hauteur Pronunciation: ⁄ əʊˈtəː ⁄ noun [mass noun] · proud haughtiness of manner: she swept into the room with formidable hauteurhis natural coolness and aristocratic hauteur
sift Pronunciation: ⁄ sɪft ⁄ verb [with object] · 1 put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles: sift the flour into a large bowl · cause to flow or pass as through a sieve: Miranda sifted the warm sand through her fingers · [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of snow, ash, etc.) descend lightly or sparsely as if sprinkled from a sieve: ash began to sift down round them · 2 examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important: until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can’t comment objectively[no object]:the fourth stage involves sifting through the data and evaluating it · ( sift something out ) separate something, especially something to be discarded, f...
encumbrance Pronunciation: ⁄ ɪnˈkʌmbr(ə)ns, ɛn- ⁄ noun · an impediment or burden: the horse raised its hind leg as if to rid itself of an encumbrance[mass noun]:for parents, childhood is too long a period of encumbrance · Law a mortgage or other claim on property or assets: details of encumbrances on property · archaic a person, especially a child, who is dependent on someone else for support.
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