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manger

/ˈmeɪn.dʒə(ɹ)/

Meanings
noun
A trough for animals to eat from.

Examples :

"The farmer filled the manger with hay for the horses to eat. "
agriculture animal food utensil

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trough noun

/tɹɑf/ /tɹɒf/ /tɹɔf/

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

"The farmer filled the trough with water for the thirsty cows. "

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horses noun

/ˈhɔrsəs/

Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

"My grandfather owns several horses on his farm. "

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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filled verb

/fɪld/

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

"The teacher filled the bottle with water. "

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hay noun

/heɪ/

Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

"The farmer used the hay to feed his cows. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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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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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

In order to.

"I saved money for a new car."

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eat noun

/iːt/ /it/

Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.

"My favorite eat is pizza. "

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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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farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

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animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."