9 3 noun n noun
• a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
verb
• carve a honeycomb pattern into
Example sentence • I love eating honeycomb with my breakfast.
4 1 verb, noun v, n adjective
• used of your own ground
noun
• where you live at a particular time
adverb
• at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
verb
• provide with, or send to, a home
Example sentence • I can't wait to go home and relax after work.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads
Example sentence • The brachycome flowers bloomed in vibrant shades of purple and blue.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
Example sentence • She used a comb to style her hair.
4 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
verb
• throw bombs at or attack with bombs
Example sentence • The bomb exploded, causing extensive damage to the building.
4 1 noun n noun
• a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
Example sentence • The stadium has a retractable dome .
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
verb
• become bubbly or frothy or foaming
Example sentence • The waves crashed against the rocks, creating white foam .
8 2 noun n noun
• a toilet that is available to the public
Example sentence • I need to find the nearest restroom .
4 1 verb v verb
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Example sentence • The tourists decided to roam around the ancient ruins.
8 2 noun n noun
• a complex of concurrent things
Example sentence • Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes intellectual disability and distinctive physical features.
4 1 noun n noun
• a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Example sentence • He visited his grandmother's tomb every year on her birthday.
8 3 noun n noun
• an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
Example sentence • The catacomb is a series of underground tunnels used as burial places.
9 2 noun n noun
• garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
Example sentence • The rooster had a vibrant red cockscomb .
7 2 noun n noun
• a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
Example sentence • He wore a coxcomb on his hat to attract attention.
8 2 noun n noun
• light carriage; pulled by a single horse
Example sentence • She arrived in a sleek black brougham , turning heads along the way.
6 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments
Example sentence • I love the shiny chrome finish on my new car.
10 3 noun n noun
• a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
Example sentence • Humans typically have 23 pairs of chromosomes.
6 2 noun n noun
• the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
Example sentence • The human genome consists of approximately 3 billion base pairs.
5 1 noun n noun
• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Example sentence • I have a small gnome figurine in my garden.
9 3 noun n noun
• clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
Example sentence • I need to buy a metronome for my piano practice.
4 1 noun n noun
• a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
3 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854)
Example sentence • The unit of electrical resistance is measured in ohms.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a light resilient foam of polystyrene
Example sentence • I need a styrofoam cup for my coffee.
4 1 noun n noun
• a (usually) large and scholarly book
Example sentence • I found an old tome in the library.
8 3 noun n noun
• a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen
Example sentence • The hecatomb was offered at the temple as a sacrifice to the gods.
9 2 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • I enjoy going beachcombing during my summer vacations.
6 2 verb v
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Example sentence • The pregnant woman enwombed her unborn child.
9 3
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9 3 noun n noun
• an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Example sentence • He landed his private jet at the small local aerodrome .
8 2 noun n noun
• an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Example sentence • The airdrome was bustling with activity as passengers boarded their flights.
9 3 noun n noun
• a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
9 3 noun n noun
• a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin
Example sentence • A dermatome is a surgical instrument used to remove layers of skin.
10 3 noun n noun
• a stadium for horse shows or horse races
Example sentence • The ancient hippodrome in Constantinople was a famous venue for chariot races.
9 3 noun n noun
• a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
Example sentence • The loxodrome is the curve formed by the intersection of a sphere with a plane that cuts all the meridians at the same angle.
10 3 noun n noun
• a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
Example sentence • A man, a plan, a canal: Panama is a palindrome .
4 1 noun n noun
• a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
Example sentence • She picked a ripe pome from the tree.
7 2 noun n noun
• a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
Example sentence • Ginger is a rhizome that is commonly used in cooking.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing
Example sentence • The velodrome track is made of smooth, wooden boards.
4 1
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6 2 noun n noun
• great coolness and composure under strain
Example sentence • She handled the difficult situation with aplomb .
7 2 noun n noun
• French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)
Example sentence • The coulomb is the unit of electric charge in the International System of Units.
6 2 verb v verb
• place in a grave or tomb
Example sentence • They entomb their loved ones in elaborate mausoleums.
8 2 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun
• a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
verb
• attack with incendiary bombs
Example sentence • Police discovered a stockpile of firebombs in the suspect's backyard.
5 2 noun n noun
• a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm
Example sentence • An abohm is a unit of electrical resistance equal to one billionth of an ohm.
8 3 noun n noun
• a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
Example sentence • The acrosome is a cap-like structure that covers the head of a sperm cell.
5 2 noun n noun
• a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
Example sentence • The Amazon rainforest is a biome that is home to millions of species.
5 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
Example sentence • He planted brome grass in the field to prevent erosion.
10 3 noun n noun
• small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
Example sentence • The centrosome is an organelle found in eukaryotic cells.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• primitive aquatic vertebrate
Example sentence • The cyclostome is a type of jawless fish.
10 3 noun n noun
• (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)
Example sentence • Scientists have discovered a new type of cytochrome in bacteria that helps them survive in extreme environments.
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