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/'tri:/

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/'tri:/

noun - a very tall plant with a hard trunk and branches and green leaves or needles, people get wood from it

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/rɪ'si:t/

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/rɪ'si:t/

noun - a piece of paper that you get when you buy something, it shows how much you have paid for it

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/'weɪtɪŋ/

AmE

/'weɪtɪŋ/

noun, British English - an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high

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/'reslɪŋ/

AmE

/'reslɪŋ/

noun - a fighting sport in which the opponents try to get hold of each other and throw each other on the ground

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/'blaɪndz/

AmE

/'blaɪndz/

noun - something that can cover the window in order that daylight doesn't get into the room and people outside can't see in

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/'sentə/

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/'sentər/

noun - a building where people go for a particular purpose, e.g. to do fitness, to find information, to get first aid etc.

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/rɪ'dʒɪstəd 'letə/

AmE

/rɪ'dʒɪstərd 'let̬ər/

noun - a way of sending a letter to make sure it is dealt with in a special way and doesn't get lost

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/ˌfreɪzl'vɜ:b/

AmE

/ˌfreɪzl'vɜ:rb/

noun - a verb that consists of two or more parts (a verb and a preposition), e.g. 'get up', 'put up with' etc.

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/rɪˌmju:nə'reɪʃn/

AmE

/rɪˌmju:nə'reɪʃn/

noun - the money you get for the work you have done, the act of paying money to someone who has done some work

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/'brɒli/

AmE

/'brɑ:li/

noun, British English, informal - an informal word for the thing that you hold above your head when it is raining in order not to get wet