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domed

/doʊmd/ /dəʊmd/

Meanings
adjective
In the form of a dome.

Examples :

"The observatory has a large, domed roof to protect the telescope. "
architecture appearance building

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Illustration observatory

observatory noun

/əbˈzəːvət(ə)ɹi/ /əbˈzəɹvətɔɹi/

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

"The astronomy club used the school's observatory to study the moon. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration protect

protect verb

/pɹəˈtɛkt/

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

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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."

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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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dome noun

/dəʊm/

A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere; a cupola

"The stadium's roof is a large dome, providing shade for all the spectators. "

Illustration telescope

telescope noun

/ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/ /ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/

A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.

"Using the telescope, the student was able to observe the craters on the moon clearly. "

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has verb

/hæz/ /hʌz/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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large noun

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "

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form noun

/fɔːm/ /fɔɹm/

(heading, physical) To do with shape.

"The form of the new school building is modern and striking. "

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roof noun

/ɹuːf/

The external covering at the top of a building.

"The roof was blown off by the tornado."