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insecticide

/ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd/

Meanings
noun
A substance used to kill insects.

Examples :

"The farmer used insecticide to kill the bugs eating his crops. "
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Related Words

Illustration crops

crops noun

/kɹɒps/ /kɹɑps/

A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder or fuel or for any other economic purpose.

"the farmer had lots of crops to sell at the market"

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

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substance noun

/ˈsʌbstəns/

Physical matter; material.

"The scientist carefully examined the substance to determine its chemical composition. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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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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kill noun

/kɪl/

The act of killing.

"The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives."

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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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farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

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bugs noun

/bʌɡz/

An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

"The farmer carefully examined the plants for bugs. "

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eating verb

/ˈiːtɪŋ/ /ˈitɪŋ/

To ingest; to be ingested.

"The children are eating lunch in the cafeteria. "

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insects noun

/ˈɪnsɛkts/

An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.

"Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps."