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eights

/eɪts/

Meanings
noun
An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

Examples :

"The rowers navigated their boat carefully around the many eights dotting the River Thames. "
geography place environment

Related Words

Illustration competition

competition noun

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/

The action of competing.

"The competition for this job is strong."

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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competitive adjective

/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/

Capable of competing successfully

"The students in the math class were very competitive; they all worked hard to get the best grades. "

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contained verb

/kənˈteɪnd/

To hold inside.

"The box contained old photographs. "

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carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

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preparing verb

/pɹɪˈpɛəɹɪŋ/ /pɹɪˈpɛɹɪŋ/

To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.

"We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."

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navigated verb

/ˈnævɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈnævəˌɡeɪtɪd/

To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.

"He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr."

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remember verb

/ɹɪˈmɛmbə/ /ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/

To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.

"I remember my grandmother's smile; it's a clear image in my mind. "

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synchronized verb

/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/ /ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪzd/

To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.

"The dancers synchronized their movements perfectly during the performance. "

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participate verb

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).

"My brother will participate in the school's fundraising walk. "

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national noun

/ˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/

A subject of a nation.

"The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty."