artisan /ˈɑː.tɪ.zæn/ /ˈɑːr.t ̬ɪ-/ noun [ C ]
a person who does skilled work with his or her hands
exterminate /ɪkˈstɜː.mɪ.neɪt/ /-ˈstɝː-/ verb [ T ]
to kill all the animals or people in a particular place or of a particular type
Once cockroaches get into a building, it's very difficult to exterminate them.
Millions of Jewish people were exterminated in concentration camps in the Second World War.
dawn /dɔːn/ /dɑːn/ noun [ C or U ]
1. the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky
We woke at dawn.
We left as dawn was breaking (= starting) .
We left at the break of dawn.
Twenty-three people were arrested and large quantities of heroin were seized in a dawn raid (= when police officers suddenly enter a building, in an attempt to catch people involved in illegal activities) .
spiritual /ˈspɪr.ɪ.tju.əl/ adjective
relating to deep feelings and beliefs, especially religious beliefs
Traditional ways of life fulfilled both economic and spiritual needs.
suckle /ˈsʌk.l ̩/ verb [ I or T ]
to feed a baby, especially a baby animal, with milk from the organ in the mother that produces milk, or (of a baby, especially a baby animal) to drink milk from the mother
We watched the cow suckling her calves.
The puppies went back to their mother to suckle.
current /ˈkʌr. ə nt/ /ˈkɝː-/ adjective
of the present time
Have you seen the current issue of (= the most recently published) Vogue magazine?
The word 'thou' (= you) is no longer in current use .
current /ˈkʌr. ə nt/ /ˈkɝː-/ noun [ C ] FLOW
1. a movement of water, air or electricity, in a particular direction
to swim against / with the current
He was swept out to sea by the strong current.
Switch off the electric current before touching that machine.
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