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/'laɪf vest/

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/'laɪf vest/

noun, American English - a kind of rubber jacket filled with air that makes you float if you fall into water

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/'klevə/

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/'klevər/

adjective - showing skill or intelligence in doing something

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/'klevənəs/

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/'klevərnəs/

noun, British English - intelligence, the quality of being smart

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/ʌn'sænətri/

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/ʌn'sænəteri/

adjective - unhygienic, likely to cause disease

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/'sænətaɪz/

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/'sænətaɪz/

verb - to clean something thoroughly using chemicals

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/'laɪnə/

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/'laɪnər/

noun - a large ship for passengers

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/'laɪnə/

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/'laɪnər/

noun - a piece of material that is used to cover the inside of something, usually to protect it

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/'bʌt/

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/'bʌt/

noun - the person or thing that is laughed at or joked about

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/'bʌt/

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/'bʌt/

noun - the thick end of a weapon or tool

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/'bʌt/

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/'bʌt/

noun - the end of a cigarette or cigar after it has been smoked

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/ˌbʌt'ɪn/

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/ˌbʌt̬'ɪn/

verb - to interrupt a conversation in a rude way

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/'kɒmplɪmənt/

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/'kɑ:mpləmənt/

verb - to add something to something else, making it more attractive or improving it

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/'kɒmplɪmənt/

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/'kɑ:mplɪmənt/

noun - something that adds new qualities to something, making it more attractive

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/'slæpə/

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/'slæpər/

noun, British English, informal - a very offensive word that is used to describe a woman with many sexual partners

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/'slæphed/

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/'slæphed/

noun, British English, informal - an impolite word describing someone who is bald