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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
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
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
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
digestive
US / daɪˈdʒestɪv /
•UK / daɪˈdʒɛstɪv, dɪ- /
- adjecitve
- Concerning processes of converting food to energy
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
wriggle
US / ˈrɪgl /
•UK / ˈrɪɡəl /
- verb
- To move somewhere by twisting, turning your body
fish
US / fɪʃ /
•UK / fɪʃ /
- noun
- Animal that swims and lives in water
- verb
- To go fishing with a net or hook
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
skin
US / skɪn /
•UK / skɪn /
- noun
- Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
- Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
- Outer layer of an animal or human
- Outer part of an object, such as a plane
- verb
- To defeat someone easily and completely
- To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
- To remove the outer covering from an animal
dissolve
US / dɪˈzɒlv /
•UK / dɪˈzɑ:lv /
- verb
- To cause something to end
- To dismiss, e.g. a law-making body
- To melt into and become part of a liquid
- To end a legal relationship or organization
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
entangle
US / ɪnˈtæŋgl /
•UK / ɛnˈtæŋɡəl /
- verb
- To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- (Of rope, string) to be tied in a way hard to undo
guy
US / ɡaɪ /
•UK / ɡaɪ /
- noun
- Man; boy; any person
work
US / wɜ:k /
•UK / wɚk /
- adjecitve
- Activity completed in order to make money
- noun
- The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- Everything created by an author, artist, musician
- Activity you do in order to make money
- Place of employment
- Final product or result of a some labor or effort
- verb
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
- To do your job in your company or workplace
- To make an effort to do something
- To operate a machine or device
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
slug
US / slʌg /
•UK / slʌɡ /
- verb
- To punch or hit with a closed fist
lour
US / ˈlaʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈlaʊər /
- verb
- To set lower
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
venom
US / ˈvenəm /
•UK / ˈvɛnəm /
- noun
- Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
- Strong anger or hate shown by being unpleasant
defense
US / dɪ'fens /
•UK / dɪˈfɛns /
- noun
- Argument in support of something
- The process of protecting something from attack
- Part of a team that prevents others from scoring
its
US / ɪts /
•UK / ɪts /
- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
hapless
US / ˈhæpləs /
•UK / ˈhæplɪs /
- adjecitve
- Unfortunate; unlucky; doing things wrong
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
critter
US / ˈkrɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈkrɪtɚ /
- noun
- Regional term for 'creature' (especially for domestic animals)
way
US / weɪ /
•UK / we /
- adverb
- Used to emphasize the amount of something
- noun
- Particular aspect of something being thought about
- One of various choices that could be made
- Particular existing condition or state
- (Often long) distance or length of time
- How something is done
- Route to go to a place
- Small street
- Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
extremity
US / ɪkˈstreməti /
•UK / ɪkˈstrɛmɪti /
- noun
- Body parts furthest from the heart (hands, feet)
multiple
US / ˈmʌltɪpl /
•UK / ˈmʌltəpəl /
- adjecitve
- Having or involving more than one of something
- noun
- Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
- Shop with many branches
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
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.)
polyp
US / ˈpɔlip /
•UK / ˈpɑlɪp /
- noun
- Small tube-like creature that lives in the ocean
- Small harmless growth that forms inside the body
stretch
US / stretʃ /
•UK / strɛtʃ /
- noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
- A period of time
- verb
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
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
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
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
hungry
US / ˈhʌŋgri /
•UK / ˈhʌŋɡri /
- adjecitve
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
- Being eager to get or do something
relative
US / ˈrelətɪv /
•UK / ˈrɛlətɪv /
- adjecitve
- Measured or considered in comparison to another
- (Grammar) referring to words that appear earlier
- noun
- Members of the family
- Humans or animals sharing the same family history
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
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
body
US / ˈbɒd.i /
•UK / ˈbɑdi /
- noun
- An object distinct from other objects
- A group of people involved in an activity together
- Main part of something
- A person's physical self
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
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
mainly
US / ˈmeɪnli /
•UK / ˈmenli /
- adverb
- Mostly; usually; being the largest part
keen
US / ki:n /
•UK / kin /
- adjecitve
- Being eager or excited for something to happen
- Liking something; wanting to do or have; desiring
- Having highly developed senses (e.g. smell, taste)
- Being clever or smart
- verb
- To make a loud sad cry, as because someone died
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)
attract
US / ə'trækt /
•UK / əˈtrækt /
- verb
- To make something move closer using magnetic force
- To make someone notice and become interested in
even
US / 'i:vn /
•UK / ˈivən /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
- Being divided equally or fairly
- (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
- Smooth, level, or regular
- Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
- At a regular, equally steady manner
- Remaining steady and unchanging
- adverb
- (When this is surprising) as well; too
- (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
- verb
- To make something level; to flatten
- To make something equal
sea
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- Very large group of people, similar-looking things
- Large body of salty water with land around it
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
loggerhead
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- Stupid person
- Very large carnivorous sea turtle
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’
amazingly
US / ə'meɪzɪŋlɪ /
•UK / ə'meɪzɪŋlɪ /
- adverb
- In a surprising and pleasing manner
mighty
US / 'maɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈmaɪti /
- adjecitve
- Having great strength or great size
- adverb
- Very, extremely
directly
US / dəˈrektli /
•UK / dɪˈrɛktli, daɪ- /
- adverb
- In a frank and honest way
- Right away; immediately
tell
US / tel /
•UK / tɛl /
- verb
- To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- To be able to guess
- To say or communicate information to someone
- To inform, but without speaking; indicate
- To have a negative effect on someone
- To order someone to do something; command
- To recognize something based on certain signs
- To report something to an authority
- To explain something or teach someone something
poison
US / ˈpɔɪzn /
•UK / ˈpɔɪzən /
- noun
- Substance that can kill when eaten/drunk
- verb
- To affect something in a very negative way
- To hurt or kill with a dangerous substance
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
invincible
US / ɪn'vɪnsəbl /
•UK / ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- That cannot be defeated; unbeatable
cell
US / sel /
•UK / sɛl /
- noun
- Smallest unit of living things in biology
- Group of people - often from a secret organization
- Prisoner's room in a jail
- Shortened form of 'cellphone'
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
latch
US / lætʃ /
•UK / lætʃ /
- noun
- A (door lock)
- verb
- To tightly attach yourself to something
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
flexible
US / ˈfleksəbl /
•UK / ˈflɛksəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Bending easily
- Able to adjust to new events, requirements easily
turtle
US / ˈtɜ:tl /
•UK / ˈtɜ:rtl /
- noun
- Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
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
digest
US / daɪˈdʒest /
•UK / daɪˈdʒest /
- noun
- A summary, as of the news
- verb
- To convert food into energy in your stomach
- To think over facts, news etc.; take in information
scientist
US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
•UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
- noun
- Person who is trained in a science
feed
US / fi:d /
•UK / fid /
- noun
- Food given to animals
- verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
- To provide necessary supplies to
rely
US / rɪ'laɪ /
•UK / rɪˈlaɪ /
- verb
- Depend on with full trust or confidence
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
sail
US / seɪl /
•UK / sel /
- noun
- Trip or journey on a ship
- Cloth used to power a boat by wind
- verb
- To travel across water in a boat or a ship
- To move along quickly and smoothly
reflex
US / ˈri:fleks /
•UK / ˈriˌflɛks /
- noun
- Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
- Response done quickly and without thinking
foot
US / fʊt /
•UK / fʊt /
- noun
- Base of something such as a mountain or vase
- Length of 12 inches or about 25 cm
- Lowest part of the leg we use to stand on
protect
US / prə'tekt /
•UK / prəˈtɛkt /
- verb
- To defend someone or something from harm or danger
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
raise
US / reɪz /
•UK / rez /
- noun
- Increase in a bet above another when playing cards
- Pay increase
- verb
- To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- To gather donations for a cause or charity
- To bring up and educate a child to maturity
- To bring a dead person to life
- To increase a quantity, size, intensity or price
- To lift (e.g. your hand) to a higher position
- To mention a topic /issue for discussion; bring up
- To increase (salary, etc.)
- To grow or care for plants or animals
onto
US / ˈɒntə /
•UK / ˈɑnˌtu, -tə, ˈɔn- /
- preposition
- Towards a certain direction/into a certain area
mouth
US / maʊθ /
•UK / maʊθ /
- noun
- Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- Opening of a container such as a bottle
- Area where a river enters a large body of water
- verb
- To say words without speaking
young
US / jʌŋ /
•UK / jʌŋ /
- adjecitve
- At an early stage of existence; not mature
- Being recently created or started
- noun
- Babies in a group or family of animals
stinger
US / 'stɪŋə /
•UK / 'stɪŋə /
- noun
- A remark capable of wounding mentally
- Cocktail made of creme de menthe and brandy
- The part of an insect which stings
quickly
US / ˈkwɪkli /
•UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /
- adverb
- Without taking a lot of time; fast
bite
US / baɪt /
•UK / baɪt /
- noun
- Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- Wound left from being bitten
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
- To close your teeth onto something, usually to eat
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
among
US / əˈmʌŋ /
•UK / əˈmʌŋ /
- preposition
- In the center of several things
stingers
US / /
•UK / /
- other
- Cocktails made of creme de menthe and brandy
- The part of an insect which stings
flesh
US / fleʃ /
•UK / flɛʃ /
- noun
- Soft part of fruit, vegetable that can be eaten
- The soft tissues of your body covering the bones
- verb
- To clean the skin e.g. of scales from a fish
position
US / pəˈzɪʃn /
•UK / pəˈzɪʃən /
- noun
- Person's opinion or attitude about something
- Specific location where someone or something is
- Where you play or your role on a sports team
- Person's job or status level
- Set of conditions affecting what you can (not) do
- verb
- To put in a particular location or direction
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
drama
US / 'drɑ:mə /
•UK / ˈdrɑmə, ˈdræmə /
- noun
- Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
- Study of acting
nudibranch
US / 'nju:dɪbræŋk /
•UK / 'nju:dɪˌbræŋk /
- noun
- A shell-less marine mollusk of the order Nudibranchia; a sea slug.
stud
US / stʌd /
•UK / stʌd /
- adjecitve
- (An animal, esp. a horse) used for breeding
- noun
- A man who (looks like he) has many lovers
- A small metallic decoration
- An animal, esp. a horse, used for breeding
- Small earring worn in the lobe of the ear
- verb
- To add many small metallic decorations to
- To use a (male) animal for breeding e.g. a bull
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
massive
US / ˈmæsɪv /
•UK / ˈmæsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Very big; large; too big
swim
US / swɪm /
•UK / swɪm /
- noun
- Act of swimming in a pool or ocean
- verb
- To move through water by moving parts of the body
concern
US / kənˈsɜ:n /
•UK / kənˈsɚn /
- noun
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
- verb
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- To be responsible or mixed up in; to be involved
- To feel worry or anxiety
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
potent
US / 'pəʊtnt /
•UK / ˈpotnt /
- adjecitve
- (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
- Having a powerful effect, e.g. on the body or mind
small
US / smɔ:l /
•UK / smɔl /
- adjecitve
- Little in size; not big
- (Of letters) not written in capital letters
- Being insignificant or minor
- (Of a business) with few people or things; local
- (Of voice) being soft and quiet
- (Of a child) being young
thick
US / θɪk /
•UK / θɪk /
- adjecitve
- Difficult to see through, as fog
- Full of (people, etc.)
- (Of a liquid) that moves or pours slowly
- Stupid; not smart
- (Of person's accent) hard to understand
- Having a large distance between two surfaces
imagine
US / ɪ'mædʒɪn /
•UK / ɪˈmædʒɪn /
- verb
- To think creatively about; form mental picture of
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
monstrous
US / ˈmɒnstrəs /
•UK / ˈmɑ:nstrəs /
- adjecitve
- Abnormally large or bad
engulf
US / ɪn'ɡʌlf /
•UK / ɛnˈɡʌlf /
- verb
- To completely surround and enclose
survive
US / sə'vaɪv /
•UK / sɚˈvaɪv /
- verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
reproduce
US / ˌri:prə'dju:s /
•UK / ˌriprəˈdus, -ˈdjus /
- verb
- To make a copy of something
- To have children/young; grow roots/new plants
food
US / fu:d /
•UK / fud /
- noun
- What people and animals eat to live
- Things taken in by plants to maintain life
- A particular style or type of cooking, e.g. Asian
war
US / wɔ:(r) /
•UK / wɔr /
- noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
yet
US / jet /
•UK / jɛt /
- adverb
- At a later time (used after ‘not’)
- (Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
- Eventually; at a future time
- Until now; up to the present
- conjunction
- Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast
want
US / wɔnt /
•UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /
- noun
- Something you desire or wish for
- State or condition of poverty
- verb
- To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
twist
US / twɪst /
•UK / twɪst /
- noun
- Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
- Bend or sudden change of direction
- An unexpected change in the direction of a story
- a change in the way in which something happens
- verb
- To turn something in a circular direction
- To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
- To bend something into a particular shape
- To change the meaning in an unintended way
- To turn in opposite directions at the same time
- To wind something around something else
- To turn direction or position, as of your body
breathe
US / bri:ð /
•UK / brið /
- verb
- To move air into and out of your lungs
- To say something very softly
- To stop moving so one can rest
organ
US / 'ɔ:ɡən /
•UK / ˈɔrɡən /
- noun
- Part of a person's body with a particular function
- Large institution or body
- Large wind instrument similar to a piano
enter
US / 'entə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛntɚ /
- verb
- To start a career or an education
- To become a competitor in a contest
- To add or type information in a computer
- To go into a room, building etc.
can
US / kæn /
•UK / kən,kæn /
- noun
- A metal container for storing food
- other
- Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
- verb
- To have permission to
- To be possible to do
- To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container
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
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
size
US / saɪz /
•UK / saɪz /
- noun
- How big or small a thing is
- Standard measurements for clothing, shoes
- verb
- To make something to fit a particular measurement
- To organize or group from small to large
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
kill
US / kɪl /
•UK / kɪl /
- noun
- Animal killed by a person or other animal
- verb
- To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- To end the life of a person or other living thing
- To be very funny
- To prevent something from continuing or operating
- To do something unimportant to pass time quickly
victim
US / ˈvɪktɪm /
•UK / ˈvɪktɪm /
- noun
- Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- Person/animal killed and offered as a sacrifice
- Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
- Person who is tricked or made to suffer
tentacle
US / ˈtentəkl /
•UK / ˈtɛntəkəl /
- noun
- Long thin arm of some animals like an octopus
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
gelatinous
US / dʒəˈlætɪnəs /
•UK / dʒəˈlætnəs /
- adjecitve
- Thick like gelatine or thick jelly
limited
US / ˈlɪmɪtɪd /
•UK / ˈlɪmɪtɪd /
- adjecitve
- (Of a company) with a limit of financial liability
- With restrictions; not broad in scope
- verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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
launch
US / lɔ:ntʃ /
•UK / lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ /
- noun
- Starting a new project; introducing new product
- Act of firing rockets into the air
- verb
- To start a new project; start selling a product
- To put a rocket into the air
- To put a ship into the water for the first time
trap
US / træp /
•UK / træp /
- noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Area or hazard on a golf course
- Someone's mouth
- Uncomfortable event that is hard to escape
- verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
- To catch or prevent someone from escaping
- To trick someone
- To put into a situation you can't escape from
penetrate
US / ˈpenɪtreɪt /
•UK / ˈpɛnɪˌtret /
- verb
- To enter or pass through something
- To gain a market in a new area or country
- To spread through many parts of something
- To gain an understanding of something
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
strong
US / strɒŋ /
•UK / strɔŋ /
- adjecitve
- (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- Having big muscles; physically powerful
sting
US / stɪŋ /
•UK / stɪŋ /
- verb
- To be aroused to anger or action
- To cause a sharp pain to
jellyfish
US / ˈdʒelifɪʃ /
•UK / ˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃ /
- noun
- Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
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
consume
US / kən'sju:m /
•UK / kənˈsum /
- verb
- To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- To take all your energy; focus the attention