Las Vegas school monitor struck by stray bullet, teenager arrested
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- adverb
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- preposition
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- verb
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- other
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- adverb
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- conjunction
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- adjecitve
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- conjunction
- For a reason
here
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- adverb
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look
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- noun
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- adjecitve
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- adverb
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happen
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- verb
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after
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he
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- verb
- To be the last part of something
pretty
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- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
always
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- adverb
- For a very long time
- At all times; in every situation
- For ever
today
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- adverb
- On this day; at the time that is happening now
- noun
- This day; day that is happening now
live
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- adjecitve
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- 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
while
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•UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /
- conjunction
- In spite of the fact that; although
- During the time that; at the same time
- noun
- Short amount of time
away
US / ə'weɪ /
•UK / əˈwe /
- adjecitve
- Not present
- adverb
- Disappear completely
- Doing something with a lot of energy
- Not here; far from here; in a different direction
- To a different area, location
bring
US / brɪŋ /
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- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
man
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•UK / mæn /
- noun
- Humans in general, including male and female
- An adult male human being
- Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
- verb
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- To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)
top
US / tɒp /
•UK / tɑp /
- adjecitve
- Being good or great; excellent
- Being the most in degree or quality
- noun
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- A cover or lid
- Part (e.g. road) that is the furthest away
- Highest or upper part or point of something
- Best or highest status or position
- Flat upper surface or edge of an object
- Child's toy that spins on its point
- Upper section or leaves of fruits and vegetables
- Winning in a sport or contest
- verb
- To be higher or larger than a specific value
- To arrive at the highest point of something
- To put a cover or layer or over something
- To kill; murder
- To hold the highest position on a list
- To be more important, successful or better than
- To beat someone or win at a game
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want something
set
US / set /
•UK / sɛt /
- adjecitve
- Prepared for something; ready
- noun
- Complete group of something
- Place where a television show or movie is filmed
- Group of games in a tennis match
- Device that receives radio or television signals
- verb
- To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
- To decide upon or choose something
- To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
- To decide on a price for something
- To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
- To be located in a specific place or time
- To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
- To put someone in a certain condition or state
- (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon
hit
US / hɪt /
•UK / hɪt /
- noun
- A planned killing, usually for money
- Song, movie etc. that is successful
- When someone strikes someone or something
- Time when a player makes contact with the ball
- Time when a website is accessed
- verb
- To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- To press something, such as a button or switch
- To suddenly realize the importance of something
- To move your hand, a bat, etc. against with force
- To fight, attack or damage something or someone
- To arrive at a specific place, level, or goal
- To make contact with the ball in a game or sport
head
US / hed /
•UK / hɛd /
- noun
- Counter for the number of cattle
- Natural mental ability or intelligence
- Leader or person with the greatest authority
- Mind; mental ability; mental state
- Side of a coin with a head on it
- Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
- Starting point of something, e.g. a river
- verb
- To hit a ball with your head in a game
- To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
- To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
- To become the leader of something
- To lead or be responsible for something
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
wait
US / weɪt /
•UK / wet /
- verb
- To delay or not do something until later
- To spend time until an expected thing happens
- To remain in a place until a thing happens
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
yeah
US / jeə /
•UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /
- exclamation
- Another way of saying 'yes'
face
US / feɪs /
•UK / fes /
- noun
- Side or outer surface of something
- An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
- Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
- Characteristics you show in public
- verb
- To cover a surface with something like paint
- To deal with a problem or responsibilities
- To look toward; point in a certain direction
question
US / 'kwestʃən /
•UK / ˈkwɛstʃən /
- noun
- Issue or problems you are dealing with
- What you ask about; issue
- verb
- To ask for or try to get information
- To have or express concerns or uncertainty
open
US / 'əʊpən /
•UK / ˈopən /
- verb
- To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- To start the activities or services of a business
- To make a space or hole appear in something
- To move or change so that it is no longer closed
- To start something, e.g. a new business
- adjecitve
- Available for use; accessible
- Not being hidden; available for others to see
- Being available for customers to enter or use
- Allowing everyone to use or take part in
- Not secret anymore
- Not closed or shut
- Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
- noun
- Name for a tennis or golf competition
until
US / ənˈtɪl /
•UK / ʌnˈtɪl /
- conjunction
- Up to; to a time when something happens
- preposition
- Before (a specific time)
minute
US / 'mɪnɪt /
•UK / ˈmɪnɪt /
- adjecitve
- Very very small
- noun
- Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- Short period of time
- Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
- verb
- To record in writing what is said at a meeting
shoot
US / ʃu:t /
•UK / ʃut /
- noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
- verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- To (cause to) fly away forcefully
- To use a camera to record a film/take a photograph
exactly
US / ɪgˈzæktli /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /
- adverb
- No more and no less than; precisely
create
US / krɪ'eɪt /
•UK / kriˈet /
- verb
- To make, cause, or bring into existence
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
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
wrong
US / rɒŋ /
•UK / rɔŋ, rɑŋ /
- adjecitve
- Not morally or socially acceptable
- Not right, incorrect; not true; bad
- Being inappropriate or unsuitable
- noun
- Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- verb
- To harm someone or treat someone unfairly
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
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
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
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
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
car
US / kɑ:(r) /
•UK / kɑr /
- noun
- A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
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
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
straight
US / streɪt /
•UK / stret /
- adjecitve
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- honest and direct
- adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
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
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
join
US / dʒɔɪn /
•UK / dʒɔɪn /
- verb
- To bring something close to another, to become one
- To become a member of
- To participate in an activity with others
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
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
group
US / ɡru:p /
•UK / ɡrup /
- noun
- Two or more musicians who play music together
- Number of people or things gathered together
- verb
- To combine or collect objects or people together
middle
US / 'mɪdl /
•UK / ˈmidl /
- adjecitve
- Equal distance from extremes
- noun
- Place that is halfway between two things
actual
US / ˈæktʃuəl /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəl /
- adjecitve
- Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
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
towards
US / tə'wɔ:dz /
•UK / 'təuədz, twɔ:dz /
- preposition
- In the direction of someone or something
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
rather
US / 'rɑ:ðə(r) /
•UK / ˈræðɚ, ˈrɑðɚ /
- adverb
- Somewhat; fairly; not that much
morning
US / 'mɔ:nɪŋ /
•UK / ˈmɔrnɪŋ /
- noun
- Early part of the day before 12 p.m
eight
US / eɪt /
•UK / et /
- number
- 8
door
US / dɔ:(r) /
•UK / dɔr,dor /
- noun
- You walk through this when you go in a room
book
US / bʊk /
•UK / bʊk /
- noun
- Thing made of pages with writing on that you read
- verb
- (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- To reserve (hotel room, etc.) in advance
- To produce a red or yellow card to a soccer player
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
attack
US / ə'tæk /
•UK / əˈtæk /
- noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
- verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
return
US / rɪ'tɜ:n /
•UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /
- adjecitve
- Do again; repeated
- noun
- Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
- Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
- Profit made as a result of a business activity
- Process of going back to a previous way or state
- verb
- To hit something back to the other player or team
- To come back after being away from somewhere
- To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
- To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
- To occur again
travel
US / ˈtrævl /
•UK / ˈtrævəl /
- noun
- Going to other places, esp. distant places
- verb
- To go to a place that is far away
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
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
charge
US / tʃɑ:dʒ /
•UK / tʃɑrdʒ /
- noun
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
- When a battery has a certain amount of electricity
- Amount of money you pay for a service
- verb
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- To put electricity in a battery
- To give responsibility to take care of or manage
- To state that someone has committed a crime
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
tonight
US / təˈnaɪt /
•UK / təˈnaɪt /
- adverb
- Night following this day
- noun
- This evening; the night of today
parent
US / 'peərənt /
•UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /
- noun
- Person's, animal's mother or father
- Something creating other things of the same kind
describe
US / dɪ'skraɪb /
•UK / dɪˈskraɪb /
- verb
- To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
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
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
student
US / ˈstju:dnt /
•UK / ˈstudnt, ˈstjud- /
- noun
- Person studying at school
lock
US / lɒk /
•UK / lɑ:k /
- noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
- verb
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
dad
US / dæd /
•UK / dæd /
- noun
- Another word for father
avoid
US / ə'vɔɪd /
•UK / əˈvɔɪd /
- verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
edge
US / edʒ /
•UK / ɛdʒ /
- noun
- An advantage you have over others
- Cutting side of a sharp object
- Boundary of a surface
- verb
- To cut something to make the blade sharp
- To move slowly and carefully alongside something
- To go around the boundary of something
potential
US / pəˈtenʃl /
•UK / pəˈtɛnʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Capable of happening or becoming reality
target
US / 'tɑ:ɡɪt /
•UK / ˈtɑrɡɪt /
- noun
- A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- Group you are trying to sell to or influence
- Something shot at to practice shooting
- verb
- To try to influence; direct a message toward
- (Army) to aim an attack at something
strike
US / straɪk /
•UK / straɪk /
- noun
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
- Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
- verb
- To hit something
- To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
- To have an idea occur to you
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
gun
US / ɡʌn /
•UK / ɡʌn /
- noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
- verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
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
security
US / sɪ'kjʊərətɪ /
•UK / sɪˈkjʊrɪtisə'kjurətɪ /
- noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
- Person paid to protect property and people
- Things done to protect people, buildings etc.
- Condition of being safe from danger or harm
busy
US / 'bɪzɪ /
•UK / ˈbɪzi /
- adjecitve
- Working hard doing something; full of activity
- verb
- To actively be occupied with doing something
court
US / kɔ:t /
•UK / kɔrt, kort /
- noun
- Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
- Place where legal cases are decided
- Large, flat area, to play tennis or basketball
- verb
- To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- To encourage dangerous behavior
- To pay attention to someone to get their support
adult
US / ˈædʌlt /
•UK / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt /
- adjecitve
- Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
- noun
- Person or animal that is fully grown
respond
US / rɪ'spɒnd /
•UK / rɪˈspɑnd /
- verb
- To answer something or someone
- To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
nervous
US / ˈnə:vəs /
•UK / ˈnə:vəs /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- Having a tendency to become uneasy or anxious
battery
US / ˈbætri /
•UK / ˈbætəri /
- noun
- Portable device that stores electricity
- Large group of similar things functioning together
structure
US / ˈstrʌk.tʃə /
•UK / ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ /
- noun
- The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in
- verb
- To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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
identify
US / aɪ'dentɪfaɪ /
•UK / aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
hen
US / hen /
•UK / hɛn /
- noun
- Adult female chicken
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
initial
US / ɪ'nɪʃl /
•UK / ɪˈnɪʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Existing or occurring at the beginning
- noun
- First letter of your given name
- verb
- To authorize something by writing your initials
violence
US / ˈvaɪələns /
•UK / ˈvaɪələns /
- noun
- Strong physical force of nature
- Use of physical force to harm someone
deadly
US / ˈdedli /
•UK / ˈdɛdli /
- adjecitve
- Causing or capable of causing death
- Being very accurate
accuse
US / ə'kju:z /
•UK / əˈkjuz /
- verb
- To claim that someone has done something wrong
suspect
US / sə'spekt /
•UK / səˈspɛkt /
- adjecitve
- (Of a thing) causing doubt; suspicious
- noun
- Person thought to have committed a crime
- verb
- To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
- To doubt or lack trust
afternoon
US / ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n /
•UK / ˌæftərˈnu:n /
- noun
- Time after 12:00 and before the evening meal
bullet
US / 'bʊlɪt /
•UK / ˈbʊlɪt /
- noun
- Metal object fired from a gun
- Dot at the beginning of each line in a list
cop
US / kɒp /
•UK / kɑp /
- noun
- Slang for police officer
seemingly
US / ˈsi:mɪŋli /
•UK / ˈsiːmɪŋli /
- adverb
- Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
incident
US / ˈɪnsɪdənt /
•UK / ˈɪnsɪdənt /
- noun
- Event, usually unusual or important; accident
circumstance
US / 'sɜ:kəmstəns /
•UK / ˈsɚkəmˌstæns /
- noun
- Condition or fact that affects a situation
van
US / væn /
•UK / væn /
- noun
- Truck with an enclosed cargo space
teenager
US / ˈti:neɪdʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈtinˌedʒɚ /
- noun
- Person between the ages of 13 and 19
shooter
US / 'ʃu:tə(r) /
•UK / 'ʃu:tər /
- noun
- People who shoot guns at others; assassin
volunteer
US / ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r) /
•UK / ˌvɑlənˈtɪr /
- adjecitve
- Working willingly without pay to help others
- noun
- Person who helps others without being paid
- verb
- To work willingly without pay to help others
reporter
US / rɪˈpɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrtɚ, -ˈpor- /
- noun
- Someone whose job is to report news
employ
US / ɪmˈplɔɪ /
•UK / ɛmˈplɔɪ /
- verb
- To use something for a specific task
- To pay a person to work for you; to give a job to
deploy
US / dɪˈplɔɪ /
•UK / dɪˈplɔɪ /
- verb
- To put into position (often a military operation)
monday
US / ˈmʌndeɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌndeɪ /
- noun
- Second day of the week; the day after Sunday
uniform
US / ˈju:nɪfɔ:m /
•UK / ˈju:nɪfɔ:rm /
- adjecitve
- Not changing your conduct or opinion
- noun
- Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
- verb
- To dress in formal clothes like the army wear
- To make a group of things the same
occupy
US / 'ɒkjʊpaɪ /
•UK / ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ /
- verb
- To enter and take control of land/property
- To fill a time, a space, or an area
- To live in a particular building
- To fill someone's thoughts or make a person busy
county
US / ˈkaʊnti /
•UK / ˈkaʊnti /
- noun
- Administrative region within a country or a state
valley
US / 'vælɪ /
•UK / ˈvæli /
- noun
- Area between mountains with river running through
await
US / əˈweɪt /
•UK / əˈwet /
- verb
- To keep ready for future needs
- To be ready to happen, or about to happen
hallway
US / ˈhɔ:lweɪ /
•UK / ˈhɔlˌwe /
- noun
- Interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
tuesday
US / ˈtjuːzdeɪ /
•UK / ˈtuːzdeɪ /
- noun
- Second day of the week; the day after Monday
brian
US / ˈbraɪən /
•UK / ˈbraɪən /
campus
US / 'kæmpəs /
•UK / ˈkæmpəs /
- other
- Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
coincidence
US / kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns /
•UK / koʊˈɪnsɪdəns /
- noun
- Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- State in which two ideas or opinions are the same
ryan
US / ˈraɪən /
•UK / ˈraɪən /
patrol
US / pə'trəʊl /
•UK / pəˈtrol /
- noun
- Person or group who checks an area is safe
- verb
- To survey an area to maintain safety and order
intentional
US / ɪnˈtenʃənl /
•UK / ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl /
- adjecitve
- Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
custody
US / ˈkʌstədi /
•UK / ˈkʌstədi /
- noun
- Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
stray
US / streɪ /
•UK / stre /
- noun
- Someone or something that is lost, e.g. a dog
- verb
- To deviate or go away from the established norm
discharge
US / dɪsˈtʃɑ:dʒ /
•UK / dɪsˈtʃɑ:rdʒ /
- noun
- A substance that has been released
- The retirement of someone from service e.g. army
- Act of firing a weapon
- Substance that is released
- verb
- To complete a task that has been assigned
- To produce or release a substance
- To deliver an electric charge
- To let someone leave the army or other service
- To fire or shoot (a gun)
- To release a person or thing from jail, hospital
detention
US / dɪ'tenʃn /
•UK / dɪˈtɛnʃən /
- noun
- Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
matthew
US / ˈmæθjuː /
•UK / ˈmæθju /
unrelated
US / ˌʌnrɪˈleɪtɪd /
•UK / ˌʌnrɪˈleɪtɪd /
- adjecitve
- Not related; not connected
- Not sharing a family relationship
northeast
US / 'nɔ:θ'i:st /
•UK / nɔrθˈist, nɔrˈist /
- noun
- Location in the northeastern part of an area
coward
US / ˈkaʊəd /
•UK / ˈkaʊərd /
- noun
- Someone too afraid to do what is right or needed
metro
US / ˈmetrəʊ /
•UK / ˈmetroʊ /
- noun
- Underground railway or subway
gunshot
US / ˈgʌnʃɒt /
•UK / ˈɡʌnˌʃɑt /
- noun
- Act of shooting a gun; sound of gun being fired
jesse
US / ˈdʒesi /
•UK / ˈdʒɛsi /
- proper noun
- (in the Bible) the father of David, represented as the first in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.
felony
US / ˈfeləni /
•UK / ˈfɛləni /
- noun
- A serious crime, such as murder
unanswered
US / ʌnˈɑ:nsəd /
•UK / ʌnˈɑːnsərd /
- adjecitve
- Was not answered
clark
US / klɑ:k /
•UK / klɑ:k /
- other
- Canadian politician who served as prime minister
gunfire
US / ˈgʌnfaɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈɡʌnˌfaɪr /
- noun
- Firing of a gun or guns
unidentified
US / ˌʌnaɪˈdentɪfaɪd /
•UK / ˌʌnaɪˈdentɪfaɪd /
- adjecitve
- Not yet identified
deterrent
US / dɪˈterənt /
•UK / dɪˈtə:rənt, -ˈtʌr- /
- noun
- Something stopping people wanting to do something
troy
US / trɔɪ /
•UK / trɔɪ /
- other
- A system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a -ounce pound and an ounce of
denise
US / /
•UK / dəˈniz /
martinez
US / /
•UK / /
- proper noun
- An industrial port in north central California, on Suisun Bay, north of Oakland; population 35,145 (