chute1
- pronunciation:
- shut
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a passage down which things may slide in order to be moved from one area to another.
This hotel has a laundry chute on each floor.- similar words:
- slide
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| related words: |
cataract |
The words
chute and
shoot sound alike but have different meanings.