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n. oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
v. cover with oil, as if by rubbing
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v. be made known; be disclosed or revealed
n. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
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n. outlying areas (as of a city or town)
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v. attach something somewhere by means of nails
n. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
necessarily  Speak Example sentences
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ad. in such a manner as could not be otherwise
ad. as a highly likely consequence
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v. attach something somewhere by means of nails
n. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
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v. be made known; be disclosed or revealed
n. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
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n. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
n. a descriptive name for a place or thing
neck  Speak Example sentences
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n. (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
ad. at or to a point across intervening space etc.
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n. a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
n. the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
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n. a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
v. direct or command as an officer
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n. any citrus tree bearing oranges
n. a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean
negotiate  Speak Example sentences
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n. behavior intended to please your parents
n. the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
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a. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
a. done with delicacy and skill
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n. a request for payment
n. an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
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v. succeed in passing through, around, or over
v. discuss the terms of an arrangement
ninth  Speak Example sentences
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a. coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
n. position nine in a countable series of things
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n. people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
n. the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
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n. the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
a. being one more than eighteen
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v. become normal or return to its normal state
v. make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
noise  Speak Example sentences
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a. being in effect or operation
a. pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result
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n. information about recent and important events
n. a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
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n. a request for payment
n. an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
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n. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
n. sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
notification  Speak Example sentences
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n. the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
n. a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
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a. existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
a. existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
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n. oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
v. cover with oil, as if by rubbing
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n. a request for payment
n. an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
oceanography  Speak Example sentences
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v. become normal or return to its normal state
v. make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
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n. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
a. affording free passage or access
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n. an administrative unit of government
n. a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
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n. the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
onion  Speak Example sentences
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n. (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
ad. at or to a point across intervening space etc.
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ad. through inherent nature
ad. as might be expected
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n. the bulb of an onion plant
n. bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
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ad. above your head; in the sky
n. the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
only  Speak Example sentences
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n. people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
n. the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
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n. any citrus tree bearing oranges
n. a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean
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ad. in the final outcome
ad. as recently as
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n. a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
n. the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body