10 3 noun n noun
• an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
Example sentence • The turboprops have a higher cruising speed than traditional propeller aircraft.
5 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • The theater company used elaborate props to bring the story to life.
5 1 verb v noun
• a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
Example sentence • He stops the car abruptly to avoid hitting the pedestrian.
4 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • He always buys designer tops for his wife.
3 1 noun n noun
• (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Example sentence • The ops team has been working round the clock to fix the issue.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
Example sentence • The farmer grows hops in his backyard.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
verb
• cut into pieces with repeated blows
Example sentence • He showed off his culinary chops by preparing a delicious gourmet meal.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • I prefer using desktops over laptops for gaming.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a shape that is spherical and small
Example sentence • She put a few drops of essential oil in her bathwater.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The hiker admired the breathtaking view from the hilltops .
4 1 noun n noun
• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
adverb
• like a pop or with a pop
adjective satellite
• (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
Example sentence • She wore ear plugs at the concert to protect her ears from loud pops .
8 2 noun n noun
• the top of a (usually flat) roof
Example sentence • From the rooftops , I could see the entire city skyline.
9 2 noun n noun
• scenery hung at back of stage
Example sentence • The party decorations included colorful backdrops .
8 2 noun n noun
• someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
Example sentence • The hotel had three bellhops available to assist guests with their luggage.
9 2 noun n noun
• a shop where books are sold
Example sentence • I love browsing through bookshops and discovering new authors.
12 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• The summit of a mountain.
Example sentence • The mountaintops were covered in a blanket of snow.
9 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a shop where loans are made with personal property as security
Example sentence • My grandfather used to visit pawnshops to find unique antiques.
9 2 noun n Example sentence • The raindrops fell gently on the windowsill.
10 2 noun n noun
• factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry
Example sentence • Many multinational corporations outsource their manufacturing to sweatshops in developing countries.
9 2 noun n noun
• small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
Example sentence • I attended multiple workshops on photography.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
Example sentence • The king would distribute sops to the peasants during the festival.
8 3 noun n noun
• a drop from an eye dropper
Example sentence • I need to buy some eyedrops for my dry eyes.
9 3 noun n noun
• a unit of measure for the calculating speed of a computer equal to one billion floating point operations per second.
Example sentence • Supercomputers can perform calculations at multiple gigaflops per second.
9 3 noun n noun
• ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
Example sentence • I bought two lollipops from the candy store.
11 3 noun n noun
• the top side of a counter
Example sentence • The kitchen countertops were made of granite.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
Example sentence • He wore his favorite flip flops to the beach.
4 1 verb, noun v, n
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
verb
• to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
Example sentence • The janitor stocked up on mops to use in the school hallways.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
Example sentence • There are many shops at the mall.
4 1 adverb, noun adv, n noun
• (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
5 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Example sentence • She swaps her old clothes for new ones at the thrift store.
8 2 adjective adj noun
• a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination
adjective satellite
• (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Example sentence • The cops arrived at the crime scene.
5 1 noun n noun
• the yield from plants in a single growing season
Example sentence • The farmers harvested their crops before the storm arrived.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• (sometimes capitalized) A fanciful spelling of shop, chiefly used in the names of businesses to give an air of old-fashionedness.
7 2 noun n noun
• minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms
Example sentence • The cyclops in Greek mythology was a giant creature with a single eye in the middle of its forehead.
11 4 noun n noun
• huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill
Example sentence • The triceratops was a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period.
5 1 noun n noun
• wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
Example sentence • He spilled his soup and now his shirt is covered in slops .
8 2 noun n noun
• an earring with a pendant ornament
Example sentence • I have started using eardrops to treat my ear infection.
11 3 noun n noun
• A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
Example sentence • He grew out his muttonchops and styled them with wax.
10 3 adjective adj noun
• European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
Example sentence • The common hops plant is known for its fast growth and climbing ability.
10 3 noun n noun
• half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers
Example sentence • I bought a necklace made of coral drops .
13 2 noun n noun
• chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious
Example sentence • He slipped knockout drops into her drink, rendering her unconscious.
9 3 noun n noun
• street names for heroin
Example sentence • I need to use nose drops for my stuffy nose.
7 2 noun n noun
• swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
Example sentence • The hydrops in her knee caused severe swelling and pain.
7 2 noun n noun
• any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
Example sentence • The leaves of lithops are fused together to form a thick, chunky structure.
8 2 noun n noun
• a pickled herring filet that has been rolled or wrapped around a pickle
Example sentence • I bought a jar of rollmops from the grocery store.
8 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera
Example sentence • The sundrops bloomed beautifully in the garden.
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft
Example sentence • The humanitarian organization conducted airdrops of food and supplies to the war-torn region.
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