4 1 noun
n
noun
• a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Example sentence • She wiped the lens of her camera before taking a picture.
10 2 noun
n
Example sentence • The plaintiff filed a lis pendens on the property to notify potential buyers of the ongoing lawsuit.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• the habitation of wild animals
Example sentence • Many animals hibernate in dens during winter.
3 1 noun
n
noun
• half the width of an em
4 1 noun
n
noun
• 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
Example sentence • The fens are a type of wetland characterized by marshy, low-lying areas.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
Example sentence • A 60-watt incandescent light bulb typically produces about 800 lumens of light output.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• the male reproductive organ of a flower
Example sentence • The flower had five stamens .
5 1 noun
n
noun
• any of several small active brown birds of the Northern Hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
Example sentence • We saw a family of wrens building a nest in our backyard.
7 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
adjective
• of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens
Example sentence • Homo sapiens is the scientific name for modern human beings.
3 1 adjective
adj
noun
• an expression of greeting
Example sentence • I saw his dog at the park.
2 1 verb
v
noun
• the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
adjective satellite
• used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
8 3 noun
n
noun
• any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
Example sentence • Some examples of acrogens include ferns and horsetails.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great')
5 2 noun
n
noun
• a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
Example sentence • The congregation responded with loud amens at the end of the prayer.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)
Example sentence • The presence of antigens in the blood can indicate an infection.
6 2
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8 3 noun
n
noun
• A machine that automatically writes a person's signature.
Example sentence • The office used autopens to sign hundreds of documents quickly.
7 3 verb
v
verb
• cause to become awake or conscious
Example sentence • The sound of the alarm clock awakens me every morning.
9 3 verb, noun
v, n
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9 3 verb
v
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Example sentence • The room bedarkens as the sun sets.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a mountain or tall hill
8 3 verb
v
verb
• be a signal for or a symptom of
Example sentence • The sudden drop in temperature betokens the onset of winter.
7 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • Scientists study biogens to understand the origin of life.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
8 2 verb
v
Example sentence • Travel broadens the mind.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• a person who inhabits a particular place
Example sentence • The park is teeming with denizens such as squirrels, birds, and rabbits.
10 3 verb
v
verb
• take the burden off; remove the burden from
8 3
noun
• the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
Example sentence • Some birth control pills contain synthetic estrogens .
7 3 noun
n
noun
• flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
Example sentence • Some exogens have medicinal properties.
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