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gaucho

/ˈɡaʊtʃoʊ/

Meanings
noun
A cowboy of the South American pampas.

Examples :

"The gaucho skillfully herded cattle across the vast pampas. "
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cattle noun

/ˈkæt(ə)l/

Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).

"Do you want to raise cattle?"

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south noun

/sæoθ/ /sʌʊθ/ /saʊθ/

One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.

"The school's new building is located in the south of town. "

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skillfully adverb

/ˈskɪlfəli/ /ˈskɪlfʊli/

In a skillful manner; with skill.

"The chef skillfully prepared the meal, using fresh ingredients and precise techniques. "

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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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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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pampas noun

/ˈpampəs/

The extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.

"The family's vacation took them across the pampas, a vast expanse of grasslands. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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cowboy noun

/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/

A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

"The cowboy herded the cattle across the vast, open field. "

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vast noun

/vɑːst/ /væst/

A vast space.

"The vast expanse of the school's parking lot was nearly empty on a Tuesday morning. "

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across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

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herded verb

/ˈhɜrdəd/ /ˈhɜːdɪd/

To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company.

"Sheep herd on many hills."