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corrupt
US / kə'rʌpt /
•UK / kəˈrʌpt /
- adjecitve
- Being damaged or spoiled
- Misusing power, as by taking bribes, to get rich
- verb
- To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
- To cause to become damaged or spoiled
- To lack integrity or be dishonest
nomination
US / ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn /
•UK / ˌnɑ:mɪˈneɪʃn /
- noun
- Act of choosing someone for a certain position
undeniable
US / ˌʌndɪˈnaɪəbl /
•UK / ˌʌndɪˈnaɪəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Certainly true; impossible to prove false
communist
US / ˈkɒmjənɪst /
•UK / ˈkɑmjənɪst /
- adjecitve
- Believer in communism
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
steel
US / sti:l /
•UK / stil /
- adjecitve
- Made of, or partly made of, a strong silvery metal
- noun
- Very strong or determined character in a person
- Very strong metal made of iron, etc.
- verb
- To prepare yourself for something difficult
cement
US / sɪ'ment /
•UK / sɪˈmɛnt /
- noun
- Building material made from gray powder, water
- verb
- To bind or hold together strongly
- To make something more stable or stronger
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
reminder
US / rɪˈmaɪndə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈmaɪndər /
- noun
- Something that causes one to remember something
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
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
somewhere
US / 'sʌmweə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌhwɛr, -ˌwɛr /
- adverb
- At or to an unknown or unnamed place
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
heyday
US / ˈheɪdeɪ /
•UK / ˈheˌde /
- noun
- Period when someone, thing was successful, popular
- Period when someone, thing was successful, popular
lot
US / lɒt /
•UK / lɑt /
- noun
- What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- A group of people seen together
- Item for sale at an auction
- Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking
poor
US / pʊə(r) /
•UK / pʊr /
- adjecitve
- Inferior; below the normal standard
- Deserving of pity or sympathy
- Without money; not rich
temperamental
US / ˌtemprəˈmentl /
•UK / ˌtɛmprəˈmɛntl:, ˌtɛmpərə- /
- adjecitve
- Taking offense or getting angry easily
cancer
US / 'kænsə(r) /
•UK / ˈkænsɚ /
- noun
- Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
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
trigger
US / 'trɪɡə(r) /
•UK / ˈtrɪɡɚ /
- noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
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
girl
US / gɜ:l /
•UK / gɜ:rl /
- noun
- A female child; a young woman
real
US / rɪəl /
•UK / ˈriəl, ril /
- adjecitve
- Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- Being important or special
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
familiar
US / fəˈmɪliə(r) /
•UK / fəˈmɪljɚ /
- adjecitve
- Well-known or easily recognized
slip
US / slɪp /
•UK / slɪp /
- noun
- A field position in cricket
- A quick escape or become free from something
- Combination of clay and water, used in pottery
- Occasion when something grows worse or drops lower
- Minor mistake
- Thin women's underwear to go under a dress
- verb
- To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
- To escape or become free from something
- To move from one state to another, usually worse
- To slide out of place or fall to the ground
- To occur or pass rapidly
- To put something in a place quietly and secretly
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
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
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
explosive
US / ɪkˈspləʊsɪv /
•UK / ɪkˈsplosɪv /
- adjecitve
- Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
- Occurring very quickly and suddenly
- Able to release a lot of energy fast, like a bomb
- noun
- Material which can explode (e.g. a bomb)
active
US / ˈæktɪv /
•UK / ˈæktɪv /
- adjecitve
- Moving around a lot or doing many things
leads
US / 'ledz /
•UK / 'ledz /
- other
- Wires for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve crimes
- Ropes used to tie some things to stop it escaping
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
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)
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
film
US / fɪlm /
•UK / fɪlm /
- noun
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- verb
- To record moving action with a camera
hand
US / hænd /
•UK / hænd /
- noun
- Cards given to a player in a card game
- Piece of a clock that points to the time
- Someone who performs physical tasks or work
- Body part at the end of a person's arm
- Help for someone performing a particular action
- Condition of having power or influence
- Member of the crew of a ship
- verb
- To give something to someone personally
quickly
US / ˈkwɪkli /
•UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /
- adverb
- Without taking a lot of time; fast
roman
US / rɔmə /
•UK / roˈmɑŋ /
- adjecitve
- A resident of modern Rome
- other
- A typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
- An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
- Characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscr
- Of or relating to or supporting Romanism
- Relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
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
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
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
- Most recent; the latest
- determiner
- The one at the end
- verb
- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
eric
US / ˈerɪk /
•UK / /
hole
US / həʊl /
•UK / hol /
- noun
- An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- Fault or weakness in a plan, idea or explanation
- Opening into or through something
- An awkward or difficult situation
- Dirty or unpleasant place with poor facilities
- verb
- (Golf) to get the ball into the hole
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
era
US / 'ɪərə /
•UK / 'ɪrə /
- noun
- Period characterized by particular events, people
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
writer
US / ˈraɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈraɪtɚ /
- noun
- Professional who writes books, articles etc.
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
style
US / staɪl /
•UK / staɪl /
- noun
- The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
- verb
- To shape or design something in a certain way
actor
US / ˈæktə(r) /
•UK / ˈæktɚ /
- noun
- Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
cast
US / kɑ:st /
•UK / kæst /
- noun
- People who appear in a play or movie
- Small amount of a particular color
- Shape to pour hot metal in to create objects
- Hard covering put around injured arm, leg etc.
- verb
- To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
- To describe someone's personality or character
- To make objects using a mold
- To be presented in a certain way
- To send out or direct something
- To throw something using a line, e.g. when fishing
edgy
US / ˈedʒi /
•UK / ˈɛdʒi /
- adjecitve
- Feelings of tension and anxiety
grab
US / ɡræb /
•UK / ɡræb /
- verb
- To take and hold something quickly
michael
US / ˈmaɪk(ə)l /
•UK / ˈmaɪkəl /
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
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)
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
oscar
US / 'ɒskə(r) /
•UK / 'ɑskər /
- noun
- Annual award given in the movie industry
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
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
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’
first
US / fɜ:st /
•UK / fɚst /
- adjecitve
- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
- noun
- Something that has not happened before
- Position of the winner of a competition
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
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
instantly
US / ˈɪnstəntli /
•UK / ˈɪnstəntli /
- adverb
- In a manner without delay; immediately
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
raspy
US / ˈrɑ:spi /
•UK / ˈræspi /
- adjecitve
- In harsh scraping sounding way
sympathy
US / 'sɪmpəθɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪmpəθi /
- noun
- Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
empire
US / ˈempaɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛmˌpaɪr /
- noun
- Group of countries controlled by one government
musical
US / ˈmju:zɪkl /
•UK / ˈmju:zɪkl /
- adjecitve
- Having a pleasant sound like music
- Having skill or being gifted in music
- noun
- Play or movie set to music
barely
US / ˈbɛəli /
•UK / ˈbɛrli /
- adverb
- Only just; just possible
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
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
dick
US / dɪk /
•UK / dɪk /
- noun
- Someone who is a detective
movie
US / ˈmu:vi /
•UK / ˈmuvi /
- noun
- Motion picture; film
son
US / sʌn /
•UK / sʌn /
- noun
- Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy
understatement
US / ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstetmənt, ˈʌndɚˌstet- /
- noun
- Description undervaluing how important a thing is
impressionist
US / ɪmˈpreʃənɪst /
•UK / ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst /
- noun
- Performer copying the speech or behavior of others
- Artist who uses impressionism in his or her work
rage
US / reɪdʒ /
•UK / reɪdʒ /
- noun
- Strong or violent anger
- Sudden display of strong or violent anger
- verb
- To act or speak with strong or violent anger
- To move violently, like a storm
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
america
US / ə'merɪkə /
•UK / əˈmɛrɪkə /
- noun
- The United States of America; North America and/or South America
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
douglas
US / ˈdʌɡləs /
•UK / ˈdʌɡləs /
- proper noun
- The capital of the Isle of Man; population 27,200 (est. 2009).
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
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
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
drill
US / drɪl /
•UK / drɪl /
- noun
- A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- Exercise done to learn military skills
- Disciplined practice, as of soldiers marching
- verb
- To make a deep hole to find oil, gas etc.
- To put a hole in something by using a boring tool
- To train in something through repetition
act
US / ækt /
•UK / ækt /
- noun
- What someone did; action; behavior
- A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
- One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
- verb
- To behave in a certain way
- To perform on a stage or in a movie
allege
US / əˈledʒ /
•UK / əˈlɛdʒ /
- verb
- To state without proof
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
alongside
US / əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd /
•UK / əˌlɔ:ŋˈsaɪd /
- preposition
- Side by side with something
legacy
US / 'leɡəsɪ /
•UK / ˈlɛɡəsi /
- noun
- Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
- Something left or given by a person who has died
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
give
US / ɡɪv /
•UK / ɡɪv /
- noun
- Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- verb
- To hand over or present something to someone
- To cause someone to have or experience something
good
US / ɡʊd /
•UK / ɡʊd /
- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
- (Of an amount) enough; plenty
- Excellent; high quality
- Acting well or properly; of moral character
- In a positive or happy emotional state
- noun
- Advantage or benefit
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
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
star
US / stɑ:(r) /
•UK / stɑr /
- noun
- Very famous person, usually an entertainer
- Someone who does something very well
- Your horoscope
- A bright planet of hot gas in the night sky
- A 5-6 sided asterisk-shape
- verb
- To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
- To do something very well
- To mark with a 5-6 sided asterisk-shape
immigrant
US / ˈɪmɪgrənt /
•UK / ˈɪmɪɡrənt /
- noun
- Person moving to another country to live there
revolt
US / rɪ'vəʊlt /
•UK / rɪˈvolt /
- adjecitve
- Causing you to feel distaste or shock
- noun
- Protest against authority; fight to take control
- Often violent rising up against a government
- verb
- To refuse to obey someone's authority or wishes
- To cause someone to feel distaste or shock
usually
US / ˈju:ʒuəli /
•UK / ˈjuːʒuəli /
- adverb
- Normally; regularly
role
US / rəʊl /
•UK / rol /
- noun
- Character played by an actor
- Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
credit
US / 'kredɪt /
•UK / ˈkrɛdɪt /
- adjecitve
- Having a positive amount of money
- noun
- System to buy something and pay for it later
- Points earned instead of money
- Quality of having a good reputation for a reason
- Points earned towards a university degree
- verb
- To add a certain amount of money to a total
- To recognize someone's achievements or help
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
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
tough
US / tʌf /
•UK / tʌf /
- adjecitve
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Having strict standards
- Being firm and not easily bent or broken
- Being strong physically or mentally
- Being difficult to persuade
- Capable of violence
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
point
US / pɔɪnt /
•UK / pɔɪnt /
- noun
- An item to be discussed
- Small spot or dot
- Fact or detail
- Feature of something
- The size of the text on a page or screen
- A certain time or stage in a process
- Certain position in time or space
- Idea or fact you try to convince people about
- Measurement of scores in a game, sport
- Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
- verb
- To face a certain direction, e.g. north
- To indicate something with your finger to others
contain
US / kənˈteɪn /
•UK / kənˈten /
- verb
- To keep something from spreading
- To hold something inside something else
global
US / ˈgləʊbl /
•UK / ˈgloʊbl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
sweaty
US / 'swetɪ /
•UK / ˈswɛti /
- adjecitve
- Covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat
drama
US / 'drɑ:mə /
•UK / ˈdrɑmə, ˈdræmə /
- noun
- Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
- Study of acting
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
will
US / wɪl /
•UK / wɪl /
- noun
- Desire or choice of someone
- Document saying who gets your money when you die
- Strong desire to do something; determination
- Desire to do something; strong wish to do
- other
- Used with verbs to express the future
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- Am (is, are) likely to do
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
dalton
US / ˈdɔ:ltən /
•UK / ˈdɔltən /
- noun
- A unit used in expressing the molecular weight of proteins, equivalent to atomic mass unit.
- proper noun
- A city in northwestern Georgia; population 33,648 (est. 2008).
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
among
US / əˈmʌŋ /
•UK / əˈmʌŋ /
- preposition
- In the center of several things
heavyweight
US / ˈheviweɪt /
•UK / ˈhɛviˌwet /
- noun
- Professional boxer in a greater weight class
talent
US / 'tælənt /
•UK / ˈtælənt /
- noun
- Natural ability of a person to do something well
- Person with a strong natural ability in something
charity
US / 'tʃærətɪ /
•UK / ˈtʃærɪti /
- noun
- Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
- Institution providing help to the needy, the sick
- Person's name
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
speak
US / spi:k /
•UK / spik /
- verb
- To be able to use a certain language
- To use words to tell information, express thoughts
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)
simply
US / ˈsɪmpli /
•UK / ˈsɪmpli /
- adverb
- In an easy or clear manner
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
epic
US / 'epɪk /
•UK / ˈɛpɪk /
- adjecitve
- Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- noun
- A long story, often about many people and events
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
russian
US / ˈrʌʃn /
•UK / ˈrʌʃn /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Russia
- noun
- Person from Russia
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
finger
US / ˈfɪŋgə(r) /
•UK / ˈfɪŋɡɚ /
- noun
- One of the five long parts of the hand
- verb
- To touch something with the ends of the hands
- To identify the person guilty of a crime
moviegoer
US / ˈmuːviɡəʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈmuːviɡoʊər /
- noun
- Someone who goes to see movies
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
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
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
play
US / pleɪ /
•UK / pleɪ /
- noun
- Loose, free movement between two objects
- Single action in a sports game
- Performance in which people act in a theater
- verb
- To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- To perform music on an instrument
- To use a device, e.g. a video game
- To do something for enjoyment and fun
- To do or perform a game or sport
slave
US / sleɪv /
•UK / slev /
- noun
- Someone who is legally owned by another person
famous
US / 'feɪməs /
•UK / ˈfeməs /
- adjecitve
- Excellent
- Widely known; recognized by many people
insist
US / ɪn'sɪst /
•UK / ɪnˈsɪst /
- verb
- To demand that someone do something
- To strongly state your opinion without changing it
hollywood
US / ˈhɔli:ˌwʊd /
•UK / ˈhɑliˌwʊd /
- adjecitve
- A flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry
- noun
- A district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
- other
- Of or relating to the film industry in the United States
- Film industry of the United States
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
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
portrayal
US / pɔ:ˈtreɪəl /
•UK / pɔ:rˈtreɪəl /
- noun
- Actor's representation of a character
- The way person/thing is represented in a book etc.
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
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