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/mə'tʃʊərəti/

AmE

/mə'tʃʊrɪt̬i/

noun - the state of being fully developed or grown

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/'regjʊlə/

AmE

/'regjʊlər/

adjective - happening often

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/'vaɪnˌraɪpənd/

AmE

/'vaɪnˌraɪpənd/

adjective - being allowed to ripen on the vine before it is picked

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/əb'zɜ:v/

AmE

/əb'zɜ:rv/

verb, formal - to notice someone or something

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/'gɒsɪp/

AmE

/'gɑ:sɪp/

noun - a conversation about other people's lives that is usually disapproving

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/'pi:sfəli/

AmE

/'pi:sfəli/

adverb - in a way that is not violent

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/'bʌtəfɪngəz/

AmE

/'bʌt̬ərfɪŋgərz/

noun, informal - a person who drops things

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/ˌaɪsɪŋ ɒn ðə 'keɪk/

AmE

/ˌaɪsɪŋ ɑ:n ðə 'keɪk/

phrase, British English - something extra that is added to make a thing or a situation better

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/əˌpi:s əv'keɪk/

AmE

/əˌpi:s əv'keɪk/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

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/'streɪn/

AmE

/'streɪn/

verb - to separate the liquid part from the solid part by pouring it through something with very small holes in it

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/hæv bɪgə ˌfɪʃ tə 'fraɪ/

AmE

/hæv bɪgər ˌfɪʃ tə 'fraɪ/

verb - to have more important problems to deal with

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/'aɪsˌfɪld/

AmE

/'aɪsˌfɪld/

adjective - filled with ice

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/'tʌmblə/

AmE

/'tʌmblər/

noun - a drinking glass with a flat bottom and straight sides, with no handles or a stem (sometimes made of plastic)

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/'bi:'ʌp/

AmE

/'bi:'ʌp/

verb, informal - used when asking what is going on or what is the problem

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/'kju: ʌp/

AmE

/'kju: ʌp/

verb, British English - to stand in a line, waiting for something (e.g. to buy tickets)