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/'mætʃwʊd/

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/'mætʃwʊd/

noun - very small pieces of wood that are left after something wooden has been destroyed

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/'mætʃstɪk/

AmE

/'mætʃstɪk/

noun - a short wooden part of a match

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/'mætʃmeɪkɪŋ/

AmE

/'mætʃmeɪkɪŋ/

noun - the activity of trying to arrange romantic relationships between people

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/ɪm'pru:vd/

AmE

/ɪm'pru:vd/

adjective - better than before

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/ˌʌnɪm'presɪvli/

AmE

/ˌʌnɪm'presɪvli/

adverb - in a way that is ordinary and not special

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/ˌʌnɪm'presɪv/

AmE

/ˌʌnɪm'presɪv/

adjective - ordinary, without any special qualities

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/ɪm'presɪvli/

AmE

/ɪm'presɪvli/

adverb - in a way that makes one feel admiration or respect

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/ˌprefə'renʃl/

AmE

/ˌprefə'renʃl/

adjective - giving an advantage to someone or something

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/prɪ'fɜ:d/

AmE

/prɪ'fɜ:rd/

adjective - liked more than anything else

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/'prefrəns/

AmE

/'prefrəns/

noun - a thing or a person that is liked better

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/'prefrəns/

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/'prefrəns/

noun - the fact that you like someone or something more than another thing or person

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/'pleɪfəli/

AmE

/'pleɪfəli/

adverb - in a way that is funny

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/ˌdaʊn'pleɪ/

AmE

/ˌdaʊn'pleɪ/

verb - to make something less important than it is

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/ˌəʊvə'pleɪ/

AmE

/ˌəʊvər'pleɪ/

verb - to make something more important than it is

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/'ri:pleɪ/

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/'ri:pleɪ/

noun - an event that was recorded on video and is shown again