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The 16 Most Asked Questions About Magnets

Original YouTube Video | SciShow Published on 2024-04-08 Level：95 Speed：67 maxwordlevel：16

Video vocabulary

super

US / ˈsu:pə(r) /

•

UK / ˈsupɚ /

adjecitve
Of the highest quality; great; marvelous

tap

US / tæp /

•

UK / tæp /

noun
Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
verb
To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
To move feet/fingers to make light regular sounds
To spy one someone electronically
To hit something or someone lightly
To remove from an object e.g. oil from the ground

miss

US / mɪs /

•

UK / mɪs /

noun
Action of not hitting something or someone
Form of address to unmarried girl or woman
verb
To be absent
To fail to hit something e.g. a ball
To do without something
To fail to see or sense something
To fail to understand someone's message
To be too late to ride on something e.g. train
To feel you want to see someone who is not there

constantly

US / ˈkɒnstəntli /

•

UK / ˈkɑnstəntlɪ /

adverb
Frequently, or without pause

whopping

US / ˈwɒpɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈwɑ:pɪŋ /

adverb
(Informal) huge; very big

rapid

US / ˈræpɪd /

•

UK / ˈræpɪd /

adjecitve
Moving or happening very quickly
noun
Rough and fast-moving part of a river

least

US / li:st /

•

UK / list /

adverb
In the smallest or lowest way
noun
Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree

straightforward

US / ˌstreɪtˈfɔ:wəd /

•

UK / stretˈfɔrwəd /

adjecitve
Easy to do or understand; not complicated

tendency

US / 'tendənsɪ /

•

UK / ˈtɛndənsi /

noun
Likelihood to behave in a particular way

total

US / ˈtəʊtl /

•

UK / ˈtoʊtl /

adjecitve
Complete
noun
Whole number or amount of something
verb
To damage a car beyond repair

baby

US / ˈbeɪbi /

•

UK / ˈbeɪbi /

adjecitve
Small in size; smaller than usual
noun
A very young child, who cannot yet speak
verb
To treat someone as if they were newly born

magnetite

US / 'mægnɪtaɪt /

•

UK / 'mægnəˌtaɪt /

noun
Oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets

first

US / fɜ:st /

•

UK / fɚst /

adjecitve
1st; Coming before all others in time or place
noun
Something that has not happened before
Position of the winner of a competition

nasty

US / 'nɑ:stɪ /

•

UK / ˈnæsti /

adjecitve
Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive

different

US / ˈdɪfrənt /

•

UK / ˈdɪfrənt /

adjecitve
Not of the same kind; unlike other things

each

US / i:tʃ /

•

UK / itʃ /

determiner
Every one of two or more things
pronoun
Per one person or thing

yeah

US / jeə /

•

UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /

exclamation
Another way of saying 'yes'

type

US / taɪp /

•

UK / taɪp /

noun
Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
Group of things or people sharing common features
verb
To identify something belonging to a group
To write by touching keys on a keyboard

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’

sticky

US / ˈstɪki /

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UK / ˈstɪki /

adjecitve
Easy to adhere or stick to other things
(Of weather/a day) uncomfortably hot and humid

again

US / ə'ɡen /

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UK / əˈɡɛn /

adverb
One more time, once more

obvious

US / ˈɒbviəs /

•

UK / ˈɑbviəs /

adjecitve
Easily understood and clear; plain to see

nothing

US / 'nʌθɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /

noun
Item of little or no value, importance, interest
Number or value of zero
pronoun
Not anything, not a single thing

include

US / ɪnˈklu:d /

•

UK / ɪnˈklud /

verb
To make someone, something part of a group

egg

US / eg /

•

UK / ɛɡ /

noun
Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born

fire

US / 'faɪə(r) /

•

UK / faɪr /

noun
Heat and the flame produced when burning
Intense energy for or about something
verb
To apply heat to something to make it hard
To make a person leave their job; dismiss
To shoot a gun or weapon
To launch something into the sky, e.g. a rocket
To start working on something e.g. a project

hard

US / hɑ:d /

•

UK / hɑː(r)d /

adjecitve
Difficult to do; difficult to understand
(Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
(Of alcohol) strong
Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
Strong
(Of edge) clear; sharp
Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
adverb
With lots of force, power, or impact

enough

US / ɪˈnʌf /

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UK / ɪˈnʌf /

adjecitve
Sufficient to answer the need
adverb
To a satisfactory degree
pronoun
Equal to what is needed; as much as required
Adequate number or amount

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

nail

US / neɪl /

•

UK / nel /

noun
Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
Hard part at the end of your finger
verb
To attach things together with metal nails
To catch someone doing an illegal activity
To complete something perfectly or successfully

hydrogen

US / ˈhaɪdrədʒən /

•

UK / ˈhaɪdrədʒən /

noun
Lightest of all chemical elements

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

damage

US / ˈdæmɪdʒ /

•

UK / ˈdæmɪdʒ /

noun
Physical harm that is done to something
verb
To harm physically; to hurt or break something

else

US / els /

•

UK / ɛls /

adverb
Otherwise; if you fail to
(Of person place thing etc.) besides; in addition

evidence

US / 'evɪdəns /

•

UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /

noun
Factual proof that helps to establish the truth

bring

US / brɪŋ /

•

UK / brɪŋ /

verb
To take or go with someone to a place

fast

US / fɑ:st /

•

UK / fæst /

adjecitve
In a way that is difficult to move or change
Moving or able to move quickly
Showing time that is later than the actual time
adverb
With a great deal of speed
noun
Period of time when a person chooses not to eat
verb
To refuse food for a long time

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

they

US / ðeɪ /

•

UK / ðe /

pronoun
Two or more people, animals, or things

scishow

US / ə'lɜ:tnəs /

•

UK / ə'lɜ:tnəs /

electric

US / ɪˈlektrɪk /

•

UK / ɪˈlɛktrɪk /

adjecitve
Creating a feeling of excitement
Using electricity

possible

US / ˈpɒsəbl /

•

UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /

adjecitve
Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
Having a chance of happening, or being true

approve

US / əˈpru:v /

•

UK / əˈpruv /

verb
To formally accept something or grant permission
To have a positive opinion of someone or something

alignment

US / əˈlaɪnmənt /

•

UK / əˈlaɪnmənt /

noun
Agreement to work together on a common goal

their

US / ðɛː /

•

UK / ðer /

determiner
Belonging to them

remagnetize

US / rɪ'mæɡnɪtaɪz /

•

UK / rɪ'mæɡnɪtaɪz /

verb
To magnetize (a piece of iron, rock, etc.) again.

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

hold

US / həʊld /

•

UK / hold /

noun
Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
Influence or power held over someone
Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
verb
To agree to keep something for someone
To have the capacity to support/contain something
To control an area and protect it from attack
To not allow someone to leave a place
To cause an event to happen at a place or time
To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
To have a specific quality or property
To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
To have or own something
To wait before being able to talk on the phone
To limit the movement of someone in a sport

produce

US / prə'dju:s /

•

UK / prəˈdus, -ˈdjus, pro- /

noun
Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
verb
To grow something naturally
To make something appear
To manufacture something using machines
To control the making a movie or television show

solar

US / 'səʊlə(r) /

•

UK / ˈsolɚ /

adjecitve
Concerning the sun, or its heat

pretty

US / 'prɪtɪ /

•

UK / ˈprɪti /

adjecitve
Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
adverb
Very; to a great degree

list

US / lɪst /

•

UK / lɪst /

noun
Lean of a boat to one side
Series of written names, words or numbers
verb
To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
To present for sale for a specific price
To write a series of names, words, or numbers

useful

US / ˈju:sfl /

•

UK / ˈjusfəl /

adjecitve
That can help with a particular task

orientation

US / ˌɔ:riənˈteɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌɔriɛnˈteʃən, -ən-, ˌor- /

noun
Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
Process of giving information about something new
A person's preferences, e.g. sexual preferences

nature

US / 'neɪtʃə(r) /

•

UK / ˈnetʃɚ /

noun
Person's character or particular way of behaving
Basic look, feel or function of something
Physical world, including plants, animals, rocks

section

US / 'sekʃn /

•

UK / ˈsɛkʃən /

noun
A part of a whole
Specific area or region within a larger place
Specific group of people from a larger group
Part of a book, newspaper, etc.
verb
To divide something into smaller parts

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

old

US / əʊld /

•

UK / old /

adjecitve
Having existed for a long time, not young or new
Age of a person since birth

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

worry

US / ˈwʌri /

•

UK / ˈwɜ:ri /

noun
Something that causes trouble or concern
verb
To cause concern or trouble over something

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

thank

US / θæŋk /

•

UK / θæŋk /

verb
To tell someone you are grateful to them

movement

US / ˈmu:vmənt /

•

UK / ˈmuvmənt /

noun
Part of a piece of classical music
Group with a shared interest or goal
Group sharing the same idea to change society, art
Action you do when exercising, e.g. in a gym
Part of a piece of music

between

US / bɪˈtwi:n /

•

UK / bɪˈtwin /

preposition
From one person, thing, or place, to another
In the space that separates two objects
Among two or more people who share something

top

US / tɒp /

•

UK / tɑp /

adjecitve
Being good or great; excellent
Being the most in degree or quality
noun
Item of clothing covering shoulders to waist, hips
A cover or lid
Part (e.g. road) that is the furthest away
Highest or upper part or point of something
Best or highest status or position
Flat upper surface or edge of an object
Child's toy that spins on its point
Upper section or leaves of fruits and vegetables
Winning in a sport or contest
verb
To be higher or larger than a specific value
To arrive at the highest point of something
To put a cover or layer or over something
To kill; murder
To hold the highest position on a list
To be more important, successful or better than
To beat someone or win at a game

who

US / hu: /

•

UK / hu /

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

shuffle

US / 'ʃʌfl /

•

UK / ˈʃʌfəl /

verb
To change the order of items/people in a group

human

US / 'hju:mən /

•

UK / ˈhjumən /

adjecitve
Concerning or characteristic of people
noun
A person; a man, woman or child

oppose

US / əˈpəʊz /

•

UK / əˈpoʊz /

verb
To fight against someone in a contest or game

dense

US / dens /

•

UK / dɛns /

adjecitve
Very thick and difficult to see, get through
Hard to understand
Uncomprehending; foolish; inconsiderate

all

US / ɔ:l /

•

UK / ɔl /

adverb
Completely; totally
determiner
Being every one of something
pronoun
100% of something; the complete amount

subatomic

US / ˌsʌbəˈtɒmɪk /

•

UK / ˌsʌbəˈtɑmɪk /

adjecitve
Concerning constituents of the atom

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

principle

US / ˈprɪnsəpl /

•

UK / ˈprɪnsəpəl /

noun
Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
Natural law that explains how things work

very

US / 'verɪ /

•

UK / ˈvɛri /

adjecitve
Concerning a large degree or amount
adverb
A lot; much; many
Used to stress or emphasize a noun

medicine

US / ˈmedsn /

•

UK / ˈmɛdɪsɪn /

noun
Something used in treating illness or pain
Science of preventing, treating, or curing disease

direction

US / də'rekʃn /

•

UK / dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ- /

noun
When someone tells people what to do
Describes the way you are going, e.g. North

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

agree

US / əˈgri: /

•

UK / əˈɡri /

verb
To have the same opinion as someone else

magnesia

US / mægˈni:ʒə /

•

UK / mægˈni:ʃə /

noun
White solid mineral

room

US / ru:m /

•

UK / rum, rʊm /

noun
All of the people inside a particular room
Part of building enclosed by walls, e.g. kitchen
Opportunity to exist, happen, or be true
verb
To share a home with someone

discover

US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /

•

UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /

verb
To find something new that was not known before

mineral

US / 'mɪnərəl /

•

UK / ˈmɪnərəl /

noun
Substance naturally formed in the ground

cattle

US / ˈkætl /

•

UK / ˈkætl /

noun
Cows or bulls on a farm

wipe

US / waɪp /

•

UK / waɪp /

noun
Act to clean or dry something with a cloth
verb
To clean or dry something with a cloth
To spread a liquid on something

general

US / 'dʒenrəl /

•

UK / ˈdʒɛnərəl /

adjecitve
Widespread, normal or usual
noun
Top ranked officer in the army

measurable

US / ˈmeʒərəbl /

•

UK / ˈmɛʒərəbəl /

adjecitve
Capable of being measured
Great or large enough to be noticed

fridge

US / frɪdʒ /

•

UK / frɪdʒ /

noun
An electric cool box for keeping food fresh

stimulate

US / 'stɪmjʊleɪt /

•

UK / ˈstɪmjəˌlet /

verb
To arouse or excite emotionally

naturally

US / ˈnætʃrəli /

•

UK / ˈnætʃərəli, ˈnætʃrə- /

adverb
In the expected or usual way
Without the aid of someone or something

cobalt

US / 'kəʊbɔ:lt /

•

UK / ˈkoˌbɔlt /

noun
Hard, shiny, silver-white metal

literal

US / ˈlɪtərəl /

•

UK / ˈlɪtərəl /

adjecitve
Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
Being real and true and without exaggerating

regular

US / ˈregjələ(r) /

•

UK / ˈrɛɡjəlɚ /

adjecitve
Having an equal amount of space or time in between
Occurring or being done frequently
Being normal, usual, or average
noun
Customers who frequently visit a place
Soldier who has a permanent job in the army

cancel

US / 'kænsl /

•

UK / ˈkænsəl /

verb
To end a legal, business, or other agreement
To stop a planned event from happening

atom

US / 'ætəm /

•

UK / ˈætəm /

noun
Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into

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

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”

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

bit

US / bɪt /

•

UK / bɪt /

noun
Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
Small piece of something
verb
(E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught

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

little

US / 'lɪtl /

•

UK / ˈlɪtl /

adjecitve
Being short in length of time
Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
Being very young or younger than others
adverb
By an amount or degree that is not very much
Not often; rarely
noun
A person's name

you

US / jʊ /

•

UK / ju /

pronoun
Person someone is speaking or writing to
Person or people in general

electricity

US / ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti /

•

UK / ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti,ˌilɛk- /

noun
Energy generated positive and negative charges

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

rock

US / rɒk /

•

UK / rɑk /

noun
Type of popular music with a strong, loud beat
Strong, tough person who can be relied upon
Big stone; hard, solid substance forming mountains
verb
To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
To be extremely effective or pleasing
To play, sing along with, or dance to heavy music
To move back and forth or from side to side

synthetic

US / sɪnˈθetɪk /

•

UK / sɪnˈθɛtɪk /

adjecitve
Not natural; made from artificial materials

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

level

US / 'levl /

•

UK / ˈlɛvəl /

adjecitve
(Sports) equal to another
Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
noun
Specific height of something
Amount of ability you have compared to others
Floor or deck within a building
Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
verb
To aim a gun at someone
To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
To make things flat or even
To make a score equal to another, in sports

depression

US / dɪ'preʃn /

•

UK / dɪˈprɛʃən /

noun
Medical condition of a lack of vitality
Period of unemployment and low economic activity

average

US / 'ævərɪdʒ /

•

UK / ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ /

adjecitve
Typical or normal; usual; ordinary
noun
Total of numbers divided by the number of items
verb
To add numbers then divide by the number of items

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

heal

US / hi:l /

•

UK / hi:l /

verb
To recover from or forget a bad experience
To make or become healthy or well again

kind

US / kaɪnd /

•

UK / kaɪnd /

adjecitve
In a caring and helpful manner
friendly and considerate
noun
One type of thing

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

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

map

US / mæp /

•

UK / mæp /

noun
Diagram showing the geography of an area
verb
To draw a diagram to show the geography of an area
To find points of similarity between things

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

researcher

US / rɪ'sɜ:tʃə(r) /

•

UK / rɪˈsətʃɚ /

noun
Someone who works to find new facts and ideas

unfortunately

US / ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənətli /

•

UK / ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli /

adverb
In a way that is to be regretted; unluckily

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

entire

US / ɪn'taɪə(r) /

•

UK / ɛnˈtaɪr /

adjecitve
Complete or full; with no part left out; whole

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

bell

US / bel /

•

UK / bɛl /

noun
Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
Electronic device that makes a ringing sound

natural

US / ˈnætʃərəl /

•

UK / ˈnætʃərəl, ˈnætʃrəl /

adjecitve
Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
Not made by humans; without human intervention

core

US / kɔ:(r) /

•

UK / kɔr, kor /

noun
Important central part of something
verb
To take out the central section of a fruit

hammer

US / ˈhæmə(r) /

•

UK / ˈhæmɚ /

noun
Part of a gun that causes a bullet to shoot out
Heavy metal tool for hitting a nail into wood
verb
To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
To defeat someone easily and totally
To hit at repeatedly causing a lot of noise
To use a hammer to hit into a particular shape
To hit nails into something with a hammer

treat

US / tri:t /

•

UK / trit /

noun
Something you buy for others as a surprise present
something that tastes good and that is not eaten often
verb
To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
To use medical methods to try to cure an illness
To act in a certain way toward someone

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

stand

US / stænd /

•

UK / stænd /

noun
Effort to fight against something
Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
Place in a stadium where spectators watch
Table where things are sold at a fair or market
verb
To be a candidate in an election
To be able to accept someone, something; bear
To last for a long time
To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
To place something in a particular position; place
To be (as stated)
To still be valid
To have an opinion about something

body

US / ˈbɒd.i /

•

UK / ˈbɑdi /

noun
An object distinct from other objects
A group of people involved in an activity together
Main part of something
A person's physical self

also

US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

•

UK / ˈɔlso /

adverb
In addition; too; in a similar way

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

five

US / faɪv /

•

UK / faɪv /

number
5

therefore

US / ˈðeəfɔ:(r) /

•

UK / ˈðerfɔ:(r) /

adverb
And so; for that reason

unpaired

US / 'ʌn'peəd /

•

UK / ʌn'perd /

adjecitve
Not made into a pair

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

info

US / ˈɪnfəʊ /

•

UK / ˈɪnfoʊ /

noun
Shortened form of the word 'information'

opposite

US / ˈɔpəzit /

•

UK / ˈɑpəzɪt /

adjecitve
Being totally different from
noun
Person, thing that is totally different to another
preposition
Across from or on the side facing something

fine

US / faɪn /

•

UK / faɪn /

adjecitve
Good, acceptable or satisfactory
Of high quality; made with great skill
In a careful or exact manner; into small pieces
Being of high quality
Good; okay; no problem
(Of weather) good; not raining
noun
Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
verb
To pay money because you broke a law

temporarily

US / tempəˈrerɪlɪ /

•

UK / tempəˈrerɪlɪ /

adverb
For a limited amount of time

inconclusive

US / ˌɪnkənˈklu:sɪv /

•

UK / ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv /

adjecitve
Not finally proving; not completely ending doubt

prank

US / præŋk /

•

UK / præŋk /

noun
Trick performed to make people look foolish

image

US / 'ɪmɪdʒ /

•

UK / ˈɪmɪdʒ /

noun
Picture, sculpture or painting of something
General idea or opinion of something
verb
To obtain pictures by scanning them with a machine

oppositely

US / /

•

UK / /

other
In an opposite position

contact

US / 'kɒntækt /

•

UK / ˈkɑnˌtækt /

adjecitve
Touching or feeling something
noun
Touching or feeling something
Object that allows electricity to run through it
Communication with someone or something
People who can give you information, introductions
verb
To get in touch with someone

big

US / bɪɡ /

•

UK / bɪɡ /

adjecitve
Popular
Serious
Large

newly

US / ˈnu:li:, ˈnju:- /

•

UK / ˈnuli, ˈnju- /

adverb
Very recently; just done or made

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

material

US / məˈtɪəriəl /

•

UK / məˈtɪriəl /

adjecitve
Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
Belonging to the world of physical things
noun
Cloth; fabric
Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
Substance from which a thing is made of

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

loose

US / lu:s /

•

UK / lus /

adjecitve
(Idea, thought, or work) unclear or imprecise
Not tightly attached or held
Not being attached to or contained within anything
Not tightly controlled, organized, or governed
verb
To shoot or fire something from a gun

able

US / 'eɪbl /

•

UK / ˈebəl /

adjecitve
Skilled; good at something
Having the ability to do something

expose

US / ɪk'spəʊz /

•

UK / ɪkˈspoʊz /

noun
News article revealing secret information
verb
To make visible, without covering or protection
To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
To be talked about in the media
To make a secret known to the public
To experience something, often a harmful thing

runaway

US / ˈrʌnəweɪ /

•

UK / ˈrʌnəˌwe /

adjecitve
(Of a victory) easy; hardly contested
Unhappy child who runs away from home
noun
Unhappy child who runs away from home

bad

US / bæd /

•

UK / bæd /

adjecitve
Not good; wrong
Lacking in good morals; evil
No longer fresh; spoiled

below

US / bɪ'ləʊ /

•

UK / bɪˈlo /

preposition
In a lower position, place, or level

neodymium

US / ˌniːəʊˈdɪmiəm /

•

UK / ˌniːoʊˈdɪmiəm /

noun
Yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in asso

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

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)

crave

US / kreɪv /

•

UK / krev /

verb
To have a very strong desire for something

power

US / 'paʊə(r) /

•

UK / ˈpaʊɚ /

noun
Legal or official right to perform certain actions
Ability to move forcefully and quickly
Energy of something (e.g. electricity or fuel)
Mathematical way to multiply a number
Condition of being in political control
Physical force, energy, and strength
verb
To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
To move something forcefully and quickly

hardware

US / ˈhɑ:dweə(r) /

•

UK / ˈhɑ:rdwer /

noun
Physical parts of a computer, machine or device
Items such as computers, monitors and keyboards
Metal tools or parts used to repair something

originally

US / əˈrɪdʒənəli /

•

UK / əˈrɪdʒənəli /

adverb
At first; in the beginning
In a new and unique manner

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

than

US / ðən /

•

UK / ðən /

conjunction
Used to compare two things that are not equal

phone

US / fəʊn /

•

UK / foʊn /

noun
Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
verb
To talk to someone using a telephone

might

US / maɪt /

•

UK / maɪt /

other
Used to politely request an action
Used to express that something could happen
Power, strength, force or influence

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

ocd

US / ˌəʊ siː ˈdiː /

•

UK / ˌoʊ siː ˈdiː /

adjective
Having a tendency towards excessive orderliness, perfectionism, and great attention to detail.
noun
short for obsessive-compulsive disorder

alright

US / ɔ:lˈraɪt /

•

UK / ɔlˈraɪt /

adjecitve
OK; fine; good

alone

US / ə'ləʊn /

•

UK / əˈlon /

adjecitve
Apart from others
Without equal
adverb
Without anyone or anything else

apparently

US / əˈpærəntli /

•

UK / əˈpærəntlɪ /

adverb
According to what you heard; from what can be seen

three

US / θri: /

•

UK / θri /

number
Number 3

force

US / fɔ:s /

•

UK / fɔrs, fors /

noun
Group of persons trained for military action; army
Pressure; attraction
The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
verb
To use physical strength or violence to persuade

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

happen

US / 'hæpən /

•

UK / ˈhæpən /

verb
To take place or occur

jump

US / dʒʌmp /

•

UK / dʒʌmp /

noun
Large sudden increase
An act of springing into the air
Bar or other thing that is jumped over
A sudden movement due to surprise
verb
To attack someone suddenly
To push your body into the air with your legs
To suddenly decide to do something
To make a sudden movement due to surprise

current

US / 'kʌrənt /

•

UK / ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr- /

adjecitve
Happening or being in the present time
noun
Electricity flowing through wires
Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky

disrupt

US / dɪsˈrʌpt /

•

UK / dɪsˈrʌpt /

verb
To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress

magnetism

US / ˈmægnətɪzəm /

•

UK / ˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm /

noun
Property causing metal objects to attract or repel
Quality that make someone attractive or appealing

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

tissue

US / ˈtɪʃu: /

•

UK / ˈtɪʃu /

noun
Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
Kind of thin, light paper used to pack objects
Thin soft paper for blowing the nose, etc.

thirty

US / 'θɜ:tɪ /

•

UK / ˈθə:ti /

number
30

resistive

US / rɪˈzɪstɪv /

•

UK / rɪˈzɪstɪv /

adjecitve
Exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance

energy

US / 'enədʒɪ /

•

UK / ˈɛnədʒi /

noun
Physical or mental strength

attract

US / ə'trækt /

•

UK / əˈtrækt /

verb
To make something move closer using magnetic force
To make someone notice and become interested in

align

US / əˈlaɪn /

•

UK / əˈlaɪn /

verb
To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another

search

US / sɜ:tʃ /

•

UK / sɜ:rtʃ /

noun
Examination of person to find something
Action to find an answer to a problem
Action of trying to find someone or something
verb
To examine a person's clothing to find something
To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
To look carefully for someone or something

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

cast

US / kɑ:st /

•

UK / kæst /

noun
People who appear in a play or movie
Small amount of a particular color
Shape to pour hot metal in to create objects
Hard covering put around injured arm, leg etc.
verb
To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
To describe someone's personality or character
To make objects using a mold
To be presented in a certain way
To send out or direct something
To throw something using a line, e.g. when fishing

comment

US / 'kɒment /

•

UK / ˈkɑmɛnt /

noun
Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
verb
To say something that gives your opinion

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

compass

US / ˈkʌmpəs /

•

UK / ˈkʌmpəs, ˈkɑm- /

noun
Device that shows the direction of north
Two-pointed tool for drawing circles, etc.

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

exclusion

US / ɪkˈsklu:ʒn /

•

UK / ɪkˈskluʒən /

noun
Act of preventing someone from taking part

everywhere

US / ˈevriweə(r) /

•

UK / ˈevriwer /

adverb
Every place

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)

bend

US / bend /

•

UK / bɛnd /

noun
When a road changes direction; turn
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

example

US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /

•

UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /

noun
Thing, person which represents a category

element

US / 'elɪmənt /

•

UK / ˈɛləmənt /

noun
Essential or particular part of something

slowly

US / ˈsləʊli /

•

UK / ˈsloʊli /

adverb
In an unhurried or not speedy manner

grab

US / ɡræb /

•

UK / ɡræb /

verb
To take and hold something quickly

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

then

US / ðen /

•

UK / ðɛn /

adverb
A time that is not now
Following another thing in time or arrangement
Following on reasonably from what was just stated
At that time, not now

mean

US / mi:n /

•

UK / min /

adjecitve
Being good at
Nasty; unkind
Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
noun
Average of a set of numbers
verb
To express a particular idea or thought
To intend to do something in particular
To have a particular meaning or value

pill

US / pɪl /

•

UK / pɪl /

noun
Person who is difficult to deal with
Small, round piece of medicine that is swallowed

absolutely

US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /

•

UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /

adverb
Completely; totally; very

right

US / raɪt /

•

UK / raɪt /

adjecitve
Correct or true
The south side of you looking at the rising sun
adverb
Exactly in a place or time
Being appropriate for a particular event
In a straight or direct manner
noun
Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
Ideal of what is just and good
Political view based on conservatism
verb
To fix something previously wrong or unjust
To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

starter

US / ˈstɑ:tə(r) /

•

UK / ˈstɑ:rtə(r) /

noun
Electric motor for starting an engine
First part of a big meal, e.g. soup or salad

disk

US / dɪsk /

•

UK / dɪsk /

noun
Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data

people

US / 'pi:pl /

•

UK / ˈpipəl /

noun
Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
Men, Women, Children

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

gauss

US / gaʊs /

•

UK / gaʊs /

other
A unit of magnetic flux density equal to maxwell per square centimeter

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

iron

US / ˈaɪən /

•

UK / ˈaɪərn /

adjecitve
Being very tough, strong, and determined
noun
Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
Golf club with a metal head
Strong hard metal used to make steel
verb
To use a hot flat-based machine to smooth clothes

eventually

US / ɪˈventʃuəli /

•

UK / ɪˈvɛntʃuəli /

adverb
After a long time; after many attempts; in the end

sustain

US / sə'steɪn /

•

UK / səˈsten /

verb
To lengthen or continue to do something
To support or maintain someone or something
To suffer something damaging or bad

get

US / ɡet /

•

UK / ɡɛt /

verb
To become affected by illness or disease
To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
To go somewhere to obtain something
To (cause to) do a particular thing
To obtain, receive or be given something
To currently have
To prepare for use
To understand something being said or read

cell

US / sel /

•

UK / sɛl /

noun
Smallest unit of living things in biology
Group of people - often from a secret organization
Prisoner's room in a jail
Shortened form of 'cellphone'

what

US / wɒt /

•

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

pronoun
Thing or things that; the same kind as
Used to emphasize something you are about to say
adjecitve
Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
adverb
To a certain degree
determiner
Question words used for asking for information
exclamation
Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
Used to ask people to repeat something they said

realign

US / ˌri:əˈlaɪn /

•

UK / ˌriəˈlaɪn /

verb
To put something into a new or correct position

same

US / seɪm /

•

UK / sem /

adjecitve
Being equal in quality and amount
Identical; not different
Not changing; constant

besides

US / bɪˈsaɪdz /

•

UK / bɪˈsaɪdz /

adverb
Other than or in addition to

record

US / 'rekɔ:d /

•

UK / ˈrekərd /

noun
Highest or most extreme level achieved
Round plastic disc on which music has been stored
History of a person's past actions or achievements
verb
To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
To write down or say what happened
To put music, sounds onto a device to store it

tune

US / tju:n /

•

UK / tun, tjun /

noun
Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
verb
To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
To modify how something operates, looks, e.g. car

pole

US / pəʊl /

•

UK / pol /

noun
One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
Most northern or most southern point on a planet
A long, narrow piece of metal or wood
One of two opposite magnetic forces
An upright long thin structure to support things
verb
To move a boat with a stick or pole

compare

US / kəm'peə(r) /

•

UK / kəmˈpɛr /

verb
To consider how similar and different things are

loosen

US / 'lu:sn /

•

UK / ˈlusən /

verb
To make something less tight

especially

US / ɪˈspeʃəli /

•

UK / ɛˈspɛʃəli, ɪˈspɛʃ- /

adverb
More than usual; extremely

mysterious

US / mɪˈstɪəriəs /

•

UK / mɪˈstɪriəs /

adjecitve
Unusual; hard to understand or work out

tiny

US / 'taɪnɪ /

•

UK / ˈtaɪni /

adjecitve
Very, very small

maybe

US / ˈmeɪbi /

•

UK / ˈmebi /

adverb
Possibly but not certainly; perhaps

luck

US / lʌk /

•

UK / lʌk /

noun
Accidental way things happen, often good things

baseline

US / ˈbeɪslaɪn /

•

UK / ˈbeɪslaɪn /

noun
Imaginary standard by which things are compared

south

US / saʊθ /

•

UK / saʊθ /

adjecitve
Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
Coming from the opposite direction from north
noun
The direction to your right of the rising sun

stone

US / stəʊn /

•

UK / stoʊn /

noun
Hard, solid piece of rock
verb
To kill as a punishment, by throwing stones at

quite

US / kwaɪt /

•

UK / kwaɪt /

adverb
Not very; fairly
Very; In a complete or total manner

crazy

US / 'kreɪzɪ /

•

UK / ˈkrezi /

adjecitve
Mentally ill; mad
Not being sensible or practical
Really like someone or something very much
noun
Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd

powerful

US / ˈpauəful /

•

UK / ˈpaʊəfəl /

adjecitve
Having control or influence over
Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength

mine

US / maɪn /

•

UK / maɪn /

noun
A bomb hidden in the ground or the sea
Rich source of material or information
Place under the ground where coal, etc. is dug out
pronoun
That thing that belongs to me
verb
To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
To dig into the earth or sea to obtain minerals

overheat

US / ˌəʊvəˈhi:t /

•

UK / ˌoʊvərˈhi:t /

verb
To become too hot
To become too economically active; grow too fast

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

deposit

US / dɪ'pɒzɪt /

•

UK / dɪˈpɑzɪt /

noun
Concentration of mineral left by a river
Part payment so that an item will be kept for you
Amount of money that is put into a bank account
verb
(Of rivers) to leave a layer of minerals, etc.
To lay down of layers, e.g. of soil, over time
To place or put something down in a certain place
To put money or valuable items in a bank

table

US / ˈteɪbl /

•

UK / ˈtebəl /

noun
Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
Raised flat surface you sit at to work or eat
verb
To leave an idea to be discussed at a later date

pack

US / pæk /

•

UK / pæk /

noun
Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
Group of people, animals, or objects
verb
To put things in a suitcase to go on a trip
To crowd a place with a large amount of things
To put something into a container to store it

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

teeny

US / 'ti:nɪ /

•

UK / ˈtini /

adjecitve
Very small

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

magnetic

US / mægˈnetɪk /

•

UK / mæɡˈnɛtɪk /

adjecitve
Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
Being able to attract
Having great power to attract attention, interest

north

US / nɔ:θ /

•

UK / nɔ:rθ /

adjecitve
Coming from the opposite direction to the south
noun
Direction to your left when facing the rising sun

understand

US / ˌʌndə'stænd /

•

UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /

verb
To know the meaning of language, what someone says

radio

US / ˈreɪdiəʊ /

•

UK / ˈreɪdioʊ /

adjecitve
Concerning the broadcasting of sound
noun
System of sending/receiving signals through air
Device to listen to broadcast programs, messages
verb
To broadcast a message to be heard by radio

lode

US / ləʊd /

•

UK / loʊd /

noun
Deposit of valuable ore in surrounding rocks

content

US / 'kɒntent /

•

UK / ˈkɑnˌtɛnt /

adjecitve
Being happy or satisfied
noun
Information in something, e.g. book or computer

but

US / bət /

•

UK / bʌt,bət /

conjunction
Used before you say something different, opposite

overarch

US / ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃ /

•

UK / ˌoʊvərˈɑːrtʃ /

other
Be central or dominant
Form an arch over

transcranial

US / trænsk'rænɪəl /

•

UK / trænsk'rænɪrl /

adjecitve
passing or performed through the skull transcranial Doppler ultrasound.

whole

US / həul /

•

UK / hol /

adjecitve
Complete or full; all of
Being in a good condition
noun
Complete amount or sum; total

copper

US / 'kɒpə(r) /

•

UK / ˈkɑpɚ /

noun
Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires

our

US / 'aʊə(r) /

•

UK / aʊr /

determiner
Belonging to us

ferromagnetic

US / ˌferəʊmæɡˈnetɪk /

•

UK / ˌferoʊmæɡˈnetɪk /

adjecitve
Concerning or demonstrating ferromagnetism

zero

US / ˈzɪərəʊ /

•

UK / ˈzɪroʊ /

noun
Temperature when water turns to ice
number
Number 0
verb
To set a scale or other device to show 0

mingle

US / ˈmɪŋgl /

•

UK / ˈmɪŋɡəl /

verb
To mix or come into contact, as people at a party

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

technically

US / ˈteknɪkli /

•

UK / ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ /

adverb
In an exact and particular manner

hybrid

US / ˈhaɪbrɪd /

•

UK / ˈhaɪbrɪd /

adjecitve
Formed from combining different things
noun
Something formed from combining different things

become

US / bɪ'kʌm /

•

UK / bɪˈkʌm /

verb
To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
To be suitable for a particular job or role

effect

US / ɪ'fekt /

•

UK / ɪˈfɛkt /

noun
An advantage, benefit
Change brought about by a cause; result

would

US / wʊd /

•

UK / wʊd /

other
Used to indicate something imagined
Used to ask or request something politely
Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
Used to indicate a preference
Used to indicate a reaction
Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

yet

US / jet /

•

UK / jɛt /

adverb
At a later time (used after ‘not’)
(Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
Eventually; at a future time
Until now; up to the present
conjunction
Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast

stomach

US / 'stʌmək /

•

UK / ˈstʌmək /

noun
Place in the body where food is processed
verb
to be able to accept something unpleasant

planet

US / 'plænɪt /

•

UK / ˈplænɪt /

noun
One of the bodies that orbit the sun

research

US / rɪ'sɜ:tʃ /

•

UK / rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ /

noun
Study done to discover new ideas and facts
Work done to find or discover knowledge
verb
To study in order to discover new ideas and facts

single

US / 'sɪŋɡl /

•

UK / ˈsɪŋɡəl /

adjecitve
Being one only, without others
Only; merely
Not married or in a relationship
noun
One run in cricket or a hit baseball
An individual song from a CD or album
Person who is not married or in a relationship

hook

US / hʊk /

•

UK / hʊk /

noun
Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
The start of a story which catches your interest
verb
To make a bent or curved shape
To catch your interest completely
To catch, hang or attach something with a bent wire

seven

US / ˈsevn /

•

UK / ˈsɛvən /

number
Number 7

disease

US / dɪˈzi:z /

•

UK / dɪˈziz /

noun
Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant

organ

US / 'ɔ:ɡən /

•

UK / ˈɔrɡən /

noun
Part of a person's body with a particular function
Large institution or body
Large wind instrument similar to a piano

raw

US / rɔ: /

•

UK / rɔ /

adjecitve
Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
Being inexperienced
Being in a natural or unchanged state
(Of skin) being red and sore on the surface
(Of foods) uncooked

reorient

US / ˌri:'ɔ:rɪent /

•

UK / ˌri:'ɔ:rɪent /

verb
To cause to turn, e.g. to do something different

diving

US / ˈdaɪvɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈdaɪvɪŋ /

noun
Act of swimming underwater
verb
To swim deep under water with an air supply
To rapid fall through air
To jump into water head-first
(Of prices) to rapidly fall

macaroni

US / ˌmækəˈrəʊni /

•

UK / ˌmækəˈroʊni /

noun
Pasta in the form of slender tubes

pauli

US / ˈpætənd /

•

UK / ˈpætɚnd /

study

US / 'stʌdɪ /

•

UK / ˈstʌdi /

noun
Room that a person studies or reads in
Piece of research
Topic or subject you research or learn about
verb
To focus on learning something usually at school

surprising

US / səˈpraɪzɪŋ /

•

UK / sərˈpraɪzɪŋ /

adjecitve
Making you feel a bit shocked because unexpected
verb
To do something that another person didn't expect

sense

US / sens /

•

UK / sɛns /

noun
Certain mental feeling or emotion
Normal or clear state of mind
Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
verb
To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
To recognize the presence of something

friend

US / frend /

•

UK / frɛnd /

noun
Person who you like and enjoy being with

internet

US / ˈɪn.tə.net /

•

UK / ˋɪntɚ͵nɛt /

noun
Worldwide computer network system

concrete

US / 'kɒŋkri:t /

•

UK / kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ- /

adjecitve
Concerning something that is physical or real
noun
Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
verb
To cover or make with a hard grey building material

nerve

US / nə:v /

•

UK / nɚv /

noun
Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
Courage to do something that is difficult or risky

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

versatile

US / ˈvə:sətail /

•

UK / ˈvɚsətəl, -ˌtaɪl /

adjecitve
Having many uses or skills

coil

US / kɔɪl /

•

UK / kɔɪl /

noun
Wire wound into circles to carry electricity
Long material wound into circular rings
verb
To curl or wind around especially in neat rings
To make (rope, hair, etc.) into circles; wind

wire

US / 'waɪə(r) /

•

UK / waɪr /

noun
Thin, flexible thread of metal
Thin string of metal used to carry electricity
Act of sending a message by telegraph
verb
To connect two or more things together with cable
To send money to someone electronically
To send or send word to by telegraph

not

US / nɒt /

•

UK / nɑt /

adverb
Word indicating the negative
(Used to form the negative of verbs)

farmer

US / ˈfɑ:mə(r) /

•

UK / ˈfɑ:rmə(r) /

noun
Person who operates a farm

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

fda

US / ˌef diː ˈeɪ /

•

UK / ˌef diː ˈeɪ /

abbreviation
FDA is an acronym

really

US / ˈri:əli /

•

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

adverb
Used to stress something that is said; definitely
In a true or accurate manner
Very

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

solidify

US / səˈlɪdɪfaɪ /

•

UK / səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ /

verb
To make or become solid or more solid

affect

US / ə'fekt /

•

UK / əˈfɛkt /

verb
To cause a change in something else

administer

US / əd'mɪnɪstə(r) /

•

UK / ædˈmɪnɪstɚ /

verb
To give e.g. medicine to a patient
To manage or have responsibility for something
To ensure something is performed correctly, fairly

only

US / ˈəunli /

•

UK / ˈonli /

adverb
Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
Not very important or serious
Just that type of thing, person
Short time ago; not before a certain time
conjunction
Except; but

any

US / 'enɪ /

•

UK / ˈɛni /

adjecitve
One, or some, no matter which
pronoun
One (thing) of many; some

prescribe

US / prɪ'skraɪb /

•

UK / prɪˈskraɪb /

verb
(Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
To set down rules or guidelines

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

hot

US / hɒt /

•

UK / hɑ:t /

adjecitve
Angry or excited
Being very good at something
Having a high temperature
Popular and causing a great deal of excitement
Attractive in a sexually exciting way
(Of food) very spicy
Stolen; dangerous to buy or trade in

from

US / frəm /

•

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

grain

US / greɪn /

•

UK / ɡren /

noun
Seeds of plants used for food
Natural pattern in something, e.g. wood
Very small piece of something such as sand, truth
Unit of weight based on a piece of wheat

until

US / ənˈtɪl /

•

UK / ʌnˈtɪl /

conjunction
Up to; to a time when something happens
preposition
Before (a specific time)

release

US / rɪ'li:s /

•

UK / rɪ'li:s /

noun
Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
Relief from sadness, suffering or trouble
Act of freeing from a jail, cage, prison, etc.
verb
To free someone from a responsibility or burden
To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out
To let go of something you are holding

help

US / help /

•

UK / hɛlp /

noun
Something given to enable a person to do something
Assistance given to someone in need
Someone who makes something easier or possible
verb
To act to enable a person to do something; assist
To make something better or less difficult

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

majority

US / mə'dʒɒrətɪ /

•

UK / məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr- /

noun
Amount that is more than half of a group

mostly

US / ˈməʊstli /

•

UK / ˈmoʊstli /

adverb
In large part; mainly or chiefly

guy

US / ɡaɪ /

•

UK / ɡaɪ /

noun
Man; boy; any person

rest

US / rest /

•

UK / rɛst /

noun
Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
State in which there is a lack of motion
Part of something remaining after some was used
verb
To stop working or avoid activity to recover
(Of dead person) to lie in a grave
To lean, support or place something against
To not be tired because you had enough sleep

permanently

US / 'pɜ:mənəntlɪ /

•

UK / ˈpəmənəntlɪ /

adverb
For a long time; always

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

two

US / tu: /

•

UK / tu /

number
2

real

US / rɪəl /

•

UK / ˈriəl, ril /

adjecitve
Actually existing or happening, not imagined
Being important or special

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

think

US / θɪŋk /

•

UK / θɪŋk /

verb
To have an idea about something without certainty
To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

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

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

another

US / əˈnʌðə(r) /

•

UK / əˈnʌðɚ /

adjecitve
One more, but not this
determiner
One more added
pronoun
One more (thing)

lie

US / laɪ /

•

UK / lai /

noun
An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
verb
To be in a horizontal or flat position
To say something that you know is not true

doctor

US / ˈdɒktə(r) /

•

UK / ˈdɑːktɚ /

noun
Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
Person awarded the highest university degree
verb
To treat someone's illness
To change something in order to trick someone

train

US / treɪn /

•

UK / tren /

noun
Line of people, animals moving the same direction
Vehicle that carries people and runs on rails
Long rear section of a (e.g. wedding) dress
Series of events happening one after another
verb
To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
To educate someone in something, e.g. medicine
To cause a plant to grow a certain way by cutting
To point a certain way or toward something
To practice to get better at a thing, e.g. sports

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

temperature

US / ˈtemprətʃə(r) /

•

UK / ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə- /

noun
When you your body heat is above normal
How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather

anything

US / ˈeniθɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /

pronoun
A thing of any kind

large

US / lɑ:dʒ /

•

UK / lɑ:rdʒ /

adjecitve
Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat

radiation

US / ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌrediˈeʃən /

noun
Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
Process of emitting something in waves
Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity

literally

US / ˈlɪtərəli /

•

UK / ˈlɪtərəli /

adverb
So as to express the exact meaning of something
Used to say something is true, even if unlikely

stimulation

US / ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn /

noun
Arousal of interest or emotions

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

deficiency

US / dɪˈfɪʃnsi /

•

UK / dɪˈfɪʃənsi /

noun
Lack of something that is necessary

name

US / neɪm /

•

UK / nem /

noun
What something or someone is called
verb
To state what someone is called, e.g. John

electrical

US / ɪˈlektrɪkl /

•

UK / ɪˈlektrɪkl /

adjecitve
Related or connected to electricity

manipulate

US / mə'nɪpjʊleɪt /

•

UK / məˈnɪpjəˌlet /

verb
To try to control others to gain an advantage
To handle or work in a skillful manner

electron

US / ɪˈlektrɒn /

•

UK / ɪˈlektrɑ:n /

noun
A negatively charged particle

along

US / əˈlɒŋ /

•

UK / əˈlɔ:ŋ /

adverb
As a companion; taken with someone
preposition
At a point on a line

forty

US / 'fɔ:tɪ /

•

UK / ˈfɔrti /

number
40

finally

US / ˈfaɪnəli /

•

UK / ˈfaɪnəli /

adverb
used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
After a long time or some difficulty

podcast

US / 'pɒdkɑ:st /

•

UK / 'pɑ:dkæst /

noun
A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download

most

US / məʊst /

•

UK / most /

adverb
Very; extremely
Greatest possible degree
pronoun
Nearly all of something

sometimes

US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /

•

UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /

adverb
Only at certain times; occasionally

forever

US / fər'evə(r) /

•

UK / fɔrˈɛvɚ, fə- /

adverb
For all future time; in the future

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

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

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

scanner

US / ˈskænə(r) /

•

UK / ˈskænɚ /

noun
Machine that copies, reads, or records data

hopefully

US / ˈhəʊpfəli /

•

UK / ˈhopfəli /

adverb
In a manner wishing something to happen

base

US / beɪs /

•

UK / bes /

noun
Place military personnel live, train, and operate
Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
Unit of counting, e.g. 10 for counting
Most important idea or ingredient to add others
Origin or start from which something came
Main place where an organization or a person works
verb
To use as the starting point or origin for
To have as the main location for (company, etc.)

call

US / kɔ:l /

•

UK / kɔl /

noun
A order or request for action
The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
A short visit to a place or person
A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
verb
To make a request or order for action
(Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
To announce the date of an election
To make a judgment about something
To give someone or something a name
To guess in advance the result or outcome
To visit a place or person for a short time
To phone someone
To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice

swallow

US / 'swɒləʊ /

•

UK / ˈswɑː.loʊ /

noun
Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
Making food or drink go down to the stomach
verb
To believe (something that is not true)
To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
To cover or hide something

form

US / fɔ:m /

•

UK / fɔrm /

noun
Sports team or person's current winning record
Document you complete when making an application
Visible shape or style; type; kind
verb
To organize something such as a club or group
To develop; to come into a shape or substance
To make something into a particular shape

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

since

US / sɪns /

•

UK / sɪns /

adverb
At a point before the present time
conjunction
For this reason; because
preposition
From the time in the past that

never

US / 'nevə(r) /

•

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

adverb
Not ever; not at any time

field

US / fi:ld /

•

UK / fild /

noun
Area of study, such as physics or biology
Piece of land used to grow crops/raise animals
Open area of land, especially without buildings
Grassed area where you play some sports
verb
To respond to something or answer a question
To catch or stop a ball during a game

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

soon

US / su:n /

•

UK / sun /

adverb
At a time not long from now

limit

US / 'lɪmɪt /

•

UK / ˈlɪmɪt /

noun
Point beyond which it is not possible to go
verb
To stop or prevent an increase past a point

begin

US / bɪ'ɡɪn /

•

UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

verb
To do the first part of an action; to start

generate

US / ˈdʒenəreɪt /

•

UK / ˈdʒɛnəˌret /

verb
To create or be produced or bring into existence
To create electricity, heat, energy and power

water

US / 'wɔ:tə(r) /

•

UK / ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ /

noun
Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
Large area such as an ocean or sea
verb
(Of the eyes) to produce tears
(Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive

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

awesome

US / 'ɔ:səm /

•

UK / ˈɔsəm /

adjecitve
Great; wonderful; stupendous

anyway

US / ˈeniweɪ /

•

UK / ˈɛniˌwe /

adverb
A word used to change the topic of a conversation

depend

US / dɪˈpend /

•

UK / dɪˈpend /

verb
Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)

fact

US / fækt /

•

UK / fækt /

noun
Something that is known or proved to be true

for

US / fə(r) /

•

UK / fɔr,fə /

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

piece

US / pi:s /

•

UK / pis /

noun
A counter in a board game
Small part of something larger
verb
To put items together to assemble something

attractive

US / əˈtræktɪv /

•

UK / əˈtræktɪv /

adjecitve
Making you like them, as by being good-looking

unique

US / jʊ'ni:k /

•

UK / juˈnik /

adjecitve
Unlike other things; being the only one like it

subject

US / 'sʌbdʒɪkt /

•

UK / ˈsʌbdʒekt /

noun
Citizen of an area or country
The person or thing that does the action of a verb
People who take part in experiments or tests
An area of study at school, e.g. math, history
What a book, article etc. is about; theme
verb
To cause to suffer or experience something

occur

US / əˈkɜ:(r) /

•

UK / əˈkɚ /

verb
To come to pass or to happen

therapy

US / 'θerəpɪ /

•

UK / ˈθɛrəpi /

noun
Treatment to help cure an illness

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

situation

US / ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌsɪtʃuˈeʃən /

noun
Place, position or area that something is in
Circumstance or condition surrounding an event
An unexpected problem or difficulty

those

US / ðəʊz /

•

UK / ðoz /

determiner
The people or things we are talking about
pronoun
The objects far from the speaker

why

US / waɪ /

•

UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

adverb
Question word to ask for a reason
exclamation
(Used to express surprise or approval)

frequency

US / 'fri:kwənsɪ /

•

UK / ˈfrikwənsi /

noun
Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
How often something happens

extremely

US / ɪkˈstri:mli /

•

UK / ɪk'strimlɪ /

adverb
In a way that is much more than usual or expected

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

friction

US / ˈfrɪkʃn /

•

UK / ˈfrɪkʃən /

noun
Disagreement between two or more people
Force preventing motion between bodies in contact

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

source

US / sɔ:s /

•

UK / sɔrs, sors /

adjecitve
Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
noun
Piece of information; a person giving information
Place from which something necessary comes
verb
To get, e.g. a raw material, from somewhere

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

stable

US / 'steɪbl /

•

UK / ˈstebəl /

adjecitve
In a position where something does not fall over
Having a chemical state that is not easily changed
Reacting in an even way; having good mental health
In good condition, and not likely to deteriorate
noun
Group of racing horses that belong to one owner
verb
To put horses in a stable

wonder

US / 'wʌndə(r) /

•

UK / ˈwʌndɚ /

noun
Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
verb
To feel curious about something
To think or consider about something over time

voltage

US / ˈvəʊltɪdʒ /

•

UK / ˈvoʊltɪdʒ /

noun
Measured force of electricity

wrap

US / ræp /

•

UK / ræp /

noun
Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
Thin bread filled with food and rolled
verb
To be or move around something
To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift

sound

US / saʊnd /

•

UK / saʊnd /

adjecitve
Sensible, dependable and reliable
Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
Firm or solid in structure
Sane; not mentally ill
Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
noun
Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
verb
To seem or appear to be, from what was said
To say in a clear deliberate manner
To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell

line

US / laɪn /

•

UK / laɪn /

noun
Border that divides two places or regions
Long crease in the skin, often from age
Mark that is long, straight and very thin
Row of words, letters or numbers that are written
Telephone connection
People waiting one behind the other; queue
Long thin wire, e.g. for electrical signal
verb
To put material along the inside of something

warm

US / wɔ:m /

•

UK / wɔrm /

adjecitve
Friendly, sincere and kind to others
Being friendly or sincere
Slightly hot; not very hot
verb
To become more friendly or to like something
To make something hotter

explode

US / ɪk'spləʊd /

•

UK / ɪkˈsplod /

verb
To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
To increase in number or amount very quickly
To burst or cause to burst into pieces

melt

US / melt /

•

UK / mɛlt /

verb
To disappear or to go away
To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
To become liquid through heating

nickel

US / 'nɪkl /

•

UK / ˈnɪkəl /

noun
American coin worth 5 cents

mystery

US / ˈmɪstri /

•

UK / ˈmɪstəri /

noun
Quality of being strange and not understood
Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
Something that is not known

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)

vintage

US / ˈvɪntɪdʒ /

•

UK / ˈvɪntɪdʒ /

adjecitve
Old and somewhat treasured

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

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

sharp

US / ʃɑ:p /

•

UK / ʃɑrp /

adjecitve
Being very clear and easy to see
(Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
Being able to think, see, or understand quickly
Having a thin edge or point that is able to cut
Requiring a quick or sudden change in direction
Having a flavor that is very strong and distinct
adverb
At precisely the time given
Suddenly; immediately (of directions)
noun
Person's name
A musical tone

highly

US / ˈhaɪli /

•

UK / 'haɪlɪ /

adverb
In a manner that shows approval
More than usual; to a great degree

system

US / 'sɪstəm /

•

UK / ˈsɪstəm /

adjecitve
Working in an organized, logical way
noun
Set of organized, planned ideas that work together

rub

US / rʌb /

•

UK / rʌb /

noun
Act of moving you hand forcefully along a surface
verb
To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
To move something back and forth along a surface

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

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

equate

US / ɪ'kweɪt /

•

UK / ɪˈkwet /

verb
To consider things to be equal or the same

standard

US / 'stændəd /

•

UK / ˈstændəd /

adjecitve
Being the accepted normal level of quality
(Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
noun
Official unit of measuring something
Principle of behaving in a moral way

cow

US / kaʊ /

•

UK / kaʊ /

noun
Large farm animal from which we get milk and beef
verb
To make afraid or ashamed; intimidate

strong

US / strɒŋ /

•

UK / strɔŋ /

adjecitve
(Of tea or beer) dark or thick
Having big muscles; physically powerful

frequently

US / ˈfri:kwəntli /

•

UK / ˈfrikwəntlɪ /

adverb
Often; regularly

such

US / sʌtʃ /

•

UK / sʌtʃ /

determiner
Being similar to
(Thing) as previously stated or referred to
adverb
(Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)

vast

US / vɑ:st /

•

UK / væst /

adjecitve
Being very large in size or amount

special

US / 'speʃl /

•

UK / ˈspɛʃəl /

adjecitve
Being additional or extra
Different, better or greater than normal
noun
Heavily discounted sales item

few

US / fju: /

•

UK / fju /

pronoun
Not many, a small number

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

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

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

computer

US / kəmˈpju:tə(r) /

•

UK / kəmˈpjutɚ /

noun
Machine for storing data, accessing the internet

orient

US / 'ɔ:rɪənt /

•

UK / ˈɔriənt, -ˌɛnt, ˈor- /

noun
Area comprising Asia
verb
To give information about something to newcomers

ask

US / ɑ:sk /

•

UK / æsk /

verb
To say to someone that you want something

though

US / ðəu /

•

UK / ðo /

adverb
Although, despite the fact that

difficult

US / 'dɪfɪkəlt /

•

UK / ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt /

adjecitve
Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it

solo

US / ˈsəʊləʊ /

•

UK / ˈsoʊloʊ /

adjecitve
Being performed or done alone
noun
Activity that one does alone, e.g. playing music
verb
To perform a song or play music by yourself

cold

US / kəʊld /

•

UK / kold /

adjecitve
Having a very low temperature
Being unfriendly or lacking emotion
noun
Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat

competitive

US / kəmˈpetətɪv /

•

UK / kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv /

adjecitve
Being strongly driven to win or be better than

negatively

US / 'neɡətɪvlɪ /

•

UK / ˈnɛɡətɪvlɪ /

adverb
In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner

definitely

US / ˈdefɪnətli /

•

UK / ˈdefɪnətli /

adverb
Without question; beyond doubt

horseshoe

US / 'hɔ:sʃu: /

•

UK / ˈhɔrsˌʃu, ˈhɔrʃ- /

noun
Metal plate nailed to the hoof of a horse

maglev

US / 'mæglev /

•

UK / 'mæglev /

noun
A high speed train on strong magnets

card

US / kɑ:d /

•

UK / kɑ:rd /

noun
One of 54 pieces of paper used in a game of cards
Small piece of paper or plastic used as ID
verb
(Golf) to record how many hits you took

time

US / taɪm /

•

UK / taɪm /

noun
Speed at which music is played; tempo
Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
Occasion when something happens
Period or occasion that something occurred
Period in history or the past
Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
How long an event takes; duration
verb
To check speed at which music is performed
To choose a specific moment to do something
To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

set

US / set /

•

UK / sɛt /

adjecitve
Prepared for something; ready
noun
Complete group of something
Place where a television show or movie is filmed
Group of games in a tennis match
Device that receives radio or television signals
verb
To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
To decide upon or choose something
To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
To decide on a price for something
To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
To be located in a specific place or time
To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
To put someone in a certain condition or state
(Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon

anywhere

US / ˈeniweə(r) /

•

UK / ˈeniwer /

adverb
To any extent or degree (often used with not)
In, at or to any place
other
Use to indicate limits or variation

malleable

US / ˈmæliəbl /

•

UK / ˈmæliəbəl /

adjecitve
Easily changed into a new shape (or attitude)

send

US / send /

•

UK / sɛnd /

verb
To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
To cause mail or packages to go to another place
To move something quickly in a particular way
To give information or greetings to someone

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

machine

US / mə'ʃi:n /

•

UK / məˈʃin /

noun
Piece of equipment used to do work
Powerful group who control and organize things
verb
To shape, work on something, using a device

dark

US / dɑ:k /

•

UK / dɑrk /

adjecitve
Of a color that is not light
Marked by unhappiness or hopelessness
Having little or no light; not light in color
noun
The time of day when the sky is black

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

protect

US / prə'tekt /

•

UK / prəˈtɛkt /

verb
To defend someone or something from harm or danger

fall

US / fɔ:l /

•

UK / fɔl /

noun
Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
A drop in amount; decrease
Dropping from a standing position to the ground
verb
To drop in amount; to decrease
To come down from a higher position suddenly
To go from standing to the ground, by accident

discombobulate

US / ˌdɪskəm'bɒbjʊleɪt /

•

UK / ˌdɪskəmˈbɑbjəˌlet /

other

anytime

US / 'enɪˌtaɪm /

•

UK / ˈɛniˌtaɪm /

adverb
At a time you choose, it's not important when

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

history

US / 'hɪstrɪ /

•

UK / ˈhɪstəri /

noun
Established pattern or record
Study of past events as an academic subject

unit

US / ˈju:nɪt /

•

UK / ˈjunɪt /

noun
One apartment in a building
Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
A chapter of a textbook
A standard of measurement of something
Single item made by a company

salt

US / sɔ:lt /

•

UK / sɔlt /

adjecitve
Being preserved or seasoned with salt
noun
Natural white crystal used to flavor food
verb
To add salt to food in order to improve its taste
To add salt to ice in order to melt it
To preserve food by adding salt

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

scientist

US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /

•

UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /

noun
Person who is trained in a science

orbit

US / 'ɔ:bɪt /

•

UK / ˈɔrbɪt /

noun
Path an object takes as it circles another object
verb
To go around another object (often in space)

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

onto

US / ˈɒntə /

•

UK / ˈɑnˌtu, -tə, ˈɔn- /

preposition
Towards a certain direction/into a certain area

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

unwanted

US / ˌʌnˈwɒntɪd /

•

UK / ʌnˋwɑntɪd /

adjecitve
Not desired

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

dictate

US / dɪk'teɪt /

•

UK / ˈdɪkˌtet /

verb
To speak while someone writes down your words
To make a thing necessary
To order that something should happen

hundred

US / 'hʌndrəd /

•

UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /

number
100

see

US / si: /

•

UK / si /

verb
To go on a date with someone
To predict whether something is, or will be true
To understand what someone says
To use your eyes to look at something
To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
To visit or meet with someone
To find out by waiting or looking
To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

remember

US / rɪ'membə(r) /

•

UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /

verb
To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
To bring a previous image or idea to your mind

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

substance

US / 'sʌbstəns /

•

UK / ˈsʌbstəns /

noun
Essence of; most basic or central qualities
Particular type of material
Having material form; existing
Quality of truth, importance, or meaningfulness

demagnetize

US / ˌdiːˈmæɡnətaɪz /

•

UK / ˌdiːˈmæɡnətaɪz /

other
Erase (a magnetic storage device)
Make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)

mislead

US / ˌmɪs'li:d /

•

UK / ˌmɪs'li:d /

verb
To make someone have the wrong idea about a thing

mri

US / ˌem ɑːr ˈaɪ /

•

UK / ˌem ɑːr ˈaɪ /

abbreviation
MRI is an acronym

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

low

US / ləʊ /

•

UK / lo /

adjecitve
Having a small quantity, supply, or amount
Being unhappy or unpleasant in attitude
Not high; being near the ground, or bottom
(Of a voice, sound) being soft; quiet
noun
Situation of not having a lot of something

directionality

US / dɪˌrekʃə'nælɪtɪ /

•

UK / dəˌrekʃə'nælətɪ /

other
The property of being directional or maintaining a direction

negative

US / 'neɡətɪv /

•

UK / ˈnɛɡətɪv /

adjecitve
Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
In mathematics, being less than zero
Focusing on the bad aspects; pessimistic
noun
The opposite to a positive electrical charge
In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
Reply to a question or statement that means 'no'
Image on camera film used to make a photo

six

US / sɪks /

•

UK / sɪks /

number
6

rapidly

US / 'ræpɪdlɪ /

•

UK / ˈræpɪdlɪ /

adverb
With great speed; quickly

challenge

US / 'tʃælɪndʒ /

•

UK / ˈtʃæləndʒ /

noun
An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
Act of formally inviting someone to compete
A question to determine correctness of something
verb
To formally invite someone to compete at something
To question the correctness of something

combo

US / ˈkɒmbəʊ /

•

UK / ˈkɑ:mboʊ /

noun
Short for 'combination'

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

spinoff

US / ˈspɪnɒf /

•

UK / ˈspɪnˌɔːf /

noun
New additional thing based on successful film, etc.

magnet

US / ˈmægnət /

•

UK / 'mæɡnət /

noun
Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
Something popular and able to draw people

indicate

US / ˈɪndɪkeɪt /

•

UK / ˈɪndɪˌket /

verb
To show something; direct attention to; point out
To represent something using a symbol or sign

exist

US / ɪɡ'zɪst /

•

UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /

verb
To be present, alive or real

information

US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /

noun
Collection of facts and details about something

discern

US / dɪˈsɜ:n /

•

UK / dɪˈsɜ:rn /

verb
To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.

presence

US / ˈprezns /

•

UK / ˈprɛzəns /

noun
The same place or area that a person is
Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
Something not physically seen but felt to be there
Feeling a person gives by being noticeable

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

could

US / kəd /

•

UK / kʊd /

other
Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

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

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

instance

US / 'ɪnstəns /

•

UK / ˈɪnstəns /

noun
An example of something; case
verb
To give as an example of something else

sixty

US / 'sɪkstɪ /

•

UK / ˈsɪksti /

number
60

percent

US / pə'sent /

•

UK / pɚˈsɛnt /

adverb
One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %

datum

US / ˈdeɪtəm /

•

UK / ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm /

noun
Item of factual information

art

US / ɑ:t /

•

UK / ɑrt /

noun
Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
A skill or talent you have

without

US / wɪˈðaʊt /

•

UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /

preposition
Not with; not having

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

bond

US / bɒnd /

•

UK / bɑnd /

noun
Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
Closeness that is shared between people or groups
Loan that a government must buy back by a set date
Written agreement to pay back borrowed money
Joint or connection, often using glue
verb
To develop a close relationship with
To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue

switch

US / swɪtʃ /

•

UK / swɪtʃ /

noun
A change or shift from one method to another
Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
Thin flexible piece of wood or stick
verb
To exchange or replace something for another thing

here

US / hɪə(r) /

•

UK / hɪr /

adverb
In this place; at this location, position or time

listen

US / ˈlɪsn /

•

UK / ˈlɪsən /

verb
To carefully consider what someone is saying

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

combine

US / kəmˈbaɪn /

•

UK / kəmˈbaɪn /

verb
To mix several things together to form one thing

actually

US / ˈæktʃuəli /

•

UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

adverb
Used to add new (often different) information

axis

US / ˈæksɪs /

•

UK / ˈæksɪs /

noun
A line about which a rotating body turns

knowledge

US / ˈnɒlɪdʒ /

•

UK / ˈnɑlɪdʒ /

noun
Information, understanding, or skill

episode

US / 'epɪsəʊd /

•

UK / ˈɛpɪˌsod /

noun
One separate event in a series of events
Show which is part of a larger story

true

US / tru: /

•

UK / tru: /

adjecitve
Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual

weird

US / wɪəd /

•

UK / wɪrd /

adjecitve
Odd or unusual; surprising; strange

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

always

US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

•

UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

adverb
For a very long time
At all times; in every situation
For ever

new

US / nju: /

•

UK / nu, nju /

adjecitve
Not old, recently born, built or made
Being or doing something for the first time
Not felt, seen or known previously
Having been recently bought or obtained

net

US / net /

•

UK / nɛt /

adjecitve
Remaining amount after something is taken away
noun
Internet
Crossed rope, fibers with partly open pattern
Crossed ropes that make up the back of a goal
verb
To catch or cover something in a mesh, often fish
To gain or earn a certain amount of money
To hit a ball into a goal during a sports event

totally

US / ˈtəʊtəli /

•

UK / ˈtotl:ɪ /

adverb
In a complete way; completely; absolutely

pulse

US / pʌls /

•

UK / pʌls /

noun
Regular beating of a heart
verb
To beat in a rhythm

tesla

US / 'teslə /

•

UK / 'teslə /

noun
Unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter

medical

US / ˈmedɪkl /

•

UK / ˈmɛdɪkəl /

adjecitve
Of or relating to physical health or medicine
noun
A health check or test

probably

US / ˈprɒbəbli /

•

UK / ˈprɑbəbli /

adverb
That is likely to happen or be true

beat

US / bi:t /

•

UK / bit /

noun
Regular movement or rhythm (e.g. heart or music)
verb
To move in regular motions in order to push blood
To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
To play a drum
To win against another person or team; defeat

already

US / ɔ:lˈredi /

•

UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /

adverb
Having happened or been done before this time

gadolinium

US / ˌɡædəˈlɪniəm /

•

UK / ˌɡædəˈlɪniəm /

other
A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group

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

either

US / ˈaɪðə(r) /

•

UK / ˈiðɚ, ˈaɪðɚ /

adjecitve
One of two (used when there is a choice of two)
adverb
(After negative statements) likewise, in addition
conjunction
Used as the first of two connected things
determiner
Used as the first of two connected things
pronoun
The one or the other

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')

entertain

US / ˌentəˈteɪn /

•

UK / ˌentərˈteɪn /

other
To provide amusement by singing, telling jokes etc.
verb
To receive someone as a guest
To provide amusement (e.g. by singing, dancing)

electromagnet

US / ɪˈlektrəʊmægnət /

•

UK / ɪˈlektroʊmægnət /

noun
Temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron b

temporary

US / ˈtemprəri /

•

UK / 'tempəreri /

adjecitve
Continuing for a limited time; not permanent

flow

US / fləʊ /

•

UK / flo /

noun
Amount of something that moves through an area
verb
To move steadily and easily in a certain direction

alloy

US / 'ælɔɪ /

•

UK / ˈælˌɔɪ /

noun
A metal formed from two or more different metals

particle

US / ˈpɑ:tɪkl /

•

UK / ˈpɑrtɪkəl /

noun
Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
Tiny piece or quantity of something

poop

US / pu:p /

•

UK / pup /

noun
Feces
verb
To defecate

exactly

US / ɪgˈzæktli /

•

UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /

adverb
No more and no less than; precisely

contain

US / kənˈteɪn /

•

UK / kənˈten /

verb
To keep something from spreading
To hold something inside something else

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

kaput

US / kəˈpʊt /

•

UK / kɑˈpʊt, -ˈput, kə- /

adjecitve
Destroyed or killed

greece

US / ɡri:s /

•

UK / ɡri:s /

noun
A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and

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

side

US / saɪd /

•

UK / saɪd /

adjecitve
In addition to the central or most important thing
Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
noun
Position or opinion that is opposite to another
Right or left part of a person's body
Feature of someone's personality
Straight edge of an object
One of two or more groups fighting each other
verb
To decide to agree with one point, not the other

magnetize

US / ˈmægnətaɪz /

•

UK / ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪz /

verb
To give metal objects power to attract each other

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

smorgasbord

US / ˈsmɔ:ɡəsbɔ:d /

•

UK / ˈsmɔrɡəsˌbɔrd, -ˌbord /

noun
Collection with a variety of all sorts of things

point

US / pɔɪnt /

•

UK / pɔɪnt /

noun
An item to be discussed
Small spot or dot
Fact or detail
Feature of something
The size of the text on a page or screen
A certain time or stage in a process
Certain position in time or space
Idea or fact you try to convince people about
Measurement of scores in a game, sport
Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
verb
To face a certain direction, e.g. north
To indicate something with your finger to others

while

US / waɪl /

•

UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

conjunction
In spite of the fact that; although
During the time that; at the same time
noun
Short amount of time

should

US / ʃʊd /

•

UK / ʃʊd /

other
Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

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

stick

US / stɪk /

•

UK / stɪk /

noun
Long thin piece of wood from a tree
verb
To push a sharp or pointed object into something
To join together using glue or paste
To remain in one place or position for a long time

science

US / 'saɪəns /

•

UK / ˈsaɪəns /

noun
Study of the physical world, based on facts

itself

US / ɪtˈself /

•

UK / ɪtˈsɛlf /

pronoun
Referring to it

feel

US / fi:l /

•

UK / fil /

verb
To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
To sense through direct contact; touch

basic

US / 'beɪsɪk /

•

UK / ˈbesɪk /

adjecitve
At the most important or easiest (beginner) level

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

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

eat

US / i:t /

•

UK / it /

verb
To put food in your mouth

wrist

US / rɪst /

•

UK / rɪst /

noun
Part where your hand joins your arm

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

obviously

US / ˈɒbviəsli /

•

UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /

adverb
In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand

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

thousand

US / ˈθaʊznd /

•

UK / ˈθaʊzənd /

number
Number 1,000

resonance

US / ˈrezənəns /

•

UK / ˈrɛzənəns /

noun
Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
Quality of sound produced by vibrations of strings

explain

US / ɪk'spleɪn /

•

UK / ɪkˈsplen /

verb
To make clear or easy to understand by describing

once

US / wʌns /

•

UK / wʌns /

adverb
One time; one instance
At a time in the past
conjunction
When; as soon as

straight

US / streɪt /

•

UK / stret /

adjecitve
Not having curves, bends, or angles
Not gay; heterosexual
honest and direct
adverb
in a line; immediately; honestly and directly

clapper

US / ˈklæpə(r) /

•

UK / 'klæpər /

noun
Metal striker that hits the inside of a bell

beep

US / bi:p /

•

UK / bip /

noun
Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
verb
To make a sharp high sound like that of a car horn

certain

US / ˈsə:tn /

•

UK / ˈsɚtn /

adjecitve
Definite, fixed
Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
Being sure about something; without doubt

clock

US / klɒk /

•

UK / klɑ:k /

noun
A device that shows the time
verb
To measure the time something takes

procedure

US / prəˈsi:dʒə(r) /

•

UK / prəˈsidʒɚ /

noun
A medical operation
Usual or standard steps taken to do something

someone

US / ˈsʌmwʌn /

•

UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /

pronoun
Person who is not known or named

fortunately

US / ˈfɔ:tʃənətli /

•

UK / ˈfɔ:rtʃənətli /

adverb
Through good luck; luckily

too

US / tu: /

•

UK / tu /

adverb
In addition, also; with emphasis
Say that something is more than you want

somehow

US / ˈsʌmhaʊ /

•

UK / ˈsʌmˌhaʊ /

adverb
In a way that is not known or certain

Subtitles section

If you have questions about magnets, you're not alone.

They're kind of mysterious, right?

It's a thing that isn't sticky, but it sticks to stuff, and we can use them to see inside our bodies, and somehow they make our phones work.

The more time you spend thinking about magnets, the more questions that seem to pop up.

And you're in luck, because today, we're diving into the most frequently searched questions on the internet about magnets, including why we sometimes feed them to cattle.

Alright, we're gonna start at the very beginning here.

What are magnets made of?

So, magnets are made of metals, either solo or combined with other metals, which are called alloys.

The key here is that they have to be what's called ferromagnetic.

Ferro for iron, and magnetic for magnets.

I love when the names for things are so straightforward.

The naturally occurring ones contain iron, but cobalt and nickel can also be magnetized, along with some synthetic alloys.

Now, what do magnets stick to?

Like we said, the big one is iron.

But you can make magnets out of nickel, cobalt, gadolinium, and neodymium, meaning that magnets will also stick to all of those things, too.

And you might think there'd be more ferromagnetic things out there, but those really are the only five elements that can be permanently magnetized, at least at room temperature.

Anything else needs to be manipulated in all kinds of weird ways to become a magnet, which is why these guys are so special.

Why are magnets called magnets?

So, they got their name based on where humans first discovered magnetic stuff out in nature.

There's a type of natural magnet called a lodestone, which is made of a mineral called magnetite.

And those lodestones were originally mined in a part of Greece called Magnesia.

So, Magnesia, magnet.

The rest is history.

How do magnets work?

So this whole thing comes down to electrons, the negatively charged particles around an atom.

Very basically, electrons have a property called spin, and that spin gives each one a teeny magnetic field.

And in general, electrons are more stable when they're in pairs.

But when they're paired off, they always have opposite directionalities.

That's called the Pauli Exclusion Principle.

The spin dictates the direction of the magnetic field, so two electrons with opposite directions will create two opposing magnetic fields and cancel each other out.

And that's why the vast majority of things are not magnets.

Each electron might have a tiny little magnetic field of its own, but the net magnetic field gets cancelled out by the paired off particles.

But ferromagnetic materials don't have their electrons in pairs.

Their electrons are single and ready to mingle, baby.

No electron pair means no Pauli exclusion principle and no canceling.

And no canceling means that you, my friend, have a net magnetic field.

The net magnetic field in that atom can influence the others around it to line up their unpaired electrons in the same direction, which means all those tiny magnetic fields combine their forces and voila, there's your magnet.

All right, next question.

So how do you make a magnet?

Well, we have a few ways, and a lot of them sound like straight up lies.

First, you can literally just rub a rock on a thing.

That feels like a prank, but it's true, at least if it's the right rock and the right thing.

If you rub a lodestone along a piece of ferromagnetic material over and over in the same direction, you will turn that material into a magnet.

This works because the ferromagnetic material has those solo electrons I was talking about earlier, but they aren't lined up right, so they're not able to act like a whole magnet.

At least not yet.

In their natural state, those charged atoms are pointing in all different directions inside the material, so the net charge cancels itself out.

Remember, the electrons all need to be pointing in the same direction to get that magnetic field going.

But rubbing the lodestone on that material reorients the atoms to put the negative sides all in one direction, which lets them make a net magnetic field.

Now there's another way to make your own magnet, and it also sounds like a prank.

You can orient a ferromagnetic thing along the north south axis of the Earth's magnetic field, and then just, like, smash it with a hammer a bunch of times.

The idea here is that instead of coaxing

the electrons into alignment with the lodestone, the pull of Earth's magnetic field will do it for you.

The hammer temporarily loosens their bonds to each other, and the force of the Earth's magnetic field can pull the magnetic bits around until they eventually end up in weak alignment.

It's kind of like tapping a shuffled deck of cards on the table until they're all lined up with each other.

You can also expose a ferromagnetic material to a magnetic field, and it'll make that material magnetic too, for as long as it's in contact with that field anyway.

For example, electromagnets.

To make a super basic electromagnet, you can wrap something ferromagnetic, like an iron nail, in wire, and then connect the ends of the wire to both ends of a battery, but very carefully.

Once it's hooked up and powered on, electrons will flow out of the power source and through the wire.

The electric current is just electrons all moving in one direction, and they pull the electrons in your nail in that same direction, too.

This creates a net magnetic field in the nail, turning it into a magnet, at least while the power is on.

Now, what are the types of magnets?

There are three basic kinds.

You can have permanent magnets, which constantly generate their own magnetic field, like a fridge magnet.

And you can also have temporary magnets, which need to be in the presence of an existing magnetic field to stay magnetized.

Electromagnets are an example of these.

They only get to be magnets while the power is on.

And temporary magnets are useful because we're able to make them a lot more powerful than the permanent kind.

They just can't be magnets all the time.

And then you have hybrids.

Now, technically hybrids are also temporary magnets, but they get their own category because they have a unique set of properties.

For instance, some hybrid magnets are made using a superconducting temporary magnet and a resistive temporary magnet.

This combo lets them produce a much more sustained magnetic field than a lot of other temporary magnets can while using as little energy as possible.

They still use a lot of energy, though, and they have to be kept very cold or things can get kinda nasty, like runaway voltage nasty.

These are in the don't try this at home category of magnets.

What magnets are the strongest?

Well, that depends on what you mean by strongest.

Lode stones are the strongest naturally occurring magnets, but human made neodymium magnets are the strongest you can buy at, like, a magnet store.

And hybrid magnets are the most powerful that also stay around for a long time.

But for raw, attractive power, nothing beats a type of magnet called a pulsed magnet.

They are the opposite of permanent, but they are so strong.

They do have a tendency to explode, but before they do, they pack a punch.

When we're talking about how strong a magnet is, our unit of measurement is either a tesla or a gauss.

So, for comparing exactly how strong magnets are, let's start with a baseline of Earth's magnetic field, which clocks in at between .

two five and .

six five gauss.

A standard fridge magnet is more than a hundred times stronger than the Earth's magnetic field, clocking in at .

zero one tesla, or one hundred gauss.

And an MRI magnet can be anywhere from point five Tesla up to three Tesla.

The world's strongest pulsed magnet is a whopping one hundred Tesla, making it sixty six times stronger than an average MRI magnet.

There have been stronger magnets, but those are the ones that exploded.

So.

This one is special because it didn't.

Why do magnets lose their magnetism?

If your magnet went kaput, there's a few things that could have caused it to demagnetize.

For starters, it might have ended up in an oppositely aligned magnetic field, which cancels it out.

It could also have just gotten too hot.

If magnets reach a high enough temperature, all the magnetic properties just kind of fall out of orientation as the substance gets warmer.

Pretty relatable, if you ask me, since I also get a bit discombobulated if I'm overheated.

But fortunately, it's not all that easy to demagnet your magnet.

In general, the harder it was to magnetize something, the longer it will stay magnetized.

Easy come, easy go.

And difficult come, difficult go.

Why do magnets in a compass point north?

Well, for starters, they kind of don't, or at least it depends on what you mean by north.

Allow me to explain.

So, the north point of your compass is attracted to the south magnetic pole of the Earth, because opposites attract.

But the Earth's magnetic south pole is actually the one at the top of the map, near the geographic north pole.

So, the north point of your compass is attracted to the south, but the south is actually in the north, which is how the compass points north.

It makes total sense, right?

And the weird thing is, the whole geographic south is magnetic north thing isn't always true, because Earth's magnetic poles can switch places.

But you don't have to worry, it only happens every three hundred thousand years or so, so you won't need to rush out and buy a new compass anytime soon.

You might have wondered, why are magnets U shaped?

Well, obviously, not all of them are.

But the ones that are are called horseshoe magnets, for obvious reasons.

And the horseshoe shape lets them create stronger magnetic fields.

When a magnet's two poles are close together and pointing in the same direction, they can make a stronger, denser magnetic field.

So bending a magnet brings its poles together and therefore ups its magnetic ante.

Why are magnets bad for computers?

Now, this question is a little misleading.

And here's why.

Your computer's hard drive is a disk that works by getting magnetized in small sections.

And these sections indicate the ones and zeros that make your computer go beep beep boop boop.

So it is true that demagnetizing a hard drive will definitely make it lose those ones and zeros.

But if it wasn't magnetized in the first place, there's no information to wipe.

Also, it would take a very strong magnet to be able to wipe a hard drive at all.

So if someone puts a fridge magnet near your laptop, you'll probably be

fine.

Just maybe don't send your computer into an MRI scanner.

Can you produce electricity from magnets at home?

Well, absolutely.

If you've got a wire and a magnet ready to go, you can do this without much trouble.

You just take a magnet and move it around a wire coil, or take a coil and move it around a magnet.

Either way will work.

This gets the electrons in the system moving, and that movement creates an electrical current.

And it works especially well in metals like copper, where electrons are kind of malleable and ready to be moved out of their orbits at a moment's notice.

So this next question was a surprising one to find, but why are magnets administered to cattle?

It's a thing.

See, cows are not quite as discerning as most of us are when they eat stuff.

they just kinda graze along in pastures and eat whatever they find.

And unfortunately for them, this can mean that if there happens to be metal out in the field, like, say, loose nails or something, they can end up swallowing that metal too.

And that's bad, because those sharp metal bits can puncture their organs.

It even has a name, hardware disease.

So to keep metal from going rogue and causing damage, farmers will feed cows a sort of magnet pill, which grabs any unwanted metal and just holds onto it forever.

Yeah, but apparently they don't poop it out, so they end up with a big blob of metal in their stomachs, just kind of hanging out there.

I guess take that iron deficiency.

So we can use magnets to help cows, but how can we use them to help us in medicine?

The most well known medical magnet is probably the MRI machine, which stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

The machine creates a large magnetic field around your body, and that field makes all the hydrogen in your body's water magnetize in the same direction.

Then, radio pulses from the machine make the hydrogen jump out of alignment and rapidly demagnetize.

Different frequencies of radio pulses affect different tissues, so doctors can fine tune what they're looking at.

But that overarching magnetic field is still there, so all the newly disrupted hydrogen atoms want to realign with the field and magnetize again.

And the energy those atoms release when they remagnetize is recorded as a pretty picture of at least part of your insides.

But MRIs aren't the only magnets used in medicine.

Magnet therapy is also a thing.

Now, data on this stuff is extremely limited and somewhat inconclusive.

We don't have a lot of concrete evidence that it has much in the way of real, measurable effects.

But that hasn't stopped researchers from trying.

For example, there are certain magnet therapies that are FDA approved to help heal fractures.

One study from two thousand seven even found that just placing magnets into the patient's cast resulted in their wrist or hand fractures healing up to thirty five percent faster.

They only looked at forty people, though, so take it with a grain of salt.

And there's also a procedure called transcranial magnetic stimulation.

It uses a magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in the brain, and it's FDA approved to treat things like depression, OCD, and migraines.

But there's still a long way to go before your doctor is going to prescribe you some magnets.

Why are magnets still a mystery to scientists?

So, based on how long this video is, I can't say we're totally in the dark about magnets.

But there are questions that scientists still can't answer, such as where this entire phenomenon came from in the first place.

Like, we know how magnets do what they do, but we still aren't sure why magnetism happens in the first place.

We know it's all about the electron spin that we talked about earlier, but there's still a lot that researchers don't understand about that phenomenon, either.

They don't even all agree if the spin phenomenon equates to literal spinning movement at the subatomic level or not.

Which made researching parts of this video challenging, to say the least.

And on top of that, there's a bit of a chicken or egg situation with Earth's magnetic field.

We're pretty sure that the Earth's magnetic field is only able to exist because the molten core of the planet is slowly cooling and solidifying.

But the thing is, that core only started solidifying after our magnetic field first popped up.

There's also a bit of unreliable info in our record thanks to something called zircons, which are really old magnetic mineral deposits.

But we can't tell if they were magnetic back when they formed.

And unfortunately, since humans weren't around when Earth's magnetism started, we just might never know how it happened.

And finally, why are magnets so important and useful?

Well, besides all the stuff we've already talked about, how much time do you have?

Because magnets are crazy useful.

For starters, the Earth's magnetic field is pretty awesome because it protects us from solar radiation.

But we can also use magnets to make stuff like low friction maglev trains and even our phones.

And while researching this video, we found out that some doorbells use a tiny electromagnet to make the bell clapper move.

So magnets are everywhere, and they're versatile enough that I could probably spend all day listing the places that they're useful.

But for now, that does it for our rapid fire answers about magnets.

Hopefully, you can appreciate how important they are in our lives, even if you mostly just use them to hang macaroni art on your fridge.

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