assists 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
verb • give help or assistance; be of service
• act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
• work for, or be a servant to
insists 7 2 verb v verb • be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
• beg persistently and urgently
• postulate positively and assertively
resists 7 2 verb v verb • elude, especially in a baffling way
• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
• express opposition through action or words
• withstand the force of something
• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
• refuse to comply
buses 5 2 noun n noun • A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
• An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
• (medical industry) An ambulance.
verb • To transport via a motor bus.
• To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
• To travel by bus.
• (food service) To clear meal remains from.
• (food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
bus 3 1 noun n noun • a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
• the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
• an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
• a car that is old and unreliable
verb • send or move around by bus
• ride in a bus
• remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
calluses 8 3 noun n noun • an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
• bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
• (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
verb • cause a callus to form on
• form a callus or calluses
fuss 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an excited state of agitation
• an angry disturbance
• a quarrel about petty points
• a rapid active commotion
verb • worry unnecessarily or excessively
• care for like a mother
terrace 7 2 noun n noun • usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
• a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
• a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
verb • provide (a house) with a terrace
• make into terraces as for cultivation
cactuses 8 3 noun n noun • Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
• Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.
campuses 8 3 noun n noun • a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
caucuses 8 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a closed political meeting
verb • meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
choruses 8 3 verb, noun v, n noun • any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
• a group of people assembled to sing together
• the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
• a body of dancers or singers who perform together
• a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
verb • utter in unison
• sing in a choir
circuses 8 3 noun n noun • A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
• A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
• A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.
• In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
• (World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.
• Circuit; space; enclosure.
crocuses 8 3 noun n noun • any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
cancerous 9 3 adjective adj adjective satellite • relating to or affected with cancer
• like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads
inauspicious 12 4 adjective adj adjective • not auspicious; boding ill
adjective satellite • contrary to your interests or welfare
• presaging ill fortune
powerless 9 3 adjective adj adjective • lacking power
arcuses 7 3
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byssuses 8 3 noun n noun • An exceptionally fine and valuable fibre or cloth of ancient times. Originally used for fine flax and linens, the word was later extended to fine cottons, silks, and sea silk.
• The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed, and from which sea silk is manufactured.
• The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like.
caestuses 9 3 noun n
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calculuses 10 4 adjective adj noun • Calculation; computation.
• Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
• (often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
• A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
• Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
• A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
caroluses 9 4 noun n
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cayuses 7 3 noun n noun • a small native range horse
ceanothuses 11 4 noun n noun • Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns.
censuses 8 3 noun n noun • a periodic count of the population
ceratoduses 11 5 adverb adv
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ceruses 7 3 noun n noun • a poisonous white pigment that contains lead
cestuses 8 3 noun n
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choraguses 10 4 noun n
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choreguses 10 4 noun n
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circumfuses 11 4 verb v verb • spread something around something
cistuses 8 3 noun n noun • A rockrose; a plant of the genus Cistus.
citruses 8 3 noun n noun • Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
• The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.
clonuses 8 3
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coituses 8 3 noun n
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colobuses 9 4 noun n
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colossuses 10 4 noun n noun • someone that is abnormally large and powerful
• a person of exceptional importance and reputation
conceptuses 11 4 noun n noun • The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
confuses 8 3 verb v verb • mistake one thing for another
• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
• cause to feel embarrassment
• assemble without order or sense
• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
consensuses 11 4 noun n noun • A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
• General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.
• Average projected value.
conspectuses 12 4 noun n noun • A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
contuses 8 3 verb v verb • injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
convolvuluses 13 5 noun n noun • Any of several plants, of the genus Convolvulus, found in temperate climates, having small trumpet-shaped flowers.
• A species of hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli.
cornuses 8 3 noun n
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corpuses 8 3 noun n noun • capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
• a collection of writings
• the main part of an organ or other bodily structure
cruses 6 2 verb, noun v, n noun • small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
cultuses 8 3 noun n noun • Established or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development.
cunnilinctuses 14 5 noun n
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cunnilinguses 13 5
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infuses 7 3 verb v verb • teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
• fill, as with a certain quality
• undergo the process of infusion
• let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
• introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes
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