respects 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem
effects 7 2 noun n noun • property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
defects 7 2 noun n noun • an imperfection in a bodily system
• a failing or deficiency
• an imperfection in an object or machine
• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
verb • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
directs 7 2 verb v adjective • direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
• straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
• in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
• moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
• similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
• (of a current) flowing in one direction only
adverb • without deviation
adjective satellite • having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
• being an immediate result or consequence
• in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
• lacking compromising or mitigating elements
verb • command with authority
• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
• guide the actors in (plays and films)
• govern or manage
• take somebody somewhere
• cause to go somewhere
• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
• lead, as in the performance of a composition
• give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
• put an address on (an envelope)
• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
projects 8 2 noun n noun • any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
• a planned undertaking
verb • communicate vividly
• extend out or project in space
• transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
• project on a screen
• cause to be heard
• draw a projection of
• make or work out a plan for; devise
• present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
• put or send forth
• throw, send, or cast forward
• regard as objective
selects 7 2 verb v adjective satellite • of superior grade
• selected or chosen for special qualifications
verb • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
analects 8 3 noun n noun • a collection of excerpts from a literary work
acrolects 9 3 noun n noun • The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
advects 7 2 verb v verb • To transport (something) by advection.
affects 7 2 verb v noun • the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
verb • have an effect upon
• act physically on; have an effect upon
• connect closely and often incriminatingly
• make believe with the intent to deceive
• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
aftereffects 12 4 noun n noun • any result that follows its cause after an interval
• a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
basilects 9 3 noun n noun • A variety of a language that has diverged greatly from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.
bisects 7 2 verb v verb • cut in half or cut in two
corrects 8 2 verb v adjective • free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
• correct in opinion or judgment
adjective satellite • socially right or correct
• in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
verb • make right or correct
• make reparations or amends for
• censure severely
• adjust for
• punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
• fall in value
• alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
• treat a defect
deflects 8 2 verb v verb • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
• turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
• draw someone's attention away from something
• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
dejects 7 2 verb v verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
deselects 9 3 verb v verb • To not select; to rule out of selection.
• To reject (an MP) as constituency candidate at a forthcoming election.
• To remove from an existing selection.
dialects 8 3 noun n noun • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
disaffects 10 3 verb v verb • arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
disconnects 11 3 verb, noun v, n noun • an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
verb • pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
• make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
disinfects 10 3 verb v verb • destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing
disjects 8 2 verb v
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disrespects 11 3 verb v noun • an expression of lack of respect
• a disrespectful mental attitude
• a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
verb • show a lack of respect for
• have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
ejects 6 2 verb v verb • put out or expel from a place
• eliminate (a substance)
• leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
• cause to come out in a squirt
elects 6 2 verb v noun • an exclusive group of people
adjective satellite • selected as the best
• elected but not yet installed in office
verb • select by a vote for an office or membership
• choose
erects 6 2 verb v adjective • upright in position or posture
adjective satellite • of sexual organs; stiff and rigid
verb • construct, build, or erect
• cause to rise up
expects 7 2 verb v verb • regard something as probable or likely
• consider obligatory; request and expect
• look forward to the probable occurrence of
• consider reasonable or due
• look forward to the birth of a child
• be pregnant with
exsects 7 2
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genuflects 10 3 verb v verb • bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
• bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
grapholects 11 3 noun n
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idiolects 9 4 noun n noun • the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life
infects 7 2 verb v verb • communicate a disease to
• contaminate with a disease or microorganism
• corrupt with ideas or an ideology
• affect in a contagious way
inflects 8 2 verb v verb • change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
• vary the pitch of one's speech
injects 7 2 verb v verb • give an injection to
• to introduce (a new aspect or element)
• force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
• take by injection
• feed intravenously
• to insert between other elements
insects 7 2 noun n noun • small air-breathing arthropod
• a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
inspects 8 2 verb v verb • look over carefully
• come to see in an official or professional capacity
• examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
intellects 10 3 noun n noun • knowledge and intellectual ability
• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
• a person who uses the mind creatively
interconnects 13 4 verb, adverb, adjective v, adv, adj verb • be interwoven or interconnected
• cause to be interconnected or interwoven
interjects 10 3 verb v verb • to insert between other elements
intersects 10 3 verb v introjects 10 3 verb, noun v, n noun • (psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized
verb • incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously
introspects 11 3 verb v verb • reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
megaprojects 12 4 noun n
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microinjects 12 4 verb, noun v, n verb • To inject with a micropipette.
neglects 8 2 verb v noun • lack of attention and due care
• the state of something that has been unused and neglected
• willful lack of care and attention
• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
verb • leave undone or leave out
• fail to do something; leave something undone
• fail to attend to
• give little or no attention to
noninsects 10 3 noun n
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objects 7 2 noun n noun • a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
• the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
• (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon
• the focus of cognitions or feelings
• (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer
verb • express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
• be averse to or express disapproval of
overdirects 11 4
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overprotects 12 4 verb v verb • care for like a mother
• protect excessively
pandects 8 2 noun n noun • Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).
• (by extension) Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code.
• (by extension) A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic; specifically a manuscript of the entire Bible.
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