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effortlessly

/ˈef.ət.ləs.li/ /ˈef.ɚt.ləs.li/

Meanings
adverb
Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.

Examples :

"She hoisted the child effortlessly and plopped him in bed."
ability action quality

Related Words

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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effort noun

/ˈɛfət/ /ˈɛfɚt/

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

"It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office.   He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper."

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hoisted verb

/ˈhɔɪstɪd/

To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

"The students hoisted the flag up the flagpole before school started. "

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difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

Illustration plopped

plopped verb

/plɒpt/ /plɑːpt/

To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.

"The ice cube plopped into my glass of lemonade. "

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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."

Illustration bed

bed noun

/bed/ /bɛd/

A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.

"My cat often sleeps on my bed. I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep."

Illustration child

child noun

/t͡ʃaɪld/

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."

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him pronoun

/əm/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of him, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"Reverence for Him, the school's founder, led to a special assembly. "

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struggle noun

/ˈstrʌɡəl/

A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.

"The gymnast's struggle to hold the difficult handstand was impressive. "

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "