crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
actinometry (English, noun)
Forms: form: actinometry
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˌæktɪˈnɒmətri/
glosses: Actinometry is measuring how much electromagnetic radiation something has.
raw_tags: uncountable
actinomycin (English, noun)
Forms: form: actinomycin
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Actinomycin is a yellow drug used to kill dangerous bacteria in humans. It is created from bacteria in soil.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: dactinomycin
activewear (English, noun)
Forms: form: activewear
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Activewear is clothing that is designed to be worn while playing a sport.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: sportswear
aculeate (English, adj)
Forms: form: aculeate
tags: positive
form: more aculeate
tags: comparative
form: most aculeate
tags: superlative
glosses: If something is aculeate, it has a stinger or has something that looks like a stinger.
examples: Bees are aculeate.
synonyms: aculeated
aculeated (English, adj)
Forms: form: aculeated
tags: positive
form: more aculeated
tags: comparative
form: most aculeated
tags: superlative
glosses: If something is aculeated, it has a stinger or has something that looks like a stinger.
examples: Bees are aculeated.
synonyms: aculeate
acuminate (English, verb)
Forms: form: acuminate
tags: canonical
form: acuminates
tags: third-person
singular
form: acuminated
tags: past
form: acuminated
tags: past
participle
form: acuminating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you acuminate something, you make it sharp.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I acuminated the knife so that it would cut through fruit better.
synonyms: sharpen
acuminates (English, verb)
Forms: form: acuminate
tags: canonical
form: acuminates
tags: third-person
singular
form: acuminated
tags: past
form: acuminated
tags: past
participle
form: acuminating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of acuminate.
acuminated (English, verb)
Forms: form: acuminate
tags: canonical
form: acuminates
tags: third-person
singular
form: acuminated
tags: past
form: acuminated
tags: past
participle
form: acuminating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of acuminate.
acuminating (English, verb)
Forms: form: acuminate
tags: canonical
form: acuminates
tags: third-person
singular
form: acuminated
tags: past
form: acuminated
tags: past
participle
form: acuminating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of acuminate.
acupressure (English, noun)
Forms: form: acupressure
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Acupressure is a method of treating medical problems by using your hands to apply pressure to different areas of the human body.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: My doctor used acupressure to help cure my nasty rash.
acupuncture (English, noun)
Forms: form: acupuncture
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.kju.ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/
tags: US
glosses: Acupuncture is a method of treating medical problems by using needles to apply pressure to certain areas of the human body.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: My doctor used acupuncture to help cure my symptoms.
acute (English, adj)
Forms: form: acuter
tags: comparative
form: acutest
tags: superlative
form: acute
tags: positive
form: more acute
tags: comparative
form: most acute
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈkjuːt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /əˈkjut/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If an angle is acute, it is less than 90 degrees in size.
examples: I had to measure the size of the acute angle in math class. It was 35 degrees in size.
antonyms: obtuse
acuter (English, adj)
Forms: form: acute
tags: positive
form: acuter
tags: comparative
form: acutest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of acute; more acute.
acutest (English, adj)
Forms: form: acute
tags: positive
form: acuter
tags: comparative
form: acutest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of acute; most acute.
acyclic (English, adj)
Forms: form: acyclic
tags: positive
form: more acyclic
tags: comparative
form: most acyclic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /eɪˈsaɪklɪk/
glosses: If something is acyclic, it is not cyclic.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
antonyms: cyclic
acyclovir (English, noun)
Forms: form: acyclovir
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Acyclovir is a drug used to treat herpes.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: aciclovir
aciclovir (English, noun)
Forms: form: aciclovir
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Aciclovir is a drug used to treat herpes.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: acyclovir
adactylia (English, noun)
Forms: form: adactylia
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: If someone or something has adactylia, some of their fingers or toes are missing.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: adactylism
adactyly
adactylism (English, noun)
Forms: form: adactylism
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: If someone or something has adactylism, some of their fingers or toes are missing.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: adactylia
adactyly
adactyly (English, noun)
Forms: form: adactyly
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: If someone or something has adactyly, some of their fingers or toes are missing.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: adactylism
adactylia
adage (English, noun)
Forms: form: adage
raw_tags: Singular
form: adages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.dɪd͡ʒ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: An adage is a popular saying that is meant to teach some lesson.
raw_tags: countable
examples: "Every rose has its thorn" is an example of an adage.
synonyms: proverb
saw
byword
adages (English, noun)
Forms: form: adage
raw_tags: Singular
form: adages
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of adage; more than one (kind of) adage.
handbasin (English, noun)
Forms: form: handbasin
raw_tags: Singular
form: handbasins
tags: plural
glosses: A handbasin is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: basin
washbasin
washbowl
washstand
lavabo
washbowl (English, noun)
Forms: form: washbowl
raw_tags: Singular
form: washbowls
tags: plural
glosses: A washbowl is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: basin
washbasin
handbasin
washstand
lavabo
washstand (English, noun)
Forms: form: washstand
raw_tags: Singular
form: washstands
tags: plural
glosses: A washstand is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: basin
handbasin
washbowl
washbasin
lavabo
sink
lavabo (English, noun)
Forms: form: lavabo
raw_tags: Singular
form: lavabos
tags: plural
glosses: A lavabo is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: basin
handbasin
washbowl
washstand
washbasin
handbasins (English, noun)
Forms: form: handbasin
raw_tags: Singular
form: handbasins
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of handbasin; more than one (kind of) handbasin.
washbowls (English, noun)
Forms: form: washbowl
raw_tags: Singular
form: washbowls
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of washbowl; more than one (kind of) washbowl.
washstands (English, noun)
Forms: form: washstand
raw_tags: Singular
form: washstands
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of washstand; more than one (kind of) washstand.
lavabos (English, noun)
Forms: form: lavabo
raw_tags: Singular
form: lavabos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of lavabo; more than one (kind of) lavabo.
nosey (English, adj)
Forms: form: nosey
tags: positive
form: nosier
tags: comparative
form: nosiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnəʊziː/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈnoʊzi/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you are nosey, you are curious in a negative way.
examples: He is always too interested in what I am doing. He's such a nosey boy
synonyms: prying
snoopy
adactylous (English, adj)
Forms: form: adactylous
tags: positive
form: more adactylous
tags: comparative
form: most adactylous
tags: superlative
glosses: If someone or something is adactylous, they don't have fingers or toes.
brass knuckles (English, noun)
Forms: form: –
raw_tags: Singular
form: brass knuckles
tags: plural
glosses: Brass knuckles are a weapon that is put around the fingers to increase the damages of a punch and protect the fingers at the same time.
landladies (English, noun)
Forms: form: landlady
raw_tags: Singular
form: landladies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of landlady; more than one (kind of) landlady.
hanker (English, verb)
Forms: form: hanker
tags: canonical
form: hankers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hankered
tags: past
form: hankered
tags: past
participle
form: hankering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhaŋkə/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: When you hanker for something, you want, desire and crave for it.
examples: I always love eating chocolates and I hanker for some right now.
hankers (English, verb)
Forms: form: hanker
tags: canonical
form: hankers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hankered
tags: past
form: hankered
tags: past
participle
form: hankering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of hanker.
hankered (English, verb)
Forms: form: hanker
tags: canonical
form: hankers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hankered
tags: past
form: hankered
tags: past
participle
form: hankering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of hanker.
hankering (English, verb)
Forms: form: hanker
tags: canonical
form: hankers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hankered
tags: past
form: hankered
tags: past
participle
form: hankering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of hanker.
paparazzi (English, noun)
Forms: form: paparazzo
raw_tags: Singular
form: paparazzi
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˌpɑpəˈrɑtsi/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌpæpəˈrætsi/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of paparazzo; more than one (kind of) paparazzo.
paparazzo (English, noun)
Forms: form: paparazzo
raw_tags: Singular
form: paparazzi
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɑpəˈrɑtsoʊ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌpæpəˈrætsəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A paparazzo is a photographer who take pictures of famous people, usually while they are going about normal life routines.
raw_tags: countable
à la carte (English, phrase)
Forms: form: à la carte
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you order à la carte in restaurants, you order individual items from a menu instead of ordering a set combination of Dishes.
examples: The restaurant had a huge à la carte menu.
ad libitum (English, phrase)
Forms: form: ad libitum
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you say something ad libitum, you have not planned what to say ahead of time.
examples: When she gave her written speech, she added several jokes ad libitum.
discharges (English, verb)
Forms: form: discharge
tags: canonical
form: discharges
tags: third-person
singular
form: discharged
tags: past
form: discharged
tags: past
participle
form: discharging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of discharge.
discharged (English, verb)
Forms: form: discharge
tags: canonical
form: discharges
tags: third-person
singular
form: discharged
tags: past
form: discharged
tags: past
participle
form: discharging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of discharge.
discharging (English, verb)
Forms: form: discharge
tags: canonical
form: discharges
tags: third-person
singular
form: discharged
tags: past
form: discharged
tags: past
participle
form: discharging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of discharge.
gorse (English, noun)
Forms: form: gorse
raw_tags: Singular
form: gorses
tags: plural
glosses: Gorse is an evergreen shrub with strong spines and yellow flowers, commonly found in Western Europe on dry soils not far from the sea.
go postal (English, phrase)
Forms: form: go postal
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: American English slang for becoming incredibly angry. Often accompanied by violent outbursts including attacking people, destroying property and arson
albedo (English, noun)
Forms: form: albedo
raw_tags: Singular
form: albedos or albedoes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ælˈbi.doʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An albedo is a fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface, that is usually expressed as a percentage.
raw_tags: physics
meteorology
astronomy
glosses: The albedo is the whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits.
raw_tags: botany
albedos (English, noun)
Forms: form: albedo
raw_tags: Singular
form: albedos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of albedo; more than one (kind of) albedo.
creosote bush (English, noun)
Forms: form: creosote bush
raw_tags: Singular
form: creosote bushes
tags: plural
glosses: The creosote bush is a small bush commonly found in deserts or dry areas in the South-Western United States (species Larrea tridentata).
playpen (English, noun)
Forms: form: playpen
raw_tags: Singular
form: playpens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A playpen is an enclosed place where a baby plays in.
adult animation (English, noun)
Forms: form: adult animation
raw_tags: Singular
form: adult animations
tags: plural
glosses: An adult animation is a cartoon targeted at adults, dealing with mature themes.
apatheism (English, noun)
Forms: form: apatheism
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /æ.pə.θi.ɪzəm/
glosses: Apatheism is the lack of interest in a belief or disbelief of the existence of a god.
antithesis (English, noun)
Forms: form: antithesis
raw_tags: Singular
form: antitheses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ænˈtɪ.θə.sɪs/
tags: US
glosses: An antithesis is an idea that is the opposite of another idea.
raw_tags: countable
alphanumeric (English, adj)
Forms: form: alphanumeric
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.rɪk/
glosses: An alphanumeric set consists of the numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to Z.
examples: His alphanumeric password is ABC123.
business entity (English, noun)
Forms: form: business entity
raw_tags: Singular
form: business entities
tags: plural
glosses: A business entity is a group of people who take care of profitable or charitable organisations.
butler (English, noun)
Forms: form: butler
raw_tags: Singular
form: butlers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌt.lə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbʌt.lɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A butler is the main male servant in a large household that controls several other employees.
raw_tags: countable
wary (English, adj)
Forms: form: wary
tags: positive
form: warier
tags: comparative
form: wariest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛər.i/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈwɛəri/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you are wary of something or someone, you are cautious because you do not know much about them and you believe they may be dangerous.
examples: Walking into the dark room made him wary.
warier (English, adj)
Forms: form: wary
tags: positive
form: warier
tags: comparative
form: wariest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of wary; more wary.
wariest (English, adj)
Forms: form: wary
tags: positive
form: warier
tags: comparative
form: wariest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of wary; most wary.
trauma trigger (English, noun)
Forms: form: trauma trigger
raw_tags: Singular
form: trauma triggers
tags: plural
glosses: A trauma trigger is something which causes a person to remember a traumatic event in his or her life.
sabbatical (English, noun)
Forms: form: sabbatical
raw_tags: Singular
form: sabbaticals
tags: plural
glosses: A sabbatical is a paid break or rest from work for up to a year so that the employee can do other things not related to his/her job.
sabbaticals (English, noun)
Forms: form: sabbatical
raw_tags: Singular
form: sabbaticals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sabbatical; more than one (kind of) sabbatical.
trauma triggers (English, noun)
Forms: form: trauma trigger
raw_tags: Singular
form: trauma triggers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of trauma trigger; more than one (kind of) trauma trigger.
layoff (English, noun)
Forms: form: layoff
raw_tags: Singular
form: layoffs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈleɪɒf/
tags: UK
glosses: A layoff is letting employees go from their jobs in order to save money for the company (not because the employees did something wrong).
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: retrenchment
layoffs (English, noun)
Forms: form: layoff
raw_tags: Singular
form: layoffs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of layoff; more than one (kind of) layoff.
pandeism (English, noun)
Forms: form: pandeism
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pænˈdiːɪz(ə)m/
tags: UK
ipa: /pænˈdiɪzəm/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Pandeism is the belief, by or through reason, that God became the universe (nature). In pandeism, because everything is part of God, there is no part of God left that can interact with it.
raw_tags: uncountable
embraces (English, verb)
Forms: form: embrace
tags: canonical
form: embraces
tags: third-person
singular
form: embraced
tags: past
form: embraced
tags: past
participle
form: embracing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛmˈbreɪsɪz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of embrace.
embraced (English, verb)
Forms: form: embrace
tags: canonical
form: embraces
tags: third-person
singular
form: embraced
tags: past
form: embraced
tags: past
participle
form: embracing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪmˈbreɪst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of embrace.
embracing (English, verb)
Forms: form: embrace
tags: canonical
form: embraces
tags: third-person
singular
form: embraced
tags: past
form: embraced
tags: past
participle
form: embracing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of embrace.
sodomize (English, verb)
Forms: form: sodomize
tags: canonical
form: sodomizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: sodomized
tags: past
form: sodomized
tags: past
participle
form: sodomizing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɒdəmaɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: If you sodomize someone, you do anal sex on them.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: bugger
sodomizes (English, verb)
Forms: form: sodomize
tags: canonical
form: sodomizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: sodomized
tags: past
form: sodomized
tags: past
participle
form: sodomizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of sodomize.
sodomized (English, verb)
Forms: form: sodomize
tags: canonical
form: sodomizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: sodomized
tags: past
form: sodomized
tags: past
participle
form: sodomizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of sodomize.
sodomizing (English, verb)
Forms: form: sodomize
tags: canonical
form: sodomizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: sodomized
tags: past
form: sodomized
tags: past
participle
form: sodomizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of sodomize.
sodomise (English, verb)
Forms: form: sodomise
tags: canonical
form: sodomises
tags: third-person
singular
form: sodomised
tags: past
form: sodomised
tags: past
participle
form: sodomising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɒdəmaɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: If you sodomise someone, you do anal sex on them.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: bugger
sodomises (English, verb)
Forms: form: sodomise
tags: canonical
form: sodomises
tags: third-person
singular
form: sodomised
tags: past
form: sodomised
tags: past
participle
form: sodomising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of sodomise.
sodomised (English, verb)
Forms: form: sodomise
tags: canonical
form: sodomises
tags: third-person
singular
form: sodomised
tags: past
form: sodomised
tags: past
participle
form: sodomising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of sodomise.
sodomising (English, verb)
Forms: form: sodomise
tags: canonical
form: sodomises
tags: third-person
singular
form: sodomised
tags: past
form: sodomised
tags: past
participle
form: sodomising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of sodomise.
capitalist (English, adj)
Forms: form: capitalist
tags: positive
form: more capitalist
tags: comparative
form: most capitalist
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæ.pɪ.təl.ɪst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A capitalist system or country is one that supports capitalism.
examples: To what extent is the capitalist economic system behind the world's social instability?
China has abandoned much of its state-centered economy in favor of a free-market, capitalist economy.
capitalist (English, noun)
Forms: form: capitalist
raw_tags: Singular
form: capitalists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæ.pɪ.təl.ɪst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A capitalist is a person who owns significant capital and uses it to earn money.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He invests as a venture capitalist in car companies that have battery-powered cars.
Society is becoming more and more divided between capitalists and workers.
glosses: A capitalist is a person who believes in capitalism.
raw_tags: countable
corporate officer (English, noun)
Forms: form: corporate officer
raw_tags: Singular
form: corporate officers
tags: plural
glosses: A corporate officer refers to any job in a corporation or company, such as an executive.
crony capitalism (English, noun)
Forms: form: crony capitalism
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Crony capitalism is a term describing an economy where businesses have a close relationship with politicians.
distancing effect (English, noun)
Forms: form: distancing effect
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Distancing effect is a term used in the performing arts, where an audience does not identify a character with the rest of the play.
enculturation (English, noun)
Forms: form: enculturation
raw_tags: Singular
form: enculturations
tags: plural
glosses: Enculturation is the process of learning about a culture by becoming immersed in it.
flipping (English, verb)
Forms: form: flip
tags: canonical
form: flips
tags: third-person
singular
form: flipped
tags: past
form: flipped
tags: past
participle
form: flipping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of flip.
flipping (English, noun)
Forms: form: flipping
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Flipping is a process of buying something cheap, then selling it quickly for more money, usually real estate.
gonoduct (English, noun)
Forms: form: gonoduct
raw_tags: Singular
form: gonoducts
tags: plural
glosses: A part of the reproductive system in certain animals. It is a tube leading from the gonad towards the sexual opening.
In females it is usually called the oviduct.
raw_tags: zoology
glosses: A part of the reproductive system in certain animals. It is a tube leading from the gonad towards the sexual opening.
In male vertebrates it is often called the vas deferens.
raw_tags: zoology
gulch (English, noun)
Forms: form: gulch
raw_tags: Singular
form: gulches
tags: plural
glosses: A gulch is a narrow ravine, usually along the path of a stream.
placeholder text (English, noun)
Forms: form: placeholder text
raw_tags: Singular
form: placeholder texts
tags: plural
glosses: A placeholder text is text that has looks like real written text, but has no meaning at all, or is nonsensical. It may be used to test out a font or for testing.
Oort cloud (English, noun)
Forms: form: Oort cloud
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: The Oort cloud is a large group of small bodies of ice and rock that might exist in our solar system beyond the known planets.
examples: Some comets that we see come from the Oort cloud.
recognition (English, noun)
Forms: form: recognition
raw_tags: Singular
form: recognitions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: Recognition is the act of recognizing somebody or something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The man had been dead so long, his body was beyond recognition.
Children with strong word-recognition skills tend to be strong readers.
Computers are getting much better at facial recognition.
synonyms: identification
glosses: Recognition of something is an acceptance of it.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The group cannot continue its work without international recognition.
There is a general recognition of the importance of religious freedom for all people.
synonyms: acknowledgement
glosses: If someone receives recognition for the things that they have done, people say that those things are good or important.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: His writing has received both local and international recognition and awards.
synonyms: acknowledgement
batch (English, noun)
Forms: form: batch
raw_tags: Singular
form: batches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bæt͡ʃ/
tags: US
glosses: A batch of things or people is a group that are dealt with at one time.
glosses: A batch is an amount of something that is made at one time.
examples: The beer is made in small batches in Ypres, Belgium.
Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes per batch.
I sent her another large batch of photos yesterday.
batches (English, noun)
Forms: form: batch
raw_tags: Singular
form: batches
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of batch; more than one (kind of) batch.
reverter (English, noun)
Forms: form: reverter
raw_tags: Singular
form: reverters
tags: plural
glosses: Someone or something that erases/undoes the action that came before; someone who reverts.
examples: The reverter undid the damage that had been caused earlier.
reverters (English, noun)
Forms: form: reverter
raw_tags: Singular
form: reverters
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of reverter; more than one (kind of) reverter.
Terry stop (English, noun)
Forms: form: Terry stop
raw_tags: Singular
form: Terry stops
tags: plural
glosses: This is when police stop a person and quickly check the person's clothes for guns or knives.
Takfiri (English, noun)
Forms: form: Takfiri
raw_tags: Singular
form: Takfiris
tags: plural
glosses: A Muslim who says that another Muslim has apostated.
study circle (English, noun)
Forms: form: study circle
raw_tags: Singular
form: study circles
tags: plural
glosses: A study circle is a small group of people who meet multiple times to discuss an issue.
Spanglish (English, noun)
Forms: form: Spanglish
raw_tags: Singular
form: Spanglishs
tags: plural
glosses: The mixing of the Spanish and English languages.
smart material (English, noun)
Forms: form: smart material
raw_tags: Singular
form: smart materials
tags: plural
glosses: Materials that react to changes in their environment. Things like temperature, pH, and humidity affect them in some way.
differ (English, verb)
Forms: form: differ
tags: canonical
form: differs
tags: third-person
singular
form: differed
tags: past
form: differed
tags: past
participle
form: differing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɪfə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdɪfɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If things differ, they are not the same in some way.
examples: The new cars differ from the old mainly in how they look.
The results did not differ significantly by sex or age.
glosses: If two people differ about something, they don't agree about it.
examples: I differ with him about what we should do here and there.
photoperiodism (English, noun)
Forms: form: photoperiodism
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: A plant's response to the lengths of daylight and darkness each day.
raw_tags: biology
pennant (English, noun)
Forms: form: pennant
raw_tags: Singular
form: pennants
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɛnənt/
tags: US
glosses: A flag used to show support for a particular team.
glosses: In Major League Baseball, a pennant is used to show the National League or American League champion.
peduncle (English, noun)
Forms: form: peduncle
raw_tags: Singular
form: peduncles
tags: plural
glosses: A part of a plant. It keeps the sepals in place.
raw_tags: botany
opt (English, verb)
Forms: form: opt
tags: canonical
form: opts
tags: third-person
singular
form: opted
tags: past
form: opted
tags: past
participle
form: opting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɒpt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you opt for something, you choose it instead of something else.
examples: With higher gas prices, more buyers are opting for smaller cars.
I wanted to go with them, but opted instead to stay home.
synonyms: choose
elect
glosses: If you opt out of something, you choose not to do it.
examples: You will continue to receive the email unless you opt out.
noosphere (English, noun)
Forms: form: noosphere
raw_tags: Singular
form: noospheres
tags: plural
glosses: Noosphere is a scientific term meaning "mind-domain". Noo means mind, and sphere means domain. It is mainly concerned about the mind - its consciousness and relationships with other people.
Kármán line (English, name)
Forms: form: Kármán line
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: The Kármán line is an altitude in the atmosphere where space starts. It is about 62 miles (100 km) high.
cuteness (English, noun)
Forms: form: cuteness
raw_tags: Singular
form: cutenesses
tags: plural
glosses: Cuteness is the state of being cute.
colorful (English, adj)
Forms: form: colorful
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌlɚfəl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkʌləfəl/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Something that is colorful has a lot of colors.
glosses: If your language is colorful, it is rude.
examples: His language is very colorful.
in-box (English, noun)
Forms: form: in-box
raw_tags: Singular
form: in-boxes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnbɒks/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɪnbɑks/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An in-box is an electronic folder that messages can go in.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There is a new email in my in-box.
email (English, noun)
Forms: form: email
raw_tags: Singular
form: emails
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈiːmeɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈiˌmeɪl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Email is a system where people can send a message from one computer to another.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I have a new email in my inbox.
glosses: An email is a mail sent through such system.
raw_tags: countable
inbox (English, noun)
Forms: form: inbox
raw_tags: Singular
form: inboxes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnbɒks/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɪnbɑks/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An inbox is an electronic folder that messages can go in.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There is a new email in my inbox.
e-mail (English, noun)
Forms: form: e-mail
raw_tags: Singular
form: e-mails
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈiːmeɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈiˌmeɪl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: E-mail is a system where people can send a message from one computer to another/some others.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I have a new e-mail in my inbox.
glosses: An e-mail is a mail sent through such system.
raw_tags: countable
inboxes (English, noun)
Forms: form: inbox
raw_tags: Singular
form: inboxes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of inbox; more than one (kind of) inbox.
in-boxes (English, noun)
Forms: form: in-box
raw_tags: Singular
form: in-boxes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of in-box; more than one (kind of) in-box.
e-mails (English, noun)
Forms: form: e-mail
raw_tags: Singular
form: e-mails
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of e-mail; more than one (kind of) e-mail.
emails (English, noun)
Forms: form: email
raw_tags: Singular
form: emails
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of email; more than one (kind of) email.
mandatory (English, adj)
Forms: form: mandatory
tags: positive
form: more mandatory
tags: comparative
form: most mandatory
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ri/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmæn.dəˌtɔr.i/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is mandatory, rules or laws say it must be done.
examples: It is mandatory for children to go to school.
synonyms: required
forum (English, noun)
Forms: form: forum
raw_tags: Singular
form: forums or fora
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔːrəm/
tags: UK
glosses: A forum is a place (often on the Internet) where people can talk about things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I went on a forum and talked to people about religion.
forums (English, noun)
Forms: form: forum
raw_tags: Singular
form: forums
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of forum; more than one (kind of) forum.
poster (English, noun)
Forms: form: poster
raw_tags: Singular
form: posters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A poster is a large piece of paper with a picture or writing on it.
examples: I saw a poster advertising lemonade.
glosses: A poster is someone who posts something.
examples: A forum poster left me a message.
posters (English, noun)
Forms: form: poster
raw_tags: Singular
form: posters
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of poster; more than one (kind of) poster.
fora (English, noun)
Forms: form: forum
raw_tags: Singular
form: forums or fora
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of forum; more than one (kind of) forum.
evolutionary (English, adj)
Forms: form: evolutionary
tags: positive
form: more evolutionary
tags: comparative
form: most evolutionary
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌiːvəˈl(j)uːʃənri/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌiːvəˈluːʃəneri/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Something that is related to evolution.
examples: Humans have a long and complicated evolutionary history.
physically (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪzɪkli/
tags: UK
glosses: Something that is done in a physical way.
examples: He physically bullied the weak, causing them to be injured.
fitness (English, noun)
Forms: form: fitness
raw_tags: Singular
form: fitnesses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪtnəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Fitness is the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce.
examples: In cold places, fur can increase evolutionary fitness.
glosses: Fitness is the condition of being physically healthy.
examples: You need to improve your fitness if you want to live for a long time.
fitnesses (English, noun)
Forms: form: fitness
raw_tags: Singular
form: fitnesses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of fitness; more than one (kind of) fitness.
eighth (English, adj)
Forms: form: eighth
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /eɪtθ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /eɪtθ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The eighth thing is the one that is number eight (8) in order.
raw_tags: ordinal number
examples: James Irwin was the eighth person to walk on the moon.
eighth (English, noun)
Forms: form: eighth
raw_tags: Singular
form: eighths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /eɪtθ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /eɪtθ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A eighth of something is one of eight equal parts of that thing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Half of one quarter is an eighth.
eighths (English, noun)
Forms: form: eighth
raw_tags: Singular
form: eighths
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of eighth; more than one (kind of) eighth.
fluent (English, adj)
Forms: form: fluent
tags: positive
form: more fluent
tags: comparative
form: most fluent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfluːənt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfluənt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Someone who is fluent in a language can speak it confidently and accurately.
examples: John is fluent in English, Spanish and Russian.
confidently (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɒnfɪdəntli/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When someone does something confidently, it is done in a confident way.
examples: He strolled confidently down the street.
confident (English, adj)
Forms: form: confident
tags: positive
form: more confident
tags: comparative
form: most confident
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dənt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When someone is confident, the person is certain of something.
examples: I am confident that I will win.
milestone (English, noun)
Forms: form: milestone
raw_tags: Singular
form: milestones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A milestone is an important step on the way to a larger goal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It was an important milestone for the project.
The Tenth Amendment was a milestone in the history of the United States.
milestones (English, noun)
Forms: form: milestone
raw_tags: Singular
form: milestones
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of milestone; more than one (kind of) milestone.
anagram (English, noun)
Forms: form: anagram
raw_tags: Singular
form: anagrams
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.nə.ɡræm/
tags: US
glosses: A word or phrase that can be made by rearranging (moving) the letters to form another word or phrase.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The word "leader" is an anagram of "dealer".
anagrams (English, noun)
Forms: form: anagram
raw_tags: Singular
form: anagrams
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of anagram; more than one (kind of) anagram.
rearrange (English, verb)
Forms: form: rearrange
tags: canonical
form: rearranges
tags: third-person
singular
form: rearranged
tags: past
form: rearranged
tags: past
participle
form: rearranging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌriːəˈreɪndʒ/
tags: UK
glosses: If you rearrange something, you change the order of (or move) it.
examples: Anagrams are formed when you rearrange the letters of a word.
rearranging (English, verb)
Forms: form: rearrange
tags: canonical
form: rearranges
tags: third-person
singular
form: rearranged
tags: past
form: rearranged
tags: past
participle
form: rearranging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of rearrange.
rearranged (English, verb)
Forms: form: rearrange
tags: canonical
form: rearranges
tags: third-person
singular
form: rearranged
tags: past
form: rearranged
tags: past
participle
form: rearranging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of rearrange.
rearranges (English, verb)
Forms: form: rearrange
tags: canonical
form: rearranges
tags: third-person
singular
form: rearranged
tags: past
form: rearranged
tags: past
participle
form: rearranging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of rearrange.
wedgie (English, noun)
Forms: form: wedgie
raw_tags: Singular
form: wedgies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛdʒ.i/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you give someone a wedgie, you pull their underpants upwards.
raw_tags: countable
slang
examples: The bully gave me a wedgie.
wedgie (English, verb)
Forms: form: wedgie
tags: canonical
form: wedgies
tags: third-person
singular
form: wedgied
tags: past
form: wedgied
tags: past
participle
form: wedgying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛdʒ.i/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you wedgie a person, you give them a wedgie.
raw_tags: transitive
slang
wedgies (English, noun)
Forms: form: wedgie
raw_tags: Singular
form: wedgies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of wedgie; more than one (kind of) wedgie.
wedgies (English, verb)
Forms: form: wedgie
tags: canonical
form: wedgies
tags: third-person
singular
form: wedgied
tags: past
form: wedgied
tags: past
participle
form: wedgying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of wedgie.
wedgying (English, verb)
Forms: form: wedgie
tags: canonical
form: wedgies
tags: third-person
singular
form: wedgied
tags: past
form: wedgied
tags: past
participle
form: wedgying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of wedgie.
wedgied (English, verb)
Forms: form: wedgie
tags: canonical
form: wedgies
tags: third-person
singular
form: wedgied
tags: past
form: wedgied
tags: past
participle
form: wedgying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of wedgie.
swirlie (English, noun)
Forms: form: swirlie
raw_tags: Singular
form: swirlies
tags: plural
glosses: If you give someone a swirlie, you hold their head down a toilet and flush it.
examples: The bully gave me a swirlie.
swirlies (English, noun)
Forms: form: swirlie
raw_tags: Singular
form: swirlies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of swirlie; more than one (kind of) swirlie.
swirly (English, noun)
Forms: form: swirly
raw_tags: Singular
form: swirlies
tags: plural
glosses: If you give someone a swirlie, you hold their head down a toilet and flush it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The bully gave me a swirlie.
fuck around (English, phrase)
Forms: form: fuck around
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you fuck around, you do something without any real goal; you waste time.
raw_tags: vulgar
examples: Don't fuck around; we have a lot to do.
synonyms: fool around
joke around
screw around
glosses: If you fuck around with something, you try to use it or fix it without really knowing what you're doing.
raw_tags: vulgar
examples: I've been fucking around with this computer for an hour, and I still can't figure it out.
glosses: If you fuck around, you have sex with many people.
raw_tags: vulgar
examples: After the breakup, she fucked around for a while.
mess about (English, phrase)
Forms: form: mess about
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you mess about, you misbehave.
examples: Stop messing about!
lighten (English, verb)
Forms: form: lighten
tags: canonical
form: lightens
tags: third-person
singular
form: lightened
tags: past
form: lightened
tags: past
participle
form: lightening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪ.tən/
tags: UK
glosses: If you lighten something, you reduce its weight.
glosses: If you lighten something, you make it less dark.
examples: She lightened the room by opening the curtains.
antonyms: darken
glosses: If you lighten something, you make it more cheerful or less serious.
examples: She lightened the mood by making a joke.
lightened (English, verb)
Forms: form: lighten
tags: canonical
form: lightens
tags: third-person
singular
form: lightened
tags: past
form: lightened
tags: past
participle
form: lightening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of lighten.
lightening (English, verb)
Forms: form: lighten
tags: canonical
form: lightens
tags: third-person
singular
form: lightened
tags: past
form: lightened
tags: past
participle
form: lightening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of lighten.
lightens (English, verb)
Forms: form: lighten
tags: canonical
form: lightens
tags: third-person
singular
form: lightened
tags: past
form: lightened
tags: past
participle
form: lightening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of lighten.
historic (English, adj)
Forms: form: historic
tags: positive
form: more historic
tags: comparative
form: most historic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /(h)ɪˈstɒrɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /(h)ɪˈstɔrɪk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is historic, it is important to history.
examples: This historic event will be remembered for generations.
quieten (English, verb)
Forms: form: quieten
tags: canonical
form: quietens
tags: third-person
singular
form: quietened
tags: past
form: quietened
tags: past
participle
form: quietening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you quieten something, you make it more quiet.
examples: He told his daughter to quieten down.
quietened (English, verb)
Forms: form: quieten
tags: canonical
form: quietens
tags: third-person
singular
form: quietened
tags: past
form: quietened
tags: past
participle
form: quietening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of quieten.
quietening (English, verb)
Forms: form: quieten
tags: canonical
form: quietens
tags: third-person
singular
form: quietened
tags: past
form: quietened
tags: past
participle
form: quietening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of quieten.
quietens (English, verb)
Forms: form: quieten
tags: canonical
form: quietens
tags: third-person
singular
form: quietened
tags: past
form: quietened
tags: past
participle
form: quietening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of quieten.
mindset (English, noun)
Forms: form: mindset
raw_tags: Singular
form: mindsets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A mindset is a way of thinking.
examples: You need to change your mindset and be more open to other people's ideas.
mindsets (English, noun)
Forms: form: mindset
raw_tags: Singular
form: mindsets
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mindset; more than one (kind of) mindset.
bollocks (English, verb)
Forms: form: bollock
tags: canonical
form: bollocks
tags: third-person
singular
form: bollocked
tags: past
form: bollocked
tags: past
participle
form: bollocking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɒ.ləks/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: The third-person singular form of bollock.
bollocks (English, noun)
Forms: form: bollock
raw_tags: Singular
form: bollocks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɒ.ləks/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Someone's bollocks are their testicles.
raw_tags: vulgar
examples: He was kicked in the bollocks.
glosses: If something is bollocks, it is nonsense or untrue.
raw_tags: vulgar
examples: That's a load of bollocks.
flatted (English, verb)
Forms: form: flat
tags: canonical
form: flats
tags: third-person
singular
form: flatted
tags: past
form: flatted
tags: past
participle
form: flatting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of flat.
flatting (English, noun)
Forms: form: flatting
raw_tags: Singular
form: flattings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you are flatting with someone, you live in a flat with them.
raw_tags: slang
glosses: Flatting is a type of paint.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: If something is flatting, it is becoming flat.
flatting (English, verb)
Forms: form: flat
tags: canonical
form: flats
tags: third-person
singular
form: flatted
tags: past
form: flatted
tags: past
participle
form: flatting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: The present participle of flat.
semi (English, noun)
Forms: form: semi
raw_tags: Singular
form: semis
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛmi/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɛmi/
tags: US
tags: Australia
tags: UK
glosses: A semi is a kind of trailer that has no front wheels. Also, a truck pulling this kind of trailer.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A semi is a semi-final.
raw_tags: countable
slang
glosses: A semi is a semi-detached house.
raw_tags: countable
slang
glosses: A semi is a partial erection.
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
erection (English, noun)
Forms: form: erection
raw_tags: Singular
form: erections
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈrɛkʃən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A penis that is erect (upright).
raw_tags: countable
examples: He had an erection.
glosses: An erection is the act of setting something upright, like a statue or a building.
raw_tags: countable
erections (English, noun)
Forms: form: erection
raw_tags: Singular
form: erections
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of erection; more than one (kind of) erection.
erect (English, adj)
Forms: form: erect
tags: positive
form: more erect
tags: comparative
form: most erect
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈrɛkt/
tags: Canada
glosses: An erect object (usually the erectile tissue of a penis) is rigid because of sexual stimulation.
examples: His penis became erect when he saw a naked woman.
glosses: Something that is erect is upright or vertical.
examples: The building was erect.
erect (English, verb)
Forms: form: erect
tags: canonical
form: erects
tags: third-person
singular
form: erected
tags: past
form: erected
tags: past
participle
form: erecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈrɛkt/
tags: Canada
glosses: If you erect something, you put it upright.
examples: to erect a pole, house or monument
The building was erected in 1983.
erects (English, verb)
Forms: form: erect
tags: canonical
form: erects
tags: third-person
singular
form: erected
tags: past
form: erected
tags: past
participle
form: erecting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of erect.
erected (English, verb)
Forms: form: erect
tags: canonical
form: erects
tags: third-person
singular
form: erected
tags: past
form: erected
tags: past
participle
form: erecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of erect.
erecting (English, verb)
Forms: form: erect
tags: canonical
form: erects
tags: third-person
singular
form: erected
tags: past
form: erected
tags: past
participle
form: erecting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of erect.