3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
Example sentence • There is a bug crawling on the floor.
3 1 verb v noun
• an udder or breast or teat
Example sentence • He dug a hole in the backyard.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a tight or amorous embrace
verb
• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
Example sentence • She gave him a warm hug when she saw him after a long time.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the quantity that can be held in a mug
verb
• rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
Example sentence • She sipped from her coffee mug .
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
verb
• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
Example sentence • I need to charge my phone, can you lend me your charger plug ?
3 1 noun n noun
• floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
Example sentence • I need to vacuum the rug in the living room.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
verb
• cause to suffer a blight
Example sentence • The Black Death was one of the deadliest plagues in human history.
5 1 adjective adj adjective
• not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
adjective satellite
• not clearly expressed or understood
Example sentence • His explanation was so vague that I couldn't understand what he was trying to say.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a large bottle with a narrow mouth
verb
• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Example sentence • She poured the milk from the jug into her cereal bowl.
4 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun
• a projectile that is fired from a gun
verb
• strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
Example sentence • I found a slug crawling in the garden.
4 1 noun, adjective n, adj adjective satellite
• offering safety; well protected or concealed
Example sentence • I found a snug in the park to sit and read my book.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
Example sentence • He was caught with illegal drugs in his possession.
3 1 interjection
• Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.
7 2 noun n noun
• A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce.
Example sentence • They navigated through the muskegs on their hike.
5 1 adjective adj
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6 2 noun n
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5 2 verb v
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Example sentence • She had to repeg her clothes on the clothesline as they had fallen off.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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Example sentence • The antiplague was developed to combat the spread of the deadly disease.
4 1 verb v noun
• the dull explosive noise made by an engine
verb
• make a dull, explosive sound
Example sentence • I love to chug a cold glass of water after a workout.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere
Example sentence • I can smell the strong fug of wet paint in the room.
4 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle
Example sentence • I heard a loud glug from the drain as the water poured down.
6 2 noun n noun
• pretentious or silly talk or writing
Example sentence • He called the politician's promises a humbug .
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
Example sentence • He struggled to carry the heavy lug of bricks.
3 1 noun n noun
• small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
Example sentence • I adopted a pug from the animal shelter.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a gesture involving the shoulders
verb
• raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
Example sentence • She gave a shrug and walked away.
4 1 adjective adj adjective satellite
• marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
Example sentence • She wore a smug smile after winning the contest.
3 1 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • He gave a tug on the rope to test its strength.
6 2 verb v verb
• pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
Example sentence • Please remember to unplug your phone charger when it's not in use.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an earphone that is inserted into the ear canal
Example sentence • I use earplugs to block out the noise when I sleep.
8 2 noun n noun
• an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
Example sentence • The fireplug on the street corner is bright red.
9 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• The part of an internal combustion engine which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke.
Example sentence • I need to replace the sparkplug in my car's engine.
9 3 noun n noun
• the biblical commandments of Moses
Example sentence • The decalogue , also known as the Ten Commandments, is an important religious text in Judaism and Christianity.
9 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
Example sentence • She was a great jitterbug dancer in her youth.
9 3 noun n noun
• small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
Example sentence • I found a crotonbug in my kitchen last night.
8 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics
Example sentence • The hospital is experiencing an outbreak of a deadly superbug .
7 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The lovebug is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America.
6 2 noun
• United States writer (born in 1933)
6 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The talweg of the river cuts through the valley.
9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The gyrovague was a wandering monk who had no permanent abode.
11 2 noun n noun
• the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
Example sentence • The black plague was a devastating epidemic that killed millions of people in Europe during the 14th century.
9 3 noun n noun
• hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
Example sentence • I planted garden egg in my backyard.
8 2 noun n noun
• the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
9 2 noun n noun
• the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures
11 3 noun
• involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
Example sentence • The white plague , also known as tuberculosis, claimed many lives in the 19th century.
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