azure silo pragmatic procrastinate competing

azure

az·ure /ˈæʒə, ˈæʒjʊə, ˈæzjʊə $ ˈæʒər/ adjective having a bright blue colour like the sky

• azure noun [uncountable]

silo

si·lo /ˈsaɪləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun (plural silos) [countable]

1. a tall structure like a tower that is used for storing grain, winter food for farm animals etc
2. a large structure under the ground from which a large MISSILE can be fired

pragmatic

prag·mat·ic /præɡˈmætɪk/ adjective

• dealing with problems in a sensible practical way instead of strictly following a set of ideas → dogmatic:
  • Williams took a more pragmatic approach to management problems.
• pragmatically /-kli/ adverb

procrastinate

pro·cras·ti·nate /prəˈkræstəneɪt, prəˈkræstɪneɪt/ verb [intransitive]

• formal to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it SYN put off:
  • People often procrastinate when it comes to paperwork.
• procrastination /prəˌkræstəˈneɪʃən, prəˌkræstɪˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

competing

com·pet·ing /kəmˈpiːtɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun]

1. competing stories, ideas etc cannot all be right or accepted:
   • Several people gave competing accounts of the accident.
   • a compromise between competing interests within the organization
   • competing claims
2. competing products/brands/companies etc products etc that are trying to be more successful than each other