crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
preparatory (English, adj)
Forms: form: preparatory
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: Preparatory work, meetings, etc. are related to getting ready for something.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Most of the preparatory work had been done, but the building had not actually started.
preparatory (English, prep)
Forms: form: preparatory
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: If x is preparatory to y, x happens before y to get ready for y.
raw_tags: formal
examples: They began gathering equipment preparatory to climbing the mountain.
pursuant (English, prep)
Forms: form: pursuant
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈsjuː.ənt/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: according to; following
raw_tags: formal
examples: Pursuant to the promises made to Parliament, an investigation was begun.
tells (English, verb)
Forms: form: tell
tags: canonical
form: tells
tags: third-person
singular
form: told
tags: past
form: told
tags: past
participle
form: telling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of tell.
telling (English, verb)
Forms: form: tell
tags: canonical
form: tells
tags: third-person
singular
form: told
tags: past
form: told
tags: past
participle
form: telling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of tell.
telling (English, adj)
Forms: form: telling
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is telling, it has a strong effect.
synonyms: significant
glosses: If some kind of evidence is telling, it shows clearly the true nature of someone or something.
innovations (English, noun)
Forms: form: innovation
raw_tags: Singular
form: innovations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of innovation; more than one (kind of) innovation.
examples: This business is very cutting-edge. They encourage their employees to create new innovations for how to conduct business.
wounds (English, noun)
Forms: form: wound
raw_tags: Singular
form: wounds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wuːndz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of wound; more than one (kind of) wound.
wounds (English, verb)
Forms: form: wound
tags: canonical
form: wounds
tags: third-person
singular
form: wounded
tags: past
form: wounded
tags: past
participle
form: wounding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wuːndz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of wound.
wounded (English, noun)
Forms: form: –
raw_tags: Singular
form: wounded
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: (usually with "the") People who are injured or have wounds.
wounded (English, verb)
Forms: form: wound
tags: canonical
form: wounds
tags: third-person
singular
form: wounded
tags: past
form: wounded
tags: past
participle
form: wounding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of wound.
wounded (English, adj)
Forms: form: wounded
tags: positive
form: more wounded
tags: comparative
form: most wounded
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
tags: no-gloss
wounding (English, noun)
Forms: form: wounding
raw_tags: Singular
form: woundings
tags: plural
glosses: The act of making a wound.
wounding (English, verb)
Forms: form: wound
tags: canonical
form: wounds
tags: third-person
singular
form: wounded
tags: past
form: wounded
tags: past
participle
form: wounding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of wound.
woundings (English, noun)
Forms: form: wounding
raw_tags: Singular
form: woundings
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of wounding; more than one (kind of) wounding.
examples: The woundings were especially violent.
dick (English, noun)
Forms: form: dick
raw_tags: Singular
form: dicks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A dick is a detective.
raw_tags: countable
slang
glosses: A dick is a penis.
raw_tags: countable
slang
vulgar
examples: The ladies love his big dick.
glosses: A dick is a bad or mean person.
raw_tags: countable
vulgar
examples: That guy is such a dick; he wasn't looking where he was going and he hit my car!
dick (English, verb)
Forms: form: dick
tags: canonical
form: dicks
tags: third-person
singular
form: dicked
tags: past
form: dicked
tags: past
participle
form: dicking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you dick somebody, you mistreat or take advantage of them.
glosses: If you dick around, you waste time.
examples: Stop dicking around and get back to work!
dicks (English, noun)
Forms: form: dick
raw_tags: Singular
form: dicks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /dɪks/
glosses: The plural form of dick; more than one (kind of) dick.
examples: What a bunch of dicks! They stole my video games and game console while I was on vacation!
dicks (English, verb)
Forms: form: dick
tags: canonical
form: dicks
tags: third-person
singular
form: dicked
tags: past
form: dicked
tags: past
participle
form: dicking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /dɪks/
glosses: The third-person singular form of dick.
bench (English, noun)
Forms: form: bench
raw_tags: Singular
form: benches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛnʧ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A bench is a long, hard seat for more than one person.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: The bench is the place where players of a sport sit when they are not playing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He watched the first 3 games from the bench.
bench (English, verb)
Forms: form: bench
tags: canonical
form: benches
tags: third-person
singular
form: benched
tags: past
form: benched
tags: past
participle
form: benching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛnʧ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If a coach benches a player, they take the player out of a game.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was hurt.
glosses: If you bench a weight, you lift it over your chest, lying on your back, on a bench.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I heard he can bench 150 pounds.
saving (English, noun)
Forms: form: saving
raw_tags: Singular
form: savings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: All the money that you have is your savings.
raw_tags: plural only
examples: She had lost all her savings when the company went out of business.
glosses: The saving is the difference between the amount you were going to use or spend and the amount you actually did.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The fuel savings in moving to a new car can be huge.
The lower tax represents a saving of over $300 for the average family.
saving (English, verb)
Forms: form: save
tags: canonical
form: saves
tags: third-person
singular
form: saved
tags: past
form: saved
tags: past
participle
form: saving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of save.
saving (English, prep)
Forms: form: saving
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: except
examples: After the fire, nothing was left saving the clothes I was wearing.
vis-à-vis (English, prep)
Forms: form: vis-à-vis
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /vi:z.ɑːˈvi:/
tags: UK
ipa: /viz.ɑˈvi/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: in relation to; compared with
examples: Women still earn less money vis-à-vis men.
glosses: facing, opposite, face to face with
examples: We stood vis-à-vis the beautiful painting.
à la (English, prep)
Forms: form: à la
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: à la refers to being according to, or in the style of something.
examples: I hadn't cooked tomatoes à la crème in a long time.
He read a short poem he'd written à la E. E. Cummings.
chez (English, prep)
Forms: form: chez
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: /ʃe/
glosses: At the home of.
examples: The painting remains chez Catherine and Stephane De Beyrie.
contra (English, prep)
Forms: form: contra
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: against; in opposition or contrast to
examples: Consider the problems of the nurse contra those of the doctor.
contra (English, noun)
Forms: form: contra
raw_tags: Singular
form: contras
tags: plural
glosses: A contra was a member of a particular guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
modulo (English, prep)
Forms: form: modulo
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: /ˈmɒdjʊləʊ/
glosses: Given a specified modulus of.
raw_tags: mathematics
examples: 21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9.
Thus 21 modulo 9 is 3 - because when 21 is divided by 9, the remainder is 3.
pace (English, noun)
Forms: form: pace
raw_tags: Singular
form: paces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /peɪs/
ipa: /ˈpɑːtʃe/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The pace of something is how fast it moves.
raw_tags: countable
usually singular
examples: The pace of change has been very, very slow.
Today, the pace of life is so much faster than it used to be.
They were frustrated at the pace of development that was taking place there.
glosses: Somebody's pace is their speed, usually walking.
raw_tags: countable
usually singular
examples: He quickened his pace, almost running.
The man's long legs forced Kev to pick up his pace.
glosses: A pace is the distance between your feet when you walk.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She stopped three paces from the table.
pace (English, verb)
Forms: form: pace
tags: canonical
form: paces
tags: third-person
singular
form: paced
tags: past
form: paced
tags: past
participle
form: pacing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /peɪs/
ipa: /ˈpɑːtʃe/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Walk back and forth in a small space.
examples: Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.
glosses: Set the speed in a race.
glosses: Measure by walking.
pace (English, prep)
Forms: form: pace
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /peɪs/
ipa: /ˈpɑːtʃe/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Contrary to the opinion of; Used to express polite disagreement
examples: Nor, pace Bush, must all countries be with America or against it.
re (English, prep)
Forms: form: re
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪ/
tags: US
glosses: regarding; about
examples: In your earlier e-mail re our problems, you made some suggestions.
sans (English, prep)
Forms: form: sans
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /sænz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you say that X is sans Y, it does not have Y, it is without Y.
examples: It's often difficult for movie stars to have lunch sans photographers.
qua (English, prep)
Forms: form: qua
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: /kwɑː/
glosses: as; in the role of
examples: A scientist may believe certain things qua practical man, but not qua scientist.
underfoot (English, prep)
Forms: form: underfoot
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌndɚˈfʊt/
tags: US
ipa: /ʌndəˈfʊt/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: under your feet; on the ground
examples: The snow underfoot crunched as we walked.
unbeknown (English, prep)
Forms: form: unbeknown
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: If something is unbeknown to somebody, they don't know about it.
examples: Unbeknown to his wife, he had bought a new car.
unbeknownst (English, prep)
Forms: form: unbeknownst
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: If something is unbeknownst to somebody, they don't know about it.
examples: Unbeknownst to his wife, he had bought a new car.
vs (English, prep)
Forms: form: vs
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: A short way of saying versus.
examples: The first wrestling match is Jones vs Smith.
afloat (English, prep)
Forms: form: afloat
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfloʊt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is afloat, it is on the water; floating.
examples: Although he couldn't swim, the life jacket kept him afloat.
antonyms: aground
ashore
nor (English, conj)
Forms: form: nor
raw_tags: Coordinator
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /nɔː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /nɔːr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Used to show two things that are both untrue or do not happen.
examples: He was calm, neither happy nor sad.
Neither my wife nor I knew what to do.
I don't belong here. Nor do you.
nor (English, adv)
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /nɔː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /nɔːr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Nor is used to show that a something that is not true in one case is also not true in another case.
examples: I don't belong here, and nor do you.
synonyms: neither
came (English, verb)
Forms: form: come
tags: canonical
form: comes
tags: third-person
singular
form: came
tags: past
form: come
tags: past
participle
form: coming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'keɪm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense of come.
examples: He came to my house yesterday.
said (English, verb)
Forms: form: say
tags: canonical
form: says
tags: third-person
singular
form: said
tags: past
form: said
tags: past
participle
form: saying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛd/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of say.
examples: I meant every word that I said.
The King is said to be a god.
The boy said, "This is my dog."
said (English, adj)
Forms: form: said
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛd/
tags: US
glosses: The said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.
raw_tags: formal
examples: A gun was found at the scene. The said gun belonged to this man.
synonyms: aforesaid
said (English, det)
Forms: form: said
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛd/
tags: US
glosses: Said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.
tags: plural
singular
raw_tags: indefinite
count
non-count
formal
examples: A gun was found at the scene. Said gun belonged to this man.
synonyms: aforesaid
made (English, verb)
Forms: form: make
tags: canonical
form: makes
tags: third-person
singular
form: made
tags: past
form: made
tags: past
participle
form: making
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /meɪd/
tags: US
homophones: maid
glosses: The past tense and past participle of make.
examples: They made the old house out of stone.
The children made their bed yesterday.
used (English, verb)
Forms: form: use
tags: canonical
form: uses
tags: third-person
singular
form: used
tags: past
form: used
tags: past
participle
form: using
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /juːzd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of use.
examples: I used the key to enter the house.
years (English, noun)
Forms: form: year
raw_tags: Singular
form: years
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ji.ə(r)z/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of year; more than one (kind of) year.
examples: The man lived for one hundred years.
pilot (English, noun)
Forms: form: pilot
raw_tags: Singular
form: pilots
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpaɪlət/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A pilot is a person who flies and controls an airplane.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I hope the pilot does not crash the plane.
pilot (English, verb)
Forms: form: pilot
tags: canonical
form: pilots
tags: third-person
singular
form: piloted
tags: past
form: piloted
tags: past
participle
form: piloting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpaɪlət/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you pilot an airplane, you fly and control it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I hired a girl to pilot my new airplane.
gasoline (English, noun)
Forms: form: gasoline
raw_tags: Singular
form: gasolines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡæs.ə.lin/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: Gasoline is also known as fuel for vehicles.
examples: My car is nearly empty of gasoline. I should refuel it at a gas station soon.
synonyms: fuel
gas
virgin (English, noun)
Forms: form: virgin
raw_tags: Singular
form: virgins
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɝdʒɪn/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A virgin is someone who has not had sex before.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: maiden
quid (English, noun)
Forms: form: quid
raw_tags: Singular
form: quid or quids
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwɪd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A quid is one pound in British money (£1).
raw_tags: slang
already (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːlˈrɛdi/
tags: US
glosses: before a certain time (often now)
examples: When we met, his first wife was already dead.
He was already well known, but now he's a superstar.
Would you like some coffee." "No, thank you. I've already had two cups.
Oh! You're here already. I didn't think you'd be here until 2:00.
comparable adjective (English, noun)
Forms: form: comparable adjective
raw_tags: Singular
form: comparable adjectives
tags: plural
glosses: An adjective that has comparative and superlative forms.
examples: "happy" and intelligent are comparable adjectives.
apply (English, verb)
Forms: form: apply
tags: canonical
form: applies
tags: third-person
singular
form: applied
tags: past
form: applied
tags: past
participle
form: applying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈplaɪ/
tags: US
glosses: If a rule, a principle, a law, etc. applies, it has some effect on the situation.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The new anti-smoking law applies only to public buildings.
I understand the idea, but I don't think it applies here.
glosses: If you apply for something, you formally say that you want it or you want to do it.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: After high school, he applied to three universities and was accepted by all of them.
You have to go to the government office to apply for a passport.
glosses: If you apply something such as an idea, rule, formula, or piece of information, etc., you use it to do something, work with something, or handle a situation.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I found it hard to apply the principles I learned at school to the problems I faced at work.
You can't just take one rule and apply it in every situation.
I applied the old saying "what goes around, comes around" to the situation and stopped myself from being mean when I didn't need to.
glosses: If you apply yourself, you focus on something and work hard at it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He's really smart, but he just has a hard time applying himself to his school work.
glosses: If you apply x to y, you put or spread x on y.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: It's dangerous to 'apply makeup while driving a car.
Apply pressure to the cut until the bleeding stops.
glosses: If you apply something, you turn it on, usually by pushing something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Apply the brakes gently to stop the car without sliding.
glosses: If a word applies, it is used to mean a particular thing.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The word resident applies to anyone living there.
appoint (English, verb)
Forms: form: appoint
tags: canonical
form: appoints
tags: third-person
singular
form: appointed
tags: past
form: appointed
tags: past
participle
form: appointing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌˈpɔɪnt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you appoint someone to a job or position, you give the job to them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The president appointed her to investigate the problems.
He has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
They appointed him team captain.
glosses: If you appoint a time for something, you choose that time.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: They met at the appointed time.
clothed (English, verb)
Forms: form: clothed
tags: past
form: clothed
tags: past
participle
form: clothe
tags: canonical
form: clothes
tags: third-person
singular
form: clad
tags: past
form: clad
tags: past
participle
form: clothing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkləʊðd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkloʊðd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of clothe.
examples: Last winter, the mother clothed her children in warm coats.
synonyms: clad
antonyms: naked
bet (English, verb)
Forms: form: bet
tags: canonical
form: bets
tags: third-person
singular
form: bet
tags: past
form: bet
tags: past
participle
form: betting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbεt/
tags: US
glosses: When you bet, you take a chance with money or something else on the result of a future event.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I bet five dollars that I would win the game.
Would you bet your life on that answer?
I bet Tom that he could not run as fast as Joe.
glosses: If you bet something is true, you strongly believe it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I bet you left it on the table.
glosses: You used "you bet" to show you agree with somebody.
examples: "Could you help me here?" "You bet! What do you need?"
I bet my life that he said it.
glosses: The past tense and past participle of bet.
bet (English, noun)
Forms: form: bet
raw_tags: Singular
form: bets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbεt/
tags: US
glosses: A bet is the thing of value or amount of money that you bet.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Jim had a bet of twenty dollars that he would complete the test on time.
Place your bets.
glosses: A good bet is something you should believe, or try.
raw_tags: countable
examples: "Where can I get that book?" "I think the school library is your best bet."
associate (English, verb)
Forms: form: associate
tags: canonical
form: associates
tags: third-person
singular
form: associated
tags: past
form: associated
tags: past
participle
form: associating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: UK
poses: verb
ipa: /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: If you associate two things, you think of them as being connected in some way.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: People often associate Einstein with science, but he was also a man of peace.
I associate Thailand with spicy food and beautiful beaches.
glosses: If you associate with someone else, you spend time with them.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Parents are often afraid of their children associating with the wrong group of friends.
associate (English, noun)
Forms: form: associate
raw_tags: Singular
form: associates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: may also apply to the verb
poses: noun
ipa: /əˈsəʊʃiət/
raw_tags: may also apply to the verb
tags: UK
poses: noun
raw_tags: may also apply to the verb
tags: UK
poses: noun
ipa: /əˈsoʊʃiət/
raw_tags: may also apply to the verb
tags: US
poses: noun
raw_tags: may also apply to the verb
tags: US
poses: noun
raw_tags: may also apply to the verb
tags: US
poses: noun
raw_tags: may also apply to the verb
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: An associate is somebody that you do business or work with.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have an associate who might be interested in your product.
synonyms: friend
partner
fellow
companion
colleague
ally
glosses: An associate member, professor, producer, etc. is one who is connected but at a lower level.
examples: She spent years as an associate professor before becoming a full professor in 1997.
basis (English, noun)
Forms: form: basis
raw_tags: Singular
form: bases
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /ˈbeɪsɪs/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: The basis of something, is the main ideas or parts that it is built on.
raw_tags: countable
examples: On the basis of the information available, we have decided to cancel the project.
There is no basis for believing that he was killed.
Her experiences in Cambodia formed the basis for her first book.
glosses: If something happens on a regular/daily/weekly etc. basis, it happens regularly, daily, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The problems are now happening on a very regular basis.
glosses: If we are on a first-name basis, we use first names when speaking to each other.
examples: Josie Parkinson and I are on a first-name basis. I call her "Josie" when I see her.
matoke (English, noun)
Forms: form: matoke
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /maˈtəʊkeɪ/
tags: UK
glosses: Matoke is a meal of steamed green plantain and is one of the national dishes of Uganda.
raw_tags: uncountable
bloke (English, noun)
Forms: form: bloke
raw_tags: Singular
form: blokes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /bləʊk/
tags: UK
ipa: /bloʊk/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
tags: US
glosses: A bloke is a boy or a man.
raw_tags: countable
slang
examples: So, I walk in and there's this woman talking to this bloke.
synonyms: man
guy
fellow
chap (English, noun)
Forms: form: chap
raw_tags: Singular
form: chaps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃæp/
tags: US
glosses: A chap is a boy or a man.
raw_tags: countable
slang
examples: Hello, old chap, did you just arrive?
There's this chap I know in Bangkok, very helpful.
synonyms: guy
dude
bloke
chap (English, verb)
Forms: form: chap
tags: canonical
form: chaps
tags: third-person
singular
form: chapped
tags: past
form: chapped
tags: past
participle
form: chapping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃæp/
tags: US
glosses: If something such as your lips chap, they become dry and cracked.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: His lips chapped in the cold.
synonyms: dry out
crack
Christ (English, name)
Forms: form: Christ
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kraɪst/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: In the Christian and Jewish religions, the Christ is the person that God sends to save all humans.
examples: Accept Christ into your heart, for he is the son of God.
glosses: Christ is a surname.
Christ (English, intj)
Forms: form: Christ
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /kraɪst/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Many people use Christ when they are surprised or not happy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).
examples: Christ, that's heavy.
Holy Christ! Can't you do anything right?
synonyms: Jesus
accessible (English, adj)
Forms: form: accessible
tags: positive
form: more accessible
tags: comparative
form: most accessible
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əkˈsɛsəbˑl/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is accessible, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.
examples: The building has been changed to make it wheelchair accessible.
To make it accessible, we'll need to take off some other pieces that are in the way.
synonyms: reachable
available
antonyms: unaccessible
inaccessible
unreachable
unavailable
glosses: If someone is accessible, they are friendly and easy to talk to.
acquire (English, verb)
Forms: form: acquire
tags: canonical
form: acquires
tags: third-person
singular
form: acquired
tags: past
form: acquired
tags: past
participle
form: acquiring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈkwaɪər/
tags: US
ipa: /əˈkwaɪə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you acquire something, you buy or get it.
raw_tags: formal
examples: XYZ company has acquired a new factory in Shanghai.
synonyms: obtain
get
chairman (English, noun)
Forms: form: chairman
raw_tags: Singular
form: chairmen
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtʃɛːmən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtʃɛr.mən/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A chairman is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Alan Eastwood is the former chairman of the Police Federation.
Mr Saatchi will continue as chairman but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.
Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen I'd like to present to the board the results of our research.
synonyms: chair
chairperson
chairwoman
chairperson (English, noun)
Forms: form: chairperson
raw_tags: Singular
form: chairpersons or chairpeople
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtʃɛːpəːs(ə)n/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A chairperson is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Alan Eastwood is the former chairperson of the Police Federation.
Mr Saatchi will continue as chairperson but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.
synonyms: chair
chairman
chairwoman
phylum (English, noun)
Forms: form: phylum
raw_tags: Singular
form: phyla or phylums
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfaɪləm/
tags: UK
glosses: Is the basic taxon higher in the rank. In botany phyllum corresponds to division (divisio)
glosses: The major taxonomic group.
examples: Arthopoda is the phylum of spiders.
organize (English, verb)
Forms: form: organize
tags: canonical
form: organizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: organized
tags: past
form: organized
tags: past
participle
form: organizing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔrɡənaɪz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: When you organize something, you plan or arrange it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The student organized his class notes.
glosses: When you organize, you bring together many people for a united action.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The dads organized to help their children in school.
organise (English, verb)
Forms: form: organise
tags: canonical
form: organises
tags: third-person
singular
form: organised
tags: past
form: organised
tags: past
participle
form: organising
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔrɡənaɪz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: When you organise something, you plan or arrange it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The student organised his class notes.
glosses: When you organise, you bring together many people for a united action.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The dads organised to help their children in school.
connect (English, verb)
Forms: form: connect
tags: canonical
form: connects
tags: third-person
singular
form: connected
tags: past
form: connected
tags: past
participle
form: connecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈnɛkt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: When you connect things, you join, link or unite them.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The man connected device to the battery with a wire.
deal (English, noun)
Forms: form: deal
raw_tags: Singular
form: deals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /diːl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A deal is a business agreement.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The company made a deal with the agents.
glosses: A deal is a situation.
raw_tags: countable
informal
examples: OK, so here's the deal.
deal (English, verb)
Forms: form: deal
tags: canonical
form: deals
tags: third-person
singular
form: dealt
tags: past
form: dealt
tags: past
participle
form: dealing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /diːl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you deal with something, such as a problem, you solve it.
raw_tags: intransitive
synonyms: cope
handle
glosses: When you deal something, you sell or give or hand it out.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: The exporter deals in food for export to other nations.
dealt (English, verb)
Forms: form: deal
tags: canonical
form: deals
tags: third-person
singular
form: dealt
tags: past
form: dealt
tags: past
participle
form: dealing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'dεlt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of deal.
examples: The man dealt the cards for the card game.
continue (English, verb)
Forms: form: continue
tags: canonical
form: continues
tags: third-person
singular
form: continued
tags: past
form: continued
tags: past
participle
form: continuing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈtɪnjuː/
tags: US
glosses: If something continues, it does not stop.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Even though he has died, we will continue the good work he did helping children.
We expect that the problems will continue until 8 November, when we get the new computer.
synonyms: keep going
go on
antonyms: stop
discontinue
interrupt
college (English, noun)
Forms: form: college
raw_tags: Singular
form: colleges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑlɪd͡ʒ/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A college is a school for adults who have finished high school.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I graduated from college in 1992 when I was 22 years old.
glosses: A college is one part of a university.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I went to the college of medicine at the University of Wales.
character (English, noun)
Forms: form: character
raw_tags: Singular
form: characters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkærəktə/
tags: US
glosses: Someone's character is the combination of things that they do, feel, and believe that makes them a certain type of person.
tags: singular
raw_tags: countable
examples: He's got a really funny character.
He couldn't have done something so mean; it's completely out of character.
glosses: A character is a person in a story, movie, play, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The actor played three different characters in the movie.
I really want to like the main character in the book, but I find I can't.
glosses: Character is the combination of facts and qualities that makes something different
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The new factory has certainly changed the character of the city.
They believed the war would be local in character and brief in duration.
It's a boring room, lacking in character.
glosses: A character is one individual mark in a writing system, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The text was written in a mixture of Chinese characters, Arabic numerals and Roman letters.
glosses: Character is the combination of personal qualities, such as being honest and hard-working, that make you a good person.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: It has long been claimed that sports build character.
She was a good judge of character, which made her a good manager.
He is a man, of great character and great faith.
relationship (English, noun)
Forms: form: relationship
raw_tags: Singular
form: relationships
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/
tags: US
glosses: When there is a relationship between things, there is a connection.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There is a clear relationship between fire and heat.
glosses: When people are connected by family, there is a relationship between them.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There is a family relationship between Bob Smith and John Smith.
glosses: When people are friends or partners, they have a relationship.
raw_tags: countable
examples: John is the boyfriend of Joan. They have a relationship.
basic (English, adj)
Forms: form: basic
tags: positive
form: more basic
tags: comparative
form: most basic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbeɪsɪk/
tags: Australia
glosses: When something is basic, it is simple.
examples: Everyone in the army has to have basic training.
synonyms: simple
antonyms: complex
complicated
difficult
glosses: When something is basic, it is fundamental or important.
examples: Water is a basic necessity of human life: you cannot live without it.
synonyms: fundamental
important
essential
antonyms: unimportant
glosses: Something that is basic has a pH level more than 7, and makes acidic solutions more neutral.
raw_tags: chemistry
synonyms: base
antonyms: acid
acidic
basic (English, noun)
Forms: form: basic
raw_tags: Singular
form: basics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbeɪsɪk/
tags: Australia
glosses: Basics are things that are essential.
raw_tags: usually plural
examples: Beginners must first learn the basics before they become experts.
educate (English, verb)
Forms: form: educate
tags: canonical
form: educates
tags: third-person
singular
form: educated
tags: past
form: educated
tags: past
participle
form: educating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛdʒəkeɪt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɛdjʊkeɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈedʒɘkæet/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When you educate someone, you instruct them; teach; train.
examples: He was educated in the public school system.
synonyms: instruct
teach
by chance (English, phrase)
Forms: form: by chance
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If something happens by chance, that means it happens even though it was not planned or expected.
examples: It is a good thing I saw her by chance, since I needed to tell her something and couldn't call her!
choice (English, noun)
Forms: form: choice
raw_tags: Singular
form: choices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃɔɪs/
tags: US
glosses: If you have a choice, you can decide between two or more things or actions.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: I don't want to go, but I'm afraid I don't have a choice.
Many people face a choice between money and love.
You have a choice of three cheeses.
It's a small shop without much choice of goods.
He didn't have to come; he did it by choice.
glosses: Your choice is the thing that you decide to take or do.
raw_tags: countable
examples: His choice of jobs was a good one.
I think coming here was the right choice.
choice (English, adj)
Forms: form: choice
tags: positive
form: choicer
tags: comparative
form: choicest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃɔɪs/
tags: US
glosses: Choice food, drink, clothing, etc. is the best of its kind.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: He let his daughter pick out the choicest pieces of fruit.
synonyms: best
special
prime
excellent
select
glosses: Choice words are very direct and critical.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: After the terrible evening, she had some choice words to share with him.
draw (English, verb)
Forms: form: draw
tags: canonical
form: draws
tags: third-person
singular
form: drew
tags: past
form: drawn
tags: past
participle
form: drawing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɔː/
tags: UK
ipa: /drɔ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: When you draw, you use a pencil, pen, crayon, etc. to make a picture.
examples: She drew a beautiful picture of the sky on a bright white piece of paper.
glosses: If a person is attracted or interested in an event, then he is drawn to it.
examples: The discover of gold in the West drew many people living in the East to move westward.
draw (English, noun)
Forms: form: draw
raw_tags: Singular
form: draws
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /drɔː/
tags: UK
ipa: /drɔ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: When a game is tied and no one has won, then the game is a draw.
examples: The game ended 3 to 3. We were disappointed that it was a draw.
glosses: A draw is when the winners of a lottery are announced.
examples: The draw is on Tuesday. I hope I won.
claim (English, verb)
Forms: form: claim
tags: canonical
form: claims
tags: third-person
singular
form: claimed
tags: past
form: claimed
tags: past
participle
form: claiming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kleɪm/
tags: US
glosses: If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove.
He claims to be at home when the shooting happened.
He often falsely claimed to be the president of various businesses.
synonyms: assert
glosses: If you claim something, you say or write that it belongs to you and often you take it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim.
Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nobody has yet claimed the money that was lost last week.
Passengers can claim their baggage at the bottom of the stairs.
The incident in Kenya has claimed the world's attention.
synonyms: take
glosses: If something claims a life, it kills people.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month.
synonyms: take
claim (English, noun)
Forms: form: claim
raw_tags: Singular
form: claims
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kleɪm/
tags: US
glosses: A claim is something that you say or write without proof.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It is difficult to believe claims that the world is ending.
His claim to be the father is now being investigated.
synonyms: assertion
glosses: If you have a claim to something, you have the right, to own or do it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The government is disputing their claim to the land.
The group has made a claim against the owner worth $1 million.
glosses: A claim is something that you say you have the right to.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They have begun looking for gold on their claim in Western Alberta.
eighty-one (English, det)
Forms: form: eighty-one
raw_tags: Determiner
glosses: ordinal eighty-first) Eighty-one (81) is the odd number that comes between eighty and eighty-two. It is a square number (9 multiplied by 9 equals 81).
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: I have eighty-one coins in my collection.
client (English, noun)
Forms: form: client
raw_tags: Singular
form: clients
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklʌɪənt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Your client is a person or group that uses your services or buys your products.
raw_tags: countable
examples: As lawyers, we advise our clients not to talk to the media.
Each day, our best salespeople will persuade fifteen potential clients to buy the service.
synonyms: customer
patient
glosses: A client is a computer that accesses most central files through a server.
raw_tags: countable
computing
examples: All clients on the network will be updated with the newest OS over the weekend.
plum (English, noun)
Forms: form: plum
raw_tags: Singular
form: plums
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /plʌm/
tags: US
homophones: plumb
glosses: A fruit that is often a dark red or purple color.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I really like to eat plums.
glosses: A dark blue-red color, the color of some plums.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
glosses: A raisin, when it is used in a pudding or a cake.
raw_tags: countable
plum (English, adj)
Forms: form: plum
tags: positive
form: more plum
tags: comparative
form: most plum
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /plʌm/
tags: US
homophones: plumb
glosses: Of a dark blue-red color.
plum (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /plʌm/
tags: US
homophones: plumb
glosses: Completely; utterly.
examples: I've plum forgotten where I placed my book.
tropical cyclone (English, noun)
Forms: form: tropical cyclone
raw_tags: Singular
form: tropical cyclones
tags: plural
glosses: A storm that has winds of at least 17 m/s (39 mph) but not greater than 33 m/s (74 mph) moving in a circular direction.
raw_tags: countable
weather
tropical cyclones (English, noun)
Forms: form: tropical cyclone
raw_tags: Singular
form: tropical cyclones
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tropical cyclone; more than one (kind of) tropical cyclone.
examples: We got hit by two tropical cyclones last year.
plums (English, noun)
Forms: form: plum
raw_tags: Singular
form: plums
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of plum; more than one (kind of) plum.
examples: Plums are my favorite fruit.
cartridge (English, noun)
Forms: form: cartridge
raw_tags: Singular
form: cartridges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑrtrɪdʒ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A cartridge is a case or container that holds a substance or object which is difficult or awkward to handle; they can usually be changed easily.
raw_tags: countable
commit (English, verb)
Forms: form: commit
tags: canonical
form: commits
tags: third-person
singular
form: committed
tags: past
form: committed
tags: past
participle
form: committing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈmɪt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you commit something illegal or bad, you do it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We have committed no offense and ask to be freed at once.
The people who have committed this dreadful act should be punished.
glosses: If you commit to something, you agree or say that you will do or participate in something.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The president has committed the government to improving schools.
We must commit ourselves to the job at hand.
After committing to the project last year, they are now trying to pull out.
She wants to get married, but he's not ready to commit.
The government has committed $10 million towards solving the problem.
glosses: If you commit someone to a place or a process, you send them there, often against their will.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He was committed to a mental hospital after he tried to kill himself.
The judge committed him to twelve years for the murder.
glosses: If you commit words or idea to something, you record them there.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He committed the whole speech to memory.
She committed her life's story to paper.
dissolve (English, verb)
Forms: form: dissolve
tags: canonical
form: dissolves
tags: third-person
singular
form: dissolved
tags: past
form: dissolved
tags: past
participle
form: dissolving
tags: present
participle
glosses: To dissolve something is to break it into smaller pieces, often by putting it into a liquid.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I like to dissolve my pills in water because I cannot swallow them whole.
The group dissolved when the project was completed.
dissolves (English, verb)
Forms: form: dissolve
tags: canonical
form: dissolves
tags: third-person
singular
form: dissolved
tags: past
form: dissolved
tags: past
participle
form: dissolving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of dissolve.
examples: Salt dissolves quickly in water.
dissolved (English, verb)
Forms: form: dissolve
tags: canonical
form: dissolves
tags: third-person
singular
form: dissolved
tags: past
form: dissolved
tags: past
participle
form: dissolving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of dissolve.
examples: The group dissolved when the project was completed.
dissolving (English, verb)
Forms: form: dissolve
tags: canonical
form: dissolves
tags: third-person
singular
form: dissolved
tags: past
form: dissolved
tags: past
participle
form: dissolving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of dissolve.
examples: The pill is dissolving in the water right now and when it's done I'm going to drink it.
reunion (English, noun)
Forms: form: reunion
raw_tags: Singular
form: reunions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /riːˈjuːnjən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A reunion is the act of coming back together.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It was a happy reunion when the trapped miners finally saw their family again.
glosses: A reunion is a planned event where people gather or see each other after a long period of not seeing each other.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Are you going to the family reunion this year?
reunions (English, noun)
Forms: form: reunion
raw_tags: Singular
form: reunions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of reunion; more than one (kind of) reunion.
examples: I love family reunions because I get to see family members that I haven't seen in a very long time.
dragon (English, noun)
Forms: form: dragon
raw_tags: Singular
form: dragons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdrægən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A mythical animal, usually reptile-like, with leathery wings like a bat, claws like a lion, scaly skin and a long tail, and breathes fire.
tags: Western
examples: The prince had to kill a dragon before he could rescue the princess.
synonyms: firedrake
glosses: A large snake-like creature with the eyes of a rabbit, the horns of an ox, and the claws of a tiger.
tags: Eastern
glosses: A large reptile, especially a Komodo dragon.
dragons (English, noun)
Forms: form: dragon
raw_tags: Singular
form: dragons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of dragon; more than one (kind of) dragon.
examples: In stories, dragons are shown as dangerous creatures because they breathe fire.
nirvana (English, noun)
Forms: form: nirvana
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɪəˈvɑːnə/
tags: UK
ipa: /nɪrˈvɑːnə/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When a person has reached nirvana, he no longer wants to have things.
raw_tags: Buddhism
glosses: When a person has reached nirvana, he is happy and at peace; enlightenment.
raw_tags: Buddhism
glosses: When someone is at a nirvana, he is very happy and pleased; paradise.