crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
feet (English, noun)
Forms: form: foot
raw_tags: Singular
form: feet
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fiːt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: feat
glosses: The plural form of foot; more than one (kind of) foot.
examples: Please take your shoes and socks off of your feet.
My feet hurt from walking all day.
My friend is six feet tall.
worse (English, adj)
Forms: form: bad
tags: positive
form: worse
tags: comparative
form: worst
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɜːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /wɝs/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The comparative form of bad; more bad.
examples: It is worse to lie to hide something than it is to lie to protect someone.
The weather this winter is worse than last year.
park (English, noun)
Forms: form: park
raw_tags: Singular
form: parks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɑrk/
ipa: [pɑːk]
tags: UK
ipa: [pɑrk]
tags: US
ipa: [paːk]
tags: Australia
ipa: [pɐːk]
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A park is an outdoor area where people can relax and play.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We sat under the trees and had lunch in Central Park.
Algonquin Provincial Park is the oldest, largest park in Ontario, covering about 7,725 square kilometres.
I'm going to take the kids to the park to play on the swings.
park (English, verb)
Forms: form: park
tags: canonical
form: parks
tags: third-person
singular
form: parked
tags: past
form: parked
tags: past
participle
form: parking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɑrk/
ipa: [pɑːk]
tags: UK
ipa: [pɑrk]
tags: US
ipa: [paːk]
tags: Australia
ipa: [pɐːk]
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you park a car or other vehicle, you drive it to a place and let it stand there.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: She never parks her car under a tree.
breath (English, noun)
Forms: form: breath
raw_tags: Singular
form: breaths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /breθ/
tags: US
glosses: Your breath is the air that you move into and out of your lungs.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: After running for just a minute, his breath was coming quickly.
glosses: A breath is the air that you move into and out of your lungs one time.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Take a big breath and put your face in the water.
global (English, adj)
Forms: form: global
tags: positive
form: more global
tags: comparative
form: most global
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈgləʊbəl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈgloʊbəl/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is global it includes the whole world.
examples: The weather is changing, and this is not just in one or two places. The change is global.
The Olympics and the world cup of soccer are the two largest global sporting events.
period (English, noun)
Forms: form: period
raw_tags: Singular
form: periods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪərɪəd/
tags: US
glosses: A period is a length of time.
examples: There was a short period when my computer stopped working.
During the first period, Germany scored two goals.
The dinosaurs lived from late in the Triassic period (about 225 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago).
glosses: A period is the dot that marks the end of most sentences in English. This -> . is a period.
examples: Should I use an exclamation mark or a period at the end of this sentence?
synonyms: full stop
glosses: A woman's period is the time each month when she passes blood.
examples: I have missed two periods now. I think I must be pregnant.
synonyms: menstruation
period (English, intj)
Forms: form: period
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪərɪəd/
tags: US
glosses: And nothing else; and nothing less; used for emphasis.
raw_tags: mostly North America
examples: When I say "eat your dinner," it means "eat your dinner", period!
synonyms: full stop
region (English, noun)
Forms: form: region
raw_tags: Singular
form: regions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /riːʤn̩/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A region is an area of land or of the body.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The fishing problems have been happening only in the Atlantic coast region.
The southern regions of Japan are warm and tropical.
If we do an operation in this region of the brain, you may lose your ability to speak.
synonyms: area
glosses: A region is any connected part of a space or surface. This definition is useful in geometry.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In Euclidean space, a convex set is a region which has a geometric definition.
area (English, noun)
Forms: form: area
raw_tags: Singular
form: areas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɛə.rɪ.ə/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɛɚ.i.ə/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An area is a piece of land or space.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This is the business area of town.
We have chosen a large forest area for the new park.
synonyms: space
part
glosses: An area of study is a special subject, such as mathematics, grammar, music, or biology.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Economics is quite interesting, but my area is more related to politics.
synonyms: matter
field
glosses: The area of a surface, is the size of the surface.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The length is 10 cm and the width is 5 cm, so the area is 50 cm².
men (English, noun)
Forms: form: man
raw_tags: Singular
form: men
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɛn/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of man; more than one (kind of) man.
contrast (English, noun)
Forms: form: contrast
raw_tags: Singular
form: contrasts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒntrɑːst/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈkɑnt(ʃ)ræst/
tags: US
poses: noun
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: Contrasts are the differences you find when you compare something or someone.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: When comparing English and Japanese, there are many contrasts but also a large number of similarities.
Married life is a sharp contrast to the life of a single person.
contrast (English, verb)
Forms: form: contrast
tags: canonical
form: contrasts
tags: third-person
singular
form: contrasted
tags: past
form: contrasted
tags: past
participle
form: contrasting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈtrɑːst/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /kənˈt(ʃ)ræst/
tags: US
poses: verb
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
poses: verb
glosses: If you contrast two things, you look for or explain the differences between them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: It's difficult not to contrast the good things he says with the terrible way he acts.
research (English, noun)
Forms: form: research
raw_tags: Singular
form: researches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈri.sɚtʃ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Research is the process or result of trying to find an answer by reading, interviewing, watching, or doing experiments.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The last 10 years has provided a huge amount of research into a cure for cancer.
We've been conducting research into the reason for the changes in these fish.
research (English, verb)
Forms: form: research
tags: canonical
form: researches
tags: third-person
singular
form: researched
tags: past
form: researched
tags: past
participle
form: researching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈri.sɚtʃ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you research a question, you try to find an answer, usually by reading a lot about it, or by doing experiments.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I have to research the history of King Henry II for my English class.
depression (English, noun)
Forms: form: depression
raw_tags: Singular
form: depressions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈprɛʃən/
tags: US
glosses: If someone has depression, they have a condition which makes them very sad and makes it very hard for them to imagine being happy later.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
psychology
examples: After Suzie's dog passed away, she fell into a depression for six months.
glosses: A depression is when a person's feelings are very sad and unhappy.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: John had a small depression after he lost the tennis match, but in two weeks he was back to normal.
synonyms: unhappiness
sadness
glosses: A depression is a low point on a surface.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was a small depression in the ground where the rock had been.
synonyms: indentation
dent
cavity
glosses: A depression is when the economy slows down by a lot.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The business community is worried that the oil problems could lead to a depression.
synonyms: recession
affect (English, verb)
Forms: form: affect
tags: canonical
form: affects
tags: third-person
singular
form: affected
tags: past
form: affected
tags: past
participle
form: affecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ə'fɛkt/
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: If x affects y, then x causes a change in y.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The movement of the soccer ball was affected by the wind.
Sigmund Freud's ideas were affected by the writings of Frederick Nietzsche.
How do you think the new government will affect the economy?
synonyms: move
change
glosses: If you affect a way of speaking, walking, dressing, etc., you pretend that it is your normal way, often to impress people.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: "No, ma'm," Robert said, affecting a southern accent.
affect (English, noun)
Forms: form: affect
raw_tags: Singular
form: affects
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ə'fɛkt/
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: Your affect is the emotion or feeling you have in response to an idea, object, etc.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Actors need to bring out the affect of the scene.
glosses: Affect is emotion or emotional response.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: When teaching, we need to consider both ideas and affect.
physical (English, adj)
Forms: form: physical
tags: positive
form: more physical
tags: comparative
form: most physical
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A physical thing or activity is related to the body, or something you can touch.
examples: The war didn't leave him with any physical injuries, but his mind was badly damaged.
When we look at where someone lives, we have to look at the physical environment (e.g., the amount of green space, transportation, house size, etc.) as well as the social environment.
major (English, adj)
Forms: form: major
tags: positive
form: more major
tags: comparative
form: most major
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪʤɚ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A major change, problem, event, etc. is a big and important one.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We expected the change to cause a lot of problems, but in the end it wasn't as major as we had thought.
Tom Cruise had a major part in the movie. He directed it and acted in it as the main character.
glosses: A major musical scale is the usual scale for music in western culture. The major scale starts two notes above the minor and more often sounds happy.
raw_tags: music
examples: That music could be D minor or F major.
major (English, noun)
Forms: form: major
raw_tags: Singular
form: majors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪʤɚ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A major is a subject area that is the main study of a student at a college or university.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My major is Speech-Language Pathology, which is about problems people may have with talking.
glosses: A major is a military rank between captain and lieutenant-colonel.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A major is a person of the legal age of majority.
raw_tags: countable
major (English, verb)
Forms: form: major
tags: canonical
form: majors
tags: third-person
singular
form: majored
tags: past
form: majored
tags: past
participle
form: majoring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪʤɚ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you major in something, you concentrate on a single area of study as a student at a college or university.
examples: My mother majored in English but I will major in psychology.
crush (English, verb)
Forms: form: crush
tags: canonical
form: crushes
tags: third-person
singular
form: crushed
tags: past
form: crushed
tags: past
participle
form: crushing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /krʌʃ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: To damage something by flattening it.
examples: I will crush the spider with a book.
crush (English, noun)
Forms: form: crush
raw_tags: Singular
form: crushes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /krʌʃ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you have a crush on someone, you like them and want to date them. This could be because you think they are attractive.
examples: I've got a crush on Joey, but you can't tell anyone.
glosses: The person you have a crush on is called a crush.
examples: Cindy was my boyhood crush.
me (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /miː/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use me instead of your name, to refer to yourself.
examples: This is my book. It belongs to me.
response (English, noun)
Forms: form: response
raw_tags: Singular
form: responses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈspɒns/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A response is some words or actions that happen as a reaction to something else.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We sent a message to them two weeks ago, but there has been no response so far.
The police response to these problems has been slow and weak.
In psychology, a response is a behavior which occurs after a stimulus.
contact (English, noun)
Forms: form: contact
raw_tags: Singular
form: contacts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑntækt/
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈkɒntækt/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
glosses: When x makes or has contact with y, they touch each other physically.
examples: The trains in Tokyo are so crowded that everyone has to stand in close contact to everyone else.
glosses: By extension, its use as a metaphor:
examples: He wore dark glasses so that he wouldn't have to make eye contact with anyone.
"Did you tell Chris about lunch today?" "No, I wasn't able to get in contact with him."
contact (English, verb)
Forms: form: contact
tags: canonical
form: contacts
tags: third-person
singular
form: contacted
tags: past
form: contacted
tags: past
participle
form: contacting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑntækt/
tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /ˈkɒntækt/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: US
glosses: If A contacts B, A telephones B or writes a letter or e-mail to B.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: If I can help further please do not hesitate to contact me at 012-345-6789.
meal (English, noun)
Forms: form: meal
raw_tags: Singular
form: meals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /miːl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A meal is the food you eat at regular times of the day. Breakfast, lunch, supper and dinner, are meals.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Thanks for dinner! I haven't had a good Italian meal like that for a long time.
glosses: The edible part of certain grains; it is often used to feed animals.
meat (English, noun)
Forms: form: meat
raw_tags: Singular
form: meats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /miːt/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: meet
mete
glosses: Meat is the muscle of animals that we eat. Beef, chicken, and pork are kinds of meat.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I am a vegetarian. I don't eat meat, only fruits, grains, and vegetables.
You should cook the meat at 135 to 140°C.
glosses: A type of meat.
raw_tags: countable
dish (English, noun)
Forms: form: dish
raw_tags: Singular
form: dishes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪʃ/
tags: US
glosses: Dishes are the flat round holder for food that we usually put on the table and eat off of.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was a crash when the waiter dropped his tray of dishes on the floor.
glosses: A dish is a particular kind of cooked or prepared food.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Last night she made a wonderful Indian dish that I had never eaten before.
dish (English, verb)
Forms: form: dish
tags: canonical
form: dishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: dished
tags: past
form: dished
tags: past
participle
form: dishing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪʃ/
tags: US
glosses: To dish is to gossip about something or somebody.
raw_tags: informal
chicken (English, noun)
Forms: form: chicken
raw_tags: Singular
form: chickens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'tʃɪk.ɪn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A chicken is a bird that farmers raise for meat and eggs.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My father went out back, caught a chicken, cut off its head, and cleaned it for dinner.
glosses: Chicken is the meat of a chicken.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: They make a very tasty fried chicken dish here that comes with vegetables and potatoes.
chicken (English, adj)
Forms: form: chicken
tags: positive
form: more chicken
tags: comparative
form: most chicken
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /'tʃɪk.ɪn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Someone who is afraid to do something is chicken.
raw_tags: slang
examples: You won't jump your bike because you're chicken.
synonyms: afraid
cowardly
antonyms: ballsy
brave
daring
valiant
restaurant (English, noun)
Forms: form: restaurant
raw_tags: Singular
form: restaurants
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɛstərɒnt/
tags: UK
glosses: A restaurant is a place where you can buy and eat food and drinks.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My wife and I went out to a small French restaurant in Toronto for dinner.
fry (English, verb)
Forms: form: fry
tags: canonical
form: fries
tags: third-person
singular
form: fried
tags: past
form: fried
tags: past
participle
form: frying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fraɪ/
tags: US
glosses: If you fry something, you cook it in a pan on a stove with hot oil.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Do you think we should fry the eggs or boil them?
fry (English, noun)
Forms: form: fry
raw_tags: Singular
form: fries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fraɪ/
tags: US
glosses: A fry is a young fish.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A fry is a single french fry.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Pass me a fry, I want to see if they taste good.
fried (English, verb)
Forms: form: fry
tags: canonical
form: fries
tags: third-person
singular
form: fried
tags: past
form: fried
tags: past
participle
form: frying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of fry.
examples: I fried some chicken last night for dinner.
fried (English, adj)
Forms: form: fried
tags: positive
form: more fried
tags: comparative
form: most fried
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Fried food is food that has been cooked in a pan with hot oil.
examples: I don't like fried chicken. It's too oily.
habit (English, noun)
Forms: form: habit
raw_tags: Singular
form: habits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæbɪt/
tags: US
glosses: A habit is something that you do regularly.
raw_tags: countable
examples: John, don't bite your fingernails. It's a bad habit.
Marjorie has a habit of buying Christmas presents early, hiding them away like a squirrel, and then forgetting all about them.
glosses: A habit is what people in certain jobs wear, generally religious jobs. These people can be recognized by their habits.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The monk's habit was black.
glosses: A habit is the form of growth of a plant or, sometimes, an animal.
examples: Some corals grow with a branching habit.
mineral (English, noun)
Forms: form: mineral
raw_tags: Singular
form: minerals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪ.nər.əl/
tags: US
glosses: A mineral is a substance in the earth such as calcium, salt, iron, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The rocks in this area are rich in minerals.
Eating nuts will help your body get the minerals it needs.
convenient (English, adj)
Forms: form: convenient
tags: positive
form: more convenient
tags: comparative
form: most convenient
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈviːniənt/
tags: UK
ipa: /kənˈvinjənt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is convenient, you can get it or use it quickly and easily.
examples: Living here is so convenient. There's a supermarket right across the street, and a train station just a 2 minute walk away.
It's more convenient to drive than it is to walk.
This is the most convenient route to take.
antonyms: inconvenient
quickly (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkwɪkli/
tags: US
glosses: If you do something quickly or something happens quickly, it happens in a very short time.
examples: Please close the door quickly. You'll let the cat out.
I hope the train gets here quickly. I'm late already.
synonyms: fast
hastily
antonyms: slowly
sauce (English, noun)
Forms: form: sauce
raw_tags: Singular
form: sauces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɔːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /sɔs/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: source
glosses: A sauce is a thick liquid that you put on food to give it a special taste.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I put the chicken in a special sauce for two hours before I cook it.
dinner (English, noun)
Forms: form: dinner
raw_tags: Singular
form: dinners
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɪnə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈdɪnɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Dinner is the largest meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: I'm sorry, I'll be late tonight, so I won't be home for dinner.
We had fish with rice and fried vegetables for dinner last night.
rice (English, noun)
Forms: form: rice
raw_tags: Singular
form: rices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /raɪs/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Rice is a white or brown grain that people boil and eat.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: In many Asian countries, including Japan, China, and Thailand, they eat rice with almost every meal.
fruit (English, noun)
Forms: form: fruit
raw_tags: Singular
form: fruits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fruːt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The fruit is the part of a plant or tree that holds the seeds. It's usually sweet and good to eat.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Most people don't eat enough fruit and vegetables.
Apples, oranges, and bananas are the most common fruits in most supermarkets.
glosses: A homosexual or effeminate man.
raw_tags: countable
dated
informal
cheese (English, noun)
Forms: form: cheese
raw_tags: Singular
form: cheeses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃiːz/
ipa: /t͡ʃiz/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Cheese is a food that is made by mixing bacteria with milk and aging it.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I often eat cheese with bread and grapes.
grain (English, noun)
Forms: form: grain
raw_tags: Singular
form: grains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /greɪn/
tags: US
glosses: A grain is a seed that people eat, such as wheat, rice, corn, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Most North Americans get their grains from bread and pasta.
glosses: A grain is any very small piece of something, such as sand, salt, sugar, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: One grain of salt is almost too small to see.
wait (English, verb)
Forms: form: wait
tags: canonical
form: waits
tags: third-person
singular
form: waited
tags: past
form: waited
tags: past
participle
form: waiting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: weight
glosses: If you wait for someone or something, you do something (or nothing) until something else happens.
examples: I waited for you for twenty minutes. Where were you?
The fans waited patiently for their idol to arrive.
glosses: To wait is to take orders and serve food at the tables in cafes and restaurants.
examples: Her job at the cafe was to wait at the tables.
plural (English, adj)
Forms: form: plural
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈplʊə.rəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈplʊrəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If a noun is plural in English grammar, it refers to other than one thing.
examples: If I say, "one cat", that's singular, but if I say, "a lot of cats", that's plural.
antonyms: singular
glosses: A plural person is someone with dissociative identity disorder.
plural (English, noun)
Forms: form: plural
raw_tags: Singular
form: plurals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈplʊə.rəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈplʊrəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The form of a word that normally refers to other than one thing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The plural of the word "dog" is "dogs."
antonyms: singular
singular (English, adj)
Forms: form: singular
tags: positive
form: more singular
tags: comparative
form: most singular
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If a noun is singular in English grammar, it usually refers to only one thing.
examples: If I say, "one cat", that's singular, but if I say, "a lot of cats", that's plural.
antonyms: plural
glosses: If something is singular, then it is unique.
examples: The singular appearance of the man caught his attention.
synonyms: unique
lungs (English, noun)
Forms: form: lung
raw_tags: Singular
form: lungs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of lung; more than one (kind of) lung.
examples: Smoking for many years had damaged his lungs.
sex (English, noun)
Forms: form: sex
raw_tags: Singular
form: sexes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛks/
tags: US
glosses: Sex is an act done by a male and a female (in this case there is sometimes an intent to make babies) or with just two men or women.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Most men in our survey say they definitely would not have sex with a new partner without using a condom.
synonyms: sexual intercourse
glosses: A person or animal's sex is male, female, or both.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She had not had any male friends during her early life and now found it difficult to talk to members of the opposite sex.
synonyms: gender
butter (English, noun)
Forms: form: butter
raw_tags: Singular
form: butters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌtə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbʌɾ.ɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Butter is a firm yellow substance that is made from milk spread on bread or used in cooking.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Please pass the butter.
Melt some butter in a fry pan, and then add the eggs.
If you keep the butter in the fridge, it's too hard to put on bread.
glosses: A bread and butter issue, is a basic and important one.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: If we want to win this election, we need to focus on bread and butter issues like jobs.
glosses: Your bread and butter is the work that you do most and that earns you the most money.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Fixing shoes used to be our bread and butter, but today, nobody gets their shoes fixed.
butter (English, verb)
Forms: form: butter
tags: canonical
form: butters
tags: third-person
singular
form: buttered
tags: past
form: buttered
tags: past
participle
form: buttering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌtə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbʌɾ.ɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you butter something, you put butter on it.
examples: Would you like me to butter your toast for you?
wolf (English, noun)
Forms: form: wolf
raw_tags: Singular
form: wolves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwʊlf/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A wolf is a wild animal, similar to a dog.
raw_tags: countable
chain (English, noun)
Forms: form: chain
raw_tags: Singular
form: chains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'ʧe:jn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A chain is a series of round pieces of material joined together to make a line.
examples: He got her a gold chain necklace for her birthday.
glosses: A series of interconnected things.
examples: This led to an unfortunate chain of events.
glosses: A chain of stores is a group of stores that all have the same name, such as McDonald's restaurants or GAP clothing stores.
chain (English, verb)
Forms: form: chain
tags: canonical
form: chains
tags: third-person
singular
form: chained
tags: past
form: chained
tags: past
participle
form: chaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'ʧe:jn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you chain things together, you connect them in a line.
glosses: If you chain A to B, you connect A to B with a chain.
examples: The dog was chained to the tree.
amusement (English, noun)
Forms: form: amusement
raw_tags: Singular
form: amusements
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈmjuzmənt/
tags: US
glosses: Amusement is the feeling you have when something is fun or funny or makes you laugh.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: An amusement is something that gets your attention and that you like; something like playing; something that is good but not useful.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Movies, video games and toys are amusements.
An amusement park has games, special food, and rides like a roller coaster and a merry-go-round.
Movie theaters, arcade and restaurants are good places for amusement.
attraction (English, noun)
Forms: form: attraction
raw_tags: Singular
form: attractions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈtrækʃən/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: An attraction is a force that pulls two things together.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Magnets have an attraction to metal.
I feel a strong attraction to my husband.
I don't understand your attraction to rough men.
glosses: An attraction is a popular feature at an event or site.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Elephants and lions are major attractions at many zoos.
Country western singer Vince Gill was a big attraction at the State Fair.
The Alamo is a tourist attraction in Texas.
glosses: Something that causes interest, pleasure, or liking for someone are something.
examples: she has romantic ideas about sexual attraction
offer (English, noun)
Forms: form: offer
raw_tags: Singular
form: offers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒfə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɑːfɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An offer is when you say you will do something or give something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He wanted to buy my car, so he made me an offer of $5000.
offer (English, verb)
Forms: form: offer
tags: canonical
form: offers
tags: third-person
singular
form: offered
tags: past
form: offered
tags: past
participle
form: offering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒfə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɑːfɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If I offer something to you, that means I will give it to you if you want.
glosses: If I offer to do something for you, that means I will do it for you if you want.
pencil (English, noun)
Forms: form: pencil
raw_tags: Singular
form: pencils
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɛnsəl/
tags: US
glosses: A pencil is used for writing on paper. It is made of wood, and has a pencil "lead" that goes through the middle.
raw_tags: countable
wood (English, noun)
Forms: form: wood
raw_tags: Singular
form: woods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
UK
US
ipa: /wʊd/
tags: Australia
UK
US
tags: Australia
homophones: would
glosses: Wood is what trees are made of. People use wood to build things like houses and furniture.
raw_tags: uncountable
house (English, noun)
Forms: form: house
raw_tags: Singular
form: houses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /haʊs/
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
glosses: A house is a building that one family lives in.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The president lives in a house in Washington, called The White House.
glosses: House is a type of music.
raw_tags: uncountable
house (English, verb)
Forms: form: house
tags: canonical
form: houses
tags: third-person
singular
form: housed
tags: past
form: housed
tags: past
participle
form: housing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /haʊz/
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: If you house someone or something, you give them a home.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The building houses a research centre and a school.
During the storm they were housed in the local school's gym.
authority (English, noun)
Forms: form: authority
raw_tags: Singular
form: authorities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːˈθɒrəti/
tags: UK
ipa: /əˈθɑrəti/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To have authority means to have the power to make a decision.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: This judge has the authority to throw you in jail.
glosses: If you are an authority on something, many people think you know very, very much about it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Pope is the highest authority in the Catholic church.
group (English, noun)
Forms: form: group
raw_tags: Singular
form: groups
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /gruːp/
tags: US
glosses: When more than 2 things or people are together, they make a group.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A group of people went into the building.
antonyms: individual
group (English, verb)
Forms: form: group
tags: canonical
form: groups
tags: third-person
singular
form: grouped
tags: past
form: grouped
tags: past
participle
form: grouping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /gruːp/
tags: US
glosses: To put people or things together to make a group.
apparatus (English, noun)
Forms: form: apparatus
raw_tags: Singular
form: apparatuses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /æ.pəˈræ.təs/
tags: US
glosses: A complex machine or instrument.
glosses: A group of tools or instruments.
glosses: A system of things to do to get to a goal.
complex (English, adj)
Forms: form: complex
tags: positive
form: more complex
tags: comparative
form: most complex
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: poses: adjective
ipa: /kəmˈplɛks/
tags: UK
poses: adjective
tags: UK
poses: adjective
ipa: /kəmˈplɛks/
tags: US
poses: adjective
tags: US
poses: adjective
tags: UK
poses: adjective
tags: US
poses: adjective
glosses: If something is complex, it has lots of parts or pieces, or is difficult to understand.
examples: He has constructed a complex computer system to send translated messages between humans and dolphins.
A complex problem that we face today is poverty, especially in Africa.
synonyms: complicated
antonyms: simple
complex (English, noun)
Forms: form: complex
raw_tags: Singular
form: complexes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /ˈkɒmplɛks/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈkɑmplɛks/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: A problem.
glosses: A group of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
glosses: A psychologically-based dislike or fear of a particular thing.
examples: Jim has a complex about working for a woman boss.
glosses: A thunderstorm that forms when two storm fronts collide.
glosses: A structure with a central atom or molecule that has a weak connection to atoms or molecules around it.
raw_tags: chemistry
cream (English, noun)
Forms: form: cream
raw_tags: Singular
form: creams
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kriːm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Cream is the fatty part of milk.
examples: Would you like some cream in your coffee?
glosses: The cream of something is only the best thing, or person.
examples: He's the cream of the tennis world.
glosses: Cream is a soft white colour
glosses: A cream is a smooth oily substance that people put on their skin to make it soft or as a medicine.
examples: You should clean the cut and put this cream on it three times a day.
cream (English, verb)
Forms: form: cream
tags: canonical
form: creams
tags: third-person
singular
form: creamed
tags: past
form: creamed
tags: past
participle
form: creaming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kriːm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To cream something is to puree or blend it into a liquid.
glosses: To cream something is to make it turn into a cream-like color.
glosses: To win easily or by a large amount.
raw_tags: slang
examples: The final score was 11-2, we creamed them!
customer (English, noun)
Forms: form: customer
raw_tags: Singular
form: customers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌstəmə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkʌstəmɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A customer is a person who pays money for goods or services.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The restaurant had to close because there weren't enough customers.
opposite (English, prep)
Forms: form: opposite
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒpəzɪt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɑpəzɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If A is opposite B, they are facing each other.
examples: The bank is just opposite this hotel, right across the street there.
opposite (English, adj)
Forms: form: opposite
tags: positive
form: more opposite
tags: comparative
form: most opposite
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒpəzɪt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɑpəzɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If two things are opposite, they are the same kind but completely different from each other.
examples: "Go left. No, right!" "Do you want me to go left or right? I mean, they're opposite directions, aren't they?"
I don't think we can work together. We're too opposite.
Black is the opposite of white. "Yes" is the opposite of "no". Day is the opposite of night.
synonyms: reverse
opposite (English, noun)
Forms: form: opposite
raw_tags: Singular
form: opposites
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒpəzɪt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɑpəzɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The opposite of something is something else of the same kind but completely different.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My kids always do the exact opposite of what I tell them.
The word dust is its own opposite, meaning both put on and take off dust.
synonyms: reverse
bean (English, noun)
Forms: form: bean
raw_tags: Singular
form: beans
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /biːn/
tags: US
homophones: been
glosses: Beans are the seeds of one family of plants that people often cook and eat.
examples: Put the dried beans in water overnight. They should be soft and ready to cook in the morning.
glosses: A bean-like seed of some other plants, especially coffee.
examples: Although the beans from a single coffee may be sold unblended, in many cases, after roasting, beans from several different origins are combined to balance flavor
weight (English, noun)
Forms: form: weight
raw_tags: Singular
form: weights
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪt/
tags: US
homophones: wait
glosses: The weight of something is how heavy it is.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: She's put on a lot of weight since she went to university.
I'm exercising to try to lose some weight.
glosses: A weight is a heavy thing that you use to keep something down or that people lift to become stronger.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Can you put a weight on that paper so that it doesn't blow away?
weight (English, verb)
Forms: form: weight
tags: canonical
form: weights
tags: third-person
singular
form: weighted
tags: past
form: weighted
tags: past
participle
form: weighting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪt/
tags: US
homophones: wait
glosses: When you weight something, you add weight to it.
examples: To get your fishing line down to the bottom of the lake, you must weight it.
freeze (English, verb)
Forms: form: freeze
tags: canonical
form: freezes
tags: third-person
singular
form: froze
tags: past
form: frozen
tags: past
participle
form: freezing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfriːz/
tags: US
homophones: frees
glosses: If you freeze something, you cool it until it becomes solid.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Water freezes at 0°C.
The chicken will go bad soon. We should freeze it and then we can cook it next week.
glosses: If you freeze, you feel very cold.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I was freezing because I had forgotten my coat.
freeze (English, noun)
Forms: form: freeze
raw_tags: Singular
form: freezes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfriːz/
tags: US
homophones: frees
glosses: A freeze is a time when the temperature is cold.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A freeze is when the usual way things are done is stopped.
raw_tags: countable
coffee (English, noun)
Forms: form: coffee
raw_tags: Singular
form: coffees
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒ.fi/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɔ.fi/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑ.fi/
raw_tags: cot-caught
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Coffee is a dark brown drink that is very popular around the world.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Would you like a cup coffee or tea?
"Milk or cream?" "No, thank you. I like my coffee black."
glosses: Coffee is the beans or bean powder used to make coffee.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Can you pick up a tin of ground coffee at the shop?
glosses: Coffee is a light-brown color.
raw_tags: uncountable
clean (English, adj)
Forms: form: clean
tags: positive
form: cleaner
tags: comparative
form: cleanest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kliːn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is clean, it is free from dirt
examples: The kids came back from the washroom with clean hands and faces.
Did you wash these dishes? They don't look very clean.
To keep the air clean, smoking is not allowed.
I clear our breakfast and wipe the table clean with a wet rag.
synonyms: neat
antonyms: dirty
glosses: If a technology is clean, it doesn't produce much pollution.
examples: We want to use wind as safe, clean, non-polluting energy.
antonyms: dirty
glosses: If something is clean, it is not bad.
examples: There was a lot of pushing in their last game, but today's match was mostly clean.
No dirty jokes, please. Keep your language clean.
The police searched the car for drugs, but it was clean.
Her driving record was clean.
synonyms: fair
legal
nice
antonyms: dirty
wrong
illegal
unfair
unclean
glosses: A clean piece of paper, start, etc. has nothing from before: no writing, no history, etc.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Why don't you get a clean piece of paper and start over.
I wanted a clean start, so I moved to LA.
synonyms: fresh
new
glosses: If a something is clean, it is smooth, simple, and regular, without anything unwanted.
examples: Your company website needs a clean design that makes it easy for consumers to understand what you're selling.
It's a clean cut, made with something sharp like a razor or a knife.
synonyms: sharp
crisp
antonyms: rough
cluttered
clean (English, verb)
Forms: form: clean
tags: canonical
form: cleans
tags: third-person
singular
form: cleaned
tags: past
form: cleaned
tags: past
participle
form: cleaning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kliːn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you clean something, you take away the dirt and put everything in its place.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Tomo, will you clean up your room please. There are clothes all over the floor.
antonyms: dirty
medicine (English, noun)
Forms: form: medicine
raw_tags: Singular
form: medicines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɛdsən/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmɛdəsɪn/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Medicine is something you put into or on your body when you are sick to make yourself healthy.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: After I got out of the hospital, I went to the drug store and bought medicine for my ear problem.
synonyms: medication
glosses: Medicine is the science of health care.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The school of medicine at the University of Western Ontario has produced some of the country's best doctors.
Many doctors go to Canada but find that they can't practice medicine there.
universal (English, adj)
Forms: form: universal
tags: positive
form: more universal
tags: comparative
form: most universal
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is universal, then it is true for everyone or everything everywhere.
examples: The laws of physics are universal.
Universal human rights must be supported by every country.
decrease (English, verb)
Forms: form: decrease
tags: canonical
form: decreases
tags: third-person
singular
form: decreased
tags: past
form: decreased
tags: past
participle
form: decreasing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /dɪˈkriːs/
poses: verb
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: If something decreases, it goes down in number or value.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The Australian dollar has decreased 3% against the Euro.
The government has decreased the amount of money it gives to schools.
antonyms: increase
decrease (English, noun)
Forms: form: decrease
raw_tags: Singular
form: decreases
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /ˈdiːkriːs/
poses: noun
poses: noun
glosses: A decrease happens when the number or value of something goes down.
examples: There has been a 3% decrease in the Australian dollar against the Euro.
Every year we see a larger decrease in the number of students studying foreign languages.
antonyms: increase
lunch (English, noun)
Forms: form: lunch
raw_tags: Singular
form: lunches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌnʧ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Lunch is the meal that we eat in the middle of the day.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Shall we have sandwiches for lunch?
"Is it lunch time yet?" "No, it's only 10:30."
synonyms: luncheon
tiffin
dejeuner
lunch (English, verb)
Forms: form: lunch
tags: canonical
form: lunches
tags: third-person
singular
form: lunched
tags: past
form: lunched
tags: past
participle
form: lunching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌnʧ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you lunch, you have lunch.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Most people lunch around noon time.
treatment (English, noun)
Forms: form: treatment
raw_tags: Singular
form: treatments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtriːtmənt/
tags: US
glosses: A treatment is an action, usually by a doctor, to make somebody healthy.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: He has had treatments every day since he hurt his neck.
My sister is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
glosses: The treatment that you give someone or something is the way that you act toward it.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The treatment that I have received since beginning this job has been terrible. My boss yells at me every day and nobody is friendly at all.
nut (English, noun)
Forms: form: nut
raw_tags: Singular
form: nuts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nʌt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A nut is a kind of seed that usually grows on trees inside a hard shell and that people often eat.
examples: Nuts are a good source of protein.
glosses: A metal ring that is screwed onto a bolt (thick screw).
glosses: A crazy person.
raw_tags: informal
nut (English, verb)
Forms: form: nut
tags: canonical
form: nuts
tags: third-person
singular
form: nutted
tags: past
form: nutted
tags: past
participle
form: nutting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /nʌt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To ejaculate.
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
exactly (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪɡˈzæk(t)li/
tags: US
glosses: You use exactly when you want to say that something is 100% true, not just close.
examples: The movie will start at exactly 7:02 PM.
That is exactly the same picture that I was thinking of.
glosses: You use exactly to show that you agree strongly with something.
examples: "We can't stay here. It's too cold." "Exactly!"
cheap (English, adj)
Forms: form: cheap
tags: positive
form: cheaper
tags: comparative
form: cheapest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃip/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /t͡ʃiːp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
homophones: cheep
glosses: If something is cheap, it costs very little money.
examples: "I bought this for $37 last week, but today I saw it in the store for only $22." "Wow! That's cheap."
synonyms: inexpensive
antonyms: expensive
pricey
costly
glosses: If something is cheap, it is low in quality.
examples: I don't like that jacket. It looks too cheap. Is it plastic?
alike (English, adj)
Forms: form: alike
tags: positive
form: more alike
tags: comparative
form: most alike
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈlaɪk/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If some things are alike, they are almost the same in some way.
examples: My mother and I are very much alike.
alike (English, adv)
Forms: form: alike
tags: positive
form: more alike
tags: comparative
form: Superlativemost alike
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈlaɪk/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If some things act alike, they act in almost the same way.
examples: All the men in the office dress alike.
glosses: You use alike to show that what you say is true of both groups or individuals.
examples: Teachers and students alike have to work harder to improve this school.