crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
rape (English, noun)
Forms: form: rape
raw_tags: Singular
form: rapes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪp/
tags: Australia
glosses: Rape is when someone has sex with a person who does not want to have sex.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: 6 years ago my ex-boyfriend raped me, and I had to call the police.
A person who commits the crime of rape can be either male or female.
glosses: Rape is when a man has sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
rape (English, verb)
Forms: form: rape
tags: canonical
form: rapes
tags: third-person
singular
form: raped
tags: past
form: raped
tags: past
participle
form: raping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪp/
tags: Australia
glosses: If a person rapes someone, he or she makes the other person have involuntary sex with him or her.
megatons (English, noun)
Forms: form: megaton
raw_tags: Singular
form: megatons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of megaton; more than one (kind of) megaton.
thief (English, noun)
Forms: form: thief
raw_tags: Singular
form: thieves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /θiːf/
tags: UK
ipa: /θif/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A thief is a person who steals.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: bandit
robber
burglar
thieves (English, noun)
Forms: form: thief
raw_tags: Singular
form: thieves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /θiːvz/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of thief; more than one (kind of) thief.
thieves (English, verb)
Forms: form: thieve
tags: canonical
form: thieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: thieved
tags: past
form: thieved
tags: past
participle
form: thieving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /θiːvz/
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of thieve.
misdemeanor (English, noun)
Forms: form: misdemeanor
raw_tags: Singular
form: misdemeanors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A misdemeanor is a crime that is not serious.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Back in Michigan he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in a domestic violence case and was given probation.
felony (English, noun)
Forms: form: felony
raw_tags: Singular
form: felonies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɛ.lə.ni/
tags: UK
glosses: A felony is a serious crime; this is something a person can be put in prison for.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Somethings that might be called felonies are robbery, rape, murder, treason, threats, spousal abuse, child abuse, or sexually molesting a child.
felon (English, noun)
Forms: form: felon
raw_tags: Singular
form: felons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɛlən/
tags: UK
glosses: A felon is a person who has committed a felony or been convicted of a felony.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: criminal
thieve (English, verb)
Forms: form: thieve
tags: canonical
form: thieves
tags: third-person
singular
form: thieved
tags: past
form: thieved
tags: past
participle
form: thieving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /θiːv/
tags: UK
glosses: If you thieve, you rob something; you make a theft.
raw_tags: intransitive
synonyms: steal
rob
protector (English, noun)
Forms: form: protector
raw_tags: Singular
form: protectors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /prəˈtɛktɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /prəˈtɛktə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A protector is someone that protects or guards something. This can be either because of a job, or as their own decision.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A protector is a device that is made to protect something.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A protector is someone who stops interference.
raw_tags: countable
protectors (English, noun)
Forms: form: protector
raw_tags: Singular
form: protectors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of protector; more than one (kind of) protector.
deci- (English, prefix)
Forms: form: deci-
raw_tags: Prefix
glosses: Deci- is a prefix meaning one tenth as much.
examples: There are 10 decimeters in a meter.
dynamite (English, noun)
Forms: form: dynamite
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A type of explosive; dynamite is nitroglycerin mixed in special clay (dirt).
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: They used dynamite to blast the rock from the mountain.
Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel.
glosses: If something is dynamite is it is very exciting or dangerous.
raw_tags: by extension
dynamite (English, verb)
Forms: form: dynamite
tags: canonical
form: dynamites
tags: third-person
singular
form: dynamited
tags: past
form: dynamited
tags: past
participle
form: dynamiting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: To blow up something using dynamite.
examples: That building was dynamited last week and as soon as the rubble is cleared they are going to begin rebuilding.
explosive (English, noun)
Forms: form: explosive
raw_tags: Singular
form: explosives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: An explosive is a material that explodes and is used to make explosions.
explosive (English, adj)
Forms: form: explosive
tags: positive
form: more explosive
tags: comparative
form: most explosive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is explosive, it can explode easily.
glosses: If something is explosive, it is become dangerous or bad easily.
glosses: If something is explosive, it is very exciting.
explosion (English, noun)
Forms: form: explosion
raw_tags: Singular
form: explosions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An explosion is when something explodes.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The explosion destroyed the building.
clay (English, noun)
Forms: form: clay
raw_tags: Singular
form: clays
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kleɪ/
tags: US
glosses: Clay is a type of mud or dirt that can be made into bricks and pots.
raw_tags: uncountable
mud (English, noun)
Forms: form: mud
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /mʌd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Mud is dirt (soil) with water in it.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I slipped and fell in the mud.
nitroglycerin (English, noun)
Forms: form: nitroglycerin
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Nitroglycerin is a type of explosive that is made by mixing nitric acid and glycerol.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: Nitroglycerin is a medicine used by people with heart disease.
raw_tags: uncountable
axis (English, noun)
Forms: form: axis
raw_tags: Singular
form: axes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /æxɪs/
tags: US
glosses: An axis is the imaginary line that an object spins around. This is the middle of the circle of the turn, and at a right angle to it.
raw_tags: mathematics
examples: The Earth rotates once a day on its axis.
glosses: The second cervical vertebra of the spine.
raw_tags: anatomy
axis (English, noun)
Forms: form: axis
raw_tags: Singular
form: axises
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /æxɪs/
tags: US
glosses: A type of deer that lives in Asia.
centi- (English, prefix)
Forms: form: centi-
raw_tags: Prefix
glosses: Centi- is a prefix meaning one-hundredth (1/100ᵗʰ) as much.
examples: There are 100 centimeters in a meter.
chemistry (English, noun)
Forms: form: chemistry
raw_tags: Singular
form: chemistries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stri/
tags: US
glosses: Chemistry is the science that studies matter (material).
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We studied acids in chemistry.
glosses: Chemistry is when someone likes, or is attracted to someone else, but does not know why.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We had perfect chemistry since we first met.
glosses: Something's chemistry is how it works in a chemical way.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My body chemistry may be different from yours.
crying (English, verb)
Forms: form: cry
tags: canonical
form: cries
tags: third-person
singular
form: cried
tags: past
form: cried
tags: past
participle
form: crying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kraɪ̯.ɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of cry.
chemistries (English, noun)
Forms: form: chemistry
raw_tags: Singular
form: chemistries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of chemistry; more than one (kind of) chemistry.
raw_tags: informal
examples: Metals and non-metals have very different chemistries.
clays (English, noun)
Forms: form: clay
raw_tags: Singular
form: clays
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of clay; more than one (kind of) clay.
explosions (English, noun)
Forms: form: explosion
raw_tags: Singular
form: explosions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of explosion; more than one (kind of) explosion.
right angle (English, noun)
Forms: form: right angle
raw_tags: Singular
form: right angles
tags: plural
glosses: A right angle is a 90 degree angle (π/2 radians). This is the type of angle in the corner of a square.
raw_tags: geometry
right angles (English, noun)
Forms: form: right angle
raw_tags: Singular
form: right angles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of right angle; more than one (kind of) right angle.
portrait (English, noun)
Forms: form: portrait
raw_tags: Singular
form: portraits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɔːtrɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɔːtreɪt/
raw_tags: rare
ipa: /ˈpɔrtrət/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɔrtreɪt/
raw_tags: rare
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A portrait is a painting or picture of a person's head and shoulders.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The portrait of the former queen sold for several million dollars.
glosses: If you print something in the portrait setting, whatever is printed will have a shorter width and a larger height.
raw_tags: printing
antonyms: landscape
acute angle (English, noun)
Forms: form: acute angle
raw_tags: Singular
form: acute angles
tags: plural
glosses: An acute angle is an angle of less than 90 degrees (π/2 radians).
raw_tags: geometry
obtuse angle (English, noun)
Forms: form: obtuse angle
raw_tags: Singular
form: obtuse angles
tags: plural
glosses: An obtuse angle is an angle of more than 90 degrees (π/2 radians).
raw_tags: geometry
pi (English, noun)
Forms: form: pi
raw_tags: Singular
form: pis
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /paɪ/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: pie
glosses: Pi is a Greek letter written "π".
glosses: Pi is a number that is found by dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. Pi is constant, it is always the same (close to 3.14159 , also accurate approx as tfrac 355 113, or rough approx as tfrac 22 7). It is usually written as "π"
raw_tags: mathematics
examples: The distance around a circle is twice the radius times pi; C = 2πr.
radian (English, noun)
Forms: form: radian
raw_tags: Singular
form: radians
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈreɪdiən/
tags: UK
glosses: We sometimes measure an angle using radians. All the way around a circle is 2π radians.
raw_tags: countable
geometry
axes (English, noun)
Forms: form: axe
raw_tags: Singular
form: ax
raw_tags: Singular
form: axes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun 1
verb
ipa: /ˈæk.sɪz/
poses: noun 1
verb
poses: noun 1
verb
glosses: The plural form of axe; more than one (kind of) axe.
glosses: The plural form of ax; more than one (kind of) ax.
axes (English, noun)
Forms: form: axis
raw_tags: Singular
form: axes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun 2
ipa: ˈæk.siːz
poses: noun 2
poses: noun 2
glosses: The plural form of axis; more than one (kind of) axis.
axes (English, verb)
Forms: form: axe
tags: canonical
form: ax
tags: canonical
form: axes
tags: third-person
singular
form: axed
tags: past
form: axed
tags: past
participle
form: axing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: noun 1
verb
ipa: /ˈæk.sɪz/
poses: noun 1
verb
poses: noun 1
verb
glosses: The third-person singular form of axe.
glosses: The third-person singular form of ax.
axe (English, noun)
Forms: form: axe
raw_tags: Singular
form: axes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /æks/
tags: US
glosses: An axe is a tool made from a short blade on a long handle. Axes are often used to cut wood.
raw_tags: countable
axe (English, verb)
Forms: form: axe
tags: canonical
form: axes
tags: third-person
singular
form: axed
tags: past
form: axed
tags: past
participle
form: axing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /æks/
tags: US
glosses: If you axe something, you chop it with an axe.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you axe something, you end or reduce it in a sudden or mean way.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The government announced its plans to axe public spending.
The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.
glosses: If you axe someone, you fire a person from their job.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He got axed in the last round of firings.
hulls (English, noun)
Forms: form: hull
raw_tags: Singular
form: hulls
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of hull; more than one (kind of) hull.
hulls (English, verb)
Forms: form: hull
tags: canonical
form: hulls
tags: third-person
singular
form: hulled
tags: past
form: hulled
tags: past
participle
form: hulling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of hull.
hulled (English, verb)
Forms: form: hull
tags: canonical
form: hulls
tags: third-person
singular
form: hulled
tags: past
form: hulled
tags: past
participle
form: hulling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of hull.
hulling (English, verb)
Forms: form: hull
tags: canonical
form: hulls
tags: third-person
singular
form: hulled
tags: past
form: hulled
tags: past
participle
form: hulling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of hull.
camped (English, verb)
Forms: form: camp
tags: canonical
form: camps
tags: third-person
singular
form: camped
tags: past
form: camped
tags: past
participle
form: camping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /kæmpt/
glosses: The past tense and past participle of camp.
camping (English, noun)
Forms: form: camping
raw_tags: Singular
form: campings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
tags: UK
glosses: Camping is the recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Camping is a favorite summer activity.
camping (English, verb)
Forms: form: camp
tags: canonical
form: camps
tags: third-person
singular
form: camped
tags: past
form: camped
tags: past
participle
form: camping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of camp.
tent (English, noun)
Forms: form: tent
raw_tags: Singular
form: tents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tent/
tags: US
glosses: A tent is similar to a house or building that is made of cloth or skins.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We slept in a tent all week.
tent (English, verb)
Forms: form: tent
tags: canonical
form: tents
tags: third-person
singular
form: tented
tags: past
form: tented
tags: past
participle
form: tenting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tent/
tags: US
glosses: If you tent, you camp in a tent.
raw_tags: intransitive
informal
rare
tents (English, noun)
Forms: form: tent
raw_tags: Singular
form: tents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɛnts/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of tent; more than one (kind of) tent.
tents (English, verb)
Forms: form: tent
tags: canonical
form: tents
tags: third-person
singular
form: tented
tags: past
form: tented
tags: past
participle
form: tenting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɛnts/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of tent.
web-site (English, noun)
Forms: form: web-site
raw_tags: Singular
form: web-sites
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/
tags: UK
glosses: A web-site is a place on the World Wide Web; if there are many pages to a web-site, they have the same URL and are usually part of the same server.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My favorite web-sites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com.
synonyms: site
crawl (English, verb)
Forms: form: crawl
tags: canonical
form: crawls
tags: third-person
singular
form: crawled
tags: past
form: crawled
tags: past
participle
form: crawling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /krɔ:l/
tags: US
glosses: The way an animal or baby might walk. If something crawls, it walks on four or more legs. For a person, this means using the hands and arms like legs.
examples: I crawled through the tunnel.
glosses: If something crawls, it moves slowly.
examples: Yesterday seemed so long, like time was crawling.
glosses: If your skin crawls. you feel bugs are crawling over your body. This is often a way of saying you are afraid or disturbed.
examples: Just hearing about that makes my skin crawl.
glosses: If a place is crawling with something, that thing covers that place.
examples: The club was crawling with people I'd like to meet.
crawl (English, noun)
Forms: form: crawl
raw_tags: Singular
form: crawls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /krɔ:l/
tags: US
glosses: A crawl is when something crawls on more than two legs.
examples: If was a long crawl though the bushes.
glosses: If something is moving at a crawl, it is going slowly.
examples: We were making progress, but only at a crawl.
glosses: The crawl is a way of swimming.
examples: The first stroke we learned in swimming class was the crawl.
imaginary (English, adj)
Forms: form: imaginary
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈmædʒɪn(ə)ri/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪˈmædʒɪˌnɛri/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is imaginary, it is not real. It is only exists in a person's mind.
examples: Characters in films and television are imaginary people.
glosses: If a number is imaginary, it is the square root of a negative number. Imaginary one is written as i.
raw_tags: mathematics
exit (English, verb)
Forms: form: exit
tags: canonical
form: exits
tags: third-person
singular
form: exited
tags: past
form: exited
tags: past
participle
form: exiting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛgzɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you exit you leave, you go to another place.
examples: Please wait until the lights are on to exit the theater.
synonyms: leave
depart
go
go away
exit (English, noun)
Forms: form: exit
raw_tags: Singular
form: exits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛgzɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: An exit is a way out of a room or building. This usually means a door that people are expected to leave through.
examples: Excuse me. Do you know where the exit is?
glosses: An exit is a small road that takes you off a highway. This is often used for a way off the interstate roads in the United States.
examples: The store is just off exit 245.
glosses: An exit is the act of leaving a place.
examples: He made a grand exit, bowing deeply before leaving the stage.
ax (English, noun)
Forms: form: ax
raw_tags: Singular
form: axes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /æks/
tags: US
glosses: Ax is another way of spelling axe.
ax (English, verb)
Forms: form: ax
tags: canonical
form: axes
tags: third-person
singular
form: axed
tags: past
form: axed
tags: past
participle
form: axing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /æks/
tags: US
glosses: Ax is another way of spelling axe.
good morning (English, phrase)
Forms: form: good morning
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌgʊd ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌgʊd ˈmɔːr.nɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A greeting you might use in the morning.
examples: Good morning, I'm glad to see you.
goodnight (English, phrase)
Forms: form: goodnight
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: tags: US
glosses: A greeting you might use in the evening, as if it were goodbye or bye.
examples: I had a good time, but I need to go. Good night.
bye (English, noun)
Forms: form: bye
raw_tags: Singular
form: byes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /baɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A bye is a position given to a player in a tournament when the match the player is supposed to play has no opposers playing against the player that gives them a free win.
raw_tags: countable
bye (English, intj)
Forms: form: bye
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /baɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Short for goodbye; you say bye when you leave a person or people.
goodbyes (English, noun)
Forms: form: goodbye
raw_tags: Singular
form: goodbyes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of goodbye; more than one (kind of) goodbye.
migrations (English, noun)
Forms: form: migration
raw_tags: Singular
form: migrations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of migration; more than one (kind of) migration.
good night (English, phrase)
Forms: form: good night
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A greeting you might use in the evening, as if it were goodbye or bye.
examples: I had a good time, but I need to go. Good night.
politer (English, adj)
Forms: form: polite
tags: positive
form: politer
tags: comparative
form: politest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of polite; more polite.
examples: Susie is politer than her sister Cindy.
politest (English, adj)
Forms: form: polite
tags: positive
form: politer
tags: comparative
form: politest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of polite; most polite.
examples: Susie is the politest child I have ever met.
hire (English, verb)
Forms: form: hire
tags: canonical
form: hires
tags: third-person
singular
form: hired
tags: past
form: hired
tags: past
participle
form: hiring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /haɪə/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /haɪr/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: higher
glosses: If someone hires you, they agree to give you a job and pay you money.
examples: I was hired at Food City several years ago.
I heard the new factory was now hiring.
hire (English, noun)
Forms: form: hire
raw_tags: Singular
form: hires
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /haɪə/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /haɪr/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: higher
glosses: A person who has been hired.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.
hiss (English, noun)
Forms: form: hiss
raw_tags: Singular
form: hisses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A hiss is a sound often made by snakes or leaking air.
examples: You can tell the cat is angry by its hissing.
hiss (English, verb)
Forms: form: hiss
tags: canonical
form: hisses
tags: third-person
singular
form: hissed
tags: past
form: hissed
tags: past
participle
form: hissing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something hisses, it makes a hissing sound.
examples: The air hissed as it left the tire.
geology (English, noun)
Forms: form: geology
raw_tags: Singular
form: geologies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /d͡ʒiˈɑl.ə.dʒi/
tags: US
ipa: /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Geology is the science that studies the earth. In geology you might learn about how mountains are made or how continents move. This is sometimes used for similar things on other planets.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Geology is not required for most students.
The geologies of different types of mountains tell why they look different.
The geology of Mars is different from that of Earth because Mars does not have a liquid center.
geography (English, noun)
Forms: form: geography
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʒɪˈɒgrəfi/
tags: US
glosses: Geography is how a place is on a map. It is about where things like rivers, mountains, cities, and countries are.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I know the geography of the area because I once lived there.
glosses: The study of maps and places.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Our geography was pretty easy.
good-looking (English, adj)
Forms: form: better-looking
tags: comparative
form: best-looking
tags: superlative
form: good-looking
tags: positive
form: more good-looking
tags: comparative
form: most good-looking
tags: superlative
glosses: If someone or something is good-looking, it is looks attractive.
examples: That was a good-looking car you had.
I'd sure like to meet a good-looking girl who was single.
I'm afraid I'm not very good-looking.
goldfish (English, noun)
Forms: form: goldfish
raw_tags: Singular
form: goldfish or goldfishes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A goldfish is a type of small fish that is orange, or orange and white.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My pet goldfish died soon after I got it.
A goldfish is a type of carp.
glosses: The plural form of goldfish; more than one (kind of) goldfish.
gardener (English, noun)
Forms: form: gardener
raw_tags: Singular
form: gardeners
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɑrd.n̩.ɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɡɑːd.n̩.ə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A gardener is a person who works in a garden to care for plants. This could also be someone who takes care of a yard that has many plants.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The gardener planted several trees, watered the flowers, and trimmed the bushes.
glacier (English, noun)
Forms: form: glacier
raw_tags: Singular
form: glaciers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈglæsiə/
tags: US
glosses: A glacier is similar to a mountain or river made of ice.
raw_tags: countable
sailor (English, noun)
Forms: form: sailor
raw_tags: Singular
form: sailors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪlɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈseɪlə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A sailor is a person who works on a ship.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: seaman
volt (English, noun)
Forms: form: volt
raw_tags: Singular
form: volts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɒlt/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
homophones: vault
glosses: A volt is the unit used to measure electric potential and electromotive force (voltage).
raw_tags: countable
examples: This needs a 9 volt battery to work.
The socket has 110 volts.
electromotive force (English, noun)
Forms: form: electromotive force
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Electromotive force is what pushes electricity through something (such as a wire). It creates electric current and is measured in volts.
raw_tags: uncountable
physics
voltage (English, noun)
Forms: form: voltage
raw_tags: Singular
form: voltages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /voʊltɪdʒ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Voltage is an amount of electromotive force; a number of volts.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
physics
media studies (English, noun)
Forms: form: media studies
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmiːdiə ˈstʌdis/
glosses: Media studies is a academic discipline. It deals with the content, history and effects of mass media, especially newspapers, radio, television and the internet.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He is a professor of media studies.
afterthought (English, noun)
Forms: form: afterthought
raw_tags: Singular
form: afterthoughts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An afterthought is something that is thought about after an act; it was not thought of originally.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She packed her sandals only as an afterthought, but she was glad she did.
seaman (English, noun)
Forms: form: seaman
raw_tags: Singular
form: seamen
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsiːmən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: semen
glosses: A seaman is someone who works at sea, or on a boat.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The seaman sailed from coast to coast.
glosses: A seaman is the lowest rank in the United States navy.
raw_tags: countable
beds (English, noun)
Forms: form: bed
raw_tags: Singular
form: beds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛdz/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of bed; more than one (kind of) bed.
beds (English, verb)
Forms: form: bed
tags: canonical
form: beds
tags: third-person
singular
form: bedded
tags: past
form: bedded
tags: past
participle
form: bedding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛdz/
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of bed.
bedded (English, verb)
Forms: form: bed
tags: canonical
form: beds
tags: third-person
singular
form: bedded
tags: past
form: bedded
tags: past
participle
form: bedding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of bed.
dialogues (English, noun)
Forms: form: dialogue
raw_tags: Singular
form: dialogues
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪælɒgz/
tags: UK
glosses: The plural form of dialogue; more than one (kind of) dialogue.
equestrian (English, adj)
Forms: form: equestrian
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈkwɛstrɪən/
tags: UK
glosses: Related to horseback riding or horseback riders.
examples: She will compete in a horse show to test her equestrian skills.
glosses: Riding on the back of a horse.
examples: The equestrian soldiers rode down the hill into the battle.
glosses: Showing a person sitting on the back of a horse.
examples: Children like to play among the metal legs of the equestrian statue in the park.
equestrian (English, noun)
Forms: form: equestrian
raw_tags: Singular
form: equestrians
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈkwɛstrɪən/
tags: UK
glosses: Someone who rides a horse.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The equestrian brushed his horse before the race.
capillary (English, noun)
Forms: form: capillary
raw_tags: Singular
form: capillaries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈpɪləri/
tags: Canada
UK
ipa: /ˈkæpɪˌlɛri/
tags: Canada
US
tags: US
glosses: A tiny tube in the body that blood travels through. It connects the end of an artery to the beginning of a vein.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Blood cells have to go through each tiny capillary one by one.
capillary (English, adj)
Forms: form: capillary
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈpɪləri/
tags: Canada
UK
ipa: /ˈkæpɪˌlɛri/
tags: Canada
US
tags: US
glosses: Looking like a strand of hair.
examples: The capillary cracks in the old plate of glass made me think that it would break if I touched it.
glosses: Having to do with a capillary.
examples: The body's capillary system must reach every cell.
boycott (English, verb)
Forms: form: boycott
tags: canonical
form: boycotts
tags: third-person
singular
form: boycotted
tags: past
form: boycotted
tags: past
participle
form: boycotting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɔɪkɒt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɔɪkɑt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you boycott something, then you stop using a product or buying from a store on purpose. People mainly boycott as a form of protest.
examples: When the newspapers reported that a major clothing company had used child labor, many people boycotted the company.
boycott (English, noun)
Forms: form: boycott
raw_tags: Singular
form: boycotts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɔɪkɒt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɔɪkɑt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A boycott is when people stop using a product or stop buying from a store on purpose. Boycotting is a form of protest to prove a point and avoid buying things from companies that have done wrong.
examples: The boycott against fruit grown in foreign countries lasted two months.
Martin Luther King Jr. led a boycott against the Montgomery buses because the bus drivers gave priority seats to white people. So, instead of taking the bus, African Americans walked so the bus company would sell fewer tickets and lose money.
manganese (English, noun)
Forms: form: manganese
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæŋɡəniz/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmæŋɡəniːz/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Manganese is a hard, fragile, gray metal that is an element on the periodic table with an atomic number of 25 and the symbol Mn. It is added to steel to make it stronger.
raw_tags: uncountable
harvestman (English, noun)
Forms: form: harvestman
raw_tags: Singular
form: harvestmen
tags: plural
glosses: A person who works in the fields to bring in the ripe crops.
examples: When the corn was ripe, the farmer hired extra harvestmen to help bring in the crop.
glosses: An arachnid from the order Opiliones that has very long, thin legs.
simplify (English, verb)
Forms: form: simplify
tags: canonical
form: simplifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: simplified
tags: past
form: simplified
tags: past
participle
form: simplifying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you simplify something, you make it easier; you make it less complex.
blond (English, noun)
Forms: form: blond
raw_tags: Singular
form: blonds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /blɒnd/
tags: UK
ipa: /blɑːnd/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A blond is a person with blond colored hair.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Blond is a pale golden brown color.
raw_tags: uncountable
blond (English, adj)
Forms: form: blond
tags: positive
form: blonder
tags: comparative
form: blondest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /blɒnd/
tags: UK
ipa: /blɑːnd/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If something is blond, it is pale golden brown in color.
examples: He had blond hair.
blonde (English, noun)
Forms: form: blonde
raw_tags: Singular
form: blondes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /blɒnd/
tags: UK
ipa: /blɑːnd/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A blonde is someone who has fair (light colored) skin and hair and is usually a woman.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Blonde is a light yellowish brown color.
raw_tags: uncountable
blonde (English, adj)
Forms: form: blond
tags: positive
form: blonder
tags: comparative
form: blondest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /blɒnd/
tags: UK
ipa: /blɑːnd/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If hair is blonde, it is a color lighter than brown and not red. It may be yellow, golden, or almost white.
glosses: If you are blonde, you have blonde hair.
glosses: Blonde has been used to name other things the are a lighter color than usual.
examples: We made blonde brownies yesterday.
glosses: A light color between yellow and brown.
hero (English, noun)
Forms: form: hero
raw_tags: Singular
form: heroes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪroʊ/
tags: US
ipa: /hɪərəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A hero is a person who is very brave and does great things. The hero may be real or not real, and often defeats dangerous enemies of the people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The hero Hercules was said to have killed the nine head snake called "hydra."
I'm sorry your son died in battle, but he died a hero.
glosses: Your hero is a person you greatly admire. This may also be someone you want to be similar to.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Leonardo DaVinci used to be my hero.
glosses: Your hero is someone who saves or defends you.
raw_tags: countable
examples: "Oh, my hero!" she said to her rescuer.
glosses: A hero is the main character in a story or film (movie).
raw_tags: countable
examples: A female hero is a heroine.
glosses: Short for hero sandwich.
raw_tags: countable
informal
glosses: A good person with special powers; a superhero.
raw_tags: countable
blondie (English, noun)
Forms: form: blondie
raw_tags: Singular
form: blondies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈblɑndi/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈblɒndi/
tags: UK
glosses: A nickname for a blond person, usually this is a blond woman or girl.
examples: My name is Jenny, but most people just call me Blondie.
Hey, blondie, how are you.
glosses: Another word for blond brownie.
nickname (English, noun)
Forms: form: nickname
raw_tags: Singular
form: nicknames
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɪk neɪm/
tags: UK
glosses: A nickname is something people call you that is not your real name. This is often something your friends call you for fun, or that you call yourself.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My name is James, but my friends call my Ferret -- that's my nickname.
The name "Jenny" started as a nickname for "Jennifer."
synonyms: moniker
sobriquet
nickname (English, verb)
Forms: form: nickname
tags: canonical
form: nicknames
tags: third-person
singular
form: nicknamed
tags: past
form: nicknamed
tags: past
participle
form: nicknaming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɪk neɪm/
tags: UK
glosses: If you nickname something, you give it a nickname.
examples: My boyfriend Charles is nicknamed Frosty because he loves winter.
comic strip (English, noun)
Forms: form: comic strip
raw_tags: Singular
form: comic strips
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A comic strip is a short story written with pictures, often in newspapers and often meant to be funny.
United States (English, name)
Forms: form: United States
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /juˌnaɪtɪ̈d ˈsteɪts/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Short for United States of America.
heroine (English, noun)
Forms: form: heroine
raw_tags: Singular
form: heroines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛroʊɪn/
tags: US
homophones: heroin
glosses: A female hero.
raw_tags: countable
heroic (English, adj)
Forms: form: heroic
tags: positive
form: more heroic
tags: comparative
form: most heroic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪˈroʊ.ɪk/
tags: US
ipa: /hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something you do is heroic is like something a hero would do; it is very brave or difficult to do.
examples: To win while wounded was truly heroic.
Though his efforts were heroic, his failure could not be avoided.
glosses: If you are heroic you are a hero or like a hero; you do heroic things.
examples: The soldiers who fought in World War II were heroic men.
glosses: If story or poem is heroic, it is about a hero or heroes doing great things.
examples: "Beowulf" is the best known heroic epic of early British literature.
glosses: If a society is heroic it is at a stage where stories of great heroes are common and wars are won by single heroic warriors. This is often a society with tribes or technology is bronze age or iron age.
raw_tags: anthropology
examples: Comparisons have been made between the heroic societies of ancient Greece and modern heroic societies such as the Zulu.
glosses: A heroic age is a time when great heroes were said to have lived. This is often early in history.
examples: Homer's heroic age was hundreds of years before Homer live, around 1000 B.C.E.
heroism (English, noun)
Forms: form: heroism
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛrəʊɪzəm/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɛroʊɪzəm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Heroism is the act of doing something heroic.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: They showed true heroism by risking their lives to save us.
glosses: Heroism is the quality of being heroic; if you have heroism you are a hero (or are similar to a hero).
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The heroism of firemen, who run into burning buildings for people they don't know, is inspiring.
superhero (English, noun)
Forms: form: superhero
raw_tags: Singular
form: superheroes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /s(j)upə(r)hɪroʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A superhero is a good person who has special powers and does heroic things.
raw_tags: countable
fiction
examples: There have been many movies about superheroes in recent years.
antonyms: supervillain
hero sandwich (English, noun)
Forms: form: hero sandwich
raw_tags: Singular
form: hero sandwiches
tags: plural
glosses: A hero sandwich is a long sandwich.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: submarine sandwich
sub
sandwich (English, noun)
Forms: form: sandwich
raw_tags: Singular
form: sandwiches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsæn(d)wɪd͡ʒ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A sandwich is meat or other food between two pieces of bread.
raw_tags: countable
sandwich (English, verb)
Forms: form: sandwich
tags: canonical
form: sandwiches
tags: third-person
singular
form: sandwiched
tags: past
form: sandwiched
tags: past
participle
form: sandwiching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsæn(d)wɪd͡ʒ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To put one thing between two other things.
submarine sandwich (English, noun)
Forms: form: submarine sandwich
raw_tags: Singular
form: submarine sandwiches
tags: plural
glosses: A submarine sandwich is a long sandwich, shaped like a submarine.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: hero sandwich
sub
sub (English, noun)
Forms: form: sub
raw_tags: Singular
form: subs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʌb/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Short for submarine.
raw_tags: informal
glosses: Short for submarine sandwich.
raw_tags: informal
glosses: Short for substitute.
raw_tags: informal
glosses: Short for subscription.
tags: UK
raw_tags: informal
glosses: Short for submissive.
raw_tags: slang
BDSM sex
sub (English, verb)
Forms: form: sub
tags: canonical
form: subs
tags: third-person
singular
form: subbed
tags: past
form: subbed
tags: past
participle
form: subbing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʌb/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To substitute for.
tags: US
raw_tags: informal
examples: I subbed for an injured player during last night's game.
glosses: To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
tags: US
raw_tags: informal
examples: Now that I've retired from my full-time teaching job, I'll do some subbing from time to time to keep busy and earn a little extra money.
Ms. Smith subs for Mr. Jones' math class when he's sick.
glosses: To replace (a player) with a substitute.
tags: UK
raw_tags: informal
football
examples: He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.
basement (English, noun)
Forms: form: basement
raw_tags: Singular
form: basements
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /beɪsmənt
tags: US
glosses: A basement is part of a house or building that is under the ground.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After work I like to come home and relax in my basement.
super (English, adj)
Forms: form: super
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsupɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Canada
glosses: If something is super it is better than average, better than usual.
super (English, noun)
Forms: form: super
raw_tags: Singular
form: supers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsupɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Canada
glosses: Superintendent of a building.
raw_tags: informal
Northeastern US
examples: We asked the super to fix our window last week but he still hasn't done it.
glosses: Short for supervisor; a manager or boss.
raw_tags: informal
examples: We were just talking to the super about the problem.
super (English, intj)
Forms: form: super
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsupɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Canada
glosses: You say super! if you are very happy or excited about something.
examples: You got the prize, super!
unsung hero (English, noun)
Forms: form: unsung hero
raw_tags: Singular
form: unsung heroes
tags: plural
glosses: An unsung hero is a person who does heroic things, but that not many people know about.
examples: I'd like to salute all the unsung heroes who made a difference but never became famous.
comic (English, noun)
Forms: form: comic
raw_tags: Singular
form: comics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmɪk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑmɪk/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A comic is a person whose job is telling jokes or trying to be funny.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Short for comic strip or comic book.
raw_tags: countable
villain (English, noun)
Forms: form: villain
raw_tags: Singular
form: villains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪl.ən/
tags: US
glosses: A villain is a very bad person, often a criminal.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A villain is the enemy of the main character in a story.
raw_tags: countable
builder (English, noun)
Forms: form: builder
raw_tags: Singular
form: builders
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪl.də/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɪl.dɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A builder is a person who builds things. This is most often a person who makes houses or buildings.
raw_tags: countable
burner (English, noun)
Forms: form: burner
raw_tags: Singular
form: burners
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɜːnə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɝnɚ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A burner is something that fire comes from. A burner uses fuel (such as propane) and is often found on old stoves.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A burner is the thing on a stove that makes heat, even if it is electric.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Take the kettle off the burner please.
bark (English, noun)
Forms: form: bark
raw_tags: Singular
form: barks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɑrk/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /bɑːk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: barque
glosses: The outside part of a tree; the skin of the tree.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I made the tea from sassafras bark.
glosses: A loud sound made by a dog or seal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I heard a bark and turned to see the dog.
bark (English, verb)
Forms: form: bark
tags: canonical
form: barks
tags: third-person
singular
form: barked
tags: past
form: barked
tags: past
participle
form: barking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɑrk/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /bɑːk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: barque
glosses: When an animal barks it makes a loud, sharp sound.
examples: I couldn't sleep because the dog was barking all night!
glosses: To bark is to speak in a sharp way.
examples: He barked out orders, one after another.
beard (English, noun)
Forms: form: beard
raw_tags: Singular
form: beards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪəd/
tags: UK
ipa: /bɪrd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A beard is hair that grows on a man's face.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After living in the woods for three months, Tom had grown a big, bushy beard
glosses: Hair on the face of some animals, such as a goat's beard.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A woman who goes on a date with a gay male so that others will think that he is heterosexual.
raw_tags: slang
blackberry (English, noun)
Forms: form: blackberry
raw_tags: Singular
form: blackberries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈblækbəri/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈblækbɛri/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A blackberry is a type of black fruit that grows on vines that have thorns.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The blackberries have a great taste.
thorn (English, noun)
Forms: form: thorn
raw_tags: Singular
form: thorns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: θɔːn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: θɔrn
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A thorn is a sharp thing on part of a plant.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A letter used in Old English and some other languages, but not used in English today. Thorn is written as "Þ."
raw_tags: uncountable
vine (English, noun)
Forms: form: vine
raw_tags: Singular
form: vines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /vaɪn/
tags: US
glosses: A vine is a long, thin plant. Vines might grow along the ground, or up things such as walls or trees.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: If something is "of the vine" it is made from grapes.
grape (English, noun)
Forms: form: grape
raw_tags: Singular
form: grapes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡreɪp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A grape is a type of fruit that grows on a vine and is often used to make wine.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of grapes.
raw_tags: uncountable
alcoholic (English, adj)
Forms: form: alcoholic
tags: positive
form: more alcoholic
tags: comparative
form: most alcoholic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is alcoholic, it contains alcohol.
examples: This wine is very alcoholic.
synonyms: nonalcoholic
non-alcoholic
alcohol-free
alcoholic (English, noun)
Forms: form: alcoholic
raw_tags: Singular
form: alcoholics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An alcoholic is a person who drinks too much alcohol and cannot keep from drinking alcohol; someone who is addicted to alcohol.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The alcoholic was caught driving dangerously on the road several times.
Old English (English, name)
Forms: form: Old English
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Old English is the language in England from 1500 to 1000 years ago. No one uses this language anymore, but people study it for history and linguistics.
glosses: Old English is any English that does not sound like how we talk now. This is often used for Early Modern English (the way people talked 500 to 350 years ago).
raw_tags: informal
Middle English (English, name)
Forms: form: Middle English
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Middle English is the language in England from 900 to 500 years ago. No one uses this language anymore, but people study it for history and linguistics.