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jukebox

/ˈdʒuːkbɒks/ /ˈdʒukbɑks/

Meanings
noun
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections.

Examples :

"At the diner, Maria put a quarter in the jukebox and selected her favorite song. "
music entertainment technology machine device sound

Related Words

Illustration retrieval

retrieval noun

/rɪˈtriːvəl/ /riˈtriːvəl/

The act of retrieving or something retrieved

"The retrieval of the lost homework was a relief for the student. "

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

Illustration selections

selections noun

/səˈlɛkʃənz/ /sɪˈlɛkʃənz/

A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

"Sentence: "Over many years, natural selections favored peppered moths with darker wings in industrial areas, as they were better camouflaged from predators." "

Illustration replaying

replaying verb

/riːˈpleɪɪŋ/ /rəˈpleɪɪŋ/

To play again.

"After school, she was replaying her favorite video game level. "

Illustration application

application noun

/aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

"The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."

Illustration selecting

selecting verb

/səˈlɛktɪŋ/ /sɪˈlɛktɪŋ/

To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

"He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef."

Illustration childhood

childhood noun

/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

The state of being a child.

"Her childhood memories of playing hide-and-seek with her siblings were happy and vivid. "

Illustration repeating

repeating verb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/

To do or say again (and again).

"The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result."

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

Illustration jukeboxes

jukeboxes noun

/ˈdʒuːkbɒksɪz/

A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections.

"The diner had two jukeboxes, each filled with classic rock and country songs, for customers to choose from. "

Illustration cafeteria

cafeteria noun

/ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/ /ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/

A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat

"At lunchtime, students head to the cafeteria to get their food. "

Illustration automated

automated verb

/ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/ /ˈɔːɾəmeɪtɪd/

To replace or enhance human labor with machines.

"Many offices still need to automate."