crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
care (English, noun)
Forms: form: care
raw_tags: Singular
form: cares
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɛə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /kɛr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Care is the act of helping someone, especially sick people, the very young or the very old.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He decided not to seek health care from a hospitals.
We take the kids to child care during the week.
glosses: If you take care of someone, you watch them so that there is no trouble.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: You're going to need someone to take care of you when you get older.
We'll be taking real good care of you. I promise.
glosses: If you take care of a problem, you fix it or arrange it.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Don's worry. Pearl and Edward will take care of things.
We go in, do our job, and take care of what we need to take care of.
glosses: You say "Take care!" when you are leaving somebody.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: That's it. All right. Jim, good to see you. Take care.
glosses: You say "Take care!" when you want somebody to do something safely.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Go slowly and take care not to touch anything.
Care should be taken when holding eggs.
glosses: Care is the act of keeping something in a good condition.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I'm caring for the house while they're away.
glosses: A Care is a worry, concern, or something that you think about often.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I don't have a care in the world.
care (English, verb)
Forms: form: care
tags: canonical
form: cares
tags: third-person
singular
form: cared
tags: past
form: cared
tags: past
participle
form: caring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɛə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /kɛr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you don't care about something, you don't think about it often or have a concern for it; it doesn't matter.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I don't care what happens to my car.
glosses: If you care about something, you think it is important.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: He only cares about his car.
glosses: If you care for somebody, look after
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Young children can learn to care for a pet.
regulation (English, noun)
Forms: form: regulation
raw_tags: Singular
form: regulations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: A regulation is a rule or a control.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The company has recently imposed new safety rules and regulations to reduce accidents.
glosses: Regulation is the process of controlling something, usually with rules.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The government is reducing regulation of the airlines.
regulation (English, adj)
Forms: form: regulation
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is regulation, it is made or done according to the rules.
examples: This isn't a regulation soccer ball. It's too small.
carriage (English, noun)
Forms: form: carriage
raw_tags: Singular
form: carriages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkærɪdʒ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkærɪdʒ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Jack Hampton rode on his carriage to the wedding.
glosses: A railway car, pulled by a locomotive.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Sarah said that she would be on the third carriage of the train.
glosses: The way somebody moves and walks.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: His noble carriage made nobody suspect that he was a poor pauper.
cart (English, noun)
Forms: form: cart
raw_tags: Singular
form: carts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑːt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /kɑrt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Inland-Northern-American
glosses: A small, open vehicle on wheels, pulled or pushed by a person or an animal and usually used for carrying things, not people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Harry put his trunk in a cart and pushed it through the station.
synonyms: trolley
glosses: A small motor vehicle like a car; a go cart.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Sophie squealed as she raced through the race course on the cart.
cart (English, verb)
Forms: form: cart
tags: canonical
form: carts
tags: third-person
singular
form: carted
tags: past
form: carted
tags: past
participle
form: carting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑːt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /kɑrt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Inland-Northern-American
glosses: If you cart something to somewhere, you move it there.
chalk (English, noun)
Forms: form: chalk
raw_tags: Singular
form: chalks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʧɔːk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ʧɑk/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: chock
glosses: Chalk is a soft, white, powder-like limestone.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The men mine chalk in the hills near my house.
glosses: Chalk is a piece of chalk, or more usually, processed compressed chalk, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard; teachers at school may use chalk to write on a blackboard.
raw_tags: countable
examples: John wrote his name on the blackboard with chalk.
There are many pieces of chalk on the floor.
The shop at the corner of the street sells many chalks.
chalk (English, verb)
Forms: form: chalk
tags: canonical
form: chalks
tags: third-person
singular
form: chalked
tags: past
form: chalked
tags: past
participle
form: chalking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʧɔːk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ʧɑk/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: chock
glosses: To put chalk on something, such as the tip of a billiards cue.
glosses: To write something using chalk; this is often done on a blackboard.
glosses: To use powdered chalk to put the lines on a sports field.
on (English, prep)
Forms: form: on
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ɒn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ɑn/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
examples: The apple is on the table.
glosses: at the date of
examples: Tim was born on the 4th of July.
glosses: to an operating state
examples: I turned the television on.
glosses: along, forwards (continuing an action)
examples: Shall we stop for lunch or shall we drive on?
glosses: about, dealing with the subject of
examples: I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
glosses: touching; hanging from
examples: I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
glosses: because of, due to
examples: He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
glosses: If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
examples: The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
antonyms: off
distinction (English, noun)
Forms: form: distinction
raw_tags: Singular
form: distinctions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
tags: US
glosses: A distinction is a difference that you have noticed or decided is important. Often used to separate things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Before we discuss how you can develop your creative powers, we need to make a distinction between two different but related activities --; THINKING and LEARNING.
There is, in other words, no neat or clear distinction to be drawn between political equality and social and economic equality.
glosses: If something is done with distinction, it is done to a high level and other people recognise that.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We only wanted to take athletes of distinction; no one is going just for the trip.
equation (English, noun)
Forms: form: equation
raw_tags: Singular
form: equations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈkweɪʒən/
ipa: /ɪˈkweɪʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An equation is a mathematical statement in which both sides are of equal value.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Find x, in the equation x+2y=3y.
Using equation (2.1) from above, we can now solve for x.
glosses: An equation is how everything works together to create a situation.
raw_tags: countable
usually singular
examples: Money plays a big part in the political equation.
glosses: The equation of x with y, is the act of thinking about them as the same or as belonging together.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The equation of women with maids and cooks must stop.
impact (English, noun)
Forms: form: impact
raw_tags: Singular
form: impacts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /ˈɪmpækt/
poses: noun
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: An impact is the act of one object hitting another.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In tests, the driver was unhurt, even in high-speed impacts.
Many buildings were destroyed as the plane exploded on impact.
glosses: The impact is the effect of an act, statement, change, etc.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The report noted that most teachers feel that IT has made little impact on formal education.
The environmental impact of such increases in efficiency, however, depends on how you generate the power.
impact (English, verb)
Forms: form: impact
tags: canonical
form: impacts
tags: third-person
singular
form: impacted
tags: past
form: impacted
tags: past
participle
form: impacting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
poses: verb
ipa: /ɪmˈpækt/
poses: verb
tags: UK
glosses: If something impacts you, it has an effect on you.
examples: It is obvious how bad movies will impact on children.
glosses: If you impact something, you press (or pack) its together.
examples: There is a special tool to impact the road when it is under construction so the base is solid.
appropriate (English, adj)
Forms: form: appropriate
tags: positive
form: more appropriate
tags: comparative
form: most appropriate
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: poses: adjective
ipa: /əˈprəʊpriɪt/
tags: UK
poses: adjective
tags: UK
poses: adjective
ipa: /əˈproʊpriɪt/
tags: US
poses: adjective
tags: US
poses: adjective
tags: US
poses: adjective
glosses: If something is appropriate, it matches the situation.
examples: We suggest ways in which teachers may change their materials to make them more appropriate for bilingual students.
It is the job of management to look at the problems and take appropriate action.
synonyms: right
correct
appropriate (English, verb)
Forms: form: appropriate
tags: canonical
form: appropriates
tags: third-person
singular
form: appropriated
tags: past
form: appropriated
tags: past
participle
form: appropriating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈprəʊprieɪt/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /əˈproʊprieɪt/
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: If you appropriate something, you take it from somebody else and make it your own.
raw_tags: transitive
formal
examples: By the end of this year, the total funds appropriated will be nearly $600 billion.
synonyms: take
assume
adopt
seize
flow (English, verb)
Forms: form: flow
tags: canonical
form: flows
tags: third-person
singular
form: flowed
tags: past
form: flowed
tags: past
participle
form: flowing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fləʊ/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: floe
glosses: If something flows, it moves in a smooth and regular way.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The river flows gently to the sea.
flow (English, noun)
Forms: form: flow
raw_tags: Singular
form: flows
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fləʊ/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: floe
glosses: A flow is a smooth regular movement of a liquid, gas, etc.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: A major accident is blocking the flow of traffic on Yonge St., just north of Queen.
participation (English, noun)
Forms: form: participation
raw_tags: Singular
form: participations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Participation is the act of joining together with other people to do something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: After the injury, he was removed from active participation in the war.
survey (English, noun)
Forms: form: survey
raw_tags: Singular
form: surveys
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɜːveɪ/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈsɝveɪ/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
glosses: A survey is a broad look at a topic or place.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Before looking for a job, he did a survey of the companies in the area.
glosses: A survey is a formal way to gather data by asking question of people: a questionnaire.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Architects' Journal conducted a survey of its readers to find what were considered the best modern buildings in Britain.
The results of a recent survey by Lianhe Zaobao show that 70% of all respondents think that Singapore is an ideal place for retirement.
glosses: A land survey involves photographing and measuring the land to make a map of it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Before building the train tunnel, extensive geological surveys were carried out on the British side of the Channel.
glosses: A survey paper/book is a general description of a topic, often introductory.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A survey is the act of reading a broad range of books and articles on a particular subject.
raw_tags: countable
survey (English, verb)
Forms: form: survey
tags: canonical
form: surveys
tags: third-person
singular
form: surveyed
tags: past
form: surveyed
tags: past
participle
form: surveying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈveɪ/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /sɚˈveɪ/
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
glosses: If you survey something, you look at it to try to see or understand the whole of it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you survey people about their thoughts or personal information, you ask a large number of people in a formal way, often using a questionnaire.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you survey a place, you look at every part of it, often from a high spot.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you survey books and articles, you read a large number on a particular topic.
raw_tags: transitive
decision (English, noun)
Forms: form: decision
raw_tags: Singular
form: decisions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈsɪʒən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A decision is a sudden thought, with purpose, before someone does something. After a person makes a decision, the person has knowledge about a thing the person will do.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After much thought, the person made a decision to go to the meeting.
A person sees two roads. The person needs to go on one road or the other. The person makes a decision and goes on one of the roads.
glosses: A decision is the end of a process in a committee. After a committee makes a decision, a record in writing says the important thing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After much discussion, the committee made an important decision about insurance.
beauty (English, noun)
Forms: form: beauty
raw_tags: Singular
form: beauties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbjuːti/
tags: US
glosses: Beauty is the quality of being nice to look at.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Beauty makes things attractive.
There is a beauty in the night sky that is hard to explain.
glosses: A beauty is something or someone that is good to look at.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She is a beauty.
chronology (English, noun)
Forms: form: chronology
raw_tags: Singular
form: chronologies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /krəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/
tags: UK
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Chronology is the science of finding out what events came in what order
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Chronology can help historians find out why an old empire ended.
glosses: Chronology is text or graphics that show what events happened in what order
examples: The chronology at the back of the book shows the Kings and Queens of England.
potential (English, adj)
Forms: form: potential
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
tags: US
glosses: A potential customer, benefit, problem, etc. is one that might happen in the future.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Realistic goals can then be set to prevent potential problems from becoming actual ones.
To grow, a business must identify potential customers and their needs.
potential (English, noun)
Forms: form: potential
raw_tags: Singular
form: potentials
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
tags: US
glosses: If x has potential for y, then it might change toward y or cause y.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Technology has the potential for improvement as well as for harm.
glosses: If something has or shows potential, they will likely be very good in the future.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: The potential is the difference in voltage between two points on an electrical circuit.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
electronics
cultural (English, adj)
Forms: form: cultural
tags: positive
form: more cultural
tags: comparative
form: most cultural
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌlt͡ʃərəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A cultural background, difference, identity etc. relates or belongs to a particular group of people.
examples: Teachers should think about the cultural background of their students.
The difference between the cities are both cultural and economic.
glosses: Cultural things are related to art, music, books, etc.
examples: The new art museum has become the cultural center of the town.
wound (English, noun)
Forms: form: wound
raw_tags: Singular
form: wounds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
verb 1
ipa: /wuːnd/
poses: noun
verb 1
poses: noun
verb 1
tags: US
poses: noun
verb 1
glosses: A wound is a cut in skin with pain and blood, a burn, or other similar mark on someone's body.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I dropped a knife on my foot, but the wound was minor, so I didn't need to go to the hospital.
wound (English, verb)
Forms: form: wound
tags: canonical
form: wounds
tags: third-person
singular
form: wounded
tags: past
form: wounded
tags: past
participle
form: wounding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: noun
verb 1
ipa: /wuːnd/
poses: noun
verb 1
poses: noun
verb 1
tags: US
poses: noun
verb 1
glosses: When you wound someone, you cause an injury (a wound) to the person.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The sharp blade wounded the man.
wound (English, verb)
Forms: form: wind
tags: canonical
form: winds
tags: third-person
singular
form: wound
tags: past
form: wound
tags: past
participle
form: winding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /waʊnd/
tags: UK
US
poses: verb 2
tags: UK
US
poses: verb 2
ipa: /wæwnd/
tags: US
poses: verb 2
tags: US
poses: verb 2
glosses: The past tense and past participle of wind.
examples: He wound the rope around the post.
wise (English, adj)
Forms: form: wise
tags: positive
form: wiser
tags: comparative
form: wisest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪz/
tags: US
glosses: A wise person has much knowledge and makes good decisions.
examples: Say your question to the old woman, because she is wise and will tell you good ideas about things to do.
antonyms: unwise
foolish
stupid
wise (English, verb)
Forms: form: wise
tags: canonical
form: wises
tags: third-person
singular
form: wised
tags: past
form: wised
tags: past
participle
form: wising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪz/
tags: US
glosses: If you wise up, you get informed; you learn something.
raw_tags: slang
usually with up
wire (English, noun)
Forms: form: wire
raw_tags: Singular
form: wires
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A wire is a long, thin metal thing, mostly for the purpose of making a connection from electric power to a machine.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: A person cut the electric wire and all the machines in the building stopped.
wire (English, verb)
Forms: form: wire
tags: canonical
form: wires
tags: third-person
singular
form: wired
tags: past
form: wired
tags: past
participle
form: wiring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: To join a wire to something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: They wired up all the machines in the building.
wing (English, noun)
Forms: form: wing
raw_tags: Singular
form: wings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: A wing is the long flat part of a bird, insect or other flying thing. It is used to fly.
examples: This bird can fly very high very quickly because the bird uses strong wings with many feathers.
He looked out the window of the plane and saw the sun shining on the wing.
glosses: A wing is part of a building, usually not the main part.
glosses: A wing is part of a political group.
wing (English, verb)
Forms: form: wing
tags: canonical
form: wings
tags: third-person
singular
form: winged
tags: past
form: winged
tags: past
participle
form: winging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: To fly with wings.
glosses: If you wing it you do not have a plan—you are making up what you do while you do it.
raw_tags: informal
wind (English, noun)
Forms: form: wind
raw_tags: Singular
form: winds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /ˈwɪnd/
poses: noun
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
glosses: Wind is the moving air.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The wind blows so strongly now that a person's hair goes in the person's face.
wind (English, verb)
Forms: form: wind
tags: canonical
form: winds
tags: third-person
singular
form: wound
tags: past
form: wound
tags: past
participle
form: winding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /waɪnd/
poses: verb
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
homophones: whined
wined
poses: verb
glosses: If you wind something you wrap it around and make it tight.
examples: You need to wind the string around the stick.
glosses: If you wind a clock or watch you tighten a spring inside it. This is done by turning knob. The spring powers the clock or watch as it unwinds (stops being tight).
glosses: If something winds it twists around in different directions.
examples: The road winds for miles.
glosses: If something winds down, it runs out of power and gets slower. (Like a watch that is unwinding.)
glosses: How something winds up is how it becomes in the end or after something happens.
examples: I wound up lost after I made the wrong turn.
wide (English, adj)
Forms: form: wide
tags: positive
form: wider
tags: comparative
form: widest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪd/
tags: UK
US
ipa: /wɑed/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is wide, it is long from one side to the other side.
examples: This box is 30 cm long and 20 cm wide, but only 10 cm high.
It's a very wide river, but not very deep.
The road was built wide enough to fit four lanes of traffic.
He cast a wide net into the sea.
glosses: If there is a wide range, variety, or world, there is a lot of it.
examples: The store offers a wide range of products.
He has traveled to wide and varied places.
The news received wide coverage across all media platforms.
There is a wide variety of choices available.
glosses: If you give something or someone a wide berth, you avoid them by a lot.
examples: He gave the barking dog a wide berth.
wide (English, adv)
Forms: form: wide
tags: positive
form: wider
tags: comparative
form: Superlativewidest
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪd/
tags: UK
US
ipa: /wɑed/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is wide open, it is open to its full extent.
examples: She opened her eyes wide in surprise.
The door was pushed wide open.
glosses: If you are wide awake, you are completely awake and alert, often when you would prefer to be asleep.
examples: Despite the late hour, the children were wide awake and eager to open their presents.
After drinking three cups of coffee, I was wide awake all night.
glosses: If two things are wide apart, there is a lot of space between them.
examples: "It was this big," she said, spreading her hands as wide apart as she could.
He was a big man with dark eyes placed wide apart.
He spread his arms wide to embrace her.
wide (English, prep)
Forms: form: wide
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪd/
tags: UK
US
ipa: /wɑed/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: If something goes wide of the target, it misses the target.
examples: The soccer ball went wide of the goal.
Her first shot was wide, but the second struck his shoulder.
He put it wide of the mark.
glosses: If the ball or a player is/plays/goes wide, they are near the sides of the field or court.
raw_tags: sports
examples: He ran wide and got tackled near the sideline.
whistle (English, noun)
Forms: form: whistle
raw_tags: Singular
form: whistles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪsl̩/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A whistle is a sound like music. A person makes a whistling sound by blowing air when the person's mouth is in a little circle.
examples: The whistle of the wind in trees was low and sad.
glosses: A whistle is a little instrument made of wood, metal or other material. A person puts the instrument in the person's mouth and blows air to make a loud whistling sound.
examples: When you are in danger, blow your whistle loudly and someone will run and help you.
whistle (English, verb)
Forms: form: whistle
tags: canonical
form: whistles
tags: third-person
singular
form: whistled
tags: past
form: whistled
tags: past
participle
form: whistling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪsl̩/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To whistle is to make a whistling sound with one's mouth.
examples: A happy person is able to whistle and work at the same time.
whip (English, noun)
Forms: form: whip
raw_tags: Singular
form: whips
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪp/
ipa: /ʍɪp/
tags: US
glosses: A whip is a long, thin leather instrument. A person uses it, with very quick motion, to give pain. A person uses it on a horse or another person as punishment.
raw_tags: countable
examples: When the horse sees the whip in the person's hand, the horse gets scared and runs far away.
glosses: A whip is a member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
raw_tags: countable
politics
whip (English, verb)
Forms: form: whip
tags: canonical
form: whips
tags: third-person
singular
form: whipped
tags: past
form: whipped
tags: past
participle
form: whipping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪp/
ipa: /ʍɪp/
tags: US
glosses: If you whip something, you hit it with a whip.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Jockeys whip horses to make them go faster.
while (English, prep)
Forms: form: while
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʍaɪl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /waɪl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: wile
glosses: If x happens while y happens, they happen at the same time.
examples: He fell asleep while sitting at his desk.
while (English, noun)
Forms: form: while
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʍaɪl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /waɪl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: wile
glosses: A while is a short time.
examples: After a while I will stop working and cook food for us.
while (English, verb)
Forms: form: while
tags: canonical
form: whiles
tags: third-person
singular
form: whiled
tags: past
form: whiled
tags: past
participle
form: whiling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʍaɪl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /waɪl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: wile
glosses: If you while away the time, you spend it doing something not very productive.
examples: On Sundays, I like to while away the hours by reading.
freezing level (English, noun)
Forms: form: freezing level
raw_tags: Singular
form: freezing levels
tags: plural
glosses: The freezing level is the height where the air is 0 degrees Celsius (0 °C) or 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32 °F). Higher than the freezing level, the air is colder. Lower than the freezing level, the air is warmer.
examples: Now the weather is colder and the freezing level is lower than it was in the summer.
snow level (English, noun)
Forms: form: snow level
raw_tags: Singular
form: snow levels
tags: plural
glosses: The snow level is like the freezing level. The snow level is a measure of how high up on a mountain snow or ice is able to be. Lower than the snow level, the mountain is warmer and no snow is there.
examples: In the summer, the snow level is near the top of this mountain.
ventriloquist (English, noun)
Forms: form: ventriloquist
raw_tags: Singular
form: ventriloquists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɛnˈtrɪl.ə.kwɪst/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A ventriloquist is a person who does a trick to make the person's voice seem to be coming from a different direction. The ventriloquist talks but does not move the mouth. People think the ventriloquist is not talking and they think a thing or an animal or a different person is talking.
raw_tags: countable
examples: People laughed when the ventriloquist made a shoe talk to a hat.
watch (English, noun)
Forms: form: watch
raw_tags: Singular
form: watches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɒtʃ/
tags: UK
ipa: /wɑːtʃ/
tags: US
ipa: /wɔt͡ʃ/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A watch is a little clock on a person's arm near the person's hand, to measure time.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The person looks at his watch and has a thought that he is late.
glosses: A watch is the period of time on duty for crews who are working together.
watch (English, verb)
Forms: form: watch
tags: canonical
form: watches
tags: third-person
singular
form: watched
tags: past
form: watched
tags: past
participle
form: watching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɒtʃ/
tags: UK
ipa: /wɑːtʃ/
tags: US
ipa: /wɔt͡ʃ/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To watch is to look for a long time or to look at somebody doing something.
examples: Yesterday I watched the person cook the food and now I know how to cook the food.
walk (English, verb)
Forms: form: walk
tags: canonical
form: walks
tags: third-person
singular
form: walked
tags: past
form: walked
tags: past
participle
form: walking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɔːk/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: wok
glosses: If you walk, you go on foot, step by step. Walking is slower than running.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: No train goes to that town, so people need to walk to go there.
glosses: To walk free; to escape punishment.
raw_tags: intransitive
informal
glosses: If an object walks, it goes missing or is stolen.
raw_tags: intransitive
informal
glosses: If you walk, you travel some distance by walking.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I walk two miles to school every day.
glosses: If you walk someone, you go for a walk with them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Please walk the dog.
Will you walk me home?
walk (English, noun)
Forms: form: walk
raw_tags: Singular
form: walks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɔːk/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: wok
glosses: A walk is what we do when we go on foot.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Are you taking the dog for a walk?
The walk to work gives me time to think.
through (English, prep)
Forms: form: through
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /θruː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /θru/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: thru
threw
glosses: from one end or side of something to the other
examples: The ink went through the paper and made the table wet.
The thief came in through the window.
She pushed the thread through the hole in the needle.
synonyms: thru
test (English, noun)
Forms: form: test
raw_tags: Singular
form: tests
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɛst/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A test is writing that many learners do in a room at the same time so that people are able to see how much knowledge the learners have.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I'm happy because I got a high mark on the test.
glosses: A test is something someone does to see if something works.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The person did a good test of the machine by pushing all the buttons and watching the machine.
test (English, verb)
Forms: form: test
tags: canonical
form: tests
tags: third-person
singular
form: tested
tags: past
form: tested
tags: past
participle
form: testing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɛst/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The action of testing; to try something out to see whether it works.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He tested the software many times.
tail (English, noun)
Forms: form: tail
raw_tags: Singular
form: tails
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /teɪl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
homophones: tale
glosses: A tail is a long, thin part on the back end of an animal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The dog wags his tail (moves his tail quickly from side to side) when he sees his friend.
tail (English, verb)
Forms: form: tail
tags: canonical
form: tails
tags: third-person
singular
form: tailed
tags: past
form: tailed
tags: past
participle
form: tailing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /teɪl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
homophones: tale
glosses: If you tail someone, you follow them without them noticing; you observe them.
raw_tags: transitive
headphone (English, noun)
Forms: form: headphone
raw_tags: Singular
form: headphones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhedfəʊn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhedfoʊn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A headphone is a very little machine near a person's ear that makes sound.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
examples: The music on the person's headphones was so loud that he didn't know I was talking to him.
stereophonic (English, adj)
Forms: form: stereophonic
tags: positive
form: more stereophonic
tags: comparative
form: most stereophonic
tags: superlative
glosses: Using two headphones with almost the same sound so the sound seems to be coming from a direction.
examples: This stereophonic machine is very good! It seems as if the music is coming from this room!
spoon (English, noun)
Forms: form: spoon
raw_tags: Singular
form: spoons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /spuːn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A spoon is a little, long, thin, metal thing with a round end for putting food in one's mouth.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Put a knife, a fork and a spoon near the plate on the table.
spoon (English, verb)
Forms: form: spoon
tags: canonical
form: spoons
tags: third-person
singular
form: spooned
tags: past
form: spooned
tags: past
participle
form: spooning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /spuːn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When two people spoon, they lie next to each other with one person's back against the other person's front, similar to the way two spoons are stacked together.
raw_tags: slang
so (English, adv)
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /səʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /soʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: sew
sow
glosses: Very; extremely.
examples: The box was so wide that the person was not able to take it through the door.
so (English, prep)
Forms: form: so
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /səʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /soʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: sew
sow
glosses: Saying the result or purpose.
examples: The gravestones were covered with moss, so that it was impossible to read the names on them.
The person locks the door so no one is able to come in and take things.
We help them so that they can get better.
He asked me to write the equations on the blackboard so he could see how they developed.
so (English, conj)
Forms: form: so
raw_tags: Coordinator
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /səʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /soʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: sew
sow
glosses: Giving reasons.
examples: We had been on a boat like that before, so knew the general layout.
It was cheap, so it seemed like a deal.
Our son is at school near here, so that's another reason for not moving.
skirt (English, noun)
Forms: form: skirt
raw_tags: Singular
form: skirts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /skɜːt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /skɚt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A skirt is a loose cloth that a woman uses to cover her legs; the lower part of a dress.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She has a blue skirt and a red shirt on.
skirt (English, verb)
Forms: form: skirt
tags: canonical
form: skirts
tags: third-person
singular
form: skirted
tags: past
form: skirted
tags: past
participle
form: skirting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /skɜːt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /skɚt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: :
 This short section needs someone to add to it.
room (English, noun)
Forms: form: room
raw_tags: Singular
form: rooms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ru:m/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A room is a place which is part of a building. Someone is able to see other people who are in the same room.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We need a long, wide room because many people will be at the meeting.
glosses: Room can mean some space; a place with nothing, only air.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I need room to be able to move my arms and not touch people.
room (English, verb)
Forms: form: room
tags: canonical
form: rooms
tags: third-person
singular
form: roomed
tags: past
form: roomed
tags: past
participle
form: rooming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ru:m/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To live in or share a room.
examples: I roomed with Ryan all four years of college.
put (English, verb)
Forms: form: put
tags: canonical
form: puts
tags: third-person
singular
form: put
tags: past
form: put
tags: past
participle
form: putting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pʊt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When you put a thing someplace, you move a thing to a place.
examples: I always put my books on the table when I get home from school.
glosses: The past tense and past participle of put.
examples: The person stopped reading the book and put it on the table.
old (English, adj)
Forms: form: older
tags: comparative
form: oldest
tags: superlative
form: old
tags: positive
form: elder
tags: comparative
form: eldest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əʊld/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /oʊld/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If someone or something is old, they are not young; they have been in existence for a long time.
examples: An old man has gray hair.
This old book was written a hundred years ago.
antonyms: young
glosses: How old someone is, is their age.
examples: "Ashley, how old are you?" "I'm only 16 years old."
glosses: Your old school, boss, address, etc. is one that you no longer use or are no longer together with.
raw_tags: not before a noun
examples: I didn't have many friends at my old school.
mass (English, noun)
Forms: form: mass
raw_tags: Singular
form: masses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /mæs/
tags: UK
ipa: /mɑːs/
raw_tags: or
raw_tags: or
ipa: /mæs/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A measure of how much material is in something.
examples: The Earth has much more mass than the moon.
The spacesuit weighed 75 pounds on Earth but here in outer space it weighed nothing, although its mass was exactly the same.
synonyms: ton
bunch
glosses: Much material.
examples: A mass of dirty branches stopped the river.
glosses: A Christian ceremony in memory of the Last Supper.
examples: He goes to mass every Sunday.
synonyms: Eucharist
glosses: A crowd of people.
examples: A mass of protesters gathered at city hall.
like (English, verb)
Forms: form: like
tags: canonical
form: likes
tags: third-person
singular
form: liked
tags: past
form: liked
tags: past
participle
form: liking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /laɪ̯k/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To like someone or something means to find someone or something pleasant, enjoyable, or interesting.
examples: I like good food.
like (English, prep)
Forms: form: like
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /laɪ̯k/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Almost the same.
examples: Like in those days, things are changing.
My mother's eyes are green like mine.
We don’t get along like we used to.
It looks like it’s going to rain.
synonyms: similar
antonyms: different
like (English, noun)
Forms: form: like
raw_tags: Singular
form: likes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /laɪ̯k/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A like is something that you think is good.
examples: Our own likes and dislikes are shaped by what our parents liked.
glosses: At the end of a list of things, and the like means: and other similar things.
examples: She's good at science, math, and the like.
glosses: You use the likes of someone to show that you don't think that person is a good person.
examples: You shouldn't be hanging around with the likes of him.
like (English, intj)
Forms: form: like
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /laɪ̯k/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: You use like, when you are trying to think about the right words.
raw_tags: informal
examples: He's really, like you know, uh... difficult.
glosses: You use like when the information isn't exactly true.
raw_tags: informal
examples: We went there when we were like five years old.
glosses: You use like when you are trying to make something sound softer.
raw_tags: informal
examples: OK, like, why don't you try going there.
glosses: You use like before what somebody said.
raw_tags: informal
examples: So, I'm like, "What do you mean." And he's like, "you know what I mean."
like (English, adj)
Forms: form: like
tags: positive
form: more like
tags: comparative
form: most like
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /laɪ̯k/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: similar or the same
examples: She's very like her mother.
Japan is becoming more like the U.S.
They were dressed in like manner.
hammer (English, noun)
Forms: form: hammer
raw_tags: Singular
form: hammers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæmə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhæmɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A hammer is a heavy tool for pushing a nail into wood.
raw_tags: countable
examples: When you have only a hammer, all things seem like nails.
glosses: A hammer is a moving part of a gun that hits the firing pin to make the gun fire.
raw_tags: countable
hammer (English, verb)
Forms: form: hammer
tags: canonical
form: hammers
tags: third-person
singular
form: hammered
tags: past
form: hammered
tags: past
participle
form: hammering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæmə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhæmɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you hammer something, you push a nail into wood using a hammer.
examples: He hammered so hard that the building moved a little.
get (English, verb)
Forms: form: got
tags: past
participle
form: get
tags: canonical
form: gets
tags: third-person
singular
form: got
tags: past
form: gotten
tags: past
participle
form: getting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /gɛt/
tags: US
glosses: Receive or obtain.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The woman goes to the store and gets a new dress.
glosses: Become.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The problem got worse.
glosses: You use get to form a passive clause.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: He got hit by a car.
fornication (English, noun)
Forms: form: fornication
raw_tags: Singular
form: fornications
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌfɔrnɪˈkeɪʃən/
glosses: Fornication is sexual intercourse between two people who are not married.
sexual intercourse (English, phrase)
Forms: form: sexual intercourse
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: Sexual intercourse is an act done usually by a male and a female and usually to make babies.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Most men in our survey say they definitely would not have sexual intercourse with a new partner without using a condom.
synonyms: sex
even (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈi:vən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use even to focus on the most surprising or unlikely case.
glosses: With preposition phrases:
examples: Even in peaceful countries, there are problems.
She felt a lot of pain walking even though she was only in her thirties.
They told us the manager isn't there, even though we can see her through the window.
Even if they don't know you, they will still talk to you.
I never liked chocolate, not even when I was young.
Even with Denver's slow start, they are likely to win.
glosses: With noun phrases:
examples: Everyone walks to school here, even the teachers.
Not even the world's fastest runner can run that fast.
Even a quick look tells you there's a lot to learn.
Anyone with even basic Internet search skills can find you.
glosses: With adjective phrases:
examples: She didn't tell me about it and I expect she wasn't even aware of it.
This is not a small problem, and it will likely become even more important in the near future.
I just hope I don't get lost, and I'm not even really sure of my bus number.
The last few years have been difficult, but now she may face an even greater challenge.
It will be very difficult for him, even dangerous.
glosses: With verb phrases:
examples: Our progress was not rewarded. In fact, it was not even mentioned.
I don't even know who you are.
It's so cheap, you don't even have to bring money.
He can't even go back and look for it.
We might even make some money if we work hard.
glosses: With adverb phrases (rarely):
examples: He won't lose his job, not even temporarily.
glosses: With so:
examples: I hid it in the books where nobody would look. Even so, I worried about it all evening.
even (English, adj)
Forms: form: even
tags: positive
form: more even
tags: comparative
form: most even
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈi:vən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If things are even, the top or surface of each is as high as the others.
examples: The top of the wall is even because the bricks are all the same size.
glosses: If a number is even, it can be divided into 2 equal parts.
examples: 2, 4, 6 and 8 are even numbers. 1, 3, 5 and 7 are not even numbers; they are odd numbers.
even (English, verb)
Forms: form: even
tags: canonical
form: evens
tags: third-person
singular
form: evened
tags: past
form: evened
tags: past
participle
form: evening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈi:vən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you even something (out/up), you reduce the ups and downs; you make it smooth or equal.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: India was leading 2-1, but Australia evened the score in the last minute.
The makeup evens out your skin tone without adding color.
synonyms: smooth
glosses: If you even a problem out, you solve it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I went down and evened it all out. Everyone's happy now.
synonyms: solve
dress (English, noun)
Forms: form: dress
raw_tags: Singular
form: dresses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɛs/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A dress is a loose cloth covering a woman's body. The lower part is like a skirt. The top part is like a shirt.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She looked beautiful because she had a very nice dress.
Ball gowns and party frocks are dresses for special occasions.
dress (English, verb)
Forms: form: dress
tags: canonical
form: dresses
tags: third-person
singular
form: dressed
tags: past
form: dressed
tags: past
participle
form: dressing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɛs/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To put clothes on something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I dressed my little sister for school this morning.
antonyms: undress
glosses: To put clothes on yourself.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I just need to dress and then we can go.
glosses: To prepare the surface of a material (usually stone or lumber).
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: To cover a wound with a bandage.
examples: That cut looks really bad. Here, let me dress it
glosses: To prepare food for cooking, especially by seasoning it.
raw_tags: transitive
cloth (English, noun)
Forms: form: cloth
raw_tags: Singular
form: cloths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɒθ/
tags: US
glosses: Cloth is a thin, flat material, often made from cotton or polyester.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: A cloth is a piece of cloth, usually for cleaning things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The person used a wet cloth to wash the table.