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/buːˈkeɪ/noun
A bunch of flowers arranged to be given as a gift.
Someone left a bouquet of dried flowers on the table.
/buːˈkeɪ/noun
A bunch of flowers arranged to be given as a gift.
'boo-KAY' — the t at the end is silent.
/məˈskiːtoʊ/noun
A small flying insect whose bite leaves an itchy bump.
A mosquito got me while we waited outside.
/məˈskiːtoʊ/noun
A small flying insect whose bite leaves an itchy bump.
The middle syllable is 'skee', not 'skwee'.
/ænˈtiːk/adjective
Made long ago and valued for being old.
Is that antique table for sale this morning?
/ænˈtiːk/adjective
Made long ago and valued for being old.
'an-TEEK', with the stress on the second syllable.
/oʊˈpeɪk/adjective
Too solid or cloudy for light to pass through.
The glass is opaque, so I can't see inside.
/oʊˈpeɪk/adjective
Too solid or cloudy for light to pass through.
'oh-PAKE', stress on the second syllable.
/kroʊˈkeɪ/noun
A lawn game where players knock a wooden ball through hoops with a mallet.
The croquet set out back is still for sale.
/kroʊˈkeɪ/noun
A lawn game where players knock a wooden ball through hoops with a mallet.
'kro-KAY' — the t is silent and the stress is on the second syllable.
/ˈkɑːŋkər/verb
To take control of a place by force.
It took an army to conquer this town.
/ˈkɑːŋkər/verb
To take control of a place by force.
'KONK-er', stress on the first syllable and no 'kw' in it.
/kjuː/noun
A line of people waiting for their turn.
The queue for the estate sale already stretches past the croquet lawn.
/kjuː/noun
A line of people waiting for their turn.
One syllable — it sounds exactly like the name of the letter Q.
/plæk/noun
A flat metal plate fixed to a wall in memory of a person or event.
There's a small plaque on the wall by the door.
/plæk/noun
A flat metal plate fixed to a wall in memory of a person or event.
Rhymes with 'black'.
/tekˈniːk/noun
A practiced way of doing a particular job.
He showed me his technique for cleaning old silver.
/tekˈniːk/noun
A practiced way of doing a particular job.
'tek-NEEK', stress on the second syllable.
/juːˈniːk/adjective
The only one of its kind.
This one is unique, so it costs more.
/juːˈniːk/adjective
The only one of its kind.
Starts with a 'you' sound, then 'NEEK'.
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