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- [pahrk]
- /pɑrk/
- /pɑːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahrk]
- /pɑrk/
Definitions of park word
- noun park Mungo [muhng-goh] /ˈmʌŋ goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1806? Scottish explorer in Africa. 1
- noun park Robert E. 1864–1944, U.S. sociologist. 1
- verb with object park to place or leave (a vehicle) in a certain place for a period of time. 1
- verb with object park Informal. to put, leave, or settle: Park your coat on the chair. Park yourself over there for a moment. 1
- verb with object park to assemble (equipment or supplies) in a military park. 1
- verb with object park to enclose in or as in a park. 1
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Origin of park
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English (noun) < Old French parc enclosure < Late Latin *parricus < West Germanic *parruk (see paddock1)
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Parts of speech for Park
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
park popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
park usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for park
noun park
- amphitheatre — An amphitheatre is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upwards. Amphitheatres were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
- arena — An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.
- car park — A car park is an area or building where people can leave their cars.
- coverts — concealed; secret; disguised.
- fairground — Often, fairgrounds. a place where fairs, horse races, etc., are held; in the U.S. usually an area set aside by a city, county, or state for an annual fair and often containing exhibition buildings.
verb park
- binning — a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.
- bunking — a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
- butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
- butterfly — A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
- cache — A cache is a quantity of things such as weapons that have been hidden.
Antonyms for park
noun park
- impark — to enclose or shut up, as in a park.
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