pause 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
• temporary inactivity
verb • interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
• cease an action temporarily
flaws 5 1 noun n noun • an imperfection in an object or machine
• defect or weakness in a person's character
• an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
verb • add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
bauds 5 1 noun n noun • (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
frauds 6 1 noun n noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
• a person who makes deceitful pretenses
• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
applauds 8 2 verb v verb • clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
• express that something is worthy of praise
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
yauds 5 1 noun n
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lauds 5 1 noun n verb • praise, glorify, or honor
gauds 5 1 noun n noun • cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
mauds 5 1 verb v noun • A grey plaid once worn by shepherds in Scotland and Northumbria.
defrauds 8 2 verb v verb • deprive of by deceit
kilobauds 9 3 noun n
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marauds 7 2 verb v noun • a sudden short attack
verb • raid and rove in search of booty
roads 5 1 noun n noun • a partly sheltered anchorage
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
bawds 5 1 noun n noun • a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
bodes 5 1 verb v verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen
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
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.
spodes 6 1 noun n noun • English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827)
• a brand of fine English porcelain
toads 5 1 noun n noun • any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
woads 5 1 noun n noun • a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant
• any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
scauds 6 1 verb v
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abodes 6 2 noun n noun • any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
• housing that someone is living in
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
antinodes 9 3 noun n noun • (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system
arillodes 9 3 noun n
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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.
boatloads 9 2 noun n noun • the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
decodes 7 2 verb v verb • convert code into ordinary language
eigenmodes 10 3 noun n
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electrodes 10 3 noun n noun • a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
encodes 7 2 verb v verb • convert information into code
epodes 6 2 noun n noun • The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
• A kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.
erodes 6 2 verb v verb • become ground down or deteriorate
• remove soil or rock
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
forebodes 9 2 verb v verb • make a prediction about; tell in advance
geodes 6 2 noun n noun • (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
highroads 9 2 noun n implodes 8 2 verb v inroads 7 2 noun n noun • an encroachment or intrusion
• an invasion or hostile attack
internodes 10 3 noun n noun • a segment of a stem between two nodes
kathodes 8 2 noun n noun • An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It usually, but not always, has a positive voltage.
• (by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.
• The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
• That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction.
megapodes 9 3 noun n noun • large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
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