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superior
US / su:'pɪərɪə(r) /
•UK / sʊˈpɪriɚ /
- adjecitve
- Better; higher quality
- noun
- The senior person in a monastic community
- Person of higher rank than you
dan
US / dæn /
•UK / dɑn, dæn /
- noun
- Any of ten degrees of advanced proficiency in judo or karate.
- A small marker buoy with a lightweight flagpole.
- proper noun
- (in the Bible) a Hebrew patriarch, son of Jacob and Bilhah.
screen
US / skri:n /
•UK / skrin /
- noun
- Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
- Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
- Flat surface on a computer or TV showing images
- verb
- To hide or block something from being seen
- To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate
meet
US / mi:t /
•UK / mit /
- noun
- Sporting competition e.g. swimming
- verb
- To provide something that is necessary
- To come together at a certain time or place
moscow
US / 'mɒskəʊ /
•UK / 'mɑskaʊ /
- proper noun
- The capital of Russia, located at the center of European Russia, on the Moskva River; population 10,
- A city in northwestern Idaho, home to the University of Idaho; population 22,798 (est. 2008).
hang
US / hæŋ /
•UK / hæŋ /
- verb
- To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- To float, move softly, or remain in the air
- To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
- To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
direct
US / də'rekt /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- /
- adverb
- Coming straight from something
- verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- To control the acting in a movie or play
plenty
US / 'plentɪ /
•UK / ˈplɛnti /
- pronoun
- When there is not too little of something; a lot
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
midair
US / mɪd'eə /
•UK / mɪd'er /
- adjecitve
- Some point in the air; above ground level
invade
US / ɪnˈveɪd /
•UK / ɪnˈved /
- verb
- To enter something causing a harmful result
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
concept
US / 'kɒnsept /
•UK / ˈkɑnˌsɛpt /
- noun
- Abstract idea of something or how it works
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
observe
US / əbˈzɜ:v /
•UK / əbˈzɜ:rv /
- verb
- To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- To obey or follow laws, rules, or customs
- To watch carefully; to make a comment
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
status
US / 'steɪtəs /
•UK / ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs /
- noun
- Position or rank relative to others in a society
- Legal position of a person or thing
- Current state or position of a thing
major
US / 'meɪdʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈmedʒɚ /
- adjecitve
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
- noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- verb
- To study a particular subject at university
intelligence
US / ɪn'telɪdʒəns /
•UK / ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns /
- adjecitve
- Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
- noun
- Collection of secret information about something
- Ability to learn things or to consider situations
extraterrestrial
US / ˌekstrətəˈrestriəl /
•UK / ˌɛkstrətəˈrɛstriəl /
- adjecitve
- Originating, located or occurring outside Earth
firsthand
US / 'fɜ:st'hænd /
•UK / 'fɜ:st'hænd /
- adjecitve
- Received directly from a source
back
US / bæk /
•UK / bæk /
- adjecitve
- Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- adverb
- Have returned to a place you were before
- noun
- The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
- Location at the rear of something
- The reverse of side something
- Area on the rear of your body
- verb
- To bet money on something
- To go backwards in a car
- To support and encourage someone or some cause
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
real
US / rɪəl /
•UK / ˈriəl, ril /
- adjecitve
- Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- Being important or special
environment
US / ɪn'vaɪrənmənt /
•UK / ɛnˈvaɪrənmənt, -ˈvaɪən- /
- noun
- Natural world in which plants and animals live
- The entire surrounding conditions of something
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
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
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
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
inside
US / ˌɪn'saɪd /
•UK / ɪnˈsaɪd, ˈɪnˌsaɪd /
- adjecitve
- Being in something
- Being in a building
- adverb
- Into a house; indoors
- noun
- Inner part or surface of something
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
politician
US / ˌpɒləˈtɪʃn /
•UK / ˌpɑlɪˈtɪʃən /
- noun
- Someone whose job is in politics
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
straight
US / streɪt /
•UK / stret /
- adjecitve
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- honest and direct
- adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
novel
US / 'nɒvl /
•UK / ˈnɑvəl /
- adjecitve
- Unusual and new or different from previous things
- noun
- Written fiction story
descend
US / dɪˈsend /
•UK / dɪˈsɛnd /
- verb
- To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
truth
US / tru:θ /
•UK / truθ /
- noun
- Real facts about something
unless
US / ənˈles /
•UK / ʌnˈlɛs /
- conjunction
- Negative of 'if'
somehow
US / ˈsʌmhaʊ /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌhaʊ /
- adverb
- In a way that is not known or certain
previous
US / ˈpri:viəs /
•UK / ˈpriviəs /
- adjecitve
- Existing or happening before the present time
knowledge
US / ˈnɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- noun
- Information, understanding, or skill
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
quo
US / kwɪtɪŋ /
•UK / kwɪtɪŋ /
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
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
describe
US / dɪ'skraɪb /
•UK / dɪˈskraɪb /
- verb
- To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
phenomenon
US / fə'nɒmɪnən /
•UK / fɪˈnɑməˌnɑn, -nən /
- noun
- Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- Interesting or unusual person, group
- something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesti
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
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
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
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
paris
US / 'pærɪs /
•UK / ˈpærɪs /
- other
- Sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae
insist
US / ɪn'sɪst /
•UK / ɪnˈsɪst /
- verb
- To demand that someone do something
- To strongly state your opinion without changing it
hollywood
US / ˈhɔli:ˌwʊd /
•UK / ˈhɑliˌwʊd /
- adjecitve
- A flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry
- noun
- A district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
- other
- Of or relating to the film industry in the United States
- Film industry of the United States
radar
US / ˈreɪdɑ:(r) /
•UK / ˈredɑr /
- noun
- Radio device used to find the location of objects
encounter
US / ɪn'kaʊntə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈkaʊntɚ /
- noun
- A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
- verb
- To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- To meet someone or something unexpectedly
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
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
tic
US / tɪk /
•UK / tɪk /
- noun
- Involuntary twitching especially in the face
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
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
cube
US / kju:b /
•UK / kjub /
- noun
- Solid object that has six square sides
- verb
- To cut food into the shape of small cubes
- To multiply a number by itself three times
testimony
US / 'testɪmənɪ /
•UK / ˈtɛstəˌmoni /
- noun
- Public statement of personal religious experiences
- Statement of evidence in court
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
navy
US / ˈneɪvi /
•UK / ˈnevi /
- noun
- Very dark shade of blue
- Armed force consisting of ships, sailors etc.
congress
US / 'kɒŋɡres /
•UK / ˈkɑŋɡrɪs /
- noun
- Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- American governing body of elected representatives
apex
US / 'eɪpeks /
•UK / ˈepɛks /
- noun
- Highest point (of something); peak
state
US / steɪt /
•UK / stet /
- adjecitve
- Concerning region within a country
- noun
- Region within a country, with its own government
- Situation or condition something is in
- verb
- To say; declare as fact
gray
US / ɡreɪ /
•UK / ɡre /
- adjecitve
- Color between black and white (also spelled grey)
- Lacking cheer or brightness
- noun
- Person's name
anticipate
US / æn'tɪsɪpeɪt /
•UK / ænˈtɪsəˌpet /
- verb
- To expect or look ahead to something positively
- To be aware of something that might happen
diego
US / /
•UK / /
close
US / kləʊz /
•UK / kloʊz /
- adjecitve
- Almost; near
- (Of a friend) well-known; liked by others
- Being near or related
- Similar; nearly the same
- verb
- To come progressively nearer to something
- To end; to bring to an end
- To make something shut; stop from being open
capitol
US / 'kæpɪtl /
•UK / 'kæpɪtl /
- other
- A building occupied by a state legislature
- Government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives me
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
bit
US / bɪt /
•UK / bɪt /
- noun
- Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- Small piece of something
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
travel
US / ˈtrævl /
•UK / ˈtrævəl /
- noun
- Going to other places, esp. distant places
- verb
- To go to a place that is far away
theory
US / ˈθiəri /
•UK / ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri /
- noun
- Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
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
show
US / ʃəʊ /
•UK / ʃo /
- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
- An event for displaying or promoting goods
- Play, opera or theater production
- Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
- verb
- To be easily seen or displayed
- To display your emotions or feelings
- To let someone see something; display
- To explain or teach how something is done
- To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
- To prove something to be true, correct
- To reveal or allow something to be seen
result
US / rɪ'zʌlt /
•UK / rɪˈzʌlt /
- noun
- Something produced through tests or experiments
- Final score of a competition, election or game
- verb
- To be the outcome of other causes and effects
personally
US / ˈpɜ:sənəli /
•UK / ˈpəsənəli /
- adverb
- By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- Knowing someone as a friend, or closely
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
skepticism
US / 'skeptɪsɪzəm /
•UK / ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm /
- noun
- Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
largely
US / ˈlɑ:dʒli /
•UK / ˈlɑ:rdʒli /
- adverb
- In large part; mainly or chiefly
billion
US / ˈbɪljən /
•UK / ˈbɪljən /
- noun
- Number 1,000,000,000
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
officer
US / ˈɒfɪsə(r) /
•UK / ˈɔ:fɪsə(r) /
- noun
- Person of high position in an organization
- Person of high position in the military
correctly
US / kə'rektlɪ /
•UK / kəˈrɛktlɪ /
- adverb
- In an accurate or correct manner
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
yes
US / jes /
•UK / jɛs /
- adverb
- Way to say you agree or will do something
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
section
US / 'sekʃn /
•UK / ˈsɛkʃən /
- noun
- A part of a whole
- Specific area or region within a larger place
- Specific group of people from a larger group
- Part of a book, newspaper, etc.
- verb
- To divide something into smaller parts
direction
US / də'rekʃn /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ- /
- noun
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
washington
US / 'wɒʃɪŋtən /
•UK / 'wɑ:ʃɪŋtənˌ 'wɔ:ʃɪŋ- /
- other
- A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
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
pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
interview
US / 'ɪntəvju: /
•UK / ˈɪntɚˌvju /
- noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
- verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
grave
US / ɡreɪv /
•UK / ɡrev /
- adjecitve
- Having a serious, worried expression on your face
- noun
- Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
- Poetic death; being dead
credulous
US / ˈkredjələs /
•UK / ˈkredʒələs /
- adjecitve
- (Formal) disposed to believe on little evidence
evidence
US / 'evɪdəns /
•UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /
- noun
- Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
river
US / ˈrɪvə(r) /
•UK / ˈrɪvɚ /
- noun
- Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
conspiracy
US / kən'spɪrəsɪ /
•UK / kənˈspɪrəsi /
- noun
- Plan made in secret to do something illegal
craft
US / krɑ:ft /
•UK / kræft /
- noun
- Job requiring a worker to have specific skills
- Vehicle that travels on water or through the air
- verb
- To make by hand and with much skill
recent
US / 'ri:snt /
•UK / ˈrisənt /
- adjecitve
- Happening or beginning not long ago
tiny
US / 'taɪnɪ /
•UK / ˈtaɪni /
- adjecitve
- Very, very small
saucer
US / ˈsɔ:sə(r) /
•UK / ˈsɔsɚ /
- noun
- Small, round dish that you put a cup on
explanation
US / ˌekspləˈneɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɛkspləˈneʃən /
- noun
- Details or reasons given to make something clear
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
spacecraft
US / ˈspeɪskrɑ:ft /
•UK / ˈspeɪskræft /
- noun
- Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
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
frequent
US / ˈfri:kwənt /
•UK / ˈfrikwənt /
- adjecitve
- Happening often
- verb
- To go to a place regularly
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
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)
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
incompetent
US / ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt /
•UK / ɪnˈkɑ:mpɪtənt /
- adjecitve
- Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
- noun
- Person who is completely unable to do something
conceal
US / kən'si:l /
•UK / kənˈsil /
- verb
- To hide; prevent from being discovered
- To keep the truth or true feelings a secret
fuel
US / 'fju:əl /
•UK / ˈfjuəl /
- noun
- Material used to produce heat or power when burned
- verb
- To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- To provide gas or petrol for something
primarily
US / praɪˈmerəli /
•UK / praɪˈmɛrəli, -ˈmɛr- /
- adverb
- In the most basic or important way
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
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
enough
US / ɪˈnʌf /
•UK / ɪˈnʌf /
- adjecitve
- Sufficient to answer the need
- adverb
- To a satisfactory degree
- pronoun
- Equal to what is needed; as much as required
- Adequate number or amount
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.
storey
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
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’
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
san
US / /
•UK / /
- adjective
- Relating to the San or their languages.
- noun
- A member of the aboriginal peoples of southern Africa commonly called Bushmen.
- The group of Khoisan languages spoken by the San.
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
eyeball
US / ˈaɪbɔ:l /
•UK / ˈaɪˌbɔl /
- noun
- The round part of the eye
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
fly
US / flaɪ /
•UK / flai /
- noun
- Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- Opening with fold of cloth hiding zipper on pants
- verb
- To move in the wind, e.g. a flag
- To move at a high speed
- To travel in a plane, helicopter, balloon etc.
- To pilot people or items by plane
- To travel through the air using wings
cinematic
US / ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk /
•UK / ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of the cinema
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
balloon
US / bəˈlu:n /
•UK / bəˈlun /
- noun
- Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
- Large air-filled bag to carry people into the air
- verb
- To grow larger quickly; spring up suddenly
- To travel in a large balloon
then
US / ðen /
•UK / ðɛn /
- adverb
- A time that is not now
- Following another thing in time or arrangement
- Following on reasonably from what was just stated
- At that time, not now
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
confront
US / kən'frʌnt /
•UK / kənˈfrʌnt /
- verb
- To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
specie
US / 'spi:ʃi: /
•UK / 'spi:ʃɪ /
- noun
- Singular of species
tell
US / tel /
•UK / tɛl /
- verb
- To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- To be able to guess
- To say or communicate information to someone
- To inform, but without speaking; indicate
- To have a negative effect on someone
- To order someone to do something; command
- To recognize something based on certain signs
- To report something to an authority
- To explain something or teach someone something
political
US / pəˈlɪtɪkl /
•UK / pəˈlɪtɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Being active or interested in government matters
- Diplomatic
- Of the system of elections and government
- Concerning government or public affairs
- Involved in getting of power/influence in a group
nothing
US / 'nʌθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /
- noun
- Item of little or no value, importance, interest
- Number or value of zero
- pronoun
- Not anything, not a single thing
claim
US / kleɪm /
•UK / klem /
- noun
- Demand for something that is believed to be due
- Something said to be true when others don't agree
- verb
- To demand something that is believed to be due
- To cause someone's life to come to an end
- To say something is true when others may not agree
technologically
US / ˌteknə'lɒdʒɪklɪ /
•UK / ˌteknə'lɒdʒɪklɪ /
- adverb
- As regards technology
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
tac
US / tæk /
•UK / /
- abbreviation
- TAC is an acronym
federal
US / 'fedərəl /
•UK / ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl /
- adjecitve
- Consisting of several united states
dark
US / dɑ:k /
•UK / dɑrk /
- adjecitve
- Of a color that is not light
- Marked by unhappiness or hopelessness
- Having little or no light; not light in color
- noun
- The time of day when the sky is black
moment
US / 'məʊmənt /
•UK / 'moʊmənt /
- noun
- Very short or brief period of time
- A particular period in time
foot
US / fʊt /
•UK / fʊt /
- noun
- Base of something such as a mountain or vase
- Length of 12 inches or about 25 cm
- Lowest part of the leg we use to stand on
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
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
saga
US / ˈsɑ:gə /
•UK / ˈsɑɡə /
- noun
- Description of events occurring over a long period
hear
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- verb
- To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- To be told or find out information or facts
- To consider or listen to a court case
air
US / eə(r) /
•UK / er /
- noun
- Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- A person's manner intended to impress others
- verb
- To expose to the outside, to dry or freshen
- To broadcast a TV or radio show
- To open a subject to discussion and debate
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
retire
US / rɪ'taɪə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈtaɪr /
- verb
- To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- To stop taking part in a competition or game
- To quit having jobs because you are old
- To move to a different area or room (formal)
- To go to bed (formal)
origin
US / ˈɒrɪdʒɪn /
•UK / ˈɔrədʒɪn,ˈɑr- /
- noun
- Point at which something begins or is created
- Country or social group that a person comes from
government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
gosh
US / gɔʃ /
•UK / ɡɑʃ /
- exclamation
- Expression showing surprise
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
outlandish
US / aʊtˈlændɪʃ /
•UK / aʊtˈlændɪʃ /
- adjecitve
- Strange and unusual
coast
US / kəʊst /
•UK / kost /
- noun
- Land near the sea or ocean
- verb
- To progress in something without trying hard
- (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
careful
US / ˈkeəfl /
•UK / ˈkerfl /
- adjecitve
- Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
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)
nor
US / nɔ:(r) /
•UK / nɔr /
- conjunction
- Not this or that; also not
expert
US / 'ekspɜ:t /
•UK / ˈɛkˌspɚt /
- adjecitve
- Having special knowledge or skill
- noun
- Skillful person with special knowledge
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
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
hour
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- noun
- 60 minutes
- Particular time of the day
- Fixed, regularly occurring time
face
US / feɪs /
•UK / fes /
- noun
- Side or outer surface of something
- An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
- Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
- Characteristics you show in public
- verb
- To cover a surface with something like paint
- To deal with a problem or responsibilities
- To look toward; point in a certain direction
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
basis
US / ˈbeɪsɪs /
•UK / ˈbesɪs /
- noun
- Main ingredient or part of something
- Starting situation, fact, idea to develop from
technology
US / tek'nɒlədʒɪ /
•UK / tɛkˈnɑlədʒi /
- noun
- Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
upend
US / ʌpˈend /
•UK / ʌpˈɛnd /
- verb
- To overturn or turn up on end
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
recover
US / rɪ'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / rɪ'kʌvər /
- verb
- To return to a prior normal condition
- To get back something that was lost
chinese
US / /
•UK / /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of China
aerial
US / 'eərɪəl /
•UK / ˈɛriəl, eˈɪriəl /
- adjecitve
- Being done, living or seen in the air
- noun
- Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
door
US / dɔ:(r) /
•UK / dɔr,dor /
- noun
- You walk through this when you go in a room
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
sorry
US / ˈsɒri /
•UK / ˈsɑ:ri /
- exclamation
- What you say to admit you were wrong
- adjecitve
- Causing others to feel pity; poor
- Feeling regret or sympathy about wrong thing
ryan
US / ˈraɪən /
•UK / ˈraɪən /
vehicle
US / ˈvi:əkl /
•UK / ˈvi:hɪkl /
- noun
- Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
much
US / mʌtʃ /
•UK / mʌtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Very; to a high level or degree
- adverb
- A lot; large amount; a high degree of
- Nearly; basically
- On many occasions; often
- noun
- A large amount; a great quantity
individual
US / ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl /
•UK / ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl /
- adjecitve
- Made for use by one single person
- Having a distinct manner different from others
- noun
- Single person, looked at separately from others
fact
US / fækt /
•UK / fækt /
- noun
- Something that is known or proved to be true
credible
US / ˈkredəbl /
•UK / ˈkrɛdəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Believable; that can be believed or trusted
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
yourself
US / jɔ:ˈself /
•UK / jʊrˈsɛlf, jɔr-, jor-, jə- /
- pronoun
- Reflexive form of 'you', used for an emphasis
set
US / set /
•UK / sɛt /
- adjecitve
- Prepared for something; ready
- noun
- Complete group of something
- Place where a television show or movie is filmed
- Group of games in a tennis match
- Device that receives radio or television signals
- verb
- To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
- To decide upon or choose something
- To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
- To decide on a price for something
- To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
- To be located in a specific place or time
- To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
- To put someone in a certain condition or state
- (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon
situation
US / ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌsɪtʃuˈeʃən /
- noun
- Place, position or area that something is in
- Circumstance or condition surrounding an event
- An unexpected problem or difficulty
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
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
object
US / 'ɒbdʒɪkt /
•UK / ˈɑbdʒɪkt /
- noun
- Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
- The thing that the action of a verb acts upon
- verb
- To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
highly
US / ˈhaɪli /
•UK / 'haɪlɪ /
- adverb
- In a manner that shows approval
- More than usual; to a great degree
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
something
US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
- adverb
- In some degree or measure
- noun
- a person or thing of some value or consequence
- pronoun
- Thing that is not yet known or named
- Approximately