crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
arrangements (English, noun)
Forms: form: arrangement
raw_tags: Singular
form: arrangements
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈreɪnd͡ʒmənts/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of arrangement; more than one (kind of) arrangement.
excitements (English, noun)
Forms: form: excitement
raw_tags: Singular
form: excitements
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of excitement; more than one (kind of) excitement.
negatively (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛɡətɪvli/
tags: US
glosses: In a negative manner rather than a positive one.
examples: His idea for cutting wages was received negatively by the workers.
antonyms: positively
bred (English, verb)
Forms: form: breed
tags: canonical
form: breeds
tags: third-person
singular
form: bred
tags: past
form: bred
tags: past
participle
form: breeding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /brɛd/
tags: UK
homophones: bread
glosses: The past tense and past participle of breed.
liability (English, noun)
Forms: form: liability
raw_tags: Singular
form: liabilities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /laɪəˈbɪlɪti/
tags: US
glosses: A liability is something for which you are liable or responsible.
examples: The airline admitted liability for loosing the suitcase.
glosses: A liability is when you owe money to someone else.
examples: The company had a liability of more than 10 million dollars.
glosses: A liability is a weakness or problem that holds you back from doing things.
examples: He worked as a writer, but found his bad spelling was a real liability.
liabilities (English, noun)
Forms: form: liability
raw_tags: Singular
form: liabilities
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of liability; more than one (kind of) liability.
pertains (English, verb)
Forms: form: pertain
tags: canonical
form: pertains
tags: third-person
singular
form: pertained
tags: past
form: pertained
tags: past
participle
form: pertaining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of pertain.
pertained (English, verb)
Forms: form: pertain
tags: canonical
form: pertains
tags: third-person
singular
form: pertained
tags: past
form: pertained
tags: past
participle
form: pertaining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of pertain.
Arab (English, adj)
Forms: form: Arab
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈærəb/
tags: US
glosses: Of or relating to Arabs and their nations.
examples: I am not familiar with that Arab tradition.
Arab (English, noun)
Forms: form: Arab
raw_tags: Singular
form: Arabs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈærəb/
tags: US
glosses: A Semitic person, whose ancestors were from Arabia.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A member of a community that speaks Arabic.
raw_tags: countable
examples: An Arab was fishing from the river.
glosses: A particular breed of horse.
raw_tags: countable
Arabs (English, noun)
Forms: form: Arab
raw_tags: Singular
form: Arabs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of Arab; more than one (kind of) Arab.
prune (English, noun)
Forms: form: prune
raw_tags: Singular
form: prunes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pruːn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A prune is a dried plum.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He placed a prune in the middle of a plate of cheese and biscuits.
prune (English, verb)
Forms: form: prune
tags: canonical
form: prunes
tags: third-person
singular
form: pruned
tags: past
form: pruned
tags: past
participle
form: pruning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pruːn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you prune a bush or shrub, you cut off parts of the plant.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: After a rose has finished flowering, you should prune it.
glosses: If you prune something, you cut it back, as if it were a plant.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I was running out of money, so I had to prune my budget.
prunes (English, noun)
Forms: form: prune
raw_tags: Singular
form: prunes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /pruːnz/
glosses: The plural form of prune; more than one (kind of) prune.
prunes (English, verb)
Forms: form: prune
tags: canonical
form: prunes
tags: third-person
singular
form: pruned
tags: past
form: pruned
tags: past
participle
form: pruning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /pruːnz/
glosses: The third-person singular form of prune.
pruned (English, verb)
Forms: form: prune
tags: canonical
form: prunes
tags: third-person
singular
form: pruned
tags: past
form: pruned
tags: past
participle
form: pruning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /pruːnd/
glosses: The past tense and past participle of prune.
pruning (English, noun)
Forms: form: pruning
raw_tags: Singular
form: prunings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈpruːnɪŋ/
glosses: Pruning means removing excess material from a tree or shrub.
pruning (English, verb)
Forms: form: prune
tags: canonical
form: prunes
tags: third-person
singular
form: pruned
tags: past
form: pruned
tags: past
participle
form: pruning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ˈpruːnɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of prune.
tittle (English, noun)
Forms: form: tittle
raw_tags: Singular
form: tittles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ˈtɪt.əl
glosses: A tittle is a small mark, like the little dot over i or j.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Don't forget to dot your is by adding tittles!
glosses: A tittle is a small amount of something, like a crumb or a speck.
raw_tags: countable
tittles (English, noun)
Forms: form: tittle
raw_tags: Singular
form: tittles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tittle; more than one (kind of) tittle.
niobium (English, noun)
Forms: form: niobium
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /naɪˈoʊbiəm/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: An element with atomic number 41 and the symbol Nb. It was formerly known as columbium (Cb), but is now called "niobium".
synonyms: columbium
dianium
masochism (English, noun)
Forms: form: masochism
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæs.ə.kɪ.zəm/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Masochism is the feeling of sexual pleasure from pain or other abuse.
examples: He had to seek medical help for his love of masochism.
masochist (English, noun)
Forms: form: masochist
raw_tags: Singular
form: masochists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæ.səˌkʰɪst/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A masochist is a person who likes pain, or enjoys being punished.
raw_tags: countable
sadist (English, noun)
Forms: form: sadist
raw_tags: Singular
form: sadists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪdɪst/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A sadist is someone who enjoys causing pain or cruelty to others.
raw_tags: countable
masochists (English, noun)
Forms: form: masochist
raw_tags: Singular
form: masochists
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of masochist; more than one (kind of) masochist.
sadists (English, noun)
Forms: form: sadist
raw_tags: Singular
form: sadists
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sadist; more than one (kind of) sadist.
preview (English, noun)
Forms: form: preview
raw_tags: Singular
form: previews
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpriːvjʉː/
tags: UK
glosses: A preview is a showing of a work like a movie, play, or painting, before the public are able to see it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We went to a preview of the new art show which opens next week.
glosses: A preview can be a short sample from a movie, used as an advertisement before the movie is ready to be shown to the public.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I had to see the movie, as the preview made it look so exciting.
preview (English, verb)
Forms: form: preview
tags: canonical
form: previews
tags: third-person
singular
form: previewed
tags: past
form: previewed
tags: past
participle
form: previewing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpriːvjʉː/
tags: UK
glosses: If you preview something, you get to see it before everyone else.
examples: We went to a special movie night, to preview the latest horror movie.
previews (English, noun)
Forms: form: preview
raw_tags: Singular
form: previews
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of preview; more than one (kind of) preview.
previews (English, verb)
Forms: form: preview
tags: canonical
form: previews
tags: third-person
singular
form: previewed
tags: past
form: previewed
tags: past
participle
form: previewing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of preview.
previewed (English, verb)
Forms: form: preview
tags: canonical
form: previews
tags: third-person
singular
form: previewed
tags: past
form: previewed
tags: past
participle
form: previewing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of preview.
previewing (English, verb)
Forms: form: preview
tags: canonical
form: previews
tags: third-person
singular
form: previewed
tags: past
form: previewed
tags: past
participle
form: previewing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of preview.
bulletproof (English, adj)
Forms: form: bulletproof
tags: positive
form: more bulletproof
tags: comparative
form: most bulletproof
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /bʊl.ɪtpruːf/
tags: Australia
glosses: A bulletproof material is something that can resist a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
examples: The police officers are wearing bulletproof vests.
glosses: If an idea or concept is bulletproof, it is unbreakable, very tough.
bulletproof (English, verb)
Forms: form: bulletproof
tags: canonical
form: bulletproofs
tags: third-person
singular
form: bulletproofed
tags: past
form: bulletproofed
tags: past
participle
form: bulletproofing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bʊl.ɪtpruːf/
tags: Australia
glosses: If you bulletproof something, you make it able to resist bullets.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The engineers are trying to bulletproof the president's vehicle now.
glosses: If you bulletproof something, you make it resistant to failure.
raw_tags: transitive
slang
examples: We have to bulletproof this program before we let the users at it; check every input, catch every possible flaw … it must not fail in use.
bulletproofs (English, verb)
Forms: form: bulletproof
tags: canonical
form: bulletproofs
tags: third-person
singular
form: bulletproofed
tags: past
form: bulletproofed
tags: past
participle
form: bulletproofing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of bulletproof.
bulletproofed (English, verb)
Forms: form: bulletproof
tags: canonical
form: bulletproofs
tags: third-person
singular
form: bulletproofed
tags: past
form: bulletproofed
tags: past
participle
form: bulletproofing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of bulletproof.
bulletproofing (English, verb)
Forms: form: bulletproof
tags: canonical
form: bulletproofs
tags: third-person
singular
form: bulletproofed
tags: past
form: bulletproofed
tags: past
participle
form: bulletproofing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of bulletproof.
number sign (English, noun)
Forms: form: number sign
raw_tags: Singular
form: number signs
tags: plural
glosses: The character # used to represent the word number; the hash sign; also called the pound sign in the United States of America.
raw_tags: countable
missile (English, noun)
Forms: form: missile
raw_tags: Singular
form: missiles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪsaɪl/
tags: UK
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /ˈmɪsaɪl/
tags: Canada
US
raw_tags: or
ipa: /ˈmɪsəl/
raw_tags: or
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: missal
glosses: An object intended to be launched at a target.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A self-propelled object whose path can be changed after having been launched.
raw_tags: countable
military
missiles (English, noun)
Forms: form: missile
raw_tags: Singular
form: missiles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of missile; more than one (kind of) missile.
sprig (English, noun)
Forms: form: sprig
raw_tags: Singular
form: sprigs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sprɪɡ/
tags: US
glosses: A sprig is the young growth of a plant, sometimes sprouts.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Sprigs of clover were pushing through the soil.
glosses: Sprigs are cuttings from a mature plant.
examples: She used sprigs of holly to decorate the room.
sprigs (English, noun)
Forms: form: sprig
raw_tags: Singular
form: sprigs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sprig; more than one (kind of) sprig.
welterweight (English, noun)
Forms: form: welterweight
raw_tags: Singular
form: welterweights
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛltəweɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Welterweight is a division in boxing and other sports, based on the person's weight.
raw_tags: sports
glosses: A welterweight is a boxer or wrestler in the welterweight division.
raw_tags: sports
glosses: A welterweight was a weight of 28 pounds carried by racehorses as a handicap.
raw_tags: sports
primate (English, noun)
Forms: form: primate
raw_tags: Singular
form: primates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpraɪmeɪt/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A primate is a family of mammals, with well developed hands and feet, short noses, and large brains.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Humans and apes are examples of a primate.
glosses: A primate is the highest ranking bishop in a country.
raw_tags: religion
examples: The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Primate of all England.
synonyms: archbishop
primates (English, noun)
Forms: form: primate
raw_tags: Singular
form: primates
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of primate; more than one (kind of) primate.
fascism (English, noun)
Forms: form: fascism
raw_tags: Singular
form: fascisms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæʃɪz(ə)m/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A political system that needs absolute obedience and control of the market and the people by companies and government joined together under the cult leadership of the dictator and a devoted military hierarchy where people are above one another.
raw_tags: uncountable
historical
examples: Adolf Hitler and the Nazis set up a government based on fascism.
glosses: Used today to describe any kind of authoritarian system that violates the rights of ordinary, unarmed people.
welterweights (English, noun)
Forms: form: welterweight
raw_tags: Singular
form: welterweights
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of welterweight; more than one (kind of) welterweight.
retard (English, verb)
Forms: form: retard
tags: canonical
form: retards
tags: third-person
singular
form: retarded
tags: past
form: retarded
tags: past
participle
form: retarding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈtɑː(r)d/
raw_tags: delay sense
tags: UK
US
poses: noun
verb
raw_tags: delay sense
tags: US
poses: noun
verb
raw_tags: delay sense
tags: UK
poses: noun
verb
glosses: To retard something is to hold it back, or slow it down.
examples: He cut back the shrub to retard its growth.
retard (English, noun)
Forms: form: retard
raw_tags: Singular
form: retards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈtɑː(r)d/
raw_tags: delay sense
tags: UK
US
poses: noun
verb
raw_tags: delay sense
tags: US
poses: noun
verb
raw_tags: delay sense
tags: UK
poses: noun
verb
ipa: /ˈriːtɑː(r)d/
raw_tags: offensive slang sense
tags: UK
US
poses: noun
raw_tags: offensive slang sense
tags: US
poses: noun
raw_tags: offensive slang sense
tags: UK
poses: noun
glosses: A retard in music is an instruction to slow down the tempo.
raw_tags: music
glosses: See retardation. The state of being delayed.
glosses: A retard is someone who is mentally disabled or a very slow learner.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
offensive
examples: I've been showing my co-worker for a whole year how to properly seal the bags together and he still doesn't do it right, god what a retard.
retards (English, verb)
Forms: form: retard
tags: canonical
form: retards
tags: third-person
singular
form: retarded
tags: past
form: retarded
tags: past
participle
form: retarding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of retard.
retards (English, noun)
Forms: form: retard
raw_tags: Singular
form: retards
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of retard; more than one (kind of) retard.
retarded (English, verb)
Forms: form: retard
tags: canonical
form: retards
tags: third-person
singular
form: retarded
tags: past
form: retarded
tags: past
participle
form: retarding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of retard.
retarded (English, adj)
Forms: form: retarded
tags: positive
form: more retarded
tags: comparative
form: most retarded
tags: superlative
glosses: Less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than is usual for one's age.
raw_tags: offensive
retarding (English, verb)
Forms: form: retard
tags: canonical
form: retards
tags: third-person
singular
form: retarded
tags: past
form: retarded
tags: past
participle
form: retarding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of retard.
quaquaversal (English, adj)
Forms: form: quaquaversal
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If it is quaquaversal then it is going in all directions at the same time.
examples: A quaquaversal beard.
archaic (English, adj)
Forms: form: archaic
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː.ˈkeɪ.ɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɑr.ˈkeɪ.ɪk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is archaic, it is very old, ancient, or no longer used.
examples: There was no hot water because of the archaic plumbing.
molest (English, verb)
Forms: form: molest
tags: canonical
form: molests
tags: third-person
singular
form: molested
tags: past
form: molested
tags: past
participle
form: molesting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈlɛst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you molest someone, you annoy, harass, or disturb them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She needed to sit somewhere quiet where her children would not molest her.
glosses: To molest someone is to force unwanted sexual contact on them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He was trying to molest the woman.
glosses: To molest means to sexually abuse a child.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She was sent to jail because she kept trying to molest children.
molests (English, verb)
Forms: form: molest
tags: canonical
form: molests
tags: third-person
singular
form: molested
tags: past
form: molested
tags: past
participle
form: molesting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of molest.
molested (English, verb)
Forms: form: molest
tags: canonical
form: molests
tags: third-person
singular
form: molested
tags: past
form: molested
tags: past
participle
form: molesting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of molest.
molesting (English, verb)
Forms: form: molest
tags: canonical
form: molests
tags: third-person
singular
form: molested
tags: past
form: molested
tags: past
participle
form: molesting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of molest.
molester (English, noun)
Forms: form: molester
raw_tags: Singular
form: molesters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈlɛstə(r)/
tags: US
ipa: /məˈlɛstɚ/
tags: UK
glosses: A molester is someone who tries to have unwanted sexual contact with others.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He was a well known child molester.
molesters (English, noun)
Forms: form: molester
raw_tags: Singular
form: molesters
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of molester; more than one (kind of) molester.
molestation (English, noun)
Forms: form: molestation
raw_tags: Singular
form: molestations
tags: plural
glosses: Molestation is the act of annoying, disturbing, or molesting others.
examples: Molestation in the office would lead to immediate dismissal.
glosses: Molestation is the act of forcing unwanted sexual contact on others.
examples: The result of child molestation left her with emotional problems.
molestations (English, noun)
Forms: form: molestation
raw_tags: Singular
form: molestations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of molestation; more than one (kind of) molestation.
rally (English, noun)
Forms: form: rally
raw_tags: Singular
form: rallies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈræ.li/
tags: UK
glosses: A rally is a large meeting where people gather to protest to support or oppose something.
raw_tags: countable
rally (English, verb)
Forms: form: rally
tags: canonical
form: rallies
tags: third-person
singular
form: rallied
tags: past
form: rallied
tags: past
participle
form: rallying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈræ.li/
tags: UK
glosses: If you rally, you recover in health or consciousness.
synonyms: recuperate
rallies (English, noun)
Forms: form: rally
raw_tags: Singular
form: rallies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of rally; more than one (kind of) rally.
rallies (English, verb)
Forms: form: rally
tags: canonical
form: rallies
tags: third-person
singular
form: rallied
tags: past
form: rallied
tags: past
participle
form: rallying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of rally.
rallied (English, verb)
Forms: form: rally
tags: canonical
form: rallies
tags: third-person
singular
form: rallied
tags: past
form: rallied
tags: past
participle
form: rallying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of rally.
rallying (English, verb)
Forms: form: rally
tags: canonical
form: rallies
tags: third-person
singular
form: rallied
tags: past
form: rallied
tags: past
participle
form: rallying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of rally.
phototropic (English, adj)
Forms: form: phototropic
tags: positive
form: more phototropic
tags: comparative
form: most phototropic
tags: superlative
glosses: When someone or an animal is phototropic, it has the tendency to move towards or away from light.
centre stage (English, adj)
Forms: form: centre stage
tags: positive
form: more centre stage
tags: comparative
form: most centre stage
tags: superlative
glosses: When an actor is in the centre of a stage.
centre stage (English, noun)
Forms: form: centre stage
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: The area in the centre of a stage.
scar (English, noun)
Forms: form: scar
raw_tags: Singular
form: scars
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /skɑr/
tags: US
ipa: /skɑː(r)/
tags: UK
tags: Canada
glosses: A scar is the mark left behind when a wound has healed.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He still has a scar on his hand where he cut himself with scissors as a boy.
scar (English, verb)
Forms: form: scar
tags: canonical
form: scars
tags: third-person
singular
form: scarred
tags: past
form: scarred
tags: past
participle
form: scarring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /skɑr/
tags: US
ipa: /skɑː(r)/
tags: UK
tags: Canada
glosses: If an injury scars it leaves a mark after it heals.
examples: He was careful when shaving as he did not want to scar his face.
glosses: If something scars someone, it makes them feel bad for a very long time.
examples: Her death scarred her children.
outlet (English, noun)
Forms: form: outlet
raw_tags: Singular
form: outlets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtlɛt/
tags: US
glosses: An outlet is the thing on the wall you plug electronics into.
raw_tags: countable
electronics
glosses: A store of a large company selling their products.
raw_tags: countable
scars (English, noun)
Forms: form: scar
raw_tags: Singular
form: scars
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of scar; more than one (kind of) scar.
scars (English, verb)
Forms: form: scar
tags: canonical
form: scars
tags: third-person
singular
form: scarred
tags: past
form: scarred
tags: past
participle
form: scarring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of scar.
scarred (English, verb)
Forms: form: scar
tags: canonical
form: scars
tags: third-person
singular
form: scarred
tags: past
form: scarred
tags: past
participle
form: scarring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of scar.
scarring (English, verb)
Forms: form: scar
tags: canonical
form: scars
tags: third-person
singular
form: scarred
tags: past
form: scarred
tags: past
participle
form: scarring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of scar.
scarring (English, noun)
Forms: form: scarring
raw_tags: Singular
form: scarrings
tags: plural
glosses: The presence of scars.
scarrings (English, noun)
Forms: form: scarring
raw_tags: Singular
form: scarrings
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of scarring; more than one (kind of) scarring.
faulty (English, adj)
Forms: form: faulty
tags: positive
form: faultier
tags: comparative
form: faultiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔːlti/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is faulty it is not working, or has gone wrong.
examples: The car would not start because the battery was faulty.
faultier (English, adj)
Forms: form: faulty
tags: positive
form: faultier
tags: comparative
form: faultiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of faulty; more faulty.
faultiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: faulty
tags: positive
form: faultier
tags: comparative
form: faultiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of faulty; most faulty.
hesitation (English, noun)
Forms: form: hesitation
raw_tags: Singular
form: hesitations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A hesitation is a pause in speaking, usually because you are nor sure of what to say.
examples: There was a hesitation in his reading as he turned the page.
glosses: Hesitation is the act of hesitating.
hesitations (English, noun)
Forms: form: hesitation
raw_tags: Singular
form: hesitations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of hesitation; more than one (kind of) hesitation.
belated (English, adj)
Forms: form: belated
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪˈleɪtɪd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: When something is belated, it refers to being at a later time as compared to the actual time of the event.
examples: Your birthday was yesterday, but well, happy belated birthday!
synonyms: tardy
late
overdue
cisgender (English, adj)
Forms: form: cisgender
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪsˈdʒɛndə/
tags: UK
ipa: /sɪsˈdʒɛndɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: appearing or attempting to be a member of their birth sex.
glosses: having one's gender identity match their biological sex.
antonyms: transgender
cisgenders (English, noun)
Forms: form: cisgender
raw_tags: Singular
form: cisgenders
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of cisgender; more than one (kind of) cisgender.
cisgendered (English, adj)
Forms: form: cisgendered
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: of, relating to, or being someone whose birth sex matches the sex they act and/or appear as.
arse (English, noun)
Forms: form: arse
raw_tags: Singular
form: arses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɐːs/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
ipa: /ɑrs/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Canada
tags: Australia
glosses: Buttocks; British version of ass.
tags: UK
raw_tags: slang
vulgar
glosses: An unpleasant person, usually male.
tags: UK
raw_tags: slang
vulgar
rare
examples: You stupid arse!
arses (English, noun)
Forms: form: arse
raw_tags: Singular
form: arses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of arse; more than one (kind of) arse.
staircase (English, noun)
Forms: form: staircase
raw_tags: Singular
form: staircases
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A staircase is a set of steps between two different levels.
examples: She climbed the staircase to reach the upper floor of the house.
staircases (English, noun)
Forms: form: staircase
raw_tags: Singular
form: staircases
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of staircase; more than one (kind of) staircase.
brew (English, verb)
Forms: form: brew
tags: canonical
form: brews
tags: third-person
singular
form: brewed
tags: past
form: brewed
tags: past
participle
form: brewing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bruː/
tags: US
glosses: To brew is boil, infuse and ferment hops and malt to make beer.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He grew hops so he could use them to brew his own beer.
glosses: Brew is to put leaves into very hot water to make a drink.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He used the best tea leaves to brew his tea.
glosses: To brew is to come up with a plan.
brew (English, noun)
Forms: form: brew
raw_tags: Singular
form: brews
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bruː/
tags: US
glosses: A brew is a drink made by putting the ingredients into hot water.
examples: He made a strong brew of tea.
glosses: A brew is something made by a process of mixing, like beer.
examples: High prices and high unemployment created a brew of discontent among the people.
brews (English, verb)
Forms: form: brew
tags: canonical
form: brews
tags: third-person
singular
form: brewed
tags: past
form: brewed
tags: past
participle
form: brewing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bruːz/
homophones: bruise
glosses: The third-person singular form of brew.
brews (English, noun)
Forms: form: brew
raw_tags: Singular
form: brews
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bruːz/
homophones: bruise
glosses: The plural form of brew; more than one (kind of) brew.
brewed (English, verb)
Forms: form: brew
tags: canonical
form: brews
tags: third-person
singular
form: brewed
tags: past
form: brewed
tags: past
participle
form: brewing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of brew.
brewing (English, verb)
Forms: form: brew
tags: canonical
form: brews
tags: third-person
singular
form: brewed
tags: past
form: brewed
tags: past
participle
form: brewing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of brew.
ramp (English, noun)
Forms: form: ramp
raw_tags: Singular
form: ramps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ræmp/
tags: US
glosses: A ramp is a sloped surface that connects two levels.
raw_tags: countable
examples: If you are handicapped, you might have to take a ramp to get onto the sidewalk.
glosses: A ramp is a large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron)
raw_tags: countable
aviation
ramps (English, noun)
Forms: form: ramp
raw_tags: Singular
form: ramps
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ramp; more than one (kind of) ramp.
quotation mark (English, noun)
Forms: form: quotation mark
raw_tags: Singular
form: quotation marks
tags: plural
glosses: Mark used to show the start and end to a quotation: ".
examples: She said "I'm not hungry" when the waiter asked her what she wanted to eat.
Use a quotation mark around something someone said.
quotation marks (English, noun)
Forms: form: quotation mark
raw_tags: Singular
form: quotation marks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of quotation mark; more than one (kind of) quotation mark.
barf (English, noun)
Forms: form: barf
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɑːf/
tags: UK
ipa: /bɑrf/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Barf is vomit.
raw_tags: informal
uncountable
examples: There is barf all over the floor!
barf (English, verb)
Forms: form: barf
tags: canonical
form: barfs
tags: third-person
singular
form: barfed
tags: past
form: barfed
tags: past
participle
form: barfing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɑːf/
tags: UK
ipa: /bɑrf/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: To barf is to vomit.
raw_tags: informal
examples: He was sick, so he barfed.
barfs (English, verb)
Forms: form: barf
tags: canonical
form: barfs
tags: third-person
singular
form: barfed
tags: past
form: barfed
tags: past
participle
form: barfing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of barf.
barfed (English, verb)
Forms: form: barf
tags: canonical
form: barfs
tags: third-person
singular
form: barfed
tags: past
form: barfed
tags: past
participle
form: barfing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense of barf.
glosses: The past participle of barf.
barfing (English, verb)
Forms: form: barf
tags: canonical
form: barfs
tags: third-person
singular
form: barfed
tags: past
form: barfed
tags: past
participle
form: barfing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of barf.
discomfort (English, noun)
Forms: form: discomfort
raw_tags: Singular
form: discomforts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈkʌmfət/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A feeling of being embarrassed or worried.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: His bad singing caused us discomfort.
glosses: Pain or another unpleasant physical feeling.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: She had some discomfort in her knees.
discomfort (English, verb)
Forms: form: discomfort
tags: canonical
form: discomforts
tags: third-person
singular
form: discomforted
tags: past
form: discomforted
tags: past
participle
form: discomforting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈkʌmfət/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you discomfort a person or animal, you make them feel worried, embarrassed, or a little ill.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Her strange behaviour discomforted us.
phlogiston (English, noun)
Forms: form: phlogiston
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: An ancient Greek idea of energy, which was used up when things burned. For example, burning wood would use up the phlogiston in the wood and the air (which actually had no oxygen). When the air or the wood had lost their phlogiston they could not be used. Scientists now know this idea is wrong.
raw_tags: historical
wherewithal (English, noun)
Forms: form: wherewithal
raw_tags: Singular
form: wherewithals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈwɛər.wɪ.ðɔl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: Wherewithal is a tool with which you are able to do something, often money. It can also be the series of steps you go through to do something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He didn't have any wherewithal to carry out his difficult ideas.
He was a nice, handsome man and had the wherewithal to take me on fancy dates.
propulsion (English, noun)
Forms: form: propulsion
raw_tags: Singular
form: propulsions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /prəˈpʌlʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: Propulsion is a force that makes something move, by pushing it or pulling on it.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The rocket needed a lot of propulsion from the engine to fly upwards.
bribe (English, noun)
Forms: form: bribe
raw_tags: Singular
form: bribes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /braɪb/
tags: US
glosses: A bribe is a reward that is given to someone, so that they do something they normally would not. It's different from payment in that a bribe is usually for something illegal, or against some rules.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He gave the judge a bribe so that he would win the contest.
bribe (English, verb)
Forms: form: bribe
tags: canonical
form: bribes
tags: third-person
singular
form: bribed
tags: past
form: bribed
tags: past
participle
form: bribing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /braɪb/
tags: US
glosses: When you bribe someone, you give a reward so that they do something they normally wouldn't.
examples: Allegations that the police were bribed to cover up the investigation surfaced after the event.
description (English, noun)
Forms: form: description
raw_tags: Singular
form: descriptions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A description is a phrase or sentence that tells you what something is, or what something is like. A dictionary has descriptions of words, and a biography has descriptions of events in a person's life.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After coming back from Costa Rica, he gave me a long description of the swimming and sight-seeing he did there.
contraction (English, noun)
Forms: form: contraction
raw_tags: Singular
form: contractions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈtræk.ʃən/
tags: US
ipa: /kɒnˈtræk.ʃən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A contraction is when something pulls together and gets smaller. It is the act of contracting.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The cold weather made the bridge contract and break.
glosses: A contraction is a word made of two other words, with letters and spaces removed, and an apostrophe added. It is different from a compound word, because a compound word doesn't have any letters removed. Most are informal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In English class, we learned the contractions we've and you're.
glosses: A contraction is when a muscle is used and pulls together to move some part of the body. Specifically, when giving birth, it means the uterus contracting.
raw_tags: countable
examples: When she felt the contractions, she knew she was going into labor.
swampy (English, adj)
Forms: form: swampy
tags: positive
form: swampier
tags: comparative
form: swampiest
tags: superlative
glosses: If a place is swampy, the ground is like a swamp. It is usually wet, soggy, or the water might be deep enough to wade through. Usually the place will be shady and with lots of trees.
examples: The hike led through some swampy sections, unfortunately.
descriptions (English, noun)
Forms: form: description
raw_tags: Singular
form: descriptions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of description; more than one (kind of) description.
contractions (English, noun)
Forms: form: contraction
raw_tags: Singular
form: contractions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of contraction; more than one (kind of) contraction.
bribes (English, noun)
Forms: form: bribe
raw_tags: Singular
form: bribes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bribe; more than one (kind of) bribe.
bribes (English, verb)
Forms: form: bribe
tags: canonical
form: bribes
tags: third-person
singular
form: bribed
tags: past
form: bribed
tags: past
participle
form: bribing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of bribe.
discomforts (English, verb)
Forms: form: discomfort
tags: canonical
form: discomforts
tags: third-person
singular
form: discomforted
tags: past
form: discomforted
tags: past
participle
form: discomforting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of discomfort.
discomforted (English, verb)
Forms: form: discomfort
tags: canonical
form: discomforts
tags: third-person
singular
form: discomforted
tags: past
form: discomforted
tags: past
participle
form: discomforting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense of discomfort.
glosses: The past participle of discomfort.
discomforting (English, verb)
Forms: form: discomfort
tags: canonical
form: discomforts
tags: third-person
singular
form: discomforted
tags: past
form: discomforted
tags: past
participle
form: discomforting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of discomfort.
number signs (English, noun)
Forms: form: number sign
raw_tags: Singular
form: number signs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of number sign; more than one (kind of) number sign.
aunty (English, noun)
Forms: form: aunty
raw_tags: Singular
form: aunties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæn.ti/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈæn.ti/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A fun word for aunt; a different way of spelling auntie.
incident (English, noun)
Forms: form: incident
raw_tags: Singular
form: incidents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈɪnʈ.sɪ.dənt
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An incident is an event or occurrence.
examples: What happened before was sure an unusual incident.
He was fired over an incident in the staff lounge.
glosses: An incident is a small event that has something to do with other events.
incidents (English, noun)
Forms: form: incident
raw_tags: Singular
form: incidents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of incident; more than one (kind of) incident.
outlets (English, noun)
Forms: form: outlet
raw_tags: Singular
form: outlets
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of outlet; more than one (kind of) outlet.
wherewithals (English, noun)
Forms: form: wherewithal
raw_tags: Singular
form: wherewithals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of wherewithal; more than one (kind of) wherewithal.
poker (English, noun)
Forms: form: poker
raw_tags: Singular
form: pokers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpoʊkɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpəʊkə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Poker is a group of card games that involve trying to get a good hand of cards. Usually there is some betting, and people give or take cards to try to build a better hand.
examples: The three of us play poker every Friday night, and the loser buys drinks.
glosses: A poker, which people also call a fire poker or fire iron, is something people use in a fire. They use it to move around the ashes so that the fire keeps burning well, and they use it to move coals back to the middle of the fire.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The fire is dying down, so can you hand me the poker?
pokers (English, noun)
Forms: form: poker
raw_tags: Singular
form: pokers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of poker; more than one (kind of) poker.
swifter (English, adj)
Forms: form: swift
tags: positive
form: swifter
tags: comparative
form: swiftest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of swift; more swift.
swiftest (English, adj)
Forms: form: swift
tags: positive
form: swifter
tags: comparative
form: swiftest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of swift; most swift.
tamer (English, adj)
Forms: form: tame
tags: positive
form: tamer
tags: comparative
form: tamest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of tame; more tame.
tamest (English, adj)
Forms: form: tame
tags: positive
form: tamer
tags: comparative
form: tamest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of tame; most tame.
baggier (English, adj)
Forms: form: baggy
tags: positive
form: baggier
tags: comparative
form: baggiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of baggy; more baggy.
baggiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: baggy
tags: positive
form: baggier
tags: comparative
form: baggiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of baggy; most baggy.
fluffier (English, adj)
Forms: form: fluffy
tags: positive
form: fluffier
tags: comparative
form: fluffiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of fluffy; more fluffy.
fluffiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: fluffy
tags: positive
form: fluffier
tags: comparative
form: fluffiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of fluffy; most fluffy.
grumpier (English, adj)
Forms: form: grumpy
tags: positive
form: grumpier
tags: comparative
form: grumpiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of grumpy; more grumpy.
grumpiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: grumpy
tags: positive
form: grumpier
tags: comparative
form: grumpiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of grumpy; most grumpy.
hornier (English, adj)
Forms: form: horny
tags: positive
form: hornier
tags: comparative
form: horniest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of horny; more horny.
horniest (English, adj)
Forms: form: horny
tags: positive
form: hornier
tags: comparative
form: horniest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of horny; most horny.
swampier (English, adj)
Forms: form: swampy
tags: positive
form: swampier
tags: comparative
form: swampiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of swampy; more swampy.
swampiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: swampy
tags: positive
form: swampier
tags: comparative
form: swampiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of swampy; most swampy.
paycheck (English, noun)
Forms: form: paycheck
raw_tags: Singular
form: paychecks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpeɪ.t͡ʃɛk/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: Money received (normally in the form of a check) in return for work performed during the previous pay period.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My paycheck was pleasantly high this week!
paychecks (English, noun)
Forms: form: paycheck
raw_tags: Singular
form: paychecks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of paycheck; more than one (kind of) paycheck.
tremolando (English, noun)
Forms: form: tremolando
raw_tags: Singular
form: tremolandos
tags: plural
glosses: A tremolando is a rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes.
raw_tags: music
Italian
examples: Molly played the notes tremolando , much to the surprise of her friends.
tremolandos (English, noun)
Forms: form: tremolando
raw_tags: Singular
form: tremolandos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tremolando; more than one (kind of) tremolando.
allergy (English, noun)
Forms: form: allergy
raw_tags: Singular
form: allergies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæl.ər.d͡ʒi/
ipa: [ˈæl.ə.dʒi]
tags: UK
ipa: [ˈæl.ɚ.d͡ʒi]
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An allergy is when your immune system reacts badly to something that isn't bad for other people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have a peanut allergy.
allergies (English, noun)
Forms: form: allergy
raw_tags: Singular
form: allergies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of allergy; more than one (kind of) allergy.
taxonomy (English, noun)
Forms: form: taxonomy
raw_tags: Singular
form: taxonomies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tækˈsɒnəmi/
tags: UK
ipa: /tækˈsɑːnəmi/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Taxonomy is the classification of living things into groups.
glosses: Taxonomy is dividing things into categories and groups.
taxonomies (English, noun)
Forms: form: taxonomy
raw_tags: Singular
form: taxonomies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of taxonomy; more than one (kind of) taxonomy.
odor (English, noun)
Forms: form: odor
raw_tags: Singular
form: odors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈəʊ.də/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈoʊ.dɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Something's odor is its smell, usually a bad smell.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The football players had an odor after their match, and I had to hold my breath as they walked past.
rebuild (English, verb)
Forms: form: rebuild
tags: canonical
form: rebuilds
tags: third-person
singular
form: rebuilt
tags: past
form: rebuilt
tags: past
participle
form: rebuilding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ri'bɪld/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you rebuild something, you build it again.
examples: He had to completely rebuild his house after the tornado destroyed it.
rebuilds (English, verb)
Forms: form: rebuild
tags: canonical
form: rebuilds
tags: third-person
singular
form: rebuilded
tags: past
form: rebuilded
tags: past
participle
form: rebuilding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of rebuild.
rebuilding (English, verb)
Forms: form: rebuild
tags: canonical
form: rebuilds
tags: third-person
singular
form: rebuilded
tags: past
form: rebuilded
tags: past
participle
form: rebuilding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of rebuild.
disciple (English, noun)
Forms: form: disciple
raw_tags: Singular
form: disciples
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/
tags: US
glosses: A disciple is a person who believes in and helps spread the teachings of another person.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There were 12 disciples who spread the teachings of Jesus Christ.
disciples (English, noun)
Forms: form: disciple
raw_tags: Singular
form: disciples
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of disciple; more than one (kind of) disciple.
temple (English, noun)
Forms: form: temple
raw_tags: Singular
form: temples
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛmp(ə)l/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A temple is a building used for religious activities.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A temple is a Mormon church.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: The temple is the flat area on the side of your head.
raw_tags: anatomy
temples (English, noun)
Forms: form: temple
raw_tags: Singular
form: temples
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛmpl̩z/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of temple; more than one (kind of) temple.
microscope (English, noun)
Forms: form: microscope
raw_tags: Singular
form: microscopes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmaɪ.krəˌskəʊp/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmaɪ.krəˌskoʊp/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A microscope is a device that makes tiny things easy to see.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The scientist used a microscope to look at the blood cells.
forge (English, noun)
Forms: form: forge
raw_tags: Singular
form: forges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːd͡ʒ/
tags: UK
ipa: /fɔrd͡ʒ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A forge is a fire or furnace used to heat metal.
examples: The blacksmith worked at his forge, shaping horseshoes.
glosses: A forge is a place where metal is shaped and tempered.