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birched
verbBeat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment.
Usage examples:
The school would attempt to birch them into submission
nounA slender hardy tree which has thin peeling bark and bears catkins. birch trees grow chiefly in northern temperate regions and yield hard, pale, fine-grained timber.
Usage examples:
Police want to identify areas where the western hemlock (tsuga heterophylla) and the birch tree gro…
nounA formal punishment in which a person is flogged with a bundle of birch twigs.
Usage examples:
There were calls to bring back the birch
complain
kəmˈpleɪn
verbExpress dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
Usage examples:
Local authorities complained that they lacked sufficient resources
verbTo say that something is wrong or not good enough
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Bill and nancy are always complaining about their neighbor, whose dog frightens their kids., [ + th…
verbTo tell someone that something is wrong or not satisfactory, and that you are annoyed about it
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Complain about sth workers complain about the conditions in which they are forced to work., complai…
fancywork
ˈfansɪwəːk
nounOrnamental needlework, crochet, or knitting, as opposed to plain or purely functional stitches.
Usage examples:
Tatting as a fashionable fancy work was introduced to london as far back as 1850.
statedly
ˈsteɪ.tɪd.li
adverbAs a regular practice (according to fixed times); at regular intervals; (hence) frequently, consistently. now chiefly us (somewhat rare).
adverbAccording to what is stated; allegedly, reputedly; avowedly.
adverbUsed when something has been stated (= said or written) to be true, or when something is said to have been done, but has not been proved
Usage examples:
The article, statedly based on the book, points out that china has dominance in the huge toy market…