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/ə'kleɪm/

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/ə'kleɪm/

verb - to approve of something or someone publicly

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/'saɪtɪŋ/

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/'saɪt̬ɪŋ/

noun - the unusual or rare occasion of seeing something

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/'həʊmbədi/

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/'hoʊmbɑ:di/

noun, American English - a person who prefers to spend his time at home

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/'nɪkneɪm/

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/'nɪkneɪm/

verb - to use a name for something or somebody that people made up instead of the real name

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/'pɑ:stərəl/

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/'pæstərəl/

connected to the countryside and rural life

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/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:faɪz/

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/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:rfaɪz/

verb - to treat things or animals as if they were people (esp. in books)

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/'raɪd/

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/'raɪd/

verb, American English - to travel on a bus, train etc.

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/'redwʊd/

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/'redwʊd/

noun - a very tall coniferous tree that grows especially in California and Oregon

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/ˌmæki'ɑ:təʊ/

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/ˌmæki'ɑ:toʊ/

noun - an espresso with a bit of hot or steamed milk

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/'lɑ:teɪ/

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/'lɑ:teɪ/

noun - strong coffee with steamed milk

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/'pɑ:kɪŋ/

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/'pɑ:rkɪŋ/

noun - the act of stopping and leaving your car somewhere or the place where you do this

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/sə'lemnəti/

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/sə'lemnət̬i/

noun - the state of being very serious, formal or ceremonious

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/'kaʊntətɒp/

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/'kaʊnt̬ərtɑ:p/

noun, American English - the surface of a kitchen cupboard etc. that you work on

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/'slæb/

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/'slæb/

noun - a thick flat piece or slice of something

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/'nɪtɪŋˌni:dl/

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/'nɪt̬ɪŋˌni:dl/

noun - one of two long pointed tools used in making sweaters, socks etc.