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annoying (English, adj)
Forms: form: annoying
tags: positive
form: more annoying
tags: comparative
form: most annoying
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: Someone or something that annoys is annoying.
examples: He is so annoying!
The noise from that radiator is annoying.
annoy (English, verb)
Forms: form: annoy
tags: canonical
form: annoys
tags: third-person
singular
form: annoyed
tags: past
form: annoyed
tags: past
participle
form: annoying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈnɔɪ/
tags: US
glosses: If something annoys people, it makes them angry or bothered. This often happens after someone does an action many times.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: It annoys me when he won't stop talking.
Stop annoying your sister.
synonyms: rag
bother
rile
irritate
nettle
chafe
nark
vex
gravel
devil
antonyms: delight
annoys (English, verb)
Forms: form: annoy
tags: canonical
form: annoys
tags: third-person
singular
form: annoyed
tags: past
form: annoyed
tags: past
participle
form: annoying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of annoy.
mad (English, adj)
Forms: form: mad
tags: positive
form: madder
tags: comparative
form: maddest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæd/
tags: US
glosses: If you are mad, you are angry.
examples: I am so mad at you for ruining my painting.
synonyms: angry
furious
glosses: If you are mad, you are insane.
examples: He says he hears voices. I think he's gone mad!
synonyms: insane
crazy
ruining (English, verb)
Forms: form: ruin
tags: canonical
form: ruins
tags: third-person
singular
form: ruined
tags: past
form: ruined
tags: past
participle
form: ruining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of ruin.
ruin (English, verb)
Forms: form: ruin
tags: canonical
form: ruins
tags: third-person
singular
form: ruined
tags: past
form: ruined
tags: past
participle
form: ruining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈruː.ɪn/
tags: US
glosses: To wreck something, to make it useless, to break something.
examples: You've ruined my painting!
You've ruined my screwdriver!
You will ruin your pencil if you press that hard.
ruin (English, noun)
Forms: form: ruin
raw_tags: Singular
form: ruins
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈruː.ɪn/
tags: US
glosses: The standing parts of a broken building or construction.
raw_tags: usually plural
examples: Our only look at Mayan culture is the ruins.
ruins (English, noun)
Forms: form: ruin
raw_tags: Singular
form: ruins
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈru.ɪnz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈruː.ɪnz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of ruin; more than one (kind of) ruin.
ruins (English, verb)
Forms: form: ruin
tags: canonical
form: ruins
tags: third-person
singular
form: ruined
tags: past
form: ruined
tags: past
participle
form: ruining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈru.ɪnz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈruː.ɪnz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of ruin.
ruined (English, verb)
Forms: form: ruin
tags: canonical
form: ruins
tags: third-person
singular
form: ruined
tags: past
form: ruined
tags: past
participle
form: ruining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈruɪnd/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of ruin.
ruined (English, adj)
Forms: form: ruined
tags: positive
form: more ruined
tags: comparative
form: most ruined
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈruɪnd/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: :
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rock your socks (English, phrase)
Forms: form: rock your socks
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: amaze, outdo
raw_tags: informal
examples: I'm going to rock your socks.
I rock your socks.
The band "Green Day" rocks your socks.
belly (English, noun)
Forms: form: belly
raw_tags: Singular
form: bellies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɛli/
tags: US
glosses: The soft part of the body below the chest.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He got punched in the belly.
synonyms: stomach
tummy
gut
mysteries (English, noun)
Forms: form: mystery
raw_tags: Singular
form: mysteries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mystery; more than one (kind of) mystery.
altitude (English, noun)
Forms: form: altitude
raw_tags: Singular
form: altitudes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈælt.ɪˌtuːd/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Height measured from sea level.
examples: The altitude of Mount Fuji is 3776 meters.
synonyms: elevation
amateur (English, noun)
Forms: form: amateur
raw_tags: Singular
form: amateurs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.mə.tə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæ.mə.tɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An amateur is a person who does something for fun, not as a job.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An amateur in sports, is a person who does not play for money.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An amateur is someone who is not very good at what they are doing.
raw_tags: countable
amateur (English, adj)
Forms: form: amateur
tags: positive
form: more amateur
tags: comparative
form: most amateur
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.mə.tə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæ.mə.tɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is amateur, it is not very good.
glosses: If something is amateur, it is created or done by amateurs
ability (English, noun)
Forms: form: ability
raw_tags: Singular
form: abilities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An ability is something that you can do.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have a very good reading ability.
recursion (English, noun)
Forms: form: recursion
raw_tags: Singular
form: recursions
tags: plural
glosses: Recursion is the act or process of going back and happening again.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: Recursion is the use of a function inside itself to generate an infinite number of results.
raw_tags: uncountable
logic, mathematics
examples: The following function exhibits recursion.
glosses: Recursion is the use of one kind of linguistic unit inside itself.
raw_tags: uncountable
linguistics
examples: An example of recursion is when a clause appears inside a larger clause, as in the following:
albeit (English, prep)
Forms: form: albeit
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːlˈbi.ɪt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: You use albeit to give more information that weakens earlier information.
raw_tags: formal
examples: He won the fight, albeit barely.
synonyms: although
though
minor (English, adj)
Forms: form: minor
tags: positive
form: more minor
tags: comparative
form: most minor
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪnə/
tags: US
homophones: miner
glosses: A minor change, problem, injury, etc. is not very important.
examples: We still have to make a few minor changes, but it's mostly done.
glosses: A minor musical scale is a scale that starts two notes before the major scale. Music in a minor scale often sounds sad.
raw_tags: music
examples: That music could be A minor or C major.
minor (English, noun)
Forms: form: minor
raw_tags: Singular
form: minors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪnə/
tags: US
homophones: miner
glosses: A minor is a person who is younger than the legal age of adulthood.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In Indiana, a person younger than 18 years old is considered a minor.
glosses: A minor is a person below a legal age of privilege, right or responsibility, such as the legal drinking age or legal age for sexual activity.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The high school teacher was convicted of a crime for having sex with a minor.
The bar got in trouble for serving alcohol to a minor.
glosses: A minor is a subject area that is not the main study of a student at a college or university, but is their second most important focus.
examples: I had so many credit hours of English, it became my minor.
minor (English, verb)
Forms: form: minor
tags: canonical
form: minors
tags: third-person
singular
form: minored
tags: past
form: minored
tags: past
participle
form: minoring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪnə/
tags: US
homophones: miner
glosses: Minor means to minor in a subject at a college or university.
examples: I had so many credit hours of English that I decided to minor in it.
stressed (English, adj)
Forms: form: stressed
tags: positive
form: more stressed
tags: comparative
form: most stressed
tags: superlative
glosses: If someone is stressed, they are worried and tired.
raw_tags: not before the noun
examples: I've got these three tests tomorrow and I'm feeling so stressed that I can't sleep.
stressed (English, verb)
Forms: form: stress
tags: canonical
form: stresses
tags: third-person
singular
form: stressed
tags: past
form: stressed
tags: past
participle
form: stressing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of stress.
estate (English, noun)
Forms: form: estate
raw_tags: Singular
form: estates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /ɪˈsteɪt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: Someone's estate is everything they own, or everything they leave when they die.
examples: Because he had no family, he left his estate to the church.
glosses: An estate is a large area of land with a large house on it.
examples: On the weekend, we went fishing at her country estate.
real estate (English, noun)
Forms: form: real estate
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈriːl əˌsteɪt/
tags: US
glosses: Real estate is land, and the buildings on the land.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Most of the company's money is in real estate.
glosses: Real estate is the business of buying and selling land, and the buildings on the land.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: A real estate agent helped us to sell our home.
copies (English, noun)
Forms: form: copy
raw_tags: Singular
form: copies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑpiz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɒpiz/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of copy; more than one (kind of) copy.
examples: I need 100 copies of the form.
copies (English, verb)
Forms: form: copy
tags: canonical
form: copies
tags: third-person
singular
form: copied
tags: past
form: copied
tags: past
participle
form: copying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑpiz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɒpiz/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of copy.
examples: She always copies someone else's homework.
copy (English, noun)
Forms: form: copy
raw_tags: Singular
form: copies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒpi/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑpi/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A copy of something looks or acts like it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They took the diamond and replaced it with a cheap copy.
glosses: A copy of a book, newspaper, painting, etc. is one of many that are exactly the same.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Please bring me the copies of those reports.
copy (English, verb)
Forms: form: copy
tags: canonical
form: copies
tags: third-person
singular
form: copied
tags: past
form: copied
tags: past
participle
form: copying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒpi/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑpi/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you copy something, you make something look exactly the same as it.
examples: Good artists copy. Great artists steal.
She copies the tests on the photocopier.
synonyms: photocopy
reproduce
imitate
counterfeit
pirate
artificial (English, adj)
Forms: form: artificial
tags: positive
form: more artificial
tags: comparative
form: most artificial
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː(r)təˈfɪʃəl/
tags: US
glosses: Something that is made by people instead of being made by nature.
examples: The silk flowers were not real. They were artificial.
brittle (English, adj)
Forms: form: brittle
tags: positive
form: more brittle
tags: comparative
form: most brittle
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbrɪtl̩/
tags: US
glosses: Not flexible; easy to break under stress or pressure
brittle (English, noun)
Forms: form: brittle
raw_tags: Singular
form: brittle
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbrɪtl̩/
tags: US
glosses: A candy made from boiled sugar and nuts.
raw_tags: countable
committee (English, noun)
Forms: form: committee
raw_tags: Singular
form: committees
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈmɪti/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A group of people that come together to do something or decide something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He is on the administrative committee. They decide how to administer the school.
common (English, adj)
Forms: form: more common
tags: comparative
form: most common
tags: superlative
form: common
tags: positive
form: commoner
tags: comparative
form: commonest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɒmən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑmən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Mutual; shared by more than one.
examples: The two teams have the common goal of winning the game.
synonyms: mutual
shared
antonyms: personal
individual
glosses: Occurring regularly or frequently; usual.
examples: It is common to find sharks off this coast.
synonyms: normal
ordinary
standard
usual
antonyms: rare
unusual
special
glosses: Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.
examples: Sharks are common in these waters.
synonyms: plentiful
antonyms: rare
uncommon
unique
glosses: If two people or things have something in common they, are the same in some way.
examples: University students have a lot in common with high-school students.
glosses: Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
synonyms: ordinary
antonyms: extraordinary
unusual
glosses: Not special.
common (English, noun)
Forms: form: common
raw_tags: Singular
form: commons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɒmən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑmən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A common is an area that is shared by many people.
compassion (English, noun)
Forms: form: compassion
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/
tags: UK
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you have compassion, you are aware of the pain of other people and want to help make it better.
raw_tags: uncountable
complement (English, verb)
Forms: form: complement
tags: canonical
form: complements
tags: third-person
singular
form: complemented
tags: past
form: complemented
tags: past
participle
form: complementing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmpləmənt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑːmpləmənt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: compliment
glosses: If x complements y, x makes y complete or whole.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We believe your addition will complement the team.
glosses: If two people or things complement each other, each has what the other is missing or needs.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The flavors of the pepper and garlic complement each other, giving a very rich taste in combination.
I believe our talents really complement each other.
glosses: To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.
raw_tags: transitive
complement (English, noun)
Forms: form: complement
raw_tags: Singular
form: complements
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmpləmənt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑːmpləmənt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: compliment
glosses: Something which complements.
examples: We believe you will make a good complement to our team.
glosses: A complement is a word or phrase that is needed to make another word grammatical.
raw_tags: grammar
examples: In he seems nice, nice is the complement of seem.
glosses: an angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle.
raw_tags: geometry
glosses: The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light).
examples: The complement of blue is orange.
glosses: In boating: The full number of people needed to man a ship (esp. a ship of war)
examples: The ship's complement is 35 people. 35 people are needed to sail the ship
complete (English, verb)
Forms: form: complete
tags: canonical
form: completes
tags: third-person
singular
form: completed
tags: past
form: completed
tags: past
participle
form: completing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈpliːt/
tags: US
glosses: To finish; to reach the end.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He completed the assignment on time.
She completed the race in 12 minutes
glosses: To make whole or entire.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The last chapter completes the book nicely.
complete (English, adj)
Forms: form: complete
tags: positive
form: more complete
tags: comparative
form: most complete
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈpliːt/
tags: US
glosses: With everything included; entire, total.
examples: It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep.
The complete works of an author includes everything the author has written.
synonyms: total
antonyms: incomplete
partial
dialogue (English, noun)
Forms: form: dialogue
raw_tags: Singular
form: dialogues
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪælɒg/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A conversation between two or more individuals.
examples: Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
glosses: In a film, the spoken parts of the script; what the characters say.
examples: The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was bad.
glosses: In a book, the parts that show a conversation.
difference (English, noun)
Forms: form: difference
raw_tags: Singular
form: differences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɪfrən(t)s/
tags: US
glosses: The quality of being different.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: You need to learn to accept differences in people.
antonyms: same
glosses: A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There are three differences between these two pictures.
glosses: A disagreement or argument.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The people had to settle their differences before they could work together.
dialog (English, noun)
Forms: form: dialog
raw_tags: Singular
form: dialogs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪælɒg/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A conversation between two or more individuals.
examples: Bill and Melinda maintained a dialog via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
glosses: In a film, the spoken parts of the script; what the characters say.
examples: The movie had great special effects, but the dialog was bad.
glosses: In a book, the parts that show a conversation.
comfort (English, noun)
Forms: form: comfort
raw_tags: Singular
form: comforts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈkʌm.fɚt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkʌm.fət/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Comfort is a feeling in your body that there are no problems.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Enjoying the comfort of his own bed, he soon fell asleep.
This temperature may be too cold for comfort in a regularly used living room.
glosses: If you give comfort, you help someone to feel better.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Though it is a difficult time, you can at least take comfort in the fact that you are not alone.
He thought that he should touch her and offer her comfort.
glosses: A comfort is something that makes you feel good.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The comforts of home are not available when you're camping.
comfort (English, verb)
Forms: form: comfort
tags: canonical
form: comforts
tags: third-person
singular
form: comforted
tags: past
form: comforted
tags: past
participle
form: comforting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈkʌm.fɚt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkʌm.fət/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you comfort a person or animal, you help them to feel better.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Jane tried to comfort Flora by telling her about her own problems at school.
The night was dark, but the child was comforted by the sound of the TV in the other room.
comfortable (English, adj)
Forms: form: comfortable
tags: positive
form: more comfortable
tags: comparative
form: most comfortable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: Canada
US
ipa: /ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/
tags: Canada
US
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/
tags: UK
raw_tags: New-Zealand
ipa: /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
glosses: If a piece of furniture, clothing, a room, etc. is comfortable, you feel comfortable in it (see 2.)
examples: There were a few old but comfortable chairs in the meeting area.
glosses: If you feel comfortable, you are not hot or cold; you are relaxed, and you feel no pain or worry.
examples: The nurse put a blanket on me to make me more comfortable.
She doesn't feel comfortable with a dog in the house.
uncomfortable (English, adj)
Forms: form: uncomfortable
tags: positive
form: more uncomfortable
tags: comparative
form: most uncomfortable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If a piece of furniture, clothing, a room, etc. is uncomfortable, you feel uncomfortable in it (see 2.)
examples: The chairs looked so uncomfortable that he didn't sit down.
glosses: If you feel uncomfortable, you are hot or cold; you are not relaxed, or you feel pain or worry..
examples: I still had this uncomfortable feeling that I should know her.
She felt very uncomfortable with his arm touching hers.
club (English, noun)
Forms: form: club
raw_tags: Singular
form: clubs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /klʌb/
tags: US
glosses: A club is an organisation of people who share a similar sport, interest, or hobby.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He was a member of his high school drama club.
Every town in Europe has its own football club.
glosses: A club is a place where people go to drink, dance, talk, and listen to music.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I didn't get home from the club until 2:30 in the morning; it was so much fun.
synonyms: nightclub
glosses: A club is a place where members go to do sports or exercise.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I try to work out at the gym club three days a week.
synonyms: gym
glosses: A club is a heavy stick used to hit things or people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The police in London used to carry clubs instead of guns.
synonyms: nightstick
glosses: A club is a suit in playing cards. It is a black design with a base and three round leaves.
A club is a card marked with that suit.
raw_tags: countable
countable
club (English, verb)
Forms: form: club
tags: canonical
form: clubs
tags: third-person
singular
form: clubbed
tags: past
form: clubbed
tags: past
participle
form: clubbing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /klʌb/
tags: US
glosses: If you club a person or animal, you hit them with something big and heavy.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: They clubbed him to death with a baseball bat.
glosses: usually clubbing) If you go clubbing, you go to a club to dance, drink, and meet people.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: She enjoys going clubbing with friends in Oxford every Friday.
match (English, noun)
Forms: form: match
raw_tags: Singular
form: matches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /mætʃ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A match is a game of football, tennis, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We lost the first match, but hope to win our next two.
glosses: A match is something that goes with something else because they are similar.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I can't find a match for this sock.
There are a number of matches for your search words.
glosses: A match is a small stick that has a chemical on one end of it. You use it to make a fire.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He lit a match for some light in the dark room.
glosses: A match is a situation in which two things go together well.
raw_tags: countable
match (English, verb)
Forms: form: match
tags: canonical
form: matches
tags: third-person
singular
form: matched
tags: past
form: matched
tags: past
participle
form: matching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /mætʃ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If two things match, they go together because they are similar in some way.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Look around for a table you like or one which most closely matches your room.
I'll ask you some questions to see how you match up to the job.
The wish for changes has not been matched by actions.
Her intelligence was matched by her kindness.
Your two socks don't match.
glosses: If you are matched against someone, you are their opponent in a competition.
raw_tags: transitive
usually passive
odd (English, adj)
Forms: form: odd
tags: positive
form: odder
tags: comparative
form: oddest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɒd/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ɑd/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is odd, it is not normal and usually you don't like it or don't understand it.
examples: The neighbours thought him very odd, because he would leave his doors open all night.
She liked him, but there was something odd about the way he spoke.
glosses: The odd time, drink, problem, etc. is one that happens sometimes, but not often.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: I don't really drink – just the odd beer at the weekend.
glosses: An odd sock, boot, etc. is one without its pair.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: The clown was wearing odd socks.
glosses: An odd number is one that does not divide evenly by 2 (e.g., 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, etc.)
examples: Fifty-one is an odd number.
glosses: A count of (number)-odd is just a little more than the number.
examples: I've got fifty-odd students in the class.
comment (English, noun)
Forms: form: comment
raw_tags: Singular
form: comments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑmɛnt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A comment is a short statement about something; usually it is an opinion.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I'm afraid I can't make any comment on the case right now.
Her comments were misunderstood.
synonyms: remark
comment (English, verb)
Forms: form: comment
tags: canonical
form: comments
tags: third-person
singular
form: commented
tags: past
form: commented
tags: past
participle
form: commenting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑmɛnt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you comment on or about something, you say something about it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Commenting on the changes in Peru, the president said he would be watching the situation.
He commented that it was good news.
synonyms: remark
convention (English, noun)
Forms: form: convention
raw_tags: Singular
form: conventions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkənˈvɛnʃən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A convention is a large meeting of a specific group or for a specific purpose.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There's a doctor's convention in town this week and all the hotels are full.
The garden show will be at the convention centre.
glosses: A convention is an international agreement the controls how countries behave.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This action goes against the European Convention on Human Rights.
In my culture, a convention is to eat raw fish.
glosses: A convention is a particular way of acting or a particular belief of a group of people.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: By convention, people in North America drive on the right hand side of the road.
There are a set of conventions that every member must observe.
justification (English, noun)
Forms: form: justification
raw_tags: Singular
form: justifications
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A justification is a reason given by somebody for doing something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: There was no justification for continuing this war.
Practice in logical thinking is frequently used as justification for teaching Latin.
glosses: In printing, justification is the spacing of words and letters so that the margins on the left and right are even.
raw_tags: uncountable
fund (English, noun)
Forms: form: fund
raw_tags: Singular
form: funds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɐnd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A fund is an amount of money kept for a specific purpose.
raw_tags: countable
examples: GM cannot afford to keep paying into the company pension fund.
Our fund-raising campaign has a target of $100,000.
glosses: An organisation's funds are the money that it has.
tags: plural
examples: The school is raising funds to pay for the new library.
The sports centre closed because of a lack of funds.
fund (English, verb)
Forms: form: fund
tags: canonical
form: funds
tags: third-person
singular
form: funded
tags: past
form: funded
tags: past
participle
form: funding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɐnd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you fund something, you give it money for its activities.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The project is jointly funded by the Government of Canada and the International Red Cross.
The university will no longer fund research into this drug.
reliance (English, noun)
Forms: form: reliance
raw_tags: Singular
form: reliances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈlaɪəns/
tags: UK
glosses: If x has a reliance on y, x needs y. {{ant|independence}
tags: singular
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: North Korea's reliance on foreign aid, mainly from China, isn't likely to end soon.
The new economy has a great reliance on the Internet.
synonyms: dependence
partnership (English, noun)
Forms: form: partnership
raw_tags: Singular
form: partnerships
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɑrtnɚʃɪp/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A partnership is two people or groups working together, especially in business.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Microsoft has entered into a partnership with Apple to develop software for the Macintosh.
If one member of the partnership dies, the other member may have difficulty continuing the business.
howdy (English, intj)
Forms: form: howdy
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhaʊdi/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: "A greeting similar to hello. It is a shortened form of how do you do or how do you fair.
examples: When the cowboy saw Abigail, he said, "Howdy, miss."
coordination (English, noun)
Forms: form: coordination
raw_tags: Singular
form: coordinations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /koʊˌɔrdɪˈneɪʃən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The ability of the muscles in a body to work together.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Young children lack the coordination to walk or even to pick up small objects.
Alcohol can affect your balance and coordination.
glosses: The planning or timing of actions so that they work together.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The result of opening the new building was a lack of coordination between different departments.
There has been an improvement in coordination of the various government programs to deal with poverty.
co-ordination (English, noun)
Forms: form: co-ordination
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Co-ordination is another way of spelling coordination.
pie (English, noun)
Forms: form: pie
raw_tags: Singular
form: pies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /paɪ/
tags: US
homophones: pi
glosses: A baked food that has a crust outside and a filling inside, as well as a crust on top.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The family had cherry pie for dessert.
alternative (English, adj)
Forms: form: alternative
tags: positive
form: more alternative
tags: comparative
form: most alternative
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɒltɜːnətiv/
tags: US
glosses: An alternative approach, way, source, etc. is not the usual one.
examples: Do you have some alternative transportation in case the car breaks down.
They're not really a pop band. They're more alternative than that.
I recommend an alternative lifestyle.
alternative (English, noun)
Forms: form: alternative
raw_tags: Singular
form: alternatives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɒltɜːnətiv/
tags: US
glosses: An alternative is something else that you can choose.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We only have two alternatives: stay here or go back.
St Mungo's shelter for the homeless offers a new alternative to sleeping on the streets.
pies (English, noun)
Forms: form: pie
raw_tags: Singular
form: pies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /paɪz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The plural form of pie; more than one (kind of) pie.
examples: This year, the one who eats the most pies wins the contest.
civilian (English, noun)
Forms: form: civilian
raw_tags: Singular
form: civilians
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪˈvɪliən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A civilian is a person who is not in the country's army.
examples: Its against the law for a soldier to hurt a civilian.
Civilians are not allowed in the army camp.
glosses: The general population who live in an area.
civilians (English, noun)
Forms: form: civilian
raw_tags: Singular
form: civilians
tags: plural
glosses: People who are not in the army
examples: Civilians are not allowed in the army camp.
Its against the law for a soldier to hurt civilians.
initial (English, adj)
Forms: form: initial
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The initial period, stages, etc. come near the beginning.
raw_tags: usually before the noun
examples: They send most workers to the US after an initial training period of three months.
With these cars, the initial cost is high, but you save money in the long run.
My initial reaction when I saw the bear was to run and hide.
initial (English, noun)
Forms: form: initial
raw_tags: Singular
form: initials
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An initial is the first letter of a name.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He found a bag with the initials D.B.R.
His name is Daniel Jr., His initial is D.J.
initial (English, verb)
Forms: form: initialed
tags: past
form: initialed
tags: past
participle
form: initialing
tags: present
participle
form: initial
tags: canonical
form: initials
tags: third-person
singular
form: initialled
tags: past
form: initialled
tags: past
participle
form: initialling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you initial something, you write the first letter of each of your names on it (or sometimes just your first and last name), usually to show approval.
examples: Can you initial this form here, please?
validity (English, noun)
Forms: form: validity
raw_tags: Singular
form: validities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /vəˈlɪdɪti/
tags: UK
glosses: The validity of a licence, ticket, document, etc. depends on whether it is official and acceptable.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The validity of a passport depends on who carries it.
glosses: The validity of evidence, a statement, a reason, etc. is the level to which it is true or reasonable.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Due to the doubts about the validity of the evidence presented, the case cannot go forward.
glosses: In testing, the validity of a test is the level to which it is tests what it is supposed to test.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The validity of many IQ tests has been questioned.
glosses: A validity is a quality of measurement that shows the degree by which the measurement reflects the thing beneath it.
raw_tags: countable
task (English, noun)
Forms: form: task
raw_tags: Singular
form: tasks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tæsk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /tɑːsk/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A task is a specific piece of work, often unpleasant.
examples: Come here, young man. I have a task for you to do.
Telecommunications systems for hotels now perform many more tasks than just allowing people to make telephone calls.
When I was young, I had the task of milking the cows.
synonyms: job
glosses: If you take someone to task, you criticise them strongly.
examples: Father took her to task for taking the car without asking.
task (English, verb)
Forms: form: task
tags: canonical
form: tasks
tags: third-person
singular
form: tasked
tags: past
form: tasked
tags: past
participle
form: tasking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tæsk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /tɑːsk/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you task someone with doing something, you give them that job.
technique (English, noun)
Forms: form: technique
raw_tags: Singular
form: techniques
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɛkˈniːk/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: A technique is a specialized and skillful way of doing something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: It is important for pilots to be taught the right technique for the take-off run.
The scientists will use a new technique to measure the exact speed of the moon.
exclude (English, verb)
Forms: form: exclude
tags: canonical
form: excludes
tags: third-person
singular
form: excluded
tags: past
form: excluded
tags: past
participle
form: excluding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪksˈkluːd/
tags: US
glosses: If you exclude someone or something, you keep them out.
examples: During play time, she was excluded from the group.
The rules specifically exclude the use of drugs.
antonyms: include
allow
proportion (English, noun)
Forms: form: proportion
raw_tags: Singular
form: proportions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /prəˈpɔrʃən/
tags: US
ipa: /prəˈpɔːʃən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The proportion is the relationship in size between one part and another.
examples: Health care spending is taking up a much larger proportion of the government budget.
The proportion of water to sugar should be two to one.
synonyms: ratio
proportion (English, verb)
Forms: form: proportion
tags: canonical
form: proportions
tags: third-person
singular
form: proportioned
tags: past
form: proportioned
tags: past
participle
form: proportioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /prəˈpɔrʃən/
tags: US
ipa: /prəˈpɔːʃən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you proportion something, you divide it into equal portions.
synonyms: apportion
girl (English, noun)
Forms: form: girl
raw_tags: Singular
form: girls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /gəːl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /gərl/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ɡɵːl/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: US
glosses: A girl is a female child or teenager; someone who is not a woman yet.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Many girls like to play with dolls.
I have two children: a boy and a girl.
glosses: A female person of any age (even a woman).
raw_tags: countable
informal
examples: The girls are going out tonight, do you want to come?
I really love that girl.
glosses: A female animal.
raw_tags: countable
informal
examples: My cat is a girl.
She is a girl cat.
fly (English, verb)
Forms: form: fly
tags: canonical
form: flies
tags: third-person
singular
form: flew
tags: past
form: flown
tags: past
participle
form: flying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /flaɪ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To move through the air without touching the ground
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The bird will fly away in the winter.
The airplane flies very high in the air.
He was the first person to fly a plane around the world.
fly (English, noun)
Forms: form: fly
raw_tags: Singular
form: flies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /flaɪ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A fly is a type of small insect with wings.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I won't eat my soup because there's a fly in it.
There are many flies near the garbage.
synonyms: flyer
glosses: In baseball a ball that goes high in the air.
glosses: The piece of cloth hiding the zipper, buttons at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants.
short (English, adj)
Forms: form: short
tags: positive
form: shorter
tags: comparative
form: shortest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɔːt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ʃɔrt/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ʃoːt/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall.
examples: I can't reach the table because I'm too short.
The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes.
glosses: If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long.
examples: The city centre and shops are only a short distance away.
glosses: If something is short then it takes a little time.
examples: I'm going to Chengdu for a short break.
short (English, prep)
Forms: form: short
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɔːt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ʃɔrt/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ʃoːt/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Short of (doing) sth is equal to unless sth happens.
examples: Nothing short of help from god will save him.
Short of giving them the answers, there's nothing we can do.
glosses: If you're running short of something, you don't have enough.
examples: We're running short of time, so can you hurry up?
glosses: If something is short of it's target, it isn't all the way there.
examples: The plane touched down just short of the landing area.
glosses: If you cut something short, you end it before the planned time.
examples: They cut short their vacation when the weather changed.
Jackson cut short his trip to Africa.
consent (English, noun)
Forms: form: consent
raw_tags: Singular
form: consents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈsɛnt/
tags: US
glosses: Consent is permission to do something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: You can't publish a picture of a child without the consent of one parent.
The treatment was explained to and understood by the patient before he gave his consent.
consent (English, verb)
Forms: form: consent
tags: canonical
form: consents
tags: third-person
singular
form: consented
tags: past
form: consented
tags: past
participle
form: consenting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈsɛnt/
tags: US
glosses: If you consent to something, you agree to it.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Dr. Briant has kindly consented to give us some of his valuable time.
demonstrate (English, verb)
Forms: form: demonstrate
tags: canonical
form: demonstrates
tags: third-person
singular
form: demonstrated
tags: past
form: demonstrated
tags: past
participle
form: demonstrating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛmənstreɪt/
tags: US
glosses: If you demonstrate something, you show that it is true or that it exists.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: In this job, you must demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively.
Various studies have clearly demonstrated that very few people have not broken laws.
glosses: If you demonstrate something, you show how to do it or use it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: At the sales meeting she demonstrated the new software.
glosses: If a group of people demonstrate, they protest something publicly.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The workers began demonstrating for safer conditions outside the factory.
criteria (English, noun)
Forms: form: criterion
raw_tags: Singular
form: criteria
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kraɪˈtɪəriə/
tags: UK
glosses: The plural form of criterion; more than one (kind of) criterion.
glosses: Criteria are a set of principles that you use to judge something or decide about something.
raw_tags: sometimes singular
examples: One of the criteria for measuring the success of a democracy is the percentage of people that vote in that society .
The project proposal does not meet current criteria for approval.
philosophy (English, noun)
Forms: form: philosophy
raw_tags: Singular
form: philosophies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪˈlɒsəfi/
tags: UK
ipa: /fɪˈlɑsəfi/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Philosophy is the study of the nature of existence and truth: how things are and how they should be.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Plato's writings have been used to teach philosophy, logic, maths, and other subjects.
glosses: A philosophy is a set of beliefs that guide the actions of a group or individual.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Her education explains in part why she holds the political philosophies she does.
discover (English, verb)
Forms: form: discover
tags: canonical
form: discovers
tags: third-person
singular
form: discovered
tags: past
form: discovered
tags: past
participle
form: discovering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈkʌvə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪsˈkʌvɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To find a new idea that was not known before, or to find a thing that was not known about before.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Doctors want to discover a cure for cancer.
Einstein discovered that E=mc²
Christopher Columbus is famous for discovering the Americas.
discovery (English, noun)
Forms: form: discovery
raw_tags: Singular
form: discoveries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəsˈk͉ʌv(ə)ˌri/
tags: Canada
ipa: /dɪsˈkʌvəˌri/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Canada
tags: US
glosses: A thing or an idea that was found
raw_tags: countable
examples: When Archimedes made a discovery, he ran around saying "I found it!"
The new spacecraft will help us make discoveries about space.
compensation (English, noun)
Forms: form: compensation
raw_tags: Singular
form: compensations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/
tags: US
glosses: Compensation is money, or something of value, given to somebody who has lost something or been harmed.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He was ordered to pay £600 compensation after being found guilty of assault.
They are asking for compensation for the damage to their car.
After the injury, Worker's Compensation began sending him a weekly cheque.
If I'm hurt an accident that is not my fault, I would ask for compensation for damages.
glosses: Compensation is everything that a company gives to someone for doing their job, including money, company car, stocks, etc.
tags: US
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: My compensation package at the old job was better, but I enjoy it more here.
representative (English, noun)
Forms: form: representative
raw_tags: Singular
form: representatives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt(ət)ɪv/
tags: US
glosses: A representative is a person who represents a group or company.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The ambassador is our representative.
synonyms: envoy
delegate
agent
spokesperson
diplomat
ambassador
representative (English, adj)
Forms: form: representative
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt(ət)ɪv/
tags: US
glosses: Typical of a group.
examples: This is a representative sample.
synonyms: characteristic
exemplary
typical
antonyms: uncharacteristic
unusual
different
ring (English, noun)
Forms: form: ring
raw_tags: Singular
form: rings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: A circle.
examples: The students sat in a ring.
synonyms: circle
glosses: A piece of metal in a circle usually worn in the ear or on the finger or toe.
examples: She wore a ring on each finger.
synonyms: earring
band
glosses: A piece of material with the shape of a circle.
examples: The O-rings went bad on my truck.
glosses: A high sound, especially of a telephone.
examples: The ring of the phone woke me up.
synonyms: ringing
glosses: The square area between four poles where people fight.
examples: He climbed into the ring, ready to fight.
ring (English, verb)
Forms: form: ring
tags: canonical
form: rings
tags: third-person
singular
form: rang
tags: past
form: rung
tags: past
participle
form: ringing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: To make a high sound, as a phone.
examples: The phone rang.
glosses: To call someone.
tags: UK
examples: He rings me every Thursday.
ring (English, verb)
Forms: form: ring
tags: canonical
form: rings
tags: third-person
singular
form: ringed
tags: past
form: ringed
tags: past
participle
form: ringing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: To form a circle around.
examples: They ringed the pair.
ready (English, adj)
Forms: form: ready
tags: positive
form: readier
tags: comparative
form: readiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛdi/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Prepared.
examples: Let's get ready to rumble!
He was ready when they called him.
synonyms: prepared
antonyms: unready
unprepared
ready (English, verb)
Forms: form: ready
tags: canonical
form: readies
tags: third-person
singular
form: readied
tags: past
form: readied
tags: past
participle
form: readying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛdi/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: To prepare.
examples: Ready the car for the race.
He readied himself.
synonyms: prepare