Dad Finds Buried Chain After Landscaping Yard, He Instantly Regrets It
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barrel
US / 'bærəl /
•UK / ˈbærəl /
- noun
- A round container with curved sides and flat ends
- Straight tube from which a bullet exits a gun
- verb
- To travel at high speed
dedicated
US / 'dedɪkeɪtɪd /
•UK / ˈdɛdɪˌketɪd /
- verb
- To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- To give your energy, time, etc. completely
die
US / daɪ /
•UK / daɪ /
- noun
- Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- verb
- To cease to function or work
- (Of a thing) to stop being used or done
- (Of a person) to stop living
grow
US / ɡrəʊ /
•UK / ɡro /
- verb
- To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- To improve; to develop better skills over time
- To develop and become bigger or taller over time
source
US / sɔ:s /
•UK / sɔrs, sors /
- adjecitve
- Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
- noun
- Piece of information; a person giving information
- Place from which something necessary comes
- verb
- To get, e.g. a raw material, from somewhere
set
US / set /
•UK / sɛt /
- adjecitve
- Prepared for something; ready
- noun
- Complete group of something
- Place where a television show or movie is filmed
- Group of games in a tennis match
- Device that receives radio or television signals
- verb
- To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
- To decide upon or choose something
- To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
- To decide on a price for something
- To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
- To be located in a specific place or time
- To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
- To put someone in a certain condition or state
- (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon
start
US / stɑ:t /
•UK / stɑrt /
- noun
- First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
- Sudden action or movement because you are scared
- other
- Beginning of something in place or time
- verb
- To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
- To turn something on
soil
US / sɔɪl /
•UK / sɔɪl /
- noun
- Conditions in which something develops
- Mix of natural material in which plants grow
- Land of a certain country
- verb
- To get or become dirty
piece
US / pi:s /
•UK / pis /
- noun
- A counter in a board game
- Small part of something larger
- verb
- To put items together to assemble something
within
US / wɪˈðɪn /
•UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /
- adverb
- Inside the limits of an area, time or range
- preposition
- From the inside of something
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- adjecitve
- Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
- Healthy and in good condition
- adverb
- In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
- In a complete, total, or full manner
- A great and considerable degree
- In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
- exclamation
- Used to begin or continue a particular statement
- Used to show you want to start saying something
- Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
- You say this to change the topic of a conversation
- Used to indicate you are making a final remark
- noun
- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
anywhere
US / ˈeniweə(r) /
•UK / ˈeniwer /
- adverb
- To any extent or degree (often used with not)
- In, at or to any place
- other
- Use to indicate limits or variation
enthusiast
US / ɪnˈθju:ziæst /
•UK / ɪnˈθu:ziæst /
- noun
- A person having a strong liking for something
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
archaeological
US / ˌɑ:kɪə'lɒdʒɪkl /
•UK / ˌɑ:kɪr'lɒdʒɪkl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the study of ancient societies
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
eight
US / eɪt /
•UK / et /
- number
- 8
intend
US / ɪnˈtend /
•UK / ɪnˈtɛnd /
- verb
- To plan or want to do something
soon
US / su:n /
•UK / sun /
- adverb
- At a time not long from now
such
US / sʌtʃ /
•UK / sʌtʃ /
- determiner
- Being similar to
- (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
- adverb
- (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)
rich
US / rɪtʃ /
•UK / rɪtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- Containing a lot of exciting events or experiences and therefore very interesting
- (of a color, sound, smell, etc.) Pleasantly deep or strong
- If food is rich, it contains a large amount of oil, butter, eggs, or cream.
career
US / kə'rɪə(r) /
•UK / kəˈrɪr /
- noun
- Particular occupation in professional life
- verb
- To move forward very fast and without control
home
US / həʊm /
•UK / hom /
- adjecitve
- A sports team's own field or place of play
- adverb
- Into the correct or intended position
- noun
- House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- Institution for sick or elderly people
- Place where a person or a family lives
- Country where a person lives or was born
- Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
- verb
- To move towards a particular target location
glimmer
US / ˈglɪmə(r) /
•UK / ˈɡlɪmɚ /
- noun
- Dull, weak light
- verb
- To cast a dull, weak light
just
US / dʒʌst /
•UK / dʒʌst /
- adjecitve
- Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
- Doing or being what is right or fair
- Legally correct; having enough evidence
- adverb
- Almost; nearly
- Exactly at the time of
- Exactly (the same as, like)
prohibition
US / ˌprəʊɪ'bɪʃn /
•UK / ˌproəˈbɪʃən /
- noun
- Law forbidding the sale of alcohol, etc.
- Act of not allowing something
talk
US / tɔ:k /
•UK / tɔk /
- noun
- Style of speaking
- Discussion between two countries
- Giving information in front of people; lecture
- Saying things or ideas to someone with words
- verb
- To make a formal speech about something
- To say things or ideas to someone with words
wooden
US / ˈwʊdn /
•UK / ˈwʊdn /
- adjecitve
- (Of acting) without natural emotion; unconvincing
- Made of wood
cold
US / kəʊld /
•UK / kold /
- adjecitve
- Having a very low temperature
- Being unfriendly or lacking emotion
- noun
- Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
few
US / fju: /
•UK / fju /
- pronoun
- Not many, a small number
much
US / mʌtʃ /
•UK / mʌtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Very; to a high level or degree
- adverb
- A lot; large amount; a high degree of
- Nearly; basically
- On many occasions; often
- noun
- A large amount; a great quantity
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
delve
US / delv /
•UK / delv /
- verb
- To search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
resilience
US / rɪˈzɪliəns /
•UK / rɪˈzɪljəns /
- noun
- Ability to recover quickly from something bad
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
trace
US / treɪs /
•UK / tres /
- noun
- Very small quantity of something
- verb
- To make an outline to determine a shape
- To find someone or something that has disappeared
- To draw the outline of an image through thin paper
through
US / θru: /
•UK / θru /
- adjecitve
- having finished using or doing something
- adverb
- From the beginning of something until the end
- preposition
- Over, in, across an entire thing or place
- Allowing you to pass between, or to
- By a particular way or process; by the use of
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
delight
US / dɪ'laɪt /
•UK / dɪˈlaɪt /
- noun
- Strong feeling of great pleasure
- verb
- To give someone pleasure or joy
infamous
US / 'ɪnfəməs /
•UK / ˈɪnfəməs /
- adjecitve
- Famous because of something bad
object
US / 'ɒbdʒɪkt /
•UK / ˈɑbdʒɪkt /
- noun
- Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
- The thing that the action of a verb acts upon
- verb
- To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
mystery
US / ˈmɪstri /
•UK / ˈmɪstəri /
- noun
- Quality of being strange and not understood
- Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
- Something that is not known
stumble
US / 'stʌmbl /
•UK / ˈstʌmbəl /
- noun
- Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- Act of tripping and almost falling
- verb
- To fail to perform, e.g. when giving a speech
- To trip and almost fall
safeguard
US / ˈseɪfgɑ:d /
•UK / ˈseɪfgɑ:rd /
- verb
- To protect and ensure the safety of
wonder
US / 'wʌndə(r) /
•UK / ˈwʌndɚ /
- noun
- Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- verb
- To feel curious about something
- To think or consider about something over time
alike
US / əˈlaɪk /
•UK / əˈlaɪk /
- adjecitve
- Similar in appearance, manner or form
- adverb
- Equally; applied equally to several people/things
gangster
US / ˈgæŋstə(r) /
•UK / ˈɡæŋstɚ /
- noun
- Member of a gang of violent criminals
light
US / laɪt /
•UK / laɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being bright making it easy to see; not dark
- Being pale and lacking darkness of color
- Not heavy; weighing only a little
- adverb
- Carrying few bags when traveling
- noun
- A source of energy that makes a room or area bright
- Way in which something or someone is understood
- verb
- To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- To provide a way to see ahead
treasure
US / 'treʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈtrɛʒɚ /
- noun
- Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- Someone or something that is worth a lot
- verb
- To value something you keep very much
- To take great care of because you love/value it
historical
US / /
•UK / /
- adjecitve
- Connected with the past
fascination
US / ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn /
•UK / ˌfæsəˈneʃən /
- noun
- Quality that attracts attention
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
mine
US / maɪn /
•UK / maɪn /
- noun
- A bomb hidden in the ground or the sea
- Rich source of material or information
- Place under the ground where coal, etc. is dug out
- pronoun
- That thing that belongs to me
- verb
- To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
- To dig into the earth or sea to obtain minerals
bury
US / 'berɪ /
•UK / ˈbɛri /
- verb
- To put something into the ground and cover it
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
neck
US / nek /
•UK / nɛk /
- noun
- Part of the body joining the head and the body
- Opening of a piece of clothing for your head
- verb
- (Lovers) to play affectionately; kissing
mysterious
US / mɪˈstɪəriəs /
•UK / mɪˈstɪriəs /
- adjecitve
- Unusual; hard to understand or work out
would
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate something imagined
- Used to ask or request something politely
- Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
- Used to indicate a preference
- Used to indicate a reaction
- Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
- Used to indicate willingness or ability to do
sense
US / sens /
•UK / sɛns /
- noun
- Certain mental feeling or emotion
- Normal or clear state of mind
- Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
- verb
- To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
- To recognize the presence of something
wide
US / waɪd /
•UK / waɪd /
- adjecitve
- Having a great distance from one side to the other
- adverb
- Fully; completely
anticipation
US / ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn /
•UK / ænˌtɪsəˈpeʃən /
- noun
- Pleasurable feeling about a future event
archive
US / 'ɑ:kaɪv /
•UK / ˈɑrˌkaɪv /
- noun
- Collection of historical records and materials
- verb
- To store things such as historical records
decision
US / dɪ'sɪʒn /
•UK / dɪˈsɪʒən /
- noun
- Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- Ability to make quick and confident choices
content
US / 'kɒntent /
•UK / ˈkɑnˌtɛnt /
- adjecitve
- Being happy or satisfied
- noun
- Information in something, e.g. book or computer
allure
US / ə'lʊə(r) /
•UK / əˈlʊr /
- noun
- Attraction to something desirable
- verb
- To be attracted to something desirable
peaceful
US / ˈpi:sfl /
•UK / ˈpisfəl /
- adjecitve
- In a calm and quiet state
- Being unlikely or unwilling to act violently
towards
US / tə'wɔ:dz /
•UK / 'təuədz, twɔ:dz /
- preposition
- In the direction of someone or something
record
US / 'rekɔ:d /
•UK / ˈrekərd /
- noun
- Highest or most extreme level achieved
- Round plastic disc on which music has been stored
- History of a person's past actions or achievements
- verb
- To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
- To write down or say what happened
- To put music, sounds onto a device to store it
cautiously
US / 'kɔ:ʃəslɪ /
•UK / ˈkɔʃəslɪ /
- adverb
- In a manner to avoid risk or danger
frustration
US / frʌ'streɪʃn /
•UK / frʌˈstreʃən /
- noun
- Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
now
US / naʊ /
•UK / naʊ /
- adverb
- At the present time or moment
- Right away or in the next possible moment
- Used to refer to something that just happened
- Time between the present and a moment in the past
- conjunction
- Resulting from or because of something
museum
US / mjuˈzi:əm /
•UK / mjuˈziəm /
- noun
- Building to display art/science/history objects
become
US / bɪ'kʌm /
•UK / bɪˈkʌm /
- verb
- To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
- To be suitable for a particular job or role
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
dream
US / dri:m /
•UK / drim /
- noun
- A wish or hope for something to happen
- Imagination or image of something you want
- Images, thoughts, feelings experienced when asleep
- verb
- To wish for something to happen
- To experience thoughts, images while asleep
hero
US / ˈhɪərəʊ /
•UK / ˈhɪroʊ /
- noun
- Person of great courage/strength who saves others
- Main male character in a book, play or story
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
transform
US / træns'fɔ:m /
•UK / trænsˈfɔrm /
- verb
- To change the shape completely in a good way
testament
US / ˈtestəmənt /
•UK / ˈtɛstəmənt /
- noun
- Evidence or proof (usually of something good)
tremble
US / 'trembl /
•UK / ˈtrɛmbəl /
- verb
- To shake a little, as due to an earthquake
- To shake slightly because you are afraid/excited
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
research
US / rɪ'sɜ:tʃ /
•UK / rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ /
- noun
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- Work done to find or discover knowledge
- verb
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
townspeople
US / ˈtaʊnzpi:pl /
•UK / ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl /
- noun
- People living in a town
saturday
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- Sixth day of the week; the day after Friday
vincent
US / ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt /
•UK / ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet /
underground
US / ˈʌndəgraʊnd /
•UK / ˈʌndərgraʊnd /
- adjecitve
- (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- noun
- Secret group organized to overthrow a government
- Subway system, e.g. in London
before
US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /
•UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /
- adverb
- At a time earlier than the present; previously
- conjunction
- In advance of something happening
- preposition
- In front of someone or something
careful
US / ˈkeəfl /
•UK / ˈkerfl /
- adjecitve
- Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
have
US / həv /
•UK / hæv /
- verb
- To drink, smoke, eat or use something
- To experience the effects of something
- To organize an event, or join in an activity
- To own, possess, or hold something
- To cause to happen or produce a particular effect
information
US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Collection of facts and details about something
investigation
US / ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn /
•UK / ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən /
- noun
- Search for information about something
part
US / pɑ:t /
•UK / pɑ:rt /
- adjecitve
- To some degree; half; not fully
- noun
- Division of a book
- Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
- A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
- Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
- Some, but not all of a specific thing
- Role in causing something to happen
- verb
- To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
- To move two things apart creating a space
- To leave someone, or to break off a relationship
repository
US / rɪ'pɒzətrɪ /
•UK / rɪˈpɑzɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori /
- noun
- Place where something is kept and stored
thrill
US / θrɪl /
•UK / θrɪl /
- noun
- Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- verb
- To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
dark
US / dɑ:k /
•UK / dɑrk /
- adjecitve
- Of a color that is not light
- Marked by unhappiness or hopelessness
- Having little or no light; not light in color
- noun
- The time of day when the sky is black
era
US / 'ɪərə /
•UK / 'ɪrə /
- noun
- Period characterized by particular events, people
group
US / ɡru:p /
•UK / ɡrup /
- noun
- Two or more musicians who play music together
- Number of people or things gathered together
- verb
- To combine or collect objects or people together
adventure
US / əd'ventʃə(r) /
•UK / ædˈvɛntʃɚ /
- noun
- An exciting and often dangerous experience
- verb
- To have an exciting or dangerous experience
decade
US / ˈdekeɪd /
•UK / ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked /
- noun
- Period of 10 years
air
US / eə(r) /
•UK / er /
- noun
- Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- A person's manner intended to impress others
- verb
- To expose to the outside, to dry or freshen
- To broadcast a TV or radio show
- To open a subject to discussion and debate
draw
US / drɔ: /
•UK / drɔ /
- noun
- Something that attracts people to visit a place
- A lottery or prize
- Result of a game, contest where the score is equal
- verb
- To attract attention to someone or something
- To get closer to or approach something or someone
- To influence a person's involvement in something
- To move an object by pulling
- To create an image using pen or pencil and paper
- To take one thing out of a container, etc.
- (Of 2 teams) to finish a game with the same score
history
US / 'hɪstrɪ /
•UK / ˈhɪstəri /
- noun
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
darkness
US / 'dɑ:knəs /
•UK / ˈdɑrknɪs /
- noun
- The state or quality of being dark in color
determination
US / dɪˌtɜ:mɪˈneɪʃn /
•UK / dɪˌtɚməˈneʃən /
- noun
- Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
elderly
US / ˈeldəli /
•UK / ˈeldərli /
- adjecitve
- Being very old
headline
US / ˈhedlaɪn /
•UK / ˈhedlaɪn /
- noun
- Title summarizing a news story
- verb
- To be the main performer at a show
enjoy
US / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /
•UK / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ /
- verb
- To take pleasure in something
know
US / nəʊ /
•UK / noʊ /
- verb
- To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- To feel sure or be convinced about something
- To discover or be aware of something
- To be able to distinguish
- To have knowledge of things
overjoy
US / ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔi /
•UK / ˌoʊvərˈdʒɔɪ /
- other
- Cause to feel extremely joyful or happy
town
US / taʊn /
•UK / taʊn /
- noun
- Small city
- Part of city with shops and entertainments
willing
US / 'wɪlɪŋ /
•UK / ˈwɪlɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Act of making a choice
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
upon
US / əˈpɔn, əpən /
•UK / əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn /
- preposition
- More formal term for 'on'
with
US / wɪð /
•UK / wɪð, wɪθ /
- preposition
- As an employee of a certain company
- Against something or someone
- By using something as a means
- Due to; because of
- Including
- Possessing as a feature
- Related to
- (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
- Used to express that people or things are together
clear
US / klɪə(r) /
•UK / klɪr /
- adjecitve
- Empty; without anything in it or on it
- Being certain and without doubt
- Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
- Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
- adverb
- Completely; entirely; through the whole of
- Away from; free from
- verb
- To recover from or remove a problem
- To get rid of the entire contents of
- To give permission for something to happen
- To make a place or surface empty by removing
- To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame
bear
US / bɛː /
•UK / bɛr /
- noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
- verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
- To keep moving left or right while going forward
- To show (sign of something)
- To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge
curious
US / ˈkjʊəriəs /
•UK / ˈkjʊriəs /
- adjecitve
- Wanting to know more about something
- Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
gather
US / ˈgæðə(r) /
•UK / ˈɡæðɚ /
- noun
- Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
- verb
- To bring objects together into one place
- (Of liquids) To come to a head, as in boil
- To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
- To increase or accumulate
- To bring people, animals together into a group
- To activate strength, courage to prepare for task
- To understand or believe some information
location
US / ləʊˈkeɪʃn /
•UK / loʊˈkeɪʃn /
- noun
- Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
enrol
US / ɪnˈrəʊl /
•UK / ɪnˈroʊl /
- verb
- To put someone into a group; to register
mind
US / maɪnd /
•UK / maɪnd /
- noun
- One's opinion or way of thinking about something
- Part of humans that allows us to think or feel
- verb
- To be bothered or upset by something
- To take care of someone e.g. as a bodyguard
next
US / nekst /
•UK / nɛkst /
- adverb
- The one that follows another in time or order
- At a time or place directly after the present one
- noun
- The one that follows after
- adjecitve
- Immediately after the previous one
- First occurrence after the present one
retrieve
US / rɪˈtri:v /
•UK / rɪˈtriv /
- verb
- To find and bring in animals during a hunt
- To get information from a computer
- To find and get something from somewhere
archaeology
US / ˌɑ:kiˈɒlədʒi /
•UK / ˌɑrkiˈɑlədʒi /
- noun
- The study of ancient societies
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
document
US / 'dɒkjʊmənt /
•UK / ˈdɑkjəmənt /
- noun
- Official (printed) record that gives information
- verb
- To support an opinion with recorded evidence
preposterous
US / prɪˈpɒstərəs /
•UK / prɪˈpɑstərəs /
- adjecitve
- Very foolish or silly; ridiculous
see
US / si: /
•UK / si /
- verb
- To go on a date with someone
- To predict whether something is, or will be true
- To understand what someone says
- To use your eyes to look at something
- To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
- To visit or meet with someone
- To find out by waiting or looking
- To watch (a game, movie or TV show)
discovery
US / dɪ'skʌvərɪ /
•UK / dɪˈskʌvəri /
- noun
- Learning something for the first time
explore
US / ɪk'splɔ:(r) /
•UK / ɪkˈsplɔr /
- verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
end
US / end /
•UK / ɛnd /
- noun
- The point where a process or activity stops
- A point that marks the limit of something; finish
- Goal or desired result
- The tip, edge or limit of something
- verb
- To be the last part of something
mark
US / mɑ:k /
•UK / mɑrk /
- noun
- Person's name
- A dirty spot or line on something
- Grade or score given for homework
- Line or symbol made when writing
- Particular point on a scale of measurement
- Grade, such as a student receives in school
- Stain or spot on something
- Sign or symbol of a quality of feeling
- Written sign or symbol
- verb
- To put a dirty spot or line on something
- To give a grade for homework
- To indicate something with a sign or symbol
- To make or leave a visible sign of (path, etc.)
- (Animals) to go to the toilet to show your area
- To write or draw a line on something
uncover
US / ʌn'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / ʌnˈkʌvɚ /
- verb
- To remove what is on top to show something
- (Journalist) to discover some news to be reported
ancient
US / 'eɪnʃənt /
•UK / ˈenʃənt /
- adjecitve
- Very old; having lived a very long time ago
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
college
US / 'kɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / 'kɑːlɪdʒ /
- noun
- School or educational institution for adults
excavate
US / ˈekskəveɪt /
•UK / ˈɛkskəˌvet /
- verb
- To dig holes in the ground to discover something
prepare
US / prɪˈpeə(r) /
•UK / prɪˈper /
- verb
- To make something ready for use
preoccupy
US / priˈɒkjupaɪ /
•UK / priˈɑ:kjupaɪ /
- verb
- To cause to be absorbed in thinking about a thing
finally
US / ˈfaɪnəli /
•UK / ˈfaɪnəli /
- adverb
- used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- After a long time or some difficulty
ignite
US / ɪɡ'naɪt /
•UK / ɪɡˈnaɪt /
- verb
- To catch fire
- To cause something to start burning
- To give energy to something or someone
investigate
US / ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt /
•UK / ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet /
- verb
- To try to find out facts; to carry out research
nineteen
US / ˌnaɪnˈti:n /
•UK / naɪnˈtin /
- number
- 19
name
US / neɪm /
•UK / nem /
- noun
- What something or someone is called
- verb
- To state what someone is called, e.g. John
something
US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
- adverb
- In some degree or measure
- noun
- a person or thing of some value or consequence
- pronoun
- Thing that is not yet known or named
- Approximately
arrive
US / əˈraɪv /
•UK / əˈraɪv /
- verb
- To reach the place you are traveling to
come
US / kʌm /
•UK / kʌm /
- verb
- To arrive at a place
- (Of mail) to be delivered
- To move toward someone; go with someone
- To reach a certain point or state
decide
US / dɪ'saɪd /
•UK / dɪˈsaɪd /
- verb
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
- to affect the result of something
destination
US / ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn /
•UK / ˌdɛstəˈneʃən /
- noun
- The place you are traveling to
echo
US / 'ekəʊ /
•UK / 'ekoʊ /
- noun
- Repetition of sounds after bouncing off something
- A repetition of events or circumstances
- verb
- (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
- (Of a sound) to be repeated
- To repeat something, e.g. something someone said
help
US / help /
•UK / hɛlp /
- noun
- Something given to enable a person to do something
- Assistance given to someone in need
- Someone who makes something easier or possible
- verb
- To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- To make something better or less difficult
crisscross
US / 'krɪsˌkrɒs /
•UK / 'krɪsˌkrɒs /
- other
- Marked with crossing lines
local
US / ˈləʊkl /
•UK / ˈloʊkl /
- adjecitve
- Relating to a particular area, city, or town
- noun
- Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- People who live in the area being discussed
- The pub you most frequently go to
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
unwittingly
US / ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli /
•UK / ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋlɪ /
- adverb
- Without knowledge or intention
kid
US / kɪd /
•UK / kɪd /
- adjecitve
- Made from young goat skin
- noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- verb
- To make fun of someone in a gentle way; to tease
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
secret
US / 'si:krət /
•UK / 'si:krət /
- adjecitve
- That you don't want others to know; private
- noun
- Information you do not want others to know
untouched
US / ʌnˈtʌtʃt /
•UK / ʌnˈtʌtʃt /
- adjecitve
- Still full
and
US / ənd /
•UK / ənd, ən,ænd /
- conjunction
- Used to refer to two or more things
- Plus; in addition; on top of that
- Used to introduce an action that follows another
back
US / bæk /
•UK / bæk /
- adjecitve
- Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- adverb
- Have returned to a place you were before
- noun
- The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
- Location at the rear of something
- The reverse of side something
- Area on the rear of your body
- verb
- To bet money on something
- To go backwards in a car
- To support and encourage someone or some cause
budge
US / bʌdʒ /
•UK / bʌdʒ /
- verb
- To move or shift
hair
US / heə(r) /
•UK / her /
- noun
- Long thin strands growing on your head or body
- Short distance; a very small amount
hope
US / həʊp /
•UK / hop /
- noun
- When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- verb
- To expect and want something to happen
ill
US / /
•UK / /
- adjecitve
- Not well or sick
- noun
- Sickness or problem; bad conditions
journal
US / ˈdʒə:nl /
•UK / ˈdʒɚnəl /
- noun
- A diary; record of what you do every day
- Magazine of academic papers
money
US / 'mʌnɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌni /
- noun
- Coins or notes we use to pay for things
tammy
US / 'tæmɪ /
•UK / 'tæmɪ /
- other
- Plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings an
wildly
US / ˈwaɪldli /
•UK / ˈwaɪldlɪ /
- adverb
- In an uncontrolled manner; very; strongly
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
archaeologist
US / ˌɑ:kiˈɒlədʒɪst /
•UK / ˌɑrkɪˈɑlədʒɪst /
- noun
- Scientist studying ancient societies
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
form
US / fɔ:m /
•UK / fɔrm /
- noun
- Sports team or person's current winning record
- Document you complete when making an application
- Visible shape or style; type; kind
- verb
- To organize something such as a club or group
- To develop; to come into a shape or substance
- To make something into a particular shape
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
over
US / 'əʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈovɚ /
- adverb
- Finished; no longer happening
- Towards the ground/away from a standing position
- noun
- A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
- other
- Finished
- preposition
- Showing the relation when a thing is above another
- On or covering something
- Above or across something
- More than you need
- From one side to the other
- In the direction of; toward
share
US / ʃeə(r) /
•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone
call
US / kɔ:l /
•UK / kɔl /
- noun
- A order or request for action
- The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
- A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
- A short visit to a place or person
- A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
- verb
- To make a request or order for action
- (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
- To announce the date of an election
- To make a judgment about something
- To give someone or something a name
- To guess in advance the result or outcome
- To visit a place or person for a short time
- To phone someone
- To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
hide
US / haɪd /
•UK / haɪd /
- noun
- The skin of an animal used for making leather
- verb
- To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
where
US / hwɛə /
•UK / hwɛr, wɛr /
- conjunction
- At or in the place which
- In whatever place
- pronoun
- Word you use to ask the location of something
ward
US / wɔ:d /
•UK / wɔ:rd /
- noun
- Person's name
- Child legally protected and cared for by a court
- Section or part of a town or city
- Separate part or area of a hospital
connection
US / kəˈnekʃn /
•UK / kəˈnɛkʃən /
- noun
- Something that joins things together; being joined
- Person you know who can help you in some way
- Changing vehicles when traveling
fame
US / feɪm /
•UK / fem /
- noun
- (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
notorious
US / nəʊ'tɔ:rɪəs /
•UK / noʊ'tɔ:rɪrs /
- adjecitve
- Being famous or publicly known for something bad
only
US / ˈəunli /
•UK / ˈonli /
- adverb
- Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
- Not very important or serious
- Just that type of thing, person
- Short time ago; not before a certain time
- conjunction
- Except; but
possibility
US / ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / ˌpɑsəˈbɪlɪti /
- noun
- Something with a chance of happening or being true
put
US / pʊt /
•UK / pʊt /
- phrasal verb
- to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
- verb
- To move or place a thing in a particular position
- To rate something in importance or value
- To write or say something in a certain manner
ten
US / ten /
•UK / tɛn /
- number
- 10
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
family
US / 'fæməlɪ /
•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
endless
US / ˈendləs /
•UK / ˈɛndlɪs /
- adjecitve
- Having or appearing to have no end
hunter
US / ˈhʌntə(r) /
•UK / ˈhʌntɚ /
- noun
- Someone who hunts animals to kill them
- Person's name
preserve
US / prɪˈzɜ:v /
•UK / prɪˈzɜ:rv /
- noun
- Protected area of land with plants and animals
- verb
- To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- To protect something from harm, loss or damage
- To keep or maintain unchanged or perfect
step
US / step /
•UK / stɛp /
- noun
- Movement done as part of a particular dance
- Distance covered by one movement of a leg; stride
- One part or stage in a process
- Sound made by the feet while walking; footstep
- Flat horizontal piece that forms stairs
- verb
- To raise and moving the foot to put it down
respect
US / rɪ'spekt /
•UK / rɪˈspɛkt /
- noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Admiration for someone
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
- verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
absolutely
US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /
•UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /
- adverb
- Completely; totally; very
attract
US / ə'trækt /
•UK / əˈtrækt /
- verb
- To make something move closer using magnetic force
- To make someone notice and become interested in
find
US / faɪnd /
•UK / faɪnd /
- noun
- Object discovered by chance
- Things that have been discovered from searching
- verb
- To become aware of something that is happening
- To discover or meet by chance
- To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
- To learn through study, research, or effort
- To discover something by looking for it
enough
US / ɪˈnʌf /
•UK / ɪˈnʌf /
- adjecitve
- Sufficient to answer the need
- adverb
- To a satisfactory degree
- pronoun
- Equal to what is needed; as much as required
- Adequate number or amount
mayor
US / meə(r) /
•UK / ˈmeɪər /
- noun
- Head of a town or city government
intrigue
US / ɪnˈtri:g /
•UK / ˈɪnˌtriɡ, ɪnˈtriɡ /
- noun
- Secret plan; the act of making a secret plan
- verb
- To make someone interested or curious
offer
US / 'ɒfə(r) /
•UK / ˈɔfɚ, ˈɑfɚ /
- noun
- Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- Act of making a thing available to be accepted
- verb
- To suggest a price you are willing to pay
- To give the opportunity to accept something
- To say you are willing to do something
- To give or say something as an act of worship
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
pool
US / pu:l /
•UK / pul /
- noun
- Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
- Small body of still water
- Game of hitting balls on a table with long sticks
- Small area of water for swimming bound by walls
- verb
- (Of a liquid) to collect into a small area
- To make a collection of (resources, money etc.)
wheeler
US / 'wi:lə /
•UK / 'wi:lə /
- adjecitve
- Having the number of wheels as stated
dig
US / dɪg /
•UK / dɪɡ /
- verb
- To move material to create a hole
disappear
US / ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r) /
•UK / ˌdɪsəˈpɪr /
- verb
- To no longer see because it's not there any more
excite
US / ɪk'saɪt /
•UK / ɪkˈsaɪt /
- verb
- To make something or someone become more active
- To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
hardly
US / ˈhɑ:dli /
•UK / ˈhɑ:rdli /
- adverb
- Clearly or undoubtedly not; very little
- Almost not; scarcely
house
US / haʊs /
•UK / haʊs /
- noun
- Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- Building in which a family, person lives
- verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
elsewhere
US / ˌelsˈweə(r) /
•UK / ˌelsˈwer /
- adverb
- In, or to, another or different place
plague
US / pleɪɡ /
•UK / pleɡ /
- noun
- (Deadly) disease passing rapidly between people
- verb
- To cause to have continual problems with something
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
sleepless
US / 'sli:pləs /
•UK / ˈsliplɪs /
- adjecitve
- Experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
value
US / 'vælju: /
•UK / ˈvælju /
- noun
- Importance you attach to something
- Some information expressed as a number
- Stated price of something; worth
- verb
- To place a high importance on something
- To say how much money something is worth
beneath
US / bɪ'ni:θ /
•UK / bɪˈniθ /
- preposition
- Not worthy of you; not good enough for you
- Under; In or to a lower position; below
own
US / əʊn /
•UK / on /
- adjecitve
- Belong to oneself
- determiner
- Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
- pronoun
- (Something) belong to myself
- verb
- To have something as your property
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
shovel
US / 'ʃʌvl /
•UK / ˈʃʌvəl /
- noun
- Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- verb
- To move snow, earth etc., with a spade or shovel
- To quickly and roughly put food in your mouth
about
US / ə'baʊt /
•UK / əˈbaʊt /
- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
- Nearly; approximately; roughly
- Near; next to; close to
- In every direction; in the area of
- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
backyard
US / ˌbækˈjɑ:d /
•UK / ˌbækˈjɑ:rd /
- adjecitve
- Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
- noun
- Yard or garden behind a house
eye
US / aɪ /
•UK / aɪ /
- noun
- The part of the body that you see with
- The skill to see the good and bad parts of a thing
- Hole at the end of a needle
- verb
- To watch or study something closely
like
US / laɪk /
•UK / laɪk /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in status or kind to something else
- Similar; the same
- adverb
- For example
- preposition
- Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
- In a way similar to the way something is done
- Such as; for example
- verb
- To want to
- To find something pleasing; to prefer something
storey
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
that
US / ðæt /
•UK / ðæt, ðət /
- adjecitve
- The person or thing being talked about
- Used to identify something both the speakers know
- adverb
- Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
- To such a degree
- conjunction
- Used to connect a noun clause
- Used to introduce an adverbial clause
- Used to introduce a noun clause
- determiner
- Used as a noun to refer to something
- pronoun
- Referring an object far away
- Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’
thrive
US / θraɪv /
•UK / θraɪv /
- verb
- To be or become healthy or successful
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
- Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
- Question words used for asking for information
- exclamation
- Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
- Used to ask people to repeat something they said
week
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
cache
US / kæʃ /
•UK / kæʃ /
- noun
- (Weapons etc.) which are hidden away illegally
- Memory where webpages are kept until needed
- verb
- To hide something, e.g. weapons or drugs
interesting
US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Taking your attention; making you want to know
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
nothing
US / 'nʌθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /
- noun
- Item of little or no value, importance, interest
- Number or value of zero
- pronoun
- Not anything, not a single thing
lane
US / leɪn /
•UK / len /
- noun
- Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- Narrow way or road, often with steep sides
- Person's name
solve
US / sɒlv /
•UK / sɑ:lv /
- verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
chamber
US / 'tʃeɪmbə(r) /
•UK / ˈtʃembɚ /
- noun
- Enclosed space that contains something
- Large room that is used for official meetings
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
ground
US / graʊnd /
•UK / ɡraʊnd /
- noun
- Connection of electrical equipment to earth
- Place where people play particular sports
- Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
- verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- To make sharp or smooth through friction
- To press together with force making a sound
- To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
- To hit the bottom
- (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
- To prevent a plane from taking off
- To place the ball over the goal line in rugby
penchant
US / 'pɒ̃ʃɒ̃ /
•UK / ˈpɛntʃənt /
- noun
- Definite liking; a strong inclination
remarkable
US / rɪˈmɑ:kəbl /
•UK / rɪˈmɑrkəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
dungeon
US / ˈdʌndʒən /
•UK / ˈdʌndʒən /
- noun
- Dark underground room in a castle used as a prison
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
crate
US / kreɪt /
•UK / kret /
- noun
- Large wooden container for transporting goods
- verb
- To put objects in a large wooden box for delivery
lose
US / lu:z /
•UK / luz /
- verb
- To be unable to keep in check or control something
- To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
- To stop having certain qualities or abilities
- To stop having or being entitled to
- To fail to win something that is being contested
- To be unable to find something you once had
- To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')
pirate
US / 'paɪrət /
•UK / ˈpaɪrɪt /
- noun
- Person who attacks ships in order to steal things
- verb
- To copy or sell a product illegally
- To steal things from ships by force
new
US / nju: /
•UK / nu, nju /
- adjecitve
- Not old, recently born, built or made
- Being or doing something for the first time
- Not felt, seen or known previously
- Having been recently bought or obtained
try
US / traɪ /
•UK / traɪ /
- noun
- Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
- verb
- To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- To examine someone or something in a court of law
- To test to see if it is good or you like it
- To make a person go through hardship; test
- To examine something to see if it works
immediately
US / ɪˈmi:diətli /
•UK / ɪˈmidiɪtli /
- adverb
- Without any delay; straight away
intriguing
US / ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ /
•UK / ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Interesting; arousing your curiosity or wonder
- verb
- To make someone interested or curious
puzzle
US / 'pʌzl /
•UK / ˈpʌzəl /
- noun
- Something challenging to explain or understand
- Game requiring the player to find an answer
- Game with many pieces, e.g. forming a picture
- A problem requiring thought and skill to be solved
- verb
- To be a challenge to understand; confuse
renew
US / rɪ'nju: /
•UK / rɪˈnu, -ˈnju /
- verb
- To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
- To replace something old or worn by something new
- To make something valid again for future period
- To begin again after stopping, as with more energy
speak
US / spi:k /
•UK / spik /
- verb
- To be able to use a certain language
- To use words to tell information, express thoughts
realize
US / 'ri:əlaɪz /
•UK / ˈriəˌlaɪz /
- verb
- To become aware of or understand mentally
stick
US / stɪk /
•UK / stɪk /
- noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
- verb
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- To remain in one place or position for a long time
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
area
US / 'eərɪə /
•UK / ˈɛriə /
- noun
- Amount of measured space
- A specific section or space; part of a region
- A subject or field of study
beep
US / bi:p /
•UK / bip /
- noun
- Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- verb
- To make a sharp high sound like that of a car horn
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
himself
US / hɪmˈself /
•UK / hɪmˈsɛlf /
- pronoun
- The same (male) person who did the action
knowledge
US / ˈnɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- noun
- Information, understanding, or skill
memory
US / 'memərɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛməri /
- noun
- Ability of the mind to call back past things
- Space for the storage of information on a computer
- Something that has been remembered
past
US / pɑ:st /
•UK / pæst /
- adjecitve
- No longer current or new
- adverb
- So as to go beyond, or further than something
- noun
- Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
- preposition
- After a particular time
- At a later point in distance; beyond
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
visit
US / ˈvɪzɪt /
•UK / ˈvɪzɪt /
- noun
- Trip to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- verb
- To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
someone
US / ˈsʌmwʌn /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
day
US / deɪ /
•UK / de /
- noun
- A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- The period of time when it is light outside
- Person's name
explain
US / ɪk'spleɪn /
•UK / ɪkˈsplen /
- verb
- To make clear or easy to understand by describing
detector
US / dɪˈtektə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈtɛktɚ /
- noun
- Device that receives a signal and responds to it
continue
US / kən'tɪnju: /
•UK / kənˈtɪnju /
- verb
- To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop
race
US / reɪs /
•UK / res /
- noun
- Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- People who share physical features or culture
- verb
- To take part in a running or swimming competition
- To move or go at a very fast pace
- To take someone, something to a place very quickly
sort
US / sɔ:t /
•UK / sɔrt /
- noun
- Group or class of similar things or people
- verb
- To organize things by putting them into groups
- To deal with things in an organized way
series
US / ˈsɪəri:z /
•UK / ˈsɪriz /
- noun
- Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- other
- Number of things that happen one after another
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
appear
US / ə'pɪə(r) /
•UK / əˈpɪr /
- verb
- To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- To seem to be
- To act in a play, movie, or be mentioned in media
after
US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /
•UK / ˈæftɚ /
- adverb
- Later than another time, or behind something
- conjunction
- Following something before
- preposition
- When an event happened or time has passed
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
guess
US / ɡes /
•UK / ɡɛs /
- noun
- Answer given when you don't know if it is correct
- verb
- To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
indeed
US / ɪnˈdi:d /
•UK / ɪnˈdid /
- adverb
- Actually; in fact; in reality
lay
US / leɪ /
•UK / le /
- adjecitve
- Amateur; not being a trained priest
- verb
- To place a bet on a game outcome
- (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
- To put or set something down in a flat position
- To set out things on (table) to prepare for a meal
team
US / ti:m /
•UK / tim /
- noun
- Group of people working on a task together
- Group of people playing a sport together
wild
US / waɪld /
•UK / waɪld /
- adjecitve
- Living in nature; not tame
- (Of land) not developed by people
- adverb
- In a manner which lacks control
- noun
- A natural environment e.g. jungle, forest
contain
US / kənˈteɪn /
•UK / kənˈten /
- verb
- To keep something from spreading
- To hold something inside something else
once
US / wʌns /
•UK / wʌns /
- adverb
- One time; one instance
- At a time in the past
- conjunction
- When; as soon as
probably
US / ˈprɒbəbli /
•UK / ˈprɑbəbli /
- adverb
- That is likely to happen or be true
build
US / bɪld /
•UK / bɪld /
- noun
- Your physical shape; physique
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
gain
US / ɡeɪn /
•UK / ɡen /
- noun
- An increase in something, such as weight
- verb
- To increase in something, such as weight
- To get something wanted, needed or valued
fill
US / fɪl /
•UK / fɪl /
- noun
- Act of filling; amount used to make something full
- verb
- To make something full
- To move into all parts of an area
- To repair a surface by adding a substance to it
- To use (time); to do something during
jewellery
US / ˈdʒu:əlri /
•UK / ˈdʒuːəlri /
- noun
- Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
intricate
US / ˈɪntrɪkət /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪkɪt /
- adjecitve
- Very detailed or difficult to untangle
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
tunnel
US / 'tʌnl /
•UK / ˈtʌnəl /
- adjecitve
- As if looking in a long hole
- noun
- Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
- verb
- To dig a hole from one side to another
disappearance
US / ˌdɪsə'pɪərəns /
•UK / ˌdɪsə'pɪərəns /
- noun
- Being impossible to see because it's not there now
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
country
US / ˈkʌntri /
•UK / ˈkʌntri /
- noun
- An area of land that is controlled by a government
- Open land that is away from towns and cities
endure
US / ɪn'djʊə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈdʊr, -ˈdjʊr /
- verb
- To last for a long time; continue to exist
- To accept difficulties without struggle
look
US / lʊk /
•UK / lʊk /
- noun
- Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
- The way someone, something appears to be
- Act of searching for or examining something
- verb
- To appear to be; seem
builder
US / ˈbɪldə(r) /
•UK / ˈbɪldɚ /
- noun
- A person who makes buildings
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
chance
US / tʃɑ:ns /
•UK / tʃæns /
- adjecitve
- Happening by luck; not planned
- Taking a risk to try something
- noun
- The way something happens without planning
- An opportunity; favorable circumstances, situation
- The possibility that something will happen
- verb
- To occur just through luck; happen
- To take a risk to try something
historian
US / hɪˈstɔ:riən /
•UK / hɪˈstɔriən /
- noun
- Someone who studies the course of history
journey
US / 'dʒɜ:nɪ /
•UK / ˈdʒɚni /
- noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- verb
- To travel through a place
remove
US / rɪˈmu:v /
•UK / rɪˈmuv /
- verb
- To get rid of something completely
- To make someone leave his or her job or position
- To move, erase or take away from a place
- To take something off (e.g. clothing)
return
US / rɪ'tɜ:n /
•UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /
- adjecitve
- Do again; repeated
- noun
- Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
- Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
- Profit made as a result of a business activity
- Process of going back to a previous way or state
- verb
- To hit something back to the other player or team
- To come back after being away from somewhere
- To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
- To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
- To occur again
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
approach
US / ə'prəʊtʃ /
•UK / əˈprəʊtʃ /
- noun
- Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
- Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
- Specific way to handle a project, task, problem
- verb
- To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- To request someone to do something specific
alcohol
US / 'ælkəhɒl /
•UK / ˈælkəˌhɔl,-ˌhɑl /
- noun
- A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- Drinks such as wine, whiskey, beer
pore
US / pɔ:(r) /
•UK / pɔr, por /
- noun
- Small hole on skin, etc. allowing liquid to pass
simple
US / 'sɪmpl /
•UK / ˈsɪmpəl /
- adjecitve
- Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- Having only a few parts; not complex
- Being ordinary or normal
- Being plain; without a lot added for style
show
US / ʃəʊ /
•UK / ʃo /
- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
- An event for displaying or promoting goods
- Play, opera or theater production
- Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
- verb
- To be easily seen or displayed
- To display your emotions or feelings
- To let someone see something; display
- To explain or teach how something is done
- To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
- To prove something to be true, correct
- To reveal or allow something to be seen
theory
US / ˈθiəri /
•UK / ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri /
- noun
- Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
agree
US / əˈgri: /
•UK / əˈɡri /
- verb
- To have the same opinion as someone else
figure
US / ˈfiɡə /
•UK / ˈfɪɡjɚ /
- noun
- Your body shape
- Numbers in a calculation
- Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
- Picture or diagram giving information in a text
- Person who is very important or famous
- Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
- Amount that is expressed in numbers
- verb
- To appear in a game, play or event
- To calculate how much something will cost
- To understand after thinking; work out
huge
US / hju:dʒ /
•UK / hjudʒ /
- adjecitve
- Very very large
heart
US / hɑ:t /
•UK / hɑrt /
- noun
- A feeling of care for others; compassion
- Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
- Be cheerfully encouraging
- Most essential, important, or central part
- Referring to a promise or something important
- State or feelings of affection or deep love
- Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
- The part of the body that pumps blood
- Place where emotions are believed to be felt
- A shape that represents love
move
US / mu:v /
•UK / muv /
- noun
- Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
- An action; doing something
- Step taken to achieve a goal
- verb
- To cause someone to have certain emotions
- To cause something to change to a different place
- To change where people live or a business operates
- To take action to do or achieve something
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
trove
US / trəʊv /
•UK / troʊv /
- noun
- Treasure of unknown ownership found hidden
announce
US / əˈnaʊns /
•UK / əˈnaʊns /
- verb
- To make a public statement about a plan, decision
background
US / ˈbækgraʊnd /
•UK / ˈbækˌɡraʊnd /
- noun
- Images, color, or information behind the main one
- Someone's personal work and educational history
- A position not as important as the main event
- Past events that influence things in the present
gut
US / ɡʌt /
•UK / ɡʌt /
- noun
- Stomach and internal organs of digestion
- Guts courage; emotional strength
- verb
- To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- To remove the internal parts of an animal or fish
network
US / ˈnetwɜ:k /
•UK / ˈnetwɜ:rk /
- noun
- Group of computers connected to each other
- System of connections
- Group who work closely with each other
- Group of radio or television stations, programs
- verb
- To join a group of computers together
- To exchange information with colleagues, contacts
pursue
US / pə'sju: /
•UK / pɚˈsu /
- verb
- To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- To try to achieve or get something over time
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
smuggle
US / ˈsmʌgl /
•UK / ˈsmʌɡəl /
- verb
- To illegally bring goods/people into a place
- To bring something/someone into a place secretly
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
eternity
US / ɪ'tɜ:nətɪ /
•UK / ɪˈtə:nɪti /
- noun
- A very long time; forever
librarian
US / laɪ'breərɪən /
•UK / laɪ'brerɪrn /
- noun
- Person who works in a library
activity
US / æk'tɪvətɪ /
•UK / ækˈtɪvɪti /
- noun
- An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
article
US / 'ɑ:tɪkl /
•UK / ˈɑrtɪkəl /
- noun
- Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- Piece of writing about a particular subject
- Piece of something, e.g. clothing
- Section of a business contract or law
assist
US / əˈsɪst /
•UK / əˈsɪst /
- verb
- To help
discover
US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /
- verb
- To find something new that was not known before
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
normality
US / nɔ:ˈmæləti /
•UK / nɔrˈmælɪti /
- noun
- Standard of being normal
newspaper
US / ˈnju:zpeɪpə(r) /
•UK / ˈnuzˌpepɚ, ˈnjuz- /
- noun
- Sheets of paper (or online) containing the news
link
US / lɪŋk /
•UK / lɪŋk /
- noun
- Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- Connection between two or more things or people
- Webpage item you click to go to another webpage
- verb
- To join or connect together
spot
US / spɒt /
•UK / spɑt /
- noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Place or ranking on a list
- A small amount of (substance help hard work etc.)
- Mark caused by a drop of liquid, food, etc.
- verb
- To see someone or something by chance
take
US / teɪk /
•UK / tek /
- noun
- Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
- verb
- To accept something that is offered
- To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
- To use a camera to make (a photo)
- To pick up something and go away with it
- To study a subject in school
- To attempt to pass (an exam)
- To require a certain amount of time, money, space
wealth
US / welθ /
•UK / wɛlθ /
- noun
- Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
- Great quantity, amount, or number of something
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
awake
US / əˈweɪk /
•UK / əˈwek /
- adjecitve
- Not asleep; up; alert
- verb
- To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- To wake from sleep; wake someone from sleep
excitement
US / ɪkˈsaɪtmənt /
•UK / ɪkˈsaɪtmənt /
- noun
- When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
flip
US / flɪp /
•UK / flɪp /
- noun
- Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
- Movement of something from one position to another
- verb
- To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- To move into a different position quickly
- To move a button or switch to turn on or off
snake
US / sneɪk /
•UK / snek /
- noun
- An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
- verb
- To move like a snake
- To wind in a long path like the shape of a snake
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- adjecitve
- Used to indicate something already been discussed
- Used to indicate something happening around now
- adverb
- An indication by a physical motion or gesture
- A specific amount of
- determiner
- Person, thing, or idea near you
- pronoun
- Person, thing that has already been discussed
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
word
US / wɜ:d /
•UK / wɚd /
- noun
- Unit of language that has a meaning
- Promise
- Short remark or piece of information
- verb
- To express something by choosing particular words
marvel
US / ˈmɑ:vl /
•UK / ˈmɑ:rvl /
- noun
- Something that causes wonder or astonishment
newfound
US / 'nju:faʊnd /
•UK / ˈnuˌfaʊnd, ˈnju- /
- adjecitve
- Newly discovered
colorful
US / 'kʌləfəl /
•UK / 'kʌləfəl /
- adjecitve
- Being exciting or interesting; lively
- Having a lot of color or colors
alone
US / ə'ləʊn /
•UK / əˈlon /
- adjecitve
- Apart from others
- Without equal
- adverb
- Without anyone or anything else
hesitate
US / 'hezɪteɪt /
•UK / 'hezɪteɪt /
- verb
- To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
little
US / 'lɪtl /
•UK / ˈlɪtl /
- adjecitve
- Being short in length of time
- Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
- Being very young or younger than others
- adverb
- By an amount or degree that is not very much
- Not often; rarely
- noun
- A person's name
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
lead
US / li:d /
•UK / lid /
- adjecitve
- Being the main part in movies or plays
- noun
- Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve a crime
- Main part in a play or movie
- Heavy, gray metal element
- Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
- Act of being at the front in a race or game
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
- To travel in front of; go in advance of others
rumour
US / ˈru:mə(r) /
•UK / ˈrumɚ /
- noun
- Gossip; story told by other people often not true
- verb
- To gossip; to tell a story about other people
liam
US / ˈliːəm /
•UK / ˈliəm /
the
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- article
- Used to refer to something already mentioned
- Used to show there is only one of something
- determiner
- Used to describe all of a family
forward
US / 'fɔ:wəd /
•UK / ˈfɔrwəd /
- adjecitve
- Toward what is ahead; in front
- Acting in a socially aggressive manner; pushy
- adverb
- Toward the front in place; in front
- Toward a future time; to a more advanced state
- verb
- To send something to another address or person
into
US / 'ɪntə /
•UK / ˈɪntu /
- preposition
- Moving or going inside something
- In the same direction as; in the direction of
- So as to become; taking the state of
other
US / 'ʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌðər /
- adjecitve
- A thing different from that mentioned
- determiner
- (Something) else; not the first (one)
- pronoun
- Being the one and only thing of that category
one
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn /
- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
- Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
- number
- Number 1
pull
US / pʊl /
•UK / pʊl /
- noun
- Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- Force something has that draws other things to it
- Using your hands to move something to you
- verb
- To breathe in smoke, as from a pipe
- To hold something and move it toward you
- To remove something by force
settle
US / 'setl /
•UK / ˈsɛtl /
- noun
- Type of wooden seat
- verb
- To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
- To end some troubles by reaching an agreement
- To become accustomed to a new environment
- (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
turn
US / tɜ:n /
•UK / tɚn /
- noun
- Place where changing of direction happens
- Your time or chance to perform a duty
- Your chance to play or do in say a game
- Unexpected change, as in the weather
- verb
- To become (a particular age)
- To become a different quality, color, etc.
- To change the direction of something, e.g. a car
- To move in an opposite direction or position
- To shape metal with a spinning tool
scholar
US / ˈskɒlə(r) /
•UK / ˈskɑ:lə(r) /
- noun
- Educated person who attends or attended school
- An academic in a certain field
- Person who has been given a scholarship
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
how
US / haʊ /
•UK / haʊ /
- adjecitve
- To what degree? in what amount?
- adverb
- (Used to explain the way to do something)
- exclamation
- For what purpose or reason?
- (Used to ask someone or something's condition)
firmly
US / ˈfɜ:mli /
•UK / ˈfə:mlɪ /
- adverb
- In a hard, steady, unchanging way
live
US / lɪv /
•UK / liv /
- adjecitve
- Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
- Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
- Glowing because burning; hot
- Not yet killed (for food)
- adverb
- (Music, drama) as it is performed
- verb
- To be alive
- To experience a particular type of life
- To make your home in a house or town
footstep
US / ˈfʊtstep /
•UK / ˈfʊtˌstɛp /
- noun
- Sound of someone walking
year
US / jə: /
•UK / jɪr /
- noun
- Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- Used to refer to the age of a person
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
antique
US / ænˈti:k /
•UK / ænˈtik /
- adjecitve
- (Of objects) old and valuable
- noun
- Old objects people collect, e.g. furniture, art
- verb
- To make something look or appear old
map
US / mæp /
•UK / mæp /
- noun
- Diagram showing the geography of an area
- verb
- To draw a diagram to show the geography of an area
- To find points of similarity between things
follow
US / ˈfɔləu /
•UK / ˈfɑlo /
- verb
- To come after someone; be guided by someone
- To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
- To be the logical result of something
- To happen after something else happens
- To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
- To understand something happening or being said
valuable
US / ˈvæljuəbl /
•UK / ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə- /
- adjecitve
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
accept
US / ək'sept /
•UK / ækˈsɛpt /
- verb
- To agree to receive or take something offered
- To admit that something is true or correct
apparently
US / əˈpærəntli /
•UK / əˈpærəntlɪ /
- adverb
- According to what you heard; from what can be seen
deep
US / di:p /
•UK / dip /
- adjecitve
- Complex and important
- Extreme or intense
- Going far down from the surface
- Low in pitch, as a sound
- adverb
- At a certain distance beneath the surface
man
US / mæn /
•UK / mæn /
- noun
- Humans in general, including male and female
- An adult male human being
- Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
- verb
- To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
- To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)
stand
US / stænd /
•UK / stænd /
- noun
- Effort to fight against something
- Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
- Place in a stadium where spectators watch
- Table where things are sold at a fair or market
- verb
- To be a candidate in an election
- To be able to accept someone, something; bear
- To last for a long time
- To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
- To place something in a particular position; place
- To be (as stated)
- To still be valid
- To have an opinion about something
suspect
US / sə'spekt /
•UK / səˈspɛkt /
- adjecitve
- (Of a thing) causing doubt; suspicious
- noun
- Person thought to have committed a crime
- verb
- To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
- To doubt or lack trust
image
US / 'ɪmɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈɪmɪdʒ /
- noun
- Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- General idea or opinion of something
- verb
- To obtain pictures by scanning them with a machine
make
US / meɪk /
•UK / mek /
- noun
- Product made by a particular company; brand
- verb
- To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- To get to (a place) on time
- To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
- To create something by putting things together
- To earn a certain amount of money at a job
- To cause or force a person to do something
- To cause something to happen or be formed
run
US / rʌn /
•UK / rʌn /
- noun
- Journey between two places made by ship or car
- Series of similar things or successes and failures
- Act of running; exercise of running
- verb
- To depart or travel according to a schedule
- To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
- (Of an engine) to be operating
- To start or use a computer program
- To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
- To manage or operate a business
- To operate or drive something
- (Of a road) to go from one place to another
- To move your legs faster than walking
suggest
US / səˈdʒest /
•UK / səɡˈdʒɛst, səˈdʒɛst /
- verb
- To mention something that could be done; propose