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whitecap

/ˈwaɪtkæp/

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Visual illustration for the word "flitting" - To move about rapidly and nimbly.
flittingverb
/ˈflɪtɪŋ/

To move about rapidly and nimbly.

"The hummingbird flitted from flower to flower in the garden. "

Visual illustration for the word "birdwatching" - Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birdwatchingnoun
/ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ɪŋ/

Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.

"My grandma enjoys birdwatching in her backyard, where she can see many different types of birds. "

Visual illustration for the word "communities" - A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.
communitiesnoun
/kəˈmjuːnɪtiz/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

""Different immigrant communities in the city often maintain their own unique cultural traditions and languages." "

Visual illustration for the word "lynchings" - Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
lynchingsnoun
/ˈlɪntʃɪŋz/

Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.

""During the Jim Crow era in the American South, lynchings were a horrific form of racial terrorism used to intimidate and control Black communities." "

Visual illustration for the word "breaker" - Something that breaks.
breakernoun
/ˈbɹeɪkə/ /ˈbɹeɪkɚ/

Something that breaks.

"The large wave was a window breaker during the storm. "

Visual illustration for the word "several" - An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
severalnoun
/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

Visual illustration for the word "committee" - A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
committeenoun
/kəˈmɪti/ /kəˈmɪɾi/

A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

"The school's fundraising committee planned a bake sale to raise money for new library books. "

Visual illustration for the word "appointed" - To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
appointedverb
/əˈpɔɪntɪd/

To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.

"The school principal appointed Friday afternoon for the parent-teacher conferences. "

Visual illustration for the word "catching" - (heading) To capture, overtake.
catchingverb
/ˈkætʃɪŋ/

(heading) To capture, overtake.

""The runner is catching the leader in the last lap of the race." "

Visual illustration for the word "vigilante" - A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.
vigilantenoun
/vɪdʒɪˈlænti/

A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

"After several car break-ins on their street, Mr. Peterson became a vigilante, patrolling at night with a baseball bat. "

Visual illustration for the word "reconstruction" - A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.
reconstructionnoun
/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/ /ˌrikənˈstrʌkʃən/

A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.

"The reconstruction of the old family photo album showed us pictures from our childhood. "

Visual illustration for the word "sunlight" - All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.
sunlightnoun
/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

"Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D."