7 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• an elastic synthetic fabric
Example sentence • She wore a pink spandex bodysuit for her dance performance.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
Example sentence • The soldiers were stationed in the barracks .
8 2 noun
n
noun
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example sentence • She slipped and fell on her buttocks .
6 2 noun
n
noun
• a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
Example sentence • The development of civilization can be divided into different epochs .
6 2 noun
n
noun
• 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
Example sentence • She saved up all her kopeks to buy a new dress.
7 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
Example sentence • I always keep a box of kleenex on my desk.
8 2 noun
n
Example sentence • We set up two hammocks between the palm trees.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
Example sentence • The workers used mattocks to dig holes for planting trees.
8 2 noun
n
Example sentence • The farmer raised a herd of bullocks for meat production.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• the process of flowing out
Example sentence • The efflux of time is inevitable.
5 2 noun
n
Example sentence • Archaeologists discovered fragments of silex at the ancient site.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Example sentence • The calix of a flower is the outermost whorl of floral organs.
8 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
8 2 noun
n
noun
• an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
Example sentence • Their hunger pangs made their stomachs rumble loudly.
10 4 noun
n
noun
• a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
adjective satellite
• capable of distinguishing
Example sentence • Many foreign languages use diacritics to indicate different pronunciation or meaning.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• items for sale to the individual consumer
Example sentence • I bought some beauty products from the store.
6 1 noun
n
noun
• a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
Example sentence • She invested her savings into stocks .
5 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• an open-source version of the UNIX operating system
Example sentence • I will linux my laptop and install the operating system.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
6 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• 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.
10 2 noun
n
noun
• one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
Example sentence • She has beautiful naturally-occurring dreadlocks .
7 3 noun
n
noun
• a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg
7 2 noun
n
noun
• (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange
Example sentence • The centrex system allows for easy call management and forwarding.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor
8 2 noun
n
noun
• lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
Example sentence • I ordered fish and chips with haddocks at the restaurant.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
Example sentence • The horses were grazing peacefully in the paddocks .
9 2 noun
n
noun
• southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
Example sentence • She bought a bag of shaddocks from the market.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• the first largest innermost toe
Example sentence • I stubbed my hallux on the corner of the table.
9 2 noun
n
noun
• a remote and undeveloped area
Example sentence • I grew up in the boondocks , far from any city or town.
8 2 noun
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8 2 noun
n
noun
• A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile
Example sentence • He applied different armlocks during the jiu-jitsu match.
10 2 noun
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noun
• (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.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• 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.
8 2 noun
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8 2 noun
n
noun
• solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
Example sentence • The bedrocks of this area are mainly composed of granite.
7 2 verb
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Example sentence • He bemocks his classmates for their lack of knowledge.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• An appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings.
Example sentence • The plumber installed new bibcocks in the bathroom.
9 2
noun
• a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
8 2 noun
n
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10 2
Example sentence • During mating season, blackcocks gather in leks to attract females.
6 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
verb
• render unsuitable for passage
Example sentence • I stacked the blocks in a tower.
11 2 noun
n
noun
• thoroughbred horses (collectively)
Example sentence • They invested heavily in bloodstocks to improve the quality of their horse racing stable.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• 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.
8 2 noun
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12 2 noun
n
noun
• 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.
6 1 verb, adjective
v, adj
8 2 noun
n
noun
• 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.
10 2 noun
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Example sentence • Rifles often come with adjustable buttstocks .
8 2 noun
n
noun
• 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.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• 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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