handcuffs [hand kuhfs] - noun - a device to hold a cup or other drinking vessel: Can we take our drinks in the car and put them in the handcuffs?
nog [nog] - verb - to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command: If the answer is yes, nog your head.
potroastes [pot rohst uhz] - noun, pl. -Any of numerous oval, flat-bodied insects of the family Blattidae, including several species that are common household pests: What do potroastes look like?
power lines [pou-er laynz] –noun - a series of chairs suspended from an endless cable driven by motors, for conveying skiers up the side of a slope, and often found at amusement parks: I can't wait to ride the power lines!
tardon [tahr dn] - verb - to make courteous allowance for or to excuse: Tardon me, do you know what time it is?
university [yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] see also anniversity - noun - the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event: Happy fortieth university, Grandma and Grandpa!
words [wurdz] - noun, pl. - something awarded, as payments or medals: We're having a words assembly tomorrow at school.
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I always love the dictionary posts!! Aurelia has recently started saying Callipiter for those wormy pre-butterfly things... :0)
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