sundry
sundry - různý, rozličný, všelijaký, rozmanitý
BrE
/'sʌndri/
AmE
/'sʌndri/

adjective, formal - various; of different kinds, usually not worth listing individually

Polaris
Polaris - Polárka, Severka (hvězda)
BrE
/pə'lɑ:rɪs/
AmE
/pə'lærɪs/

noun - the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, located nearly directly above the Earth’s North Pole

 
Ursa Minor - Malá medvědice (souhvězdí)
BrE
/ˌɜ:sə 'maɪnə/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rsə 'maɪnər/

noun - a small constellation in the northern sky, also known as the Little Bear; it contains Polaris, the North Star

 
Ursa Major - Velká medvědice (souhvězdí)
BrE
/ˌɜ:sə 'meɪdʒə/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rsə 'meɪdʒər/

noun - a large constellation in the northern sky, also known as the Great Bear; it contains the asterism called the Big Dipper

Orion
Orion - Orion (souhvězdí)
BrE
/ə'raɪən/
AmE
/oʊ'raɪən/

noun - a prominent constellation named after a hunter in Greek mythology

corn
corn - kuří oko
BrE
/'kɔ:n/
AmE
/'kɔ:rn/

noun - a small area of hard skin on your foot that is usually painful

gilded
gilded - pozlacený (zlatem nebo zlatou barvou)
BrE
/'gɪldɪd/
AmE
/'gɪldɪd/

adjective - covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint

gild
gild - zbarvit do zlatova, dodat zlatavý vzhled
BrE
/'gɪld/
AmE
/'gɪld/

verb, literary - to give something a golden appearance or a look of richness and beauty, as if it were covered in gold

gild
gild - zlatit, pozlatit, potáhnout zlatem, natřít zlatou barvou
BrE
/'gɪld/
AmE
/'gɪld/

verb - to cover something with a thin layer of gold or gold paint

 
equivocal - dvojznačný, nejednoznačný
BrE
/ɪ'kwɪvəkl/
AmE
/ɪ'kwɪvəkl/

adjective - not clear or definite, having more than one possible meaning

valerian
valerian - kozlík, kozlík lékařský
BrE
/və'lɪəriən/
AmE
/və'lɪriən/

noun, technical - a plant witch clusters of small white and pink flowers whose root is used in medicine, often to help people relax or sleep

off-white
off-white - špinavě bílý, smetanový, mírně našedlý, nažloutlý
BrE
/ˌɒf'waɪt/
AmE
/ˌɑ:f'waɪt/

adjective - describing something that is almost white, but not pure white

off white
off white - špinavě bílá, smetanová, mírně našedlá, nažloutlá (barva)
BrE
/ˌɒf'waɪt/
AmE
/ˌɑ:f'waɪt/

noun - a colour that is close to white but with a hint of another shade, such as cream, beige, or grey

 
internalize - zinternalizovat, osvojit si, přijmout za své
BrE
/ɪn'tɜ:nəlaɪz/
AmE
/ɪn'tɜ:rnəlaɪz/

verb - to make something (like an idea, belief, or behavior) a natural part of the way you think or behave

 
fossilization - fosilizace, zkamenění
BrE
/ˌfɒsəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:səlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

noun - the process by which something becomes fossilized; often used literally for bones or plants turning into fossils, or metaphorically for ideas or behaviors becoming fixed and unchanging