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rackets

/ˈrækɪts/

Meanings
noun
A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.

Examples :

"After school, the children grabbed their rackets and headed to the tennis court. "
sport utensil game

Related Words

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stretched verb

/stɹɛtʃt/

To lengthen by pulling.

"I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke."

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something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

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including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

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considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

To think about seriously.

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

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customers noun

/ˈkʌstəməz/ /ˈkʌstəmɚz/

A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

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dissipation noun

/ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/

The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.

"The dissipation of energy from the old lightbulb made the room feel cold. "

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implement noun

/ˈɪmpləmənt/ /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/

A tool or instrument for working with.

"They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck."

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extravagant adjective

/ɪkˈstɹævəɡənt/

Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.

"The author's extravagant claims about the alien encounter stretched far beyond any credible evidence. "

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indulging verb

/ɪnˈdʌldʒɪŋ/

(often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.

"After a long week of studying, Sarah was indulging in a delicious chocolate cake. "

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badminton noun

/ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/

A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

"My brother and I love playing badminton after school. "

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connected verb

/kəˈnɛktɪd/

(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

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exclusive noun

/ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/

Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.

"The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature."