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/'bɔ:bl/

AmE

/'bɔ:bl/

noun - a piece of cheap jewellery

BrE

/ˌrəʊl'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌroʊl'ʌp/

verb - to make something into the shape of a tube

verb - to open or unwind something that has been rolled up so that it becomes flat

noun - a festive paper tube with a surprise inside, pulled open with a snap during Christmas celebrations

noun - a hanging bunch of threads attached to something, it is often used for decoration

noun - a kitchen appliance in which you cook food in a lot of oil

noun, technical - a genre of art depicting inanimate objects arranged aesthetically

phrase - approximately

BrE

/ˌmɔ:r ə 'les/

AmE

/ˌmɔ:r ər 'les/

phrase - approximately

BrE

/'tʃekˌmeɪt/

AmE

/'tʃekˌmeɪt/

verb - to put the opponent's king in a position from which there is no escape

adjective - done to save lives

BrE

/'kæptʃə/

AmE

/'kæptʃər/

noun - the act of making someone prisoner, the state of being prisoner

BrE

/daɪ'ægənl/

AmE

/daɪ'ægənl/

noun - a straight line connecting two nonadjacent corners of a rectangle, a square, etc.

BrE

/'faɪl/

AmE

/'faɪl/

noun - a column of squares on a chessboard marked A-H

BrE

/'ræŋk/

AmE

/'ræŋk/

noun - a line of squares on the chessboard marked 1-8