Salman Rushdie on censorship in America today
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censorship
US / ˈsensəʃɪp /
•UK / ˈsensərʃɪp /
- noun
- Removing inappropriate material from books, films
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
publish
US / 'pʌblɪʃ /
•UK / ˈpʌblɪʃ /
- verb
- To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
- To release information to the general public
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
speak
US / spi:k /
•UK / spik /
- verb
- To be able to use a certain language
- To use words to tell information, express thoughts
race
US / reɪs /
•UK / res /
- noun
- Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- People who share physical features or culture
- verb
- To take part in a running or swimming competition
- To move or go at a very fast pace
- To take someone, something to a place very quickly
try
US / traɪ /
•UK / traɪ /
- noun
- Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
- verb
- To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- To examine someone or something in a court of law
- To test to see if it is good or you like it
- To make a person go through hardship; test
- To examine something to see if it works
violence
US / ˈvaɪələns /
•UK / ˈvaɪələns /
- noun
- Strong physical force of nature
- Use of physical force to harm someone
deny
US / dɪ'naɪ /
•UK / dɪˈnaɪ /
- verb
- To refuse to allow or accept something
ever
US / 'evə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any time; at all times in the future
imagine
US / ɪ'mædʒɪn /
•UK / ɪˈmædʒɪn /
- verb
- To think creatively about; form mental picture of
lose
US / lu:z /
•UK / luz /
- verb
- To be unable to keep in check or control something
- To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
- To stop having certain qualities or abilities
- To stop having or being entitled to
- To fail to win something that is being contested
- To be unable to find something you once had
- To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')
novel
US / 'nɒvl /
•UK / ˈnɑvəl /
- adjecitve
- Unusual and new or different from previous things
- noun
- Written fiction story
among
US / əˈmʌŋ /
•UK / əˈmʌŋ /
- preposition
- In the center of several things
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
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
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
disgusting
US / dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ /
•UK / dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Having a very bad taste
- verb
- To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
attack
US / ə'tæk /
•UK / əˈtæk /
- noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
- verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
himself
US / hɪmˈself /
•UK / hɪmˈsɛlf /
- pronoun
- The same (male) person who did the action
moslem
US / ˈmɒzləm /
•UK / ˈmɑzləm, ˈmɑs- /
- adjective
- Relating to Muslims or their religion.
- noun
- A follower of the religion of Islam.
always
US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /
•UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /
- adverb
- For a very long time
- At all times; in every situation
- For ever
new
US / nju: /
•UK / nu, nju /
- adjecitve
- Not old, recently born, built or made
- Being or doing something for the first time
- Not felt, seen or known previously
- Having been recently bought or obtained
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
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
ourselves
US / ɑ:ˈselvz /
•UK / aʊrˈsɛlvz, ɑr- /
- pronoun
- (Showing speaker is affected by their own action)
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
day
US / deɪ /
•UK / de /
- noun
- A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- The period of time when it is light outside
- Person's name
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
contain
US / kənˈteɪn /
•UK / kənˈten /
- verb
- To keep something from spreading
- To hold something inside something else
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
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
certain
US / ˈsə:tn /
•UK / ˈsɚtn /
- adjecitve
- Definite, fixed
- Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
- Being sure about something; without doubt
survival
US / səˈvaɪvl /
•UK / sɚˈvaɪvəl /
- noun
- Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
direction
US / də'rekʃn /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ- /
- noun
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
movement
US / ˈmu:vmənt /
•UK / ˈmuvmənt /
- noun
- Part of a piece of classical music
- Group with a shared interest or goal
- Group sharing the same idea to change society, art
- Action you do when exercising, e.g. in a gym
- Part of a piece of music
court
US / kɔ:t /
•UK / kɔrt, kort /
- noun
- Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
- Place where legal cases are decided
- Large, flat area, to play tennis or basketball
- verb
- To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- To encourage dangerous behavior
- To pay attention to someone to get their support
identity
US / aɪ'dentətɪ /
•UK / aɪˈdɛntɪti /
- noun
- Collection of qualities that makes a person
expression
US / ɪk'spreʃn /
•UK / ɪkˈsprɛʃən /
- noun
- Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- Group of words that have a specific meaning
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
enormously
US / ɪˈnɔ:məsli /
•UK / ɪˈnɔ:rməsli /
- adverb
- Extremely (happy, popular, etc.)
festival
US / ˈfestɪvl /
•UK / ˈfɛstəvəl /
- noun
- Cultural event with a program of events
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
discover
US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /
- verb
- To find something new that was not known before
america
US / ə'merɪkə /
•UK / əˈmɛrɪkə /
- noun
- The United States of America; North America and/or South America
risk
US / rɪsk /
•UK / rɪsk /
- noun
- Actions that cause potential problems
- verb
- To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
act
US / ækt /
•UK / ækt /
- noun
- What someone did; action; behavior
- A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
- One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
- verb
- To behave in a certain way
- To perform on a stage or in a movie
shadow
US / 'ʃædəʊ /
•UK / ˈʃædo /
- noun
- Person who follows another person to observe them
- Area of darkness that is caused by blocked light
- verb
- To cover something with shade
- To secretly follow a person
wallace
US / ˈwɒlɪs /
•UK / ˈwɔləs /
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
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
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
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
country
US / ˈkʌntri /
•UK / ˈkʌntri /
- noun
- An area of land that is controlled by a government
- Open land that is away from towns and cities
minority
US / maɪ'nɒrətɪ /
•UK / məˈnɔrɪti, -ˈnɑr-, maɪ- /
- noun
- Group that is smaller and different from the rest
- Part that is less than half the whole; small part
interview
US / 'ɪntəvju: /
•UK / ˈɪntɚˌvju /
- noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
- verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
project
US / prəˈdʒekt /
•UK / prəˈdʒɛkt /
- noun
- A planned piece of work for specific purpose
- Group of homes built by government for poor people
- verb
- To predict what will happen in the future
- To show something on a screen using light
- To stick out past the edge of something
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
its
US / ɪts /
•UK / ɪts /
- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
theory
US / ˈθiəri /
•UK / ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri /
- noun
- Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
amis
US / ə'mi:n /
•UK / ə'mi:n /
islam
US / ˈɪzlɑ:m /
•UK / ɪsˈlɑm,ɪz- /
- noun
- Religion of Muslims based on the Koran
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
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
supreme
US / su:ˈpri:m /
•UK / sʊˈprim /
- adjecitve
- Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
- Holding the highest power, status or authority
ayatollah
US / ˌaɪəˈtɒlə /
•UK / ˌaɪəˈtoʊlə /
- noun
- Important religious or political leader in Iran
gradually
US / ˈgrædʒuəli /
•UK / ˈɡrædʒʊəlɪ /
- adverb
- Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
issue
US / 'ɪʃu: /
•UK / ˈɪʃu /
- noun
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
- verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
ban
US / bæn /
•UK / bæn /
- noun
- Official action preventing something happening
- verb
- To make something illegal or not allowed
couple
US / 'kʌpl /
•UK / ˈkʌpəl /
- noun
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
- verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- To put two people or things together
hope
US / həʊp /
•UK / hop /
- noun
- When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- verb
- To expect and want something to happen
fifteen
US / ˌfɪfˈti:n /
•UK / fɪfˈtin /
- number
- 15
hopefully
US / ˈhəʊpfəli /
•UK / ˈhopfəli /
- adverb
- In a manner wishing something to happen
status
US / 'steɪtəs /
•UK / ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs /
- noun
- Position or rank relative to others in a society
- Legal position of a person or thing
- Current state or position of a thing
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
secret
US / 'si:krət /
•UK / 'si:krət /
- adjecitve
- That you don't want others to know; private
- noun
- Information you do not want others to know
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
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
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
major
US / 'meɪdʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈmedʒɚ /
- adjecitve
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
- noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- verb
- To study a particular subject at university
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
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
behalf
US / bɪˈhɑːf /
•UK / bɪˈhæf /
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
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
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
critic
US / 'krɪtɪk /
•UK / ˈkrɪtɪk /
- noun
- Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
industry
US / 'ɪndəstrɪ /
•UK / ˈɪndəstri /
- noun
- Hard work; being busy working
- Factories or businesses that make certain products
august
US / ɔːˈɡʌst /
•UK / ɔːˈɡʌst /
- adjecitve
- (of person) Well known and respected
- noun
- 8th month of the year
entirely
US / ɪnˈtaɪəli /
•UK / ɪnˈtaɪərli /
- adverb
- Wholly; completely
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
hide
US / haɪd /
•UK / haɪd /
- noun
- The skin of an animal used for making leather
- verb
- To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
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
nine
US / naɪn /
•UK / naɪn /
- number
- 9
knife
US / naɪf /
•UK / naɪf /
- noun
- Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
- verb
- To attack someone with a sharp long blade
- To move through something easily and quickly
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
page
US / peɪdʒ /
•UK / pedʒ /
- noun
- Person's name
- One side of a sheet of paper
- (Olden times) boy servant of a king or queen
- Screen of information on an online service
- verb
- To call for someone via a phone or speaker
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
moment
US / 'məʊmənt /
•UK / 'moʊmənt /
- noun
- Very short or brief period of time
- A particular period in time
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
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
writer
US / ˈraɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈraɪtɚ /
- noun
- Professional who writes books, articles etc.
hundred
US / 'hʌndrəd /
•UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /
- number
- 100
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)
remember
US / rɪ'membə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /
- verb
- To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
- To bring a previous image or idea to your mind
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
offend
US / ə'fend /
•UK / əˈfɛnd /
- verb
- To break a rule or do something wrong
- To upset, as by hurting someone's feelings
deem
US / di:m /
•UK / dim /
- verb
- To judge something to be a certain thing, way
salman
US / ˈsæmən /
•UK / /
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
history
US / 'hɪstrɪ /
•UK / ˈhɪstəri /
- noun
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
suffer
US / 'sʌfə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌfɚ /
- verb
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
behind
US / bɪˈhaɪnd /
•UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a later or slower time than expected
- Being in a losing position in a sporting event
- Being in the past; old fashioned
- adverb
- Remaining
- noun
- The part of the body that one sits on
- preposition
- At or toward the back of someone or something
- Supporting or helping someone
air
US / eə(r) /
•UK / er /
- noun
- Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- A person's manner intended to impress others
- verb
- To expose to the outside, to dry or freshen
- To broadcast a TV or radio show
- To open a subject to discussion and debate
instinct
US / 'ɪnstɪŋkt /
•UK / ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt /
- noun
- Natural way of thinking; intuition
- Natural way (person or animal) thinks, behaves
conversation
US / ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən /
- noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
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
location
US / ləʊˈkeɪʃn /
•UK / loʊˈkeɪʃn /
- noun
- Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
challenge
US / 'tʃælɪndʒ /
•UK / ˈtʃæləndʒ /
- noun
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- A question to determine correctness of something
- verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
- Most recent; the latest
- determiner
- The one at the end
- verb
- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
hear
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- verb
- To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- To be told or find out information or facts
- To consider or listen to a court case
optimistic
US / ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk /
•UK / ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk /
- adjecitve
- Tending to believe the future will be good
sixty
US / 'sɪkstɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪksti /
- number
- 60
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
seriously
US / ˈsɪəriəsli /
•UK / ˈsɪriəsli /
- adverb
- Involving or requiring great thought or study
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
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
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
support
US / səˈpɔ:t /
•UK / səˈpɔrt, -ˈport /
- noun
- Assistance or advice given to someone
- Evidence that helps prove something is true
- A thing to hold up or prevent from falling down
- verb
- To give assistance or advice to someone
- To help prove or show that something is true
- To hold up or prevent from falling down
powerful
US / ˈpauəful /
•UK / ˈpaʊəfəl /
- adjecitve
- Having control or influence over
- Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength
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
desire
US / dɪ'zaɪə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈzaɪr /
- noun
- Thing that is wished for or wanted
- verb
- To wish for, hope or want something
politic
US / ˈpɒlətɪk /
•UK / ˈpɑlɪtɪk /
- adjecitve
- Careful what you say; diplomatic
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
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
interested
US / ˈɪntrəstɪd /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪstɪd, -təˌrɛstɪd /
- adjecitve
- Having had your attention taken; curious
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
book
US / bʊk /
•UK / bʊk /
- noun
- Thing made of pages with writing on that you read
- verb
- (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- To reserve (hotel room, etc.) in advance
- To produce a red or yellow card to a soccer player
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
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
ability
US / ə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / əˈbɪlɪti /
- noun
- The power, resources or skill to do something
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
stab
US / stæb /
•UK / stæb /
- verb
- To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
leader
US / ˈli:də(r) /
•UK / ˈlidɚ /
- noun
- Person who is in charge of a group or task
- Person or group who is currently winning
vulnerable
US / ˈvʌlnərəbl /
•UK / ˈvʌlnərəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being open to attack or damage
- Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded
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
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
reasonable
US / ˈri:znəbl /
•UK / ˈrizənəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being somewhat good, but not great
- Fair and sensible; appropriate
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
man
US / mæn /
•UK / mæn /
- noun
- Humans in general, including male and female
- An adult male human being
- Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
- verb
- To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
- To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)
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
verse
US / vɜ:s /
•UK / vɚs /
- noun
- Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
- A section of writing, e.g. from the Bible
- Section of a poem or song
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
satanic
US / səˈtænɪk /
•UK / səˈtænɪk, se- /
- adjecitve
- Extremely evil or cruel
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
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
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
attempt
US / ə'tempt /
•UK / əˈtɛmpt /
- noun
- Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
- verb
- To try to do something challenging or difficult
permit
US / pəˈmɪt /
•UK / pərˈmɪt /
- noun
- Piece of paper giving you rights to do something
- verb
- To allow something to happen; to give permission
power
US / 'paʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈpaʊɚ /
- noun
- Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- Ability to move forcefully and quickly
- Energy of something (e.g. electricity or fuel)
- Mathematical way to multiply a number
- Condition of being in political control
- Physical force, energy, and strength
- verb
- To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
- To move something forcefully and quickly
bad
US / bæd /
•UK / bæd /
- adjecitve
- Not good; wrong
- Lacking in good morals; evil
- No longer fresh; spoiled
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
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
quote
US / kwəʊt /
•UK / kwot /
- noun
- Written statement of the cost of something
- The (often wise or famous) words of another person
- verb
- To tell someone how much a task will cost
- To repeat precisely what a person said or wrote
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
lead
US / li:d /
•UK / lid /
- adjecitve
- Being the main part in movies or plays
- noun
- Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve a crime
- Main part in a play or movie
- Heavy, gray metal element
- Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
- Act of being at the front in a race or game
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
- To travel in front of; go in advance of others
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
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
aspect
US / 'æspekt /
•UK / ˈæspɛkt /
- noun
- Way something looks or seems to be
- An element, feature, or quality of something
overtime
US / 'əʊvətaɪm /
•UK / ˈovɚˌtaɪm /
- noun
- Extra time in a sports game
word
US / wɜ:d /
•UK / wɚd /
- noun
- Unit of language that has a meaning
- Promise
- Short remark or piece of information
- verb
- To express something by choosing particular words
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
term
US / tɜ:m /
•UK / tɚm /
- noun
- Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- Length of time something is expected to happen
- Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
- The (precise) name given to something
- verb
- To call; give a name to
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)
order
US / 'ɔ:də(r) /
•UK / ˈɔrdɚ /
- noun
- Religious or social group, as of nuns
- Instructions to others to do what you want
- State in which things are neat and organized
- What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
- Social or political control of an area
- verb
- To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
- To give instructions to others to do what you want
- To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal
valuable
US / ˈvæljuəbl /
•UK / ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə- /
- adjecitve
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
imagination
US / ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn /
•UK / ɪˌmædʒəˈneʃən /
- noun
- Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
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
literary
US / ˈlɪtərəri /
•UK / ˈlɪtəreri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning writers or the profession of writing
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
murder
US / 'mɜ:də(r) /
•UK / ˈmɚdɚ /
- noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
opposite
US / ˈɔpəzit /
•UK / ˈɑpəzɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being totally different from
- noun
- Person, thing that is totally different to another
- preposition
- Across from or on the side facing something
inhabit
US / ɪnˈhæbɪt /
•UK / ɪnˈhæbɪt /
- verb
- To live in a certain area or place
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
harm
US / hɑ:m /
•UK / hɑrm /
- noun
- Damage or injury
- verb
- To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
reconcile
US / 'rekənsaɪl /
•UK / ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl /
- verb
- To balance the accounts
- To make two things both be true or compatible
- To repair the damaged relationship of
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
grow
US / ɡrəʊ /
•UK / ɡro /
- verb
- To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- To improve; to develop better skills over time
- To develop and become bigger or taller over time
circumstance
US / 'sɜ:kəmstəns /
•UK / ˈsɚkəmˌstæns /
- noun
- Condition or fact that affects a situation
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
slope
US / sləʊp /
•UK / sloʊp /
- noun
- Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
- Surface on which people can ski
- verb
- To have one end that is not as high as the other
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
kill
US / kɪl /
•UK / kɪl /
- noun
- Animal killed by a person or other animal
- verb
- To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- To end the life of a person or other living thing
- To be very funny
- To prevent something from continuing or operating
- To do something unimportant to pass time quickly
television
US / ˈtelɪvɪʒn /
•UK / ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən /
- noun
- Device that broadcasts programs, movies or show
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)
since
US / sɪns /
•UK / sɪns /
- adverb
- At a point before the present time
- conjunction
- For this reason; because
- preposition
- From the time in the past that
controversy
US / 'kɒntrəvɜ:sɪ /
•UK / ˈkɑntrəˌvɚsi /
- noun
- Strong public disagreement about something
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want 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)
few
US / fju: /
•UK / fju /
- pronoun
- Not many, a small number
martin
US / ˈmɑ:tn /
•UK / ˈmɑrtn: /
- other
- Any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around
khomeini
US / koʊˈmeɪni /
•UK / /
- other
- Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new
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)
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
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
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)
case
US / keɪs /
•UK / kes /
- noun
- Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- Set of facts about a crime
- Set of facts about an event
- Example or instance of something
- verb
- To find out about a place, as in planning to steal
value
US / 'vælju: /
•UK / ˈvælju /
- noun
- Importance you attach to something
- Some information expressed as a number
- Stated price of something; worth
- verb
- To place a high importance on something
- To say how much money something is worth
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
conservative
US / kənˈsɜ:vətɪv /
•UK / kənˈsɚvətɪv /
- adjecitve
- (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
- Resistant to change
- noun
- Person with traditional ideas; doesn't like change
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
week
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
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
particularly
US / pəˈtikjuləli /
•UK / pɚˈtɪkjələli, pəˈtɪk- /
- adverb
- Specially; more than others
offense
US / əˈfens /
•UK / əˈfɛns /
- noun
- Attempt to score in a game or match
- Breaking of a rule or law
- Something that causes hurt; a rude act
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
despite
US / dɪˈspaɪt /
•UK / dɪˈspaɪt /
- preposition
- Without being affected by something; in spite of
own
US / əʊn /
•UK / on /
- adjecitve
- Belong to oneself
- determiner
- Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
- pronoun
- (Something) belong to myself
- verb
- To have something as your property
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
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
bother
US / 'bɒðə(r) /
•UK / ˈbɑðɚ /
- noun
- Problems, concern or worry for someone
- A disturbance; trouble
- verb
- To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- To take the trouble to do something
dishearten
US / dɪsˈhɑːtn /
•UK / dɪsˈhɑːrtn /
- verb
- To take away the enthusiasm of
bullet
US / 'bʊlɪt /
•UK / ˈbʊlɪt /
- noun
- Metal object fired from a gun
- Dot at the beginning of each line in a list
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
force
US / fɔ:s /
•UK / fɔrs, fors /
- noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
- verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
dodge
US / dɒdʒ /
•UK / dɑ:dʒ /
- noun
- An attempt to avoid something
- verb
- To attempt to avoid something
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
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
storey
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
optimism
US / ˈɒptɪmɪzəm /
•UK / ˈɑptəˌmɪzəm /
- noun
- Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
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’
threat
US / θret /
•UK / θrɛt /
- noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
york
US / jɔ:k /
•UK / jɔrk /
- proper noun
- A city in northern England, on the Ouse River; population 136,900 (est. 2009).
- A commercial and industrial city in southeastern Pennsylvania; population 40,097 (est. 2008).
- The southwestern tip of Hayes Peninsula, on Baffin Bay in Greenland. It served as a base for US expl
inform
US / ɪnˈfɔ:m /
•UK / ɪnˈfɔ:rm /
- verb
- To give information or facts about something
thirty
US / 'θɜ:tɪ /
•UK / ˈθə:ti /
- number
- 30
blasphemous
US / 'blæsfəməs /
•UK / 'blæsfəməs /
- adjecitve
- Highly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
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
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
slippery
US / ˈslɪpəri /
•UK / ˈslɪpəri /
- adjecitve
- Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
- Hard to pin down; avoiding telling facts; evasive
- (Person) untrustworthy
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
shut
US / ʃʌt /
•UK / ʃʌt /
- verb
- To stop being open for business
- To close something, e.g. a door