gil: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of gil
- virgil«Word Popularity Bar4/5
virgil
- noun a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
Publius Vergilius Maro; Vergil.
- noun a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
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vigil
- noun a period of sleeplessness
- noun the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
watch.
- noun a period of sleeplessness
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vergil
- noun a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
Virgil; Publius Vergilius Maro.
- noun a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
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sigil
A seal; a signature. Dryden.Of talismans and sigils knew the power. Pope.
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mugil
(Zoöl.) A genus of fishes including the gray mullets. See Mullet .
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strigil
(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) An instrument of metal, ivory, etc., used for scraping the skin at the bath.
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pugil
As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers. Obs. Bacon.
- argil1/5
argil
- noun a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)
- noun a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)
Suffixes of gil
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gilbert
- noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
Gb; Gi.
- noun a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
William Gilbert; Sir William Gilbert; William S. Gilbert; William Schwenk Gilbert.
- noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
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gill
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
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gile
Guile. Obs. Chaucer.
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gilded
- adjective satellite having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
aureate; gilt; gold; golden.
- long aureate (or golden) hair
- a gold carpet
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild; engild; begild.
- adjective satellite having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
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gilt
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
gilding.
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild; engild; begild.
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
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gillian
A girl; esp., a wanton; a gill. Obs. Beau. & Fl.
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gillespie
- noun United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
John Birks Gillespie; Dizzy Gillespie.
- noun United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
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gilles
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- gilman3/5
gilman
- noun United States feminist (1860-1935)
Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman.
- noun United States feminist (1860-1935)
- gilmore3/5
gilmore
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gill
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
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gilligan
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- gillette3/5
gillette
- noun United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)
King Camp Gilette.
- noun United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)
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gila
- noun a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
Gila River.
- noun a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
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gilding
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
gilt.
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild; engild; begild.
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
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gilchrist
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gilgamesh
- noun a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories
- noun a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories
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gilson
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gilead
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gilliam
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gilda
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gillie
- noun a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief
- noun a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep
ghillie.
- noun a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief
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gilder
- noun someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
- noun someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
- gilberto2/5
gilberto
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gild
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
guild; club; society; social club; lodge; order.
- he joined a golf club
- they formed a small lunch society
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
engild; begild.
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
- gilly2/5
gilly
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gilmer
- noun United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951)
Dorothy Dix; Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer.
- noun United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951)
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gild
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
guild; club; society; social club; lodge; order.
- he joined a golf club
- they formed a small lunch society
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
engild; begild.
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
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gilt
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
gilding.
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild; engild; begild.
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
- gillet2/5
gillet
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- gillie2/5
gillie
- noun a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief
- noun a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep
ghillie.
- noun a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief
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gill
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
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gilbert
- noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
Gb; Gi.
- noun a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
William Gilbert; Sir William Gilbert; William S. Gilbert; William Schwenk Gilbert.
- noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
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gile
Guile. Obs. Chaucer.
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gill
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
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gild
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
guild; club; society; social club; lodge; order.
- he joined a golf club
- they formed a small lunch society
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
engild; begild.
- noun a formal association of people with similar interests
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gillnet
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gillnets
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- gilli1/5
gilli
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gilder
- noun someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
- noun someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
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gilo
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gill
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- noun a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
- noun a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- gillot1/5
gillot
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- gilia1/5
gilia
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gilgames
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gilled
- adjective provided with gills
branchiate.
- a gilled tadpole
- adjective provided with gills
- gilthead1/5
gilthead
(Zoöl.) A marine fish . The name is applied to two species:(a) The .Pagrus, ∨ Chrysophrys, auratus , a valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named from its golden-colored head); -- called alsogiltpoll (b) The Crenilabrus melops , of the British coasts; -- called alsogolden maid ,conner ,sea partridge .
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gilet
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- gillion1/5
gillion
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gillyflower
- noun any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
stock.
- noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
Dianthus caryophyllus; clove pink; carnation.
- noun any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
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gillyflower
- noun any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
stock.
- noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
Dianthus caryophyllus; clove pink; carnation.
- noun any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
- gilette1/5
gilette
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gileadite
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gilbertian
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert
- Gilbertian libretti
- adjective satellite wildly comic and improbable as in Gilbert and Sullivan operas
- a Gilbertian world people with foundlings and changelings"- T.C.Worsley
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert
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gillers
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- gilsonite1/5
- gildings1/5
gilding
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
gilt.
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild; engild; begild.
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
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gilgai
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- gilolo1/5
- gilliver1/5
- gilgamish1/5
gilgamish
- noun legendary Sumerian king and hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics
- noun legendary Sumerian king and hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics
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Derived words of gil
- fragile«Word Popularity Bar4/5
fragile
- adjective satellite easily broken or damaged or destroyed
delicate; frail.
- a kite too delicate to fly safely
- fragile porcelain plates
- fragile old bones
- a frail craft
- adjective satellite vulnerably delicate
- she has the fragile beauty of youth
- adjective satellite easily broken or damaged or destroyed
- vigilance4/5
vigilance
- noun the process of paying close and continuous attention
watchfulness; alertness; wakefulness.
- wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
- vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
- noun vigilant attentiveness
watchfulness; weather eye.
- he keeps a weather eye open for trouble
- noun the process of paying close and continuous attention
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vigilant
- adjective satellite carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
wakeful; open-eyed; argus-eyed.
- a policy of open-eyed awareness
- the vigilant eye of the town watch
- there was a watchful dignity in the room
- a watchful parent with a toddler in tow
- adjective satellite carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
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agile
- adjective satellite moving quickly and lightly
quick; spry; nimble.
- sleek and agile as a gymnast
- as nimble as a deer
- nimble fingers
- quick of foot
- the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it
- adjective satellite mentally quick
nimble.
- an agile mind
- nimble wits
- adjective satellite moving quickly and lightly
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agility
- noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
lightsomeness; nimbleness; lightness; legerity.
- noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
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fragility
- noun quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
frangibleness; breakability; frangibility.
- noun lack of physical strength
delicacy.
- noun quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
- aspergillus3/5
aspergillus
- noun genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
genus Aspergillus.
- noun genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
- vigilante3/5
vigilante
- noun member of a vigilance committee
vigilance man.
- noun member of a vigilance committee
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vigilante
- noun member of a vigilance committee
vigilance man.
- noun member of a vigilance committee
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vigil
- noun a period of sleeplessness
- noun the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
watch.
- noun a period of sleeplessness
- aspergillosis2/5
aspergillosis
- noun severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys
brooder pneumonia.
- noun an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs
- noun severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys
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ogilvy
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- vigilantism2/5
vigilantism
- noun the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws
- noun the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws
- vigilantly2/5
vigilantly
- adverb in a watchful manner
watchfully.
- adverb in a watchful manner
- virgilian2/5
virgilian
Of or pertaining to Virgil, the Roman poet; resembling the style of Virgil. Spelt also Vergilian .The rich Virgilian rustic measure Of Lari Maxume. Tennyson.
- groggily2/5
groggy
- adjective satellite stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
foggy; logy; stuporous; dazed.
- adjective satellite stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
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fragilis
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- bluegill2/5
bluegill
- noun important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
Lepomis macrochirus.
- noun important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
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argillaceous
- adjective resembling or containing clay
clayey.
- argillaceous rocks
- adjective resembling or containing clay
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megillah
- noun (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account
- he insisted on giving us the whole megillah
- noun (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim
- noun (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account
- pugilist2/5
pugilist
- noun someone who fights with his fists for sport
boxer.
- noun someone who fights with his fists for sport
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sigillata
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- pugilistic2/5
pugilistic
- adjective of or relating to pugilism or pugilists
- a pugilistic career
- adjective of or relating to pugilism or pugilists
- evangile1/5
evangile
Good tidings; evangel. R.Above all, the Servians . . . read, with much avidity, the evangile of their freedom. Londor.
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argillite
- noun a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages
- noun a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages
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pugilism
- noun fighting with the fists
boxing; fisticuffs.
- noun fighting with the fists
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vergilius
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pugilist
- noun someone who fights with his fists for sport
boxer.
- noun someone who fights with his fists for sport
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bluegill
- noun important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
Lepomis macrochirus.
- noun important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
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sigil
A seal; a signature. Dryden.Of talismans and sigils knew the power. Pope.
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virgilia
- noun genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods
genus Virgilia.
- noun genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods
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agilis
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aegilops
(Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.
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wergild
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- regilla1/5
regilla
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agilely
- adverb in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease
nimbly.
- nimbly scaling an iron gate"- Charles Dickens
- leaped agilely from roof to roof
- adverb in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease
- fringilla1/5
fringilla
(Zoöl.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling.
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sigillum
(Rom. & Old Eng. Law) A seal.
- cagily1/5
cagily
- adverb in a cagey manner
circumspectly.
- `I don't know yet,' he answered cagily
- adverb in a cagey manner
- edgily1/5
edgy
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; uptight; high-strung; jittery; restive; nervy; overstrung.
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
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fragility
- noun quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
frangibleness; breakability; frangibility.
- noun lack of physical strength
delicacy.
- noun quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
- aspergilli1/5
aspergillus
- noun genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
genus Aspergillus.
- noun genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
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megilla
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invigilator
- noun someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating
- noun someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating
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argillite
- noun a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages
- noun a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages
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fringillidae
- noun finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings
family Fringillidae.
- noun finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings
- invigilation1/5
invigilation
- noun keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
- noun keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
- stingily1/5
stingily
- adverb in a stingy manner
cheaply; chintzily.
- their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily
- adverb in a stingy manner
- mugilidae1/5
mugilidae
- noun grey mullets
family Mugilidae.
- noun grey mullets
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sigillaria
(Rom. Antic.) Little images or figures of earthenware exposed for sale, or given as presents, on the last two days of the Saturnalia; hence, the last two, or the sixth and seventh, days of the Saturnalia.
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fothergilla
- noun any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains
witch alder.
- noun small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States
genus Fothergilla.
- noun any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains
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invigilator
- noun someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating
- noun someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating
- vagile1/5
vagile
- adjective having freedom to move about
- vagile aquatic animals
- adjective having freedom to move about
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aspergillum
The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people. Also written aspergillus.
- foggily1/5
foggy
- adjective satellite stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
groggy; logy; stuporous; dazed.
- adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
muzzy; hazy; blurred; fuzzy; bleary; blurry.
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
- adjective satellite stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
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agila
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