Bones S8E12: English vocabulary

twisted or bent into a loop or loops

to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope

the use of force or pressure to get something

possible to do or achieve

to make something or someone unable to move

designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive

a small sac or tube in the body where something grows or is stored

to test or analyze something, especially a metal, ore, or sample

to look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better

one of the small bones that make up the spine

to make a sharp clicking sound

to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

good enough for people to live in

a beam that is fixed at one end and sticks out from a support

singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

a dead human body

showing that someone is determined and acting with a clear purpose

to live in or fill a place with people or animals

to put something firmly inside or into something else

a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction

more able or skilled than someone or something else

the lower jaw or lower jawbone

a tax on certain goods, such as alcohol, tobacco, or fuel

a loud, sharp cry

to have a close relationship or connection with something, often so that one changes when the other changes

to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

the presence of a large number of harmful insects or animals in a place

to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

the customers or clients of a business or professional service

unfriendly and not wanting to spend time with other people

the long bone in the upper part of the leg

to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

moderation and self-control, especially with food or drink

to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

relating to the neck or the cervix

to make a sudden, noisy sound through the nose

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a metal frame for holding burning fuel in a fireplace or stove

to feel deep respect and admiration for someone or something

relating to the nervous system or to neurology

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

a system of secret symbols or letters used to hide a message

a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

the large group of bones at the bottom of the spine, between the hips

the study of correct reasoning

happening or done at the same time as something else

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

to change the structure or style of a room or building

something that is different from what is normal or expected

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

showing very excited, restless, or out-of-control energy

arranged like rays coming out from a center

locked with a key

something that is hard to understand or explain

to complain in a high, annoying voice

an area of damaged tissue in the body caused by injury or disease

having raised ridges or lines

weapons, ammunition, and military equipment

the soft part inside a nut, seed, or fruit stone

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

describing a disease or tumor that is likely to spread and can cause death

in a thick, tightly packed way

willing to do something or likely to agree to it

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

to send something to a different place, person, or direction

a drug used to stop pain or make someone unconscious during a medical procedure

a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

to talk in a casual, lively way

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

a chemical compound made of oxygen and another element

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

one of the seven bones in the neck