Worst Fails In School History
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bit
US / bɪt /
•UK / bɪt /
- noun
- Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- Small piece of something
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
take
US / teɪk /
•UK / tek /
- noun
- Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
- verb
- To accept something that is offered
- To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
- To use a camera to make (a photo)
- To pick up something and go away with it
- To study a subject in school
- To attempt to pass (an exam)
- To require a certain amount of time, money, space
snap
US / snæp /
•UK / snæp /
- noun
- An informal word for a photograph
- verb
- To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
- To lose control of your emotions; get angry
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
build
US / bɪld /
•UK / bɪld /
- noun
- Your physical shape; physique
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
crowd
US / kraʊd /
•UK / kraʊd /
- noun
- Large group of people together in one place
- verb
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
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
dry
US / draɪ /
•UK / draɪ /
- adjecitve
- (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- Without water; not wet
- (Of wine, etc.) not sweet
- Without butter or jam
- verb
- To remove liquid or water from something
pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
honestly
US / ˈɒnɪstli /
•UK / ˈɑnɪstli /
- adverb
- With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
miss
US / mɪs /
•UK / mɪs /
- noun
- Action of not hitting something or someone
- Form of address to unmarried girl or woman
- verb
- To be absent
- To fail to hit something e.g. a ball
- To do without something
- To fail to see or sense something
- To fail to understand someone's message
- To be too late to ride on something e.g. train
- To feel you want to see someone who is not there
everyone
US / ˈevriwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /
- pronoun
- Every person; everybody
nose
US / nəʊz /
•UK / noʊz /
- noun
- Part of the face used for breathing and smelling
- Front, pointed end of e.g. airplane or rocket
- verb
- To push with your face so you can smell something
approve
US / əˈpru:v /
•UK / əˈpruv /
- verb
- To formally accept something or grant permission
- To have a positive opinion of someone or something
both
US / bəuθ /
•UK / boθ /
- determiner
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
- pronoun
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
desk
US / desk /
•UK / dɛsk /
- noun
- Piece of furniture like a table often with drawers
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
butt
US / bʌt /
•UK / bʌt /
- noun
- (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- verb
- To share a boundary by being next to
else
US / els /
•UK / ɛls /
- adverb
- Otherwise; if you fail to
- (Of person place thing etc.) besides; in addition
fast
US / fɑ:st /
•UK / fæst /
- adjecitve
- In a way that is difficult to move or change
- Moving or able to move quickly
- Showing time that is later than the actual time
- adverb
- With a great deal of speed
- noun
- Period of time when a person chooses not to eat
- verb
- To refuse food for a long time
nice
US / naɪs /
•UK / naɪs /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive or of high quality or value
- Good or enjoyable
- Being kind or friendly
bet
US / bet /
•UK / bet /
- noun
- Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
- verb
- To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
jim
US / ˈdʒɪm /
•UK / ˈdʒɪm /
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
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
listen
US / ˈlɪsn /
•UK / ˈlɪsən /
- verb
- To carefully consider what someone is saying
diet
US / 'daɪət /
•UK / ˈdaɪɪt /
- noun
- Plan of eating to reduce weight or improve health
- other
- The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
- verb
- To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
meme
US / mi:m /
•UK / mi:m /
- noun
- Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
once
US / wʌns /
•UK / wʌns /
- adverb
- One time; one instance
- At a time in the past
- conjunction
- When; as soon as
will
US / wɪl /
•UK / wɪl /
- noun
- Desire or choice of someone
- Document saying who gets your money when you die
- Strong desire to do something; determination
- Desire to do something; strong wish to do
- other
- Used with verbs to express the future
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- Am (is, are) likely to do
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
fail
US / feɪl /
•UK / fel /
- noun
- A mark on a test showing you did not pass
- verb
- To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- To not do or provide something that is needed
- To stop working or functioning; to break down
- To not achieve a goal, or to go wrong
scare
US / skeə(r) /
•UK / sker /
- noun
- Act of making some feel frightened
- Something causing people to be afraid
- verb
- To become frightened
- To make someone feel frightened or worried
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
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
always
US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /
•UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /
- adverb
- For a very long time
- At all times; in every situation
- For ever
new
US / nju: /
•UK / nu, nju /
- adjecitve
- Not old, recently born, built or made
- Being or doing something for the first time
- Not felt, seen or known previously
- Having been recently bought or obtained
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
stupid
US / ˈstju:pɪd /
•UK / ˈstu:pɪd /
- adjecitve
- Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
eee
US / /
•UK / /
- exclamation
walk
US / wɔ:k /
•UK / wɔk /
- noun
- Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
- verb
- To move with your legs at a slowish pace
athlete
US / ˈæθli:t /
•UK / ˈæθˌlit /
- noun
- Person trained to compete in sports
try
US / traɪ /
•UK / traɪ /
- noun
- Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
- verb
- To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- To examine someone or something in a court of law
- To test to see if it is good or you like it
- To make a person go through hardship; test
- To examine something to see if it works
safe
US / seɪf /
•UK / sef /
- noun
- Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
- adjecitve
- Highly likely
- Being out of danger
guess
US / ɡes /
•UK / ɡɛs /
- noun
- Answer given when you don't know if it is correct
- verb
- To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
wait
US / weɪt /
•UK / wet /
- verb
- To delay or not do something until later
- To spend time until an expected thing happens
- To remain in a place until a thing happens
straight
US / streɪt /
•UK / stret /
- adjecitve
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- honest and direct
- adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
tailbone
US / ˈteɪlbəʊn /
•UK / ˈteɪlboʊn /
- noun
- Part of the skeleton at the end of the spine
leapfrog
US / 'li:pfrɒɡ /
•UK / ˈlipˌfrɔɡ, -ˌfrɑɡ /
- verb
- To jump over or jump in front of, out of turn
side
US / saɪd /
•UK / saɪd /
- adjecitve
- In addition to the central or most important thing
- Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
- noun
- Position or opinion that is opposite to another
- Right or left part of a person's body
- Feature of someone's personality
- Straight edge of an object
- One of two or more groups fighting each other
- verb
- To decide to agree with one point, not the other
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
fifth
US / fɪfθ /
•UK / fɪfθ /
- noun
- 5th
creature
US / ˈkri:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈkritʃɚ /
- noun
- Animal of any type
stun
US / stʌn /
•UK / stʌn /
- verb
- To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
- To incapacitate using a special gun
kebab
US / kɪˈbæb /
•UK / kɪˈbɑːb /
- noun
- Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer
seven
US / ˈsevn /
•UK / ˈsɛvən /
- number
- Number 7
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
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
category
US / ˈkætəgəri /
•UK / ˈkætɪˌɡɔri, -ˌɡori /
- noun
- Groups of things that are similar in some way
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
bro
US / brəʊ /
•UK / broʊ /
- noun
- Shortened form of 'brother'
become
US / bɪ'kʌm /
•UK / bɪˈkʌm /
- verb
- To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
- To be suitable for a particular job or role
now
US / naʊ /
•UK / naʊ /
- adverb
- At the present time or moment
- Right away or in the next possible moment
- Used to refer to something that just happened
- Time between the present and a moment in the past
- conjunction
- Resulting from or because of something
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
somebody
US / 'sʌmbədɪ /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi, -bədi /
- noun
- Important well-respected person
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
especially
US / ɪˈspeʃəli /
•UK / ɛˈspɛʃəli, ɪˈspɛʃ- /
- adverb
- More than usual; extremely
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
pole
US / pəʊl /
•UK / pol /
- noun
- One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
- Most northern or most southern point on a planet
- A long, narrow piece of metal or wood
- One of two opposite magnetic forces
- An upright long thin structure to support things
- verb
- To move a boat with a stick or pole
please
US / pli:z /
•UK / pliz /
- adverb
- Used when you politely ask people for things
- verb
- To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
- To make someone happy by doing something
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
give
US / ɡɪv /
•UK / ɡɪv /
- noun
- Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- verb
- To hand over or present something to someone
- To cause someone to have or experience something
cheek
US / tʃi:k /
•UK / tʃik /
- noun
- The soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear
- verb
- to be rude to someone
whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
joke
US / dʒəʊk /
•UK / dʒoʊk /
- noun
- A funny or amusing statement
- Something or someone not taken seriously
- verb
- To say or do things that are meant to be funny
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
set
US / set /
•UK / sɛt /
- adjecitve
- Prepared for something; ready
- noun
- Complete group of something
- Place where a television show or movie is filmed
- Group of games in a tennis match
- Device that receives radio or television signals
- verb
- To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
- To decide upon or choose something
- To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
- To decide on a price for something
- To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
- To be located in a specific place or time
- To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
- To put someone in a certain condition or state
- (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon
promise
US / 'prɒmɪs /
•UK / ˈprɑmɪs /
- verb
- To say you will certainly do something
destroy
US / dɪ'strɔɪ /
•UK / dɪˈstrɔɪ /
- verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
- To kill a sick or unwanted animal
struggle
US / 'strʌɡl /
•UK / ˈstrʌɡəl /
- noun
- Strong efforts made to do something difficult
- verb
- To try very hard to do something difficult
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
talk
US / tɔ:k /
•UK / tɔk /
- noun
- Style of speaking
- Discussion between two countries
- Giving information in front of people; lecture
- Saying things or ideas to someone with words
- verb
- To make a formal speech about something
- To say things or ideas to someone with words
everybody
US / ˈevribɒdi /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi /
- pronoun
- Every person; everyone
jean
US / dʒi:n /
•UK / dʒin /
- noun
- Close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
infinity
US / ɪn'fɪnətɪ /
•UK / ɪnˈfɪnɪti /
- noun
- State of being without end; endless time, space
eight
US / eɪt /
•UK / et /
- number
- 8
face
US / feɪs /
•UK / fes /
- noun
- Side or outer surface of something
- An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
- Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
- Characteristics you show in public
- verb
- To cover a surface with something like paint
- To deal with a problem or responsibilities
- To look toward; point in a certain direction
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
start
US / stɑ:t /
•UK / stɑrt /
- noun
- First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
- Sudden action or movement because you are scared
- other
- Beginning of something in place or time
- verb
- To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
- To turn something on
land
US / lænd /
•UK / lænd /
- noun
- Region or country
- Earth; the ground
- verb
- To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
- To obtain or get something that you wanted
- To (cause to) come down to the ground safely
- To cause to arrive in a specific place or state
laugh
US / lɑ:f /
•UK / læf, lɑf /
- noun
- Happy noise you make when something is funny
- verb
- To make a happy sound when something is funny
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
hurdle
US / 'hɜ:dl /
•UK / ˈhɚdl /
- noun
- Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
- Problem that makes it hard to achieve something
- verb
- To run and jump over something
- To overcome a problem to achieve something
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
leg
US / leɡ /
•UK / lɛɡ /
- noun
- Part of the body from the hips down
- The piece of furniture that touches the ground
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)
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
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
floor
US / flɔ:(r) /
•UK / flɔr, flor /
- noun
- Large area used for a particular purpose
- Part of a room on which you stand
- Particular level in a building; storey
- verb
- To hit or push someone to the ground
- To surprise or confuse someone who can't respond
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
hurt
US / hɜ:t /
•UK / hɚt /
- noun
- Mental, emotional, or physical pain
- verb
- To cause pain, damage or injury
flat
US / flæt /
•UK / flæt /
- adjecitve
- Level; even; without curves or bumps
- Lifeless; lacking energy or vitality
- adverb
- In a certain, direct or absolute manner
- Against a surface without lifting or curving away
- noun
- Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- The smooth or level part of something
- Musical tone lower than another by a small degree
- verb
- To share an apartment with someone
leave
US / li:v /
•UK / liv /
- noun
- Permission to do something
- Vacation time; time off work
- verb
- To go away from; depart
- To gift property to someone after you die
- To allow something to continue happening
- To let something remain unused or available
- To let something or someone remain somewhere
sometimes
US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /
- adverb
- Only at certain times; occasionally
until
US / ənˈtɪl /
•UK / ʌnˈtɪl /
- conjunction
- Up to; to a time when something happens
- preposition
- Before (a specific time)
crater
US / 'kreɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈkretɚ /
- noun
- Large hole in ground caused by heavy impact
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
slip
US / slɪp /
•UK / slɪp /
- noun
- A field position in cricket
- A quick escape or become free from something
- Combination of clay and water, used in pottery
- Occasion when something grows worse or drops lower
- Minor mistake
- Thin women's underwear to go under a dress
- verb
- To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
- To escape or become free from something
- To move from one state to another, usually worse
- To slide out of place or fall to the ground
- To occur or pass rapidly
- To put something in a place quietly and secretly
hate
US / heɪt /
•UK / het /
- noun
- Severe, deep sense of dislike or anger
- An object that you hate
- verb
- To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
hope
US / həʊp /
•UK / hop /
- noun
- When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- verb
- To expect and want something to happen
bar
US / bɑ:(r) /
•UK / bɑ:r /
- noun
- Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- Professional organization of lawyers and judges
- String of musical notes
- Place to meet friends and buy alcoholic drinks
- Long solid round piece of metal shaped like a pipe
- verb
- To prevent entry, exit or an action
shin
US / ʃɪn /
•UK / ʃɪn /
- noun
- Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
- verb
- To climb up (tree or wall)
failure
US / ˈfeɪljə(r) /
•UK / 'feɪljər /
- noun
- When things go wrong; lack of function
- Act or result of not achieving your goals
pain
US / peɪn /
•UK / pen /
- noun
- Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- Something or someone that bothers or upsets you
- verb
- To cause someone to feel upset or worry
hey
US / heɪ /
•UK / he /
- exclamation
- What you say when you want someone's attention
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
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
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
knock
US / nɒk /
•UK / nɑk /
- noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
- To strike something hard, causing damage
beyond
US / bɪ'jɒnd /
•UK / biˈɑnd, bɪˈjɑnd /
- adverb
- On or to the farther side
- In addition to
- preposition
- Later in time than
- Out of the limits of
poor
US / pʊə(r) /
•UK / pʊr /
- adjecitve
- Inferior; below the normal standard
- Deserving of pity or sympathy
- Without money; not rich
andrew
US / ˈænˌdəʊvə, -də- /
•UK / ˈænˌdovɚ, -də- /
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
chair
US / tʃeə(r) /
•UK / tʃer /
- noun
- A person in charge of an official meeting
- A piece of furniture you sit on
- verb
- To be in charge of a meeting or department
asleep
US / əˈsli:p /
•UK / əˈslip /
- adjecitve
- In a state of sleep; sleeping
amber
US / ˈæmbə(r) /
•UK / ˈæmbɚ /
- noun
- Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
- Person's name
kid
US / kɪd /
•UK / kɪd /
- adjecitve
- Made from young goat skin
- noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- verb
- To make fun of someone in a gentle way; to tease
real
US / rɪəl /
•UK / ˈriəl, ril /
- adjecitve
- Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- Being important or special
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
fine
US / faɪn /
•UK / faɪn /
- adjecitve
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- In a careful or exact manner; into small pieces
- Being of high quality
- Good; okay; no problem
- (Of weather) good; not raining
- noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- verb
- To pay money because you broke a law
man
US / mæn /
•UK / mæn /
- noun
- Humans in general, including male and female
- An adult male human being
- Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
- verb
- To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
- To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)
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
cheese
US / tʃi:z /
•UK / tʃiz /
- noun
- Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
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
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
stand
US / stænd /
•UK / stænd /
- noun
- Effort to fight against something
- Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
- Place in a stadium where spectators watch
- Table where things are sold at a fair or market
- verb
- To be a candidate in an election
- To be able to accept someone, something; bear
- To last for a long time
- To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
- To place something in a particular position; place
- To be (as stated)
- To still be valid
- To have an opinion about something
crack
US / kræk /
•UK / kræk /
- 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
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
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
surface
US / 'sɜ:fɪs /
•UK / ˈsɚfəs /
- adjecitve
- Of the top layer; not deep or meaningful
- noun
- Top layer of the ground or of water
- Nature or emotions that show, but may not be true
- Outside or upper layer of something
- verb
- To give (road) a top layer
- To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
- To come to the top of something; emerge
- To come to the top level of water, mud, etc.
rate
US / reɪt /
•UK / ret /
- noun
- Current price or cost of something
- Speed or frequency of events over time
- verb
- To assess something or consider its qualities
queso
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- short for chile con queso
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
apparently
US / əˈpærəntli /
•UK / əˈpærəntlɪ /
- adverb
- According to what you heard; from what can be seen
nightmare
US / ˈnaɪtmeə(r) /
•UK / ˈnaɪtˌmɛr /
- noun
- Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping
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)
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
run
US / rʌn /
•UK / rʌn /
- noun
- Journey between two places made by ship or car
- Series of similar things or successes and failures
- Act of running; exercise of running
- verb
- To depart or travel according to a schedule
- To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
- (Of an engine) to be operating
- To start or use a computer program
- To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
- To manage or operate a business
- To operate or drive something
- (Of a road) to go from one place to another
- To move your legs faster than walking
ready
US / 'redɪ /
•UK / ˈrɛdi /
- adjecitve
- Being likely or about to do something
- Being willing to do a task
- verb
- To prepare something for use or action
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
flip
US / flɪp /
•UK / flɪp /
- 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
alright
US / ɔ:lˈraɪt /
•UK / ɔlˈraɪt /
- adjecitve
- OK; fine; good
bad
US / bæd /
•UK / bæd /
- adjecitve
- Not good; wrong
- Lacking in good morals; evil
- No longer fresh; spoiled
lucky
US / 'lʌkɪ /
•UK / ˈlʌki /
- adjecitve
- Fortunate; having good things happen by chance
sturdy
US / ˈstɜ:di /
•UK / ˈstɜ:rdi /
- adjecitve
- Substantially made or built; strong
clench
US / klentʃ /
•UK / klɛntʃ /
- verb
- To hold something tightly; to make a fist
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
down
US / daʊn /
•UK / daʊn /
- adjecitve
- Being sad, sick, or unhappy
- Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
- adverb
- In a sitting or lying position
- Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
- Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
- noun
- A period of play in American Football
- The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
- preposition
- Along something's path, course, or direction
- Going from a higher position to a lower position
- verb
- To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping
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
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
jump
US / dʒʌmp /
•UK / dʒʌmp /
- noun
- Large sudden increase
- An act of springing into the air
- Bar or other thing that is jumped over
- A sudden movement due to surprise
- verb
- To attack someone suddenly
- To push your body into the air with your legs
- To suddenly decide to do something
- To make a sudden movement due to surprise
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
student
US / ˈstju:dnt /
•UK / ˈstudnt, ˈstjud- /
- noun
- Person studying at school
sit
US / sɪt /
•UK / sɪt /
- verb
- To take an exam
- To be in a resting position on a chair
- To provide seating for people
- To remain in a still position while being painted
enough
US / ɪˈnʌf /
•UK / ɪˈnʌf /
- adjecitve
- Sufficient to answer the need
- adverb
- To a satisfactory degree
- pronoun
- Equal to what is needed; as much as required
- Adequate number or amount
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
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
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
fun
US / fʌn /
•UK / fʌn /
- adjecitve
- Amusing and enjoyable
- noun
- Enjoyable or amusing quality or feeling
first
US / fɜ:st /
•UK / fɚst /
- adjecitve
- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
- noun
- Something that has not happened before
- Position of the winner of a competition
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
step
US / step /
•UK / stɛp /
- noun
- Movement done as part of a particular dance
- Distance covered by one movement of a leg; stride
- One part or stage in a process
- Sound made by the feet while walking; footstep
- Flat horizontal piece that forms stairs
- verb
- To raise and moving the foot to put it down
yeah
US / jeə /
•UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /
- exclamation
- Another way of saying 'yes'
spine
US / spaɪn /
•UK / spaɪn /
- noun
- Line of bones that runs down your back
- The place the pages of a book are attached
- Strength of purpose; courage; determination
ball
US / bɔ:l /
•UK / bɔl /
- noun
- Large dance where people dress formally
- Small round object often used in a game or sport
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
dead
US / ded /
•UK / dɛd /
- adjecitve
- Not alive
- Being bored or not interested
- Unable to operate because electricity etc. ran out
- Being unable to feel, physically or emotionally
- adverb
- Completely; absolutely
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
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
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’
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
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
second
US / 'sekənd /
•UK / ˈsɛkənd /
- adjecitve
- 2nd; the one following first
- noun
- Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
- Short period of time that you wait for someone
- (Do) soon
pad
US / pæd /
•UK / pæd /
- noun
- Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
- Soft section on the bottom of some animals' feet
- Set of sheets of paper that are glued together
- verb
- To put soft material in to provide comfort
- To take money dishonestly by adding extra charges
- To walk quietly
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)
goodness
US / ˈgʊdnəs /
•UK / ˈɡʊdnɪs /
- exclamation
- (Used to express slight surprise)
- noun
- Nourishment; good food value
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
break
US / breɪk /
•UK / brek /
- noun
- Time you stop an activity before continuing
- End of a relationship
- An escape from a place such as a jail
- (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
- Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
- Change in the weather
- verb
- To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- To form a crack in something
- To burst or become damaged
- To end a relationship
- To escape from a place such as a jail
- To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
- To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
- To act against a law, rule, or promise
- To become known suddenly, as in the news
- To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
- To solve a crime, or answer a problem
- To stop functioning properly
- To suddenly start, open or commence
- To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
- To fall on the shore, as in waves
- To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
- To defeat by causing the person to lose their will
dong
US / dɒŋ /
•UK / dɒŋ /
- noun
- Basic unit of money in Vietnam
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
dude
US / du:d /
•UK / dud, djud /
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
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
gosh
US / gɔʃ /
•UK / ɡɑʃ /
- exclamation
- Expression showing surprise
buster
US / ˈbʌstə(r) /
•UK / 'bʌstər /
- noun
- Way of addressing a man
boy
US / bɔɪ /
•UK / bɔɪ /
- noun
- A young male person
dangerous
US / ˈdeɪndʒərəs /
•UK / ˈdendʒərəs /
- adjecitve
- Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
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
six
US / sɪks /
•UK / sɪks /
- number
- 6
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
bite
US / baɪt /
•UK / baɪt /
- noun
- Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- Wound left from being bitten
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
- To close your teeth onto something, usually to eat
fatality
US / fə'tælətɪ /
•UK / feˈtælɪti, fə- /
- noun
- Death resulting from an accident or a disaster
before
US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /
•UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /
- adverb
- At a time earlier than the present; previously
- conjunction
- In advance of something happening
- preposition
- In front of someone or something
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
- Most recent; the latest
- determiner
- The one at the end
- verb
- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
fall
US / fɔ:l /
•UK / fɔl /
- noun
- Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- A drop in amount; decrease
- Dropping from a standing position to the ground
- verb
- To drop in amount; to decrease
- To come down from a higher position suddenly
- To go from standing to the ground, by accident
behind
US / bɪˈhaɪnd /
•UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a later or slower time than expected
- Being in a losing position in a sporting event
- Being in the past; old fashioned
- adverb
- Remaining
- noun
- The part of the body that one sits on
- preposition
- At or toward the back of someone or something
- Supporting or helping someone