pixy
noun
How to pronounce pixy?
The word pixy sounds like pix-y
/'pɪksi/
What is the definition of pixy?
nouncreeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
noun(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
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duologue
noun
How to pronounce duologue?
The word duologue sounds like du-o-logue
/'duə,lɔɡ/
What is the definition of duologue?
nouna conversation between two persons
nouna part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors
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cuzco
noun
How to pronounce cuzco?
The word cuzco sounds like cuz-co
/'kuskoʊ/
What is the definition of cuzco?
nouna town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire
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endoscope
noun
How to pronounce endoscope?
The word endoscope sounds like en-do-scope
/'ɛndə,skoʊp/
What is the definition of endoscope?
nouna long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery
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footling
adjective
How to pronounce footling?
The word footling sounds like foot-ling
/'fʊtlɪŋ/
What is the definition of footling?
adjective(informal) small and of little importance
Examples
- a footling gesture
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guinea
noun
How to pronounce guinea?
The word guinea sounds like guin-ea
/'ɡɪni/
What is the definition of guinea?
nouna west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
nouna republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
noun(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
nouna former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
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gemini
noun
How to pronounce gemini?
The word gemini sounds like gem-i-ni
/'dʒəmɪni/
What is the definition of gemini?
noun(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
nounthe third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
nouna zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic
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newfangled
adjective
How to pronounce newfangled?
The word newfangled sounds like new-fan-gled
/nju'fæŋəld/
What is the definition of newfangled?
adjective(of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
Examples
- newfangled ideas
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aneuploid
How to pronounce aneuploid?
The word aneuploid sounds like an-eu-ploid
What is the definition of aneuploid?
having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number
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aleph
noun
How to pronounce aleph?
The word aleph sounds like a-leph
/'ɑlɪf/
What is the definition of aleph?
nounthe 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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price
verb, noun
How to pronounce price?
The word price sounds like price
/praɪs/
What is the definition of price?
nounvalue measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
Examples
- the price of success is hard work
- what price glory?
nounthe property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
Examples
- he puts a high price on his services
nounUnited States operatic soprano (born 1927)
nounthe amount of money needed to purchase something
Examples
- the price of gasoline
nouna monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal
Examples
- the cattle thief has a price on his head
verbascertain or learn the price of
Examples
- Have you priced personal computers lately?
nouncost of bribing someone
Examples
- they say that every politician has a price
verbdetermine the price of
Examples
- The grocer priced his wares high
nounthe high value or worth of something
Examples
- her price is far above rubies
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fogbound
adjective
How to pronounce fogbound?
The word fogbound sounds like fog-bound
/'fɑɡ,baʊnd/
What is the definition of fogbound?
adjectiveenveloped in fog
Examples
- a fogbound fleet
- the fogbound city
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