6 2 noun
n
noun
• a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
Example sentence • The neighborhood is full of yuppies who work in high-paying jobs.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
Example sentence • The guppy is a small tropical fish often kept in home aquariums.
5 2 noun
n
Example sentence • I adopted a cute puppy from the animal shelter.
13 6 noun
n
noun
• therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities
Example sentence • I injured my knee and had to go to physiotherapy for treatment.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
Example sentence • The doctor diagnosed him with syncope after he fainted.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
Example sentence • She's been going to therapy for her anxiety.
6 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
adjective satellite
• sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
Example sentence • She affectionately pinched his chubby cheeks.
5 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
adjective
• enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
5 2 noun
n
noun
• A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.
Example sentence • He was known as a successful yuppy in the business world.
4 2 noun
n
noun
• a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
verb
• treat with excessive indulgence
Example sentence • The baby cried all night.
2 1 verb
v
noun
• a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
verb
• have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Example sentence • I want to be successful in my career.
5 2 adverb
adv
Example sentence • I'll be there at 8, but maybe a few minutes late.
5 2 verb, noun
v, n
adjective
• Having the form of a cup.
Example sentence • She sipped from her cuppy of coffee.
8 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
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5 2 noun
n
noun
• a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
Example sentence • I'm going to meet my buddy for lunch.
5 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a detailed critical inspection
verb
• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Example sentence • I need to find a quiet place to study for my exam.
8 4 noun
n
noun
• a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
Example sentence • The calliope played a lively tune at the circus.
14 6 noun
n
noun
• the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
Example sentence • The patient underwent a session of electrotherapy to relieve their symptoms.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
Example sentence • According to the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy of an isolated system always increases.
11 4 noun
n
noun
• visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus
Example sentence • I had a gastroscopy to investigate my persistent stomach pain.
12 5 noun
n
noun
• the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy
Example sentence • Many people have found relief from anxiety through hypnotherapy .
13 5 noun
n
noun
• the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
Example sentence • My friend is considering starting psychotherapy to address her anxiety.
12 6 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Example sentence • The patient underwent radiotherapy for six weeks.
6 3 adjective
adj
Example sentence • She poured the syrupy honey over her pancakes.
4 2 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
Example sentence • I need a copy of that document.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• an informal term for a British policeman
Example sentence • The bobby stopped the thief from escaping.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
Example sentence • She wore a white topee to protect herself from the scorching sun.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
Example sentence • The metope on the Parthenon depicts a battle scene.
9 4 noun
n
noun
• the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms
Example sentence • Carbon exhibits allotropy as it can exist in various forms like diamond, graphite, and fullerenes.
7 4 noun
n
noun
• abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
Example sentence • The loss of the final sound in 'photo' is an example of apocope .
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