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/ek'ses/

AmE

/ek'ses/

adjective - more than is necessary or acceptable

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/rɪ'trækt/

AmE

/rɪ'trækt/

verb, formal - to move back into the previous shape

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/'teɪp/

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/'teɪp/

noun - a long strip of cloth, or flexible plastic or metal used to measure the length of things

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/'setl/

AmE

/'set̬l/

verb - to pay the money that you owe

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/'dʒu:əl/

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/'du:əl/

adjective - having two parts, aspects or functions

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/ɪm'pɪərɪəl/

AmE

/ɪm'pɪərɪəl/

adjective - relating to the system of measurement that uses units such as inches, pounds, feet etc.

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/'teɪp ˌmeʒə/

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/'teɪp ˌmeʒər/

noun - a long strip of cloth, or flexible plastic or metal used to measure the length of things

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/kən'kʌrəns/

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/kən'kɜ:rəns/

noun - the state of two or more things happening at the same time

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/kən'kʌrəns/

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/kən'kɜ:rəns/

noun - agreement

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/'mu:v/

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/'mu:v/

verb, formal - to suggest something

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/rɪ'kʌrəns/

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/rɪ'kɜ:rəns/

noun - the act of something happening again or something that happens repeatedly

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/ˌri:ə'kɜ:/

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/ˌri:ə'kɜ:r/

verb - to appear again, to happen again

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/'klɪk/

AmE

/'klɪk/

noun - the act of pressing the button on a computer mouse

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/'kləʊs/

AmE

/'kloʊs/

adjective - very careful and detailed

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/'streɪndʒli/

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/'streɪndʒli/

adverb - in an unusual or unexpected way