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/ˌkʌltʃə 'vʌltʃə/

AmE

/ˌkʌltʃə 'vʌltʃə/

noun, informal - someone who is very interested in art, music, literature and similar things

BrE

/ˌtʃɒkə'blɒk/

AmE

/ˌtʃɑ:kə'blɑ:k/

adjective, British English, informal - completely full of things or people

BrE

/'tʃɒpˌʃɒp/

AmE

/'tʃɒpˌʃɒp/

noun, informal - a place or garage where stolen vehicles are dismantled

BrE

/'breɪn ˌdreɪn/

AmE

/'breɪn ˌdreɪn/

noun, informal - the situation when qualified and skilled people move to a different country where they can earn more money

BrE

/'tɔɪ ˌbɔɪ/

AmE

/'tɔɪ ˌbɔɪ/

noun, informal - an attractive young whose partner is and older, often successful woman

BrE

/'bɔɪ ˌtɔɪ/

AmE

/'bɔɪ ˌtɔɪ/

noun, informal - an attractive young whose partner is and older, often successful woman

BrE

/'pəʊm/

AmE

/'poʊm/

noun - a type of fruit with many small seeds in the middle (e.g. apples, pears)

BrE

/'dru:p/

AmE

/'dru:p/

noun - a type of fruit with a large stone in the middle (e.g. the cherries, apricots)

BrE

/'kɜ:nl/

AmE

/'kɜ:rnl/

noun - the inner part of a nut or stone; the yellow seed of the maize plant

BrE

/bɔ:lˌsæmɪk 'vɪnɪgə/

AmE

/bɔ:lˌsæmɪk 'vɪnɪgər/

noun - a thick dark vinegar with strong taste

BrE

/ɪm'bɑ:m/

AmE

/ɪm'bɑ:m/

verb - to treat a dead body with special substances so that it does not decay

BrE

/'lɪp sælv/

AmE

/'lɪp sæv/

noun, British English - a waxy substance used to moisturize dry or chapped lips

BrE

/'bɑ:mi/

AmE

/'bɑ:mi/

adjective - pleasantly warm

BrE

/ˌmækə'deɪmiə/

AmE

/ˌmækə'deɪmiə/

noun - a sweet white nut

BrE

/'pi:kən/

AmE

/pɪ'kɑ:n/

noun - a long sweet nut, similar to a walnut