crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
question (English, verb)
Forms: form: question
tags: canonical
form: questions
tags: third-person
singular
form: questioned
tags: past
form: questioned
tags: past
participle
form: questioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkwɛsʧən/
tags: US
glosses: To say questions to someone; to ask someone questions.
examples: She questioned him fully.
synonyms: interrogate
quiz
ask
grill
probe
examine
antonyms: reply
respond
answer
glosses: To have an idea that something may be true or may not be true.
examples: They questioned whether he was right .
synonyms: doubt
suspect
mistrust
distrust
query
antonyms: confide
trust
verse (English, noun)
Forms: form: verse
raw_tags: Singular
form: verses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɝs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈvɜːs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Words that use rhythm and good sounds, like the words of a song but with no music.
examples: It was a book of verse.
glosses: A very little part of the Bible.
tags: Biblical
examples: That is found in the Gospel of John, chapter 3, verse sixteen.
verse (English, verb)
Forms: form: verse
tags: canonical
form: verses
tags: third-person
singular
form: versed
tags: past
form: versed
tags: past
participle
form: versing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɝs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈvɜːs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you verse, then you study a subject in depth.
examples: He has become well versed in the classics.
new (English, adj)
Forms: form: new
tags: positive
form: newer
tags: comparative
form: newest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /njuː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /nuː/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: gnu
knew
nu
glosses: If something is new, it is not old.
examples: They had a new car.
In 1900, the idea was very new.
synonyms: recent
novel
antonyms: old
glosses: If somebody is new, they are not experienced.
examples: They hired a new worker.
synonyms: inexperienced
green
innocent
antonyms: experienced
quick (English, adj)
Forms: form: quick
tags: positive
form: quicker
tags: comparative
form: quickest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwɪk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Using very little time; moving far in little time.
examples: You are able to run very quickly.
I will wash quickly.
He learns quickly.
quick (English, adv)
Forms: form: quick
tags: positive
form: quicker
tags: comparative
form: Superlativequickest
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwɪk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Done rapidly.
examples: He finished quick.
quite (English, adv)
Forms: form: quite
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwaɪt/
tags: US
glosses: Very; much.
examples: The dog was quite little.
She was quite good to me.
glosses: Not very.
examples: The evening was quite dark and I saw a small frog jump across the road.
quite (English, intj)
Forms: form: quite
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwaɪt/
tags: US
glosses: Exactly or indeed.
examples: "Is the answer correct?" "Quite!"
billion (English, det)
Forms: form: billion
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪljən/
tags: US
glosses: ordinal billionth) The number 1,000,000,000 (or 1,000,000,000,000 in old British usage).
raw_tags: number
examples: In 2006, China had about 1.3 billion people.
billion (English, noun)
Forms: form: billion
raw_tags: Singular
form: billions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪljən/
tags: US
glosses: The number 1,000,000,000 (or 1,000,000,000,000 in old British usage).
raw_tags: countable
examples: Billions of dollars have been spent on the war in Iraq.
trillion (English, det)
Forms: form: trillion
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɪljən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: (US, modern British and Australian, short scale) Trillion refers to the number 1,000,000,000,000 (10¹²)
examples: There are about one trillion (10¹²) bacteria on the surface of the human body.
glosses: (older British and Australian, long scale) The number 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (10¹⁸).
examples: There are about one trillion (10¹⁸) insects on Earth.
trillion (English, noun)
Forms: form: trillion
raw_tags: Singular
form: trillions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɪljən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: (US, modern British and Australian, short scale) The number 1,000,000,000,000
examples: In the United States, one million millions is a trillion.
glosses: (older British and Australian, long scale) The number 1,000,000,000,000,000,000.
examples: In the long scale, one million millions is a billion. One million billions is a trillion.
A British trillion used to be one million American trillions, but they are mostly the same now.
sugar (English, noun)
Forms: form: sugar
raw_tags: Singular
form: sugars
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃʊgə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈʃʊgɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Sugar is a small white powder. It looks like salt, but it tastes sweet. Some people put it in tea.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: This cookie recipe says you should use two cups of sugar, but I think that will be too sweet. One cup is enough.
sugar (English, verb)
Forms: form: sugar
tags: canonical
form: sugars
tags: third-person
singular
form: sugared
tags: past
form: sugared
tags: past
participle
form: sugaring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃʊgə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈʃʊgɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: :
 This short section needs someone to add to it.
profit (English, noun)
Forms: form: profit
raw_tags: Singular
form: profits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈprɒfɪt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈprɑfɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: prophet
glosses: A profit is money made that is over the total amount spent on the thing being sold.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: gain
profit (English, verb)
Forms: form: profit
tags: canonical
form: profits
tags: third-person
singular
form: profited
tags: past
form: profited
tags: past
participle
form: profiting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈprɒfɪt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈprɑfɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: prophet
glosses: If someone profits from something, they benefit from it; they gain from it.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: gain
bad (English, adj)
Forms: form: bad
tags: positive
form: worse
tags: comparative
form: worst
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /bæd/
ipa: /bæːd/
tags: Australia
ipa: /bɛd/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
raw_tags: New-Zealand
homophones: bed
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is bad, it is not good.
examples: The man who killed his wife was very bad.
Skipping school is a bad thing to do.
Debts can go bad when a debtor has gone bankrupt.
Could things get any worse than this?
This is the worst time I've had all year!
synonyms: ill
door (English, noun)
Forms: form: door
raw_tags: Singular
form: doors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /dɔː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /dɔːr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A piece of a wall that can be opened (leaving a hole in the wall to walk through) or closed (covering the hole). Some doors are on hinges; others slide.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Please open the door for him. His hands are full.
down (English, prep)
Forms: form: down
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /daʊ̯n/
tags: US
glosses: Toward the earth, away from the sky.
examples: What goes up on earth must fall down.
glosses: Toward the bottom.
glosses: Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc.
examples: I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.
down (English, noun)
Forms: form: down
raw_tags: Singular
form: downs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /daʊ̯n/
tags: US
glosses: Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: That pillow is full of down.
down (English, verb)
Forms: form: down
tags: canonical
form: downs
tags: third-person
singular
form: downed
tags: past
form: downed
tags: past
participle
form: downing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /daʊ̯n/
tags: US
glosses: If you down a liquid, normally an alcoholic drink, it means you drink it very quickly.
examples: Harry downed a glass of beer in five seconds.
price (English, noun)
Forms: form: price
raw_tags: Singular
form: prices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /praɪs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The amount of money you need to pay to buy something.
examples: The price of this book is ten dollars.
price (English, verb)
Forms: form: price
tags: canonical
form: prices
tags: third-person
singular
form: priced
tags: past
form: priced
tags: past
participle
form: pricing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /praɪs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: :
 This short section needs someone to add to it.
spell (English, verb)
Forms: form: spelled
tags: past
form: spelled
tags: past
participle
form: spell
tags: canonical
form: spells
tags: third-person
singular
form: spelt
tags: past
form: spelt
tags: past
participle
form: spelling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /spɛl/
tags: US
glosses: To make up a word.
raw_tags: of letters
examples: C, A and T spell cat.
glosses: To say or write all the letters that make up a word, in the right order.
examples: Jack says: "Spell cat for me, Jill."
Jill says: "C-A-T."
glosses: To spell all the words in a language correctly.
examples: Jack says: I thought cat was spelled K-A-T.
Jill says: That is because you cannot spell very well.
spell (English, noun)
Forms: form: spell
raw_tags: Singular
form: spells
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /spɛl/
tags: US
glosses: A spell is an amount of time.
examples: He stayed in his house for quite a spell.
synonyms: period
time
glosses: What happens during an amount of time.
examples: We've had a bad spell of weather.
glosses: Words supposed to have a magical power, or the effect they are supposed to have.
examples: He cast a spell on us.
The witch cast an evil spell on the princess.
synonyms: incantation
weather (English, noun)
Forms: form: weather
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛðɚ/
tags: US
homophones: whether
glosses: The weather in a place is the air temperature, the number of clouds, and the amount of wind and rain or snow.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The weather conditions at the airport are bad. I don't think the plane will be able to fly.
The radio says the hot summer weather is going to continue for a few more days.
weather (English, verb)
Forms: form: weather
tags: canonical
form: weathers
tags: third-person
singular
form: weathered
tags: past
form: weathered
tags: past
participle
form: weathering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛðɚ/
tags: US
homophones: whether
glosses: To weather is to be changed by the effects of sun, wind, ice or rain.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The old house had weathered badly.
rain (English, noun)
Forms: form: rain
raw_tags: Singular
form: rains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: reign
rein
glosses: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky.
examples: I do not like going outside in the rain.
rain (English, verb)
Forms: form: rain
tags: canonical
form: rains
tags: third-person
singular
form: rained
tags: past
form: rained
tags: past
participle
form: raining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: reign
rein
glosses: If it is raining, water is falling from the sky.
tax (English, noun)
Forms: form: tax
raw_tags: Singular
form: taxes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tæks/
tags: US
homophones: tacks
glosses: Money taken by a government.
examples: The city is raising taxes again.
tax (English, verb)
Forms: form: tax
tags: canonical
form: taxes
tags: third-person
singular
form: taxed
tags: past
form: taxed
tags: past
participle
form: taxing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tæks/
tags: US
homophones: tacks
glosses: If you tax someone, you make them pay a tax.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Some people say governments tax poor people too much.
glosses: If an activity is taxing, it causes difficulty or makes you tired.
raw_tags: transitive
city (English, noun)
Forms: form: city
raw_tags: Singular
form: cities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪti/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A city is large area where many people live and work, larger than a town.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Tokyo and New York are two of the world's largest cities.
There's too much crime in this city.
glosses: The city is the government that has power over a city.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A city usually builds roads and parks, and keeps them in good shape.
The city has its offices in a building called a city hall.
The mayor asked city council to reduce taxes.
glosses: The city is the people who live in the city.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The city is afraid of the change.
car (English, noun)
Forms: form: car
raw_tags: Singular
form: cars
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑː/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A car is a small passenger vehicle with four wheels, moved by an engine.
raw_tags: countable
vehicle
examples: I just drive around in my car all day.
The garage was full so she parked her poor little car on the street.
Three fire trucks and two police cars arrived at the scene of the car accident.
Tony got in the driver's seat and started the car.
We flew into Miami and got a rental car.
Her son crashed the family car, but nobody was hurt.
Sheldon had offered to buy Nicki a used car, a Honda or Toyota, something reliable.
They stopped us at a red light and stole our car.
Us kids made $20 washing the cars in the driveway in front of our parents' house.
I loaded my suitcase and bag in the trunk of my car.
The salesperson at the car dealer tried to sell me a used BMW.
Are we going to be driving Chinese electric cars in a few years?
When the car was going 150 km/h, she took her hands off the wheel and closed her eyes.
Mr. Marquez was known for flashy clothes and jewelry, luxury cars and even a few boats.
glosses: A car is one large part of a train that can be added or taken away.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
building (English, noun)
Forms: form: building
raw_tags: Singular
form: buildings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A building consists of walls, a foundation and a roof that together close in some space.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I work in the Chrysler Building.
synonyms: edifice
building (English, verb)
Forms: form: build
tags: canonical
form: builds
tags: third-person
singular
form: built
tags: past
form: built
tags: past
participle
form: building
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of build.
examples: He is building a skyscraper.
synonyms: constructing
home (English, noun)
Forms: form: home
raw_tags: Singular
form: homes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /həʊm/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /hoʊm/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Where a person lives. Usually, where people keep their things that they are not carrying, and where they sleep.
home (English, prep)
Forms: form: home
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /həʊm/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /hoʊm/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you go home, you go to the place where you live.
examples: He brought the money straight home to his mother.
glosses: If you are home, you are in the place where you live.
examples: I'm home all evening, so give me a call.
verb (English, noun)
Forms: form: verb
raw_tags: Singular
form: verbs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɜː(r)b/
tags: US
glosses: A verb is a kind of word that usually tells about an action or a state and is the head of a sentence. In English, verbs are the only kind of word that changes to show past or present tense. See verb examples.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In the sentence My father works on a farm, the verb is works.
verb (English, verb)
Forms: form: verb
tags: canonical
form: verbs
tags: third-person
singular
form: verbed
tags: past
form: verbed
tags: past
participle
form: verbing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɜː(r)b/
tags: US
glosses: To verb a word is to turn it into a verb.
examples: The word "access" used to just be a noun, but then it got verbed.
farm (English, noun)
Forms: form: farm
raw_tags: Singular
form: farms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: Canada
US
ipa: /fɑːrm/
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /fɑːm/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A piece of land where people work growing plants and animals. Usually, a farm makes food for its owners to eat or sell.
examples: We grow cows and apples on our farm.
glosses: A farm is a group of coordinated servers.
raw_tags: computing
examples: A server farm.
farm (English, verb)
Forms: form: farm
tags: canonical
form: farms
tags: third-person
singular
form: farmed
tags: past
form: farmed
tags: past
participle
form: farming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: Canada
US
ipa: /fɑːrm/
tags: Canada
US
ipa: /fɑːm/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To grow plants or animals on a piece of land.
examples: My father farms on a large parcel of land for a living.
glosses: If you farm in an online game, you engage in repetitive activity for a particular item.
raw_tags: video games
food (English, noun)
Forms: form: food
raw_tags: Singular
form: foods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fuːd/
tags: UK
glosses: Food is what people and animals eat for nutrition or pleasure when they are hungry.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: We grow our own food.
He eats many foods from other lands.
I'm going to get the children some food from the restaurant because they're hungry.
synonyms: grub
sustenance
snack
meal
father (English, noun)
Forms: form: father
raw_tags: Singular
form: fathers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfaː.ðə/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
ipa: /ˈfɑː.ðə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɑː.ðɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: farther
glosses: The father of a person is the man who is one of that person's parents.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The father of Bill Smith IV is Bill Smith III.
father (English, verb)
Forms: form: father
tags: canonical
form: fathers
tags: third-person
singular
form: fathered
tags: past
form: fathered
tags: past
participle
form: fathering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfaː.ðə/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
ipa: /ˈfɑː.ðə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɑː.ðɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: farther
glosses: To have children (only applies to males)
examples: He fathered six children in six years.
fertile (English, adj)
Forms: form: fertile
tags: positive
form: more fertile
tags: comparative
form: most fertile
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɜːtaɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɝːtəl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfɝːtaɪl/
tags: Canada
tags: US
glosses: Fertile land is land on which crops can grow well.
examples: That field is fertile.
glosses: A fertile person, animal, or plant is one that can produce children or offspring.
examples: The average fertile female cat gives birth once or twice a year.
glosses: If someone has a fertile imagination, brain, or mind, they create a lot of interesting new ideas.
crop (English, noun)
Forms: form: crop
raw_tags: Singular
form: crops
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /krɒp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /krɑp/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A plant that is grown on a farm.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Our farm's crops are corn, apples and potatoes.
crop (English, verb)
Forms: form: crop
tags: canonical
form: crops
tags: third-person
singular
form: cropped
tags: past
form: cropped
tags: past
participle
form: cropping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /krɒp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /krɑp/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To cut off the edges of a picture.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I cropped the picture to a size of 4 centimetres by 5 centimetres.
glosses: To cut off the top of something, often a plant.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: To cut hair short.
raw_tags: transitive
available (English, adj)
Forms: form: available
tags: positive
form: more available
tags: comparative
form: most available
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈveɪ.lə.b(ə)l/
tags: US
glosses: If something is available, it exists and you can use it.
examples: We can't answer the question with the available information.
These forms are available from the local office.
antonyms: unavailable
financial (English, adj)
Forms: form: financial
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /faɪˈnænʃəl/
tags: US
glosses: A financial problem, issue, activity or other thing is about money or business.
examples: Our sales are down and we have serious financial problems.
The government is giving financial help to people buying houses.
process (English, noun)
Forms: form: process
raw_tags: Singular
form: processes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'prəʊsɛs/
tags: UK
poses: noun
ipa: /'prɑsɛs/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: A process is a series of steps that you take for a particular purpose.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Let us look at the factors considered during the formal decision-making process.
glosses: A process is an outward extension of bone from a larger bone or piece of tissue.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The xiphoid process is located beneath your sternum.
process (English, verb)
Forms: form: process
tags: canonical
form: processes
tags: third-person
singular
form: processed
tags: past
form: processed
tags: past
participle
form: processing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɒˈsɛs/
poses: verb
glosses: If you process something, you change it from its natural state into something that's ready to use.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The oil companies process much of the crude oil into gasoline.
The processed sugar is now completely white.
There's too much information. I can't process all of it right now.
individual (English, adj)
Forms: form: individual
tags: positive
form: more individual
tags: comparative
form: most individual
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl/
tags: US
glosses: An individual person or thing is looked at separately from others.
examples: This office assists whole families rather than individual family members.
glosses: An individual right, need, etc. belongs to one person, not to a group.
examples: The government should protect not only individual rights but also group values.
individual (English, noun)
Forms: form: individual
raw_tags: Singular
form: individuals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl/
tags: US
glosses: An individual is a single person, looked at separately from others.
raw_tags: countable
examples: One of the most difficult parts of growing up is learning to form your own ideas--to become an individual.
A country must balance the rights of individuals with the rights of groups.
synonyms: unit
antonyms: group
assist (English, verb)
Forms: form: assist
tags: canonical
form: assists
tags: third-person
singular
form: assisted
tags: past
form: assisted
tags: past
participle
form: assisting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈsɪst/
tags: US
glosses: If you assist someone, you help them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She assisted the doctor.
Nurses are available to assist the healing process.
synonyms: help
assist (English, noun)
Forms: form: assist
raw_tags: Singular
form: assists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈsɪst/
tags: US
glosses: In basketball and some other sports, a pass to another player to let him or her score.
raw_tags: sports
examples: He had eight assists in that game.
assistance (English, noun)
Forms: form: assistance
raw_tags: Singular
form: assistances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈsɪs.təns/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you give someone or something assistance, you give help or support.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The company may also provide financial assistance to single mothers.
family (English, noun)
Forms: form: family
raw_tags: Singular
form: families
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfæm(ə)li/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A family is a group of people with a blood or marriage relation.
examples: My parents and my two brothers are my family.
glosses: A language family is a group of languages that is believed to have came from the same language.
examples: The Indo-European language family is a family of languages spoken by 3 billion people.
sixth (English, adj)
Forms: form: sixth
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪksθ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The sixth thing is the one that is number six (6) in order.
raw_tags: ordinal number
examples: He ran in the marathon and came in sixth.
sixth (English, noun)
Forms: form: sixth
raw_tags: Singular
form: sixths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪksθ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A sixth is one of six equal parts of one whole.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He gave me a sixth of his orange.
sector (English, noun)
Forms: form: sector
raw_tags: Singular
form: sectors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛk.tər/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A sector is a part or division of an area, especially part of the economy.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Service sector jobs, such as restaurant jobs, are often low paying.
The government is placing a large number of private businesses in the public sector.
I am going to go patrol the south sector.
specific (English, adj)
Forms: form: specific
tags: positive
form: more specific
tags: comparative
form: most specific
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you talk about a specific idea, person, group, or thing, you mean that it is different from or more interesting than other things like it; you might also mean that you know exactly which one you are talking about.
examples: The interviewer uses a checklist to make sure that specific areas are covered.
glosses: If something is specific, it is detailed, clear, and limited.
examples: Last time, he was happy to do anything, but feels this time he has to be more specific.
First I will talk about farming in general, and then I will talk about the specific problems of wheat farming.
principle (English, noun)
Forms: form: principle
raw_tags: Singular
form: principles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɪnsɪpəl/
tags: US
homophones: principal
glosses: Principles are personal rules that tell you what is right and wrong.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It goes against my principles to ignore her.
One principle I follow is not to have regret.
glosses: A principle is the general idea that explains or supports something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The basic principle of his chair is that the knees should be below the hips.
Police must not accept money because it could affect their judgement. The same principle applies if gifts, etc, are offered.
estimate (English, noun)
Forms: form: estimate
raw_tags: Singular
form: estimates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛstɨmɨt/
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: An estimate is a judgement of a size, value, amount, cost, etc., which is based on incomplete information.
raw_tags: countable
examples: British Telecom will give you an estimate of the cost before doing any work.
synonyms: guess
judgement
appraisal
estimate (English, verb)
Forms: form: estimate
tags: canonical
form: estimates
tags: third-person
singular
form: estimated
tags: past
form: estimated
tags: past
participle
form: estimating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛstɨˌmeɪ̪t/
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: If you estimate the number, size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something, you guess based on incomplete information.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: It's difficult to estimate how long it will take to get to London because we don't know how bad the traffic will be.
synonyms: guess
prediction
antonyms: calculate
variable (English, noun)
Forms: form: variable
raw_tags: Singular
form: variables
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈver.i.ə.bl̩/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A variable is something that may not always be the same.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In life insurance, sex is an important variable because men generally die younger than women.
glosses: A variable is something used in mathematics for an unknown value.
raw_tags: mathematics
examples: In "x = 1 + 2 +...n = ((1 + n) × n)÷2", x is the variable.
glosses: A variable is something used in computer programming languages that stores data, such as a number or words.
variable (English, adj)
Forms: form: variable
tags: positive
form: more variable
tags: comparative
form: most variable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈver.i.ə.bl̩/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is variable, it changes often.
examples: The temperature in the area is highly variable.
glosses: If a group is variable, there are big differences between things in the group.
examples: The expected height of children in 3rd grade is variable.
method (English, noun)
Forms: form: method
raw_tags: Singular
form: methods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'mɛθəd/
tags: US
glosses: If you use a method to achieve a goal, then you use a planned process.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It is quite simple to use the method described in Section 7.2 to find the solution.
My preferred method for contacting friends overseas is on the Internet.
brother (English, noun)
Forms: form: brother
raw_tags: Singular
form: brothers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbrʌðə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Your brother is another male child of one or both of your parents.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Two sisters and their brother played in the park yesterday
all (English, det)
Forms: form: all
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ɑ:l/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: All of something is 100% of it, or the entire amount.
raw_tags: definite
examples: Well, you could stay in bed all day on Friday. And I could take the kids to school.
You know, you can't see all of the moon.
"There was a problem." "Yes, I know all about it."
No! You did it all wrong.
Can you tell me all this tomorrow?
I think we all know we have to change.
The shirt is almost all white.
Is that all you can do?
antonyms: no
none
some
glosses: All of some things is 100% of them, or every one.
examples: And then you can go and tell all your friends about it.
Not all of them are as wealthy as you imagine.
all (English, noun)
Forms: form: all
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ɑ:l/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you give your all or put your all into something, you make the maximum effort possible.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He puts his all into every game.
money (English, noun)
Forms: form: money
raw_tags: Singular
form: moneys or monies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌni/
ipa: [ˈmʌn.i], [mʌn̩iː]
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Money is the coins or notes that are used to pay for things.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: Money is a tool that is used to pay for goods or services.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: You don't want to spend your money on an ice cream. You can buy something else.
data (English, noun)
Forms: form: data or datum
raw_tags: Singular
form: data
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /ˈdeɪtə/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
US
tags: US
ipa: /ˈdætə/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
ipa: /ˈdɑːtə/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Data is information, such as facts, numbers, photographs, etc.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: A study using experimental data from ten schools found no difference between methods.
synonyms: information
absolutely (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /æb.sʊˈlʊut.lɪi/
tags: US
glosses: If something is absolutely true, correct, etc., it's 100% so.
examples: I agree. You're absolutely right.
I'm not absolutely sure, but I think it's OK.
glosses: If something is absolutely beautiful, brilliant, etc., it's very much so.
examples: "It was wonderful," Martha said. "Absolutely wonderful! The best!"
glosses: You say there is absolutely nothing, to emphasise that there is nothing.
examples: I have absolutely no idea why he said that.
doubt (English, noun)
Forms: form: doubt
raw_tags: Singular
form: doubts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /daʊt/
tags: US
glosses: A doubt is a question or uncertainty about something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: His mind was full of doubts about the phishing website.
synonyms: question
uncertainty
cynicism
disbelief
antonyms: trust
certainty
belief
doubt (English, verb)
Forms: form: doubt
tags: canonical
form: doubts
tags: third-person
singular
form: doubted
tags: past
form: doubted
tags: past
participle
form: doubting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /daʊt/
tags: US
glosses: If you doubt someone or something, you do not believe them completely.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The girl I met at the pub said she would call me, but I doubt she really will.
synonyms: question
antonyms: trust
believe
art (English, noun)
Forms: form: art
raw_tags: Singular
form: arts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑːt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An art is a skill that produces works of creative expression and can be mastered through study and practice. Arts are often contrasted with sciences.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Painting, music and writing are arts.
She has making baskets down to an art.
glosses: Art is creation by means of an art. Common examples of art are paintings and photographs, but songs and even buildings can be art, too.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The gallery has many pieces of art.
cold (English, adj)
Forms: form: cold
tags: positive
form: colder
tags: comparative
form: coldest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊld/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /koʊld/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is cold, it is low in temperature.
examples: The wind made her hands cold.
It's going to be very cold today so wear a jacket.
synonyms: freezing
cool
chilly
antonyms: hot
warm
burning
boiling
glosses: If someone is cold, they are not kind.
examples: She's always so friendly to everyone, but she's really cold to him.
synonyms: unkind
antonyms: kind
glosses: If you have cold feet, you are nervous about something you planned to and you feel like not doing it.
examples: I almost took the new job, but in the end I got cold feet.
glosses: If you give someone the cold shoulder, you ignore them or you are unfriendly towards them.
glosses: If you stop cold, you stop very suddenly.
glosses: If you are out cold, you are unconscious.
glosses: A cold light or colour is a one, often with some blue, that makes you feel cold or empty.
glosses: If you do something cold, you do it without any preparation.
glosses: Cold cash is coins and bills, not promises to pay.
glosses: If something leaves you cold, it doesn't interest you at all.
glosses: If someone's or something's trail is cold, you can't find them because they have been missing for too long.
cold (English, noun)
Forms: form: cold
raw_tags: Singular
form: colds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊld/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /koʊld/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A mild sickness. It gives your trouble with your nose and throat.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He has a cold, so he stayed in bed, kept warm, and took some medicine.
cook (English, verb)
Forms: form: cook
tags: canonical
form: cooks
tags: third-person
singular
form: cooked
tags: past
form: cooked
tags: past
participle
form: cooking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kʊk/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: To bake or boil, to prepare food.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Darren will cook dinner today.
cook (English, noun)
Forms: form: cook
raw_tags: Singular
form: cooks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kʊk/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A person who cooks.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Emily is a cook.
synonyms: chef
current (English, adj)
Forms: form: current
tags: positive
form: more current
tags: comparative
form: most current
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌrɛnt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɝrɛnt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Something that is current is up to date.
examples: This news is current.
We bought our home 20 years ago, but we wouldn't be able to buy it at current prices.
synonyms: up to date
modern
new
advanced
state of the art
antonyms: old
obsolete
dated
current (English, noun)
Forms: form: current
raw_tags: Singular
form: currents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌrɛnt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɝrɛnt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Current is movement in a fluid.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: There is a strong current in that water.
glosses: Current is movement in electricity.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: It has a current of nine amperes.
same (English, adj)
Forms: form: same
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /seɪm/
tags: US
glosses: Two things are the same if the two things have one size, and one shape, and one color, etc.
examples: Sometimes we wear the same shirt.
synonyms: equal
identical
antonyms: different
opposite
glosses: The one that was talked about before. A thing is the same thing if there are not two things, there is only one.
examples: That man there is the same man I saw yesterday.
secretary (English, noun)
Forms: form: secretary
raw_tags: Singular
form: secretaries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛk.rə.tə.ri/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɛk.(r)əˌtɛr.i/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A secretary is a person who works in an office, helping with typing letters, filing, and other simple tasks.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I will ask my secretary to write to them.
safe (English, adj)
Forms: form: safe
tags: positive
form: safer
tags: comparative
form: safest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /seɪf/
tags: US
glosses: If something is safe, it is not in danger.
examples: I feel safe when I am at home.
synonyms: secure
antonyms: unsafe
insecure
safe (English, noun)
Forms: form: safe
raw_tags: Singular
form: safes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /seɪf/
tags: US
glosses: A safe is a metal box, often locked with a combination lock, for guarding valuable things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She put her jewelry in the safe.
synonyms: strongbox
ship (English, noun)
Forms: form: ship
raw_tags: Singular
form: ships
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɪp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A ship is a large boat.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We sailed by ship from England to Italy.
synonyms: vessel
boat
craft
ship (English, verb)
Forms: form: ship
tags: canonical
form: ships
tags: third-person
singular
form: shipped
tags: past
form: shipped
tags: past
participle
form: shipping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɪp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To move or transport.
examples: They will ship the package by mail.
skin (English, noun)
Forms: form: skin
raw_tags: Singular
form: skins
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /skɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The outer layer of an animal or human.
examples: Her skin is soft.
glosses: The outer layer of a fruit or vegetable; a peel.
examples: He ate the onion, but not the onion skin.
glosses: Something that is like skin.
skin (English, verb)
Forms: form: skin
tags: canonical
form: skins
tags: third-person
singular
form: skinned
tags: past
form: skinned
tags: past
participle
form: skinning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /skɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To remove the skin.
examples: He skinned the bear and froze the meat.
sneeze (English, verb)
Forms: form: sneeze
tags: canonical
form: sneezes
tags: third-person
singular
form: sneezed
tags: past
form: sneezed
tags: past
participle
form: sneezing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sniːz/
tags: UK
ipa: /sniz/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you sneeze, a feeling in your nose makes you suddenly blow air out of your nose and mouth.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: He sneezed until his nose was red.
You'll give everyone your cold coughing and sneezing like that.
sneeze (English, noun)
Forms: form: sneeze
raw_tags: Singular
form: sneezes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sniːz/
tags: UK
ipa: /sniz/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A sneeze, is a sudden blowing of air out of your nose and mouth because of a feeling in your nose.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She held her finger under her nose to stop a sneeze.
snow (English, noun)
Forms: form: snow
raw_tags: Singular
form: snows
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /snəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /snoʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Snow is precipitation (falling water) that is white and frozen.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I like to ski on the snow.
glosses: A snow is a time when snow falls from the sky.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The snows of winter will soon come.
glosses: A shade of the color white.
raw_tags: uncountable
snow (English, verb)
Forms: form: snow
tags: canonical
form: snows
tags: third-person
singular
form: snowed
tags: past
form: snowed
tags: past
participle
form: snowing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /snəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /snoʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If it is snowing, snow is coming down from the sky.
examples: It snowed last night and everything is white now.
son (English, noun)
Forms: form: son
raw_tags: Singular
form: sons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʌn/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: sun
glosses: A son is a male child of someone.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I am his son.
table (English, noun)
Forms: form: table
raw_tags: Singular
form: tables
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈteɪbəl/
tags: Canada
UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A raised flat surface.
examples: He sat at the table to eat.
glosses: A list of information in rows and columns.
examples: He looked at the data table.
table (English, verb)
Forms: form: table
tags: canonical
form: tables
tags: third-person
singular
form: tabled
tags: past
form: tabled
tags: past
participle
form: tabling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈteɪbəl/
tags: Canada
UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: To propose in a meeting.
examples: We will table a new motion.
glosses: To end or postpone in a meeting.
examples: I vote to table discussion.
early (English, adj)
Forms: form: early
tags: positive
form: earlier
tags: comparative
form: earliest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɜːli/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɝli/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is early, it is sooner than expected.
examples: It was an early end to the meeting.
synonyms: premature
antonyms: late
glosses: If something is early, it happens in the first part of a time period.
examples: He didn't like going to the early classes.
antonyms: late
early (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɜːli/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɝli/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Sooner than expected.
examples: He was at the meeting early.
synonyms: premature
antonyms: late
glosses: During the first part of a time period.
examples: She got up early in the morning.
antonyms: late
east (English, noun)
Forms: form: east
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /iːst/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The east is a place that is closer to where the sun rises than another place.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: My parents live in the east.
east (English, prep)
Forms: form: east
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /iːst/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: One of the four compass directions: 90º clockwise from north. The sun rises in the east.
examples: I drove east from Chicago.
edge (English, noun)
Forms: form: edge
raw_tags: Singular
form: edges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛʤ/
tags: US
glosses: The boundary of a surface.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An advantage.
tags: singular
examples: His speed gives him an edge.
edge (English, verb)
Forms: form: edge
tags: canonical
form: edges
tags: third-person
singular
form: edged
tags: past
form: edged
tags: past
participle
form: edging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛʤ/
tags: US
glosses: To create an edge.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He edged the grass.
glosses: To move slowly.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: She edged away from him.
brunette (English, noun)
Forms: form: brunette
raw_tags: Singular
form: brunettes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bruˈnɛt/
tags: US
ipa: /bruːnɛt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A girl or woman with brown hair.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My mum has brown hair and I am a brunette too.
brunette (English, adj)
Forms: form: brunette
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /bruˈnɛt/
tags: US
ipa: /bruːnɛt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A girl or woman that is brown-haired.
examples: My sister is brunette, but she pretends she is blonde.
brunet (English, noun)
Forms: form: brunet
raw_tags: Singular
form: brunets
tags: plural
glosses: A man or boy with brown or black hair.
examples: He is a brunet.
brunet (English, adj)
Forms: form: brunet
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: (Of a man or boy) Brown or black-haired.
examples: His hair is brown. He is brunet.
woman (English, noun)
Forms: form: woman
raw_tags: Singular
form: women
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwʊmən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A female human.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My wife is a good woman.
synonyms: gal
lady
antonyms: man
worm (English, noun)
Forms: form: worm
raw_tags: Singular
form: worms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɜːm/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /wɝm/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A tube-shaped animal with no legs that lives underground, under water, or inside another animal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He found a big worm to use for fishbait.
They found a worm in his stomach.
Worms must be eating him by now.
They found a worm in the tree.
glosses: A snake or dragon.
raw_tags: old, no longer used
examples: Saint George fought the worm with all his strength.
glosses: A worm is a type of dangerous software that can go across networks of computers.
raw_tags: countable
computing
worm (English, verb)
Forms: form: worm
tags: canonical
form: worms
tags: third-person
singular
form: wormed
tags: past
form: wormed
tags: past
participle
form: worming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɜːm/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /wɝm/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To move like a worm; to wriggle in order to move.
examples: He wormed along the sand.
window (English, noun)
Forms: form: window
raw_tags: Singular
form: windows
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪndəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwɪndoʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A piece of glass in a wall to let people see through it.
examples: He looked out the window.
French door (English, noun)
Forms: form: French door
raw_tags: Singular
form: French doors
tags: plural
glosses: A French door is a door with a window in it, often used in the plural.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He left through the French doors.
cup (English, noun)
Forms: form: cup
raw_tags: Singular
form: cups
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kʌp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A cup is deep round container open at the top, normally used to drink out of.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I'll bring you another cup of tea.
Please pour the water into the cup.
synonyms: glass
mug
glosses: A cup is a measurement of food or liquid for cooking and baking (about 237 milliliters).
raw_tags: countable
examples: Add 2 cups of sugar.
There are two cups in a pint.
glosses: A cup is an award for the winner of a sports competition.
raw_tags: countable
cup (English, verb)
Forms: form: cup
tags: canonical
form: cups
tags: third-person
singular
form: cupped
tags: past
form: cupped
tags: past
participle
form: cupping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kʌp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you put your hands together in a round bowl-shape, you cup your hands.
examples: Jean cupped her hands under the faucet to catch the water.