crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
starches (English, verb)
Forms: form: starch
tags: canonical
form: starches
tags: third-person
singular
form: starched
tags: past
form: starched
tags: past
participle
form: starching
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of starch.
starched (English, verb)
Forms: form: starch
tags: canonical
form: starches
tags: third-person
singular
form: starched
tags: past
form: starched
tags: past
participle
form: starching
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of starch.
starching (English, verb)
Forms: form: starch
tags: canonical
form: starches
tags: third-person
singular
form: starched
tags: past
form: starched
tags: past
participle
form: starching
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of starch.
carbohydrate (English, noun)
Forms: form: carbohydrate
raw_tags: Singular
form: carbohydrates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /kɑːrboʊˈhaɪdreɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A carbohydrate is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. They are made by plants and are the main source of energy for animals.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Potatoes are a good source of carbohydrates.
carbohydrates (English, noun)
Forms: form: carbohydrate
raw_tags: Singular
form: carbohydrates
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of carbohydrate; more than one (kind of) carbohydrate.
dextrose (English, noun)
Forms: form: dextrose
raw_tags: Singular
form: dextroses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛkstrəʊz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Dextrose is a type of glucose, a sugar found in honey and fruit.
examples: Dextrose is sometimes called grape sugar.
dextroses (English, noun)
Forms: form: dextrose
raw_tags: Singular
form: dextroses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of dextrose; more than one (kind of) dextrose.
maltose (English, noun)
Forms: form: maltose
raw_tags: Singular
form: maltoses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɔːltəʊz/
tags: UK
glosses: Maltose is a sugar made when starch is digested.
examples: Maltose is sometimes called malt sugar.
maltoses (English, noun)
Forms: form: maltose
raw_tags: Singular
form: maltoses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of maltose; more than one (kind of) maltose.
confectionery (English, noun)
Forms: form: confectionery
raw_tags: Singular
form: confectionaries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈfɛkʃənəri/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Confectionery is name for candy, lollies and other sweets.
examples: The children went to the candy store to look at the confectionery.
glosses: A confectionery is the name for a shop where candy is sold.
examples: She opened a new confectionery to sell sweets.
lolly (English, noun)
Forms: form: lolly
raw_tags: Singular
form: lollies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A lolly is a sweet, a hard type of candy.
examples: He liked to suck on a lolly while working.
synonyms: candy
sweet
confection
glosses: A lolly is a shortened word for a lollipop.
tags: UK
raw_tags: informal
lollies (English, noun)
Forms: form: lolly
raw_tags: Singular
form: lollies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of lolly; more than one (kind of) lolly.
lollipop (English, noun)
Forms: form: lollipop
raw_tags: Singular
form: lollipops
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A lollipop is a piece of hard candy on a stick.
examples: The little boy's face was a sticky mess from eating a lollipop.
lollipops (English, noun)
Forms: form: lollipop
raw_tags: Singular
form: lollipops
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of lollipop; more than one (kind of) lollipop.
confection (English, noun)
Forms: form: confection
raw_tags: Singular
form: confections
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈfɛkʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A confection is a food which made with a lot of sugar.
examples: His favorite confection was a meringue covered in chocolate.
glosses: A confection is something made by mixing together a lot of different things.
examples: His story was a confection of lies and half truths.
confections (English, noun)
Forms: form: confection
raw_tags: Singular
form: confections
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of confection; more than one (kind of) confection.
confectionaries (English, noun)
Forms: form: confectionery
raw_tags: Singular
form: confectionaries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of confectionery; more than one (kind of) confectionery.
confectioner (English, noun)
Forms: form: confectioner
raw_tags: Singular
form: confectioners
tags: plural
glosses: A confectioner is a person who makes or sells sweets.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The confectioner spent the morning making lollipops.
confectioners (English, noun)
Forms: form: confectioner
raw_tags: Singular
form: confectioners
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of confectioner; more than one (kind of) confectioner.
chaos theory (English, noun)
Forms: form: chaos theory
raw_tags: Singular
form: chaos theories
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
glosses: Chaos theory is an idea that says that things which seem to be random do have a hidden order.
raw_tags: mathematics
examples: Benoît Mandelbrot was a mathematician who studied chaos theory.
mathematician (English, noun)
Forms: form: mathematician
raw_tags: Singular
form: mathematicians
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæθ(.ə)ˌmə.tɪʃ.ən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A mathematician is a person who studies mathematics.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians.
mathematicians (English, noun)
Forms: form: mathematician
raw_tags: Singular
form: mathematicians
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mathematician; more than one (kind of) mathematician.
quantum leap (English, noun)
Forms: form: quantum leap
raw_tags: Singular
form: quantum leaps
tags: plural
glosses: A quantum leap is a sudden and significant change, advance or increase; a giant leap forward. Also called a quantum jump.
raw_tags: physics
quantum leaps (English, noun)
Forms: form: quantum leap
raw_tags: Singular
form: quantum leaps
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of quantum leap; more than one (kind of) quantum leap.
lablet (English, noun)
Forms: form: lablet
raw_tags: Singular
form: lablets
tags: plural
glosses: A lablet is a laptop that converts to a touchscreen tablet. More commonly known as a convertible laptop.
glosses: A lablet in the area of micro- or nanosystems is an autonomously powered programmable electronic particle capable of acting as a microscopic chemical laboratory.
spazzes (English, noun)
Forms: form: spaz
raw_tags: Singular
form: spazzes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of spaz; more than one (kind of) spaz.
filter papers (English, noun)
Forms: form: filter paper
raw_tags: Singular
form: filter papers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of filter paper; more than one (kind of) filter paper.
fatasses (English, noun)
Forms: form: fatass
raw_tags: Singular
form: fatasses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of fatass; more than one (kind of) fatass.
analogs (English, noun)
Forms: form: analog
raw_tags: Singular
form: analogs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of analog; more than one (kind of) analog.
dislikes (English, verb)
Forms: form: dislike
tags: canonical
form: dislikes
tags: third-person
singular
form: disliked
tags: past
form: disliked
tags: past
participle
form: disliking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of dislike.
disliked (English, verb)
Forms: form: dislike
tags: canonical
form: dislikes
tags: third-person
singular
form: disliked
tags: past
form: disliked
tags: past
participle
form: disliking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of dislike.
disliking (English, verb)
Forms: form: dislike
tags: canonical
form: dislikes
tags: third-person
singular
form: disliked
tags: past
form: disliked
tags: past
participle
form: disliking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of dislike.
lablets (English, noun)
Forms: form: lablet
raw_tags: Singular
form: lablets
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of lablet; more than one (kind of) lablet.
apostrophe (English, noun)
Forms: form: apostrophe
raw_tags: Singular
form: apostrophes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈpɒs.trə.fi/
tags: UK
ipa: /əˈpɑːs.trə.fi/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: An apostrophe is a punctuation mark which is used to show that part of a word is missing, to show that something belongs to someone, or added after plurals of numbers, letters and abbreviations.
examples: In the phrase "John's sentence", there is an apostrophe after John but before the "s" to show that the sentence belongs to John.
apostrophes (English, noun)
Forms: form: apostrophe
raw_tags: Singular
form: apostrophes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of apostrophe; more than one (kind of) apostrophe.
timber (English, noun)
Forms: form: timber
raw_tags: Singular
form: timbers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɪmbə/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtɪmbɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Timber is trees and forests used as a source of wood.
examples: They walked into the tall timber to find a place to camp.
glosses: Timber is wood used for building.
examples: He went to the timber yard to buy the wood for his house.
synonyms: lumber
glosses: Timber is a piece of wood used in building.
examples: She carefully chose a timber that had an interesting pattern.
glosses: Timber is wood used as a frame in building ships.
examples: During the battle he could feel the ship's timbers shiver.
timber (English, verb)
Forms: form: timber
tags: canonical
form: timbers
tags: third-person
singular
form: timbered
tags: past
form: timbered
tags: past
participle
form: timbering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɪmbə/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtɪmbɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: To timber is to use wood as a support or frame.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The miners had to timber the shaft in the gold mine to make it safe.
timbers (English, noun)
Forms: form: timber
raw_tags: Singular
form: timbers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of timber; more than one (kind of) timber.
timbers (English, verb)
Forms: form: timber
tags: canonical
form: timbers
tags: third-person
singular
form: timbered
tags: past
form: timbered
tags: past
participle
form: timbering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of timber.
timbered (English, verb)
Forms: form: timber
tags: canonical
form: timbers
tags: third-person
singular
form: timbered
tags: past
form: timbered
tags: past
participle
form: timbering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of timber.
timbering (English, verb)
Forms: form: timber
tags: canonical
form: timbers
tags: third-person
singular
form: timbered
tags: past
form: timbered
tags: past
participle
form: timbering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of timber.
timbre (English, noun)
Forms: form: timbre
raw_tags: Singular
form: timbres
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtæm.bə/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtæm.bɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtɪm.bə/
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Timbre is the qualities of a sound that make sounds different.
examples: Even if a flute and saxophone play the same note, they sound different because of the timbre.
timbres (English, noun)
Forms: form: timbre
raw_tags: Singular
form: timbres
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of timbre; more than one (kind of) timbre.
spy (English, noun)
Forms: form: spy
raw_tags: Singular
form: spies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /spaɪ/
tags: US
glosses: A spy is a person whose job is to get secret information.
raw_tags: countable
examples: James Bond is a famous spy from the books by Ian Fleming.
glosses: A spy is a person who watches other people secretly.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The princess was concerned that a spy with a camera would take photos when she went near the pool.
spy (English, verb)
Forms: form: spy
tags: canonical
form: spies
tags: third-person
singular
form: spied
tags: past
form: spied
tags: past
participle
form: spying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /spaɪ/
tags: US
glosses: To spy is to gather information secretly.
examples: He was not a rich businessman, he was really spying for the CIA.
glosses: To spy is to watch someone secretly.
examples: He spied on the people who entered the Russian embassy.
glosses: To spy is to see something.
examples: I thought I could spy someone on top of the mountain.
spies (English, noun)
Forms: form: spy
raw_tags: Singular
form: spies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of spy; more than one (kind of) spy.
spies (English, verb)
Forms: form: spy
tags: canonical
form: spies
tags: third-person
singular
form: spied
tags: past
form: spied
tags: past
participle
form: spying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of spy.
spied (English, verb)
Forms: form: spy
tags: canonical
form: spies
tags: third-person
singular
form: spied
tags: past
form: spied
tags: past
participle
form: spying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of spy.
spying (English, verb)
Forms: form: spy
tags: canonical
form: spies
tags: third-person
singular
form: spied
tags: past
form: spied
tags: past
participle
form: spying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of spy.
kimono (English, noun)
Forms: form: kimono
raw_tags: Singular
form: kimonos
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈmoʊnoʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A kimono is a Japanese item of clothing.
raw_tags: countable
chequebook (English, noun)
Forms: form: chequebook
raw_tags: Singular
form: chequebooks
tags: plural
glosses: A chequebook is a book containing blank cheques given to people with bank accounts.
examples: He took his chequebook to the auction so that he could pay for any items he bought.
gown (English, noun)
Forms: form: gown
raw_tags: Singular
form: gowns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡaʊn/
tags: US
glosses: A gown is a long formal dress for women.
examples: She wore a beautiful white gown and carried a bunch of flowers.
glosses: A gown is a long, loose item of clothing to be worn in bed.
examples: She wore a gown to bed.
glosses: A gown is a protective item worn by doctors during operations.
raw_tags: medicine
examples: The doctor put on his gown before going into the operating theatre.
glosses: A gown is a ceremonial robe worn by scholars or church men.
examples: At the graduation the students looked impressive in their black gowns.
glosses: Gown is the members of a university.
examples: The gown defeated the town at the annual golf match.
gown (English, verb)
Forms: form: gown
tags: canonical
form: gowns
tags: third-person
singular
form: gowned
tags: past
form: gowned
tags: past
participle
form: gowning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡaʊn/
tags: US
glosses: To gown is to put on or wear a gown.
examples: The nurse assisted the doctor to gown before the operation.
robe (English, noun)
Forms: form: robe
raw_tags: Singular
form: robes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rəʊb/
tags: UK
ipa: /roʊb/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A robe is a long loose item of clothing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The young people wore white robes to the church for their confirmation.
glosses: A robe is a long item of clothing used to show rank or importance.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The judge looked splendid in his red robe.
glosses: A robe is a dressing gown or bathrobe.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He put on his robe after his bath and watched TV.
robe (English, verb)
Forms: form: robe
tags: canonical
form: robes
tags: third-person
singular
form: robed
tags: past
form: robed
tags: past
participle
form: robing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rəʊb/
tags: UK
ipa: /roʊb/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To robe is to put on or wear a robe.
examples: The king was robed before his coronation.
garb (English, noun)
Forms: form: garb
raw_tags: Singular
form: garbs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɑː(r)b/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A garb is a style or fashion of clothing.
glosses: A garb is an outer layer of clothes.
glosses: A garb is an outer layer or guise, worn to hide or disguise.
glosses: A garb is clothes worn by a special group or profession.
garb (English, verb)
Forms: form: garb
tags: canonical
form: garbs
tags: third-person
singular
form: garbed
tags: past
form: garbed
tags: past
participle
form: garbing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɑː(r)b/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: To garb is to cover, as if you were using a layer of clothes.
kilt (English, noun)
Forms: form: kilt
raw_tags: Singular
form: kilts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɪlt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A kilt is a knee length skirt, with pleats, and usually with a tartan pattern and worn by men in the Scottish highlands.
examples: The piper played his bagpipes and wore a traditional highland kilt.
glosses: A kilt is a similar skirt worn by women.
examples: The school's winter uniform for girls was a kilt and a blazer.
whatsoever (English, det)
Forms: form: whatsoever
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌwʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Whatever.
examples: Most studies find no relationship whatsoever.
whosoever (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhuːsəʊɛvə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhuːsoʊɛvɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Whichever person; whoever.
examples: Whosoever comes back first will be the winner.
kimonos (English, noun)
Forms: form: kimono
raw_tags: Singular
form: kimonos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of kimono; more than one (kind of) kimono.
yukata (English, noun)
Forms: form: yukata
raw_tags: Singular
form: yukatas
tags: plural
glosses: A yutaka is a kimono for wearing in summer.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Floral patterns are common for womens' yukata and geometric patterns for mens' yukata.
yukatas (English, noun)
Forms: form: yukata
raw_tags: Singular
form: yukatas
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of yukata; more than one (kind of) yukata.
chequebooks (English, noun)
Forms: form: chequebook
raw_tags: Singular
form: chequebooks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of chequebook; more than one (kind of) chequebook.
auction (English, noun)
Forms: form: auction
raw_tags: Singular
form: auctions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /ˈɔːkʃən/
tags: UK
US
tags: Australia
ipa: /ˈɒkʃən/
tags: Australia
tags: US
glosses: An auction is a sale where the goods are sold to the person who offers the most money.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She wanted to sell her house at auction because she hoped to get a higher price.
auction (English, verb)
Forms: form: auction
tags: canonical
form: auctions
tags: third-person
singular
form: auctioned
tags: past
form: auctioned
tags: past
participle
form: auctioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /ˈɔːkʃən/
tags: UK
US
tags: Australia
ipa: /ˈɒkʃən/
tags: Australia
tags: US
glosses: To auction is to sell goods to the person who offers the most money.
examples: He auctioned the house on Saturday morning.
auctions (English, noun)
Forms: form: auction
raw_tags: Singular
form: auctions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of auction; more than one (kind of) auction.
auctions (English, verb)
Forms: form: auction
tags: canonical
form: auctions
tags: third-person
singular
form: auctioned
tags: past
form: auctioned
tags: past
participle
form: auctioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of auction.
auctioned (English, verb)
Forms: form: auction
tags: canonical
form: auctions
tags: third-person
singular
form: auctioned
tags: past
form: auctioned
tags: past
participle
form: auctioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of auction.
auctioning (English, verb)
Forms: form: auction
tags: canonical
form: auctions
tags: third-person
singular
form: auctioned
tags: past
form: auctioned
tags: past
participle
form: auctioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of auction.
auctioneer (English, noun)
Forms: form: auctioneer
raw_tags: Singular
form: auctioneers
tags: plural
glosses: An auctioneer is a person who sells items at an auction.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The auctioneer sold the house to the highest bidder.
auctioneers (English, noun)
Forms: form: auctioneer
raw_tags: Singular
form: auctioneers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of auctioneer; more than one (kind of) auctioneer.
gowns (English, noun)
Forms: form: gown
raw_tags: Singular
form: gowns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ɡaʊnz/
glosses: The plural form of gown; more than one (kind of) gown.
gowns (English, verb)
Forms: form: gown
tags: canonical
form: gowns
tags: third-person
singular
form: gowned
tags: past
form: gowned
tags: past
participle
form: gowning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ɡaʊnz/
glosses: The third-person singular form of gown.
gowned (English, verb)
Forms: form: gown
tags: canonical
form: gowns
tags: third-person
singular
form: gowned
tags: past
form: gowned
tags: past
participle
form: gowning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of gown.
gowning (English, verb)
Forms: form: gown
tags: canonical
form: gowns
tags: third-person
singular
form: gowned
tags: past
form: gowned
tags: past
participle
form: gowning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of gown.
robes (English, noun)
Forms: form: robe
raw_tags: Singular
form: robes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of robe; more than one (kind of) robe.
robes (English, verb)
Forms: form: robe
tags: canonical
form: robes
tags: third-person
singular
form: robed
tags: past
form: robed
tags: past
participle
form: robing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of robe.
robed (English, verb)
Forms: form: robe
tags: canonical
form: robes
tags: third-person
singular
form: robed
tags: past
form: robed
tags: past
participle
form: robing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of robe.
robing (English, verb)
Forms: form: robe
tags: canonical
form: robes
tags: third-person
singular
form: robed
tags: past
form: robed
tags: past
participle
form: robing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of robe.
garbs (English, noun)
Forms: form: garb
raw_tags: Singular
form: garbs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of garb; more than one (kind of) garb.
garbs (English, verb)
Forms: form: garb
tags: canonical
form: garbs
tags: third-person
singular
form: garbed
tags: past
form: garbed
tags: past
participle
form: garbing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of garb.
garbed (English, verb)
Forms: form: garb
tags: canonical
form: garbs
tags: third-person
singular
form: garbed
tags: past
form: garbed
tags: past
participle
form: garbing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of garb.
garbing (English, verb)
Forms: form: garb
tags: canonical
form: garbs
tags: third-person
singular
form: garbed
tags: past
form: garbed
tags: past
participle
form: garbing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of garb.
kilts (English, noun)
Forms: form: kilt
raw_tags: Singular
form: kilts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of kilt; more than one (kind of) kilt.
bagpipe (English, noun)
Forms: form: bagpipe
raw_tags: Singular
form: bagpipes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/
glosses: A bagpipe, is a musical instrument which has an air-filled bag, a double-reed pipe for playing melodies, and between one and four drone pipes.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: There are different types of bagpipes including the Scottish great highland pipes, the Irish uilleann pipes and the Northumberland pipes.
bagpipes (English, noun)
Forms: form: bagpipe
raw_tags: Singular
form: bagpipes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæɡ.pɑɪps/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of bagpipe; more than one (kind of) bagpipe.
bagpiper (English, noun)
Forms: form: bagpiper
raw_tags: Singular
form: bagpipers
tags: plural
glosses: A bagpiper is a person who plays the bagpipes.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We had a bagpiper at our Scottish wedding.
bagpipers (English, noun)
Forms: form: bagpiper
raw_tags: Singular
form: bagpipers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bagpiper; more than one (kind of) bagpiper.
piper (English, noun)
Forms: form: piper
raw_tags: Singular
form: pipers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpaɪ.pə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpaɪ.pɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpʌɪ.pɚ/
tags: Canada
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A piper is a person who plays the bagpipes.
raw_tags: music
examples: The piper played on the castle wall to signal the end of the day.
synonyms: bagpiper
glosses: A piper is a person who plays the pipes.
raw_tags: music
glosses: Piper is a large family of climbing tropical plants.
raw_tags: botany
examples: A pepper vine is part of the genus Piper.
pipers (English, noun)
Forms: form: piper
raw_tags: Singular
form: pipers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of piper; more than one (kind of) piper.
chaos theories (English, noun)
Forms: form: chaos theory
raw_tags: Singular
form: chaos theories
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of chaos theory; more than one (kind of) chaos theory.
tartan (English, noun)
Forms: form: tartan
raw_tags: Singular
form: tartans
tags: plural
glosses: Tartan is a pattern of colored lines and stripes crossing at right angles.
examples: Clans, or large family groups in Scotland have their own tartans.
glosses: Tartan is a material having the tartan pattern.
examples: They selected a big roll of tartan to make the kilts.
tartans (English, noun)
Forms: form: tartan
raw_tags: Singular
form: tartans
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tartan; more than one (kind of) tartan.
floral (English, adj)
Forms: form: floral
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈflɔrəl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈflɔːrəl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Floral is something to do with flowers or like a flower.
examples: The material had a floral pattern.
The church was decorated with beautiful floral arrangements.
personality (English, noun)
Forms: form: personality
raw_tags: Singular
form: personalities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɜːsəˈnælətɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A quality that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.
examples: My teacher complained to me about my personality.
glosses: A celebrity.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Usain Bolt has made himself a personality.
personalities (English, noun)
Forms: form: personality
raw_tags: Singular
form: personalities
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of personality; more than one (kind of) personality.
pity (English, noun)
Forms: form: pity
raw_tags: Singular
form: pities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪti/
tags: US
glosses: A feeling of sympathy at the distress or suffering of someone or something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: It's a pity her friend died.
glosses: Something regrettable.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
pity (English, verb)
Forms: form: pity
tags: canonical
form: pities
tags: third-person
singular
form: pitied
tags: past
form: pitied
tags: past
participle
form: pitying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪti/
tags: US
glosses: The action of feeling pity for someone or something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We pity her not being able to come with the rest of us.
pities (English, noun)
Forms: form: pity
raw_tags: Singular
form: pities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈpɪtiz/
glosses: The plural form of pity; more than one (kind of) pity.
pities (English, verb)
Forms: form: pity
tags: canonical
form: pities
tags: third-person
singular
form: pitied
tags: past
form: pitied
tags: past
participle
form: pitying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ˈpɪtiz/
glosses: The third-person singular form of pity.
pitied (English, verb)
Forms: form: pity
tags: canonical
form: pities
tags: third-person
singular
form: pitied
tags: past
form: pitied
tags: past
participle
form: pitying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪtid/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of pity.
pitying (English, verb)
Forms: form: pity
tags: canonical
form: pities
tags: third-person
singular
form: pitied
tags: past
form: pitied
tags: past
participle
form: pitying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of pity.
keyed (English, verb)
Forms: form: key
tags: canonical
form: keys
tags: third-person
singular
form: keyed
tags: past
form: keyed
tags: past
participle
form: keying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of key.
keying (English, verb)
Forms: form: key
tags: canonical
form: keys
tags: third-person
singular
form: keyed
tags: past
form: keyed
tags: past
participle
form: keying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of key.
locksmith (English, noun)
Forms: form: locksmith
raw_tags: Singular
form: locksmiths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɑksmɪθ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈlɒksmɪθ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A locksmith is a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
examples: He had to get a locksmith to open his car after he had locked his keys inside it.
locksmiths (English, noun)
Forms: form: locksmith
raw_tags: Singular
form: locksmiths
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of locksmith; more than one (kind of) locksmith.
supervise (English, verb)
Forms: form: supervise
tags: canonical
form: supervises
tags: third-person
singular
form: supervised
tags: past
form: supervised
tags: past
participle
form: supervising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsuːpə(r)vaɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: To direct or manage; to be in charge
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The principal said that our class will need a teacher to supervise us if we go on the field trip.
supervises (English, verb)
Forms: form: supervise
tags: canonical
form: supervises
tags: third-person
singular
form: supervised
tags: past
form: supervised
tags: past
participle
form: supervising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of supervise.
supervised (English, verb)
Forms: form: supervise
tags: canonical
form: supervises
tags: third-person
singular
form: supervised
tags: past
form: supervised
tags: past
participle
form: supervising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of supervise.
supervising (English, verb)
Forms: form: supervise
tags: canonical
form: supervises
tags: third-person
singular
form: supervised
tags: past
form: supervised
tags: past
participle
form: supervising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of supervise.
atlas (English, noun)
Forms: form: atlas
raw_tags: Singular
form: atlases or atlantes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈætləs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈætləs/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A joint collection of maps.
examples: Many students of Geography will use an atlas at least once.
glosses: A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given subject.
atlases (English, noun)
Forms: form: atlas
raw_tags: Singular
form: atlases or atlantes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of atlas; more than one (kind of) atlas.
atlantes (English, noun)
Forms: form: atlas
raw_tags: Singular
form: atlases or atlantes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ətˈlantiːz/
tags: UK
glosses: The plural form of atlas; more than one (kind of) atlas.
environmentalist (English, noun)
Forms: form: environmentalist
raw_tags: Singular
form: environmentalists
tags: plural
glosses: An environmentalist is a person who works to protect the environment from being damaged.
raw_tags: countable
examples: John Muir was a famous environmentalist who worked to create National Parks in America.
environmentalists (English, noun)
Forms: form: environmentalist
raw_tags: Singular
form: environmentalists
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of environmentalist; more than one (kind of) environmentalist.
thermostat (English, noun)
Forms: form: thermostat
raw_tags: Singular
form: thermostats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθɝməstæt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A thermostat is a device that can tell if the temperature changes, and can then turn other machines on or off.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My hot water system has a thermostat that turns the gas boiler on if the water is cold, and turns it off if the water gets too hot.
thermostats (English, noun)
Forms: form: thermostat
raw_tags: Singular
form: thermostats
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of thermostat; more than one (kind of) thermostat.
intellectual (English, noun)
Forms: form: intellectual
raw_tags: Singular
form: intellectuals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An intellectual is an intelligent person, or a person who has learned a lot about a subject.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Doctor Smith is an intellectual person in medicine.
intellectual (English, adj)
Forms: form: intellectual
tags: positive
form: more intellectual
tags: comparative
form: most intellectual
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A person who is intelligent, or has learned a lot about a subject.
glosses: A person who is able to think clearly about difficult things.
intellectuals (English, noun)
Forms: form: intellectual
raw_tags: Singular
form: intellectuals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of intellectual; more than one (kind of) intellectual.
overtake (English, verb)
Forms: form: overtake
tags: canonical
form: overtakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: overtook
tags: past
form: overtaken
tags: past
participle
form: overtaking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈəʊvə(r).teɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /oʊvɚˈteɪk/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To overtake is to catch up to and then pass or do better than something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He had to really increase his speed to overtake her car on the freeway.
There was an overtaking lane on the road to allow cars to get passed the slow moving trucks going up the hills.
glosses: If something overtakes you, you are not ready, you are surprised, and overwhelmed by it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The government's reforms were overtaken by the mass demonstrations which called for big changes in the laws.
anus (English, noun)
Forms: form: anus
raw_tags: Singular
form: anuses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪ.nəs/
tags: UK
glosses: The anus is the opening in the butt where waste from the intestines leaves the body.
examples: He used paper to clean around his anus before leaving the toilet.
synonyms: asshole
arse
arsehole
overtakes (English, verb)
Forms: form: overtake
tags: canonical
form: overtakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: overtook
tags: past
form: overtaken
tags: past
participle
form: overtaking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of overtake.
overtook (English, verb)
Forms: form: overtake
tags: canonical
form: overtakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: overtook
tags: past
form: overtaken
tags: past
participle
form: overtaking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /oʊ.vɚ.tʊk/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense of overtake.
overtaken (English, verb)
Forms: form: overtake
tags: canonical
form: overtakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: overtook
tags: past
form: overtaken
tags: past
participle
form: overtaking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈovərteɪkən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of overtake.
overtaking (English, verb)
Forms: form: overtake
tags: canonical
form: overtakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: overtook
tags: past
form: overtaken
tags: past
participle
form: overtaking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of overtake.
anuses (English, noun)
Forms: form: anus
raw_tags: Singular
form: anuses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of anus; more than one (kind of) anus.
willow (English, noun)
Forms: form: willow
raw_tags: Singular
form: willows
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪl.əʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈwɪloʊ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Willows are trees and shrubs belonging to the genus Salix.
examples: Salix alba caerulea is a tree called the cricket bat willow.
glosses: Willow is the wood from a willow tree.
examples: Cricket bats are made from willow.
glosses: A willow can be a bat made from the wood of a willow tree used in cricket and baseball.
raw_tags: sports
examples: He struck the ball with the willow and sent it to the boundary.
glosses: A willow is machine with rotating metal spikes use to clean raw materials for making textiles.
willows (English, noun)
Forms: form: willow
raw_tags: Singular
form: willows
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of willow; more than one (kind of) willow.
incidental (English, adj)
Forms: form: incidental
tags: positive
form: more incidental
tags: comparative
form: most incidental
tags: superlative
glosses: When something is incidental, it happened by chance or has occurred by accident.
footage (English, noun)
Forms: form: footage
raw_tags: Singular
form: footages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A footage is the raw and unedited video that is originally recorded on a video camera.
raw_tags: countable
video
examples: I have got a rare footage of the towers collapsing in the 9/11 attacks.
footages (English, noun)
Forms: form: footage
raw_tags: Singular
form: footages
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of footage; more than one (kind of) footage.
uniqueness (English, noun)
Forms: form: uniqueness
raw_tags: Singular
form: uniquenesses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /juːˈniːkːnəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The state or quality of being unique or one-of-a-kind.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
suburban (English, adj)
Forms: form: suburban
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /səˈbɜː(r)bən/
glosses: To be suburban, something is about or characteristic of a suburb.
examples: He led a quiet, suburban life.
suburb (English, noun)
Forms: form: suburb
raw_tags: Singular
form: suburbs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌbɜː(r)b/
tags: Australia
glosses: A suburb is the area around a city where people live.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Carlton is an inner suburb, close to the city of Melbourne.
synonyms: outskirts
suburbs (English, noun)
Forms: form: suburb
raw_tags: Singular
form: suburbs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of suburb; more than one (kind of) suburb.
uniquenesses (English, noun)
Forms: form: uniqueness
raw_tags: Singular
form: uniquenesses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of uniqueness; more than one (kind of) uniqueness.
raptorial birds (English, noun)
Forms: form: raptorial bird
raw_tags: Singular
form: raptorial birds
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of raptorial bird; more than one (kind of) raptorial bird.
tolled (English, verb)
Forms: form: toll
tags: canonical
form: tolls
tags: third-person
singular
form: tolled
tags: past
form: tolled
tags: past
participle
form: tolling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of toll.
tolling (English, verb)
Forms: form: toll
tags: canonical
form: tolls
tags: third-person
singular
form: tolled
tags: past
form: tolled
tags: past
participle
form: tolling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of toll.
TBD (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: TBD
raw_tags: Initialism
glosses: A shortening of to be determined or to be decided. Used to indicate something that is planned to happen.
great-grandchild (English, noun)
Forms: form: great-grandchild
raw_tags: Singular
form: great-grandchildren
tags: plural
glosses: The son or daughter of someone's grandchild.
raw_tags: countable
great-grandchildren (English, noun)
Forms: form: great-grandchild
raw_tags: Singular
form: great-grandchildren
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of great-grandchild; more than one (kind of) great-grandchild.
tone (English, noun)
Forms: form: tone
raw_tags: Singular
form: tones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /təʊn/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /toʊn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A specific pitch.
raw_tags: music
examples: "What's your favourite tone?" asked the teacher of music.
glosses: The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
examples: He needed more practice to get proper control of the tone on his oboe.
glosses: General character, mood, or trend.
examples: I don't like the tone of your tenant.
glosses: The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
raw_tags: linguistics
glosses: The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
glosses: The quality or shade of a colour.
examples: She was surprised at how many tones of sage green there were in the paint shop.
glosses: The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ.
glosses: The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
raw_tags: biology
glosses: Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
raw_tags: biology
tone (English, verb)
Forms: form: tone
tags: canonical
form: tones
tags: third-person
singular
form: toned
tags: past
form: toned
tags: past
participle
form: toning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /təʊn/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /toʊn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To give a particular tone to (something).
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: To change the colour of (something).
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The landlord asked the painter to tone the border a bit.
glosses: To make (something) firmer.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He found doing more sit ups helped to tone his muscles.
tones (English, noun)
Forms: form: tone
raw_tags: Singular
form: tones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of tone; more than one (kind of) tone.
tones (English, verb)
Forms: form: tone
tags: canonical
form: tones
tags: third-person
singular
form: toned
tags: past
form: toned
tags: past
participle
form: toning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of tone.
toned (English, verb)
Forms: form: tone
tags: canonical
form: tones
tags: third-person
singular
form: toned
tags: past
form: toned
tags: past
participle
form: toning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /təʊnd/
tags: UK
ipa: /toʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of tone.
toned (English, adj)
Forms: form: toned
tags: positive
form: more toned
tags: comparative
form: most toned
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /təʊnd/
tags: UK
ipa: /toʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: A toned person is someone who is physically fit.
toning (English, verb)
Forms: form: tone
tags: canonical
form: tones
tags: third-person
singular
form: toned
tags: past
form: toned
tags: past
participle
form: toning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of tone.
tome (English, noun)
Forms: form: tome
raw_tags: Singular
form: tomes
tags: plural
glosses: A tome is a large book.
examples: The lawyer had many legal tomes on his shelves.
tomes (English, noun)
Forms: form: tome
raw_tags: Singular
form: tomes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tome; more than one (kind of) tome.
potter (English, noun)
Forms: form: potter
raw_tags: Singular
form: potters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒtə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɑtɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A potter is someone who creates pots or other pottery.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He went to the potter because he wanted a new vase for his flowers.
potter (English, verb)
Forms: form: potter
tags: canonical
form: potters
tags: third-person
singular
form: pottered
tags: past
form: pottered
tags: past
participle
form: pottering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒtə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɑtɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you potter, you walk aimlessly or for no reason. (putter) (Often potter around, potter about)
tags: UK
examples: He was bored so he pottered around.
glosses: If you potter, you do small things. (same as putter, potter around)
tags: UK
examples: I pottered around yesterday, sharpening some pencils and sorting out my VHS collection.
potters (English, noun)
Forms: form: potter
raw_tags: Singular
form: potters
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of potter; more than one (kind of) potter.
potters (English, verb)
Forms: form: potter
tags: canonical
form: potters
tags: third-person
singular
form: pottered
tags: past
form: pottered
tags: past
participle
form: pottering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of potter.
pottered (English, verb)
Forms: form: potter
tags: canonical
form: potters
tags: third-person
singular
form: pottered
tags: past
form: pottered
tags: past
participle
form: pottering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of potter.
pottering (English, verb)
Forms: form: potter
tags: canonical
form: potters
tags: third-person
singular
form: pottered
tags: past
form: pottered
tags: past
participle
form: pottering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of potter.
intrigue (English, noun)
Forms: form: intrigue
raw_tags: Singular
form: intrigues
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /ˈɪntriːɡ/
poses: noun
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: An intrigue is when someone plots (plans) to do something in a secret and complicated way; a conspiracy, secret scheme.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After hearing that the politician had planned an intrigue, the citizens were outraged.
synonyms: conspiracy
plot
scheme
glosses: Intrigue is the activity of making a secret plan or conspiracy.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: There was a lot of intrigue in the secret organization.
synonyms: plotting
scheming
intrigue (English, verb)
Forms: form: intrigue
tags: canonical
form: intrigues
tags: third-person
singular
form: intrigued
tags: past
form: intrigued
tags: past
participle
form: intriguing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
poses: verb
ipa: /ɪnˈtriːɡ/
poses: verb
tags: UK
glosses: If something or someone intrigues you, it interests you.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: That article on the creation of the universe intrigued the reader.
The plot of the popular book intrigues most of its readers because it is interesting.
synonyms: interest
fascinate
antonyms: disgust
turn off
bore
intrigues (English, noun)
Forms: form: intrigue
raw_tags: Singular
form: intrigues
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of intrigue; more than one (kind of) intrigue.
intrigues (English, verb)
Forms: form: intrigue
tags: canonical
form: intrigues
tags: third-person
singular
form: intrigued
tags: past
form: intrigued
tags: past
participle
form: intriguing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of intrigue.
intrigued (English, verb)
Forms: form: intrigue
tags: canonical
form: intrigues
tags: third-person
singular
form: intrigued
tags: past
form: intrigued
tags: past
participle
form: intriguing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of intrigue.
intriguing (English, verb)
Forms: form: intrigue
tags: canonical
form: intrigues
tags: third-person
singular
form: intrigued
tags: past
form: intrigued
tags: past
participle
form: intriguing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of intrigue.
pottery (English, noun)
Forms: form: pottery
raw_tags: Singular
form: potteries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɑtəri/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɒtəri/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Pottery is items made from clay and then baked to make them hard.
examples: The archaeologist found broken pottery at the site of the ancient village.
synonyms: ceramics
glosses: A pottery is a place where a potter makes things from clay.
examples: He worked hard at the pottery making tall vases.
potteries (English, noun)
Forms: form: pottery
raw_tags: Singular
form: potteries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of pottery; more than one (kind of) pottery.
archaeologist (English, noun)
Forms: form: archaeologist
raw_tags: Singular
form: archaeologists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɑr.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An archaeologist is a person who studies people and societies by looking at the things they have left behind.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Archaeologists dug around the pyramids looking for clues to show how they were built.
archaeologists (English, noun)
Forms: form: archaeologist
raw_tags: Singular
form: archaeologists
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of archaeologist; more than one (kind of) archaeologist.