Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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legume | Yes | No | No | No |
pulse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
legume (noun) | pulse (noun) |
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the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart |
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) |
the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case | edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) |
the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health |
legume (verb) | pulse (verb) |
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produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses | |
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically | |
drive by or as if by pulsation |