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/ˌhɜ:pɪtə'fəʊbiə/

AmE

/ˌhɜ:rpɪt̬ə'foʊbiə/

noun - an extreme fear of reptiles

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/'reptaɪl/

AmE

/'reptaɪl/

noun, informal - (offensive) a cunning, cold-blooded person

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/rep'tɪliən/

AmE

/rep'tɪliən/

adjective - looking like a reptile, connected with reptiles

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/ðə'bi:tlz/

AmE

/ðə'bi:t̬lz/

noun - an extremely popular British music group (1957–1970)

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/ɔ:'tɒnəməs/

AmE

/ɔ:'tɑ:nəməs/

adjective - able to deal with things, make decisions etc. independently

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/'wɪkɪd/

AmE

/'wɪkɪd/

adjective - very strong, very unpleasant

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/'wɪkɪd/

AmE

/'wɪkɪd/

adjective - enjoying causing trouble or playing tricks

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/'ki:strəʊk/

AmE

/'ki:stroʊk/

noun - the act of pressing a key on a keyboard

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/ɪ'steɪt ˌeɪdʒnsi/

AmE

/ɪ'steɪt ˌeɪdʒnsi/

noun, British English - a company whose job is to buy and sell land, flats and houses

BrE

/'rɪəl ɪsteɪt ˌeɪdʒnsi/

AmE

/'rɪəl ɪsteɪt ˌeɪdʒnsi/

noun, American English - a company whose job is to buy and sell land, flats and houses

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/'rɪəlti/

AmE

/'rɪəlti/

noun, American English - property in the form of land or buildings

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/ðəˌfaɪnl'strɔ:/

AmE

/ðə'faɪnl'strɑ:/

noun - that last thing that makes you lose your patience etc.

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/'zi:/

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/'zi:/

noun, American English - the letter Z

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/'ti:ð/

AmE

/'ti:ð/

verb - (of a baby) to have the first set teeth growing

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/ɪn'raɪtɪŋ/

AmE

/ɪn'raɪtɪŋ/

adverb - in written form