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 baby-sitter baby-sitter /ˈbeɪbiːˌsɪtɝ/

noun

  1. A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home  ( baby-sitter , babysitter , sitter , childminder [British] )
    a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home


 Tolstoy Tolstoy /ˈtoʊlˌstɔɪ/

noun

  1. Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)  ( Count Lev Nikolayevitch Tolstoy , Leo Tolstoy , Tolstoy )
    Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)


 drogue parachute drogue parachute /drəʊg ˈpærəʃuːt/

noun

  1. A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly  ( drogue , drogue chute , drogue parachute )
    a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
  2. A small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack  ( drogue parachute )
    a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack
     The drogue parachute was deployed first to ensure the main parachute opened safely.
    The drogue parachute was deployed first to ensure the main parachute opened safely.


 obturator obturator /ˈɒbtʊˌreɪtər/

noun

  1. A prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)  ( obturator )
    a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
     The patient with a cleft palate was provided with an obturator to improve speech.
    The patient with a cleft palate was provided with an obturator to improve speech.