crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
label (English, verb)
Forms: form: labelled
tags: past
form: labelled
tags: past
participle
form: labelling
tags: present
participle
form: label
tags: canonical
form: labels
tags: third-person
singular
form: labeled
tags: past
form: labeled
tags: past
participle
form: labeling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈleɪbəl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you label something, you write information on it or attach information to it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Please be sure to label your bags before getting on the airplane.
He labelled the tree with its name and date.
glosses: If you label somebody or something as being some way, you categorize them that way.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: After the way he acted, the other children labeled him as weird.
grateful (English, adj)
Forms: form: grateful
tags: positive
form: more grateful
tags: comparative
form: most grateful
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡreɪtfəl/
tags: US
glosses: If you are grateful for or about something, you want to say, "thank you" because of it.
examples: I'm very grateful for your kindness during this difficult time.
synonyms: thankful
antonyms: ungrateful
check (English, verb)
Forms: form: check
tags: canonical
form: checks
tags: third-person
singular
form: checked
tags: past
form: checked
tags: past
participle
form: checking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃɛk/
tags: US
homophones: cheque
Czech
glosses: If you check something, you look at it to see if there is a problem, or something new or different.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Hi, I heard some noises, so I'm just checking to see if you were O.K.
Can you check that the lights are off?
Please check your test before handing it to the teacher.
I just checked my e-mail and found 50 new messages.
He checked the mirror to see if the police car was still behind him.
glosses: If you check something out, you look at it because it might be interesting.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I found this great video online. Check it out.
When you're in Toronto, you should check out the CN tower.
glosses: If you check an answer, or choice, you make a check mark (✓) beside it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: If you want to get mail from us, check the box at the bottom of the page.
glosses: If you check out of a hotel, you pay your bill and leave.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I called the hotel, but they said you had already checked out.
glosses: If you check in to a hotel, you go to the front desk to tell them you've arrived and you get your key.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: After we checked in, we went to our room and unpacked our bags.
glosses: If you check something, usually something bad, you stop it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He put out his hands but could not check his fall.
Senegal, which acted early, was able to check the spread of the disease.
glosses: If you check your coat or bags, you give them to a worker to take care of.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Reid was traveling alone without any checked luggage.
You can check your luggage inside and show them your passport with your ticket.
check (English, noun)
Forms: form: check
raw_tags: Singular
form: checks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃɛk/
tags: US
homophones: cheque
Czech
glosses: A check is a piece of paper that gives someone else the right to receive some money from your bank account. (Other spelling: cheque)
raw_tags: countable
examples: She wrote him a personal check for $250.
Could you please pay in cash instead of checks?
I found out about the problem when I tried to cash her bad checks.
glosses: A check is something you do to make sure that there is no problem.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The town must conduct regular checks on drinking water quality.
They did background checks on all the teachers before hiring them.
We stood in line at the airport for the extra security checks.
I want to get a quick check of the weather before going.
glosses: A reality check is an opportunity to think about reality and make sure your hopes and thoughts are reasonable.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I think this injury is a real reality check for him. He can't keep working like this.
glosses: If you keep something in check, you stop it from getting bigger or worse.
examples: There aren't enough birds to keep the insects in check.
I had difficulty keeping my anger in check.
glosses: A check is something that controls or stops something else.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The company didn't have the right checks and balances, and that's why they lost all the money.
glosses: In a restaurant, the check is the bill.
examples: Waiter, can you bring us the check please?
glosses: A check is this mark: ✓
raw_tags: countable
examples: Put a check next to today's date and sign here.
He finished it up and put a check mark in the box.
glosses: Check is a pattern of squares, especially on cloth.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Michael was a big man in a red wool check shirt.
glosses: A coat check is a place where you can give your coat, bags, etc. to a worker to take care of.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The lines were long at the coat check, so we put our jackets on the backs of our chairs.
glosses: In chess, check the position of the king where it can be directly attacked by the opponent's pieces but from which it may escape.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: You can't move that piece because your king is in check.
puppies (English, noun)
Forms: form: puppy
raw_tags: Singular
form: puppies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of puppy; more than one (kind of) puppy.
examples: I bought 5 puppies.
leap year (English, noun)
Forms: form: leap year
raw_tags: Singular
form: leap years
tags: plural
glosses: A leap year is a year with 366 days in the most commonly used Gregorian calendar. Leap years happen every four years.
examples: The Summer Olympics is held during a leap year.
glosses: A year with 13 months in certain lunisolar calendars
husband (English, noun)
Forms: form: husband
raw_tags: Singular
form: husbands
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌzbənd/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A husband is a married man.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: spouse
antonyms: wife
husband (English, verb)
Forms: form: husband
tags: canonical
form: husbands
tags: third-person
singular
form: husbanded
tags: past
form: husbanded
tags: past
participle
form: husbanding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌzbənd/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you are husbanding, you are managing resources carefully.
curtain (English, noun)
Forms: form: curtain
raw_tags: Singular
form: curtains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɜːtn̩/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɝtn̩/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Curtains are pieces of cloth that hang in front of a window, door, or stage.
raw_tags: usually plural
examples: So I'll close the curtains and the room now will be quite dark.
We put all the lights on and draw the curtains when we're going to go out.
They got new curtains to match the carpet and the furniture.
glosses: A curtain is a substance, or group of items that blocks your view or blocks access.
examples: The base of the rock is undercut, permitting walkers to pass behind the curtain of falling water.
Suddenly she came out through the last curtain of trees and found herself looking down over sunlit green field.
curtain (English, verb)
Forms: form: curtain
tags: canonical
form: curtains
tags: third-person
singular
form: curtained
tags: past
form: curtained
tags: past
participle
form: curtaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɜːtn̩/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɝtn̩/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you curtain something off, you put a curtain around it.
revise (English, verb)
Forms: form: revise
tags: canonical
form: revises
tags: third-person
singular
form: revised
tags: past
form: revised
tags: past
participle
form: revising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈvaɪz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When someone revises a book, a writing or something they said, it means they change it (edit it) so that it says something a little different from what it said before.
examples: He revised the book to have information from this year in it.
She revised what she said so that she was not saying something bad about him.
glosses: If someone revises, they study something again to prepare for a test.
tags: UK
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I can't go out 'cause I have to revise for my A-levels.
file (English, noun)
Forms: form: file
raw_tags: Singular
form: files
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /faɪl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A file is a set of papers or records on a specific issue, person, etc.
examples: The letter should be in the file on the Herzog problem.
glosses: A file is a set of information that can be opened, changed, and saved by a computer program.
examples: My computer won't read the Word file you e-mailed me last night.
glosses: A file is a place to keep papers organised.
examples: Can you put this receipt in the file?
glosses: A file is a tool with rough sides that you rub against something to make it smooth.
glosses: A file is a line of people.
file (English, verb)
Forms: form: file
tags: canonical
form: files
tags: third-person
singular
form: filed
tags: past
form: filed
tags: past
participle
form: filing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /faɪl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you file papers or documents, you put them away in an organised way in one place.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I filed the letter under "t" for taxes.
glosses: If you file a report or a story, you submit it to your employer or editor.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: What time did you file that story about the car crash?
glosses: If you file a complaint, you make an official complaint.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
glosses: If people file somewhere, they go there in a line.
tags: preposition
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you file something, you rub it with a file to make it smooth.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: She went to the store for a manicure, which involves filing and polishing the nails.
low (English, adj)
Forms: form: low
tags: positive
form: lower
tags: comparative
form: lowest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /loʊ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If cost, value, amount, sound, temperature, etc. is low, it is small.
examples: My pay is very low, so it's hard to live here.
Poor people need low-cost apartments.
The temperature will go down over night and tomorrow it will be lower than it was today.
glosses: If something is low, it (or its top) is close to the ground.
examples: The bridge is too low for the truck to go under it.
glosses: If something is low quality, it is bad.
examples: I bought a low-quality bag and it already has a hole in it.
glosses: If a sound is low, it is small in frequency or quiet.
examples: On the piano, the left hand plays the low notes and the right hand plays the high notes.
glosses: If a person is feeling low, they are not happy.
conscious (English, adj)
Forms: form: conscious
tags: positive
form: more conscious
tags: comparative
form: most conscious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɒn.ʃəs/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you are conscious of something, you notice or realize it.
examples: Soon after I walked into the room, I became conscious of many eyes looking at me.
I was conscious of being rude, but I couldn't stop myself.
I'll make a conscious effort to be on time.
glosses: If a person or animal is conscious, it knows what's happening around it.
examples: He fell and hit his head, but he is still conscious.
She was conscious during the operation.
harvest (English, noun)
Forms: form: harvest
raw_tags: Singular
form: harvests
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhaːvɪst/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɑr.vɪ̆st/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Harvest is the time that you bring the crops in from the fields.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We had an early harvest this year because of all the sun.
glosses: Harvest is the act of bring the crops in from the fields.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Our grain harvest went really well this year.
glosses: A harvest is the crops that you bring in at the end of a growing season.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Western Canada has had the biggest wheat harvest in 20 years.
harvest (English, verb)
Forms: form: harvest
tags: canonical
form: harvests
tags: third-person
singular
form: harvested
tags: past
form: harvested
tags: past
participle
form: harvesting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhaːvɪst/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɑr.vɪ̆st/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you harvest something, you collect it after growing it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The rice looks like it's ready to harvest.
We harvested these grapes from our own vines.
patron (English, noun)
Forms: form: patron
raw_tags: Singular
form: patrons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpeɪt(ʃ)rən/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A patron is a supporter of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: John, a well known patron of the arts, donated a large sum of money to the local museum last summer.
glosses: A patron refers to a regular customer of a business.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A property owner who hires a contractor for construction works
raw_tags: countable
service (English, noun)
Forms: form: service
raw_tags: Singular
form: services
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɜːvɪs/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɝvɪs/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An action or work by one person that can be consumed by another person.
raw_tags: economics
examples: Hair care is a service industry.
glosses: A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
raw_tags: computing
examples: This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
glosses: The military.
examples: I did three years of service before coming here.
glosses: A set of dishes or utensils.
examples: She brought out the silver tea service.
glosses: The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
examples: The player had four service faults in the set.
glosses: A religious rite or ritual.
examples: The funeral service was good.
glosses: The serving, or delivery, of a document requiring someone to appear in a court of law.
raw_tags: law
examples: The service happened yesterday.
glosses: That which is provided by the government or its agents.
raw_tags: public service
examples: The Job Centre provides a service to the unemployed.
service (English, verb)
Forms: form: service
tags: canonical
form: services
tags: third-person
singular
form: serviced
tags: past
form: serviced
tags: past
participle
form: servicing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɜːvɪs/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɝvɪs/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you service something, you serve them.
examples: They service the customer base.
glosses: If you service something, you perform maintenance on them.
examples: He is going to service the car.
good (English, adj)
Forms: form: good
tags: positive
form: better
tags: comparative
form: best
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡʊd/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When you are good, you do the right things. That is, you do things that are kind or helpful. You do not do things that hurt people or are not honest.
examples: He is a good person and would never steal.
She is a good girl and always helps her mother.
glosses: If something is good it is useful or helpful. This also means high quality.
examples: My last pair of shoes were very good, they lasted two years!
glosses: If food is good it means you like the taste. This food is not likely to be spoiled or of low quality.
examples: Thank you for the pie; it was very good.
glosses: If you had a good time, you enjoyed something.
glosses: You may call something good because you like it.
examples: We had a good trip and liked seeing all the sights.
glosses: If you are good at something, you do it well.
examples: She is a good swimmer; she could save you from drowning.
He is a good worker and always gets the job done.
glosses: A good sign means something good is likely to happen.
examples: Some people think a rainbow is a good omen, and means you will have good luck.
If you are sick, its a good sign if your fever ends.
Favorable
Beneficial
good (English, noun)
Forms: form: good
raw_tags: Singular
form: goods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡʊd/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Good is the quality of being good.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He has a lot of good in him and always helps us out.
glosses: Good refers to the side of good (against evil and bad).
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I'm completely for good and think we should all try to do the right thing.
glosses: Goods are identical items that are produced, then traded, bought or sold, for the purpose of consumption.
raw_tags: finance
plural only
examples: You can buy many different types of goods at the market.
great (English, adj)
Forms: form: great
tags: positive
form: greater
tags: comparative
form: greatest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡreɪ̯t/
tags: US
homophones: grate
glosses: A great object or event is very big and large in scale.
examples: A great storm is approaching our shores.
glosses: A great person or object is very good.
examples: Dinner was great.
glosses: Something that is great is very important.
glosses: Great is used to describe an important leader.
examples: Alexander the Great
great (English, intj)
Forms: form: great
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡreɪ̯t/
tags: US
homophones: grate
glosses: It is said to show happiness about something.
examples: I got the job? Great!
Great, you can come with us on the trip.
glosses: It can also be said to show disappointment.
examples: I didn't get the job? Great.
Oh great, the store is closed.
goodness (English, noun)
Forms: form: goodness
raw_tags: Singular
form: goodnesses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡʊdnəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Goodness is the quality of being good.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He was known in the community for his goodness towards others. As such, many in the community were saddened the day he passed away.
glosses: Goodness is the good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
examples: Despite the goodness of exercising, John usually does not have time for it.
defeat (English, verb)
Forms: form: defeat
tags: canonical
form: defeats
tags: third-person
singular
form: defeated
tags: past
form: defeated
tags: past
participle
form: defeating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪ'fiːt/
tags: US
glosses: If you defeat someone, you win against them in a game, battle, or contest.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: South Africa defeated Zimbabwe (170) by four wickets with four balls to spare.
American forces defeated a small band of fighters in a three-hour street battle last night.
When I was in school, I was good at English, but science always defeated me.
synonyms: beat
antonyms: lose
defeat (English, noun)
Forms: form: defeat
raw_tags: Singular
form: defeats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪ'fiːt/
tags: US
glosses: A defeat is a loss in a game, battle, or contest.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Dole went down in defeat in last night's elections.
battle (English, noun)
Forms: form: battle
raw_tags: Singular
form: battles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbætəl/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbætl̩/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A battle is when different groups or teams fight each other.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: action
conflict
contest
fight
glosses: A battle is a personal challenge or struggle.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After a long battle with cancer, he finally returned to work.
synonyms: encounter
fight
battle (English, verb)
Forms: form: battle
tags: canonical
form: battles
tags: third-person
singular
form: battled
tags: past
form: battled
tags: past
participle
form: battling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbætəl/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbætl̩/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If teams or people battle, they fight.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: In World War II, Germany and England battled for control of Europe.
Learning a new language is difficult, but if you keep battling, you will learn it.
The Nutcracker and the toys came to life to battle the Mouse King and his army.
continuous (English, adj)
Forms: form: continuous
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈtɪnjuəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Something that is continuous happens without stopping.
examples: The water flowed through the pipe continuously.
synonyms: constant
ongoing
incessant
antonyms: discontinuous
irregular
glosses: If a surface is continuous, it is long and doesn't have anything in the middle.
examples: The railway line was continuous.
synonyms: connected
antonyms: broken
coexistence (English, noun)
Forms: form: coexistence
raw_tags: Singular
form: coexistences
tags: plural
glosses: When two or more things live together in the same space, with or without mutual interaction.
habitation (English, noun)
Forms: form: habitation
raw_tags: Singular
form: habitations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
glosses: The act of living at a place.
examples: The habitation of animals in that forest is currently threated by logging.
glosses: A place to live; a house.
drive (English, verb)
Forms: form: drive
tags: canonical
form: drives
tags: third-person
singular
form: drove
tags: past
form: driven
tags: past
participle
form: driving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'draɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you drive a car or other vehicle, you control its movement and direction.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I've been learning how to drive a bus.
glosses: If you drive somewhere, you go there by car.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The bus is too slow. Let's drive to school instead.
Mom, can you drive me to Cindy's house?
glosses: If you drive someone or something, you make them move.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The dogs drove the cows into the field.
glosses: If you drive someone to do something, you make them do something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The death of her son drove her to drink.
drive (English, noun)
Forms: form: drive
raw_tags: Singular
form: drives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'draɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A drive is a trip by car.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Let's go for a drive down to the lake.
glosses: Drive is the feeling that you want or need to do something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: She has a strong drive to succeed.
If you're tired, it often affects your sex drive.
glosses: A (disk) drive is part of a computer that reads and writes information to a disk.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A drive is the short road outside a house to put a car on.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A drive is a short strong effort to do something.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Drive is the power that makes a vehicle move.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: In sports, a drive a ball that has been hit hard.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A drive is when people direct a group of animals to move in a particular direction.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A drive is kind of road.
raw_tags: countable
cough (English, verb)
Forms: form: cough
tags: canonical
form: coughs
tags: third-person
singular
form: coughed
tags: past
form: coughed
tags: past
participle
form: coughing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɒf/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /kɔf/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you cough, you quickly blow air out and make a noise because of a feeling in the throat.
examples: This cold is terrible. I was coughing and sneezing all night.
She coughed to get his attention.
cough (English, noun)
Forms: form: cough
raw_tags: Singular
form: coughs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɒf/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /kɔf/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A cough is the action or sound of quickly blowing air out because of a feeling in the throat.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My doctor gave me some medicine for my cough.
Her cough was so bad that she was coughing up blood.
pocket (English, noun)
Forms: form: pocket
raw_tags: Singular
form: pockets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒ.kɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɑ.kɪt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɔ.kɪt/
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A pocket is a small empty space, usually in your clothes, usually to carry things in.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I usually put my keys in my pants' pocket, but I can't find them now.
My cell phone is in the outside pocket of my bag.
glosses: A pocket is a small area of something that is completely surrounded by something else.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was a small pocket of air under the boat.
There is a pocket of Welsh-speaking villages in South Wales.
pocket (English, verb)
Forms: form: pocket
tags: canonical
form: pockets
tags: third-person
singular
form: pocketed
tags: past
form: pocketed
tags: past
participle
form: pocketing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒ.kɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɑ.kɪt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɔ.kɪt/
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you pocket something, you put it in your pocket.
glosses: If you pocket something you win, take, or steal it (and put it in your pocket.)
replace (English, verb)
Forms: form: replace
tags: canonical
form: replaces
tags: third-person
singular
form: replaced
tags: past
form: replaced
tags: past
participle
form: replacing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈpleɪs/
tags: US
glosses: If X replaces Y or if you replace Y with X, X now does what Y used to do.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Smith will replace the injured Jones for England who are leading 2 to 0.
glosses: If you replace something, you give somebody a new one because you have broken, lost, or used the old one.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I'm sorry, don't know how I'm going to replace your stolen bike.
glosses: If you replace something, you put it back where it was.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: After looking at the ring for a while, he carefully replaced it and left the shop.
minority (English, noun)
Forms: form: minority
raw_tags: Singular
form: minorities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪˈnɒr.ɪ.ti/
tags: UK
ipa: /maɪˈnɔr.ɪ.ti/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A minority is less than half (50%) of some group.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
antonyms: majority
glosses: A minority is a member of an ethnic group that does not have political or social power.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
glosses: Minority is the state of being a minor, not an adult.
raw_tags: uncountable
integration (English, noun)
Forms: form: integration
raw_tags: Singular
form: integrations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪntəˈɡreɪʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Integration is the act of combining a number of things to work together.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: European economic integration was widely expected to bring enormous benefits.
Integration of immigrants into American society has become much more difficult than in the past.
glosses: An integration is the process of finding the integral of a function.
raw_tags: mathematics
countable
king (English, noun)
Forms: form: king
raw_tags: Singular
form: kings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A king is the male leader of a country and whose son will probably lead the country.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Following the death of James I, Charles I became King of England, in 1625
glosses: A powerful or influential person.
raw_tags: countable
idiomatic
examples: Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
glosses: One of the playing pieces in chess; it may move only once square per move in any direction, but cannot move into check (threat of attack).
raw_tags: countable
chess
glosses: A playing card with the image of a king on it.
raw_tags: countable
unearth (English, verb)
Forms: form: unearth
tags: canonical
form: unearths
tags: third-person
singular
form: unearthed
tags: past
form: unearthed
tags: past
participle
form: unearthing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌnˈɜː(r)θ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: To drive or take something out of the ground or soil; to uncover or find; to bring to light; to disclose
examples: to unearth a secret
ancient (English, adj)
Forms: form: ancient
tags: positive
form: more ancient
tags: comparative
form: most ancient
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪn.(t)ʃənt/
tags: Canada
US
tags: US
glosses: Very old, usually hundreds or thousands or millions of years old.
examples: He studied the ancient world.
synonyms: antique
prehistoric
archaic
antonyms: modern
recent
ancient (English, noun)
Forms: form: ancient
raw_tags: Singular
form: ancients
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪn.(t)ʃənt/
tags: Canada
US
tags: US
glosses: A small flag or ensign.
raw_tags: heraldry
old, no longer used
synonyms: banner
ensign
flag
chief (English, noun)
Forms: form: chief
raw_tags: Singular
form: chiefs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃiːf/
tags: US
glosses: A leader or respected elder in a tribe.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They came to the chief to resolve their dispute.
glosses: The head of an organization.
raw_tags: countable
examples: All firefighters report to the fire chief.
chief (English, adj)
Forms: form: chief
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃiːf/
tags: US
glosses: The chief thing is the primary or principal thing.
examples: The chief cause of his death was cancer.
find (English, verb)
Forms: form: find
tags: canonical
form: finds
tags: third-person
singular
form: found
tags: past
form: found
tags: past
participle
form: finding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /faɪnd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you find something, you discover or locate it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I can't find my keys. Have you seen them?
Christopher Columbus is known for finding the Americas, but it had probably already been discovered by Europeans.
glosses: point out
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He finds faults with my work.
glosses: decide that; form the opinion that
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I find your argument bad.
glosses: determine or judge.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The jury finds for the defendant
find (English, noun)
Forms: form: find
raw_tags: Singular
form: finds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /faɪnd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Anything that is found, especially by good luck.
found (English, verb)
Forms: form: find
tags: canonical
form: finds
tags: third-person
singular
form: found
tags: past
form: found
tags: past
participle
form: finding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'fɑʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of find.
glosses: To start some type of organization or company.
examples: They founded the company in 2003.
glosses: To begin building.
glosses: To melt.
accurate (English, adj)
Forms: form: accurate
tags: positive
form: more accurate
tags: comparative
form: most accurate
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈækjərɪt/
tags: US
glosses: Something accurate is correct or exact.
examples: We need to provide people with more accurate information.
obsolete (English, adj)
Forms: form: obsolete
tags: positive
form: more obsolete
tags: comparative
form: most obsolete
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈɑbsəliːt/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɒbsəliːt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something is not used anymore, or if something newer replaced it, it is obsolete.
newer (English, adj)
Forms: form: new
tags: positive
form: newer
tags: comparative
form: newest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of new; more new.
examples: Here, wear these shoes; they're newer and cleaner than those.
oranges (English, noun)
Forms: form: orange
raw_tags: Singular
form: oranges
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of orange; more than one (kind of) orange.
examples: I bought five oranges from the store.
permanent (English, adj)
Forms: form: permanent
tags: positive
form: more permanent
tags: comparative
form: most permanent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɝmənənt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɜːmənənt/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When something is permanent, it cannot be changed or fixed.
examples: His permanent problems cannot be solved.
antonyms: temporary
impermanent
upsetting (English, adj)
Forms: form: upsetting
tags: positive
form: more upsetting
tags: comparative
form: most upsetting
tags: superlative
glosses: Something or someone that upsets somebody.
upsetting (English, verb)
Forms: form: upset
tags: canonical
form: upsets
tags: third-person
singular
form: upset
tags: past
form: upset
tags: past
participle
form: upsetting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of upset.
ministry (English, noun)
Forms: form: ministry
raw_tags: Singular
form: ministries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪnɪstri/
tags: UK
glosses: A ministry is a government department, such as the ministry of defense.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The ministry of health is building a new hospital.
ordain (English, verb)
Forms: form: ordain
tags: canonical
form: ordains
tags: third-person
singular
form: ordained
tags: past
form: ordained
tags: past
participle
form: ordaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔrˈdeɪn/
tags: US
ipa: /ɔːˈdeɪn/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If a church ordains a minister, it admits a person to the ministry.
synonyms: appoint
church (English, noun)
Forms: form: church
raw_tags: Singular
form: churches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
ipa: /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The Church is Christians gathering to praise and be with God.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: A church is a building where Christians gather and pray to God.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The church across the street has a service at 10 am.
Christian churches and Buddhist temples exist alongside each other.
Though she prayed and attended church, as she got older she often wondered why God didn't do anything.
glosses: A church is a particular kind of religious belief or power.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They asked for the help of the Catholic Church.
At the time I moved from the Baptist Church to the Pentecostal Church I was about sixteen years old.
Jesus Christ established a church in which men and women were equal.
This country was founded on the idea of separation of church and state.
People tend to leave because they don't accept certain church teachings.
glosses: A Christian religious organization, local or general.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Church (referring to the dominant religious organization of a particular time or place).
glosses: Church is a time when Christians go to a church.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I'll be there after church.
admit (English, verb)
Forms: form: admit
tags: canonical
form: admits
tags: third-person
singular
form: admitted
tags: past
form: admitted
tags: past
participle
form: admitting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ədˈmɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ædˈmɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you admit someone, you allow them to enter an area or a building.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The man was admitted to the theater, and sat in the front row.
synonyms: welcome
let in
glosses: If you are admitted to an institution, the institution starts taking care of you.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He was admitted to hospital and he is having his operation next week.
My elderly grandmother was admitted to a nursing home.
To be admitted to a state school, children must show the ability to learn.
glosses: If you admit something, you say reluctantly that it is true.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: She admitted that she robbed the bank.
The accused admitted stealing the money.
No child would ever admit to enjoying school.
"Climbing the Everest was harder than I thought," he admitted.
She admitted her mistake and apologized.
synonyms: state
confess (English, verb)
Forms: form: confess
tags: canonical
form: confesses
tags: third-person
singular
form: confessed
tags: past
form: confessed
tags: past
participle
form: confessing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈfɛs/
tags: US
glosses: When you confess to doing something, you are saying that you did it.
examples: John confessed to the cops that he robbed the bank.
synonyms: fess
female (English, adj)
Forms: form: female
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfiː.meɪl/
tags: US
glosses: If a person, animal or plant is female it is of the sex that can have babies or produce eggs or seeds. Girls and women are female people.
examples: The test says your baby will be female.
Yes, I have a female dog.
synonyms: ♀
glosses: If something is female, it is of, for, or about women or girls.
examples: The girls can change in the female changing room over there.
This movie is good for a female audience.
female (English, noun)
Forms: form: female
raw_tags: Singular
form: females
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfiː.meɪl/
tags: US
glosses: A female is a person, animal, or plant that can have babies or produce eggs.
examples: In humans, females are called women or girls.
continent (English, noun)
Forms: form: continent
raw_tags: Singular
form: continents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒntɪnənt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑntɪnənt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A continent is a big piece of land that is almost as big as your mom's ass.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The seven continents of the world are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
extend (English, verb)
Forms: form: extend
tags: canonical
form: extends
tags: third-person
singular
form: extended
tags: past
form: extended
tags: past
participle
form: extending
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛkˈstɛnd/
tags: UK
glosses: If you extend something, you make it longer.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: They extended the meeting so that more people could speak.
The muscles contract and extend to move the body.
glosses: If something extends from x to y, it covers all the time or space in between.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The Alps extend from France to Austria.
The middle ages extended from ancient to modern times.
glosses: If you extend something, you offer it
examples: I would like to extend to you an invitation to the party.
extension (English, noun)
Forms: form: extension
raw_tags: Singular
form: extensions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The space that something occupies.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: Extension is the process of making something longer.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
glosses: An extension is the time or part of something that was added to make it longer.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She had extensions put in her hair and now she has long hair.
He couldn't pay in May so the bank gave him an extension until July.
glosses: An extension is the operation of pulling the two ends of a broken bone to bring the broken pieces into the same straight line.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
glosses: Extension is the act of moving an arm, leg, finger, etc. so that it is straight.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
glosses: An extension is short for file extension.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
separate (English, adj)
Forms: form: separate
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: Being separate means that a piece of an object is not connected to or attached to the rest of the object.
examples: This chair was broken into five separate pieces.
glosses: If two objects, ideas, or people are separate from one another, they are not together.
examples: I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
separate (English, verb)
Forms: form: separate
tags: canonical
form: separates
tags: third-person
singular
form: separated
tags: past
form: separated
tags: past
participle
form: separating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /ˈsɛpəreɪt/
poses: verb
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: To separate something is to take it apart, divide it, or stop it from connecting.
examples: I diced the onions and the carrots, separating them into two piles.
lot (English, noun)
Forms: form: lot
raw_tags: Singular
form: lots
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɒt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A lot of something is a large amount of it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have a lot of things to say.
He caused lots of trouble.
synonyms: much
many
antonyms: little
a little
glosses: To a large degree.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Running is lots more fun when the weather is cool.
synonyms: much
glosses: Often
raw_tags: countable
examples: He used to come here a lot, but he doesn't anymore.
glosses: A lot is a piece of land, usually small.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They are constructing a building on this lot.
a lot (English, phrase)
Forms: form: a lot
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈlɒt/
tags: UK
ipa: /əˈlɑt/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: allot
glosses: A lot is a large amount of something.
examples: I have a lot of things to say.
He caused a lot of trouble.
glosses: To a large degree.
examples: Running is a lot more fun when the weather is cool.
glosses: Often
examples: He used to come here a lot, but he doesn't anymore.
a few (English, det)
Forms: form: a few
raw_tags: Determiner
glosses: a small number
tags: plural
raw_tags: indefinite
count
examples: I saw him only a few days ago.
You'll learn after a few times.
Those are good. Try and get a few more.
A few of us went out last night.
"Would you like some?" "Just a few, thanks."
I've tried to stop smoking quite a few times.
synonyms: some
several
antonyms: many
confirm (English, verb)
Forms: form: confirm
tags: canonical
form: confirms
tags: third-person
singular
form: confirmed
tags: past
form: confirmed
tags: past
participle
form: confirming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈfɜːm/
tags: UK
ipa: /kənˈfɝm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something confirms an idea, it show that it is true.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The results of the study confirm previous research on the topic.
glosses: If you confirm a possible agreement or plan, you tell somebody that it is now final and official.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Can we confirm that the meeting is at 10:00?
glosses: If a Christian priest confirms a baptized person, they admit them to full participation in the church.
raw_tags: transitive
revolt (English, verb)
Forms: form: revolt
tags: canonical
form: revolts
tags: third-person
singular
form: revolted
tags: past
form: revolted
tags: past
participle
form: revolting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈvoʊlt/
tags: US
ipa: /rɪˈvəʊlt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If a person revolts, they act against an authority.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserve.
glosses: If something revolts you, its existence greatly repels you.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Your brother revolts me!
revolt (English, noun)
Forms: form: revolt
raw_tags: Singular
form: revolts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈvoʊlt/
tags: US
ipa: /rɪˈvəʊlt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A revolt is an act of revolting.
raw_tags: countable
compilation (English, noun)
Forms: form: compilation
raw_tags: Singular
form: compilations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The act of collecting or gathering things from various sources and putting them together.
examples: I enjoy the compilation that is required when writing an article.
glosses: A collection of things that were compiled (taken from different places and put together). A compilation is usually a book or official paper made of materials from other books or official papers.
examples: The band was lazy, so instead of making new songs, they just made a compilation of old songs.
constituent (English, adj)
Forms: form: constituent
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈstɪtjuənt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is constituent, it is being part of a whole.
glosses: If someone is constituent, they are given permission to make a constitution.
constituent (English, noun)
Forms: form: constituent
raw_tags: Singular
form: constituents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈstɪtjuənt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A constituent is a part of a whole.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A constituent is a resident of a place of an elected official.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The governor is popular among his constituents. He will likely win the election this year.
glosses: A constituent is a usable element of a phrase or clause.
raw_tags: countable
grammar
constituency (English, noun)
Forms: form: constituency
raw_tags: Singular
form: constituencies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A constituency is a specific area that is represented by an official who is elected by the voters of that area.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The prime minister represented their constituency.
represent (English, verb)
Forms: form: represent
tags: canonical
form: represents
tags: third-person
singular
form: represented
tags: past
form: represented
tags: past
participle
form: representing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛp.rɪ.zɛnt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: To represent is to stand in the place of; to act the part of (another).
examples: A member of Congress represents his district in Congress.
glosses: To represent is to serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.
expansion (English, noun)
Forms: form: expansion
raw_tags: Singular
form: expansions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈspænʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The act or process of expanding.
examples: The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood.
glosses: A new addition.
examples: My new office is in the expansion behind the main building.
glosses: A product to be used with a previous product.
examples: This expansion requires the original game-board.
special (English, adj)
Forms: form: special
tags: positive
form: more special
tags: comparative
form: most special
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspeʃəl/
tags: US
glosses: If something is special, it is not usual; it is different or important in some way.
examples: She is the most special person in my life.
glosses: particularly interesting; dear; beloved; favored
typo (English, noun)
Forms: form: typo
raw_tags: Singular
form: typos
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaɪpəʊ/
tags: US
glosses: A typo is a mistake made when typing or writing. When a person types the wrong letters for a word when the person really knows what the right letters are, that is a typo.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It was just a typo; he wrote "dgo" but he meant "dog".
replaced (English, verb)
Forms: form: replace
tags: canonical
form: replaces
tags: third-person
singular
form: replaced
tags: past
form: replaced
tags: past
participle
form: replacing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈpleɪst/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of replace.
examples: We replaced our old printer with a new one last week.
She replaced the light bulb after it burnt out.
connection (English, noun)
Forms: form: connection
raw_tags: Singular
form: connections
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈnɛkʃən/
tags: US
glosses: A connection is a way that two or more things come or belong together.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Who was the first person to make the connection between sickness and cleanliness?
The north-south train makes a connection with the east-west train at Union Station.
My Internet connection is not very fast.
Susan knows a lot about Russia. She'll be your connection there.