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rum

/ɹʌm/

Meanings
noun
A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

Examples :

"The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors."
drink food

Related Words

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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. "

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sailors noun

/ˈseɪləz/ /ˈseɪlɚz/

A person in the business of navigating ships or other vessels

"The sailors worked hard to keep the ship on course during the storm. "

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mismatched verb

/ˌmɪsˈmætʃt/ /mɪsˈmætʃt/

To match unsuitably; to fail to match

"The socks I grabbed this morning mismatched; one was blue and the other was green. "

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distilled verb

/dɪˈstɪld/

To subject to distillation.

"The scientist distilled the seawater to obtain pure water. "

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serving verb

/ˈsɜːvɪŋ/

(personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).

"The restaurant is serving delicious pasta tonight. "

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excellent adjective

/ˈɛksələnt/

Having excelled, having surpassed.

"The student's excellent performance on the math test showed they had surpassed their previous scores. "

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fermented verb

/fərˈmɛntɪd/ /fɜːˈmɛntɪd/

To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.

"My grandfather fermented grapes in a large barrel to make his own wine. "

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peculiar noun

[pʰə̥ˈkʰj̊uːljʊə] [pʰə̥ˈkʰj̊uljɚ]

That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.

"The right to assign parking spaces near the entrance is the manager's peculiar within the company. "

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derived verb

/dɪˈɹaɪvd/

To obtain or receive (something) from something else.

"The student derived the answer to the math problem from the formula. "

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molasses noun

[məˈlæ.sɪz] [məˈlæ.sɨz]

A thick brownish syrup produced in the refining of raw sugar.

"Grandma used molasses to make a delicious, chewy gingerbread for the school bake sale. "

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character noun

/ˈkæɹəktə/ /ˈkæɹəktɚ/

A being involved in the action of a story.

"The main character in the school play was a brave student. "

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grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "