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Visual illustration for the word "at" - To reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)
atverb
/æt/

To reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

"My friend is going to at me on Twitter about the new movie. "

Visual illustration for the word "school" - (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
schoolnoun
/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Visual illustration for the word "day" - Any period of 24 hours.
daynoun
/deɪ/

Any period of 24 hours.

"The school day ends at three o'clock. "

Visual illustration for the word "long" - A long vowel.
longnoun
/ˈlɔːŋ/ /ˈlɑŋ/ /ˈlɒŋ/ /ˈlɔŋ/

A long vowel.

"The "o" in "boat" is a long vowel sound. "

Visual illustration for the word "hug" - A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, agression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
hugnoun
/hʌɡ/

A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, agression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").

"After a long day at work, Sarah gave her daughter a warm hug of relief and joy. "

Visual illustration for the word "to" - Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
toadverb
/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Visual illustration for the word "embrace" - An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
embracenoun
/ɛmˈbɹeɪs/ /əm-/

An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.

"The warm embrace from her mother made Sarah feel safe and loved. "

Visual illustration for the word "children" - A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)
childrennoun
[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."

Visual illustration for the word "tightly" - In a tight manner.
tightlyadverb
/ˈtaɪtli/

In a tight manner.

"tightly clenched fingers"

Visual illustration for the word "a" - The name of the Latin script letter A/a.
anoun
/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Visual illustration for the word "or" - 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".
orconjunction
/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."

Visual illustration for the word "d" - Abbreviation of declare.
dadjective
/diː/

Abbreviation of declare.

"The tax form asked if I had any d income from overseas investments. "