Why Do Dogs Chase Their Tails? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS
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relax
US / rɪˈlæks /
•UK / rɪˈlæks /
- verb
- To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
- To release the tightness in muscles
- To make a rule or law less strict
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)
pet
US / pet /
•UK / pɛt /
- adjecitve
- Favorite
- noun
- Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- A favorite thing or person
- verb
- To gently touch an animal or person; stroke
- To kiss and cuddle, sometimes in a sexual way
somewhere
US / 'sʌmweə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌhwɛr, -ˌwɛr /
- adverb
- At or to an unknown or unnamed place
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
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
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
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
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
energetic
US / ˌenəˈdʒetɪk /
•UK / ˌɛnɚˈdʒɛtɪk /
- adjecitve
- Possessing, exerting or displaying energy
laugh
US / lɑ:f /
•UK / læf, lɑf /
- noun
- Happy noise you make when something is funny
- verb
- To make a happy sound when something is funny
much
US / mʌtʃ /
•UK / mʌtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Very; to a high level or degree
- adverb
- A lot; large amount; a high degree of
- Nearly; basically
- On many occasions; often
- noun
- A large amount; a great quantity
hunt
US / hʌnt /
•UK / hʌnt /
- noun
- A search for animals to kill for food
- Person's name
- verb
- To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
- To look for very carefully; search for
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
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
energy
US / 'enədʒɪ /
•UK / ˈɛnədʒi /
- noun
- Physical or mental strength
doggy
US / 'dɒɡɪ /
•UK / ˈdɔɡi, ˈdɑɡi /
- noun
- Word for dog used by and to children
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
pup
US / pʌp /
•UK / pʌp /
- noun
- Very young dog (and some other animals)
tend
US / tend /
•UK / tɛnd /
- verb
- To move or act in a certain manner
- To take care of
- To regularly behave in a certain way
fun
US / fʌn /
•UK / fʌn /
- adjecitve
- Amusing and enjoyable
- noun
- Enjoyable or amusing quality or feeling
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
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
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
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)
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
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
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
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
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’
uncomfortable
US / ʌnˈkʌmftəbl /
•UK / ʌnˈkʌmfətəbəl, -ˈkʌmftə- /
- adjecitve
- Not being relaxed; worried about something
catch
US / kætʃ /
•UK / kætʃ, kɛtʃ /
- noun
- Amount of something that has been caught
- Trick or something trying to deceive
- verb
- To stop something flying and hold it
- To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
- To get sick or get a disease from someone else
- To find someone to do something, a task
- To get stuck on or in something
- To be trapped so you can’t escape
- To be able to understand what someone is saying
colossal
US / kəˈlɒsl /
•UK / kəˈlɑ:sl /
- adjecitve
- Being extremely large in size or amount
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
puppy
US / ˈpʌpi /
•UK / ˈpʌpi /
- noun
- Very young dog (and some other animals)
canine
US / ˈkeɪnaɪn /
•UK / ˈkenaɪn /
- adjecitve
- of or relating to dogs
- noun
- Long, pointed tooth
- a dog
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
chase
US / tʃeɪs /
•UK / tʃes /
- noun
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- other
- To try very hard to get something that you want
- verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
chew
US / tʃu: /
•UK / tʃu: /
- noun
- Act of biting something many times
- verb
- To bite something many times without swallowing it
quick
US / kwɪk /
•UK / kwɪk /
- adjecitve
- Using very little time; moving far in little time
- Learning and understanding rapidly and easily
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
sort
US / sɔ:t /
•UK / sɔrt /
- noun
- Group or class of similar things or people
- verb
- To organize things by putting them into groups
- To deal with things in an organized way
wag
US / wæɡ /
•UK / wæɡ /
- verb
- To move side to side or up and down repetitively
episode
US / 'epɪsəʊd /
•UK / ˈɛpɪˌsod /
- noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
tail
US / teɪl /
•UK / tel /
- noun
- Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- Back or last part of something e.g. shirt
- verb
- To be end of (a march or parade, line)
- To follow someone secretly and watch what they do
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
certain
US / ˈsə:tn /
•UK / ˈsɚtn /
- adjecitve
- Definite, fixed
- Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
- Being sure about something; without doubt
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
sure
US / ʃʊə(r) /
•UK / ʃʊr /
- adjecitve
- Having no doubts about something
- Have confidence in your own words or actions
- Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
- Being correct or true
- adverb
- What you say to agree willingly
burn
US / bɜ:n /
•UK / bɚn /
- noun
- Damage from fire or heat
- verb
- To destroy with fire
- To feel pain and heat
- To use as fuel for a fire to make light or heat
- To overcook food with too much heat it goes black
chaser
US / 'tʃeɪsə(r) /
•UK / ˈtʃesɚ /
- noun
- Person who follows and tries to overtake/capture
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
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
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
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
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
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
stress
US / stres /
•UK / strɛs /
- noun
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
- A state of mental tension, worry due to problems
- verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- To say your opinion strongly
- To be in a state of mental tension due to problems
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
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
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
answer
US / 'ɑ:nsə(r) /
•UK / ˈænsɚ /
- noun
- Reply to a question someone asks
- Solution to a problem or test question
- verb
- To reply to a question someone asks
- To solve a test question or a problem
spin
US / spɪn /
•UK / spɪn /
- noun
- A dizzy feeling your head is turning around
- A slant or hidden purpose, as in politicians' talk
- A movement in a rapid turning motion
- verb
- To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
- To convert material such as cotton into thread
- To move something in a rapid turning motion
funny
US / ˈfʌni /
•UK / ˈfʌni /
- adjecitve
- Causing laughter; amusing
- Being different, odd or strange
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
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
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
german
US / ˈdʒɜːmən /
•UK / ˈdʒɜːrmən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Germany
- noun
- Person from Germany
game
US / ɡeɪm /
•UK / ɡem /
- noun
- Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- Birds and animals people hunt to kill and eat
- Match between two teams
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
skin
US / skɪn /
•UK / skɪn /
- noun
- Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
- Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
- Outer layer of an animal or human
- Outer part of an object, such as a plane
- verb
- To defeat someone easily and completely
- To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
- To remove the outer covering from an animal
blast
US / blɑ:st /
•UK / blæst /
- noun
- Destructive wave of air from an explosion
- Strong current of wind
- verb
- To attack someone with words
- To destroy something with explosives
- To make a loud noise on or with something
couple
US / 'kʌpl /
•UK / ˈkʌpəl /
- noun
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
- verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- To put two people or things together
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
shepherd
US / 'ʃepəd /
•UK / ˈʃɛpəd /
- noun
- Person's name
- Person who looks after sheep as their job
- verb
- To take care of animals, e.g. sheep
- To show someone, e.g. tour group, the way; guide
version
US / ˈvə:ʃən /
•UK / ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən /
- noun
- Different way that someone interprets something
- New or different form of something
- An updated form of some software
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
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
react
US / rɪ'ækt /
•UK / riˈækt /
- verb
- To change when mixing with other chemicals
- To behave or make a change in a particular way
ton
US / tʌn /
•UK / tʌn /
- noun
- Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
along
US / əˈlɒŋ /
•UK / əˈlɔ:ŋ /
- adverb
- As a companion; taken with someone
- preposition
- At a point on a line
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
hair
US / heə(r) /
•UK / her /
- noun
- Long thin strands growing on your head or body
- Short distance; a very small amount
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
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
bored
US / bɔ:d /
•UK / bɔ:rd /
- adjecitve
- Not interested in something
- verb
- To make a deep hole in the ground with a drill
- To make someone not interested in something
excessive
US / ɪkˈsesɪv /
•UK / ɪkˈsɛsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Beyond what is usual or proper
maybe
US / ˈmeɪbi /
•UK / ˈmebi /
- adverb
- Possibly but not certainly; perhaps
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
toy
US / tɔɪ /
•UK / tɔɪ /
- adjecitve
- Something small in size compared to an original
- noun
- Things children play with, as dolls or small cars
- verb
- To play with (your food, someone's feelings)
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
deal
US / di:l /
•UK / dil /
- verb
- To cope with something - usually troubles
- To give (something bad e.g. news) to
- To buy and sell illegal drugs
- To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
- To do business with someone or to sell products
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
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
single
US / 'sɪŋɡl /
•UK / ˈsɪŋɡəl /
- adjecitve
- Being one only, without others
- Only; merely
- Not married or in a relationship
- noun
- One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- An individual song from a CD or album
- Person who is not married or in a relationship
awful
US / ˈɔ:fl /
•UK / ˈɔfəl /
- adjecitve
- Very bad; horrible; terrible
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
foot
US / fʊt /
•UK / fʊt /
- noun
- Base of something such as a mountain or vase
- Length of 12 inches or about 25 cm
- Lowest part of the leg we use to stand on
hindquarter
US / ˈhaɪndˌkwɔːtə(r) /
•UK / ˈhaɪndˈkwɔrtər /
- noun
- Back half of a side of meat
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
bite
US / baɪt /
•UK / baɪt /
- noun
- Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- Wound left from being bitten
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
- To close your teeth onto something, usually to eat
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
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
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
worm
US / wɜ:m /
•UK / wɚm /
- noun
- Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- verb
- To remove worms from an animals stomach
- To get information, etc. out of, by tricking them
- To cause something to move slowly or weave through
accord
US / ə'kɔ:d /
•UK / əˈkɔ:rd /
- noun
- Agreement or harmony
- An agreement or treaty between countries
- verb
- To be in harmony or agreement; consent
- To give (someone) the respect due to them
expert
US / 'ekspɜ:t /
•UK / ˈɛkˌspɚt /
- adjecitve
- Having special knowledge or skill
- noun
- Skillful person with special knowledge
flea
US / fli: /
•UK / fli /
- noun
- Small blood-sucking insect that makes you itch
loss
US / lɒs /
•UK / lɔ:s /
- noun
- Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
- Experience or state of failing to have or keep
- A situation when you lose a game
- Process of failing to have or keep something
- Difficulty or trouble caused by someone's leaving
- Situation when more money is spent than is earned
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
breed
US / bri:d /
•UK / brid /
- noun
- Kind of / sort of
- Particular kind of animal, e.g. a Labrador dog
- verb
- To create situations for a (bad) thing to happen
- To produce baby animals of specific kinds
- To have (children); bring up or raise children
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”
strange
US / streɪndʒ /
•UK / strendʒ /
- adjecitve
- Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
bit
US / bɪt /
•UK / bɪt /
- noun
- Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- Small piece of something
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
attention
US / əˈtenʃn /
•UK / əˈtɛnʃən /
- noun
- Taking notice of someone or something
- (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
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
pay
US / peɪ /
•UK / pe /
- noun
- Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
- verb
- To give money for goods or work done
- To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
- To be punished or suffer for something you did
- To make (a visit) to a person or place
tap
US / tæp /
•UK / tæp /
- noun
- Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
- Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
- verb
- To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- To move feet/fingers to make light regular sounds
- To spy one someone electronically
- To hit something or someone lightly
- To remove from an object e.g. oil from the ground
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
simple
US / 'sɪmpl /
•UK / ˈsɪmpəl /
- adjecitve
- Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- Having only a few parts; not complex
- Being ordinary or normal
- Being plain; without a lot added for style
damage
US / ˈdæmɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈdæmɪdʒ /
- noun
- Physical harm that is done to something
- verb
- To harm physically; to hurt or break something
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
bounce
US / baʊns /
•UK / baʊns /
- noun
- A person's energy or confidence
- Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
- verb
- To move around energetically, playfully
- To forcibly remove a person from a bar, nightclub
- (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
- To strike a surface and rapidly change direction
- To move energetically in an up and down motion
figure
US / ˈfiɡə /
•UK / ˈfɪɡjɚ /
- noun
- Your body shape
- Numbers in a calculation
- Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
- Picture or diagram giving information in a text
- Person who is very important or famous
- Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
- Amount that is expressed in numbers
- verb
- To appear in a game, play or event
- To calculate how much something will cost
- To understand after thinking; work out
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
expend
US / ɪk'spend /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛnd /
- verb
- To use a lot of something, such as time or energy
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