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/ɪ'nɪʃieɪt/

AmE

/ɪ'nɪʃieɪt/

verb, formal - to start something or cause it to happen

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/'stɒpəʊvə/

AmE

/'stɑ:pəʊvər/

noun - a short stay in a place that you make on a long journey to somewhere else

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/ˌri:ɪm'bɜ:s/

AmE

/ˌri:ɪm'bɜ:rs/

verb, formal - to pay back money to someone who has spent or lost it because of you

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/ˌænə'nɪməti/

AmE

/ˌænə'nɪmət̬i/

noun - remaining uknown

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/'ɒmɪnəsli/

AmE

/'ɑ:mɪnəsli/

adverb - in an ominous way

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/'sɪnɪstəli/

AmE

/'sɪnɪstərli/

adverb - in an ominous way

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/'rʌkəs/

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/'rʌkəs/

noun, American English, informal - unpleasant, loud noise

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/'rækɪt/

AmE

/'rækɪt/

noun - unpleasant, loud noise

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/'wɪp aʊt/

AmE

/'wɪp aʊt/

verb - to take something out very quickly

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/'ʃi:tˌmju:zɪk/

AmE

/'ʃi:tˌmju:zɪk/

noun - a hand-written or printed form of a musical composition, song etc.

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/'dʒu:əlri ˌstɔ:/

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/'dʒu:əlri ˌstɔ:r/

noun - a shop where you can buy rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces etc.

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/prə'dɪdʒəs/

AmE

/prə'dɪdʒəs/

adjective - extremely large and impressive

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/ˌtræmpə'li:n/

AmE

/ˌtræmpə'li:n/

noun - a piece of equipment that makes it easy to jump up and down for fun or as a sport

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/'æŋkə/

AmE

/'æŋkər/

verb - to lower the anchor of a ship

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/'wʌrisəm/

AmE

/'wɜ:risəm/

adjective - making you feel worried