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/'legɪd/

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/'legɪd/

adjective - with legs (esp. when given a number of legs)

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/ɒn ðə 'haʊs/

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/ɑ:n ðə 'haʊs/

phrase - to have something given to you for free by a business

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/'wɒʃəbl/

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/'wɑ:ʃəbl/

adjective - that can be washed in a washing machine with no risk of damaging it

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/'laɪn/

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/'laɪn/

noun - a piece or rope or wire used e.g. for hanging wet clothes on

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/'hu:və/

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/'hu:vər/

noun, British English - (trademark) a machine that you use to clean the carpet of dust and dirt

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/ðə 'dɪʃɪz/

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/ðə 'dɪʃɪz/

noun - dirty plates, cups, knives, forks etc.

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/'fɪks/

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/'fɪks/

verb, American English, informal - to prepare a meal or a drink quickly

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/ʌn'enviəbl/

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/ʌn'enviəbl/

adjective - extremely undesirable or unattractive, not wanted

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/'enviəbl/

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/'enviəbl/

adjective - extremely desirable, wanted by everyone

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/'enviəsli/

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/'enviəsli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you want to be in the same situation as someone else or you wish you had what another person has

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/'nəʊtɪs/

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/'noʊt̬ɪs/

noun - the act of seeing something suddenly and paying attention to someone or something

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/ˌkʌm 'aʊt əv ðə 'klɒzɪt/

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/ˌkʌm 'aʊt əv ðə 'klɑ:zət/

verb - to openly admit that you are gay after keeping it secret

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/'klɒzɪtɪd/

AmE

/'klɑ:zətɪd/

adjective - a person who keeps the fact that she or he is gay secret

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/ɪ'kɒnəmɪst/

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/ɪ'kɑ:nəmɪst/

noun - a specialist in economics

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/'si:t/

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/'si:t/

verb - to give someone a particular place to sit