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ter

/tɜːr/ /tɛr/

Meanings
adverb
Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Examples :

"Please push the door to."
direction position

Related Words

Illustration applications

applications noun

/ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃənz/

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

"The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."

Illustration destination

destination noun

/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of destining or appointing.

"The teacher's destination for the class was to master fractions by the end of the term. "

Illustration recipient

recipient noun

/ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/

One who receives.

"My e-mail never reached the intended recipient."

Illustration comparison

comparison noun

/kəmˈpæɹɪsən/

The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.

"to bring a thing into comparison with another;  there is no comparison between them"

Illustration slaughtered

slaughtered verb

/ˈslɔːtərd/ /ˈslɑːtərd/

To butcher animals, generally for food

"The farmer slaughtered a pig for the annual family barbecue. "

Illustration exponentiation

exponentiation noun

/ˌɛk.spoʊ.ˌnɛn.ʃi.ˈeɪ.ʃən/

The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.

"Exponentiation is used in math class to calculate how many tiny cubes fit inside a larger cube. "

Illustration struggled

struggled verb

/ˈstɹʌɡl̩d/

To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

"During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves."

Illustration application

application noun

/aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

"The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration threatened

threatened verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

"He threatened me with a knife."

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

Any plant.

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

Illustration indicating

indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."