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• art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
Example sentence • She wore a beautiful necklace with precious gems .
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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• grow out of, have roots in, originate in
Example sentence • The stems of the plants were bending under the weight of the flowers.
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• the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
8 2 verb v verb
• express strong disapproval of
Example sentence • The teacher condemns cheating in exams.
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• a quad with a square body
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• (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
Example sentence • She wore a pair of denims to the party.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• (sometimes derogatory) A feminine or effeminate person.
Example sentence • Some people identify as fems to express their gender identity.
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• the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Example sentence • I love sharing funny mems with my friends.
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• (roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
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• tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
Example sentence • The rancher planted bluestems in the pasture to provide forage for cattle.
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• the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
Example sentence • The brainstems control basic bodily functions like breathing and heart rate.
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• an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
Example sentence • The ancient diadems were made of pure gold.
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Example sentence • She had two diastems between her front teeth.
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• (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
Example sentence • I need to reset my modems because the internet connection is slow.
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Example sentence • The periblems of the plant help provide support and protection.
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Example sentence • He collects antique pipestems as a hobby.
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Example sentence • The formation of sierozems is influenced by the presence of calcium carbonate.
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• a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
Example sentence • We sang hymns at the church service.
5 1 noun
• a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
7 1 noun n noun
• apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
Example sentence • After weeks of coughing, he finally expelled the phlegms blocking his airways.
5 1 noun n noun
• a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
9 2 noun n noun
• a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
verb
• spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
Example sentence • The birdlimes were spread on the branches to catch the unsuspecting birds.
10 3 noun n noun
• Any enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell.
Example sentence • Bacteria secrete exoenzymes to break down complex molecules into simpler ones for absorption.
6 2 noun n noun
• An introduction, preface or preamble.
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Example sentence • The concept of trisemes is used in phonology.
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• a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
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• A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
Example sentence • Farmers value chernozems for their incredible productivity.
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• living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Example sentence • In some cultures, harems were common practice.
7 2 noun n noun
• the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
Example sentence • The mayhems caused by the storm were chaotic and destructive.
8 2 noun
• (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
6 2 noun n noun
• desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
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• a maneuver in a game or conversation
Example sentence • He employed various stratagems to outsmart his opponents.
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• someone who journeys in foreign lands
Example sentence • The pilgrims traveled to the holy site to seek blessings.
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• written matter preceding the main text of a book
Example sentence • I have to study for my prelims tomorrow.
5 1 noun
• the top edge of a vessel or other container
Example sentence • The champagne glass brims with bubbles.
5 1 noun n Example sentence • The glims of sunlight danced on the water's surface.
4 1 noun n noun
• athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
Example sentence • I go to the gyms every day to work out.
5 1 noun n noun
• one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
Example sentence • He lost both his limbs in a tragic accident.
5 1 verb v Example sentence • The artist's brush limns the contours of the landscape.
5 1 verb
• To make affectedly precise or proper.
Example sentence • The prims function returns the minimum spanning tree of a given graph.
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