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main course
main course
/meɪn kɔːs/
noun
A square mainsail
(
main course
)
a square mainsail
The principal dish of a meal
(
entree
,
main course
)
the principal dish of a meal
The main course was a perfectly cooked steak with a side of roasted vegetables
The main course was a perfectly cooked steak with a side of roasted vegetables
profiterole
profiterole
/ˈproʊfɪtəˌroʊl/
noun
A small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate
(
profiterole
)
a small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate
The dessert platter featured a delicious profiterole filled with cream and drizzled with chocolate.
The dessert platter featured a delicious profiterole filled with cream and drizzled with chocolate.
furlough
furlough
/ˈfɝːloʊ/
noun
(
)
A temporary leave of absence from military duty
(
furlough
)
a temporary leave of absence from military duty
Many soldiers were grateful for a furlough to visit their families.
Many soldiers were grateful for a furlough to visit their families.
verb
(
)
[ N. American]
Dismiss, usually for economic reasons
(
furlough
[ N. American]
,
lay off
)
dismiss, usually for economic reasons
She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
[ N. American]
Grant a leave to
(
furlough
[ N. American]
)
grant a leave to
The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children
The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children
yard grass
yard grass
/jɑːrd græs/
noun
Coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
(
Eleusine indica
,
goose grass
,
wire grass
,
yard grass
,
yardgrass
)
coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
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