American English pronunciation
How to pronounce uncles
IPA transcription: ['ʌŋkəlz]
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Noun
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the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
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a source of help and advice and encouragement
“he played uncle to lonely students”
Usage examples
- I think he may be one of my great uncles.
- Looking about me, however, I could discern no uncles.
- He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
- There are a lot of uncles awaiting his arrival.
- In the midbrain, the internal capsule becomes the cerebral peduncles.
- I think he may be one of my great uncles.
- Symptoms on blossoms include water soaking of the floral receptacle, ovary, and peduncles.
- Looking about me, however, I could discern no uncles.
- During his minority, France was ruled by Charles' uncles, as regents.
- Posteriorly, it consists mainly of two pairs of thick stalks called cerebellar peduncles.