crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
archaeology (English, noun)
Forms: form: archaeology
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɑː(r).kiˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɑr.kiˈɑl.ə.dʒi/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Archaeology is the study of people and societies by looking at what they have left behind.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: To understand the ancient burials, we needed someone who was skilled in archaeology.
archaeological (English, adj)
Forms: form: archaeological
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɑːkɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/
tags: US
glosses: Archaeological describes things that are about or related to archaeology.
examples: The Valley of the Kings in Egypt is an important archaeological site.
willy (English, noun)
Forms: form: willy
raw_tags: Singular
form: willies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪli/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A willy is a word, often used by or around children, for penis.
raw_tags: slang
examples: Richard said his willy was the biggest in the class.
willies (English, noun)
Forms: form: willy
raw_tags: Singular
form: willies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of willy; more than one (kind of) willy.
Willy (English, name)
Forms: form: Willy
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Willy is a male given name. It is usually short for William.
examples: Willy Brandt is a famous German politician.
repayment (English, noun)
Forms: form: repayment
raw_tags: Singular
form: repayments
tags: plural
glosses: A repayment the act of giving back money, or a part of the money, that you have borrowed.
examples: He had to make three more repayments before he owned the car.
repayments (English, noun)
Forms: form: repayment
raw_tags: Singular
form: repayments
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of repayment; more than one (kind of) repayment.
asterisk (English, noun)
Forms: form: asterisk
raw_tags: Singular
form: asterisks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæstərɪsk/
tags: US
glosses: An asterisk is the sign * used for several purposes including to mark footnotes and other notes, to indicate multiplication (e.g., 3*3), and (on the Internet) to signify that something should be in bold (e.g., *IMPORTANT*).
raw_tags: countable
examples: Linguists put asterisks before reconstructed words.
synonyms: star
bullet
asterisk (English, verb)
Forms: form: asterisk
tags: canonical
form: asterisks
tags: third-person
singular
form: asterisked
tags: past
form: asterisked
tags: past
participle
form: asterisking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæstərɪsk/
tags: US
glosses: If you asterisk something, you mark it with an asterisk (*).
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I asterisked that sentence because I wanted to leave a footnote at the bottom.
synonyms: star
asterisks (English, noun)
Forms: form: asterisk
raw_tags: Singular
form: asterisks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of asterisk; more than one (kind of) asterisk.
asterisks (English, verb)
Forms: form: asterisk
tags: canonical
form: asterisks
tags: third-person
singular
form: asterisked
tags: past
form: asterisked
tags: past
participle
form: asterisking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of asterisk.
asterisked (English, verb)
Forms: form: asterisk
tags: canonical
form: asterisks
tags: third-person
singular
form: asterisked
tags: past
form: asterisked
tags: past
participle
form: asterisking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of asterisk.
asterisking (English, verb)
Forms: form: asterisk
tags: canonical
form: asterisks
tags: third-person
singular
form: asterisked
tags: past
form: asterisked
tags: past
participle
form: asterisking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of asterisk.
full stop (English, noun)
Forms: form: full stop
raw_tags: Singular
form: full stops
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʊl stɒp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A full stop is a punctuation mark "." at the end of a sentence.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable
examples: Don't forget to write full stops at the end of each paragraph!
synonyms: period
dot
point
full stops (English, noun)
Forms: form: full stop
raw_tags: Singular
form: full stops
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of full stop; more than one (kind of) full stop.
spam (English, noun)
Forms: form: spam
raw_tags: Singular
form: spams
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /spæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Spam refers to random messages on the Internet. If you receive many messages that advertise things or were sent without you asking for them, you are getting spam.
raw_tags: uncountable
internet
examples: There are many online computer programs that send spam to users.
synonyms: junk mail
advertising
glosses: A spam is a single random message. A single occurrence of spam.
raw_tags: countable
rare
internet
examples: He received 65 spams to his e-mail account yesterday.
spam (English, verb)
Forms: form: spam
tags: canonical
form: spams
tags: third-person
singular
form: spammed
tags: past
form: spammed
tags: past
participle
form: spamming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /spæm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you spam someone, you send many random electronic messages (spam) to that person.
raw_tags: transitive
internet
examples: I hate it when people spam my forum.
glosses: If you spam, you send spam.
raw_tags: intransitive
internet
examples: I don't like the guy who spams people every day.
spams (English, noun)
Forms: form: spam
raw_tags: Singular
form: spams
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of spam; more than one (kind of) spam.
spams (English, verb)
Forms: form: spam
tags: canonical
form: spams
tags: third-person
singular
form: spammed
tags: past
form: spammed
tags: past
participle
form: spamming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of spam.
spamming (English, verb)
Forms: form: spam
tags: canonical
form: spams
tags: third-person
singular
form: spammed
tags: past
form: spammed
tags: past
participle
form: spamming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of spam.
spammed (English, verb)
Forms: form: spam
tags: canonical
form: spams
tags: third-person
singular
form: spammed
tags: past
form: spammed
tags: past
participle
form: spamming
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of spam.
cab (English, noun)
Forms: form: cab
raw_tags: Singular
form: cabs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæb/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Northern-California
US
glosses: A cab is a car that you can hire (pay for) for single trips. (Often taxi cab)
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: taxi
taxicab
taxi cab
cabs (English, noun)
Forms: form: cab
raw_tags: Singular
form: cabs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of cab; more than one (kind of) cab.
suspicious (English, adj)
Forms: form: suspicious
tags: positive
form: more suspicious
tags: comparative
form: most suspicious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈspɪʃəs/
tags: US
glosses: If someone or something is suspicious, you do not trust that person, you suspect that he is doing something shady, or that something odd is happening.
examples: The man who is inspecting that window seems suspicious.
synonyms: shady
antonyms: unsuspicious
glosses: If you are suspicious, you don't trust people. You suspect something or are distrustful.
examples: Don't be suspicious of that man; I don't think he's doing anything shady.
synonyms: wary
untrusting
antonyms: trustful
unsuspicious
dishonesty (English, noun)
Forms: form: dishonesty
raw_tags: Singular
form: dishonesties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈɒnɪ.stɪ/
tags: UK
glosses: Dishonesty is the quality of not being honest. If you have dishonesty, you do not tell the truth. You are not honest.
raw_tags: uncountable
antonyms: honesty
glosses: A dishonesty is an act which is not honest.
raw_tags: countable
dishonesties (English, noun)
Forms: form: dishonesty
raw_tags: Singular
form: dishonesties
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of dishonesty; more than one (kind of) dishonesty.
template (English, noun)
Forms: form: template
raw_tags: Singular
form: templates
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛmp.lət/
tags: US
glosses: A template is a model or base which you can use as a starting point to make other objects.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I used the template with holes for letters to write that message neatly.
synonyms: guide
example
model
template (English, verb)
Forms: form: template
tags: canonical
form: templates
tags: third-person
singular
form: templated
tags: past
form: templated
tags: past
participle
form: templating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛmp.lət/
tags: US
glosses: If you template something, you make it or set it up using a template.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you template something, you make a guide or pattern for creating it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He templated a circle by writing rules for making circles and providing an example circle to copy.
templates (English, noun)
Forms: form: template
raw_tags: Singular
form: templates
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of template; more than one (kind of) template.
templates (English, verb)
Forms: form: template
tags: canonical
form: templates
tags: third-person
singular
form: templated
tags: past
form: templated
tags: past
participle
form: templating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of template.
templated (English, verb)
Forms: form: template
tags: canonical
form: templates
tags: third-person
singular
form: templated
tags: past
form: templated
tags: past
participle
form: templating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of template.
templating (English, verb)
Forms: form: template
tags: canonical
form: templates
tags: third-person
singular
form: templated
tags: past
form: templated
tags: past
participle
form: templating
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of template.
noble gas (English, noun)
Forms: form: noble gas
raw_tags: Singular
form: noble gases
tags: plural
glosses: Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being odorless, colorless, and monatomic.
raw_tags: chemistry
examples: Helium is the first noble gas in the periodic table.
noble gases (English, noun)
Forms: form: noble gas
raw_tags: Singular
form: noble gases
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of noble gas; more than one (kind of) noble gas.
caption (English, noun)
Forms: form: caption
raw_tags: Singular
form: captions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæp.ʃn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A caption is a title or description of an image or illustration.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Look at the caption under the illustration to learn more.
caption (English, verb)
Forms: form: caption
tags: canonical
form: captions
tags: third-person
singular
form: captioned
tags: past
form: captioned
tags: past
participle
form: captioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæp.ʃn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you caption an image or a text, you add a caption (description or title) to it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.
captions (English, noun)
Forms: form: caption
raw_tags: Singular
form: captions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of caption; more than one (kind of) caption.
captions (English, verb)
Forms: form: caption
tags: canonical
form: captions
tags: third-person
singular
form: captioned
tags: past
form: captioned
tags: past
participle
form: captioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of caption.
captioned (English, verb)
Forms: form: caption
tags: canonical
form: captions
tags: third-person
singular
form: captioned
tags: past
form: captioned
tags: past
participle
form: captioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of caption.
captioning (English, verb)
Forms: form: caption
tags: canonical
form: captions
tags: third-person
singular
form: captioned
tags: past
form: captioned
tags: past
participle
form: captioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of caption.
spite (English, noun)
Forms: form: spite
raw_tags: Singular
form: spites
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /spaɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to annoy, harass, irritate, or thwart; a desire to harass, injure or vex; petty malice; grudge; rancor.
examples: They were so filled with spite for their coach that they lost most of their matches.
spite (English, verb)
Forms: form: spite
tags: canonical
form: spites
tags: third-person
singular
form: spited
tags: past
form: spited
tags: past
participle
form: spiting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /spaɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He soon married again, to spite his ex-wife.
glosses: To fill with spite; to offend; to harass.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: After calling a foul on one of the players, the referee was spited by him.
spite (English, prep)
Forms: form: spite
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /spaɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Notwithstanding; despite.
spites (English, noun)
Forms: form: spite
raw_tags: Singular
form: spites
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of spite; more than one (kind of) spite.
spites (English, verb)
Forms: form: spite
tags: canonical
form: spites
tags: third-person
singular
form: spited
tags: past
form: spited
tags: past
participle
form: spiting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of spite.
spited (English, verb)
Forms: form: spite
tags: canonical
form: spites
tags: third-person
singular
form: spited
tags: past
form: spited
tags: past
participle
form: spiting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of spite.
spiting (English, verb)
Forms: form: spite
tags: canonical
form: spites
tags: third-person
singular
form: spited
tags: past
form: spited
tags: past
participle
form: spiting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of spite.
prisoner (English, noun)
Forms: form: prisoner
raw_tags: Singular
form: prisoners
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɪzən/
tags: Canada
UK
tags: US
glosses: A prisoner is a person imprisoned, while on trial or serving a sentence.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The prisoners were let out of their cells each afternoon so they could exercise.
glosses: Any person held against his or her will is a prisoner.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He kept his mother as a prisoner in her bedroom until she agreed to change her will.
prisoners (English, noun)
Forms: form: prisoner
raw_tags: Singular
form: prisoners
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɪzənɚz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈprɪzənəz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of prisoner; more than one (kind of) prisoner.
scientific (English, adj)
Forms: form: scientific
tags: positive
form: more scientific
tags: comparative
form: most scientific
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaɪənˌtɪfɪk/
tags: Canada
tags: US
glosses: Of, or having to do with science.
glosses: Having the quality of being derived from, or similar to, the scientific method.
thorough (English, adj)
Forms: form: thorough
tags: positive
form: more thorough
tags: comparative
form: most thorough
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθʌ.rə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈθʌ.roʊ/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Careful not to miss or omit any detail.
examples: The thorough investigation by the police led to the arrest of the criminals.
These are the most thorough workers I have ever seen.
glosses: complete; absolute
examples: It is a thorough pleasure to see the building finished.
plonk (English, noun)
Forms: form: plonk
raw_tags: Singular
form: plonks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /plɒŋk/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /plɑŋk/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: Plonk is a cheap wine.
raw_tags: slang
examples: He had a headache after a night on the plonk.
glosses: A plonk is the noise something makes if dropped, especially into liquid.
examples: She heard the plonk of the coins as she dropped them into the wishing well.
plonk (English, verb)
Forms: form: plonk
tags: canonical
form: plonks
tags: third-person
singular
form: plonked
tags: past
form: plonked
tags: past
participle
form: plonking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /plɒŋk/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /plɑŋk/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: To plonk is to drop something heavily, or sit down heavily.
examples: He was so tired he just plonked on the sofa when he got home.
plonks (English, noun)
Forms: form: plonk
raw_tags: Singular
form: plonks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of plonk; more than one (kind of) plonk.
plonks (English, verb)
Forms: form: plonk
tags: canonical
form: plonks
tags: third-person
singular
form: plonked
tags: past
form: plonked
tags: past
participle
form: plonking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of plonk.
plonked (English, verb)
Forms: form: plonk
tags: canonical
form: plonks
tags: third-person
singular
form: plonked
tags: past
form: plonked
tags: past
participle
form: plonking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of plonk.
plonking (English, verb)
Forms: form: plonk
tags: canonical
form: plonks
tags: third-person
singular
form: plonked
tags: past
form: plonked
tags: past
participle
form: plonking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of plonk.
therapy (English, noun)
Forms: form: therapy
raw_tags: Singular
form: therapies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθɛr.ə.pi/
tags: UK
glosses: Therapy is the treatment of disease or disability, physical or mental.
examples: My grandfather's therapy will start at the hospital at noon tomorrow.
glosses: Healing power or quality.
therapy (English, verb)
Forms: form: therapy
tags: canonical
form: therapies
tags: third-person
singular
form: therapied
tags: past
form: therapied
tags: past
participle
form: therapying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθɛr.ə.pi/
tags: UK
glosses: To treat with a therapy.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: To undergo a therapy.
raw_tags: intransitive
therapies (English, noun)
Forms: form: therapy
raw_tags: Singular
form: therapies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of therapy; more than one (kind of) therapy.
therapies (English, verb)
Forms: form: therapy
tags: canonical
form: therapies
tags: third-person
singular
form: therapied
tags: past
form: therapied
tags: past
participle
form: therapying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of therapy.
therapied (English, verb)
Forms: form: therapy
tags: canonical
form: therapies
tags: third-person
singular
form: therapied
tags: past
form: therapied
tags: past
participle
form: therapying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of therapy.
therapying (English, verb)
Forms: form: therapy
tags: canonical
form: therapies
tags: third-person
singular
form: therapied
tags: past
form: therapied
tags: past
participle
form: therapying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of therapy.
terrify (English, verb)
Forms: form: terrify
tags: canonical
form: terrifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: terrified
tags: past
form: terrified
tags: past
participle
form: terrifying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛrɪfaɪ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: When you terrify someone, you frighten the person greatly; to fill with terror.
examples: The dogs terrify the cats.
terrifies (English, verb)
Forms: form: terrify
tags: canonical
form: terrifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: terrified
tags: past
form: terrified
tags: past
participle
form: terrifying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of terrify.
terrified (English, adj)
Forms: form: terrified
tags: positive
form: more terrified
tags: comparative
form: most terrified
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Being terrified means being very scared.
terrified (English, verb)
Forms: form: terrify
tags: canonical
form: terrifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: terrified
tags: past
form: terrified
tags: past
participle
form: terrifying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of terrify.
terrifying (English, verb)
Forms: form: terrify
tags: canonical
form: terrifies
tags: third-person
singular
form: terrified
tags: past
form: terrified
tags: past
participle
form: terrifying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛrɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of terrify.
terrific (English, adj)
Forms: form: terrific
tags: positive
form: more terrific
tags: comparative
form: most terrific
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /təˈrɪfɪk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Frighteningly good.
raw_tags: informal
examples: She's a terrific tennis player.
glosses: Astounding or awesome.
raw_tags: informal
examples: The aircraft landed at a terrific speed.
glosses: Terrifying; causing terror
examples: The lightning was followed by a terrific clap of thunder.
glosses: Extraordinarily great or intense.
raw_tags: informal
examples: The racing cars drive at terrific speeds.
heavily (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛvɪli/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Heavily is a quality of heavy, a great weight, load, effort, or to a large amount.
examples: He dragged himself heavily out of the water and onto the boat.
He drank heavily, which caused him many health problems.
In his plays, he borrowed heavily from Shakespeare.
When she heard the bad news, she sank heavily into the chair.
antonyms: lightly
tragedy (English, noun)
Forms: form: tragedy
raw_tags: Singular
form: tragedies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrædʒɪdi/
tags: US
glosses: A tragedy is a disaster that usually involves someone getting injured or dying and can affect the lives of many others.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The 9/11 attacks was a tragedy in the history of United States.
glosses: A tragedy is play or written work in which the main character is destroyed by his own weakness or things that he can not deal with.
raw_tags: countable
examples: In Shakepeare's tragedy Macbeth, Macbeth is destroyed by his own ambition and greed.
antonyms: comedy
tragedies (English, noun)
Forms: form: tragedy
raw_tags: Singular
form: tragedies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tragedy; more than one (kind of) tragedy.
salvation (English, noun)
Forms: form: salvation
raw_tags: Singular
form: salvations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sælˈveɪʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Salvation is the state of being saved from hell or a punishment of sin.
raw_tags: uncountable
religion
glosses: Someone's or something's salvation is the act of saving them from harm or from an unpleasant situation.
raw_tags: uncountable
sophisticated (English, adj)
Forms: form: sophisticated
tags: positive
form: more sophisticated
tags: comparative
form: most sophisticated
tags: superlative
glosses: When something is sophisticated, it is very complicated and difficult to understand for someone who is not knowledgeable in that area.
examples: This key is very sophisticated, is it a key to a secret passage?
synonyms: complicated
complex
confusing
antonyms: easy
simple
glosses: When something is sophisticated it is very high class, very refined, cultured, the very best quality.
examples: She was a very sophisticated young woman, who always looked stunning, in beautifully designed dresses.
antonyms: rough
coarse
rude
socialist (English, noun)
Forms: form: socialist
raw_tags: Singular
form: socialists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A socialist is someone who practices socialism, a type of government that makes the goods produced in a country owned by the people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Russia used to be a socialist country during the period when the country was called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
socialist (English, adj)
Forms: form: socialist
tags: positive
form: more socialist
tags: comparative
form: most socialist
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The level of socialism that a person practices.
socialists (English, noun)
Forms: form: socialist
raw_tags: Singular
form: socialists
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of socialist; more than one (kind of) socialist.
tragic (English, adj)
Forms: form: tragic
tags: positive
form: more tragic
tags: comparative
form: most tragic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /'træd͡ʒɪk/
tags: Australia
glosses: When an event is tragic, it is causing a lot of pain and suffering for those involved in that event. We would call such event a tragedy as well.
examples: Terrorists are people who want to make tragic events happen and make the innocent people suffer so as to tell the government something.
nowt (English, noun)
Forms: form: nowt
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /naʊt/
raw_tags: Northern-England
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Nowt means nothing, something that is empty and does not contain anything.
tags: Northern-England
examples: There is nowt in this box.
synonyms: empty
nothing
naught
antonyms: full
something
stronghold (English, noun)
Forms: form: stronghold
raw_tags: Singular
form: strongholds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstrɔŋhoʊld/
ipa: /ˈstrɒŋhoʊld/
tags: US
glosses: A stronghold is a fortress.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A stronghold is a place of refuge, survival or domination by a particular group or idea.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The soldiers attacked the enemy stronghold on the hill.
Cornwall is the last stronghold of the Cornish language.
socialism (English, noun)
Forms: form: socialism
raw_tags: Singular
form: socialisms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Socialism is any ideology that wants everyone to publicly own all things that are used to make other things, like factories and farms. In this system, the economy is run to benefit all the people and not simply to make profit.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Karl Marx said socialism was the first step in moving from capitalism to communism.
socialisms (English, noun)
Forms: form: socialism
raw_tags: Singular
form: socialisms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of socialism; more than one (kind of) socialism.
Argentina (English, name)
Forms: form: Argentina
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɑː.dʒənˈtiː.nə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌɑr.dʒənˈti.nə/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Argentina is a country in South America.
examples: The capital city of Argentina is Buenos Aires.
Argentinian (English, noun)
Forms: form: Argentinian
raw_tags: Singular
form: Argentinians
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ɑr.ˌdʒɨn.ˈtɪ.ni.ən/
glosses: An Argentinian is a citizen of Argentina.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The musical "Evita" was written about the life of a famous Argentinian, Eva Perón.
Argentinian (English, adj)
Forms: form: Argentinian
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /ɑr.ˌdʒɨn.ˈtɪ.ni.ən/
glosses: If something is Argentinian, it about or comes from Argentina.
examples: The tango is a famous Argentinian dance.
Argentinians (English, noun)
Forms: form: Argentinian
raw_tags: Singular
form: Argentinians
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of Argentinian; more than one (kind of) Argentinian.
delete (English, noun)
Forms: form: delete
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈliːt/
tags: US
glosses: A key that may be pressed to delete something (including text or files) from a computer.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I lost the files when I accidentally hit delete.
delete (English, verb)
Forms: form: delete
tags: canonical
form: deletes
tags: third-person
singular
form: deleted
tags: past
form: deleted
tags: past
participle
form: deleting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈliːt/
tags: US
glosses: If you delete something, you remove or get rid of, or erase it, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I will delete the first paragraph of my essay from the file.
glosses: If you delete something, you conceal hide or conceal it.
raw_tags: transitive
deletes (English, verb)
Forms: form: delete
tags: canonical
form: deletes
tags: third-person
singular
form: deleted
tags: past
form: deleted
tags: past
participle
form: deleting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of delete.
deleted (English, verb)
Forms: form: delete
tags: canonical
form: deletes
tags: third-person
singular
form: deleted
tags: past
form: deleted
tags: past
participle
form: deleting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of delete.
deleting (English, verb)
Forms: form: delete
tags: canonical
form: deletes
tags: third-person
singular
form: deleted
tags: past
form: deleted
tags: past
participle
form: deleting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of delete.
Argentine (English, noun)
Forms: form: Argentine
raw_tags: Singular
form: Argentines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑː.dʒən.taɪn/
tags: UK
glosses: Argentina is sometimes called "the Argentine".
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: An Argentine is a person from Argentina, also called an Argentinian.
raw_tags: countable
Argentine (English, adj)
Forms: form: Argentine
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑː.dʒən.taɪn/
tags: UK
glosses: Argentine is something from, or is like something from Argentina.
examples: She loved the excitement in dancing an Argentine tango.
Argentines (English, noun)
Forms: form: Argentine
raw_tags: Singular
form: Argentines
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of Argentine; more than one (kind of) Argentine.
argentine (English, noun)
Forms: form: argentine
raw_tags: Singular
form: argentines
tags: plural
glosses: Argentine is a word for silver, or silver coloured metals.
glosses: Argentine is a family of small silver coloured fish, like small salmon.
examples: A species in the argentine family of fish is "Argentina sphyraena".
argentines (English, noun)
Forms: form: argentine
raw_tags: Singular
form: argentines
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of argentine; more than one (kind of) argentine.
mosaic (English, noun)
Forms: form: mosaic
raw_tags: Singular
form: mosaics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /məʊˈzeɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /moʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/
tags: US
glosses: A mosaic is a picture or design made with small coloured pieces.
examples: The Romans used mosaics to decorate the floors of their houses.
glosses: A mosaic can be something that is like a mosaic as it is made up of many pieces.
examples: This mosaic is made of images taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft.
mosaic (English, verb)
Forms: form: mosaic
tags: canonical
form: mosaics
tags: third-person
singular
form: mosaicked
tags: past
form: mosaicked
tags: past
participle
form: mosaicking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /məʊˈzeɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /moʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/
tags: US
glosses: To mosaic you would make a picture or design using many small pieces.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He was tired after mosaicking around the edge of the pool to make it look Roman.
mosaics (English, noun)
Forms: form: mosaic
raw_tags: Singular
form: mosaics
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mosaic; more than one (kind of) mosaic.
mosaics (English, verb)
Forms: form: mosaic
tags: canonical
form: mosaics
tags: third-person
singular
form: mosaicked
tags: past
form: mosaicked
tags: past
participle
form: mosaicking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of mosaic.
mosaicked (English, verb)
Forms: form: mosaic
tags: canonical
form: mosaics
tags: third-person
singular
form: mosaicked
tags: past
form: mosaicked
tags: past
participle
form: mosaicking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of mosaic.
mosaicking (English, verb)
Forms: form: mosaic
tags: canonical
form: mosaics
tags: third-person
singular
form: mosaicked
tags: past
form: mosaicked
tags: past
participle
form: mosaicking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of mosaic.
blunt (English, adj)
Forms: form: blunt
tags: positive
form: blunter
tags: comparative
form: bluntest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /blʌnt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: When something is blunt, it has a thick end and is not sharp.
glosses: Very direct in one's words, usually in a negative manner and in a rude way.
raw_tags: speech
blunt (English, noun)
Forms: form: blunt
raw_tags: Singular
form: blunts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /blʌnt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A blunt is a type of cigarette.
raw_tags: countable
blunts (English, noun)
Forms: form: blunt
raw_tags: Singular
form: blunts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of blunt; more than one (kind of) blunt.
cannabis (English, noun)
Forms: form: cannabis
raw_tags: Singular
form: cannabises
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkænəbɪs/
tags: UK
glosses: Cannabis is a type of plant from Central Asia.
glosses: A type of drug taken from the cannabis plant parts.
hash (English, noun)
Forms: form: hash
raw_tags: Singular
form: hashes
tags: plural
glosses: Hash is a kind of chopped meat and vegetable that are mixed together.
glosses: A symbol ("#"), also known as the number sign.
glosses: A type of drug.
barley (English, noun)
Forms: form: barley
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɑː(r)li/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Barley is a kind of grain.
raw_tags: uncountable
caveman (English, noun)
Forms: form: caveman
raw_tags: Singular
form: cavemen
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A caveman is someone who lives in caves.
raw_tags: countable
hound (English, noun)
Forms: form: hound
raw_tags: Singular
form: hounds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /haʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: A hound is a breed of dog that has a good sense of smell for hunting other animals.
raw_tags: countable
hound (English, verb)
Forms: form: hound
tags: canonical
form: hounds
tags: third-person
singular
form: hounded
tags: past
form: hounded
tags: past
participle
form: hounding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /haʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: If you hound someone, you harass or pester them persistently.
raw_tags: transitive
hounds (English, noun)
Forms: form: hound
raw_tags: Singular
form: hounds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /haʊndz/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of hound; more than one (kind of) hound.
hounds (English, verb)
Forms: form: hound
tags: canonical
form: hounds
tags: third-person
singular
form: hounded
tags: past
form: hounded
tags: past
participle
form: hounding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /haʊndz/
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of hound.
pathetic (English, adj)
Forms: form: pathetic
tags: positive
form: more pathetic
tags: comparative
form: most pathetic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈθɛtɪk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.
examples: The student's pathetic pleas for an extension stirred the teacher's heart.
tractor (English, noun)
Forms: form: tractor
raw_tags: Singular
form: tractors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtræktə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtræktər/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A vehicle used on farms for pulling equipment, preparing the fields, and so on.
raw_tags: countable
agriculture
examples: The mechanic just fixed the old tractor so the that Mr. Brown, the farmer can plough his fields.
glosses: A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Any piece of machinery or thing that pulls something.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An airplane where the propeller is located in front of the fuselage.
raw_tags: countable
tractors (English, noun)
Forms: form: tractor
raw_tags: Singular
form: tractors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tractor; more than one (kind of) tractor.
usage (English, noun)
Forms: form: usage
raw_tags: Singular
form: usages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuːsid͡ʒ/
ipa: /ˈjuːzid͡ʒ/
tags: US
glosses: The way or the amount of using; use.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I learnt the usage of some verbs while studying the language.
glosses: A habit or accepted practice.
raw_tags: countable
usages (English, noun)
Forms: form: usage
raw_tags: Singular
form: usages
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of usage; more than one (kind of) usage.
tummy (English, noun)
Forms: form: tummy
raw_tags: Singular
form: tummies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtʌm.i/
tags: Australia
glosses: stomach
raw_tags: countable
childish language
examples: Tommy told his mother that his tummy was full.
glosses: A belly that is sticking out.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
slang
tummies (English, noun)
Forms: form: tummy
raw_tags: Singular
form: tummies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tummy; more than one (kind of) tummy.
noon (English, noun)
Forms: form: noon
raw_tags: Singular
form: noons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nuːn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The middle of the civil day. The middle of the daytime. It's the part of the day when the sun is at its zenith.
examples: We turned the television on just before noon.
synonyms: midday
antonyms: midnight
noons (English, noun)
Forms: form: noon
raw_tags: Singular
form: noons
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of noon; more than one (kind of) noon.
audition (English, noun)
Forms: form: audition
raw_tags: Singular
form: auditions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːˈdɪʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: An audition is a performance by an someone hoping to become a performer in order to show suitability or talent.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The music club had it's auditions on Tuesday.
glosses: Audition is the sense of hearing.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: His audition was poor.
audition (English, verb)
Forms: form: audition
tags: canonical
form: auditions
tags: third-person
singular
form: auditioned
tags: past
form: auditioned
tags: past
participle
form: auditioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːˈdɪʃən/
tags: UK
glosses: To audition is to evaluate one or more performers through an audition.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We auditioned many singers for the part in our new show.
glosses: To audition is to take part in an audition.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Many singers auditioned for the part in our new show.
auditions (English, noun)
Forms: form: audition
raw_tags: Singular
form: auditions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of audition; more than one (kind of) audition.
auditions (English, verb)
Forms: form: audition
tags: canonical
form: auditions
tags: third-person
singular
form: auditioned
tags: past
form: auditioned
tags: past
participle
form: auditioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of audition.
auditioned (English, verb)
Forms: form: audition
tags: canonical
form: auditions
tags: third-person
singular
form: auditioned
tags: past
form: auditioned
tags: past
participle
form: auditioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of audition.
auditioning (English, verb)
Forms: form: audition
tags: canonical
form: auditions
tags: third-person
singular
form: auditioned
tags: past
form: auditioned
tags: past
participle
form: auditioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of audition.
cavemen (English, noun)
Forms: form: caveman
raw_tags: Singular
form: cavemen
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of caveman; more than one (kind of) caveman.
posthumous (English, adj)
Forms: form: posthumous
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒs.tʃə.məs/
tags: UK
US
tags: UK
glosses: To be posthumous, a person was born after the death of their father.
examples: Posthumous orphans never knew their fathers.
glosses: Posthumous is something that happens to a person after their death.
examples: The posthumous Medal of Honor was given to the family of the soldier who died in battle.
Artists who were not famous during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.
His book was his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.
leaderships (English, noun)
Forms: form: leadership
raw_tags: Singular
form: leaderships
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of leadership; more than one (kind of) leadership.
leadership (English, noun)
Forms: form: leadership
raw_tags: Singular
form: leaderships
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlidɚʃɪp/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈliːdəʃɪp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: Leadership is the capacity of someone to lead.
examples: I doubt that even his leadership can help us.
glosses: Leadership means a group of leaders.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The leadership of the football club has decided to have them suspended for rough play.
glosses: Leadership is the office or status of a leader.
examples: She really wanted the leadership of the gardening club.
Bibles (English, name)
Forms: form: Bible
raw_tags: Proper noun
form: Bibles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of Bible; more than one (kind of) Bible.
cautious (English, adj)
Forms: form: cautious
tags: positive
form: more cautious
tags: comparative
form: most cautious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɔːʃəs/
tags: US
glosses: Someone who is cautious is careful, uses or exercises caution, and is tentative.
examples: He took a few cautious steps out the door when he heard the sirens.
synonyms: alert
careful
antonyms: neglecting
careless
performer (English, noun)
Forms: form: performer
raw_tags: Singular
form: performers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɚˈfɔrmɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /pəˈfɔːmə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A performer is someone who entertains people with music, dance or acting.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, was a great performer.
performers (English, noun)
Forms: form: performer
raw_tags: Singular
form: performers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of performer; more than one (kind of) performer.
oftentimes (English, adv)
Forms: form: oftentimes
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To do something oftentimes means you do it many times.
examples: Oftentimes we met each other on the way home from school.
antonyms: sometimes
prominent (English, adj)
Forms: form: prominent
tags: positive
form: more prominent
tags: comparative
form: most prominent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈprɑmɪnənt/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈprɒmɪnənt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Something that is prominent sticks out and is easily seen.
examples: The most prominent feature of the garden was the large fountain in the center of the pond.
He was a tall man with long black hair and a prominent nose.
glosses: A person who is prominent is one who is important and famous.
examples: He was described as being one of Canada's prominent writers.
caution (English, noun)
Forms: form: caution
raw_tags: Singular
form: cautions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑːʃ(ə)n/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Caution is being careful and planning ways to avoid danger or being hurt.
examples: He used caution as he climbed the old wooden steps.
glosses: A caution is a warning about what might happen in the future.
examples: The doctor gave me a caution about eating too much.
glosses: A caution can be a legal warning and that a repeat of the action could end up as an arrest.
raw_tags: law
examples: The police gave the boy a caution after he was caught stealing from the shop.
caution (English, verb)
Forms: form: caution
tags: canonical
form: cautions
tags: third-person
singular
form: cautioned
tags: past
form: cautioned
tags: past
participle
form: cautioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑːʃ(ə)n/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To caution is to give a warning or advice.
examples: His mother cautioned him about staying out too late at night.
cautions (English, noun)
Forms: form: caution
raw_tags: Singular
form: cautions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of caution; more than one (kind of) caution.
cautions (English, verb)
Forms: form: caution
tags: canonical
form: cautions
tags: third-person
singular
form: cautioned
tags: past
form: cautioned
tags: past
participle
form: cautioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of caution.
cautioned (English, verb)
Forms: form: caution
tags: canonical
form: cautions
tags: third-person
singular
form: cautioned
tags: past
form: cautioned
tags: past
participle
form: cautioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of caution.
cautioning (English, verb)
Forms: form: caution
tags: canonical
form: cautions
tags: third-person
singular
form: cautioned
tags: past
form: cautioned
tags: past
participle
form: cautioning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of caution.
coincidence (English, noun)
Forms: form: coincidence
raw_tags: Singular
form: coincidences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
tags: UK
ipa: /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A coincidence is when two things are in the same place or space, they coincide.
examples: The scientist studied the beam of electrons and timed examples of coincidence.
glosses: A coincidence is when two things happen by chance, but it seems like it was really planned.
examples: It is a strange coincidence that William Shakespeare was born and died on 23 April.
palace (English, noun)
Forms: form: palace
raw_tags: Singular
form: palaces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpælɪs/
tags: US
glosses: A palace is the home of a king or queen.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Elizabeth II of England lives in a palace in London, called Buckingham Palace.
glosses: A palace is a big, very grand house, often the home of someone important like a president or bishop.
raw_tags: countable
examples: During the revolution, soldiers guarded the gates of the president's palace.
palaces (English, noun)
Forms: form: palace
raw_tags: Singular
form: palaces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of palace; more than one (kind of) palace.
weightlessness (English, adj)
Forms: form: weightlessness
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: Weightlessness is the feeling of having very little or no weight.
examples: Astronauts train for space flights in planes that make steep dives to create a sense of weightlessness.
reusable (English, adj)
Forms: form: reusable
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: Something that is reusable can be used more than once.
examples: I have to remember to take my own reusable bags as the shops no longer put things into plastic bags.
specialist (English, noun)
Forms: form: specialist
raw_tags: Singular
form: specialists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A specialist is a person who is highly skilled in one type of activity or study.
raw_tags: countable
examples: His army training had made him a bomb disposal specialist.
glosses: A specialist is a doctor who is skilled in treating one part of the body.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It hurt so much when she swallowed food that she was sent to a throat specialist.
applicant (English, noun)
Forms: form: applicant
raw_tags: Singular
form: applicants
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An applicant is a person who makes an application for something, often a job.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The job applicants had to have an interview with the head of the company.
terrorist (English, noun)
Forms: form: terrorist
raw_tags: Singular
form: terrorists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛrərɪst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A terrorist is a person who uses terror and violence to get political change.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The car bomb at the busy market was the work of a terrorist.
specialists (English, noun)
Forms: form: specialist
raw_tags: Singular
form: specialists
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of specialist; more than one (kind of) specialist.
applicants (English, noun)
Forms: form: applicant
raw_tags: Singular
form: applicants
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of applicant; more than one (kind of) applicant.
terrorists (English, noun)
Forms: form: terrorist
raw_tags: Singular
form: terrorists
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of terrorist; more than one (kind of) terrorist.