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iambus

/aɪˈæmbəs/ /ˈaɪæmbəs/

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Visual illustration for the word "effect" - The result or outcome of a cause.
effectnoun
/ɪˈfɛkt/ /əˈfɛkt/

The result or outcome of a cause.

"The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape."

Visual illustration for the word "to" - Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
toadverb
/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Visual illustration for the word "poem" - A literary piece written in verse.
poemnoun
/ˈpoʊ̯ɪm/ /ˈpəʊ̯ɪm/ /poʊ̯m/

A literary piece written in verse.

"My grandmother wrote a beautiful poem about her childhood memories. "

Visual illustration for the word "a" - The name of the Latin script letter A/a.
anoun
/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. "

Visual illustration for the word "pleasing" - To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
pleasingverb
/ˈpliːzɪŋ/ /ˈplizɪŋ/

To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

"Her presentation pleased the executives."

Visual illustration for the word "iamb" - A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
iambnoun
/ˈaɪəm/

A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

""The student explained that an iamb is a two-syllable unit in poetry, like the sound of the word 're-PEAT'." "

Visual illustration for the word "an" - One
annumeral
/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

Visual illustration for the word "rhythmic" - Of or relating to rhythm.
rhythmicadjective
/ˈɹɪð.mək/

Of or relating to rhythm.

"The rhythmic drumming made it easy to dance to the music. "

Visual illustration for the word "recurring" - To have recourse (to) someone or something for assistance, support etc.
recurringverb
/rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/ /rəˈkɜːrɪŋ/

To have recourse (to) someone or something for assistance, support etc.

"When faced with a difficult math problem, I often recur to my older sister for help. "

Visual illustration for the word "create" - To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
createverb
/kɹiːˈeɪt/

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."