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n. Heavy Material used to make a ship steady or ocntrol the rising and falling of a vessel like a balloon.
[the hot air balloon rose when the water used as ballast was let go.] |
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adj. One able to float
[the life jackets are bouyant enough to support a two hundred pound person.]
2.Cheerful and carefree.
[the students were in a bouyant mood on the last day of school]
bouyancy n. the ability to float
[the bouyancy of helium balloons causes them to rise rapidly] |
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v. to climb awkwardly
[i clambered onto the roof to get the kite.] |
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v. to separate
[i detached the upper portion of the bill and returned it with my payment.]
detached adj. 1. not connected
[the house comes with the detached garage.]
2. lacking concern; not taking sides.
[i tried to stay detached from my friends quarrel.] |
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adj. crossing uneasiness; strange or mysterious
[the eerie sound you heard is just an owl hooting.] |
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n. a length of six feet, used in measuring the depth of water.
[the wreck of the Spanish ship lay in thirty fathoms of water.]
v. To figure out; to understand
[we could not fathom how the magician made the goldfish disappear.] |
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v. to arouse or excite
[Pandora's curiosity was piqued by the mysterious box that she was not supposed to open.]
n. a feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc.
[it was the scientists pique at not being invited to take part in the experiment that caused him to write that derogatory article about it.] |
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v. 1. to poke or prod.
[ i probed the snow with my ski pole to determine how deep it was.]
v. 2. to examine closely.
[the Odyssey space craft was launched in 2001 to probe the surface of the planet Mars.]
n. 1. a long, slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body.
[the doctor used a probe to look for fragments of glass in the wound.]
n. 2. a thorough investigation.
[the police probe into illegal gambling led to twelve arrests.] |
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