7 2 adverb, noun adv, n noun
• tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
3 1 noun
• a former agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
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• United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
9 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• (used in the plural) breeches made of buckskin
Example sentence • He wore a traditional costume with fringed buckskins and beaded moccasins.
8 2 noun n noun
• small intestines of hogs prepared as food
Example sentence • Some people enjoy eating chitlins with hot sauce.
6 2 noun n noun
• the first canonical hour; at daybreak
Example sentence • I always attend matins at the church every Sunday morning.
7 2 noun n noun
• a person who lacks good judgment
Example sentence • I always seem to be the muggins who gets stuck with all the dirty dishes.
8 2 noun n noun
• a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
Example sentence • We had a lot of fun playing ninepins at the bowling alley.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
Example sentence • He bowled a strike and knocked down all tenpins .
7 2 noun n noun
• A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
Example sentence • The moulins carved deep valleys into the glaciers.
11 3 verb, adverb v, adv Example sentence • She walked widdershins around the ancient stone circle.
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• a loud harsh or strident noise
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• make a resonant sound, like artillery
Example sentence • The constant dins of traffic make it difficult to concentrate.
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Example sentence • According to folklore, djins are supernatural creatures believed to have the power to grant wishes.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
verb
• separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
Example sentence • The worker used a crane and a set of gins to move the equipment.
4 1 noun n noun
• ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
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Example sentence • He wore traditional jins , a loose-fitting garment typically worn in that region.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a person having kinship with another or others
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Example sentence • She rinsed her hair thoroughly with warm water.
5 1 noun n noun
• the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
verb
• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Example sentence • He kicked the ball and hurt his shins .
5 1 verb v noun
• a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
verb
• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Example sentence • The dancer spins gracefully on one foot.
5 1 adjective
• of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
verb
• lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Example sentence • She thins her hair to make it more manageable.
5 1 noun n noun
• very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
4 1 noun n noun
• the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
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Example sentence • I enjoy reading historical zins .
10 3 noun n noun
• a bowling game using slender bowling pins
8 2 noun n noun
• a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider
Example sentence • He scored a strike in duckpins .
10 3 noun n noun
• a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
Example sentence • She stacked the spillikins carefully in a tower.
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Example sentence • The abscisins level in the plant tissues varied throughout the experiment.
7 3 noun
• any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together
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Example sentence • During development, acrasins are secreted to attract cells to a specific location.
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• one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
Example sentence • Microfilaments are composed of actins and are involved in various cellular processes.
11 4 noun n noun
• a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions
Example sentence • Researchers are studying the functions of actomyosins in muscle contraction.
10 4 noun n noun
• a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
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Example sentence • Scientists have been studying aequorins for their bioluminescent properties.
10 4 noun n noun
• a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
Example sentence • Exposure to aflatoxins can lead to various health problems.
11 4 noun n noun
• an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen
Example sentence • These agglutinins can be found in the blood serum.
7 2 adverb, adjective adv, adj
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• a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
Example sentence • Egg whites contain a large amount of albumins .
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7 3 noun n noun
• Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.
Example sentence • The abundance of alevins indicates a healthy fish population.
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Example sentence • The plant's natural defense system relies on the production of alexins .
6 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
Example sentence • The algins in the seaweed help to bind heavy metals.
9 4 noun n noun
• an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
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Example sentence • The active ingredient in mosquito coils is typically allethrins .
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