crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
Modern English (English, name)
Forms: form: Modern English
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: Modern English is the language in England from 500 years ago until now. The English we use now is a type of Modern English.
comedian (English, noun)
Forms: form: comedian
raw_tags: Singular
form: comedians
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈmiːdiən/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A comedian is someone who makes people laugh by telling funny stories.
raw_tags: countable
comical (English, adj)
Forms: form: comical
tags: positive
form: more comical
tags: comparative
form: most comical
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmɪkəl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑmɪkəl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is comical it is funny, it makes you laugh.
superior (English, adj)
Forms: form: superior
tags: positive
form: more superior
tags: comparative
form: most superior
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /suːˈpɪəri.ə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /supɪriɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If x is superior to y, x is better than y.
synonyms: inferior
glosses: If x is superior to y, x is above y in the body. (This might not be true if the person or animal is not standing.)
raw_tags: anatomy
superior (English, noun)
Forms: form: superior
raw_tags: Singular
form: superiors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /suːˈpɪəri.ə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /supɪriɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A person of higher rank or quality.
raw_tags: countable
examples: "Always listen to your superiors."
glosses: The senior person in a monastic community.
Early Modern English (English, name)
Forms: form: Early Modern English
raw_tags: Proper noun
glosses: A type of Modern English that was used from 500 to 350 years ago. This is still different from the English we use now.
examples: "Thee," "thou," and "ye" were ways to say "you" in Early Modern English.
Elizabethan English (English, name)
Forms: form: Elizabethan English
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: /əˌlɪzəˈbiːθən ˈiːŋglɪʃ/
glosses: The way people in England talked when Elizabeth I was queen of England.
raw_tags: informal
examples: "Thee," "thou," and "ye" were ways to say "you" in Elizabethan English.
antihero (English, noun)
Forms: form: antihero
raw_tags: Singular
form: antiheroes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.rəʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæn.taɪˌhi.roʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: An antihero is a bad person who is the principal (main) character in a story. A bad or evil hero.
raw_tags: countable
anti (English, prep)
Forms: form: anti
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæn.ti/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæn.ti/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: ante
auntie
glosses: Against.
examples: I'm anti the idea of moving the couch there. I think that's a horrible place for it.
psycho (English, adj)
Forms: form: psycho
tags: positive
form: more psycho
tags: comparative
form: most psycho
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/
tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/
tags: Canada
US
tags: Australia
glosses: Short for psychotic; not able to tell what is real or not.
examples: He is totally psycho and thinks he is Jesus.
psycho (English, noun)
Forms: form: psycho
raw_tags: Singular
form: psychos
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/
tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/
tags: Canada
US
tags: Australia
glosses: Short for psychotic.
glosses: A psycho is a person who acts in a strange and often dangerous way.
raw_tags: countable
examples: That psycho has been stalking me all year. I'm afraid he might do something to me any time.
psychotic (English, adj)
Forms: form: psychotic
tags: positive
form: more psychotic
tags: comparative
form: most psychotic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /ˈsɑɪˌkɑtɪk/
glosses: Having psychosis. If you are psychotic you do not know what is real and what is imaginary because of mental illness.
good looking (English, adj)
Forms: form: good looking
tags: positive
form: more good looking
tags: comparative
form: most good looking
tags: superlative
glosses: Good looking is another way of spelling good-looking.
psychosis (English, noun)
Forms: form: psychosis
raw_tags: Singular
form: psychoses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /saɪˈkəʊsɪs/
tags: UK
ipa: /saɪˈkoʊsɪs/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Psychosis is mental illness that causes imaginary things to seem real. These imaginary things could be delusions (false ideas) or hallucinations (things you might see or hear that are not real).
examples: His psychosis led him think I had stolen his stomach and hidden it.
Schizophrenia is a severe form of psychosis.
psychoses (English, noun)
Forms: form: psychosis
raw_tags: Singular
form: psychoses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈsɑɪˌkosiz/
glosses: The plural form of psychosis; more than one (kind of) psychosis.
examples: Our clinic treats many psychoses, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
auntie (English, noun)
Forms: form: auntie
raw_tags: Singular
form: aunties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæn.ti/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈæn.ti/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
homophones: ante
anti
glosses: A fun word for aunt, most often used by children or when talking to children.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Go see auntie Janice.
synonyms: aunty
ante (English, noun)
Forms: form: ante
raw_tags: Singular
form: antes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæn.ti/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: auntie
anti
glosses: An ante is something you agree to risk before you know what will happen.
examples: The dealer asked the gamblers, "What's the ante."
I seemed to have upped the ante on Wiktionary when said I knew how to write IPA symbols.
ante (English, prep)
Forms: form: ante
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæn.ti/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: auntie
anti
glosses: before
ante (English, verb)
Forms: form: ante
tags: canonical
form: antes
tags: third-person
singular
form: anted
tags: past
form: anted
tags: past
participle
form: anteing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæn.ti/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: auntie
anti
glosses: To pay the ante in poker.
glosses: To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.
grief (English, noun)
Forms: form: grief
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /griːf/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Grief is great sadness.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: After she died the grief almost killed me.
glosses: If someone gives you grief that person causes problems for you or annoys you.
raw_tags: uncountable
duster (English, noun)
Forms: form: duster
raw_tags: Singular
form: dusters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌstɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈdʌstə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A duster is something that removes dust, usually a cloth.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A duster is a person who dusts something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The homeowner became the duster when she starting dusting.
glosses: A duster is a baseball pitch intentional to hit a batter.
raw_tags: countable
dusters (English, noun)
Forms: form: duster
raw_tags: Singular
form: dusters
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of duster; more than one (kind of) duster.
uses (English, verb)
Forms: form: use
tags: canonical
form: uses
tags: third-person
singular
form: used
tags: past
form: used
tags: past
participle
form: using
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈjuwzɨz
poses: verb
glosses: The third-person singular form of use.
uses (English, noun)
Forms: form: use
raw_tags: Singular
form: uses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈjuwsɪz
poses: noun
glosses: The plural form of use; more than one (kind of) use.
script (English, noun)
Forms: form: script
raw_tags: Singular
form: scripts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /skrɪpt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Written characters (letters).
examples: Russian language uses Greek script fonts.
glosses: The written text of a movie.
examples: The script was developed by a famous screenwriter.
glosses: A way of writing in which all of the letters in the same word are connected; cursive.
tags: US
glosses: Short for prescription.
rhotic (English, adj)
Forms: form: rhotic
tags: positive
form: more rhotic
tags: comparative
form: most rhotic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrəʊtɪk/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈroʊtɪk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If a sound in a word is rhotic, it has the sound the letter r makes in most American, Canadian, and Irish ways of talking.
glosses: If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is rhotic, it uses this sound after a vowel: often used in dividing English accents into the rhotic and the non-rhotic. (Note that all accents of English pronounce the rhotic sound if "r" or "rh" is immediately followed by a vowel – which means it is always pronounced at the start of a word.)
non-rhotic (English, adj)
Forms: form: non-rhotic
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is non-rhotic, it only pronounces the rhotic sound for the letter R when it is before a vowel (more precisely, the rhotic sound is pronounced if "r" or "rh" is immediately followed by a vowel – which also means it is always pronounced at the start of a word). Most British accents in England and Wales are non-rhotic (with the notable exception of West-Country accents), as are all Australian accents and most accents of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine in New England, United States.
dialect (English, noun)
Forms: form: dialect
raw_tags: Singular
form: dialects
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɑɪ.ə.ˌlɛkt/
tags: US
glosses: A dialect is a version of a language. People who speak different dialects might sound different or word meanings might be a little different. People speaking different dialects talk similar enough that they can understand each other. (If people cannot understand each other, they speak different languages, not different dialects.)
raw_tags: countable
examples: The dialect of the southern United States is quite different from that of the North.
frogs (English, noun)
Forms: form: frog
raw_tags: Singular
form: frogs
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of frog; more than one (kind of) frog.
sites (English, noun)
Forms: form: site
raw_tags: Singular
form: sites
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of site; more than one (kind of) site.
sites (English, verb)
Forms: form: site
tags: canonical
form: sites
tags: third-person
singular
form: sited
tags: past
form: sited
tags: past
participle
form: siting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of site.
sited (English, verb)
Forms: form: site
tags: canonical
form: sites
tags: third-person
singular
form: sited
tags: past
form: sited
tags: past
participle
form: siting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of site.
siting (English, verb)
Forms: form: site
tags: canonical
form: sites
tags: third-person
singular
form: sited
tags: past
form: sited
tags: past
participle
form: siting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of site.
sneezes (English, noun)
Forms: form: sneeze
raw_tags: Singular
form: sneezes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sneeze; more than one (kind of) sneeze.
sneezes (English, verb)
Forms: form: sneeze
tags: canonical
form: sneezes
tags: third-person
singular
form: sneezed
tags: past
form: sneezed
tags: past
participle
form: sneezing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of sneeze.
sneezed (English, verb)
Forms: form: sneeze
tags: canonical
form: sneezes
tags: third-person
singular
form: sneezed
tags: past
form: sneezed
tags: past
participle
form: sneezing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of sneeze.
polyglot (English, noun)
Forms: form: polyglot
raw_tags: Singular
form: polyglots
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒliːɡlɒt/
tags: UK
glosses: A polyglot is a person who knows or can talk in many different languages.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: multilingual
glosses: A polyglot is something that is made up out of more than one language.
raw_tags: countable
polyglots (English, noun)
Forms: form: polyglot
raw_tags: Singular
form: polyglots
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of polyglot; more than one (kind of) polyglot.
gradual (English, adj)
Forms: form: gradual
tags: positive
form: more gradual
tags: comparative
form: most gradual
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡrædʒuəl/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɡradʒuəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɡrɛdʒʉɘl/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: US
glosses: Something that is done in steps or in small degrees, something that happens slowly.
examples: The slope of the hill was very gradual.
badly (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæd.li/
tags: US
glosses: In a bad way.
badly (English, adj)
Forms: form: badly
tags: positive
form: more badly
tags: comparative
form: most badly
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæd.li/
tags: US
glosses: Sick, ill or not healthy.
tags: Northern-England
foolishly (English, adv)
Pronunciation: /ˈfuːlɪʃli/
glosses: In a foolish way.
janitor (English, noun)
Forms: form: janitor
raw_tags: Singular
form: janitors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒænɪtə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdʒænɪtɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A janitor is a person who is responsible for cleaning a building.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: cleaner
janitors (English, noun)
Forms: form: janitor
raw_tags: Singular
form: janitors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of janitor; more than one (kind of) janitor.
diskette (English, noun)
Forms: form: diskette
raw_tags: Singular
form: diskettes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A diskette is a small disk that is used to store information.
diskettes (English, noun)
Forms: form: diskette
raw_tags: Singular
form: diskettes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of diskette; more than one (kind of) diskette.
mood (English, noun)
Forms: form: mood
raw_tags: Singular
form: moods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /muːd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An emotion or a state of mind.
moods (English, noun)
Forms: form: mood
raw_tags: Singular
form: moods
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of mood; more than one (kind of) mood.
hyperpolyglot (English, noun)
Forms: form: hyperpolyglot
raw_tags: Singular
form: hyperpolyglots
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪpɚ/pɒliːglɒt/
glosses: A hyperpolyglot is a person who can speak or talk in very many different languages.
raw_tags: countable
hyperpolyglots (English, noun)
Forms: form: hyperpolyglot
raw_tags: Singular
form: hyperpolyglots
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of hyperpolyglot; more than one (kind of) hyperpolyglot.
sauces (English, noun)
Forms: form: sauce
raw_tags: Singular
form: sauces
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of sauce; more than one (kind of) sauce.
height (English, noun)
Forms: form: height
raw_tags: Singular
form: heights
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /haɪt/
tags: US
glosses: The distance of something from the bottom of it to the top; how tall something is.
glosses: The highest part of something.
heights (English, noun)
Forms: form: height
raw_tags: Singular
form: heights
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /haɪts/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of height; more than one (kind of) height.
conventions (English, noun)
Forms: form: convention
raw_tags: Singular
form: conventions
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of convention; more than one (kind of) convention.
customs (English, noun)
Forms: form: custom
raw_tags: Singular
form: customs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌstəmz/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of custom; more than one (kind of) custom.
examples: The Ancient Egyptian culture had many unique and interesting beliefs and customs.
glosses: The taxes on things brought into or taken out of a country.
raw_tags: plural only
examples: We had to pay customs of £200 on all the wine we brought back from France.
glosses: The government department that collects the taxes on things brought into a country.
raw_tags: plural only
examples: We got pulled over by customs on our way back from France – we only had 200 bottles of wine – it was so unfair.
irregular (English, adj)
Forms: form: irregular
tags: positive
form: more irregular
tags: comparative
form: most irregular
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈrɛgjəlɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Something that is not standard or regular.
antonyms: regular
enemies (English, noun)
Forms: form: enemy
raw_tags: Singular
form: enemies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of enemy; more than one (kind of) enemy.
Mexico (English, name)
Forms: form: Mexico
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Mexico is a country in North America. It is south of the USA.
airline (English, noun)
Forms: form: airline
raw_tags: Singular
form: airlines
tags: plural
glosses: An airline is a company that carries people and goods by means of airplanes.
raw_tags: countable
airlines (English, noun)
Forms: form: airline
raw_tags: Singular
form: airlines
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of airline; more than one (kind of) airline.
days (English, noun)
Forms: form: day
raw_tags: Singular
form: days
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdeɪz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of day; more than one (kind of) day.
examples: There are many days in the year.
founded (English, verb)
Forms: form: found
tags: canonical
form: founds
tags: third-person
singular
form: founded
tags: past
form: founded
tags: past
participle
form: founding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfaʊndɪd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of found.
tower (English, noun)
Forms: form: tower
raw_tags: Singular
form: towers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaʊə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtaʊɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtəʊ.ə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A tower is a tall building or structure.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A tower is a person who tows thing.
raw_tags: countable
tower (English, verb)
Forms: form: tower
tags: canonical
form: towers
tags: third-person
singular
form: towered
tags: past
form: towered
tags: past
participle
form: towering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaʊə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtaʊɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtəʊ.ə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To tower is to be much taller than something.
examples: The basketball players towered over their fans.
towers (English, noun)
Forms: form: tower
raw_tags: Singular
form: towers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of tower; more than one (kind of) tower.
towers (English, verb)
Forms: form: tower
tags: canonical
form: towers
tags: third-person
singular
form: towered
tags: past
form: towered
tags: past
participle
form: towering
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of tower.
blackberries (English, noun)
Forms: form: blackberry
raw_tags: Singular
form: blackberries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of blackberry; more than one (kind of) blackberry.
Austria (English, name)
Forms: form: Austria
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒs.tri.ə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɑs.tri.ə/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Austria is a country in Europe.
withdrawn (English, adj)
Forms: form: withdrawn
tags: positive
form: more withdrawn
tags: comparative
form: most withdrawn
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪðˈdrɔːn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: People who are withdrawn keeps to themselves and do not seek out or even welcome contact with others.
examples: After his parents died, he just became completely withdrawn.
withdrawn (English, verb)
Forms: form: withdraw
tags: canonical
form: withdraws
tags: third-person
singular
form: withdrew
tags: past
form: withdrawn
tags: past
participle
form: withdrawing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪðˈdrɔːn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of withdraw.
withdrawing (English, verb)
Forms: form: withdraw
tags: canonical
form: withdraws
tags: third-person
singular
form: withdrew
tags: past
form: withdrawn
tags: past
participle
form: withdrawing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of withdraw.
whips (English, noun)
Forms: form: whip
raw_tags: Singular
form: whips
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of whip; more than one (kind of) whip.
whips (English, verb)
Forms: form: whip
tags: canonical
form: whips
tags: third-person
singular
form: whipped
tags: past
form: whipped
tags: past
participle
form: whipping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of whip.
catalysts (English, noun)
Forms: form: catalyst
raw_tags: Singular
form: catalysts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of catalyst; more than one (kind of) catalyst.
accesses (English, verb)
Forms: form: access
tags: canonical
form: accesses
tags: third-person
singular
form: accessed
tags: past
form: accessed
tags: past
participle
form: accessing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of access.
accesses (English, noun)
Forms: form: access
raw_tags: Singular
form: accesses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of access; more than one (kind of) access.
accessing (English, verb)
Forms: form: access
tags: canonical
form: accesses
tags: third-person
singular
form: accessed
tags: past
form: accessed
tags: past
participle
form: accessing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of access.
inaccessible (English, adj)
Forms: form: inaccessible
tags: positive
form: more inaccessible
tags: comparative
form: most inaccessible
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪnəkˈsɛsɪbl̩/
tags: US
glosses: If something is inaccessible, then it can not be reached or accessed.
synonyms: out of reach
adopted (English, verb)
Forms: form: adopt
tags: canonical
form: adopts
tags: third-person
singular
form: adopted
tags: past
form: adopted
tags: past
participle
form: adopting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdɑptɪd/
tags: US
ipa: /əˈdɒptɪd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of adopt.
unafraid (English, adj)
Forms: form: unafraid
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: /ʌnəˈfreɪd/
glosses: If you are unafraid of something, then you do not fear or are not afraid of it.
examples: She's unafraid of hard work.
baker (English, noun)
Forms: form: baker
raw_tags: Singular
form: bakers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbeɪ.kə(r)/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A baker is a person who bakes food.
raw_tags: countable
bakers (English, noun)
Forms: form: baker
raw_tags: Singular
form: bakers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of baker; more than one (kind of) baker.
bakery (English, noun)
Forms: form: bakery
raw_tags: Singular
form: bakeries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbeɪ.kə.ri/
tags: US
glosses: A bakery is a place where bread and similar kinds of food are baked and sold.
raw_tags: countable
bakeries (English, noun)
Forms: form: bakery
raw_tags: Singular
form: bakeries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bakery; more than one (kind of) bakery.
bathrooms (English, noun)
Forms: form: bathroom
raw_tags: Singular
form: bathrooms
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bathroom; more than one (kind of) bathroom.
batteries (English, noun)
Forms: form: battery
raw_tags: Singular
form: batteries
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of battery; more than one (kind of) battery.
beans (English, noun)
Forms: form: bean
raw_tags: Singular
form: beans
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bean; more than one (kind of) bean.
bells (English, noun)
Forms: form: bell
raw_tags: Singular
form: bells
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛlz/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of bell; more than one (kind of) bell.
bones (English, noun)
Forms: form: bone
raw_tags: Singular
form: bones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of bone; more than one (kind of) bone.
bones (English, verb)
Forms: form: bone
tags: canonical
form: bones
tags: third-person
singular
form: boned
tags: past
form: boned
tags: past
participle
form: boning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of bone.
brains (English, noun)
Forms: form: brain
raw_tags: Singular
form: brains
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of brain; more than one (kind of) brain.
glosses: Intelligence, knowledge.
raw_tags: plural only
branches (English, noun)
Forms: form: branch
raw_tags: Singular
form: branches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbrænt͡ʃɪz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbrɑːntʃɪz/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of branch; more than one (kind of) branch.
branches (English, verb)
Forms: form: branch
tags: canonical
form: branches
tags: third-person
singular
form: branched
tags: past
form: branched
tags: past
participle
form: branching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbrænt͡ʃɪz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈbrɑːntʃɪz/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of branch.
breakfasts (English, noun)
Forms: form: breakfast
raw_tags: Singular
form: breakfasts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of breakfast; more than one (kind of) breakfast.
bricks (English, noun)
Forms: form: brick
raw_tags: Singular
form: bricks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of brick; more than one (kind of) brick.
capitals (English, noun)
Forms: form: capital
raw_tags: Singular
form: capitals
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of capital; more than one (kind of) capital.
cells (English, noun)
Forms: form: cell
raw_tags: Singular
form: cells
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of cell; more than one (kind of) cell.
chuck (English, verb)
Forms: form: chuck
tags: canonical
form: chucks
tags: third-person
singular
form: chucked
tags: past
form: chucked
tags: past
participle
form: chucking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃʌk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you chuck something, you throw it.
raw_tags: informal
examples: Ouch! Why'd you throw the ball so hard? You didn't have to chuck it at me!
glosses: If you chuck something, you throw it away.
raw_tags: informal
examples: The fruit has gone bad, I'm going to chuck it.
chuck (English, noun)
Forms: form: chuck
raw_tags: Singular
form: chucks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃʌk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
circles (English, noun)
Forms: form: circle
raw_tags: Singular
form: circles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɝkl̩z/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɜːkl̩z/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of circle; more than one (kind of) circle.
circles (English, verb)
Forms: form: circle
tags: canonical
form: circles
tags: third-person
singular
form: circled
tags: past
form: circled
tags: past
participle
form: circling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɝkl̩z/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɜːkl̩z/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of circle.
clouds (English, noun)
Forms: form: cloud
raw_tags: Singular
form: clouds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /klaʊdz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of cloud; more than one (kind of) cloud.
clouds (English, verb)
Forms: form: cloud
tags: canonical
form: clouds
tags: third-person
singular
form: clouded
tags: past
form: clouded
tags: past
participle
form: clouding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /klaʊdz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of cloud.
clues (English, noun)
Forms: form: clue
raw_tags: Singular
form: clues
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of clue; more than one (kind of) clue.
clues (English, verb)
Forms: form: clue
tags: canonical
form: clues
tags: third-person
singular
form: clued
tags: past
form: clued
tags: past
participle
form: cluing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of clue.
coasts (English, noun)
Forms: form: coast
raw_tags: Singular
form: coasts
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of coast; more than one (kind of) coast.
coasts (English, verb)
Forms: form: coast
tags: canonical
form: coasts
tags: third-person
singular
form: coasted
tags: past
form: coasted
tags: past
participle
form: coasting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of coast.
voices (English, noun)
Forms: form: voice
raw_tags: Singular
form: voices
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɔɪsɪz/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of voice; more than one (kind of) voice.
voices (English, verb)
Forms: form: voice
tags: canonical
form: voices
tags: third-person
singular
form: voiced
tags: past
form: voiced
tags: past
participle
form: voicing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɔɪsɪz/
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of voice.
western (English, adj)
Forms: form: western
tags: positive
form: more western
tags: comparative
form: most western
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛstɚn/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwɛstən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A western place is in or from the west of the place.
examples: Alberta is in Western Canada.
glosses: A western idea or practice comes from Europe and/or North America.
examples: It's hard to explain fully why Western culture has been so successful.
western (English, noun)
Forms: form: western
raw_tags: Singular
form: westerns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛstɚn/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwɛstən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A movie set in the historic American West.
raw_tags: countable
wheels (English, noun)
Forms: form: wheel
raw_tags: Singular
form: wheels
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of wheel; more than one (kind of) wheel.
wheels (English, verb)
Forms: form: wheel
tags: canonical
form: wheels
tags: third-person
singular
form: wheeled
tags: past
form: wheeled
tags: past
participle
form: wheeling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of wheel.
hyena (English, noun)
Forms: form: hyena
raw_tags: Singular
form: hyenas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /haɪˈiːnə/
tags: US
glosses: A hyena is an animal that looks like a dog. It lives in Africa and Asia.
raw_tags: countable
hyenas (English, noun)
Forms: form: hyena
raw_tags: Singular
form: hyenas
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of hyena; more than one (kind of) hyena.
thermometer (English, noun)
Forms: form: thermometer
raw_tags: Singular
form: thermometers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /θɚˈmɑmɪtɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /θəˈmɒmɪtə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A thermometer is an instrument that is used to find the temperature of something.
raw_tags: countable
thermometers (English, noun)
Forms: form: thermometer
raw_tags: Singular
form: thermometers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of thermometer; more than one (kind of) thermometer.
salad (English, noun)
Forms: form: salad
raw_tags: Singular
form: salads
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsæləd/
tags: US
glosses: A salad is a food that is made of uncooked vegetables. It is often served with a dressing or vinegar.
raw_tags: countable
salads (English, noun)
Forms: form: salad
raw_tags: Singular
form: salads
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of salad; more than one (kind of) salad.
string (English, noun)
Forms: form: string
raw_tags: Singular
form: strings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /strɪŋ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A string is a long, thin and flexible cord that is used for tying.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: cord
rope
line
thread
glosses: A string is something that is long and can be bent.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There are 4 strings on a violin.
glosses: A string is a group of things positioned or stuck together in a line.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My dog tried to grab one sausage with his mouth, but he took the whole string of sausages.
glosses: A string is a set of events that happen one after the other.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She remembered her past string of successes and felt happy.
synonyms: sequence
series
glosses: A string is a group of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. (characters) that is stored in a computer's memory. The characters can repeat and they are placed together in some order.
raw_tags: countable
computing
glosses: A string is a musical instrument that makes sounds from strings.
raw_tags: countable
music
glosses: A string is an infinitely thin object that is 10⁻³⁵ meters long. A part of physics called string theory claims that strings are subatomic particles (they are the smallest bits of atoms) and physical states affect the way they move repeatedly (they vibrate).
raw_tags: countable
physics
glosses: String is marijuana.
raw_tags: uncountable
slang
glosses: In billiards and other similar cue sports, a string is one of the imaginary lines that divide a table. Each string joins two diamonds (points) that are marked in two opposite rails (edges) of the table. Strings may or may not be marked in the table.
raw_tags: countable
sports
examples: The long string connects the two diamonds at the center of the two short rails, so it divides the table in two.
glosses: A string is some thin part of a plant that looks like a thread (a plant fiber).
raw_tags: countable
old, no longer used
glosses: A string is a cord in a body of an animal, like a nerve or tendon.
raw_tags: countable
old, no longer used
glosses: See strings.
raw_tags: plural only
string (English, verb)
Forms: form: string
tags: canonical
form: strings
tags: third-person
singular
form: strung
tags: past
form: strung
tags: past
participle
form: stringing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /strɪŋ/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: To string something is to put it on a string or line.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The beads can be strung to make a necklace.
glosses: To string something is to put strings on it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I help my father string tennis rackets so he can sell them.
glosses: To string something is to tie or hang it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: They strung many small bells in the trees.
glosses: To string is to form into a string, like when a substance stretches or when a group of people form a line.
raw_tags: intransitive
glosses: In billiards and other similar cue sports, when two players string, they each shoot a ball to the opposite end of the table. The balls then hit the opposite edge (or "rail") and go back to the starting one. The player with the ball that is the nearest to the starting rail makes the first move in the game.
raw_tags: intransitive
sports
strings (English, noun)
Forms: form: string
raw_tags: Singular
form: strings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /strɪŋz/
glosses: The plural form of string; more than one (kind of) string.
glosses: As a group, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.
raw_tags: plural only
music
glosses: Conditions or limitations.
raw_tags: plural only
examples: It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached.
strings (English, verb)
Forms: form: string
tags: canonical
form: strings
tags: third-person
singular
form: strung
tags: past
form: strung
tags: past
participle
form: stringing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /strɪŋz/
glosses: The third-person singular form of string.
intervals (English, noun)
Forms: form: interval
raw_tags: Singular
form: intervals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of interval; more than one (kind of) interval.
frequencies (English, noun)
Forms: form: frequency
raw_tags: Singular
form: frequencies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of frequency; more than one (kind of) frequency.
teas (English, noun)
Forms: form: tea
raw_tags: Singular
form: teas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiːz/
glosses: The plural form of tea; more than one (kind of) tea.
speeches (English, noun)
Forms: form: speech
raw_tags: Singular
form: speeches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspiːt͡ʃɪz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of speech; more than one (kind of) speech.
graces (English, noun)
Forms: form: grace
raw_tags: Singular
form: graces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of grace; more than one (kind of) grace.
graces (English, verb)
Forms: form: grace
tags: canonical
form: graces
tags: third-person
singular
form: graced
tags: past
form: graced
tags: past
participle
form: gracing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of grace.
flames (English, noun)
Forms: form: flame
raw_tags: Singular
form: flames
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of flame; more than one (kind of) flame.
flames (English, verb)
Forms: form: flame
tags: canonical
form: flames
tags: third-person
singular
form: flamed
tags: past
form: flamed
tags: past
participle
form: flaming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of flame.
insteps (English, noun)
Forms: form: instep
raw_tags: Singular
form: insteps
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of instep; more than one (kind of) instep.
geologies (English, noun)
Forms: form: geology
raw_tags: Singular
form: geologies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of geology; more than one (kind of) geology.
guides (English, noun)
Forms: form: guide
raw_tags: Singular
form: guides
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of guide; more than one (kind of) guide.
guides (English, verb)
Forms: form: guide
tags: canonical
form: guides
tags: third-person
singular
form: guided
tags: past
form: guided
tags: past
participle
form: guiding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of guide.
banks (English, noun)
Forms: form: bank
raw_tags: Singular
form: banks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bæŋks/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of bank; more than one (kind of) bank.
banks (English, verb)
Forms: form: bank
tags: canonical
form: banks
tags: third-person
singular
form: banked
tags: past
form: banked
tags: past
participle
form: banking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bæŋks/
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of bank.
trips (English, noun)
Forms: form: trip
raw_tags: Singular
form: trips
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of trip; more than one (kind of) trip.
glosses: Three of a kind in poker.
raw_tags: slang
trips (English, verb)
Forms: form: trip
tags: canonical
form: trips
tags: third-person
singular
form: tripped
tags: past
form: tripped
tags: past
participle
form: tripping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of trip.
rushes (English, noun)
Forms: form: rush
raw_tags: Singular
form: rushes
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of rush; more than one (kind of) rush.
rushes (English, verb)
Forms: form: rush
tags: canonical
form: rushes
tags: third-person
singular
form: rushed
tags: past
form: rushed
tags: past
participle
form: rushing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of rush.
mediums (English, noun)
Forms: form: medium
raw_tags: Singular
form: mediums
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of medium; more than one (kind of) medium.
composers (English, noun)
Forms: form: composer
raw_tags: Singular
form: composers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of composer; more than one (kind of) composer.
jewelers (English, noun)
Forms: form: jeweler
raw_tags: Singular
form: jewelers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of jeweler; more than one (kind of) jeweler.
labours (English, noun)
Forms: form: labour
raw_tags: Singular
form: labours
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of labour; more than one (kind of) labour.
labours (English, verb)
Forms: form: labour
tags: canonical
form: labours
tags: third-person
singular
form: laboured
tags: past
form: laboured
tags: past
participle
form: labouring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of labour.
rewards (English, noun)
Forms: form: reward
raw_tags: Singular
form: rewards
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of reward; more than one (kind of) reward.
rewards (English, verb)
Forms: form: reward
tags: canonical
form: rewards
tags: third-person
singular
form: rewarded
tags: past
form: rewarded
tags: past
participle
form: rewarding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of reward.
buds (English, noun)
Forms: form: bud
raw_tags: Singular
form: buds
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bud; more than one (kind of) bud.
buds (English, verb)
Forms: form: bud
tags: canonical
form: buds
tags: third-person
singular
form: budded
tags: past
form: budded
tags: past
participle
form: budding
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of bud.
fans (English, noun)
Forms: form: fan
raw_tags: Singular
form: fans
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of fan; more than one (kind of) fan.
fans (English, verb)
Forms: form: fan
tags: canonical
form: fans
tags: third-person
singular
form: fanned
tags: past
form: fanned
tags: past
participle
form: fanning
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of fan.
autumns (English, noun)
Forms: form: autumn
raw_tags: Singular
form: autumns
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of autumn; more than one (kind of) autumn.
stealing (English, verb)
Forms: form: steal
tags: canonical
form: steals
tags: third-person
singular
form: stole
tags: past
form: stolen
tags: past
participle
form: stealing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of steal.
serpents (English, noun)
Forms: form: serpent
raw_tags: Singular
form: serpents
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of serpent; more than one (kind of) serpent.
phases (English, noun)
Forms: form: phase
raw_tags: Singular
form: phases
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of phase; more than one (kind of) phase.
phases (English, verb)
Forms: form: phase
tags: canonical
form: phases
tags: third-person
singular
form: phased
tags: past
form: phased
tags: past
participle
form: phasing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of phase.
trends (English, noun)
Forms: form: trend
raw_tags: Singular
form: trends
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of trend; more than one (kind of) trend.
trends (English, verb)
Forms: form: trend
tags: canonical
form: trends
tags: third-person
singular
form: trended
tags: past
form: trended
tags: past
participle
form: trending
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of trend.
loudspeakers (English, noun)
Forms: form: loudspeaker
raw_tags: Singular
form: loudspeakers
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of loudspeaker; more than one (kind of) loudspeaker.
beast (English, noun)
Forms: form: beast
raw_tags: Singular
form: beasts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /biːst/
tags: US
glosses: A beast is a large animal.
examples: It isn't fit for man nor beast out there.
glosses: A beast is a monster.
examples: There was a terrible beast in the movie.
glosses: If something is a beast it is very difficult or unpleasant.
examples: Yes, this language is a beast.
glosses: If something is a beast it is very big or powerful.
examples: The truck he drove was huge, a real beast.
glosses: If a person is a beast, they are wild, violent or uncivilized.
examples: How dare you touch me like that! You beast!
beast (English, verb)
Forms: form: beast
tags: canonical
form: beasts
tags: third-person
singular
form: beasted
tags: past
form: beasted
tags: past
participle
form: beasting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /biːst/
tags: US
glosses: If someone beasts they make others do hard exercises, either as training or as punishment.
raw_tags: British military
beasts (English, noun)
Forms: form: beast
raw_tags: Singular
form: beasts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of beast; more than one (kind of) beast.
beasts (English, verb)
Forms: form: beast
tags: canonical
form: beasts
tags: third-person
singular
form: beasted
tags: past
form: beasted
tags: past
participle
form: beasting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of beast.
bestial (English, adj)
Forms: form: bestial
tags: positive
form: more bestial
tags: comparative
form: most bestial
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɛsʧəl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbiːstiəl/
tags: US
glosses: If something is bestial, it is similar to an beast (or might be a beast).
examples: In the game Heretic, players shoot undead warriors and bestial horrors.
glosses: If something is bestial, it is typical of a beast.
examples: I'm tired of your bestial behavior. You need to start acting like a human being!
bestiality (English, noun)
Forms: form: bestiality
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɛsʧəlˌlɪtɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbiːstiəˌlɪtɪ/
tags: US
glosses: The quality of being bestial. This most often means behaving (acting) like a wild animal.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: The act of having sex with an animal.
raw_tags: slang
funnies (English, noun)
Forms: form: funny
raw_tags: Singular
form: funnies
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of funny; more than one (kind of) funny.
glosses: The funnies are the comic strips in a newspaper.
raw_tags: plural only
barrel (English, noun)
Forms: form: barrel
raw_tags: Singular
form: barrels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛrəl/
tags: US
glosses: A barrel is a tall and round container.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A barrel is the amount of something that is in a full barrel, or that would fit in the barrel. For example, a barrel of water or a barrel of beer.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: The barrel of a gun is the part the bullet goes through.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: The barrel of a clarinet is the part you connect the mouth piece.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: The barrel of a horse or pony is its ribs.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A barrel is a solid metal tube that may be part of some machines.
raw_tags: countable
barrel (English, verb)
Forms: form: barrel
tags: canonical
form: barrels
tags: third-person
singular
form: barrelled
tags: past
form: barrelled
tags: past
participle
form: barrelling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛrəl/
tags: US
glosses: If you barrel, you move very quickly.
raw_tags: intransitive
bankrupt (English, adj)
Forms: form: bankrupt
tags: positive
form: more bankrupt
tags: comparative
form: most bankrupt
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæŋ.krəpt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbæŋk.rəpt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you are bankrupt you have declared bankruptcy (protection by law from debt you cannot pay).
examples: I don't have to pay now because I am bankrupt.
glosses: If you are bankrupt you have no money.
raw_tags: informal
examples: I have been bankrupt all summer.
glosses: If you are bankrupt of something, you do not have that thing. For example, someone who is "morally bankrupt" has no morals.
raw_tags: informal
examples: We can't survive if our country becomes morally bankrupt.
bankrupt (English, verb)
Forms: form: bankrupt
tags: canonical
form: bankrupts
tags: third-person
singular
form: bankrupted
tags: past
form: bankrupted
tags: past
participle
form: bankrupting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbæŋ.krəpt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbæŋk.rəpt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you bankrupt someone, you make them bankrupt.
raw_tags: transitive
gap (English, noun)
Forms: form: gap
raw_tags: Singular
form: gaps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡæp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A gap is a difference in the level of two groups.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The money is to help bridge the gap between rich schools and poor schools.
The gender gap in education is widening; fewer girls are going to school.
The plan should narrow the growing gap between what students know and what businesses want.
The company has closed the wage gap by raising women's salaries.
glosses: A gap is a small space or a short time between two things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Watch the gap between the platform and the train.
There was a two-hour gap between when he arrived and the meeting time.
Josh is one student who fell through the gaps and never learned to read.
glosses: A gap is missing space, time, information, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We don't know exactly what happened, but the new information will help us fill in some gaps in the story.
There are still some gaps in the budget, but most things have been paid for.
gaps (English, noun)
Forms: form: gap
raw_tags: Singular
form: gaps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /ɡæps/
glosses: The plural form of gap; more than one (kind of) gap.
barrels (English, noun)
Forms: form: barrel
raw_tags: Singular
form: barrels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of barrel; more than one (kind of) barrel.