underpay
Wordto pay someone less than they should be paid
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to pay someone less than they should be paid
not able to be cured or successfully treated
to pass, especially of time
a ruler who has complete power and controls everything
a soft, silver-white chemical element
to change a liquid or solid into a gas
a very learned person, especially a scholar or scientist
too confident in a way that is rude or not appropriate
something very ugly that spoils the look of a place
a sweet tropical fruit with green or yellow skin and pink or white flesh
a foreigner, especially an American, in Latin America
not showing personal feelings or warmth
the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it really is
to work too much, especially so that you become tired or stressed
to make a substance by combining simpler substances or elements
more able or skilled than someone or something else
a reddish-purple variety of corundum used as a gemstone.
warm, comfortable, and close-fitting
showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
to get something, especially with effort or care
the process of removing bones from meat or fish
kissing and touching someone in a sexual way
having a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips
very bright and full of light
a chemical element used by living things and in fertilizers and matches
relating to a bishop or to bishops
to be enough for a need or purpose
in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment
to change the structure or style of a room or building
locked with a key
made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time
relating to blood vessels
large, heavy, or strong, often in a way that is impressive
to arrest someone, especially a suspect
a person or company that makes a formal offer to buy something, especially at an auction
smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper
the person who is best suited to do something or help with it
one of the two thick blue lines on an ice hockey rink that separate the attacking zone from the neutral zone
the group of people from which jurors are chosen
a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
to include a possible future cost or risk in a price or estimate
past tense and past participle of shoot
to press the gas pedal all the way down
after something has already happened or been decided
a point at which you decide to stop accepting changes or to refuse to go any further
to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line
the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something
an official order to appear in court
a person who has killed many people in one incident
a nearby area or place
the use of poisonous chemicals as weapons in war
fairly large
a feeling of being separate from other people or from your emotions
to shoot and kill someone with a gun
an FBI or other government detective
looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy
a medicine that stops a poison from harming someone
the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose
to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
to become hard, or to make something hard
in a way that is shared by both sides or people
a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule
wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall
no longer as strong, active, or effective as before
someone or something that is especially harmful or troublesome for you
the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools
the soft material inside bones that makes blood cells
helpful or good for something; likely to have a positive effect
used to say you have won or beaten someone
to create or produce something using a particular material or method
the upper part of the goal in ice hockey
the act of putting things into bags or packages
to succeed in doing something difficult
toward or to the side
to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do
able to spread from one person, animal, or thing to another
to sell something at an auction
to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation
the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way
to depend on something; to be decided by something
the act of putting people or things into groups
a quick, informal check or inspection
the act of building a bridge
in a willing or ready way
the act of saving something from loss or damage
the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking
not seen or noticed
as; in the same way that
to find someone or something after searching for them
relating to medicinal drugs and their preparation or use
to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things
a dance for two people in 3/4 time, or the music for it
a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it
the price a seller wants for something
a gun that can be carried and used by one person
a machine that produces or controls a nuclear reaction
a person who is killed or injured in an accident, war, or other event
a unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams
to some extent; fairly