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shove

/ʃʌv/

Meanings
noun
A rough push.

Examples :

"The shove from behind sent the student tumbling down the stairs. "
action

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

Illustration propelling

propelling verb

/prəˈpɛlɪŋ/ /proʊˈpɛlɪŋ/

To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward.

"The strong wind was propelling the sailboat across the lake. "

Illustration movement

movement noun

/ˈmuːv.mənt/

Physical motion between points in space.

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

Illustration business

business noun

/ˈbɪd.nəs/

A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

"My uncle owns a small business selling handmade jewelry. "

Illustration everything

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

All the things under discussion.

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

Illustration tumbling

tumbling verb

/ˈtʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈtʌmbl̩ɪŋ/

To fall end over end; to roll over and over.

"The clothes were tumbling in the dryer. "

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ellipsis noun

/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/

A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, or more recently a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.

"Instead of writing out the entire recipe, the cookbook used an ellipsis "..." to show that some steps were skipped for brevity. "

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counterfeit noun

/ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/

A non-genuine article; a fake.

"The store owner discovered a counterfeit bill in the customer's payment. "

Illustration cafeteria

cafeteria noun

/ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/ /ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/

A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat

"At lunchtime, students head to the cafeteria to get their food. "

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confident noun

/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dənt/

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

"My closest confident, my sister, always listens patiently and gives good advice. "

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difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "