crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
interview (English, noun)
Forms: form: interview
raw_tags: Singular
form: interviews
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪntəˈvjuː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈvjuː/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An interview is when questions are asked formally.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I was given an interview to see if I was right for the job.
I need an interview was a celebrity.
interview (English, verb)
Forms: form: interview
tags: canonical
form: interviews
tags: third-person
singular
form: interviewed
tags: past
form: interviewed
tags: past
participle
form: interviewing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪntəˈvjuː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈvjuː/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When you interview someone, you give them an interview. That is you formally ask the person questions.
examples: I was interviewing the officials for the newspaper.
intrusion detection system (English, noun)
Forms: form: intrusion detection system
raw_tags: Singular
form: intrusion detection systems
tags: plural
glosses: An intrusion detection system is something that lets you know if people are entering who should not be.
grains (English, noun)
Forms: form: grain
raw_tags: Singular
form: grains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of grain; more than one (kind of) grain.
jack (English, noun)
Forms: form: jack
raw_tags: Singular
form: jacks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʒæk/
tags: US
glosses: A jack is a machine for lifting heavy thing. Often a jack is used to lift a car for fixing.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A jack is a plug or connector for electronics.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A jack is a flag used at by ships at sea.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Another word for nothing.
raw_tags: uncountable
slang
glosses: A jack is a playing card with a J on it.
raw_tags: countable
jack (English, verb)
Forms: form: jack
tags: canonical
form: jacks
tags: third-person
singular
form: jacked
tags: past
form: jacked
tags: past
participle
form: jacking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʒæk/
tags: US
glosses: To use a jack.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He jacked the car up so that he could replace the brake pads.
glosses: To steal.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Someone jacked my car last night!
judgment (English, noun)
Forms: form: judgment
raw_tags: Singular
form: judgments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʤʌʤmənt/
tags: US
glosses: Judgment is being able to make good choices.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: You will need good judgment to decide on a school.
Deciding what to do was a judgment call.
If John likes them, they must be good people; John has good judgment.
I'll trust your judgment on this matter.
There should be room for human judgment in deciding policies.
It takes good judgment to be a manager.
synonyms: wisdom
glosses: A judgment is a choice or decision you might make.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: choice
decision
glosses: A judgment is the something decided by a judge. It is an official order by a court.
raw_tags: countable
law
examples: This judgment means you have to pay me $500 each month, for a year.
We will hear the judgment soon.
synonyms: court order
verdict
sentence
fresh (English, adj)
Forms: form: fresh
tags: positive
form: fresher
tags: comparative
form: freshest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /frɛʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is fresh it is not old, it is new or like new. Often this means not spoiled or rotten.
examples: I only eat fresh food.
I have a fresh baked pie at home.
We could use some fresh blood here. (Meaning, we could use some new people.)
glosses: If water is fresh it does not have salt in it.
glosses: If you are being fresh you are to forward sexually; this is a way of being rude.
raw_tags: informal
examples: Don't get fresh with me, I'm not that kind of girl!
vent (English, noun)
Forms: form: vent
raw_tags: Singular
form: vents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɛnt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A vent is a hole for air to go through.
raw_tags: countable
vent (English, verb)
Forms: form: vent
tags: canonical
form: vents
tags: third-person
singular
form: vented
tags: past
form: vented
tags: past
participle
form: venting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɛnt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you vent a place, you move old air out and let new air in.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you vent, you let your emotions out by showing them.
raw_tags: intransitive
informal
freshwater (English, adj)
Forms: form: freshwater
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: If you describe a plant or animal as being freshwater, you are saying that it lives in fresh water.
examples: Do you have saltwater or freshwater fish in your fishtank?"
glosses: If you describe a person as being freshwater, you are saying he is does not have much skill as a seaman.
examples: "Who's that freshwater sailor?" "That's Hank. He just started last week."
fresh blood (English, phrase)
Forms: form: fresh blood
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: New people or new ideas.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We could use some fresh blood on this project.
Halloween (English, name)
Forms: form: Halloween
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌha.ləˈwiːn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌhæ.ləˈwiːn/
tags: Canada
US
tags: US
glosses: Halloween is a holiday in Europe and North America that is celebrated by dressing in costumes and going door-to-door asking for candy. Halloween is celebrated each year on October 31 on the eve of All Hallow's Day.
Hallowe'en (English, name)
Forms: form: Hallowe'en
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Hallowe'en is another way of spelling Halloween.
full moon (English, noun)
Forms: form: full moon
raw_tags: Singular
form: full moons
tags: plural
glosses: A full moon is when the moon is a whole circle. The moon looks like this when it is on the opposite side of Earth as the sun.
lost (English, adj)
Forms: form: lost
tags: positive
form: more lost
tags: comparative
form: most lost
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /lɒst/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /lɔst/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Canada
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you are lost you do not know where you are. You might not know how to get home.
examples: I was lost in the woods for a week.
glosses: If something is lost you do not know where it is.
examples: My phone is lost.
glosses: If something is lost it is gone. It might not exist any more.
examples: All my hope is lost.
glosses: If something is lost it has failed.
examples: Trying to reach her is a lost cause.
lost (English, verb)
Forms: form: lose
tags: canonical
form: loses
tags: third-person
singular
form: lost
tags: past
form: lost
tags: past
participle
form: losing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /lɒst/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /lɔst/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Canada
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The past tense of lose.
examples: I lost my phone at work.
We lost the game.
glosses: The past participle of lose.
examples: The game was lost to the other team.
brave (English, adj)
Forms: form: brave
tags: positive
form: braver
tags: comparative
form: bravest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /breɪv/
tags: US
glosses: If you are brave, fear will not stop you.
examples: You must be very brave to run into a burning house.
She has been brave about her disease.
brave (English, noun)
Forms: form: brave
raw_tags: Singular
form: braves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /breɪv/
tags: US
glosses: A brave is a Native American warrior.
raw_tags: countable
brave (English, verb)
Forms: form: brave
tags: canonical
form: braves
tags: third-person
singular
form: braved
tags: past
form: braved
tags: past
participle
form: braving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /breɪv/
tags: US
glosses: If you brave something or someone, you overcome your fear of that.
examples: He braved a jump off of the diving board.
antonyms: timid
braver (English, adj)
Forms: form: brave
tags: positive
form: braver
tags: comparative
form: bravest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of brave; more brave.
bravest (English, adj)
Forms: form: brave
tags: positive
form: braver
tags: comparative
form: bravest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: US
glosses: The superlative form of brave; most brave.
ESL (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: ESL
raw_tags: Initialism
glosses: ESL is a short way of saying "English as a second language". This actually means English as a language that is not native. Usually this names a class to teach English.
examples: I was sent to teach ESL students at work.
losing (English, verb)
Forms: form: lose
tags: canonical
form: loses
tags: third-person
singular
form: lost
tags: past
form: lost
tags: past
participle
form: losing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of lose.
bravery (English, noun)
Forms: form: bravery
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbreɪvəri/
tags: US
glosses: Bravery is actions, or feelings that show you are not afraid.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He showed great bravery in going back in to the burning building to wake his sister.
synonyms: courage
antonyms: cowardice
panic
intrusion detection systems (English, noun)
Forms: form: intrusion detection system
raw_tags: Singular
form: intrusion detection systems
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of intrusion detection system; more than one (kind of) intrusion detection system.
holystone (English, noun)
Forms: form: holystone
raw_tags: Singular
form: holystones
tags: plural
glosses: A holystone is a piece of sandstone that is used to scrub the decks of ships with either saltwater or sand.
raw_tags: nautical
holystones (English, noun)
Forms: form: holystone
raw_tags: Singular
form: holystones
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of holystone; more than one (kind of) holystone.
junipers (English, noun)
Forms: form: juniper
raw_tags: Singular
form: junipers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of juniper; more than one (kind of) juniper.
destructions (English, noun)
Forms: form: destruction
raw_tags: Singular
form: destructions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of destruction; more than one (kind of) destruction.
absorptions (English, noun)
Forms: form: absorption
raw_tags: Singular
form: absorptions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of absorption; more than one (kind of) absorption.
accommodations (English, noun)
Forms: form: accommodation
raw_tags: Singular
form: accommodations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of accommodation; more than one (kind of) accommodation.
acronyms (English, noun)
Forms: form: acronym
raw_tags: Singular
form: acronyms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of acronym; more than one (kind of) acronym.
accumulations (English, noun)
Forms: form: accumulation
raw_tags: Singular
form: accumulations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of accumulation; more than one (kind of) accumulation.
adolescents (English, noun)
Forms: form: adolescent
raw_tags: Singular
form: adolescents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of adolescent; more than one (kind of) adolescent.
administrations (English, noun)
Forms: form: administration
raw_tags: Singular
form: administrations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of administration; more than one (kind of) administration.
oppositions (English, noun)
Forms: form: opposition
raw_tags: Singular
form: oppositions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of opposition; more than one (kind of) opposition.
advocates (English, noun)
Forms: form: advocate
raw_tags: Singular
form: advocates
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of advocate; more than one (kind of) advocate.
advocates (English, verb)
Forms: form: advocate
tags: canonical
form: advocates
tags: third-person
singular
form: advocated
tags: past
form: advocated
tags: past
participle
form: advocating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of advocate.
advocated (English, verb)
Forms: form: advocate
tags: canonical
form: advocates
tags: third-person
singular
form: advocated
tags: past
form: advocated
tags: past
participle
form: advocating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of advocate.
advocating (English, verb)
Forms: form: advocate
tags: canonical
form: advocates
tags: third-person
singular
form: advocated
tags: past
form: advocated
tags: past
participle
form: advocating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of advocate.
advisers (English, noun)
Forms: form: adviser
raw_tags: Singular
form: advisers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of adviser; more than one (kind of) adviser.
advisors (English, noun)
Forms: form: advisor
raw_tags: Singular
form: advisors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of advisor; more than one (kind of) advisor.
anchorages (English, noun)
Forms: form: anchorage
raw_tags: Singular
form: anchorages
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of anchorage; more than one (kind of) anchorage.
anaesthetics (English, noun)
Forms: form: anaesthetic
raw_tags: Singular
form: anaesthetics
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of anaesthetic; more than one (kind of) anaesthetic.
metals (English, noun)
Forms: form: metal
raw_tags: Singular
form: metals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of metal; more than one (kind of) metal.
tongues (English, noun)
Forms: form: tongue
raw_tags: Singular
form: tongues
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tongue; more than one (kind of) tongue.
tongues (English, verb)
Forms: form: tongue
tags: canonical
form: tongues
tags: third-person
singular
form: tongued
tags: past
form: tongued
tags: past
participle
form: tonguing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of tongue.
amplitudes (English, noun)
Forms: form: amplitude
raw_tags: Singular
form: amplitudes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of amplitude; more than one (kind of) amplitude.
altitudes (English, noun)
Forms: form: altitude
raw_tags: Singular
form: altitudes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of altitude; more than one (kind of) altitude.
amateurs (English, noun)
Forms: form: amateur
raw_tags: Singular
form: amateurs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of amateur; more than one (kind of) amateur.
aggregates (English, noun)
Forms: form: aggregate
raw_tags: Singular
form: aggregates
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of aggregate; more than one (kind of) aggregate.
aggregates (English, verb)
Forms: form: aggregate
tags: canonical
form: aggregates
tags: third-person
singular
form: aggregated
tags: past
form: aggregated
tags: past
participle
form: aggregating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of aggregate.
albinos (English, noun)
Forms: form: albino
raw_tags: Singular
form: albinos or albinoes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of albino; more than one (kind of) albino.
albinoes (English, noun)
Forms: form: albino
raw_tags: Singular
form: albinos or albinoes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of albino; more than one (kind of) albino.
alcohols (English, noun)
Forms: form: alcohol
raw_tags: Singular
form: alcohols
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of alcohol; more than one (kind of) alcohol.
smolts (English, noun)
Forms: form: smolt
raw_tags: Singular
form: smolts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of smolt; more than one (kind of) smolt.
parrs (English, noun)
Forms: form: parr
raw_tags: Singular
form: parrs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of parr; more than one (kind of) parr.
alevins (English, noun)
Forms: form: alevin
raw_tags: Singular
form: alevins
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of alevin; more than one (kind of) alevin.
allocations (English, noun)
Forms: form: allocation
raw_tags: Singular
form: allocations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of allocation; more than one (kind of) allocation.
alphabets (English, noun)
Forms: form: alphabet
raw_tags: Singular
form: alphabets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈæl.fə.bɛts/
glosses: The plural form of alphabet; more than one (kind of) alphabet.
allotropies (English, noun)
Forms: form: allotropy
raw_tags: Singular
form: allotropies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of allotropy; more than one (kind of) allotropy.
appreciations (English, noun)
Forms: form: appreciation
raw_tags: Singular
form: appreciations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of appreciation; more than one (kind of) appreciation.
ankles (English, noun)
Forms: form: ankle
raw_tags: Singular
form: ankles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ankle; more than one (kind of) ankle.
fears (English, noun)
Forms: form: fear
raw_tags: Singular
form: fears
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of fear; more than one (kind of) fear.
examples: My worst fears have come true: I'm stranded in the middle of nowhere without a phone!
fears (English, verb)
Forms: form: fear
tags: canonical
form: fears
tags: third-person
singular
form: feared
tags: past
form: feared
tags: past
participle
form: fearing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of fear.
examples: Yes, he's afraid of spiders, but what he fears most is public speaking.
fingers (English, noun)
Forms: form: finger
raw_tags: Singular
form: fingers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡɚz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡəz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of finger; more than one (kind of) finger.
fingers (English, verb)
Forms: form: finger
tags: canonical
form: fingers
tags: third-person
singular
form: fingered
tags: past
form: fingered
tags: past
participle
form: fingering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡɚz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡəz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of finger.
fools (English, noun)
Forms: form: fool
raw_tags: Singular
form: fools
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fuːlz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of fool; more than one (kind of) fool.
fools (English, verb)
Forms: form: fool
tags: canonical
form: fools
tags: third-person
singular
form: fooled
tags: past
form: fooled
tags: past
participle
form: fooling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fuːlz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of fool.
frames (English, noun)
Forms: form: goat
raw_tags: Singular
form: frames
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of frame; more than one (kind of) frame.
frames (English, verb)
Forms: form: frame
tags: canonical
form: frames
tags: third-person
singular
form: framed
tags: past
form: framed
tags: past
participle
form: framing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of frame.
graphs (English, noun)
Forms: form: graph
raw_tags: Singular
form: graphs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of graph; more than one (kind of) graph.
graphs (English, verb)
Forms: form: graph
tags: canonical
form: graphs
tags: third-person
singular
form: graphed
tags: past
form: graphed
tags: past
participle
form: graphing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of graph.
closes (English, verb)
Forms: form: close
tags: canonical
form: closes
tags: third-person
singular
form: closed
tags: past
form: closed
tags: past
participle
form: closing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkloʊzɪz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkləʊzɪz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of close.
realise (English, verb)
Forms: form: realise
tags: canonical
form: realises
tags: third-person
singular
form: realised
tags: past
form: realised
tags: past
participle
form: realising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈri.ə.laɪz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈrɪə.laɪz/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you realise something, you become aware of it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: John just realised that he had left his umbrella at home.
It took me some time to realise it was you.
Do you realise what you've done?
glosses: If something is realised, it is made real.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: My dreams of starting my own company have been realised.
genus (English, noun)
Forms: form: genus
raw_tags: Singular
form: genera
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdʒiːnəs/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: When scientists classify living things, a genus is one group. One genus usually includes a variety of species, and a number of genera are usually grouped together in one family.
raw_tags: countable
technical
biology
examples: Sweet William belongs to the genus Dianthus.
Homo sapiens (English, name)
Forms: form: Homo sapiens
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhɒməʊ ˈseɪpiʌnz/
tags: UK
glosses: Homo sapiens is the scientific name of modern humans.
raw_tags: technical
biology
homo (English, noun)
Forms: form: homo
raw_tags: Singular
form: homos
tags: plural
glosses: The genus idea of humans. This means "modern" people ("homo sapiens"), "cavemen," and what some people call "ape-men." This word is Latin but is also a science word in English; it is an evolutionary idea.
raw_tags: technical
biology
examples: The genus homo is very confusing, I don't understand anything about it being "cave-men" or "ape-men", it was just normal people thousands of years ago, I don't understand this or evolution at all, I mean how could we have looked and been like that?.
glosses: Short for homosexual.
raw_tags: slang
offensive
blizzard (English, noun)
Forms: form: blizzard
raw_tags: Singular
form: blizzards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈblɪ.zəd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈblɪ.zɚd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A blizzard is when a lot of snow falls with strong winds that make it hard to see very far.
raw_tags: countable
weather
examples: I'm stuck in this blizzard of snow. I'll be a little late coming home.
synonyms: flurry
sleet
snowstorm
Nor'easter
glosses: A blizzard is a lot of the same thing.
raw_tags: countable
blizzards (English, noun)
Forms: form: blizzard
raw_tags: Singular
form: blizzards
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of blizzard; more than one (kind of) blizzard.
homos (English, noun)
Forms: form: homo
raw_tags: Singular
form: homos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of homo; more than one (kind of) homo.
England (English, name)
Forms: form: England
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪŋ.glənd/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: England is a country on the island of Britain and part of the United Kingdom.
examples: English was first spoken in England.
saltwater (English, noun)
Forms: form: saltwater
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Alternative spelling of salt water.
occult (English, adj)
Forms: form: occult
tags: positive
form: more occult
tags: comparative
form: most occult
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒk.ʌlt/
tags: UK
ipa: /əˈkʌlt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is occult it is hidden or secret—or it is about hidden or secret things.
If something is occult it is part of the universe most people do not see. An occult thing is something that is strange or weird, and might be called magic.
examples: I've seen many occult happenings, including ghosts and witchcraft.
glosses: If something is occult it is hidden or secret—or it is about hidden or secret things.
About an unusual belief held by mysterious groups outside of the normal belief system. This is often a belief that involves magic or spirits. Many occult groups keep their beliefs secret, but not all do.
examples: Her occult activities included witchcraft, voodoo, and hoodoo.
The Order of the Golden Dawn was a famous British occult group.
glosses: If something is occult it is hidden or secret—or it is about hidden or secret things.
An occult problem is one that you cannot see without special tools (like x-rays)
raw_tags: medicine
examples: The baby had an occult cleft palate.
occult (English, verb)
Forms: form: occult
tags: canonical
form: occults
tags: third-person
singular
form: occulted
tags: past
form: occulted
tags: past
participle
form: occulting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒk.ʌlt/
tags: UK
ipa: /əˈkʌlt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you occult something, you cover it.
examples: The Earth occults the Moon when a lunar eclipse happens.
occult (English, noun)
Forms: form: occult
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒk.ʌlt/
tags: UK
ipa: /əˈkʌlt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: The occult is anything to do with things that are not normal; supernatural or paranormal.
raw_tags: uncountable
usually has the before it
wristband (English, noun)
Forms: form: wristband
raw_tags: Singular
form: wristbands
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈrɪs(t)ˌbænd/
glosses: A wristband is a piece of cloth, plastic or metal that you wear on your wrist.
examples: The boy wore a grey wristband on his left wrist.
glosses: the cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist
glosses: a band that holds a wristwatch on the wrist
excess (English, noun)
Forms: form: excess
raw_tags: Singular
form: excesses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əkˈsɛs/
tags: US
glosses: An excess is an amount that is too much.
tags: singular
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Cut the meat off the bone and remove any excess fat.
At our meetings, there was always an excess of food.
Cover the wood surface with oil and then wipe off the excess.
glosses: Excesses are behaviours that are not against the law, but are still not accepted by society.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: After the excesses of her teens, she stopped smoking, drinking, and partying completely.
People are sick of watching their leaders brought down by their excesses.
Wild gambling and extravagant spending were excesses of the Regency period.
glosses: If x is in excess of y, it is more than y.
examples: The car was traveling in excess of 150 km/h.
excite (English, verb)
Forms: form: excite
tags: canonical
form: excites
tags: third-person
singular
form: excited
tags: past
form: excited
tags: past
participle
form: exciting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈsaɪt/
tags: US
glosses: If something excites you, it makes you feel interested, happy, and awake.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: A good DJ can excite the crowd and make people dance.
The new pictures from space excite the imagination.
glosses: If something excites someone, it makes them think about sex.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If something excites a nerve or a part of an animal or plant, it makes it more active.
raw_tags: transitive
packages (English, noun)
Forms: form: package
raw_tags: Singular
form: packages
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of package; more than one (kind of) package.
packages (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
glosses: The third-person singular form of package.
dragonflies (English, noun)
Forms: form: dragonfly
raw_tags: Singular
form: dragonflies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of dragonfly; more than one (kind of) dragonfly.
debts (English, noun)
Forms: form: debt
raw_tags: Singular
form: debts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of debt; more than one (kind of) debt.
females (English, noun)
Forms: form: female
raw_tags: Singular
form: females
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfiː.meɪlz/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of female; more than one (kind of) female.
tobaccos (English, noun)
Forms: form: tobacco
raw_tags: Singular
form: tobaccos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tobacco; more than one (kind of) tobacco.
internationals (English, noun)
Forms: form: international
raw_tags: Singular
form: internationals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of international; more than one (kind of) international.
engines (English, noun)
Forms: form: engine
raw_tags: Singular
form: engines
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of engine; more than one (kind of) engine.
plastics (English, noun)
Forms: form: plastic
raw_tags: Singular
form: plastics
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of plastic; more than one (kind of) plastic.
tots (English, noun)
Forms: form: tot
raw_tags: Singular
form: tots
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tot; more than one (kind of) tot.
refuse (English, verb)
Forms: form: refuse
tags: canonical
form: refuses
tags: third-person
singular
form: refused
tags: past
form: refused
tags: past
participle
form: refusing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /rɪˈfjuːz/
poses: verb
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
glosses: If you refuse a request or demand, you decline or reject it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I refuse to take the offer for this house.
synonyms: decline
reject
antonyms: accept
grant
glosses: If you refuse a request or demand, you do not give your permission for it; you withhold it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: My request for a pay raise was refused.
synonyms: decline
reject
antonyms: accept
grant
refuse (English, noun)
Forms: form: refuse
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /ˈrɛfjuːs/
poses: noun
poses: noun
glosses: Refuse is stuff that people don't need and throw away.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: garbage
trash
rubbish
junk
stealths (English, noun)
Forms: form: stealth
raw_tags: Singular
form: stealths
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of stealth; more than one (kind of) stealth.
geometries (English, noun)
Forms: form: geometry
raw_tags: Singular
form: geometries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of geometry; more than one (kind of) geometry.
Minnesota (English, name)
Forms: form: Minnesota
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmɪnɨˈsoʊtə/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Minnesota is a state in the United States.
examples: Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota.
extent (English, noun)
Forms: form: extent
raw_tags: Singular
form: extents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈstɛnt/
tags: US
glosses: You use "to an extent" to explain how true something is or how much it happens.
tags: singular
raw_tags: countable
examples: The US and, to a lesser extent, Britain have controlled the meeting.
I think our success will depend, to a certain extent, on getting enough money.
glosses: The extent of something is how far it goes, how much area it covers, or how much it does.
tags: singular
raw_tags: countable
examples: Now he could see the full extent of the island, stretching away to the south.
The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of alcohol use among the community college student population.
The buildings were still burning and the extent of the damage is not yet known.
items (English, noun)
Forms: form: item
raw_tags: Singular
form: items
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of item; more than one (kind of) item.
carcinogens (English, noun)
Forms: form: carcinogen
raw_tags: Singular
form: carcinogens
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of carcinogen; more than one (kind of) carcinogen.
investigations (English, noun)
Forms: form: investigation
raw_tags: Singular
form: investigations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of investigation; more than one (kind of) investigation.
examinations (English, noun)
Forms: form: examination
raw_tags: Singular
form: examinations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of examination; more than one (kind of) examination.
washers (English, noun)
Forms: form: washer
raw_tags: Singular
form: washers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of washer; more than one (kind of) washer.
extents (English, noun)
Forms: form: extent
raw_tags: Singular
form: extents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of extent; more than one (kind of) extent.
short cut (English, noun)
Forms: form: short cut
raw_tags: Singular
form: short cuts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'ʃɔːtkʌt/
tags: UK
ipa: /'ʃɔrtkʌt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A short cut is an easier and/or faster way.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We took the short cut on the way home so we could get there faster.
glosses: A short cut is a symlink (symbolic file link); an icon.
raw_tags: computing
examples: I created a short cut for the program and placed it on the desktop.
short-cut (English, noun)
Forms: form: short-cut
raw_tags: Singular
form: short-cuts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'ʃɔːtkʌt/
tags: UK
ipa: /'ʃɔrtkʌt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A short-cut is an easier and/or faster way.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We took the short-cut on the way home so we could get there faster.
glosses: A short-cut is a symlink (symbolic file link); an icon.
raw_tags: computing
examples: I created a short-cut for the program and placed it on the desktop.
facility (English, noun)
Forms: form: facility
raw_tags: Singular
form: facilities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fəˈsɪlɪti/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A place's facilities are its rooms, equipment, and services.
examples: Picnic, barbecue and playground facilities are located throughout the park.
The money helps to provide equipment and facilities for physical education.
glosses: A facility is a building for a particular purpose, such as doing sport, policing, health care, etc., often a large public building.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He found that Houston neighborhoods had quality recreational facilities, a friendly environment and extra security.
The town now has the cleanest wastewater treatment facility in the state.
I hated the idea of putting my mother in a nursing facility.
I put most of what I owned to a storage facility, and moved to California.
The church has started operating an educational facility just off Highway 11.
glosses: If you have a facility for something, you do it well or learn it easily.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Your son has a special facility for causing problems.
glosses: The facilities is the washroom or toilet.
examples: Excuse me, but may I used the facilities?
verticals (English, noun)
Forms: form: vertical
raw_tags: Singular
form: verticals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of vertical; more than one (kind of) vertical.
vibrators (English, noun)
Forms: form: vibrator
raw_tags: Singular
form: vibrators
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of vibrator; more than one (kind of) vibrator.
ventriloquists (English, noun)
Forms: form: ventriloquist
raw_tags: Singular
form: ventriloquists
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ventriloquist; more than one (kind of) ventriloquist.
carnation (English, noun)
Forms: form: carnation
raw_tags: Singular
form: carnations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: kɔrˈneɪ.ʃʌn
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A carnation is a kind of flower.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He wore a red carnation on his jacket.
glosses: Carnation is a shade of the color pink.
raw_tags: uncountable
flesh (English, noun)
Forms: form: flesh
raw_tags: Singular
form: fleshes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /flɛʃ/
tags: US
glosses: Flesh is the meat on an animal or in a fruit.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: Flesh is a person's skin.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: Flesh color is the color of a white person's skin.
flesh (English, verb)
Forms: form: flesh
tags: canonical
form: fleshes
tags: third-person
singular
form: fleshed
tags: past
form: fleshed
tags: past
participle
form: fleshing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /flɛʃ/
tags: US
glosses: To fatten.
glosses: To add details.
examples: The writer had to go back and flesh out the climactic scene.
glosses: To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
Galatians (English, name)
Forms: form: Galatians
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: The plural form of Galatian; more than one (kind of) Galatian.
glosses: Galatians is a book in the New Testament of the bible.
examples: I have read the book of Galatians many times.
Galatian (English, name)
Forms: form: Galatian
raw_tags: Proper noun
form: Galatians
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡəˈleɪ.ʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: A Galatian is a person from Galatia.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Most people who go to my school are Galatians.
familiar (English, adj)
Forms: form: familiar
tags: positive
form: more familiar
tags: comparative
form: most familiar
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʌˈmɪliɜr/
tags: US
glosses: If something is familiar, you already know it or about it.
examples: "Three strikes and you're out" is a very familiar phrase these days.
The words sounded very familiar to her, and then she remembered: she had written them.
Why would someone leave familiar territory and travel all this distance.
People sitting on the grass was a familiar sight on Saturdays in the park.
New a month ago, he's become quite familiar to all of us.
glosses: If you are familiar with something, you already know it or about it.
examples: What does that mean? I'm not familiar with the word?
glosses: If you are being familiar, you are acting in a friendly way.
familiar (English, noun)
Forms: form: familiar
raw_tags: Singular
form: familiars
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʌˈmɪliɜr/
tags: US
glosses: A familiar is the magical pet of a witch, often a cat.
raw_tags: countable
Zeeshan (English, name)
Forms: form: Zeeshan
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Zeeshan is a male given name.
undercover (English, adj)
Forms: form: undercover
tags: positive
form: more undercover
tags: comparative
form: most undercover
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌʌndə(r)ˈkʌvə(r)/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An action or person is undercover if it is hidden or secret: the people doing it don't want other people to know about it.
examples: We're planning an undercover operation to try to catch those people.
glosses: Something is undercover if it involves spying.
examples: We sent three undercover agents to that country to try to find out what their government plans to do.
noob (English, noun)
Forms: form: noob
raw_tags: Singular
form: noobs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nuːb/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A noob is a beginner or a newbie; a player of a game who has just started out; not having the experience that other players have with the game.
raw_tags: countable
Internet slang
examples: The noobs never understand the rules of the game.
patriarchies (English, noun)
Forms: form: patriarchy
raw_tags: Singular
form: patriarchies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of patriarchy; more than one (kind of) patriarchy.
promotions (English, noun)
Forms: form: promotion
raw_tags: Singular
form: promotions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of promotion; more than one (kind of) promotion.
shockingly (English, adv)
glosses: In a very surprising way or to a very surprising level, and not in a good way.
examples: That guy is shockingly thin.
Shockingly, we were not invited to the party.
synonyms: surprisingly
William (English, name)
Forms: form: William
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /wiljəm/
tags: UK
glosses: William is a male given name.
tropical (English, adj)
Forms: form: tropical
tags: positive
form: more tropical
tags: comparative
form: most tropical
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: About a hot part of the world, near the equator, between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
examples: I want to go somewhere tropical on my vacation.
fancy (English, adj)
Forms: form: fancier
tags: comparative
form: fanciest
tags: superlative
form: fancy
tags: positive
form: more fancy
tags: comparative
form: most fancy
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæn.si/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is fancy, it nicer than usual, often with decorations and bright colours.
examples: That's a very fancy dress you're wearing.
We tried to make things look fancy for the party.
glosses: A fancy restaurant, party, etc. is fashionable and expensive.
examples: She's going to a fancy party and the rest of us aren't welcome.
glosses: Fancy movements are difficult but done with a lot of skill.
examples: He got around the other players with some very fancy footwork.
glosses: Fancy apples, tuna, etc. are the best kind of that food.
examples: Cherries from Canada can be marked either "CANADA FANCY", "CANADA CHOICE" or "CANADA STANDARD"
fancy (English, verb)
Forms: form: fancy
tags: canonical
form: fancies
tags: third-person
singular
form: fancied
tags: past
form: fancied
tags: past
participle
form: fancying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæn.si/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you fancy something, you like or want it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: No thanks. I don't really fancy coffee.
I thought you might fancy a drink.
glosses: If you fancy someone, you like them in a sexual way.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She's very nice, but I don't really fancy her, if you get my meaning.
glosses: If you fancy yourself something, you think you are that (but maybe other people don't agree).
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He fancies himself a great football player.
glosses: If you fancy something up, you make it more fancy.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: You say "Fancy that!" or fancy something, to show that you're surprised about it or think it unlikely.
examples: Fancy her getting the job!
fancy (English, noun)
Forms: form: fancy
raw_tags: Singular
form: fancies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæn.si/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A fancy is a like or a wish.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A fancy is an idea or a dream.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Fancy is imagination.
raw_tags: uncountable
occupations (English, noun)
Forms: form: occupation
raw_tags: Singular
form: occupations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of occupation; more than one (kind of) occupation.
guests (English, noun)
Forms: form: guest
raw_tags: Singular
form: guests
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɛsts/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of guest; more than one (kind of) guest.
noobs (English, noun)
Forms: form: noob
raw_tags: Singular
form: noobs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of noob; more than one (kind of) noob.
newbs (English, noun)
Forms: form: newb
raw_tags: Singular
form: newbs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of newb; more than one (kind of) newb.
newbie (English, noun)
Forms: form: newbie
raw_tags: Singular
form: newbies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːbi/
glosses: A newbie is someone who is new to something; a newcomer.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A newbie is a new player or user; an inexperienced person; lacking the experience of the other people.
raw_tags: countable
Internet slang
newbies (English, noun)
Forms: form: newbie
raw_tags: Singular
form: newbies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of newbie; more than one (kind of) newbie.
factories (English, noun)
Forms: form: factory
raw_tags: Singular
form: factories
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of factory; more than one (kind of) factory.
fees (English, noun)
Forms: form: fee
raw_tags: Singular
form: fees
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of fee; more than one (kind of) fee.
fractions (English, noun)
Forms: form: fraction
raw_tags: Singular
form: fractions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of fraction; more than one (kind of) fraction.
generations (English, noun)
Forms: form: generation
raw_tags: Singular
form: generations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of generation; more than one (kind of) generation.
heavens (English, noun)
Forms: form: heaven
raw_tags: Singular
form: heavens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of heaven; more than one (kind of) heaven.
glosses: The sky.
raw_tags: usually plural
heavens (English, intj)
Forms: form: heavens
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use heavens to show that you are surprised about something.
examples: Good heavens! What's wrong with you?
ills (English, noun)
Forms: form: ill
raw_tags: Singular
form: ills
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ill; more than one (kind of) ill.
implications (English, noun)
Forms: form: implication
raw_tags: Singular
form: implications
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of implication; more than one (kind of) implication.
initials (English, noun)
Forms: form: initial
raw_tags: Singular
form: initials
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of initial; more than one (kind of) initial.
initials (English, verb)
Forms: form: initialed
tags: past
form: initialed
tags: past
participle
form: initialing
tags: present
participle
form: initial
tags: canonical
form: initials
tags: third-person
singular
form: initialled
tags: past
form: initialled
tags: past
participle
form: initialling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of initial.
initiatives (English, noun)
Forms: form: initiative
raw_tags: Singular
form: initiatives
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of initiative; more than one (kind of) initiative.
institutions (English, noun)
Forms: form: institution
raw_tags: Singular
form: institutions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of institution; more than one (kind of) institution.
interpretations (English, noun)
Forms: form: interpretation
raw_tags: Singular
form: interpretations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of interpretation; more than one (kind of) interpretation.
islands (English, noun)
Forms: form: island
raw_tags: Singular
form: islands
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of island; more than one (kind of) island.
joints (English, noun)
Forms: form: joint
raw_tags: Singular
form: joints
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of joint; more than one (kind of) joint.
nondescript (English, adj)
Forms: form: nondescript
tags: positive
form: more nondescript
tags: comparative
form: most nondescript
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is nondescript, it does not have anything special or unique about it that you can use to recognize it.
examples: He drives a nondescript white car.
fashion (English, noun)
Forms: form: fashion
raw_tags: Singular
form: fashions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæʃən/
tags: US
glosses: A fashion is a style, often clothing, that is popular at a particular time and place.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The fashion was for men to have long hair.
At 62, he drives a small old car, and doesn't follow fashion trends.
The models in their fancy fashions walked past the rich women in their seats.
glosses: A fashion is a way or manner.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It's a good idea to pay what you owe in a timely fashion.
I could see that she had made the list in her typical well-organized fashion.
Hockey players fight all the time, but football players rarely act in a similar fashion.
glosses: The fashion business is the business of designing and making clothes.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Lagerfeld is the current designer for the Chanel fashion house.
Women who wanted to wear modern styles had them copied from Western fashion magazines by local dressmakers.
fashion (English, verb)
Forms: form: fashion
tags: canonical
form: fashions
tags: third-person
singular
form: fashioned
tags: past
form: fashioned
tags: past
participle
form: fashioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæʃən/
tags: US
glosses: If you fashion something, you design and make it, usually by hand.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He makes beautiful art fashioned from simple things he gets from the garbage.
-fashion (English, suffix)
Forms: form: -fashion
raw_tags: Suffix
glosses: Similar to the way in doing something.
examples: The children jumped around the room frog-fashion.
We sat on the floor Japanese-fashion.
fuchsia (English, noun)
Forms: form: fuchsia
raw_tags: Singular
form: fuchsias
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfjuːʃə/
tags: US
glosses: Fuchsia is a plant with red, pink or purple flowers.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My fuchsias get reddish or faint fuchsia in color.
glosses: Fuchsia is a light purple color.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: text: My fuchsias get reddish or faint fuchsia in color.
sicko (English, noun)
Forms: form: sicko
raw_tags: Singular
form: sickos or sickoes
tags: plural
glosses: A sicko is a person who is mentally ill (crazy).
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A sicko is a very bad person.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He's a real sicko to rape children.
glosses: A sicko is when you pretend to be sick to keep from working.
tags: Australia
raw_tags: countable
sickness (English, noun)
Forms: form: sickness
raw_tags: Singular
form: sicknesses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪknɪs/
tags: US
glosses: Sickness is being sick.
raw_tags: informal
postage (English, noun)
Forms: form: postage
raw_tags: Singular
form: postages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpəʊstɪʤ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpoʊstɪʤ/
tags: US
glosses: Postage is money that is paid to have a letter or package delivered to someone.
examples: Mary paid 50 cents for postage.