Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.2 case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk 0 608 535904 506263 2024-11-05T12:33:11Z Minorax 27347 535904 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__ {| cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0em 0em 1em 0em; border:1px solid #CCC; background-color:#F9F9F9;width:100%" class="nomobile" | align="center" width="60%" | <span style="font-size:140%;">Welcome to the '''[[Wiktionary:About|<span style="color:black">Simple English Wiktionary</span>]]'''</span><br /> <span style="font-size:95%;">Simple English definitions of [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] words</span><br /> | {{:Wiktionary:Main Page/Browse}} <!--[[Special:Allpages/Ά|specials]]--> |} {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0em 0em 1em 0em; width:100%" | style="width:50%; vertical-align:top; border:1px solid #AFA3BF; background-color:#FAF5FF;" | <div style="border-bottom:1px solid #AFA3BF; background-color:#DDCEF2; padding:0.2em 0.5em 0.2em 0.5em; font-size:110%; font-weight:bold;">'''Welcome'''</div> <div style="padding:0.4em 1em 0.3em 1em;" id="mf-welcome" title="Welcome">Welcome to Wiktionary in Simple English, an online dictionary that uses simpler words so it is easier to understand. 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The central adjectives describe [[size]], [[shape]], [[colour]], [[worth]] and [[age]]. Most adjectives are [[gradable]] (e.g., ''big'', ''bigger'', ''more interesting'', ''most interesting''). Adjectives can usually be modified by an [[adverb]]. For more information about adjectives see [[Appendix:Adjective|here]] {{cattoc}} [[Category:Parts of speech]] [[Category:Lemmas]] qanm9a9k2yczuvei65tfp180fkiy72b 0 5760 535896 520268 2024-11-05T12:11:14Z Minorax 27347 535896 wikitext text/x-wiki {{AWL}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/θiːm/}} * {{audio|en-us-theme.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun}} {{AVL}} # {{countable}} A theme is a general idea that runs through a conversation, story, group of images, piece of music, etc. #: ''For Mr Giuliani, crime is a main campaign '''theme'''.'' #: ''The topic did not seem related to the main '''themes''' of his studies.'' #: ''The American novel focusses on '''themes''' of male companionship and confrontation with death.'' #: ''They became a household name in 1982 with the '''theme''' music for the hit TV series, "Harry's Game".'' === Synonyms === * [[topic]] * [[thesis]] == Verb == {{verb|them|e}} # {{transitive}} If you '''theme''' something, you give it a [[#Noun|theme]]. === Related words === * [[thematic]] * [[theme park]] * [[theme song]] jf5lhio4bpjrqkp6ilxcpeiqrr9jgnq 0 27415 535895 487649 2024-11-05T12:11:05Z Minorax 27347 535895 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/}} * {{audio|en-us-tangle.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun}} # A '''tangle''' is a twisted mass of something. #: ''There is a bad '''tangle''' in my hair.'' == Verb == {{verb|tangl|e}} # To '''tangle''' is to [[twist]] something together into [[knots]]. #: ''Those ropes are in a '''tangled''' mess.'' 5zf5rphrt7364jssr5ynel3bzja6fqx 0 34727 535902 522412 2024-11-05T12:12:54Z Minorax 27347 535902 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|fast|en}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈfɑːsən/|/ˈfɑːsn̩/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈfæsən/|/ˈfæsn̩/}} * {{audio|en-us-fasten.ogg|US}} == Verb == {{verb}} [[File:DIN 4844-2 D-M011.svg|thumb|'''Fasten''' your seat belt.]] # {{transitive}} When you '''fasten''' a belt, a coat, a bag, etc., you join the two sides of it so it is closed. {{syn|do up}} {{ant|unfasten|undo}} #: ''Please remain seated with your seat belts '''fastened'''.'' #: ''She '''fastened''' the gold chain around her neck.'' #: ''He '''fastened''' the top button of his shirt and chose a tie.'' # {{transitive}} If you '''fasten''' one thing to another, you attach them. #: ''The blackboard had been '''fastened''' to the front wall for years.'' #: ''The paper was '''fastened''' together with tape.'' # {{transitive}} If you '''fasten''' your eyes or gaze on something, you look at it carefully without looking away. #: ''The boy's eyes were '''fastened''' on the TV.'' # {{intransitive}} If something won't '''fasten''', its buttons or hooks won't join. #: ''The shirt was so small that the buttons wouldn't '''fasten'''.'' === Related words === * [[fast]] * [[unfasten]] l0g760wa8b62au1tfb7t6m2w0jw142c 0 44468 535899 522411 2024-11-05T12:12:05Z Minorax 27347 535899 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-prefix|un|fasten}} === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ʌnˈfɑːs(ə)n/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unfasten.wav|UK}} == Verb == {{verb}} # {{transitive}} If you '''unfasten''' something, it means that you are [[detaching]] it from another thing; to [[disconnect#Verb|disconnect]]. # {{intransitive}} If you are '''unfastening''' a rope, it means that you are [[loosening]] or [[untying]] it. l7rdq3a1l6y2y10oxfjy21zfbadpjph 0 44475 535901 504256 2024-11-05T12:12:38Z Minorax 27347 535901 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-prefix|un|tie}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ʌnˈtaɪ/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-untie.wav|UK}} == Verb == {{verb|untie|unties|untied|untying}} # {{transitive}} If you '''untie''' a [[knot]], it means that you are [[loosen]]ing it. 7hehdz3i8o1p6lm961l11qcsvu18ix4 0 48033 535900 506347 2024-11-05T12:12:35Z Minorax 27347 535900 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-prefix|dis|connect}} === Pronunciation === * {{qualifier|verb}} {{IPA|/dɪskəˈnɛkt/}} * {{qualifier|noun}} {{IPA|/dɪskəˈnɛkt/|/ˈdɪskənɛkt/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disconnect (verb).wav|UK}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disconnect.wav|UK}} * {{hyph|dis|con|nect}} == Verb == {{verb}} # {{transitive}} If you '''disconnect''' something, you remove the [[connection]] between an [[appliance]] with its [[electrical]] [[power]] [[source]]. # {{transitive}} Of a person, to become [[detach]]ed or [[withdrawn]]. == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''disconnect''' is a [[switch]] used to [[isolate]] a portion of an electrical [[circuit]]. s01j996hzjhlzqvf4k0kw55lzggotwf 0 53097 535897 480951 2024-11-05T12:11:30Z Minorax 27347 535897 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-prefix|dis|entangle}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|[ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəɫ]}} == Verb == {{verb|disentangl|e}} # {{transitive}} If you '''disentangle''' something, you [[free]] it from something it is [[entangle]]d with. {{syn|extricate|unknot}} {{ant|entangle}} iak6u8fhe678ojfg2g54e24mtruv228 0 53101 535894 490786 2024-11-05T12:11:00Z Minorax 27347 535894 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-prefix|en|tangle}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ɛnˈtaŋɡəl/|[ɛnˈtaŋɡl̩]}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entangle.wav|UK}} == Verb == {{verb|entangl|e}} # {{transitive}} IF you '''entangle''' two things together, you cause them to twist in a way that it is [[difficult]] to [[separate]]. {{ant|disentangle}} #: ''The dolphins became '''entangled''' in a fishing net.'' <!--from en.wikt--> 1yosyaxph7uzy3mx549kbxosltfqq1h 0 53105 535898 480952 2024-11-05T12:11:45Z Minorax 27347 535898 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈɛks.trɪ.keɪt/}} * {{audio|en-us-extricate.ogg|US}} == Verb == {{verb|extricat|e}} # {{transitive}} If you '''extricate''' someone or something, you [[free]] it from a [[difficult]] situation. #: ''I finally managed to '''extricate''' myself from the tight jacket.'' <!--from en.wikt--> #: ''The firefighters had to use power tools to '''extricate''' Monica from the car wreck.'' <!--from en.wikt--> jx4eu7k082auzml9b1x3cby6m4bl3b0 0 58829 535903 504443 2024-11-05T12:13:11Z Minorax 27347 535903 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˌkæmpəˈnili/}} * {{UK}} {{IPA|/kæmpəˈniːleɪ/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-campanile.wav|UK}} * {{hyph|cam|pa|ni|le}} == Noun == {{noun|3=campanili}} # {{countable}} A '''campanile''' is a [[Italian]] [[bell]] tower of a [[church]] or other [[public]] [[building]]. [[Category:Buildings and structures]] b1beckwel364n400hogk35ffkdvxepb 0 70477 535893 2024-11-05T12:10:42Z Minorax 27347 Creating plural from [[entanglement]] ([[User talk:Conrad.Irwin/creation.js|Accelerated]]) 535893 wikitext text/x-wiki == Noun == {{noun|entanglement}} # {{plural of|entanglement}} 179djzfjrhmyrink94pw8408gpz2a0j 0 70478 535907 2024-11-06T11:11:25Z Brett 77 Created page with "=== Word parts === {{ety-suffix|statistic|ally}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/|[stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kl̩.i]|/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kli/}} == Adverb == {{adverb}} # If something is '''statistically''' significant, relevant, or improbable, it is analyzed or described based on data and numbers. #: ''The study was '''statistically significant''', showing a clear effect.'' # If something is done or considered '''statistically''', it is analyzed or described in t..." 535907 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|statistic|ally}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/|[stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kl̩.i]|/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kli/}} == Adverb == {{adverb}} # If something is '''statistically''' significant, relevant, or improbable, it is analyzed or described based on data and numbers. #: ''The study was '''statistically significant''', showing a clear effect.'' # If something is done or considered '''statistically''', it is analyzed or described in terms of numbers and data. #: ''Flying may feel scary, but if we look at it '''statistically''', it's much safer than driving.'' === Related words === * [[statistic]] * [[statistical]] * [[statistically significant]] * [[statistics]] [[Category:Terms suffixed with -ally|*]] qv9udd2z6lr14ipsuzottegcg1z0j7w 0 70479 535908 2024-11-06T11:18:06Z Brett 77 Created page with "=== Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/stəˈtɪstɪkli sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/}} == Expression == {{expression}} # {{context|science}} If something is '''statistically significant''', it is very unlikely to have happened by chance alone. #: ''The study found a '''statistically significant''' difference between the groups, though the effect size was small.'' === Related words === * [[statistically]] * [[significant]] * [[significance]]" 535908 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/stəˈtɪstɪkli sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/}} == Expression == {{expression}} # {{context|science}} If something is '''statistically significant''', it is very unlikely to have happened by chance alone. #: ''The study found a '''statistically significant''' difference between the groups, though the effect size was small.'' === Related words === * [[statistically]] * [[significant]] * [[significance]] 6kaouna3wea61g9b7813hlaw512j9vw