mushroom
mushroom - houba
BrE
/'mʌʃru:m/
AmE
/'mʌʃru:m/

noun - a living thing similar to a plant that has no leaves or flower, it grows very quickly, some of them can be eaten

rake
rake - hrabat (hráběmi)
BrE
/'reɪk/
AmE
/'reɪk/

verb - to gather leaves or dried grass with a gardening tool that has a long handle and a row of teeth at the end

handle
handle - klika, rukojeť, držadlo, držák, násada
BrE
/'hændl/
AmE
/'hændl/

noun - a part of something that you hold with your hand, a thing that you use to open or close something with your hand

glove compartment
glove compartment - přihrádka spolujezdce (v přední části vozu)
BrE
/'glʌv kəmˌpɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/'glʌv kəmˌpɑ:rtmənt/

noun - a small space at the front of the car opposite the front seats where you can put small things (e.g. gloves, wallet etc.)

underground
underground - metro, podzemní dráha
BrE
/'ʌndəgraʊnd/
AmE
/'ʌndərgraʊnd/

noun, British English - a kind of train that travels in tunnels under a city and stops at regular intervals for people to get in or out

tow away
tow away - odtáhnout (vozidlo)
BrE
/ˌtəʊ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌtoʊ ə'weɪ/

verb - to remove a car from the street by pulling it with a special truck, esp. because of parking where it is not allowed

subway
subway - metro, podzemní dráha
BrE
/'sʌbweɪ/
AmE
/'sʌbweɪ/

noun, American English - a kind of train that travels in tunnels under a city and stops at regular intervals for people to get 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

bamboo
bamboo - bambus
BrE
/'bæmbu:/
AmE
/'bæmbu:/

noun - a tall tropical plant, it can be eaten when it is young or furniture can be made of it when it is older

bulldozer
bulldozer - buldozer
BrE
/'bʊldəʊzə/
AmE
/'bʊldoʊzər/

noun - a large heavy vehicle that is used for clearing the ground, pushing heavy things out of the way and even knocking down buildings

airbed
airbed - nafukovací matrace, nafukovací lehátko
BrE
/'eəbed/
AmE
/'erbed/

noun - a kind of mattress filled with air that you can put on water and lie on it or use it as a bed

 
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

 
application form - přihláška (formulář)
BrE
/ˌæplɪ'keɪʃnˌfɔ:m/
AmE
/ˌæplɪ'keɪʃnˌfɔ:rm/

noun - a piece of paper that you fill in when you want to get something (such as a job, a scholarship, a grant etc.)

 
breathing - dýchání
BrE
/'bri:ðɪŋ/
AmE
/'bri:ðɪŋ/

noun - the act of taking air inside your body and letting it out again (through your nose and mouth into your lungs and out)

 
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