worl [or] wuhrl noun 1: a circular arrangement, as of leaves or petals around a center, or a coiled shape. 2: a circular or spiraling movement, as of a current of air,…
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stipple
stI pəl transitive verb to render part or the whole of (a painting, drawing, or engraving) in dots, points, or dabs. noun 1: a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying…
“shrive” and “short shrift”
shrive shraIv transitive verb inflections: shrived, shriven, shrives, shriving, shrove of a priest, to hear the confession of, assign penance to, or give absolution to (someone). short shrift short shrIft noun…
sentence adverb: ideally
aI di ə li adverb 1: in conformance with an ideal; perfectly. They were ideally suited to each other. 2: in ideal but improbable circumstances; in theory. Ideally, we should get a…
sentence adverb: admittedly
əd mI tihd li adverb by the willing confession, admission, or acknowledgment (of the speaker). Admittedly, this will not be an easy journey, but we need to make it.