6 2 verb
v
verb
• run away secretly with one's beloved
Example sentence • She elopes with her boyfriend and gets married in secret.
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a specific instance of feeling hopeful
Example sentence • I have high hopes for the success of this project.
5 1 noun
n
Example sentence • The climber tied the ropes securely before scaling the mountain.
6 1 noun
n
noun
• an elevated geological formation
Example sentence • The skiers navigated the steep slopes with ease.
6 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
Example sentence • The stargazers gather in the observatory to view celestial bodies using powerful scopes .
5 1 verb
v
noun
• brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
verb
• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Example sentence • She copes with stress by practicing yoga.
6 1 verb
v
noun
• the act of groping; and instance of groping
verb
• feel about uncertainly or blindly
Example sentence • He gropes in the dark for the light switch.
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
Example sentence • She watched as the antelope gracefully jumped in swift lopes across the plain.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• a structurally different form of an element
Example sentence • The study of allotropes is important in the field of materials science.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
verb
• rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
Example sentence • Their shop sells a wide range of organic soaps .
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
Example sentence • I need to buy envelopes for these letters.
8 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
Example sentence • Scientists can distinguish isotopes of an element through mass spectrometry.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
Example sentence • The toy drone uses gyroscopes to stabilize and maintain its position in the air.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
Example sentence • Some people believe that horoscopes can predict their future.
11 3 noun
n
noun
• magnifier of the image of small objects
Example sentence • Scientists use microscopes to observe tiny organisms.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
Example sentence • The submarine has multiple periscopes for the crew to see above the water.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
Example sentence • He's been in the mopes all day.
11 3 noun
n
noun
• a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh
Example sentence • I bought two cantaloupes from the grocery store.
13 4 noun
n
noun
• electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
Example sentence • Researchers use oscilloscopes to analyze electronic signals.
12 3 noun
n
noun
• a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
Example sentence • The doctors used their stethoscopes to listen to the patients' heartbeats.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• a magnifier of images of distant objects
verb
• crush together or collapse
Example sentence • Astronomers use telescopes to observe distant galaxies.
6 1 noun
n
noun
• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Example sentence • The movie relied heavily on familiar tropes of the romantic comedy genre.
6 1 verb, adverb, noun
v, adv, n
noun
• birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)
Example sentence • The miners were working in the dark, narrow stopes .
9 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • The boltropes on the sails ensured their stability in the strong winds.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• street names for marijuana
verb
• take drugs to improve one's athletic performance
Example sentence • He sells dopes to high school students.
9 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • The sailors climbed down the footropes to board the ship.
4 1 verb
v
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Example sentence • The popes of the Roman Catholic Church are the successors of Saint Peter.
10 2 noun
n
noun
• a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens
Example sentence • As people get older, they may become presbyopes .
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a deep red garnet used as a gemstone
Example sentence • She collected various pyropes from her travels around the world.
10 2 noun
n
noun
• tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground
Example sentence • She walked across the tightropes with absolute grace.
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
verb
• drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
Example sentence • There were several topes along the mountain trail.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
Example sentence • The savannah is a common habitat for antelopes .
9 3 noun
n
noun
• someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected
Example sentence • There were several antipopes in the 14th century.
12 4 noun
n
noun
• One who has deuteranopia.
Example sentence • Many deuteranopes struggle to distinguish between red and green hues.
10 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • Most of the population fall into the category of emmetropes .
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person
10 3
verb
• encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license
9 3
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9 3 noun
n
noun
• A section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.
Example sentence • Biblical scholars often analyze pericopes individually.
12 3
noun
• an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
Example sentence • The economic downturn is dashing hopes of a quick recovery.
11 2 noun
n
noun
• Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
16 4 noun
n
noun
• Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
11 2
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • The soldiers used nightscopes to see in the dark.
10 3
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • The technician relied on aeroscopes to assess the air quality in the laboratory.
10 3 noun
n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • He consulted the baroscopes to predict the upcoming storm.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a South African movie theater
Example sentence • She attended a lecture on the history of bioscopes .
10 3 noun
n
noun
• An optical instrument used for seeing inside tight spaces, consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an optical relay inside so that the view through a lens or window at one end of the tube may be seen from a lens or eyepiece in the opposite end of the tube.
Example sentence • With the help of borescopes , engineers can detect defects in infrastructure.
11 3 noun
n
noun
• A form of endoscope used to examine the ureter and the bladder.
Example sentence • The surgeon used cystoscopes during the bladder surgery.
12 3 noun
n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • Gemologists often carry dichroscopes as part of their toolkit.
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