7 2 noun n noun
• a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
Example sentence • He brandished his cutlass as he prepared to face the enemy.
9 2 noun n noun
• a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet
Example sentence • At the spa, they offer luxurious footbaths as part of their pedicure package.
10 2 noun n noun
• any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
Example sentence • The police set up roadblocks to catch the fleeing criminals.
8 2 noun n noun
• a box for holding matches
Example sentence • I found a lost matchbox under the couch.
5 1 noun n noun
• a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
Example sentence • I enjoy taking hot baths after a long day.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
Example sentence • I packed my clothes in a box .
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
• scenery hung at back of stage
Example sentence • The party decorations included colorful backdrops .
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
Example sentence • The sleek red fox darted across the field.
6 1 noun n noun
• a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
Example sentence • She invested her savings into stocks .
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.
7 2 noun n noun
• a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
6 1 noun n noun
• the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
Example sentence • Farmers planted swaths of crops in the field.
8 2 noun n noun
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example sentence • She slipped and fell on her buttocks .
5 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
verb
• treat for alcohol or drug dependence
Example sentence • I decided to go on a detox to cleanse my body of toxins.
6 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
Example sentence • I stored the cake in the icebox to keep it fresh.
7 2 noun n noun
• a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
Example sentence • He dropped a coin into the jukebox and selected his favorite song.
7 2 noun n noun
• a private box for delivery of mail
Example sentence • I found a letter in my mailbox today.
2 1 noun n noun
• an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
Example sentence • The farmer uses an ox to plow the fields.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
Example sentence • The children played happily in the sandbox .
7 2 noun n noun
• a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
Example sentence • I found an old shoebox in the attic.
8 2 noun n noun
• a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
Example sentence • The smallpox virus primarily spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets.
5 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder
verb
• reproduce by xerography
Example sentence • I need to make a xerox of this document.
10 2 noun n noun
• one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
Example sentence • She has beautiful naturally-occurring dreadlocks .
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.
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.
12 3 noun n noun
• any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth
Example sentence • The main diet of chaetognaths consists of small planktonic animals.
7 3 noun n noun
• either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
Example sentence • The equinox occurs twice a year, in March and September.
8 3 adjective adj adjective
• adhering to what is commonly accepted
Example sentence • He adheres to the orthodox teachings of his religion.
7 3 noun n noun
• (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
Example sentence • It's a paradox that the more you try to impress people, the less they tend to admire you.
10 4 adjective adj adjective
• breaking with convention or tradition
adjective satellite
• independent in behavior or thought
Example sentence • His unorthodox teaching methods surprised the students.
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.
7 2 noun n noun
• a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
Example sentence • She kept her hat in a little bandbox to prevent it from getting crushed.
8 2 noun n noun
• a container used to keep bread or cake in
Example sentence • I found a breadbox in the attic.
6 2 noun n noun
• a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
Example sentence • She contracted cowpox after being in close contact with an infected cow.
7 2 verb v verb
• be a mystery or bewildering to
Example sentence • His complex questions flummoxed the panel of experts.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated
Example sentence • We decided to hotbox his car with smoke from a joint.
7 2 noun n noun
• a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
Example sentence • She kept her valuable jewelry in a lockbox .
3 1 noun n noun
• brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked
Example sentence • I ordered a bagel with lox and cream cheese for breakfast.
6 2 verb v verb
• outdo someone in trickery
Example sentence • He managed to outfox his opponent and win the chess match.
7 2 noun n noun
• a small round woman's hat
Example sentence • She kept her daily vitamins in a pillbox on her nightstand.
7 2 noun n noun
• public box for deposit of mail
Example sentence • I dropped my letter in the postbox near the corner.
6 2 noun n noun
• an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
Example sentence • He reserved a skybox for the important football match.
8 2 noun n noun
• a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
Example sentence • He opened his snuffbox and offered a pinch to the gentleman sitting next to him.
7 2 noun n noun
• a crate for packing soap
Example sentence • He climbed onto his soapbox and began passionately delivering his speech.
9 2 noun n noun
• a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked
Example sentence • He hid the documents in the strongbox for safekeeping.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The air conditioning broke in the office and turned it into a sweatbox .
3 1 noun n noun
• the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
Example sentence • The vox mail service allows you to leave voice messages.
7 2 noun n noun
• container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)
Example sentence • She kept all her sewing supplies neatly organized in her workbox .
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