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abodes

/əˈboʊdz/

Meanings
noun
Act of waiting; delay.

Examples :

"The abodes in the waiting room tested everyone's patience. "
place

Related Words

Illustration foretelling

foretelling verb

/fɔːrˈtelɪŋ/ /fɔːrˈtɛlɪŋ/

To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.

"The fortune teller claimed she was foretelling my future based on the cards. "

Illustration habitation

habitation noun

/ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.

"The habitation of the old house by a family brought life back to the neighborhood. "

Illustration temporary

temporary noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

"The temporary at the bakery was only there for the summer. "

Illustration continuance

continuance noun

/kənˈtɪnjʊəns/ /kənˈtɪnjuəns/

The action of continuing.

"The continuance of the rain forced us to cancel the picnic. "

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration foreshow

foreshow verb

/fɔəˈʃəʊ/

To show in advance; to foretell, predict.

"The dark clouds and sudden wind foreshow a coming storm. "

Illustration dwelling

dwelling noun

/ˈdwɛ.lɪŋ/

A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

"The old house served as a dwelling for Albert."

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Illustration waiting

waiting verb

[ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

"We are waiting the bus to arrive. "

Illustration thunderstorm

thunderstorm noun

/ˈθʌn.də(ɹ)ˌstɔː(ɹ)m/

A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

""The baseball game was canceled because a severe thunderstorm was approaching." "

Illustration residence

residence noun

/ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/

The place where one lives; one's home.

"My residence is a small apartment near the school. "

Illustration patience

patience noun

/ˈpeɪʃəns/

The quality of being patient.

"My sister's patience with her younger brother is admirable. "