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/'pestɪsaɪd/

AmE

/'pestəsaɪd/

noun - a chemical used to kill insects or other organisms that destroy crops

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/ˌrʌnɪŋ 'wɔ:tə/

AmE

/ˌrʌnɪŋ 'wɑ:t̬ər/

noun - tap water, water that comes into a house by pipes

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/'tepɪd/

AmE

/'tepɪd/

adjective - slightly warm

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/wɒʃ 'daʊn/

AmE

/wɑ:ʃ 'daʊn/

verb - to take a drink after eating

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/'fri:/

AmE

/'fri:/

adjective - not containing a particular thing

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/'fɜ:m/

AmE

/'fɜ:rm/

verb - to press something so it becomes harder

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/əb'zɔ:b/

AmE

/əb'zɔ:rb/

verb - to take something (esp. a liquid) in

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/lɜ:n 'lesn/

AmE

/lɜ:rn 'lesən/

verb - to learn what to do in the future because you do not want to make the same mistakes again

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/ˌget'ɪn/

AmE

/ˌget̬'ɪn/

verb - to be accepted, to be chosen

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/'ænɪmeɪtɪd/

AmE

/'ænɪmeɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - (of a film etc.) made using animation

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/'gɒd/

AmE

/'gɑ:d/

interjection, informal - an exclamation used when we are surprised, frustrated, angry etc.

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/ˌɪl'tempəd/

AmE

/ˌɪl'tempərd/

adjective, formal - bad-tempered, irritable

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/ðə 'laɪənz den/

AmE

/ðə 'laɪənz den/

noun - a challenging and dangerous situation

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/'feɪs/

AmE

/'feɪs/

noun - a person

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/ˌi:kə'lɒdʒɪkl/

AmE

/ˌi:kə'lɑ:dʒɪkəl/

adjective - relating to ecology