crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
though (English, prep)
Forms: form: though
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ðəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ðoʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use though to introduce a fact which you regard as less important than the fact in the main clause.
examples: Though he talked very loudly, she did not hear him.
She did not hear him, though he talked very loudly.
There was a real, though small, problem.
synonyms: although
notwithstanding
glosses: You use though to add a fact or an opinion that makes the previous statement less strong or less important.
examples: Our team lost. It was a good game though.
He went to school in Paris. His French, though, isn’t very good.
synonyms: however
thread (English, noun)
Forms: form: thread
raw_tags: Singular
form: threads
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /θrɛd/
tags: US
glosses: A thread is a long, very thin, soft material used to join or make cloth.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She pushed the thread through the hole in the needle.
There were loose threads at the bottom of his pants.
glosses: A thread is a process.
raw_tags: countable
computing
glosses: A thread is a group of messages from a discussion on an Internet forum.
raw_tags: countable
computing
glosses: A thread is a structure that allows a screw to be fastened.
raw_tags: countable
thread (English, verb)
Forms: form: thread
tags: canonical
form: threads
tags: third-person
singular
form: threaded
tags: past
form: threaded
tags: past
participle
form: threading
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /θrɛd/
tags: US
glosses: If you thread something, then you make a string or thread out of it.
raw_tags: transitive
thin (English, adj)
Forms: form: thin
tags: positive
form: thinner
tags: comparative
form: thinnest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /'θɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is thin, there's a short distance from one side to the other.
examples: I can hear the people in the other room because the wall is thin.
The man was very tall and thin as a stick.
glosses: If something is thin it doesn't have a lot of stuff in it.
examples: The soup is too thin. It needs more flavour.
His hair is quite thin on top.
thin (English, verb)
Forms: form: thin
tags: canonical
form: thins
tags: third-person
singular
form: thinned
tags: past
form: thinned
tags: past
participle
form: thinning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'θɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something thins, there is less of it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: After the show, the crowd thinned out quickly and only a few people stayed.
My hair started thinning when I was 25.
thick (English, adj)
Forms: form: thick
tags: positive
form: thicker
tags: comparative
form: thickest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /θɪk/
tags: US
glosses: If something is thick, there is some distance from one side to the other.
examples: He was a workman with big hands and thick fingers.
The tree was too thick to put his arms around.
The ice on the lake is about 40cm thick in the winter.
glosses: If something is thick it has a lot of stuff in it.
examples: I am warm because I have a thick coat.
The dog has beautiful, thick hair.
The oil moved slowly because it was so thick.
glosses: If a liquid is thick, it can't flow very quickly.
then (English, prep)
Forms: form: then
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ðɛn/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
US
ipa: /ðen/
tags: Canada
tags: US
homophones: than
glosses: (At) that time or that moment.
examples: Then she was little. Now she is big.
The then president did a lot of developmental activities.
We will arrive before then.
I'm going to see you next month; by then you will have finished your thesis.
Your life since then must have seemed very ordinary.
antonyms: now
glosses: After something else.
examples: First, I cook the food; then I eat it, and then I wash the plates.
glosses: In that case.
examples: If she is happy, then I'm happy too.
than (English, prep)
Forms: form: than
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: stressed
ipa: /ðæn/
tags: stressed
tags: US
stressed
tags: stressed
tags: unstressed
ipa: /ðən/
tags: unstressed
tags: unstressed
tags: US
unstressed
glosses: Used to compare two things that are not equal.
examples: The tree is higher than the house.
He is better than me.
It was much better than I'd expected.
star (English, noun)
Forms: form: star
raw_tags: Singular
form: stars
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɑː(r)/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /stɑr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A star is a bright thing in the sky at night. The sun is also one of stars.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Stars seem little, but they are big and far away.
glosses: A star (★) is a shape with five or six sharp ends.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My teacher put a gold star on my test.
glosses: A star is a celebrity.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Brad Pitt is a popular star.
glosses: A star is an actor who has the lead role in a movie, television show, or play.
raw_tags: countable
examples: John Wayne is the star of many western movies.
glosses: A star is an asterisk (*).
raw_tags: countable
printing) (typography
examples: A star next to your name on the guest list means you will receive an award.
star (English, verb)
Forms: form: star
tags: canonical
form: stars
tags: third-person
singular
form: starred
tags: past
form: starred
tags: past
participle
form: starring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɑː(r)/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /stɑr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you star in something, you are on of the main performers, usually in an entertainment program.
examples: Brad Pitt will star in another movie next year.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starred in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".
glosses: If you star something, you mark it with a star or asterisk.
examples: I starred question one because I got it correct.
teach (English, verb)
Forms: form: teach
tags: canonical
form: teaches
tags: third-person
singular
form: taught
tags: past
form: taught
tags: past
participle
form: teaching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'tiʧ/
tags: US
glosses: To help someone learn something. To tell someone how to do something.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Most parents try to teach their children to be nice.
She taught in a high school for 25 years.
Mr. Smith teaches grade-five English and history.
teaching (English, noun)
Forms: form: teaching
raw_tags: Singular
form: teachings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: Something taught by an important person in religion or philosophy.
examples: Many people follow the teachings of Confucius.
We shouldn't forget Jesus' teachings.
glosses: The profession or job of teaching.
examples: Teaching has seen many changes over the years.
teaching (English, verb)
Forms: form: teach
tags: canonical
form: teaches
tags: third-person
singular
form: taught
tags: past
form: taught
tags: past
participle
form: teaching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of teach.
soap (English, noun)
Forms: form: soap
raw_tags: Singular
form: soaps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /soʊp/
tags: US
ipa: /səʊp/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Soap is a solid or liquid that you use to wash things.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The soap slipped out of her hand in the shower.
We washed the dog with soap and water.
The soap bubbles filled the sink.
soap (English, verb)
Forms: form: soap
tags: canonical
form: soaps
tags: third-person
singular
form: soaped
tags: past
form: soaped
tags: past
participle
form: soaping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /soʊp/
tags: US
ipa: /səʊp/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you soap something, you put soap on it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I soaped her hair while my daughter splashed in the bath.
package (English, noun)
Forms: form: package
raw_tags: Singular
form: packages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpækɪdʒ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A package is something in a box, usually to send in the mail.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Some packages arrived from the post office.
She came home from the shops with a lot of packages.
package (English, verb)
Forms: form: package
tags: canonical
form: packages
tags: third-person
singular
form: packaged
tags: past
form: packaged
tags: past
participle
form: packaging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpækɪdʒ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you package something, you put it in a box, usually to send it in the mail.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We packaged up the broken radio, and sent it back to the shop.
furthermore (English, adv)
Forms: form: furthermore
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɜː(r).ðə(r).mɔː(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use furthermore to add more information to what was already said or written.
raw_tags: sentence adverb
formal
examples: We believe that the project is possible. Furthermore, we believe that we can do it within a few months.
globe (English, noun)
Forms: form: globe
raw_tags: Singular
form: globes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡləʊb/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɡloʊb/
tags: US
ipa: /ɡloːb/
tags: Scotland
tags: Australia
glosses: A globe is a solid shaped like a ball, often with a map on it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He spun the globe on his desk, looking for Japan.
glosses: The globe is the Earth.
raw_tags: countable
examples: People all around the globe love soccer.
tendency (English, noun)
Forms: form: tendency
raw_tags: Singular
form: tendencies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛndənsi/
tags: US
glosses: A tendency is an inclination of something to behave in a particular way or to go in a particular direction.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He has a tendency to talk too much.
There's a general tendency for males to be bigger than females.
take (English, verb)
Forms: form: take
tags: canonical
form: takes
tags: third-person
singular
form: took
tags: past
form: taken
tags: past
participle
form: taking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /teɪk/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you take an action, you do it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I took a walk with my dog. = I walked with my dog.
I'm going to take a rest. = I'm going to rest.
I go out after I take a shower. = I'll go out after I shower.
glosses: If you take something or someone, you bring them from one place to another.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I don't want this. Can you take it away, please?
My son was sick, so I took him to the doctor.
glosses: If x takes money, time, etc., you need to use that for x.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: If we go to your house, it will take one hour.
That was fun, and it didn't take too much money.
take (English, noun)
Forms: form: take
raw_tags: Singular
form: takes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /teɪk/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A person's take is his view of something.
examples: What is your take on that recent movie? Did you enjoy it?
glosses: A take is the reward or profit you get from doing something.
examples: If help you with this task, I demand you give me part of your take.
glosses: A take is part of a performance which is recorded without a break.
examples: The director was not happy with the first take, so we had to do it again.
false (English, adj)
Forms: form: false
tags: positive
form: falser
tags: comparative
form: falsest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːls/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /fɔls/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is false, it is not true or not real.
examples: It is false that 2 + 2 = 5.
My grandfather takes out his false teeth at night.
synonyms: dishonest
antonyms: honest
true
till (English, prep)
Forms: form: till
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɪl/
tags: US
glosses: In a period of time ending at a time someone says.
examples: We will tell stories till it is time to sleep.
till (English, verb)
Forms: form: till
tags: canonical
form: tills
tags: third-person
singular
form: tilled
tags: past
form: tilled
tags: past
participle
form: tilling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɪl/
tags: US
glosses: To make the earth ready for seeds.
till (English, noun)
Forms: form: till
raw_tags: Singular
form: tills
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɪl/
tags: US
glosses: A till is cash register; a machine which counts sales in shops and stores the money.
raw_tags: mostly UK
examples: The till contained one hundred dollars at the end of the day
system (English, noun)
Forms: form: system
raw_tags: Singular
form: systems
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɪstəm/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɪstəm/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A system is a group of things that work together; a way of doing something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This coloured paper is part of my system for keeping lists of people.
sweet (English, adj)
Forms: form: sweet
tags: positive
form: sweeter
tags: comparative
form: sweetest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /swiːt/
tags: US
homophones: suite
glosses: If something is sweet, it tastes like sugar or fruit.
examples: This cake is very sweet. I think you put much sugar in it.
glosses: A sweet person or thing pleases or is nice.
examples: Thank you! It's very sweet of you to give me this.
sweet (English, noun)
Forms: form: sweet
raw_tags: Singular
form: sweets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /swiːt/
tags: US
homophones: suite
glosses: A sweet is a piece of candy.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable
sudden (English, adj)
Forms: form: sudden
tags: positive
form: more sudden
tags: comparative
form: most sudden
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʌdn/
tags: US
glosses: Very quick; taking no time or almost no time, and being a surprise.
examples: Not expecting the sudden change in the weather, he got rained on.
The car crash was very sudden.
surprise (English, verb)
Forms: form: surprise
tags: canonical
form: surprises
tags: third-person
singular
form: surprised
tags: past
form: surprised
tags: past
participle
form: surprising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈpraɪz/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /sɚˈpraɪz/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To do something that another person didn't think you were going to do.
examples: You surprised me by coming here. I thought you were going to Jimmy's house.
surprise (English, noun)
Forms: form: surprise
raw_tags: Singular
form: surprises
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈpraɪz/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /sɚˈpraɪz/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A thing that surprises someone, mostly something good.
examples: The number of apples on the tree this year is a surprise.
support (English, verb)
Forms: form: support
tags: canonical
form: supports
tags: third-person
singular
form: supported
tags: past
form: supported
tags: past
participle
form: supporting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʌˈpɔːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /sʌˈpoʊrt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To keep something up; to be a base for something.
examples: The four legs are supporting the table.
glosses: To give someone food and other things the person needs.
examples: She has money, so she can support her children.
support (English, noun)
Forms: form: support
raw_tags: Singular
form: supports
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʌˈpɔːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /sʌˈpoʊrt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Support is something that keeps something up.
examples: The posts in the house help support the roof.
summer (English, noun)
Forms: form: summer
raw_tags: Singular
form: summers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌmə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsʌmɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The part of the year when the weather is hot.
examples: There is no school in the summer.
suggestion (English, noun)
Forms: form: suggestion
raw_tags: Singular
form: suggestions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: /səɡˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An idea for something to do, that someone says to another person. The other person is free to do the thing or not do the thing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have a suggestion for you: have more fruit and you will be healthier.
substance (English, noun)
Forms: form: substance
raw_tags: Singular
form: substances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌbstəns/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: What a thing is made of; the essential or most important part of anything. Everything is made of substances.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Milk has water, sugar, fat and other substances in it.
stretch (English, verb)
Forms: form: stretch
tags: canonical
form: stretches
tags: third-person
singular
form: stretched
tags: past
form: stretched
tags: past
participle
form: stretching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /strɛtʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To pull; to move one end of something as far as possible from the other end.
examples: He was big and the shirt was little, but he was able to stretch it and use it.
glosses: Fill a certain place
examples: The Alps stretch from France to Austria.
stretch (English, noun)
Forms: form: stretch
raw_tags: Singular
form: stretches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /strɛtʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A stretch is when a person pulls something.
glosses: A stretch is a length of time.
examples: John was stuck in jail for a ten-year stretch.
glosses: A statement is a stretch when it is changed or exaggerated from the truth.
examples: That is a stretch! I do not think you are being entirely truthful to me.
street (English, noun)
Forms: form: street
raw_tags: Singular
form: streets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /striːt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A road in a city with buildings on the sides and places where people can walk.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I saw a woman with a dog walking down the street.
store (English, noun)
Forms: form: store
raw_tags: Singular
form: stores
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /stɔr/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /stɔː/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A store is a building with many things in it, where people can exchange money for things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He went to the store to get some milk.
store (English, verb)
Forms: form: store
tags: canonical
form: stores
tags: third-person
singular
form: stored
tags: past
form: stored
tags: past
participle
form: storing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /stɔr/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /stɔː/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: To store something is to put something away, usually if it is not being used.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: John stored his broken computer in his closet, to make room for his new computer.
stop (English, verb)
Forms: form: stop
tags: canonical
form: stops
tags: third-person
singular
form: stopped
tags: past
form: stopped
tags: past
participle
form: stopping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɒp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you stop, you do not move; you rest.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: He stopped after running 2 miles.
synonyms: brake
desist
halt
antonyms: continue
go
move
proceed
glosses: If you stop something or somebody, you prevent them from moving or doing something. You cause the person to cease moving or progressing.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The police tried to stop the criminal, but he was too fast.
glosses: If you stop doing something, you are not doing it anymore. You have ceased doing it.
raw_tags: with "ing" form (gerund
examples: I stopped playing video games and went back to working on my project.
synonyms: cease
blin
glosses: If you stop, you come to the end of the time when one is doing something. You start doing a different thing or start doing nothing.
raw_tags: intransitive
stop (English, noun)
Forms: form: stop
raw_tags: Singular
form: stops
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɒp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A stop is a place where buses, cars, taxis, or other vehicles halt to let passengers board or leave (get on or off).
raw_tags: countable
stone (English, noun)
Forms: form: stone
raw_tags: Singular
form: stones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stəʊn/
tags: UK
ipa: /stoʊn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A stone is a hard, solid piece of earth.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I do not have a hammer but I will use a stone to hammer the nail.
stone (English, verb)
Forms: form: stone
tags: canonical
form: stones
tags: third-person
singular
form: stoned
tags: past
form: stoned
tags: past
participle
form: stoning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /stəʊn/
tags: UK
ipa: /stoʊn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: :
 This short section needs someone to add to it.
stocking (English, noun)
Forms: form: stocking
raw_tags: Singular
form: stockings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstɒkɪŋ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A piece of clothing made of thin cloth to cover the legs.
examples: One of my stockings has a hole in it.
stocking (English, verb)
Forms: form: stock
tags: canonical
form: stocks
tags: third-person
singular
form: stocked
tags: past
form: stocked
tags: past
participle
form: stocking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstɒkɪŋ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of stock.
stitch (English, noun)
Forms: form: stitch
raw_tags: Singular
form: stitches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɪt͡ʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A stitch is a little circle of thread, used to join cloth together.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A stitch in time saves nine. (Fix a little hole in cloth with one stitch now, or the hole will be big and will need many stitches.)
stitch (English, verb)
Forms: form: stitch
tags: canonical
form: stitches
tags: third-person
singular
form: stitched
tags: past
form: stitched
tags: past
participle
form: stitching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɪt͡ʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you stitch something, you make stitches in it.
glosses: If you stitch something, you sew it.
still (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɪl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Now like in the past.
examples: No one has fixed the oven -- It is still broken.
still (English, adj)
Forms: form: more still
tags: comparative
form: most still
tags: superlative
form: still
tags: positive
form: stiller
tags: comparative
form: stillest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɪl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is still, it is not moving and resting in one place.
examples: Sit still when you are in school.
synonyms: quiet
sticky (English, adj)
Forms: form: sticky
tags: positive
form: stickier
tags: comparative
form: stickiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstɪki/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Able to join to things; hard to wash off. When you touch a sticky thing, some of it goes on your finger. People are able to use a sticky material to join things together.
step (English, verb)
Forms: form: step
tags: canonical
form: steps
tags: third-person
singular
form: stepped
tags: past
form: stepped
tags: past
participle
form: stepping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɛp/
tags: US
homophones: steppe
glosses: When you step, you move one foot.
examples: When you walk, you step many times.
If you step on the ant, it will be dead.
step (English, noun)
Forms: form: step
raw_tags: Singular
form: steps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɛp/
tags: US
homophones: steppe
glosses: A step is a movement of the foot
raw_tags: countable
examples: Take one step forward to win the game.
He took three steps toward home plate and was ruled out.
glosses: A step is one of several actions or processes taken to achieve a goal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Heating the oven is one step needed to bake bread.
glosses: A step is a surface used to walk upwards. Most often there are several steps, one above the other.
raw_tags: countable
examples: One must walk up the steps to get to the top of the building.
steel (English, noun)
Forms: form: steel
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stiːl/
tags: US
homophones: steal
glosses: A very strong metal made of iron and other substances mixed together.
examples: All my pots for cooking are made of steel.
stem (English, noun)
Forms: form: stem
raw_tags: Singular
form: stems
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɛm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A stem is a long, thin thing joining parts of a plant.
examples: Put the stems of the flowers in this cup of water.
glosses: A stem is a narrow part of certain man-made objects, such as a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
stem (English, verb)
Forms: form: stem
tags: canonical
form: stems
tags: third-person
singular
form: stemmed
tags: past
form: stemmed
tags: past
participle
form: stemming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɛm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you stem soemthing, you remove the stem from it.
examples: to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves
glosses: If a problem stems from an action, it is caused by or originates from the action.
examples: The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.
steam (English, noun)
Forms: form: steam
raw_tags: Singular
form: steams
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stiːm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A substance like air, made of water that is very hot.
examples: The food is hot -- I see steam coming from the pot.
steam (English, verb)
Forms: form: steam
tags: canonical
form: steams
tags: third-person
singular
form: steamed
tags: past
form: steamed
tags: past
participle
form: steaming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /stiːm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To cook with steam.
raw_tags: cooking
transitive
adverb (English, noun)
Forms: form: adverb
raw_tags: Singular
form: adverbs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæd.vɜːb/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæd.vɝb/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An adverb is a kind of word that generally modifies verbs and other words (but not nouns); adverbs usually answer questions such as how?, why? and to what extent?.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In the clause "Jane ran quickly," "quickly" is an adverb because it tells you how Jane ran.
statement (English, noun)
Forms: form: statement
raw_tags: Singular
form: statements
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsteɪtmənt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A statement is a claim someone makes that is true or false.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I don't agree with that statement.
synonyms: declaration
remark
stage (English, noun)
Forms: form: stage
raw_tags: Singular
form: stages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: stedʒ, steɪdʒ
tags: US
glosses: a high floor where some people perform while other people watch
examples: The actors performed on the stage while the audience watched.
glosses: a vehicle, especially a horse-drawn coach, usually stagecoach
examples: The stage arrived in Dodge City with Lola Montez on board.
We took a ride on the stagecoach at the amusement park.
glosses: a phase or level
examples: The first stage in our trip to the moon will be the blast off.
Have you completed the first stage in your training?
stage (English, verb)
Forms: form: stage
tags: canonical
form: stages
tags: third-person
singular
form: staged
tags: past
form: staged
tags: past
participle
form: staging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: stedʒ, steɪdʒ
tags: US
glosses: to put or "mount" a work on the stage
examples: This producer stages shows around the world.
The producers will stage the new musical in New York, London, and Toronto.
The show was staged in Montreal before it opened in New York.
Producers are staging the show in several cities.
stamp (English, noun)
Forms: form: stamp
raw_tags: Singular
form: stamps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stæmp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A little coloured square of paper that someone sticks to a letter when they want to send the letter.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The stamp goes in the upper right part of the outside of the letter.
glosses: Any embossed sign or mark on a document.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Deeds to a house have excise duty stamps attached.
stamp (English, verb)
Forms: form: stamp
tags: canonical
form: stamps
tags: third-person
singular
form: stamped
tags: past
form: stamped
tags: past
participle
form: stamping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /stæmp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To place a stamp.
examples: She stamped the sign of her company on the lower part of the letter.
glosses: To bring the heel of the foot sharply down on the floor.
examples: She stamped her pretty little foot.
square (English, noun)
Forms: form: square
raw_tags: Singular
form: squares
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /skwɛə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /skwɛɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A square (￭) is a form with 4 equal sides and 4 equal angles.
raw_tags: countable
square (English, adj)
Forms: form: square
tags: positive
form: squarer
tags: comparative
form: squarest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /skwɛə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /skwɛɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is square, it is shaped like a sqaure.
square (English, verb)
Forms: form: square
tags: canonical
form: squares
tags: third-person
singular
form: squared
tags: past
form: squared
tags: past
participle
form: squaring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /skwɛə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /skwɛɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you square a number, you multiply it by itself. It is represented in math as x² where x is the number being squared.
raw_tags: mathematics
transitive
examples: 3 squared is 9, because 3 times 3 is 9.
spring (English, noun)
Forms: form: spring
raw_tags: Singular
form: springs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sprɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A spring is a twisted metal thing that can stretch and push.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Spring is the part of the year before summer; the part of the year when it is getting warmer.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A spring is a place where water comes up out of the ground.
raw_tags: countable
spring (English, verb)
Forms: form: spring
tags: canonical
form: springs
tags: third-person
singular
form: sprang
tags: past
form: sprung
tags: past
participle
form: springing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sprɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If something springs, it jumps quickly and far.
raw_tags: intransitive
sponge (English, noun)
Forms: form: sponge
raw_tags: Singular
form: sponges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /spʌnd͡ʒ/
tags: US
glosses: A sponge is a soft thing with many holes that can keep much water in it. (One that grows in water, or one that is made by people and used for washing things.)
raw_tags: countable
examples: Use the sponge to clean up the water.
sponge (English, verb)
Forms: form: sponge
tags: canonical
form: sponges
tags: third-person
singular
form: sponged
tags: past
form: sponged
tags: past
participle
form: sponging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /spʌnd͡ʒ/
tags: US
glosses: Sponge means to take advantage of someone's kindness
statistics (English, noun)
Forms: form: statistic
raw_tags: Singular
form: statistics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stəˈtɪstɪks/
tags: US
glosses: Statistics are numbers about information.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
examples: New crime statistics show that the number of crimes is decreasing.
The government published new unemployment statistics for the month of June.
glosses: Statistics is the science of using and understanding those numbers.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: To do research, it's important to understand simple statistics such as averages and standard deviations.
Statistics is a kind of mathematics.
chest (English, noun)
Forms: form: chest
raw_tags: Singular
form: chests
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃɛst/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A type of box with a lid that you can lock.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He put his things in the chest.
glosses: A body part from the neck to the belly.
raw_tags: countable
statistic (English, noun)
Forms: form: statistic
raw_tags: Singular
form: statistics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stəˈtɪstɪk/
tags: US
glosses: Statistics are numbers about information.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
examples: New crime statistics that show the number of crimes is decreasing.
That statistic about the number of unemployment this month must be wrong.
patronising (English, adj)
Forms: form: patronising
tags: positive
form: more patronising
tags: comparative
form: most patronising
tags: superlative
glosses: If x is patronising towards y, x treats y as if y were less intelligent.
examples: Often the tourist is hated for his patronising attitude towards the locals.
patronising (English, verb)
Forms: form: patronise
tags: canonical
form: patronises
tags: third-person
singular
form: patronised
tags: past
form: patronised
tags: past
participle
form: patronising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of patronise.
patronizing (English, adj)
Forms: form: patronizing
tags: positive
form: more patronizing
tags: comparative
form: most patronizing
tags: superlative
glosses: If x is patronizing towards y, x treats y as if y were less intelligent.
examples: Often the tourist is hated for his patronizing attitude towards the locals.
patronizing (English, verb)
Forms: form: patronize
tags: canonical
form: patronizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: patronized
tags: past
form: patronized
tags: past
participle
form: patronizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of patronize.
treat (English, verb)
Forms: form: treat
tags: canonical
form: treats
tags: third-person
singular
form: treated
tags: past
form: treated
tags: past
participle
form: treating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tri:t/
tags: US
glosses: If you treat someone in a certain way, you act that way towards them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I hate it when my teacher treats me like a child.
He always treated her badly. No wonder she left him!
glosses: If you treat an illness or injury, you do things to make it better.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The doctor couldn't treat my finger until he saw the X-ray.
After the accident 29 people were treated in hospital for minor injuries.
glosses: If you treat something, you put something on it or do something to it protect or clean it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The woods was treated with chemicals before being made into paper.
treat (English, noun)
Forms: form: treat
raw_tags: Singular
form: treats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tri:t/
tags: US
glosses: A treat is something nice that you don't get often.
examples: The occasional trip to a swimming pool is a real treat for most families.
The children had a special treat of ice cream and cake.
space (English, noun)
Forms: form: space
raw_tags: Singular
form: spaces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /speɪs/
tags: US
glosses: Space is area or room with nothing in it or that can be used.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Make a space between the tables so people can walk there.
We moved to the country to enjoy the open spaces.
glosses: Space is the black place in the sky where stars are.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The sun and the moon are in outer space.
space (English, verb)
Forms: form: space
tags: canonical
form: spaces
tags: third-person
singular
form: spaced
tags: past
form: spaced
tags: past
participle
form: spacing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /speɪs/
tags: US
glosses: If you space two or more things, you put them apart, not together.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: When you attach the wood, make sure the screws are evenly spaced, about 30 cm apart.
glosses: If you space (out), you stop paying attention or thinking.
raw_tags: intransitive
informal
song (English, noun)
Forms: form: song
raw_tags: Singular
form: songs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɒŋg/
tags: UK
ipa: /sɑŋg/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A song is some music with words in verse.
raw_tags: countable
examples: That song sounds beautiful.
meanwhile (English, adv)
Forms: form: meanwhile
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: You use meanwhile to introduce a new topic happening at the same time as the old topic.
raw_tags: sentence adverb
examples: Sutton Coldfield won 2-0 away at Chelmsford. Meanwhile, Hightown were 3-0 winners against Clifton.
International students are here only to study English. Meanwhile, many immigrant students must also work and take care of their families.
meanwhile (English, noun)
Forms: form: meanwhile
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The meanwhile is the time between two things.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Police are checking his story. In the meanwhile, he remains in jail.
synonyms: meantime
immediately (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈmiːdiətli/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you do something immediately, you do it with no time or space between.
examples: One car went by, immediately followed by a second at high speed.
Young man, I want this room cleaned up right now--immediately! Do you understand me?
immediately (English, prep)
Forms: form: immediately
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈmiːdiətli/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: right after; as soon as
tags: British
examples: Miss Mei-Ling will be arriving here at twelve forty-five. Let me know immediately she does.
Immediately I've done it I feel completely disgusted with myself.
synonyms: directly
instantly
meantime (English, noun)
Forms: form: meantime
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmiːntaɪm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The meantime is the time between two things.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Police are checking his story. In the meantime, he remains in jail.
synonyms: meanwhile
fuck (English, verb)
Forms: form: fuck
tags: canonical
form: fucks
tags: third-person
singular
form: fucked
tags: past
form: fucked
tags: past
participle
form: fucking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʌk/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: You say "fuck you" or "fuck that" to show that you are very angry or that you don't care.
raw_tags: transitive
vulgar
slang
examples: Fuck you too, asshole.
Fuck that!
glosses: If two people fuck, they have sex.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
vulgar
examples: Look at that one. I'd like to fuck her.
glosses: If you say fuck off, you strongly want someone to leave you alone.
raw_tags: vulgar
examples: Fuck off, you!
glosses: If someone says they fuck with something, they mess with it. (Often someone says they "don't fuck with" something, which means they don't like or interact with it.)
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
examples: I'm not going to fuck with the settings.
fuck (English, intj)
Forms: form: fuck
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʌk/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: You say fuck when you are very angry or surprised about something.
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
examples: Fuck! That hurts. Be careful with that shit.
fuck (English, noun)
Forms: form: fuck
raw_tags: Singular
form: fucks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʌk/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: You use the fuck to emphasise what you are saying.
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
examples: What the fuck do you think you're doing? Get the fuck out of my stuff.
glosses: A fuck is a person that you don't like.
raw_tags: countable
vulgar
slang
examples: Gimme that, you stupid little fuck.
glosses: A fuck is an act of sex.
raw_tags: countable
vulgar
slang
examples: I gave her flowers and we had a great fuck.
glosses: A fuck is a person that you have sex with.
raw_tags: countable
vulgar
slang
examples: Is she your current fuck?
glosses: If you don't give a fuck, you don't care.
raw_tags: countable
vulgar
slang
examples: Look, don't tell me about your fucking problems. I couldn't give a fuck.
entertainment (English, noun)
Forms: form: entertainment
raw_tags: Singular
form: entertainments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛn.tɝˈteɪn.mənt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Entertainment is things that you do, watch, read, or listen to for fun (e.g., movies, TV, music, games, etc.)
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Stories provide entertainment, but they also can teach you things.
Most people in town go to the bar for entertainment.
classic (English, adj)
Forms: form: classic
tags: positive
form: more classic
tags: comparative
form: most classic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklæ.sɪk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is classic, it's typical.
examples: Richard Branson is a classic example of success without schooling.
glosses: If something is classic, it has a long history and it is liked.
examples: His clothes were a mixture of classic and modern styles.
classic (English, noun)
Forms: form: classic
raw_tags: Singular
form: classics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklæ.sɪk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A classic is a book, play, song, etc. that has a long history and is liked.
examples: Every time a classic like that comes on the radio, I just have to stop and listen.
This book has become a classic of Canadian fiction.
glosses: The classics are the language and art from ancient Rome and Greece.
examples: You've never read Homer? Schools don't teach the classics these days.
sink (English, verb)
Forms: form: sink
tags: canonical
form: sinks
tags: third-person
singular
form: sank
tags: past
form: sunk
tags: past
participle
form: sinking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪŋk/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: sync
glosses: If something sinks, it goes down, usually into water.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: During the storm, two ships sank.
When he heard the news of the accident, his heart sank.
Stock prices sank 10% on the news of the loss.
She sank her teeth into the meat.
synonyms: drop
antonyms: float
rise
sink (English, noun)
Forms: form: sink
raw_tags: Singular
form: sinks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪŋk/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: sync
glosses: A sink is a container for water to wash things in, usually with a drain.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The kitchen sink was always full of dirty dishes.
glosses: A sink is a device that removes heat or energy.
raw_tags: countable
examples: (technical) A liquid heat sink was developed for cooling electronic circuit.
tube (English, noun)
Forms: form: tube
raw_tags: Singular
form: tubes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tjuːb/
tags: UK
ipa: /tuːb/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: A tube is a long object with a hole from one end to the other. The ends may be closed or open.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The high pressure forces the water through the tube.
Toothpaste comes in a tube.
glosses: The Tube is the underground train system in London, England.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: subway
metro
tube (English, verb)
Forms: form: tube
tags: canonical
form: tubes
tags: third-person
singular
form: tubed
tags: past
form: tubed
tags: past
participle
form: tubing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tjuːb/
tags: UK
ipa: /tuːb/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: If you tube, you float on an inner tube.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: We went white-water tubing on the Yukon River.
in a hurry (English, phrase)
Forms: form: in a hurry
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you are in a hurry you are rushing or you don't have much time.
raw_tags: idiom
examples: She ran down the steps in a hurry and dropped her books.
hurry (English, verb)
Forms: form: hurry
tags: canonical
form: hurries
tags: third-person
singular
form: hurried
tags: past
form: hurried
tags: past
participle
form: hurrying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌr.i/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɝ.i/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you hurry, you move or work quickly.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: After the speech, he had to hurry out the door to the waiting car.
I woke up late and had to hurry through breakfast.
My mother urged me to hurry. "You'll be late", she cried, "If you don't hurry!
publish (English, verb)
Forms: form: publish
tags: canonical
form: publishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: published
tags: past
form: published
tags: past
participle
form: publishing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpʌblɪʃ/
tags: US
glosses: If you publish a book, an article, a song, etc. you make it available for other people to buy, read, listen to, etc.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The study was published in the British Medial Journal.
She publishes a monthly magazine.
The government published the results on the Internet.
slightly (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈslaɪtli/
tags: US
glosses: A little; to a very small degree.
examples: The two pictures look very similar, but they are slightly different.
Sales for June were slightly higher than last year at £5.2m against £5.08m.
competition (English, noun)
Forms: form: competition
raw_tags: Singular
form: competitions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Competition is a situation or event in which people or groups try to succeed over each other.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: With increasing international competition, companies are cutting costs to survive.
Brazil will play in this year's World Cup competition in Italy.
glosses: The competition is the individual or group that is trying to succeed against you.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Because the competition has lowered prices, we have to do the same.
The competition has been preparing for this game all year.
outcome (English, noun)
Forms: form: outcome
raw_tags: Singular
form: outcomes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtkʌm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An outcome is the result of a situation or action.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The outcome of the race was different from what most people were expecting.
The most likely outcome of the war is a broken country with no leader.
measure (English, verb)
Forms: form: measure
tags: canonical
form: measures
tags: third-person
singular
form: measured
tags: past
form: measured
tags: past
participle
form: measuring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'mεʒə/
tags: US
glosses: If you measure something, you calculate its size, mass, temperature, etc. using units like centimetres, kilograms, degrees, etc.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Before clocks, time was measured by the movement of the moon and the sun.
Ireland's smallest church measures 3.6 cm by 1.8 m.
synonyms: assess
measure (English, noun)
Forms: form: measure
raw_tags: Singular
form: measures
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'mεʒə/
tags: US
glosses: A measure is something that you do, usually to solve a problem.
examples: The police are taking all necessary measures to guarantee the safety of people.
synonyms: step
glosses: A measure of something is a way to judge or assess it.
raw_tags: formal
synonyms: unit
glosses: A measure of something is an amount of it.
law (English, noun)
Forms: form: law
raw_tags: Singular
form: laws
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɔː/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Laws are the official rules of a government or organisation.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: We have defined crime as behaviour which breaks the criminal law.
We believe that this law is wrong and we are not prepared to obey such a law.
The Kyoto treaty became law in 2005.
glosses: The law is the police.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: A law is something that is always true.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Law is the study of laws.
raw_tags: uncountable
machine (English, noun)
Forms: form: machine
raw_tags: Singular
form: machines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈʃiːn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A machine is a man-made object with moving parts.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I'm putting the clothes in the washing machine. Is there anything you want washed?
This new machine is the fastest computer I've ever had.
synonyms: device
gadget
appliance
machine (English, verb)
Forms: form: machine
tags: canonical
form: machines
tags: third-person
singular
form: machined
tags: past
form: machined
tags: past
participle
form: machining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈʃiːn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you machine something you fasten or shape it with a machine.
raw_tags: transitive