crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
bustier (English, adj)
Forms: form: busty
tags: positive
form: bustier
tags: comparative
form: bustiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: poses: adjective
ipa: /ˈbʌsti.ə(r)/
poses: adjective
tags: UK
poses: adjective
glosses: The comparative form of busty; more busty.
bustiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: busty
tags: positive
form: bustier
tags: comparative
form: bustiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of busty; most busty.
houseboats (English, noun)
Forms: form: houseboat
raw_tags: Singular
form: houseboats
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of houseboat; more than one (kind of) houseboat.
boathouses (English, noun)
Forms: form: boathouse
raw_tags: Singular
form: boathouses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of boathouse; more than one (kind of) boathouse.
nite (English, noun)
Forms: form: nite
raw_tags: Singular
form: nites
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /naɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: knight
night
glosses: A short way to say night.
raw_tags: informal
countable
examples: The family went to a nite at the opera.
nites (English, noun)
Forms: form: nite
raw_tags: Singular
form: nites
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of nite; more than one (kind of) nite.
ordeal (English, noun)
Forms: form: ordeal
raw_tags: Singular
form: ordeals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːˈdiːl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɔrˈdil/
tags: Canada
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An ordeal is a very unpleasant experience.
raw_tags: countable
ordeals (English, noun)
Forms: form: ordeal
raw_tags: Singular
form: ordeals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ordeal; more than one (kind of) ordeal.
wolverine (English, noun)
Forms: form: wolverine
raw_tags: Singular
form: wolverines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌwʊlvəˈriːn/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwʊlvəˌriːn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A carnivorous mammal related to the weasel.
raw_tags: countable
loon (English, noun)
Forms: form: loon
raw_tags: Singular
form: loons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈluːn/
tags: US
glosses: A loon is a large bird with a short tail found in the Northern Hemisphere.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The loon made a loud sound as it searched for fish in the lake.
loons (English, noun)
Forms: form: loon
raw_tags: Singular
form: loons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of loon; more than one (kind of) loon.
wolverines (English, noun)
Forms: form: wolverine
raw_tags: Singular
form: wolverines
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of wolverine; more than one (kind of) wolverine.
uncredited (English, adj)
Forms: form: uncredited
tags: positive
form: more uncredited
tags: comparative
form: most uncredited
tags: superlative
glosses: A person or their work that is not publicly credited.
examples: A few songs on the album have uncredited vocals.
toucan (English, noun)
Forms: form: toucan
raw_tags: Singular
form: toucans
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtuːkən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtuːˌkæn/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A toucan is a bird with a large colorful beak.
raw_tags: countable
magpie (English, noun)
Forms: form: magpie
raw_tags: Singular
form: magpies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/
tags: Australia
glosses: A magpie is a black and white type of bird with a long tail.
raw_tags: countable
husky (English, noun)
Forms: form: husky
raw_tags: Singular
form: huskies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌs.ki/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: A husky is a large dog used to pull a sled.
raw_tags: countable
lemur (English, noun)
Forms: form: lemur
raw_tags: Singular
form: lemurs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈliːmə(r)/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A lemur is an animal with a pointy nose and a long tail. It is commonly found in Madagascar.
raw_tags: countable
toucans (English, noun)
Forms: form: toucan
raw_tags: Singular
form: toucans
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of toucan; more than one (kind of) toucan.
magpies (English, noun)
Forms: form: magpie
raw_tags: Singular
form: magpies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of magpie; more than one (kind of) magpie.
lemurs (English, noun)
Forms: form: lemur
raw_tags: Singular
form: lemurs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of lemur; more than one (kind of) lemur.
unctuous (English, adj)
Forms: form: unctuous
tags: positive
form: more unctuous
tags: comparative
form: most unctuous
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌnktʃuəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If a substance is unctuous, it is oily or greasy.
raw_tags: of a liquid or substance
glosses: If a person is unctuous, they are polite but would want something in return.
raw_tags: by extension
ingratiate (English, verb)
Forms: form: ingratiate
tags: canonical
form: ingratiates
tags: third-person
singular
form: ingratiated
tags: past
form: ingratiated
tags: past
participle
form: ingratiating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈɡreɪ.ʃi.eɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you ingratiate, you bring yourself into favour by trying to please another person.
ingratiates (English, verb)
Forms: form: ingratiate
tags: canonical
form: ingratiates
tags: third-person
singular
form: ingratiated
tags: past
form: ingratiated
tags: past
participle
form: ingratiating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of ingratiate.
ingratiated (English, verb)
Forms: form: ingratiate
tags: canonical
form: ingratiates
tags: third-person
singular
form: ingratiated
tags: past
form: ingratiated
tags: past
participle
form: ingratiating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of ingratiate.
ingratiating (English, verb)
Forms: form: ingratiate
tags: canonical
form: ingratiates
tags: third-person
singular
form: ingratiated
tags: past
form: ingratiated
tags: past
participle
form: ingratiating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of ingratiate.
sucrose (English, noun)
Forms: form: sucrose
raw_tags: Singular
form: sucroses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsukroʊs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsuːkrəʊz/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Sucrose is a disaccharide that is made up of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose.
lactose (English, noun)
Forms: form: lactose
raw_tags: Singular
form: lactoses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlæk.təʊs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlæk.toʊs/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Lactose is a disaccharide that is made up of two simple sugars, glucose and galactose.
sucroses (English, noun)
Forms: form: sucrose
raw_tags: Singular
form: sucroses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sucrose; more than one (kind of) sucrose.
lactoses (English, noun)
Forms: form: lactose
raw_tags: Singular
form: lactoses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of lactose; more than one (kind of) lactose.
holster (English, noun)
Forms: form: holster
raw_tags: Singular
form: holsters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɒlstə(r)/
tags: UK
glosses: A holster is a case for carrying a gun.
raw_tags: countable
holster (English, verb)
Forms: form: holster
tags: canonical
form: holsters
tags: third-person
singular
form: holstered
tags: past
form: holstered
tags: past
participle
form: holstering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɒlstə(r)/
tags: UK
glosses: If you holster a gun, you put the gun in a holster.
holsters (English, noun)
Forms: form: holster
raw_tags: Singular
form: holsters
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of holster; more than one (kind of) holster.
holsters (English, verb)
Forms: form: holster
tags: canonical
form: holsters
tags: third-person
singular
form: holstered
tags: past
form: holstered
tags: past
participle
form: holstering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of holster.
holstered (English, verb)
Forms: form: holster
tags: canonical
form: holsters
tags: third-person
singular
form: holstered
tags: past
form: holstered
tags: past
participle
form: holstering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of holster.
holstering (English, verb)
Forms: form: holster
tags: canonical
form: holsters
tags: third-person
singular
form: holstered
tags: past
form: holstered
tags: past
participle
form: holstering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of holster.
bankruptcy (English, noun)
Forms: form: bankruptcy
raw_tags: Singular
form: bankruptcies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæŋkrʌptsɪ/
tags: UK
glosses: A bankruptcy is when a person or a business goes bankrupt.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The shoe store ran out of money and had to declare bankruptcy.
bankruptcies (English, noun)
Forms: form: bankruptcy
raw_tags: Singular
form: bankruptcies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bankruptcy; more than one (kind of) bankruptcy.
trilogy (English, noun)
Forms: form: trilogy
raw_tags: Singular
form: trilogies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɪlədʒi/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A trilogy is a set of three related works of art such as literature, film, or video games.
trilogies (English, noun)
Forms: form: trilogy
raw_tags: Singular
form: trilogies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of trilogy; more than one (kind of) trilogy.
phonographs (English, noun)
Forms: form: phonograph
raw_tags: Singular
form: phonographs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of phonograph; more than one (kind of) phonograph.
CDs (English, noun)
Forms: form: CD
raw_tags: Singular
form: CDs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of CD; more than one (kind of) CD.
clod (English, noun)
Forms: form: clod
raw_tags: Singular
form: clods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɒd/
tags: UK
ipa: /klɑd/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A clod is a lump of clay.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A clod is a stupid person.
raw_tags: countable
informal
clods (English, noun)
Forms: form: clod
raw_tags: Singular
form: clods
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of clod; more than one (kind of) clod.
cut corners (English, phrase)
Forms: form: cut corners
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If a person cuts corners, they do an incomplete job or to do something poorly.
raw_tags: idiomatic
cavalcade (English, noun)
Forms: form: cavalcade
raw_tags: Singular
form: cavalcades
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkævəlˌkeɪd/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A cavalcade is a parade of people walking or in a mode of transport.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: parade
procession
cavalcades (English, noun)
Forms: form: cavalcade
raw_tags: Singular
form: cavalcades
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of cavalcade; more than one (kind of) cavalcade.
cromulent (English, adj)
Forms: form: cromulent
tags: positive
form: more cromulent
tags: comparative
form: most cromulent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkrɑmjʊlənt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkrɒmjʊlənt/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is cromulent, it is acceptable or correct.
embiggen (English, verb)
Forms: form: embiggen
tags: canonical
form: embiggens
tags: third-person
singular
form: embiggened
tags: past
form: embiggened
tags: past
participle
form: embiggening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛmˈbɪɡən/
tags: US
ipa: /ɪmˈbɪɡən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you embiggen something, you make it bigger.
raw_tags: transitive
embiggens (English, verb)
Forms: form: embiggen
tags: canonical
form: embiggens
tags: third-person
singular
form: embiggened
tags: past
form: embiggened
tags: past
participle
form: embiggening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of embiggen.
embiggened (English, verb)
Forms: form: embiggen
tags: canonical
form: embiggens
tags: third-person
singular
form: embiggened
tags: past
form: embiggened
tags: past
participle
form: embiggening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of embiggen.
embiggening (English, verb)
Forms: form: embiggen
tags: canonical
form: embiggens
tags: third-person
singular
form: embiggened
tags: past
form: embiggened
tags: past
participle
form: embiggening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of embiggen.
fife (English, noun)
Forms: form: fife
raw_tags: Singular
form: fifes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʌɪf/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A fife small shrill flute and is usually used together with the drum in military music.
raw_tags: countable
music
fifes (English, noun)
Forms: form: fife
raw_tags: Singular
form: fifes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of fife; more than one (kind of) fife.
infamy (English, noun)
Forms: form: infamy
raw_tags: Singular
form: infamies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnfəmi/
tags: UK
glosses: Infamy is the reputation of being infamous or evil.
infamies (English, noun)
Forms: form: infamy
raw_tags: Singular
form: infamies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of infamy; more than one (kind of) infamy.
predicament (English, noun)
Forms: form: predicament
raw_tags: Singular
form: predicaments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If a person is in a state of predicament, they are in a difficult or embarrassing situation.
raw_tags: countable
predicaments (English, noun)
Forms: form: predicament
raw_tags: Singular
form: predicaments
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of predicament; more than one (kind of) predicament.
sham (English, adj)
Forms: form: sham
tags: positive
form: more sham
tags: comparative
form: most sham
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃæm/
tags: UK
glosses: If an event is a sham, it's purpose is to trick people.
sham (English, noun)
Forms: form: sham
raw_tags: Singular
form: shams
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃæm/
tags: UK
glosses: A sham is something that purports to be real.
sham (English, verb)
Forms: form: sham
tags: canonical
form: shams
tags: third-person
singular
form: shammed
tags: past
form: shammed
tags: past
participle
form: shamming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃæm/
tags: UK
glosses: If a person shams, they deceive others by making a false thing appear true.
shams (English, noun)
Forms: form: sham
raw_tags: Singular
form: shams
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sham; more than one (kind of) sham.
shams (English, verb)
Forms: form: sham
tags: canonical
form: shams
tags: third-person
singular
form: shammed
tags: past
form: shammed
tags: past
participle
form: shamming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of sham.
shammed (English, verb)
Forms: form: sham
tags: canonical
form: shams
tags: third-person
singular
form: shammed
tags: past
form: shammed
tags: past
participle
form: shamming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of sham.
shamming (English, verb)
Forms: form: sham
tags: canonical
form: shams
tags: third-person
singular
form: shammed
tags: past
form: shammed
tags: past
participle
form: shamming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of sham.
purport (English, noun)
Forms: form: purport
raw_tags: Singular
form: purports
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɜːpɔːt/
tags: UK
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈpɚpɔrt/
tags: US
poses: noun
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A purport is the intention or purpose of something.
purport (English, verb)
Forms: form: purport
tags: canonical
form: purports
tags: third-person
singular
form: purported
tags: past
form: purported
tags: past
participle
form: purporting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈpɔːt/
tags: UK
poses: verb
ipa: /pɚˈpɔrt/
tags: US
poses: verb
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If a person purports, they falsely or inaccurately pretend to be or to do something.
purports (English, noun)
Forms: form: purport
raw_tags: Singular
form: purports
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of purport; more than one (kind of) purport.
purports (English, verb)
Forms: form: purport
tags: canonical
form: purports
tags: third-person
singular
form: purported
tags: past
form: purported
tags: past
participle
form: purporting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of purport.
purported (English, verb)
Forms: form: purport
tags: canonical
form: purports
tags: third-person
singular
form: purported
tags: past
form: purported
tags: past
participle
form: purporting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of purport.
purporting (English, verb)
Forms: form: purport
tags: canonical
form: purports
tags: third-person
singular
form: purported
tags: past
form: purported
tags: past
participle
form: purporting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of purport.
raccoon (English, noun)
Forms: form: raccoon
raw_tags: Singular
form: raccoons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rəˈkuːn/
ipa: /ræˈkun/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A raccoon is a type of mammal that is native in North America that has a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.
raw_tags: countable
raccoons (English, noun)
Forms: form: raccoon
raw_tags: Singular
form: raccoons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of raccoon; more than one (kind of) raccoon.
grovel (English, verb)
Forms: form: groveled
tags: past
form: groveled
tags: past
participle
form: groveling
tags: present
participle
form: grovel
tags: canonical
form: grovels
tags: third-person
singular
form: grovelled
tags: past
form: grovelled
tags: past
participle
form: grovelling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡrɒv(ə)l/
tags: US
glosses: If a person grovels, they prone or crawl on the ground.
raw_tags: intransitive
grovels (English, verb)
Forms: form: groveled
tags: past
form: groveled
tags: past
participle
form: groveling
tags: present
participle
form: grovel
tags: canonical
form: grovels
tags: third-person
singular
form: grovelled
tags: past
form: grovelled
tags: past
participle
form: grovelling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of grovel.
groveled (English, verb)
Forms: form: grovel
tags: canonical
form: grovels
tags: third-person
singular
form: groveled
tags: past
form: groveled
tags: past
participle
form: groveling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of grovel.
grovelled (English, verb)
Forms: form: grovel
tags: canonical
form: grovels
tags: third-person
singular
form: grovelled
tags: past
form: grovelled
tags: past
participle
form: grovelling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of grovel.
groveling (English, verb)
Forms: form: grovel
tags: canonical
form: grovels
tags: third-person
singular
form: groveled
tags: past
form: groveled
tags: past
participle
form: groveling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of grovel.
grovelling (English, verb)
Forms: form: grovel
tags: canonical
form: grovels
tags: third-person
singular
form: grovelled
tags: past
form: grovelled
tags: past
participle
form: grovelling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of grovel.
travesty (English, noun)
Forms: form: travesty
raw_tags: Singular
form: travesties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtræv.ɪs.ti/
tags: US
glosses: A travesty is when something is shockingly unfair or incorrect.
tags: singular
examples: It was a travesty when the artwork was damaged by water.
travesty (English, verb)
Forms: form: travesty
tags: canonical
form: travesties
tags: third-person
singular
form: travestied
tags: past
form: travestied
tags: past
participle
form: travestying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtræv.ɪs.ti/
tags: US
glosses: If a person travesties, they make a false representation of something.
raw_tags: transitive
travesties (English, noun)
Forms: form: travesty
raw_tags: Singular
form: travesties
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of travesty; more than one (kind of) travesty.
travesties (English, verb)
Forms: form: travesty
tags: canonical
form: travesties
tags: third-person
singular
form: travestied
tags: past
form: travestied
tags: past
participle
form: travestying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of travesty.
travestied (English, verb)
Forms: form: travesty
tags: canonical
form: travesties
tags: third-person
singular
form: travestied
tags: past
form: travestied
tags: past
participle
form: travestying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of travesty.
travestying (English, verb)
Forms: form: travesty
tags: canonical
form: travesties
tags: third-person
singular
form: travestied
tags: past
form: travestied
tags: past
participle
form: travestying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of travesty.
ingress (English, noun)
Forms: form: ingress
raw_tags: Singular
form: ingresses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnɡrɛs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An ingress is the act of entering a place.
glosses: An ingress is the permission to enter a place.
ingresses (English, noun)
Forms: form: ingress
raw_tags: Singular
form: ingresses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ingress; more than one (kind of) ingress.
percolated (English, verb)
Forms: form: percolate
tags: canonical
form: percolates
tags: third-person
singular
form: percolated
tags: past
form: percolated
tags: past
participle
form: percolating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of percolate.
percolating (English, verb)
Forms: form: percolate
tags: canonical
form: percolates
tags: third-person
singular
form: percolated
tags: past
form: percolated
tags: past
participle
form: percolating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of percolate.
percolates (English, verb)
Forms: form: percolate
tags: canonical
form: percolates
tags: third-person
singular
form: percolated
tags: past
form: percolated
tags: past
participle
form: percolating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of percolate.
percolation (English, noun)
Forms: form: percolation
raw_tags: Singular
form: percolations
tags: plural
glosses: Percolation is the act of passing a liquid through a porous substance.
percolate (English, verb)
Forms: form: percolate
tags: canonical
form: percolates
tags: third-person
singular
form: percolated
tags: past
form: percolated
tags: past
participle
form: percolating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpərkəleɪt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you percolate a liquid, you pass it through a porous substance.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: filter
improvident (English, adj)
Forms: form: improvident
tags: positive
form: more improvident
tags: comparative
form: most improvident
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /ɪmˈprɒvɪdənt/
glosses: If a person is improvident, they fail to provide or have no plans for future events.
desiccate (English, verb)
Forms: form: desiccate
tags: canonical
form: desiccates
tags: third-person
singular
form: desiccated
tags: past
form: desiccated
tags: past
participle
form: desiccating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you desiccate something, you remove the moisture from it.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: exsiccate
dehydrate
desiccates (English, verb)
Forms: form: desiccate
tags: canonical
form: desiccates
tags: third-person
singular
form: desiccated
tags: past
form: desiccated
tags: past
participle
form: desiccating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of desiccate.
desiccated (English, adj)
Forms: form: desiccated
tags: positive
form: more desiccated
tags: comparative
form: most desiccated
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is desiccated, it has been dried out.
desiccated (English, verb)
Forms: form: desiccate
tags: canonical
form: desiccates
tags: third-person
singular
form: desiccated
tags: past
form: desiccated
tags: past
participle
form: desiccating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/
tags: UK
glosses: The past tense and past participle of desiccate.
desiccating (English, verb)
Forms: form: desiccate
tags: canonical
form: desiccates
tags: third-person
singular
form: desiccated
tags: past
form: desiccated
tags: past
participle
form: desiccating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of desiccate.
recalcitrant (English, adj)
Forms: form: recalcitrant
tags: positive
form: more recalcitrant
tags: comparative
form: most recalcitrant
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪ.ˈkæl.sɪ.trənt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A recalcitrant person is someone who is stubborn and unwilling to obey instructions.
factoid (English, noun)
Forms: form: factoid
raw_tags: Singular
form: factoids
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæktɔɪd/
tags: UK
glosses: A factoid is something that sounds like it is a true, or something that people say is true, but it is not.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Einstein did not fail math--that is a factoid!
glosses: A factoid is a bit of trivia--a small fun fact.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Would you like to hear a cool factoid?
factoids (English, noun)
Forms: form: factoid
raw_tags: Singular
form: factoids
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of factoid; more than one (kind of) factoid.
redhead (English, noun)
Forms: form: redhead
raw_tags: Singular
form: redheads
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛdˌhɛd/
tags: UK
glosses: A redhead is a person with red hair.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A redhead is a type of duck.
raw_tags: countable
top hat (English, noun)
Forms: form: top hat
raw_tags: Singular
form: top hats
tags: plural
glosses: A top hat is a type of hat.
raw_tags: countable
redheads (English, noun)
Forms: form: redhead
raw_tags: Singular
form: redheads
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of redhead; more than one (kind of) redhead.
top hats (English, noun)
Forms: form: top hat
raw_tags: Singular
form: top hats
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of top hat; more than one (kind of) top hat.
best men (English, noun)
Forms: form: best man
raw_tags: Singular
form: best men
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of best man; more than one (kind of) best man.
let's (English, contraction)
Forms: form: let's
raw_tags: Contraction
glosses: The contraction of "let us". We say let's if we want a group of people we are with to do something.
examples: "What should we do?" "Let's go to the store."
"Hi, I'm the person who is working with you in science class. Let's do the experiment"
walker (English, noun)
Forms: form: walker
raw_tags: Singular
form: walkers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔkɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwɔːkə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈwɑkɚ/
tags: Canada
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A walker is someone who is walking, or going somewhere with their feet.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Jim has walked five miles today; he's a walker!
glosses: A walker is a kind of shoe which is good to walk in.
raw_tags: usually plural
examples: Those shoes are falling apart, let me buy you a new pair of walkers.
walkers (English, noun)
Forms: form: walker
raw_tags: Singular
form: walkers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of walker; more than one (kind of) walker.
I'm (English, contraction)
Forms: form: I'm
raw_tags: Contraction
glosses: The contraction of I am.
examples: I have been working all day. I'm so tired.
I've (English, contraction)
Forms: form: I've
raw_tags: Contraction
glosses: The contraction of I have.
examples: "Did you meet Bruce?" "Yes, I've met him."
quietness (English, noun)
Forms: form: quietness
raw_tags: Singular
form: quietnesses
tags: plural
glosses: Quietness is the absence of noise; something has quietness if it is very quiet.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: I love the quietness of the park.
glosses: Quietness is the absence of things that are moving or things that are annoying; something has quietness if is very calm
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
quietnesses (English, noun)
Forms: form: quietness
raw_tags: Singular
form: quietnesses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of quietness; more than one (kind of) quietness.
've (English, verb)
Forms: form: have
tags: canonical
form: have
tags: present
form: has
tags: third-person
singular
form: had
tags: past
form: having
tags: present
participle
form: haven't
tags: present
negative
form: hasn't
tags: third-person
singular
negative
form: hadn't
tags: past
negative
form: None
tags: present
participle
negative
glosses: A contraction of have.
raw_tags: auxiliary
examples: I've tried everything to make the car start.
You've been so much help.
We've never been to France.
've (English, verb)
Forms: form: have
tags: canonical
form: has
tags: third-person
singular
form: had
tags: past
form: had
tags: past
participle
form: having
tags: present
participle
glosses: A contraction of have.
tags: UK
examples: I've only €5.
you've (English, contraction)
Forms: form: you've
raw_tags: Contraction
glosses: The contraction of "you have"
examples: Thank you for this present! You've made me very happy.
we've (English, contraction)
Forms: form: we've
raw_tags: Contraction
glosses: The contraction of "we have"
examples: Pasta again? We've had that three times this month already.
proscription (English, noun)
Forms: form: proscription
raw_tags: Singular
form: proscriptions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /prəˈskrɪp.ʃən/
glosses: A proscription is something that proscribes--it tells you not to do something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The casino sent a proscription against cheating to all the players.
proscriptions (English, noun)
Forms: form: proscription
raw_tags: Singular
form: proscriptions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of proscription; more than one (kind of) proscription.
proscribe (English, verb)
Forms: form: proscribe
tags: canonical
form: proscribes
tags: third-person
singular
form: proscribed
tags: past
form: proscribed
tags: past
participle
form: proscribing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /prəˈskraɪb/
ipa: /ˈproʊˌskraɪb/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈprəʊˌskraɪb/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: To proscribe something is to forbid it--to say it is not allowed.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: During prohibition in the US, drinking alcohol was proscribed.
glosses: To proscribe something is the opposite of supporting it--to proscribe something is to say that it is bad or that people should not do it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Many books proscribe the use of the word 'ain't'.
proscribes (English, verb)
Forms: form: proscribe
tags: canonical
form: proscribes
tags: third-person
singular
form: proscribed
tags: past
form: proscribed
tags: past
participle
form: proscribing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of proscribe.
proscribed (English, verb)
Forms: form: proscribe
tags: canonical
form: proscribes
tags: third-person
singular
form: proscribed
tags: past
form: proscribed
tags: past
participle
form: proscribing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of proscribe.
proscribing (English, verb)
Forms: form: proscribe
tags: canonical
form: proscribes
tags: third-person
singular
form: proscribed
tags: past
form: proscribed
tags: past
participle
form: proscribing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of proscribe.
synod (English, noun)
Forms: form: synod
raw_tags: Singular
form: synods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪn.əd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A synod is a council or meeting to consult on church matters.
raw_tags: countable
synods (English, noun)
Forms: form: synod
raw_tags: Singular
form: synods
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of synod; more than one (kind of) synod.
affliction (English, noun)
Forms: form: affliction
raw_tags: Singular
form: afflictions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈflɪkʃən/
tags: US
glosses: Affliction is the state of pain or suffering.
afflictions (English, noun)
Forms: form: affliction
raw_tags: Singular
form: afflictions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of affliction; more than one (kind of) affliction.
afflict (English, verb)
Forms: form: afflict
tags: canonical
form: afflicts
tags: third-person
singular
form: afflicted
tags: past
form: afflicted
tags: past
participle
form: afflicting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈflɪkt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something or someone afflicts you, it causes you to suffer on be in pain.
raw_tags: transitive
afflicts (English, verb)
Forms: form: afflict
tags: canonical
form: afflicts
tags: third-person
singular
form: afflicted
tags: past
form: afflicted
tags: past
participle
form: afflicting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of afflict.
afflicted (English, verb)
Forms: form: afflict
tags: canonical
form: afflicts
tags: third-person
singular
form: afflicted
tags: past
form: afflicted
tags: past
participle
form: afflicting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of afflict.
afflicting (English, verb)
Forms: form: afflict
tags: canonical
form: afflicts
tags: third-person
singular
form: afflicted
tags: past
form: afflicted
tags: past
participle
form: afflicting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of afflict.
prohibition (English, noun)
Forms: form: prohibition
raw_tags: Singular
form: prohibitions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌprəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌproʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A prohibition is something that prohibits--it says that something must not be done.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The government's new law is a prohibition on smoking in restaurants.
antonyms: permission
prohibitions (English, noun)
Forms: form: prohibition
raw_tags: Singular
form: prohibitions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of prohibition; more than one (kind of) prohibition.
prohibitive (English, adj)
Forms: form: prohibitive
tags: positive
form: more prohibitive
tags: comparative
form: most prohibitive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /prə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪtɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Something is prohibitive if it prohibits often--if it says that many things are not allowed or if it likes to say that things are not allowed.
examples: North Korea is one of the most prohibitive countries on Earth.
glosses: Something is prohibitive if it stops you from doing what you want.
examples: I want to buy a boat, but the price is prohibitive.
pass away (English, verb)
Forms: form: pass away
tags: canonical
form: passes away
tags: third-person
singular
form: passed away
tags: past
form: passed away
tags: past
participle
form: passing away
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: If someone passes away, they die.
raw_tags: idiom
examples: After my dad passed away, I had to help raise my brothers
passes away (English, verb)
Forms: form: pass away
tags: canonical
form: passes away
tags: third-person
singular
form: passed away
tags: past
form: passed away
tags: past
participle
form: passing away
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of pass away.
passed away (English, verb)
Forms: form: pass away
tags: canonical
form: passes away
tags: third-person
singular
form: passed away
tags: past
form: passed away
tags: past
participle
form: passing away
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of pass away.
passing away (English, verb)
Forms: form: pass away
tags: canonical
form: passes away
tags: third-person
singular
form: passed away
tags: past
form: passed away
tags: past
participle
form: passing away
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of pass away.
benevolence (English, noun)
Forms: form: benevolence
raw_tags: Singular
form: benevolences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bəˈnɛvələns/
tags: UK
glosses: Benevolence is the desire to do good, especially to give things away as charity—for free. If someone has benevolence, they are benevolent.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: What I love most about professor Miyahara is his benevolence; he always wants to help his students learn
glosses: A benevolence is a present someone gives away kindly
raw_tags: countable
examples: The king gave benevolences to every one of his courtiers.
benevolent (English, adj)
Forms: form: benevolent
tags: positive
form: more benevolent
tags: comparative
form: most benevolent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /bəˈnɛvələnt/
glosses: If something is benevolent, it wants to do good.
examples: Even though fairies were described as tricksters in fairy tales, in Disney movies, they are benevolent.
fairy tale (English, noun)
Forms: form: fairy tale
raw_tags: Singular
form: fairy tales
tags: plural
glosses: A fairy tale is a story that has fantasy characters like fairies, wizards, mermaids, or goblins.
examples: I told my daughter a fairy tale to make her fall asleep last night.
glosses: If someone tells a fairy tale, they are telling a story that is made-up and that is trying to trick the person they are talking to.
examples: He said I hit him, but it's a fairy tale! I wasn't even in the country!
courtier (English, noun)
Forms: form: courtier
raw_tags: Singular
form: courtiers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɔrtiɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɔːtɪə/
tags: UK
glosses: A courtier is a person who helps a king, queen, prince, or other nobleman in the court.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The queen summoned her favorite courtier. "Bring me my crown," she said.
courtiers (English, noun)
Forms: form: courtier
raw_tags: Singular
form: courtiers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of courtier; more than one (kind of) courtier.
team sport (English, noun)
Forms: form: team sport
raw_tags: Singular
form: team sports
tags: plural
glosses: A team sport is a kind of sport that is played by two teams or groups of people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I'm not very athletic by myself; that's why I like to play team sports with my friends
glosses: Team sport means all sports that are played with teams.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Unlike sports like boxing, team sport fans care more about the team than the players.
team sports (English, noun)
Forms: form: team sport
raw_tags: Singular
form: team sports
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of team sport; more than one (kind of) team sport.
fairy tales (English, noun)
Forms: form: fairy tale
raw_tags: Singular
form: fairy tales
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of fairy tale; more than one (kind of) fairy tale.
concession (English, noun)
Forms: form: concession
raw_tags: Singular
form: concessions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈsɛʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A concession is when someone concedes--they give up or give in to something.
examples: After 10 minutes, the score in the football game was 20-0. The loosing team volunteered their concession .
concessions (English, noun)
Forms: form: concession
raw_tags: Singular
form: concessions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of concession; more than one (kind of) concession.
give up (English, verb)
Forms: form: give up
tags: canonical
form: gives up
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave up
tags: past
form: given up
tags: past
participle
form: giving up
tags: present
participle
glosses: If you give up something (or give something up), you surrender it--you have it taken from you; or you give it away.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: His mom made him give up his toys to her! Now what is he going to do?
The young woman gave up her seat to an old man
glosses: If you give up on something (or give something up), you stop doing it; you quit; you lose hope about it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Once he graduated from high school, he gave up running.
After the couldn't find his body, they gave him up for dead.
glosses: If you give up, you say you lost.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: After fighting for ten days, one side waved a white flag--they gave up.
gives up (English, verb)
Forms: form: give up
tags: canonical
form: gives up
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave up
tags: past
form: given up
tags: past
participle
form: giving up
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of give up.
gave up (English, verb)
Forms: form: give up
tags: canonical
form: gives up
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave up
tags: past
form: given up
tags: past
participle
form: giving up
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense of give up.
given up (English, verb)
Forms: form: give up
tags: canonical
form: gives up
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave up
tags: past
form: given up
tags: past
participle
form: giving up
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past participle of give up.
giving up (English, verb)
Forms: form: give up
tags: canonical
form: gives up
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave up
tags: past
form: given up
tags: past
participle
form: giving up
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of give up.
give in (English, verb)
Forms: form: give in
tags: canonical
form: gives in
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave in
tags: past
form: given in
tags: past
participle
form: giving in
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If something gives in, it falls down or collapses
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The roof gave in during the snowstorm.
glosses: If someone gives in, they cave--they give up on what they wanted and do something else
raw_tags: idiom
examples: I didn't want to watch The Batchelor, but my husband kept nagging me and finally I gave in.
gives in (English, verb)
Forms: form: give in
tags: canonical
form: gives in
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave in
tags: past
form: given in
tags: past
participle
form: giving in
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of give in.
gave in (English, verb)
Forms: form: give in
tags: canonical
form: gives in
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave in
tags: past
form: given in
tags: past
participle
form: giving in
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense of give in.
given in (English, verb)
Forms: form: give in
tags: canonical
form: gives in
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave in
tags: past
form: given in
tags: past
participle
form: giving in
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past participle of give in.
giving in (English, verb)
Forms: form: give in
tags: canonical
form: gives in
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave in
tags: past
form: given in
tags: past
participle
form: giving in
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of give in.
involuntarily (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛrɪli/
tags: US
ipa: /ɪnˈvɒləntrɪli/
tags: UK
glosses: If you do something involuntarily, you do it even though you don't want to, or you do it by accident.
examples: Don't worry, I'm not having a seizure: my arm twitches involuntarily.
He involuntarily knocked over his bowl of soup and ruined my dress.
synonyms: by force
antonyms: voluntarily
huskies (English, noun)
Forms: form: husky
raw_tags: Singular
form: huskies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of husky; more than one (kind of) husky.
seizure (English, noun)
Forms: form: seizure
raw_tags: Singular
form: seizures
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsiʒɚ /
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If someone seizes (takes) something from someone by force, or arrests someone, it is a seizure.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The police captain said that the seizure of the drugs was going to help catch the criminals
glosses: If a person has a seizure, they move around without controlling it and their muscles get tense.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He's on the floor and convulsing! I think he's having a seizure!
seizures (English, noun)
Forms: form: seizure
raw_tags: Singular
form: seizures
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of seizure; more than one (kind of) seizure.
convulse (English, verb)
Forms: form: convulse
tags: canonical
form: convulses
tags: third-person
singular
form: convulsed
tags: past
form: convulsed
tags: past
participle
form: convulsing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈvʌls/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you convulse something, you shake it hard.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He was convulsed with laughter at the movie.
glosses: If you convulse, you have convulsions--unusual, unintentional and hard movements of your muscles.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: This guy's convulsing; I think he's having a seizure!
convulses (English, verb)
Forms: form: convulse
tags: canonical
form: convulses
tags: third-person
singular
form: convulsed
tags: past
form: convulsed
tags: past
participle
form: convulsing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of convulse.
convulsed (English, verb)
Forms: form: convulse
tags: canonical
form: convulses
tags: third-person
singular
form: convulsed
tags: past
form: convulsed
tags: past
participle
form: convulsing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of convulse.
convulsing (English, verb)
Forms: form: convulse
tags: canonical
form: convulses
tags: third-person
singular
form: convulsed
tags: past
form: convulsed
tags: past
participle
form: convulsing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of convulse.
convulsion (English, noun)
Forms: form: convulsion
raw_tags: Singular
form: convulsions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /kənˈvʌlʃən/
glosses: A convulsion is when someone's muscles contract very hard without the person wanting it.
examples: Ow, my arm is having a convulsion! It's so tense and I can't relax it!
glosses: A convulsion is when there is a lot of turmoil--if nobody knows what is happening and people are afraid it is a convulsion.
examples: Earthquakes can cause convulsions because they are so terrifying.
ow (English, intj)
Forms: form: ow
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: our
glosses: If someone says ow, they are in pain
examples: Ow! Charlie bit my finger!
synonyms: ouch
glosses: In music, singers say ow to show that they are feeling strong emotions.
raw_tags: music
examples: 1987, Michael Jackson, Smooth Criminal (song)
convulsions (English, noun)
Forms: form: convulsion
raw_tags: Singular
form: convulsions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of convulsion; more than one (kind of) convulsion.
turmoil (English, noun)
Forms: form: turmoil
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If there is turmoil, there is confusion and disorder--people do not know what is going on. A group of people may be in turmoil, but one person can have turmoil in their mind as well.
examples: The city was in turmoil when the enemy stormed the gates.
When Hilary heard the bad news, she was filled with inner turmoil and uncertainty.
prudent (English, adj)
Forms: form: prudent
tags: positive
form: more prudent
tags: comparative
form: most prudent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpruːdənt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If a person is prudent, they think for the future before they act.
synonyms: careful
considerate
discreet
regiment (English, noun)
Forms: form: regiment
raw_tags: Singular
form: regiments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛdʒɪmənt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A regiment is a unit of armed troops under the command of an officer that consists of several smaller units.
raw_tags: countable
military
regiments (English, noun)
Forms: form: regiment
raw_tags: Singular
form: regiments
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of regiment; more than one (kind of) regiment.
twitch (English, noun)
Forms: form: twitch
raw_tags: Singular
form: twitches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /twɪt͡ʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A twitch is a small movement. If someone has a twitch, it might be on purpose, or it might happen without that person trying to do it.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: I saw a twitch in his eye when I mentioned her name.
twitch (English, verb)
Forms: form: twitch
tags: canonical
form: twitches
tags: third-person
singular
form: twitched
tags: past
form: twitched
tags: past
participle
form: twitching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /twɪt͡ʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something twitches, it is having a twitch--a small movement.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: After I played basketball for three hours yesterday, my leg would not stop twitching!
glosses: If you twitch something, you make it twitch like above.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He wanted me to know he didn't like the food, so he twitched his nose at it.
glosses: If you twitch something, you jerk it hard
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Stop twitching my sleeve!
footballer (English, noun)
Forms: form: footballer
raw_tags: Singular
form: footballers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfʊtbɔːlər/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A footballer is someone who plays football.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable
soccer
footballers (English, noun)
Forms: form: footballer
raw_tags: Singular
form: footballers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of footballer; more than one (kind of) footballer.