menopause 9 3 noun n noun • the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
diapause 8 3 noun n noun • A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)
mesopauses 10 4 noun • In the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere. It is the atmospheric boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.
tropopauses 11 4 noun n noun • the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere
andropause 10 3 noun n
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cause 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
• a justification for something existing or happening
• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
• any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
verb • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
because 7 2 adverb • For the reason (that).
• On account (of), for sake (of).
• (by ellipsis) Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".
preposition • On account of, because of.
conjunction • By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
• As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
• So that, in order that.
applause 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
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
clause 6 1 noun n noun • (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence
• a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
laws 4 1 noun n noun • the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
gauze 5 1 noun n noun • (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
• a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
jaws 4 1 noun n noun • the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
• the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
• holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information
• talk incessantly and tiresomely
• chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
• censure severely or angrily
aeropause 9 3 noun n
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subcause 8 2 noun n
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subclause 9 2 noun n noun • (grammar) A subordinate clause.
• A subsidiary clause in a legal contract etc.
verb • To qualify with a subclause.
jackstraws 10 2 noun n noun • a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
kolkhoz 7 2 noun n noun • a collective farm owned by the communist state
yaws 4 1 noun n noun • an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
kickshaws 9 2 noun n noun • something considered choice to eat
tropopause 10 3 noun n noun • the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere
hawse 5 1 noun n noun • the hole that an anchor rope passes through
tawse 5 1 noun n noun • a leather strap for punishing children
aspersors 9 3 noun n
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awes 4 2 noun • an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
backsaws 8 2 noun n noun • a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
bandsaws 8 2 noun n noun • an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels
bashaws 7 2 noun n
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bedstraws 9 2 noun n noun • any of several plants of the genus Galium
blaws 5 1 verb v
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braws 5 1
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daws 4 1 noun n noun • common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
dewclaws 8 2 noun n noun • A vestigial digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground.
embraceors 10 4 noun n
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faitours 8 2 noun n
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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
foofaraws 9 3 noun n
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forepaws 8 2 noun n noun • front paw; analogous to the human hand
fretsaws 8 2 noun n noun • fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines
geegaws 7 2 noun n noun • A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
gewgaws 7 2 noun n noun • cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
gnaws 5 1 verb v verb • bite or chew on with the teeth
• become ground down or deteriorate
guffaws 7 2 verb v noun • a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
verb • laugh boisterously
hacksaws 8 2 noun n noun • saw used with one hand for cutting metal
handsaws 8 2 noun n noun • a saw used with one hand for cutting wood
hawkshaws 9 2 noun n noun • someone who is a detective
haws 4 1 noun • a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
• the nictitating membrane of a horse
heehaws 7 2 noun n noun • The cry of an ass or donkey.
• Nothing.
verb • To utter the cry of an ass or donkey.
ionophores 10 4 noun n noun • Any substance that can transfer ions from a hydrophilic medium (such as water) to a hydrophobic medium, or across a biological membrane, normally by forming a reversible complex with it; an ion carrier
isochores 9 3 noun n
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