Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: poplar
IPA transcription: [p'ɑplɚ]
Pronunciations of poplar
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: poplar, poplar_tree
    Meaning: any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
  • Synonyms: poplar
    Meaning: soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
Usage examples
  • Scarcely had the canary drunk when she became a beautiful girl, tall and straight as a poplar tree, with black eyes and a golden skin.
  • Prairie chickens nestled along the single-file trail. Deer bounded from the poplar thickets and shy coyotes barked all night in the offing.
  • Wandering about he found a pine not burdened with many branches, nor too full of leaves, but like to the shaft of a tall poplar; so great was it both in length and thickness to look at.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jack the Ripper, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Lansbury, License CC BY-SA 4.0