Butcher

Butcher (Noun/Verb)
Syllable division: butch·​er
How to pronounce: UK: /ˈbʊtʃ.ər/ US: /ˈbʊtʃ.ɚ/

American Pronunciation of the word Butcher

Butcher as a NOUN
Meaning: A person who works with meat and sells the meat in a shop.
Example:
> We asked the butcher to keep some good steaks for the weekend.
> Every Monday our butcher stocks his fridges with some fresh meat.

Butcher as a VERB
#1 Meaning: When an animal is killed and cut up for their meat.
Example:
> That is where they butcher live stock to be sold to different supermarkets.
> The butchered sheep and chicken should be transported immediately.

#2 Meaning: To brutally execute a significant number of victims.
Example:
> People are being butchered and no-one has been arrested yet.
> He butchered 20 people before he was caught.

#3 Meaning: The act of performing poorly or handling something in a way that completely ruins it.
Example:
> They butchered the entire story line when they made a movie of the book.
> He butchered the name of his company when he decided to spread all the lies.

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Marathon

Marathon (Noun/Adjective)
Syllable division: mar·​a·​thon
How to pronounce: UK: /ˈmær.ə.θən/ US: /ˈmer.ə.θɑːn/

American Pronunciation of the word Marathon

#1 Meaning: A race in which people run for about 42 kilometers.
Example:
> He started training this morning to run his first marathon ever.
> When you want to run a marathon, you cannot just train correctly, you also have to eat healthy.

#2 Meaning: A long and tiring activity.
Example:
> My mom decided to enter us in a dance marathon for charity.
> Let's have a movie marathon weekend, what do you say?

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Marathon runners.

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Robe

Robe (Noun)
Syllable division: robe
How to pronounce: UK: /rəʊb/ US: /roʊb/

American Pronunciation of the word Robe

#1 Meaning: A long, flowy garment that is particularly worn at occasions that are extremely formal.
Example:
> In my country, judges normally wear black robes in court.
> The priest wore a purple robe to the ceremony.

#2 Meaning: A loose garment that can be worn over other clothing that you wear to bed or it can be worn before or after taking a bath.
Example:
> Remember to not just walk around in your pajamas. You need to wear a robe over it.
> The spa's robes were fluffy and warm.

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Wound

Wound (Noun/Verb)
Syllable division: wound
How to pronounce: UK: /wuːnd/ US: /wuːnd/

British Pronunciation of the word Wound.

Wound as a NOUN
#1 Meaning: A part of the body that has been harmed by an instrument, such as a cut or tear in the skin or flesh.
Example:
> She had to go to the hospital to be treated for her gunshot wound.
> He came back from camp with a leg wound.

#2 Meaning: Something that is challenging or that causes intense unhappiness.
Example:
> When she saw her ex-fiancé, it opened up some old wounds.
> Someone mentioned something that reminded him of his past, this reopened some of his old wounds.

Wound as a VERB
Meaning: To harm a part of the body, particularly by cutting or poking a hole in the skin.
Example:
> During the car crash some of the glass from the window, wounded her body by cutting it.
> During the battle, some soldiers was badly wounded.

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Fatigue

Fatigue (Noun/Verb)
Syllable division: fa·​tigue
How to pronounce: UK:  /fəˈtiːɡ/  US:  /fəˈtiːɡ/

American Pronunciation of the word Fatigue

Fatigue as a NOUN
#1 Meaning: When someone is very tired/exhausted.
Example:
> She suffered from fatigue for a few weeks after her baby was born.
> He experienced fatigue after the long trip.

#2 Meaning: Repeatedly bending anything can lead to a weakness in it, such as in a metal element or framework.
Example:
> The malfunction was caused by aluminum fatigue.
> During the crash, the doors got extremely damaged due to metal fatigue.

Fatigue as a VERB
Meaning: Something that makes someone very tired.
Example:
> The battle fatigued him and he slept for a long time.
> Planning the event fatigued him.

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Young woman taking a nap at her workplace due to extreme fatigue

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