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/'pɪkæks/

AmE

/'pɪkæks/

noun - a large tool that can be used for digging holes, especially in hard ground

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/'maɪk/

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/'maɪk/

noun, informal - an informal word for a microphone

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/ʌn'skru:/

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/ʌn'skru:/

verb - to turn a screw anti-clockwise in order to release something

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/mə'njʊə/

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/mə'nʊr/

noun - the solid waste material from the body of an animal, esp. when it is used as a fertilizer etc.

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/ʌn'ləʊd/

AmE

/ʌn'loʊd/

verb - to put things off a ship, a lorry etc.

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/'pi:/

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/'pi:/

noun, informal - the yellowish liquid that comes out of your body when you use the toilet

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/'pi:/

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/'pi:/

verb, informal - to go to the toilet and let the yellowish liquid come out of your body

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/'gʌlp/

AmE

/'gʌlp/

verb - to swallow something hurriedly

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/'gʌlp/

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/'gʌlp/

noun - a hurried act of swallowing

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/ɪk'stɪŋgwɪʃ/

AmE

/ɪk'stɪŋgwɪʃ/

verb - to make something stop burning or shining

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/ɪg'naɪt/

AmE

/ɪg'naɪt/

verb - to set something on fire, to start to burn

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/ˌri:'stɑ:t/

AmE

/ˌri:'stɑ:rt/

verb - to start again

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/'ɒskə/

AmE

/'ɑ:skər/

noun - the award given every year for the best films, actors, etc., the Academy Award

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/'ɒfntaɪmz/

AmE

/'ɔ:fntaɪmz/

adverb, American English, informal - often

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/ˌsaɪəns'fɪkʃnˌmu:vi/

AmE

/ˌsaɪəns'fɪkʃnˌmu:vi/

noun - a type of film about space, aliens, future technologies etc.