fence
fence - plot
BrE
/'fens/
AmE
/'fens/

noun - a wooden or metal or wire barrier that runs around a garden etc. to prevent people or animals from getting in or out

dust
dust - prach
BrE
/'dʌst/
AmE
/'dʌst/

noun - fine powder with small particles of dirt and sand etc. that usually covers things in your home if you don't clean very often

 
Snow White - Sněhurka
BrE
/ˌsnəʊ'waɪt/
AmE
/ˌsnoʊ'waɪt/

noun - the main character from a famous fairytale about a beautiful girl who comes to live with seven little dwarfs in a little cottage

star
star - hvězda, hvězdička
BrE
/'stɑ:/
AmE
/'stɑ:r/

noun - one of the many small lights that we can see in the sky at night, which are actually large balls of burning gas

 
space probe - vesmírná sonda
BrE
/'speɪsˌprəʊb/
AmE
/'speɪsˌproʊb/

noun - a kind of spacecraft with no people in it that is sent through space to gather information and send it back to earth

 
costs - soudní výlohy
BrE
/'kɒsts/
AmE
/'kɑ:sts/

noun - the money that the losing party has to pay to the winning party in a court of law (for the expenses of litigation)

 
x-rays - rentgen
BrE
/'eksreɪz/
AmE
/'eksreɪz/

noun - beams of invisible light that can go through solid things, it is used e.g. in medicine to take pictures of broken bones etc.

 
orienteering - orientační běh
BrE
/ˌɔ:riən'tɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌɔ:riən'tɪrɪŋ/

noun - a kind of sport in which you have to find a certain place as quickly as possible using a map and a compass

crossbow
crossbow - kuš, kuše
BrE
/'krɒsbəʊ/
AmE
/'krɑ:sboʊ/

noun - a weapon used in the past to shoot short arrows, it consists of a small bow fixed to a longer piece of wood

intern
intern - stážista
BrE
/'ɪntɜ:n/
AmE
/'ɪntɜ:rn/

noun, American English - a person who works temporarily in a job, often to gain work experience or fulfil educational requirements, usually with limited pay or responsibilities

 
crouch - přikrčení
BrE
/'kraʊtʃ/
AmE
/'kraʊtʃ/

noun - the position of the body in which the knees and the body is slightly bent so that you are closer to the ground

infirmary
infirmary - ošetřovna
BrE
/ɪn'fɜ:məri/
AmE
/ɪn'fɜ:rməri/

noun, American English - a place in an institution (such a school, prison etc.) where a sick person can be treated by a nurse or a doctor

 
iodine - jod
BrE
/'aɪədi:n/
AmE
/'aɪədi:n/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 53) a halogen that is often used in medicine (usually as a disinfectant), it forms black crystals

 
chromium - chrom
BrE
/'krəʊmiəm/
AmE
/'kroʊmiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 24) a blue-white metal resistant to corrosion, it is used in stainless steel and other alloys

 
neon - neon
BrE
/'ni:ɒn/
AmE
/'ni:ɑ:n/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 10) a colorless gas that gives a red glow when used in discharge tubes and advertising signs