When a 14 Year Old Killer Tries to Play Dumb
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regard
US / rɪ'ɡɑ:d /
•UK / rɪˈɡɑrd /
- noun
- Admiration or respect for a person or thing
- verb
- To think about a person, thing in a particular way
- To look at a person or thing in a particular way
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
wash
US / wɒʃ /
•UK / wɑ:ʃ /
- noun
- Clothes or other items that need cleaning
- Movement of water with or against something else
- verb
- To clean someone or something with soap and water
- To move somewhere by flowing
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
hesitation
US / ˌhezɪ'teɪʃn /
•UK / ˌhɛzɪˈteʃən /
- noun
- Indecision or unwillingness to do something
clothing
US / ˈkləʊðɪŋ /
•UK / ˈkloʊðɪŋ /
- noun
- Things you wear on your body, e.g. shirt or dress
- verb
- To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
parent
US / 'peərənt /
•UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /
- noun
- Person's, animal's mother or father
- Something creating other things of the same kind
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
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
unfortunately
US / ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənətli /
•UK / ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli /
- adverb
- In a way that is to be regretted; unluckily
wet
US / wet /
•UK / wɛt /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a bar that serves or sells alcohol
- Having or experiencing a great deal of rain
- Containing water or liquid; not dry
- verb
- To accidentally pee in clothes or a bed
bad
US / bæd /
•UK / bæd /
- adjecitve
- Not good; wrong
- Lacking in good morals; evil
- No longer fresh; spoiled
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;
sister
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- noun
- Female you share a parent with
- Full-time female member of a (Christian) religion
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
accuse
US / ə'kju:z /
•UK / əˈkjuz /
- verb
- To claim that someone has done something wrong
fate
US / feɪt /
•UK / fet /
- noun
- What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- Power that determines what happens; destiny
harbour
US / 'hɑ:bə(r) /
•UK / ˈhɑrbɚ /
- noun
- Area of water protected by land and used by ships
- Place providing comfort and shelter from danger
- verb
- To contain, hold, include, or hide something
- To feel certain thoughts/emotions for a long time
- To have a thought/feeling without expressing it
- To hide or give shelter to (when in danger)
- To secretly give shelter/protection to a criminal
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
five
US / faɪv /
•UK / faɪv /
- number
- 5
run
US / rʌn /
•UK / rʌn /
- noun
- Journey between two places made by ship or car
- Series of similar things or successes and failures
- Act of running; exercise of running
- verb
- To depart or travel according to a schedule
- To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
- (Of an engine) to be operating
- To start or use a computer program
- To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
- To manage or operate a business
- To operate or drive something
- (Of a road) to go from one place to another
- To move your legs faster than walking
pepper
US / ˈpepə(r) /
•UK / ˈpɛpɚ /
- verb
- To spread around randomly, as with bullets
- noun
- Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
- Hard covering of berries used as spices
maximum
US / ˈmæksɪməm /
•UK / ˈmæksəməm /
- noun
- Largest or highest number or amount of something
phone
US / fəʊn /
•UK / foʊn /
- noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
- verb
- To talk to someone using a telephone
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
combative
US / ˈkɒmbətɪv /
•UK / kəmˈbætɪv /
- adjecitve
- Displaying signs of wanting to fight or disagree
mention
US / 'menʃn /
•UK / ˈmɛnʃən /
- noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- verb
- To refer to or talk or write about 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
live
US / lɪv /
•UK / liv /
- adjecitve
- Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
- Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
- Glowing because burning; hot
- Not yet killed (for food)
- adverb
- (Music, drama) as it is performed
- verb
- To be alive
- To experience a particular type of life
- To make your home in a house or town
entire
US / ɪn'taɪə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈtaɪr /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
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
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
denim
US / ˈdenɪm /
•UK / ˈdɛnɪm /
- noun
- Thick strong cotton cloth often used in jeans
state
US / steɪt /
•UK / stet /
- adjecitve
- Concerning region within a country
- noun
- Region within a country, with its own government
- Situation or condition something is in
- verb
- To say; declare as fact
pant
US / pænt /
•UK / pænt /
- noun
- Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
- verb
- To breathe loudly and rapidly, with an open mouth
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
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)
message
US / 'mesɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈmɛsɪdʒ /
- noun
- Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- Piece of information that is told/given to someone
- verb
- To communicate using text
smoker
US / 'sməʊkə(r) /
•UK / ˈsmokɚ /
- noun
- Device that exposes food to smoke as it cooks
- Person who smokes cigarettes, etc.
seventh
US / 'sevnθ /
•UK / ˈsɛvənθ /
- noun
- 7th
circuit
US / ˈsɜ:kɪt /
•UK / ˈsɜ:rkɪt /
- noun
- An area where cars race in a circle
- Route for journey all the way around a place
- Series of events moving from place to place
- other
- Electronic equipment consisting of switches
- verb
- To complete a journey all the way round an area
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
open
US / 'əʊpən /
•UK / ˈopən /
- adjecitve
- Available for use; accessible
- Not being hidden; available for others to see
- Being available for customers to enter or use
- Allowing everyone to use or take part in
- Not secret anymore
- Not closed or shut
- Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
- noun
- Name for a tennis or golf competition
- verb
- To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- To start the activities or services of a business
- To make a space or hole appear in something
- To move or change so that it is no longer closed
- To start something, e.g. a new business
body
US / ˈbɒd.i /
•UK / ˈbɑdi /
- noun
- An object distinct from other objects
- A group of people involved in an activity together
- Main part of something
- A person's physical self
quote
US / kwəʊt /
•UK / kwot /
- noun
- Written statement of the cost of something
- The (often wise or famous) words of another person
- verb
- To tell someone how much a task will cost
- To repeat precisely what a person said or wrote
sinister
US / ˈsɪnɪstə(r) /
•UK / ˈsɪnɪstɚ /
- adjecitve
- Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
fourteen
US / ˌfɔ:ˈti:n /
•UK / fɔrˈtin /
- number
- 14
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
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
arm
US / ɑ:m /
•UK / ɑrm /
- noun
- Part of your body from your shoulder to your hand
- A branch of another object e.g. company
- The side part of a chair where your arms go
- The influence or power an authority has
- verb
- To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- To give a gun or other weapon to a person or group
murder
US / 'mɜ:də(r) /
•UK / ˈmɚdɚ /
- noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
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
eve
US / i:v /
•UK / i:v /
- noun
- The time just before something happens
- Day before a significant or special day
- (Poetic) evening; early part of the night
- Person's name
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
name
US / neɪm /
•UK / nem /
- noun
- What something or someone is called
- verb
- To state what someone is called, e.g. John
shirt
US / ʃɜ:t /
•UK / ʃɜ:rt /
- noun
- Light garment for upper body, with sleeves
sentence
US / 'sentəns /
•UK / ˈsɛntəns /
- noun
- Official punishment given by a court of law
- Set of words that make a whole statement
- verb
- (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
forty
US / 'fɔ:tɪ /
•UK / ˈfɔrti /
- number
- 40
guy
US / ɡaɪ /
•UK / ɡaɪ /
- noun
- Man; boy; any person
neighbourhood
US / ˈneɪbəhʊd /
•UK / ˈneɪbərhʊd /
- noun
- Area of a town or city that people live in
meet
US / mi:t /
•UK / mit /
- noun
- Sporting competition e.g. swimming
- verb
- To provide something that is necessary
- To come together at a certain time or place
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
defensive
US / dɪˈfensɪv /
•UK / dɪˈfɛnsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Protecting something, yourself from attack
cross
US / krɒs /
•UK / krɔs, krɑs /
- adjecitve
- Angry and upset
- From one side of something to the other
- noun
- (Of animals) mixture of breeds in one animal
- Person's name
- verb
- To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- To breed one type of animal or plant with another
- To not to agree with someone; oppose
- To go from one side of something to the other
- To meet at one point
girl
US / gɜ:l /
•UK / gɜ:rl /
- noun
- A female child; a young woman
bully
US / 'bʊlɪ /
•UK / ˈbʊli /
- noun
- a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- other
- seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
murderous
US / 'mɜ:dərəs /
•UK / ˈmədərəs /
- adjecitve
- That results in death(s)
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
revel
US / 'revl /
•UK / ˈrɛvəl /
- verb
- To get a lot of enjoyment from; celebrate
timestamp
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- A digital record of the time of occurrence of a particular event.
- transitive verb
- Record the time or date of.
harsh
US / hɑ:ʃ /
•UK / hɑrʃ /
- adjecitve
- Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
- Being severe and unkind
bar
US / bɑ:(r) /
•UK / bɑ:r /
- noun
- Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- Professional organization of lawyers and judges
- String of musical notes
- Place to meet friends and buy alcoholic drinks
- Long solid round piece of metal shaped like a pipe
- verb
- To prevent entry, exit or an action
knife
US / naɪf /
•UK / naɪf /
- noun
- Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
- verb
- To attack someone with a sharp long blade
- To move through something easily and quickly
patriot
US / 'peɪtrɪət /
•UK / ˈpetriət, -ˌɑt /
- noun
- Person who loves and defends their own country
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
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)
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
dominance
US / 'dɒmɪnəns /
•UK / ˈdɑmənəns /
- noun
- Having more power, success than others
real
US / rɪəl /
•UK / ˈriəl, ril /
- adjecitve
- Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- Being important or special
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
stain
US / steɪn /
•UK / sten /
- noun
- A mark or unwanted spot / thing
- Liquid used to change the color of something
- Something that causes someone shame or guilt
- verb
- To soil or leave a mark on something
- To change the color of using a special substance
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
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
footage
US / ˈfʊtɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈfʊtɪdʒ /
- noun
- A certain amount of film or video of something
- Measurement in feet
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
office
US / ˈɒfɪs /
•UK / ˈɔ:fɪs /
- noun
- Room or building used for business
- Important job position, often in a government
decide
US / dɪ'saɪd /
•UK / dɪˈsaɪd /
- verb
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
- to affect the result of something
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
underway
US / ˌʌndəˈweɪ /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈwe /
- adverb
- Happening now
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
perhaps
US / pəˈhæps /
•UK / pɚˈhæps /
- adverb
- Possibly, but not certainly; maybe
anybody
US / ˈenibɒdi /
•UK / ˈenibʌdi /
- pronoun
- Any person; anyone
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
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
await
US / əˈweɪt /
•UK / əˈwet /
- verb
- To keep ready for future needs
- To be ready to happen, or about to happen
bathroom
US / ˈbɑ:θru:m /
•UK / ˈbæθru:m /
- noun
- Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
lustful
US / ˈlʌstfl /
•UK / ˈlʌstfəl /
- adjecitve
- Characterized by sexual desire
ninth
US / naɪnθ /
•UK / naɪnθ /
- noun
- 9th
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
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
bin
US / bɪn /
•UK / bɪn /
- noun
- Type of container, usually for trash
- verb
- To throw something away in the trash
issue
US / 'ɪʃu: /
•UK / ˈɪʃu /
- noun
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
- verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
guilt
US / gɪlt /
•UK / ɡɪlt /
- noun
- Shame at doing something bad or wrong
release
US / rɪ'li:s /
•UK / rɪ'li:s /
- noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
- Relief from sadness, suffering or trouble
- Act of freeing from a jail, cage, prison, etc.
- verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out
- To let go of something you are holding
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
plead
US / pli:d /
•UK / plid /
- verb
- To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
- To say if you are guilty of a crime, or not
hey
US / heɪ /
•UK / he /
- exclamation
- What you say when you want someone's attention
nine
US / naɪn /
•UK / naɪn /
- number
- 9
jar
US / dʒɑ:(r) /
•UK / dʒɑr /
- noun
- Glass container for foods
- verb
- To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
- To make a harsh sound to the ears
finally
US / ˈfaɪnəli /
•UK / ˈfaɪnəli /
- adverb
- used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- After a long time or some difficulty
crystal
US / 'krɪstl /
•UK / ˈkrɪstəl /
- noun
- A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- Rock with regularly repeating internal structure
- Person's name
hope
US / həʊp /
•UK / hop /
- noun
- When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- verb
- To expect and want something to happen
fifteen
US / ˌfɪfˈti:n /
•UK / fɪfˈtin /
- number
- 15
action
US / 'ækʃn /
•UK / ˈækʃən /
- noun
- Something that a person or thing does
- verb
- To act to do something
idyllic
US / ɪˈdɪlɪk /
•UK / aɪˈdɪlɪk /
- adjecitve
- Showing natural peace or rural life
student
US / ˈstju:dnt /
•UK / ˈstudnt, ˈstjud- /
- noun
- Person studying at school
grab
US / ɡræb /
•UK / ɡræb /
- verb
- To take and hold something quickly
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
cause
US / kɔ:z /
•UK / kɔz /
- noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
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
family
US / 'fæməlɪ /
•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
notebook
US / 'nəʊtbʊk /
•UK / ˈnotˌbʊk /
- noun
- Book with blank pages used for writing notes
claim
US / kleɪm /
•UK / klem /
- noun
- Demand for something that is believed to be due
- Something said to be true when others don't agree
- verb
- To demand something that is believed to be due
- To cause someone's life to come to an end
- To say something is true when others may not agree
threat
US / θret /
•UK / θrɛt /
- noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
terrible
US / ˈterəbl /
•UK / ˈtɛrəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Very bad; horrible
relish
US / 'relɪʃ /
•UK / ˈrɛlɪʃ /
- noun
- (Usually spicy) food that adds zest to a dish
- verb
- To get great pleasure from something; enjoy
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
humor
US / 'hju:mə /
•UK / ˈhjumɚ /
- noun
- Quality that makes something funny
- Mood that a person is in
- other
- To pretend to agree with so they don't get upset
- verb
- To pretend to agree with so they don't get upset
- To agree with someone but don't really mean it
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
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)
rehabilitation
US / ˌri:əˌbɪlɪ'teɪʃn /
•UK / ˌrihəˌbɪləˈteʃən /
- noun
- Helping criminals, etc. to return to normal life
practice
US / 'præktɪs /
•UK / ˈpræktɪs /
- noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- verb
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
- To do something many times to improve a skill
must
US / məst /
•UK / mʌst /
- noun
- Something that is necessary or required
- other
- (Used to state that something ought to be true)
- Used to say something is required or necessary
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
fight
US / faɪt /
•UK / faɪt /
- noun
- An argument or quarrel
- Act of trying to hurt someone by hitting them
- A struggle to do a difficult task
- verb
- To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- To try to hurt someone by hitting them
- To struggle to do a difficult task
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
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
thirty
US / 'θɜ:tɪ /
•UK / ˈθə:ti /
- number
- 30
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’
enough
US / ɪˈnʌf /
•UK / ɪˈnʌf /
- adjecitve
- Sufficient to answer the need
- adverb
- To a satisfactory degree
- pronoun
- Equal to what is needed; as much as required
- Adequate number or amount
recall
US / rɪˈkɔ:l /
•UK / rɪˈkɔl /
- noun
- (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- Act of remembering events or details of the past
- verb
- (Company) to ask for the return of faulty goods
- To remember events or details of the past
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
anyone
US / ˈeniwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛniˌwʌn, -wən /
- pronoun
- Any person
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
retribution
US / ˌretrɪ'bju:ʃn /
•UK / ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən /
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
search
US / sɜ:tʃ /
•UK / sɜ:rtʃ /
- noun
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
- Action of trying to find someone or something
- verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- To look carefully for someone or something
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
week
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
each
US / i:tʃ /
•UK / itʃ /
- determiner
- Every one of two or more things
- pronoun
- Per one person or thing
type
US / taɪp /
•UK / taɪp /
- noun
- Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- Group of things or people sharing common features
- verb
- To identify something belonging to a group
- To write by touching keys on a keyboard
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
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
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
dead
US / ded /
•UK / dɛd /
- adjecitve
- Not alive
- Being bored or not interested
- Unable to operate because electricity etc. ran out
- Being unable to feel, physically or emotionally
- adverb
- Completely; absolutely
laundry
US / 'lɔ:ndrɪ /
•UK / ˈlɔndri, ˈlɑn- /
- noun
- Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- Clothes etc., that are to be washed, already washed
eye
US / aɪ /
•UK / aɪ /
- noun
- The part of the body that you see with
- The skill to see the good and bad parts of a thing
- Hole at the end of a needle
- verb
- To watch or study something closely
prayer
US / prɛə /
•UK / prɛr /
- noun
- Words spoken to your god for help
- (+negative) small chance of succeeding
- Strong desire, wish, or hope for a thing to happen
maniacally
US / /
•UK / /
- adverb
- In a violent or mentally ill manner
house
US / haʊs /
•UK / haʊs /
- noun
- Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- Building in which a family, person lives
- verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
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
sink
US / sɪŋk /
•UK / sɪŋk /
- noun
- Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
- verb
- To push something down into the ground
- To dig (a well)
- To move down toward a lower point
- To decrease in value or amount
guilty
US / 'ɡɪltɪ /
•UK / ˈɡɪlti /
- adjecitve
- Responsible for doing something wrong
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
prison
US / 'prɪzn /
•UK / ˈprɪzən /
- noun
- Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
drag
US / dræɡ /
•UK / dræɡ /
- noun
- Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
- Boring or annoying thing/activity
- verb
- To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- To feel that progress or time is moving slowly
- To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
evening
US / ˈi:vnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈivnɪŋ /
- noun
- Last part of the day and early part of night
- A social event in the early part of the night
- verb
- To make something level; to flatten
- To make something equal
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
county
US / ˈkaʊnti /
•UK / ˈkaʊnti /
- noun
- Administrative region within a country or a state
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
witness
US / 'wɪtnəs /
•UK / ˈwɪtnɪs /
- noun
- Person who was present to see an event take place
- Evidence or proof of something
- verb
- To see the signing of an official document
- To see an event take place (usually a crime)
- To serve as an example or evidence of something
aidan
US / ˈeɪdɑn /
•UK / /
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
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
cell
US / sel /
•UK / sɛl /
- noun
- Smallest unit of living things in biology
- Group of people - often from a secret organization
- Prisoner's room in a jail
- Shortened form of 'cellphone'
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
fun
US / fʌn /
•UK / fʌn /
- adjecitve
- Amusing and enjoyable
- noun
- Enjoyable or amusing quality or feeling
dig
US / dɪg /
•UK / dɪɡ /
- verb
- To move material to create a hole
tendency
US / 'tendənsɪ /
•UK / ˈtɛndənsi /
- noun
- Likelihood to behave in a particular way
despite
US / dɪˈspaɪt /
•UK / dɪˈspaɪt /
- preposition
- Without being affected by something; in spite of
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
attorney
US / ə'tɜ:nɪ /
•UK / əˈtɚni /
- noun
- Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
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
bailey
US / ˈbeɪli /
•UK / 'beɪlɪ /
- noun
- The outer defensive courtyard of a castle
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
bedroom
US / ˈbedru:m /
•UK / ˈbɛdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
- noun
- Room with a bed, for sleeping in
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
police
US / pəˈli:s /
•UK / pəˈlis /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the police and its business
- noun
- People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- verb
- To control an area, or group with a police force
court
US / kɔ:t /
•UK / kɔrt, kort /
- noun
- Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
- Place where legal cases are decided
- Large, flat area, to play tennis or basketball
- verb
- To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- To encourage dangerous behavior
- To pay attention to someone to get their support
painful
US / ˈpeɪnfl /
•UK / ˈpenfəl /
- adjecitve
- Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
basket
US / ˈbɑ:skɪt /
•UK / ˈbæskɪt /
- noun
- Amount contained in a basket; a basketful
- Container made of strips of (often) woven wood
- Net with a hoop used in basketball
bright
US / braɪt /
•UK / braɪt /
- adjecitve
- Cheerful and happy (manner)
- (Of color) light and easy to see; vivid
- Producing a lot of light
- Smart; intelligent; clever
son
US / sʌn /
•UK / sʌn /
- noun
- Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy
commissary
US / 'kɒmɪsərɪ /
•UK / ˈkɑmɪˌsɛri /
- noun
- Retail store selling equipment to military persons
reign
US / reɪn /
•UK / ren /
- noun
- Time during which a person runs an organization
- Period of time when (e.g. king) rules a country
- verb
- To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
- (King or Queen) to rule a country
cap
US / kæp /
•UK / kæp /
- noun
- Covering for the end or top of something
- Small, soft hat often with a front visor or shade
- An upper limit on the amount of (e.g. budget)
- verb
- To cover the top or end of an object
- To limit the amount of usage of something
discover
US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /
- verb
- To find something new that was not known before
forrest
US / pɑ:θ /
•UK / pæθ, pɑθ /
cop
US / kɒp /
•UK / kɑp /
- noun
- Slang for police officer
prey
US / preɪ /
•UK / pre /
- noun
- The victim of another person's aggression
- other
- The victim of another person's aggression
- verb
- To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- To cause another to be a victim
tamper
US / 'tæmpə(r) /
•UK / ˈtæmpɚ /
- verb
- To interfere with; change for the worse
evidence
US / 'evɪdəns /
•UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /
- noun
- Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
inmate
US / ˈɪnmeɪt /
•UK / ˈɪnˌmet /
- noun
- Person who lives somewhere, especially in jail
interview
US / 'ɪntəvju: /
•UK / ˈɪntɚˌvju /
- noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
- verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
teenage
US / ˈti:neɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈtinˌedʒ /
- adjecitve
- Being of the age 13 through 19
daughter
US / ˈdɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈdɔtɚ /
- adjecitve
- (Of a company) being a subsidiary of another firm
- noun
- A female child of someone
room
US / ru:m /
•UK / rum, rʊm /
- noun
- All of the people inside a particular room
- Part of building enclosed by walls, e.g. kitchen
- Opportunity to exist, happen, or be true
- verb
- To share a home with someone
main
US / meɪn /
•UK / men /
- adjecitve
- Most important; most often used
act
US / ækt /
•UK / ækt /
- noun
- What someone did; action; behavior
- A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
- One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
- verb
- To behave in a certain way
- To perform on a stage or in a movie
hold
US / həʊld /
•UK / hold /
- noun
- Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
- Influence or power held over someone
- Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
- verb
- To agree to keep something for someone
- To have the capacity to support/contain something
- To control an area and protect it from attack
- To not allow someone to leave a place
- To cause an event to happen at a place or time
- To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
- To have a specific quality or property
- To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
- To have or own something
- To wait before being able to talk on the phone
- To limit the movement of someone in a sport
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
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
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
killer
US / ˈkɪlə(r) /
•UK / ˈkɪlɚ /
- adjecitve
- Being appealing or funny
- noun
- Something that is a challenge to deal with
- Person, thing or animal that kills
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
empty
US / 'emptɪ /
•UK / ˈɛmpti /
- adjecitve
- Containing nothing; with no contents
- Without emotions, feelings, meaning or force
- noun
- Item, e.g. a bottle, whose contents have been used
- verb
- To remove the contents from something
neighbour
US / 'neɪbə(r) /
•UK / ˈnebɚ /
- noun
- Person who lives, or is near, you
department
US / dɪˈpɑ:tmənt /
•UK / dɪˈpɑ:rtmənt /
- noun
- Division of a larger part or organization
justifiable
US / ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl /
•UK / ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪəbəl, ˌdʒʌstəˈfaɪ- /
- adjecitve
- Able to be justified; reasonable
officer
US / ˈɒfɪsə(r) /
•UK / ˈɔ:fɪsə(r) /
- noun
- Person of high position in an organization
- Person of high position in the military
thirteen
US / ˌθɜ:'ti:n /
•UK / θə:ˈtin /
- number
- 13
heavy
US / 'hevɪ /
•UK / ˈhɛvi /
- adjecitve
- Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- Involving serious or strong emotions
- Having a lot of weight
disappearance
US / ˌdɪsə'pɪərəns /
•UK / ˌdɪsə'pɪərəns /
- noun
- Being impossible to see because it's not there now
possible
US / ˈpɒsəbl /
•UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
- Having a chance of happening, or being true
paper
US / ˈpeɪpə(r) /
•UK / ˈpeɪpər /
- adjecitve
- Not existing in reality, or done infrequently
- Made from the material that we use to make books
- noun
- Academic writing or a talk on a specific topic
- Written test
- Newspaper
- Pages of a book are made from this
direction
US / də'rekʃn /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ- /
- noun
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
endure
US / ɪn'djʊə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈdʊr, -ˈdjʊr /
- verb
- To last for a long time; continue to exist
- To accept difficulties without struggle
neglectful
US / nɪˈɡlekt.fəl /
•UK / nɪˈɡlekt.fəl /
- adjecitve
- Not giving enough care and attention to something or someone
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
add
US / æd /
•UK / æd /
- verb
- To include as well
- To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2
snap
US / snæp /
•UK / snæp /
- noun
- An informal word for a photograph
- verb
- To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
- To lose control of your emotions; get angry
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
deputy
US / ˈdepjuti /
•UK / ˈdɛpjəti /
- noun
- Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
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
constantly
US / ˈkɒnstəntli /
•UK / ˈkɑnstəntlɪ /
- adverb
- Frequently, or without pause
dirt
US / dɜ:t /
•UK / dɚt /
- noun
- Loose earth or soil
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
eligible
US / ˈelɪdʒəbl /
•UK / ˈɛlɪdʒəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being able to be chosen or selected; suitable
throw
US / θrəʊ /
•UK / θroʊ /
- noun
- Arm movement to make a thing fly through the air
- Loose cloth or blanket (usually over a chair)
- Forcibly putting someone on the ground
- verb
- To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- To move part of your body suddenly and forcefully
- To confuse or upset someone
- (E.g. judo) to forcibly put someone on the ground
- To put something somewhere suddenly and roughly
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
else
US / els /
•UK / ɛls /
- adverb
- Otherwise; if you fail to
- (Of person place thing etc.) besides; in addition
sicken
US / ˈsɪkən /
•UK / ˈsɪkən /
- verb
- To shock, disgust or upset
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
suffer
US / 'sʌfə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌfɚ /
- verb
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
occasion
US / ə'keɪʒn /
•UK / əˈkeʒən /
- noun
- Significant or important event or function
- Time when something happens or takes place
- verb
- To make or cause something to happen; to lead to
month
US / mʌnθ /
•UK / mʌnθ /
- noun
- One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
aiden
US / swi:t /
•UK / swit /
plan
US / plæn /
•UK / plæn /
- noun
- Drawing of how something should be done or made
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
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.
car
US / kɑ:(r) /
•UK / kɑr /
- noun
- A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
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
wear
US / weə(r) /
•UK / wer /
- noun
- Clothing designed for a purpose e.g. skiing
- Damage from continual use over a long period
- verb
- To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- To display an expression or emotion on the face
- To become weaker or damaged from continued use
blood
US / blʌd /
•UK / blʌd /
- adjecitve
- Related by birth; family
- noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
part
US / pɑ:t /
•UK / pɑ:rt /
- adjecitve
- To some degree; half; not fully
- noun
- Division of a book
- Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
- A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
- Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
- Some, but not all of a specific thing
- Role in causing something to happen
- verb
- To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
- To move two things apart creating a space
- To leave someone, or to break off a relationship
baseball
US / 'beɪsbɔ:l /
•UK / ˈbesˌbɔl /
- noun
- Small ball used in the game of baseball
- Two teams of nine players hit a ball to score runs
often
US / ˈɔfən /
•UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /
- adverb
- Many times; frequently; on many occasions
draw
US / drɔ: /
•UK / drɔ /
- noun
- Something that attracts people to visit a place
- A lottery or prize
- Result of a game, contest where the score is equal
- verb
- To attract attention to someone or something
- To get closer to or approach something or someone
- To influence a person's involvement in something
- To move an object by pulling
- To create an image using pen or pencil and paper
- To take one thing out of a container, etc.
- (Of 2 teams) to finish a game with the same score
prior
US / 'praɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈpraɪɚ /
- adjecitve
- Existing or coming earlier in time
- (Of a claim, etc.) more important than another one
- noun
- Monk or priest in charge of a monastery
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
mind
US / maɪnd /
•UK / maɪnd /
- noun
- One's opinion or way of thinking about something
- Part of humans that allows us to think or feel
- verb
- To be bothered or upset by something
- To take care of someone e.g. as a bodyguard
six
US / sɪks /
•UK / sɪks /
- number
- 6
allegedly
US / ə'ledʒɪdlɪ /
•UK / ə'ledʒɪdlɪ /
- adverb
- According to what has been alleged
duty
US / 'dju:tɪ /
•UK / ˈduti, ˈdju- /
- noun
- Work required by your job or position
- A tax (on imported goods)
next
US / nekst /
•UK / nɛkst /
- adverb
- The one that follows another in time or order
- At a time or place directly after the present one
- noun
- The one that follows after
- adjecitve
- Immediately after the previous one
- First occurrence after the present one
quickly
US / ˈkwɪkli /
•UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /
- adverb
- Without taking a lot of time; fast
assert
US / ə'sɜ:t /
•UK / əˈsɚt /
- verb
- To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
upgrade
US / ˌʌpˈgreɪd /
•UK / ˈʌpˌɡred /
- noun
- Updated or better version of something
- verb
- To improve something in terms of quality
review
US / rɪˈvju: /
•UK / rɪˈvju /
- noun
- Examination of soldiers and supplies
- Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
- Studying again to remind yourself about something
- verb
- To carefully look at the quality of something
- To formally examine something in the military
- To write an opinion about movie, book, or play
- To study again to remind yourself about something
smith
US / smɪθ /
•UK / smɪθ /
- noun
- Someone who works hot metal to make things
- Someone who works hot metal by hammering it
- other
- Religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in
- Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in )
- Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade
- Someone who works at something specified
grin
US / grɪn /
•UK / ɡrɪn /
- noun
- Showing the teeth because you are amused; smile
- verb
- To smile widely so that your teeth show
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
cover
US / 'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / ˈkʌvɚ /
- noun
- A different version of another song
- Bed sheets; blankets
- (Police or military) protection from attack
- Amount of money to be paid in an insurance claim
- Thing you put over something to close or hide it
- Front and back part of a book or magazine
- Shelter built to protect from the natural elements
- verb
- To record a different version of another song
- To include as part of its area
- To put something over something to hide it
- To discuss a subject in a talk or meeting
- To form a layer over something so it is hidden
- To have sufficient funds to pay for something
- To include something within an agreed limit
- To report news on TV, radio or in a newspaper
- (Police or military) to protect from attack
- To travel a certain distance in a given time
- To wrap something with something, such as a cloth
caption
US / ˈkæpʃn /
•UK / ˈkæpʃən /
- noun
- Explanation written next to a picture in a book
- verb
- To add an explanation next to a picture in a book
without
US / wɪˈðaʊt /
•UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /
- preposition
- Not with; not having
chill
US / tʃɪl /
•UK / tʃɪl /
- noun
- State of being a little cold
- Feeling of fear or being frightened
- Slight cold or illness that makes you shake
- verb
- To make something cold, e.g. a drink
- To become less tense about something
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
darkness
US / 'dɑ:knəs /
•UK / ˈdɑrknɪs /
- noun
- The state or quality of being dark in color
conversation
US / ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən /
- noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
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
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
dangerous
US / ˈdeɪndʒərəs /
•UK / ˈdendʒərəs /
- adjecitve
- Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
chat
US / tʃæt /
•UK / tʃæt /
- noun
- A friendly and relaxed talk with friends
- verb
- To talk in a friendly and relaxed manner
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
retention
US / rɪˈtenʃn /
•UK / rɪˈtɛnʃən /
- noun
- Act of holding something inside the body
- Act of keeping or holding someone or something
- Ability to remember something for a long time
guard
US / ɡɑ:d /
•UK / ɡɑrd /
- noun
- Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
- verb
- To keep watch over something to protect it
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
end
US / end /
•UK / ɛnd /
- noun
- The point where a process or activity stops
- A point that marks the limit of something; finish
- Goal or desired result
- The tip, edge or limit of something
- verb
- To be the last part of something
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
merely
US / ˈmiəli /
•UK / ˈmɪrli /
- adverb
- Only, simply, or nothing more than
wood
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- adjecitve
- Living or existing in the woods
- Made from the material from trees
- noun
- Person's name
- Land covered with trees, smaller than a forest
- Cut tree used for making fires or building things
- verb
- To plant an area of land with trees
twelve
US / twelv /
•UK / twɛlv /
- number
- 12
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
- Most recent; the latest
- determiner
- The one at the end
- verb
- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
implicate
US / 'ɪmplɪkeɪt /
•UK / ˈɪmplɪˌket /
- verb
- To show that person is involved, e.g. in a crime
past
US / pɑ:st /
•UK / pæst /
- adjecitve
- No longer current or new
- adverb
- So as to go beyond, or further than something
- noun
- Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
- preposition
- After a particular time
- At a later point in distance; beyond
dealer
US / ˈdi:lə(r) /
•UK / ˈdilɚ /
- noun
- Someone who buys things to sell to others
smirk
US / smɜ:k /
•UK / smə:k /
- noun
- Smile showing how pleased you are with yourself
- verb
- To smile showing how pleased you are with yourself
premeditate
US / prɪˈmedɪˌteɪt /
•UK / priˈmedəˌteɪt /
- verb
- To deliberately decide in advance
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
numb
US / nʌm /
•UK / nʌm /
- adjecitve
- Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- verb
- To make a part of body unable to feel (pain, etc.)
afraid
US / əˈfreɪd /
•UK / əˈfred /
- adjecitve
- Worried that something bad will happen; scared
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
truth
US / tru:θ /
•UK / truθ /
- noun
- Real facts about something
respond
US / rɪ'spɒnd /
•UK / rɪˈspɑnd /
- verb
- To answer something or someone
- To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
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
try
US / traɪ /
•UK / traɪ /
- noun
- Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
- verb
- To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- To examine someone or something in a court of law
- To test to see if it is good or you like it
- To make a person go through hardship; test
- To examine something to see if it works
relive
US / ˌri:'lɪv /
•UK / riˈlɪv /
- verb
- To remember a past time or event
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
cope
US / kəʊp /
•UK / koʊp /
- verb
- To deal with something in spite of difficulties
item
US / ˈaɪtəm /
•UK / ˈaɪtəm /
- noun
- Single, brief piece of news or reporting
- Distinct, individual thing, often part of a group
day
US / deɪ /
•UK / de /
- noun
- A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- The period of time when it is light outside
- Person's name
pond
US / pɒnd /
•UK / pɑ:nd /
- noun
- Pool of water that is smaller than a lake
tragically
US / 'trædʒɪklɪ /
•UK / ˈtrædʒɪkl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a very sad manner, usually due to a death
northwest
US / 'nɔ:θ'west /
•UK / nɔrθˈwɛst, nɔrˈwɛst /
- adjecitve
- Being between west and north
- Coming from the northwest, e.g. a northwest wind
lock
US / lɒk /
•UK / lɑ:k /
- noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
- verb
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
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
someone
US / ˈsʌmwʌn /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
violent
US / ˈvaɪələnt /
•UK / ˈvaɪələnt /
- adjecitve
- Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
cannabis
US / 'kænəbɪs /
•UK / ˈkænəbɪs /
- other
- Type of plant that is a drug when smoked
minor
US / 'maɪnə(r) /
•UK / ˈmaɪnɚ /
- adjecitve
- Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- An interval a half tone smaller than its major
- noun
- Subject studied in college, but not the main one
- Someone too young to be legally responsible
consider
US / kən'sɪdə(r) /
•UK / kənˈsɪdər /
- verb
- To think carefully about something
mutilate
US / ˈmju:tɪleɪt /
•UK / ˈmjutl:ˌet /
- verb
- To cause severe damage, e.g. by cutting a part off
sean
US / ʃɔ:n /
•UK / ʃɔ:n /
appear
US / ə'pɪə(r) /
•UK / əˈpɪr /
- verb
- To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- To seem to be
- To act in a play, movie, or be mentioned in media
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
unquote
US / ˈʌnˈkwəut /
•UK / ʌnˈkwot /
- verb
- To remove the quotation marks from
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
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
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
walk
US / wɔ:k /
•UK / wɔk /
- noun
- Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
- verb
- To move with your legs at a slowish pace
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
haunt
US / hɔ:nt /
•UK / hɔnt, hɑnt /
- noun
- Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
- verb
- To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
- To stay with you in the future and cause problems
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
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
concern
US / kənˈsɜ:n /
•UK / kənˈsɚn /
- noun
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
- verb
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- To be responsible or mixed up in; to be involved
- To feel worry or anxiety
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
die
US / daɪ /
•UK / daɪ /
- noun
- Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- verb
- To cease to function or work
- (Of a thing) to stop being used or done
- (Of a person) to stop living
throat
US / θrəʊt /
•UK / θroʊt /
- noun
- Part of the neck that is below the chin
slit
US / slɪt /
•UK / slɪt /
- verb
- To make a narrow cut
criminal
US / ˈkrɪmɪnl /
•UK / ˈkrɪmənəl /
- adjecitve
- Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- Not justifiable; shameful
- noun
- Person who commits a crime
disturb
US / dɪˈstɜ:b /
•UK / dɪˈstɜ:rb /
- other
- To cause someone anxiety or fear
- verb
- To cause someone anxiety or fear
- To stop someone from working or sleeping
spend
US / spend /
•UK / spɛnd /
- verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
- To use up something completely
consume
US / kən'sju:m /
•UK / kənˈsum /
- verb
- To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- To take all your energy; focus the attention
street
US / stri:t /
•UK / strit /
- noun
- Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
discussion
US / dɪˈskʌʃn /
•UK / dɪˈskʌʃən /
- noun
- Any long communication about a particular topic
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
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
under
US / ˈʌndə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌndɚ /
- adjecitve
- In the same place as another thing, but lower
- adverb
- In a lower quantity or price than expected
- preposition
- According to the terms of an agreement or law
- Managed or controlled by the authority of
- Being of a lesser quality or amount than expected
- Influenced or affected by something or someone
- Less or lower in age, amount, size or number
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
situation
US / ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌsɪtʃuˈeʃən /
- noun
- Place, position or area that something is in
- Circumstance or condition surrounding an event
- An unexpected problem or difficulty
predator
US / 'predətə(r) /
•UK / ˈprɛdətɚ, -ˌtɔr /
- noun
- An animal that hunts and kills other animals
- Person preying on the weak to gain advantage
wonder
US / 'wʌndə(r) /
•UK / ˈwʌndɚ /
- noun
- Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- verb
- To feel curious about something
- To think or consider about something over time
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)
hour
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- noun
- 60 minutes
- Particular time of the day
- Fixed, regularly occurring time
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
fact
US / fækt /
•UK / fækt /
- noun
- Something that is known or proved to be true
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
reminder
US / rɪˈmaɪndə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈmaɪndər /
- noun
- Something that causes one to remember something
chaos
US / 'keɪɒs /
•UK / ˈkeˌɑs /
- other
- State of utter confusion or disorder
test
US / test /
•UK / test /
- noun
- A medical examination
- Action to establish the truth or nature of
- Examination; questions to measure knowledge
- verb
- To be given a medical examination
- To try to establish the truth or nature of
- To ask a series of questions to measure knowledge
patrol
US / pə'trəʊl /
•UK / pəˈtrol /
- noun
- Person or group who checks an area is safe
- verb
- To survey an area to maintain safety and order
lately
US / ˈleɪtli /
•UK / ˈletli /
- adverb
- In the recent period of time; recently; just now
snapchat
US / sneɪl /
•UK / snel /
sheath
US / ʃi:θ /
•UK / ʃiθ /
- noun
- Case for a blade such as a sword or dagger
trace
US / treɪs /
•UK / tres /
- noun
- Very small quantity of something
- verb
- To make an outline to determine a shape
- To find someone or something that has disappeared
- To draw the outline of an image through thin paper
confiscate
US / 'kɒnfɪskeɪt /
•UK / ˈkɑnfɪˌsket /
- verb
- To take something away from someone as punishment
jean
US / dʒi:n /
•UK / dʒin /
- noun
- Close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
seal
US / si:l /
•UK / sil /
- noun
- Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
- Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
- Piece of rubber used to keep water, dirt out
- verb
- To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- To close an envelop or package
- To cover a surface with a substance to protect it
kill
US / kɪl /
•UK / kɪl /
- noun
- Animal killed by a person or other animal
- verb
- To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- To end the life of a person or other living thing
- To be very funny
- To prevent something from continuing or operating
- To do something unimportant to pass time quickly
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
crime
US / kraɪm /
•UK / kraɪm /
- noun
- Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want something
express
US / ɪk'spres /
•UK / ɪkˈsprɛs /
- adjecitve
- Sent by a fast mail service
- Traveling at high speed
- noun
- Fast train or bus
- verb
- To send something by fast mail
- To state or show what you think or how you feel
arrest
US / əˈrest /
•UK / əˈrɛst /
- noun
- Act of catching people who committed crimes
- verb
- To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- (Police) to catch and keep criminals
- To stop or slow something that is happening
victim
US / ˈvɪktɪm /
•UK / ˈvɪktɪm /
- noun
- Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- Person/animal killed and offered as a sacrifice
- Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
- Person who is tricked or made to suffer
trail
US / treɪl /
•UK / trel /
- noun
- Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- Rough path, as through a forest or field
- Following behind someone to see what they're doing
- verb
- To follow behind someone
- To be losing to a competitor
- To pull something behind you along the ground
- To follow behind someone to see what they're doing
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
head
US / hed /
•UK / hɛd /
- noun
- Counter for the number of cattle
- Natural mental ability or intelligence
- Leader or person with the greatest authority
- Mind; mental ability; mental state
- Side of a coin with a head on it
- Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
- Starting point of something, e.g. a river
- verb
- To hit a ball with your head in a game
- To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
- To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
- To become the leader of something
- To lead or be responsible for something
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
positive
US / ˈpɒzətɪv /
•UK / ˈpɑzɪtɪv /
- adjecitve
- Showing agreement or support for something
- Being sure about something; knowing the truth
- Having the charge produced by electrons
- Being good or useful
- Showing that a chemical is present in a test
control
US / kən'trəʊl /
•UK / kənˈtrol /
- noun
- A device designed to operate a machine
- Participant in experiment that is left untouched
- Act to dominate or command; make manageable
- A law limiting the growth or spread of something
- A place which overseas or manages e.g. a factory
- verb
- To direct or influence the behavior of something
home
US / həʊm /
•UK / hom /
- adjecitve
- A sports team's own field or place of play
- adverb
- Into the correct or intended position
- noun
- House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- Institution for sick or elderly people
- Place where a person or a family lives
- Country where a person lives or was born
- Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
- verb
- To move towards a particular target location
soon
US / su:n /
•UK / sun /
- adverb
- At a time not long from now
through
US / θru: /
•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
charge
US / tʃɑ:dʒ /
•UK / tʃɑrdʒ /
- noun
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
- When a battery has a certain amount of electricity
- Amount of money you pay for a service
- verb
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- To put electricity in a battery
- To give responsibility to take care of or manage
- To state that someone has committed a crime
determine
US / dɪ'tɜ:mɪn /
•UK / dɪˈtɚmɪn /
- verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
convince
US / kən'vɪns /
•UK / kənˈvɪns /
- verb
- To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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
vehicle
US / ˈvi:əkl /
•UK / ˈvi:hɪkl /
- noun
- Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
text
US / tekst /
•UK / tɛkst /
- noun
- Any form in which writing exists
- Reading or audio passage, often a story or article
- Written part of a book or other work
- verb
- To send a message by phone or other device
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
face
US / feɪs /
•UK / fes /
- noun
- Side or outer surface of something
- An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
- Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
- Characteristics you show in public
- verb
- To cover a surface with something like paint
- To deal with a problem or responsibilities
- To look toward; point in a certain direction
enter
US / 'entə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛntɚ /
- verb
- To start a career or an education
- To become a competitor in a contest
- To add or type information in a computer
- To go into a room, building etc.
daemon
US / 'di:mən /
•UK / 'di:mən /
- noun
- Being who is part mortal and part god
trial
US / ˈtraɪəl /
•UK / ˈtraɪəl, traɪl /
- adjecitve
- Being made or done as a test or experiment
- noun
- Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- Act or process of testing or experimenting
- verb
- To be made or done as a test or experiment
mutual
US / 'mju:tʃʊəl /
•UK / ˈmjutʃuəl /
- adjecitve
- Shared between two or more people
- noun
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
stone
US / stəʊn /
•UK / stoʊn /
- noun
- Hard, solid piece of rock
- verb
- To kill as a punishment, by throwing stones at
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
desire
US / dɪ'zaɪə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈzaɪr /
- noun
- Thing that is wished for or wanted
- verb
- To wish for, hope or want something
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
gun
US / ɡʌn /
•UK / ɡʌn /
- noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
- verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
south
US / saʊθ /
•UK / saʊθ /
- adjecitve
- Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- Coming from the opposite direction from north
- noun
- The direction to your right of the rising sun
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
twist
US / twɪst /
•UK / twɪst /
- noun
- Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
- Bend or sudden change of direction
- An unexpected change in the direction of a story
- a change in the way in which something happens
- verb
- To turn something in a circular direction
- To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
- To bend something into a particular shape
- To change the meaning in an unintended way
- To turn in opposite directions at the same time
- To wind something around something else
- To turn direction or position, as of your body
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
wound
US / waʊnd /
•UK / waʊnd /
- noun
- Sadness or displeasure caused by a bad memory
- Physical injury, especially that suffered in war
- verb
- To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- To hurt someone emotionally
- To injure someone in a fight with a knife gun etc.
good
US / ɡʊd /
•UK / ɡʊd /
- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
- (Of an amount) enough; plenty
- Excellent; high quality
- Acting well or properly; of moral character
- In a positive or happy emotional state
- noun
- Advantage or benefit
involve
US / ɪn'vɒlv /
•UK / ɪnˈvɑlv /
- verb
- To have or be included as a part of something
oak
US / əʊk /
•UK / oʊk /
- adjecitve
- Made from a special hard durable wood
- noun
- Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
somebody
US / 'sʌmbədɪ /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi, -bədi /
- noun
- Important well-respected person
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
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
behaviour
US / bɪˈheɪvjə(r) /
•UK / bɪˈhevjɚ /
- noun
- The way a person or thing acts; manner
july
US / dʒuˈlaɪ /
•UK / dʒʊˈlaɪ /
- noun
- 7th month of the year
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
law
US / lɔ: /
•UK / lɔ /
- noun
- Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- A rule made and enforced by a government
- System or rules made by the government
US / 'i:meɪl /
•UK / 'i:meɪl /
- noun
- A message like a letter sent by computer or phone
- verb
- To send an electronic letter via computer or phone
fellow
US / 'feləʊ /
•UK / ˈfɛlo /
- adjecitve
- Being of the same kind
- noun
- Man or a boy
- Student paid to study and teach after college
reputation
US / ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn /
•UK / ˌrɛpjəˈteʃən /
- noun
- Common opinion that people have about someone
sixteen
US / ˌsɪksˈti:n /
•UK / sɪkˈstin /
- number
- 16
pick
US / pɪk /
•UK / pɪk /
- noun
- Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- Item selected from a group of choices
- verb
- To take fruit or vegetables from a plant or tree
- To decide on a thing from various choices; select
- To remove (flower, etc.) with your fingers
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
schedule
US / ˈʃedju:l /
•UK / ˈskedʒu:l /
- noun
- A list of events and their times
- A plan to do something at a certain time
- verb
- To plan to do something at a certain time
dream
US / dri:m /
•UK / drim /
- noun
- A wish or hope for something to happen
- Imagination or image of something you want
- Images, thoughts, feelings experienced when asleep
- verb
- To wish for something to happen
- To experience thoughts, images while asleep
belief
US / bɪˈli:f /
•UK / bɪˈlif /
- noun
- Being sure that something exists or is true
- Trust in an idea or set of ideas
- A particular opinion about something
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
establish
US / ɪˈstæblɪʃ /
•UK / ɪˈstæblɪʃ /
- verb
- To set or create something to last for a long time
- To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
investigator
US / ɪnˈvestɪgeɪtə(r) /
•UK / ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡetɚ /
- noun
- Someone who finds information about something
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
security
US / sɪ'kjʊərətɪ /
•UK / sɪˈkjʊrɪtisə'kjurətɪ /
- noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
- Person paid to protect property and people
- Things done to protect people, buildings etc.
- Condition of being safe from danger or harm
urgent
US / ˈɜ:dʒənt /
•UK / ˈɜ:rdʒənt /
- adjecitve
- Very important and needing immediate attention
- That needs to be done quickly
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
mother
US / ˈmʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈmʌðɚ /
- noun
- Female who has a child or children; female parent
- verb
- To take care of someone as if they were your child
weigh
US / weɪ /
•UK / weɪ /
- verb
- To balance things against each other
- To consider something carefully to form an opinion
- To determine the weight of, using scales
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
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
fascination
US / ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn /
•UK / ˌfæsəˈneʃən /
- noun
- Quality that attracts attention
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
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
plea
US / pli: /
•UK / pli /
- noun
- Response given by a person charged with a crime
- Urgent request
stab
US / stæb /
•UK / stæb /
- verb
- To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone