11 4 noun
n
noun
• Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)
6 2 verb, noun
v, n
Example sentence • The improv group put on a hilarious show last night.
11 3 adjective
adj
noun
• Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
5 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
verb
• save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Example sentence • She applied a soothing salve to her sunburned skin.
5 1 adjective
adj
adjective satellite
• having a sophisticated charm
Example sentence • He was always dressed in a suave suit and tie.
7 3 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977)
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
verb
• exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
Example sentence • He has a persistent cough that won't go away.
15 5 noun
n
noun
• Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
8 3 adjective
adj
adjective
• of or relating to or characteristic of the former country of Yugoslavia or its people or languages
noun
• a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia
4 1 noun
n
noun
• someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
Example sentence • The prof gave us an extension on the assignment.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a second-year undergraduate
Example sentence • She is currently a soph in high school.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
8 3 noun
n
noun
• Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963)
4 1 verb
v
verb
• to take off from the body or head
Example sentence • He doffed his hat as a sign of respect.
6 2 adverb
adv
Example sentence • I have no knowledge hereof .
5 1 verb
v
verb
• to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
Example sentence • He quaffed the entire bottle of champagne at the party.
5 1 verb
v
noun
• showing your contempt by derision
verb
• laugh at with contempt and derision
Example sentence • He scoffed at my idea and said it would never work.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
Example sentence • He is a wealthy toff who lives in a mansion.
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• (entertainment) A big laugh.
verb
• To have sexual intercourse (with someone)
Example sentence • He delivered a clever boff during his stand-up comedy routine.
6 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or a local expert at detecting bad coin.
verb
• To act as a shroff, especially to inspect coins to detect debasement, counterfeits, clipping, etc. for a commission.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
Example sentence • Plants are autotrophs because they produce their own food through photosynthesis.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)
11 4 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
Example sentence • A lion is a heterotroph because it obtains its energy by consuming other animals.
9 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation
Example sentence • Chinese characters are an example of a logograph system.
4 1
noun
• the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
9 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation
Example sentence • The auxotroph strain of bacteria requires additional nutrients for growth.
8 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.
Example sentence • He gave her a brushoff when she asked him out.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.
Example sentence • The cattle wandered in the haugh by the river.
10 4 noun
n
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Example sentence • Voltaire, a famous philosophe , wrote extensively on civil liberties.
10 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The prototroph bacteria were capable of growing on minimal media.
8 3 noun
n
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8 3
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6 2
noun
• Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)
11 4 noun
n
noun
• a fictional character in Dostoevsky's novel `Crime and Punishment'; he kills old women because he believes he is beyond the bounds of good or evil
15 6 noun
n
noun
• United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977)
13 6 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
13 6 noun
n
noun
• Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
13 5 noun
n
noun
• Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963)
12 5 noun
n
noun
• Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963)
7 3 noun
n
noun
• British actor and playwright (1921-2004)
6 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• Soviet general who during World War II directed the counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and captured Berlin (1896-1974)
7 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• Russian mathematician (1856-1922)
Example sentence • We need to markoff the boundaries of the construction site.
12 4 noun
n
noun
• composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)
5 2 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• the West African language of the Wolof in Senegal; related to Fula
3 1 noun
n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • The gov announced a new tax policy.
16 5 noun
n
noun
• a salve containing menthol
Example sentence • I always keep a mentholated salve in my medicine cabinet.
9 4
noun
• stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia
Example sentence • The leaves of sium suave are pinnately compound.
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