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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espouse 7 2 verb v verb • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
• take in marriage; married
• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
heliopause 10 4 noun n noun • the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet
cows 4 1 noun n noun • domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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.
boughs 6 1 noun n noun • any of the larger branches of a tree
bows 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • front part of a vessel or aircraft
• a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
• a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
• a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
• an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
• something curved in shape
• a decorative interlacing of ribbons
• a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
verb • bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
• play on a stringed instrument with a bow
• yield to another's wish or opinion
• bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
• bend one's back forward from the waist on down
arouse 6 2 verb v verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
• stop sleeping
• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
• cause to be alert and energetic
• cause to become awake or conscious
• to begin moving
• to evoke sexual feelings
browse 6 1 verb v noun • vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
• reading superficially or at random
• the act of feeding by continual nibbling
verb • shop around; not necessarily buying
• feed as in a meadow or pasture
• look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
• eat lightly, try different dishes
taos 4 1 noun • a member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico
• an artist colony in northern New Mexico
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
rouse 5 1 verb v verb • become active
• force or drive out
• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
• cause to become awake or conscious
eyebrows 8 3 noun n noun • the arch of hair above each eye
highbrows 9 2 noun n noun • a person of intellectual or erudite tastes
adjective satellite • highly cultured or educated
powwows 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • (informal) a quick private conference
• a council of or with Native Americans
verb • hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting
snowplows 9 2 noun n noun • a vehicle used to push snow from roads
carouse 7 2 verb v noun • revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
verb • engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
delouse 7 2 verb v 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
allows 6 2 verb v verb • make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
• consent to, give permission; permit
• let have
• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
• allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
• afford possibility
• allow the other (baseball) team to score
• grant as a discount or in exchange
• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
aeropause 9 3 noun n
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brows 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • the part of the face above the eyes
• the arch of hair above each eye
• the peak of a hill
chows 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • informal terms for a meal
• the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
• breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China
dhows 5 1 noun n noun • a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
dows 4 1
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endows 6 2 verb v verb • give qualities or abilities to
• furnish with an endowment
howes 5 2 noun • United States editor (1920-1993)
• Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)
• United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)
• United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)
hows 4 1 verb v
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mows 4 1 verb, adverb v, adv noun • a loft in a barn where hay is stored
verb • cut with a blade or mower
• make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
nows 4 1 noun n noun • the momentary present
adverb • in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
• in these times
• used to preface a command or reproof or request
• at the present moment
• without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
• (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity
• in the immediate past
ploughs 7 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
• a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
verb • move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
• to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
plows 5 1 verb v noun • a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
verb • to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
• move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
prows 5 1 noun • front part of a vessel or aircraft
thous 5 1 noun n
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vows 4 1 noun n noun • a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
verb • make a vow; promise
• dedicate to a deity by a vow
wows 4 1 verb v noun • a joke that seems extremely funny
tropopause 10 3 noun n noun • the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere
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
mesopause 9 3 noun n noun • In the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere. It is the atmospheric boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.
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
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