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/ˌkləʊz'daʊn/

AmE

/ˌkloʊz'daʊn/

verb, British English - to stop operating as a business

BrE

/'helpdesk/

AmE

/'helpdesk/

noun - a service that provides the customer with information about the company's products or services

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/'pju:k/

AmE

/'pju:k/

verb, informal - to empty the contents of your stomach through the mouth, especially when you are sick

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/ɪ'vɪkt/

AmE

/ɪ'vɪkt/

verb - to make somebody leave the house or apartment that they are renting

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/'kɪl/

AmE

/'kɪl/

verb - to spend time not doing anything useful in order to make time pass faster

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/ˌæntɪ'hɪstəmi:n/

AmE

/ˌæntɪ'hɪstəmi:n/

noun - a kind of drug that you take if you have an allergic reaction to something

BrE

/'aɪdrɒps/

AmE

/'aɪdrɑ:ps/

noun - a liquid that you put in your eyes in small drops

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/ˌdi:kən'dʒestənt/

AmE

/ˌdi:kən'dʒestənt/

noun - a kind of medicine that helps you if you have a blocked nose

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/'bɜ:n ˌɔɪntmənt/

AmE

/'bɜ:rn ˌɔɪntmənt/

noun - a kind of sticky substance that is rubbed on the skin in order to heal burns

BrE

/ˌhəʊmiə'pæθɪk 'remədi/

AmE

/ˌhɑ:miə'pæθɪk 'remədi/

noun - a kind of preparation that uses homeopathy

BrE

/'kɒfˌmedsən/

AmE

/'kɑ:fˌmedəsɪn/

noun - drops, syrup etc. that you take if you have a cough

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/'meklɪzi:n/

AmE

/'meklɪzi:n/

noun - a kind of medicine you take to prevent motion sickness

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/'sli:pɪŋˌtæblət/

AmE

/'sli:pɪŋˌtæblət/

noun, British English - a pill you take to help you sleep

BrE

/'sli:pɪŋˌpɪl/

AmE

/'sli:pɪŋˌpɪl/

noun - a pill you take to help you sleep

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/ˌæktəveɪtɪd 'tʃɑ:kəʊl/

AmE

/ˌæktəveɪt̬ɪd 'tʃɑ:rkoʊl/

noun - a form of carbon that you take to treat stomach problems