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 tumble-dryer tumble-dryer /ˈtʌmbəlˌdraɪər/

noun

  1. A clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air  ( tumble drier , tumble-dryer )
    a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air


 Rittenhouse Rittenhouse /ˈrɪtənˌhaʊs/

noun

  1. United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)  ( David Rittenhouse , Rittenhouse )
    United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)


 broil broil /ˈbrɔɪl/

noun

  1. [ N. American] Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)  ( broil [ N. American] , broiling [ N. American] , grilling )
    cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)

verb

  1. () [ N. American] (cooking) cook under a broiler  ( oven broil [ N. American] , broil [ N. American] )
    (cooking) cook under a broiler
     Broil fish
    broil fish
  2. () [ N. American] Heat by a natural force  ( bake , broil [ N. American] )
    heat by a natural force
     The sun broils the valley in the summer
    The sun broils the valley in the summer
  3. [ N. American] Be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun  ( bake , broil [ N. American] )
    be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
     The town was broiling in the sun
    The town was broiling in the sun
     The tourists were baking in the heat
    the tourists were baking in the heat


 invertebrate invertebrate /ˌɪnˈvɝːtəˌbreɪt/

adjective

  1. (zoology) lacking a backbone or spinal column  ( invertebrate , spineless )
    (zoology) lacking a backbone or spinal column
     Worms are an example of invertebrate animals
    worms are an example of invertebrate animals

noun

  1. Any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification  ( invertebrate )
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
     The sea is teeming with invertebrates, from tiny plankton to giant squids
    The sea is teeming with invertebrates, from tiny plankton to giant squids