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eighty
US / 'eɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈeti /
- number
- 80
face
US / feɪs /
•UK / fes /
- noun
- Side or outer surface of something
- An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
- Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
- Characteristics you show in public
- verb
- To cover a surface with something like paint
- To deal with a problem or responsibilities
- To look toward; point in a certain direction
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
brink
US / brɪŋk /
•UK / brɪŋk /
- noun
- Near to happening; on the verge of
grow
US / ɡrəʊ /
•UK / ɡro /
- verb
- To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- To improve; to develop better skills over time
- To develop and become bigger or taller over time
restrict
US / rɪ'strɪkt /
•UK / rɪˈstrɪkt /
- verb
- To prevent a person from doing something
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
sketch
US / sketʃ /
•UK / skɛtʃ /
- noun
- Brief account of something without many details
- A drawing made quickly that lacks detail
- Brief, funny scene as part of a performance
- verb
- To make a rough plan or idea of something
- To draw images roughly with a pencil
determine
US / dɪ'tɜ:mɪn /
•UK / dɪˈtɚmɪn /
- verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
head
US / hed /
•UK / hɛd /
- noun
- Counter for the number of cattle
- Natural mental ability or intelligence
- Leader or person with the greatest authority
- Mind; mental ability; mental state
- Side of a coin with a head on it
- Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
- Starting point of something, e.g. a river
- verb
- To hit a ball with your head in a game
- To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
- To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
- To become the leader of something
- To lead or be responsible for something
outdoors
US / ˌaʊtˈdɔ:z /
•UK / aʊtˈdɔrz, -ˈdorz /
- adjecitve
- Outside a building; in the open air
special
US / 'speʃl /
•UK / ˈspɛʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Being additional or extra
- Different, better or greater than normal
- noun
- Heavily discounted sales item
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
eight
US / eɪt /
•UK / et /
- number
- 8
smart
US / smɑ:t /
•UK / smɑ:rt /
- adjecitve
- Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- Looking clean, neat and stylish
- (Of phones, weapons) with clever features
- Associated with rich, popular and stylish people
- Clever; with intelligence
- adverb
- Energetic or quick in motion or movement
- In a clever way; with intelligence
- noun
- Feeling of being hurt and upset
- Sharp, burning pain
- verb
- To feel hurt or upset
- To hurt with an unexpected sharp or burning pain
hello
US / hə'ləʊ /
•UK / hɛˈlo, hə- /
- exclamation
- What you say when you meet someone
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
resilience
US / rɪˈzɪliəns /
•UK / rɪˈzɪljəns /
- noun
- Ability to recover quickly from something bad
spend
US / spend /
•UK / spɛnd /
- verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
- To use up something completely
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
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
few
US / fju: /
•UK / fju /
- pronoun
- Not many, a small number
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
tribute
US / 'trɪbju:t /
•UK / ˈtrɪbjut /
- noun
- Something that is said or done to show respect
- Payment, e.g. to another country, for protection
title
US / 'taɪtl /
•UK / ˈtaɪtl /
- noun
- Book produced by a publisher
- Name given to something to identify or describe it
- Name showing profession, marriage or social status
- (Legal) the right to own something, e.g. property
- Position of being the winner in a sport or contest
- verb
- To give a name to identify or describe something
adversity
US / əd'vɜ:sətɪ /
•UK / ædˈvə:sɪti /
- noun
- Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
vaccine
US / 'væksi:n /
•UK / vækˈsin,ˈvækˌsin /
- noun
- Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
fifty
US / 'fɪftɪ /
•UK / ˈfɪfti /
- number
- 50
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
expansion
US / ɪkˈspænʃn /
•UK / ɪkˈspænʃən /
- noun
- Making or becoming larger
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
thirtieth
US / 'θɜ:tɪəθ /
•UK / ˈθɚtiɪθ /
- noun
- 30th
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
mother
US / ˈmʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈmʌðɚ /
- noun
- Female who has a child or children; female parent
- verb
- To take care of someone as if they were your child
paul
US / pɔ:l /
•UK / pɔ:l /
- other
- Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity
polio
US / ˈpəʊliəʊ /
•UK / ˈpoʊlioʊ /
- noun
- Disease that affects the nervous system
seventy
US / ˈsevnti /
•UK / ˈsɛvənti /
- number
- 70
survive
US / sə'vaɪv /
•UK / sɚˈvaɪv /
- verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
compare
US / kəm'peə(r) /
•UK / kəmˈpɛr /
- verb
- To consider how similar and different things are
neck
US / nek /
•UK / nɛk /
- noun
- Part of the body joining the head and the body
- Opening of a piece of clothing for your head
- verb
- (Lovers) to play affectionately; kissing
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
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
disease
US / dɪˈzi:z /
•UK / dɪˈziz /
- noun
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
platform
US / 'plætfɔ:m /
•UK / ˈplætˌfɔrm /
- noun
- Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- Area from which you board a train at a station
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
experience
US / ɪk'spɪərɪəns /
•UK / ɪkˈspɪriəns /
- noun
- Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- An event at which you learned something
- Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
- verb
- To gain knowledge by doing things
hospitalize
US / ˈhɒspɪtəlaɪz /
•UK / ˈhɑ:spɪtəlaɪz /
- verb
- To be put in hospital because you are sick
law
US / lɔ: /
•UK / lɔ /
- noun
- Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- A rule made and enforced by a government
- System or rules made by the government
march
US / mɑ:tʃ /
•UK / mɑ:rtʃ /
- noun
- Walk by a group of soldiers who walk in time
- 3rd month of the year
- Music played for soldiers to walk in time to
- Progress towards a future time or place
- Public walk by a group to demand change
- verb
- To force someone to walk somewhere
- (Soldiers) to walk in time with others
- To walk as a group to demand some kind of change
- To walk somewhere quickly often in an angry manner
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
breathe
US / bri:ð /
•UK / brið /
- verb
- To move air into and out of your lungs
- To say something very softly
- To stop moving so one can rest
decision
US / dɪ'sɪʒn /
•UK / dɪˈsɪʒən /
- noun
- Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- Ability to make quick and confident choices
book
US / bʊk /
•UK / bʊk /
- noun
- Thing made of pages with writing on that you read
- verb
- (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- To reserve (hotel room, etc.) in advance
- To produce a red or yellow card to a soccer player
significant
US / sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt /
•UK / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt /
- adjecitve
- Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- Having meaning; important; noticeable
- (Statistics) being clearly different
eat
US / i:t /
•UK / it /
- verb
- To put food in your mouth
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
examination
US / ɪgˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn /
•UK / ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn /
- noun
- (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
- A close look at something to assess it
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
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
astounding
US / əˈstaʊndɪŋ /
•UK / əˈstaʊndɪŋ /
- verb
- To surprise someone greatly
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
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
knowledge
US / ˈnɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- noun
- Information, understanding, or skill
tender
US / 'tendə(r) /
•UK / ˈtɛndɚ /
- adjecitve
- Gentle; with great care or consideration
- Feeling pain when an area of skin is touched
- noun
- A formal offer for something (e.g. some business)
- verb
- To formally offer something, usually in writing
age
US / eɪdʒ /
•UK / edʒ /
- verb
- To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- To get older
- noun
- Period of time in history
- Number of years a person or thing has lived
continue
US / kən'tɪnju: /
•UK / kənˈtɪnju /
- verb
- To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop
paralysis
US / pəˈræləsɪs /
•UK / pəˈrælɪsɪs /
- other
- Inability to move or feel all or part of the body
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
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
true
US / tru: /
•UK / tru: /
- adjecitve
- Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
always
US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /
•UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /
- adverb
- For a very long time
- At all times; in every situation
- For ever
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
eleventh
US / ɪ'levnθ /
•UK / ɪˈlɛvənθ /
- noun
- 11th
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
texas
US / ˈtɛksəs /
•UK / ˈtɛksəs /
- other
- The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
wild
US / waɪld /
•UK / waɪld /
- adjecitve
- Living in nature; not tame
- (Of land) not developed by people
- adverb
- In a manner which lacks control
- noun
- A natural environment e.g. jungle, forest
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
thousand
US / ˈθaʊznd /
•UK / ˈθaʊzənd /
- number
- Number 1,000
stiff
US / stɪf /
•UK / stɪf /
- adjecitve
- Frozen still due to fear or anger
- Not able to be bent
- noun
- Slang term for a dead body
resemble
US / rɪˈzembl /
•UK / rɪˈzɛmbəl /
- verb
- To be similar to in looks or manner
basic
US / 'beɪsɪk /
•UK / ˈbesɪk /
- adjecitve
- At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
affect
US / ə'fekt /
•UK / əˈfɛkt /
- verb
- To cause a change in something else
finance
US / ˈfaɪnæns /
•UK / fəˈnæns, faɪ-, ˈfaɪˌnæns /
- adjecitve
- Concerned with money
- noun
- Control of money a person, business has access to
- verb
- To support someone or something financially
nine
US / naɪn /
•UK / naɪn /
- number
- 9
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
discourage
US / dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ /
•UK / dɪˈskɚrɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr- /
- verb
- To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
- To try to prevent something from happening
february
US / ˈfebruəri /
•UK / ˈfebrueri /
- noun
- 2nd month of the year
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
forty
US / 'fɔ:tɪ /
•UK / ˈfɔrti /
- number
- 40
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
nineteen
US / ˌnaɪnˈti:n /
•UK / naɪnˈtin /
- number
- 19
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
decide
US / dɪ'saɪd /
•UK / dɪˈsaɪd /
- verb
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
- to affect the result of something
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
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
fish
US / fɪʃ /
•UK / fɪʃ /
- noun
- Animal that swims and lives in water
- verb
- To go fishing with a net or hook
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
over
US / 'əʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈovɚ /
- adverb
- Finished; no longer happening
- Towards the ground/away from a standing position
- noun
- A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
- other
- Finished
- preposition
- Showing the relation when a thing is above another
- On or covering something
- Above or across something
- More than you need
- From one side to the other
- In the direction of; toward
share
US / ʃeə(r) /
•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone
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
breath
US / breθ /
•UK / brɛθ /
- noun
- Air you take in and out of your body
hope
US / həʊp /
•UK / hop /
- noun
- When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- verb
- To expect and want something to happen
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
pain
US / peɪn /
•UK / pen /
- noun
- Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- Something or someone that bothers or upsets you
- verb
- To cause someone to feel upset or worry
inspiration
US / ˌɪnspə'reɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnspəˈreʃən /
- noun
- Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
until
US / ənˈtɪl /
•UK / ʌnˈtɪl /
- conjunction
- Up to; to a time when something happens
- preposition
- Before (a specific time)
drink
US / drɪŋk /
•UK / drɪŋk /
- noun
- A liquid that you put in your mouth
- verb
- To put water in your body through your mouth
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
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
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
austin
US / ˈɔ:stin /
•UK / ˈɔstən /
- noun
- State capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
tube
US / tju:b /
•UK / tub,tjub /
- noun
- Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- Long hollow pipe used to hold or liquids or gases
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
reduce
US / rɪ'dju:s /
•UK / rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /
- verb
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
- To make something smaller in size, amount, level
methodist
US / ˈmeθədɪst /
•UK / ˈmɛθədɪst /
- other
- Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
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
gain
US / ɡeɪn /
•UK / ɡen /
- noun
- An increase in something, such as weight
- verb
- To increase in something, such as weight
- To get something wanted, needed or valued
hospital
US / ˈhɒspɪtl /
•UK / ˈhɑ:spɪtl /
- noun
- Building for sick people, with doctors and nurses
teeter
US / ˈti:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈtitɚ /
- verb
- To stand or walk moving from side to side
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
endure
US / ɪn'djʊə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈdʊr, -ˈdjʊr /
- verb
- To last for a long time; continue to exist
- To accept difficulties without struggle
pay
US / peɪ /
•UK / pe /
- noun
- Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
- verb
- To give money for goods or work done
- To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
- To be punished or suffer for something you did
- To make (a visit) to a person or place
journey
US / 'dʒɜ:nɪ /
•UK / ˈdʒɚni /
- noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- verb
- To travel through a place
samuel
US / ˈsæmjuəl /
•UK / ˈsæmjuəl /
- proper noun
- (in the Bible) a Hebrew prophet who rallied the Israelites after their defeat by the Philistines and
damage
US / ˈdæmɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈdæmɪdʒ /
- noun
- Physical harm that is done to something
- verb
- To harm physically; to hurt or break something
pursue
US / pə'sju: /
•UK / pɚˈsu /
- verb
- To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- To try to achieve or get something over time
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
diagnose
US / ˈdaɪəgnəʊz /
•UK / ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs /
- verb
- To determine the cause of an illness or problem
due
US / dju: /
•UK / du, dju /
- adjecitve
- When something is required or expected
- Owed to a person as a right
- noun
- Something you deserve; something you can expect
regardless
US / rɪˈgɑ:dləs /
•UK / rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs /
- adverb
- Without being affected or concerned by something
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
symptom
US / 'sɪmptəm /
•UK / ˈsɪmtəm, ˈsɪmp- /
- noun
- Sign that suggests that there is a problem
zoom
US / zu:m /
•UK / zum /
- noun
- Camera lens used to magnify images
- verb
- To move along or go somewhere very quickly
change
US / tʃeɪndʒ /
•UK / tʃendʒ /
- noun
- Exchange of one set of clothes for another
- Money in the form of coins instead of paper
- Money returned after giving too much
- Act of making or becoming something else
- verb
- To exchange one set of clothes for another
- To exchange one kind of money for another
- To replace something with another thing
- To make or become something else
- To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another
pressure
US / 'preʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈprɛʃɚ /
- noun
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Strong persuasion to do something
- verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
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
xenia
US / ˈziːnɪə /
•UK / ˈziniə /
- noun
- Increase in the embryo of a plant
show
US / ʃəʊ /
•UK / ʃo /
- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
- An event for displaying or promoting goods
- Play, opera or theater production
- Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
- verb
- To be easily seen or displayed
- To display your emotions or feelings
- To let someone see something; display
- To explain or teach how something is done
- To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
- To prove something to be true, correct
- To reveal or allow something to be seen
virus
US / 'vaɪrəs /
•UK / ˈvaɪrəs /
- noun
- File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- Living organism that causes disease or sickness
drastic
US / ˈdræstɪk /
•UK / ˈdræstɪk /
- adjecitve
- Serious, severe or extreme
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
embark
US / ɪmˈbɑ:k /
•UK / ɪmˈbɑ:rk /
- verb
- To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
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
motivate
US / 'məʊtɪveɪt /
•UK / ˈmotəˌvet /
- verb
- To give someone a reason, the will to do something
outside
US / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd /
•UK / aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /
- adverb
- Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
- noun
- Area around or near something, such as a building
- preposition
- Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
nightmare
US / ˈnaɪtmeə(r) /
•UK / ˈnaɪtˌmɛr /
- noun
- Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping
play
US / pleɪ /
•UK / pleɪ /
- noun
- Loose, free movement between two objects
- Single action in a sports game
- Performance in which people act in a theater
- verb
- To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- To perform music on an instrument
- To use a device, e.g. a video game
- To do something for enjoyment and fun
- To do or perform a game or sport
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- adjecitve
- Used to indicate something already been discussed
- Used to indicate something happening around now
- adverb
- An indication by a physical motion or gesture
- A specific amount of
- determiner
- Person, thing, or idea near you
- pronoun
- Person, thing that has already been discussed
confident
US / ˈkɒnfɪdənt /
•UK / ˈkɑnfɪdənt /
- adjecitve
- Feeling that you can do well at something
bad
US / bæd /
•UK / bæd /
- adjecitve
- Not good; wrong
- Lacking in good morals; evil
- No longer fresh; spoiled
multiple
US / ˈmʌltɪpl /
•UK / ˈmʌltəpəl /
- adjecitve
- Having or involving more than one of something
- noun
- Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
- Shop with many branches
university
US / ˌju:nɪ'vɜ:sətɪ /
•UK / ˌjunɪˈvɜrsəti /
- noun
- High-level educational institution; college
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
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
lead
US / li:d /
•UK / lid /
- adjecitve
- Being the main part in movies or plays
- noun
- Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve a crime
- Main part in a play or movie
- Heavy, gray metal element
- Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
- Act of being at the front in a race or game
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
- To travel in front of; go in advance of others
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
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
summer
US / ˈsʌmə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌmɚ /
- noun
- Part of the year when the weather is hot
- verb
- To spend time in a place in the warm months
unfortunately
US / ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənətli /
•UK / ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli /
- adverb
- In a way that is to be regretted; unluckily
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
follow
US / ˈfɔləu /
•UK / ˈfɑlo /
- verb
- To come after someone; be guided by someone
- To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
- To be the logical result of something
- To happen after something else happens
- To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
- To understand something happening or being said
valuable
US / ˈvæljuəbl /
•UK / ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə- /
- adjecitve
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
january
US / ˈdʒænjuəri /
•UK / ˈdʒænjueri /
- noun
- 1st month of the year
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
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)
year
US / jə: /
•UK / jɪr /
- noun
- Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- Used to refer to the age of a person
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
caregiver
US / ˈkeəgɪvə(r) /
•UK / ˈkergɪvə(r) /
- noun
- Person giving care or helping others
fever
US / 'fi:və(r) /
•UK / ˈfivɚ /
- noun
- A high body temperature, indicating illness
- State of excited emotion or activity
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
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
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
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
strength
US / streŋθ /
•UK / strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ /
- noun
- Condition of being strong
man
US / mæn /
•UK / mæn /
- noun
- Humans in general, including male and female
- An adult male human being
- Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
- verb
- To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
- To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)
trivium
US / 'trɪvɪəm /
•UK / 'trɪvɪrm /
- noun
- Introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considere
critical
US / ˈkrɪtɪkl /
•UK / ˈkrɪtɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Making a negative judgment of something
- Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
- Most important part
explore
US / ɪk'splɔ:(r) /
•UK / ɪkˈsplɔr /
- verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
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
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
- Most recent; the latest
- determiner
- The one at the end
- verb
- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
lung
US / lʌŋ /
•UK / lʌŋ /
- noun
- One of the two organs we use to breathe
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
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
initially
US / ɪˈnɪʃəli /
•UK / ɪˈnɪʃəli /
- adverb
- At first; originally
six
US / sɪks /
•UK / sɪks /
- number
- 6
away
US / ə'weɪ /
•UK / əˈwe /
- adjecitve
- Not present
- adverb
- Disappear completely
- Doing something with a lot of energy
- Not here; far from here; in a different direction
- To a different area, location
month
US / mʌnθ /
•UK / mʌnθ /
- noun
- One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
rapidly
US / 'ræpɪdlɪ /
•UK / ˈræpɪdlɪ /
- adverb
- With great speed; quickly
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
air
US / eə(r) /
•UK / er /
- noun
- Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- A person's manner intended to impress others
- verb
- To expose to the outside, to dry or freshen
- To broadcast a TV or radio show
- To open a subject to discussion and debate
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
economic
US / ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪk /
•UK / ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˌikə- /
- adjecitve
- Concerning trade, industry, and money
next
US / nekst /
•UK / nɛkst /
- adverb
- The one that follows another in time or order
- At a time or place directly after the present one
- noun
- The one that follows after
- adjecitve
- Immediately after the previous one
- First occurrence after the present one
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
percent
US / pə'sent /
•UK / pɚˈsɛnt /
- adverb
- One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
southern
US / ˈsʌðən /
•UK / ˈsʌðərn /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a region in the south
- Being in or toward the south
social
US / ˈsəuʃəl /
•UK / ˈsoʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- Liking being with other people; friendly
- Living together and depending on each other
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
enjoy
US / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /
•UK / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ /
- verb
- To take pleasure in something
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
hole
US / həʊl /
•UK / hol /
- noun
- An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- Fault or weakness in a plan, idea or explanation
- Opening into or through something
- An awkward or difficult situation
- Dirty or unpleasant place with poor facilities
- verb
- (Golf) to get the ball into the hole
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
ninety
US / 'naɪntɪ /
•UK / ˈnaɪnti /
- number
- 90
terrify
US / ˈterɪfaɪ /
•UK / ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To scare or greatly frighten
rely
US / rɪ'laɪ /
•UK / rɪˈlaɪ /
- verb
- Depend on with full trust or confidence
cylinder
US / ˈsɪlɪndə(r) /
•UK / ˈsɪləndɚ /
- noun
- Tube shape with flat ends
demise
US / dɪˈmaɪz /
•UK / dɪˈmaɪz /
- noun
- Concerning a death
decrease
US / dɪˈkri:s /
•UK / dɪˈkris /
- noun
- Amount by which something has been reduced
- verb
- To reduce the size, amount or number of something
chest
US / tʃest /
•UK / tʃɛst /
- noun
- Strong, lidded container for storing things
- Front of the body between neck and stomach
inspire
US / ɪn'spaɪə(r) /
•UK / ɪnˈspaɪr /
- verb
- To give someone an idea to do or make something
- To make someone feel a certain emotion
remarkable
US / rɪˈmɑ:kəbl /
•UK / rɪˈmɑrkəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
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
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
family
US / 'fæməlɪ /
•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
gulp
US / ɡʌlp /
•UK / ɡʌlp /
- noun
- Swallowing liquid very quickly
- verb
- To swallow or drink quickly
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
student
US / ˈstju:dnt /
•UK / ˈstudnt, ˈstjud- /
- noun
- Person studying at school
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
case
US / keɪs /
•UK / kes /
- noun
- Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- Set of facts about a crime
- Set of facts about an event
- Example or instance of something
- verb
- To find out about a place, as in planning to steal
offer
US / 'ɒfə(r) /
•UK / ˈɔfɚ, ˈɑfɚ /
- noun
- Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- Act of making a thing available to be accepted
- verb
- To suggest a price you are willing to pay
- To give the opportunity to accept something
- To say you are willing to do something
- To give or say something as an act of worship
require
US / rɪ'kwaɪə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈkwaɪr /
- verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
task
US / tɑ:sk /
•UK / tæsk /
- noun
- Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- verb
- To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
alexander
US / ˌælɪgˈzændə /
•UK / ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ /
- noun
- European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cul
district
US / 'dɪstrɪkt /
•UK / ˈdɪstrɪkt /
- noun
- Area of a country, city, or town
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
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
medium
US / 'mi:dɪəm /
•UK / ˈmidiəm /
- noun
- Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- Something available in a middle size or condition
- Person who claims to communicate with the dead
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
physician
US / fɪˈzɪʃn /
•UK / fɪˈzɪʃən /
- noun
- A medical doctor
present
US / 'preznt /
•UK / ˈprɛznt /
- adjecitve
- Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- noun
- Gift
- Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
- Current time; now
- verb
- To introduce someone to others
- To host a program on television or radio
- To give a speech or presentation
- To show something to someone who will examine it
- To appear or happen
- To give an award or prize to someone
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
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
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
independent
US / ˌɪndɪˈpendənt /
•UK / ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt /
- adjecitve
- Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- noun
- A person not connected to a political party
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’
second
US / 'sekənd /
•UK / ˈsɛkənd /
- adjecitve
- 2nd; the one following first
- noun
- Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
- Short period of time that you wait for someone
- (Do) soon
remind
US / rɪ'maɪnd /
•UK / rɪˈmaɪnd /
- verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
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
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
own
US / əʊn /
•UK / on /
- adjecitve
- Belong to oneself
- determiner
- Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
- pronoun
- (Something) belong to myself
- verb
- To have something as your property
puppy
US / ˈpʌpi /
•UK / ˈpʌpi /
- noun
- Very young dog (and some other animals)
ultimately
US / ˈʌltɪmətli /
•UK / ˈʌltəmɪtli /
- adverb
- Done or considered as the final and most important
fatal
US / ˈfeɪtl /
•UK / ˈfetl /
- adjecitve
- Causing death; having very bad consequences
- Causing negative results
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
affectionately
US / ə'fekʃənətlɪ /
•UK / ə'fekʃənətlɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that shows you like someone
education
US / ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən /
- noun
- Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- Process of giving or receiving teaching