scale 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an ordered reference standard
• relative magnitude
• the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
• a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
• (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
• a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
• an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
• a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
verb • measure by or as if by a scale
• pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
• take by attacking with scaling ladders
• reach the highest point of
• climb up by means of a ladder
• remove the scales from
• measure with or as if with scales
• size or measure according to a scale
hail 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
• many objects thrown forcefully through the air
• enthusiastic greeting
verb • praise vociferously
• be a native of
• call for
• greet enthusiastically or joyfully
• precipitate as small ice particles
rail 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
• short for railway
• a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
• a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
• any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
verb • complain bitterly
• enclose with rails
• provide with rails
• separate with a railing
• convey (goods etc.) by rails
• travel by rail or train
• lay with rails
• fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
• spread negative information about
• criticize severely
sail 4 1 verb v noun • a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
• an ocean trip taken for pleasure
• any structure that resembles a sail
verb • traverse or travel on (a body of water)
• move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
• travel on water propelled by wind
• travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
trail 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a track or mark left by something that has passed
• a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
• evidence pointing to a possible solution
verb • to lag or linger behind
• go after with the intent to catch
• move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
• hang down so as to drag along the ground
• drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
impale 6 2 verb v verb • pierce with a sharp stake or point
• kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
male 4 2 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj adjective • being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
noun • an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
• the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
• a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
adjective satellite • characteristic of a man
• for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
stale 5 1 adjective adj adjective • lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
adjective satellite • lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
verb • urinate, of cattle and horses
frail 5 1 adjective adj adjective • physically weak
noun • the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
• a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
• easily broken or damaged or destroyed
prevail 7 2 verb v verb • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
• be valid, applicable, or true
• continue to exist
• prove superior
• use persuasion successfully
snail 5 1 noun n noun • freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
• edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
jail 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
mail 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
• the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
• a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
• any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
• (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
verb • send via the postal service
• cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
ale 3 1 noun n noun • a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
dale 4 1 noun n noun • an open river valley (in a hilly area)
pale 4 1 verb, adjective v, adj noun • a wooden strip forming part of a fence
adjective satellite • very light colored; highly diluted with white
• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
• lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
• not full or rich
verb • turn pale, as if in fear
sale 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a particular instance of selling
• the general activity of selling
• an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
• the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling
• an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
tale 4 1 noun n noun • a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• a trivial lie
female 6 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
noun • an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
• a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
adjective satellite • characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
• for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
ail 3 1 verb, noun v, n noun • aromatic bulb used as seasoning
verb • be ill or unwell
• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
bail 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)
verb • release after a security has been paid
• deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
• secure the release of (someone) by providing security
• empty (a vessel) by bailing
• remove (water) from a vessel with a container
detail 6 2 verb, noun v, n noun • an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
• a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
• extended treatment of particulars
• a crew of workers selected for a particular task
• a temporary military unit
verb • provide details for
• assign to a specific task
email 5 2 verb, noun v, n noun • (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
verb • communicate electronically on the computer
fail 4 1 verb, noun v, n verb • fail to do something; leave something undone
• be unsuccessful
• disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
• stop operating or functioning
• be unable
• judge unacceptable
• fail to get a passing grade
• fall short in what is expected
• become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
• prove insufficient
• deteriorate
nail 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
• a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
• a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
verb • attach something somewhere by means of nails
• take into custody
• hit with great force
• succeed in obtaining a position
• succeed at easily
• locate exactly
• complete a pass
tail 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
• the time of the last part of something
• any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
• (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
• the rear part of an aircraft
• the rear part of a ship
verb • go after with the intent to catch
• remove or shorten the tail of an animal
• remove the stalk of fruits or berries
veil 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a garment that covers the head and face
• a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
• the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
• a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
verb • to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
bale 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a large bundle bound for storage or transport
• a city in northwestern Switzerland
exhale 6 2 verb v verb • expel air
• give out (breath or an odor)
gale 4 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
hale 4 1 verb, adjective v, adj noun • a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
• United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
• prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
adjective satellite • exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
verb • to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
• draw slowly or heavily
inhale 6 2 verb v verb • draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
• draw in (air)
kale 4 1 noun n noun • informal terms for money
• a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
• coarse curly-leafed cabbage
vale 4 2 noun n noun • a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
whale 5 1 noun n noun • a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
• any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
avail 5 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a means of serving
verb • take advantage of
• be of use to, be useful to
• take or use
braille 7 1 noun n noun • a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
• French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)
verb • transcribe in braille
derail 6 2 verb v verb • cause to run off the tracks
• run off or leave the rails
entail 6 2 verb v noun • land received by fee tail
• the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
verb • have as a logical consequence
• impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
• limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
grail 5 1 noun n noun • the object of any prolonged endeavor
• (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
pail 4 1 noun n noun • a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
• the quantity contained in a pail
quail 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
• small gallinaceous game birds
verb • draw back, as with fear or pain
unveil 6 2 verb v verb • remove the veil from
• make manifest
• remove the cover from
wail 4 1 verb v noun • a cry of sorrow and grief
verb • emit long loud cries
• cry weakly or softly
cocktail 8 2 noun n noun • a short mixed drink
• an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
regale 6 2 verb v verb • provide with choice or abundant food or drink
shale 5 1 noun n noun • a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
wale 4 1 noun n noun • a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
• thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
telltale 8 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • someone who gossips indiscreetly
adjective satellite • disclosing unintentionally something concealed
wholesale 9 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
adverb • at a wholesale price
• on a large scale without careful discrimination
adjective satellite • ignoring distinctions
verb • sell in large quantities
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