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drawcords

/ˈdrɔːkɔːrdz/ /ˈdrɔːkɔːdz/

Meanings
noun
Drawstring

Examples :

"The drawcords on my son's new backpack are too long, so I need to shorten them. "
wear material item

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Illustration drawstring

drawstring noun

/ˈdrɔːstrɪŋ/ /ˈdrɑːstrɪŋ/

A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).

"She tightened the drawstring on her sweatpants before going for a run. "

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

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

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long noun

/ˈlɔːŋ/ /ˈlɑŋ/ /ˈlɒŋ/ /ˈlɔŋ/

A long vowel.

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

Illustration backpack

backpack noun

/ˈbæk.pæk/

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

"My son wore his backpack to school every day, carrying his books and lunch. "

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shorten verb

/ˈʃɔːtən/ /ˈʃɔɹtən/

To make shorter; to abbreviate.

"The teacher asked us to shorten our essays to one page. "

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."

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

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too adverb

/tuː/ /tu/

(focus) Likewise.

"My brother is tired, too. "

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are noun

/ɛə/ /ɛəɹ/

An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

"The old blueprints for the house used the are as a unit of measurement. "

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them pronoun

/ðʌm/

(plural) Those ones.

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

Illustration son

son noun

/sɒn/

One's male offspring.

"My son is in the third grade at school. "

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need noun

/niːd/

A requirement for something; something needed.

"My family's biggest need right now is a new car. "