gawky
adjective
How to pronounce gawky?
The word gawky sounds like gawk-y
/'ɡɔki/
What is the definition of gawky?
adjectivelacking grace in movement or posture
Examples
- a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
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pubescent
adjective
How to pronounce pubescent?
The word pubescent sounds like pu-bes-cent
/pju'bɛsənt/
What is the definition of pubescent?
adjectivecovered with fine soft hairs or down
adjective(of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature
Examples
- the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy
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stanford
noun
How to pronounce stanford?
The word stanford sounds like stan-ford
/'stænfərd/
What is the definition of stanford?
nouna university in California
nounUnited States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)
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eightfold
adjective
How to pronounce eightfold?
The word eightfold sounds like eight-fold
/'eɪt,foʊld/
What is the definition of eightfold?
adjectivehaving eight units or components
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bioluminescence
noun
How to pronounce bioluminescence?
The word bioluminescence sounds like bi-o-lu-mi-nes-cence
/,baɪoʊ,lumeɪ'nɛsəns/
What is the definition of bioluminescence?
nounluminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)
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anorthite
noun
How to pronounce anorthite?
The word anorthite sounds like an-or-thite
/æn'ɔrθaɪt/
What is the definition of anorthite?
nounrare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
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ponder
verb
How to pronounce ponder?
The word ponder sounds like pon-der
/'pɑndər/
What is the definition of ponder?
verbreflect deeply on a subject
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director
noun
How to pronounce director?
The word director sounds like di-rec-tor
/dɪ'rɛktər/
What is the definition of director?
nounthe person who leads a musical group
nounsomeone who controls resources and expenditures
nounsomeone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
nounthe person who directs the making of a film
nounmember of a board of directors
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transferor
noun
How to pronounce transferor?
The word transferor sounds like trans-fer-or
/træns'fɜrər/
What is the definition of transferor?
noun(law) someone who conveys a title or property to another
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disturbed
adjective
How to pronounce disturbed?
The word disturbed sounds like dis-turbed
/dɪ'stɜrbd/
What is the definition of disturbed?
adjectiveafflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
Examples
- lapsed into disturbed sleep
adjectiveaffected with madness or insanity
adjectiveemotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
adjectivehaving the place or position changed
Examples
- the disturbed books and papers on her desk
- disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed
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crochet
noun, verb
How to pronounce crochet?
The word crochet sounds like cro-chet
/kroʊ'ʃeɪ/
What is the definition of crochet?
nounneedlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
verbmake a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
Examples
- She sat there crocheting all day
verbcreate by looping or crocheting
Examples
- crochet a bedspread
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gustatory
adjective
How to pronounce gustatory?
The word gustatory sounds like gus-ta-to-ry
/'ɡəstə,toʊri/
What is the definition of gustatory?
adjectiveof or relating to gustation
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