crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
growth (English, noun)
Forms: form: growth
raw_tags: Singular
form: growths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡroʊθ/
tags: US
ipa: /ɡrəʊθ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The act of growing (getting bigger); an increase in size, number, value, or strength.
examples: I'm pleased with the growth in value of our house in the years after we bought it.
glosses: Something that grows or has grown; a mass that is not normal, such as a tumor.
examples: There was a healthy growth of bushes near the house.
He died of a growth in his brain.
disgust (English, noun)
Forms: form: disgust
raw_tags: Singular
form: disgusts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈgʌst/
tags: US
homophones: discussed
glosses: A strong dislike someone feels for something. Disgust is an emotion. People feel it, for example, when they find something dirty or not fit to eat.
examples: With an air of disgust, she stormed out of the room.
When she saw the meat that was ten days old, she felt a strong disgust.
disgust (English, verb)
Forms: form: disgust
tags: canonical
form: disgusts
tags: third-person
singular
form: disgusted
tags: past
form: disgusted
tags: past
participle
form: disgusting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈgʌst/
tags: US
homophones: discussed
glosses: To cause a strong dislike for something.
examples: It disgusts me, to see her chew with her mouth open.
dependent (English, adj)
Forms: form: dependent
tags: positive
form: more dependent
tags: comparative
form: most dependent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈpɛndənt/
tags: US
glosses: If you are dependent on something, you need it or rely on it.
examples: Ocean divers are dependent on their oxygen masks for air.
dependent (English, noun)
Forms: form: dependent
raw_tags: Singular
form: dependents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈpɛndənt/
tags: US
glosses: A dependent is a person who relies on another person for support.
raw_tags: countable
examples: With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all ... (In British English, this meaning is spelt dependant.)
glosses: A dependent is an element in a phrase or clause that is not the head.
raw_tags: countable
grammar
driving (English, verb)
Forms: form: drive
tags: canonical
form: drives
tags: third-person
singular
form: drove
tags: past
form: driven
tags: past
participle
form: driving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of drive.
examples: The man driving the truck went to the run-down weigh station.
In the European Union, driving on the right side of the road is normal.
glosses: If something is driving, it is moving quickly and strongly.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The driving wind blew the rain sideways.
guide (English, noun)
Forms: form: guide
raw_tags: Singular
form: guides
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /gaɪd/
tags: US
glosses: someone or something that guides.
synonyms: guider
glosses: a document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
glosses: a sign that guides people; guidepost.
glosses: any marking or object that catches a person's attention for quick reference.
glosses: a device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.
glosses: a spirit thought to speak through a medium.
glosses: a member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement for the rest.
guide (English, verb)
Forms: form: guide
tags: canonical
form: guides
tags: third-person
singular
form: guided
tags: past
form: guided
tags: past
participle
form: guiding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /gaɪd/
tags: US
glosses: to serve as a guide for someone or something.
glosses: to steer or navigate.
glosses: to use control or influence over someone or something.
glosses: to supervise the education of someone.
glosses: To act as a guide.
development (English, noun)
Forms: form: development
raw_tags: Singular
form: developments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəˈvɛləpmənt/
tags: US
glosses: Developing; growth
examples: The development of this story has been slow.
The organism has reached an important part in its development.
glosses: Something which has developed
raw_tags: countable
examples: Our news team brings you the latest developments.
glosses: A real estate development.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Using new ideas for practical problems.
examples: Our development department has created three new adhesives this year.
glosses: The active placement of the pieces, or the process of doing it
examples: White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.
minimum (English, noun)
Forms: form: minimum
raw_tags: Singular
form: minimums or minima
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɪn.ə.məm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The minimum is the lowest number, size, amount, etc. that exists, that is allowed, or that is possible.
examples: Try to keep drinking to a minimum at school.
A minimum of three workers is needed to do the job.
synonyms: least
antonyms: maximum
interval (English, noun)
Forms: form: interval
raw_tags: Singular
form: intervals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪntɚvəl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɪntəvəl/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A distance in space or in time.
examples: There is a ten-minute interval between classes.
glosses: In music, an interval is the difference in pitch between two notes.
glosses: In mathematics, an interval is a connected section of the real line.
glosses: (mostly British) An intermission.
glosses: In the game of cricket, either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.
rigid (English, adj)
Forms: form: rigid
tags: positive
form: more rigid
tags: comparative
form: most rigid
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɪʤɪd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A rigid object does not bend.
examples: It's possible to use flexible materials to form a rigid structure.
glosses: fixed rather than moving
glosses: rigorous and unbending
glosses: uncompromising
flexibility (English, noun)
Forms: form: flexibility
raw_tags: Singular
form: flexibilities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/
tags: US
glosses: Flexibility is the quality of being able to give yourself a blowjob.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Current technology allows for greater flexibility in how we do our jobs.
author (English, noun)
Forms: form: author
raw_tags: Singular
form: authors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔːθə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔːθɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An author is the creator of a work; a writer.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I am the author of this article. I was the one who wrote it.
glosses: An author is a source of information.
raw_tags: countable
author (English, verb)
Forms: form: author
tags: canonical
form: authors
tags: third-person
singular
form: authored
tags: past
form: authored
tags: past
participle
form: authoring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔːθə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔːθɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you author something, you create a work as its author.
tags: US
examples: Did you read that article that John authored? It was poorly written.
initiative (English, noun)
Forms: form: initiative
raw_tags: Singular
form: initiatives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you have or take the initiative, you are in control and can decide what to do next.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: It's good to see someone take the initiative and start doing something about this problem.
It appears that the army was acting on its own initiative and not on orders from the president.
glosses: If you have initiative, you do things without needing to be told to do them.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We're looking to hire somebody with initiative because I won't be able to supervise them much.
glosses: An initiative is an effort to start doing something to solve a problem.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The town has no new initiatives to deal with garbage.
eventually (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪ.ˈvɛn.t͡ʃuː.ə.li/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪ.ˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.ə.li/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something will happen eventually, it will happen but it will be in the future, not soon. Some day it will happen.
examples: I'll clean out my closet eventually.
Eventually we'll find a better way to do this.
synonyms: finally
antonyms: soon
forthcoming (English, adj)
Forms: form: forthcoming
tags: positive
form: more forthcoming
tags: comparative
form: most forthcoming
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/
tags: UK
ipa: /fɔrθˈkʌmɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An event that is forthcoming is something that will happen soon. It's coming in a short time.
examples: The forthcoming publication of her book will help her get status and respect.
glosses: A person who is forthcoming is someone who tells what they're thinking.
examples: I asked him what his plans are for next year but he wasn't very forthcoming.
crucial (English, adj)
Forms: form: crucial
tags: positive
form: more crucial
tags: comparative
form: most crucial
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkruː.ʃəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: When something is crucial, it is very important. It will make a big difference. You cannot succeed without it.
examples: To write a great book, it's crucial to have the person in the book change and develop.
It was a crucial time in the battle when the king dropped his sword.
The development of this company is at a crossroads, and we need to make some crucial decisions.
Iron plays a crucial role in moving oxygen around the body.
The new doctor was crucial to the success of the operation.
allocation (English, noun)
Forms: form: allocation
raw_tags: Singular
form: allocations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /æləˈkeɪʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: An allocation is the amount that is given out or shared.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Our department's allocation of computer time is too small.
We need to increase the allocation of funds to fix the roads problem.
glosses: Allocation is the act of giving out or sharing something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The budget allocations are becoming less and less frequent.
With the new focus on the environment, governments are rethinking their resource allocation plans.
The broad allocation of contracts means that we don't depend on any one company.
exceed (English, verb)
Forms: form: exceed
tags: canonical
form: exceeds
tags: third-person
singular
form: exceeded
tags: past
form: exceeded
tags: past
participle
form: exceeding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈsiːd/
tags: UK
glosses: If x exceeds y, x is or becomes larger or better than y.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
The quality of her essay exceeded my expectation.
glosses: If you exceed something, you go beyond (farther than) the limits, beyond the regular level or beyond what is allowed.
examples: Your user name may not exceed eight characters.
The length of the soldier's hair exceeds the allowed length.
intervention (English, noun)
Forms: form: intervention
raw_tags: Singular
form: interventions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/
tags: US
ipa: /ɪntəˈvɛnʃən/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An intervention is an activity designed to change or stop a situation.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: To prevent government intervention, the companies agreed to stop advertising cigarettes.
The teachers planned a reading intervention for the students who were having trouble.
definite (English, adj)
Forms: form: definite
tags: positive
form: more definite
tags: comparative
form: most definite
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Someone is definite if they are sure. They have no doubt about what they're saying.
examples: She was definite that this is the right place.
glosses: Something is definite if it has defined limits.
glosses: An identified person or thing
voluntary (English, adj)
Forms: form: voluntary
tags: positive
form: more voluntary
tags: comparative
form: most voluntary
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɒl.ən.tri/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛr.i/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Acting of one's own free will. Something that somebody does is voluntary if the person is doing it because they want to do it, not because someone orders them to do it.
examples: Helping to wash the dishes is voluntary.
glosses: Working without payment.
examples: I have a voluntary position helping children learn to read.
release (English, verb)
Forms: form: release
tags: canonical
form: releases
tags: third-person
singular
form: released
tags: past
form: released
tags: past
participle
form: releasing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈliːs/
tags: US
glosses: If someone releases something, they let go of it; they stop holding it and set it free (let it be free).
examples: He released his grasp on the lever.
He was released after two years in prison.
glosses: Someone releases something when they put it out into the world (discharge it).
examples: They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.
glosses: A company releases something when they let the public start using it.
examples: They released the new product later than they wanted to.
glosses: To lease again; to agree to a new lease of; to let back, sublet or rent again.
examples: I leased the house from the owner, and released it for a year to another person.
release (English, noun)
Forms: form: release
raw_tags: Singular
form: releases
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈliːs/
tags: US
glosses: In software, a version of something that is put up for sale or that the public can use.
examples: The video store advertised that it had all the latest "releases".
glosses: That which is released, untied or let go.
examples: They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.
wealth (English, noun)
Forms: form: wealth
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɛlθ/
tags: US
glosses: Wealth is when one has a lot of money. Wealth is a lot of money or a lot of things of high value like land, houses, factories, jewelry, etc.
examples: His wealth is so great that he wears new shoes every day.
holy war (English, noun)
Forms: form: holy war
raw_tags: Singular
form: holy wars
tags: plural
glosses: A holy war is a war fought for religious reasons. Examples include jihad and crusades.
raw_tags: countable
collapse (English, verb)
Forms: form: collapse
tags: canonical
form: collapses
tags: third-person
singular
form: collapsed
tags: past
form: collapsed
tags: past
participle
form: collapsing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈlæps/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Something collapses when all its parts fall down loosely. A building or a bridge collapses when it breaks and all its parts fall down. A person collapses when they are tired and they fall into a chair or onto a bed and are too tired to get up.
examples: He was so tired, he just collapsed onto that chair.
The bridge collapsed, but no one was hurt.
collapse (English, noun)
Forms: form: collapse
raw_tags: Singular
form: collapses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈlæps/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: The act of collapsing.
examples: The collapse of the bridge means we can't go over the river any longer.
colleague (English, noun)
Forms: form: colleague
raw_tags: Singular
form: colleagues
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑliɡ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɒliːɡ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A colleague is a person who works together with another person or who does the same kind of work.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I like to talk about the science with my colleagues from the other university.
synonyms: coworker
associate
levy (English, verb)
Forms: form: levy
tags: canonical
form: levies
tags: third-person
singular
form: levied
tags: past
form: levied
tags: past
participle
form: levying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɛ.vi/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: If you levy a charge or a tax, you legally make people pay it.
examples: The government levies a tax on all wood entering the country.
levy (English, noun)
Forms: form: levy
raw_tags: Singular
form: levies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɛ.vi/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: A levy is an extra charge on top of the basic price, usually a tax.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The levy on fuel went up this year.
glosses: Someone drafted or conscripted into military service.
raw_tags: countable
nonetheless (English, adv)
Forms: form: nonetheless
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When x is true, and nonetheless y is true, then x being true didn't stop y from being true.
raw_tags: sentence adverb
formal
examples: It's raining, but we're going to eat outside nonetheless.
The British were very interested in starting talks. Nonetheless, it was the Americans who actually got things organised.
integrity (English, noun)
Forms: form: integrity
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Integrity is the quality of being honest and of doing only good things.
examples: I liked the integrity she showed when she wouldn't let someone from the other company pay for her lunch.
glosses: Integrity is the quality of being whole, not broken.
examples: We need to test the integrity of the bridge.
tonight (English, noun)
Forms: form: tonight
raw_tags: Singular
form: tonights
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /təˈnaɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Tonight is the night that comes between today and tomorrow.
examples: Tonight is when the party is scheduled.
We will talk tonight.
seconds (English, noun)
Forms: form: second
raw_tags: Singular
form: seconds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛk.əndz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛkəndz/
tags: UK
glosses: The plural form of second; more than one (kind of) second.
examples: The clock shows the seconds.
glosses: A second serving of food for one person.
raw_tags: plural only
examples: I'm so hungry that I'm going back for seconds.
This tastes so good. I hope there's enough for us to have seconds.
seconds (English, verb)
Forms: form: second
tags: canonical
form: seconds
tags: third-person
singular
form: seconded
tags: past
form: seconded
tags: past
participle
form: seconding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛk.əndz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛkəndz/
tags: UK
glosses: Seconds is the present third person singular of second.
examples: If Bill seconds the motion, I'll vote for it.
today (English, noun)
Forms: form: today
raw_tags: Singular
form: todays
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /təˈdeɪ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Today is the current day, the day that is happening now, the day between yesterday and tomorrow.
examples: Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
I have classes today.
Today's meeting should be short.
glosses: Today is modern times; the present in general.
examples: Today we don't have many of the old problems but we have many new ones.
too (English, adv)
Forms: form: too
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
Pronunciation: ipa: /tuː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /tu/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: to
two
glosses: If you say I am too tall, I am taller than I should be.
examples: You can't come in. You are too dirty.
glosses: After someone says something, you can use too to say that something else is the same.
examples: "It's nice to meet you." "It's nice to meet you, too."
I speak Japanese and Korean too.
I like it, and she likes it too.
synonyms: also
as well
antonyms: either
neither
nor
ordinal (English, adj)
Forms: form: ordinal
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔː(r).dɪ.nəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔːrd.nəl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is ordinal, it tells the order.
examples: "Fifth" is an ordinal number.
ordinal (English, noun)
Forms: form: ordinal
raw_tags: Singular
form: ordinals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔː(r).dɪ.nəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔːrd.nəl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
raw_tags: countable
assembly (English, noun)
Forms: form: assembly
raw_tags: Singular
form: assemblies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈsɛmb.lɪi/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A group of people who came together for an event.
examples: She stood in front of the assembly and started to talk.
glosses: The act of people or things coming together.
examples: It took a few minutes for the assembly of everything she needed to bring with her.
glosses: The act of making something by putting parts together.
examples: We bought a desk, but we didn't know it needed assembly at home.
adjacent (English, adj)
Forms: form: adjacent
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If x has adjacent y, there is no other thing between x and y.
examples: The house has an adjacent garage.
It's a lovely room, complete with adjacent shower and rest area.
In the word "house", the letters "h" and "o" are adjacent.
adjacent (English, prep)
Forms: form: adjacent
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If x is adjacent to y, there is no other thing between x and y.
examples: The cinema was immediately adjacent to our house, so that every night we could hear the film.
cent (English, noun)
Forms: form: cent
raw_tags: Singular
form: cents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛnt/
tags: US
homophones: scent
sent
glosses: A small coin of little value, also called a penny; 100 cents make a dollar.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This gum only costs five cents.
straightforward (English, adj)
Forms: form: straightforward
tags: positive
form: more straightforward
tags: comparative
form: most straightforward
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /streɪtˈfɔːwəd/
tags: US
glosses: If something is straightforward, it is simple. It is easy to understand and easy to know how to do it.
examples: The instructions for how to put this desk together are straightforward.
What we need to do now is straightforward.
Making tea is pretty straightforward.
synonyms: clear
simple
enormous (English, adj)
Forms: form: enormous
tags: positive
form: more enormous
tags: comparative
form: most enormous
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈnɔːməs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Huge; very big; very large.
examples: That's the most enormous watermelon I've ever seen.
Elephants are enormous animals.
synonyms: huge
gigantic
tremendous
great
intrinsic (English, adj)
Forms: form: intrinsic
tags: positive
form: more intrinsic
tags: comparative
form: most intrinsic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪn.ˈtrɪn.zɪk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: x is intrinsic to y if x is an important part of y. y must always have x as a part.
examples: Being able to think is intrinsic to being human.
Finding a way to stop being angry is intrinsic to the problem of making your life better.
Food has intrinsic value, while gold only has value because other people want it.
synonyms: inherent
duration (English, noun)
Forms: form: duration
raw_tags: Singular
form: durations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /djuːreɪʃn̩/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The time something takes, or how much time it takes.
examples: In the duration of his speech, ten more people came into the room
The duration of this event will be three hours.
For the duration of the work painting the rooms, you'll have to sleep in a different room.
whereby (English, prep)
Forms: form: whereby
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɛəˈbaɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: by which; because of which
raw_tags: relative
examples: This hammer is the tool whereby I hammered in that nail.
Learning is the method whereby we improve our minds.
inclination (English, noun)
Forms: form: inclination
raw_tags: Singular
form: inclinations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
tags: US
glosses: Someone has an inclination to do something if the person wants to do it or often does it.
examples: I have an inclination to eat some ice cream right now.
He has an inclination to forget his umbrella at other peoples' houses.
synonyms: tendency
whim
slant
glosses: Something has an inclination if it's on a slant or angle.
examples: The inclination of the road was just enough to make the car roll by itself.
synonyms: slant
fifth (English, adj)
Forms: form: fifth
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fifθ/
tags: US
glosses: The fifth thing is something that is number five (5) in order.
raw_tags: ordinal number
fifth (English, noun)
Forms: form: fifth
raw_tags: Singular
form: fifths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fifθ/
tags: US
glosses: A fifth of something is one of five equal parts of that thing.
examples: Three is one fifth of fifteen.
glosses: A fifth of an alcoholic drink is a bottle of it.
examples: They drank a fifth of vodka last night.
user (English, noun)
Forms: form: user
raw_tags: Singular
form: users
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuːzə/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈjuzɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A user is someone who uses something.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A user is someone with an account and username that lets them log in to a computer and do things on the computer.
raw_tags: countable
motto (English, noun)
Forms: form: motto
raw_tags: Singular
form: mottos
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɑt.oʊ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmɒtəʊ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A motto is a favorite phrase or saying, often telling a principle or belief. Individuals and groups can have mottos.
raw_tags: countable
examples: "Early to bed and early to rise" is a motto.
protocol (English, noun)
Forms: form: protocol
raw_tags: Singular
form: protocols
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈproʊtəˌkɑl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈprəʊtəˌkɒl/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A protocol is a rule, guideline, or document about how certain activities are done.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I don't know the protocol for talking to the President.
glosses: A protocol is a set of rules that describes how data is transmitted.
raw_tags: countable
examples: To get the domain name from the domain name server, the other computer has to send the right protocol.
overlap (English, verb)
Forms: form: overlap
tags: canonical
form: overlaps
tags: third-person
singular
form: overlapped
tags: past
form: overlapped
tags: past
participle
form: overlapping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
poses: verb
ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: Something overlaps on another thing if part of it is on top of, or at the same time as, the other thing.
examples: The shingles of a roof need to overlap to keep rain out.
The shifts of the two workers (periods of time when they're working) need to overlap so that one worker can tell the other one what is happening.
overlap (English, noun)
Forms: form: overlap
raw_tags: Singular
form: overlaps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈəʊvəˌlæp/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: The act of overlapping. The amount that two things overlap on each other.
examples: More overlap keeps the rain out better, but needs more shingles to cover the roof.
attain (English, verb)
Forms: form: attain
tags: canonical
form: attains
tags: third-person
singular
form: attained
tags: past
form: attained
tags: past
participle
form: attaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈteɪn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Someone attains a status if they reach it and start to have that status.
examples: My brother attained first place in the race.
After 4 years at university, she attained her degree.
sphere (English, noun)
Forms: form: sphere
raw_tags: Singular
form: spheres
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sfɪə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /sfɪr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A sphere is a shape that is round in all directions, like a ball. Every point on a sphere is the same distance from the centre (a point in the middle) of the sphere.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Earth is almost exactly a sphere.
A drop of water can be a sphere while it's falling.
synonyms: ball
orb
globe
route (English, noun)
Forms: form: route
raw_tags: Singular
form: routes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ruːt/
tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /raʊt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A route is the way someone goes from one place to another place.
examples: Could you tell me a route to the store from here?
The road was rough. I should have taken a different route.
route (English, verb)
Forms: form: route
tags: canonical
form: routes
tags: third-person
singular
form: routed
tags: past
form: routed
tags: past
participle
form: routing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ruːt/
tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /raʊt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To send something or someone on a specific route.
examples: While the road was being fixed, the workers routed the cars along a different road.
This computer routes email to the main computer.
arrogance (English, noun)
Forms: form: arrogance
raw_tags: Singular
form: arrogances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈær.ə.ɡəns/
tags: UK
glosses: Arrogance is an attitude that someone may have that he/she is better than other people.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He treats us so badly because he is full of arrogance.
synonyms: haughtiness
superiority
snobbishness
antonyms: humility
meekness
background (English, noun)
Forms: form: background
raw_tags: Singular
form: backgrounds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: The background is what can be seen or heard behind other things that are closer or louder.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I was talking to Mary, but I heard the phone ringing in the background.
The play was good, and I especially liked the backgrounds that were used.
glosses: The background of a person is his/her history.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The police checked his background to see if he had been in jail.
background (English, verb)
Forms: form: background
tags: canonical
form: backgrounds
tags: third-person
singular
form: backgrounded
tags: past
form: backgrounded
tags: past
participle
form: backgrounding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: To make a background.
raw_tags: transitive
blank (English, verb)
Forms: form: blank
tags: canonical
form: blanks
tags: third-person
singular
form: blanked
tags: past
form: blanked
tags: past
participle
form: blanking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /blæŋk/
tags: Australia
glosses: If you blank something, you make it empty.
blank (English, adj)
Forms: form: blank
tags: positive
form: blanker
tags: comparative
form: blankest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /blæŋk/
tags: Australia
glosses: If a piece of paper or something else is blank, it has nothing written on it.
examples: I asked Bill for a blank piece of paper, but he gave me one with writing on it.
I thought he would sign the check, but he left it blank.
The computer screen was completely blank because the computer was off.
synonyms: white
empty
featureless
antonyms: used
blank (English, noun)
Forms: form: blank
raw_tags: Singular
form: blanks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /blæŋk/
tags: Australia
glosses: A blank is a space or line on a piece of paper or somewhere else where a word or phrase is supposed to be.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Fill in the blanks on the legal form.
synonyms: space
glosses: A blank is a cartridge that contains gunpowder but does not have a bullet. It used usually used for training or as a signal.
raw_tags: countable
weapon
controversy (English, noun)
Forms: form: controversy
raw_tags: Singular
form: controversies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈtrɒvəsi/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑntrəˌvɝsi/
tags: Canada
US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: When there is a controversy about something, people don't agree about it and there is a lot of talking about it.
examples: There's a controversy about whether cars should be allowed to drive in this part of the city.
Newspapers love to write about controversies.
simulation (English, noun)
Forms: form: simulation
raw_tags: Singular
form: simulations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪmjuːˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
tags: UK
glosses: A simulation of an event is when people make something that looks like the event happening, but it isn't real.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Before we watched them land on the moon, we watched a simulation so we would know what it would look like.
Doctors sometimes learn surgery in a simulation of a real operation.
To make movies you have to set up a lot of simulations.
inherent (English, adj)
Forms: form: inherent
tags: positive
form: more inherent
tags: comparative
form: most inherent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: US
glosses: A part of something that is natural and cannot be separated from it.
examples: There may be problems inherent in hiring part-time staff.
Everybody understands the inherent value of education.
afternoon (English, noun)
Forms: form: afternoon
raw_tags: Singular
form: afternoons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌæftəˈnuːn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌæftɚˈnuːn/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Period between midday to sunset.
examples: I didn't finish that work in the morning, so I had to do it in the afternoon.
awful (English, adj)
Forms: form: awful
tags: positive
form: more awful
tags: comparative
form: most awful
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔːfʊl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔfəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Very bad. So bad that people don't want to think about it.
examples: When all the children were crying, it was just awful.
synonyms: poor
terrible
horrible
agree (English, verb)
Forms: form: agree
tags: canonical
form: agrees
tags: third-person
singular
form: agreed
tags: past
form: agreed
tags: past
participle
form: agreeing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈɡriː/
ipa: /əˈɡri/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When two people agree about something, they have the same ideas. They both think the same things are true.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: We agree that it will probably rain this afternoon.
glosses: When two people agree to do some things, they say something like "if you do this, then I will do that." After they agree, then they must do the things they said.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: We agreed to pay him $100 to paint the walls.
away (English, prep)
Forms: form: away
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈweɪ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When something moves away from something else, the distance between them gets bigger. They are no longer near or close.
examples: Go away! You're bothering me.
Keep the machine away from water.
The store is far away from my house.
arrogant (English, adj)
Forms: form: arrogant
tags: positive
form: more arrogant
tags: comparative
form: most arrogant
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈærəgənt/
tags: US
glosses: If Dan is arrogant, he thinks he is better or more important than other people.
examples: He is arrogant and that is why he is rude.
When you walked past her without talking to her, she thought you were being arrogant.
synonyms: haughty
overbearing
proud
cocky
antonyms: humble
meek
deaf (English, adj)
Forms: form: deaf
tags: positive
form: deafer
tags: comparative
form: deafest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɛf/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: death
def
glosses: Somebody who is deaf, cannot hear or cannot hear well.
examples: She did not hear what I was saying because she's deaf.
deafness (English, noun)
Forms: form: deafness
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛfnəs/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Someone with deafness cannot hear or cannot hear well.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: My mother's deafness keeps her from hearing me.
Getting sick with the measles can cause deafness.
niece (English, noun)
Forms: form: niece
raw_tags: Singular
form: nieces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /niːs/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /nis/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: Nice
glosses: A niece is the female child of someone's sister or brother and is a part of their extended family.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My brother has a daughter. She is my niece.
partisan (English, noun)
Forms: form: partisan
raw_tags: Singular
form: partisans
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɑr.ɾɪ.zən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A partisan is a person who is a supporter of a political party, or of an idea. He or she may also be militant, ready to use force to fight for his or her cause.
raw_tags: countable
savoury (English, adj)
Forms: form: savoury
tags: positive
form: savourier
tags: comparative
form: savouriest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪvəri/
tags: US
glosses: Savoury means "not sweet". Food that is savoury does not taste sweet. The savoury course of a meal may have meat or fish and vegetables. This may be followed by a sweet course (called "pudding" or "dessert").
glosses: "Savour" can also mean the characteristic taste of something. It can also mean to enjoy something: "He savoured every moment of it".
purge (English, verb)
Forms: form: purge
tags: canonical
form: purges
tags: third-person
singular
form: purged
tags: past
form: purged
tags: past
participle
form: purging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɝdʒ/
tags: US
ipa: /pɜːdʒ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To purge an organization or an object means to clean it up of something bad.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: His attempt to purge our country of minorities was met with international criticism.
purge (English, noun)
Forms: form: purge
raw_tags: Singular
form: purges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɝdʒ/
tags: US
ipa: /pɜːdʒ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When a purge occurs, an organization or an object is cleaned up of something bad.
examples: His purge of our country's minorities was met with international criticism.
visible (English, adj)
Forms: form: visible
tags: positive
form: more visible
tags: comparative
form: most visible
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
tags: US
glosses: If something is visible, it can be seen.
examples: The car had no visible signs of damage.
Many stars that are not visible in the city are still visible from the countryside.
Mount Fuji is clearly visible from Tokyo after a rain storm.
Italy has an active and highly visible environmental movement.
antonyms: invisible
finite (English, adj)
Forms: form: finite
tags: positive
form: more finite
tags: comparative
form: most finite
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈfaɪnaɪt
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is finite, it has a limit. It doesn't keep going forever.
examples: This problem has a finite number of correct answers.
There is a finite amount of energy in the universe.
publication (English, noun)
Forms: form: publication
raw_tags: Singular
form: publications
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: Publication is the act of making a book or other thing publicly known or available where the public can use it.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The Report itself and the debate that followed its publication have been useful.
This letter is personal and not for publication.
glosses: A publication is a book, magazine, paper, song, etc. that has been or will be published.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Women's Strategies from Around the World, is a new publication from the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
disturbance (English, noun)
Forms: form: disturbance
raw_tags: Singular
form: disturbances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈstɜːbn̩s/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪˈstɝbn̩s/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A disturbance is an uneasy feeling.
glosses: To disturb means to stop someone or something by interrupting them.
clumsiness (English, noun)
Forms: form: clumsiness
raw_tags: Singular
form: clumsinesses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Clumsiness is a lack of coordination; it is the condition of being clumsy.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
antonyms: awkwardness
thesis (English, noun)
Forms: form: thesis
raw_tags: Singular
form: theses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθiːsɪs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈθisɪs/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A thesis is a long paper that university students at the masters or doctoral level write.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I finished my coursework and have been working on my thesis for about a year now.
She's writing her thesis on the effects of TV on children.
glosses: A thesis is a main idea or argument that is developed or explained.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This book has three major theses.
If you're going to write about this, you're going to have trouble supporting your thesis.
knives (English, noun)
Forms: form: knife
raw_tags: Singular
form: knives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of knife; more than one (kind of) knife.
examples: I keep all my knives in the kitchen.
Which of these knives should I use to chop the onions?
set (English, verb)
Forms: form: set
tags: canonical
form: sets
tags: third-person
singular
form: set
tags: past
form: set
tags: past
participle
form: setting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛt/
tags: US
glosses: If you set something somewhere, you put something into a place.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She sets the lamp on the floor.
I was setting glasses on the table when I heard a noise.
glosses: If you set something, you put it into some state or condition.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: After changing the batteries, you have to set the clock again.
They set the house on fire
His utter naturalness at once set me at ease.
He sets the CD player to play.
The guard had never set a prisoner free before.
glosses: If you set something, you define it or to fix its value.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The teacher set a time limit of two minutes for this exercise.
The date for the exam was set to next Thursday.
The microwave was set to 400 watts.
glosses: If you set the table, you put dishes, forks and knives on it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I set the table for five people, but only three came.
glosses: When the sun or moon sets, it moves toward the horizon.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The sun sets every evening.
glosses: If something sets, it dries and becomes solid.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The concrete needs to set before a car can drive on it.
This glue needs two hours to set.
glosses: The past tense and past participle of set.
set (English, adj)
Forms: form: set
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛt/
tags: US
glosses: Something that is set is fixed. It cannot be changed easily.
examples: Don't argue! The rules are set.
The time for the race is set.
glosses: To be ready for something.
examples: Are you set?
set (English, noun)
Forms: form: set
raw_tags: Singular
form: sets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛt/
tags: US
glosses: The set is the scenery for a theatrical work such as a play, ballet, musical, etc.
examples: The Metropolitan Opera's set for Aida is spectacular.
I was painting a wall on the set when the director arrived.
glosses: A set is a group of things that are similar or can be used together.
examples: This chess set is too expensive to play chess with it.
I have a set of porcelain figurines depicting characters from Shakespeare's plays.
glosses: A set is a group of things, where every single one of them has a certain purpose. All of them are needed to perform a certain operation.
examples: To play poker, you need a set of playing cards and chips.
A mason has a set of tools.
glosses: Persons that have something in common may be called a set.
examples: That rich chick is a member of the Jet Set.
Girls who wear sweaters on Wednesday in my school belong to the sweater set.
The Long Island Horsey Set plays polo on weekends.
glosses: A set is a machine which gets radio or television programs.
examples: This television set is broken.
This radio set can receive programs from Australia.
glosses: In many sports, a number of sets make up a game. An example of this would be in tennis or table tennis.
examples: The tennis player won the first two sets, but lost the game.
khaki (English, noun)
Forms: form: khaki
raw_tags: Singular
form: khakis
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑː.ki/
tags: UK
tags: Canada
ipa: /ˈkɑr.ki/
tags: Canada
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkæ.ki/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A dull yellowish-brown color, the color of dust.
raw_tags: colour
glosses: A strong cloth that is made of wool or cotton; khaki is often used for making military uniforms.
khaki (English, adj)
Forms: form: khaki
tags: positive
form: more khaki
tags: comparative
form: most khaki
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑː.ki/
tags: UK
tags: Canada
ipa: /ˈkɑr.ki/
tags: Canada
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkæ.ki/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: Being dust-coloured.
raw_tags: colour
invoke (English, verb)
Forms: form: invoke
tags: canonical
form: invokes
tags: third-person
singular
form: invoked
tags: past
form: invoked
tags: past
participle
form: invoking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ɪnˈvoʊk/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: When someone invokes a rule, they use the rule in a specific situation.
examples: For the government to do that legally, they would have to invoke the "notwithstanding" clause of the constitution.
invoked (English, verb)
Forms: form: invoke
tags: canonical
form: invokes
tags: third-person
singular
form: invoked
tags: past
form: invoked
tags: past
participle
form: invoking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of invoke.
glosses: When a rule is invoked, it is being used in a specific situation.
examples: That rule was not invoked during that meeting.
likewise (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When someone does something likewise, they do it the same way someone else did it. Sometimes people say likewise to mean that they're saying the same thing someone else just said.
examples: I used one of the little spoons to eat my soup, and my friend did likewise.
"I'm happy to see you!" "Likewise!"
so-called (English, adj)
Forms: form: so-called
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: When someone uses the word "so-called" to talk about something, they mean that other people talk about the thing that way, but they don't agree.
examples: When are we going to leave this so-called party? (The person saying this thinks it should not be called a party. Probably they think the party is not fun.)
brilliant (English, adj)
Forms: form: brilliant
tags: positive
form: more brilliant
tags: comparative
form: most brilliant
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbrɪljənt/
tags: US
glosses: If something is brilliant, it gives off a lot of light.
examples: It was evening with the brilliant colors of sunset shining through the trees.
The sun's light was so brilliant that I needed to close my eyes.
The sky was a brilliant blue that day, and the air was cold.
He noticed a brilliant star in the sky.
glosses: If something is brilliant, it is very good.
examples: Truly brilliant ideas can sound crazy at first.
She wrote a book about her brilliant career in television.
glosses: If a person is brilliant, they are very intelligent.
examples: He was a brilliant teacher.
disposal (English, noun)
Forms: form: disposal
raw_tags: Singular
form: disposals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: [dɪsˈpəʊzəɫ]
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Disposal is the act of getting rid of or throwing out something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: There is no long-term plan for nuclear waste disposal.
After a strange package was found, bomb disposal workers were called in.
glosses: If you have something at your disposal, it is available for you to use.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Some of the students seem to have a lot of money at their disposal.