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Bones S11E3: English vocabulary

Season 11, Episode 3CrimeDrama

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  • buffeting

    Word

    to hit or shake something repeatedly with strong force, especially by wind or waves

  • pooping

    Word

    to pass waste from the body through the anus

  • cribbing

    Word

    the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission

  • striation

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    a pattern of lines, ridges, or grooves on a surface

  • lacerate

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    to tear or cut deeply

  • embalm

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    to preserve a dead body so it does not decay

  • sweepings

    Word

    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • ulna

    Word

    the thinner of the two bones in the forearm, on the side of the little finger

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • pedicure

    Word

    a beauty treatment for the feet and toenails

  • regurgitate

    Word

    to bring food back up into the mouth, or vomit

  • camembert

    Word

    a soft, creamy cheese with a white rind

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  • musculature

    Word

    the muscles in a body or in one part of a body

  • assuage

    Word

    make a feeling, pain, or problem less strong

  • defecate

    Word

    to pass waste from the body through the anus

  • cremate

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    to burn a dead body to ashes, usually as part of a funeral process

  • scoff

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    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • fascia

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    a layer of tough tissue that surrounds and supports muscles and organs

  • fibula

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    the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, next to the tibia

  • welcomer

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    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • incise

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    to cut into a surface or make a cut in something, especially in surgery

  • lockup

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    a jail or prison, especially a small one used for short-term holding

  • deflate

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    to let air or gas out of something, or to become empty of air

  • cornea

    Word

    the clear front part of the eye

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  • reassemble

    Word

    to put something back together after it has been taken apart

  • kohl

    Word

    a dark powder used to line the eyes

  • cortical

    Word

    relating to the cortex, especially the outer layer of the brain

  • adhesion

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    the ability of one surface to stick to another

  • palmed

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    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • repercussion

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    an effect or consequence, especially one that happens later and is not wanted

  • anthropological

    Word

    relating to the study of human societies and cultures

  • crematorium

    Word

    a building where dead bodies are cremated

  • tibia

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    the larger bone in the lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle

  • legalize

    Word

    to make something legal by changing the law

  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • eminence

    Word

    great fame or high rank

  • posit

    Word

    to suggest an idea or explanation as a starting point

  • nibble

    Word

    to take small bites of something

  • matchmaker

    Word

    a person who arranges romantic matches or marriages between other people

  • predation

    Word

    the act of one animal hunting and eating another

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • carnivore

    Word

    an animal that eats meat

  • mandible

    Word

    the lower jaw or lower jawbone

  • swab

    Word

    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • indestructible

    Word

    impossible or very hard to destroy or damage

  • pancreas

    Word

    an organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin

  • infiltration

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    the secret movement of people or things into a place, especially to spy or cause damage

  • bray

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    to make a loud, harsh cry, especially a donkey

  • mortuary

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept and prepared for burial or cremation

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • evener

    Word

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

  • carnivorous

    Word

    eating meat and other animals

  • intestinal

    Word

    relating to the intestines

  • whirl

    Word

    move or make something move quickly around and around

  • curvature

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    the amount or degree to which something is curved

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • punctured

    Word

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

  • assailant

    Word

    a person who attacks someone physically

  • shard

    Word

    a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • factoring

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

  • groan

    Word

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

  • incision

    Word

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

  • wield

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    to hold and use a weapon, tool, or other object skillfully

  • obstruct

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    to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

  • remodel

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    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • chops

    Word

    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • Mr Big

    Phrase

    an important person who secretly controls a criminal group or illegal business

  • Founding Father

    Phrase

    one of the people who helped found an important country or organization

  • marmalade

    Word

    a sweet spread made from citrus fruit, especially oranges

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • in the business of

    Phrase

    used to say that someone is deeply involved in a bad or unwanted activity

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • fresh meat

    Phrase

    an informal way of describing a newcomer who may be an easy target or a possible sexual partner

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • apprehend

    Word

    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • puncture

    Word

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

  • tendon

    Word

    a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone

  • larva

    Word

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

  • booming

    Word

    making a deep, loud sound

  • tooling

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    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • oxide

    Word

    a chemical compound made of oxygen and another element

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • Pulitzer Prize

    Phrase

    a major annual American award for achievements in journalism, literature, and music

  • giggle

    Word

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

  • slump

    Word

    to sit, lean, or fall heavily, often with a bent back

  • buck for

    Phrase

    to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • feces

    Word

    waste that comes out of the body through the bowels

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • standpoint

    Word

    a particular point of view

  • smash it

    Phrase

    to do very well or be very successful

  • on the face of

    Phrase

    used to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely

  • say uncle

    Phrase

    to admit defeat or give in

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