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pitta

— noun any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills

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like Adjective

— similar or the same She's very like her mother. Japan is becoming more like the U.S. They were dressed in like manner.

like Verb

— To be happy about someone or something; to think that someone or something is good. I like good food.

like Noun

— A like is something that you think is good. Our own likes and dislikes are shaped by what our parents liked. — At the end of a list of things, and the like means: and other similar things. She's good at science, math, and the like. — You use the likes of someone to show that you don't think that person is a good person. You shouldn't be hanging around with the likes of him.

like Interjection

— You use like, when you are trying to think about the right words. He's really, like you know, uh... difficult. — You use like when the information isn't exactly true. We went there when we were like five years old. — You use like when you are trying to make something sound softer. OK, like, why don't you try going there. — You use like before what somebody said. So, I'm like, "What do you mean." And he's like, "you know what I mean."

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ground Noun

— The ground is what you stand or sit on when you are outside. I ran out of the house and fell on the ground. — Ground is terrain; it is the land. — Ground is earth or soil. — A ground is the bottom of a body of water. — The ground for something is the basis or foundation of it. — The ground for something is the background or context of it. — A ground is a soccer stadium.

ground Verb 1

— If you ground a pilot of an airplane, you stop them from flying. The plane had been grounded because of the blizzard. — If you ground a circuit of electricity, you connect it with a ground. — If you ground a child, you take away their privileges, like the phone and the television, and not allow them to go out, usually as a punishment.

ground Adjective

— If something is ground, it is crushed into small particles. — If something is ground, it has been prepared through grinding.

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roller Noun

— A roller is a person or thing that rolls

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