9 3 noun
n
noun
• a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
Example sentence • She bought two bassinets for the twins.
9 3 noun
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9 3 noun
n
noun
• someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
Example sentence • My professor can be quite strict; he's one of those martinets who expects perfection.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber
10 3 noun
n
noun
• knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments
10 3
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8 2 noun
n
noun
• a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining
Example sentence • The furniture store has a great selection of dinettes .
12 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments
Example sentence • She used stockinettes to cover her hands while knitting.
9 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The medieval knights wore bascinets to protect their heads in battle.
9 3 noun
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8 3
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6 2 noun
n
noun
• United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)
6 2
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8 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • She had a collection of minettes on her bookshelf.
10 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • I collected a handful of solenettes from the seashore.
9 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • She played a beautiful melody on one of her spinettes .
6 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
Example sentence • The company's total assets are valued at $1 million.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a polite refusal of an invitation
Example sentence • He expressed his regrets for not attending the funeral.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a sock that reaches just above the ankle
Example sentence • She wore silver anklets that jingled with every step.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• a medieval steel helmet
10 4 noun
n
noun
• a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee
Example sentence • During our trip to Belgium, we visited several estaminets to try different local beers.
13 5 noun
n
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Example sentence • The supercabinets in the kitchen provide ample storage space for all my kitchenware.
6 1 noun
n
noun
• garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt
Example sentence • I always wear cotton sweats when I go jogging.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
Example sentence • She played the castanets during the flamenco performance.
7 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the government of the Soviet Union
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Example sentence • The old man was respected as a wise starets within the monastery.
5 2 verb
v
verb
• assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Example sentence • He abets his brother in all his mischievous activities.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
Example sentence • The egret's beautiful plumage included aigrets on its crest.
8 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • The carpenter measured and cut the backsets for the door hinges.
6 2 verb
v
verb
• make (offspring) by reproduction
Example sentence • Violence begets violence.
6 2 verb
v
verb
• annoy continually or chronically
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• the money risked on a gamble
verb
• maintain with or as if with a bet
Example sentence • I placed bets on all the horse races at the track.
5 1 verb, adjective
v, adj
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8 2 noun
n
noun
• one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
Example sentence • The bomblets exploded upon impact, causing extensive damage.
8 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • Recent economic policies have led to boomlets in certain sectors of the economy.
10 2 noun
n
noun
• a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
Example sentence • The tree had many small branchlets .
7 2 noun
n
adjective
• marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
noun
• a person with dark (brown) hair
Example sentence • Most of the actors in the play were brunets .
7 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
verb
• perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
Example sentence • The horse curvets gracefully across the field.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• A small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch. This kind of net is used, eg, for trapping butterflies or individual fish.
Example sentence • Fishermen used dipnets to catch salmon in the river.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)
Example sentence • The police set up dragnets throughout the city to catch the escaped convict.
7 2 noun
n
Example sentence • The two eaglets in the nest were eagerly awaiting their next meal.
9 2
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6 2 noun
n
noun
• any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
7 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
Example sentence • The fanjets on the airplane helped propel it down the runway.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field
8 2 noun
n
noun
• The enclosure in which a film scene is shot; includes scenery and props
verb
• To typeset by exposing type characters onto photographic film, which is then used to generate printing plates.
Example sentence • The filmsets were bustling with activity as the crew prepared for the shoot.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
Example sentence • She wore a pair of black fishnets with her short skirt.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
Example sentence • She carefully separated the broccoli into individual florets .
7 2 verb
v
verb
• dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
Example sentence • She forgets to bring her keys with her every morning.
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• agitation resulting from active worry
verb
• worry unnecessarily or excessively
Example sentence • He played the guitar with ease, his fingers gliding over the frets .
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