7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a distinctive influence
verb
• establish or impress firmly in the mind
Example sentence • The child was fascinated by the animal's imprint in the sand.
9 2 noun n noun
• a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Example sentence • My grandfather was a notorious skinflint who refused to spend money on anything.
7 2 noun n noun
• an irritating or obnoxious person
Example sentence • The farmer set traps to catch the varmint that had been eating his crops.
5 1 noun n noun
• a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
adjective satellite
• showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
Example sentence • She struck the flint against a rock to create a spark.
4 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• drop a hint; intimate by a hint
Example sentence • She hinted at her secret desire to travel the world.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
verb
• form by stamping, punching, or printing
Example sentence • I love the taste of mint in my toothpaste.
5 1 verb, adverb, noun v, adv, n noun
• the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
Example sentence • I need to pick up my print from the printer.
7 2 noun n noun
• a contrived or fantastic idea
Example sentence • The monster in the movie was just a figment of the director's imagination.
8 2 noun n noun
• the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon
Example sentence • He found a piece of gunflint while hiking in the forest.
9 3 adjective adj adjective
• properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
adjective satellite
• adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional
Example sentence • He is a competent lawyer.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a person who dissents from some established policy
adjective satellite
• characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
Example sentence • The dissident was arrested for speaking out against the government.
8 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
noun
• (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
Example sentence • The penitent asked for forgiveness for his sins.
9 3 adjective adj adjective satellite
• having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
Example sentence • The lawyer asked for pertinent evidence to support his case.
9 3 adjective adj noun
• a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
adjective satellite
• tender and full of juice
Example sentence • The succulent steak was cooked to perfection.
5 1 verb, adverb, noun v, adv, n noun
• a momentary flash of light
Example sentence • The glint of sunlight on the water was mesmerizing.
4 1 noun n noun
• fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
Example sentence • I need to clean the lint from my clothes dryer.
6 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • The doctor put a splint on my broken arm.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an unbroken period of time during which you do something
verb
• subsist on a meager allowance
Example sentence • He had a stint as a bartender before becoming a chef.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
Example sentence • She added a tint of blue to the painting.
5 2 noun n noun
• a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
Example sentence • I found some aments on the forest floor.
6 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
adjective satellite
• of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
Example sentence • The moon reflected an argent light.
6 2 adjective adj adjective satellite
• softly bright or radiant
Example sentence • The moon shone with a lucent glow in the night sky.
9 3 noun n adjective
• of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
noun
• the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Example sentence • The appellant argued that the lower court made several errors in its judgment.
10 3 noun n noun
• a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
Example sentence • The soldiers set up their encampment in the middle of the forest.
9 3 adjective adj adjective satellite
• abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
Example sentence • Her face flushed a deep red, and her cheeks became tumescent with anger.
6 2 noun
• United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975)
6 1 verb v noun
• abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
adjective satellite
• (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
verb
• cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
Example sentence • She squinted her eyes to get a better view of the distant object.
9 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• something intended as a guide for making something else
Example sentence • The architect drew up a detailed blueprint for the new office building.
4 1 verb v noun
• interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'
Example sentence • He dinted the car door when he accidentally hit it with his elbow.
9 2 noun n noun
• a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
Example sentence • The detective examined the footprint left at the crime scene.
5 1 adjective adj Example sentence • I'm skint and can't afford to go out tonight.
6 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• run very fast, usually for a short distance
Example sentence • He won the 100-meter sprint at the Olympics.
10 2 noun n noun
• fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb)
Example sentence • She left a thumbprint on the glass as she took a sip of her drink.
11 3 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun
• a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
verb
• take an impression of a person's fingerprints
Example sentence • The detective found a fingerprint on the doorknob.
10 3 noun n noun
• herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring
Example sentence • I love the refreshing taste of peppermint .
9 2 noun n noun
• a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal
Example sentence • She followed the hoofprints in the snow to track the deer.
8 2 noun n noun
• a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Example sentence • The book had a misprint on page 72.
9 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers
Example sentence • The newspaper is printed on inexpensive newsprint .
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
Example sentence • I bought a reprint of my favorite book after I lost the original.
9 2 noun n noun
• common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring
Example sentence • I love the taste of spearmint gum.
10 2 noun n noun
• biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person's voice
Example sentence • The voiceprint of the suspect matched the one extracted from the crime scene.
5 1 noun n noun
• the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Example sentence • He is considered a quint of the fantasy genre.
7 2 noun n noun
• hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
Example sentence • My cat loves to roll around in the catmint patch in our backyard.
5 2 noun n noun
• intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
Example sentence • The military used elint to gather intelligence on enemy radar systems.
9 2 noun n noun
• an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico
Example sentence • The horsemint grew wild in the field.
8 2 noun n noun
• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
Example sentence • She shared an offprint of her research paper with her colleagues.
8 2 noun n noun
• something added by overprinting
9 2 noun n noun
• A mark or trace left by a hand, including more than fingerprints.
Example sentence • I found a small handprint on the windowpane.
8 2 noun, adjective n, adj
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