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chinches

/ˈtʃɪntʃɪz/

Meanings
noun
The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).

Examples :

"I had to throw out my mattress because it was infested with chinches. "
insect animal biology

Related Words

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mattress noun

/ˈmætɹɪs/

A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.

"My back pain was getting worse, so I bought a new mattress. "

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it noun

/ɪt/ /ət/ /ɘt/

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

"The factory treated the new worker like an it, ignoring their questions and concerns. "

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bedbug noun

/ˈbɛdbʌɡ/

A small nocturnal insect (Cimex lectularius), of the family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts.

"The student woke up with itchy bites all over their arms and legs; bedbugs were infesting their dorm room. "

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

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had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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infested verb

/ɪnˈfɛstɪd/ /ɪnˈfɛstəd/

To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers; to plague, harass.

"Insects are infesting my basement!"

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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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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throw verb

/θɹəʊ/ /θɹoʊ/

To change place.

"The student threw his backpack onto the chair. "

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my interjection

/mi/

Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

"My, what big teeth you have!"

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out noun

/æɔt/ /ʌʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /aʊt/

A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

"They wrote the law to give those organizations an out."