dinosaurs

di·no·saur

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dahy-nuh-sawr]
- /ˈdaɪ nəˌsɔr/
- /ˈdaɪ.nə.sɔːr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-nuh-sawr]
- /ˈdaɪ nəˌsɔr/

Definitions of dinosaurs word

noun dinosaurs any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals. 1
noun dinosaurs something that is unwieldy in size, anachronistically outmoded, or unable to adapt to change: The old steel mill was a dinosaur that cost the company millions to operate. 1
noun dinosaurs Plural form of dinosaur. 1
noun dinosaurs plural of dinosaur. 0

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Parts of speech for Dinosaurs

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dinosaurs popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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 dinosaurs

noun dinosaurs

relics — a surviving memorial of something past.
fossils — any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.

adjective dinosaurs

ancients — Plural form of ancient.
antiques — the business of selling antique objects
bygones — past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
olds — (used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the): appropriations to care for the old.

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Antonyms for dinosaurs

adjective dinosaurs

currents — Plural form of current.
contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
presents — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.

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