crossroads 10 2 noun n noun • a community of people smaller than a village
• a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
• a point where a choice must be made
roads 5 1 noun n noun • a partly sheltered anchorage
loads 5 1 adverb, adjective adv, adj noun • a large number or amount
shiploads 9 2 noun n noun • the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
workloads 9 2 noun n noun • work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
inroads 7 2 noun n noun • an encroachment or intrusion
• an invasion or hostile attack
railroads 9 2 noun n noun • line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
• a line of track providing a runway for wheels
verb • compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
• supply with railroad lines
• transport by railroad
anodes 6 2 noun n noun • a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
microcodes 10 3 noun n noun • (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory
nematodes 9 3 noun n noun • unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
carloads 8 2 noun n noun • a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
• the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
downloads 9 2 verb, noun v, n verb • transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
payloads 8 2 noun n noun • the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
• goods carried by a large vehicle
reloads 7 2 verb v verb • load anew
• place a new load on
truckloads 10 2 noun n noun • The contents of a full truck or lorry.
• A large number.
unloads 7 2 verb v verb • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
• remove the load from (a container or vehicle)
caseloads 9 3 noun n noun • The workload of a person or group that handles cases; the relative volume of cases expected to be worked upon.
overloads 9 3 verb v noun • an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
• an excessive burden
verb • become overloaded
• fill to excess so that function is impaired
• place too much a load on
planeloads 10 3 noun n noun • As much, or as many, as a plane can carry
toads 5 1 noun n noun • any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
explodes 8 2 verb v verb • cause to burst with a violent release of energy
• burst outward, usually with noise
• show a violent emotional reaction
• be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
• destroy by exploding
• cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
• drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
• show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
• burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
• increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
implodes 8 2 verb v bodes 5 1 verb v verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen
decodes 7 2 verb v verb • convert code into ordinary language
erodes 6 2 verb v verb • become ground down or deteriorate
• remove soil or rock
modes 5 1 noun n noun • how something is done or how it happens
• a particular functioning condition or arrangement
• a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
• verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
• any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
• the most frequent value of a random variable
nodes 5 1 noun n noun • a connecting point at which several lines come together
• any thickened enlargement
• (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
• (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
• (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
• the source of lymph and lymphocytes
• any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
• (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
odes 4 1 noun n noun • a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
rodes 5 1 noun n noun • The line from a vessel to its anchor.
• A raid; an incursion.
• A roadstead.
cathodes 8 2 noun n noun • a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
• the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
diodes 6 2 noun n noun • a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
• a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
episodes 8 3 noun n noun • a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
• a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
• a part of a broadcast serial
• film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
busloads 8 2 noun n noun • the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry
lodes 5 1 noun n noun • a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
rhodes 6 1 noun n noun • British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
• a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes
codes 5 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun • a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
• a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
• (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
• a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification
verb • attach a code to
• convert ordinary language into code
corrodes 8 2 verb v verb • cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
• become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
broads 6 1 noun n adjective • having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
noun • slang term for a woman
adjective satellite • broad in scope or content
• not detailed or specific
• lacking subtlety; obvious
• being at a peak or culminating point
• very large in expanse or scope
• (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
hampton roads 12 3 noun n noun • a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay
• a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
armloads 8 2 noun n noun • A quantity of things approaching the maximum that could be held or carried with one arm.
backloads 9 2 verb, noun v, n noun • A load carried on the return journey of a delivery vehicle.
verb • To load toward the back, or towards the end of a period.
• To load (cargo, shipment, etc.) after unloading has been completed.
• To transport further toward the rear of the theater of war.
• To fill a syringe with solution from the plunger end of the barrel.
goads 5 1 verb v noun • a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
verb • give heart or courage to
• urge with or as if with a goad
• stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
• annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism
highroads 9 2 noun n offloads 8 2 verb v verb • transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data
• remove the load from (a container or vehicle)
preloads 8 2 verb, noun v, n verb • To load in advance (used especially in reference to software installed on a computer prior to sale).
• To drink (cheaper) alcohol at home before going out socially.
trainloads 10 2 noun n noun • quantity that can be carried by a train
tramroads 9 2 noun n noun • A road designed for use by trams or wagons.
uploads 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • Such a file transfer.
verb • To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.
vanloads 8 2 noun n noun • The load carried by a van.
woads 5 1 noun n noun • a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant
• any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
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