Tamil
Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.
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Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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tapping
An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
tightly
In a tight manner.
transplant
To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
twitch
A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
unlocked
Not secured or protected by an engaged lock.
unusually
In an unusual manner.
unveiled
Not wearing, or not covered by, a veil.
username
A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system.
voiced
Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced.
volcano
A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
warmer
Something that warms (something else) by providing some small amount of heat, such as a hot water bottle or a soup.
webster
A weaver (originally, specifically female).
accelerated
Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
attach
To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
bind
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
Bluetooth
To transmit or communicate by Bluetooth.
boiling
The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
bowls
A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.
Bradford
A shaken martini.
chandler
A person who makes or sells candles.
conception
The act of conceiving.
deed
An action or act; something that is done.
disciplinary
Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
dwarf
Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
eighty
The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.
eligibility
The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.
endorsement
The act or quality of endorsing
enlisted
Belonging to the military, but not as a commissioned officer.
finite
Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
flagship
The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
forensic
Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
forthcoming
Approaching or about to take place.
gallon
A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
glowing
The action of glowing.
glucose
A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆; a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
gore
Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
gown
A loose, flowing upper garment.
greedy
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
ideally
In an ideal way; perfectly.
infamous
Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
inspirational
Having the ability to inspire.
internally
In an internal manner; within or inside of external limits; in an inner part or situation.
lateral
To the side; of or pertaining to the side. — Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.
Lent
A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
lib
liberal
lifelong
Extending for the entire duration of life.
limestone
An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
marrying
A marriage.
mentioning
The act of briefly referring to someone or something in speech or writing, usually without giving much detail.
merge
To combine into a whole.
mesh
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
migrant
A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
moron
A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
mortar
A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
naive
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
Norton
A motorcycle from the Norton Motorcycle Company, a British manufacturer.
noticeable
Capable of being seen or noticed.
observing
observation
omar
A glacial erratic piece of (typically smooth) dark siliceous greywacke that exhibits a hemispherical pit or hole (as a result of selective dissolution of carbonate concretions within the greywacke), originating in the Omarolluk Formation and carried by glaciers throughout Canada and the United States.
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