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taboo  Speak Example sentences
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draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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having no tone; unmusical.
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pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
tentacle  Speak Example sentences
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draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.
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sensation of dryness in the throat
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a more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense or motion
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
thermal  Speak Example sentences
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surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
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brass musical instrument with brilliant tone
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tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
thrust  Speak Example sentences
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push; force used in pushing ; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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characterized by unrest or disorder
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
toil  Speak Example sentences
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something intended or supposed to represent another thing; sign or symbol; memorial of friendship
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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characterized by unrest or disorder
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tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
tolerable  Speak Example sentences
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pass over or beyond; surpass
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a more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense or motion
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
toll  Speak Example sentences
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apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
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possession or occupancy of lands, buildings, or other property under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another
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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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charge a fee for using; sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell
tonic  Speak Example sentences
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guide; give individual instruction
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earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
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something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
touchy  Speak Example sentences
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indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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pass over or beyond; surpass
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tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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possession or occupancy of lands, buildings, or other property under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another
transition  Speak Example sentences
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pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
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going from one state of action to another
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surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder