manchuria
noun
How to pronounce manchuria?
The word manchuria sounds like man-chu-ri-a
What is the definition of manchuria?
nouna region in northeastern China
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chipping
noun
How to pronounce chipping?
The word chipping sounds like chip-ping
What is the definition of chipping?
nounthe act of chipping something
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impassioned
adjective
How to pronounce impassioned?
The word impassioned sounds like im-pas-sioned
/ɪm'pæʃənd/
What is the definition of impassioned?
adjectivecharacterized by intense emotion
Examples
- an impassioned appeal
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determinate
adjective
How to pronounce determinate?
The word determinate sounds like de-ter-mi-nate
/dɪ'tɜrmɪnət/
What is the definition of determinate?
adjectivesupplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
Examples
- a determinate answer to the problem
adjectivenot continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
Examples
- determinate growth
adjectiveprecisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
Examples
- a determinate distance
- a determinate number
- determinate variations in animals
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horologist
noun
How to pronounce horologist?
The word horologist sounds like ho-rol-o-gist
/hoʊ'rɑlədʒɪst/
What is the definition of horologist?
nounsomeone who makes or repairs watches
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effervescent
adjective
How to pronounce effervescent?
The word effervescent sounds like ef-fer-ves-cent
/,ɛfər'vɛsənt/
What is the definition of effervescent?
adjectiveused of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
adjectivemarked by high spirits or excitement
Examples
- his fertile effervescent mind
adjective(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
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diddle
verb
How to pronounce diddle?
The word diddle sounds like did-dle
/'dɪdəl/
What is the definition of diddle?
verbmanipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
verbdeprive of by deceit
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subtraction
noun
How to pronounce subtraction?
The word subtraction sounds like sub-trac-tion
/səb'trækʃən/
What is the definition of subtraction?
nounthe act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
Examples
- he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
nounan arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
Examples
- the subtraction of three from four leaves one
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astrodome
noun
How to pronounce astrodome?
The word astrodome sounds like as-tro-dome
/'æstrə,doʊm/
What is the definition of astrodome?
nouna transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
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alkali
noun
How to pronounce alkali?
The word alkali sounds like al-ka-li
/'ælkə,laɪ/
What is the definition of alkali?
nounany of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
nouna mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
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hindustani
noun
How to pronounce hindustani?
The word hindustani sounds like hin-du-sta-ni
/,hɪndʊ'stɑni/
What is the definition of hindustani?
nouna native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
nouna form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language
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adrenal
noun
How to pronounce adrenal?
The word adrenal sounds like ad-re-nal
/ə'drinəl/
What is the definition of adrenal?
nouneither of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
near the kidneys
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