5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Example sentence • After the party, she felt the need to go through a wardrobe purge and get rid of old clothes.
4 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• force or impel in an indicated direction
Example sentence • I had a sudden urge to eat chocolate.
6 2 verb v verb
• come out into view, as from concealment
Example sentence • The sun began to emerge from behind the clouds.
5 2 noun n noun
• a twilled woolen fabric
Example sentence • He wore a jacket made of serge .
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a region marking a boundary
verb
• border on; come close to
Example sentence • She stood on the verge of tears.
5 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• rise and move, as in waves or billows
Example sentence • There was a surge of excitement in the crowd as the band took the stage.
5 1 verb v Example sentence • The two companies decided to merge in order to increase their market share.
7 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a whip used to inflict punishment
verb
• punish severely; excoriate
Example sentence • The scourge of poverty affects millions of people around the world.
7 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
Example sentence • She saw the dress in the store and couldn't resist a little splurge .
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Example sentence • The mourners sang a dirge at the funeral.
8 2 verb v verb
• be adjacent or come together
Example sentence • The roads converge at the city center.
6 1 verb v noun
• any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
Example sentence • I need to spurge on new clothes for the party.
7 2 verb v Example sentence • The two rivers diverge at the edge of town.
8 2 verb v verb
• sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
Example sentence • The submarine will submerge beneath the ocean's surface.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • There has been a significant upsurge in violence in the city.
8 3 verb v verb
• To emerge again, to come into view after having hidden.
Example sentence • After months of isolation, she finally reemerged into society.
7 2 verb v Example sentence • After a period of decline, the economy began to resurge .
11 3 noun n noun
• one who practices magic or sorcery
Example sentence • The thaumaturge performed a miraculous healing spell on the sick woman.
10 4 noun n noun
• Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
verb
• To act as a dramaturge.
5 2 verb v
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Example sentence • The water gurged out of the broken pipe.
8 3 verb v
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8 3 noun n noun
• a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
Example sentence • In Plato's philosophy, the demiurge is the creator of the physical world.
7 3
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Example sentence • She slowly immerged herself in the cool water of the pool.
7 2 verb v verb
• wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body
Example sentence • She deterged the stain from her shirt using a stain remover.
8 2 verb v
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Example sentence • The soap can absterge dirt and grime from the skin.
7 3 verb v verb
• To separate companies that were formerly combined; to reverse a merger.
Example sentence • The company decided to demerge its manufacturing division to focus on its core business.
9 4 noun n noun
• a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
Example sentence • The demiurges were believed to be powerful beings responsible for creating and controlling the universe.
9 3 noun n noun
• Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
Example sentence • The dramaturg helped the director analyze the script.
7 2 verb, adverb v, adv
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Example sentence • After the diver lost sight of his partner, they had to remerge underwater.
11 4 noun n noun
• poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
Example sentence • The stem of caper spurge exudes a milky sap.
15 5 noun n noun
• common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts
Example sentence • The flowering spurge is a type of plant native to North America.
11 4 noun n noun
• tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America
Example sentence • The leafy spurge infestation has caused significant damage to the native vegetation.
12 4 noun n noun
• poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
Example sentence • The myrtle spurge has green leaves and produces clusters of yellow flowers.
13 4 noun n noun
• any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts
Example sentence • The slipper spurge plant has small yellow flowers and long, narrow leaves.
9 3 noun n noun
• not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun
Example sentence • The sun spurge can be found in various regions around the world.
10 3 noun n noun
• European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters
Example sentence • The wood spurge is native to Europe and North Africa.
5 2 noun n
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Example sentence • She carried a golden virge as a symbol of her authority.
11 4 noun n noun
• the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building
Example sentence • The debris surge caused significant damage to buildings in the area.
10 5 noun n noun
• all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
Example sentence • Many people experience a strong sexual urge during their teenage years.
15 6 noun n noun
• low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
13 4 noun n noun
• Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States
Example sentence • The leaves of the cypress spurge are narrow and elongated with a bluish-green color.
11 3 noun n noun
• European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
Example sentence • The leaves of dwarf spurge are small and fleshy.
14 6 noun n noun
• slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover
11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States
Example sentence • The petty spurge has green, slender stems with small flowers.
10 3 noun
• common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts
9 3 noun n noun
• a twilled silk fabric used mostly for lining parts of gentlemen's coats.
Example sentence • She bought a beautiful silk serge dress for the party.
7 3 verb v
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6 2 noun, adjective n, adj
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12 3 noun n noun
• common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts
Example sentence • I am trying to get rid of the tramp's spurge in my garden.
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