UK  /ˈɡɪd.i/ US  /ˈɡɪd.i/

having a slight feeling of spinning around or being unable to balance; slightly dizzy:
"When she got off the roller coaster, she felt giddy and lightheaded."

UK  /ˈstɑː.təl/ US  /ˈstɑːr.t̬əl/

"She was concentrating on her book and his voice startled her."

UK  /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/ US  /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/

"Different ethnic groups have different systems of kinship."

UK  /ˈkʌn.stə.bəl/ US  /ˈkɑːn.stə.bəl/

A British police officer of the lowest rank:
"The unarmed police constables who stopped him said he told them that he was a political activist"

UK  /ˈfɜː.nɪʃt/ US  /ˈfɝː.nɪʃt/

containing furniture or containing furniture of a particular type:

"She's looking for a furnished flat/apartment."

UK  /ˈmaɪnd.set/ US /ˈmaɪnd.set/

a person's way of thinking and their opinions:
"The bigger the hair, the better, was the mindset of women in the 80s."

UK  /ˈlæŋ.ki/ US  /ˈlæŋ.ki/

tall and thin and often moving awkwardly as a result:
"I can see his tall, lanky body walking up to the car."

UK  /heɪl/ US  /heɪl/

small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain:
"It started to hail, huge great stones."

UK  /draʊt/ US  /draʊt/

a long period when there is little or no rain:
"Whole communities starved to death during the long drought because they couldn't grow their food."

UK  /ˈheɪ.zəl/ US  /ˈheɪ.zəl/

a greenish-brown or yellowish-brown colour:
"Hazel eyes may appear to change color from green to light brown to gold"

UK  /θrɪl/ US  /θrɪl/

a feeling of extreme excitement, usually caused by something pleasant:
"I can remember the thrill of not knowing what I would get on Christmas morning."

UK  /sliːt/ US  /sliːt/

wet, partly melted falling snow:
"Driving snow and sleet brought more problems to the county's roads last night."

UK  /plʌmp/ US  /plʌmp/

having a pleasantly soft, rounded body or shape:
"Maria was small and plump with a mass of curly hair."

UK  /ˈbəʊ.ni/ US  /ˈboʊ.ni/

very thin, so that the bones show under the skin:
"He's on a diet but I think he's already too bony"

UK  /ˈtæl.i/ US  /ˈtæl.i/

a record or count of a number of things:
"Make sure to keep a tally of the number of customers going in and out."

UK  /ˈkʌn.ɪŋ/ US  /ˈkʌn.ɪŋ/

Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose:
"He's a very cunning man, he always gets what he wants"

UK  /ˈkrɪp.tɪk/ US  /ˈkrɪp.tɪk/

mysterious and difficult to understand:
"I got a cryptic text message from my sister, can you help me to understand?"

UK  /ˈweɪst.lænd/ US  /ˈweɪst.lænd/

an empty area of land, especially in or near a city, that is not used to grow crops or built on, or used in any way:
"The car was dumped in a stretch of wasteland in the south of the city."

UK  /ˈwɪd.əʊd/ US  /ˈwɪd.oʊd/

used to describe a person whose husband or wife has died:
"A widowed mother of three, I'm sure she misses her husband so much"

UK  /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/ US  /ˈfɔːrt.naɪt/

a period of two weeks:
"We spent a fortnight in Rome looking at all the sights, sadly we couldn't stay for three weeks

UK  /ˈsel.dəm/ US  /ˈsel.dəm/

almost never:
"Now that we have a baby, we seldom get the chance to go to the cinema."

UK  /sweɪ/ US  /sweɪ/

to move slowly from side to side:
"The palm trees were swaying in the wind."

UK  /ˈfaɪ.sti/ US  /ˈfaɪ.sti/

active, forceful, and full of determination:
"She’s a feisty kid who is not afraid to challenge authority."

UK  /ˈnæp.kɪn/ US  /ˈnæp.kɪn/

a small square piece of cloth or paper, used while you are eating to protect your clothes or to clean your mouth or fingers:
"She was taking tiny bites of a hot dog and wiping her lips with a napkin."

UK  /mɒsk/ US  /mɑːsk/

a building for Islamic religious activities and worship:
"Muslims consider it sacrilege to wear shoes inside a mosque."

UK  /ˈlɒb.stər/ US  /ˈlɑːb.stɚ/

an animal that lives in the sea and has a long body covered with a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs, or its flesh when used as food

UK  /ˈten.də.nəs/ US  /ˈten.dɚ.nəs/

the quality of being gentle, loving, or kind:
"She treated the children with great tenderness."

UK  /ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/ US  /ˈher.ɪ.t̬ɪdʒ/

features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance:
"These monuments are a vital part of the cultural heritage of Rajasthan."

UK  /ˈskeɪp.ɡəʊt/ US  /ˈskeɪp.ɡoʊt/

a person who is blamed for something that someone else has done:
"They used him as a scapegoat, he's innocent!"

UK  /bentʃ/ US  /bentʃ/

to not allow someone to take part in a sports game or playground activity, as a punishment or because they are injured:
"The coach benched his star pitcher for skipping practice"

UK  /aɪl/ US  /aɪl/

a long, narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema, or church:
"Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?"

UK  /ˈʌt.əl.i/ US  /ˈʌ.t̬ɚ.li/

completely or extremely:
"She was utterly devastated when her husband died."

UK  /ˈtɪn.ɪ.təs/ US  /ˈtɪn.ə.t̬əs/

a condition of the ear in which the person suffering from it hears noises such as ringing:
"I was hearing a ringing in my ear and the doctor said it is tinnitus"

UK  /ɡrɪp/ US  /ɡrɪp/

to hold very tightly:
"The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand."

UK  /slɪŋk/ US  /slɪŋk/

to walk away from somewhere quietly so that you are not noticed:
"I tried to slink out of the room so that nobody would see me go."

"The thief slunk out of the house when he heard that the owners returned"

UK  /ˈbjʊə.rəʊ/ US  /ˈbjʊr.oʊ/

an organization or a business that collects or provides information:

UK  /ˈhəʊk.sər/ US  /ˈhoʊk.sɚ/

a person who carries out a trick or plan to deceive people, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not:

UK  /dred/ US  /dred/

a strong feeling of fear or worry:
"The prospect of working full-time fills me with dread."

UK  /ˈbæz.əl/ US  /ˈbeɪ.zəl/

a herb with a sweet smell that is used to add flavour in cooking:
"This individual disliked all herbs and recalled removing the basil from the soup served at one of the implicated restaurants."

UK  /ˈwɪs.kər/ US  /ˈwɪs.kɚ/

any of the long, stiff hairs growing on the face of a cat, mouse, or other mammal:
"He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her whiskers."

UK  /ˈhiːtˌweɪv/ US  /ˈhiːtˌweɪv/

a period of time such as a few weeks when the weather is much hotter than usual:
"You must prepare for the heatwave, drink a lot of water and apply sunscreen"

UK  /pætʃ/ US  /pætʃ/

a small area that is different in some way from the area that surrounds it:
"Our dog has a black patch on his eye."

UK  /ˈæd.ə.mənt/ US  /ˈæd.ə.mənt/

impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision:
"I've told her she should stay at home and rest but she's adamant that she's coming."

UK  /pəʊp/ US  /poʊp/

(the title of) the leader of the Roman Catholic Church:
"Pope Francis"

UK  /skræp/ US  /skræp/

to not continue with a system or plan:
"We scrapped our plans for a trip to France, we decided to go somewhere else"

UK  /ˈbɒn.saɪ/ US  /ˌbɑːnˈsaɪ/

a very small tree that is grown in a small container and is stopped from growing bigger by repeated cutting

UK  /ˈslæʃ.ə ˌmuː.vi/ US  /ˈslæʃ.ɚ ˌmuː.vi/

a film in which people, especially young women, are killed very violently with knives:
"I'm not a fan of slasher movies, I don't enjoy watching a person murdering a group of people"

"My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a blue moon."

UK  /ˌdɪə ˈdʒɒn ˌlet.ər/ US  /ˌdɪr ˈdʒɑːn ˌlet̬.ɚ/

a letter written to end a romantic relationship:
"He read the Dear John letter with a mixture of sadness and disbelief, struggling to accept that their love had come to an end."

UK  /ˈbredˌwɪn.ər/ US  /ˈbredˌwɪn.ɚ/

the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs:

"Men are often expected to be the breadwinner in a family."

UK  /ˈrɒn.deɪ.vuː/ US  /ˈrɑːn.deɪ.vuː/

an arrangement to meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular place and time, or the place itself:
"the lovers met at a secret rendezvous in the park."

UK  /bɑːdʒ/ US  /bɑːrdʒ/

to hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude and forceful way:
"The man barged (= pushed) into her and ran on without stopping."

UK  /ˌdiːˈklɔː/ US  /ˌdiːˈklɑː/

to remove the claws (= sharp curved nails) of a cat or other animal:
"I don't want to declaw so I wonder if anyone can tell me good alternative ways to stop a cat ripping up the furniture."

UK  /ˈtʃʌk.əl/ US  /ˈtʃʌk.əl/

to laugh quietly:
"She was chuckling as she read the funny letter."

UK  /lɪˈnəʊ.li.əm/ US  /lɪˈnoʊ.li.əm/

a stiff, smooth material that is used for covering floors

UK  /niːt/ US  /niːt/

tidy, with everything in its place:

"She was reprimanded by her teacher for biting another girl."

UK  /ˈket.əl/ US  /ˈket̬.əl/

a container for boiling water, that has a lid, handle, and spout and is made from plastic or metal

UK  /kraʊtʃ/ US  /kraʊtʃ/

to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly:
"She crouched down behind a bush to hide."

UK  /ˈfæn.təm/ US  /ˈfæn.t̬əm/

a spirit of a dead person believed by some to visit the living as a pale, almost transparent form of a person, animal, or other object:
"The book is about the phantoms that are said to haunt the nation's cemeteries."

UK  /ˈkwɒr.əl/ US  /ˈkwɔːr.əl/

an angry disagreement between two or more people or groups:

UK  /beɪl/ US  /beɪl/

an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial:

"He was released/remanded on bail (of $100,000)."

UK  /ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ/ US  /ˈkɑː.t̬ɪdʒ/

UK  /ˈsiː.nər.i/ US  /ˈsiː.nɚ.i/

the general appearance of the natural environment, especially when it is beautiful:
"They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the scenery."

UK  /ˈbʌŋ.ɡəl.əʊ/ US  /ˈbʌŋ.ɡəl.oʊ/

a house that usually has only one storey (= level), sometimes with a smaller upper storey set in the roof and windows that come out from the roof

UK  /rɪˈpriːz/ US/rɪˈpraɪz/ US /rɪˈpriːz/

to repeat a song, performance, or set of actions:

UK  /ˈpɪtʃ.fɔːk/ US  /ˈpɪtʃ.fɔːrk/

a tool with a long handle and two or three large curved metal points, used for moving hay (= dried grass) or straw

UK  /ˈlek.tʃər/ US  /ˈlek.tʃɚ/

UK  /lʌʃ/ US  /lʌʃ/

A lush area has a lot of green, healthy plants, grass, and trees:

UK  /ˈrek.ləs/ US  /ˈrek.ləs/

UK  /mɒθ/ US  /mɑːθ/

an insect with wings that is similar to a butterfly, usually flies at night, and is attracted to light:

"Some types of moth eat holes in clothes."

"Scientists hope that data from the probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars."

UK  /ˈəʊ.vəl.i/ US  /ˈoʊ.vɚ.li/

too; very:

UK  /baʊnd/ US  /baʊnd/

certain or extremely likely to happen:
"These two young musicians are bound for international success (= are certain to be successful)."

UK  /ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/ US  /ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/

to mix or combine, or be mixed or combined:
"The two flavours mingle well."

UK  /ˌsləʊ ˈbɜːn/ US  /ˌsloʊ ˈbɝːn/

UK  /əˈstɒn.ɪʃt/ US  /əˈstɑː.nɪʃt/

very surprised:
"They looked astonished when I announced I was pregnant."

UK  /ˈbeɡ.ər/ US  /ˈbeɡ.ɚ/

a poor person who lives by asking others for money or food:
"The beggar resorted to me for one dollar."