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/'tʃekˌmeɪt/

AmE

/'tʃekˌmeɪt/

verb - to put the opponent's king in a position from which there is no escape

adjective - done to save lives

BrE

/'kæptʃə/

AmE

/'kæptʃər/

noun - the act of making someone prisoner, the state of being prisoner

BrE

/daɪ'ægənl/

AmE

/daɪ'ægənl/

noun - a straight line connecting two nonadjacent corners of a rectangle, a square, etc.

BrE

/'faɪl/

AmE

/'faɪl/

noun - a column of squares on a chessboard marked A-H

BrE

/'ræŋk/

AmE

/'ræŋk/

noun - a line of squares on the chessboard marked 1-8

BrE

/'praɪsləs/

AmE

/'praɪsləs/

adjective - extremely funny

noun - the decisions people tend to make at the beginning of a new year

verb - to hesitate, show indecision, or be uncertain

BrE

/'entə/

AmE

/'ent̬ər/

verb - to participate in something (a competition etc.)

adverb - using your hands

noun, technical - a vertical window that sticks out from a sloping roof

noun, technical - a vertical window that sticks out from a sloping roof

BrE

/'entə/

AmE

/'ent̬ər/

verb - to write information into a computer, a book etc.

BrE

/'laɪfseɪvə/

AmE

/'laɪfseɪvər/

noun - something that saves people's lives