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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
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
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
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
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
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
temperature
US / ˈtemprətʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə- /
- noun
- When you your body heat is above normal
- How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
brand
US / brænd /
•UK / brænd /
- noun
- A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- Product made or designed by a named company
- verb
- To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
- To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
- To give a famous name to a product or service
front
US / frʌnt /
•UK / frʌnt /
- adjecitve
- Opposite of back; the forward part of an object
- noun
- Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- Area where fighting in a war is happening
- Place where air of different temperatures meets
- verb
- To have the forward part facing something
- To lead a group of people, usually a band
mitchell
US / mɪ'steɪk /
•UK / mɪˈstek /
direct
US / də'rekt /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- /
- adverb
- Coming straight from something
- verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- To control the acting in a movie or play
cooler
US / ˈku:lə(r) /
•UK / ˈkulɚ /
- adjecitve
- More cool than
- Being more smart or stylish than others
- noun
- A box to keep things such as food, drink cool
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
mostly
US / ˈməʊstli /
•UK / ˈmoʊstli /
- adverb
- In large part; mainly or chiefly
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
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
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
nova
US / 'nəʊvə /
•UK / ˈnovə /
- noun
- A star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the proce
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
brunswick
US / /
•UK / /
- proper noun
- A former duchy and state in central Germany, mostly incorporated into Lower Saxony.
- A town in southwestern Maine, home to Bowdoin College; population 21,720 (est. 2008).
north
US / nɔ:θ /
•UK / nɔ:rθ /
- adjecitve
- Coming from the opposite direction to the south
- noun
- Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
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
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
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
saturday
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- Sixth day of the week; the day after Friday
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
towards
US / tə'wɔ:dz /
•UK / 'təuədz, twɔ:dz /
- preposition
- In the direction of someone or something
effect
US / ɪ'fekt /
•UK / ɪˈfɛkt /
- noun
- An advantage, benefit
- Change brought about by a cause; result
meteorologist
US / ˌmi:tiəˈrɒlədʒɪst /
•UK / ˌmitiəˈrɑlədʒɪst /
- noun
- Specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
coastline
US / ˈkəʊstlaɪn /
•UK / ˈkoʊstlaɪn /
- noun
- Area of sea alongside the land in an area
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
scatter
US / 'skætə(r) /
•UK / ˈskætɚ /
- other
- To place or leave things in various places
- verb
- To throw or move into various different directions
quite
US / kwaɪt /
•UK / kwaɪt /
- adverb
- Not very; fairly
- Very; In a complete or total manner
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
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
positive
US / ˈpɒzətɪv /
•UK / ˈpɑzɪtɪv /
- adjecitve
- Showing agreement or support for something
- Being sure about something; knowing the truth
- Having the charge produced by electrons
- Being good or useful
- Showing that a chemical is present in a test
prevail
US / prɪˈveɪl /
•UK / prɪˈvel /
- verb
- To be successful against enemy/problem
- To exist at a certain time; to be common
statement
US / ˈsteɪtmənt /
•UK / ˈstetmənt /
- noun
- Record of activity in a bank account over time
- Act or process of saying something formally
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
period
US / ˈpɪəriəd /
•UK / ˈpɪriəd /
- noun
- Set amount of time during which events take place
- A way to emphasize what you will say
- A full stop (.), marking the end of a sentence
- A menstrual cycle
- A set time for a class to be held
quality
US / 'kwɒlətɪ /
•UK / ˈkwɑlɪti /
- noun
- Feature associated with someone or something
- High level of worth or excellence
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
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
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
wind
US / wɪnd /
•UK / wɪnd /
- adjecitve
- (Musical instruments) that you blow into to play
- noun
- A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- Something that has influence
- verb
- If a road, path, or river winds, it follows a route that turns repeatedly in different directions
- To turn or cause something to turn
- To twist around something
hour
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- noun
- 60 minutes
- Particular time of the day
- Fixed, regularly occurring time
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
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)
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
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
climb
US / klaɪm /
•UK / klaɪm /
- noun
- A trip up something, e.g. a mountain
- Increase or a rise toward a higher price or point
- verb
- To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- To increase or rise toward a higher price or point
cool
US / ku:l /
•UK / kul /
- adjecitve
- Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- Almost cold; not warm or hot
- Smart or stylish in a way (young) people admire
- Unfriendly in an indirect way; distant
- verb
- To make something decrease in temperature
- (Of an emotion, etc.) to become less strongly felt
per
US / pə(r) /
•UK / pɚ /
- preposition
- In the manner directed or suggested
- For each; during each
overall
US / ˌəʊvər'ɔ:l /
•UK / ˈovɚˌrɔl /
- adjecitve
- Viewed as a whole; in general, not as details
warm
US / wɔ:m /
•UK / wɔrm /
- adjecitve
- Friendly, sincere and kind to others
- Being friendly or sincere
- Slightly hot; not very hot
- verb
- To become more friendly or to like something
- To make something hotter
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
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
upcoming
US / ˈʌpkʌmɪŋ /
•UK / ˈʌpˌkʌmɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Occurring soon; approaching
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
direction
US / də'rekʃn /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ- /
- noun
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
drizzle
US / ˈdrɪzl /
•UK / 'drɪzl /
- noun
- Light rain
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
northeast
US / 'nɔ:θ'i:st /
•UK / nɔrθˈist, nɔrˈist /
- noun
- Location in the northeastern part of an area
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
bit
US / bɪt /
•UK / bɪt /
- noun
- Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- Small piece of something
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
kilometre
US / ˈkɪləmi:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈkɪləmiːtər /
- noun
- A metric unit of length equal to 1000 metres
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
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
tap
US / tæp /
•UK / tæp /
- noun
- Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
- Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
- verb
- To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- To move feet/fingers to make light regular sounds
- To spy one someone electronically
- To hit something or someone lightly
- To remove from an object e.g. oil from the ground
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
between
US / bɪˈtwi:n /
•UK / bɪˈtwin /
- preposition
- From one person, thing, or place, to another
- In the space that separates two objects
- Among two or more people who share something
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
activity
US / æk'tɪvətɪ /
•UK / ækˈtɪvɪti /
- noun
- An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
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
atlantic
US / æt'læntɪk /
•UK / ætˈlæntɪk /
- adjecitve
- Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
change
US / tʃeɪndʒ /
•UK / tʃendʒ /
- noun
- Exchange of one set of clothes for another
- Money in the form of coins instead of paper
- Money returned after giving too much
- Act of making or becoming something else
- verb
- To exchange one set of clothes for another
- To exchange one kind of money for another
- To replace something with another thing
- To make or become something else
- To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another
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”
prolong
US / prə'lɒŋ /
•UK / prəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɑŋ /
- verb
- To make continue for a longer amount of time
top
US / tɒp /
•UK / tɑp /
- adjecitve
- Being good or great; excellent
- Being the most in degree or quality
- noun
- Item of clothing covering shoulders to waist, hips
- A cover or lid
- Part (e.g. road) that is the furthest away
- Highest or upper part or point of something
- Best or highest status or position
- Flat upper surface or edge of an object
- Child's toy that spins on its point
- Upper section or leaves of fruits and vegetables
- Winning in a sport or contest
- verb
- To be higher or larger than a specific value
- To arrive at the highest point of something
- To put a cover or layer or over something
- To kill; murder
- To hold the highest position on a list
- To be more important, successful or better than
- To beat someone or win at a game
movement
US / ˈmu:vmənt /
•UK / ˈmuvmənt /
- noun
- Part of a piece of classical music
- Group with a shared interest or goal
- Group sharing the same idea to change society, art
- Action you do when exercising, e.g. in a gym
- Part of a piece of music
pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
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
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
fog
US / fɒg /
•UK / fɔ:g /
- noun
- Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
- verb
- To have water drops on it so you cannot see out
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
surface
US / 'sɜ:fɪs /
•UK / ˈsɚfəs /
- adjecitve
- Of the top layer; not deep or meaningful
- noun
- Top layer of the ground or of water
- Nature or emotions that show, but may not be true
- Outside or upper layer of something
- verb
- To give (road) a top layer
- To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
- To come to the top of something; emerge
- To come to the top level of water, mud, etc.
coverage
US / ˈkʌvərɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈkʌvərɪdʒ /
- noun
- Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
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
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
let
US / let /
•UK / lɛt /
- verb
- To allow someone to do something
- Introducing a suggestion to do something together
- To rent a house, etc. to 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
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
labrador
US / 'læbrədɔ:(r) /
•UK / 'læbrədɔ:r /
- noun
- A retriever of a breed that predominantly has a black or yellow coat, widely used as a gun dog or as
- proper noun
- A coastal region of eastern Canada, which forms the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland an
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
weekend
US / ˌwi:kˈend /
•UK / ˈwi:kend /
- noun
- Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
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
scotia
US / 'skəʊʃə /
•UK / 'skoʊʃə /
- noun
- (chiefly in classical architecture) a concave molding, especially at the base of a column.
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
stall
US / stɔ:l /
•UK / stɔl /
- noun
- Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- A table where things are sold at a market or fair
- Small private area in a room for a toilet/shower
- State in which an engine or machine stops working
- verb
- To put animals inside the room where they are kept
- To stop suddenly because of a problem or issue
- To try to slow down or cause a delay
center
US / 'sentə /
•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 direct focus toward something
behind
US / bɪˈhaɪnd /
•UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a later or slower time than expected
- Being in a losing position in a sporting event
- Being in the past; old fashioned
- adverb
- Remaining
- noun
- The part of the body that one sits on
- preposition
- At or toward the back of someone or something
- Supporting or helping someone
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
increase
US / ɪn'kri:s /
•UK / ɪnˈkris /
- noun
- Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
- verb
- To make or become larger in size or amount
notice
US / 'nəʊtɪs /
•UK / ˈnotɪs /
- noun
- Time by when you must leave, e.g. if you are fired
- Paper with an announcement, e.g. pinned to a board
- verb
- To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
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)
smoke
US / sməʊk /
•UK / smoʊk /
- noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
- verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- To add a taste to food by putting it near a fire
- To breathe in through a cigarette, etc.
island
US / ˈaɪlənd /
•UK / ˈaɪlənd /
- noun
- Area of land that is surrounded by water
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
presence
US / ˈprezns /
•UK / ˈprɛzəns /
- noun
- The same place or area that a person is
- Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
- Something not physically seen but felt to be there
- Feeling a person gives by being noticeable
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
steady
US / 'stedɪ /
•UK / ˈstɛdi /
- adjecitve
- Happening or developing at a regular rate
- Continuing without stopping or changing over time
- Firmly fixed or supported; not likely to fall over
- noun
- Your boyfriend or girlfriend
- verb
- To make constant, unchanging or staying the same
- To hold something/someone so they stop moving
tonight
US / təˈnaɪt /
•UK / təˈnaɪt /
- adverb
- Night following this day
- noun
- This evening; the night of today
evening
US / ˈi:vnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈivnɪŋ /
- noun
- Last part of the day and early part of night
- A social event in the early part of the night
- verb
- To make something level; to flatten
- To make something equal
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)
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
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
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
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
wildfire
US / ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈwaɪldˌfaɪr /
- noun
- Raging and rapidly spreading large fire
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’
week
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
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
directly
US / dəˈrektli /
•UK / dɪˈrɛktli, daɪ- /
- adverb
- In a frank and honest way
- Right away; immediately
damp
US / dæmp /
•UK / dæmp /
- adjecitve
- A little wet
county
US / ˈkaʊnti /
•UK / ˈkaʊnti /
- noun
- Administrative region within a country or a state
down
US / daʊn /
•UK / daʊn /
- adjecitve
- Being sad, sick, or unhappy
- Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
- adverb
- In a sitting or lying position
- Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
- Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
- noun
- A period of play in American Football
- The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
- preposition
- Along something's path, course, or direction
- Going from a higher position to a lower position
- verb
- To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping
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
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
sea
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- Very large group of people, similar-looking things
- Large body of salty water with land around it
shower
US / ˈʃaʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈʃaʊɚ /
- noun
- Device producing falling water for cleaning
- Process of washing your body under running water
- Party where a woman receives wedding/baby gifts
- Giving someone many things, as gifts
- Brief time when rain or snow is falling
- verb
- To wash your body under running water
- To give someone many things as gifts
dramatically
US / drə'mætɪklɪ /
•UK / drəˈmætɪkl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a sudden or extreme manner
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
humidity
US / hju:ˈmɪdəti /
•UK / hjuˈmɪdɪti /
- noun
- Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
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
northeastern
US / ˌnɔ:θ'i:stən /
•UK / ˌnɔ:θ'i:stən /
- adjecitve
- Area in both the north and east
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
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
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
side
US / saɪd /
•UK / saɪd /
- adjecitve
- In addition to the central or most important thing
- Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
- noun
- Position or opinion that is opposite to another
- Right or left part of a person's body
- Feature of someone's personality
- Straight edge of an object
- One of two or more groups fighting each other
- verb
- To decide to agree with one point, not the other
reason
US / 'ri:zn /
•UK / ˈrizən /
- noun
- Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
- Explanation for why something occurred or was done
- verb
- To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
relate
US / rɪ'leɪt /
•UK / rɪˈlet /
- verb
- To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
- To tell a story, or tell about a particular event
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
weather
US / 'weðə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɛðɚ /
- noun
- Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- verb
- To successfully deal with a difficult situation
- To erode or become damaged due to the environment
gusty
US / ˈgʌsti /
•UK / ˈɡʌsti /
- adjecitve
- Blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
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