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zoning

/ˈzoʊnɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To divide into or assign sections or areas.

Examples :

"Please zone off our staging area, a section for each group."
property government area environment

Related Words

Illustration jurisdiction

jurisdiction noun

/d͡ʒɔːɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ /d͡ʒɝɪsˈdɪkʃən/

The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.

"The school principal has jurisdiction over student behavior during lunch breaks. "

Illustration legislative

legislative noun

/ˈlɛ.dʒɪ.slə.tɪv/ /ˈlɛ.dʒɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/

That branch of government which is responsible for making, or having the power to make, a law or laws.

"The legislative branch of the government passed a new law about school safety. "

Illustration regulating

regulating verb

/ˈɹɛɡjəleɪtɪŋ/

To dictate policy.

"The government is regulating pollution by setting limits on factory emissions. "

Illustration residential

residential noun

/ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/ /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/

A trip during which people temporarily live together.

"The youth group organises annual residentials."

Illustration temporarily

temporarily adverb

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹəɹəli/ /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/

For a limited period of time; not permanently.

"The store is temporarily closed for renovations. "

Illustration buildings

buildings noun

/ˈbɪldɪŋz/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration industrial

industrial noun

/ɪnˈdʌstɹɪəl/

(19th-mid 20th century) An employee in industry.

"My grandfather was a skilled industrial during the 1950s. "

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

The process of constructing.

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

Illustration intoxication

intoxication noun

/ɪnˌtɑːksɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/

A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.

"He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs."

Illustration classification

classification noun

/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

"The classification of students by their academic performance helps teachers tailor instruction. "

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regulations noun

/ˌɹɛɡjəˈleɪʃənz/

The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

"The school has strict regulations about mobile phone use during class. "

Illustration gardeners

gardeners noun

/ˈɡɑːrdənərz/ /ˈɡɑːrdnərz/

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"