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kenyan
US / ˈkenjən /
•UK / ˈkenjən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Kenya
- noun
- Person from Kenya
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)
punishment
US / ˈpʌnɪʃmənt /
•UK / ˈpʌnɪʃmənt /
- noun
- Being punished; thing you do when being punished
- Physically rough treatment
scripture
US / ˈskrɪptʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈskrɪptʃɚ /
- noun
- Holy books of a particular religion
depend
US / dɪˈpend /
•UK / dɪˈpend /
- verb
- Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
clothe
US / kləʊð /
•UK / kloʊð /
- verb
- To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
consume
US / kən'sju:m /
•UK / kənˈsum /
- verb
- To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- To take all your energy; focus the attention
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
generation
US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /
•UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /
- noun
- Act or process of producing or causing something
- People born and living at about the same time
sweet
US / swi:t /
•UK / swit /
- adjecitve
- Having a gentle, likable nature
- Making one feel happy, pleased or content
- Cute in appearance
- Tasting like sugar; containing sugar
- noun
- Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
explode
US / ɪk'spləʊd /
•UK / ɪkˈsplod /
- verb
- To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- To increase in number or amount very quickly
- To burst or cause to burst into pieces
earth
US / ɜ:θ /
•UK / ɚθ /
- noun
- Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- The planet we live on
- Soil in which we grow plants
ocean
US / 'əʊʃn /
•UK / ˈoʃən /
- noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
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
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of 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
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
consequence
US / ˈkɔnsikwəns /
•UK / ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns /
- noun
- Importance of a person or thing
- Outcome of an event; result
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
mama
US / 'mæmə /
•UK / ˈmɑmə /
- noun
- A mother
pesticide
US / ˈpestɪsaɪd /
•UK / ˈpɛstɪˌsaɪd /
- noun
- A chemical substance used to kill pests
sound
US / saʊnd /
•UK / saʊnd /
- adjecitve
- Sensible, dependable and reliable
- Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
- Firm or solid in structure
- Sane; not mentally ill
- Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
- noun
- Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
- Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
- verb
- To seem or appear to be, from what was said
- To say in a clear deliberate manner
- To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell
alarm
US / əˈlɑ:m /
•UK / əˈlɑ:rm /
- noun
- Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- an alarm clock
cultivate
US / 'kʌltɪveɪt /
•UK / ˈkʌltəˌvet /
- verb
- To grow plants, crops etc.
- To cause to grow by education; to enlighten
harm
US / hɑ:m /
•UK / hɑrm /
- noun
- Damage or injury
- verb
- To damage, injure, or hurt someone or 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
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
number
US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /
•UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /
- noun
- Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- Particular song or dance performed during a show
- Total quantity or amount of things
- verb
- To put numbers on things
- To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
- To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set
prosper
US / ˈprɒspə(r) /
•UK / ˈprɑ:spə(r) /
- verb
- To be a success and make money
- To grow and be healthy
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
great
US / ɡreɪt /
•UK / ɡret /
- adjecitve
- Very large in size
- Very important
- Very good; fantastic; wonderful
- adverb
- Very good; better than before
- noun
- Successful and well-admired person
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
watch
US / wɒtʃ /
•UK / wɑtʃ /
- noun
- Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
- Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
- Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
- verb
- To keep in check, manage, or control something
- To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
- To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
- To look at carefully to work out what is happening
- To protect and care for someone or something
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
each
US / i:tʃ /
•UK / itʃ /
- determiner
- Every one of two or more things
- pronoun
- Per one person or thing
devour
US / dɪˈvaʊə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈvaʊr /
- verb
- To eat quickly and hungrily
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
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
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
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
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
witness
US / 'wɪtnəs /
•UK / ˈwɪtnɪs /
- noun
- Person who was present to see an event take place
- Evidence or proof of something
- verb
- To see the signing of an official document
- To see an event take place (usually a crime)
- To serve as an example or evidence of something
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
schooling
US / 'sku:lɪŋ /
•UK / ˈskulɪŋ /
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
john
US / dʒɔn /
•UK / dʒɑn /
- noun
- A toilet.
- A prostitute's client.
- proper noun
- (1165–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine; king of England 1199–1216; known as John Lack
- The name of six kings of Portugal.
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
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
perfect
US / 'pɜ:fɪkt /
•UK / ˈpɚfɪkt /
- adjecitve
- So good it cannot be improved
- verb
- To do something so well, it cannot be done better
half
US / hɑ:f /
•UK / hæf, hɑf /
- adjecitve
- Not complete
- adverb
- Partly; somewhat
- noun
- One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
- The part you get when one is divided into two;
insecurity
US / ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊərətɪ /
•UK / ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrətɪ /
- noun
- Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
- State of feeling unsafe
plant
US / plɑ:nt /
•UK / plænt /
- noun
- Factory or a place where things are made
- Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
- verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
stand
US / stænd /
•UK / stænd /
- noun
- Effort to fight against something
- Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
- Place in a stadium where spectators watch
- Table where things are sold at a fair or market
- verb
- To be a candidate in an election
- To be able to accept someone, something; bear
- To last for a long time
- To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
- To place something in a particular position; place
- To be (as stated)
- To still be valid
- To have an opinion about something
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
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
locust
US / ˈləʊkəst /
•UK / ˈloʊkəst /
- noun
- Insect similar to a grasshopper, that can swarm
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
irvine
US / ˈɜːvaɪn /
•UK / ˈɜrvaɪn /
- proper noun
- A planned city in southwestern California; population 207,500 (est. 2008).
live
US / lɪv /
•UK / liv /
- adjecitve
- Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
- Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
- Glowing because burning; hot
- Not yet killed (for food)
- adverb
- (Music, drama) as it is performed
- verb
- To be alive
- To experience a particular type of life
- To make your home in a house or town
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
livelihood
US / ˈlaɪvlihʊd /
•UK / ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd /
- noun
- Way someone earns money to live
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
mention
US / 'menʃn /
•UK / ˈmɛnʃən /
- noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
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
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
may
US / meɪ /
•UK / me /
- noun
- 5th month of the year
- other
- Used to express a desire
- Expresses permission, possibility or probability
- Used to show that a thing could be true
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
unseasonably
US / ʌnˈsiːznəbli /
•UK / ʌnˈsiːznəbli /
- other
- Not in accordance with the season
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
hardiness
US / ˈhɑːdinəs /
•UK / ˈhɑːrdinəs /
- noun
- Property of being strong and healthy
doom
US / du:m /
•UK / dum /
- noun
- Certain of the failure or destruction of
- Very bad, unhappy future event or situation
- verb
- To make failure, defeat or death certain for
pay
US / peɪ /
•UK / pe /
- noun
- Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
- verb
- To give money for goods or work done
- To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
- To be punished or suffer for something you did
- To make (a visit) to a person or place
ago
US / əˈgəʊ /
•UK / əˈgoʊ /
- adverb
- At a specified length of time in the past
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
fear
US / fɪə(r) /
•UK / fɪr /
- noun
- Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- verb
- To be afraid of or nervous about something
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
empty
US / 'emptɪ /
•UK / ˈɛmpti /
- adjecitve
- Containing nothing; with no contents
- Without emotions, feelings, meaning or force
- noun
- Item, e.g. a bottle, whose contents have been used
- verb
- To remove the contents from something
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”
divine
US / dɪ'vaɪn /
•UK / dɪˈvaɪn /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or coming from God or a god
- Being very good or wonderful
- verb
- To predict through feeling and without reason
appear
US / ə'pɪə(r) /
•UK / əˈpɪr /
- verb
- To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- To seem to be
- To act in a play, movie, or be mentioned in media
survivor
US / səˈvaɪvə(r) /
•UK / sərˈvaɪvə(r) /
- noun
- Person, thing that continues to live or exist
swarm
US / swɔ:m /
•UK / swɔrm /
- noun
- Large group of flying insects moving together
- (Of people) large group of people acting as one
- verb
- (Of bees) to form a group and leave the bee hive
- (Of people) to form a crowd and move together
sell
US / sel /
•UK / sɛl /
- verb
- To exchange something for money
- To persuade people to do, like or agree
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
eat
US / i:t /
•UK / it /
- verb
- To put food in your mouth
livestock
US / ˈlaɪvstɒk /
•UK / ˈlaɪvˌstɑk /
- noun
- Any animals kept for use or profit
scare
US / skeə(r) /
•UK / sker /
- noun
- Act of making some feel frightened
- Something causing people to be afraid
- verb
- To become frightened
- To make someone feel frightened or worried
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
series
US / ˈsɪəri:z /
•UK / ˈsɪriz /
- noun
- Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- other
- Number of things that happen one after another
worried
US / ˈwʌrid /
•UK / ˈwɜ:rid /
- adjecitve
- Feeling troubled or concerned
- verb
- To cause concern or trouble over something
- To feel concerned or troubled about something
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
previous
US / ˈpri:viəs /
•UK / ˈpriviəs /
- adjecitve
- Existing or happening before the present time
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
among
US / əˈmʌŋ /
•UK / əˈmʌŋ /
- preposition
- In the center of several things
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
lose
US / lu:z /
•UK / luz /
- verb
- To be unable to keep in check or control something
- To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
- To stop having certain qualities or abilities
- To stop having or being entitled to
- To fail to win something that is being contested
- To be unable to find something you once had
- To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')
new
US / nju: /
•UK / nu, nju /
- adjecitve
- Not old, recently born, built or made
- Being or doing something for the first time
- Not felt, seen or known previously
- Having been recently bought or obtained
try
US / traɪ /
•UK / traɪ /
- noun
- Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
- verb
- To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- To examine someone or something in a court of law
- To test to see if it is good or you like it
- To make a person go through hardship; test
- To examine something to see if it works
frightening
US / ˈfraɪtnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈfraɪtnɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Being scary
- verb
- To make someone afraid or nervous
saudi
US / 'saʊdɪ /
•UK / 'saʊdɪ /
- other
- A native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia
tree
US / tri: /
•UK / tri /
- noun
- Tall green plants in a forest
breadbasket
US / ˈbredbɑ:skɪt /
•UK / ˈbrɛdˌbæskɪt /
- noun
- Geographic region serving as the principal source of grain; an enlarged and muscular saclike organ o
keep
US / ki:p /
•UK / kip /
- noun
- Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- Money spent on you so you can live in a place
- verb
- To continue doing something; not to stop
- To stop balls going in a goal in sports
- To not give back or return something
- (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
- To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
- To have and continue to hold something
- To do something that you have promised or agreed
- To stay in a certain place or condition
- To maintain the rules
east
US / i:st /
•UK / i:st /
- noun
- Direction where the sun rises
- Geographic area including India, China, Japan etc.
normally
US / ˈnɔ:məli /
•UK / ˈnɔːrməli /
- adverb
- In the manner that is usual or ordinary
notorious
US / nəʊ'tɔ:rɪəs /
•UK / noʊ'tɔ:rɪrs /
- adjecitve
- Being famous or publicly known for something bad
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
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
invasion
US / ɪnˈveɪʒn /
•UK / ɪnˈveʒən /
- noun
- Entry into a place to cause harm
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
hot
US / hɒt /
•UK / hɑ:t /
- adjecitve
- Angry or excited
- Being very good at something
- Having a high temperature
- Popular and causing a great deal of excitement
- Attractive in a sexually exciting way
- (Of food) very spicy
- Stolen; dangerous to buy or trade in
mango
US / 'mæŋɡəʊ /
•UK / ˈmæŋɡo /
- noun
- Tropical fruit with yellow flesh and a big stone
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
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
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
region
US / 'ri:dʒən /
•UK / ˈridʒən /
- noun
- Part of a country, of the world, area, 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
africa
US / 'æfrɪkə /
•UK / ˈæfrɪkə /
- noun
- Continent between the Atlantic and Indian oceans
harvest
US / ˈhɑ:vɪst /
•UK / ˈhɑ:rvɪst /
- noun
- Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- The time of year to bring crops in from the fields
- verb
- To gather ripe crops in from the fields
cyclone
US / ˈsaɪkləʊn /
•UK / ˈsaɪkloʊn /
- noun
- Strong wind, similar to a hurricane, tornado, etc.
weight
US / weɪt /
•UK / wet /
- noun
- How heavy something is
- Metal object to measure how heavy something is
- Importance, power, and influence person, thing has
- A source of worry, sadness, or emotional stress
ability
US / ə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / əˈbɪlɪti /
- noun
- The power, resources or skill to do something
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
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
hatch
US / hætʃ /
•UK / hætʃ /
- noun
- Door or covering to an opening in boat's deck
- other
- To be born or come out from an egg
- verb
- To be born or come out from an egg
- To produce or create an idea or plan secretly
proliferation
US / prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn /
•UK / prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn /
- noun
- Sudden and fast increase in something
harbinger
US / 'hɑ:bɪndʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈhɑrbɪndʒɚ /
- noun
- Something that indicates what will come
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
sight
US / saɪt /
•UK / saɪt /
- noun
- Things or people that one can see
- Range or distance that someone can see
- Famous places often visited by tourists
- Sense that allows you to see
- Act of seeing someone or something
- verb
- To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- To see something rare or unusual
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
flower
US / ˈflaʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈflaʊɚ /
- noun
- Plant with a pretty head, e.g. a rose
- verb
- (Of flowers) to emerge into full shape; to bloom
- To develop successfully or fully
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
farmer
US / ˈfɑ:mə(r) /
•UK / ˈfɑ:rmə(r) /
- noun
- Person who operates a farm
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
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
mother
US / ˈmʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈmʌðɚ /
- noun
- Female who has a child or children; female parent
- verb
- To take care of someone as if they were your child
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
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
away
US / ə'weɪ /
•UK / əˈwe /
- adjecitve
- Not present
- adverb
- Disappear completely
- Doing something with a lot of energy
- Not here; far from here; in a different direction
- To a different area, location
defeat
US / dɪ'fi:t /
•UK / dɪˈfit /
- noun
- When you lose a fight, game or competition
- verb
- To beat an enemy, team, disease
government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
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
desert
US / 'dezət /
•UK / ˈdɛzət /
- noun
- Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
- verb
- To leave a place for ever; abandon
- To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
exceptional
US / ɪkˈsepʃənl /
•UK / ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl /
- adjecitve
- Being extremely and unusually good
- (Of circumstance, etc.) being unusual; not normal
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
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
crop
US / krɒp /
•UK / krɑp /
- noun
- Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
- Section of short, thick hair
- verb
- To cut something to a shorter length or size
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
western
US / ˈwestən /
•UK / ˈwestərn /
- adjecitve
- Movies often about cowboys in the American West
- Coming from, found in, or facing towards the west
stead
US / sted /
•UK / stɛd /
- noun
- In someone's stead archaic instead of someone