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/'skɪm/

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/'skɪm/

verb - to remove something from the surface of a liquid

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/'smɑ:tiz/

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/'smɑ:rtiz/

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours

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/'kɒntæktˌlenzɪz/

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/'kɑ:ntæktˌlenzɪz/

noun - two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

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/'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/

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/'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/

noun - a powerful light that can be turned in different directions

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/'tʃekʌp/

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/'tʃekʌp/

noun - a medical examination that makes sure that a person is healthy

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/ˌfɜ:st'θɪŋ/

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/ˌfɜ:rst'θɪŋ/

adverb - as soon as you get up, or as soon as you start work in the morning

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/ˌkʌt'kɔ:nəz/

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/ˌkʌt'kɔ:rnərz/

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy

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/ˌpeɪpə 'taʊəl/

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/ˌpeɪpər 'taʊəl/

noun - an absorbent sheet of paper that is used in the kitchen

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/'dɪʃklɒθ/

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/'dɪʃklɑ:θ/

noun - a cloth that is used for washing dishes (cups, plates, etc.)

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/'vɜ:tɪgəʊ/

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/'vɜ:rt̬ɪgoʊ/

noun - the feeling of dizziness or sickness when you are looking down from a very high place

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/'hɒlɪdiˌmeɪkə/

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/'hɑ:lɪdeɪˌmeɪkər/

noun, British English - someone who is visiting a place on holiday

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/'baɪrəʊ/

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/'baɪroʊ/

noun, British English - (trademark) a cheap kind of a ballpoint pen

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/'bjʊərəʊ də ʃɑ:nʒ/

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/'bjʊroʊ də ʃɑ:nʒ/

noun - an office where you can exchange one currency for another

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/'bjʊərəʊ/

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/'bjʊroʊ/

noun, American English - a chest of drawers

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/'bjʊərəʊ/

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/'bjʊroʊ/

noun, British English - a piece of furniture with drawers and a top that can be opened to write on