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 scoopful scoopful /ˈskuːpfʊl/

noun

  1. The quantity a scoop will hold  ( scoopful , scoop )
    the quantity a scoop will hold


 oatcake oatcake /ˈoʊtˌkeɪk/

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. () The part of a scene that is near the viewer  ( foreground )
    the part of a scene that is near the viewer
  2. (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

  1. 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