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/ʌn'fʌni/

AmE

/ʌn'fʌni/

adjective - not funny

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/'bɔ:də/

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/'bɔ:rdər/

verb - to be around the edge of something

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/'bɔ:də ɒn/

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/'bɔ:rdər ɑ:n/

verb - to be on the boundary of something, to almost be something

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/baɪ ðə 'bʊk/

AmE

/baɪ ðə 'bʊk/

adverb - in agreement with the law or prescribed rules

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/ˌdres'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌdres'ʌp/

verb - to decorate something so that it looks more beautiful or elegant

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/ðə ˌmɔ: ð 'merɪə/

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/ðə ˌmɔ:r ð 'merɪər/

phrase - a saying used when someone wants to say that an event or activity will be more entertaining if more people come

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/'lɒrəl/

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/'lɔ:rəl/

noun - a shrub with flat long leaves similar to bay leaves

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/'flætpæk/

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/'flætpæk/

adjective, British English - (about furniture) not assembled, carried in a long thin box

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/ə 'θɪŋ ɔ: ˌtu:/

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/ə 'θɪŋ ɔ:r ˌtu:/

phrase, informal - some information or knowledge that can be helpful

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/gəʊ ɒn 'meri ˌweɪ/

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/goʊ ɑ:n 'meri ˌweɪ/

verb - to go on doing what one has been doing, usually without thinking about the results

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/'merɪgəʊˌraʊnd/

AmE

/'merɪgoʊˌraʊnd/

noun - a disc-like machine with artificial animals that goes around, which people ride on for fun

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/'gɑ:bɪdʒ/

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/'gɑ:rbɪdʒ/

noun, informal - something of no use, low quality, or valueless

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/'stʌft/

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/'stʌft/

adjective - having eaten more than enough, not being able to eat more

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/'ri:ð/

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/'ri:ð/

verb - to form a wreath out of flowers etc.

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/'ri:ð/

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/'ri:ð/

verb - to surround, to encircle