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/ˌmæskə'reɪd/

AmE

/ˌmæskə'reɪd/

noun - a formal dance where people wear unusual costumes and masks over their faces

BrE

/'tʃɑ: tʃɑ:/

AmE

/'tʃɑ: tʃɑ:/

noun - a dance from South America

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/'mæmbəʊ/

AmE

/'mæmboʊ/

noun - a Cuban dance

BrE

/'rʌmbə/

AmE

/'rʌmbə/

noun - a kind of music and dancing that comes from Cuba

BrE

/'fɒkstrɒt/

AmE

/'fɑ:kstrɑ:t/

noun - a ballroom dance that combines short quick and slow steps

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/'θɪkənə/

AmE

/'θɪkənər/

noun - a substance that is used to make a liquid thicker

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/'steɪn/

AmE

/'steɪn/

verb - to change the colour of wood using a special liquid

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/'steɪn/

AmE

/'steɪn/

noun - a special liquid that is used to colour wood

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/'drægˌkwi:n/

AmE

/'drægˌkwi:n/

noun - a performer that dresses up and acts like the opposite gender

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/'drægˌʃəʊ/

AmE

/'drægˌʃoʊ/

noun - a show in which men and women put on clothes an make-up and act like the opposite gender

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/'rʌfli/

AmE

/'rʌfli/

adverb - in a way that is not smooth or gentle

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/ˌkəʊm'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌkoʊm'aʊt/

verb - to make your hair neat with a comb, to remove tangles and knots from your hair using a comb

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/'kəʊm/

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/'koʊm/

verb - to search something carefully and systematically

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/'brʌʃ/

AmE

/'brʌʃ/

verb - to make something smooth or tidy by using a brush

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/'bi:ə ˌfɪə/

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/'bɪr ˌfɪr/

noun, British English, informal - the irrational state of regretting things you did when you were drunk, caused by a hangover