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isolating

/ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To set apart or cut off from others.

Examples :

"The new student felt isolating himself by eating lunch alone every day. "
society human action mind condition

Related Words

Illustration contamination

contamination noun

/kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/

The act or process of contaminating

"The contamination of the water supply caused many people to get sick. "

Illustration linguistic

linguistic adjective

/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/

Of or relating to language.

"The professor's lectures on linguistic patterns of English helped us understand the complexities of grammar. "

Illustration microbiologist

microbiologist noun

/ˌmaɪkroʊbaɪˈɑlədʒɪst/ /ˌmaɪkrəbaɪˈɑlədʒɪst/

A scientist whose speciality is microbiology.

"The microbiologist studied the bacteria growing in the petri dish. "

Illustration controlled

controlled verb

/kənˈtɹəʊld/ /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊld/

To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

"With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck."

Illustration environment

environment noun

/-mɪnt/

The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.

"The noisy environment of the school cafeteria made it difficult to concentrate on my homework. "

Illustration electrical

electrical noun

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/

An electrical engineer.

"My brother is a talented electrical. "

Illustration quarantine

quarantine noun

/ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn/ /ˈkwɑɹ.ən.tin/

The desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days according to the Bible.

"The Bible describes Christ's forty-day period of fasting in the desert quarantine. "

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inflectional adjective

/ɪnˈflɛkʃənəl/ /ɪnˈflɛkʃən̩əl/

(grammar) Of or pertaining to inflection.

"The English language used to be more inflectional, but now we rely more on word order. "

Illustration electrician

electrician noun

/ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪʃən/ /ˌilɛkˈtrɪʃən/

A tradesman who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.

"The electrician fixed the broken lights in our kitchen. "

Illustration electricity

electricity noun

/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ /iˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/

Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.

"The electricity bill was unusually high this month, likely due to the many electronics running in the house. "

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characteristics noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

"One of the main characteristics of a golden retriever is its friendly personality. "

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contagious adjective

/kənˈteɪdʒəs/

(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.

"The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!"