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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
be
US / bɪ /
•UK / bi /
- verb
- Being
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
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’
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
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- adjecitve
- Used to indicate something already been discussed
- Used to indicate something happening around now
- adverb
- An indication by a physical motion or gesture
- A specific amount of
- determiner
- Person, thing, or idea near you
- pronoun
- Person, thing that has already been discussed
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
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- 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
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
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
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)
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
like
US / laɪk /
•UK / laɪk /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in status or kind to something else
- Similar; the same
- adverb
- For example
- preposition
- Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
- In a way similar to the way something is done
- Such as; for example
- verb
- To want to
- To find something pleasing; to prefer something
there
US / ðɛə /
•UK / ðɛr /
- adverb
- Used to illustrate the existence of something
- In a particular respect
- In that place or position, at that location
one
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn /
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
- Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
- number
- Number 1
- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
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
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
your
US / jɔ: /
•UK / jʊr, jɔr, jor,jə /
- determiner
- Belonging to you; belonging to the other person
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
want
US / wɔnt /
•UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /
- noun
- Something you desire or wish for
- State or condition of poverty
- verb
- To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
say
US / seɪ /
•UK / se /
- noun
- Power to decide or greatly influence something
- verb
- To indicate or give information using language
- To use words to tell your message
- To ask someone to give information to others
more
US / mɔ:(r) /
•UK / mɔr, mor /
- adjecitve
- In addition; extra
- Greater in amount, number, or size
- adverb
- To a greater degree; in greater quantity
- For a longer period of time
- determiner
- Additional quantity
- pronoun
- A greater or additional number
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
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
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)
some
US / səm /
•UK / sʌm /
- adjecitve
- Remarkable; very good (or very bad) in a way
- Concerning a certain unclear degree, quantity
- determiner
- Used to refer to an unspecified amount or number
- pronoun
- Number of persons, things in a group, but not all
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
would
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate something imagined
- Used to ask or request something politely
- Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
- Used to indicate a preference
- Used to indicate a reaction
- Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
- Used to indicate willingness or ability to do
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
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
thing
US / θɪŋ /
•UK / θɪŋ /
- noun
- (Used to introduce the reason for something)
- Something you cannot remember the name of
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
these
US / ði:z /
•UK / ðiz /
- determiner
- People, things, or ideas near you
- pronoun
- The objects near the speaker
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
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
where
US / hwɛə /
•UK / hwɛr, wɛr /
- conjunction
- At or in the place which
- In whatever place
- pronoun
- Word you use to ask the location of something
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
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
other
US / 'ʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌðər /
- adjecitve
- A thing different from that mentioned
- determiner
- (Something) else; not the first (one)
- pronoun
- Being the one and only thing of that category
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
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
which
US / wɪtʃ /
•UK / hwɪtʃ,wɪtʃ /
- determiner
- Question word to ask about a person's choice
- pronoun
- (Used to describe something previously mentioned)
- Question word to decide either, or
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
lot
US / lɒt /
•UK / lɑt /
- noun
- What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- A group of people seen together
- Item for sale at an auction
- Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
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
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
off
US / ɒf /
•UK / ɔ:f /
- adjecitve
- (Of event) canceled; no longer occurring
- Not having on; not wearing
- Being somewhat wrong
- adverb
- Separated, removed, or away from a place or route
- (Of a machine) no longer turned on or operating
- (Of light, computer) no longer attached/connected
- Far away in terms of time or space
- preposition
- Away or free from work
- (Of foods, drink) old and bad to eat, drink
- Extending or leading from something
- No longer in or on some transport or vehicle
put
US / pʊt /
•UK / pʊt /
- phrasal verb
- to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
- verb
- To move or place a thing in a particular position
- To rate something in importance or value
- To write or say something in a certain manner
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
around
US / ə'raʊnd /
•UK / əˈraʊnd /
- adjecitve
- Close to someone or something
- adverb
- Located on every side, or along something
- With a motion that moves in a circle or a curve
- Going here and there within (a place)
- Turned or turning in the opposite direction
- preposition
- Roughly; approximately
year
US / jə: /
•UK / jɪr /
- noun
- Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- Used to refer to the age of a person
show
US / ʃəʊ /
•UK / ʃo /
- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
- An event for displaying or promoting goods
- Play, opera or theater production
- Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
- verb
- To be easily seen or displayed
- To display your emotions or feelings
- To let someone see something; display
- To explain or teach how something is done
- To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
- To prove something to be true, correct
- To reveal or allow something to be seen
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
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
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
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
every
US / 'evrɪ /
•UK / ˈɛvri /
- adjecitve
- Happening at equal specified intervals/distance
- determiner
- Including each person or thing in a group
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
part
US / pɑ:t /
•UK / pɑ:rt /
- adjecitve
- To some degree; half; not fully
- noun
- Division of a book
- Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
- A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
- Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
- Some, but not all of a specific thing
- Role in causing something to happen
- verb
- To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
- To move two things apart creating a space
- To leave someone, or to break off a relationship
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
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
live
US / lɪv /
•UK / liv /
- adjecitve
- Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
- Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
- Glowing because burning; hot
- Not yet killed (for food)
- adverb
- (Music, drama) as it is performed
- verb
- To be alive
- To experience a particular type of life
- To make your home in a house or town
away
US / ə'weɪ /
•UK / əˈwe /
- adjecitve
- Not present
- adverb
- Disappear completely
- Doing something with a lot of energy
- Not here; far from here; in a different direction
- To a different area, location
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
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
top
US / tɒp /
•UK / tɑp /
- adjecitve
- Being good or great; excellent
- Being the most in degree or quality
- noun
- Item of clothing covering shoulders to waist, hips
- A cover or lid
- Part (e.g. road) that is the furthest away
- Highest or upper part or point of something
- Best or highest status or position
- Flat upper surface or edge of an object
- Child's toy that spins on its point
- Upper section or leaves of fruits and vegetables
- Winning in a sport or contest
- verb
- To be higher or larger than a specific value
- To arrive at the highest point of something
- To put a cover or layer or over something
- To kill; murder
- To hold the highest position on a list
- To be more important, successful or better than
- To beat someone or win at a game
change
US / tʃeɪndʒ /
•UK / tʃendʒ /
- noun
- Exchange of one set of clothes for another
- Money in the form of coins instead of paper
- Money returned after giving too much
- Act of making or becoming something else
- verb
- To exchange one set of clothes for another
- To exchange one kind of money for another
- To replace something with another thing
- To make or become something else
- To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want 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
name
US / neɪm /
•UK / nem /
- noun
- What something or someone is called
- verb
- To state what someone is called, e.g. John
its
US / ɪts /
•UK / ɪts /
- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
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
remember
US / rɪ'membə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /
- verb
- To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
- To bring a previous image or idea to your mind
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
stay
US / steɪ /
•UK / ste /
- noun
- Legal order to stop or delay an action
- Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
- Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
- verb
- To keep trying without giving up
- To remain in the same place and not move away
- To spend time visiting a place or someone's home
reason
US / 'ri:zn /
•UK / ˈrizən /
- noun
- Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
- Explanation for why something occurred or was done
- verb
- To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
problem
US / ˈprɒbləm /
•UK / ˈprɑbləm /
- adjecitve
- Causing trouble
- noun
- Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- Question to show understanding of a math concept
important
US / ɪmˈpɔ:tnt /
•UK / ɪmˈpɔrtnt /
- adjecitve
- Having power or authority
- Having a big effect on (person, the future)
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
early
US / ˈɜ:li /
•UK / ˈɜ:rli /
- adjecitve
- Happening or appearing before
- adverb
- Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- Happening sooner than expected
full
US / fʊl /
•UK / fʊl /
- adjecitve
- Containing all the parts; complete
- Containing or holding as much as possible
- Having had enough food
- adverb
- In a direct manner; completely
sort
US / sɔ:t /
•UK / sɔrt /
- noun
- Group or class of similar things or people
- verb
- To organize things by putting them into groups
- To deal with things in an organized way
line
US / laɪn /
•UK / laɪn /
- noun
- Border that divides two places or regions
- Long crease in the skin, often from age
- Mark that is long, straight and very thin
- Row of words, letters or numbers that are written
- Telephone connection
- People waiting one behind the other; queue
- Long thin wire, e.g. for electrical signal
- verb
- To put material along the inside of something
soon
US / su:n /
•UK / sun /
- adverb
- At a time not long from now
care
US / keə(r) /
•UK / kɛr /
- noun
- Treatment you receive for your health or safety
- Something that a person worries about
- verb
- To feel interest, concern, or worry
- To look after someone or something
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
below
US / bɪ'ləʊ /
•UK / bɪˈlo /
- preposition
- In a lower position, place, or level
lead
US / li:d /
•UK / lid /
- adjecitve
- Being the main part in movies or plays
- noun
- Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve a crime
- Main part in a play or movie
- Heavy, gray metal element
- Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
- Act of being at the front in a race or game
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
- To travel in front of; go in advance of others
less
US / les /
•UK / lɛs /
- adjecitve
- Smaller in amount or degree
- adverb
- To a smaller degree
- noun
- A smaller amount
- preposition
- With the subtraction of
single
US / 'sɪŋɡl /
•UK / ˈsɪŋɡəl /
- adjecitve
- Being one only, without others
- Only; merely
- Not married or in a relationship
- noun
- One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- An individual song from a CD or album
- Person who is not married or in a relationship
level
US / 'levl /
•UK / ˈlɛvəl /
- adjecitve
- (Sports) equal to another
- Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
- noun
- Specific height of something
- Amount of ability you have compared to others
- Floor or deck within a building
- Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
- verb
- To aim a gun at someone
- To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
- To make things flat or even
- To make a score equal to another, in sports
continue
US / kən'tɪnju: /
•UK / kənˈtɪnju /
- verb
- To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop
huge
US / hju:dʒ /
•UK / hjudʒ /
- adjecitve
- Very very large
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
water
US / 'wɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ /
- noun
- Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- Large area such as an ocean or sea
- verb
- (Of the eyes) to produce tears
- (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
- To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive
listen
US / ˈlɪsn /
•UK / ˈlɪsən /
- verb
- To carefully consider what someone is saying
drive
US / draɪv /
•UK / draɪv /
- noun
- A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- Action of moving cattle from one place to another
- A part of a computer which stores the data
- A trip by car
- Power to move or operate an engine, car, etc.
- Action of hitting a golf ball
- Hard area where cars are parked leading to a house
- verb
- To move cattle from one place to another
- To control a vehicle so that it moves somewhere
- To force to go somewhere, or do or be something
- To give power to move or operate an engine, etc.
- To hit a golf ball
- To push or hit an object into something else
grow
US / ɡrəʊ /
•UK / ɡro /
- verb
- To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- To improve; to develop better skills over time
- To develop and become bigger or taller over time
completely
US / kəmˈpli:tli /
•UK / kəmˈpliːtli /
- adverb
- In every way or as much as possible
chance
US / tʃɑ:ns /
•UK / tʃæns /
- adjecitve
- Happening by luck; not planned
- Taking a risk to try something
- noun
- The way something happens without planning
- An opportunity; favorable circumstances, situation
- The possibility that something will happen
- verb
- To occur just through luck; happen
- To take a risk to try something
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
state
US / steɪt /
•UK / stet /
- adjecitve
- Concerning region within a country
- noun
- Region within a country, with its own government
- Situation or condition something is in
- verb
- To say; declare as fact
spend
US / spend /
•UK / spɛnd /
- verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
- To use up something completely
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
cover
US / 'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / ˈkʌvɚ /
- noun
- A different version of another song
- Bed sheets; blankets
- (Police or military) protection from attack
- Amount of money to be paid in an insurance claim
- Thing you put over something to close or hide it
- Front and back part of a book or magazine
- Shelter built to protect from the natural elements
- verb
- To record a different version of another song
- To include as part of its area
- To put something over something to hide it
- To discuss a subject in a talk or meeting
- To form a layer over something so it is hidden
- To have sufficient funds to pay for something
- To include something within an agreed limit
- To report news on TV, radio or in a newspaper
- (Police or military) to protect from attack
- To travel a certain distance in a given time
- To wrap something with something, such as a cloth
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
clear
US / klɪə(r) /
•UK / klɪr /
- adjecitve
- Empty; without anything in it or on it
- Being certain and without doubt
- Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
- Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
- adverb
- Completely; entirely; through the whole of
- Away from; free from
- verb
- To recover from or remove a problem
- To get rid of the entire contents of
- To give permission for something to happen
- To make a place or surface empty by removing
- To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame
issue
US / 'ɪʃu: /
•UK / ˈɪʃu /
- noun
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
- verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
space
US / speɪs /
•UK / spes /
- noun
- Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- Empty area with nothing in it
- Area in the sky where the stars are
- Area between written words on a page
- verb
- To make a certain distance or time between
red
US / red /
•UK / rɛd /
- adjecitve
- Being the color of blood
white
US / waɪt /
•UK / hwaɪt, waɪt /
- adjecitve
- Belonging to a race of people with light skin
- Of the color of fresh snow and milk
- noun
- Person's name
- Lightest color; The color of fresh snow.
quickly
US / ˈkwɪkli /
•UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /
- adverb
- Without taking a lot of time; fast
picture
US / 'pɪktʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈpɪktʃɚ /
- noun
- General situation or state of being
- Mental image of what something is or looks like
- Movie; film
- Painting, drawing or photograph on paper or screen
- verb
- To understand or imagine something
- To imagine someone or something in an image
air
US / eə(r) /
•UK / er /
- noun
- Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- A person's manner intended to impress others
- verb
- To expose to the outside, to dry or freshen
- To broadcast a TV or radio show
- To open a subject to discussion and debate
main
US / meɪn /
•UK / men /
- adjecitve
- Most important; most often used
woman
US / ˈwʊmən /
•UK / ˈwʊmən /
- noun
- Adult female human being
difference
US / 'dɪfrəns /
•UK / ˈdɪfərəns, ˈdɪfrəns /
- noun
- A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
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
record
US / 'rekɔ:d /
•UK / ˈrekərd /
- noun
- Highest or most extreme level achieved
- Round plastic disc on which music has been stored
- History of a person's past actions or achievements
- verb
- To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
- To write down or say what happened
- To put music, sounds onto a device to store it
normal
US / 'nɔ:ml /
•UK / ˈnɔrməl /
- adjecitve
- Standard or regular way of doing something
- Having standard mental or physical ability, health
similar
US / ˈsɪmələ(r) /
•UK / ˈsɪməlɚ /
- adjecitve
- Nearly the same; alike
explain
US / ɪk'spleɪn /
•UK / ɪkˈsplen /
- verb
- To make clear or easy to understand by describing
totally
US / ˈtəʊtəli /
•UK / ˈtotl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a complete way; completely; absolutely
size
US / saɪz /
•UK / saɪz /
- noun
- How big or small a thing is
- Standard measurements for clothing, shoes
- verb
- To make something to fit a particular measurement
- To organize or group from small to large
information
US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Collection of facts and details about something
return
US / rɪ'tɜ:n /
•UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /
- adjecitve
- Do again; repeated
- noun
- Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
- Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
- Profit made as a result of a business activity
- Process of going back to a previous way or state
- verb
- To hit something back to the other player or team
- To come back after being away from somewhere
- To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
- To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
- To occur again
cause
US / kɔ:z /
•UK / kɔz /
- noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
double
US / 'dʌbl /
•UK / ˈdʌbəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or intended for use by two people
- Two times the amount or degree; twice
- Made of two parts that are the same, similar
- noun
- Person that is exactly like someone else
- verb
- To be used for two functions at the same time
- To make or become twice as much
provide
US / prə'vaɪd /
•UK / prəˈvaɪd /
- verb
- To make available; to supply for use
- To make certain something will happen or be done
- To offer or give something that is wanted, needed
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
incredible
US / ɪnˈkredəbl /
•UK / ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Very good; amazing
- Really good; amazing; great
- Very hard to believe
mark
US / mɑ:k /
•UK / mɑrk /
- noun
- Person's name
- A dirty spot or line on something
- Grade or score given for homework
- Line or symbol made when writing
- Particular point on a scale of measurement
- Grade, such as a student receives in school
- Stain or spot on something
- Sign or symbol of a quality of feeling
- Written sign or symbol
- verb
- To put a dirty spot or line on something
- To give a grade for homework
- To indicate something with a sign or symbol
- To make or leave a visible sign of (path, etc.)
- (Animals) to go to the toilet to show your area
- To write or draw a line on something
massive
US / ˈmæsɪv /
•UK / ˈmæsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Very big; large; too big
recently
US / ˈri:sntli /
•UK / 'risṇtlɪ /
- adverb
- Just a while ago; not long ago
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
rise
US / raɪz /
•UK / raɪz /
- noun
- Act or process of achieving a higher rank, status
- Ground higher than the areas next to or around it
- Movement from lower to greater heights
- verb
- To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- (Of bread) to get larger due to air being created
- To achieve greater success and power or rank
- To increase in quantity, degree, strength, value
- To move from a lower position to a higher one
- (Sun, etc.) to appear over the horizon, in the sky
energy
US / 'enədʒɪ /
•UK / ˈɛnədʒi /
- noun
- Physical or mental strength
protect
US / prə'tekt /
•UK / prəˈtɛkt /
- verb
- To defend someone or something from harm or danger
nearly
US / ˈniəli /
•UK / ˈnɪrli /
- adverb
- Not completely; almost
raise
US / reɪz /
•UK / rez /
- noun
- Increase in a bet above another when playing cards
- Pay increase
- verb
- To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- To gather donations for a cause or charity
- To bring up and educate a child to maturity
- To bring a dead person to life
- To increase a quantity, size, intensity or price
- To lift (e.g. your hand) to a higher position
- To mention a topic /issue for discussion; bring up
- To increase (salary, etc.)
- To grow or care for plants or animals
burn
US / bɜ:n /
•UK / bɚn /
- noun
- Damage from fire or heat
- verb
- To destroy with fire
- To feel pain and heat
- To use as fuel for a fire to make light or heat
- To overcook food with too much heat it goes black
tiny
US / 'taɪnɪ /
•UK / ˈtaɪni /
- adjecitve
- Very, very small
interested
US / ˈɪntrəstɪd /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪstɪd, -təˌrɛstɪd /
- adjecitve
- Having had your attention taken; curious
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
united
US / jʊ'naɪtɪd /
•UK / juˈnaɪtɪd /
- adjecitve
- Joined or combined together
- verb
- To join or come together for the same goal
animal
US / ˈænɪml /
•UK / ˈænəməl /
- noun
- A living creature that is not a plant or person
standard
US / 'stændəd /
•UK / ˈstændəd /
- adjecitve
- Being the accepted normal level of quality
- (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
- noun
- Official unit of measuring something
- Principle of behaving in a moral way
assume
US / ə'sju:m /
•UK / əˈsum /
- verb
- To act in a false manner to mislead others
- To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
- To take a job or the responsibilities of another
current
US / 'kʌrənt /
•UK / ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr- /
- adjecitve
- Happening or being in the present time
- noun
- Electricity flowing through wires
- Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
exact
US / ɪɡ'zækt /
•UK / ɪɡˈzækt /
- adjecitve
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
incredibly
US / ɪnˈkredəbli /
•UK / ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ /
- adverb
- To a great degree; very; amazingly
- Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
ice
US / aɪs /
•UK / aɪs /
- noun
- Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
- Sweet food made of frozen cream, or juices
- verb
- To make something cold by putting on frozen water
- To spread a sweet and creamy substance on a cake
warm
US / wɔ:m /
•UK / wɔrm /
- adjecitve
- Friendly, sincere and kind to others
- Being friendly or sincere
- Slightly hot; not very hot
- verb
- To become more friendly or to like something
- To make something hotter
separate
US / 'sepəreɪt /
•UK / 'sepəreɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To live away from your husband or wife
- To move things away from each other
benefit
US / 'benɪfɪt /
•UK / ˈbɛnəfɪt /
- noun
- Good result or effect, something advantageous
- verb
- To have a good effect or be helpful
summer
US / ˈsʌmə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌmɚ /
- noun
- Part of the year when the weather is hot
- verb
- To spend time in a place in the warm months
daily
US / 'deɪlɪ /
•UK / ˈdeli /
- adverb
- Happening every day
- noun
- A newspaper that is printed every day
datum
US / ˈdeɪtəm /
•UK / ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm /
- noun
- Item of factual information
combine
US / kəmˈbaɪn /
•UK / kəmˈbaɪn /
- verb
- To mix several things together to form one thing
planet
US / 'plænɪt /
•UK / ˈplænɪt /
- noun
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
sun
US / sʌn /
•UK / sʌn /
- noun
- Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- Hot shining star the Earth moves around
- verb
- To lie in the sunshine and enjoy its warmth
concern
US / kənˈsɜ:n /
•UK / kənˈsɚn /
- noun
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
- verb
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- To be responsible or mixed up in; to be involved
- To feel worry or anxiety
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.
wind
US / wɪnd /
•UK / wɪnd /
- adjecitve
- (Musical instruments) that you blow into to play
- noun
- A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- Something that has influence
- verb
- If a road, path, or river winds, it follows a route that turns repeatedly in different directions
- To turn or cause something to turn
- To twist around something
global
US / ˈgləʊbl /
•UK / ˈgloʊbl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
gas
US / ɡæs /
•UK / ɡæs /
- noun
- Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
- Fuel used for cooking, heating houses etc.
- Liquid you put in your car to drive the engine
- Air produced by stomach during digestion of food
- verb
- To kill or disable someone with poisoned air
inch
US / ɪntʃ /
•UK / ɪntʃ /
- noun
- 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
- Very small distance
- verb
- To move or cause to move a small bit at a time
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
evidence
US / 'evɪdəns /
•UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /
- noun
- Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
oil
US / ɔɪl /
•UK / ɔɪl /
- noun
- A liquid used for frying foods
- Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
- verb
- To add a liquid for frying foods
- To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly
willing
US / 'wɪlɪŋ /
•UK / ˈwɪlɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Act of making a choice
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
addition
US / əˈdɪʃn /
•UK / əˈdɪʃən /
- noun
- Act of adding something; thing that is added
driver
US / ˈdraɪvə(r) /
•UK / ˈdraɪvɚ /
- noun
- People who move cattle from one place to another
- Someone who operates a vehicle
- A club with a wooden head used when playing golf
scientist
US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
•UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
- noun
- Person who is trained in a science
sea
US / si: /
•UK / si: /
- noun
- Very large group of people, similar-looking things
- Large body of salty water with land around it
concerned
US / kənˈsɜ:nd /
•UK / kənˈsə:nd /
- adjecitve
- Worried or anxious
- verb
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- To be responsible or mixed up in; to be involved
- To feel worry or anxiety
weather
US / 'weðə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɛðɚ /
- noun
- Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- verb
- To successfully deal with a difficult situation
- To erode or become damaged due to the environment
traditional
US / trəˈdɪʃənl /
•UK / trəˈdɪʃənəl /
- adjecitve
- Involved in a custom or event common to a people
temperature
US / ˈtemprətʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə- /
- noun
- When you your body heat is above normal
- How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
engine
US / 'endʒɪn /
•UK / ˈɛndʒɪn /
- noun
- Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
- The part of a train that pulls railway cars
pattern
US / 'pætn /
•UK / ˈpætən /
- noun
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Regular repeated behavior
- verb
- To copy the way something else is made
complicated
US / 'kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd /
•UK / ˈkɑmplɪˌketɪd /
- adjecitve
- Difficult to do, understand or use
- verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
ocean
US / 'əʊʃn /
•UK / ˈoʃən /
- noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
graphic
US / ˈgræfɪk /
•UK / ˈɡræfɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerning things that are drawn
- In clear detail, often when unpleasant in some way
- noun
- Picture or drawing used to show something clearly
winter
US / ˈwɪntə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɪntɚ /
- adjecitve
- (Food) planted in fall and gathered next year
- noun
- Time or season of idleness or decay
- Coldest season of the year
- verb
- To spend the cold months at a certain place
slip
US / slɪp /
•UK / slɪp /
- noun
- Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- 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
reflect
US / rɪ'flekt /
•UK / rɪˈflɛkt /
- verb
- To indicate or be a sign of something
- To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
- To show an image in glass, water, a mirror etc.
- To think of something seriously and carefully
growth
US / grəʊθ /
•UK / groʊθ /
- noun
- Improvement, development in a skill over time
- A mass on the skin or body part related to illness
- Act of growing
melt
US / melt /
•UK / mɛlt /
- verb
- To disappear or to go away
- To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
- To become liquid through heating
roughly
US / ˈrʌfli /
•UK / ˈrʌflɪ /
- adverb
- Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- In a manner that is violent or not careful
- In an inexact, imprecise or violent way
- In a basic, simple manner
meaning
US / ˈmi:nɪŋ /
•UK / ˈminɪŋ /
- noun
- Idea or thing represented by words or sentences
- verb
- To express a particular idea or thought
- To intend to do something in particular
- To have a particular intention or value
citizen
US / 'sɪtɪzn /
•UK / ˈsɪtɪzən /
- noun
- Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
pleasure
US / 'pleʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈplɛʒɚ /
- noun
- Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
sheet
US / ʃi:t /
•UK / ʃit /
- noun
- Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
- Piece of thin flat metal, plastic or glass
- Broad, flat surface or area of something, e.g. ice
- Piece of paper for writing or for information
suspect
US / sə'spekt /
•UK / səˈspɛkt /
- adjecitve
- (Of a thing) causing doubt; suspicious
- noun
- Person thought to have committed a crime
- verb
- To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
- To doubt or lack trust
peak
US / pi:k /
•UK / pik /
- noun
- Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- The very top of a mountain
- State when something is at its best
- Time or point when the highest level occurs
- verb
- To reach the highest or best point
animation
US / ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌænəˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Movie with drawn characters
valuable
US / ˈvæljuəbl /
•UK / ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə- /
- adjecitve
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
climate
US / ˈklaɪmət /
•UK / ˈklaɪmɪt /
- noun
- Typical weather conditions in a particular place
consequence
US / ˈkɔnsikwəns /
•UK / ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns /
- noun
- Importance of a person or thing
- Outcome of an event; result
seal
US / si:l /
•UK / sil /
- noun
- Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
- Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
- Piece of rubber used to keep water, dirt out
- verb
- To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- To close an envelop or package
- To cover a surface with a substance to protect it
researcher
US / rɪ'sɜ:tʃə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈsətʃɚ /
- noun
- Someone who works to find new facts and ideas
atmosphere
US / 'ætməsfɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈætməˌsfɪr /
- noun
- Air around us
- Feeling or mood of a place
gray
US / ɡreɪ /
•UK / ɡre /
- adjecitve
- Color between black and white (also spelled grey)
- Lacking cheer or brightness
- noun
- Person's name
curve
US / kə:v /
•UK / kɚv /
- noun
- Smooth rounded line that is not straight
- verb
- To make something bend into a rounded shape
cooler
US / ˈku:lə(r) /
•UK / ˈkulɚ /
- adjecitve
- More cool than
- Being more smart or stylish than others
- noun
- A box to keep things such as food, drink cool
frozen
US / 'frəʊzn /
•UK / ˈfroʊzn /
- adjecitve
- Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- verb
- To store an item of food in a cold place
- To make someone to not want to communicate
- To stop moving and be still; stay the same
inner
US / ˈɪnə(r) /
•UK / ˈɪnɚ /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the inside part of something
southern
US / ˈsʌðən /
•UK / ˈsʌðərn /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a region in the south
- Being in or toward the south
tube
US / tju:b /
•UK / tub,tjub /
- noun
- Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- Long hollow pipe used to hold or liquids or gases
shocking
US / ˈʃɒkɪŋ /
•UK / ˈʃɑkɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Very upsetting due to some unexpected event
- verb
- To affect someone with an electrical current
- To cause great surprise, horror, or anger
absorb
US / əb'sɔ:b /
•UK / əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /
- verb
- To take up all attention / energy of something
- To take in a liquid; soak up
extent
US / ɪkˈstent /
•UK / ɪkˈstɛnt /
- noun
- Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- Range or space included in something
chart
US / tʃɑ:t /
•UK / tʃɑ:rt /
- noun
- Drawing showing information in a clear way
- Map of the sea or stars
- verb
- To make a plan for future action
- To make a map of
- To keep a record of developments over time
increasingly
US / ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli /
•UK / ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli /
- adverb
- More and more; in greater degree or amount
remarkable
US / rɪˈmɑ:kəbl /
•UK / rɪˈmɑrkəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
mexico
US / 'meksɪkəʊ /
•UK / 'meksɪkoʊ /
- proper noun
- A country in southwestern North America, with extensive coastlines on the Gulf of Mexico and the Pac
mechanism
US / 'mekənɪzəm /
•UK / ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm /
- noun
- Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- System or process for achieving a certain result
william
US / ˈwɪljəm /
•UK / ˈwɪljəm /
- proper noun
- The name of two kings of England and two of Great Britain and Ireland.
fingerprint
US / 'fɪŋɡəprɪnt /
•UK / ˈfɪŋɡɚˌprɪnt /
- noun
- Generic term for any identifying characteristic
- Inked impressions of a person's fingerprints
disrupt
US / dɪsˈrʌpt /
•UK / dɪsˈrʌpt /
- verb
- To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
sunlight
US / ˈsʌnlaɪt /
•UK / ˈsʌnˌlaɪt /
- noun
- Rays of light coming from the sun
coal
US / kəʊl /
•UK / kol /
- noun
- Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
graph
US / græf /
•UK / ɡræf /
- noun
- Image expressing numerical data in lines or shapes
- verb
- To show data using images
continent
US / ˈkɒntɪnənt /
•UK / ˈkɑntənənt /
- noun
- Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
whale
US / weɪl /
•UK / hwel, wel /
- noun
- a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head and looks like a gia
- verb
- To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- To hunt and catch whales
upwards
US / ˈʌpwədz /
•UK / ˈʌpwərdz /
- adverb
- Toward some higher point or position
bulk
US / bʌlk /
•UK / bʌlk /
- noun
- Most of something; majority of
- Big size; largeness; heaviness
physics
US / ˈfɪzɪks /
•UK / ˈfɪzɪks /
- other
- The study of heat, light, and energy on objects
nasa
US / ˈnæsə /
•UK / ˈnæsə /
- abbreviation
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
halo
US / 'heɪləʊ /
•UK / ˈhelo /
- noun
- Circle of light
globally
US / 'ɡləʊbəlɪ /
•UK / 'ɡloʊbəlɪ /
- adverb
- Throughout the world
expertise
US / ˌekspɜ:ˈti:z /
•UK / ˌekspɜːrˈtiːz /
- noun
- The special knowledge that an expert has
protector
US / prə'tektə(r) /
•UK / prəˈtɛktɚ /
- noun
- Person who cares for persons or property
penguin
US / 'peŋɡwɪn /
•UK / ˈpɛŋɡwɪn, ˈpɛn- /
- noun
- Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
sober
US / 'səʊbə(r) /
•UK / ˈsobɚ /
- adjecitve
- Not drunk
colossal
US / kəˈlɒsl /
•UK / kəˈlɑ:sl /
- adjecitve
- Being extremely large in size or amount
outward
US / ˈaʊtwəd /
•UK / ˈaʊtwəd /
- adjecitve
- Going away from a place that will be returned to
- Seeming to be from the outside
- Concerning how something appears on the outside
alaska
US / əˈlæskə /
•UK / əˈlæskə /
- other
- A state in northwestern North America; the th state admitted to the union
buffer
US / ˈbʌfə(r) /
•UK / ˈbʌfɚ /
- noun
- Data in computer memory allowing fast access
- Protection to prevent things mixing
- verb
- To store data in special memory for fast access
- To protect a thing by separating it from
scientifically
US / ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ /
•UK / ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ /
- adverb
- In an manner that follows the rules of science
hemisphere
US / ˈhemɪsfɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪr /
- noun
- One half of a rounded, ball-like object
- One of the two masses forming the brain
glacier
US / ˈglæsiə(r) /
•UK / ˈgleɪʃər /
- noun
- Very large river of ice moving down a mountain
antarctica
US / æn'tɑ:ktɪkə /
•UK / æn'tɑ:rktɪkə /
- noun
- An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by
nawaz
US / /
•UK / /
thirdly
US / ˈθɜ:dli /
•UK / ˈθə:dli /
- adverb
- In the third place
radiant
US / ˈreɪdiənt /
•UK / ˈrediənt /
- adjecitve
- Being bright
marilyn
US / ˈmærəlɪn /
•UK / ˈmɛrələn /
seawater
US / 'si:wɒtə /
•UK / ˈsiˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ /
- noun
- Water from the sea; salt water
wintertime
US / ˈwɪntətaɪm /
•UK / ˈwɪntərtaɪm /
- noun
- Coldest season of the year
raphael
US / ˈreifl, ˈræfeil /
•UK / ˈræfiəl, ˈrefi-, ˌrɑfiˈɛl /
- noun
- An archangel of the Hebrew tradition
antarctic
US / ænˈtɑːktɪk /
•UK / ænˈtɑːrktɪk /
- noun
- The region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
complicit
US / kəmˈplɪsɪt /
•UK / kəmˈplɪsɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being involved with someone in a crime, etc.
periphery
US / pə'rɪfərɪ /
•UK / pəˈrɪfəri /
- noun
- Far edge of something
shrunken
US / ˈʃrʌŋkən /
•UK / ˈʃrʌŋkən /
- adjecitve
- Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage from age or illness
krill
US / krɪl /
•UK / krɪl /
- other
- Shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales
southernmost
US / ˈsʌðənməʊst /
•UK / ˈsʌðərnmoʊst /
- adjecitve
- Situated farthest south