5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
verb
• exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
Example sentence • He has a persistent cough that won't go away.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a second-year undergraduate
Example sentence • She is currently a soph in high school.
6 1 noun
n
noun
• a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
Example sentence • She filled the horse's trough with fresh water.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
Example sentence • The prof gave us an extension on the assignment.
3 1 adverb
adv
adjective
• not in operation or operational
adverb
• from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
adjective satellite
• below a satisfactory level
verb
• kill intentionally and with premeditation
Example sentence • Please turn off the lights before leaving.
4 1 verb
v
verb
• to take off from the body or head
Example sentence • He doffed his hat as a sign of respect.
5 1 verb
v
verb
• to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
Example sentence • He quaffed the entire bottle of champagne at the party.
5 1 verb
v
noun
• showing your contempt by derision
verb
• laugh at with contempt and derision
Example sentence • He scoffed at my idea and said it would never work.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
Example sentence • He is a wealthy toff who lives in a mansion.
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• (entertainment) A big laugh.
verb
• To have sexual intercourse (with someone)
Example sentence • He delivered a clever boff during his stand-up comedy routine.
6 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or a local expert at detecting bad coin.
verb
• To act as a shroff, especially to inspect coins to detect debasement, counterfeits, clipping, etc. for a commission.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
Example sentence • Plants are autotrophs because they produce their own food through photosynthesis.
9 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation
Example sentence • The auxotroph strain of bacteria requires additional nutrients for growth.
10 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The prototroph bacteria were capable of growing on minimal media.
6 2 adverb
adv
Example sentence • I have no knowledge hereof .
5 1 noun
n
noun
• A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.
Example sentence • The cattle wandered in the haugh by the river.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)
9 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation
Example sentence • Chinese characters are an example of a logograph system.
8 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.
Example sentence • He gave her a brushoff when she asked him out.
10 4 noun
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Example sentence • Voltaire, a famous philosophe , wrote extensively on civil liberties.
6 2 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
Example sentence • After heavy rain, the runoff from the hills flooded the streets below.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• an exchange that occurs as a compromise
Example sentence • There is always a tradeoff between cost and quality.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• A party for a person (i.e. a fellow employee) who is leaving; a farewell party.
Example sentence • We held a sendoff party for our colleague who was leaving the company.
6 2
noun
• Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)
5 1 noun
n
Example sentence • The old pub has become a popular howff for locals.
7 2 verb, noun
v, n
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Example sentence • We made a stopoff at the gas station to fill up the tank.
7 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• Russian mathematician (1856-1922)
Example sentence • We need to markoff the boundaries of the construction site.
7 3 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977)
7 3 noun
n
noun
• British actor and playwright (1921-2004)
5 2 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
noun
• the West African language of the Wolof in Senegal; related to Fula
6 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• Soviet general who during World War II directed the counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and captured Berlin (1896-1974)
8 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • Some plant pathogens are biotrophs, meaning they require a living host to survive and complete their life cycle.
9 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The gymnosophs were ancient Indian philosophers who practiced nude asceticism.
10 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The necrotrophs are a group of plant pathogens that cause host tissue death and decay.
10 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • A green plant is an example of a phototroph , as it obtains energy from sunlight.
8 3 noun
n
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8 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
Example sentence • She is known for her morosoph ways, always offering unique and insightful perspectives.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002)
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into Lake Ladoga
3 1 verb
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4 1 noun
n
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Example sentence • He is an avid goff player and spends most of his weekends on the golf course.
4 1 noun
n
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4 1
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