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headmaster

/ˈhɛdˌmɑːstə/ /ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/

Meanings
noun
A male school principal.

Examples :

"The headmaster announced the school's new sports program. "
person job education organization

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

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

Illustration s

s noun

/ɛs/

A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).

"The antique scale was so sensitive that it could measure the weight difference between two samples that differed by just one s. "

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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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program noun

/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/ /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm/ /ˈpɹoʊɡɹəm/

A set of structured activities.

"Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging."

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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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principal noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

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male noun

/meɪl/

One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

"My brother is a male. "

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sports noun

/spɔːts/ /spɔɹts/

Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

"My favorite part of school is playing sports like basketball and soccer. "

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announced verb

/əˈnaʊnst/ /əˈnaʊnstɪd/

To give public notice, especially for the first time; to make known

"The teacher announced that there would be no school tomorrow due to the snow. "