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bedtime

/ˈbɛdtaɪm/

Meanings
noun
The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.

Examples :

""My little sister always argues about her bedtime." "
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Related Words

Illustration sleep

sleep verb

/sliːp/ /slip/

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

"You should sleep 8 hours a day."

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about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

Moving around; astir.

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

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time noun

/tɑem/ /taɪm/

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

"Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"

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hour noun

/ˈaʊɚ/ /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/

A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.

"I spent an hour at lunch."

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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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little noun

/ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/ /ˈlɘtl̩/ /ˈlɪtəl/ /ˈlɪtl̩/

A small amount.

"Can I try a little of that sauce?"

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always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

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which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

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argues verb

/ˈɑːrɡjuːz/ /ˈɑːrɡjuz/

To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.

"The muddy footprints inside argues that someone came in with dirty shoes. "

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sister noun

/ˈsɪs.tə/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ/

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

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retires verb

/rɪˈtaɪərz/ /riˈtaɪərz/

To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

"Having made a large fortune, he retired."

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order noun

/ˈɔːdə/ /ˈɔɹdɚ/

Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

"The order of the books on the shelf was alphabetical by author. "