crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
unwariest (English, adj)
Forms: form: unwary
tags: positive
form: unwarier
tags: comparative
form: unwariest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of unwary; most unwary.
unrecyclables (English, noun)
Forms: form: unrecyclable
raw_tags: Singular
form: unrecyclables
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of unrecyclable; more than one (kind of) unrecyclable.
unchangeables (English, noun)
Forms: form: unchangeable
raw_tags: Singular
form: unchangeables
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of unchangeable; more than one (kind of) unchangeable.
down payment (English, phrase)
Forms: form: down payment
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: A down payment is a payment made when you buy something, with the rest to be paid later.
raw_tags: law) (finance
sledgehammer (English, noun)
Forms: form: sledgehammer
raw_tags: Singular
form: sledgehammers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A sledgehammer is a large hammer that has a large metal block attached to the handle.
raw_tags: countable
examples: These sledgehammers will be used for construction work.
sledgehammer (English, verb)
Forms: form: sledgehammer
tags: canonical
form: sledgehammers
tags: third-person
singular
form: sledgehammered
tags: past
form: sledgehammered
tags: past
participle
form: sledgehammering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you sledgehammer something, you hit it with a sledgehammer.
lamebrain (English, noun)
Forms: form: lamebrain
raw_tags: Singular
form: lamebrains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈleɪmbreɪn/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A lamebrain is a person who is rather shallow.
raw_tags: slang
countable
orthodox (English, adj)
Forms: form: orthodox
tags: positive
form: more orthodox
tags: comparative
form: most orthodox
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔːθədɒks/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɔːrθədɑks/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Something that is orthodox follows the practices that are accepted by a faith or religion.
raw_tags: religion
examples: He's an orthodox Christian, not a Catholic.
glosses: Something that is orthodox follows what is normal or is accepted more often.
examples: His fighting style was very orthodox.
synonyms: conservative
conventional
antonyms: liberal
unorthodox
prediction (English, noun)
Forms: form: prediction
raw_tags: Singular
form: predictions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɪˈdɪkʃn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A prediction is an idea or guess of what will happen in the future.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The president gave a prediction as to whether or not the bill would be passed.
glosses: A prediction is a guess of the chance something will happen based on data.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The prediction on who would win the election was off by 10%.
predictions (English, noun)
Forms: form: prediction
raw_tags: Singular
form: predictions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of prediction; more than one (kind of) prediction.
elm (English, noun)
Forms: form: elm
raw_tags: Singular
form: elms
tags: plural
glosses: An elm is a type of tree.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The city cut down several of the elm trees in the forest.
glosses: Elm wood is the wood that comes from this tree.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The dining table is made entirely out of elm wood.
elms (English, noun)
Forms: form: elm
raw_tags: Singular
form: elms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of elm; more than one (kind of) elm.
supercontinent (English, noun)
Forms: form: supercontinent
raw_tags: Singular
form: supercontinents
tags: plural
glosses: A supercontinent is a very large continent that was broken up into smaller ones in Earth's past.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The supercontinent of Pangaea was made up of all of today's continents.
glosses: A supercontinent is a large area of land that is made up of many different continents, like Africa-Eurasia.
raw_tags: countable
supercontinents (English, noun)
Forms: form: supercontinent
raw_tags: Singular
form: supercontinents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of supercontinent; more than one (kind of) supercontinent.
vector (English, noun)
Forms: form: vector
raw_tags: Singular
form: vectors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɛktə/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈvɛktɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A vector is a quantity with both a size and a direction.
raw_tags: countable
mathematics
examples: In teaching physics, force or velocity vectors can be added to the animation.
glosses: A vector is an animal or insect that carries and spreads a disease.
raw_tags: countable
medicine
examples: Other forms of this disease used different insect vectors.
synonyms: carrier
beech (English, noun)
Forms: form: beech
raw_tags: Singular
form: beeches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /biːt͡ʃ/
tags: US
homophones: beach
glosses: A beech is a type of tree.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There were lots of beech trees in the forest.
beeches (English, noun)
Forms: form: beech
raw_tags: Singular
form: beeches
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of beech; more than one (kind of) beech.
sloth (English, noun)
Forms: form: sloth
raw_tags: Singular
form: sloths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sləʊθ/
tags: UK
ipa: /slɔθ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Sloth is the quality of being lazy or unwilling to do work.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Sloth is one of the seven deadly sins.
glosses: A sloth is an animal from South America that eats leaves and is usually very slow and inactive.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The zoo has several sloths from Brazil.
sloths (English, noun)
Forms: form: sloth
raw_tags: Singular
form: sloths
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sloth; more than one (kind of) sloth.
slothful (English, adj)
Forms: form: slothful
tags: positive
form: more slothful
tags: comparative
form: most slothful
tags: superlative
glosses: Someone who is slothful is lazy or does not want to work.
examples: Judging from his work, he's truly slothful.
obnoxious (English, adj)
Forms: form: obnoxious
tags: positive
form: more obnoxious
tags: comparative
form: most obnoxious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əbˈnɒkʃəs/
tags: UK
ipa: /əbˈnɑkʃəs/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Something that is obnoxious is not very pleasant or good.
examples: That person was acting in a very obnoxious way.
magnifying glass (English, noun)
Forms: form: magnifying glass
raw_tags: Singular
form: magnifying glasses
tags: plural
glosses: A magnifying glass is a lens, usually set in a frame with a handle, used to make small things look larger.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The printing was so small he needed a magnifying glass to read it.
synonyms: magnifier
hand lens
magnifying glasses (English, noun)
Forms: form: magnifying glass
raw_tags: Singular
form: magnifying glasses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of magnifying glass; more than one (kind of) magnifying glass.
algorithm (English, noun)
Forms: form: algorithm
raw_tags: Singular
form: algorithms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈælɡərɪðəm/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈælɡəˌrɪðəm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An algorithm is a set of steps that reliably solve certain types of problems, such as sorting things alphabetically or doing long division.
raw_tags: mathematics
technical
examples: The new search algorithm was able to find a solution 5% faster than the previous algorithm.
post meridiem (English, prep)
Forms: form: post meridiem
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Usually abbreviated p.m., a post meridiem time is noon or later.
examples: In the winter, the sun can set as early as 4:30 post meridiem.
pine (English, noun)
Forms: form: pine
raw_tags: Singular
form: pines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /paɪn/
tags: UK
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A pine tree is a tree of the Pinus family.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The pine trees were cut down to make room for new skyscrapers.
glosses: Pine is the wood that comes from these trees.
raw_tags: uncountable
pine (English, verb)
Forms: form: pine
tags: canonical
form: pines
tags: third-person
singular
form: pined
tags: past
form: pined
tags: past
participle
form: pining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /paɪn/
tags: UK
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you pine for a person or thing, you long for them so much that it causes suffering.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.
pines (English, noun)
Forms: form: pine
raw_tags: Singular
form: pines
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of pine; more than one (kind of) pine.
pines (English, verb)
Forms: form: pine
tags: canonical
form: pines
tags: third-person
singular
form: pined
tags: past
form: pined
tags: past
participle
form: pining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of pine.
pined (English, verb)
Forms: form: pine
tags: canonical
form: pines
tags: third-person
singular
form: pined
tags: past
form: pined
tags: past
participle
form: pining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of pine.
pining (English, verb)
Forms: form: pine
tags: canonical
form: pines
tags: third-person
singular
form: pined
tags: past
form: pined
tags: past
participle
form: pining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of pine.
graduation (English, noun)
Forms: form: graduation
raw_tags: Singular
form: graduations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃən/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌɡrædjuˈeɪʃən/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Graduation is when a student finishes a course (usually in school) and gets a diploma. This is usually done with a ceremony.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: My family was unable to come to my graduation ceremony.
glosses: A graduation is a mark (usually on a container) that is used to measure things.
raw_tags: countable
science
graduations (English, noun)
Forms: form: graduation
raw_tags: Singular
form: graduations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of graduation; more than one (kind of) graduation.
glen (English, noun)
Forms: form: glen
raw_tags: Singular
form: glens
tags: plural
glosses: A glen is a narrow valley that usually has a river running through it.
raw_tags: countable
geography
examples: The glen runs through the campsite.
dales (English, noun)
Forms: form: dale
raw_tags: Singular
form: dales
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of dale; more than one (kind of) dale.
glens (English, noun)
Forms: form: glen
raw_tags: Singular
form: glens
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of glen; more than one (kind of) glen.
juggernaut (English, noun)
Forms: form: juggernaut
raw_tags: Singular
form: juggernauts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒʌ.ɡə.nɔːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdʒʌ.ɡɚ.nɑt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A juggernaut is something that is unstoppable and will destroy everything in its path.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The administrator was a juggernaut of a man.
glosses: A juggernaut is a group that is very powerful.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The political juggernaut that was the president had seized power.
juggernauts (English, noun)
Forms: form: juggernaut
raw_tags: Singular
form: juggernauts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of juggernaut; more than one (kind of) juggernaut.
fortissimo (English, adv)
Forms: form: fortissimo
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
glosses: If something is played fortissimo it is played very loud.
raw_tags: music
examples: Play the opening section fortissimo instead of forte.
fortissimo (English, noun)
Forms: form: fortissimo
raw_tags: Singular
form: fortissimos or fortissimi
tags: plural
glosses: A fortissimo sign shows that a music piece should be played very loud.
synonyms: ff
boo hoo (English, intj)
Forms: form: boo hoo
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: tags: US
glosses: Boo hoo is the sound of crying.
examples: "Boo hoo!" cried Lisa after she lost her saxophone.
glosses: You use boo hoo to say that something is not worth crying about.
examples: So you broke it. Boo hoo! Get a grip, and clean up the mess.
enlighten (English, verb)
Forms: form: enlighten
tags: canonical
form: enlightens
tags: third-person
singular
form: enlightened
tags: past
form: enlightened
tags: past
participle
form: enlightening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈlaɪtən/
tags: UK
glosses: If something enlightens someone, it makes them realize or understand something that they hadn't before, often something quite important.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: This group tries to enlighten student about these risks.
A: "Didn't you hear about this new technology?" B: "No, please, enlighten me."
With the show, we try to entertain and enlighten at the same time.
synonyms: inform
educate
clarify
glosses: If somebody is enlightened, they have a clear and true understanding of the world.
examples: My parents were not really unusual, but they were enlightened about their views of marriage.
synonyms: informed
educated
knowledgeable
glosses: If something is enlightening, it makes you realize or understand something that you hadn't before, often something quite important.
examples: These past months living with her were very enlightening.
synonyms: interesting
educational
enjoyable (English, adj)
Forms: form: enjoyable
tags: positive
form: more enjoyable
tags: comparative
form: most enjoyable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛnˈdʒɔɪ.jə.bəl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Something that is enjoyable is able to give pleasure.
examples: The critic found the movie more enjoyable than others.
Some find reading more enjoyable than others.
The visit was an enjoyable experience.
uncouple (English, verb)
Forms: form: uncouple
tags: canonical
form: uncouples
tags: third-person
singular
form: uncoupled
tags: past
form: uncoupled
tags: past
participle
form: uncoupling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌnˈkʌpəl/
tags: UK
glosses: If two or more things are uncoupled, they are disconnected from each other.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The two railway cars were uncoupled at the train yard.
insanity (English, noun)
Forms: form: insanity
raw_tags: Singular
form: insanities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈsænɪti/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Insanity is the condition of being seriously mentally ill and unable to perceive reality as other people do.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The case had driven him to insanity.
synonyms: madness
glosses: Insanity is a situation that is very foolish.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: It was pure insanity to rebel at a time like this.
insanities (English, noun)
Forms: form: insanity
raw_tags: Singular
form: insanities
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of insanity; more than one (kind of) insanity.
uncouples (English, verb)
Forms: form: uncouple
tags: canonical
form: uncouples
tags: third-person
singular
form: uncoupled
tags: past
form: uncoupled
tags: past
participle
form: uncoupling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of uncouple.
uncoupling (English, verb)
Forms: form: uncouple
tags: canonical
form: uncouples
tags: third-person
singular
form: uncoupled
tags: past
form: uncoupled
tags: past
participle
form: uncoupling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of uncouple.
boardwalk (English, noun)
Forms: form: boardwalk
raw_tags: Singular
form: boardwalks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɔːdwɔːk/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɔrdˌwɑk/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A boardwalk is a wooden path that goes over sandy or swampy ground. It may also go beside a body of water or beach.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The boardwalks in the park needed repairs.
synonyms: promenade
boardwalks (English, noun)
Forms: form: boardwalk
raw_tags: Singular
form: boardwalks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of boardwalk; more than one (kind of) boardwalk.
trickster (English, noun)
Forms: form: trickster
raw_tags: Singular
form: tricksters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈtrɪkstə/
glosses: A trickster is a person who tricks or cheats another person.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The trickster cheated and gained all the money from everyone.
synonyms: prankster
tricker
tricksters (English, noun)
Forms: form: trickster
raw_tags: Singular
form: tricksters
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of trickster; more than one (kind of) trickster.
ampere (English, noun)
Forms: form: ampere
raw_tags: Singular
form: amperes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæmˌpɪər/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈæmˌpɛər/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An ampere is the unit used to measure electric current. It is represented by the letter A.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The circuit had a current of 6 amperes.
synonyms: amp
amperes (English, noun)
Forms: form: ampere
raw_tags: Singular
form: amperes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of ampere; more than one (kind of) ampere.
multilingual (English, adj)
Forms: form: multilingual
tags: positive
form: more multilingual
tags: comparative
form: most multilingual
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Something that is multilingual is related to many languages.
examples: The sign outside parliament is multilingual.
synonyms: plurilingual
glosses: Someone that is multilingual can speak many languages.
examples: Most immigrants are multilingual and can speak two languages.
multilingual (English, noun)
Forms: form: multilingual
raw_tags: Singular
form: multilinguals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A multilingual is someone who knows multiple languages.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Being a multilingual gives more opportunities in the workforce.
synonyms: polyglot
antonyms: monoglot
multilinguals (English, noun)
Forms: form: multilingual
raw_tags: Singular
form: multilinguals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of multilingual; more than one (kind of) multilingual.
oganesson (English, noun)
Forms: form: oganesson
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
glosses: Oganesson is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 118 and symbol Og.
raw_tags: uncountable
tennessine (English, noun)
Forms: form: tennessine
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈtɛn.əˌsiːn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Tennessine is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 117 and symbol Ts.
raw_tags: uncountable
moscovium (English, noun)
Forms: form: moscovium
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /mɒˈskəʊ.vi.əm/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Moscovium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 115 and symbol Mc.
raw_tags: uncountable
nihonium (English, noun)
Forms: form: nihonium
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /nɪˈhoʊ.ni.əm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Nihonium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 113 and symbol Nh.
raw_tags: uncountable
cobblers (English, noun)
Forms: form: cobbler
raw_tags: Singular
form: cobblers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of cobbler; more than one (kind of) cobbler.
clerical (English, adj)
Forms: form: clerical
tags: positive
form: more clerical
tags: comparative
form: most clerical
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklɛrɪkəl/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Clerical work, skills, and workers are those related to what a clerk does in an office.
examples: We didn't get the proper refund because of a clerical error.
My children have held various clerical jobs.
glosses: Clerical roles or items are those related to the clergy, the official leaders of religious activities.
examples: The preacher at our church doesn't wear a clerical collar.
Englishmen (English, noun)
Forms: form: Englishman
raw_tags: Singular
form: Englishmen
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of Englishman; more than one (kind of) Englishman.
timeouts (English, noun)
Forms: form: timeout
raw_tags: Singular
form: timeouts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of timeout; more than one (kind of) timeout.
constable (English, noun)
Forms: form: constable
raw_tags: Singular
form: constables
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌnstəbəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑnstəbəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A constable is a low-ranking member of the police.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Thunder Point has a constable but no other local law enforcement.
synonyms: officer
courtesy (English, noun)
Forms: form: courtesy
raw_tags: Singular
form: courtesies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɜːtəsi/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɝtəsi/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Courtesy is beliefs and actions related to being polite and respectful.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Our teachers treated us with courtesy and kindness.
synonyms: politeness
antonyms: rudeness
discourtesy
glosses: A courtesy is something you do for someone to make things nicer for them, but for which you are not paid.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She sent you the photo as a small courtesy.
synonyms: kindess
antonyms: imposition
bother
glosses: If you receive something courtesy of someone else, they have provided it for free.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: All photos are courtesy of the city of Mississauga.
glosses: A courtesy title is one that people call you, even though it has no true basis.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Eveyone called the prince the Duke of Eaves as a courtesy title.
thot (English, noun)
Forms: form: thot
raw_tags: Singular
form: thots
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /θɒt/
tags: UK
ipa: /θɑt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈnɪɡə(r)/
glosses: A thot is a woman that has many sexual partners.
tags: US
raw_tags: slang
vulgar
countable
Ukraine (English, name)
Forms: form: Ukraine
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /juːˈkreɪn/
tags: UK
ipa: /juˈkreɪn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Ukraine is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe; the capital city is Kyiv.
icosagon (English, noun)
Forms: form: icosagon
raw_tags: Singular
form: icosagons
tags: plural
glosses: An icosagon is a shape that has 20 sides and 20 angles.
raw_tags: countable
icosahedron (English, noun)
Forms: form: icosahedron
raw_tags: Singular
form: icosahedrons
tags: plural
glosses: An icosahedron is a polyhedron.
raw_tags: countable
dodecahedron (English, noun)
Forms: form: dodecahedron
raw_tags: Singular
form: dodecahedrons or dodecahedra
tags: plural
glosses: A dodecahedron is a polyhedron with twelve faces.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: duodecahedron
tridecagon (English, noun)
Forms: form: tridecagon
raw_tags: Singular
form: tridecagons
tags: plural
glosses: A tridecagon is a shape that has 13 sides and 13 angles.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: triodecagon
tridecangle
triodecangle
tridecilateral
triodecilateral
opportunistic (English, adj)
Forms: form: opportunistic
tags: positive
form: more opportunistic
tags: comparative
form: most opportunistic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɑpərˌtuːˈnɪstɪk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Opportunistic behaviour takes advantage of chances offered by the situation, often without regard to the harm that it might cause.
examples: Within the orgnization, there are many rules to regulate opportunistic behavior.
She was criticized for being calculating and politically opportunistic.
glosses: An opportunistic infection is one that only sickens an organism whose immune system has been weakened by disease or drug treatment.
dispatch (English, verb)
Forms: form: dispatch
tags: canonical
form: dispatches
tags: third-person
singular
form: dispatched
tags: past
form: dispatched
tags: past
participle
form: dispatching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəˈspætʃ/
tags: Australia
ipa: /dɪˈspætʃ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you dispatch people or equipment somewhere, you send them there to do a particular task.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The government has reportedly dispatched elite army troops to Baghdad.
Vietnam dispatched ships and aircraft Saturday to the mouth of the Gulf of Thailand.
synonyms: send
antonyms: recall
glosses: If you dispatch a message, package, etc., you send it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Before long, Edison was regularly dispatching instructions to his lab up north.
glosses: If you dispatch a living thing, you kill it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: If the immune system has seen the viruses before, it can dispatch them swiftly.
His men swiftly dispatched any French prisoners by beheading them.
dispatch (English, noun)
Forms: form: dispatch
raw_tags: Singular
form: dispatches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəˈspætʃ/
tags: Australia
ipa: /dɪˈspætʃ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A dispatch is a message or report sent by a someone in a distant location.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The New York Times ran 10 stories on Rwanda, half of them brief wire service dispatches.
glosses: Dispatch is part of an emergency response system, such as police or ambulance, which sends personnel to deal with emergencies.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: When dispatch couldn't contact him, they called and asked me to check on him.
glosses: The dispatch of someone to a place is the act of sending them there to do a particular task.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: They recommended to the President the dispatch of six thousand to eight thousand American combat forces.
glosses: If you do something with dispatch you finish it without wasting time.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We want to make sure that that work continues with all due dispatch and speed.
originate (English, verb)
Forms: form: originate
tags: canonical
form: originates
tags: third-person
singular
form: originated
tags: past
form: originated
tags: past
participle
form: originating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If a person or thing originates from something, they come from or are created by that thing.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Most scientists believe modern humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago.
The flight, which originated in Newark, ran into trouble about one hour after takeoff.
The term "cap in hand" originated in England, during the Crimean War.
Over 60% of the US company's revenues originate elsewhere.
glosses: If you originate something, you are the first to think of or it or to do it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: George Takei, the actor who originated the role of Sulu on Star Trek, released a statement.
despatch (English, verb)
Forms: form: despatch
tags: canonical
form: despatches
tags: third-person
singular
form: despatched
tags: past
form: despatched
tags: past
participle
form: despatching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəˈspætʃ/
tags: Australia
ipa: /dɪˈspætʃ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you despatch people or equipment somewhere, you send them there to do a particular task.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The government has reportedly despatched elite army troops to Baghdad.
Vietnam despatched ships and aircraft Saturday to the mouth of the Gulf of Thailand.
synonyms: send
antonyms: recall
glosses: If you despatch a message, package, etc., you send it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Before long, Edison was regularly despatching instructions to his lab up north.
glosses: If you despatch a living thing, you kill it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: If the immune system has seen the viruses before, it can despatch them swiftly.
His men swiftly despatched any French prisoners by beheading them.
despatch (English, noun)
Forms: form: despatch
raw_tags: Singular
form: despatches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəˈspætʃ/
tags: Australia
ipa: /dɪˈspætʃ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A despatch is a message or report sent by a someone in a distant location.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The New York Times ran 10 stories on Rwanda, half of them brief wire service despatches.
glosses: despatch is part of an emergency response system, such as police or ambulance, which sends personnel to deal with emergencies.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: When despatch couldn't contact him, they called and asked me to check on him.
glosses: The despatch of someone to a place is the act of sending them there to do a particular task.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: They recommended to the President the despatch of six thousand to eight thousand American combat forces.
glosses: If you do something with despatch you finish it without wasting time.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: We want to make sure that that work continues with all due despatch and speed.
divert (English, verb)
Forms: form: divert
tags: canonical
form: diverts
tags: third-person
singular
form: diverted
tags: past
form: diverted
tags: past
participle
form: diverting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /daɪˈvɜːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /daɪˈvɝt/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you divert something, you change its path or flow so that it avoids a place it would have gone.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The news release about the new funding was an attempt to divert attention from the government's problems.
Money and resources were diverted from education into the war effort.
The farmers were diverting water from the river.
The Toronto-bound flight diverted to New York.
synonyms: redirect
turn away
switch
avert
deflect
glosses: If you try to divert someone, you try to amuse them.
raw_tags: transitive
envisage (English, verb)
Forms: form: envisage
tags: canonical
form: envisages
tags: third-person
singular
form: envisaged
tags: past
form: envisaged
tags: past
participle
form: envisaging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛnˈvɪzɪdʒ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you envisage something, you think that it will very likely happen.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The talks proved that things were a little more complicated than originally envisaged.
She envisaged her future within the company, and how she would change it.
synonyms: predict
imagine
plan
glosses: If you envisage something, you imagine what it looks like.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: It's hard to envisage him as a long-haired man walking through New York in torn jeans and Jesus sandals.
synonyms: visualize
hardy (English, adj)
Forms: form: hardy
tags: positive
form: hardier
tags: comparative
form: hardiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɑrdi/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈhɑːdi/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If a living thing is hardy, it has no difficulties growing and staying healthy, even under bad conditions.
examples: These trees are particularly hardy, and require very little attention.
It was a difficult place to call home, and only a few hardy souls survived.
petrified (English, adj)
Forms: form: petrified
tags: positive
form: more petrified
tags: comparative
form: most petrified
tags: superlative
glosses: If you are petrified, you are so scared that you cannot move.
examples: The young child was petrified after the dog barked.
petrified (English, verb)
Forms: form: petrify
tags: canonical
form: petrifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: petrified
tags: past
form: petrified
tags: past
participle
form: petrifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of petrify.
um (English, intj)
Forms: form: um
raw_tags: Interjection
glosses: You use um to show that you are thinking and not ready to speak.
examples: We were prepared, um, in our minds, in our heart, for -- for whatever.
What she did isn't so, um, nice.
synonyms: uh
er
glosses: You use um to show that you doubt or are not sure about something somebody said.
examples: Um, I don't think that works.
What? Um, okay. Sure, I guess. I'll tell her.
glosses: You use um with a falling tone to show that you agree.
examples: "How does Tuesday sound?" "Um, sure. Sounds good!"
synonyms: mmm
glosses: You use um to get somebody's attention.
examples: Um, excuse me! Are you busy?
glosses: You use um to bring attention to something that just happened or that was just said.
examples: Um, did you just call me "stupid"?
hussy (English, noun)
Forms: form: hussy
raw_tags: Singular
form: hussies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌsi/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A hussy is a housekeeper.
raw_tags: old, no longer used
synonyms: housewife
glosses: A hussy is a woman that is not respectful or shows inappropriate behaviour.
raw_tags: countable
gravity (English, noun)
Forms: form: gravity
raw_tags: Singular
form: gravities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡrævɪti/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Gravity is the physical force that attracts all matter, for example what makes things fall to the ground.
raw_tags: uncountable
physics
examples: Because of the Earth's larger size, gravity here is stronger than the pull of gravity on the moon.
glosses: The gravity of a situation is how serious and worrying it is.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I don't think she understands the gravity of her crime.
synonyms: seriousness
importance
significance
mooseknuckle (English, noun)
Forms: form: mooseknuckle
raw_tags: Singular
form: mooseknuckles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /muːsnɒkəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: Mooseknuckle is the bulge in the crotch area of a man.
raw_tags: countable
slang
examples: Your mooseknuckle shows in those trousers.
dis- (English, prefix)
Forms: form: dis-
raw_tags: Prefix
Pronunciation: /dɪs/
glosses: You add "dis-" to the front of verbs, adjectives, adverbs, or nouns to make them mean the opposite or negative or their usual meaning.
examples: The opposite of honesty is dishonesty.
If two people disagree, they do not agree.
synonyms: de-
un-
glosses: You add "dis-" to the front of a verb, it adds a meaning of "away" or "apart".
examples: If you dismiss somebody, you send them away.
If you dispurse seeds, you spread them out on the ground.
dis (English, verb)
Forms: form: dis
tags: canonical
form: disses
tags: third-person
singular
form: dissed
tags: past
form: dissed
tags: past
participle
form: dissing
tags: present
participle
glosses: If you dis somebody, you insult them.
metallic (English, adj)
Forms: form: metallic
tags: positive
form: more metallic
tags: comparative
form: most metallic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈtæl.ɪk/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: Something that is metallic is like metal.
examples: The bird's call was loud and metallic.
glosses: Something that is metallic is made of or has metal in it.
examples: The object contained metallic particles.
lav (English, noun)
Forms: form: lav
raw_tags: Singular
form: lavs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /læv/
tags: Australia
glosses: A lav is a lavatory, or washroom.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable
slang
banger (English, noun)
Forms: form: banger
raw_tags: Singular
form: bangers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæŋ(ɡ)ə(r)/
tags: Australia
glosses: A banger is someone that bangs things in any way.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A banger is a firework or firecracker.
tags: UK
glosses: A banger is a sausage.
tags: UK
raw_tags: slang
examples: The restaurant was especially famous for the bangers and mash they serve.
glosses: If a song is a banger, it is an energetic song that particularly stands out.
raw_tags: music
slang
examples: The DJ at the club last night played some real bangers!
cramping (English, verb)
Forms: form: cramp
tags: canonical
form: cramps
tags: third-person
singular
form: cramped
tags: past
form: cramped
tags: past
participle
form: cramping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ˈkræmpɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of cramp.
leapt (English, verb)
Forms: form: leap
tags: canonical
form: leaps
tags: third-person
singular
form: leapt
tags: past
form: leapt
tags: past
participle
form: leaping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of leap.
annotate (English, verb)
Forms: form: annotate
tags: canonical
form: annotates
tags: third-person
singular
form: annotated
tags: past
form: annotated
tags: past
participle
form: annotating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈanəteɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you annotate a document or other text, you are adding notes to them, usually to explain them or add on to them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The research paper was annotated with an explanation of the context of one of the points.
annotates (English, verb)
Forms: form: annotate
tags: canonical
form: annotates
tags: third-person
singular
form: annotated
tags: past
form: annotated
tags: past
participle
form: annotating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of annotate.
annotated (English, verb)
Forms: form: annotate
tags: canonical
form: annotates
tags: third-person
singular
form: annotated
tags: past
form: annotated
tags: past
participle
form: annotating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of annotate.
annotating (English, verb)
Forms: form: annotate
tags: canonical
form: annotates
tags: third-person
singular
form: annotated
tags: past
form: annotated
tags: past
participle
form: annotating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of annotate.
annotation (English, noun)
Forms: form: annotation
raw_tags: Singular
form: annotations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /anəˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
glosses: An annotation is a note or comment that is added on a document or diagram that explains something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The annotations in the bibliography provided a helpful explanation of the sources.
glosses: Annotation is the act of annotating.
raw_tags: uncountable
annotations (English, noun)
Forms: form: annotation
raw_tags: Singular
form: annotations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of annotation; more than one (kind of) annotation.
skid (English, verb)
Forms: form: skid
tags: canonical
form: skids
tags: third-person
singular
form: skidded
tags: past
form: skidded
tags: past
participle
form: skidding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /skɪd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If a vehicle skids, it slides sideways along a slippery surface, usually in an uncontrollable way.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The truck skidded out of control on the ice.
The car skidded on a patch of ice.
synonyms: slide
slip
skid (English, noun)
Forms: form: skid
raw_tags: Singular
form: skids
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /skɪd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A skid the act of something sliding out of control.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The conditions on the road forced the car to go into a skid.
glosses: A skid is a long, flat piece that is attached under an aircraft that helps the aircraft land.
raw_tags: countable
skids (English, verb)
Forms: form: skid
tags: canonical
form: skids
tags: third-person
singular
form: skidded
tags: past
form: skidded
tags: past
participle
form: skidding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of skid.
skids (English, noun)
Forms: form: skid
raw_tags: Singular
form: skids
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of skid; more than one (kind of) skid.
skidded (English, verb)
Forms: form: skid
tags: canonical
form: skids
tags: third-person
singular
form: skidded
tags: past
form: skidded
tags: past
participle
form: skidding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of skid.
skidding (English, verb)
Forms: form: skid
tags: canonical
form: skids
tags: third-person
singular
form: skidded
tags: past
form: skidded
tags: past
participle
form: skidding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of skid.
pierces (English, verb)
Forms: form: pierce
tags: canonical
form: pierces
tags: third-person
singular
form: pierced
tags: past
form: pierced
tags: past
participle
form: piercing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of pierce.
pierced (English, verb)
Forms: form: pierce
tags: canonical
form: pierces
tags: third-person
singular
form: pierced
tags: past
form: pierced
tags: past
participle
form: piercing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɪrst/
tags: US
ipa: /pɪəst/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of pierce.
piercing (English, verb)
Forms: form: pierce
tags: canonical
form: pierces
tags: third-person
singular
form: pierced
tags: past
form: pierced
tags: past
participle
form: piercing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of pierce.
piercing (English, noun)
Forms: form: piercing
raw_tags: Singular
form: piercings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A piercing is a hole in the body that is made so jewellery can be put through it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She got an ear piercing after her birthday.
glosses: A piercing is a piece of jewellery that is put into a piercing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The woman had several face and body piercings.
piercing (English, adj)
Forms: form: piercing
tags: positive
form: more piercing
tags: comparative
form: most piercing
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A piercing look or sound is one that feels like it goes right through you because it is very intense.
examples: The man had a piercing gaze.
The woman let out a piercing shriek after seeing the body.
piercings (English, noun)
Forms: form: piercing
raw_tags: Singular
form: piercings
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of piercing; more than one (kind of) piercing.
literacy (English, noun)
Forms: form: literacy
raw_tags: Singular
form: literacies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪtərəsi/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Literacy is the ability to read and write.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The city has a literacy program for troubled young people.
The state has a 98% literacy rate, the highest in the country.
sociological imagination (English, noun)
Forms: form: sociological imagination
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
glosses: Sociological imagination is the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society.
raw_tags: uncountable
deliquescent (English, adj)
Forms: form: deliquescent
tags: positive
form: more deliquescent
tags: comparative
form: most deliquescent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /dɛlɪˈkɛsənt/
glosses: If a material is deliquescent, it is able to take in moisture from air and dissolve in the moisture.
raw_tags: chemistry
examples: Most deliquescent materials are salts.
bubbled (English, verb)
Forms: form: bubble
tags: canonical
form: bubbles
tags: third-person
singular
form: bubbled
tags: past
form: bubbled
tags: past
participle
form: bubbling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of bubble.
bubbling (English, verb)
Forms: form: bubble
tags: canonical
form: bubbles
tags: third-person
singular
form: bubbled
tags: past
form: bubbled
tags: past
participle
form: bubbling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of bubble.
preparation (English, noun)
Forms: form: preparation
raw_tags: Singular
form: preparations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɛpəˈreɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: Preparation is the act of preparing or getting something ready.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: In preparation for the event, each person chipped in and bought a gift.
glosses: Preparation is when something is prepared or ready for something.
raw_tags: uncountable
chip in (English, phrase)
Forms: form: chip in
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you chip in to something, you help out in a small way or pay for part of something.
raw_tags: idiomatic
examples: Everyone chipped in and bought a gift for him.
glosses: If you chip in something, you help out or contribute something.
raw_tags: idiomatic
examples: He chipped in most of the cost of the item.
cheesy (English, adj)
Forms: form: cheesy
tags: positive
form: cheesier
tags: comparative
form: cheesiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtʃiːzi/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is cheesy, it is too dramatic, emotional, or cliché.
raw_tags: informal
examples: The movie showing in theatres was fairly cheesy for a children's movie.
synonyms: overdramatic
clichéd
corny
trite
glosses: If something is cheesy, it has, is made of, or is similar to cheese.
examples: The pizza had a certain cheesy flavour to it.
This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.
seafood (English, noun)
Forms: form: seafood
raw_tags: Singular
form: seafoods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsiːfuːd/
tags: UK
glosses: Seafood is any fish, shellfish, or underwater life that can be eaten.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The restaurant typically has fresh seafood coming in each day.
cheesier (English, adj)
Forms: form: cheesy
tags: positive
form: cheesier
tags: comparative
form: cheesiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of cheesy; more cheesy.
cheesiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: cheesy
tags: positive
form: cheesier
tags: comparative
form: cheesiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of cheesy; most cheesy.
lobbyist (English, noun)
Forms: form: lobbyist
raw_tags: Singular
form: lobbyists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈlɒ.bi.ɪst/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A lobbyist is a person whose job is to lobby politicians and to try and make them vote or make a decision a certain way.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Industry lobbyists pushed for fewer restrictions on businesses.
lobbyists (English, noun)
Forms: form: lobbyist
raw_tags: Singular
form: lobbyists
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of lobbyist; more than one (kind of) lobbyist.
legalizes (English, verb)
Forms: form: legalize
tags: canonical
form: legalizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: legalized
tags: past
form: legalized
tags: past
participle
form: legalizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of legalize.
legalized (English, verb)
Forms: form: legalize
tags: canonical
form: legalizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: legalized
tags: past
form: legalized
tags: past
participle
form: legalizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of legalize.
legalizing (English, verb)
Forms: form: legalize
tags: canonical
form: legalizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: legalized
tags: past
form: legalized
tags: past
participle
form: legalizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of legalize.
legalises (English, verb)
Forms: form: legalise
tags: canonical
form: legalises
tags: third-person
singular
form: legalised
tags: past
form: legalised
tags: past
participle
form: legalising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of legalise.
legalised (English, verb)
Forms: form: legalise
tags: canonical
form: legalises
tags: third-person
singular
form: legalised
tags: past
form: legalised
tags: past
participle
form: legalising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of legalise.
legalising (English, verb)
Forms: form: legalise
tags: canonical
form: legalises
tags: third-person
singular
form: legalised
tags: past
form: legalised
tags: past
participle
form: legalising
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of legalise.
criminalize (English, verb)
Forms: form: criminalize
tags: canonical
form: criminalizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: criminalized
tags: past
form: criminalized
tags: past
participle
form: criminalizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: If something is criminalized, it is made a crime.
raw_tags: transitive
law
examples: Advocates pushed for gun possession to be criminalized.
antonyms: decriminalize
criminalizes (English, verb)
Forms: form: criminalize
tags: canonical
form: criminalizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: criminalized
tags: past
form: criminalized
tags: past
participle
form: criminalizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of criminalize.
criminalized (English, verb)
Forms: form: criminalize
tags: canonical
form: criminalizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: criminalized
tags: past
form: criminalized
tags: past
participle
form: criminalizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of criminalize.
criminalizing (English, verb)
Forms: form: criminalize
tags: canonical
form: criminalizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: criminalized
tags: past
form: criminalized
tags: past
participle
form: criminalizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of criminalize.
flicks (English, noun)
Forms: form: flick
raw_tags: Singular
form: flicks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of flick; more than one (kind of) flick.
flicks (English, verb)
Forms: form: flick
tags: canonical
form: flicks
tags: third-person
singular
form: flicked
tags: past
form: flicked
tags: past
participle
form: flicking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of flick.
flicked (English, verb)
Forms: form: flick
tags: canonical
form: flicks
tags: third-person
singular
form: flicked
tags: past
form: flicked
tags: past
participle
form: flicking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of flick.