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/'sɪli/

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/'sɪli/

adjective - foolish, not clever

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/'sku:lbæg/

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/'sku:lbæg/

noun - a kind of bag in which children carry their textbooks, exercise books etc.

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/'sɒb/

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/'sɑ:b/

verb - to weep noisily while taking in short deep breaths

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/'sɒd/

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/'sɑ:d/

noun, British English, informal - a word for someone you don't like or who you find irritating

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/'sɒd/

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/'sɑ:d/

noun, formal - the layer of ground with grass and roots in it

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/'sʌb/

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/'sʌb/

noun - short for 'submarine'

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/'sʌb/

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/'sʌb/

preposition - a prefix meaning 'below'

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/'sæg/

AmE

/'sæg/

verb - to hang down loosely

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/'sɪn/

AmE

/'sɪn/

noun - an act that is considered wrong by your religion

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/'sʌm/

AmE

/'sʌm/

noun - the number that you get when you add two or more numbers together; a total

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/'sæk/

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/'sæk/

noun - a bag or a pouch, usually as a part of a living organism (a human, an animal etc.)

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/'su:/

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/'su:/

verb - to take someone to court, to take legal action against somebody

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/'sɪp/

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/'sɪp/

verb - to drink in a way that you take very little into your mouth at a time

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/'spaɪ/

AmE

/'spaɪ/

noun - a person who tries to find out the enemy's secrets

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/'səʊ/

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/'soʊ/

verb - to use a needle and thread on a piece of cloth (e.g to make clothes etc.)