9 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• something written by one's own hand
verb
• mark with one's signature
Example sentence • I asked the celebrity for an autograph after the show.
10 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
verb
• record on photographic film
Example sentence • I framed the photograph and hung it on the wall.
9 3 noun n noun
• a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject
Example sentence • She is currently writing a monograph on the history of architecture.
9 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
verb
• divide into paragraphs, as of text
Example sentence • Please write a paragraph describing your favorite vacation destination.
10 3 noun n noun
• machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
Example sentence • I found an old phonograph at a flea market.
9 3 noun n noun
• apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
verb
• send cables, wires, or telegrams
Example sentence • He sent a telegraph to his family announcing his safe arrival.
11 4 verb v verb
• compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
Example sentence • She choreographed a beautiful ballet for the school performance.
10 3 noun n noun
• a print produced by lithography
Example sentence • I bought a beautiful lithograph at the art gallery.
10 4 verb, noun v, n noun
• a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
verb
• print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph
Example sentence • He used a mimeograph to print copies of the newsletter.
12 3 noun n noun
• a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed
Example sentence • The astronomer used a spectrograph to analyze the stars' light spectra.
9 3 noun n noun
• a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme
Example sentence • In forensic linguistics, an allograph refers to an alternative form of a letter or character.
10 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy
Example sentence • She made copies of the memo using a hectograph .
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference to a set of axes
verb
• represent by means of a graph
Example sentence • The bar graph clearly showed the increase in sales over the past year.
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)
Example sentence • He was asked to take a polygraph test to prove his innocence.
4 1 noun n adjective
• (of siblings) related through one parent only
noun
• one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
adverb
• partially or to the extent of a half
adjective satellite
• consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
Example sentence • I ate half of the pizza.
5 1 verb v Example sentence • She laughed at his joke.
8 2 noun n noun
• disparaging terms for the common people
Example sentence • The club was known for attracting a rough crowd of riffraff .
7 3 noun n noun
• an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
Example sentence • His epitaph reads, 'Gone but never forgotten.'
6 2 noun n noun
• as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as `on behalf of' rather than `in behalf of')
Example sentence • I spoke on behalf of the team during the meeting.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
Example sentence • The school staff organized a field trip for the students.
4 1 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • We won a prize in the raff .
6 2 noun n noun
• a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
Example sentence • The waitress poured water from the carafe into our glasses.
4 1 noun n noun
• young of domestic cattle
Example sentence • The farmer took the calf to the barn.
9 2 noun n noun
• a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
Example sentence • The flagstaff at the top of the building proudly displayed the national flag.
16 3 noun n noun
• a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum
Example sentence • The mass spectrograph is used to determine the molecular weight of compounds.
17 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a spectrograph for acoustic spectra
Example sentence • The sound spectrograph is a device used to visualize sound waves.
22 8 noun n noun
• two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together
Example sentence • I bought a stereoscopic photograph of a beautiful mountain landscape.
15 4 noun n noun
• an existing photograph licensed for a specific use
Example sentence • I needed a stock photograph for my blog post about nature.
14 4 noun n noun
• a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
Example sentence • The doctor ordered an x-ray photograph of my chest to check for any abnormalities.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
verb
• be silly or tease one another
Example sentence • He blew away the chaff from the wheat using a fan.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
Example sentence • He forgot to remove the gaff from the hook before casting his fishing line.
7 2 noun n noun
• tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
Example sentence • The giraffe ate leaves from the tall tree.
5 1 noun n noun
• spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
Example sentence • A staph infection can cause skin boils.
9 3 verb v verb
• To furnish with too many staff.
Example sentence • The company decided to overstaff the customer service department to handle the increase in calls.
15 5 noun
• a tower with pivoting shutters, also known as blades or paddles, used for conveying information by means of visual signals, read when the shutter is in a fixed position.
Example sentence • The chappe telegraph was an early form of long-distance communication.
15 5 noun n noun
• the first telegraph printing text on a paper tape, invented by David Edward Hughes.
16 6 noun n noun
• any telegraph that uses visual signals to convey a message, including the use of smoke signals, beacons or reflected light, which have existed since ancient times.
Example sentence • The optical telegraph was an early form of long-distance communication that used a system of visual signals.
17 6 noun n noun
• the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)
Example sentence • The wireless telegraph was a groundbreaking invention.
5 1 noun n noun
• a socially awkward or tactless act
Example sentence • He committed a gaffe when he accidentally called his boss by the wrong name.
9 3 noun n noun
• An instrument used to record an echogram.
Example sentence • The doctor used an echograph to examine the patient's heart.
4 1 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • That movie was really naff . I didn't enjoy it at all.
9 3 noun n noun
• handwritten book or document
Example sentence • He showed me his collection of holographs of famous paintings.
8 2 noun n noun
• a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
5 1 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • I can't understand this graff , it just looks like scribbles.
11 4 noun n noun
• medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
Example sentence • The doctor used a cardiograph to measure the patient's heart rate.
8 3 noun n noun
• a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
Example sentence • The city erected a cenotaph in memory of the fallen soldiers.
13 4 noun n noun
• equipment that enables a sophisticated separation, e.g. gas chromatographic or liquid chromatographic separation.
Example sentence • The chemist used a chromatograph to analyze the composition of the sample.
11 3 noun n noun
• an accurate timer for recording time
Example sentence • She bought a new chronograph watch for her husband's birthday.
4 1 noun n noun
• the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Example sentence • In numerology, kaph represents the number twenty.
10 3 noun n noun
• a graphic reproduction (as a photograph) of the image of an object formed by a microscope.
Example sentence • The scientist examined the micrograph under a powerful microscope.
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