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/ˌeɪ'aɪ/

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/ˌeɪ'aɪ/

noun - (abbreviation) artificial intelligence

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/ˌpəʊst'heɪst/

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/ˌpəʊst'heɪst/

adverb, dated - as soon as possible

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/'stæt/

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/'stæt/

adverb, informal - a word used in medical jargon meaning 'as soon as possible'

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/ˌeɪ es eɪ eɪtʃ 'pi:/

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/ˌeɪ es eɪ eɪtʃ 'pi:/

adverb, informal - short for 'as soon as humanly possible'

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/'kri:s/

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/'kri:s/

verb - to make lines on something by bending, folding or crushing it, or to develop such lines by being bent, folded or crushed

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/ˌəʊvə'bʊk/

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/ˌoʊvər'bʊk/

verb - to have/make more reservations than rooms or seats available

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/'wɜ:/

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/'wɜ:/

verb - (subjunctive) to exist, to live, to become

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/'ʃɒpɪŋˌbɑ:skɪt/

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/'ʃɑ:pɪŋˌbæskɪt/

noun - a container for holding and carrying things you are going to buy

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/'nʌtə/

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/'nʌtər/

noun, British English, informal - a crazy person

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/'bɑ:skɪt keɪs/

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/'bæskɪt keɪs/

noun, informal - (of a country, organization or company) with many economic problems

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/'nʌtkeɪs/

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/'nʌtkeɪs/

noun, informal - a crazy person

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/ə'breɪsɪv/

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/ə'breɪsɪv/

noun - a rough material used for polishing something

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/ə'breɪsɪv/

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/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - (of a person) irritating or offensive

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/ə'breɪsɪv/

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/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - rough, coarse, capable of being used to polish something or grind something

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/kə'rɪərɪst/

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/kə'rɪrɪst/

noun - someone whose career is more important than than other things