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/'krʊk/

AmE

/'krʊk/

noun, informal - a long stick with a curved end carried by a bishop or a shepherd

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/ɪk'sel/

AmE

/ɪk'sel/

verb - to be very good at something

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/'kɔ:sbʊk/

AmE

/'kɔ:rsbʊk/

noun - a book used by students regularly on a particular course of study

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/'tʊərɪst ɒfɪs/

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/'tʊrɪst ɑ:fɪs/

noun - an office that provides tourists with information on interesting things to see and do in the local area

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/'pɪlgrɪmɪdʒ/

AmE

/'pɪlgrɪmɪdʒ/

noun - a journey to a special place for religious reasons

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/ɪn 'prəʊgres/

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/ɪn 'prɑ:gres/

phrase, formal - happening at this time

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/nə'reɪtə/

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/'næreɪtər/

noun - a person who tells you what is happening in a book or film

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/'mʌltɪtju:d/

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/'mʌltɪtu:d/

noun, formal - a large number of things or people

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/'laɪvlinəs/

AmE

/'laɪvlinəs/

noun - the state of being full of life, full of energy, full of enthusiasm

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/'grænkɪd/

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/'grænkɪd/

noun, American English, informal - the child of somebody's son or daughter, a grandchild

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/'dɪŋi/

AmE

/'dɪŋi/

noun - a small open boat

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/'brænd/

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/'brænd/

noun - a mark that is burned on something to show who owns it or who produced it

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/ˌbrænd 'nju:/

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/ˌbrænd 'nu:/

adjective - completely new and unused

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/ˌkɔ:l'ɒf/

AmE

/ˌkɔ:l'ɑ:f/

verb - to make your dog stop attacking someone

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/'fru:tkeɪk/

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/'fru:tkeɪk/

noun, informal - someone who is strange, crazy or mentally ill (insulting)