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verb

present tense third-person singular of jade
as in bores
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous a steady diet of nothing but lobster would jade the palate of even the most ardent lobster lover

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jades

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noun

plural of jade
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as in cobs

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as in coquettes

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  1. bores
  2. steeds
  3. tires
  4. equines
  5. skates
  6. colts
  7. nags
  8. mares
Verb
  • As its name suggests, the beetle bores into trees, drilling tunnels to create breeding galleries.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The caterpillar bores into the stem through a tiny hole and tunnels inside the plant destroying tissue.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Definition of bores
Noun
  • From guiding the station steeds to standing watch while firefighters battled flames, Dalmatians became loyal partners in some of America’s earliest fire stations.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Definition of steeds
Verb
  • While the concept has always had Fox shocks, it was first seen with Maxxis rubber, and subsequently with Schwalbe Tacky Chan downhill tires on DT Swiss wheels last year.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
  • More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of tires
Noun
  • Undomesticated equines could not stop it from happening.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 June 2026
  • While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of equines
Noun
  • The rest of the team stays in the tunnel while the rookie hits the ice for warmups first and skates by himself for a couple of laps.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Leichliter skates at Riverside Park nearly every day and says one of his biggest dreams is to skate alongside Hawk someday.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of skates
Noun
  • These two colts were born roughly a month apart in the winter of 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of colts
Noun
  • Microsoft has also tried to upsell its OneDrive cloud storage with constant nags in Windows 11.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Microsoft is upping the pressure on users to move to Windows 11, with new nags that seemingly won’t stop.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of nags
Noun
  • The mares are now shunning poor Valentine, which Puckett hopes is only temporary.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mares
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