7 2 noun n noun
• a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
Example sentence • The hiker followed the trail, guided by the beacons marked along the way.
6 2 noun n noun
• a large number or amount
Example sentence • There were dozens of people waiting in line for the concert tickets.
7 2 noun n noun
• a Protestant layman who assists the minister
Example sentence • The deacons were responsible for organizing the church picnic.
6 2 noun n noun
• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Example sentence • Many humans enjoy solving complex puzzles.
6 2 noun n noun
• edible viscera of a butchered animal
Example sentence • The doctor performed a surgery to transplant the patient's organs .
6 2 noun n noun
• a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
8 2 noun n noun
• (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
Example sentence • I always listen to the news on the radio stations .
6 2 noun n noun
• the bulb of an onion plant
Example sentence • I chopped the onions for the soup.
8 2 verb v Example sentence • He blackens his shoes with shoe polish.
10 3 noun n noun
• the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
Example sentence • The hot weather conditions made it difficult to sleep at night.
12 3 noun n noun
• a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
Example sentence • Please read the instructions before starting the experiment.
9 3 noun n noun
• something you have to do
Example sentence • I bought a fancy dress for special occasions .
9 3 noun n noun
• mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
Example sentence • Our company's relations with our business partners are strong and collaborative.
6 2 noun n noun
• a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
Example sentence • He rolled two sevens in a row.
8 2 verb v Example sentence • She lightens the mood with her jokes.
11 2 verb v verb
• make strong or stronger
Example sentence • Her regular exercise routine strengthens her muscles.
7 2 verb v verb
• signal with the hands or nod
Example sentence • The warm sun beckons us to the beach.
7 2 noun n noun
• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Example sentence • The stars in the heavens twinkled in the dark night sky.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The commons are used for grazing livestock.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a request to be present
verb
• call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Example sentence • He received a summons to appear in court.
7 2 noun n noun
• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example sentence • She had some strange notions about how the world worked.
7 2 noun n noun
• engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
5 2 noun n noun
• the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
adverb
• used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
adjective satellite
• equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
11 4 noun n noun
• the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
Example sentence • I made some corrections to the essay before submitting it.
8 2 noun n noun
• United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985)
Example sentence • He attends therapy sessions every Tuesday.
5 2 noun n noun
• large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
Example sentence • There are many safari tours to observe lions in their natural habitat.
7 2 noun n noun
• a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
Example sentence • She sewed the buttons onto the shirt.
8 2 noun n noun
• hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Example sentence • The curtains in the living room are a lovely shade of blue.
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.
7 2 noun n noun
• a word used in exclamations of confusion
Example sentence • What the dickens are you doing?
7 2
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10 3 noun n noun
• a line leading to a place or point
Example sentence • Please follow the directions on the map to reach the destination.
10 4 noun n noun
• financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
Example sentence • The company's daily operations are managed by a team of professionals.
7 3 verb v verb
• cause to become awake or conscious
Example sentence • The sound of the alarm clock awakens me every morning.
7 3 noun n noun
• the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
adjective satellite
• being one more than ten
Example sentence • We usually have elevens at work - a small meal or snack to get us through the afternoon.
8 2 noun n noun
• fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
Example sentence • The brackens grew thickly along the edge of the forest.
7 2 verb v verb
• make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Example sentence • With each passing day, my love for you deepens .
7 2 verb v verb
• listen; used mostly in the imperative
Example sentence • She harkens back to her childhood days whenever she visits her grandparents.
6 2 verb v verb
• consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
Example sentence • She likens the taste of durian to rotten onions.
8 2 verb v Example sentence • As the storm passes, the wind slackens .
8 2 verb v Example sentence • She sweetens her tea with honey.
6 2 noun n noun
• an individual instance of a type of symbol
adjective satellite
• insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)
Example sentence • I have five tokens left for the arcade games.
9 3 noun n noun
• one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
Example sentence • The king ruled over vast dominions across the continent.
11 3 noun n noun
• the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
Example sentence • The dentist performed multiple extractions to remove the decayed teeth.
7 2 noun n noun
• United States sociologist (1902-1979)
Example sentence • The parsons were invited to lead the prayer at the church service.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens
Example sentence • Homo sapiens is the scientific name for modern human beings.
7 2 noun n noun
• the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
verb
• restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
Example sentence • During the war, soldiers were given daily rations of food and water.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
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