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• a large number or amount
Example sentence • I have tons of homework to do tonight.
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• a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
Example sentence • She sewed the buttons onto the shirt.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Example sentence • The actor's performance was full of nuance and subtle gestures.
11 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
Example sentence • The city underwent a renaissance with the opening of new museums and cultural institutions.
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• a meeting of spiritualists
Example sentence • They gathered around the table for a seance to communicate with the spirits.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The commons are used for grazing livestock.
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• metal shackles; for hands or legs
Example sentence • He used the irons to press his clothes.
6 2 noun n noun
• women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
Example sentence • She wore a pair of black nylons with her new dress.
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• United States sociologist (1902-1979)
Example sentence • The parsons were invited to lead the prayer at the church service.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a request to be present
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• call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Example sentence • He received a summons to appear in court.
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• conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
Example sentence • One of the cons of living in a big city is the high cost of living.
7 2 noun n noun
• smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
Example sentence • The gibbons in the zoo were playful and energetic.
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• (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
Example sentence • I have a collection of music icons on my computer.
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• synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
7 2 noun n noun
• a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
Example sentence • The particles in this sample are only a few microns in size.
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Example sentence • The pocosons in the area are home to a variety of unique plant species.
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• armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel
Example sentence • He polished his sabatons before the battle.
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• animal or plant group having natural relations
Example sentence • There are various taxons of insects in the rainforest.
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Example sentence • The thyratrons in the amplifier are responsible for regulating the power.
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• the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
Example sentence • He faced the situation with a surprising nonchalance .
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• the area in which something exists or lives
Example sentence • She enjoys exploring the environs of her new neighborhood.
4 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
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• a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
Example sentence • The pons is a structure found in the brainstem.
6 2 noun n noun
• women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
Example sentence • She colored the picture using bright rayons .
9 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• set of bells hung in a bell tower
Example sentence • The carillons in the tower played a beautiful melody.
11 3 noun n noun
• Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking
Example sentence • I love adding champignons to my salad.
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• a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood
Example sentence • The presence of chylomicrons in the blood can be detected through laboratory tests.
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• a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
Example sentence • The scientists were able to view the sample at a resolution of millimicrons .
9 3 noun n noun
• (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy
Example sentence • The king's army consisted of a thousand myrmidons .
10 4 noun n noun
• Any of the genus Solenodon of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals, with a long snout and venomous saliva.
Example sentence • The solenodons are known for their long snouts and tube-like noses.
9 3 noun n noun
• an expressway in a German-speaking country
Example sentence • The autobahns allow for high-speed travel between cities.
8 2 noun n noun
• A type of frame drum used in Celtic music which was traditionally played by being struck with an animal bone, or in modern times, a piece of wood.
Example sentence • He played the bodhrans with great skill.
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Example sentence • The congregation praised the hazzans for their melodious chanting.
9 3 noun n noun
• The information superhighway.
6 2 noun n noun
• (India) a private soldier or male constable
Example sentence • The jawans exhibited incredible bravery during the battle.
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Example sentence • The concrete surface had a laitance layer that needed to be removed before further construction.
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Example sentence • La naissance d'un enfant est un événement joyeux.
10 3 noun n noun
• The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.
Example sentence • The doctor wrote a prescription, or ordonnance , for my medication.
6 2 noun n Example sentence • I love to sprinkle pecans on top of my ice cream.
5 2 noun n noun
• the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368
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• pungent Old World weedy plant
Example sentence • I added a handful of chopped ramsons to the soup to give it a lovely garlicky flavor.
8 3 verb v noun
• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
Example sentence • He abandons his car on the side of the road.
8 3 noun n noun
• any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
9 3 noun n noun
• the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
Example sentence • He owned several advowsons in the county.
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• a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
Example sentence • The Greek tragedies were full of intense emotional agons .
8 3 noun n noun
• an airfoil that controls lateral motion
Example sentence • The pilot adjusted the ailerons to control the roll of the aircraft.
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