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apostatizing
verbRenounce a religious or political belief or principle.
Usage examples:
The property of wealthy christians was liable to confiscation unless they apostatized
criticise
ˈkrɪt.ɪ.saɪz
verbIndicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.
Usage examples:
The opposition criticized the government's failure to consult adequately
verbTo express disagreement with or disapproval of something or someone
Usage examples:
[ i/t ] it’s a lot easier to criticize (a plan) than to offer useful suggestions.
kilning
nounA furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery.
Usage examples:
Photographs of winding towers and cooling towers, of silos, lime kilns and blast furnaces, of coal …
nounA furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery.
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Photographs of winding towers and cooling towers, of silos, lime kilns and blast furnaces, of coal …
nounA furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery.
Usage examples:
Photographs of winding towers and cooling towers, of silos, lime kilns and blast furnaces, of coal …
pedal
nounEach of a pair of foot-operated levers used for powering a bicycle or other vehicle propelled by the legs.
Usage examples:
All of this excess motion can rob the cyclist of the power that needs to be delivered to the pedals…
verbEach of a set of two or three levers on a piano, particularly (also sustaining pedal ) one which, when depressed, prevents the dampers from stopping the sound when the keys are released. the second is the soft pedal ; a third, if present, produces either selective sustaining or complete muffling of the tone.
adjectiveRelating to the foot or feet.
threnode
nounA lament.
Usage examples:
A brooding threnody to urban desolation