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plumerias

/pluˈmɪriəz/ /pluˈmɛriəz/

Meanings
noun
Frangipani

Examples :

"The air in Hawaii was sweet with the scent of plumerias, which my mother used to make leis. "
plant nature

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frangipani noun

/ˌfrændʒɪˈpæni/ /ˌfræŋdʒɪˈpæni/

Any of several tropical American trees, of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red.

"The sweet fragrance of the frangipani drifted from the tree in our neighbor's yard. "

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mother noun

/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌðɚ/

A (human) female who has given birth to a baby

"He had something of his mother in him."

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make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

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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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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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air noun

/ˈɛə/ /ˈɛəɹ/

The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:

"The air in the classroom was thick with the smell of freshly sharpened pencils. "

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which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

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scent noun

/sɛnt/

A distinctive odour or smell.

"the scent of a skunk"

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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leis noun

/leɪz/

A garland of flowers in Hawaii.

"When we arrived in Hawaii, the hotel staff greeted us with beautiful leis made of fragrant plumeria flowers. "

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sweet noun

/swiːt/ /swit/

The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

"The sweet in the lemonade was very noticeable. "