7 2 noun n noun
• rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
Example sentence • I made pilaffs for dinner last night.
6 1 noun n noun
• personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
Example sentence • The staffs of the two hotels went on strike simultaneously.
6 1 noun n noun
• a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference to a set of axes
verb
• represent by means of a graph
Example sentence • The professor used graphs to explain the correlation between temperature and humidity.
6 1 verb v Example sentence • She laughs at all his jokes.
8 3 noun n noun
• tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
Example sentence • Tourists enjoy observing giraffes on safari.
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6 2 noun n noun
• fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
Example sentence • The fibers of kenafs are used to produce textiles.
7 2 noun n
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Example sentence • I need to buy some agrafes for my stapler.
5 1 verb v
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• two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
Example sentence • Teachers often teach digraphs as part of phonics lessons.
8 2 noun n noun
• the sphere of work by women
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• characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
Example sentence • She displayed a collection of antique distaffs in her living room.
6 2 noun n noun
• a socially awkward or tactless act
Example sentence • He made several gaffes during his speech.
5 1 noun n noun
• a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
Example sentence • His comedic routine was full of hilarious gaffs .
5 1 noun
• the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
9 2 noun n
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Example sentence • Scientists use myographs to measure muscle contractions.
5 1 noun n
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Example sentence • He naffs off every time we try to have a serious conversation.
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Example sentence • He outlaughs everyone with his wicked sense of humor.
9 2 noun n noun
• disparaging terms for the common people
Example sentence • The security guards were instructed to keep the riffraffs out of the exclusive club.
7 1 verb, adverb v, adv noun
• a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
verb
• strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first
Example sentence • He sclaffs the golf ball and it ends up in the rough.
6 1 noun n noun
• spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
Example sentence • Staphylococcus aureus, or staphs , is a common bacteria found on the skin.
9 2 noun n noun
• staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
Example sentence • The tipstaffs were used by the police officers for crowd control during the protest.
9 2 noun n noun
• A specific sequence of three letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.
Example sentence • Some examples of trigraphs include 'igh' in 'night' and 'tch' in 'catch'.
10 2 noun n noun
• Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.
5 1 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • He yaffs at everyone's jokes, no matter how bad they are.
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10 3 noun n noun
• a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme
Example sentence • In English, the letter 'o' has many allographs , such as 'o', 'au', and 'ough'.
10 3 noun n
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11 4 noun n noun
• An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
Example sentence • Scientists use anemographs to measure wind speed and direction.
10 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• something written by one's own hand
verb
• mark with one's signature
Example sentence • I have a collection of autographs from famous celebrities.
10 3 noun n noun
• a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure
Example sentence • The meteorological research center uses barographs to measure atmospheric pressure.
11 3 noun n noun
• navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
Example sentence • The bathyscaphs were equipped with various scientific instruments.
10 3 noun
• record or recording made by a bolometer
10 3 noun
• scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)
Example sentence • The scientist analyzed the cymographs to study the frequency of the waves.
9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • English language has several diagraphs , including 'ch', 'sh', and 'ph'.
9 3 noun n noun
• a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
Example sentence • The book was divided into different sections, each with its own unique epigraphs .
8 3 noun n noun
• an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
Example sentence • Many graveyards have beautiful epitaphs inscribed on the headstones.
10 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The scientists analyzed the ergographs to measure muscle activity.
11 3 noun n noun
• duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy
Example sentence • He used hectographs to print multiple copies of his notes.
11 4 noun n noun
• an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on
verb
• signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays
Example sentence • The explorers used heliographs to communicate with each other across the vast desert.
10 3 noun n noun
• handwritten book or document
Example sentence • She had a collection of holographs of famous musicians.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
Example sentence • English is full of homographs , such as 'bow' (a knot) and 'bow' (to bend forward).
11 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The hygrographs in the lab are calibrated to provide accurate readings.
10 4 noun n noun
• a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
Example sentence • Chinese writing system uses ideographs to represent words or ideas.
9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • She studied isographs to understand the relationship between variables.
10 3 noun n noun
• scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)
Example sentence • Scientists use kymographs to study the movement of cells.
11 3 noun n noun
• a print produced by lithography
Example sentence • He collected vintage lithographs of famous artworks.
10 3 noun n noun
• a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation
Example sentence • Chinese characters are logographs .
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