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scoopful
scoopful
/ˈskuːpfʊl/
noun
The quantity a scoop will hold
(
scoopful
,
scoop
)
the quantity a scoop will hold
oatcake
oatcake
/ˈoʊtˌkeɪk/
noun
Thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
(
oatcake
)
thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
With my morning tea, I enjoyed a traditional oatcake.
With my morning tea, I enjoyed a traditional oatcake.
wild potato
wild potato
/waɪld pəˈteɪtoʊ/
noun
Erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
(
Solanum jamesii
,
wild potato
)
erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
foreground
foreground
/ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd/
noun
(
)
The part of a scene that is near the viewer
(
foreground
)
the part of a scene that is near the viewer
(computing) a window for an active application
(
foreground
)
(computing) a window for an active application
I kept my email client in the foreground while working to monitor incoming messages.
I kept my email client in the foreground while working to monitor incoming messages.
verb
Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
(
foreground
,
play up
,
spotlight
,
highlight
)
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
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