fertilite

Phonetic: "/bɜːθ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.

Definition: An instance of childbirth.

Example: Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births.

Definition: A beginning or start; a point of origin.

Example: the birth of an empire

Definition: The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.

Example: He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him.

Definition: That which is born.

Phonetic: "/bɜːθ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To bear or give birth to (a child).

Definition: To produce, give rise to.

Phonetic: "/bɜːθ/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: A familial relationship established by childbirth.

Example: Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather.

Phonetic: "/ɹeɪt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The worth of something; value.

Definition: The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.

Example: At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.

Definition: Speed.

Example: The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.

Definition: The relative speed of change or progress.

Example: The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.

Definition: The price of (an individual) thing; cost.

Example: He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport.

Definition: A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.

Example: Postal rates here are low.

Definition: A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.

Example: We pay an hourly rate of between $10 – $15 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.

Definition: Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.

Example: I hardly have enough left every month to pay the rates.

Definition: A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.

Example: This textbook is first-rate.

Definition: Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.

Definition: Order; arrangement.

Definition: Ratification; approval.

Definition: The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.

Example: daily rate; hourly rate; etc.

Phonetic: "/ɹeɪt/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.

Example: She is rated fourth in the country.

Definition: To evaluate or estimate the value of.

Example: They rate his talents highly.

Definition: To consider or regard.

Example: He rated this book brilliant.

Definition: To deserve; to be worth.

Example: The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.

Definition: To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.

Example: The transformer is rated at 10 watts.

Definition: To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.

Definition: To like; to think highly of.

Example: The customers don't rate the new burgers.

Definition: To have position (in a certain class).

Example: He rates as the best cyclist in the country.

Definition: To have value or standing.

Example: This last performance of hers didn't rate very high with the judges.

Definition: To ratify.

Definition: To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true time.