Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-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 Event Event talk 0 6527 559458 552027 2026-05-15T18:53:15Z ~2026-29358-36 54422 559458 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BNC1000HW}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/kɪl/}} * {{audio|en-us-kill.ogg|US}} == Verb == {{verb}} [[File:Figures 005 Cain rises up against his brother Abel and kills him.jpg|thumb|an illustration of a man '''killing''' (sense 1) another man]] # To '''kill''' a [[person]], [[thing]], or an [[animal]] means to cause a person, thing, or an animal to [[die]]. {{syn|murder}} #: ''Smoking '''kills''' more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.'' # To make something not [[work]]. #: ''He '''killed''' the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.'' # If someone kills a thing, they bring it to an [[end]]. #: '''''Kill''' the jokes. Let's get serious.'' # If something has been '''killed''', it has been treated in a very bad way. #: ''The rough road '''killed''' the tires on my car.'' #: ''The small writing is '''killing''' my [[eye]]s.'' #: ''My dad is going to '''kill''' me when he sees my bad grade.'' # If something is '''killing''' a person, it causes [[pain]]. If a body part is '''killing''' a person, it [[hurts]]. #: ''My headache is '''killing''' me.'' #: ''My head is '''killing''' me.'' # If something [[funny]] '''kills''' a person, it makes them [[laugh]]. #: ''Your jokes just '''kill''' me.'' == Noun == {{noun}} # The [[act]] of [[killing]]. {{syn|murder}} #: ''The assassin liked to make a clean '''kill''', and thus favored small arms over explosives.'' # The [[result]] of killing; the [[thing]] that has been killed. #: ''The fox dragged its '''kill''' back to its den.'' === Related words === * [[killer]] * [[killer instinct]] [[Category:Death]] h3oyfvoqkly0nt7zjx5knvjbwg1xu1l 0 8990 559453 469531 2026-05-15T15:12:14Z ~2026-29171-69 54418 /* Verb */ image 559453 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{enPR|rēp}}, {{IPA|/riːp/}} * {{audio|en-us-reap.ogg|Audio (US)}} ==Verb== {{verb}} [[File:PikiWiki Israel 3054 Ein Hahoresh.jpg|thumb|people '''reaping''' (''sense 1'') the harvest]] #If you '''reap''' something, you [[harvest]] it, most often [[grain]]. #:''It was time to '''reap''' the corn, so we hired some people to help with it.'' #If you '''reap''' something, you get the results of your actions. #:''Jesus said, "''As you [[sow]], so shall you '''reap''' ''".'' #:''When I lost everything I was only '''reaping''' the rewards of my foolishness.'' ===Related words and phrases=== * [[reap what you sow]] ea33pjqrcrc4u43fnd9byj7ittfcxy1 0 15200 559459 551975 2026-05-15T18:54:24Z ~2026-29358-36 54422 559459 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/}} * {{audio|en-us-killing.ogg|US}} == Verb == {{verb|kill}} # {{present participle of|kill}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{informal}} A lot of [[money]]. #: ''He made a '''killing''' on the stock market.'' # Causing [[death]] of a [[person]], [[thing]], or an [[animal]]. q0jkx5siry9gdowazw0xbb7jq4vonzo 0 34960 559457 538625 2026-05-15T17:21:51Z ~2026-29171-69 54418 /* Verb */ image 559457 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/saʊ/}} * {{audio|en-us-sow-noun.ogg|US}} * {{hmp|sough}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:Sow and five piglets.jpg|thumb|A '''sow''' with her [[piglets]].]] # {{countable}} A '''sow''' is an adult female [[pig]]. # {{vulgar}} A '''sow''' is an ugly, [[promiscuous]] woman. {{-}} == Verb == {{verb}} [[File:Nuori-isäntä kylvämässä Tuusulan Siippoossa 1966 (KK5596-22.PEL.18).tif|thumb|a man '''sowing''']] # To '''sow''' is to put something (usually [[seeds]]) into the ground to let it grow. [[Category:Pigs]] [[Category:People]] ibpojr5kl44hdvjrk5tm9p06wp0dszr 0 35034 559454 559405 2026-05-15T15:23:08Z ~2026-29171-69 54418 /* Noun */ image 559454 wikitext text/x-wiki {{wikipedia}} === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈfɔr.trəs/}} * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈfɔː.trəs/}} * {{audio|en-us-fortress.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|fort|ress}} == Noun == {{noun|2=fortresses}} [[File:Khotyn Fortress RB.jpg|thumb|a '''fortress''']] # {{countable}} A '''fortress''' is a large [[building]], usually in a place difficult to [[access]] and with high [[security]]. {{syn|bastion|stronghold|bulwark}} [[Category:Buildings and structures]] ne7rpcc1uyt2u2umt56g0bj89w70puv 0 42243 559455 546628 2026-05-15T16:47:38Z ~2026-29367-71 54421 ทพวะสดับ 559455 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈvɝsətl̩/}} * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈvɜːsətaɪl/|[ˈvɜːsətaɪɫ]}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-versatile.wav|UK}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-versatile.wav|US}} * {{hyph|ver|sa|tile}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} พยุใอใกล้วองอวเข้า shwmdp8iwwqrfje5jet432vak52c7tj 559456 559455 2026-05-15T16:47:45Z Divinations 49836 Reverted edit by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-29367-71|~2026-29367-71]] ([[User talk:~2026-29367-71|talk]]) to last revision by [[User:Minorax|Minorax]] 546628 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈvɝsətl̩/}} * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈvɜːsətaɪl/|[ˈvɜːsətaɪɫ]}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-versatile.wav|UK}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-versatile.wav|US}} * {{hyph|ver|sa|tile}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # 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{{senseid|en|Q178190}} {{lb|en|medicine|psychology}} A mental and behavioral [[disorder]], characterized by [[obsessive]] [[intrusive thought]]s and a [[compulsion]] to ease the resulting [[obsession]] by repeating specific [[routine]]s or [[ritual]]s, regardless of one’s [[interference]] with other activities. jq85occice6s71m49803uj0dnhc12r8 559463 559462 2026-05-15T19:07:33Z ~2026-29231-86 54423 559463 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obsessive-compulsive disorder.wav|a=Southern England}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{senseid|en|Q178190}} {{lb|en|medicine|psychology}} A mental and behavioral [[disorder]], characterized by [[obsessive]] [[intrusive thought]]s and a [[compulsion]] to ease the resulting [[obsession]] by repeating specific [[routine]]s or [[ritual]]s, regardless of one’s [[interference]] with other activities. qbv64kl2nmdgr2he790pxgpzhkzhwjw 559464 559463 2026-05-15T19:08:16Z ~2026-29231-86 54423 559464 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obsessive-compulsive disorder.wav|a=Southern England}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{senseid|en|Q178190}} {{lb|en|medicine|psychology}} A mental and behavioral [[disorder]], characterized by [[obsessive]] [[intrusive]] [[thoughts]] and a [[compulsion]] to ease the resulting [[obsession]] by repeating specific [[routine]]s or [[ritual]]s, regardless of one’s [[interference]] with other activities. 24w346rqeg1i6zqdwjqc1kdcaosd6wl 559465 559464 2026-05-15T19:08:39Z ~2026-29231-86 54423 559465 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obsessive-compulsive disorder.wav|a=Southern England}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{senseid|en|Q178190}} {{lb|en|medicine|psychology}} A mental and behavioral [[disorder]], characterized by [[obsessive]] [[intrusive]] [[thought]]s and a [[compulsion]] to ease the resulting [[obsession]] by repeating specific [[routine]]s or [[ritual]]s, regardless of one’s [[interference]] with other activities. 51xtxpkcppalra1ug5qim64q1sg93xm 559466 559465 2026-05-15T19:09:45Z ~2026-29231-86 54423 559466 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obsessive compulsive disorder.wav|UK}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{senseid|en|Q178190}} {{lb|en|medicine|psychology}} A mental and behavioral [[disorder]], characterized by [[obsessive]] [[intrusive]] [[thought]]s and a [[compulsion]] to ease the resulting [[obsession]] by repeating specific [[routine]]s or [[ritual]]s, regardless of one’s [[interference]] with other activities. mpoavt0sjwcvt1iym4pht0v35gsosdd 559467 559466 2026-05-15T19:09:56Z ~2026-29231-86 54423 559467 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obsessive-compulsive-disorder.wav|UK}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{senseid|en|Q178190}} {{lb|en|medicine|psychology}} A mental and behavioral [[disorder]], characterized by [[obsessive]] [[intrusive]] [[thought]]s and a [[compulsion]] to ease the resulting [[obsession]] by repeating specific [[routine]]s or [[ritual]]s, regardless of one’s [[interference]] with other activities. c9797qavoagnbbx2w9tkqhhaao7qqnn 559468 559467 2026-05-15T19:10:12Z ~2026-29231-86 54423 559468 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obsessive-compulsive disorder.wav|UK}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{senseid|en|Q178190}} {{lb|en|medicine|psychology}} A mental and behavioral [[disorder]], characterized by [[obsessive]] [[intrusive]] [[thought]]s and a [[compulsion]] to ease the resulting [[obsession]] by repeating specific [[routine]]s or [[ritual]]s, regardless of one’s [[interference]] with other activities. cszoqmyzh1bhri7nlw6ngxx3ezfhffe