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 out-basket out-basket /aʊtˈbɑːskɪt/

noun

  1. A wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material  ( out-basket , out-tray )
    a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material
      Once I finish these documents, I'll put them in the out-tray
    Once I finish these documents, I'll put them in the out-tray


 A-bomb A-bomb /ˈeɪˌbɒm/

noun

  1. A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)  ( A-bomb , fission bomb , plutonium bomb , atom bomb , atomic bomb )
    a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
      The impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima changed the course of history.
    The impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima changed the course of history.


 Gene Kelly Gene Kelly /dʒiːn ˈkɛli/

noun

  1. United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)  ( Eugene Curran Kelly , Gene Kelly , Kelly )
    United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)


 consolation consolation /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/

noun

  1. () The comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment  ( solacement , solace , consolation )
    the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
      Second place was no consolation to him
    second place was no consolation to him
  2. The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction  ( consolation , solace , comfort )
    the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
      His presence was a consolation to her
    his presence was a consolation to her


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