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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adj
Designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A strip or sheet of paper, plastic film, etc., that is designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A pull-down menu that can be detached from its parent menu bar and dragged around the screen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A COM (Component Object Model) interface that is instantiated only when explicitly requested.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
The demolition phase of a reroofing job, wherein the old shingles or other materials are torn off in preparation for the installation of new ones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, roofing
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Broader terms: demolition, demo
History
Deverbal from tear off.
