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/'dʌmi/

AmE

/'dʌmi/

noun - something that is made to look real but is not and you cannot use it

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/ven'trɪləkwɪst/

AmE

/ven'trɪləkwɪst/

noun - an entertainer who can speak without moving his or her lips

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/'dʌmi/

AmE

/'dʌmi/

noun - a large model of a person or a part of the body that is used to show clothes on in a shop or to make clothes

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/'həʊmsɪknəs/

AmE

/'həʊmsɪknəs/

noun - the feeling of sadness because you are far from your home and your family

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/ˌærɪstə'krætɪk/

AmE

/ˌærɪstə'kræt̬ɪk/

adjective - being of the highest social class

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/'stretʃ/

AmE

/'stretʃ/

verb - to straighten your hands in order to reach for something or someone

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/'bɪdɪŋ/

AmE

/'bɪdɪŋ/

noun - the act of proposing a payment (esp. in an auction)

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/'θʌmp/

AmE

/'θʌmp/

noun - the noise of hitting something hard

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/ˌɔ:kʃə'nɪə/

AmE

/ˌɑ:kʃə'nɪr/

noun - a person who hosts an auction

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/'wɪmpə/

AmE

/'wɪmpər/

noun - the act of crying softly

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/'mɪŋks/

AmE

/'mɪŋks/

noun, dated - a clever but manipulative and flirtatious woman

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/ɪks'pləʊsɪv/

AmE

/ɪks'ploʊsɪv/

adjective - sudden and strong

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/dɪ'sɪʒən/

AmE

/dɪ'sɪʒən/

noun - the ability to decide quickly and with certainty

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/'tendəraɪzə/

AmE

/'tendəraɪzər/

noun - a substance that you can put on meat to make it softer ; a special tool that you can treat meat with to make it softer

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/'dres/

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/'dres/

verb - to prepare food for eating (e.g. salad); to prepare food for cooking (e.g. meat)