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/'kɒnɪkl/

AmE

/'kɑ:nɪkl/

adjective - cone-shaped

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/'feɪnt/

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/'feɪnt/

adjective - feeling very weak, likely to lose consciousness

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/ˌfeɪnt'hɑ:tɪd/

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/'feɪnt'hɑ:rt̬ɪd/

adjective - not brave or confident, afraid of failing

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/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/

AmE

/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

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/'aʊthaʊs/

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/'aʊthaʊs/

noun, American English - an outdoor toilet

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/'prɪvi/

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/'prɪvi/

noun, dated - an outdoor toilet

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/'prɪvi/

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/'prɪvi/

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

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/'peɪθɒs/

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/'peɪθɑ:s/

noun, literary - the quality of something that produces a feeling of sadness or sympathy

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/ɪk'sept/

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/ɪk'sept/

conjunction - apart from the fact that

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/ˌweərə'baʊts/

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/ˌwerə'baʊts/

adverb - the word we use to ask about the general location of something

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/ˌaɪ əʊ 'ju:/

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/ˌaɪ oʊ 'ju:/

noun, informal - a note or document that acknowledges the existence of a debt (abbreviation for 'I owe you')

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/'əʊ/

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/'oʊ/

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

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/'əʊ/

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/'oʊ/

verb - to feel the need to do something for someone, because they have done something for you too

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/bɪbliə'fəʊbiə/

AmE

/bɪbliə'fəʊbiə/

noun - a fear of books

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/bɪbliə'meɪniə/

AmE

/bɪbliə'meɪniə/

noun - extremely enthusiastic feelings for books