bivouacs 8 4 noun n noun • temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
• a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
verb • live in or as if in a tent
backs 5 1 verb, noun v, n adjective • related to or located at the back
noun • the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
• the side that goes last or is not normally seen
• the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
• (football) a person who plays in the backfield
• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
• the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
• a support that you can lean against while sitting
• (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
adverb • in or to or toward a former location
• at or to or toward the back or rear
• in or to or toward an original condition
• in or to or toward a past time
• in reply
• in repayment or retaliation
adjective satellite • located at or near the back of an animal
• of an earlier date
verb • be behind; approve of
• travel backward
• give support or one's approval to
• cause to travel backward
• support financial backing for
• be in back of
• place a bet on
• shift to a counterclockwise direction
• establish as valid or genuine
• strengthen by providing with a back or backing
tracks 6 1 noun n noun • a line or route along which something travels or moves
• evidence pointing to a possible solution
• a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
• a course over which races are run
• a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
• an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
• (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
• a groove on a phonograph recording
• a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
• any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
• the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
verb • carry on the feet and deposit
• observe or plot the moving path of something
• go after with the intent to catch
• travel across or pass over
• make tracks upon
max 3 1 noun n noun • street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
relax 5 2 verb v verb • become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
• make less taut
• become loose or looser or less tight
• cause to feel relaxed
• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
• make less severe or strict
• become less severe or strict
• make less active or fast
quacks 6 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun • an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
• the harsh sound of a duck
adjective satellite • medically unqualified
verb • utter quacking noises
• act as a medical quack or a charlatan
acts 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
axe 3 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
verb • chop or split with an ax
• terminate
fax 3 1 verb, noun v, n noun • duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
verb • send something via a facsimile machine
tax 3 1 verb, noun v, n noun • charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
verb • levy a tax on
• set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
• use to the limit
• make a charge against or accuse
wax 3 1 verb, noun v, n noun • any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
verb • cover with wax
• go up or advance
• increase in phase
attacks 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
• an offensive move in a sport or game
• intense adverse criticism
• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
• the act of attacking
• a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
• a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
• the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
• strong criticism
verb • launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
• attack in speech or writing
• take the initiative and go on the offensive
• attack someone physically or emotionally
• set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
• begin to injure
packs 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a large indefinite quantity
• a complete collection of similar things
• a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
• an association of criminals
• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
• a group of hunting animals
• a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
• a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
• a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
verb • arrange in a container
• fill to capacity
• compress into a wad
• carry, as on one's back
• set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
• have with oneself; have on one's person
• press tightly together or cram
• hike with a backpack
• press down tightly
• seal with packing
• have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
• load with a pack
• treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood
racks 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
• the destruction or collapse of something
• an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
• a support for displaying ot holding various articles
• a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
• a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
verb • go at a rack
• stretch to the limits
• put on a rack and pinion
• obtain by coercion or intimidation
• run before a gale
• fly in high wind
• draw off from the lees
• torment emotionally or mentally
• work on a rack
• seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
• place in a rack
• torture on the rack
smacks 6 1 verb v noun • a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
• a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
• street names for heroin
• an enthusiastic kiss
• the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
verb • deliver a hard blow to
• have an element suggestive (of something)
• have a distinctive or characteristic taste
• kiss lightly
• press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
snacks 6 1 noun n noun • a light informal meal
verb • eat a snack; eat lightly
yacks 5 1 verb v verb • talk incessantly and tiresomely
anthrax 7 2 noun n noun • a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
• a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
beeswax 7 2 noun n noun • a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
verb • cover with beeswax
lax 3 1 adjective adj adjective • pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
• lacking in firmness or tension; not taut
adjective satellite • lacking in rigor or strictness
• emptying easily or excessively
pax 3 1 noun n noun • (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
sax 3 1 noun n noun • a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
• a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
slacks 6 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun • (used in the plural) pants for casual wear
stacks 6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a large number or amount
• storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored
thorax 6 2 noun n noun • the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
• the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
• part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
ax 2 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
verb • chop or split with an ax
• terminate
anticlimax 10 4 noun n noun • a disappointing decline after a previous rise
• a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
borax 5 2 noun n noun • an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent
earwax 6 2 noun n noun • a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
flax 4 1 noun n noun • fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
• plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
hyrax 5 2 noun n noun • any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
parallax 8 3 noun n noun • the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object
pickax 6 2 noun n noun • a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
pickaxe 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
pneumothorax 12 4 noun n noun • abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis)
poleax 6 2 verb, noun v, n noun • an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
• a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
verb • fell with or as if with a poleax
styrax 6 2 noun n noun • any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage
surtax 6 2 noun n noun • an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
verb • levy an extra tax on
syntax 6 2 noun n noun • the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
• a systematic orderly arrangement
• studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
minimax 7 3 noun n noun • In decision theory, game theory, etc. a decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
verb • To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.
zax 3 1 noun n noun • A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.
bombax 6 2 noun n noun • trees of chiefly South America
broadax 7 2 noun n noun • a large ax with a broad cutting blade
broadaxe 8 2 noun n noun • a large ax with a broad cutting blade
hydrothorax 11 4 noun n noun • accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys
poleaxe 7 2 noun n noun • an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
• a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
verb • fell with or as if with a poleax
prothorax 9 3 noun n noun • the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs
smilax 6 2 noun n noun • sometimes placed in Smilacaceae
• fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
supertax 8 3 noun n noun • an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
telefax 7 3 verb, noun v, n verb • send something via a facsimile machine
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