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/'bækˌsi:t/

AmE

/'bækˌsi:t/

noun - a seat at the back of a car

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/ˌeks'waɪf/

AmE

/ˌeks'waɪf/

noun - a person who is not somebody's wife anymore

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/'gɒsɪp/

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/'gɑ:sɪp/

verb - to spread information about other people's private lives and their behaviour, it doesn't always have to be true

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/'θɜ:tiˌsʌmθɪŋ/

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/'θɜ:rt̬iˌsʌmθɪŋ/

noun, informal - a person around the age of thirty

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/ɪ'li:gəli/

AmE

/ɪ'li:gəli/

adverb - in a way that is against the law

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/'frendz/

AmE

/'frendz/

noun - a famous American sitcom, first released in 1994

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/'bɒks ˌset/

AmE

/'bɑ:ks ˌset/

noun - a set of connected items that are sold together in one package

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/'laɪflɒŋ/

AmE

/'laɪflɑ:ŋ/

adjective - lasting for the whole person's life

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/ˌwʌn ɑ:ftə ə'nʌðə/

AmE

/ˌwʌn æftər ə'nʌðər/

phrase - one by one; in a series

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/'eks/

AmE

/'eks/

noun, informal - a person who was your partner in the past

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/ˌʌps ən 'daʊnz/

AmE

/ˌʌps ən 'daʊnz/

noun - a mixture of good and bad things in a particular situation, e.g. in a relationship

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/ˌlʊk 'aʊt fɔ:/

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/ˌlʊk 'aʊt fɔ:r/

verb - to take care of someone

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/'lɒŋrʌnɪŋ/

AmE

/'lɑ:ŋrʌnɪŋ/

adjective - lasting a long time

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/'fri:ki/

AmE

/'fri:ki/

adjective, informal - very unusual in an unpleasant or strange way

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/'rɪŋ/

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/'rɪŋ/

noun - the sound a bell makes