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/ˌbʊl'hedɪd/

AmE

/ˌbʊl'hedɪd/

adjective - wanting something without thinking of the consequences

BrE

/ˌred'hedɪd/

AmE

/ˌred'hedɪd/

adjective - with red hair

BrE

/ˌbɔ:l'hedɪd/

AmE

/ˌbɔ:l'hedɪd/

adjective - with no hair on the head

BrE

/daɪ'lu:t/

AmE

/dɪ'lu:t/

verb - making a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water or another liquid

BrE

/ʌmp'tɪljən/

AmE

/ʌmp'tɪljən/

noun, informal - an extremely large number

BrE

/'ʌmpti/

AmE

/'ʌmpti/

determiner, informal - an indefinite number between 20 and 90

BrE

/ˌʌmp'ti:n/

AmE

/ˌʌmp'ti:n/

determiner, informal - an indefinite number between 13-19

BrE

/evri ˌwʌns ɪn ə 'waɪl/

AmE

/evri ˌwʌns ɪn ə 'waɪl/

adverb - not very often, sometimes

BrE

/ˌbrəʊkən'daʊn/

AmE

/ˌbroʊkən'daʊn/

adjective - now working properly, out of order

BrE

/ɪn 'tɜ:mz ɒv/

AmE

/ɪn 'tɜ:rmz ɑ:v/

preposition - a phrase used to specify which particular aspect of something we are talking about

BrE

/ˌtelɪ'pæθɪkli/

AmE

/ˌtelə'pæθɪkli/

adverb - in a way that uses the ability to communicate without words, gestures etc.

BrE

/ʌn'steɪbl/

AmE

/ʌn'steɪbl/

adjective - suffering from sudden changes in your emotional state

BrE

/ˌsu:ɪ'saɪdl/

AmE

/ˌsu:ɪ'saɪdl/

adjective - wanting to kill oneself

BrE

/'ɑ:nsə/

AmE

/'ænsər/

verb - to pick up a phone when it rings

BrE

/'metrəʊ/

AmE

/'metroʊ/

noun - an underground railway system in some cities