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 live-bearer live-bearer /ˈlaɪvˌbɛərər/

noun

  1. Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control  ( live-bearer , poeciliid , poeciliid fish , topminnow )
    small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control


 tenement tenement /ˈtɛnəmənt/

noun

  1. () A run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards  ( tenement house , tenement )
    a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
      The overcrowded tenement housed many families in cramped conditions.
    The overcrowded tenement housed many families in cramped conditions.


 quarantine quarantine /ˈkwɔrənˌtiːn/

noun

  1. Isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease  ( quarantine )
    isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
     Due to the recent outbreak, the city was put under a two-week quarantine.
    Due to the recent outbreak, the city was put under a two-week quarantine.
  2. Enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease  ( quarantine )
    enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
     Travelers were put into quarantine due to a sudden outbreak.
    Travelers were put into quarantine due to a sudden outbreak.

verb

  1. Place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons  ( quarantine )
    place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
     My dog was quarantined before he could live in England
    My dog was quarantined before he could live in England


 beefsteak beefsteak /ˈbiːfˌsteɪk/

noun

  1. A beef steak usually cooked by broiling  ( beefsteak )
    a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
     He ordered a beefsteak medium-rare with a side of vegetables.
    He ordered a beefsteak medium-rare with a side of vegetables.