crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
stress (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
Pronunciation: ipa: /strɛs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you stress something, you say that it is very important.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I have repeatedly stressed the importance of hard work, but luck is also helpful.
glosses: If you stress a word, part of a word, or a note in music, you make it louder than other words or notes.
raw_tags: transitive
resolution (English, noun)
Forms: form: resolution
raw_tags: Singular
form: resolutions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌrɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌrɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A resolution is a formal decision, often after a vote.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The U.S. may be willing to support a Security Council resolution backing the return of inspectors to Iraq.
glosses: Resolution is the amount of detail that you can see in an image.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: This camera is cheaper, but, of course, the resolution is much lower.
glosses: A resolution is a solution to a disagreement or difficult situation.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The school holds classes in nonviolent conflict resolution.
glosses: A resolution is a personal decision (not) to do something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My New Year's resolution was to quit smoking.
glosses: Resolution is the power to try even when things are difficult.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Her resolution to be honest never weakened.
adequate (English, adj)
Forms: form: adequate
tags: positive
form: more adequate
tags: comparative
form: most adequate
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.də.kwɪt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈæ.də.kwət/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If something is adequate, it is good enough.
examples: It is very hard to provide a simple but adequate explanation.
She left her other job so that she could devote adequate time to the school.
A small knife is adequate for this purpose.
By 1922, the single school-room was no longer adequate to meet the needs of the town.
synonyms: sufficient
acceptable
satisfactory
antonyms: inadequate
tot (English, noun)
Forms: form: tot
raw_tags: Singular
form: tots
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A tot is a very young or small child.
synonyms: toddler
total (English, noun)
Forms: form: total
raw_tags: Singular
form: totals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtəʊ.təl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A total is the final amount of something. It is a term used in math.
raw_tags: countable
total (English, verb)
Forms: form: totaled
tags: past
form: totaled
tags: past
participle
form: totaling
tags: present
participle
form: total
tags: canonical
form: totals
tags: third-person
singular
form: totalled
tags: past
form: totalled
tags: past
participle
form: totalling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtəʊ.təl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you total something, you add them up.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If something totals something, it adds up to that; it amounts to.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The total of your purchase comes to $53.
glosses: If you total something, you destroy it; you wreck it.
tags: US
raw_tags: transitive
slang
total (English, adj)
Forms: form: total
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtəʊ.təl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something is total, it is complete; it is finished.
examples: He is a total failure
glosses: If something is total, it is entire.
examples: The total book was very bad.
whole (English, adj)
Forms: form: whole
tags: positive
form: more whole
tags: comparative
form: most whole
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /həʊl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /hoʊl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: hole
glosses: Whole is used to describe every part of an object.
examples: I ate the whole meal, leaving nothing left.
synonyms: all
entire
whole (English, noun)
Forms: form: whole
raw_tags: Singular
form: wholes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /həʊl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /hoʊl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: hole
glosses: The whole of something means the entire part of it.
examples: The whole of the Middle East is pretty messy at the moment.
half (English, noun)
Forms: form: half
raw_tags: Singular
form: halves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɑːf/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /hæf/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A half is 1/2 of a whole; 50%.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Sales were down from January to June but jumped in the second half of the year.
Half a year later, the baby was born.
A half minute after the game started, the rain began.
It took us an hour and a half to get the bike working again.
The city was about half the size of Vancouver.
More than half the money came from the government.
It's cost us three and a half thousand dollars.
We'll meet at half past two.
It's two and a half times as big as the old one.
The coach changed the goal keeper at half time.
The same car might cost about half as much again as in Britain.
These cookies are not half as good as the ones your mum makes.
The apples are half price today.
When I phoned, he was still half asleep.
The glass was half full.
Since the early 1980s the army's strength and budget have been cut in half .
The car was half on the road when it was hit.
glosses: A half is one part of a game that is divided into two parts.
raw_tags: countable
examples: At the end of the first half, Japan is leading Iran by two points.
glosses: A half is one end of a sports field.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He kicked the ball deep into New England's half.
glosses: A half is a player who plays in the middle part of the field in sports like football, rugby, etc.
raw_tags: countable
veterinarian (English, noun)
Forms: form: veterinarian
raw_tags: Singular
form: veterinarians
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌvɛt(ə)rəˈnɛri.ən/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A veterinarian (sometimes shortened to vet) is a doctor that treats animals.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The veterinarian treated the dog.
alter (English, verb)
Forms: form: alter
tags: canonical
form: alters
tags: third-person
singular
form: altered
tags: past
form: altered
tags: past
participle
form: altering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔːl.tə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔl.tɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɑl.tɚ/
tags: Canada
tags: US
homophones: altar
glosses: If you alter something, you change it, usually in a small way.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The design can be easily altered by selecting new colours, materials, etc.
But not even a good cleaning would alter the fact that the room was dark and unfriendly.
Because he was so short, he always needed to have his pants altered to fit him.
synonyms: adapt
adjust
modify
revise
transform
vary
stability (English, noun)
Forms: form: stability
raw_tags: Singular
form: stabilities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stəˈbɪlɪti/
tags: US
glosses: Stability is the property of being firm and constant.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Investors, especially foreign ones, want political stability to go with economic growth.
He may need handrails on either side for stability and safety.
People began to wonder and talk about the stability of the fairy-tale marriage.
synonyms: balance
antonyms: instability
energy (English, noun)
Forms: form: energy
raw_tags: Singular
form: energies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɛnɚd͡ʒi/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Energy is the ability to do work: move, give off heat, give off light, etc.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Unlike coal or oil, atomic energy production creates little air pollution.
Higher electricity prices should help promote energy efficiency.
The amount of energy in 100 g or 100 ml of food is much higher for foods with a lot of sugar.
She's all full of energy and she can't sit still.
This problem has taken up most of her time and energy for over a year.
aware (English, adj)
Forms: form: aware
tags: positive
form: more aware
tags: comparative
form: most aware
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈwɛɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /əˈwɛə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you are aware of something, you know about it.
examples: I am fully aware of the need for security, and will make the necessary changes.
I'm quite aware of the fact that you're here. You don't have to keep reminding me.
synonyms: concerned
interested
providence (English, noun)
Forms: form: providence
raw_tags: Singular
form: providences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɒvɪdəns/
tags: US
glosses: Providence is the careful management of resources.
examples: His providence in saving for his old age is a good example for everyone.
glosses: Providence is God.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: Providence also means God's will, or a power that some people think to be controlling our lives and the things that happen to us.
raw_tags: uncountable
station (English, noun)
Forms: form: station
raw_tags: Singular
form: stations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsteɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: A station is a place where many trains or buses stop and people buy tickets and get on.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: terminal
glosses: A station is a place where a person stays in one place and works.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: terminal
station (English, verb)
Forms: form: station
tags: canonical
form: stations
tags: third-person
singular
form: stationed
tags: past
form: stationed
tags: past
participle
form: stationing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsteɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: If you station someone, you place them to do a task.
society (English, noun)
Forms: form: society
raw_tags: Singular
form: societies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A society is a large number of people and the way they live, talking together, working with each other and making rules and ways to live. A society can be a town, country or more than one country together, with many people living the same ways.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
glosses: A society is an organization or club that people can join.
raw_tags: countable
sort (English, verb)
Forms: form: sort
tags: canonical
form: sorts
tags: third-person
singular
form: sorted
tags: past
form: sorted
tags: past
participle
form: sorting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /sɔːt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /sort/
tags: US
tags: Australia
ipa: /soːt/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: To sort is to divide one group of things into smaller groups of things, so that the things in one smaller group are the same as each other in some way.
examples: He sorted the apples, putting red apples in one basket and green apples in the other basket.
sort (English, noun)
Forms: form: sort
raw_tags: Singular
form: sorts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /sɔːt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /sort/
tags: US
tags: Australia
ipa: /soːt/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A sort is a kind or type.
examples: Red and green are two sorts of apple.
small (English, adj)
Forms: form: small
tags: positive
form: smaller
tags: comparative
form: smallest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /smɔːl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /smɔl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A small person or thing is not big. It doesn't have much size.
examples: A mouse is a small animal. A baby mouse is very small.
synonyms: little
tiny
slow (English, adj)
Forms: form: slow
tags: positive
form: slower
tags: comparative
form: slowest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sləʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /sloʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Something is slow if it takes a long time to move. It is not fast.
examples: A snail is a very slow animal. It moves slowly.
glosses: If something is slow, it does not happen in a short time.
glosses: If someone is slow, it takes them a while to understand something.
slow (English, verb)
Forms: form: slow
tags: canonical
form: slows
tags: third-person
singular
form: slowed
tags: past
form: slowed
tags: past
participle
form: slowing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sləʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /sloʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you slow someone or something, he, she, or it does not move as quickly as he, she, or it did before; you lower the speed of something.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you slow, you do not progress as quickly as you did before.
raw_tags: intransitive
slope (English, noun)
Forms: form: slope
raw_tags: Singular
form: slopes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sloʊp/
tags: US
ipa: /sləʊp/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A slope is one side of a hill.
examples: We will have to climb up this slope to get to the top of the hill.
glosses: The slope of a line is how far up it goes divided by how far along it goes.
raw_tags: mathematics
synonyms: gradient
glosses: A slope is an extremely offensive word for an Asian.
raw_tags: vulgar
slope (English, verb)
Forms: form: slope
tags: canonical
form: slopes
tags: third-person
singular
form: sloped
tags: past
form: sloped
tags: past
participle
form: sloping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sloʊp/
tags: US
ipa: /sləʊp/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something slopes, it goes either up or down.
examples: The hill slopes down at this point.
slant (English, verb)
Forms: form: slant
tags: canonical
form: slants
tags: third-person
singular
form: slanted
tags: past
form: slanted
tags: past
participle
form: slanting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈslænt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A long thing is slanting when one end is higher up than the other end and also further along. To be on an angle or sloping.
examples: The piece of wood is slanting from the ground up to the door so that a cart with wheels can roll up it.
slant (English, noun)
Forms: form: slant
raw_tags: Singular
form: slants
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈslænt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A slant is the way a long thing is when one end is higher up and further along than the other end. The way a ramp is.
enforcement (English, noun)
Forms: form: enforcement
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛnˈfɔrsmənt/
tags: UK
glosses: Enforcement is the act of making people follow a law, rule, or decision.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: It is not a problem which can be solved by law enforcement alone.
There simply hasn't been enough enforcement of the rules during this tournament.
slip (English, verb)
Forms: form: slip
tags: canonical
form: slips
tags: third-person
singular
form: slipped
tags: past
form: slipped
tags: past
participle
form: slipping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /slɪp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: When something slides, or moves a small distance while touching what it's on, we say it slips.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The hat slipped down until it covered her eyes.
glosses: When someone or something moves without wanting to move, we say it slips.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: My foot slipped when I stepped on some ice, and I almost fell.
glosses: When someone moves quickly and quietly so that other people won't see them move, we say the person slips.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I slipped into the kitchen to start washing dishes while people were talking.
slip (English, noun)
Forms: form: slip
raw_tags: Singular
form: slips
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /slɪp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A slip is a small mistake.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A slip is a piece of clothing like a small white skirt, that a woman sometimes wears hidden under her skirt or dress.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A slip is a small piece of paper.
raw_tags: countable
draft (English, noun)
Forms: form: draft
raw_tags: Singular
form: drafts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɑːft/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /dræft/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: draught
glosses: A draft is a piece of writing which has been or may be edited.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In the first draft of the story the characters names are all different.
Check final drafts for misspellings, using a dictionary or computer spelling checker.
glosses: A draft is when the military or a sport team chooses its members.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Many Americans moved to Canada to avoid the draft during the war.
The Tigers' first choice in yesterday's draft was pitcher George Berlin.
glosses: Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull. (UK spelling: draught)
tags: US
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The ship had a draft of 6 feet.
glosses: Draft is beer that is served from a large container called a keg. (UK spelling: draught)
tags: US
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: A draft is a wind that blows inside a building. (UK spelling: draught)
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
examples: Close the window! That cold draft is making me sneeze.
draft (English, verb)
Forms: form: draft
tags: canonical
form: drafts
tags: third-person
singular
form: drafted
tags: past
form: drafted
tags: past
participle
form: drafting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɑːft/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /dræft/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: draught
glosses: If you draft a letter, memo, agreement, etc., you write one that has been or may be edited.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: You should have the contract drafted by a lawyer.
glosses: If a state drafts someone, it chooses them to be in the military.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I was drafted when I was 20 and spent two years fighting in France.
glosses: If a team drafts someone, it chooses them to play on the team.
raw_tags: transitive
precise (English, adj)
Forms: form: precise
tags: positive
form: more precise
tags: comparative
form: most precise
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɪˈsaɪs/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is precise it is correct and exact.
examples: Young children are often unable to give a precise definition for words they know very well.
The precise nature of the tax changes has not been decided.
synonyms: accurate
glosses: If someone is precise they always act and speak very carefully.
sky (English, noun)
Forms: form: sky
raw_tags: Singular
form: skies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /skaɪ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The sky is what you see when you look up when you're not inside. It's blue with clouds in it. At night it's black with stars in it.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The night sky was full of stars.
pursue (English, verb)
Forms: form: pursue
tags: canonical
form: pursues
tags: third-person
singular
form: pursued
tags: past
form: pursued
tags: past
participle
form: pursuing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈsjuː/
tags: UK
ipa: /pɚˈsu/
tags: US
ipa: /pəˈʃu/
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you pursue a job or hobby, you do it for a long time.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The band motivated her to pursue a career in music.
glosses: If you pursue someone or something, you try to reach, catch or get it.
raw_tags: transitive
symbolic (English, adj)
Forms: form: symbolic
tags: positive
form: more symbolic
tags: comparative
form: most symbolic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪmˈbɒlɪk/
tags: US
glosses: If something is symbolic, it has or is used as a symbol.
examples: In many religions, the number 3 has a symbolic value.
The apology was purely symbolic and did nothing to change the situation.
It was dirty and dark in a way that was very symbolic of New York.
marginal (English, adj)
Forms: form: marginal
tags: positive
form: more marginal
tags: comparative
form: most marginal
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɑːdʒɪnl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnl/
tags: US
glosses: If something is marginal, it is not very large, important or central.
examples: But this discussion is marginal to the real issue.
glosses: (in finance) The marginal profit, tax rate, etc. is the percent earned or paid on one more unit of production or income.
examples: Large scale economies tend to mean that the marginal cost of serving an additional customer is either zero or very small.
glosses: If something is marginal, it is low quality, almost unacceptable.
examples: His writing is marginal at best. I don't think he'll pass.
glosses: If something is marginal, it is written in a margin.
examples: I can't read the marginal notes.
silk (English, noun)
Forms: form: silk
raw_tags: Singular
form: silks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪlk/
tags: US
glosses: A strong soft material that cloth is made of. A certain type of silk worms make it.
examples: This shirt is made of silk.
sign (English, noun)
Forms: form: sign
raw_tags: Singular
form: signs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /saɪn/
tags: US
homophones: sine
glosses: A flat thing with a few words or pictures on it to tell people something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I saw a stop sign, so I stopped the car.
sign (English, verb)
Forms: form: sign
tags: canonical
form: signs
tags: third-person
singular
form: signed
tags: past
form: signed
tags: past
participle
form: signing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /saɪn/
tags: US
homophones: sine
glosses: When someone signs a piece of paper, they write their signature on it.
examples: They signed a contract saying exactly who would do the work and how much money they would be paid.
glosses: If a company signs someone, they hire them to work.
side (English, noun)
Forms: form: side
raw_tags: Singular
form: sides
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /saɪd/
tags: US
glosses: A side is a straight edge of an object.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A square has four sides.
glosses: A side is the left part or the right part of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This car has only one door on each side.
glosses: A side is an area next to or near something else.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The statue is on the east side of the school.
glosses: A side is one surface of a sheet of paper.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Please write on both sides of the paper.
glosses: A side is one possible way of looking at or thinking about a concept (usually positive or negative).
raw_tags: countable
examples: On the plus side, my car is fixed.
Try not to look at the down side of things.
glosses: A side is one team of players in a game.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Which side is winning?
glosses: A side is country or a group of countries fighting together in a war.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans.
glosses: (US) A side is a side dish of food that is not the main dish.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Do you want a side of french fries with your hamburger?
side (English, verb)
Forms: form: side
tags: canonical
form: sides
tags: third-person
singular
form: sided
tags: past
form: sided
tags: past
participle
form: siding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /saɪd/
tags: US
glosses: (usually with "with") To side with someone is to be in an alliance with them.
examples: Who will you side with, Bob or Rachel?
capacity (English, noun)
Forms: form: capacity
raw_tags: Singular
form: capacities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈpæsɪti/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The capacity of a container, room, etc. is how much it can hold.
tags: singular
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The capacity of the bottle is 500 ml.
The capacity of the hard drive is 120 GB.
I'm sorry, this pool only has a capacity of 100 people and I can't let any more in.
If you fill it to capacity, you won't be able to carry it.
glosses: The capacity of someone or something to do something is the ability to do it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I was impressed by his energy and capacity for hard work.
Since the head injury he has lost his capacity to learn new names.
glosses: The capacity of a factory or business is how much it can produce.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: It will soon be necessary to increase capacity at our Toronto plant to meet Canadian demand for the product.
glosses: If someone does something in a particular capacity, they are doing it in that role.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I am not writing to you in my capacity as your doctor, but as a friend.
Sometimes I make decisions in my capacity as father that I don't like in my capacity as husband.
He's been hired in a temporary capacity.
exposure (English, noun)
Forms: form: exposure
raw_tags: Singular
form: exposures
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈspoʊʒɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If x has exposure to y, x is not hidden or protected from y.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Staying out of the sun between 11am and 3pm can reduce exposure by 60 per cent.
Prolonged exposure to cold and wet may increase the chance of disease.
As a child of a Canadian father and Japanese mother, he had exposure to many different viewpoints.
The exposure of his crimes was the end of his career.
She had multiple exposures to the gas before becoming ill.
The campers died of exposure after two weeks in the cold.
glosses: The exposure is the amount of time that a film is hit by light.
raw_tags: photography
uncountable
glosses: One exposure is one section of film that is hit by light at one time.
raw_tags: photography
countable
modify (English, verb)
Forms: form: modify
tags: canonical
form: modifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: modified
tags: past
form: modified
tags: past
participle
form: modifying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɑdɪfaɪ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you modify something, you change it, often only in small ways, and often because you want to use it in a different situation.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Both penalties and rewards can be used to modify children's behaviour.
It is also possible to modify the original by adding or removing parts.
We found some new problems and modified the program accordingly.
glosses: If a word, phrase, or clause modifies another, it is an optional word, phrase, or clause that gives more information about the other.
raw_tags: grammar
transitive
examples: The adjective "big" modifies the noun "bridge" in the expression "big bridge".
external (English, adj)
Forms: form: external
tags: positive
form: more external
tags: comparative
form: most external
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪksˈtɜː.nəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɛksˈtɝ.nəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Something that is external is not on the inside.
examples: Both internal and external stairs need to be modified to allow wheelchairs into the building.
There are many influences upon the child external to life in school.
I wondered if there were any external pressures that led your husband to make the change.
Other sources of external debt arise where non-residents purchase local bonds.
synonyms: outside
outer
exterior
antonyms: interal
inner
fundamental (English, adj)
Forms: form: fundamental
tags: positive
form: more fundamental
tags: comparative
form: most fundamental
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/
tags: US
glosses: If something is fundamental, it is basic and important.
examples: The loss of her legs has caused her to undergo a fundamental change in how she looks at life.
Respect is fundamental to a strong education system.
There is no more fundamental question than "why are we here?"
fundamental (English, noun)
Forms: form: fundamental
raw_tags: Singular
form: fundamentals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/
tags: US
glosses: The fundamentals of something, are the main ideas or parts that it is built on.
raw_tags: countable
flash (English, noun)
Forms: form: flash
raw_tags: Singular
form: flashes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /flæʃ/
tags: UK
ipa: /flæʃ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A flash is a sudden bright light.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He used the flash on his camera.
glosses: A flash is a very fast period of time.
examples: The tall man disappeared in a flash.
flash (English, verb)
Forms: form: flash
tags: canonical
form: flashes
tags: third-person
singular
form: flashed
tags: past
form: flashed
tags: past
participle
form: flashing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /flæʃ/
tags: UK
ipa: /flæʃ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something flashes, it shines brightly and suddenly.
examples: The fountain flashed in the sunshine.
It rained hard. Lightning flashed and we heard thunder.
The light from the car flashed through the window into the house for a second when the car drove past.
flash (English, adj)
Forms: form: flash
tags: positive
form: more flash
tags: comparative
form: most flash
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /flæʃ/
tags: UK
ipa: /flæʃ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: :
 This short section needs someone to add to it.
ratio (English, noun)
Forms: form: ratio
raw_tags: Singular
form: ratios
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈreɪ.ʃoʊ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A ratio is the comparison in size or number between two things. It is written x:y and read x to y. It is the same as the fraction x/y.
examples: The ratio of men's jobs to women's is 8 to 1.
But Germany now has one of the highest ratios of spending to GDP in the European Community.
The low student/teacher ratio makes this a great school.
shut (English, verb)
Forms: form: shut
tags: canonical
form: shuts
tags: third-person
singular
form: shut
tags: past
form: shut
tags: past
participle
form: shutting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃʌt/
tags: US
glosses: When someone moves a door so that people can't go through it, the person is shutting the door. When someone puts their lips together so that no air or food can go in or out of their mouth, the person is shutting their mouth.
examples: The wind was too cold, so I shut the window.
shoe (English, noun)
Forms: form: shoe
raw_tags: Singular
form: shoes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃuː/
tags: US
homophones: shoo
glosses: Two shoes are two things that someone wears on their feet. Shoes have a hard, flat bottom.
shoe (English, verb)
Forms: form: shod
tags: past
participle
form: shod
tags: past
form: shodden
tags: past
participle
form: shoe
tags: canonical
form: shoes
tags: third-person
singular
form: shoed
tags: past
form: shoed
tags: past
participle
form: shoeing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃuː/
tags: US
homophones: shoo
glosses: If you shoe, you put shoes on your feet. We usually use this verb as a past participle: We say say someone is shod if they have shoes on their feet.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: He was dressed and shod, ready to go out.
glosses: If you shoe a horse, you put horseshoes on the horse.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: To put protection on something so that it does not get worn down.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Let's shoe that cane before you get a splinter in your hand!
shock (English, noun)
Forms: form: shock
raw_tags: Singular
form: shocks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɒk/
tags: US
glosses: A shock is the way it feels when a heavy thing suddenly hits another thing.
glosses: A shock is a sudden change that surprises people.
glosses: Shock is the way a person is when the person has lost some blood or has been hurt, and their heart is beating very fast and weakly.
glosses: A shock is a painful feeling that someone gets when electricity flows through their body.
glosses: A shock is a brief zap that someone gets after being in contact with static electricity.
shock (English, verb)
Forms: form: shock
tags: canonical
form: shocks
tags: third-person
singular
form: shocked
tags: past
form: shocked
tags: past
participle
form: shocking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɒk/
tags: US
glosses: Someone is shocked when they are surprised at something
examples: He was shocked at how much she had changed since he had last met her.
glosses: If someone has been shocked, they got a painful feeling due to electricity flowing through their body.
glosses: If someone has been shocked, they have gotten a brief zap due to contact with static electricity.
shelf (English, noun)
Forms: form: shelf
raw_tags: Singular
form: shelves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɛlf/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A shelf is a flat thing that people can put books or other things on when they are not using them.
raw_tags: countable
shame (English, noun)
Forms: form: shame
raw_tags: Singular
form: shames
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃeɪm/
tags: US
glosses: Someone feels shame when they know they did something wrong.
examples: The boy felt shame and gave back the candy he had taken.
shame (English, verb)
Forms: form: shame
tags: canonical
form: shames
tags: third-person
singular
form: shamed
tags: past
form: shamed
tags: past
participle
form: shaming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃeɪm/
tags: US
glosses: If you shame someone, you make them feel shame.
shake (English, verb)
Forms: form: shake
tags: canonical
form: shakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: shook
tags: past
form: shaken
tags: past
participle
form: shaking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'ʃeɪk/
tags: US
glosses: To shake is to move from side to side many times quickly.
examples: She shook the bottle to mix the drink.
shake (English, noun)
Forms: form: shake
raw_tags: Singular
form: shakes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'ʃeɪk/
tags: US
glosses: A shake is a type of beverage.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They were known for their shakes.
glosses: A shake is when something shakes.
raw_tags: countable
shade (English, noun)
Forms: form: shade
raw_tags: Singular
form: shades
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃeɪd/
tags: US
glosses: A shade is a shadow of a tree or another big thing that blocks some of the light and heat of the Sun.
examples: She rested in the shade of the tree because she felt hot.
glosses: A shade is the slight difference between colors.
raw_tags: countable
shade (English, verb)
Forms: form: shade
tags: canonical
form: shades
tags: third-person
singular
form: shaded
tags: past
form: shaded
tags: past
participle
form: shading
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃeɪd/
tags: US
glosses: If something is shaded, it is shielded from light.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The old tree shaded the animals from the sun.
glosses: If something is shading, it is approaching something slightly.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The grassland was green, shading towards brown in the drier areas.
glosses: If you shade something in a drawing, you darken it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Mary started shading in the outlines of the house in her drawing.
versus (English, prep)
Forms: form: versus
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɜːsəs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈvɝsəs/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: When we say one thing versus another thing, it means the two things are on different sides, going in different directions, or against each other.
examples: Tonight's game has Toronto versus Montreal.
A lot of people see America as poor versus rich versus a middle class.
It's a simple story of good versus evil.
The difference between students with high versus low levels of English is growing every year.
We had to talk about how much time I spent doing homework versus how much time I spent playing games.
What do you think of going to a movie versus to a restaurant?
terminal (English, noun)
Forms: form: terminal
raw_tags: Singular
form: terminals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtərmɪnəl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A terminal is the end of a train track or bus route. It is the station or the last stop.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The bus drove into the terminal and all the people got off.
glosses: A computer screen and keyboard, which are at the end of a wire joining them to a computer.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She sat at the computer terminal and typed some words.
glosses: A terminal is a building in an airport where passengers transfer to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
raw_tags: countable
aviation
terminal (English, adj)
Forms: form: terminal
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtərmɪnəl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The last. At the end, in time or in space. A terminal illness is a sickness that will make the person die.
takeoff (English, noun)
Forms: form: takeoff
raw_tags: Singular
form: takeoffs
tags: plural
glosses: The takeoff is when an airplane moves from the ground into the air.
raw_tags: aviation
examples: Put on your seat belt to be ready for takeoff.
antonyms: land
surrender (English, verb)
Forms: form: surrender
tags: canonical
form: surrenders
tags: third-person
singular
form: surrendered
tags: past
form: surrendered
tags: past
participle
form: surrendering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈrɛndə/
tags: US
glosses: When an army stops fighting and lets the other side win, we say that the army surrenders. Sometimes people wave a white flag to show that they are surrendering.
glosses: To submit to a person who has more power.
surrender (English, noun)
Forms: form: surrender
raw_tags: Singular
form: surrenders
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈrɛndə/
tags: US
glosses: A surrender is the act of surrendering.
raw_tags: countable
whereas (English, prep)
Forms: form: whereas
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʍɛːrˈæz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use whereas to show a contrast between two things or ideas.
raw_tags: formal
examples: Many kinds of roses have little or no scent, whereas others are well known for their beautiful smell.
School A has about 25 percent Asian students, whereas for school B the Asian students make up over 60 percent of the school population.
Whereas only about a third of local residents paid full rates in the past, now most adults will pay the charge.
glosses: Because.
raw_tags: law
enable (English, verb)
Forms: form: enable
tags: canonical
form: enables
tags: third-person
singular
form: enabled
tags: past
form: enabled
tags: past
participle
form: enabling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈneɪbəl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you enable something or someone, you make make it able to do something or you help it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The program enables users to share data, collaborate and automate tasks without writing any extra code.
Night or instrument flying enabled us to fly twenty-four hours a day and in poor weather.
The data will not enable the identification of individuals to take place.
This switch will enable the song-sharing function.
version (English, noun)
Forms: form: version
raw_tags: Singular
form: versions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɜː(r)ʒən/
tags: US
glosses: A version is something that exists in different forms.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Tomorrow, IBM is launching OS/2 2.0, the new version of its OS/2 operating software for personal computers.
The North American version of the car will have a larger engine.
synonyms: edition
perspective (English, noun)
Forms: form: perspective
raw_tags: Singular
form: perspectives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A perspective is a way of looking at or thinking about something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The British media give a completely different perspective from CNN.
He has to look at everything from an international perspective.
The book provides a fresh perspective on the lives of young airmen during the war.
glosses: Perspective is the ability to think about things in a reasonable way.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He's lost all perspective when it comes to this job.
glosses: Perspective is a way to show three dimensions in a two-dimensional image.
raw_tags: uncountable
network (English, noun)
Forms: form: network
raw_tags: Singular
form: networks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɛtwɜːk/
tags: UK
ipa: /nɛtwɝk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A network is a group of connections between a number of points.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Electronic systems control the busiest parts of the rail network.
This is the first national TV network that is 100% sports.
We conduct much of our overseas banking business through a network of some 3,500 worldwide branches.
You can connect to the Internet through a wireless local network system.
I don't have a good social network in my new job.
network (English, verb)
Forms: form: network
tags: canonical
form: networks
tags: third-person
singular
form: networked
tags: past
form: networked
tags: past
participle
form: networking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɛtwɜːk/
tags: UK
ipa: /nɛtwɝk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you network, you make or use social connections, usually for business purposes.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I spent most of my time at the conferences networking with other sales people.
welfare (English, noun)
Forms: form: welfare
raw_tags: Singular
form: welfares
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛlˌfɛə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈwɛlˌfɛɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Someone's welfare is their health, safety, and other things the make them happy.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Children need to exercise each day, for both their physical and psychological welfare.
This group has tried to promote the welfare of old people throughout the United Kingdom.
It is clear that the issues the environment and animal welfare have become very important recently.
Few countries have the same level of social welfare that we have in Canada.
glosses: Welfare is money paid by the government to poor people.
tags: US
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The government is reviewing the welfare benefits which single parents receive.
He lost his job and his home and has had to go on welfare.
transition (English, noun)
Forms: form: transition
raw_tags: Singular
form: transitions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /trænˈzɪʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A transition is a change from one place or situation to another.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Diana has made the transition from girl to woman.
The transition from ice to water occurs at 0°C.
They want at least a five-year transition period.
transition (English, verb)
Forms: form: transition
tags: canonical
form: transitions
tags: third-person
singular
form: transitioned
tags: past
form: transitioned
tags: past
participle
form: transitioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /trænˈzɪʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something transitions, it changes from one place or situation to another.
raw_tags: transitive
amendment (English, noun)
Forms: form: amendment
raw_tags: Singular
form: amendments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌˈmɛnd.mənt/
tags: UK
glosses: An amendment is an addition or change to a document; also the process of making this change.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: This law can only be changed by constitutional amendment.
We are considering an amendment to the Water Bill which required compliance with EC rules by 1993.
He agreed to accept amendments to reduce the standard rate of income tax in his Finance Bill.
deep (English, adj)
Forms: form: deep
tags: positive
form: deeper
tags: comparative
form: deepest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /diːp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A hole or body of water is deep if it goes down a long way.
examples: Do not dive into this swimming pool because it is not deep enough.
Some oil wells must be drilled deeper than others to reach the oil.
glosses: Something is deep if it is far below or inside.
examples: The Earth's iron core is deep beneath its crust.
The Japanese style of poetry called haiku is simple on the surface, but it should also have a deeper emotional meaning.
glosses: A deep voice has low-pitched tones.
examples: In opera, the bass singer has the deepest voice.
glosses: With actions that make something smaller, we say deep to mean they make them much smaller.
examples: This furniture store offers deep discounts on beds.
The new budget makes deep spending cuts in education.
glosses: An idea is called deep if it has an important meaning that is not easy to see.
examples: A: 'I think you like heavy metal music because your parents don't approve of it.' B:'Wow, that's deep!'
reject (English, verb)
Forms: form: reject
tags: canonical
form: rejects
tags: third-person
singular
form: rejected
tags: past
form: rejected
tags: past
participle
form: rejecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /rɪˈdʒɛkt/
poses: verb
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you reject an idea or belief, you decide that you do not believe it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We reject the idea that English is somehow "better" than other languages.
The court rejected his arguments that he should be set free.
glosses: If you reject a person, you refuse to care for that person.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Often people who are infected with AIDS are rejected by family and friends.
glosses: If you reject an object, you refuse to take it or keep it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Consumers have the right to reject problem goods and demand a refund.
reject (English, noun)
Forms: form: reject
raw_tags: Singular
form: rejects
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈriːdʒɛkt/
poses: noun
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A reject is something that has been rejected.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A reject is a stupid person.
raw_tags: countable
slang
clause (English, noun)
Forms: form: clause
raw_tags: Singular
form: clauses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɔːz/
tags: US
homophones: claws
glosses: A clause is a section in a contract or other legal document.
examples: The author's contract contained a clause giving him creative control over the films.
glosses: A clause is a group of words that usually includes a subject and a predicate. In English, the subject usually comes before the predicate.
raw_tags: grammar
examples: The last clause in the sentence is hard to understand without knowing some background.
predicate (English, noun)
Forms: form: predicate
raw_tags: Singular
form: predicates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɛdɪkət/
tags: UK
glosses: A predicate is the head of a clause and says something about the subject.
raw_tags: grammar
predicate (English, verb)
Forms: form: predicate
tags: canonical
form: predicates
tags: third-person
singular
form: predicated
tags: past
form: predicated
tags: past
participle
form: predicating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɛdɪkət/
tags: UK
glosses: If you predicate something, you state or assert it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you predicate that something is true, you state that it is true.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.
prime (English, adj)
Forms: form: prime
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /praɪm/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is prime, it is best, most important, most suitable, or in some way number one.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Canada is a prime example of a multicultural country.
He was the prime suspect in the murder investigation.
prime (English, noun)
Forms: form: prime
raw_tags: Singular
form: primes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /praɪm/
tags: UK
glosses: The prime is the best part of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He was killed at the prime of his life.
glosses: A prime is a number that can be evenly divided only by one and itself.
raw_tags: countable
mathematics
examples: The first six primes are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13.
glosses: A prime is something that primes something else.
raw_tags: countable
prime (English, verb)
Forms: form: prime
tags: canonical
form: primes
tags: third-person
singular
form: primed
tags: past
form: primed
tags: past
participle
form: priming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /praɪm/
tags: UK
glosses: If you prime something, you get it ready to do something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The coach has primed them for the game.
glosses: to manipulate, in a subtle manner, people's decision-making by use of symbols, location, etc.
raw_tags: psychology