native to the Pacific islands.
10 4 noun n noun
• any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
Example sentence • The epiphyllums in my garden have beautiful white flowers.
6 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
adjective satellite
• around the middle of a scale of evaluation
Example sentence • I prefer to paint with oil as my medium .
7 2 noun n noun
• a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
Example sentence • I have a math problem that I can't solve.
4 1 adjective adj adjective
• (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
adverb
• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
adjective satellite
• relatively many but unspecified in number
Example sentence • I need some money for the bus fare.
10 4 noun n noun
• an integrated course of academic studies
Example sentence • The school has developed a new curriculum that focuses on critical thinking skills.
5 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
Example sentence • I just bought a new album by my favorite band.
6 3 noun n noun
• a shelter from danger or hardship
Example sentence • He sought asylum in a foreign country.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
Example sentence • He played the drum with great precision.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
verb
• cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
Example sentence • My dog loves to gum on his chew toys.
3 1 verb v noun
• an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
Example sentence • My grandmother used to hum lullabies to put us to sleep.
7 3 adjective adj adjective
• the greatest or most complete or best possible
noun
• the largest possible quantity
Example sentence • I reached my maximum capacity for food and couldn't eat another bite.
4 1 noun n noun
• any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
Example sentence • She bit into the juicy plum and savored its sweet taste.
3 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • Please add up the sum of these numbers.
9 4 noun n noun
• a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
Example sentence • The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuum of wavelengths and frequencies.
7 2 adjective adj adjective satellite
• inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
Example sentence • The movie I watched last night was awesome .
6 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• situated at the bottom or lowest position
noun
• the lower side of anything
verb
• provide with a bottom or a seat
Example sentence • He sat at the bottom of the stairs, too tired to climb any further.
4 1 adjective adj adjective satellite
• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Example sentence • He made a dumb mistake on the test.
8 2 adjective adj adjective satellite
• pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
Example sentence • She saw a handsome man across the room.
5 2 noun n Example sentence • Good morning, madam . How can I assist you today?
6 2 noun n noun
• instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
Example sentence • The education system in this country needs to be reformed.
13 4 noun n noun
• a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism
Example sentence • The clock pendulum swung back and forth with a soothing rhythm.
15 6 noun n noun
• very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers
11 4 noun n noun
• a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be measured by the recoil when the gun is discharged
Example sentence • The gun pendulum swung back and forth in the physics lab.
3 1 noun, adjective n, adj adjective satellite
• failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
Example sentence • My mum makes the best cookies.
9 4 noun n noun
• a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
Example sentence • The capitulum of a sunflower is made up of many tiny individual flowers.
12 6 noun n noun
• a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
Example sentence • The crystalline structure of ammonium alum gives it unique properties.
10 2 noun n noun
• a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing
Example sentence • The production of chrome alum involves the reaction between aluminum sulfate and chromium sulfate.
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• the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
Example sentence • She decorated her living room with a beautiful chrysanthemum
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
Example sentence • He chums around with his high school buddies every weekend.
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