8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• things that make you comfortable and at ease
Example sentence • He enjoyed the comforts of a cozy fireplace and a soft armchair.
6 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
Example sentence • I need to buy a new pair of shorts for summer.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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Example sentence • Some species of dameworts produce vibrant yellow flowers.
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• dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor
Example sentence • She collected a handful of daneworts for her herbal remedy.
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• Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony.
Example sentence • The bright purple louseworts added a splash of color to the meadow.
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• perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
Example sentence • The pileworts in the garden bloomed beautifully in the spring.
5 1 noun n noun
• German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
Example sentence • The frequency of the sound wave is measured in hertz .
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• outlying areas (as of a city or town)
Example sentence • Our new house is on the outskirts of town.
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Example sentence • He shouted 'nerts !' when he lost the game.
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• creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
Example sentence • The birthworts are distributed across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
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• any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animals
Example sentence • The bladderworts ' unique bladder-like traps are highly efficient in capturing prey.
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• any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
Example sentence • The leaves of bloodworts are often heart-shaped.
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• a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
Example sentence • My grandmother grows coleworts in her garden.
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• A perennial herb, Filipendula vulgaris, closely related to meadowsweet.
Example sentence • The dropworts commonly found in North America include the water dropwort and the meadow dropwort.
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Example sentence • The feverworts in this region are known for their medicinal properties.
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• any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia
Example sentence • The figworts in the garden are blooming beautifully this season.
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• Either of two plants of the family Umbelliferae.
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• any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
Example sentence • The sporophytes of hornworts grow vertically from the gametophyte.
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• any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
Example sentence • The diversity of liverworts is quite remarkable.
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• Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
Example sentence • The lungworts in my yard are blooming beautifully this spring.
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• any of various plants of the genus Polygala
Example sentence • The field was filled with a variety of milkworts .
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• any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
Example sentence • These delicate mitreworts prefer shaded areas in the garden.
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• wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
Example sentence • These moorworts belong to the genus Riccia.
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• A name given to several unrelated plants around the world. In general they all have round leaves of about the shape and size of a (pre-decimal) penny.
Example sentence • The garden was decorated with various types of pennyworts .
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• an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
Example sentence • The herbal medicine used ribworts to treat respiratory problems.
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• low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
Example sentence • The white stitchworts create a beautiful carpet of flowers in the garden.
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• any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits
Example sentence • Many species of stoneworts are used as biological indicators of water quality.
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• North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
9 3 noun n noun
• 1,000,000,000 periods per second
Example sentence • My computer's processor speed is 2.5 gigahertz .
9 3 noun n noun
• one thousand periods per second
Example sentence • The radio station broadcasts at 105 kilohertz .
9 3 noun n noun
• one million periods per second
Example sentence • The television operates at a frequency of 60 megahertz .
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• one trillion periods per second
Example sentence • Scientists are researching terahertz technology for medical diagnosis.
4 1 noun n noun
• (usually in plural) A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.
Example sentence • He carefully sorted through the orts on his plate before leaving the restaurant.
11 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• Underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants.
Example sentence • He wore his undershorts underneath his jeans.
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• a public promotion of some product or service
Example sentence • I saw a lot of adverts for new movies on the billboards.
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• engaged in or accustomed to close observation
noun
• condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
verb
• warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
Example sentence • The weather alerts warned of possible thunderstorms in the area.
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Example sentence • He anteverts his head to get a better view of the stage.
7 2 verb v Example sentence • She asserts her authority by making confident decisions.
6 2 verb v verb
• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
Example sentence • She averts her gaze when he walks by.
6 1 verb v Example sentence • She blurts out the answer before anyone else can respond.
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• a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
Example sentence • The brownshirts were paramilitary groups associated with the Nazi Party in the 1920s and 1930s.
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• (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
verb
• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Example sentence • She dreamt of crossing the deserts on camelback.
8 2 noun n noun
• a dish served as the last course of a meal
Example sentence • I love eating desserts after dinner.
5 1 noun
• the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
adjective satellite
• (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
7 2 verb v verb
• turn aside; turn away from
Example sentence • She diverts her attention to her phone whenever she is bored.
6 2 verb v noun
• United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)
verb
• turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward
Example sentence • She everts her eyelids when applying mascara.
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Example sentence • An exahertz is equal to 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 Hertz.
6 2 verb v Example sentence • She exerts a lot of effort in her studies.
7 2 noun n noun
• a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
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• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Example sentence • The experts have conducted extensive research on the topic.
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