5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
verb
• round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
Example sentence • The camel had two large humps on its back.
5 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes)
Example sentence • The punks gathered in the underground club to listen to punk rock music.
6 1 noun n noun
• (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
Example sentence • He packed his swimsuit and towel in his beach trunks .
6 1 verb, noun v, n adjective
• stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
adjective satellite
• as if under the influence of alcohol
Example sentence • The bar was filled with drunks .
5 1 noun n noun
• a well-built sexually attractive man
Example sentence • She couldn't resist the handsome hunks at the beach.
5 1 verb v noun
• a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
verb
• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Example sentence • He dunks the basketball with incredible power.
6 1 verb v noun
• failure to reach a minimum required performance
verb
• fail to get a passing grade
Example sentence • He flunks his math exam every semester.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
verb
• draw back, as with fear or pain
Example sentence • He's been in one of his funks again.
5 1 noun n noun
• a long trough for feeding cattle
Example sentence • The sailors slept in their bunks below deck.
6 1 noun n verb
• put together indiscriminately
Example sentence • She cut the watermelon into small, bite-sized chunks .
6 1 verb v noun
• a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
verb
• make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
Example sentence • He clunks the hammer on the table.
6 1 noun n noun
• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
Example sentence • The skunks sprayed a foul odor when we startled them.
8 2 verb v Example sentence • He spelunks in caves during his free time.
7 2 verb v verb
• expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
Example sentence • The scientist debunks the theory that vaccines cause autism.
5 1 verb v noun
• the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
Example sentence • The car in front of me honks angrily at the slow driver.
5 1 verb v noun
• a sudden and decisive increase
verb
• move forward by leaps and bounds
Example sentence • She jumps over the fence.
5 1 noun n verb
• put together indiscriminately
Example sentence • The cake batter had lumps in it.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
verb
• operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
Example sentence • She wore black pumps with her red dress.
5 1 verb v verb
• have sexual intercourse with
Example sentence • She bonks her head on the low-hanging shelf.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
Example sentence • I heard the loud clonks of the hammers in the construction site.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• informal term for the nose
Example sentence • I found a bunch of conks growing on the old tree stump.
5 1 noun n noun
• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
Example sentence • The group of policy wonks gathered to discuss healthcare reform.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
Example sentence • She took out the trash and emptied it into the dumps .
5 1 noun n noun
• an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
Example sentence • He developed mumps and had to stay home from school.
6 1 verb, adverb, noun, adjective v, adv, n, adj noun
• a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
verb
• produce a sound as if from a trumpet
Example sentence • Playing trumps is a crucial strategy in the card game Bridge.
6 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • I bought a bag of flumps at the candy store.
6 1 noun n noun
• a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
Example sentence • She looked at the pile of frumps in her closet and sighed.
6 1 noun n Example sentence • The grumps settled in for a long night of complaining.
6 1 verb v noun
• the sound of a sudden heavy fall
adverb
• straight down especially heavily or abruptly
adjective satellite
• sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
Example sentence • She plumps the pillows on the couch before guests arrive.
7 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• Someone who is lazy, slovenly or dull-looking.
Example sentence • He looked tired and disheveled, with deep shlumps under his eyes.
6 1 verb v noun
• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
verb
• assume a drooping posture or carriage
Example sentence • He slumps on the couch after a long day at work.
6 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun
• the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
verb
• cause to be perplexed or confounded
Example sentence • The lumberjack removed the stumps after cutting down the trees.
5 1 noun n noun
• an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
Example sentence • The basement flooded because the sumps were clogged with debris.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
Example sentence • He could feel the thumps of his heartbeat in his chest.
5 1
4 1 noun n Example sentence • The umps made a controversial call on that play.
6 1 verb v Example sentence • The boxer whomps his opponent with a series of powerful punches.
6 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• To strike something with a whump.
Example sentence • The loud whumps of the bass drum echoed through the stadium.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
verb
• dispose of (something useless or old)
5 1 noun n noun
• A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead.
9 2 verb v
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Example sentence • Her talent for singing outtrumps her lack of experience.
9 2 noun n noun
• a person who meddles in the affairs of others
Example sentence • The quidnuncs are always gossiping about the neighbors.
5 1 noun n
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Example sentence • I collect various colors of gonks as a hobby.
6 1 noun, adjective n, adj
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6 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj
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Example sentence • He bought some stonks last week and made a huge profit.
5 1 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • I haven't seen him in yonks .
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