Nobel News: Capturing Photons, Cloning Frogs
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ago
US / əˈgəʊ /
•UK / əˈgoʊ /
- adverb
- At a specified length of time in the past
bounce
US / baʊns /
•UK / baʊns /
- noun
- A person's energy or confidence
- Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
- verb
- To move around energetically, playfully
- To forcibly remove a person from a bar, nightclub
- (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
- To strike a surface and rapidly change direction
- To move energetically in an up and down motion
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
erwin
US / ˈərˌwɪn /
•UK / /
atom
US / 'ætəm /
•UK / ˈætəm /
- noun
- Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
conversion
US / kənˈvɜ:ʃn /
•UK / kənˈvɜ:rʒn /
- noun
- Switch from one thing (e.g. religion) to another
- Means of scoring additional points in rugby
- Changing something from one state to another
hank
US / hæŋk /
•UK / hæŋk /
- other
- A coil of rope or wool or yarn
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
prize
US / praɪz /
•UK / praɪz /
- adjecitve
- Being an excellent or valuable example of a thing
- noun
- Something won in a contest or given as an award
- Something valuable that many people would like
- verb
- To value greatly and consider it important
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
yes
US / jes /
•UK / jɛs /
- adverb
- Way to say you agree or will do something
celebrate
US / 'selɪbreɪt /
•UK / ˈsɛləˌbret /
- verb
- To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
- To express praise or thanks for something
introduce
US / ˌɪntrəˈdju:s /
•UK / ˌɪntrəˈdus, -ˈdjus /
- verb
- To open an essay to set the scene
- To guide or explain something, e.g. a town
- To begin the use of a new thing or practice
- To make someone known to another by name
- To insert or put something inside another thing
mechanic
US / məˈkænɪk /
•UK / mɪˈkænɪk /
- noun
- A person who looks after/works with machinery
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
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
prove
US / pru:v /
•UK / pruv /
- verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
medicine
US / ˈmedsn /
•UK / ˈmɛdɪsɪn /
- noun
- Something used in treating illness or pain
- Science of preventing, treating, or curing disease
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
build
US / bɪld /
•UK / bɪld /
- noun
- Your physical shape; physique
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
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
committee
US / kəˈmɪti /
•UK / kəˈmɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who do or decide something
announce
US / əˈnaʊns /
•UK / əˈnaʊns /
- verb
- To make a public statement about a plan, decision
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
nobel
US / naɪ'trɒdʒənəs /
•UK / naɪ'trɒdʒənəs /
result
US / rɪ'zʌlt /
•UK / rɪˈzʌlt /
- noun
- Something produced through tests or experiments
- Final score of a competition, election or game
- verb
- To be the outcome of other causes and effects
scishow
US / ə'lɜ:tnəs /
•UK / ə'lɜ:tnəs /
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
until
US / ənˈtɪl /
•UK / ʌnˈtɪl /
- conjunction
- Up to; to a time when something happens
- preposition
- Before (a specific time)
mess
US / mes /
•UK / mɛs /
- noun
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
manipulate
US / mə'nɪpjʊleɪt /
•UK / məˈnɪpjəˌlet /
- verb
- To try to control others to gain an advantage
- To handle or work in a skillful manner
electron
US / ɪˈlektrɒn /
•UK / ɪˈlektrɑ:n /
- noun
- A negatively charged particle
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
early
US / ˈɜ:li /
•UK / ˈɜ:rli /
- adjecitve
- Happening or appearing before
- adverb
- Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- Happening sooner than expected
experiment
US / ɪk'sperɪmənt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛrəmənt /
- noun
- Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- verb
- To create and perform tests to research something
- To try something new that you haven't tried before
skin
US / skɪn /
•UK / skɪn /
- noun
- Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
- Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
- Outer layer of an animal or human
- Outer part of an object, such as a plane
- verb
- To defeat someone easily and completely
- To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
- To remove the outer covering from an animal
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
clone
US / kləʊn /
•UK / kloʊn /
- verb
- To make an exact copy of a living thing
photon
US / ˈfəʊtɒn /
•UK / ˈfoʊtɑ:n /
- noun
- Particle with energy but no mass, electric charge
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
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
share
US / ʃeə(r) /
•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
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
guy
US / ɡaɪ /
•UK / ɡaɪ /
- noun
- Man; boy; any person
nucleus
US / ˈnju:kliəs /
•UK / ˈnu:kliəs /
- noun
- Center of an atom
- Control center of a cell
- Most important part of something larger
observe
US / əbˈzɜ:v /
•UK / əbˈzɜ:rv /
- verb
- To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- To obey or follow laws, rules, or customs
- To watch carefully; to make a comment
chemistry
US / 'kemɪstrɪ /
•UK / ˈkɛmɪstri /
- noun
- The study of the structure of substances
completely
US / kəmˈpli:tli /
•UK / kəmˈpliːtli /
- adverb
- In every way or as much as possible
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
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
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
literally
US / ˈlɪtərəli /
•UK / ˈlɪtərəli /
- adverb
- So as to express the exact meaning of something
- Used to say something is true, even if unlikely
slash
US / slæʃ /
•UK / slæʃ /
- noun
- Line ( / ) used in writing
- Long, deep cut, caused by a sharp object
- verb
- To cut violently with a sharp object
- To decrease something by a large amount
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
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
sometimes
US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /
- adverb
- Only at certain times; occasionally
base
US / beɪs /
•UK / bes /
- noun
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Unit of counting, e.g. 10 for counting
- Most important idea or ingredient to add others
- Origin or start from which something came
- Main place where an organization or a person works
- verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
call
US / kɔ:l /
•UK / kɔl /
- noun
- A order or request for action
- The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
- A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
- A short visit to a place or person
- A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
- verb
- To make a request or order for action
- (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
- To announce the date of an election
- To make a judgment about something
- To give someone or something a name
- To guess in advance the result or outcome
- To visit a place or person for a short time
- To phone someone
- To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
transcription
US / trænˈskrɪpʃn /
•UK / trænˈskrɪpʃən /
- noun
- Something written from spoken material
differentiate
US / ˌdɪfə'renʃɪeɪt /
•UK / ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃiˌet /
- verb
- To see or show how things are not the same
capable
US / 'keɪpəbl /
•UK / ˈkepəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being able to do something very well; proficient
hello
US / hə'ləʊ /
•UK / hɛˈlo, hə- /
- exclamation
- What you say when you meet someone
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
fact
US / fækt /
•UK / fækt /
- noun
- Something that is known or proved to be true
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
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
green
US / gri:n /
•UK / ɡrin /
- adjecitve
- Color of young leaves
- Covered with vegetation, e.g. grass
- Concerned about protecting the environment
- The color of young leaves
- Lacking in experience/knowledge due to being young
- Being not fully grown or ripe, as in fruit
- noun
- Large grassy area
- used as a part of a name of a place (UK)
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)
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
quantum
US / ˈkwɒntəm /
•UK / ˈkwɑ:ntəm /
- noun
- The smallest unit or amount of energy
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
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
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
occur
US / əˈkɜ:(r) /
•UK / əˈkɚ /
- verb
- To come to pass or to happen
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
consequence
US / ˈkɔnsikwəns /
•UK / ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns /
- noun
- Importance of a person or thing
- Outcome of an event; result
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
object
US / 'ɒbdʒɪkt /
•UK / ˈɑbdʒɪkt /
- noun
- Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
- The thing that the action of a verb acts upon
- verb
- To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
trap
US / træp /
•UK / træp /
- noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Area or hazard on a golf course
- Someone's mouth
- Uncomfortable event that is hard to escape
- verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
- To catch or prevent someone from escaping
- To trick someone
- To put into a situation you can't escape from
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
animal
US / ˈænɪml /
•UK / ˈænəməl /
- noun
- A living creature that is not a plant or person
face
US / feɪs /
•UK / fes /
- noun
- Side or outer surface of something
- An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
- Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
- Characteristics you show in public
- verb
- To cover a surface with something like paint
- To deal with a problem or responsibilities
- To look toward; point in a certain direction
computer
US / kəmˈpju:tə(r) /
•UK / kəmˈpjutɚ /
- noun
- Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
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
set
US / set /
•UK / sɛt /
- adjecitve
- Prepared for something; ready
- noun
- Complete group of something
- Place where a television show or movie is filmed
- Group of games in a tennis match
- Device that receives radio or television signals
- verb
- To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
- To decide upon or choose something
- To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
- To decide on a price for something
- To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
- To be located in a specific place or time
- To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
- To put someone in a certain condition or state
- (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon
fascinating
US / ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ /
•UK / ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
- Very interesting
- verb
- To attract or interest greatly
dna
US / ˌdiː en ˈeɪ /
•UK / ˌdiː en ˈeɪ /
- noun
- Chemical in living cells with genetic information
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
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
cell
US / sel /
•UK / sɛl /
- noun
- Smallest unit of living things in biology
- Group of people - often from a secret organization
- Prisoner's room in a jail
- Shortened form of 'cellphone'
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
- Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
- Question words used for asking for information
- exclamation
- Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
- Used to ask people to repeat something they said
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
physiology
US / ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi /
•UK / ˌfɪziˈɑ:lədʒi /
- noun
- Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
each
US / i:tʃ /
•UK / itʃ /
- determiner
- Every one of two or more things
- pronoun
- Per one person or thing
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
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
embryonic
US / ˌembriˈɒnɪk /
•UK / ˌembriˈɑ:nɪk /
- adjecitve
- Undeveloped, as if in an early stage
- Concerning an embryo or embryos
absolute
US / ˈæbsəlu:t /
•UK / ˈæbsəˌlut /
- adjecitve
- Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
- noun
- Something that is complete, total, pure, certain
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
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
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’
primer
US / 'praɪmə(r) /
•UK / ˈprɪmɚ /
- noun
- A kind of paint put on to make the top coat better
- A book that covers the basics of a subject
then
US / ðen /
•UK / ðɛn /
- adverb
- A time that is not now
- Following another thing in time or arrangement
- Following on reasonably from what was just stated
- At that time, not now
mean
US / mi:n /
•UK / min /
- adjecitve
- Being good at
- Nasty; unkind
- Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
- noun
- Average of a set of numbers
- verb
- To express a particular idea or thought
- To intend to do something in particular
- To have a particular meaning or value
egg
US / eg /
•UK / ɛɡ /
- noun
- Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
closely
US / 'kləʊslɪ /
•UK / ˈkloslɪ /
- adverb
- In a careful manner
- Nearby; just next to
bunch
US / bʌntʃ /
•UK / bʌntʃ /
- noun
- A group of things of the same kind
- verb
- To group people or things closely together
- (Cloth) to gather/be gathered together in folds
prefer
US / prɪˈfɜ:(r) /
•UK / prɪˈfɚ /
- verb
- To like something better than something else
implant
US / ɪmˈplɑ:nt /
•UK / ɪmˈplænt /
- noun
- Medical material, thing to improve the teeth, body
- verb
- To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
- To put medical material in, as to improve teeth
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
generally
US / /
•UK / /
- adverb
- Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
want
US / wɔnt /
•UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /
- noun
- Something you desire or wish for
- State or condition of poverty
- verb
- To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
entail
US / ɪn'teɪl /
•UK / ɛnˈtel, ɪn- /
- verb
- To have as a necessary part or result
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
ion
US / 'aɪən /
•UK / ˈaɪən /
- noun
- Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
zero
US / ˈzɪərəʊ /
•UK / ˈzɪroʊ /
- noun
- Temperature when water turns to ice
- number
- Number 0
- verb
- To set a scale or other device to show 0
necessary
US / 'nesəsərɪ /
•UK / ˈnɛsɪˌsɛri /
- adjecitve
- Needed or required; unavoidable
physics
US / ˈfɪzɪks /
•UK / ˈfɪzɪks /
- other
- The study of heat, light, and energy on objects
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
single
US / 'sɪŋɡl /
•UK / ˈsɪŋɡəl /
- adjecitve
- Being one only, without others
- Only; merely
- Not married or in a relationship
- noun
- One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- An individual song from a CD or album
- Person who is not married or in a relationship
protein
US / ˈprəʊti:n /
•UK / ˈprəʊˌtiːn /
- noun
- Group of molecules made from amino acids
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
subscribe
US / səb'skraɪb /
•UK / səbˈskraɪb /
- verb
- To regularly pay to receive a service
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
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
tadpole
US / 'tædpəʊl /
•UK / ˈtædˌpol /
- noun
- Young form of a frog or toad living underwater
gloss
US / ɡlɒs /
•UK / ɡlɔs, ɡlɑs /
- noun
- Quality of being shiny and smooth
- verb
- To summarize very briefly; skip over
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
potentially
US / pə'tenʃəlɪ /
•UK / pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ /
- adverb
- That could happen or become reality
study
US / 'stʌdɪ /
•UK / ˈstʌdi /
- noun
- Room that a person studies or reads in
- Piece of research
- Topic or subject you research or learn about
- verb
- To focus on learning something usually at school
award
US / ə'wɔ:d /
•UK / əˈwɔrd /
- noun
- Prize given to you because you did something well
- verb
- To give a prize for doing something well
mind
US / maɪnd /
•UK / maɪnd /
- noun
- One's opinion or way of thinking about something
- Part of humans that allows us to think or feel
- verb
- To be bothered or upset by something
- To take care of someone e.g. as a bodyguard
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
dual
US / ˈdju:əl /
•UK / ˈdu:əl /
- adjecitve
- (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
process
US / prə'ses /
•UK / ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs /
- noun
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
- verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- To prepare by treating something in a certain way
- To adopt a set of actions that produce a result
- To convert by putting something through a machine
mirror
US / 'mɪrə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɪrɚ /
- noun
- Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- An accurate impression or picture of something
- verb
- To reflect (an image)
- To have similar qualities to something else
scientist
US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
•UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
- noun
- Person who is trained in a science
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
focus
US / 'fəʊkəs /
•UK / ˈfokəs /
- noun
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- verb
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
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
lung
US / lʌŋ /
•UK / lʌŋ /
- noun
- One of the two organs we use to breathe
discovery
US / dɪ'skʌvərɪ /
•UK / dɪˈskʌvəri /
- noun
- Learning something for the first time
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
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)
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
collapse
US / kə'læps /
•UK / kəˈlæps /
- verb
- To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- To suddenly fall down or break apart into pieces
- To fall down suddenly due to being ill or tired
alive
US / ə'laɪv /
•UK / əˈlaɪv /
- adjecitve
- Living; not dead
classical
US / ˈklæsɪkl /
•UK / ˈklæsɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
- (Of music) serious and traditional in form
- Concerning ideas considered to be traditional
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
exist
US / ɪɡ'zɪst /
•UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /
- verb
- To be present, alive or real
information
US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Collection of facts and details about something
blow
US / bləʊ /
•UK / blo /
- noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
- A hit or strike from an object
- verb
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- To clear something by forcing air through it
break
US / breɪk /
•UK / brek /
- noun
- Time you stop an activity before continuing
- End of a relationship
- An escape from a place such as a jail
- (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
- Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
- Change in the weather
- verb
- To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- To form a crack in something
- To burst or become damaged
- To end a relationship
- To escape from a place such as a jail
- To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
- To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
- To act against a law, rule, or promise
- To become known suddenly, as in the news
- To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
- To solve a crime, or answer a problem
- To stop functioning properly
- To suddenly start, open or commence
- To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
- To fall on the shore, as in waves
- To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
- To defeat by causing the person to lose their will
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
revolutionize
US / ˌrevə'lu:ʃənaɪz /
•UK / revəˈluːʃəˌnaɪz /
- verb
- To completely change so that it is much better
level
US / 'levl /
•UK / ˈlɛvəl /
- adjecitve
- (Sports) equal to another
- Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
- noun
- Specific height of something
- Amount of ability you have compared to others
- Floor or deck within a building
- Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
- verb
- To aim a gun at someone
- To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
- To make things flat or even
- To make a score equal to another, in sports
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
little
US / 'lɪtl /
•UK / ˈlɪtl /
- adjecitve
- Being short in length of time
- Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
- Being very young or younger than others
- adverb
- By an amount or degree that is not very much
- Not often; rarely
- noun
- A person's name
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
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
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
state
US / steɪt /
•UK / stet /
- adjecitve
- Concerning region within a country
- noun
- Region within a country, with its own government
- Situation or condition something is in
- verb
- To say; declare as fact
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
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
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
theoretical
US / ˌθɪəˈretɪkl /
•UK / ˌθiəˈrɛtɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
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
pluripotent
US / plʊə'rɪpətənt /
•UK / plʊr'rɪpətənt /
- adjective
- (of an immature or stem cell) capable of giving rise to several different cell types.
season
US / ˈsi:zn /
•UK / ˈsizən /
- noun
- One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- Time of year when something usually happens
- verb
- To add pepper and salt to something
- To prepare wood for use by allowing it to dry
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
genetic
US / dʒəˈnetɪk /
•UK / dʒəˈnɛtɪk /
- adjecitve
- Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
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
serge
US / sɜːdʒ /
•UK / sɜːrdʒ /
- noun
- Twilled woolen fabric
entire
US / ɪn'taɪə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈtaɪr /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
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)
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
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
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
wish
US / wɪʃ /
•UK / wɪʃ /
- noun
- Expression of a hope for something in the future
- verb
- To want something to happen or to become true
invent
US / ɪnˈvent /
•UK / ɪnˈvɛnt /
- verb
- To create something such as a story or excuse
- To create something useful for the first time
resemble
US / rɪˈzembl /
•UK / rɪˈzɛmbəl /
- verb
- To be similar to in looks or manner
stem
US / stem /
•UK / stɛm /
- noun
- Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
- Long thin part supporting something e.g. a light
- Main part of a word, e.g. 'use' in 'useful'
- verb
- To remove the stem of a flower or fruit
- To start from or be the origin of
- To stop something bad from spreading or developing
separate
US / 'sepəreɪt /
•UK / 'sepəreɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To live away from your husband or wife
- To move things away from each other
knowledge
US / ˈnɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- noun
- Information, understanding, or skill
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
while
US / waɪl /
•UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /
- conjunction
- In spite of the fact that; although
- During the time that; at the same time
- noun
- Short amount of time
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
meantime
US / ˈmi:ntaɪm /
•UK / ˈminˌtaɪm /
- noun
- For the present; for a while
capture
US / 'kæptʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈkæptʃɚ /
- verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- To catch and prevent from being free
- To take control of a place or object by force
episode
US / 'epɪsəʊd /
•UK / ˈɛpɪˌsod /
- noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
weird
US / wɪəd /
•UK / wɪrd /
- adjecitve
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
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
frog
US / frɒg /
•UK / frɔ:g /
- noun
- Small hopping amphibian
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
forth
US / fɔ:θ /
•UK / fɔrθ, forθ /
- adverb
- So as to be seen; out
- Outward or forward in space, time
science
US / 'saɪəns /
•UK / ˈsaɪəns /
- noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
complicated
US / 'kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd /
•UK / ˈkɑmplɪˌketɪd /
- adjecitve
- Difficult to do, understand or use
- verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
compute
US / kəm'pju:t /
•UK / kəmˈpjut /
- verb
- To find out by calculating or estimating
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
shiny
US / ˈʃaɪni /
•UK / ˈʃaɪni /
- adjecitve
- Reflecting a lot of light; bright and smooth
- Bright because of producing light
decoherence
US / /
•UK / /
exactly
US / ɪgˈzæktli /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /
- adverb
- No more and no less than; precisely
winner
US / 'wɪnə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɪnɚ /
- noun
- Person or thing that wins a contest or race
- A hit; something successful
develop
US / dɪ'veləp /
•UK / dɪˈvɛləp /
- verb
- To explain something in steps and in detail
- To create or think of something
- To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
- To make a photograph from film
contrary
US / 'kɒntrərɪ /
•UK / ˈkɑnˌtrɛri /
- adjecitve
- (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
- Going against authority, a parent, or the rules
imagine
US / ɪ'mædʒɪn /
•UK / ɪˈmædʒɪn /
- verb
- To think creatively about; form mental picture of
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
ever
US / 'evə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any time; at all times in the future
small
US / smɔ:l /
•UK / smɔl /
- adjecitve
- Little in size; not big
- (Of letters) not written in capital letters
- Being insignificant or minor
- (Of a business) with few people or things; local
- (Of voice) being soft and quiet
- (Of a child) being young
particle
US / ˈpɑ:tɪkl /
•UK / ˈpɑrtɪkəl /
- noun
- Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
- Tiny piece or quantity of something
scientific
US / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /
•UK / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerning academic study of the physical world