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parrots

/ˈpærəts/ /ˈpɛrəts/

Meanings
noun
A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.

Examples :

"I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store."
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Related Words

Illustration valuable

valuable noun

/ˈvæljuəbl̩/

A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.

"My grandmother's valuable were passed down through generations. "

Illustration necessarily

necessarily adverb

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

Inevitably; of necessity.

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

Illustration colourful

colourful adjective

/ˈkʌlərfəl/ /ˈkʌləfʊl/

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

"The children drew a colourful picture of their family. "

Illustration presence

presence noun

/ˈpɹɛzəns/

The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.

"Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model from which to draw."

Illustration parroted

parroted verb

/ˈpærətɪd/ /ˈpærədɪd/

To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.

"The interviewee merely parroted the views of her tabloid."

Illustration species

species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

Type or kind. (Compare race.)

"the male species"

Illustration interviewee

interviewee noun

/ˌɪn.tə.vjuːˈiː/ /ˌɪn.tɚ.vjuːˈiː/

Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions.

"The interviewee explained her reasons for wanting a promotion. "

Illustration wonderful

wonderful adjective

/ˈwʌn.də.fl/ /ˈwʌn.dɚ.fl̩/

Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

"The sunset tonight was wonderful; its colors were so surprising and extraordinary. "

Illustration narrowly

narrowly adverb

/ˈnæɹəʊli/ /ˈnɛɹoʊli/

In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.

"They regarded the new idea rather narrowly."

Illustration understanding

understanding verb

/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ /ˌʌndəɹˈstændɪŋ/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"The teacher patiently explained the math problem, and the students were able to understand the steps involved. "

Illustration indicated

indicated verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪd/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

Illustration transponder

transponder noun

/trænsˈpɑndər/ /trɑːnsˈpɒndər/

A radio or radar transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal

"The airplane's transponder automatically sent its location back to air traffic control whenever it received a radar signal. "