Would We Want to Live Forever?
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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
affection
US / əˈfekʃn /
•UK / əˈfɛkʃən /
- noun
- Feeling of liking someone or something
smile
US / smaɪl /
•UK / smaɪl /
- noun
- Raising the corners of the mouth showing happiness
- verb
- To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
specie
US / 'spi:ʃi: /
•UK / 'spi:ʃɪ /
- noun
- Singular of species
deflect
US / dɪ'flekt /
•UK / dɪˈflɛkt /
- verb
- To cause to turn in a different direction
- To prevent or avoid something having an effect on
flood
US / flʌd /
•UK / flʌd /
- noun
- Large number of people or things arriving at once
- Destruction when a river breaks its banks
- verb
- To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- (Of liquid) to fill or cover something completely
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
great
US / ɡreɪt /
•UK / ɡret /
- adjecitve
- Very large in size
- Very important
- Very good; fantastic; wonderful
- adverb
- Very good; better than before
- noun
- Successful and well-admired person
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
require
US / rɪ'kwaɪə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈkwaɪr /
- verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
physiology
US / ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi /
•UK / ˌfɪziˈɑ:lədʒi /
- noun
- Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
sustain
US / sə'steɪn /
•UK / səˈsten /
- verb
- To lengthen or continue to do something
- To support or maintain someone or something
- To suffer something damaging or bad
wrath
US / rɒθ /
•UK / ræθ /
- noun
- (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
bygone
US / ˈbaɪgɒn /
•UK / ˈbaɪˌɡɔn, -ˌɡɑn /
- adjecitve
- Of times gone by; past
infect
US / ɪn'fekt /
•UK / ɪnˈfɛkt /
- verb
- To introduce a computer virus to
- To give a disease, bacteria or virus to
- To make people feel the same emotion you are
puppy
US / ˈpʌpi /
•UK / ˈpʌpi /
- noun
- Very young dog (and some other animals)
similar
US / ˈsɪmələ(r) /
•UK / ˈsɪməlɚ /
- adjecitve
- Nearly the same; alike
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
cretaceous
US / krɪ'teɪʃəs /
•UK / krɪ'teɪʃəs /
- other
- Abounding in chalk
- From million to million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flow
- Of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era
volcano
US / vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ /
•UK / vɑ:lˈkeɪnoʊ /
- noun
- Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
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
duly
US / 'dju:lɪ /
•UK / ˈduli, ˈdju- /
- adverb
- In the proper way; at the correct time
inject
US / ɪn'dʒekt /
•UK / ɪnˈdʒɛkt /
- verb
- To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
- To motivate or put energy into something
- To put medicine into someone with a syringe
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
college
US / 'kɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / 'kɑːlɪdʒ /
- noun
- School or educational institution for adults
real
US / rɪəl /
•UK / ˈriəl, ril /
- adjecitve
- Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- Being important or special
render
US / ˈrendə(r) /
•UK / ˈrɛndɚ /
- verb
- To cause to be in a certain state or condition
- To digitally make an image ready for use
- To remove the fat from meat while it is cooking
- To give or offer something to someone
- To show or present something
nine
US / naɪn /
•UK / naɪn /
- number
- 9
put
US / pʊt /
•UK / pʊt /
- phrasal verb
- to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
- verb
- To move or place a thing in a particular position
- To rate something in importance or value
- To write or say something in a certain manner
perhaps
US / pəˈhæps /
•UK / pɚˈhæps /
- adverb
- Possibly, but not certainly; maybe
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
week
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
weaken
US / 'wi:kən /
•UK / ˈwikən /
- verb
- To make something or someone less powerful
pity
US / 'pɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈpɪti /
- noun
- Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
- verb
- To feel sorry for someone in trouble
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
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
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
impact
US / 'ɪmpækt /
•UK / ˈɪmˌpækt /
- noun
- A striking effect or result to hit with force
- Very strong influence
- Act or force of one thing hitting something else
- verb
- To hit or strike someone or something with force
care
US / keə(r) /
•UK / kɛr /
- noun
- Treatment you receive for your health or safety
- Something that a person worries about
- verb
- To feel interest, concern, or worry
- To look after someone or something
eventually
US / ɪˈventʃuəli /
•UK / ɪˈvɛntʃuəli /
- adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
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
twice
US / twaɪs /
•UK / twaɪs /
- adverb
- Two times
suck
US / sʌk /
•UK / sʌk /
- noun
- Drawing of liquid into a tube or hole
- phrasal verb
- To trick or deceive someone into doing something
- verb
- To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- To be very bad, undesirable, or unpleasant
- To pull or remove something with great power
- To attract someone; make someone interested
- To draw into your mouth through a small hole
perspective
US / pə'spektɪv /
•UK / pɚˈspɛktɪv /
- noun
- Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- Ability to understand what is important in life
each
US / i:tʃ /
•UK / itʃ /
- determiner
- Every one of two or more things
- pronoun
- Per one person or thing
ecstatic
US / ɪkˈstætɪk /
•UK / ɛkˈstætɪk /
- adjecitve
- Showing or feeling great pleasure or delight
cradle
US / ˈkreɪdl /
•UK / ˈkredl /
- noun
- Small bed for a baby, with rockers and sides
- verb
- To hold (a child) protectively in your arms
birth
US / bɜ:θ /
•UK / bɜ:rθ /
- noun
- Time when a baby or young animal is born
- Beginning of something
- Social position based on the family you come from
suppose
US / sə'pəʊz /
•UK / səˈpoʊz /
- conjunction
- What if
- verb
- To imagine or guess what might happen
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
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
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
force
US / fɔ:s /
•UK / fɔrs, fors /
- noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
- verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
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
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
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
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
jump
US / dʒʌmp /
•UK / dʒʌmp /
- noun
- Large sudden increase
- An act of springing into the air
- Bar or other thing that is jumped over
- A sudden movement due to surprise
- verb
- To attack someone suddenly
- To push your body into the air with your legs
- To suddenly decide to do something
- To make a sudden movement due to surprise
tornado
US / tɔ:'neɪdəʊ /
•UK / tɔrˈnedo /
- noun
- Violent storm with strong winds
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
nurture
US / ˈnɜ:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɜ:rtʃə(r) /
- noun
- Care and support given to people as they develop
- other
- To help something or someone to grow or succeed
- verb
- To help something or someone to grow or succeed
impactor
US / 'ɪmpæktə /
•UK / 'ɪmpæktə /
- noun
- An object (such as a meteorite) which collides with another body.
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
ago
US / əˈgəʊ /
•UK / əˈgoʊ /
- adverb
- At a specified length of time in the past
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
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
nature
US / 'neɪtʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈnetʃɚ /
- noun
- Person's character or particular way of behaving
- Basic look, feel or function of something
- Physical world, including plants, animals, rocks
multiply
US / ˈmʌltɪplaɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ /
- verb
- To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
- To increase something by a large quantity
- To have increased by a large quantity
- To calculate two numbers e.g. 2 x 4
expectancy
US / ɪkˈspektənsi /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛktənsi /
- noun
- Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
tsunami
US / tsu:ˈnɑ:mi /
•UK / tsʊˈnɑmi /
- noun
- Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
everything
US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- All of the things mentioned
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
irresistible
US / ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl /
•UK / ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being so attractive or desirable you cannot say no
distant
US / 'dɪstənt /
•UK / ˈdɪstənt /
- adjecitve
- Unfriendly; cold
- Existing or happening far away in place or time
- (Of relationships) not being closely related
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
venom
US / ˈvenəm /
•UK / ˈvɛnəm /
- noun
- Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
- Strong anger or hate shown by being unpleasant
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
petal
US / ˈpetl /
•UK / ˈpɛtl /
- noun
- Delicate colored part of a flower
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
naturally
US / ˈnætʃrəli /
•UK / ˈnætʃərəli, ˈnætʃrə- /
- adverb
- In the expected or usual way
- Without the aid of someone or something
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”
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
unto
US / ˈʌntə /
•UK / ˈʌntu /
- preposition
- (Old fashioned) to or until
return
US / rɪ'tɜ:n /
•UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /
- adjecitve
- Do again; repeated
- noun
- Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
- Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
- Profit made as a result of a business activity
- Process of going back to a previous way or state
- verb
- To hit something back to the other player or team
- To come back after being away from somewhere
- To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
- To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
- To occur again
travel
US / ˈtrævl /
•UK / ˈtrævəl /
- noun
- Going to other places, esp. distant places
- verb
- To go to a place that is far away
space
US / speɪs /
•UK / spes /
- noun
- Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- Empty area with nothing in it
- Area in the sky where the stars are
- Area between written words on a page
- verb
- To make a certain distance or time between
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
ongoing
US / ˈɒngəʊɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɑ:ngoʊɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Continuing to exist or be in progress
delusion
US / dɪˈlu:ʒn /
•UK / dɪˈluʒən /
- noun
- False belief despite evidence to the contrary
absorb
US / əb'sɔ:b /
•UK / əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /
- verb
- To take up all attention / energy of something
- To take in a liquid; soak up
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
starry
US / 'stɑ:rɪ /
•UK / 'stɑ:rɪ /
- adjecitve
- Full of stars or celebrities
- With a lot of stars; resembling stars
simply
US / ˈsɪmpli /
•UK / ˈsɪmpli /
- adverb
- In an easy or clear manner
how
US / haʊ /
•UK / haʊ /
- adjecitve
- To what degree? in what amount?
- adverb
- (Used to explain the way to do something)
- exclamation
- For what purpose or reason?
- (Used to ask someone or something's condition)
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
identify
US / aɪ'dentɪfaɪ /
•UK / aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
ecosystem
US / ˈi:kəʊsɪstəm /
•UK / ˈɛkoˌsɪstəm, ˈiko- /
- noun
- Types of plants and animals in an specific area
bad
US / bæd /
•UK / bæd /
- adjecitve
- Not good; wrong
- Lacking in good morals; evil
- No longer fresh; spoiled
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
partly
US / ˈpɑ:tli /
•UK / ˈpɑ:rtli /
- adverb
- In part; not completely
level
US / 'levl /
•UK / ˈlɛvəl /
- adjecitve
- (Sports) equal to another
- Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
- noun
- Specific height of something
- Amount of ability you have compared to others
- Floor or deck within a building
- Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
- verb
- To aim a gun at someone
- To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
- To make things flat or even
- To make a score equal to another, in sports
accept
US / ək'sept /
•UK / ækˈsɛpt /
- verb
- To agree to receive or take something offered
- To admit that something is true or correct
maintenance
US / 'meɪntənəns /
•UK / ˈmentənəns /
- noun
- Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
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
giant
US / 'dʒaɪənt /
•UK / ˈdʒaɪənt /
- adjecitve
- Very large, or much bigger than other things
- noun
- Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- Very successful, powerful person or organization
universe
US / ˈju:nɪvɜ:s /
•UK / ˈjunəˌvɚs /
- noun
- All of space that contains planets and stars
- Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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
forest
US / 'fɒrɪst /
•UK / ˈfɔrɪst, ˈfɑr- /
- noun
- Large area with many trees
convey
US / kən'veɪ /
•UK / kənˈve /
- verb
- To carry or transport something
- To make aware or tell others information
- Law to transfer property legally between people
biodiversity
US / ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜ:səti /
•UK / ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜ:rsəti /
- noun
- The variation of life forms in an environment
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
program
US / 'prəʊɡræm /
•UK / ˈproˌɡræm, -ɡrəm /
- noun
- Small book of events in a play, concert or movie
- A plan or schedule of events
- Series of classes at a college or university
- A computer application
- TV show
- verb
- To make someone act or think in a certain way
- To write computer code for a piece of software
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
demotivate
US / ˌdi:ˈməʊtɪveɪt /
•UK / ˌdi:ˈmoʊtɪveɪt /
- verb
- To cause someone to lose their motivation
stretch
US / stretʃ /
•UK / strɛtʃ /
- noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
- A period of time
- verb
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
seek
US / si:k /
•UK / sik /
- verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
- To try to achieve something
receive
US / rɪ'si:v /
•UK / rɪˈsiv /
- verb
- To get something someone has given or sent to you
- To allow someone to become a member (of a club)
- To welcome someone as a guest into your home
- To respond to (e.g. news) in a particular way
rate
US / reɪt /
•UK / ret /
- noun
- Current price or cost of something
- Speed or frequency of events over time
- verb
- To assess something or consider its qualities
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
colorful
US / 'kʌləfəl /
•UK / 'kʌləfəl /
- adjecitve
- Being exciting or interesting; lively
- Having a lot of color or colors
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
strength
US / streŋθ /
•UK / strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ /
- noun
- Condition of being strong
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
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
famous
US / 'feɪməs /
•UK / ˈfeməs /
- adjecitve
- Excellent
- Widely known; recognized by many people
fade
US / feɪd /
•UK / fed /
- verb
- To cause to lose brightness of color
- To lose strength or freshness
earthquake
US / ˈɜ:θkweɪk /
•UK / ˈɜ:rθkweɪk /
- noun
- Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
planet
US / 'plænɪt /
•UK / ˈplænɪt /
- noun
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
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
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
embrace
US / ɪm'breɪs /
•UK / ɛmˈbres /
- noun
- Act of holding someone closely
- verb
- To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
compare
US / kəm'peə(r) /
•UK / kəmˈpɛr /
- verb
- To consider how similar and different things are
civilization
US / ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeʃən /
- noun
- A highly developed society
weight
US / weɪt /
•UK / wet /
- noun
- How heavy something is
- Metal object to measure how heavy something is
- Importance, power, and influence person, thing has
- A source of worry, sadness, or emotional stress
want
US / wɔnt /
•UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /
- noun
- Something you desire or wish for
- State or condition of poverty
- verb
- To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
yet
US / jet /
•UK / jɛt /
- adverb
- At a later time (used after ‘not’)
- (Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
- Eventually; at a future time
- Until now; up to the present
- conjunction
- Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast
seven
US / ˈsevn /
•UK / ˈsɛvən /
- number
- Number 7
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
tombstone
US / ˈtuːmstəʊn /
•UK / ˈtuːmstoʊn /
- noun
- Stone that is used to mark a grave
hurry
US / 'hʌrɪ /
•UK / ˈhɚri, ˈhʌr- /
- noun
- Act of moving quickly because you are late
- verb
- To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
paltry
US / 'pɔ:ltrɪ /
•UK / ˈpɔltri /
- adjecitve
- Not worth considering; worthless or insignificant
creature
US / ˈkri:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈkritʃɚ /
- noun
- Animal of any type
flower
US / ˈflaʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈflaʊɚ /
- noun
- Plant with a pretty head, e.g. a rose
- verb
- (Of flowers) to emerge into full shape; to bloom
- To develop successfully or fully
star
US / stɑ:(r) /
•UK / stɑr /
- noun
- Very famous person, usually an entertainer
- Someone who does something very well
- Your horoscope
- A bright planet of hot gas in the night sky
- A 5-6 sided asterisk-shape
- verb
- To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
- To do something very well
- To mark with a 5-6 sided asterisk-shape
entity
US / 'entətɪ /
•UK / ˈɛntɪti /
- noun
- Something that exists by itself and is real
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
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
fifty
US / 'fɪftɪ /
•UK / ˈfɪfti /
- number
- 50
childhood
US / ˈtʃaɪldhʊd /
•UK / ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd /
- noun
- The time when you are a child
survive
US / sə'vaɪv /
•UK / sɚˈvaɪv /
- verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
size
US / saɪz /
•UK / saɪz /
- noun
- How big or small a thing is
- Standard measurements for clothing, shoes
- verb
- To make something to fit a particular measurement
- To organize or group from small to large
themselves
US / ðəmˈselvz /
•UK / ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðəm- /
- pronoun
- Reflexive form of 'they'
seventy
US / ˈsevnti /
•UK / ˈsɛvənti /
- number
- 70
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
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
maybe
US / ˈmeɪbi /
•UK / ˈmebi /
- adverb
- Possibly but not certainly; perhaps
smell
US / smel /
•UK / smɛl /
- noun
- Ability to notice a particular odor
- A particular odor
- verb
- To have a particular odor
- To sense that something is not right
- To notice a particular odor
- To use the nose to sense something
business
US / ˈbɪznəs /
•UK / ˈbɪznɪs /
- noun
- A company formed for making profit
- Matter that has to be dealt with; task; situation
- Activity of working to make a profit
encroachment
US / ɪn'krəʊtʃmənt /
•UK / ɪnˈkrotʃmənt /
- noun
- Gradual movement beyond usual limits
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
achieve
US / ə'tʃi:v /
•UK / əˈtʃiv /
- verb
- To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
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
geologist
US / dʒiˈɒlədʒɪst /
•UK / dʒɪˈɑlədʒɪst /
- noun
- Person who studies the Earth's rocks, layers etc.
day
US / deɪ /
•UK / de /
- noun
- A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- The period of time when it is light outside
- Person's name
ever
US / 'evə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any time; at all times in the future
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
complicit
US / kəmˈplɪsɪt /
•UK / kəmˈplɪsɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being involved with someone in a crime, etc.
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
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
itself
US / ɪtˈself /
•UK / ɪtˈsɛlf /
- pronoun
- Referring to it
surely
US / ˈʃʊəli /
•UK / ˈʃʊrli /
- adverb
- With certainty; definitely
thousand
US / ˈθaʊznd /
•UK / ˈθaʊzənd /
- number
- Number 1,000
pristine
US / ˈprɪsti:n /
•UK / prɪˈstiːn /
- adjecitve
- Being in a natural and undamaged state
episode
US / 'epɪsəʊd /
•UK / ˈɛpɪˌsod /
- noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
geological
US / ˌdʒi:ə'lɒdʒɪkl /
•UK / dʒɪəˈlɑdʒɪkl: /
- adjecitve
- Concerning studies of the Earth's rocks and soil
biosphere
US / ˈbaɪəʊsfɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈbaɪoʊsfɪr /
- noun
- Surface and atmosphere where living organisms are
enthusiastic
US / ɪnˌθju:ziˈæstɪk /
•UK / ɛnˌθuziˈæstɪk /
- adjecitve
- Excited and interested in something
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
stem
US / stem /
•UK / stɛm /
- noun
- Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
- Long thin part supporting something e.g. a light
- Main part of a word, e.g. 'use' in 'useful'
- verb
- To remove the stem of a flower or fruit
- To start from or be the origin of
- To stop something bad from spreading or developing
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
matter
US / 'mætə(r) /
•UK / ˈmætɚ /
- noun
- Material all things are made of that fills space
- Problem or reason for concern
- verb
- To be of great importance; to count
lick
US / lɪk /
•UK / lɪk /
- verb
- To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
eat
US / i:t /
•UK / it /
- verb
- To put food in your mouth
compel
US / kəm'pel /
•UK / kəmˈpɛl /
- verb
- To force someone to do something
contain
US / kənˈteɪn /
•UK / kənˈten /
- verb
- To keep something from spreading
- To hold something inside something else
precisely
US / prɪˈsaɪsli /
•UK / prɪˈsaɪsli /
- adverb
- In an exact and accurate manner
- (Emphasizes that a statement is totally correct)
either
US / ˈaɪðə(r) /
•UK / ˈiðɚ, ˈaɪðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One of two (used when there is a choice of two)
- adverb
- (After negative statements) likewise, in addition
- conjunction
- Used as the first of two connected things
- determiner
- Used as the first of two connected things
- pronoun
- The one or the other
contrary
US / 'kɒntrərɪ /
•UK / ˈkɑnˌtrɛri /
- adjecitve
- (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
- Going against authority, a parent, or the rules
among
US / əˈmʌŋ /
•UK / əˈmʌŋ /
- preposition
- In the center of several things
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
tertiary
US / 'tɜ:ʃərɪ /
•UK / ˈtə:ʃiˌɛri /
- adjecitve
- Ranked third in importance or order
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
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
knowledge
US / ˈnɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- noun
- Information, understanding, or skill
equivalent
US / ɪˈkwɪvələnt /
•UK / ɪˈkwɪvələnt /
- adjecitve
- Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- noun
- Thing like another in quality, quantity or degree
climactic
US / klaɪˈmæktɪk /
•UK / klaɪˈmæktɪk /
- adjecitve
- Consisting of or causing a climax
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
true
US / tru: /
•UK / tru: /
- adjecitve
- Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
beautiful
US / 'bju:tɪfl /
•UK / ˈbjutəfəl /
- adjecitve
- Having dome something well
- Being very attractive or appealing physically
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
percent
US / pə'sent /
•UK / pɚˈsɛnt /
- adverb
- One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
origin
US / ˈɒrɪdʒɪn /
•UK / ˈɔrədʒɪn,ˈɑr- /
- noun
- Point at which something begins or is created
- Country or social group that a person comes from
holocene
US / ˈhɔləusi:n /
•UK / ˈhɑləˌsin, ˈholə- /
- other
- Approximately the last , years
beauty
US / 'bju:tɪ /
•UK / ˈbjuti /
- noun
- Something attractive that produces great pleasure
- Physically or visually attractive person
asteroid
US / ˈæstərɔɪd /
•UK / ˈæstəˌrɔɪd /
- noun
- Very small planets that move around the sun
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
hundred
US / 'hʌndrəd /
•UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /
- number
- 100
protect
US / prə'tekt /
•UK / prəˈtɛkt /
- verb
- To defend someone or something from harm or danger
month
US / mʌnθ /
•UK / mʌnθ /
- noun
- One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
era
US / 'ɪərə /
•UK / 'ɪrə /
- noun
- Period characterized by particular events, people
collective
US / kəˈlektɪv /
•UK / kəˈlɛktɪv /
- adjecitve
- Formed by working together as a group
- noun
- Business owned or controlled by its workers
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
senescence
US / sɪˈnesns /
•UK / sɪˈnesns /
- noun
- Organic process of growing older
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)
chisel
US / 'tʃɪzl /
•UK / ˈtʃɪzəl /
- noun
- Tool with flat sharp edge for shaping wood/stone
retrieve
US / rɪˈtri:v /
•UK / rɪˈtriv /
- verb
- To find and bring in animals during a hunt
- To get information from a computer
- To find and get something from somewhere
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
cosmic
US / 'kɒzmɪk /
•UK / ˈkɑzmɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerning space and the universe
- Being so large, it is almost beyond understanding
bear
US / bɛː /
•UK / bɛr /
- noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
- verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
- To keep moving left or right while going forward
- To show (sign of something)
- To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge
remember
US / rɪ'membə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /
- verb
- To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
- To bring a previous image or idea to your mind
ratio
US / ˈreɪʃiəʊ /
•UK / ˈreɪʃioʊ /
- noun
- The relationship in relative size, etc.
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
focus
US / 'fəʊkəs /
•UK / ˈfokəs /
- noun
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- verb
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
count
US / kaʊnt /
•UK / kaʊnt /
- noun
- Number of things added together, e.g. votes
- With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
- verb
- To add things together to find the total number
- To matter or be important
- To include someone or something in a final number
agriculture
US / ˈægrɪkʌltʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ /
- noun
- The science of farming
sixty
US / 'sɪkstɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪksti /
- number
- 60
six
US / sɪks /
•UK / sɪks /
- number
- 6
machine
US / mə'ʃi:n /
•UK / məˈʃin /
- noun
- Piece of equipment used to do work
- Powerful group who control and organize things
- verb
- To shape, work on something, using a device
epoch
US / 'i:pɒk /
•UK / ˈɛpək, ˈiˌpɑk /
- noun
- Specific period of history, e.g. a remarkable one
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
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
alive
US / ə'laɪv /
•UK / əˈlaɪv /
- adjecitve
- Living; not dead
triassic
US / traɪˈæsɪk /
•UK / ˌtraɪˈæˌsɪk /
- other
- From million to million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity
- Of or relating to or denoting the first period of the Mesozoic era
notice
US / 'nəʊtɪs /
•UK / ˈnotɪs /
- noun
- Time by when you must leave, e.g. if you are fired
- Paper with an announcement, e.g. pinned to a board
- verb
- To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
increase
US / ɪn'kri:s /
•UK / ɪnˈkris /
- noun
- Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
- verb
- To make or become larger in size or amount
eleven
US / ɪˈlevn /
•UK / ɪˈlɛvən /
- number
- 11
feed
US / fi:d /
•UK / fid /
- noun
- Food given to animals
- verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
- To provide necessary supplies to
willing
US / 'wɪlɪŋ /
•UK / ˈwɪlɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Act of making a choice
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
timeline
US / 'taɪmlaɪn /
•UK / 'taɪmlaɪn /
- noun
- Sequence of related events arranged in time order
often
US / ˈɔfən /
•UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /
- adverb
- Many times; frequently; on many occasions
ninety
US / 'naɪntɪ /
•UK / ˈnaɪnti /
- number
- 90
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
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
mailbox
US / ˈmeɪlbɒks /
•UK / ˈmelˌbɑks /
- noun
- A box for putting or receiving mail, emails
ocean
US / 'əʊʃn /
•UK / ˈoʃən /
- noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
mutiny
US / 'mju:tənɪ /
•UK / ˈmjutni /
- noun
- Rebellion against their officers by sailors, etc.
- verb
- (Sailors/soldiers) to rebel against their officers
earth
US / ɜ:θ /
•UK / ɚθ /
- noun
- Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- The planet we live on
- Soil in which we grow plants
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
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
shorten
US / 'ʃɔ:tn /
•UK / ˈʃɔrtn /
- verb
- To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
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
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
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
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
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
grant
US / ɡrɑ:nt /
•UK / ɡrænt /
- noun
- Money given for education or research
- Person's name
- verb
- To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- To give or let someone do what they want
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
attractive
US / əˈtræktɪv /
•UK / əˈtræktɪv /
- adjecitve
- Making you like them, as by being good-looking
urge
US / ɜ:dʒ /
•UK / ɚdʒ /
- noun
- A strong desire for something
- Strong pressure on someone to do something
- verb
- To drive something forward
- To ask or encourage someone to do something
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
occur
US / əˈkɜ:(r) /
•UK / əˈkɚ /
- verb
- To come to pass or to happen
mount
US / maʊnt /
•UK / maʊnt /
- noun
- An attachment used to keep something in place
- Title of a specific mountain
- Horse that someone is riding
- verb
- To attach something to something else
- To set a picture, jewel etc. in
- To sit on a horse or bike in order to ride it
- To climb a mountain
- To organize an exhibition, race etc.
- To start (an attack) against an enemy
math
US / mæθ /
•UK / mæθ /
- noun
- Study or science of numbers and shapes
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
drought
US / draʊt /
•UK / draʊt /
- noun
- Long period of dry weather
eighty
US / 'eɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈeti /
- number
- 80
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
bouquet
US / buˈkeɪ /
•UK / boˈke, bu- /
- noun
- Bunch or collection of flowers
within
US / wɪˈðɪn /
•UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /
- adverb
- Inside the limits of an area, time or range
- preposition
- From the inside of something
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- adjecitve
- Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
- Healthy and in good condition
- adverb
- In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
- In a complete, total, or full manner
- A great and considerable degree
- In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
- exclamation
- Used to begin or continue a particular statement
- Used to show you want to start saying something
- Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
- You say this to change the topic of a conversation
- Used to indicate you are making a final remark
- noun
- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
tour
US / tʊə(r) /
•UK / tʊr /
- noun
- A trip to several places to perform a show
- A journey to visit several places for pleasure
- verb
- To travel to several places to perform a show
- To visit several places for pleasure
land
US / lænd /
•UK / lænd /
- noun
- Region or country
- Earth; the ground
- verb
- To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
- To obtain or get something that you wanted
- To (cause to) come down to the ground safely
- To cause to arrive in a specific place or state
grow
US / ɡrəʊ /
•UK / ɡro /
- verb
- To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- To improve; to develop better skills over time
- To develop and become bigger or taller over time
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
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
soon
US / su:n /
•UK / sun /
- adverb
- At a time not long from now
such
US / sʌtʃ /
•UK / sʌtʃ /
- determiner
- Being similar to
- (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
- adverb
- (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)
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
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
modern
US / ˈmɔdən /
•UK / ˈmɑdən /
- adjecitve
- Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
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)
trigger
US / 'trɪɡə(r) /
•UK / ˈtrɪɡɚ /
- noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
extinct
US / ɪkˈstɪŋkt /
•UK / ɪkˈstɪŋkt /
- adjecitve
- (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- (E.g. of volcano) not active
form
US / fɔ:m /
•UK / fɔrm /
- noun
- Sports team or person's current winning record
- Document you complete when making an application
- Visible shape or style; type; kind
- verb
- To organize something such as a club or group
- To develop; to come into a shape or substance
- To make something into a particular shape
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
entirely
US / ɪnˈtaɪəli /
•UK / ɪnˈtaɪərli /
- adverb
- Wholly; completely
over
US / 'əʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈovɚ /
- adverb
- Finished; no longer happening
- Towards the ground/away from a standing position
- noun
- A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
- other
- Finished
- preposition
- Showing the relation when a thing is above another
- On or covering something
- Above or across something
- More than you need
- From one side to the other
- In the direction of; toward
approximately
US / əˈprɒksɪmətli /
•UK / əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ /
- adverb
- Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
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
dawn
US / dɔ:n /
•UK / dɔn /
- noun
- First light of day
- Person's name
- verb
- To begin to grow light as the sun rises
- To begin to be understood for the first time
upheaval
US / ʌpˈhi:vl /
•UK / ʌpˈhivəl /
- noun
- Raising of the earth's upper layer
- Sudden or violent upsetting of a system or society
forever
US / fər'evə(r) /
•UK / fɔrˈɛvɚ, fə- /
- adverb
- For all future time; in the future
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
name
US / neɪm /
•UK / nem /
- noun
- What something or someone is called
- verb
- To state what someone is called, e.g. John
nineteen
US / ˌnaɪnˈti:n /
•UK / naɪnˈtin /
- number
- 19
silk
US / sɪlk /
•UK / sɪlk /
- noun
- Fine cloth material used for making clothes
typically
US / ˈtɪpɪkli /
•UK / ˈtɪpɪklɪ /
- adverb
- In a normal or usual way
unfurl
US / ˌʌn'fɜ:l /
•UK / ʌnˈfɚl /
- verb
- To open something that has been rolled up
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
calculation
US / ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkælkjəˈleʃən /
- noun
- Process or result of using mathematics
- An educated guess about something
everest
US / 'evərɪst /
•UK / 'evərəst /
- noun
- A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in t
mortality
US / mɔ:ˈtæləti /
•UK / mɔrˈtælɪti /
- noun
- Quality or state of being capable of dying
- Rate of death in a particular situation
until
US / ənˈtɪl /
•UK / ʌnˈtɪl /
- conjunction
- Up to; to a time when something happens
- preposition
- Before (a specific time)
starship
US / ˈstɑ:ʃɪp /
•UK / ˈstɑ:rʃɪp /
- noun
- Spacecraft designed to carry a crew into space