crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
joy (English, noun)
Forms: form: joy
raw_tags: Singular
form: joys
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʤɔɪ/
tags: US
glosses: Joy is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: They will be a source of strength and joy in your life.
glosses: A joy is something that causes joy or happiness.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Lisa is a joy to have in class.
Seeing your child smile for the first time is one of the joys of being a parent.
buck (English, noun)
Forms: form: buck
raw_tags: Singular
form: bucks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bʌk/
tags: Australia
glosses: A male deer or goat.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A male rabbit or hare.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A male of another animal, such as the ferret.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A dollar.
raw_tags: countable
slang
glosses: Blame
examples: The buck stops here. – Harry S. Truman, an American president
buck (English, verb)
Forms: form: buck
tags: canonical
form: bucks
tags: third-person
singular
form: bucked
tags: past
form: bucked
tags: past
participle
form: bucking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bʌk/
tags: Australia
glosses: If an animal bucks, it tried to throw a person off its back.
almighty dollar (English, phrase)
Forms: form: almighty dollar
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: Money as something that people will do anything for; it compares the power of the dollar to the power of God.
If something is done for the almighty dollar it is only for profit.
tags: US
raw_tags: slang
sarcastic
glosses: Money as something that people will do anything for; it compares the power of the dollar to the power of God.
If something it caused by the almighty dollar it is the result of greed or economics
tags: US
raw_tags: slang
sarcastic
glosses: Money as something that people will do anything for; it compares the power of the dollar to the power of God.
If someone it after the almighty dollar that person only cares about money.
tags: US
raw_tags: slang
sarcastic
pass the buck (English, verb)
Forms: form: pass the buck
tags: canonical
form: passes the buck
tags: third-person
singular
form: passed the buck
tags: past
form: passed the buck
tags: past
participle
form: passing the buck
tags: present
participle
glosses: If you pass the buck you give a job or responsibility that should be yours to someone else. This often means that a job is passed around so no one really does it.
raw_tags: informal
examples: Politicians are infamous for passing the buck amongst each other, using others as scapegoats.
bucking bronco (English, noun)
Forms: form: bucking bronco
raw_tags: Singular
form: bucking broncos
tags: plural
glosses: A horse that is not tame and bucks people off. Often this is used for horse that cowboys try to ride at a rodeo (a cowboy contest).
almighty (English, adj)
Forms: form: almighty
tags: positive
form: more almighty
tags: comparative
form: most almighty
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːlˈmaɪti/
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is almighty it has endless power; it can do anything.
synonyms: all-powerful
omnipotent
Almighty (English, name)
Forms: form: the Almighty
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːlˈmaɪti/
glosses: The one who is almighty, meaning God.
examples: The Almighty has smiled on us and blessed with good fortune.
hippo (English, noun)
Forms: form: hippo
raw_tags: Singular
form: hippos
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɪpəʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɪpoʊ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Hippo is another way of saying hippopotamus.
hippopotamus (English, noun)
Forms: form: hippopotamus
raw_tags: Singular
form: hippopotami or hippopotamuses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A hippopotamus is a big plant-eating animal found in Africa that lives mostly in water.
examples: We saw a big hippopotamus at the zoo.
buoy (English, noun)
Forms: form: buoy
raw_tags: Singular
form: buoys
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /bɔi/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbuːi/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: boy
glosses: A float in water that is used to mark something.
raw_tags: countable
buoy (English, verb)
Forms: form: buoy
tags: canonical
form: buoys
tags: third-person
singular
form: buoyed
tags: past
form: buoyed
tags: past
participle
form: buoying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /bɔi/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbuːi/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: boy
glosses: To float.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: To keep something high.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: To mark/measure with a buoy.
raw_tags: transitive
herbal (English, adj)
Forms: form: herbal
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɜːbəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɝbəl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Made from or with an herb (or herbs).
examples: Try this herbal tea.
crap (English, noun)
Forms: form: crap
raw_tags: Singular
form: craps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kræp/
tags: US
glosses: An impolite way of saying feces.
raw_tags: slang
vulgar
examples: I have to take a crap.
glosses: Something that is not good or is of poor quality.
raw_tags: vulgar
examples: This food is crap!
glosses: Something that is nonsense.
raw_tags: vulgar
examples: The college student wrote a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but the professor judged it to be nothing but utter crap.
glosses: Crap is a losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps.
tags: US
crap (English, verb)
Forms: form: crap
tags: canonical
form: craps
tags: third-person
singular
form: crapped
tags: past
form: crapped
tags: past
participle
form: crapping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kræp/
tags: US
glosses: To defecate.
raw_tags: slang
crap (English, intj)
Forms: form: crap
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /kræp/
tags: US
glosses: A saying that shows worry, fear, surprise, disgust, annoyance or dismay.
raw_tags: slang
examples: Oh crap! The other driver's going to hit my car!
Crap! I lost again.
appointment (English, noun)
Forms: form: appointment
raw_tags: Singular
form: appointments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: An appointment is a formal agreement to meet or visit someone (for example, a doctor) at a certain time and place.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have a doctor's appointment at 3:00 tomorrow.
Let's make an appointment for lunch on Tuesday next week.
holly (English, noun)
Forms: form: holly
raw_tags: Singular
form: hollies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɒli/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɑli/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A bush that is used as decoration especially at Christmas; Ilex aquifolium.
farmer (English, noun)
Forms: form: farmer
raw_tags: Singular
form: farmers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɑrmɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /fɑːmə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Someone whose job is to raise animals or plants, often for food.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The farmers here plant crops to feed their families and to make a profit.
dryer (English, noun)
Forms: form: dryer
raw_tags: Singular
form: dryers
tags: plural
glosses: A dryer is a machine for drying clothes.
curtains (English, noun)
Forms: form: curtain
raw_tags: Singular
form: curtains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɜː(r).tənz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of curtain; more than one (kind of) curtain.
This word is often used for a set of two curtains, one on each side (left and right) of the window.
glosses: An end (in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show).
raw_tags: figurative
examples: It's curtains for you!
curtains (English, verb)
Forms: form: curtain
tags: canonical
form: curtains
tags: third-person
singular
form: curtained
tags: past
form: curtained
tags: past
participle
form: curtaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɜː(r).tənz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of curtain.
hum (English, verb)
Forms: form: hum
tags: canonical
form: hums
tags: third-person
singular
form: hummed
tags: past
form: hummed
tags: past
participle
form: humming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To make a sound you can make in your throat with your mouth closed. Often, this is done to make music without singing words.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I used to hum the music from the Indiana Jones movies when I was a child.
glosses: A similar sound, such as one from a machine.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The engine hummed as he started drove the car.
hum (English, noun)
Forms: form: hum
raw_tags: Singular
form: hums
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Hum is the sound of humming, or a sound like humming.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I heard a low hum from the other room.
honesty (English, noun)
Forms: form: honesty
raw_tags: Singular
form: honesties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒnəsti/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɑːnəsti/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The quality of being honest. If you have honesty, you tell the truth.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Honesty is an important value. Always make sure to tell the truth, or else people would not trust you.
antonyms: dishonesty
glosses: An honesty is a kind of plant.
raw_tags: countable
northwest (English, noun)
Forms: form: northwest
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: The direction in between north and west; northwest can be shortened to NW.
raw_tags: uncountable
southwest (English, noun)
Forms: form: southwest
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: The direction in between south and west; southwest can be shortened to SW.
raw_tags: uncountable
visitor (English, noun)
Forms: form: visitor
raw_tags: Singular
form: visitors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪzɪtə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Someone who is visiting.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I had a lot of visitors when I was in the hospital.
nest (English, noun)
Forms: form: nest
raw_tags: Singular
form: nests
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɛst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The home a bird builds for itself.
glosses: The home or bedding of some other animals.
examples: The mother wolf built a nest in her den before she had her cubs.
nest (English, verb)
Forms: form: nest
tags: canonical
form: nests
tags: third-person
singular
form: nested
tags: past
form: nested
tags: past
participle
form: nesting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɛst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When an animal builds or stays in its nest, especially when taking care of its babies there.
glosses: If somethings is nested in something else, it is inside it. Usually, this is used for several things, with the second thing in the first thing, the third things in the second thing—for however many things are nested. This is often used in coding and computer programing.
examples: The computer program had nested for loops, that looked like this:
nesting instinct (English, noun)
Forms: form: nesting instinct
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: The instinct of some pregnant animals and humans to prepare a home for babies, often by making a nest.
raw_tags: uncountable
nest egg (English, noun)
Forms: form: nest egg
raw_tags: Singular
form: nest eggs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: Money you save for the future. Often this is money kept for retirement or emergencies.
subjective (English, adj)
Forms: form: subjective
tags: positive
form: more subjective
tags: comparative
form: most subjective
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /səbˈdʒɛktɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Related to subjects, not objects. (A subject is one who perceives or is aware; an object is the thing perceived or the thing that the subject is aware of.)
glosses: Formed, as in opinions, by feelings or intuition, not by seeing or reasoning.
glosses: Experienced by a person mentally and is not easily verified by other people.
raw_tags: philosophy
psychology
jaded (English, adj)
Forms: form: jaded
tags: positive
form: more jaded
tags: comparative
form: most jaded
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒeɪdɛd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Exhausted, tired.
glosses: Made callous, apathetic or cynical because of experience; having a negative outlook because of bad experiences in the past.
examples: My view of politicians has become quite jaded in recent years.
chosen (English, verb)
Forms: form: choose
tags: canonical
form: chooses
tags: third-person
singular
form: chose
tags: past
form: chosen
tags: past
participle
form: choosing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtʃəʊ.zən/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtʃoʊ.zən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of choose.
chosen (English, adj)
Forms: form: chosen
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtʃəʊ.zən/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtʃoʊ.zən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is chosen it is the one someone chose.
examples: Medicine was his chosen profession.
glosses: Something chosen is the special one. That is chosen often means set aside for a special purpose.
examples: Christians believe that Jesus was God's chosen one.
glosses: In some religions, a chosen people is a group of people that are special to God.
examples: In the Bible, the Jews are God's chosen people.
The gospel choir was called "The Frozen Chosen" because they lived in a cold place and where born again Christians.
helpful (English, adj)
Forms: form: helpful
tags: positive
form: more helpful
tags: comparative
form: most helpful
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛlp.fʊl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is helpful it can or does help in some way.
examples: The way you explained that word was very helpful to me.
The shop keeper was very helpful in telling use how we could cook the food in the shop.
BS (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: BS
raw_tags: Abbreviation
glosses: A short, more polite way of saying "bullshit" or "bollocks".
examples: That page should be deleted, it's nothing but BS.
glosses: Bahamas, a member state of the United Nations.
glosses: Bridgestone, a company that makes tires.
BS (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: BS
raw_tags: Initialism
glosses: Short for Bachelor of Science, a four year college or university degree.
examples: I got my BS in psychology.
glosses: The statistic for "blown saves".
raw_tags: baseball
glosses: A balance sheet.
raw_tags: accounting
torch (English, noun)
Forms: form: torch
raw_tags: Singular
form: torches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɔː(r)ʧ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /tɔrʧ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A torch is a device for making light. One end of it is on fire.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A torch is another word for a flashlight.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable
torch (English, verb)
Forms: form: torch
tags: canonical
form: torches
tags: third-person
singular
form: torched
tags: past
form: torched
tags: past
participle
form: torching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɔː(r)ʧ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /tɔrʧ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you torch something you set it on fire.
examples: He was arrested for torching the building.
copier (English, noun)
Forms: form: copier
raw_tags: Singular
form: copiers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒpɪə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑpiɚ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A short word for photocopier.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A person who copies.
raw_tags: countable
photocopier (English, noun)
Forms: form: photocopier
raw_tags: Singular
form: photocopiers
tags: plural
glosses: A machine that makes copies of documents.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Use the photocopier down the hall to make copies of this worksheet.
Xerox (English, name)
Forms: form: Xerox
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Xerox Corporation, a company that makes copy machines.
Xerox (English, noun)
Forms: form: Xerox
raw_tags: Singular
form: Xeroxes
tags: plural
glosses: A copy machine made by the Xerox company.
glosses: Any copy machine.
raw_tags: informal
glosses: A copy made by a copy machine.
raw_tags: informal
creative (English, adj)
Forms: form: creative
tags: positive
form: more creative
tags: comparative
form: most creative
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kriˈeɪtɪv/
tags: UK
glosses: If you are creative you are good at making things that no one has made before. Also, it could mean you are good at thinking of things no one has thought of before.
examples: The inventor had a very creative idea for a new machine.
glosses: If something is creative, it is original.
examples: That was a very creative strategy.
glosses: If something is creative, it is about making creative things.
examples: She is studying creative arts.
ethics (English, noun)
Forms: form: ethics
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
form: ethic
raw_tags: Singular
form: ethics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛθ.ɪks/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The study of what is good and what is bad, or what should be good and bad. Ethics often is about making rules for how to act, and saying why certain things are bad.
raw_tags: philosophy
uncountable
examples: She is studying ethics at the university.
"Do no harm" is the basis of medical ethics.
glosses: The plural form of ethic; more than one (kind of) ethic.
ethic (English, noun)
Forms: form: ethic
raw_tags: Singular
form: ethics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈɛθ.ɪk/
glosses: An ethic is a rule or idea that tells you something is good or bad.
examples: The Protestant work ethic said that people should stay busy and that being lazy was of the Devil.
membership (English, noun)
Forms: form: membership
raw_tags: Singular
form: memberships
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛmbəʃɪp/
tags: US
glosses: Being part of a group.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: I had to renew my membership with the union.
There are many advantages to membership.
He has a membership at the club.
He has membership with us.
lessen (English, verb)
Forms: form: lessen
tags: canonical
form: lessens
tags: third-person
singular
form: lessened
tags: past
form: lessened
tags: past
participle
form: lessening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɛsən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: lesson
glosses: If you lessen something, you make it less.
glosses: If something lessens it becomes less.
immoral (English, adj)
Forms: form: immoral
tags: positive
form: more immoral
tags: comparative
form: most immoral
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈmɒrəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪˈmɔrəl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is immoral it is something that is wrong or bad. That is, it is against what is moral.
examples: Some religions say it is immoral to have sex with someone you are not married to.
glosses: If a person is immoral they do immoral things and have bad morals or is against what is moral.
examples: She stopped dating him because he was so immoral.
amoral (English, adj)
Forms: form: amoral
tags: positive
form: more amoral
tags: comparative
form: most amoral
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /eɪˈmɒr.əl/
tags: UK
ipa: /eɪˈmɔr.əl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is amoral it is not moral or immoral.
If something is amoral it does not come from morals.
examples: The storm was an amoral force, that killed both good and bad people.
glosses: If something is amoral it is not moral or immoral.
If someone is amoral they do not have morals. This means that this person does not know the difference between right and wrong.
examples: He was totally amoral, and never even thought about whether to be good or evil.
glosses: The same as immoral.
raw_tags: informal
spirit (English, noun)
Forms: form: spirit
raw_tags: Singular
form: spirits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspɪrɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈspirɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A spirit is a being that has no physical body, and cannot usually be seen or touched.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The people on the island believed in many gods and spirits that affected life.
glosses: A spirit is a part of you that cannot be seen or touched. Often this is important to religion and different from the soul (religions do not agree what the difference is).
raw_tags: countable
examples: They tried to talk to the spirit of their dead mother through a medium.
The preacher claimed the soul was the mind but the spirit was something more special.
glosses: If you have spirit, you are very excited about something or a very strong supporter.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: People with school spirit always cheer for their schools team.
glosses: The spirit of a statement or rule is the idea or purpose for it.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: What she did fit the spirit of the law, even though it brought the law as it was written.
In the spirit of fairness I let the younger children break some rules.
The spirit of the agreement was that we would have equal shares.
glosses: A spirit is a volatile liquid, like alcohol.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
usually plural
spirit (English, verb)
Forms: form: spirit
tags: canonical
form: spirits
tags: third-person
singular
form: spirited
tags: past
form: spirited
tags: past
participle
form: spiriting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspɪrɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈspirɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you spirit something, you carry it away, usually in secret or mystery.
spirit (English, name)
Forms: form: the Spirit
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspɪrɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈspirɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Another name for the Holy Spirit (also called the Holy Ghost).
raw_tags: Christianity
spirits (English, noun)
Forms: form: spirit
raw_tags: Singular
form: spirits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspɪrɪts/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of spirit; more than one (kind of) spirit.
glosses: If you are in good spirits, you are happy.
spirits (English, verb)
Forms: form: spirit
tags: canonical
form: spirits
tags: third-person
singular
form: spirited
tags: past
form: spirited
tags: past
participle
form: spiriting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspɪrɪts/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of spirit.
strength (English, noun)
Forms: form: strength
raw_tags: Singular
form: strengths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /strɛŋkθ/
tags: UK
ipa: [st̠͡rɛŋkθ]
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you have strength, you are strong.
If you have strength your muscles are very powerful.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I don't have the strength to lift something that heavy.
glosses: If you have strength, you are strong.
Strength can also mean you are strong or tough is some other way, such as a strong mind or strong will.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: She needed great strength to deal with her sickness and poverty.
glosses: A strength is a good quality.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The plan had may strengths, such as not needing many people and being easy to do.
antonyms: weakness
glosses: Strength as in the number of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The strength of the regiment was 3,000 soldiers.
quarterly (English, adj)
Forms: form: quarterly
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: Happening four times every year; happening every 3 months.
examples: The club published a quarterly news letter.
We meet quarterly to talk about problems our group has had.
yearly (English, adj)
Forms: form: yearly
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjɪrli/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈjɪəli/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Something that is yearly happens once every year.
examples: We have a yearly meeting for members in the country.
synonyms: annual
written (English, verb)
Forms: form: write
tags: canonical
form: writes
tags: third-person
singular
form: wrote
tags: past
form: written
tags: past
participle
form: writing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɪtn̩/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of write.
examples: Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet?
written (English, adj)
Forms: form: written
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɪtn̩/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is written it is in writing.
examples: We have a written letter from our CEO.
We talked about allowing it, but the written rules are still against it.
washer (English, noun)
Forms: form: washer
raw_tags: Singular
form: washers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɒʃə(r)/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A short word for washing machine; a machine to wash clothes.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A metal or plastic ring that goes with a nut and bolt (a thick screw) to help the bolt stay on.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: or (not common) Someone whose job is to wash.
raw_tags: countable
old, no longer used
bolt (English, noun)
Forms: form: bolt
raw_tags: Singular
form: bolts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɒlt/
tags: UK
ipa: /boʊlt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A kind of thick screw that is used with a nut and sometimes a washer.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A short heavy arrow used by a crossbow.
raw_tags: countable
bolt (English, verb)
Forms: form: bolt
tags: canonical
form: bolts
tags: third-person
singular
form: bolted
tags: past
form: bolted
tags: past
participle
form: bolting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɒlt/
tags: UK
ipa: /boʊlt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you bolt, you run away suddenly.
induction (English, noun)
Forms: form: induction
raw_tags: Singular
form: inductions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The act of inducting something.
glosses: A formal ceremony where a person is inducted into an office or into military service
glosses: Making an electric current by using a varying magnetic field.
raw_tags: physics
glosses: The derivation of general principles from specific instances.
raw_tags: logic
glosses: A proof of a theorem by first proving it for one integer and showing that if it is true for one integer then it must be true for other integers.
raw_tags: mathematics
glosses: The act of inducing childbirth.
glosses: The use of rumors to confuse and complicate the story of a play or to tell the story without giving facts.
raw_tags: theatre
glosses: The development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.
raw_tags: biology
glosses: An introduction.
raw_tags: old, no longer used
vortex (English, noun)
Forms: form: vortex
raw_tags: Singular
form: vortexes or vortices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɔrtɛks/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A vortex is a whirlwind, whirlpool, or something else that moves in a spiral or column.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A vortex is anything with on-going violent or chaotic activity around a center point.
raw_tags: countable
figurative
glosses: A vortex is anything which brings nearby things into its current.
raw_tags: countable
figurative
khan (English, noun)
Forms: form: khan
raw_tags: Singular
form: khans
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑ:n/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: After Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongolians in the Middle Ages.
glosses: An Ottoman sultan.
glosses: A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.
glosses: A resting-place for a travelling caravan.
terror (English, noun)
Forms: form: terror
raw_tags: Singular
form: terrors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛrɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtɛrə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Very strong or intense fear.
examples: I never felt such terror as when I was robbed at gunpoint.
glosses: Something that causes such fear.
examples: The rabid dog was the terror of the neighborhood.
glosses: Violence or the threat of violence for political reasons; terrorism.
examples: The United States has declared a war on terror.
glosses: An annoying or unpleasant person, often a naughty child.
examples: My little brother can be such a terror!
peripheral (English, adj)
Forms: form: peripheral
tags: positive
form: more peripheral
tags: comparative
form: most peripheral
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɜː(r).ɪf.ɜː(r).əl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is peripheral, it is on the periphery or boundary of it.
glosses: If something is peripheral, it is beside the point.
glosses: If something is peripheral, it is not important; it is unimportant.
glosses: If something is peripheral, it is auxiliary to it.
glosses: If something is peripheral, it is found on the peripheral nervous system.
raw_tags: medicine
peripheral (English, noun)
Forms: form: peripheral
raw_tags: Singular
form: peripherals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɜː(r).ɪf.ɜː(r).əl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A peripheral is a machine that is connected to a computer, such as a printer or scanner.
raw_tags: computing
countable
innocent (English, adj)
Forms: form: innocent
tags: positive
form: more innocent
tags: comparative
form: most innocent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnəsn̩t/
tags: US
glosses: If you are innocent you do not know evil.
examples: How could he hurt an innocent child?!?
I was innocent once, but I've seen too many bad things since then.
glosses: If you are innocent of a crime you did not do that crime.
examples: I swore to the police that I was innocent.
innocent (English, noun)
Forms: form: innocent
raw_tags: Singular
form: innocents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnəsn̩t/
tags: US
glosses: Someone who is innocent. That is, someone who lacks evil or the knowledge of evil.
If something bad happens to an innocent it means that the person did not deserve it.
examples: He was a total innocent.
If you don't help save them, the blood of the innocents will be on your hand. (meaning, "...it will be your fault innocents have been hurt or killed.")
innocence (English, noun)
Forms: form: innocence
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnəsn̩s/
tags: UK
homophones: innocents
glosses: The quality of being innocent.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I miss the innocence I lost growing up.
He claims his innocence even after being in prison for years.
glosses: It is common to call learning about sex (or having sex for the first time) as "loosing innocence."
raw_tags: uncountable
informal
examples: She lost her innocence when she was seventeen.
innocents (English, noun)
Forms: form: innocent
raw_tags: Singular
form: innocents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of innocent; more than one (kind of) innocent.
wicked (English, adj)
Forms: form: wickeder
tags: comparative
form: wickedest
tags: superlative
form: wicked
tags: positive
form: more wicked
tags: comparative
form: most wicked
tags: superlative
glosses: If you are wicked you often do evil things. More than that, a wicked person enjoys evil.
examples: The wicked witch terrorized the peasants of the village.
glosses: A wicked act is something someone does that is very evil.
examples: He will be punished for his wicked acts.
glosses: If something is wicked, it is excellent.
raw_tags: slang
examples: That was a wicked guitar solo!
synonyms: awesome
cool
dope
excellent
groovy
hot
rad
glosses: If something is wicked, it has a wick in it.
raw_tags: not comparable
wicked (English, verb)
Forms: form: wick
tags: canonical
form: wicks
tags: third-person
singular
form: wicked
tags: past
form: wicked
tags: past
participle
form: wicking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: not comparable
poses: adjective 2
verb
ipa: /wɪkt/
raw_tags: not comparable
poses: adjective 2
verb
raw_tags: not comparable
poses: adjective 2
verb
glosses: The past tense and past participle of wick.
synonym (English, noun)
Forms: form: synonym
raw_tags: Singular
form: synonyms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪnənɪm/
tags: US
glosses: A synonym is a word with the same meaning as another word.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The word big is a synonym of the word large.
glosses: A synonym is a word that does not have the same meaning, but the meaning is very close to the other word.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Good and right are synonyms, even though they do not mean exactly the same thing.
antonym (English, noun)
Forms: form: antonym
raw_tags: Singular
form: antonyms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæntəˌnɪm/
tags: US
glosses: A word that means the opposite of another word.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Good is the antonym of bad; high is the antonym of low.
The words schadenfreude and epicaricacy are antonyms of confelicity.
antonyms: synonym
synonymous (English, adj)
Forms: form: synonymous
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪˈnɒnɪməs/
tags: UK
ipa: /sɪˈnɑnɪməs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If two words are synonymous they are synonyms to each other.
glosses: If two ideas are synonymous they are almost the same idea.
examples: Communism is often thought to be synonymous with socialism, though there are a few differences.
glosses: If two ideas are synonymous then if one is true the other has to be true, so that claiming one is the same as claiming the other.
synonyms (English, noun)
Forms: form: synonym
raw_tags: Singular
form: synonyms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of synonym; more than one (kind of) synonym.
antonyms (English, noun)
Forms: form: antonym
raw_tags: Singular
form: antonyms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of antonym; more than one (kind of) antonym.
etymology (English, noun)
Forms: form: etymology
raw_tags: Singular
form: etymologies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Etymology is the study of the history and change of words.
raw_tags: uncountable
linguistics
glosses: A word's etymology is its history.
raw_tags: countable
pronunciation (English, noun)
Forms: form: pronunciation
raw_tags: Singular
form: pronunciations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
ipa: /prəˌnaʊnsiˈeɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: How a word is said, how a word sounds.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There are two different pronunciations for the word either.
Pronunciation sections are helpful in a dictionary.
glosses: The way a certain person speaks.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: His French pronunciation is horrible.
pronunciations (English, noun)
Forms: form: pronunciation
raw_tags: Singular
form: pronunciations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of pronunciation; more than one (kind of) pronunciation.
etymologies (English, noun)
Forms: form: etymology
raw_tags: Singular
form: etymologies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ɛtɪ'mɒləʤi:z/
glosses: The plural form of etymology; more than one (kind of) etymology.
voodoo (English, noun)
Forms: form: voodoo
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvuːduː/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Voodoo is a small religion from the Caribbean, most common in Haiti and Louisiana. Voodoo comes from west African shamanism (called Vodu). In voodoo many gods and spirits are called to do magic.
glosses: Magic.
raw_tags: uncountable
mostly US
Vodu (English, name)
Forms: form: Vodu
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: A kind of African shamanism.
zombies (English, noun)
Forms: form: zombie
raw_tags: Singular
form: zombies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of zombie; more than one (kind of) zombie.
Gila monster (English, noun)
Forms: form: Gila monster
raw_tags: Singular
form: Gila monsters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'hiːlə 'mɑːnstɚ/
tags: US
glosses: A poisonous lizard from the deserts of the southwest United States and northern Mexico.
Komodo dragon (English, noun)
Forms: form: Komodo dragon
raw_tags: Singular
form: Komodo dragons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /kəˈmoʊdoʊ ˈdræɡən/
glosses: A Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the world's biggest lizard, and comes from Indonesia.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Komodo dragon is the official national animal of Indonesia.
dragonfly (English, noun)
Forms: form: dragonfly
raw_tags: Singular
form: dragonflies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdrægənˌflaɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A large insect with four wings and a long body. Dragonflies hunt other insects, such as mosquitoes.
raw_tags: countable
lizard (English, noun)
Forms: form: lizard
raw_tags: Singular
form: lizards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪz.ərd/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Any of many kinds of reptiles that has four legs, a long tail, and no shell.
raw_tags: countable
lizards (English, noun)
Forms: form: lizard
raw_tags: Singular
form: lizards
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of lizard; more than one (kind of) lizard.
abuse (English, noun)
Forms: form: abuse
raw_tags: Singular
form: abuses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbjuːs/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /əˈbjus/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: Abuse is touching or acting towards someone in a way that will likely hurt them.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The girls suffered terrible physical and sexual abuse from their father.
glosses: An abuse is an act of using something in the wrong way.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
abuse (English, verb)
Forms: form: abuse
tags: canonical
form: abuses
tags: third-person
singular
form: abused
tags: past
form: abused
tags: past
participle
form: abusing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbjuːz/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /əˈbjuz/
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: If you abuse something, you misuse it; you use something improperly.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you abuse something, you injure it; you hurt it; you treat it with cruelty or damage it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you abuse somebody, you rape them; you assault them.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you abuse somebody, you berate them; you insult or revile them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Child abuse is prohibited in America.
accent (English, noun)
Forms: form: accent
raw_tags: Singular
form: accents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈæk.sɛnt/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈak.sənt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: An accent is the particular way that somebody's speech sounds.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I can speak French, but I do it with an English accent.
accent (English, verb)
Forms: form: accent
tags: canonical
form: accents
tags: third-person
singular
form: accented
tags: past
form: accented
tags: past
participle
form: accenting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈæk.sɛnt/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈak.sənt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: :
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adjust (English, verb)
Forms: form: adjust
tags: canonical
form: adjusts
tags: third-person
singular
form: adjusted
tags: past
form: adjusted
tags: past
participle
form: adjusting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdʒʌst/
tags: UK
glosses: If you adjust something, you change it a little so that it fits or works better.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I had to adjust the cupboard door so that is would close easily.
synonyms: change
edit
modify
set
glosses: If you adjust, you change the way you behave or think to suit a new situation.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I had to adjust to the way of living here.
They found it hard adjusting to life in a new country.
advantage (English, noun)
Forms: form: advantage
raw_tags: Singular
form: advantages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ædˈvæn.tɪʤ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An advantage is a condition or circumstance that favors success.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An advantage is when someone has superiority over someone else.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: edge
glosses: An advantage is a benefit, gain, or profit.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: benefit
gain
profit
value
advantage (English, verb)
Forms: form: advantage
tags: canonical
form: advantages
tags: third-person
singular
form: advantaged
tags: past
form: advantaged
tags: past
participle
form: advantaging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ædˈvæn.tɪʤ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you advantage a person, you provide them with an advantage.
raw_tags: transitive
advise (English, verb)
Forms: form: advise
tags: canonical
form: advises
tags: third-person
singular
form: advised
tags: past
form: advised
tags: past
participle
form: advising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ædˈvaɪz/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you advise someone to do something, you tell them that they should do it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I'd advise you to study for the exam.
The coach advised the athlete to work harder.
aircraft (English, noun)
Forms: form: aircraft
raw_tags: Singular
form: aircraft
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛə.krɑːft/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɛər.kræft/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An aircraft is a flying vehicle, usually an airplane.
raw_tags: countable
vehicle
examples: The army wants money to buy various aircraft, including helicopters and jets.
airport (English, noun)
Forms: form: airport
raw_tags: Singular
form: airports
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪrpɔrt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An airport is a place where airplanes land and take off.
raw_tags: countable
aviation
examples: I took a taxi to the airport for my flight to London.
synonyms: airfield
audience (English, noun)
Forms: form: audience
raw_tags: Singular
form: audiences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔːdiəns/
tags: US
glosses: An audience is the person or people who watch a performance, listen to you speak, or read what you write.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The audience at the concert was dancing on their chairs.
bang (English, noun)
Forms: form: bang
raw_tags: Singular
form: bangs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /bæŋ(ɡ)/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /beɪŋ(ɡ)/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A bang is a short loud noise like the sound of a door closing or a gun being shot.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The two cars hit with a big bang.
bang (English, verb)
Forms: form: bang
tags: canonical
form: bangs
tags: third-person
singular
form: banged
tags: past
form: banged
tags: past
participle
form: banging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /bæŋ(ɡ)/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /beɪŋ(ɡ)/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something bangs, it makes repeated sudden loud noises.
raw_tags: intransitive
glosses: If you bang someone, you engage in sexual intercourse with them.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
slang
vulgar
bathroom (English, noun)
Forms: form: bathroom
raw_tags: Singular
form: bathrooms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɑːθruːm/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbæθruːm/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A bathroom is a room that has a bathtub or a shower.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In our house, the bathroom is very busy in the morning.
glosses: A bathroom is a room with a toilet.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Excuse me, my son has to go to the bathroom. Is it upstairs?
razor (English, noun)
Forms: form: razor
raw_tags: Singular
form: razors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈreɪzə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈreɪzɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: raiser
glosses: A razor is a type of knife that is used to shave hair.
raw_tags: countable
shave (English, verb)
Forms: form: shave
tags: canonical
form: shaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: shaved
tags: past
form: shaved
tags: past
participle
form: shaving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃeɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When you shave hair, you remove all of it with a sharp object such as a razor.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: After getting up in the morning, Trevor shaved off a day's growth of beard.
glosses: When you shave meat, you cut it into very thin slices.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The butcher shaved a quarter pound of roast beef, which I put in a sandwich.
shave (English, noun)
Forms: form: shave
raw_tags: Singular
form: shaves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃeɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A shave is the act of shaving (hair being removed).
raw_tags: countable
stake (English, noun)
Forms: form: stake
raw_tags: Singular
form: stakes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪk/
tags: US
homophones: steak
glosses: A stick or rod with a sharp point. A stake is usually hammered into the ground. Often, the stake is tied to rope to connect something (like a tent) to the ground.
examples: We used four stakes to hold down our tent.
It is said a stake though the heart will kill a vampire.
The heretic was burned at the stake. (He was tied to very large stake (a pole) to be burned to death.)
glosses: If you have a stake in something it is important to you. Usually, this means it will affect you in some way, so you have a good reason to be interested.
examples: I had a personal stake in hunger relief, since family had no food.
We all have a stake in finding peace.
Our company has a big stake in the findings, since we spent a lot of money on the research.
stake (English, verb)
Forms: form: stake
tags: canonical
form: stakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: staked
tags: past
form: staked
tags: past
participle
form: staking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪk/
tags: US
homophones: steak
glosses: To put a stake into something. Most often, you would put the stake in the ground, but it could be put in something else.
stake a claim (English, phrase)
Forms: form: stake a claim
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you stake a claim you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.
glosses: If you stake a claim to something, you make people know that it is yours.
examples: I staked my claim on the icecream.
You should stake your claim to that title.
stake your territory (English, phrase)
Forms: form: stake your territory
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you stake (out) your territory you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.
glosses: If you stake (out) your territory you make people know what authority or responsibility is yours.
examples: I made a point to stake my territory in the office.
He spent most of last year staking out his territory.
stakeout (English, noun)
Forms: form: stakeout
raw_tags: Singular
form: stakeouts
tags: plural
glosses: A stakeout is when people (usually police) sit and secretly watch a person or place.
examples: The police had a stakeout in a place where they expected the crime to occur.
stakeholder (English, noun)
Forms: form: stakeholder
raw_tags: Singular
form: stakeholders
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsteɪkhoʊldə(r)/
tags: UK
glosses: Someone who holds a stake for others. The holder has no interest in the stake.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Someone who has a stake in something. This means that the issue is important to that person, and will affect that person.
raw_tags: countable
burn at the stake (English, phrase)
Forms: form: burn at the stake
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If someone is burned at the stake they are tied to a wooden pole and killed by being burned alive. This was a punishment for crimes in Europe a long time ago.
examples: A witch was burned at the stake here.
glosses: If someone burns at the stake they are being burned while tied to a pole.
examples: Joan of Arc burned at the stake after the English caught her.
at stake (English, adj)
Forms: form: at stake
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: If something is at stake it is in danger. Often is it likely to be lost, destroyed, or gone for some reason.
examples: My job is at stake if the factory closes.
Do you have any idea what is at stake here?
stakes (English, noun)
Forms: form: stake
raw_tags: Singular
form: stakes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪks/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: steaks
glosses: The plural form of stake; more than one (kind of) stake.
glosses: Stakes are what you will win or lose if you try something.
raw_tags: uncountable
plural only
examples: The stakes are high in this game. If we loose we will be out of the championship.
The criminal was in a high stakes game of cat and mouse with the police.
stakes (English, verb)
Forms: form: stake
tags: canonical
form: stakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: staked
tags: past
form: staked
tags: past
participle
form: staking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪks/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: steaks
glosses: The third-person singular form of stake.
useful (English, adj)
Forms: form: useful
tags: positive
form: more useful
tags: comparative
form: most useful
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuːsfəl/
tags: US
glosses: Good for a purpose. If something is useful it can be used for something.
antonyms: useless