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altercation

/ɔl.tɚˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Meanings
noun
Heated or angry dispute

Examples :

"The children had a loud altercation over the last piece of cake. "
communication action event society

Related Words

Illustration loud

loud noun

/laʊd/

A loud sound or part of a sound.

"The loud of the fire alarm woke everyone in the building. "

Illustration cake

cake noun

/keɪk/

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

"For dessert, my mom baked a delicious chocolate cake. "

Illustration had

had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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last adjective

/last/ /ɫast/ /lɑːst/ /læst/

Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

"“Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick."

Illustration the

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."

Illustration piece

piece noun

/piːs/

A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.

"I’d like another piece of pie."

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over noun

/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈoʊ.vɚ/

A set of six legal balls bowled.

"The bowling team scored a lot of points with their final over. "

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children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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heated verb

/ˈhiːtɪd/

To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

"The oven was heated up to 350 degrees for the roast. "

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angry adjective

/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/

Displaying or feeling anger.

"An angry mob started looting the warehouse."

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dispute noun

/ˈdɪs.pjuːt/ /dɪsˈpjuːt/

An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.

"The dispute over who cleaned the kitchen last night led to a family argument. "