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restless

/ˈɹɛstləs/

Meanings
adjective
Not allowing or affording rest.

Examples :

"The night before his wedding was a restless one."
mind character attitude

Related Words

Illustration deprived

deprived verb

/dɪˈpɹaɪvd/

To take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.

"The school deprived the students of recess due to bad behavior. "

Illustration remained

remained verb

/ɹɪˈmeɪnd/

To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

"After the party, only a few close friends remained to help clean up. "

Illustration ambition

ambition noun

/æmˈbɪ.ʃən/

Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.

"My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition."

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sitting noun

/ˈsɪtɪŋ/

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

"Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal."

Illustration wedding

wedding verb

/ˈwɛdɪŋ/

To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

"The priest wed the couple."

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satisfied verb

/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/

To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.

"The teacher satisfied the students' needs for extra help by offering extended tutoring sessions. "

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discontented adjective

/ˌdɪskənˈtɛntɛd/

Experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction.

"After her injury, Alice was a discontented woman."

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affording verb

/əˈfɔːrdɪŋ/ /əˈfɔːrdɪŋ/

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.

"I think we can afford the extra hour it will take.  We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment."

Illustration continually

continually adverb

/kənˈtɪnjuəli/

In a continual manner; non-stop.

"The rain fell continually throughout the afternoon. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration allowing

allowing verb

/əˈlaʊɪŋ/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "