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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 theme 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 tangle 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 fasten 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 unfasten 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 untie 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 disconnect 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 disentangle 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 entangle 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 extricate 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 campanile 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 entanglements 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 statistically 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 statistically significant 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