4 1 noun
n
noun
• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
verb
• subject to a playful hoax or joke
Example sentence • The story about the alien invasion turned out to be a hoax .
6 1 verb, noun
v, n
Example sentence • She gave a hoicks to her skirt and elegantly sat down.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
Example sentence • He's been in the mopes all day.
5 1 noun
n
Example sentence • My folks are coming over for dinner tonight.
6 1 noun
n
Example sentence • The blokes at the pub were cheering for their favorite football team.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
verb
• tell a joke; speak humorously
Example sentence • He told some hilarious jokes at the party.
5 1 verb
v
noun
• tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
verb
• poke or thrust abruptly
Example sentence • She pokes me in the ribs when she wants my attention.
6 1 verb
v
noun
• a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
verb
• inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
Example sentence • He smokes cigarettes every day.
7 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
verb
• touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
Example sentence • He suffered a few strokes and lost his ability to speak.
7 2 verb
v
verb
• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Example sentence • She invokes the power of prayer during difficult times.
8 2 verb
v
verb
• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Example sentence • His aggressive behavior provokes fights with other students.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
Example sentence • The old oaks provided shade on a hot summer day.
6 1 verb
v
verb
• stir up or tend; of a fire
Example sentence • He stokes the fire to keep warm.
6 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
Example sentence • The stargazers gather in the observatory to view celestial bodies using powerful scopes .
4 2 verb
v
noun
• a transmission line for high-frequency signals
verb
• influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
Example sentence • I was able to coax the kitten down from the tree.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• people descended from a common ancestor
Example sentence • My kinfolks are coming over for dinner tonight.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• Menfolk; male members of a group
Example sentence • The menfolks gathered around the fireplace for a chat.
10 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The womenfolks have gathered for an afternoon tea.
5 1 noun
n
Example sentence • The tourists stood around like gowks , staring at the monument in awe.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• British informal for donkey
4 1
noun
• A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
5 1 verb
v
noun
• the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
Example sentence • She soaks her feet in warm water to relax after a long day.
5 1
noun
• Any of several medieval rights, either to hold a court, or to receive fines.
6 1 noun
n
noun
• support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
Example sentence • The bicycle wheel had several missing spokes .
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
Example sentence • She took three tokes of the cigarette before stubbing it out.
6 1 verb, noun
v, n
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5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
verb
• become joined or linked together
Example sentence • The farmer used wooden yokes to hitch the oxen together.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
Example sentence • I prefer my eggs with runny yolks .
6 1 verb, adverb, noun
v, adv, n
noun
• birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)
Example sentence • The miners were working in the dark, narrow stopes .
5 1 noun
n
noun
• street names for marijuana
verb
• take drugs to improve one's athletic performance
Example sentence • He sells dopes to high school students.
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