sparks 6 1 noun n noun • a momentary flash of light
• Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
• merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
• a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
verb • put in motion or move to act
• emit or produce sparks
tarps 5 1 noun n noun • waterproofed canvas
sharps 6 1 noun n adjective • keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
• having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
• (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
noun • a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
• a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
adverb • changing suddenly in direction and degree
adjective satellite • (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
• ending in a sharp point
• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
• marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
• harsh
• having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
• dangerously steep
• very sudden and in great amount or degree
• quick and forceful
archicarps 10 3 noun n
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harps 5 1 noun n noun • a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
• a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
• a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
verb • come back to
• play the harp
autoharps 9 3 noun n noun • A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
cystocarps 10 3 noun n
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mesocarps 9 3 noun n noun • the middle layer of a pericarp
procarps 8 2
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sarcocarps 10 3 noun n
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scarps 6 1 noun • a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
• a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
schizocarps 11 3 noun n noun • a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed
sporocarps 10 3 noun n noun • specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
perhaps 7 2 adverb adv dipterocarps 12 4 noun n noun • tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae
barbs 5 1 noun n noun • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
• the pointed part of barbed wire
• a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
• one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
verb • provide with barbs
barks 5 1 verb v noun • tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
• a noise resembling the bark of a dog
• a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
• the sound made by a dog
verb • speak in an unfriendly tone
• cover with bark
• remove the bark of a tree
• make barking sounds
• tan (a skin) with bark tannins
larks 5 1 noun n noun • North American songbirds having a yellow breast
• a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
• any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
• any carefree episode
wraps 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
• a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
• the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
verb • arrange or fold as a cover or protection
• arrange or coil around
• enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
• crash into so as to coil around
parks 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
collapse 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
• a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
• the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
• a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
verb • break down, literally or metaphorically
• collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
• fold or close up
• fall apart
• cause to burst
• suffer a nervous breakdown
• lose significance, effectiveness, or value
traps 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
• something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
• a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
• informal terms for the mouth
• a light two-wheeled carriage
• a hazard on a golf course
verb • place in a confining or embarrassing position
• catch in or as if in a trap
• hold or catch as if in a trap
• to hold fast or prevent from moving
• to sell marijuana on a street corner
apocarps 8 3 noun n
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ascocarps 9 3 noun n noun • mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
cardsharps 10 2 noun n noun • a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
endocarps 9 3 noun n noun • the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
escarps 7 2 noun n noun • a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
exocarps 8 3 noun n noun • outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
monocarps 9 3 noun n noun • a plant that bears fruit once and dies
syncarps 8 2 noun n noun • fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
vibraharps 10 3 noun n noun • a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
xylocarps 9 3 noun n
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craps 5 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun • expressions used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
• a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
lapse 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a mistake resulting from inattention
• a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
• a failure to maintain a higher state
verb • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
• end, at least for a long time
• drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
• go back to bad behavior
• let slip
• for time to move forward
relapse 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a failure to maintain a higher state
verb • deteriorate in health
• go back to bad behavior
schnapps 8 1 noun n noun • any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
scraps 6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
synapse 7 2 noun n noun • the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
taps 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • (military) signal to turn the lights out
apse 4 1 noun n noun • a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
elapse 6 2 verb v verb • for time to move forward
prolapse 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
verb • slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
schnaps 7 1 noun n noun • any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
aldicarbs 9 3 adjective adj
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arbs 4 1 noun n noun • someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential)
garbs 5 1 noun n noun • clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
verb • provide with clothes or put clothes on
arks 4 1 noun n noun • a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
• (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
barques 7 2 noun n noun • a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
darks 5 1 noun n noun • A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
• Ignorance.
• Nightfall.
• A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
verb • To grow or become dark, darken.
• To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
• To make dark, darken; to obscure.
earmarks 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
• a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something
verb • give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
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