contagious
adjective
How to pronounce contagious?
The word contagious sounds like con-ta-gious
/kən'teɪdʒəs/
What is the definition of contagious?
adjective(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
adjectiveeasily diffused or spread as from one person to another
Examples
- a contagious grin
How to say contagious and what does contagious mean?
self-employed
adjective
How to pronounce self-employed?
The word self-employed sounds like self-em-ployed
/,sɛlfɪm'plɔɪd/
What is the definition of self-employed?
adjectiveworking for yourself
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wolverine
noun
How to pronounce wolverine?
The word wolverine sounds like wol-ver-ine
/'wʊlvə,rin/
What is the definition of wolverine?
nouna native or resident of Michigan
nounstocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
nounmusteline mammal of northern Eurasia
How to say wolverine and what does wolverine mean?
buggery
noun
How to pronounce buggery?
The word buggery sounds like bug-ger-y
/'bəɡəri/
What is the definition of buggery?
nounintercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman
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bucolic
noun, adjective
How to pronounce bucolic?
The word bucolic sounds like bu-col-ic
/bju'kɑlɪk/
What is the definition of bucolic?
nouna short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
nouna country person
adjective(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
Examples
- a pleasant bucolic scene
adjectiverelating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
How to say bucolic and what does bucolic mean?
volume
noun
How to pronounce volume?
The word volume sounds like vol-ume
/'vɑljum/
What is the definition of volume?
nounphysical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
nounthe property of something that is great in magnitude
Examples
- the volume of exports
nounthe magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
Examples
- the kids played their music at full volume
nouna publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
Examples
- the third volume was missing
- he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review
nouna relative amount
Examples
- mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water
nounthe amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
Examples
- the gas expanded to twice its original volume
How to say volume and what does volume mean?
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