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barge
US /bɑ:rdʒ/
UK /bɑ:dʒ/
- Noun
- Large low boat with a flat bottom
- Intransitive Verb
- To push your way into a place or conversation
B2Morebetter understanding
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
B2Morebinge
US /bɪndʒ/
UK /bɪndʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To eat or drink too much at one time
C1Morebottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMorebuzz
US /bʌz/
UK /bʌz/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a low, constant noise like a bee
B1Morecage
US /kedʒ/
UK /keɪdʒ/
- Countable Noun
- Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
- Transitive Verb
- To put (an animal) in a box made of metal bars
B1Morecharge
US /tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
A2Moreconsonant
US /ˈkɑnsənənt/
UK /ˈkɒnsənənt/
- Adjective
- Music (of a note) in harmony
- Countable Noun
- A speech sound or letter that is not a vowel
B2Morecorrectly
US /kəˈrɛktlɪ/
UK /kə'rektlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an accurate or correct manner
A2Moreexcellent
US /ˈɛksələnt/
UK /ˈeksələnt/
- Adjective
- Extremely good
- Very skilled; having great ability.
A2TOEICMoreextremely
US /ɪk'strimlɪ/
UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- Remarkably; unusually.
B1Morefocus
US /ˈfokəs/
UK /'fəʊkəs/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
A2TOEICMoreforge
US /fɔ:rdʒ/
UK /fɔ:dʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To create something by hammering hot metal
- To form something new, such a relationship
- Countable Noun
- A furnace to melt and shape metals with heat
B1TOEICMorefridge
US /frɪdʒ/
UK /frɪdʒ/
- Noun
- An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
A2Morefudge
US /fʌdʒ/
UK /fʌdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Soft sweet made from butter and milk
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid dealing with an issue, problem
C1Morefuzz
US /fʌz/
UK /fʌz/
- Uncountable Noun
- Fur or short hair
B2Moregauge
US /ɡedʒ/
UK /ɡeɪdʒ/
- Countable Noun
- A tool used to measure things
- The distance between the rails of a railway track.
- Transitive Verb
- To measure or make a judgment about something
- To assess or estimate (a situation or person's feelings).
B2TOEICMoregaze
US /ɡez/
UK /ɡeɪz/
- Noun
- Direction you are looking
- Intransitive Verb
- To look at with fixed eyes
A2Moregorge
US /gɔ:rdʒ/
UK /gɔ:dʒ/
- Noun
- To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
B2TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morejest
US /dʒɛst/
UK /dʒest/
- Intransitive Verb
- To mock or make fun of; joke
- Noun
- Joke intended to be taken as mockery or humor
B2Morejew
US
UK
- Noun
- One of a people whose religion is Judaism
C2Morejig
US /dʒɪɡ/
UK /dʒɪɡ/
- Noun
- Lively dance
C1Moreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
master
US /ˈmæstɚ/
UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To gain control over something
- To learn to do something very well
- Adjective
- Being very skilled at doing something
- Being the main or most important thing or part
A2Moreminimal
US /ˈmɪnəməl/
UK /ˈmɪnɪməl/
- Adjective
- The smallest possible; least
- Very basic or simple; characterized by the use of only basic elements
B1Moremove on
US /muv ɑn/
UK /mu:v ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide to change or go to a different place
- To start talking about something different.
A1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Morepractically
US /ˈpræktɪkli/
UK /ˈpræktɪkli/
- Adverb
- Nearly, almost, or in effect
- In a practical manner; realistically.
C1Morepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMorepronounce
US /prəˈnaʊns/
UK /prə'naʊns/
- Transitive Verb
- To state something in a legal or official way
- To give your opinion or decision about something
B1Morepronunciation
US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/
UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How a word is said; how a word sounds
- The manner in which someone utters a word.
B1Morepurge
US /pɜ:rdʒ/
UK /pɜ:dʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make clear/clean by getting rid of evil/waste
- To remove some leaders and replace them
- Noun
- Act of removing some leaders and replacing them
B2Morepurse
US /pɚs/
UK /pɜ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small bag for carrying money and other things
- Transitive Verb
- To make your lips into a kiss shape
A2TOEICMorerage
US /reɪdʒ/
UK /reɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong or violent anger
- Intransitive Verb
- To act or speak with strong or violent anger
- To move violently, like a storm
B1Moreseize
US /siz/
UK /si:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To take a place with force, as by military action
- To arrest or catch someone
B1Moresiege
US /sidʒ/
UK /si:dʒ/
- Noun
- Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
C2TOEICMorespell
US /spɛl/
UK /spel/
- Transitive Verb
- To lead to future trouble
- To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
- Period of time; time when an action is being done
A2Morestrain
US /stren/
UK /streɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
- Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
B2Morethroat
US /θroʊt/
UK /θrəʊt/
- Noun
- Part of the neck that is below the chin
- The passage in the neck through which food and air pass.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To utter or express with the throat; to sing.
A2Moretongue
US /tʌŋ/
UK /tʌŋ/
- Noun
- Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
- Transitive Verb
- To using your mouth to produce musical notes
- To use your mouth to touch something
A2Moreup there
US /ʌp ðɛr/
UK /ʌp ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- In heaven.
A1Morevibration
US /vaɪˈbreʃən/
UK /vaɪˈbreɪʃn/
- Noun
- Shaking motion
B2Morevirus
US /ˈvaɪrəs/
UK /'vaɪrəs/
- Noun
- File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- Living organism that causes disease or sickness
B1Morewage
US /wedʒ/
UK /weɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
- Transitive Verb
- To start (war, etc.) to achieve a particular goal
A2Moreweigh
US /weɪ/
UK /weɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance things against each other
- To consider something carefully to form an opinion
A2TOEICMorezest
US /zɛst/
UK /zest/
- Uncountable Noun
- Excitement and eagerness (for life); liveliness
- Noun
- Outer peel of lemon, orange etc. added to food
C1Morezoo
US /zu/
UK /zu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place in a town where wild animals are shown
B1More
