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decapitation

/dɪkæpɪˈteɪʃən/

Meanings
noun
Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating

Examples :

"The gruesome decapitation in the horror movie made me cover my eyes. "
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Illustration significant

significant noun

/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

"The teacher's smile was a significant of approval for my hard work. "

Illustration principals

principals noun

/ˈprɪnsəpəlz/ /ˈprɪnsəpl̩z/

The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration opposition

opposition noun

/ɒpəˈzɪʃən/ /ɑpəˈzɪʃn̩/

The action of opposing or of being in conflict.

"The student's opposition to the new school rules caused a disruption. "

Illustration organization

organization noun

/ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

The quality of being organized.

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

Illustration destruction

destruction noun

/ˌdɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/

The act of destroying.

"The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon."

Illustration leadership

leadership noun

/ˈliːdəʃɪp/ /ˈlidɚʃɪp/

The capacity of someone to lead others.

"The student's leadership in the class project helped the team succeed. "

Illustration principal

principal noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

Illustration beheading

beheading verb

/bɪˈhɛdɪŋ/ /biˈhɛdɪŋ/

To remove the head of; to cut someone's head off.

"While beheading is thankfully rare in modern life, to illustrate its meaning clearly and accurately, I have to use a historical or fictional context: "The king was known for beheading his enemies in public." "

Illustration decapitating

decapitating verb

/dɪˈkæpɪteɪtɪŋ/

To remove the head of.

"The chef was carefully decapitating the fish before cooking it. "

Illustration resignation

resignation noun

/ɹɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/

The act of resigning.

"Her resignation from the company was announced yesterday. "

Illustration politician

politician noun

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪʃ.ən/ /pɑl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

"The politician spoke at the school assembly about the importance of community involvement. "