5 things you should know about the Rocky Mountains snowpack
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Original YouTube Video | CBCNews Published on 2023-04-04
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can
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all
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know
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about
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- adverb
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- Concerning or of (a topic)
from
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- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
now
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- adverb
- At the present time or moment
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time
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- noun
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- To check speed at which music is performed
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when
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- adjecitve
- Concerning or during the time something happens
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- Word you use to ask about the time, or day
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- Although
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- Which time
here
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- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
say
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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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- conjunction
- For a reason
look
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- noun
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- verb
- To appear to be; seem
how
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- adjecitve
- To what degree? in what amount?
- adverb
- (Used to explain the way to do something)
- exclamation
- For what purpose or reason?
- (Used to ask someone or something's condition)
some
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- adjecitve
- Remarkable; very good (or very bad) in a way
- Concerning a certain unclear degree, quantity
- determiner
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- pronoun
- Number of persons, things in a group, but not all
right
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- adjecitve
- Correct or true
- The south side of you looking at the rising sun
- adverb
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thing
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- noun
- (Used to introduce the reason for something)
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much
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- A large amount; a great quantity
could
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- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
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down
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little
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- adjecitve
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- A person's name
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- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
our
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- determiner
- Belonging to us
mean
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- adjecitve
- Being good at
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- noun
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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
actually
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put
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- phrasal verb
- to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
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those
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- The people or things we are talking about
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- The objects far from the speaker
big
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- Popular
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- Large
around
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- Roughly; approximately
year
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most
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- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
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- Nearly all of something
should
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- other
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keep
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- noun
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thank
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- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
every
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- adjecitve
- Happening at equal specified intervals/distance
- determiner
- Including each person or thing in a group
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
always
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- adverb
- For a very long time
- At all times; in every situation
- For ever
same
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- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
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part
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- Some, but not all of a specific thing
- Role in causing something to happen
- verb
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- To leave someone, or to break off a relationship
while
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world
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though
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- Although, despite the fact that
already
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- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
bring
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- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
far
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- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
change
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- 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
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- 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
both
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- determiner
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- pronoun
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
high
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- adjecitve
- Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- Being of excellent quality or excellent standards
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- With a sound close to the top of the musical scale
- Rising upward a great distance
- adverb
- At or to a place far above the ground
- At a great value, amount or price
- In a way that shows a lot of wealth
- noun
- (Weather) area of increased pressure
four
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- number
- 4
may
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•UK / me /
- noun
- 5th month of the year
- other
- Used to express a desire
- Expresses permission, possibility or probability
- Used to show that a thing could be true
week
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•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
five
US / faɪv /
•UK / faɪv /
- number
- 5
without
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•UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /
- preposition
- Not with; not having
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
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
later
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•UK / ˈletɚ /
- adverb
- Happening after now
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
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
ago
US / əˈgəʊ /
•UK / əˈgoʊ /
- adverb
- At a specified length of time in the past
six
US / sɪks /
•UK / sɪks /
- number
- 6
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
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
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
water
US / 'wɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ /
- noun
- Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- Large area such as an ocean or sea
- verb
- (Of the eyes) to produce tears
- (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
- To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive
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
low
US / ləʊ /
•UK / lo /
- adjecitve
- Having a small quantity, supply, or amount
- Being unhappy or unpleasant in attitude
- Not high; being near the ground, or bottom
- (Of a voice, sound) being soft; quiet
- noun
- Situation of not having a lot of something
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
short
US / ʃɔ:t /
•UK / ʃɔrt /
- adjecitve
- Measuring a small distance
- Happening for a small amount of time
- Unfriendly or rude
- adverb
- Less than what is needed
- Suddenly stopping what you are saying or doing
- noun
- Burning out of an electric current
- verb
- (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
season
US / ˈsi:zn /
•UK / ˈsizən /
- noun
- One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- Time of year when something usually happens
- verb
- To add pepper and salt to something
- To prepare wood for use by allowing it to dry
act
US / ækt /
•UK / ækt /
- noun
- What someone did; action; behavior
- A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
- One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
- verb
- To behave in a certain way
- To perform on a stage or in a movie
certain
US / ˈsə:tn /
•UK / ˈsɚtn /
- adjecitve
- Definite, fixed
- Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
- Being sure about something; without doubt
record
US / 'rekɔ:d /
•UK / ˈrekərd /
- noun
- Highest or most extreme level achieved
- Round plastic disc on which music has been stored
- History of a person's past actions or achievements
- verb
- To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
- To write down or say what happened
- To put music, sounds onto a device to store it
normal
US / 'nɔ:ml /
•UK / ˈnɔrməl /
- adjecitve
- Standard or regular way of doing something
- Having standard mental or physical ability, health
bottom
US / 'bɒtəm /
•UK / ˈbɑtəm /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the part under something, e.g. a vase
- noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Lowest part of something; part on which it rests
- Lowest level, part or point of an object
- The part under something, e.g. a vase
- verb
- To hit the lowest part of something
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
track
US / træk /
•UK / træk /
- noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
- Path in a field or a forest made by walkers
- Often circular course laid out for car racing
- One of multiple musical recordings on an album
- Band surrounding the wheels of a tank
- Metal lines that trains ride on
- verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- To record and examine the progress of something
near
US / nɪə(r) /
•UK / nɪr /
- adjecitve
- Being close in time; happening soon
- Being similar to something
- adverb
- Closely related or associated
- preposition
- With a small distance between things
- verb
- To move closer in time or space
scene
US / si:n /
•UK / sin /
- noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
- Place where something particular happened
- Part of an act in a play
cold
US / kəʊld /
•UK / kold /
- adjecitve
- Having a very low temperature
- Being unfriendly or lacking emotion
- noun
- Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
prepare
US / prɪˈpeə(r) /
•UK / prɪˈper /
- verb
- To make something ready for use
impact
US / 'ɪmpækt /
•UK / ˈɪmˌpækt /
- noun
- A striking effect or result to hit with force
- Very strong influence
- Act or force of one thing hitting something else
- verb
- To hit or strike someone or something with force
risk
US / rɪsk /
•UK / rɪsk /
- noun
- Actions that cause potential problems
- verb
- To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
feed
US / fi:d /
•UK / fid /
- noun
- Food given to animals
- verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
- To provide necessary supplies to
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
warm
US / wɔ:m /
•UK / wɔrm /
- adjecitve
- Friendly, sincere and kind to others
- Being friendly or sincere
- Slightly hot; not very hot
- verb
- To become more friendly or to like something
- To make something hotter
national
US / 'næʃnəl /
•UK / ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a nation as a whole
- noun
- A person of a particular country
summer
US / ˈsʌmə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌmɚ /
- noun
- Part of the year when the weather is hot
- verb
- To spend time in a place in the warm months
healthy
US / ˈhelθi /
•UK / ˈhɛlθi /
- adjecitve
- In good condition physically, or financially; well
measure
US / ˈmeʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛʒɚ /
- noun
- Plan to achieve a desired result
- Tool used to calculate the size of something
- verb
- To determine the value or importance of something
- To calculate size, weight or temperature of
lower
US / 'ləʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈlaʊɚ, laʊr /
- adjecitve
- In a position more near the bottom
- verb
- To move something downward to the ground
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
flow
US / fləʊ /
•UK / flo /
- noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
- verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
scientist
US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
•UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
- noun
- Person who is trained in a science
mountain
US / 'maʊntən /
•UK / ˈmaʊntən /
- noun
- Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
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
extreme
US / ɪk'stri:m /
•UK / ɪkˈstrim /
- adjecitve
- Very great in degree
- Farthest from a center
- Very severe; very strong
- noun
- Effort that is thought more than is necessary
hill
US / hɪl /
•UK / hɪl /
- noun
- High land not as high as a mountain
- Where the road or land goes upward; slope
- Person's name
typically
US / ˈtɪpɪkli /
•UK / ˈtɪpɪklɪ /
- adverb
- In a normal or usual way
pattern
US / 'pætn /
•UK / ˈpætən /
- noun
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Regular repeated behavior
- verb
- To copy the way something else is made
complicated
US / 'kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd /
•UK / ˈkɑmplɪˌketɪd /
- adjecitve
- Difficult to do, understand or use
- verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
spring
US / sprɪŋ /
•UK / sprɪŋ /
- noun
- Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- Sudden jump from one place to another
- The time when plants start growing after winter
- Place where water flows from beneath the ground
- verb
- To lessen the impact of something under pressure
- To jump into the air
winter
US / ˈwɪntə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɪntɚ /
- adjecitve
- (Food) planted in fall and gathered next year
- noun
- Time or season of idleness or decay
- Coldest season of the year
- verb
- To spend the cold months at a certain place
instance
US / 'ɪnstəns /
•UK / ˈɪnstəns /
- noun
- An example of something; case
- verb
- To give as an example of something else
relatively
US / ˈrelətɪvli /
•UK / ˈrɛlətɪvlɪ /
- adverb
- In a manner comparing something to something else
trend
US / trend /
•UK / trɛnd /
- noun
- Current style or fashion
- Direction things are moving in; current style
- General direction that is taken
- verb
- To be current and popular
- To move up or down
california
US / ˌkælɪ'fɔ:njə, -'fɔ:ni:ə /
•UK / ˌkælɪ'fɔ:rnjəˌ -'fɔ:rni:ə /
- noun
- A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the rd largest state; known for earthquakes
river
US / ˈrɪvə(r) /
•UK / ˈrɪvɚ /
- noun
- Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
europe
US / ˈjʊərəp /
•UK / ˈjʊrəp /
- noun
- A continent including Germany, France and Spain
- other
- The second smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to re
snow
US / snəʊ /
•UK / sno /
- noun
- Person's name
- White ice crystals that fall from the sky
- verb
- (Of ice crystals) to fall to the ground
- To fool into believing something untrue
melt
US / melt /
•UK / mɛlt /
- verb
- To disappear or to go away
- To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
- To become liquid through heating
depth
US / depθ /
•UK / dɛpθ /
- noun
- Distance below a surface
predict
US / prɪ'dɪkt /
•UK / prɪˈdɪkt /
- verb
- To guess or estimate what will or might happen
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
climate
US / ˈklaɪmət /
•UK / ˈklaɪmɪt /
- noun
- Typical weather conditions in a particular place
emerge
US / ɪ'mɜ:dʒ /
•UK / ɪˈmɚdʒ /
- verb
- To rise or appear out of some background
april
US / ˈeɪprəl /
•UK / ˈeɪprəl /
- noun
- 4th month of the year
- Person's name
june
US / dʒu:n /
•UK / dʒu:n /
- noun
- 6th month of the year
- Person's name
bury
US / 'berɪ /
•UK / ˈbɛri /
- verb
- To put something into the ground and cover it
canadian
US / kəˈneɪdiən /
•UK / kəˈnediən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Canada
- noun
- Person from Canada
stable
US / 'steɪbl /
•UK / ˈstebəl /
- adjecitve
- In a position where something does not fall over
- Having a chemical state that is not easily changed
- Reacting in an even way; having good mental health
- In good condition, and not likely to deteriorate
- noun
- Group of racing horses that belong to one owner
- verb
- To put horses in a stable
valley
US / 'vælɪ /
•UK / ˈvæli /
- noun
- Area between mountains with river running through
dose
US / dəʊs /
•UK / doʊs /
- noun
- An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- verb
- To give a certain amount of something to someone
sustain
US / sə'steɪn /
•UK / səˈsten /
- verb
- To lengthen or continue to do something
- To support or maintain someone or something
- To suffer something damaging or bad
shrink
US / ʃrɪŋk /
•UK / ʃrɪŋk /
- noun
- A rude name for a psychiatrist
- other
- To make something smaller than it was before
- verb
- To become smaller
- To make or become smaller than it was before
slope
US / sləʊp /
•UK / sloʊp /
- noun
- Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
- Surface on which people can ski
- verb
- To have one end that is not as high as the other
mild
US / maɪld /
•UK / maɪld /
- adjecitve
- Gentle in nature or behavior
- Being neither too cold nor too hot
rocky
US / 'rɒkɪ /
•UK / ˈrɑki /
- adjecitve
- (Of a marriage, etc.) involving many difficulties
- With abundant rocks or stones
alike
US / əˈlaɪk /
•UK / əˈlaɪk /
- adjecitve
- Similar in appearance, manner or form
- adverb
- Equally; applied equally to several people/things
ski
US / ski: /
•UK / ski /
- noun
- Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
- verb
- To move over snow using skis
landmark
US / ˈlændmɑ:k /
•UK / ˈlændmɑ:rk /
- noun
- Event that marks a change or turning point
- Easily recognizable structure that is easy to see
drought
US / draʊt /
•UK / draʊt /
- noun
- Long period of dry weather
agriculture
US / ˈægrɪkʌltʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ /
- noun
- The science of farming
wildfire
US / ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈwaɪldˌfaɪr /
- noun
- Raging and rapidly spreading large fire
trickle
US / ˈtrɪkl /
•UK / ˈtrɪkəl /
- noun
- A thin slow stream of water or liquid
- verb
- To flow in a thin slow stream
elevation
US / ˌelɪˈveɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɛləˈveʃən /
- noun
- Height of a place
reservoir
US / ˈrezəvwɑ:(r) /
•UK / ˈrezərvwɑ:(r) /
- noun
- A lake storing water for use by the community
- Large, extra supply of something future use
snowy
US / 'snəʊɪ /
•UK / ˈsnoi /
- adjecitve
- When snow falls; marked by snow falling
glacier
US / ˈglæsiə(r) /
•UK / ˈgleɪʃər /
- noun
- Very large river of ice moving down a mountain
thunderstorm
US / 'θʌndəstɔ:m /
•UK / ˈθʌndɚˌstɔrm /
- noun
- Storm with heavy rain with thunder and lightning
rainfall
US / ˈreɪnfɔ:l /
•UK / ˈrenˌfɔl /
- noun
- Water falling from the sky
periodic
US / ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪk /
•UK / ˌpɪriˈɑ:dɪk /
- adjecitve
- Happening regularly, but not frequently
outlier
US / 'aʊtˌlaɪə /
•UK / 'aʊtˌlaɪə /
- noun
- Something far away from the center of something
picturesque
US / ˌpɪktʃəˈresk /
•UK / ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk /
- adjecitve
- Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
shortening
US / ˈʃɔ:tnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈʃɔrtnɪŋ, ˈʃɔrtnɪŋ /
- verb
- To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
snowfall
US / ˈsnəʊfɔ:l /
•UK / ˈsnoˌfɔl /
- noun
- Precipitation falling in the form of ice crystals
irrigation
US / ˌɪrɪ'ɡeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪrɪ'ɡeɪʃn /
- noun
- Supplying land with water using pipes
unpredictability
US / ˌʌnprɪˌdɪktə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / ˌʌnprɪˌdɪktə'bɪlətɪ /
- noun
- Lack of predictability; randomness
snowpack
US / 'snəʊpæk /
•UK / 'snoʊˌpæk /
- noun
- An area of naturally formed packed snow
snowpacks
US / /
•UK / /
- other
- Areas of naturally formed packed snows