crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
wanting (English, adj)
Forms: form: wanting
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɑntɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwɒntɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: not good enough
raw_tags: not before a noun
examples: After we hired him, we found his abilities wanting.
wanting (English, prep)
Forms: form: wanting
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɑntɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwɒntɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: without
examples: I've got a right shoe wanting a left.
in charge (English, prep)
Forms: form: in charge
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: If x is in charge of y, other people should do what x says about y, and x is responsible for y.
examples: OK, you're in charge of food for the party.
Look at this mess! Who's in charge here?
in favour (English, phrase)
Forms: form: in favour
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If x is in favour of y, x thinks y is a good idea.
examples: A lot of people are in favour of going back to the beginning and trying again.
We're talking about buying a new computer. Are you in favour or against?
synonyms: for
antonyms: against
in favor (English, phrase)
Forms: form: in favor
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If x is in favor of y, x thinks y is a good idea.
examples: A lot of people are in favor of going back to the beginning and trying again.
We're talking about buying a new computer. Are you in favor or against?
synonyms: for
antonyms: against
in front (English, prep)
Forms: form: in front
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: If x is in front of y, x is closer than y to the goal.
examples: She almost got hit when she walked in front of the car.
The runners in front seem to be getting tired.
Japan is in front of Iran 1 to 0.
You walk in front, and I'll walk behind.
We have a lot of hard work in front of us.
glosses: If x is in front of y, y is facing x.
examples: He washed his face in front of the mirror.
There's a tree in front of the house.
container (English, noun)
Forms: form: container
raw_tags: Singular
form: containers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈteɪnə/
tags: UK
ipa: /kənˈteɪnɚ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An object that is used to hold or carry things inside it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They put their cards in containers.
in order (English, prep)
Forms: form: in order
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: for the purpose (of doing something)
examples: In order to find out more of what this writer thinks, we can read other works by him.
We should get a new car in order to solve the problem.
synonyms: so as
in order (English, phrase)
Forms: form: in order
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: allowed according to the rules of a meeting, etc.
examples: Is it in order to speak now?
on account (English, prep)
Forms: form: on account
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: because of something bad or difficult
examples: He couldn't read it on account of his bad eyes.
She was late on account of having missed the bus.
They are a newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.
in spite of (English, phrase)
Forms: form: in spite of
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If x happens in spite of y, it is surprising that y did not stop x.
examples: They couldn't move it in spite of their strength.
In spite of all the problems, the project was finished on time.
synonyms: despite
in view (English, prep)
Forms: form: in view
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: If you act in view of something, you act considering or because of it.
examples: In view of how little we know, I don't think we can answer the question.
Perhaps we need to rethink this in view of the changes that have taken place.
dianthus (English, noun)
Forms: form: dianthus
raw_tags: Singular
form: dianthuses
tags: plural
glosses: A Dianthus one of some types of plants. These plants all make flowers. Some of these plants are called "carnations" and "Sweet William."
raw_tags: countable
glosses: All types of Dianthus as a group. This group is a genus in biology.
raw_tags: uncountable
unless (English, prep)
Forms: form: unless
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ənˈlɛs/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you say that x is true unless y, x is true only if y does not happen or is not true.
examples: I'll be there at 8:30 unless the train is late.
Unless you help, we won't finish on time.
on behalf of (English, phrase)
Forms: form: on behalf of
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you do something on behalf of someone, you do it instead of them but as if they did it.
examples: On behalf of everyone here today, I'd like to say thank you for coming.
in behalf (English, phrase)
Forms: form: in behalf
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: If you do something in behalf of someone, you do it instead of them but as if they did it.
tags: US
examples: In behalf of everyone here today, I'd like to say thank you for coming.
on top (English, prep)
Forms: form: on top
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: If x is on top of y, x is on the highest part of y.
examples: I can't get the book. It's on top of the bookcase.
glosses: If x is on top of y, x in control of y or knows about y.
examples: There's a lot to learn, but I think I'm on top of it so far.
glosses: if x happens on top of y, they both happen.
examples: On top of all the problems I had yesterday, my car broke down.
just (English, adv)
Forms: form: just
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: Superlative–
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʒʌst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When you just do something, you only did that thing.
examples: He was hungry, and he just wanted a good meal.
glosses: When you just did something, you only did it a short time ago.
examples: I just left the house.
just (English, adj)
Forms: form: just
tags: positive
form: more just
tags: comparative
form: most just
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʒʌst/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When something is just, it is fair.
examples: It seems like a just punishment to put someone in jail for stealing.
Sweet William (English, noun)
Forms: form: Sweet William
raw_tags: Singular
form: Sweet Williams
tags: plural
glosses: Sweet William is a flowering plant that grows in the mountains of southern Europe. Its formal name is dianthus barbatus.
real (English, adj)
Forms: form: more real
tags: comparative
form: most real
tags: superlative
form: real
tags: positive
form: realer
tags: comparative
form: realest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈriːəl/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: reel
glosses: A thing that is true is real.
examples: Strange as the story sounded, the story was real.
glosses: Something that is not artificial is real.
examples: The nice shoes were of real leather.
evening (English, noun)
Forms: form: evening
raw_tags: Singular
form: evenings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Period between dusk to midnight.
examples: We eat a big meal in the evening.
synonyms: premidnight
evening (English, verb)
Forms: form: even
tags: canonical
form: evens
tags: third-person
singular
form: evened
tags: past
form: evened
tags: past
participle
form: evening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of even.
standard (English, adj)
Forms: form: standard
tags: positive
form: more standard
tags: comparative
form: most standard
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstændɚd/
tags: US
glosses: If something is standard, it is typical or usual.
examples: The store sells standard American food.
standard (English, noun)
Forms: form: standard
raw_tags: Singular
form: standards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstændɚd/
tags: US
glosses: A standard is a quality that is the minimum or usual.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Ninety percent correct is the standard for an A at our school.
glosses: A standard is a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.
charge (English, verb)
Forms: form: charge
tags: canonical
form: charges
tags: third-person
singular
form: charged
tags: past
form: charged
tags: past
participle
form: charging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʧɑrʤ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈʧɑːʤ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When you charge someone money, you ask them to pay the money for something that you have done for them or sold to them.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: We charge ten cents a page for copying.
The shop charged me $5 to deliver the pizza.
The law doesn't limit the size of fees banks can charge.
The price the hotel charges is just too expensive.
glosses: When the police charge someone with a crime, they officially say that the person did something illegal.
raw_tags: transitive
law
examples: A short time later, police arrested the man and charged him with murder.
Many of the people in jail have not been charged with crimes.
synonyms: blame
glosses: If you charge that something is wrong, you say it is.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Many critics charge that our schools are not doing a good job.
synonyms: blame
glosses: When you charge something at a store, you put it on credit.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The business man charged all of his meals to his company.
glosses: When you charge at a thing, you run toward it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The bull charged the man walking in the field.
synonyms: attack
glosses: When you charge (up) a battery, or when you charge (up) something that has a battery, you put electrical energy into it to be stored.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Oh no! I forgot to charge up the camera and the batteries are dead.
I don't want to leave the house right now, because my cell phone is charging.
charge (English, noun)
Forms: form: charge
raw_tags: Singular
form: charges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʧɑrʤ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈʧɑːʤ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A charge is a claim the somebody has done something wrong or illegal, especially a claim by police.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He says charges against his son are false.
The police have filed criminal charges against the company.
They will ask the judge to drop the murder charge against Sutherland.
Jowdy denied the charges of lying.
glosses: A charge for something is the price of the thing. It often it is for a service or fee for a period of time.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The charge for having an item shipped varies according to the weight.
The charge each month for the phone service is fifty dollars.
The university agreed to let them use the space free of charge.
Credit card companies must list the fees and interest charges separately on your monthly bill.
Do you want to put that on your charge card?
synonyms: price
cost
rate
fee
fare
glosses: If someone is in charge of something, they are responsible for it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Josh is in charge of buying drinks for the party.
He took good care of the children in his charge.
synonyms: care
control
glosses: If someone leads the charge, they are working hard to make some kind of change.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Amazon.com led the charge in making electronic books popular.
These are the workers who have led the charge for employer-paid health care.
Teachers have led the charge against the new tests.
glosses: Your charge is the person that you are responsible for, often a child.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The teacher smiled at his young charges.
synonyms: responsibility
glosses: A charge is a movement towards somebody to attack them.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Moriarity then led the charge that pushed Bishop out the door into a hallway.
The game ends with the Eagles fighting off a late charge by the Potomac Braves to win, 63-59.
synonyms: attack
glosses: A charge is the amount of electrical energy that something holds.
raw_tags: countable
examples: And once you've used up the electric charge, your electric car stops working.
The batteries will slowly lose their charge.
glosses: A charge is the explosive in a gun or a bomb.
raw_tags: countable
examples: When the charge exploded, there was a large hole in the wall.
suit (English, noun)
Forms: form: suit
raw_tags: Singular
form: suits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /s(j)uːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /s(j)ut/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: soot
glosses: A suit is a set of clothes that includes a coat or and pants or dress.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Everyone wears a suit where I work.
glosses: A suit is a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The law suit was for one million dollars.
glosses: A suit is a set in a pack of cards, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs.
suit (English, verb)
Forms: form: suit
tags: canonical
form: suits
tags: third-person
singular
form: suited
tags: past
form: suited
tags: past
participle
form: suiting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /s(j)uːt/
tags: UK
ipa: /s(j)ut/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: soot
glosses: If something suits you it fits you; that is, it is right for you or good for you.
examples: I love my new job, it suits me fine.
electricity (English, noun)
Forms: form: electricity
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌiː.lekˈtrɪs.ɪ.ti/
tags: US
glosses: Electricity is a form of energy that is used to power buildings, lights, and electrical items.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: You need electricity to turn on the light bulbs.
local (English, adj)
Forms: form: local
tags: positive
form: more local
tags: comparative
form: most local
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈləʊkl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈloʊkl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Something is local if it comes from a specific place. It often it means a place near the person who is speaking.
examples: We do not like fruit grown in other countries. We like to eat local fruit.
antonyms: distant
foreign
local (English, noun)
Forms: form: local
raw_tags: Singular
form: locals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈləʊkl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈloʊkl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A person is local if the person comes from a specific place.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They did not trust people from other places. They only trust locals.
synonyms: foreigner
outsider
exist (English, verb)
Forms: form: exist
tags: canonical
form: exists
tags: third-person
singular
form: existed
tags: past
form: existed
tags: past
participle
form: existing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪɡˈzɪst/
tags: US
glosses: If something exists, it is real and has some kind of being.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Dinosaurs used to exist.
She thinks that aliens do not exist.
Your ideas only exist in your mind.
There exists a possibility that we will win.
include (English, verb)
Forms: form: include
tags: canonical
form: includes
tags: third-person
singular
form: included
tags: past
form: included
tags: past
participle
form: including
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈkluːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪnˈkluːd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When you include something, you make it part of something else.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The store always includes the tax in their price.
glosses: When something has another thing as part of it, it includes the other.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The price of the hotel room includes a free breakfast.
never (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛvə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnɛvɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something never happens, it does not happen at any time.
examples: As a child I was told that I should never tell a lie.
antonyms: always
always (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔːl.weɪz/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something always happens, it happens at all times or every time.
examples: For all of my life, the sun has always risen every day.
antonyms: never
glosses: If something will always happen, it will happen forever.
examples: Shannon will never stop loving you. She will always love you.
synonyms: forever
antonyms: never
course (English, noun)
Forms: form: course
raw_tags: Singular
form: courses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɔː(r)s/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /kɔː(r)s/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: coarse
glosses: In school, a course is a class in a specific subject.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The science course was very difficult.
glosses: A course is the path that something follows in space or in time.
raw_tags: countable
examples: During the course of the evening, things went from bad to worse.
The economy grew quickly over the course of the next few years.
In the course of testing the drug, they found new uses for it.
One teacher can completely change the course of your life.
We'll have to let the disease take its course.
It is important that we decide now on the future course for the company.
The wind kept blowing the boat off course.
The course of the river has changed over time.
glosses: For a meal, a course is one part of a meal such as dessert.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We usually do not eat a meal with nine courses.
glosses: Some games are played on a course.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The game of golf is played on a golf course.
course (English, verb)
Forms: form: course
tags: canonical
form: courses
tags: third-person
singular
form: coursed
tags: past
form: coursed
tags: past
participle
form: coursing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɔː(r)s/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /kɔː(r)s/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: coarse
glosses: If something courses, it runs or flows through something.
examples: Blood courses through the veins and arteries in our bodies.
The oil coursed through the engine.
follow (English, verb)
Forms: form: follow
tags: canonical
form: follows
tags: third-person
singular
form: followed
tags: past
form: followed
tags: past
participle
form: following
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɒləʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɑloʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If the first thing occurs after the second, thing the first thing follows a second thing.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Every year summer always follows spring.
glosses: If a first thing goes behind a second thing, the first thing follows the second.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: A dog that is trained well should always follow its owner.
develop (English, verb)
Forms: form: develop
tags: canonical
form: develops
tags: third-person
singular
form: developed
tags: past
form: developed
tags: past
participle
form: developing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈvɛ.ləp/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When you develop something, you create or make it better.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The people who are best at anything have to develop their ability over time.
glosses: When plants and animals grow, they develop.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: As children grow their minds and bodies develop.
compliance (English, noun)
Forms: form: compliance
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈplaɪəns/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Being able to agree with someone
examples: The king was impressed by the knight's dutiful compliance.
so as (English, phrase)
Forms: form: so as
raw_tags: Expression
glosses: For the purpose (of doing something); in order (to do something).
examples: We went to bed early so as to rise at 4:00 AM.
They took the bus so as not to waste money.
We moved it so as to make it easier to reach.
synonyms: in order
such as (English, phrase)
Forms: form: such as
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: like; for example
examples: They had a lot of different fruit such as melons, cherries, mangos, apples, and star fruit.
His ill-health is such as would prevent him from doing his job.
underneath (English, prep)
Forms: form: underneath
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌndəˈniθ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
ipa: /ʌndɚˈniθ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If x is underneath y, x is right under, below, or covered by y.
examples: The cat was hiding underneath the car.
My bag was underneath my jacket.
underneath (English, noun)
Forms: form: underneath
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌndəˈniθ/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
ipa: /ʌndɚˈniθ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: :
 This short section needs someone to add to it.
aboard (English, prep)
Forms: form: aboard
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: ə'bɔ:rd
tags: US
glosses: on or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc.
examples: When everyone is aboard, the doors will close.
He looked back at the people on the ground as he got aboard the plane.
It had taken two hours to load all the people aboard.
abreast (English, prep)
Forms: form: abreast
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbrɛst/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you keep or stay abreast of something, you regularly read or study the most recent information about it.
examples: Have you been keeping abreast of the news from Iraq?
glosses: If two things are abreast, they are side by side.
examples: They walked in a long line, three abreast.
The second place runner has almost drawn abreast of the leader.
adrift (English, prep)
Forms: form: adrift
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdrɪft/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is adrift, it is floating with no control of its direction.
examples: The boat was adrift for three days before it was found with nobody aboard.
After school I was sort of adrift for a year or two.
aground (English, prep)
Forms: form: aground
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈɡraʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: If a boat runs or goes aground, its bottom goes onto the ground and it is not floating freely anymore.
examples: The boat ran aground off the coast of Florida and had to be helped to shore.
antonyms: afloat
Cyrillic script (English, noun)
Forms: form: Cyrillic script
raw_tags: Singular
form: Cyrillic scripts
tags: plural
glosses: Cyrillic script is an alphabet used in the Russian language.
Cyrillic alphabet (English, name)
Forms: form: Cyrillic alphabet
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: An alphabet used in languages like Russian.
on purpose (English, phrase)
Forms: form: on purpose
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: Something that is done on purpose is done intentionally.
raw_tags: idiomatic
examples: That wasn't an accident! You did it on purpose!
forehead (English, noun)
Forms: form: forehead
raw_tags: Singular
form: foreheads
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɒrɪd/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The forehead is the part of a human face between the hair and the eyebrows.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Kip brushed his hair off his forehead.
allowing (English, prep)
Forms: form: allowing
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈlaʊɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: You use allowing for something, to show that you have thought about that thing in making your decision or getting your answer.
examples: Even allowing for inflation, $3.7 million is too big a change.
Allowing that there is never a single correct solution to this problem, the following example offers one possible solution.
allowing (English, verb)
Forms: form: allow
tags: canonical
form: allows
tags: third-person
singular
form: allowed
tags: past
form: allowed
tags: past
participle
form: allowing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈlaʊɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of allow.
aloft (English, prep)
Forms: form: aloft
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /əˈlɔft/
tags: US
tags: Canada
ipa: /əˈlɑft/
tags: Canada
tags: UK
ipa: /əˈlɒft/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: up in the air; flying
examples: He walked into the dark room, holding his light aloft.
We will be serving a small mean when the plane is aloft.
apropos (English, prep)
Forms: form: apropos
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌæp.rəˈpo/
tags: US
glosses: related to (a topic)
examples: "My toe is cold," he said, apropos of nothing at all.
Apropos the previous item, couldn't we also have a party?
as from (English, prep)
Forms: form: as from
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Used to show the time or date when something begins.
examples: As from November we will be moving to a new location.
as of (English, prep)
Forms: form: as of
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Used to show the time or date when something begins or ends.
examples: As of November we will be moving to a new location.
as per (English, prep)
Forms: form: as per
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: /æz pəː/
glosses: in the way that has been decided; following instructions, rules, etc.
examples: As per your instructions, I left the note on his desk.
glosses: as (usual)
examples: As per usual, she arrived at 7:00.
ashore (English, prep)
Forms: form: ashore
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈʃɔr/
tags: US
ipa: /əˈʃɔː/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: on or onto the shore
examples: He came ashore after five weeks at sea.
onshore (English, prep)
Forms: form: onshore
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: on or onto the shore
examples: He came onshore after five weeks at sea.
carcinogen (English, noun)
Forms: form: carcinogen
raw_tags: Singular
form: carcinogens
tags: plural
glosses: A carcinogen is a substance or agent that can cause cancer.
raw_tags: countable
betwixt (English, prep)
Forms: form: betwixt
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪˈtwɪkst/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: between
raw_tags: old fashioned
circa (English, prep)
Forms: form: circa
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɜːkə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɝkə/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: on or around a particular date
examples: The city was built circa 1200 BCE.
prime minister (English, noun)
Forms: form: prime minister
raw_tags: Singular
form: prime ministers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpraɪm ˈmɪnɪstə(r)/
tags: US
glosses: A prime minister is the head of government in a Westminster-style democracy.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Prime Minister is the leader of England.
How many prime ministers are there in Europe?.
gadget (English, noun)
Forms: form: gadget
raw_tags: Singular
form: gadgets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡædʒɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɡædʒət/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Gadget is a name you can call a device or machine when you cannot remember its real name; especially
examples: a clever device that has a specific use:
He bought a new gadget for cutting fruits and vegetables.
a complicated or awkward device:
What does that gadget do?
downhill (English, prep)
Forms: form: downhill
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: From higher ground to lower ground
examples: The bus rolled slowly downhill.
My house is downhill from the school.
cracker (English, noun)
Forms: form: cracker
raw_tags: Singular
form: crackers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkrækə(r)/
glosses: A dry, thin, crispy, and usually salty or savory biscuit.
examples: These crackers taste good with cheese.
glosses: A person or thing that cracks things (for example, a whip cracker or a nutcracker).
glosses: Cracker is an insulting word for a poor white person living in the southern US.
raw_tags: derogatory
uphill (English, prep)
Forms: form: uphill
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: /ˌʌpˈhɪl/
glosses: From lower ground to higher ground
examples: She got tired walking uphill.
The school is uphill from my house.
afoot (English, adj)
Forms: form: afoot
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌˈfʊt/
tags: UK
glosses: being planned or happening.
raw_tags: never before the noun
examples: Plans are afoot for new houses to be built.
There are moves afoot to introduce stricter rules.
synonyms: astir
piss (English, noun)
Forms: form: piss
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɪs/
tags: UK
glosses: Piss is a word for urine, the waste liquid from the body of humans and animals that is often a yellowish color.
raw_tags: uncountable
vulgar
examples: The neighbor's new dog won't stop getting my car wet with its piss.
synonyms: urine
pee
glosses: Piss is a word for bad alcoholic drinks.
raw_tags: uncountable
slang
examples: I couldn't buy any good beer, so I have to drink this piss.
piss (English, verb)
Forms: form: piss
tags: canonical
form: pisses
tags: third-person
singular
form: pissed
tags: past
form: pissed
tags: past
participle
form: pissing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɪs/
tags: UK
glosses: If a person or animal pisses, it passes waste liquid from its body.
raw_tags: intransitive
vulgar
examples: He always pisses so loudly you can hear it from outside the bathroom door.
synonyms: urinate
urine
pee
famine (English, noun)
Forms: form: famine
raw_tags: Singular
form: famines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæmɪn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If a place is affected by famine, there is not enough food for everyone.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Over a million people died during the 1984 famine in Ethiopia.
downstream (English, prep)
Forms: form: downstream
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: If x is downstream from y, x and y are on or beside a river and the water moves from y to x.
examples: London is downstream from Oxford on the River Thames.
He stood on the bridge dropping leaves into the water and watching them float downstream.
networks (English, noun)
Forms: form: network
raw_tags: Singular
form: networks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of network; more than one (kind of) network.
networks (English, verb)
Forms: form: network
tags: canonical
form: networks
tags: third-person
singular
form: networked
tags: past
form: networked
tags: past
participle
form: networking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of network.
networked (English, verb)
Forms: form: network
tags: canonical
form: networks
tags: third-person
singular
form: networked
tags: past
form: networked
tags: past
participle
form: networking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of network.
networking (English, verb)
Forms: form: network
tags: canonical
form: networks
tags: third-person
singular
form: networked
tags: past
form: networked
tags: past
participle
form: networking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of network.
networking (English, noun)
Forms: form: networking
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The act of using a computer network.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: The act of connecting computers into a network.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: The act of meeting new people in a business setting.
raw_tags: uncountable
conversations (English, noun)
Forms: form: conversation
raw_tags: Singular
form: conversations
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of conversation; more than one (kind of) conversation.
examples: I don't know him well but I've had a few conversations with him.
meanings (English, noun)
Forms: form: meaning
raw_tags: Singular
form: meanings
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of meaning; more than one (kind of) meaning.
examples: The word "rock" has many different meanings.
meant (English, verb)
Forms: form: mean
tags: canonical
form: means
tags: third-person
singular
form: meant
tags: past
form: meant
tags: past
participle
form: meaning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'mɛnt/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of mean.
examples: I didn't understand what he meant when he said that she's gone.
Don't act like you don't understand me. You know what I meant!
That was my favorite dress; it really meant a lot to me.
downwind (English, prep)
Forms: form: downwind
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/
tags: Canada
glosses: If x is downwind of y, the air is moving from y to x.
examples: Our house was downwind of the factory and the smell was terrible.
If you don't want the animals to know you're there, you should stay downwind.
antonyms: upwind
upwind (English, prep)
Forms: form: upwind
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌpˈwɪnd/
tags: US
glosses: If x is upwind of y, the air is moving from x to y.
examples: I'd drop the boat slightly upwind of him so it would blow downwind to him.
If you don't want the animals to know you're there, don't stand upwind.
antonyms: downwind
excepting (English, verb)
Forms: form: except
tags: canonical
form: excepts
tags: third-person
singular
form: excepted
tags: past
form: excepted
tags: past
participle
form: excepting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of except.
excepting (English, prep)
Forms: form: excepting
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: but not; with the exception of something.
examples: Excepting yesterday, she worked ever day this week.
Nothing excepting a major disaster can stop her.
synonyms: except
antonyms: including
upstream (English, prep)
Forms: form: upstream
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌpˈstriːm/
tags: UK
glosses: If x is upstream from y, x and y are on or beside a river and the water moves from x to y.
examples: Oxford is upstream from London on the River Thames.
He found it very difficult to move the boat upstream against the river.
exclusive (English, adj)
Forms: form: exclusive
tags: positive
form: more exclusive
tags: comparative
form: most exclusive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If a group is exclusive, it excludes people or things that do not meet certain standards, criteria or conditions.
exclusive (English, prep)
Forms: form: exclusive
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Not including.
examples: The rent is $800 per month, exclusive of sales tax.
synonyms: excluding
antonyms: including
failing (English, noun)
Forms: form: failing
raw_tags: Singular
form: failings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A failing is a weakness or problem in somebody's character or personality.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We hired him despite his failings.
failing (English, prep)
Forms: form: failing
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something doesn't happen or isn't true.
examples: We should be able to go on Monday, and failing that, certain on Tuesday.
If you have family nearby, they would be the first to turn to for help. Failing this, a neighbor may be willing to come.
failing (English, verb)
Forms: form: fail
tags: canonical
form: fails
tags: third-person
singular
form: failed
tags: past
form: failed
tags: past
participle
form: failing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of fail.
henceforth (English, prep)
Forms: form: henceforth
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɛnsˈfɔrθ/
tags: US
glosses: from this time or point forward
raw_tags: formal
examples: Since we are no longer together, her troubles will, henceforth, not bother me.
favor (English, noun)
Forms: form: favor
raw_tags: Singular
form: favors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfeɪvɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfeɪvə/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Some help.
examples: Can you please do me a favor by washing the dishes?
favor (English, verb)
Forms: form: favor
tags: canonical
form: favors
tags: third-person
singular
form: favored
tags: past
form: favored
tags: past
participle
form: favoring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfeɪvɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈfeɪvə/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When you favor someone, you like them and prefer them over other people.
thence (English, prep)
Forms: form: thence
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ðɛns/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: from that place or from there
raw_tags: old, no longer used
examples: We went to Tokyo and thence to Kyoto.
whence (English, prep)
Forms: form: whence
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʍɛns/
raw_tags: in accents with the wine-whine merger
ipa: /wɛns/
raw_tags: in accents with the wine-whine merger
raw_tags: in accents with the wine-whine merger
tags: US
glosses: from where
raw_tags: old, no longer used
examples: Whence did you come?
It grows naturally in the West Indies, whence the Mr. Miller sent me the seeds.
This is the stone whence he pulled the sword.
Tell me the town whence they came.
wherever (English, prep)
Forms: form: wherever
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /(h)wɛrˈɛvɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /wɛəˈrɛvə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A place.
examples: I go wherever I want to go.
Water comes in wherever there is a hole.
glosses: Any place.
examples: Wherever you go, I'll be there.
We should have signs wherever possible.
"Where shall we go?" "Wherever!"
glosses: Used to show surprise in a question.
examples: Wherever have you been?
whereupon (English, prep)
Forms: form: whereupon
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: immediately after which
raw_tags: relative
examples: She saw him, whereupon she began running.
synonyms: whereafter
wherein (English, prep)
Forms: form: wherein
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /(h)wɛrˈɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /wɛərˈɪn/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: in which place
raw_tags: relative
examples: She picked up the book wherein the paper was folded.
Wherein lies the reason to do such an awful thing?
whereabouts (English, prep)
Forms: form: whereabouts
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Used to ask in what general place somebody or something is.
examples: Whereabouts do you come from in Korea?
whereabouts (English, noun)
Forms: form: whereabouts
raw_tags: Singular
form: whereabouts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʍɛərəˌbaʊts/
poses: noun
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The general location where somebody or something is.
examples: The police are looking for him but say his whereabouts are unknown.
on board (English, prep)
Forms: form: on board
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: On or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc. as a passenger or crew.
examples: When everyone is on board, the doors will close.
He looked back at the people on the ground as he got on board the plane.
Have the passengers gone on board yet?
on board (English, phrase)
Forms: form: on board
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: As a member of a group working together.
examples: It's good to have you on board for this project.
glosses: If you take something on board, you accept and understand it.
examples: I told her what I thought, but she did not take my advice on board.
atop (English, prep)
Forms: form: atop
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: If x is atop y, x is on the highest part of y.
examples: He stood atop the mountain and looked all around.
irrespective (English, prep)
Forms: form: irrespective
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪrɪˈspɛktɪv/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If x is true irrespective of y, y doesn't matter to or change x.
examples: Everyone on the team was sick, but they managed to win irrespective.
We all have the same rights irrespective of color, religion, sex, or age.
overboard (English, prep)
Forms: form: overboard
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌbɔː(r)d/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If someone or something goes overboard, it goes over the side of a boat.
examples: When they threw the cut fish overboard, the sharks attacked.
Don't drop any garbage overboard, please.
overland (English, prep)
Forms: form: overland
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: by land, not air or sea
examples: The mail traveling overland to the small towns could take weeks.
overland (English, adj)
Forms: form: overland
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
glosses: by land, not air or sea
examples: The overland route was much slower than going by sea.
eastward (English, prep)
Forms: form: eastward
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈistwɚd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈiːstwəd/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: moving or facing east
eastwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: eastwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing east.
synonyms: eastward
heavenward (English, prep)
Forms: form: heavenward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: To move heavenward is to move in the direction of heaven.
synonyms: heavenwards
heavenwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: heavenwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing heaven.
synonyms: heavenward
homeward (English, prep)
Forms: form: homeward
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhoʊmwɚd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈhəʊmwəd/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing home
inward (English, prep)
Forms: form: inward
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnwəd/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: moving in the direction of or facing in
inwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: inwards
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnwɚdz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɪnwədz/
tags: UK
glosses: moving in the direction of or facing in.
synonyms: inward
leftward (English, prep)
Forms: form: leftward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing left.
synonyms: leftwards
antonyms: rightward
leftwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: leftwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing left.
synonyms: leftward
northward (English, prep)
Forms: form: northward
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɔrθwɚd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈnɔːθwəd/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Moving or facing north.
synonyms: northwards
antonyms: southward
northwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: northwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing north.
synonyms: northward
onward (English, prep)
Forms: form: onward
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒnwəd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: moving or facing forward.
synonyms: forwards
onwards
onwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: onwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Moving or facing forward.
examples: The explorers moved onwards, ever deeper into the jungle.
synonyms: forwards
forward
onward
outward (English, prep)
Forms: form: outward
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: US
ipa: /ˈaʊt.wɚd/
tags: US
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈaʊt.wəd/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: moving or facing out
outwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: outwards
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtwɚdz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈaʊtwədz/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæotwɘdz/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: UK
glosses: moving or facing out.
synonyms: outward
antonyms: inwards
rightward (English, prep)
Forms: form: rightward
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈraɪtwɚd/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈraɪtwəd/
tags: UK
glosses: moving or facing right.
synonyms: rightwards
antonyms: leftward
rightwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: rightwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing right.
synonyms: rightward
seaward (English, prep)
Forms: form: seaward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving in the direction of or facing the sea
examples: The ship is moving seaward.
seawards (English, prep)
Forms: form: seawards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing the sea
synonyms: seaward
antonyms: landward
shoreward
skyward (English, prep)
Forms: form: skyward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the sky.
skywards (English, prep)
Forms: form: skywards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Moving or facing the sky.
synonyms: skyward
antonyms: landward
southward (English, prep)
Forms: form: southward
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaʊθwəd/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Moving or facing south; towards the south.
synonyms: southwards
antonyms: northward
southwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: southwards
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: UK
glosses: moving or facing south.
synonyms: southward
westward (English, prep)
Forms: form: westward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Moving or facing west.
westwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: westwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing west.
synonyms: westward
shoreward (English, prep)
Forms: form: shoreward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving in the direction of or facing the shore
examples: John saw a ship heading shoreward, towards Liverpool.
shorewards (English, prep)
Forms: form: shorewards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing the shore
synonyms: shoreward
antonyms: seaward
sunward (English, prep)
Forms: form: sunward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Sunward means moving in the direction of or facing the sun.
sunwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: sunwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing the sun.
synonyms: sunward
ceilingward (English, prep)
Forms: form: ceilingward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the ceiling.
synonyms: ceilingwards
ceilingwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: ceilingwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing the ceiling.
synonyms: ceilingward
earthward (English, prep)
Forms: form: earthward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the earth
earthwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: earthwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing the earth.
synonyms: earthward
goalward (English, prep)
Forms: form: goalward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the goal; toward a goal.
goalwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: goalwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing the goal.
synonyms: goalward
rearward (English, prep)
Forms: form: rearward
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrir.wɝ d/
tags: US
glosses: moving or facing back
rearwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: rearwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing the rear.
synonyms: rearward
backward
sideward (English, prep)
Forms: form: sideward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving to or facing the side
sidewards (English, prep)
Forms: form: sidewards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing towards a side.
synonyms: sideward
sideway
sideways (English, prep)
Forms: form: sideways
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaɪdweɪz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: to, towards or from the side
synonyms: sideward
landward (English, prep)
Forms: form: landward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: If you are moving landwards, you are moving in the direction of or facing the land.
landwards (English, prep)
Forms: form: landwards
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing the land
synonyms: landward
shoreward
windward (English, prep)
Forms: form: windward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: Moving or facing into the wind; where the wind is coming from.
windward (English, adj)
Forms: form: windward
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: Being in the wind.
examples: The waves were crashing on the windward side of the island.
leeward (English, prep)
Forms: form: leeward
raw_tags: Preposition
glosses: moving or facing the way the wind is moving
leeward (English, adj)
Forms: form: leeward
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: being away from the wind
examples: All was quiet on the leeward side of the island.
plume (English, noun)
Forms: form: plume
raw_tags: Singular
form: plumes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpljuːm/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈplum/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A large feather of a bird.
glosses: Feathers worn as decoration.
glosses: Molten material from the Earth's mantle coming upward.
glosses: A spray of water or mist.
examples: A plume of water shot up from the broken fire hydrant
plume (English, verb)
Forms: form: plume
tags: canonical
form: plumes
tags: third-person
singular
form: plumed
tags: past
form: plumed
tags: past
participle
form: pluming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpljuːm/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈplum/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Decorate with plumes.
examples: She wore a plumed hat to the Founders Day Ball.
pertaining (English, prep)
Forms: form: pertaining
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: about; related to
examples: Pertaining to the suggestions, there is a some advantage in this new approach.
The books pertaining to this subject can be found in the far section.
pertaining (English, verb)
Forms: form: pertain
tags: canonical
form: pertains
tags: third-person
singular
form: pertained
tags: past
form: pertained
tags: past
participle
form: pertaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of pertain.