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ambulance
US / ˈæmbjələns /
•UK / ˈæmbjələns /
- noun
- Vehicle equipped to transport sick, injured people
collision
US / kəˈlɪʒn /
•UK / kəˈlɪʒən /
- noun
- Act of crashing into someone or something else
hospital
US / ˈhɒspɪtl /
•UK / ˈhɑ:spɪtl /
- noun
- Building for sick people, with doctors and nurses
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
casino
US / kəˈsi:nəʊ /
•UK / kəˈsi:noʊ /
- noun
- Establishment that hosts legalized gambling
dry
US / draɪ /
•UK / draɪ /
- adjecitve
- (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- Without water; not wet
- (Of wine, etc.) not sweet
- Without butter or jam
- verb
- To remove liquid or water from something
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
both
US / bəuθ /
•UK / boθ /
- determiner
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
- pronoun
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
humboldt
US / ˈhʌmˌboʊlt /
•UK / /
police
US / pəˈli:s /
•UK / pəˈlis /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the police and its business
- noun
- People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- verb
- To control an area, or group with a police force
travel
US / ˈtrævl /
•UK / ˈtrævəl /
- noun
- Going to other places, esp. distant places
- verb
- To go to a place that is far away
kilometre
US / ˈkɪləmi:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈkɪləmiːtər /
- noun
- A metric unit of length equal to 1000 metres
nature
US / 'neɪtʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈnetʃɚ /
- noun
- Person's character or particular way of behaving
- Basic look, feel or function of something
- Physical world, including plants, animals, rocks
playoff
US / 'pleɪˌɒf /
•UK / ˈpleˌɔf, -ˌɑf /
- noun
- Contest to determine which team goes to the final
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
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
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
since
US / sɪns /
•UK / sɪns /
- adverb
- At a point before the present time
- conjunction
- For this reason; because
- preposition
- From the time in the past that
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
driver
US / ˈdraɪvə(r) /
•UK / ˈdraɪvɚ /
- noun
- People who move cattle from one place to another
- Someone who operates a vehicle
- A club with a wooden head used when playing golf
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
casualty
US / ˈkæʒuəlti /
•UK / ˈkæʒuəlti /
- noun
- Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
- Someone injured or dead as a result of an accident
hour
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- noun
- 60 minutes
- Particular time of the day
- Fixed, regularly occurring time
injure
US / ˈɪndʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈɪndʒɚ /
- verb
- To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
occur
US / əˈkɜ:(r) /
•UK / əˈkɚ /
- verb
- To come to pass or to happen
mass
US / mæs /
•UK / mæs /
- noun
- Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- Large amount or number of something
- Main or largest part of something
- Large number of people considered as a whole
- Amount of matter that an object has
- verb
- To gather people or things into a large group
trauma
US / 'trɔ:mə /
•UK / ˈtraʊmə /
- noun
- A very severe or upsetting experience
- Serious injury to part of the body
short
US / ʃɔ:t /
•UK / ʃɔrt /
- adverb
- Less than what is needed
- Suddenly stopping what you are saying or doing
- verb
- (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- adjecitve
- Measuring a small distance
- Happening for a small amount of time
- Unfriendly or rude
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
head
US / hed /
•UK / hɛd /
- noun
- Counter for the number of cattle
- Natural mental ability or intelligence
- Leader or person with the greatest authority
- Mind; mental ability; mental state
- Side of a coin with a head on it
- Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
- Starting point of something, e.g. a river
- verb
- To hit a ball with your head in a game
- To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
- To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
- To become the leader of something
- To lead or be responsible for something
few
US / fju: /
•UK / fju /
- pronoun
- Not many, a small number
individual
US / ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl /
•UK / ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl /
- adjecitve
- Made for use by one single person
- Having a distinct manner different from others
- noun
- Single person, looked at separately from others
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
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
tragic
US / ˈtrædʒɪk /
•UK / ˈtrædʒɪk /
- adjecitve
- (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
tonight
US / təˈnaɪt /
•UK / təˈnaɪt /
- adverb
- Night following this day
- noun
- This evening; the night of today
western
US / ˈwestən /
•UK / ˈwestərn /
- adjecitve
- Movies often about cowboys in the American West
- Coming from, found in, or facing towards the west
fatality
US / fə'tælətɪ /
•UK / feˈtælɪti, fə- /
- noun
- Death resulting from an accident or a disaster
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)
scene
US / si:n /
•UK / sin /
- noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
- Place where something particular happened
- Part of an act in a play
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
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
senior
US / 'si:nɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈsinjɚ /
- adjecitve
- Being older than another person
- Concerning the needs or activities of older people
- (Student) in the final year of school
- noun
- Person who has usually reached a specific old age
- Person who is older than someone else
- Person with higher status or authority than
- Student who is in the final year of school
incident
US / ˈɪnsɪdənt /
•UK / ˈɪnsɪdənt /
- noun
- Event, usually unusual or important; accident
injury
US / 'ɪndʒərɪ /
•UK / ˈɪndʒəri /
- noun
- Physical or emotional harm or damage
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
horror
US / ˈhɒrə(r) /
•UK / ˈhɔrɚ, ˈhɑr- /
- noun
- Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
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
semi
US / ˈsemi /
•UK / ˈsɛmaɪ, ˈsɛmi /
- noun
- House that shares a wall with another house
- prefix
- A prefix meaning 'half'
survive
US / sə'vaɪv /
•UK / sɚˈvaɪv /
- verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
bureau
US / 'bjʊərəʊ /
•UK / ˈbjʊro /
- noun
- Administrative unit of government
carry
US / ˈkæri /
•UK / ˈkæri /
- verb
- To have a child, be pregnant
- To have a disease you might give to others
- (Of stores) to sell a particular product
- To hold something and move it to another place
- To travel a long distance (sound)
- To support the weight or burden of something
investigator
US / ɪnˈvestɪgeɪtə(r) /
•UK / ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡetɚ /
- noun
- Someone who finds information about something
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
intersection
US / ˌɪntə'sekʃn /
•UK / ˌɪntɚˈsɛkʃən /
- noun
- Place where two things cross
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
south
US / saʊθ /
•UK / saʊθ /
- adjecitve
- Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- Coming from the opposite direction from north
- noun
- The direction to your right of the rising sun
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
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
truck
US / trʌk /
•UK / trʌk /
- noun
- Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- Large vehicle suitable for transporting things
- Simple frame with wheels for moving things; cart
- verb
- To transport something on a lorry, van
collide
US / kəˈlaɪd /
•UK / kəˈlaɪd /
- verb
- To come together or crash with a lot of force
- To disagree with or be very different from others
ones
US / wʌnz /
•UK / wʌnz /
- number
- Number 1, a single person or thing
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
patient
US / 'peɪʃnt /
•UK / ˈpeʃənt /
- adjecitve
- Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- noun
- Person who receives medical treatment or care
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
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- noun
- Person's name
- A very strong feeling of affection
- The person you care very deeply about
- Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
- verb
- To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
- To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
- To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
bad
US / bæd /
•UK / bæd /
- adjecitve
- Not good; wrong
- Lacking in good morals; evil
- No longer fresh; spoiled
tragedy
US / 'trædʒədɪ /
•UK / ˈtrædʒɪdi /
- noun
- Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- Very sad event that usually involves death
attempt
US / ə'tempt /
•UK / əˈtɛmpt /
- noun
- Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
- verb
- To try to do something challenging or difficult
five
US / faɪv /
•UK / faɪv /
- number
- 5
approximately
US / əˈprɒksɪmətli /
•UK / əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ /
- adverb
- Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
cross
US / krɒs /
•UK / krɔs, krɑs /
- adjecitve
- Angry and upset
- From one side of something to the other
- noun
- (Of animals) mixture of breeds in one animal
- Person's name
- verb
- To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- To breed one type of animal or plant with another
- To not to agree with someone; oppose
- To go from one side of something to the other
- To meet at one point
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
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
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
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
destination
US / ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn /
•UK / ˌdɛstəˈneʃən /
- noun
- The place you are traveling to
game
US / ɡeɪm /
•UK / ɡem /
- noun
- Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- Birds and animals people hunt to kill and eat
- Match between two teams
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
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
centre
US / ˈsentə(r) /
•UK / ˈsɛntɚ /
- noun
- Community place people go health or social reasons
- Place in the middle of something
- Person or thing that is attracting attention
- verb
- To place a focus on something
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
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
majority
US / mə'dʒɒrətɪ /
•UK / məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr- /
- noun
- Amount that is more than half of a group
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
east
US / i:st /
•UK / i:st /
- noun
- Direction where the sun rises
- Geographic area including India, China, Japan etc.
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
critically
US / 'krɪtɪklɪ /
•UK / ˈkrɪtɪklɪ /
- adverb
- As part of the process of judging something
- In a way that is serious or dangerous; vitally
fire
US / 'faɪə(r) /
•UK / faɪr /
- noun
- Heat and the flame produced when burning
- Intense energy for or about something
- verb
- To apply heat to something to make it hard
- To make a person leave their job; dismiss
- To shoot a gun or weapon
- To launch something into the sky, e.g. a rocket
- To start working on something e.g. a project
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
highway
US / 'haɪweɪ /
•UK / ˈhaɪˌwe /
- noun
- Main road connecting places
hit
US / hɪt /
•UK / hɪt /
- noun
- A planned killing, usually for money
- Song, movie etc. that is successful
- When someone strikes someone or something
- Time when a player makes contact with the ball
- Time when a website is accessed
- verb
- To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- To press something, such as a button or switch
- To suddenly realize the importance of something
- To move your hand, a bat, etc. against with force
- To fight, attack or damage something or someone
- To arrive at a specific place, level, or goal
- To make contact with the ball in a game or sport
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
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
province
US / 'prɒvɪns /
•UK / ˈprɑvɪns /
- noun
- Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
- Area a country is divided into outside the capital
aware
US / əˈwɛə /
•UK / əˈwɛr /
- adjecitve
- Knowing or feeling that something exists
dead
US / ded /
•UK / dɛd /
- adjecitve
- Not alive
- Being bored or not interested
- Unable to operate because electricity etc. ran out
- Being unable to feel, physically or emotionally
- adverb
- Completely; absolutely
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)
health
US / helθ /
•UK / hɛlθ /
- noun
- (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
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’
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
right
US / raɪt /
•UK / raɪt /
- adjecitve
- Correct or true
- The south side of you looking at the rising sun
- adverb
- Exactly in a place or time
- Being appropriate for a particular event
- In a straight or direct manner
- noun
- Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
- Ideal of what is just and good
- Political view based on conservatism
- verb
- To fix something previously wrong or unjust
- To make upright, as a boat that has turned over
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
understanding
US / ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ /
•UK / ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Being sympathetic
- noun
- When you get the meaning correctly; comprehension
- Knowledge about something or someone
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
chief
US / tʃi:f /
•UK / tʃif /
- adjecitve
- The one highest in authority or importance
- noun
- Leader of a race or group of people
- The one highest in authority or importance
surround
US / səˈraʊnd /
•UK / səˈraʊnd /
- other
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
- verb
- To be all the way around something
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
- To move closer on all sides of something
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
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
team
US / ti:m /
•UK / tim /
- noun
- Group of people working on a task together
- Group of people playing a sport together
bronco
US / ˈbrɒŋkəʊ /
•UK / ˈbrɑ:ŋkoʊ /
- noun
- Horse that is still wild, especially in a rodeo
declare
US / dɪ'kleə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈklɛr /
- verb
- To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- To show the cost of things purchased overseas
- To say something in an official or sure way
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
traffic
US / 'træfɪk /
•UK / ˈtræfɪk /
- noun
- The cars or vehicles on the road
- Amount of activity over a communication system
wait
US / weɪt /
•UK / wet /
- verb
- To delay or not do something until later
- To spend time until an expected thing happens
- To remain in a place until a thing happens
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
code
US / kəʊd /
•UK / kod /
- noun
- A password made of a set of letters or numbers
- Set of rules for behavior
- A secret language using secret symbols
- Written part of a computer program
- verb
- To express information in a series of numbers
- To write a secret message using secret symbols
- To write programs using computer languages
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
hockey
US / ˈhɒki /
•UK / ˈhɑ:ki /
- noun
- Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
science
US / 'saɪəns /
•UK / ˈsaɪəns /
- noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
westbound
US / ˈwestbaʊnd /
•UK / ˈwestbaʊnd /
- noun
- Moving toward the west
immediately
US / ɪˈmi:diətli /
•UK / ɪˈmidiɪtli /
- adverb
- Without any delay; straight away
bus
US / bʌs /
•UK / bʌs /
- noun
- A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
- verb
- To move people by coach or bus