Bones S8E24: English vocabulary

the wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping

singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

more able or skilled than someone or something else

the lower jaw or lower jawbone

a person who betrays someone they trust

dried meat, usually beef, eaten as a snack

to make someone unable to breathe properly

to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

used to admit that something is true, often before adding a contrast

to make someone feel extreme fear

covered with a protective outer layer

a temple built to honor all the gods

relating to disease or caused by a disease

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

a person who attacks someone physically

an object that is thrown or fired through the air

to become worse in quality, health, or morals

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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

very old and no longer used in modern life, language, or style

past tense of ski

the study of correct reasoning

a tall tree that grows quickly and is often planted for wood or as a windbreak

to change the structure or style of a room or building

a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

locked with a key

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

having raised ridges or lines

something used to trick or attract someone or something

moving or walking with quick, light steps

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

at the same time that something else is happening

the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

to end well or be resolved successfully

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

the roof of the mouth inside your mouth

to explain something in more detail

to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

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

to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

the early stage of something's development

to express disagreement with an official opinion or decision

a humorous way to refer to very muscular biceps

small or not very important

a person who is paid to kill someone

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a person who acts or is used instead of another

a person who develops theories, especially in science or politics

the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

a person from the Caucasus region

related to numbers or expressed in numbers

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

relating to a doctorate or a doctoral degree

a fine powder from flowers that plants use to make seeds

completely wet

if necessary

if necessary; if it becomes necessary

not based on clear thought or good judgment

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a joking or sarcastic way to describe something as very smart or clever