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pushpit

/ˈpʊʃpɪt/

Meanings
noun
The railing at the stern of a boat.

Examples :

"The children clung to the pushpit as the boat rocked gently. "
nautical vehicle sailing part

Related Words

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as adverb

/ˈæs/

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

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at verb

/æt/

To reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

"My friend is going to at me on Twitter about the new movie. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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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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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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gently adverb

/ˈdʒɛntli/

In a gentle manner

"The mother spoke to her child gently, trying to calm him down. "

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children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

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clung verb

/ˈklʌŋ/

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

"Seaweed clung to the anchor."

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stern adjective

/stɜːn/ /stɝn/

Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.

"The teacher gave a stern warning to the students who were talking during the exam. "

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boat noun

/bəʊt/ /boʊt/

A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

"The family rented a small boat for a relaxing afternoon on the lake. "

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railing verb

/ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/

To travel by railway.

"My grandmother used to rail from London to Brighton every summer to visit her sister. "

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rocked verb

/rɑkt/ /rɒkt/

To move gently back and forth.

"Rock the baby to sleep."