6 2 noun n noun • a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
• possessing muscular strength
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12 4 verb v verb • put an end to a state or an activity
• come to or be at an end
• prevent completion
5 1 noun n noun • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
• something regarded as a normative example
• prescribed guide for conduct or action
• (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
• the duration of a monarch's or government's power
• dominance or power through legal authority
• directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
• any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
• (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
• measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
verb • exercise authority over; as of nations
• decide with authority
• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
• decide on and make a declaration about
• have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
• mark or draw with a ruler
• keep in check
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
• a note explaining an absence
• a poor example
verb • accept an excuse for
• grant exemption or release to
• serve as a reason or cause or justification of
• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
• ask for permission to be released from an engagement
• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
3 1 verb, adverb v, adv noun • the act of using
• what something is used for
• a particular service
• (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
• exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
• (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
• take or consume (regularly or habitually)
• use up, consume fully
• seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
• avail oneself to
• habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense)
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6 1 verb v verb • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
• select as an alternative over another
• see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
4 1 noun n noun • information about recent and important events
• information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
• a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
• informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone
• the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
5 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun • a particular situation
5 1 adjective adj pronoun • (interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
• (relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
8 3 verb, noun v, n noun • (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
• a large constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis
9 3 verb v verb • cause to come to know personally
• bring something new to an environment
• place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
• bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
• bring in or establish in a new place or environment
• put or introduce into something
• bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
• put before (a body)
• furnish with a preface or introduction
• be a precursor of
5 2 verb, noun v, n noun • cruel or inhumane treatment
• a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
• improper or excessive use
verb • treat badly
• change the inherent purpose or function of something
• use foul or abusive language towards
• use wrongly or improperly or excessively
6 2 verb v verb • bring an accusation against; level a charge against
• blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
5 1 noun n noun • a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
• a state of depression
7 2 verb v verb • mistake one thing for another
• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
• cause to feel embarrassment
• assemble without order or sense
• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an ocean trip taken for pleasure
verb • drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
• travel at a moderate speed
• look for a sexual partner in a public place
• sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
• any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
verb • mix together different elements
• become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
• equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
• make liquid or plastic by heating
6 2 verb v noun • food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
verb • show unwillingness towards
• not accept as true
• elude, especially in a baffling way
• refuse to let have
• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
• refuse entrance or membership
6 2 noun n noun • beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)
5 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun • The throat; the gullet.
• Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.
adjective • In blazon, of the colour red.
5 2 verb v verb • occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
• make (somebody) laugh
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
verb • injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
• hurt the feelings of
• break up into small pieces for food preparation
• damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
6 2 verb v verb • remove the triggering device from
7 2 verb v adjective • (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
adjective satellite • spread out; not concentrated in one place
• lacking conciseness
verb • move outward
• spread or diffuse through
• cause to become widely known
10 2 noun n noun • a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
8 2 noun n 6 2 verb, noun v, n noun • improper or excessive use
verb • apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
• change the inherent purpose or function of something
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • the source of an artist's inspiration
• in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
verb • reflect deeply on a subject
4 1 verb v noun • any thick, viscous matter
• the process of seeping
verb • pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
• release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
4 2 noun n noun • a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
verb • sleep lightly or for a short period of time
7 2 noun n noun • the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
• any admirable quality or attribute
• morality with respect to sexual relations
• a particular moral excellence
4 1 verb • To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).
pronoun • You (plural).
• You (singular).
5 1 pronoun • You (plural).
• You (singular).
7 2 noun n noun • a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
8 2 noun n noun • A small barb or beard.
• Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather.
8 2 noun n noun • a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
8 2 noun n noun • a small container
• a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
• a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
• a shortened version of a written work
• a structure that encloses a body part
• a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
• a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
verb • enclose in a capsule
• put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
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10 2 noun n noun • small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
7 2 noun n noun • cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn
• a sucker on the feet of certain flies
8 2 noun n 8 2 noun n noun • a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting
7 2 noun n noun • a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
9 2 noun n noun • a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
9 2 noun n noun • The siliceous shell of a diatom.
8 2 noun n noun • the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
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