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aluminum
US /ə'lju:minəm/
UK /ə'lju:minəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
B2Morearchitect
US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛkt/
UK /ˈɑ:kɪtekt/
- Noun
- Person who designs and advises on buildings
B1Morearrange
US /əˈrendʒ/
UK /əˈreɪndʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To write music for a particular instrument
- To organize things or people in a particular way
A2TOEICMorearranged in
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
- Displayed or set out attractively within something.
atom
US /ˈætəm/
UK /'ætəm/
- Noun
- Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
B1Moreatomic
US /əˈtɑ:mɪk/
UK /əˈtɒmɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning atoms
B1Morebased on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- Preposition
- Using something as the main idea or foundation.
- Relying on something as evidence or justification.
A1Moreblank
US /blæŋk/
UK /blæŋk/
- Adjective
- Showing no emotion or understanding
- Being empty; not filled out; with no writing on it
- Noun
- Empty space on a form which you fill in
A2Morebold
US /bold/
UK /bəʊld/
- Adjective
- Brave; very confident; too confident
- Having a strong, vivid, or striking appearance or flavor
- Noun
- Darker heavier shade of a font
B1Morebrilliance
US /ˈbrɪljəns/
UK /'brɪlɪəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Great amount of skill or intelligence
- The (great amount of) brightness of something
B2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morechemistry
US /ˈkɛmɪstri/
UK /'kemɪstrɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The study of the structure of substances
B1Morecolumn
US /ˈkɑ:ləm/
UK /ˈkɒləm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
- Strong vertical stone pillar that holds up a roof
B1Morecomprehensive
US /ˌkɑ:mprɪˈhensɪv/
UK /ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv/
- Adjective
- Including most or all things
B1TOEICMorecream
US /krim/
UK /kri:m/
- Adjective
- Pale color that is yellowish white
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
- Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
B1Morecreator
US /kriˈetɚ/
UK /kriˈeɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who makes something original or new
- A company or organization that produces something.
A2Morecubic
US /ˈkjubɪk/
UK /ˈkju:bɪk/
- Adjective
- Measurement of the length, width, and height
B2Moredash
US /dæʃ/
UK /dæʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit against something with a lot of force
- To destroy or damage a feeling, such as hope
- Noun
- Hyphen e.g. '-'; or space
- Act of running quickly towards a particular place
B1TOEICMoredesignate
US /ˈdɛzɪɡˌnet/
UK /'dezɪɡneɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To officially choose for a position; appoint
- To identify or mark something for a purpose
B1Morediscover
US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/
UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To find something new that was not known before
- To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
A2TOEICMoreearn
US /ɜ:rn/
UK /ɜ:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To deserve something because you worked for it
- To get money for work
A2TOEICMoreelement
US /ˈɛləmənt/
UK /'elɪmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Essential or particular part of something
- A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.
A2TOEICMoreflatten
US /ˈflætn:/
UK /'flætn/
- Transitive Verb
- To make level and spread out over a surface
B1Morefrom the first
US /frəm ðə ˈfɝst/
UK /frəm ðə ˈfɜ:st/
- other
- From the very beginning.
B2Moregenius
US /ˈdʒinjəs/
UK /'dʒi:nɪəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.
B2Moreheat
US /hit/
UK /hi:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- Particular temperature at which to cook something
- Transitive Verb
- To make hot or hotter
A2Morehydrogen
US /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/
UK /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Lightest of all chemical elements
B1Moreicon
US /ˈaɪˌkɑn/
UK /'aɪkɒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small image on a computer screen
- Person widely recognized as a symbol of something
B1Morein the meantime
US /ɪn ði ˈminˌtaɪm/
UK /in ðə ˈmi:ntaim/
- Phrase
- During the time between two events; meanwhile.
A1Moreisolate
US /ˈaɪsəˌlet/
UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- To keep in a place or situation apart from others
B1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremelt
US /mɛlt/
UK /melt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To disappear or to go away
- To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
- Uncountable Noun
- A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
B1Moremetal
US /ˈmɛtl/
UK /ˈmetl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
- An object made of metal.
- Adjective
- Made something such as gold, steel, iron
A2Moremug
US /mʌɡ/
UK /mʌɡ/
- Countable Noun
- Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
- Transitive Verb
- To attack someone to rob them
B1Morenail
US /nel/
UK /neɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
- Hard part at the end of your finger
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things together with metal nails
- To catch someone doing an illegal activity
B1Morename for
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
A1Moreofficially
US /əˈfɪʃəlɪ/
UK /əˈfɪʃəli/
- Adverb
- According to what is stated by an authority figure
- In a public or open manner.
A2Moreone step away
US
UK
- Adjective
- Very close to achieving something.
- Phrase
- A short distance from something.
A2Moreore
US /ɔr, or/
UK /ɔ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Rock containing valuable metal
- A source or supply of something.
B2Moreparaphrase
US /ˈpærəˌfrez/
UK /ˈpærəfreɪz/
- Noun
- Summary of another person's words
B2Moreperiodic
US /ˌpɪriˈɑ:dɪk/
UK /ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪk/
- Adjective
- Happening regularly, but not frequently
A2Morepredict
US /prɪˈdɪkt/
UK /prɪ'dɪkt/
- Transitive Verb
- To guess or estimate what will or might happen
A2TOEICMoreprediction
US /prɪˈdɪkʃən/
UK /prɪˈdɪkʃn/
- Noun
- A statement of what will happen next
A2Morerecognizable
US /ˈrekəɡnaɪzəbl/
UK /ˈrekəgnaɪzəbl/
- Adjective
- Being easily identified because of some quality
- Having a distinct or identifiable character or quality.
B1TOEICMorescience
US /ˈsaɪəns/
UK /'saɪəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
A2TOEICMoresheet
US /ʃit/
UK /ʃi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
- Piece of thin flat metal, plastic or glass
A2Moreshower
US /ˈʃaʊɚ/
UK /ˈʃaʊə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device producing falling water for cleaning
- Process of washing your body under running water
- Intransitive Verb
- To wash your body under running water
A2Moreslab
US /slæb/
UK /slæb/
- Noun
- Thick, flat slice of something
B2Moresolid
US /ˈsɑlɪd/
UK /'sɒlɪd/
- Adjective
- Being able to be trusted; reliable
- Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
- Noun
- Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
A2Morespot
US /spɑt/
UK /spɒt/
- Noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Transitive Verb
- To see someone or something by chance
A2TOEICMorestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2Morestretch
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
A2TOEICMoresurround
US /səˈraʊnd/
UK /səˈraʊnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To be all the way around something
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
A2Moresynthesize
US /ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz/
UK /'sɪnθəsaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine different things into a new form
- To combine different things into a new form
B2Moretemperature
US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/
UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When you your body heat is above normal
- How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
A2Moretrendy
US /ˈtrɛndi/
UK /ˈtrendi/
- Adjective
- In the latest style; up to the minute
C1Moreunknown
US /ˌʌnˈnoʊn/
UK /ˌʌnˈnəʊn/
- Adjective
- Not being known or famous
- Being unfamiliar or not known
- Countable Noun
- Person who is not famous or known by many
B1Moreup there
US /ʌp ðɛr/
UK /ʌp ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- In heaven.
A1Moreweigh
US /weɪ/
UK /weɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance things against each other
- To consider something carefully to form an opinion
A2TOEICMoreweight
US /wet/
UK /weɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- How heavy something is
- Metal object to measure how heavy something is
A2TOEICMoreworldwide
US /ˈwɚldˈwaɪd/
UK /ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd/
- Adjective
- Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- Adverb
- Extending or reaching throughout the whole world.
B1Morewound
US /waʊnd/
UK /waʊnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- To hurt someone emotionally
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sadness or displeasure caused by a bad memory
- Physical injury, especially that suffered in war
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