time 4 1 noun n noun • an instance or single occasion for some event
• a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
• an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
• a suitable moment
• the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
• a person's experience on a particular occasion
• a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
• the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
• rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
• the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
verb • measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
• assign a time for an activity or event
• set the speed, duration, or execution of
• regulate or set the time of
• adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
sometime 8 2 adverb adv adverb • at some indefinite or unstated time
adjective satellite • belonging to some prior time
showtime 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • the time at which something is supposed to begin
bedtime 7 2 noun n noun • the time you go to bed
dinnertime 10 3 noun n noun • the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal
summertime 10 3 noun n noun • the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
dime 4 1 noun n noun • a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
• street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
lifetime 8 2 noun n noun • the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
meantime 8 2 noun n noun • the time between one event, process, or period and another
adverb • during the intervening time
crime 5 1 noun n noun • (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
• an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
lunchtime 9 2 noun n noun • the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch
overtime 8 3 noun n noun • work done in addition to regular working hours
• playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
adverb • beyond the regular time
springtime 10 2 noun n noun • the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring
halftime 8 2 noun n noun • an intermission between the first and second half of a game
longtime 8 2 adverb, adjective adv, adj adjective satellite • having existed or persisted or continued in a particular role or state for a long time
nighttime 9 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
onetime 7 3 adverb adv adjective satellite • belonging to some prior time
sublime 7 2 adjective adj adjective satellite • inspiring awe
• worthy of adoration or reverence
• lifted up or set high
• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
• greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
verb • vaporize and then condense right back again
• change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
teatime 7 2 noun n noun • a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
wartime 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a period of time during which there is armed conflict
lime 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
• a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
• a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
• any of various related trees bearing limes
• any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
• the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
verb • spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
• cover with lime so as to induce growth
pantomime 9 3 verb, noun v, n noun • a performance using gestures and body movements without words
verb • act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
prime 5 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj adjective • of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
noun • a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself
• the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
• the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
• the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
adjective satellite • first in rank or degree
• used of the first or originating agent
• of superior grade
• being at the best stage of development
verb • insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
• cover with a primer; apply a primer to
• fill with priming liquid
anytime 7 3 adverb adv adjective • Suitable for any time; not associated with any particular time.
interjection • "you're welcome" in response to "thank you" or "thanks."
betime 6 2 verb, adverb v, adv
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mealtime 8 2 noun n noun • the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
schooltime 10 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session
• the time of life when you are going to school
aforetime 9 3 adverb, adjective adv, adj
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grime 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • anything regarded as making something unclean
verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty
pastime 7 2 noun n noun • a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
slime 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • any thick, viscous matter
verb • cover or stain with slime
airtime 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.
• The chargeable use of a mobile phone, either in minutes or in units dependent on the use or traffic.
• The period during which a person riding a rollercoaster or similar ride experiences a feeling of weightlessness.
begrime 7 2 verb v verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty
smalltime 9 2 adjective adj adjective • On a small scale.
termtime 8 2 noun n
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centime 7 2 noun n noun • a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
• a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
clime 5 1 noun n noun • the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
ragtime 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
harvesttime 11 3 noun n
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primetime 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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birdlime 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
verb • spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
oxime 5 2 noun n noun • any compound containing the group -C=NOH
chowtime 8 2 verb, noun v, n
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delime 6 2 verb v
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flextime 8 2 noun n noun • An arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours within agreed limits; normally must include certain periods (core time) when they must be at work.
apoenzyme 9 4 noun n noun • a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme
proenzyme 9 3 noun n noun • any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active
endoenzyme 10 3
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holoenzyme 10 3 noun n isoenzyme 9 3 noun n noun • Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but have different structures and physical, biochemical and immunological properties.
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