Top 10 Movie Plot Twists
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investigation
US / ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn /
•UK / ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən /
- noun
- Search for information about something
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
miracle
US / 'mɪrəkl /
•UK / ˈmɪrəkəl /
- noun
- Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
part
US / pɑ:t /
•UK / pɑ:rt /
- adjecitve
- To some degree; half; not fully
- noun
- Division of a book
- Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
- A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
- Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
- Some, but not all of a specific thing
- Role in causing something to happen
- verb
- To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
- To move two things apart creating a space
- To leave someone, or to break off a relationship
revelation
US / ˌrevəˈleɪʃn /
•UK / ˌrɛvəˈleʃən /
- noun
- Act of making something known or seen
- Showing something astonishing or enlightening
without
US / wɪˈðaʊt /
•UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /
- preposition
- Not with; not having
blossom
US / ˈblɒsəm /
•UK / ˈblɑ:səm /
- noun
- Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
- verb
- (Of a plant) to produce flowers, e.g. in spring
- To grow into a state of beauty and maturity
father
US / ˈfɑ:ðə(r) /
•UK / ˈfɑðɚ /
- noun
- A male parent
- Man who is the first to do or invent something
- verb
- To create a child by making a woman pregnant
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
honest
US / ˈɒnɪst /
•UK / ˈɑnɪst /
- adjecitve
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
synonymous
US / sɪˈnɒnɪməs /
•UK / sɪˈnɑnəməs /
- adjecitve
- Having the same meaning as another word
- Strongly suggesting an idea/quality; equal to
upon
US / əˈpɔn, əpən /
•UK / əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn /
- preposition
- More formal term for 'on'
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
clear
US / klɪə(r) /
•UK / klɪr /
- adjecitve
- Empty; without anything in it or on it
- Being certain and without doubt
- Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
- Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
- adverb
- Completely; entirely; through the whole of
- Away from; free from
- verb
- To recover from or remove a problem
- To get rid of the entire contents of
- To give permission for something to happen
- To make a place or surface empty by removing
- To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame
film
US / fɪlm /
•UK / fɪlm /
- noun
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- verb
- To record moving action with a camera
gather
US / ˈgæðə(r) /
•UK / ˈɡæðɚ /
- noun
- Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
- verb
- To bring objects together into one place
- (Of liquids) To come to a head, as in boil
- To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
- To increase or accumulate
- To bring people, animals together into a group
- To activate strength, courage to prepare for task
- To understand or believe some information
innocent
US / 'ɪnəsnt /
•UK / ˈɪnəsənt /
- adjecitve
- Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
- Lacking experience of the world; naive
- noun
- Person with little experience of the world
problem
US / ˈprɒbləm /
•UK / ˈprɑbləm /
- adjecitve
- Causing trouble
- noun
- Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- Question to show understanding of a math concept
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
namely
US / ˈneɪmli /
•UK / ˈnemli /
- adverb
- That is to say, specifically
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
behind
US / bɪˈhaɪnd /
•UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a later or slower time than expected
- Being in a losing position in a sporting event
- Being in the past; old fashioned
- adverb
- Remaining
- noun
- The part of the body that one sits on
- preposition
- At or toward the back of someone or something
- Supporting or helping someone
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
know
US / nəʊ /
•UK / noʊ /
- verb
- To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- To feel sure or be convinced about something
- To discover or be aware of something
- To be able to distinguish
- To have knowledge of things
repeat
US / rɪˈpi:t /
•UK / rɪˈpit /
- noun
- Action that is done again
- Musical passage that is to be played again
- Radio or television program that was shown before
- verb
- To do something over again
- To say something you have learned and memorized
- To relate something you have been told by another
- To say something again
whoa
US / wəʊ /
•UK / woʊ /
- exclamation
- Tell someone to do something more slowly
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
end
US / end /
•UK / ɛnd /
- noun
- The point where a process or activity stops
- A point that marks the limit of something; finish
- Goal or desired result
- The tip, edge or limit of something
- verb
- To be the last part of something
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
exist
US / ɪɡ'zɪst /
•UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /
- verb
- To be present, alive or real
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
hiding
US / ˈhaɪdɪŋ /
•UK / ˈhaɪdɪŋ /
- noun
- A severe beating
- verb
- To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
remember
US / rɪ'membə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /
- verb
- To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
- To bring a previous image or idea to your mind
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
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
before
US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /
•UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /
- adverb
- At a time earlier than the present; previously
- conjunction
- In advance of something happening
- preposition
- In front of someone or something
jedi
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- A member of the mystical knightly order in the Star Wars films, trained to guard peace and justice i
see
US / si: /
•UK / si /
- verb
- To go on a date with someone
- To predict whether something is, or will be true
- To understand what someone says
- To use your eyes to look at something
- To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
- To visit or meet with someone
- To find out by waiting or looking
- To watch (a game, movie or TV show)
leads
US / 'ledz /
•UK / 'ledz /
- other
- Wires for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve crimes
- Ropes used to tie some things to stop it escaping
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
extracurricular
US / ˌekstrəkə'rɪkjʊlə /
•UK / ˌekstrəkə'rɪkjələ /
- adjecitve
- Outside the regular academic curriculum
boy
US / bɔɪ /
•UK / bɔɪ /
- noun
- A young male person
take
US / teɪk /
•UK / tek /
- noun
- Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
- verb
- To accept something that is offered
- To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
- To use a camera to make (a photo)
- To pick up something and go away with it
- To study a subject in school
- To attempt to pass (an exam)
- To require a certain amount of time, money, space
spot
US / spɒt /
•UK / spɑt /
- noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Place or ranking on a list
- A small amount of (substance help hard work etc.)
- Mark caused by a drop of liquid, food, etc.
- verb
- To see someone or something by chance
movie
US / ˈmu:vi /
•UK / ˈmuvi /
- noun
- Motion picture; film
mommy
US / 'mɒmɪ /
•UK / ˈmɑmi /
- noun
- Word for mother used mostly by young children
distant
US / 'dɪstənt /
•UK / ˈdɪstənt /
- adjecitve
- Unfriendly; cold
- Existing or happening far away in place or time
- (Of relationships) not being closely related
discover
US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /
- verb
- To find something new that was not known before
delusional
US / dɪ'lu:ʒnəl /
•UK / dɪ'lu:ʒnəl /
- adjecitve
- Suffering false beliefs based on little evidence
dick
US / dɪk /
•UK / dɪk /
- noun
- Someone who is a detective
activity
US / æk'tɪvətɪ /
•UK / ækˈtɪvɪti /
- noun
- An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
vocal
US / ˈvəʊkl /
•UK / ˈvoʊkl /
- adjecitve
- Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
- Concerning the voice
space
US / speɪs /
•UK / spes /
- noun
- Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- Empty area with nothing in it
- Area in the sky where the stars are
- Area between written words on a page
- verb
- To make a certain distance or time between
simple
US / 'sɪmpl /
•UK / ˈsɪmpəl /
- adjecitve
- Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- Having only a few parts; not complex
- Being ordinary or normal
- Being plain; without a lot added for style
salvation
US / sælˈveɪʃn /
•UK / sælˈveʃən /
- noun
- Being sent to heaven by believing in God
- Thing that saves someone from danger, loss, etc.
police
US / pəˈli:s /
•UK / pəˈlis /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the police and its business
- noun
- People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- verb
- To control an area, or group with a police force
impression
US / ɪmˈpreʃn /
•UK / ɪmˈprɛʃən /
- noun
- Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
- Act of copying someone's speech or behavior
identity
US / aɪ'dentətɪ /
•UK / aɪˈdɛntɪti /
- noun
- Collection of qualities that makes a person
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
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
realization
US / ˌri:əlaɪˈzeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌri:ələˈzeɪʃn /
- noun
- Act of noticing something not noticed before
mythical
US / ˈmɪθɪkl /
•UK / ˈmɪθɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
look
US / lʊk /
•UK / lʊk /
- noun
- Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
- The way someone, something appears to be
- Act of searching for or examining something
- verb
- To appear to be; seem
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
original
US / ə'rɪdʒənl /
•UK / əˈrɪdʒənəl /
- adjecitve
- Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- Being unique or thinking differently from others
kicker
US / ˈkɪkə(r) /
•UK / ˈkɪkɚ /
- noun
- Player who kicks the football
- something surprising
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
yes
US / jes /
•UK / jɛs /
- adverb
- Way to say you agree or will do something
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
hotel
US / həʊ'tel /
•UK / hoˈtɛl /
- noun
- Place where people can stay when traveling
decidedly
US / dɪˈsaɪdɪdli /
•UK / dɪˈsaɪdɪdli /
- adverb
- Without question and beyond doubt
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
disgust
US / dɪs'ɡʌst /
•UK / dɪsˈɡʌst /
- noun
- Strong feeling of dislike for something
- verb
- To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
disbelief
US / ˌdɪsbɪˈli:f /
•UK / ˌdɪsbɪˈlif /
- noun
- Feeling that something cannot be real or true
direction
US / də'rekʃn /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ- /
- noun
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
agree
US / əˈgri: /
•UK / əˈɡri /
- verb
- To have the same opinion as someone else
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
girlfriend
US / 'ɡɜ:lfrend /
•UK / ˈɡə:lˌfrɛnd /
- noun
- Romantic female friend of a man or boy
british
US / ˈbrɪtɪʃ /
•UK / ˈbrɪtɪʃ /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of British
unfortunate
US / ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənət /
•UK / ʌnˈfɔrtʃənɪt /
- adjecitve
- Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
top
US / tɒp /
•UK / tɑp /
- adjecitve
- Being good or great; excellent
- Being the most in degree or quality
- noun
- Item of clothing covering shoulders to waist, hips
- 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
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
strange
US / streɪndʒ /
•UK / strendʒ /
- adjecitve
- Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
killer
US / ˈkɪlə(r) /
•UK / ˈkɪlɚ /
- adjecitve
- Being appealing or funny
- noun
- Something that is a challenge to deal with
- Person, thing or animal that kills
kaiser
US / ˈkaɪzə(r) /
•UK / ˈkaɪzɚ /
- noun
- Title of the German ruler from 1871 to 1918
everyone
US / ˈevriwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /
- pronoun
- Every person; everybody
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
movement
US / ˈmu:vmənt /
•UK / ˈmuvmənt /
- noun
- Part of a piece of classical music
- Group with a shared interest or goal
- Group sharing the same idea to change society, art
- Action you do when exercising, e.g. in a gym
- Part of a piece of music
list
US / lɪst /
•UK / lɪst /
- noun
- Lean of a boat to one side
- Series of written names, words or numbers
- verb
- To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- To present for sale for a specific price
- To write a series of names, words, or numbers
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
excuse
US / ɪk'skju:s /
•UK / ɪkˈskjuz /
- noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
- verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- To forgive someone for something bad or impolite
evidence
US / 'evɪdəns /
•UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /
- noun
- Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
memento
US / məˈmentəʊ /
•UK / məˈmentoʊ /
- noun
- Object to remind you of an event or place
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
won
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn, won /
- verb
- To gain something you want because of your efforts
- To succeed in a game or contest
turn
US / tɜ:n /
•UK / tɚn /
- noun
- Place where changing of direction happens
- Your time or chance to perform a duty
- Your chance to play or do in say a game
- Unexpected change, as in the weather
- verb
- To become (a particular age)
- To become a different quality, color, etc.
- To change the direction of something, e.g. a car
- To move in an opposite direction or position
- To shape metal with a spinning tool
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
pull
US / pʊl /
•UK / pʊl /
- noun
- Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- Force something has that draws other things to it
- Using your hands to move something to you
- verb
- To breathe in smoke, as from a pipe
- To hold something and move it toward you
- To remove something by force
one
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn /
- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
- Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
- number
- Number 1
masterpiece
US / ˈmɑ:stəpi:s /
•UK / ˈmæstɚˌpis /
- noun
- Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
invent
US / ɪnˈvent /
•UK / ɪnˈvɛnt /
- verb
- To create something such as a story or excuse
- To create something useful for the first time
into
US / 'ɪntə /
•UK / ˈɪntu /
- preposition
- Moving or going inside something
- In the same direction as; in the direction of
- So as to become; taking the state of
entire
US / ɪn'taɪə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈtaɪr /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
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
bitch
US / bɪtʃ /
•UK / bɪtʃ /
- noun
- Female dog
- Offensive term for a female
- verb
- To aggressively complain about something
awkward
US / ˈɔ:kwəd /
•UK / ˈɔkwəd /
- adjecitve
- Lacking smooth movement
- Causing embarrassment or trouble
- Difficult to deal with
wish
US / wɪʃ /
•UK / wɪʃ /
- noun
- Expression of a hope for something in the future
- verb
- To want something to happen or to become true
spin
US / spɪn /
•UK / spɪn /
- noun
- A dizzy feeling your head is turning around
- A slant or hidden purpose, as in politicians' talk
- A movement in a rapid turning motion
- verb
- To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
- To convert material such as cotton into thread
- To move something in a rapid turning motion
overpopulation
US / ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊ'leɪʃn /
•UK / ˌovɚˌpɑpjəˈleʃən /
- noun
- Too great a population; too many people
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
favourite
US / ˈfeɪvərɪt /
•UK / 'fevərɪt /
- adjecitve
- Best liked or most enjoyed
- noun
- A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
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
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
year
US / jə: /
•UK / jɪr /
- noun
- Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- Used to refer to the age of a person
technical
US / ˈteknɪkl /
•UK / ˈtɛknɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Complex; difficult to understand
- Of practical use of machine/science in industry
sixth
US / sɪksθ /
•UK / sɪksθ /
- noun
- 6th
reverse
US / rɪ'vɜ:s /
•UK / rɪˈvɚs /
- noun
- Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- (Drive a vehicle) backward gear of a vehicle
- Instance of a significant change, for the worse
- In a backwards order
- Back part or side of something
- verb
- To drive a vehicle backward
- To change to an opposite state, way or condition
- To change back to a previous or normal condition
- To change something to its opposite
simply
US / ˈsɪmpli /
•UK / ˈsɪmpli /
- adverb
- In an easy or clear manner
norman
US / ˈnɔːmən /
•UK / ˈnɔːrmən /
- noun
- An inhabitant of Normandy
- other
- Australian golfer (born in )
- Of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy
- Of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans
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)
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- adjecitve
- Used to indicate something already been discussed
- Used to indicate something happening around now
- adverb
- An indication by a physical motion or gesture
- A specific amount of
- determiner
- Person, thing, or idea near you
- pronoun
- Person, thing that has already been discussed
spacey
US / ˈspeɪsi /
•UK / ˈspeɪsi /
- noun
- (Of rooms) wide and roomy
play
US / pleɪ /
•UK / pleɪ /
- noun
- Loose, free movement between two objects
- Single action in a sports game
- Performance in which people act in a theater
- verb
- To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- To perform music on an instrument
- To use a device, e.g. a video game
- To do something for enjoyment and fun
- To do or perform a game or sport
pat
US / pæt /
•UK / pæt /
- noun
- Person's name
- verb
- To hit or touch lightly
may
US / meɪ /
•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
happy
US / ˈhæpi /
•UK / ˈhæpi /
- adjecitve
- Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
destiny
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- Someone's future; the power that governs this
wow
US / waʊ /
•UK / waʊ /
- exclamation
- Sound people make when they make are impressed
- verb
- (Informal) to greatly impress someone
verbal
US / ˈvə:bəl /
•UK / ˈvɚbəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning verbs
- Using speech, rather than being written
- noun
- Word that is made from a verb
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
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
lead
US / li:d /
•UK / lid /
- adjecitve
- Being the main part in movies or plays
- noun
- Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve a crime
- Main part in a play or movie
- Heavy, gray metal element
- Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
- Act of being at the front in a race or game
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
- To travel in front of; go in advance of others
jimmy
US / 'dʒɪmɪ /
•UK / 'dʒɪmɪ /
- noun
- A short crowbar
little
US / 'lɪtl /
•UK / ˈlɪtl /
- adjecitve
- Being short in length of time
- Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
- Being very young or younger than others
- adverb
- By an amount or degree that is not very much
- Not often; rarely
- noun
- A person's name
ape
US / eɪp /
•UK / ep /
- noun
- Animal related to monkeys and humans
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
poverty
US / ˈpɔvəti /
•UK / ˈpɑvəti /
- noun
- State of being poor
- Lack of something necessary
man
US / mæn /
•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
- To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
- To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)
hungry
US / ˈhʌŋgri /
•UK / ˈhʌŋɡri /
- adjecitve
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
- Being eager to get or do something
harbour
US / 'hɑ:bə(r) /
•UK / ˈhɑrbɚ /
- noun
- Area of water protected by land and used by ships
- Place providing comfort and shelter from danger
- verb
- To contain, hold, include, or hide something
- To feel certain thoughts/emotions for a long time
- To have a thought/feeling without expressing it
- To hide or give shelter to (when in danger)
- To secretly give shelter/protection to a criminal
funny
US / ˈfʌni /
•UK / ˈfʌni /
- adjecitve
- Causing laughter; amusing
- Being different, odd or strange
apparently
US / əˈpærəntli /
•UK / əˈpærəntlɪ /
- adverb
- According to what you heard; from what can be seen
laundry
US / 'lɔ:ndrɪ /
•UK / ˈlɔndri, ˈlɑn- /
- noun
- Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- Clothes etc., that are to be washed, already washed
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
ghost
US / gəʊst /
•UK / goʊst /
- noun
- Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
- Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
- verb
- To write a book on behalf of another person
teddy
US / 'tedɪ /
•UK / ˈtɛdi /
- noun
- A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear
sequel
US / 'si:kwəl /
•UK / ˈsikwəl /
- noun
- Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
right
US / raɪt /
•UK / raɪt /
- adjecitve
- Correct or true
- The south side of you looking at the rising sun
- adverb
- Exactly in a place or time
- Being appropriate for a particular event
- In a straight or direct manner
- noun
- Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
- Ideal of what is just and good
- Political view based on conservatism
- verb
- To fix something previously wrong or unjust
- To make upright, as a boat that has turned over
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
refuse
US / rɪ'fju:z /
•UK / ˈrefjus /
- noun
- Garbage, waste
- verb
- To not accept, allow, or give something
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
kevin
US / ˈkevin /
•UK / ˈkɛvin /
bruce
US / /
•UK / /
watch
US / wɒtʃ /
•UK / wɑtʃ /
- noun
- Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
- Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
- Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
- verb
- To keep in check, manage, or control something
- To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
- To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
- To look at carefully to work out what is happening
- To protect and care for someone or something
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
great
US / ɡreɪt /
•UK / ɡret /
- adjecitve
- Very large in size
- Very important
- Very good; fantastic; wonderful
- adverb
- Very good; better than before
- noun
- Successful and well-admired person
cue
US / kju: /
•UK / kju /
- noun
- Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- Signal telling when you have to do something
- verb
- To give a signal telling someone when to act/speak
find
US / faɪnd /
•UK / faɪnd /
- noun
- Object discovered by chance
- Things that have been discovered from searching
- verb
- To become aware of something that is happening
- To discover or meet by chance
- To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
- To learn through study, research, or effort
- To discover something by looking for it
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
witness
US / 'wɪtnəs /
•UK / ˈwɪtnɪs /
- noun
- Person who was present to see an event take place
- Evidence or proof of something
- verb
- To see the signing of an official document
- To see an event take place (usually a crime)
- To serve as an example or evidence of something
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
- 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
viewing
US / 'vju:ɪŋ /
•UK / 'vju:ɪŋ /
- noun
- A showing of a movie, TV show
- verb
- To have a particular opinion or idea about
- To watch or see something, e.g. show on television
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’
second
US / 'sekənd /
•UK / ˈsɛkənd /
- adjecitve
- 2nd; the one following first
- noun
- Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
- Short period of time that you wait for someone
- (Do) soon
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
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
ira
US / ˌaɪ ɑːr ˈeɪ /
•UK / ˌaɪ ɑːr ˈeɪ /
- abbreviation
- Individual retirement account.
- Irish Republican Army.
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
eye
US / aɪ /
•UK / aɪ /
- noun
- The part of the body that you see with
- The skill to see the good and bad parts of a thing
- Hole at the end of a needle
- verb
- To watch or study something closely
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)
ultimately
US / ˈʌltɪmətli /
•UK / ˈʌltəmɪtli /
- adverb
- Done or considered as the final and most important
straightforward
US / ˌstreɪtˈfɔ:wəd /
•UK / stretˈfɔrwəd /
- adjecitve
- Easy to do or understand; not complicated
own
US / əʊn /
•UK / on /
- adjecitve
- Belong to oneself
- determiner
- Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
- pronoun
- (Something) belong to myself
- verb
- To have something as your property
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
corporation
US / ˌkɔ:pəˈreɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn /
- noun
- Big company or a combination of several companies
search
US / sɜ:tʃ /
•UK / sɜ:rtʃ /
- noun
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
- Action of trying to find someone or something
- verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- To look carefully for someone or something
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
honor
US / 'ɒnə(r) /
•UK / ˈɑnɚ /
- noun
- Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
- Chance to do something special; privilege
- Respect given to someone who is admired
- Good standing a person has in a community
- verb
- To fulfill an agreement
- To give an award to someone
- To respect someone or something
convincing
US / kənˈvɪnsɪŋ /
•UK / kənˈvɪnsɪŋ /
- verb
- To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
force
US / fɔ:s /
•UK / fɔrs, fors /
- noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
- verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
down
US / daʊn /
•UK / daʊn /
- adjecitve
- Being sad, sick, or unhappy
- Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
- adverb
- In a sitting or lying position
- Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
- Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
- noun
- A period of play in American Football
- The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
- preposition
- Along something's path, course, or direction
- Going from a higher position to a lower position
- verb
- To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping
wither
US / 'wɪðə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɪðɚ /
- verb
- To become drier and smaller, as when dead or dying
- To lose vitality, energy or force
win
US / wɪn /
•UK / wɪn /
- noun
- Success in beating the other team or competitors
- Success in a game or contest
- verb
- To get something as a prize because of a success
- To gain something you want because of your efforts
- To succeed in a game or contest
serious
US / ˈsɪəriəs /
•UK / ˈsɪriəs /
- adjecitve
- Giving something great energy or sincerity
- Needing thought or concentration; important; grave
- Being sincere about something; not joking
hard
US / hɑ:d /
•UK / hɑː(r)d /
- adjecitve
- Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
- (Of alcohol) strong
- Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
- Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
- Strong
- (Of edge) clear; sharp
- Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
- adverb
- With lots of force, power, or impact
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
insanity
US / ɪn'sænətɪ /
•UK / ɪnˈsænətɪ /
- noun
- Mentally ill, unable to act normally
dead
US / ded /
•UK / dɛd /
- adjecitve
- Not alive
- Being bored or not interested
- Unable to operate because electricity etc. ran out
- Being unable to feel, physically or emotionally
- adverb
- Completely; absolutely
number
US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /
•UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /
- noun
- Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- Particular song or dance performed during a show
- Total quantity or amount of things
- verb
- To put numbers on things
- To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
- To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
ten
US / ten /
•UK / tɛn /
- number
- 10
release
US / rɪ'li:s /
•UK / rɪ'li:s /
- noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
- Relief from sadness, suffering or trouble
- Act of freeing from a jail, cage, prison, etc.
- verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out
- To let go of something you are holding
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
completely
US / kəmˈpli:tli /
•UK / kəmˈpliːtli /
- adverb
- In every way or as much as possible
brad
US / bræd /
•UK / bræd /
- other
- A small nail
- Fasten with brads
affect
US / ə'fekt /
•UK / əˈfɛkt /
- verb
- To cause a change in something else
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
heartless
US / 'hɑ:tləs /
•UK / ˈhɑrtlɪs /
- adjecitve
- Lacking in feeling of pity or warmth
cataclysmic
US / ˌkætə'klɪzmɪk /
•UK / ˌkætə'klɪzmɪk /
- adjecitve
- Having violent or destructive effects
thriller
US / ˈθrɪlə(r) /
•UK / ˈθrɪlɚ /
- noun
- Suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
soldier
US / 'səʊldʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈsoldʒɚ /
- noun
- Person working in an army to fight
rather
US / 'rɑ:ðə(r) /
•UK / ˈræðɚ, ˈrɑðɚ /
- adverb
- Somewhat; fairly; not that much
name
US / neɪm /
•UK / nem /
- noun
- What something or someone is called
- verb
- To state what someone is called, e.g. John
lie
US / laɪ /
•UK / lai /
- noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
- verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
keep
US / ki:p /
•UK / kip /
- noun
- Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- Money spent on you so you can live in a place
- verb
- To continue doing something; not to stop
- To stop balls going in a goal in sports
- To not give back or return something
- (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
- To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
- To have and continue to hold something
- To do something that you have promised or agreed
- To stay in a certain place or condition
- To maintain the rules
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
infamously
US / 'ɪnfəməslɪ /
•UK / 'ɪnfəməslɪ /
- adverb
- In a bad way that makes you quite famous
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
charismatic
US / ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk /
•UK / ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk /
- adjecitve
- Able to attract and make them like you
along
US / əˈlɒŋ /
•UK / əˈlɔ:ŋ /
- adverb
- As a companion; taken with someone
- preposition
- At a point on a line
tone
US / təʊn /
•UK / toʊn /
- noun
- Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
- Difference in pitch between musical notes
- Specific shade of color
- Quality of sound created by a musical instrument
- Sound of a voice that reveals emotion or meaning
- verb
- To increase the quality of muscles by exercise
mad
US / mæd /
•UK / mæd /
- adjecitve
- Very angry
- Enthusiastic about something
- Being or acting wildly and uncontrollably
lawyer
US / ˈlɔ:jə(r) /
•UK / ˈlɔjɚ /
- noun
- Professional who helps people with the law
guy
US / ɡaɪ /
•UK / ɡaɪ /
- noun
- Man; boy; any person
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
altar
US / ˈɔ:ltə(r) /
•UK / ˈɔltɚ /
- noun
- Area in a church where the priests preaches from
ben
US / ben /
•UK / bɛn /
- noun
- A mountain or tall hill
sometimes
US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /
- adverb
- Only at certain times; occasionally
taylor
US / ˈteilə /
•UK / ˈtelɚ /
- proper noun
- A city in southeastern Michigan, southwest of Detroit; population 60,619 (est. 2008).
psycho
US / 'saɪkəʊ /
•UK / ˈsaɪko /
- noun
- Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
issue
US / 'ɪʃu: /
•UK / ˈɪʃu /
- noun
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
- verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
hey
US / heɪ /
•UK / he /
- exclamation
- What you say when you want someone's attention
befriend
US / bɪˈfrend /
•UK / bɪˈfrɛnd /
- verb
- To make a friend of someone
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
plead
US / pli:d /
•UK / plid /
- verb
- To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
- To say if you are guilty of a crime, or not
help
US / help /
•UK / hɛlp /
- noun
- Something given to enable a person to do something
- Assistance given to someone in need
- Someone who makes something easier or possible
- verb
- To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- To make something better or less difficult
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
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
trick
US / trɪk /
•UK / trɪk /
- adjecitve
- Not reliable; likely to deceive you
- noun
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
- Something done to make someone laugh
- verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
where
US / hwɛə /
•UK / hwɛr, wɛr /
- conjunction
- At or in the place which
- In whatever place
- pronoun
- Word you use to ask the location of something
plankton
US / 'plæŋktən /
•UK / ˈplæŋktən /
- noun
- Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
pilot
US / 'paɪlət /
•UK / ˈpaɪlət /
- noun
- Person flying a plane; expert guide for a ship
- verb
- To conduct a small practice experiment
- To fly a plane; to direct a ship
- To try TV program out to see if it would succeed
owner
US / ˈəʊnə(r) /
•UK / ˈoʊnə(r) /
- noun
- Person who owns or has something
leave
US / li:v /
•UK / liv /
- noun
- Permission to do something
- Vacation time; time off work
- verb
- To go away from; depart
- To gift property to someone after you die
- To allow something to continue happening
- To let something remain unused or available
- To let something or someone remain somewhere
hide
US / haɪd /
•UK / haɪd /
- noun
- The skin of an animal used for making leather
- verb
- To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
call
US / kɔ:l /
•UK / kɔl /
- noun
- A order or request for action
- The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
- A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
- A short visit to a place or person
- A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
- verb
- To make a request or order for action
- (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
- To announce the date of an election
- To make a judgment about something
- To give someone or something a name
- To guess in advance the result or outcome
- To visit a place or person for a short time
- To phone someone
- To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice
spiral
US / 'spaɪrəl /
•UK / ˈspaɪrəl /
- adjecitve
- Curved in a continuous circle
- noun
- A continuous curve round a central point
- verb
- To move in a continuous curve round a point
single
US / 'sɪŋɡl /
•UK / ˈsɪŋɡəl /
- adjecitve
- Being one only, without others
- Only; merely
- Not married or in a relationship
- noun
- One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- An individual song from a CD or album
- Person who is not married or in a relationship
plain
US / pleɪn /
•UK / plen /
- adjecitve
- Obvious; clearly so, true
- Very simple, ordinary; not decorated; not striped
- noun
- Wide open area of flat, dry land
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
hook
US / hʊk /
•UK / hʊk /
- noun
- Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- The start of a story which catches your interest
- verb
- To make a bent or curved shape
- To catch your interest completely
- To catch, hang or attach something with a bent wire
desire
US / dɪ'zaɪə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈzaɪr /
- noun
- Thing that is wished for or wanted
- verb
- To wish for, hope or want something
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
war
US / wɔ:(r) /
•UK / wɔr /
- noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
seriously
US / ˈsɪəriəsli /
•UK / ˈsɪriəsli /
- adverb
- Involving or requiring great thought or study
dystopian
US / dɪs'tɒpɪk /
•UK / dɪs'tɒpɪk /
- noun
- As bad as can be; characterized by human misery
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
understand
US / ˌʌndə'stænd /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
would
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate something imagined
- Used to ask or request something politely
- Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
- Used to indicate a preference
- Used to indicate a reaction
- Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
- Used to indicate willingness or ability to do
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
briefcase
US / ˈbri:fkeɪs /
•UK / ˈbrifˌkes /
- noun
- Flat case used for carrying papers and documents
subscribe
US / səb'skraɪb /
•UK / səbˈskraɪb /
- verb
- To regularly pay to receive a service
role
US / rəʊl /
•UK / rol /
- noun
- Character played by an actor
- Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
kidnap
US / 'kɪdnæp /
•UK / ˈkɪdˌnæp /
- verb
- To take someone and demand money to return them
mastermind
US / ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd /
•UK / ˈmæstərmaɪnd /
- noun
- Person behind a very clever (often criminal) plan
- verb
- To supervise a complex undertaking, crime etc.
horrible
US / ˈhɒrəbl /
•UK / ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɑr- /
- adjecitve
- Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
final
US / ˈfaɪnl /
•UK / ˈfaɪnəl /
- adjecitve
- That will not be changed; permanent
- Being the last thing in a series
- noun
- Last game in a series in a competition
daddy
US / ˈdædi /
•UK / ˈdædi /
- noun
- Another word for father
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
become
US / bɪ'kʌm /
•UK / bɪˈkʌm /
- verb
- To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
- To be suitable for a particular job or role
romance
US / rəʊˈmæns /
•UK / ˈroʊˈmæns /
- noun
- Emotion or feeling of being in love with someone
- Qualities that make something attractive etc.
- Very exciting, emotional, relationship lovers
- Exciting love story, often set in the past
- verb
- To court someone into a love relationship
- To describe more attractively than the reality
sight
US / saɪt /
•UK / saɪt /
- noun
- Things or people that one can see
- Range or distance that someone can see
- Famous places often visited by tourists
- Sense that allows you to see
- Act of seeing someone or something
- verb
- To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- To see something rare or unusual
planet
US / 'plænɪt /
•UK / ˈplænɪt /
- noun
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
now
US / naʊ /
•UK / naʊ /
- adverb
- At the present time or moment
- Right away or in the next possible moment
- Used to refer to something that just happened
- Time between the present and a moment in the past
- conjunction
- Resulting from or because of something
narrator
US / nəˈreɪtə(r) /
•UK / ner.eɪ.tɚ /
- noun
- Person or character who tells a story
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
deal
US / di:l /
•UK / dil /
- verb
- To cope with something - usually troubles
- To give (something bad e.g. news) to
- To buy and sell illegal drugs
- To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
- To do business with someone or to sell products
twist
US / twɪst /
•UK / twɪst /
- noun
- Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
- Bend or sudden change of direction
- An unexpected change in the direction of a story
- a change in the way in which something happens
- verb
- To turn something in a circular direction
- To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
- To bend something into a particular shape
- To change the meaning in an unintended way
- To turn in opposite directions at the same time
- To wind something around something else
- To turn direction or position, as of your body
terrorism
US / ˈterərɪzəm /
•UK / ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm /
- noun
- Use of violent acts to make people afraid
survive
US / sə'vaɪv /
•UK / sɚˈvaɪv /
- verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
mother
US / ˈmʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈmʌðɚ /
- noun
- Female who has a child or children; female parent
- verb
- To take care of someone as if they were your child
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
food
US / fu:d /
•UK / fud /
- noun
- What people and animals eat to live
- Things taken in by plants to maintain life
- A particular style or type of cooking, e.g. Asian
color
US / 'kʌlə(r) /
•UK / ˈkʌlɚ /
- noun
- Quality of things you can see, e.g. red, blue
- Pink or red in your face, e.g. after being ill
- The shade of someone's skin e.g. black, or yellow
- verb
- To change or affect someone's opinion
- To make something colorful using colored pencils
aaron
US / ˈɛərən /
•UK / ˈɛrən, ˈær- /
- proper noun
- (in the Bible) brother of Moses and traditional founder of the Jewish priesthood.
whether
US / ˈweðə(r) /
•UK / ˈhwɛðɚ, ˈwɛð- /
- conjunction
- If something will happen or not
surprise
US / səˈpraɪz /
•UK / sərˈpraɪz /
- adjecitve
- That surprises you; not expected
- noun
- Something unexpected that slightly shocks you
- verb
- To do something that another person didn't expect
sense
US / sens /
•UK / sɛns /
- noun
- Certain mental feeling or emotion
- Normal or clear state of mind
- Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
- verb
- To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
- To recognize the presence of something
smell
US / smel /
•UK / smɛl /
- noun
- Ability to notice a particular odor
- A particular odor
- verb
- To have a particular odor
- To sense that something is not right
- To notice a particular odor
- To use the nose to sense something
hotshot
US / 'hɒtʃɒt /
•UK / ˈhɑtˌʃɑt /
- noun
- Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
eddie
US / ɪnˈsɪstənt /
•UK / ɪnˈsɪstənt /
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
yet
US / jet /
•UK / jɛt /
- adverb
- At a later time (used after ‘not’)
- (Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
- Eventually; at a future time
- Until now; up to the present
- conjunction
- Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast
spoil
US / spɔɪl /
•UK / spɔɪl /
- verb
- To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- (Of food) to go bad
- To overindulge and harm the character of a child
- To treat someone extremely well
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
ruin
US / 'ru:ɪn /
•UK / ˈruɪn /
- verb
- To damage or completely destroy something
- To cause someone to lose their money or status
- noun
- Remains of a building that has been destroyed
thrilling
US / ˈθrɪlɪŋ /
•UK / ˈθrɪlɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Causing excitement or sudden intense pleasure
- verb
- To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
after
US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /
•UK / ˈæftɚ /
- adverb
- Later than another time, or behind something
- conjunction
- Following something before
- preposition
- When an event happened or time has passed
guess
US / ɡes /
•UK / ɡɛs /
- noun
- Answer given when you don't know if it is correct
- verb
- To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
marriage
US / ˈmærɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈmærɪdʒ /
- noun
- Relationship between a husband and a wife
- A wedding ceremony
- Close union between two things
warn
US / wɔ:n /
•UK / wɔrn /
- verb
- To tell someone about possible danger
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
clue
US / klu: /
•UK / klu /
- noun
- Information that helps explain something; hint
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
flick
US / flɪk /
•UK / flɪk /
- noun
- Hitting something with your finger to move it
- verb
- To hit something with your finger to move it
- To move a button, switch from on, off positions
himself
US / hɪmˈself /
•UK / hɪmˈsɛlf /
- pronoun
- The same (male) person who did the action
memory
US / 'memərɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛməri /
- noun
- Ability of the mind to call back past things
- Space for the storage of information on a computer
- Something that has been remembered
shock
US / ʃɒk /
•UK / ʃɑ:k /
- noun
- The passage of an electricity through the body
- Sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected
- verb
- To affect someone with an electrical current
- To cause great surprise, horror, or anger
side
US / saɪd /
•UK / saɪd /
- adjecitve
- In addition to the central or most important thing
- Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
- noun
- Position or opinion that is opposite to another
- Right or left part of a person's body
- Feature of someone's personality
- Straight edge of an object
- One of two or more groups fighting each other
- verb
- To decide to agree with one point, not the other
reason
US / 'ri:zn /
•UK / ˈrizən /
- noun
- Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
- Explanation for why something occurred or was done
- verb
- To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
somehow
US / ˈsʌmhaʊ /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌhaʊ /
- adverb
- In a way that is not known or certain
supernatural
US / ˌsu:pəˈnætʃrəl /
•UK / ˌsu:pərˈnætʃrəl /
- adjecitve
- Being unable to be explained by natural causes
- noun
- Something not explained by natural causes
usual
US / ˈju:ʒuəl /
•UK / ˈjuʒuəl /
- adjecitve
- Being the way things occur most of the time
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
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
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
alien
US / 'eɪlɪən /
•UK / ˈeliən,ˈeljən /
- adjecitve
- Being foreign, different or unfamiliar
- noun
- Foreigner; a person not from this place
- Person or creature from a planet other than Earth
develop
US / dɪ'veləp /
•UK / dɪˈvɛləp /
- verb
- To explain something in steps and in detail
- To create or think of something
- To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
- To make a photograph from film
dramatically
US / drə'mætɪklɪ /
•UK / drəˈmætɪkl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a sudden or extreme manner
ever
US / 'evə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any time; at all times in the future
cripple
US / 'krɪpl /
•UK / ˈkrɪpəl /
- noun
- (rude) Disabled person
- verb
- To hurt and make useless
metaphor
US / ˈmetəfə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛtəˌfɔr, -fɚ /
- noun
- Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
sure
US / ʃʊə(r) /
•UK / ʃʊr /
- adjecitve
- Having no doubts about something
- Have confidence in your own words or actions
- Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
- Being correct or true
- adverb
- What you say to agree willingly
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
truth
US / tru:θ /
•UK / truθ /
- noun
- Real facts about something
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
chase
US / tʃeɪs /
•UK / tʃes /
- noun
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- other
- To try very hard to get something that you want
- verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
domestic
US / dəˈmestɪk /
•UK / dəˈmɛstɪk /
- adjecitve
- British informal fight between husband and wife
- Concerning your own home or house
- Concerning or made in your own country
- noun
- Someone paid to help with housework in your house
suicidal
US / ˌsu:ɪˈsaɪdl /
•UK / ˌsuɪˈsaɪdl /
- adjecitve
- Feeling you may kill yourself; depressed
- Dangerous to yourself or your interests
speak
US / spi:k /
•UK / spik /
- verb
- To be able to use a certain language
- To use words to tell information, express thoughts
consider
US / kən'sɪdə(r) /
•UK / kənˈsɪdər /
- verb
- To think carefully about something
popular
US / ˈpɒpjələ(r) /
•UK / ˈpɑ:pjələ(r) /
- adjecitve
- Liked or enjoyed by many people
reality
US / rɪ'ælətɪ /
•UK / riˈælɪti /
- noun
- What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
true
US / tru: /
•UK / tru: /
- adjecitve
- Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
disgusting
US / dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ /
•UK / dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Having a very bad taste
- verb
- To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
fabricate
US / ˈfæbrɪkeɪt /
•UK / ˈfæbrɪˌket /
- verb
- To invent or create, especially to deceive, trick
- To say things that are not true to trick someone
- To manufacture things
probably
US / ˈprɒbəbli /
•UK / ˈprɑbəbli /
- adverb
- That is likely to happen or be true
skywalker
US / 'skaɪrɒkɪt /
•UK / ˈskaɪˌrɑkɪt /
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
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
defend
US / dɪ'fend /
•UK / dɪˈfɛnd /
- verb
- To protect and explain your position in court
- To protect against an attack
- To try to prevent another team from scoring
hell
US / hel /
•UK / hɛl /
- noun
- Any place of pain and suffering
kill
US / kɪl /
•UK / kɪl /
- noun
- Animal killed by a person or other animal
- verb
- To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- To end the life of a person or other living thing
- To be very funny
- To prevent something from continuing or operating
- To do something unimportant to pass time quickly
mass
US / mæs /
•UK / mæs /
- noun
- Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- Large amount or number of something
- Main or largest part of something
- Large number of people considered as a whole
- Amount of matter that an object has
- verb
- To gather people or things into a large group
populate
US / 'pɒpjʊleɪt /
•UK / ˈpɑpjəˌlet /
- verb
- To live in a particular area, as a group
such
US / sʌtʃ /
•UK / sʌtʃ /
- determiner
- Being similar to
- (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
- adverb
- (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)
soon
US / su:n /
•UK / sun /
- adverb
- At a time not long from now
check
US / tʃek /
•UK / tʃɛk /
- adjecitve
- Decorated with squares made up of lines
- noun
- Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
- A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
- Mark used to show that something is correct
- Procedure to prevent errors or control something
- verb
- To confirm the details of something are correct
- To leave your things with staff who look after it
- To examine something to see if something is wrong
- To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem
kicking
US / ˈkɪkɪŋ /
•UK / ˈkɪkɪŋ /
- verb
- To hit or move something with the foot
green
US / gri:n /
•UK / ɡrin /
- adjecitve
- Color of young leaves
- Covered with vegetation, e.g. grass
- Concerned about protecting the environment
- The color of young leaves
- Lacking in experience/knowledge due to being young
- Being not fully grown or ripe, as in fruit
- noun
- Large grassy area
- used as a part of a name of a place (UK)
responsible
US / rɪ'spɒnsəbl /
•UK / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being the cause of something that has occurred
- Having the duty of dealing with something
- Able to be trusted to do what needs to be done
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
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
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want something
carefree
US / ˈkeəfri: /
•UK / ˈkerfri: /
- adjecitve
- Without cares or responsibilities
exact
US / ɪɡ'zækt /
•UK / ɪɡˈzækt /
- adjecitve
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
nuclear
US / ˈnju:kliə(r) /
•UK / ˈnukliɚ, ˈnju- /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or involving the center of an atom
personality
US / ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti /
•UK / ˌpɚsəˈnælɪti /
- noun
- Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- Person who is famous; celebrity
ration
US / ˈræʃn /
•UK / ˈræʃən, ˈreʃən /
- noun
- Restriction of the amount someone can eat, use etc.
- An allocation of e.g. food (when it is scarce)
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
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- adjecitve
- Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
- Healthy and in good condition
- adverb
- In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
- In a complete, total, or full manner
- A great and considerable degree
- In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
- exclamation
- Used to begin or continue a particular statement
- Used to show you want to start saying something
- Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
- You say this to change the topic of a conversation
- Used to indicate you are making a final remark
- noun
- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
earth
US / ɜ:θ /
•UK / ɚθ /
- noun
- Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- The planet we live on
- Soil in which we grow plants
ocean
US / 'əʊʃn /
•UK / ˈoʃən /
- noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
delve
US / delv /
•UK / delv /
- verb
- To search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information
counsellor
US / ˈkaʊnsələ(r) /
•UK / ˈkaʊnsəlɚ, -slɚ /
- noun
- Person offering professional advice to others
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
heist
US / haɪst /
•UK / haɪst /
- noun
- A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
vague
US / veɪɡ /
•UK / veɡ /
- adjecitve
- Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
- Not clearly understood; not strongly experienced
- Being not clearly visible
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
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
black
US / blæk /
•UK / blæk /
- adjecitve
- Color of the sky on a dark night
- noun
- A person with dark skin, often of African origin
- Person's name
- verb
- To fill in something to make it a very dark color
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
home
US / həʊm /
•UK / hom /
- adjecitve
- A sports team's own field or place of play
- adverb
- Into the correct or intended position
- noun
- House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- Institution for sick or elderly people
- Place where a person or a family lives
- Country where a person lives or was born
- Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
- verb
- To move towards a particular target location
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)
recover
US / rɪ'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / rɪ'kʌvər /
- verb
- To return to a prior normal condition
- To get back something that was lost
powerless
US / ˈpaʊəlɪs /
•UK / ˈpaʊəlɪs /
- adjecitve
- Lacking control or influence
purpose
US / 'pɜ:pəs /
•UK / ˈpɚpəs /
- noun
- Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
talk
US / tɔ:k /
•UK / tɔk /
- noun
- Style of speaking
- Discussion between two countries
- Giving information in front of people; lecture
- Saying things or ideas to someone with words
- verb
- To make a formal speech about something
- To say things or ideas to someone with words
fan
US / fæn /
•UK / fæn /
- noun
- Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
- Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
- verb
- To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- To use a device to cool yourself, something
control
US / kən'trəʊl /
•UK / kənˈtrol /
- noun
- A device designed to operate a machine
- Participant in experiment that is left untouched
- Act to dominate or command; make manageable
- A law limiting the growth or spread of something
- A place which overseas or manages e.g. a factory
- verb
- To direct or influence the behavior of something
hunt
US / hʌnt /
•UK / hʌnt /
- noun
- A search for animals to kill for food
- Person's name
- verb
- To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
- To look for very carefully; search for
myself
US / maɪˈself /
•UK / maɪˈsɛlf /
- pronoun
- The same person who did the action mentioned
- My regular, usual, or healthy self
split
US / splɪt /
•UK / splɪt /
- adjecitve
- No longer married or in a relationship
- (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
- (Of a decision) when people cannot decide a winner
- noun
- Difference of opinion in a group causing a break
- Separation or a break in something
- verb
- To become divided or broken along a straight line
- To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
- To have difference of opinion in a group
- To separate into two or more pieces
- To divide something in an even or fair way
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that