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 colours colours /ˈkʌlərz/

noun

  1. [Canadian, British] A flag that shows its nationality  ( colours [Canadian, British] , colors [American] )
    a flag that shows its nationality
      The soldier saluted the flag during the colors ceremony.
    The soldier saluted the flag during the colors ceremony.
  2. [Canadian, British] A distinguishing emblem  ( colors [American] , colours [Canadian, British] )
    a distinguishing emblem
     His tie proclaimed his school colors
    his tie proclaimed his school colors


 Snellen Snellen /ˈsnɛlən/

noun

  1. Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)  ( Hermann Snellen , Snellen , Herman Snellen )
    Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)


 workpiece workpiece /ˈwɜːrkˌpis/

noun

  1. Work consisting of a piece of metal being machined  ( workpiece )
    work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
     The machinist carefully calibrated his tools before starting on the metal workpiece.
    The machinist carefully calibrated his tools before starting on the metal workpiece.


 Oncorhynchus nerka Oncorhynchus nerka /ˌɒnkɔːˈrɪnkəs ˈnɜrkə/

noun

  1. Small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning  ( blueback salmon , Oncorhynchus nerka , red salmon , sockeye , sockeye salmon )
    small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning