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live-bearer
live-bearer
/ˈlaɪvˌbɛərər/
noun
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
(
)
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
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.
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
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
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.
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