3 1 noun n noun
• the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
Example sentence • The country has been at war for over a decade.
4 1 noun n noun
• a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
Example sentence • Please remember to close the front door before leaving.
4 1 adverb adv adjective
• (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; above; more than
noun
• English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
adverb
• used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is more of something
Example sentence • I need more time to finish my homework.
2 1 noun n noun
• a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific with capital Salem
Example sentence • She couldn't decide between the red or the blue dress.
7 3 adverb adv adverb
• at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
verb
• surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
Example sentence • She sat on the floor and played with her toys.
3 1 conjunction
• And not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
noun
• A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function.
7 2 adjective adj adjective
• belonging to the period after a war
Example sentence • The postwar era brought significant social and political changes.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a person who evokes boredom
Example sentence • I fell asleep because the lecture was such a bore .
4 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a small group of indispensable persons or things
verb
• remove the core or center from
Example sentence • The apple core was thrown into the compost bin.
6 2 verb v Example sentence • I will ignore any negative comments about my work.
4 1 verb v Example sentence • She poured a glass of wine for herself.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
Example sentence • The final score of the game was 3-1.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the land along the edge of a body of water
Example sentence • We walked along the shore , enjoying the sound of the waves.
4 1 verb, adjective v, adj Example sentence • He had a sore throat and could not speak.
4 1 verb v noun
• commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
Example sentence • He tore up the letter and threw it in the trash.
6 2 adverb adv adverb
• towards the shore from the water
Example sentence • The ship ran aground and the crew had to swim ashore .
8 2 noun n Example sentence • I forgot my umbrella and got completely soaked in the sudden downpour .
9 2 noun n noun
• a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
Example sentence • I need to go to the drugstore to pick up some prescription medication.
8 2 noun n noun
• the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
Example sentence • The country is steeped in mythology and folklore .
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an implement used to propel or steer a boat
Example sentence • He rowed the boat with a single oar .
3 2 noun n noun
• a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
Example sentence • The miners discovered a rich vein of ore in the mountain.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
verb
• direct one's attention on something
Example sentence • She had a tiny pore on her cheek.
5 1 verb v noun
• the rattling noise produced when snoring
verb
• breathe noisily during one's sleep
Example sentence • He snored loudly, keeping everyone awake.
4 1 verb v noun
• the act of rising upward into the air
Example sentence • The eagle soared high above the mountains.
8 3 noun n noun
• variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
Example sentence • I sat beneath the shade of a large sycamore tree.
3 1 noun n noun
• A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying
6 2 noun n noun
• the treasurer at a college or university
Example sentence • The bursar manages the financial affairs of the university.
6 2 noun n noun
• a fundamental principle or practice
Example sentence • The ancient ruins were supported by massive stone pillars.
9 3 noun n noun
• perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
Example sentence • The hellebore flowers in my garden look stunning during the winter season.
3 1 noun
• an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
Example sentence • She plays the kor beautifully.
4 2 noun n noun
• (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
Example sentence • The kore of the compass points to the North.
5 1 noun n noun
• a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
Example sentence • The mushroom releases spores into the air for reproduction.
9 3 noun n noun
• a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Example sentence • The stevedore unloaded the crates from the ship.
10 2 noun n noun
• a set with 3 times 20 members
adjective satellite
• being ten more than fifty
Example sentence • In biblical times, a threescore represented sixty years.
4 1 noun n Example sentence • In days of yore , people used to travel long distances by foot.
7 2 verb v noun
• a person from whom you are descended
Example sentence • He forbore from eating dessert to maintain his diet.
7 2 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • The outpour of support from the community was overwhelming.
8 2 noun n noun
• A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.
Example sentence • The magician disappeared through a trapdoor in the stage.
13 4 noun n noun
• a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
Example sentence • She studied violin at the conservatoire for five years.
10 4 noun n noun
• extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck and a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
Example sentence • The plesiosaur discovered in this area is believed to be a new species.
11 4 noun n noun
• large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America
Example sentence • The tyrannosaur roamed the prehistoric earth millions of years ago.
10 4 adjective adj
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Example sentence • The clavicular bone is located in the shoulder region.
11 3 noun n noun
• a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria
Example sentence • The arthrospore formation in some fungi allows for easy dispersal of the spores.
4 1 noun n noun
• wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
Example sentence • The gaur is a large wild ox native to South and Southeast Asia.
9 3 noun n noun
• any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic
Example sentence • The hadrosaur fossil was discovered in Montana.
9 3 noun n noun
• larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte
Example sentence • The megaspore develops into a female gametophyte in higher plants.
10 3 noun n noun
• smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte
Example sentence • The microspores of pine trees are released into the air to fertilize ovules.
8 2 verb v verb
• score more points than one's opponents
Example sentence • The basketball team was able to outscore their opponents in every quarter.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb
Example sentence • The wingspan of some pterosaurs could reach up to 30 feet.
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