4 1 noun n noun
• a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Example sentence • He kept a collection of antique guns in his study.
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• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example sentence • I bought a pack of hamburger buns from the store.
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• a large number or amount
Example sentence • There were dozens of people waiting in line for the concert tickets.
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• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Example sentence • Many humans enjoy solving complex puzzles.
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• edible viscera of a butchered animal
Example sentence • The doctor performed a surgery to transplant the patient's organs .
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• a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
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• (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
Example sentence • I always listen to the news on the radio stations .
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• the bulb of an onion plant
Example sentence • I chopped the onions for the soup.
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• the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
Example sentence • The hot weather conditions made it difficult to sleep at night.
12 3 noun n noun
• a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
Example sentence • Please read the instructions before starting the experiment.
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• something you have to do
Example sentence • I bought a fancy dress for special occasions .
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• mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
Example sentence • Our company's relations with our business partners are strong and collaborative.
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Example sentence • The synthesis of tolanes involves a reaction called dehalogenation.
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• a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
Example sentence • The lion's manes were thick and majestic.
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• tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally
11 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light
Example sentence • She used lithophanes to create stunning lampshades.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The commons are used for grazing livestock.
6 2 noun n noun
• a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
Example sentence • He rolled two sevens in a row.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a request to be present
verb
• call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Example sentence • He received a summons to appear in court.
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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 vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example sentence • She had some strange notions about how the world worked.
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• the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
Example sentence • I made some corrections to the essay before submitting it.
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• an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
Example sentence • I have always been fascinated by airplanes .
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• a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
Example sentence • Ethane and propane are common examples of alkanes .
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• something causing misery or death
Example sentence • Caffeine and sugar are the banes of my existence.
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• Any binary compound of boron and hydrogen.
Example sentence • The study of boranes has important applications in materials science.
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• North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
Example sentence • The beautiful bugbanes bloomed in the garden during the summer.
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• occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
Example sentence • The production of butanes has increased in recent years.
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• a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
Example sentence • The hiker used two canes to navigate the rough terrain.
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Example sentence • The use of low-quality cetanes can lead to increased engine noise and emissions.
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a bridge hand that is void of trumps
verb
• defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Example sentence • He chicanes his opponents with clever wordplay during debates.
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Example sentence • The use of chlordanes has been banned in many countries due to their harmful effects on health and the environment.
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• Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta
Example sentence • The cowbanes in the field were swaying gently in the breeze.
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• lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
verb
• stretch (the neck) so as to see better
Example sentence • The construction site used cranes to lift heavy materials.
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Example sentence • Many decanes are used as solvents or as fuel additives.
8 2 verb v
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• any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root
Example sentence • The dogbanes in our garden bloom with small white flowers.
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Example sentence • The dogvanes on the roof were spinning in the wind.
8 2 verb v
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• a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel
Example sentence • The production of ethanes requires specific conditions.
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• A weathercock, a weather vane.
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• hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
Example sentence • Many species of fleabanes are known for their ability to repel fleas and other insects.
11 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
Example sentence • The airline added more floatplanes to cater to the growing demand for tourism.
7 2 noun n noun
• a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon
Example sentence • Some furanes are used as solvents.
8 2 noun n noun
• poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
8 2 noun n noun
• a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings
Example sentence • The term 'heptanes ' is often used to refer to a mixture of hydrocarbons with similar chemical properties.
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• a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
Example sentence • The hexanes mixture is composed of isomers of six carbon atoms.
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Example sentence • His inanes attempts at humor always fell flat.
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