crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
rebelling (English, verb)
Forms: form: rebel
tags: canonical
form: rebels
tags: third-person
singular
form: rebelled
tags: past
form: rebelled
tags: past
participle
form: rebelling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of rebel.
reassures (English, verb)
Forms: form: reassure
tags: canonical
form: reassures
tags: third-person
singular
form: reassured
tags: past
form: reassured
tags: past
participle
form: reassuring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of reassure.
reassured (English, verb)
Forms: form: reassure
tags: canonical
form: reassures
tags: third-person
singular
form: reassured
tags: past
form: reassured
tags: past
participle
form: reassuring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of reassure.
reassuring (English, verb)
Forms: form: reassure
tags: canonical
form: reassures
tags: third-person
singular
form: reassured
tags: past
form: reassured
tags: past
participle
form: reassuring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of reassure.
noisier (English, adj)
Forms: form: noisy
tags: positive
form: noisier
tags: comparative
form: noisiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of noisy; more noisy.
noisiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: noisy
tags: positive
form: noisier
tags: comparative
form: noisiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of noisy; most noisy.
abrases (English, verb)
Forms: form: abrase
tags: canonical
form: abrases
tags: third-person
singular
form: abrased
tags: past
form: abrased
tags: past
participle
form: abrasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of abrase.
abrased (English, verb)
Forms: form: abrase
tags: canonical
form: abrases
tags: third-person
singular
form: abrased
tags: past
form: abrased
tags: past
participle
form: abrasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of abrase.
abrasing (English, verb)
Forms: form: abrase
tags: canonical
form: abrases
tags: third-person
singular
form: abrased
tags: past
form: abrased
tags: past
participle
form: abrasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of abrase.
familial (English, adj)
Forms: form: familial
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: Of or pertaining to human family.
examples: Mark had to leave work due to familial obligations.
glosses: Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.
raw_tags: technical
examples: For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a familial characteristic.
symmetries (English, noun)
Forms: form: symmetry
raw_tags: Singular
form: symmetries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of symmetry; more than one (kind of) symmetry.
vernaculars (English, noun)
Forms: form: vernacular
raw_tags: Singular
form: vernaculars
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of vernacular; more than one (kind of) vernacular.
decorations (English, noun)
Forms: form: decoration
raw_tags: Singular
form: decorations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of decoration; more than one (kind of) decoration.
television shows (English, noun)
Forms: form: television show
raw_tags: Singular
form: television shows
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of television show; more than one (kind of) television show.
grieving (English, verb)
Forms: form: grieve
tags: canonical
form: grieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: grieved
tags: past
form: grieved
tags: past
participle
form: grieving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of grieve.
glosses: If you are in grieving, you are very sad for a long time, usually because somebody has died.
grieve (English, verb)
Forms: form: grieve
tags: canonical
form: grieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: grieved
tags: past
form: grieved
tags: past
participle
form: grieving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡriːv/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you grieve over something, you feel very sad about it.
grieves (English, verb)
Forms: form: grieve
tags: canonical
form: grieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: grieved
tags: past
form: grieved
tags: past
participle
form: grieving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of grieve.
grieved (English, verb)
Forms: form: grieve
tags: canonical
form: grieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: grieved
tags: past
form: grieved
tags: past
participle
form: grieving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of grieve.
prestige (English, noun)
Forms: form: prestige
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɛˈsti(d)ʒ/
tags: US
glosses: Prestige is the quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is.
examples: Oxford has a university of very high prestige.
bundle (English, noun)
Forms: form: bundle
raw_tags: Singular
form: bundles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌnd(ə)l/
tags: US
glosses: A bundle is a stack of objects that are held together by wrapping or tying them.
examples: There was a bundle of gifts left at our doorstep this morning.
glosses: A bundle is a package that is wrapped or tied together so that it is easier to carry.
examples: I made a bundle of books so that it is easier to bring it to the orphanage.
glosses: A bundle is a stack of money.
raw_tags: informal
bundle (English, verb)
Forms: form: bundle
tags: canonical
form: bundles
tags: third-person
singular
form: bundled
tags: past
form: bundled
tags: past
participle
form: bundling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌnd(ə)l/
tags: US
glosses: When you bundle things, you wrap or tie them together.
examples: Carrying all these books individually is quite difficult, how about bundling them together so that it is easier to carry them?
bundles (English, noun)
Forms: form: bundle
raw_tags: Singular
form: bundles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of bundle; more than one (kind of) bundle.
bundles (English, verb)
Forms: form: bundle
tags: canonical
form: bundles
tags: third-person
singular
form: bundled
tags: past
form: bundled
tags: past
participle
form: bundling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of bundle.
bundled (English, verb)
Forms: form: bundle
tags: canonical
form: bundles
tags: third-person
singular
form: bundled
tags: past
form: bundled
tags: past
participle
form: bundling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of bundle.
bundling (English, verb)
Forms: form: bundle
tags: canonical
form: bundles
tags: third-person
singular
form: bundled
tags: past
form: bundled
tags: past
participle
form: bundling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of bundle.
bigotries (English, noun)
Forms: form: bigotry
raw_tags: Singular
form: bigotries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bigotry; more than one (kind of) bigotry.
brigade (English, noun)
Forms: form: brigade
raw_tags: Singular
form: brigades
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /brɪˈɡeɪd/
tags: US
glosses: A brigade is a group of people that have a common purpose, such as a fire brigade for fighting fires.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Paul decided to join the fire brigade so that he can save people from fires.
glosses: A brigade is a military unit that is made up of soldiers from different parts of the army.
raw_tags: countable
brigade (English, verb)
Forms: form: brigade
tags: canonical
form: brigades
tags: third-person
singular
form: brigaded
tags: past
form: brigaded
tags: past
participle
form: brigading
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /brɪˈɡeɪd/
tags: US
glosses: When you brigade troops, you try to form them into a brigade.
brigades (English, noun)
Forms: form: brigade
raw_tags: Singular
form: brigades
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of brigade; more than one (kind of) brigade.
brigades (English, verb)
Forms: form: brigade
tags: canonical
form: brigades
tags: third-person
singular
form: brigaded
tags: past
form: brigaded
tags: past
participle
form: brigading
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of brigade.
brigaded (English, verb)
Forms: form: brigade
tags: canonical
form: brigades
tags: third-person
singular
form: brigaded
tags: past
form: brigaded
tags: past
participle
form: brigading
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of brigade.
brigading (English, verb)
Forms: form: brigade
tags: canonical
form: brigades
tags: third-person
singular
form: brigaded
tags: past
form: brigaded
tags: past
participle
form: brigading
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of brigade.
bobby (English, noun)
Forms: form: bobby
raw_tags: Singular
form: bobbies
tags: plural
glosses: A bobby is a police officer.
tags: UK
raw_tags: slang
glosses: A bobby is a railway signaller.
tags: UK
raw_tags: slang
bobbies (English, noun)
Forms: form: bobby
raw_tags: Singular
form: bobbies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bobby; more than one (kind of) bobby.
candid (English, adj)
Forms: form: candid
tags: positive
form: more candid
tags: comparative
form: most candid
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæn.dɪd/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: When someone is being candid, that person is being honest and straightforward with you.
examples: I will be candid with you, that was the worst performance I have ever seen.
synonyms: frank
direct
open
glosses: When you are being candid, you are being impartial and do not take a stand on the issue.
carriageway (English, noun)
Forms: form: carriageway
raw_tags: Singular
form: carriageways
tags: plural
glosses: A carriageway is a part of a road that cars can drive on.
carriageways (English, noun)
Forms: form: carriageway
raw_tags: Singular
form: carriageways
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of carriageway; more than one (kind of) carriageway.
crumble (English, verb)
Forms: form: crumble
tags: canonical
form: crumbles
tags: third-person
singular
form: crumbled
tags: past
form: crumbled
tags: past
participle
form: crumbling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkrʌmbəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When something crumbles, it breaks into small pieces and the whole thing falls apart.
examples: The wall crumbled when the car crashed into it.
crumble (English, noun)
Forms: form: crumble
raw_tags: Singular
form: crumbles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkrʌmbəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A crumble is a dessert that came from Britain and is made up of fruits and flour.
raw_tags: countable
crumbles (English, verb)
Forms: form: crumble
tags: canonical
form: crumbles
tags: third-person
singular
form: crumbled
tags: past
form: crumbled
tags: past
participle
form: crumbling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of crumble.
crumbles (English, noun)
Forms: form: crumble
raw_tags: Singular
form: crumbles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of crumble; more than one (kind of) crumble.
crumbled (English, verb)
Forms: form: crumble
tags: canonical
form: crumbles
tags: third-person
singular
form: crumbled
tags: past
form: crumbled
tags: past
participle
form: crumbling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of crumble.
crumbling (English, verb)
Forms: form: crumble
tags: canonical
form: crumbles
tags: third-person
singular
form: crumbled
tags: past
form: crumbled
tags: past
participle
form: crumbling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of crumble.
LGBT (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: LGBT
raw_tags: Initialism
glosses: An acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, especially as a united community, commonly used from around 1990, but it can refer to a community of people who are not heterosexual or cisgender.
LGBT (English, noun)
Forms: form: LGBT
raw_tags: Singular
form: LGBT
tags: plural
glosses: A member of the LGBT community.
raw_tags: usually plural
bisexual (English, adj)
Forms: form: bisexual
tags: positive
form: more bisexual
tags: comparative
form: most bisexual
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /baɪˈsɛk.sju.əl/
tags: UK
ipa: /baɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Sexually attracted to members of one or more genders.
raw_tags: sexuality) (of humans or other animals
synonyms: AC/DC
ambidextrous
bi
glosses: Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
raw_tags: botany
glosses: Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
raw_tags: botany
synonyms: perfect
hermaphrodite
glosses: Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
raw_tags: botany
glosses: Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
raw_tags: botany
glosses: Hermaphroditic.
raw_tags: rare
offensive
examples: Midrash and Zohar present Adam as hermaphroditic or bisexual.
bisexual (English, noun)
Forms: form: bisexual
raw_tags: Singular
form: bisexuals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /baɪˈsɛk.sju.əl/
tags: UK
ipa: /baɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Someone who is sexually attracted to members of one or more genders.
raw_tags: sexuality) (of humans or other animals
mandarin (English, noun)
Forms: form: mandarin
raw_tags: Singular
form: mandarins
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæn.də.rɪn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A mandarin is a small type of orange.
raw_tags: countable
mandarins (English, noun)
Forms: form: mandarin
raw_tags: Singular
form: mandarins
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mandarin; more than one (kind of) mandarin.
horrider (English, adj)
Forms: form: horrid
tags: positive
form: horrider
tags: comparative
form: horridest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of horrid; more horrid.
horridest (English, adj)
Forms: form: horrid
tags: positive
form: horrider
tags: comparative
form: horridest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of horrid; most horrid.
laconic (English, adj)
Forms: form: laconic
tags: positive
form: more laconic
tags: comparative
form: most laconic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ləˈkɒnɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /ləˈkɑnɪk/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If someone or something is laconic, they only speak with a few words.
free love (English, noun)
Forms: form: free love
raw_tags: Singular
form: free loves
tags: plural
glosses: Free love is when people are free to have sexual relations with anyone without getting married.
topic sentence (English, noun)
Forms: form: topic sentence
raw_tags: Singular
form: topic sentences
tags: plural
glosses: A topic sentence is a sentence at the start of a paragraph which states the paragraph's subject.
examples: Start with a topic sentence, so the reader knows what your point is.
free loves (English, noun)
Forms: form: free love
raw_tags: Singular
form: free loves
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of free love; more than one (kind of) free love.
topic sentences (English, noun)
Forms: form: topic sentence
raw_tags: Singular
form: topic sentences
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of topic sentence; more than one (kind of) topic sentence.
blandish (English, verb)
Forms: form: blandish
tags: canonical
form: blandishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: blandished
tags: past
form: blandished
tags: past
participle
form: blandishing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈblændɪʃ/
glosses: To blandish someone is to try to convince them of something by telling them nice things.
examples: The salesman blandished me, hoping to sell me an expensive car.
blandishes (English, verb)
Forms: form: blandish
tags: canonical
form: blandishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: blandished
tags: past
form: blandished
tags: past
participle
form: blandishing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of blandish.
blandished (English, verb)
Forms: form: blandish
tags: canonical
form: blandishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: blandished
tags: past
form: blandished
tags: past
participle
form: blandishing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of blandish.
blandishing (English, verb)
Forms: form: blandish
tags: canonical
form: blandishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: blandished
tags: past
form: blandished
tags: past
participle
form: blandishing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of blandish.
imitation (English, noun)
Forms: form: imitation
raw_tags: Singular
form: imitations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪmɪˈteɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Imitation is the act of imitating.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
glosses: An imitation of something is a copy of it.
raw_tags: countable
imitations (English, noun)
Forms: form: imitation
raw_tags: Singular
form: imitations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of imitation; more than one (kind of) imitation.
sterile (English, adj)
Forms: form: sterile
tags: positive
form: more sterile
tags: comparative
form: most sterile
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstɛraɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈstɛrəl/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A sterile person or animal cannot make babies, even if they have sex.
examples: Because Mr. and Mrs. Jones are sterile, they adopted a child.
glosses: If something is sterile it has no living things, especially bacteria.
raw_tags: medicine
examples: Please use a sterile bandage to cover your wound.
admonishes (English, verb)
Forms: form: admonish
tags: canonical
form: admonishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: admonished
tags: past
form: admonished
tags: past
participle
form: admonishing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of admonish.
shari'a (English, noun)
Forms: form: shari'a
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Sharia is a traditional Islamic law.
ignominious (English, adj)
Forms: form: ignominious
tags: positive
form: more ignominious
tags: comparative
form: most ignominious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An ignominious event is one that causes shame or disgrace
examples: The governor was no longer respected after he entered an ignominious duel.
interstellar (English, adj)
Forms: form: interstellar
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: When something is interstellar, it is between the stars.
examples: It can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances.
glosses: When something is interstellar, it is among the stars.
examples: Space is littered with interstellar particles.
auditorium (English, noun)
Forms: form: auditorium
raw_tags: Singular
form: auditoriums or auditoria
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔː.dɪˈtɔː.rɪ.əm/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɔ.dəˈtɔ.ri.əm/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An auditorium is a room built for an audience to watch a performance.
raw_tags: countable
victual (English, noun)
Forms: form: victual
raw_tags: Singular
form: victuals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪtl̩/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈvɪt(ə)l/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Victual is food for humans.
examples: We will need to eat less to avoid running out of victuals.
victual (English, verb)
Forms: form: victualed
tags: past
form: victualed
tags: past
participle
form: victualing
tags: present
participle
form: victual
tags: canonical
form: victuals
tags: third-person
singular
form: victualled
tags: past
form: victualled
tags: past
participle
form: victualling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪtl̩/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈvɪt(ə)l/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To victual is to provide food for someone.
examples: We should victual the beggars.
victuals (English, noun)
Forms: form: victual
raw_tags: Singular
form: victuals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of victual; more than one (kind of) victual.
victuals (English, verb)
Forms: form: victualed
tags: past
form: victualed
tags: past
participle
form: victualing
tags: present
participle
form: victual
tags: canonical
form: victuals
tags: third-person
singular
form: victualled
tags: past
form: victualled
tags: past
participle
form: victualling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of victual.
victualled (English, verb)
Forms: form: victual
tags: canonical
form: victuals
tags: third-person
singular
form: victualled
tags: past
form: victualled
tags: past
participle
form: victualling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of victual.
victualling (English, verb)
Forms: form: victual
tags: canonical
form: victuals
tags: third-person
singular
form: victualled
tags: past
form: victualled
tags: past
participle
form: victualling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of victual.
effrontery (English, noun)
Forms: form: effrontery
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈfrʌntəri/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Effrontery is behavior which is boldly rude.
examples: I was highly offended by his effrontery.
perdure (English, verb)
Forms: form: perdure
tags: canonical
form: perdures
tags: third-person
singular
form: perdured
tags: past
form: perdured
tags: past
participle
form: perduring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pə(r)ˈdjʊə(r)/
tags: UK
glosses: If something perdures, it lasts for a very long time.
examples: He hopes that his fame will perdure through the centuries.
synonyms: endure
perdures (English, verb)
Forms: form: perdure
tags: canonical
form: perdures
tags: third-person
singular
form: perdured
tags: past
form: perdured
tags: past
participle
form: perduring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of perdure.
perdured (English, verb)
Forms: form: perdure
tags: canonical
form: perdures
tags: third-person
singular
form: perdured
tags: past
form: perdured
tags: past
participle
form: perduring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of perdure.
perduring (English, verb)
Forms: form: perdure
tags: canonical
form: perdures
tags: third-person
singular
form: perdured
tags: past
form: perdured
tags: past
participle
form: perduring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of perdure.
adjure (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjure
tags: canonical
form: adjures
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjured
tags: past
form: adjured
tags: past
participle
form: adjuring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ədˈdʒʊə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ædˈd͡ʒʊr/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To adjure someone is to make a formal request of them.
examples: The people adjured the king to end the war.
adjures (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjure
tags: canonical
form: adjures
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjured
tags: past
form: adjured
tags: past
participle
form: adjuring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of adjure.
adjured (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjure
tags: canonical
form: adjures
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjured
tags: past
form: adjured
tags: past
participle
form: adjuring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of adjure.
adjuring (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjure
tags: canonical
form: adjures
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjured
tags: past
form: adjured
tags: past
participle
form: adjuring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of adjure.
reincarnation (English, noun)
Forms: form: reincarnation
raw_tags: Singular
form: reincarnations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌriːɪŋkɑː(r)ˈneɪʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Reincarnation is a new birth in mind or body.
synonyms: rebirth
reincarnations (English, noun)
Forms: form: reincarnation
raw_tags: Singular
form: reincarnations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of reincarnation; more than one (kind of) reincarnation.
docent (English, noun)
Forms: form: docent
raw_tags: Singular
form: docents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdəʊ.sənt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdoʊ.sənt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: At a college or university, a docent is a teacher or lecturer.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: At a museum or art gallery, a docent is a tour guide.
raw_tags: countable
docents (English, noun)
Forms: form: docent
raw_tags: Singular
form: docents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of docent; more than one (kind of) docent.
inventory (English, noun)
Forms: form: inventory
raw_tags: Singular
form: inventories
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪn.vən.tri/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: An inventory is a detailed list of items which are available.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Update the store inventory – we have run out of lunch meats.
inventories (English, noun)
Forms: form: inventory
raw_tags: Singular
form: inventories
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of inventory; more than one (kind of) inventory.
persist (English, verb)
Forms: form: persist
tags: canonical
form: persists
tags: third-person
singular
form: persisted
tags: past
form: persisted
tags: past
participle
form: persisting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɚˈsɪst/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To persist is to continue to do something even if people want you to stop.
glosses: If something is said to persist, it continues to happen beyond expected.
persists (English, verb)
Forms: form: persist
tags: canonical
form: persists
tags: third-person
singular
form: persisted
tags: past
form: persisted
tags: past
participle
form: persisting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of persist.
persisted (English, verb)
Forms: form: persist
tags: canonical
form: persists
tags: third-person
singular
form: persisted
tags: past
form: persisted
tags: past
participle
form: persisting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɚˈsɪstɪd/
tags: US
ipa: /pəˈsɪstɪd/
tags: UK
glosses: The past tense and past participle of persist.
persisting (English, verb)
Forms: form: persist
tags: canonical
form: persists
tags: third-person
singular
form: persisted
tags: past
form: persisted
tags: past
participle
form: persisting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of persist.
lip sync (English, verb)
Forms: form: lip sync
tags: canonical
form: lip syncs
tags: third-person
singular
form: lip synced
tags: past
form: lip synced
tags: past
participle
form: lip syncing
tags: present
participle
glosses: Lip syncing is pretending to sing or speak by moving your lips silently in synchronization with recorded speech or music.
examples: She will lip sync because of her voice loss.
knock-knock joke (English, noun)
Forms: form: knock-knock joke
raw_tags: Singular
form: knock-knock jokes
tags: plural
glosses: A knock-knock joke is usually a 5-line joke in which some words in English sound like other words.
examples: "Knock Knock!
(Who's there?)
Lettuce!
(Lettuce who?)
Lettuce in, we're freezing!"
lip syncs (English, verb)
Forms: form: lip sync
tags: canonical
form: lip syncs
tags: third-person
singular
form: lip synced
tags: past
form: lip synced
tags: past
participle
form: lip syncing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of lip sync.
lip synced (English, verb)
Forms: form: lip sync
tags: canonical
form: lip syncs
tags: third-person
singular
form: lip synced
tags: past
form: lip synced
tags: past
participle
form: lip syncing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of lip sync.
lip syncing (English, verb)
Forms: form: lip sync
tags: canonical
form: lip syncs
tags: third-person
singular
form: lip synced
tags: past
form: lip synced
tags: past
participle
form: lip syncing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of lip sync.
patrician (English, noun)
Forms: form: patrician
raw_tags: Singular
form: patricians
tags: plural
glosses: A patrician is a person born into a wealthy or high-ranking family.
patrician (English, adj)
Forms: form: patrician
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: A patrician person is someone born into a wealthy or high-ranking family.
examples: I enjoy walking through large, patrician neighborhoods.
patricians (English, noun)
Forms: form: patrician
raw_tags: Singular
form: patricians
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of patrician; more than one (kind of) patrician.
funk (English, noun)
Forms: form: funk
raw_tags: Singular
form: funks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʌŋk/
tags: UK
glosses: A genre of music.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: My brother likes jazz music, but I like funk.
glosses: Something with an unpleasant smell.
raw_tags: countable
examples: His dirty socks smelled like funk.
handsome (English, adj)
Forms: form: handsome
tags: positive
form: handsomer
tags: comparative
form: handsomest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæn.səm/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If a male is handsome, he is good-looking.
examples: John said that Fred is one handsome and tall dude
handsomer (English, adj)
Forms: form: handsome
tags: positive
form: handsomer
tags: comparative
form: handsomest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of handsome; more handsome.
handsomest (English, adj)
Forms: form: handsome
tags: positive
form: handsomer
tags: comparative
form: handsomest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of handsome; most handsome.
funky (English, adj)
Forms: form: funky
tags: positive
form: funkier
tags: comparative
form: funkiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʌŋki/
tags: Australia
glosses: Relating to the music genre of funk.
raw_tags: music
glosses: If something is funky, it has an unpleasant smell.
funkier (English, adj)
Forms: form: funky
tags: positive
form: funkier
tags: comparative
form: funkiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of funky; more funky.
funks (English, noun)
Forms: form: funk
raw_tags: Singular
form: funks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of funk; more than one (kind of) funk.
lackluster (English, adj)
Forms: form: lackluster
tags: positive
form: more lackluster
tags: comparative
form: most lackluster
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlæklʌstə(r)/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When something is lackluster, it is not interesting or inspirational to look at.
age of consent (English, noun)
Forms: form: age of consent
raw_tags: Singular
form: ages of consent
tags: plural
glosses: The age of consent is the age at which and above which a person can consent to sexual relations with another person without the sexual interaction making the other person guilty of a crime.
examples: The age of consent in Germany and Italy is 14 years old, while in 11 American states is 18 years old.
talk show (English, noun)
Forms: form: talk show
raw_tags: Singular
form: talk shows
tags: plural
glosses: A talk show is a television or radio program that has interviews and commentaries by the host.
compliant (English, adj)
Forms: form: compliant
tags: positive
form: more compliant
tags: comparative
form: most compliant
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈplʌɪənt/
tags: UK
ipa: /kəmˈplaɪənt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: When someone is compliant, they obey and agree with others.
examples: Mary is a very compliant employee.
glosses: If the standards of something is compliant with the law, it meets the requirements set out by the law.
phishing (English, noun)
Forms: form: phishing
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
tags: US
homophones: fishing
glosses: Phishing is the malicious act of keeping a false website or sending a false e-mail with the intent of masquerading as a trustworthy entity in order to acquire sensitive information.
raw_tags: computing
phishing (English, verb)
Forms: form: phish
tags: canonical
form: phishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: phished
tags: past
form: phished
tags: past
participle
form: phishing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
tags: US
homophones: fishing
glosses: The present participle of phish.
chlorophyll (English, noun)
Forms: form: chlorophyll
raw_tags: Singular
form: chlorophylls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklɔː.rə.fɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈklɔr.ə.fɪl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Chlorophyll is the green part of a leaf or any other plant that is in the chloroplast, used for absorbing sunlight.
antediluvian (English, adj)
Forms: form: antediluvian
tags: positive
form: more antediluvian
tags: comparative
form: most antediluvian
tags: superlative
glosses: If something is antediluvian, it is extremely old and out of date.
examples: My old professor teaches many antediluvian theories.
encroachment (English, noun)
Forms: form: encroachment
raw_tags: Singular
form: encroachments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪŋˈkroʊt͡ʃmənt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Encroachment is the act of moving into a space or area that one had previously not occupied so that the people already there become weaker or have to leave; an intrusion.
raw_tags: countable
encroachments (English, noun)
Forms: form: encroachment
raw_tags: Singular
form: encroachments
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of encroachment; more than one (kind of) encroachment.
privacy (English, noun)
Forms: form: privacy
raw_tags: Singular
form: privacies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈprɪv.ə.sɪ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpraɪ.və.si/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you have privacy, you are not watched or disturbed by others.
raw_tags: uncountable
tertiary education (English, noun)
Forms: form: tertiary education
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Tertiary education is a type of education that is part of a university.
synonyms: higher education
incestophile (English, noun)
Forms: form: incestophile
raw_tags: Singular
form: incestophiles
tags: plural
glosses: An incestophile is a person who is sexually attracted to their own family members.
glosses: An incestophile is someone with an incest fetish.
incestophiles (English, noun)
Forms: form: incestophile
raw_tags: Singular
form: incestophiles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of incestophile; more than one (kind of) incestophile.
appraisal (English, noun)
Forms: form: appraisal
raw_tags: Singular
form: appraisals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈpreɪzəl/
tags: US
glosses: An appraisal is an opinion or estimated value.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
appraisals (English, noun)
Forms: form: appraisal
raw_tags: Singular
form: appraisals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of appraisal; more than one (kind of) appraisal.
savory (English, adj)
Forms: form: savory
tags: positive
form: savorier
tags: comparative
form: savoriest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪvəri/
tags: US
glosses: Savory means "not sweet". Food that is savory does not taste sweet. The savory course of a meal may have meat or fish and vegetables. This may be followed by a sweet course (called "pudding" or "dessert").
glosses: "Savor" can also mean the characteristic taste of something. It can also mean to enjoy something: "He savored every moment of it".
sluts (English, noun)
Forms: form: slut
raw_tags: Singular
form: sluts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of slut; more than one (kind of) slut.
embellishes (English, verb)
Forms: form: embellish
tags: canonical
form: embellishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: embellished
tags: past
form: embellished
tags: past
participle
form: embellishing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of embellish.
embellished (English, verb)
Forms: form: embellish
tags: canonical
form: embellishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: embellished
tags: past
form: embellished
tags: past
participle
form: embellishing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of embellish.
embellishing (English, verb)
Forms: form: embellish
tags: canonical
form: embellishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: embellished
tags: past
form: embellished
tags: past
participle
form: embellishing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of embellish.
DC (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: DC
raw_tags: Abbreviation
glosses: DC is a short version of "Dubai City".
examples: I'm going to DC.
glosses: DC is a short version of "Washington, D.C".
examples: Our capital DC is nearby.
glosses: DC is a short version of "direct current".
examples: The lamp uses DC.
Dubai City (English, name)
Forms: form: Dubai City
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Dubai City is a city in the United Arab Emirates.
chlorophylls (English, noun)
Forms: form: chlorophyll
raw_tags: Singular
form: chlorophylls
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of chlorophyll; more than one (kind of) chlorophyll.
braced (English, verb)
Forms: form: brace
tags: canonical
form: braces
tags: third-person
singular
form: braced
tags: past
form: braced
tags: past
participle
form: bracing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of brace.
bracing (English, verb)
Forms: form: brace
tags: canonical
form: braces
tags: third-person
singular
form: braced
tags: past
form: braced
tags: past
participle
form: bracing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of brace.
horse pills (English, noun)
Forms: form: horse pill
raw_tags: Singular
form: horse pills
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of horse pill; more than one (kind of) horse pill.
descents (English, noun)
Forms: form: descent
raw_tags: Singular
form: descents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of descent; more than one (kind of) descent.
stingers (English, noun)
Forms: form: stinger
raw_tags: Singular
form: stingers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of stinger; more than one (kind of) stinger.
flerovium (English, noun)
Forms: form: flerovium
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /flɪˈroʊviəm/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Flerovium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 114 and symbol Fl.
raw_tags: uncountable
copernicium (English, noun)
Forms: form: copernicium
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /koʊpərˈnɪsi.əm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Copernicium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 112 and symbol Cn.
raw_tags: uncountable
make love (English, phrase)
Forms: form: make love
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you make love to someone, you have sex with them.
examples: John and I made love on Valentine's day.
made love (English, verb)
Forms: form: make love
tags: canonical
form: made love
tags: third-person
singular
form: made love
tags: past
form: made love
tags: past
participle
form: making love
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of make love.
glosses: The past tense and past participle of make love.
making love (English, verb)
Forms: form: make love
tags: canonical
form: made love
tags: third-person
singular
form: made love
tags: past
form: made love
tags: past
participle
form: making love
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of make love.
booty (English, noun)
Forms: form: booty
raw_tags: Singular
form: booties
tags: plural
glosses: Booty refers to the buttocks.
raw_tags: slang
cute (English, adj)
Forms: form: cute
tags: positive
form: cuter
tags: comparative
form: cutest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If someone or something is cute, it is attractive or pretty.
examples: Nick is the cutest boy in the school, I want to date him.
Baby cats are so cute.
outcast (English, noun)
Forms: form: outcast
raw_tags: Singular
form: outcasts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/
tags: UK
ipa: /aʊtˈkɑːst/
tags: UK
poses: adjective
noun
ipa: /ˈaʊtkæst/
tags: US
ipa: /aʊtˈkæst/
tags: US
poses: adjective
noun
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An outcast is someone who is rejected, cast out, or expelled from a social group. The outcast is no longer a member of that group, and does not have the protection of the law.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Ronin were outcast samurai. They had no honor, and wandered the countryside.
Outlaws are usually outcasts and are not accepted as part of society.
Lepers were outcasts and they had to live away from other people.
outcast (English, adj)
Forms: form: outcast
tags: positive
form: more outcast
tags: comparative
form: most outcast
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/
tags: UK
ipa: /aʊtˈkɑːst/
tags: UK
poses: adjective
noun
ipa: /ˈaʊtkæst/
tags: US
ipa: /aʊtˈkæst/
tags: US
poses: adjective
noun
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: When someone is outcast, the person has been rejected and casted out by a social group.
outcast (English, verb)
Forms: form: outcast
tags: canonical
form: outcasts
tags: third-person
singular
form: outcasted
tags: past
form: outcasted
tags: past
participle
form: outcasting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈaʊtkæst/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: When you outcast someone, you reject and cast out the person.
practically (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpræktɪk(ə)li/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: almost
examples: We see each other practically every day.
It's practically impossible to get 100% on the essay.
glosses: in a way that can be used or has a real effect
examples: That's probably true, but practically speaking, it wouldn't work.
clog (English, noun)
Forms: form: clog
raw_tags: Singular
form: clogs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɑɡ/
tags: US
ipa: /klɒɡ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A clog is a blockage in a pipe.
glosses: A type of shoe with a wooden sole.
glosses: Any shoe.
tags: UK
raw_tags: colloquial
clog (English, verb)
Forms: form: clog
tags: canonical
form: clogs
tags: third-person
singular
form: clogged
tags: past
form: clogged
tags: past
participle
form: clogging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɑɡ/
tags: US
ipa: /klɒɡ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: When you clog something, you try to stop the flow of something (e.g. water) in a pipe.
undisclosed (English, adj)
Forms: form: undisclosed
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: When something is undisclosed, it is not revealed or made known publicly.
examples: The two parties had an out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount of money.
antonyms: disclosed
cuter (English, adj)
Forms: form: cute
tags: positive
form: cuter
tags: comparative
form: cutest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of cute; more cute.
cutest (English, adj)
Forms: form: cute
tags: positive
form: cuter
tags: comparative
form: cutest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of cute; most cute.
auditoriums (English, noun)
Forms: form: auditorium
raw_tags: Singular
form: auditoriums or auditoria
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of auditorium; more than one (kind of) auditorium.
auditoria (English, noun)
Forms: form: auditorium
raw_tags: Singular
form: auditoriums or auditoria
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of auditorium; more than one (kind of) auditorium.
physiology (English, noun)
Forms: form: physiology
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌfɪziˈɒləd͡ʒi/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌfɪziˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Physiology is the science that studies the things that living things do to live and survive.
raw_tags: uncountable
adenomegaly (English, noun)
Forms: form: adenomegaly
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: If someone has adenomegaly, they have a gland that is larger than it should be.
raw_tags: uncountable
adept (English, adj)
Forms: form: adept
tags: positive
form: more adept
tags: comparative
form: most adept
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdɛpt/
tags: UK
US
poses: adjective
tags: US
glosses: If someone is adept at something, they are very good at it.
examples: My husband is very adept at preparing mashed potatoes.
Businesses want employees who are adept at their jobs.
synonyms: accomplished
artful
consummate
deft
dexterous
expert
masterful
masterly
proficient
skilful
skillful
talented
virtuoso
adept (English, noun)
Forms: form: adept
raw_tags: Singular
form: adepts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæd.ɛpt/
tags: UK
US
poses: noun
tags: US
glosses: An adept is someone who is skilled in something.
raw_tags: countable
adherence (English, noun)
Forms: form: adherence
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ədˈhɪərəns/
tags: UK
glosses: Adherence is the action of two things sticking together.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: adhesion
adhesive (English, noun)
Forms: form: adhesive
raw_tags: Singular
form: adhesives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ædˈhi.sɪv/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An adhesive is something that easily sticks to other things.
raw_tags: countable
adhesive (English, adj)
Forms: form: adhesive
tags: positive
form: more adhesive
tags: comparative
form: most adhesive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ædˈhi.sɪv/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is adhesive, it easily sticks to other things.
examples: Duct tape is very adhesive.
synonyms: sticky
adherent
adhesives (English, noun)
Forms: form: adhesive
raw_tags: Singular
form: adhesives
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of adhesive; more than one (kind of) adhesive.
adiabatic (English, adj)
Forms: form: adiabatic
tags: positive
form: more adiabatic
tags: comparative
form: most adiabatic
tags: superlative
glosses: If something is adiabatic, it does not affect temperature.
antonyms: diabatic
adipose (English, adj)
Forms: form: adipose
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is adipose, it is made of animal fat.
adiposis (English, noun)
Forms: form: adiposis
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Adiposis is weighing too much. It is not healthy.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: corpulence
overweight
stoutness
adit (English, noun)
Forms: form: adit
raw_tags: Singular
form: adits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈæ.dɪt/
glosses: An adit is a way into a mine that is horizontal.
raw_tags: countable
adits (English, noun)
Forms: form: adit
raw_tags: Singular
form: adits
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of adit; more than one (kind of) adit.
adjoin (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjoin
tags: canonical
form: adjoins
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjoined
tags: past
form: adjoined
tags: past
participle
form: adjoining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdʒɔɪn/
tags: UK
glosses: If one thing adjoins another, they touch each other. They are adjacent to one another.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Mexico adjoins the United States.
synonyms: abut
border
touch
adjoins (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjoin
tags: canonical
form: adjoins
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjoined
tags: past
form: adjoined
tags: past
participle
form: adjoining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /əˈdʒɔɪnz/
glosses: The third-person singular form of adjoin.
adjoined (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjoin
tags: canonical
form: adjoins
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjoined
tags: past
form: adjoined
tags: past
participle
form: adjoining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /əˈdʒɔɪnd/
glosses: The past tense and past participle of adjoin.
adjoining (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjoin
tags: canonical
form: adjoins
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjoined
tags: past
form: adjoined
tags: past
participle
form: adjoining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌˈd͡ʒɔɪn.ɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of adjoin.
adjourn (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjourn
tags: canonical
form: adjourns
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjourned
tags: past
form: adjourned
tags: past
participle
form: adjourning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdʒɝn/
tags: US
ipa: /əˈdʒɜːn/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you adjourn a meeting, you end it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The trial was adjourned when the defendant was found innocent.
synonyms: recess
adjourns (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjourn
tags: canonical
form: adjourns
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjourned
tags: past
form: adjourned
tags: past
participle
form: adjourning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of adjourn.
adjourned (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjourn
tags: canonical
form: adjourns
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjourned
tags: past
form: adjourned
tags: past
participle
form: adjourning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of adjourn.
adjourning (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjourn
tags: canonical
form: adjourns
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjourned
tags: past
form: adjourned
tags: past
participle
form: adjourning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of adjourn.
adjournment (English, noun)
Forms: form: adjournment
raw_tags: Singular
form: adjournments
tags: plural
glosses: An adjournment is the ending of a meeting.
raw_tags: countable
adjournments (English, noun)
Forms: form: adjournment
raw_tags: Singular
form: adjournments
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of adjournment; more than one (kind of) adjournment.