James Webb Telescope BIZARRE Discovery Pushes our Universe Back by a Billion Years
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within
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•UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /
- adverb
- Inside the limits of an area, time or range
- preposition
- From the inside of something
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
foundation
US / faunˈdeiʃən /
•UK / faʊnˈdeʃən /
- noun
- Base or important starting point
- Underground base on which building is constructed
- Institution supported by a private fund
- First cosmetic used when putting on makeup
- Action of establishing an organization
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
standard
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•UK / ˈstændəd /
- adjecitve
- Being the accepted normal level of quality
- (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
- noun
- Official unit of measuring something
- Principle of behaving in a moral way
earth
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•UK / ɚθ /
- noun
- Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- The planet we live on
- Soil in which we grow plants
few
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•UK / fju /
- pronoun
- Not many, a small number
capability
US / ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti /
•UK / ˌkeɪpə'bɪləti /
- noun
- Means, ability, or potential to do something
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
organic
US / ɔ:ˈgænɪk /
•UK / ɔrˈɡænɪk /
- adjecitve
- Developing naturally and without a set structure
- Concerning food made with few or no chemicals
- Concerning living things
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
mystery
US / ˈmɪstri /
•UK / ˈmɪstəri /
- noun
- Quality of being strange and not understood
- Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
- Something that is not known
molecule
US / ˈmɒlɪkju:l /
•UK / ˈmɑlɪˌkjul /
- noun
- Two or more atoms chemically combined
celestial
US / səˈlestiəl /
•UK / səˈlestʃl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the sky or objects in the sky
through
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•UK / θru /
- adjecitve
- having finished using or doing something
- adverb
- From the beginning of something until the end
- preposition
- Over, in, across an entire thing or place
- Allowing you to pass between, or to
- By a particular way or process; by the use of
nitrogen
US / ˈnaɪtrədʒən /
•UK / ˈnaɪtrədʒən /
- noun
- A colorless chemical element without a smell
justin
US / 'dʒʌstɪn /
•UK / 'dʒʌstɪn /
emission
US / iˈmɪʃn /
•UK / ɪˈmɪʃən /
- noun
- A substance (e.g. gas) released into the air
geneva
US / dʒɪˈniːvə /
•UK / dʒəˈnivə /
- other
- Gin made in the Netherlands
career
US / kə'rɪə(r) /
•UK / kəˈrɪr /
- noun
- Particular occupation in professional life
- verb
- To move forward very fast and without control
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)
perplexed
US / pəˈplekst /
•UK / pɚˈplɛkst /
- verb
- To confuse
worth
US / wɜ:θ /
•UK / wɚθ /
- other
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
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)
gaze
US / ɡeɪz /
•UK / ɡez /
- noun
- Direction you are looking
- verb
- To look at with fixed eyes
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
extremely
US / ɪkˈstri:mli /
•UK / ɪk'strimlɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that is much more than usual or expected
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
oil
US / ɔɪl /
•UK / ɔɪl /
- noun
- A liquid used for frying foods
- Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
- verb
- To add a liquid for frying foods
- To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly
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
difference
US / 'dɪfrəns /
•UK / ˈdɪfərəns, ˈdɪfrəns /
- noun
- A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
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
cluster
US / 'klʌstə(r) /
•UK / ˈklʌstɚ /
- noun
- A small group of things
- verb
- To come together in a group, flock etc.
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
piece
US / pi:s /
•UK / pis /
- noun
- A counter in a board game
- Small part of something larger
- verb
- To put items together to assemble something
determine
US / dɪ'tɜ:mɪn /
•UK / dɪˈtɚmɪn /
- verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
astronomer
US / əˈstrɒnəmə(r) /
•UK / əˈstrɑ:nəmə(r) /
- noun
- Scientist studying stars and other bodies in space
floppy
US / ˈflɒpi /
•UK / ˈflɑ:pi /
- adjecitve
- Being soft and able to be bent easily
- noun
- Magnetic computer disks used in the 1980s to 1990s
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
inch
US / ɪntʃ /
•UK / ɪntʃ /
- noun
- 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
- Very small distance
- verb
- To move or cause to move a small bit at a time
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
unique
US / jʊ'ni:k /
•UK / juˈnik /
- adjecitve
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
extend
US / ɪkˈstend /
•UK / ɪkˈstɛnd /
- verb
- To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
- To reach from one point to another
- To straighten or stretch something out, e.g. leg
- To make something last longer
tens
US / tɛnz /
•UK / tɛnz /
- number
- 10s
water
US / 'wɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ /
- noun
- Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- Large area such as an ocean or sea
- verb
- (Of the eyes) to produce tears
- (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
- To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive
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
meticulously
US / mə'tɪkjələslɪ /
•UK / mə'tɪkjələslɪ /
- adverb
- In a very careful, correct way
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
distinguished
US / dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt /
•UK / dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt /
- adjecitve
- (Of a person) well-known and highly respected
- verb
- To make something clearly different from others
magnitude
US / ˈmægnɪtju:d /
•UK / ˈmæɡnɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /
- noun
- Number representing force of an earthquake
- Size or importance
- Number representing the brightness of a star
resolution
US / ˌrezə'lu:ʃn /
•UK / ˌrɛzəˈluʃən /
- noun
- End part of a story resolving the conflict
- Ability of a screen or camera to display pixels
- Statement of the decisions of a group
- Answer to a problem or conflict
- Promise made to accomplish something
order
US / 'ɔ:də(r) /
•UK / ˈɔrdɚ /
- noun
- Religious or social group, as of nuns
- Instructions to others to do what you want
- State in which things are neat and organized
- What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
- Social or political control of an area
- verb
- To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
- To give instructions to others to do what you want
- To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal
milky
US / ˈmɪlki /
•UK / ˈmɪlki /
- adjecitve
- Of a whitish color resembling milk
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
entire
US / ɪn'taɪə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈtaɪr /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
university
US / ˌju:nɪ'vɜ:sətɪ /
•UK / ˌjunɪˈvɜrsəti /
- noun
- High-level educational institution; college
colleague
US / 'kɒli:ɡ /
•UK / ˈkɑlˌiɡ /
- noun
- Person you work or cooperate with
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
less
US / les /
•UK / lɛs /
- adjecitve
- Smaller in amount or degree
- adverb
- To a smaller degree
- noun
- A smaller amount
- preposition
- With the subtraction of
peer
US / pɪə(r) /
•UK / pɪr /
- noun
- A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
- Person of the same age, class or situation
- verb
- To look closely and carefully, as if hard to see
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
complexity
US / kəm'pleksətɪ /
•UK / kəmˈplɛksɪti /
- noun
- State of having many parts and not being simple
vital
US / 'vaɪtl /
•UK / 'vaɪtl /
- adjecitve
- Needed to support life; essential
- Full of life; energetic
solution
US / səˈlu:ʃn /
•UK / səˈluʃən /
- noun
- Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- Way to solve or deal with a problem
chemical
US / ˈkemɪkl /
•UK / ˈkɛmɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Made of various elements
- noun
- Basic substance produced by mixing elements
identify
US / aɪ'dentɪfaɪ /
•UK / aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
embark
US / ɪmˈbɑ:k /
•UK / ɪmˈbɑ:rk /
- verb
- To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
forward
US / 'fɔ:wəd /
•UK / ˈfɔrwəd /
- adjecitve
- Toward what is ahead; in front
- Acting in a socially aggressive manner; pushy
- adverb
- Toward the front in place; in front
- Toward a future time; to a more advanced state
- verb
- To send something to another address or person
universe
US / ˈju:nɪvɜ:s /
•UK / ˈjunəˌvɚs /
- noun
- All of space that contains planets and stars
- Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
multiple
US / ˈmʌltɪpl /
•UK / ˈmʌltəpəl /
- adjecitve
- Having or involving more than one of something
- noun
- Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
- Shop with many branches
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
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
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
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
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
fit
US / fɪt /
•UK / fɪt /
- adjecitve
- Good looking; physically attractive
- Proper or acceptable; morally or socially correct
- noun
- Sudden loss of body control; attack (of crying)
- verb
- To install a machine, equipment etc.
- To adjust or change to the right size or shape
- To be the right size and shape that you want
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
half
US / hɑ:f /
•UK / hæf, hɑf /
- adjecitve
- Not complete
- adverb
- Partly; somewhat
- noun
- One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
- The part you get when one is divided into two;
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
suggest
US / səˈdʒest /
•UK / səɡˈdʒɛst, səˈdʒɛst /
- verb
- To mention something that could be done; propose
let
US / let /
•UK / lɛt /
- verb
- To allow someone to do something
- Introducing a suggestion to do something together
- To rent a house, etc. to others
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
seek
US / si:k /
•UK / sik /
- verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
- To try to achieve something
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
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
below
US / bɪ'ləʊ /
•UK / bɪˈlo /
- preposition
- In a lower position, place, or level
james
US / dʒeimz /
•UK / dʒemz /
- proper noun
- The name of seven Stuart kings of Scotland.
- The name of two kings of England, Ireland, and Scotland.
shine
US / ʃaɪn /
•UK / ʃaɪn /
- noun
- Act of using a polish to clean shoes
- verb
- To point a light in a certain direction
- To make something clean by using a polish
- To make or produce a bright light
humanity
US / hju:ˈmænəti /
•UK / hjuˈmænɪti /
- noun
- Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- Human race as one group of people
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
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
coal
US / kəʊl /
•UK / kol /
- noun
- Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
revise
US / rɪ'vaɪz /
•UK / rɪˈvaɪz /
- verb
- To make changes or add something to improve
- To study again in order to prepare for a test
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
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
proportion
US / prəˈpɔ:ʃn /
•UK / prəˈpɔrʃən, -ˈpor- /
- noun
- A part of a whole thing
- State of balance between two or more things
- Size of one thing compared to the size of another
- verb
- To balance the size of something with another
guy
US / ɡaɪ /
•UK / ɡaɪ /
- noun
- Man; boy; any person
peculiar
US / pɪ'kju:lɪə(r) /
•UK / pɪˈkjuljɚ /
- adjecitve
- Not usual or normal; strange
ancient
US / 'eɪnʃənt /
•UK / ˈenʃənt /
- adjecitve
- Very old; having lived a very long time ago
paint
US / peɪnt /
•UK / pent /
- noun
- Colored liquid you apply with a brush
- verb
- To make a picture with colored liquids
- To describe as
- To apply a color, oil or sealant with a brush
complex
US / 'kɒmpleks /
•UK / kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks /
- adjecitve
- Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
- noun
- Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- Psychological issue regarding self-image
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
detect
US / dɪˈtekt /
•UK / dɪˈtɛkt /
- verb
- To discover or identify the presence of something
remark
US / rɪˈmɑ:k /
•UK / rɪˈmɑ:rk /
- noun
- Something you say as a reaction to something
- Brief formal speech or introduction
- verb
- To comment on something that you observe
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
galaxy
US / 'ɡæləksɪ /
•UK / ˈɡæləksi /
- noun
- A group of stars and planets in space
distance
US / 'dɪstəns /
•UK / ˈdɪstəns /
- noun
- Lack of friendliness toward another person
- Amount of space between two places or things
- verb
- To make it clear that you are not involved
lot
US / lɒt /
•UK / lɑt /
- noun
- What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- A group of people seen together
- Item for sale at an auction
- Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking
region
US / 'ri:dʒən /
•UK / ˈridʒən /
- noun
- Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
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
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
composition
US / ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɑ:mpəˈzɪʃn /
- noun
- Piece of writing, music etc.
- A piece of music
- Structure of a picture or image to make an effect
early
US / ˈɜ:li /
•UK / ˈɜ:rli /
- adjecitve
- Happening or appearing before
- adverb
- Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- Happening sooner than expected
effort
US / ˈefət /
•UK / ˈɛfət /
- noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
staggering
US / ˈstægərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈstæɡərɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Causing amazement; unbelievable
- verb
- To greatly surprise someone
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
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
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
situate
US / ˈsɪtʃueɪt /
•UK / ˈsɪtʃuˌet /
- verb
- To place in a particular place or position
perhaps
US / pəˈhæps /
•UK / pɚˈhæps /
- adverb
- Possibly, but not certainly; maybe
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
share
US / ʃeə(r) /
•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
picture
US / 'pɪktʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈpɪktʃɚ /
- noun
- General situation or state of being
- Mental image of what something is or looks like
- Movie; film
- Painting, drawing or photograph on paper or screen
- verb
- To understand or imagine something
- To imagine someone or something in an image
approximately
US / əˈprɒksɪmətli /
•UK / əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ /
- adverb
- Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
propel
US / prəˈpel /
•UK / prəˈpɛl /
- verb
- To push, or make move in a certain direction
decipher
US / dɪˈsaɪfə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈsaɪfɚ /
- verb
- To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
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
absorption
US / əbˈsɔ:pʃn /
•UK / əbˈsɔ:rpʃn /
- noun
- Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
aromatic
US / ˌærəˈmætɪk /
•UK / ˌærəˈmætɪk /
- adjecitve
- (Of herbs, etc.) with a strong, but pleasant smell
ten
US / ten /
•UK / tɛn /
- number
- 10
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
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
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
secret
US / 'si:krət /
•UK / 'si:krət /
- adjecitve
- That you don't want others to know; private
- noun
- Information you do not want others to know
venture
US / 'ventʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈvɛntʃɚ /
- adjecitve
- (Business activity) taking chances or risks
- noun
- (Business) activity involving calculated risks
- verb
- To risk something, such as money
- To face the dangers, take the risk of something
- To say something; to dare to speak your mind
emanate
US / 'eməneɪt /
•UK / ˈɛməˌnet /
- verb
- (Of light, smell, etc.) to come out from
college
US / 'kɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / 'kɑːlɪdʒ /
- noun
- School or educational institution for adults
form
US / fɔ:m /
•UK / fɔrm /
- noun
- Sports team or person's current winning record
- Document you complete when making an application
- Visible shape or style; type; kind
- verb
- To organize something such as a club or group
- To develop; to come into a shape or substance
- To make something into a particular shape
ton
US / tʌn /
•UK / tʌn /
- noun
- Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
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
enclave
US / ˈenkleɪv /
•UK / ˈɛnˌklev, ˈɑn- /
- noun
- Distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit
characteristic
US / ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk /
•UK / ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk /
- adjecitve
- Typical or distinctive
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
webb
US / wɛb /
•UK / wɛb /
- other
- English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society
guide
US / ɡaɪd /
•UK / ɡaɪd /
- noun
- Book or a magazine containing information/advice
- Person leading others visiting an unknown place
- verb
- To help or advise someone about something
- To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
- To lead people visiting a new or unknown place
dozen
US / ˈdʌzn /
•UK / ˈdʌzən /
- noun
- 12 people or things
atom
US / 'ætəm /
•UK / ˈætəm /
- noun
- Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
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
womb
US / wu:m /
•UK / wum /
- noun
- Place in a woman's body where a baby grows
- Place where something begins and develops
distant
US / 'dɪstənt /
•UK / ˈdɪstənt /
- adjecitve
- Unfriendly; cold
- Existing or happening far away in place or time
- (Of relationships) not being closely related
nature
US / 'neɪtʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈnetʃɚ /
- noun
- Person's character or particular way of behaving
- Basic look, feel or function of something
- Physical world, including plants, animals, rocks
prove
US / pru:v /
•UK / pruv /
- verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
dioxide
US / daɪˈɒksaɪd /
•UK / daɪˈɑksaɪd /
- noun
- An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
unearth
US / ʌn'ɜ:θ /
•UK / ʌnˈɜrθ /
- verb
- To discover by searching thoroughly
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
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
journey
US / 'dʒɜ:nɪ /
•UK / ˈdʒɚni /
- noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- verb
- To travel through a place
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
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”
polycyclic
US / ˌpɒlɪˈsaɪklɪk /
•UK / ˌpɑːlɪˈsaɪklɪk /
- adjecitve
theory
US / ˈθiəri /
•UK / ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri /
- noun
- Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
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
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
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
evidence
US / 'evɪdəns /
•UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /
- noun
- Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
everything
US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- All of the things mentioned
lived
US / 'lɪvd /
•UK / 'lɪvd /
- verb
- To be alive
- To experience a particular type of life
- To make your home in a house or town
professor
US / prəˈfesə(r) /
•UK / prəˈfɛsɚ /
- noun
- Teacher who teaches at a college or university
ago
US / əˈgəʊ /
•UK / əˈgoʊ /
- adverb
- At a specified length of time in the past
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
billion
US / ˈbɪljən /
•UK / ˈbɪljən /
- noun
- Number 1,000,000,000
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
nobel
US / naɪ'trɒdʒənəs /
•UK / naɪ'trɒdʒənəs /
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
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
link
US / lɪŋk /
•UK / lɪŋk /
- noun
- Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- Connection between two or more things or people
- Webpage item you click to go to another webpage
- verb
- To join or connect together
topic
US / 'tɒpɪk /
•UK / ˈtɑpɪk /
- noun
- Subject or issue people talk or write about
personally
US / ˈpɜ:sənəli /
•UK / ˈpəsənəli /
- adverb
- By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- Knowing someone as a friend, or closely
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
compositional
US / ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən(ə)l /
•UK / ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃənəl /
- adjecitve
- Of or relating to composition (arranging in group)
discover
US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /
- verb
- To find something new that was not known before
possible
US / ˈpɒsəbl /
•UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
- Having a chance of happening, or being true
fingerprint
US / 'fɪŋɡəprɪnt /
•UK / ˈfɪŋɡɚˌprɪnt /
- noun
- Generic term for any identifying characteristic
- Inked impressions of a person's fingerprints
cosmological
US / ˌkɒzmə'lɒdʒɪkl /
•UK / ˌkɒzmə'lɒdʒɪkl /
- adjecitve
- Dealing with the origin, history of the universe
cosmos
US / ˈkɒzmɒs /
•UK / ˈkɑ:zmoʊs /
- noun
- The universe
figure
US / ˈfiɡə /
•UK / ˈfɪɡjɚ /
- noun
- Your body shape
- Numbers in a calculation
- Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
- Picture or diagram giving information in a text
- Person who is very important or famous
- Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
- Amount that is expressed in numbers
- verb
- To appear in a game, play or event
- To calculate how much something will cost
- To understand after thinking; work out
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
prize
US / praɪz /
•UK / praɪz /
- adjecitve
- Being an excellent or valuable example of a thing
- noun
- Something won in a contest or given as an award
- Something valuable that many people would like
- verb
- To value greatly and consider it important
between
US / bɪˈtwi:n /
•UK / bɪˈtwin /
- preposition
- From one person, thing, or place, to another
- In the space that separates two objects
- Among two or more people who share something
investigation
US / ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn /
•UK / ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən /
- noun
- Search for information about something
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
discovery
US / dɪ'skʌvərɪ /
•UK / dɪˈskʌvəri /
- noun
- Learning something for the first time
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
six
US / sɪks /
•UK / sɪks /
- number
- 6
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
cosmic
US / 'kɒzmɪk /
•UK / ˈkɑzmɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerning space and the universe
- Being so large, it is almost beyond understanding
active
US / ˈæktɪv /
•UK / ˈæktɪv /
- adjecitve
- Moving around a lot or doing many things
challenge
US / 'tʃælɪndʒ /
•UK / ˈtʃæləndʒ /
- noun
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- A question to determine correctness of something
- verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
collapse
US / kə'læps /
•UK / kəˈlæps /
- verb
- To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- To suddenly fall down or break apart into pieces
- To fall down suddenly due to being ill or tired
presence
US / ˈprezns /
•UK / ˈprɛzəns /
- noun
- The same place or area that a person is
- Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
- Something not physically seen but felt to be there
- Feeling a person gives by being noticeable
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
terrify
US / ˈterɪfaɪ /
•UK / ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To scare or greatly frighten
bear
US / bɛː /
•UK / bɛr /
- noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
- verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
- To keep moving left or right while going forward
- To show (sign of something)
- To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge
instant
US / ˈɪnstənt /
•UK / ˈɪnstənt /
- adjecitve
- (Food) requiring very little preparation
- Occurring immediately
- noun
- A very short period of time
astronomy
US / əˈstrɒnəmi /
•UK / əˈstrɑ:nəmi /
- noun
- Study of stars and other bodies in space
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
extra
US / 'ekstrə /
•UK / 'ekstrə /
- adjecitve
- More than necessary; additional
- noun
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
- Special version of a newspaper
group
US / ɡru:p /
•UK / ɡrup /
- noun
- Two or more musicians who play music together
- Number of people or things gathered together
- verb
- To combine or collect objects or people together
hole
US / həʊl /
•UK / hol /
- noun
- An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- Fault or weakness in a plan, idea or explanation
- Opening into or through something
- An awkward or difficult situation
- Dirty or unpleasant place with poor facilities
- verb
- (Golf) to get the ball into the hole
explore
US / ɪk'splɔ:(r) /
•UK / ɪkˈsplɔr /
- verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
quickly
US / ˈkwɪkli /
•UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /
- adverb
- Without taking a lot of time; fast
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
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
origin
US / ˈɒrɪdʒɪn /
•UK / ˈɔrədʒɪn,ˈɑr- /
- noun
- Point at which something begins or is created
- Country or social group that a person comes from
accord
US / ə'kɔ:d /
•UK / əˈkɔ:rd /
- noun
- Agreement or harmony
- An agreement or treaty between countries
- verb
- To be in harmony or agreement; consent
- To give (someone) the respect due to them
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
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
exist
US / ɪɡ'zɪst /
•UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /
- verb
- To be present, alive or real
information
US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Collection of facts and details about something
datum
US / ˈdeɪtəm /
•UK / ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm /
- noun
- Item of factual information
break
US / breɪk /
•UK / brek /
- noun
- Time you stop an activity before continuing
- End of a relationship
- An escape from a place such as a jail
- (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
- Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
- Change in the weather
- verb
- To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- To form a crack in something
- To burst or become damaged
- To end a relationship
- To escape from a place such as a jail
- To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
- To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
- To act against a law, rule, or promise
- To become known suddenly, as in the news
- To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
- To solve a crime, or answer a problem
- To stop functioning properly
- To suddenly start, open or commence
- To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
- To fall on the shore, as in waves
- To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
- To defeat by causing the person to lose their will
hundred
US / 'hʌndrəd /
•UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /
- number
- 100
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)
smoke
US / sməʊk /
•UK / smoʊk /
- noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
- verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- To add a taste to food by putting it near a fire
- To breathe in through a cigarette, etc.
model
US / ˈmɒdl /
•UK / ˈmɑ:dl /
- adjecitve
- Being an excellent example of
- noun
- Person who wears fashion to show it to the public
- A small scale copy of a full original
- verb
- To wear and display clothes at a fashion show
- To make a small scale copy of a full original
uncover
US / ʌn'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / ʌnˈkʌvɚ /
- verb
- To remove what is on top to show something
- (Journalist) to discover some news to be reported
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
upon
US / əˈpɔn, əpən /
•UK / əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn /
- preposition
- More formal term for 'on'
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)
scientist
US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
•UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
- noun
- Person who is trained in a science
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
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
gosh
US / gɔʃ /
•UK / ɡɑʃ /
- exclamation
- Expression showing surprise
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
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
knowledge
US / ˈnɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- noun
- Information, understanding, or skill
sodium
US / 'səʊdɪəm /
•UK / ˈsodiəm /
- noun
- A soft, white chemical element
science
US / 'saɪəns /
•UK / ˈsaɪəns /
- noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
telltale
US / ˈtelteɪl /
•UK / ˈtɛlˌtel /
- noun
- Someone who discloses information intentionally
monstrous
US / ˈmɒnstrəs /
•UK / ˈmɑ:nstrəs /
- adjecitve
- Abnormally large or bad
strike
US / straɪk /
•UK / straɪk /
- noun
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
- Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
- verb
- To hit something
- To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
- To have an idea occur to you
forth
US / fɔ:θ /
•UK / fɔrθ, forθ /
- adverb
- So as to be seen; out
- Outward or forward in space, time
massive
US / ˈmæsɪv /
•UK / ˈmæsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Very big; large; too big
contain
US / kənˈteɪn /
•UK / kənˈten /
- verb
- To keep something from spreading
- To hold something inside something else
extreme
US / ɪk'stri:m /
•UK / ɪkˈstrim /
- adjecitve
- Very great in degree
- Farthest from a center
- Very severe; very strong
- noun
- Effort that is thought more than is necessary
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
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
carbon
US / 'kɑ:bən /
•UK / ˈkɑrbən /
- noun
- Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
nascent
US / ˈnæsnt /
•UK / ˈnæsənt, ˈnesənt /
- adjecitve
- Just coming into existence; starting
breakthrough
US / 'breɪkθru: /
•UK / ˈbrekˌθru /
- noun
- Important discovery in doing something difficult
detection
US / dɪˈtekʃn /
•UK / dɪˈtɛkʃən /
- noun
- Act of discovering something or solving a crime
third
US / θɜ:d /
•UK / θɜ:rd /
- adjecitve
- 3rd: Number after second
team
US / ti:m /
•UK / tim /
- noun
- Group of people working on a task together
- Group of people playing a sport together
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
always
US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /
•UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /
- adverb
- For a very long time
- At all times; in every situation
- For ever
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
uniform
US / ˈju:nɪfɔ:m /
•UK / ˈju:nɪfɔ:rm /
- adjecitve
- Not changing your conduct or opinion
- noun
- Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
- verb
- To dress in formal clothes like the army wear
- To make a group of things the same
among
US / əˈmʌŋ /
•UK / əˈmʌŋ /
- preposition
- In the center of several things
ideal
US / aɪˈdi:əl /
•UK / aɪˈdiəl, aɪˈdil /
- adjecitve
- Exactly right; could not be better
- Which is thought of as being perfect
dust
US / dʌst /
•UK / dʌst /
- noun
- Fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
- verb
- To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- To wipe something to remove dirt
true
US / tru: /
•UK / tru: /
- adjecitve
- Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
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
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
age
US / eɪdʒ /
•UK / edʒ /
- verb
- To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- To get older
- noun
- Period of time in history
- Number of years a person or thing has lived
matter
US / 'mætə(r) /
•UK / ˈmætɚ /
- noun
- Material all things are made of that fills space
- Problem or reason for concern
- verb
- To be of great importance; to count
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
scientific
US / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /
•UK / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerning academic study of the physical world
infancy
US / ˈɪnfənsi /
•UK / ˈɪnfənsi /
- noun
- Time of a person's life when he or she is a baby
- Beginning stage of something
explain
US / ɪk'spleɪn /
•UK / ɪkˈsplen /
- verb
- To make clear or easy to understand by describing
previous
US / ˈpri:viəs /
•UK / ˈpriviəs /
- adjecitve
- Existing or happening before the present time
million
US / ˈmɪljən /
•UK / ˈmɪljən /
- number
- 1,000,000
tenth
US / tenθ /
•UK / tɛnθ /
- noun
- 10th
capture
US / 'kæptʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈkæptʃɚ /
- verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- To catch and prevent from being free
- To take control of a place or object by force
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
cosmology
US / kɒzˈmɒlədʒi /
•UK / kɑzˈmɑlədʒi /
- noun
- Study of the universe's formation and structure
normal
US / 'nɔ:ml /
•UK / ˈnɔrməl /
- adjecitve
- Standard or regular way of doing something
- Having standard mental or physical ability, health
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
baffle
US / 'bæfl /
•UK / ˈbæfəl /
- verb
- To puzzle; to confuse
imagine
US / ɪ'mædʒɪn /
•UK / ɪˈmædʒɪn /
- verb
- To think creatively about; form mental picture of
puzzle
US / 'pʌzl /
•UK / ˈpʌzəl /
- noun
- Something challenging to explain or understand
- Game requiring the player to find an answer
- Game with many pieces, e.g. forming a picture
- A problem requiring thought and skill to be solved
- verb
- To be a challenge to understand; confuse
affirm
US / ə'fɜ:m /
•UK / əˈfɚm /
- verb
- To state, strengthen or support a belief you have
- To show you support or agree
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
baby
US / ˈbeɪbi /
•UK / ˈbeɪbi /
- adjecitve
- Small in size; smaller than usual
- noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
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
current
US / 'kʌrənt /
•UK / ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr- /
- adjecitve
- Happening or being in the present time
- noun
- Electricity flowing through wires
- Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
variation
US / ˌveəriˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌvɛriˈeʃən, ˈvær- /
- noun
- Something almost the same as another but different
- Music played with a different tune from another
vivid
US / ˈvɪvɪd /
•UK / ˈvɪvɪd /
- adjecitve
- Having very clear details and seeming to be real
- Being very strong and bright in color
require
US / rɪ'kwaɪə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈkwaɪr /
- verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
example
US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /
- noun
- Thing, person which represents a category
understanding
US / ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ /
•UK / ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Being sympathetic
- noun
- When you get the meaning correctly; comprehension
- Knowledge about something or someone
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
bang
US / bæŋ /
•UK / bæŋ /
- noun
- Sudden loud noise, as when a bomb explodes
- A loud noise
- verb
- To strike something loudly or forcefully
remarkable
US / rɪˈmɑ:kəbl /
•UK / rɪˈmɑrkəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
exhibit
US / ɪɡ'zɪbɪt /
•UK / ɪɡˈzɪbɪt, ɛɡ- /
- noun
- Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
- verb
- To show something, such as an emotion
- To put object on public display, e.g. in a gallery
fascinating
US / ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ /
•UK / ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
- Very interesting
- verb
- To attract or interest greatly
lab
US / læb /
•UK / læb /
- noun
- Short for 'laboratory'
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
sequence
US / 'si:kwəns /
•UK / ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns /
- noun
- Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- verb
- To arrange things in an order they should happen
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
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
enigma
US / ɪˈnɪgmə /
•UK / ɪˈnɪɡmə /
- noun
- Person or thing that is hard to understand
quest
US / kwest /
•UK / kwɛst /
- noun
- Long and challenging journey to find something
locate
US / ləʊ'keɪt /
•UK / ˈloˌket,loˈket /
- verb
- To find exactly where something is positioned
- To put something in a new place
grader
US / ˈgreɪdə(r) /
•UK / 'ɡreɪdər /
- noun
- Machine used to make ground flat or level
- People to mark students' work
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
emerge
US / ɪ'mɜ:dʒ /
•UK / ɪˈmɚdʒ /
- verb
- To rise or appear out of some background
each
US / i:tʃ /
•UK / itʃ /
- determiner
- Every one of two or more things
- pronoun
- Per one person or thing
comment
US / 'kɒment /
•UK / ˈkɑmɛnt /
- noun
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- verb
- To say something that gives your opinion
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
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
catch
US / kætʃ /
•UK / kætʃ, kɛtʃ /
- noun
- Amount of something that has been caught
- Trick or something trying to deceive
- verb
- To stop something flying and hold it
- To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
- To get sick or get a disease from someone else
- To find someone to do something, a task
- To get stuck on or in something
- To be trapped so you can’t escape
- To be able to understand what someone is saying
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)
element
US / 'elɪmənt /
•UK / ˈɛləmənt /
- noun
- Essential or particular part of something
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
similar
US / ˈsɪmələ(r) /
•UK / ˈsɪməlɚ /
- adjecitve
- Nearly the same; alike
birth
US / bɜ:θ /
•UK / bɜ:rθ /
- noun
- Time when a baby or young animal is born
- Beginning of something
- Social position based on the family you come from
accomplish
US / ə'kʌmplɪʃ /
•UK / əˈkɑmplɪʃ /
- verb
- To succeed in doing; complete successfully
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
humankind
US / ˌhju:mənˈkaɪnd /
•UK / ˈhjumənˌkaɪnd /
- noun
- All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
vision
US / 'vɪʒn /
•UK / ˈvɪʒən /
- noun
- Ability to see; eyesight
- Something you see in your imagination or dreams
- Ability to plan for the future of something
despite
US / dɪˈspaɪt /
•UK / dɪˈspaɪt /
- preposition
- Without being affected by something; in spite of
mighty
US / 'maɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈmaɪti /
- adjecitve
- Having great strength or great size
- adverb
- Very, extremely
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
physic
US / 'fɪzɪk /
•UK / 'fɪzɪk /
- noun
- (Archaic) medicine causing evacuation of the bowels
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
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’
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
oxygen
US / 'ɒksɪdʒən /
•UK / ˈɑksɪdʒən /
- noun
- A gas in the air that we need to breathe
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
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
study
US / 'stʌdɪ /
•UK / ˈstʌdi /
- noun
- Room that a person studies or reads in
- Piece of research
- Topic or subject you research or learn about
- verb
- To focus on learning something usually at school
record
US / 'rekɔ:d /
•UK / ˈrekərd /
- noun
- Highest or most extreme level achieved
- Round plastic disc on which music has been stored
- History of a person's past actions or achievements
- verb
- To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
- To write down or say what happened
- To put music, sounds onto a device to store it
tune
US / tju:n /
•UK / tun, tjun /
- noun
- Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
- verb
- To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
- To modify how something operates, looks, e.g. car
formation
US / fɔ:ˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / fɔ:rˈmeɪʃn /
- noun
- Process of creating; making a particular shape
currently
US / ˈkʌrəntli /
•UK / ˈkʌrənt(ə)li /
- adverb
- Happening or being in the present time
video
US / 'vɪdɪəʊ /
•UK / ˈvɪdiˌo /
- adjecitve
- Of a moving film, with sound
- noun
- Recording capturing action with sound
- verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
star
US / stɑ:(r) /
•UK / stɑr /
- noun
- Very famous person, usually an entertainer
- Someone who does something very well
- Your horoscope
- A bright planet of hot gas in the night sky
- A 5-6 sided asterisk-shape
- verb
- To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
- To do something very well
- To mark with a 5-6 sided asterisk-shape
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
content
US / 'kɒntent /
•UK / ˈkɑnˌtɛnt /
- adjecitve
- Being happy or satisfied
- noun
- Information in something, e.g. book or computer
research
US / rɪ'sɜ:tʃ /
•UK / rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ /
- noun
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- Work done to find or discover knowledge
- verb
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
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
perform
US / pə'fɔ:m /
•UK / pɚˈfɔrm /
- verb
- To carry out an action well or successfully
- To entertain an audience by dancing, singing etc.
fix
US / fɪks /
•UK / fɪks /
- noun
- Answer to a problem
- verb
- To arrange or prepare something
- To attach something so it will not move or change
- To dishonestly arrange the result of a game
- To make an animal unable to produce young
- To make something whole or able to work again
stunned
US / stʌnd /
•UK / stʌnd /
- adjecitve
- Extremely surprised; totally amazed
- verb
- To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
- To incapacitate using a special gun
pattern
US / 'pætn /
•UK / ˈpætən /
- noun
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Regular repeated behavior
- verb
- To copy the way something else is made
whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
technically
US / ˈteknɪkli /
•UK / ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In an exact and particular manner
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
daniel
US / 'dænjəl /
•UK / 'dænjəl /
- noun
- (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection w
- other
- A wise and upright judge
- An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the cou
supermassive
US / 'sju:pəmæsɪv /
•UK / 'sju:pəmæsɪv /
- adjective
- Having a mass many times (typically between 10⁶ and 10⁹ times) that of the sun.
telescope
US / ˈtelɪskəʊp /
•UK / ˈtelɪskoʊp /
- noun
- Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
- verb
- To shorten by compacting tubes inside each other
deposit
US / dɪ'pɒzɪt /
•UK / dɪˈpɑzɪt /
- noun
- Concentration of mineral left by a river
- Part payment so that an item will be kept for you
- Amount of money that is put into a bank account
- verb
- (Of rivers) to leave a layer of minerals, etc.
- To lay down of layers, e.g. of soil, over time
- To place or put something down in a certain place
- To put money or valuable items in a bank
support
US / səˈpɔ:t /
•UK / səˈpɔrt, -ˈport /
- noun
- Assistance or advice given to someone
- Evidence that helps prove something is true
- A thing to hold up or prevent from falling down
- verb
- To give assistance or advice to someone
- To help prove or show that something is true
- To hold up or prevent from falling down
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
armed
US / ɑ:md /
•UK / ɑːrmd /
- adjecitve
- Having weapons ready to use against others
- verb
- To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- To give a gun or other weapon to a person or group
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
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
hydrocarbon
US / ˌhaɪdrəˈkɑ:bən /
•UK / ˌhaɪdrəˈkɑ:rbən /
- noun
- Organic compound consisting of hydrogen and carbon
please
US / pli:z /
•UK / pliz /
- adverb
- Used when you politely ask people for things
- verb
- To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
- To make someone happy by doing something
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
undeterred
US / ˌʌndɪˈtɜ:d /
•UK / ˌʌndɪˈtɜ:rd /
- adjecitve
- Not deterred; not put off from doing something
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
subscribe
US / səb'skraɪb /
•UK / səbˈskraɪb /
- verb
- To regularly pay to receive a service
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
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
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very