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aluminum
US /ə'lju:minəm/
UK /ə'lju:minəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
B2Moreammunition
US /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
UK /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
B2Moreas well as
US /æz wɛl æz/
UK /æz wel æz/
- Adverb
- Also; in addition to
- Preposition
- In addition to; and also.
A1Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreat the same time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
A1Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Moreboil
US /bɔɪl/
UK /bɔɪl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become extremely angry or excited
- Transitive Verb
- To cook in very hot water
- To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
A2Moreborrow
US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/
UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and later return something from another
- To carry one number to another column when adding
A2TOEICMorebrake
US /brek/
UK /breɪk/
- Noun
- Mechanism on car, train, bike to make it slow down
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop or slow down a car when driving
A2TOEICMorebrew
US /bru/
UK /bru:/
- Countable Noun
- A beer; a drink of beer
- A mixture or concoction
- Transitive Verb
- To make an alcoholic drink e.g. beer
- To make tea by soaking the leaves in boiling water
B1Morebullet
US /ˈbʊlɪt/
UK /'bʊlɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Metal object fired from a gun
- Dot at the beginning of each line in a list
- Adjective
- Very fast.
B1Morecare of
US /kɛr ʌv/
UK /kɛə ɔv/
- Preposition
- Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
A2Morecheesecake
US /ˈtʃizˌkek/
UK /'tʃi:zkeɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A cake made with cream cheese
C2Moreclue
US /klu/
UK /klu:/
- Noun
- Information that helps explain something; hint
B1Morecome from
US /kʌm frʌm/
UK /kʌm frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have as your native country or city
A1Moreconcrete
US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/
UK /'kɒŋkri:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- Transitive Verb
- To cover or make with a hard grey building material
- To lay or cover with concrete.
B1Moreconsists of
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- Is made up or composed of.
A1Morecontact
US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/
UK /'kɒntækt/
- Adjective
- Touching or feeling something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Touching or feeling something
- Object that allows electricity to run through it
A2Morecurious
US /ˈkjʊriəs/
UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/
- Adjective
- Wanting to know more about something
- Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
A2Moredecorate
US /ˈdɛkəˌret/
UK /ˈdekəreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make more attractive by adding designs/paint
- To award a medal to someone
A2Moredough
US /do/
UK /dəu/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
- (slang) Money.
B2Moreduplicate
US /ˈdu:plɪkeɪt/
UK /ˈdju:plɪkeɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Something that is the exact same thing as another
- Transitive Verb
- To make an exact copy of a thing
B2TOEICMoreenergy
US /ˈɛnədʒi/
UK /'enədʒɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical or mental strength
- Enthusiasm and determination.
A2Moreenthusiastic
US /ɛnˌθuziˈæstɪk/
UK /ɪnˌθju:ziˈæstɪk/
- Adjective
- Excited and interested in something
- Showing active interest and support.
B1TOEICMorefilter
US /ˈfɪltɚ/
UK /'fɪltə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- Device to remove unwanted things from liquid, gas
- Transitive Verb
- To remove certain types of light, sound
- To remove unwanted substances from a liquid or gas
B1Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorefond
US /fɑ:nd/
UK /fɒnd/
- Adjective
- Happy and loving; To like someone or something very much
- Having an affection or liking for someone or something.
B1Morefor instance
US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/
UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/
- Adverb
- As an example.
- Phrase
- As an example.
- As an illustration or case in point
B1Morefreeze
US /friz/
UK /fri:z/
- Intransitive Verb
- To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- Transitive Verb
- To store an item of food in a cold place
- To make someone to not want to communicate
A2Moregelatin
US /ˈdʒɛlətn/
UK /'dʒelətɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Colorless water-soluble glutinous protein
C2Moreglue
US /ɡlu/
UK /ɡlu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sticky substance used for joining things together
- Transitive Verb
- To join or affix things with glue or paste
B1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moreimplant
US /ɪmˈplænt/
UK /ɪmˈplɑ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
- To put medical material in, as to improve teeth
- Noun
- Medical material, thing to improve the teeth, body
B2Morein general
US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/
UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/
- Phrase
- Typically; usually; on the whole.
- Not specific or detailed; broadly.
- Adjective
- Not detailed or specific; overall.
C2Morein little
US /ɪn ˈlɪtl/
UK /in ˈlɪtl/
- other
- To a small extent; insignificantly.
C2Morein order to
US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/
UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/
- Preposition
- For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- Phrase
- In a specific sequence or arrangement.
- With the aim of; for the purpose of.
C1Morein total
US /ɪn ˈtotl/
UK /in ˈtəutəl/
- Phrase
- Completely; with everything added together.
A1Moreinterior
US /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/
UK /ɪn'tɪərɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- Remote central area of a continent
- Adjective
- Being the inside part of a building, car etc.
B1TOEICMorelaughter
US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/
UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Action or sound of laughing
- The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
A2Morelivestock
US /ˈlaɪvˌstɑk/
UK /ˈlaɪvstɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any animals kept for use or profit
B2Morelook around
US /lʊk əˈraʊnd/
UK /luk əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To explore a place; search for something.
A1Morelotion
US /ˈloʊʃn/
UK /ˈləʊʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquid applied onto the skin to protect, soften it
C1Morelung
US /lʌŋ/
UK /lʌŋ/
- Noun
- One of the two organs we use to breathe
B1Moremiscellaneous
US /ˌmɪsəˈleniəs/
UK /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
- Adjective
- Including many things of different kinds; various
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A collection of various items.
C1Moremiss out
US /mɪs aʊt/
UK /mis aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To exclude; not include in something
- To fail to take advantage of something; to lose an opportunity.
A1Moremold
US /mold/
UK /məʊld/
- Noun
- Distinctive type of character or nature
- Fungus growing on old food or in wet dark places
- Transitive Verb
- To influence a person's character or behavior
- To form something into a shape
B1Moremousse
US /mus/
UK /mu:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cold, creamy, usually sweet food eaten for dessert
- Substance to form or shape hair
C1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreopen-heart surgery
US
UK
- Noun
- Surgery performed on the opened heart, usually involving a heart-lung bypass machine.
B2Morepearl
US /pɜ:rl/
UK /pɜ:l/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ball formed in oysters used in jewelry
- Someone, something that is admired, among the best
B1Morepork
US /pɔ:rk/
UK /pɔ:k/
- Uncountable Noun
- Meat of a pig, used for food
B2Morerenewable
US /rɪˈnu:/
UK /rɪˈnju:əbl/
- Adjective
- Being able to be replaced naturally
- Noun
- A resource that can be used again many times
C1Moreresearch
US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
A2TOEICMoreretain
US /rɪˈten/
UK /rɪ'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
- To keep one thing inside another for a time
A2Morerid
US /rɪd/
UK /rɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- Adjective
- Freed or delivered from something.
A2Moresame time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
- Noun
- An equal duration or period.
A1Moresandpaper
US /ˈsændˌpepɚ/
UK /'sændpeɪpə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Paper with glued sand used for smoothing wood
C2Moresausage
US /ˈsɔ:sɪdʒ/
UK /ˈsɒsɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
B1Moreshampoo
US /ʃæmˈpu/
UK /ʃæmˈpu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance used to wash the hair
- Transitive Verb
- To use shampoo to wash your hair
B2Moreshell
US /ʃɛl/
UK /ʃel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- Hard metal container containing a bullet
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the outer covering of peas, nuts etc.
- To fire shells (weapons) at
B1Moresieve
US /sɪv/
UK /sɪv/
- Noun
- Device with fine mesh to filter out liquids
- used for something that fails to hold water or allows something to easily escape or enter
- Transitive Verb
- To push food through fine mesh to remove pips, etc.
C1Moreslaughter
US /ˈslɔtɚ/
UK /'slɔ:tə(r)/
- Noun
- Act of killing an animal to get its meat
- Beating someone easily and totally in a sport
- Transitive Verb
- To kill an animal, usually to get its meat
- To beat someone easily and totally in a sport
B2Moresupermarket
US /ˈsupɚˌmɑrkɪt/
UK /ˈsju:pəˌmɑ:kit/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Self-service store selling groceries etc.
C2Moretag on
US /tæg ɑn/
UK /tæg ɒn/
- other
- To add something extra or join a group or activity.
B2Moretexture
US /ˈtɛkstʃɚ/
UK /ˈtekstʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quality from different elements, as in music
- Look and feel of a substance or material
- Transitive Verb
- To give a particular look or feel to a surface
B1Moretogether with
US /təˈɡɛðɚ wɪð/
UK /təˈɡeðə wið/
- Preposition
- In addition to; along with.
- Including; as well as.
A1Moretoothpaste
US /ˈtuθˌpest/
UK /ˈtu:θpeɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- A paste used for cleaning teeth
- A tube containing paste used for cleaning the teeth.
B2Moretuna
US /ˈtu:nə/
UK /ˈtju:nə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large sea fish that is caught for food
B2Moreused up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To use all of; consume
- Adjective
- Exhausted or depleted.
A1Morevanilla
US /vəˈnɪlə/
UK /vəˈnɪlə/
- Adjective
- Having the taste of vanilla
- Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taste from seed of vanilla plant, as in ice cream
- Any orchid of the genus Vanilla, characterized by fragrant flowers and long pod-like fruit.
B2Moreweigh
US /weɪ/
UK /weɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance things against each other
- To consider something carefully to form an opinion
A2TOEICMorewrinkle
US /ˈrɪŋkəl/
UK /'rɪŋkl/
- Noun
- Small folds in the skin, e.g. as a sign of age
B2More
