Join or fix something so that it stays firmly in place.
Fasten the straps before we head out the door.
/ˈfæsən/verb
Join or fix something so that it stays firmly in place.
The t is silent: fass-en.
/ˈtaɪtən/verb
Make something firmer or less loose.
Tighten your boot laces before we get in the car.
/ˈtaɪtən/verb
Make something firmer or less loose.
/ˈkɑːtən/noun
Cloth woven from the fibers of the cotton plant.
Don't wear cotton socks, they stay wet all day.
/ˈkɑːtən/noun
Cloth woven from the fibers of the cotton plant.
/ˈkɜːrtən/noun
A piece of cloth hung across a window to block the light.
Don't open the curtain, everyone else is still asleep.
/ˈkɜːrtən/noun
A piece of cloth hung across a window to block the light.
The ending is a weak 'tn', not 'tain' rhyming with rain, and the stress sits on the first syllable.
/ˈlɪsən/verb
Pay attention to what you can hear.
Listen, the car is already running out front.
/ˈlɪsən/verb
Pay attention to what you can hear.
The t is silent: /ˈlɪsən/.
/ˈmaʊntən/noun
A very high piece of land that rises well above everything around it.
The mountain road takes about an hour from here.
/ˈmaʊntən/noun
A very high piece of land that rises well above everything around it.
MOUN-tn, with a weak second syllable; it doesn't end like 'main'.
/ˈbʌtən/noun
A small round disk on clothes that slips through a slit to hold them closed.
The top button on my coat is missing.
/ˈbʌtən/noun
A small round disk on clothes that slips through a slit to hold them closed.
/ˈmɪtən/noun
A glove that holds all four fingers together and the thumb on its own.
I can only find one mitten in the basket.
/ˈmɪtən/noun
A glove that holds all four fingers together and the thumb on its own.
/ˈsɜːrtən/adjective
Sure about something, with no doubt left in your mind.
Are you certain you packed the water and snacks?
/ˈsɜːrtən/adjective
Sure about something, with no doubt left in your mind.
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