manchuria
noun
How to pronounce manchuria?
The word manchuria sounds like man-chu-ri-a
What is the definition of manchuria?
nouna region in northeastern China
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chipping
noun
How to pronounce chipping?
The word chipping sounds like chip-ping
What is the definition of chipping?
nounthe act of chipping something
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impassioned
adjective
How to pronounce impassioned?
The word impassioned sounds like im-pas-sioned
/ɪm'pæʃənd/
What is the definition of impassioned?
adjectivecharacterized by intense emotion
Examples
- an impassioned appeal
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determinate
adjective
How to pronounce determinate?
The word determinate sounds like de-ter-mi-nate
/dɪ'tɜrmɪnət/
What is the definition of determinate?
adjectivesupplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
Examples
- a determinate answer to the problem
adjectivenot continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
Examples
- determinate growth
adjectiveprecisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
Examples
- a determinate distance
- a determinate number
- determinate variations in animals
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horologist
noun
How to pronounce horologist?
The word horologist sounds like ho-rol-o-gist
/hoʊ'rɑlədʒɪst/
What is the definition of horologist?
nounsomeone who makes or repairs watches
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effervescent
adjective
How to pronounce effervescent?
The word effervescent sounds like ef-fer-ves-cent
/,ɛfər'vɛsənt/
What is the definition of effervescent?
adjectiveused of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
adjectivemarked by high spirits or excitement
Examples
- his fertile effervescent mind
adjective(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
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diddle
verb
How to pronounce diddle?
The word diddle sounds like did-dle
/'dɪdəl/
What is the definition of diddle?
verbmanipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
verbdeprive of by deceit
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subtraction
noun
How to pronounce subtraction?
The word subtraction sounds like sub-trac-tion
/səb'trækʃən/
What is the definition of subtraction?
nounthe act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
Examples
- he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
nounan arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
Examples
- the subtraction of three from four leaves one
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astrodome
noun
How to pronounce astrodome?
The word astrodome sounds like as-tro-dome
/'æstrə,doʊm/
What is the definition of astrodome?
nouna transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
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alkali
noun
How to pronounce alkali?
The word alkali sounds like al-ka-li
/'ælkə,laɪ/
What is the definition of alkali?
nounany of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
nouna mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
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hindustani
noun
How to pronounce hindustani?
The word hindustani sounds like hin-du-sta-ni
/,hɪndʊ'stɑni/
What is the definition of hindustani?
nouna native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
nouna form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language
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adrenal
noun
How to pronounce adrenal?
The word adrenal sounds like ad-re-nal
/ə'drinəl/
What is the definition of adrenal?
nouneither of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
near the kidneys
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brandon
How to pronounce brandon?
The word brandon sounds like Bran-don
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custard
noun
How to pronounce custard?
The word custard sounds like cus-tard
/'kəstərd/
What is the definition of custard?
nounsweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
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trophic
How to pronounce trophic?
The word trophic sounds like troph-ic
/'trɑfɪk/
What is the definition of trophic?
of or relating to nutrition
Examples
- a trophic level on the food chain
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pyromania
noun
How to pronounce pyromania?
The word pyromania sounds like py-ro-ma-ni-a
/,paɪrə'meɪniə/
What is the definition of pyromania?
nounan uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
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catty-cornered
adjective
How to pronounce catty-cornered?
The word catty-cornered sounds like cat-ty-cor-nered
/'kæti_'kɔrnərd/
What is the definition of catty-cornered?
adjectiveslanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
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mayor
noun
How to pronounce mayor?
The word mayor sounds like may-or
/'meɪər/
What is the definition of mayor?
nounthe head of a city government
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cognate
adjective, noun
How to pronounce cognate?
The word cognate sounds like cog-nate
/'kɑgneɪt/
What is the definition of cognate?
nouna word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
nounone related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
adjectiverelated by blood
adjectiverelated in nature
adjectivehaving the same ancestral language
Examples
- cognate languages
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paramnesia
noun
How to pronounce paramnesia?
The word paramnesia sounds like par-am-ne-si-a
/,pæræm'niʒə/
What is the definition of paramnesia?
noun(psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality
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denote
verb
How to pronounce denote?
The word denote sounds like de-note
/dɪ'noʊt/
What is the definition of denote?
verbhave as a meaning
Examples
- `multi-' denotes `many'
verbmake known; make an announcement
Examples
- She denoted her feelings clearly
verbbe a sign or indication of
Examples
- Her smile denoted that she agreed
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psychical
adjective
How to pronounce psychical?
The word psychical sounds like psy-chi-cal
/'saɪkɪkəl/
What is the definition of psychical?
adjectiveaffecting or influenced by the human mind
adjectiveoutside the sphere of physical science
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agger
How to pronounce agger?
The word agger sounds like ag-ger
/'ædʒər/
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holdfast
noun
How to pronounce holdfast?
The word holdfast sounds like hold-fast
/'hoʊld,fæst/
What is the definition of holdfast?
nounrestraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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rogue
noun
How to pronounce rogue?
The word rogue sounds like rogue
/roʊɡ/
What is the definition of rogue?
nouna deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
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remake
noun, verb
How to pronounce remake?
The word remake sounds like re-make
What is the definition of remake?
verbmake new
nouncreation that is created again or anew
Examples
- it is a remake of an old film
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aeriferous
How to pronounce aeriferous?
The word aeriferous sounds like aer-if-er-ous
/ɜ'rɪfərəs/
What is the definition of aeriferous?
conveying air; as the bronchial tubes
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grater
noun
How to pronounce grater?
The word grater sounds like grat-er
/'greɪtər/
What is the definition of grater?
nounutensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
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astronomy
noun
How to pronounce astronomy?
The word astronomy sounds like as-tron-o-my
/ə'strɑnəmi/
What is the definition of astronomy?
nounthe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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