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/'feɪnt/

AmE

/'feɪnt/

adjective - feeling very weak, likely to lose consciousness

BrE

/ˌfeɪnt'hɑ:tɪd/

AmE

/'feɪnt'hɑ:rt̬ɪd/

adjective - not brave or confident, afraid of failing

BrE

/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/

AmE

/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

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/'aʊthaʊs/

AmE

/'aʊthaʊs/

noun, American English - an outdoor toilet

BrE

/'prɪvi/

AmE

/'prɪvi/

noun, dated - an outdoor toilet

BrE

/'prɪvi/

AmE

/'prɪvi/

adjective, formal - allowed to know something that other aren't allowed to know

BrE

/ˌdɜ:ti'trɪk/

AmE

/ˌdɜ:rt̬i'trɪk/

noun - something unpleasant or unfair that someone does to you

BrE

/ˌdɜ:ti'trɪks/

AmE

/ˌdɜ:rt̬i'trɪks/

noun - activity that is aimed at harming the reputation or success of someone else

BrE

/'pʌt/

AmE

/'pʌt/

verb - to hit a golf ball gently when it is near the hole

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/'neɪbə/

AmE

/'neɪbər/

verb - to be located next to something else

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/'wi:k/

AmE

/'wi:k/

adjective - easily influenced by others; without much power

BrE

/ˌeɪ'aɪ/

AmE

/ˌeɪ'aɪ/

noun - (abbreviation) artificial intelligence

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/ˌpəʊst'heɪst/

AmE

/ˌpəʊst'heɪst/

adverb, dated - as soon as possible

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/'stæt/

AmE

/'stæt/

adverb, informal - a word used in medical jargon meaning 'as soon as possible'

BrE

/ˌeɪ es eɪ eɪtʃ 'pi:/

AmE

/ˌeɪ es eɪ eɪtʃ 'pi:/

adverb, informal - short for 'as soon as humanly possible'