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tumble-dryer
tumble-dryer
/ˈtʌmbəlˌdraɪər/
noun
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
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
[ 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
(
)
[ N. American]
(cooking) cook under a broiler
(
oven broil
[ N. American]
,
broil
[ N. American]
)
(cooking) cook under a broiler
Broil fish
broil fish
(
)
[ 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
[ 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
(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
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
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