Police search for missing woman they believe was dumped in wheelie bin | A Current Affair
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Original YouTube Video | ACurrentAffair9 Published on 2023-04-19
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can
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what
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see
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think
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- verb
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time
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more
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- Which time
now
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some
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look
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- noun
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- verb
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good
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- adjecitve
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- adverb
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into
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- preposition
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well
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very
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much
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- adjecitve
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- A large amount; a great quantity
first
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which
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- determiner
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lot
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- noun
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- Item for sale at an auction
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two
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- number
- 2
use
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- noun
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- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
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something
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only
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- conjunction
- Except; but
start
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work
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those
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find
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most
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- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
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- Nearly all of something
around
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- preposition
- Roughly; approximately
last
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through
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- adjecitve
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- adverb
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- preposition
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after
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- adverb
- Later than another time, or behind something
- conjunction
- Following something before
- preposition
- When an event happened or time has passed
long
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- adjecitve
- Large distance from one end to the other
- Having many parts, e.g. a book with many chapters
- adverb
- For a large amount of time
- noun
- Person's name
- verb
- To have a strong desire for something or someone
she
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- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
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three
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- number
- Number 3
help
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- noun
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- Assistance given to someone in need
- Someone who makes something easier or possible
- verb
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- To make something better or less difficult
today
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•UK / təˈde /
- adverb
- On this day; at the time that is happening now
- noun
- This day; day that is happening now
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
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
able
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•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
move
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- noun
- Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
- An action; doing something
- Step taken to achieve a goal
- verb
- To cause someone to have certain emotions
- To cause something to change to a different place
- To change where people live or a business operates
- To take action to do or achieve something
hope
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•UK / hop /
- noun
- When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- verb
- To expect and want something to happen
number
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•UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /
- 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
once
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- adverb
- One time; one instance
- At a time in the past
- conjunction
- When; as soon as
believe
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•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
week
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
quite
US / kwaɪt /
•UK / kwaɪt /
- adverb
- Not very; fairly
- Very; In a complete or total manner
nothing
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•UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /
- noun
- Item of little or no value, importance, interest
- Number or value of zero
- pronoun
- Not anything, not a single thing
hand
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•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
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
sort
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•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
job
US / dʒɒb /
•UK / dʒɑ:b /
- noun
- Something that must be done
- Regular work at which you earn money
understand
US / ˌʌndə'stænd /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
team
US / ti:m /
•UK / tim /
- noun
- Group of people working on a task together
- Group of people playing a sport together
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
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
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
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
later
US / ˈleɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈletɚ /
- adverb
- Happening after now
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
type
US / taɪp /
•UK / taɪp /
- noun
- Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- Group of things or people sharing common features
- verb
- To identify something belonging to a group
- To write by touching keys on a keyboard
eye
US / aɪ /
•UK / aɪ /
- noun
- The part of the body that you see with
- The skill to see the good and bad parts of a thing
- Hole at the end of a needle
- verb
- To watch or study something closely
plan
US / plæn /
•UK / plæn /
- noun
- Drawing of how something should be done or made
- Detailed proposal, set of actions to do something
- verb
- To intend to do something in the future
- To make a detail set of actions to do something
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
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
ago
US / əˈgəʊ /
•UK / əˈgoʊ /
- adverb
- At a specified length of time in the past
possible
US / ˈpɒsəbl /
•UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
- Having a chance of happening, or being true
answer
US / 'ɑ:nsə(r) /
•UK / ˈænsɚ /
- noun
- Reply to a question someone asks
- Solution to a problem or test question
- verb
- To reply to a question someone asks
- To solve a test question or a problem
ahead
US / əˈhed /
•UK / əˈhɛd /
- adverb
- In or toward the front
- In the future
- In the lead; winning
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
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
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
term
US / tɜ:m /
•UK / tɚm /
- noun
- Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- Length of time something is expected to happen
- Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
- The (precise) name given to something
- verb
- To call; give a name to
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
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
forward
US / 'fɔ:wəd /
•UK / ˈfɔrwəd /
- adjecitve
- Toward what is ahead; in front
- Acting in a socially aggressive manner; pushy
- adverb
- Toward the front in place; in front
- Toward a future time; to a more advanced state
- verb
- To send something to another address or person
challenge
US / 'tʃælɪndʒ /
•UK / ˈtʃæləndʒ /
- noun
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- A question to determine correctness of something
- verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
certain
US / ˈsə:tn /
•UK / ˈsɚtn /
- adjecitve
- Definite, fixed
- Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
- Being sure about something; without doubt
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
deep
US / di:p /
•UK / dip /
- adjecitve
- Complex and important
- Extreme or intense
- Going far down from the surface
- Low in pitch, as a sound
- adverb
- At a certain distance beneath the surface
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
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
complete
US / kəm'pli:t /
•UK / kəmˈplit /
- adjecitve
- Being finished; done; achieved
- Being as perfect and as total as could be
- verb
- To finish or reach the end of doing something
likely
US / 'laɪklɪ /
•UK / ˈlaɪkli /
- adjecitve
- With a good chance that a thing will really happen
- Seeming suitable or good for a particular purpose
remain
US / rɪˈmeɪn /
•UK / rɪˈmen /
- verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
- To be left undone (after other things changed)
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
health
US / helθ /
•UK / hɛlθ /
- noun
- (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
somewhere
US / 'sʌmweə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌhwɛr, -ˌwɛr /
- adverb
- At or to an unknown or unnamed place
block
US / blɒk /
•UK / blɑk /
- noun
- Solid piece of material used for building
- A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
- Hard piece of wood, stone etc. with straight edges
- Building made up of offices or apartments
- Area of a city divided by four streets
- verb
- To stop from going forward or making progress
per
US / pə(r) /
•UK / pɚ /
- preposition
- In the manner directed or suggested
- For each; during each
street
US / stri:t /
•UK / strit /
- noun
- Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
general
US / 'dʒenrəl /
•UK / ˈdʒɛnərəl /
- adjecitve
- Widespread, normal or usual
- noun
- Top ranked officer in the army
tip
US / tɪp /
•UK / tɪp /
- noun
- End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
- Extra money given for good service
- Hint or clue; helpful idea for what to do
- Place you leave or get rid of garbage
- Extremely unclean place, that is not neat
- verb
- To pour or move something from a place, container
- To give extra money for good service
- To say someone/something is likely to succeed/win
- To cause something to move into a leaning position
- To lift one side or edge so the contents fall out
- To hit something softly, so that it changes course
attempt
US / ə'tempt /
•UK / əˈtɛmpt /
- noun
- Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
- verb
- To try to do something challenging or difficult
technology
US / tek'nɒlədʒɪ /
•UK / tɛkˈnɑlədʒi /
- noun
- Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
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
announce
US / əˈnaʊns /
•UK / əˈnaʊns /
- verb
- To make a public statement about a plan, decision
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
weapon
US / 'wepən /
•UK / ˈwɛpən /
- noun
- An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
- Something that is used for fighting, e.g. a gun
waste
US / weɪst /
•UK / west /
- noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
- verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
environment
US / ɪn'vaɪrənmənt /
•UK / ɛnˈvaɪrənmənt, -ˈvaɪən- /
- noun
- Natural world in which plants and animals live
- The entire surrounding conditions of something
partner
US / 'pɑ:tnə(r) /
•UK / ˈpɑrtnɚ /
- noun
- One you have a business/personal relationship with
- Someone you have personal relationship with
- verb
- To join with others for work or other activity
significant
US / sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt /
•UK / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt /
- adjecitve
- Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- Having meaning; important; noticeable
- (Statistics) being clearly different
safety
US / ˈseɪfti /
•UK / ˈsefti /
- noun
- Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
- State of being free from harm or danger
site
US / saɪt /
•UK / saɪt /
- noun
- Place that is reserved for a particular activity
- Location of building work
- Location of something
- Place where something of special interest happened
- Website
- verb
- To place something in a particular position, area
determine
US / dɪ'tɜ:mɪn /
•UK / dɪˈtɚmɪn /
- verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
clothe
US / kləʊð /
•UK / kloʊð /
- verb
- To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
task
US / tɑ:sk /
•UK / tæsk /
- noun
- Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- verb
- To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
teacher
US / ˈti:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈtitʃɚ /
- noun
- Person who teaches others, especially in a school
confident
US / ˈkɒnfɪdənt /
•UK / ˈkɑnfɪdənt /
- adjecitve
- Feeling that you can do well at something
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
complex
US / 'kɒmpleks /
•UK / kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks /
- adjecitve
- Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
- noun
- Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- Psychological issue regarding self-image
north
US / nɔ:θ /
•UK / nɔ:rθ /
- adjecitve
- Coming from the opposite direction to the south
- noun
- Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
unit
US / ˈju:nɪt /
•UK / ˈjunɪt /
- noun
- One apartment in a building
- Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
- A chapter of a textbook
- A standard of measurement of something
- Single item made by a company
murder
US / 'mɜ:də(r) /
•UK / ˈmɚdɚ /
- noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
crew
US / kru: /
•UK / kru /
- noun
- Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- Skilled group of people working together on a task
disappear
US / ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r) /
•UK / ˌdɪsəˈpɪr /
- verb
- To no longer see because it's not there any more
indeed
US / ɪnˈdi:d /
•UK / ɪnˈdid /
- adverb
- Actually; in fact; in reality
monitor
US / ˈmɒnɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɑ:nɪtə(r) /
- noun
- A senior student at school
- Electronic screen on which you can see images
- verb
- To observe and keep a record of something
bank
US / bæŋk /
•UK / bæŋk /
- noun
- A financial institution that keeps or lends money
- The side of a river
- A row of things in lines (e.g. computers)
- verb
- To put or keep your money in a bank
- To turn a plane when flying; (of a plane) to turn
west
US / west /
•UK / wɛst /
- noun
- Person's name
- Direction that the sun sets
- Western civilization (e.g. Europe, North America)
estimate
US / 'estɪmət /
•UK / ˈɛstəˌmet /
- noun
- Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- verb
- To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
neighbour
US / 'neɪbə(r) /
•UK / ˈnebɚ /
- noun
- Person who lives, or is near, you
knife
US / naɪf /
•UK / naɪf /
- noun
- Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
- verb
- To attack someone with a sharp long blade
- To move through something easily and quickly
intend
US / ɪnˈtend /
•UK / ɪnˈtɛnd /
- verb
- To plan or want to do something
equipment
US / ɪˈkwɪpmənt /
•UK / ɪˈkwɪpmənt /
- noun
- Tools or materials used to perform a task
enable
US / ɪˈneɪbl /
•UK / ɛˈnebəl /
- verb
- To make it possible to do something
acknowledge
US / ək'nɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ækˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- verb
- To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- To say you accept the truth or value of something
- to publicly express appreciation
kit
US / kɪt /
•UK / kɪt /
- noun
- Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
investigation
US / ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn /
•UK / ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən /
- noun
- Search for information about something
habit
US / 'hæbɪt /
•UK / ˈhæbɪt /
- noun
- Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- Usual way of behaving; something often repeated
conduct
US / kənˈdʌkt /
•UK / kənˈdʌkt /
- noun
- Your behavior
- verb
- To behave in a certain way; e.g. at a party
- To let electricity or heat travel through
- To lead or guide people
- To direct a group of musicians in performance
- To direct or control some process or procedure
dump
US / dʌmp /
•UK / dʌmp /
- verb
- To end a romantic relationship
- To put something somewhere without care
- To throw away as waste
- To get rid of unwanted things in an illegal manner
enormous
US / iˈnɔ:məs /
•UK / ɪˈnɔrməs /
- adjecitve
- Huge; very big; very important
garbage
US / ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ /
- noun
- Waste material that has been thrown out
crucial
US / 'kru:ʃl /
•UK / ˈkruʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Extremely important or necessary
retire
US / rɪ'taɪə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈtaɪr /
- verb
- To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- To stop taking part in a competition or game
- To quit having jobs because you are old
- To move to a different area or room (formal)
- To go to bed (formal)
lane
US / leɪn /
•UK / len /
- noun
- Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- Narrow way or road, often with steep sides
- Person's name
extraordinary
US / ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri /
•UK / ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri /
- adjecitve
- Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
successfully
US / sək'sesfəlɪ /
•UK / səkˈsɛsfəlɪ /
- adverb
- In a manner that achieves a goal
clothing
US / ˈkləʊðɪŋ /
•UK / ˈkloʊðɪŋ /
- noun
- Things you wear on your body, e.g. shirt or dress
- verb
- To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
safely
US / ˈseɪfli /
•UK / ˈseflɪ /
- adverb
- Out of danger
stunning
US / ˈstʌnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈstʌnɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
- verb
- To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
- To incapacitate using a special gun
teenager
US / ˈti:neɪdʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈtinˌedʒɚ /
- noun
- Person between the ages of 13 and 19
annoy
US / əˈnɔɪ /
•UK / əˈnɔɪ /
- verb
- To make someone angry
defence
US / dɪˈfens /
•UK / dɪˈfɛns /
- noun
- The process of protecting something from attack
distribute
US / dɪˈstrɪbju:t /
•UK / dɪˈstrɪbjut /
- verb
- To hand out or give to people
- To send products to stores to sell
- To spread something over an area
approximately
US / əˈprɒksɪmətli /
•UK / əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ /
- adverb
- Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
bin
US / bɪn /
•UK / bɪn /
- noun
- Type of container, usually for trash
- verb
- To throw something away in the trash
photograph
US / ˈfəʊtəgrɑ:f /
•UK / ˈfoʊtəgræf /
- noun
- Picture taken with a camera
- verb
- To take a picture with a camera
procedure
US / prəˈsi:dʒə(r) /
•UK / prəˈsidʒɚ /
- noun
- A medical operation
- Usual or standard steps taken to do something
detective
US / dɪˈtektɪv /
•UK / dɪˈtɛktɪv /
- noun
- Person who investigates and solves crimes
yield
US / ji:ld /
•UK / jild /
- noun
- Amount of crops grown
- Amount of profit you make
- verb
- To bend or break because of a strong force
- To give way to someone or something else
- To produce, usually in agriculture or business
- To produce a certain amount of profit; result in
- To total to a certain amount, as in a calculation
underway
US / ˌʌndəˈweɪ /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈwe /
- adverb
- Happening now
centimetre
US / ˈsentɪmi:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈsɛntəˌmitɚ /
- noun
- One hundredth of a meter
personnel
US / ˌpɜ:səˈnel /
•UK / ˌpɜ:rsəˈnel /
- noun
- Group of people who work for a company or group
permit
US / pəˈmɪt /
•UK / pərˈmɪt /
- noun
- Piece of paper giving you rights to do something
- verb
- To allow something to happen; to give permission
workplace
US / ˈwɜ:kpleɪs /
•UK / ˈwɚkˌples /
- noun
- Place where work is done
rubbish
US / ˈrʌbɪʃ /
•UK / ˈrʌbɪʃ /
- noun
- Stupid or wrong ideas, work etc.
- Things that have been thrown out; trash
- verb
- To say someone's ideas/actions are no good
andrew
US / ˈænˌdəʊvə, -də- /
•UK / ˈænˌdovɚ, -də- /
compress
US / kəmˈpres /
•UK / kəmˈprɛs /
- verb
- To press tightly together
- To make smaller; reduce in time, size etc.
unpleasant
US / ʌnˈpleznt /
•UK / ʌnˈplɛzənt /
- adjecitve
- Causing a bad feeling in people
- Being unfriendly; not nice
hazard
US / 'hæzəd /
•UK / ˈhæzəd /
- noun
- Something that is dangerous and causes problems
- verb
- To try, with the risk of being wrong or losing
mrs
US / ˈmɪsɪz /
•UK / ˈmɪsɪz /
- noun
- Title for married women
lengthy
US / 'leŋθɪ /
•UK / ˈlɛŋkθi, ˈlɛŋ- /
- adjecitve
- Having a lot of something, such as pages in a book
- Happening for a long time
australian
US / ɒˈstreɪliən /
•UK / ɔˈstreljən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Australia
- noun
- People from Australia
pinpoint
US / ˈpɪnpɔɪnt /
•UK / ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt /
- adjecitve
- Exact, as of accuracy
- verb
- To locate something exactly
- To identify or explain exactly
rachel
US / ˈreitʃl /
•UK / ˈretʃəl /
- adjective
- Of a light tan colour.
- noun
- Also with capital initial. A light tan colour (originally and chiefly as a shade of face powder).
recycling
US / ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ /
•UK / ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ /
- noun
- Act of using old things to make new things
- verb
- To use old ideas or concepts again
- To send used things to be turned into new things
tonne
US / tʌn /
•UK / tʌn /
- noun
- Unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
rake
US / reɪk /
•UK / rek /
- noun
- Tool used to gather leaves or break up soil
- verb
- To use a rake to clean up leaves or break up soil
undertake
US / ˌʌndə'teɪk /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈtek /
- verb
- To begin; attempt; take on responsibility for
michelle
US / maɪs /
•UK / maɪs /
swan
US / swɒn /
•UK / swɑn /
- noun
- Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
sift
US / sɪft /
•UK / sɪft /
- verb
- To look through and remove less valuable things
- To remove lumps from/add air to flour with a sieve
landfill
US / 'lændfɪl /
•UK / 'lændfɪl /
- noun
- Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
antonio
US / 'æntlə(r) /
•UK / ˈæntlɚ /
wheelie
US / ˈwi:li /
•UK / ˈhwili, wi- /
- noun
- Trick of raising front wheel of bike of the ground
sydney
US / 'sɪdnɪ /
•UK / 'sɪdnɪ /
- proper noun
- The capital of New South Wales in southeastern Australia; population 4,399,722 (2008). It was the fi
ppe
US / /
•UK / /
- abbreviation
- Philosophy, politics, and economics (a degree course at Oxford University).
- noun
- short for personal protective equipment
leslie
US / ˈlɛsliː /
•UK / ˈlɛsli /
arduous
US / ˈɑ:djuəs /
•UK / ˈɑ:rdʒuəs /
- adjecitve
- Requiring a lot of effort; difficult and tiring
superintendent
US / ˌsu:pərɪnˈtendənt /
•UK / ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt, ˌsuprɪn- /
- noun
- Person in charge of a department or organization
- A super; janitor
- Person holding powerful position in the police
indiscriminate
US / ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət /
•UK / ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət /
- adjecitve
- Random; without planning or selection
fruitless
US / ˈfru:tləs /
•UK / ˈfrutlɪs /
- adjecitve
- (Of actions) without success
bowen
US / ˈbaʊəl /
•UK / ˈbaʊəl, baʊl /
exhume
US / eksˈhju:m /
•UK / ɪgˈzu:m /
- verb
- To dig up dead bodies to re-examine them
queensland
US / 'kwi:nzlənd /
•UK / 'kwi:nzlənd /
- noun
- A state in northeastern Australia
brisbane
US / 'brɪzbən /
•UK / 'brɪzbən /
- proper noun
- The capital of Queensland, Australia; population 1,945,639 (2008). It was founded in 1824 as a penal
trotter
US / 'trɒtə(r) /
•UK / ˈtrɑtɚ /
- noun
- Foot of a pig or sheep, sometimes used as food
adf
US / /
•UK / /
- other