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headmistress

/ˌhɛdˈmɪstrɪs/

Meanings
noun
A female school principal.

Examples :

"The headmistress announced the school's new policy on student lunches. "
education job person 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."

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female noun

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

"My sister is a female student in her senior year of high school. "

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new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

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

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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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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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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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policy noun

/ˈpɒləsi/ /ˈpɑləsi/

A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.

"The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers."

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

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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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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. "

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lunches noun

/ˈlʌntʃɪz/

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

"The children packed their lunches for school because they would be too busy playing to come home for a big meal. "