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out-basket
out-basket
/aʊtˈbɑːskɪt/
noun
A wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material
(
out-basket
,
out-tray
)
a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material
Once I finish these documents, I'll put them in the out-tray
Once I finish these documents, I'll put them in the out-tray
A-bomb
A-bomb
/ˈeɪˌbɒm/
noun
A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
(
A-bomb
,
fission bomb
,
plutonium bomb
,
atom bomb
,
atomic bomb
)
a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
The impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima changed the course of history.
The impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima changed the course of history.
spectacled caiman
spectacled caiman
/ˈspɛktəkld ˈkeɪmən/
noun
Caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina
(
Caiman sclerops
,
spectacled caiman
)
caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina
consignment
consignment
/kənˈsaɪnmənt/
noun
The delivery of goods for sale or disposal
(
consignment
)
the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
(
commitment
,
committal
,
consignment
)
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
Goods carried by a large vehicle
(
consignment
,
lading
,
loading
,
cargo
,
freight
,
load
,
payload
,
shipment
)
goods carried by a large vehicle
The ship carried a large amount of cargo across the ocean
The ship carried a large amount of cargo across the ocean
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