crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
in a nutshell (English, phrase)
Forms: form: in a nutshell
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: If an editor says something in a nutshell, he or she is putting it simply or giving a summary using few words.
raw_tags: idiom
examples: The proposal was a hundred pages long, but it meant, in a nutshell, that a new park would be made.
country (English, noun)
Forms: form: country
raw_tags: Singular
form: countries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌntri/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A land that is controlled by a government.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Russia is the largest country in the world.
synonyms: nation
glosses: Places outside or far from cities; the type of place where farms are. The countryside.
raw_tags: uncountable
usually "the country"
examples: We live way out in the country.
I come from the country, so I don't like the busy city.
antonyms: city
glosses: A certain place, in general.
raw_tags: informal
uncountable
examples: You're in Nascar country now.
We're away from civilization and in God's country.
glosses: A kind of (mostly American) music started by people who lived far from cities. Short for country music.
raw_tags: uncountable
informal
music
examples: I've been listening to a lot of country this month.
country (English, adj)
Forms: form: country
tags: positive
form: more country
tags: comparative
form: most country
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌntri/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Away from the city.
examples: We were driving down a country road, with trees all around.
synonyms: rural
glosses: Typical of farms or places away from cities. Typical of country people.
raw_tags: informal
examples: His way seeing the world is so country.
Her appartment looks very country.
Chewing tobacco is a such a country thing to do.
I love country cooking, especially fried chicken.
synonyms: rural
rustic
hick
countries (English, noun)
Forms: form: country
raw_tags: Singular
form: countries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌntriz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of country; more than one (kind of) country.
land (English, noun)
Forms: form: land
raw_tags: Singular
form: lands
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lænd/
tags: US
glosses: Land is the part of the Earth that is not covered with water
examples: The surface of Earth is 70% water, and 30% land.
glosses: A land is a country or region
glosses: Land is an area of ground that can be used for farming, making buildings, etc.
examples: All this land belongs to me.
land (English, verb)
Forms: form: land
tags: canonical
form: lands
tags: third-person
singular
form: landed
tags: past
form: landed
tags: past
participle
form: landing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lænd/
tags: US
glosses: When you land, you fall onto the ground.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: He jumped off the wall and landed on his feet.
glosses: When an airplane lands, it comes down from the air onto the ground.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The plane landed in Chicago.
glosses: When you land an airplane, you use the controls to bring it down on the ground.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The pilot landed the big plane.
world (English, noun)
Forms: form: world
raw_tags: Singular
form: worlds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɝəɫd̥/
tags: Canada
ipa: /wɜː(r)ld/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /wɝld/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /warl(d)/
tags: Scotland
tags: Scotland
tags: US
tags: Canada
homophones: whirled
whorled
glosses: The Earth.
examples: Our world needs to be cared for.
synonyms: 🜨
♁
glosses: The universe.
examples: I love you more than anybody else in the world.
synonyms: universe
dimension
cosmos
glosses: The setting of a group of people.
examples: They were in their own world as they talked about trains nobody else knew about.
glosses: A planet.
examples: I wonder if there is life on other worlds.
synonyms: planet
greeting (English, noun)
Forms: form: greeting
raw_tags: Singular
form: greetings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈgriːtɪŋ/
tags: UK
glosses: A greeting is something you do or say when you meet someone.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He noticed Karelius, raised a hand in greeting, and dismounted to lead his horse through to the stables. A minute later he entered the bar, tapping frozen mud from his boots at the door-post. "Karelius, my dear fellow. Hope I'm not late."
synonyms: salutation
greeting (English, verb)
Forms: form: greet
tags: canonical
form: greets
tags: third-person
singular
form: greeted
tags: past
form: greeted
tags: past
participle
form: greeting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈgriːtɪŋ/
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of greet.
portmanteau (English, noun)
Forms: form: portmanteau
raw_tags: Singular
form: portmanteaus or portmanteaux
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A portmanteau word.
examples: Pokémon is a portmanteau of "pocket" and "monster".
glosses: A large case usually made of leather made of two parts.
portmanteau word (English, phrase)
glosses: A portmanteau word is a word that is made by putting two words together.
raw_tags: linguistics
examples: "Pokémon" is a portmanteau word made from "pocket" and "monster".
"Smog" is a portmanteau word made from "smoke" and "fog".
relevant (English, adj)
Forms: form: relevant
tags: positive
form: more relevant
tags: comparative
form: most relevant
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛləvənt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something is relevant, it is connected to a topic in a meaningful way.
examples: The second priority is to provide all relevant information to the employee about his job such as: skills, resources and how flexible he can be; factors affecting performance (limits of responsibility, work targets); factors affecting the environment of the job;
Our schools must aim to increase the quality of education and become more relevant to the needs of young people in modern society.
The police officers discovered the truth while examining a pile of relevant documents.
leaves (English, noun)
Forms: form: leaf
raw_tags: Singular
form: leaves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /liːvz/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of leaf; more than one (kind of) leaf.
examples: The leaves fall in autumn.
leaves (English, verb)
Forms: form: leave
tags: canonical
form: leaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: left
tags: past
form: left
tags: past
participle
form: leaving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /liːvz/
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of leave.
examples: The train leaves the station at 11:00.
leave (English, verb)
Forms: form: leave
tags: canonical
form: leaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: left
tags: past
form: left
tags: past
participle
form: leaving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /liːv/
tags: UK
ipa: /liv/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio – 'to leave'
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: When you leave a place, you go away from it.
examples: I left the building.
glosses: Something you leave remains where it was.
examples: Two cakes are left.
left (English, adj)
Forms: form: left
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɛft/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: One of the two directions, the opposite of right. This arrow is pointing left: ←
examples: Turn left at the next corner.
glosses: Remaining, still there.
examples: Three apples are left.
left (English, noun)
Forms: form: left
raw_tags: Singular
form: lefts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɛft/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The left side.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The shop is on your left.
glosses: A left turn.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Take two lefts and a right and then you'll be there.
left (English, verb)
Forms: form: leave
tags: canonical
form: leaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: left
tags: past
form: left
tags: past
participle
form: leaving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɛft/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The past tense and past participle of leave.
centimetre (English, noun)
Forms: form: centimetre
raw_tags: Singular
form: centimetres
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/
tags: UK
glosses: A hundredth of a metre; 100 centimetres is one metre
raw_tags: countable
examples: This pencil is 18 centimetres long.
metre (English, noun)
Forms: form: metre
raw_tags: Singular
form: metres
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmiːtə(r)/
tags: US
glosses: One metre is a length. It is exactly 100 centimetres long.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This table is 2 metres wide.
sub rosa (English, adj)
Forms: form: sub rosa
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: done in secret
examples: He made a sub rosa attempt to steal the cake.
sub rosa (English, adv)
Forms: form: sub rosa
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
glosses: in secret
examples: He stole the cake sub rosa.
steal (English, verb)
Forms: form: steal
tags: canonical
form: steals
tags: third-person
singular
form: stole
tags: past
form: stolen
tags: past
participle
form: stealing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /stiːl/
tags: US
homophones: steel
glosses: If you steal, you take somebody's money or things without their permission.
examples: The thief stole the diamond ring.
glosses: If you steal a base you run to it before the ball was hit.
raw_tags: baseball
steal (English, noun)
Forms: form: steal
raw_tags: Singular
form: steals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stiːl/
tags: US
homophones: steel
glosses: A steal is a good deal. It is when you pay so little money you almost did not pay.
raw_tags: countable
examples: At just $2 each these T-shirts as a real steal.
glosses: A steal is when someone runs to a base before the ball is hit.
raw_tags: countable
baseball
stole (English, verb)
Forms: form: steal
tags: canonical
form: steals
tags: third-person
singular
form: stole
tags: past
form: stolen
tags: past
participle
form: stealing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'stɔl/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense of steal.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The burglar stole the painting.
stole (English, noun)
Forms: form: stole
raw_tags: Singular
form: stoles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'stɔl/
tags: US
glosses: A stole is a piece of clothing that is worn over robes in churches.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A stole is a piece of clothing that is like a scarf and is often made of fur.
raw_tags: countable
cake (English, noun)
Forms: form: cake
raw_tags: Singular
form: cakes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A cake is a sweet baked food.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Natasha's mum baked her a cake for her birthday.
Would you like some cake for dessert?
glosses: A cake is a food that is made into a flat, usually round, shape.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: At that time of year, we make small Japanese rice cakes called mochi.
glosses: A cake of soap or ice, is a hard piece of it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He took a cake of soap and started to wash.
glosses: If something is a piece of cake, it's very easy.
examples: Yesterday's test was a piece of cake. I got twenty out of twenty.
cake (English, verb)
Forms: form: cake
tags: canonical
form: cakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: caked
tags: past
form: caked
tags: past
participle
form: caking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is caked, then it is coated with a layer of some material.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: His shoes are caked with mud.
nose (English, noun)
Forms: form: nose
raw_tags: Singular
form: noses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nəʊz/
tags: UK
ipa: /noʊz/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: knows
glosses: The part of the face that sticks out and is used for breathing and smelling things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: His nose is very big.
nose (English, verb)
Forms: form: nose
tags: canonical
form: noses
tags: third-person
singular
form: nosed
tags: past
form: nosed
tags: past
participle
form: nosing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /nəʊz/
tags: UK
ipa: /noʊz/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: knows
glosses: If you nose, you move with caution.
examples: The ship nosed through the minefield.
glosses: If you nose you snoop.
examples: She was nosing around other people’s business.
glosses: If you nose something, you push it with your nose.
would (English, verb)
Pronunciation: homophones: wood
ipa: /wʊd/
tags: Australia
UK
US
stressed
tags: US
stressed
ipa: /wəd/
tags: Australia
UK
US
unstressed
glosses: Would is used to show your past plan or decision.
raw_tags: modal
examples: He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn on Monday.
glosses: Would is used to show that in the past you expected something to happen.
raw_tags: modal
examples: It would soon be time to go home, but I didn't want to leave.
It looked like it would rain soon.
glosses: Would is used to show that something happened regularly in the past but not now.
raw_tags: modal
examples: Every summer we would go to the lake for a few weeks.
When I was in Ottawa, the snow would be so deep you couldn't walk.
glosses: Would is used to talk about unreal, unlikely, or conditional situations.
raw_tags: modal
examples: You wouldn't like it if you had to see it every day.
If I could choose I would go to bed at about two o'clock in the morning.
I think if he wanted you he would have come to you, don't you?
"Y equals 5x. If x equals two, what would Y be?" "Y would be ten."
glosses: Would is used to ask politely for something.
raw_tags: modal
examples: Would you please explain that to me?
Would you mind if I had a party while you were away?
glosses: Would is used to offer something politely.
raw_tags: modal
examples: Would you like to go out for lunch then?
Would you have some bread?
glosses: Would is used to give advice.
raw_tags: modal
examples: I would go back and talk to him about it.
glosses: Would is used to show that something is typical, usually when you are unhappy about it. In this case, it's always stressed.
raw_tags: modal
examples: He would come just when we were leaving.
might (English, verb)
Forms: form: may
tags: present
form: might
tags: past
form: mightn't
tags: negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪt/
tags: US
homophones: mite
glosses: The past tense of may.
raw_tags: modal
glosses: Used to show possible actions. If you might do something, it is possible that you will do it. If something might happen, it is possible that it will happen.
raw_tags: modal
examples: I might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet.
might (English, noun)
Forms: form: might
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪt/
tags: US
homophones: mite
glosses: The power, strength, force or influence of a person or group.
raw_tags: uncountable
could (English, verb)
Forms: form: can
tags: present
form: could
tags: past
form: couldn't
tags: negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kʊd/
tags: US
glosses: If you could do something, you were able to do it.
raw_tags: modal
examples: When I was younger, I could run a five-minute mile.
glosses: If you could something, but you don't know if you want to, you have the option of doing do it.
raw_tags: modal
examples: She could do her math or go to the game.
prejudice (English, noun)
Forms: form: prejudice
raw_tags: Singular
form: prejudices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɛd͡ʒədɪs/
tags: US
glosses: an unreasonable hatred for a group, usually a race or a religion, etc.
examples: John had prejudice against Muslims.
glosses: a belief, usually negative, that you have about something, before you know that it is actually right
glosses: an idea or preference you have towards something before you actually experience the thing
prejudice (English, verb)
Forms: form: prejudice
tags: canonical
form: prejudices
tags: third-person
singular
form: prejudiced
tags: past
form: prejudiced
tags: past
participle
form: prejudicing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɛd͡ʒədɪs/
tags: US
glosses: Prejudicing means to cause a prejudice or to commit prejudiced judgement.
prejudiced (English, adj)
Forms: form: prejudiced
tags: positive
form: more prejudiced
tags: comparative
form: most prejudiced
tags: superlative
glosses: Someone who is prejudiced has prejudice against somebody.
examples: Sarah is the most prejudiced person I have ever met.
synonyms: biased
bigoted
prejudiced (English, verb)
Forms: form: prejudice
tags: canonical
form: prejudices
tags: third-person
singular
form: prejudiced
tags: past
form: prejudiced
tags: past
participle
form: prejudicing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of prejudice.
bathing (English, verb)
Forms: form: bath
tags: canonical
form: baths
tags: third-person
singular
form: bathe
tags: canonical
form: bathes
tags: third-person
singular
form: bathed
tags: past
form: bathed
tags: past
participle
form: bathing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbeɪˌðɪŋ(ɡ)/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of bath.
examples: She was bathing the baby.
glosses: The present participle of bathe.
examples: Bathing is common in the West Sea.
This basin is useful for bathing.
bath (English, noun)
Forms: form: bath
raw_tags: Singular
form: baths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bæθ/
tags: UK
ipa: /bɑːθ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A long, high basin that you put water in and go in to wash your body.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Jane put in water up to the top of the bath.
glosses: Going into a bath to wash yourself.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: George takes a bath every day.
bath (English, verb)
Forms: form: bath
tags: canonical
form: baths
tags: third-person
singular
form: bathed
tags: past
form: bathed
tags: past
participle
form: bathing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bæθ/
tags: UK
ipa: /bɑːθ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When you bath someone, you wash them in a bath.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: bathe
Muslim (English, noun)
Forms: form: Muslim
raw_tags: Singular
form: Muslims
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌz.lɪm/
tags: UK
glosses: A person who believes in Islam.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Muhammad is a Muslim.
Muslim (English, adj)
Forms: form: Muslim
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌz.lɪm/
tags: UK
glosses: Something to do with Muslims or Islam.
examples: There are several Muslim beliefs.
evaluation (English, noun)
Forms: form: evaluation
raw_tags: Singular
form: evaluations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: Evaluation is the process of making a judgement.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: If a teacher doesn't know the student well, it makes the evaluation of the student's level very difficult.
After the problem was found, we began an internal evaluation of the management.
synonyms: assessment
glosses: An evaluation is a judgement.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Lamont Library’s 24-hour service received a positive evaluation this past spring.
evaluate (English, verb)
Forms: form: evaluate
tags: canonical
form: evaluates
tags: third-person
singular
form: evaluated
tags: past
form: evaluated
tags: past
participle
form: evaluating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪ̈ˈvaljəˌweɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you evaluate someone or something, you judge it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: It is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of the LINK programme, but we believe it has been useful.
synonyms: assess
fewer (English, det)
Forms: form: few
raw_tags: Determiner
form: fewer
tags: comparative
form: fewest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The comparative form of few; more few. Smaller in number.
examples: There are fewer people here today than yesterday.
My new job has fewer hours and better pay.
I see fewer of them than I did before.
I've got fewer than you.
fewest (English, det)
Forms: form: few
raw_tags: Determiner
form: fewer
tags: comparative
form: fewest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The superlative form of few; most few. Smallest in number.
examples: How can you say that in the fewest words?
I don't have many but you have the fewest.
former (English, adj)
Forms: form: former
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔrmɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfɔːmə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A former x (e.g., president, country, wife) used to be the x but is not anymore.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Former president Clinton was giving a speech at the school.
glosses: The former is the first of two things that have already been talked about.
examples: I've taught in high school and university. The former (i.e., high school) is more exciting, but university is less stressful.
latter (English, adj)
Forms: form: latter
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlæt.ər/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈlæt.ə(r)/
tags: US
homophones: ladder
glosses: The latter half, case, etc. is the second of two.
examples: The price of oil could reach $150 by the latter half of the decade.
We used soap rather than shampoo even though I prefer the latter. (here "latter" refers to shampoo, "former" would refer to soap)
glosses: The latter part of a period of time is the part near the end.
examples: The Internet only became well known in the latter part of the 20th century.
own (English, adj)
Forms: form: own
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əʊn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /oʊn/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is your own it belongs to you or is about you (often used for emphasis).
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: I wish I had my own home.
I bought it in my own name.
The toy began to move as though it had a life of its own.
accidents happen, and often in your very own home.
glosses: If you are on your own, you are by yourself, there is no body else with you. This can also mean there is no one helping you.
examples: I was on my own in the woods.
If you try to do that you're on your own – or at least I won't help you!
own (English, verb)
Forms: form: own
tags: canonical
form: owns
tags: third-person
singular
form: owned
tags: past
form: owned
tags: past
participle
form: owning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əʊn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /oʊn/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you own something it belongs to you, it is yours.
examples: Yes, I own a car.
I plan to build a house on the land I own.
glosses: If you "own up" to something, you admit you did it.
examples: I had to own up to lying about our relationship.
such (English, adj)
Forms: form: such
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʌʧ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Such a person or thing is that same kind that was mentioned before.
examples: There are times when the father is unknown. One such case happened recently. (= "when the father is unknown")
A good teacher can usually be recognized as such. (= "as a good teacher")
glosses: You use such as or such ... as to give one or more examples.
examples: We always had pets, such as cats, dogs, and birds.
This includes such costs as bus tickets, groceries, and restaurant meals.
synonyms: for example
glosses: You use such to emphasize a description.
examples: My son had a party. You've never seen such a nice group of kids.
first (English, adj)
Forms: form: first
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɜːst/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /fɝst/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Happening or coming before all other similar things or people.
raw_tags: ordinal number
examples: I don't like the job much at first.
She always puts her children first.
I have no older brothers. I was the first child.
glosses: The most important or best.
examples: Your first duty is to your family.
first (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɜːst/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /fɝst/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Before anyone/anything else.
examples: She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.
He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.
First (of all), I should say that we're happy to see you all here today.
First off, let's see how much it'll cost.
He was the fastest in class and usually finished everything first.
glosses: For the first time.
examples: I first went to Japan in 1994.
glosses: At first.
examples: When we were first married, everything was wonderful.
first (English, noun)
Forms: form: first
raw_tags: Singular
form: firsts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɜːst/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /fɝst/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A first is something that has not happened before.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A dog walking on stilts? Well, that is a first.
second (English, adj)
Forms: form: second
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛkənd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɛkɪnd/
tags: Canada
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The second thing is the one that is number two (2) in order.
raw_tags: ordinal number
examples: I only have one older brothers and one younger brother. I'm the second child.
second (English, noun)
Forms: form: second
raw_tags: Singular
form: seconds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛkənd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɛkɪnd/
tags: Canada
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A second is 1/60 of a minute. Sixty seconds is one minute.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The winner won the race by five seconds.
second (English, verb)
Forms: form: second
tags: canonical
form: seconds
tags: third-person
singular
form: seconded
tags: past
form: seconded
tags: past
participle
form: seconding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛkənd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɛkɪnd/
tags: Canada
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you second a nomination, you support it and it will be voted.
examples: So moved. Do we have a second?
fourth (English, adj)
Forms: form: fourth
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːθ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /fɔrθ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: forth
glosses: The fourth thing is something that is number four (4) in order.
raw_tags: ordinal number
fourth (English, noun)
Forms: form: fourth
raw_tags: Singular
form: fourths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːθ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /fɔrθ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: forth
glosses: A fourth of something is one of four equal parts of that thing; a quarter.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Three is one fourth of twelve.
paint (English, noun)
Forms: form: paint
raw_tags: Singular
form: paints
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /peɪnt/
tags: US
glosses: Paint is a liquid used to colour something
examples: There were all sorts of paints at the shop – green, red, and blue.
Sarah used pink paint to decorate the wall.
paint (English, verb)
Forms: form: paint
tags: canonical
form: paints
tags: third-person
singular
form: painted
tags: past
form: painted
tags: past
participle
form: painting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /peɪnt/
tags: US
glosses: to use paint to colour something
examples: John painted the wall brown.
glosses: to use paint to make a picture.
examples: The child painted a picture of a flower.
parallel (English, adj)
Forms: form: parallel
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpær.əˌlɛl/
tags: US
glosses: When a line is parallel to another line, the two lines do not meet and they are the same distance from each other at every point.
examples: The two cars ran parallel to each other.
Trains run along parallel rails.
parallel (English, noun)
Forms: form: parallel
raw_tags: Singular
form: parallels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpær.əˌlɛl/
tags: US
glosses: A similarity between two things.
examples: I see a parallel between John and Beth – they both like to play with toy cars.
parallel (English, verb)
Forms: form: paralleled
tags: past
form: paralleled
tags: past
participle
form: paralleling
tags: present
participle
form: parallel
tags: canonical
form: parallels
tags: third-person
singular
form: parallelled
tags: past
form: parallelled
tags: past
participle
form: parallelling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpær.əˌlɛl/
tags: US
glosses: Be similar to.
examples: John parallels Beth when he plays with toy cars.
glosses: To be the same distant apart from each other at every point.
examples: Line A parallels line B.
bright (English, adj)
Forms: form: bright
tags: positive
form: brighter
tags: comparative
form: brightest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /braɪt/
tags: US
glosses: If something is bright it gives out or fills with much light.
examples: The sun is very bright during summer.
The bright room had a lot of windows.
antonyms: dark
glosses: A person who is bright is clever and intelligent.
examples: Tom is a bright child.
synonyms: intelligent
clever
smart
antonyms: dumb
stupid
broken (English, adj)
Forms: form: broken
tags: positive
form: more broken
tags: comparative
form: most broken
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbrəʊkən/
tags: US
glosses: Something that is broken is not as it should be because it has been damaged or injured
examples: The broken cup lay in pieces on the floor.
After the crash his arm seemed broken.
A broken stone is apart(in more than one piece).
glosses: If something in a game, such as a gun, is broken, it is overpowered
raw_tags: gaming
broken (English, verb)
Forms: form: break
tags: canonical
form: breaks
tags: third-person
singular
form: broke
tags: past
form: broken
tags: past
participle
form: breaking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbrəʊkən/
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of break.
examples: The cup was broken when it fell to the floor.
His arm was broken during the crash.
If my computer hadn't broken, I would have had money to go to the concert instead of paying to get it fixed.
bulb (English, noun)
Forms: form: bulb
raw_tags: Singular
form: bulbs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌlb/
tags: US
glosses: A solid object that has one large, round end and another thin end.
glosses: A light bulb.
examples: Can you change that bulb, please? It's broken.
glosses: The bulb-shaped part of the root of a plant.
examples: People can buy tulip bulbs and grow them at home.
light bulb (English, noun)
Forms: form: light bulb
raw_tags: Singular
form: light bulbs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb/
glosses: A bulb-shaped object usually made of glass and metal that gives off light when given electricity.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Jane changed the light bulb to make the room brighter.
synonyms: bulb
burn (English, verb)
Forms: form: burned
tags: past
form: burned
tags: past
participle
form: burn
tags: canonical
form: burns
tags: third-person
singular
form: burnt
tags: past
form: burnt
tags: past
participle
form: burning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɜː(r)n/
tags: US
homophones: Bern
barn
glosses: If something has been cooked too much, then it is burned.
examples: Mother burned the pie when she forgot that it was cooking in the oven.
glosses: When part of your body is injured because of the heat, then it has been burned.
examples: If you touch a hot pan of water, you can burn yourself.
glosses: Things on fire are burning.
examples: The house next door is burning.
glosses: A person is burned if someone else successfully insults him.
raw_tags: slang
burn (English, noun)
Forms: form: burn
raw_tags: Singular
form: burns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɜː(r)n/
tags: US
homophones: Bern
barn
glosses: A burn is an injury caused when you burn yourself.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The burn on my arm hurts.
dictionaries (English, noun)
Forms: form: dictionary
raw_tags: Singular
form: dictionaries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of dictionary; more than one (kind of) dictionary.
examples: I always keep two dictionaries nearby in case I need to look up the definition of a word.
if (English, prep)
Forms: form: if
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪf/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Used to denote a condition.
examples: If it rains, I will get wet.
I'd prefer it if you took your shoes off.
glosses: although
examples: He was a great friend, if a little strange.
glosses: When ... occurs (a programming statement).
examples: If A, then B, else C.
if (English, conj)
Forms: form: if
raw_tags: Subordinator
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪf/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If is used to report questions and things that are unknown.
examples: She asked if they had arrived yet.
I don't know if I want to go or not.
It doesn't matter if you have money or not.
synonyms: whether
if (English, noun)
Forms: form: if
raw_tags: Singular
form: ifs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪf/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If is a conditional situation.
examples: There are many ifs we need to consider before we start on the plan.
business (English, noun)
Forms: form: business
raw_tags: Singular
form: businesses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪz.nɪs/
tags: US
glosses: Business is the buying and selling of things or services.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I am in the business of catching fish and selling them.
The tax changes will be hard for small business.
It's difficult to learn good business practices on your own.
The company is a leader in the banking business.
synonyms: commerce
trade
glosses: A business is a group that does business; a company.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Many businesses use computers.
Darren became half owner of the family business.
He was a silent partner in the printing business.
It was the perfect place for a start-up business.
synonyms: company
glosses: Business is the things that you have to do.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: They went on with business as usual.
We have one more piece of unfinished business to look at before we leave.
but (English, conj)
Forms: form: but
raw_tags: Coordinator
Pronunciation: ipa: /bʌt/
tags: US
homophones: butt
glosses: You use but to join two ideas and show that they are not the same.
examples: I would take you there, but I do not have my car.
The changes were small but important.
"Do you speak French?" "No, but I speak Spanish."
It says this not in words but in pictures.
glosses: You use but to change the topic.
examples: I understand. And I'm sorry. But there is nothing I can do about it now.
And that's important, but another thing that has changed is the location.
but (English, prep)
Forms: form: but
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /bʌt/
tags: US
homophones: butt
glosses: except
examples: He ate everything but the meat.
Any day but tomorrow would be fine.
I forgot my bag. I guess there's nothing to do but go back.
There are very few rules of grammar but have exceptions.
I had no choice but to sign the contract.
There is no one but is interested in it.
but (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /bʌt/
tags: US
homophones: butt
glosses: only
examples: There is but one sun and one earth to live on.
button (English, noun)
Forms: form: button
raw_tags: Singular
form: buttons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌtən/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A button is a round object that can be pushed through clothing so that the clothing stays on.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Sarah's sweater doesn't work anymore because the buttons popped off.
glosses: A button is a switch that is turned on by pressing it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I pressed the button to turn on the television.
glosses: A button is a badge that can be worn of clothing and is put onto the clothing with a pin to hold it in place.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have a "Vote for Bush" button.
glosses: If a poker player has the button, he is the last person to act on that hand.
raw_tags: uncountable
poker
button (English, verb)
Forms: form: button
tags: canonical
form: buttons
tags: third-person
singular
form: buttoned
tags: past
form: buttoned
tags: past
participle
form: buttoning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌtən/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you button something, you fasten it with a button.
examples: Button up your coat!
antonyms: unbutton
kindergarten (English, noun)
Forms: form: kindergarten
raw_tags: Singular
form: kindergartens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪndərˌɡɑːrt(ə)n/
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Kindergarten is a place (or school) where young children learn (usually for five- and six-year-olds).
raw_tags: countable
five (English, det)
Forms: form: five
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /faɪv/
tags: US
glosses: ordinal fifth) The number 5.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: We have five toes on each foot.
five (English, noun)
Forms: form: five
raw_tags: Singular
form: fives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /faɪv/
tags: US
glosses: The number 5.
examples: Two plus three is five.
calm (English, adj)
Forms: form: calm
tags: positive
form: calmer
tags: comparative
form: calmest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑːm/
tags: UK
ipa: /kɑm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If a person, place or situation is calm, it is peaceful and quiet.
examples: There's no wind and the lake is calm.
I was angry a minute ago, but now I am calm.
calm (English, noun)
Forms: form: calm
raw_tags: Singular
form: calms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑːm/
tags: UK
ipa: /kɑm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The state of being quiet and peaceful.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I felt a calm come over me.
glosses: A period of time without wind.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The calm before a storm.
calm (English, verb)
Forms: form: calm
tags: canonical
form: calms
tags: third-person
singular
form: calmed
tags: past
form: calmed
tags: past
participle
form: calming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑːm/
tags: UK
ipa: /kɑm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To make someone or something calm.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He was yelling and running around but I calmed him.
glosses: When someone or something becomes calm.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The lake calmed after the storm.
population (English, noun)
Forms: form: population
raw_tags: Singular
form: populations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɒpjuːleɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: The population of a place is the people or animals that live there.
examples: The population of a city is higher than that of a town.
The growth of population on earth may lead to much hunger.
synonyms: inhabitants
hunger (English, noun)
Forms: form: hunger
raw_tags: Singular
form: hungers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌŋɡə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Hunger is the feeling when wanting food when your stomach is empty.
examples: When I have hunger then I want to have some food.
He suffered from hunger and thirst.
glosses: Hunger is a serious lack of food.
examples: Even after the war, people are dying of poverty and hunger.
usual (English, adj)
Forms: form: usual
tags: positive
form: more usual
tags: comparative
form: most usual
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuːʒʊəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈjuːʒuəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: something that is usual happens often
examples: It is usual for me to read the newspaper in the morning.
synonyms: normal
standard
site (English, noun)
Forms: form: site
raw_tags: Singular
form: sites
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /saɪt/
tags: US
homophones: cite
sight
glosses: A site is a location or a place.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He was working on a building site in Alton when a concrete mixer rolled back and hit him.
synonyms: place
location
glosses: A site is a website.
raw_tags: countable
site (English, verb)
Forms: form: site
tags: canonical
form: sites
tags: third-person
singular
form: sited
tags: past
form: sited
tags: past
participle
form: siting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /saɪt/
tags: US
homophones: cite
sight
glosses: If something is sited somewhere, it was put or built there.
raw_tags: transitive
usually passive
examples: The house is sited on the corner of Portland Street and Langham Street.
anaesthetic (English, noun)
Forms: form: anaesthetic
raw_tags: Singular
form: anaesthetics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/
tags: US
glosses: An anaesthetic 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 anaesthetic on him before performing the surgery.
sought (English, verb)
Forms: form: seek
tags: canonical
form: seeks
tags: third-person
singular
form: sought
tags: past
form: sought
tags: past
participle
form: seeking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɔːt/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of seek.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: When she ran into problems, Pam sought advice from an expert.
commission (English, noun)
Forms: form: commission
raw_tags: Singular
form: commissions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈmɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: A commission is a group of people who work together to research or manage something for a government.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She was recently appointed to head the European commission on climate change.
glosses: A commission is money that a salesperson receives for each sale.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: You may have to pay commission to convert the dollars into local currency on your travels.
glosses: The official appointment of an officer in a nation's armed forces.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Brummell resigned his commission when his regiment was posted to Manchester.
glosses: A commission is a task to be undertaken.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: My commission was only to deliver this message.
commission (English, verb)
Forms: form: commission
tags: canonical
form: commissions
tags: third-person
singular
form: commissioned
tags: past
form: commissioned
tags: past
participle
form: commissioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈmɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: If you commission someone to do or create something, you formally ask them to do it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The report commissioned by the Department of Health in 1989, contains guidelines on how best to manage and organise waiting lists.
positive (English, adj)
Forms: form: positive
tags: positive
form: more positive
tags: comparative
form: most positive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/
tags: US
glosses: If something is positive, it is good, happy, or wanted.
examples: A balanced diet, exercise, and a positive attitude are all things that give you a sense of well being.
After using the new skin cream for four weeks, most women showed positive results, reporting that their skin felt smoother and softer and looked better.
The changes in the prices were all positive.
glosses: If you are positive about something, you are sure that you are not mistaken.
raw_tags: not before a noun
examples: The guard at Euston was positive that on that particular day he had locked the door.
glosses: If a test result is positive, the test found what it was testing for.
examples: I'm sorry, the HIV test is positive.
glosses: A positive electrical charge is one carried by a proton.
raw_tags: technical
examples: Attach the wire to the positive pole of the battery.
glosses: A positive number or value is more than zero.
examples: A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative.
The Kelvin scale of temperature is absolute since only positive temperatures are possible.
glosses: A positive symptom is one where something is there that should not be. Usually this is for schizophrenia.
raw_tags: psychology
examples: His positive symptoms included hearing voices of people that were not there.
glosses: Based on something being there or being true, in some other way.
examples: I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image.
There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do.
positive (English, noun)
Forms: form: positive
raw_tags: Singular
form: positives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/
tags: US
glosses: A positive is a good thing or part of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It's been a bad week, but at least the sun is one positive.
by (English, prep)
Forms: form: by
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /baɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: bi
buy
bye
glosses: near or next to.
examples: The mailbox is by the bus stop.
glosses: at some time before (the given time).
examples: Be back by ten o'clock!
glosses: if something is done by somebody, it is done through their action
examples: The matter was decided by the chairman.
The boat was swamped by the water.
He was protected by his body armour.
glosses: if something is created by somebody, they are the creator, author, etc.
examples: There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare.
glosses: shows how someone does something
examples: I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
glosses: using the rules or logic of.
examples: I sorted the items by category.
glosses: with a change of. In this case, by shows how much something has changed.
examples: Our stock is up by ten percent.
glosses: shows how slowly, or how quickly, someone does something (used in the form "X by X" or "by Xs")
examples: We went through the book page by page.
We crawled forward by inches.
glosses: When measuring the width and depth of something, by is used between the lengths of the two sides.
examples: The window is 45 cm by 60 cm.
glosses: If you multiply x by y, you multiply x × y.
examples: Five multiplied by seven is 35.
glosses: If you divide x by y, you find how many ys are in x.
examples: 35 divided by seven is five.
canvas (English, noun)
Forms: form: canvas
raw_tags: Singular
form: canvasses or canvases
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkænvəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A canvas is a type of hard, rough cloth used for making sails, tents, and painted on.
raw_tags: countable
examples: John prepared the canvas for the sail.
glosses: Canvas that is stretched out on a frame to be painted on.
examples: A good artist chooses his or her own canvas.
glosses: Canvas is something that is a basis for a creative work.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The life in rural France served as a canvas for Ted F. Adams' Around the Tree.
canvas (English, verb)
Forms: form: canvas
tags: canonical
form: canvases
tags: third-person
singular
form: canvased
tags: past
form: canvased
tags: past
participle
form: canvasing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkænvəs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you canvas something, you cover an area or object with canvas.
canvasses (English, noun)
Forms: form: canvas
raw_tags: Singular
form: canvasses or canvases
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of canvas; more than one (kind of) canvas.
tags: UK
examples: Many canvasses lined the wall.
canvasses (English, verb)
Forms: form: canvass
tags: canonical
form: canvasses
tags: third-person
singular
form: canvassed
tags: past
form: canvassed
tags: past
participle
form: canvassing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of canvass.
canvases (English, noun)
Forms: form: canvas
raw_tags: Singular
form: canvasses or canvases
tags: plural
glosses: plural of canvas
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of canvas; more than one (kind of) canvas.
examples: Many canvases lined the wall.
canvases (English, verb)
Forms: form: canvas
tags: canonical
form: canvases
tags: third-person
singular
form: canvased
tags: past
form: canvased
tags: past
participle
form: canvasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of canvas.