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/'skɪp/

AmE

/'skɪp/

noun, British English - a large container where you put large things, like bricks and wood, to be thrown away

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/ˌbrɪŋ 'fɔ:wəd/

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/ˌbrɪŋ 'fɔ:rwərd/

verb - to change the time or date of something so that it happens earlier than planned

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/kənˌsɪdə'reɪʃən/

AmE

/kənˌsɪdə'reɪʃən/

noun - behaviour that is sensitive to the feelings of others

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/'hæməd/

AmE

/'hæmərd/

adjective, informal - very drunk (informal)

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/'blaɪt/

AmE

/'blaɪt/

noun - a disease that kills plants, there are many kinds

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/'tɜ:nki:/

AmE

/'tɜ:rnki:/

adjective - prepared and ready to be used immediately, e.g. a property, a piece of equipment or computer software

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/'pəʊst/

AmE

/'poʊst/

noun - a message sent to an online discussion board or a social media site for everyone to read

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/'pəʊtʃ/

AmE

/'poʊtʃ/

verb - to hunt or catch animals illegally, without permission

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/'wɪdsɜ:f/

AmE

/'wɪdsɜ:rf/

verb - to sail across water, standing on a special board and holding a large sail

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/'kɑ:stə/

AmE

/'kæstər/

noun - a container with many holes in the top that is used to scatter salt or sugar on food

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/'sɪftə/

AmE

/'sɪftər/

noun, British English - a container with small holes in the top that is used for scattering sugar or a similar substance onto things

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/'strɪŋ/

AmE

/'strɪŋ/

verb - to put something together in a line on a piece of thread etc.

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/'vaɪnˌraɪpənd/

AmE

/'vaɪnˌraɪpənd/

adjective - being allowed to ripen on the vine before it is picked

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/'fri:lɑ:ns/

AmE

/'fri:læns/

adjective - working for different companies or different people, not having a regular job

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/'frɒm/

AmE

/'frɑ:m/

preposition - a preposition used to express the cause of something