4 1 noun n noun
• a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Example sentence • She wiped the lens of her camera before taking a picture.
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• creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
4 1 noun n noun
• the habitation of wild animals
Example sentence • Many animals hibernate in dens during winter.
6 2 noun n noun
• a large number or amount
Example sentence • There were dozens of people waiting in line for the concert tickets.
7 2 noun n noun
• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Example sentence • The stars in the heavens twinkled in the dark night sky.
3 1 noun n noun
• half the width of an em
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• 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
Example sentence • The fens are a type of wetland characterized by marshy, low-lying areas.
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• a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
Example sentence • A 60-watt incandescent light bulb typically produces about 800 lumens of light output.
7 2 noun n noun
• the male reproductive organ of a flower
Example sentence • The flower had five stamens .
5 1 noun n noun
• any of several small active brown birds of the Northern Hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
Example sentence • We saw a family of wrens building a nest in our backyard.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens
Example sentence • Homo sapiens is the scientific name for modern human beings.
7 2 noun n noun
• a word used in exclamations of confusion
Example sentence • What the dickens are you doing?
6 2 noun n noun
• a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
Example sentence • He rolled two sevens in a row.
8 3 noun n noun
• any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
Example sentence • Some examples of acrogens include ferns and horsetails.
8 3 noun n noun
• an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great')
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Example sentence • The immune system recognizes alloantigens as foreign and launches an immune response.
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• a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
Example sentence • The congregation responded with loud amens at the end of the prayer.
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Example sentence • Scientists have discovered a new species of amidogens in the deep sea.
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Example sentence • Researchers are studying amylogens to better understand their role in starch synthesis.
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• any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)
Example sentence • The presence of antigens in the blood can indicate an infection.
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8 3 noun n noun
• A machine that automatically writes a person's signature.
Example sentence • The office used autopens to sign hundreds of documents quickly.
7 3 verb v verb
• cause to become awake or conscious
Example sentence • The sound of the alarm clock awakens me every morning.
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9 3 verb v
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Example sentence • The room bedarkens as the sun sets.
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• a mountain or tall hill
8 3 verb v verb
• be a signal for or a symptom of
Example sentence • The sudden drop in temperature betokens the onset of winter.
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Example sentence • Scientists study biogens to understand the origin of life.
5 1 noun n noun
• a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
8 2 verb v Example sentence • Travel broadens the mind.
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• a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare
Example sentence • Potato peels contain cyanogens , which can be toxic if ingested in large amounts.
8 3 noun n noun
• a person who inhabits a particular place
Example sentence • The park is teeming with denizens such as squirrels, birds, and rabbits.
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Example sentence • Some plants are known to be dermatogens .
10 3 verb v verb
• take the burden off; remove the burden from
8 3 noun
• the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
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• A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.
Example sentence • The priest exorcised the energumens and rid them of their demonic possession.
9 3 noun n noun
• a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
Example sentence • Some birth control pills contain synthetic estrogens .
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• flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
Example sentence • Some exogens have medicinal properties.
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• a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
Example sentence • During injury, fibrinogens are converted to fibrin to form a blood clot.
8 2 verb v Example sentence • She flattens the dough with a rolling pin.
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Example sentence • The foramens in the skull allow for the passage of blood vessels.
7 2 noun n noun
• a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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• the usual or familiar type
Example sentence • The botanical gardens had a wide variety of exotic plants.
8 2 verb v Example sentence • Winning the game gladdens the team and their fans.
5 1 noun n noun
• a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
Example sentence • The glens of Scotland are famous for their natural beauty.
7 2 noun n noun
• An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.
Example sentence • The East African Rift System is characterized by several grabens .
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Example sentence • The gravamens of the case include defamation and fraud.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The greyhens were pecking at the grass searching for insects.
7 2 noun n noun
• the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
Example sentence • He had a collection of old guldens from different countries.
7 2 verb v Example sentence • She hardens her heart and refuses to forgive those who have wronged her.
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Example sentence • I saw a flock of hazelhens in the forest.
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