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allied

/əˈlaɪd/

Meanings
adjective
Joined as allies.

Examples :

"The students were allied in their efforts to improve the school's library. "
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Related Words

Illustration connection

connection noun

/kəˈnɛkʃən/

The act of connecting.

"The connection between the two classrooms was established by installing a new phone line. "

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration families

families noun

/ˈfæməliz/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

Illustration marriage

marriage noun

/ˈmæɹɪdʒ/

The state of being married.

"You should enter marriage for love."

Illustration friendship

friendship noun

/ˈfɹɛndʃɪp/

The condition of being friends.

"My friendship with Sarah has lasted for many years. "

Illustration similitude

similitude noun

/sɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ /sɪˈmɪlɪtuːd/

Similarity or resemblance to something else.

"The strong similitude between the two sisters often confuses people, making it difficult to tell them apart. "

Illustration resemblance

resemblance noun

/ɹəˈzɛmbləns/

The quality or state of resembling

"The resemblance between the twins was striking; they looked almost identical. "

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

Illustration subjects

subjects noun

/ˈsʌb.dʒɛkts/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

(grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.

"In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent."

Illustration confederacy

confederacy noun

/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/

An alliance.

"The students formed a confederacy to advocate for healthier lunch options in the school cafeteria. "

Illustration engagement

engagement noun

/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/

An appointment, especially to speak or perform.

"The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week."

Illustration bacteriology

bacteriology noun

/bækˌtɪəɹ.ɪˈɒlədʒi/

The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

"My daughter is taking a bacteriology course at the university to learn about how bacteria affect our health. "