Music Showdown: New Kids on the Block Vs. Backstreet Boys
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
move
US / mu:v /
•UK / muv /
- noun
- Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
- An action; doing something
- Step taken to achieve a goal
- verb
- To cause someone to have certain emotions
- To cause something to change to a different place
- To change where people live or a business operates
- To take action to do or achieve something
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
original
US / ə'rɪdʒənl /
•UK / əˈrɪdʒənəl /
- adjecitve
- Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- Being unique or thinking differently from others
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
return
US / rɪ'tɜ:n /
•UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /
- adjecitve
- Do again; repeated
- noun
- Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
- Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
- Profit made as a result of a business activity
- Process of going back to a previous way or state
- verb
- To hit something back to the other player or team
- To come back after being away from somewhere
- To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
- To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
- To occur again
hangin
US / /
•UK / /
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”
build
US / bɪld /
•UK / bɪld /
- noun
- Your physical shape; physique
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
teenage
US / ˈti:neɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈtinˌedʒ /
- adjecitve
- Being of the age 13 through 19
super
US / ˈsu:pə(r) /
•UK / ˈsupɚ /
- adjecitve
- Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
mcintyre
US / ˈsimpsn /
•UK / ˈsɪmpsən /
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
debut
US / 'deɪbju: /
•UK / deˈbju, ˈdeˌbju /
- noun
- First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
cheesy
US / 'tʃi:zɪ /
•UK / ˈtʃizi /
- adjecitve
- Being of poor quality or in bad taste; not sincere
- Tasting like cheese
miss
US / mɪs /
•UK / mɪs /
- noun
- Action of not hitting something or someone
- Form of address to unmarried girl or woman
- verb
- To be absent
- To fail to hit something e.g. a ball
- To do without something
- To fail to see or sense something
- To fail to understand someone's message
- To be too late to ride on something e.g. train
- To feel you want to see someone who is not there
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
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
option
US / 'ɒpʃn /
•UK / ˈɑpʃən /
- noun
- A choice
- Right to buy or sell at a certain price and time
comfortable
US / ˈkʌmftəbl /
•UK / ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- Being relaxed, warm or happy
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
sale
US / seɪl /
•UK / sel /
- noun
- Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
- Giving something for money; the amount sold
list
US / lɪst /
•UK / lɪst /
- noun
- Lean of a boat to one side
- Series of written names, words or numbers
- verb
- To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- To present for sale for a specific price
- To write a series of names, words, or numbers
heart
US / hɑ:t /
•UK / hɑrt /
- noun
- A feeling of care for others; compassion
- Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
- Be cheerfully encouraging
- Most essential, important, or central part
- Referring to a promise or something important
- State or feelings of affection or deep love
- Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
- The part of the body that pumps blood
- Place where emotions are believed to be felt
- A shape that represents love
both
US / bəuθ /
•UK / boθ /
- determiner
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
- pronoun
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
vocal
US / ˈvəʊkl /
•UK / ˈvoʊkl /
- adjecitve
- Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
- Concerning the voice
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
fear
US / fɪə(r) /
•UK / fɪr /
- noun
- Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- verb
- To be afraid of or nervous about something
rap
US / ræp /
•UK / ræp /
- noun
- Music with a strong beat and spoken lyrics
- verb
- To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
necessarily
US / ˌnesəˈserəli /
•UK / ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr- /
- adverb
- In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
solo
US / ˈsəʊləʊ /
•UK / ˈsoʊloʊ /
- adjecitve
- Being performed or done alone
- noun
- Activity that one does alone, e.g. playing music
- verb
- To perform a song or play music by yourself
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
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
check
US / tʃek /
•UK / tʃɛk /
- adjecitve
- Decorated with squares made up of lines
- noun
- Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
- A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
- Mark used to show that something is correct
- Procedure to prevent errors or control something
- verb
- To confirm the details of something are correct
- To leave your things with staff who look after it
- To examine something to see if something is wrong
- To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem
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
quality
US / 'kwɒlətɪ /
•UK / ˈkwɑlɪti /
- noun
- Feature associated with someone or something
- High level of worth or excellence
everybody
US / ˈevribɒdi /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi /
- pronoun
- Every person; everyone
period
US / ˈpɪəriəd /
•UK / ˈpɪriəd /
- noun
- Set amount of time during which events take place
- A way to emphasize what you will say
- A full stop (.), marking the end of a sentence
- A menstrual cycle
- A set time for a class to be held
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
music
US / 'mju:zɪk /
•UK / ˈmjuzɪk /
- noun
- Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- Academic study of rhythms and sounds
- Written symbols that represent musical sounds
technology
US / tek'nɒlədʒɪ /
•UK / tɛkˈnɑlədʒi /
- noun
- Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
scream
US / skri:m /
•UK / skrim /
- noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
- verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
pop
US / pɒp /
•UK / pɑp /
- adjecitve
- Type of music or art popular with many people
- noun
- Sweet soda drink
- verb
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
stuff
US / stʌf /
•UK / stʌf /
- noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- verb
- To push material inside something, with force
song
US / sɒŋ /
•UK / sɔ:ŋ /
- noun
- Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- Music with words that are sung to it
- Art or tradition of singing
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
limited
US / ˈlɪmɪtɪd /
•UK / ˈlɪmɪtɪd /
- adjecitve
- (Of a company) with a limit of financial liability
- With restrictions; not broad in scope
- verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
definitely
US / ˈdefɪnətli /
•UK / ˈdefɪnətli /
- adverb
- Without question; beyond doubt
few
US / fju: /
•UK / fju /
- pronoun
- Not many, a small number
fan
US / fæn /
•UK / fæn /
- noun
- Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
- Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
- verb
- To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- To use a device to cool yourself, something
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)
female
US / 'fi:meɪl /
•UK / ˈfiˌmel /
- adjecitve
- Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
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
famous
US / 'feɪməs /
•UK / ˈfeməs /
- adjecitve
- Excellent
- Widely known; recognized by many people
pit
US / pɪt /
•UK / pɪt /
- noun
- Hole in the ground
- Garage area for racing cars on a circuit
- Large, hard seed in the center of a fruit
- verb
- To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- To make holes or marks on a surface
- (Racing car) to come into a garage to change tires
- To take the seed out of a fruit
falsetto
US / fɔ:l'setəʊ /
•UK / fɔlˈsɛto /
- noun
- Male singing voice with artificially high tones
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
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
play
US / pleɪ /
•UK / pleɪ /
- noun
- Loose, free movement between two objects
- Single action in a sports game
- Performance in which people act in a theater
- verb
- To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- To perform music on an instrument
- To use a device, e.g. a video game
- To do something for enjoyment and fun
- To do or perform a game or sport
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
lover
US / 'lʌvə(r) /
•UK / ˈlʌvɚ /
- noun
- Someone's romantic and often sexual partner
- Someone having a great interest in something
- Person who loves someone or is loved by someone
band
US / bænd /
•UK / bænd /
- noun
- Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- Thin piece of material that wraps around something
- verb
- To come together to work on a project
- To tie things together using string or rope
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
pat
US / pæt /
•UK / pæt /
- noun
- Person's name
- verb
- To hit or touch lightly
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
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
versus
US / ˈvə:səs /
•UK / ˈvɚsəs, -səz /
- preposition
- Used to show that two things are competing
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
dare
US / deə(r) /
•UK / der /
- noun
- A dangerous or risky act people are afraid to do
- verb
- To challenge someone to do something that is risky
- To have enough courage to do something
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
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
parody
US / ˈpærədi /
•UK / ˈpærədi /
- noun
- Humorous or satirical imitations of something
supergroup
US / ˈsuːpəɡruːp /
•UK / ˈsuːpərɡruːp /
- noun
- A musical band comprising many famous stars
dance
US / dɑ:ns /
•UK / dæns /
- noun
- A series of steps and movements in time to music
- A social event with dancing while music is playing
- verb
- To move your body rhythmically to music
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
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
circular
US / ˈsɜ:kjələ(r) /
•UK / ˈsɜ:rkjələ(r) /
- adjecitve
- Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
- noun
- Paper with news, ads, etc. sent round to people
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- noun
- Person's name
- A very strong feeling of affection
- The person you care very deeply about
- Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
- verb
- To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
- To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
- To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
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
simply
US / ˈsɪmpli /
•UK / ˈsɪmpli /
- adverb
- In an easy or clear manner
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)
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
join
US / dʒɔɪn /
•UK / dʒɔɪn /
- verb
- To bring something close to another, to become one
- To become a member of
- To participate in an activity with others
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
propel
US / prəˈpel /
•UK / prəˈpɛl /
- verb
- To push, or make move in a certain direction
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
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
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
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
girl
US / gɜ:l /
•UK / gɜ:rl /
- noun
- A female child; a young woman
floor
US / flɔ:(r) /
•UK / flɔr, flor /
- noun
- Large area used for a particular purpose
- Part of a room on which you stand
- Particular level in a building; storey
- verb
- To hit or push someone to the ground
- To surprise or confuse someone who can't respond
base
US / beɪs /
•UK / bes /
- noun
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Unit of counting, e.g. 10 for counting
- Most important idea or ingredient to add others
- Origin or start from which something came
- Main place where an organization or a person works
- verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
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
ballad
US / ˈbæləd /
•UK / ˈbæləd /
- noun
- Story that is told through a song or poem
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
throughout
US / θru:ˈaʊt /
•UK / θruˈaʊt /
- adverb
- From the beginning of something until the end
- preposition
- Over/across an entire place/thing; in every part
hang
US / hæŋ /
•UK / hæŋ /
- verb
- To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- To float, move softly, or remain in the air
- To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
- To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
certainly
US / ˈsə:tnli /
•UK / ˈsɚtnli /
- adverb
- Sure; of course
kid
US / kɪd /
•UK / kɪd /
- adjecitve
- Made from young goat skin
- noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- verb
- To make fun of someone in a gentle way; to tease
backstreet
US / ˈbækstriːt /
•UK / ˈbækstriːt /
- noun
- A street off a main street in a town
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
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
rest
US / rest /
•UK / rɛst /
- noun
- Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- State in which there is a lack of motion
- Part of something remaining after some was used
- verb
- To stop working or avoid activity to recover
- (Of dead person) to lie in a grave
- To lean, support or place something against
- To not be tired because you had enough sleep
variety
US / və'raɪətɪ /
•UK / vəˈraɪɪti /
- noun
- Particular type of thing or person
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
jordan
US / ˈdʒɔ:dn /
•UK / ˈdʒɔrdn /
- noun
- An Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
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
along
US / əˈlɒŋ /
•UK / əˈlɔ:ŋ /
- adverb
- As a companion; taken with someone
- preposition
- At a point on a line
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
entry
US / ˈentri /
•UK / ˈɛntri /
- noun
- Act of entering a room, building, party
- Act of starting a career
- Person or thing included in a competition or race
- Piece of information entered into a computer
- Place where one enters a building, stadium etc.
- Piece of information in a database, dictionary etc.
coexist
US / ˌkəʊɪɡ'zɪst /
•UK / ˌkoɪɡˈzɪst /
- verb
- To exist peacefully together
shoe
US / ʃu: /
•UK / ʃu /
- noun
- Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
- Piece of metal nailed under a horse's foot
- verb
- To put a metal ring on a horse's foot
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
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
winner
US / 'wɪnə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɪnɚ /
- noun
- Person or thing that wins a contest or race
- A hit; something successful
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
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
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
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.
album
US / 'ælbəm /
•UK / ˈælbəm /
- noun
- Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
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
sell
US / sel /
•UK / sɛl /
- verb
- To exchange something for money
- To persuade people to do, like or agree
comeback
US / ˈkʌmbæk /
•UK / ˈkʌmˌbæk /
- noun
- A clever or witty retort or reply
- Return of a celebrity to their previous success
million
US / ˈmɪljən /
•UK / ˈmɪljən /
- number
- 1,000,000
beat
US / bi:t /
•UK / bit /
- noun
- Regular movement or rhythm (e.g. heart or music)
- verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
- To play a drum
- To win against another person or team; defeat
consider
US / kən'sɪdə(r) /
•UK / kənˈsɪdər /
- verb
- To think carefully about something
associate
US / ə'səʊʃɪeɪt /
•UK / əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt /
- adjecitve
- Part of a job title indicating a junior position
- noun
- Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- verb
- To spend time with other people; mix with
- To form a connection in your mind between things
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
style
US / staɪl /
•UK / staɪl /
- noun
- The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
- verb
- To shape or design something in a certain way
force
US / fɔ:s /
•UK / fɔrs, fors /
- noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
- verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
interesting
US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Taking your attention; making you want to know
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
step
US / step /
•UK / stɛp /
- noun
- Movement done as part of a particular dance
- Distance covered by one movement of a leg; stride
- One part or stage in a process
- Sound made by the feet while walking; footstep
- Flat horizontal piece that forms stairs
- verb
- To raise and moving the foot to put it down
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
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
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
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
melodiously
US / məˈləʊdiəsli /
•UK / məˈloʊdiəsli /
- adverb
- In a pleasingly musical manner
longevity
US / lɒn'dʒevətɪ /
•UK / lɑnˈdʒɛvɪti, lɔn- /
- noun
- Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
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
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
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
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
joey
US / 'dʒəʊɪ /
•UK / 'dʒoʊɪ /
- noun
- A young kangaroo or other marsupial.
- A silver threepenny bit.
stardom
US / ˈstɑ:dəm /
•UK / ˈstɑ:rdəm /
- noun
- The status of being acknowledged as a star
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
diversity
US / daɪ'vɜ:sətɪ /
•UK / dɪˈvə:sɪti, daɪ- /
- noun
- Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
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
case
US / keɪs /
•UK / kes /
- noun
- Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- Set of facts about a crime
- Set of facts about an event
- Example or instance of something
- verb
- To find out about a place, as in planning to steal
sit
US / sɪt /
•UK / sɪt /
- verb
- To take an exam
- To be in a resting position on a chair
- To provide seating for people
- To remain in a still position while being painted
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
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’
kevin
US / ˈkevin /
•UK / ˈkɛvin /
brian
US / ˌsɪnsɪ'nætɪ /
•UK / ˌsɪnsɪ'nætɪ /
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
example
US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /
- noun
- Thing, person which represents a category
second
US / 'sekənd /
•UK / ˈsɛkənd /
- adjecitve
- 2nd; the one following first
- noun
- Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
- Short period of time that you wait for someone
- (Do) soon
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
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
hand
US / hænd /
•UK / hænd /
- noun
- Cards given to a player in a card game
- Piece of a clock that points to the time
- Someone who performs physical tasks or work
- Body part at the end of a person's arm
- Help for someone performing a particular action
- Condition of having power or influence
- Member of the crew of a ship
- verb
- To give something to someone personally
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
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)
worldwide
US / ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd /
•UK / ˈwɚldˈwaɪd /
- adjecitve
- Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- adverb
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
boy
US / bɔɪ /
•UK / bɔɪ /
- noun
- A young male person
choreograph
US / ˈkɒriəgrɑ:f /
•UK / ˈkɔ:riəgræf /
- verb
- To arrange the movements of dances and dancers
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
mirror
US / 'mɪrə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɪrɚ /
- noun
- Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- An accurate impression or picture of something
- verb
- To reflect (an image)
- To have similar qualities to something else
summertime
US / ˈsʌmətaɪm /
•UK / ˈsʌmɚˌtaɪm /
- noun
- Warmest season of the year
moment
US / 'məʊmənt /
•UK / 'moʊmənt /
- noun
- Very short or brief period of time
- A particular period in time
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
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
notice
US / 'nəʊtɪs /
•UK / ˈnotɪs /
- noun
- Time by when you must leave, e.g. if you are fired
- Paper with an announcement, e.g. pinned to a board
- verb
- To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
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
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
upon
US / əˈpɔn, əpən /
•UK / əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn /
- preposition
- More formal term for 'on'
round
US / raʊnd /
•UK / raʊnd /
- adjecitve
- Being in the shape of a circle or ball
- Consisting of curved and not straight lines
- Somewhat fat or curved in physical appearance
- Being a whole number, not a fraction, decimal
- adverb
- From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
- noun
- One of the three-minute periods in boxing
- Drinks bought by one person for a group
- Series regular visits, routes, or stops at places
- Single shot or bullet fired from a gun
- An object with a circular shape
- One stage in a series of games, e.g. football
- One's turn in a game such as cards
- preposition
- Going around
- verb
- To cause or make a circular or curved shape
- To go or pass around the bend or corner
- To change from a fraction to nearest whole number
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
dirty
US / ˈdɜ:ti /
•UK / ˈdɜ:rti /
- adjecitve
- Not clean
- Not fair; dishonest or dishonorable
- verb
- To make something not clean; soil
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
copy
US / ˈkɒpi /
•UK / ˈkɑ:pi /
- noun
- A counter for items that are the same
- Fake product pretending to be an original
- An imitation of an original
- A duplicate of a paper printed in a photocopier
- Written text for printing, use in ads, etc.
- verb
- To make something look the same as the original
- To act in the exact same way as someone else
- To read and then write down what you read
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
recent
US / 'ri:snt /
•UK / ˈrisənt /
- adjecitve
- Happening or beginning not long ago
platform
US / 'plætfɔ:m /
•UK / ˈplætˌfɔrm /
- noun
- Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- Area from which you board a train at a station
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
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
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
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
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
tough
US / tʌf /
•UK / tʌf /
- adjecitve
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Having strict standards
- Being firm and not easily bent or broken
- Being strong physically or mentally
- Being difficult to persuade
- Capable of violence
champion
US / 'tʃæmpɪən /
•UK / 'tʃæmpɪən /
- noun
- Person who fights for or supports strongly
- verb
- To support or fight for something you believe in
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
blue
US / blu: /
•UK / blu /
- adjecitve
- Color of the clear sky
- Feeling sad or down
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
billboard
US / ˈbɪlbɔ:d /
•UK / ˈbɪlbɔ:rd /
- noun
- Large outdoor signboard with an ad on it
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team