9 2 noun n noun
• the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt
Example sentence • Turtles have plastrons , the bottom shell of their shell.
5 1 verb, noun v, 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 fell and broke her arm bones .
5 1 noun n noun
• United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
6 1 noun n noun
• a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
adjective satellite
• of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
verb
• kill by throwing stones at
Example sentence • She collected colorful stones from the beach.
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • He showed his cojones by standing up to the bully.
6 1 noun n noun
• stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
verb
• make a monotonous low dull sound
Example sentence • The military uses drones for surveillance purposes.
10 2 noun n noun
• electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
Example sentence • I always wear headphones when I go jogging.
5 1 verb v noun
• a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
Example sentence • He hones his skills by practicing every day.
6 1 noun n noun
• electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
verb
• get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Example sentence • He has a collection of vintage phones .
5 1 noun n noun
• the quality of a person's voice
verb
• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
Example sentence • The artist used various tones of blue to create a calming effect in the painting.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
verb
• regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
Example sentence • There are time zones all over the world.
12 4 noun, adjective n, adj
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9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• Any picture printed in two shades of the same colour, such as a duotype or duograph.
Example sentence • The designer chose to use duotones in the brochure to create a modern and artistic look.
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Example sentence • I downloaded a set of icones for my computer's desktop.
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Example sentence • The isotones of carbon have 6 neutrons.
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• a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
Example sentence • The scent and flavor of many fruits, like peach and pineapple, are due to lactones .
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9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
noun
• an unchanging intonation
adjective satellite
• sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
Example sentence • The speaker's monotones made it difficult to stay awake during the lecture.
14 4 noun n noun
• a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis
10 2 noun n noun
• two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death
Example sentence • The skull and crossbones is a popular symbol of danger.
12 3 noun n noun
• a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
Example sentence • She played with knucklebones in the schoolyard during recess.
5 1 noun n noun
• the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m.
8 2 noun n noun
• a physician who specializes in surgery
Example sentence • I went to the sawbones for a check-up.
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Example sentence • Los cabezones son difíciles de convencer.
7 3 noun n noun
• The punctuation mark ":".
Example sentence • I exchanged my dollars for colones at the bank.
5 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
6 2 noun n noun
• women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
Example sentence • She wore a pair of black nylons with her new dress.
5 2 noun n noun
• (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
Example sentence • I have a collection of music icons on my computer.
10 2 noun n noun
• game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
Example sentence • We used to play with jackstones during recess.
8 3 noun n noun
• the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
Example sentence • Exposure to high levels of acetones can cause dizziness and nausea.
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Example sentence • Some aglycones have anti-inflammatory properties.
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Example sentence • The gladiator games were known as agones .
10 2 noun n noun
• a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone
12 4 noun n noun
• a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
Example sentence • The function of aldosterones is to regulate the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
10 3 noun n noun
• (linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme
Example sentence • In English, the /p/ and /pÊ°/ sounds are allophones of the phoneme /p/.
10 3 noun n
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Example sentence • She collected various alumstones during her travels.
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Example sentence • She adorned her necklace with amazonstones .
7 3 noun n noun
• A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.
Example sentence • The ambones in the church were beautifully carved.
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7 3 noun n noun
• The corner of a wall or rafter.
Example sentence • The ancones on this bridge provide additional support.
13 4 noun n noun
• an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone
Example sentence • Research suggests that androsterones play a role in human sexual behavior.
10 3 noun n noun
• the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
Example sentence • She twisted her ankle and fractured one of her anklebones .
12 4 noun n noun
• (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
Example sentence • During the summer months, anticyclones often bring warm and dry weather to the region.
9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • She filled the pool with aquatones like blue and green.
6 2 verb v Example sentence • He atones for his mistakes by volunteering at the local shelter.
6 2 noun n noun
• long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
Example sentence • Damaged axones in the spinal cord can lead to loss of sensation and motor control.
9 2 noun n noun
• a central cohesive source of support and stability
Example sentence • Spiders have exoskeletons that serve as their backbones .
9 3 noun n Example sentence • The barytones sang a beautiful harmony.
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Example sentence • Some studies suggest that benzophenones may have harmful effects on the environment.
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