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• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example sentence • She slipped and fell on her buttocks .
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• European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
Example sentence • I have three clocks in my bedroom.
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• one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
Example sentence • She has beautiful naturally-occurring dreadlocks .
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• a remote and undeveloped area
Example sentence • I grew up in the boondocks , far from any city or town.
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• A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile
Example sentence • He applied different armlocks during the jiu-jitsu match.
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• (usually in the plural) A residential area remote from major cities and lacking conveniences common in urban areas.
Example sentence • I grew up in the backblocks of a small town.
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• a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
Example sentence • My grandmother always makes delicious bannocks for breakfast.
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• solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
Example sentence • The bedrocks of this area are mainly composed of granite.
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Example sentence • He bemocks his classmates for their lack of knowledge.
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• An appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings.
Example sentence • The plumber installed new bibcocks in the bathroom.
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• a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
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10 2 Example sentence • During mating season, blackcocks gather in leks to attract females.
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• thoroughbred horses (collectively)
Example sentence • They invested heavily in bloodstocks to improve the quality of their horse racing stable.
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• A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
Example sentence • I ordered two bocks of beer at the bar.
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• a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
Example sentence • The old warship had outdated breechblocks that needed to be replaced.
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8 2 noun n Example sentence • The farmer raised a herd of bullocks for meat production.
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• any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
Example sentence • The burdocks in the field were taller than the surrounding grass.
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Example sentence • Rifles often come with adjustable buttstocks .
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• A harder or more resistant rock type overlying a weaker or less resistant rock type.
Example sentence • The caprocks on the mountains protected the underlying layers of rock.
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• a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
Example sentence • The priests wore black cassocks during the religious ceremony.
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• a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
Example sentence • The prison contained multiple cellblocks for different categories of inmates.
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• weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields
Example sentence • I planted some charlocks in my garden.
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• a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
adverb
• as completely as possible
Example sentence • The pilot placed chocks under the aircraft wheels to prevent it from rolling.
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Example sentence • He coldcocks his opponent with a swift punch to the jaw.
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• a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
verb
• release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
Example sentence • She kept her gardening tools in a pair of old crocks .
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• a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Example sentence • The negotiation reached a series of deadlocks , with neither side willing to compromise.
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• divest of the frock; of church officials
Example sentence • The bishop defrocks the priest for his misconduct.
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• a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders
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• To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
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• A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies.
Example sentence • She wore her hair in elegant earlocks for the wedding.
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• A lock of hair that is tangled.
Example sentence • Her hair was a tangle of elflocks after a long day at the beach.
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• the raw material that is required for some industrial process
Example sentence • Some common examples of feedstocks include corn, soybeans, and sugarcane.
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• the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
Example sentence • The horse's fetlocks were clipped to prevent mud from sticking to them.
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• a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
Example sentence • The soldiers relied on their flintlocks during battle.
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• a church congregation guided by a pastor
verb
• move as a crowd or in a group
Example sentence • Large flocks of birds fly south for the winter.
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• a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
Example sentence • The forelocks of the dancers swayed in rhythm with their movements.
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• a tremor preceding an earthquake
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• Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.
Example sentence • The futtocks of the ship's hull were meticulously crafted.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The vibrant plumage of male gorcocks is truly stunning.
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• A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
Example sentence • Traffic gridlocks are a common occurrence during rush hour.
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• the action that ignites the charge in a firearm
Example sentence • The gunlocks on the muskets needed cleaning.
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