to billow
/ˈbɪɫoʊ/
verbrise up as if in waves
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1. Hot ash and noxious gas billow out in a wave known as a pyroclastic surge.
2. With prey in sight, we billow barrels behind.
3. Steam was billowing out the sides.
4. Endless billows of smoke are blackening the sky.
5. His mantle is billowing up behind him.
billowing
/ˈbɪɫoʊɪŋ/
adjectivecharacterized by great swelling waves or surges
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1. Still to come the billowing smoke from a Container Ship Off Sri Lanka.
2. He was just minding his OWN business, wearing a billowing Linen Shirt Open to The Navel, playing two Grand Pianos at the same time, Illuminated By a thousand candelabras, and then all of A Sudden, his twitter is blowing up.
contradiction
/ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪkʃən/
nouna situation or statement that is inconsistent or goes against another
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1. So we reach a contradiction.
2. It has length 1. Contradiction.
3. But again, contradictions will occur.
4. Contradictions drive the change.
5. The universe is a contradiction.
contradictory
/ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktɝi/
adjectiveexpressing or involving statements or ideas that are inconsistent or in conflict with each other
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1. Is that contradictory?
2. Trump has said contradictory things about these commitments.
3. Few garments eleicit such contradictory impressions.
4. This sounds contradictory.
5. And often, these truths are contradictory.
contraband
/ˈkɑntɹəˌbænd/
adjectivedistributed or sold illicitly
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1. Human connection is contraband in jail and prison.
2. - That's contraband.
3. Please tell me no contraband.
4. This was contraband.
5. And four out of ten SWAT raids turn up no contraband whatsoever.
to contravene
/ˈkɑntɹəˌvin/
verbdeny the truth of
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1. What will happen will simply be that the United States will contravene an a U.N. Security Council resolution, and the rest of the world will stick to it.
2. When he tries to take the things into his own hands, and in the process, to contravene the will of God, only terrible things can happen to him.
3. But it does prevent new Catholic schools opening, because the Catholic Church believes it contravenes its own rules for a Catholic bishop not to prioritise the admission of Catholic pupils.
4. For example, it would be deeply problematic to develop technologies that contravene consent protocols that infringe on people's personal space in ways that they haven't consented to.
5. The company says HKmap.live contravened its guidelines and broke Hong Kong law.
to repose
/ɹiˈpoʊz/
verbput in a horizontal position
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1. I said angle of repose five times in 11 minutes.
2. It still has an angle of repose.
3. I will deprive you of repose by terror.
4. ElLeon7x7, I repose a question that I have posed many times.
5. Actually we may repose part of a longer version of this talk.
repository
/ɹiˈpɑzəˌtɔɹi/
nouna facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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1. A language is a repository of cultural wealth.
2. And here is our coconut repository.
3. State repositories are also a good resource.
4. Now one of the things here is a Tile Set repository.
5. Here is a remote island repository for bottles off the coast of Baja California.
to abrade
/æˈbɹeɪd/
verbwear away
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1. Potentially, they could simply by swirling around in an artery, scrape plaque off of the walls or abrade calcium deposits in arthritic joints.
2. Once they're on there, you're gonna wanna grab a fingernail sized piece of medium sandpaper, and abrade the epoxy mixture for a few seconds into each surface before placing them into contact.
3. Slashing tires, draining fuel tanks, starting fires, starting arguments, acting stupidly, short-circuiting electric systems, abrading machine parts will waste materials, manpower, and time.
4. You can increase your speed as you feel comfortable, but be sure not to abrade the fabric.
5. The enamel is abraded and the teeth are more susceptible to caries.
abrasive
/əˈbɹeɪsɪv/
adjectivethe act of receiving
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1. Diamond dust is much more abrasive.
2. It might be abrasive.
3. They were less abrasive.
4. It's a little bit abrasive.
5. it's just so Abrasive?.
hydraulic
/haɪˈdɹɔɫɪk/
adjectiveof or relating to the study of hydraulics
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1. Hydraulic boot lid?
2. Hydraulic jumps don’t just serve utilitarian purposes.
3. Make a hydraulic model, of course.
4. The co-pilot going, hydraulics and the guys goes hydraulics.
5. The brakes on your car or light truck are hydraulic brakes.
hydrodynamics
/hˌaɪdɹədaɪnˈæmɪks/
nounstudy of fluids in motion
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1. When you look at all the evidence, TEMPERATURE, HYDROLOGY, HYDRODYNAMICS, and that is a factor of Greenhouse Gas emissions and the HUMAN impacts we are having On A Planetary Basis.
hydroelectric
/ˌhaɪdɹoʊɪˈɫɛktɹɪk/
adjectiverelating to the electric power which is generated by the flow of water
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1. And my dad put a hydroelectric power plant on our farm.
2. Tidal barrages are very similar to hydroelectric dams.
3. Hydroelectric falls into the renewable category.
4. For example, energy from hydroelectric requires a large catchment area of rain in order to get hydroelectric.
5. And coal-burning furnaces are going in there for hydroelectric power literally weekly.
hydrometer
/haɪˈdɹɑmətɝ/
nouna measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
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1. As DeSalle and Tattersall report, new hydrometers and thermometers allowed brewers to have more control of their process.
2. A hydrometer An auto-siphon A fermenting bucket or carboy An airlock and stopper Household bleach A medium saucepan 2/3 c. priming (corn) sugar
3. If you are using a hydrometer, take a final reading to determine the alcohol percentage of your brew.
4. You will need Protective eyewear, gloves, and clothing Manufacture date Voltmeter Owner's manual Faulty circuit Hydrometer and new alternator (optional).
5. After this, each cell should be tested with a hydrometer, as load testers give false readings on deep cycle batteries.
hydrostatics
/hˌaɪdɹəstˈæɾɪks/
nounstudy of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion
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hydrous
/ˈhaɪdɹəs/
adjectivecontaining combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)
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catalogue
/ˈkætəˌɫɔɡ/
nouna complete list of things; usually arranged systematically
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1. Sears Roebuck mass marketed jockstraps in their catalogues.
2. Embassy staff made a catalogue of their personal effects: Shirley's rosary beads, Barbara's family photographs, Kathleen's white handkerchief with lace.
3. Business Insider catalogued 20 incidents since 2013.
4. She had no catalogue.
5. And in fact, the catalogue describes a group of angels with the infant Jesus.
categorical
/ˌkætəˈɡɑɹɪkəɫ/, /ˌkætəˈɡɔɹɪkəɫ/
adjectiveincluded or existing in a category
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1. Vowels aren’t categorical like this.
2. Well, what was the categorical imperative contrasted with?
3. The categorical imperative was contrasted with the hypothetical imperative.
4. Categorical imperative is, don't create big government ever under any circumstance.
5. You violated the categorical imperative.