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/'bɑ:skɪt keɪs/

AmE

/'bæskɪt keɪs/

noun, informal - (of a country, organization or company) with many economic problems

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/'nʌtkeɪs/

AmE

/'nʌtkeɪs/

noun, informal - a crazy person

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/ə'breɪsɪv/

AmE

/ə'breɪsɪv/

noun - a rough material used for polishing something

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/ə'breɪsɪv/

AmE

/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - (of a person) irritating or offensive

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/ə'breɪsɪv/

AmE

/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - rough, coarse, capable of being used to polish something or grind something

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/kə'rɪərɪst/

AmE

/kə'rɪrɪst/

noun - someone whose career is more important than than other things

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/'pɑ:mˌtri:/

AmE

/'pɑ:mˌtri:/

noun - a kind of tropical tree which has large leaves at the top and no branches

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/'teɪst/

AmE

/'teɪst/

verb - to detect or recognize a particular flavour

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/əˌbʌv 'menɜnd/

AmE

/əˌbʌv 'menɜnd/

adjective - mentioned higher up in a text

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/'sli:pihed/

AmE

/'sli:pihed/

noun, informal - a person who is sleepy

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/'geɪtkræʃə/

AmE

/'geɪtkræʃər/

noun - a person who comes to a party etc. uninvited

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/'kʌtləri/

AmE

/'kʌtləri/

noun, American English, formal - knives that are used for preparing food

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/'sɪlvəweə/

AmE

/'sɪlvərwer/

noun, British English - knives, forks and other objects in the kitchen that are made of silver

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/'sli:pweə/

AmE

/'sli:pwer/

noun, formal - clothes that you wear in bed (used usually in shops)

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/'aɪweə/

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/'aɪwer/

noun, formal - glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses and similar goods (used especially in shops)