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    trigger

    US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

    UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

    • Noun
    • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
    • Device that starts a process
    • Transitive Verb
    • To start a process off e.g. a memory
    • To cause something to begin or happen.
    stretch

    US /strɛtʃ/

    UK /stretʃ/

    • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
    • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
    • To make something bigger by pulling on it
    • Noun
    • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
    • A consecutive row of things
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    scale

    US /skel/

    UK /skeɪl/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Size, level, or amount when compared
    • Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
    • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
    • To change the size of but keep the proportions
    • To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
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    purpose

    US /ˈpɚpəs/

    UK /'pɜ:pəs/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
    • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
    • Adverb
    • With clear intention or determination.
    • Intentionally; deliberately.
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