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- pronunciation:
- skuhngk
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A skunk is a small animal with black and white fur and a thick tail. Skunks are awake at night, and that is when they hunt for food. When a skunk needs to protect itself from another animal, it sprays something that smells very bad at it.
One morning, Nathan woke up and smelled something bad in the air. A scared skunk had been around his house during the night!
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| definition 2: |
A person who has done something mean is sometimes called a skunk.
Sarah called Jordan a skunk after he pushed her into the snow. |
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