crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
annihilate (English, verb)
Forms: form: annihilate
tags: canonical
form: annihilates
tags: third-person
singular
form: annihilated
tags: past
form: annihilated
tags: past
participle
form: annihilating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈnaɪə.leɪt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something is annihilated, it is reduced to nothing.
examples: An atom bomb can annihilate a whole city.
synonyms: eradicate
destroy
annihilates (English, verb)
Forms: form: annihilate
tags: canonical
form: annihilates
tags: third-person
singular
form: annihilated
tags: past
form: annihilated
tags: past
participle
form: annihilating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of annihilate.
annihilated (English, verb)
Forms: form: annihilate
tags: canonical
form: annihilates
tags: third-person
singular
form: annihilated
tags: past
form: annihilated
tags: past
participle
form: annihilating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of annihilate.
annihilating (English, verb)
Forms: form: annihilate
tags: canonical
form: annihilates
tags: third-person
singular
form: annihilated
tags: past
form: annihilated
tags: past
participle
form: annihilating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of annihilate.
elks (English, noun)
Forms: form: elk
raw_tags: Singular
form: elks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of elk; more than one (kind of) elk.
mogul (English, noun)
Forms: form: mogul
raw_tags: Singular
form: moguls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈməʊɡ(ə)l/
tags: UK
glosses: A mogul is a rich or powerful person.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: magnate
tycoon
moguls (English, noun)
Forms: form: mogul
raw_tags: Singular
form: moguls
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mogul; more than one (kind of) mogul.
tycoon (English, noun)
Forms: form: tycoon
raw_tags: Singular
form: tycoons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /taɪˈkuːn/
tags: UK
glosses: A tycoon is a wealthy and powerful business person.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Chairman Yu is a tycoon who owns multiple hotel chains.
synonyms: magnate
mogul
tycoons (English, noun)
Forms: form: tycoon
raw_tags: Singular
form: tycoons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tycoon; more than one (kind of) tycoon.
make a mountain out of a molehill (English, phrase)
Forms: form: make a mountain out of a molehill
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you make a mountain out of a molehill, you exaggerate the importance of something trivial.
raw_tags: transitive
idiomatic
examples: If you’re stuck in traffic, try not to make a mountain out of a molehill worrying about it too much. It could be much worse.
synonyms: exaggerate
peril (English, noun)
Forms: form: peril
raw_tags: Singular
form: perils
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɛrəl/
tags: UK
glosses: Peril is a situation of serious and immediate danger.
perils (English, noun)
Forms: form: peril
raw_tags: Singular
form: perils
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of peril; more than one (kind of) peril.
right away (English, phrase)
Forms: form: right away
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If something happens right away, it happens immediately, not later.
examples: Even in the crowded station, I spotted him right away.
I didn't answer her right away. Instead, I took a moment to think.
A: "Hey, pass me the radio." B: "Right away!"
awaken (English, verb)
Forms: form: awaken
tags: canonical
form: awakens
tags: third-person
singular
form: awakened
tags: past
form: awakened
tags: past
participle
form: awakening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈweɪkən/
tags: UK
glosses: If you awaken somebody, they stop sleeping because of something you do.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I was awakened a little after 11:00 by the phone.
I get to sleep easily and awaken feeling good.
glosses: If something awakens your senses, a memory, a feeling, etc., it brings your attention to them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The smell of lemons awakened a memory from childhood.
awakens (English, verb)
Forms: form: awaken
tags: canonical
form: awakens
tags: third-person
singular
form: awakened
tags: past
form: awakened
tags: past
participle
form: awakening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of awaken.
awakened (English, verb)
Forms: form: awaken
tags: canonical
form: awakens
tags: third-person
singular
form: awakened
tags: past
form: awakened
tags: past
participle
form: awakening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of awaken.
awakening (English, verb)
Forms: form: awaken
tags: canonical
form: awakens
tags: third-person
singular
form: awakened
tags: past
form: awakened
tags: past
participle
form: awakening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈweɪ̯kənɪŋ/
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of awaken.
trinket (English, noun)
Forms: form: trinket
raw_tags: Singular
form: trinkets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɪŋkɪt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A trinket is a small ornament or jewellery that has little value.
raw_tags: countable
trinkets (English, noun)
Forms: form: trinket
raw_tags: Singular
form: trinkets
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of trinket; more than one (kind of) trinket.
rind (English, noun)
Forms: form: rind
raw_tags: Singular
form: rinds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /raɪnd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A rind is a tree bark.
glosses: A rind is the hard and tough outer layer on food such as fruit, cheese.
rind (English, verb)
Forms: form: rind
tags: canonical
form: rinds
tags: third-person
singular
form: rinded
tags: past
form: rinded
tags: past
participle
form: rinding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /raɪnd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you rind something, you remove the rind from it.
raw_tags: transitive
rinds (English, noun)
Forms: form: rind
raw_tags: Singular
form: rinds
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of rind; more than one (kind of) rind.
rinds (English, verb)
Forms: form: rind
tags: canonical
form: rinds
tags: third-person
singular
form: rinded
tags: past
form: rinded
tags: past
participle
form: rinding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of rind.
rinded (English, verb)
Forms: form: rind
tags: canonical
form: rinds
tags: third-person
singular
form: rinded
tags: past
form: rinded
tags: past
participle
form: rinding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of rind.
rinding (English, verb)
Forms: form: rind
tags: canonical
form: rinds
tags: third-person
singular
form: rinded
tags: past
form: rinded
tags: past
participle
form: rinding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of rind.
promenade (English, noun)
Forms: form: promenade
raw_tags: Singular
form: promenades
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɒmənɑːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /prɑməˈneɪd/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A promenade is a walk that is taken for pleasure or exercise.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: stroll
glosses: A promenade is a place where one takes a leisure walk or exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
raw_tags: countable
promenade (English, verb)
Forms: form: promenade
tags: canonical
form: promenades
tags: third-person
singular
form: promenaded
tags: past
form: promenaded
tags: past
participle
form: promenading
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɒmənɑːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /prɑməˈneɪd/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you promenade, you take a leisure walk or exercise.
promenades (English, noun)
Forms: form: promenade
raw_tags: Singular
form: promenades
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of promenade; more than one (kind of) promenade.
promenades (English, verb)
Forms: form: promenade
tags: canonical
form: promenades
tags: third-person
singular
form: promenaded
tags: past
form: promenaded
tags: past
participle
form: promenading
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of promenade.
promenading (English, verb)
Forms: form: promenade
tags: canonical
form: promenades
tags: third-person
singular
form: promenaded
tags: past
form: promenaded
tags: past
participle
form: promenading
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of promenade.
promenaded (English, verb)
Forms: form: promenade
tags: canonical
form: promenades
tags: third-person
singular
form: promenaded
tags: past
form: promenaded
tags: past
participle
form: promenading
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of promenade.
mandoline (English, noun)
Forms: form: mandoline
raw_tags: Singular
form: mandolines
tags: plural
glosses: A mandoline is a kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (sometimes spelled mandolin)
raw_tags: countable
mandolines (English, noun)
Forms: form: mandoline
raw_tags: Singular
form: mandolines
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mandoline; more than one (kind of) mandoline.
Russell (English, name)
Forms: form: Russell
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrʌsəl/
tags: UK
homophones: Russel
rustle
glosses: Russell is a male given name.
Sally (English, name)
Forms: form: Sally
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: /ˈsæ.li/
glosses: Sally is a female given name.
Russel (English, name)
Forms: form: Russel
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrʌsəl/
tags: UK
homophones: rustle
Russell
glosses: Russel is a male given name.
brusque (English, adj)
Forms: form: brusquer
tags: comparative
form: brusquest
tags: superlative
form: brusque
tags: positive
form: more brusque
tags: comparative
form: most brusque
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /bruːsk/
tags: UK
ipa: /brʌsk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If a person is brusque, they are rude, abrupt, and unfriendly.
synonyms: curt
brusquer (English, adj)
Forms: form: brusque
tags: positive
form: brusquer
tags: comparative
form: brusquest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of brusque; more brusque.
brusquest (English, adj)
Forms: form: brusque
tags: positive
form: brusquer
tags: comparative
form: brusquest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of brusque; most brusque.
caveat (English, noun)
Forms: form: caveat
raw_tags: Singular
form: caveats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkævɪæt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkæviɑt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A caveat is a warning or a formal objection.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There are several caveats that concerns the validity of the assessment results.
caveats (English, noun)
Forms: form: caveat
raw_tags: Singular
form: caveats
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of caveat; more than one (kind of) caveat.
admonition (English, noun)
Forms: form: admonition
raw_tags: Singular
form: admonitions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌadməˈnɪʃ(ə)n/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An admonition is a firm warning.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He gave an admonition to each of the players as a firm warning.
admonitions (English, noun)
Forms: form: admonition
raw_tags: Singular
form: admonitions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of admonition; more than one (kind of) admonition.
bestow (English, verb)
Forms: form: bestow
tags: canonical
form: bestows
tags: third-person
singular
form: bestowed
tags: past
form: bestowed
tags: past
participle
form: bestowing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪˈstoʊ/
tags: US
ipa: /bɪˈstəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you bestow someone, you present an honour, right, or gift to them.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: give
grant
bestows (English, verb)
Forms: form: bestow
tags: canonical
form: bestows
tags: third-person
singular
form: bestowed
tags: past
form: bestowed
tags: past
participle
form: bestowing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of bestow.
bestowed (English, verb)
Forms: form: bestow
tags: canonical
form: bestows
tags: third-person
singular
form: bestowed
tags: past
form: bestowed
tags: past
participle
form: bestowing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of bestow.
bestowing (English, verb)
Forms: form: bestow
tags: canonical
form: bestows
tags: third-person
singular
form: bestowed
tags: past
form: bestowed
tags: past
participle
form: bestowing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of bestow.
syphon (English, noun)
Forms: form: syphon
raw_tags: Singular
form: syphons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaɪfən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A syphon is a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which gravity moves the liquid from one reservoir to another.
glosses: A syphon is a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
raw_tags: biology
syphon (English, verb)
Forms: form: syphon
tags: canonical
form: syphons
tags: third-person
singular
form: syphoned
tags: past
form: syphoned
tags: past
participle
form: syphoning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaɪfən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you syphon something, you transfer liquid through a syphon.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He used a rubber tube to syphon petrol from the car's fuel tank.
glosses: If you syphon something, you steal in small amounts.
raw_tags: transitive
figurative
synonyms: embezzle
siphon (English, noun)
Forms: form: siphon
raw_tags: Singular
form: siphons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaɪfən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A siphon is a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which gravity moves the liquid from one reservoir to another.
glosses: A siphon is a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
raw_tags: biology
siphon (English, verb)
Forms: form: siphon
tags: canonical
form: siphons
tags: third-person
singular
form: siphoned
tags: past
form: siphoned
tags: past
participle
form: siphoning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaɪfən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you siphon something, you transfer liquid through a siphon.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He used a rubber tube to siphon petrol from the car's fuel tank.
glosses: If you siphon something, you steal in small amounts.
raw_tags: transitive
figurative
synonyms: embezzle
syphons (English, noun)
Forms: form: syphon
raw_tags: Singular
form: syphons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of syphon; more than one (kind of) syphon.
syphons (English, verb)
Forms: form: syphon
tags: canonical
form: syphons
tags: third-person
singular
form: syphoned
tags: past
form: syphoned
tags: past
participle
form: syphoning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of syphon.
syphoned (English, verb)
Forms: form: syphon
tags: canonical
form: syphons
tags: third-person
singular
form: syphoned
tags: past
form: syphoned
tags: past
participle
form: syphoning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of syphon.
syphoning (English, verb)
Forms: form: syphon
tags: canonical
form: syphons
tags: third-person
singular
form: syphoned
tags: past
form: syphoned
tags: past
participle
form: syphoning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of syphon.
siphons (English, noun)
Forms: form: siphon
raw_tags: Singular
form: siphons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of siphon; more than one (kind of) siphon.
siphons (English, verb)
Forms: form: siphon
tags: canonical
form: siphons
tags: third-person
singular
form: siphoned
tags: past
form: siphoned
tags: past
participle
form: siphoning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of siphon.
siphoned (English, verb)
Forms: form: siphon
tags: canonical
form: siphons
tags: third-person
singular
form: siphoned
tags: past
form: siphoned
tags: past
participle
form: siphoning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of siphon.
siphoning (English, verb)
Forms: form: siphon
tags: canonical
form: siphons
tags: third-person
singular
form: siphoned
tags: past
form: siphoned
tags: past
participle
form: siphoning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of siphon.
reservoir (English, noun)
Forms: form: reservoir
raw_tags: Singular
form: reservoirs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛz.ə.vwɑː(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈrɛz.ə(r).vwɑr/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A reservoir is a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
raw_tags: countable
reservoirs (English, noun)
Forms: form: reservoir
raw_tags: Singular
form: reservoirs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of reservoir; more than one (kind of) reservoir.
embezzle (English, verb)
Forms: form: embezzle
tags: canonical
form: embezzles
tags: third-person
singular
form: embezzled
tags: past
form: embezzled
tags: past
participle
form: embezzling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əmˈbɛzəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you embezzle, you steal money from the organisation that you are working for.
raw_tags: law
business
embezzles (English, verb)
Forms: form: embezzle
tags: canonical
form: embezzles
tags: third-person
singular
form: embezzled
tags: past
form: embezzled
tags: past
participle
form: embezzling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of embezzle.
embezzling (English, verb)
Forms: form: embezzle
tags: canonical
form: embezzles
tags: third-person
singular
form: embezzled
tags: past
form: embezzled
tags: past
participle
form: embezzling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of embezzle.
embezzled (English, verb)
Forms: form: embezzle
tags: canonical
form: embezzles
tags: third-person
singular
form: embezzled
tags: past
form: embezzled
tags: past
participle
form: embezzling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of embezzle.
embezzlement (English, noun)
Forms: form: embezzlement
raw_tags: Singular
form: embezzlements
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Embezzlement is the theft of funds that was placed in their trust from their employer.
raw_tags: law
business
embezzlements (English, noun)
Forms: form: embezzlement
raw_tags: Singular
form: embezzlements
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of embezzlement; more than one (kind of) embezzlement.
elongate (English, verb)
Forms: form: elongate
tags: canonical
form: elongates
tags: third-person
singular
form: elongated
tags: past
form: elongated
tags: past
participle
form: elongating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪ.ˈlɔŋ.ˌɡeɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you elongate something, you make it longer by pulling and stretching.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: extend
stretch
elongates (English, verb)
Forms: form: elongate
tags: canonical
form: elongates
tags: third-person
singular
form: elongated
tags: past
form: elongated
tags: past
participle
form: elongating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of elongate.
elongated (English, adj)
Forms: form: elongated
tags: positive
form: more elongated
tags: comparative
form: most elongated
tags: superlative
glosses: If something is elongated, it is longer than its original length.
synonyms: stretched
elongated (English, verb)
Forms: form: elongate
tags: canonical
form: elongates
tags: third-person
singular
form: elongated
tags: past
form: elongated
tags: past
participle
form: elongating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of elongate.
elongating (English, verb)
Forms: form: elongate
tags: canonical
form: elongates
tags: third-person
singular
form: elongated
tags: past
form: elongated
tags: past
participle
form: elongating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of elongate.
clustered (English, verb)
Forms: form: cluster
tags: canonical
form: clusters
tags: third-person
singular
form: clustered
tags: past
form: clustered
tags: past
participle
form: clustering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of cluster.
clustering (English, verb)
Forms: form: cluster
tags: canonical
form: clusters
tags: third-person
singular
form: clustered
tags: past
form: clustered
tags: past
participle
form: clustering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of cluster.
goalie (English, noun)
Forms: form: goalie
raw_tags: Singular
form: goalies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡəʊl.i/
tags: UK
tags: Canada
glosses: A goalie is a goalkeeper.
raw_tags: countable
sports
informal
goalies (English, noun)
Forms: form: goalie
raw_tags: Singular
form: goalies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of goalie; more than one (kind of) goalie.
goalkeeper (English, noun)
Forms: form: goalkeeper
raw_tags: Singular
form: goalkeepers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A goalkeeper is a player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
raw_tags: sports
countable
synonyms: goalie
goalkeepers (English, noun)
Forms: form: goalkeeper
raw_tags: Singular
form: goalkeepers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of goalkeeper; more than one (kind of) goalkeeper.
relevance (English, noun)
Forms: form: relevance
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s/
tags: US
glosses: Something's relevance is its connection to a topic in a meaningful way.
examples: I don't understand the relevance of your question.
That's true, but it doesn't have any particular relevance to our situation.
outburst (English, noun)
Forms: form: outburst
raw_tags: Singular
form: outbursts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtˌbɜː(r)st/
tags: UK
glosses: An outburst is a sudden release of strong emotion or activity.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.
outbursts (English, noun)
Forms: form: outburst
raw_tags: Singular
form: outbursts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of outburst; more than one (kind of) outburst.
invective (English, noun)
Forms: form: invective
raw_tags: Singular
form: invectives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈvɛktɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An invective is an expression which insults or abuse a person.
synonyms: swear
invectives (English, noun)
Forms: form: invective
raw_tags: Singular
form: invectives
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of invective; more than one (kind of) invective.
solidify (English, verb)
Forms: form: solidify
tags: canonical
form: solidifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: solidified
tags: past
form: solidified
tags: past
participle
form: solidifying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something solidifies, it is converted into a solid body.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: freeze
set
solidifies (English, verb)
Forms: form: solidify
tags: canonical
form: solidifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: solidified
tags: past
form: solidified
tags: past
participle
form: solidifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of solidify.
solidified (English, verb)
Forms: form: solidify
tags: canonical
form: solidifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: solidified
tags: past
form: solidified
tags: past
participle
form: solidifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of solidify.
solidifying (English, verb)
Forms: form: solidify
tags: canonical
form: solidifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: solidified
tags: past
form: solidified
tags: past
participle
form: solidifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of solidify.
mason (English, noun)
Forms: form: mason
raw_tags: Singular
form: masons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪsən/
tags: US
glosses: A mason is a person who is skilled in building something with stone or brick.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: bricklayer
brickie
mason (English, verb)
Forms: form: mason
tags: canonical
form: masons
tags: third-person
singular
form: masoned
tags: past
form: masoned
tags: past
participle
form: masoning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪsən/
tags: US
glosses: If something is masoned, it is strengthened or built from stones.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: To mason up a well or terrace
To mason in a kettle or boiler
masons (English, noun)
Forms: form: mason
raw_tags: Singular
form: masons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mason; more than one (kind of) mason.
masons (English, verb)
Forms: form: mason
tags: canonical
form: masons
tags: third-person
singular
form: masoned
tags: past
form: masoned
tags: past
participle
form: masoning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of mason.
masoned (English, verb)
Forms: form: mason
tags: canonical
form: masons
tags: third-person
singular
form: masoned
tags: past
form: masoned
tags: past
participle
form: masoning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of mason.
masoning (English, verb)
Forms: form: mason
tags: canonical
form: masons
tags: third-person
singular
form: masoned
tags: past
form: masoned
tags: past
participle
form: masoning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of mason.
spacious (English, adj)
Forms: form: spacious
tags: positive
form: more spacious
tags: comparative
form: most spacious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspeɪʃəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If a place is spacious, it has plenty of empty space.
examples: The apartment has a spacious bedroom.
spook (English, noun)
Forms: form: spook
raw_tags: Singular
form: spooks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /spuːk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A spook is a ghost or phantom.
raw_tags: informal
examples: The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.
glosses: A spook is a scare or fright.
raw_tags: informal
examples: The big spider gave me a spook.
glosses: A spook is a spy.
raw_tags: slang
glosses: A spook is a black person.
raw_tags: slang
rare
vulgar
spook (English, verb)
Forms: form: spook
tags: canonical
form: spooks
tags: third-person
singular
form: spooked
tags: past
form: spooked
tags: past
participle
form: spooking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /spuːk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you spook someone, you frighten or make someone nervous.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran.
spooked (English, verb)
Forms: form: spook
tags: canonical
form: spooks
tags: third-person
singular
form: spooked
tags: past
form: spooked
tags: past
participle
form: spooking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of spook.
spooking (English, verb)
Forms: form: spook
tags: canonical
form: spooks
tags: third-person
singular
form: spooked
tags: past
form: spooked
tags: past
participle
form: spooking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of spook.
spooks (English, noun)
Forms: form: spook
raw_tags: Singular
form: spooks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of spook; more than one (kind of) spook.
spooks (English, verb)
Forms: form: spook
tags: canonical
form: spooks
tags: third-person
singular
form: spooked
tags: past
form: spooked
tags: past
participle
form: spooking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of spook.
phantom (English, noun)
Forms: form: phantom
raw_tags: Singular
form: phantoms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæntəm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A phantom is a ghost.
raw_tags: countable
phantoms (English, noun)
Forms: form: phantom
raw_tags: Singular
form: phantoms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of phantom; more than one (kind of) phantom.
standardise (English, verb)
Forms: form: standardise
tags: canonical
form: standardises
tags: third-person
singular
form: standardised
tags: past
form: standardised
tags: past
participle
form: standardising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstændə(r)daɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: If you standardise something, you make something conform to a standard.
standardize (English, verb)
Forms: form: standardize
tags: canonical
form: standardizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: standardized
tags: past
form: standardized
tags: past
participle
form: standardizing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstændə(r)daɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: If you standardize something, you make something conform to a standard.
standardizes (English, verb)
Forms: form: standardize
tags: canonical
form: standardizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: standardized
tags: past
form: standardized
tags: past
participle
form: standardizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of standardize.
standardized (English, verb)
Forms: form: standardize
tags: canonical
form: standardizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: standardized
tags: past
form: standardized
tags: past
participle
form: standardizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of standardize.
standardizing (English, verb)
Forms: form: standardize
tags: canonical
form: standardizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: standardized
tags: past
form: standardized
tags: past
participle
form: standardizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of standardize.
standardises (English, verb)
Forms: form: standardise
tags: canonical
form: standardises
tags: third-person
singular
form: standardised
tags: past
form: standardised
tags: past
participle
form: standardising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of standardise.
standardised (English, verb)
Forms: form: standardise
tags: canonical
form: standardises
tags: third-person
singular
form: standardised
tags: past
form: standardised
tags: past
participle
form: standardising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of standardise.
standardising (English, verb)
Forms: form: standardise
tags: canonical
form: standardises
tags: third-person
singular
form: standardised
tags: past
form: standardised
tags: past
participle
form: standardising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of standardise.
standardization (English, noun)
Forms: form: standardization
raw_tags: Singular
form: standardizations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌstæn.də.daɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌstæn.dɚˌdaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /ˌstæn.də.dɑɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
tags: Australia
tags: UK
glosses: Standardization is the process of complying with a standard.
standardisation (English, noun)
Forms: form: standardisation
raw_tags: Singular
form: standardisations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌstæn.də.daɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌstæn.dɚˌdaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /ˌstæn.də.dɑɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
tags: Australia
tags: UK
glosses: Standardisation is the process of complying with a standard.
standardizations (English, noun)
Forms: form: standardization
raw_tags: Singular
form: standardizations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of standardization; more than one (kind of) standardization.
standardisations (English, noun)
Forms: form: standardisation
raw_tags: Singular
form: standardisations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of standardisation; more than one (kind of) standardisation.
stardom (English, noun)
Forms: form: stardom
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstɑrdəm/
tags: US
glosses: Stardom is the status of a performer acknowledged to be famous.
sweetener (English, noun)
Forms: form: sweetener
raw_tags: Singular
form: sweeteners
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈswiːt(ə)nə/
tags: US
glosses: A sweetener is something that is added to food to make it sweeter.
examples: Aspartame is a type of sweetener.
sweeteners (English, noun)
Forms: form: sweetener
raw_tags: Singular
form: sweeteners
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sweetener; more than one (kind of) sweetener.
taboo (English, adj)
Forms: form: taboo
tags: positive
form: more taboo
tags: comparative
form: most taboo
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /təˈbuː/
tags: UK
glosses: Something that is taboo is considered forbidden, or is at least strongly discouraged.
taboo (English, noun)
Forms: form: taboo
raw_tags: Singular
form: taboos
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /təˈbuː/
tags: UK
glosses: A taboo is a social or religious custom that bans something.
raw_tags: countable
taboo (English, verb)
Forms: form: taboo
tags: canonical
form: taboos
tags: third-person
singular
form: tabooed
tags: past
form: tabooed
tags: past
participle
form: tabooing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /təˈbuː/
tags: UK
glosses: If you taboo, you mark something as taboo.
taboos (English, noun)
Forms: form: taboo
raw_tags: Singular
form: taboos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of taboo; more than one (kind of) taboo.
taboos (English, verb)
Forms: form: taboo
tags: canonical
form: taboos
tags: third-person
singular
form: tabooed
tags: past
form: tabooed
tags: past
participle
form: tabooing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of taboo.
tabooed (English, verb)
Forms: form: taboo
tags: canonical
form: taboos
tags: third-person
singular
form: tabooed
tags: past
form: tabooed
tags: past
participle
form: tabooing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of taboo.
tabooing (English, verb)
Forms: form: taboo
tags: canonical
form: taboos
tags: third-person
singular
form: tabooed
tags: past
form: tabooed
tags: past
participle
form: tabooing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of taboo.
taxable (English, adj)
Forms: form: taxable
tags: positive
form: more taxable
tags: comparative
form: most taxable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaksəb(ə)l/
tags: US
glosses: If something is taxable, it is liable or can be taxed.
rubbery (English, adj)
Forms: form: rubbery
tags: positive
form: rubberier
tags: comparative
form: rubberiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrʌb(ə)ri/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is a rubbery, it has a tough and elastic texture that is similar to rubber.
rubberier (English, adj)
Forms: form: rubbery
tags: positive
form: rubberier
tags: comparative
form: rubberiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of rubbery; more rubbery.
rubberiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: rubbery
tags: positive
form: rubberier
tags: comparative
form: rubberiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of rubbery; most rubbery.
chiliagon (English, noun)
Forms: form: chiliagon
raw_tags: Singular
form: chiliagons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪlɪæɡən/
tags: UK
glosses: A chiliagon is a shape with thousand sides.
raw_tags: countable
lengthy (English, adj)
Forms: form: lengthy
tags: positive
form: lengthier
tags: comparative
form: lengthiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɛŋ(k)θi/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is lengthy, it is very long.
examples: The lecture is too lengthy.
teacher's pet (English, phrase)
Forms: form: teacher's pet
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: A teacher's pet is a teacher's favourite student.
cry baby (English, phrase)
Forms: form: cry baby
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: A cry baby is someone who cries a lot or too much.
lengthier (English, adj)
Forms: form: lengthy
tags: positive
form: lengthier
tags: comparative
form: lengthiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of lengthy; more lengthy.
lengthiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: lengthy
tags: positive
form: lengthier
tags: comparative
form: lengthiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of lengthy; most lengthy.
effloresce (English, verb)
Forms: form: effloresce
tags: canonical
form: effloresces
tags: third-person
singular
form: effloresced
tags: past
form: effloresced
tags: past
participle
form: efflorescing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɛfləˈrɛs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɛfləˈrɛs/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something effloresce, it loses moisture and turn to a fine powder when exposed to air.
raw_tags: transitive
figurative
glosses: If something effloresce, it reaches an optimum stage of development.
raw_tags: transitive
effloresces (English, verb)
Forms: form: effloresce
tags: canonical
form: effloresces
tags: third-person
singular
form: effloresced
tags: past
form: effloresced
tags: past
participle
form: efflorescing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of effloresce.
effloresced (English, verb)
Forms: form: effloresce
tags: canonical
form: effloresces
tags: third-person
singular
form: effloresced
tags: past
form: effloresced
tags: past
participle
form: efflorescing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of effloresce.
efflorescing (English, verb)
Forms: form: effloresce
tags: canonical
form: effloresces
tags: third-person
singular
form: effloresced
tags: past
form: effloresced
tags: past
participle
form: efflorescing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of effloresce.
optimum (English, noun)
Forms: form: optimum
raw_tags: Singular
form: optimums or optima
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑptɪməm/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɒptɪməm/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If something is at optimum condition, it is at the most favorable situation.
optimums (English, noun)
Forms: form: optimum
raw_tags: Singular
form: optimums or optima
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of optimum; more than one (kind of) optimum.
optima (English, noun)
Forms: form: optimum
raw_tags: Singular
form: optimums or optima
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of optimum; more than one (kind of) optimum.
optimal (English, adj)
Forms: form: optimal
tags: positive
form: more optimal
tags: comparative
form: most optimal
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒptɪməl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɑptɪməl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is optimal, it is at the most favourable condition.
examples: Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.
big fish in a small pond (English, phrase)
Forms: form: big fish in a small pond
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪɡ ˈfɪʃ ɪn ə smɔːl ˈpɒnd/
tags: UK
ipa: /bɪɡ ˈfɪʃ ɪn ə smɔl ˈpɑnd/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Big fish in a small pond means that a person's ability is restricted in a small location or organization.
raw_tags: idiomatic
leave someone out in the cold (English, phrase)
Forms: form: leave someone out in the cold
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈliːv ˌsʌmwʌn aʊt ɪn ðə ˈkɔʊld/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈliv ˌsʌmwʌn aʊt ən ðə ˈkoʊld/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you leave someone out in the cold, you purposely fail to provide someone with support.
raw_tags: idiomatic
synonyms: ignore
neglect
purposely (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɝpəsli/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɜːpəsli/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Purposely means intentionally; deliberately; on purpose.
antonyms: accidentally
wildcat strike (English, phrase)
Forms: form: wildcat strike
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwaɪldˌkæt ˈstraɪk/
tags: UK
US
glosses: A wildcat strike is a labour strike that has not been authorized by the leaders of a trade union.
merger (English, noun)
Forms: form: merger
raw_tags: Singular
form: mergers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈmɝdʒɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmɜːdʒə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A merger is the process of combining two or more parts into a single unit.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half
mergers (English, noun)
Forms: form: merger
raw_tags: Singular
form: mergers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of merger; more than one (kind of) merger.
tip of the iceberg (English, phrase)
Forms: form: tip of the iceberg
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɪp əv ðiː ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtɪp əv ði ˈaɪsbɝɡ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is just the tip of the iceberg, it is only a small indication of a larger problem.
raw_tags: idiomatic
chore (English, noun)
Forms: form: chore
raw_tags: Singular
form: chores
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /tʃɔː/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /tʃɔr/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A chore is a task that needs to be done frequently. The word chore is often used to imply that a task is boring or frustrating.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Washing dishes is a chore, but we cannot just stop eating.
chores (English, noun)
Forms: form: chore
raw_tags: Singular
form: chores
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of chore; more than one (kind of) chore.
genius (English, noun)
Forms: form: genius
raw_tags: Singular
form: geniuses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒin.jəs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A genius is a person who is very smart.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Albert Einstein is a genius.
geniuses (English, noun)
Forms: form: genius
raw_tags: Singular
form: geniuses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of genius; more than one (kind of) genius.
examiner (English, noun)
Forms: form: examiner
raw_tags: Singular
form: examiners
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/
tags: UK
glosses: An examiner is a person who investigates someone or something.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An examiner is a person who sets or marks an examination.
raw_tags: countable
examiners (English, noun)
Forms: form: examiner
raw_tags: Singular
form: examiners
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of examiner; more than one (kind of) examiner.
meteorology (English, noun)
Forms: form: meteorology
raw_tags: Singular
form: meteorologies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmiːtɪəˈrɒlədʒi/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌmiti.əˈrɑːlədʒi/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Meteorology is the science that studies the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.
meteorologies (English, noun)
Forms: form: meteorology
raw_tags: Singular
form: meteorologies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of meteorology; more than one (kind of) meteorology.
retract (English, verb)
Forms: form: retract
tags: canonical
form: retracts
tags: third-person
singular
form: retracted
tags: past
form: retracted
tags: past
participle
form: retracting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rəˈtrækt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something retracts, it pulls back into where it came out from.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: An airplane retracts its wheels after takeoff.
As she stretched, the cat's claws extended and then retracted again.
synonyms: dissappear
withdraw
antonyms: extend
glosses: If you retract something you said, you take back or withdraw it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won't sue me.
retracts (English, verb)
Forms: form: retract
tags: canonical
form: retracts
tags: third-person
singular
form: retracted
tags: past
form: retracted
tags: past
participle
form: retracting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of retract.
retracted (English, verb)
Forms: form: retract
tags: canonical
form: retracts
tags: third-person
singular
form: retracted
tags: past
form: retracted
tags: past
participle
form: retracting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of retract.
retracting (English, verb)
Forms: form: retract
tags: canonical
form: retracts
tags: third-person
singular
form: retracted
tags: past
form: retracted
tags: past
participle
form: retracting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of retract.
senator (English, noun)
Forms: form: senator
raw_tags: Singular
form: senators
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛn.ə.tə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/
tags: US
glosses: A senator is a member in the senate.
raw_tags: countable
senators (English, noun)
Forms: form: senator
raw_tags: Singular
form: senators
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of senator; more than one (kind of) senator.
senate (English, noun)
Forms: form: senate
raw_tags: Singular
form: senates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛnɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɛnət/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsenət/
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A senate is the smaller upper assembly of a country.
raw_tags: countable
politics
senates (English, noun)
Forms: form: senate
raw_tags: Singular
form: senates
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of senate; more than one (kind of) senate.
slab (English, noun)
Forms: form: slab
raw_tags: Singular
form: slabs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /slæb/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A slab is a large and flat piece of a solid material.
slab (English, verb)
Forms: form: slab
tags: canonical
form: slabs
tags: third-person
singular
form: slabbed
tags: past
form: slabbed
tags: past
participle
form: slabbing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /slæb/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you are slabbing something, you are making it into a slab.
raw_tags: transitive
slabs (English, noun)
Forms: form: slab
raw_tags: Singular
form: slabs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of slab; more than one (kind of) slab.
slabs (English, verb)
Forms: form: slab
tags: canonical
form: slabs
tags: third-person
singular
form: slabbed
tags: past
form: slabbed
tags: past
participle
form: slabbing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of slab.
slabbed (English, verb)
Forms: form: slab
tags: canonical
form: slabs
tags: third-person
singular
form: slabbed
tags: past
form: slabbed
tags: past
participle
form: slabbing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of slab.
slabbing (English, verb)
Forms: form: slab
tags: canonical
form: slabs
tags: third-person
singular
form: slabbed
tags: past
form: slabbed
tags: past
participle
form: slabbing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of slab.
antler (English, noun)
Forms: form: antler
raw_tags: Singular
form: antlers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈænt.lɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈænt.lə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Antlers are the bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk.
raw_tags: countable
antlers (English, noun)
Forms: form: antler
raw_tags: Singular
form: antlers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of antler; more than one (kind of) antler.
bony (English, adj)
Forms: form: bony
tags: positive
form: bonier
tags: comparative
form: boniest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbəʊni/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈboʊni/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is bony, it resembles or have the appearance of a bone.
glosses: If a person is bony, they have little flesh.
synonyms: skinny
thin
boniest (English, adj)
Forms: form: bony
tags: positive
form: bonier
tags: comparative
form: boniest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of bony; most bony.
bonier (English, adj)
Forms: form: bony
tags: positive
form: bonier
tags: comparative
form: boniest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of bony; more bony.
indignation (English, noun)
Forms: form: indignation
raw_tags: Singular
form: indignations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪn.dɪɡ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Indignation is anger caused by something that is not fair, or is undeserved to someone.
indignations (English, noun)
Forms: form: indignation
raw_tags: Singular
form: indignations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of indignation; more than one (kind of) indignation.
soot (English, noun)
Forms: form: soot
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʊt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: suit
glosses: Soot is a fine black substance that is produced by the incomplete combustion (burning) of coal or oil.
raw_tags: uncountable
soot (English, verb)
Forms: form: soot
tags: canonical
form: soots
tags: third-person
singular
form: sooted
tags: past
form: sooted
tags: past
participle
form: sooting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʊt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: suit
glosses: If you soot something, you cover it in soot.
raw_tags: transitive
soots (English, verb)
Forms: form: soot
tags: canonical
form: soots
tags: third-person
singular
form: sooted
tags: past
form: sooted
tags: past
participle
form: sooting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of soot.
sooted (English, verb)
Forms: form: soot
tags: canonical
form: soots
tags: third-person
singular
form: sooted
tags: past
form: sooted
tags: past
participle
form: sooting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of soot.
sooting (English, verb)
Forms: form: soot
tags: canonical
form: soots
tags: third-person
singular
form: sooted
tags: past
form: sooted
tags: past
participle
form: sooting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of soot.
shell game (English, phrase)
Forms: form: shell game
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: A shell game is a game where one player tries to guess which of three small cups (or shells) a small object is hidden under after the other player quickly rearranges their positions.
glosses: A shell game is a dishonest activity designed to make people expect one outcome, which is not the intended outcome.