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emits

/ɪˈmɪts/

Meanings
verb
To send out or give off

Examples :

"The fire emits heat and smoke. "
energy physics science

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off noun

/ɔːf/ /ɑf/ /ɒf/ /ɔf/

(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.

"He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off."

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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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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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send noun

/sɛnd/

The rising motion of water as a wave passes; a surge; the upward angular displacement of a vessel, opposed to pitch, the correlative downward movement.

"The ship experienced a sudden send as the large wave passed beneath it. "

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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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fire noun

/ˈfɑeə(ɹ)/ /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈfaɪɚ/

A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.

"The campfire crackled, a fire fueled by dry wood. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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give noun

/ɡɪv/

The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

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heat noun

/hit/

Thermal energy.

"This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat.   That engine is really throwing off some heat.   Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid."

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out noun

/æɔt/ /ʌʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /aʊt/

A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

"They wrote the law to give those organizations an out."

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smoke noun

/sməʊk/ /smoʊk/

The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

"The smoke from the burning leaves filled the air. "