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/'spɪt 'aʊt/

AmE

/'spɪt̬'aʊt/

verb - to say something quickly, often in an angry way, or to say something that you don't want to say

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/'spɪt/

AmE

/'spɪt/

noun - a long thin stick that you put through a piece food, usually meat or vegetables, that you roast

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/ˌʌndə'reɪt/

AmE

/ˌʌndə'reɪt/

verb - not to pay something as much attention as it deserves, not to value something highly enough

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/ˌəʊvə'reɪt/

AmE

/'oʊvəˌreɪt/

verb - to pay more attention to something than it deserves, to value something too highly

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/'dju:plɪkət/

AmE

/'du:plɪkət/

noun - an exact copy of something

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/'dju:plɪkeɪt/

AmE

/'du:plɪkeɪt/

verb - to make an exact copy of something

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/'njʊ:mərət/

AmE

/'nʊ:mərət/

adjective - able to work with numbers

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/ɪ'lɪtərəsi/

AmE

/ɪ'lɪt̬ərəsi/

noun - the inability to write and read

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/'ki:wi:/

AmE

/'ki:wi:/

noun - a person from New Zealand

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/'ɒz/

AmE

/'ɑ:z/

noun, informal - Australia

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/'li:p/

AmE

/'li:p/

verb - to jump very far or very high

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/'faɪə dɪ'pɑ:tmənt/

AmE

/'faɪər dɪ'pɑ:rtmənt/

noun, American English - a unit of firefighters

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/'wɜ:lwɪnd/

AmE

/'wɜ:rlwɪnd/

noun - a lot of things happening at the same time or quickly after one another

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/'ðeə/

AmE

/'ðer/

phrase - the contracted form of 'THEY ARE'

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/'wɪə/

AmE

/'wɪr/

phrase - the contracted form of 'WE ARE'