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lavishly

/ˈlævɪʃli/

Meanings
adverb
In a lavish manner, expending profusely.

Examples :

"He was noted to entertain lavishly, throwing the biggest and best parties in town."
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lavish verb

/ˈlævɪʃ/

To give out extremely generously; to squander.

"They lavished money on the dinner."

Illustration best

best noun

/ˈbɛst/

The supreme effort one can make, or has made.

"I did my best."

Illustration town

town noun

/taʊn/

A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.

"This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns."

Illustration entertain

entertain noun

/ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ /ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/

Entertainment; pleasure.

"The evening's entertainment was a wonderful family dinner. "

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noted verb

/ˈnəʊtɪd/ /ˈnoʊtɪd/

To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.

"If you look to the left, you can note the old cathedral."

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."

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biggest adjective

/ˈbɪɡəst/

Of great size, large.

"Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot."

Illustration parties

parties noun

/ˈpɑːtiz/ /ˈpɑɹtiz/

A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.

"The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee."

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profusely adverb

/pɹəˈfjusli/

In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner.

"The run left him sweating profusely."

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

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expending verb

/ɪkˈspɛndɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspɛndɪŋ/

To consume, exhaust (some resource)

"The runner was expending a lot of energy during the marathon. "

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throwing verb

/ˈθɹəʊ.ɪŋ/ /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/

To change place.

"The strong wind was throwing the leaves from the trees onto the sidewalk. "