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 peekaboo peekaboo /ˌpiːkəˈbuː/

noun

  1. A game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!  ( bopeep , peekaboo )
    a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!


 alcohol thermometer alcohol thermometer /ˈælkəhɔːl θərˈmɒmətər/

noun

  1. Thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature  ( alcohol thermometer , alcohol-in-glass thermometer )
    thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature


 strengthener strengthener /ˈstreŋθənər/

noun

  1. A device designed to provide additional strength  ( reinforcement , strengthener )
    a device designed to provide additional strength
      The cardboard backing was just a strengthener
    the cardboard backing was just a strengthener
      He used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
    he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook


 cubic decimeter cubic decimeter /'kjubɪk 'dɛsɪmitər/

noun

  1. [American] A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)  ( cubic decimeter [American] , cubic decimetre [Canadian, British] , litre [Canadian, British] , l , liter [American] )
    a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
      The car's gas tank can hold up to 50 litres of fuel
    The car's gas tank can hold up to 50 litres of fuel


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