3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
adjective satellite
• (of champagne) moderately dry
Example sentence • Please hold for a moment, I'll be back in a sec .
4 1 noun n noun
• the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
verb
• kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
Example sentence • She wore a beautiful necklace around her neck .
4 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the chief executive department of the United States government
Example sentence • The exec of the company made the final decision.
4 1 noun n noun
• a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
Example sentence • Please provide the spec for this project.
4 2 noun n noun
• An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• A recommendation or suggestion.
adjective
• For, or relating to, recreation.
4 1 verb v
6 1 noun n noun
• a written order directing a bank to pay money
verb
• withdraw money by writing a check
Example sentence • He wrote a cheque to pay for his groceries.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• any of various platforms built into a vessel
verb
• be beautiful to look at
Example sentence • The deck of cards was shuffled and ready for a game of poker.
4 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
Example sentence • I work in the tech industry.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
verb
• smash or break forcefully
Example sentence • The car was a complete wreck after the accident.
4 1 Example sentence • What the heck is that noise?
6 2 noun n noun
• a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
Example sentence • A parsec is a unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to about 3.26 light-years.
11 3 noun n noun
• a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
Example sentence • We danced all night at the discotheque .
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
verb
• make a spot or mark onto
Example sentence • There's a small fleck of paint on my shirt.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the basic unit of money in Albania
Example sentence • He found a bird's lek in the forest.
8 2 noun n noun
• a check issued in payment of wages or salary
Example sentence • I received my paycheck today.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
verb
• hit lightly with a picking motion
Example sentence • The chicken gave a quick peck to the ground to search for food.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a poor White person in the southern United States
Example sentence • He's just a simple redneck who loves his truck and country music.
9 2 noun n noun
• a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
Example sentence • The divers explored the shipwreck at the bottom of the ocean.
5 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• produce specks in or on
Example sentence • There was a speck of dust on the windowsill.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
verb
• journey on foot, especially in the mountains
Example sentence • We went on a long trek through the mountains.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
Example sentence • She wore a cozy turtleneck sweater to stay warm in the winter.
6 2 noun n noun
• small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
Example sentence • The tenrec is a small mammal that is native to Madagascar.
5 2 noun n noun
• A measure of the rate of flow of fluid, especially through a pipeline, equal to one cubic foot per second.
Example sentence • The cusec of water flowing through the dam decreased due to the drought.
6 2 noun n noun
• A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.
Example sentence • The fennec is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara Desert.
3 1 noun n noun
• (usually in the plural) The pectoralis major muscle.
Example sentence • He felt a sharp pain in his pec after lifting weights.
5 2 noun n noun
• An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras.
Example sentence • She played a haunting melody on her rebec .
6 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The tanrec is a small mammal native to Madagascar.
5 2 noun n noun
• A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.
Example sentence • The xebec slowly sailed into the harbor.
9 3 noun n noun
• a deck abaft of midships
Example sentence • The crew gathered on the afterdeck to watch the sunset.
6 2 verb v Example sentence • She bedecked her hair with flowers for the wedding.
7 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes
Example sentence • She pursued a career in biotech and became a researcher.
9 2 adjective adj adjective satellite
• moving at very high speed
Example sentence • She drove at breakneck speed through the empty streets.
5 1 noun n noun
• merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
Example sentence • I can't believe they sold me this dreck of a car.
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly
Example sentence • The flyspeck on the wall was barely visible.
8 2 noun n noun
• the deck between the bridge and the forecastle
Example sentence • The sailors gathered on the foredeck to prepare for the race.
6 2 noun n noun
• 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
Example sentence • I found a kopeck on the ground.
5 2 noun n noun
• 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
Example sentence • I saw a kopek wandering the streets.
11 3 noun n noun
• a member of the United States Marine Corps
Example sentence • He is a proud leatherneck who served in the Marine Corps.
11 3 noun n noun
• the stern area of a ship's upper deck
Example sentence • The captain stood on the quarterdeck , overseeing the ship's operations.
9 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a cruel and brutal fellow
Example sentence • He had the roughneck attitude of a biker.
10 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
verb
• strain to watch; stare curiously
Example sentence • The traffic jam was caused by all the rubbernecks slowing down to look at the accident.
4 1 noun n noun
• Trash; worthless merchandise.
Example sentence • The movie was absolute drek , I can't believe I wasted my time watching it.
8 2 noun n
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Example sentence • She left her coat at the hatcheck before entering the ballroom.
7 2 verb v noun
• A man who is meekly subservient to his wife.
verb
• (chiefly by a wife) To nag persistently.
Example sentence • My friend's wife constantly henpecks him about his wardrobe choices.
4 1 verb v verb
• To retch or heave as if to vomit.
noun
• The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris).
Example sentence • Every time I smell that dish, I keck .
8 2 noun, adjective n, adj
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Example sentence • I'll need to go through precheck before I can board the airplane.
9 2 noun n noun
• Any voucher or note from a merchant to a customer to provide an item the merchant has run out of at a later date for the item's current price, or (in a more literal sense) to provide a service at a later date.
Example sentence • I'm sorry, but can I take a raincheck on dinner tonight?
4 1 verb v verb
• To make account of; to care for; to heed, regard, consider.
Example sentence • He didn't seem to reck the consequences of his actions.
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