whir
to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect
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Bones S11E22: English vocabulary
Season 11, Episode 22CrimeDrama
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perspire
to sweat
shallot
a small onion with a mild flavor
gruel
a thick, soft food made by boiling oats or other grain in water or milk
sniffle
to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds
ulna
the thinner of the two bones in the forearm, on the side of the little finger
cogent
clear, logical, and convincing
smooch
a kiss, especially a quick or affectionate one
affectation
speech or behavior that is unnatural and meant to impress
clavicle
the bone between your shoulder and chest
workbench
a strong table used for doing manual work, especially in a workshop
scratchy
causing a slight scratching or irritating feeling
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marionette
a puppet moved by strings from above
brackish
slightly salty, especially because fresh water and seawater have mixed
hydrochloric
relating to hydrochloric acid
phalanx
a group of soldiers or police standing or moving in a tight formation
aberrant
different from what is normal or expected
sublet
to rent a property to someone else for part or all of the lease period
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
drench
to make something very wet; soak it completely
hatter
a person who makes or sells hats
whimper
to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset
squint
to look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better
premonition
a feeling that something, especially something bad, is going to happen