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/'həʊlseɪl/

AmE

/'hoʊlseɪl/

adjective - relating to the business of selling goods in large quantities, usually not to end users

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/'kri:s/

AmE

/'kri:s/

verb - to make lines on something by bending, folding or crushing it, or to develop such lines by being bent, folded or crushed

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/ˌəʊvə'bʊk/

AmE

/ˌoʊvər'bʊk/

verb - to have/make more reservations than rooms or seats available

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/'wɜ:/

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/'wɜ:/

verb - (subjunctive) to exist, to live, to become

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/'ʃɒpɪŋˌbɑ:skɪt/

AmE

/'ʃɑ:pɪŋˌbæskɪt/

noun - a container for holding and carrying things you are going to buy

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/'nʌtə/

AmE

/'nʌtər/

noun, British English, informal - a crazy person

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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:/

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/'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