Roads Tools I Feature Highlights #1 I Cities: Skylines II
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Original YouTube Video | CitiesSkylines Published on 2023-06-19
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the
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- article
- Used to refer to something already mentioned
- Used to show there is only one of something
- determiner
- Used to describe all of a family
be
US / bɪ /
•UK / bi /
- verb
- Being
and
US / ənd /
•UK / ənd, ən,ænd /
- conjunction
- Used to refer to two or more things
- Plus; in addition; on top of that
- Used to introduce an action that follows another
that
US / ðæt /
•UK / ðæt, ðət /
- adjecitve
- The person or thing being talked about
- Used to identify something both the speakers know
- adverb
- Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
- To such a degree
- conjunction
- Used to connect a noun clause
- Used to introduce an adverbial clause
- Used to introduce a noun clause
- determiner
- Used as a noun to refer to something
- pronoun
- Referring an object far away
- Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’
have
US / həv /
•UK / hæv /
- verb
- To drink, smoke, eat or use something
- To experience the effects of something
- To organize an event, or join in an activity
- To own, possess, or hold something
- To cause to happen or produce a particular effect
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
with
US / wɪð /
•UK / wɪð, wɪθ /
- preposition
- As an employee of a certain company
- Against something or someone
- By using something as a means
- Due to; because of
- Including
- Possessing as a feature
- Related to
- (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
- Used to express that people or things are together
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
- Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
- Question words used for asking for information
- exclamation
- Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
- Used to ask people to repeat something they said
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
can
US / kæn /
•UK / kən,kæn /
- noun
- A metal container for storing food
- other
- Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
- verb
- To have permission to
- To be possible to do
- To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container
just
US / dʒʌst /
•UK / dʒʌst /
- adjecitve
- Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
- Doing or being what is right or fair
- Legally correct; having enough evidence
- adverb
- Almost; nearly
- Exactly at the time of
- Exactly (the same as, like)
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
like
US / laɪk /
•UK / laɪk /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in status or kind to something else
- Similar; the same
- adverb
- For example
- preposition
- Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
- In a way similar to the way something is done
- Such as; for example
- verb
- To want to
- To find something pleasing; to prefer something
will
US / wɪl /
•UK / wɪl /
- noun
- Desire or choice of someone
- Document saying who gets your money when you die
- Strong desire to do something; determination
- Desire to do something; strong wish to do
- other
- Used with verbs to express the future
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- Am (is, are) likely to do
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
about
US / ə'baʊt /
•UK / əˈbaʊt /
- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
- Nearly; approximately; roughly
- Near; next to; close to
- In every direction; in the area of
- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
make
US / meɪk /
•UK / mek /
- noun
- Product made by a particular company; brand
- verb
- To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- To get to (a place) on time
- To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
- To create something by putting things together
- To earn a certain amount of money at a job
- To cause or force a person to do something
- To cause something to happen or be formed
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
come
US / kʌm /
•UK / kʌm /
- verb
- To arrive at a place
- (Of mail) to be delivered
- To move toward someone; go with someone
- To reach a certain point or state
your
US / jɔ: /
•UK / jʊr, jɔr, jor,jə /
- determiner
- Belonging to you; belonging to the other person
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
want
US / wɔnt /
•UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /
- noun
- Something you desire or wish for
- State or condition of poverty
- verb
- To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
more
US / mɔ:(r) /
•UK / mɔr, mor /
- adjecitve
- In addition; extra
- Greater in amount, number, or size
- adverb
- To a greater degree; in greater quantity
- For a longer period of time
- determiner
- Additional quantity
- pronoun
- A greater or additional number
because
US / bɪ'kɒz /
•UK / bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkʌz /
- conjunction
- For a reason
how
US / haʊ /
•UK / haʊ /
- 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
US / səm /
•UK / sʌm /
- adjecitve
- Remarkable; very good (or very bad) in a way
- Concerning a certain unclear degree, quantity
- determiner
- Used to refer to an unspecified amount or number
- pronoun
- Number of persons, things in a group, but not all
good
US / ɡʊd /
•UK / ɡʊd /
- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
- (Of an amount) enough; plenty
- Excellent; high quality
- Acting well or properly; of moral character
- In a positive or happy emotional state
- noun
- Advantage or benefit
thing
US / θɪŋ /
•UK / θɪŋ /
- noun
- (Used to introduce the reason for something)
- Something you cannot remember the name of
way
US / weɪ /
•UK / we /
- adverb
- Used to emphasize the amount of something
- noun
- Particular aspect of something being thought about
- One of various choices that could be made
- Particular existing condition or state
- (Often long) distance or length of time
- How something is done
- Route to go to a place
- Small street
- Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone
let
US / let /
•UK / lɛt /
- verb
- To allow someone to do something
- Introducing a suggestion to do something together
- To rent a house, etc. to others
even
US / 'i:vn /
•UK / ˈivən /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
- Being divided equally or fairly
- (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
- Smooth, level, or regular
- Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
- At a regular, equally steady manner
- Remaining steady and unchanging
- adverb
- (When this is surprising) as well; too
- (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
- verb
- To make something level; to flatten
- To make something equal
over
US / 'əʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈovɚ /
- adverb
- Finished; no longer happening
- Towards the ground/away from a standing position
- noun
- A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
- other
- Finished
- preposition
- Showing the relation when a thing is above another
- On or covering something
- Above or across something
- More than you need
- From one side to the other
- In the direction of; toward
other
US / 'ʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌðər /
- adjecitve
- A thing different from that mentioned
- determiner
- (Something) else; not the first (one)
- pronoun
- Being the one and only thing of that category
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
lot
US / lɒt /
•UK / lɑt /
- noun
- What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- A group of people seen together
- Item for sale at an auction
- Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking
try
US / traɪ /
•UK / traɪ /
- noun
- Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
- verb
- To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- To examine someone or something in a court of law
- To test to see if it is good or you like it
- To make a person go through hardship; test
- To examine something to see if it works
mean
US / mi:n /
•UK / min /
- adjecitve
- Being good at
- Nasty; unkind
- Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
- noun
- Average of a set of numbers
- verb
- To express a particular idea or thought
- To intend to do something in particular
- To have a particular meaning or value
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
only
US / ˈəunli /
•UK / ˈonli /
- adverb
- Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
- Not very important or serious
- Just that type of thing, person
- Short time ago; not before a certain time
- conjunction
- Except; but
work
US / wɜ:k /
•UK / wɚk /
- adjecitve
- Activity completed in order to make money
- noun
- The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- Everything created by an author, artist, musician
- Activity you do in order to make money
- Place of employment
- Final product or result of a some labor or effort
- verb
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
- To do your job in your company or workplace
- To make an effort to do something
- To operate a machine or device
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
start
US / stɑ:t /
•UK / stɑrt /
- noun
- First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
- Sudden action or movement because you are scared
- other
- Beginning of something in place or time
- verb
- To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
- To turn something on
day
US / deɪ /
•UK / de /
- noun
- A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- The period of time when it is light outside
- Person's name
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
new
US / nju: /
•UK / nu, nju /
- adjecitve
- Not old, recently born, built or made
- Being or doing something for the first time
- Not felt, seen or known previously
- Having been recently bought or obtained
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- determiner
- Constituting nearly all of something
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
through
US / θru: /
•UK / θru /
- adjecitve
- having finished using or doing something
- adverb
- From the beginning of something until the end
- preposition
- Over, in, across an entire thing or place
- Allowing you to pass between, or to
- By a particular way or process; by the use of
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- noun
- Person's name
- A very strong feeling of affection
- The person you care very deeply about
- Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
- verb
- To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
- To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
- To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
every
US / 'evrɪ /
•UK / ˈɛvri /
- adjecitve
- Happening at equal specified intervals/distance
- determiner
- Including each person or thing in a group
long
US / lɒŋ /
•UK / lɔŋ, lɑŋ /
- 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
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
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
move
US / mu:v /
•UK / muv /
- 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
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
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
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
whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
few
US / fju: /
•UK / fju /
- pronoun
- Not many, a small number
stuff
US / stʌf /
•UK / stʌf /
- noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- verb
- To push material inside something, with force
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
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
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
easy
US / ˈi:zi /
•UK / ˈizi /
- adjecitve
- Not hard to do; not difficult
open
US / 'əʊpən /
•UK / ˈopən /
- 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
- 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
sound
US / saʊnd /
•UK / saʊnd /
- adjecitve
- Sensible, dependable and reliable
- Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
- Firm or solid in structure
- Sane; not mentally ill
- Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
- noun
- Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
- Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
- verb
- To seem or appear to be, from what was said
- To say in a clear deliberate manner
- To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell
welcome
US / 'welkəm /
•UK / ˈwɛlkəm /
- adjecitve
- Being what was wanted or needed
- noun
- Friendly greeting to someone who has arrived
- verb
- To greet someone who has just arrived
- To accept or receive something happily and gladly
learn
US / lɜ:n /
•UK / lɚn /
- verb
- To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
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
follow
US / ˈfɔləu /
•UK / ˈfɑlo /
- verb
- To come after someone; be guided by someone
- To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
- To be the logical result of something
- To happen after something else happens
- To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
- To understand something happening or being said
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
soon
US / su:n /
•UK / sun /
- adverb
- At a time not long from now
mind
US / maɪnd /
•UK / maɪnd /
- noun
- One's opinion or way of thinking about something
- Part of humans that allows us to think or feel
- verb
- To be bothered or upset by something
- To take care of someone e.g. as a bodyguard
add
US / æd /
•UK / æd /
- verb
- To include as well
- To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2
create
US / krɪ'eɪt /
•UK / kriˈet /
- verb
- To make, cause, or bring into existence
light
US / laɪt /
•UK / laɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being bright making it easy to see; not dark
- Being pale and lacking darkness of color
- Not heavy; weighing only a little
- adverb
- Carrying few bags when traveling
- noun
- A source of energy that makes a room or area bright
- Way in which something or someone is understood
- verb
- To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- To provide a way to see ahead
family
US / 'fæməlɪ /
•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
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
allow
US / əˈlaʊ /
•UK / əˈlaʊ /
- verb
- To admit the validity or truth of something
- To let or permit someone do something
build
US / bɪld /
•UK / bɪld /
- noun
- Your physical shape; physique
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
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
drop
US / drɒp /
•UK / drɑp /
- noun
- Distance between a higher and a lower level
- Act of letting something fall (from your hand)
- A decrease in quantity or quality; reduction
- Tiny amount of liquid, with rounded bottom
- verb
- To drive someone to a place and then drive away
- To let something fall from your hand
- To fall or lie down quickly, as when shot
- To decide to stop something e.g. a course)
- To (cause to) reduce in quantity or quality
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
decide
US / dɪ'saɪd /
•UK / dɪˈsaɪd /
- verb
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
- to affect the result of something
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
possible
US / ˈpɒsəbl /
•UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
- Having a chance of happening, or being true
along
US / əˈlɒŋ /
•UK / əˈlɔ:ŋ /
- adverb
- As a companion; taken with someone
- preposition
- At a point on a line
beautiful
US / 'bju:tɪfl /
•UK / ˈbjutəfəl /
- adjecitve
- Having dome something well
- Being very attractive or appealing physically
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
player
US / ˈpleɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈpleɚ /
- noun
- Machine that plays recorded material
- Person who plays a musical instrument
- Person who plays games on devices
- Person who plays sports
focus
US / 'fəʊkəs /
•UK / ˈfokəs /
- noun
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- verb
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
beat
US / bi:t /
•UK / bit /
- noun
- Regular movement or rhythm (e.g. heart or music)
- verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
- To play a drum
- To win against another person or team; defeat
touch
US / tʌtʃ /
•UK / tʌtʃ /
- noun
- Certain way of doing that makes something special
- A small amount of something
- Feeling of a surface
- verb
- To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- To be next to each other with no space between
- To get involved with (used in negative)
- To feel an object with your fingers, etc.
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
city
US / 'sɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪti /
- noun
- Area with many buildings, roads and people
heart
US / hɑ:t /
•UK / hɑrt /
- noun
- A feeling of care for others; compassion
- Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
- Be cheerfully encouraging
- Most essential, important, or central part
- Referring to a promise or something important
- State or feelings of affection or deep love
- Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
- The part of the body that pumps blood
- Place where emotions are believed to be felt
- A shape that represents love
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
door
US / dɔ:(r) /
•UK / dɔr,dor /
- noun
- You walk through this when you go in a room
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
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
totally
US / ˈtəʊtəli /
•UK / ˈtotl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a complete way; completely; absolutely
event
US / ɪˈvent /
•UK / ɪˈvɛnt /
- noun
- Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- Something that happens that you will remember
- Race or contest in a sports activity or program
carry
US / ˈkæri /
•UK / ˈkæri /
- verb
- To have a child, be pregnant
- To have a disease you might give to others
- (Of stores) to sell a particular product
- To hold something and move it to another place
- To travel a long distance (sound)
- To support the weight or burden of something
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
rule
US / ruːl /
•UK / ruːl /
- noun
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Statement that says how things should be
- verb
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
- To mark with a straight line
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
simply
US / ˈsɪmpli /
•UK / ˈsɪmpli /
- adverb
- In an easy or clear manner
street
US / stri:t /
•UK / strit /
- noun
- Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
several
US / ˈsevrəl /
•UK / ˈsɛvərəl,ˈsɛvrəl /
- adjecitve
- Many of
- pronoun
- More than two but not a large amount
road
US / rəʊd /
•UK / rəʊd /
- noun
- Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
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
center
US / 'sentə /
•UK / ˈsɛntɚ /
- noun
- Community place people go health or social reasons
- Place in the middle of something
- Person or thing that is attracting attention
- verb
- To direct focus toward something
exist
US / ɪɡ'zɪst /
•UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /
- verb
- To be present, alive or real
service
US / 'sɜ:vɪs /
•UK / 'sɝvɪs /
- noun
- Work that a person does to assist others
- Ceremony for religious purposes
- Work or help that is provided by a company
- Job that is performed by members of the military
- Maintenance of machinery so it runs well, e.g. car
- verb
- To help or do work for someone, e.g. in a store
- To maintain a piece of machinery so it runs well
connect
US / kə'nekt /
•UK / kəˈnɛkt /
- verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
- To become friends with another person
- To transfer from one part of a trip to another
promise
US / 'prɒmɪs /
•UK / ˈprɑmɪs /
- verb
- To say you will certainly do something
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
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
yep
US / jep /
•UK / jɛp /
- noun
- Another way of saying 'yes'
wide
US / waɪd /
•UK / waɪd /
- adjecitve
- Having a great distance from one side to the other
- adverb
- Fully; completely
tree
US / tri: /
•UK / tri /
- noun
- Tall green plants in a forest
except
US / ɪk'sept /
•UK / ɪkˈsɛpt /
- conjunction
- (Shows what is excluded from a previous statement)
- preposition
- Not including; other than
enter
US / 'entə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛntɚ /
- verb
- To start a career or an education
- To become a competitor in a contest
- To add or type information in a computer
- To go into a room, building etc.
direction
US / də'rekʃn /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ- /
- noun
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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
introduce
US / ˌɪntrəˈdju:s /
•UK / ˌɪntrəˈdus, -ˈdjus /
- verb
- To open an essay to set the scene
- To guide or explain something, e.g. a town
- To begin the use of a new thing or practice
- To make someone known to another by name
- To insert or put something inside another thing
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
replace
US / rɪ'pleɪs /
•UK / rɪˈples /
- verb
- To use instead of something else
- To return an item to its original location
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
noise
US / nɔɪz /
•UK / nɔɪz /
- noun
- Loud sounds that cause discomfort or annoyance
useful
US / ˈju:sfl /
•UK / ˈjusfəl /
- adjecitve
- That can help with a particular task
prefer
US / prɪˈfɜ:(r) /
•UK / prɪˈfɚ /
- verb
- To like something better than something else
flow
US / fləʊ /
•UK / flo /
- noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
- verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
stream
US / stri:m /
•UK / strim /
- noun
- Classes split into ability levels
- A small river
- verb
- To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- To split classes or students into ability levels
creative
US / krɪ'eɪtɪv /
•UK / kriˈetɪv /
- adjecitve
- Having the ability to make something new
stretch
US / stretʃ /
•UK / strɛtʃ /
- noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
- A period of time
- verb
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
upgrade
US / ˌʌpˈgreɪd /
•UK / ˈʌpˌɡred /
- noun
- Updated or better version of something
- verb
- To improve something in terms of quality
christmas
US / ˈkrɪsməs /
•UK / ˈkrɪsməs /
- noun
- Christian holiday celebrated on December 24-26
invite
US / ɪnˈvaɪt /
•UK / ɪnˈvaɪt /
- noun
- An invitation
- verb
- To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
vehicle
US / ˈvi:əkl /
•UK / ˈvi:hɪkl /
- noun
- Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
network
US / ˈnetwɜ:k /
•UK / ˈnetwɜ:rk /
- noun
- Group of computers connected to each other
- System of connections
- Group who work closely with each other
- Group of radio or television stations, programs
- verb
- To join a group of computers together
- To exchange information with colleagues, contacts
define
US / dɪ'faɪn /
•UK / dɪˈfaɪn /
- verb
- To explain the meaning of words
- To set or mark the limits of something
bridge
US / brɪdʒ /
•UK / brɪdʒ /
- noun
- Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- verb
- To make a link between; bring together
freedom
US / 'fri:dəm /
•UK / ˈfridəm /
- noun
- State of being free, not being controlled
traffic
US / 'træfɪk /
•UK / ˈtræfɪk /
- noun
- The cars or vehicles on the road
- Amount of activity over a communication system
automatically
US / ˌɔ:tə'mætɪklɪ /
•UK / ˌɔtəˈmætɪkl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a way not requiring control by a person
citizen
US / 'sɪtɪzn /
•UK / ˈsɪtɪzən /
- noun
- Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
routine
US / ru:ˈti:n /
•UK / ruˈtin /
- adjecitve
- Happening or done regularly or habitually
- Always the same; boring through lack of variety
- noun
- Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
- Series of actions that make up a performance
rescue
US / 'reskju: /
•UK / ˈrɛskju /
- noun
- Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
- verb
- To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
curve
US / kə:v /
•UK / kɚv /
- noun
- Smooth rounded line that is not straight
- verb
- To make something bend into a rounded shape
engineer
US / ˌendʒɪ'nɪə(r) /
•UK / ˌɛndʒəˈnɪr /
- noun
- Someone whose job is designing machines, buildings
- Someone whose job is to repair or maintain engines
exit
US / ˈeksɪt /
•UK / ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt /
- noun
- A door that you go through to leave a place
- Act of leaving a place
- verb
- To leave a certain place
- To stop a computer program after using it
transport
US / ˈtrænspɔ:t /
•UK / ˈtrænspɔ:rt /
- noun
- Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
- Vehicle used to take soldiers to other places
- verb
- To carry things from one place to another
- To cause to feel you are in a previous time
parking
US / ˈpɑ:kɪŋ /
•UK / ˈpɑ:rkɪŋ /
- noun
- The area you can park your car
- verb
- To stay still without moving
- To leave your car, bike in a certain place
extraordinary
US / ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri /
•UK / ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri /
- adjecitve
- Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
barrier
US / 'bærɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈbæriɚ /
- noun
- Difficult situation preventing something happening
- Structure or object that stops free movement
safely
US / ˈseɪfli /
•UK / ˈseflɪ /
- adverb
- Out of danger
tunnel
US / 'tʌnl /
•UK / ˈtʌnəl /
- adjecitve
- As if looking in a long hole
- noun
- Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
- verb
- To dig a hole from one side to another
thread
US / θred /
•UK / θrɛd /
- noun
- Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- A long, very thin, material used to sew cloth
- Idea/theme connecting different parts of a story
- verb
- To move yourself through a crowded or narrow space
- To put wire, string, etc. through a hole or needle
electricity
US / ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti /
•UK / ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti,ˌilɛk- /
- noun
- Energy generated positive and negative charges
buzz
US / bʌz /
•UK / bʌz /
- noun
- Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- verb
- To make a low, constant noise like a bee
elevate
US / ˈelɪveɪt /
•UK / ˈɛləˌvet /
- verb
- To make something higher
- To raise something in status, importance, feeling
industrial
US / ɪnˈdʌstriəl /
•UK / ɪnˈdʌstriəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning making things in factories
construct
US / kənˈstrʌkt /
•UK / kənˈstrʌkt /
- noun
- A thought, theory or hypothesis
- verb
- To build or create something
- To create a sentence, story, argument or theory
gentle
US / 'dʒentl /
•UK / ˈdʒɛntl /
- adjecitve
- Kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent
district
US / 'dɪstrɪkt /
•UK / ˈdɪstrɪkt /
- noun
- Area of a country, city, or town
flexible
US / ˈfleksəbl /
•UK / ˈflɛksəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Bending easily
- Able to adjust to new events, requirements easily
charm
US / tʃɑ:m /
•UK / tʃɑrm /
- noun
- Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
- verb
- To cause others to like you or do what you want
highway
US / 'haɪweɪ /
•UK / ˈhaɪˌwe /
- noun
- Main road connecting places
carve
US / kɑ:v /
•UK / kɑ:rv /
- verb
- To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
- To make a cut in, e.g. to write your name on tree
- To cut wood, etc., into a particular shape
ambition
US / æmˈbɪʃn /
•UK / æmˈbɪʃən /
- noun
- Desire to win or be successful in life, work
vein
US / veɪn /
•UK / ven /
- noun
- Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
- Mood or particular turn of mind
- Thin line of something that has a different color
exploration
US / ˌekspləˈreɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɛkspləˈreʃən /
- noun
- Act of examining something to learn about it
refine
US / rɪ'faɪn /
•UK / rɪˈfaɪn /
- verb
- To change slightly in order to improve it
- To narrow down your search to a smaller number
- To make a liquid cleaner by removing something
shortcut
US / 'ʃɔ:tkʌt /
•UK / ˈʃɔrtˌkʌt /
- noun
- A route that is shorter than the normal
placement
US / ˈpleɪsmənt /
•UK / ˈpleɪsmənt /
- noun
- Act of putting something in a place or position
roar
US / rɔ:(r) /
•UK / rɔr, ror /
- noun
- A very loud, deep or hearty laugh
- A very loud deep powerful shout
- Loud, deep, and continuous noise
- other
- To produce a very loud, deep sound
- verb
- To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
- To shout using a loud deep powerful voice
- To make a long loud deep sound as made by a lion
nuance
US / ˈnju:ɑ:ns /
•UK / ˈnu:ɑ:ns /
- noun
- Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
elegant
US / 'elɪɡənt /
•UK / ˈɛlɪɡənt /
- adjecitve
- Having or showing grace, style or beauty
pollution
US / pəˈlu:ʃn /
•UK / pəˈluʃən /
- noun
- Dangerous substances released into an environment
intuitive
US / ɪnˈtju:ɪtɪv /
•UK / ɪnˈtuɪtɪv, -ˈtju- /
- adjecitve
- Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
pathway
US / ˈpɑ:θweɪ /
•UK / ˈpæθˌwe, ˈpɑθ- /
- noun
- A path or way that you can walk
seamless
US / ˈsi:mləs /
•UK / ˈsimlɪs /
- adjecitve
- Not having a joint, e.g. of sewing
- adverb
- Flowing; uninterrupted
testament
US / ˈtestəmənt /
•UK / ˈtɛstəmənt /
- noun
- Evidence or proof (usually of something good)
impulse
US / 'ɪmpʌls /
•UK / ˈɪmˌpʌls /
- noun
- Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
- Signal of energy that travels along a wire/nerve
residential
US / ˌrezɪˈdenʃl /
•UK / ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning patients staying in a hospital
- Being used for private homes
- Of or having homes; not industrial, commercial
sidewalk
US / ˈsaɪdwɔ:k /
•UK / ˈsaɪdˌwɔk /
- noun
- Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
configure
US / kənˈfɪgə(r) /
•UK / kənˈfɪgjər /
- verb
- To construct or arrange in a certain way
overhaul
US / 'əʊvəhɔ:l /
•UK / ˌovɚˈhɔl,ˈovɚˌhɔl /
- verb
- To repair and fix something
lively
US / 'laɪvlɪ /
•UK / ˈlaɪvli /
- adjecitve
- Full of life and energy; merry; animated
intersection
US / ˌɪntə'sekʃn /
•UK / ˌɪntɚˈsɛkʃən /
- noun
- Place where two things cross
suburban
US / səˈbɜ:bən /
•UK / səˈbɜ:rbən /
- adjecitve
- Of residential areas outside a city
skyline
US / ˈskaɪlaɪn /
•UK / ˈskaɪˌlaɪn /
- noun
- Outline of objects seen against the sky
artery
US / ˈɑ:təri /
•UK / ˈɑrtəri /
- noun
- Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
- Important road, rail or water way
experimentation
US / ɪkˌsperɪmenˈteɪʃn /
•UK / ɪkˌspɛrəmɛnˈteʃən /
- noun
- Act of making and performing experiments or tests
erect
US / ɪ'rekt /
•UK / ɪˈrɛkt /
- adjecitve
- Standing straight up
- verb
- To put up a tower, statue or building; construct
decorative
US / ˈdekərətɪv /
•UK / ˈdekəreɪtɪv /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive but not necessarily useful
restrictive
US / rɪ'strɪktɪv /
•UK / rɪˈstrɪktɪv /
- adjecitve
- Limiting or controlling what a person can do
sewage
US / ˈsu:ɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈsuɪdʒ /
- noun
- Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
roundabout
US / ˈraʊndəbaʊt /
•UK / ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt /
- noun
- Round junction for several roads; traffic island
directional
US / dəˈrekʃənl /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkʃənəl, daɪ- /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or indicating directions in space
uninterrupted
US / ˌʌnˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd /
•UK / ˌʌnˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd /
- adjecitve
- Without being interrupted, stopped or disturbed
crosswalk
US / ˈkrɒswɔ:k /
•UK / ˈkrɔsˌwɔk, ˈkrɑs- /
- noun
- Path allowing people to cross over a road