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 toucan toucan /ˈtuːkæn/

noun

  1. Brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak  ( toucan )
    brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
     In the rainforest, the toucan, a brilliantly colored bird with a very large thin-walled beak, caught our attention.
    In the rainforest, the toucan, a brilliantly colored bird with a very large thin-walled beak, caught our attention.


 religious residence religious residence /rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˈrɛzɪdəns/

noun

  1. Residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)  ( cloister , religious residence )
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)


 bodkin bodkin /ˈbɑːdkɪn/

noun

  1. A blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops  ( bodkin , threader )
    a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
  2. A small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric  ( bodkin )
    a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
     Using the bodkin, she threaded the cord through the fabric.
    Using the bodkin, she threaded the cord through the fabric.
  3. Formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head  ( bodkin )
    formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
     She used a bodkin to thread the ribbon through the dress.
    She used a bodkin to thread the ribbon through the dress.
  4. A dagger with a slender blade  ( bodkin , poniard )
    a dagger with a slender blade


 indenture indenture /ˌɪnˈdɛntʃɝ/

noun

  1. The space left between the margin and the start of an indented line  ( indent , indentation , indention , indenture )
    the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
  2. A contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term  ( indenture )
    a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
  3. Formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt  ( indenture )
    formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
     The indenture outlined the terms of the bond between the company and the bondholders.
    The indenture outlined the terms of the bond between the company and the bondholders.
  4. A concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)  ( indenture , indentation )
    a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
      The typist pressed the keys on the keyboard, leaving an indentation on the paper.
    The typist pressed the keys on the keyboard, leaving an indentation on the paper.

verb

  1. Bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant  ( indent , indenture )
    bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
     An indentured servant
    an indentured servant