crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
later (English, adj)
Forms: form: late
tags: positive
form: later
tags: comparative
form: latest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /leɪtə/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The comparative form of late; more late.
examples: Most people can't walk in the later stages of the disease.
We can't be there now, but we'd like to meet at a later date.
Much is known about his early days, but are many question about his later life.
I expected you to be later than this.
quadrennial (English, adj)
Forms: form: quadrennial
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwɒˈdrɛn.i.əl/
tags: UK
ipa: /kwɑˈdrɛni.əl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is quadrennial, it happens every four years.
useless (English, adj)
Forms: form: useless
tags: positive
form: more useless
tags: comparative
form: most useless
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuːs.ləs/
tags: US
glosses: If something is useless, it has no use.
synonyms: useful
onlooker (English, noun)
Forms: form: onlooker
raw_tags: Singular
form: onlookers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒnˌlʊk.ə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: An onlooker is someone who watches but does not participate.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I wasn't in the fight. I was only an onlooker.
synonyms: bystander
spectator
observer
poems (English, noun)
Forms: form: poem
raw_tags: Singular
form: poems
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpəʊ.ɪmz/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpoʊ.əmz/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of poem; more than one (kind of) poem.
owe (English, verb)
Forms: form: owe
tags: canonical
form: owes
tags: third-person
singular
form: owed
tags: past
form: owed
tags: past
participle
form: owing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əʊ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /oʊ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you owe something you need to pay or give it to someone because of something you have been given. For example, if I ask to borrow five dollars for lunch from a friend, then I will owe that friend five dollars. It could also be something you agree to pay (like a bill) or something you lost gambling.
examples: I owe $50 to the phone company right now.
Just remember, you owe me five dollars for the lunch I bought you.
I owe John for giving me a ride home last night. (Used to mean I owe kindness in return for kindness, not that I owe money.)
I owe you a shirt since I ruined one of yours.
glosses: If you owe a person, there is something you need to pay or give to that person. That is, you owe something to that person.
examples: Thanks for the help! I really owe you for that!
glosses: If you owe a lot to someone or something, you have something to thank that person (or thing) for.
examples: We owe as much to good luck as to our own skills.
We owe a debt of gratitude to those who started this organization.
Most people don't know how much they owe their parents.
I would have died if you had not pulled me from the water -- I owe you my life.
glosses: If something owes to something else, what it owes to is what caused or the reason for doing it.
examples: Much of the success of early rock music owed to the ability of teenagers to buy records.
Owing to the fact that I will be absent tomorrow I must do extra work today.
UN (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: UN
raw_tags: Abbreviation
glosses: Short for United Nations.
knowledgeable (English, adj)
Forms: form: knowledgeable
tags: positive
form: more knowledgeable
tags: comparative
form: most knowledgeable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.ə.bəl/
tags: UK
glosses: If a person is knowledgeable that person knows many things, or a great amount about something.
examples: She is very knowledgeable when it comes to medicine.
Could we find anyone more knowledgeable than him?
earn (English, verb)
Forms: form: earn
tags: canonical
form: earns
tags: third-person
singular
form: earned
tags: past
form: earned
tags: past
participle
form: earning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɜːn/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ɝn/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: urn
glosses: If you earn something you get it by working or doing something.
examples: I earn a lot more money at my new job than at my last job.
He worked hard to earn our respect.
She earned a bad name for herself by her bad behavior.
The child earned a spanking by not listening to his parents.
It took a long time to earn their trust.
glosses: If you think you have earned something, you think you should have it because of what you have done.
examples: After completing that project I thought I had earned some time to rest.
hill (English, noun)
Forms: form: hill
raw_tags: Singular
form: hills
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪl/
tags: US
glosses: A hill is a piece of high ground that rises up out of lower ground. A hill is like a mountain but smaller.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My house was on the top of a hill.
We had to climb a tall hill to reach the old family cemetery (place where dead people are buried).
synonyms: valley
depression
ant-hill (English, noun)
Forms: form: ant-hill
raw_tags: Singular
form: ant-hills
tags: plural
glosses: Ant-hill is another way of spelling anthill.
hillbilly (English, noun)
Forms: form: hillbilly
raw_tags: Singular
form: hillbillies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɪlˌbɪli/
tags: US
glosses: A person who lives in the country in an area with many hills, and who has little money. Usually, this means an American from a region called Appalachia or a region called the Ozark Mountains. These people have homes and farms in the valleys between the hills.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My dad is a hillbilly from eastern Kentucky.
People often make fun of hillbillies without ever actually knowing one.
hillbilly (English, adj)
Forms: form: hillbilly
tags: positive
form: more hillbilly
tags: comparative
form: most hillbilly
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɪlˌbɪli/
tags: US
glosses: Having to do with hillbillies, or typical of hillbillies.
hills (English, noun)
Forms: form: hill
raw_tags: Singular
form: hills
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪlz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of hill; more than one (kind of) hill.
hillbillies (English, noun)
Forms: form: hillbilly
raw_tags: Singular
form: hillbillies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of hillbilly; more than one (kind of) hillbilly.
valleys (English, noun)
Forms: form: valley
raw_tags: Singular
form: valleys
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈvæliz/
glosses: The plural form of valley; more than one (kind of) valley.
Appalachia (English, name)
Forms: form: Appalachia
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Appalachia is a region in the eastern United States of America, named for the Appalachian Mountains.
examples: It is hard to pass through the Appalachia region because most of it is mountainous.
Kentucky (English, name)
Forms: form: Kentucky
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɛnˈtʌki/
tags: UK
ipa: /kənˈtʌki/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Kentucky is a state in the United States of America.
examples: Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky.
hillbilly music (English, noun)
Forms: form: hillbilly music
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Country music.
raw_tags: uncountable
old, no longer used
tear (English, noun)
Forms: form: tear
raw_tags: Singular
form: tears
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɛə/
tags: UK
poses: noun 1
verb 1
tags: UK
poses: noun 1
verb 1
ipa: /tɛɚ/
tags: US
poses: noun 1
verb 1
tags: US
poses: noun 1
verb 1
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
poses: noun 1
verb 1
glosses: A tear is hole made by pulling or ripping something.
examples: I cannot wear a shirt with a tear in it!
tear (English, noun)
Forms: form: tear
raw_tags: Singular
form: tears
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɪə/
tags: UK
poses: noun 2
verb 2
tags: UK
poses: noun 2
verb 2
ipa: /tɪɚ/
tags: US
poses: noun 2
verb 2
tags: US
poses: noun 2
verb 2
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
poses: noun 2
verb 2
glosses: A tear is a drop of water that comes from your eye when you cry.
examples: I felt sorry when I saw the tears running down her face.
tear (English, verb)
Forms: form: tear
tags: canonical
form: tears
tags: third-person
singular
form: tore
tags: past
form: torn
tags: past
participle
form: tearing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɛə/
tags: UK
poses: noun 1
verb 1
tags: UK
poses: noun 1
verb 1
ipa: /tɛɚ/
tags: US
poses: noun 1
verb 1
tags: US
poses: noun 1
verb 1
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
poses: noun 1
verb 1
glosses: If you tear something you make a hole in it, or make it into two pieces, by pulling it apart. It is making a tear.
examples: Paper is easier to tear than cloth.
I tore a hole in my pants when I fell on my knee.
I was so mad at her I tore her letter in half.
tear (English, verb)
Forms: form: tear
tags: canonical
form: tears
tags: third-person
singular
form: teared
tags: past
form: teared
tags: past
participle
form: tearing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɪə/
tags: UK
poses: noun 2
verb 2
tags: UK
poses: noun 2
verb 2
ipa: /tɪɚ/
tags: US
poses: noun 2
verb 2
tags: US
poses: noun 2
verb 2
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
poses: noun 2
verb 2
glosses: If someone is tearing, that person has tears coming from the eyes. Often, this is called "tearing up." Usually, this is when the person is not crying in a way that can be heard.
examples: I tried to look brave, but started tearing up at the funeral.
My eye started to tear after I got sand in it.
She teared up when she heard the news.
qualification (English, noun)
Forms: form: qualification
raw_tags: Singular
form: qualifications
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A qualification is something you might need to do something (such as a job). This might be a skill, knowing about something, or having done a similar job before.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Being able to lead is an important qualification to be president.
The qualifications for this job include being able to use a computer.
They listed an engineering degree as a qualification for the job, even though it was not as an engineer.
glosses: A qualification is something you add to an idea that limits its effect or meaning.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I accept your offer, but with some qualifications.
qualifications (English, noun)
Forms: form: qualification
raw_tags: Singular
form: qualifications
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of qualification; more than one (kind of) qualification.
huge (English, adj)
Forms: form: huge
tags: positive
form: huger
tags: comparative
form: hugest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /hjuːd͡ʒ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If something is huge it is very big. When you say this, you mean bigger than large, or bigger than what is usually called big.
examples: Wow! That dog is so huge he could be a horse.
synonyms: giant
gigantic
enormous
antonyms: small
little
tiny
glosses: If something is huge it is very important or very exciting.
raw_tags: informal
examples: He's moving all the way to Africa! That's huge!
nationalization (English, noun)
Forms: form: nationalization
raw_tags: Singular
form: nationalizations
tags: plural
glosses: Nationalization is when a privately owned object becomes the property of the government or the public.
antonyms: privatization
spawn (English, verb)
Forms: form: spawn
tags: canonical
form: spawns
tags: third-person
singular
form: spawned
tags: past
form: spawned
tags: past
participle
form: spawning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspɔːn/
tags: UK
glosses: To create, in large numbers.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: To reproduce in large numbers.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
spawn (English, noun)
Forms: form: spawn
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspɔːn/
tags: UK
glosses: The eggs of a frog are spawn. They are covered in clear jelly.
raw_tags: uncountable
heathen (English, noun)
Forms: form: heathen
raw_tags: Singular
form: heathens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhiːðən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A person who has no religion and does not believe in anything spiritual.
raw_tags: countable
examples: An atheist doesn't believe in God, but a heathen doesn't believe in anything.
We are all rational and rebellious heathens here.
glosses: A wild or immoral person.
raw_tags: by extension
examples: Those kids were a bunch of heathens who did nothing but party.
That bunch of heathens completely destroyed this place.
glosses: A pagan who tries to follow the religion of ancient Germany or Scandinavia. This religion is often called Asatru or Heathenry.
raw_tags: often capitalized
examples: He is a very serious Heathen and prays to Odin and Thor everyday.
glosses: A person who is not a Christian.
raw_tags: often offensive
heathen (English, adj)
Forms: form: heathen
tags: positive
form: more heathen
tags: comparative
form: most heathen
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhiːðən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Not believing in any religion or anything spiritual. This could also mean an idea that is against all religion.
examples: I found him reading some heathen book that claimed to disprove God.
glosses: Wild or immoral.
raw_tags: by extension
examples: Everything he does is totally heathen.
glosses: Having to do with the religion of ancient Germany or Scandinavia; about Heathenry.
raw_tags: often capitalized
glosses: Not Christian.
raw_tags: often offensive
examples: "The heathen [Aztec] gods cursed the gold...."—from Pirates of the Caribbean
Scandinavia (English, name)
Forms: form: Scandinavia
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /skændɪˈneɪvi.ə/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A region of Europe in the north. The countries called Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are part of Scandinavia. Sometime Iceland and Finland are included, but not always.
examples: The Vikings sailed from Scandinavia to attack the rest of Europe.
Thor (English, name)
Forms: form: Thor
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /θɔː/
tags: UK
ipa: /θɔr/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The god of thunder and lightning to the Vikings (a people from ancient Europe).
heathens (English, noun)
Forms: form: heathen
raw_tags: Singular
form: heathens
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of heathen; more than one (kind of) heathen.
Norway (English, name)
Forms: form: Norway
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɔː.weɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnɔr.weɪ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Norway is a country in the north of Europe, with borders to Sweden, Finland and Russia.
shamans (English, noun)
Forms: form: shaman
raw_tags: Singular
form: shaman or shamans
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of shaman; more than one (kind of) shaman.
Sweden (English, name)
Forms: form: Sweden
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈswiː.dən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈswi.dən/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Sweden is a country in the north of Europe.
Denmark (English, name)
Forms: form: Denmark
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛn.mɑːk/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdɛn.mɑrk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Denmark is a country in the north of Europe.
examples: Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark.
Iceland (English, name)
Forms: form: Iceland
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaɪs.lənd/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: Iceland is an island country in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Iceland is halfway between Europe and North America.
Finland (English, name)
Forms: form: Finland
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪn.lənd/
tags: US
glosses: Finland is a country in the north of Europe.
Ireland (English, name)
Forms: form: Ireland
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaɪə(r)lənd/
tags: US
glosses: An island in the Atlantic Ocean which is a little west of the Britain.
glosses: Ireland is the official name for the Republic of Ireland, it is located in the south of the island, forms most of the island and includes 26 counties.
Republic of Ireland (English, name)
Forms: form: Republic of Ireland
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: A country on an island of Europe
graph (English, noun)
Forms: form: graph
raw_tags: Singular
form: graphs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡrɑːf/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɡræf/
raw_tags: Northern-England
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A graph shows data (numbers) as a picture.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: chart
diagram
table
graph (English, verb)
Forms: form: graph
tags: canonical
form: graphs
tags: third-person
singular
form: graphed
tags: past
form: graphed
tags: past
participle
form: graphing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡrɑːf/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɡræf/
raw_tags: Northern-England
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To draw a graph.
charts (English, noun)
Forms: form: chart
raw_tags: Singular
form: charts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of chart; more than one (kind of) chart.
charts (English, verb)
Forms: form: chart
tags: canonical
form: charts
tags: third-person
singular
form: charted
tags: past
form: charted
tags: past
participle
form: charting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of chart.
Jammu and Kashmir (English, name)
Forms: form: Jammu and Kashmir
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Jammu and Kashmir is a state in northern India. The capital is Srinagar.
salary (English, noun)
Forms: form: salary
raw_tags: Singular
form: salaries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsælɚi/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: celery
glosses: Your salary is the money you are paid every month for doing your job.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Your salary will be paid into your bank on the first day of each month.
The company president earned $814,200 in salary, bonus, and benefits.
The average monthly Japanese salary increased 4.3 percent last year.
She gets a base salary of $34,000, plus commissions, which range from $3,000 to $7,000 a year.
synonyms: pay
wage
income
clue (English, noun)
Forms: form: clue
raw_tags: Singular
form: clues
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kluː/
tags: Australia
glosses: A clue is a piece of information that helps you answer a question or solve a problem.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He said nothing, made no gesture, and gave no clue about what he was thinking.
Something in those boxes might provide a clue to his death.
She disappeared without a clue.
glosses: If you have no clue about something, you don't know at all.
tags: singular
raw_tags: informal
examples: I'm afraid I have no clue how to get there.
Don't ask him. He doesn't have a clue about computers.
The guy's an idiot. He hasn't got a clue.
clue (English, verb)
Forms: form: clue
tags: canonical
form: clues
tags: third-person
singular
form: clued
tags: past
form: clued
tags: past
participle
form: cluing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kluː/
tags: Australia
glosses: If you clue somebody in to something, you give them that information that they didn't have.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
informal
examples: I had no idea what she was angry about until my sister clued me in.
The look on her face finally clued me in: she didn't speak English.
I finally clued in to the fact that it wasn't going to work.
humiliation (English, noun)
Forms: form: humiliation
raw_tags: Singular
form: humiliations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: Humiliation is the feeling you have when something very bad has happened and many people think it's your fault.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: Humiliation is the act of shaming or embarrassing someone or making them feel very bad.
raw_tags: uncountable
embarrass (English, verb)
Forms: form: embarrass
tags: canonical
form: embarrasses
tags: third-person
singular
form: embarrassed
tags: past
form: embarrassed
tags: past
participle
form: embarrassing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪmˈbæ.rəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you embarrass someone, you make them feel discomfort or shame.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The boys embarrassed him by pulling down his pants.
mango (English, noun)
Forms: form: mango
raw_tags: Singular
form: mangoes or mangos
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/
ipa: /ˈmæŋɡoʊ, ˈmeɪŋɡoʊ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A mango is a sweet tropical fruit with smooth yellow or red skin, soft yellow or orange flesh and a very large seed inside.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This mango is very big.
snow leopard (English, noun)
Forms: form: snow leopard
raw_tags: Singular
form: snow leopards
tags: plural
glosses: The snow leopard is a large wildcat that lives in central Asia.
fluorine (English, noun)
Forms: form: fluorine
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈflɔːrɪn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Fluorine is a yellow gas that has an atomic number of 9 and the symbol F.
examples: Fluorine reacts very easily.
Fluoride toothpaste contains a compound of fluorine.
bird of prey (English, noun)
Forms: form: bird of prey
raw_tags: Singular
form: birds of prey
tags: plural
glosses: A bird of prey is a bird that hunts and eats other animals. Some birds of prey are the eagle, the owl, and the peregrine falcon.
peregrine falcon (English, noun)
Forms: form: peregrine falcon
raw_tags: Singular
form: peregrine falcons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a bird of prey found in many parts of the world.
examples: The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird in the world.
morphologies (English, noun)
Forms: form: morphology
raw_tags: Singular
form: morphologies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of morphology; more than one (kind of) morphology.
don't cry over spilt milk (English, phrase)
Forms: form: don't cry over spilt milk
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A phrase that means that you shouldn't get upset or worry about something that has already happened and can't be changed.
British (English, adj)
Forms: form: British
tags: positive
form: more British
tags: comparative
form: most British
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: British people or things are those that come from Britain.
examples: My dad is British, and my Mom is Indian.
fag (English, noun)
Forms: form: fag
raw_tags: Singular
form: fags
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fæɡ/
tags: Australia
glosses: A cigarette.
raw_tags: UK only
examples: She smokes about 10 fags a day.
synonyms: cigarette
ciggy
smoke
glosses: A homosexual male, sometimes used between homosexuals themselves. Short for faggot.
raw_tags: vulgar
often offensive
synonyms: faggot
fairy
poof
fairy (English, noun)
Forms: form: fairy
raw_tags: Singular
form: fairies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɛəri/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfɛri/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfeːri/
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: ferry
glosses: A type of human-like being with magical powers. In modern stories fairies are small with insect-like wings. In older stories they were human-size and very powerful, and sometimes dangerous.
raw_tags: fiction) (folklore) (mythology
examples: A fairy granted then each a wish.
Some people say fairies live beneath the hills in Ireland.
glosses: A homosexual man, usually one who is very feminine.
raw_tags: slang
offensive
examples: I'm not sure that fairy even knows he's male.
queer (English, adj)
Forms: form: queer
tags: positive
form: queerer
tags: comparative
form: queerest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwir/
tags: US
glosses: If something is queer, it is a little bit strange, it is not quite normal.
glosses: If someone feels queer, that person is mentally strange or sick.
raw_tags: dated
slang
glosses: Another word for homosexual or for LGBT people in general. It is sometimes used as a derogatory term and some people see it as a slur.
raw_tags: slang
see usage notes
glosses: Denoting or relating to a sexual or gender identity that does not correspond to established ideas of sexuality and gender, especially heterosexual norms.
raw_tags: see usage notes
queer (English, noun)
Forms: form: queer
raw_tags: Singular
form: queers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwir/
tags: US
glosses: A person who is homosexual.
raw_tags: slang
offensive
see usage notes above
glosses: A person whose gender identity is nonbinary or differs from the sex they had or were identified as having at birth.
raw_tags: see usage notes above
queer (English, verb)
Forms: form: queer
tags: canonical
form: queers
tags: third-person
singular
form: queered
tags: past
form: queered
tags: past
participle
form: queering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwir/
tags: US
glosses: To queer somebody's pitch means to upset someone's plans.
raw_tags: slang
glosses: To queer something is to see it, examine it, or show it from a queer perspective.
raw_tags: rare
border (English, noun)
Forms: form: border
raw_tags: Singular
form: borders
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɔədə/
tags: Australia
ipa: /bɔːdə/
tags: UK
ipa: /bɔrdər/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: boarder
glosses: The border of a country is the edge of the country: the place where that country touches another country.
examples: You can't cross the border without identification papers.
glosses: The border of a shape or of a picture or of part of a picture is the edge of it.
examples: She drew three pink hearts with red borders at the top of the picture.
border (English, verb)
Forms: form: border
tags: canonical
form: borders
tags: third-person
singular
form: bordered
tags: past
form: bordered
tags: past
participle
form: bordering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɔədə/
tags: Australia
ipa: /bɔːdə/
tags: UK
ipa: /bɔrdər/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: boarder
glosses: If something is bordered with or in something, that goes all around it.
raw_tags: transitive
usually passive
examples: The newspaper notice was bordered in black.
glosses: If one place borders on another, they are side by side.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The Sea of Japan is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea.
aspirin (English, noun)
Forms: form: aspirin
raw_tags: Singular
form: aspirins
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæsprɪn/
tags: UK
glosses: A drug for pain.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
strict (English, adj)
Forms: form: strict
tags: positive
form: stricter
tags: comparative
form: strictest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /strɪkt/
tags: US
glosses: Making firm rules.
examples: The father was very strict about the children coming to dinner on time.
glosses: Following rules exactly, or giving strong punishments for not following the rules.
coach (English, noun)
Forms: form: coach
raw_tags: Singular
form: coaches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊtʃ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /koʊtʃ
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A coach is a teacher of a sport.
raw_tags: countable
sports
examples: Even though his team won, first-year coach Andrew Johnson was not happy.
Parkview's new assistant girls soccer coach Karen Kingston has led the Panthers team to a 4-1 record.
Mrs. Schenkman, the seventh grade girls' basketball coach, had ended practice for the day.
glosses: A coach is a private teacher, often to help prepare for a particular test, job, or situation.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A coach is a bus or a car of a train with seats for many people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Thomas the Tank Engine was pulling his coaches Annie and Clarabel back into Knapford Station.
glosses: A coach is a vehicle pulled by a horse.
raw_tags: countable
coach (English, verb)
Forms: form: coach
tags: canonical
form: coaches
tags: third-person
singular
form: coached
tags: past
form: coached
tags: past
participle
form: coaching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊtʃ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /koʊtʃ
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you coach a person or a team, you teach them how to do a sport.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
sports
examples: She coaches girls gymnastics at Middlebury High School.
glosses: If you coach someone, you help them prepare for a particular test, job, or situation.
raw_tags: transitive
Kashmir stag (English, noun)
Forms: form: Kashmir stag
raw_tags: Singular
form: Kashmir stags
tags: plural
glosses: The Kashmir stag (Cervus canadensis hanglu) is a type of red deer native to northern Pakistan and India.
unanimous (English, adj)
Forms: form: unanimous
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /juːˈnanɪməs/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ju'nænəməs/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is unanimous, it is agreed on by all who are present.
examples: The vote to pass the bill was unanimous. Every member of the state congress voted to pass it.
corner the market (English, phrase)
Forms: form: corner the market
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you corner the market, you become so successful at selling or making a particular product that almost no one else sells or makes it.
examples: They've more or less cornered the fast-food market – they're in every big city in the country.
coast (English, noun)
Forms: form: coast
raw_tags: Singular
form: coasts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The coast is the area of land closest to the sea.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The hotel was near the coast and their room had a balcony from which they could see the distant ocean.
The numbers of fish along the Atlantic coast declined from heavy fishing, construction of dams, and pollution.
glosses: If the coast is clear, nobody is looking, so you can do something without anyone knowing.
examples: He looked out the window to see if the coast was clear.
coast (English, verb)
Forms: form: coast
tags: canonical
form: coasts
tags: third-person
singular
form: coasted
tags: past
form: coasted
tags: past
participle
form: coasting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If a vehicle coasts, it continues to move forward without needing new energy.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The car gradually coasted to a stop.
He rested as the bike coasted down the hill.
preference (English, noun)
Forms: form: preference
raw_tags: Singular
form: preferences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɛf(ə)r(ə)ns/
tags: US
glosses: A preference is something that you like more than others
raw_tags: countable
intruder (English, noun)
Forms: form: intruder
raw_tags: Singular
form: intruders
tags: plural
glosses: An intruder is someone who enters another persons' home without permission.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The intruder in the house was caught after we called the police.
astrology (English, noun)
Forms: form: astrology
raw_tags: Singular
form: astrologies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈstrɒlədʒi/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Astrology is the study of stars, planets, and their relations to predict future events.
raw_tags: uncountable
combine (English, verb)
Forms: form: combine
tags: canonical
form: combines
tags: third-person
singular
form: combined
tags: past
form: combined
tags: past
participle
form: combining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /kəmˈbaɪn/
poses: verb
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
glosses: If you combine two or more things, you put them together.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup white sugar and cinnamon.
Her new book combines elements of similar stories told throughout eastern North America.
All of these factors combine to create a system that is difficult to understand.
glosses: If something combines two or more things, it has both/all of them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: This is a world that combines the old with the new.
combine (English, noun)
Forms: form: combine
raw_tags: Singular
form: combines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒm.baɪn/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈkɑm.baɪn/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
glosses: A combine is a large farm vehicle the cuts grain and separates the seeds.
raw_tags: countable
birds of prey (English, noun)
Forms: form: bird of prey
raw_tags: Singular
form: birds of prey
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bird of prey; more than one (kind of) bird of prey.
messiah (English, noun)
Forms: form: messiah
raw_tags: Singular
form: messiahs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈsaɪ.ə/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Jews and Christians use the word messiah to mean someone who was chosen by God to lead the people of Israel. Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah.
glosses: A person who is like God and who has many strong abilities.
conscience (English, noun)
Forms: form: conscience
raw_tags: Singular
form: consciences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒn.ʃəns/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑn.ʃəns/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The ability to feel whether what you're doing is right or wrong.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Even though he stole things, he had some conscience: he didn't kill anyone.
synonyms: moral compass
honour (English, noun)
Forms: form: honour
raw_tags: Singular
form: honours
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑn.ɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɒn.ə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Honour is the quality of being respected by other people.
honour (English, verb)
Forms: form: honour
tags: canonical
form: honours
tags: third-person
singular
form: honoured
tags: past
form: honoured
tags: past
participle
form: honouring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑn.ɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɒn.ə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you honour someone or something, you think highly of them; you respect them.
honor (English, noun)
Forms: form: honor
raw_tags: Singular
form: honors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑn.ɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɒn.ə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Honor is the quality of being respected by other people.
honor (English, verb)
Forms: form: honor
tags: canonical
form: honors
tags: third-person
singular
form: honored
tags: past
form: honored
tags: past
participle
form: honoring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑn.ɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɒn.ə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you honor someone or something, you think highly of them; you respect them.
psychiatrist (English, noun)
Forms: form: psychiatrist
raw_tags: Singular
form: psychiatrists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.trɪst/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A psychiatrist is a doctor who helps people whose minds are sick.
raw_tags: countable
medicine
examples: She went to a psychiatrist to try to learn to think about her life in a more normal way.
fatherland (English, noun)
Forms: form: fatherland
raw_tags: Singular
form: fatherlands
tags: plural
glosses: The fatherland is the land of your father or mother.
raw_tags: countable
command (English, noun)
Forms: form: command
raw_tags: Singular
form: commands
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈmɑːnd/
tags: UK
ipa: /kəˈmænd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Command, is the power to control people or things.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The information moved from the soldiers up the chain of command right to the president.
Machine-gun fire swept through the general's command post.
With their centralized command structure, it's hard to believe that it could be an accidental action.
We'll look at the problems they face and the military options at their command.
These women reject the idea that they are under their husband's command.
We have not leader. Somebody needs to take command and get us moving.
Saddam Hussein was in command of one of the world's biggest military machines.
glosses: Command is the people or place that orders come from.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: This operation was planned carefully from the central command.
Reporters recently spoke to leaders at the Army's Strategic Defense Command.
glosses: A command is a direction for a computer to do something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A complicated command like "COPY: *. *B:PRNT1 i" could take some time for the computer to complete.
glosses: A command is an order that somebody do something or that something happen.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He gave the command to attack.
glosses: If you have command of something, you understand it well.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: He has an excellent command of both French and Spanish.
command (English, verb)
Forms: form: command
tags: canonical
form: commands
tags: third-person
singular
form: commanded
tags: past
form: commanded
tags: past
participle
form: commanding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈmɑːnd/
tags: UK
ipa: /kəˈmænd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you command someone to do something, you tell them to do it because you have power over them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He'd first joined the Army in 1969 and commanded a unit in Vietnam.
"That's quite enough of that. Stop it right now," commanded his teacher.
glosses: If you command attention, respect, etc., you get it because you should get it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The amazing power of weather commands respect and fear.
Her fire-red hair commanded attention.
The wines from 1989 from that area today command high prices.
nitrogen (English, noun)
Forms: form: nitrogen
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Nitrogen is a colourless gas that has an atomic number of 7 and the symbol N.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The air we breathe is mostly made of nitrogen.
Nitrogen does not react very easily.
Liquid nitrogen is used to keep other things very cold.
colourless (English, adj)
Forms: form: colourless
tags: positive
form: more colourless
tags: comparative
form: most colourless
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌlə(r).ləs/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Something that has no colour, and is almost invisible
examples: Air is colourless, which is why we can see through it.
Water is normally a colourless liquid.
atomic number (English, noun)
Forms: form: atomic number
raw_tags: Singular
form: atomic numbers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /əˈtɒm.ɪk//ˈnʌm.bɚ/
glosses: The number of protons in an atom is the atomic number. It is also the position in the periodic table of elements.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Hydrogen has an atomic number of 1. It has 1 proton, and is the first element in the periodic table.
Heavy elements, such as gold have a high atomic number.
dweeb (English, noun)
Forms: form: dweeb
raw_tags: Singular
form: dweebs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dwiːb/
tags: Australia
glosses: A dweeb is a person who is not cool.
raw_tags: slang
countable
examples: What a dweeb -- he dresses like he is still in the 1980's.
synonyms: dork
nerd
geek
admission (English, noun)
Forms: form: admission
raw_tags: Singular
form: admissions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ædˈmɪʃ.ən/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: An admission is when you admit (confess) something.
synonyms: confession
glosses: Admission is when you are allowed to enter a place, an event, or a group (organization).
glosses: Admission is money you pay to get into a place. Examples would be paying to get into a theater of an amusement park.
antivirus (English, noun)
Forms: form: antivirus
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/
tags: UK
glosses: A program for a computer that keep computer viruses out the computer. Usually, this program will take viruses out of the computer too.
raw_tags: uncountable
computing
forgive (English, verb)
Forms: form: forgive
tags: canonical
form: forgives
tags: third-person
singular
form: forgave
tags: past
form: forgiven
tags: past
participle
form: forgiving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fəˈgɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When you forgive something, you do not punish the person who did it.
examples: I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive your stealing.
I have forgiven your disloyalty.
glosses: When you forgive a person, you do not try to punish that person for something.
examples: I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive you.
I forgave them for being cruel when we were younger.
guilty (English, adj)
Forms: form: guilty
tags: positive
form: guiltier
tags: comparative
form: guiltiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈgɪl.ti/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you are guilty of something, you did it. This is usually for doing a bad thing.
glosses: If you feel guilty you feel bad about something you did.
glosses: If you are found guilty of a crime, a court of law said you did do that crime.
lithium (English, noun)
Forms: form: lithium
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪθi.əm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Lithium is a light silver-grey metal. It has an atomic number of 3 and the symbol Li. It is the first alkali metals.
examples: Lithium reacts very easily. It even reacts with water.
The lightest metal known is lithium.
beryllium (English, noun)
Forms: form: beryllium
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bə'rɪliəm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Beryllium is a light, grey metal. It has an atomic number of 4 and the symbol Be. It is the first of the alkaline earth metals.
examples: Beryllium is very poisonous.
Emeralds contain beryllium.
magnesium (English, noun)
Forms: form: magnesium
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmæɡˈniziəm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Magnesium is a light, silver-grey metal. It has an atomic number of 12 and the symbol Mg. It is the second of the alkaline earth metals.
examples: Photographers used to use magnesium to make a flash of light.
Magnesium burns very easily.
It is important every day to eat food that contains magnesium compounds.
photographer (English, noun)
Forms: form: photographer
raw_tags: Singular
form: photographers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fəˈtɑɡrəfɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /fəˈtɒɡrəfə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A photographer is a person who takes photographs as his work.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We had a good photographer at the wedding.
A photographer often knows how to develop his own photographs.
The photographer was busy taking photographs of the models.
colorless (English, adj)
Forms: form: colorless
tags: positive
form: more colorless
tags: comparative
form: most colorless
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌlə(r).ləs/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Something that has no color, and is almost invisible
examples: Air is colorless, which is why we can see through it.
Water is normally a colorless liquid.
react (English, verb)
Forms: form: react
tags: canonical
form: reacts
tags: third-person
singular
form: reacted
tags: past
form: reacted
tags: past
participle
form: reacting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ri'ækt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you react to a person or event, you do something because of the person or event.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: When someone shouts at you, you usually react by shouting back.
glosses: If you react to a medicine or other substance, something happens in your body because of it.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: She reacts badly to asprin. Her skin becomes red all over her body.
glosses: When two or more chemicals react, they combine to form new chemical compounds.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Acids and alkalis normally react to form salt and water.
diagram (English, noun)
Forms: form: diagram
raw_tags: Singular
form: diagrams
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡræm/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: A diagram is a drawing, or sketch, to show how something, such as a machine, works.
raw_tags: countable
examples: You can see from this diagram that the electric switch is very simple, in fact.
Here is a diagram of some machines in a power plant.
diagram (English, verb)
Forms: form: diagramed
tags: past
form: diagramed
tags: past
participle
form: diagraming
tags: present
participle
form: diagram
tags: canonical
form: diagrams
tags: third-person
singular
form: diagrammed
tags: past
form: diagrammed
tags: past
participle
form: diagramming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡræm/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: If you diagram something or someone, you show it using a diagram.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: They diagramed the building they were about to build.
sketch (English, noun)
Forms: form: sketch
raw_tags: Singular
form: sketches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskɛtʃ/
tags: US
glosses: A sketch is a simple drawing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The artist made a quick sketch before he started painting the real picture.
Here is a sketch of an aeroplane.
glosses: A sketch is a quick description of a person, or of something that happened.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He gave me a sketch of the incident, stating only the main facts.
glosses: A sketch is a short piece of acting, usually funny.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The best part was the three-minute sketch about the cowboy who couldn't ride a horse.
sketch (English, verb)
Forms: form: sketch
tags: canonical
form: sketches
tags: third-person
singular
form: sketched
tags: past
form: sketched
tags: past
participle
form: sketching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskɛtʃ/
tags: US
glosses: If you sketch something, you make a quick drawing of it using a pencil or a pen.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I sketched his face quickly before he woke up.
glosses: If you sketch something, you describe it without many details.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The policeman asked me to sketch the accident while he took notes of what I said.
thump (English, verb)
Forms: form: thump
tags: canonical
form: thumps
tags: third-person
singular
form: thumped
tags: past
form: thumped
tags: past
participle
form: thumping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /θʌmp/
tags: UK
glosses: If you thump something, you hit it, often with your closed hand.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If something thumps, it hits something else, making a loud, low sound.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
glosses: If your heart thumps, it beats so strongly and quickly that you can easily notice it.
raw_tags: intransitive
thump (English, noun)
Forms: form: thump
raw_tags: Singular
form: thumps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /θʌmp/
tags: UK
glosses: A thump is a loud, low sound made when something hits something else.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A thump is the action of something hits something else.
raw_tags: countable
thumps (English, noun)
Forms: form: thump
raw_tags: Singular
form: thumps
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of thump; more than one (kind of) thump.
thumps (English, verb)
Forms: form: thump
tags: canonical
form: thumps
tags: third-person
singular
form: thumped
tags: past
form: thumped
tags: past
participle
form: thumping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of thump.
commerce (English, noun)
Forms: form: commerce
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒ.mɜs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑ.mɝs/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Commerce is the activity of buying and selling goods and services. Or broadly, it is the unmeasurable exchange of energy.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that economic activity had dropped in 16 of the 50 states.
Millions of American jobs depend on international commerce.
compensate (English, verb)
Forms: form: compensate
tags: canonical
form: compensates
tags: third-person
singular
form: compensated
tags: past
form: compensated
tags: past
participle
form: compensating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmpənseɪt/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you compensate somebody, you give them something because they have lost something or done something for you.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
disinterested (English, adj)
Forms: form: disinterested
tags: positive
form: more disinterested
tags: comparative
form: most disinterested
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈsɪnt(ə)rɛstɪd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If someone is disinterested, they are not affected by a situation, so they can make fair decisions about it.
synonyms: impartial
neutral
objective
antonyms: biased
glosses: If someone is disinterested, they are not interested in something; they find it boring.
antonyms: interested
silicon (English, noun)
Forms: form: silicon
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'sIlIkən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Silicon is a non-metal chemical element with the atomic number 14 and the symbol "Si".
examples: Sand is made of mostly silicon compounds.
Computers use chips made from silicon.
phosphorus (English, noun)
Forms: form: phosphorus
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɒsfərəs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Phosphorus is a chemical element that has an atomic number of 15 and the symbol P.
examples: Phosphorus is used to make matches.
We need to eat foods which contain phosphorus to stay healthy.