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huskies

/ˈhʌskiz/

Meanings
noun
Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

Examples :

"The huskies pulled the sled quickly across the snowy Alaskan landscape. "
animal type

Related Words

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snowy adjective

/snəʊi/

Marked by snow, characterized by snow.

"snowy day"

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sled noun

/slɛd/

A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills. (A "sled" in this sense is not pulled by an animal as a "sleigh" is.)

"The child zoomed down the hill on his sled."

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quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

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several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

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any adverb

/ˈæni/ /ˈɛni/

To even the slightest extent, at all.

"I will not remain here any longer."

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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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dogs noun

/dɑɡz/ /dɒɡz/ /dɔɡz/

A mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

"The dog barked all night long."

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landscape noun

/ˈlandskeɪp/

A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.

"From the classroom window, the entire landscape of the valley unfolded before us. "

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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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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breeds noun

/bɹiːdz/

All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.

"a breed of animal"

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pulled verb

/pʊld/

To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

"When I give the signal, pull the rope."