insistency
noun
How to pronounce insistency?
The word insistency sounds like in-sist-en-cy
/ɪn'sɪstənsi/
What is the definition of insistency?
nounthe act of insisting on something
nounthe state of demanding notice or attention
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cuttle
noun
How to pronounce cuttle?
The word cuttle sounds like cut-tle
/'kətəl/
What is the definition of cuttle?
nounten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
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surveillance
noun
How to pronounce surveillance?
The word surveillance sounds like sur-veil-lance
/sər'veɪləns/
What is the definition of surveillance?
nounclose observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
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patrimony
noun
How to pronounce patrimony?
The word patrimony sounds like pat-ri-mo-ny
/'pætrə,moʊni/
What is the definition of patrimony?
nounan inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
nouna church endowment
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levitate
verb
How to pronounce levitate?
The word levitate sounds like lev-i-tate
/'lɛvɪ,teɪt/
What is the definition of levitate?
verbbe suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
Examples
- The guru claimed that he could levitate
verbcause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
Examples
- The magician levitated the woman
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moonstruck
adjective
How to pronounce moonstruck?
The word moonstruck sounds like moon-struck
/'munstrək/
What is the definition of moonstruck?
adjectiveinsane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
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thousandth
adjective, noun
How to pronounce thousandth?
The word thousandth sounds like thou-sandth
/'θaʊzəndθ/
What is the definition of thousandth?
nounone part in a thousand equal parts
adjectivethe ordinal number of one thousand in counting order
nounposition 1,000 in a countable series of things
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earache
noun
How to pronounce earache?
The word earache sounds like ear-ache
/'ir,eɪk/
What is the definition of earache?
nounan ache localized in the middle or inner ear
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aground
How to pronounce aground?
The word aground sounds like a-ground
/ə'graʊnd/
What is the definition of aground?
stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
Examples
- a ship aground offshore
- a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it
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enchanted
adjective
What is the definition of enchanted?
adjectiveinfluenced as by charms or incantations
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deplore
verb
How to pronounce deplore?
The word deplore sounds like de-plore
/dɪ'ploʊr/
What is the definition of deplore?
verbregret strongly
Examples
- I deplore this hostile action
verbexpress strong disapproval of
Examples
- We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners
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