3 2 noun n noun
• (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
Example sentence • The Viking era was characterized by seafaring and conquest.
7 3 noun n noun
• a grotesque product of the imagination
Example sentence • The chimera is a mythical creature with the body of a lion, the head of a goat, and the tail of a serpent.
4 2 noun n noun
• an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
7 3 noun n noun
• makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes
Example sentence • She applied mascara to her eyelashes for a dramatic effect.
6 3 noun n noun
• a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
Example sentence • She wore a beautiful sierra necklace made of silver.
8 4 noun n noun
• a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
Example sentence • The puerpera had a quick and smooth labor.
7 3 noun n noun
• a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression
Example sentence • The Yellowstone Caldera is one of the most famous calderas in the world.
7 4 noun n noun
• a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France
Example sentence • During our trip to Spain, we visited the Costa del Sol, a popular riviera destination.
8 4 noun n noun
• A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies specific for combatting an infectious disease.
Example sentence • The lab technician prepared the antisera for the immunology study.
9 4 noun n noun
• A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies.
Example sentence • He wore a white guayabera to the wedding.
4 2 noun
• The clear yellowish liquid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot.
Example sentence • Le ciel sera dégagé demain. (The sky will be clear tomorrow.)
5 3 noun n noun
• the basic unit of money in Nigeria
Example sentence • The value of the naira has been declining against the dollar.
5 2 noun n noun
• (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
6 2 noun n noun
• a commonly repeated word or phrase
Example sentence • She repeated her mantra of positive affirmations every morning.
5 2 adverb, noun, adjective adv, n, adj noun
• a minor actor in crowd scenes
adverb
• unusually or exceptionally
adjective satellite
• more than is needed, desired, or required
Example sentence • I bought an extra of that book just in case.
6 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions
Example sentence • The monera include bacteria and blue-green algae.
5 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
Example sentence • I bought tickets to see an opera at the opera house.
5 3 noun n noun
• a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
Example sentence • She wore a sparkling tiara on her wedding day.
8 3 noun n noun
• a grotesque product of the imagination
Example sentence • The chimaera is a mythical creature with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent.
7 3 noun n noun
• the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
Example sentence • The lempira is the currency of Honduras.
7 3 noun n noun
• A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.
Example sentence • The hetaera was known for her beauty and intelligence.
5 2 noun n noun
• venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
Example sentence • The spitting cobra sprayed venom at its prey.
4 2 noun n noun
• hare-like rodent of the Pampas of Argentina
Example sentence • I saw a mara at the zoo today.
6 3 noun n noun
• the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
5 2 noun n noun
• Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784)
5 2 adjective adj adjective satellite
• (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
5 2 noun n
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7 3 noun n
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2 1 adverb
• Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
preposition
• Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
6 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
Example sentence • I forgot to bring my camera on our vacation.
4 3 noun n noun
• the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
Example sentence • I have no idea what you're talking about.
9 3 noun n noun
• a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
Example sentence • The orchestra played a beautiful symphony.
4 2 preposition
• To or towards the inside of.
Example sentence • He walked into the room.
5 2 noun n noun
• A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs, originating among the Shona of southern Africa; any type of plucked lamellophone of the same type as the Shona instrument.
Example sentence • The mbira is a traditional African musical instrument.
4 2 noun n noun
• a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century
4 2 noun n noun
• a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
5 2 noun n noun
• United States baseball player (born 1925)
8 3 noun n noun
• the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
5 2 noun n noun
• high quality porcelain originally made only in China
Example sentence • I bought a set of fine china for the special occasion.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua
Example sentence • She is a member of the contra movement.
5 2 noun n noun
• all the plant life in a particular region or period
Example sentence • My aunt is an expert in studying tropical flora .
5 2 noun n noun
• a kind of literary or artistic work
Example sentence • She really enjoys reading books of the thriller genre .
5 2 noun n noun
• trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality
Example sentence • The hydra is a mythical creature from Greek mythology with multiple heads.
5 2 adverb
• (in writing) at a later place
Example sentence • The city's infra is insufficient to handle the growing population.
4 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
Example sentence • I exchanged my dollars for lira at the bank.
4 2 noun n noun
• informal terms for a mother
Example sentence • I love my mama very much.
4 2 noun n noun
• long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
Example sentence • I love cooking okra in a spicy tomato sauce.
5 2 noun n noun
• the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
6 2 noun n noun
• a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
Example sentence • The Arctic tundra is characterized by its cold and barren landscape.
4 2 verb v noun
• a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities
Example sentence • Jag tycker om att vara ute i naturen.
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