5 1 noun n noun
• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
verb
• exercise authority over; as of nations
Example sentence • The rules of the game are simple: do not cheat.
7 1 noun n noun
• an educational institution
verb
• educate in or as if in a school
Example sentence • Many parents in our neighborhood prefer private schools for their children.
7 2 noun n noun
• a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe
Example sentence • The liver is composed of lobules .
9 3 noun n noun
• (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
Example sentence • Chemists study the structure and behavior of molecules .
9 3 verb v noun
• language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
verb
• subject to laughter or ridicule
Example sentence • He ridicules anyone who disagrees with him.
10 3 noun n noun
• a large entrance or reception room or area
Example sentence • The grand entrance to the museum has two large vestibules .
9 3 verb v Example sentence • The judge overrules the objection from the defense attorney.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
verb
• combine into a common fund
Example sentence • The hotel has two swimming pools for guests to enjoy.
5 1 noun n noun
• hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
Example sentence • She wore a pair of comfortable mules for the long walk.
10 2 noun n noun
• a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
verb
• flow in a circular current, of liquids
Example sentence • The whirlpools formed by the rushing river created a treacherous section for boaters.
10 2 noun n noun
• an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
Example sentence • There are many preschools in this neighborhood.
5 1 adjective
• neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
noun
• the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
adjective satellite
• marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
Example sentence • The breeze cools the hot summer day.
5 1 noun n noun
• a person who lacks good judgment
6 1 noun n noun
• someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
Example sentence • The ghouls emerged from the graveyard at midnight.
6 2 noun n noun
• a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
verb
• adorn or decorate with precious stones
Example sentence • She adorned herself with sparkling jewels for the party.
6 1 noun n noun
• English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
Example sentence • The scientific unit of energy, joules , is named after James Prescott Joule.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a simple seat without a back or arms
verb
• lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
Example sentence • The bar had a row of stools lined up along the counter.
5 1 noun n noun
• an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Example sentence • I need to buy some new tools for the workshop.
5 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• The throat; the gullet.
adjective
• In blazon, of the colour red.
7 2 noun n noun
• a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
Example sentence • The nurse opened the ampules and prepared the medication.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The barbules on a bird's feathers help to provide structure and shape.
8 2 noun n noun
• a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
Example sentence • The bascules of the Tower Bridge in London are raised and lowered to allow ships to pass through.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • I need to take two capsules of this medication every day.
8 2 noun n
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10 2 noun n noun
• small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
Example sentence • The origin of chondrules is still a topic of debate among scientists.
7 2 noun n noun
• cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn
Example sentence • The cupules on the oak trees are starting to turn brown.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The ductules in the pancreas transport pancreatic juices to the main pancreatic duct.
8 2 noun n noun
• a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting
Example sentence • The ferrules on this paintbrush are made of brass.
7 2 noun n noun
• a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
Example sentence • The teacher used ferules to discipline the students.
9 2 noun n noun
• a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
Example sentence • Under the microscope, the bacteria appeared as floccules .
9 2 noun n noun
• The siliceous shell of a diatom.
Example sentence • Diatoms are characterized by their intricate frustules .
8 2 noun n noun
• the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
Example sentence • The gemmules of sponges can survive harsh environmental conditions.
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Example sentence • The doctor examined her glandules for any signs of infection.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The scientist observed the globules under the microscope.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The sugar is in the form of small granules .
8 2 noun n noun
• much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber
Example sentence • The guayules have been used for rubber production.
7 2 noun n noun
• (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap
Example sentence • The ligules of certain grasses help to reduce water loss through transpiration.
7 2 noun n noun
• a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
Example sentence • The fruit is divided into several locules .
7 2 noun n noun
• the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
Example sentence • The lunules on her nails were perfectly shaped and white.
7 2 noun n noun
• a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
Example sentence • The doctor diagnosed the patient with multiple macules on their skin.
8 2 verb v noun
• government that is inefficient or dishonest
Example sentence • He misrules his employees with an iron fist.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
Example sentence • The university offers different modules for students to choose from.
7 2 noun n noun
• Any of the rectangular blocks under the soffit of the cornice of the Greek Doric temple, which are studded with guttae.
Example sentence • The mutules on the cornice added an elegant touch to the building.
8 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The nervules in his hands pulsated nervously.
8 2 noun n noun
• A bat, of the genus Nyctalus, that lives in tree hollows.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The doctor discovered nodules on my thyroid during the examination.
7 2 verb v
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Example sentence • The sponge oscules to release water and waste products.
6 2 noun n noun
• a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
Example sentence • The plant produces ovules which will develop into seeds.
7 2 noun n noun
• a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)
Example sentence • The doctor diagnosed the patient with acne vulgaris based on the presence of papules on their face.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • She always carries pilules in her purse in case of emergency.
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