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/ˌʃəʊ'raʊnd/

AmE

/ˌʃoʊ'raʊnd/

verb - to give someone a tour of a place, e.g. your flat etc.

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/'spɔ:tsˌgraʊnd/

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/'spɔ:rtsˌgraʊnd/

noun - a place where a sport or game is played

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/'sʌbdʒɪkt/

AmE

/'sʌbdʒɪkt/

noun - one of the fields of study that you have to learn at school

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/'sɪli/

AmE

/'sɪli/

adjective - foolish, not clever

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/'sku:lbæg/

AmE

/'sku:lbæg/

noun - a kind of bag in which children carry their textbooks, exercise books etc.

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/'sɒb/

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/'sɑ:b/

verb - to weep noisily while taking in short deep breaths

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/'sɒd/

AmE

/'sɑ:d/

noun, British English, informal - a word for someone you don't like or who you find irritating

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/'sɒd/

AmE

/'sɑ:d/

noun, formal - the layer of ground with grass and roots in it

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/'sʌb/

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/'sʌb/

noun - short for 'submarine'

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/'sʌb/

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/'sʌb/

preposition - a prefix meaning 'below'

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/'sæg/

AmE

/'sæg/

verb - to hang down loosely

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/'sɪn/

AmE

/'sɪn/

noun - an act that is considered wrong by your religion

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/'sʌm/

AmE

/'sʌm/

noun - the number that you get when you add two or more numbers together; a total

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/'sæk/

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/'sæk/

noun - a bag or a pouch, usually as a part of a living organism (a human, an animal etc.)

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/'su:/

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/'su:/

verb - to take someone to court, to take legal action against somebody