semi

/ˈsɛmi/ /ˈsemaɪ/

Meanings

noun

A semi-detached house.

Examples :

"My family lives in a semi. "

noun

A semitrailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.

Examples :

"The semi was stuck in traffic, blocking the on-ramp to the highway. "

vehicle machine

noun

A semifinal.

Examples :

"Our team won the quarterfinal, so now we're playing in the semi. "

sport entertainment achievement

noun

A partial erection.

Examples :

"He woke up with a semi, but quickly dismissed it and got out of bed. "

body sex physiology

Related Words

quarterfinal noun

/ˈkwɔːrtərˌfaɪnəl/ /ˈkwɔːtərˌfaɪnəl/

One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.

"Our school's soccer team advanced to the quarterfinal after winning their last game. "

dismissed verb

/dɪsˈmɪst/

To discharge; to end the employment or service of.

"The company dismissed me after less than a year."

semifinal noun

/ˌsɛmiˈfaɪnəl/ /ˌsɛmaɪˈfaɪnəl/

A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.

"The semifinal basketball game was a close contest between the two top teams. "

traffic noun

/ˈtɹæfɪk/

Pedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or passage thereof.

"The traffic is slow during rush hour."

detached verb

/dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/

To take apart from; to take off.

"to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment"

erection noun

/ɪˈɹɛkʃən/

The act of building or putting up or together of something.

"The school's new addition, a modern science lab, was a testament to the impressive erection of new facilities. "

wheeler noun

/ˈwiːlər/ /ˈhwiːlər/

A wheelwright, a wheelmaker.

"The old farm relied on the wheeler to keep the wagon wheels in good repair. "

tractor noun

/ˈtɹæktə/ /ˈtɹæktɚ/

A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.

"The farmer used the tractor to plow the field. "

trailer noun

/ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/

Someone who or something that trails.

"The dog, a loyal trailer, followed its owner everywhere. "

semitrailer noun

/ˈsɛmiˌtreɪlər/ /ˈsɛmaɪˌtreɪlər/

A trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end, designed to be pulled via a pivoting arrangement which also partially supports its weight.

"The truck driver carefully backed the semitrailer up to the loading dock, ready to receive the shipment of new furniture. "

eighteen numeral

/ˈeɪ.tiːn/ /ˈeɪ(t).tin/

The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.

"She turned eighteen years old last week. "

blocking verb

/ˈblɑkɪŋ/ /ˈblɒkɪŋ/

To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.

"The pipe is blocked."