Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.15 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 3007 563350 563339 2026-08-12T13:26:51Z Minorax 27347 563350 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/taɪə(r)d/}}, {{SAMPA|/taI@(r)d/}} * {{audio|en-us-tired.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-uk-tired.ogg|UK}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} {{adj|tired|tireder|tiredest}} [[File:Taking a break... (8077275351).jpg|thumb|a '''tired''' woman]] # If you feel '''tired''', you have no [[energy]] and you need a [[rest]]. #: ''After walking for 15&nbsp;km, I was so '''tired''', that I couldn't take another step.'' {{-}} == Verb == {{verb|tir|e}} # {{past tense and participle of|tire}} === Related words === * [[tiredness]] e0lk07p2ee1ecbllptz0i7ge6ufxee6 0 3579 563366 544603 2026-08-12T14:43:26Z Minorax 27347 563366 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BE850}} === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈrɛgjələr/}} * {{audio|en-us-regular.ogg|US}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # {{attrib}} A '''regular''' event [[repeat]]s after a similar amount of time or space. {{ant|irregular}} #: ''The best way to keep everyone happy is to have '''regular''' meetings.'' #: ''I call home on a '''regular''' [[basis]].'' #: ''She lost all that weight through '''regular''' exercise.'' #: ''He rested at '''regular''' [[interval]]s throughout the day.'' #: ''The staff knows all the '''regular''' customers.'' #: ''There are rest stops at '''regular''' intervals along the trail.'' #: ''The colors were arranged in a '''regular''' pattern.'' # A '''regular''' thing is the usual or common one, not special or different. {{syn|normal|average|usual|standard|ordinary|customary|habitual|plain}} {{ant|different|strange|irregular|special|unusual|exceptional}} #: ''They met at their '''regular''' time.'' #: ''These special students are in '''regular''' education classrooms but need extra help.'' #: ''This is the last '''regular'''-season game before the playoffs.'' #: ''Maybe if he acted more like '''regular''' people, he wouldn't have these problems.'' #: ''I don’t like '''regular''' flavor.'' # A '''regular''' coffee or "coffee, regular" usually means with one milk and one sugar, but it means different things in different places. # '''Regular''' [[gasoline]] has an [[octane]] rating between 85 and 88. {{ant|premium}} #: ''The price of '''regular''' gas went up about 5 cents a litre over the weekend.'' # {{grammar context}} A '''regular''' word follows the normal rules for marking [[tense]], [[number]], etc. {{ant|irregular}} #: ''In English, ''jump'' is a '''regular''' verb because it's past tense is ''-ed'', but ''go'' is irregular.'' # {{geometry}} A '''regular''' shape has all angles and all sides equal. #: ''A stop sign is a '''regular''' octagon.'' # {{predicate}} If someone is '''regular''', they [[defecate]] or [[menstruate]] at predictable times. {{ant|irregular|constipated}} # {{attrib}} You say ''X is a '''regular''' Y'', to suggest that X is very much like Y in some important way, even though X is not actually Y. #: ''He's a '''regular''' [[jackass]].'' (he's foolish) #: ''She's a '''regular''' Sherlock Holmes.'' (she's good at solving mysteries) #: ''According to his wife, he's a '''regular''' Olympian at the little games they play.'' (he wins all the games) <gallery> File:Regular octagon.svg|A regular '''octagon'''. File:Irregular octagon.png|An irregular '''octagon'''. </gallery> === Related words === * [[irregular]] * [[regularity]] * [[regularly]] * [[regulate]] * [[regularize]]/[[regularise]] == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''regular''' is a customer who comes [[often]]. #: ''He is a '''regular''' at the restaurant. He comes every day after work.'' [[Category:People]] pzf0e8ws3v3toqn6ofbiaj2325mh2ty 0 4175 563371 544414 2026-08-12T15:34:19Z ~2026-43968-91 55213 /* Verb */ image 563371 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/prɪˈtɛnd/}} * {{audio|en-us-pretend.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|pre|tend}} == Verb == {{verb}} [[File:Children playing at Horses Met DP888813.jpg|thumb|children '''pretending''' to be horses]] # If you '''pretend''' that something is [[true]], you [[play]] that it is true but you know that it is not. #: ''Cameron '''pretended''' not to see young Donald till he was close beside him.'' #: ''I'll be quiet. Just '''pretend''' I'm not here.'' == Adjective == {{adj}} # If something is '''pretend''', it's not real but is used for play. #: ''It's not a real monster. It's just '''pretend'''.'' #: ''Let's have a '''pretend''' picnic.'' === Related words === * [[pretence]] q3kttahxhz4xm7obvbb36vnc6876xm5 0 8905 563365 486493 2026-08-12T14:43:27Z Minorax 27347 563365 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈd͡ʒækæs/}} * {{audio|en-us-jackass.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun|jackass|jackasses}} # {{countable}} A '''jackass''' is a [[male]] [[donkey]]. # {{countable}} {{vulgar}} A '''jackass''' is a [[stupid]] person. # {{countable}} {{vulgar}} A '''jackass''' is a [[rude]] or [[obnoxious]] person. === Related words === * [[ass]] * [[jenny-ass]] [[Category:Vulgar]] [[Category:People]] 6vypmr3q9ornvo3mjh4ufibiobla1i2 0 9347 563358 554931 2026-08-12T14:35:42Z Minorax 27347 563358 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Wikipedia}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/juːɡəˈslɑːvi.ə/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Yugoslavia.wav|UK}} == Proper noun == {{proper noun}} [[File:Former Yugoslavia Map.png|thumb|The ex-country of Yugoslavia and the countries it was made into]] # {{context|historical}} '''Yugoslavia''' is a [[country]] that used to exist on the [[Balkan Peninsula]]. It has [[split]] up into [[Serbia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Republic of Macedonia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Slovenia]], [[Kosovo]] and [[Croatia]]. === Related words === * [[Yugoslav]] [[Category:History of Europe]] [[Category:Countries in Europe]] p3t4b6y04grtxk4t8p8sci5bzasdgk7 0 18083 563363 516997 2026-08-12T14:37:49Z Minorax 27347 563363 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{enPR|(h)wûrl}}, {{IPA|/(h)wɝl/}} * {{UK}} {{IPA|/wɜːl/}} * {{audio|en-us-whirl.ogg|US}} * {{hmp|whorl}} == Verb == {{verb}} # {{intransitive}} If you '''whirl''' something, then you move it around in [[circle]]s or [[spin]] it. #: ''He '''whirl'''ed the slingshot round and round before releasing it.'' == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''whirl''' is the act of [[whirling]]. [[Category:Rotation]] l4wfjwmulh690s1uujucnpyajnxuaka 0 20939 563367 486625 2026-08-12T14:43:49Z Minorax 27347 563367 wikitext text/x-wiki === Other spellings === * {{UK}} [[regularise]] === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|regular|ize}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈrɛɡjəlɚaɪz/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regularize.wav|UK}} == Verb == {{verb|regulariz|e}} # {{transitive}} To make [[regular]]. #:''The [[regularization]] of spelling was an important step in the advancement of literary society.'' # {{transitive}} If you '''regularize''' something, you control it by defining it. #: ''The industry has fought the state's attempts to '''regularize''' its products.'' # {{transitive}} If <math>x</math> '''regularizes''' <math>y</math>, <math>x</math> causes <math>y</math> to function in a particular way. #: ''You turn this to '''regulate''' the water flow.'' #: ''This [[check list]] '''regularizes''' activities and decision-making.'' === Related words === * [[regularization]] q7avzop1j73ef1mpuamjwnp2fuz4l96 0 54420 563368 486629 2026-08-12T14:43:57Z Minorax 27347 563368 wikitext text/x-wiki === Other spellings === * {{US}} [[regularize]] === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|regular|ise}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈrɛɡjəlɚaɪz/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regularize.wav|UK}} == Verb == {{verb|regularis|e}} # {{transitive}} To make [[regular]]. #:''The [[regularisation]] of spelling was an important step in the advancement of literary society.'' # {{transitive}} If you '''regularise''' something, you control it by defining it. #: ''The industry has fought the state's attempts to '''regularise''' its products.'' # {{transitive}} If <math>x</math> '''regularises''' <math>y</math>, <math>x</math> causes <math>y</math> to function in a particular way. #: ''You turn this to '''regulate''' the water flow.'' #: ''This [[check list]] '''regularises''' activities and decision-making.'' === Related words === * [[regularisation]] ro3rmbq0u4sk98kqwsncelt4xmngbp6 0 76889 563349 563334 2026-08-12T13:26:43Z Minorax 27347 563349 wikitext text/x-wiki === Other spellings === * {{US}} [[colourpoint]] === Word parts === {{compound|color|point}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:Sonny Bunny.jpg|thumb|a '''colorpoint''' cat]] # {{countable}} If a [[cat]] is '''colorpoint''' its body is [[light]]er in color while its [[ear]]s, [[face]], [[leg]]s, and [[tail]] are darker. [[Category:Felids]] p83ihjql3uoc7h4cc03rdqv87hq4ogd 0 76919 563347 563332 2026-08-12T13:17:24Z Minorax 27347 563347 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˌmɑr.iˈɑ.t͡ʃi/|/ˌmæriˈɑ.t͡ʃi/}} * {{audio|en-us-mariachi.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:Mariachi performance at Fiesta (1c4d5fc4-89a7-45df-838e-b1bb75ba8cf5).JPG|thumb|a '''mariachi''' (''sense 2'') group]] # {{uncountable}} {{music}} The '''mariachi''' is a music typical of [[Mexico]]. # {{countable}} A '''mariachi''' is a group or singer of this style of music. 000lvjfgc6r0eyicu9zw1vjqov03sgs 0 76921 563351 563340 2026-08-12T13:28:09Z Minorax 27347 563351 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/voʊˈlɪʃ(ə)n/}} * {{audio|en-au-volition.ogg|AU}} * {{hyph|vo|li|tion}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{cu noun}} A person's '''volition''' is the [[power]] or act of using your will to make a conscious choice or decision. emawf57g48yi0gimvlpewx33qc27rhx 563352 563351 2026-08-12T13:28:22Z Minorax 27347 563352 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/voʊˈlɪʃ(ə)n/}} * {{audio|en-au-volition.ogg|AU}} * {{hyph|vo|li|tion}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{cu noun}} A person's '''volition''' is the [[power]] or act of using your [[will]] to make a [[conscious]] choice or decision. 047oaxedvna7pprrnt1b3dgqzwhvzes 0 76922 563354 563341 2026-08-12T14:32:57Z Minorax 27347 563354 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{compound|water|shed}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɔːtəʃɛd/}} * {{US}} {{enPR|wôʹtərshĕd}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɔtɚʃɛd/}} * {{audio|en-us-watershed.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|wa|ter|shed}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''watershed''' is an [[event]] that marks a big change. # {{countable}} A '''watershed''' is a land area that [[drain]]s into a river, lake, or ocean. == Adjective == {{adj}} # Something that is '''watershed''' is very [[important]] because it marks a major change or turning point. dsqbxnd1x5wjctarkqb13r5nhdbmmuw 0 76923 563359 563342 2026-08-12T14:37:20Z Minorax 27347 563359 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{enPR|wôrl|wûrl}}, {{IPA|/(h)wɔː(r)l/|/(h)wɜː(r)l/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whorl.wav|UK}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whorl2.wav|UK}} * {{hmp|whirl}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''whorl''' is a [[spiral]] or [[circular]] pattern formed by something winding or turning around a central point. == Verb == {{verb}} # If something '''whorls''', it moves or turns in a spiral or circular motion. 8gipbja8fa64urnfkqfrajbn0ahafgx 0 76924 563364 563343 2026-08-12T14:40:35Z Minorax 27347 563364 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwəʊntɪd/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈwɔntɪd/|/ˈwɑntɪd/|/ˈwoʊntɪd/}} * {{audio|Wonted.ogg|US}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # If something is '''wonted''', it is something that you expect because it is your [[regular]] [[routine]]. jjuzpsq8hox5nlzglsq9oq9ld8hwouy 0 76926 563369 563345 2026-08-12T14:44:37Z Minorax 27347 563369 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈjɒtə/}} == Prefix == {{prefix}} # A metric/SI prefix meaning 10²⁴, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (one septillion). fm0ehlk3d9cnbosq2xrcbhl7nhqnbpt 0 76927 563356 563346 2026-08-12T14:35:15Z Minorax 27347 563356 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈjuːɡəˌslɑːv/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Yugoslav.wav|UK}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''Yugoslav''' is a person from [[Yugoslavia]], the former country in southeastern Europe. == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # Something that is '''Yugoslav''' is related to Yugoslavia, its people, culture, or history. [[Category:Nationalities]] plff1vqow63q2tut2l15hd9ytj2tu20 0 76928 563348 2026-08-12T13:17:38Z Minorax 27347 Creating plural from [[mariachi]] ([[User talk:Conrad.Irwin/creation.js|Accelerated]]) 563348 wikitext text/x-wiki == Noun == {{noun|mariachi}} # {{plural of|mariachi}} 4twf9hdiped2stq0sfruxybt9zzv8f7 0 76929 563353 2026-08-12T13:28:23Z Minorax 27347 Creating plural from [[volition]] ([[User talk:Conrad.Irwin/creation.js|Accelerated]]) 563353 wikitext text/x-wiki == Noun == {{noun|volition}} # {{plural of|volition}} ouj5j47e2somn9jsjfzf0x6paz3tgkn 0 76930 563355 2026-08-12T14:33:15Z Minorax 27347 Creating plural from [[watershed]] ([[User talk:Conrad.Irwin/creation.js|Accelerated]]) 563355 wikitext text/x-wiki == Noun == {{noun|watershed}} # {{plural of|watershed}} 67weh11y8ppoc50s3m7tysays14ibml 0 76931 563357 2026-08-12T14:35:23Z Minorax 27347 Creating plural from [[Yugoslav]] ([[User talk:Conrad.Irwin/creation.js|Accelerated]]) 563357 wikitext text/x-wiki == Noun == {{noun|Yugoslav}} # {{plural of|Yugoslav}} hbheu0x6krtykw3clf7yga2kttd1acd 0 76932 563360 2026-08-12T14:37:29Z Minorax 27347 Creating plural + third-person singular from [[whorl]] ([[User talk:Conrad.Irwin/creation.js|Accelerated]]) 563360 wikitext text/x-wiki == Noun == {{noun|whorl}} # {{plural of|whorl}} == Verb == {{verb|whorl}} # {{third-person singular of|whorl}} hrfnxoe9sqf32lmtn0fduiutz5zl7w9 0 76933 563361 2026-08-12T14:37:30Z Minorax 27347 Creating past tense and participle from [[whorl]] ([[User talk:Conrad.Irwin/creation.js|Accelerated]]) 563361 wikitext text/x-wiki == Verb == {{verb|whorl}} # {{past tense and participle of|whorl}} hlpy1190v3bzyirhfi84z2m45stj4ny 0 76934 563362 2026-08-12T14:37:30Z Minorax 27347 Creating present participle from [[whorl]] ([[User talk:Conrad.Irwin/creation.js|Accelerated]]) 563362 wikitext text/x-wiki == Verb == {{verb|whorl}} # {{present participle of|whorl}} or7w3lbaydd25iix8cr2vp517y1t62u 0 76935 563370 2026-08-12T14:44:59Z Minorax 27347 Creating plural from [[yellowing]] ([[User talk:Conrad.Irwin/creation.js|Accelerated]]) 563370 wikitext text/x-wiki == Noun == {{noun|yellowing}} # {{plural of|yellowing}} p4afyupcj9wloexooln7i68t3hp9nmh