6 2 noun n noun
• instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
Example sentence • The education system in this country needs to be reformed.
4 2 noun n noun
• a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
adverb
• (used when listing or enumerating items) also
Example sentence • I need to buy some items for the party.
7 2 noun n noun
• a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
Example sentence • I have a math problem that I can't solve.
2 1 adverb, noun adv, n noun
• a quad with a square body
4 2 noun
• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
Example sentence • Could you please, ahem , stop talking during the movie?
6 2 noun n noun
• a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
Example sentence • The national anthem is sung at every sporting event.
6 2 noun n noun
• special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
Example sentence • The national emblem of Australia is a kangaroo and an emu.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
Example sentence • She wears a beautiful gem necklace.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
verb
• fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
Example sentence • She carefully folded the hem of her dress.
6 2 noun n noun
• the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
Example sentence • The protest descended into mayhem as the crowd started looting and vandalizing the shops.
5 2 noun n noun
• (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
Example sentence • I need to reset the modem to fix the internet connection.
3 1 noun
• (roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
verb
• grow out of, have roots in, originate in
Example sentence • The flowers had long, slender stems.
9 3 noun n noun
• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
Example sentence • The diaphragm is a thin muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.
3 1 noun n noun
• the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Example sentence • I saw him at the park yesterday.
4 1 verb v noun
• the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
verb
• move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Example sentence • I will come to your house later today.
10 4 adjective adj Example sentence • The antemortem examination found no signs of illness or injury.
6 3 noun n noun
• an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
Example sentence • She wore a shimmering diadem on her head.
3 1 noun
• the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Example sentence • She has a great mem for names and faces.
9 3 noun n noun
• a maneuver in a game or conversation
Example sentence • He used a clever stratagem to win the game.
9 3 noun n noun
• a system that is part of some larger system
Example sentence • The cooling subsystem of the computer was not functioning properly.
3 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• (sometimes derogatory) A feminine or effeminate person.
Example sentence • The conference focused on empowering women and promoting fem .
7 2 verb v verb
• express strong disapproval of
Example sentence • The government condemned the terrorist attack as an act of cruelty.
5 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl.
adjective
• (entertainment) Pertaining to a femme; feminine, female.
Example sentence • She is a strong and independent femme .
9 4 noun n noun
• a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
Example sentence • The coral reefs are an important part of the marine ecosystem .
5 2 noun n noun
• living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Example sentence • Sheikh Abdullah had a large harem of beautiful women.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• occurring or done after death
noun
• discussion of an event after it has occurred
adjective satellite
• after death or after an event
Example sentence • The medical examiner performed a postmortem on the deceased to determine the cause of death.
6 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
Example sentence • Riding a tandem bicycle requires coordination and teamwork.
7 3 noun n noun
• a proposition deducible from basic postulates
Example sentence • In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
5 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
Example sentence • The totem pole stood tall in the center of the village.
6 2 noun n noun
• (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related
Example sentence • The phylum Arthropoda includes insects, spiders, and crustaceans.
7 3 noun n noun
• two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
Example sentence • A synonym for 'happy' is 'joyful'.
4 1 adjective adj adjective
• (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
adverb
• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
adjective satellite
• relatively many but unspecified in number
Example sentence • I need some money for the bus fare.
4 1 preposition
• Used to indicate source or provenance.
Example sentence • He received a gift from his friend.
8 2 noun n noun
• tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
Example sentence • The bluestem grass swayed in the wind.
9 3 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun
• a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
Example sentence • The doctor prescribed diltiazem to help control her heart rate.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
Example sentence • I was at the fair and decided to ride the dodgems.
6 3 adverb adv adverb
• in the same place (used when citing a reference)
8 3 noun n noun
• undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
Example sentence • The meristem in the shoot tip gives rise to new leaves and stems.
8 3 noun n noun
• a dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem
Example sentence • The millirem is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation.
7 2 noun n noun
• (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
Example sentence • The phellem is the outermost layer of cork cells in plants.
5 2 noun n noun
• desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
4 2 noun n noun
• (cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements
Example sentence • The concept of ylem is often discussed in cosmology.
6 3 noun n
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Example sentence • She adorned her hair with an anadem of flowers.
4 2 noun n
11 4 adjective adj
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Example sentence • The network allows for intersystem communication between different devices.
6 2 noun n
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12 4
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Example sentence • She has a multiproblem car that needs fixing.
11 4 noun, adjective n, adj
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Example sentence • The human body is a complex multisystem .
8 3 noun n
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Example sentence • She used a small pipestem to clean out the clogged drain.
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