7 2 noun
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• a major road for any form of motor transport
Example sentence • I drove on the highway to get to work.
6 3 noun
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• a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent
Example sentence • I have been practicing karate for ten years.
6 2 verb, noun
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noun
• a detailed critical inspection
verb
• consider in a comprehensive way
Example sentence • We conducted a survey to gather data on customer satisfaction.
5 2 verb, noun, adjective
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3 1 verb
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6 2 verb
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• (of information) make known; pass on
Example sentence • She used gestures to convey her excitement.
7 3 verb
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• refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
Example sentence • You should never disobey your parents.
5 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
Example sentence • I love to indulge in a delicious dolce after dinner.
6 3 noun
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• the closing section of a musical composition
Example sentence • The finale of the concert left the audience mesmerized.
8 3 noun
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• a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
Example sentence • They built a small hideaway in the woods.
5 2 noun, adjective
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• strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
Example sentence • I ordered a caramel latte .
5 2 adjective
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adjective
• permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases
adjective satellite
• used informally; unable to retain urine
Example sentence • The leaky faucet kept me awake all night.
8 3 verb, noun
v, n
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• spring back; spring away from an impact
Example sentence • The bullet made a loud ricochet off the metal wall.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• Wine produced from a mixture of several grape varieties.
Example sentence • I bought a bottle of sparkling cuvee for our anniversary celebration.
5 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
Example sentence • The pond was covered in a thick layer of algae .
6 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar
Example sentence • Bob Marley is considered the king of reggae music.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• ice cream served with a topping
Example sentence • I ordered a hot fudge sundae for dessert.
8 3 noun
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• an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
Example sentence • The butterfly has two long antennae on its head.
3 1 adjective
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2 1 noun
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Example sentence • The word aeroplane starts with the letters ae .
6 3 noun
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• A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds.
Example sentence • The alulae of birds are important for controlling flight.
9 3 noun
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noun
• An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.
Example sentence • The blastulae of mammals are also known as blastocysts.
8 3 noun
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• a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication
Example sentence • The doctors inserted cannulae into the patient's veins to administer medication.
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Example sentence • The surgeon inserted multiple canulae into the patient's veins.
7 3 noun
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Example sentence • In linguistics, copulae are verbs that function as linking verbs or auxiliaries.
7 3 noun
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Example sentence • The cupulae of the vestibular system in the inner ear help maintain balance.
7 3 noun
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• A bright spot or patch between sunspots
Example sentence • Scientists study the faculae on the surface of the Sun.
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Example sentence • The microscope revealed the presence of feculae in the water sample.
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7 3 noun
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• the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Example sentence • She broke both her fibulae while skiing.
8 3 noun
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noun
• An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
Example sentence • The patient underwent surgery to remove the fistulae in his digestive tract.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
Example sentence • Chemists use various formulae to represent chemical compounds.
8 3 noun
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noun
• A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
Example sentence • The furculae of the bird allow it to safely land on branches.
9 3 noun
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noun
• A stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a three-layered sac of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
Example sentence • The gastrulae is an early embryonic stage in animal development.
7 3 noun
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noun
• A strap or strap-shaped object, especially such a development in plants or insects.
Example sentence • The ligulae of the crab's mouth help it to crush its prey.
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Example sentence • The dentist pointed out that my front teeth have prominent lingulae .
7 3 noun
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noun
• Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
Example sentence • The lunulae on his fingernails were perfectly shaped and white.
7 3 noun
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noun
• An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.
7 3 noun
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noun
• A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula
Example sentence • The morulae consist of a solid ball of cells.
7 3 noun
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noun
• a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
Example sentence • Astronomers have discovered several new nebulae in the outer reaches of the galaxy.
8 3 noun
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Example sentence • The neurulae stage is a critical period in the development of the embryo.
7 3 noun
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noun
• A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.
Example sentence • These papulae indicate a rash on the patient's skin.
8 3 noun
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Example sentence • The pinnulae of the fern fronds assist in photosynthesis.
8 3 noun
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noun
• In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space, around which the cells arrange themselves as an envelope; an embryonic form intermediate between the morula and gastrula.
Example sentence • During its planulae stage, the jellyfish is highly vulnerable to predation.
7 3 noun
n
noun
• The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
Example sentence • Snails use radulae to scrape food particles off surfaces.
8 3 noun
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noun
• Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.
Example sentence • The scapulae are triangular-shaped bones located on the upper back.
8 3 noun
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noun
• A dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain insects.
Example sentence • The scopulae on the spider's legs help it climb walls.
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