tress

[ US /ˈtɹɛs/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈɛs/ ]
NOUN
  1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
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How To Use tress In A Sentence

  • The prototypical noun may be (though need not be) quite long, stress will fall early in the word, the stressed vowel will be non-front, and the final consonant (if an obstruent) will be voiceless.
  • The flight crew made a distress call and the aircraft landed safely on one engine around 14 minutes after take-off.
  • Inhaling sandalwood oil lessens stress and can stop vomiting.
  • It also emerged on Tuesday that actress Sienna Miller had obtained a court ruling ordering phone operator Vodafone to disclose data relating to other users - so-called third party disclosure.
  • The fall in popularity of the death's head and the subsequent prevalence of the cherub was a reflection of the Great Awakening and the belief in the immortality of the soul: "Cherubs reflect a stress on resurrection, while death's heads emphasize the mortality of man. Headstones for Dummies, the New York Edition
  • The 32-year-old actress spent a large proportion of the week playing cat and mouse with the press.
  • She is good-hearted and took pity on my pathetic form whenever I was sent to the kitchens by my mistresses.
  • Meanwhile, doctors have identified still more reactions to stress that can increase our risk of cardiovascular disease. Times, Sunday Times
  • Not lords nor proletariats nor bishops nor husbands nor co-respondents nor virgins nor adultresses nor uncles nor noses. Touch and Go
  • And it was perhaps insensitive to try to sell pet funerals to distressed purchasers. Times, Sunday Times
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