News Wrap: Hawaii governor surveys Maui fire damage, warns death toll will grow
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Original YouTube Video | PBSNewsHour Published on 2023-08-13
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just
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all
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there
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one
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will
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- adverb
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- verb
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from
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- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
now
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•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
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- conjunction
- Resulting from or because of something
time
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- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
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- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
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come
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- verb
- To arrive at a place
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when
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- adjecitve
- Concerning or during the time something happens
- adverb
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- conjunction
- Although
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- Which time
say
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- noun
- Power to decide or greatly influence something
- verb
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more
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- adjecitve
- In addition; extra
- Greater in amount, number, or size
- adverb
- To a greater degree; in greater quantity
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- A greater or additional number
because
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•UK / bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkʌz /
- conjunction
- For a reason
look
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•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
some
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•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
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- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
- (Of an amount) enough; plenty
- Excellent; high quality
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- noun
- Advantage or benefit
take
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- noun
- Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
- verb
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into
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- preposition
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first
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- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
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- Something that has not happened before
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where
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- conjunction
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over
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- adverb
- Finished; no longer happening
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- other
- Finished
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much
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- adjecitve
- Very; to a high level or degree
- adverb
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- noun
- A large amount; a great quantity
could
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- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
other
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who
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- Which person
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people
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- Men, Women, Children
down
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- adjecitve
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- The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
- preposition
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- To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping
need
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- noun
- Thing you must have and cannot not have e.g. air
- Thing you must have and cannot manage without
- verb
- To be unable to manage without something; require
mean
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- adjecitve
- Being good at
- Nasty; unkind
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- noun
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- verb
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- To have a particular meaning or value
than
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- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
only
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- adverb
- Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
- Not very important or serious
- Just that type of thing, person
- Short time ago; not before a certain time
- conjunction
- Except; but
their
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- determiner
- Belonging to them
those
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still
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- Machine or device for making alcohol
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too
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- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
any
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- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
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tell
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- verb
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most
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- adverb
- Very; extremely
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- Nearly all of something
should
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- other
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show
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- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
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- To be easily seen or displayed
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- To reveal or allow something to be seen
last
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- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
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- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
keep
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- noun
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- Money spent on you so you can live in a place
- verb
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- 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
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- To do something that you have promised or agreed
- To stay in a certain place or condition
- To maintain the rules
leave
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- noun
- Permission to do something
- Vacation time; time off work
- verb
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- To gift property to someone after you die
- To allow something to continue happening
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- To let something or someone remain somewhere
through
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- adjecitve
- having finished using or doing something
- adverb
- From the beginning of something until the end
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today
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- adverb
- On this day; at the time that is happening now
- noun
- This day; day that is happening now
she
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- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
help
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•UK / hɛlp /
- noun
- Something given to enable a person to do something
- Assistance given to someone in need
- Someone who makes something easier or possible
- verb
- To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- To make something better or less difficult
place
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•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
life
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- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
world
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- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
already
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- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
far
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- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
able
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- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
number
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- noun
- Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- Particular song or dance performed during a show
- Total quantity or amount of things
- verb
- To put numbers on things
- To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
- To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set
head
US / hed /
•UK / hɛd /
- noun
- Counter for the number of cattle
- Natural mental ability or intelligence
- Leader or person with the greatest authority
- Mind; mental ability; mental state
- Side of a coin with a head on it
- Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
- Starting point of something, e.g. a river
- verb
- To hit a ball with your head in a game
- To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
- To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
- To become the leader of something
- To lead or be responsible for something
home
US / həʊm /
•UK / hom /
- adjecitve
- A sports team's own field or place of play
- adverb
- Into the correct or intended position
- noun
- House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- Institution for sick or elderly people
- Place where a person or a family lives
- Country where a person lives or was born
- Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
- verb
- To move towards a particular target location
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
its
US / ɪts /
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- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
since
US / sɪns /
•UK / sɪns /
- adverb
- At a point before the present time
- conjunction
- For this reason; because
- preposition
- From the time in the past that
week
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
five
US / faɪv /
•UK / faɪv /
- number
- 5
nothing
US / 'nʌθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /
- noun
- Item of little or no value, importance, interest
- Number or value of zero
- pronoun
- Not anything, not a single thing
lose
US / lu:z /
•UK / luz /
- verb
- To be unable to keep in check or control something
- To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
- To stop having certain qualities or abilities
- To stop having or being entitled to
- To fail to win something that is being contested
- To be unable to find something you once had
- To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')
without
US / wɪˈðaʊt /
•UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /
- preposition
- Not with; not having
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
pick
US / pɪk /
•UK / pɪk /
- noun
- Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- Item selected from a group of choices
- verb
- To take fruit or vegetables from a plant or tree
- To decide on a thing from various choices; select
- To remove (flower, etc.) with your fingers
minute
US / 'mɪnɪt /
•UK / ˈmɪnɪt /
- adjecitve
- Very very small
- noun
- Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- Short period of time
- Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
- verb
- To record in writing what is said at a meeting
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
shoot
US / ʃu:t /
•UK / ʃut /
- noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
- verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- To (cause to) fly away forcefully
- To use a camera to record a film/take a photograph
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
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
hour
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- noun
- 60 minutes
- Particular time of the day
- Fixed, regularly occurring time
night
US / naɪt /
•UK / naɪt /
- adjecitve
- Working during the very early morning
- noun
- Time when sun does not shine
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
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
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
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
house
US / haʊs /
•UK / haʊs /
- noun
- Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- Building in which a family, person lives
- verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
deal
US / di:l /
•UK / dil /
- verb
- To cope with something - usually troubles
- To give (something bad e.g. news) to
- To buy and sell illegal drugs
- To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
- To do business with someone or to sell products
light
US / laɪt /
•UK / laɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being bright making it easy to see; not dark
- Being pale and lacking darkness of color
- Not heavy; weighing only a little
- adverb
- Carrying few bags when traveling
- noun
- A source of energy that makes a room or area bright
- Way in which something or someone is understood
- verb
- To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- To provide a way to see ahead
family
US / 'fæməlɪ /
•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
six
US / sɪks /
•UK / sɪks /
- number
- 6
kill
US / kɪl /
•UK / kɪl /
- noun
- Animal killed by a person or other animal
- verb
- To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- To end the life of a person or other living thing
- To be very funny
- To prevent something from continuing or operating
- To do something unimportant to pass time quickly
allow
US / əˈlaʊ /
•UK / əˈlaʊ /
- verb
- To admit the validity or truth of something
- To let or permit someone do something
power
US / 'paʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈpaʊɚ /
- noun
- Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- Ability to move forcefully and quickly
- Energy of something (e.g. electricity or fuel)
- Mathematical way to multiply a number
- Condition of being in political control
- Physical force, energy, and strength
- verb
- To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
- To move something forcefully and quickly
pull
US / pʊl /
•UK / pʊl /
- noun
- Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- Force something has that draws other things to it
- Using your hands to move something to you
- verb
- To breathe in smoke, as from a pipe
- To hold something and move it toward you
- To remove something by force
room
US / ru:m /
•UK / rum, rʊm /
- noun
- All of the people inside a particular room
- Part of building enclosed by walls, e.g. kitchen
- Opportunity to exist, happen, or be true
- verb
- To share a home with someone
catch
US / kætʃ /
•UK / kætʃ, kɛtʃ /
- noun
- Amount of something that has been caught
- Trick or something trying to deceive
- verb
- To stop something flying and hold it
- To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
- To get sick or get a disease from someone else
- To find someone to do something, a task
- To get stuck on or in something
- To be trapped so you can’t escape
- To be able to understand what someone is saying
late
US / leɪt /
•UK / let /
- adjecitve
- Happening near the end of a given time
- Having died; having held some position recently
- At a time after the expected time
- adverb
- At a time after the expected time
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
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
save
US / seɪv /
•UK / sev /
- noun
- Preventing a player in a game from scoring a goal
- preposition
- Except; not including
- verb
- To make your computer keep a file
- To keep for future use
- To make something unnecessary; prevent
- To keep money so that you will have it later
- To keep something for future use, such as money
- To keep or rescue someone or something from harm
- To prevent a player in a game from scoring a goal
- To avoid the unnecessary waste of energy, etc.
piece
US / pi:s /
•UK / pis /
- noun
- A counter in a board game
- Small part of something larger
- verb
- To put items together to assemble something
body
US / ˈbɒd.i /
•UK / ˈbɑdi /
- noun
- An object distinct from other objects
- A group of people involved in an activity together
- Main part of something
- A person's physical self
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
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
area
US / 'eərɪə /
•UK / ˈɛriə /
- noun
- Amount of measured space
- A specific section or space; part of a region
- A subject or field of study
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
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
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
fire
US / 'faɪə(r) /
•UK / faɪr /
- noun
- Heat and the flame produced when burning
- Intense energy for or about something
- verb
- To apply heat to something to make it hard
- To make a person leave their job; dismiss
- To shoot a gun or weapon
- To launch something into the sky, e.g. a rocket
- To start working on something e.g. a project
black
US / blæk /
•UK / blæk /
- adjecitve
- Color of the sky on a dark night
- noun
- A person with dark skin, often of African origin
- Person's name
- verb
- To fill in something to make it a very dark color
force
US / fɔ:s /
•UK / fɔrs, fors /
- noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
- verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
seven
US / ˈsevn /
•UK / ˈsɛvən /
- number
- Number 7
business
US / ˈbɪznəs /
•UK / ˈbɪznɪs /
- noun
- A company formed for making profit
- Matter that has to be dealt with; task; situation
- Activity of working to make a profit
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
main
US / meɪn /
•UK / men /
- adjecitve
- Most important; most often used
view
US / vju: /
•UK / vju /
- noun
- Opinion, belief, or idea about something
- Things you are able to see from a specific place
- verb
- To have a particular opinion or idea about
- To watch or see something, e.g. show on television
ground
US / graʊnd /
•UK / ɡraʊnd /
- noun
- Connection of electrical equipment to earth
- Place where people play particular sports
- Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
- verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- To make sharp or smooth through friction
- To press together with force making a sound
- To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
- To hit the bottom
- (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
- To prevent a plane from taking off
- To place the ball over the goal line in rugby
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
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
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
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
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
tonight
US / təˈnaɪt /
•UK / təˈnaɪt /
- adverb
- Night following this day
- noun
- This evening; the night of today
brother
US / ˈbrʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈbrʌðɚ /
- noun
- A boy or man who shares a parent with you
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
service
US / 'sɜ:vɪs /
•UK / 'sɝvɪs /
- noun
- Work that a person does to assist others
- Ceremony for religious purposes
- Work or help that is provided by a company
- Job that is performed by members of the military
- Maintenance of machinery so it runs well, e.g. car
- verb
- To help or do work for someone, e.g. in a store
- To maintain a piece of machinery so it runs well
damage
US / ˈdæmɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈdæmɪdʒ /
- noun
- Physical harm that is done to something
- verb
- To harm physically; to hurt or break something
battle
US / 'bætl /
•UK / ˈbætl /
- noun
- Military fight between armies
- Working hard to stop something; struggle
- verb
- To fight or struggle against someone or something
- To work hard to stop something; struggle
parent
US / 'peərənt /
•UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /
- noun
- Person's, animal's mother or father
- Something creating other things of the same kind
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
heavy
US / 'hevɪ /
•UK / ˈhɛvi /
- adjecitve
- Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- Involving serious or strong emotions
- Having a lot of weight
shut
US / ʃʌt /
•UK / ʃʌt /
- verb
- To stop being open for business
- To close something, e.g. a door
among
US / əˈmʌŋ /
•UK / əˈmʌŋ /
- preposition
- In the center of several things
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
official
US / əˈfɪʃl /
•UK / əˈfɪʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Real, exact, truely felt
- Of or done by someone in authority; formal
- noun
- A person authorized to perform a specific duty
avoid
US / ə'vɔɪd /
•UK / əˈvɔɪd /
- verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
arrive
US / əˈraɪv /
•UK / əˈraɪv /
- verb
- To reach the place you are traveling to
search
US / sɜ:tʃ /
•UK / sɜ:rtʃ /
- noun
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
- Action of trying to find someone or something
- verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- To look carefully for someone or something
weekend
US / ˌwi:kˈend /
•UK / ˈwi:kend /
- noun
- Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
police
US / pəˈli:s /
•UK / pəˈlis /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the police and its business
- noun
- People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- verb
- To control an area, or group with a police force
john
US / dʒɔn /
•UK / dʒɑn /
- noun
- A toilet.
- A prostitute's client.
- proper noun
- (1165–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine; king of England 1199–1216; known as John Lack
- The name of six kings of Portugal.
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
court
US / kɔ:t /
•UK / kɔrt, kort /
- noun
- Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
- Place where legal cases are decided
- Large, flat area, to play tennis or basketball
- verb
- To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- To encourage dangerous behavior
- To pay attention to someone to get their support
warn
US / wɔ:n /
•UK / wɔrn /
- verb
- To tell someone about possible danger
escape
US / ɪ'skeɪp /
•UK / ɪˈskep /
- noun
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Act of getting away from where you are being kept
- verb
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
- (Gas, water) to come out from a pipe, container
- To not to be noticed or remembered by someone
sky
US / skaɪ /
•UK / skaɪ /
- noun
- The place where we see clouds above us
ship
US / ʃɪp /
•UK / ʃɪp /
- noun
- Large boat
- verb
- To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
studio
US / 'stju:dɪəʊ /
•UK / ˈstudio, ˈstju- /
- noun
- Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
percent
US / pə'sent /
•UK / pɚˈsɛnt /
- adverb
- One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
rain
US / reɪn /
•UK / ren /
- noun
- Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
- verb
- (Of water from the clouds) to fall
metal
US / ˈmetl /
•UK / ˈmɛtl /
- adjecitve
- Made something such as gold, steel, iron
- noun
- Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
century
US / 'sentʃərɪ /
•UK / ˈsɛntʃəri /
- noun
- Period of 100 years
sea
US / si: /
•UK / si: /
- noun
- Very large group of people, similar-looking things
- Large body of salty water with land around it
structure
US / ˈstrʌk.tʃə /
•UK / ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ /
- noun
- The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in
- verb
- To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
climb
US / klaɪm /
•UK / klaɪm /
- noun
- A trip up something, e.g. a mountain
- Increase or a rise toward a higher price or point
- verb
- To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- To increase or rise toward a higher price or point
customer
US / ˈkʌstəmə(r) /
•UK / ˈkʌstəmɚ /
- noun
- Someone who buys goods or services from a business
region
US / 'ri:dʒən /
•UK / ˈridʒən /
- noun
- Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
ocean
US / 'əʊʃn /
•UK / ˈoʃən /
- noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
evening
US / ˈi:vnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈivnɪŋ /
- noun
- Last part of the day and early part of night
- A social event in the early part of the night
- verb
- To make something level; to flatten
- To make something equal
hotel
US / həʊ'tel /
•UK / hoˈtɛl /
- noun
- Place where people can stay when traveling
secure
US / sɪ'kjʊə(r) /
•UK / sɪˈkjʊr /
- adjecitve
- Being attached to something tightly and surely
- (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
- verb
- To get or achieve something with certainty
- To firmly attach something to something else
- To protect from danger or harm, keep things safe
shower
US / ˈʃaʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈʃaʊɚ /
- noun
- Device producing falling water for cleaning
- Process of washing your body under running water
- Party where a woman receives wedding/baby gifts
- Giving someone many things, as gifts
- Brief time when rain or snow is falling
- verb
- To wash your body under running water
- To give someone many things as gifts
china
US / ˈtʃaɪnə /
•UK / ˈtʃaɪnə /
- noun
- A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the wo
- other
- High quality porcelain originally made only in China
pace
US / peɪs /
•UK / pes /
- noun
- Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- Single step, often used to measure a distance
- verb
- To set and control your speed, as in a race
- To walk with slow purposeful steps
cloud
US / klaʊd /
•UK / klaʊd /
- noun
- A mass of smoke or mist hanging in the air
- verb
- To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
- (Of the sky) to get darker and fill with clouds
- To make (glass, etc.) difficult to see through
- To make an activity less pleasant or enjoyable
- (Of person's face, etc.) to show worry/anger
moon
US / mu:n /
•UK / mun /
- noun
- Round object circling the Earth at night
- verb
- To expose your buttocks as a joke
adjust
US / əˈdʒʌst /
•UK / əˈdʒʌst /
- verb
- To change; to attain a desired state or function
- To change so as to fit in with new conditions
flash
US / flæʃ /
•UK / flæʃ /
- noun
- Sudden and brief appearance of something
- Light used by a camera to brighten the area
- Sudden feeling, idea or occurrence
- Publicly exposing your genitals to others
- Sudden bright light
- Showing something very quickly and briefly
- Light used in the dark, powered by batteries
- verb
- To appear suddenly and briefly
- To publicly expose your genitals to others
- To shine brightly very suddenly and briefly
- To show something very quickly and briefly
washington
US / 'wɒʃɪŋtən /
•UK / 'wɑ:ʃɪŋtənˌ 'wɔ:ʃɪŋ- /
- other
- A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
chief
US / tʃi:f /
•UK / tʃif /
- adjecitve
- The one highest in authority or importance
- noun
- Leader of a race or group of people
- The one highest in authority or importance
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
fund
US / fʌnd /
•UK / fʌnd /
- noun
- Money collected, saved, or provided for a purpose
- A specific account into which you put money
- verb
- To supply money for something
western
US / ˈwestən /
•UK / ˈwestərn /
- adjecitve
- Movies often about cowboys in the American West
- Coming from, found in, or facing towards the west
chinese
US / ˌtʃaɪˈniːz /
•UK / ˌtʃaɪˈniːz /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of China
internal
US / inˈtə:nəl /
•UK / ɪnˈtɚnəl /
- adjecitve
- Being or happening in the body
- Being, happening in a country, state, organization
- Within or inside; interior; not external
josh
US / dʒɒʃ /
•UK / dʒɑ:ʃ /
- noun
- Good-natured banter.
- transitive verb
- Tease (someone) in a playful way.
russian
US / ˈrʌʃn /
•UK / ˈrʌʃn /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Russia
- noun
- Person from Russia
flame
US / fleɪm /
•UK / flem /
- noun
- The red part you can see in fire
- verb
- To glow
- To burn or glow in a fire
- To glow (as in the sun or sunset)
- To send angry messages over the Internet; to troll
russia
US / 'rʌʃə /
•UK / 'rʌʃə /
- proper noun
- A country in northern Asia and eastern Europe; population 143,500,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Mos
survival
US / səˈvaɪvl /
•UK / sɚˈvaɪvəl /
- noun
- Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
southern
US / ˈsʌðən /
•UK / ˈsʌðərn /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a region in the south
- Being in or toward the south
tale
US / teɪl /
•UK / tel /
- noun
- Story that is not true
- Story about colorful and imaginary events
crop
US / krɒp /
•UK / krɑp /
- noun
- Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
- Section of short, thick hair
- verb
- To cut something to a shorter length or size
toxic
US / ˈtɒksɪk /
•UK / ˈtɑksɪk /
- adjecitve
- Poisonous; harmful
- (Of relationships) harmful; causing conflict
annual
US / ˈænjuəl /
•UK / ˈænjuəl /
- adjecitve
- Happening once a year, or every year
- noun
- Book (in a series) released each year
flood
US / flʌd /
•UK / flʌd /
- noun
- A quick unexpectedly volume of something
- Large number of people or things arriving at once
- Destruction when a river breaks its banks
- verb
- To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- (Of liquid) to fill or cover something completely
affair
US / ə'feə(r) /
•UK / əˈfɛr /
- noun
- Secret sexual relationship between two people
- Event or a set of events, often unpleasant ones
publicly
US / 'pʌblɪklɪ /
•UK / ˈpʌblɪkli /
- adverb
- In a way that anyone can see, hear, use or know
religious
US / rɪˈlɪdʒəs /
•UK / rɪˈlɪdʒəs /
- adjecitve
- Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
recommendation
US / ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeʃən /
- noun
- Act of suggesting something as a good choice
survivor
US / səˈvaɪvə(r) /
•UK / sərˈvaɪvə(r) /
- noun
- Person, thing that continues to live or exist
shelter
US / 'ʃeltə(r) /
•UK / ˈʃɛltɚ /
- noun
- Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- Structure that covers or protects things
- State of being protected from danger, bad weather
- verb
- To give animals, people a place away from abuse
- To find protection from danger/bad weather
ukraine
US / ju:'kreɪn /
•UK / ju:'kreɪn /
- other
- A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian st
survey
US / 'sɜ:veɪ /
•UK / ˈsɜː(r)veɪ /
- noun
- Broad view or general description of something
- Act of measuring land or property to make a map
- Set of questions used to ask people about a topic
- verb
- To offer a broad view or general description
- To measure an area of land to make a map of it
- To ask people a question about a particular topic
governor
US / ˈgʌvənə(r) /
•UK / ˈgʌvərnə(r) /
- noun
- Person who leads a state or province
grain
US / greɪn /
•UK / ɡren /
- noun
- Seeds of plants used for food
- Natural pattern in something, e.g. wood
- Very small piece of something such as sand, truth
- Unit of weight based on a piece of wheat
streak
US / stri:k /
•UK / strik /
- noun
- An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
- Act of running naked in public as an act of daring
- Long thinnish lines of different colors, as in sky
- verb
- To run naked in public as an act of daring
- To add stripes of lines of color to, e.g. hair
highway
US / 'haɪweɪ /
•UK / ˈhaɪˌwe /
- noun
- Main road connecting places
trauma
US / 'trɔ:mə /
•UK / ˈtraʊmə /
- noun
- A very severe or upsetting experience
- Serious injury to part of the body
toll
US / təʊl /
•UK / tol /
- noun
- Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
- Number of people hurt or killed in a disaster
- Sum of money to be paid to use a bridge or road
- verb
- (Bell) to ring in a slow, loud and repeated way
newshour
US / /
•UK / /
vessel
US / ˈvesl /
•UK / ˈvɛsəl /
- noun
- Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
- A ship or boat; something that carries things
- Tube that carries blood through the body
slim
US / slɪm /
•UK / slɪm /
- adjecitve
- Being thin in an appealing way
- Being narrow in width
- Being small in quantity or number
- verb
- To eat less in order to become thinner
approval
US / əˈpru:vl /
•UK / əˈpruvəl /
- noun
- Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
- Positive opinion of something or someone
pbs
US / ˌpiː biː ˈes /
•UK / ˌpiː biː ˈes /
- abbreviation
- Public Broadcasting Service.
amid
US / ə'mɪd /
•UK / ə'mɪd /
- preposition
- In the middle of
export
US / ˈekspɔ:t /
•UK / ˈekspɔ:rt /
- noun
- When goods are sold to another country
- verb
- To send goods to be sold in another country
rural
US / ˈruərəl /
•UK / ˈrʊrəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the country as opposed to the city
shell
US / ʃel /
•UK / ʃɛl /
- noun
- Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- Hard metal container containing a bullet
- verb
- To remove the outer covering of peas, nuts etc.
- To fire shells (weapons) at
caution
US / 'kɔ:ʃn /
•UK / ˈkɔʃən /
- noun
- Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
- Warning given by police for breaking traffic rules
- A warning about a possible danger
- verb
- To give someone a warning about a possible danger
cargo
US / ˈkɑ:gəʊ /
•UK / ˈkɑ:rgoʊ /
- noun
- Goods carried in a ship or plane
hawaii
US / hə'wɑ:i: /
•UK / hə'wɑ:i: /
- noun
- A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
- other
- Largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks
pollution
US / pəˈlu:ʃn /
•UK / pəˈluʃən /
- noun
- Dangerous substances released into an environment
ministry
US / ˈmɪnɪstri /
•UK / ˈmɪnɪstri /
- noun
- Body of religious workers and leaders
- Government department, such as Education
evident
US / ˈevɪdənt /
•UK / ˈɛvɪdənt /
- adjecitve
- Clearly the case; plain; apparent
merchant
US / ˈmɜ:tʃənt /
•UK / ˈmɜ:rtʃənt /
- noun
- Someone who buys and sells goods
- Person who buys, sells, or trades different goods
newborn
US / ˈnju:bɔ:n /
•UK / ˈnu:bɔ:rn /
- adjecitve
- Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
- Recently born
wildfire
US / ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈwaɪldˌfaɪr /
- noun
- Raging and rapidly spreading large fire
shipment
US / ˈʃɪpmənt /
•UK / ˈʃɪpmənt /
- noun
- Delivery of goods, e.g. carried by a large vehicle
yang
US / jæŋ /
•UK / jæŋ /
- other
- Bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
meteor
US / ˈmi:tiə(r) /
•UK / ˈmitiɚ, -ˌɔr /
- noun
- Rock from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere
fred
US / frekəlz /
•UK / frekəlz /
ordeal
US / ɔ:'di:l /
•UK / ɔrˈdil /
- noun
- Event that is difficult to survive, live through
charcoal
US / ˈtʃɑ:kəʊl /
•UK / ˈtʃɑ:rkoʊl /
- noun
- Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
celestial
US / səˈlestiəl /
•UK / səˈlestʃl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the sky or objects in the sky
warship
US / ˈwɔ:ʃɪp /
•UK / ˈwɔ:rʃɪp /
- noun
- Government ship that is available for waging war
crescent
US / ˈkresnt /
•UK / ˈkrɛsənt /
- adjecitve
- Curved in shape with narrow ends and wider middle
- noun
- Curved shape with pointed ends and a wider middle
gov
US / 'ɡʌv /
•UK / 'ɡʌv /
- noun
- Shortened form of 'government'; internet address
weeknight
US / ˈwiːknaɪt /
•UK / ˈwiːknaɪt /
- noun
- Any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday
maui
US / ˈmaʊɪ /
•UK / ˈmaʊi /
- noun
- The second largest of the Hawaiian Islands
weta
US / 'weɪtə /
•UK / 'weɪtə /
- noun
- A large brown wingless insect related to the grasshoppers, with long spiny legs and wood-boring larv
fema
US / /
•UK / /
- abbreviation
- Federal Emergency Management Agency.
straggler
US / ˈstræɡlə(r) /
•UK / ˈstræɡlər /
- noun
- Someone who strays or falls behind
mudslide
US / ˈmʌdslaɪd /
•UK / ˈmʌdˌslaɪd /
- noun
- Landslide of mud
pompeii
US / pɔmˈpei /
•UK / pɑmˈpe, -ˈpei /
- other
- Ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
greene
US / griːn /
•UK / grin /
searcher
US / ˈsɜ:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈsɜ:rtʃə(r) /
- noun
- Customs official whose job is to search baggage
perseid
US / ˈpə:siid /
•UK / ˈpɚsiɪd /
- adjective
- Of or designating a Perseid, or the shower of Perseids.
- noun
- Any of an annual shower of meteors which appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus during lat