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intestine

/ɪnˈtɛstaɪn/ /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/

Meanings
noun
(often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.

Examples :

"After eating lunch, the food traveled through her intestines. "
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Related Words

Illustration alimentary

alimentary adjective

/ˈa.lɪ.mən.təɹ.i/

Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.

"The doctor asked about my alimentary habits to understand my stomach problems. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration pluralized

pluralized verb

/ˈplʊrəlaɪzd/ /ˈplʊərəlaɪzd/

To make plural.

"The word "orange" can be pluralized into "oranges"."

Illustration intestines

intestines noun

/ɪnˈtɛstɪnz/ /ɪnˈtɛstaɪnz/

(often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.

"After the cow chews and swallows grass, it travels through its stomachs and then into its intestines, where nutrients are absorbed. "

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

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subjective adjective

/səbˈdʒɛktɪv/

Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, not upon observation or reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.

"My opinion about the new school dress code is subjective; I just don't like the way it looks. "

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affecting verb

/əˈfɛktɪŋ/

To influence or alter.

"The experience affected me deeply."

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subdivisions noun

/sʌbdiˈvɪʒənz/ /səbdiˈvɪʒənz/

A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.

"The city planners created new subdivisions from the larger sections of land outside of town. "

Illustration constitution

constitution noun

/ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/ /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃən/

The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.

"The successful constitution of our community garden relied on everyone contributing their time and skills. "

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depending verb

/dɪˈpɛndɪŋ/ /diˈpɛndɪŋ/

(followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.

"We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow."

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discussion noun

/dɪsˈkʊʃən/ /dɪˈskʌʃən/

Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

"My discussion with the professor was very enlightening."