crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
copes (English, verb)
Forms: form: cope
tags: canonical
form: copes
tags: third-person
singular
form: coped
tags: past
form: coped
tags: past
participle
form: coping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of cope.
coped (English, verb)
Forms: form: cope
tags: canonical
form: copes
tags: third-person
singular
form: coped
tags: past
form: coped
tags: past
participle
form: coping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of cope.
coping (English, verb)
Forms: form: cope
tags: canonical
form: copes
tags: third-person
singular
form: coped
tags: past
form: coped
tags: past
participle
form: coping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of cope.
uncoded (English, adj)
Forms: form: uncoded
tags: positive
form: more uncoded
tags: comparative
form: most uncoded
tags: superlative
glosses: Something uncoded is not in code.
examples: The message was uncoded.
brides (English, noun)
Forms: form: bride
raw_tags: Singular
form: brides
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bride; more than one (kind of) bride.
ballads (English, noun)
Forms: form: ballad
raw_tags: Singular
form: ballads
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ballad; more than one (kind of) ballad.
hoods (English, noun)
Forms: form: hood
raw_tags: Singular
form: hoods
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of hood; more than one (kind of) hood.
director (English, noun)
Forms: form: director
raw_tags: Singular
form: directors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈrɛktə/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪˈrɛktɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A director is a person who is in charge of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The film director was doing a very good job.
directors (English, noun)
Forms: form: director
raw_tags: Singular
form: directors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of director; more than one (kind of) director.
realtor (English, noun)
Forms: form: realtor
raw_tags: Singular
form: realtors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈril.tɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A realtor is a person or business that helps people sell or rent real estate. They are a type of agent.
tags: North-America
raw_tags: countable
examples: The realtor helped us sell the house.
realtors (English, noun)
Forms: form: realtor
raw_tags: Singular
form: realtors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of realtor; more than one (kind of) realtor.
appease (English, verb)
Forms: form: appease
tags: canonical
form: appeases
tags: third-person
singular
form: appeased
tags: past
form: appeased
tags: past
participle
form: appeasing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈpiːz/
tags: UK
glosses: To appease is to calm down an angry or dangerous person.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She was so angry, but he managed to appease her.
ridicule (English, noun)
Forms: form: ridicule
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/
tags: US
glosses: Ridicule is derision or mockery.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Aristophanes shocked the Athenians with his ridicule of their sincerely-held beliefs.
ridicule (English, verb)
Forms: form: ridicule
tags: canonical
form: ridicules
tags: third-person
singular
form: ridiculed
tags: past
form: ridiculed
tags: past
participle
form: ridiculing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/
tags: US
glosses: To ridicule is to make fun of, or mock, someone or something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: To ridicule a powerful man is to take a big risk.
jest (English, noun)
Forms: form: jest
raw_tags: Singular
form: jests
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʤest/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A jest is a joke or a prank, made in fun.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It was only a jest, a piece of fun.
jest (English, verb)
Forms: form: jest
tags: canonical
form: jests
tags: third-person
singular
form: jested
tags: past
form: jested
tags: past
participle
form: jesting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʤest/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To jest is to joke or make fun of something.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Don't jest about serious things.
He jested about her, but it turned out he was really serious.
He was just jesting.
shackle (English, noun)
Forms: form: shackle
raw_tags: Singular
form: shackles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃækəl/
tags: UK
glosses: A shackle is a restraint, originally leg-irons which made movement slow and difficult. By extension, it means anything that limits what people do.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Laws are meant as shackles to prevent governments doing whatever they wish.
shackle (English, verb)
Forms: form: shackle
tags: canonical
form: shackles
tags: third-person
singular
form: shackled
tags: past
form: shackled
tags: past
participle
form: shackling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃækəl/
tags: UK
glosses: To shackle is to limit or restrain what can be done.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He could scarcely move after they shackled him.
Marriage shackled him.
serrated (English, adj)
Forms: form: serrated
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: A serrated knife is one with a jagged edge.
examples: We cut bread with a serrated bread knife.
snout (English, noun)
Forms: form: snout
raw_tags: Singular
form: snouts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /snaʊt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The snout is the front part of the head of a mammal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Dogs have big snouts, but we have almost none.
snouts (English, noun)
Forms: form: snout
raw_tags: Singular
form: snouts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of snout; more than one (kind of) snout.
treachery (English, noun)
Forms: form: treachery
raw_tags: Singular
form: treacheries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
tags: UK
glosses: Treachery is behaviour which cannot be trusted: to break faith or betray.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: King John was known for his treachery.
treachery (English, adj)
Forms: form: treachery
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
tags: UK
glosses: Treacherous
examples: His behaviour was treacherous.
Sometimes the weather is treacherous.
inhibit (English, verb)
Forms: form: inhibit
tags: canonical
form: inhibits
tags: third-person
singular
form: inhibited
tags: past
form: inhibited
tags: past
participle
form: inhibiting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: To inhibit is to stop something happening, or to make it happen less.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She wanted to kiss him, but was inhibited by the onlookers.
insolence (English, noun)
Forms: form: insolence
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Insolence is the quality of insulting arrogance, and offensiveness.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: When Brummel said "Who's your fat friend?" the Prince of Wales thought it was insolence.
slaughter (English, noun)
Forms: form: slaughter
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈslɔːtə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈslɔtɝ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The killing of animals is slaughter.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We kill cows in a slaughter-house.
glosses: The mass killing of men is slaughter.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The end of a battle is often a slaughter of men.
slaughter (English, verb)
Forms: form: slaughter
tags: canonical
form: slaughters
tags: third-person
singular
form: slaughtered
tags: past
form: slaughtered
tags: past
participle
form: slaughtering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈslɔːtə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈslɔtɝ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: To slaughter is to kill many.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: To slaughter is to kill many men or animals.
triumph (English, noun)
Forms: form: triumph
raw_tags: Singular
form: triumphs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtraɪ.ʌmpf/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A triumph is a great success.
raw_tags: countable
examples: His discovery of the electron was a great triumph.
glosses: A Triumph was the ceremonial entry of a victorious general into Rome.
raw_tags: countable
examples: When Caesar returned to Rome he qualified for a Triumph.
triumph (English, verb)
Forms: form: triumph
tags: canonical
form: triumphs
tags: third-person
singular
form: triumphed
tags: past
form: triumphed
tags: past
participle
form: triumphing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtraɪ.ʌmpf/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To triumph is to gain a victory or be successful.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: He triumphed over adversity.
cognate (English, noun)
Forms: form: cognate
raw_tags: Singular
form: cognates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒɡ.neɪt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A word related to one in another language.
raw_tags: countable
cognate (English, adj)
Forms: form: cognate
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒɡ.neɪt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Related by blood; having a common ancestor.
glosses: Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nmen from Indo-European *n-men-.
glosses: Related or analogous in nature, character, or function.
mats (English, noun)
Forms: form: mat
raw_tags: Singular
form: mats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /mæts/
glosses: The plural form of mat; more than one (kind of) mat.
quangos (English, noun)
Forms: form: quango
raw_tags: Singular
form: quangos
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of quango; more than one (kind of) quango.
burlesques (English, noun)
Forms: form: burlesque
raw_tags: Singular
form: burlesques
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of burlesque; more than one (kind of) burlesque.
burlesques (English, verb)
Forms: form: burlesque
tags: canonical
form: burlesques
tags: third-person
singular
form: burlesqued
tags: past
form: burlesqued
tags: past
participle
form: burlesquing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of burlesque.
trombone (English, noun)
Forms: form: trombone
raw_tags: Singular
form: trombones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌtrɒmˈbəʊn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌtrɑmˈboʊn/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A trombone is a musical instrument that uses the slide to play notes.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: He picked up the trombone and started playing the national anthem.
trombones (English, noun)
Forms: form: trombone
raw_tags: Singular
form: trombones
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of trombone; more than one (kind of) trombone.
insist (English, verb)
Forms: form: insist
tags: canonical
form: insists
tags: third-person
singular
form: insisted
tags: past
form: insisted
tags: past
participle
form: insisting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈsɪst/
tags: UK
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To insist means to get your own way without listening to other people's comments.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: He insisted on eating out. His wife, therefore, had no choice but to also do so.
substitute (English, noun)
Forms: form: substitute
raw_tags: Singular
form: substitutes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsʌbstɪtut/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A substitute is a person on standby for a sport team or school teacher.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Although he was only a substitute for the team, but he played very well during yesterday's match.
substitute (English, verb)
Forms: form: substitute
tags: canonical
form: substitutes
tags: third-person
singular
form: substituted
tags: past
form: substituted
tags: past
participle
form: substituting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsʌbstɪtut/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you substitute x for y, you don't use y and use x instead.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: You may substitute fresh lime juice for lemon juice
voucher (English, noun)
Forms: form: voucher
raw_tags: Singular
form: vouchers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvaʊtʃə(r)/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A voucher is a special piece of paper which can be used to get discounts on products.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The insurance company was celebrating its 50th anniversary, therefore every new customer was given a $10 voucher.
appeases (English, verb)
Forms: form: appease
tags: canonical
form: appeases
tags: third-person
singular
form: appeased
tags: past
form: appeased
tags: past
participle
form: appeasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of appease.
appeased (English, verb)
Forms: form: appease
tags: canonical
form: appeases
tags: third-person
singular
form: appeased
tags: past
form: appeased
tags: past
participle
form: appeasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of appease.
appeasing (English, verb)
Forms: form: appease
tags: canonical
form: appeases
tags: third-person
singular
form: appeased
tags: past
form: appeased
tags: past
participle
form: appeasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of appease.
ridicules (English, verb)
Forms: form: ridicule
tags: canonical
form: ridicules
tags: third-person
singular
form: ridiculed
tags: past
form: ridiculed
tags: past
participle
form: ridiculing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of ridicule.
ridiculed (English, verb)
Forms: form: ridicule
tags: canonical
form: ridicules
tags: third-person
singular
form: ridiculed
tags: past
form: ridiculed
tags: past
participle
form: ridiculing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of ridicule.
ridiculing (English, verb)
Forms: form: ridicule
tags: canonical
form: ridicules
tags: third-person
singular
form: ridiculed
tags: past
form: ridiculed
tags: past
participle
form: ridiculing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of ridicule.
laboratory (English, noun)
Forms: form: laboratory
raw_tags: Singular
form: laboratories
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlæbrəˌtɔri/
tags: Canada
ipa: /ləˈbɒrət(ə)riː/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlæbrɪˌtɔri/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A laboratory is a place for scientists to experiment on new things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The little child entered the laboratory by mistake.
dial (English, noun)
Forms: form: dial
raw_tags: Singular
form: dials
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪəɫ/
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: A dial is a circular scale which a needle moves to show a measurement of something.
raw_tags: countable
dial (English, verb)
Forms: form: dial
tags: canonical
form: dials
tags: third-person
singular
form: dialed
tags: past
form: dialed
tags: past
participle
form: dialing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪəɫ/
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: To dial means to use a telephone to do a call.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I picked up the phone to dial my boss.
drip (English, noun)
Forms: form: drip
raw_tags: Singular
form: drips
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɪp/
tags: UK
glosses: A drip is a small amount of water.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The tap is spoiled. Water just keeps coming down drip by drip.
glosses: A drip is an uninteresting person.
raw_tags: countable
drip (English, verb)
Forms: form: drip
tags: canonical
form: drips
tags: third-person
singular
form: dripped
tags: past
form: dripped
tags: past
participle
form: dripping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɪp/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is dripping, it is falling one drop at a time.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: My pen has been dripping throughout the day.
intact (English, adj)
Forms: form: intact
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Intact means untouched or at least not spoilt.
examples: Yellowstone is a still a mostly intact ecosystem.
cinema (English, noun)
Forms: form: cinema
raw_tags: Singular
form: cinemas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪn.ɪ.mə/
tags: UK
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A cinema is a building that shows movies.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The cinema in my town has two screens and has four showings every day.
synonyms: movie theater
movie theatre
scribble (English, verb)
Forms: form: scribble
tags: canonical
form: scribbles
tags: third-person
singular
form: scribbled
tags: past
form: scribbled
tags: past
participle
form: scribbling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskrɪbəl/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you scribble something, you write it or draw it quickly.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I scribbled the licence plate number on a piece of paper before the car drove away.
synonyms: doodle
huddle (English, noun)
Forms: form: huddle
raw_tags: Singular
form: huddles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌdəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A huddle is a group of people that are tight and not orderly.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: In football, a huddle is a short meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field to plan their next play.
raw_tags: countable
huddle (English, verb)
Forms: form: huddle
tags: canonical
form: huddles
tags: third-person
singular
form: huddled
tags: past
form: huddled
tags: past
participle
form: huddling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌdəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: to crowd together, usually when unhappy or afraid
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The girls huddled together to get warm.
glosses: to bend your legs to your chest and lean over, getting into a position like an embryo in a womb
raw_tags: intransitive
huddling (English, verb)
Forms: form: huddle
tags: canonical
form: huddles
tags: third-person
singular
form: huddled
tags: past
form: huddled
tags: past
participle
form: huddling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of huddle.
huddled (English, verb)
Forms: form: huddle
tags: canonical
form: huddles
tags: third-person
singular
form: huddled
tags: past
form: huddled
tags: past
participle
form: huddling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ˈhʌdl̩d/
glosses: The past tense and past participle of huddle.
clinic (English, noun)
Forms: form: clinic
raw_tags: Singular
form: clinics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklɪnɪk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A clinic is a place to see the doctor for health checkups or to buy medicine.
raw_tags: countable
medicine
examples: He felt ill yesterday, so he had to visit the clinic to buy some medicine.
clinics (English, noun)
Forms: form: clinic
raw_tags: Singular
form: clinics
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of clinic; more than one (kind of) clinic.
examples: There is a row of clinics at the end of this street.
clip (English, noun)
Forms: form: clip
raw_tags: Singular
form: clips
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɪp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A clip is a small item to hold things on to another.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We need more clips to hang the laundry.
glosses: Clip is another word for video.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The clip that we saw just now was very touching.
glosses: A clip is a container that is attached to a gun and holds the bullets for the gun, to be inserted into the magazine. Bullets leave the clip and go into the gun for firing.
raw_tags: countable
clip (English, verb)
Forms: form: clip
tags: canonical
form: clips
tags: third-person
singular
form: clipped
tags: past
form: clipped
tags: past
participle
form: clipping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɪp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To use a clipper to hold something tightly.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: It is important to clip your laundry properly on a windy day.
glosses: If you clip something, you cut it with scissors or shears.
examples: She clipped my hair with her scissors.
glosses: If you clip a video, you process it by removing a certain, usually wanted, part of the video.
raw_tags: computing
examples: He clipped the part of the video where it shows nothing.
pane (English, noun)
Forms: form: pane
raw_tags: Singular
form: panes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /peɪn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: pain
glosses: A pane is a sheet of glass in a window.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A pane is a layer in a GUI.
raw_tags: computing
glosses: Another spelling of peen.
contest (English, noun)
Forms: form: contest
raw_tags: Singular
form: contests
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒn.tɛst/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈkɑn.tɛst/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: A contest is where people do a quiz or play a game to win a prize.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He took part in the contest as he wanted to win the first prize.
contest (English, verb)
Forms: form: contest
tags: canonical
form: contests
tags: third-person
singular
form: contested
tags: past
form: contested
tags: past
participle
form: contesting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
poses: verb
ipa: /kənˈtɛst/
tags: UK
US
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
glosses: If you contest a position, you engage in a competition for a position of power.
raw_tags: intransitive
synonyms: compete
contend
glosses: If you contest a decision, you oppose it.
raw_tags: transitive
hooray (English, intj)
Forms: form: hooray
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /həˈreɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: You use "hooray" to show happiness, especially when you have won something.
examples: Hooray! Dad is bring us to the theme park.
hint (English, noun)
Forms: form: hint
raw_tags: Singular
form: hints
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪnt/
tags: US
glosses: A hint is a clue to a question or a puzzle.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I really need a hint to solve this question. It is too difficult for me.
hint (English, verb)
Forms: form: hint
tags: canonical
form: hints
tags: third-person
singular
form: hinted
tags: past
form: hinted
tags: past
participle
form: hinting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪnt/
tags: US
glosses: To suggest.
examples: He hinted that he wanted to marry another man.
I will hint to Marilyn that her modeling talent is needed for the fashion show.
Has he been hinting again that he wants to fire Josh and Ted?
faint (English, verb)
Forms: form: faint
tags: canonical
form: faints
tags: third-person
singular
form: fainted
tags: past
form: fainted
tags: past
participle
form: fainting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɛɪnt/
tags: US
glosses: When someone faints, they suddenly become unconscious and cannot be woken up easily.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Get help quick! Someone has fainted here!
Under a hot sun, humans faint easily.
faint (English, adj)
Forms: form: faint
tags: positive
form: fainter
tags: comparative
form: faintest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɛɪnt/
tags: US
glosses: When something is faint, it is not clear, very small.
examples: The writing was faint.
offspring (English, noun)
Forms: form: offspring
raw_tags: Singular
form: offsprings or offspring
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɔfsprɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An offspring is either the sons, daughters, or immediate descendants of a human, animal or plant.
raw_tags: countable
examples: That lioness just gave birth to two offspring!
dip (English, noun)
Forms: form: dip
raw_tags: Singular
form: dips
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A dip is a lower section of a road or geological feature.
examples: There is a dip in the road ahead.
glosses: A dip is a short swim to refresh oneself.
examples: I’m going for a dip before breakfast.
glosses: A dip is a sauce for dipping.
examples: This onion dip is just scrumptious.
dip (English, verb)
Forms: form: dip
tags: canonical
form: dips
tags: third-person
singular
form: dipped
tags: past
form: dipped
tags: past
participle
form: dipping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: To dip is an act when something is placed into a liquid.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I slowly dipped the towel into the bowl of water.
drown (English, verb)
Forms: form: drown
tags: canonical
form: drowns
tags: third-person
singular
form: drowned
tags: past
form: drowned
tags: past
participle
form: drowning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /draʊn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To drown is an action where someone is struggling in water.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I remembered when I was young, I nearly drowned in the lake near my house.
glosses: The effect of drowning can also be produced intentionally.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you drown something, you lose, make hard to find or unnoticeable in a great mass.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The CIA collects so much information that the actual answers it should seek are often drowned in the flood of reports.
drill (English, noun)
Forms: form: drill
raw_tags: Singular
form: drills
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɪl/
tags: US
glosses: A drill is an object used to dig a hole.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He used the drill to make a hole on the wall.
glosses: A practice before a major event is called a drill.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Our school often conduct fire drills to train us in case of a real fire.
glosses: A drill is a type of primate.
raw_tags: countable
drill (English, verb)
Forms: form: drill
tags: canonical
form: drills
tags: third-person
singular
form: drilled
tags: past
form: drilled
tags: past
participle
form: drilling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɪl/
tags: US
glosses: If you drill a hole, you use a drill to make a hole in something.
examples: We must drill six holes in the wood for the screws.
glosses: If you drill some information into someone's head, you make them review it again and again until they remember it.
examples: My teacher tried all ways to drill the mathematical concept into my head.
drift (English, verb)
Forms: form: drift
tags: canonical
form: drifts
tags: third-person
singular
form: drifted
tags: past
form: drifted
tags: past
participle
form: drifting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɪft/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: An action when an object moves towards the earth slowly.
examples: The plane ran out of fuel, therefore it had to drift slowly down to the nearby airport.
lap (English, noun)
Forms: form: lap
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The thighs. Usually used when one is sitting down.
examples: The baby was tired, so he rested down on his mother's lap.
lap (English, verb)
Forms: form: lap
tags: canonical
form: laps
tags: third-person
singular
form: lapped
tags: past
form: lapped
tags: past
participle
form: lapping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An animal laps when it uses its tongue to drink milk or water.
leak (English, noun)
Forms: form: leak
raw_tags: Singular
form: leaks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /liːk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: leek
glosses: A hole in a tube. Usually used for gas tubes and water pipes.
examples: Quick! Get a plumber! I have found a leak in this pipe.
leak (English, verb)
Forms: form: leak
tags: canonical
form: leaks
tags: third-person
singular
form: leaked
tags: past
form: leaked
tags: past
participle
form: leaking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /liːk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: leek
glosses: An action when someone reveals a secret to the public.
examples: Don't tell him about this. He will leak it out.
oral (English, adj)
Forms: form: oral
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔː.rəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔr.əl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈoː.rəl/
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
homophones: aural
glosses: Oral history, arguments, etc. are spoken, not written.
glosses: Oral sex is sex using the mouth.
glosses: Oral health, cancer, etc. is issues of the mouth.
glosses: Oral medicine is medicine you put in your mouth and swallow.
oral (English, noun)
Forms: form: oral
raw_tags: Singular
form: orals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔː.rəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔr.əl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈoː.rəl/
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
homophones: aural
glosses: An oral is an examination that is spoken, usually for the languages.
raw_tags: countable
offend (English, verb)
Forms: form: offend
tags: canonical
form: offends
tags: third-person
singular
form: offended
tags: past
form: offended
tags: past
participle
form: offending
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfɛnd/
tags: UK
glosses: An act when someone makes another person unhappy. To offend someone is to make them feel disgust.
examples: Don't offend him. It's not nice. He may fight back.
magnet (English, noun)
Forms: form: magnet
raw_tags: Singular
form: magnets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæɡnɪt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmæɡnət/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A magnet is a natural object which can attract magnetic objects such as steel or iron.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Never place magnets near credit cards, or all the info in it will be lost.
millimetre (English, noun)
Forms: form: millimetre
raw_tags: Singular
form: millimetres
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪləˌmitɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A millimetre is one tenth of a centimetre.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The smallest measurement of a ruler is the millimetre. You need another tool to measure objects smaller than that.
mobile (English, noun)
Forms: form: mobile
raw_tags: Singular
form: mobiles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmoʊbəl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈməʊ.baɪl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A mobile is a small device that can be used to call someone.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A mobile is a hanging sculpture.
raw_tags: countable
mobile (English, adj)
Forms: form: mobile
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmoʊbəl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈməʊ.baɪl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Something capable of being moved is said to be mobile.
glosses: If something is mobile, it can be used on a mobile device.
examples: The mobile version of the website is simpler than the desktop version.
mini- (English, prefix)
Forms: form: mini-
raw_tags: Prefix
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪ.ni/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: You use mini- before words when the object is smaller than usual objects of that type.
examples: Look at that mini elephant! It is so small!
drills (English, noun)
Forms: form: drill
raw_tags: Singular
form: drills
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of drill; more than one (kind of) drill.
drills (English, verb)
Forms: form: drill
tags: canonical
form: drills
tags: third-person
singular
form: drilled
tags: past
form: drilled
tags: past
participle
form: drilling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of drill.
drilling (English, verb)
Forms: form: drill
tags: canonical
form: drills
tags: third-person
singular
form: drilled
tags: past
form: drilled
tags: past
participle
form: drilling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of drill.
fade (English, verb)
Forms: form: fade
tags: canonical
form: fades
tags: third-person
singular
form: faded
tags: past
form: faded
tags: past
participle
form: fading
tags: present
participle
glosses: When something fades, it slowly disappears.
examples: The mysterious figure slowly faded into the darkness.
drilled (English, verb)
Forms: form: drill
tags: canonical
form: drills
tags: third-person
singular
form: drilled
tags: past
form: drilled
tags: past
participle
form: drilling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of drill.
disgrace (English, noun)
Forms: form: disgrace
raw_tags: Singular
form: disgraces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A shame to someone or a group of people.
examples: The worst thing in life is being a disgrace.
disgrace (English, verb)
Forms: form: disgrace
tags: canonical
form: disgraces
tags: third-person
singular
form: disgraced
tags: past
form: disgraced
tags: past
participle
form: disgracing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To bring disgrace or shame to yourself or someone else
examples: The journalist disgraced the Congressman by telling the public of his sex scandal.
duo (English, noun)
Forms: form: duo
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Two people
examples: The duo were like brothers, never being separated.
flute (English, noun)
Forms: form: flute
raw_tags: Singular
form: flutes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fluːt/
tags: US
glosses: A flute is a musical instrument that you blow into to make sound.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: He played the flute so much better than his seniors that he became the best player in the band.
deserve (English, verb)
Forms: form: deserve
tags: canonical
form: deserves
tags: third-person
singular
form: deserved
tags: past
form: deserved
tags: past
participle
form: deserving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈzɜːv/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪˈzɝv/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When someone deserve something, it means he is good enough to have the privilege of getting something special.
examples: You deserve a gift from me since you often treat me well.
gee (English, phrase)
Forms: form: gee
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: When you say "Gee!", it is an expression of delight.
examples: Gee! It is a new toy!
LMFAO (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: LMFAO
raw_tags: Initialism
glosses: A short way of saying "laughing my fucking ass off" when you are talking on the internet.
raw_tags: Internet slang
gesture (English, verb)
Forms: form: gesture
tags: canonical
form: gestures
tags: third-person
singular
form: gestured
tags: past
form: gestured
tags: past
participle
form: gesturing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒest͡ʃə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdʒɛs.tʃɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A hand sign for friendly communication.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Our old neighbor gestured to us across the road.
glow (English, verb)
Forms: form: glow
tags: canonical
form: glows
tags: third-person
singular
form: glowed
tags: past
form: glowed
tags: past
participle
form: glowing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡləʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɡloʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A small amount of light.
examples: The lamp glowed in the dark road.
headline (English, noun)
Forms: form: headline
raw_tags: Singular
form: headlines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛd.laɪn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A headline is something that is on a front cover page. Especially on newspapers.
raw_tags: countable
examples: His marriage hit the headlines yesterday.
housewife (English, noun)
Forms: form: housewife
raw_tags: Singular
form: housewives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhaʊs.waɪf/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A housewife is a woman in a household who does all or many of the chores such as cooking, cleaning, and caring for children.
raw_tags: countable
examples: By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
hesitate (English, verb)
Forms: form: hesitate
tags: canonical
form: hesitates
tags: third-person
singular
form: hesitated
tags: past
form: hesitated
tags: past
participle
form: hesitating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛzɪteɪt/
tags: UK
glosses: When someone hesitates, they have doubts about something and therefore do not act, or stop the action.
examples: He hesitated for a while before signing the contract.
dispose (English, verb)
Forms: form: dispose
tags: canonical
form: disposes
tags: third-person
singular
form: disposed
tags: past
form: disposed
tags: past
participle
form: disposing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈspəʉzd/
tags: US
ipa: /dɪˈspəʊz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you dispose something, it means that you throw away that thing.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: That toy was so torn and tattered that I disposed it away immediately.
synonyms: throw away
leap (English, noun)
Forms: form: leap
raw_tags: Singular
form: leaps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /liːp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A leap is a jump.
examples: The clown took a leap through the hoop.
leap (English, verb)
Forms: form: leaped
tags: past
form: leaped
tags: past
participle
form: leap
tags: canonical
form: leaps
tags: third-person
singular
form: leapt
tags: past
form: leapt
tags: past
participle
form: leaping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /liːp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When you leap, you jump from one place to another.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The frog leaped from one end of the pond to the other.
mask (English, noun)
Forms: form: mask
raw_tags: Singular
form: masks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɑːsk/
tags: UK
ipa: /mæsk/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A mask is something you wear over your face for protection, or to disguise yourself.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The health ministry recommended wearing masks when going outdoors due to the forest fires in the next town.
mask (English, verb)
Forms: form: mask
tags: canonical
form: masks
tags: third-person
singular
form: masked
tags: past
form: masked
tags: past
participle
form: masking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɑːsk/
tags: UK
ipa: /mæsk/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you mask A, you cover or disguise A with B.
melt (English, verb)
Forms: form: melt
tags: canonical
form: melts
tags: third-person
singular
form: melted
tags: past
form: melted
tags: past
participle
form: melting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɛlt/
tags: US
glosses: Melting is a process of an object changing from the solid state to the liquid state without a change in temperature.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The ice melted under the hot sun.
menu (English, noun)
Forms: form: menu
raw_tags: Singular
form: menus
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛnjuː/
ipa: /ˈmɛnju/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A menu is a small book for displaying the type of food sold in a restaurant.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We collected the menu from the waiter after we sat down in the fast food restaurant.
glosses: A menu is also a home page of games, similar to main menu
raw_tags: countable
examples: After I turned on the game console, I was brought to the menu.
multiple (English, adj)
Forms: form: multiple
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌltɪpl̩/
tags: UK
glosses: Multiple items are more than one item.
examples: We ran into multiple problems, but we solved them all.
glosses: A muliple thing is one with many parts.
examples: The bone had a multiple break.
multiple (English, noun)
Forms: form: multiple
raw_tags: Singular
form: multiples
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌltɪpl̩/
tags: UK
glosses: A constant product of a number.
examples: 3, 6, 9 and 12 are multiples of 3.
multiple (English, det)
Forms: form: multiple
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌltɪpl̩/
tags: UK
glosses: Multiple items are more than one item.
examples: Multiple of the people were confused.
miracle (English, noun)
Forms: form: miracle
raw_tags: Singular
form: miracles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪrəkəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A miracle is an amazing thing that happened that seemed very unlikely to happen.
raw_tags: countable
Christianity
examples: Thanks to a miracle, Jane recovered from the final stage of cancer.
litre (English, noun)
Forms: form: litre
raw_tags: Singular
form: litres
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈliː.tə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A litre is a measurement of water. 1000 millilitres = 1 litre.
examples: To make this cake, you need to first mix 1 litre of water with a spoonful of flour.
litter (English, noun)
Forms: form: litter
raw_tags: Singular
form: litters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪtə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlɪtɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Litter is rubbish that is left alone on the floor.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: When you are in Singapore, you hardly see litter on the floor.
synonyms: rubbish
debris
refuse
glosses: A litter is the whole group of live young born at the same time.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A litter of piglets.
litter (English, verb)
Forms: form: litter
tags: canonical
form: litters
tags: third-person
singular
form: littered
tags: past
form: littered
tags: past
participle
form: littering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪtə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlɪtɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To litter is the act of throwing litter on the floor.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Littering is an offence under the Public Health Act.
inherit (English, verb)
Forms: form: inherit
tags: canonical
form: inherits
tags: third-person
singular
form: inherited
tags: past
form: inherited
tags: past
participle
form: inheriting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/
tags: US
glosses: Getting the characteristics of its parents.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He inherited the double eyelids of his mother.
glosses: Getting the fortune of someone.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She inherited her father's billion dollar fortune.
infect (English, verb)
Forms: form: infect
tags: canonical
form: infects
tags: third-person
singular
form: infected
tags: past
form: infected
tags: past
participle
form: infecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈfɛkt/
tags: UK
glosses: When someone is infected by something, they come into contact with something (bacteria, virus, etc.) that causes sickness.
examples: Don't go near him, or he will infect you with his illness.
antonyms: disinfect
inject (English, verb)
Forms: form: inject
tags: canonical
form: injects
tags: third-person
singular
form: injected
tags: past
form: injected
tags: past
participle
form: injecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdʒɛkt/
tags: UK
glosses: An act of getting something (usually medicine) into the blood of someone.
examples: The nurse injected a medicine into my body which is useful for my immunity.
glosses: Adding more of something.
examples: My mother injected more money into my insurance.
interfere (English, verb)
Forms: form: interfere
tags: canonical
form: interferes
tags: third-person
singular
form: interfered
tags: past
form: interfered
tags: past
participle
form: interfering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈfɪr/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An act of minding other people's business.
examples: He is a busybody who goes around interfering with other people's business.
sausage (English, noun)
Forms: form: sausage
raw_tags: Singular
form: sausages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɑsɪd͡ʒ/
tags: Canada
tags: US
glosses: A sausage is a piece of food that is made of chicken, pork and other meats.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Sausages are mass-produced in factories.
scan (English, verb)
Forms: form: scan
tags: canonical
form: scans
tags: third-person
singular
form: scanned
tags: past
form: scanned
tags: past
participle
form: scanning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /skæn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An act of looking through something quickly.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I scanned through the page to find the information I was looking for.
scratch (English, noun)
Forms: form: scratch
raw_tags: Singular
form: scratches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /skrætʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A scratch is a mark made by a sharp object against another object.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I found a scratch on my car, so I had to get paint to cover it.
glosses: If something is made from scratch, then it was made without anything that existed or was prepared before.
examples: It took us all afternoon to make the pizzas from scratch.
scratch (English, verb)
Forms: form: scratch
tags: canonical
form: scratches
tags: third-person
singular
form: scratched
tags: past
form: scratched
tags: past
participle
form: scratching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /skrætʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you scratch you use a sharp object to make a mark on another object.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
glosses: If you scratch you rub a part of your body, because you feel an itch.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I scratched my back as it felt very itchy.
seal (English, noun)
Forms: form: seal
raw_tags: Singular
form: seals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /siːl/
tags: US
glosses: A mammal that lives in watch.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We saw seals at the theme park performing tricks.
glosses: A form of signature to represent a person or a company/service.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Place this seal on your website and it will be trusted by your visitors.
seal (English, verb)
Forms: form: seal
tags: canonical
form: seals
tags: third-person
singular
form: sealed
tags: past
form: sealed
tags: past
participle
form: sealing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /siːl/
tags: US
glosses: If you seal something, you close it tightly.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I sealed the bag tightly before putting it into my suitcase.
The room was sealed so no one could enter it.
glosses: If you seal, you hunt seals.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Many countries have made it illegal to seal.
semi- (English, prefix)
Forms: form: semi-
raw_tags: Prefix
Pronunciation: tags: US
glosses: The prefix semi- is used before a noun to show that it is a half.
examples: This house is a semi-detached type of house.
My father owns a semi-automatic rifle.
sew (English, verb)
Forms: form: sew
tags: canonical
form: sews
tags: third-person
singular
form: sewed
tags: past
form: sewed
tags: past
participle
form: sewing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /səʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /soʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: so
sow
glosses: An act of using thread to make clothes or to mend clothes.
examples: I have a hobby of sewing. This is why I have a collection of colorful clothes.
shell (English, noun)
Forms: form: shell
raw_tags: Singular
form: shells
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɛl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A hard object that can be found on beaches.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have a collection of colorful shells at home which I have collected when I visit the beach.
shell (English, verb)
Forms: form: shell
tags: canonical
form: shells
tags: third-person
singular
form: shelled
tags: past
form: shelled
tags: past
participle
form: shelling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɛl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An act of bombing.
examples: The shelling of the South Korean island is a major event that happened in 2010.
shelter (English, noun)
Forms: form: shelter
raw_tags: Singular
form: shelters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɛltə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈʃɛltɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A shelter is a place which can protect someone from the rain and sun.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: There is no shelter nearby. I wonder how we can get out of this heavy rain.
shelter (English, verb)
Forms: form: shelter
tags: canonical
form: shelters
tags: third-person
singular
form: sheltered
tags: past
form: sheltered
tags: past
participle
form: sheltering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɛltə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈʃɛltɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you shelter someone or something, you provide it with cover.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: shield
protect
shield (English, noun)
Forms: form: shield
raw_tags: Singular
form: shields
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃiːld/
tags: US
glosses: A piece of metal that is used for defense.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A soldier carried a sword and a shield to fight in the past.
shield (English, verb)
Forms: form: shield
tags: canonical
form: shields
tags: third-person
singular
form: shielded
tags: past
form: shielded
tags: past
participle
form: shielding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃiːld/
tags: US
glosses: If you shield something, you protect or defend it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
synonyms: protect
shelter
skip (English, verb)
Forms: form: skip
tags: canonical
form: skips
tags: third-person
singular
form: skipped
tags: past
form: skipped
tags: past
participle
form: skipping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /skɪp/
tags: Australia
glosses: An act of overlooking something on purpose.
examples: This question has an error. Just skip it.
glosses: A word similar to jump
examples: Squealer skipped from side to side.