Richard Jefferson Gets REAL About The Failings Of 2004 Olympic Team That Lost To Argentina
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pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
larry
US / 'bɔɪstərəs /
•UK / ˈbɔɪstərəs, -strəs /
length
US / leŋθ /
•UK / leŋθ /
- noun
- Distance from one end of a pool to the other
- Measurement of distance or of time
emotionally
US / ɪ'məʊʃənəlɪ /
•UK / ɪˈmoʃənl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that shows your feelings
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
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
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
sir
US / sɜ:(r) /
•UK / sɚ /
- noun
- Form of polite address to a man you do not know
- Title used to address men with authority
fourth
US / fɔ:θ /
•UK / fɔ:rθ /
- noun
- 4th
yes
US / jes /
•UK / jɛs /
- adverb
- Way to say you agree or will do something
fast
US / fɑ:st /
•UK / fæst /
- adjecitve
- In a way that is difficult to move or change
- Moving or able to move quickly
- Showing time that is later than the actual time
- adverb
- With a great deal of speed
- noun
- Period of time when a person chooses not to eat
- verb
- To refuse food for a long time
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
redeem
US / rɪ'di:m /
•UK / rɪˈdim /
- verb
- To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
chip
US / tʃɪp /
•UK / tʃɪp /
- noun
- Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
- Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
- Thin piece of fried potato or other food
- Act of hitting a ball high but not very far
- verb
- To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- To break into small pieces, often with a tool
- To hit or kick a ball high but not very far
mentally
US / ˈmentəli /
•UK / ˈmɛntl:ɪ /
- adverb
- With or in the mind and thoughts
throw
US / θrəʊ /
•UK / θroʊ /
- noun
- Arm movement to make a thing fly through the air
- Loose cloth or blanket (usually over a chair)
- Forcibly putting someone on the ground
- verb
- To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- To move part of your body suddenly and forcefully
- To confuse or upset someone
- (E.g. judo) to forcibly put someone on the ground
- To put something somewhere suddenly and roughly
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
adaptable
US / əˈdæptəbl /
•UK / əˈdæptəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Having the ability to change to new conditions
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
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
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
cuss
US / kʌs /
•UK / kʌs /
- verb
- Utter obscenities or profanities
post
US / pəʊst /
•UK / post /
- noun
- Message delivered or shared in an online group
- Piece of wood, metal in the ground for support
- Job or position within an organization or company
- Place where a soldier, etc. is ordered to go
- verb
- To send a letter or package using stamps
- To share a message on an internet discussion group
- To send a soldier somewhere to do a job
- To put a message in public for everyone to see
rico
US / /
•UK / /
- abbreviation
- (in the US) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
acknowledge
US / ək'nɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ækˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- verb
- To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- To say you accept the truth or value of something
- to publicly express appreciation
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
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
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
antonio
US / 'æntlə(r) /
•UK / ˈæntlɚ /
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
add
US / æd /
•UK / æd /
- verb
- To include as well
- To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
kobe
US / ˈkəubi /
•UK / ˈkoˌbi, -ˌbe /
- proper noun
- A port in central Japan, on the island of Honshu; population 1,502,772 (2007). The city was severely
dick
US / dɪk /
•UK / dɪk /
- noun
- Someone who is a detective
show
US / ʃəʊ /
•UK / ʃo /
- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
- An event for displaying or promoting goods
- Play, opera or theater production
- Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
- verb
- To be easily seen or displayed
- To display your emotions or feelings
- To let someone see something; display
- To explain or teach how something is done
- To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
- To prove something to be true, correct
- To reveal or allow something to be seen
else
US / els /
•UK / ɛls /
- adverb
- Otherwise; if you fail to
- (Of person place thing etc.) besides; in addition
chance
US / tʃɑ:ns /
•UK / tʃæns /
- adjecitve
- Happening by luck; not planned
- Taking a risk to try something
- noun
- The way something happens without planning
- An opportunity; favorable circumstances, situation
- The possibility that something will happen
- verb
- To occur just through luck; happen
- To take a risk to try something
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
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
everyone
US / ˈevriwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /
- pronoun
- Every person; everybody
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
hoop
US / hu:p /
•UK / hup /
- noun
- Round or circular shape or object
obviously
US / ˈɒbviəsli /
•UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /
- adverb
- In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand
sure
US / ʃʊə(r) /
•UK / ʃʊr /
- adjecitve
- Having no doubts about something
- Have confidence in your own words or actions
- Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
- Being correct or true
- adverb
- What you say to agree willingly
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
bronze
US / brɒnz /
•UK / brɑ:nz /
- noun
- Having a yellowish olive-brown color
- Alloy of tin and copper with a dark tan color
argentina
US / ˌɑ:dʒənˈti:nə /
•UK / ˌɑrdʒənˈtinə /
- noun
- A republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
- other
- Type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines
route
US / ru:t /
•UK / rut, raʊt /
- noun
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Method of achieving a certain result
- verb
- To send along a particular path or way
corner
US / 'kɔ:nə(r) /
•UK / ˈkɔrnɚ /
- noun
- Place where two lines, sides, corners etc. meet
- Edges of something, e.g. eyes, boxing ring
- verb
- To force into a position impossible to escape from
- To go around a bend in the road (often by driving)
probably
US / ˈprɒbəbli /
•UK / ˈprɑbəbli /
- adverb
- That is likely to happen or be true
kerry
US / ˈkɛri /
•UK / ˈkɛri /
- noun
- An animal of a breed of small black dairy cattle.
- proper noun
- A county of the Republic of Ireland, on the southwestern coast in the province of Munster; county to
age
US / eɪdʒ /
•UK / edʒ /
- verb
- To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- To get older
- noun
- Period of time in history
- Number of years a person or thing has lived
athlete
US / ˈæθli:t /
•UK / ˈæθˌlit /
- noun
- Person trained to compete in sports
after
US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /
•UK / ˈæftɚ /
- adverb
- Later than another time, or behind something
- conjunction
- Following something before
- preposition
- When an event happened or time has passed
milwaukee
US / milˈwɔ:kiˌ(:) /
•UK / mɪlˈwɔki /
- proper noun
- An industrial port and city in southeastern Wisconsin, on the western shore of Lake Michigan; popula
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
concern
US / kənˈsɜ:n /
•UK / kənˈsɚn /
- noun
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
- verb
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- To be responsible or mixed up in; to be involved
- To feel worry or anxiety
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
listen
US / ˈlɪsn /
•UK / ˈlɪsən /
- verb
- To carefully consider what someone is saying
village
US / 'vɪlɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈvɪlɪdʒ /
- noun
- Small town in the country
skill
US / skɪl /
•UK / skɪl /
- noun
- Ability to do something well
either
US / ˈaɪðə(r) /
•UK / ˈiðɚ, ˈaɪðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One of two (used when there is a choice of two)
- adverb
- (After negative statements) likewise, in addition
- conjunction
- Used as the first of two connected things
- determiner
- Used as the first of two connected things
- pronoun
- The one or the other
exactly
US / ɪgˈzæktli /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /
- adverb
- No more and no less than; precisely
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
sudden
US / ˈsʌdn /
•UK / ˈsʌdn /
- adjecitve
- Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
ever
US / 'evə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any time; at all times in the future
lebron
US / /
•UK / /
plus
US / plʌs /
•UK / plʌs /
- noun
- A benefit or advantage
- preposition
- In addition; add
- In addition to; Indicates a number above
- Having a value greater than zero
knowledge
US / ˈnɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- noun
- Information, understanding, or skill
explain
US / ɪk'spleɪn /
•UK / ɪkˈsplen /
- verb
- To make clear or easy to understand by describing
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
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
team
US / ti:m /
•UK / tim /
- noun
- Group of people working on a task together
- Group of people playing a sport together
beat
US / bi:t /
•UK / bit /
- noun
- Regular movement or rhythm (e.g. heart or music)
- verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
- To play a drum
- To win against another person or team; defeat
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
clock
US / klɒk /
•UK / klɑ:k /
- noun
- A device that shows the time
- verb
- To measure the time something takes
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
plate
US / pleɪt /
•UK / plet /
- noun
- Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- Smooth, thin piece of metal applied in a layer
- Small, flat piece of metal with information on it
- verb
- To put a layer of metal on something to protect it
willingly
US / 'wɪlɪŋlɪ /
•UK / ˈwɪlɪŋlɪ /
- adverb
- Happily; without any doubts or concerns
competition
US / ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən /
- noun
- Fighting against others to win something
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
tim
US / tɪm /
•UK / tɪm /
- abbreviation
- Timothy (especially in biblical references).
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
group
US / ɡru:p /
•UK / ɡrup /
- noun
- Two or more musicians who play music together
- Number of people or things gathered together
- verb
- To combine or collect objects or people together
sword
US / sɔ:d /
•UK / sɔrd /
- noun
- A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
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
negative
US / 'neɡətɪv /
•UK / ˈnɛɡətɪv /
- adjecitve
- Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
- In mathematics, being less than zero
- Focusing on the bad aspects; pessimistic
- noun
- The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
- Reply to a question or statement that means 'no'
- Image on camera film used to make a photo
shooter
US / 'ʃu:tə(r) /
•UK / 'ʃu:tər /
- noun
- People who shoot guns at others; assassin
onto
US / ˈɒntə /
•UK / ˈɑnˌtu, -tə, ˈɔn- /
- preposition
- Towards a certain direction/into a certain area
moment
US / 'məʊmənt /
•UK / 'moʊmənt /
- noun
- Very short or brief period of time
- A particular period in time
enjoy
US / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /
•UK / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ /
- verb
- To take pleasure in something
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
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
weakness
US / ˈwi:knəs /
•UK / ˈwiknɪs /
- noun
- Fault or bad quality preventing success
- Liking for something that you are a bit ashamed of
wade
US / weɪd /
•UK / wed /
- noun
- Person's name
- verb
- To walk in shallow water
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
young
US / jʌŋ /
•UK / jʌŋ /
- adjecitve
- At an early stage of existence; not mature
- Being recently created or started
- noun
- Babies in a group or family of animals
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)
dude
US / du:d /
•UK / dud, djud /
prime
US / praɪm /
•UK / praɪm /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the highest in quality or value
- Concerning the highest level of achievement
- Most important, chief importance in value
- verb
- To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
before
US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /
•UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /
- adverb
- At a time earlier than the present; previously
- conjunction
- In advance of something happening
- preposition
- In front of someone or something
public
US / 'pʌblɪk /
•UK / ˈpʌblɪk /
- adjecitve
- Owned by the government
- Concerning society in general
- Being available or accessible to people in general
- Known or able to be known by all people
ceremony
US / 'serəmənɪ /
•UK / ˈsɛrəˌmoni /
- noun
- Special social or religious event
- Rigidly formal way of behaving
problem
US / ˈprɒbləm /
•UK / ˈprɑbləm /
- adjecitve
- Causing trouble
- noun
- Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- Question to show understanding of a math concept
origin
US / ˈɒrɪdʒɪn /
•UK / ˈɔrədʒɪn,ˈɑr- /
- noun
- Point at which something begins or is created
- Country or social group that a person comes from
england
US / 'ɪŋɡlənd /
•UK / ˈɪŋɡlənd /
- proper noun
- A European country that forms the largest and most southern part of Great Britain and of the United
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
fall
US / fɔ:l /
•UK / fɔl /
- noun
- Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- A drop in amount; decrease
- Dropping from a standing position to the ground
- verb
- To drop in amount; to decrease
- To come down from a higher position suddenly
- To go from standing to the ground, by accident
swimmer
US / ˈswɪmə(r) /
•UK / ˈswɪmər /
- noun
- Someone who does swimming, e.g. as a sport
bullshit
US / ˈbʊlʃɪt /
•UK / ˈbʊlˌʃɪt /
- exclamation
- Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
shit
US / ʃɪt /
•UK / ʃɪt /
- noun
- A coarse term for defecation
honest
US / ˈɒnɪst /
•UK / ˈɑnɪst /
- adjecitve
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
gold
US / gəʊld /
•UK / goʊld /
- noun
- Soft yellow metal that is very valuable
- Person's name
- adjecitve
- Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
fuck
US / fʌk /
•UK / fʌk /
- noun
- Vulgar term used as an intensifier
- verb
- (Vulgar) To have sex with someone
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
malone
US / məˈləʊn /
•UK / məˈloʊn /
- other
- English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare
nick
US / nɪk /
•UK / nɪk /
- noun
- Person's name
- Scratches caused by accidentally knocking
- verb
- To make a scratch in
- To steal
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
bro
US / brəʊ /
•UK / broʊ /
- noun
- Shortened form of 'brother'
feeling
US / ˈfi:lɪŋ /
•UK / ˈfilɪŋ /
- noun
- Sensation or emotion you experience
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
maybe
US / ˈmeɪbi /
•UK / ˈmebi /
- adverb
- Possibly but not certainly; perhaps
piss
US / pɪs /
•UK / pɪs /
- verb
- To be angry
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
yet
US / jet /
•UK / jɛt /
- adverb
- At a later time (used after ‘not’)
- (Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
- Eventually; at a future time
- Until now; up to the present
- conjunction
- Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast
halftime
US / ˌhɑ:f'taɪm /
•UK / ˌhɑ:f'taɪm /
- noun
- Rest time between two periods of a game
please
US / pli:z /
•UK / pliz /
- adverb
- Used when you politely ask people for things
- verb
- To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
- To make someone happy by doing something
can
US / kæn /
•UK / kən,kæn /
- noun
- A metal container for storing food
- other
- Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
- verb
- To have permission to
- To be possible to do
- To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container
credit
US / 'kredɪt /
•UK / ˈkrɛdɪt /
- adjecitve
- Having a positive amount of money
- noun
- System to buy something and pay for it later
- Points earned instead of money
- Quality of having a good reputation for a reason
- Points earned towards a university degree
- verb
- To add a certain amount of money to a total
- To recognize someone's achievements or help
deal
US / di:l /
•UK / dil /
- verb
- To cope with something - usually troubles
- To give (something bad e.g. news) to
- To buy and sell illegal drugs
- To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
- To do business with someone or to sell products
tough
US / tʌf /
•UK / tʌf /
- adjecitve
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Having strict standards
- Being firm and not easily bent or broken
- Being strong physically or mentally
- Being difficult to persuade
- Capable of violence
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
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
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
criticism
US / ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm /
•UK / ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm /
- noun
- Article or essay that judges quality
- Negative judgment of something
- Something negative that you say about something
- School of thought
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
misty
US / ˈmɪsti /
•UK / ˈmɪsti /
- adjecitve
- Filled with fog or mist, so you can't see well
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
maturity
US / məˈtʃʊərəti /
•UK / məˈtʃʊrəti /
- noun
- Time at which an investment is ready to be paid
- State of being fully grown or developed
manu
US / ˈmɑˌnu /
•UK / /
- proper noun
- The archetypal first man of Hindu mythology, survivor of the great flood and father of the human rac
span
US / spæn /
•UK / spæn /
- noun
- Distance between two supports of a bridge
- Period of time that something continues for
- other
- Periods of time that something continues for
- verb
- To go across a certain distance between things
- To cover or extend over a time period
ability
US / ə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / əˈbɪlɪti /
- noun
- The power, resources or skill to do something
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
sport
US / spɔ:t /
•UK / spɔː(r)t /
- noun
- Something that is done for fun, e.g. football
- Game or physical exercise with rules
- Someone with a good attitude when things go badly
- verb
- To do something for fun, e.g. playing with animals
- To wear, or show something off by wearing it
experience
US / ɪk'spɪərɪəns /
•UK / ɪkˈspɪriəns /
- noun
- Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- An event at which you learned something
- Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
- verb
- To gain knowledge by doing things
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
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
medal
US / 'medl /
•UK / ˈmɛdl /
- noun
- Metal award, often round, usually for courage
final
US / ˈfaɪnl /
•UK / ˈfaɪnəl /
- adjecitve
- That will not be changed; permanent
- Being the last thing in a series
- noun
- Last game in a series in a competition
sanchez
US / ˈsæntʃɛz /
•UK / /
- other
- Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terror
shout
US / ʃaʊt /
•UK / ʃaʊt /
- noun
- Speaking loudly so you get attention
- verb
- To speak very loudly to get attention
especially
US / ɪˈspeʃəli /
•UK / ɛˈspɛʃəli, ɪˈspɛʃ- /
- adverb
- More than usual; extremely
carmelo
US / ˈkɑ:mel /
•UK / ˈkɑrməl /
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
understand
US / ˌʌndə'stænd /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
portray
US / pɔ:ˈtreɪ /
•UK / pɔ:rˈtreɪ /
- verb
- To play a character in theater or on film
- To represent something for artistic purposes
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
kenyon
US / ˈkentiʃ /
•UK / ˈkɛntɪʃ /
security
US / sɪ'kjʊərətɪ /
•UK / sɪˈkjʊrɪtisə'kjurətɪ /
- noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
- Person paid to protect property and people
- Things done to protect people, buildings etc.
- Condition of being safe from danger or harm
whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
opening
US / ˈəʊpnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈoʊpnɪŋ /
- noun
- Free job; job you can apply for
- Action of starting something, e.g. a new business
- verb
- To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- To start the activities or services of a business
- To make a space or hole appear in something
- To move or change so that it is no longer closed
- To start something, e.g. a new business
stoke
US / stəʊk /
•UK / stok /
- verb
- To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
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
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
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
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want something
puerto
US / ˈpʌdl /
•UK / ˈpʌdl /
special
US / 'speʃl /
•UK / ˈspɛʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Being additional or extra
- Different, better or greater than normal
- noun
- Heavily discounted sales item
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
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)
question
US / 'kwestʃən /
•UK / ˈkwɛstʃən /
- noun
- Issue or problems you are dealing with
- What you ask about; issue
- verb
- To ask for or try to get information
- To have or express concerns or uncertainty
career
US / kə'rɪə(r) /
•UK / kəˈrɪr /
- noun
- Particular occupation in professional life
- verb
- To move forward very fast and without control
such
US / sʌtʃ /
•UK / sʌtʃ /
- determiner
- Being similar to
- (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
- adverb
- (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)
basketball
US / ˈbɑ:skɪtbɔ:l /
•UK / ˈbæskɪtbɔːl /
- noun
- Team game played to throw the ball through a hoop
ginobili
US / /
•UK / /
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
laugh
US / lɑ:f /
•UK / læf, lɑf /
- noun
- Happy noise you make when something is funny
- verb
- To make a happy sound when something is funny
pop
US / pɒp /
•UK / pɑp /
- adjecitve
- Type of music or art popular with many people
- noun
- Sweet soda drink
- verb
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
ray
US / reɪ /
•UK / re /
- noun
- Person's name
- Lines of light coming from an object
- Fish with a pointed tail and flat body
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
exact
US / ɪɡ'zækt /
•UK / ɪɡˈzækt /
- adjecitve
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
player
US / ˈpleɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈpleɚ /
- noun
- Machine that plays recorded material
- Person who plays a musical instrument
- Person who plays games on devices
- Person who plays sports
within
US / wɪˈðɪn /
•UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /
- adverb
- Inside the limits of an area, time or range
- preposition
- From the inside of something
field
US / fi:ld /
•UK / fild /
- noun
- Area of study, such as physics or biology
- Piece of land used to grow crops/raise animals
- Open area of land, especially without buildings
- Grassed area where you play some sports
- verb
- To respond to something or answer a question
- To catch or stop a ball during a game
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
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
indictment
US / ɪnˈdaɪtmənt /
•UK / ɪnˈdaɪtmənt /
- noun
- Charge of committing a crime
breakup
US / 'breɪk'ʌp /
•UK / ˈbrekˌʌp /
- noun
- End of a relationship often due to troubles
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
extend
US / ɪkˈstend /
•UK / ɪkˈstɛnd /
- verb
- To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
- To reach from one point to another
- To straighten or stretch something out, e.g. leg
- To make something last longer
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
eight
US / eɪt /
•UK / et /
- number
- 8
league
US / li:ɡ /
•UK / liɡ /
- noun
- Group of people, countries with a common goal
- Association of sports teams that organizes matches
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
reel
US / ri:l /
•UK / ril /
- verb
- To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
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
mike
US / maɪk /
•UK / maɪk /
- intransitive verb
- Idle away one's time.
- noun
- A microphone.
- A period of idleness.
- A code word representing the letter M, used in radio communication.
- transitive verb
- Place a microphone close to (someone or something) or in (a place)
iverson
US / ˈaɪvərsən /
•UK / /
job
US / dʒɒb /
•UK / dʒɑ:b /
- noun
- Something that must be done
- Regular work at which you earn money
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
nba
US / ˌenbi:'eɪ /
•UK / ˌenbi:'eɪ /
- abbreviation
- NBA is an acronym
struggle
US / 'strʌɡl /
•UK / ˈstrʌɡəl /
- noun
- Strong efforts made to do something difficult
- verb
- To try very hard to do something difficult
martin
US / ˈmɑ:tn /
•UK / ˈmɑrtn: /
- other
- Any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around
amazing
US / ə'meɪzɪŋ /
•UK / ə'meɪzɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
highly
US / ˈhaɪli /
•UK / 'haɪlɪ /
- adverb
- In a manner that shows approval
- More than usual; to a great degree
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
jersey
US / 'dʒɜ:zɪ /
•UK / ˈdʒə:zi /
- noun
- Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
shoot
US / ʃu:t /
•UK / ʃut /
- noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
- verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- To (cause to) fly away forcefully
- To use a camera to record a film/take a photograph
discuss
US / dɪˈskʌs /
•UK / dɪˈskʌs /
- verb
- To talk about seriously or in great detail
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
fair
US / feə(r) /
•UK / fɛr /
- adjecitve
- Neither very good nor very bad; average
- (Of skin) light colored; not dark
- Quite good; quite a lot
- Treating all people the same way
- (Of hair) light colored; blonde
- (Of weather) sunny; not raining
- noun
- Event for companies to show their products
- Event to sell things to help a charity
forward
US / 'fɔ:wəd /
•UK / ˈfɔrwəd /
- adjecitve
- Toward what is ahead; in front
- Acting in a socially aggressive manner; pushy
- adverb
- Toward the front in place; in front
- Toward a future time; to a more advanced state
- verb
- To send something to another address or person
ones
US / wʌnz /
•UK / wʌnz /
- number
- Number 1, a single person or thing
flawed
US / flɔ:d /
•UK / flɔd /
- adjecitve
- Having a quality that makes something not perfect
summer
US / ˈsʌmə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌmɚ /
- noun
- Part of the year when the weather is hot
- verb
- To spend time in a place in the warm months
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
five
US / faɪv /
•UK / faɪv /
- number
- 5
run
US / rʌn /
•UK / rʌn /
- noun
- Journey between two places made by ship or car
- Series of similar things or successes and failures
- Act of running; exercise of running
- verb
- To depart or travel according to a schedule
- To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
- (Of an engine) to be operating
- To start or use a computer program
- To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
- To manage or operate a business
- To operate or drive something
- (Of a road) to go from one place to another
- To move your legs faster than walking
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
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
vince
US / vɪns /
•UK / /
tony
US / ˈtəuni /
•UK / ˈtoni /
- adjective
- Fashionable among wealthy or stylish people.
- noun
- Any of a number of awards given annually in the US for outstanding achievement in the theater in var
carlos
US / kɑ:ˈlail /
•UK / kɑrˈlaɪl, ˈkɑrˌlaɪl /
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;
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
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
average
US / 'ævərɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Typical or normal; usual; ordinary
- noun
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
jason
US / ˈdʒeɪsən /
•UK / ˈdʒesən /
- proper noun
- The son of the king of Iolcos in Thessaly, and leader of the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden F
welcome
US / 'welkəm /
•UK / ˈwɛlkəm /
- adjecitve
- Being what was wanted or needed
- noun
- Friendly greeting to someone who has arrived
- verb
- To greet someone who has just arrived
- To accept or receive something happily and gladly
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
outside
US / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd /
•UK / aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /
- adverb
- Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
- noun
- Area around or near something, such as a building
- preposition
- Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
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
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
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
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
less
US / les /
•UK / lɛs /
- adjecitve
- Smaller in amount or degree
- adverb
- To a smaller degree
- noun
- A smaller amount
- preposition
- With the subtraction of
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
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
play
US / pleɪ /
•UK / pleɪ /
- noun
- Loose, free movement between two objects
- Single action in a sports game
- Performance in which people act in a theater
- verb
- To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- To perform music on an instrument
- To use a device, e.g. a video game
- To do something for enjoyment and fun
- To do or perform a game or sport
free
US / fri: /
•UK / fri /
- adjecitve
- Living, happening without being controlled
- Costing no money
- Not working; not busy
- verb
- To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison
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
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
highlight
US / ˈhaɪlaɪt /
•UK / ˈhaɪˌlaɪt /
- noun
- Best or most interesting part of something
- Spot or section lighter than the area around it
- verb
- To use chemicals to make some hair a lighter color
- To make people aware of a problem, subject, issue
- To focus particular attention on; draw attention
- To use a pen to mark places of interest in a book
carter
US / 'kɑ:tə /
•UK / 'kɑ:tə /
- noun
- (Old fashioned) a person who drives a cart
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
favourite
US / ˈfeɪvərɪt /
•UK / 'fevərɪt /
- adjecitve
- Best liked or most enjoyed
- noun
- A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
vegas
US / ˈveɪgəs /
•UK / ˈveɪgəs /
- proper noun
- Informal name for Las Vegas.
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
funeral
US / ˈfju:nərəl /
•UK / ˈfjunərəl /
- noun
- Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
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)
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- noun
- Person's name
- A very strong feeling of affection
- The person you care very deeply about
- Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
- verb
- To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
- To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
- To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
mess
US / mes /
•UK / mɛs /
- noun
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
clip
US / klɪp /
•UK / klɪp /
- noun
- A metal holder used for keeping things together
- Brief part of a television show or movie
- verb
- To attach things together using a metal pin
- To cut a small section or piece out from something
- To hit something briefly at an angle
olympic
US / əˈlɪmpɪk /
•UK / oˈlɪmpɪk /
- adjecitve
- Of or relating to the Olympic Games
bird
US / bɜ:d /
•UK / bɜ:rd /
- noun
- Animal with feathers that uses wings to fly
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
industry
US / 'ɪndəstrɪ /
•UK / ˈɪndəstri /
- noun
- Hard work; being busy working
- Factories or businesses that make certain products
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
professional
US / prə'feʃənl /
•UK / prəˈfɛʃənəl /
- adjecitve
- Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
- Getting paid for playing a sport/doing an activity
- noun
- Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
- One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
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
roster
US / ˈrɒstə(r) /
•UK / ˈrɑstɚ, ˈrɔstɚ /
- noun
- List of people's names who have some duty to do
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
decide
US / dɪ'saɪd /
•UK / dɪˈsaɪd /
- verb
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
- to affect the result of something
poor
US / pʊə(r) /
•UK / pʊr /
- adjecitve
- Inferior; below the normal standard
- Deserving of pity or sympathy
- Without money; not rich
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
hope
US / həʊp /
•UK / hop /
- noun
- When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- verb
- To expect and want something to happen
guy
US / ɡaɪ /
•UK / ɡaɪ /
- noun
- Man; boy; any person
help
US / help /
•UK / hɛlp /
- noun
- Something given to enable a person to do something
- Assistance given to someone in need
- Someone who makes something easier or possible
- verb
- To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- To make something better or less difficult
kid
US / kɪd /
•UK / kɪd /
- adjecitve
- Made from young goat skin
- noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- verb
- To make fun of someone in a gentle way; to tease
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
hey
US / heɪ /
•UK / he /
- exclamation
- What you say when you want someone's attention
nine
US / naɪn /
•UK / naɪn /
- number
- 9
game
US / ɡeɪm /
•UK / ɡem /
- noun
- Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- Birds and animals people hunt to kill and eat
- Match between two teams
duncan
US / ˈdʌmpi /
•UK / ˈdʌmpi /
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
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
leave
US / li:v /
•UK / liv /
- noun
- Permission to do something
- Vacation time; time off work
- verb
- To go away from; depart
- To gift property to someone after you die
- To allow something to continue happening
- To let something remain unused or available
- To let something or someone remain somewhere
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
button
US / 'bʌtn /
•UK / ˈbʌtn /
- noun
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
arizona
US / ˌæriˈzəunə /
•UK / ˌærɪˈzonə /
- proper noun
- A state in the southwestern US, on the border with Mexico; population 6,500,180 (est. 2008); capital
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
something
US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
- adverb
- In some degree or measure
- noun
- a person or thing of some value or consequence
- pronoun
- Thing that is not yet known or named
- Approximately
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
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
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
drink
US / drɪŋk /
•UK / drɪŋk /
- noun
- A liquid that you put in your mouth
- verb
- To put water in your body through your mouth
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
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
olympics
US / əʊ'lɪmpɪks /
•UK / oʊ'lɪmpɪks /
- other
- The Olympic Games
kidd
US / kɪd /
•UK / kɪd /
- other
- Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accu
college
US / 'kɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / 'kɑːlɪdʒ /
- noun
- School or educational institution for adults
lengthen
US / 'leŋθən /
•UK / ˈlɛŋθən, ˈlɛŋk- /
- verb
- To make or become longer in time or distance
ton
US / tʌn /
•UK / tʌn /
- noun
- Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
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
coach
US / kəʊtʃ /
•UK / kotʃ /
- noun
- Large, comfortable bus
- Person who teaches others how to do (sport, job)
- verb
- To teach others how to do something (e.g. sport)
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
starter
US / ˈstɑ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈstɑ:rtə(r) /
- noun
- Electric motor for starting an engine
- First part of a big meal, e.g. soup or salad
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
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)
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
hit
US / hɪt /
•UK / hɪt /
- noun
- A planned killing, usually for money
- Song, movie etc. that is successful
- When someone strikes someone or something
- Time when a player makes contact with the ball
- Time when a website is accessed
- verb
- To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- To press something, such as a button or switch
- To suddenly realize the importance of something
- To move your hand, a bat, etc. against with force
- To fight, attack or damage something or someone
- To arrive at a specific place, level, or goal
- To make contact with the ball in a game or sport
second
US / 'sekənd /
•UK / ˈsɛkənd /
- adjecitve
- 2nd; the one following first
- noun
- Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
- Short period of time that you wait for someone
- (Do) soon
nothing
US / 'nʌθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /
- noun
- Item of little or no value, importance, interest
- Number or value of zero
- pronoun
- Not anything, not a single thing
softball
US / ˈsɒftbɔ:l /
•UK / ˈsɔftˌbɔl, ˈsɑft- /
- noun
- Ball used in playing softball
- A game closely resembling baseball
win
US / wɪn /
•UK / wɪn /
- noun
- Success in beating the other team or competitors
- Success in a game or contest
- verb
- To get something as a prize because of a success
- To gain something you want because of your efforts
- To succeed in a game or contest
duke
US / dju:k /
•UK / duk, djuk /
- noun
- Title given to a man below the rank of prince
- Person's name
stay
US / steɪ /
•UK / ste /
- noun
- Legal order to stop or delay an action
- Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
- Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
- verb
- To keep trying without giving up
- To remain in the same place and not move away
- To spend time visiting a place or someone's home
pepe
US / 'pi:plz /
•UK / 'pi:plz /
family
US / 'fæməlɪ /
•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
boat
US / bəʊt /
•UK / bot /
- noun
- Small form of transport for traveling on water
- verb
- To travel on a lake or river
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
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
fun
US / fʌn /
•UK / fʌn /
- adjecitve
- Amusing and enjoyable
- noun
- Enjoyable or amusing quality or feeling
ball
US / bɔ:l /
•UK / bɔl /
- noun
- Large dance where people dress formally
- Small round object often used in a game or sport
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
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
kiss
US / kɪs /
•UK / kɪs /
- verb
- To touch something in a light or gentle way
- To put your lips against another's to show love
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
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’
san
US / /
•UK / /
- adjective
- Relating to the San or their languages.
- noun
- A member of the aboriginal peoples of southern Africa commonly called Bushmen.
- The group of Khoisan languages spoken by the San.
walsh
US / ˈwɒləp /
•UK / ˈwɑ:ləp /
seconds
US / 'sekəndz /
•UK / 'sekəndz /
- other
- Units of time; one sixtieth of a minute
- Short periods of time you wait for someone
- verb
- To agree to support a proposal at a meeting
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
select
US / sɪ'lekt /
•UK / sɪˈlɛkt /
- verb
- To choose a suitable thing from a group
care
US / keə(r) /
•UK / kɛr /
- noun
- Treatment you receive for your health or safety
- Something that a person worries about
- verb
- To feel interest, concern, or worry
- To look after someone or something
track
US / træk /
•UK / træk /
- noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
- Path in a field or a forest made by walkers
- Often circular course laid out for car racing
- One of multiple musical recordings on an album
- Band surrounding the wheels of a tank
- Metal lines that trains ride on
- verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- To record and examine the progress of something
week
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
yeah
US / jeə /
•UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /
- exclamation
- Another way of saying 'yes'
type
US / taɪp /
•UK / taɪp /
- noun
- Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- Group of things or people sharing common features
- verb
- To identify something belonging to a group
- To write by touching keys on a keyboard
miami
US / maɪˈæmi /
•UK / maɪˈæmi /
- other
- A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan
grandmother
US / ˈgrænmʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn- /
- noun
- Your mother or father's mother
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
percentage
US / pəˈsentɪdʒ /
•UK / pərˈsentɪdʒ /
- noun
- Part of a whole divided into hundredths
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
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
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
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
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
sit
US / sɪt /
•UK / sɪt /
- verb
- To take an exam
- To be in a resting position on a chair
- To provide seating for people
- To remain in a still position while being painted
respect
US / rɪ'spekt /
•UK / rɪˈspɛkt /
- noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Admiration for someone
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
- verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
trippin
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•UK / /