6 1 verb
v
noun
• showing your contempt by derision
verb
• laugh at with contempt and derision
Example sentence • He scoffs at the idea of climate change.
7 1 noun
n
noun
• a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
Example sentence • The farmer filled the troughs with water for the animals.
4 1
6 1 verb
v
noun
• a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
verb
• exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
Example sentence • She coughs uncontrollably whenever she has a cold.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• Something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject.
Example sentence • She found a bag full of castoffs at the thrift store.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated
Example sentence • She was wearing denim cutoffs and a tank top.
9 2 noun
n
noun
• an unauthorized copy or imitation
Example sentence • She bought a couple of knockoffs of designer handbags.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• the act of laying off an employee or a work force
Example sentence • The company announced layoffs due to financial difficulties.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• the final payment of a debt
Example sentence • The detective was looking for evidence of payoffs in the politician's finances.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• any final competition to determine a championship
Example sentence • The team made it to the playoffs for the first time in years.
7 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.
Example sentence • The counterfeit handbags being sold on the street are obvious ripoffs .
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade
Example sentence • The stock market experienced several selloffs last week.
8 2 noun
n
Example sentence • There have been numerous spinoffs of the popular TV show.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• a departure; especially of airplanes
Example sentence • The takeoffs and landings at the airport are closely monitored by air traffic control.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• an exchange that occurs as a compromise
Example sentence • There are always tradeoffs when making important decisions.
5 1 verb
v
noun
• a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
Example sentence • He stops the car abruptly to avoid hitting the pedestrian.
9 2 noun
n
noun
• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
Example sentence • The political standoffs between the two parties are causing a major gridlock in Congress.
5 1 noun
n
verb
• To have sexual intercourse (with someone)
8 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • The boiloffs from the gas tank must be carefully managed to prevent pressure buildup.
8 2
noun
• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
5 1 noun
n
noun
• A knob, usually ornamental
Example sentence • The vase was adorned with decorative knops .
6 1 noun
n
noun
• a mutual promise to marry
Example sentence • They exchanged troths and vowed to always be faithful to each other.
3 1 noun
n
noun
• (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Example sentence • The ops team has been working round the clock to fix the issue.
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
Example sentence • He always buys designer tops for his wife.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
Example sentence • My profs are always available during office hours.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
6 1 verb
v
verb
• to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
No meanings yet for this word...
6 2 noun
n
noun
• (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)
11 4 noun
n
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Example sentence • The philosophes of the Enlightenment believed in reason and scientific inquiry.
8 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The corrupt politician was involved in several illegal rakeoffs .
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
Example sentence • The farmer grows hops in his backyard.
8 2 noun
n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • He experienced several blowoffs during his job search.
7 2 noun
n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • The politician was accused of accepting buyoffs from special interest groups.
9 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • He completed all the checkoffs on the to-do list.
8 2 noun
n
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7 2
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Example sentence • She used a cloth to clean off the ruboffs from the whiteboard.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms
Example sentence • The cyclops in Greek mythology was a giant creature with a single eye in the middle of its forehead.
11 4 noun
n
noun
• huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill
Example sentence • The triceratops was a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• a dense growth of bushes
Example sentence • We walked through a copse of trees on our hike.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
Example sentence • He spilled his soup and now his shirt is covered in slops .
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
Example sentence • The king would distribute sops to the peasants during the festival.
8 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • The leadoffs in the game were strong, setting the tone for the rest of the team.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• A party for a person (i.e. a fellow employee) who is leaving; a farewell party.
Example sentence • He attended several sendoffs for friends leaving for military deployment.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• an earring with a pendant ornament
Example sentence • I have started using eardrops to treat my ear infection.
11 3 noun
n
noun
• A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
Example sentence • He grew out his muttonchops and styled them with wax.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• a second-year undergraduate
Example sentence • My sister is one of the sophs in her college.
4 1
noun
• an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
Example sentence • I love listening to catchy bops .
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
Example sentence • He wore his favorite flip flops to the beach.
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