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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

  1. 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

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air jails Number=Plur lexicographic