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• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
Example sentence• The toils of daily life can be exhausting. |
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• a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
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• come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
Example sentence• He boils water to make tea. |
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• anything regarded as making something unclean
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• make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Example sentence• The farmers analyze the soils in the field before planting crops. |
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• (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
verb
• make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Example sentence• The spoils of war included gold, treasures, and captured enemy soldiers. |
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• an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)
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Example sentence• The moils of his hard work finally paid off. |
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• a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
verb
• cover with oil, as if by rubbing
Example sentence• Essential oils are commonly used in aromatherapy. |
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Example sentence• The storm roils the ocean, creating massive waves. |
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• a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
Example sentence• The old cathedral was adorned with menacing gargoyles. |
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• cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
Example sentence• He broils the steak to perfection. |
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• a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
Example sentence• The aerofoils on the wings of the aircraft were damaged during the storm. |
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• a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
Example sentence• The design of airfoils affects the lift and drag of an aircraft. |
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• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Example sentence• The priest assoils the penitent of their sins. |
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• force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Example sentence• The scandal embroils several high-ranking officials. |
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Example sentence• The spider quickly entoils its prey in a sticky web. |
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• a state of commotion and noise and confusion
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• a boil or abscess on the gums
Example sentence• He had several gumboils in his mouth that caused him immense pain. |
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• a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
Example sentence• The hydrofoils on the boat help it glide smoothly over the water. |
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• A passenger-carrying hydrofoil propelled by water jets.
Example sentence• The jetfoils departed from the pier and cruised across the bay. |
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• A symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of a set of partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
Example sentence• The cathedral's stained glass windows featured intricate multifoils. |
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Example sentence• The milk overboils if you leave it unattended for too long. |
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Example sentence• The parafoils caught the wind and soared high in the sky. |
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• cook (vegetables) briefly
Example sentence• She parboils the vegetables before sautéing them. |
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Example sentence• She always preboils the eggs before making deviled eggs. |
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Example sentence• She reboils the water before making tea. |
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noun
• foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead
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• the layer of soil on the surface
Example sentence• Farmers often test their topsoils to determine the nutrient levels. |
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Example sentence• She uncoils the wire carefully. |
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Example sentence• The cathedral was adorned with intricate gurgoyles. |
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• steal goods; take as spoils
Example sentence• The invading army despoils the village and steals all its valuables. |
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Example sentence• She overtoils herself with excessive workload. |
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• the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
verb
• draw back, as with fear or pain
Example sentence• She recoils in horror at the sight of the spider. |
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noun
• A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.
Example sentence• The formation of supercoils in DNA is induced by the twisting and winding of the double helix. |
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• free from involvement or entanglement
Example sentence• She disembroils herself from the complicated situation. |
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Example sentence• The hiker collected a bouquet of eightfoils from the meadow. |
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noun
• an arrangement of coils used in sensitive electrical instruments; the coils are arranged to give zero resultant external magnetic field when a current passes through them and to have zero electromotive force induced in them by an external magnetic field
Example sentence• The astatic coils help reduce interference in the audio signal. |
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