crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
Quincy (English, name)
Forms: form: Quincy
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Quincy is a male given name.
adequacy (English, noun)
Forms: form: adequacy
raw_tags: Singular
form: adequacies
tags: plural
glosses: Adequacy is the property of being good enough or sufficient.
examples: The fire department was sent to see adequacy of the escape plan.
reignite (English, verb)
Forms: form: reignite
tags: canonical
form: reignites
tags: third-person
singular
form: reignited
tags: past
form: reignited
tags: past
participle
form: reigniting
tags: present
participle
glosses: If something is reignited, it is set on fire again.
examples: The cigarette reignited the campfire.
glosses: If an argument, debate, etc. is reignited, it starts again.
examples: The mayor reignited talks of a new subway.
The shooting reignited tensions between the two groups.
mainstream (English, adj)
Forms: form: mainstream
tags: positive
form: more mainstream
tags: comparative
form: most mainstream
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪnstriːm/
tags: US
glosses: Something that is mainstream is used or accepted by a lot of people.
examples: The news story wasn't covered by the mainstream media.
The show quickly gained a mainstream audience.
mainstream (English, noun)
Forms: form: mainstream
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪnstriːm/
tags: US
glosses: The mainstream is something that is common or accepted by a lot of people.
raw_tags: uncountable
app (English, noun)
Forms: form: app
raw_tags: Singular
form: apps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /æp/
tags: UK
ipa: [æʔp̚]
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An app is a computer application.
raw_tags: countable
computing
examples: There are various apps on the internet that you can download or purchase.
clam (English, noun)
Forms: form: clam
raw_tags: Singular
form: clams
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /klæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A clam is a type of shellfish with a hard shell and a small opening that allows the flow of nutrients in and out of it.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A clam is a dollar.
tags: US
raw_tags: slang
usually plural
glosses: A clam is a vagina.
raw_tags: slang
vulgar
clam (English, verb)
Forms: form: clam
tags: canonical
form: clams
tags: third-person
singular
form: clammed
tags: past
form: clammed
tags: past
participle
form: clamming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /klæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If a person clams, they dig for clams.
raw_tags: intransitive
squid (English, noun)
Forms: form: squid
raw_tags: Singular
form: squids
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /skwɪd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A squid is a cephalopod (a type of sea creature) with a large head and ten legs.
examples: The squid is not able to grow a leg after it is severed.
atomic bomb (English, noun)
Forms: form: atomic bomb
raw_tags: Singular
form: atomic bombs
tags: plural
glosses: Another name for nuclear bomb.
computer game (English, noun)
Forms: form: computer game
raw_tags: Singular
form: computer games
tags: plural
glosses: A computer game is a type of game that is played on a computer.
examples: Why do you always play computer games instead of doing homework?
synonyms: video game
calculus (English, noun)
Forms: form: calculus
raw_tags: Singular
form: calculi or calculuses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkæl.kjə.ləs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Calculus is a branch of mathematics that involves understanding mathematical functions.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: One use of calculus is for finding rates of change and maximization.
apps (English, noun)
Forms: form: app
raw_tags: Singular
form: apps
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of app; more than one (kind of) app.
atomic bombs (English, noun)
Forms: form: atomic bomb
raw_tags: Singular
form: atomic bombs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of atomic bomb; more than one (kind of) atomic bomb.
overwhelms (English, verb)
Forms: form: overwhelm
tags: canonical
form: overwhelms
tags: third-person
singular
form: overwhelmed
tags: past
form: overwhelmed
tags: past
participle
form: overwhelming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of overwhelm.
overwhelming (English, adj)
Forms: form: overwhelming
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If evidence or numbers are overwhelming they are far more than needed.
examples: The police believed their evidence against Curtis was overwhelming.
The overwhelming majority of Muslims disagree with that idea.
glosses: If you feel that something is overwhelming you feel that it is too much for you.
examples: Parts of this job are probably very overwhelming for him.
The music gave me a sense of overwhelming joy and love.
overwhelming (English, verb)
Forms: form: overwhelm
tags: canonical
form: overwhelms
tags: third-person
singular
form: overwhelmed
tags: past
form: overwhelmed
tags: past
participle
form: overwhelming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of overwhelm.
conforms (English, verb)
Forms: form: conform
tags: canonical
form: conforms
tags: third-person
singular
form: conformed
tags: past
form: conformed
tags: past
participle
form: conforming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of conform.
conforming (English, verb)
Forms: form: conform
tags: canonical
form: conforms
tags: third-person
singular
form: conformed
tags: past
form: conformed
tags: past
participle
form: conforming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of conform.
conformed (English, verb)
Forms: form: conform
tags: canonical
form: conforms
tags: third-person
singular
form: conformed
tags: past
form: conformed
tags: past
participle
form: conforming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of conform.
elucidates (English, verb)
Forms: form: elucidate
tags: canonical
form: elucidates
tags: third-person
singular
form: elucidated
tags: past
form: elucidated
tags: past
participle
form: elucidating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of elucidate.
frauds (English, noun)
Forms: form: fraud
raw_tags: Singular
form: frauds
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of fraud; more than one (kind of) fraud.
elucidated (English, verb)
Forms: form: elucidate
tags: canonical
form: elucidates
tags: third-person
singular
form: elucidated
tags: past
form: elucidated
tags: past
participle
form: elucidating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of elucidate.
elucidating (English, verb)
Forms: form: elucidate
tags: canonical
form: elucidates
tags: third-person
singular
form: elucidated
tags: past
form: elucidated
tags: past
participle
form: elucidating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of elucidate.
garrisons (English, noun)
Forms: form: garrison
raw_tags: Singular
form: garrisons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of garrison; more than one (kind of) garrison.
legion (English, noun)
Forms: form: legion
raw_tags: Singular
form: legions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈliːdʒən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A legion is large number
examples: The film won him a legion of followers.
glosses: A legion is a part of the Roman army with 3000 to 6000 soldiers
examples: Caesar and his legions defeated the Gauls.
legions (English, noun)
Forms: form: legion
raw_tags: Singular
form: legions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of legion; more than one (kind of) legion.
thrash (English, verb)
Forms: form: thrash
tags: canonical
form: thrashes
tags: third-person
singular
form: thrashed
tags: past
form: thrashed
tags: past
participle
form: thrashing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /θræʃ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you thrash someone or something, you beat it violently.
examples: She thrashed him across the head and shoulders.
After cutting, the wheat had to be thrashed.
glosses: If you thrash a person, you defeat them.
synonyms: trounce
conventional (English, adj)
Forms: form: conventional
tags: positive
form: more conventional
tags: comparative
form: most conventional
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈvɛnʃənəl/
tags: US
glosses: Something that is conventional is what is generally done, believed, or ordinary.
examples: The conventional temperature is at 22C.
The train runs on conventional rails.
I prefer more conventional clothing.
synonyms: commonplace
orthodox
antonyms: unconventional
clams (English, noun)
Forms: form: clam
raw_tags: Singular
form: clams
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of clam; more than one (kind of) clam.
clams (English, verb)
Forms: form: clam
tags: canonical
form: clams
tags: third-person
singular
form: clammed
tags: past
form: clammed
tags: past
participle
form: clamming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of clam.
thrashed (English, verb)
Forms: form: thrash
tags: canonical
form: thrashes
tags: third-person
singular
form: thrashed
tags: past
form: thrashed
tags: past
participle
form: thrashing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of thrash.
goads (English, verb)
Forms: form: goad
tags: canonical
form: goads
tags: third-person
singular
form: goaded
tags: past
form: goaded
tags: past
participle
form: goading
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of goad.
goads (English, noun)
Forms: form: goad
raw_tags: Singular
form: goads
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of goad; more than one (kind of) goad.
decrucify (English, verb)
Forms: form: decrucify
tags: canonical
form: decrucifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: decrucified
tags: past
form: decrucified
tags: past
participle
form: decrucifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: To decrucify is to remove from a cross.
raw_tags: rare
transitive
examples: Jesus was later decrucified to be put in a tomb.
drainage (English, noun)
Forms: form: drainage
raw_tags: Singular
form: drainages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈdreɪnədʒ/
glosses: To use a drainage is engage in the action or process of draining something.
examples: The pot has holes in the base for good drainage
dependent clause (English, phrase)
Forms: form: dependent clause
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb.
examples: The dependent clause in the sentence I will do so, when you give it to me would be when you give it to me.
conspire (English, verb)
Forms: form: conspire
tags: canonical
form: conspires
tags: third-person
singular
form: conspired
tags: past
form: conspired
tags: past
participle
form: conspiring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈspaɪə(r)/
tags: UK
glosses: If people are conspiring, they are making secret plans together, usually to cause harm.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The group was caught conspiring to overthrow the leader.
The senators conspired to kill Caesar, an act they accomplished.
conspiring (English, verb)
Forms: form: conspire
tags: canonical
form: conspires
tags: third-person
singular
form: conspired
tags: past
form: conspired
tags: past
participle
form: conspiring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of conspire.
conspired (English, verb)
Forms: form: conspire
tags: canonical
form: conspires
tags: third-person
singular
form: conspired
tags: past
form: conspired
tags: past
participle
form: conspiring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of conspire.
conspires (English, verb)
Forms: form: conspire
tags: canonical
form: conspires
tags: third-person
singular
form: conspired
tags: past
form: conspired
tags: past
participle
form: conspiring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of conspire.
endow (English, verb)
Forms: form: endow
tags: canonical
form: endows
tags: third-person
singular
form: endowed
tags: past
form: endowed
tags: past
participle
form: endowing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdaʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪnˈdaʊ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: To endow is to give income or property to an organization
examples: Donors were able to endow Harvard University with $37.1 billion.
curly (English, adj)
Forms: form: curly
tags: positive
form: curlier
tags: comparative
form: curliest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɝli/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɜːli/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Something that is curly is rounded or spiral in shape.
examples: I have curly hair.
sequential (English, adj)
Forms: form: sequential
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: Something that is sequential follows in consecutive order.
examples: 1, 2, and 3 is in sequential order.
trumps (English, noun)
Forms: form: trump
raw_tags: Singular
form: trumps
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of trump; more than one (kind of) trump.
trumps (English, verb)
Forms: form: trump
tags: canonical
form: trumps
tags: third-person
singular
form: trumped
tags: past
form: trumped
tags: past
participle
form: trumping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of trump.
video game (English, noun)
Forms: form: video game
raw_tags: Singular
form: video games
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A video game is a game that is played on an electronic device, such as on a computer, a console, a tablet, or a smartphone.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Video games are addictive because they are so fun that you want to try it again so many times.
synonyms: computer game
drivel (English, noun)
Forms: form: drivel
raw_tags: Singular
form: drivels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɪv.əl/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Drivel is silly nonsense.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Don't talk such drivel.
drivel (English, verb)
Forms: form: driveled
tags: past
form: driveled
tags: past
participle
form: driveling
tags: present
participle
form: drivel
tags: canonical
form: drivels
tags: third-person
singular
form: drivelled
tags: past
form: drivelled
tags: past
participle
form: drivelling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɪv.əl/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you drivel on about something, you talk nonsense.
examples: He was driveling on about the glory days.
fulfil (English, verb)
Forms: form: fulfil
tags: canonical
form: fulfils
tags: third-person
singular
form: fulfilled
tags: past
form: fulfilled
tags: past
participle
form: fulfilling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʊlˈfɪl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you fulfil something, you meet expectations.
examples: He fulfilled his contract.
The group fulfilled their promises to the company.
semester (English, noun)
Forms: form: semester
raw_tags: Singular
form: semesters
tags: plural
glosses: A semester is half of a school year.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This semester I will be taking four subjects.
I will be graduating at the end of the semester.
glosses: A semester is a period of six months.
raw_tags: countable
dodecagon (English, noun)
Forms: form: dodecagon
raw_tags: Singular
form: dodecagons
tags: plural
glosses: A dodecagon is a shape with 12 sides.
raw_tags: countable
negate (English, verb)
Forms: form: negate
tags: canonical
form: negates
tags: third-person
singular
form: negated
tags: past
form: negated
tags: past
participle
form: negating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɪˈɡeɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If x negates y, x makes y lose the effect that it had.
examples: Smartphones have so many features that negate the need to carry other devices.
vineyard (English, noun)
Forms: form: vineyard
raw_tags: Singular
form: vineyards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪn.jɚd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈvɪn.jəd/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A vineyard is a plantation of grapes.
raw_tags: countable
plantation (English, noun)
Forms: form: plantation
raw_tags: Singular
form: plantations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /plænˈteɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A plantation is a large-scale growth of crops, usually with only one type of crop grown.
raw_tags: countable
orchard (English, noun)
Forms: form: orchard
raw_tags: Singular
form: orchards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔː.tʃəd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔr.tʃɚd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An orchard is a plantation of fruit such as apples, plums, and peaches.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Many farms allow people to come and pick apples in their orchards.
leeway (English, noun)
Forms: form: leeway
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Leeway is the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The rules gives the person some leeway into his duties.
orchards (English, noun)
Forms: form: orchard
raw_tags: Singular
form: orchards
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of orchard; more than one (kind of) orchard.
dawned (English, verb)
Forms: form: dawn
tags: canonical
form: dawns
tags: third-person
singular
form: dawned
tags: past
form: dawned
tags: past
participle
form: dawning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of dawn.
glosses: If something is dawned on
dawning (English, verb)
Forms: form: dawn
tags: canonical
form: dawns
tags: third-person
singular
form: dawned
tags: past
form: dawned
tags: past
participle
form: dawning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of dawn.
Egyptians (English, noun)
Forms: form: Egyptian
raw_tags: Singular
form: Egyptians
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of Egyptian; more than one (kind of) Egyptian.
decrucifies (English, verb)
Forms: form: decrucify
tags: canonical
form: decrucifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: decrucified
tags: past
form: decrucified
tags: past
participle
form: decrucifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of decrucify.
decrucified (English, verb)
Forms: form: decrucify
tags: canonical
form: decrucifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: decrucified
tags: past
form: decrucified
tags: past
participle
form: decrucifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of decrucify.
decrucifying (English, verb)
Forms: form: decrucify
tags: canonical
form: decrucifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: decrucified
tags: past
form: decrucified
tags: past
participle
form: decrucifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of decrucify.
serial (English, noun)
Forms: form: serial
raw_tags: Singular
form: serials
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪəriːəɫ/
tags: Australia
homophones: cereal
glosses: A serial is a story or play appearing in pieces on a radio or magazine.
examples: The Asterix comics appeared in magazines as a serial for many years.
serial (English, adj)
Forms: form: serial
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪəriːəɫ/
tags: Australia
homophones: cereal
glosses: If something is considered to be serial, it takes place in multiple times.
examples: A newspaper is a serial publication.
Sophie (English, name)
Forms: form: Sophie
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsəʊfi/
tags: UK
glosses: Sophie is a female given name.
ejaculation (English, noun)
Forms: form: ejaculation
raw_tags: Singular
form: ejaculations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /iˌdʒækjuˈleɪʃən/
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: Ejaculation is the action of ejecting semen from the body.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Ejaculation is essential to reproduction.
cum (English, verb)
Forms: form: cum
tags: canonical
form: cums
tags: third-person
singular
form: cummed
tags: past
form: cummed
tags: past
participle
form: cumming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /kʌm/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: come
glosses: If you cum, you ejaculate.
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
synonyms: ejaculate
cum (English, noun)
Forms: form: cum
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /kʌm/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: come
glosses: Cum is semen.
raw_tags: vulgar
slang
synonyms: semen
cum (English, prep)
Forms: form: cum
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /kʌm/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: come
glosses: Cum is another word of "combine with".
cob (English, noun)
Forms: form: cob
raw_tags: Singular
form: cobs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑb/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /kɒb/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A cob is the part of the corn that is made of a hard husk surrounded by many kernels.
raw_tags: countable
cobs (English, noun)
Forms: form: cob
raw_tags: Singular
form: cobs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɒbz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The plural form of cob; more than one (kind of) cob.
justifiable (English, adj)
Forms: form: justifiable
tags: positive
form: more justifiable
tags: comparative
form: most justifiable
tags: superlative
glosses: Something that is justifiable can be given a reason.
examples: The arrest of the man was perfectly justifiable given that he had just robbed a bank.
kernel (English, noun)
Forms: form: kernel
raw_tags: Singular
form: kernels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɜːnəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɝnəl/
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: colonel
glosses: A kernel is a seed of a corn.
raw_tags: countable
blow the whistle (English, phrase)
Forms: form: blow the whistle
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: If you blow the whistle on someone, you report them to the authorities about illegal or immoral things that they may have done.
raw_tags: idiom
examples: He blew the whistle on the corruption in the company.
They were fired from their jobs after blowing the whistle on the poor management of money in the company.
glosses: If you blow the whistle, this means a game or match ends or that a referee is going to do something.
raw_tags: sports
examples: The referee blew the whistle in the middle of the game after one of the players was fouled.
fort (English, noun)
Forms: form: fort
raw_tags: Singular
form: forts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔrt/
tags: US
ipa: /fɔːt/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A fort is a fortified building designed for military defense.
raw_tags: countable
fortify (English, verb)
Forms: form: fortify
tags: canonical
form: fortifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: fortified
tags: past
form: fortified
tags: past
participle
form: fortifying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔrtɪfaɪ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you fortify something, you strengthen it with tough materials.
examples: The castle was fortified with an extra layer of stone.
fortified (English, verb)
Forms: form: fortify
tags: canonical
form: fortifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: fortified
tags: past
form: fortified
tags: past
participle
form: fortifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of fortify.
grenade (English, noun)
Forms: form: grenade
raw_tags: Singular
form: grenades
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡrəˈneɪd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A grenade is a hand-held military bomb that has a timed fuse.
recursive (English, adj)
Forms: form: recursive
tags: positive
form: more recursive
tags: comparative
form: most recursive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈkɜː(r)sɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If a process is recursive, it uses its previous output as its next input.
withstand (English, verb)
Forms: form: withstand
tags: canonical
form: withstands
tags: third-person
singular
form: withstood
tags: past
form: withstood
tags: past
participle
form: withstanding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪðˈstænd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something can withstand something else, it can resist it.
examples: Their relationship withstood the test of time.
These houses withstood the hurricane.
vale (English, noun)
Forms: form: vale
raw_tags: Singular
form: vales
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /veɪl/
tags: US
homophones: veil
vail
glosses: A vale is a valley.
raw_tags: countable
old, no longer used
synonyms: valley
dale
Vermont (English, name)
Forms: form: Vermont
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /vəˈmɒnt/
tags: UK
ipa: /vɚˈmɑnt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Vermont is a state in the northeast of the United States.
examples: Vermont was accepted as a state in 1791.
Montpelier is the capital of Vermont.
foreman (English, noun)
Forms: form: foreman
raw_tags: Singular
form: foremen
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔː(r)mən/
tags: US
glosses: A foreman is a worker, especially a man, who supervises and directs other workers.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The foreman told his employees to get back to work.
foremen (English, noun)
Forms: form: foreman
raw_tags: Singular
form: foremen
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of foreman; more than one (kind of) foreman.
Delaware (English, name)
Forms: form: Delaware
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛləweə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdɛləwɛr/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Delaware is a state in the northeast of the United States.
examples: Delaware is one of the 13 original states.
elevator (English, noun)
Forms: form: elevator
raw_tags: Singular
form: elevators
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛləveɪtə/
ipa: /ˈɛl.ə.veɪ.tɚ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An elevator is a machine that moves people and goods up and down between floors of a building.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
examples: Take the elevator to floor 13.
He took the elevator from his office to the parking garage.
synonyms: lift
glosses: A grain elevator is a building that is used to store wheat, corn, or other grains.
raw_tags: countable
elevators (English, noun)
Forms: form: elevator
raw_tags: Singular
form: elevators
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of elevator; more than one (kind of) elevator.
federate (English, verb)
Forms: form: federate
tags: canonical
form: federates
tags: third-person
singular
form: federated
tags: past
form: federated
tags: past
participle
form: federating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɛdəreɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If a group of countries, etc. federate, they join in a federation or alliance.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The colonies decided to federate, forming the country of Canada.
noticeable (English, adj)
Forms: form: noticeable
tags: positive
form: more noticeable
tags: comparative
form: most noticeable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl̩/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈnəʊtɪsəbl̩/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Something that is noticeable is very easily seen or noticed.
examples: There was a noticeable increase in work being done.
The event caused some noticeable drama between the teams.
rotation (English, noun)
Forms: form: rotation
raw_tags: Singular
form: rotations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /roʊˈteɪʃən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Rotation is the action of moving around an axis or center.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: A rotation is one full turn back to the original position.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The planet Earth completes one rotation each day.
rotations (English, noun)
Forms: form: rotation
raw_tags: Singular
form: rotations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of rotation; more than one (kind of) rotation.
scrambles (English, verb)
Forms: form: scramble
tags: canonical
form: scrambles
tags: third-person
singular
form: scrambled
tags: past
form: scrambled
tags: past
participle
form: scrambling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of scramble.
scrambles (English, noun)
Forms: form: scramble
raw_tags: Singular
form: scrambles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of scramble; more than one (kind of) scramble.
scrambling (English, verb)
Forms: form: scramble
tags: canonical
form: scrambles
tags: third-person
singular
form: scrambled
tags: past
form: scrambled
tags: past
participle
form: scrambling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of scramble.
scrambled (English, adj)
Forms: form: scrambled
tags: positive
form: more scrambled
tags: comparative
form: most scrambled
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Food that has been scrambled has been mixed and cooked.
examples: He made scrambled eggs for breakfast.
scrambled (English, verb)
Forms: form: scramble
tags: canonical
form: scrambles
tags: third-person
singular
form: scrambled
tags: past
form: scrambled
tags: past
participle
form: scrambling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of scramble.
legalise (English, verb)
Forms: form: legalise
tags: canonical
form: legalises
tags: third-person
singular
form: legalised
tags: past
form: legalised
tags: past
participle
form: legalising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: If something that was against the law is legalised, it becomes allowed under law.
tags: UK
raw_tags: law
examples: Canada recently legalised marijuana.
antonyms: criminalise
eon (English, noun)
Forms: form: eon
raw_tags: Singular
form: eons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An eon is a period of 1,000,000,000 (one billion) years.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An eon is a very long period of time.
tags: US
raw_tags: informal
examples: It feels like it's been an eon since we last saw each other.
photographing (English, verb)
Forms: form: photograph
tags: canonical
form: photographs
tags: third-person
singular
form: photographed
tags: past
form: photographed
tags: past
participle
form: photographing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of photograph.
photographed (English, verb)
Forms: form: photograph
tags: canonical
form: photographs
tags: third-person
singular
form: photographed
tags: past
form: photographed
tags: past
participle
form: photographing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of photograph.
no longer (English, phrase)
Forms: form: no longer
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: ipa: /nəʊˈlɒŋ.ɡə/
tags: UK
ipa: /noʊˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/
tags: US
glosses: If something is no longer true, it used to be true, but it is not true now, not anymore.
examples: I quit last week, so I no longer work there.
tamper (English, verb)
Forms: form: tamper
tags: canonical
form: tampers
tags: third-person
singular
form: tampered
tags: past
form: tampered
tags: past
participle
form: tampering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtæm.pə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is tampered with, it is changed or altered without permission.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The evidence for this case was tampered with.
There have been allegations that the police tampered with the crime scene.
legalize (English, verb)
Forms: form: legalize
tags: canonical
form: legalizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: legalized
tags: past
form: legalized
tags: past
participle
form: legalizing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: If something that was against the law is legalized, it becomes allowed under law.
tags: US
raw_tags: law
examples: There has been a recent push to legalize marijuana in the United States.
antonyms: criminalize
lawyer up (English, verb)
Forms: form: lawyer up
tags: canonical
form: lawyers up
tags: third-person
singular
form: lawyered up
tags: past
form: lawyered up
tags: past
participle
form: lawyering up
tags: present
participle
glosses: If a person, company, etc. lawyers up, they get a lawyer to represent them when doing something, usually in court.
raw_tags: intransitive
informal
examples: The oil companies lawyered up and sued the government.
myometria (English, noun)
Forms: form: myometrium
raw_tags: Singular
form: myometria
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of myometrium; more than one (kind of) myometrium.
eons (English, noun)
Forms: form: eon
raw_tags: Singular
form: eons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of eon; more than one (kind of) eon.
partitioned (English, verb)
Forms: form: partition
tags: canonical
form: partitions
tags: third-person
singular
form: partitioned
tags: past
form: partitioned
tags: past
participle
form: partitioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of partition.
partitioning (English, verb)
Forms: form: partition
tags: canonical
form: partitions
tags: third-person
singular
form: partitioned
tags: past
form: partitioned
tags: past
participle
form: partitioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of partition.
firing pin (English, noun)
Forms: form: firing pin
raw_tags: Singular
form: firing pins
tags: plural
glosses: A firing pin is a part of a firearm that is used to hit the primer of a cartridge to fire rounds.
firing pins (English, noun)
Forms: form: firing pin
raw_tags: Singular
form: firing pins
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of firing pin; more than one (kind of) firing pin.
primer (English, noun)
Forms: form: primer
raw_tags: Singular
form: primers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A primer is a part of a pistol, rifle and other firearms that is used to ignite gunpowder or other explosives when struck by the firing pin.
primers (English, noun)
Forms: form: primer
raw_tags: Singular
form: primers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of primer; more than one (kind of) primer.
Jewfro (English, noun)
Forms: form: Jewfro
raw_tags: Singular
form: Jewfros
tags: plural
glosses: A Jewfro is a type of curly hairstyle that is worn by people of the Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
Jewfros (English, noun)
Forms: form: Jewfro
raw_tags: Singular
form: Jewfros
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of Jewfro; more than one (kind of) Jewfro.
microsecond (English, noun)
Forms: form: microsecond
raw_tags: Singular
form: microseconds
tags: plural
glosses: A microsecond is one millionth (0.000001 or 10⁻⁶ or ¹/_(1,000,000)) of a second. The symbol is μs/µs.
raw_tags: countable
microseconds (English, noun)
Forms: form: microsecond
raw_tags: Singular
form: microseconds
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of microsecond; more than one (kind of) microsecond.
clothesline (English, noun)
Forms: form: clothesline
raw_tags: Singular
form: clotheslines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkloʊðzlaɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A clothesline is a place to hang clothing to dry and is usually made of rope or plastic wire.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Please help me to hang these towels on the clothesline outside.
synonyms: washing line
clotheslines (English, noun)
Forms: form: clothesline
raw_tags: Singular
form: clotheslines
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of clothesline; more than one (kind of) clothesline.
decantation (English, noun)
Forms: form: decantation
raw_tags: Singular
form: decantations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdiːkænˈteɪʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: Decantation refers to the act of pouring out the liquid or water (which contains the dust or soil particles) without disturbing the particles at the bottom.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
decantations (English, noun)
Forms: form: decantation
raw_tags: Singular
form: decantations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of decantation; more than one (kind of) decantation.
public relations (English, noun)
Forms: form: public relations
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Public relations refers to the practice of managing the spread of information between a person or an organization and the public, commonly referred to as PR.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Every company has a public relations department that is responsible for creating a good public image of the company.
synonyms: outreach
modification (English, noun)
Forms: form: modification
raw_tags: Singular
form: modifications
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A modification to something is a change or adjustment to something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The modification of the computer allowed it to access the Internet easier.
The modifications made broke the device.
modifications (English, noun)
Forms: form: modification
raw_tags: Singular
form: modifications
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of modification; more than one (kind of) modification.
business plan (English, noun)
Forms: form: business plan
raw_tags: Singular
form: business plans
tags: plural
glosses: A business plan is a formal document that shows the business goals and the plans for reaching them. It may also contain other information about the business itself.
raw_tags: business
business plans (English, noun)
Forms: form: business plan
raw_tags: Singular
form: business plans
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of business plan; more than one (kind of) business plan.
beatboxing (English, noun)
Forms: form: beatboxing
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Beatboxing is making percussive noises with the mouth, lips, tongue and voice. Performers try an imitate the sounds of a drum machine and is used a lot in hip hop music.
raw_tags: uncountable
air draft (English, noun)
Forms: form: air draft
raw_tags: Singular
form: air drafts
tags: plural
glosses: Air draft is the distance from the surface of the water to the highest point on a vessel (a ship or boat).
air drafts (English, noun)
Forms: form: air draft
raw_tags: Singular
form: air drafts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of air draft; more than one (kind of) air draft.
surround sound (English, noun)
Forms: form: surround sound
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Surround sound is a system of sound surrounding the listener to make an effect that feels real, usually using a few speakers.
stock ticker symbol (English, noun)
Forms: form: stock ticker symbol
raw_tags: Singular
form: stock ticker symbols
tags: plural
glosses: A ticker symbol is a small abbreviation a company uses for stock indexes. They make the name of the company easier to remember.
examples: "GOOG" is the stock ticker symbol for Google.
synonyms: stock symbol
stock ticker symbols (English, noun)
Forms: form: stock ticker symbol
raw_tags: Singular
form: stock ticker symbols
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of stock ticker symbol; more than one (kind of) stock ticker symbol.
orbited (English, verb)
Forms: form: orbit
tags: canonical
form: orbits
tags: third-person
singular
form: orbited
tags: past
form: orbited
tags: past
participle
form: orbiting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of orbit.
orbiting (English, verb)
Forms: form: orbit
tags: canonical
form: orbits
tags: third-person
singular
form: orbited
tags: past
form: orbited
tags: past
participle
form: orbiting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of orbit.
livelihood (English, noun)
Forms: form: livelihood
raw_tags: Singular
form: livelihoods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪvlɪhʊd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Someone's livelihood is how they support themselves, usually related to jobs and money.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The livelihoods of the farmers were destroyed when the drought came.
His livelihood depends on tourism.
livelihoods (English, noun)
Forms: form: livelihood
raw_tags: Singular
form: livelihoods
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of livelihood; more than one (kind of) livelihood.
interwoven (English, verb)
Forms: form: interweave
tags: canonical
form: interweaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: interwove
tags: past
form: interwoven
tags: past
participle
form: interweaving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪntərwəʊvən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of interweave.
interweave (English, verb)
Forms: form: interweave
tags: canonical
form: interweaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: interwove
tags: past
form: interwoven
tags: past
participle
form: interweaving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ɪntərˈwiːv/
glosses: If something is interwoven, it is joined together by weaving.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The yarn was carefully interwoven to make the sweater.
glosses: If two or more things are interwoven, they are connected closely.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The courts are interwoven with the police.
interweaves (English, verb)
Forms: form: interweave
tags: canonical
form: interweaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: interwove
tags: past
form: interwoven
tags: past
participle
form: interweaving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of interweave.
interwove (English, verb)
Forms: form: interweave
tags: canonical
form: interweaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: interwove
tags: past
form: interwoven
tags: past
participle
form: interweaving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪntərwoːv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense of interweave.
interweaving (English, verb)
Forms: form: interweave
tags: canonical
form: interweaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: interwove
tags: past
form: interwoven
tags: past
participle
form: interweaving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of interweave.
CD (English, noun)
Forms: form: CD
raw_tags: Singular
form: CDs
tags: plural
glosses: A CD is a type of plastic disk that is used to store computer files.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The singer released his new CD album.
synonyms: compact disc
compact disk
glosses: This is the Roman numeral for four hundred (400). It may be written as CD or cd.
compact disc (English, noun)
Forms: form: compact disc
raw_tags: Singular
form: compact discs
tags: plural
glosses: A compact disc is a plastic disc that is used to store computer files.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The entire music album is on that compact disc.
synonyms: CD
brightens (English, verb)
Forms: form: brighten
tags: canonical
form: brightens
tags: third-person
singular
form: brightened
tags: past
form: brightened
tags: past
participle
form: brightening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of brighten.
brightened (English, verb)
Forms: form: brighten
tags: canonical
form: brightens
tags: third-person
singular
form: brightened
tags: past
form: brightened
tags: past
participle
form: brightening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of brighten.
brightening (English, verb)
Forms: form: brighten
tags: canonical
form: brightens
tags: third-person
singular
form: brightened
tags: past
form: brightened
tags: past
participle
form: brightening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of brighten.
flee (English, verb)
Forms: form: flee
tags: canonical
form: flees
tags: third-person
singular
form: fled
tags: past
form: fled
tags: past
participle
form: fleeing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fliː/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you flee, you run away or escape.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The prisoner tried to flee, but was caught by the guards.
glosses: If you flee a place, you escape from it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The culprit fled the crime scene.
Millions of people fled the country during the war.
flees (English, verb)
Forms: form: flee
tags: canonical
form: flees
tags: third-person
singular
form: fled
tags: past
form: fled
tags: past
participle
form: fleeing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of flee.
fled (English, verb)
Forms: form: flee
tags: canonical
form: flees
tags: third-person
singular
form: fled
tags: past
form: fled
tags: past
participle
form: fleeing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of flee.
fleeing (English, verb)
Forms: form: flee
tags: canonical
form: flees
tags: third-person
singular
form: fled
tags: past
form: fled
tags: past
participle
form: fleeing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of flee.
groupings (English, noun)
Forms: form: grouping
raw_tags: Singular
form: groupings
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of grouping; more than one (kind of) grouping.
retrieve (English, verb)
Forms: form: retrieve
tags: canonical
form: retrieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: retrieved
tags: past
form: retrieved
tags: past
participle
form: retrieving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈtriv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you retrieve something, you go and get it back.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He went into the classroom to retrieve his textbook.
The clerk retrieved the item from the back room.
retrieves (English, verb)
Forms: form: retrieve
tags: canonical
form: retrieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: retrieved
tags: past
form: retrieved
tags: past
participle
form: retrieving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of retrieve.
retrieved (English, verb)
Forms: form: retrieve
tags: canonical
form: retrieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: retrieved
tags: past
form: retrieved
tags: past
participle
form: retrieving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of retrieve.
retrieving (English, verb)
Forms: form: retrieve
tags: canonical
form: retrieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: retrieved
tags: past
form: retrieved
tags: past
participle
form: retrieving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of retrieve.
pervert (English, noun)
Forms: form: pervert
raw_tags: Singular
form: perverts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpəː.vəːt/
tags: UK
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈpɚ.vɚt/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
glosses: A pervert is a person who has inappropriate habits, specially about sex.
raw_tags: countable
examples: That pervert was looking into the changeroom.
pervert (English, verb)
Forms: form: pervert
tags: canonical
form: perverts
tags: third-person
singular
form: perverted
tags: past
form: perverted
tags: past
participle
form: perverting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈvəːt/
tags: UK
poses: verb
ipa: /pɚˈvɚt/
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
glosses: If someone perverts someone else or something he makes it work or behave in a bad way.
raw_tags: informal
councillor (English, noun)
Forms: form: councillor
raw_tags: Singular
form: councillors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkaʊns(ɪ)lə/
homophones: counselor
counsellor
glosses: A councillor is a member of a council.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable
examples: Half of the councillors voted against expanding the metro.
councillors (English, noun)
Forms: form: councillor
raw_tags: Singular
form: councillors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of councillor; more than one (kind of) councillor.
gulf (English, noun)
Forms: form: gulf
raw_tags: Singular
form: gulfs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A gulf is a part of an ocean or sea that has land mostly around it.
glosses: A deep hollow; chasm or abyss.
glosses: Any wide separation, as in position, status, or education.
glosses: Something that engulfs or swallows up.
gulf (English, verb)
Forms: form: gulf
tags: canonical
form: gulfs
tags: third-person
singular
form: gulfed
tags: past
form: gulfed
tags: past
participle
form: gulfing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When you gulf something, you swallow up or engulf it.
hear through the grapevine (English, phrase)
Forms: form: hear through the grapevine
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: When you hear something through the grapevine, you hear it from other people and not from the source, which are usually rumors.
raw_tags: idiom
examples: I heard through the grapevine that the company will be closing down at the end of this year.
trailer (English, noun)
Forms: form: trailer
raw_tags: Singular
form: trailers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtreɪlə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtreɪlɚ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A trailer is something that follows, or trails behind something else.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A trailer is a vehicle with wheels that is connected to the back of a car or truck, usually to carry something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The trailer of the eighteen-wheeler was carrying fresh produce.
Load the luggage into the trailer.
glosses: A trailer is a home with wheels that can be moved around. When it is not being moved around, it can be lived in.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
examples: We drove our trailer to Yellowstone National Park.
glosses: A movie trailer is a short video that shows a little bit of a movie, video game or television show.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
examples: The new trailer for Your Name came out yesterday!
trailers (English, noun)
Forms: form: trailer
raw_tags: Singular
form: trailers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of trailer; more than one (kind of) trailer.
unwarier (English, adj)
Forms: form: unwary
tags: positive
form: unwarier
tags: comparative
form: unwariest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of unwary; more unwary.