4 1 noun n Example sentence • The head chef at the restaurant prepared a delicious meal.
4 1 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
noun
• people who have severe hearing impairments
adjective satellite
• (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
Example sentence • The deaf often use sign language to communicate.
4 1 noun n noun
• a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
Example sentence • The treble clef is used in music notation to indicate higher pitches.
3 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
Example sentence • I need to check my ref before I submit the paper.
3 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • The elf quietly made its way through the forest.
3 1 noun
• Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
adverb
• Without question and beyond doubt.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference to a set of axes
verb
• represent by means of a graph
Example sentence • The bar graph clearly showed the increase in sales over the past year.
3 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• have sexual intercourse with
6 2 adverb, noun adv, n pronoun
• (reflexive pronoun) Me, as direct or indirect object the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject.
Example sentence • I need to take care of myself .
8 2 noun n pronoun
• (reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).
5 1 verb v Example sentence • She laughed at his joke.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a person who is in charge
Example sentence • The chief of police is responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.
5 1 noun n noun
• a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
Example sentence • The thief stole my wallet while I was distracted.
4 1 noun n adjective
• (used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self
noun
• your consciousness of your own identity
Example sentence • She has a strong sense of self .
7 2 pronoun
• (reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
Example sentence • She took care of herself after the surgery.
7 2 noun n pronoun
• (reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
Example sentence • He relied solely on himself for the task.
6 2 noun n pronoun
• (reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
Example sentence • The book by itself is not enough to pass the exam.
4 1 noun n noun
• young of domestic cattle
Example sentence • The farmer took the calf to the barn.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
Example sentence • The school staff organized a field trip for the students.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• cattle that are reared for their meat
Example sentence • I ordered a juicy steak with a side of beef .
5 1 adjective adj noun
• a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
adjective satellite
• of short duration or distance
verb
• give essential information to someone
Example sentence • I had a brief conversation with him before the meeting.
5 1 noun n noun
• intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
Example sentence • She cried for days in grief after her pet cat passed away.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
verb
• look through a book or other written material
Example sentence • She carefully leafed through the pages of the book.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
verb
• lower and bring partially inboard
Example sentence • The diver tried to reef the sail in the strong wind.
5 1 noun n noun
• a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
Example sentence • I placed the book on the top shelf .
9 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• something written by one's own hand
verb
• mark with one's signature
Example sentence • I asked the celebrity for an autograph after the show.
6 2 noun n noun
• as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as `on behalf of' rather than `in behalf of')
Example sentence • I spoke on behalf of the team during the meeting.
10 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
verb
• record on photographic film
Example sentence • I framed the photograph and hung it on the wall.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• any cognitive content held as true
Example sentence • His belief in justice made him a great lawyer.
6 2 noun n noun
• the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
Example sentence • I felt a sense of relief when I found out I passed the exam.
6 1 noun n noun
• an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
7 3 pronoun
• A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself.
Example sentence • It is important to take care of oneself .
4 1 noun n noun
• an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay
Example sentence • I love eating teff bread.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
verb
• be silly or tease one another
Example sentence • He blew away the chaff from the wheat using a fan.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
Example sentence • He forgot to remove the gaff from the hook before casting his fishing line.
4 1 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • We won a prize in the raff .
5 2 noun n noun
• coffee with the caffeine removed
Example sentence • I prefer drinking decaf in the evening.
7 3 noun n noun
• an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
Example sentence • His epitaph reads, 'Gone but never forgotten.'
9 3 noun n noun
• handwritten book or document
Example sentence • He showed me his collection of holographs of famous paintings.
9 3 noun n noun
• a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject
Example sentence • She is currently writing a monograph on the history of architecture.
9 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
verb
• divide into paragraphs, as of text
Example sentence • Please write a paragraph describing your favorite vacation destination.
10 3 noun n noun
• machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
Example sentence • I found an old phonograph at a flea market.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)
Example sentence • He was asked to take a polygraph test to prove his innocence.
8 2 noun n noun
• disparaging terms for the common people
Example sentence • The club was known for attracting a rough crowd of riffraff .
9 3 noun n noun
• apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
verb
• send cables, wires, or telegrams
Example sentence • He sent a telegraph to his family announcing his safe arrival.
8 4 noun n noun
• alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
Example sentence • We enjoyed an aperitif of dry white wine before dinner.
7 2 verb, noun v, n verb
• put someone through a debriefing and make him report
Example sentence • After the mission, the team gathered for a debrief to discuss their findings.
9 3 noun n noun
• doubt about the truth of something
Example sentence • She stared at the winning lottery ticket in disbelief .
5 2 noun n noun
• a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
Example sentence • The recurring motif in the novel is the symbol of a rose.
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