pollock
noun
How to pronounce pollock?
The word pollock sounds like pol-lock
/'pɑlək/
What is the definition of pollock?
nounlean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
nounUnited States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
nounimportant food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
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kettledrum
noun
How to pronounce kettledrum?
The word kettledrum sounds like ket-tle-drum
/'kɛtəl,drəm/
What is the definition of kettledrum?
nouna large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
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carlisle
How to pronounce carlisle?
The word carlisle sounds like Car-lisle
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deranged
adjective
How to pronounce deranged?
The word deranged sounds like de-ranged
/dɪ'reɪndʒd/
What is the definition of deranged?
adjectivedriven insane
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resolvable
adjective
How to pronounce resolvable?
The word resolvable sounds like re-solv-a-ble
/rɪ'zɑlvəbəl/
What is the definition of resolvable?
adjectivecapable of being solved
adjectivecapable of being settled or resolved
Examples
- all disputed points are potentially resolvable
- a resolvable quarrel
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afghan
adjective, noun
How to pronounce afghan?
The word afghan sounds like af-ghan
/'æfgən/
What is the definition of afghan?
nountall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East
nouna native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people
nounan Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
nouna coat made of sheepskin
nouna blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
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chastity
noun
How to pronounce chastity?
The word chastity sounds like chas-ti-ty
/'ʧæstɪti/
What is the definition of chastity?
nounabstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
nounmorality with respect to sexual relations
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arthrospore
noun
How to pronounce arthrospore?
The word arthrospore sounds like ar-thro-spore
/'ɑrθrə,spoʊr/
What is the definition of arthrospore?
nouna body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria
nounone of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi
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jar
noun, verb
How to pronounce jar?
The word jar sounds like jar
/dʒɑr/
What is the definition of jar?
nouna sudden jarring impact
Examples
- all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
verbbe incompatible; be or come into conflict
verbshock physically
nounthe quantity contained in a jar
Examples
- he drank a jar of beer
verbmove or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
verbaffect in a disagreeable way
Examples
- This play jarred the audience
nouna vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
verbplace in a cylindrical vessel
Examples
- jar the jam
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ensnare
verb
How to pronounce ensnare?
The word ensnare sounds like en-snare
/ɛn'snɜr/
What is the definition of ensnare?
verbcatch in or as if in a trap
verbtake or catch as if in a snare or trap
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fusible
adjective
How to pronounce fusible?
The word fusible sounds like fu-si-ble
/'fjuzəbəl/
What is the definition of fusible?
adjectivecapable of being melted and fused
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aggravating
adjective
How to pronounce aggravating?
The word aggravating sounds like ag-gra-vat-ing
What is the definition of aggravating?
adjectivemaking worse
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