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check
US / tʃek /
•UK / tʃɛk /
- adjecitve
- Decorated with squares made up of lines
- noun
- Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
- A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
- Mark used to show that something is correct
- Procedure to prevent errors or control something
- verb
- To confirm the details of something are correct
- To leave your things with staff who look after it
- To examine something to see if something is wrong
- To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want something
coincidence
US / kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns /
•UK / koʊˈɪnsɪdəns /
- noun
- Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- State in which two ideas or opinions are the same
everybody
US / ˈevribɒdi /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi /
- pronoun
- Every person; everyone
crime
US / kraɪm /
•UK / kraɪm /
- noun
- Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
lockdown
US / ˈlɒkdaʊn /
•UK / ˈlɑ:kdaʊn /
- noun
- Confining prisoners to their cells after a riot
set
US / set /
•UK / sɛt /
- adjecitve
- Prepared for something; ready
- noun
- Complete group of something
- Place where a television show or movie is filmed
- Group of games in a tennis match
- Device that receives radio or television signals
- verb
- To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
- To decide upon or choose something
- To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
- To decide on a price for something
- To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
- To be located in a specific place or time
- To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
- To put someone in a certain condition or state
- (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon
volunteer
US / ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r) /
•UK / ˌvɑlənˈtɪr /
- adjecitve
- Working willingly without pay to help others
- noun
- Person who helps others without being paid
- verb
- To work willingly without pay to help others
start
US / stɑ:t /
•UK / stɑrt /
- noun
- First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
- Sudden action or movement because you are scared
- other
- Beginning of something in place or time
- verb
- To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
- To turn something on
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
consequence
US / ˈkɔnsikwəns /
•UK / ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns /
- noun
- Importance of a person or thing
- Outcome of an event; result
cool
US / ku:l /
•UK / kul /
- adjecitve
- Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- Almost cold; not warm or hot
- Smart or stylish in a way (young) people admire
- Unfriendly in an indirect way; distant
- verb
- To make something decrease in temperature
- (Of an emotion, etc.) to become less strongly felt
chaos
US / 'keɪɒs /
•UK / ˈkeˌɑs /
- other
- State of utter confusion or disorder
charge
US / tʃɑ:dʒ /
•UK / tʃɑrdʒ /
- noun
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
- When a battery has a certain amount of electricity
- Amount of money you pay for a service
- verb
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- To put electricity in a battery
- To give responsibility to take care of or manage
- To state that someone has committed a crime
endorse
US / ɪnˈdɔ:s /
•UK / ɪnˈdɔ:rs /
- verb
- To show or express approval of
- To sign your name on the back of a check
homeless
US / ˈhəʊmləs /
•UK / ˈhomlɪs /
- adjecitve
- Having no home; living on the streets
pair
US / peə(r) /
•UK / per /
- noun
- Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
- verb
- To put two things or people together
soon
US / su:n /
•UK / sun /
- adverb
- At a time not long from now
corrupt
US / kə'rʌpt /
•UK / kəˈrʌpt /
- adjecitve
- Being damaged or spoiled
- Misusing power, as by taking bribes, to get rich
- verb
- To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
- To cause to become damaged or spoiled
- To lack integrity or be dishonest
fact
US / fækt /
•UK / fækt /
- noun
- Something that is known or proved to be true
strong
US / strɒŋ /
•UK / strɔŋ /
- adjecitve
- (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- Having big muscles; physically powerful
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
statement
US / ˈsteɪtmənt /
•UK / ˈstetmənt /
- noun
- Record of activity in a bank account over time
- Act or process of saying something formally
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
donate
US / dəʊ'neɪt /
•UK / ˈdoˌnet, doˈnet /
- verb
- To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
door
US / dɔ:(r) /
•UK / dɔr,dor /
- noun
- You walk through this when you go in a room
infrastructure
US / 'ɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃɚ /
- noun
- Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
liquor
US / ˈlɪkə(r) /
•UK / ˈlɪkɚ /
- noun
- Strong alcoholic beverage
proudly
US / ˈpraʊdli /
•UK / ˈpraʊdlɪ /
- adverb
- With pride; in a proud manner
spend
US / spend /
•UK / spɛnd /
- verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
- To use up something completely
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
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
arrest
US / əˈrest /
•UK / əˈrɛst /
- noun
- Act of catching people who committed crimes
- verb
- To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- (Police) to catch and keep criminals
- To stop or slow something that is happening
hour
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- noun
- 60 minutes
- Particular time of the day
- Fixed, regularly occurring time
pop
US / pɒp /
•UK / pɑp /
- adjecitve
- Type of music or art popular with many people
- noun
- Sweet soda drink
- verb
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
stuff
US / stʌf /
•UK / stʌf /
- noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- verb
- To push material inside something, with force
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
black
US / blæk /
•UK / blæk /
- adjecitve
- Color of the sky on a dark night
- noun
- A person with dark skin, often of African origin
- Person's name
- verb
- To fill in something to make it a very dark color
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
rep
US / rep /
•UK / rɛp /
- noun
- Short from of 'representative'
- other
criminal
US / ˈkrɪmɪnl /
•UK / ˈkrɪmənəl /
- adjecitve
- Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- Not justifiable; shameful
- noun
- Person who commits a crime
home
US / həʊm /
•UK / hom /
- adjecitve
- A sports team's own field or place of play
- adverb
- Into the correct or intended position
- noun
- House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- Institution for sick or elderly people
- Place where a person or a family lives
- Country where a person lives or was born
- Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
- verb
- To move towards a particular target location
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)
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
creator
US / kriˈeɪtə(r) /
•UK / kriˈetɚ /
- noun
- Person who makes something original or new
merchandise
US / ˈmɜ:tʃəndaɪs /
•UK / ˈmɜ:rtʃəndaɪs /
- noun
- Goods for sale
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
satanic
US / səˈtænɪk /
•UK / səˈtænɪk, se- /
- adjecitve
- Extremely evil or cruel
suspect
US / sə'spekt /
•UK / səˈspɛkt /
- adjecitve
- (Of a thing) causing doubt; suspicious
- noun
- Person thought to have committed a crime
- verb
- To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
- To doubt or lack trust
thief
US / θi:f /
•UK / θif /
- noun
- Person who steals something
youth
US / ju:θ /
•UK / juθ /
- noun
- Being young; time when you are young
- Young person or teenager
- Quality or state of being young
- Boy or a young man
bottle
US / 'bɒtl /
•UK / ˈbɑtl /
- noun
- Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
- verb
- To put something into a bottle to store it
congress
US / 'kɒŋɡres /
•UK / ˈkɑŋɡrɪs /
- noun
- Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- American governing body of elected representatives
chicken
US / ˈtʃɪkɪn /
•UK / ˈtʃɪkən /
- adjecitve
- Acting like a coward
- noun
- A bird raised for its eggs and meat
- Someone who is too afraid to do something
heinous
US / ˈheɪnəs /
•UK / ˈhenəs /
- adjecitve
- Hatefully bad; evil
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
pro
US / prəʊ /
•UK / proʊ /
- noun
- Reason given in support of something
- Someone experienced and very good at something
- Playing a golf, tennis etc. as a job
ready
US / 'redɪ /
•UK / ˈrɛdi /
- adjecitve
- Being likely or about to do something
- Being willing to do a task
- verb
- To prepare something for use or action
trend
US / trend /
•UK / trɛnd /
- noun
- Current style or fashion
- Direction things are moving in; current style
- General direction that is taken
- verb
- To be current and popular
- To move up or down
shop
US / ʃɒp /
•UK / ʃɑ:p /
- noun
- Place to learn how to fix or make things; class
- Place where things are fixed or repaired, e.g. cars
- Place which sells things
- verb
- To look for or buy goods or services
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
indigenous
US / ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs /
•UK / ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs /
- adjecitve
- Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
investment
US / ɪnˈvestmənt /
•UK / ɪnˈvɛstmənt /
- noun
- Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- Act of giving time, energy to see a future reward
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
jimmy
US / 'dʒɪmɪ /
•UK / 'dʒɪmɪ /
- noun
- A short crowbar
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
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
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
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
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)
rumble
US / ˈrʌmbl /
•UK / ˈrʌmbəl /
- noun
- Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
- verb
- To make low, heavy continuous sounds
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
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
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
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
specific
US / spəˈsɪfɪk /
•UK / spɪˈsɪfɪk /
- adjecitve
- Precise; particular; just about that thing
- Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
spin
US / spɪn /
•UK / spɪn /
- noun
- A dizzy feeling your head is turning around
- A slant or hidden purpose, as in politicians' talk
- A movement in a rapid turning motion
- verb
- To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
- To convert material such as cotton into thread
- To move something in a rapid turning motion
advance
US / əd'vɑ:ns /
•UK / ædˈvæns /
- noun
- Forward movement by an army
- An attempt to seduce someone
- verb
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
- To increase in price or value
- To move forward in a certain direction
- To try to seduce someone
bad
US / bæd /
•UK / bæd /
- adjecitve
- Not good; wrong
- Lacking in good morals; evil
- No longer fresh; spoiled
retailer
US / ˈri:teɪlə(r) /
•UK / ˈritelɚ /
- noun
- Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
bank
US / bæŋk /
•UK / bæŋk /
- noun
- A financial institution that keeps or lends money
- The side of a river
- A row of things in lines (e.g. computers)
- verb
- To put or keep your money in a bank
- To turn a plane when flying; (of a plane) to turn
inner
US / ˈɪnə(r) /
•UK / ˈɪnɚ /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the inside part of something
make
US / meɪk /
•UK / mek /
- noun
- Product made by a particular company; brand
- verb
- To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- To get to (a place) on time
- To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
- To create something by putting things together
- To earn a certain amount of money at a job
- To cause or force a person to do something
- To cause something to happen or be formed
outside
US / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd /
•UK / aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /
- adverb
- Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
- noun
- Area around or near something, such as a building
- preposition
- Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
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
steal
US / sti:l /
•UK / stil /
- noun
- A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- Act of taking the ball or a base from another
- verb
- To move quietly or secretly to or from a place
- To secretly take something that belongs to another
youtube
US / 'ju:tju:b /
•UK / 'ju:tu:b /
- transitive verb
- Upload a video of (someone or something) to the video-sharing website YouTube.
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
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
open
US / 'əʊpən /
•UK / ˈopən /
- adjecitve
- Available for use; accessible
- Not being hidden; available for others to see
- Being available for customers to enter or use
- Allowing everyone to use or take part in
- Not secret anymore
- Not closed or shut
- Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
- noun
- Name for a tennis or golf competition
- verb
- To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- To start the activities or services of a business
- To make a space or hole appear in something
- To move or change so that it is no longer closed
- To start something, e.g. a new business
statistic
US / stəˈtɪstɪk /
•UK / stəˈtɪstɪk /
- noun
- Number that represents a piece of information
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
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
bent
US / bent /
•UK / bɛnt /
- adjecitve
- Become curved or no longer straight
- verb
- To become curved or no longer straight
- To move your body so that it is not straight up
- To turn in a different direction, as a road
- To use force to make an object not straight
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)
smoke
US / sməʊk /
•UK / smoʊk /
- noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
- verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- To add a taste to food by putting it near a fire
- To breathe in through a cigarette, etc.
serve
US / sɜ:v /
•UK / sɚv /
- verb
- To act in a particular position or office
- To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
- To be used for a particular purpose
- To give someone food or drinks
- To give a person or group a service that is needed
- To spend a particular amount of time in prison
- To help customers find products and making sales
- To give an official paper to appear in court
US / ˈtwɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈtwɪtɚ /
- noun
- An online messaging system
- verb
- To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
blowtorch
US / ˈbləʊˌtɔ:tʃ /
•UK / ˈbloˌtɔrtʃ /
- other
- A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
before
US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /
•UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /
- adverb
- At a time earlier than the present; previously
- conjunction
- In advance of something happening
- preposition
- In front of someone or something
disproportionately
US / ˌdɪsprə'pɔ:ʃənətlɪ /
•UK / ˌdɪsprə'pɔ:ʃənətlɪ /
- adverb
- To too great a degree when compared to something
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
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
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
six
US / sɪks /
•UK / sɪks /
- number
- 6
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
floyd
US / 'fləʊɪŋ /
•UK / 'floʊɪŋ /
increase
US / ɪn'kri:s /
•UK / ɪnˈkris /
- noun
- Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
- verb
- To make or become larger in size or amount
organize
US / ˈɔ:gənaɪz /
•UK / ˈɔ:rgənaɪz /
- verb
- To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
notice
US / 'nəʊtɪs /
•UK / ˈnotɪs /
- noun
- Time by when you must leave, e.g. if you are fired
- Paper with an announcement, e.g. pinned to a board
- verb
- To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
weak
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- adjecitve
- Not having a strong character
- Less valuable compared to money of other countries
- Ineffective; unconvincing; not strong
- Having little power or ability
- Not having the necessary or proper amount
- Having little power; not strong; easy to break
- (Of a drink) having lots of water and little taste
alexandria
US / ˌæliɡˈzɑ:ndriə /
•UK / ˌælɪɡˈzændriə /
- proper noun
- The chief port of Egypt; population 4,084,700 (est. 2006). Founded in 332 BC by Alexander the Great,
- An industrial city in central Louisiana, on the Red River; population 48,639 (est. 2008).
- A city in northern Virginia, on the Potomac River, across from Washington, DC; population 143,885 (e
government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
jake
US / dʒeɪk /
•UK / dʒeɪk /
- adjective
- All right; satisfactory.
sponsor
US / ˈspɒnsə(r) /
•UK / ˈspɑ:nsə(r) /
- noun
- Person that supports the passage of a new law
- Person giving money for someone's education
- verb
- To support the passage of a new law
- To help someone succeed by giving them money
- To pay for an event, usually as an advertisement
store
US / stɔ:(r) /
•UK / stɔr, stor /
- noun
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
- verb
- To put things in a place for later use
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
curious
US / ˈkjʊəriəs /
•UK / ˈkjʊriəs /
- adjecitve
- Wanting to know more about something
- Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
guard
US / ɡɑ:d /
•UK / ɡɑrd /
- noun
- Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
- verb
- To keep watch over something to protect it
location
US / ləʊˈkeɪʃn /
•UK / loʊˈkeɪʃn /
- noun
- Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
next
US / nekst /
•UK / nɛkst /
- adverb
- The one that follows another in time or order
- At a time or place directly after the present one
- noun
- The one that follows after
- adjecitve
- Immediately after the previous one
- First occurrence after the present one
quickly
US / ˈkwɪkli /
•UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /
- adverb
- Without taking a lot of time; fast
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
relentless
US / rɪ'lentləs /
•UK / rɪˈlɛntlɪs /
- adjecitve
- Continuing without slowing or losing strength
hundred
US / 'hʌndrəd /
•UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /
- number
- 100
month
US / mʌnθ /
•UK / mʌnθ /
- noun
- One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
suburb
US / ˈsʌbɜ:b /
•UK / ˈsʌbɜ:rb /
- noun
- Residential area on the outskirts of a city
toothpaste
US / ˈtu:θpeɪst /
•UK / ˈtuθˌpest /
- noun
- A paste used for cleaning teeth
complete
US / kəm'pli:t /
•UK / kəmˈplit /
- adjecitve
- Being finished; done; achieved
- Being as perfect and as total as could be
- verb
- To finish or reach the end of doing something
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
ghetto
US / ˈgetəʊ /
•UK / ˈɡɛto /
- noun
- Area in a city where one race of people live
enjoy
US / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /
•UK / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ /
- verb
- To take pleasure in something
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
oakland
US / ˈəuklənd /
•UK / ˈoklənd /
- proper noun
- An industrial port in California, on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; population 404,155 (est.
suffer
US / 'sʌfə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌfɚ /
- verb
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
town
US / taʊn /
•UK / taʊn /
- noun
- Small city
- Part of city with shops and entertainments
shield
US / ʃi:ld /
•UK / ʃild /
- noun
- A family's coat of arms or insignia
- Device used to protect from a harmful force
- Large piece of metal, etc. carried by police, etc.
- Large piece of metal carried for protection
- verb
- To cover (e.g. your face) so as to hide from
- To cover from a dangerous or harmful force
moment
US / 'məʊmənt /
•UK / 'moʊmənt /
- noun
- Very short or brief period of time
- A particular period in time
walgreens
US / 'wəl /
•UK / 'wəl /
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
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
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
picture
US / 'pɪktʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈpɪktʃɚ /
- noun
- General situation or state of being
- Mental image of what something is or looks like
- Movie; film
- Painting, drawing or photograph on paper or screen
- verb
- To understand or imagine something
- To imagine someone or something in an image
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
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
bono
US / ˈbɒnɪt /
•UK / ˈbɑ:nət /
bread
US / bred /
•UK / brɛd /
- noun
- Money or earnings
- Baked food made from flour, used in sandwiches
environment
US / ɪn'vaɪrənmənt /
•UK / ɛnˈvaɪrənmənt, -ˈvaɪən- /
- noun
- Natural world in which plants and animals live
- The entire surrounding conditions of something
governor
US / ˈgʌvənə(r) /
•UK / ˈgʌvərnə(r) /
- noun
- Person who leads a state or province
prepare
US / prɪˈpeə(r) /
•UK / prɪˈper /
- verb
- To make something ready for use
real
US / rɪəl /
•UK / ˈriəl, ril /
- adjecitve
- Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- Being important or special
sometimes
US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /
- adverb
- Only at certain times; occasionally
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
company
US / 'kʌmpənɪ /
•UK / ˈkʌmpəni /
- noun
- Good feeling from being with someone else
- A business that sells things or provides services
- Guests, especially in your home
- Being with another person rather than alone
effort
US / ˈefət /
•UK / ˈɛfət /
- noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
failure
US / ˈfeɪljə(r) /
•UK / 'feɪljər /
- noun
- When things go wrong; lack of function
- Act or result of not achieving your goals
particular
US / pəˈtɪkjələ(r) /
•UK / pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ, pəˈtɪk- /
- adjecitve
- One specific (one)
- Having firm ideas about what is desirable
- Being special or more than is typical
literally
US / ˈlɪtərəli /
•UK / ˈlɪtərəli /
- adverb
- So as to express the exact meaning of something
- Used to say something is true, even if unlikely
local
US / ˈləʊkl /
•UK / ˈloʊkl /
- adjecitve
- Relating to a particular area, city, or town
- noun
- Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- People who live in the area being discussed
- The pub you most frequently go to
policy
US / 'pɒləsɪ /
•UK / ˈpɑlɪsi /
- noun
- Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
- Course of action proposed by an organization, etc.
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
altar
US / ˈɔ:ltə(r) /
•UK / ˈɔltɚ /
- noun
- Area in a church where the priests preaches from
abandon
US / ə'bændən /
•UK / əˈbændən /
- noun
- Wild, carefree behavior
- verb
- To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- To withdraw your support, or leave someone
- To stop doing or having (hope, plans); give up
- To leave a place, car and not go back
- To surrender to a desire, with little self-control
certainly
US / ˈsə:tnli /
•UK / ˈsɚtnli /
- adverb
- Sure; of course
commitment
US / kə'mɪtmənt /
•UK / kəˈmɪtmənt /
- noun
- Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- Promise or decision to do something for a purpose
hope
US / həʊp /
•UK / hop /
- noun
- When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- verb
- To expect and want something to happen
guy
US / ɡaɪ /
•UK / ɡaɪ /
- noun
- Man; boy; any person
knee
US / ni: /
•UK / ni /
- noun
- Middle part of your leg that bends
- other
- Middle part of your leg which bends
- verb
- To hit something with your knee
happily
US / ˈhæpɪli /
•UK / ˈhæpɪli /
- adverb
- In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
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
rooster
US / ˈru:stə(r) /
•UK / ˈrustɚ /
- noun
- Adult male chicken
money
US / 'mʌnɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌni /
- noun
- Coins or notes we use to pay for things
along
US / əˈlɒŋ /
•UK / əˈlɔ:ŋ /
- adverb
- As a companion; taken with someone
- preposition
- At a point on a line
entirely
US / ɪnˈtaɪəli /
•UK / ɪnˈtaɪərli /
- adverb
- Wholly; completely
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
insanely
US / ɪn'seɪnlɪ /
•UK / ɪn'seɪnlɪ /
- adjecitve
- In an insane manner
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
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
press
US / pres /
•UK / prɛs /
- noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- A machine that prints books and newspapers
- verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
- To print something such as a book or newspaper
- To push something against something else
- To squeeze the liquid out of grapes, etc.
share
US / ʃeə(r) /
•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone
affect
US / ə'fekt /
•UK / əˈfɛkt /
- verb
- To cause a change in something else
aggressive
US / əˈgresɪv /
•UK / əˈɡrɛsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- Behaving in a hostile and threatening way
brand
US / brænd /
•UK / brænd /
- noun
- A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- Product made or designed by a named company
- verb
- To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
- To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
- To give a famous name to a product or service
francisco
US / fræn'sɪskəʊ /
•UK / fræn'sɪskoʊ /
- proper noun
- (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator, head of state 1939–75. Leader of the Nationalists in the
front
US / frʌnt /
•UK / frʌnt /
- adjecitve
- Opposite of back; the forward part of an object
- noun
- Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- Area where fighting in a war is happening
- Place where air of different temperatures meets
- verb
- To have the forward part facing something
- To lead a group of people, usually a band
join
US / dʒɔɪn /
•UK / dʒɔɪn /
- verb
- To bring something close to another, to become one
- To become a member of
- To participate in an activity with others
nine
US / naɪn /
•UK / naɪn /
- number
- 9
retail
US / 'ri:teɪl /
•UK / ˈriˌtel /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the selling of goods to the public
- adverb
- Bought or sold in a store or shop
- noun
- Business of selling products to the public
- verb
- To sell at a particular price
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
trigger
US / 'trɪɡə(r) /
•UK / ˈtrɪɡɚ /
- noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
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
factual
US / ˈfæktʃuəl /
•UK / ˈfæktʃuəl /
- adjecitve
- Involving or being based upon evidence
rather
US / 'rɑ:ðə(r) /
•UK / ˈræðɚ, ˈrɑðɚ /
- adverb
- Somewhat; fairly; not that much
keep
US / ki:p /
•UK / kip /
- noun
- Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- Money spent on you so you can live in a place
- verb
- To continue doing something; not to stop
- To stop balls going in a goal in sports
- To not give back or return something
- (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
- To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
- To have and continue to hold something
- To do something that you have promised or agreed
- To stay in a certain place or condition
- To maintain the rules
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
direct
US / də'rekt /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- /
- adverb
- Coming straight from something
- verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- To control the acting in a movie or play
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
mostly
US / ˈməʊstli /
•UK / ˈmoʊstli /
- adverb
- In large part; mainly or chiefly
portland
US / ˈpɔ:tlənd /
•UK / ˈpɔrtlənd, ˈport- /
- proper noun
- The largest city in Maine, on Casco Bay off the Atlantic Ocean, in the southwestern part of the stat
- An industrial port in northwestern Oregon, on the Willamette River near its confluence with the Colu
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
shuttering
US / ˈʃʌtərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈʃʌtərɪŋ /
- verb
- To close a business permanently
- To close the shutters over a window
strict
US / strɪkt /
•UK / strɪkt /
- adjecitve
- Tending to enforce rules; severe
- (Of orders) that must be obeyed
attorney
US / ə'tɜ:nɪ /
•UK / əˈtɚni /
- noun
- Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
evidence
US / 'evɪdəns /
•UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /
- noun
- Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
possible
US / ˈpɒsəbl /
•UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
- Having a chance of happening, or being true
rob
US / rɒb /
•UK / rɑb /
- noun
- Person's name
- verb
- To steal money or property from (bank or person)
- To prevent from getting something deserved
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
downturn
US / ˈdaʊntɜ:n /
•UK / ˈdaʊnˌtə:n /
- noun
- Worsening of business or economic activity
- verb
- (Of business or economy) to worsen
option
US / 'ɒpʃn /
•UK / ˈɑpʃən /
- noun
- A choice
- Right to buy or sell at a certain price and time
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
vote
US / vəʊt /
•UK / vot /
- noun
- Act of deciding who to choose in an election
- verb
- To make a choice for or against, as in an election
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
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
election
US / ɪ'lekʃn /
•UK / ɪˈlɛkʃən /
- noun
- Process of choosing someone by voting
everyone
US / ˈevriwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /
- pronoun
- Every person; everybody
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”
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)
US / 'pɒkɪt /
•UK / ˈpɑkɪt /
- adjecitve
- (As if) small enough to fit in your pocket
- noun
- Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- Area of space
- verb
- To put something into your pocket
- To take or hide something illegally
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
worker
US / ˈwɜ:kə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɜ:rkə(r) /
- noun
- Person who works
ago
US / əˈgəʊ /
•UK / əˈgoʊ /
- adverb
- At a specified length of time in the past
embolden
US / ɪmˈbəʊldən /
•UK / ɪmˈboʊldən /
- verb
- To cause to feel bold or courageous
huge
US / hju:dʒ /
•UK / hjudʒ /
- adjecitve
- Very very large
due
US / dju: /
•UK / du, dju /
- adjecitve
- When something is required or expected
- Owed to a person as a right
- noun
- Something you deserve; something you can expect
organization
US / ˌɔ:gənaɪˈzeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɔrɡənɪˈzeʃən /
- noun
- Group of people with a particular purpose
move
US / mu:v /
•UK / muv /
- noun
- Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
- An action; doing something
- Step taken to achieve a goal
- verb
- To cause someone to have certain emotions
- To cause something to change to a different place
- To change where people live or a business operates
- To take action to do or achieve something
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
virtue
US / 'vɜ:tʃu: /
•UK / ˈvɜ:rtʃu: /
- noun
- Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
- Morally good quality
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
billion
US / ˈbɪljən /
•UK / ˈbɪljən /
- noun
- Number 1,000,000,000
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
largely
US / ˈlɑ:dʒli /
•UK / ˈlɑ:rdʒli /
- adverb
- In large part; mainly or chiefly
promotion
US / prə'məʊʃn /
•UK / prəˈmoʃən /
- noun
- Act of advertising a product to people
- Movement to a higher position or rank in a company
walmart
US / ˈwɔlˌmɑrt /
•UK / /
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
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
viewer
US / ˈvju:ə(r) /
•UK / ˈvjuɚ /
- noun
- Special machine to look at pictures
- Someone who watches, e.g. television
article
US / 'ɑ:tɪkl /
•UK / ˈɑrtɪkəl /
- noun
- Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- Piece of writing about a particular subject
- Piece of something, e.g. clothing
- Section of a business contract or law
close
US / kləʊz /
•UK / kloʊz /
- adjecitve
- Almost; near
- (Of a friend) well-known; liked by others
- Being near or related
- Similar; nearly the same
- verb
- To come progressively nearer to something
- To end; to bring to an end
- To make something shut; stop from being open
cop
US / kɒp /
•UK / kɑp /
- noun
- Slang for police officer
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
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
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
spectacular
US / spekˈtækjələ(r) /
•UK / spɛkˈtækjəlɚ /
- adjecitve
- Impressive or out of the ordinary
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
yesterday
US / ˈjestədeɪ /
•UK / ˈjestərdeɪ /
- adverb
- Day before today
- noun
- Day before today
both
US / bəuθ /
•UK / boθ /
- determiner
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
- pronoun
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
racial
US / ˈreɪʃl /
•UK / ˈreʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Of or relating to race
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
simple
US / 'sɪmpl /
•UK / ˈsɪmpəl /
- adjecitve
- Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- Having only a few parts; not complex
- Being ordinary or normal
- Being plain; without a lot added for style
staff
US / stɑ:f /
•UK / stæf /
- noun
- Employees of a company
- Long stick that a person uses to help them walk
- verb
- To hire workers for a business
show
US / ʃəʊ /
•UK / ʃo /
- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
- An event for displaying or promoting goods
- Play, opera or theater production
- Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
- verb
- To be easily seen or displayed
- To display your emotions or feelings
- To let someone see something; display
- To explain or teach how something is done
- To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
- To prove something to be true, correct
- To reveal or allow something to be seen
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
drug
US / drʌɡ /
•UK / drʌɡ /
- noun
- Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- Chemical used as a medicine
- verb
- To give drugs to someone to make them sleep
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
milwaukee
US / milˈwɔ:kiˌ(:) /
•UK / mɪlˈwɔki /
- proper noun
- An industrial port and city in southeastern Wisconsin, on the western shore of Lake Michigan; popula
lady
US / 'leɪdɪ /
•UK / ˈledi /
- noun
- Another way of saying 'woman'
- Official title of a woman with high social rank
team
US / ti:m /
•UK / tim /
- noun
- Group of people working on a task together
- Group of people playing a sport together
shoe
US / ʃu: /
•UK / ʃu /
- noun
- Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
- Piece of metal nailed under a horse's foot
- verb
- To put a metal ring on a horse's foot
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
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
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
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')
performance
US / pə'fɔ:məns /
•UK / pɚˈfɔrməns /
- noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
roam
US / rəʊm /
•UK / rom /
- verb
- To move about freely without a set destination
small
US / smɔ:l /
•UK / smɔl /
- adjecitve
- Little in size; not big
- (Of letters) not written in capital letters
- Being insignificant or minor
- (Of a business) with few people or things; local
- (Of voice) being soft and quiet
- (Of a child) being young
supply
US / sə'plaɪ /
•UK / səˈplaɪ /
- noun
- Availability of products and services for use
- Specific things needed to perform a certain task
- verb
- To give or sell goods to others for their use
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
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
code
US / kəʊd /
•UK / kod /
- noun
- A password made of a set of letters or numbers
- Set of rules for behavior
- A secret language using secret symbols
- Written part of a computer program
- verb
- To express information in a series of numbers
- To write a secret message using secret symbols
- To write programs using computer languages
importantly
US / ɪmˈpɔːtntli /
•UK / ɪmˈpɔːrtntli /
- adverb
- In an important way;
market
US / ˈmɑ:kɪt /
•UK / ˈmɑ:rkɪt /
- noun
- Need or demand for a particular product or service
- Area or region where a certain product is sold
- Public event where people sell goods on tables
- Institution where stocks are bought and sold
- verb
- To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
past
US / pɑ:st /
•UK / pæst /
- adjecitve
- No longer current or new
- adverb
- So as to go beyond, or further than something
- noun
- Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
- preposition
- After a particular time
- At a later point in distance; beyond
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
totally
US / ˈtəʊtəli /
•UK / ˈtotl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a complete way; completely; absolutely
afford
US / ə'fɔ:d /
•UK / əˈfɔrd, əˈford /
- verb
- To make available, to provide
- To have enough money to pay for something
consult
US / kənˈsʌlt /
•UK / kənˈsʌlt /
- verb
- To ask the advice, opinion of a (paid) specialist
- To discuss something to make a decision
- To look at a book or map for information
council
US / 'kaʊnsl /
•UK / ˈkaʊnsəl /
- noun
- Group chosen to make decisions about something
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
lock
US / lɒk /
•UK / lɑ:k /
- noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
- verb
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
penalty
US / 'penəltɪ /
•UK / ˈpɛnəlti /
- noun
- Negative effect resulting from your actions
- Punishment for committing a crime or offense
- A punishment for breaking the rules of the game
sure
US / ʃʊə(r) /
•UK / ʃʊr /
- adjecitve
- Having no doubts about something
- Have confidence in your own words or actions
- Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
- Being correct or true
- adverb
- What you say to agree willingly
addict
US / ˈædɪkt /
•UK / əˈdɪkt /
- noun
- Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
continue
US / kən'tɪnju: /
•UK / kənˈtɪnju /
- verb
- To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop
exactly
US / ɪgˈzæktli /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /
- adverb
- No more and no less than; precisely
fail
US / feɪl /
•UK / fel /
- noun
- A mark on a test showing you did not pass
- verb
- To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- To not do or provide something that is needed
- To stop working or functioning; to break down
- To not achieve a goal, or to go wrong
massive
US / ˈmæsɪv /
•UK / ˈmæsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Very big; large; too big
series
US / ˈsɪəri:z /
•UK / ˈsɪriz /
- noun
- Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- other
- Number of things that happen one after another
truth
US / tru:θ /
•UK / truθ /
- noun
- Real facts about something
valuation
US / ˌvæljuˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌvæljuˈeɪʃn /
- noun
- Price of something, determined by expert
- Judgment of how good something is
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
inside
US / ˌɪn'saɪd /
•UK / ɪnˈsaɪd, ˈɪnˌsaɪd /
- adjecitve
- Being in something
- Being in a building
- adverb
- Into a house; indoors
- noun
- Inner part or surface of something
matter
US / 'mætə(r) /
•UK / ˈmætɚ /
- noun
- Material all things are made of that fills space
- Problem or reason for concern
- verb
- To be of great importance; to count
prosecute
US / 'prɒsɪkju:t /
•UK / ˈprɑsɪˌkjut /
- verb
- To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
- To proceed with something, such as a transaction
million
US / ˈmɪljən /
•UK / ˈmɪljən /
- number
- 1,000,000
safe
US / seɪf /
•UK / sef /
- noun
- Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
- adjecitve
- Highly likely
- Being out of danger
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
attack
US / ə'tæk /
•UK / əˈtæk /
- noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
- verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
cratered
US / k'reɪtərd /
•UK / k'reɪtərd /
- adjecitve
- Filled with holes created by an impact
politician
US / ˌpɒləˈtɪʃn /
•UK / ˌpɑlɪˈtɪʃən /
- noun
- Someone whose job is in politics
rough
US / rʌf /
•UK / rʌf /
- adjecitve
- Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
- Being imprecise, inexact, and not detailed
- Not gentle or not soft
- Having an uneven or not smooth surface
- Raw and natural
- (Of sea weather etc.) not calm with strong winds
- Involving or causing sudden, forceful movements
- adverb
- In a manner that is difficult, or violent
- noun
- Violent, loud, and unpleasant person
- Incomplete drawing or draft done lacking detail
- verb
- To make something less smooth
sell
US / sel /
•UK / sɛl /
- verb
- To exchange something for money
- To persuade people to do, like or agree
seattle
US / sɪ'ætl /
•UK / sɪ'ætl /
- proper noun
- A port and industrial city in the state of Washington, on the eastern shores of Puget Sound; populat
walk
US / wɔ:k /
•UK / wɔk /
- noun
- Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
- verb
- To move with your legs at a slowish pace
consider
US / kən'sɪdə(r) /
•UK / kənˈsɪdər /
- verb
- To think carefully about something
weird
US / wɪəd /
•UK / wɪrd /
- adjecitve
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
announcement
US / əˈnaʊnsmənt /
•UK / əˈnaʊnsmənt /
- noun
- Act of informing people about something publicly
cash
US / kæʃ /
•UK / kæʃ /
- noun
- Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- verb
- To sell or give something to get money
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
safety
US / ˈseɪfti /
•UK / ˈsefti /
- noun
- Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
- State of being free from harm or danger
seven
US / ˈsevn /
•UK / ˈsɛvən /
- number
- Number 7
tennis
US / 'tenɪs /
•UK / 'tenɪs /
- noun
- Game played by hitting a ball over a net
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
video
US / 'vɪdɪəʊ /
•UK / ˈvɪdiˌo /
- adjecitve
- Of a moving film, with sound
- noun
- Recording capturing action with sound
- verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
yet
US / jet /
•UK / jɛt /
- adverb
- At a later time (used after ‘not’)
- (Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
- Eventually; at a future time
- Until now; up to the present
- conjunction
- Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast
color
US / 'kʌlə(r) /
•UK / ˈkʌlɚ /
- noun
- Quality of things you can see, e.g. red, blue
- Pink or red in your face, e.g. after being ill
- The shade of someone's skin e.g. black, or yellow
- verb
- To change or affect someone's opinion
- To make something colorful using colored pencils
food
US / fu:d /
•UK / fud /
- noun
- What people and animals eat to live
- Things taken in by plants to maintain life
- A particular style or type of cooking, e.g. Asian
maybe
US / ˈmeɪbi /
•UK / ˈmebi /
- adverb
- Possibly but not certainly; perhaps
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
gentleman
US / 'dʒentlmən /
•UK / ˈdʒɛntlmən /
- noun
- Man who has good manners and is considerate
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
october
US / ɒkˈtəʊbə(r) /
•UK / ɑkˈtobɚ /
- noun
- 10th month of the year
whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
advantage
US / əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ /
•UK / ædˈvæntɪdʒ /
- noun
- Thing making the chance of success higher
- A positive point about something
content
US / 'kɒntent /
•UK / ˈkɑnˌtɛnt /
- adjecitve
- Being happy or satisfied
- noun
- Information in something, e.g. book or computer
business
US / ˈbɪznəs /
•UK / ˈbɪznɪs /
- noun
- A company formed for making profit
- Matter that has to be dealt with; task; situation
- Activity of working to make a profit
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
description
US / dɪˈskrɪpʃn /
•UK / dɪˈskrɪpʃən /
- noun
- Explanation of what something is like, looks like
pattern
US / 'pætn /
•UK / ˈpætən /
- noun
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Regular repeated behavior
- verb
- To copy the way something else is made
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
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
ceo
US / ˌsiː iː ˈəʊ /
•UK / ˌsiː iː ˈoʊ /
- abbreviation
- CEO for Chief Operating Officer
law
US / lɔ: /
•UK / lɔ /
- noun
- Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- A rule made and enforced by a government
- System or rules made by the government
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
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
politic
US / ˈpɒlətɪk /
•UK / ˈpɑlɪtɪk /
- adjecitve
- Careful what you say; diplomatic
operate
US / ˈɒpəreɪt /
•UK / ˈɑ:pəreɪt /
- verb
- To control or handle something, such as a machine
- To control or manage something such as a business
- To be working or being used
- To perform surgery on someone
overrun
US / ˌəʊvəˈrʌn /
•UK / ˌoʊvəˈrʌn /
- noun
- Amount by which something is too great or too long
- verb
- To exceed or be too much; take too long
- To go in and be present in large numbers
minneapolis
US / ˌminiˈæpəlis /
•UK / ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs /
- proper noun
- An industrial city and port on the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota; population 382,605 (
role
US / rəʊl /
•UK / rol /
- noun
- Character played by an actor
- Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
equity
US / ˈekwəti /
•UK / ˈɛkwɪti /
- noun
- Condition of people being treated the same
- Stocks and shares which pay no fixed interest
- Value of a house, etc., minus the mortgage
ideology
US / ˌaɪdɪ'ɒlədʒɪ /
•UK / ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi, ˌɪdi- /
- noun
- Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
nationwide
US / ˌneɪʃnˈwaɪd /
•UK / ˌneʃənˈwaɪd /
- adjecitve
- Including or existing in every part of a country
please
US / pli:z /
•UK / pliz /
- adverb
- Used when you politely ask people for things
- verb
- To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
- To make someone happy by doing something
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
stock
US / stɒk /
•UK / stɑk /
- adjecitve
- (E.g. of a response) standard; usual; not original
- noun
- Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- Tasty liquid added to stews, soups etc.
- Merchandise; goods kept by a business for sale
- Piece of a business, bought in the form of shares
- verb
- To keep some of, as items for sale
understand
US / ˌʌndə'stænd /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
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
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
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
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
security
US / sɪ'kjʊərətɪ /
•UK / sɪˈkjʊrɪtisə'kjurətɪ /
- noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
- Person paid to protect property and people
- Things done to protect people, buildings etc.
- Condition of being safe from danger or harm
signal
US / 'sɪɡnəl /
•UK / ˈsɪɡnəl /
- adjecitve
- Most important or most noticeable
- noun
- Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
- Act/sound that tells people to do/start something
- Road-side lights that direct traffic to go or stop
- Sound and light waves carrying TV and radio data
- verb
- To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
decision
US / dɪ'sɪʒn /
•UK / dɪˈsɪʒən /
- noun
- Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- Ability to make quick and confident choices
nearly
US / ˈniəli /
•UK / ˈnɪrli /
- adverb
- Not completely; almost
peaceful
US / ˈpi:sfl /
•UK / ˈpisfəl /
- adjecitve
- In a calm and quiet state
- Being unlikely or unwilling to act violently
pride
US / praɪd /
•UK / praɪd /
- noun
- Sense of your own importance and worth
- verb
- To be proud of something you did
tough
US / tʌf /
•UK / tʌf /
- adjecitve
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Having strict standards
- Being firm and not easily bent or broken
- Being strong physically or mentally
- Being difficult to persuade
- Capable of violence
towards
US / tə'wɔ:dz /
•UK / 'təuədz, twɔ:dz /
- preposition
- In the direction of someone or something
donation
US / dəʊˈneɪʃn /
•UK / doʊˈneɪʃn /
- noun
- Gift or money given to help support a cause
claim
US / kleɪm /
•UK / klem /
- noun
- Demand for something that is believed to be due
- Something said to be true when others don't agree
- verb
- To demand something that is believed to be due
- To cause someone's life to come to an end
- To say something is true when others may not agree
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
baloney
US / bəˈləʊni /
•UK / bəˈloʊni /
- noun
- Pretentious or silly talk or writing
grab
US / ɡræb /
•UK / ɡræb /
- verb
- To take and hold something quickly
folsom
US / ˈfɔlsəm /
•UK / ˈfolsəm /
- noun
- A Paleo-Indian culture of Central and North America, dated to about 10,500–8,000 years ago. The cult
- proper noun
- A city in north central California, northeast of Sacramento; population 67,788 (est. 2008).
guest
US / ɡest /
•UK / ɡɛst /
- adjecitve
- Referring to people visiting or staying at a place
- noun
- Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- Paying customer at a hotel or restaurant
mainstream
US / ˈmeɪnstri:m /
•UK / ˈmenˌstrim /
- adjecitve
- considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people
- noun
- Prevailing current of thought
political
US / pəˈlɪtɪkl /
•UK / pəˈlɪtɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Being active or interested in government matters
- Diplomatic
- Of the system of elections and government
- Concerning government or public affairs
- Involved in getting of power/influence in a group
russell
US / ˈrʌsəl /
•UK / ˈrʌsəl /
- noun
- English film director (born in )
stay
US / steɪ /
•UK / ste /
- noun
- Legal order to stop or delay an action
- Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
- Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
- verb
- To keep trying without giving up
- To remain in the same place and not move away
- To spend time visiting a place or someone's home
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
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
annually
US / ˈænjuəli /
•UK / ˈænjʊəlɪ /
- adverb
- Every year; once a year
anymore
US / 'enɪmɔ: /
•UK / ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor /
- adverb
- No longer; no more
dore
US / də'rɑ:dəʊ /
•UK / də'rɑ:doʊ /
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
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
family
US / 'fæməlɪ /
•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
must
US / məst /
•UK / mʌst /
- noun
- Something that is necessary or required
- other
- (Used to state that something ought to be true)
- Used to say something is required or necessary
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
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
district
US / 'dɪstrɪkt /
•UK / ˈdɪstrɪkt /
- noun
- Area of a country, city, or town
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
medium
US / 'mi:dɪəm /
•UK / ˈmidiəm /
- noun
- Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- Something available in a middle size or condition
- Person who claims to communicate with the dead
prison
US / 'prɪzn /
•UK / ˈprɪzən /
- noun
- Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
serious
US / ˈsɪəriəs /
•UK / ˈsɪriəs /
- adjecitve
- Giving something great energy or sincerity
- Needing thought or concentration; important; grave
- Being sincere about something; not joking
wheeler
US / 'wi:lə /
•UK / 'wi:lə /
- adjecitve
- Having the number of wheels as stated
cause
US / kɔ:z /
•UK / kɔz /
- noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
crush
US / krʌʃ /
•UK / krʌʃ /
- noun
- Strong attraction to someone
- verb
- To break something into small pieces by pressing
- To defeat someone or something (in a game)
- To damage something by flattening it
- To cause someone to feel humiliated
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
own
US / əʊn /
•UK / on /
- adjecitve
- Belong to oneself
- determiner
- Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
- pronoun
- (Something) belong to myself
- verb
- To have something as your property
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)
absolute
US / ˈæbsəlu:t /
•UK / ˈæbsəˌlut /
- adjecitve
- Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
- noun
- Something that is complete, total, pure, certain
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
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
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
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
pittsburgh
US / ˈpitsbə:ɡ /
•UK / ˈpɪtsˌbɚɡ /
- proper noun
- An industrial city in southwestern Pennsylvania, where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers join to
gang
US / ɡæŋ /
•UK / ɡæŋ /
- noun
- Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
- verb
- To gather together to do something (often illegal)
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
reorganize
US / rɪ'ɔ:ɡənaɪz /
•UK / riˈɔrɡəˌnaɪz /
- verb
- To arrange or plan something in a different way
reaction
US / rɪ'ækʃn /
•UK / riˈækʃən /
- noun
- Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- Feeling or action in response to something
shoplift
US / 'ʃɒplɪft /
•UK / 'ʃɒplɪft /
- verb
- To steal things from a shop
mob
US / mɒb /
•UK / mɑb /
- noun
- A secret criminal organization
- Large collection of people that share an interest
- verb
- To move close to (a star, etc.) in a large group
san
US / /
•UK / /
- adjective
- Relating to the San or their languages.
- noun
- A member of the aboriginal peoples of southern Africa commonly called Bushmen.
- The group of Khoisan languages spoken by the San.
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’
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
bizarre
US / bɪˈzɑ:(r) /
•UK / bɪˈzɑr /
- adjecitve
- Odd or strange
city
US / 'sɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪti /
- noun
- Area with many buildings, roads and people
diversity
US / daɪ'vɜ:sətɪ /
•UK / dɪˈvə:sɪti, daɪ- /
- noun
- Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
hilarious
US / hɪˈleəriəs /
•UK / hɪˈlɛriəs, -ˈlær-, haɪ- /
- adjecitve
- Extremely amusing; very funny
hire
US / ˈhaɪə(r) /
•UK / haɪr /
- noun
- Short term rental of something e.g. car, phone
- verb
- To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- To give the use of something in exchange for money
each
US / i:tʃ /
•UK / itʃ /
- determiner
- Every one of two or more things
- pronoun
- Per one person or thing
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
absolutely
US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /
•UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /
- adverb
- Completely; totally; very
find
US / faɪnd /
•UK / faɪnd /
- noun
- Object discovered by chance
- Things that have been discovered from searching
- verb
- To become aware of something that is happening
- To discover or meet by chance
- To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
- To learn through study, research, or effort
- To discover something by looking for it
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
shrink
US / ʃrɪŋk /
•UK / ʃrɪŋk /
- noun
- A rude name for a psychiatrist
- other
- To make something smaller than it was before
- verb
- To become smaller
- To make or become smaller than it was before
suddenly
US / ˈsʌdənli /
•UK / ˈsʌdn:lɪ /
- adverb
- In an unexpected or very quick manner
type
US / taɪp /
•UK / taɪp /
- noun
- Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- Group of things or people sharing common features
- verb
- To identify something belonging to a group
- To write by touching keys on a keyboard
watch
US / wɒtʃ /
•UK / wɑtʃ /
- noun
- Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
- Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
- Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
- verb
- To keep in check, manage, or control something
- To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
- To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
- To look at carefully to work out what is happening
- To protect and care for someone or something
house
US / haʊs /
•UK / haʊs /
- noun
- Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- Building in which a family, person lives
- verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
refuse
US / rɪ'fju:z /
•UK / ˈrefjus /
- noun
- Garbage, waste
- verb
- To not accept, allow, or give something
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