7 4 noun n Example sentence • The alveoli are tiny, balloon-like air sacs in the lungs.
8 4 noun n noun
• The bony prominence on each side of the ankle joint.
Example sentence • The medical term malleoli refers to the bony prominences on either side of the ankle joint.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
Example sentence • I love to dance the boogie .
7 3 verb v verb
• meet the requirements or expectations of
Example sentence • She worked hard to satisfy her clients' needs.
5 2 verb v Example sentence • Please untie the knot in the shoelaces.
2 1 noun n noun
• someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
Example sentence • I ate a delicious slice of apple pi for dessert.
5 2 verb v verb
• be in contradiction with
Example sentence • His calm demeanor belied the storm raging inside him.
6 2 noun n noun
• long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
Example sentence • The magpie chirped loudly from the tree branch.
6 2 noun n noun
• a person who is weak and excessively sentimental
Example sentence • He may have a tough exterior, but deep down he's a softie .
8 3 noun n noun
• plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
Example sentence • I love steamed broccoli with my dinner.
6 2 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • I accidentally stepped in a cowpie while walking through the field.
8 2 noun n noun
• one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
Example sentence • The railroad tracks were securely fastened to the crossties.
7 2 noun n noun
• man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim
Example sentence • She wore a stylish porkpie hat to the garden party.
6 2 noun n noun
• deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings
Example sentence • I ordered a potpie for dinner.
5 2 verb v Example sentence • Please retie your shoelaces before going for a run.
7 2 noun n noun
• informal term for sleep
Example sentence • I need to catch some shuteye before our road trip tomorrow.
8 3 verb v verb
• be or form the base for
Example sentence • The theory of relativity underlies our understanding of the universe.
7 3 noun n noun
• Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
Example sentence • The presence of bacilli in the stool may indicate an infection.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• The act of tying the feet together in this way.
verb
• To tie an animal's or someone's feet together; originally all four legs of a quadruped.
Example sentence • The cowboy hogtied the wild horse to tame it.
3 2 noun n
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Example sentence • She baked a delicious apple pye for dessert.
7 3 noun n noun
• the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC
9 4 verb v verb
• engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
Example sentence • I apologize if I seem distant; I have a lot on my mind preoccupying me.
7 3 verb v verb
• lie upon; lie on top of
Example sentence • The old ruins overlie the buried city.
8 3 noun n noun
• the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding
Example sentence • The process of sympatry can lead to competition between species for limited resources.
6 3 noun n noun
• a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Example sentence • The alumni of this university often come back for homecoming.
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Example sentence • She paid for the goods with litai .
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
verb
• To perform a noogie on.
Example sentence • He gave his younger brother a noogie on the head as a playful gesture.
5 3 noun n noun
• A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.
Example sentence • The obeli on the map indicate places of interest.
5 2 noun n noun
• Palp (invertebrate appendage)
Example sentence • The butterfly uses its palpi to taste nectar.
7 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The platypi 's beak is similar in shape to that of a duck.
6 3 noun n noun
• A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.
Example sentence • The doctor discovered multiple polypi in the patient's nasal cavity.
7 3 noun n noun
• A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body.
Example sentence • The sacculi of the inner ear are responsible for detecting sound waves.
8 3 noun n noun
• A cone-shaped fruiting body in general
Example sentence • The strobili of the pine tree contain the reproductive structures.
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Example sentence • He told a superlie about his adventures in the jungle.
5 2 adjective adj
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Example sentence • He had a strong and thewy build.
8 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The trochili 's wings beat rapidly as it hovers near the flower.
6 3 noun n noun
• A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
Example sentence • Archaeologists discovered several tumuli scattered across the plains.
7 3 noun n
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Example sentence • I love eating brocoli with my dinner.
7 3 noun n noun
• (chiefly in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.
Example sentence • I ordered a cannoli for dessert at the Italian restaurant.
6 3 verb, noun v, n
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6 3 noun n noun
• More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.
Example sentence • I love the sweet and floral scent of neroli in perfumes.
5 3 noun n
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Example sentence • In ancient Greece, oboli were a small unit of currency.
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7 3 noun n
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Example sentence • I added a handful of pignoli to the salad for extra crunch.
4 2 noun
• A piece of music for one performer.
Example sentence • He enjoyed sitting soli at the park, taking in the peaceful atmosphere.
6 3 noun n
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Example sentence • I cooked tufoli pasta for dinner last night.
7 3 noun n
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Example sentence • I have never tried zeppoli before.
4 2 noun n noun
• the month following June and preceding August
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