Why the Oldest Fish in the World Live in a Desert
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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
simple
US / 'sɪmpl /
•UK / ˈsɪmpəl /
- adjecitve
- Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- Having only a few parts; not complex
- Being ordinary or normal
- Being plain; without a lot added for style
eighteen
US / ˌeɪˈti:n /
•UK / eˈtin /
- number
- 18
common
US / 'kɒmən /
•UK / ˈkɑmən /
- adjecitve
- Shared; Belonging to or used by everyone
- Typical, normal; not unusual
- noun
- Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- Field near a village owned by the local community
super
US / ˈsu:pə(r) /
•UK / ˈsupɚ /
- adjecitve
- Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
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
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
spot
US / spɒt /
•UK / spɑt /
- noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Place or ranking on a list
- A small amount of (substance help hard work etc.)
- Mark caused by a drop of liquid, food, etc.
- verb
- To see someone or something by chance
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
work
US / wɜ:k /
•UK / wɚk /
- adjecitve
- Activity completed in order to make money
- noun
- The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- Everything created by an author, artist, musician
- Activity you do in order to make money
- Place of employment
- Final product or result of a some labor or effort
- verb
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
- To do your job in your company or workplace
- To make an effort to do something
- To operate a machine or device
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
breed
US / bri:d /
•UK / brid /
- noun
- Kind of / sort of
- Particular kind of animal, e.g. a Labrador dog
- verb
- To create situations for a (bad) thing to happen
- To produce baby animals of specific kinds
- To have (children); bring up or raise children
risk
US / rɪsk /
•UK / rɪsk /
- noun
- Actions that cause potential problems
- verb
- To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
surpass
US / sə'pɑ:s /
•UK / sɚˈpæs /
- verb
- To go beyond or achieve more than someone
lake
US / leɪk /
•UK / lek /
- noun
- Large area of water surrounded by land
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
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
reclamation
US / ˌreklə'meɪʃn /
•UK / ˌrɛkləˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Conversion of wasteland into land for use
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
possible
US / ˈpɒsəbl /
•UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
- Having a chance of happening, or being true
vacation
US / vəˈkeɪʃn /
•UK / veˈkeʃən, və- /
- noun
- Time off work used for relaxation or travel
- verb
- To take or spend time on holiday
everything
US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- All of the things mentioned
chance
US / tʃɑ:ns /
•UK / tʃæns /
- adjecitve
- Happening by luck; not planned
- Taking a risk to try something
- noun
- The way something happens without planning
- An opportunity; favorable circumstances, situation
- The possibility that something will happen
- verb
- To occur just through luck; happen
- To take a risk to try something
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
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
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
ago
US / əˈgəʊ /
•UK / əˈgoʊ /
- adverb
- At a specified length of time in the past
neither
US / ˈnaɪðə(r) /
•UK / ˈniðɚ, ˈnaɪ- /
- adjecitve
- Not one or the other not either none of two things
- adverb
- Similarly not, also not
- conjunction
- Not in either case
- determiner
- Not one or the other
- pronoun
- Not either one
rod
US / rɒd /
•UK / rɑ:d /
- noun
- Straight, thin stick or bar
- Pole with a line and hook to catch fish with
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.)
lawn
US / lɔ:n /
•UK / lɔn /
- noun
- Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
- Ground on which grass grows, as in a garden
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
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
counterpart
US / ˈkaʊntəpɑ:t /
•UK / ˈkaʊntərpɑ:rt /
- noun
- Person/thing having same function/characteristics
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
native
US / ˈneɪtɪv /
•UK / ˈnetɪv /
- adjecitve
- Caused by natural ability; innate
- noun
- Someone from or born in a specific country
- Original inhabitant, e.g. before others
- Person speaking a language from birth
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
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
tree
US / tri: /
•UK / tri /
- noun
- Tall green plants in a forest
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
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
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
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
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
mostly
US / ˈməʊstli /
•UK / ˈmoʊstli /
- adverb
- In large part; mainly or chiefly
guy
US / ɡaɪ /
•UK / ɡaɪ /
- noun
- Man; boy; any person
meet
US / mi:t /
•UK / mit /
- noun
- Sporting competition e.g. swimming
- verb
- To provide something that is necessary
- To come together at a certain time or place
fish
US / fɪʃ /
•UK / fɪʃ /
- noun
- Animal that swims and lives in water
- verb
- To go fishing with a net or hook
arizona
US / ˌæriˈzəunə /
•UK / ˌærɪˈzonə /
- proper noun
- A state in the southwestern US, on the border with Mexico; population 6,500,180 (est. 2008); capital
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
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)
forty
US / 'fɔ:tɪ /
•UK / ˈfɔrti /
- number
- 40
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
nineteen
US / ˌnaɪnˈti:n /
•UK / naɪnˈtin /
- number
- 19
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
ton
US / tʌn /
•UK / tʌn /
- noun
- Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
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
special
US / 'speʃl /
•UK / ˈspɛʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Being additional or extra
- Different, better or greater than normal
- noun
- Heavily discounted sales item
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
otolith
US / ˈəʊtəʊˌlɪθ /
•UK / ˈoʊtəlɪθ /
- noun
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
grow
US / ɡrəʊ /
•UK / ɡro /
- verb
- To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- To improve; to develop better skills over time
- To develop and become bigger or taller over time
exact
US / ɪɡ'zækt /
•UK / ɪɡˈzækt /
- adjecitve
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
border
US / 'bɔ:də(r) /
•UK / ˈbɔrdɚ /
- noun
- Outer part or edge of something
- Line separating one country, state from another
- verb
- To be right next to another country or state
- To form the edge of something
- To form the edge of (road, etc.)
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
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
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)
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
individual
US / ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl /
•UK / ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl /
- adjecitve
- Made for use by one single person
- Having a distinct manner different from others
- noun
- Single person, looked at separately from others
worth
US / wɜ:θ /
•UK / wɚθ /
- other
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
dam
US / dæm /
•UK / dæm /
- noun
- Wall built to stop the flow of water
- verb
- To build a wall to prevent a river from flowing
centenarian
US / ˌsentɪˈneəriən /
•UK / ˌsentɪˈneriən /
- other
- Being at least years old
- Someone who is at least years old
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
representative
US / ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv /
•UK / ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv /
- adjecitve
- Acting or speaking for other people
- Typical of a particular group or thing
- noun
- Typical example of a particular category
- Politician who acts on behalf of the people
- A person who acts as an agent or sales person
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
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
define
US / dɪ'faɪn /
•UK / dɪˈfaɪn /
- verb
- To explain the meaning of words
- To set or mark the limits of something
donate
US / dəʊ'neɪt /
•UK / ˈdoˌnet, doˈnet /
- verb
- To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
few
US / fju: /
•UK / fju /
- pronoun
- Not many, a small number
eighty
US / 'eɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈeti /
- number
- 80
dedicated
US / 'dedɪkeɪtɪd /
•UK / ˈdɛdɪˌketɪd /
- verb
- To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- To give your energy, time, etc. completely
range
US / reɪndʒ /
•UK / rendʒ /
- noun
- Cooking stove with multiple burners
- Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
- Large grassy area where cattle wander and feed
- Group or chain of mountains
- Set of things with something in common
- Limits within which something extends or varies
- A set of products, e.g. so that people can choose
- verb
- To cover an area from one point to another
- To extend to or vary within given limits
- To put things in a row or in line
- To wander or explore
volunteer
US / ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r) /
•UK / ˌvɑlənˈtɪr /
- adjecitve
- Working willingly without pay to help others
- noun
- Person who helps others without being paid
- verb
- To work willingly without pay to help others
animal
US / ˈænɪml /
•UK / ˈænəməl /
- noun
- A living creature that is not a plant or person
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)
suppose
US / sə'pəʊz /
•UK / səˈpoʊz /
- conjunction
- What if
- verb
- To imagine or guess what might happen
specie
US / 'spi:ʃi: /
•UK / 'spi:ʃɪ /
- noun
- Singular of species
thrive
US / θraɪv /
•UK / θraɪv /
- verb
- To be or become healthy or successful
longevity
US / lɒn'dʒevətɪ /
•UK / lɑnˈdʒɛvɪti, lɔn- /
- noun
- Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
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
grossly
US / ˈgrəʊsli /
•UK / ˈgroʊsli /
- adverb
- In a disgusting manner or with bad taste
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
- Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
- Question words used for asking for information
- exclamation
- Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
- Used to ask people to repeat something they said
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
genus
US / ˈdʒi:nəs /
•UK / ˈdʒinəs /
- noun
- Category of particular animal or plant species
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
right
US / raɪt /
•UK / raɪt /
- adjecitve
- Correct or true
- The south side of you looking at the rising sun
- adverb
- Exactly in a place or time
- Being appropriate for a particular event
- In a straight or direct manner
- noun
- Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
- Ideal of what is just and good
- Political view based on conservatism
- verb
- To fix something previously wrong or unjust
- To make upright, as a boat that has turned over
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
despite
US / dɪˈspaɪt /
•UK / dɪˈspaɪt /
- preposition
- Without being affected by something; in spite of
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’
hit
US / hɪt /
•UK / hɪt /
- noun
- A planned killing, usually for money
- Song, movie etc. that is successful
- When someone strikes someone or something
- Time when a player makes contact with the ball
- Time when a website is accessed
- verb
- To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- To press something, such as a button or switch
- To suddenly realize the importance of something
- To move your hand, a bat, etc. against with force
- To fight, attack or damage something or someone
- To arrive at a specific place, level, or goal
- To make contact with the ball in a game or sport
remarkable
US / rɪˈmɑ:kəbl /
•UK / rɪˈmɑrkəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
tend
US / tend /
•UK / tɛnd /
- verb
- To move or act in a certain manner
- To take care of
- To regularly behave in a certain way
tortoise
US / ˈtɔ:təs /
•UK / ˈtɔ:rtəs /
- noun
- Slow moving animal with a hard protective shell
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
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
unfair
US / ˌʌnˈfeə(r) /
•UK / ˌʌnˈfer /
- adjecitve
- not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
norm
US / nɔ:m /
•UK / nɔ:rm /
- noun
- Standard or regular way of doing something
- An established standard of performance or behavior
- verb
- To make something average (statistics)
existence
US / ɪɡ'zɪstəns /
•UK / ɪɡˈzɪstəns /
- noun
- State of being present, alive or real
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
catch
US / kætʃ /
•UK / kætʃ, kɛtʃ /
- noun
- Amount of something that has been caught
- Trick or something trying to deceive
- verb
- To stop something flying and hold it
- To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
- To get sick or get a disease from someone else
- To find someone to do something, a task
- To get stuck on or in something
- To be trapped so you can’t escape
- To be able to understand what someone is saying
courtesy
US / ˈkɜ:təsi /
•UK / ˈkɜ:rtəsi /
- noun
- Polite and respectful behavior
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
great
US / ɡreɪt /
•UK / ɡret /
- adjecitve
- Very large in size
- Very important
- Very good; fantastic; wonderful
- adverb
- Very good; better than before
- noun
- Successful and well-admired person
honor
US / 'ɒnə(r) /
•UK / ˈɑnɚ /
- noun
- Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
- Chance to do something special; privilege
- Respect given to someone who is admired
- Good standing a person has in a community
- verb
- To fulfill an agreement
- To give an award to someone
- To respect someone or something
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
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
decade
US / ˈdekeɪd /
•UK / ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked /
- noun
- Period of 10 years
mississippi
US / ˌmɪsɪ'sɪpɪ /
•UK / ˌmɪsɪ'sɪpɪ /
- other
- A major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota a
- A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American C
scientist
US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
•UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
- noun
- Person who is trained in a science
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
uncover
US / ʌn'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / ʌnˈkʌvɚ /
- verb
- To remove what is on top to show something
- (Journalist) to discover some news to be reported
datum
US / ˈdeɪtəm /
•UK / ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm /
- noun
- Item of factual information
document
US / 'dɒkjʊmənt /
•UK / ˈdɑkjəmənt /
- noun
- Official (printed) record that gives information
- verb
- To support an opinion with recorded evidence
mark
US / mɑ:k /
•UK / mɑrk /
- noun
- Person's name
- A dirty spot or line on something
- Grade or score given for homework
- Line or symbol made when writing
- Particular point on a scale of measurement
- Grade, such as a student receives in school
- Stain or spot on something
- Sign or symbol of a quality of feeling
- Written sign or symbol
- verb
- To put a dirty spot or line on something
- To give a grade for homework
- To indicate something with a sign or symbol
- To make or leave a visible sign of (path, etc.)
- (Animals) to go to the toilet to show your area
- To write or draw a line on something
young
US / jʌŋ /
•UK / jʌŋ /
- adjecitve
- At an early stage of existence; not mature
- Being recently created or started
- noun
- Babies in a group or family of animals
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
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
plan
US / plæn /
•UK / plæn /
- noun
- Drawing of how something should be done or made
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)
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
precise
US / prɪ'saɪs /
•UK / prɪˈsaɪs /
- adjecitve
- (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- (Of a time, place, quality) exact
- Being very careful about how you do things
artificial
US / ˌɑ:tɪ'fɪʃl /
•UK / ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- (Something) made by people; not created by nature
nor
US / nɔ:(r) /
•UK / nɔr /
- conjunction
- Not this or that; also not
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
desert
US / 'dezət /
•UK / ˈdɛzət /
- noun
- Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
- verb
- To leave a place for ever; abandon
- To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
mouth
US / maʊθ /
•UK / maʊθ /
- noun
- Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- Opening of a container such as a bottle
- Area where a river enters a large body of water
- verb
- To say words without speaking
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
remote
US / rɪ'məʊt /
•UK / rɪˈmot /
- adjecitve
- Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- (Of a possibility) being small or not likely
- (Of time) far off; long ago; far in the future
- Not friendly; separating yourself from others
- noun
- Radio device designed to operate TV, etc.
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
full
US / fʊl /
•UK / fʊl /
- adjecitve
- Containing all the parts; complete
- Containing or holding as much as possible
- Having had enough food
- adverb
- In a direct manner; completely
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
information
US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Collection of facts and details about something
sample
US / ˈsɑ:mpl /
•UK / ˈsæmpl /
- noun
- A small quantity of something used as a taster
- verb
- To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
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
suffer
US / 'sʌfə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌfɚ /
- verb
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
float
US / fləʊt /
•UK / floʊt /
- noun
- Object designed to stay on the surface of water
- Decorated truck used in a festival
- verb
- To sell the shares of a company publicly
- To move slowly and easily through air
- To rest on the surface of water without sinking
century
US / 'sentʃərɪ /
•UK / ˈsɛntʃəri /
- noun
- Period of 100 years
newfound
US / 'nju:faʊnd /
•UK / ˈnuˌfaʊnd, ˈnju- /
- adjecitve
- Newly discovered
researcher
US / rɪ'sɜ:tʃə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈsətʃɚ /
- noun
- Someone who works to find new facts and ideas
immune
US / ɪˈmju:n /
•UK / ɪˈmjoon /
- adjecitve
- Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
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
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
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
teach
US / ti:tʃ /
•UK / titʃ /
- verb
- To help someone learn or do something
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
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
lifespan
US / ˈlaɪfspæn /
•UK / ˈlaɪfspæn /
- noun
- Length of time something is expected to last
stress
US / stres /
•UK / strɛs /
- noun
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
- A state of mental tension, worry due to problems
- verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- To say your opinion strongly
- To be in a state of mental tension due to problems
maximum
US / ˈmæksɪməm /
•UK / ˈmæksəməm /
- noun
- Largest or highest number or amount of something
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
easily
US / ˈi:zəli /
•UK / ˈizəli /
- adverb
- Clearly; without doubt; certainly
- Without difficulty
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
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
citizen
US / 'sɪtɪzn /
•UK / ˈsɪtɪzən /
- noun
- Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
less
US / les /
•UK / lɛs /
- adjecitve
- Smaller in amount or degree
- adverb
- To a smaller degree
- noun
- A smaller amount
- preposition
- With the subtraction of
dissect
US / dɪ'sekt /
•UK / dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ-, ˈdaɪˌsɛkt /
- verb
- To cut up plant or body into pieces to examine it
- To examine something with close attention
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
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
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
newly
US / ˈnu:li:, ˈnju:- /
•UK / ˈnuli, ˈnju- /
- adverb
- Very recently; just done or made
natural
US / ˈnætʃərəl /
•UK / ˈnætʃərəl, ˈnætʃrəl /
- adjecitve
- Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- Not made by humans; without human intervention
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- adjecitve
- Used to indicate something already been discussed
- Used to indicate something happening around now
- adverb
- An indication by a physical motion or gesture
- A specific amount of
- determiner
- Person, thing, or idea near you
- pronoun
- Person, thing that has already been discussed
five
US / faɪv /
•UK / faɪv /
- number
- 5
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)
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
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
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
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
inner
US / ˈɪnə(r) /
•UK / ˈɪnɚ /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the inside part of something
order
US / 'ɔ:də(r) /
•UK / ˈɔrdɚ /
- noun
- Religious or social group, as of nuns
- Instructions to others to do what you want
- State in which things are neat and organized
- What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
- Social or political control of an area
- verb
- To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
- To give instructions to others to do what you want
- To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal
bad
US / bæd /
•UK / bæd /
- adjecitve
- Not good; wrong
- Lacking in good morals; evil
- No longer fresh; spoiled
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
suggest
US / səˈdʒest /
•UK / səɡˈdʒɛst, səˈdʒɛst /
- verb
- To mention something that could be done; propose
structure
US / ˈstrʌk.tʃə /
•UK / ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ /
- noun
- The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in
- verb
- To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
river
US / ˈrɪvə(r) /
•UK / ˈrɪvɚ /
- noun
- Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
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
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
stock
US / stɒk /
•UK / stɑk /
- adjecitve
- (E.g. of a response) standard; usual; not original
- noun
- Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- Tasty liquid added to stews, soups etc.
- Merchandise; goods kept by a business for sale
- Piece of a business, bought in the form of shares
- verb
- To keep some of, as items for sale
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
effect
US / ɪ'fekt /
•UK / ɪˈfɛkt /
- noun
- An advantage, benefit
- Change brought about by a cause; result
establish
US / ɪˈstæblɪʃ /
•UK / ɪˈstæblɪʃ /
- verb
- To set or create something to last for a long time
- To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
helpful
US / ˈhelpfl /
•UK / ˈhɛlpfəl /
- adjecitve
- Doing things that help someone
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
photograph
US / ˈfəʊtəgrɑ:f /
•UK / ˈfoʊtəgræf /
- noun
- Picture taken with a camera
- verb
- To take a picture with a camera
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
mexico
US / 'meksɪkəʊ /
•UK / 'meksɪkoʊ /
- proper noun
- A country in southwestern North America, with extensive coastlines on the Gulf of Mexico and the Pac
creature
US / ˈkri:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈkritʃɚ /
- noun
- Animal of any type
whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
compare
US / kəm'peə(r) /
•UK / kəmˈpɛr /
- verb
- To consider how similar and different things are
buffalo
US / ˈbʌfələʊ /
•UK / ˈbʌfəloʊ /
- noun
- Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
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
bureau
US / 'bjʊərəʊ /
•UK / ˈbjʊro /
- noun
- Administrative unit of government
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
maybe
US / ˈmeɪbi /
•UK / ˈmebi /
- adverb
- Possibly but not certainly; perhaps
collect
US / kəˈlekt /
•UK / kəˈlɛkt /
- adverb
- By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- verb
- To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
- To gather things, people together in one place
- To get and keep one type of things as a hobby
- To take things and bring them together
- To go and receive, e.g. a prize or an award
- To take control of your own feelings or thoughts
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
generally
US / /
•UK / /
- adverb
- Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
belong
US / bɪ'lɒŋ /
•UK / bɪˈlɔŋ /
- verb
- To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
- To own something
- To be in the right place or situation
usually
US / ˈju:ʒuəli /
•UK / ˈjuːʒuəli /
- adverb
- Normally; regularly
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
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
eat
US / i:t /
•UK / it /
- verb
- To put food in your mouth
aquarium
US / ə'kweərɪəm /
•UK / əˈkwɛriəm /
- noun
- Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
undisturbed
US / ˌʌndɪˈstɜ:bd /
•UK / ˌʌndɪˈstə:bd /
- adjecitve
- Untroubled by interference or disturbance
capture
US / 'kæptʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈkæptʃɚ /
- verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- To catch and prevent from being free
- To take control of a place or object by force
science
US / 'saɪəns /
•UK / ˈsaɪəns /
- noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
freshwater
US / 'freʃwɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈfrɛʃˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ /
- noun
- Water that is not salty
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
publish
US / 'pʌblɪʃ /
•UK / ˈpʌblɪʃ /
- verb
- To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
- To release information to the general public
swim
US / swɪm /
•UK / swɪm /
- noun
- Act of swimming in a pool or ocean
- verb
- To move through water by moving parts of the body
astonish
US / ə'stɒnɪʃ /
•UK / əˈstɑnɪʃ /
- verb
- To cause someone to feel great wonder or surprise
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
bigmouth
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- An indiscreet or boastful person.
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
disposal
US / dɪˈspəʊzl /
•UK / dɪˈspozəl /
- noun
- Act of giving or throwing something away
roosevelt
US / ˈrəʊzəvɛlt /
•UK / ˈroʊzəˌvɛlt /
population
US / ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn /
•UK / ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən /
- noun
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
marine
US / mə'ri:n /
•UK / məˈrin /
- adjecitve
- Of the ocean or ocean plants and animals
- Concerning sailing or doing business by sea
- noun
- Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
buffalofish
US / /
•UK / /
- other
- Large carp-like North American fish
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
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
weird
US / wɪəd /
•UK / wɪrd /
- adjecitve
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
medical
US / ˈmedɪkl /
•UK / ˈmɛdɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- noun
- A health check or test
scientific
US / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /
•UK / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerning academic study of the physical world
thousand
US / ˈθaʊznd /
•UK / ˈθaʊzənd /
- number
- Number 1,000
among
US / əˈmʌŋ /
•UK / əˈmʌŋ /
- preposition
- In the center of several things
knowledge
US / ˈnɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- noun
- Information, understanding, or skill