communication
noun
How to pronounce communication?
The word communication sounds like com-mu-ni-ca-tion
/kə,mjunə'keɪʃən/
What is the definition of communication?
nounthe activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
Examples
- they could not act without official communication from Moscow
nouna connection allowing access between persons or places
Examples
- how many lines of communication can there be among four people?
- a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms
nounsomething that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
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fancy
adjective, noun, verb
How to pronounce fancy?
The word fancy sounds like fan-cy
/'fænsi/
What is the definition of fancy?
verbhave a fancy or particular liking or desire for
nounsomething many people believe that is false
nouna predisposition to like something
Examples
- she had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less
verbimagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
nounimagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
Examples
- never had the wildest flights of fancy imagined such magnificence
adjectivenot plain; decorative or ornamented
Examples
- fancy handwriting
- fancy clothes
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beaten
adjective
How to pronounce beaten?
The word beaten sounds like beat-en
/'bitən/
What is the definition of beaten?
adjectivemuch trodden and worn smooth or bare
Examples
- did not stray from the beaten path
formed or made thin by hammering
Examples
- beaten gold
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disunity
noun
How to pronounce disunity?
The word disunity sounds like dis-u-ni-ty
/dɪs'junɪti/
What is the definition of disunity?
nounlack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)
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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
How to say resolvable and what does resolvable mean?
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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