crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
compete (English, verb)
Forms: form: compete
tags: canonical
form: competes
tags: third-person
singular
form: competed
tags: past
form: competed
tags: past
participle
form: competing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəm.ˈpiːt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you compete for something, you are working against other people to get it.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: He competed but failed to win a medal in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.
Is it a good idea to allow female athletes to compete in male high school athletic events?
East Asian countries are successfully competing against Japanese goods around the world.
The better teams compete against good teams while poorer teams compete with each other.
Health insurance companies have started competing to offer plans for both individuals and families.
Their specific products differ and do not directly compete with each other.
The Prime Minister said, "this change doesn't have any big impact on our ability to compete with Germany or Japan."
complicate (English, verb)
Forms: form: complicate
tags: canonical
form: complicates
tags: third-person
singular
form: complicated
tags: past
form: complicated
tags: past
participle
form: complicating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you complicate a task, you make it difficult to do.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: My job is harder. They have complicated it by making me answer the telephone, too.
glosses: If you complicate an explanation, you make it difficult to understand.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Just tell me the facts. Please don't complicate the account with unnecessary details.
province (English, noun)
Forms: form: province
raw_tags: Singular
form: provinces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɑvɪns/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈprɒvɪns/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A province is a major subdivision of a country.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Canada has ten provinces and three territories.
telegraph (English, noun)
Forms: form: telegraph
raw_tags: Singular
form: telegraphs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛl.ə.ɡræf/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A telegraph is an older instrument that was used for sending words and signals to people over far distances. Most people now use the telephone.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I sent my mother a message using my telegraph to tell her that I was fine.
telegraph (English, verb)
Forms: form: telegraph
tags: canonical
form: telegraphs
tags: third-person
singular
form: telegraphed
tags: past
form: telegraphed
tags: past
participle
form: telegraphing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛl.ə.ɡræf/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To telegraph means to send a message using a telegraph.
criminal (English, adj)
Forms: form: criminal
tags: positive
form: more criminal
tags: comparative
form: most criminal
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkrɪmənəl/
tags: US
glosses: Criminal law, charges, investigations, and so forth are ones related to crime.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
criminal (English, noun)
Forms: form: criminal
raw_tags: Singular
form: criminals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkrɪmənəl/
tags: US
glosses: A criminal is someone who has commited a crime or been convicted of a crime.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The politician said in a speech, "don't blame society when somebody commits a crime, blame the criminal". "
synonyms: thug
hoodlum
clout (English, noun)
Forms: form: clout
raw_tags: Singular
form: clouts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /klaʊt/
tags: UK
US
ipa: /klʌʊt/
tags: Canada
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Clout is control or power over other people.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The president of the United States has a lot of clout.
glosses: A clout is a hard hit, usually with your hand.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She gave him two sharp clouts on the ear.
nowhere (English, det)
Forms: form: nowhere
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛr/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈnəʊ.wɛə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: (in, at or to) no place
raw_tags: definite
examples: We tried to follow his instructions but we got nowhere.
I got lost and found myself in the middle of nowhere.
concentrate (English, verb)
Forms: form: concentrate
tags: canonical
form: concentrates
tags: third-person
singular
form: concentrated
tags: past
form: concentrated
tags: past
participle
form: concentrating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑn.sən.treɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you concentrate on something, you use most of your time and work there.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: We concentrated our rebuilding efforts on villages in the North of the city, where most of the damage had been done.
glosses: If you concentrate on something, you think about it and not about other things.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I went to a quiet room so I could concentrate.
It's better to look at the big picture instead of concentrating on the details.
glosses: If something is concentrated somewhere, there is a lot of it in that place.
raw_tags: intransitive
usually passive
examples: The fighting was concentrated in a few small areas.
concentrate (English, noun)
Forms: form: concentrate
raw_tags: Singular
form: concentrates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑn.sən.treɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A concentrate is a liquid such as juice or chemicals from which most of the water has been removed.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Instead of fresh orange juice, we usually make it from concentrate.
Zionist (English, noun)
Forms: form: Zionist
raw_tags: Singular
form: Zionists
tags: plural
glosses: A Zionist is a person who supports Zionism.
Tel Aviv (English, name)
Forms: form: Tel Aviv
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Tel Aviv is a city in Israel.
Israel (English, name)
Forms: form: Israel
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪz.reɪ.əl/
tags: US
glosses: Israel is a country in the Middle East.
examples: Israel is the only Jewish country in the world.
glosses: Israel was an ancient kingdom in the Middle East.
glosses: Israel is a male given name.
Palestine (English, name)
Forms: form: Palestine
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæləˌstaɪn/
tags: UK
glosses: The West Bank and Gaza Strip together; that is, the parts occupied by Israel and those under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority.
examples: Israel and Palestine both want peace.
glosses: The region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
raw_tags: geography
glosses: The Roman province Palestina.
raw_tags: historical
glosses: A former British mandate in the Middle East. The capital city was Jerusalem.
raw_tags: historical
tiresome (English, adj)
Forms: form: tiresome
tags: positive
form: more tiresome
tags: comparative
form: most tiresome
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaɪrsəm/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtaɪəsəm/
tags: UK
glosses: If someone or something is tiresome, it makes you bored or annoyed, usually because it is too long.
examples: All of this talking can get a little tiresome.
synonyms: boring
antonyms: fun
interesting
temper (English, noun)
Forms: form: temper
raw_tags: Singular
form: tempers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛmpə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtɛmpɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you have a temper, you often get mad quickly.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Because of my temper, when I saw what he had done, I got very angry.
glosses: One's temper can be one's nature.
examples: Count Cross-Stitch's genial temper makes him a charming house guest.
temper (English, verb)
Forms: form: temper
tags: canonical
form: tempers
tags: third-person
singular
form: tempered
tags: past
form: tempered
tags: past
participle
form: tempering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛmpə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtɛmpɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you temper a material, you toughen it by heat treatment.
synonyms: strengthen
anneal
madder (English, adj)
Forms: form: mad
tags: positive
form: madder
tags: comparative
form: maddest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of mad; more mad.
examples: I am even madder than you about what was done.
maddest (English, adj)
Forms: form: mad
tags: positive
form: madder
tags: comparative
form: maddest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of mad; most mad.
examples: This hurts me the most, so I am the maddest.
Muzaffarabad (English, name)
Forms: form: Muzaffarabad
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Muzaffarabad is the state-level capital city of Azad Kashmir.
Indus Valley bullfrog (English, noun)
Forms: form: Indus Valley bullfrog
raw_tags: Singular
form: Indus Valley bullfrogs
tags: plural
glosses: The Indus Valley bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) is a large frog found in Pakistan and India.
East Indies (English, name)
Forms: form: East Indies
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: East Indies is an area in the souteastern part of Asia.
deodar cedar (English, noun)
Forms: form: deodar cedar
raw_tags: Singular
form: deodar cedars
tags: plural
glosses: The deodar cedar is a species of cedar native to the western Himilayas.
Mumbai (English, name)
Forms: form: Mumbai
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /mʊm.ˈbaɪ/
tags: UK
glosses: Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is a city in India.
Bihar (English, name)
Forms: form: Bihar
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Bihar is a state in India. The capital city is Patna.
Zahedan (English, name)
Forms: form: Zahedan
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: The capital of the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran.
Tehran (English, name)
Forms: form: Tehran
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛ.ræn/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Tehran is the capital city of Iran.
Dushanbe (English, name)
Forms: form: Dushanbe
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Dushanbe is the capital city of Tajikistan.
Beijing (English, name)
Forms: form: Beijing
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /beɪˈʒɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: Beijing is the capital city of China.
synonyms: Peking
Assam (English, name)
Forms: form: Assam
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Assam is a state in India; its capital is Dispur.
water hyacinth (English, noun)
Forms: form: water hyacinth
raw_tags: Singular
form: water hyacinths
tags: plural
glosses: The water hyacinth is a kind of flower that grows in water.
pomegranate (English, noun)
Forms: form: pomegranate
raw_tags: Singular
form: pomegranates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒm.iˌɡræn.ɪt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɑməˌɡrænət/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A small tree, that gives fruit called pomegranates.
glosses: A fruit with seeds that are covered in red jelly.
juniper (English, noun)
Forms: form: juniper
raw_tags: Singular
form: junipers
tags: plural
glosses: A juniper is a shrub or tree that has pointed, needle-like leaves and strong-smelling cones.
bustard (English, noun)
Forms: form: bustard
raw_tags: Singular
form: bustards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈbʌs.təd
glosses: A bustard is a large bird that lives on land.
raw_tags: countable
Himachal Pradesh (English, name)
Forms: form: Himachal Pradesh
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Himachal Pradesh is a state in India. The capital is Shimla.
date palm (English, noun)
Forms: form: date palm
raw_tags: Singular
form: date palms
tags: plural
glosses: A date palm is a kind of palm tree with fruit called dates.
raw_tags: countable
almond tree (English, noun)
Forms: form: almond tree
raw_tags: Singular
form: almond trees
tags: plural
glosses: The almond tree is a kind of nut tree; it gives almonds.
rose-ringed parakeet (English, noun)
Forms: form: rose-ringed parakeet
raw_tags: Singular
form: rose-ringed parakeets
tags: plural
glosses: The rose-ringed parakeet, also known as the ringnecked parakeet, is a tropical parakeet.
raw_tags: countable
examples: An Indian man with his pet rose-ringed parakeet.
spot-billed pelican (English, noun)
Forms: form: spot-billed pelican
raw_tags: Singular
form: spot-billed pelicans
tags: plural
glosses: The spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) is a bird of the pelican family.
cemetery (English, noun)
Forms: form: cemetery
raw_tags: Singular
form: cemeteries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛm.ɪˌtri/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɛr.i/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A place where dead people are buried; a place for graves.
Rawalpindi (English, name)
Forms: form: Rawalpindi
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Rawalpindi is a city in Pakistan next to Islamabad.
Gangtok (English, name)
Forms: form: Gangtok
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Gangtok is the capital city of the state of Sikkim in India.
Chandigarh (English, name)
Forms: form: Chandigarh
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌt͡ʃʌndɪˈɡɑː(r)/
tags: UK
glosses: Chandigarh is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana.
consume (English, verb)
Forms: form: consume
tags: canonical
form: consumes
tags: third-person
singular
form: consumed
tags: past
form: consumed
tags: past
participle
form: consuming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈsjuːm/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /kənˈsuːm/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you consume energy, resources, time, etc., you use it and it is no longer available.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Only 10% of the energy consumed by a light bulb produces usable light.
Most of our leisure time is consumed by TV.
glosses: If you consume alcohol, food, etc., you eat or drink it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: They discovered that about half the calories consumed by an adult bat are used up during flight.
Pregnant women should not consume alcohol.
Many people do not consume adequate amounts of food for good health.
glosses: If a fire consumes something, it burns it until it's gone.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: In 1988 a fire consumed about half of the park's trees.
glosses: If you are consumed by a thought or idea, you cannot think about anything else.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Our minds were consumed by the things we saw and dreamed of having.
contain (English, verb)
Forms: form: contain
tags: canonical
form: contains
tags: third-person
singular
form: contained
tags: past
form: contained
tags: past
participle
form: containing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /kənˈteɪn/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Canada
glosses: If x contains y, y is in x.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Did the envelope contain a letter?
Each box contains enough food for a family of ten for about a week.
The opinions contained in this report are the private opinions of the authors.
The plant's leaves have a rich lemon smell and contain compounds that can keep away insects.
Some building materials contain a high percentage of recycled material.
Tea contains substances called antioxidants that can help keep cells healthy.
A big part of Mississippi's history is contained in those files.
glosses: If you contain something, you stop it from getting out.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Molly was so happy should could barely contain her tears.
Firefighters are trying to contain the fire in an area away from houses.
countryside (English, noun)
Forms: form: countryside
raw_tags: Singular
form: countrysides
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌn.triˌsaɪd/
tags: UK
glosses: The countryside is the area outside the cities.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He headed out of town and through the surrounding countryside.
criterion (English, noun)
Forms: form: criterion
raw_tags: Singular
form: criteria
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kraɪˈtɪəriən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A criterion is a principle that you use to judge something or decide about something.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
examples: The only criterion used for measuring success was school grades.
cupboard (English, noun)
Forms: form: cupboard
raw_tags: Singular
form: cupboards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌb.əd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkʌ.bɚd/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A cupboard is a piece of furniture with shelves to hold dishes, towels, food, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He took cups, plates and saucers from the kitchen cupboards and stacked them on the table.
deputy (English, noun)
Forms: form: deputy
raw_tags: Singular
form: deputies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A deputy is somebody one level down from another person. The deputy helps the other person or does that person's job sometimes.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The sheriff posted a deputy to stay until they could get a better look in the morning.
He was Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz.
directory (English, noun)
Forms: form: directory
raw_tags: Singular
form: directories
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈrɛktəri/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A directory is a book or list of names, usually in alphabetical order with telephone numbers or addresses.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He checked he number in the directory.
disabled (English, adj)
Forms: form: disabled
tags: positive
form: more disabled
tags: comparative
form: most disabled
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: [dɪsˈeɪbəɫd]
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If somebody is disabled, they cannot use part(s) of their body or mind in the same way that most people can.
examples: Two people died in the crash and the others were severely physically disabled.
This money will help the elderly and the disabled.
Not enough research has been done in the area of the preschool learning-disabled students.
synonyms: handicapped
antonyms: abled
disabled (English, verb)
Forms: form: disable
tags: canonical
form: disables
tags: third-person
singular
form: disabled
tags: past
form: disabled
tags: past
participle
form: disabling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: [dɪsˈeɪbəɫd]
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of disable.
dot (English, noun)
Forms: form: dot
raw_tags: Singular
form: dots
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɒt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A dot is a small round mark.
raw_tags: countable
examples: You forgot to put a dot over the i.
The address is simple dot wiktionary dot org (simple.wiktionary.org).
glosses: If you do something at a particular time "on the dot", you do it exactly at that time.
examples: I'll be there at 5:00 on the dot.
dot (English, verb)
Forms: form: dot
tags: canonical
form: dots
tags: third-person
singular
form: dotted
tags: past
form: dotted
tags: past
participle
form: dotting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɒt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you dot something, you put small round marks on it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Don't forget to dot the i.
glosses: If an area is dotted with things, the things are spread out over the area.
raw_tags: transitive
usually passive
examples: The valley was dotted with camp fires.
distinct (English, adj)
Forms: form: distinct
tags: positive
form: more distinct
tags: comparative
form: most distinct
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
tags: US
glosses: If two things are distinct, they are clearly different or separate.
examples: Sports psychologists recognized that there were two distinct types of athletes who could become gold-medal winners.
There are aspects of this group's identity that are distinct from other groups from the same area.
They are a separate people with a distinct language, identity and culture.
glosses: A distinct impression, advantage, possibility, etc. is one that clearly exists.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: I had the distinct impression that he was secretly laughing at me.
The change gives the government a distinct advantage.
With the cold, snow was a distinct possibility.
glosses: If something is distinct, it can be clearly seen, heard, or sensed.
examples: As Gillian approached Theo's dressing room, the angry voices became more distinct.
dozen (English, noun)
Forms: form: dozen
raw_tags: Singular
form: dozens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌzn̩/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A dozen is 12 of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He ate half a dozen cookies and felt sick.
The family had brought him a dozen roses, to mark the end of his journey.
glosses: A dozen is a large number.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I've been there dozens of times.
criminally (English, adv)
Forms: form: criminally
tags: positive
form: more criminally
tags: comparative
form: Superlativemost criminally
glosses: Someone behaving criminally is breaking laws or acting in a criminal manner.
criminals (English, noun)
Forms: form: criminal
raw_tags: Singular
form: criminals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of criminal; more than one (kind of) criminal.
crowd (English, noun)
Forms: form: crowd
raw_tags: Singular
form: crowds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kraʊd/
raw_tags: Audio
glosses: A crowd is a lot of people in one place together.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The crowd cheered when the team scored another goal.
When there's an accident, a crowd appears.
The crowd were asked to go home.
crowd (English, verb)
Forms: form: crowd
tags: canonical
form: crowds
tags: third-person
singular
form: crowded
tags: past
form: crowded
tags: past
participle
form: crowding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kraʊd/
raw_tags: Audio
glosses: If you crowd someone, you push too close to them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Don't crowd me, please. I can't see the stage.
dare (English, verb)
Forms: form: dare
tags: canonical
form: dares
tags: third-person
singular
form: dared
tags: past
form: dared
tags: past
participle
form: daring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /deə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you dare to do something, you have the courage to do it, even if you are afraid.
examples: The President dared to make an unpopular decision.
glosses: If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to do something that is a risk, or even dangerous.
examples: I dare you to climb that tree.
dare (English, verb)
Forms: form: dare
tags: present
form: dared
tags: past
form: daren't
tags: negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /deə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you dare not do something, you are afraid to do it.
raw_tags: modal
examples: I daren't tell my parents what happened. They'll be very cross.
Dare he risk crossing the woods at night?
He dare not enter.
glosses: You say How dare someone do something? to show that you are angry about something that someone has done.
raw_tags: modal
examples: How dare you come in here without knocking?
dare (English, noun)
Forms: form: dare
raw_tags: Singular
form: dares
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /deə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A dare is a challenge to somebody.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He never says "No" to a dare.
sometimes (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/
tags: US
glosses: Things that happen sometimes only happen at certain times, or on certain occasions, but not every time.
examples: The bus sometimes arrives late, especially if it is raining.
Sometimes the shop has low prices on a Tuesday.
I go swimming sometimes, if I have nothing else to do.
damn (English, intj)
Forms: form: damn
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /dæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: dam
glosses: You say damn when you are angry or surprised about something.
raw_tags: slang
examples: Damn! That hurts. Be careful.
Damn! This machine isn't working again.
synonyms: darn
dang
damn (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /dæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: dam
glosses: If something is damn good, damn sure, etc., it is very much that way.
raw_tags: slang
examples: I want to make damn sure he knows about it.
You know damn well I don't drive.
Be careful! You damn near killed me.
damn (English, adj)
Forms: form: damn
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: dam
glosses: You use damn to show that you are angry.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
slang
examples: He doesn't know a damn thing about fixing cars.
Don't be such a damn fool.
damn (English, verb)
Forms: form: damn
tags: canonical
form: damns
tags: third-person
singular
form: damned
tags: past
form: damned
tags: past
participle
form: damning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: dam
glosses: You say "damn you" or "damn (something)" to show that you are angry or that you don't care.
raw_tags: transitive
slang
usually subjunctive
examples: He slammed his glass down on the table." I am dying, God damn it, dying!"
glosses: You say "I'll be damned" to show that you are surprised.
raw_tags: transitive
slang
usually passive
examples: You mean I was right? Well, I'll be damned!
glosses: You say "I'll be damned if something happens" to show that you don't want it to happen or that you don't think it will happen.
raw_tags: transitive
slang
usually passive
glosses: If someone is damned, go to hell when they die.
raw_tags: transitive
usually passive
examples: Living that way will damn your soul to Hell.
Demons and monsters were in the army of the damned.
damn (English, noun)
Forms: form: damn
raw_tags: Singular
form: damns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: dam
glosses: If you don't give a damn, you don't care.
raw_tags: countable
slang
examples: Look, don't tell me about your problems. I don't give a damn.
glosses: If something isn't worth a damn, it has no value.
raw_tags: countable
slang
dam (English, noun)
Forms: form: dam
raw_tags: Singular
form: dams
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A dam is like a wall used to hold back water. Usually, this is to block a river.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A dam is a barrier like that used to hold back water, such as a dental dam.
raw_tags: countable
dam (English, verb)
Forms: form: dam
tags: canonical
form: dams
tags: third-person
singular
form: dammed
tags: past
form: dammed
tags: past
participle
form: damming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you dam a river you block it with a dam.
raw_tags: transitive
complaints (English, noun)
Forms: form: complaint
raw_tags: Singular
form: complaints
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈpleɪnts/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of complaint; more than one (kind of) complaint.
content (English, noun)
Forms: form: content
raw_tags: Singular
form: contents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /'kɒntɛnt/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
ipa: /'kɑntɛnt/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: The contents of a container, such as a bag, a file, a book etc., are the things that are in it.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
examples: A couple of green plastic bags had torn open, and the contents had spilled out onto the floor.
Scientists examined the contents of the dead bird's stomach.
The students were generally happy with the course content and the instructor.
More writing could improve students' content knowledge as well as their writing skills.
glosses: The fat, water, alcohol, etc. content of something is the amount of that substance in something else.
tags: singular
raw_tags: countable
examples: The red wine had a deep color and high alcohol content.
glosses: Content is the feeling of being happy and satisfied.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: She could sleep to her heart's content.
content (English, adj)
Forms: form: content
tags: positive
form: more content
tags: comparative
form: most content
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: poses: adjective
ipa: /kən'tɛnt/
poses: adjective
poses: adjective
glosses: If someone is content, they are happy and satisfied.
raw_tags: not before a noun
examples: She had always been perfectly content to live in the city.
Women with many friends are actually less content with their lives than those with a smaller group of friends.
content (English, verb)
Forms: form: content
tags: canonical
form: contents
tags: third-person
singular
form: contented
tags: past
form: contented
tags: past
participle
form: contenting
tags: present
participle
glosses: If somebody contents themselves with something, they accept it even though they wanted something different.
raw_tags: transitive
contents (English, noun)
Forms: form: content
raw_tags: Singular
form: contents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /'kɒntɛnts/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
ipa: /'kɑntɛnts/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: The plural form of content; more than one (kind of) content.
contents (English, verb)
Forms: form: content
tags: canonical
form: contents
tags: third-person
singular
form: contented
tags: past
form: contented
tags: past
participle
form: contenting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of content.
contribute (English, verb)
Forms: form: contribute
tags: canonical
form: contributes
tags: third-person
singular
form: contributed
tags: past
form: contributed
tags: past
participle
form: contributing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/
tags: US
glosses: If x contributes to y, x is one of a number of things that together make or cause y.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Unusually warm temperatures may have significantly contributed to the amount of rain we've had.
There are a lot of factors that are contributing to the strong economy.
Staff writer Karlyn Barker contributed to this report.
This information contributes to our understanding of the problem.
Reduced rainfall may have contributed to the decline of the Mayan civilization.
glosses: If you contribute something, you make it available to other people.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Everybody contributed $10 to pay for the present.
Are you able to contribute an hour a week to help us out?
spelt (English, verb)
Forms: form: spelled
tags: past
form: spelled
tags: past
participle
form: spell
tags: canonical
form: spells
tags: third-person
singular
form: spelt
tags: past
form: spelt
tags: past
participle
form: spelling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /'spεlt/
glosses: The past tense and past participle of spell.
spelt (English, noun)
Forms: form: spelt
raw_tags: Singular
form: spelts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /'spεlt/
glosses: A kind of wheat.
cope (English, verb)
Forms: form: cope
tags: canonical
form: copes
tags: third-person
singular
form: coped
tags: past
form: coped
tags: past
participle
form: coping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you cope with a problem, you do things so that the problem does not stop you.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: She went to a special school and learned the skills needed to cope with her learning differences.
My friends have had a great impact on my ability to cope with this illness.
At work, some people are better at coping with change than other people.
Our phone system can't cope with all the calls we're receiving.
synonyms: deal
handle
crisis (English, noun)
Forms: form: crisis
raw_tags: Singular
form: crises
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkraɪsɪs/
tags: US
glosses: A crisis is a situation that has become very bad or very dangerous and can have bad changes to security, economic, political, social or environmental issues.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The latest change in the hostage crisis came one day after Israel freed 51 prisoners from a jail in south Lebanon.
This will be president's last trip to the Persian Gulf until the crisis has been resolved.
The conditions of these people were extremely difficult and we faced really serious humanitarian crisis.
The US financial system is in crisis.
He has clear ideas about how to solve our energy crisis.
glosses: A crisis is a serious emotional problem.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My high school friends thought I was confused, that I was having an identity crisis.
My dad quit his job. I think he's going through a midlife crisis.
crisp (English, adj)
Forms: form: crisp
tags: positive
form: crisper
tags: comparative
form: crispest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /krɪsp/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is crisp, it breaks easily and makes a cracking or snapping sound when you break or bite it.
examples: Fry the bacon until it is brown and crisp.
Add the butter and continue cooking another 5 minutes or longer to brown and crisp them even more.
Nothing beats the taste of a crisp, juicy apple picked fresh from the tree.
glosses: If cloth or paper is crisp, it is clean or new and often stiff.
examples: The young man stood tall and straight in a crisp white shirt and dark pants.
Fifteen minutes later Wendy crawled between clean crisp sheets, realized that she was very, very tired, and fell instantly asleep.
glosses: If the weather is crisp, it is cold and dry, often with a clear sky.
glosses: If food tastes crisp, it has a fresh acid flavour.
glosses: If a person is crisp, they are professional and quick, but not especially friendly.
glosses: If a picture is crisp, it is very clear.
crisp (English, noun)
Forms: form: crisp
raw_tags: Singular
form: crisps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /krɪsp/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Crisps are thin, deep-fried potatoes.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
examples: I ate a packet of potato crisps yesterday.
crisp (English, verb)
Forms: form: crisp
tags: canonical
form: crisps
tags: third-person
singular
form: crisped
tags: past
form: crisped
tags: past
participle
form: crisping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /krɪsp/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To make crisp.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: To become crisp.
raw_tags: intransitive
creampie (English, noun)
Forms: form: creampie
raw_tags: Singular
form: creampies
tags: plural
glosses: A creampie is semen coming out of someone's vagina (or anus) after sex.
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
pornography
crisps (English, noun)
Forms: form: crisp
raw_tags: Singular
form: crisps
tags: plural
glosses: Crisps are thin, deep-fried potatoes.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
synonyms: chips
crisps (English, verb)
Forms: form: crisp
tags: canonical
form: crisps
tags: third-person
singular
form: crisped
tags: past
form: crisped
tags: past
participle
form: crisping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of crisp.
pornography (English, noun)
Forms: form: pornography
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɔː(r)ˈnɒɡ.rə.fi/
tags: UK
ipa: /pɔrˈnɑ.ɡrə.fi/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Pornography is pictures or words that show or describe sex to make people feel excited.
raw_tags: uncountable
cock (English, noun)
Forms: form: cock
raw_tags: Singular
form: cocks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɒk/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /kɑk/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A cock is a male chicken.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: rooster
glosses: A cock is another word for a penis.
raw_tags: countable
vulgar
slang
examples: My girlfriend likes to suck my cock .
glosses: Cock is a friendly form of address among men, without using in a derogatory or offensive manner.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Cock is another word for stopcock.
cock (English, verb)
Forms: form: cock
tags: canonical
form: cocks
tags: third-person
singular
form: cocked
tags: past
form: cocked
tags: past
participle
form: cocking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɒk/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /kɑk/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If a gun is cocked, that means it is prepared to fire.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If something is cocked, that means it is turned on its side or sideways.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He cocked his hat in farewell.
porn (English, noun)
Forms: form: porn
raw_tags: Singular
form: porn
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɔːn/
tags: UK
ipa: /pɔrn/
tags: US
homophones: pawn
glosses: porn is a short word, meaning pornography
raw_tags: slang
examples: My girlfriend and I like to watch porn.
Do not let your kids watch porn.
porno (English, noun)
Forms: form: porno
raw_tags: Singular
form: pornos
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɔːnəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A porno is a film about pornography.
raw_tags: countable
slang
examples: My girlfriend and me want to make a porno in our bedroom.
gangbang (English, noun)
Forms: form: gangbang
raw_tags: Singular
form: gangbangs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡæŋ.bæŋ/
tags: Australia
glosses: A gangbang is sex involving more than two people.
examples: My girlfriend and I want to invite you to our home for a gangbang.
gangbang (English, verb)
Forms: form: gangbang
tags: canonical
form: gangbangs
tags: third-person
singular
form: gangbanged
tags: past
form: gangbanged
tags: past
participle
form: gangbanging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡæŋ.bæŋ/
tags: Australia
glosses: If you gangbang, you have sex with a group of people. Usually this means you are one of several men having sex with the same woman.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We gangbanged her all night.
glosses: If you gangbang, you do crimes as part of a gang. Most often, this means doing violence (hurting people). Also, it can mean just being part of a criminal gang.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: If you keep gangbanging you will die young.
gangbanger (English, noun)
Forms: form: gangbanger
raw_tags: Singular
form: gangbangers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋə/
tags: Australia
UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A gangbanger is someone who is part of a gang of young, violent criminals.
raw_tags: slang
examples: The gangbangers shot members of another gang from their car.
synonyms: gangster
glosses: A gangbanger is a person who visits a gangbang.
raw_tags: slang
sex
examples: My girlfriend and I invited Brad to our house, because he was a gangbanger, and we are all gangbangers.
strip (English, noun)
Forms: form: strip
raw_tags: Singular
form: strips
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /strɪp/
tags: US
glosses: A strip is a narrow, long piece of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A few strips of paper are used for making a chain.
glosses: A strip (or a strip mall) is a road with many shops.
raw_tags: countable
strip (English, verb)
Forms: form: strip
tags: canonical
form: strips
tags: third-person
singular
form: stripped
tags: past
form: stripped
tags: past
participle
form: stripping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /strɪp/
tags: US
glosses: If you strip, you remove your clothes.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: My girlfriend will strip, and Brad and me will watch and become excited.
glosses: If you strip paper from a wall, you remove it.
raw_tags: transitive
boner (English, noun)
Forms: form: boner
raw_tags: Singular
form: boners
tags: plural
glosses: If you get a boner, then your penis becomes hard.
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
examples: My girlfriend asked me what it was like to have a boner because she's never had one.
glosses: A boner is another word for a stupid person.
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
examples: I guess I'm the smartest person in the class because I'm the only one who isn't a complete boner.
stroke (English, noun)
Forms: form: stroke
raw_tags: Singular
form: strokes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /strəʊk/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /stroʊk/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A stroke is when blood stops coming into your brain.
raw_tags: medicine
examples: I had a stroke after running so hard.
glosses: A stroke is an action of hitting something lightly.
glosses: A stroke is the person who sets the speed in a rowing crew.
examples: After years of training he was made stroke in the Oxford University crew.
glosses: A stroke is something that happens without warning.
examples: She had a stroke of good luck playing cards and won 20 dollars.
stroke (English, verb)
Forms: form: stroke
tags: canonical
form: strokes
tags: third-person
singular
form: stroked
tags: past
form: stroked
tags: past
participle
form: stroking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /strəʊk/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /stroʊk/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you stroke something, you touch something with the hand, and move your hand gently up it.
examples: She stroked his hair lovingly.
underpants (English, noun)
Forms: form: –
raw_tags: Singular
form: underpants
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌndə(r)ˌpænts/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Underpants are clothes which you wear under your trousers or skirt.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Brad took off his underpants.
synonyms: underwear
cunnilingus (English, noun)
Forms: form: cunnilingus
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Cunnilingus is where a woman's vagina is touched by somebody's lips or tongue, for sexual pleasure.
examples: I performed cunnilingus on my girlfriend, and she enjoyed it.
doggy style (English, noun)
Forms: form: doggy style
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɒ.ɡi staɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdɔ.ɡi staɪl/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Doggy style is a sex position where the female is on the floor, like a dog, and the man is behind her.
raw_tags: slang
examples: Then Brat started to do her in doggy style.
ejaculate (English, verb)
Forms: form: ejaculate
tags: canonical
form: ejaculates
tags: third-person
singular
form: ejaculated
tags: past
form: ejaculated
tags: past
participle
form: ejaculating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.leɪt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ɪˈdʒæk.jə.leɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you ejaculate, you eject semen from your penis.
examples: Men usually ejaculate during orgasm.
My penis feels weird and icky when I ejaculate.
synonyms: cum
horny (English, adj)
Forms: form: horny
tags: positive
form: hornier
tags: comparative
form: horniest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɔ.ni/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɔr.ni/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is horny, it has a horn.
examples: Rhinos are horny animals.
synonyms: horned
hornlike
glosses: If you are horny, you want to have sex.
raw_tags: offensive
examples: You make me rather horny when you take off a lot of your clothes.
synonyms: aroused
turned on
randy
ruttish
vibrator (English, noun)
Forms: form: vibrator
raw_tags: Singular
form: vibrators
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /vaɪˈbreɪtə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈvaɪbreɪtɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A vibrator is a machine that vibrates; they are sometimes used for massages or to increase sexual pleasure.
examples: She used her vibrator to try to have an orgasm.
fisting (English, noun)
Forms: form: fisting
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪstɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: Fisting is a sex act where the entire hand is placed inside the vagina or anus.
raw_tags: slang
examples: This vibrator wasn't enough, so Brad started fisting her ass.
fisting (English, verb)
Forms: form: fist
tags: canonical
form: fists
tags: third-person
singular
form: fisted
tags: past
form: fisted
tags: past
participle
form: fisting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪstɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: The present participle of fist.
jerk off (English, verb)
Forms: form: jerk off
tags: canonical
form: jerks off
tags: third-person
singular
form: jerked off
tags: past
form: jerked off
tags: past
participle
form: jerking off
tags: present
participle
glosses: If a man jerks off, he masturbates.
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
glosses: To waste time.
examples: Stop jerking off, we have a deadline.
critic (English, noun)
Forms: form: critic
raw_tags: Singular
form: critics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkrɪt.ɪk/
tags: US
glosses: A critic is someone whose job is to judge and report about the quality of something such as books, movies, wine, restaurants, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Every critic in New York was at the theatre for the opening.
Washington Post film critic Hal Hinson has been writing about movies for over 20 years.
glosses: A critic is someone who talks or writes about the problems with something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He is one of the most outspoken critics against the practice.
Many critics argue that schools fail to teach children how to read.
decent (English, adj)
Forms: form: decent
tags: positive
form: more decent
tags: comparative
form: most decent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is decent, it is good enough.
examples: He urged all workers to demand a living wage and decent working conditions.
These British guys are pretty decent actors.
synonyms: fine
antonyms: indecent
glosses: If someone is decent, they are usually honest, kind, and fair.
examples: A decent society does not ignore poor people.
I know the man very well. He is a totally decent, honorable guy.
synonyms: fine
antonyms: indecent
glosses: If someone is decent, they are wearing enough clothes to be seen by other people.
raw_tags: humor
examples: Excuse me, may I come in? Are you decent?
antonyms: indecent
armour (English, noun)
Forms: form: armour
raw_tags: Singular
form: armours
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑːr.mɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɑː.mə/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Armour is something you wear to protect your body.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: It was a story of a girl who dressed in armour and fought great battles.
glosses: Armour may be used to describe the hard protective layer of an animal's body.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: A stegosaur's body is protected by its armour.
declare (English, verb)
Forms: form: declare
tags: canonical
form: declares
tags: third-person
singular
form: declared
tags: past
form: declared
tags: past
participle
form: declaring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪkleə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪˈklɛɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you declare something, you say it publicly or officially.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: She was declared the winner Sunday, with 54 percent of the vote.
He was declared dead in February, seven months after he disappeared.
A storm has caused flooding and a state of emergency has been declared.
Victory there was declared on September 25 even though fighting in the city went on for three more days.
France had declared war on Germany following the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939.
The Court declared unconstitutional a law requiring students to salute the American flag.
Many suppliers go out of business without formally declaring bankruptcy.
But before political independence was declared, the colonies had become independent in other ways.
glosses: If you declare what you own or earn, you officially list those things.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you declare something, you say it publicly or officially.
raw_tags: transitive
gang bang (English, noun)
Forms: form: gang bang
raw_tags: Singular
form: gang bangs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡæŋ.bæŋ/
tags: Australia
glosses: A gang bang is when many people rape a person one after another.
raw_tags: informal
glosses: Sex involving three or more people.
examples: My girlfriend and I want to invite you to our home for a gangbang.
glosses: A gang attacking people on the streets.
decorate (English, verb)
Forms: form: decorate
tags: canonical
form: decorates
tags: third-person
singular
form: decorated
tags: past
form: decorated
tags: past
participle
form: decorating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛkəreɪt/
tags: US
glosses: If you decorate something, you make it look nice, usually by putting something pretty on it or painting it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: We're going to decorate our Christmas tree tonight.
The men sat in large uncomfortable wooden chairs decorated with carvings of flowers.
The room was brightly decorated.
glosses: If x decorates y, y looks nice because x is on or close to it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: In her room, photos decorated the white walls.
glosses: If you decorate someone, you give them a medal for doing something brave or good.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He was decorated by the president for saving several men who had been shot.
zookeeper (English, noun)
Forms: form: zookeeper
raw_tags: Singular
form: zookeepers
tags: plural
glosses: A zookeeper is someone who works at a zoo and takes care of the animals.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We saw the zookeeper feeding the tiger in the zoo.
yearbook (English, noun)
Forms: form: yearbook
raw_tags: Singular
form: yearbooks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjɪəbʊk/
tags: US
glosses: A book which is written newly every year, with information in it
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A book which is written every year about a school, with information and pictures about the students in the school.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Will you sign your name in my yearbook?