Should Athletic Scholarships Be Abolished? | The Bill Simmons Podcast
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whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
area
US / 'eərɪə /
•UK / ˈɛriə /
- noun
- Amount of measured space
- A specific section or space; part of a region
- A subject or field of study
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
normal
US / 'nɔ:ml /
•UK / ˈnɔrməl /
- adjecitve
- Standard or regular way of doing something
- Having standard mental or physical ability, health
rid
US / rɪd /
•UK / rɪd /
- verb
- To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
somehow
US / ˈsʌmhaʊ /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌhaʊ /
- adverb
- In a way that is not known or certain
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
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
themselves
US / ðəmˈselvz /
•UK / ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðəm- /
- pronoun
- Reflexive form of 'they'
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
quite
US / kwaɪt /
•UK / kwaɪt /
- adverb
- Not very; fairly
- Very; In a complete or total manner
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
admission
US / ədˈmɪʃn /
•UK / ædˈmɪʃən /
- noun
- Act of allowing someone to enter
- Taking responsibility for an error or mistake
save
US / seɪv /
•UK / sev /
- noun
- Preventing a player in a game from scoring a goal
- preposition
- Except; not including
- verb
- To make your computer keep a file
- To keep for future use
- To make something unnecessary; prevent
- To keep money so that you will have it later
- To keep something for future use, such as money
- To keep or rescue someone or something from harm
- To prevent a player in a game from scoring a goal
- To avoid the unnecessary waste of energy, etc.
tiny
US / 'taɪnɪ /
•UK / ˈtaɪni /
- adjecitve
- Very, very small
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
sixteen
US / ˌsɪksˈti:n /
•UK / sɪkˈstin /
- number
- 16
opportunity
US / ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ /
•UK / ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju- /
- noun
- Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
craziness
US / 'kreɪzɪnəs /
•UK / 'kreɪzɪnəs /
- noun
- Insanity; strangeness
potentially
US / pə'tenʃəlɪ /
•UK / pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ /
- adverb
- That could happen or become reality
decision
US / dɪ'sɪʒn /
•UK / dɪˈsɪʒən /
- noun
- Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- Ability to make quick and confident choices
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
category
US / ˈkætəgəri /
•UK / ˈkætɪˌɡɔri, -ˌɡori /
- noun
- Groups of things that are similar in some way
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
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
blue
US / blu: /
•UK / blu /
- adjecitve
- Color of the clear sky
- Feeling sad or down
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
ivy
US / 'aɪvɪ /
•UK / ˈaɪvi /
- noun
- Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings
excellence
US / ˈeksələns /
•UK / ˈɛksələns /
- noun
- Extremely high quality
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
fifty
US / 'fɪftɪ /
•UK / ˈfɪfti /
- number
- 50
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
ability
US / ə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / əˈbɪlɪti /
- noun
- The power, resources or skill to do something
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
legacy
US / 'leɡəsɪ /
•UK / ˈlɛɡəsi /
- noun
- Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
- Something left or given by a person who has died
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
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
runner
US / 'rʌnə(r) /
•UK / ˈrʌnɚ /
- noun
- Person whose job it is to deliver messages
- A rail on which a drawer or curtain slides
- Person who runs for exercise or for a sport
conference
US / ˈkɒnfərəns /
•UK / ˈkɑnfərəns, -frəns /
- noun
- Series of lectures held as an event
- An association of US sports teams
impermissible
US / ˌɪmpɜːˈmɪsəbl /
•UK / ˌɪmpɜːrˈmɪsəbl /
- other
- Not allowable
- Not permitted
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
package
US / ˈpækɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈpækɪdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Presented as one item but includes several
- noun
- Box or container items are placed in for mailing
- A container for items for sale, e.g. food
- Group of several items or services offered as one
- verb
- To present or sell a group of things as one item
- To put something into a container to store it
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
fraction
US / ˈfrækʃn /
•UK / ˈfrækʃən /
- noun
- Small part of something
worth
US / wɜ:θ /
•UK / wɚθ /
- other
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
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
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
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
league
US / li:ɡ /
•UK / liɡ /
- noun
- Group of people, countries with a common goal
- Association of sports teams that organizes matches
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
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)
basketball
US / ˈbɑ:skɪtbɔ:l /
•UK / ˈbæskɪtbɔːl /
- noun
- Team game played to throw the ball through a hoop
special
US / 'speʃl /
•UK / ˈspɛʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Being additional or extra
- Different, better or greater than normal
- noun
- Heavily discounted sales item
middle
US / 'mɪdl /
•UK / ˈmidl /
- adjecitve
- Equal distance from extremes
- noun
- Place that is halfway between two things
benefit
US / 'benɪfɪt /
•UK / ˈbɛnəfɪt /
- noun
- Good result or effect, something advantageous
- verb
- To have a good effect or be helpful
aid
US / eɪd /
•UK / ed /
- noun
- Action of giving help to others
- Money or help given to those who need it
- verb
- To help others and provide things
basis
US / ˈbeɪsɪs /
•UK / ˈbesɪs /
- noun
- Main ingredient or part of something
- Starting situation, fact, idea to develop from
generation
US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /
•UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /
- noun
- Act or process of producing or causing something
- People born and living at about the same time
eighty
US / 'eɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈeti /
- number
- 80
under
US / ˈʌndə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌndɚ /
- adjecitve
- In the same place as another thing, but lower
- adverb
- In a lower quantity or price than expected
- preposition
- According to the terms of an agreement or law
- Managed or controlled by the authority of
- Being of a lesser quality or amount than expected
- Influenced or affected by something or someone
- Less or lower in age, amount, size or number
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
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
financial
US / faɪˈnænʃl /
•UK / faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l /
- adjecitve
- Involving money
earth
US / ɜ:θ /
•UK / ɚθ /
- noun
- Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- The planet we live on
- Soil in which we grow plants
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
meaningful
US / 'mi:nɪŋfl /
•UK / ˈminɪŋfəl /
- adjecitve
- Having importance; showing someone's intention
rich
US / rɪtʃ /
•UK / rɪtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- Containing a lot of exciting events or experiences and therefore very interesting
- (of a color, sound, smell, etc.) Pleasantly deep or strong
- If food is rich, it contains a large amount of oil, butter, eggs, or cream.
incredible
US / ɪnˈkredəbl /
•UK / ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Very good; amazing
- Really good; amazing; great
- Very hard to believe
lauren
US / 'lɔ:ndrəmæt /
•UK / 'lɔ:ndrəmæt /
gymnast
US / ˈdʒɪmnæst /
•UK / ˈdʒɪmˌnæst, -nəst /
- noun
- Athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
chronically
US / 'krɒnɪklɪ /
•UK / 'krɒnɪklɪ /
- adverb
- In a habitual and long-standing manner
flanagan
US / fləˈmɪŋgəʊ /
•UK / fləˈmɪŋgoʊ /
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
anymore
US / 'enɪmɔ: /
•UK / ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor /
- adverb
- No longer; no more
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
thrive
US / θraɪv /
•UK / θraɪv /
- verb
- To be or become healthy or successful
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’
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
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
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
health
US / helθ /
•UK / hɛlθ /
- noun
- (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
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
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
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
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)
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
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
excite
US / ɪk'saɪt /
•UK / ɪkˈsaɪt /
- verb
- To make something or someone become more active
- To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
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
cutthroat
US / ˈkʌtθrəʊt /
•UK / ˈkʌtˌθroʊt /
- adjecitve
- Ruthless in competition
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)
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
yeah
US / jeə /
•UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /
- exclamation
- Another way of saying 'yes'
ground
US / graʊnd /
•UK / ɡraʊnd /
- noun
- Connection of electrical equipment to earth
- Place where people play particular sports
- Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
- verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- To make sharp or smooth through friction
- To press together with force making a sound
- To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
- To hit the bottom
- (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
- To prevent a plane from taking off
- To place the ball over the goal line in rugby
freshman
US / ˈfreʃmən /
•UK / ˈfrɛʃmən /
- noun
- Student in the first year of high school, college
city
US / 'sɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪti /
- noun
- Area with many buildings, roads and people
solve
US / sɒlv /
•UK / sɑ:lv /
- verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
interesting
US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Taking your attention; making you want to know
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
bill
US / bɪl /
•UK / bɪl /
- noun
- Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- Sign or poster advertising something
- Paper money; a bank note
- Piece of paper showing what you have to pay
- Hard, often pointed part of a bird's mouth
- Person's name
- verb
- To request payment by handing over an invoice
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
pool
US / pu:l /
•UK / pul /
- noun
- Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
- Small body of still water
- Game of hitting balls on a table with long sticks
- Small area of water for swimming bound by walls
- verb
- (Of a liquid) to collect into a small area
- To make a collection of (resources, money etc.)
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
athletic
US / æθˈletɪk /
•UK / æθˈlɛtɪk /
- adjecitve
- Fit and strong; physically capable
action
US / 'ækʃn /
•UK / ˈækʃən /
- noun
- Something that a person or thing does
- verb
- To act to do something
real
US / rɪəl /
•UK / ˈriəl, ril /
- adjecitve
- Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- Being important or special
proposition
US / ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn /
•UK / ˌprɑ:pəˈzɪʃn /
- noun
- General claim or theory
- Something you want to do that may be difficult
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
girl
US / gɜ:l /
•UK / gɜ:rl /
- noun
- A female child; a young woman
college
US / 'kɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / 'kɑːlɪdʒ /
- noun
- School or educational institution for adults
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
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
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
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
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
hang
US / hæŋ /
•UK / hæŋ /
- verb
- To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- To float, move softly, or remain in the air
- To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
- To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
early
US / ˈɜ:li /
•UK / ˈɜ:rli /
- adjecitve
- Happening or appearing before
- adverb
- Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- Happening sooner than expected
ban
US / bæn /
•UK / bæn /
- noun
- Official action preventing something happening
- verb
- To make something illegal or not allowed
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
nineteen
US / ˌnaɪnˈti:n /
•UK / naɪnˈtin /
- number
- 19
name
US / neɪm /
•UK / nem /
- noun
- What something or someone is called
- verb
- To state what someone is called, e.g. John
criterion
US / kraɪ'tɪərɪən /
•UK / kraɪˈtɪriən /
- noun
- Standard used to make judgments or decisions
put
US / pʊt /
•UK / pʊt /
- phrasal verb
- to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
- verb
- To move or place a thing in a particular position
- To rate something in importance or value
- To write or say something in a certain manner
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
mania
US / ˈmeɪniə /
•UK / ˈmeniə,ˈmenjə /
- noun
- Mental illness marked by high energy or excitement
- Extreme interest in, or excitement about
affect
US / ə'fekt /
•UK / əˈfɛkt /
- verb
- To cause a change in something else
teen
US / ti:n /
•UK / tin /
- noun
- Teenager
money
US / 'mʌnɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌni /
- noun
- Coins or notes we use to pay for things
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
notre
US / ˈnoʊtrə /
•UK / /
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
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
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
patriot
US / 'peɪtrɪət /
•UK / ˈpetriət, -ˌɑt /
- noun
- Person who loves and defends their own country
gift
US / gɪft /
•UK / ɡɪft /
- noun
- Something given to another for a reason; present
- Special skill or natural ability to do something
altogether
US / ˌɔ:ltəˈgeðə(r) /
•UK / ˌɔltəˈɡɛðɚ /
- adverb
- All things considered
- Completely and entirely, fully
- With all included and counted
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
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
pretend
US / prɪ'tend /
•UK / prɪˈtɛnd /
- verb
- To act as if something is true when it is not
distance
US / 'dɪstəns /
•UK / ˈdɪstəns /
- noun
- Lack of friendliness toward another person
- Amount of space between two places or things
- verb
- To make it clear that you are not involved
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
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
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
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
buyout
US / ˈbaɪaʊt /
•UK / ˈbaɪˌaʊt /
- noun
- Acquisition of a company by purchasing its stock
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
hand
US / hænd /
•UK / hænd /
- noun
- Cards given to a player in a card game
- Piece of a clock that points to the time
- Someone who performs physical tasks or work
- Body part at the end of a person's arm
- Help for someone performing a particular action
- Condition of having power or influence
- Member of the crew of a ship
- verb
- To give something to someone personally
clear
US / klɪə(r) /
•UK / klɪr /
- adjecitve
- Empty; without anything in it or on it
- Being certain and without doubt
- Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
- Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
- adverb
- Completely; entirely; through the whole of
- Away from; free from
- verb
- To recover from or remove a problem
- To get rid of the entire contents of
- To give permission for something to happen
- To make a place or surface empty by removing
- To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame
terrify
US / ˈterɪfaɪ /
•UK / ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To scare or greatly frighten
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
often
US / ˈɔfən /
•UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /
- adverb
- Many times; frequently; on many occasions
fracture
US / 'fræktʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈfræktʃɚ /
- noun
- Break in a bone, usually small
- A break down in a relationship
- other
- To break, usually a bone
- verb
- To break something hard, usually a bone
- To cause a break down in a relationship
dwarf
US / dwɔ:f /
•UK / dwɔrf /
- noun
- Person of short stature, due to medical condition
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
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
memoir
US / ˈmemwɑ:(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmˌwɑr, -ˌwɔr /
- noun
- Written collection of memories someone has
meter
US / ˈmi:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈmitɚ /
- noun
- Unit of length equal to 100 cm or about 39 inches
- Device for measuring things e.g. gas
- Device to put money into to rent a parking place
- Rhythm of a poem
- verb
- To measure water, etc. when it has to be paid for
hundred
US / 'hʌndrəd /
•UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /
- number
- 100
away
US / ə'weɪ /
•UK / əˈwe /
- adjecitve
- Not present
- adverb
- Disappear completely
- Doing something with a lot of energy
- Not here; far from here; in a different direction
- To a different area, location
upper
US / ˈʌpə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌpɚ /
- adjecitve
- Located above others of the same kind
- Being the northern part of a region
- Being closer to the source of a river
- noun
- Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- Something happy or encouraging
- Top part of a shoe, other than the flat bottom
ruin
US / 'ru:ɪn /
•UK / ˈruɪn /
- verb
- To damage or completely destroy something
- To cause someone to lose their money or status
- noun
- Remains of a building that has been destroyed
end
US / end /
•UK / ɛnd /
- noun
- The point where a process or activity stops
- A point that marks the limit of something; finish
- Goal or desired result
- The tip, edge or limit of something
- verb
- To be the last part of something
screw
US / skru: /
•UK / skru /
- noun
- Long metal nail with a spiral thread
- verb
- To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- To close something by turning it into place
- To attach things together by twisting
- To twist something out of shape, e.g. paper
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
percent
US / pə'sent /
•UK / pɚˈsɛnt /
- adverb
- One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
process
US / prə'ses /
•UK / ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs /
- noun
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
- verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- To prepare by treating something in a certain way
- To adopt a set of actions that produce a result
- To convert by putting something through a machine
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
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)
nor
US / nɔ:(r) /
•UK / nɔr /
- conjunction
- Not this or that; also not
fantastic
US / fænˈtæstɪk /
•UK / fænˈtæstɪk /
- adjecitve
- Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- Very large, fast or great
- Hard to believe; amazing
feed
US / fi:d /
•UK / fid /
- noun
- Food given to animals
- verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
- To provide necessary supplies to
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
div
US / /
•UK / /
- abbreviation
- DIV is an acronym
build
US / bɪld /
•UK / bɪld /
- noun
- Your physical shape; physique
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
otherwise
US / ˈʌðəwaiz /
•UK / ˈʌðɚˌwaɪz /
- adverb
- In an additional or different way
- Unless; or
linda
US / /
•UK / /
everything
US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- All of the things mentioned
dollar
US / ˈdɒlə(r) /
•UK / ˈdɑ:lə(r) /
- noun
- A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
contribution
US / ˌkɒntrɪˈbju:ʃn /
•UK / ˌkɑ:ntrɪˈbju:ʃn /
- noun
- Helping a cause by giving money, things, services
- Article published in magazine or newspaper
- Regular payments to the government for a pension
personally
US / ˈpɜ:sənəli /
•UK / ˈpəsənəli /
- adverb
- By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- Knowing someone as a friend, or closely
supreme
US / su:ˈpri:m /
•UK / sʊˈprim /
- adjecitve
- Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
- Holding the highest power, status or authority
result
US / rɪ'zʌlt /
•UK / rɪˈzʌlt /
- noun
- Something produced through tests or experiments
- Final score of a competition, election or game
- verb
- To be the outcome of other causes and effects
pressure
US / 'preʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈprɛʃɚ /
- noun
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Strong persuasion to do something
- verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
glamour
US / ˈglæmə(r) /
•UK / ˈɡlæmɚ /
- noun
- Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
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
pay
US / peɪ /
•UK / pe /
- noun
- Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
- verb
- To give money for goods or work done
- To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
- To be punished or suffer for something you did
- To make (a visit) to a person or place
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
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
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
mill
US / mɪl /
•UK / mɪl /
- noun
- Factory for making flour, steel, etc.
- Kitchen tool used for grinding coffee, pepper etc.
- verb
- To make grain into flour with a machine
- To grind into smaller pieces using a mill
link
US / lɪŋk /
•UK / lɪŋk /
- noun
- Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- Connection between two or more things or people
- Webpage item you click to go to another webpage
- verb
- To join or connect together
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
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
prize
US / praɪz /
•UK / praɪz /
- adjecitve
- Being an excellent or valuable example of a thing
- noun
- Something won in a contest or given as an award
- Something valuable that many people would like
- verb
- To value greatly and consider it important
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
figure
US / ˈfiɡə /
•UK / ˈfɪɡjɚ /
- noun
- Your body shape
- Numbers in a calculation
- Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
- Picture or diagram giving information in a text
- Person who is very important or famous
- Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
- Amount that is expressed in numbers
- verb
- To appear in a game, play or event
- To calculate how much something will cost
- To understand after thinking; work out
fake
US / feɪk /
•UK / fek /
- adjecitve
- Not real; made to look like something real
- noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
- verb
- To make move in sports to trick a player
- To try to trick or deceive someone
length
US / leŋθ /
•UK / leŋθ /
- noun
- Distance from one end of a pool to the other
- Measurement of distance or of time
elite
US / iˈliːt /
•UK / iˈliːt /
- adjecitve
- Belonging to the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
- noun
- The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
daughter
US / ˈdɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈdɔtɚ /
- adjecitve
- (Of a company) being a subsidiary of another firm
- noun
- A female child of someone
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
remove
US / rɪˈmu:v /
•UK / rɪˈmuv /
- verb
- To get rid of something completely
- To make someone leave his or her job or position
- To move, erase or take away from a place
- To take something off (e.g. clothing)
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
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
dame
US / deɪm /
•UK / dem /
- noun
- Title of respect given to a woman
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
segregate
US / 'seɡrɪɡeɪt /
•UK / ˈsɛɡrɪˌɡet /
- verb
- To separate people by skin color, sex or religion
- To separate one part of a thing from another part
polo
US / 'pəʊləʊ /
•UK / ˈpolo /
- noun
- Game in which horseback riders try to score goals
unpack
US / ˌʌnˈpæk /
•UK / ʌnˈpæk /
- verb
- To try to understand by thinking about something
- To take things out of a suitcase
egregious
US / ɪˈgri:dʒiəs /
•UK / ɪˈɡridʒəs, -dʒiəs /
- adjecitve
- Conspicuously or outrageously bad or contemptible
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
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
starve
US / stɑ:v /
•UK / stɑ:rv /
- verb
- To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- To need or desire very strongly
- Not to give someone what they need, e.g. attention
- To (cause to) die from lack of food
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
program
US / 'prəʊɡræm /
•UK / ˈproˌɡræm, -ɡrəm /
- noun
- Small book of events in a play, concert or movie
- A plan or schedule of events
- Series of classes at a college or university
- A computer application
- TV show
- verb
- To make someone act or think in a certain way
- To write computer code for a piece of software
incentive
US / ɪnˈsentɪv /
•UK / ɪnˈsɛntɪv /
- noun
- Something that encourages you to do something
happy
US / ˈhæpi /
•UK / ˈhæpi /
- adjecitve
- Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
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
follow
US / ˈfɔləu /
•UK / ˈfɑlo /
- verb
- To come after someone; be guided by someone
- To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
- To be the logical result of something
- To happen after something else happens
- To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
- To understand something happening or being said
hill
US / hɪl /
•UK / hɪl /
- noun
- High land not as high as a mountain
- Where the road or land goes upward; slope
- Person's name
although
US / ɔ:lˈðəu /
•UK / ɔlˈðo /
- conjunction
- Despite the fact that; however
affirmative
US / əˈfɜ:mətɪv /
•UK / əˈfɜ:rmətɪv /
- adjecitve
- Saying 'yes'; confirming; agreeing to
answer
US / 'ɑ:nsə(r) /
•UK / ˈænsɚ /
- noun
- Reply to a question someone asks
- Solution to a problem or test question
- verb
- To reply to a question someone asks
- To solve a test question or a problem
scholarship
US / 'skɒləʃɪp /
•UK / ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp /
- noun
- Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
- Money given to a student to pay for education
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
turn
US / tɜ:n /
•UK / tɚn /
- noun
- Place where changing of direction happens
- Your time or chance to perform a duty
- Your chance to play or do in say a game
- Unexpected change, as in the weather
- verb
- To become (a particular age)
- To become a different quality, color, etc.
- To change the direction of something, e.g. a car
- To move in an opposite direction or position
- To shape metal with a spinning tool
stress
US / stres /
•UK / strɛs /
- noun
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
- A state of mental tension, worry due to problems
- verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- To say your opinion strongly
- To be in a state of mental tension due to problems
pull
US / pʊl /
•UK / pʊl /
- noun
- Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- Force something has that draws other things to it
- Using your hands to move something to you
- verb
- To breathe in smoke, as from a pipe
- To hold something and move it toward you
- To remove something by force
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
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
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
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
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
university
US / ˌju:nɪ'vɜ:sətɪ /
•UK / ˌjunɪˈvɜrsəti /
- noun
- High-level educational institution; college
harvard
US / 'bɪlɪ /
•UK / ˈbɪli /
bad
US / bæd /
•UK / bæd /
- adjecitve
- Not good; wrong
- Lacking in good morals; evil
- No longer fresh; spoiled
phenomenon
US / fə'nɒmɪnən /
•UK / fɪˈnɑməˌnɑn, -nən /
- noun
- Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- Interesting or unusual person, group
- something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesti
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
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
inner
US / ˈɪnə(r) /
•UK / ˈɪnɚ /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the inside part of something
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
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
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
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)
female
US / 'fi:meɪl /
•UK / ˈfiˌmel /
- adjecitve
- Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
donor
US / ˈdəʊnə(r) /
•UK / ˈdoʊnə(r) /
- noun
- Someone giving money or gifts to support a cause
physical
US / ˈfɪzɪkl /
•UK / ˈfɪzɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the body of a person
- Concerning things that can be seen or touched
- noun
- Health check at the doctors' or hospital
parent
US / 'peərənt /
•UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /
- noun
- Person's, animal's mother or father
- Something creating other things of the same kind
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
funny
US / ˈfʌni /
•UK / ˈfʌni /
- adjecitve
- Causing laughter; amusing
- Being different, odd or strange
actress
US / ˈæktrəs /
•UK / ˈæktrɪs /
- noun
- A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
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
mention
US / 'menʃn /
•UK / ˈmɛnʃən /
- noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
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
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
always
US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /
•UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /
- adverb
- For a very long time
- At all times; in every situation
- For ever
athlete
US / ˈæθli:t /
•UK / ˈæθˌlit /
- noun
- Person trained to compete in sports
beverly
US / ˈbevəli /
•UK / ˈbɛvəli /
- proper noun
- An industrial and resort city in northeastern Massachusetts; population 39,343 (est. 2008).
guess
US / ɡes /
•UK / ɡɛs /
- noun
- Answer given when you don't know if it is correct
- verb
- To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
thousand
US / ˈθaʊznd /
•UK / ˈθaʊzənd /
- number
- Number 1,000
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
relate
US / rɪ'leɪt /
•UK / rɪˈlet /
- verb
- To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
- To tell a story, or tell about a particular event
usc
US / /
•UK / /
- abbreviation
- USC is an acronym
scenario
US / sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ /
•UK / səˈner.i.oʊ /
- noun
- An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
academically
US / ˌækə'demɪklɪ /
•UK / ˌækə'demɪklɪ /
- adverb
- In regard to teaching or learning
develop
US / dɪ'veləp /
•UK / dɪˈvɛləp /
- verb
- To explain something in steps and in detail
- To create or think of something
- To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
- To make a photograph from film
strike
US / straɪk /
•UK / straɪk /
- noun
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
- Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
- verb
- To hit something
- To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
- To have an idea occur to you
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
imagine
US / ɪ'mædʒɪn /
•UK / ɪˈmædʒɪn /
- verb
- To think creatively about; form mental picture of
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
write
US / raɪt /
•UK / raɪt /
- verb
- To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- To invent or create a computer program
- To create a song or piece of music
separate
US / 'sepəreɪt /
•UK / 'sepəreɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To live away from your husband or wife
- To move things away from each other
someone
US / ˈsʌmwʌn /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
true
US / tru: /
•UK / tru: /
- adjecitve
- Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
corruption
US / kəˈrʌpʃn /
•UK / kəˈrʌpʃən /
- noun
- State of being damaged or spoiled
- Illegal, immoral dishonesty
exactly
US / ɪgˈzæktli /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /
- adverb
- No more and no less than; precisely
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
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
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time