haze
noun, verb
How to pronounce haze?
The word haze sounds like haze
/heɪz/
What is the definition of haze?
nounconfusion characterized by lack of clarity
nounatmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
verbbecome hazy, dull, or cloudy
verbharass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
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larcener
noun
How to pronounce larcener?
The word larcener sounds like lar-ce-ner
/'lɑrsənər/
What is the definition of larcener?
nouna person who commits larceny
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shortly
adverb
How to pronounce shortly?
The word shortly sounds like short-ly
/'ʃɔrtli/
What is the definition of shortly?
adverbin the near future
Examples
- the book will appear shortly
adverbin a concise manner; in a few words
Examples
- to put it shortly
adverbin a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
Examples
- he said shortly that he didn't like it
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acarine
noun
How to pronounce acarine?
The word acarine sounds like ac-a-rine
/'ækə,raɪn/
What is the definition of acarine?
nounmite or tick
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qualification
noun
How to pronounce qualification?
The word qualification sounds like qual-i-fi-ca-tion
/,kwɑləfə'keɪʃən/
What is the definition of qualification?
nouna statement that limits or restricts some claim
nounan attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
Examples
- her qualifications for the job are excellent
- one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
nounthe act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
Examples
- his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform
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communication
noun
How to pronounce communication?
The word communication sounds like com-mu-ni-ca-tion
/kə,mjunə'keɪʃən/
What is the definition of communication?
nounthe activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
Examples
- they could not act without official communication from Moscow
nouna connection allowing access between persons or places
Examples
- how many lines of communication can there be among four people?
- a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms
nounsomething that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
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fancy
adjective, noun, verb
How to pronounce fancy?
The word fancy sounds like fan-cy
/'fænsi/
What is the definition of fancy?
verbhave a fancy or particular liking or desire for
nounsomething many people believe that is false
nouna predisposition to like something
Examples
- she had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less
verbimagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
nounimagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
Examples
- never had the wildest flights of fancy imagined such magnificence
adjectivenot plain; decorative or ornamented
Examples
- fancy handwriting
- fancy clothes
How to say fancy and what does fancy mean?
beaten
adjective
How to pronounce beaten?
The word beaten sounds like beat-en
/'bitən/
What is the definition of beaten?
adjectivemuch trodden and worn smooth or bare
Examples
- did not stray from the beaten path
formed or made thin by hammering
Examples
- beaten gold
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disunity
noun
How to pronounce disunity?
The word disunity sounds like dis-u-ni-ty
/dɪs'junɪti/
What is the definition of disunity?
nounlack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)
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louvre
noun
How to pronounce louvre?
The word louvre sounds like lou-vre
/'luvRə/
What is the definition of louvre?
nounone of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
nounan art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
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semaphore
noun, verb
How to pronounce semaphore?
The word semaphore sounds like sem-a-phore
/'sɛmə,foʊr/
What is the definition of semaphore?
nounan apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
verbconvey by semaphore, of information
verbsend signals by or as if by semaphore
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pollock
noun
How to pronounce pollock?
The word pollock sounds like pol-lock
/'pɑlək/
What is the definition of pollock?
nounlean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
nounUnited States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
nounimportant food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
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