✳ bullet (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈbʊl.ɪt/

Forms:
- bullets (plural)

bullet (noun) senses:
1. A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
2. (informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
3. Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
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✳ bullet (verb)

Forms:
- bullets (present, singular, third-person)
- bulleting (participle, present)
- bulleted (participle, past)
- bulleted (past)

bullet (verb) senses:
1. (transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
2. (intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
3. (transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.

Audio (US)

🗣 Conversation 🗣

Bailey wouldn't stop talking to their friend in class. Bailey prevented the class from going.
- (Bailey) I was having a deep conversation with my friend then the teacher came in.
- Did you get in trouble?
- Yeah I kind of did. My teacher told me I was holding the class up by talking so he didn't take us on the trip.
- Wow. That's horrible.
- I felt like that was my punishment. The class was so mad at me.
- Did you learn your lesson?

🌜 Present Continuous 🌛

The gardeners are planting colorful flowers.

💡 Example 💡 take a wrong turn at Albuquerque

take a wrong turn at Albuquerque (verb): Since cardiac embryology can be summed up as 9 months of looping and unlooping, you can think of the congenitally malformed heart as having taken the wrong turn at Albuquerque, and not just one time.

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✳ ground (noun)

Sounds:
- /ɡɹaʊnd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Forms:
- grounds (plural)

ground (noun) senses:
1. The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
2. (uncountable) Terrain.
3. Soil, earth.
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✳ ground (verb)

Forms:
- grounds (present, singular, third-person)
- grounding (participle, present)
- grounded (participle, past)
- grounded (past)

ground (verb) senses:
1. (US) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
2. (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
3. (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
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✳ ground (adj)

ground (adj) senses:
1. Crushed, or reduced to small particles.
2. Processed by grinding.

🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

They have been renovating the old castle for tourism.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Do you have any hats?
- Yes, we do. I'll show you several kinds.
- I like both of the two hats. Can you give me a discount if I buy both of them
- Sure, we'll take 20 % off the price.
- I like this colour and it is very bright.
- This color is becoming to you, too.
- Yes, I think so. How much are they?
- The pink one is 30 yuan, and the purple one is 35 yuan.

💡 Example 💡 feeding

feeding (noun): the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content

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🌜 Future Continuous 🌛

I will be hiking in the mountains during my vacation.