kilowatt
noun
How to pronounce kilowatt?
The word kilowatt sounds like kil-o-watt
/'kɪlə,wɑt/
What is the definition of kilowatt?
nouna unit of power equal to 1000 watts
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bedfellow
noun
How to pronounce bedfellow?
The word bedfellow sounds like bed-fel-low
/'bɛd,fɛloʊ/
What is the definition of bedfellow?
nouna person with whom you share a bed
nouna temporary associate
Examples
- politics makes strange bedfellows
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corny
adjective
How to pronounce corny?
The word corny sounds like corn-y
/'kɔrni/
What is the definition of corny?
adjectivedull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
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first
noun, adjective, adverb
How to pronounce first?
The word first sounds like first
/fɜrst/
What is the definition of first?
nounthe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
adjectiveindicating the beginning unit in a series
adjectiveserving to set in motion
Examples
- his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
adjectiveserving to begin
Examples
- the first verse
nounthe time at which something is supposed to begin
adjectiveranking above all others
Examples
- was first in her class
adverbprominently forward
nounthe lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
nounthe first element in a countable series
Examples
- the first of the month
adverbbefore anything else
Examples
- first we must consider the garter snake
nounthe first or highest in an ordering or series
Examples
- He wanted to be the first
nounan honours degree of the highest class
adjectivehighest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
Examples
- first soprano
- the first violin section
- played first horn
adjectivepreceding all others in time or space or degree
Examples
- the first house on the right
- the first day of spring
- his first political race
- her first baby
- the first time
- the first meetings of the new party
- the first phase of his training
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gazette
noun, verb
How to pronounce gazette?
The word gazette sounds like ga-zette
/ɡə'zɛt/
What is the definition of gazette?
nouna newspaper or official journal
verbpublish in a gazette
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otalgia
noun
How to pronounce otalgia?
The word otalgia sounds like o-tal-gi-a
/oʊ'tældʒiə/
What is the definition of otalgia?
nounan ache localized in the middle or inner ear
How to say otalgia and what does otalgia mean?
perfluorocarbon
noun
What is the definition of perfluorocarbon?
nouna powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum
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hulking
adjective
How to pronounce hulking?
The word hulking sounds like hulk-ing
/'həlkɪŋ/
What is the definition of hulking?
adjectiveof great size and bulk
Examples
- a hulking figure of a man
- three hulking battleships
How to say hulking and what does hulking mean?
envious
adjective
How to pronounce envious?
The word envious sounds like en-vi-ous
/'ɛnviəs/
What is the definition of envious?
adjectiveshowing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
Examples
- envious of their art collection
How to say envious and what does envious mean?
hyperborean
noun
How to pronounce hyperborean?
The word hyperborean sounds like hy-per-bo-re-an
/,haɪpər'boʊriən/
What is the definition of hyperborean?
noun(Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind
How to say hyperborean and what does hyperborean mean?
hum
noun, verb
How to pronounce hum?
The word hum sounds like hum
/həm/
What is the definition of hum?
nounan Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
nouna humming noise
Examples
- the hum of distant traffic
verbsound with a monotonous hum
verbbe noisy with activity
nounthe state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
Examples
- there is a constant hum of military preparation
verbmake a low continuous sound
Examples
- The refrigerator is humming
verbsing with closed lips
Examples
- She hummed a melody
How to say hum and what does hum mean?
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