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scutching

/ˈskʌtʃɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To beat or whip; to drub.

Examples :

"The bully was warned that if he kept scutching the smaller children, he would be suspended. "
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separate noun

/ˈsɛpəɹət/ /ˈsɛpəɹeɪt/

(usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

"The store had many different dress separates for sale. "

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suspended verb

/səˈspɛndɪd/

To halt something temporarily.

"The meeting was suspended for lunch."

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removing verb

/ɹɪˈmuːvɪŋ/

To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.

"He removed the marbles from the bag."

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demonstrated verb

/ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/

To show how to use (something).

"Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?"

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principles noun

/ˈpɹɪnsɪpl̩z/

A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.

"We need some sort of principles to reason from."

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processing verb

/ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹɑsəsɪŋ/

To perform a particular process on a thing.

"The bank is processing my check deposit. "

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spinning verb

/ˈspɪnɪŋ/

To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.

"I spun myself around a few times."

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smaller adjective

/ˈsmɑlɚ/ /ˈsmɔːlə/ /ˈsmɔlɚ/

Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

"A small group."

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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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subsection noun

/ˌsʌbˈsɛkʃən/

A defined part of a section.

""The recipe instructions for baking the cake are in the first section, and the steps for making the frosting are in the first subsection of that section." "

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separation noun

/sɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/

The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.

"The separation of the classroom into smaller groups for the lesson was efficient. "

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production noun

/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/

The act of producing, making or creating something.

"The widget making machine is being used for production now."