8 1 noun n noun
• a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
Example sentence • He was engrossed in a game of draughts with his friend.
5 1 noun n noun
• a large number or amount
Example sentence • They rented several rafts for their river trip.
6 1 noun n noun
• a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
verb
• draw up an outline or sketch for something
Example sentence • The writer made multiple drafts before finalizing the novel.
6 1 noun 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 professor used graphs to explain the correlation between temperature and humidity.
6 1 verb v Example sentence • She laughs at all his jokes.
6 1 noun n noun
• a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
Example sentence • The miners descended into the dark shafts to extract coal.
5 1 verb v noun
• a long flag; often tapering
verb
• be driven or carried along, as by the air
Example sentence • A gentle breeze wafts the scent of flowers through the air.
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10 2 noun
• An inward flow of air or water
Example sentence • The ship experienced strong indraughts as it sailed into the bay.
7 1
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6 1 noun n noun
• personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
Example sentence • The staffs of the two hotels went on strike simultaneously.
7 2 noun n
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Example sentence • I need to buy some agrafes for my stapler.
5 1 verb v
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6 1 noun n
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8 2 noun n noun
• two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
Example sentence • Teachers often teach digraphs as part of phonics lessons.
8 2 noun n noun
• the sphere of work by women
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• characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
Example sentence • She displayed a collection of antique distaffs in her living room.
6 2 noun n noun
• a socially awkward or tactless act
Example sentence • He made several gaffes during his speech.
5 1 noun n noun
• a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
Example sentence • His comedic routine was full of hilarious gaffs .
4 1 noun n
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5 1 noun
• the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
6 2 noun n noun
• fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
Example sentence • The fibers of kenafs are used to produce textiles.
9 2 noun n
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Example sentence • Scientists use myographs to measure muscle contractions.
5 1 noun n
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Example sentence • He naffs off every time we try to have a serious conversation.
9 2 verb v
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Example sentence • He outlaughs everyone with his wicked sense of humor.
7 2 noun n noun
• rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
Example sentence • I made pilaffs for dinner last night.
6 2 noun n noun
• rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
Example sentence • We ordered two pilafs for dinner.
9 2 noun n noun
• disparaging terms for the common people
Example sentence • The security guards were instructed to keep the riffraffs out of the exclusive club.
7 1 verb, adverb v, adv noun
• a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
verb
• strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first
Example sentence • He sclaffs the golf ball and it ends up in the rough.
6 1 noun n noun
• spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
Example sentence • Staphylococcus aureus, or staphs , is a common bacteria found on the skin.
9 2 noun n noun
• staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
Example sentence • The tipstaffs were used by the police officers for crowd control during the protest.
9 2 noun n noun
• A specific sequence of three letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.
Example sentence • Some examples of trigraphs include 'igh' in 'night' and 'tch' in 'catch'.
10 2 noun n noun
• Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.
5 1 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • He yaffs at everyone's jokes, no matter how bad they are.
10 2 noun n noun
• Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed space containing a fire.
Example sentence • Firefighters are trained to recognize and prevent backdrafts .
10 2 noun n noun
• a strong downward air current
Example sentence • Strong downdrafts can make flying a small aircraft very difficult.
8 2 verb v verb
• To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant
6 1 noun n noun
• (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
verb
• cause to grow together parts from different plants
Example sentence • The surgeon performed multiple skin grafts on the burn victim.
5 1 noun
• the handle of a weapon or tool
Example sentence • The swords had ornate hafts made of ivory.
10 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a work produced by hand labor
Example sentence • She enjoys making handcrafts in her spare time.
8 2 noun
• A draft or drawing inward.
Example sentence • There were multiple indrafts of cold air coming in through the cracks in the window.
8 2 verb v verb
• cause to grow together parts from different plants
Example sentence • The gardener ingrafts a scion onto the rootstock to create a hybrid plant.
10 2 noun n noun
• A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
Example sentence • The jackshafts in the engine were responsible for transmitting power to other components.
10 2
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6 1 noun
• strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution
9 2 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • He misgrafts the branches of different types of fruit trees to create unique hybrids.
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again
Example sentence • He made several redrafts of his novel before finally submitting it to a publisher.
8 2 verb v
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Example sentence • He carefully regrafts the branches onto the tree to promote growth.
10 2 noun n
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11 2 noun n
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Example sentence • Learning scoutcrafts is an essential part of becoming a scout.
9 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The navy has a fleet of powerful seacrafts .
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