crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
medical (English, adj)
Forms: form: medical
tags: positive
form: more medical
tags: comparative
form: most medical
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛdɪkl̩/
tags: US
glosses: About physical health and medicine.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Dr. Barry was very creative in his teaching, research, and medical practice.
Often the poor do not go to a doctor because they are unable to pay for medical treatment.
medical (English, noun)
Forms: form: medical
raw_tags: Singular
form: medicals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛdɪkl̩/
tags: US
glosses: A medical is a general check by a doctor.
examples: I'd like to make an appointment for my annual medical.
reluctant (English, adj)
Forms: form: reluctant
tags: positive
form: more reluctant
tags: comparative
form: most reluctant
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈlʌktənt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you are reluctant to do something, you do not want to do it.
examples: My son was reluctant to go to school today because he has a test.
She gave him a reluctant smile.
poison (English, noun)
Forms: form: poison
raw_tags: Singular
form: poisons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
tags: US
glosses: Poison is any substance that makes people or animals sick or kills them if it gets into their body.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He put out poison to get rid of the mice.
Some snakes can deliver poison by biting you.
poison (English, verb)
Forms: form: poison
tags: canonical
form: poisons
tags: third-person
singular
form: poisoned
tags: past
form: poisoned
tags: past
participle
form: poisoning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
tags: US
glosses: If x poisons y, x puts poison in y.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: They poisoned the king's food.
He poisoned the ants to get rid of them.
glosses: If something poisons a person or animal, it makes them sick, or kills them chemically.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The drugs that he used were slowly poisoning him.
glosses: If something poisons someone's mind, it puts bad thoughts there.
raw_tags: transitive
radio (English, noun)
Forms: form: radio
raw_tags: Singular
form: radios
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈreɪdiˌəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈreɪdiˌoʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A radio is piece of electronic equipment that sends or receives signals though the air and plays voice, music, or other sounds.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I used to carry a small radio, but now I have an MP3 player.
When I'm in the car, I usually listen to the radio.
The news will be on the radio in about five minutes.
CBC 99.1 FM is my favorite radio station.
The pilot tried to contact the airport over the radio.
radio (English, verb)
Forms: form: radio
tags: canonical
form: radios
tags: third-person
singular
form: radioed
tags: past
form: radioed
tags: past
participle
form: radioing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈreɪdiˌəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈreɪdiˌoʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you radio someone, you send a message to them using a radio.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
glosses: If you radio a message, you send it to someone using a radio.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
constant (English, adj)
Forms: form: constant
tags: positive
form: more constant
tags: comparative
form: most constant
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒnstənt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑnstənt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is constant, it doesn't change over time.
examples: I have this constant pain in my back. I wish it would stop.
The rain has been constant all morning.
antonyms: variable
constant (English, noun)
Forms: form: constant
raw_tags: Singular
form: constants
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒnstənt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑnstənt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A constant is a value that doesn't change.
raw_tags: technical
examples: In the formula 7x²+3y+5=z, 5 is a constant.
antonyms: variable
psychological (English, adj)
Forms: form: psychological
tags: positive
form: more psychological
tags: comparative
form: most psychological
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: About your mind.
examples: We are concerned about the psychological effect the experience may have on the girls.
When children have problems, we need to consider many aspects of the child's social and psychological functioning.
glosses: About psychology.
examples: Many psychological theories refer to problematic parent-child relationships.
psychology (English, noun)
Forms: form: psychology
raw_tags: Singular
form: psychologies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/
tags: US
ipa: /saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The study of the mind and behaviour.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Research in sports psychology demonstrates the value of setting difficult goals.
hunt (English, verb)
Forms: form: hunt
tags: canonical
form: hunts
tags: third-person
singular
form: hunted
tags: past
form: hunted
tags: past
participle
form: hunting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /hʌnt/
tags: US
glosses: If you hunt for something, you look for it very carefully.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: We hunted for new clothing at the mall.
glosses: If you hunt for animals, you look for them to catch or kill them.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: My father hunted rabbits when I was a child.
hunt (English, noun)
Forms: form: hunt
raw_tags: Singular
form: hunts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hʌnt/
tags: US
glosses: A hunt is a search for something or someone.
examples: The police were on a hunt to find the murderer.
glosses: A hunt is a search for animal(s) to catch or kill.
probable (English, adj)
Forms: form: probable
tags: positive
form: more probable
tags: comparative
form: most probable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɑbəbl̩/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈprɒbəbl̩/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is probable, there is a high chance of it happening, being true, or existing.
examples: Weather is the probable cause of this morning's traffic problems.
It's probable that he'll be here later.
synonyms: likely
antonyms: improbable
unlikely
organ (English, noun)
Forms: form: organ
raw_tags: Singular
form: organs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔːɡən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔɹɡən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An organ is a part of an animal or plant with a specific purpose, such as an eye or a heart.
raw_tags: countable
biology
examples: The stomach is an important organ of the digestive system of humans.
glosses: An organ is a musical instrument that looks like a piano and blows air through pipes to make sounds.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: He can play many organs.
nevertheless (English, adv)
Forms: form: nevertheless
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛvəðəlɛs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnɛvɚðəlɛs/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: You use nevertheless to add surprising information or something in contrast to what was already said or written.
raw_tags: sentence adverb
formal
examples: Morgan stopped working as a doctor in 1973. Nevertheless, he remained active in medical research until his death.
We are seriously over budget. I have nevertheless decided to continue with the project.
none (English, det)
Forms: form: none
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /nʌn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: nun
glosses: Not any.
raw_tags: definite
examples: I looked to see how many coins I had, but I had none.
There was no food on the table, and there was none in the kitchen either.
film (English, noun)
Forms: form: film
raw_tags: Singular
form: films
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪlm/
tags: UK
glosses: A film is a recording of a moving picture that tells stories including actors, directors, and producers.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The studio has hired some actors to make a film about the making of Wiktionary.
Let's go to the theatre and watch a film.
synonyms: movie
glosses: The art or business of making films.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I studied film at college and now I'm a writer.
glosses: Film is a thin, clear material used for taking photographs or movies.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: My new camera is digital and doesn't need film.
glosses: A film is a flat, thin material or substance often covering something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The soap left a sticky film on the glass.
We use a plastic film to protect the food.
film (English, verb)
Forms: form: film
tags: canonical
form: films
tags: third-person
singular
form: filmed
tags: past
form: filmed
tags: past
participle
form: filming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪlm/
tags: UK
glosses: If you film something, you record it as a moving picture.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Somebody filmed the attack with their cell phone and showed it to police.
busy (English, adj)
Forms: form: busy
tags: positive
form: busier
tags: comparative
form: busiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪzi/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you are busy, you are doing something and not available to do something else.
examples: I'm sorry, I'm busy on Monday. Can we get together on Wednesday?
I'm too busy to go to the movies.
The doctor's busy with another emergency.
We need something to keep the kids busy in the car.
glosses: If a time is busy, there is little or no time to rest because of work or other activities.
examples: Things are really busy at the office this week. I have five meetings tomorrow.
December is a busy time of year for many shops.
Cooking every day is very difficult with my busy schedule.
glosses: If a place is busy, there are many people or vehicles moving about.
examples: The roads are busy this morning, so give yourself extra time.
Hartsfield-Jackson International is the world's busiest airport.
glosses: If a telephone is busy someone is using it and cannot take a call.
examples: I tried to call him, but the line was busy.
glosses: If a design is busy there are too many small elements in it.
examples: I don't think you should wear that busy dress.
busy (English, verb)
Forms: form: busy
tags: canonical
form: busies
tags: third-person
singular
form: busied
tags: past
form: busied
tags: past
participle
form: busying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪzi/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you busy yourself, you find things to do to fill your time.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He busied himself with fixing his tie as he waited for her to arrive.
exact (English, adj)
Forms: form: exact
tags: positive
form: more exact
tags: comparative
form: most exact
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: ɛg'zækt
tags: US
glosses: If something is exact, it completely agrees with a statement, fact, or a truth; it fits perfectly.
synonyms: perfect
correct
precise
antonyms: inexact
incorrect
imprecise
glosses: If something is exact, it is clearly thought of or stated.
synonyms: strict
glosses: If someone is exact, they are careful to follow a rule, guideline, or promise; they are accurate; they are methodical.
exact (English, verb)
Forms: form: exact
tags: canonical
form: exacts
tags: third-person
singular
form: exacted
tags: past
form: exacted
tags: past
participle
form: exacting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: ɛg'zækt
tags: US
glosses: If someone exacts a payment from someone, they demand and enforce it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If someone exacts something, they make it desirable; they need it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If someone exacts something from someone, they get or make it by force.
raw_tags: transitive
random access memory (English, noun)
Forms: form: random access memory
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Random access memory or RAM is a type of short-term computer memory that is usually used to hold the software and data for currently running programs.
raw_tags: uncountable
technical
hate (English, verb)
Forms: form: hate
tags: canonical
form: hates
tags: third-person
singular
form: hated
tags: past
form: hated
tags: past
participle
form: hating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /heɪt/
tags: US
glosses: If you hate something you dislike it strongly.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: My 3-year old won't eat tomatoes. She just hates them.
I hate myself for being weak.
hate (English, noun)
Forms: form: hate
raw_tags: Singular
form: hates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /heɪt/
tags: US
glosses: Hate is a feeling of strong dislike.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: My feelings towards him are a mixture of love and hate.
glosses: A hate is something that you dislike strongly.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Did you have any hates or fears when you were there?
chair (English, noun)
Forms: form: chair
raw_tags: Singular
form: chairs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʧɛə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ʧɐr/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Please, pull up a chair and sit down.
There were six chairs around the table.
glosses: The person who is in charge of a meeting is the chair of the meeting.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The chair opened the floor to questions.
synonyms: chairperson
chairman
chairwoman
glosses: A chair is a position of professor in a university.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A chair of Mathematics has opened at London University.
chair (English, verb)
Forms: form: chair
tags: canonical
form: chairs
tags: third-person
singular
form: chaired
tags: past
form: chaired
tags: past
participle
form: chairing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʧɛə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ʧɐr/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you chair a meeting, you are in charge of controlling it.
examples: The meeting was chaired by the head teacher.
nurse (English, noun)
Forms: form: nurse
raw_tags: Singular
form: nurses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɜːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /nərs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A nurse is a healthcare worker who helps doctors and helps sick or injured people with the activities of daily life.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A nurse is a woman who takes care of other people's children.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A wet nurse
raw_tags: old, no longer used
countable
nurse (English, verb)
Forms: form: nurse
tags: canonical
form: nurses
tags: third-person
singular
form: nursed
tags: past
form: nursed
tags: past
participle
form: nursing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɜːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /nərs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you nurse a sick or injured person or animal, you help them with the activities of daily life.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I admire the time he took to nurse that sick dog back to health.
glosses: If you nurse a body part or an injury, you rest it and are careful about it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you nurse a bad feeling, you think about it often and try not to forget it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you nurse a drink, you drink it very slowly.
raw_tags: transitive
list (English, noun)
Forms: form: list
raw_tags: Singular
form: lists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɪst/
tags: US
glosses: A list is a group of related words, often in some order, often to help you remember something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I can't remember if we need milk and I've forgotten the shopping list.
Did you call everyone on the phone list?
I'm sorry, I can't talk now. I've got a long list of things to do.
list (English, verb)
Forms: form: list
tags: canonical
form: lists
tags: third-person
singular
form: listed
tags: past
form: listed
tags: past
participle
form: listing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɪst/
tags: US
glosses: If you list something, you say or write a number of related things.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: OK, let's start the meeting by listing the things to talk about.
The phone book lists five different restaurants in our town.
glosses: If a ship lists, it leans to one side.
raw_tags: intransitive
examination (English, noun)
Forms: form: examination
raw_tags: Singular
form: examinations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: An examination is a formal test, usually important and often at the end of a course.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Did you pass the English examination last week?
OK, class. Time is up. Please hand in your examination papers.
glosses: Examination is the act of looking at something very carefully.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The teachers and parents worked together in a closer examination of the problems grade seven students face.
The question of changing the law is currently under examination.
On closer examination, we found that we had made a mistake.
dead (English, adj)
Forms: form: dead
tags: positive
form: deader
tags: comparative
form: deadest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɛd/
tags: US
glosses: Not alive.
examples: My brother is dead. His funeral was last week.
synonyms: deceased
departed
antonyms: alive
live
undead
glosses: Without power.
examples: The problem is a dead battery.
synonyms: uncharged
antonyms: charged
glosses: Without feeling, numb.
examples: My arm is dead. I cannot feel it.
synonyms: numb
unfeeling
dead (English, adv)
Forms: form: dead
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɛd/
tags: US
glosses: Exactly, completely.
examples: He thinks you are a woman, but you are a man. He is dead wrong.
hanging (English, noun)
Forms: form: hanging
raw_tags: Singular
form: hangings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: A form of capital punishment where a person is held in the air by a rope around his/her neck until they are dead.
examples: There was a hanging in Carson City.
synonyms: lynching
hanging (English, verb)
Forms: form: hang
tags: canonical
form: hangs
tags: third-person
singular
form: hanged
tags: past
form: hanged
tags: past
participle
form: hanging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of hang. To kill by hanging.
examples: Nebraska is hanging him next week.
hanging (English, verb)
Forms: form: hang
tags: canonical
form: hangs
tags: third-person
singular
form: hung
tags: past
form: hung
tags: past
participle
form: hanging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of hang. Suspended.
examples: Your shirt is hanging in the closet.
phone (English, noun)
Forms: form: phone
raw_tags: Singular
form: phones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfoʊn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A phone is a tool for speaking to people who are far away.
examples: Can I borrow your phone? I need to call my friend.
The phone's ringing. Can you answer it?
"Goodbye!" she said, and put the phone down.
synonyms: telephone
mobile
glosses: A phone is a smartphone.
examples: This classroom does not allow students to use their phones during class.
phone (English, verb)
Forms: form: phone
tags: canonical
form: phones
tags: third-person
singular
form: phoned
tags: past
form: phoned
tags: past
participle
form: phoning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfoʊn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you contact somebody using a phone, you phone them.
examples: Hey, I'll phone you tonight and we can decide what to do.
I phoned up my friend and asked her to come over at 8:00.
pen (English, noun)
Forms: form: pen
raw_tags: Singular
form: pens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɛn/
tags: US
glosses: A pen is a writing tool that uses ink.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She sat down with pen and paper and started a letter to her aunt.
He picked up his ballpoint pen, crossed out some words.
glosses: A pen is a small area with a fence around it, usually for animals.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The pigs walked slowly around their pen.
pen (English, verb)
Forms: form: pen
tags: canonical
form: pens
tags: third-person
singular
form: penned
tags: past
form: penned
tags: past
participle
form: penning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɛn/
tags: US
glosses: If you pen something, you compose it and write it down.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The letter was penned by Shakespeare just before he died.
I penned my first song when I was in college.
glosses: If you pen an animal, you put it in a pen.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If someone is penned in, they are in a place and cannot get out easily.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Most of them were penned in watching the TV with their parents.
lonely (English, adj)
Forms: form: lonely
tags: positive
form: lonelier
tags: comparative
form: loneliest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈləʊnli/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈloʊnli/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you feel lonely, you feel sad because you are alone.
examples: She was bored and lonely without her friends.
I still miss him terribly and feel very lonely sometimes.
glosses: A lonely place is a place with few people, often far from a city or town.
examples: The only sound in that wild, lonely place was the wind.
afford (English, verb)
Forms: form: afford
tags: canonical
form: affords
tags: third-person
singular
form: afforded
tags: past
form: afforded
tags: past
participle
form: affording
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌˈford/
tags: US
glosses: If you can afford something, you have enough money or resources to buy it or do it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The richer people, who could afford it, built large houses.
We cannot afford to put another person on the project.
I'm afraid I can't afford to waste more time here.
glosses: If you afford someone something, you give it or allow it.
raw_tags: transitive
formal
examples: The Government has continued to afford him protection.
The city took the opportunity afforded by the break in the weather.
facilitate (English, verb)
Forms: form: facilitate
tags: canonical
form: facilitates
tags: third-person
singular
form: facilitated
tags: past
form: facilitated
tags: past
participle
form: facilitating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If X facilitates Y, X makes Y easier.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The aim was to facilitate the development of such schools.
The structure of the text should facilitate comprehension.
glosses: If someone facilitates a meeting, they guide it and help it run well.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The government appointed the judge to facilitate the meeting between the protesters and the developers.
elderly (English, adj)
Forms: form: elderly
tags: positive
form: more elderly
tags: comparative
form: most elderly
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛldɚli/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɛldəli/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If a person is elderly, they are old.
raw_tags: polite
examples: The hospital had a number of elderly patients who had been there for many years.
He was very elderly, but not at all sad and small.
This resort is a good choice for the elderly as the area is very flat and there is plenty to see and do nearby.
synonyms: aged
polite (English, adj)
Forms: form: more polite
tags: comparative
form: most polite
tags: superlative
form: polite
tags: positive
form: politer
tags: comparative
form: politest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈlaɪt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you are polite, you treat people nicely and follow the social rules of your group.
examples: It's not polite to take something without asking.
Parents have to teach their children to be polite.
Susie is more polite than her sister Cindy.
Susie is the most polite child I have ever met.
antonyms: rude
impolite
ensure (English, verb)
Forms: form: ensure
tags: canonical
form: ensures
tags: third-person
singular
form: ensured
tags: past
form: ensured
tags: past
participle
form: ensuring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If X ensures Y, it makes Y certain.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: His work is great and should ensure the survival of his business.
glosses: If you ensure that something is correct or that it happens, you check it and fix any problems.
examples: Special care is taken to ensure that teachers understand the course material.
mixed (English, adj)
Forms: form: mixed
tags: positive
form: more mixed
tags: comparative
form: most mixed
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɪkst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is mixed, it includes different kinds of things.
examples: I don't know. I have very mixed feelings about these changes.
The quality of show dogs here is rather mixed.
mixed (English, verb)
Forms: form: mix
tags: canonical
form: mixes
tags: third-person
singular
form: mixed
tags: past
form: mixed
tags: past
participle
form: mixing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɪkst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of mix.
examples: We mixed the blue and yellow paint together to get green paint.
picture (English, noun)
Forms: form: picture
raw_tags: Singular
form: pictures
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪktʃə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɪktʃɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A picture is marks on a flat object, like paper, that show shapes, people, or things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Mommy, I drew a picture of a cat.
Susan looked at the picture on the wall.
glosses: A picture is a photograph.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Everyone stand there together and I'll take your picture.
glosses: A picture is a still or moving image on a screen.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A picture is an idea or image that have inside your head.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A picture is an understanding of a situation.
raw_tags: countable
examples: What's the picture like in Somalia?
picture (English, verb)
Forms: form: picture
tags: canonical
form: pictures
tags: third-person
singular
form: pictured
tags: past
form: pictured
tags: past
participle
form: picturing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪktʃə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɪktʃɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you picture something, you make an image of it in your head.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If something is pictured, it is shown in a picture.
raw_tags: transitive
usually passive
glosses: If something is pictured a certain way, it is described that way.
raw_tags: transitive
usually passive
image (English, noun)
Forms: form: image
raw_tags: Singular
form: images
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An image is something you can see or imagine that looks like the real thing.
examples: Many people have an image of God as an old man.
The image on the screen reminded him of the town where he grew up.
The image in the mirror was not how she saw herself.
glosses: An image is the good or bad opinion about someone or something.
examples: What's your image of Paris?
We should be trying to create an image of the company as helpful and friendly.
image (English, verb)
Forms: form: image
tags: canonical
form: images
tags: third-person
singular
form: imaged
tags: past
form: imaged
tags: past
participle
form: imaging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you image something, you create an image of it.
examples: The lunar surface at the Apollo 17 site, imaged by the Apollo 17 astronauts.
aerobic (English, adj)
Forms: form: aerobic
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛəˈrəʊ.bɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɛəˈroʊ.bɪk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If a living thing is aerobic, it needs oxygen to survive.
examples: E. coli is a type of aerobic bacteria because it cannot survive without oxygen.
Human beings are aerobic creatures.
antonyms: anaerobic
democracy (English, noun)
Forms: form: democracy
raw_tags: Singular
form: democracies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Democracy is a system of government where everyone is equal and everyone has some power. It is a system of government in which the people elect their leaders.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Democracy is the will of the people.
glosses: A democracy is a country that uses democracy as the system of government.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The United States is a democracy.
Many countries in the Western world are democracies.
propaganda (English, noun)
Forms: form: propaganda
raw_tags: Singular
form: propagandas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌprɒpəˈɡændə/
ipa: [ˌprɒp.ə.ˈɡæn.də]
tags: UK
ipa: [ˌprɑp.ə.ˈɡæn.də]
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Things that are written or said, often by someone in power, that are not true or that are one-sided.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I object when political propaganda is pushed through my letterbox at election time
revolution (English, noun)
Forms: form: revolution
raw_tags: Singular
form: revolutions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌrɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A revolution is a sudden significant change.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Industrial Revolution began when machines were able to make things quicker and cheaper than people.
In the 1960s, you had the women's revolution, the sexual revolution, and all sorts of change.
glosses: A revolution is a war against the government by the country's own people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was a revolution in France in 1789.
glosses: When a wheel turns around once it has made a revolution; going in a circle; turning; revolving.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The hour hand on the clock makes one revolution in twelve hours.
glosses: A revolution is when one object (like a planet) goes in a circle around another object (like a star).
raw_tags: countable
astronomy
examples: One revolution of Earth is 365 days long. One revolution of Venus is 225 days long.
neutral (English, adj)
Forms: form: neutral
tags: positive
form: more neutral
tags: comparative
form: most neutral
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnjuːtrəl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnuːtrəl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Treating both sides equally.
examples: A judge in a trial must be neutral.
The referees in international matches are from neutral countries.
I think this new wording is more neutral than the old wording.
The newest wording is the most neutral of all.
synonyms: evenhanded
unbiased
antonyms: biased
prejudiced
delivered (English, verb)
Forms: form: deliver
tags: canonical
form: delivers
tags: third-person
singular
form: delivered
tags: past
form: delivered
tags: past
participle
form: delivering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of deliver.
examples: The package was delivered this morning.
deliver (English, verb)
Forms: form: deliver
tags: canonical
form: delivers
tags: third-person
singular
form: delivered
tags: past
form: delivered
tags: past
participle
form: delivering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈlɪvə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪˈlɪvɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you deliver something, you bring it to the person or place where it belongs.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The award was delivered to her personally by the president.
His mother delivered him to the meeting place right on time.
glosses: If you deliver a speech, you speak in front of a number of people.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you deliver, you do what you promised or had to do.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: A promise from the government doesn't mean that they will actually deliver.
glosses: If you deliver a hit, kick, etc. to someone, you hit them.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If someone delivers a baby, they help it out of the mother when it is born.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Joan Ellen Montgomery, 4.8 kg, was delivered last night at the Greenville hospital.
glosses: If you deliver someone from something bad, you help them get away from it.
raw_tags: transitive
moderate (English, adj)
Forms: form: moderate
tags: positive
form: more moderate
tags: comparative
form: most moderate
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒdərət/
tags: UK
poses: adjective
noun
tags: UK
poses: adjective
noun
tags: US
poses: adjective
noun
ipa: /ˈmɑdərət/
tags: US
poses: adjective
noun
tags: US
poses: adjective
noun
tags: US
poses: adjective
noun
glosses: If someone or something is moderate, it is balanced and not extreme.
examples: The weather in Hawai'i tends to be quite moderate.
The moderate views in much of Canada are quite different from the extreme beliefs in some other countries.
synonyms: immoderate
extreme
moderate (English, verb)
Forms: form: moderate
tags: canonical
form: moderates
tags: third-person
singular
form: moderated
tags: past
form: moderated
tags: past
participle
form: moderating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒdəreɪt/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /ˈmɑdəreɪt/
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: If something moderates, it becomes more moderate.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: As he grew older, his ideas began to moderate.
glosses: If someone moderates a meeting or discussion, they organise and control it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
moderate (English, noun)
Forms: form: moderate
raw_tags: Singular
form: moderates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒdərət/
tags: UK
poses: adjective
noun
tags: UK
poses: adjective
noun
tags: US
poses: adjective
noun
ipa: /ˈmɑdərət/
tags: US
poses: adjective
noun
tags: US
poses: adjective
noun
tags: US
poses: adjective
noun
glosses: A moderate is a person who has moderate (political) views.
raw_tags: countable
hurt (English, verb)
Forms: form: hurt
tags: canonical
form: hurts
tags: third-person
singular
form: hurt
tags: past
form: hurt
tags: past
participle
form: hurting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /hɜːt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /hɝt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you hurt someone or something, you damage them or make them feel pain.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Don't hurt your brother or I'll send you to your room.
glosses: If you hurt you feel pain.
examples: I've been hurting ever since I fell from the roof.
glosses: The past tense and past participle of hurt.
hurt (English, adj)
Forms: form: hurt
tags: positive
form: more hurt
tags: comparative
form: most hurt
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /hɜːt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /hɝt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you are hurt, you are wounded or in pain.
examples: He got hurt skiing last week when he fell.
hurt (English, noun)
Forms: form: hurt
raw_tags: Singular
form: hurts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /hɜːt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /hɝt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A hurt is a wound or some other damage that causes pain.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
investigation (English, noun)
Forms: form: investigation
raw_tags: Singular
form: investigations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: An investigation is a careful look at a crime, problem, etc. to find the truth or a solution.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Researchers were conducting further investigations into the connection between smoking and lung disease.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
synonyms: research
check
examination
commercial (English, adj)
Forms: form: commercial
tags: positive
form: more commercial
tags: comparative
form: most commercial
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈmɜːʃəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /kəˈmɝʃəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is commercial, it is related to buying, selling, trading and money.
examples: Education is much more difficult than many industrial and commercial processes to measure.
There is too much fishing, both commercial fishing and sport fishing.
synonyms: business
economic
commercial (English, noun)
Forms: form: commercial
raw_tags: Singular
form: commercials
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈmɜːʃəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /kəˈmɝʃəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A commercial is an advertisement on TV or radio.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The actress recently appeared in a TV commercial for Meadowcup butter.
dance (English, verb)
Forms: form: dance
tags: canonical
form: dances
tags: third-person
singular
form: danced
tags: past
form: danced
tags: past
participle
form: dancing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɑ:ns/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you dance, you move your body to music.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: He danced with the princess to the music of Mozart.
The performers danced and sang.
dance (English, noun)
Forms: form: dance
raw_tags: Singular
form: dances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɑ:ns/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Dance is body movement done to music.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: He has an interesting dance he does while listening to that song.
glosses: A dance is an event where people come together to dance.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Are you going to the dance?
beam (English, noun)
Forms: form: beam
raw_tags: Singular
form: beams
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /biːm/
tags: US
glosses: A beam is a line of light or energy.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A beam of sunlight came through the window making a rectangle on the floor.
glosses: A beam is a long straight piece of wood or metal used in building to support weight.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Inside, the ceiling of the tunnel was held up with beams and was high enough that we could stand.
beam (English, verb)
Forms: form: beam
tags: canonical
form: beams
tags: third-person
singular
form: beamed
tags: past
form: beamed
tags: past
participle
form: beaming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /biːm/
tags: US
glosses: If you beam a signal from one place to another, you send it through the air.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you beam, you smile and look very happy.
raw_tags: intransitive
forward (English, prep)
Forms: form: forward
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔː.wəd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɔr.wɚd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfoːwəd/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
ipa: /foːd/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: foreword
glosses: If something goes forward, it moves in the direction of its front, not its back.
glosses: If something goes forward, it gets better.
glosses: If something goes forward, it moves into the future.
forward (English, adj)
Forms: form: forward
tags: positive
form: more forward
tags: comparative
form: most forward
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔː.wəd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɔr.wɚd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfoːwəd/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
ipa: /foːd/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: foreword
glosses: If someone is forward, they are too friendly when talking to strangers.
forward (English, verb)
Forms: form: forward
tags: canonical
form: forwards
tags: third-person
singular
form: forwarded
tags: past
form: forwarded
tags: past
participle
form: forwarding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔː.wəd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɔr.wɚd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfoːwəd/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
ipa: /foːd/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: foreword
glosses: If you forward a letter, message, etc., you send it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you forward your career, you make it more successful or better.
raw_tags: transitive
forward (English, noun)
Forms: form: forward
raw_tags: Singular
form: forwards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔː.wəd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɔr.wɚd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfoːwəd/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
ipa: /foːd/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: foreword
glosses: A forward is a player whose position plays closer to the other team's end in games like soccer.
raw_tags: sports
hi (English, intj)
Forms: form: hi
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /haɪ/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: high
hie
glosses: You say "hi" in greeting when you meet or see somebody.
raw_tags: informal
examples: Hi, how are you?
framework (English, noun)
Forms: form: framework
raw_tags: Singular
form: frameworks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfreɪmwɜːk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfreɪmwɝk/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A framework is basic ideas and organisation that you can build an argument, a book, a society, etc. around.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive framework for practical and theoretical study in Art and Design.
The purpose of a system of budgeting is to provide a reasoned framework for the financial decisions of a future period.
glosses: A framework is the structural supports that a building, vehicle, etc. is built around.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Very large iron and steel beams provide the framework for the building’s central section.
explore (English, verb)
Forms: form: explore
tags: canonical
form: explores
tags: third-person
singular
form: explored
tags: past
form: explored
tags: past
participle
form: exploring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ɪkˈsplɔː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ɪkˈsplɔːr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you explore a possibility, plan, idea, etc. you think about it carefully.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: As they were learning about wine, they were exploring the possibilities of setting up their own winery.
This is just an introduction. We will explore the ideas further in the next chapter.
glosses: If you explore something, you look around it to try to find new places, things, parts, etc.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Stories like this about the old house made him want to go and explore for himself.
The oil company is exploring the ocean floor, looking for new sources.
negative (English, adj)
Forms: form: negative
tags: positive
form: more negative
tags: comparative
form: most negative
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛ(e)gəˌɾɪv/
tags: Canada
ipa: /ˈnɛg.ə.tɪv/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something is negative, it is harmful, sad, or otherwise not good.
examples: You can believe or not believe, that there's a positive and negative side to everything.
glosses: If a word, sentence, answer, etc. is negative, it uses a word like no, not, never, etc.
examples: Can't is the negative form of can.
glosses: If someone is a negative person or has a negative attitude, they mainly think about bad things.
examples: Her negative attitudes were the result of a hard life.
We were all depressed by his negative comments.
glosses: If a test result is negative, the test did not find what it was testing for.
examples: There's nothing to worry about. The HIV test is negative.
glosses: A negative electrical charge is one carried by an electron.
raw_tags: technical
examples: Attach the wire to the negative pole of the battery.
glosses: A negative number or value is less than zero.
examples: A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative.
The Celsius scale of temperature is not absolute since negative values are possible.
glosses: A negative symptom is one where something is missing. Usually this is for schizophrenia.
raw_tags: psychology
examples: His negative symptoms included not speaking and not showing emotion.
glosses: Based on something not being there, not being true, or being reversed, in some other way.
examples: I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image.
There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do.
negative (English, noun)
Forms: form: negative
raw_tags: Singular
form: negatives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛ(e)gəˌɾɪv/
tags: Canada
ipa: /ˈnɛg.ə.tɪv/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A negative is a photographic image with reversed colours (e.g., black instead of white).
raw_tags: countable
examples: Prints are then made from the negatives, and in the case of the B&W I may either tint or tone the final print.
glosses: A negative is a word, sentence, answer, etc. that means no.
raw_tags: countable
examples: When I asked if we could go next week, the answer was a negative.
glosses: A negative is something that is harmful, sad, or otherwise not good.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Right now in Korea there is a negative connected with anything Japanese.
glosses: A negative is a test result that did not find what it was testing for.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In out test group there were 20 negatives and only one positive.
glosses: A negative is a small picture with the colors inverted. Negatives are made on film, then photographs are made from the negatives.
raw_tags: countable
photography
examples: We saved the negatives and used to make more pictures later.
printed (English, verb)
Forms: form: print
tags: canonical
form: prints
tags: third-person
singular
form: printed
tags: past
form: printed
tags: past
participle
form: printing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɪntɪd/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of print.
print (English, verb)
Forms: form: print
tags: canonical
form: prints
tags: third-person
singular
form: printed
tags: past
form: printed
tags: past
participle
form: printing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɪnt/
tags: US
glosses: If you print a picture, book, newspaper, etc., you make a copy of it on paper with a machine using ink or toner.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The book was printed in December.
A brief history of the church is printed in `Here and There' on page 20.
Can you print off a copy for me so I can read it on the train?
glosses: If you print words or letters, you write them by hand in a block style, not a cursive style.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Please print your name here and then sign underneath.
print (English, noun)
Forms: form: print
raw_tags: Singular
form: prints
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɪnt/
tags: US
glosses: Print is letters, numerals, punctuation and other similar written symbols.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The print size in the newspaper is too small for me to read.
Most people still get their news both in broadcast and print forms.
glosses: A print is a copy that you make with a machine using ink or toner.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There were only fifty prints made of this painting.
With the digital camera, we don't have prints of many photos; we just keep them all on the computer.
reaction (English, noun)
Forms: form: reaction
raw_tags: Singular
form: reactions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /riˈækʃən/
tags: US
glosses: A reaction is an action that happens because of another action.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: When he asked her to lunch, her first reaction was to say no.
In part, McKenna sees the move to smaller cars as a natural reaction to rising gasoline prices.
Fast reaction times are common in athletes.
When oxygen is added, a chemical reaction begins and heat is released.
A severe allergic reaction to the drug has killed five Americans.
rage (English, noun)
Forms: form: rage
raw_tags: Singular
form: rages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪdʒ/
tags: US
glosses: An emotion of wild anger.
examples: Losing his game sent him into a fit of rage.
rage (English, verb)
Forms: form: rage
tags: canonical
form: rages
tags: third-person
singular
form: raged
tags: past
form: raged
tags: past
participle
form: raging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪdʒ/
tags: US
glosses: When a person rage, they get very angry.
success (English, noun)
Forms: form: success
raw_tags: Singular
form: successes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /səkˈsɛs/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: Success is doing what you plan or want to do.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Getting 100% on the test gave him a feeling of success.
rages (English, noun)
Forms: form: rage
raw_tags: Singular
form: rages
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of rage; more than one (kind of) rage.
rages (English, verb)
Forms: form: rage
tags: canonical
form: rages
tags: third-person
singular
form: raged
tags: past
form: raged
tags: past
participle
form: raging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of rage.
emotion (English, noun)
Forms: form: emotion
raw_tags: Singular
form: emotions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛˈmʌʊʃn̩/
tags: Canada
ipa: /əˈmoʊʃn̩/
tags: US
tags: Canada
tags: US
glosses: A human feeling such as sadness, anger, loss, sympathy, etc.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Loss is a powerful emotion.
annoying (English, verb)
Forms: form: annoy
tags: canonical
form: annoys
tags: third-person
singular
form: annoyed
tags: past
form: annoyed
tags: past
participle
form: annoying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of annoy.