crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
where (English, prep)
Forms: form: where
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʍɛə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /wɛr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: ware
wear
glosses: (In or to) what place or situation.
examples: Where do you live?
Where did the man go?
I wonder where they will take us to.
glosses: (In or to) the place or situation in which.
raw_tags: relative
examples: The room where the people cook the food is not cold.
Where I'm from, we don't eat much fish.
I'll go where you go.
Where people were concerned, his threshold of boredom was low.
This is where I live.
That's where you are wrong.
Stand over here where the light is good.
Sit where I can see you.
You'll be right here where you belong.
glosses: You use where to introduce a clause that contrasts with the other parts of the sentence.
examples: Where Nixon was secretive and suspicious, Ford was relaxed, open and candid.
wheel (English, noun)
Forms: form: wheel
raw_tags: Singular
form: wheels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wiːl/
tags: US
homophones: wheal
homophones: weal
we'll
glosses: A wheel is a round thing (circle) on a cart or carriage or train or other machine that moves. A cart has four wheels that touch the road and turn.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The cart needs a very smooth road because it has little wheels.
wheel (English, verb)
Forms: form: wheel
tags: canonical
form: wheels
tags: third-person
singular
form: wheeled
tags: past
form: wheeled
tags: past
participle
form: wheeling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wiːl/
tags: US
homophones: wheal
homophones: weal
we'll
glosses: If you wheel something somewhere, you transport it in or on a vehicle that has wheels.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The nurses wheeled her into the operating theatre.
glosses: If something is wheeling, it is travelling in circles.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The eagle wheeled and dived towards the ground to catch its prey.
way (English, noun)
Forms: form: way
raw_tags: Singular
form: ways
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪ/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: weigh
wey
way
glosses: A way is how someone does something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The committee made a good decision about which way to make the machine.
One way to cook food is to put it in an oven; another way is with a flame.
I do things my own way.
That way of thinking will not solve the problem.
Farming is a great way of life.
A car crash was the same way my dad died.
glosses: A way is a style.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She dresses that way every day.
I started to see things in a different way.
glosses: A way is a path, a road, or a route; how you get to a certain place.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Do you know the way to the lunch room?
I was on my way to Paris when I got lost.
He went out of his way to bring me the coffee.
It's a long way from where I started.
Could you move your car out of my way?
way (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪ/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: weigh
wey
way
glosses: very far
examples: I think that it's way too early to tell what the result will be.
We missed. In fact we were way way off.
wax (English, noun)
Forms: form: wax
raw_tags: Singular
form: waxes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wæks/
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: whacks
wacks
glosses: Wax is a solid material made of animal fat.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: A candle is made of wax and a thick thread and has a flame on top.
wax (English, verb)
Forms: form: wax
tags: canonical
form: waxes
tags: third-person
singular
form: waxed
tags: past
form: waxed
tags: past
participle
form: waxing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wæks/
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: whacks
wacks
glosses: If you wax something, you put wax on it, for example, a car.
examples: She waxed her car to make the paint shine brightly.
glosses: When something waxes, it means that it gets bigger and becomes more full.
examples: As the moon changes from a new moon to a full moon, it is said to be waxing.
synonyms: grow
increase
antonyms: wane
shrink
wave (English, noun)
Forms: form: wave
raw_tags: Singular
form: waves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪv/
tags: US
homophones: waive
glosses: A wave is the motion of water up and down.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The wind blew strongly on the water and made high waves.
wave (English, verb)
Forms: form: wave
tags: canonical
form: waves
tags: third-person
singular
form: waved
tags: past
form: waved
tags: past
participle
form: waving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪv/
tags: US
homophones: waive
glosses: To move from side to side again and again.
examples: When she saw her friend, she waved her hand so her friend would see her.
The flag waved in the wind.
well (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɛl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: In a good way.
examples: He washed the table very well, so now it is very clean.
glosses: Healthy, not sick.
examples: I had the flu, but then I got well.
well (English, intj)
Forms: form: well
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɛl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: You use well to tell others that you're going to say something, that you're going to continue speaking, or that you're going to change the topic.
examples: Well, I guess I'm leaving now.
well (English, noun)
Forms: form: well
raw_tags: Singular
form: wells
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɛl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A hole in the ground for getting water or oil.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was no river nearby, so they dug a well to get water.
well (English, verb)
Forms: form: well
tags: canonical
form: wells
tags: third-person
singular
form: welled
tags: past
form: welled
tags: past
participle
form: welling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɛl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If a liquid, feeling, or idea wells up, it rises gradually to the surface.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The tears welled up in her eyes.
Blood welled in the cut.
She'd been trying so hard to contain the emotion welling up inside her.
transfer (English, verb)
Forms: form: transfer
tags: canonical
form: transfers
tags: third-person
singular
form: transferred
tags: past
form: transferred
tags: past
participle
form: transferring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /trænsˈfɚ/
tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /trɑːnsˈfɜː/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
glosses: If you transfer (something), you move (it) to a different place.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: After he became the top salesman he was transferred to the head office.
If you learn to be organized in the classroom, then you can transfer that skill to your career later on.
We dug up the tree and transferred it to the front of the house.
transfer (English, noun)
Forms: form: transfer
raw_tags: Singular
form: transfers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈtræns.fɚ/
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈtrɑːns.fɜː/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: A transfer is the act of transferring something from one form to another.
raw_tags: countable
examples: International trades involve the transfer of currency from one country to another.
glosses: A transfer is the act of moving something from one location to another.
raw_tags: countable
examples: You will get a transfer at the third stop.
cork (English, noun)
Forms: form: cork
raw_tags: Singular
form: corks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɔrk/
tags: US
ipa: /kɔːk/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A cork is a small, round piece of wood which people put in the top of a bottle to close it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I took the cork out of the wine bottle with a corkscrew.
glosses: Cork is a type of wood. It is quite soft and light. It is often used to make corks (sense 1).
raw_tags: uncountable
cork (English, verb)
Forms: form: cork
tags: canonical
form: corks
tags: third-person
singular
form: corked
tags: past
form: corked
tags: past
participle
form: corking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɔrk/
tags: US
ipa: /kɔːk/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you cork a bottle, you seal it with a cork.
raw_tags: transitive
antonyms: uncork
glosses: If you cork something, you blacken it with a burnt cork.
raw_tags: transitive
chance (English, noun)
Forms: form: chance
raw_tags: Singular
form: chances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃɑːns/
tags: UK
ipa: /tʃæns/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Something that can happen.
examples: We have the chance.
glosses: Something that is random; luck.
examples: Poker is a game of chance.
glosses: How much something is likely to be true.
examples: There is a 30% chance of rain tomorrow.
chance (English, verb)
Forms: form: chance
tags: canonical
form: chances
tags: third-person
singular
form: chanced
tags: past
form: chanced
tags: past
participle
form: chancing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃɑːns/
tags: UK
ipa: /tʃæns/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you chance upon something, you discover it even though you were not looking for it.
glosses: If you chance something, you try it, even though it may not work.
banana (English, noun)
Forms: form: banana
raw_tags: Singular
form: bananas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /bəˈnɑ:nə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /bəˈnænə/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A long fruit with smooth yellow skin.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A yellow colour, like the colour of a banana.
select (English, verb)
Forms: form: select
tags: canonical
form: selects
tags: third-person
singular
form: selected
tags: past
form: selected
tags: past
participle
form: selecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪˈlɛkt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you select something, you choose it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Students follow a general course in their first year, and in the final year they select one of three specialist areas of study.
It wouldn't be too difficult to make the computer select for vague general features like, say, tall-thinness or short-fatness.
select (English, adj)
Forms: form: select
tags: positive
form: more select
tags: comparative
form: most select
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪˈlɛkt/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is select it is special in a good way—high quality.
examples: His skill and efforts took him into the select group of men who have scored over 50 League goals for our club.
accept (English, verb)
Forms: form: accept
tags: canonical
form: accepts
tags: third-person
singular
form: accepted
tags: past
form: accepted
tags: past
participle
form: accepting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əkˈsept/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: except
glosses: If you accept something, you take it when somebody gives it to you.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: She accepted the award.
glosses: If you accept something, you believe it as true or valid.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I accept your plan.
credit (English, noun)
Forms: form: credit
raw_tags: Singular
form: credits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /krɛdɪt/
tags: US
glosses: Credit is an agreement to buy something and pay later.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We bought the new dining room table on credit.
I only use my credit card when I know I'll have the money the next week.
glosses: Credit is positive words or feelings.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He gave credit to local management and to the unions for the improvements at the factory.
The children here should take credit for a job well done.
glosses: A credit is a course or part of a course that you complete at college or university.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I just need five more credits to finish my degree.
glosses: A credit is record of money put in an account.
raw_tags: countable
credit (English, verb)
Forms: form: credit
tags: canonical
form: credits
tags: third-person
singular
form: credited
tags: past
form: credited
tags: past
participle
form: crediting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /krɛdɪt/
tags: US
glosses: If you credit an account, you add money to it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I called the bank about the mistake and they credited my account with the missing $50.
glosses: If you credit somebody with something, you say that they did it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Most people have credited Churchill with this saying, but there is no proof that he actually said it.
glosses: If you credit something, you believe it.
raw_tags: transitive
formal
perceive (English, verb)
Forms: form: perceive
tags: canonical
form: perceives
tags: third-person
singular
form: perceived
tags: past
form: perceived
tags: past
participle
form: perceiving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈsiːv/
tags: UK
ipa: /pɚˈsiv/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you perceive something, you notice it through one of your senses (you see it, touch it, smell it, hear it, or taste it); to be aware of something.
examples: He was unable to perceive any difference at all in the room after the changes.
glosses: If you perceive something, you believe it or understand it.
raw_tags: transitive
usually passive
examples: Education is widely perceived as a powerful way to improve the quality of life.
focus (English, verb)
Forms: form: focus
tags: canonical
form: focuses
tags: third-person
singular
form: focused
tags: past
form: focused
tags: past
participle
form: focusing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfoʊ.kəs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfəʊ.kəs/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you focus on something, you pay special attention to it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: A small company will probably focus its attention on each artist's project more than a major label.
Class, please focus on your assignment and stop talking.
glosses: If you focus a lens, you adjust it to make a clear picture.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Most digital cameras automatically focus on the object in the centre.
You know, without my glasses, my eyes just can't focus well enough to read.
focus (English, noun)
Forms: form: focus
raw_tags: Singular
form: focuses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfoʊ.kəs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfəʊ.kəs/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: The focus is the main thing or person that people are paying attention to.
raw_tags: countable
usually singular
glosses: If your focus is on something, your attention is on it.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: If something is in focus, the image is clear.
raw_tags: uncountable
purchase (English, verb)
Forms: form: purchase
tags: canonical
form: purchases
tags: third-person
singular
form: purchased
tags: past
form: purchased
tags: past
participle
form: purchasing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɝtʃəs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɜːtʃəs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you purchase something, you buy it.
raw_tags: transitive
formal
examples: A licence needs to be purchased from the local authority and printing of tickets also adds to the costs.
JEB Fasteners purchased all the shares in the private company for just under $900,000.
purchase (English, noun)
Forms: form: purchase
raw_tags: Singular
form: purchases
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɝtʃəs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɜːtʃəs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A purchase is something that you have bought.
raw_tags: countable
formal
examples: Since the purchase of Columbia Pictures by Sony, the US has been very afraid of Japan.
With a building purchase price of £200,000, the total cost of the project would be £1 million.
glosses: A purchase is a strong hold on something.
raw_tags: countable
formal
examples: He wasn't able to get a purchase on his bag before it was pulled away from him.
journal (English, noun)
Forms: form: journal
raw_tags: Singular
form: journals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒɜrnəl/
tags: UK
glosses: A journal is a record of what is happening, usually written regularly (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, etc.), often scientific.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They published their study in the British Medical Journal.
She wrote in her journal on New Year's Day 1922, "The weather is bad and I'm too tired to write today."
journal (English, verb)
Forms: form: journal
tags: canonical
form: journals
tags: third-person
singular
form: journaled
tags: past
form: journaled
tags: past
participle
form: journaling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒɜrnəl/
tags: UK
glosses: If you journal, you regularly record what is happening, usually in writing.
administration (English, noun)
Forms: form: administration
raw_tags: Singular
form: administrations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ədˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: Administration is the process of running and organising an organisation such as a business or government.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The mayor is responsible for the administration of the town.
He wanted to go into politics, so he studied public administration at university.
glosses: The administration are the people who run and organise an organisation such as a business or government.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: In short, the administration does not actually know why it wants a space station.
The Bush administration has one of the worst records of any American government.
organisation (English, noun)
Forms: form: organisation
raw_tags: Singular
form: organisations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔː(r).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An organisation is a group of people with a particular purpose (e.g., companies, teams, clubs, churches, etc.)
raw_tags: countable
examples: The daycare is operated by a voluntary organisation of parents and teachers.
It is often difficult for women to join these organisations that have always been for men.
glosses: Organisation is the way that something is put together.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The organisation of the book is very difficult to understand.
The organisation of the event took three months.
organization (English, noun)
Forms: form: organization
raw_tags: Singular
form: organizations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔː(r).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An organization is a group of people with a particular purpose (e.g., teams, clubs, churches, etc.)
raw_tags: countable
examples: The daycare is operated by a voluntary organization of parents and teachers.
It is often difficult for women to join these organizations that have always been for men.
glosses: Organization is the way that something is put together.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The organization of the book is very difficult to understand.
The organization of the event took three months.
maintenance (English, noun)
Forms: form: maintenance
raw_tags: Singular
form: maintenances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪntɪnəns/
tags: Canada
ipa: /ˈmeɪntənəns/
tags: US
glosses: Maintenance is the process of regularly fixing things and keeping something in good shape.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: After 8,000 km, you should take the car in for maintenance.
Wood houses can be a problem because they require regular maintenance.
design (English, noun)
Forms: form: design
raw_tags: Singular
form: designs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈzaɪn/
tags: US
glosses: Design is how something looks and works.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Honda has a new engine in design.
The new ski design made them 4% faster than his old skis.
After graduating from Art & Design at university, he started his own fashion company.
design (English, verb)
Forms: form: design
tags: canonical
form: designs
tags: third-person
singular
form: designed
tags: past
form: designed
tags: past
participle
form: designing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈzaɪn/
tags: US
glosses: If you design something, you plan and show how it will look and work.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The team was asked to design a new video game controller.
obtain (English, verb)
Forms: form: obtain
tags: canonical
form: obtains
tags: third-person
singular
form: obtained
tags: past
form: obtained
tags: past
participle
form: obtaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əbˈteɪn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you obtain something, you get it.
raw_tags: transitive
formal
examples: The newspaper was able to obtain the information from police.
After obtaining permission from the town, they built the new trail.
glosses: If something obtains, it is true or it exists.
raw_tags: intransitive
formal
examples: His argument is therefore compatible only in cases where class difference does not obtain.
restrict (English, verb)
Forms: form: restrict
tags: canonical
form: restricts
tags: third-person
singular
form: restricted
tags: past
form: restricted
tags: past
participle
form: restricting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈstrɪkt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you restrict something, you limit it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: This room is restricted to company employees. Other people may not enter.
This law restricts the freedom of businesses to set their own prices.
conduct (English, verb)
Forms: form: conduct
tags: canonical
form: conducts
tags: third-person
singular
form: conducted
tags: past
form: conducted
tags: past
participle
form: conducting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /kənˈdʌkt/
poses: verb
poses: verb
glosses: If you conduct an activity or process, you do it or carry it out.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The war made it very difficult to conduct business.
The university makes sure that research is conducted properly.
glosses: If you conduct music, you stand in front of the musicians and show them how to sing or play.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
glosses: The way you conduct yourself is the way you act or treat others.
raw_tags: transitive
only of yourself
formal
examples: I hope the children will be able to conduct themselve well at the party.
glosses: If something conducts energy, it lets the energy move through or along it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Glass is a good insulator because it will not conduct electricity.
glosses: If you conduct somebody or a tour, you show people around a place.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Please conduct him to the waiting room.
conduct (English, noun)
Forms: form: conduct
raw_tags: Singular
form: conducts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒndʌkt/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈkɑndʌkt/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: Canada
poses: noun
glosses: A person's conduct is the way they act or treat others.
raw_tags: uncountable
formal
examples: Killing a person, for any reason, is a criminal act and such conduct must not be allowed.
This teacher clearly broke the school's rules for professional conduct.
rush (English, verb)
Forms: form: rush
tags: canonical
form: rushes
tags: third-person
singular
form: rushed
tags: past
form: rushed
tags: past
participle
form: rushing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you rush, you move or work quickly.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: After the accident, they rushed him to the hospital.
I woke up late and rushed through breakfast.
rush (English, noun)
Forms: form: rush
raw_tags: Singular
form: rushes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A rush is a fast movement.
raw_tags: countable
examples: As the movie finished, there was a rush to the toilets.
A rush of air blew the papers off the desk.
I was in a rush and knocked the glass onto the floor.
manufacture (English, verb)
Forms: form: manufacture
tags: canonical
form: manufactures
tags: third-person
singular
form: manufactured
tags: past
form: manufactured
tags: past
participle
form: manufacturing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you manufacture something, you make it, usually in a factory.
examples: The goods were manufactured in China and shipped to Canada for sale.
synonyms: fabricate
manufacture (English, noun)
Forms: form: manufacture
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Manufacture is the process of making something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The company specializes in the manufacture of small industrial motors.
withdraw (English, verb)
Forms: form: withdraw
tags: canonical
form: withdraws
tags: third-person
singular
form: withdrew
tags: past
form: withdrawn
tags: past
participle
form: withdrawing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪðˈdrɔː/
tags: US
glosses: If you withdraw (something) from somewhere, you take (it) out.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The conservatives have withdrawn support from the government.
He withdrew $50 from his bank account.
After the battle, the soldiers withdrew from the town.
waste (English, verb)
Forms: form: waste
tags: canonical
form: wastes
tags: third-person
singular
form: wasted
tags: past
form: wasted
tags: past
participle
form: wasting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪst/
tags: US
homophones: waist
glosses: To use something for no reason, or for bad reasons or only little reasons, and after it is used no one can use it again.
examples: He wasted the food by making it dirty.
waste (English, noun)
Forms: form: waste
raw_tags: Singular
form: wastes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪst/
tags: US
homophones: waist
glosses: Things that are not useful; things that people want to take out of their house.
war (English, noun)
Forms: form: war
raw_tags: Singular
form: wars
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /woʊr/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: War is when armies or countries fight against each other.
examples: Those two countries are always at war.
war (English, verb)
Forms: form: war
tags: canonical
form: wars
tags: third-person
singular
form: warred
tags: past
form: warred
tags: past
participle
form: warring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /woʊr/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you war with someone or something, you fight or battle with them.
wall (English, noun)
Forms: form: wall
raw_tags: Singular
form: walls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɔːl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: One side of a house; a high, flat part of a building.
raw_tags: countable
examples: All four walls of the room are painted in blue.
glosses: A solid barrier between two areas.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There is a wall between the two gardens.
Peter fell from the wall.
twist (English, verb)
Forms: form: twist
tags: canonical
form: twists
tags: third-person
singular
form: twisted
tags: past
form: twisted
tags: past
participle
form: twisting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /twɪst/
tags: US
glosses: If you twist something, you turn one part of it in one direction and another part in the other direction at the same time.
synonyms: distort
turn (English, verb)
Forms: form: turn
tags: canonical
form: turns
tags: third-person
singular
form: turned
tags: past
form: turned
tags: past
participle
form: turning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɜːn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /tɝn/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: tern
glosses: To face a different direction
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The car turned the corner and went north.
Walk down the street and turn left at the lights.
The dancers turned round and around.
glosses: If something turns a certain way, it becomes that way.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The sky turned dark and cloudy.
The game turned into a fight.
trouble (English, noun)
Forms: form: trouble
raw_tags: Singular
form: troubles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Difficult or bad things happening; problems.
trouble (English, verb)
Forms: form: trouble
tags: canonical
form: troubles
tags: third-person
singular
form: troubled
tags: past
form: troubled
tags: past
participle
form: troubling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To bother or annoy.
true (English, adj)
Forms: form: true
tags: positive
form: truer
tags: comparative
form: truest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /truː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /tru/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something is true, it is correct or real, not imagined or made up.
examples: She says she didn't take the money, but what she says is not true.
My wife is my one true love.
synonyms: honest
antonyms: dishonest
false
trick (English, verb)
Forms: form: trick
tags: canonical
form: tricks
tags: third-person
singular
form: tricked
tags: past
form: tricked
tags: past
participle
form: tricking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /trɪk/
tags: US
glosses: To make someone think something that is not true.
examples: He tricked her into thinking he had much money.
synonyms: fool
deceive
con
scam
trick (English, noun)
Forms: form: trick
raw_tags: Singular
form: tricks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /trɪk/
tags: US
glosses: Something you do to fool (trick) someone.
examples: I did a trick that the children thought was magic.
glosses: Something special you can do.
examples: I know a few tricks with a computer.
I taught my dog several tricks, like shaking hands with me.
glosses: Something clever you do that might solve a problem.
examples: I know just the trick for this.
expand (English, verb)
Forms: form: expand
tags: canonical
form: expands
tags: third-person
singular
form: expanded
tags: past
form: expanded
tags: past
participle
form: expanding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛkˈspænd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something expands, it becomes bigger.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The company is looking at expanding into new products.
The airline plans to expand its service into Ireland.
With rapidly expanding population in India, business is booming.
He later expanded on his initial statement, giving more details.
synonyms: grow
antonyms: contract
become (English, verb)
Forms: form: become
tags: canonical
form: becomes
tags: third-person
singular
form: became
tags: past
form: become
tags: past
participle
form: becoming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bə'kʌm, bɪˈkʌm/
tags: US
glosses: If x becomes y, it changes into y or changes to be more y.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The boy has become a man.
After she explained the ideas, they became clear.
glosses: If something becomes someone, it suits them or looks good on them.
raw_tags: transitive
never progressive
formal
examples: Nice hat! It really becomes you.
glosses: The past participle of become.
tray (English, noun)
Forms: form: tray
raw_tags: Singular
form: trays
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /treɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A big plate for many people; a wide, long, flat thing that people put food on.
examples: Take some food from the tray and put it on your plate.
Put the plates on the tray and move them to the other room.
train (English, noun)
Forms: form: train
raw_tags: Singular
form: trains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /treɪn/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A long vehicle with many cars that are joined together. A train runs on a track.
raw_tags: countable
vehicle
examples: I took the train from Paris to Frankfurt.
train (English, verb)
Forms: form: train
tags: canonical
form: trains
tags: third-person
singular
form: trained
tags: past
form: trained
tags: past
participle
form: training
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /treɪn/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you train someone, you teach them a particular skill.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: In school we had computer training and sex education.
sample (English, noun)
Forms: form: sample
raw_tags: Singular
form: samples
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɑːm.pəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsæm.pəl/
tags: US
ipa: /sæːm.pəl/
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A sample is a small amount of something to try or test it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The nurse took a small blood sample.
The data come from a study of a random sample of adult (aged 15 and over) deaths.
sample (English, verb)
Forms: form: sample
tags: canonical
form: samples
tags: third-person
singular
form: sampled
tags: past
form: sampled
tags: past
participle
form: sampling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɑːm.pəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsæm.pəl/
tags: US
ipa: /sæːm.pəl/
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you sample something, you try or test a small amount of it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: After sampling each of the wines, she bought the one she liked best.
bottom (English, noun)
Forms: form: bottom
raw_tags: Singular
form: bottoms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɒtəm/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɑtəm/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The bottom of something is its lowest part.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Lucy took a pen and wrote her name at the bottom of the page.
He was wet from top to bottom.
it was wider at the top than the bottom.
Add wine to the pan and scrape up anything stuck to the pan bottom.
He stopped at the bottom of the stairs and looked back up.
I thought this ship was going to the bottom of the ocean.
I dropped it in the water and it quickly sank to the bottom.
She came downstairs and sat down on the bottom step.
glosses: If you are at the bottom, you are at the social lowest position.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Chicago still ranks near the bottom among major cities.
You don't have to wait until you've hit rock bottom to get help.
glosses: Your bottom is the round part between your legs and your back.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She ran into the tree and sat down hard on her bottom.
glosses: A bottom is the part of a set of clothing that you put your legs through.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Her pink top was perfect, but I didn't like how the bottom fit.
glosses: The bottom of an inning in baseball is its second half.
raw_tags: sports
countable
examples: It's the bottom of the ninth inning and the score is tied.
bottom (English, verb)
Forms: form: bottom
tags: canonical
form: bottoms
tags: third-person
singular
form: bottomed
tags: past
form: bottomed
tags: past
participle
form: bottoming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɒtəm/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɑtəm/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something bottoms (out), it stops going down.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: When do you think the housing problems are going to bottom out?
Home prices have yet to bottom out.
frequently (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfriː.kwənt.li/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you do something frequently, you do it often.
examples: The library is frequently used by students.
I don't like the roads, but I have to drive frequently.
synonyms: often
regularly
commonly
antonyms: seldom
rarely
performance (English, noun)
Forms: form: performance
raw_tags: Singular
form: performances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pə'fɔːməns/
tags: US
glosses: A performance is a show of acting or music.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We went to see a performance by local musicians last night.
The acting was good, but the noise made it difficult to enjoy the performance.
glosses: The performance of a person, machine, company, etc. is how well it does its job.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: After a year of losing money, the company needs to improve performance.
This car is a high performance vehicle.
inside (English, prep)
Forms: form: inside
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnsaɪd/
tags: US
glosses: If x is or moves inside y, it is in y.
examples: He locked his keys inside his car.
Outside was cold, but he was warm inside the house.
I put my pen inside my bag.
Let's look inside here.
Don't stand out here. Come on inside.
antonyms: outside
inside (English, noun)
Forms: form: inside
raw_tags: Singular
form: insides
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnsaɪd/
tags: US
glosses: The inside of something is the part that you can't see or can't touch because other parts are around it.
examples: The inside of my mouth hurts.
Outside, the building was dark and grey, but the inside was bright and beautiful.
trade (English, verb)
Forms: form: trade
tags: canonical
form: trades
tags: third-person
singular
form: traded
tags: past
form: traded
tags: past
participle
form: trading
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /treɪd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: When two people trade, one gives something to the other and the other gives something to the first one. They make an exchange. Sometimes money is one of the things.
trade (English, noun)
Forms: form: trade
raw_tags: Singular
form: trades
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /treɪd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Trade is the buying and selling of goods.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Trade between Canada and the US is at its highest level in years.
glosses: A trade is the act of trading.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I think I made a good trade.
glosses: A trade is a job that needs a special skill to do.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The carpenters trade involves making things from wood.
He went to trade school to become a plumber.
touch (English, verb)
Forms: form: touch
tags: canonical
form: touches
tags: third-person
singular
form: touched
tags: past
form: touched
tags: past
participle
form: touching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʌʧ/
tags: US
glosses: If you touch something, you feel it with your hand.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Don't touch the oven -- it's hot and you will get a burn.
glosses: If you touch something, you move so near to it that there is no space between you and it.
raw_tags: transitive
touch (English, noun)
Forms: form: touch
raw_tags: Singular
form: es
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʌʧ/
tags: US
glosses: Touch is the act of feeling or coming into physical contact with something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: A gentle touch of the fabric told her it was silk.
glosses: Touch is ability to feel through the skin by physical contact.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: After the accident, he lost his sense of touch.
glosses: A touch of something is a small amount of it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was a touch of sadness in his voice.
detective (English, noun)
Forms: form: detective
raw_tags: Singular
form: detectives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈtɛktɪv/
tags: UK
glosses: A detective is a person who tries to find information to help people or solve crimes, usually a non-patrol police officer.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He hired a private detective to find the missing art.
Police detectives were examining the house where the body was found.
raw (English, adj)
Forms: form: raw
tags: positive
form: rawer
tags: comparative
form: rawest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /rɔː/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /rɔ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is raw, it has not been cooked, processed, prepared, etc.
examples: You should wash your hands after touching raw meat.
Computers take the raw information and make it easier to understand.
glosses: When something is raw, it is in a natural state.
top (English, noun)
Forms: form: top
raw_tags: Singular
form: tops
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɒp/
tags: UK
ipa: /tɑp/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The highest part of something; the upper part; the part people can put things on.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The top of the table is flat.
glosses: A toy for children to play with. It is shaped like a funnel, and it spins on its narrowest point.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A shirt
raw_tags: countable
top (English, verb)
Forms: form: top
tags: canonical
form: tops
tags: third-person
singular
form: topped
tags: past
form: topped
tags: past
participle
form: topping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɒp/
tags: UK
ipa: /tɑp/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you top something, you add toppings or cover with it a top.
examples: I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.
glosses: If A tops B, A beats B by an amount or value.
together (English, prep)
Forms: form: together
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʊˈgɛð.ə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /tʊˈgɛðɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Near; close; in the same place; not far; in a family or group.
examples: I put all the books about food together on one shelf.
Together with everyone else, I'd like to thank you.
glosses: Putting parts of something into one thing. Organizing
examples: He put together a meeting.
She put her computer back together herself.
together (English, adj)
Forms: form: together
tags: positive
form: more together
tags: comparative
form: most together
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʊˈgɛð.ə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /tʊˈgɛðɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you say that someone is together, you mean he or she is well organized and focused.
raw_tags: slang
examples: I really admire how together she is.
police (English, noun)
Forms: form: –
raw_tags: Singular
form: police
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈliːs/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The police are the government force who enforce laws, prevent crime, stop and arrest criminals, regulate traffic, help maintain public order, and help with emergencies.
raw_tags: uncountable
plural only
examples: When we saw the man take the money, we called the police.
The police car stopped the truck that was driving too fast.
New Zealand Police took stolen guns, money, and cars, after searching a homes in the city of Auckland.
glosses: The police means the city government department that is concerned with enforcing laws and helping with emergencies.
examples: The Police Department there replaced the previous system of having volunteers keep the city safe.
police (English, verb)
Forms: form: police
tags: canonical
form: polices
tags: third-person
singular
form: policed
tags: past
form: policed
tags: past
participle
form: policing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈliːs/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you police an area or activity, you watch it to make sure no laws are being broken.
examples: There are fewer crimes in the countryside, but it's difficult to police such a big area.
police officer (English, noun)
Forms: form: police officer
raw_tags: Singular
form: police officers
tags: plural
glosses: A police officer is an official person who stops criminals and helps people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A young police officer was shot on patrol last night.
The police officer asked to see my driver's license.
toe (English, noun)
Forms: form: toe
raw_tags: Singular
form: toes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /təʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /toʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: tow
glosses: A toe is a little part of a foot, like a finger. A foot has 5 toes.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This shoe is too small -- it gives me pain in my toes.
tin (English, noun)
Forms: form: tin
raw_tags: Singular
form: tins
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɪn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
homophones: thin
glosses: The kind of metal that cans are frequently made with. It is the chemical element Sn.
raw_tags: uncountable
synonyms: Sn
♃
glosses: A can; a metal thing with food in it.
raw_tags: countable
mail (English, noun)
Forms: form: mail
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: Canada
UK
US
ipa: /meɪl/
tags: Canada
UK
US
tags: US
homophones: male
glosses: Mail is the messages and packages that you send to other people.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: There's no mail today because the post office is closed.
The new book arrived in the mail.
glosses: Email.
mail (English, verb)
Forms: form: mail
tags: canonical
form: mails
tags: third-person
singular
form: mailed
tags: past
form: mailed
tags: past
participle
form: mailing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: Canada
UK
US
ipa: /meɪl/
tags: Canada
UK
US
tags: US
homophones: male
glosses: If you mail something, you send it through the post.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I mailed a birthday card to him last week.
depressed (English, adj)
Forms: form: depressed
tags: positive
form: more depressed
tags: comparative
form: most depressed
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəˈprɛst/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If someone is depressed, they have the condition called depression - they are very sad and cannot imagine being happy in the future.
examples: No one knows why it happened, but last year, Jay became depressed.
glosses: If someone is depressed, they are very sad and unhappy.
examples: "I heard Katie lost the race." "Yes, she is a bit depressed about it."
glosses: If the economy is depressed, it is doing badly.
examples: In 2008, the economy was severely depressed
glosses: If something that has many levels--like a surface, the ground, or something that moves up and down--is depressed, it is low.
examples: The ground is depressed where the rock used to be.
The company was worried the depressed prices would make them loose money
depressed (English, verb)
Forms: form: depress
tags: canonical
form: depresses
tags: third-person
singular
form: depressed
tags: past
form: depressed
tags: past
participle
form: depressing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəˈprɛst/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of depress.
passenger (English, noun)
Forms: form: passenger
raw_tags: Singular
form: passengers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæsɪnd͡ʒɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpæsɪnd͡ʒə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A passenger is a person who is riding a vehicle—not the driver.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The boat can carry 101 passengers at more than 80 km/h across waves 1.5 m high.
The driver was killed in the car accident, but the two passengers were unharmed.
Both passenger trains and freight trains use the same tracks.
juice (English, noun)
Forms: form: juice
raw_tags: Singular
form: juices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒuːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /d͡ʒus/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Juice is the liquid that you get when you squeeze a fruit or vegetable.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I usually have orange juice and toast for breakfast.
juice (English, verb)
Forms: form: juice
tags: canonical
form: juices
tags: third-person
singular
form: juiced
tags: past
form: juiced
tags: past
participle
form: juicing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒuːs/
tags: UK
ipa: /d͡ʒus/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you juice a fruit or a vegetable, you get the juice out of it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I had to juice five oranges just to get one glass of juice.
explode (English, verb)
Forms: form: explode
tags: canonical
form: explodes
tags: third-person
singular
form: exploded
tags: past
form: exploded
tags: past
participle
form: exploding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈspləʊd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪkˈsploʊd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something explodes, it breaks apart quickly and strongly, often with strong heat, sound, and light.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: A bomb exploded in the market, killing five people.
She was so angry, she exploded.
tie (English, verb)
Forms: form: tie
tags: canonical
form: ties
tags: third-person
singular
form: tied
tags: past
form: tied
tags: past
participle
form: tying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /taɪ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: Thai
glosses: If you tie something, you attach it using string or rope.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I was six when I learned to tie up my shoes.
We tied the swing to the tree.
glosses: If two teams or players tie, they have the same score in a game.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Naples and Rome tied the game two all.
tie (English, noun)
Forms: form: tie
raw_tags: Singular
form: ties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /taɪ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: Thai
glosses: A tie is a piece of cloth that you wear around your neck as a decoration.
raw_tags: countable
examples: At work, you need to wear a suit and tie.
tight (English, adj)
Forms: form: tight
tags: positive
form: tighter
tags: comparative
form: tightest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /taɪt/
tags: US
glosses: If x is tight, it fits closely and strongly to y.
examples: The bandage on your finger should not be too tight or your finger may turn blue.
The police kept tight control during the speech.
antonyms: loose
glosses: If a string is tight its ends are as far apart as possible.
examples: A tight rope is in a straight line.
antonyms: loose
tight (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /taɪt/
tags: US
glosses: If you close or tie something tight, you do it strongly or closely so that it won't change easily.
examples: He closed the door tight behind them.
Hold on tight and I'll pull you up.