crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
pattern (English, noun)
Forms: form: pattern
raw_tags: Singular
form: patterns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpat(ə)n/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpætərn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A pattern is a design that uses the same set of elements many times in the same order.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The table cloth had a simple pattern of red and white squares.
glosses: The combined qualities and activities for an individual or a group of people describes a pattern.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The people of Spain have a pattern of resting in the afternoon and eating dinner late at night.
pattern (English, verb)
Forms: form: pattern
tags: canonical
form: patterns
tags: third-person
singular
form: patterned
tags: past
form: patterned
tags: past
participle
form: patterning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpat(ə)n/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpætərn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When you pattern something, you make it using a pattern.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Much of crime fiction is patterned from true police stories.
provide (English, verb)
Forms: form: provide
tags: canonical
form: provides
tags: third-person
singular
form: provided
tags: past
form: provided
tags: past
participle
form: providing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /prəˈvaɪd/
tags: US
glosses: When you provide something, you make it available.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The restaurant provided food for the party.
glosses: Something is provided when an agreement or legal process requires it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Laws provide punishment for crimes.
glosses: When you provide, you give means of support.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Parents try to provide for their children.
pleasant (English, adj)
Forms: form: more pleasant
tags: comparative
form: most pleasant
tags: superlative
form: pleasant
tags: positive
form: pleasanter
tags: comparative
form: pleasantest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /'plεzənt/
tags: US
glosses: If something is pleasant, it is enjoyable or agreeable.
examples: When it rains in the summer, it is a pleasant event.
glosses: A pleasant person is one who is socially acceptable or polite.
examples: The man was pleasant with his smile and quiet laugh.
speech (English, noun)
Forms: form: speech
raw_tags: Singular
form: speeches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspiːtʃ/
tags: US
glosses: When we have speech, we have the ability to speak.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Speech is a special human ability.
glosses: When we give a speech, we speak to a group of people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The valedictorian gave a speech to all of the students in his school.
synonyms: address
lecture
declamation
fill (English, verb)
Forms: form: fill
tags: canonical
form: fills
tags: third-person
singular
form: filled
tags: past
form: filled
tags: past
participle
form: filling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪl/
tags: US
homophones: Phil
glosses: If you fill something, you put something in it until there is no space left.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: She added some games to fill the gap in the schedule.
His eyes filled with tears as he watched her walk away.
She filled the car up with gas.
He's so mean, he just fills me with anger every time I think of him.
Suddenly, the screen was filled with light.
I fill up the dog's new dish to the top and stick it on the floor.
Instead of eating a good dinner she just fills up on bread.
glosses: If you fill in something, you give the missing information, especially personal information on a form.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: She gave me another form to fill in for housing benefit.
When I got back, she filled me in on what had been happening.
glosses: If you fill out, your body reaches its adult shape, especially women's breasts and men's shoulders.
raw_tags: intransitive
fill (English, noun)
Forms: form: fill
raw_tags: Singular
form: fills
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪl/
tags: US
homophones: Phil
glosses: The full amount of food or drink that a person can eat or drink.
examples: Don't feed him any more, he's had his fill.
I've had my fill of alcohol for tonight.
glosses: Fill is extra material, often of low quality, used to give something more volume.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: They used the rocks as fill under the new house.
pass (English, verb)
Forms: form: pass
tags: canonical
form: passes
tags: third-person
singular
form: passed
tags: past
form: passed
tags: past
participle
form: passing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɑːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /pæs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you pass something, it was ahead of you and you move so that it is now behind you.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Please, step to the right and let faster people pass on your left.
She was so close to the road that she could feel the wind from passing cars.
He looked in as he passed the window.
We passed through the tunnel and were back out into the light.
She passed her hand across her face.
He passed the belt through the loops in his pants.
Did you see two people pass this way, a man and a woman, walking north?
glosses: If a bill, law, motion, etc. passes, it is accepted, usually after a vote.
raw_tags: law
transitive & intransitive
examples: The House passed a law that makes it a crime to have sex with anyone under age 16.
glosses: If you pass a test, exam, etc., you get a score that is good enough, often over 50%.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: You passed the test. In fact, you got 7 out of 10 correct.
glosses: If time passes, it moves from future to past.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I'm bored here. The only thing that helps me pass the time is your letters.
They passed the night in a hotel just outside town.
glosses: If a road, river, railway, etc. passes a place, it continues from one side of the place to the other side.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: They are building a 150-kilometer road that passes through Yasuni Park.
The road from Karachi to Gadani passes the route once taken by Alexander the Great.
glosses: If you pass something to someone, you give it to them, usually by hand.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Could you pass me the salt, please?
The book passed from hand to hand.
I passed your name on to my manager.
She passed the information on to the police.
glosses: If something passes, it happens.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: What has passed today must remain a secret.
glosses: If you pass a ball, puck, etc. you throw, kick, or hit it to another member of your team.
raw_tags: sports
transitive & intransitive
examples: He passed to Lafleur, who put the ball in for the goal.
pass (English, noun)
Forms: form: pass
raw_tags: Singular
form: passes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɑːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /pæs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A pass is a piece of paper, plastic, etc. that allows somebody to enter a building, vehicle, or area.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We have a season's pass for the ski hill.
glosses: A pass is a score on a test, exam, etc. that is good enough, often over 50%. Also a person or paper that gets this score.
raw_tags: countable
examples: On the last test there were only five passes; everyone else failed.
We have one of the highest pass rates for the exam in the state!
glosses: A pass is a throw, kick, hit, etc. of a ball, puck, etc. to another member of your team.
raw_tags: sports
countable
examples: Robert's pass in front of the net is blocked by the goalie.
glosses: A pass is a place in a mountain that is easy to travel.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The mountain pass was blocked, which made it difficult to get across.
glosses: A pass is one case of a repeated action or process.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We caught some new mistakes on the third pass.
product (English, noun)
Forms: form: product
raw_tags: Singular
form: products
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɑːˌdʌkt/
tags: US
glosses: A product is an item that can be bought.
raw_tags: countable
examples: That store sells many different products.
synonyms: merchandise
goods
wares
glosses: The product is the end result of a process, such as someone's efforts or of a certain situation.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Skill is the product of hours of practice; His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.
glosses: A product is the number you get when you multiply two other numbers.
raw_tags: mathematics
countable
examples: The product of 2 and 3 is 6.
glosses: A product is a chemical substance that is made as a result of a chemical reaction.
raw_tags: chemistry
countable
prevent (English, verb)
Forms: form: prevent
tags: canonical
form: prevents
tags: third-person
singular
form: prevented
tags: past
form: prevented
tags: past
participle
form: preventing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /prəˈvɛnt/
tags: US
glosses: When you prevent something, you stop it from happening.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: To prevent accidents, you must do everything with care.
No one can prevent us from going.
creation (English, noun)
Forms: form: creation
raw_tags: Singular
form: creations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kriːˈeɪʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: [kriːˈʲeɪʃɘn]
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The act of creating is called creation.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The creation of a house takes time.
glosses: A creation is something that is created.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The new dress was a great creation of beauty.
glosses: The time at beginning of the world and when God created everything is called creation.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The Bible says that the creation took six days and God rested on the seventh.
glosses: The whole world is the creation in many religious traditions.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The Bible says that God made all of the creation in six days.
modern (English, adj)
Forms: form: modern
tags: positive
form: more modern
tags: comparative
form: most modern
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒd(ə)n/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɑdɚn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is modern, it happened in current times.
examples: The new house has all modern conveniences.
glosses: Some new styles or forms of art and fiction writing are called modern.
examples: Much modern art looks odd to many people.
redundant (English, adj)
Forms: form: redundant
tags: positive
form: more redundant
tags: comparative
form: most redundant
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈdʌn.dənt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: Extra; more than is needed.
glosses: Repeating oneself or using extra words; saying the same thing again in a slightly different way.
glosses: Being dismissed from a job because you are no longer needed.
raw_tags: mainly UK
particular (English, adj)
Forms: form: particular
tags: positive
form: more particular
tags: comparative
form: most particular
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɜrˈtɪkjəlɜr/
tags: US
glosses: A particular thing is the one that you mean and not any other.
examples: Usually it is not allowed, but in this particular case, it's OK.
I don't see any way to solve this particular problem.
glosses: A particular thing is a special or great one.
examples: She took no particular interest in what they were saying.
glosses: If somebody is particular, they will accept only the best or only things that they like.
particular (English, noun)
Forms: form: particular
raw_tags: Singular
form: particulars
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɜrˈtɪkjəlɜr/
tags: US
glosses: If you talk about something in particular, you mean that more than other; especially.
examples: It's true of many small cars, but the Honda in particular.
In particular, I'd like you to think about the first problem.
glosses: The particulars are the detailed information.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
examples: The two stories are quite similar, though they differ in some particulars.
We've spent a good deal of time considering the particulars of the situation.
finance (English, noun)
Forms: form: finance
raw_tags: Singular
form: finances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfaɪnæns/
tags: UK
glosses: Finance is activities related to banking and money, especially by government.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The minister of finance announced that taxes would increase by 1% in May.
glosses: Your finances is the money that you have.
examples: She had managed to raise sufficient finances to enable her and her family to travel to Australia.
The company's finances seem to be in good shape.
finance (English, verb)
Forms: form: finance
tags: canonical
form: finances
tags: third-person
singular
form: financed
tags: past
form: financed
tags: past
participle
form: financing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfaɪnæns/
tags: UK
glosses: If you finance something, you provide money for it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The soccer team was partly financed by a local business.
The bank is financing our car loan.
finish (English, verb)
Forms: form: finish
tags: canonical
form: finishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: finished
tags: past
form: finished
tags: past
participle
form: finishing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
homophones: Finnish
glosses: If something finishes, it stops and doesn't start again; it comes to the end.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I finish work at 4:30 and I get home at 5:00.
In June of 1992 I had just finished university and I was looking for a job.
She finished off her homework and put it away.
Finish up your lunch quickly, please.
glosses: If something finishes somebody off, it uses all their energy or it kills them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: That last run around the track completely finished me off.
glosses: If you finish something up, you use the last of it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I finished up the milk this morning. There's none left.
glosses: If you are finished with something, you don't need it anymore.
glosses: If you finish the surface of something, especially wood, you make it smooth and ready to use.
raw_tags: transitive
finish (English, noun)
Forms: form: finish
raw_tags: Singular
form: finishes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
homophones: Finnish
glosses: The finish is the last part or end of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: As the runners come to the finish, they are side by side.
It was a good day from start to finish.
glosses: The finish is the way a surface looks after it has been made smooth and ready to use.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The oil gives the wood a smooth, deep finish.
fought (English, verb)
Forms: form: fight
tags: canonical
form: fights
tags: third-person
singular
form: fought
tags: past
form: fought
tags: past
participle
form: fighting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /fɔt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of fight.
fell (English, verb)
Forms: form: fall
tags: canonical
form: falls
tags: third-person
singular
form: fell
tags: past
form: fallen
tags: past
participle
form: falling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɛl/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense of fall.
examples: The boy fell out of the tree and broke his arm.
fell (English, verb)
Forms: form: fell
tags: canonical
form: fells
tags: third-person
singular
form: felled
tags: past
form: felled
tags: past
participle
form: felling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɛl/
tags: US
glosses: If you fell something, you make it fall.
examples: He felled the tree by chopping it down with an axe.
imagine (English, verb)
Forms: form: imagine
tags: canonical
form: imagines
tags: third-person
singular
form: imagined
tags: past
form: imagined
tags: past
participle
form: imagining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/
tags: US
glosses: If you imagine something, you make a picture of it in your head.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Imagine that you're sitting at a table with all the food you can eat.
I imagined myself fighting a monster.
I imagined myself in a forest while an animal was chasing after me.
I felt creepy when I imagined a spider crawling on me.
It feels fun to imagine myself in the 50s and 90s, I wasn't even born in those decades.
glosses: If you imagine something, you think or believe it without knowing.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I imagine everybody will be there.
Maybe you just imagined that the phone rang.
score (English, noun)
Forms: form: score
raw_tags: Singular
form: scores
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /skɔː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /skoʊr/
tags: US
ipa: /skɔːr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The numbers used to tell who is winning in a sport or game.
examples: The final score for the ball game was 30 to 17.
glosses: A copy of written music, usually for an orchestra. Usually, this means all the written music for all the players for a piece of music.
raw_tags: music
examples: I have the whole score for the Brandenburg Concertos.
glosses: The results of a test or quiz.
examples: You must earn a score of at least 70 to pass the test.
glosses: The number 20. This is an old meaning; people don't use score for this much any more.
examples: Four score and seven years ago.
score (English, verb)
Forms: form: score
tags: canonical
form: scores
tags: third-person
singular
form: scored
tags: past
form: scored
tags: past
participle
form: scoring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /skɔː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /skoʊr/
tags: US
ipa: /skɔːr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To gain points in a game, so that your score is increased.
examples: The basketball player just scored three points!
glosses: To get a certain result on a text or quiz.
examples: I scored a 95 on the test!
glosses: To have sex.
raw_tags: slang
glosses: To get something.
raw_tags: slang
examples: I scored some tickets to the game tonight.
glosses: To make a groove in paper or cardboard.
examples: If you score the paper first, gently using a knife along the edge of a ruler, then you'll be able to fold it neatly and straight.
ought (English, verb)
Forms: form: must
tags: present
form: ought
tags: past
form: oughtn't
tags: negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɔt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you ought to do something, doing it is better than not doing it.
raw_tags: modal
examples: I think perhaps we ought to help her.
It's dangerous and there ought not to be any children close by.
We really ought to go a bit early because of the snow.
What time ought the school to open?
I suppose I ought to write her an e-mail.
synonyms: should
must
had better
glosses: If something ought to be true, you have reason to believe it, but you don't know, or it is not true.
raw_tags: modal
examples: He ought to be here by now.
You ought to be able to finish that in an hour.
synonyms: should
raise (English, verb)
Forms: form: raise
tags: canonical
form: raises
tags: third-person
singular
form: raised
tags: past
form: raised
tags: past
participle
form: raising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪz/
tags: US
homophones: rase
rays
raze
glosses: If you raise something you make it higher; that is you move it up.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I need to raise the car off the ground to fix it from below.
Raise your hand if you know the answer.
glosses: If you raise children or animals, you care for them until they have grown up (become adults).
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I raised the children after their mother died.
I raised my dog from a puppy.
glosses: If you raise food (plants or animals) you grow it on a farm. This is also used for plants that are not food, like cotton or tobacco.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: My grandfather raised corn and chickens.
glosses: If you raise a number, you make it bigger.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you raise an idea you start talking about it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Why did you have to raise the issue of abortion?
glosses: If you raise somebody in gambling, you make a bigger bet.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If someone raises the dead they make dead people alive again.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Jesus is said to have raised the dead.
raise (English, noun)
Forms: form: raise
raw_tags: Singular
form: raises
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪz/
tags: US
homophones: rase
rays
raze
glosses: A raise is an increase in pay at work.
examples: I have worked here long enough I should get a raise.
glosses: In gambling, a raise is an increased bet.
heard (English, verb)
Forms: form: hear
tags: canonical
form: hears
tags: third-person
singular
form: heard
tags: past
form: heard
tags: past
participle
form: hearing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'hɜːd/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /'hɝd/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: herd
glosses: The past tense and past participle of hear.
built (English, verb)
Forms: form: build
tags: canonical
form: builds
tags: third-person
singular
form: built
tags: past
form: built
tags: past
participle
form: building
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'bɪlt/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of build.
lay (English, verb)
Forms: form: lay
tags: canonical
form: lays
tags: third-person
singular
form: laid
tags: past
form: laid
tags: past
participle
form: laying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /leɪ/
tags: US
glosses: When you lay something, you place it down flat.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Sally carefully laid out her clothing on the bed.
glosses: When an animal lays an egg, it makes and places it outside its body.
raw_tags: transitive
lay (English, noun)
Forms: form: lay
raw_tags: Singular
form: lays
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /leɪ/
tags: US
glosses: :
 This short section needs someone to add to it.
birthday (English, noun)
Forms: form: birthday
raw_tags: Singular
form: birthdays
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɝːθ.deɪ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The day you were born.
examples: They will need your birthday on the application.
My birthday is September 14, 1972.
glosses: The same day of the year you were born, happening every year. Often there is a party for a person's birthday.
examples: My birthday is September 14.
We celebrated my birthday a week late this year.
bedroom (English, noun)
Forms: form: bedroom
raw_tags: Singular
form: bedrooms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɛdˌrum/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A room in a house that is used for sleeping. This is where the bed is kept.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I hate camping. I wish I was back in my bedroom, sleeping in my own bed.
xylophone (English, noun)
Forms: form: xylophone
raw_tags: Singular
form: xylophones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈzɑɪ.lə.ˌfon/
tags: US
glosses: A xylophone is a musical instrument made from wooden bars in a row. The bars are hit with sticks or mallets to make music.
raw_tags: countable
music
industrialise (English, verb)
Forms: form: industrialise
tags: canonical
form: industrialises
tags: third-person
singular
form: industrialised
tags: past
form: industrialised
tags: past
participle
form: industrialising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: If a place or business industrialises, it adds factories and machines to do work that was previously done by hand or not done at all.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: France was slow to industrialise for most of the Third Republic (1870–1940).
Farms are getting bigger as farming is beginning to industrialise.
industrialize (English, verb)
Forms: form: industrialize
tags: canonical
form: industrializes
tags: third-person
singular
form: industrialized
tags: past
form: industrialized
tags: past
participle
form: industrializing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: If a place or business industrializes, it adds factories and machines to do work that was previously done by hand or not done at all.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: France was slow to industrialize for most of the Third Republic (1870–1940).
Farms are getting bigger as farming is beginning to industrialize.
musical instrument (English, noun)
Forms: form: musical instrument
raw_tags: Singular
form: musical instruments
tags: plural
glosses: A musical instrument is a tool for making music.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: My cousin can play many musical instruments.
Guitars, drums, and horns are all musical instruments.
indeed (English, adv)
Forms: form: indeed
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdiːd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use indeed to make your words stronger.
examples: OK David, thanks very much indeed for your time.
We are very fortunate indeed to have such beautiful weather.
"Have you finished?" "Oh, yes, yes indeed."
glosses: You use indeed to add surprising information.
examples: Often we didn't know their phone numbers. Nor indeed did many of them even have phones.
inform (English, verb)
Forms: form: inform
tags: canonical
form: informs
tags: third-person
singular
form: informed
tags: past
form: informed
tags: past
participle
form: informing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈfɔrm/
tags: US
ipa: /ɪnˈfɔːm/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you inform someone of something, you give them knowledge about it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Unfortunately, they did not fully inform the public of the problem.
synonyms: tell
glosses: If something informs your opinion, decision, etc., it helps you come to it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Our decision was informed by a good deal of research.
synonyms: advise
typing (English, verb)
Forms: form: type
tags: canonical
form: types
tags: third-person
singular
form: typed
tags: past
form: typed
tags: past
participle
form: typing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of type.
examples: He is typing his message on the computer.
farming (English, verb)
Forms: form: farm
tags: canonical
form: farms
tags: third-person
singular
form: farmed
tags: past
form: farmed
tags: past
participle
form: farming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɑrmɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of farm.
examples: My grandfather has been farming his land for many years.
specified (English, verb)
Forms: form: specify
tags: canonical
form: specifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: specified
tags: past
form: specified
tags: past
participle
form: specifying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of specify.
examples: All of the directions to the party were specified in detail.
smallest (English, adj)
Forms: form: small
tags: positive
form: smaller
tags: comparative
form: smallest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsmɔːlɪst/
tags: US
glosses: The superlative form of small; most small.
glosses: The smallest thing is the most small thing.
examples: When the smallest thing gets in your eye, it can hurt very much.
insure (English, verb)
Forms: form: insure
tags: canonical
form: insures
tags: third-person
singular
form: insured
tags: past
form: insured
tags: past
participle
form: insuring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you insure something, you pay money so that if something bad happens to it, you will get more money.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We will insure your home against damage caused by fire.
The car was only insured for $10,000.
glosses: Insure is a less common spelling of ensure.
goods (English, noun)
Forms: form: good
raw_tags: Singular
form: goods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡʊdz/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of good; more than one (kind of) good.
examples: The big company sells both goods and services.
worn (English, verb)
Forms: form: wear
tags: canonical
form: wears
tags: third-person
singular
form: wore
tags: past
form: worn
tags: past
participle
form: wearing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɔrn/
tags: US
ipa: /wɔːn/
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: warn
glosses: The past participle of wear.
examples: It's a shame that this dress was only worn before it was ruined.
The school demands that the uniform is worn every day.
invest (English, verb)
Forms: form: invest
tags: canonical
form: invests
tags: third-person
singular
form: invested
tags: past
form: invested
tags: past
participle
form: investing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈvɛst/
tags: UK
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you invest your money, you use your money to make more money.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: IBM may invest new money in the company.
If you invested heavily in Internet companies in the 90s, you made a lot of money.
glosses: If you invest in something, you spend time or money to make it better.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The province has invested $20 million to improve transportation in cities.
She invested all her spare time to make her small business succeed.
glosses: If you invest someone with a power, you give it to them.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If something invests someone with a quality, it makes them appear to have that quality.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: His white hair invested him with a sense of intelligence.
banzai (English, intj)
Forms: form: banzai
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɑːnˈzaɪ/
glosses: A Japanese war cry.
examples: The soldier cried banzai as he attacked his enemy.
bateau (English, noun)
Forms: form: bateau
raw_tags: Singular
form: bateaux
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bæˈtoʊ/
tags: UK
glosses: A bateau is a light river boat with a flat bottom.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The guide used a bateau to get us across the river.
barrack (English, noun)
Forms: form: barrack
raw_tags: Singular
form: barracks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæ.rək/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A barrack is a building for soldiers to live and sleep in. The building is more commonly called barracks. A barrack used to mean "a temporary hut", but now is usually used for permanent buildings.
raw_tags: military
barrack (English, verb)
Forms: form: barrack
tags: canonical
form: barracks
tags: third-person
singular
form: barracked
tags: past
form: barracked
tags: past
participle
form: barracking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæ.rək/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: To live in barracks.
examples: The soldier was barracked during his stay at basic training.
glosses: To shout or jeer at.
examples: My opponent barracked me during our match.
assumption (English, noun)
Forms: form: assumption
raw_tags: Singular
form: assumptions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈsʌmp.ʃən/
tags: US
glosses: An assumption is a guess or belief about something without having enough information to know if it is true. In maths or science: something assumed to be true in order to build an argument or calculation.
raw_tags: countable
examples: You shouldn't make the assumption that guns are only a problem in big cities.
To calculate the age of a rock we make the assumption that the rate of radioactive decay is constant.
synonyms: presumption
bible (English, noun)
Forms: form: bible
raw_tags: Singular
form: bibles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'baɪbəl/
tags: US
glosses: A bible is any book that is considered an authority in a particular subject.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Blue Book is the bible for the value of used automobiles.
Bible (English, name)
Forms: form: Bible
raw_tags: Proper noun
form: Bibles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'baɪbəl/
tags: UK
glosses: The Bible is name of the holy text of Christians consisting of a collection of writings of both Jews, called the Old Testament, and Christians, called the New Testament. (This is always spelled with capital B).
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The Bible tells stories of God, Jesus Christ, and good and bad people.
glosses: The holy writings of the Jewish tradition, called the Old Testament, are called The Bible. (This is always spelled with capital B).
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The Jewish Bible has very old stories about the Jews.
glosses: A Bible or Bibles refer to copies of The Bible. This is always spelled with capital B).
raw_tags: countable
examples: The book store sells many Bibles.
glosses: A book that is like the Bible but may be about another religion or is not religious. Often, this means a book that tells everything you need to know about something. Sometime this is used in a title to make a book sound very good.
raw_tags: informal
examples: The Koran is the Muslim Bible.
Anton LaVey wrote a book called "The Satanic Bible," for his new religion called Satanism.
We need a history Bible to help us pass our class.
involve (English, verb)
Forms: form: involve
tags: canonical
form: involves
tags: third-person
singular
form: involved
tags: past
form: involved
tags: past
participle
form: involving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈvɒlv/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪnˈvɑlv/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If an activity involves something, then that thing is used in or is part of the activity.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The job involves the use of special computer software.
The process involves both thinking and writing about the changes.
The attack also involved fighters from a variety of countries.
fever (English, noun)
Forms: form: fever
raw_tags: Singular
form: fevers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfiːvə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfiːvɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A fever is when you are hot because you are sick and your temperature will be higher than normal.
examples: I took some medicine to lower my fever.
Our son had a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 Celsius).
AC (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: AC
raw_tags: Abbreviation
glosses: AC is a short version of "alternating current" (a kind of electricity).
examples: The lamp uses AC.
glosses: AC is a short version of "air conditioning" (cooling).
examples: He turned on the AC to help cool the room.
likely (English, adj)
Forms: form: likelier
tags: comparative
form: likeliest
tags: superlative
form: likely
tags: positive
form: more likely
tags: comparative
form: most likely
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪkli/
tags: US
glosses: If something is likely, it is probably true or will probably happen.
examples: It seems likely that he will miss the meeting.
The most likely explanation is that there was a simple mistake.
People from that area are more likely to be short.
synonyms: probably
antonyms: unlikely
likely (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪkli/
tags: US
glosses: You use likely to say that you think something is true or will happen.
examples: Likely, over the next few years, more changes will happen.
It wouldn't likely have been very useful.
Police have made good progress in their investigation but would not likely make any arrests within a week.
drum (English, noun)
Forms: form: drum
raw_tags: Singular
form: drums
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'drʌm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A drum is a musical instrument with a skin that you hit to make music.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: My cousin plays drums.
glosses: A drum is kind of big barrel.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They were keeping garbage in an old oil drum.
drum (English, verb)
Forms: form: drum
tags: canonical
form: drums
tags: third-person
singular
form: drummed
tags: past
form: drummed
tags: past
participle
form: drumming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'drʌm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you are drumming you are making music with a drum or drums.
examples: I saw him drumming with the band.
glosses: If you are drumming, you are hitting or tapping something like it was a drum.
examples: Sometimes I drum on my desk with my fingers.
Sometimes I drum my fingers on my desk. (same meaning as above)
acceptable (English, adj)
Forms: form: acceptable
tags: positive
form: more acceptable
tags: comparative
form: most acceptable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When something is acceptable it is capable of being accepted or is worth being accepted.
examples: You ideas are acceptable to the group.
The quality of the work ranged from excellent to acceptable.
antonyms: unacceptable
glosses: When something is welcome or pleasing, it is acceptable.
examples: Any kind words for my work are acceptable.
drumming (English, noun)
Forms: form: drumming
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /'drʌmɪŋ/
glosses: Drumming is the sound of drums.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We could hear the drumming from far away.
glosses: Drumming is the act of hitting a drum to make music.
raw_tags: uncountable
drumming (English, verb)
Forms: form: drum
tags: canonical
form: drums
tags: third-person
singular
form: drummed
tags: past
form: drummed
tags: past
participle
form: drumming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /'drʌmɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of drum.
completely (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈpliːtli/
tags: US
glosses: When something is completely some quality, it is absolutely that quality, in every way.
examples: The man was completely honest in his business.
This is completely different from what people might believe.
The discovery has given us a completely new way of looking at thing.
flexible (English, adj)
Forms: form: flexible
tags: positive
form: more flexible
tags: comparative
form: most flexible
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: When something is flexible, it can bend.
examples: The thin wood stick was so flexible that it would bend but not break.
glosses: By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.
examples: Jim was very flexible and enjoyed every new experience when he travelled.
I think we can make working hours much more flexible.
They used to treat everyone the same but now take a more flexible approach.
successful (English, adj)
Forms: form: successful
tags: positive
form: more successful
tags: comparative
form: most successful
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /səkˈsɛsfl̩/
tags: US
glosses: If you are successful, you are effective at something.
examples: The successful business man knows how to get money for his work.
glosses: If you have done something right, you are successful.
examples: The cook was successful when she made the best pepperoni pizza in town.
quit (English, verb)
Forms: form: quit
tags: past
form: quit
tags: past
participle
form: quit
tags: canonical
form: quits
tags: third-person
singular
form: quitted
tags: past
form: quitted
tags: past
participle
form: quitting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwɪt/
tags: US
glosses: If you quit something, you stop doing it; that is, you do not do it any more.
examples: It was very hard to quit smoking.
Please quit bothering me!
I'll need to quit typing meanings soon.
He always quits working too early.
glosses: If you quit a job, it means you are not going to work anymore. After you quit, you will no longer have that job.
examples: I'm quitting my job now!
glosses: The past tense and past participle of quit.
permission (English, noun)
Forms: form: permission
raw_tags: Singular
form: permissions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /pəˈmɪʃən/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /pɚˈmɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you have permission to do something, then the person who has authority over you or over that thing allows you to do it.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: My father gave me permission to go to the city.
antonyms: prohibition
listen (English, verb)
Forms: form: listen
tags: canonical
form: listens
tags: third-person
singular
form: listened
tags: past
form: listened
tags: past
participle
form: listening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪs.ən/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you listen to something, you try to hear and understand it.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Shhh! Listen! Did you hear that?
She listened carefully to what he said, but it was hard to understand.
OK, listen up. Here's what we'll do...
glosses: If you listen to someone, you agree with them, believe them, or do what they tell you.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Don't listen to him. He doesn't know what he's talking about.
If you listen to your mother, you won't go wrong.
listen (English, noun)
Forms: form: listen
raw_tags: Singular
form: listens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪs.ən/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you give something a listen, you try to hear and understand it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Do you want to have a listen to this new band?
load (English, noun)
Forms: form: load
raw_tags: Singular
form: loads
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /loʊd/
tags: US
ipa: /ləʊd/
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: lode
glosses: A load is something carried, often something heavy.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The truck arrived with a load of dog food.
You've got quite a load. Let me help you carry it.
The ship won't leave until it has a full load of oil.
glosses: Loads/a load of something is a lot of it.
examples: We've had a load of problems ever since we got the new stuff.
It costs loads of money.
glosses: Your load is how much work you have.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We hired another person to spread the load a bit more.
Teachers are asking for a lower teaching load.
glosses: Load is the amount electrical power produced.
raw_tags: uncountable
load (English, verb)
Forms: form: load
tags: canonical
form: loads
tags: third-person
singular
form: loaded
tags: past
form: loaded
tags: past
participle
form: loading
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /loʊd/
tags: US
ipa: /ləʊd/
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: lode
glosses: If you load x on y, you put x on y to be carried. Usually there is a lot of x, and/or it is heavy.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: We loaded the boxes on the truck and set off for Vancouver.
After loading up the horses, we got on and headed north.
The waiter loaded all the food onto a tray and carried it out.
glosses: If you load a machine, you put in supplies that the machine uses.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He loaded the gun, brought it up, and shot the deer in one continuous motion.
All the software has been loaded onto the computer.
lord (English, noun)
Forms: form: lord
raw_tags: Singular
form: lords
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɔːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /lɔrd/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: The Lord is a Judeo-Christian title for God.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Please join me in the Lord's prayer.
glosses: A lord is a person who has authority over others; a ruler.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A Lord is a title given by a king or queen.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The royals are sailing with friends Lord and Lady Romsey and their two children.
The lords of the house will arrive later.
glosses: Lord is a title of respect used with mayors, judges, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The lord mayor will be giving a speech at 12:30.
lord (English, verb)
Forms: form: lord
tags: canonical
form: lords
tags: third-person
singular
form: lorded
tags: past
form: lorded
tags: past
participle
form: lording
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɔːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /lɔrd/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: To lord means to act like a lord.
raw_tags: intransitive
physics (English, noun)
Forms: form: physics
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪz.ɪks/
tags: US
glosses: Physics is the kind of science that is about how the world and universe work. Usually, physics is about things like movement, heat, light, sound, and electricity.
raw_tags: uncountable
behave (English, verb)
Forms: form: behave
tags: canonical
form: behaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: behaved
tags: past
form: behaved
tags: past
participle
form: behaving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪˈheɪv/
tags: US
glosses: How you behave is what you do or how you act.
examples: Why do you behave like that.
glosses: How something behaves is what it usually does.
examples: We want to know how fire behaves in space.
glosses: If you are behaving you are being good.
raw_tags: informal
examples: I wish the children would behave.
If you behave I will give you a reward.
proxy (English, noun)
Forms: form: proxy
raw_tags: Singular
form: proxies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɒk.si/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈprɑk.si/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A proxy is something or someone that acts in place of another.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: substitute
representative
proxy (English, adj)
Forms: form: proxy
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɒk.si/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈprɑk.si/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A "proxy x" is an x that is being used as a proxy.
examples: He used a proxy computer for the operation.
synonyms: substitute
proxy (English, verb)
Forms: form: proxy
tags: canonical
form: proxies
tags: third-person
singular
form: proxied
tags: past
form: proxied
tags: past
participle
form: proxying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɒk.si/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈprɑk.si/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To proxy is to serve as a proxy.
synonyms: substitute
corn (English, noun)
Forms: form: corn
raw_tags: Singular
form: corns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɔːn/
tags: UK
ipa: /kɔrn/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Corn is a kind of grain, usually with large yellow seeds, that is often eaten (also called maize).
tags: US
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We will be eating corn tomorrow.
glosses: The plant corn grows on.
tags: US
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We planted some corn in our garden last year.
glosses: Any kind of grain.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: We put several barley corns into the soup.
maize (English, noun)
Forms: form: maize
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /meɪz/
tags: US
homophones: maze
glosses: Maize is a kind of grain, usually with large yellow seeds, that is often eaten (also called corn).
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We will be eating maize tomorrow.
glosses: The plant corn grows on.
examples: We planted some maize in out garden last year.
flour (English, noun)
Forms: form: flour
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈflaʊə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈflaʊɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: flower
glosses: Flour is grain (or other plants parts) that has been crushed.
raw_tags: uncountable
undead (English, adj)
Forms: form: undead
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌnˈdɛd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If someone is undead they are not dead or alive, or they are both dead and alive.
examples: Ghosts, zombies, and vampires are undead.
glosses: Someone (or something) that is undead.
examples: We watched a movie about the undead.
zombie (English, noun)
Forms: form: zombie
raw_tags: Singular
form: zombies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈzɒmbi/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈzɑmbi/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A zombie is type of fictional creature. It is a dead body that has been brought back to life. Usually a zombie moves slowly, growls, and will want to eat people's brains.
Someone who looks very tired and messy may be called a zombie. It is equivalent to saying someone "looks like a corpse".
raw_tags: countable
by extension
vampire (English, noun)
Forms: form: vampire
raw_tags: Singular
form: vampires
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvæmpaɪə/
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: A mythical person who is dead but acts alive and drinks blood.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A person who has a disease called vampirism. People who have this disease are sensitive to light, have a desire for blood, and can see well at night.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A person who seems to take your energy; that is, they make you tired.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Someone or something that drains (takes away) something.
wheat (English, noun)
Forms: form: wheat
raw_tags: Singular
form: wheats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wiːt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A kind of grain that is used to make flour for bread.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Farmers have grown wheat for thousands of years.
glosses: A certain kind of wheat.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We grow two wheats here, hard wheat and soft wheat.
glosses: A light brown color, like that of wheat.
raw_tags: uncountable