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encroach
/ɪn ˈkroʊtʃ /
/ɪn ˈkroʊtʃ /
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capricious
/kə ˈprɪ ʃəs/
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity…
capricious meaning(s)
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- (adj) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
- (adj) changeable
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- The capricious system of tariffs and taxes that raise the price of goods are mostly based on outdated political considerations that defy logic and good sense.
- Things go quickly out of fashion but the fashion world is so capricious that some previously discarded fabric and color return to favor quite as quickly.
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capriciously
/kə ˈprɪ ʃɪs li/
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unpredictably
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capriciousness
the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
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capricorn
/ˈkæ prə kɔrn/
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(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
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capricorn the goat
the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about…
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capricornis
serows
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capricornus
a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius…
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caprifig
wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs
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caprifoliaceae
shrubs and small trees and woody vines
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caprimulgid
mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown…
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caprimulgidae
goatsuckers
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caprimulgiform bird
long-winged nonpasserine birds
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caprimulgiformes
goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds
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caprimulgus
type genus of the Caprimulgidae
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caprimulgus carolinensis
large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
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caprimulgus europaeus
Old World goatsucker
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caprimulgus vociferus
American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
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caprine
being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats
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caprine animal
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and…
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capriole
/ˈkæ prɪ əʊl/
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(dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind…
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caproic acid
a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells…
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caproidae
boarfishes
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capromyidae
coypus
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capros
a genus of fish in the family Caproidae