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/'tenʃn/

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/'tenʃn/

noun - (of a muscle, string, wire etc.) the state of being tightened, not relaxed

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/'tens/

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/'tens/

verb - to tighten a muscle

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/'tʃɪp/

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/'tʃɪp/

noun - a small mark or hole on an object made of wood, glass, ceramic etc. where a part is missing

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/'splɪtˌshɪft/

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/'splɪtˌshɪft/

noun - a shift that consists of several shorter periods

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/'swɪŋˌʃɪft/

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/'swɪŋˌʃɪft/

noun, American English - a shift that starts in the afternoon and ends at night

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/'greɪvjɑ:dˌʃɪft/

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/'greɪvjɑ:rdˌʃɪft/

noun, American English - a night shift

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/'gædʒɪtri/

AmE

/'gædʒɪtri/

noun - modern tools and devices (often showing disapproval)

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/ɪn'sɒmniæk/

AmE

/ɪn'sɑ:mniæk/

noun - a person who cannot fall asleep easily

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/'jɜ:nɪŋli/

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/'jɜ:rnɪŋli/

adverb, formal - with a strong desire

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/'jɜ:nɪŋ/

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/'jɜ:rnɪŋ/

noun, formal - a strong desire

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/'praɪm/

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/'praɪm/

verb, technical - to prepare someone for a particular situation by giving them essential information

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/'krɔ:fɪʃ/

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/'krɔ:fɪʃ/

noun, American English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

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/'kreɪfɪʃ/

AmE

/'kreɪfɪʃ/

noun, British English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

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/'premieə/

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/prɪ'mɪr/

verb - to perform a play or a similar type of entertainment or to show a film to an audience for the first time

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/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

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/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

noun - one of the parts of a story that appears regularly on TV, on the radio, or in a magazine or a newspaper