crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
fall (English, noun)
Forms: form: fall
raw_tags: Singular
form: falls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /fɔːl/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /fɔl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Fall is the name for autumn used only in North America, named after the falling of leaves during the season. It is the season when the weather is getting colder, after summer and before winter.
examples: These plants are growing big and they will be ready to eat in the fall.
glosses: A fall or falls or waterfall is a part of a river where water is falling.
examples: We went to the falls to eat lunch outside and watch the water falling.
glosses: A fall is when people suffered a loss of greatness or status, such as the fall of Rome.
fan (English, noun)
Forms: form: fan
raw_tags: Singular
form: fans
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fæn/
tags: UK
glosses: A fan is a thing that moves air to help people stay cool; either a small paper thing a person holds in their hand, or a machine with a part that turns fast to push the air.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She held the fan in front of her face so people wouldn't see her smile.
Turn on the fan! It's hot here!
glosses: A fan is a person who supports another person or team.
raw_tags: countable
examples: John is a fan of that soccer club.
When he kicked the ball into the goal, all his fans cheered loudly.
fan (English, verb)
Forms: form: fan
tags: canonical
form: fans
tags: third-person
singular
form: fanned
tags: past
form: fanned
tags: past
participle
form: fanning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fæn/
tags: UK
glosses: To blow air on something, often with a fan.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We had to fan ourselves with our programs because it was so hot and crowded in the auditorium.
We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.
glosses: usually to fan out) To move or spread in many directions from one point, similar to the shape of a hand-held fan.
raw_tags: intransitive
fold (English, verb)
Forms: form: fold
tags: canonical
form: folds
tags: third-person
singular
form: folded
tags: past
form: folded
tags: past
participle
form: folding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfəʊld/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /foʊld/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you fold something thin such as paper, you bend it so it touches itself.
examples: A type of art where paper is folded to make different models is called origami.
She folded the letter and put it into the envelope to mail it.
glosses: In poker, if you fold, you stop betting and withdraw.
examples: After three people folded, there were only two people left in the game, betting against each other.
glosses: If you fold on ingredient into another, you stir it gently and carefully with a folding action.
examples: Fold the egg whites into the batter.
fold (English, noun)
Forms: form: fold
raw_tags: Singular
form: folds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfəʊld/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /foʊld/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A fold is a bend or a crease.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was a fold down the middle of the paper.
glosses: A fold is a small place with a fence around it where people keep sheep.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After the sheep eat grass all day in the fields, they come home to the fold where it's safe for the night.
form (English, noun)
Forms: form: form
raw_tags: Singular
form: forms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːm/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /fɔrm/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Form is the shape or structure of a person or a thing.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
glosses: A thing that makes shapes to other things, as in a mold.
glosses: A form is a blank document which is to be filled in by a person.
raw_tags: countable
examples: To join with the club, please fill in this application form.
form (English, verb)
Forms: form: form
tags: canonical
form: forms
tags: third-person
singular
form: formed
tags: past
form: formed
tags: past
participle
form: forming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːm/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /fɔrm/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you form something, you give it shape or structure.
delicate (English, adj)
Forms: form: delicate
tags: positive
form: more delicate
tags: comparative
form: most delicate
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛlɪkət/
tags: US
glosses: A delicate thing is something that can break easily. It is usually beautiful but people need to be careful if they touch it.
examples: Flower petals are delicate.
I don't want a child to hold my delicate glasses.
The things in this box are delicate. Please don't drop them.
synonyms: fragile
detail (English, noun)
Forms: form: detail
raw_tags: Singular
form: details
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdiːˌteɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdiˌteɪl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A detail is a small part of something that is not as important as the whole thing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I've written a book, but I still need to change some details in it.
Writing your name at the top of the page is a small detail, but it's important.
This is a very clear picture. You can see every detail.
glosses: A detail is a job or duty.
examples: He's on floor-cleaning detail today.
detail (English, verb)
Forms: form: detail
tags: canonical
form: details
tags: third-person
singular
form: detailed
tags: past
form: detailed
tags: past
participle
form: detailing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdiːˌteɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdiˌteɪl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When someone details something, they tell all the details about it, or record the details.
examples: Would you please detail this project for me?
fight (English, verb)
Forms: form: fight
tags: canonical
form: fights
tags: third-person
singular
form: fought
tags: past
form: fought
tags: past
participle
form: fighting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /faɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When two people fight against each other, they hit each other and try to hurt each other.
examples: Two children were fighting over a toy, and one child got hurt and started to cry.
glosses: When two people fight against each other, they want different things and they try to get what they want. They might yell, or they might just try hard.
examples: When that husband and wife fight with each other, they don't hit. They just yell at each other.
I'm fighting to get more money for the work I do.
fight (English, noun)
Forms: form: fight
raw_tags: Singular
form: fights
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /faɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A fight is when people are fighting.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was a fight in the bar last night and three people had to go to the hospital.
frequent (English, adj)
Forms: form: frequent
tags: positive
form: more frequent
tags: comparative
form: most frequent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /friːkwən̩t/
poses: adjective
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
poses: adjective
glosses: An event is frequent if it happens many times in a short time.
examples: Broken toys is the most frequent reason children ask for help here.
Seeing a lion is not a frequent event around here.
antonyms: infrequent
unfrequent
frequent (English, verb)
Forms: form: frequent
tags: canonical
form: frequents
tags: third-person
singular
form: frequented
tags: past
form: frequented
tags: past
participle
form: frequenting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /friːkwɛn̩t/
poses: verb
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: Someone frequents a place if they go there regularly.
examples: I frequent some of the restaurants on this street.
incidence (English, noun)
Forms: form: incidence
raw_tags: Singular
form: incidences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: homophones: incidents
glosses: The incidence of something is how often it happens.
tags: singular
raw_tags: countable
examples: Regular blood pressure checks would reduce the incidence of heart disease and sudden heart attacks.
There is a surprisingly high incidence of theft in book stores.
hearing (English, verb)
Forms: form: hear
tags: canonical
form: hears
tags: third-person
singular
form: heard
tags: past
form: heard
tags: past
participle
form: hearing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: 'hɪr.ɪŋ
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you hear something, you use your ears to get a sound from it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Are you hearing the music clearly enough, or must I make it louder?
hearing (English, noun)
Forms: form: hearing
raw_tags: Singular
form: hearings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: 'hɪr.ɪŋ
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The act of hearing or the quality of being able to hear.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I'm worried about my son's hearing -- maybe his ears were hurt by music that was too loud.
Hearing is necessary to be a sign language interpreter.
glosses: A trial in a court of law or another kind of event where a group listens to people and makes a formal decision.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Next week I have an immigration hearing to decide whether I can stay in this country.
fowl (English, noun)
Forms: form: fowl
raw_tags: Singular
form: fowls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /faʊl/
tags: US
homophones: foul
glosses: A fowl is a bird: an animal with feathers that can fly, especially a kind that people eat.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This farmer keeps sheep and two kinds of fowl: chickens and ducks.
feeble (English, adj)
Forms: form: feeble
tags: positive
form: feebler
tags: comparative
form: feeblest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfiːbəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Something that is feeble is very weak.
examples: The old man is feeble.
I was very feeble that day because I was sick.
That's a feeble excuse.
Don't listen to her; she's feeble-minded.
parenthesis (English, noun)
Forms: form: parenthesis
raw_tags: Singular
form: parentheses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈrɛnθəsɪs/
tags: US
glosses: A parenthesis is a symbol that looks like ( or ). A person may see parentheses when reading books. Most of the time, they are not used to tell the main story, but gives the reader extra information so they can understand.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Billy and Bob wrote their papers (Billy wrote about karate, and Bob wrote about dogs).
*The quote inside the parentheses, "Billy wrote about karate, and Bob wrote about dogs", is put inside parentheses because it would be a run-on sentence if there were no parentheses.
*You can also use commas as parentheses, but you need to write the sentence differently.
massacre (English, noun)
Forms: form: massacre
raw_tags: Singular
form: massacres
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæs.ə.kɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmæs.ə.kə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A massacre is when many people are killed. This is especially true when those killed appear to be innocent civilians not linked to the war in progress. Very often, the term is also applied if the killings were done in a brutal way.
examples: Many people were killed in the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
massacre (English, verb)
Forms: form: massacre
tags: canonical
form: massacres
tags: third-person
singular
form: massacred
tags: past
form: massacred
tags: past
participle
form: massacring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæs.ə.kɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmæs.ə.kə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To kill many innocent people without much resistance; to slaughter people.
elastic (English, adj)
Forms: form: elastic
tags: positive
form: more elastic
tags: comparative
form: most elastic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /iˈlæs.tɪk/
tags: US
glosses: Something is elastic if it can stretch or bend and go back to the way it was.
examples: She held the papers together by putting an elastic (rubber) band around them.
A metal spring is elastic: it gives back the energy that was put into it when it was pushed.
cooperative (English, adj)
Forms: form: cooperative
tags: positive
form: more cooperative
tags: comparative
form: most cooperative
tags: superlative
glosses: In a cooperative effort, project, etc., a number of people work together to do something.
examples: Development of the machine became a cooperative effort between university and industry in the UK.
glosses: If someone is cooperative, they listen and try to help or work with you.
examples: He was very hard to work with, but recently has become much more cooperative.
cooperative (English, noun)
Forms: form: cooperative
raw_tags: Singular
form: cooperatives
tags: plural
glosses: A cooperative is a type of business that is owned by the people working there or by its customers.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), a retail co-operative, is Canada's largest supplier of outdoor equipment and has more than two million members.
reveal (English, verb)
Forms: form: reveal
tags: canonical
form: reveals
tags: third-person
singular
form: revealed
tags: past
form: revealed
tags: past
participle
form: revealing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rəˈviːl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you reveal something, it was hidden and you show it or make it known.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: A new study reveals that car makers have made little or no gains in fuel economy.
It was revealed yesterday that the president has decided to step down.
antonyms: conceal
index (English, noun)
Forms: form: index
raw_tags: Singular
form: indexes or indices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪndɛks/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An index is an alphabetical (A to Z) list, usually at the back of a book, where you can find the pages in a book that talk about particular things or words.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Look in the index to see where they talk about Chomsky.
glosses: An index shows the level of prices, wages, etc. so you can compare them with those of an earlier date.
raw_tags: countable
examples: On Wall Street, the Dow Jones index closed 10 points up at 2,731.23.
index (English, verb)
Forms: form: index
tags: canonical
form: indexes
tags: third-person
singular
form: indexed
tags: past
form: indexed
tags: past
participle
form: indexing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪndɛks/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you index something, you make an index (guide) for it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you index something to a certain price level, you make it go up or down with that level.
raw_tags: transitive
discrimination (English, noun)
Forms: form: discrimination
raw_tags: Singular
form: discriminations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Discrimination is the act of treating someone unfairly just because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Even in 2007, there's still too much sex discrimination at the higher levels of big business.
glosses: Discrimination is the ability to notice differences.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: At this small size, discrimination is very difficult.
glosses: Discrimination is the ability to recognise high levels of quality.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The clothes were chosen by someone with discrimination.
overseas (English, prep)
Forms: form: overseas
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is overseas, it is in a different country, usually across the ocean.
examples: After university she went overseas to teach.
synonyms: abroad
antonyms: local
glosses: The overseas markets, students, etc. are in or from a different country, usually across an ocean.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Wang is an overseas student from China.
Canada needs to do more for overseas development, especially in Africa.
With the college taking in more overseas students, more attention is being put on language issues.
synonyms: foreign
antonyms: domestic
local
foul (English, noun)
Forms: form: foul
raw_tags: Singular
form: fouls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /faʊl/
tags: US
homophones: fowl
glosses: Something that goes against the rules in a sport.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After a bad foul, a soccer player has to leave the game
foul (English, adj)
Forms: form: foul
tags: positive
form: fouler
tags: comparative
form: foulest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /faʊl/
tags: US
homophones: fowl
glosses: Bad, or having a bad smell.
examples: We left the meat too many days, and now it is foul and we can't eat it.
There's a foul smell in the bathroom.
event (English, noun)
Forms: form: event
raw_tags: Singular
form: events
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈvɛnt/
tags: US
glosses: An event is anything that happens.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The event of her walking into the room happened before the event of the book falling off the table, so she saw it fall.
In the event that the machine breaks, read this to know what to do.
synonyms: happening
occurrence
incident
accident
glosses: An event is when many people come together at a time they choose for a reason or for fun.
raw_tags: countable
examples: At the event tomorrow we're going to have balloons and music.
synonyms: function
drain (English, noun)
Forms: form: drain
raw_tags: Singular
form: drains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dreɪn/
ipa: /dʒreɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A drain is a hole, sometimes in the bottom of a basin, to let water flow out, and a pipe attached to the hole.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After you wash, you should drain the water from the bath.
drain (English, verb)
Forms: form: drain
tags: canonical
form: drains
tags: third-person
singular
form: drained
tags: past
form: drained
tags: past
participle
form: draining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dreɪn/
ipa: /dʒreɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Someone drains something when they take the water or other liquid out of it.
examples: She drained her cup in one gulp.
The workers drained the wet land to make it a dry place to build houses.
drawer (English, noun)
Forms: form: drawer
raw_tags: Singular
form: drawers
tags: plural
glosses: A drawer is a box made of wood that is part of a piece of furniture (such as a desk); drawers can slide in and out so that people can put things into them.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I keep my socks in the top drawer of the chest.
glosses: A drawer is a person who draws.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Did you draw this picture? Wow, you're a really good drawer.
glosses: A person who writes a bank draft, check, or promissory note.
raw_tags: countable
finance
examples: We'll have to have a drawer draw up the promissory note.
company (English, noun)
Forms: form: company
raw_tags: Singular
form: companies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'kʌmpəni/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A company is an organization for doing work for money.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He works for a big company.
I own this company, so it's a problem for me if people don't buy what we make.
glosses: Company is people who are visiting other people; people who are in other peoples' house so that they can talk to the other people, or people who are walking with other people or being somewhere with other people.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I can't talk to you on the phone right now, because I have company. (people in the house.)
glosses: When someone keeps someone else company, they stay with the person.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Will you keep me company while I go to mail this letter?
glosses: A company' is a unit of an army, it usually consists of two or three platoons to form a battalion.
raw_tags: military
force (English, noun)
Forms: form: force
raw_tags: Singular
form: forces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /fɔrs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A force is the act of a thing pushing on another thing, or how strongly it pushes.
examples: The force of the hammer hitting the nail pushes the nail into the wood.
In science, energy is force times distance.
He pushed his shoulder against the door with great force, but was not able to open the locked door.
glosses: A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
raw_tags: countable
examples: police force
force (English, verb)
Forms: form: force
tags: canonical
form: forces
tags: third-person
singular
form: forced
tags: past
form: forced
tags: past
participle
form: forcing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /fɔrs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Someone forces something to happen when they make it happen.
examples: He forced his way into the room.
The large size of our family forced me to buy a bigger house.
cruel (English, adj)
Forms: form: crueller
tags: comparative
form: cruellest
tags: superlative
form: cruel
tags: positive
form: crueler
tags: comparative
form: cruelest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /krʊəɫ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Someone who is cruel is mean. They hurt other people and don't care, or they like hurting other people.
examples: The cruel guard pushed the prisoners so hard that some of them fell down.
glosses: An action is cruel if only cruel people would do it.
examples: It's cruel to make children work 10 hours a day.
miner (English, noun)
Forms: form: miner
raw_tags: Singular
form: miners
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪnə/
tags: US
homophones: minor
glosses: A miner is a person who works in a mine. They go into a deep tunnel in the earth to get diamonds, coal, silver, gold or other minerals.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It was difficult for the miners to come out of the mine after some rocks fell in the tunnel.
minus (English, prep)
Forms: form: minus
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmaɪnəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use x minus y to show that y is taken away from x.
examples: Five minus three is two. (5-3=2)
The TV is $299 minus a 10% discount.
The margin of error is plus or minus one per cent.
minus (English, noun)
Forms: form: minus
raw_tags: Singular
form: minuses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmaɪnəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A minus sign, negative sign, or minus is the symbol "－". It is used in more than one situation:
raw_tags: mathematics
examples: before a number, to indicate that it is a negative number.
in a math problem 3-1=2 to indicate subtraction.
glosses: A minus is a problem or some negative aspect.
examples: He's nice, but the way he dresses is a real minus.
nephew (English, noun)
Forms: form: nephew
raw_tags: Singular
form: nephews
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛv.ju/
raw_tags: somewhat dated
tags: UK
raw_tags: somewhat dated
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnɛf.ju/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A nephew is the male child of someone's sister or brother, and is a part of their extended family.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My sister just had a baby boy. He is my nephew.
justice (English, noun)
Forms: form: justice
raw_tags: Singular
form: justices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈdʒʌs.tɪs
tags: US
glosses: Justice is the morally fair and right state of everything. To have justice as a person's character trait means that they are just and treat everyone the same, or how they would like to be treated.
examples: Making fun of someone or not letting them do something others can do because of the way someone looks, where they come from, their religion, or other things that are not wrong and a part of a person naturally or by birth is not just.
explicit (English, adj)
Forms: form: explicit
tags: positive
form: more explicit
tags: comparative
form: most explicit
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: US
glosses: If something is explicit, it is clearly said or shown, not hidden or just suggested.
examples: It is very important that the company write an explicit statement of workers' responsibilities.
Sometimes it helps to be more explicit when speaking to children.
The problem is made explicit in the letter sent last July.
antonyms: implicit
aggregate (English, noun)
Forms: form: aggregate
raw_tags: Singular
form: aggregates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /ˈæɡrɪɡət/
poses: noun
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: The aggregate is the number or amount when everything is put together.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Although demand was up in certain areas, aggregate demand was down.
When each day's time is put together, he's been running for an aggregate of over 762 hours.
synonyms: total
sum
glosses: Aggregate is the small stones that are used to make concrete.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: gravel
aggregate (English, verb)
Forms: form: aggregate
tags: canonical
form: aggregates
tags: third-person
singular
form: aggregated
tags: past
form: aggregated
tags: past
participle
form: aggregating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/
poses: verb
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: If you aggregate something, you put or bring it together.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: You shouldn't aggregate the various costs. Look at them individually.
The students' income should be aggregated with the parents'.
synonyms: add
collect
flag (English, noun)
Forms: form: flag
raw_tags: Singular
form: flags
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /flæɡ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A flag is a piece of cloth, usually marked with a colourful symbol or sign.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A flag flown by a ship is to show the presence on board of the admiral (the leader of a group of ships); the admiral himself; or his flagship.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: The use of a flag, especially to show the start of a race or other event.
examples: Be ready to start running immediately at the flag.
glosses: On a computer, a flag is a variable or place in the computer's memory that keeps a true-or-false, yes-or-no value, usually either recording the fact that a certain event has happened or asking for a certain action to happen if it's an action that doesn't always happen.
glosses: In a command line interface (a place on a computer screen for people to type commands for a computer to do), a sign telling the computer to do something it does only sometimes, or a sign changing in some other way the action of the command being typed.
flag (English, verb)
Forms: form: flag
tags: canonical
form: flags
tags: third-person
singular
form: flagged
tags: past
form: flagged
tags: past
participle
form: flagging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /flæɡ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you mark with a flag, it shows the importance of something.
glosses: (often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a car that's driving past, etc.
examples: Please flag a taxi down for me.
glosses: When a person flags, the person becomes weak, tired or feeble.
examples: His strength flagged toward the end of the race.
glosses: To signal or mark something that happened.
examples: The compiler flagged three errors.
glosses: To set the value of a variable in a computer program to true.
examples: Flag the debug option before running the program.
gender (English, noun)
Forms: form: gender
raw_tags: Singular
form: genders
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʤɛndə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ʤɛndɚ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A living thing's gender is its sex: male (man, boy), female (woman, girl), both, or neither.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: There are gender differences in everything from physical size to play style.
The effects vary considerably according to such factors as class, race and gender.
glosses: Gender is a way of grouping nouns in some languages, for example: masculine, feminine & neuter.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
grammar
examples: In French, the gender affects everything from the choice of le or la to the adjective endings.
glosses: Someone's gender is whether they behave like a boy or girl. This is called masculine or feminine, and not the same as male or female.
raw_tags: psychology
examples: His gender was not traditional, he was a very feminine boy.
glosses: The gender of a cord, cable, or plug tells how it connects. If it has a hole (a socket) that can be plugged into, it is female. If it plugs into a hole, it is male.
examples: The microphone was the wrong gender for the computer's sound card.
underlie (English, verb)
Forms: form: underlie
tags: canonical
form: underlies
tags: third-person
singular
form: underlay
tags: past
form: underlain
tags: past
participle
form: underlying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌndər'laɪ/
tags: UK
glosses: If x underlies y, x causes y; x is the reason for y.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Poor education underlies much of the crime and violence in our society.
glosses: If x underlies y, x is the basis for y or the most important part of y.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The basic principle underlying the argument is that we can know what each of the parts is.
brief (English, adj)
Forms: form: brief
tags: positive
form: briefer
tags: comparative
form: briefest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /briːf/
tags: US
glosses: If something is brief, it is for a short time.
examples: Today there will be brief periods of rain.
Today's meeting should be very brief.
The ceremony included a brief speech by the president.
She arrived when she was 13 months old and, except for one brief period, she never left.
During the brief interview I was asked why I wanted to work for UPS.
glosses: If a piece of clothing such as shorts or a skirt is brief, it is short.
examples: One of them was naked, the other wore only a pair of brief shorts.
brief (English, noun)
Forms: form: brief
raw_tags: Singular
form: briefs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /briːf/
tags: US
glosses: A brief is a short piece of writing or a short talk.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They've been asked to file briefs, stating why they think the case should not be heard.
My father was at work, reading through a pile of legal briefs.
glosses: Briefs are short underpants.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Could you tell whether he was wearing briefs or boxers under his trousers?
glosses: You use in brief to show that you will speak or write in a short way.
examples: In brief, the results suggest that coffee is not harmful in small amounts.
brief (English, verb)
Forms: form: brief
tags: canonical
form: briefs
tags: third-person
singular
form: briefed
tags: past
form: briefed
tags: past
participle
form: briefing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /briːf/
tags: US
glosses: If you brief someone, you tell them the most important information about something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Army General David Petraeus briefed the president on the progress of the plan.
synonyms: tell
prepare
direct
inform
update
instruct
dear (English, adj)
Forms: form: dear
tags: positive
form: dearer
tags: comparative
form: dearest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: deer
glosses: Dear is something that is precious or greatly valued to someone. They love the thing or the person.
examples: My large stamp collection is very dear to me.
Dear George, Thank you for your letter of August 1.
glosses: Dear is something very expensive. It has a higher price; costs a lot of money.
examples: That diamond ring is too dear -- we can't buy it.
dear (English, noun)
Forms: form: dear
raw_tags: Singular
form: dears
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: deer
glosses: A kind, loving person.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My cousin is my dear because she gives me flowers very often.
domain (English, noun)
Forms: form: domain
raw_tags: Singular
form: domains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəʊˈmeɪn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /doʊˈmeɪn/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A domain is a field or area of knowledge or skill, or of where a rule is in force.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The question of whether there is a god or not is not within the domain of science.
The copyright is expired and the book is now in the public domain.
glosses: A domain is a large area owned by a person or controlled by a government.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Royal Domain of Drottningholm stands on an island in Lake Mälar in a suburb of Stockholm.
glosses: A domain (name) is a group of internet addresses or URLs that share the same last section (e.g., http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/domain is in the wiktionary.org domain.)
raw_tags: countable
examples: If you want to set up a web site, the first step is probably to register a domain name such as amazon.com or google.com.
sacrifice (English, noun)
Forms: form: sacrifice
raw_tags: Singular
form: sacrifices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A sacrifice is something that a person gives up in order to help him or somebody else. A person who makes a sacrifice for a friend will do something that he might not want to do in order to help his friend.
glosses: A sacrifice is an offer given as a gift to a god.
examples: People in the Old Testament offered a lamb as a sacrifice to God for forgiveness.
sacrifice (English, verb)
Forms: form: sacrifice
tags: canonical
form: sacrifices
tags: third-person
singular
form: sacrificed
tags: past
form: sacrificed
tags: past
participle
form: sacrificing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you sacrifice someone or something, you give them up for other things.
rational (English, adj)
Forms: form: rational
tags: positive
form: more rational
tags: comparative
form: most rational
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈræʃ(ə)nəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is rational, it makes sense and is based on reason.
examples: Driving without a seatbelt is simply not rational.
Use of clean fuels is a healthier and more rational approach to meeting our energy needs.
Science is more linear, logical and rational than art.
I don't know what happened, but I'm sure there's a perfectly rational explanation.
glosses: If someone is rational, they are calm and not emotional.
examples: It's often difficult to remain rational when people are telling you you're terrible.
coat (English, noun)
Forms: form: coat
raw_tags: Singular
form: coats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /koʊt/
tags: US
ipa: /kəʊt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: An outer piece of clothing that covers the upper part of the body and the arms.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The woman wore a fur coat.
It's cold today, so you need to wear a coat when you go outside.
glosses: A covering of material, such as paint.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He applied a thin coat of paint to the wood.
glosses: The fur or feathers of an animal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The bear's coat was thick for the winter.
glosses: Around the mast or bowsprit of a ship, some canvas painted with thick tar to keep water from running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber).
coat (English, verb)
Forms: form: coat
tags: canonical
form: coats
tags: third-person
singular
form: coated
tags: past
form: coated
tags: past
participle
form: coating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /koʊt/
tags: US
ipa: /kəʊt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: To cover with a coat (2) of some material
examples: A person can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.
glosses: To cover as a coat (2).
examples: Thick paint coated the wall.
frame (English, noun)
Forms: form: frame
raw_tags: Singular
form: frames
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /freɪm/
tags: US
glosses: The parts of a building that are strong and that hold the other parts up.
examples: Now that the frame is done, we can start on the walls.
glosses: The strong parts (bones) of a person's body.
examples: His starved flesh hung on his frame.
glosses: Something, often made of wood, around the outside of a picture.
examples: The painting was in a beautifully carved frame.
glosses: The outer part of a stamp's image, usually decorated.
glosses: A part of a strip of photographic film, the size of one image.
examples: A film projector shows many frames in a single second.
glosses: A way of understanding, a point of view.
examples: In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed.
glosses: A game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls have been potted.
glosses: A chunk of data sent over the wires of a network.
glosses: In bowling, a set of balls whose results are added for scoring.
glosses: A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th of a second.
frame (English, verb)
Forms: form: frame
tags: canonical
form: frames
tags: third-person
singular
form: framed
tags: past
form: framed
tags: past
participle
form: framing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /freɪm/
tags: US
glosses: People frame a building when they put together the strong parts while they're building or constructing it.
examples: Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof.
glosses: Someone frames a picture such as a painting or photograph when they add a decorative border.
glosses: Someone who is taking a picture with a camera frames something when they carefully put it inside the edges of the picture in a nice way.
examples: The director frames the fishing scene very well.
glosses: To put together words to make a point of view (way of thinking) for understanding or interpretation.
examples: How would you frame your accomplishments?
The way the opposition has framed the argument makes it hard for us to win.
glosses: Someone frames someone else of a crime such as murder that they didn't do when they make things seem as if the person did the crime.
examples: He put the gun in her car to try to frame her.
condition (English, noun)
Forms: form: condition
raw_tags: Singular
form: conditions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɒndiʃən/
tags: US
glosses: A condition is a logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: The health status of a medical patient.
examples: The doctor will check my condition.
glosses: A problem, especially a medical problem.
examples: I told the doctor about my heart condition. My heart is very weak.
glosses: The state of something, meaning how much wear it has.
examples: The tires were flat, the windows were broken, and the paint was peeling. The car was in poor condition.
glosses: A condition is something that must be true, happen, or exist before something else can.
condition (English, verb)
Forms: form: condition
tags: canonical
form: conditions
tags: third-person
singular
form: conditioned
tags: past
form: conditioned
tags: past
participle
form: conditioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɒndiʃən/
tags: US
glosses: To become accustomed to changes in the environment.
examples: I became conditioned to the weather in San Diego.
glosses: To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
examples: They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.
kidney (English, noun)
Forms: form: kidney
raw_tags: Singular
form: kidneys
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪdni/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: Kidney is an organ that is part of the human body. It cleans the blood and makes urine (pee) which is the dirty water that needs to leave the body.
examples: Our kidneys are very important organs in our body.
When you drink more water, your kidneys can clean the blood better and make more urine.
glosses: The organ that does the same thing in the body of other animals.
division (English, noun)
Forms: form: division
raw_tags: Singular
form: divisions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈvɪʒən/
tags: US
glosses: Division is the act of dividing a whole thing into parts.
examples: The division of the pie by the children happened with very little fighting.
glosses: Division is the process or calculation of dividing a number by another number.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I've got ten divisions to do for my homework.
glosses: Divisions are the parts of something after division.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There are four divisions (or sections) in a classical pas de deux.
glosses: A division is a large military unit (group of soldiers)
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A division is a section of a large company.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This division of GenericTech specializes in the manufacturing of routers.
glosses: When scientists are grouping kinds of animals, a division is a kind of group (Latin divisio) below kingdom and above class.
examples: Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.
glosses: A division is a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There is a division in the Senate between politicians who support abortions and politicians who do not.
glosses: A division is a piece of music (melody), played with musical instruments, in the 17th and 18th centuries based on another piece.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A division is a set of pipes in a pipe organ.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A division is a concept where a common group of debtors (people who owe money) are only responsible for part of the total debt.
raw_tags: countable
close (English, verb)
Forms: form: close
tags: canonical
form: closes
tags: third-person
singular
form: closed
tags: past
form: closed
tags: past
participle
form: closing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kloʊz/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: clothes
ipa: /kləʊz/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you close something, you change it from being open to not open.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: She watched TV for a while, and then closed her eyes.
He left the room and softly closed the door behind him.
He opened his mouth and closed it again without saying anything.
synonyms: shut
antonyms: open
glosses: If something closes, it goes out of business for a short time or permanently.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The supermarket closes at 5 o'clock on Saturday.
Sadly, we have decided to close the shop.
synonyms: shut
antonyms: open
glosses: If the distance or time between two different things closes, they get closer together.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The government will use the $15 million to close a budget gap.
With only three games left in the season, Milan is closing in on Hamburg.
The storm was closing in, and she wanted to get home.
synonyms: narrow
antonyms: widen
glosses: If something closes, it ends.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The book closes with the man alone in the house where he started.
I'd like to close this talk by asking for your help.
synonyms: end
finish
antonyms: open
start
begin
glosses: If a stock, bond, or currency closes at a certain price, it is at the price at the end of the trading day.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The EAP Emerging Growth Fund lost half a dollar, closing at just over $38.
Again today, cigarette company stocks closed up.
synonyms: end
antonyms: open
glosses: If you close a deal/sale/contract, both people make a final agreement.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: It took five months, many phone calls, and an extra $89,000 to close the deal.
synonyms: agree
sign
glosses: If you close up, you stop talking about something.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Every time I asked about the cost everybody would close right up.
synonyms: shut
antonyms: open
close (English, prep)
Pronunciation: ipa: /kloʊz/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: clothes
ipa: /kləʊz/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When two things are close, they are near each other; the distance or time between them is small.
examples: The bank is close to the store.
I walk to my university because it is very close.
It's close to nine o'clock.
Closer to the end, I'll come and get you.
Put it close to the door.
She left an hour ago, and he was very close behind.
I like to keep my phone close at hand so I can get it quickly.
They stood close together.
antonyms: far
close (English, adj)
Forms: form: close
tags: positive
form: closer
tags: comparative
form: closest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kloʊz/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: clothes
ipa: /kləʊz/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If two people are close, they have a good relationship, like friends, family or lovers.
examples: She was quite close to her dad before he died.
synonyms: near
antonyms: distant
cold
glosses: If a game or contest is close, you can't easily see which side is better.
examples: The race has been very close up until now.
synonyms: tight
glosses: If two things are close, they are similar.
examples: This is the closest thing I could find to that colour.
synonyms: similar
near
antonyms: distant
glosses: Close range/contact/ties etc. is near, not far.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: They tell us the gun was fired at close range.
Most Norwegians live in close contact with the wilderness, the sea, the mountains, or the forests.
synonyms: near
glosses: A close look, watch, or eye means careful attention.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Keep a close eye on the money.
synonyms: careful
detailed
antonyms: general
loose
glosses: In a close game/race/competition, etc., the difference between the scores/times/abilities, etc is small.
examples: One or two points can win or lose a close race .
The winner earned 13.8 percent of the vote, but she was a close second (13.5 percent).
synonyms: tight
difficult
antonyms: easy
glosses: If something was close, something bad/dangerous/embarrassing, etc. almost happened.
examples: Wow, that was close. She almost saw us.
Thirty years ago this week, our country had a very close call.
antonyms: safe
easy
close (English, noun)
Forms: form: close
raw_tags: Singular
form: closes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kloʊz/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: clothes
ipa: /kləʊz/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The close of something is the end.
raw_tags: usually singular
examples: I will be surprised if the company is still running by close of business tomorrow.
The book was written around the close of the 14th century.
As our first week came to a close, we were getting very tired.
synonyms: end
antonyms: open
start
beginning
fixed (English, verb)
Forms: form: fix
tags: canonical
form: fixes
tags: third-person
singular
form: fixed
tags: past
form: fixed
tags: past
participle
form: fixing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪkst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of fix.
examples: The mechanic fixed my car.
The mother fixed the broken toy.
The meeting of Congress is fixed on January 3.
The mechanic has fixed all of the problems.
glosses: Something is fixed if it didn't work before, but now it works or has been repaired.
examples: Is your car fixed yet?
glosses: If an animal has been fixed, it had an operation to stop it from having babies.
examples: After a male cat is fixed, it doesn't fight with other cats as much.
glosses: If a game, contest, or election is fixed, somebody unfairly controls what will happen before it is over.
examples: Don't go to that casino, the roulette wheel is fixed.
glosses: Attacked or punished.
raw_tags: slang
examples: When we find out who squealed on our roulette wheel, they're going to get fixed.
Don't go into my room, or I'll fix you!
glosses: Protected from arrest.
raw_tags: slang
examples: Don't worry about it, we're fixed with the cops.
fixed (English, adj)
Forms: form: fixed
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪkst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
examples: fixed assets
fixed cost
degree (English, noun)
Forms: form: degree
raw_tags: Singular
form: degrees
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈɡriː/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: We measure an angle using degrees. All the way around a circle is 360 degrees. Often, ° is written instead of "degrees".
examples: A right-angled triangle has an angle of 90 degrees.
glosses: We measure how hot or how cold it is (temperature) using degrees on a scale, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
examples: It's going to be 35 degrees Celsius today.
glosses: The amount that an object has of a certain quality.
examples: To what degree do the two accounts of the accident agree?
glosses: Any units used to measure specific gravity, bitterness, darkness, etc. in manufacturing commodities.
glosses: An award (usually better than a diploma but not as good as a doctorate) given by a university or, in some countries, a college
examples: After four years at university, she got her degree.
glosses: The number of edges that a vertex is part of.
examples: The corner of a cube is of degree 3, but the corners of an eight-sided solid have degree 4.