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snipped

/snɪpt/

Meanings
verb
To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.

Examples :

"She snipped the loose threads off her new dress with small scissors. "
action utensil

Related Words

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confirmed verb

/kənˈfɜːmd/ /kənˈfɝmd/

To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

"The teacher's encouraging words confirmed the student's resolve to study harder for the exam. "

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cultures noun

/ˈkʌltʃərz/

The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation.

"Traveling abroad is a great way to experience different cultures. "

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scissors noun

/ˈsɪzəz/ /ˈsɪzɚz/

One blade on a pair of scissors.

"The broken scissors felt awkward to use because one blade was loose. "

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inventory noun

/ɪnˈvɛn.tə.ɹi/ /ˈɪn.vənˌtɔ.ɹi/

(operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.

"Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item."

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following verb

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

"Follow that car!"

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circumcised verb

/ˈsɜːrkəmsaɪzd/

To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from a penis (male).

"The baby boy was circumcised shortly after birth, following a family tradition. "

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circumcise verb

/ˈsɜːrkəmsaɪz/ /ˈsɜːkəmsɪz/

To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from a penis (male).

"In some cultures and religions, families choose to circumcise their newborn sons shortly after birth. "

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replying verb

/rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/ /riˈplaɪɪŋ/

To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.

""She is replying to the email from her boss about the project deadline." "

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tradition noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃn̩/

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

"Our family's tradition is to have a big Thanksgiving dinner with all our relatives. "

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quotations noun

/kwoʊˈteɪʃənz/

A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but also scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted.

""Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine."

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religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

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irrelevant adjective

/ɪˈrɛləvənt/ /ɪˈrɛləvənt/

Not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected.

"The teacher's lecture about ancient Roman history was irrelevant to our current math lesson. "