crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
bunk (English, verb)
Forms: form: bunk
tags: canonical
form: bunks
tags: third-person
singular
form: bunked
tags: past
form: bunked
tags: past
participle
form: bunking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bʌŋk/
tags: Australia
glosses: Bunk means to occupy or sleep in a small bed.
examples: Will you bunk with me at baseball camp?
He always bunks with his brother at baseball camp.
I bunked with my brother last year at summer camp.
Will you be bunking with your brother at camp this year?
bunkhouse (English, noun)
Forms: form: bunkhouse
raw_tags: Singular
form: bunkhouses
tags: plural
glosses: A bunkhouse is a structure that has many small beds. A bunkhouse can often be found on a western ranch or at a truck stop.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Cowboys sleep in a bunkhouse.
I stay in truck drivers' bunkhouses on long hauls.
intention (English, noun)
Forms: form: intention
raw_tags: Singular
form: intentions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/
tags: US
glosses: An intention is a plan to do something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have no intention of getting married until I'm thirty.
What are your intentions in this matter?
Was this your intention or just an accident?
intentions (English, noun)
Forms: form: intention
raw_tags: Singular
form: intentions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of intention; more than one (kind of) intention.
statuettes (English, noun)
Forms: form: statuette
raw_tags: Singular
form: statuettes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of statuette; more than one (kind of) statuette.
ventures (English, noun)
Forms: form: venture
raw_tags: Singular
form: ventures
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of venture; more than one (kind of) venture.
ventures (English, verb)
Forms: form: venture
tags: canonical
form: ventures
tags: third-person
singular
form: ventured
tags: past
form: ventured
tags: past
participle
form: venturing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of venture.
bleaches (English, verb)
Forms: form: bleach
tags: canonical
form: bleaches
tags: third-person
singular
form: bleached
tags: past
form: bleached
tags: past
participle
form: bleaching
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of bleach.
bleaches (English, noun)
Forms: form: bleach
raw_tags: Singular
form: bleaches
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bleach; more than one (kind of) bleach.
wrinkled (English, verb)
Forms: form: wrinkle
tags: canonical
form: wrinkles
tags: third-person
singular
form: wrinkled
tags: past
form: wrinkled
tags: past
participle
form: wrinkling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɪŋkl̩d/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of wrinkle.
wrinkling (English, verb)
Forms: form: wrinkle
tags: canonical
form: wrinkles
tags: third-person
singular
form: wrinkled
tags: past
form: wrinkled
tags: past
participle
form: wrinkling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of wrinkle.
cabooses (English, noun)
Forms: form: caboose
raw_tags: Singular
form: cabooses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of caboose; more than one (kind of) caboose.
bunkhouses (English, noun)
Forms: form: bunkhouse
raw_tags: Singular
form: bunkhouses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bunkhouse; more than one (kind of) bunkhouse.
cyclist (English, noun)
Forms: form: cyclist
raw_tags: Singular
form: cyclists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaɪ.klɪst/
tags: UK
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A cyclist is a person who rides on a bicycle or motorcycle.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The cyclist rode up the hill.
cyclists (English, noun)
Forms: form: cyclist
raw_tags: Singular
form: cyclists
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of cyclist; more than one (kind of) cyclist.
rotunda (English, noun)
Forms: form: rotunda
raw_tags: Singular
form: rotundas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rə(ʊ)ˈtʌndə/
tags: UK
ipa: /roʊˈtʌndə/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A rotunda is a circular building (sometimes covered with a dome), or a round room within a building.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Pantheon is Rome is a rotunda.
I visited the Rotunda in Washington, D.C.
rotundas (English, noun)
Forms: form: rotunda
raw_tags: Singular
form: rotundas
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of rotunda; more than one (kind of) rotunda.
aggravate (English, verb)
Forms: form: aggravate
tags: canonical
form: aggravates
tags: third-person
singular
form: aggravated
tags: past
form: aggravated
tags: past
participle
form: aggravating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæɡ.rə.veɪ̯t/
tags: UK
glosses: To aggravate is to make something worse.
examples: The doctor said eating too much would aggravate his condition.
When you aggravate someone, you irritate and annoy them.
The sound of her voice was enough to aggravate me.
aggravates (English, verb)
Forms: form: aggravate
tags: canonical
form: aggravates
tags: third-person
singular
form: aggravated
tags: past
form: aggravated
tags: past
participle
form: aggravating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of aggravate.
aggravated (English, verb)
Forms: form: aggravate
tags: canonical
form: aggravates
tags: third-person
singular
form: aggravated
tags: past
form: aggravated
tags: past
participle
form: aggravating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of aggravate.
aggravating (English, verb)
Forms: form: aggravate
tags: canonical
form: aggravates
tags: third-person
singular
form: aggravated
tags: past
form: aggravated
tags: past
participle
form: aggravating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of aggravate.
son-in-law (English, noun)
Forms: form: son-in-law
raw_tags: Singular
form: sons-in-law or son-in-laws
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A son-in-law is the husband of one's daughter or child.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He made his son-in-law a partner in his business.
sons-in-law (English, noun)
Forms: form: sons-in-law
raw_tags: Singular
form: sons-in-law or son-in-laws
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of son-in-law; more than one (kind of) son-in-law.
hearty (English, adj)
Forms: form: hearty
tags: positive
form: heartier
tags: comparative
form: heartiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɑrti/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈhɑːti/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Hearty means to have good health and vigor.
examples: My grandfather was a hearty man who enjoyed outdoor sports.
In spite of his senior years, the coach is the heartiest man I know.
Mr. Crump exercises every day, and is a heartier man than the other men on the team.
drollery (English, noun)
Forms: form: drollery
raw_tags: Singular
form: drolleries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdrəʊləri/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Drollery is something that is said or done to cause laughter.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Your drollery is misplaced and unwanted at this funeral.
The drolleries in Mr. Crump's impromptu speech left me rolling with laughter.
glosses: Drollery is an amusing quality in someone or something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Mr. Crump's drollery is a welcome relief from all this seriousness.
genteel (English, adj)
Forms: form: genteel
tags: positive
form: more genteel
tags: comparative
form: most genteel
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʒɛnˈtiːl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Genteel means refined and showing the polite manners and traditions of society.
examples: Crook your pinkie when you drink tea. People will think you have a genteel background.
incredulous (English, adj)
Forms: form: incredulous
tags: positive
form: more incredulous
tags: comparative
form: most incredulous
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈkrɛdjʊləs/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɪn.ˈkrɛ.dʒə.ləs/
tags: UK
glosses: Incredulous means doubting.
examples: I'm an incredulous person and don't believe your story.
I'm more incredulous than you are. It gets me into trouble sometimes.
glosses: Incredulous means too fantastic to be believed or trusted.
examples: Your incredulous story will never be printed in the newspaper.
That is the most incredulous tale I've ever heard.
dastardly (English, adj)
Forms: form: dastardly
tags: positive
form: more dastardly
tags: comparative
form: most dastardly
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɑːstədli/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdæstɚdli/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Dastardly means to show a lack of courage.
examples: Your dastardly act should cause you great shame!
mountebank (English, noun)
Forms: form: mountebank
raw_tags: Singular
form: mountebanks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A mountebank is a fake, a phony, or someone who claims credentials he does not have, especially in the medical professions.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My doctor is a mountebank.
fleet (English, noun)
Forms: form: fleet
raw_tags: Singular
form: fleets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fliːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /flit/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A fleet is a large group of something, especially ships and aircraft.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The fleet of warships left port at dawn.
A fleet of bicycles raced through the Alps.
constancy (English, noun)
Forms: form: constancy
raw_tags: Singular
form: constancies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑnstənsi/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɒnstənsi/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Constancy is steadfastness, faithfulness, loyalty
raw_tags: countable
examples: His constancy to our cause is heartening.
generosity (English, noun)
Forms: form: generosity
raw_tags: Singular
form: generosities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈrɑsəti/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈrɒsɪti/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Generosity is the quality or state of being generous.
raw_tags: countable
examples: His generosity with the lottery winnings made it possible for me to go to college.
genial (English, adj)
Forms: form: genial
tags: positive
form: more genial
tags: comparative
form: most genial
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒiːnɪəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdʒinjəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Genial means having a pleasing and relaxed manner .
examples: Whipslake Turdley is a genial dinner host.
Snickerbee Steambore is the most genial overnight guest I've ever had.
Eversham Picknose can be a more genial companion in these sorts of situations than many a man.
heartier (English, adj)
Forms: form: hearty
tags: positive
form: heartier
tags: comparative
form: heartiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of hearty; more hearty.
heartiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: hearty
tags: positive
form: heartier
tags: comparative
form: heartiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of hearty; most hearty.
drolleries (English, noun)
Forms: form: drollery
raw_tags: Singular
form: drolleries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of drollery; more than one (kind of) drollery.
fad (English, noun)
Forms: form: fad
raw_tags: Singular
form: fads
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fæd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A fad is a brief but popular trend or interest.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Hula hoops were a fad in the 1950s.
sparked (English, verb)
Forms: form: spark
tags: canonical
form: sparks
tags: third-person
singular
form: sparked
tags: past
form: sparked
tags: past
participle
form: sparking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of spark.
sparking (English, verb)
Forms: form: spark
tags: canonical
form: sparks
tags: third-person
singular
form: sparked
tags: past
form: sparked
tags: past
participle
form: sparking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of spark.
fads (English, noun)
Forms: form: fad
raw_tags: Singular
form: fads
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of fad; more than one (kind of) fad.
constancies (English, noun)
Forms: form: constancy
raw_tags: Singular
form: constancies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of constancy; more than one (kind of) constancy.
generosities (English, noun)
Forms: form: generosity
raw_tags: Singular
form: generosities
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of generosity; more than one (kind of) generosity.
sportsperson (English, noun)
Forms: form: sportsperson
raw_tags: Singular
form: sportspersons or sportspeople
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /spɔrtspɝsən/
tags: US
ipa: /spɔːtspɜːsən/
tags: UK
glosses: A sportsperson is a man or a woman who practices one or more sports.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Golfers, footballers, swimmers are sportspersons.
synonyms: sportsman
sportswoman
renew (English, verb)
Forms: form: renew
tags: canonical
form: renews
tags: third-person
singular
form: renewed
tags: past
form: renewed
tags: past
participle
form: renewing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈnjuː/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Renew means to refresh.
examples: My energies were renewed after taking a nap.
glosses: Renew means to re-negotiate.
examples: The studio renewed the actor's contract.
glosses: Renew means to reissue a library book.
examples: Customer: Librarian, may I renew this book for another week?
Librarian: It's been renewed twice. You can't keep renewing it. Other customers want to read it.
renews (English, verb)
Forms: form: renew
tags: canonical
form: renews
tags: third-person
singular
form: renewed
tags: past
form: renewed
tags: past
participle
form: renewing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of renew.
renewed (English, verb)
Forms: form: renew
tags: canonical
form: renews
tags: third-person
singular
form: renewed
tags: past
form: renewed
tags: past
participle
form: renewing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of renew.
renewing (English, verb)
Forms: form: renew
tags: canonical
form: renews
tags: third-person
singular
form: renewed
tags: past
form: renewed
tags: past
participle
form: renewing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of renew.
veto (English, noun)
Forms: form: veto
raw_tags: Singular
form: vetos or vetoes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈviːtəʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈviːtoʊ/
tags: US
glosses: A veto is a political right to reject a decision or law.
veto (English, verb)
Forms: form: veto
tags: canonical
form: vetoes
tags: third-person
singular
form: vetoed
tags: past
form: vetoed
tags: past
participle
form: vetoing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈviːtəʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈviːtoʊ/
tags: US
glosses: If you veto, you exercise a veto against a decision or law.
yacht (English, noun)
Forms: form: yacht
raw_tags: Singular
form: yachts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /jɑːt/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /jɒt/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A yacht is a large boat used mostly for pleasure or racing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Queen had a yacht called "Britannia".
Rich people like to race their yachts.
discharge (English, verb)
Forms: form: discharge
tags: canonical
form: discharges
tags: third-person
singular
form: discharged
tags: past
form: discharged
tags: past
participle
form: discharging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
glosses: To discharge something is to release it or let it go, especially all at once.
examples: Discharging steam prevented pressure from building.
glosses: When a gun goes off, it is said to discharge.
examples: He took aim and discharged his gun.
No one knew the gun was loaded until it accidentally discharged.
He said "I fired the gun"; the report said "he discharged the weapon."
glosses: When you are discharged, you are allowed to leave.
examples: I was honorably discharged at the end of the war.
Her doctor said she could go home, so she was discharged from the hospital.
glosses: When a debt or obligation is been met or is ended, it is discharged.
examples: We made the last payment, and the loan was discharged.
The rest of her student loan debt was discharged after she was injured.
glosses: Discharge is the opposite of charge for things like batteries and reservoirs.
examples: I forgot to plug in my phone and the battery totally discharged.
discharge (English, noun)
Forms: form: discharge
raw_tags: Singular
form: discharges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: UK
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈdɪstʃɑrdʒ/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
glosses: The act of discharging is also called a discharge.
examples: There was a discharge of steam when he opened the oven door.
The cannon discharge scared the boy.
glosses: Something released (in a discharge) is also called a discharge.
examples: The puddle of water was discharge from the pump, not from a leak in the pipe.
glosses: A discharge is a substance (other than blood) coming from a wound or part of your body, usually because of infection.
raw_tags: medicine
examples: There was a discharge coming from the wound.
tuition (English, noun)
Forms: form: tuition
raw_tags: Singular
form: tuitions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /tuˈɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /tjuːˈɪʃən/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Tuition is the money you pay to go to a school, college, university, or educational program.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The tuition to the Lovely Ladies Modeling School is more than I thought it would be.
My dad paid the tuition to my college.
State school tuitions are less than tuitions to private schools.
fraternity (English, noun)
Forms: form: fraternity
raw_tags: Singular
form: fraternities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /frəˈtɜː(r)nəti/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A fraternity is a social organization for men at colleges.
examples: Sigma Chi is a fraternity.
There are too many fraternities at State College.
antonyms: sorority
callus (English, noun)
Forms: form: callus
raw_tags: Singular
form: calluses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæləs/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A callus is an area of dry, hardened skin.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A carpenter gets calluses on his hands from using a hammer all the time.
That callus on your heel can be softened with hand lotion.
polymer (English, noun)
Forms: form: polymer
raw_tags: Singular
form: polymers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒl.ɨ.mə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈpɑ.lɪ.mɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A polymer is a compound made up of many repeated smaller simple monomers. Polymers can be natural or man-made.
examples: Cellulose is a natural polymer, and nylon is a man-made polymer.
-logy (English, suffix)
Forms: form: -logy
raw_tags: Suffix
glosses: A branch of a subject
examples: Example: geology
glosses: A way of speaking
examples: Example: eulogy
eulogy (English, noun)
Forms: form: eulogy
raw_tags: Singular
form: eulogies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuːlədʒi/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈjulədʒi/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A eulogy is a speech, or writing, which praises someone who has died.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Writing an eulogy isn't easy.
At the funeral of Tom, Bob spoke an eulogy to him.
calluses (English, noun)
Forms: form: callus
raw_tags: Singular
form: calluses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of callus; more than one (kind of) callus.
eulogies (English, noun)
Forms: form: eulogy
raw_tags: Singular
form: eulogies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of eulogy; more than one (kind of) eulogy.
polymers (English, noun)
Forms: form: polymer
raw_tags: Singular
form: polymers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of polymer; more than one (kind of) polymer.
monomer (English, noun)
Forms: form: monomer
raw_tags: Singular
form: monomers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒnəmə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɑnəmɚ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A monomer is a simple compound that can join with others to make a polymer.
examples: Glucose is a monomer.
monomers (English, noun)
Forms: form: monomer
raw_tags: Singular
form: monomers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of monomer; more than one (kind of) monomer.
cellulose (English, noun)
Forms: form: cellulose
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛljʊləʊz/
tags: UK
glosses: Cellulose is a polymer made up of glucose, which makes the walls of plant cells.
examples: Cellulose is used to make paper and cellophane.
cellophane (English, noun)
Forms: form: cellophane
raw_tags: Singular
form: cellophanes
tags: plural
glosses: Cellophane is a clear, flexible, material made from cellulose. It is used to wrap up things to keep them dry.
examples: I bought a box of cigarettes which were covered in cellophane.
cellophanes (English, noun)
Forms: form: cellophane
raw_tags: Singular
form: cellophanes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of cellophane; more than one (kind of) cellophane.
shaheen falcon (English, noun)
Forms: form: shaheen falcon
raw_tags: Singular
form: shaheen falcons
tags: plural
glosses: The shaheen falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator) is a bird of prey found in South Asia.
examples: The shaheen falcon is also one the fastest birds in the world.
shaheen falcons (English, noun)
Forms: form: shaheen falcon
raw_tags: Singular
form: shaheen falcons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of shaheen falcon; more than one (kind of) shaheen falcon.
black-necked crane (English, noun)
Forms: form: black-necked crane
raw_tags: Singular
form: black-necked cranes
tags: plural
glosses: The black necked crane (Grus nigricollis) is a large bird and medium-sized crane found in the Tibetan plateau.
black-necked cranes (English, noun)
Forms: form: black-necked crane
raw_tags: Singular
form: black-necked cranes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of black-necked crane; more than one (kind of) black-necked crane.
cobbler (English, noun)
Forms: form: cobbler
raw_tags: Singular
form: cobblers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒblə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑblɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A cobbler is a person who makes and repairs shoes.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A cobbler is a type of dessert made with fruit.
raw_tags: countable
filicide (English, noun)
Forms: form: filicide
raw_tags: Singular
form: filicides
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/
tags: UK
glosses: Filicide is when a person kills their own child.
examples: A psychological overview of filicide - the murder of his family by a father.
ogle (English, verb)
Forms: form: ogle
tags: canonical
form: ogles
tags: third-person
singular
form: ogled
tags: past
form: ogled
tags: past
participle
form: ogling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈəʊɡəl/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈoʊɡəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you ogle, you stare at someone with sex on one's mind.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The man on the bench in the shopping mall ogled the young female shoppers as they passed.
rife (English, adj)
Forms: form: rife
tags: positive
form: more rife
tags: comparative
form: most rife
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /raɪf/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If x is rife with y, then y is common or widespread in x, especially when y is unpleasant or bad.
raw_tags: not before a noun
examples: Prostitution is rife in big city slums.
sweetheart (English, noun)
Forms: form: sweetheart
raw_tags: Singular
form: sweethearts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈswitˌhɑrt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A sweetheart is someone you love in a romantic way.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My sweetheart gave me a box of candy on Valentine's Day.
synonyms: boyfriend
girlfriend
love
bae
darling
adultery (English, noun)
Forms: form: adultery
raw_tags: Singular
form: adulteries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdʌltəri/
tags: US
glosses: Adultery is the act of having sex between a married person and someone who is not that person's wife or husband.
examples: He found out that his wife had committed adultery and divorced her.
Adultery is a class I felony in Wisconsin.
elector (English, noun)
Forms: form: elector
raw_tags: Singular
form: electors
tags: plural
glosses: An elector is someone that can vote in an election.
examples: The elections are coming soon, please do not forget to register yourself as an elector.
glosses: In the history of Germany an elector was a prince or archbishop who had the right to vote for the emperor who ruled over the Holy Roman Empire.
examples: The Archbishop of Mainz was an elector in 1340.
glosses: In the United States, an elector is a delegate who has the right to vote in the U.S. Electoral College for the President of the United States.
examples: Bob was an elector in the last presidential election.
electors (English, noun)
Forms: form: elector
raw_tags: Singular
form: electors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of elector; more than one (kind of) elector.
assimilate (English, verb)
Forms: form: assimilate
tags: canonical
form: assimilates
tags: third-person
singular
form: assimilated
tags: past
form: assimilated
tags: past
participle
form: assimilating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: To assimilate is to mix with other people, to absorb into their community.
synonyms: integrate
libertine (English, noun)
Forms: form: libertine
raw_tags: Singular
form: libertines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A libertine is someone (usually a man) who has no regard for the morals of his time, especially sexual morals.
examples: Don Juan is the classic libertine.
synonyms: rake
rake (English, noun)
Forms: form: rake
raw_tags: Singular
form: rakes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪk/
tags: UK
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A rake is a garden tool used to gather leaves, grass clippings, and other garden debris.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He mowed the grass, then used a rake to gather the clippings.
glosses: A rake is someone (usually a man) who has little regard for morals, especially sexual morals.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Don Juan was a rake.
Hogarth made a group of pictures called "The Rake's Progress".
synonyms: libertine
rake (English, verb)
Forms: form: rake
tags: canonical
form: rakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: raked
tags: past
form: raked
tags: past
participle
form: raking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /reɪk/
tags: UK
US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you rake something, you use a rake on something, such as leaves, in order to loosen or gather them together.
examples: We raked all the leaves into a pile.
analytic (English, adj)
Forms: form: analytic
tags: positive
form: more analytic
tags: comparative
form: most analytic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌænəˈlɪtɪk/
tags: US
glosses: If someone is analytic, that person has the ability to analyze.
analytical (English, adj)
Forms: form: analytical
tags: positive
form: more analytical
tags: comparative
form: most analytical
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ə.kəl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
tags: Australia
tags: UK
glosses: When someone is analytical, that person is skilled in using analysis.
glosses: An analytical method or technique breaks down an object or idea into its smaller parts.
examples: The old analytical approach to science was done, and a new approach is needed.
The analytical techniques of websites like Google can find very detailed information.
analytically (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /æn.əˈlɪt.ɪk.əl.li/
tags: US
glosses: When someone studies something analytically, that person studies it in an analytical manner.
precious (English, adj)
Forms: form: precious
tags: positive
form: more precious
tags: comparative
form: most precious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɛʃəs/
tags: US
glosses: When something is precious, it is something that you have a fond affection for.
glosses: When something is precious, it has a high worth or cost.
repent (English, verb)
Forms: form: repent
tags: canonical
form: repents
tags: third-person
singular
form: repented
tags: past
form: repented
tags: past
participle
form: repenting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈpɛnt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: In religion, repent means to be sorry for one's sins and to seek forgiveness; to regret one's sins and to start a better life based on religious principles.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I repent my sins and ask forgiveness.
He repented his wicked ways and started a new life.
glosses: Repent means to regret
examples: I repent skipping school last week.
appeasement (English, noun)
Forms: form: appeasement
raw_tags: Singular
form: appeasements
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈpɪiz.mənt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Appeasement is to be appeased and is the policy of giving in to demands in the hope of maintaining peace.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Both Britain and France adopted the appeasement policy towards Germany hoping that war can be avoided.
twerk (English, verb)
Forms: form: twerk
tags: canonical
form: twerks
tags: third-person
singular
form: twerked
tags: past
form: twerked
tags: past
participle
form: twerking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /twɛrk/
tags: US
ipa: /twɜːk/
tags: UK
tags: Australia
glosses: Twerk is a kind of dance where the dancer rapidly moves or shakes their buttocks, especially while bent down with their buttocks protruding.
poo (English, noun)
Forms: form: poo
raw_tags: Singular
form: poos
tags: plural
glosses: Poo refers to the feces produced from the anus.
synonyms: poop
poo (English, verb)
Forms: form: poo
tags: canonical
form: poos
tags: third-person
singular
form: pooed
tags: past
form: pooed
tags: past
participle
form: pooing
tags: present
participle
glosses: When you poo, you take a shit, to defecate.
raw_tags: childish
birch (English, noun)
Forms: form: birch
raw_tags: Singular
form: birches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /bɝtʃ/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /bɜːtʃ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
raw_tags: countable
birch (English, verb)
Forms: form: birch
tags: canonical
form: birches
tags: third-person
singular
form: birched
tags: past
form: birched
tags: past
participle
form: birching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /bɝtʃ/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /bɜːtʃ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you birch a person, you punish them with a rod made of birch wood.
clawed (English, verb)
Forms: form: claw
tags: canonical
form: claws
tags: third-person
singular
form: clawed
tags: past
form: clawed
tags: past
participle
form: clawing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of claw.
clawed (English, adj)
Forms: form: clawed
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: If something is clawed, it has a claw.
seduction (English, noun)
Forms: form: seduction
raw_tags: Singular
form: seductions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/
tags: UK
ipa: /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Seduction is process of seducing.
examples: The villain in the play used seduction to ruin the helpless young maid.
Anglophone (English, noun)
Forms: form: Anglophone
raw_tags: Singular
form: Anglophones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn/
tags: UK
glosses: A person who can speak the English language.
raw_tags: countable
fremescent (English, adj)
Forms: form: fremescent
tags: positive
form: more fremescent
tags: comparative
form: most fremescent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /frɪˈmɛsənt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Growling and roaring.
examples: The dog was becoming fremescent.
tonic (English, noun)
Forms: form: tonic
raw_tags: Singular
form: tonics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒnɪk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A drink that supposedly can make you stronger.
examples: Ben wanted bigger muscles, so he drank a glass of Beauregard's strength tonic
glosses: Tonic water, a drink made with quinine that is used in cocktails
examples: Devon went to the bar and ordered a gin and tonic
glosses: The keynote of a song (the note that says what other notes will be sharp or flat)
raw_tags: music
tonic (English, adj)
Forms: form: tonic
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒnɪk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Pertaining to the keynote of a song
raw_tags: music
tonics (English, noun)
Forms: form: tonic
raw_tags: Singular
form: tonics
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tonic; more than one (kind of) tonic.
extort (English, verb)
Forms: form: extort
tags: canonical
form: extorts
tags: third-person
singular
form: extorted
tags: past
form: extorted
tags: past
participle
form: extorting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈstɔː(r)t/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you extort a person, you threaten to hurt or kill them unless they give you something, such as money or information
examples: The criminals extorted $300 from Jack in a dark alley.
extorts (English, verb)
Forms: form: extort
tags: canonical
form: extorts
tags: third-person
singular
form: extorted
tags: past
form: extorted
tags: past
participle
form: extorting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of extort.
extorted (English, verb)
Forms: form: extort
tags: canonical
form: extorts
tags: third-person
singular
form: extorted
tags: past
form: extorted
tags: past
participle
form: extorting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of extort.
extorting (English, verb)
Forms: form: extort
tags: canonical
form: extorts
tags: third-person
singular
form: extorted
tags: past
form: extorted
tags: past
participle
form: extorting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of extort.
threaten (English, verb)
Forms: form: threaten
tags: canonical
form: threatens
tags: third-person
singular
form: threatened
tags: past
form: threatened
tags: past
participle
form: threatening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθrɛt.n̩/
tags: US
glosses: To make a threat against someone; to say that you are going to do something harmful to that person
examples: After Joe ran off with Fred's wife, Fred threatened to kill him.
threatens (English, verb)
Forms: form: threaten
tags: canonical
form: threatens
tags: third-person
singular
form: threatened
tags: past
form: threatened
tags: past
participle
form: threatening
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of threaten.
threatened (English, verb)
Forms: form: threaten
tags: canonical
form: threatens
tags: third-person
singular
form: threatened
tags: past
form: threatened
tags: past
participle
form: threatening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθrɛt.n̩d/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of threaten.
harmful (English, adj)
Forms: form: harmful
tags: positive
form: more harmful
tags: comparative
form: most harmful
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɑrmfl̩/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈhɑːmfl̩/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Something that causes harm, something that can cause injury, damage, or loss.
antonyms: harmless
safe
euphemism (English, noun)
Forms: form: euphemism
raw_tags: Singular
form: euphemisms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuː.fəˌmɪ.z(ə)m/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Euphemism is the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: An euphemism is a word or a phrase used to replace another to make it less offensive.
raw_tags: countable
examples: "To pass away” is a euphemism for "to die".
euphemisms (English, noun)
Forms: form: euphemism
raw_tags: Singular
form: euphemisms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of euphemism; more than one (kind of) euphemism.
magnify (English, verb)
Forms: form: magnify
tags: canonical
form: magnifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: magnified
tags: past
form: magnified
tags: past
participle
form: magnifying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you magnify something, you make it bigger, or you make it seem bigger.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I need to magnify the words in my book because the letters are too small.
Don't magnify your problems.
magnifies (English, verb)
Forms: form: magnify
tags: canonical
form: magnifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: magnified
tags: past
form: magnified
tags: past
participle
form: magnifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of magnify.
examples: He magnifies the pictures to search for evidence.
magnified (English, verb)
Forms: form: magnify
tags: canonical
form: magnifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: magnified
tags: past
form: magnified
tags: past
participle
form: magnifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of magnify.
examples: The picture was magnified by 40x
magnifying (English, verb)
Forms: form: magnify
tags: canonical
form: magnifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: magnified
tags: past
form: magnified
tags: past
participle
form: magnifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of magnify.
examples: I can find many details by magnifying the painting.
magnifiable (English, adj)
Forms: form: magnifiable
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: If something is magnifiable, it can be magnified.
resistance (English, noun)
Forms: form: resistance
raw_tags: Singular
form: resistances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈzɪstəns/
tags: US
glosses: Resistance is the act of opposing something, usually to oppose a change.
glosses: Resistance is the amount of force pushing against an object.
raw_tags: physics
examples: As I run, the resistance of the air slows me down by a bit, making it harder for me to run faster.
glosses: Resistance is electrical resistance, which is the opposition to the flow of an electrical current.
raw_tags: physics
glosses: A resistance is an illegal organization that tries to use force to fight for freedom and human rights.
resistances (English, noun)
Forms: form: resistance
raw_tags: Singular
form: resistances
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of resistance; more than one (kind of) resistance.
gooses (English, verb)
Forms: form: goose
tags: canonical
form: gooses
tags: third-person
singular
form: goosed
tags: past
form: goosed
tags: past
participle
form: goosing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of goose.
goosed (English, verb)
Forms: form: goose
tags: canonical
form: gooses
tags: third-person
singular
form: goosed
tags: past
form: goosed
tags: past
participle
form: goosing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of goose.
goosing (English, verb)
Forms: form: goose
tags: canonical
form: gooses
tags: third-person
singular
form: goosed
tags: past
form: goosed
tags: past
participle
form: goosing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of goose.
vice versa (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈvaɪsi ˈvɝsə/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The same, but with the two things mentioned reversed (the other way around).
examples: The black vase goes on the white table and vice versa.
hayride (English, noun)
Forms: form: hayride
raw_tags: Singular
form: hayrides
tags: plural
glosses: A hayride is a ride in a wagon filled with hay. It is typically held in the evenings around Halloween for a group of people who tell stories, sing, drink cider, et cetera.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We took a hayride around Old MacDonald's farm looking for ghosts.
Old MacDonald's farm held several hayrides in October.
refrain (English, noun)
Forms: form: refrain
raw_tags: Singular
form: refrains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈfreɪn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A refrain is part of a song. It is also called the chorus. The words (lyrics) of the refrain are the same words sung over and over after each verse in the song.
examples: I don't know the words but I can hum along during the refrain.
refrain (English, verb)
Forms: form: refrain
tags: canonical
form: refrains
tags: third-person
singular
form: refrained
tags: past
form: refrained
tags: past
participle
form: refraining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈfreɪn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To refrain means to control or hold back.
examples: Stop making jokes! Will you refrain yourself?
He refrained from making jokes during his teacher's farewell speech.
Anglophones (English, noun)
Forms: form: Anglophone
raw_tags: Singular
form: Anglophones
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of Anglophone; more than one (kind of) Anglophone.
refrains (English, noun)
Forms: form: refrain
raw_tags: Singular
form: refrains
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of refrain; more than one (kind of) refrain.
refrains (English, verb)
Forms: form: refrain
tags: canonical
form: refrains
tags: third-person
singular
form: refrained
tags: past
form: refrained
tags: past
participle
form: refraining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of refrain.
refrained (English, verb)
Forms: form: refrain
tags: canonical
form: refrains
tags: third-person
singular
form: refrained
tags: past
form: refrained
tags: past
participle
form: refraining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of refrain.
refraining (English, verb)
Forms: form: refrain
tags: canonical
form: refrains
tags: third-person
singular
form: refrained
tags: past
form: refrained
tags: past
participle
form: refraining
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of refrain.
hayrides (English, noun)
Forms: form: hayride
raw_tags: Singular
form: hayrides
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of hayride; more than one (kind of) hayride.
cider (English, noun)
Forms: form: cider
raw_tags: Singular
form: ciders
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsaɪ̯.də/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A beverage made from the juice of apples or other fruit. It often, but not always, is alcoholic.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: At the harvest dance, everybody drank a mug of cider.
ciders (English, noun)
Forms: form: cider
raw_tags: Singular
form: ciders
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of cider; more than one (kind of) cider.
tabernacles (English, noun)
Forms: form: tabernacle
raw_tags: Singular
form: tabernacles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tabernacle; more than one (kind of) tabernacle.
house of worship (English, noun)
Forms: form: houses of worship
raw_tags: Singular
form: houses of worships
tags: plural
glosses: A church or other building where people go to worship.
worship (English, noun)
Forms: form: worship
raw_tags: Singular
form: worships
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɜːʃɪp/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈwɝʃɪp/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Belief or devotion to a god or other higher power.
glosses: The things you do to show that belief or devotion.
worship (English, verb)
Forms: form: worshiped
tags: past
form: worshiped
tags: past
participle
form: worshiping
tags: present
participle
form: worship
tags: canonical
form: worships
tags: third-person
singular
form: worshipped
tags: past
form: worshipped
tags: past
participle
form: worshipping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɜːʃɪp/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈwɝʃɪp/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To participate in religious services.
examples: Methodists worship God by praying and singing hymns.
worships (English, noun)
Forms: form: worship
raw_tags: Singular
form: worships
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of worship; more than one (kind of) worship.
worships (English, verb)
Forms: form: worshiped
tags: past
form: worshiped
tags: past
participle
form: worshiping
tags: present
participle
form: worship
tags: canonical
form: worships
tags: third-person
singular
form: worshipped
tags: past
form: worshipped
tags: past
participle
form: worshipping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of worship.
worshiped (English, verb)
Forms: form: worship
tags: canonical
form: worships
tags: third-person
singular
form: worshiped
tags: past
form: worshiped
tags: past
participle
form: worshiping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of worship.
worshiping (English, verb)
Forms: form: worship
tags: canonical
form: worships
tags: third-person
singular
form: worshiped
tags: past
form: worshiped
tags: past
participle
form: worshiping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of worship.
obsequious (English, adj)
Forms: form: obsequious
tags: positive
form: more obsequious
tags: comparative
form: most obsequious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əbˈsiːkwi.əs/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you are obsequious, you are obedient.
raw_tags: old, no longer used
glosses: An obsequious person likes to please people or to obey instructions excessively.
dipstick (English, noun)
Forms: form: dipstick
raw_tags: Singular
form: dipsticks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɪpstɪk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A dipstick is a tool. The most familiar dipstick is the one used to measure the amount of oil in a car's engine. Another dipstick is made of litmus paper. It is dipped into urine to test for ketosis.
raw_tags: countable
dipstick (English, verb)
Forms: form: dipstick
tags: canonical
form: dipsticks
tags: third-person
singular
form: dipsticked
tags: past
form: dipsticked
tags: past
participle
form: dipsticking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɪpstɪk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you dipstick a person, you check their understanding of something.
glosses: If you dipstick a car, you measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.
raw_tags: engineering
laceration (English, noun)
Forms: form: laceration
raw_tags: Singular
form: lacerations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /læsəˈreɪʃən/
glosses: A wound where the skin or a soft part of the body tears or breaks by a hit or strike. This leaves an open hole (outside the body) or a part of the body moved to the wrong place (inside the body). Lacerations are caused by hard hits (for example, a punch, a brick, a fall, or an automobile crash) and not by sharp hits (for example, a knife).
examples: Vaginal or rectal lacerations sustained while fisting may lead to serious injury or death.
He sustained some hideous facial lacerations in that horrific car accident last week. He should not have been driving and texting at the same time!
glosses: (wrong) A cut.
laceration (English, noun)
Forms: form: laceration
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /læsəˈreɪʃən/
glosses: An act that creates a tear.
examples: A fall from the second floor can cause laceration of the skin, even if it does not break any bones.
shrug (English, verb)
Forms: form: shrug
tags: canonical
form: shrugs
tags: third-person
singular
form: shrugged
tags: past
form: shrugged
tags: past
participle
form: shrugging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃrʌɡ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you shrug your shoulders, you raise and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Where's Dad?" "How should I know?" replied my brother, shrugging.
shrug (English, noun)
Forms: form: shrug
raw_tags: Singular
form: shrugs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃrʌɡ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A shrug is the action of raising your shoulders and then lowering them in order to say you don't know or are not interested.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Liam responded with an uninterested shrug.
gem (English, noun)
Forms: form: gem
raw_tags: Singular
form: gems
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A gem is a piece of mineral that is used in jewelry because it looks pretty.
glosses: A gem is anything beautiful, even if it is not a rock or mineral.
examples: Randy Johnson's one-hitter against the Padres was a gem of a game.
gems (English, noun)
Forms: form: gem
raw_tags: Singular
form: gems
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of gem; more than one (kind of) gem.
jewelry (English, noun)
Forms: form: jewelry
raw_tags: Singular
form: jewelries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʤuː.əl.ri/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
US
ipa: /ˈʤuːəl.ri/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Things that you wear such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of metals and sometimes with valuable gemstones.
raw_tags: usually uncountable