crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
lack (English, verb)
Forms: form: lack
tags: canonical
form: lacks
tags: third-person
singular
form: lacked
tags: past
form: lacked
tags: past
participle
form: lacking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lak/
tags: UK
ipa: /læk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you lack something, you don't have it, or you don't have enough of it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He lacked the time and expertise to get the job done.
Young people lack the necessary knowledge to make good business decisions.
These materials lack sufficient strength to be used in building.
Some adults lack the basic skills necessary to earn a living.
glosses: If you lack for something, you don't have it, or you don't have enough of it.
raw_tags: formal
intransitive
examples: She had never lacked for anything in her life.
typewriter (English, noun)
Forms: form: typewriter
raw_tags: Singular
form: typewriters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: [ˈtaɪpˌraɪtə(r)]
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A typewriter is a machine used to type words by pressing keys that put ink onto paper.
raw_tags: countable
heroes (English, noun)
Forms: form: hero
raw_tags: Singular
form: heroes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of hero; more than one (kind of) hero.
seventh (English, adj)
Forms: form: seventh
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛv.nθ/
tags: US
glosses: The seventh thing is the one that is number seven (7) in order.
raw_tags: ordinal number
examples: There are six people in front of me in the queue. I'm the seventh.
seventh (English, noun)
Forms: form: seventh
raw_tags: Singular
form: sevenths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛv.nθ/
tags: US
glosses: A seventh of something is one of seven equal parts of that thing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Ten is one seventh of seventy.
pan (English, noun)
Forms: form: pan
raw_tags: Singular
form: pans
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pæn/
tags: US
glosses: A pan is a metal container usually with one long handle. It is used for cooking.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A normally circular container with sloped sides and a large surface area.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: The contents of a pan.
raw_tags: countable
pan (English, verb)
Forms: form: pan
tags: canonical
form: pans
tags: third-person
singular
form: panned
tags: past
form: panned
tags: past
participle
form: panning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pæn/
tags: US
glosses: To turn horizontally (especially with a camera).
Pan (English, name)
Forms: form: Pan
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Homininae - the chimpanzees.
glosses: The Greek god of nature, often shown as half goat and half man playing pipes.
raw_tags: Greek mythology
glosses: A chimpanzee
pans (English, noun)
Forms: form: pan
raw_tags: Singular
form: pans
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of pan; more than one (kind of) pan.
pans (English, verb)
Forms: form: pan
tags: canonical
form: pans
tags: third-person
singular
form: panned
tags: past
form: panned
tags: past
participle
form: panning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of pan.
submission (English, noun)
Forms: form: submission
raw_tags: Singular
form: submissions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A submission is something that you give to somebody to be checked or accepted.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Submission is the act of accepting that somebody has power over you.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
submissions (English, noun)
Forms: form: submission
raw_tags: Singular
form: submissions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of submission; more than one (kind of) submission.
sevenths (English, noun)
Forms: form: seventh
raw_tags: Singular
form: sevenths
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of seventh; more than one (kind of) seventh.
incomplete (English, adj)
Forms: form: incomplete
tags: positive
form: more incomplete
tags: comparative
form: most incomplete
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪn.kəm.ˈpliːt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is incomplete, it is not finished.
examples: Sam's homework was incomplete as he had missed out question two.
landlord (English, noun)
Forms: form: landlord
raw_tags: Singular
form: landlords
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlænd.lɔːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlænd.lɔrd/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A landlord is a person that owns living space and rents it to people (called tenants).
raw_tags: countable
examples: For an extra thirty dollars a month the landlord rented him the two upstairs rooms, a toilet in the middle of one, as a one-bedroom apartment.
Landlords generally do not live in the same community as their tenants.
synonyms: manager
owner
lane (English, noun)
Forms: form: lane
raw_tags: Singular
form: lanes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /leɪn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: lain
glosses: A lane is one part of the road that cars traveling in one direction stay in, usually divided by white or yellow paint from other lanes.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Widening traffic lanes from 9.5 to 10 or 11 feet reduces car crashes.
In some cities, they have separate bike lanes with their own traffic lights.
It's very annoying when slow drivers stay in the fast lane.
Drivers are supposed to travel on the highway's three lanes and use the shoulders only for emergencies.
Concrete barriers blocked one lane of the street to keep traffic from getting too close to the building.
She sped across three lanes of traffic on I-4 almost hitting two other cars.
glosses: A lane is a small country road, also used in the name of many small roads.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We walked slowly along quiet back roads and narrow, tree-lined lanes.
Sur la Table is located at 77 Maiden Lane, San Francisco.
dryers (English, noun)
Forms: form: dryer
raw_tags: Singular
form: dryers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of dryer; more than one (kind of) dryer.
photocopiers (English, noun)
Forms: form: photocopier
raw_tags: Singular
form: photocopiers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of photocopier; more than one (kind of) photocopier.
hypothetical (English, adj)
Forms: form: hypothetical
tags: positive
form: more hypothetical
tags: comparative
form: most hypothetical
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is hypothetical, it is based on a hypothesis or a guess.
hypothetical (English, noun)
Forms: form: hypothetical
raw_tags: Singular
form: hypotheticals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A hypothetical situation.
examples: These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.
leaflet (English, noun)
Forms: form: leaflet
raw_tags: Singular
form: leaflets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈliːflɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A leaflet is piece of paper or a small book, usually given away for free.
raw_tags: countable
examples: People were distributing leaflets about the dangers of cell-phone use.
Israel continues dropping leaflets warning people in southern neighborhoods of Lebanon to leave.
glosses: A leaflet is a small leaf or a leaf-like part of a leaf.
raw_tags: countable
league (English, noun)
Forms: form: league
raw_tags: Singular
form: leagues
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /liːɡ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A league is a group of sports teams that play against each other.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Rodriguez won the American League most-valuable-player award in 2003 and 2005.
The chances of your son making the National Hockey League are close to zero.
He spent the summer driving around Texas, watching minor league baseball games.
They played in this year's league championship, but lost by six points.
They could win and finish as the best team in the best league.
glosses: A league is a group of people who have joined together to promote a similar idea.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The League of Conservation Voters is one of the largest and most political environmental groups in the country.
glosses: If you are not in the same league as somebody else, they are much better than or different from you.
examples: The Toyota Corolla is not even in the same league as the beautiful new Jaguar.
glosses: If you are out of your league, you're trying something too difficult for you.
glosses: If you are in league with somebody, you are working with them, usually in secret and for a bad reason.
glosses: A league is a distance of 4,828 metres on land or 5,556 metres at sea.
raw_tags: countable
old, no longer used
leaflets (English, noun)
Forms: form: leaflet
raw_tags: Singular
form: leaflets
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of leaflet; more than one (kind of) leaflet.
literal (English, adj)
Forms: form: literal
tags: positive
form: more literal
tags: comparative
form: most literal
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪt(ə)rəl/
tags: UK
glosses: The literal meaning of a word or phrase is the plain meaning: exactly what it says.
examples: It is not enough to understand the literal meaning of speech.
Many Christians have a view of life that is based on a literal interpretation of the Bible.
This mission has been the adventure of a lifetime in a very literal sense; it has taken my whole life.
Dutch (English, name)
Forms: form: Dutch
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʌtʃ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The main language of the Netherlands and Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium).
glosses: The Dutch are the people of the Netherlands.
glosses: Dutch is a male given name.
Dutch (English, adj)
Forms: form: Dutch
tags: positive
form: more Dutch
tags: comparative
form: most Dutch
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʌtʃ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Something that is related to the Netherlands.
glosses: Something that is related to the Dutch people.
glosses: Something that is related to the Dutch language.
lorry (English, noun)
Forms: form: lorry
raw_tags: Singular
form: lorries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɒri/
tags: UK
glosses: A lorry is a large vehicle for carrying goods, materials and equipment.
raw_tags: vehicle
countable
examples: The lorry driver was taking a load of soft drinks to shops when the accident happened.
synonyms: truck
ducked (English, verb)
Forms: form: duck
tags: canonical
form: ducks
tags: third-person
singular
form: ducked
tags: past
form: ducked
tags: past
participle
form: ducking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʌkt/
homophones: duct
glosses: The past tense and past participle of duck.
ate (English, verb)
Forms: form: eat
tags: canonical
form: eats
tags: third-person
singular
form: ate
tags: past
form: eaten
tags: past
participle
form: eating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /eɪt/
tags: US
ipa: /ɛt/
tags: UK
ipa: /eɪt/
raw_tags: or
tags: US
homophones: eight
glosses: The past tense of eat.
eaten (English, verb)
Forms: form: eat
tags: canonical
form: eats
tags: third-person
singular
form: ate
tags: past
form: eaten
tags: past
participle
form: eating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'iːtən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of eat.
ducking (English, verb)
Forms: form: duck
tags: canonical
form: ducks
tags: third-person
singular
form: ducked
tags: past
form: ducked
tags: past
participle
form: ducking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌkɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: The present participle of duck.
coined (English, verb)
Forms: form: coin
tags: canonical
form: coins
tags: third-person
singular
form: coined
tags: past
form: coined
tags: past
participle
form: coining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of coin.
eating (English, verb)
Forms: form: eat
tags: canonical
form: eats
tags: third-person
singular
form: ate
tags: past
form: eaten
tags: past
participle
form: eating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /iːtɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of eat.
winds (English, noun)
Forms: form: wind
raw_tags: Singular
form: winds
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of wind; more than one (kind of) wind.
winds (English, verb)
Forms: form: wind
tags: canonical
form: winds
tags: third-person
singular
form: wound
tags: past
form: wound
tags: past
participle
form: winding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of wind.
winding (English, verb)
Forms: form: wind
tags: canonical
form: winds
tags: third-person
singular
form: wound
tags: past
form: wound
tags: past
participle
form: winding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of wind.
needs (English, noun)
Forms: form: need
raw_tags: Singular
form: needs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /niːdz/
tags: UK
ipa: /nidz/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: kneads
glosses: The plural form of need; more than one (kind of) need.
needs (English, verb)
Forms: form: need
tags: canonical
form: needs
tags: third-person
singular
form: needed
tags: past
form: needed
tags: past
participle
form: needing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /niːdz/
tags: UK
ipa: /nidz/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: kneads
glosses: The third-person singular form of need.
needed (English, verb)
Forms: form: need
tags: canonical
form: needs
tags: third-person
singular
form: needed
tags: past
form: needed
tags: past
participle
form: needing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈniːdɪd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnidɪd/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: kneaded
glosses: The past tense and past participle of need.
needing (English, verb)
Forms: form: need
tags: canonical
form: needs
tags: third-person
singular
form: needed
tags: past
form: needed
tags: past
participle
form: needing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of need.
hangs (English, verb)
Forms: form: hang
tags: canonical
form: hangs
tags: third-person
singular
form: hung
tags: past
form: hung
tags: past
participle
form: hanging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of hang.
hangs (English, verb)
Forms: form: hang
tags: canonical
form: hangs
tags: third-person
singular
form: hanged
tags: past
form: hanged
tags: past
participle
form: hanging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of hang.
mangos (English, noun)
Forms: form: mango
raw_tags: Singular
form: mangoes or mangos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mango; more than one (kind of) mango.
beats (English, noun)
Forms: form: beat
raw_tags: Singular
form: beats
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of beat; more than one (kind of) beat.
beats (English, verb)
Forms: form: beat
tags: canonical
form: beats
tags: third-person
singular
form: beat
tags: past
form: beaten
tags: past
participle
form: beating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of beat.
beaten (English, verb)
Forms: form: beat
tags: canonical
form: beats
tags: third-person
singular
form: beat
tags: past
form: beaten
tags: past
participle
form: beating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'bitən/
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of beat.
beating (English, noun)
Forms: form: beating
raw_tags: Singular
form: beatings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Beating is a stroke; a blow.
beating (English, verb)
Forms: form: beat
tags: canonical
form: beats
tags: third-person
singular
form: beat
tags: past
form: beaten
tags: past
participle
form: beating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of beat.
bitten (English, verb)
Forms: form: bite
tags: canonical
form: bites
tags: third-person
singular
form: bit
tags: past
form: bitten
tags: past
participle
form: biting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪtən/
tags: UK
glosses: The past participle of bite.
biting (English, verb)
Forms: form: bite
tags: canonical
form: bites
tags: third-person
singular
form: bit
tags: past
form: bitten
tags: past
participle
form: biting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of bite.
biting (English, adj)
Forms: form: biting
tags: positive
form: more biting
tags: comparative
form: most biting
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
glosses: Something that is biting causes a stinging feeling.
examples: a biting wind
glosses: Something that is biting is hurtful or sharp.
examples: a biting criticism
glosses: Something that is biting tends to bite.
examples: a biting insect
interprets (English, verb)
Forms: form: interpret
tags: canonical
form: interprets
tags: third-person
singular
form: interpreted
tags: past
form: interpreted
tags: past
participle
form: interpreting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of interpret.
interpreted (English, verb)
Forms: form: interpret
tags: canonical
form: interprets
tags: third-person
singular
form: interpreted
tags: past
form: interpreted
tags: past
participle
form: interpreting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of interpret.
interpreting (English, verb)
Forms: form: interpret
tags: canonical
form: interprets
tags: third-person
singular
form: interpreted
tags: past
form: interpreted
tags: past
participle
form: interpreting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of interpret.
lump (English, noun)
Forms: form: lump
raw_tags: Singular
form: lumps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌmp/
tags: US
glosses: A lump is a small hard part of something smooth, soft, or continuous.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She felt the lump in her throat getting bigger and becoming even more painful.
Her mother first discovered the lump in her breast a year ago.
Add brown sugar and rub well between your fingers, breaking up any lumps of sugar.
Last week, she received a lump sum payment of more than $250,000, or one year's salary.
glosses: A lump is a person who is not active or clever.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Come on, let's go. Don't be such a lump.
glosses: If you take your lumps, bad things happen to you.
examples: He isn't the only member of the organization who has taken his lumps this year.
lump (English, verb)
Forms: form: lump
tags: canonical
form: lumps
tags: third-person
singular
form: lumped
tags: past
form: lumped
tags: past
participle
form: lumping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌmp/
tags: US
glosses: To treat different things as the same thing or as part of the same group.
examples: People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different animals.
accommodates (English, verb)
Forms: form: accommodate
tags: canonical
form: accommodates
tags: third-person
singular
form: accommodated
tags: past
form: accommodated
tags: past
participle
form: accommodating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of accommodate.
accommodated (English, verb)
Forms: form: accommodate
tags: canonical
form: accommodates
tags: third-person
singular
form: accommodated
tags: past
form: accommodated
tags: past
participle
form: accommodating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of accommodate.
accommodating (English, adj)
Forms: form: accommodating
tags: positive
form: more accommodating
tags: comparative
form: most accommodating
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋ/
glosses: Eager to help or please; obliging.
accommodating (English, verb)
Forms: form: accommodate
tags: canonical
form: accommodates
tags: third-person
singular
form: accommodated
tags: past
form: accommodated
tags: past
participle
form: accommodating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of accommodate.
accompanies (English, verb)
Forms: form: accompany
tags: canonical
form: accompanies
tags: third-person
singular
form: accompanied
tags: past
form: accompanied
tags: past
participle
form: accompanying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of accompany.
accompanied (English, verb)
Forms: form: accompany
tags: canonical
form: accompanies
tags: third-person
singular
form: accompanied
tags: past
form: accompanied
tags: past
participle
form: accompanying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈkʌmpənid/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of accompany.
accompanying (English, verb)
Forms: form: accompany
tags: canonical
form: accompanies
tags: third-person
singular
form: accompanied
tags: past
form: accompanied
tags: past
participle
form: accompanying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈkʌm.p(ə.)ni.ɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of accompany.
accounted (English, verb)
Forms: form: account
tags: canonical
form: accounts
tags: third-person
singular
form: accounted
tags: past
form: accounted
tags: past
participle
form: accounting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈkaʊntɪd/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of account.
achieves (English, verb)
Forms: form: achieve
tags: canonical
form: achieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: achieved
tags: past
form: achieved
tags: past
participle
form: achieving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /əˈtʃiːvz/
glosses: The third-person singular form of achieve.
achieved (English, verb)
Forms: form: achieve
tags: canonical
form: achieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: achieved
tags: past
form: achieved
tags: past
participle
form: achieving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /əˈtʃiːvd/
glosses: The past tense and past participle of achieve.
achieving (English, verb)
Forms: form: achieve
tags: canonical
form: achieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: achieved
tags: past
form: achieved
tags: past
participle
form: achieving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /əˈtʃiːvɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of achieve.
acknowledges (English, verb)
Forms: form: acknowledge
tags: canonical
form: acknowledges
tags: third-person
singular
form: acknowledged
tags: past
form: acknowledged
tags: past
participle
form: acknowledging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of acknowledge.
acknowledged (English, verb)
Forms: form: acknowledge
tags: canonical
form: acknowledges
tags: third-person
singular
form: acknowledged
tags: past
form: acknowledged
tags: past
participle
form: acknowledging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of acknowledge.
acknowledging (English, verb)
Forms: form: acknowledge
tags: canonical
form: acknowledges
tags: third-person
singular
form: acknowledged
tags: past
form: acknowledged
tags: past
participle
form: acknowledging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of acknowledge.
acquires (English, verb)
Forms: form: acquire
tags: canonical
form: acquires
tags: third-person
singular
form: acquired
tags: past
form: acquired
tags: past
participle
form: acquiring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of acquire.
acquired (English, verb)
Forms: form: acquire
tags: canonical
form: acquires
tags: third-person
singular
form: acquired
tags: past
form: acquired
tags: past
participle
form: acquiring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈkwaɪrd/
tags: US
ipa: /əˈkwaɪəd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of acquire.
acquiring (English, verb)
Forms: form: acquire
tags: canonical
form: acquires
tags: third-person
singular
form: acquired
tags: past
form: acquired
tags: past
participle
form: acquiring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /əˈkwaɪ(ə)rɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of acquire.
recognise (English, verb)
Forms: form: recognise
tags: canonical
form: recognises
tags: third-person
singular
form: recognised
tags: past
form: recognised
tags: past
participle
form: recognising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛkəgnaɪz/
tags: US
glosses: If you recognise something, you realise what it is.
examples: I don't recognise him. Is he a friend of yours?
glosses: If something is recognised, it is accepted.
examples: You have to recognise that you can't be right all the time.
The government refused to recognise his passport.
He's generally recognised as the person who made the first radio.
glosses: If something is recognised, it is given an award.
examples: John was recognised for his achievements as a scientist.
ma (English, noun)
Forms: form: ma
raw_tags: Singular
form: mas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɑː/
tags: US
glosses: Some people sometimes refer or address to their mother as ma.
examples: Ma was still at work when I got back.
synonyms: mother
mom
mama
mas (English, noun)
Forms: form: ma
raw_tags: Singular
form: mas
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ma; more than one (kind of) ma.
exponent (English, noun)
Forms: form: exponent
raw_tags: Singular
form: exponents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛkˈspəʊnənt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɛkspoʊnənt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An exponent is the number of times something is multiplied by itself.
raw_tags: countable
mathematics
examples: "3" is the exponent in x³.
exponents (English, noun)
Forms: form: exponent
raw_tags: Singular
form: exponents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of exponent; more than one (kind of) exponent.
madam (English, noun)
Forms: form: madam
raw_tags: Singular
form: madams
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmædəm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: Madam is used to call or talk to a woman.
raw_tags: countable
formal
examples: Madam C.J. Walker became the nation's first self-made female millionaire.
Madam Ambassador, thank you very much for joining us.
15 July 2007, Dear Sir or Madam: This is to inform you that I am still alive.
I'm sorry, madam, but you're going to have to leave right now.
synonyms: Ma'am
Miss
glosses: A madam is a woman who is in charge of a brothel.
raw_tags: countable
maintain (English, verb)
Forms: form: maintain
tags: canonical
form: maintains
tags: third-person
singular
form: maintained
tags: past
form: maintained
tags: past
participle
form: maintaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /meɪnˈteɪn/
tags: US
glosses: If you maintain something, you keep it at the same level.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Who's more likely to maintain the status quo?
UN forces will be used to help maintain stability in the area after the war.
It's so important to maintain balance in all areas of your life.
Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy red blood cells in the body.
Cook, maintaining a temperature of 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
glosses: If you maintain something, you say or write that it's a fact.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Ford maintains the cars are safe.
They have all hired lawyers and all three maintain their innocence.
glosses: If you maintain a machine, you keep it working well and fix it when it breaks.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: There was lots of money to buy the machines, but no money was available to maintain them.
madams (English, noun)
Forms: form: madam
raw_tags: Singular
form: madams
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of madam; more than one (kind of) madam.
pets (English, noun)
Forms: form: pet
raw_tags: Singular
form: pets
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of pet; more than one (kind of) pet.
pets (English, verb)
Forms: form: pet
tags: canonical
form: pets
tags: third-person
singular
form: petted
tags: past
form: petted
tags: past
participle
form: petting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of pet.
margin (English, noun)
Forms: form: margin
raw_tags: Singular
form: margins
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɑːrdʒ(ə)n/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A margin is the space on the sides of a page where there is no writing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: If you own the book, write notes in the margin.
glosses: A margin is the difference between what the winner has and what the loser has.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The team won every game with an average 24-point victory margin per game.
The Board of Education voted by a narrow margin to accept the new standards.
Mitt Romney is leading in the latest polls by a slim margin, 29 percent of the vote to John McCain's 26 percent.
glosses: A margin is the difference between what a business pays for something and what it sells it for.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The current profit margins on those products run between 55 and 62 percent.
glosses: A margin is extra time, room, money, etc. that you plan for in case something needs more.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There's almost no margin for error with the landing the plane.
The extra fuel that was carried along gave us a bit of a safety margin.
glosses: A margin of error is the amount that the true value varies from the measured value.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
We produce these pieced to be 2.5 meters long, with an overall error margin of 1.4 millimeters.
glosses: If somebody is on the margin(s), they are not a central member and have little power.
petted (English, verb)
Forms: form: pet
tags: canonical
form: pets
tags: third-person
singular
form: petted
tags: past
form: petted
tags: past
participle
form: petting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of pet.
petting (English, verb)
Forms: form: pet
tags: canonical
form: pets
tags: third-person
singular
form: petted
tags: past
form: petted
tags: past
participle
form: petting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɛtɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of pet.
petting (English, noun)
Forms: form: petting
raw_tags: Singular
form: pettings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɛtɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Petting is the act of kissing, stroking a person in a sexual manner.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
toyed (English, verb)
Forms: form: toy
tags: canonical
form: toys
tags: third-person
singular
form: toyed
tags: past
form: toyed
tags: past
participle
form: toying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of toy.
toying (English, verb)
Forms: form: toy
tags: canonical
form: toys
tags: third-person
singular
form: toyed
tags: past
form: toyed
tags: past
participle
form: toying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of toy.
maintains (English, verb)
Forms: form: maintain
tags: canonical
form: maintains
tags: third-person
singular
form: maintained
tags: past
form: maintained
tags: past
participle
form: maintaining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of maintain.
maintained (English, verb)
Forms: form: maintain
tags: canonical
form: maintains
tags: third-person
singular
form: maintained
tags: past
form: maintained
tags: past
participle
form: maintaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of maintain.
maintaining (English, verb)
Forms: form: maintain
tags: canonical
form: maintains
tags: third-person
singular
form: maintained
tags: past
form: maintained
tags: past
participle
form: maintaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of maintain.
troll (English, noun)
Forms: form: troll
raw_tags: Singular
form: trolls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /trəʊl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /trɒl/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /troʊl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A monster in stories that looks something like a human but a different size, and very ugly, that lives in caves or hills or under bridges.
examples: A magic troll lives under the bridge and stops anyone who tries to cross it.
glosses: A person who posts a comment to try to make other people angry and to cause trouble (drama and disruption).
raw_tags: internet
troll (English, verb)
Forms: form: troll
tags: canonical
form: trolls
tags: third-person
singular
form: trolled
tags: past
form: trolled
tags: past
participle
form: trolling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /trəʊl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /trɒl/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /troʊl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: To disrupt the operation of an online community.
raw_tags: intransitive
stripe (English, noun)
Forms: form: stripe
raw_tags: Singular
form: stripes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /straɪp/
tags: UK
ipa: /strʌɪp/
tags: Canada
US
tags: Canada
tags: US
glosses: A long, thin part of something which is a different colour from the parts beside it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A zebra has black and white stripes.
stripe (English, verb)
Forms: form: stripe
tags: canonical
form: stripes
tags: third-person
singular
form: striped
tags: past
form: striped
tags: past
participle
form: striping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /straɪp/
tags: UK
ipa: /strʌɪp/
tags: Canada
US
tags: Canada
tags: US
glosses: To mark with stripes.
raw_tags: transitive
skeptic (English, noun)
Forms: form: skeptic
raw_tags: Singular
form: skeptics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskɛp.tɪk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A skeptic is a person who doesn't believe things before seeing very good reasons to believe them.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I'm a skeptic, so I don't believe things just because they're in the newspaper.
meme (English, noun)
Forms: form: meme
raw_tags: Singular
form: memes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /miːm/
tags: US
glosses: A meme is an idea that one person can pass to another person by talking about it or by showing them. It can be a thought, idea, song, dance, a way of doing things, etc.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A meme is a picture (or video or other thing) with funny words on it, that is sent to many people.
raw_tags: countable
Internet slang
idiots (English, noun)
Forms: form: idiot
raw_tags: Singular
form: idiots
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of idiot; more than one (kind of) idiot.
pinch (English, verb)
Forms: form: pinch
tags: canonical
form: pinches
tags: third-person
singular
form: pinched
tags: past
form: pinched
tags: past
participle
form: pinching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɪntʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To squeeze or press between two things in a painful or uncomfortable way.
glosses: To steal.
raw_tags: slang
glosses: To arrest.
raw_tags: slang
pinch (English, noun)
Forms: form: pinch
raw_tags: Singular
form: pinches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɪntʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A very small amount.
examples: The sauce just needs a pinch of oregano and it will be perfect.
glosses: An awkward or stressful situation.
examples: A true friend will always help you in a pinch.
mayor (English, noun)
Forms: form: mayor
raw_tags: Singular
form: mayors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪ.ɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmɛə̯/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A mayor is the government leader of a village, town, or city.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Next November, city council and Mayor Arakawa are up for reelection.
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will be speaking at a dinner on Tuesday.
After Riordan was elected mayor, he appointed Delgadillo as deputy mayor.
Palin took office as mayor in October 1996.
mere (English, adj)
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɪə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /mɪɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use mere to show how small or unimportant something is or seems to be.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: A mere 1% increase in pay made little difference.
Humans sing to express feelings beyond mere words.
Teachers are mere mortals with God-like tasks.
The mere existence of oil and gas does not prove this is a good place to drill.
The mere presence of a teacher of the student's own-race positively influences student effort.
The mere mention of her name makes him angry.
The mere fact that medicine is available has led to an more people coming.
An artist is someone who creates something new rather than mere copies.
merest (English, adj)
glosses: The superlative form of mere; most mere.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
chased (English, verb)
Forms: form: chase
tags: canonical
form: chases
tags: third-person
singular
form: chased
tags: past
form: chased
tags: past
participle
form: chasing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of chase.
chasing (English, verb)
Forms: form: chase
tags: canonical
form: chases
tags: third-person
singular
form: chased
tags: past
form: chased
tags: past
participle
form: chasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of chase.
astronomies (English, noun)
Forms: form: astronomy
raw_tags: Singular
form: astronomies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of astronomy; more than one (kind of) astronomy.
shares (English, verb)
Forms: form: share
tags: canonical
form: shares
tags: third-person
singular
form: shared
tags: past
form: shared
tags: past
participle
form: sharing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɛrz/
tags: US
ipa: /ʃɛəz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The third-person singular form of share.
shares (English, noun)
Forms: form: share
raw_tags: Singular
form: shares
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɛrz/
tags: US
ipa: /ʃɛəz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The plural form of share; more than one (kind of) share.
shared (English, verb)
Forms: form: share
tags: canonical
form: shares
tags: third-person
singular
form: shared
tags: past
form: shared
tags: past
participle
form: sharing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɛə(r)d/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of share.
sharing (English, verb)
Forms: form: share
tags: canonical
form: shares
tags: third-person
singular
form: shared
tags: past
form: shared
tags: past
participle
form: sharing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɛrɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈʃɛərɪŋ/
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of share.
passes (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: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of pass.
passes (English, noun)
Forms: form: pass
raw_tags: Singular
form: passes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of pass; more than one (kind of) pass.
passing (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: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of pass.
perfects (English, verb)
Forms: form: perfect
tags: canonical
form: perfects
tags: third-person
singular
form: perfected
tags: past
form: perfected
tags: past
participle
form: perfecting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of perfect.
perfects (English, noun)
Forms: form: perfect
raw_tags: Singular
form: perfects
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of perfect; more than one (kind of) perfect.
perfected (English, verb)
Forms: form: perfect
tags: canonical
form: perfects
tags: third-person
singular
form: perfected
tags: past
form: perfected
tags: past
participle
form: perfecting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of perfect.
perfecting (English, verb)
Forms: form: perfect
tags: canonical
form: perfects
tags: third-person
singular
form: perfected
tags: past
form: perfected
tags: past
participle
form: perfecting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of perfect.
vents (English, noun)
Forms: form: vent
raw_tags: Singular
form: vents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of vent; more than one (kind of) vent.
vents (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
glosses: The third-person singular form of vent.
vented (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
glosses: The past tense and past participle of vent.
venting (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
glosses: The present participle of vent.
sacrifices (English, noun)
Forms: form: sacrifice
raw_tags: Singular
form: sacrifices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of sacrifice; more than one (kind of) sacrifice.
sacrifices (English, verb)
Forms: form: sacrifice
tags: canonical
form: sacrifices
tags: third-person
singular
form: sacrificed
tags: past
form: sacrificed
tags: past
participle
form: sacrificing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of sacrifice.
sacrificed (English, verb)
Forms: form: sacrifice
tags: canonical
form: sacrifices
tags: third-person
singular
form: sacrificed
tags: past
form: sacrificed
tags: past
participle
form: sacrificing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of sacrifice.
sacrificing (English, verb)
Forms: form: sacrifice
tags: canonical
form: sacrifices
tags: third-person
singular
form: sacrificed
tags: past
form: sacrificed
tags: past
participle
form: sacrificing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of sacrifice.
weds (English, verb)
Forms: form: wed
tags: past
form: wed
tags: past
participle
form: wed
tags: canonical
form: weds
tags: third-person
singular
form: wedded
tags: past
form: wedded
tags: past
participle
form: wedding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of wed.
wedded (English, verb)
Forms: form: wed
tags: past
form: wed
tags: past
participle
form: wed
tags: canonical
form: weds
tags: third-person
singular
form: wedded
tags: past
form: wedded
tags: past
participle
form: wedding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'wεdəd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of wed.
carded (English, verb)
Forms: form: card
tags: canonical
form: cards
tags: third-person
singular
form: carded
tags: past
form: carded
tags: past
participle
form: carding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of card.
carding (English, verb)
Forms: form: card
tags: canonical
form: cards
tags: third-person
singular
form: carded
tags: past
form: carded
tags: past
participle
form: carding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of card.
acute angles (English, noun)
Forms: form: acute angle
raw_tags: Singular
form: acute angles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of acute angle; more than one (kind of) acute angle.
feels (English, verb)
Forms: form: feel
tags: canonical
form: feels
tags: third-person
singular
form: felt
tags: past
form: felt
tags: past
participle
form: feeling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fiːlz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of feel.
feels (English, noun)
Forms: form: feel
raw_tags: Singular
form: feels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fiːlz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of feel; more than one (kind of) feel.
muscled (English, verb)
Forms: form: muscle
tags: canonical
form: muscles
tags: third-person
singular
form: muscled
tags: past
form: muscled
tags: past
participle
form: muscling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of muscle.
muscled (English, adj)
Forms: form: muscled
tags: positive
form: more muscled
tags: comparative
form: most muscled
tags: superlative
glosses: A muscled person is someone who has large muscles.
synonyms: bemuscled
muscling (English, verb)
Forms: form: muscle
tags: canonical
form: muscles
tags: third-person
singular
form: muscled
tags: past
form: muscled
tags: past
participle
form: muscling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of muscle.
paradigms (English, noun)
Forms: form: paradigm
raw_tags: Singular
form: paradigms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of paradigm; more than one (kind of) paradigm.
balder (English, adj)
Forms: form: bald
tags: positive
form: balder
tags: comparative
form: baldest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of bald; more bald.
baldest (English, adj)
Forms: form: bald
tags: positive
form: balder
tags: comparative
form: baldest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of bald; most bald.
wined (English, verb)
Forms: form: wine
tags: canonical
form: wines
tags: third-person
singular
form: wined
tags: past
form: wined
tags: past
participle
form: wining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪnd/
homophones: whined
homophones: wind
glosses: The past tense and past participle of wine.
wining (English, verb)
Forms: form: wine
tags: canonical
form: wines
tags: third-person
singular
form: wined
tags: past
form: wined
tags: past
participle
form: wining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of wine.
matched (English, verb)
Forms: form: match
tags: canonical
form: matches
tags: third-person
singular
form: matched
tags: past
form: matched
tags: past
participle
form: matching
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of match.
matching (English, verb)
Forms: form: match
tags: canonical
form: matches
tags: third-person
singular
form: matched
tags: past
form: matched
tags: past
participle
form: matching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ˈmætʃɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of match.
coolest (English, adj)
Forms: form: cool
tags: positive
form: cooler
tags: comparative
form: coolest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of cool; most cool.
cooled (English, verb)
Forms: form: cool
tags: canonical
form: cools
tags: third-person
singular
form: cooled
tags: past
form: cooled
tags: past
participle
form: cooling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of cool.
cooling (English, verb)
Forms: form: cool
tags: canonical
form: cools
tags: third-person
singular
form: cooled
tags: past
form: cooled
tags: past
participle
form: cooling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkuːlɪŋ/
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of cool.
fathering (English, verb)
Forms: form: father
tags: canonical
form: fathers
tags: third-person
singular
form: fathered
tags: past
form: fathered
tags: past
participle
form: fathering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of father.
sexier (English, adj)
Forms: form: sexy
tags: positive
form: sexier
tags: comparative
form: sexiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of sexy; more sexy.
sexiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: sexy
tags: positive
form: sexier
tags: comparative
form: sexiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of sexy; most sexy.
conjugates (English, verb)
Forms: form: conjugate
tags: canonical
form: conjugates
tags: third-person
singular
form: conjugated
tags: past
form: conjugated
tags: past
participle
form: conjugating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of conjugate.
conjugates (English, noun)
Forms: form: conjugate
raw_tags: Singular
form: conjugates
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of conjugate; more than one (kind of) conjugate.
conjugated (English, verb)
Forms: form: conjugate
tags: canonical
form: conjugates
tags: third-person
singular
form: conjugated
tags: past
form: conjugated
tags: past
participle
form: conjugating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of conjugate.
conjugating (English, verb)
Forms: form: conjugate
tags: canonical
form: conjugates
tags: third-person
singular
form: conjugated
tags: past
form: conjugated
tags: past
participle
form: conjugating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of conjugate.
misdemeanors (English, noun)
Forms: form: misdemeanor
raw_tags: Singular
form: misdemeanors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of misdemeanor; more than one (kind of) misdemeanor.
hedges (English, noun)
Forms: form: hedge
raw_tags: Singular
form: hedges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of hedge; more than one (kind of) hedge.
hedges (English, verb)
Forms: form: hedge
tags: canonical
form: hedges
tags: third-person
singular
form: hedged
tags: past
form: hedged
tags: past
participle
form: hedging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of hedge.
hedged (English, verb)
Forms: form: hedge
tags: canonical
form: hedges
tags: third-person
singular
form: hedged
tags: past
form: hedged
tags: past
participle
form: hedging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of hedge.