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/'heəˌspreɪ/

AmE

/'herˌspreɪ/

noun - a substance you spray on your hair to hold it in place

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/'lɪpˌglɒs/

AmE

/'lɪpˌglɑ:s/

noun - a substance that you put on your lips to make them shiny and attractive

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/'neɪlˌpɒlɪʃ rɪ'mu:və/

AmE

/'neɪlˌpɑ:lɪʃ rɪ'mu:vər/

noun - a liquid used to clean nail polish off your nails

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/ˌhæv'ɒn/

AmE

/ˌhæv'ɑ:n/

verb - to be wearing something

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/'beɪkɪŋˌʃi:t/

AmE

/'beɪkɪŋˌʃi:t/

noun - a flat rectangular piece of metal that you put in the oven to bake food on

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/'kəʊn/

AmE

/'koʊn/

noun - the hard dry fruit that contains the seeds of coniferous trees (spruces, firs, pines etc.)

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/ɑn'kɔ:/

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/'ɑ:ŋkɔ:r/

noun - an extra part of a performance (e.g. a few extra songs at the end of a concert) requested by the audience

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/'wʌnˌnaɪt/

AmE

/'wʌnˌnaɪt/

adjective - happening for one night only

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/ˌæt ði: 'end/

AmE

/ˌæt ði: 'end/

adverb - in the final part of something

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/prɪ'skrɪpʃn ˌdrʌg/

AmE

/prɪ'skrɪpʃən ˌdrʌg/

noun - a medicine that you can only buy if your doctor orders it for you

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/'sli:pɪŋˌtæblət/

AmE

/'sli:pɪŋˌtæblət/

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

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/'sli:pɪŋˌpɪl/

AmE

/'sli:pɪŋˌpɪl/

noun - a pill you take to help you sleep

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/'snəʊbɔ:d/

AmE

/'snoʊbɔ:rd/

verb - to slide down the hill with your feet attached to a piece of equipment that looks like a wide ski

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/'træfɪk laɪt/

AmE

/'træfɪk laɪt/

noun - one of the three lights - red, yellow or green - that tell you whether you have to stop your car or whether you can go

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/hɪt ðə 'rəʊd/

AmE

/hɪt ðə 'roʊd/

verb, informal - to begin or resume a journey