crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
automatic (English, noun)
Forms: form: automatic
raw_tags: Singular
form: automatics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A car that changes the gear by itself is called an automatic.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The car is not manual shift, it is automatic.
antonyms: stick shift
manual
manual shift
stick
conventional
glosses: A gun that continues to fire while the trigger is pressed is called an automatic.
raw_tags: countable
examples: That machine gun is an automatic.
synonyms: full-automatic
mountain (English, noun)
Forms: form: mountain
raw_tags: Singular
form: mountains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A natural rise of the Earth's surface having considerable mass
raw_tags: countable
examples: We visited that mountain last year. The scenery was beautiful.
black (English, noun)
Forms: form: black
raw_tags: Singular
form: blacks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /blæk/
tags: UK
glosses: The darkest color; with no light; the color of the sky at night.
examples: text: He stood away in the black of the night.
glosses: Blacks are people of a race with dark coloured skin.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
potentially offensive in modern day
examples: There were many whites, some blacks and native Americans, and a few Asians.
glosses: If a company is in the black, it is making a profit. (opposite = in the red)
tags: singular
examples: It took a year for the restaurant to get in the black.
black (English, adj)
Forms: form: black
tags: positive
form: blacker
tags: comparative
form: blackest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /blæk/
tags: UK
glosses: colored black
examples: The black bunny was the color of night.
glosses: If someone is black, they belong to a race with dark-coloured skin.
examples: It's still difficult for a black person to become a manager.
About 30 percent of Southfield's 80,000 citizens are black.
glosses: About a race with dark-coloured skin.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: More and more universities are offering courses in black history.
glosses: Black coffee or tea has no milk in it.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
glosses: If something is black, it is very bad.
examples: The day the war started was a black day in history.
black (English, verb)
Forms: form: black
tags: canonical
form: blacks
tags: third-person
singular
form: blacked
tags: past
form: blacked
tags: past
participle
form: blacking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /blæk/
tags: UK
glosses: If you black something, you color it black.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He blacked his boots before the party.
They blacked out the windows so the light would not be seen outside.
A number of lines in the report were blacked out.
glosses: If you black out, you quit seeing and hearing anything around you and you fall down.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: After his tenth beer, he blacked out and we couldn't wake him up.
air (English, noun)
Forms: form: air
raw_tags: Singular
form: airs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ɛə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ɛr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: Ayr
ere
err
heir
glosses: Air is a mixture of gases. It has no color or odor (smell)
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We breathe air to live.
glosses: You put on airs when you act arrogantly.
examples: The woman put on the airs in front of her friends.
air (English, verb)
Forms: form: air
tags: canonical
form: airs
tags: third-person
singular
form: aired
tags: past
form: aired
tags: past
participle
form: airing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ɛə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ɛr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: Ayr
ere
err
heir
glosses: If you air something, you broadcast it, either over the radio, or on television.
examples: Hurry! You'll miss the story about homeless children that is about to air on the local news!
synonyms: tell
spread
express
broadcast
blue (English, noun)
Forms: form: blue
raw_tags: Singular
form: blues
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bluː/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: blew
glosses: One of the colors people can see
raw_tags: countable
examples: text: The sky was a deep blue above her and golden yellow beyond the village.
text: The wall was a mix of watery blues and greens.
blue (English, adj)
Forms: form: blue
tags: positive
form: bluer
tags: comparative
form: bluest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /bluː/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: blew
glosses: Colored blue.
examples: He had blue eyes.
glosses: If you are blue, you are sad.
examples: He was very blue that day.
glosses: If a time is blue, it is a sad time.
examples: It was a blue day at school when he failed the test.
synonyms: sad
unhappy
depressed
glosses: If a film, story or joke is blue, it has sexual or pornographic content.
raw_tags: informal
red (English, noun)
Forms: form: red
raw_tags: Singular
form: reds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɛd/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: read
glosses: Red is a color of blood, a rose, an apple, and so on.
red (English, adj)
Forms: form: red
tags: positive
form: redder
tags: comparative
form: reddest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɛd/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: read
glosses: having the color red
yellow (English, noun)
Forms: form: yellow
raw_tags: Singular
form: yellows
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjɛləʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈjɛloʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: One of the colors people can see
synonyms: gold
goldenrod
yellow (English, adj)
Forms: form: yellow
tags: positive
form: yellower
tags: comparative
form: yellowest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjɛləʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈjɛloʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A thing that is yellow in color.
examples: The yellow car moves fast.
His yellow hair shines in the sun.
synonyms: gold
golden
blond
fair
glosses: A person who does not have courage.
examples: He wants to date her, but he does not ask because he is yellow.
synonyms: cowardly
gutless
spineless
weak
green (English, noun)
Forms: form: green
raw_tags: Singular
form: greens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /ɡriːn/
tags: Australia
UK
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /ɡrin/
tags: Canada
US
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: One of the colors people can see:
synonyms: emerald
olive
jade
lime
green (English, adj)
Forms: form: green
tags: positive
form: greener
tags: comparative
form: greenest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /ɡriːn/
tags: Australia
UK
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /ɡrin/
tags: Canada
US
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Something that is green in color.
examples: The grass is green.
glosses: A fruit that is not ripe (ready to eat).
examples: The banana was still green.
synonyms: unripe
immature
developing
young
fresh
new
sour
antonyms: ripe
mature
developed
mellow
sweet
ready
strong
glosses: A person who is new at an activity.
examples: He was a new journalist and quite green.
synonyms: inexperienced
untrained
wet behind the ears
fresh
antonyms: experienced
knowledgeable
skilled
practiced
veteran
qualified
responsible
stable
settled
considered
glosses: A person who has envy.
examples: She turned green when she saw my dress.
synonyms: envious
jealous
resentful
spiteful
antonyms: generous
glosses: Something that protects the environment.
examples: Saving that tree was a green thing to do.
synonyms: environmentally friendly
purple (English, noun)
Forms: form: purple
raw_tags: Singular
form: purples
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈpɜː(r).pəl
tags: US
glosses: one of the colors people can see.
purple (English, adj)
Forms: form: purple
tags: positive
form: more purple
tags: comparative
form: most purple
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈpɜː(r).pəl
tags: US
glosses: coloured purple
orange (English, noun)
Forms: form: orange
raw_tags: Singular
form: oranges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒrɪndʒ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɔrəndʒ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Canada
tags: UK
glosses: One of the colors people can see. It is lighter than red but darker than yellow.
glosses: A fruit with a thick skin and a juicy inside.
orange (English, adj)
Forms: form: orange
tags: positive
form: more orange
tags: comparative
form: most orange
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒrɪndʒ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɔrəndʒ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Canada
tags: UK
glosses: colored orange
examples: The construction workers wear orange shirts so that drivers can easily see them.
brown (English, noun)
Forms: form: brown
raw_tags: Singular
form: browns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /braʊn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Brown is one of the colors people can see
brown (English, adj)
Forms: form: brown
tags: positive
form: browner
tags: comparative
form: brownest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /braʊn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Coloured brown.
brown (English, verb)
Forms: form: brown
tags: canonical
form: browns
tags: third-person
singular
form: browned
tags: past
form: browned
tags: past
participle
form: browning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /braʊn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you brown something, you cook it until it turns brown.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Brown the onions in a large frying pan.
white (English, noun)
Forms: form: white
raw_tags: Singular
form: whites
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: White is one of the colors people can see
glosses: The white or clear colored part inside an egg.
glosses: A person with fair (light)-colored skin. Usually this means people of the race that began in Europe, especially Northern Europe.
white (English, adj)
Forms: form: white
tags: positive
form: whiter
tags: comparative
form: whitest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Something that is colored white
glosses: Of a race with light skin or the race that began in Europe, especially northern Europe.
egg (English, noun)
Forms: form: egg
raw_tags: Singular
form: eggs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛɡ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: An egg is a common food that is ball-shaped and can have a baby animal inside, such as a chicken, a fish, a snake, etc.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: I had a boiled egg for breakfast.
glosses: An egg is a cell in the female's body that can become a baby when it is joined by a male cell.
raw_tags: countable
egg (English, verb)
Forms: form: egg
tags: canonical
form: eggs
tags: third-person
singular
form: egged
tags: past
form: egged
tags: past
participle
form: egging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛɡ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: To throw eggs at something.
examples: On Halloween, naughty children egg houses.
cry (English, verb)
Forms: form: cry
tags: canonical
form: cries
tags: third-person
singular
form: cried
tags: past
form: cried
tags: past
participle
form: crying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kraɪ̯/
tags: US
glosses: To shed tears; to let water come from your eyes, usually while making a sound, usually when you feel sad.
examples: He started to cry because he was so upset.
I cried when my brother died.
synonyms: shed tears
sob
bawl
weep
tear up
glosses: To shout loudly or suddenly.
examples: They cried for us to stop.
synonyms: cry out
yell
call
call out
shriek
roar
bellow
holler
howl
wail
antonyms: whisper
murmur
sigh
cry (English, noun)
Forms: form: cry
raw_tags: Singular
form: cries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kraɪ̯/
tags: US
glosses: A cry is a loud shout or scream.
examples: She gave a little cry of fear.
synonyms: yell
holler
howl
wail
call
shriek
roar
bellow
antonyms: whisper
murmur
sigh
glosses: A period of shedding tears.
examples: He had a good cry.
debt (English, noun)
Forms: form: debt
raw_tags: Singular
form: debts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɛt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An item or money which belongs to another, and which will be repaid (given back) in the future.
examples: She must give the bank £100 to clear (remove) her debt.
glosses: If you are in debt, you owe money (normally to a bank).
hour (English, noun)
Forms: form: hour
raw_tags: Singular
form: hours
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /aʊə(r)/
tags: Australia
UK
tags: Australia
UK
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /aʊr/
tags: Canada
US
tags: Canada
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
homophones: our
glosses: A measure of time, equal to 60 minutes.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: There are 60 minutes in one hour.
There are 24 hours in one day.
fat (English, adj)
Forms: form: fat
tags: positive
form: fatter
tags: comparative
form: fattest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fæt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If a person or animal is fat, it is big and heavy because it has too much fat.
examples: I got really fat when I was in university because I ate every meal at McDonalds.
synonyms: obese
chubby
plump
fat (English, noun)
Forms: form: fat
raw_tags: Singular
form: fats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fæt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Fat is animal tissue with a high oil content.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Let's get the light cheese. It only has 15% fat. The regular cheese has 35%.
day (English, noun)
Forms: form: day
raw_tags: Singular
form: days
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /deɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A day is a measure of time.
examples: 24 hours
Seven days make one week
Period between midnight to next midnight.
Period between sunrise to sunset.
Synonyms: daytime and daylight

Antonyms: night, nighttime and nite
The part of a day spent at work or school
Synonyms: workday and schoolday
He spent two days at work means that on two days he went to work; he did not spend 48 hours at work.
pink (English, noun)
Forms: form: pink
raw_tags: Singular
form: pinks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /pɪŋk/
tags: UK
ipa: /pɪŋk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Pink is the color that you get when you mix red and white.
glosses: A pink is a type of plant that grows flowers. Pinks are related to carnations.
pink (English, adj)
Forms: form: pink
tags: positive
form: pinker
tags: comparative
form: pinkest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /pɪŋk/
tags: UK
ipa: /pɪŋk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: coloured pink
may (English, verb)
Forms: form: may
tags: present
form: might
tags: past
form: mayn't
tags: negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /meɪ̯/
tags: US
glosses: To be allowed to; to have permission to do something
raw_tags: modal
examples: "May I sit here?" "Yes, go ahead. The seat is empty."
You may not smoke, this area is "no smoking".
glosses: If you say something may happen or may be true, you mean there is a chance that it is true.
raw_tags: modal
examples: He may be lying, but I'm not sure.
It may rain today.
year (English, noun)
Forms: form: year
raw_tags: Singular
form: years
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /jiə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /jir/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A measure of the time taken for the earth to circle the sun - any 12 month period
examples: There are 12 months in one year
There are 365 days in a year and 366 days in leap years.
glosses: The 12 month period between one January and the next. In the western world, years are numbered from the birth of Christ, starting at 1.
examples: Simple English Wiktionary was started in the year 2005.
month (English, noun)
Forms: form: month
raw_tags: Singular
form: months
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /mʌnθ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /mʌnθ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A measure of time, approximately equal to the time taken for the moon to circle the earth.
examples: There are between 28 and 31 days in one month.
There are 12 months in one year.
week (English, noun)
Forms: form: week
raw_tags: Singular
form: weeks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wiːk/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: weak
glosses: A week is a period of time that lasts seven days.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There are seven days in one week.
bitter (English, adj)
Forms: form: bitter
tags: positive
form: more bitter
tags: comparative
form: most bitter
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪtə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɪtər/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: bidder
glosses: The taste of black coffee and many medicines is bitter. This is the taste of a chemical base.
examples: Yuk! That tastes bitter.
glosses: A bitter person is angry for a long time.
examples: She still feels bitter towards him because of something he did last year.
glosses: A bitter situation, it is very unpleasant and difficult to deal with.
examples: There's a bitter wind.
bitter (English, noun)
Forms: form: bitter
raw_tags: Singular
form: bitters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪtə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɪtər/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: bidder
glosses: A type of beer made with hops.
examples: "I'd like a pint of bitter please, barman."
taste (English, noun)
Forms: form: taste
raw_tags: Singular
form: tastes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /teɪst/
tags: US
glosses: Taste is the sense linked to the tongue, usually when eating food. The taste is how people can enjoy their food.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The main tastes are sweet, sour, salty and bitter.
Wow, these chicken wings taste really good, I want some more!.
glosses: Someone's taste, is the kind of food, books, clothing, etc. that they like.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: She has great taste in clothes, but I don't understand her taste in men.
taste (English, verb)
Forms: form: taste
tags: canonical
form: tastes
tags: third-person
singular
form: tasted
tags: past
form: tasted
tags: past
participle
form: tasting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /teɪst/
tags: US
glosses: The way something tastes is the sense you get when you put it in your mouth.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: This milk tastes strange. I think it's bad.
This meat tastes like chicken. What is it?
glosses: If you taste something, you put it in your mouth to see if you like it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Here, taste this soup and tell me if it needs more salt.
pain (English, noun)
Forms: form: pain
raw_tags: Singular
form: pains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /peɪn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: pane
glosses: A strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
examples: He was in pain, because his leg was broken.
glosses: Something annoying
examples: He wouldn't go away and was a real pain.
pain (English, verb)
Forms: form: pain
tags: canonical
form: pains
tags: third-person
singular
form: pained
tags: past
form: pained
tags: past
participle
form: paining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /peɪn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: pane
glosses: to sadden or hurt
examples: It pains him to have to say goodbye.
responsibility (English, noun)
Forms: form: responsibility
raw_tags: Singular
form: responsibilities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /rɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
tags: UK
ipa: /rɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.di/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A responsibility is any action which somebody trusts or expects that another person will do. Responsibilities are normally given or taken.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He took that responsibility upon himself.
Looking after that pet is a big responsibility.
synonyms: charge
it (English, pron)
Pronunciation: tags: stressed
ipa: /ɪt/
tags: stressed
tags: stressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
tags: unstressed
ipa: /ət/
tags: unstressed
tags: unstressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Used to refer to an object that might have been described earlier in the text.
raw_tags: personal
examples: The house was very big. It had many rooms.
glosses: Used to describe the weather.
examples: It is very hot today.
I'm staying in because it is raining.
glosses: Used to describe a situation in general.
examples: I don't like it when people tell me to do something.
It is hard to find a job.
It wasn't easy knowing where the ball would go.
it (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: it
raw_tags: Abbreviation
Pronunciation: tags: stressed
ipa: /ɪt/
tags: stressed
tags: stressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
tags: unstressed
ipa: /ət/
tags: unstressed
tags: unstressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Italy or Italian.
it (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: IT
raw_tags: Initialism
Pronunciation: tags: stressed
ipa: /ɪt/
tags: stressed
tags: stressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
tags: unstressed
ipa: /ət/
tags: unstressed
tags: unstressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Information Technology, i.e. the use of computers.
action (English, noun)
Forms: form: action
raw_tags: Singular
form: actions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæk.ʃən/
tags: US
glosses: An action is something that you do, or something that happens, especially with motion.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: At 3 am, just west of the building, the plan was put into action.
There was a huge difference between my thoughts and my actions.
What they did was clearly wrong, but their actions were understandable.
The Health Authority is preparing to take legal action against the restaurants that fail to follow the regulations.
synonyms: act
motion
movement
antonyms: inaction
stillness
act (English, verb)
Forms: form: act
tags: canonical
form: acts
tags: third-person
singular
form: acted
tags: past
form: acted
tags: past
participle
form: acting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ækt/
tags: US
glosses: If you act in some way, you do something that makes people think you are that way.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: When he must do something, he acts quickly.
Don't do anything strange. Just act normal.
She acted the fool when she saw him.
synonyms: do
work
behave
glosses: If you act, you perform in a film or a play.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Daniel Radcliffe acts in the Harry Potter films.
synonyms: play
act (English, noun)
Forms: form: act
raw_tags: Singular
form: acts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ækt/
tags: US
glosses: Something done, a deed.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Going into the house on fire to help a child was a brave act.
glosses: An act is a law made by the government.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The UK's Freedom of Information Act was passed in 2004. It lets people ask questions of the government.
glosses: An act is when you do something to make people believe something other than the truth.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Susan seems nice, but it's all an act.
glosses: An act is a part of a play, opera, ballet, musical, film, or other theatrical piece. An act is sometimes divided into scenes.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The curtain comes down at the end of each act.
advertisement (English, noun)
Forms: form: advertisement
raw_tags: Singular
form: advertisements
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An advertisement is a public notice which advertises something; pictures and writing from a company which many people can see.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was an advertisement for fruit on the wall. It had a big picture of an apple.
synonyms: ad
announcement
trailer
poster
billboard
commercial
c (English, noun)
Forms: form: C or c
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /si/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: see
sea
glosses: C is the third letter of the alphabet.
examples: "b" comes before "c"
glosses: In some schools, an C is the passing grade.
raw_tags: school
examples: Albert only just passed the exam; he got a C.
colour (English, noun)
Forms: form: colour
raw_tags: Singular
form: colours
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkʌlə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkʌlɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The image caused by light in your eyes, due to light of various wavelengths hitting your retina.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: My favorite colour is blue.
glosses: The colour of a person's skin, especially as an indicator of their race or ethnicity
raw_tags: uncountable
colour (English, verb)
Forms: form: colour
tags: canonical
form: colours
tags: third-person
singular
form: coloured
tags: past
form: coloured
tags: past
participle
form: colouring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkʌlə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkʌlɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To give something its colour.
examples: Rose coloured the drawing with a pencil.
dry (English, adj)
Forms: form: dry
tags: positive
form: drier
tags: comparative
form: driest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /draɪ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If something is dry, it has no water or liquid on it.
examples: The Sahara desert is dry.
antonyms: wet
dry (English, verb)
Forms: form: dry
tags: canonical
form: dries
tags: third-person
singular
form: dried
tags: past
form: dried
tags: past
participle
form: drying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /draɪ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: To make something less wet.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The clothes dried in the sun.
I dried myself after my bath.
dries (English, verb)
Forms: form: dry
tags: canonical
form: dries
tags: third-person
singular
form: dried
tags: past
form: dried
tags: past
participle
form: drying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of dry.
examples: You can put on my robe while your shirt dries.
She dries her hair with a blowdryer because she doesn't like how her hair looks when she dries it with a towel.
any (English, det)
Forms: form: any
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛ.ni/
tags: US
glosses: some or even the smallest amount or number
raw_tags: indefinite
examples: Do you want any coffee?
There aren't any pencils left, not even one.
Don't tell me. I don't want to hear any more about it.
Are you sure there's some here? I don't see any.
Slow down. I can't go any faster.
It doesn't look any different to me.
glosses: it does not matter which
raw_tags: indefinite
examples: Please ask me. I can answer any question.
There was no problem of any kind.
I would say the same thing to any person.
Any information that you have would be helpful.
In any case, it doesn't really matter.
It doesn't matter. I'll take any that's left over.
d (English, noun)
Forms: form: D or d
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The fourth letter of the alphabet.
examples: "c" comes before "d"
glosses: In some schools, an D is a poor grade.
raw_tags: school
examples: Liam did not pass this exam because he got a D.
e (English, noun)
Forms: form: E or e
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ɛ/
raw_tags: phoneme
ipa: /iː/
raw_tags: letter name
glosses: E is the fifth letter of the alphabet, and is the most common vowel and letter used in the English language.
examples: "d" comes before "e"
glosses: The constant e is a real number that has formula e= lim _(n→∞)(1+1/n)ⁿ, and is approximately 2.718281828.
raw_tags: mathematics
f (English, noun)
Forms: form: F or f
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: F is the sixth letter of the alphabet.
examples: "e" comes before "f"
glosses: In some schools, an F is a grade that shows that you have failed completely.
raw_tags: school
examples: This student has not made any attempt in the exam; he only got an F.
g (English, noun)
Forms: form: G or g
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: G is the seventh letter of the alphabet.
examples: "f" comes before "g"
g (English, symbol)
Forms: form: g
raw_tags: Symbol
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: g is the symbol for gram.
examples: This can has 150g of corn.
h (English, noun)
Forms: form: H or h
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The eighth letter of the alphabet.
examples: "g" comes before "h"
j (English, noun)
Forms: form: J or j
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The tenth letter of the alphabet.
examples: "j" comes after "h" and before "k"
k (English, noun)
Forms: form: K or k
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The eleventh (11th) letter of the alphabet.
examples: "k" comes after "j" and before "l"
l (English, noun)
Forms: form: L or l
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The twelfth (12th) letter of the alphabet.
examples: "l" comes after "k" and before "m"
glosses: An "l" is a loss.
raw_tags: informal
m (English, noun)
Forms: form: M or m
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The thirteenth (13th) letter of the alphabet.
examples: "m" comes after "l" and before "n".
glosses: This is the Roman numeral for thousand (1,000). It may be written as M or m.
m (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: m
raw_tags: Abbreviation
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Shortened form of million.
examples: The bank reported a profit of $50m this year.
n (English, noun)
Forms: form: N or n
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The fourteenth (14th) letter of the alphabet.
examples: "n" comes after "m" and before "o"
o (English, noun)
Forms: form: O or o
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈəʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈoʊ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
homophones: oh
owe
glosses: The fifteenth (15th) letter of the alphabet. It is a vowel.
examples: "o" comes after "n" and before "p"
p (English, noun)
Forms: form: P or p
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /piː/
tags: US
homophones: pea
pee
glosses: The sixteenth (16th) letter of the alphabet.
examples: "p" comes after "o" and before "q"
p (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: p
raw_tags: Abbreviation
Pronunciation: ipa: /piː/
tags: US
homophones: pea
pee
glosses: post, meaning after
examples: Meet me at 4:30pm.
glosses: symbol for piano (play softly)
raw_tags: music
glosses: page
examples: She wrote her homework in her notebook: "read p 60 – 80".
This quote is from Moby Dick by Herman Melville (p119).
q (English, noun)
Forms: form: Q or q
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /kjuː/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
homophones: cue
queue
glosses: The seventeenth (17th) letter of the alphabet. Most words with q have a u as the next letter, for example aqua.
examples: "q" comes after "p" and before "r"
r (English, noun)
Forms: form: R or r
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The eighteenth (18th) letter of the English alphabet.
examples: "r" comes after "q" and before "s"
s (English, noun)
Forms: form: S or s
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /s/
tags: US
glosses: The nineteenth (19th) letter of the alphabet.
examples: "s" comes after "r" and before "t"
s (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: s
raw_tags: Abbreviation
Pronunciation: ipa: /s/
tags: US
glosses: S is short for south or southern.
t (English, noun)
Forms: form: T or t
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiː/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The twentieth (20th) letter of the alphabet. It is the second most used letter, after e.
examples: "t" comes after "s" and before "u"
u (English, noun)
Forms: form: U or u
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /juː/
ipa: /a/
tags: Australia
ipa: /ʌ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ʌ/
tags: Canada
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Canada
homophones: ewe
yew
you
hew
glosses: The twenty-first (21st) letter of the alphabet. It is a vowel.
examples: "u" comes after "t" and before "v"
v (English, noun)
Forms: form: V or v
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The twenty-second (22nd) letter of the alphabet.
examples: "v" comes after "u" and before "w"
glosses: This is the Roman numeral for five (5). It can be written as V or v.
w (English, noun)
Forms: form: W or w
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌbljuː/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The twenty-third (23rd) letter of the alphabet.
examples: "w" comes after "v" and before "x"
x (English, noun)
Forms: form: X or x
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛks/
tags: US
glosses: X is the twenty-fourth (24th) letter of the alphabet.
examples: "x" comes after "w" and before "y"
glosses: This is the Roman numeral for ten (10). It may be written as X or x.
x (English, verb)
Forms: form: x
tags: canonical
form: xes
tags: third-person
singular
form: xed
tags: past
form: xed
tags: past
participle
form: xing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛks/
tags: US
glosses: to x (sth) means to write or draw a cross on something
y (English, noun)
Forms: form: Y or y
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /'waɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Y is the twenty-fifth (25th) letter of the alphabet.
examples: "y" comes after "x" and before "z"
z (English, noun)
Forms: form: Z or z
raw_tags: Letter
Pronunciation: ipa: /zɛd/
tags: UK
ipa: /zi:/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Z is the twenty-sixth (26th), and last letter of the alphabet.
examples: "z" comes after "y"
vowel (English, noun)
Forms: form: vowel
raw_tags: Singular
form: vowels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvaʊ.əl/
tags: US
ipa: /vaʊ.l̩/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A vowel is one of the letters a, e, i, o and u. All the other letters are consonants. Sometimes y is also considered to be a vowel.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A vowel is a sound in the middle of a syllable. It is louder and longer than consonant sounds.
raw_tags: linguistics
examples: English has more than 15 vowel sounds, but only five vowel letters!
Your mouth is more open when you say a vowel than when you say a consonant.
letter (English, noun)
Forms: form: letter
raw_tags: Singular
form: letters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlet.ə/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
ipa: /ˈlɛt.ə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlɛt.ɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A letter is a symbol which makes up part of a word.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The word fly has 3 letters: f, l and y.
glosses: A letter is a written message or note.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I received a letter through the post.
synonyms: mail
note
memo
arch (English, noun)
Forms: form: arch
raw_tags: Singular
form: arches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ɑrt͡ʃ/
tags: US
ipa: /ɑːt͡ʃ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A semi-circle shape, like an inverted "U".
examples: Robert drew an arch on the paper.
glosses: Any object having the shape of an arch, from stone bridges and doorways to bows.
examples: They went through the arch into the church.
glosses: A part of the foot, on the bottom, which is shaped like an arch.
examples: She stepped on a nail and hurt the arch of her foot.
arch (English, verb)
Forms: form: arch
tags: canonical
form: arches
tags: third-person
singular
form: arched
tags: past
form: arched
tags: past
participle
form: arching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ɑrt͡ʃ/
tags: US
ipa: /ɑːt͡ʃ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: To make into the shape of an arch.
examples: The cat arched its back.
arch (English, prefix)
Forms: form: arch-
raw_tags: Prefix
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ɑrt͡ʃ/
tags: US
ipa: /ɑːt͡ʃ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Arch added to the start of a word signifies it is important or the most important
examples: An archbishop is a senior bishop.
Comic-book villains may be an arch-enemy.
bed (English, noun)
Forms: form: bed
raw_tags: Singular
form: beds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A piece of furniture to sleep on.
raw_tags: countable
examples: At night, I go to bed.
glosses: The bottom of a river or ocean.
examples: The fish was so far down in the water that it was touching the river's bed.
synonyms: bottom
floor
bed (English, verb)
Forms: form: bed
tags: canonical
form: beds
tags: third-person
singular
form: bedded
tags: past
form: bedded
tags: past
participle
form: bedding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: To have sex with someone.
raw_tags: informal
examples: By the next week, Josh had bedded Tina and Holly.
synonyms: sleep with
have sex with
X-ray (English, noun)
Forms: form: X-ray
raw_tags: Singular
form: X-rays
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛks reɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɛks ˌreɪ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: X-rays are a type of invisible light beyond ultra-violet. They pass through skin and tissue, but not bone, making it useful in medicine. X-rays are a type of radiation.
glosses: A photograph taken with X-rays
examples: When John broke his arm, he had an X-ray taken.
glosses: X-ray represents the letter X in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
raw_tags: uncountable
X-ray (English, verb)
Forms: form: X-ray
tags: canonical
form: X-rays
tags: third-person
singular
form: X-rayed
tags: past
form: X-rayed
tags: past
participle
form: X-raying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛks reɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɛks ˌreɪ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To X-ray is to take a photograph of an X-ray
examples: The doctor X-rayed the patient's leg
X-ray (English, adj)
Forms: form: X-ray
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛks reɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɛks ˌreɪ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Something that is X-ray is something to do with X-rays.
examples: The airport had an X-ray scanner.
his (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪz/
tags: US
glosses: If you say something is his thing, you mean it belongs to a particular man or boy.
examples: It is his book, not mine.
glosses: His is used, instead of the name of an object, to refer to something belonging to a man or boy.
examples: It isn't my book, it is his.
with (English, prep)
Forms: form: with
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪð/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: With is used to show the other people or things present when something happened.
examples: I went to school with my brother.
glosses: With is used to describe something added to something else.
examples: The cat has a collar with a bell on it.
glosses: With is used to show what thing is used to do something.
examples: He hit the nail with a hammer.
glosses: With is used to add more information.
examples: With the children so sick, we weren't able to get much work done.
for (English, prep)
Forms: form: for
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔː/
tags: UK
stressed
tags: UK
stressed
tags: UK
stressed
ipa: /fɔːr/
tags: US
stressed
tags: US
stressed
tags: US
stressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
stressed
ipa: /fə/
tags: UK
unstressed
tags: UK
unstressed
ipa: /fɚ/
tags: US
unstressed
tags: US
unstressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
unstressed
tags: unstressed
homophones: fore
four
glosses: For is used to show that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function.
examples: This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
glosses: For is used to show the reason for something.
raw_tags: formal
examples: He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for (English, conj)
Forms: form: for
raw_tags: Subordinator
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔː/
tags: UK
stressed
tags: UK
stressed
tags: UK
stressed
ipa: /fɔːr/
tags: US
stressed
tags: US
stressed
tags: US
stressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
stressed
ipa: /fə/
tags: UK
unstressed
tags: UK
unstressed
ipa: /fɚ/
tags: US
unstressed
tags: US
unstressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
unstressed
tags: unstressed
homophones: fore
four
glosses: For is used to introduce the predicand of a to-infinitival clause.
examples: It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
as (English, prep)
Forms: form: as
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /æz/
tags: stressed
tags: stressed
ipa: /əz/
tags: unstressed
tags: unstressed
tags: US
glosses: A word that is used to compare two things that are equal.
examples: As you know, we need more workers.
I baked the cake as my mother used to.
Nothing is the same as it used to be.
The room looks just as before.
The speech, as he remembered it, was very powerful.
The measures as taken by the government were effective.
The company might end up dragging its feet and leaving the matter unsettled, as it used to be.
glosses: A word that is used to show that two things happened at the same time.
examples: Just as I went out, it started to rain.
We sleep as the world turns in darkness.
glosses: A word that is used to show why something happens.
examples: As I couldn't understand French, I didn't watch the film.
glosses: A word that is used to express concession.
examples: Interesting as it seems, I don't think I'll get it.
glosses: A word that has no meaning.
examples: The house was reported as being in excellent condition.
The police do not regard him as being dangerous.
Several pupils were designated as having moderate or severe learning difficulties.
I always think of you as one of the family.
She rates his work as creative.
as (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /æz/
tags: stressed
tags: stressed
ipa: /əz/
tags: unstressed
tags: unstressed
tags: US
glosses: A word that is used to compare two things that are equal.
examples: You are younger than I am, but nearly as tall.
This is not as good as it was last time.
It remained as much a chimera as ever.
had (English, verb)
Forms: form: have
tags: canonical
form: has
tags: third-person
singular
form: had
tags: past
form: had
tags: past
participle
form: having
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /hæd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of have.
examples: We had a good time at the zoo.
But we have had better times in the park.
had (English, verb)
Forms: form: have
tags: canonical
form: have
tags: present
form: has
tags: third-person
singular
form: had
tags: past
form: having
tags: present
participle
form: haven't
tags: present
negative
form: hasn't
tags: third-person
singular
negative
form: hadn't
tags: past
negative
form: None
tags: present
participle
negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /hæd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense of have.
raw_tags: auxiliary
you (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /juː/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: ewe
u
yew
glosses: Used instead of the name of the person being spoken to; it is a second-person pronoun.
examples: You are my best friend.
Can I go to the shops with you?
glosses: Used to talk about anyone.
examples: You have to be at least 18 years old to see that film.
She has problems with her eyes, and can't see you properly.
you (English, det)
Forms: form: you
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /juː/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: ewe
u
yew
glosses: Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.
examples: You guys can leave now.
ear (English, noun)
Forms: form: ear
raw_tags: Singular
form: ears
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪə̯/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪr/
tags: US
tags: Canada
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A part of the head (or face) used for hearing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My rabbit has two big ears.
Your shouting hurts my ears!
gold (English, noun)
Forms: form: gold
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡəʊld/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ɡoʊld/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Gold is a metal, which can be used to make coins and rings. It costs a lot of money to buy. Its symbol is Au on the periodic table and its atomic number is 79.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I keep my gold in a safe.
This is a gold ring
synonyms: Au
☉
glosses: Gold is a yellow colour .
raw_tags: uncountable
absorption (English, noun)
Forms: form: absorption
raw_tags: Singular
form: absorptions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əbˈzɔ:p.ʃən/
tags: US
glosses: Absorption is taking in a gas or liquid through very small holes.
examples: Good water absorption properties make sponges useful for soaking up water.
synonyms: soak up
glosses: Absorption is the state of being completely occupied by something.
examples: Sam's absorption in his book made him forget to eat dinner.
synonyms: engrossment
immersion
anesthetic (English, noun)
Forms: form: anesthetic
raw_tags: Singular
form: anesthetics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/
tags: US
glosses: An anesthetic is a gas that is used by a doctor or nurse to make a person feel no pain or to put a person to sleep.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: They used an anesthetic on him before performing the surgery.
asset (English, noun)
Forms: form: asset
raw_tags: Singular
form: assets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæsɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæsɛt/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A thing that has value. It may be worth money, but may just be useful.
examples: One asset was his car and another was his house.
Jimmy's skills have been a real asset to the team.
drink (English, noun)
Forms: form: drink
raw_tags: Singular
form: drinks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɪŋk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A drink is a liquid that you take in through your mouth.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He served her a hot drink and some cake.
synonyms: beverage
drink (English, verb)
Forms: form: drink
tags: canonical
form: drinks
tags: third-person
singular
form: drank
tags: past
form: drunk
tags: past
participle
form: drinking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɪŋk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you drink something, usually a liquid, you take it in through your mouth.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I drink coffee in the morning.
information (English, noun)
Forms: form: information
raw_tags: Singular
form: informations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Information is facts, details, numbers, names, and other forms of knowledge.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The nurse can provide you with more information about healthy eating.
Computers make it easy to save and search for the information you need.
synonyms: knowledge
data
liquid (English, noun)
Forms: form: liquid
raw_tags: Singular
form: liquids
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪkwɪd/
tags: US
glosses: A basic state of things that is similar to water. Not solid or gas.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: She put the liquid in a glass.
liquid (English, adj)
Forms: form: liquid
tags: positive
form: more liquid
tags: comparative
form: most liquid
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪkwɪd/
tags: US
glosses: A thing that is in the form of a liquid.
examples: He added liquid nitrogen.
water (English, noun)
Forms: form: water
raw_tags: Singular
form: waters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔːtə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwɔːtɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Water is a clear liquid of the chemical compound H₂O that all living things need in order to live.
raw_tags: uncountable
chemistry
examples: The dog drank the water from his dish
Can I please have a glass of water?
Your plant needs more water as it is about to die.
synonyms: dihydrogen monoxide
glosses: A water is a bottle or glass serving of water.
raw_tags: countable
examples: "I want to order two waters, waiter".
glosses: Water is mineral water.
raw_tags: sometimes countable
glosses: Water is one of the four basic elements.
raw_tags: alchemy
glosses: Water is one of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
tags: India
Japan
glosses: Water is urine.
raw_tags: informal
biology
glosses: Water is amniotic fluid.
tags: US
raw_tags: biology
examples: Right before the woman went into labor, her water broke.
water (English, verb)
Forms: form: water
tags: canonical
form: waters
tags: third-person
singular
form: watered
tags: past
form: watered
tags: past
participle
form: watering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔːtə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwɔːtɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you water something, you add water to soil around plants.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He waters the plants.
glosses: If you water something, you give water to animals.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He waters the horses.
glosses: If you water something, you dilute it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If something waters, it fills with water; it secretes water.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: His eyes watered as he cut up the onion.
mammal (English, noun)
Forms: form: mammal
raw_tags: Singular
form: mammals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæməl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A mammal is one member of a large group of animals with warm blood, fur, and milk production abilities.
raw_tags: countable
ice (English, noun)
Forms: form: ice
raw_tags: Singular
form: ices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /aɪs/
tags: US
glosses: A gas or liquid, normally water, which has been frozen (made solid)
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: When water is cooled below 0°C, it freezes into ice.
Ice is the solid state of water.