crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
purposeful (English, adj)
Forms: form: purposeful
tags: positive
form: more purposeful
tags: comparative
form: most purposeful
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɜː(r)pəsfəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is purposeful, it was done on purpose.
examples: The destruction of the house was purposeful.
whether or not (English, conj)
Forms: form: whether or not
raw_tags: Subordinator
glosses: Whether or not is used with a following clause when the truth of that clause does not matter or is in question.
examples: I'll go whether or not you do.
It is unclear whether or not she meant to leave.
Englishnesses (English, noun)
Forms: form: Englishness
raw_tags: Singular
form: Englishnesses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of Englishness; more than one (kind of) Englishness.
normality (English, noun)
Forms: form: normality
raw_tags: Singular
form: normalities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɔːˈmæl.ɪ.ti/
tags: UK
ipa: /nɔrˈmæl.ə.ti/
tags: US
ipa: /noːˈmæl.ə.ti/
tags: Australia
tags: US
glosses: The state of being normal.
examples: One day, we will get back to normality.
normalities (English, noun)
Forms: form: normality
raw_tags: Singular
form: normalities
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of normality; more than one (kind of) normality.
disinfectant (English, adj)
Forms: form: disinfectant
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪs.ɪnˈfɛktənt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something is a disinfectant, it kills germs or virus.
disinfectant (English, noun)
Forms: form: disinfectant
raw_tags: Singular
form: disinfectants
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪs.ɪnˈfɛktənt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A disinfectant is a chemical substance that kills germs and viruses.
raw_tags: countable
disinfectants (English, noun)
Forms: form: disinfectant
raw_tags: Singular
form: disinfectants
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of disinfectant; more than one (kind of) disinfectant.
intrusive (English, adj)
Forms: form: intrusive
tags: positive
form: more intrusive
tags: comparative
form: most intrusive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈtruːsɪv/
tags: US
glosses: If something is intrusive, it makes people feel uncomfortable because it goes into personal or private things.
examples: Did it ever cross your mind that he might find all those questions you ask intrusive?
synonyms: unwelcome
uninvited
disturbing
interrupting
disparate (English, adj)
Forms: form: disparate
tags: positive
form: more disparate
tags: comparative
form: most disparate
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɪsp(ə)rət/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdɪsp(ə)rət/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If things are disparate, they are made up of different elements that cannot be compared.
incongruous (English, adj)
Forms: form: incongruous
tags: positive
form: more incongruous
tags: comparative
form: most incongruous
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈkɒn.ɡrʊu.ʌs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪnˈkɑn.ɡru.əs/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If things are incongruous, they are not similar.
outage (English, noun)
Forms: form: outage
raw_tags: Singular
form: outages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtɪd͡ʒ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An outage is period where the power supply, or other related services, is suspended temporarily.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The power outage yesterday was caused by the broken fuse.
outages (English, noun)
Forms: form: outage
raw_tags: Singular
form: outages
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of outage; more than one (kind of) outage.
fondue (English, noun)
Forms: form: fondue
raw_tags: Singular
form: fondues
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɑnˈdu/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfɒnduː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A fondue is a dish made of melted cheese or chocolate which food can be dipped into.
fondues (English, noun)
Forms: form: fondue
raw_tags: Singular
form: fondues
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of fondue; more than one (kind of) fondue.
objurgate (English, verb)
Forms: form: objurgate
tags: canonical
form: objurgates
tags: third-person
singular
form: objurgated
tags: past
form: objurgated
tags: past
participle
form: objurgating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒbdʒə(r)ɡeɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you objurgate someone, you criticize or scold them.
raw_tags: transitive
objurgates (English, verb)
Forms: form: objurgate
tags: canonical
form: objurgates
tags: third-person
singular
form: objurgated
tags: past
form: objurgated
tags: past
participle
form: objurgating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of objurgate.
objurgated (English, verb)
Forms: form: objurgate
tags: canonical
form: objurgates
tags: third-person
singular
form: objurgated
tags: past
form: objurgated
tags: past
participle
form: objurgating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of objurgate.
objurgating (English, verb)
Forms: form: objurgate
tags: canonical
form: objurgates
tags: third-person
singular
form: objurgated
tags: past
form: objurgated
tags: past
participle
form: objurgating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of objurgate.
succulent (English, adj)
Forms: form: succulent
tags: positive
form: more succulent
tags: comparative
form: most succulent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌkjələnt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is succulent, it is juicy and tender.
barmy (English, adj)
Forms: form: barmy
tags: positive
form: barmier
tags: comparative
form: barmiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɑː.mi/
tags: UK
tags: UK
homophones: balmy
glosses: If a person is barmy, they are crazy or foolish.
tags: British
barmier (English, adj)
Forms: form: barmy
tags: positive
form: barmier
tags: comparative
form: barmiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of barmy; more barmy.
barmiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: barmy
tags: positive
form: barmier
tags: comparative
form: barmiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of barmy; most barmy.
balmy (English, adj)
Forms: form: balmy
tags: positive
form: balmier
tags: comparative
form: balmiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɑː.mi/
tags: UK
US
tags: Australia
homophones: barmy
glosses: If something is balmy, it is mild and pleasant.
glosses: If something is balmy, it is soothing and fragrant.
balmiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: balmy
tags: positive
form: balmier
tags: comparative
form: balmiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of balmy; most balmy.
balmier (English, adj)
Forms: form: balmy
tags: positive
form: balmier
tags: comparative
form: balmiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of balmy; more balmy.
gradable (English, adj)
Forms: form: gradable
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡreɪdəbəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If an adjective is gradable, it can be used in the comparative or superlative form.
examples: Hot and cold are gradable antonyms.
curtail (English, verb)
Forms: form: curtail
tags: canonical
form: curtails
tags: third-person
singular
form: curtailed
tags: past
form: curtailed
tags: past
participle
form: curtailing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɜːˈteɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /kɚˈteɪl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you curtail something, you reduce the duration of it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.
curtailing (English, verb)
Forms: form: curtail
tags: canonical
form: curtails
tags: third-person
singular
form: curtailed
tags: past
form: curtailed
tags: past
participle
form: curtailing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of curtail.
curtails (English, verb)
Forms: form: curtail
tags: canonical
form: curtails
tags: third-person
singular
form: curtailed
tags: past
form: curtailed
tags: past
participle
form: curtailing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of curtail.
curtailed (English, verb)
Forms: form: curtail
tags: canonical
form: curtails
tags: third-person
singular
form: curtailed
tags: past
form: curtailed
tags: past
participle
form: curtailing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of curtail.
truncate (English, verb)
Forms: form: truncate
tags: canonical
form: truncates
tags: third-person
singular
form: truncated
tags: past
form: truncated
tags: past
participle
form: truncating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /trʌŋˈkeɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtrʌŋˌkeɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you truncate something, you shorten it by a measurable value.
raw_tags: transitive
truncates (English, verb)
Forms: form: truncate
tags: canonical
form: truncates
tags: third-person
singular
form: truncated
tags: past
form: truncated
tags: past
participle
form: truncating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of truncate.
truncated (English, verb)
Forms: form: truncate
tags: canonical
form: truncates
tags: third-person
singular
form: truncated
tags: past
form: truncated
tags: past
participle
form: truncating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of truncate.
truncating (English, verb)
Forms: form: truncate
tags: canonical
form: truncates
tags: third-person
singular
form: truncated
tags: past
form: truncated
tags: past
participle
form: truncating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of truncate.
measurable (English, adj)
Forms: form: measurable
tags: positive
form: more measurable
tags: comparative
form: most measurable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛʒərəbəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is measurable, it can be measured.
decalcomania (English, noun)
Forms: form: decalcomania
raw_tags: Singular
form: decalcomanias
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: [diːˌkæɫkəˈmeɪnɪə]
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Decalcomania is the process of transferring designs onto surfaces.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
decalcomanias (English, noun)
Forms: form: decalcomania
raw_tags: Singular
form: decalcomanias
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of decalcomania; more than one (kind of) decalcomania.
decal (English, noun)
Forms: form: decal
raw_tags: Singular
form: decals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdiː.kæl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdiːkæl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Canada
glosses: A decal is a design that is produced and transferred to another surface.
raw_tags: countable
decals (English, noun)
Forms: form: decal
raw_tags: Singular
form: decals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of decal; more than one (kind of) decal.
hurtful (English, adj)
Forms: form: hurtful
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: A hurtful comment or action is mean or insulting.
examples: What you said to me the other day was very hurtful.
youthful (English, adj)
Forms: form: youthful
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuːθfəl/
tags: UK
glosses: A youthful person is an older person who seems young.
examples: The young man was being very youthful.
fiend (English, noun)
Forms: form: fiend
raw_tags: Singular
form: fiends
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fiːnd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A fiend is someone who is especially interested in something.
examples: Only jazz fiends know about this small club downtown.
glosses: A fiend is a devil or a monster.
examples: The fiends enjoy watching the dead suffer in hell.
glosses: A fiend is someone who is evil.
examples: The police recently arrested the fiend.
fiends (English, noun)
Forms: form: fiend
raw_tags: Singular
form: fiends
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of fiend; more than one (kind of) fiend.
disruptive (English, adj)
Forms: form: disruptive
tags: positive
form: more disruptive
tags: comparative
form: most disruptive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/
tags: UK
ipa: /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is disruptive, it interrupts something and causes it to pause or stop.
examples: Children who exhibit disruptive behaviour may be expelled from school.
wild goose chase (English, phrase)
Forms: form: wild goose chase
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A wild goose chase is a search that will not achieve anything.
raw_tags: figurative
impeccable (English, adj)
Forms: form: impeccable
tags: positive
form: more impeccable
tags: comparative
form: most impeccable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An impeccable person is someone who is perfect and does not do anything wrong.
synonyms: flawless
inebriate (English, noun)
Forms: form: inebriate
raw_tags: Singular
form: inebriates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈniːbriət/
poses: adjective
noun
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
poses: adjective
noun
glosses: An inebriate is a drunk person.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: drunkard
inebriate (English, verb)
Forms: form: inebriate
tags: canonical
form: inebriates
tags: third-person
singular
form: inebriated
tags: past
form: inebriated
tags: past
participle
form: inebriating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈniːbrieɪt/
poses: verb
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
poses: verb
glosses: If something inebriates you, it causes you to be drunk.
raw_tags: transitive
inebriate (English, adj)
Forms: form: inebriate
tags: positive
form: more inebriate
tags: comparative
form: most inebriate
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈniːbriət/
poses: adjective
noun
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
poses: adjective
noun
glosses: An inebriate person is someone who is drunk.
inebriates (English, noun)
Forms: form: inebriate
raw_tags: Singular
form: inebriates
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of inebriate; more than one (kind of) inebriate.
inebriates (English, verb)
Forms: form: inebriate
tags: canonical
form: inebriates
tags: third-person
singular
form: inebriated
tags: past
form: inebriated
tags: past
participle
form: inebriating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of inebriate.
inebriated (English, adj)
Forms: form: inebriated
tags: positive
form: more inebriated
tags: comparative
form: most inebriated
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈniː.bri.eɪ.tɪd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: An inebriated person is someone who behaves link a drunkard.
inebriated (English, verb)
Forms: form: inebriate
tags: canonical
form: inebriates
tags: third-person
singular
form: inebriated
tags: past
form: inebriated
tags: past
participle
form: inebriating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈniː.bri.eɪ.tɪd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: The past tense and past participle of inebriate.
inebriating (English, verb)
Forms: form: inebriate
tags: canonical
form: inebriates
tags: third-person
singular
form: inebriated
tags: past
form: inebriated
tags: past
participle
form: inebriating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of inebriate.
somber (English, adj)
Forms: form: somber
tags: positive
form: more somber
tags: comparative
form: most somber
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɒmbə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɑmbɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is somber, it is dark and gloomy.
sombre (English, adj)
Forms: form: sombre
tags: positive
form: more sombre
tags: comparative
form: most sombre
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɒmbə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɑmbɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is sombre, it is dark and gloomy.
dentistry (English, noun)
Forms: form: dentistry
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛntɪstri/
tags: UK
glosses: Dentistry is the field of medicine that studies, diagnoses and treats the teeth and gums.
raw_tags: uncountable
medicine
denture (English, noun)
Forms: form: denture
raw_tags: Singular
form: dentures
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛntʃə(r)/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈdɛntjə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Dentures are a removable plate that is a complete replacement of teeth.
raw_tags: usually plural
dentures (English, noun)
Forms: form: denture
raw_tags: Singular
form: dentures
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of denture; more than one (kind of) denture.
removable (English, adj)
Forms: form: removable
tags: positive
form: more removable
tags: comparative
form: most removable
tags: superlative
glosses: If something is removable, it can be removed.
modernize (English, verb)
Forms: form: modernize
tags: canonical
form: modernizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: modernized
tags: past
form: modernized
tags: past
participle
form: modernizing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒdənaɪz/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɑdɚnaɪz/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you modernize an old or outdated thing, you make it modern in design or function.
raw_tags: transitive
modernise (English, verb)
Forms: form: modernise
tags: canonical
form: modernises
tags: third-person
singular
form: modernised
tags: past
form: modernised
tags: past
participle
form: modernising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒdənaɪz/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɑdɚnaɪz/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you modernise an old or outdated thing, you make it modern in design or function.
raw_tags: transitive
modernises (English, verb)
Forms: form: modernise
tags: canonical
form: modernises
tags: third-person
singular
form: modernised
tags: past
form: modernised
tags: past
participle
form: modernising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of modernise.
modernising (English, verb)
Forms: form: modernise
tags: canonical
form: modernises
tags: third-person
singular
form: modernised
tags: past
form: modernised
tags: past
participle
form: modernising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of modernise.
modernizes (English, verb)
Forms: form: modernize
tags: canonical
form: modernizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: modernized
tags: past
form: modernized
tags: past
participle
form: modernizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of modernize.
modernised (English, verb)
Forms: form: modernise
tags: canonical
form: modernises
tags: third-person
singular
form: modernised
tags: past
form: modernised
tags: past
participle
form: modernising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of modernise.
modernized (English, verb)
Forms: form: modernize
tags: canonical
form: modernizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: modernized
tags: past
form: modernized
tags: past
participle
form: modernizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of modernize.
modernizing (English, verb)
Forms: form: modernize
tags: canonical
form: modernizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: modernized
tags: past
form: modernized
tags: past
participle
form: modernizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of modernize.
outdated (English, adj)
Forms: form: outdated
tags: positive
form: more outdated
tags: comparative
form: most outdated
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is outdated, it is too old for it to be used.
examples: His outdated word processing software could not read the files I sent.
indifferent (English, adj)
Forms: form: indifferent
tags: positive
form: more indifferent
tags: comparative
form: most indifferent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdɪf.rənt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If a person is indifferent, they do not care about things that happen.
examples: He was indifferent to the proposal, since it didn’t affect him, either way.
maw (English, noun)
Forms: form: maw
raw_tags: Singular
form: maws
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɔː/
tags: UK
ipa: /mɔ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The maw is the stomach of an animal.
raw_tags: old, no longer used
glosses: The maw is the mouth and jaws of an animal.
maws (English, noun)
Forms: form: maw
raw_tags: Singular
form: maws
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of maw; more than one (kind of) maw.
voracious (English, adj)
Forms: form: voracious
tags: positive
form: more voracious
tags: comparative
form: most voracious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɔːˈreɪ.ʃəs/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A voracious animal is very hungry and wants to eat large quantities of food.
synonyms: ravenous
ravenous (English, adj)
Forms: form: ravenous
tags: positive
form: more ravenous
tags: comparative
form: most ravenous
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrævənəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A ravenous animal is very hungry and wants to eat large quantities of food.
synonyms: voracious
descriptive (English, adj)
Forms: form: descriptive
tags: positive
form: more descriptive
tags: comparative
form: most descriptive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If something is descriptive, it provides a detailed description of another thing.
as well (English, phrase)
Forms: form: as well
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: You use as well to show that something applies in the same way as something else you've already mentioned.
examples: I like apples, and pears as well.
synonyms: too
also
hilarious (English, adj)
Forms: form: hilarious
tags: positive
form: more hilarious
tags: comparative
form: most hilarious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪˈlɛəriəs/
tags: UK
ipa: /hɪˈleriəs/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is hilarious, it makes you laugh a lot.
examples: That joke was hilarious.
citations (English, noun)
Forms: form: citation
raw_tags: Singular
form: citations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of citation; more than one (kind of) citation.
contemplates (English, verb)
Forms: form: contemplate
tags: canonical
form: contemplates
tags: third-person
singular
form: contemplated
tags: past
form: contemplated
tags: past
participle
form: contemplating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of contemplate.
contemplated (English, verb)
Forms: form: contemplate
tags: canonical
form: contemplates
tags: third-person
singular
form: contemplated
tags: past
form: contemplated
tags: past
participle
form: contemplating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of contemplate.
contemplating (English, verb)
Forms: form: contemplate
tags: canonical
form: contemplates
tags: third-person
singular
form: contemplated
tags: past
form: contemplated
tags: past
participle
form: contemplating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of contemplate.
patrol (English, noun)
Forms: form: patrol
raw_tags: Singular
form: patrols
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈtrəʊl/
tags: UK
ipa: /pəˈtroʊl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A patrol is a movement to keep watch over an area at regular intervals so as to ensure the area's security.
patrol (English, verb)
Forms: form: patrol
tags: canonical
form: patrols
tags: third-person
singular
form: patrolled
tags: past
form: patrolled
tags: past
participle
form: patrolling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈtrəʊl/
tags: UK
ipa: /pəˈtroʊl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If a person patrols a place, they keep watch of the area by walking repeatedly around it.
raw_tags: transitive
patrols (English, noun)
Forms: form: patrol
raw_tags: Singular
form: patrols
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of patrol; more than one (kind of) patrol.
patrols (English, verb)
Forms: form: patrol
tags: canonical
form: patrols
tags: third-person
singular
form: patrolled
tags: past
form: patrolled
tags: past
participle
form: patrolling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of patrol.
patrolled (English, verb)
Forms: form: patrol
tags: canonical
form: patrols
tags: third-person
singular
form: patrolled
tags: past
form: patrolled
tags: past
participle
form: patrolling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of patrol.
patrolling (English, verb)
Forms: form: patrol
tags: canonical
form: patrols
tags: third-person
singular
form: patrolled
tags: past
form: patrolled
tags: past
participle
form: patrolling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of patrol.
diatribe (English, noun)
Forms: form: diatribe
raw_tags: Singular
form: diatribes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪ.əˌtraɪb/
tags: UK
glosses: A diatribe is an abusive verbal attack against a person.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: tirade
diatribes (English, noun)
Forms: form: diatribe
raw_tags: Singular
form: diatribes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of diatribe; more than one (kind of) diatribe.
tirade (English, noun)
Forms: form: tirade
raw_tags: Singular
form: tirades
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaɪreɪd/
tags: UK
glosses: A tirade is a long and angry criticism against a person.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: diatribe
tirades (English, noun)
Forms: form: tirade
raw_tags: Singular
form: tirades
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tirade; more than one (kind of) tirade.
banal (English, adj)
Forms: form: banal
tags: positive
form: more banal
tags: comparative
form: most banal
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /bəˈnɑːl/
ipa: /ˈbeɪnəl/
ipa: /bəˈnæl/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is banal, it is very common and boring.
cockerel (English, noun)
Forms: form: cockerel
raw_tags: Singular
form: cockerels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑkərəl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɒkərəl/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A cockerel is a young male chicken.
raw_tags: countable
cockerels (English, noun)
Forms: form: cockerel
raw_tags: Singular
form: cockerels
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of cockerel; more than one (kind of) cockerel.
impersonation (English, noun)
Forms: form: impersonation
raw_tags: Singular
form: impersonations
tags: plural
glosses: Impersonation is the act of pretending to be someone else.
impersonations (English, noun)
Forms: form: impersonation
raw_tags: Singular
form: impersonations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of impersonation; more than one (kind of) impersonation.
synagogue (English, noun)
Forms: form: synagogue
raw_tags: Singular
form: synagogues
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪ.nəˌɡɑɡ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A place of worship for Jews.
raw_tags: countable
synagogues (English, noun)
Forms: form: synagogue
raw_tags: Singular
form: synagogues
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of synagogue; more than one (kind of) synagogue.
crummy (English, adj)
Forms: form: crummy
tags: positive
form: crummier
tags: comparative
form: crummiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /ˈkrʌmi/
glosses: If something is crummy, it is bad or of poor quality.
raw_tags: informal
crumby (English, adj)
Forms: form: crumby
tags: positive
form: crumbier
tags: comparative
form: crumbiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkrʌmi/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is crumby, it is bad or of poor quality.
raw_tags: informal
crummiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: crummy
tags: positive
form: crummier
tags: comparative
form: crummiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of crummy; most crummy.
crummier (English, adj)
Forms: form: crummy
tags: positive
form: crummier
tags: comparative
form: crummiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of crummy; more crummy.
crumbier (English, adj)
Forms: form: crumby
tags: positive
form: crumbier
tags: comparative
form: crumbiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of crumby; more crumby.
crumbiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: crumby
tags: positive
form: crumbier
tags: comparative
form: crumbiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of crumby; most crumby.
incentivise (English, verb)
Forms: form: incentivise
tags: canonical
form: incentivises
tags: third-person
singular
form: incentivised
tags: past
form: incentivised
tags: past
participle
form: incentivising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: If you incentivise someone, you provide them with incentives so as to encourage them to do something.
raw_tags: transitive
economics
examples: The US government seeks to incentivise home ownership through a favorable tax system.
incentivize (English, verb)
Forms: form: incentivize
tags: canonical
form: incentivizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: incentivized
tags: past
form: incentivized
tags: past
participle
form: incentivizing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/
tags: UK
glosses: If you incentivize someone, you provide them with incentives so as to encourage them to do something.
raw_tags: transitive
economics
examples: The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system.
incentivising (English, verb)
Forms: form: incentivise
tags: canonical
form: incentivises
tags: third-person
singular
form: incentivised
tags: past
form: incentivised
tags: past
participle
form: incentivising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of incentivise.
incentivises (English, verb)
Forms: form: incentivise
tags: canonical
form: incentivises
tags: third-person
singular
form: incentivised
tags: past
form: incentivised
tags: past
participle
form: incentivising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of incentivise.
incentivised (English, verb)
Forms: form: incentivise
tags: canonical
form: incentivises
tags: third-person
singular
form: incentivised
tags: past
form: incentivised
tags: past
participle
form: incentivising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of incentivise.
incentivizes (English, verb)
Forms: form: incentivize
tags: canonical
form: incentivizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: incentivized
tags: past
form: incentivized
tags: past
participle
form: incentivizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of incentivize.
incentivized (English, verb)
Forms: form: incentivize
tags: canonical
form: incentivizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: incentivized
tags: past
form: incentivized
tags: past
participle
form: incentivizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of incentivize.
incentivizing (English, verb)
Forms: form: incentivize
tags: canonical
form: incentivizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: incentivized
tags: past
form: incentivized
tags: past
participle
form: incentivizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of incentivize.
nationality (English, noun)
Forms: form: nationality
raw_tags: Singular
form: nationalities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌnæ.ʃəˈnæ.lɪ.ti/
tags: US
glosses: The nationality of a person is the status of their belonging to a certain country/nation.
nationalities (English, noun)
Forms: form: nationality
raw_tags: Singular
form: nationalities
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of nationality; more than one (kind of) nationality.
sandpaper (English, noun)
Forms: form: sandpaper
raw_tags: Singular
form: sandpapers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Sandpaper is a type of paper that is coated with sand, fine glass, or other abrasive material for smoothing.
sandpaper (English, verb)
Forms: form: sandpaper
tags: canonical
form: sandpapers
tags: third-person
singular
form: sandpapered
tags: past
form: sandpapered
tags: past
participle
form: sandpapering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you sandpaper something, you make it smooth with sandpaper.
sandpapered (English, verb)
Forms: form: sandpaper
tags: canonical
form: sandpapers
tags: third-person
singular
form: sandpapered
tags: past
form: sandpapered
tags: past
participle
form: sandpapering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of sandpaper.
sandpapers (English, noun)
Forms: form: sandpaper
raw_tags: Singular
form: sandpapers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sandpaper; more than one (kind of) sandpaper.
sandpapers (English, verb)
Forms: form: sandpaper
tags: canonical
form: sandpapers
tags: third-person
singular
form: sandpapered
tags: past
form: sandpapered
tags: past
participle
form: sandpapering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of sandpaper.
sandpapering (English, verb)
Forms: form: sandpaper
tags: canonical
form: sandpapers
tags: third-person
singular
form: sandpapered
tags: past
form: sandpapered
tags: past
participle
form: sandpapering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of sandpaper.
transaction (English, noun)
Forms: form: transaction
raw_tags: Singular
form: transactions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /trænˈzækʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A transaction is the act of buying or selling something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The transaction was made on Friday with the supplier.
transactions (English, noun)
Forms: form: transaction
raw_tags: Singular
form: transactions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of transaction; more than one (kind of) transaction.
transact (English, verb)
Forms: form: transact
tags: canonical
form: transacts
tags: third-person
singular
form: transacted
tags: past
form: transacted
tags: past
participle
form: transacting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌtrænˈzækt/
glosses: If you transact something, you perform a trade, or do a business-related action.
raw_tags: transitive
transacts (English, verb)
Forms: form: transact
tags: canonical
form: transacts
tags: third-person
singular
form: transacted
tags: past
form: transacted
tags: past
participle
form: transacting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of transact.
transacted (English, verb)
Forms: form: transact
tags: canonical
form: transacts
tags: third-person
singular
form: transacted
tags: past
form: transacted
tags: past
participle
form: transacting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of transact.
transacting (English, verb)
Forms: form: transact
tags: canonical
form: transacts
tags: third-person
singular
form: transacted
tags: past
form: transacted
tags: past
participle
form: transacting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of transact.
liner (English, noun)
Forms: form: liner
raw_tags: Singular
form: liners
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪnə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlaɪnɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A liner is a layer that goes between a container and its contents, usually one that can be removed.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The sleeping bag comes with a removable liner that you can wash.
It is essential to use plastic liners to make the pond waterproof.
Place liners in the cupcake tins and fill with about cup of the batter.
He wrote liner notes for Dylan's 1969 album Nashville Skyline.
glosses: Eye liner and lip liner is makeup that goes around the edge of the eyes or lips.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: An ocean liner is a large passenger ship.
raw_tags: countable
liners (English, noun)
Forms: form: liner
raw_tags: Singular
form: liners
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of liner; more than one (kind of) liner.
caterwaul (English, verb)
Forms: form: caterwaul
tags: canonical
form: caterwauls
tags: third-person
singular
form: caterwauled
tags: past
form: caterwauled
tags: past
participle
form: caterwauling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɔl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If a person caterwauls, they make a wailing noise like a cat.
caterwauls (English, verb)
Forms: form: caterwaul
tags: canonical
form: caterwauls
tags: third-person
singular
form: caterwauled
tags: past
form: caterwauled
tags: past
participle
form: caterwauling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of caterwaul.
caterwauled (English, verb)
Forms: form: caterwaul
tags: canonical
form: caterwauls
tags: third-person
singular
form: caterwauled
tags: past
form: caterwauled
tags: past
participle
form: caterwauling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of caterwaul.
caterwauling (English, verb)
Forms: form: caterwaul
tags: canonical
form: caterwauls
tags: third-person
singular
form: caterwauled
tags: past
form: caterwauled
tags: past
participle
form: caterwauling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of caterwaul.
Oromo (English, noun)
Forms: form: Oromo
raw_tags: Singular
form: Oromos
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈɒrəmoʊ/
glosses: The Oromo are a group of people of Ethiopia and northern Kenya.
passionate (English, adj)
Forms: form: passionate
tags: positive
form: more passionate
tags: comparative
form: most passionate
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæʃənɪt/
tags: US
glosses: If a person is passionate, they have a strong feeling when doing something.
tightly (English, adv)
Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪtli/
glosses: If something is wrapped tightly, it is wrapped in a tight manner.
antonyms: loosely
metabolism (English, noun)
Forms: form: metabolism
raw_tags: Singular
form: metabolisms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɪˈtab.əl.ɪz.əm/
tags: UK
ipa: /məˈtæ.bəlˌɪz.əm/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Metabolism is the chemical processes that occurs in living things and keeps them alive.
raw_tags: physiology
metabolisms (English, noun)
Forms: form: metabolism
raw_tags: Singular
form: metabolisms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of metabolism; more than one (kind of) metabolism.
unintentionally (English, adv)
glosses: Unintentionally means inadvertently; by accident, not on purpose; not deliberately.
antonyms: intentionally
intentionally (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəli/
tags: US
glosses: Intentionally means deliberately; on purpose.
antonyms: unintentionally
squadron (English, noun)
Forms: form: squadron
raw_tags: Singular
form: squadrons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskwɒd.rən/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A squadron is a unit in an air force unit that is made up of at least two aircrafts.
raw_tags: countable
military
squadrons (English, noun)
Forms: form: squadron
raw_tags: Singular
form: squadrons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of squadron; more than one (kind of) squadron.
surge (English, noun)
Forms: form: surge
raw_tags: Singular
form: surges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /sɝdʒ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
ipa: /sɜːdʒ/
tags: UK
glosses: A surge is a sudden increase of something.
examples: A power surge.
surge (English, verb)
Forms: form: surge
tags: canonical
form: surges
tags: third-person
singular
form: surged
tags: past
form: surged
tags: past
participle
form: surging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /sɝdʒ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
ipa: /sɜːdʒ/
tags: UK
glosses: If something surges, it increases suddenly.
examples: The price of Bitcoin surged last year.
surges (English, noun)
Forms: form: surge
raw_tags: Singular
form: surges
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of surge; more than one (kind of) surge.
surges (English, verb)
Forms: form: surge
tags: canonical
form: surges
tags: third-person
singular
form: surged
tags: past
form: surged
tags: past
participle
form: surging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of surge.
surged (English, verb)
Forms: form: surge
tags: canonical
form: surges
tags: third-person
singular
form: surged
tags: past
form: surged
tags: past
participle
form: surging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of surge.
surging (English, verb)
Forms: form: surge
tags: canonical
form: surges
tags: third-person
singular
form: surged
tags: past
form: surged
tags: past
participle
form: surging
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of surge.
the fuck (English, phrase)
Forms: form: the fuck
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
as a question
tags: US
glosses: You use "the fuck" to express strong surprise or disagreement.
raw_tags: vulgar
examples: What the fuck was that?
How the fuck does that work?
Get the fuck out of my office.
A: I'll take this one. B: The fuck you will!
synonyms: the hell
defenestration (English, noun)
Forms: form: defenestration
raw_tags: Singular
form: defenestrations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/
tags: UK
ipa: /diˌfɛnəˈstreɪʃən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Defenestration is the act of throwing something or someone from a window.
defenestrations (English, noun)
Forms: form: defenestration
raw_tags: Singular
form: defenestrations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of defenestration; more than one (kind of) defenestration.
piffle (English, noun)
Forms: form: piffle
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪf.əl/
tags: UK
US
tags: Australia
glosses: A piffle is a nonsense or foolish talk.
mentally (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛntəli/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is done mentally, it is thought out in the person's mind.
shortcake (English, noun)
Forms: form: shortcake
raw_tags: Singular
form: shortcakes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɔːtkeɪk/
tags: US
glosses: Shortcake is a sweet cake or biscuit.
glosses: Shortcake is a dessert made with such a cake, usually having layers of cream and fruit.
shortcakes (English, noun)
Forms: form: shortcake
raw_tags: Singular
form: shortcakes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of shortcake; more than one (kind of) shortcake.
idiocy (English, noun)
Forms: form: idiocy
raw_tags: Singular
form: idiocies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪdi.əsi/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An idiocy is a very stupid behaviour or action
idiocies (English, noun)
Forms: form: idiocy
raw_tags: Singular
form: idiocies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of idiocy; more than one (kind of) idiocy.
connector (English, noun)
Forms: form: connector
raw_tags: Singular
form: connectors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛktə/
glosses: A connector is something that connects thing together.
raw_tags: countable
connectors (English, noun)
Forms: form: connector
raw_tags: Singular
form: connectors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of connector; more than one (kind of) connector.
simp (English, noun)
Forms: form: simp
raw_tags: Singular
form: simps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪmp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A simp is a simple person lacking common sense. It can also mean a fool or simpleton.
raw_tags: slang
countable
glosses: A simp is a person, usually a male person, who appears to be foolishly valuing another person too much, usually to a person of opposite sex.
raw_tags: slang
countable
simp (English, verb)
Forms: form: simp
tags: canonical
form: simps
tags: third-person
singular
form: simped
tags: past
form: simped
tags: past
participle
form: simping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪmp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you simp, you bring to mind happy memories from a position of sadness.
raw_tags: slang
mope (English, verb)
Forms: form: mope
tags: canonical
form: mopes
tags: third-person
singular
form: moped
tags: past
form: moped
tags: past
participle
form: moping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /moʊp/
tags: US
ipa: /məʊp/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If a person mopes, they feel sad and depressed.
synonyms: sulk
pout
mopes (English, verb)
Forms: form: mope
tags: canonical
form: mopes
tags: third-person
singular
form: moped
tags: past
form: moped
tags: past
participle
form: moping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of mope.
moped (English, verb)
Forms: form: mope
tags: canonical
form: mopes
tags: third-person
singular
form: moped
tags: past
form: moped
tags: past
participle
form: moping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of mope.
moping (English, verb)
Forms: form: mope
tags: canonical
form: mopes
tags: third-person
singular
form: moped
tags: past
form: moped
tags: past
participle
form: moping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of mope.
pout (English, verb)
Forms: form: pout
tags: canonical
form: pouts
tags: third-person
singular
form: pouted
tags: past
form: pouted
tags: past
participle
form: pouting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /paʊt/
tags: UK
ipa: /pʌʊt/
tags: Canada
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If a person pouts, they push out their lips to show that they are sad.
raw_tags: intransitive
synonyms: mope
sulk
pouts (English, verb)
Forms: form: pout
tags: canonical
form: pouts
tags: third-person
singular
form: pouted
tags: past
form: pouted
tags: past
participle
form: pouting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of pout.
pouted (English, verb)
Forms: form: pout
tags: canonical
form: pouts
tags: third-person
singular
form: pouted
tags: past
form: pouted
tags: past
participle
form: pouting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of pout.
pouting (English, verb)
Forms: form: pout
tags: canonical
form: pouts
tags: third-person
singular
form: pouted
tags: past
form: pouted
tags: past
participle
form: pouting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of pout.
sulk (English, verb)
Forms: form: sulk
tags: canonical
form: sulks
tags: third-person
singular
form: sulked
tags: past
form: sulked
tags: past
participle
form: sulking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʌlk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If a person sulks, they are quiet and sad over something that happened.
raw_tags: intransitive
synonyms: mope
pout
sulked (English, verb)
Forms: form: sulk
tags: canonical
form: sulks
tags: third-person
singular
form: sulked
tags: past
form: sulked
tags: past
participle
form: sulking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of sulk.
sulking (English, verb)
Forms: form: sulk
tags: canonical
form: sulks
tags: third-person
singular
form: sulked
tags: past
form: sulked
tags: past
participle
form: sulking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of sulk.
sulks (English, verb)
Forms: form: sulk
tags: canonical
form: sulks
tags: third-person
singular
form: sulked
tags: past
form: sulked
tags: past
participle
form: sulking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of sulk.
simps (English, noun)
Forms: form: simp
raw_tags: Singular
form: simps
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of simp; more than one (kind of) simp.
simps (English, verb)
Forms: form: simp
tags: canonical
form: simps
tags: third-person
singular
form: simped
tags: past
form: simped
tags: past
participle
form: simping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of simp.
salacious (English, adj)
Forms: form: salacious
tags: positive
form: more salacious
tags: comparative
form: most salacious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈleɪ.ʃəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is salacious, it conveys a sexual desire or message.
conker (English, noun)
Forms: form: conker
raw_tags: Singular
form: conkers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒŋkə/
tags: UK
homophones: conquer
glosses: A conker is the dark brown nut of a horse chestnut tree.
tags: British
raw_tags: countable
conkers (English, noun)
Forms: form: conker
raw_tags: Singular
form: conkers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of conker; more than one (kind of) conker.
kismet (English, noun)
Forms: form: kismet
raw_tags: Singular
form: kismets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪz.mɛt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Kismet is the fate of a person.
raw_tags: usually singular
synonyms: destiny
fate
fortune
kismets (English, noun)
Forms: form: kismet
raw_tags: Singular
form: kismets
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of kismet; more than one (kind of) kismet.
tandem (English, noun)
Forms: form: tandem
raw_tags: Singular
form: tandems
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtændəm/
tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /ˈtændəm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A tandem is a bicycle with seats and pedals for two people. but only the person in front able to steer. (Also a called "a tandem bike").
raw_tags: countable
glosses: If two things happen or if you do two thing (in) tandem, they happen at the same time, together.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Both partners feel they are working in tandem to build it.
The online and live exhibits launched in tandem.
Since 1950 inflation and unemployment rates have generally moved in tandem.
We started riding tandem to spend more time together.
glosses: A tandem vehicle or activity is one in which two people cooperate to drive or do it.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: When I was training, I went on a lot of tandem flights.
nylon (English, noun)
Forms: form: nylon
raw_tags: Singular
form: nylons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnaɪlɒn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnaɪlɑn/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Nylon is a type of synthetic polymer.
nylons (English, noun)
Forms: form: nylon
raw_tags: Singular
form: nylons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of nylon; more than one (kind of) nylon.