crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
onset (English, noun)
Forms: form: onset
raw_tags: Singular
form: onsets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒnˌsɛt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔnˌsɛt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The onset of something is the time when it begins (usually something bad).
onsets (English, noun)
Forms: form: onset
raw_tags: Singular
form: onsets
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of onset; more than one (kind of) onset.
anal bleaching (English, noun)
Forms: form: anal bleaching
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Anal bleaching is a process that causes the skin around the anus to become lighter in color.
anonymity (English, noun)
Forms: form: anonymity
raw_tags: Singular
form: anonymities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ænəˈnɪmɪti/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: Anonymity is a situation when a person's identity or name is not given.
axiology (English, noun)
Forms: form: axiology
raw_tags: Singular
form: axiologies
tags: plural
glosses: Axiology is the field of study in philosophy that studies ethical and aesthetic values.
bay (English, noun)
Forms: form: bay
raw_tags: Singular
form: bays
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /beɪ/
tags: US
homophones: bae
glosses: A bay is water with land around most of it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She visited San Francisco Bay.
glosses: A bay is also a kind of horse that is reddish brown with black legs, mane, and tail.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The newborn horse was a bay horse.
bays (English, noun)
Forms: form: bay
raw_tags: Singular
form: bays
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bay; more than one (kind of) bay.
bungalow (English, noun)
Forms: form: bungalow
raw_tags: Singular
form: bungalows
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A house with only one floor or storey.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They lived in a bungalow.
bungalows (English, noun)
Forms: form: bungalow
raw_tags: Singular
form: bungalows
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bungalow; more than one (kind of) bungalow.
domino (English, noun)
Forms: form: domino
raw_tags: Singular
form: dominos or dominoes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈdɑmɪnoʊ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A tile with two parts, both with a number of dots ("pips") between 0 and 6.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This domino has 6 pips on both squares.
dominos (English, noun)
Forms: form: domino
raw_tags: Singular
form: dominos or dominoes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of domino; more than one (kind of) domino.
dominoes (English, noun)
Forms: form: domino
raw_tags: Singular
form: dominos or dominoes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of domino; more than one (kind of) domino.
condemn (English, verb)
Forms: form: condemn
tags: canonical
form: condemns
tags: third-person
singular
form: condemned
tags: past
form: condemned
tags: past
participle
form: condemning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈdɛm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you condemn something, you say it is very bad.
examples: His actions were condemned.
antonyms: condone
glosses: If you condemn a building, you say it is not fit for use.
examples: The building was dangerous and has been condemned.
condemns (English, verb)
Forms: form: condemn
tags: canonical
form: condemns
tags: third-person
singular
form: condemned
tags: past
form: condemned
tags: past
participle
form: condemning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of condemn.
condemned (English, verb)
Forms: form: condemn
tags: canonical
form: condemns
tags: third-person
singular
form: condemned
tags: past
form: condemned
tags: past
participle
form: condemning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of condemn.
condemning (English, verb)
Forms: form: condemn
tags: canonical
form: condemns
tags: third-person
singular
form: condemned
tags: past
form: condemned
tags: past
participle
form: condemning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of condemn.
disapprove (English, verb)
Forms: form: disapprove
tags: canonical
form: disapproves
tags: third-person
singular
form: disapproved
tags: past
form: disapproved
tags: past
participle
form: disapproving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsəˈpruːv/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you disapprove of something, you think it is wrong and do not approve or agree with it.
examples: She disapproved of his actions.
disapproves (English, verb)
Forms: form: disapprove
tags: canonical
form: disapproves
tags: third-person
singular
form: disapproved
tags: past
form: disapproved
tags: past
participle
form: disapproving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of disapprove.
disapproved (English, verb)
Forms: form: disapprove
tags: canonical
form: disapproves
tags: third-person
singular
form: disapproved
tags: past
form: disapproved
tags: past
participle
form: disapproving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of disapprove.
disapproving (English, verb)
Forms: form: disapprove
tags: canonical
form: disapproves
tags: third-person
singular
form: disapproved
tags: past
form: disapproved
tags: past
participle
form: disapproving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of disapprove.
disapproval (English, noun)
Forms: form: disapproval
raw_tags: Singular
form: disapprovals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsəˈpruvəl/
tags: US
ipa: [dɪsəˈpruːvəɫ]
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you show disapproval of something, you do not think it is good.
antonyms: approval
disapprovals (English, noun)
Forms: form: disapproval
raw_tags: Singular
form: disapprovals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of disapproval; more than one (kind of) disapproval.
crunch (English, verb)
Forms: form: crunch
tags: canonical
form: crunches
tags: third-person
singular
form: crunched
tags: past
form: crunched
tags: past
participle
form: crunching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /krʌntʃ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you crunch something, you crush it and it makes a breaking noise.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Broken glass crunched beneath his shoes.
The sound of Hannah crunching her chips in the quiet church seemed very loud.
glosses: If you crunch numbers or data, you do a lot of calculations to find an answer.
raw_tags: transitive
crunch (English, noun)
Forms: form: crunch
raw_tags: Singular
form: crunches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /krʌntʃ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A crunch is the sound of something hard, like nuts, being crushed.
raw_tags: countable
examples: You can hear the crunch of Hannah's chips.
glosses: A crunch is a difficult time under a lot of pressure.
raw_tags: countable
crunched (English, verb)
Forms: form: crunch
tags: canonical
form: crunches
tags: third-person
singular
form: crunched
tags: past
form: crunched
tags: past
participle
form: crunching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /krʌntʃt/
glosses: The past tense and past participle of crunch.
crunching (English, verb)
Forms: form: crunch
tags: canonical
form: crunches
tags: third-person
singular
form: crunched
tags: past
form: crunched
tags: past
participle
form: crunching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ˈkrʌntʃɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of crunch.
crunches (English, verb)
Forms: form: crunch
tags: canonical
form: crunches
tags: third-person
singular
form: crunched
tags: past
form: crunched
tags: past
participle
form: crunching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ˈkrʌntʃɪz/
glosses: The third-person singular form of crunch.
hoover (English, noun)
Forms: form: hoover
raw_tags: Singular
form: hoovers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhuːvə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhuvɚ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A hoover is a machine used to clean floors. It sucks in dust and dirt.
examples: I bought a hoover yesterday.
hoover (English, verb)
Forms: form: hoover
tags: canonical
form: hoovers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hoovered
tags: past
form: hoovered
tags: past
participle
form: hoovering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhuːvə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhuvɚ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you hoover something, you clean it with a hoover.
examples: I will hoover the room tomorrow.
hoovers (English, noun)
Forms: form: hoover
raw_tags: Singular
form: hoovers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of hoover; more than one (kind of) hoover.
hoovers (English, verb)
Forms: form: hoover
tags: canonical
form: hoovers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hoovered
tags: past
form: hoovered
tags: past
participle
form: hoovering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of hoover.
hoovered (English, verb)
Forms: form: hoover
tags: canonical
form: hoovers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hoovered
tags: past
form: hoovered
tags: past
participle
form: hoovering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of hoover.
hoovering (English, verb)
Forms: form: hoover
tags: canonical
form: hoovers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hoovered
tags: past
form: hoovered
tags: past
participle
form: hoovering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of hoover.
priceless (English, adj)
Forms: form: priceless
tags: positive
form: more priceless
tags: comparative
form: most priceless
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpraɪslɪs/
tags: UK
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is priceless, it is so valuable or special that nobody would try to sell it.
examples: Having a good friendship is priceless, so treasure it!
sunbathe (English, verb)
Forms: form: sunbathe
tags: canonical
form: sunbathes
tags: third-person
singular
form: sunbathed
tags: past
form: sunbathed
tags: past
participle
form: sunbathing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌnbeɪð/
tags: UK
glosses: If you sunbathe, you relax under the sun at the beach, by the swimming pool, in the garden, etc.
devastate (English, verb)
Forms: form: devastate
tags: canonical
form: devastates
tags: third-person
singular
form: devastated
tags: past
form: devastated
tags: past
participle
form: devastating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛvəsteɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something devastates something else such as a family, a city, or the economy, it partly or completely destroys it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The economies of several countries were devastated by the war.
synonyms: ruin
destroy
glosses: If someone is devastated by a comment or situation, they are very upset by it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We were devastated by the loss of our son.
devastates (English, verb)
Forms: form: devastate
tags: canonical
form: devastates
tags: third-person
singular
form: devastated
tags: past
form: devastated
tags: past
participle
form: devastating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of devastate.
devastated (English, verb)
Forms: form: devastate
tags: canonical
form: devastates
tags: third-person
singular
form: devastated
tags: past
form: devastated
tags: past
participle
form: devastating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of devastate.
devastated (English, adj)
Forms: form: devastated
tags: positive
form: more devastated
tags: comparative
form: most devastated
tags: superlative
glosses: :
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devastating (English, adj)
Forms: form: devastating
tags: positive
form: more devastating
tags: comparative
form: most devastating
tags: superlative
tags: no-gloss
devastating (English, verb)
Forms: form: devastate
tags: canonical
form: devastates
tags: third-person
singular
form: devastated
tags: past
form: devastated
tags: past
participle
form: devastating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of devastate.
eternal (English, adj)
Forms: form: eternal
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: e/ɪˈtɝnəl/
tags: US
ipa: /ɪˈtɜːnəl/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something is eternal, it does not end.
examples: God told men they would have eternal life.
He said his love for her was eternal.
glosses: If you say something is eternal, it feels like it lasts too long.
examples: The walk to the classroom in the morning felt eternal.
wale (English, noun)
Forms: form: wale
raw_tags: Singular
form: wales
tags: plural
glosses: A wide, thick plank around the outside of a wooden ship.
voir dire (English, noun)
Forms: form: voir dire
raw_tags: Singular
form: voir dires
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvwɑː ˌdɪə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈvɔr ˌdaɪr/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A name for the process of choosing Jury for a trial.
glosses: A small meeting between lawyers and a judge during a trial.
overgrazing (English, noun)
Forms: form: overgrazing
raw_tags: Singular
form: overgrazings
tags: plural
glosses: When animals keep eating plants in an area without giving the plants time to grow back.
headbutt (English, verb)
Forms: form: headbutt
tags: canonical
form: headbutts
tags: third-person
singular
form: headbutted
tags: past
form: headbutted
tags: past
participle
form: headbutting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛdbʌt/
tags: US
glosses: If you headbutt someone or something, you hit it with your head or forehead.
examples: Soccer players sometimes headbutt each other when angered.
entrepôt (English, noun)
Forms: form: entrepôt
raw_tags: Singular
form: entrepôts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɑntrəˈpəʊ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An entrepôt is a warehouse or depot where things are stored or kept.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An entrepôt is a place where items are sent for extra processing and distribution.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An entrepôt is a place where people, especially immigrants, enter a city or country.
raw_tags: countable
moisturizer (English, noun)
Forms: form: moisturizer
raw_tags: Singular
form: moisturizers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɔɪstʃərʌɪzə/
tags: UK
glosses: A moisturizer is a liquid or lotion that can be put on an object to make it wet or moist.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I put moisturizer on my skin every morning to keep it soft.
The oil acts as a moisturizer to the wood.
newly (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnuli/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈnjuːli/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is newly formed, discovered, arrived, etc., then the changed happened not long before.
examples: The female insect deposits its eggs on the newly formed fruit.
During the 1960s, the newly independent Mali worked closely with Cuba.
synonyms: recently
lately
freshly
overgrazings (English, noun)
Forms: form: overgrazing
raw_tags: Singular
form: overgrazings
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of overgrazing; more than one (kind of) overgrazing.
moisturizers (English, noun)
Forms: form: moisturizer
raw_tags: Singular
form: moisturizers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of moisturizer; more than one (kind of) moisturizer.
voir dires (English, noun)
Forms: form: voir dire
raw_tags: Singular
form: voir dires
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of voir dire; more than one (kind of) voir dire.
headbutts (English, verb)
Forms: form: headbutt
tags: canonical
form: headbutts
tags: third-person
singular
form: headbutted
tags: past
form: headbutted
tags: past
participle
form: headbutting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of headbutt.
headbutted (English, verb)
Forms: form: headbutt
tags: canonical
form: headbutts
tags: third-person
singular
form: headbutted
tags: past
form: headbutted
tags: past
participle
form: headbutting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of headbutt.
headbutting (English, verb)
Forms: form: headbutt
tags: canonical
form: headbutts
tags: third-person
singular
form: headbutted
tags: past
form: headbutted
tags: past
participle
form: headbutting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of headbutt.
entrepôts (English, noun)
Forms: form: entrepôt
raw_tags: Singular
form: entrepôts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of entrepôt; more than one (kind of) entrepôt.
fasten (English, verb)
Forms: form: fasten
tags: canonical
form: fastens
tags: third-person
singular
form: fastened
tags: past
form: fastened
tags: past
participle
form: fastening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɑːsən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfæsən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When you fasten a belt, a coat, a bag, etc., you join the two sides of it so it is closed.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Please remain seated with your seat belts fastened.
She fastened the gold chain around her neck.
He fastened the top button of his shirt and chose a tie.
synonyms: do up
antonyms: unfasten
undo
glosses: If you fasten one thing to another, you attach them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The blackboard had been fastened to the front wall for years.
The paper was fastened together with tape.
glosses: If you fasten your eyes or gaze on something, you look at it carefully without looking away.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The boy's eyes were fastened on the TV.
glosses: If something won't fasten, its buttons or hooks won't join.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The shirt was so small that the buttons wouldn't fasten.
fastened (English, verb)
Forms: form: fasten
tags: canonical
form: fastens
tags: third-person
singular
form: fastened
tags: past
form: fastened
tags: past
participle
form: fastening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɑːsn̩d/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfæsn̩d/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of fasten.
fastens (English, verb)
Forms: form: fasten
tags: canonical
form: fastens
tags: third-person
singular
form: fastened
tags: past
form: fastened
tags: past
participle
form: fastening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of fasten.
similarity (English, noun)
Forms: form: similarity
raw_tags: Singular
form: similarities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪmɪˈlærɪti/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When there is a similarity between things, they are the same in one or more ways.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There is a strong similarity between what happened here and what happened at the other schools.
When you look at two groups of people, there is often more similarity than difference between them.
The Indonesians have a style of music that bears a striking similarity to certain Indian music.
synonyms: likeness
antonyms: difference
similarities (English, noun)
Forms: form: similarity
raw_tags: Singular
form: similarities
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of similarity; more than one (kind of) similarity.
amiable (English, adj)
Forms: form: amiable
tags: positive
form: more amiable
tags: comparative
form: most amiable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/
tags: Australia
glosses: If a person is amiable, they are friendly, pleasant and/or agreeable
examples: Susy's amiable personality makes her easy to get along with.
I'm always more amiable once I've had my morning coffee.
Because she was nice to all her fellow students, my cousin Sally was voted the most amiable female at her school.
reciprocal (English, adj)
Forms: form: reciprocal
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈsɪprək(ə)l/
tags: US
glosses: When something is a reciprocal of another, they both are the same in some regard.
glosses: When something is a reciprocal in mathematics, then it is a fraction where its denominator is swapped for the numerator, and the numerator is swapped with the denominator.
grey market (English, noun)
Forms: form: grey market
raw_tags: Singular
form: grey markets
tags: plural
glosses: In a grey market, goods are traded legally, but outside the commonly-used channels.
conatus (English, noun)
Forms: form: conatus
raw_tags: Singular
form: conatus or conatûs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: singular
ipa: /kəʊˈneɪ.təs/
tags: UK
singular
ipa: /koʊˈneɪ.təs/
tags: US
singular
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
singular
tags: plural
ipa: /kəʊˈneɪtuːs/
tags: UK
plural
ipa: /koʊˈneɪ.tus/
tags: US
plural
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
plural
glosses: Conatus is the drive every living being has to survive, go forward, and better themselves.
raw_tags: uncountable
cold turkey (English, phrase)
Forms: form: cold turkey
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you quit smoking, drinking, using drugs, etc., cold turkey, you stop all at one time.
examples: Why did you decide to go cold turkey instead of cutting down?
watermelon (English, noun)
Forms: form: watermelon
raw_tags: Singular
form: watermelons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈwɔtərˌmɛlən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A watermelon is a fruit. It is red on the inside and green on the outside. It contains a lot of juice.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Watermelon is a pinkish-red colour that is similar to that of watermelon flesh.
raw_tags: uncountable
watermelons (English, noun)
Forms: form: watermelon
raw_tags: Singular
form: watermelons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of watermelon; more than one (kind of) watermelon.
satisfactory (English, adj)
Forms: form: satisfactory
tags: positive
form: more satisfactory
tags: comparative
form: most satisfactory
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ri/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is satisfactory, it is good enough.
examples: We can't get the right materials, so the product quality is less than satisfactory.
I shook my head slowly because I didn't have a satisfactory answer for him.
Your performance ratings are satisfactory.
synonyms: adequate
acceptable
antonyms: unsatisfactory
dumbass (English, noun)
Forms: form: dumbass
raw_tags: Singular
form: dumbasses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌm.æs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A dumbass is someone who is foolish or stupid.
raw_tags: vulgar
countable
synonyms: blockhead
bonehead
dork
dumbbell
dunce
dunderhead
fool
fuckhead
hammerhead
idiot
imbecile
knucklehead
loggerhead
lunkhead
moron
muttonhead
ninny
numskull
pinhead
retard
shithead
tomfool
twit
dumbass (English, adj)
Forms: form: dumbass
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌm.æs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A dumbass person is a foolish, stupid person.
raw_tags: vulgar
dumbasses (English, noun)
Forms: form: dumbass
raw_tags: Singular
form: dumbasses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of dumbass; more than one (kind of) dumbass.
horrid (English, adj)
Forms: form: horrider
tags: comparative
form: horridest
tags: superlative
form: horrid
tags: positive
form: more horrid
tags: comparative
form: most horrid
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɒrɪd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɔrɪd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is horrid, it causes horror and can be offensive.
pawned (English, verb)
Forms: form: pawn
tags: canonical
form: pawns
tags: third-person
singular
form: pawned
tags: past
form: pawned
tags: past
participle
form: pawning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of pawn.
pawning (English, verb)
Forms: form: pawn
tags: canonical
form: pawns
tags: third-person
singular
form: pawned
tags: past
form: pawned
tags: past
participle
form: pawning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of pawn.
stellations (English, noun)
Forms: form: stellation
raw_tags: Singular
form: stellations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of stellation; more than one (kind of) stellation.
numb (English, adj)
Forms: form: numb
tags: positive
form: number
tags: comparative
form: numbest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /nʌm/
tags: UK
glosses: If someone is numb, they cannot sense or feel something.
examples: My hand was so cold it went numb.
scarab (English, noun)
Forms: form: scarab
raw_tags: Singular
form: scarabs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskærəb/
tags: UK
glosses: A sort of dung beetle that was worshipped by the Ancient Egyptians.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A badge made to look like this beetle.
raw_tags: countable
scarabs (English, noun)
Forms: form: scarab
raw_tags: Singular
form: scarabs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of scarab; more than one (kind of) scarab.
stinger (English, noun)
Forms: form: stinger
raw_tags: Singular
form: stingers
tags: plural
glosses: A stinger is a pointed item at the rear of an insect, for defence. Another name for it is a sting
examples: That wasp has a stinger!
tribe (English, noun)
Forms: form: tribe
raw_tags: Singular
form: tribes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /traɪb/
tags: US
glosses: A tribe is a social group of families and individuals who live together and have a long shared history.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Most of the younger members of the tribe grew up speaking Spanish.
moreover (English, adv)
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use morever to show that there is another connected idea.
raw_tags: sentence adverb
examples: It was a very long journey. Morever, it was uncomfortable.
completion (English, noun)
Forms: form: completion
raw_tags: Singular
form: completions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈpliːʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: Completion is the action from the verb complete.
examples: The completion of the building took two years.
roar (English, noun)
Forms: form: roar
raw_tags: Singular
form: roars
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /rɔː/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /rɔr/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A roar is a loud sound that some animals make, for example lions and tigers
raw_tags: countable
examples: We heard the lion's roar from more than a kilometer away.
roar (English, verb)
Forms: form: roar
tags: canonical
form: roars
tags: third-person
singular
form: roared
tags: past
form: roared
tags: past
participle
form: roaring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /rɔː/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /rɔr/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If an animal, for example a lion or tiger, roars, then it makes a loud sound.
examples: I felt scared when I heard the tiger roar in the zoo.
glosses: If a person roars, it means they make a loud shouting sound, similar to a lion or tiger or similar animal.
glosses: He roared with laughter at the funny joke.
messenger (English, noun)
Forms: form: messenger
raw_tags: Singular
form: messengers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A messenger is somebody that delivers a message
examples: The messenger told him that there was a meeting tomorrow.
everlasting (English, adj)
Forms: form: everlasting
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is everlasting then it lasts forever.
fatten (English, verb)
Forms: form: fatten
tags: canonical
form: fattens
tags: third-person
singular
form: fattened
tags: past
form: fattened
tags: past
participle
form: fattening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfætən/
tags: UK
glosses: To fatten something means to cause it to become fatter.
examples: We have to fatten the turkey before we kill it.
synonyms: plumpen
descent (English, noun)
Forms: form: descent
raw_tags: Singular
form: descents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈsɛnt/
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: dissent
glosses: A descent is the act of going down something, for example a mountain.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Going up the mountain was very tiring, but the descent seemed easier.
glosses: A descent is the way down something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The descent on the east side of the mountain was particularly difficult.
glosses: A person's descent is where they or their family come from.
examples: The president was of African American descent.
tortoise (English, noun)
Forms: form: tortoise
raw_tags: Singular
form: tortoises
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɔːr.təs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtɔː.təs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A tortoise is a type of reptile that lives on land. It walks very slowly and has a shell on its back
raw_tags: countable
sunglasses (English, noun)
Forms: form: sunglasses
raw_tags: Singular
form: sunglasses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Sunglasses are objects that people put on their eyes to protect their eyes from the sunlight
examples: You should wear sunglasses if it is a sunny day.
snail (English, noun)
Forms: form: snail
raw_tags: Singular
form: snails
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A snail is a mollusc that moves very slowly. It has a shell on its back.
patch up (English, phrase)
Forms: form: patch up
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you patch up a relationship, you become friendly again after an unfriendly time.
raw_tags: idiomatic
examples: I really don't want to argue with my friend. How can I patch things up?
spiderling (English, noun)
Forms: form: spiderling
raw_tags: Singular
form: spiderlings
tags: plural
glosses: A spiderling is a baby spider, or a spider that has not its adult size.
raw_tags: countable
abrasive (English, adj)
Forms: form: abrasive
tags: positive
form: more abrasive
tags: comparative
form: most abrasive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbreɪ.sɪv/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An abrasive substance, it is rough and can cut or scratch.
glosses: If someone is abrasive, they are rude and unfriendly.
abrasive (English, noun)
Forms: form: abrasive
raw_tags: Singular
form: abrasives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbreɪ.sɪv/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An abrasive is a rough substance used to clean a hard surface.
raw_tags: countable
opener (English, noun)
Forms: form: opener
raw_tags: Singular
form: openers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈəʊpənə/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: An opener is a tool for opening a container.
raw_tags: countable
roller (English, noun)
Forms: form: roller
raw_tags: Singular
form: rollers
tags: plural
glosses: A roller is a person or thing that rolls
abrase (English, verb)
Forms: form: abrase
tags: canonical
form: abrases
tags: third-person
singular
form: abrased
tags: past
form: abrased
tags: past
participle
form: abrasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: When you abrase something, you rub it so that it becomes clean and smooth.
examples: The edges of this wooden table is getting rough, please use sandpaper to abrase it for me.
truly (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtruːli/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use truly before an adjective to emphasize that something it has all the characteristics of that adjective.
examples: This has become a truly global business.
synonyms: completely
antonyms: partly
glosses: You use truly to emphasize that you are speaking truthfully, that you really meaning it.
synonyms: honestly
abrasion (English, noun)
Forms: form: abrasion
raw_tags: Singular
form: abrasions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbreɪ.ʒn̩/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An abrasion is a scraped spot or area.
attendant (English, noun)
Forms: form: attendant
raw_tags: Singular
form: attendants
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈtɛndənt/
tags: US
glosses: An attendant is a person who attends to do a service
raw_tags: countable
attendant (English, adj)
Forms: form: attendant
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈtɛndənt/
tags: US
glosses: Attendant problems, risks, costs, etc. come together with certain changes.
examples: The issue, and its attendant problems, are beginning to get more attention.
baseless (English, adj)
Forms: form: baseless
tags: positive
form: more baseless
tags: comparative
form: most baseless
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbeɪsləs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If charges, claims, accusations, etc. are baseless, they are not supported by reason or fact.
examples: The gold medal winner called the drug charges against him baseless.
Do not believe the baseless accusations you're hearing on the radio.
synonyms: untrue
bureau (English, noun)
Forms: form: bureau
raw_tags: Singular
form: bureaus or bureaux
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbjʊr.əʊ/
ipa: /ˈbjʊr.ə/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbjʊr.oʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: New-England
tags: US
glosses: A bureau is a large group of business.
raw_tags: countable
caravan (English, noun)
Forms: form: caravan
raw_tags: Singular
form: caravans
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkærəvæn/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A caravan is a group of travelers passing through harsh territory.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A caravan is a furnished vehicle towed behind a car and is used as a dwelling when stationary.
tags: Australia
New-Zealand
South-Africa
UK
raw_tags: countable
examples: They spent a fishing holiday in a caravan
clementine (English, noun)
Forms: form: clementine
raw_tags: Singular
form: clementines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklɛməntaɪn/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A clementine is a sweet variety of tangerine with orange red skin.
raw_tags: countable
dent (English, noun)
Forms: form: dent
raw_tags: Singular
form: dents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /dɛnt/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: A dent is a depression in a surface such as from a blow.
raw_tags: countable
dent (English, verb)
Forms: form: dent
tags: canonical
form: dents
tags: third-person
singular
form: dented
tags: past
form: dented
tags: past
participle
form: denting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /dɛnt/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: If you dent something, you make a dent in it.
eternity (English, noun)
Forms: form: eternity
raw_tags: Singular
form: eternities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈtɜː.nə.ti/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ɪˈtɝnɪti/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Eternity is time with no end.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: If something takes an eternity, it takes a very long time.
raw_tags: countable
ginger (English, noun)
Forms: form: ginger
raw_tags: Singular
form: gingers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒɪndʒə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Ginger is a strongly flavored root used in cooking.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Ginger is used to make gingerbread and ginger beer.
Robert likes ginger-flavored candies the best.
glosses: Ginger is a brown/red/orange color
glosses: A ginger is someone with reddish brown hair.
raw_tags: countable
informal
examples: Many gingers have freckles.
synonyms: redhead
overflow (English, verb)
Forms: form: overflow
tags: canonical
form: overflows
tags: third-person
singular
form: overflowed
tags: past
form: overflowed
tags: past
participle
form: overflowing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something overflows, it submerges the brim of the container.
examples: The bucket is now wider so the event of an overflow is unlikely.
She quickly filled the ice tea glasses to one inch below the rim so the glasses would not overflow.
perk (English, noun)
Forms: form: perk
raw_tags: Singular
form: perks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɝk/
tags: US
ipa: /pɜːk/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A perk is an extra bonus or gift
raw_tags: countable
examples: My new job does not have as many perks, like paid vacations.
One perk of riding my bike to work is that I can spend more time outside.
perk (English, verb)
Forms: form: perk
tags: canonical
form: perks
tags: third-person
singular
form: perked
tags: past
form: perked
tags: past
participle
form: perking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɝk/
tags: US
ipa: /pɜːk/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If someone perks up, they become more cheerful, awake, or attentive.
examples: The sleepy student perked up when the teacher began giving hints for tomorrow's test.
unsatisfactory (English, adj)
Forms: form: unsatisfactory
tags: positive
form: more unsatisfactory
tags: comparative
form: most unsatisfactory
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ri/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is unsatisfactory, it is not good enough.
examples: The team's results have been highly unsatisfactory, so the coach was fired.
The new system was removed after it proved to be unsatisfactory.
antonyms: satisfactory
pound sign (English, noun)
Forms: form: pound sign
raw_tags: Singular
form: pound signs
tags: plural
glosses: The pound sign is a symbol for pounds in the United Kingdom.
clementines (English, noun)
Forms: form: clementine
raw_tags: Singular
form: clementines
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of clementine; more than one (kind of) clementine.
caravans (English, noun)
Forms: form: caravan
raw_tags: Singular
form: caravans
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of caravan; more than one (kind of) caravan.
overflowed (English, verb)
Forms: form: overflow
tags: canonical
form: overflows
tags: third-person
singular
form: overflowed
tags: past
form: overflowed
tags: past
participle
form: overflowing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of overflow.
pound signs (English, noun)
Forms: form: pound sign
raw_tags: Singular
form: pound signs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of pound sign; more than one (kind of) pound sign.
overflows (English, verb)
Forms: form: overflow
tags: canonical
form: overflows
tags: third-person
singular
form: overflowed
tags: past
form: overflowed
tags: past
participle
form: overflowing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of overflow.
overflowing (English, verb)
Forms: form: overflow
tags: canonical
form: overflows
tags: third-person
singular
form: overflowed
tags: past
form: overflowed
tags: past
participle
form: overflowing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of overflow.
dents (English, noun)
Forms: form: dent
raw_tags: Singular
form: dents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of dent; more than one (kind of) dent.
dents (English, verb)
Forms: form: dent
tags: canonical
form: dents
tags: third-person
singular
form: dented
tags: past
form: dented
tags: past
participle
form: denting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of dent.
gingers (English, noun)
Forms: form: ginger
raw_tags: Singular
form: gingers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ginger; more than one (kind of) ginger.
abrasions (English, noun)
Forms: form: abrasion
raw_tags: Singular
form: abrasions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of abrasion; more than one (kind of) abrasion.
attendants (English, noun)
Forms: form: attendant
raw_tags: Singular
form: attendants
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of attendant; more than one (kind of) attendant.
bureaus (English, noun)
Forms: form: bureau
raw_tags: Singular
form: bureaus or bureaux
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bureau; more than one (kind of) bureau.
rollers (English, noun)
Forms: form: roller
raw_tags: Singular
form: rollers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of roller; more than one (kind of) roller.
occasional (English, adj)
Forms: form: occasional
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
tags: US
glosses: Occasional things happen every now and then, but not often.
examples: Other than occasional attempts to draw him out, she respected his privacy.
synonyms: rare
antonyms: regular
common
sling (English, noun)
Forms: form: sling
raw_tags: Singular
form: slings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈslɪŋ/
tags: Australia
glosses: A sling is a device used to support a hurt part of the body.
raw_tags: countable
sling (English, verb)
Forms: form: slang
tags: past
form: slang
tags: past
participle
form: sling
tags: canonical
form: slings
tags: third-person
singular
form: slung
tags: past
form: slung
tags: past
participle
form: slinging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈslɪŋ/
tags: Australia
glosses: If you sling something, you throw it with a circular motion.
slings (English, noun)
Forms: form: sling
raw_tags: Singular
form: slings
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sling; more than one (kind of) sling.
slings (English, verb)
Forms: form: slang
tags: past
form: slang
tags: past
participle
form: sling
tags: canonical
form: slings
tags: third-person
singular
form: slung
tags: past
form: slung
tags: past
participle
form: slinging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of sling.
instinct (English, noun)
Forms: form: instinct
raw_tags: Singular
form: instincts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An instinct is a natural tendency or feeling for a living thing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My instinct is usually to trust people.
instincts (English, noun)
Forms: form: instinct
raw_tags: Singular
form: instincts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of instinct; more than one (kind of) instinct.
rudder (English, noun)
Forms: form: rudder
raw_tags: Singular
form: rudders
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrʌdə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈrʌdɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A rudder is a blade underwater that is used to steer a ship or boat.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A rudder is a part of the vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.
raw_tags: countable
aeronautics
rudders (English, noun)
Forms: form: rudder
raw_tags: Singular
form: rudders
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of rudder; more than one (kind of) rudder.
claw (English, noun)
Forms: form: claw
raw_tags: Singular
form: claws
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɔː/
tags: UK
ipa: /klɔ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A claw is the sharp part on the toe of an animal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The cat was mad at me so, it dug its claw into my skin.
claw (English, verb)
Forms: form: claw
tags: canonical
form: claws
tags: third-person
singular
form: clawed
tags: past
form: clawed
tags: past
participle
form: clawing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɔː/
tags: UK
ipa: /klɔ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you claw something, you scratch or tear it.
claws (English, noun)
Forms: form: claw
raw_tags: Singular
form: claws
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of claw; more than one (kind of) claw.
claws (English, verb)
Forms: form: claw
tags: canonical
form: claws
tags: third-person
singular
form: clawed
tags: past
form: clawed
tags: past
participle
form: clawing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of claw.
eruption (English, noun)
Forms: form: eruption
raw_tags: Singular
form: eruptions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈrʌpʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An eruption is when a volcano puts out large amounts of gas and hot rock.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Eruption is the state or process of erupting.
raw_tags: uncountable
eruptions (English, noun)
Forms: form: eruption
raw_tags: Singular
form: eruptions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of eruption; more than one (kind of) eruption.
perks (English, noun)
Forms: form: perk
raw_tags: Singular
form: perks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of perk; more than one (kind of) perk.
perks (English, verb)
Forms: form: perk
tags: canonical
form: perks
tags: third-person
singular
form: perked
tags: past
form: perked
tags: past
participle
form: perking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of perk.
perked (English, verb)
Forms: form: perk
tags: canonical
form: perks
tags: third-person
singular
form: perked
tags: past
form: perked
tags: past
participle
form: perking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of perk.
perking (English, verb)
Forms: form: perk
tags: canonical
form: perks
tags: third-person
singular
form: perked
tags: past
form: perked
tags: past
participle
form: perking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of perk.
detergent (English, noun)
Forms: form: detergent
raw_tags: Singular
form: detergents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Detergent is a cleaning solution often used for washing clothes and dishes.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
detergent (English, adj)
Forms: form: detergent
tags: positive
form: more detergent
tags: comparative
form: most detergent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: When something is detergent, it is able to clean other things.
detergents (English, noun)
Forms: form: detergent
raw_tags: Singular
form: detergents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of detergent; more than one (kind of) detergent.
neighborhood (English, noun)
Forms: form: neighborhood
raw_tags: Singular
form: neighborhoods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A neighborhood is part of a town or city.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They live in an Italian neighborhood on the west side of the city.
glosses: Somebody or something's neighborhood is the area, people, or ideas around or near them.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He goes to church on Sundays and has lunch at a restaurant in his neighborhood.
The phone costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $500.
neighborhoods (English, noun)
Forms: form: neighborhood
raw_tags: Singular
form: neighborhoods
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of neighborhood; more than one (kind of) neighborhood.
stair (English, noun)
Forms: form: stair
raw_tags: Singular
form: stairs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɛər/
tags: US
ipa: /stɛə/
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: stare
glosses: A stair is one flight of steps.
raw_tags: countable
blimp (English, noun)
Forms: form: blimp
raw_tags: Singular
form: blimps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /blɪmp/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: A blimp is a small airship used for observation.
raw_tags: countable
blimps (English, noun)
Forms: form: blimp
raw_tags: Singular
form: blimps
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of blimp; more than one (kind of) blimp.
jack-o'-lantern (English, noun)
Forms: form: jack-o'-lantern
raw_tags: Singular
form: jack-o'-lanterns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒæk.əʊˌlæn.tən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdʒæk.oʊˌlæn.tɚn/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A jack-o'-lantern is a pumpkin that has had its sides carved and a face cut into it to create a Halloween decoration.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The whole family got together to see who had carved the best jack-o'-lantern.
jack-o'-lanterns (English, noun)
Forms: form: jack-o'-lantern
raw_tags: Singular
form: jack-o'-lanterns
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of jack-o'-lantern; more than one (kind of) jack-o'-lantern.
lantern (English, noun)
Forms: form: lantern
raw_tags: Singular
form: lanterns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlæntən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlæn(t)ɚn/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A lantern is a light covered by glass that can be carried by a handle.
raw_tags: countable
lanterns (English, noun)
Forms: form: lantern
raw_tags: Singular
form: lanterns
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of lantern; more than one (kind of) lantern.
clarinet (English, noun)
Forms: form: clarinet
raw_tags: Singular
form: clarinets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌklærɪˈnɛt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A clarinet is a musical instrument that is shaped like a tube and is played by blowing into the top of the tube through a special mouthpiece.
raw_tags: countable
music
synonyms: clari
clarinets (English, noun)
Forms: form: clarinet
raw_tags: Singular
form: clarinets
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of clarinet; more than one (kind of) clarinet.
bassoon (English, noun)
Forms: form: bassoon
raw_tags: Singular
form: bassoons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bəˈsuːn/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /bəˈsun/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A bassoon is a large musical instrument that is shaped like a tube, makes low sounds, and is played by blowing into a small, thin tube in its side.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: The piece has a bassoon solo.
bassons (English, noun)
Forms: form: basson
raw_tags: Singular
form: bassons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of basson; more than one (kind of) basson.
amorphous (English, adj)
Forms: form: amorphous
tags: positive
form: more amorphous
tags: comparative
form: most amorphous
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈmɔrfəs/
tags: US
glosses: When something is amorphous, it does not have a specific shape
ellipsis (English, noun)
Forms: form: ellipsis
raw_tags: Singular
form: ellipses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An ellipsis is the punctuation mark written using three dots, sometimes with spaces between them (". . ."). This -> … is an ellipsis. Ellipses are often used when quoting, by replacing unneeded words or phrases.