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rums

/rʌmz/

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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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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umbrellas noun

/ʌmˈbrɛləz/

Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

"Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!"

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distilled verb

/dɪˈstɪld/

To subject to distillation.

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

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community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

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selection noun

/səˈlɛkʃən/

A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

"The selection process for the school's scholarship program favored students with high academic achievement. "

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dedication noun

/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.

"Her dedication to her studies earned her top grades in every subject. "

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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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collects verb

/kəˈlɛkts/ /ˈkɑlɛkts/

To gather together; amass.

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

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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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bartender noun

/ˈbɑːˌtɛndə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɑɹˌtɛndɚ/

One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.

"The bartender mixed a colorful cocktail for the customer at the busy bar. "

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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. "

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cocktails noun

/ˈkɒkteɪlz/

A mixed alcoholic beverage.

"After a long week at work, Sarah likes to relax by making cocktails at home. "