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to light the touch paper

to light the touch pa·per
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too lahyt stressed th ee tuhch pey-per]
    • /tu laɪt stressed ði tʌtʃ ˈpeɪ pər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too lahyt stressed th ee tuhch pey-per]
    • /tu laɪt stressed ði tʌtʃ ˈpeɪ pər/

Definition of to light the touch paper words

  • noun to light the touch paper if someone lights the touch paper or lights the blue touch paper, they do something which causes anger or excitement 0

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Parts of speech for To light the touch paper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to light the touch paper popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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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