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/'mætʃbʊk/

AmE

/'mætʃbʊk/

noun, American English - a piece of folded cardboard containing matches

BrE

/'mætʃwʊd/

AmE

/'mætʃwʊd/

noun - very small pieces of wood that are left after something wooden has been destroyed

BrE

/'mætʃstɪk/

AmE

/'mætʃstɪk/

noun - a short wooden part of a match

BrE

/'mætʃmeɪkɪŋ/

AmE

/'mætʃmeɪkɪŋ/

noun - the activity of trying to arrange romantic relationships between people

BrE

/ɪm'pru:vd/

AmE

/ɪm'pru:vd/

adjective - better than before

BrE

/ˌʌnɪm'presɪvli/

AmE

/ˌʌnɪm'presɪvli/

adverb - in a way that is ordinary and not special

BrE

/ˌʌnɪm'presɪv/

AmE

/ˌʌnɪm'presɪv/

adjective - ordinary, without any special qualities

BrE

/ɪm'presɪvli/

AmE

/ɪm'presɪvli/

adverb - in a way that makes one feel admiration or respect

BrE

/haɪ'eɪtəs/

AmE

/haɪ'eɪt̬əs/

noun, formal - a pause, a break in an activity

BrE

/ˌri:kə'nekt/

AmE

/ˌri:kə'nekt/

verb - to connect something again

BrE

/'kærəktələs/

AmE

/'kærəktərləs/

adjective - having no unusual or interesting qualities

BrE

/ˌʌnˌkærəktə'rɪstɪk/

AmE

/ˌʌnˌkærəktə'rɪstɪk/

adjective - not typical of a thing or a person

BrE

/ˌkærəktə'rɪstɪk/

AmE

/ˌkærəktə'rɪstɪk/

adjective - typical of a thing or a person

BrE

/ˌkærəktəraɪ'zeɪʃn/

AmE

/ˌkærəktərə'zeɪʃn/

noun - the way in which someone or something is described

BrE

/ˌʌnə'tætʃt/

AmE

/ˌʌnə'tætʃt/

adjective - not connected; independent