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aitches

/ˈeɪtʃɪz/

Meanings
noun
The name of the Latin-script letter H.

Examples :

"In cursive handwriting, some people's "aitches" look like the letter "n". "
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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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name noun

/neɪm/

Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

"My sister's name is Emily. "

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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h interjection

/eɪtʃ/ /heɪtʃ/

(chiefly Internet slang) Used as a filler response when one does not have a response to use. Almost always used by itself.

"Scenario: Someone sends you a funny but slightly awkward meme in a group chat at work. You don't want to ignore it, but you also don't really know what to say. Sentence: "h" "

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cursive noun

/ˈkɜːsɪv/ /ˈkɝsɪv/

A cursive character, letter or font.

"The teacher asked us to practice our cursive so we could sign our names neatly. "

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people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

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some adverb

/sɐm/ /sʌm/

Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.

"I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos."

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like noun

/laɪk/

(usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).

"Tell me your likes and dislikes."

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script noun

/skɹɪpt/

A writing; a written document.

"The teacher read the script of the play to the class. "

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handwriting verb

/ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/

To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.

"My grandfather handwrote a letter to my grandmother every week. "

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letter noun

/-ɾə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɛtə(ɹ)/ /-ɾɚ/

A symbol in an alphabet.

"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."