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monsoon

/mɒnˈsuːn/ /mɑnˈsuːn/

Meanings
noun
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

Examples :

"The monsoon season brought heavy rain to the farmers' fields, making it difficult to harvest their crops. "
weather geography nature

Related Words

Illustration schedules

schedules noun

/ˈʃedjuːlz/ /ˈskedʒuːlz/

A slip of paper; a short note.

"The professor handed out schedules with the list of reading assignments for the semester. "

Illustration disrupting

disrupting verb

/dɪsˈrʌptɪŋ/ /dɪzˈrʌptɪŋ/

To throw into confusion or disorder.

"The loud music from the construction site was disrupting the students' concentration during the exam. "

Illustration impacting

impacting verb

/ɪmˈpæktɪŋ/ /ˈɪmpæktɪŋ/

To collide or strike, the act of impinging.

"When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends."

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

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particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

Illustration interruptions

interruptions noun

/ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃənz/ /ˌɪnɪˈrʌpʃənz/

The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.

""The students found it hard to concentrate on their test because of the constant interruptions from the construction outside." "

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associated verb

/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/ /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/

To join in or form a league, union, or association.

"Our company associated with a local charity to help raise money for their programs. "

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meteorological adjective

/ˌmiːtɪəɹəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ /ˌmitiəɹəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/

Of or pertaining to meteorology.

"The trip was postponed because the meteorological conditions were so bad."

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Illustration tropical

tropical noun

/ˈtrɑpɪkəl/ /ˈtrɒpɪkəl/

A tropical plant.

"My grandmother's garden has many tropicals, including hibiscus and plumeria. "

Illustration characteristics

characteristics noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

"One of the main characteristics of a golden retriever is its friendly personality. "

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regions noun

/ˈɹiːdʒənz/

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

"the equatorial regions"