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adult

/əˈdʌlt/ /ˈæd.əlt/

Meanings
noun
A fully grown human or animal.

Examples :

"My adult sister works as a teacher at the high school. "
age human person animal being essential ielts

Related Words

Illustration professional

professional noun

/pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/

A person who belongs to a profession

"My uncle is a professional engineer. "

Illustration responsibility

responsibility noun

/ɹɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪɾi/

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

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pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

Illustration pornography

pornography noun

/pɔː(ɹ)ˈnɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ /pɔɹˈnɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature.

"The website contained illegal pornography, which was inappropriate for young viewers. "

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employees noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/ /ˌemplɔɪˈiːz/

An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

Illustration containing

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

To hold inside.

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

Illustration equipping

equipping verb

/ɪˈkwɪpɪŋ/

To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging)

"The school is equipping students with laptops to help them with their online assignments. "

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majority noun

/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/ /məˈd͡ʒɑɹɪti/

More than half (50%) of some group.

"The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best."

Illustration training

training verb

/ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ/

To practice an ability.

"She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics."

Illustration discretion

discretion noun

/dɪˈskɹɛʃən/

The quality of being discreet or circumspect.

"Bob showed great discretion despite his knowledge of the affair."

Illustration restricted

restricted verb

/ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪd/

To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

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correcting verb

/kəˈrɛktɪŋ/ /kɔˈrɛktɪŋ/

To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

"The navigator corrected the course of the ship."