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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
air jail en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌeə̯ ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯l/ (Received-Pronunciation) older
- /ˌeɹ ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯l/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˌɛjə̯(ɾ)-/ (India)
- /ˌeɾ ˈd͡ʒel/ (Scotland)
- (General-American) audio
- /-ˈd͡ʒɛjl/ (India) without the pane–pain merger
- /ˌɛɹ ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯l/ (Canada)
- /ˌɛə(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯l/
- /ˌɛɹ ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯l/ (General-American) Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˌa(ː)(ɾ)ˈd͡ʒeːl/ (India) pane–pain merger
- /ˌeːɾ-/ (India)
- /ˌɛː ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɛə̯ ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- âr′ jāl′
- /ˌeə̯ ˈd͡ʒæɪ̯l/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
- /-ˈd͡ʒeː(j)l/ (India)
- /ˌiə̯ ˈd͡ʒæɪ̯l/ (New-Zealand) cheer–chair merger
- /ˌeː ˈd͡ʒæɪ̯l/ (Australia)
Meanings
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The act of holding a small animal (generally a dog or cat) in one’s hand in order to prevent it from getting into mischief.
Forms