6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
Example sentence • The company's total assets are valued at $1 million.
7 2 noun n noun
• a polite refusal of an invitation
Example sentence • He expressed his regrets for not attending the funeral.
9 3 noun n noun
• (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
Example sentence • She played the castanets during the flamenco performance.
7 2 noun n noun
• a sock that reaches just above the ankle
Example sentence • She wore silver anklets that jingled with every step.
8 3 noun n noun
• perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
Example sentence • The alkanets are known for their bright blue or purple flowers.
9 3 noun n noun
• A private computer network that uses Internet protocols and can be accessed by authorized individuals via the Internet.
Example sentence • By using extranets , organizations can extend their network securely to partners and clients.
9 3 noun n noun
• a restricted computer network; a private network created using World Wide Web software
Example sentence • Many companies use intranets to store and share internal documents.
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the government of the Soviet Union
6 1 noun n noun
• garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt
Example sentence • I always wear cotton sweats when I go jogging.
8 2 noun n noun
• the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
Example sentence • The prophets predicted the arrival of a great leader.
7 2 noun n noun
• childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus
Example sentence • His poor diet and lack of sunlight exposure led to the development of rickets .
8 2 noun n noun
• pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
Example sentence • The sound of trumpets filled the air as the king entered the room.
6 2 noun n noun
• a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
Example sentence • The soldiers in the parade all wore matching berets .
9 2 noun n noun
• a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
Example sentence • She stacked multiple beaded bracelets on her wrist.
7 2 noun n noun
• a loud and disturbing noise
verb
• celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
Example sentence • He enjoys playing tennis with his new rackets .
7 2 noun n noun
• a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Example sentence • The old man was respected as a wise starets within the monastery.
5 2 verb v verb
• assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Example sentence • He abets his brother in all his mischievous activities.
7 2 noun n noun
• a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
Example sentence • The egret's beautiful plumage included aigrets on its crest.
9 3 noun n noun
• a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Example sentence • English alphabets consist of 26 letters.
9 3 noun n noun
• One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons.
Example sentence • The anchorets lived a solitary and ascetic life.
8 3 noun n noun
• (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a small ring
Example sentence • The nobleman wore a necklace adorned with gold annulets .
7 3 noun n noun
• long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
Example sentence • The avocets were foraging for food along the shoreline.
8 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The carpenter measured and cut the backsets for the door hinges.
9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The hot air balloon was equipped with ballonets to regulate the altitude.
9 3 noun n noun
• a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
Example sentence • The bannerets were honored for their bravery in battle.
8 3 noun n noun
• a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
Example sentence • The baronets were known for their lavish lifestyles and grand estates.
8 3 noun n noun
• a medieval steel helmet
9 3 noun n noun
• a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
Example sentence • She bought two bassinets for the twins.
8 3 noun n noun
• a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
verb
• stab or kill someone with a bayonet
Example sentence • The soldiers fixed their bayonets to their rifles before charging at the enemy.
6 2 verb v verb
• make (offspring) by reproduction
Example sentence • Violence begets violence.
6 2 verb v verb
• annoy continually or chronically
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the money risked on a gamble
verb
• maintain with or as if with a bet
Example sentence • I placed bets on all the horse races at the track.
5 1 verb, adjective v, adj
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9 3 noun n
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8 2 noun n noun
• one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
Example sentence • The bomblets exploded upon impact, causing extensive damage.
8 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
Example sentence • She bonesets her fractured arm after the accident.
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Example sentence • Recent economic policies have led to boomlets in certain sectors of the economy.
10 2 noun n noun
• a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
Example sentence • The tree had many small branchlets .
7 2 noun n adjective
• marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
noun
• a person with dark (brown) hair
Example sentence • Most of the actors in the play were brunets .
9 3 noun n noun
• A richly decorative collar.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
verb
• perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
Example sentence • The horse curvets gracefully across the field.
7 2 noun n noun
• A small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch. This kind of net is used, eg, for trapping butterflies or individual fish.
Example sentence • Fishermen used dipnets to catch salmon in the river.
9 3 noun n noun
• A cubical block of stone above the capitals in a Byzantine church.
8 2 noun n noun
• a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)
Example sentence • The police set up dragnets throughout the city to catch the escaped convict.
9 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm temperate waters of Europe and America
Example sentence • The dragonets have vibrant colors and unique markings.
9 3 noun n noun
• a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
Example sentence • Blackberries are composed of multiple drupelets .
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The two eaglets in the nest were eagerly awaiting their next meal.
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6 2 noun n noun
• any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
9 3 noun n noun
• A solid dielectric having a quasi-permanent charge; usually a metallized film; used in electroacoustic and electromechanical transducers and in air filters.
Example sentence • Many medical devices use electrets for their sensitivity and stability.
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