6 1 noun
n
Example sentence • Whale watchers were delighted when they spotted the flukes of a humpback whale diving.
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
Example sentence • He showed off his impressive jukes on the football field.
6 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
verb
• frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action
Example sentence • I love watching horror movies with lots of spooks .
5 1 noun
n
noun
• the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
verb
• strike at with firepower or bombs
Example sentence • The government decided to decommission all of its old nukes .
5 1 verb
v
noun
• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
verb
• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Example sentence • She pukes every time she eats something spicy.
7 2 verb
v
noun
• an act or expression of criticism and censure
verb
• censure severely or angrily
Example sentence • He rebukes his employees for their sloppy work.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
Example sentence • The kooks at the concert were dancing wildly to the music.
6 1 noun
n
noun
• United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
Example sentence • The brooks gurgled softly as they flowed through the meadow.
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• large strong hand (as of a fighter)
Example sentence • She hooks her jacket on the back of the chair.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988)
5 1 noun
n
noun
• cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
Example sentence • I bought some fresh cukes from the farmers market.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a small guitar having four strings
Example sentence • I have two ukes in my music collection.
9 3 verb, noun
v, n
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Example sentence • The antinukes movement gained momentum in the 1980s.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• A member of a military regime created and run originally by freed white European slaves, which formed a ruling caste in Egypt from 1250 until 1812 and in Syria until 1516.
Example sentence • The mamelukes were a military dynasty that ruled Egypt for centuries.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
Example sentence • He always wore perukes to the royal court.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
verb
• engage for a performance
Example sentence • I love reading books in my spare time.
5 1 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• the feelings expressed on a person's face
verb
• perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
Example sentence • Her looks have always attracted attention.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
Example sentence • The rooks built their nests high in the trees.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
verb
• to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
Example sentence • I saw a family of ducks swimming in the pond.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
Example sentence • The soldiers were stationed in the barracks .
4 1 noun
n
noun
• the most important point
Example sentence • The crux of the argument is whether or not to raise taxes.
3 1 noun
n
noun
• a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle
Example sentence • She enjoyed a relaxing bath in the lux of her private bathroom.
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
verb
• move or progress freely as if in a stream
Example sentence • There was a constant flux of people entering and leaving the building.
6 1
noun
• something of little value
Example sentence • He spilled coffee on his shirt and muttered, 'Aw, shucks !'
3 1 noun
n
noun
• semiformal evening dress for men
Example sentence • He wore a black tux to the wedding.
9 2 noun
n
noun
• a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria
Example sentence • The archdukes attended the grand ball in their regal attire.
6 2 adjective
adj
adjective satellite
• ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
Example sentence • They booked a deluxe room for their honeymoon.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• the process of flowing in
Example sentence • The city experienced an influx of tourists during the summer season.
6 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
Example sentence • She experienced acid reflux after eating a spicy meal.
8 2
interjection
• An expression of surprise, shock etc.
Example sentence • Oh, gadzooks ! I almost forgot to pick up my sister from school.
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