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dif

/dɪf/

Meanings
noun
Difference

Examples :

"The dif in our team's performance this week was our new training program. "
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Illustration week

week noun

/wiːk/ /wik/

Any period of seven consecutive days.

"My daughter's school week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. "

Illustration this

this noun

/ðəs/

Something being indicated that is here; one of these.

"This book is my favorite. "

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new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

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s noun

/ɛs/

A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).

"The antique scale was so sensitive that it could measure the weight difference between two samples that differed by just one s. "

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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 training

training verb

/ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ/

To practice an ability.

"She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics."

Illustration program

program noun

/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/ /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm/ /ˈpɹoʊɡɹəm/

A set of structured activities.

"Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging."

Illustration difference

difference noun

/ˈdɪfəɹən(t)s/

The quality of being different.

"You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference."

Illustration team

team noun

/tiːm/

A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.

"The farmer used his strong team of horses to pull the heavy wagon. "

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"