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/'plaɪəz/

AmE

/'plaɪərz/

noun - a tool used to hold something firmly or for cutting wires

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/'fɔ:seps/

AmE

/'fɔ:rseps/

noun - a medical tool made up of two long parts connected in the middle, used to hold and/or pull something

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/'tendəlɔɪn/

AmE

/'tendərlɔɪn/

noun - very tender meat from a muscle at the lower back of a cow, pig etc.

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/'ti:laɪt/

AmE

/'ti:laɪt/

noun - a small candle in a metal container

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/də'mɒkrəsi/

AmE

/də'mɑ:krəsi/

noun - a democratic country

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/'deməkræt/

AmE

/'deməkræt/

noun - a person who supports democracy

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/ɪn'kredəbl/

AmE

/ɪn'kredəbl/

adjective - excellent, very good

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/'baɪstændə/

AmE

/'baɪstændər/

noun - a person who watches something happening without taking part in it

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/'vju:əʃɪp/

AmE

/'vju:ərʃɪp/

noun - the people who watch a particular TV programme

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/'gettəˌgeðə/

AmE

/'gettəˌgeðər/

noun - an informal meeting or social occasion, often arranged for more people

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/'stəʊni/

AmE

/'stoʊni/

adjective - lacking emotions, cold

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/'rɒki/

AmE

/'rɒki/

adjective, American English - stony, containing a lot of rocks or stones

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/'hɪpəkrɪt/

AmE

/'hɪpəkrɪt/

noun - a person claiming to have certain moral principles, opinions or beliefs that they don't really hold

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/'baɪk/

AmE

/'baɪk/

noun, informal - a two-wheel vehicle that has an engine

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/ˌget'leɪd/

AmE

/ˌget'leɪd/

verb, informal - to have sex