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ailing

ail‧ing / eɪlɪŋ / adjective [ usually before noun ]

  1. an ailing company, organization, or economy is having a lot of problems and is not successful :
    • the ailing car industry
  2. formal ill and not likely to get better

peat

peat / pit / noun

[ uncountable ] a black substance formed from decaying plants under the surface of the ground in some areas, which can be burned as a fuel , or mixed with soil to help plants grow well

  • peaty adjective :
    • a rich, peaty soil

prompt

prompt adjective

  1. done quickly, immediately, or at the right time :
    • Prompt action must be taken.
    • Prompt payment is requested.
    • a prompt response

tucker

tuck‧er 1 / tʌkə $ -ər / verb

tucker somebody out phrasal verb [ usually passive ]

  • American English informal to make someone very tired :
    • By the end of the day, we were all pretty tuckered out.

baronet

bar‧on‧et / bærənət, bærənɪt, -net / noun [ countable ]

  • a member of the British nobility , lower in rank than a baron, whose title passes to his son when he dies