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jud

/dʒʌd/

Meanings
noun
A mass of coal holed or undercut so as to be thrown down by wedges.

Examples :

"The miners carefully prepared the jud of coal for blasting. "
material geology industry work

Related Words

Illustration prepared

prepared verb

/pɹɪˈpɛəd/ /pɹɪˈpɛɹd/

To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.

"We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."

Illustration thrown

thrown verb

/θɹəʊn/ /θɹoʊn/

To change place.

"The soccer ball was thrown from the field to the parking lot. "

Illustration undercut

undercut noun

/ˈʌndərkʌt/ /ˌʌndərˈkʌt/

A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.

"The undercut of the lawn was used to create a border around the flowerbed. "

Illustration coal

coal noun

/kɔʊl/ /koʊl/

A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

"Put some coal on the fire."

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Illustration the

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."

Illustration blasting

blasting verb

/ˈblæstɪŋ/

To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.

"The loud music blasting from the car speakers made everyone turn and stare. "

Illustration mass

mass noun

/mæs/

(physical) Matter, material.

"The mass of homework felt overwhelming. "

Illustration holed

holed verb

/həʊld/ /hoʊld/

To make holes in (an object or surface).

"The construction workers holed the metal sheet to install the rivets. "

Illustration wedges

wedges noun

/ˈwɛdʒɪz/

One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.

"Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut."

Illustration miners

miners noun

/ˈmaɪnərz/

A person who works in a mine.

"The miners worked hard extracting coal from the underground mine. "

Illustration down

down noun

/daʊn/

A negative aspect; a downer.

"The bad news about the project was a real down for the team. "