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vaqueros

/væˈkɛəroʊz/ /vɑːˈkɛəroʊz/

Meanings
noun
A cowboy; a herdsman.

Examples :

"The vaqueros rounded up the cattle on the sprawling ranch. "
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Illustration ranch

ranch noun

/ɹɑːntʃ/ /ɹæntʃ/

A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.

"My grandfather owns a large ranch where he raises cattle. "

Illustration cattle

cattle noun

/ˈkæt(ə)l/

Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).

"Do you want to raise cattle?"

Illustration up

up noun

/ap/ /ʌp/

The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.

"Up is a good way to go."

Illustration rounded

rounded verb

/ˈɹaʊndɪd/

To shape something into a curve.

"The carpenter rounded the edges of the table."

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 a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Illustration cowboy

cowboy noun

/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/

A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

"The cowboy herded the cattle across the vast, open field. "

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

Illustration sprawling

sprawling verb

/ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈsprɑːlɪŋ/

To sit with the limbs spread out.

"The tired student sprawled on the floor, her legs stretched out, after a long day of studying. "

Illustration herdsman

herdsman noun

/ˈhɜːrdzmən/ /ˈhɜːrdsmən/

A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.

"The herdsman led his sheep to the greenest part of the pasture. "