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softener

/ˈsɔːfnər/ /ˈsɒfnər/

Meanings
noun
One who, or that which, softens.

Examples :

"The water softener helps prevent hard water stains on the dishes. "
material substance chemistry

Related Words

Illustration helps

helps noun

/hɛlps/

Action given to provide assistance; aid.

"I need some help with my homework."

Illustration who

who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration softens

softens verb

/ˈsɔfənz/ /ˈsɒftənz/

To make something soft or softer.

"Soften the butter before beating in the sugar."

Illustration one

one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

Illustration dishes

dishes noun

/ˈdɪʃɪz/

A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.

"After dinner, we stacked the dirty dishes in the sink, ready to be washed. "

Illustration hard

hard noun

/hɑːd/ /hɑɹd/

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

"The boat was hauled out of the water using the nearby hard. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration stains

stains noun

/steɪnz/

A discoloured spot or area.

"The red wine stains on the tablecloth needed to be cleaned. "

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

Illustration prevent

prevent verb

/pɹəˈvɛnt/

To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Illustration water

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."