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Work Out What Alex is Wearing | Full Task | Taskmaster

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after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈæftɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Later than another time, or behind something
  • conjunction
  • Following something before
  • preposition
  • When an event happened or time has passed

lou

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US / 'mʌtə(r) /

UK / ˈmʌtɚ /

A1

third

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US / θɜ:d /

UK / θɜ:rd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • 3rd: Number after second

beat

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US / bi:t /

UK / bit /

A2
  • 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

consider

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US / kən'sɪdə(r) /

UK / kənˈsɪdər /

A1
  • verb
  • To think carefully about something

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / wɪl /

A1
  • 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

honk

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US / hɒŋk /

UK / hɔŋk, hɑŋk /

C2
  • noun
  • A loud noise like that of a horn
  • verb
  • To make a loud noise like that of a horn

ever

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US / 'evə(r) /

UK / ˈɛvɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • At any time; at all times in the future

once

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US / wʌns /

UK / wʌns /

A1
  • adverb
  • One time; one instance
  • At a time in the past
  • conjunction
  • When; as soon as

small

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US / smɔ:l /

UK / smɔl /

A1
  • 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

usual

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US / ˈju:ʒuəl /

UK / ˈjuʒuəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being the way things occur most of the time

day

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US / deɪ /

UK / de /

A1
  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

tail

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US / teɪl /

UK / tel /

A2
  • noun
  • Extended part at the back of an animal's body
  • Back or last part of something e.g. shirt
  • verb
  • To be end of (a march or parade, line)
  • To follow someone secretly and watch what they do

many

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US / 'menɪ /

UK / ˈmɛni /

A1
  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

point

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US / pɔɪnt /

UK / pɔɪnt /

A1
  • 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

should

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US / ʃʊd /

UK / ʃʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

stupid

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US / ˈstju:pɪd /

UK / ˈstu:pɪd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily

frog

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US / frɒg /

UK / frɔ:g /

B1
  • noun
  • Small hopping amphibian

actually

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US / ˈæktʃuəli /

UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to add new (often different) information

speak

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US / spi:k /

UK / spik /

A1
  • verb
  • To be able to use a certain language
  • To use words to tell information, express thoughts

colourful

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US / ˈkʌləfl /

UK / ˈkʌləfəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being exciting or interesting; lively
  • Having a lot of color or colors

code

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US / kəʊd /

UK / kod /

A2
  • noun
  • A password made of a set of letters or numbers
  • Set of rules for behavior
  • A secret language using secret symbols
  • Written part of a computer program
  • verb
  • To express information in a series of numbers
  • To write a secret message using secret symbols
  • To write programs using computer languages

mammal

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US / 'mæml /

UK / ˈmæməl /

B1
  • noun
  • Animal which drinks milk from its mother

shoe

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US / ʃu: /

UK / ʃu /

A2
  • noun
  • Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
  • Piece of metal nailed under a horse's foot
  • verb
  • To put a metal ring on a horse's foot

soft

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US / sɒft /

UK / sɔft, sɑft /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
  • Easy to press, bend or cut; not hard or firm
  • Showing a sympathetic and gentle heart
  • Not rough to the touch; light in feel
  • (Of lights, music) not too bright; not too loud

sort

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US / sɔ:t /

UK / sɔrt /

A1
  • 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

sure

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US / ʃʊə(r) /

UK / ʃʊr /

A1
  • 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

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US / stɪk /

UK / stɪk /

A2
  • 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

four

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US / fɔ:(r) /

UK / fɔr, for /

A1
  • number
  • 4

always

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US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

A1
  • adverb
  • For a very long time
  • At all times; in every situation
  • For ever

totally

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US / ˈtəʊtəli /

UK / ˈtotl:ɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • In a complete way; completely; absolutely

guess

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US / ɡes /

UK / ɡɛs /

A1
  • noun
  • Answer given when you don't know if it is correct
  • verb
  • To give an answer without knowing if it is correct

sand

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US / sænd /

UK / sænd /

A2
  • noun
  • Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
  • Small pieces of rock that make beaches and deserts
  • verb
  • To cover a surface with grit e.g. roads
  • To smoothen a surface with sandpaper

few

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US / fju: /

UK / fju /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Not many, a small number

spend

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US / spend /

UK / spɛnd /

A2
  • verb
  • To use money to pay for something
  • To use time in order to do something
  • To use up something completely

clothe

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US / kləʊð /

UK / kloʊð /

B1
  • verb
  • To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress

pause

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US / pɔ:z /

UK / pɔz /

A2
  • noun
  • A temporary break before continuing
  • Function on a device to stop and restart it
  • Sign to hold a musical note a bit longer
  • verb
  • To stop doing for a while before continuing

ask

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US / ɑ:sk /

UK / æsk /

A1
  • verb
  • To say to someone that you want something

though

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US / ðəu /

UK / ðo /

A1
  • adverb
  • Although, despite the fact that

rodent

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US / ˈrəʊdnt /

UK / ˈroʊdnt /

B2
  • noun
  • Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit

crocodile

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US / 'krɒkədaɪl /

UK / ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl /

B2
  • noun
  • Large meat-eating reptile that can swim

communicate

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US / kə'mju:nɪkeɪt /

UK / kəˈmjunɪˌket /

A2
  • verb
  • To give and exchange information

costume

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US / 'kɒstju:m /

UK / ˈkɑsˌtum, -ˌtjum /

A2
  • noun
  • Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

A1
  • 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)

door

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US / dɔ:(r) /

UK / dɔr,dor /

A1
  • noun
  • You walk through this when you go in a room

letter

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US / 'letə(r) /

UK / ˈlɛtɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
  • Message you put in an envelope and send by post

correct

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US / kə'rekt /

UK / kəˈrɛkt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • True or accurate
  • verb
  • To fix a problem
  • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
  • To punish in order to improve

sweetly

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US / ˈswi:tli /

UK / ˈswitlɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • In a way that pleases others

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

A1
  • 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

send

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US / send /

UK / sɛnd /

A1
  • 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

begin

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US / bɪ'ɡɪn /

UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

A1
  • verb
  • To do the first part of an action; to start

stuff

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US / stʌf /

UK / stʌf /

A1
  • noun
  • Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • verb
  • To push material inside something, with force

brainpower

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US / ˈbreɪnpaʊə(r) /

UK / ˈbrenˌpaʊɚ /

C2
  • noun
  • Act of using your brain

dress

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US / dres /

UK / drɛs /

A1
  • noun
  • Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • Clothing suitable for a time period or occasion
  • verb
  • To prepare food (e.g. salad) before cooking or eating
  • To decorate something for display e.g. a mannequin
  • To put clothes on
  • To clean, care for and apply a cover to a wound

pair

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US / peə(r) /

UK / per /

A2
  • 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

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

A1
  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

pet

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US / pet /

UK / pɛt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Favorite
  • noun
  • Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
  • A favorite thing or person
  • verb
  • To gently touch an animal or person; stroke
  • To kiss and cuddle, sometimes in a sexual way

laughter

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US / ˈlɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf- /

A2
  • noun
  • Action or sound of laughing

eight

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US / eɪt /

UK / et /

A1
  • number
  • 8

sorry

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US / ˈsɒri /

UK / ˈsɑ:ri /

A1
  • exclamation
  • What you say to admit you were wrong
  • adjecitve
  • Causing others to feel pity; poor
  • Feeling regret or sympathy about wrong thing

system

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US / 'sɪstəm /

UK / ˈsɪstəm /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Working in an organized, logical way
  • noun
  • Set of organized, planned ideas that work together

joke

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US / dʒəʊk /

UK / dʒoʊk /

A1
  • noun
  • A funny or amusing statement
  • Something or someone not taken seriously
  • verb
  • To say or do things that are meant to be funny

never

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US / 'nevə(r) /

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Not ever; not at any time

short

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US / ʃɔ:t /

UK / ʃɔrt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Less than what is needed
  • Suddenly stopping what you are saying or doing
  • verb
  • (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
  • adjecitve
  • Measuring a small distance
  • Happening for a small amount of time
  • Unfriendly or rude

piece

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US / pi:s /

UK / pis /

A1
  • noun
  • A counter in a board game
  • Small part of something larger
  • verb
  • To put items together to assemble something

start

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US / stɑ:t /

UK / stɑrt /

A1
  • 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

animal

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US / ˈænɪml /

UK / ˈænəməl /

A1
  • noun
  • A living creature that is not a plant or person

time

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US / taɪm /

UK / taɪm /

A1
  • 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

difference

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US / 'dɪfrəns /

UK / ˈdɪfərəns, ˈdɪfrəns /

A1
  • noun
  • A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • Not of the same kind; unlike other things

why

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US / waɪ /

UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Question word to ask for a reason
  • exclamation
  • (Used to express surprise or approval)

duck

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US / dʌk /

UK / dʌk /

B1
  • noun
  • Common type of water bird
  • someone's face when their lips are pushed outwards, especially in photographs
  • verb
  • To avoid doing something that is difficult
  • To lower your head to avoid hitting something

warm

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US / wɔ:m /

UK / wɔrm /

A1
  • 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

ignore

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US / ɪɡ'nɔ:(r) /

UK / ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor /

A2
  • verb
  • To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to

out

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US / aʊt /

UK / aʊt /

A1
  • 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

something

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US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

A1
  • 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

saltwater

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US / ˈsɔ:ltˌwɔ:tə, -ˌwɔtə /

UK / ˈsɔltˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ /

C2
  • noun
  • Water containing salts such as the ocean

seat

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US / si:t /

UK / sit /

A1
  • noun
  • Place where a government or organization is based
  • A chair or place to sit
  • Official position in an organization
  • Part of a chair on which a person sits
  • verb
  • To have seats available for a number of people
  • To give someone a place to sit down

brainy

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US / ˈbreɪni /

UK / ˈbreni /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Having unusual and impressive intelligence

nine

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US / naɪn /

UK / naɪn /

A1
  • number
  • 9

think

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US / θɪŋk /

UK / θɪŋk /

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

come

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US / kʌm /

UK / kʌm /

A1
  • 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

name

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US / neɪm /

UK / nem /

A1
  • noun
  • What something or someone is called
  • verb
  • To state what someone is called, e.g. John

shirt

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US / ʃɜ:t /

UK / ʃɜ:rt /

A1
  • noun
  • Light garment for upper body, with sleeves

bird

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US / bɜ:d /

UK / bɜ:rd /

A1
  • noun
  • Animal with feathers that uses wings to fly

tight

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US / taɪt /

UK / taɪt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • Positioned physically close together
  • Managed or controlled in a strict and careful way
  • (Of road, bend) curving sharply
  • Drunk
  • Being equally matched in ability or score
  • Lacking extra space
  • Having limited time available
  • Being very limited in supply
  • Not generous; mean with money; stingy
  • (Rope or tie) pulled strongly
  • Being in a good solid relationship
  • adverb
  • Firmly; so it can't move

where

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US / hwɛə /

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

A1
  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

A1
  • 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

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US / 'enɪ /

UK / ˈɛni /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • One, or some, no matter which
  • pronoun
  • One (thing) of many; some

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

A1
  • number
  • 2

parrot

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US / 'pærət /

UK / ˈperət /

B1
  • noun
  • Brightly colored bird with hooked beak
  • verb
  • To repeat someone's words without thought

lot

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US / lɒt /

UK / lɑt /

A1
  • 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

train

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US / treɪn /

UK / tren /

A1
  • 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

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

efficiency

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US / ɪˈfɪʃnsi /

UK / ɪˈfɪʃənsi /

A2
  • noun
  • Working well; producing something without waste

back

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US / bæk /

UK / bæk /

A1
  • 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

sigh

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US / saɪ /

UK / saɪ /

A2
  • noun
  • Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
  • verb
  • To breathe out to show boredom or disappointment

rhino

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US / 'raɪnəʊ /

UK / ˈraɪno /

B2
  • noun
  • Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1
  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

decipher

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US / dɪˈsaɪfə(r) /

UK / dɪˈsaɪfɚ /

B2
  • verb
  • To uncover the meaning of something hard to read

help

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US / help /

UK / hɛlp /

A1
  • 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

anything

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US / ˈeniθɪŋ /

UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /

A1
  • pronoun
  • A thing of any kind

large

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US / lɑ:dʒ /

UK / lɑ:rdʒ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat

could

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US / kəd /

UK / kʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
  • Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

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US / nekst /

UK / nɛkst /

A1
  • adverb
  • The one that follows another in time or order
  • At a time or place directly after the present one
  • noun
  • The one that follows after
  • adjecitve
  • Immediately after the previous one
  • First occurrence after the present one

quickly

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US / ˈkwɪkli /

UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Without taking a lot of time; fast

community

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US / kə'mju:nətɪ /

UK / kəˈmjunɪti /

A2
  • noun
  • Group of people who share a common idea or area

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1
  • 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

subsection

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US / ˈsʌbsekʃn /

UK / ˈsʌbsekʃn /

B1
  • noun
  • A part of something already divided

wood

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Living or existing in the woods
  • Made from the material from trees
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Land covered with trees, smaller than a forest
  • Cut tree used for making fires or building things
  • verb
  • To plant an area of land with trees

wear

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US / weə(r) /

UK / wer /

A1
  • noun
  • Clothing designed for a purpose e.g. skiing
  • Damage from continual use over a long period
  • verb
  • To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • To display an expression or emotion on the face
  • To become weaker or damaged from continued use

mind

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US / maɪnd /

UK / maɪnd /

A1
  • noun
  • One's opinion or way of thinking about something
  • Part of humans that allows us to think or feel
  • verb
  • To be bothered or upset by something
  • To take care of someone e.g. as a bodyguard

explore

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US / ɪk'splɔ:(r) /

UK / ɪkˈsplɔr /

A2
  • verb
  • To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • To travel to a place to discover more about it

pelican

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US / 'pelɪkən /

UK / ˈpɛlɪkən /

B2
  • noun
  • Large bird that has a long deep bill to catch fish

eleven

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US / ɪˈlevn /

UK / ɪˈlɛvən /

A1
  • number
  • 11

his

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US / hɪz /

UK / hɪz /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

fuck

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US / fʌk /

UK / fʌk /

A1
  • noun
  • Vulgar term used as an intensifier
  • verb
  • (Vulgar) To have sex with someone

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

A1
  • 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

tusk

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US / tʌsk /

UK / tʌsk /

C1
  • noun
  • Long curved pointed tooth, e.g. like an elephant
  • Long part like a tooth, e.g. of an elephant

hear

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

A1
  • verb
  • To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • To be told or find out information or facts
  • To consider or listen to a court case

bear

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US / bɛː /

UK / bɛr /

A2
  • noun
  • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
  • Someone who expects stock market to fall
  • verb
  • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
  • To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
  • To keep moving left or right while going forward
  • To show (sign of something)
  • To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge

wetsuit

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US / ˈwetsu:t /

UK / ˈwetsuːt /

C2
  • noun
  • Suit made of rubber for diving and surfing

foot

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US / fʊt /

UK / fʊt /

A1
  • noun
  • Base of something such as a mountain or vase
  • Length of 12 inches or about 25 cm
  • Lowest part of the leg we use to stand on

damn

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US / dæm /

UK / dæm /

B2
  • exclamation
  • A mild swear word used to express annoyance
  • verb
  • To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
  • To threaten with everlasting punishment

blood

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US / blʌd /

UK / blʌd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Related by birth; family
  • noun
  • Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
  • verb
  • To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club

outfit

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US / 'aʊtfɪt /

UK / ˈaʊtˌfɪt /

B2
  • noun
  • A set of clothing (with accessories)
  • verb
  • To provide with clothing and other things

part

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US / pɑ:t /

UK / pɑ:rt /

A1
  • 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

pigeon

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US / 'pɪdʒɪn /

UK / ˈpɪdʒən /

B2
  • noun
  • Gray bird that is common in cities

giraffe

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US / dʒəˈrɑ:f /

UK / dʒəˈræf /

C1
  • noun
  • Tall African animal with very long neck and legs

before

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US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a time earlier than the present; previously
  • conjunction
  • In advance of something happening
  • preposition
  • In front of someone or something

hundred

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US / 'hʌndrəd /

UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /

A1
  • number
  • 100

see

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US / si: /

UK / si /

A1
  • 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

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US / rɪ'membə(r) /

UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /

A1
  • 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

draw

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US / drɔ: /

UK / drɔ /

A1
  • noun
  • Something that attracts people to visit a place
  • A lottery or prize
  • Result of a game, contest where the score is equal
  • verb
  • To attract attention to someone or something
  • To get closer to or approach something or someone
  • To influence a person's involvement in something
  • To move an object by pulling
  • To create an image using pen or pencil and paper
  • To take one thing out of a container, etc.
  • (Of 2 teams) to finish a game with the same score

instinct

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US / 'ɪnstɪŋkt /

UK / ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt /

B1
  • noun
  • Natural way of thinking; intuition
  • Natural way (person or animal) thinks, behaves

six

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US / sɪks /

UK / sɪks /

A1
  • number
  • 6

blow

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US / bləʊ /

UK / blo /

A2
  • noun
  • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
  • Act of making air come out of your mouth
  • A hit or strike from an object
  • verb
  • To move something using air
  • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
  • To clear something by forcing air through it

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

A1
  • 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

enjoy

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US / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /

UK / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ /

A1
  • verb
  • To take pleasure in something

flop

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US / flɒp /

UK / flɑ:p /

B2
  • noun
  • Book, movie etc. that is a total sales failure
  • Sound of something large hitting water
  • verb
  • To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
  • To move loosely and without precision
  • (Of a show, program) to be a total failure

syllable

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US / 'sɪləbl /

UK / ˈsɪləbəl /

B2
  • noun
  • Part of a word containing a vowel

seven

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US / ˈsevn /

UK / ˈsɛvən /

A1
  • number
  • Number 7

understand

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US / ˌʌndə'stænd /

UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /

A1
  • verb
  • To know the meaning of language, what someone says

establish

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US / ɪˈstæblɪʃ /

UK / ɪˈstæblɪʃ /

A2
  • verb
  • To set or create something to last for a long time
  • To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity

quite

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US / kwaɪt /

UK / kwaɪt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Not very; fairly
  • Very; In a complete or total manner

fifty

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US / 'fɪftɪ /

UK / ˈfɪfti /

A1
  • number
  • 50

sock

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US / sɒk /

UK / sɑ:k /

A1
  • noun
  • Covering for your feet, worn under shoes
  • verb
  • To strike with your closed hand

king

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US / kɪŋ /

UK / kɪŋ /

A1
  • noun
  • Person considered the best or top at something
  • Playing card with the image of a king on it
  • Key piece in the game of chess
  • Royal male ruler of a country
  • Person's name

fictional

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US / ˈfɪkʃənl /

UK / ˈfɪkʃənl: /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Including people and events that are not real

creature

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US / ˈkri:tʃə(r) /

UK / ˈkritʃɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Animal of any type

meerkat

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US / ˈmɪəkæt /

UK / ˈmɪrkæt /

A1
  • noun
  • Mongoose-like animal like a lemur

whether

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US / ˈweðə(r) /

UK / ˈhwɛðɚ, ˈwɛð- /

A1
  • conjunction
  • If something will happen or not

madman

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US / ˈmædmən /

UK / ˈmædˌmæn, -mən /

C2
  • noun
  • Insane person; person you think is stupid or wrong

boom

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US / bu:m /

UK / bum /

B1
  • noun
  • Very fast increase in growth or popularity
  • A very loud and deep sound
  • verb
  • To experience a rapid increase in growth
  • To make a very loud and deep sound

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

A1
  • 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

swan

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US / swɒn /

UK / swɑn /

B2
  • noun
  • Large white water bird with a long graceful neck

ooh

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US / u: /

UK / u /

A1
  • exclamation
  • Sound people make when they make a mistake

subscribe

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US / səb'skraɪb /

UK / səbˈskraɪb /

B1
  • verb
  • To regularly pay to receive a service

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

paul

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US / pɔ:l /

UK / pɔ:l /

A1
  • other
  • Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

A1
  • 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

hat

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US / hæt /

UK / hæt /

A1
  • noun
  • Item of clothing worn on your head

can

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US / kæn /

UK / kən,kæn /

A1
  • 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

taskmaster

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US / ˈtɑːskmɑːstə(r) /

UK / ˈtæskmæstər /

C2
  • noun
  • Someone who imposes hard or continuous work

give

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US / ɡɪv /

UK / ɡɪv /

A1
  • 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

lion

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US / ˈlaɪən /

UK / ˈlaɪən /

B1
  • noun
  • Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia

currently

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US / ˈkʌrəntli /

UK / ˈkʌrənt(ə)li /

A2
  • adverb
  • Happening or being in the present time

fabric

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US / ˈfæbrɪk /

UK / ˈfæbrɪk /

B1
  • noun
  • Cloth or material
  • Basic structure

simple

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US / 'sɪmpl /

UK / ˈsɪmpəl /

A1
  • 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

thomas

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US / 'tɒməs /

UK / 'tɑməs /

A1
  • other
  • A radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

contestant

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US / kənˈtestənt /

UK / kənˈtɛstənt, ˈkɑnˌtɛstənt /

B1
  • noun
  • Person who participates in a competition

human

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US / 'hju:mən /

UK / ˈhjumən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or characteristic of people
  • noun
  • A person; a man, woman or child

norwegian

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US / nɔ:'wi:dʒən /

UK / nɔrˈwidʒən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Norway
  • noun
  • Person from Norway

fast

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US / fɑ:st /

UK / fæst /

A1
  • 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

caravan

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US / 'kærəvæn /

UK / ˈkærəˌvæn /

B1
  • noun
  • Group of people traveling together
  • Mobile vehicle for camping

all

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US / ɔ:l /

UK / ɔl /

A1
  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

trouser

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US / 'traʊzə(r) /

UK / ˈtraʊzɚ /

B2
  • noun
  • Item of clothing worn from the waist to the ankle

communication

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US / kəˌmju:nɪ'keɪʃn /

UK / kəˌmjunɪˈkeʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • Talking to people; giving information to people

thank

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US / θæŋk /

UK / θæŋk /

A1
  • verb
  • To tell someone you are grateful to them

look

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US / lʊk /

UK / lʊk /

A1
  • 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

elephant

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US / ˈelɪfənt /

UK / ˈɛləfənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks

believe

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US / bɪ'li:v /

UK / bɪˈliv /

A1
  • verb
  • To think or accept that something is true
  • To have a particular opinion about something

wallop

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US / ˈwɒləp /

UK / ˈwɑ:ləp /

A1
  • verb
  • (Informal) to hit hard

between

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US / bɪˈtwi:n /

UK / bɪˈtwin /

A1
  • preposition
  • From one person, thing, or place, to another
  • In the space that separates two objects
  • Among two or more people who share something

quiz

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US / kwɪz /

UK / kwɪz /

B1
  • noun
  • A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
  • verb
  • To ask a person many questions about something

very

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US / 'verɪ /

UK / ˈvɛri /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

way

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US / weɪ /

UK / we /

A1
  • 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

kangaroo

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US / ˌkæŋgəˈru: /

UK / ˌkæŋɡəˈru /

B2
  • noun
  • Large Australian animal which hops

introduce

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US / ˌɪntrəˈdju:s /

UK / ˌɪntrəˈdus, -ˈdjus /

A1
  • verb
  • To open an essay to set the scene
  • To guide or explain something, e.g. a town
  • To begin the use of a new thing or practice
  • To make someone known to another by name
  • To insert or put something inside another thing

horn

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US / hɔ:n /

UK / hɔ:rn /

B1
  • noun
  • Device that makes a loud warning noise
  • (Animals) hard pointed structure growing on heads
  • Material from animal antlers
  • Metal wind instrument

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Which person
  • Used to introduce information about people

work

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US / wɜ:k /

UK / wɚk /

A1
  • 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

mascot

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US / 'mæskət /

UK / ˈmæsˌkɑt, -kət /

C1
  • noun
  • Object, person or animal used to represent a team

take

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US / teɪk /

UK / tek /

A1
  • 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

both

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US / bəuθ /

UK / boθ /

A1
  • determiner
  • Used to refer to two things at the same time
  • pronoun
  • Used to refer to two things at the same time

yes

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US / jes /

UK / jɛs /

A1
  • adverb
  • Way to say you agree or will do something

scottish

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US / ˈskɒtɪʃ /

UK / ˈskɑ:tɪʃ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Scotland

pretty

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US / 'prɪtɪ /

UK / ˈprɪti /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • adverb
  • Very; to a great degree

design

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US / dɪˈzaɪn /

UK / dɪˈzaɪn /

A1
  • noun
  • The way something is planned, to fulfill a purpose
  • verb
  • To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • To think of a plan

show

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US / ʃəʊ /

UK / ʃo /

A1
  • 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

maximum

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US / ˈmæksɪməm /

UK / ˈmæksəməm /

A2
  • noun
  • Largest or highest number or amount of something

kind

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US / kaɪnd /

UK / kaɪnd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • In a caring and helpful manner
  • friendly and considerate
  • noun
  • One type of thing

theme

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US / θi:m /

UK / θim /

A2
  • noun
  • An main or dominant idea, motif
  • Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
  • Main subject being discussed or described

mate

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US / meɪt /

UK / met /

B1
  • noun
  • A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
  • Partner in a (sexual) relationship
  • One of a matched pair e.g. a shoe or glove
  • A kind of officer on a ship
  • other
  • Person your wish to, or are married to
  • verb
  • To pair a male and female so they have children
  • To join or fit two things together

nationality

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US / ˌnæʃəˈnæləti /

UK / ˌnæʃə'næləti /

B1
  • noun
  • Being a citizen of country you live, were born in

answer

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US / 'ɑ:nsə(r) /

UK / ˈænsɚ /

A1
  • 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

wow

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US / waʊ /

UK / waʊ /

A1
  • exclamation
  • Sound people make when they make are impressed
  • verb
  • (Informal) to greatly impress someone

the

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  • 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

lead

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  • 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

badger

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  • noun
  • Small forest animal with thick black and white fur
  • verb
  • To bother by repeatedly asking questions

woman

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US / ˈwʊmən /

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  • noun
  • Adult female human being

fourteen

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US / ˌfɔ:ˈti:n /

UK / fɔrˈtin /

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  • number
  • 14

john

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US / dʒɔn /

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  • noun
  • A toilet.
  • A prostitute's client.
  • proper noun
  • (1165–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine; king of England 1199–1216; known as John Lack
  • The name of six kings of Portugal.

one

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  • 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

make

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  • 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

won

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  • verb
  • To gain something you want because of your efforts
  • To succeed in a game or contest

word

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  • noun
  • Unit of language that has a meaning
  • Promise
  • Short remark or piece of information
  • verb
  • To express something by choosing particular words

universe

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US / ˈju:nɪvɜ:s /

UK / ˈjunəˌvɚs /

B2
  • noun
  • All of space that contains planets and stars
  • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life

than

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  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

pant

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  • noun
  • Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
  • verb
  • To breathe loudly and rapidly, with an open mouth

hesitation

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UK / ˌhɛzɪˈteʃən /

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  • noun
  • Indecision or unwillingness to do something

you

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US / jʊ /

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

this

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  • 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

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  • number
  • 5

although

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  • conjunction
  • Despite the fact that; however

gibson

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  • noun
  • A dry martini cocktail garnished with a pickled onion.

big

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  • adjecitve
  • Popular
  • Serious
  • Large

flip

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  • noun
  • Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
  • Movement of something from one position to another
  • verb
  • To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
  • To move into a different position quickly
  • To move a button or switch to turn on or off

fine

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  • 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

person

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  • noun
  • Man, woman or child

parent

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UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /

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  • noun
  • Person's, animal's mother or father
  • Something creating other things of the same kind

three

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  • number
  • Number 3

may

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  • noun
  • 5th month of the year
  • other
  • Used to express a desire
  • Expresses permission, possibility or probability
  • Used to show that a thing could be true

crack

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  • noun
  • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
  • Joke or impolite comment about something
  • Sound that is short, unexpected and loud
  • Small gap between two things or parts of things
  • verb
  • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
  • To tell (a joke)
  • To solve a challenging problem or mystery
  • To make a sound that is short, unexpected and loud
  • To lose control, e.g. under pressure; break down
  • To break so lines appear, but it is not in pieces

efficient

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  • adjecitve
  • Able to produce results without waste

man

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  • 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.)

let

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  • verb
  • To allow someone to do something
  • Introducing a suggestion to do something together
  • To rent a house, etc. to others

chicken

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  • adjecitve
  • Acting like a coward
  • noun
  • A bird raised for its eggs and meat
  • Someone who is too afraid to do something

straightforward

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  • adjecitve
  • Easy to do or understand; not complicated

skirt

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  • noun
  • To go around the edge of an area
  • Loose piece of women's clothing for the lower body

right

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  • 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

then

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  • 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

partridge

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  • noun
  • Brown bird with a short tail which is often hunted

mean

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  • 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

must

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  • noun
  • Something that is necessary or required
  • other
  • (Used to state that something ought to be true)
  • Used to say something is required or necessary

second

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  • 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

clever

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  • adjecitve
  • Funny in a way that shows intelligence
  • Showing intelligence; quick to understand or learn

furry

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UK / ˈfə:ri, ˈfʌri /

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  • adjecitve
  • Covered with a dense coat of fine hairs

find

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  • 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

that

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  • 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’

wallaby

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  • noun
  • Any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos

cute

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UK / kjut /

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  • adjecitve
  • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way

mainly

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  • adverb
  • Mostly; usually; being the largest part

task

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  • noun
  • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • verb
  • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes

jungle

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  • noun
  • Tropical area with many wild plants and animals

twice

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  • adverb
  • Two times

stay

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  • 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

get

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  • 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

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  • 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

ambiguity

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  • noun
  • State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear

she

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  • pronoun
  • Female person or animal mentioned before
  • (Refers to female person mentioned before)

specie

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  • noun
  • Singular of species

yeah

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  • exclamation
  • Another way of saying 'yes'

thirty

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  • number
  • 30

toot

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  • noun
  • A loud squeaky noise like a car horn
  • verb
  • To make a loud squeaky noise like a car horn

win

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  • noun
  • Success in beating the other team or competitors
  • Success in a game or contest
  • verb
  • To get something as a prize because of a success
  • To gain something you want because of your efforts
  • To succeed in a game or contest

element

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  • noun
  • Essential or particular part of something

fancy

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  • adjecitve
  • Unusual and attractive in design
  • verb
  • To want to have or do something; feel like
  • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
  • To believe or imagine something that is not true

tell

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  • 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

like

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  • 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

about

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  • 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)
  • Subtitles section
  • Work out what Alex Horne is wearing next door.
  • Both you and Alex must stay in your seats at all times.
  • Alex Horne may only communicate with Alex Horne's horn.
  • You have a maximum of of minutes.
  • Fastest wins, your time starts now.
  • You can blow your horn to say you can hear me.
  • Pretty straightforward horn code system, Tusk.
  • Yes, it's simple, Tusk.
  • Looked very expensive.
  • Why was it not done in the caravan?
  • LAUGHTER Considered a day out to a train, didn't we?
  • I like trains.
  • I do like... I like trains.
  • I like... OK, well, we'll speak about that later.
  • Come on, let's crack on.
  • Right, well, it's a simple task of communication and brainpower, so we're going to start with a clever brainy person, Joe Thomas.
  • Let's... Can I... Um...
  • What I'm going to ask is, if the answer is yes, can you toot once?
  • And if the answer is no, can you toot twice?
  • Can you toot once to show you've understood that?
  • Are you wearing a pair of underpants?
  • Are you wearing some sort of all in one costume or outfit?
  • Um...
  • Are you wearing something that is actually designed to be worn as clothes?
  • Is three toots a way of saying that it's ambiguous?
  • OK.
  • Oh, man.
  • Is it made of soft fabric?
  • Is it a mascot costume?
  • Sorry, I've forgotten.
  • Is it... Is it soft?
  • Are you dressed as an animal?
  • Is it a furry animal?
  • Is it a warm blooded animal?
  • Some sort of big cat.
  • Dog?
  • Rodent?
  • Mammal?
  • Is it a usual pet?
  • Oh.
  • Are you dressed as a bear?
  • Are you a mammal?
  • but you are warm blooded.
  • Is this animal a character from some sort of fictional universe?
  • Oh!
  • Um... Wallaby.
  • Woo!
  • It seems you spent a lot of time establishing a system, but then just totally ignoring all of the answers that you got back.
  • Well, Alex introduced this sort of element of ambiguity, which was... I think, Alex, if anything, I should be telling Alex off for helping you out with his three honk system.
  • Thank you.
  • I still had to understand what three honks meant.
  • It wasn't... You worked it out pretty quickly.
  • I worked it out pretty quickly.
  • It's one of the few things you did work out before you sighed and said wallop it.
  • I mean, I was not ambiguous about whether or not it was a mammal, and then after I said that, you mainly said mammals.
  • I couldn't quite remember the difference between warm blooded mammal... Mate, you got stuck in a mammal groove.
  • Fine.
  • We've all done it.
  • The next two to decipher my honks are... And... Correct.
  • Honk once for yes, honk twice for no.
  • Do you understand?
  • Do you have a hat on?
  • Trousers of any kind?
  • No.
  • Do you have shorts on?
  • You're not wearing pants.
  • Skirt?
  • Are you wearing a shirt?
  • Do you have a dress on?
  • No!
  • Leggings?
  • Tights?
  • Oh, a wetsuit.
  • Leotard.
  • Long Johns?
  • Damn it!
  • Is it a one piece?
  • Are you wearing anything on your feet?
  • Do you have shoes on?
  • Socks?
  • Flip flops?
  • Flippers?
  • Do you have a tail?
  • Are you dressed as an animal?
  • A lion.
  • Is it a mammal?
  • No.
  • Is it a bird?
  • A tiger.
  • Bear?
  • Chicken.
  • Crocodile?
  • Kangaroo.
  • Badger?
  • There's these species that the bird is known by.
  • Begin with letter A. B. Larger than a human.
  • A jungle creature that's smaller than a human.
  • Crocodile.
  • O. P. Is it a pigeon?
  • Meerkat.
  • Does the name of this bird have one syllable?
  • Is it a bird?
  • Is it a partridge?
  • Pelican.
  • Third letter of this word, a B. Parrot.
  • P A R.
  • Are you dressed as a parrot?
  • The man that believes that a saltwater crocodile is smaller than a human being.
  • It's just beating me to a parrot.
  • I mean, you can't go on any quiz show ever because you give an answer and then you go, fuck!
  • That's your system.
  • But you don't understand, I said so many animals.
  • You stuck to your system for a long time.
  • You got P A R and still were guessing.
  • And you knew it was a bird, and you got to P A R.
  • And you drew a part to a joke.
  • OK, well, Shouty Madman, er, thirty seven seconds and seven minutes.
  • OK, and Clever Stupid Man?
  • Clever, stupid man, thirty six seconds and eight minutes.
  • Oh!
  • So there was just fifty nine seconds in it, but Ian currently in the lead.
  • Next, it's time to send in the SAS.
  • Sian and Sanders.
  • Remember, one for yes, two for no.
  • That is the system.
  • That should always be the system.
  • Can you honk once for yes and twice for no?
  • OK, so it's two for yes, one for no.
  • Are you wearing clothes?
  • Are you wearing something of nationality, like Scottish outfit or Norwegian?
  • Yeah, sure.
  • Are they... Are they fancy dress clothes?
  • Are you a woman?
  • Are you dressed in a theme?
  • Yes.
  • OK.
  • Are you an animal?
  • Is it duck themed?
  • Are you a jungle animal?
  • Are you colourful?
  • Would I have seen you in The Lion King?
  • Are you a lion?
  • Are you a crocodile?
  • Swan.
  • Are you an elephant?
  • Are you a frog?
  • Are you cute?
  • Are you a bird?
  • You're a bird?
  • A giraffe?
  • Are you a pigeon?
  • A rhino?
  • A wood pigeon?
  • Are you a bird?
  • Alan Partridge?
  • Parrot?
  • Parrot?
  • Pretty efficient stuff from both contestants, I thought.
  • Two or three hesitations.
  • One was where you very sweetly just paused to go, oh.
  • Alex was cute, although you'd have to take his word for it.
  • I enjoyed the subsections of the pigeon community you explored.
  • I don't know who won.
  • My instinct is that Sian's efficiency... Mm.
  • I don't see.
  • You tell me.
  • Well, I will show... I will tell you.
  • Well, bear in mind, Joe never found out that I was a parent.
  • No, he did not.
  • He did not.
  • Ian currently in the lead with seven minutes, thirty seven.
  • Lou, seven minutes, eleven seconds.
  • Yes!
  • Wow.
  • Ooh!
  • Wow.
  • Sian, though... Oh.
  • Oh.
  • ..three hundred and fourteen seconds.
  • Five minutes, fourteen.
  • She got one in my mind!
  • Wow.
  • No points to Joe, two to Paul, three to Ian, four to Lou, but one more time, five points to Sian Gibson.
  • Boom!
  • Boom!
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