9 2 noun n noun
• the heading or caption of a newspaper article
verb
• publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
Example sentence • The headlines of today's newspaper were particularly sensational.
7 2 adverb
• making an additional point; anyway
Example sentence • I don't feel like going out tonight, besides , it's raining heavily.
4 1 verb v Example sentence • She says she loves you.
10 3 noun n noun
• meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
Example sentence • If threatened, porcupines can raise and rattle their quills as a warning signal.
5 1 verb v verb
• have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Example sentence • She pines for her lost love.
6 2 noun n noun
• an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy
Example sentence • The two countries have been allies for many years.
6 2 verb
• place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
8 2 noun n noun
• a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
Example sentence • He tied the bowlines securely to the dock.
8 2 verb v noun
• change toward something smaller or lower
Example sentence • She declines his invitation to the party.
7 2 noun n noun
• a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
9 2 noun n noun
• The basic plot of a story or group of stories
Example sentence • The movie had multiple complex plotlines that intertwine throughout the story.
8 2 noun n noun
• a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
8 2 verb v verb
• move the upper body backwards and down
Example sentence • She reclines on the couch and reads a book.
8 2 verb v
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Example sentence • After a thorough cleaning, the silverware reshines beautifully.
11 2 noun n noun
• an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
Example sentence • The scientist is researching the effects of strychnines on the nervous system.
8 2 verb v verb
• To untwist the strands of (something entwined).
Example sentence • She untwines her hair before going to bed.
9 3 noun n noun
• an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
verb
• mark with a date and place
Example sentence • Journalists often struggle to meet datelines for their articles.
11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion
Example sentence • The doctor prescribed ergonovines to help relieve the patient's severe headaches.
10 4
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9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The museum displayed a collection of ancient figulines .
9 3 noun n noun
• Any of a series of blue, bluish-red and black dyestuffs, formed by the interaction of para-amino azo compounds with primary monoamines in the presence of a small quantity of a mineral acid.
9 3 noun n noun
• A tightly folded syncline or anticline in which the two sides are almost parallel
Example sentence • The isoclines of the vector field were plotted on the graph.
10 3 verb v
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Example sentence • He misdefines the term 'justice' in his article.
8 2 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • She tightened her clutches around the handlebars of the bike.
3 1 noun n noun
• a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
Example sentence • He bought a colorful fez at the market.
8 2 noun
• a Russian unit of length (71 cm)
5 1 noun n noun
• European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
Example sentence • The bines of the hop plant are used in the brewing industry.
9 2 noun n noun
• A type of revolver with an exceptionally long barrel.
Example sentence • The sailor tightened the buntlines to secure the sails.
9 2 noun n noun
• A notional line around a woman's bust.
Example sentence • The fashion designer created a collection of dresses that catered to different bustlines .
7 2 noun n noun
• A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.
Example sentence • Her name wasn't listed in the bylines , but she wrote the article.
8 2 verb v verb
• heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
Example sentence • The chemist calcines the minerals in the furnace to extract the metals.
9 2
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7 2 noun n adjective
• of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
noun
• one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
Example sentence • She had to get braces because her canines were too prominent.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The soldiers were armed with carbines and ready for battle.
8 2 noun n noun
• A woman; a hag or witch.
Example sentence • The carlines of the old car were rusted and needed to be replaced.
8 2 noun n noun
• a variable color averaging a vivid red
adjective satellite
• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
8 2 noun n
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6 1 noun n noun
• cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
verb
• cut through the backbone of an animal
9 2 noun n noun
• a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
8 2 noun
• a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat
8 2 noun n noun
• a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
Example sentence • She was fascinated by the intricate design of the chopines she saw at the museum.
8 2 noun n noun
• a woman who dances in a chorus line
Example sentence • The chorus line of chorines danced in perfect synchronization.
5 1
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8 2 noun n noun
• semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
Example sentence • She wore a beautiful necklace adorned with citrines .
6 1 noun n noun
• American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
Example sentence • Anthropologists study genetic clines to understand human population distributions.
10 2 Example sentence • Some coastlines are rocky and jagged.
8 2 verb v noun
• harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field
verb
• have or possess in combination
Example sentence • She combines elements of jazz and hip-hop in her music.
9 2 noun n noun
• last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
Example sentence • The monks gather in the chapel every evening for the chanting of complines .
7 2
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7 2 noun n noun
• ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
Example sentence • The cosines of acute angles are always positive.
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