Help for English

BrE

/ˌhæləʊ'wi:n/

AmE

/ˌhæloʊ'wi:n/

noun - the night of 31st October, the day of the dead

BrE

/ˌhæləʊ'i:n/

AmE

/ˌhæloʊ'i:n/

noun - the night of 31st October, the day of the dead

BrE

/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:t/

AmE

/ˌtrɪkə'tri:t/

verb - to go from house to house in costumes asking for candy on Halloween

BrE

/'dʒækə'læntən/

AmE

/'dʒækə'lænt̬ən/

noun - a pumpkin with a face carved into it, used as a symbol of Halloween

BrE

/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:tɪŋ/

AmE

/ˌtrɪk ə'tri:t̬ɪŋ/

noun - the Halloween custom of going from house to house in costumes and asking for candy

BrE

/'kɒstju:m/

AmE

/'kɑ:stu:m/

noun - clothes worn by an actor or special clothes worn at special parties, e.g. Halloween party

BrE

/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:tə/

AmE

/ˌtrɪkər'tri:t̬ər/

noun - a child in a costume who goes from door to door on Halloween and asks people for candy

BrE

/'sɔ:wɪn/

AmE

/'sɔ:wɪn/

noun - an old Gaelic festival celebrating the end of summer, Halloween is said to have evolved from this holiday

BrE

/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:t/

AmE

/ˌtrɪkə'tri:t/

phrase - a phrase children use when they go from house to house in costumes asking for candy on Halloween, the custom of doing this

BrE

/ɔ:'gænɪk/

AmE

/ɔ:r'gænɪk/

adjective - produced by or from living things

noun - study of genes' role in shaping life

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

verb - to make something clean and shiny (esp. by rubbing it)

BrE

/'pɒlɪʃ/

AmE

/'pɑ:lɪʃ/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

BrE

/'pɒlɪʃ/

AmE

/'pɑ:lɪʃ/

noun - an act of polishing something