louvre
noun
How to pronounce louvre?
The word louvre sounds like lou-vre
/'luvRə/
What is the definition of louvre?
nounone of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
nounan art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
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semaphore
noun, verb
How to pronounce semaphore?
The word semaphore sounds like sem-a-phore
/'sɛmə,foʊr/
What is the definition of semaphore?
nounan apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
verbconvey by semaphore, of information
verbsend signals by or as if by semaphore
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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
How to say arthrospore and what does arthrospore mean?
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
How to say ensnare and what does ensnare mean?
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