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sandstorm
US / ˈsændstɔ:m /
•UK / ˈsændstɔ:rm /
- other
mostly
US / ˈməʊstli /
•UK / ˈmoʊstli /
- adverb
- In large part; mainly or chiefly
vaccination
US / ˌvæksɪ'neɪʃn /
•UK / ˌvæksəˈneʃən /
- noun
- Type of injection to prevent getting a disease
chair
US / tʃeə(r) /
•UK / tʃer /
- noun
- A person in charge of an official meeting
- A piece of furniture you sit on
- verb
- To be in charge of a meeting or department
primetime
US / ˌʌndə'ni:θ /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈniθ /
slip
US / slɪp /
•UK / slɪp /
- noun
- A field position in cricket
- A quick escape or become free from something
- Combination of clay and water, used in pottery
- Occasion when something grows worse or drops lower
- Minor mistake
- Thin women's underwear to go under a dress
- verb
- To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
- To escape or become free from something
- To move from one state to another, usually worse
- To slide out of place or fall to the ground
- To occur or pass rapidly
- To put something in a place quietly and secretly
version
US / ˈvə:ʃən /
•UK / ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən /
- noun
- Different way that someone interprets something
- New or different form of something
- An updated form of some software
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
election
US / ɪ'lekʃn /
•UK / ɪˈlɛkʃən /
- noun
- Process of choosing someone by voting
drop
US / drɒp /
•UK / drɑp /
- noun
- Distance between a higher and a lower level
- Act of letting something fall (from your hand)
- A decrease in quantity or quality; reduction
- Tiny amount of liquid, with rounded bottom
- verb
- To drive someone to a place and then drive away
- To let something fall from your hand
- To fall or lie down quickly, as when shot
- To decide to stop something e.g. a course)
- To (cause to) reduce in quantity or quality
its
US / ɪts /
•UK / ɪts /
- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
quadruple
US / kwɒ'dru:pl /
•UK / kwɑˈdrupəl, -ˈdrʌpəl, ˈkwɑdrʊpəl /
- verb
- To make or become four times bigger in number
strained
US / streɪnd /
•UK / strend /
- verb
- To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
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
huge
US / hju:dʒ /
•UK / hjudʒ /
- adjecitve
- Very very large
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
minority
US / maɪ'nɒrətɪ /
•UK / məˈnɔrɪti, -ˈnɑr-, maɪ- /
- noun
- Group that is smaller and different from the rest
- Part that is less than half the whole; small part
reflect
US / rɪ'flekt /
•UK / rɪˈflɛkt /
- verb
- To indicate or be a sign of something
- To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
- To show an image in glass, water, a mirror etc.
- To think of something seriously and carefully
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
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
add
US / æd /
•UK / æd /
- verb
- To include as well
- To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2
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
yesterday
US / ˈjestədeɪ /
•UK / ˈjestərdeɪ /
- adverb
- Day before today
- noun
- Day before today
abuse
US / ə'bju:s /
•UK / əˈbjuz /
- noun
- Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
- Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
- verb
- To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
- To use something wrongly or dishonestly
- To insult someone or swear at them
committee
US / kəˈmɪti /
•UK / kəˈmɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who do or decide something
throw
US / θrəʊ /
•UK / θroʊ /
- noun
- Arm movement to make a thing fly through the air
- Loose cloth or blanket (usually over a chair)
- Forcibly putting someone on the ground
- verb
- To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- To move part of your body suddenly and forcefully
- To confuse or upset someone
- (E.g. judo) to forcibly put someone on the ground
- To put something somewhere suddenly and roughly
workforce
US / ˈwɜ:kˌfɔ:s /
•UK / ˈwə:kˌfɔrs /
- noun
- The total number of working people
marty
US / ˈmɑrti /
•UK / /
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
nominee
US / ˌnɒmɪˈni: /
•UK / ˌnɑməˈni /
- noun
- One put forward or suggested for an award/position
hold
US / həʊld /
•UK / hold /
- noun
- Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
- Influence or power held over someone
- Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
- verb
- To agree to keep something for someone
- To have the capacity to support/contain something
- To control an area and protect it from attack
- To not allow someone to leave a place
- To cause an event to happen at a place or time
- To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
- To have a specific quality or property
- To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
- To have or own something
- To wait before being able to talk on the phone
- To limit the movement of someone in a sport
office
US / ˈɒfɪs /
•UK / ˈɔ:fɪs /
- noun
- Room or building used for business
- Important job position, often in a government
chuck
US / tʃʌk /
•UK / tʃʌk /
- noun
- Person's name
- verb
- To throw carelessly or casually
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
over
US / 'əʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈovɚ /
- adverb
- Finished; no longer happening
- Towards the ground/away from a standing position
- noun
- A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
- other
- Finished
- preposition
- Showing the relation when a thing is above another
- On or covering something
- Above or across something
- More than you need
- From one side to the other
- In the direction of; toward
fish
US / fɪʃ /
•UK / fɪʃ /
- noun
- Animal that swims and lives in water
- verb
- To go fishing with a net or hook
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
administration
US / ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn /
•UK / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən /
- noun
- Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- The work of running something, e.g. a business
- People managing a business, government etc.
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
ballot
US / 'bælət /
•UK / ˈbælət /
- noun
- Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
- verb
- To have voted in an election
bird
US / bɜ:d /
•UK / bɜ:rd /
- noun
- Animal with feathers that uses wings to fly
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
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
partisan
US / ˌpɑ:tɪˈzæn /
•UK / ˈpɑ:rtəzn /
- adjecitve
- Showing too much support for one person, group
- noun
- Resistance fighters in World War II
legislation
US / ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn /
•UK / ˌlɛdʒɪˈsleʃən /
- noun
- Act or process of writing and passing laws
finance
US / ˈfaɪnæns /
•UK / fəˈnæns, faɪ-, ˈfaɪˌnæns /
- adjecitve
- Concerned with money
- noun
- Control of money a person, business has access to
- verb
- To support someone or something financially
tammy
US / 'tæmɪ /
•UK / 'tæmɪ /
- other
- Plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings an
relief
US / rɪˈli:f /
•UK / rɪˈlif /
- noun
- Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
- People who replace other workers and their duties
- Release from worry, stress or tension
pain
US / peɪn /
•UK / pen /
- noun
- Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- Something or someone that bothers or upsets you
- verb
- To cause someone to feel upset or worry
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
custody
US / ˈkʌstədi /
•UK / ˈkʌstədi /
- noun
- Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
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
newshour
US / /
•UK / /
wave
US / weɪv /
•UK / wev /
- noun
- Movement of sound, air or energy
- Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
- Slightly curved shape in hair
- Frequency of movement of objects together
- Up and down movement of water in a lake or sea
- Signal with your hand to say hello or goodbye
- verb
- To cause to move side to side or back and forth
- To swing back and forth as a result of the wind
- To move your hand or arm to say hello or goodbye
voting
US / ˈvəʊtɪŋ /
•UK / ˈvoʊtɪŋ /
- verb
- To make a choice for or against, as in an election
secretary
US / 'sekrətrɪ /
•UK / ˈsɛkrɪˌtɛri /
- noun
- Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
- Official in charge of a governmental department
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
channel
US / 'tʃænl /
•UK / ˈtʃænəl /
- noun
- Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- TV or radio station or its programs
- Method or way of sending or receiving information
- Narrow passage through which water travels
- Method or route used for sending or getting things
- verb
- To dig a long hole for carrying water
- To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
- To direct water or liquid through a passage
- To direct energy or feelings into something
attend
US / əˈtend /
•UK / əˈtɛnd /
- verb
- To take care of someone in need
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
- To go to a place regularly
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
transgender
US / trænzˈdʒendə(r) /
•UK / trænzˈdʒendər /
- other
- Involving a partial or full reversal of gender
hall
US / hɔ:l /
•UK / hɔl /
- noun
- Area just inside the entrance of a building
- Large room/building for public events/gatherings
- Large, impressive older home
- Part of the name of a building
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
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
rock
US / rɒk /
•UK / rɑk /
- noun
- Type of popular music with a strong, loud beat
- Strong, tough person who can be relied upon
- Big stone; hard, solid substance forming mountains
- verb
- To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- To be extremely effective or pleasing
- To play, sing along with, or dance to heavy music
- To move back and forth or from side to side
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
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
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
message
US / 'mesɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈmɛsɪdʒ /
- noun
- Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- Piece of information that is told/given to someone
- verb
- To communicate using text
dispute
US / dɪ'spju:t /
•UK / dɪˈspjut /
- noun
- Argument with someone about something
- A question or doubt about something
- verb
- To argue with someone about something
- To disagree about who owns or controls something
- To question the truth or reality of something
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
wildlife
US / ˈwaɪldlaɪf /
•UK / ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf /
- noun
- All wild animals
levine
US / ləˈvin /
•UK / /
level
US / 'levl /
•UK / ˈlɛvəl /
- adjecitve
- (Sports) equal to another
- Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
- noun
- Specific height of something
- Amount of ability you have compared to others
- Floor or deck within a building
- Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
- verb
- To aim a gun at someone
- To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
- To make things flat or even
- To make a score equal to another, in sports
citizen
US / 'sɪtɪzn /
•UK / ˈsɪtɪzən /
- noun
- Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
map
US / mæp /
•UK / mæp /
- noun
- Diagram showing the geography of an area
- verb
- To draw a diagram to show the geography of an area
- To find points of similarity between things
illinois
US / ˌɪlɪ'nɔɪ(z) /
•UK / ˌɪlə'nɔɪ /
- other
- A member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west
- A midwestern state in north-central United States
- Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami
highlight
US / ˈhaɪlaɪt /
•UK / ˈhaɪˌlaɪt /
- noun
- Best or most interesting part of something
- Spot or section lighter than the area around it
- verb
- To use chemicals to make some hair a lighter color
- To make people aware of a problem, subject, issue
- To focus particular attention on; draw attention
- To use a pen to mark places of interest in a book
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
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
nightmare
US / ˈnaɪtmeə(r) /
•UK / ˈnaɪtˌmɛr /
- noun
- Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping
ready
US / 'redɪ /
•UK / ˈrɛdi /
- adjecitve
- Being likely or about to do something
- Being willing to do a task
- verb
- To prepare something for use or action
happy
US / ˈhæpi /
•UK / ˈhæpi /
- adjecitve
- Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
free
US / fri: /
•UK / fri /
- adjecitve
- Living, happening without being controlled
- Costing no money
- Not working; not busy
- verb
- To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
run
US / rʌn /
•UK / rʌn /
- noun
- Journey between two places made by ship or car
- Series of similar things or successes and failures
- Act of running; exercise of running
- verb
- To depart or travel according to a schedule
- To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
- (Of an engine) to be operating
- To start or use a computer program
- To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
- To manage or operate a business
- To operate or drive something
- (Of a road) to go from one place to another
- To move your legs faster than walking
demand
US / dɪ'mɑ:nd /
•UK / dɪˈmænd /
- noun
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
clash
US / klæʃ /
•UK / klæʃ /
- noun
- A conflict; disagreement
- verb
- To have a disagreement or fight over something
- (Of colors) to not suit or match appealingly
alma
US / 'wɒlɪ /
•UK / 'wɔ:lɪ /
average
US / 'ævərɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Typical or normal; usual; ordinary
- noun
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
woman
US / ˈwʊmən /
•UK / ˈwʊmən /
- noun
- Adult female human being
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
simply
US / ˈsɪmpli /
•UK / ˈsɪmpli /
- adverb
- In an easy or clear manner
payment
US / ˈpeɪmənt /
•UK / ˈpemənt /
- noun
- Amount of money that is paid for something
louisiana
US / luːˌiːziːˈænə /
•UK / luˌiziˈænə /
- other
- A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the Am
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)
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
attempt
US / ə'tempt /
•UK / əˈtɛmpt /
- noun
- Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
- verb
- To try to do something challenging or difficult
wall
US / wɔ:l /
•UK / wɔl /
- noun
- High, flat side of a room or building
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
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
receive
US / rɪ'si:v /
•UK / rɪˈsiv /
- verb
- To get something someone has given or sent to you
- To allow someone to become a member (of a club)
- To welcome someone as a guest into your home
- To respond to (e.g. news) in a particular way
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
protection
US / prəˈtekʃn /
•UK / prəˈtɛkʃən /
- noun
- Being kept from harm
- Something that defends against harm or danger
replace
US / rɪ'pleɪs /
•UK / rɪˈples /
- verb
- To use instead of something else
- To return an item to its original location
rep
US / rep /
•UK / rɛp /
- noun
- Short from of 'representative'
- other
middle
US / 'mɪdl /
•UK / ˈmidl /
- adjecitve
- Equal distance from extremes
- noun
- Place that is halfway between two things
head
US / hed /
•UK / hɛd /
- noun
- Counter for the number of cattle
- Natural mental ability or intelligence
- Leader or person with the greatest authority
- Mind; mental ability; mental state
- Side of a coin with a head on it
- Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
- Starting point of something, e.g. a river
- verb
- To hit a ball with your head in a game
- To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
- To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
- To become the leader of something
- To lead or be responsible for something
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
canal
US / kəˈnæl /
•UK / kəˈnæl /
- noun
- Channel cut through land for boats or ships
recover
US / rɪ'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / rɪ'kʌvər /
- verb
- To return to a prior normal condition
- To get back something that was lost
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
oath
US / əʊθ /
•UK / oθ /
- noun
- Promise to do something
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)
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
street
US / stri:t /
•UK / strit /
- noun
- Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
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
sexual
US / ˈsekʃuəl /
•UK / ˈsɛkʃuəl /
- adjecitve
- Relating to men and women and their relationships
- Of the physical activity that can produce babies
representative
US / ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv /
•UK / ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv /
- adjecitve
- Acting or speaking for other people
- Typical of a particular group or thing
- noun
- Typical example of a particular category
- Politician who acts on behalf of the people
- A person who acts as an agent or sales person
rank
US / ræŋk /
•UK / ræŋk /
- adjecitve
- Complete and total; very obvious
- Growing out of control
- (Of a smell) very bad; pungent; stinking
- noun
- Group of people with a certain level of status
- Level or position, as in society/sport competition
- A place for taxis to wait for customers
- Row in which people stand side by side, as in army
- verb
- To rate or class things
- To assign a level or status, as of importance, to
- To put items into a sequence, e.g. of importance
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
immediate
US / ɪˈmi:diət /
•UK / ɪˈmidiɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being the very next to or just after
- Done without delay; straight away
since
US / sɪns /
•UK / sɪns /
- adverb
- At a point before the present time
- conjunction
- For this reason; because
- preposition
- From the time in the past that
senator
US / ˈsenətə(r) /
•UK / ˈsɛnətɚ /
- noun
- An elected politician belonging to the senate
protest
US / 'prəʊtest /
•UK / ˈproʊtɛst /
- noun
- Forceful argument against something
- Objection to something
- verb
- To argue against something in a forceful way
- To express a strong objection or dislike
lower
US / 'ləʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈlaʊɚ, laʊr /
- adjecitve
- In a position more near the bottom
- verb
- To move something downward to the ground
limit
US / 'lɪmɪt /
•UK / ˈlɪmɪt /
- noun
- Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
alarm
US / əˈlɑ:m /
•UK / əˈlɑ:rm /
- noun
- Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- an alarm clock
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
promise
US / 'prɒmɪs /
•UK / ˈprɑmɪs /
- verb
- To say you will certainly do something
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
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
labor
US / 'leɪbə(r) /
•UK / ˈlebɚ /
- noun
- The people with work in a community
- All of the workers in a country, specific company
- verb
- To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- To work hard (often physically) for many hours
industrial
US / ɪnˈdʌstriəl /
•UK / ɪnˈdʌstriəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning making things in factories
trauma
US / 'trɔ:mə /
•UK / ˈtraʊmə /
- noun
- A very severe or upsetting experience
- Serious injury to part of the body
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
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
jones
US / dʒəunz /
•UK / dʒonz /
- intransitive verb
- Have a fixation on; be addicted to.
- noun
- A fixation on or compulsive desire for someone or something, typically a drug; an addiction.
kim
US / kɪm /
•UK / kɪm /
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
chaos
US / 'keɪɒs /
•UK / ˈkeˌɑs /
- other
- State of utter confusion or disorder
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
mayor
US / meə(r) /
•UK / ˈmeɪər /
- noun
- Head of a town or city government
hospitalization
US / ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪ'zeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌhɑspɪtlɪˈzeʃən /
- noun
- Period of time when you are confined to a hospital
expand
US / ɪk'spænd /
•UK / ɪkˈspænd /
- verb
- To make something larger in size, number, amount
coup
US / ku: /
•UK / ku /
- noun
- Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
- Attempt to take control from the government
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
senate
US / 'senət /
•UK / ˈsɛnɪt /
- noun
- A board of governors at a college or university
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
recipient
US / rɪ'sɪpɪənt /
•UK / rɪˈsɪpiənt /
- noun
- Someone who gets or receives something
house
US / haʊs /
•UK / haʊs /
- noun
- Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- Building in which a family, person lives
- verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
disenfranchise
US / ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz /
•UK / ˌdɪsɪn'fræntʃaɪz /
- verb
- To deprive someone of their rights, e.g. to vote
york
US / jɔ:k /
•UK / jɔrk /
- proper noun
- A city in northern England, on the Ouse River; population 136,900 (est. 2009).
- A commercial and industrial city in southeastern Pennsylvania; population 40,097 (est. 2008).
- The southwestern tip of Hayes Peninsula, on Baffin Bay in Greenland. It served as a base for US expl
smile
US / smaɪl /
•UK / smaɪl /
- noun
- Raising the corners of the mouth showing happiness
- verb
- To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
overreach
US / ˌəʊvə'ri:tʃ /
•UK / ˌoʊvər'ri:tʃ /
- other
- Fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
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
bill
US / bɪl /
•UK / bɪl /
- noun
- Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- Sign or poster advertising something
- Paper money; a bank note
- Piece of paper showing what you have to pay
- Hard, often pointed part of a bird's mouth
- Person's name
- verb
- To request payment by handing over an invoice
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
threat
US / θret /
•UK / θrɛt /
- noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
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’
health
US / helθ /
•UK / hɛlθ /
- noun
- (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
index
US / ˈɪndeks /
•UK / ˈɪnˌdɛks /
- noun
- Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
- Written or printed (usually alphabetical) list
- verb
- To adjust a value/wages as other things change
- To make a list of things in alphabetical order
student
US / ˈstju:dnt /
•UK / ˈstudnt, ˈstjud- /
- noun
- Person studying at school
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
block
US / blɒk /
•UK / blɑk /
- noun
- Solid piece of material used for building
- A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
- Hard piece of wood, stone etc. with straight edges
- Building made up of offices or apartments
- Area of a city divided by four streets
- verb
- To stop from going forward or making progress
access
US / 'ækses /
•UK / ˈæksɛs /
- noun
- Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- verb
- To be able to use or have permission to use
ground
US / graʊnd /
•UK / ɡraʊnd /
- noun
- Connection of electrical equipment to earth
- Place where people play particular sports
- Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
- verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- To make sharp or smooth through friction
- To press together with force making a sound
- To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
- To hit the bottom
- (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
- To prevent a plane from taking off
- To place the ball over the goal line in rugby
track
US / træk /
•UK / træk /
- noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
- Path in a field or a forest made by walkers
- Often circular course laid out for car racing
- One of multiple musical recordings on an album
- Band surrounding the wheels of a tank
- Metal lines that trains ride on
- verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- To record and examine the progress of something
diversity
US / daɪ'vɜ:sətɪ /
•UK / dɪˈvə:sɪti, daɪ- /
- noun
- Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
city
US / 'sɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪti /
- noun
- Area with many buildings, roads and people
soar
US / sɔ:(r) /
•UK / sɔr, sor /
- verb
- (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
- To fly or rise high in the air
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
walsh
US / ˈwɒləp /
•UK / ˈwɑ:ləp /
prison
US / 'prɪzn /
•UK / ˈprɪzən /
- noun
- Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
president
US / ˈprezɪdənt /
•UK / ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt /
- noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
first
US / fɜ:st /
•UK / fɚst /
- adjecitve
- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
- noun
- Something that has not happened before
- Position of the winner of a competition
invitation
US / ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnvɪˈteʃən /
- noun
- When someone asks another to attend an event, etc.
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
action
US / 'ækʃn /
•UK / ˈækʃən /
- noun
- Something that a person or thing does
- verb
- To act to do something
skyscraper
US / 'skaɪskreɪpə(r) /
•UK / ˈskaɪˌskrepɚ /
- noun
- Very tall building with many stories
confirmation
US / ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɑ:nfərˈmeɪʃn /
- noun
- Approval or check of something
- Statement something is real, true or accurate
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
visit
US / ˈvɪzɪt /
•UK / ˈvɪzɪt /
- noun
- Trip to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- verb
- To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
population
US / ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn /
•UK / ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən /
- noun
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
flow
US / fləʊ /
•UK / flo /
- noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
- verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
aground
US / əˈgraʊnd /
•UK / əˈɡraʊnd /
- adverb
- Stuck on ground so that a boat can no longer float
asian
US / ˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˈeɪʃn /
- noun
- A native or inhabitant of Asia
- other
- Of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
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
warn
US / wɔ:n /
•UK / wɔrn /
- verb
- To tell someone about possible danger
tugboat
US / ˈtʌgˌbəʊt /
•UK / ˈtʌɡˌbot /
- noun
- Powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
shame
US / ʃeɪm /
•UK / ʃem /
- noun
- Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- verb
- To make someone feel ashamed
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
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
white
US / waɪt /
•UK / hwaɪt, waɪt /
- adjecitve
- Belonging to a race of people with light skin
- Of the color of fresh snow and milk
- noun
- Person's name
- Lightest color; The color of fresh snow.
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
assistant
US / əˈsɪstənt /
•UK / əˈsɪstənt /
- adjecitve
- (Person) helping another, usually as a job
- noun
- Person who helps another, usually as a job
woodruff
US / ˈwʊdrʌf /
•UK / ˈwʊdrəf /
- noun
- Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flav
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
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
lose
US / lu:z /
•UK / luz /
- verb
- To be unable to keep in check or control something
- To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
- To stop having certain qualities or abilities
- To stop having or being entitled to
- To fail to win something that is being contested
- To be unable to find something you once had
- To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')
either
US / ˈaɪðə(r) /
•UK / ˈiðɚ, ˈaɪðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One of two (used when there is a choice of two)
- adverb
- (After negative statements) likewise, in addition
- conjunction
- Used as the first of two connected things
- determiner
- Used as the first of two connected things
- pronoun
- The one or the other
sweeping
US / ˈswi:pɪŋ /
•UK / ˈswipɪŋ /
- verb
- To clean something from a surface with a brush
- To move or pass quickly and steadily
- To search a very wide area for something
while
US / waɪl /
•UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /
- conjunction
- In spite of the fact that; although
- During the time that; at the same time
- noun
- Short amount of time
violence
US / ˈvaɪələns /
•UK / ˈvaɪələns /
- noun
- Strong physical force of nature
- Use of physical force to harm someone
wait
US / weɪt /
•UK / wet /
- verb
- To delay or not do something until later
- To spend time until an expected thing happens
- To remain in a place until a thing happens
trade
US / treɪd /
•UK / treid /
- noun
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- The buying and selling of goods and services
- Exchanging something for something else
- Job often requiring physical skills, e.g. plumbing
- verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
global
US / ˈgləʊbl /
•UK / ˈgloʊbl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
million
US / ˈmɪljən /
•UK / ˈmɪljən /
- number
- 1,000,000
corner
US / 'kɔ:nə(r) /
•UK / ˈkɔrnɚ /
- noun
- Place where two lines, sides, corners etc. meet
- Edges of something, e.g. eyes, boxing ring
- verb
- To force into a position impossible to escape from
- To go around a bend in the road (often by driving)
schumer
US / /
•UK / /
point
US / pɔɪnt /
•UK / pɔɪnt /
- noun
- An item to be discussed
- Small spot or dot
- Fact or detail
- Feature of something
- The size of the text on a page or screen
- A certain time or stage in a process
- Certain position in time or space
- Idea or fact you try to convince people about
- Measurement of scores in a game, sport
- Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
- verb
- To face a certain direction, e.g. north
- To indicate something with your finger to others
day
US / deɪ /
•UK / de /
- noun
- A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- The period of time when it is light outside
- Person's name
ever
US / 'evə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any time; at all times in the future
bus
US / bʌs /
•UK / bʌs /
- noun
- A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
- verb
- To move people by coach or bus
plus
US / plʌs /
•UK / plʌs /
- noun
- A benefit or advantage
- preposition
- In addition; add
- In addition to; Indicates a number above
- Having a value greater than zero
concern
US / kənˈsɜ:n /
•UK / kənˈsɚn /
- noun
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
- verb
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- To be responsible or mixed up in; to be involved
- To feel worry or anxiety
military
US / 'mɪlətrɪ /
•UK / ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the army or navy
- noun
- Army or armed forces
racial
US / ˈreɪʃl /
•UK / ˈreʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Of or relating to race
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
act
US / ækt /
•UK / ækt /
- noun
- What someone did; action; behavior
- A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
- One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
- verb
- To behave in a certain way
- To perform on a stage or in a movie
country
US / ˈkʌntri /
•UK / ˈkʌntri /
- noun
- An area of land that is controlled by a government
- Open land that is away from towns and cities
full
US / fʊl /
•UK / fʊl /
- adjecitve
- Containing all the parts; complete
- Containing or holding as much as possible
- Having had enough food
- adverb
- In a direct manner; completely
judy
US / ˈdʒuːdi /
•UK / ˈdʒuːdi /
- noun
- The wife of Punch in the Punch and Judy show.
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
eagle
US / ˈi:gl /
•UK / ˈiɡəl /
- noun
- Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
tech
US / tek /
•UK / tɛk /
- noun
- Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
social
US / ˈsəuʃəl /
•UK / ˈsoʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- Liking being with other people; friendly
- Living together and depending on each other
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
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
explosive
US / ɪkˈspləʊsɪv /
•UK / ɪkˈsplosɪv /
- adjecitve
- Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
- Occurring very quickly and suddenly
- Able to release a lot of energy fast, like a bomb
- noun
- Material which can explode (e.g. a bomb)
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
epidemic
US / ˌepɪ'demɪk /
•UK / ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk /
- adjecitve
- Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
- noun
- Something that spreads suddenly and widely
information
US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Collection of facts and details about something
mater
US / 'meɪtə /
•UK / 'meɪtə /
- noun
- Use of the Latin word for mother
openly
US / ˈəʊpənli /
•UK / ˈoʊpənli /
- adverb
- In an open way
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
adviser
US / ədˈvaɪzə(r) /
•UK / ædˈvaɪzɚ /
- noun
- Someone giving advice in business, law etc.
next
US / nekst /
•UK / nɛkst /
- adverb
- The one that follows another in time or order
- At a time or place directly after the present one
- noun
- The one that follows after
- adjecitve
- Immediately after the previous one
- First occurrence after the present one
swear
US / sweə(r) /
•UK / swɛr /
- verb
- To say bad or impolite words to someone
- To make a serious promise to do something
low
US / ləʊ /
•UK / lo /
- adjecitve
- Having a small quantity, supply, or amount
- Being unhappy or unpleasant in attitude
- Not high; being near the ground, or bottom
- (Of a voice, sound) being soft; quiet
- noun
- Situation of not having a lot of something
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)
bald
US / bɔ:ld /
•UK / bɔld /
- adjecitve
- Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
- Having very little or no hair
- Without the usual covering
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
public
US / 'pʌblɪk /
•UK / ˈpʌblɪk /
- adjecitve
- Owned by the government
- Concerning society in general
- Being available or accessible to people in general
- Known or able to be known by all people
federal
US / 'fedərəl /
•UK / ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl /
- adjecitve
- Consisting of several united states
young
US / jʌŋ /
•UK / jʌŋ /
- adjecitve
- At an early stage of existence; not mature
- Being recently created or started
- noun
- Babies in a group or family of animals
desegregation
US / ˌdi:ˌseɡrɪ'ɡeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌdi:ˌseɡrɪ'ɡeɪʃn /
- noun
- Act to open to all races and ethnic groups
experience
US / ɪk'spɪərɪəns /
•UK / ɪkˈspɪriəns /
- noun
- Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- An event at which you learned something
- Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
- verb
- To gain knowledge by doing things
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
law
US / lɔ: /
•UK / lɔ /
- noun
- Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- A rule made and enforced by a government
- System or rules made by the government
leader
US / ˈli:də(r) /
•UK / ˈlidɚ /
- noun
- Person who is in charge of a group or task
- Person or group who is currently winning
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
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
childhood
US / ˈtʃaɪldhʊd /
•UK / ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd /
- noun
- The time when you are a child
give
US / ɡɪv /
•UK / ɡɪv /
- noun
- Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- verb
- To hand over or present something to someone
- To cause someone to have or experience something
good
US / ɡʊd /
•UK / ɡʊd /
- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
- (Of an amount) enough; plenty
- Excellent; high quality
- Acting well or properly; of moral character
- In a positive or happy emotional state
- noun
- Advantage or benefit
security
US / sɪ'kjʊərətɪ /
•UK / sɪˈkjʊrɪtisə'kjurətɪ /
- noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
- Person paid to protect property and people
- Things done to protect people, buildings etc.
- Condition of being safe from danger or harm
dow
US / daʊ /
•UK / daʊ /
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
overhaul
US / 'əʊvəhɔ:l /
•UK / ˌovɚˈhɔl,ˈovɚˌhɔl /
- verb
- To repair and fix something
size
US / saɪz /
•UK / saɪz /
- noun
- How big or small a thing is
- Standard measurements for clothing, shoes
- verb
- To make something to fit a particular measurement
- To organize or group from small to large
democratic
US / ˌdeməˈkrætɪk /
•UK / ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk /
- adjecitve
- (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
- Having certain aspects of democracy
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
voter
US / ˈvəʊtə(r) /
•UK / ˈvotɚ /
- noun
- Person who can vote in an election
anthony
US / ˌænθə'saɪənɪn /
•UK / ˌænθə'saɪənɪn /
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
busload
US / ˈbʌsləʊd /
•UK / ˈbʌsloʊd /
- other
- The quantity of cargo or Number of passengers that a bus can carry
pandemic
US / pæn'demɪk /
•UK / pænˈdɛmɪk /
- adjecitve
- (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or
- noun
- a pandemic disease
sen
US / sen /
•UK / sɛn /
- other
- A fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or r
ship
US / ʃɪp /
•UK / ʃɪp /
- noun
- Large boat
- verb
- To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
gun
US / ɡʌn /
•UK / ɡʌn /
- noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
- verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
stock
US / stɒk /
•UK / stɑk /
- adjecitve
- (E.g. of a response) standard; usual; not original
- noun
- Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- Tasty liquid added to stews, soups etc.
- Merchandise; goods kept by a business for sale
- Piece of a business, bought in the form of shares
- verb
- To keep some of, as items for sale
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