7 2 adverb, noun adv, n noun
• tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
3 1 noun
• a former agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
4 1 noun n
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7 2 noun n noun
• United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
7 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Example sentence • She went on a cleanse to improve her health.
9 2 noun n noun
• a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
Example sentence • She enjoys hiking in the mountains during her summer vacations.
9 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• (used in the plural) breeches made of buckskin
Example sentence • He wore a traditional costume with fringed buckskins and beaded moccasins.
8 2 noun n noun
• small intestines of hogs prepared as food
Example sentence • Some people enjoy eating chitlins with hot sauce.
6 2 noun n noun
• the first canonical hour; at daybreak
Example sentence • I always attend matins at the church every Sunday morning.
7 2 noun n noun
• a person who lacks good judgment
Example sentence • I always seem to be the muggins who gets stuck with all the dirty dishes.
8 2 noun n noun
• a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
Example sentence • We had a lot of fun playing ninepins at the bowling alley.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
Example sentence • He bowled a strike and knocked down all tenpins .
7 2 noun n noun
• A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
Example sentence • The moulins carved deep valleys into the glaciers.
7 2 noun n noun
• a word used in exclamations of confusion
Example sentence • What the dickens are you doing?
8 3 verb v verb
• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Example sentence • She imagines herself living in a different country.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a container; usually has a lid
Example sentence • I need to empty the bins before the garbage truck arrives.
4 1 noun n noun
• a loud harsh or strident noise
verb
• make a resonant sound, like artillery
Example sentence • The constant dins of traffic make it difficult to concentrate.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
verb
• separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
Example sentence • The worker used a crane and a set of gins to move the equipment.
5 1 verb v noun
• a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
verb
• to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
Example sentence • She grins whenever she sees her favorite comedian perform.
4 1 noun n noun
• ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a person having kinship with another or others
4 1 noun n noun
• a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
verb
• to hold fast or prevent from moving
Example sentence • He used pins to attach the fabric to the mannequin.
4 1 verb v
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Example sentence • She rinsed her hair thoroughly with warm water.
5 1 noun n noun
• the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
verb
• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Example sentence • He kicked the ball and hurt his shins .
5 1 verb v noun
• a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
verb
• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Example sentence • The dancer spins gracefully on one foot.
5 1 adjective
• of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
verb
• lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Example sentence • She thins her hair to make it more manageable.
4 1 noun n noun
• a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
Example sentence • I bought two tins of paint for my project.
5 1 noun n noun
• very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
4 1 verb v noun
• a victory (as in a race or other competition)
verb
• be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
Example sentence • She wins every game she plays.
4 1 noun n noun
• the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
4 1 noun n
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Example sentence • I enjoy reading historical zins .
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
Example sentence • Money is a means to buy things.
10 3 noun n noun
• a bowling game using slender bowling pins
8 2 noun n noun
• a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider
Example sentence • He scored a strike in duckpins .
10 3 noun n noun
• a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
Example sentence • She stacked the spillikins carefully in a tower.
6 2 adverb adv
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8 3 noun n
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Example sentence • During development, acrasins are secreted to attract cells to a specific location.
6 2 noun n noun
• one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
Example sentence • Microfilaments are composed of actins and are involved in various cellular processes.
10 4 noun n noun
• a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • Scientists have been studying aequorins for their bioluminescent properties.
10 4 noun n noun
• a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
Example sentence • Exposure to aflatoxins can lead to various health problems.
7 3
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8 3 noun
• a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
Example sentence • Egg whites contain a large amount of albumins .
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj
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7 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The plant's natural defense system relies on the production of alexins .
6 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
Example sentence • The algins in the seaweed help to bind heavy metals.
9 4 noun n noun
• an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
9 3 noun n
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10 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The active ingredient in mosquito coils is typically allethrins .
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