crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
memos (English, noun)
Forms: form: memo
raw_tags: Singular
form: memos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of memo; more than one (kind of) memo.
agonic (English, adj)
Forms: form: agonic
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: A shape, line, etc. that is agonic doesn't have an angle.
raw_tags: geometry
glosses: Something that is agonic has a lot of agony.
agonic (English, noun)
Forms: form: agonic
raw_tags: Singular
form: agonics
tags: plural
glosses: An agonic is an agonic line.
raw_tags: countable
agon (English, noun)
Forms: form: agon
raw_tags: Singular
form: agons or agones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.ɡəʊn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæ.ɡoʊn/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: An agon is a fight or argument in books, between the main character and their enemy.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The agon in It is between the kids and It.
glosses: Agon is a game that is played on a hexagonal board.
raw_tags: uncountable
old, no longer used
examples: Agon was played in Britain.
agons (English, noun)
Forms: form: agon
raw_tags: Singular
form: agons or agones
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of agon; more than one (kind of) agon.
agones (English, noun)
Forms: form: agon
raw_tags: Singular
form: agons or agones
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of agon; more than one (kind of) agon.
agonics (English, noun)
Forms: form: agonic
raw_tags: Singular
form: agonics
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of agonic; more than one (kind of) agonic.
alpenglow (English, noun)
Forms: form: alpenglow
raw_tags: Singular
form: alpenglows
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæl.pən.ɡloʊ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈal.pən.ɡləʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: An alpenglow is a red glow that shines from mountains.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The alpenglow can be seen at sunrise or sunset.
alpenglows (English, noun)
Forms: form: alpenglow
raw_tags: Singular
form: alpenglows
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of alpenglow; more than one (kind of) alpenglow.
indelible (English, adj)
Forms: form: indelible
tags: positive
form: more indelible
tags: comparative
form: most indelible
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdɛləbl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A stain, smear, etc. that is indelible is hard to remove.
examples: This stain on my shirt is indelible.
oniochalasia (English, noun)
Forms: form: oniochalasia
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Oniochalasia is when a person buys things to relax themselves.
raw_tags: uncountable
problematic (English, adj)
Forms: form: problematic
tags: positive
form: more problematic
tags: comparative
form: most problematic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌprɒblɛˈmætɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌprɑblɛˈmætɪk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is problematic, it is causing a problem.
examples: Rush hour at the train station was very problematic.
tripod (English, noun)
Forms: form: tripod
raw_tags: Singular
form: tripods
tags: plural
glosses: A tripod is a stand that supports cameras.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I put my camera on the tripod so that I can capture better pictures.
glosses: A tripod is a seat or table that has three legs.
raw_tags: countable
tripods (English, noun)
Forms: form: tripod
raw_tags: Singular
form: tripods
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tripod; more than one (kind of) tripod.
humble (English, adj)
Forms: form: more humble
tags: comparative
form: most humble
tags: superlative
form: humble
tags: positive
form: humbler
tags: comparative
form: humblest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌmbəl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you are humble, you are aware of your own weaknesses and do not want or accept recognition of your good qualities or successes.
examples: You can tell he's very quiet and humble and he keeps to himself.
I have a family that certainly keeps me humble.
antonyms: proud
arrogant
glosses: A humble place or thing is ordinary and not special.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: In my humble opinion, we need to make these changes quickly.
From humble beginnings, she rose to fame.
synonyms: plain
humble (English, verb)
Forms: form: humble
tags: canonical
form: humbles
tags: third-person
singular
form: humbled
tags: past
form: humbled
tags: past
participle
form: humbling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌmbəl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you humble someone, you easily beat them, even though they have a strong advantage.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The weak will grow strong, and the mighty will be humbled.
glosses: If you are humbled, you are shown that you are not as important or good as you thought you were.
raw_tags: usually passive
examples: I was also honored and deeply humbled to see the great work that my students are doing.
I often felt humbled by my parents who left so much behind in their home country.
disband (English, verb)
Forms: form: disband
tags: canonical
form: disbands
tags: third-person
singular
form: disbanded
tags: past
form: disbanded
tags: past
participle
form: disbanding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈbænd/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If a company, group, etc. disbands, it breaks up.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The Beatles disbanded in 1970.
The president disbanded the agency.
disbands (English, verb)
Forms: form: disband
tags: canonical
form: disbands
tags: third-person
singular
form: disbanded
tags: past
form: disbanded
tags: past
participle
form: disbanding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of disband.
disbanded (English, verb)
Forms: form: disband
tags: canonical
form: disbands
tags: third-person
singular
form: disbanded
tags: past
form: disbanded
tags: past
participle
form: disbanding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of disband.
disbanding (English, verb)
Forms: form: disband
tags: canonical
form: disbands
tags: third-person
singular
form: disbanded
tags: past
form: disbanded
tags: past
participle
form: disbanding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of disband.
armory (English, noun)
Forms: form: armory
raw_tags: Singular
form: armories
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑrməri/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɑːməri/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: An armory is where weapons are kept.
glosses: An armory is a collection of weapons.
glosses: An armory is a place where weapons are made.
armories (English, noun)
Forms: form: armory
raw_tags: Singular
form: armories
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of armory; more than one (kind of) armory.
misconception (English, noun)
Forms: form: misconception
raw_tags: Singular
form: misconceptions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmɪskənˈsɛp.ʃən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A misconception is a wrong idea.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: You're under the misconception that you're better than him.
It's a common misconception that George Washington had wooden teeth.
misconceptions (English, noun)
Forms: form: misconception
raw_tags: Singular
form: misconceptions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of misconception; more than one (kind of) misconception.
veil (English, noun)
Forms: form: veil
raw_tags: Singular
form: veils
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /veɪl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
homophones: vale
vail
glosses: A veil is a thin piece of cloth that hides a woman's face.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Her hair fell over her face like a veil.
glosses: A veil is something that hides important information about a situation.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The election lifted the thin veil and fully exposed the truth about America.
veil (English, verb)
Forms: form: veil
tags: canonical
form: veils
tags: third-person
singular
form: veiled
tags: past
form: veiled
tags: past
participle
form: veiling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /veɪl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
homophones: vale
vail
glosses: If you veil something, you make it hard to see or understand.
raw_tags: transitive
veils (English, noun)
Forms: form: veil
raw_tags: Singular
form: veils
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of veil; more than one (kind of) veil.
veils (English, verb)
Forms: form: veil
tags: canonical
form: veils
tags: third-person
singular
form: veiled
tags: past
form: veiled
tags: past
participle
form: veiling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of veil.
prescribe (English, verb)
Forms: form: prescribe
tags: canonical
form: prescribes
tags: third-person
singular
form: prescribed
tags: past
form: prescribed
tags: past
participle
form: prescribing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɪˈskrʌɪb/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If a doctor prescribes you a medicine or treatment, they tell you what medicine or treatment to use.
raw_tags: transitive
medicine
examples: The doctor will prescribe me some tablets.
glosses: If someone prescribes a rule or a way to do something, they are telling people to follow that rule or do something a certain way.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We have to follow what the law prescribes.
prescribes (English, verb)
Forms: form: prescribe
tags: canonical
form: prescribes
tags: third-person
singular
form: prescribed
tags: past
form: prescribed
tags: past
participle
form: prescribing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of prescribe.
prescribed (English, verb)
Forms: form: prescribe
tags: canonical
form: prescribes
tags: third-person
singular
form: prescribed
tags: past
form: prescribed
tags: past
participle
form: prescribing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of prescribe.
prescribing (English, verb)
Forms: form: prescribe
tags: canonical
form: prescribes
tags: third-person
singular
form: prescribed
tags: past
form: prescribed
tags: past
participle
form: prescribing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of prescribe.
councilmen (English, noun)
Forms: form: councilman
raw_tags: Singular
form: councilmen
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of councilman; more than one (kind of) councilman.
mansion (English, noun)
Forms: form: mansion
raw_tags: Singular
form: mansions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæn(t)ʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A mansion is a large house that is usually really expensive.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The rich live in mansions.
mansions (English, noun)
Forms: form: mansion
raw_tags: Singular
form: mansions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mansion; more than one (kind of) mansion.
cultivate (English, verb)
Forms: form: cultivate
tags: canonical
form: cultivates
tags: third-person
singular
form: cultivated
tags: past
form: cultivated
tags: past
participle
form: cultivating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you cultivate a crop, you grow it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: By 3,600 years ago, farmers were cultivating cereals at a high altitude.
glosses: If you cultivate land, you grow crops on it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The government gave farmers the right to cultivate more than one million hectares of unused farmland.
glosses: If you cultivate a relationship, an image, or a skill, you develop it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: An additional important strategy noted was the importance of cultivating relationships with people.
harmonious (English, adj)
Forms: form: harmonious
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɑrˈmoʊni.əs/
tags: US
ipa: /hɑːˈməʊni.əs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something is harmonious, it sounds pleasant and tuneful.
examples: The music sounded harmonious.
synonyms: tuneful
cultivates (English, verb)
Forms: form: cultivate
tags: canonical
form: cultivates
tags: third-person
singular
form: cultivated
tags: past
form: cultivated
tags: past
participle
form: cultivating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of cultivate.
cultivated (English, verb)
Forms: form: cultivate
tags: canonical
form: cultivates
tags: third-person
singular
form: cultivated
tags: past
form: cultivated
tags: past
participle
form: cultivating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of cultivate.
cultivating (English, verb)
Forms: form: cultivate
tags: canonical
form: cultivates
tags: third-person
singular
form: cultivated
tags: past
form: cultivated
tags: past
participle
form: cultivating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of cultivate.
ballot (English, noun)
Forms: form: ballot
raw_tags: Singular
form: ballots
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbalət/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbælət/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A ballot is a piece of paper or a card that is used in voting.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The ballot listed three candidates.
ballot (English, verb)
Forms: form: ballot
tags: canonical
form: ballots
tags: third-person
singular
form: balloted
tags: past
form: balloted
tags: past
participle
form: balloting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbalət/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbælət/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you ballot, you vote or decide by ballot.
examples: to ballot for a candidate
glosses: If you ballot, you draw lots.
ballots (English, noun)
Forms: form: ballot
raw_tags: Singular
form: ballots
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ballot; more than one (kind of) ballot.
ballots (English, verb)
Forms: form: ballot
tags: canonical
form: ballots
tags: third-person
singular
form: balloted
tags: past
form: balloted
tags: past
participle
form: balloting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of ballot.
origami (English, noun)
Forms: form: origami
raw_tags: Singular
form: origamis
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɔrəˈɡɑmi/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Origami is a type of art where people fold paper.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Origami came from Japan.
glosses: Origami is a piece of art that is made of folded paper.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I can fold origami cranes.
origamis (English, noun)
Forms: form: origami
raw_tags: Singular
form: origamis
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of origami; more than one (kind of) origami.
discriminatory (English, adj)
Forms: form: discriminatory
tags: positive
form: more discriminatory
tags: comparative
form: most discriminatory
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈkrɪmɪnət(ə)rɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪsˈkrɪmɪnəˌtɔri/
tags: US
glosses: Something that is discriminatory discriminates against someone or something.
examples: The laws are discriminatory towards Asians.
aftermath (English, noun)
Forms: form: aftermath
raw_tags: Singular
form: aftermaths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɑːf.təˌmɑːθ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The aftermath of a flood, shooting, etc. is what happens after it. It is usually bad, not good.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The aftermath of the flood was devastating.
The prices of food was very high in the aftermath of the drought.
synonyms: repercussion
aftereffect
consequence
aftermaths (English, noun)
Forms: form: aftermath
raw_tags: Singular
form: aftermaths
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of aftermath; more than one (kind of) aftermath.
drought (English, noun)
Forms: form: drought
raw_tags: Singular
form: droughts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /draʊt/
tags: UK
US
ipa: [drʌʊt]
tags: Canada
tags: UK
glosses: A drought is when there is less water in an area than normal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The drought in California began in 2012.
Because of the drought, we couldn't use our sprinklers.
droughts (English, noun)
Forms: form: drought
raw_tags: Singular
form: droughts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of drought; more than one (kind of) drought.
collector (English, noun)
Forms: form: collector
raw_tags: Singular
form: collectors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈlɛktɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /kəˈlɛktə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A collector is somebody who collects things, usually things that are rare and interesting.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A collector would be willing to pay a lot of money for that painting.
glosses: A ticket collector is somebody who checks your ticket on a bus or train.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After you get on the bus, be ready to show your ticket to the collector.
glosses: A debt collector is somebody who tries to make people pay their debts when payment is late.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Life was very difficult when a debt collector started calling daily.
paraphrase (English, verb)
Forms: form: paraphrase
tags: canonical
form: paraphrases
tags: third-person
singular
form: paraphrased
tags: past
form: paraphrased
tags: past
participle
form: paraphrasing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈparəfreɪz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you paraphrase something, you say it again in different words.
examples: When paraphrasing books, don't copy everything in it; instead, use your own words.
synonyms: reword
rephrase
rewrite
paraphrases (English, verb)
Forms: form: paraphrase
tags: canonical
form: paraphrases
tags: third-person
singular
form: paraphrased
tags: past
form: paraphrased
tags: past
participle
form: paraphrasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of paraphrase.
paraphrased (English, verb)
Forms: form: paraphrase
tags: canonical
form: paraphrases
tags: third-person
singular
form: paraphrased
tags: past
form: paraphrased
tags: past
participle
form: paraphrasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of paraphrase.
paraphrasing (English, verb)
Forms: form: paraphrase
tags: canonical
form: paraphrases
tags: third-person
singular
form: paraphrased
tags: past
form: paraphrased
tags: past
participle
form: paraphrasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of paraphrase.
integers (English, noun)
Forms: form: integer
raw_tags: Singular
form: integers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of integer; more than one (kind of) integer.
earbud (English, noun)
Forms: form: earbud
raw_tags: Singular
form: earbuds
tags: plural
glosses: An earbud is a small headphone that you put in your ear.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
examples: I use earbuds for listening to music.
synonyms: earphone
ear bud (English, noun)
Forms: form: ear bud
raw_tags: Singular
form: ear buds
tags: plural
glosses: An ear bud is a small headphone that you put in your ear.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
examples: I use ear buds for listening to music.
synonyms: earphone
earbuds (English, noun)
Forms: form: earbud
raw_tags: Singular
form: earbuds
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of earbud; more than one (kind of) earbud.
ear buds (English, noun)
Forms: form: ear bud
raw_tags: Singular
form: ear buds
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ear bud; more than one (kind of) ear bud.
sabotage (English, verb)
Forms: form: sabotage
tags: canonical
form: sabotages
tags: third-person
singular
form: sabotaged
tags: past
form: sabotaged
tags: past
participle
form: sabotaging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsæbətɑʒ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If a building, event, etc. are sabotaged, they are damaged so that they can't work properly.
examples: Her rival sabotaged the concert.
sabotages (English, verb)
Forms: form: sabotage
tags: canonical
form: sabotages
tags: third-person
singular
form: sabotaged
tags: past
form: sabotaged
tags: past
participle
form: sabotaging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of sabotage.
sabotaged (English, verb)
Forms: form: sabotage
tags: canonical
form: sabotages
tags: third-person
singular
form: sabotaged
tags: past
form: sabotaged
tags: past
participle
form: sabotaging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of sabotage.
sabotaging (English, verb)
Forms: form: sabotage
tags: canonical
form: sabotages
tags: third-person
singular
form: sabotaged
tags: past
form: sabotaged
tags: past
participle
form: sabotaging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of sabotage.
favela (English, noun)
Forms: form: favela
raw_tags: Singular
form: favelas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /faˈvɛlə/
tags: Canada
glosses: A favela is a neighbourhood where many poorer people live.
raw_tags: countable
examples: 6% of people in Brazil live in favelas.
synonyms: slum
favelas (English, noun)
Forms: form: favela
raw_tags: Singular
form: favelas
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of favela; more than one (kind of) favela.
slum (English, noun)
Forms: form: slum
raw_tags: Singular
form: slums
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /slʌm/
tags: US
glosses: A slum is a neighbourhood where many poorer people live.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The slums of Rio de Janeiro don't have proper sewage treatment.
synonyms: favela
slums (English, noun)
Forms: form: slum
raw_tags: Singular
form: slums
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of slum; more than one (kind of) slum.
novella (English, noun)
Forms: form: novella
raw_tags: Singular
form: novellas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /nəˈvɛlə/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /nəˈvɛlə/
tags: US
glosses: A novella is a short form of a book. It has between 7,500 and 40,000 words.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Animal Farm by George Orwell has 30,000 words and would be considered a novella.
novellas (English, noun)
Forms: form: novella
raw_tags: Singular
form: novellas
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of novella; more than one (kind of) novella.
sleeted (English, verb)
Forms: form: sleet
tags: canonical
form: sleets
tags: third-person
singular
form: sleeted
tags: past
form: sleeted
tags: past
participle
form: sleeting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of sleet.
sleeting (English, verb)
Forms: form: sleet
tags: canonical
form: sleets
tags: third-person
singular
form: sleeted
tags: past
form: sleeted
tags: past
participle
form: sleeting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of sleet.
earthworm (English, noun)
Forms: form: earthworm
raw_tags: Singular
form: earthworms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɜː(r)θˌwɜː(r)m/
tags: US
glosses: An earthworm is a type of worm that lives in the ground.
raw_tags: countable
examples: When it was raining, the earthworms came out.
earthworms (English, noun)
Forms: form: earthworm
raw_tags: Singular
form: earthworms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of earthworm; more than one (kind of) earthworm.
enthrall (English, verb)
Forms: form: enthrall
tags: canonical
form: enthralls
tags: third-person
singular
form: enthralled
tags: past
form: enthralled
tags: past
participle
form: enthralling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈθrɔːl/
tags: UK
glosses: If someone is enthralled, they get a huge fascination with a person or thing.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The singer was able to enthrall audiences with her unique voice.
synonyms: captivate
charm
enthralled (English, verb)
Forms: form: enthrall
tags: canonical
form: enthralls
tags: third-person
singular
form: enthralled
tags: past
form: enthralled
tags: past
participle
form: enthralling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of enthrall.
enthralling (English, verb)
Forms: form: enthrall
tags: canonical
form: enthralls
tags: third-person
singular
form: enthralled
tags: past
form: enthralled
tags: past
participle
form: enthralling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of enthrall.
enthralls (English, verb)
Forms: form: enthrall
tags: canonical
form: enthralls
tags: third-person
singular
form: enthralled
tags: past
form: enthralled
tags: past
participle
form: enthralling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of enthrall.
confront (English, verb)
Forms: form: confront
tags: canonical
form: confronts
tags: third-person
singular
form: confronted
tags: past
form: confronted
tags: past
participle
form: confronting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kʌnˈfrʌnt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you are confronted with something, you come face to face with it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The man confronted the burglar.
confronts (English, verb)
Forms: form: confront
tags: canonical
form: confronts
tags: third-person
singular
form: confronted
tags: past
form: confronted
tags: past
participle
form: confronting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of confront.
confronted (English, verb)
Forms: form: confront
tags: canonical
form: confronts
tags: third-person
singular
form: confronted
tags: past
form: confronted
tags: past
participle
form: confronting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of confront.
confronting (English, verb)
Forms: form: confront
tags: canonical
form: confronts
tags: third-person
singular
form: confronted
tags: past
form: confronted
tags: past
participle
form: confronting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of confront.
enclose (English, verb)
Forms: form: enclose
tags: canonical
form: encloses
tags: third-person
singular
form: enclosed
tags: past
form: enclosed
tags: past
participle
form: enclosing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈkləʊz/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪnˈkloʊz/
tags: US
ipa: /ənˈkloʊz/
tags: Canada
tags: Canada
glosses: When you enclose something, you force it into a certain area and keep it there.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The sheep flock was enclosed by the fence.
synonyms: surround
trap
glosses: When you enclose something with a letter, you put it in the same envelope as the letter.
holler (English, verb)
Forms: form: holler
tags: canonical
form: hollers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hollered
tags: past
form: hollered
tags: past
participle
form: hollering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɑ.lər/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈhɒ.lə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you holler, you yell or scream as loud as you can.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Hollering at your enemy will not help you.
holler (English, noun)
Forms: form: holler
raw_tags: Singular
form: hollers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɑ.lər/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈhɒ.lə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A holler is a loud yell or scream.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Give a holler to call Jim.
cucumber (English, noun)
Forms: form: cucumber
raw_tags: Singular
form: cucumbers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbər/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A cucumber is a type of vine.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A cucumber is a vegetable that is grown on a vine.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There are cucumbers in the salad.
hollers (English, verb)
Forms: form: holler
tags: canonical
form: hollers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hollered
tags: past
form: hollered
tags: past
participle
form: hollering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of holler.
hollers (English, noun)
Forms: form: holler
raw_tags: Singular
form: hollers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of holler; more than one (kind of) holler.
hollered (English, verb)
Forms: form: holler
tags: canonical
form: hollers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hollered
tags: past
form: hollered
tags: past
participle
form: hollering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of holler.
hollering (English, verb)
Forms: form: holler
tags: canonical
form: hollers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hollered
tags: past
form: hollered
tags: past
participle
form: hollering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of holler.
cucumbers (English, noun)
Forms: form: cucumber
raw_tags: Singular
form: cucumbers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of cucumber; more than one (kind of) cucumber.
encloses (English, verb)
Forms: form: enclose
tags: canonical
form: encloses
tags: third-person
singular
form: enclosed
tags: past
form: enclosed
tags: past
participle
form: enclosing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of enclose.
enclosed (English, adj)
Forms: form: enclosed
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ənˈkloʊzd/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ənˈkləʊzd/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If A is enclosed within B, A surrounded by B.
enclosed (English, verb)
Forms: form: enclose
tags: canonical
form: encloses
tags: third-person
singular
form: enclosed
tags: past
form: enclosed
tags: past
participle
form: enclosing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ənˈkloʊzd/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ənˈkləʊzd/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: The past tense and past participle of enclose.
enclosing (English, verb)
Forms: form: enclose
tags: canonical
form: encloses
tags: third-person
singular
form: enclosed
tags: past
form: enclosed
tags: past
participle
form: enclosing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of enclose.
imaginative (English, adj)
Forms: form: imaginative
tags: positive
form: more imaginative
tags: comparative
form: most imaginative
tags: superlative
glosses: If you are imaginative, you have many new and interesting ideas.
examples: As an artist, she's wildly imaginative, and each new show is completely different.
glosses: An imaginative action, idea, or creation is one that is new and interesting.
examples: As the boys grew up, the tree was the centre of many hours of imaginative play.
stiffen (English, verb)
Forms: form: stiffen
tags: canonical
form: stiffens
tags: third-person
singular
form: stiffened
tags: past
form: stiffened
tags: past
participle
form: stiffening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstɪfən/
tags: UK
glosses: If you stiffen, you stop moving and make your muscles hard.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The mouse stiffened when the shadow went by.
glosses: If your muscles or joints stiffen, they become painful to move.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: By the morning after the accident, my hand had stiffened so much that I couldn't move it.
glosses: If you stiffen something, you make it stronger or harder so that it is more difficult to bend.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We'll have to stiffen the airplane wing or it could break in flight.
entrée (English, noun)
Forms: form: entrée
raw_tags: Singular
form: entrées
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒntreɪ/
tags: UK
glosses: An entrée is a dish served before the main course of a meal; it may be the first dish served, or it may follow a soup or other small dishes. In the United States and parts of Canada, an entrée is the main dish or the only dish of a meal.
tags: Canada
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An entrée is the right to be part or join a particular group or organization.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He received an entrée to the Berlin Botanical Garden.
entrées (English, noun)
Forms: form: entrée
raw_tags: Singular
form: entrées
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of entrée; more than one (kind of) entrée.
stiffens (English, verb)
Forms: form: stiffen
tags: canonical
form: stiffens
tags: third-person
singular
form: stiffened
tags: past
form: stiffened
tags: past
participle
form: stiffening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of stiffen.
stiffened (English, verb)
Forms: form: stiffen
tags: canonical
form: stiffens
tags: third-person
singular
form: stiffened
tags: past
form: stiffened
tags: past
participle
form: stiffening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of stiffen.
stiffening (English, verb)
Forms: form: stiffen
tags: canonical
form: stiffens
tags: third-person
singular
form: stiffened
tags: past
form: stiffened
tags: past
participle
form: stiffening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of stiffen.
fumed (English, verb)
Forms: form: fume
tags: canonical
form: fumes
tags: third-person
singular
form: fumed
tags: past
form: fumed
tags: past
participle
form: fuming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /fjuːmd/
glosses: The past tense and past participle of fume.
fuming (English, verb)
Forms: form: fume
tags: canonical
form: fumes
tags: third-person
singular
form: fumed
tags: past
form: fumed
tags: past
participle
form: fuming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of fume.
compulsion (English, noun)
Forms: form: compulsion
raw_tags: Singular
form: compulsions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you have a compulsion to do something, you really want to do it even though there is no good reason.
glosses: If someone is under compulsion to do something, they are being forced to do it.
irresistible (English, adj)
Forms: form: irresistible
tags: positive
form: more irresistible
tags: comparative
form: most irresistible
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl̩/
glosses: If something is irresistible, it's so good that it can't be ignored.
examples: That pie is irresistible!
compulsions (English, noun)
Forms: form: compulsion
raw_tags: Singular
form: compulsions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of compulsion; more than one (kind of) compulsion.
hasten (English, verb)
Forms: form: hasten
tags: canonical
form: hastens
tags: third-person
singular
form: hastened
tags: past
form: hastened
tags: past
participle
form: hastening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈheɪs.ən/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you hasten to do something, you try to do it very soon and very quickly.
examples: After the play ended, she hastened to leave.
synonyms: hurry
glosses: If you hasten an event, you try to make it happen very soon and very quickly.
examples: We've known for a long time that loneliness hastens death, but haven't been able to explain how.
talkative (English, adj)
Forms: form: talkative
tags: positive
form: more talkative
tags: comparative
form: most talkative
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɔːkətɪv/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtɑːkədɪv/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you are talkative, you like talking or you talk a lot.
examples: The class is talkative during recess.
synonyms: chatty
transversal (English, noun)
Forms: form: transversal
raw_tags: Singular
form: transversals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /trænsˈvɜːsəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /trænsˈvɝsəl/
tags: US
glosses: A transversal is a line that goes through multiple lines.
raw_tags: countable
mathematics
examples: Euclid's paralell postulate uses a transversal.
transversals (English, noun)
Forms: form: transversal
raw_tags: Singular
form: transversals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of transversal; more than one (kind of) transversal.
CEO (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: CEO
raw_tags: Initialism
glosses: CEO is a short way of saying "chief executive officer".
examples: The CEO runs the company.
chief executive officer (English, noun)
Forms: form: chief executive officer
raw_tags: Singular
form: chief executive officers
tags: plural
glosses: The chief executive officer is the person in a corporation or company that has the most power.
raw_tags: countable
business
examples: The chief executive officer passed a new rule for the company.
MVP (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: MVP
raw_tags: Initialism
glosses: MVP is short for saying "most valuable player".
examples: He was named the MVP of the team.
topple (English, verb)
Forms: form: topple
tags: canonical
form: topples
tags: third-person
singular
form: toppled
tags: past
form: toppled
tags: past
participle
form: toppling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɑpl̩/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtɒpl̩/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you topple something, you push it over or defeat it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Germany toppled Canada in the hockey match.
glosses: If something topples, it falls over or it looks like it might fall over.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The pile of pennies began to topple
curling (English, verb)
Forms: form: curl
tags: canonical
form: curls
tags: third-person
singular
form: curled
tags: past
form: curled
tags: past
participle
form: curling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkərlɪŋ/
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /ˈkɜː(r)lɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of curl.
curling (English, noun)
Forms: form: curling
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkərlɪŋ/
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /ˈkɜː(r)lɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Curling is a type of sport where people slide stones across ice.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Curling came from Scotland.
standoff (English, noun)
Forms: form: standoff
raw_tags: Singular
form: standoffs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A standoff is a competition between two sides in which neither side is making progress.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A standoff between the protesters and the police began.
chief executive officers (English, noun)
Forms: form: chief executive officer
raw_tags: Singular
form: chief executive officers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of chief executive officer; more than one (kind of) chief executive officer.
to the contrary (English, phrase)
Forms: form: to the contrary
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: You use to the contrary when you want to stress that the truth is the opposite of what was believed.
examples: He did not refuse. To the contrary, he told his them he would be happy to accept.
synonyms: on the contrary
on the contrary (English, phrase)
Forms: form: on the contrary
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: You use on the contrary when you want to stress that the truth is the opposite of what was believed.
examples: He did not refuse. On the contrary, he told his them he would be happy to accept.
synonyms: to the contrary
in contrast (English, phrase)
Forms: form: in contrast
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use in contrast when you want to stress the difference between two things.
examples: January was beautiful. In contrast, February was cold and wet.
In contrast to what I know about you, you’re not as bad as I thought.
Godspeed (English, intj)
Forms: form: Godspeed
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɒdˈspiːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɡɑdˈspid/
tags: US
glosses: You say Godspeed when you want something to go well.
synonyms: good luck
azalea (English, noun)
Forms: form: azalea
raw_tags: Singular
form: azaleas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈzeɪliə/
tags: US
glosses: An azalea is a type of plant that grows flowers.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have pansies, roses, and azaleas in my garden.
PlayStation (English, noun)
Forms: form: PlayStation
raw_tags: Singular
form: PlayStations
tags: plural
glosses: PlayStation is a brand of gaming console.
bungs (English, noun)
Forms: form: bung
raw_tags: Singular
form: bungs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bung; more than one (kind of) bung.
bungs (English, verb)
Forms: form: bung
tags: canonical
form: bungs
tags: third-person
singular
form: bunged
tags: past
form: bunged
tags: past
participle
form: bunging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of bung.
bunged (English, verb)
Forms: form: bung
tags: canonical
form: bungs
tags: third-person
singular
form: bunged
tags: past
form: bunged
tags: past
participle
form: bunging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of bung.
bunging (English, verb)
Forms: form: bung
tags: canonical
form: bungs
tags: third-person
singular
form: bunged
tags: past
form: bunged
tags: past
participle
form: bunging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of bung.
churn (English, verb)
Forms: form: churn
tags: canonical
form: churns
tags: third-person
singular
form: churned
tags: past
form: churned
tags: past
participle
form: churning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /tʃɜː(r)n/
tags: UK
ipa: /tʃɚn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you churn something, you stir it quickly and multiple times.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: To make butter, we churn the milk.
glosses: If something churns, it moves around a lot.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I was so nervous my stomach was churning.
churn (English, noun)
Forms: form: churn
raw_tags: Singular
form: churns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /tʃɜː(r)n/
tags: UK
ipa: /tʃɚn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A churn is a machine that churns things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Put the milk in the butter churn.
churns (English, verb)
Forms: form: churn
tags: canonical
form: churns
tags: third-person
singular
form: churned
tags: past
form: churned
tags: past
participle
form: churning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of churn.
churns (English, noun)
Forms: form: churn
raw_tags: Singular
form: churns
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of churn; more than one (kind of) churn.
churned (English, verb)
Forms: form: churn
tags: canonical
form: churns
tags: third-person
singular
form: churned
tags: past
form: churned
tags: past
participle
form: churning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of churn.
churning (English, verb)
Forms: form: churn
tags: canonical
form: churns
tags: third-person
singular
form: churned
tags: past
form: churned
tags: past
participle
form: churning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of churn.
pry (English, verb)
Forms: form: pry
tags: canonical
form: pries
tags: third-person
singular
form: pried
tags: past
form: pried
tags: past
participle
form: prying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /praɪ/
glosses: If you pry, you ask too much about a person's private affairs.
examples: I don't mean to pry, but are you single?
We need to keep this safe from prying eyes.
excellence (English, noun)
Forms: form: excellence
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛksələns/
tags: UK
glosses: Excellence is the quality of being very, very good.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We're aiming for more than quality. We're aiming for excellence.
The National Teacher's award promotes excellence in education.
tighten (English, verb)
Forms: form: tighten
tags: canonical
form: tightens
tags: third-person
singular
form: tightened
tags: past
form: tightened
tags: past
participle
form: tightening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaɪ.tən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtaɪ.tən/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you tighten something, you make it tighter.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Can you tighten the lid on the jar so it doesn't leak?
His hands tightened when he heard the terrible news.
antonyms: loosen
perfection (English, noun)
Forms: form: perfection
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɚˈfɛkʃən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Perfection is the state or quality of having no mistakes, problems, or negative aspects.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I don't expect perfection from teachers, but I do expect honesty and hard work.
The painting represents an ideal of human perfection.
antonyms: imperfection
glosses: Perfection is the process of making something perfect.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: In the perfection of the show, a number of significant changes were made.
waist (English, noun)
Forms: form: waist
raw_tags: Singular
form: waists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪst/
tags: US
homophones: waste
glosses: Your waist is the narrow point between your hips and your chest.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She turned and slipped her arms around his waist.
A terrible car accident had left her paralyzed from the waist down.
kangaroo (English, noun)
Forms: form: kangaroo
raw_tags: Singular
form: kangaroos
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kaŋ.ɡəˈruː/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈru/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A kangaroo is a jumping animal with a pouch that is native to Australia.
raw_tags: countable
buffalo (English, noun)
Forms: form: buffalo
raw_tags: Singular
form: buffalos or buffalo
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌf.əl.əʊ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A buffalo is a type of large mammal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Buffalo used to live in the plains of North America.
synonyms: bison
darken (English, verb)
Forms: form: darken
tags: canonical
form: darkens
tags: third-person
singular
form: darkened
tags: past
form: darkened
tags: past
participle
form: darkening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɑrkən/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈdɑːkən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If something darkens, there is less light.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: In the evening, he went walking and watched the sky darken.
She darkened the lights and sat quietly.
synonyms: dim
antonyms: lighten
glosses: If your mood, face, or eyes darkens, you become less happy.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: As he told her the story, he could see her face darken.
synonyms: anger
antonyms: lighten
heighten (English, verb)
Forms: form: heighten
tags: canonical
form: heightens
tags: third-person
singular
form: heightened
tags: past
form: heightened
tags: past
participle
form: heightening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhaɪ̯.tən/
tags: UK
glosses: If a sense, awareness, or risk heightens, it increases or becomes stronger.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The music heightened the tension in the film.
Security was heightened before the meeting.
Her heart beat faster as the drama heightened.
synonyms: raise
antonyms: lower
loosen (English, verb)
Forms: form: loosen
tags: canonical
form: loosens
tags: third-person
singular
form: loosened
tags: past
form: loosened
tags: past
participle
form: loosening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈluːsn̩/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you loosen something, you make it looser.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Can you loosen the lid on this jar for me.
His grip on the gun loosened, but only for a second.
Before you plant the seeds, lift the soil to loosen it without actually turning it over.
antonyms: tighten
glosses: If somebody loosens up, they become more relaxed.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: She loosened up after she'd had a glass of wine.
synonyms: relax
antonyms: tense
glosses: If your joints or muscles loosen up, they start to move more easily.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I took a deep breath, and I could feel the muscles in my chest loosen.
synonyms: relax
warm
antonyms: tense
glosses: If you loosen somebody's tongue, you make them talk about something they would not talk about before.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: But what truly loosened my tongue was knowing I was on home ground.
thirst (English, noun)
Forms: form: thirst
raw_tags: Singular
form: thirsts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /θɜːst/
tags: UK
ipa: /θɝst/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Thirst is the feeling that you want to drink.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: She took a long drink to ease her thirst.
All that work has given me a thirst.
glosses: Thirst is the state of not having enough to drink.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: When the river stopped running, the animals began to die of thirst.
During the war, many suffered from hunger and thirst.
glosses: If you have a thirst for something, you want a lot of it regularly.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Their thirst for knowledge was too much for the small school library.
synonyms: hunger
kangaroos (English, noun)
Forms: form: kangaroo
raw_tags: Singular
form: kangaroos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of kangaroo; more than one (kind of) kangaroo.
sweeten (English, verb)
Forms: form: sweeten
tags: canonical
form: sweetens
tags: third-person
singular
form: sweetened
tags: past
form: sweetened
tags: past
participle
form: sweetening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈswiːtən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you sweeten something, you make it sweeter.
examples: They offer me hot milk sweetened with sugar.
Honey not only sweetens this bread but also makes it moist.
synonyms: dulcify
glosses: If you sweeten a deal or an offer, you make it better for the other person.
examples: I might agree to that if you sweetened the deal.
heavenly (English, adj)
Forms: form: heavenly
tags: positive
form: more heavenly
tags: comparative
form: most heavenly
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛvənli/
tags: UK
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Heavenly things are related to heaven in some religions.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Every day, we thank our heavenly father for all that we have.
Heavenly choirs sing the praises of Jesus.
glosses: If something is heavenly, it is extremely pleasant.
examples: The smell of that coffee is heavenly.
synonyms: wonderful
fantastic
glosses: Heavenly things are related to outer space or located there.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: In 1609, Galileo made his first observations of heavenly bodies with a telescope.