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bliny
bliny
/ˈbliːni/
noun
Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
(
blini
,
bliny
)
Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
imprisonment
imprisonment
/ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
noun
(
)
(law) putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
(
imprisonment
)
(law) putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
The criminal was sentenced to a long period of imprisonment.
The criminal was sentenced to a long period of imprisonment.
The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
(
imprisonment
,
internment
)
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
The state of being imprisoned
(
immurement
,
imprisonment
,
incarceration
,
captivity
)
the state of being imprisoned
He was held in captivity until he died
he was held in captivity until he died
The imprisonment of captured soldiers
the imprisonment of captured soldiers
His ignominious incarceration in the local jail
his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
He practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen
/ˈiːθæn ˈælən/
noun
A soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)
(
Allen
,
Ethan Allen
)
a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)
paraquet
paraquet
/ˈpærəkɪt/
noun
Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
(
paraquet
,
paroquet
,
parrakeet
[Non-standard]
,
parakeet
,
parroket
,
parroquet
)
any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
The vibrant parakeet sang melodies from its cage every morning.
The vibrant parakeet sang melodies from its cage every morning.
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