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talkative  Speak Example sentences
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a. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
a. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
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a. friendly and open and willing to talk
a. full of trivial conversation
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a. complete in extent or degree and in every particular
v. add up in number or quantity
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n. any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
test  Speak Example sentences
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n. a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
v. furnish with whiskers
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v. extend in scope or range or area
v. make (clothes) larger
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a. not welcome
a. not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
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v. undergo a test
n. any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
threat  Speak Example sentences
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n. a person who inspires fear or dread
n. declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
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a. complete in extent or degree and in every particular
v. add up in number or quantity
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ad. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
ad. precisely so
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v. extend in scope or range or area
v. make (clothes) larger
ticket  Speak Example sentences
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v. provide with a ticket for passage or admission
n. a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
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n. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
n. any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
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n. a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
v. cause to be without a spouse
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n. hoop that covers a wheel
v. cause to be bored
tie  Speak Example sentences
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ad. in a vivid manner
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v. gleam or glow intermittently
v. force to go away by blinking
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n. neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
n. a social or business relationship
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a. resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
n. a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
total  Speak Example sentences
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a. complete in extent or degree and in every particular
v. add up in number or quantity
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n. a person who inspires fear or dread
n. declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
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n. the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
n. the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point
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a. not famous or acclaimed
a. not known before
understand  Speak Example sentences
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ad. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
ad. precisely so
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n. neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
n. a social or business relationship
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n. a person who inspires fear or dread
n. declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
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v. know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
v. be understanding of
uranium  Speak Example sentences
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v. express in speech
n. discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
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n. a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
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v. undergo a test
n. any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
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n. a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
wallet  Speak Example sentences
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a. resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
n. a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
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n. a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
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v. extend in scope or range or area
v. make (clothes) larger
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n. a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
whereabouts  Speak Example sentences
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n. the general location where something is
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a. below the required standards for a purpose
a. not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition
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n. a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
v. furnish with whiskers
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n. a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
v. cause to be without a spouse