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Meaning of buttress, famish, don, aquatic, incoherent, ominous, civil, mobile, disperse, laborious

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Meaning of buttress (noun)
form plural: buttresses

usually a brick or stone structure constructed for support or reinforcement

Example
The buttress kept the old building from collapsing.
Because of the flying buttress system, it became possible to construct thinner walls as time passed instead of increasing the thickness to offset the large windows and higher vaults.

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Meaning of famish (verb)
forms: famished; famishing; famishes

to starve; to endure severe hunger; to starve to death

Example
Famished people exist all over the world.
"The hotel bar was closed and we were all famished so it seemed like a good idea to trek down to the local pub to search out a few sarnies", says Mike.

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Meaning of don (verb)
forms: donned; donning; dons

to put on (e.g. clothing); to wear something

Example
Don your protective suits, said the commander.
Tim donned the Father Christmas outfit to join in the festive fun and give everyone another teaser.

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Meaning of aquatic (adjective)
forms: more aquatic; most aquatic; less aquatic; least aquatic

living, growing or practicing in or on water

Example
Divers work in an aquatic environment.
Inorganic pollution is not harmful to aquatic life to the same extent, unless it happens to be toxic; thus its consequences are frequently less evident.

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Meaning of incoherent (adjective)
forms: more incoherent; most incoherent; less incoherent; least incoherent

not clearly connected; showing no patterns

Example
The drunk was almost incoherent when he spoke.

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Meaning of ominous (adjective)
forms: ominous; more ominous; most ominous; less ominous; least ominous

threatening; often frightening

Example
The sky looks very ominous before a tornado.
He was cutting his journey fine and it was only by actually jogging from Friedrichstrasse, and feeling a fool for doing so, apart from almost breaking his neck by slipping on the icy pavement, that he arrived at his office before the ominous red line was drawn.
Nowadays in Hungary, when the dismantling of red stars -- from public buildings, from railway engines, and perhaps even from the gravestones of party members --; has become a minor industry, nobody worries about ominous knocks on the door.

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Meaning of civil (adjective)
forms: more civil; most civil; less civic; least civic

courteous

Example
The couple promised to remain civil during their divorce.
The guerrillas are embroiled in a civil war against an alliance of rival Tamil groups, the Tamil National Army, in areas from which the Indian Peace-keeping Force has withdrawn.

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Meaning of mobile (adjective)
forms: mobile; more mobile; most mobile; less mobile; least mobile

having the ability to move; portable

Example
The mobile camper allowed them to comfortably enjoy the outdoors.

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Meaning of disperse (verb)
forms: dispersed; dispersing; disperses

to scatter; to spread around

Example
The farmer will disperse his seed on two of his fields today.

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Meaning of laborious (adjective)
forms: more laborious; most laborious; less laborious; least laborious

demanding a lot of work; often lengthy

Example
Construction can be a laborious job.
Harvesting by simple methods, and drying crops on tripods and fences, may seem, at first sight, a wastefully laborious business.
Water supply to the fields may be high on the list, although it is generally possible, if laborious, to carry water or move stock to it.

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