noun, formal - a cry of sadness or grief; a song, piece of music, or poem that expresses sorrow or mourning

noun - the genre of literature that usually involves magic and magical creatures, e.g. Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS etc.

noun - the act of being unfair or cruel to somebody, especially if you are in a position of authority

noun - a device consisting of a rubber cup on the end of a stick, used for clearing waste pipes

noun - a short piece of writing (usually written by a different person) placed before the beginning of a book

noun - the act of making someone accept new beliefs and attitudes (often as a part of a religion etc.)

noun - a piece of equipment that consists of leather straps, it is used for example to control a horse

noun, British English - a kind of material used to build interior walls and ceilings, it is made of plaster and paper

verb - (usually of a group of policemen) to go somewhere regularly in order to prevent crime in the area

noun - one of the key things that people believed the world was build of (water, earth, fire and air)

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that deals with the study and treatment of tumors

noun - the medical specialty of the branch of medical science that studies the glands secreting hormones and their function

noun - a book that consists of parts of many different literary works (poems, passages from novels, short stories etc.)

noun - the way of pronouncing certain sounds with a loud release of breath (e.g. p, t, k in English)

noun - a piece of equipment which produces a spray of water to wash your body, it can also be a small room or a part of a room where you wash