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controls

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /-ˈtroʊl/
    • /kənˈtrəʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-ˈtroʊl/

Definitions of controls word

  • noun plural controls a device or mechanism for operating or regulating a car, aircraft, etc 3
  • noun controls Plural form of control. 1
  • noun controls plural of control. 0
  • verb controls third-person singular simple present indicative form of control. 0
See all 4 definitions of controls

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Parts of speech for Controls

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Controls

controls popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for controls

noun controls

  • panel — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
  • wheel — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
  • joystick — Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.
  • gearshift — shift lever.
  • reins — Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
All 5 Synonyms of controls

Antonyms for controls

noun controls

  • advantages — A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
  • weaknesses — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.

verb controls

  • serves — to act as a servant.
  • chances — Plural form of chance.
  • rushes — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
  • shares — a plowshare.
All 6 Antonyms of controls

Top questions with controls

  • who controls the senate?
  • what part of the brain controls memory?

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