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adjective - difficult to control (e.g. a child)

adjective - (of a man) big and strong

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/'wɒbli/

AmE

/'wɑ:bli/

adjective - not firm or confident (e.g. your knees or your voice)

verb - to make peace with someone, to resolve a conflict, to stop fighting

noun - a kind of an axe that is smaller and has a shorter handle

BrE

/'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

BrE

/'həʊmsɪknəs/

AmE

/'həʊmsɪknəs/

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

BrE

/ˌærɪstə'krætɪk/

AmE

/ˌærɪstə'kræt̬ɪk/

adjective - being of the highest social class

BrE

/'stretʃ/

AmE

/'stretʃ/

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

BrE

/'bɪdɪŋ/

AmE

/'bɪdɪŋ/

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

BrE

/'θʌmp/

AmE

/'θʌmp/

noun - the noise of hitting something hard

BrE

/ˌɔ:kʃə'nɪə/

AmE

/ˌɑ:kʃə'nɪr/

noun - a person who hosts an auction

BrE

/'wɪmpə/

AmE

/'wɪmpər/

noun - the act of crying softly

BrE

/'mɪŋks/

AmE

/'mɪŋks/

noun, dated - a clever but manipulative and flirtatious woman

BrE

/ɪks'pləʊsɪv/

AmE

/ɪks'ploʊsɪv/

adjective - sudden and strong