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 ruler ruler /ˈruːlɝ/

noun

  1. () A person who rules or commands  ( swayer , ruler )
    a person who rules or commands
      Swayer of the universe
    swayer of the universe
  2. () Measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood, metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths  ( rule , ruler )
    measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood, metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
      I use a ruler to draw straight lines in my notebooks
    I use a ruler to draw straight lines in my notebooks


 neighborhood neighborhood /ˈneɪbɝˌhʊd/

noun

  1. () A surrounding or nearby region  ( neck of the woods , neighbourhood , vicinity , locality , neighborhood )
    a surrounding or nearby region
      The plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
    the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
      It is a rugged locality
    it is a rugged locality
      He always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
    he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
      I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
    I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
  2. () [American] People living near one another  ( neighbourhood [Canadian, British] , neighborhood [American] )
    people living near one another
      It is a friendly neighborhood
    it is a friendly neighborhood
      My neighborhood voted for Bush
    my neighborhood voted for Bush
  3. [American] An area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)  ( neighborhood [American] )
    an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
      An ethnic neighborhood
    an ethnic neighborhood
  4. [American] The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in 'in the region of')  ( neighborhood [American] , region )
    the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in 'in the region of')
      It was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job
    it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job
      The price is in the neighborhood of $100
    the price is in the neighborhood of $100


 Vitus Behring Vitus Behring /ˈvaɪtʊs ˈbeɪrɪŋ/

noun

  1. Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)  ( Behring , Bering , Vitus Behring , Vitus Bering )
    Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)


 felspar felspar /ˈfɛlspɑːr/

noun

  1. Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium, sodium, calcium or barium  ( feldspar , felspar )
    any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium, sodium, calcium or barium


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