Words Of Two Meanings - 15

APE                HOCK             CONCEPTION           BAGATELLE              CANT  
   LOOM              FLEECE              SOW                SPELL                  RIDDLE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   



APE    (N/V)

Meaning-
Known
  • a large animal like a monkey
Hidden:-
to do something in the same way as somebody else, especially when it is not done very well.                                  Usage: The boy apes wrong answer.


HOCK     (N/V)

Meaning-
Known

  • the middle joint of an animal's back leg
Hidden:-
to leave a valuable object with somebody in exchange for money that you borrow



CONCEPTION    (N)

Meaning-
Known
  • the process of forming an idea or a plan
Hidden:-
the process of an egg being fertilized inside a woman's body so that she becomes pregnant


SOW   (N/V)

Meaning-
Known
  • place seeds in or on the ground for future growth
Hidden:-
an adult female hog (pig)


BAGATELLE   (N)

Meaning-
Known

  • a game played on a board with small balls 
Hidden:-
a small and unimportant thing or amount


CANT  (N/V)

Meaning-
Known
  • statements, especially about moral or religious issues, that are not sincere and that you cannot trust
Hidden:-
to be or put something in a sloping position


LOOM   (N/V)

Meaning-
Known
  • a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
Hidden:-
to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon

     
FLEECE    (N/V)

Meaning-
Known
  • the wool coat of a sheep
Hidden:-
to take a lot of money from somebody by charging them too much


SPELL    (N/V)

Meaning-
Known
  • to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order
Hidden:-
a short period of time during which something lasts


RIDDLE    (N/V)

Meaning-
Known
  • a puzzle, a question that is difficult to understand 
Hidden:-
to make a lot of holes in somebody or something
 eg:- The car was riddled with bullets.

   

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