predecessor
noun
How to pronounce predecessor?
The word predecessor sounds like pre-de-ces-sor
/'prɛdɪ,sɛsər/
What is the definition of predecessor?
nounsomething that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
nounone who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
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oxford
noun
How to pronounce oxford?
The word oxford sounds like ox-ford
/'ɑksfərd/
What is the definition of oxford?
nouna university in England
nouna city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
nouna low shoe laced over the instep
nouna university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
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buttinsky
noun
How to pronounce buttinsky?
The word buttinsky sounds like butt-in-sky
/bət'ɪnski/
What is the definition of buttinsky?
nouna meddler who tends to butt in
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suiting
noun
How to pronounce suiting?
The word suiting sounds like suit-ing
/'sutɪŋ/
What is the definition of suiting?
nouna fabric used for suits
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glutethimide
noun
How to pronounce glutethimide?
The word glutethimide sounds like glu-teth-i-mide
/glu'tɛθə,maɪd/
What is the definition of glutethimide?
nounsedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders
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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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