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• (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
Example sentence • The children were scared of the goblins hiding in the dark forest.
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• a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
Example sentence • I spilled some coffee, could you get me a few napkins ?
7 2 noun n Example sentence • I have a set of ceramic pipkins in my kitchen.
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• United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
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• tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
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• United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
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• small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
Example sentence • The robins were singing cheerfully in the tree.
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• small intestines of hogs prepared as food
Example sentence • Some people enjoy eating chitlins with hot sauce.
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• a line leading to a place or point
Example sentence • Please follow the directions on the map to reach the destination.
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• a dagger with a slender blade
Example sentence • She used bodkins to thread the ribbon through the holes of her craft project.
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• a mound of glacial drift
Example sentence • The landscape of this region is characterized by a series of drumlins .
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• citadel of a Russian town
Example sentence • The kremlins in Moscow and Kazan are famous tourist attractions.
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Example sentence • I bought some delicious lumpkins at the bakery.
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• any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas
Example sentence • The purple martins returned to their nesting sites for the summer.
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• small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
Example sentence • The merlins nested in the old oak tree.
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• 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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• a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin
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• any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
Example sentence • Exposure to dioxins can lead to serious health problems.
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• a quiet plodding workhorse
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• a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
Example sentence • He stacked the firkins of butter in the corner of the room.
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• lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
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• a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
Example sentence • There are several types of globulins , including alpha, beta, and gamma globulins .
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• winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
Example sentence • The ancient Greeks believed that griffins guarded treasure.
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• a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times
Example sentence • In the Renaissance era, jerkins were often made of velvet or brocade.
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• British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)
Example sentence • The kelvins scale starts at absolute zero, which is -273.15 degrees Celsius.
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• any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red
Example sentence • I bought a bag of pippins from the farmers' market.
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• United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906)
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• procumbent or spreading juniper
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• a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase
Example sentence • My doctor recommended I start taking statins to manage my high cholesterol.
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• a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties
Example sentence • Exercise stimulates the release of endorphins , which can improve mood.
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• hormone secreted by the pineal gland
Example sentence • Some people take melatonins as a dietary supplement to improve sleep quality.
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• any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Example sentence • Ethylene and propylene are common examples of olefins .
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• the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Example sentence • The origins of this ancient civilization have been a subject of debate among historians.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • I love to eat raisins for a healthy snack.
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• any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
Example sentence • The artist used various resins to create a textured effect in the painting.
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• an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
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• negotiate the terms of an exchange
Example sentence • I found some great bargains at the flea market.
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• a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
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• a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
Example sentence • The store uses mannequins to display their latest fashion collection.
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• an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
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• destroy completely; damage irreparably
Example sentence • Exploring ancient ruins is a fascinating adventure.
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• (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 .
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• English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
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• United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
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• a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
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• box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
Example sentence • The funeral home displayed a variety of beautifully crafted coffins .
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