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kirk

/kɜːrk/ /kɝːk/

Meanings
noun
A church.

Examples :

"Every Sunday, my grandmother goes to the kirk in our village. "
religion architecture building

Related Words

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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. "

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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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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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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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sunday proper noun

/ˈsʌndeɪ/

The day of the week between Saturday and Monday.

"We usually go to church on Sunday."

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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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church noun

/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/ /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/

A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.

"There is a lovely little church in the valley."

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village noun

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

"There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village."

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my interjection

/mi/

Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

"My, what big teeth you have!"

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goes noun

/ɡəʊz/ /ɡoʊz/

The act of going.

"The schedule listed all the goes and stops for the delivery truck that day. "