Why Teeth Make The Best Fossils
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Original YouTube Video | SciShow Published on 2023-05-15
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- To go away from; depart
- To gift property to someone after you die
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- 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
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
today
US / tə'deɪ /
•UK / təˈde /
- adverb
- On this day; at the time that is happening now
- noun
- This day; day that is happening now
ever
US / 'evə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any time; at all times in the future
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
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
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
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
while
US / waɪl /
•UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /
- conjunction
- In spite of the fact that; although
- During the time that; at the same time
- noun
- Short amount of time
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
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
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
both
US / bəuθ /
•UK / boθ /
- determiner
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
- pronoun
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
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”
become
US / bɪ'kʌm /
•UK / bɪˈkʌm /
- verb
- To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
- To be suitable for a particular job or role
stop
US / stɒp /
•UK / stɑ:p /
- noun
- Action of finishing moving
- Place to rest (often on a journey)
- verb
- To block or close something
- To finish moving or to come to an end
- To no longer do an activity; finish
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
each
US / i:tʃ /
•UK / itʃ /
- determiner
- Every one of two or more things
- pronoun
- Per one person or thing
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
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
between
US / bɪˈtwi:n /
•UK / bɪˈtwin /
- preposition
- From one person, thing, or place, to another
- In the space that separates two objects
- Among two or more people who share something
week
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
hand
US / hænd /
•UK / hænd /
- noun
- Cards given to a player in a card game
- Piece of a clock that points to the time
- Someone who performs physical tasks or work
- Body part at the end of a person's arm
- Help for someone performing a particular action
- Condition of having power or influence
- Member of the crew of a ship
- verb
- To give something to someone personally
guess
US / ɡes /
•UK / ɡɛs /
- noun
- Answer given when you don't know if it is correct
- verb
- To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
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
small
US / smɔ:l /
•UK / smɔl /
- adjecitve
- Little in size; not big
- (Of letters) not written in capital letters
- Being insignificant or minor
- (Of a business) with few people or things; local
- (Of voice) being soft and quiet
- (Of a child) being young
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
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
hour
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- noun
- 60 minutes
- Particular time of the day
- Fixed, regularly occurring time
behind
US / bɪˈhaɪnd /
•UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a later or slower time than expected
- Being in a losing position in a sporting event
- Being in the past; old fashioned
- adverb
- Remaining
- noun
- The part of the body that one sits on
- preposition
- At or toward the back of someone or something
- Supporting or helping someone
course
US / kɔː(r)s /
•UK / kɔː(r)s /
- noun
- The route or direction e.g. a river moves along
- A series of lessons given over time
- Part of a meal that is served separately
- Place where horses etc. race against each other
- Route or direction that a river, etc. moves along
- verb
- To flow somewhere rapidly and in great quantity
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
fact
US / fækt /
•UK / fækt /
- noun
- Something that is known or proved to be true
case
US / keɪs /
•UK / kes /
- noun
- Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- Set of facts about a crime
- Set of facts about an event
- Example or instance of something
- verb
- To find out about a place, as in planning to steal
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
below
US / bɪ'ləʊ /
•UK / bɪˈlo /
- preposition
- In a lower position, place, or level
eat
US / i:t /
•UK / it /
- verb
- To put food in your mouth
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
free
US / fri: /
•UK / fri /
- adjecitve
- Living, happening without being controlled
- Costing no money
- Not working; not busy
- verb
- To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison
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
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
basically
US / ˈbeɪsɪkli /
•UK / ˈbesɪkəli,-kli /
- adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
past
US / pɑ:st /
•UK / pæst /
- adjecitve
- No longer current or new
- adverb
- So as to go beyond, or further than something
- noun
- Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
- preposition
- After a particular time
- At a later point in distance; beyond
amazing
US / ə'meɪzɪŋ /
•UK / ə'meɪzɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
million
US / ˈmɪljən /
•UK / ˈmɪljən /
- number
- 1,000,000
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
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
die
US / daɪ /
•UK / daɪ /
- noun
- Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- verb
- To cease to function or work
- (Of a thing) to stop being used or done
- (Of a person) to stop living
figure
US / ˈfiɡə /
•UK / ˈfɪɡjɚ /
- noun
- Your body shape
- Numbers in a calculation
- Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
- Picture or diagram giving information in a text
- Person who is very important or famous
- Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
- Amount that is expressed in numbers
- verb
- To appear in a game, play or event
- To calculate how much something will cost
- To understand after thinking; work out
support
US / səˈpɔ:t /
•UK / səˈpɔrt, -ˈport /
- noun
- Assistance or advice given to someone
- Evidence that helps prove something is true
- A thing to hold up or prevent from falling down
- verb
- To give assistance or advice to someone
- To help prove or show that something is true
- To hold up or prevent from falling down
sense
US / sens /
•UK / sɛns /
- noun
- Certain mental feeling or emotion
- Normal or clear state of mind
- Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
- verb
- To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
- To recognize the presence of something
cut
US / kʌt /
•UK / kʌt /
- noun
- Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- Small opening made using a sharp object, knife
- A wound on someone's skin caused by a sharp object
- verb
- To reduce the size or amount of something
- To use knife or scissors to divide, open surfaces
feeling
US / ˈfi:lɪŋ /
•UK / ˈfilɪŋ /
- noun
- Sensation or emotion you experience
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
sometimes
US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /
- adverb
- Only at certain times; occasionally
perfect
US / 'pɜ:fɪkt /
•UK / ˈpɚfɪkt /
- adjecitve
- So good it cannot be improved
- verb
- To do something so well, it cannot be done better
outside
US / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd /
•UK / aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /
- adverb
- Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
- noun
- Area around or near something, such as a building
- preposition
- Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
link
US / lɪŋk /
•UK / lɪŋk /
- noun
- Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- Connection between two or more things or people
- Webpage item you click to go to another webpage
- verb
- To join or connect together
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
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
instead
US / ɪnˈsted /
•UK / ɪnˈstɛd /
- adverb
- When one thing is replaced by another
pass
US / pɑ:s /
•UK / pæs /
- noun
- Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- An entry permit, e.g. to a place or concert
- Narrow valley in the mountains you can go through
- Act of getting more than the minimum score
- verb
- To give a ball to another player in a sport
- To decide not to play in a round of a game
- To hand something to another person
- To go by someone or something without stopping
- To approve a law or proposal
- To move; appear, happen
- To travel through or near a place
- To be successful with (e.g. a test)
- To spend time doing or happening
wear
US / weə(r) /
•UK / wer /
- noun
- Clothing designed for a purpose e.g. skiing
- Damage from continual use over a long period
- verb
- To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- To display an expression or emotion on the face
- To become weaker or damaged from continued use
food
US / fu:d /
•UK / fud /
- noun
- What people and animals eat to live
- Things taken in by plants to maintain life
- A particular style or type of cooking, e.g. Asian
sign
US / saɪn /
•UK / saɪn /
- noun
- Indication that something exists or will happen
- Motion or movement that expresses your thoughts
- A board in the street that conveys information
- Mark or symbol with an understood meaning
- verb
- To communicate by using ones hands and gestures
- To write your signature on a document
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
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
click
US / klɪk /
•UK / klɪk /
- noun
- The sound a computer mouse makes when you press it
- A short, slight, and sharp sound
- verb
- To work well with someone or something
- To press a computer mouse
- To make a short, slight, and sharp sound
lie
US / laɪ /
•UK / lai /
- noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
- verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
extra
US / 'ekstrə /
•UK / 'ekstrə /
- adjecitve
- More than necessary; additional
- noun
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
- Special version of a newspaper
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
count
US / kaʊnt /
•UK / kaʊnt /
- noun
- Number of things added together, e.g. votes
- With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
- verb
- To add things together to find the total number
- To matter or be important
- To include someone or something in a final number
building
US / ˈbɪldɪŋ /
•UK / ˈbɪldɪŋ /
- noun
- A structure with a roof and walls, e.g. a house
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
example
US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /
- noun
- Thing, person which represents a category
process
US / prə'ses /
•UK / ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs /
- noun
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
- verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- To prepare by treating something in a certain way
- To adopt a set of actions that produce a result
- To convert by putting something through a machine
history
US / 'hɪstrɪ /
•UK / ˈhɪstəri /
- noun
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
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
feature
US / 'fi:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈfitʃɚ /
- adjecitve
- Main; important
- noun
- Special report in a magazine or paper
- Distinctive or important point of something
- verb
- To highlight or give special importance to
description
US / dɪˈskrɪpʃn /
•UK / dɪˈskrɪpʃən /
- noun
- Explanation of what something is like, looks like
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
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
draw
US / drɔ: /
•UK / drɔ /
- noun
- Something that attracts people to visit a place
- A lottery or prize
- Result of a game, contest where the score is equal
- verb
- To attract attention to someone or something
- To get closer to or approach something or someone
- To influence a person's involvement in something
- To move an object by pulling
- To create an image using pen or pencil and paper
- To take one thing out of a container, etc.
- (Of 2 teams) to finish a game with the same score
speed
US / spi:d /
•UK / spid /
- noun
- How fast or slow something is or is done
- verb
- To move quickly when completing an action
- To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
health
US / helθ /
•UK / hɛlθ /
- noun
- (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
age
US / eɪdʒ /
•UK / edʒ /
- noun
- Period of time in history
- Number of years a person or thing has lived
- verb
- To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- To get older
onto
US / ˈɒntə /
•UK / ˈɑnˌtu, -tə, ˈɔn- /
- preposition
- Towards a certain direction/into a certain area
plus
US / plʌs /
•UK / plʌs /
- noun
- A benefit or advantage
- preposition
- In addition; add
- In addition to; Indicates a number above
- Having a value greater than zero
develop
US / dɪ'veləp /
•UK / dɪˈvɛləp /
- verb
- To explain something in steps and in detail
- To create or think of something
- To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
- To make a photograph from film
study
US / 'stʌdɪ /
•UK / ˈstʌdi /
- noun
- Room that a person studies or reads in
- Piece of research
- Topic or subject you research or learn about
- verb
- To focus on learning something usually at school
particular
US / pəˈtɪkjələ(r) /
•UK / pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ, pəˈtɪk- /
- adjecitve
- One specific (one)
- Having firm ideas about what is desirable
- Being special or more than is typical
hide
US / haɪd /
•UK / haɪd /
- noun
- The skin of an animal used for making leather
- verb
- To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
affect
US / ə'fekt /
•UK / əˈfɛkt /
- verb
- To cause a change in something else
eventually
US / ɪˈventʃuəli /
•UK / ɪˈvɛntʃuəli /
- adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
ring
US / rɪŋ /
•UK / rɪŋ /
- noun
- A roped area in which people fight or box
- Circular object with a hole in it
- Circular shape or mark around something
- People doing illegal business or criminal activity
- Round piece of metal that goes on your finger
- Act of calling someone using a phone
- verb
- To draw a circular shape or mark around something
- To make a loud, noisy constant sound
- To produce a sound from a bell, alarm or telephone
- To call someone using a phone
value
US / 'vælju: /
•UK / ˈvælju /
- noun
- Importance you attach to something
- Some information expressed as a number
- Stated price of something; worth
- verb
- To place a high importance on something
- To say how much money something is worth
teach
US / ti:tʃ /
•UK / titʃ /
- verb
- To help someone learn or do something
sick
US / sɪk /
•UK / sɪk /
- adjecitve
- Having a physical or mental illness
- Morally wrong; perverted
shape
US / ʃeɪp /
•UK / ʃep /
- noun
- The outer form of something, what it looks like
- Appearance or form of a person or thing
- Condition or state of someone or something
- Someone or something that cannot be seen clearly
- verb
- To influence something to make it the way you want
- To give a certain material a particular form
stuck
US / stʌk /
•UK / stʌk /
- adjecitve
- Not able to move
- verb
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- To remain in one place or position for a long time
tiny
US / 'taɪnɪ /
•UK / ˈtaɪni /
- adjecitve
- Very, very small
truly
US / 'tru:lɪ /
•UK / ˈtruli /
- adverb
- In accordance with truth, fact or reality; really
model
US / ˈmɒdl /
•UK / ˈmɑ:dl /
- adjecitve
- Being an excellent example of
- noun
- Person who wears fashion to show it to the public
- A small scale copy of a full original
- verb
- To wear and display clothes at a fashion show
- To make a small scale copy of a full original
skill
US / skɪl /
•UK / skɪl /
- noun
- Ability to do something well
brain
US / breɪn /
•UK / bren /
- noun
- The part of the head that thinks
- A smart person who often makes good decisions
- verb
- To strike someone forcefully on the head
mouth
US / maʊθ /
•UK / maʊθ /
- noun
- Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- Opening of a container such as a bottle
- Area where a river enters a large body of water
- verb
- To say words without speaking
animal
US / ˈænɪml /
•UK / ˈænəməl /
- noun
- A living creature that is not a plant or person
cook
US / kʊk /
•UK / kʊk /
- noun
- A person who prepares food
- Person's name
- verb
- To heat food until it is ready to eat
incredibly
US / ɪnˈkredəbli /
•UK / ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ /
- adverb
- To a great degree; very; amazingly
- Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
tree
US / tri: /
•UK / tri /
- noun
- Tall green plants in a forest
heat
US / hi:t /
•UK / hit /
- noun
- State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- Particular temperature at which to cook something
- High temperature
- One of series of races to find the finalists
- Hot temperature, conditions, or weather
- verb
- To make hot or hotter
tool
US / tu:l /
•UK / tul /
- noun
- Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- verb
- To provide a workshop with the right equipment
directly
US / dəˈrektli /
•UK / dɪˈrɛktli, daɪ- /
- adverb
- In a frank and honest way
- Right away; immediately
internet
US / ˈɪn.tə.net /
•UK / ˋɪntɚ͵nɛt /
- noun
- Worldwide computer network system
modern
US / ˈmɔdən /
•UK / ˈmɑdən /
- adjecitve
- Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
source
US / sɔ:s /
•UK / sɔrs, sors /
- adjecitve
- Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
- noun
- Piece of information; a person giving information
- Place from which something necessary comes
- verb
- To get, e.g. a raw material, from somewhere
lay
US / leɪ /
•UK / le /
- adjecitve
- Amateur; not being a trained priest
- verb
- To place a bet on a game outcome
- (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
- To put or set something down in a flat position
- To set out things on (table) to prepare for a meal
inspire
US / ɪn'spaɪə(r) /
•UK / ɪnˈspaɪr /
- verb
- To give someone an idea to do or make something
- To make someone feel a certain emotion
relate
US / rɪ'leɪt /
•UK / rɪˈlet /
- verb
- To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
- To tell a story, or tell about a particular event
lesson
US / 'lesn /
•UK / ˈlɛsən /
- noun
- Something done to learn or teach something; class
- Wisdom or knowledge received from an experience
reduce
US / rɪ'dju:s /
•UK / rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /
- verb
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
- To make something smaller in size, amount, level
pound
US / paʊnd /
•UK / paʊnd /
- noun
- The # key on a keyboard
- Place where illegally parked cars may be taken
- Place where stray dogs and cats are kept
- Standard unit of money in the UK
- Unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.4536 kg
- verb
- To strike something with great force repeatedly
- To walk or run with heavy, loud steps
environment
US / ɪn'vaɪrənmənt /
•UK / ɛnˈvaɪrənmənt, -ˈvaɪən- /
- noun
- Natural world in which plants and animals live
- The entire surrounding conditions of something
map
US / mæp /
•UK / mæp /
- noun
- Diagram showing the geography of an area
- verb
- To draw a diagram to show the geography of an area
- To find points of similarity between things
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.
stress
US / stres /
•UK / strɛs /
- noun
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
- A state of mental tension, worry due to problems
- verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- To say your opinion strongly
- To be in a state of mental tension due to problems
square
US / skweə(r) /
•UK / skwɛr /
- adjecitve
- Being fair or honest
- Multiply a number by itself e.g. 2x2 or 6x6
- adverb
- In an honest or direct way
- noun
- Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- The result of multiplying Length by the width
- Open public area in the middle of the town
- verb
- To make something balance or be equal
- To multiply a number by itself, e.g. 2x2 or 6x8
- To straighten the edge to form a four-sided shape
confirm
US / kənˈfɜ:m /
•UK / kənˈfɜ:rm /
- verb
- To formally approve or check something
- To provide evidence to establish the truth of
scientist
US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
•UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
- noun
- Person who is trained in a science
layer
US / ˈleiə /
•UK / ˈleɚ /
- noun
- One of several sheets of a material or object
- verb
- To put things one on top of another
smooth
US / smu:ð /
•UK / smuð /
- adjecitve
- Moving without stops and starts
- Pleasant and flat to touch, not rough
- Being free from problems or difficulties
- verb
- To make something rough feel flat, e.g. by ironing
- To spread a substance over a surface
cell
US / sel /
•UK / sɛl /
- noun
- Smallest unit of living things in biology
- Group of people - often from a secret organization
- Prisoner's room in a jail
- Shortened form of 'cellphone'
band
US / bænd /
•UK / bænd /
- noun
- Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- Thin piece of material that wraps around something
- verb
- To come together to work on a project
- To tie things together using string or rope
population
US / ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn /
•UK / ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən /
- noun
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
tooth
US / tu:θ /
•UK / tuθ /
- noun
- A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
- Hard white things in the mouth, used to bite
wood
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- adjecitve
- Living or existing in the woods
- Made from the material from trees
- noun
- Person's name
- Land covered with trees, smaller than a forest
- Cut tree used for making fires or building things
- verb
- To plant an area of land with trees
brilliant
US / 'brɪlɪənt /
•UK / ˈbrɪljənt /
- adjecitve
- Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
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
drag
US / dræɡ /
•UK / dræɡ /
- noun
- Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
- Boring or annoying thing/activity
- verb
- To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- To feel that progress or time is moving slowly
- To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
accurate
US / ˈækjərət /
•UK / ˈækjərɪt /
- adjecitve
- With no mistake or error; Correct
relatively
US / ˈrelətɪvli /
•UK / ˈrɛlətɪvlɪ /
- adverb
- In a manner comparing something to something else
trial
US / ˈtraɪəl /
•UK / ˈtraɪəl, traɪl /
- adjecitve
- Being made or done as a test or experiment
- noun
- Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- Act or process of testing or experimenting
- verb
- To be made or done as a test or experiment
advanced
US / ədˈvɑ:nst /
•UK / ædˈvænst /
- adjecitve
- With a high level of skill or development
- very old
- verb
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
- To increase in price or value
- To move forward in a certain direction
- To try to seduce someone
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
viewer
US / ˈvju:ə(r) /
•UK / ˈvjuɚ /
- noun
- Special machine to look at pictures
- Someone who watches, e.g. television
sharp
US / ʃɑ:p /
•UK / ʃɑrp /
- adjecitve
- Being very clear and easy to see
- (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
- Being able to think, see, or understand quickly
- Having a thin edge or point that is able to cut
- Requiring a quick or sudden change in direction
- Having a flavor that is very strong and distinct
- adverb
- At precisely the time given
- Suddenly; immediately (of directions)
- noun
- Person's name
- A musical tone
sink
US / sɪŋk /
•UK / sɪŋk /
- noun
- Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
- verb
- To push something down into the ground
- To dig (a well)
- To move down toward a lower point
- To decrease in value or amount
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
creature
US / ˈkri:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈkritʃɚ /
- noun
- Animal of any type
scratch
US / skrætʃ /
•UK / skrætʃ /
- noun
- Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
- A small cut or mark on a surface
- verb
- To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- To make a small cut or mark on a surface
evolve
US / ɪ'vɒlv /
•UK / ɪˈvɑlv /
- verb
- To develop certain features
- To develop or change slowly over time
- To slowly change or develop into something better
premium
US / ˈpri:miəm /
•UK / ˈprimiəm /
- adjecitve
- Having a higher than normal quality
- noun
- Money paid as a fee for insurance
stare
US / steə(r) /
•UK / stɛr /
- noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
- verb
- To look at someone or something for a long time
cycle
US / ˈsaɪkl /
•UK / ˈsaɪkəl /
- noun
- Series of regular and repeated actions
- Bicycle, bike
- verb
- To go through a series of events repeatedly
- To ride on a bicycle
predict
US / prɪ'dɪkt /
•UK / prɪˈdɪkt /
- verb
- To guess or estimate what will or might happen
ancient
US / 'eɪnʃənt /
•UK / ˈenʃənt /
- adjecitve
- Very old; having lived a very long time ago
valuable
US / ˈvæljuəbl /
•UK / ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə- /
- adjecitve
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
consequence
US / ˈkɔnsikwəns /
•UK / ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns /
- noun
- Importance of a person or thing
- Outcome of an event; result
whereas
US / ˌweərˈæz /
•UK / hwɛrˈæz, wɛr- /
- conjunction
- Taking into consideration the fact that
mount
US / maʊnt /
•UK / maʊnt /
- noun
- An attachment used to keep something in place
- Title of a specific mountain
- Horse that someone is riding
- verb
- To attach something to something else
- To set a picture, jewel etc. in
- To sit on a horse or bike in order to ride it
- To climb a mountain
- To organize an exhibition, race etc.
- To start (an attack) against an enemy
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
specie
US / 'spi:ʃi: /
•UK / 'spi:ʃɪ /
- noun
- Singular of species
researcher
US / rɪ'sɜ:tʃə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈsətʃɚ /
- noun
- Someone who works to find new facts and ideas
closely
US / 'kləʊslɪ /
•UK / ˈkloslɪ /
- adverb
- In a careful manner
- Nearby; just next to
clue
US / klu: /
•UK / klu /
- noun
- Information that helps explain something; hint
conclusion
US / kənˈklu:ʒn /
•UK / kənˈkluʒən /
- noun
- End of something; finish
- Judgment or opinion after thinking for a while
- Opinion or final judgment at end of book, essay
chunk
US / tʃʌŋk /
•UK / tʃʌŋk /
- noun
- A large bit of something; thick lump
error
US / ˈerə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛrɚ /
- noun
- Something that is not correct; a mistake
sample
US / ˈsɑ:mpl /
•UK / ˈsæmpl /
- noun
- A small quantity of something used as a taster
- verb
- To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
examine
US / ɪgˈzæmɪn /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæmɪn /
- verb
- (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- To test your knowledge or ability
- To ask questions; to look closely at something
grass
US / grɑ:s /
•UK / græs /
- noun
- Slang name for marijuana
- Plants with narrow green leaves, grown on lawns
- verb
- To betray someone
- To cover an area of ground to make a lawn or field
pit
US / pɪt /
•UK / pɪt /
- noun
- Hole in the ground
- Garage area for racing cars on a circuit
- Large, hard seed in the center of a fruit
- verb
- To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- To make holes or marks on a surface
- (Racing car) to come into a garage to change tires
- To take the seed out of a fruit
trail
US / treɪl /
•UK / trel /
- noun
- Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- Rough path, as through a forest or field
- Following behind someone to see what they're doing
- verb
- To follow behind someone
- To be losing to a competitor
- To pull something behind you along the ground
- To follow behind someone to see what they're doing
interaction
US / ˌɪntər'ækʃn /
•UK / ˌɪntɚˈækʃən /
- noun
- Process of people or things affecting each other
whom
US / hu:m /
•UK / hum /
- pronoun
- Used in formal writing or speech
diet
US / 'daɪət /
•UK / ˈdaɪɪt /
- noun
- Plan of eating to reduce weight or improve health
- other
- The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
- verb
- To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
banana
US / bə'nɑ:nə /
•UK / bəˈnænə /
- noun
- Long curved yellow fruit with a white center
annual
US / ˈænjuəl /
•UK / ˈænjuəl /
- adjecitve
- Happening once a year, or every year
- noun
- Book (in a series) released each year
subtle
US / 'sʌtl /
•UK / ˈsʌtl /
- adjecitve
- Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- Clever or indirect but hides the true purpose
subscription
US / səbˈskrɪpʃn /
•UK / səbˈskrɪpʃən /
- noun
- Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
preserve
US / prɪˈzɜ:v /
•UK / prɪˈzɜ:rv /
- noun
- Sweet fruit spread; jam
- Protected area of land with plants and animals
- verb
- To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- To protect something from harm, loss or damage
- To keep or maintain unchanged or perfect
chew
US / tʃu: /
•UK / tʃu: /
- noun
- Act of biting something many times
- verb
- To bite something many times without swallowing it
stem
US / stem /
•UK / stɛm /
- noun
- Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
- Long thin part supporting something e.g. a light
- Main part of a word, e.g. 'use' in 'useful'
- verb
- To remove the stem of a flower or fruit
- To start from or be the origin of
- To stop something bad from spreading or developing
substance
US / 'sʌbstəns /
•UK / ˈsʌbstəns /
- noun
- Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- Particular type of material
- Having material form; existing
- Quality of truth, importance, or meaningfulness
evolution
US / ˌi:və'lu:ʃn /
•UK / ˌɛvəˈluʃən, ˌivə- /
- noun
- Theory that living things change over time
- Process by which something develops over time
representative
US / ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv /
•UK / ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv /
- adjecitve
- Acting or speaking for other people
- Typical of a particular group or thing
- noun
- Typical example of a particular category
- Politician who acts on behalf of the people
- A person who acts as an agent or sales person
visitor
US / ˈvɪzɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈvɪzɪtɚ /
- noun
- Someone who goes to a place to see it (or someone)
mature
US / məˈtʃʊə(r) /
•UK / məˈtʃʊr /
- adjecitve
- Behaving like an adult
- Being fully developed physically
- verb
- (Wine, cheese) To age to improve its taste
museum
US / mjuˈzi:əm /
•UK / mjuˈziəm /
- noun
- Building to display art/science/history objects
tissue
US / ˈtɪʃu: /
•UK / ˈtɪʃu /
- noun
- Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- Kind of thin, light paper used to pack objects
- Thin soft paper for blowing the nose, etc.
glimpse
US / ɡlɪmps /
•UK / ɡlɪmps /
- noun
- A brief sight of something
- verb
- To see or notice something very briefly
luckily
US / 'lʌkɪlɪ /
•UK / ˈlʌkɪli /
- adverb
- In a good way; by good fortune
info
US / ˈɪnfəʊ /
•UK / ˈɪnfoʊ /
- noun
- Shortened form of the word 'information'
skeleton
US / ˈskelɪtn /
•UK / ˈskɛlɪtn /
- adjecitve
- Outline of the basic of main part of something
- noun
- Structure of bones that supports the body
- Frame that provides support for e.g. a building
- Extremely bony or thin person or animal
terror
US / ˈterə(r) /
•UK / ˈtɛrɚ /
- noun
- Use of violent acts to make people afraid
bias
US / 'baɪəs /
•UK / ˈbaɪəs /
- noun
- Preference to believe things even if incorrect
- verb
- To unfairly favor one view over another
prey
US / preɪ /
•UK / pre /
- noun
- The victim of another person's aggression
- other
- The victim of another person's aggression
- verb
- To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- To cause another to be a victim
nut
US / nʌt /
•UK / nʌt /
- noun
- Metal ring screwed onto a bolt
- Person who is extremely interested in something
- Small, dry fruit protected by a hard shell
- Person who is crazy, strange
- verb
- To strike someone hard with your head
leaf
US / li:f /
•UK / lif /
- noun
- Page in a book
- Green part of a tree or plant
- verb
- To look through pages in a book
compact
US / 'kɒmpækt /
•UK / kəmˈpækt /
- adjecitve
- Packed closely together
- noun
- Small case with face powder and a mirror
- verb
- To pack something closely or tightly
biological
US / ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl /
•UK / ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Being related to life and living things
proportion
US / prəˈpɔ:ʃn /
•UK / prəˈpɔrʃən, -ˈpor- /
- noun
- A part of a whole thing
- State of balance between two or more things
- Size of one thing compared to the size of another
- verb
- To balance the size of something with another
scrape
US / skreɪp /
•UK / skrep /
- noun
- Bad or unpleasant incident
- Sound of something moving roughly across a surface
- other
- To move roughly across the surface of something
- verb
- To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- To damage the surface by moving something roughly
- To remove something by roughly brushing it off
fossil
US / 'fɒsl /
•UK / ˈfɑsəl /
- noun
- Plant or animal that became rock after many years
grasp
US / ɡrɑ:sp /
•UK / ɡræsp /
- noun
- Person's control over something
- Act of holding something strongly in your hands
- Understanding of a complex idea
- Reach of a person's arms
- verb
- To hold something in your hand very tightly
- To understand or make sense of a complex idea
similarity
US / ˌsɪmə'lærətɪ /
•UK / ˌsɪməˈlærɪti /
- noun
- Degree to which people or things are the same
soften
US / 'sɒfn /
•UK / ˈsɔfən, ˈsɑfən /
- other
- To make something less hard or firm
- verb
- To make more sympathetic or less strict
- To make something less hard or firm
nuance
US / ˈnju:ɑ:ns /
•UK / ˈnu:ɑ:ns /
- noun
- Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
pregnancy
US / ˈpregnənsi /
•UK / ˈprɛɡnənsi /
- noun
- When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
outro
US / 'u:trəʊ /
•UK / 'u:troʊ /
- noun
- The concluding section of a piece of music or a radio or television program.
suspicion
US / sə'spɪʃn /
•UK / səˈspɪʃən /
- noun
- Feeling that something or something is doubtful
- Feeling that someone could be guilty of something
- A tiny amount of something
lived
US / 'lɪvd /
•UK / 'lɪvd /
- verb
- To be alive
- To experience a particular type of life
- To make your home in a house or town
awe
US / ɔ: /
•UK / ɔ /
- verb
- To feel admiration, respect, or fear
broadly
US / ˈbrɔ:dli /
•UK / ˈbrɔdlɪ /
- adverb
- In a general (not detailed) manner
informative
US / ɪnˈfɔ:mətɪv /
•UK / ɪnˈfɔ:rmətɪv /
- adjecitve
- Giving a lot of information
microscopic
US / ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk /
•UK / ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑ:pɪk /
- adjecitve
- Too small to be seen with the eyes
munch
US / mʌntʃ /
•UK / mʌntʃ /
- noun
- Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
- verb
- To eat something quickly or loudly
scishow
US / /
•UK / /
prehistoric
US / ˌpri:hɪˈstɒrɪk /
•UK / ˌpri:hɪˈstɔ:rɪk /
- adjecitve
- Relating to the period before written history
- Out-dated; very old-fashioned
shrunk
US / ʃrʌŋk /
•UK / ʃrʌŋk /
- verb
- To become smaller
- To make or become smaller than it was before
juvenile
US / ˈdʒu:vənaɪl /
•UK / ˈdʒuvəˌnaɪl, -nəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning young people or children
- Childish; immature; not behaving like an adult
- noun
- Someone who is young; a child
nook
US / nʊk /
•UK / nʊk /
- noun
- Small corner or sheltered space
decipher
US / dɪˈsaɪfə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈsaɪfɚ /
- verb
- To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
womb
US / wu:m /
•UK / wum /
- noun
- Place in a woman's body where a baby grows
- Place where something begins and develops
reconstruct
US / ˌri:kənˈstrʌkt /
•UK / ˌrikənˈstrʌkt /
- verb
- To rebuild something after it has been destroyed
- To determine exactly how something happened
fang
US / fæŋ /
•UK / fæŋ /
- noun
- Sharp, pointed tooth of a wild animal
weaving
US / 'wi:vɪŋ /
•UK / 'wi:vɪŋ /
- verb
- To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
- To combine and connect ideas, stories, or themes
- To move through but changing direction frequently
rings
US / rɪŋz /
•UK / rɪŋz /
- other
- Roped areas in which people fight or box
- Circular objects with a hole in it
- Circular shapes or marks around some things
- People doing illegal businesses or criminal activities
- Round pieces of metal that goes on your finger
- Acts of calling someone using a phone
- verb
- To draw a circular shape or mark around something
- To make a loud, noisy constant sound
- To produce a sound from a bell, alarm or telephone
- To call someone using a phone
dietary
US / 'daɪətərɪ /
•UK / ˈdaɪɪˌtɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the food one consumes
primate
US / 'praɪmeɪt /
•UK / ˈpraɪmɪt, -ˌmet /
- noun
- One of species containing humans and monkeys
lies
US / laɪz /
•UK / laɪz /
- other
- Untrue statements, when you know it is not true
- verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
onwards
US / ˈɒnwədz /
•UK / ˈɑ:nwərdz /
- adverb
- Moving toward a future (often better) time/place
preservation
US / ˌprezəˈveɪʃn /
•UK / ˈprɛzɚ'veʃən /
- noun
- Keeping something in a good, undamaged state
rex
US / reks /
•UK / reks /
- noun
cranny
US / ˈkræni /
•UK / ˈkræni /
- noun
- Small opening or crevice (e.g. in a rock face)
estimation
US / ˌestɪˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɛstəˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Judgment; opinion; guess at the value of
homo
US / 'hɒməʊ /
•UK / 'hoʊmoʊ /
- noun
- Slightly offensive term for a homosexual
fossilize
US / ˈfɒsəlaɪz /
•UK / ˈfɑ:səlaɪz /
- verb
- To change into a state from which it won't change
palaeontologist
US / ˌpæliɒnˈtɒlədʒɪst /
•UK / ˌpeɪliɑːnˈtɑːlədʒɪst /
- noun
- Person who studies and is an expert in fossils
molar
US / ˈməʊlə(r) /
•UK / ˈmoʊlə(r) /
- noun
- Tooth with broad biting surface used for grinding
malnourished
US / ˌmælˈnʌrɪʃt /
•UK / ˌmælˈnɜ:rɪʃt /
- adjecitve
- Not having had adequate nourishment or food
gnaw
US / nɔ: /
•UK / nɔ /
- verb
- To keep biting on something, like a bone
anatomical
US / ˌænə'tɒmɪkl /
•UK / ˌænəˈtɑmɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the structure of human body, etc.
enamel
US / ɪˈnæml /
•UK / ɪˈnæməl /
- noun
- A glass-like substance, glossy covering of an object; The covering of a tooth.
- verb
- To cover something with enamel.
silica
US / ˈsɪlɪkə /
•UK / ˈsɪlɪkə /
- noun
- Chemical containing silicon used to make glass
neanderthal
US / niˈændətɑːl /
•UK / niˈændərtɑːl /
- noun
- An early form of humans long since extinct
chomper
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- A person who, or an animal or thing which, bites, chews, crushes, or eats something, especially vigo
- In plural: a set of teeth, or false teeth. Occasionally in singular: a tooth.
mineralize
US / ˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz /
•UK / ˈmɪnərəlˌaɪz /
- other
- Convert into a mineral substance
- Transform (a metal) into an ore
australopithecus
US / ˌɒstrələʊˈpɪθɪkəs /
•UK / ˌɔ:strələʊˈpɪθɪkəs /
- other
amelogenesis
US / əˌmiːləʊˈdʒenɪsɪs /
•UK / /
- other
- Developmental process of forming tooth enamel