T
 n. to a ~ ('precisely') (you fit the role to a ~)
tab
 I n. ['tabulator, device for setting a margin'] I. to set a ~
 ['bill'] (colloq.) (AE)
  2. to pick up the ~ for (she picked up the ~ for everyone)
  3. the ~ for
 II v. (colloq.) (AE) 1. (d;tr.) ('to identify') to ~ as (she was
 ~bed as a leading contender)
  2. (d; tr.) ('to designate') to ~ for (large sums were ~bed for
 school construction)
tabernacle
 n. to build a ~
table
 n. ['piece of furniture'] 1. to lay (esp. BE), set (esp. AE) a
 ~
  2. to clear a ~
  3. a card; coffee; dining-room; dressing; drop-leaf; end;
 folding; kitchen; night; operating; ping-pong; pool; tray;
 writing ~
  4. (AE) a training ~ (for members of a team)
  5. around, round a ~ (to sit around a ~)
  6. at the ~/at ~ (BE) ('while eating') (we never discuss
 politics at the dinner ~) ['table for conducting discussions,
 negotiations'] ['negotiating session']
  7. a bargaining, conference, negotiating; round ~
  8. at the ~ (at the negotiating ~) ['enumeration, list']
  9. to compile, draw up a ~
  10. a conversion; genealogy; mortality; multiplication; periodic
 ~
  11. logarithmic ~s
  12. in a ~ (to give data in ~s) ['level']
  13. a water ~ ['misc.']
  14. to turn the ~s on smb. ('to reverse the roles in a struggle
 with smb.'); under the ~ ('illegally')
tablespoon
 n. a heaping; level ~
tablet
 n. ['pad'] 1. a writing ~ ['pill']
  2. to take a ~
  3. an aspirin ~
  4. a scored ~ ['slab']
  5. a bronze; clay; marble ~
taboo
 n. 1. to break, violate a ~
  2. a rigid ~
  3. a ~ on
  4. (to place smt.) under (a) ~
tabs
 n. (colloq.) ['watch, surveillance'] to keep ~ on
tack
 I n. ['short nail'] 1. a carpet; thumb (AE; BE has drawing pin)
 ~ ['direction of a sailing ship']
  2. the port; starboard ~ ['course of action'] ['direction']
  3. to change ~
  4. (misc.) to go off on the wrong ~
 II v. (d; tr.) ('to attach') to ~ onto, to
tackle
 n. fishing ~
tact
 n. 1. to display, exercise, show; have ~
  2. considerable, great; subtle ~
  3. the ~ to + int. (does she have the ~ to conduct the
 negotiations?)
tactful
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was not ~ to mention that)
tactic
 n. a scare ~ (see tactics)
tactics
 n. 1. to devise; employ; use ~
  2. bullying; delaying; diversionary; pressure; questionable;
 roughhouse (AE); scarce smear; strong-arm; wily ~ (to employ
 questionable ~)
  3. (esp. AE) Madison Avenue ~ ('reliance on sophisticated
 promotion, advertising')
  4. salami ~ ('maneuvering by stages')
tactless
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to speak like that)
taffy
 n. (esp. AE) 1. to make; pull ~
  2. saltwater
tag
 I n. ['children's game'] to play ~
 II n. ['label, marker'] 1. to put a ~ on smt.
  2. a name; price ~
  3. (AE) license ~s (on a car)
  4. (AE) (mil.) dog (colloq.), identification ~s (BE has
 identification disc) ['short phrase'] (ling.)
  5. a question ~
 III v. (colloq.) 1. (d; intr.) to ~ after ('to follow') (the
 child ~ged after the others)
  2. (d; tr.) ('to label') to ~ as (he was ~ged as a quitter)
  3. (AE) (d; tr.) ('to fine') to ~ for (she was ~ged for going
 through a red light)
tag along
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ behind (she would always ~ behind them)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ with
tag end
 n. ['very end'] at the ~ (of smt.)
tail
 n. ['rear appendage to an animal's body'] 1. to wag a ~
  2. to dock ('shorten') a ~
  3. a bushy ~
  4. (misc.) to turn ~ ('to flee') ['person who conducts
 surveillance'] (colloq.)
  5. to put a ~ on smb.
tail end
 n. ['very end'] at the ~ (of smt.)
tailor
 I n. a custom; ladies'; men's ~
 II v. (d; tr.) to ~ for; to (to ~ an insurance policy to the
 needs of the insured)
tailor-made
 adj. ~ for (~ for the assignment)
tailspin
 n. to go into a ~
tainted
 adj. ~ by, with
take
 I n. (colloq.) ['reaction'] 1. a double ~ ('delayed reaction')
 (to do a double ~) ['illegal payments']
  2. on the ~ (they were all on the ~) ('they were all accepting
 bribes')
 II v. 1. to ~ (a matter) lightly; seriously
  2. (A) ('to carry') she took a cup of tea to him; or: she took
 him a cup of tea
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ after ('to resemble') (he ~s after his
 father)
  4. (d; tr.) ('to construe') to ~ as (we took her gesture as a
 sign of friendship; I took his remark as a compliment)
  5. (d; tr.) ('to grasp') to ~ by (she took him by the hand)
  6. (D; tr.) ('to lead, accompany') to ~ for (she took her
 daughter for a walk; he took us for a ride)
  7. (D; tr.) ('to obtain, secure') to ~ for (I took the book for
 him)
  8. (d; tr.) to ~ for ('to assume to be') (do you ~ me for a
 fool?)
  9. (D; tr.) ('to obtain'); ('to remove') to ~ from (he took the
 book from her; I took the money from the safe)
  10. (d; tr.) ('to subtract') to ~ from (~ five from ten)
  11. (d; tr.) ('to carry') to ~ into (~ the chairs into the
 house)
  12. (d; tr.) to ~ into ('to bring into') (to ~ smb. into one's
 confidence; they took the prisoner into custody)
  13. (d; tr.) to ~ into ('to include') (to ~ smt. into
 consideration; we took all the facts into account)
  14. (d; tr.) ('to remove'); ('to deduct') to ~ off (I took the
 books off the shelf; they took ten pounds off the bill)
  15. (d; tr.) ('to carry') to ~ out of (~ the chairs out of the
 house)
  16. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to like') (to ~ kindly to an offer; she
 took to them at once)
  17. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to begin'); ('to engage in') (to ~ to
 drink; she took to gambling at the casinos; he took to fishing
 with great gusto)
  18. (d; intr.) ('to go'); ('to have recourse') to ~ to (to ~ to
 one's bed; to ~ to the streets; to ~ to the lifeboats; to ~ to
 the air-waves)
  19. (d; tr.) ('to lead, accompany, transport') to ~ to (to ~
 smb. to dinner; she took us to the art museum; we took them to
 the station)
  20. (d; tr.) ('to carry') to ~ to (I took the books to the
 library; she took the money to the bank)
  21. (d; tr.) ('to move, transfer') to ~ to (they took the case
 to the supreme court)
  22. (D; tr.) ('to accept, bear') to ~ with (he took his
 punishment with a smile; to ~ a remark with a grain of salt)
  23. (M) ('to consider'); ('to accept') I took him to be a
 friend; do you ~ this man to be your lawful wedded husband?
  24. (0) ('to require') the job took us two hours
  25. (0) ('to seize') we took him prisoner; to ~ smb. hostage
  26. (R) ('to demand, require') it sometimes ~s courage to tell
 the truth
  27. (misc.) she took it on herself to break the news; to ~ five
 (esp. AE; colloq.) ('to have a five minute break'); they took
 the law into their own hands ('they dispensed justice without a
 trial'); to ~ smb. to court ('to sue smb.'); to ~ smb. under
 one's wing ('to protect and help smb.'); to ~ to one's heels
 ('to flee'); to ~ by storm ('to overwhelm completely'); to ~ by
 surprise ('to surprise'); to ~ smt. lying down ('to accept a
 defeat without protest'); to ~ smt. for granted (see granted)
take away
 v. (D; tr.) ('to remove') to ~ from (she took the scissors away
 from the child)
take back
 v. 1. (D; tr.) ('to accept') to ~ from (they took the furniture
 back from the customer)
  2. (D; tr.) ('to return') to ~ to (she took the book back to the
 library)
takedown
 v. (D; tr.) ('to write down') to ~ in (to ~ testimony down in
 shorthand)
take in
 v. (D; tr.) ('to accept') to ~ as (we took her in as a partner)
taken
 adj. ['impressed'] ['infatuated'] ~ with (he was very much ~
 with her)
takeoff
 n. (colloq.) ['parody'] to do a ~ of (esp. BE), on
take off
 v. 1. (colloq.) (D; intr.) ('to leave') to ~ for (they took off
 for town)
  2. (D; intr.) ('to begin flight') to ~ from (we took off from a
 small landing strip)
take out
 v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ on (don't ~ your anger out on me)
  2. (misc.) to ~ it out on smb. ('to make smb. else suffer for
 one's own problem')
takeover
 I n. 1. a hostile ~ (of a firm)
  2. (misc.) a ~ bid
 II v. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ from (the new government has taken
 over from the outgoing government; we will ~ power from them)
take to
 v. (F) ('to resort to') they took to accepting bribes
take up
 v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ on ('to accept, adopt') (he took me up on my
 offer)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ with ('to join') (he took up with a rough
 crowd)
taking
 n. for the ~ (it's there for the ~ ) ('it can be taken by anyone
 who wants it')
tale
 n. 1. to concoct, make up a ~
  2. to narrate, tell a ~
  3. an absorbing, exciting, fascinating, gripping; fanciful;
 grizzly; hair-raising, harrowing, shocking ~
  4. a fairy; folk ~
  5. a tall ('unbelievable') ~6. (misc.) to tell ~s out of school
 ('to reveal secrets')
talent
 n. 1. to demonstrate, display, show (a) ~
  2. to cultivate, develop a ~
  3. to squander one's ~(s)
  4. (a) mediocre; outstanding ~
  5. (a) natural ~
  6. the ~ to + inf. (she has the ~ to go far)
  7. (a) ~ for (a ~ for painting)
  8. of ~ (a person of considerable ~)
talented
 adj. ~ at, in
talk
 I n. ['address, lecture'] 1. to give a ~
  2. a pep; sales ~
  3. a ~ about, on (she gave an interesting ~ on bringing up
 children) ['conversation'] ['chatter']
  4. to have a ~ (with)
  5. blunt, plain; idle, small; loose; table ~
  6. a long ~ (she had a long ~ with him about his work)
  7. sweet ~ ('flattery')
  8. double, fast ~ ('deception')
  9. a heart-to-heart ('frank') ~
  10. straight ('frank') ~
  11. (colloq.) big ~ ('boasting')
  12. ~ about, of; with (there is ~ of her resigning)
  13. ~ that + clause (there is ~ that there will be a strike)
 ['type of speech']
  14. baby ~ (to use baby ~)
 II v. 1. to ~ bluntly, candidly, frankly, freely; loud, loudly;
 openly
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ about, of, on (they were ~ing about the
 elections; she was ~ing of her trip; to ~ on a topic)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ into ('to persuade') (to ~ smb. into doing
 smt.)
  4. (d; tr.) to ~ out of ('to dissuade') (to ~ smb. out of doing
 smt.)
  5. (d; intr.) ('to speak') to ~ to, with (esp. AE) (I will ~ to
 them about this problem)
  6. (misc.) to ~ big ('to boast'); to ~ oneself hoarse
talk back
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ to (to ~ to one's boss)
talk down
 v. (d; intr.) to  ~  to (to  ~  to the audience)
talker
 n. (colloq.) a fast, smooth ~ ('one who speaks glibly, in a
 deceptive manner')
talking
 n. to do the ~ (she did all the ~)
talking-to
 n. (colloq.) ['scolding'] to give smb. a (good)~
talk over
 v. (D; tr.) ('to discuss') to ~ with (we ~ed it over with them)
talks
 n. ['negotiations'] 1. to conduct, hold ~ about
  2. to break off ~
  3. contract; exploratory; formal; high ~ level; informal; peace;
 top ~ level ~
  4. ~ about; with (~ about smt.; ~ with smb.)
tall
 adj. to stand ~ (esp. AE; colloq.) ('to be resolute')
tally
 I n. to make a ~
 II v. (D; intr.) ('to correspond') to ~ with
tambourine
 n. to play (on) the ~
tamper
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ with (to ~ with a lock; one should not ~ with
 a jury)
tampon
 n. to insert a ~
tan
 I n. to get a ~
 II v. (intr.) to ~ easily, readily
tandem
 n. in ~
tangent
 I adj. ~ to (~ to a circle)
 II n. ['digression'] to go off at, go off on a ~
tangential
 adj. (formal) ['incidental'] ~ to
tangle
 I n. to unravel a ~
 II v. (colloq.) (d; intr.) ('to quarrel') to ~ over; with (don't
 ~ with him)
tango
 n. to dance, do the ~
tank
 n. ['armored combat vehicle'] 1. to drive a ~ ['receptacle,
 container']
  2. a fish; gas (AE), gasoline (AE), petrol (BE); oil; oxygen;
 septic; water ~ ['prison'] (slang) (esp. AE)
  3. in the ~ ['misc.']
  4. a think ~ ('a group of thinkers, planners')
tanker
 n. an oil ~
tantamount
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ to
tantrum
 n. 1. to have, throw a ~
  2. a temper ~ (he threw a temper ~)
tap
 I n. 1. on ~ ('ready to be drawn') (beer on ~)
  2. on ~ ('available'); ('imminent') (what's on ~ for tonight?)
  3. see faucet
 II v. 1. (d; tr.) ('to ask') to ~ for (to ~ smb. for information)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ on ('to strike lightly') (to ~ smb. on the
 shoulder)
tape
 n. ['narrow strip of material'] 1. adhesive, sticky (BE);
 friction; magnetic; masking; measuring; name; ticker ~ ['string
 stretched across the track at the end of a race']
  2. to reach the ~ (both runners reached the ~ together) ['tape
 recording']
  3. to make a ~
  4. to play, put on; play back a ~
  5. to rewind; wind a ~
  6. to erase a ~ (see also red tape)
taper
 v. (d; intr., tr.) to ~ to(~ed to a point)
tape recorder
 n. 1. to start; turn on a ~
  2. to operate, play a ~
  3. to stop; turn off a ~
  4. a cassette; reel-to-reel ~
tape recording
 n. 1. to make a ~
  2. to play, play back a ~
tapestry
 n. 1. to weave a ~
  2. (misc.) (BE) life's rich ~
taps
 n. ['signal played on a bugle'] 1. to play. sound ~
  2. at ~ (lights go out at ~)
tar
 n. coal~
tardiness
 n. ~ in
target
 I n. 1. to aim at; hit; shoot at a ~
  2. to track a ~
  3. to miss; overshoot a ~
  4. a civilian; military; moving; stationary ~
  5. off ~ ('not accurate')
  6. on ~ ('accurate')
  7. (misc.) to use smt. as a ~
 II v. (d;tr.) to ~ as (he was ~ed as the next victim)
target practice
 n. to conduct ~
tariff
 n. 1. to impose, levy a ~
  2. to pay a ~
  3. a protective ~
  4. a ~ on (a stiff ~ was imposed on tobacco products)
tarpaulin
 n. to spread a ~
tarry
 v. to ~ long
task
 n. 1. to carry out, do, fulfill, perform; cope with; take on,
 undertake a ~
  2. to assign smb. a ~
  3. a delicate, ticklish; difficult; fruitless, hopeless;
 Herculean, monumental; irksome; menial; onerous; pleasant;
 unpleasant; unwelcome; welcome ~
  4. (misc.) to take smb. to ~ for smt. ('to criticize smb. for
 smt.')
taskmaster
 n. a hard, rigid, severe, stern ~
taste
 I n. ['appreciation'] ['sense of what is proper'] 1. to
 acquire, cultivate, develop a ~
  2. to demonstrate, display, show (a) ~
  3. (an) acquired; artistic; bad; discriminating; elegant,
 excellent, exquisite; good ~ (it is bad ~ to ignore an
 invitation to a wedding)
  4. a ~ for (to develop a ~ for music)
  5. ~ in (they showed good ~ in planning the decor; excellent ~
 in music)
  6. in (a certain) ~ (everything was done in good ~)
  7. (misc.) ~s differ; a sense of ~ ['sensation obtained from
 tasting, eating'] (also fig.)
  8. to leave a ~ (the fruit left a pleasant ~ in my mouth; the
 whole affair left a bitter ~ in my mouth)
  9. to spoil the ~
  10. a bad, foul; bitter; mild; nice. pleasant, sweet; sour;
 strong ~
  11. (misc.) the sense of ~ ['small amount tasted']
  12. to have, take (esp. AE) a ~ (of)
  13. to give smb. a ~ of smt. (often fig.) (they gave him a ~ of
 his own medicine)
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ of (the food ~s of garlic)
  2. (s) the food ~s good
taster
 n. a wine ~
tattle
 v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) ('to inform') to ~ on
taunt
 I n. to hurl a ~ at smb.
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ about
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into doing smt.)
tax
 I n. 1. to impose, levy, put a ~ on
  2. to collect a ~ from
  3. to pay a ~ (to pay a ~ on a new car; to pay a large sum in
 ~es; to pay a ~ to the government)
  4. to increase, raise ~es
  5. to cut, lower, reduce ~es
  6. to rescind, revoke a ~
  7. an amusement; capital gains; cigarette; death (AE),
 inheritance (BE has death duty); direct; estate; excess-profits;
 excise; federal (AE); gasoline (AE), petrol (BE); gift; income;
 indirect; liquor; local; negative income; nuisance; personal-
 property; poll; property; real-estate; sales; state (US);
 transfer; value-added; windfall-profits (US); withholding (esp.
 AE; BE has PAYE) ~
  8. a flat; graduated, progressive ~
  9. a  ~  on (a ~ on cigarettes)
  10. delinquent ~es
  11. (misc.) ~ evasion; a ~ haven ~; a ~ shelter; ~ relief
 II v. (formal) (d; tr.) ('to accuse') to ~ with (to ~ smb. with a
 crime)
taxi
 n. 1. to take a ~
  2. to hire a ~
  3. (misc.) to go somewhere by ~
tax return
 n. to file, submit a ~
tea
 n. ['plant'] 1. to grow ~ ['beverage']
  2. to brew, make; steep ~
  3. to drink, have ~
  4. strong; weak ~
  5. decaffeinated; herbal; hot; iced; mint; scented ~
  6. (BE) high ~ ('early evening meal')
  7. (BE) morning ~
  8. a cup; glass of ~ (bring us two cups of ~; or: bring us two
 ~s) USAGE NOTE: In Britain, tea can also mean'a meal where tea
 is served'. High tea includes substantial food.
teach
 v. 1. (A) she taught history to us; or: she taught us history
  2. (H) she taught them to swim
  3. (L; may have an object) he taught (us) that the best policy
 is to tell the truth
  4. (Q) she taught me how to drive
teacher
 n. 1. to certify; license; train a ~
  2. an exchange; practice, student ~
  3. (BE) a supply ~ (AE has substitute)
  4. a ~ of (a ~ of English)
teaching
 n. 1. practice, student ~
  2. team ~
  3. health ~
  4. (misc.) to go into ~
teakettle
 n. 1. to put the ~ on
  2. a ~ whistles
team
 n. 1. to field; organize a ~
  2. to coach; manage a ~
  3. to disband, split up a ~
  4. a home; opposing, rival; visiting ~
  5. a baseball; basketball; cricket; drill; football; soccer;
 track, track-and-field; volleyball ~
  6. (Am. professional football) a wild-card ~
  7. (mil.) a combat ~
  8. a negotiating ~
  9. (misc.) (AE) to make a ~ ('to succeed in becoming a member of
 a team') USAGE NOTE: AE uses team more often than BE--Chicago
 has fielded a strong team for today's game; Chicago is the
 strongest team in the league. BE prefers side when referring to
 a competitive match--Liverpool have fielded a strong side for
 today's match. BE often uses club when referring to a team in
 general--Liverpool is the strongest club in the First Division.
 A player can be on a team, in/on a side. In references to
 international competition, team is standard in BE--the England
 team in the World Cup.
team up
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ against; with (we ~ed up with them against our
 common enemy)
teapot
 n. a storm (BE), tempest (AE) in a ~ ('a fuss over nothing')
tear
 I /tiy(r)/ n. ['drop of the fluid secreted by the lacrimal
 gland'] 1. to shed a ~
  2. to weep (bitter) ~s 3 bitter ~s
  4. ~s flowed, rolled, streamed down their cheeks
  5. ~s welled up in my eyes
  6. (misc.) crocodile ('false') ~s; to be in ~s over smt.; to
 break into ~s; eyes fill with ~s; bored to
 II /tey(r)/ n. ['rip'] 1. to make a ~
  2. to mend a ~
 III v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ at (to ~ at the bandages)
  2. (d; tr.) to  ~  from, out of (she tore several pages out of
 the book)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ into ('to attack verbally') (he tore into his
 opponent)
  4. (D; tr.) to ~ into, to (she tore the paper into/to pieces; to
 ~ an argument to shreds)
  5. (d; tr.) to ~ off (she tore a button off the coat)
tear away
 v. (D;refl.,tr.) to ~ from (she couldn't ~ herself away from the
 book)
tease
 v. 1. (D;tr.) to ~ about (they ~d her about her new hairdo)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to  ~  smb. into doing smt.)
teaspoon
 n. a heaping; level  ~
teatime
 n. 1. at ~
  2. past ~
technicality
 n. on a ~ (we lost the case on a ~)
technician
 n. a dental; lab, laboratory; medical; radar; television, TV ~
Technicolor
 n. (T) in ~
technique
 n. 1. to acquire, develop, work out; perfect a  ~
  2. to apply a ~
  3. an acting; dance ~
  4. relaxation ~s
technology
 n. 1. to create, develop (a) ~
  2. to apply, employ ~
  3. to export, transfer ~ (to developing countries)
  4. high ~ (also high tech)
  5. state-of-the-art ~
teed off
 adj. (colloq.) (AE) ['angry']  ~ about at
teem
 v. (d; intr.) to  ~  with ('to be full of) (the river was  ~ing
 with fish)
teens
 n. in one's ~ (they are still m their ~)
teeth
 see tooth
telegram
 n. 1. to send a ~
  2. to get, receive a ~3. a ~ from; to (a ~ from London to
 Glasgow)
telegraph
 v. 1. (A) they ~ed the information to us; or: they ~ed us the
 information
  2. (H; no passive) they ~ed us to leave immediately
  3. (L; may have an object) she ~ed (us) that the manuscript had
 been received
  4. (Q; may have an object) they ~ed (us) where we should meet
telepathy
 n. mental ~
telephone
 I n. 1. to hook up, install a ~
  2. to answer a ~
  3. to tap a ~
  4. to disconnect a ~
  5. a cordless; dial; pay, public ~
  6. a ~ rings
  7. by ~; on, over the ~ (she spoke to him by ~; I enjoyed our
 chat on/over the ~; to speak on/over the ~; he is always on the
 ~)
  8. (misc.) to be wanted on the ~; to call smb. to the ~
 II v. 1. (B) they ~d the message to us 2 (H; no passive) she ~d
 us to return home
  3. (L; may have an object) he ~d (us) that he would be late
  4. (Q; may have an object) I ~d (them) when to come
telephone call
 n. see call 1, 12-17
telephone receiver
 n. see receiver 1-2
telescope
 n. 1. to focus a ~ on
  2. a reflecting; refracting ~
television
 n. 1. to put on, turn on the ~
  2. to watch ~
  3. to turn off the ~
  4. black-and-white; color ~
  5. cable, pay; closed-circuit; educational; local; national;
 peak-viewing-time (BE), prime-time (esp. AE); public ~
  6. on ~ (I saw her on ~)
television set
 n. 1. to put on, turn on a ~
  2. to turn off a ~
tell
 v. 1. (A; usu. without to) ('to relate') she told the news to
 everyone; or: she told everyone the news; he told me his name;
 she told them a story; ~ me the truth
  2. (D; intr.) ('to be certain') to ~ about (you can never ~
 about people like that)
  3. (d; intr., tr.) ('to inform') to ~ about, of (he didn't want
 to ~ about the incident; ~ me about the game; she told everyone
 of her success)
  4. (d; tr.) ('to ascertain') to ~ from (can you ~ anything from
 a quick examination?)
  5. (d; tr.) to ~ from ('to differentiate') (can you ~ one twin
 from another?)
  6. (colloq.) (d; intr., tr.) to ~ of (BE), on ('to inform on')
 (he told on her when the teacher returned; I'm going to ~ my
 father on you)
  7. (D; intr.) to ~ on ('to affect') (the strain was beginning to
 ~ on her)
  8. (H) ('to order') she told me to leave
  9. (L; must have an object) ('to inform') we told them that we
 would be late
  10. (Q; must have an object) ('to inform') ~ me how to get there
  11. (Q) ('to ascertain') can you ~ from a quick examination
 where his injuries are?
teller
 n. (AE) a bank ~ (BE has cashier)
telling
 n. ['certainty'] there is no ~ what will happen
temerity
 n. the ~ to + int. (he had the ~ to file a grievance)
temper
 n. 1. to control, keep one's ~
  2. to lose one's ~
  3. a bad, explosive, hot, nasty, quick, uncontrollable,
 ungovernable, violent ~
  4. a calm, even ~
  5. ~s flare (up)
  6. a display, fit of ~ (she said that in a fit of ~)
temperament
 n. an artistic; poetic ~
temperance
 n. ~ in
temperate
 adj. ~ in
temperature
 n. ['degree of heat or cold'] 1. to take smb.'s ~
  2. a high; low; normal ~
  3. (smb.'s) body ~
  4. room  ~  (at room ~)
  5. a ~ drops, falls; goes down
  6. a ~ goes up, rises
  7. a ~ remains steady
  8. at a (certain) ~ (water boils at a certain ~) ['excess over
 normal body heat']
  9. to have, run a ~
  10. a high; slight ~
tempo
 n. 1. to increase, step up the ~
  2. to slow down the ~
tempt
 v. 1. (D;tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into doing smt.)
  2. (H) to ~ smb. to do smt.
temptation
 n. 1. to overcome, resist ~
  2. to be exposed to, face ~
  3. to succumb to ~
  4. to place, put ~ in smb.'s way
  5. irresistible, strong ~
tenacity
 n. 1. to demonstrate, display, show ~
  2. bulldog; great ~ (to demonstrate great ~)
  3. the ~ to + inf. (she had the ~ to finish the job)
tend
 v. 1. (AE) (d; intr.) to ~ to (to ~ to one's own business) (CE
 has attend to)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ towards
  3. (E) he ~s to exaggerate
tendency
 n. 1. to demonstrate, display, show a ~
  2. a growing; pronounced; strong; universal ~
  3. homicidal; uicidal; vicious ~cies (for years he has
 displayed suicidal  ~cies)
  4. a ~ towards
  5. a ~ to + inf. (she has a ~ to exaggerate)
tender
 I adj. ~ to, towards, with
 II n. ['offer, bid'] (esp. BE) 1. to make, put in, send in,
 submit a ~
  2. to invite ~s3. a ~ for ['currency']
  4. legal ~
 III v. 1. (B) ('to offer') she ~ed her resignation to the
 government
  2. (BE) (d; intr.) to ~ for ('to bid on') (to ~ for the
 construction of a new motorway)
tenderness
 n. ['kindness, care'] 1. to show ~
  2. ~ towards
tendon
 n. 1. to pull a ~
  2. an Achilles' ~
tenet
 n. 1. a basic, fundamental ~
  2. a ~ that + clause (our basic ~ is that all people are equal)
  3. (misc.) to embrace the ~s of a new philosophy
tennis
 n. 1. to play ~
  2. lawn; paddle; table ~
  3. (misc.) a ~ match; a game of ~ (let's play a game of ~; she
 won the first game and went on to win the set and match)
tennis racket
 n. to restring; string a ~
tenor
 n. to sing ~
tenpins
 n. to play ~
tense
 I adj. ~ with (~ with anxiety)
 II n. (grammar) the future; future perfect; past; past perfect;
 present; progressive ~
tension
 n. ['strained relations'] ['strain'] 1. to cause, create ~
  2. to heighten, increase ~
  3. to alleviate, ease, lessen, relieve ~ (to alleviate/ease ~
 between the superpowers)
  4. acute; mounting ~
  5. arterial; international; nervous; premenstrual; racial ~
  6. ~ builds up, mounts
  7. ~ eases, subsides
  8. ~ between ['tautness']
  9. fan-belt ~ ['voltage']
  10. high; low ~
tent
 n. 1. to erect, pitch, put up a ~
  2. to dismantle, take down a ~
  3. a circus; pup; pyramidal; wall ~
  4. a croup; oxygen ~
tenterhooks
 n. on ~ ('in suspense')
tenure
 n. ['permanence of employment as a teacher'] 1. to give, grant
 ~
  2. to acquire, get, receive ~
  3. academic ~
term
 I n. ['expression, word'] 1. abstract; bold; clear;
 flattering; general; glowing; vague ~s (she described him in
 glowing ~s)
  2. a general; generic; legal; technical ~
  3. in ~s (to speak in general ~s)
  4. (misc.) a contradiction in ~s ['period of time served']
  5. to serve a ~ (in office)
  6. an unexpired ~
  7. a ~ expires, runs out
  8. a jail, prison ~ ['division of a school year']
  9. the autumn (BE), fall (AE); spring; summer ~
  10. at the end of a/of (BE) ~ ['time at which a normal
 pregnancy terminates']
  11. to have a baby at ~ (see also terms)
 II v. ['formal'] (N; used with a noun) ('to call') by what
 right does he ~ himself an artist?
terminal
 n. ['point on an electric circuit'] 1. a negative; positive ~
 ['device by which information enters or leaves a computer']
  2. a computer ~; a Visual Display Terminal = VDT (AE; BE has
 Visual Display Unit = VDU) ['passenger, freight station']
  3. an airline; bus; freight; shipping; trucking ~
  4. at a ~ (let's meet at the bus ~)
termination
 n. ['cessation of employment'] voluntary ~
terminology
 n. 1. to codify, create, establish, standardize (a) ~
  2. basic; legal; scientific; technical ~
terms
 n. ['conditions, provisions'] 1. to dictate; set; state;
 stipulate ~
  2. easy; favorable ~
  3. surrender ~ (to stipulate surrender ~ to an enemy)
  4. by the ~ (of an agreement)
  5. on certain ~ (on one's own ~s; on our ~)
  6. under (the) ~ of the agreement ['agreement']
  7. to come to ~ with smb. ['relationship'] ['footing']
  8. equal, even; familiar, intimate; speaking; unequal ~
  9. on certain ~ with (to be on speaking ~ with smb.; to
 negotiate with smb. on equal ~)
terrace
 n. from; on a ~
terrain
 n. harsh, rough; hilly; mountainous; smooth ~
terrible
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to work there = it was ~ working
 there)
  2. ~ that + clause (it is ~ that she lost her wallet; I feel ~
 that you cannot accept our invitation)
terrified
 adj. 1. ~ by, of
  2. ~ that + clause (we are ~ that there may be another
 earthquake)
terrify
 v. (R) it ~fied me to contemplate the consequences of your
 actions; it ~ies us that there may be another earthquake
terrifying
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to watch)
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that there are so many drunk drivers
 on the road)
territory
 n. 1. to annex; occupy ~
  2. to cede ~
  3. a neutral; trust ~
  4. (an) occupied; unoccupied ~
  5. unexplored ~
  6. (misc.) to reconnoiter enemy
terror
 n. 1. to employ, engage in, resort to, sow, unleash ~
  2. to inspire ~; to strike ~ into (to strike ~ into the hearts
 of people)
  3. sheer, stark ~
  4. (colloq.) a holy ~
  5. in ~ (to live in ~ of smt.)
  6. (misc.) a campaign, reign of  ~
terrorism
 n. 1. indiscriminate; state; urban ~
  2. an act of ~
  3. see terror 1
terrorist
 n. an armed; urban ~
terrorize
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into
test
 I n. ['examination, set of questions'] 1. to administer,
 conduct, give a ~
  2. to draw up, make up, set (BE) a ~
  3. to take a ~
  4. to fail; pass a ~
  5. a demanding, difficult; easy ~
  6. an achievement; aptitude; intelligence; loyalty (esp. AE);
 placement; proficiency  ~
  7. a completion; free-association; lie-detector; multiple-
 choice; objective; true-and-false ~
  8. a competency; means ~
  9. a ~ in, on (a ~ in mathematics; a ~ on new material)
 ['trial, experiment'] ['examination']
  10. to carry out, conduct, do, run a ~
  11. exhaustive, extensive, thorough ~s
  12. an acid, demanding, exacting, severe ~
  13. a blood; diagnostic; endurance; laboratory; litmus; means;
 nuclear; paraffin; Pap; patch; paternity; personality;
 psychological; road; saliva; screen; skin; tuberculin ~
  14. a ~ for (to do a skin ~ for tuberculosis)
  15. a ~ on (they conducted a series of ~s on me at the health
 center)
  16. (misc.) to stand the ~ of time; the ~ turned out to be
 positive; to put smb. to the ~
 II v. 1. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ for (to ~ for excessive air
 pollution; to ~ the urine for sugar)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ in (we ~ed them in English)
  3. (P; intr.) some of our students ~ed in the top percentile
  4. (esp. AE) (s) some students ~ high, others low
testament
 n. 1. the New; Old Testament
  2. a ~ to
  3. (misc.) smb.'s last will and ~
test flight
 n. to conduct a ~
testicle
 n. an undescended ~
testify
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ about (to ~ about a case)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ against; for, on behalf of (to ~ for the
 plaintiff)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ to (the results ~ to the quality of their
 work)
  4. (L) he ~fied that he had not seen the accident
  5. (misc.) to ~ under oath
testimonial
 n. 1. to give, offer a ~
  2. an eloquent ~
  3. a ~ to (a ~ to smb.'s accomplishments)
testimony
 n. 1. to give, offer ~
  2. to cite ~
  3. to recant, repudiate, retract (one's) ~
  4. to contradict, discount, refute ~
  5. false, perjured; reliable ~
  6. ~ about
  7. ~ against; for, on behalf of (she gave ~ against the
 plaintiff)
  8. ~ that + clause (nothing could refute her ~ that the driver
 was drunk)
tetanus
 n. to develop ~
text
 n. 1. to set a ~ (in type)
  2. to annotate a ~
  3. an annotated ~ (see also textbook)
textbook
 n. 1. an introductory ~
  2. a ~ of, on (a ~ on advanced grammar)
texture
 n. rough; smooth ~
thank
 v. 1. to ~ profusely; sincerely
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ for (she ~ed me profusely for my help)
  3. (colloq.) (H; no passive) I'll ~ you to make less noise in
 the future
thankful
 adj. 1. ~ for; to
  2. ~ to + inf. (~ to be alive)
  3. ~ that + clause (we were ~ that you offered to help)
thanks
 n. 1. to express; give one's ~; to say ~
  2. to accept smb.'s ~
  3. one's heartfelt, sincere, warm ~
  4. ~ for; to
  5. (misc.) many ~; ~ a lot; I finished the whole job on time,
 no ~ to you; we completed the work on time, ~ to your help
that
 pronoun 1. at ~ ('in addition') (she was a thief and a clever
 one at ~)
  2. (misc.) take ~! ('I'm going to punch you!')
thaw
 n. 1. the spring ~
  2. a ~ sets in (also fig.)
theater, theatre
 n. ['building in which plays are performed or films shown'] 1.
 to crowd, jam, pack a ~
  2. an art; dinner (esp. AE); movie (AE; BE has cinema); open-
 air; repertory ~
  3. at the ~ (we were at the ~ last night) ['theatrical
 profession']
  4. the legitimate ~
  5. in the ~ (she was well thought of in the ~) ['room equipped
 for surgical operations'] (BE)
  6. an operating theatre
theft
 n. 1. to commit (a) ~; to practice ~
  2. petty ~
  3. a ~ from (a daring ~ from a museum)
theme
 n. 1. a basic; contemporary; dominant ~
  2. a ~ for (a ~ for discussion)
theorem
 n. 1. to deduce, formulate a ~
  2. to prove; test a ~
  3. a binomial ~
theorize
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ about
  2. (L) the police ~d that the burglar had entered through a
 window
theory
 n. 1. to formulate a ~
  2. to advance, advocate, present, propose, suggest a ~
  3. to confirm; develop; test a ~
  4. to disprove, explode, refute a ~
  5. a pet; scientific ~
  6. game; information; number; political; quantum; systems ~
  7. the big bang; steady state ~
  8. the germ ~ (of disease)
  9. a ~ evolves; holds up
  10. a ~ that (she has a ~ that drinking milk prevents colds)
  11. in ~ (in ~ their plan makes sense)
  12. on a ~ (they proceeded on the ~ that the supplies would
 arrive on time)
  13. (misc.) the ~ of relativity; to combine ~ and practice
therapist
 n. an occupational; physical ~; psychotherapist; speech ~
therapy
 n. 1. to employ, use ~
  2. art; dance; electro-convulsive (BE), electro-shock (AE);
 group; inhalation; music; occupational; physical; radiation, X-
 ray; recreational; shock; speech ~
  3. ~ for
  4. in ~ (she was in ~)
there
 adv. over ~
thermometer
 n. 1. a clinical; meat; oral; oven; rectal ~
  2. a ~ shows a temperature
thermostat
 n. 1. to set a ~
  2. to calibrate a ~
thesis
 n. ['research paper'] 1. to write a ~
  2. a doctoral, Ph.D.; master's   ~   ['proposition,
 hypothesis']
  3. to advance, propose; test a ~
  4. to challenge; refute a ~
  5. a ~ about, on
  6. a ~ that + clause (these developments disprove their ~ that
 high taxes stifle investment) (see the Usage Note for
 dissertation)
thick
 I adj. (misc.) as ~ as thieves ('very closely allied'); to lay
 it on ~ ('to exaggerate')
 II n. ['most intense part'] in the ~ (of the battle)
thick and thin
 n. ['all difficulties'] through ~ (to remain friends through
 ~)
thief
 n. a common, petty; sneak ~
thing
 n. ['deed'] ['event'] 1. to do a ~ (she did a nice ~ when
 she offered to help; to do great ~s; to do the right ~)
  2. a bad; difficult; easy; good; mean; nasty; nice; sensible;
 strange; stupid; terrible ~; the right; wrong ~
  3. a ~ to + inf. (it was an easy ~ to do; it was the wrong ~ to
 do) ['object']
  4. to use a ~ for (don't use this ~ for removing paint)
 ['facts, details']
  5. to get a ~ out of smb. (I couldn't get a ~ out of her)
  6. to know a ~ about (he doesn't know a ~ about music); to know
 a ~ or two ('to know quite a bit') ['fact, point'] (colloq.)
  7. the ~ is that + clause (the ~ is that I still have a great
 deal of work to do; the other ~ is that I really don't want to
 go) ['article of clothing']
  8. not to have a ~ to wear (I don't have a ~ to wear)
  9. to put on; take off one's ~s ['possessions, effects']
  10. to pack one's ~s ['step']
  11. the first; next ~ (the next ~ is to submit your
 application) ['person of a certain type']
  12. a pretty; poor ~ (a pretty little thing; you poor thing)
 ['thought, idea']
  13. to say the right ~ ['matters'] (used in the plural)
  14. to even ~s up
  15. to see ~s (as they are)
  16. (misc.) all ~s considered ('with everything taken into
 account'); ~s don't look good; ~s are looking up for us; how do
 ~s stand? how are ~s? ['utensils']
  17. to clear the (breakfast) ~s away 'individual']
  18. a living ~ (there wasn't a living ~ in sight) ['fear']
 ['obsession'] (colloq.)
  19. a ~ about (she has a ~ about flying) ['misc.']
  20. to do one's ~ ('to do what one feels competent or motivated
 to do'); any old ~ ('anything at all'); a sure ~ ('smt. that is
 certain to succeed'); of all ~s ('most surprisingly'); to tell
 smb. a ~ or two ('to tell smb. frankly what one thinks')
think
 I n. (colloq.) (BE) to have a ~ about
 II v. 1. to ~ aloud; clearly; hard (I thought hard and finally
 remembered the name)
  2. (D; intr.) ('to reflect') to ~ about, of (I was ~ing about
 you; to ~ of the past)
  3. (d; intr.) ('to be concerned') to ~ about, of (I was only
 ~ing of your welfare when I declined the offer)
  4. (d; intr.) to ~ of ('to have an opinion of) (what do you ~
 of this proposal?)
  5. (d; intr.) to ~ of ('to consider; to intend') (she never
 thought of telephoning; to ~ of resigning)
  6. (E) ('to remember') (she never thought to call)
  7. (L) ('to anticipate') we thought that it would rain
  8. (L) ('to believe') I ~ that he is a fool
  9. (M; used in the passive) ('to consider') he is thought to be
 irreplaceable
  10. (N; used with an adjective) ('to consider') many people ~
 her charming
  11. (misc.) I thought to myself that it would be nice to have
 some hot soup; he doesn't ~ of himself as a politician; to ~
 better of doing smt. ('to change one's mind about doing smt.')
think about
 v. (J and K) ('to direct one's thoughts to') I thought about
 you/your working out there in the hot sun
think ahead
 v. (D; intr.) ('to direct one's thoughts ahead') to ~ to (to ~
 to the future)
think back
 v. (D; intr.) ('to direct one's thoughts back') to ~ on, to (to
 ~ to the old days)
thinker
 n. a clear; great; logical; muddled; original ~
thinking
 n. clear; good; muddled; original; positive; quick; wishful ~
thinking cap
 n. (old-fashioned) to put on one's ~ ('to ponder a problem')
thinner
 n. paint ~
third degree
 n. (colloq.) ['brutal, harsh interrogation'] to give smb. the
 ~
thirst
 I n. 1. to experience ~; more usu. is: to be thirsty
  2. to quench, slake one's ~
  3. unquenchable; unquenched ~
  4. a ~ for (a ~ for knowledge)
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ for (to ~ for knowledge)
thorn
 n. 1. to remove a ~ (from one's finger)
  2. (misc.) a ~ in one's side ('a source of irritation')
thorough
 adj. ~ in
thoroughfare
 n. a busy, crowded ~
thought
 n. ['reflection'] 1. to entertain, harbor, have; relish a ~
 (to harbor ~s of revenge)
  2. to express, present a ~
  3. to gather; sum up one's ~s
  4. an evil; fleeting, passing; happy; intriguing; refreshing;
 sober, sobering; ugly; upsetting ~
  5. the ~ struck me that...
  6. a ~ about, on (what are your ~s on this matter?)
  7. a ~ that + clause (the ~ that we would soon reach home gave
 us courage)
  8. at a ~ (my mind boggles at the very ~)
  9. in one's ~s (she was always in my ~s)
  10. (misc.) that ~ has crossed my mind; to read smb.'s ~s; a
 train of ~; in ~ and deed ['consideration']
  11. to give ~ to
  12. to abandon, give up all ~s (of doing smt.)
  13. (misc.) perish the ~! ('one should not even consider the
 possibility!') ['ideas, principles']
  14. liberal; logical; modern ~ ['opinion']
  15. to express a ~
  16. a ~ about, on
  17. a ~ that + clause (she expressed her ~ that the case should
 be settled without litigation) ['concentration')
  18. (deep) in ~ ['intention']
  19. to have no ~ (of doing smt.)
thoughtful
 adj. 1. ~ about
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to do that)
thoughtless
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of them to make noise)
thousand
 n. by, in the ~s (the crowd streamed into the stadium by the ~s)
thrall
 n. (formal) ['slavery'] in ~ to
thrash
 v. to ~ soundly
thrashing
 n. a sound ~
thread
 I n. ['fiber, cord'] 1. to make, spin; wind ~
  2. coarse; fine; heavy; thin ~
  3. cotton; lisle; nylon; polyester; rayon; silk ~
  4. a reel (BE), spool (AE) of ~
  5. (misc.) to hang by a ~ ('to be very uncertain') ['theme']
 ['train of thought']
  6. to lose the ~ (of an argument)
  7. the common ~ (of a story)
  8. a tenuous ~
 II v. (C) ~ a needle for me; or: ~ me a needle
threat
 n. 1. to issue, make, utter a ~
  2. to carry out, fulfill a ~
  3. to be, constitute, pose a ~
  4. a covert; dire, grave, serious; direct; empty, idle;
 explicit; imminent; implicit; terroristic; veiled ~
  5. a security ~
  6. a ~ to (to constitute a ~ to the party leadership)
  7. a ~ to + inf. (she carried out her ~ to resign)
  8. a ~ that + clause (she carried out her ~ that she would
 resign)
  9. under ~ of (under ~ of reprisals)
threaten
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ with (to ~ smb. with reprisals)
  2. (E) she ~ed to resign
threshold
 n. ['entrance'] 1. (also fig.) to cross a ~
  2. (also fig.) on the ~ (to be on the ~ of a promising career)
  3. (med.) a renal ~
thrift
 n. to practice ~
thrifty
 adj. ~ in
thrill
 I n. 1. to give, provide a ~
  2. to experience, get, have a ~
  3. a ~ for smb.
  4. a ~ to + inf. (it was a ~ to ride in your new car = it was a
 ~ riding in your new car)
  5. (misc.) to gamble for the ~ of it ('to gamble for the sheer
 excitement of gambling')
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ to (she ~ed to the sound of their
 voices)
  2. (R) it ~ed me to learn of your success
thrilled
 adj. 1. ~ with (they were ~ with the gift)
  2. ~ to + inf. (she was ~ to receive an invitation)
  3. ~ that + clause (we were ~ that he would give a concert in
 our town)
thrilling
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to see them)
thrive
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ on (to ~ on hard work)
throat
 n. 1. to clear one's ~
  2. to gargle one's ~
  3. a clear; inflamed, red, sore; scratchy; strep ~
  4. (misc.) to cut one's own ~ ('to ruin oneself); to jump down
 smb.'s ~ ('to criticize smb.'); to ram smt. down smb.'s ~ ('to
 impose smt. on smb.'); the words stuck in her ~ ('she found it
 difficult to say'); to have a lump in one's ~ ('to be overcome
 by emotion'); to cut/slash/slit smb.'s ~
throes
 n. in the ~ (in the ~ of a severe economic crisis)
thrombosis
 n. a coronary ~
throne
 n. 1. to ascend, mount, succeed to a ~
  2. to seize, usurp a ~
  3. to occupy, sit on a ~
  4. to abdicate (from), give up a ~
throng
 v. (P; intr.) they all ~ed around the speaker
throttle
 n. 1. to open a ~
  2. at full ~ ('at full speed')
throw
 I n. 1. (basketball) a free ~
  2. (baseball) a wild ~
 II v. 1. (A) ~ the ball to her; or: ~ her the ball
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ across, over (to ~ a ball over a fence)
  3. (D; tr.) to ~ at (he threw a stone at me)
  4. (d; refl., tr.) to ~ into (he threw himself into his work;
 they threw the body into the river)
  5. (d; refl., tr.) to ~ on (she threw herself on the mercy of
 the court; to ~ light on a subject)
  6. (d; tr.) to ~ out of (they were thrown out of work)
  7. (d; refl., tr.) to ~ to (I threw myself to the ground)
  8. (misc.) to ~ smb. off balance
throw away
 v. (D; tr.) ('to squander') to ~ on (to ~ one's money on
 gambling)
throwback
 n. ['reversion'] a ~ to
throw back
 v. (B) she threw the ball back to me
throw up
 v. (B) ('to reproach') I was late, but she didn't ~ it up to me
thrust
 I n. 1. to make a ~
  2. a ~ into
 II v. 1.(d;tr.) to ~ at (she thrust the money at me)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ into (she thrust the money into my hand)
  3. (misc.) to ~ one's way through a crowd
thud
 n. a dull ~
thumb
 n. ['finger'] 1. babies often suck their ~s ['misc.']
  2. under smb.'s ~ ('dominated by smb.'); to twiddle one's ~s
 ('to be idle'); to turn ~s down on ('to reject')
thunder
 n. 1. ~ booms, reverberates, roars, rolls
  2. a clap, peal, roll of ~ (a deafening clap of ~)
  3. (misc.) to steal smb.'s ~ ('to do first what smb. else was
 going to do')
thunderbolt
 n. a ~ struck (a tree)
thunderstruck
 adj. 1. ~ at (~ at the news)
  2. ~ to + inf. (they were ~ to learn that the train had already
 left)
thwart
 v. (D;tr.)to~tn tic n. a nervous ~
tick
 I n. (colloq.) (esp. BE) ['credit'] on  ~ (to let smb. have
 smt. on ~)
 II n. (colloq.) (BE) ['moment'] in a ~ (she'll be down in a ~)
ticket
 n. ['document showing that a fare or admission fee has been
 paid'] 1. to issue a ~
  2. to buy; get a ~
  3. to honor ('accept') a ~
  4. a one-way (AE), single (BE); return (BE), round-trip (AE) ~
  5. a commutation (AE); complimentary, free; library (BE); meal
 (AE; BE has luncheon voucher); pawn; platform (BE); season;
 valid ~
  6. an airplane; bus; train ~
  7. a ~ for, to (a  ~  for a concert; a ~ to a game) ['list of
 candidates'] (pol.) (AE)
  8. to split a ~
  9. a split; straight ~ (to vote a split ~) ['printed card
 indicating participation in a game of chance']
  10. a winning ~ (she held the winning ~)
  11. a lottery; sweepstakes ~ ['misc.']
  12. to write one's own ~ (esp. AE; colloq.) ('to have complete
 freedom of action') (see also traffic ticket)
tickled
 adj. (colloq.) (esp. AE) ['happy'] 1.~ to + inf. (they would
 be ~ to come to the party)
  2. ~ that + clause (we're ~ that you'll be at our party)
  3. (misc.) ~ pink/silly ('very much pleased')
tide
 n. ['rising and falling of the surface of bodies of water'] 1.
 a daily; ebb; falling; flood; high, spring; low, neap ~
  2. a ~ comes in; ebbs, goes out ['trend, tendency']
  3. to buck (AE), go against the ~
  4. to go with the ~
  5. to stem the ~
tidings
 n. 1. to bear, bring ~
  2. to receive ~
  3. glad; sad ~
tie
 I n. ['necktie'] 1. to tie one's ~
  2. (BE) an old-school ~ ('a tie showing which school the owner
 attended') ['draw'] (sports)
  3. to break a ~
  4. a scoreless ~
  5. (to end) in a ~ ['match'] (BE) (sports)
  6. a cup ~ ['link, bond']
  7. to establish ~s with
  8. to cement, strengthen ~s
  9. to cut, sever; loosen ~s with
  10. close, intimate, strong ~s
  11. old school ~s
  12. ~s between; to, with (~s to other nations) ['support for
 rails'] (AE)
  13. a railroad ~ (BE has sleeper)
 II v. l.(D;tr.) ('to equal the score of) to ~ for (to ~ smb. for
 the lead)
  2. (D; tr.) ('to fasten') to ~ to (they ~d him to a post)
  3. (D; intr.) ('to equal the score') to ~ with (our team ~d
 with them for the lead)
  4. (N; used with an adjective) she ~d the rope tight
tie down
 v. (D;tr.) to ~ to (he was ~d down to his job
tie-in
 n. (colloq.) ['relation'] a ~ between; with
tiers
 n. ['rows'] in ~
tie-up
 n. ['stoppage'] 1. to cause a ~
  2. a traffic ~ ['link']
  3. a ~ to; with
tiff
 n. ['quarrel'] 1. to have a ~ with
  2. a minor ~
tiger
 n. 1. a Bengal; man-eating; saber-toothed; Siberian ~
  2. ~s growl, roar
  3. a young ~ is a cub
  4. a female ~ is a tigress
  5. (misc.) to fight like a ~ ('to fight very fiercely'); a
 paper ~ ('one who only seems to pose a threat')
tight
 adj. ['stingy'] (colloq.) (esp. AE) 1. ~ with (~ with money)
 ['misc.']
  2. to sit ~ ('to maintain one's position')
tightrope
 n. to walk a ~ (also fig.)
tile
 n. ceramic; vinyl ~
tiller
 n. ['rudder'] to ship ('put in place for use') the ~
tilt
 I n. ['attack'] (colloq.) (BE) 1. to have, make a ~ at
 ['inclination']
  2. a ~ to, towards ['misc.']
  3. at full ~ ('at full speed')
 II v. 1.(D;intr.) to ~ to (to ~ to the right)
  2. (misc.) to ~ at windmills ('to fight imaginary enemies')
timber
 n. 1. to float, raft ~ (down a river)
  2. seasoned; unseasoned ~
time
 n. ['unlimited duration'] ['entire period of existence'] 1. ~
 flies; passes
  2. in ~ (we exist in ~ and space) ['unlimited future period']
  3. ~ will tell (~ will tell if we are right)
  4. in ~ (in ~ everything will be forgotten) ['moment']
 ['fixed moment'] ['appropriate moment']
  5. to fix, set, specify a ~ for (to fix a ~ for a meeting)
  6. to bide ('wait patiently for') one's ~
  7. bedtime; curtain ~; lunchtime; starting ~
  8. the appointed; present; right; wrong ~
  9. a closing; opening ~
  10. a ~ for (it's ~ for lunch)
  11. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ for us to leave)
  12. ~ that + clause (it's high time that she returned home)
  13. at a certain ~ (at a bad ~; at the present ~; at that ~; at
 any old ~)
  14. by a certain ~ (by that ~ he had left)
  15. (misc.) in good ~; in plenty of ~ ('early enough')
 ['duration'] ['period'] ['interval']
  16. to pass, spend ~ (she spends her ~ reading)
  17. to gain, save ~
  18. to find ~ (she somehow finds ~ to jog every day)
  19. to consume, take ~ (it takes quite a bit of ~ to get there;
 how much ~ will this job take?)
  20. to lose; waste ~; to fritter away one's ~
  21. a long; short ~
  22. ancient; former; olden; prehistoric; recent ~s (in ancient
 ~s)
  23. (AE) compensatory ~ ('free time given to an employee for
 previously worked overtime') (BE has time off in lieu)
  24. (AE) equal ~ (for political candidates on TV and radio)
  25. peak viewing (BE), prime ~ (what's on TV tonight during
 prime ~?)
  26. (a) record ~ (she ran the distance in record ~)
  27. released ~ ('time given for extracurricular activities')
  28. travel ~ ('time spent in going to and returning from work')
  29. (the) running ~ (of a film)
  30. ~ drags
  31. ~ for (will you have ~ for an interview?)
  32. (misc.) to kill ~ ('to make time pass'); to play for ~ ('to
 seek delay'); to take one's ~ ('to act slowly'); for a ~; for
 the ~ being ('for now'); ~ hangs heavy on our hands
 ['conditions during a period']
  33. bad, difficult, hard, rough ~s (during/in hard ~s)
 ['available period']
  34. free, leisure, spare ~ (what do you do in your leisure ~?)
  35. ~to + inf. (there is no ~ to lose; will you have ~ to see me
 tomorrow?)
  36. ~ for (~ for relaxation; I have no ~ for my family)
 ['period worked']
  37. full ~; overtime; part ~ (I work part ~)
  38. lost ~ (to make up lost ~; or: to make up for lost ~)
 ['period of serving, service']
  39. to do, serve ~ (to do/serve ~ in prison) ['tempo, rhythm']
  40. to beat, keep ~ (to music, to a song)
  41. (mus.) common ~
  42. (usu mil.) double; quick ~ (quick ~, march!)
  43. in ~ to (the music) ['system of measuring duration']
  44. to keep, show, tell ~ (a clock tells ~; my watch keeps good
 ~)
  45. central (US); daylight-saving (AE), summer (BE); eastern
 (US); Greenwich (mean); local; mountain (US); Pacific (US);
 solar; standard (AE) ~ ['schedule']
  46. ahead of ~
  47. behind ~
  48. in ~ for (we arrived in ~ for the concert)
  49. on ~ (they got there on ~) ['experience']
  50. to have a (good) ~
  51. a good, great, lovely ~ (we had a great ~ on our trip)
  52. a bad, rough, tough, unpleasant ~ ['timeout'] (sports)
  53. to call ~ ['occasion']
  54. the first; last; next ~; that; this ~ ['end of pregnancy']
  55. her ~ is near ['misc.']
  56. at the same ~ ('however'); at ~s ('occasionally'); for the ~
 being ('at present'); from ~ immemorial ('from the earliest
 period'); in good ~ ('when appropriate'); in no ~ ('very soon');
 to have the ~ of one's life ('to enjoy oneself thoroughly'); to
 keep up with the ~s ('to keep abreast of the latest
 developments'); to make good ~ ('to travel quickly'); to make ~
 with smb. (esp. AE; colloq.) ('to be successful in attracting
 smb.'); to mark ~ ('to be inactive'); ~ and ~ again; or ~ after
 ~ ('frequently'); to live on borrowed ~ ('to live beyond the
 expected time of death'); pressed for ~ ('in a hurry'); to work
 against ~ ('to work to meet a deadline'); the ~ is ripe for
 action ('it is time to act'); he died before his ~ ('he died
 prematurely') USAGE NOTES: 1. The phrase in time can mean
 'eventually'--in time everything will be forgotten.
  2. The phrase in time can also mean 'with some time to spare'--
 we arrived in time for the concert.
  3. The phrase on time means 'neither early nor late'--they got
 there on time.
time bomb
 n. 1. to set off a ~
  2. a ~ ticks away
time clock
 n. to punch a ~
time limit
 n. to set a ~ for
timeout
 n. to take (a) ~ for
timer
 n. ['timing device'] to set a ~
timetable
 n. 1. to make up a ~
  2. to issue a ~
  3. to follow a ~
  4. to upset a ~ (see schedule 3)
timid
 adj. ~ about
timing
 n. bad; good ~
tinged
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ with (~ with regret)
tinker
 v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) to ~ with
tint
 v. (N; used with an adjective) the windshield is ~ed blue
tip
 I n. ['gratuity'] 1. to give, leave a ~
  2. a big, generous, handsome ~ (I left a generous ~ for the
 waitress)
 II v. 1. to ~ generously, handsomely, liberally
  2. (0) we ~ped the waiter five dollars
 III n. ['information'] 1. give smb. a ~
  2. an anonymous; hot ~
  3. a ~ about, on
 IV n. ['pointed end'] 1. a filter ~ ['end']
  2. on the ~ of smb.'s tongue (the word was on the ~ of my
 tongue; it was on the ~ of my tongue to say something)
tip off
 v. (D; tr.) ('to inform') to ~ about
tiptoe
 n. (to stand, walk) on ~
tirade
 n. 1. to launch into a ~
  2. a blistering, lengthy ~
  3. a ~ against
tire I tyre
 n. 1. to deflate; inflate a ~
  2. to mount a ~
  3. to change; patch, repair; recap; retread a ~
  4. to crisscross, rotate ~s (to reduce wear)
  5. to slash a ~
  6. a flat ~ (we had a flat ~ during our trip)
  7. a worn ~
  8. a balloon; radial; snow; spare; steel-belted; studded;
 tubeless ~
  9. whitewall ~s
  10. a ~ blows out; goes flat
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ of (to ~ of watching television)
tired
 adj. 1. dead ~
  2. ~ of (I'm ~ of waiting)
tiresome
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to do the same thing every day = it's ~
 doing the same thing every day)
tissue
 n. ['structural material'] 1. cellular; con-junctival;
 connective; fatty; granulation; muscular; scar ~ ['soft
 paper']
  2. cleansing; toilet ~ ['misc.']
  3. a ~ of lies
title
 n. ['appellation'] 1. to bestow, confer a ~ on
  2. to renounce a ~
  3. an official ~ ['exclusive possession']
  4. to give smb. ~ to smt.
  5. to hold ~ to smt.
  6. clear ~to
  7. ~to (they hold ~ to the property)
  8. (misc.) there is a cloud on the ~ ['championship']
  9. to win a ~
  10. to hold a ~t 1. to clinch a  ~
  12. to give up; lose a ~
toad
 n. a horned ~
toady up
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ to (he ~died up to the boss)
toast
 I n. ['browned bread'] 1. to make ~
  2. French; melba  ~
  3. a piece, slice of ~
 II v. (C) ~ two slices for me; or: ~ me two slices
 III n. ['act of drinking to honor smb.'] 1. to drink; propose a
 ~
  2. a ~ to (we drank a ~ to her)
  3. (misc.) to join smb. in a  ~  ['highly admired person']
  4. the ~ of (the ~ of the town; the ~ of high society)
tobacco
 n. 1. to grow, raise ~
  2. to cure ~
  3. to chew ~
  4. strong ~
  5. chewing ~
  6. a plug of (chewing) ~
to-do
 n. ['fuss'] to make a (big) ~ over
toe
 n. 1. to stub one's ~ on
  2. to curl one's ~s
  3. the big; little ~
  4. (misc.) to keep on one's ~s ('to be alert') to tread on
 smb.'s ~s ('to offend smb.')
toehold
 n. ['footing'] to get a ~
toenail
 n. an ingrown ~
toil
 I n. ['hard work'] 1. arduous, unremitting ~
  2. physical ~
 II v. (D; intr.) ('to work hard') to ~ over
toilet
 n. 1. to flush a ~
  2. a pay; public ~
token
 n. ['symbol, sign'] 1. to give, provide a ~ of
  2. a tangible ~
  3. (misc.) by the same ~ ('for a similar reason'); in ~ of ('as
 evidence of) ['metal or plastic disc used as a substitute for
 money']
  4. to drop in, insert, put in a ~ (to insert a ~ into a slot)
  5. a bus; subway (AE) ~
told
 adj. all ~ ('altogether')
tolerance
 n. 1. to display, show ~
  2. to have ~
  3. ~ for
tolerant
 adj. 1. ~ of (~ of criticism)
  2. ~ towards
tolerate
 v. (K) I will not ~ his smoking
toleration
 n. 1. to display, show ~
  2. ~ for
toll
 I n. ['amount levied'] 1. to charge, exact, impose a ~
  2. to collect ~s (on a bridge, road)
  3. a bridge; tunnel; turnpike (AE) ~
  4. (misc.) ~ free ['damage']
  5. to take a ~ (on) (the storm took a heavy ~; the earthquake
 took a heavy ~ on several villages)
  6. a heavy ~ ['casualties']
  7. the death ~
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ for (the bell ~ed for those who had made
 the supreme sacrifice)
tomato
 n. 1. to grow ~es
  2. to can ~es
  3. a rotten ~ (also fig.)
tome
 n. ['volume'] a scholarly ~
tom-tom
 n. 1. to beat a ~
  2. the beat of the ~
ton
 n. 1. a gross; long; metric; short ~
  2. (misc.) (BE; slang) to do the  ~  ('to go one hundred miles
 per hour') USAGE NOTE: The ton in GB is the long ton (two
 thousand two hundred forty pounds). In the US, the ton is the
 short ton (two thousand pounds). The metric ton is one thousand
 kilograms and is officially spelled tonne in GB.
tone
 n. ['style, trend'] 1. to set the ~ ['sound']
  2. dulcet, sweet; harsh; strident ~(s) ['manner of speaking
 that reveals the speaker's feelings']
  3. an abusive; angry; apologetic; arrogant; businesslike;
 condescending, patronizing; decisive; emphatic; firm;
 flippant; friendly; imperious; ironic; querulous; serious;
 solemn; strident; subdued; threatening ~ (their ~ was friendly)
  4. in a ~ (in angry ~s)
  5. (misc.) don't take that  ~  with me ['signal']
  6. a dial (AE), dialling (BE) ~ ['pitch'] (ling.)
  7. a falling; high; low; rising ~
tongs
 n. 1. coal; curling; ice; sugar ~
  2. a pair of ~
tongue
 n. ['language'] 1. one's mother, native ~ ['organ of speech']
 ['speech']
  2. to use one's ~ ('to speak')
  3. to hold one's ~ ('to be silent')
  4. to find one's ~ ('to begin to speak')
  5. to stick out one's ~ (the child stuck out its ~ at me)
  6. to click one's ~
  7. a coated ~
  8. (misc.) a ~ depressor; on everyone's ~ ('discussed by
 everyone'); on the tip of one's ~ ('not quite recalled'); ~s
 were wagging ('people were gossiping'); to speak with a forked ~
 ('to be deceitful') ['manner of speaking']
  9. a caustic, foul, nasty, sharp; glib; loose ~ (he has a nasty
 ~)
tongue-lashing
 n. 1. to give smb. a (good) ~
  2. to get, receive a ~
tonic
 n. 1. to take a ~
  2. a ~ for
  3. (misc.) a gin and ~ ('type of mixed drink')
tonnage
 n. dead-weight; displacement; gross; net, registered ~
tonsillectomy
 n. to do, perform a ~
tonsils
 n. 1. enlarged; inflamed ~
  2. (misc.) to have one's ~ out/removed/taken out
tool
 n. 1. to use a ~
  2. a garden; machine; power ~
  3. burglar's ~s
toot
 n. (colloq.) to give a ~ (on a horn)
tooth
 n. 1. to cut, get teeth (babies are often fretful when they are
 cutting teeth)
  2. to brush (esp. AE), clean one's teeth
  3. to cap; drill; extract, pull, take out; fill a ~
  4. to pick one's teeth
  5. to clench, gnash, grind, grit one's teeth
  6. an artificial, false; baby (AE), milk; back; front; lower;
 permanent; upper; wisdom ~
  7. an abscessed; decayed ~
  8. teeth ache; chatter; decay, rot; erupt ('appear'); fall out;
 get discolored
  9. a set of teeth
  10. (misc.) to have a sweet ~ ('to love sweets'); to sink one's
 teeth into smt. ('to become completely engrossed in smt.'); to
 show one's teeth ('to show hostile intentions'); ~ and nail
 ('with all one's strength')
toothache
 n. to get, have a ~ (AE)/get, have (a) ~ (BE)
toothbrush
 n. to use a ~
top
 I n. ['device that spins'] 1. to spin a ~ ['misc.']
  2. to sleep like a ~ ('to sleep soundly')
 II n. ['highest point'] 1. to reach the ~
  2. a mountain ~; rooftop
  3. from; to (the) ~ (from ~ to bottom; we climbed to the ~)
  4. at the ~ ['cover, cap']
  5. to put on, screw on a ~
  6. to screw off, unscrew a ~
  7. a bottle; box; screw ~ ['misc.']
  8. to blow one's ~ ('to explode in anger'); to go over the ~
 ('to begin a charge by going over a parapet'); ('to exceed a
 limit'); to be on ~ of a situation ('to be in control of a
 situation')
topic
 n. 1. to bring up, broach; discuss a ~
  2. a controversial; everyday ~
  3. (misc.) a ~ of conversation
topple
 v. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ from (he was ~d from the throne)
topsy-turvy
 adv. to turn smt. ~
torch
 n. ['portable electric light'] (BE; AE has flashlight) 1. to
 turn on a ~
  2. to flash, shine a ~ on ['burning stick']
  3. to light a ~
  4. to bear a ~ ['device used to produce a very hot flame']
  5. a welding ~ ['misc.']
  6. to put smt. to the ~ ('to set fire to smt.'); to carry a ~
 for smb. (colloq.) ('to remain in love with smb. who does not
 return that love')
torment
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into doing smt.)
torn
 adj. ['divided'] (cannot stand alone) ~ between (he was ~
 between his family and his job)
tornado
 n. a ~ strikes (the ~ struck several cities)
torpedo
 n. 1. to fire, launch a ~
  2. an acoustic; aerial; bangalore; magnetic ~
  3. a ~ explodes
  4. a ~ hits; misses its target
torrent
 n. 1. an angry, raging ~
  2. a mountain ~
  3. (misc.) the rain came down in ~s
tort
 n. (legal) to commit a ~
torture
 I n. 1. to employ, resort to, use ~
  2. to inflict ~ on
  3. to subject smb. to ~
  4. to undergo ~
  5. cruel; plain, sheer; sadistic; severe ~
  6. water ~
  7. ~ to + inf. (it was sheer ~ to listen to her sing = it was
 sheer ~ listening to her sing)
  8. under ~ (he confessed under ~)
 II v. (D; tr.) to ~ into (he was ~d into confessing)
toss
 I n. ['flipping of a coin to decide an issue'] to lose; win the
 ~
 II v. 1. ('to turn and twist') to ~ restlessly (in one's sleep)
  2. (A) ('to throw') ~ the ball to me; or: ~ me the ball
  3. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ for ('to decide by flipping a coin')
 (let's ~ for it)
total
 n. 1. to add up, calculate, tally up a ~
  2. a combined; grand; sum ~
touch
 I n. ['social contact'] 1. to get; keep, stay in ~
  2. to lose ~ with
  3. close ~
  4. in ~ with smb. (keep in close ~ with me)
  5. out of ~ with (I am out of ~ with the present situation)
 ['feel']
  6. to the ~ (smooth to the ~) ['physical contact']
  7. a delicate; gentle, light, soft; heavy ~ ['sensitivity']
  8. to have the common ~ ('to have the ability to appeal to the
 common people') ['ability']
  9. to lose one's ~ ['manner']
  10. a bold; distinctive; magic; man's; personal; woman's ~
 ['detail, stroke']
  11. the finishing ~es (to put the finishing ~es on/to smt.)
 ['misc.']
  12. a soft ~ ('an overly generous person')
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) ('to stop briefly') to ~ at (the ship will ~
 at three ports)
  2. (colloq.) (d; tr.) to ~ for ('to ask for') (to ~ smb. for a
 loan)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to treat briefly') (to ~ on a topic)
touchdown
 n. (esp. Am. football) to score a ~
touching
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to watch)
touchy
 adj. (colloq.) ~ about (he's ~ about his appearance)
tough
 adj. (colloq.) ['strict'] 1. ~ on, with (they are ~ on drunk
 drivers) ['difficult']
  2. (cannot stand alone) ~ to + inf. (he is ~ to work with = it
 is ~ to work with him = it is ~ working with him = he is a ~
 person to work with) ['unfortunate']
  3. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that you can't be with your family)
 ['misc.']
  4. to hang ~ (esp. AE; slang) ('to be very firm'); to talk ~
 ('to take a very firm bargaining position')
tour
 n. 1. to conduct, operate; organize a ~
  2. to go on, make a ~ of
  3. a barnstorming (AE); city; concert; Cook's; goodwill; guided;
 lecture; lightning; organized; package; sightseeing; speaking;
 student; study ~
  4. on ~ (to be on ~)
tournament
 n. 1. to conduct, hold a ~
  2. a bridge; chess; invitational; rapid-transit (for chess);
 tennis
tourniquet
 n. 1. to apply a ~
  2. to loosen; tighten a ~
tour of duty
 n. to do a ~
tout
 v. (colloq.) ('to praise') 1. (d; tr.) to ~ as (he was ~ed as the
 next middleweight champion)
  2. (P; tr'.) to ~ highly
tow
 I n. 1. a ski ~
  2. to take (a ship) in ~
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ a barge into a port)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ out of (to ~ a boat out of a harbor)
  3. (D; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ a car to a garage)
towel
 n. ['cloth, paper for drying'] 1. a bath; dish (AE), tea (esp.
 BE); face; guest; hand; linen; paper; roller; Turkish ~
  2. a sanitary ~ (BE; AE has sanitary napkin)
  3. a disposable ~ ['symbol of surrender']
  4. to throw, toss in the ~
tower
 I n. 1. a bell; conning; control; fire; TV; water ~
  2. a signal ~ (AE; BE has signal box)
  3. a ~ stands (one hundred feet high)
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ above, over (as a thinker, she ~s over her
 colleagues)
town
 n. 1. a boom; ghost ('deserted'); jerkwater (AE; colloq.), one-
 horse, provincial, sleepy, small; market (BE) ~ (they live in a
 sleepy, little ~)
  2. a company ~
  3. smb.'s hometown
  4. a county ~ (BE; AE has county seat)
  5. (misc.) to come to ~; to go to ~ (colloq.; fig.) ('to go all
 out'); to leave ~; to blow/skip ~ (esp. AE; colloq.) ('to leave
 town suddenly'); (out) on the ~ ('enjoying city nightlife')
 USAGE NOTE: In GB, many places are called towns that would be
 called cities in the US. In the US, many places are called towns
 or small towns that are villages in GB. AE rarely uses village
 for places in the US.
tow out
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ to (they ~ed the barge out to the freighter)
toy
 I n. 1. to make a ~
  2. an educational; mechanical; musical ~ (to wind a mechanical
 ~)
  3. (misc.) to play with ~s; a ~ car; plane; train
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ with (to ~ with smb.'s affections; cats ~
 with mice)
trace
 I n. 1. to leave a ~
  2. to show a ~ of (to show no ~ of remorse)
  3. to lose (all) ~of4.a slight ~ (he didn't show the slightest ~
 of intoxication)
 II v. (D;tr.) to ~ to (the letter was ~d to its sender)
traceable
 adj. ~ to
trace back
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ to (she ~d her origins back to the twelfth
 century)
tracer
 n. ['inquiry'] (esp. AE) 1. to put out, send out a ~ on
 ['tracer bullet']
  2. to fire a ~ ['substance used to follow a reaction in the
 body'] (med.)
  3. to inject, introduce a ~ (into the body)
  4. to scan (for) a ~
  5. a radioactive ~
tracing
 n. to make a ~
track
 n. ['awareness'] 1. to keep ~ of (to keep ~ of expenses)
  2. to lose ~ of
  3. close ~ (to keep close ~ of smt.) ['course for racing']
  4. a fast; muddy; slow ~
  5. a cinder ~; racetrack; running ~ ['path, road']
  6. a cart ~ (BE; AE has dirt road)
  7. (misc.) off the beaten ~ ('isolated') ['rail']
  8. to lay ~s
  9. a double; main; railroad (AE), railway (BE); single ~
  10. (misc.) on the wrong side of the ~s (AE; colloq.) ('in the
 poor section of a city') ['recording']
  11. a sound ~ ['misc.']
  12. the inside ~ ('an advantageous position') USAGE NOTE: For
 footraces, track is CE. For horseracing, AE uses track and
 racetrack; BE prefers course and racecourse.
tracks
 n. ['trail'] 1. to leave ~
  2. to make ~ for ('to go directly to')
  3. to cover one's ~ ['misc.']
  4. to stop (dead) in one's ~ ('to stop instantaneously')
tract
 n. ['system of organs'] the digestive; gas-trointestinal;
 genitourinary; intestinal; respiratory ~
traction
 n. in ~ (her leg is in ~)
tractor
 n. to drive, operate a ~
trade
 I n. ['commerce, business'] 1. to carry on, conduct, engage in
 ~
  2. to build up, develop, drum up, promote; lose ~
  3. to restrain, restrict ~
  4. (a) brisk, lively ~ (they built up a lively ~)
  5. fair ~
  6. domestic; export; foreign, international, overseas; free;
 illicit; maritime; retail; wholesale ~ (to promote international
 ~)
  7. (the) slave ~
  8. the carriage ~ ('business with wealthy people')
  9. ~ among, between; with (to conduct ~ with many countries)
  10. ~ in
  11. (misc.) (in) restraint of ~ ['exchange']
  12. to make a ~ with smb.
  13. a fair ~ ['occupation']
  14. to ply, practice a ~
  15. to learn a ~
  16. by ~ (she is a bookbinder by ~)
  17. (misc.) a jack of all ~s
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ for (she ~d a knife for a hat)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ in (to ~ in furs)
  3. (D; intr.) to ~ with (to ~ with various countries)
  4. (0) she ~d me a knife for a spoon
trade in
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ for (she ~d in her old car for a newer one)
trademark
 n. 1. to issue a ~
  2. to receive, register a ~
  3. to bear; display a ~
  4. to infringe a ~
trader
 n. 1. a fur ~
  2. a ~ in
trade up
 v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) to ~ from; to (to ~ to a larger car)
trading
 n. brisk; slow, sluggish ~ (slow ~ on the stock market)
tradition
 n. 1. to hand down a ~
  2. to establish, start a ~ (we started a new ~)
  3. to cherish; maintain, preserve, uphold a ~
  4. to break with ~
  5. an ancient, old; cherished; deep-rooted, deep-seated,
 established; family; hallowed; popular; religious ~
  6. according to, by ~ (according to ancient ~; by popular ~)
  7. in a ~ (in our ~)
traditional
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ around here to fly the flag on holidays)
traffic
 I n. ['movement of vehicles, aircraft'] 1. to direct ~ (the
 police officer was directing ~)
  2. to block, hold up, obstruct, tie up ~
  3. bumper-to-bumper, heavy; light; rush-hour; slow-moving ~
  4. air; highway (AE), motorway (BE); inbound; local; long-
 distance; merging; one-way; through, thru (AE); two-way;
 vehicular ~
  5. (misc.) the flow of ~; an update on ~ conditions; a ~ report
 ['commerce, trade']
  6. brisk, lively ~
  7. illegal, illicit ~
  8. ~ in (illicit ~ in drugs) ['misc.']
  9. (colloq.) to charge what the ~ will bear ('to charge as much
 as people are willing to pay')
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ in (to ~ in drugs)
traffic light
 n. see light 11, 13-15
traffic ticket
 n. (AE) ['summons for a traffic violation'] (CE has ticket) 1.
 to give smb. a ~
  2. to get; pay a ~
  3. to fix a ~ ('to arrange to have a traffic ticket nullified')
  4. a ~ for (the police officer gave her a ticket for speeding)
tragedy
 n. ~ strikes (~ struck their family)
trail
 I n. 1. to blaze, make; lay out a ~
  2. to leave a ~ (the wounded animal left a ~ of blood)
  3. to cover up a ~
  4. a steep; winding ~
  5. a hiking; ski; vapor ~ (to lay out a ski ~)
  6. on smb.'s ~ (the police were on his ~)
  7. (misc.) the ~ winds through the forest
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ behind (to ~ behind the leaders)
trailer
 n. 1. a house ~ (AE; BE has caravan)
  2. a flatbed; truck (esp. AE; BE prefers trailer) ~
train
 I n. ['row of connected railroad cars'] 1. to drive a ~
  2. to shunt ~s (onto different tracks)
  3. to board, get on; catch; get off; miss; take a ~ (we took a ~
 to the city)
  4. to change ~s (we'll have to change ~s in Chicago)
  5. to flag down; hold; stop a ~ (to stop a ~ by pulling the
 communication/ emergency cord)
  6. a boat; commuter; down (BE) ('from a city'); electric;
 elevated; express; freight (AE), goods (BE); hospital; inbound;
 local; long-distance; outbound; passenger; shuttle; slow (BE);
 stopping (BE); suburban; through; up (BE) ('to a city') ~
  7. a ~ arrives, pulls in; derails; leaves, pulls out; stops
  8. a ~ for, to; from (the ~ from Exeter to London)
  9. by ~ (to travel by ~)
  10. aboard, on a ~ (we met on the ~) ['column']
  11. a mule; supply; wagon ~ ['mechanism for transmitting
 power']
  12. a power ~
 II v. 1. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ for (to ~ for the Olympics)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ in (to ~ smb. in defensive driving)
  3. (d; tr.) ('to aim') to ~ on (he ~ed his gun on the intruder)
  4. (H) they were ~ed to react instantaneously to an attack; they
 ~ed the workers to be precise
trained
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (the dogs are ~ to attack)
  2. (misc.) house-trained (esp. BE; AE prefers house-broken);
 potty-trained (BE), toilet-trained
trainer
 n. an animal ~
training
 n. 1. to give, provide ~
  2. to get, receive ~
  3. intense; thorough ~
  4. assertiveness; basic; hands-on; in-service, on-the-job (AE);
 manual; military; physical; sensitivity; toilet; voice ~
  5. ~ in (hands-on ~ in the use of computers)
  6. the ~ to + inf. (the soldiers did not have the necessary ~
 to carry out the mission)
  7. by ~ (she's an engineer by ~)
  8. in ~ (he was in ~ for the big fight)
traipse
 v. (colloq.) (P; intr.) they were  ~sing around in the park
trait
 n. an acquired; character; genetic, hereditary; negative;
 personality; positive ~
traitor
 n. 1. a ~ to (a ~ to one's country)
  2. (misc.) to turn ~
tram
 (BE) see streetcar
tramcar
  (BE) see streetcar
tramp
 v. (P; intr.) to ~ through the woods
trample
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ on, upon (to ~ on smb.'s rights)
  2. (misc.) to ~ underfoot
trance
 n. 1. to fall into a ~
  2. (to be) in a ~
tranquillity, tranquility
 n. 1. to shatter the ~
  2. (misc.) an air of ~
tranquillizer
 n. 1. to take a ~
  2. to prescribe a ~ for
transaction
 n. 1. to conduct ~s
  2. a delicate ~
  3. business, financial ~s
  4. ~s between
transcribe
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ from; to (to ~ testimony from a tape)
  2. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ in (to ~ speech in phonetic script)
transcript
 n. 1. an official ~
  2. (AE) a grade ~ ('a student's record')
transcription
 n. 1. to make a ~
  2. (ling.) a broad; narrow; phonetic ~
transfer
 I n. ['act of transferring'] 1. to make a ~
  2. an electronic; technology ~
  3. a ~ from; to ['ticket allowing a passenger to change from
 one vehicle to another on public transportation'] (esp. AE)
  4. a bus; streetcar; subway ~
 II v. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ from; to (she was ~red from New York
 to Toronto)
transform
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from; into, to (to ~ current from one voltage
 to another)
transformation
 n. ['radical change'] 1. to undergo a ~
  2. a complete, radical, total ~ ['transformational rule']
 (ling.)
  3. to formulate a ~
  4. to apply a ~
  5. to order ~s
  6. a dative-movement, indirect-object; imperative; insertion;
 negative; particle-movement; passive; question ~
  7. a ~ applies
transformer
 n. a step-down; step-up ~
transfuse
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into, to
transfusion
 n. 1. to administer, give a ~
  2. to get, receive a ~
  3. a blood; bone-marrow; plasma ~
transgress
 v. (formal) (D; intr.) to ~ against
transgression
 n. to commit a ~ against
transistor
 n. a solid-state ~
transit
 n. 1. (esp. AE) mass, rapid ~
  2. in ~ (damaged in ~)
transition
 n. 1. to make a ~
  2. a gradual ~
  3. a ~ from; to
  4. (misc.) in a state of ~
translate
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ from; into, to (to ~ a book from French into
 Spanish)
  2. (misc.) to ~ at sight; to ~ simultaneously
translation
 n. 1. to do, make a ~
  2. (a) close, literal, word-for-word; free, loose ~
  3. an authorized ~
  4. (a) loan ~
  5. (a) machine; running; simultaneous ~
  6. a ~ from; into, to (a ~ from Russian into English)
  7. in ~ (to read a book in ~; the poem is very effective in
 free/in a free ~)
transliterate
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ as (to ~ a Russian letter as ch)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ from; into (to ~ a text from Cyrillic into
 Roman letters)
transliteration
 n. to do a ~
transmission
 n. ['gearbox'] 1. an automatic; standard; synchronized ~
 ['act of transmitting']
  2. a ~ from; to
transmit
 v. (D;tr.) to ~ from; to (the results were ~ted to all local
 stations from the network)
transmitter
 n. 1. a longwave; radar; radio; shortwave ~
  2. a television, TV ~
transmute
 v. (formal) (D; tr.) to ~ from; into (to ~ base metal into gold)
transpire
 v. (L) ('to become apparent, evident, known') it ~d that he had
 gone out of town before the crime occurred
transplant
 I n. 1. to do a ~
  2. to reject a ~ (her body rejected the ~)
  3. a bone-marrow; corneal; gene; heart; kidney; organ ~
 II v. (D; tr.) to ~ from; to
transport
 I (esp. BE) see transportation
 II v. 1. to ~ bodily
  2. (d;tr.) to ~ from; to
transportation
 n. (esp. AE; BE usu. has transport) 1. to provide ~
  2. air; bus; ground, surface; mass, public ~
  3. ~ from; to (to provide ~ from the city to the airport)
transpose
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from; into, to (to ~ a song into a different
 key)
transposition
 n. a ~ from; into, to
transship
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from; to
trap
 n. ['device for catching animals or people'] ['stratagem for
 tricking unsuspecting people'] 1. to bait; set a ~ for
  2. to spring a ~ on
  3. to fall into a ~
  4. to lure smb. into a ~
  5. a booby; death ~; mousetrap; radar, speed ~; a sand ~ (in
 golf) ['mouth'] (slang)
  6. to shut one's ~
trapeze
 n. 1. a flying ~
  2. on a ~
trapper
 n. an animal; fur ~
trash
 n. (AE; CE has refuse, rubbish) 1. to accumulate ~
  2. to dispose of, dump ~ (BE prefers to tip refuse)
  3. (misc.) (derog.) white ~ ('poor white people in the southern
 US')
trauma
 n. 1. to cause (a) ~
  2. to suffer (a) ~
  3. (a) physical; psychological ~
travel
 I n. 1. air; foreign; sea ~
  2. ~ from; to (~ from the United States to Japan)
 II v. 1. to ~ extensively, widely; far; far and wide
  2. to ~ deluxe; first-class; incognito; light; second-class
  3. (D; intr.) to ~ by (to ~ by air)
  4. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ from; to (to ~ from London to Tokyo)
  5. (D; intr.) to ~ across, in, through (to ~ in Canada; to ~
 through the Rockies)
  6. (d; intr.) to ~ with (to be ~ing with a group of students)
  7. (misc.) to ~ on business; to ~ downstream; to ~ upstream
traveler, traveller
 n. 1. an experienced, seasoned ~
  2. an air ~
  3. a commercial traveller (BE; CE has traveling salesman)
  4. (misc.) a fellow ~ ('a Communist sympathizer')
travesty
 n. 1. to make a ~ of
  2. a shocking ~
  3. a ~ of, on
tray
 n. a serving ~
treachery
 n. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to reveal such secrets to the enemy)
tread
 I n. ['step'] 1. a firm; heavy; light ~ ['mark']
  2. tire ~s ['pattern of ridges']
  3. a worn ~
  4. a tire
 II v. 1. (usu. fig.) (d; intr.) to ~ on, upon (to ~ on smb.'s
 toes)
  2. (P; intr.) to ~ softly
treadle
 n. to work a ~
treadmill
 n. on a ~
treason
 n. 1. to commit; plot ~
  2. high ~
  3. an act of ~
  4. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to sell military information to a
 foreign power)
treasonable
 see treasonous
treasonous
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to deal with the enemy during wartime)
treasure
 n. 1. an art ~
  2. a priceless; real ~
  3. (a) buried; sunken ~ (to find buried/a buried ~; to raise
 sunken ~ from the bottom of the sea)
treat
 I n. ['source of joy'] 1. to provide a ~
  2. a ~ for (their visit was a real ~ for us)
  3. a ~ to + inf. (it was a ~to watch them dance) ['paying for
 the food or entertainment of others']
  4. to stand ~
  5. (misc.) it's my ~
 II v. 1. ('to describe') to ~ (a subject) exhaustively,
 painstakingly, thoroughly
  2. ('to deal with') to ~ badly; cruelly; fairly; unfairly
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ as ('to deal with') (they ~ed us as honored
 guests)
  4. (D; tr.) ('to cure') to ~ for; with (to ~ smb. for a cold
 with a new drug)
  5. (d; tr.) to ~ like ('to deal with') (he ~ed him like his own
 brother)
  6. (formal) (d; intr.) to ~ of ('to deal with') (her books ~ of
 economic problems)
  7. (D; tr.) to ~ to ('to provide with at one's own expense')
 (to ~ smb. to a decent meal)
  8. (d; tr.) to ~ with ('to deal with') (to ~ smb. with
 kindness)
treatise
 n. 1. to write a ~
  2. a scientific; theoretical ~
  3. a ~ on, upon
treatment
 n. ['care'] ['cure'] 1. to administer, give, provide ~
  2. to get, receive, undergo ~
  3. to respond to ~
  4. inpatient; medical; outpatient; radiation; shock ~
  5. ~ for (to undergo ~ for alcoholism)
  6. under ~ ['method of dealing with']
  7. atrocious, brutal, cruel, harsh, inhumane ~ (brutal ~ of
 prisoners)
  8. equal, equitable; fair; humane; kid-glove, preferential;
 kind; red-carpet; shabby; special; uneven; unfair ~ (to receive
 preferential ~)
  9. (colloq.) the VIP ('special') ~ (they got the VIP ~)
  10. the silent ~ (to give smb. the silent ~) ['description,
 study']
  11. a cursory; definitive; exhaustive, lengthy; superficial ~
treaty
 n. 1. to conclude, sign; negotiate, work out a ~
  2. to confirm, ratify a ~ (the senate confirms all treaties)
  3. to break, violate a ~
  4. to abrogate, denounce a ~
  5. a bilateral; commercial, trade; nonaggression; peace; test-
 ban ~
  6. a ~ between; with (a ~ between former foes)
  7. a ~ to + inf. (they signed a ~ to settle all border disputes
 by arbitration)
tree
 n. ['woody plant with a trunk'] 1. to grow; plant a ~
  2. to prune, trim a ~
  3. to chop down, cut down, fell a ~
  4. to uproot a ~ (the gale uprooted several ~s)
  5. a Christmas; shade ~
  6. a ~ grows
  7. in; on a ~ (monkeys live in ~s; fruit grows on ~s)
  8. (misc.) to climb a ~; (colloq.) up a ~ (AE), up a gum ~ (BE)
 ('stymied'); to bark up the wrong ~ ('to be mistaken')
 ['something resembling a tree']
  9. a family, genealogical ~
  10. a clothes; shoe ~
trek
 I n. ['long trip'] to go on, make a ~ from; to
 II v. (P; intr.) to ~ across the fields
tremble
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ at (to ~ at the thought of going back to
 work)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ from, with (to ~ from the cold; to ~ with
 fear)
tremor
 n. 1. a nervous ~
  2. uncontrollable; violent ~s
  3. an earth ~
trench
 n. 1. to dig a ~
  2. a slit ~
  3. (misc.) in the ~es (during World War I)
trend
 n. 1. to create, set, start a ~
  2. a discernible, noticeable; general; growing; marked; recent;
 unwelcome; welcome ~
  3. an economic; political ~
  4. a ~ towards
trespass
 I n. criminal ~
 II v. 1. (obsol.) (D; intr.) to ~ against
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ on, upon (to ~ on a neighbor's property)
trespassing
 n. no ~!
trial
 n. ['legal proceedings'] 1. to conduct, hold a ~
  2. to bring smb. to ~; to put smb. on ~
  3. to stand ~ for (he stood ~ for embezzlement)
  4. to go to ~ (the case went to ~)
  5. to waive a (jury) ~ (the accused waived a jury ~)
  6. a fair; speedy ~ (to get a fair ~)
  7. a closed; court; jury (or: a ~ by jury); open, public; show;
 summary; war-crimes ~
  8. at a ~ (she testified at his ~)
  9. on ~ for (he was on ~ for murder) ['test, experiment']
  10. a field ~
  11. ~ by (~ by fire)
  12. (misc.) by ~ and error ['source of worry']
  13. a ~ to (they <»rc a ~ to their parents)
trial balloon
 n. to float, send up a ~
triangle
 n. 1. to draw, make a ~
  2. an acute; congruent; equilateral; isosceles; obtuse; right
 (AE), right-angled (BE); scalene ~
  3. (fig.) the eternal ~; a love ~
tribe
 n. 1. to lead a ~
  2. a native; nomadic, wandering; primitive ~
  3. (misc.) to belong to a ~; a member of a ~
tribulation
 n. 1. to bear, endure a ~
  2. (misc.) trials and ~s
tribunal
 n. a high ~
tribute
 n. ['money paid under duress'] 1. to exact ~ from
  2. to pay ~ to ['testimonial']
  3. to pay (a) ~ to
  4. a fitting; glowing; moving, touching ~
  5. a floral ~ ('a bunch of flowers')
  6. a ~ to
trick
 I n. ['dexterous feat, sleight of hand'] 1. to do, perform a ~
  2. a card; hat ~ ['prank'] ['deceitful act']
  3. to play a ~ on smb.
  4. a clever; dirty, low, mean, nasty, shabby, sneaky, snide ~
  5. a confidence ~ (BE; AE has confidence game) ['scoring unit
 in a card game']
  6. to lose; take, win a ~ ['misc.']
  7. to do the ~ ('to be exactly what is needed'); one's bag of
 ~s ('one's expertise'); ~ or treat! (at Halloween) (see also
 tricks)
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into doing smt.)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ out of (she was ~ed out of her money)
trickle
 v. (P; intr.) stragglers kept ~ling into camp
trickle down
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ to (to ~ to the general population)
tricks
 n. (often pol.) dirty ~
trifle
 I n. a mere ~
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ with
trigger
 n. ['device for releasing the hammer of a firearm'] 1. to
 press, pull, release, squeeze a (the) ~
  2. a hair ('delicate') ~ ['device that fires an explosive']
  3. a ~ for (a ~ for an H-bomb)
trim
 I n. ['good condition'] ['condition'] 1. fighting ~ (in
 fighting ~)
  2. in ~ (to be in ~) ['ornamental metalwork on a car']
  3. chrome ~ (he scratched my chrome ~)
 II v. (d;tr.) to ~ from (to ~ the fat from the budget)
trimmings
 n. ['garnishings'] with all the ~ (turkey with all the ~)
trip
 I n. 1. to go on, make, take a ~ (she went on a ~; I've made
 this ~ many times; we would like to take a ~)
  2. to arrange, organize, plan a ~
  3. to cancel; postpone a ~
  4. an extended, long; short ~
  5. a business; camping; field; pleasure; return; round; round-
 the-world; wedding ~ (we are planning a round-the-world ~)
  6. a ~ from; to (they went on a ~ to Canada; to take a ~ from
 England to Australia)
  7. a ~ through (a ~ through the west)
  8. on a ~ (she was away on a ~)
  9. (misc.) an ego  ~  ('an action that satisfies one's ego')
 II v. (D; intr.) ('to stumble') to ~ on, over (to ~ on a rock;
 she was ~ping over every word)
triplets
 n. a set of ~
triplicate
 n. in ~ (to prepare all documents in ~)
tripod
 n. on a ~ (the camera rested on a ~)
triumph
 I n. 1. to achieve, score a ~
  2. a glorious, splendid; short-lived ~
  3. a ~ over (a ~ over evil)
  4. in ~ (to return home in ~)
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ over
triumphant
 adj. ~ in; over
Trojan
 n. (misc.) to work like a ~ ('to work very hard')
trolley
 n. ['small wheeled conveyance'] (BE) 1. a (shopping) ~ (in a
 supermarket) (AE has shopping cart)
  2. a tea ~ (AE has tea wagon)
  3. a sweet ~ (in a restaurant) ['streetcar, tram'] (AE)
  4. see streetcar USAGE NOTE: Wheeled conveyances that are
 called trolleys in BE are often called carts in AE. In a
 library, books are moved on a trolley (BE) or on a cart (AE).
trombone
 n. to play the ~
troop
 I n. 1. a cavalry ~
  2. a Boy Scout; Girl Scout (AE) ~
 II v. (P; intr.) the children ~ed into school
trooper
 n. 1. (AE) a state ~
  2. (misc.) to swear like a ~ ('to use vile language')
troops
 n. 1. to commit; deploy; dispatch; lead ~
  2. to review ~
  3. to station ~ (in a country)
  4. green; seasoned ~
  5. defeated; demoralized; victorious ~
  6. airborne; armored; ground; irregular; motorized; mounted;
 regular; shock; ski ~
trophy
 n. 1. to award a ~
  2. to win a ~
  3. a sports; war ~
tropic
 n. the Tropic of Cancer; Capricorn
tropics
 n. in the ~ (to live in the ~)
trot
 n. 1. at a ~
  2. (misc.) (BE; colloq.) on the ~ all day ('busy all day');
 that horse won four races on the ~ ('that horse won four races
 in succession')
troth
 n. (formal) to plight one's ~ ('to make a promise of marriage')
trouble
 I n. 1. to cause, make, start, stir up ~
  2. to invite, look for ~
  3. to have ~ (she had a lot of ~ with her back)
  4. to go to ~ (they went to a great deal of ~ to arrange the
 interview)
  5. to get (smb.) into ~ (we got into ~ during our trip; she got
 herself into serious ~ with the police; they got me into ~ at
 school)
  6. to take the ~ to do smt. (I took the ~ to check on her
 story)
  7. to get (smb.) out of ~ (I got out of ~; she got herself out
 of ~; they got him out of ~)
  8. to avoid, steer clear of ~
  9. real, serious ~
  10. back; engine; heart ~ (to develop engine ~)
  11. ~ is brewing
  12. ~ blows over
  13. ~ about, over; with (we had ~ with our neighbors over the
 noise that they were making)
  14. a bit of ~
  15. no ~to + inf. (it's no ~ to call them)
  16. in ~ (with) (they were in ~; he was in ~ with the police)
  17. out of ~ (to keep out of ~)
  18. (misc.) to put smb. to a lot of ~; it is not worth the ~;
 sending a telegram will save you the ~ of making a second trip;
 she has ~ going up steps; he had no ~ memorizing the material
 for the test
 II v. 1. (d; refl., tr.) to ~ about (don't ~ yourself about the
 arrangements)
  2. (colloq.) (E; in neg. sentences) she didn't even ~ to lock
 the door
  3. (colloq.) (H; in interrogative sentences; no passive) could
 I ~ you to open the window?
  4. (R) it ~d me to read that no negotiations were scheduled; it
 ~d us that they did not write of their plans
troubled
 adj. ~ to + inf. (we were ~ to learn of her problems)
troublesome
 adj. ~to + inf. (it is ~ to be without electricity)
trousers
 n. 1. to put on; wear ~
  2. to take off ~
  3. to button up; unbutton; unzip; zip up one's ~
  4. baggy; long; short ~
  5. a pair of ~
  6. (misc.) a trouser leg
trousseau
 n. a bridal ~
trowel
 n. a bricklayer's; gardener's; plasterer's ~
truant
 n. (esp. AE) 1. to play ~
  2. (misc.) a ~ officer
truce
 n. 1. to agree on, arrange, call, work out a ~
 2. to violate a  ~
  3. to denounce a ~
  4. an armed; uneasy ~
  5. a ~ between
truck
 I n. ['vehicle'] 1. (esp. AE; BE often has lorry, van) to
 drive, operate a ~
  2. a delivery (AE); dump (esp. AE), dumper (BE), tipper (BE);
 garbage (AE); panel (AE; BE has delivery van); pickup (AE);
 sound; trailer (AE; BE has articulated lorry); trash (AE; BE has
 dustcart) ~
  3. a tow ~ (AE; BE has breakdown lorry, breakdown van)
  4. a railway ~ (BE; AE has flat-car)
 II n. ['dealings'] to have no ~ with
trudge
 v. (P; intr.) to ~ through the mud
true
 adj. 1. historically ~
  2. ~ to (~ to one's principles)
  3. ~ that + clause (it is not ~ that she has resigned)
truly
 adv. (usu. at the close of a letter) (esp. AE) yours ~; yours
 very ~; very ~ yours (CE has yo«rs sincerely, sincerely yours)
trump
 n. ['winning card'] 1. to play a ~ ['final resource']
  2. to have a ~ up one's sleeve
trump card
 n. ['final resource'] to play one's ~
trumpet
 n. to play the ~
trumps
 n. to lead ~ (when playing cards)
trunk
 n. ['main stem'] 1. a tree ~ ['large piece of luggage']
  2. to pack; unpack one's ~
  3. to ship a ~
  4. a steamer; wardrobe ~ USAGE NOTE: On cars, trunk is AE; boot
 is BE.
trunks
 n. bathing ~
trust
 I n. ['reliance'] 1. to place, put one's ~ in
  2. to abuse smb.'s ~
  3. absolute; blind, unquestioning ~
  4. public ~
  5. on ~ (to sell on ~) ['cartel']
  6. to break up a ~ ['fund']
  7. to set up a ~ (for a child)
  8. a unit ~ (BE; AE has mutual fund)
  9. a blind; perpetual ~ (to place one's holdings in a blind ~
 during one's term of office)
  10. in ~ for
 II v. 1. to ~ blindly, implicitly
  2. (d; intr.) ('to believe') to ~ in (to ~ in God)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to rely on') (to ~ to memory)
  4. (d; tr.) ('to entrust') to ~ with (to ~ smb. with one's
 savings)
  5. (H) ('to entrust') I ~ed her to deposit the funds; ~ them to
 do smt. silly (ironic)
  6. (L) ('to believe') we ~ that you will keep your word
trust fund
 n. to set up a ~ for smb.
truth
 n. 1. to ascertain, elicit, establish, find; face, face up to;
 search for, seek the ~
  2. to reveal; tell the ~
  3. to distort, stretch the ~
  4. the absolute, cold, gospel, naked, plain, sober, unvarnished
 ~
  5. the awful; bitter; ultimate ~
  6. (the) historical ~
  7. a grain, kernel of ~
  8. the ~ that + clause (the ~ is that he served in the army)
  9. in ~
try
 I n. 1. to have, make a ~ at
  2. (colloq.) to give it, smt. a ~
  3. (rugby) to score a ~
  4. a ~ at, for
  5. a ~ to + inf. (they made another ~ to have the decision
 reversed)
  6. (misc.) (AE; colloq.) to give it the old college ~ ('to make
 a determined effort')
 II v. 1. to ~ hard; to ~ one's best
  2. (D; intr.) ('to attempt') to ~ for (to ~ for a prize)
  3. (D; tr.) ('to subject to trial') to ~ for (they tried her
 for murder)
  4. (E) ('to attempt') she tried to telephone us
  5. (G) ('to attempt') he tried jogging, but his ankles would
 hurt USAGE NOTES: 1. The phrase try and do smt. is a colloq.
 variant of try to do suit., but has no past tense.
  2. The sentence she tried to jog usu. means that she never was
 able to jog; she tried jogging means that she was able to jog,
 but gave it up after a while.
tryout
 n. a ~ for
try out
 v. 1. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ for (to ~ for a major part in a play)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ on (to  ~  a new drug on animals)
tryouts
 n. to hold ~ for
tryst
 n. 1. to keep a ~
  2. a ~ with
tsar
  (BE) see czar
tub
 n. ['bathtub'] (esp. AE; BE prefers bath) 1. to fill the ~
 (for a bath)
  2. to empty the ~ (after a bath)
  3. to clean out; scrub (out) a ~
tube
 n. ['channel within a body'] 1. bronchial; Eustachian;
 Fallopian ~s ['rubber casing']
  2. an inner ~ ['hollow cylinder']
  3. an electron; picture, television; test ~
  4. a vacuum ~ (AE; BE has va/ve)
  5. (slang) the boob ~ ('television')
tuberculosis
 n. to contract, develop ~
tubing
 n. copper; glass; flexible; plastic; rubber ~
tuck
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ a child into bed; he ~ed his shirt
 into his trousers)
tog
 I n. ['pull''] 1. to give a ~ on ['tugboat']
  2. a seagoing ~
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ at (to ~ at a rope)
tuition
 n. ['instruction'] (BE) 1. to give ~ ['payment for
 instruction']
  2. to pay ~ for
  3. free; half ~ (to receive free ~)
tumble
 I n. (colloq.) ['fall'] 1. to take a ~
  2. a bad, nasty ~ (she took a nasty ~)
  3. a ~ from ['sign of recogniton']
  4. to give smb. a ~ (they wouldn't give us a ~)
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ into (to ~ into bed)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ out of (to ~ out of a chair)
  3. (colloq.) (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to catch on to, comprehend')
 (they didn't ~ to the meaning of the clues)
tumor, tumour
 n. 1. to excise, remove a ~
  2. a benign; inoperable; malignant ~
tumult
 n. ['violent, noisy agitation'] 1. to cause ~
  2. in ~ over
tune
 I n. ['melody'] 1. to compose, write a ~
  2. to hum; play; sing; whistle a ~ (to play a ~ on the piano)
  3. to carry ('sing the notes of) a~4.a~of, to (the ~to a song)
  5. a catchy; lilting ~
  6. in ~;
 out of ~ (to sing in ~; she was playing out of ~)
  7. to a ~ (to dance to a ~) ['agreement']
  8. in ~ with (in ~ with the times)
  9. out of ~ with ['attitude'] (colloq.)
  10. to change one's ~ ['misc.'] (colloq.)
  11. to call the ~ ('to be in command'); to sing a different ~
 ('to begin to act differently'); to the ~ of ('approximately')
 II v. (d; tr.) to ~ to (we ~d our sets to the local station)
tune in
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ on, to (to ~ to a station)
tuner
 n. a piano ~
tune-up
 n. 1. to do a ~ (of an engine)
  2. an engine
tuning
 n. fine ~
tunnel
 I n. 1. to bore, construct, dig a ~
  2. a pedestrian; railroad (AE), railway (BE); wind  ~
  3. a ~ caves in
  4. through a ~ (to drive through a ~)
  5. (misc.) (fig.) the light at the end of the ~
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ under (to ~ under the Channel)
turbulence
 n. clear-air ~
turkey
 n. 1. to raise ~s
  2. to carve; roast; stuff a ~
  3. a wild ~
  4. ~s gobble
  5. a female ~ is a hen
  6. a male ~ is a gobbler
turmoil
 n. in (a) ~ (the country was in ~)
turn
 I n. ['change of direction'] ['direction'] 1. to make,
 negotiate a ~ (to negotiate a difficult ~)
  2. to take a ~ (the conversation took an interesting ~)
  3. a left; right; sharp ~; U-turn (to make a U-turn)
  4. a ~to (a ~ to the right) ['proper order, opportunity']
  5. to take one's ~
  6. to take ~s at; with (we took ~s with them standing/at
 standing guard)
  7. to wait one's ~
  8. smb.'s ~ comes (my ~ came)
  9. smb.'s ~ to + int. (it's my ~ to drive)
  10. by ~s
  11. in ~; out of ~ ['change']
  12. to take a ~ (the situation took a ~ for the better)
  13. a dramatic; favorable; unexpected; unfavorable ~ (events
 took a dramatic ~ for the worse)
  14. at the ~ (of the century) ['short walk']
  15. to take a ~ (let's take a ~ around/round the park)
 ['shock']
  16. to give smb. a ~ (the revelation gave me quite a ~)
 ['misc.']
  17. at every ~ ('on every occasion'); to do smb. a good ~ ('to
 do smb. a favor')
 II v. 1. ('to change direction') to ~ abruptly, sharply
  2. (d; intr., tr.) to ~ against ('to become antagonistic
 towards'); ('to make antagonistic towards') (to ~ against one's
 friends; what ~ed him against us?)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ for; to ('to resort to') (she had to ~ to
 her family for help)
  4. (d; intr.) ('to shift') to ~ from; to (let's ~ from this
 topic to a more pleasant one; to ~ to a new field)
  5. (D; intr.) ('to change direction') to ~ into, onto (to ~
 into a side street)
  6. (d; intr., tr.) to ~ into, to ('to be converted, transformed
 into'); ('to convert, transform into') (caterpillars ~ into
 butterflies; freezing water ~s into ice; his love ~ed to hate;
 they ~ed the meeting into a brawl; the incident ~ed her into a
 better person)
  7. (D; intr.) to ~ off ('to leave') (to ~ off the main road)
  8. (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to attack') (to ~ on smb. in anger)
  9. (d; intr.) to ~ on, upon ('to depend, hinge on') (everything
 ~s on the judge's interpretation of the law)
  10. (D; intr.) ('to change direction') to ~ to (to ~ to the
 right)
  11. (d; intr.) ('to direct one's attention, efforts') to ~ to
 (to ~ to a new subject; she ~ed to the study of art)
  12. (d; tr.) ('to direct') to ~ to, towards (to ~ one's
 attention to a new problem; ~ your face towards the mirror; you
 should not ~ your back to the audience)
  13. (D; intr.) to ~ towards ('to face') (~ towards me)
  14. (N; used with an adjective) ('to cause to become') we ~ed
 the dog loose; worry ~ed her hair gray
  15. (S) to ~ traitor; she ~ed pale
  16. (misc.) to ~ one's back on smb. ('to reject smb.') (see the
 Usage Note for grow)
turnabout
 n. ['reversal'] to do a ~
tarn away
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from
turnback
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from; to
turn in
 v. (B) ('to hand over') they ~ed him in to the police; she ~ed
 the assignment in to the teacher; he refused to ~ himself in to
 the authorities
turning point
 n. 1. to mark a ~ (in history)
  2. to reach a ~
  3. a ~ for
  4. at a ~ (we are at a ~ in history)
turn off
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from; into (we ~ed off from the main road
 into a side road)
turn on
 v. (slang) 1. (D; intr.) to ~ to ('to become excited about') (to
 ~ to Beethoven)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ to ('to excite about') (to ~ smb. on to
 Beethoven)
turnout
 n. ['attendance'] ['participation'] 1. to attract a (large)
 ~
  2. a big, enormous, heavy, large; good; record ~
  3. a light, poor, small ~
  4. (a) voter ~
turn out
 v. 1. (D; intr.) ('to appear') to ~ for (a large crowd ~ed out
 for her first concert)
  2. (E) ('to prove') the test ~ed out to be positive
  3. (L) it ~ed out that they were away on a trip
  4. (s) the test ~ed out negative
turnover
 n. ['movement of goods'] 1. a brisk, rapid ~ ['filled
 pastry']
  2. an apple ~
turn over
 v. (B) ('to hand over') to ~ a thief over to the police
turnpike
 n. (AE) ['toll expressway'] 1. (to travel) by ~
  2. (to drive) on a ~
turn signal
 n. (AE) to put on, use a ~ (BE has indicator)
turnstile
 n. 1. to pass through a  ~
  2. a subway (AE), underground (BE) ~
turn up
 v. 1. (D; intr.) ('to appear') to ~ in (she finally ~ed up in
 London)
  2. (s) ('to appear') (he ~ed up drunk at/for work)
turpitude
 n. moral ~
turtle
 n. 1. a fresh-water; land; mud; snapping ~
  2. (misc.) to turn ~ ('to capsize')
tusk
 n. an elephant; walrus ~
tussle
 I n. (colloq.) 1. to get into, have a ~
  2. a ~ about, over; with
 II v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) to ~ with
tutelage
 n. under smb.'s ~
tutor
 I n. 1. a course (BE); private ~
  2. a ~ to
 II v. (D; tr.) to ~ in (to ~ smb. in physics)
tutorial
 n. ['course'] 1. to give smb. a ~
  2. to have a ~ with
  3. a ~ about, on
TV
 see television
TV set
 see television set
twang
 n. 1. a nasal  ~
  2. (misc.) to speak with a ~
tweed
 n. herringbone ~
tweezers
 n. a pair of ~
twilight
 n. in the  ~  (in the ~ of one's career)
twine
 v. 1. (d; intr., refl.) to ~ around, round (the vines ~d around
 the tree)
  2. (misc.) she has them ~d around her little finger ('they will
 do anything she wants them to do')
twinkle
 n. a ~ in smb.'s eyes
twins
 n. 1. fraternal; identical; Siamese ~
  2. a pair, set of ~
twist
 I n. ['type of dance'] 1. to dance, do the ~ ['act of
 twisting']
  2. to give smt. a ~ ['unexpected turn']
  3. an ironic; strange, unusual ~ ['interpretation']
  4. to give a (new) ~ (to the news) ['approach, method']
  5. a new ~
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smt. into a certain shape)
  2. (D; tr.) to  ~  out of (to ~ smt. out of shape)
  3. (misc.) to ~ smb.'s arm ('to coerce smb.'); to ~ smb. around
 one's little finger ('to manipulate smb.'); the road ~s and
 turns
twitch
 I n. a nervous; uncontrollable ~
 II v. to ~ nervously; uncontrollably
two cents worth
 n. (slang) (AE) ['opinion'] to get in, put in one's ~
type
 I n. ['metal blocks used in printing'] 1. to set ~ (to set ~
 by hand)
  2. boldface, boldfaced; elite; italic; pica; regular; Roman ~
  3. a font/fount of ~
  4. in ~ (to set a book in ~) ['sort, category']
  5. a blood ~
  6. of a certain ~ (a person of that ~ = that ~ of person)
 II v. 1. (C) ('to typewrite') ~ this letter for me; or: ~ me
 this letter
  2. (D; tr.) ('to assign to a type') to ~ as (that actor was ~d
 as a villain)
typecast
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ as; in (to be typecast in a certain role)
typeface
 see type 12
typewriter
 n. 1. to operate, pound (colloq.) a ~
  2. an electric; electronic; manual; portable ~
  3. a ~ skips
  4. on a ~ (I did the letter on my electric ~)
typhoid
 n. to contract, develop ~
typhoon
 n. the ~ hit/struck (several islands)
typhus
 n. to contract, develop ~
typical
 adj. 1. ~ of
  2. ~ to + int. (it was ~ of her to say such things)
typing
 n. to do (the) ~
typist
 n. 1. a shorthand ~ (BE; AE has stenographer)
  2. a clerk-typist
tyranny
 n. 1. to impose ~ on
  2. to overthrow a ~
  3. cruel, merciless; ruthless ~
  4. an act of ~
  5. ~ over
tyrant
 n. 1. to overthrow a ~
  2. a cruel, merciless; ruthless ~
tyre
  (BE) see tire I
UFO
 n. ['unidentified flying object'] 1. to sight a ~
  2. (misc.) a ~ sighting
ukase
 n. ['edict'] to issue a ~
ulcer
 n. a bleeding; duodenal; gastric, stomach; mouth; peptic;
 perforated ~
ultimate
 n. ['acme'] 1. the ~ in (the ~ in comfort)
  2. (carried) to the ~
ultimatum
 n. 1. to deliver, give, issue, present an ~
  2. to get, receive an ~
  3. to defy; ignore an ~
  4. to withdraw an ~
umbilical cord
 n. 1. to tie (off) an ~
  2. to cut the ~ (also fig.)
umbrage
 n. ['offense']l.togive~2.totake~at
umbrella
 n. 1. to open an ~
  2. to fold (up) an ~
  3. a beach ~
  4. under an ~ (also fig.)
unable
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ to + inf. (she is ~ to work today)
unacceptable
 adj. ~ to
unaccountable
 adj. ~ to
unaccustomed
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ to (~ to public speaking)
unaffected
 adj. 1. ~ by
  2. to remain ~
unafraid
 adj. ~ of
unaided
 adj. ~ by; in
unamenable
 adj. (formal) ~ to
unanimity
 n. ~ in
unanimous
 adj. ~ in
unappreciative
 adj. ~ of
unasked
 adj. ~ for
unattended
 adj. to leave smt. ~
unaware
 adj. (cannot stand alone) 1. ~ of
  2. ~ that + clause (they were ~ that the road had been closed)
unawares
 adv. ['unexpectedly'] to catch smb. ~
unbalanced
 adj. mentally ~
unbeatable
 adj. ~ at, in (~ at chess)
unbecoming
 adj. ~ of; to (conduct ~ to an officer = conduct ~ an officer)
unbeknown
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ to (~ to us, they had already left)
unbeknownst
 adj. (formal) (cannot stand alone) ~ to
unbelievable
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ to me that she would commit such a
 blunder)
unbending
 adj. ~ in (~ in one's manner)
unbiased
 adj. ~ towards
unburden
 v. 1. (B; refl.) he finally ~ed himself to his family
  2. (D; refl.) to ~ of (to ~ oneself of a secret)
uncanny
 adj. 1. positively ~
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to see how closely they resemble each
 other)
  3. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that we got here on the same day
 after traveling for three months)
  4. (misc.) it's ~ how much the twins resemble each other
uncensured
 adj. to go ~
uncertain
 adj. 1. ~ about, as to, of (~ about the outcome)
  2. (misc.) I am still ~ (as to) whether (or not) they are
 coming
uncertainty
 n. ~ about, as to (there was no ~ about the matter; there is
 still some ~ as to whether they are coming)
unchallenged
 adj. to go ~
unchanged
 adj. to remain ~
uncharacteristic
 adj. 1. ~ of
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her not to answer her
 correspondence)
uncharitable
 adj. 1. ~ of2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to say that)
unchecked
 adj. to go, remain ~
unclaimed
 adj. to go, remain ~
uncle
 n. (misc.) (colloq.) to say ~ ('to yield')
uncomfortable
 adj. (to feel) ~ about; with (I felt ~ about discussing this
 matter in public)
uncommitted
 adj. ~ to
uncommon
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is not ~ to find people here who know
 several languages)
uncommunicative
 adj. ~ about, regarding
uncompromising
 adj. ~ in; towards (~ in one's attitude; ~ towards their
 proposal)
unconcern
 n. ~ for, over
unconcerned
 adj. ~ about, at, over, with
unconscious
 adj. 1. to remain ~
  2. ~ of
unconventional
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to go to work in shorts)
unconvinced
 adj. 1. to remain ~
  2. ~ of
uncooperative
 adj. ~ about; in; towards (~ in working out a compromise)
uncorrected
 adj. to go, remain ~
uncritical
 adj. ~ of
unction
 n. (rel.) 1. to give ~
  2. to receive ~
  3. Extreme Unction USAGE NOTE: The term Anointing of the Sick
 is now preferred to Extreme Unction.
undaunted
 adj. ~ by; in (~ in one's resolve)
undedded
 adj. 1. ~ about
  2. ~ whether + inf. (he is ~ whether to go)
  3. to remain ~
undemonstrative
 adj. ~ towards
underbelly
 n. (fig.; historical) the soft ~ (of Europe) ('the Balkans and
 Italy')
underbrush
 n. in the ~
undercoating
 n. (on a car) to apply ~
undercover
 adv. ['acting in secret'] 1. to work ~
  2. to go ~
undergraduate
 n. a college, university ~
underground
 adv. to go ~
undergrowth
 n. 1. to clear the ~
  2. dense, heavy; thick ~
  3. in the ~
understand
 v. 1. to ~ clearly, perfectly
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ by (what do you ~ by this term?)
  3. (H) I understood her to say that she would attend the
 meeting
  4. (K) I cannot ~ his behaving like that
  5. (L) I ~ that you will be moving here soon
  6. (Q) we do not ~ why she left
  7. (misc.) they don't ~ anything about politics; she gave me to
 ~ that the bill would be paid
understanding
 I adj. ~ about, of
 II n. ['agreement'] 1. to arrive at, come to, reach an ~
  2. a clear; secret; tacit; verbal; written ~
  3. an ~ about; with (we reached a tacit ~ with them about the
 matter)
  4. an ~ to + inf. (to reach an ~ to keep a dispute out of the
 newspapers)
  5. an ~ that + clause (it was my ~ that we would share the
 expenses)
  6. on an ~ (we bought the supplies on the ~ that we would be
 reimbursed) ['harmony'] ['comprehension']
  7. to bring about, develop, promote ~
  8. deeper; mutual ~
  9. ~ between (to promote deeper ~ between nations; to develop
 mutual ~)
understatement
 n. 1. to make an ~
  2. to go in for ~
  3. (misc.) a masterpiece of ~; the ~ of the year
understood
 adj. ~ that + clause (it was ~ that everyone would help)
undertake
 v. (E) she undertook to complete the project in six months
undertaking
 n. ['promise'] (esp. BE) 1. to give smb. an ~
  2. an ~ to + inf. (an ~ to complete a project in six months)
 ['task, enterprise']
  3. a joint; large-scale ~
underway
 adv. to get smt. ~
underwear
 n. thermal ~
underworld
 n. in the ~
underwriter
 n. an insurance ~
undeserving
 adj. ~ of
undesirable
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to raise taxes at this time)
  2. ~ that + clause; subj. (it is ~ that they be/should be
 present)
undeterred
 adj. ~ by (~ by our advice)
undignified
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to behave like that)
undiminished
 adj. ~ by; in (~ in stature)
undisturbed
 adj. ~ by (~ by the commotion)
undoing
 n. ['ruin'] to prove to be smb.'s ~ (alcohol proved to be his
 ~)
undone
 adj. to come ~ (her necklace came ~)
undreamed, undreamt
 adj. ~ of
uneasiness
 n. 1. to cause ~
  2. to allay one's ~
  3. ~ about
uneasy
 adj. ~ about
unemployed
 n. ['unemployed people'] the hard-core ~
unemployment
 n. 1. to cause, create ~
  2. to eliminate; reduce ~
  3. high; low; mounting; seasonal ~
unemployment compensation
 n. 1. to pay ~
  2. to draw, get, receive ~
  3. to be on ~
  4. to go on ~
  5. to apply for ~
unemployment insurance
 see unemployment compensation 1,2,5
unequal
 adj. ~ to
unequaled
 adj. ~ at, in
unerring
 adj. (usu. does not stand alone) ~ in (~ in her judgment)
unessential
 adj. ~ to
unethical
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of them to do that)
unexcelled
 adj. ~ in
unfair
 adj. 1. ~ to (~ to certain groups)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was  ~  to take advantage of the situation)
  3. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that she has to work so hard)
unfaithful
 adj. ~ in; to
unfaithfuiness
 n. ~ in; to
unfamiliar
 adj. ~  to; with (the area was ~ to me; I was ~ with the
 situation)
unfamiliarity
 n. ~ with (my ~ with the area)
unfasten
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ from
  2. (misc.) to come ~ed
unfavorable, unfavourable
 adj. ~ to
unfed
 adj. to go ~
unfeeling
 adj. ~ towards
unfit
 adj. 1. mentally, psychologically; physically ~
  2. ~ for (~ for military service)
  3. ~ to + inf. (~ to serve)
unfortunate
 adj. 1. ~ for
  2. ~ in
unfriendly
 adj. ~ to, towards
ungrateful
 adj. ~ for; to (he was ~ to us for our help)
unhappy
 adj. 1. ~ about, at, over; in; with (she was ~ about/at/over the
 news)
  2. ~ to + inf. (she was ~ to learn the news)
  3. ~ that + clause (we are ~ that you cannot visit us)
unharmed
 adj. 1. to go ~
  2. ~ by
unhealthy
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to smoke)
unheeded
 adj. 1. to go  ~  (his advice went ~)
  2. ~ by
unheedful
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ of (~ of threats)
unification
 n. to achieve, bring about ~ (to achieve ~ of a country)
uniform
 I adj. ~ in; with
 II n. 1. to don, put on; wear a ~
  2. to take off a ~
  3. a dress, full-dress; fatigue; military; naval; nurse's;
 parade; police; regulation ~
  4. in ~; out of ~ (he was out of ~ when he was picked up by the
 military police)
uniformity
 n. ~ in
unify
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ into (they were ~ied into one nation)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ with
unimportant
 adj. ~ for; to
uninformed
 adj. ~ about, of
uninterested
 adj. ~ in (~ in politics)
uninvited
 adj. to appear, show up, turn up ~
union
 n. 1. to form a ~
  2. to break up, dissolve a ~
  3. a company; craft; credit; industrial; labor (AE), trade
 (BE); postal; student ~
union shop
 n. to introduce a ~
unique
 adj. 1. ~ in
  2. ~ to (~ to a certain area)
unison
 n. in ~ with
unit
 n. ['single constituent of a whole'] 1. a basic, primary ~
 ['military formation']
  2. to activate; form a ~
  3. to commit a ~ (to combat)
  4. to deactivate; disband a ~
  5. an advance, advanced; airborne; armored; combat;
 crack, elite; mechanized, motorized; naval; tactical ~ (advance
 armored ~s have reached the river) ['standard']
  6. a message ~ (used for telephone calls)
  7. a monetary ~ (the pound is the monetary ~ of Britain)
 ['single residence']
  8. a rental ~ ['computer terminal'] a Visual Display Unit =
 VDU (BE; AE has Video Display Terminal = VDT)
unite
 v. 1. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ against (to ~ against aggression; to
 ~ one's allies against the common foe)
  2. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ for (we must  ~  for the common good;
 the nation was ~d for the struggle against terrorism)
  3. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ in (we must ~ in our struggle against
 terrorism; to ~ a nation in the fight against inflation)
  4. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ into (we had to ~ the competing
 factions into a cohesive whole)
  5. (D; intr.) to ~ with (our countries must ~ with each other
 against the common enemy)
united
 adj. ~ in
unity
 n. 1. to achieve, bring about ~
  2. to destroy, shatter ~
  3. national ~ (to achieve national ~)
  4. in ~ (in ~ there is strength)
universals
 n. (ling.) linguistic ~
university
 n. 1. to establish, found a ~
  2. to go to a ~/to go to ~ (BE) (she goes to a good ~)
  3. a free, open; people's ~
  4. an Ivy-League (US); redbrick (GB); state (US) ~
  5. at; in a ~ (to teach at a ~; there is a spirit of
 cooperation at/in our ~) USAGE NOTE: In BE, one goes to
 university or, as in AE, to a university. CE has only to go to a
 good university. See the Usage Notes for college, school.
unjust
 adj. 1. ~ of
  2. ~ to
  3. ~ to + int. (it was ~ of him to accuse you without proof)
  4. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that our side of the story was never
 heard)
unjustified
 adj. 1. completely, totally ~
  2. ~ in (she was ~ in complaining)
unkind
 adj. 1. ~ of
  2. ~ to
  3. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to say that)
unknown
 adj. ~ to (the facts were ~ to us)
unlawful
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to drive without a license)
unleash
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ against, on (to ~ a new arms race on the world)
unlikely
 adj. 1. (cannot stand alone) ~ to + inf. (they are ~ to accept
 our invitation)
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that she will attend)
unload
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from (to ~ cargo from a ship)
unlucky
 adj. 1. ~ at, in; for (~ at cards; ~ in love; ~ for some people)
  2. ~ to + inf. (some people feel that it is ~ to walk under a
 ladder)
unmarked
 adj. ~ by
unmarred
 adj. ~ by (the ceremony was ~ by any untoward incidents)
unmatched
 adj. ~ by; in
unmerciful
 adj. ~ to, towards
unmindful
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ of (~ of danger)
unnamed
 adj. to remain ~
unnatural
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ of parents to reject their own
 children)
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that members of the same family
 should fight so much)
unnecessary
 adj. 1. ~ for
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ for us to wait)
  3. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that you should get involved)
unnoticed
 adj. to go, pass ~ (the incident went/ passed ~)
unobserved
 adj. to go ~
unopposed
 adj. ~ to
unorthodox
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is  ~  to bypass the channels of command
 in the army)
unparalleled
 adj. ~  in ( ~  in ferocity)
unperturbed
 adj. ~ by (she was ~ by the loud noise)
unpleasant
 adj. 1. ~ to (he is ~ to everyone)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to talk to him = it's ~ talking to him =
 he's ~ to talk to = he's an ~ person to talk to)
unprepared
 adj. 1. ~ for
  2. ~ to + inf. (I am unprepared to take on such a
 responsibility)
unpunished
 adj. 1. to go, remain ~ (the criminals went ~)
  2. ~ for
unqualified
 adj. 1. ~ for
  2. ~ to + inf. (she is ~ to work as a teacher)
unrealistic
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to hope for an improvement so soon)
unreasonable
 adj. 1. ~ of (that was ~ of you)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to demand that employees work without a
 break)
unrecognized
 adj. 1. to go, remain ~
  2. ~ by
unreported
 adj. to go ~ (the story went ~)
unresponsive
 adj. ~ to
unrest
 n.. 1. to foment, stir up ~
  2. civil; labor; political; social ~
unrivaled, unrivalled
 adj. ~ in
unsafe
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to drive without putting on seat belts)
unsaid
 adj. to leave smt. ~
unsanctioned
 adj. ~  by (~ by custom)
unsatisfactory
 adj. 1. ~ in (they were ~ in their job performance)
  2. ~ to (~ to all concerned)
unscathed
 adj. to go ~
unschooled
 adj. ~ in
unscrupulous
 adj. 1. ~ in (~ in his business dealings)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of their lawyer to withhold evidence)
unseemly
 adj. (formal) ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of them to show up at the
 reception without an invitation)
unseen
 adj. to remain ~
unselfish
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to make the offer)
unsettle
 v. (R) it ~d me to see them quarrel
unsettling
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to see them quarrel)
unshakable
 adj. ~ in (~ in one's faith)
unshaken
 adj. ~ in (~ in one's beliefs)
unshaven
 adj. to go  ~  (he went ~ for a week)
unsightly
 adj. ['not pleasing to the sight'] it was ~ to behold
unskilled
 adj. ~ at, in
unsparing
 adj. ~ of (~ of praise)
unspoiled, unspoilt
 adj. ~ by (~ by success)
unstinting
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ in (~ in one's praise)
unstuck
 adj. ['ruined'] (slang) to come ~ (the whole scheme came ~)
unsuccessful
 adj. ~ at, in; with
unsuitable
 adj. ~ for
unsuited
 adj. ~ to
unsure
 adj. ~ of
unsurpassed
 adj. 1. ~ at, in (~ at learning languages)
  2. ~ by (~ by any competitor)
unsusceptible
 adj. ~ to
unsuspicious
 adj. ~ of
unswerving
 adj. ~ in (~ in one's determination to stamp out corruption)
unsympathetic
 adj. ~  to
untainted
 adj. ~ by (~ by scandal)
untarnished
 adj. ~ by
unthanked
 adj. to go ~
unthinkable
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it would be ~ to build a house so close to
 the river)
  2. ~ that + clause (it is ~ that they would even make such an
 offer)
untiring
 adj. (usu. does not stand alone) ~ in (~ in one's efforts)
untold
 adj. to remain ~ (the story remained ~ for years)
untouched
 adj. ~ by
untreated
 adj. to go, remain ~ (the disease went ~)
untroubled
 adj. ~ by
untrue
 adj. ~ to
untruth
 n. to tell an ~
untruthful
 adj. ~ about
untutored
 adj. ~ in
untypical
 adj. ~ of
unused
 adj. ['unaccustomed'] (cannot stand alone) ~ to (they are ~
 to hard work)
unusual
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to see snow in this region; it's ~
 for two world records to be set in/on one day)
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that two world records should be set
 in/on one day)
unversed
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ in (~ in the ways of big business)
unwarranted
 adj. ~ by
unwavering
 adj. ~ in (~ in one's support)
unwilling
 adj. ~ to + inf. (she is ~ to participate)
unwillingness
 n. an ~ to + inf. (everyone deplored their ~ to compromise)
unwise
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it would be ~ to walk through the park at
 midnight)
unworthy
 adj. ~ of (~ of your help; such behavior is ~ of you)
unyielding
 adj. ~ in (~ in one's demands)
up
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ['abreast'] 1. ~ on (are you ~ on
 the news?) ['dependent']
  2. ~ to (the decision is ~ to you; it's ~ to you to decide;
 it's ~ to you whether we go)
upbraid
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ for (they ~ed him for his sloppy work)
upbringing
 n. smb.'s family; religious ~
update
 n. (colloq.) ['bringing up-to-date'] 1. to give an ~ on (I'll
 give you an ~ on the situation)
  2. an ~ on (here is an ~ on the situation)
up front
 adv. ~ with ('candid with')
upgrade
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ to (our legation was ~d to an embassy)
upheaval
 n. 1. a violent ~
  2. a political; social ~
upholstery
 n. leather; plastic; vinyl ~
upkeep
 n. ['cost of maintenance'] the ~ of, on (the ~ on this
 machinery is very costly)
upper hand
 n. ['control'] (colloq.) 1. to gain, get; have the ~
  2. to lose the ~
  3. the ~ in; over (we gained the ~ over them in that contest)
uprising
 n. 1. to foment, incite an ~
  2. to crush, put down, quell, an ~
  3. an armed; peasant ~
  4. an ~ against
uproar
 n. 1. to create an ~
  2. an ~ over
  3. in an ~
uproot
 v. (D; tr.) to  ~ from (they were ~ed from their homes)
upset
 I adj. 1. to get ~ about, over
  2. ~ with (she was  ~  with me about my expenses)
  3. ~ to + inf. (she was ~ to learn of their attitude)
 II n. ['unexpected victory'] (sports) to score an ~ over
 III v. (R) it upset me to learn of their attitude
upsetting
 adj. 1. ~ to (recent events have been very ~ to us)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to learn of their attitude)
upside down
 adv. to turn smt. ~
upstanding
 adj. (esp. BE) be ~ ('stand up') (be ~ for the judge; be  ~  for
 a toast)
uptake
 n. ['comprehension'] (colloq.) (quick) on the ~
uptight
 adj. (colloq.) ~ about upturn n. 1. a sharp ~
  2. an ~ in (a sharp ~ in the economy)
upwards
 adv. ~ of (~ of an hour) ('somewhat more than an hour')
uranium
 n. enriched ~
urge
 I n. 1. to feel an ~
  2. to satisfy an ~
  3. to control; stifle an ~
  4. an irrepressible, irresistible, uncontrollable; natural;
 sudden ~
  5. an ~ to + inf. (she felt an ~ to respond)
 II v. 1. to ~ forcefully, strongly
  2. (H) she ~d me to accept the compromise
  3. (L; subj.) we ~d that the bill be/should be passed
urgency
 n. 1. ~ about, in (there is no ~ about this matter)
  2. (misc.) a sense of ~
urgent
 adj. ~ that + clause; subj. (it is ~ that they all be/should be
 present)
urging
 n. at smb.'s ~ (at our ~ they accepted the invitation)
urn
 n. a burial; coffee ~
usable, useable
 adj. ~ for
use
 I /ju:s/ n. 1. to make ~ of
  2. to put smt. to (good) ~
  3. to find a ~ for
  4. to lose; regain the ~ of (she lost the ~ of one arm)
  5. to deny (the) ~ of (the visitors were denied ~ of the
 library)
  6. constant; daily; emergency; extensive; external; internal;
 official; practical; universal; wide ~ (they made extensive ~ of
 computers)
  7. (legal) fair ~
  8. ~ for (do you have any ~ for this old paper?)
  9. ~ in (is there any ~ in trying again?)
  10. ~ of (what's the ~ of worrying?)
  11. for ~ (for official ~ only)
  12. in ~ (the copying machine is in ~)
  13. of ~ to (it was of no earthly ~ to us; can I be of any ~ to
 you?)
  14. (misc.) she has no ~ for them ('she dislikes them'); to
 come into ~; to go out of ~ USAGE NOTE: The following
 constructions are variants; the constructions with no
 prepositions are colloquial-- is there any msc in trying again?-
 -is there any use trying again? what's the use of worrying?--
 what's the use worrying?
 II /ju:z/ v. 1. to ~ widely
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ as (she ~d the candlestick as a paperweight)
  3. (D; tr.) to ~ for (let's ~ paper plates for the picnic)
  4. (E; in positive sentences and neg. sentences with never this
 verb is used only in the past tense  to denote a former practice
 or state; in interrogative sentences the infinitive of this verb
 occurs with didn't, did not) she ~d to work there; there ~d to
 be an open field here; she never ~d to work there; didn't he ~
 to work here? USAGE NOTE: In neg. sentences with didn't, did
 not, this verb occurs with the infinitive and, colloquially,
 with the past tense--she didn't use/used to work there. In old-
 fashioned BE, constructions such as the following may occur--
 used she (not) to work there? she used not to work there.
used
 I /ju:st/ adj. (cannot stand alone) ['accustomed'] to be; get
 ~ to (she is ~ to working hard; to get ~ to hard work)
 II /ju:zd/ adj. ['employed'] ~ for (this machine is ~ for
 making copies)
useful
 adj. 1. ~ for, to (a combinatory dictionary is ~ for/to
 students)
  2. ~ for, in (computers are ~ in compiling statistics)
  3. ~ to + int. (it's ~ to know several foreign languages when
 you are traveling abroad = it's ~ knowing several foreign
 languages when you are traveling abroad)
useless
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to try to convince her)
usher
 v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ into (they ~ed the guests into a large
 waiting room)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ out of
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ to (we were ~ed to our seats)
usual
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to ask for permission before visiting a
 class)
usury
 n. 1. to engage in, practice ~
  2. to condemn; outlaw ~
utensils
 n. cooking, kitchen ~
utility
 n. ['company providing a public service'] a public ~
utilize
 v. 1. to ~ fully
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ for
utmost
 n. ['maximum effort'] to do one's ~ (we did our ~ to help)
utter
 v. (B) she ~ed a few words to them
utterance
 n. a prophetic ~
U-turn
 n. to make a ~
vacancy
 n. 1. to create a ~
  2. to fill a ~
  3. (misc.) no ~ (the sign reads no vacancy)
vacation
 n. ['period of rest'] (AE; CE has holiday) 1. to spend; take a
 ~
  2. to be on; go on ~
  3. an extended, long; paid; short ~
  4. a spring; summer; winter ~
  5. a ~ from
  6. during a ~; on ~ (she was away on ~) ['period during which
 a college or university is closed']
  7. (BE) the long ~ USAGE NOTE: Soldiers and sailors go on
 leave; civilians go on holiday (BE) or on vacation (AE). British
 students go on holiday during the long vacation/vac.
vaccinate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ against (to ~ smb. against a disease)
vaccination
 n. 1. to carry out, do a (mass) ~ (of the population)
  2. (a) compulsory; mass ~
  3. a ~ against (to carry out a mass ~ against tuberculosis)
vaccine
 n. influenza; polio; Sabin; Salk; smallpox; tetanus; yellow-
 fever ~
vacillate
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ between; in
vacuum
 n. 1. to create, produce a ~
  2. to break; fill a ~
  3. a partial ~
  4. in a ~ (nothing can live in a~)
vague
 adj. ~ about (she was ~ about her plans)
vain
 adj. 1. ~ about (~ about one's appearance)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to protest)
  3. (misc.) in ~ ('without success') (to work in ~); to take the
 Lord's name in ~ ('to treat the Lord's name in a disrespectful
 manner')
valedictory
 n. ['farewell speech'] 1. to deliver, give a ~
  2. (misc.) a ~ address
valid
 adj. 1. ~ for (~ for one year)
  2. ~ to + inf. (is it ~ to say that Olympic athletes are
 amateurs?)
valise
 n. to pack; unpack a ~
valley
 n. 1. a ~ between (high mountains)
  2. in a ~ (they live down in the ~)
valor, valour
 n. 1. to demonstrate, display, show ~
  2. uncommon ~
  3. (misc.) the better part of ~
valuable
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to know languages if you work in an
 export firm)
valuables
 n. to check one's ~ (esp. AE)
value
 I n. ['worth'] ['monetary, numerical worth'] 1. to attach ~
 to
  2. to place, put, set a ~ on
  3. to acquire, take on ~
  4. an absolute; book; cash; face; fair; intrinsic; nominal;
 nuisance; numerical; strategic; token ~
  5. (economics) surplus ~
  6. (economics) present ~
  7. a (market) ~ goes down; goes up
  8. at a certain ~ (at face ~)
  9. of ~ (a discovery of great ~) ['principles, qualities']
  10. to cherish; foster ~s
  11. enduring; moral; spiritual; traditional; uncorrupted ~s (to
 return to traditional ~s)
  12. middle-class; Victorian ~s
 II v. 1. to ~ highly, very much
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ as (to ~ smb. as a friend)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ at (to ~ a painting at five thousand pounds)
  4. (D; tr.) to ~ for (to ~ smt. for sentimental reasons)
valve
 n. ['device that permits flow'] 1. to grind ~s
  2. a ball; butterfly; check; exhaust; gate; globe; needle;
 safety; shunt; suction ~ ['membranous fold that permits body
 fluids to flow in one direction'] (anat.)
  3. a heart ~ (the patient has a defective heart ~)
van
 I n. ['road vehicle'] 1. to drive a ~
  2. a breakdown ~ (BE; AE has tow truck)
  3. a delivery ~ (BE; AE has delivery truck)
  4. a moving (AE), removal (BE) ~ ['rail vehicle']
  5. a guard's ~ (BE; AE has caboose)
  6. a luggage ~ (BE; AE has baggage car)
 II n. ['vanguard'] in the ~
vandalism
 n. to commit ~
vane
 n. a weather ~
vanguard
 n. in the ~
vanish
 v. 1. to ~ completely
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ from (to ~ from sight)
  3. (D; intr.) to ~ into (to ~ into thin air)
vanity
 n. to flatter, tickle smb.'s ~
vapor, vapour
 n. to emit a ~
vapor trail, vapour trail
 n. to leave a ~ (high flying aircraft leave ~s)
variable
 n. (math.) a dependent; independent; random ~
variance
 n. ['permission to bypass a regulation'] (legal) (US) 1. to
 grant a ~
  2. to apply for a ~
  3. a zoning ~ ['disagreement']
  4. at ~ with (a theory at ~ with the facts)
variation
 n. ['deviation, change'] 1. (a) wide ~
  2. ~ in ['modified repetition of a musical theme'] (mus.)
  3. ~s on a theme
variety
 n. 1. to add, lend ~ to
  2. (a) wide ~
  3. in a ~ of (in a ~ of roles)
varnish
 n. 1. to apply ~
  2. nail ~ (BE; AE has nail polish)
varsity
 n. ['college or secondary-school team'] (AE) 1. to make ('be
 selected to join') the ~
  2. the junior ~
  3. on the ~ (we play on the ~)
vary
 v. 1. to ~ considerably, greatly
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ between
  3. (D; intr.) to ~ from; to (prices ~ from ten to fifteen
 dollars)
  4. (d; intr.) (to ~ in size; they ~ in their opinions)
vault
 I n. 1. a bank ~
  2. (misc.) to keep one's valuables in a ~
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ over (he ~ed over the bar)
veal
 n. 1. to roast ~
  2. roast ~
veer
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from; to (to ~ from one's course; to ~ to the
 right)
veer away
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from
vegetables
 n. 1. to grow ~
  2. green; leafy; root ~
  3. garden ~
  4. cooked; raw; steamed; stir-fried ~
vegetation
 n. dense, lush, rank ~
vehicle
 n. ['conveyance'] 1. to drive, operate a ~
  2. an all-purpose; amphibious; armored; half-tracked; motor;
 passenger; recreational; re-entry; space ~
  3. a hired (BE), rented, self-drive (BE) ~ ['means']
  4. a ~ for (a ~ for spreading propaganda)
veil
 n. 1. to draw a ~ (over)
  2. to lift a ~
  3. a bridal ~
  4. (misc.) under a ~ of mystery
vein
 n. ['blood vessel'] 1. to open a ~
  2. the jugular ~
  3. varicose ~s ['mood'] ['manner']
  4. a gloomy; happy; humorous; lighter; melancholy; merry;
 serious ~
  5. in a certain ~ (let's continue our discussion in a lighter
 ~)
velocity
 n. 1. to develop; gain; lose ~
  2. muzzle ~
  3. at a certain ~ (at the ~ of sound)
velvet
 n. (misc.) as smooth as ~
vendetta
 n. 1. to conduct, lead a ~
  2. a personal ~
  3. a ~ against
vending machine
 n. to use a ~
vendor
 n. a street ~
veneer
 n. ['superficial gloss'] a thin ~
venerate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ for
veneration
 n. 1. deep, profound ~
  2. ~ for
Venetian blinds
 n. 1. to close, shut; lower; open; raise ~
  2. to install ~
vengeance
 n. 1. to exact, take, wreak ~ on, upon
  2. to vow ~
  3. to seek ~ for
  4. ~ for (to take ~ on smb. for smt.)
  5. (misc.) with a ~ ('to an extreme degree') (it started
 snowing with a ~)
venom
 n. ['poison'] 1. to neutralize ~ ['malice']
  2. to spew, spout ~
vent
 n. ['outlet'] to give ~ to (he gave ~ to his pent-up feelings)
ventriloquism
 n. to practice ~
venture
 I n. 1. to undertake a ~
  2. a business ~
  3. (misc.) to join smb. in a ~
 II v. (formal) (E) I ~ to suggest that your whole idea is
 unworkable
venue
 n. ['site of a trial'] a change of ~ (her lawyer requested a
 change of ~)
veracity
 n. to doubt smb.'s~
veranda
 see porch 1,3
verb
 n. 1. to conjugate, inflect; passivize a ~
  2. an auxiliary, helping; compound, phrasal; copular (esp. BE),
 copulative, linking; defective; irregular; main; modal; regular;
 strong; weak ~
  3. an active; passive ~
  4. an intransitive; reflexive; transitive ~
  5. an imperfective; perfective ~
  6. ~s agree (with); ~s govern, take a case (a ~ agrees with the
 subject in number)
  7. a ~ has aspect; mood; tense; voice
  8. ~s have complements; objects
verdict
 n. 1. to arrive at, reach a ~
  2. to announce; bring in, deliver, hand down, render, return a
 ~
  3. to sustain ('uphold') a ~ (the higher court sustained the ~)
  4. to overturn, quash, set aside a ~
  5. to appeal a ~
  6. a fair; unfair ~
  7. an adverse, unfavorable; directed; favorable; sealed ~
  8. a ~ of guilty; or: a guilty ~; a ~ of not guilty; a ~ for
 the defendant; a ~ for the plaintiff (the jury brought in a ~ of
 not guilty)
  9. a ~ that + clause (they appealed the court's ~ that fraud
 had been committed)
  10. (misc.) to defy/ignore a ~
verge
 I n. ['brink'] 1. on the ~ of (he was on the ~ of a nervous
 breakdown)
  2. (misc.) driven to the ~ of bankruptcy
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ on, upon (her actions ~d on the
 ridiculous)
verify
 v. (L) the police ~fied that she had an airtight alibi
vermin
 n. 1. to exterminate ~
  2. (misc.) infested with ~
vernacular
 n. in the ~ (to express oneself in the ~)
versatile
 adj. ~ at, in
versatility
 n. 1. to demonstrate ~
  2. ~ at, in
verse
 n. 1. to compose, write; recite ~(s)
  2. to scan ~
  3. free; heroic; macaronic; rhymed, rhyming; unrhymed ~
  4. in ~
  5. (misc.) to cite/give/quote chapter and ~ ('to indicate one's
 sources very precisely')
versed
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ in
version
 n. 1. to give one's ~ (of a story)
  2. to corroborate smb.'s ~ (of an event)
  3. an abridged, condensed; authorized, official; censored;
 expurgated; unabridged, uncut; unauthorized, unofficial;
 uncensored; unexpurgated; written ~ (an uncut ~ of a film)
  4. a movie (AE); stage ~ (of a novel)
vertebra
 n. a cervical; lumbar; sacral; thoracic ~
vessel
 n. ['tube in the body'] 1. a blood ~ ['ship, boat']
  2. to charter a ~
  3. to launch a ~
  4. a cargo; escort; oceangoing ~
vest
 I n. (AE) a bulletproof (BE has bulletproof jacket); life (CE
 has life jacket) ~ USAGE NOTE: In BE, the basic meaning of vest
 is 'undershirt'; in AE, it is 'waistcoat'.
 II v. (formal) 1. (d; tr.) to ~ in (to ~ power in smb.)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ with (to ~ smb. with power)
vested
 adj. (cannot stand alone) 1. ~ in (the power to impose taxes is
 ~ in Congress)
  2. ~ with (Congress is ~ with the power to impose taxes)
vestiges
 n. ['traces'] 1. to lose all remaining ~ of
  2. the last ~ of
veteran
 n. a disabled; war (AE) ~ (to retrain disabled ~s) USAGE NOTE:
 In BE, veteran means 'old soldier'; in AE, it means any former
 serviceman or servicewoman, young or old.
veto
 n. 1. to exercise, impose, use a ~
  2. to sustain a ~
  3. to override a ~ (Congress overrode the President's ~)
  4. a pocket ~
  5. (legal) a heckler's ~
  6. a ~ of, over
vex
 v. (formal) (R) it ~es me to read such things in the newspapers;
 it ~es me that they are always late
vexed
 adj. (formal) 1. deeply ~
  2. ~ about, at, with (we were ~ at the mix-up)
  3. ~ to + int. (they were ~ to learn of the delay)
vexing
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to read such things in the newspapers)
vice
 I n. commercialized; legalized ~
 II (BE) see vise
vidnity
 n. 1. the close, immediate ~
  2. in the ~ (in the immediate ~ of the school)
vidous
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to make such an accusation)
vicissitude
 n. the ~s of life victim n. 1. an innocent; unsuspecting ~ (of)
  2. an accident; amnesia; earthquake; flood; hurricane; storm ~
  3. (misc.) to fall ~ to
victory
 n. 1. to achieve, gain, pull off (colloq.), score, win a ~
  2. a clear, clear-cut, decisive, outright, resounding,
 stunning; upset ~
  3. a bloodless; cheap; glorious; hard-won; hollow; moral;
 Pyrrhic; signal; sweeping ~
  4. a ~ in; over (a ~ in a struggle; a ~ over an enemy)
  5. (misc.) to snatch ~ from the jaws of defeat
videotape
 n. to make a ~ (of)
vie
 v. (formal) (d; intr.) to ~ against, with; for (she had to ~ for
 the prize against very strong competition)
view
 I n. ['opinion'] 1. to air, express, present, put forward,
 voice a ~
  2. to harbor, hold a ~
  3. to advance, advocate a ~
  4. to exchange ~s
  5. to take a ~
  6. a cheerful, optimistic, rosy; dim, grave, pessimistic ~ (she
 took a dim ~ of the matter)
  7. advanced; contrary; conservative; divergent; diverse;
 liberal, progressive; modern; old-fashioned; outdated, outmoded;
 philosophical; political; popular; radical; reactionary;
 slanted; sound; strong; unpopular ~s
  8. a ~ about, on
  9. a ~ that + clause (they disputed my ~ that taxes should be
 raised)
  10. in smb.'s ~ (in my ~ the offer is unacceptable) ['sight']
  11. to get a ~ of
  12. to block smb.'s ~
  13. a beautiful, breathtaking, magnificent, superb ~
  14. a clear, unhampered, unimpaired ~
  15. a bird's eye; close-up; full; full-length ~
  16. in, within ~ (in full ~ of the public)
  17. (misc.) to come into ~ ['perspective']
  18. an exploded ~ ['what can be seen']
  19. a rear ~
  20. a ~ from (the ~ from the window)
  21. (misc.) a room with a nice ~ (of the ocean) ['aim']
  22. with a ~ (with a ~ to reestablishing diplomatic relations)
 ['misc.']
  23. in ~ of ('in consideration of); a point of ~
 II v. (d;tr.) to ~ as (she was ~ed as a serious threat to the
 party leadership)
viewpoint
 n. 1. a ~ that + clause (he explained his ~ that taxes should be
 increased)
  2. from smb.'s ~
vigil
 n. 1. to hold a ~; to keep (a) ~
  2. an all-night ~
  3. a ~ over
vigilance
 n. 1. to display, show; exercise ~
  2. eternal ~
vigor, vigour
 n. 1. to regain one's ~
  2. to lose one's ~
  3. to sap smb.'s ~
  4. the ~ to + inf. (does he have enough ~ to get everything
 done?)
vile
 adj. (formal) ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of them to issue such a
 statement)
village
 n. a farming (esp. AE); fishing ~ (see the Usage Note for town)
village green
 n. on the ~
villain
 n. an arch, consummate ~ USAGE NOTE: In AE, villain is mostly
 literary or humorous; in BE slang, it still means 'criminal'.
vim
 n. ['energy'] with ~ and vigor; full of ~ and vigor
vindicate
 v. (B) ('to justify') can you ~ your actions to us?
vindictive
 adj. ~ of (that was ~ of him)
vinegar
 n. apple; cider; wine ~
vintage
 n. ['period'] 1. of a certain ~ (a mansion of prewar ~; a car
 of ancient ~)
  2. (misc.) a ~ wine
viola
 n. to play the ~
violation
 n. 1. to commit a ~
  2. a brazen, flagrant; minor ~
  3. a moving ~ (by a motorist)
  4. in ~ of (he acted in ~ of the law)
violence
 n. ['devastating force'] 1. to resort to, use ~
  2. excessive ~
  3. an act of ~
  4. ~ against ['distortion'] ['harm']
  5. to do ~ to (the decision does ~ to our whole judicial
 tradition) ['rioting']
  6. communal; continuing; racial; sporadic ~
  7. ~ breaks out
violin
 n. 1. to play the ~
  2. to string; tune a ~
virgin
 n. a vestal ~ (historical)
virtue
 n. ['admirable feature'] ['moral excellence'] 1. to have a ~
 (our budget has the ~ of providing for a small surplus)
  2. a cardinal ~
  3. (misc.) a paragon of ~ ['misc.']
  4. by ~ of ('because of); of easy ~ (old-fashioned) ('sexually
 promiscuous'); to make a ~ of necessity ('to make the best of
 smt. bad')
virus
 n. an influenza; intestinal ~
visa
 n. 1. to grant, issue a ~
  2. to extend; renew a ~
  3. to get, receive a ~
  4. to apply for a ~
  5. to overstay; violate a ~
  6. to deny smb. a ~
  7. to cancel a ~
  8. an entry; exit; student; tourist; transit ~
vise, vice
 n. ['tool for holding an object being worked on'] 1. to
 loosen; tighten a ~
  2. in a ~ USAGE NOTE: The AE form is vise; the BE form is vice.
visibility
 n. ['degree of being visible'] 1. good; limited, poor;
 marginal; unlimited; zero ~ (all planes were grounded because of
 poor ~) ['exposure to publicity']
  2. high; low; maximum ~
visible
 adj. 1. clearly, plainly ~
  2. ~ to (~ to the naked eye)
vision
 n. ['sight'] 1. acute; blurred; dim; double; impaired; keen;
 normal; peripheral; tunnel ~
  2. (misc.) a field of ~; a ~ of the future ['foresight']
  3. the ~ to + inf. (she had the ~ to make wise investments
 several years ago)
  4. of ~ (a person of great ~)
  5. (misc.) tunnel ~ ('narrow horizons')
visit
 I n. 1. to make, pay; schedule a ~ to
  2. to cancel; cut short a ~
  3. a flying ('very short'); formal; friendly; informal;
 official; return; state; unscheduled; weekend ~
  4. a ~ to (this is my first ~ to your country)
  5. on a ~ (on a ~ to South America)
 II v. 1. (obsol. and formal) (d; tr.) to ~ on (the Lord's anger
 was ~ed on the people)
  2. (AE) (d; intr.) to ~ with (we ~ed with several friends)
visitor
 n. 1. a frequent ~
  2. a weekend ~
  3. (BE) a prison ~
  4. (BE) a health ~ (AE has public-health nurse)
  5. a ~ from (~s from abroad)
  6. a ~ to (~s to our city)
vista
 n. ['view'] 1. to open up new ~s (of the future)
  2. a broad, wide ~
visual aids
 n. to employ, use ~
visualize
 v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ as (I cannot ~ him as a famous star)
  2. (J) I cannot ~ him becoming a famous star
  3. (K) I cannot ~ his becoming a famous star
vital
 adj. 1. ~ for, to (their aid is ~ to our success)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to be prepared for any eventuality)
  3. ~ that + clause; subj. (it is ~ that we be/ should be kept
 informed of all developments)
vital signs
 n. to check, take smb.'s ~
vital statistics
 n. to gather; record; report ~
vitamins
 n. to take ~
vocabulary
 n. 1. to command a ~
  2. to build, develop, enlarge one's ~
  3. an extensive, huge, large, rich ~
  4. a meager, restricted, small ~
  5. a basic; technical ~
  6. an active; passive ~
vocation
 n. to have missed one's ~ ('not to have chosen an occupation or
 vocation at which one is particularly adept')
vogue
 n. ['popularity'] ['current fashion'] 1. to be the ~ (home
 computers are the latest ~)
  2. to be in ~; to come into ~; to have a ~ (BE)
  3. to go out of ~
  4. the current; latest ~
  5. (misc.) to be all the
voice
 n. ['sound produced by vocal cords'] 1. to raise one's ~
  2. to drop, lower one's ~
  3. to lose one's ~4. a clear; deep; firm, steady; gentle, soft;
 gruff, harsh, raucous; guttural; high-pitched; hoarse; husky;
 loud; low, low-pitched; mellifluous, melodious; mellow;
 metallic; quaking, quivering, shaking, shaky, trembling;
 resonant; rich; shrill; stentorian; strident; subdued;
 thundering ~
  5. a ~ breaks, cracks; changes; drops, falls; quivers, shakes,
 trembles
  6. in a certain ~ (in a loud ~)
  7. (misc.) (to shout) at the top of one's ~ ['expression']
  8. to give ~ to ['verbal form indicating the relation of the
 verb to its subject']
  9. the active; middle; passive ~ ['misc.']
  10. an inner ~ ('conscience'); the ~ of reason
void
 I adj. ['devoid'] (cannot stand alone) ~ of
 II n. to fill a ~
volcano
 n. 1. an active; dead, extinct; dormant; intermittent ~
  2. ~s erupt
volition
 n. ['act of choosing'] of, on one's own ~ (they agreed of
 their own ~; to act on one's own
volley
 n. ['simultaneous discharge of weapons'] 1. to fire a ~
 ['tennis ball in flight']
  2. (to hit a ball) on the ~
volleyball
 n. to play ~
voltage
 n. 1. to step up (the) ~
  2. high; low ~
  3. (misc.) a ~ surge
volume
 n. ['loudness'] 1. to amplify; increase, turn up the ~
  2. to decrease, turn down the ~ ['space occupied in three
 dimensions']
  3. molecular ~ ['book']
  4. a rare ~
  5. a companion ~ (this work is a companion ~ to our first
 dictionary)
  6. (misc.) to speak ~s ('to imply a lot') (a single glance can
 speak ~s)
volunteer
 I n. to recruit ~s
 II v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ as (to ~ as a tutor)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ for (who will ~ for this job?)
  3. (E) she ~ed to water our plants
vomiting
 n. to cause, induce ~
voodoo, voodooism
 n. to practice ~
vortex
 n. to draw into a ~
vote
 I n. ['collective opinion as determined by voting'] 1. to take
 a ~ on (a motion)
  2. to put a motion to a ~; to bring a motion to a ~
  3. to influence, swing a ~ (recent events swung the ~ in our
 favor; the press can influence the ~)
  4. to count, tally the ~
  5. a close; lopsided; solid; unanimous ~
  6. a rising; straw; voice; write-in ~
  7. a ~ on (a ~ on an issue)
  8. (esp. BE) a ~ to + int. (we took a ~ to adjourn)
  9. by a ~ (by a unanimous ~)
  10. (misc.) a ~ of censure; confidence; no-confidence; thanks
 ['individual expression of opinion, ballot']
  11. to cast a ~
  12. to change, switch one's ~
  13. to get, receive smb.^s ~ (you'll never get my ~)
  14. the deciding ~ (to cast the deciding ~)
  15. a write-in ~
  16. a ~ against; for; on (to cast a ~ for a proposal)
  17. the ~s to + inf. (we have enough ~s to carry the state)
 ['group of voters']
  18. the conservative; floating (BE) ('unattached');
 independent; labor; liberal; undecided ~ ['voters as a group']
  19. to deliver the ~(s); to get out the ~ (the party machine
 delivered the ~s; a series of interesting debates helped to get
 out the ~)
  20. a heavy; light ~ ['right to vote, franchise, suffrage']
  21. to get, receive the ~ (in some countries women got the ~
 after World War I)
 II v. 1.(C;usu. used without /or) Congress ~d him a pension
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ against; for (to ~ against a bill)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into office)
  4. (D; intr.) to ~ on, upon (to ~ on a resolution)
  5. (d; tr.) to ~ out of (to ~ smb. out of office)
  6. (E) the committee ~d to approve the report
  7. (L; subj.) Parliament ~d that the allocation be/should be
 reduced
  8. (N; used with an adjective, noun) she was ~d the most likely
 to succeed
  9. (misc.) to ~ by a show of hands
voter
 n. 1. an absentee; floating (BE) ('unattached'); independent;
 registered ~
  2. a ~ registers (to vote)
voting
  n. 1. absentee; bloc ~
  2. (misc.) ~ irregularities
voting lists
 n. to tamper with ~
vouch
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ for (I can ~ for the truth of her statement)
voucher
 n. a gift (BE); hotel; luncheon (BE; AE has meal ticket);
 tuition (AE) ~
vouchsafe
 v. (formal) (E) ('to condescend') she ~d to help
vow
 I n. 1. to make, take a ~
  2. to keep one's ~
  3. to break, violate a ~
  4. a formal, solemn ~
  5. clerical; marriage; monastic; religious ~s (priests take
 religious ~s)
  6. a ~ to + inf. (she made a solemn ~ not to smoke again)
  7. a ~ that + clause (we took a ~ that we would always help
 each other)
  8. (misc.) to exchange; renew marriage ~s
 II v. l.(E)she~edtoreturn2.(L; to) I ~ed (to them) that he would
 be avenged
vowel
 n. a back; closed; front; high; lax; long; middle; nasal; open;
 reduced; rounded; short; stressed; tense; unstressed ~
voyage
 n. ['journey by water'] 1. to go on a ~
  2. a long; maiden; ocean, sea; round-the-world ~
  3. a ~ to (a ~ to the islands)
V sign
 n. to give, make the ~
vulgar
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to spit in public)
vulnerable
 adj. ~ to
vulture
 n. ~s feed on carrion
vying
 see vie
wad
 n. (slang) (AE) ['amount that one has available'] to shoot
 ('spend') one's ~
wade
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ across (to ~ across a stream)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ into (to ~ into a river)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ into ('to attack') (the speaker ~d into the
 opposing candidate)
  4. (d; intr.) to ~ through (to ~ through deep water)
  5. (d; intr.) to ~ through ('to read through with difficulty')
 (to ~ through a long report)
wage
 I n. 1. to draw, earn a ~
  2. to pay a ~
  3. to freeze ~s
  4. a decent, living; minimum; subsistence ~ (to pay workers a
 decent ~)
  5. an annual, yearly; daily; hourly; monthly; weekly ~
 II v. (D;tr.) to ~ against (to ~ a campaign against smoking)
wage bracket
 n. in a ~
wager
 I n. 1. to lay, make, place a ~ on
  2. a ~  that + clause (she made a ~ that her team would win)
 II v. 1. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ on (did you ~ much money on that
 horse?)
  2. (0; can be used with one, two, or three objects) we ~ed him
 ten dollars; we ~ed ten dollars; we ~ed him ten dollars that it
 would rain
wages
 n. l. see wage I
  2. starvation ~
waggon
  (BE) see wagon
wagon
 n. 1. a station ~ (AE; BE has estate car)
  2. a tea ~ (AE; BE has tea trolley)
  3. (esp. AE) a paddy, patrol ~
  4. (AE) a welcome ~ ('a car sent with gifts from local
 merchants to a family that has just moved into a neighborhood')
  5. a Conestoga; covered ~
  6. a goods ~ (BE; AE has freight car)
  7. (colloq.) (AE) a chuck ('food') ~ (on a ranch)
  8. (misc.) on the ~ ('pledged not to drink alcoholic
 beverages')
waist
 n. 1. a slender, slim ~
  2. around, round the ~ (she wore a belt around her ~)
wait
 I n. 1. to lie in ~ for
  2. to have a (long) ~ for (we had a long ~ for the bus)
 II v. 1. (BE) (d; intr.) to ~ at (to ~ at table) (cf. 3)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ for (they ~ed for me; they ~ed for me to
 leave)
  3. (AE) (d; intr.) to ~ on (to ~ on tables) (cf. 1)
  4. (d; intr.) to ~ on, upon ('to attend to') (to ~ on smb. hand
 and foot)
  5. (E) we are ~ing to go
  6. (misc.) to keep smb. ~ing; they ~ed until she returned
wait for
 v. (H; no passive) we ~ed for them to leave
waiting
 n. (GB; on a traffic sign) no ~ (US has no standing or no
 stopping)
waiting list
 n. on a ~
wait up
 v. (D; intr.) to  ~ for (they ~ed up for him until he returned)
waiver
 n. to agree to, sign a ~
wake
 I n. ['vigil over a corpse'] to hold a ~
 II n. ['aftermath'] in the ~ (of) (war brings misery in its ~;
 in the ~ of explorers came settlers)
 III v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ to (they woke to the sounds of music)
  2. (d; intr.) (E) (they woke to find themselves surrounded by
 the enemy)
  3. (s) I woke refreshed
wake up
 v. 1. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ from, out of (to ~ out of a sound
 sleep)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ to (to ~ to the danger of inflation)
  3. (E) I woke up to find the house on fire
walk
 I n. ['journey by foot'] 1. to have (BE), take a ~
  2. to take smb. for a ~ (BE also has: to take smb. a long ~
 round the grounds)
  3. to go for, go on a ~
  4. a brisk; easy; leisurely; long; nature; short ~ (to take a
 brisk ~)
  5. a ~ from; to (we took a ~ from our house to the center of
 town; it's an easy ~ from here to school) ['profession']
 ['class']
 6. from every ~ of life
 II v. 1. to ~ fast; slow
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ across (to ~ across the street)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ along (to ~ along a river bank)
  4. (d; intr.) to ~ around, round (to ~ around a house)
  5. (d; intr.) to ~ by, past (to ~ past the library)
  6. (d; intr.) to ~ down (to ~ down the street)
  7. (D; intr.) to ~ from; to (we ~ed from the park to the
 station)
  8. (d; intr.) to ~ into (to ~ into a room; to ~ into an ambush)
  9. (d; intr.) to ~ on, over (don't ~ on the wet floor!)
  10. (d; intr.) to ~ out of (to ~ out of a meeting)
  11. (d; intr.) to ~ (all) over ('to treat badly') (they ~ed all
 over us)
  12. (d; intr.) to ~ through (to ~ through the park; to  ~
 through a puddle)
  13. (d; tr.) to ~ through ('to help with smt. complicated')
 (she ~ed me through the procedure)
  14. (misc.) she ~ed her dog in the park; they ~ed off the job
 in protest against the long hours
walk away
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to  ~ from (he ~ed away from me without saying
 a word; to ~ from an accident) ('to survive an accident unhurt')
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ with ('to win') (she ~ed away with all the
 top prizes)
walker
 n. a tightrope ~
walk in
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to come across unexpectedly') (I ~ed in
 on an interesting scene)
walking papers
 n. (colloq.) (AE) ['notice of dismissal'] to give smb. her/his
 ~ (BE has marching orders)
walk off
 v. (d; intr.) to  ~ with ('to win') (she ~ed off with the first
 prize)
walkout
 n. 1. to stage a ~
  2. to end a ~
  3. a sympathy ~
 v. (D; intr.) to  ~ on ('to leave') (she ~ed out on her husband)
walk over
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ to (he ~ed over to her table)
walk up
 v. (d;intr.) to ~ to (I ~ed up to them and said a few words)
wall
 n. 1. to build, erect, put up a ~
  2. to demolish, tear down a ~
  3. to climb, scale a ~
  4. to paint; panel; paper ~s
  5. to line ~s (to line ~s with bookshelves)
  6. a high; low ~
  7. a brick; fire; inside; outside; retaining ~; seawall; stone;
 supporting ~
  8. (also fig.) a ~ between (the ~ between church and state)
  9. against the ~ (they were lined up/ stood up against the ~
 and shot)
  10. (misc.) we had our backs to the ~ ('we were in a desperate
 situation'); (slang) to drive smb. up the ~ ('to frustrate smb.
 completely')
wallet
 n. 1. a leather ~
  2. (misc.) his ~ was bulging with banknotes
wall off
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from
wallop
 n. (colloq.) ['force'] to pack a ~ (the winds packed a real ~)
wallow
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ in (to ~ in the mud)
wallpaper
 n. 1. to hang ~
  2. a roll of ~
waltz
 v. (colloq.) (d; intr.) to ~ through ('to complete with ease')
 (she just ~ed through the test)
wand
 n. 1. to wave a ~
  2. a magic ~
wander
 v. (d; intr.) ('to stray') to ~ from (to ~ from the subject)
wander away
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from (the children ~ed away from their
 parents)
wanderer
 n. a homeless ~
wane
 I n. ['decrease'] ['period of decrease'] on the ~ (the moon
 is on the ~)
 II v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ into (to ~ into insignificance)
  2. (misc.) to wax and ~
wangle
 v. (colloq.) (C) could you ~ an invitation for me? or: could you
 ~ me an invitation?
want
 I n. ['need'] 1. to fill, meet, satisfy a ~
  2. to minister to smb.'s ~s
  3. for ~ of (to die for ~ of medical care)
  4. in ~ of (in ~ of a job) ['poverty']
  5. in ~ (to live in ~)
 II v. 1. to ~ badly, desperately, very much (they ~ed very badly
 to see us)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ for ('to be in need of) (they will never ~
 for anything)
  3. (D; tr.) ('to seek') to ~ for (he is ~ed for murder in three
 states)
  4. (D; tr.) ('to desire') to ~ for (we ~ you for our team)
  5. (E) ('to desire') I ~ to help
  6. (BE) (G) ('to be in need of) your shirts ~ mending; the house
 ~s painting; her hair ~s cutting
  7. (H; no passive) ('to desire') they ~ us to finish the job in
 two weeks
  8. (colloq.) (J) I ~ them singing in tune!
  9. (colloq.) (M) ('to desire') I ~ them to be kept busy at all
 times
  10. (N; used with an adjective, past participle) ('to desire')
 we ~ the troublemakers removed; I ~ them ready in one hour; she
 ~s the house painted tomorrow
want ad
 n. (colloq.) (esp. AE) 1. to place a ~
  2. to answer a ~
  3. to follow, read the ~s
wanted
 adj. ['sought'] 1. ~ by (~ by the police)
  2. ~ for (~ for murder)
wanting
 adj. ['deficient'] 1. ~ in
  2. (misc.) to be found ~
war
 I n. 1. to conduct, fight, wage ~ against, with
  2. to make ~
  3. to declare ~ on; to go to ~ over
  4. to escalate, step up a ~
  5. to lose; win a ~
  6. to ban, outlaw ~
  7. to end a ~
  8. an all-out, full-scale, total; global, world ~
  9. a civil; cold; defensive; holy; hot, shooting; limited,
 local; offensive; revolutionary; world ~
  10. an atomic, nuclear, thermonuclear; conventional ~; star ~s
  11. a gang; price ~
  12. a ~ of aggression; attrition; extermination; nerves
  13. a ~ breaks out; rages; spreads (the ~ spread to the Balkans)
  14. an act of ~
  15. a ~ against; between (a ~ against an aggressor; a ~ between
 former allies)
  16. at ~ with (to be at ~ with one's neighbors)
  17. (misc.) a theater of ~; a state of ~ (to be in a state of ~
 with a country)
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ against, with (to ~ with one's
 neighbors)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ over (to ~ over disputed territory)
war clouds
 n. ~ gather
war crime
 n. 1. to commit a ~
  2. to prosecute ~s
ward
 n. ['hospital room'] 1. an emergency; maternity, obstetrics;
 pediatrics; private (BE) ('not under the National Health
 Service') ~
  2. in, on a ~ (to work in the emergency ~; who works in/on this
 ~?)
warden
 n. 1. a prison ~ (AE; BE has governor)
  2. (BE) a traffic ~
  3. an air-raid ~ USAGE NOTE: An AE prison warden should not be
 confused with a BE prison warder, who in AE is a prison guard.
wardrobe
 n. ['clothes'] 1. an autumn (esp. BE), fall (ae); spring;
 summer; winter ~
  2. (misc.) I bought a whole new ~ for the cruise
warehouse
 n. a bonded ~
wares
 n. to hawk, peddle one's ~
warfare
 n. armored; atomic, nuclear; biological; chemical; conventional;
 desert; economic; germ; global; guerrilla; jungle; modern;
 naval; psychological; push-button; trench ~
war games
 n. to hold, stage ~
warhead
 n. a nuclear ~
warm
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to begin to like') (I was just ~ing to
 the task)
warm front
 n. a ~ approaches; forms
warmth
 n. body ~
warm up
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ for (the players were ~ing up for the game)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ to (after a few drinks he ~ed up to the other
 guests)
warn
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ about, against, of (they  ~ed me about his
 bad temper; I ~ed him against driving on ice; the police ~ed us
 of the pickpockets)
  2. (H) they ~ed him to be careful; I ~ed her not to go
  3. (L; may have an object) she ~ed (us) that the winter would be
 severe
warning
 n. 1. to give, issue, send; shout a ~
  2. to heed; receive a ~
  3. an advance; cryptic; dire; tacit ~
  4. a storm ~
  5. a ~ to (a ~ to all; let this be a ~ to you)
  6. a ~ to + inf. (a ~ to watch out for pickpockets)
  7. a ~ that + clause (they issued a ~ that the escaped criminals
 were dangerous)
  8.' without ~
warpath
 n. (usu. colloq. and humorous) 1. to go on the ~
  2. to be on the ~ (they are on the ~ again)
warrant
 I n. 1. to issue a ~ (the court issued a search ~)
  2. to swear out a ~ against smb.
  3. to serve a ~ on (a ~ was served on her)
  4. an arrest; bench; death; search ~ (to sign smb.'s death ~)
 (also fig.)
  5. a ~ to + inf. (the police have a ~ to search the house)
  6. (misc.) a ~ is out for his arrest
 II v. 1. (K) ('to justify') nothing ~ed his behaving like that
  2. (L) ('to guarantee') I cannot ~ that the coins are genuine
  3. (formal and rare) (M) I cannot ~ the coins to be genuine
warranty
 n. 1. to give a ~
  2. an implied; limited; special ~
  3. a ~ expires, runs out
  4. a ~ on (a two-year ~ on a new car)
  5. under ~ (the new car is still under ~)
warren
 n. a rabbit ~
warship
 n. 1. to commission; launch a ~
  2. to command a ~
wart
 n. to remove a ~
wartime
 n. during, in ~
wary
 adj. ~ of (be ~ of strangers)
wash
 I n. ['laundry'] 1. to do the ~
  2. to hang out the ~
  3. the weekly ~ ['installation for washing']
  4. a car ~
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ for (would you please ~ the dishes for
 me?)
  2. (misc.) to be ~ed overboard USAGE NOTE: In AE, to wash up
 means 'to wash one's hands and face'; in BE, it means 'to do the
 dishes'.
washcloth
 n. 1. to soap up a ~
  2. to wring out a ~
wash down
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ with (to ~ a meal with a glass of beer)
washing machine
 n. to run, use a ~
wasp
 n. ~s sting
waste
 n. 1. to cause ~
  2. to cut down on ~
  3. hazardous; nuclear; radioactive; solid; toxic ~s
  4. (misc.) to go to ~ ('to be wasted'); to lay ~ to ('to
 destroy'); a terrible ~ of time and money
wasteful
 adj. 1. ~ of (~ of natural resources)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to use so much fuel)
wasteland
 n. 1. to reclaim ~
  2. a desolate ~
watch
 I n. ['timepiece'] 1. to set; wind (up) a ~
  2. to synchronize ~es
  3. a pocket; self-winding; waterproof; wrist ~
  4. an analog; digital ~
  5. a ~ is fast; right; slow
  6. a ~ goes; keeps time; runs down; stops ['surveillance']
  7. to keep, maintain a ~ on
  8. a close ~
  9. on the ~ for (to be on the ~ for bargains) ['sailor's
 duty']
  10. to stand ~
  11. on ~ (several sailors were on ~) ['auxiliary police']
 (esp. AE)
  12. a crime; town ~ ['preliminary warning'] (esp. AE)
  13. a storm ~
 II v. 1.(d; intr.) to ~ for (to ~ for the postman)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ over (to ~ over one's property)
  3. (I) we ~ed them enter the auditorium
  4. (J) we ~ed them entering the auditorium
  5. (0) ~ how it's done
watcher
 n. ['observer'] a China (colloq.); Kremlin (colloq.); poll ~
watching
 n. ['observation'] 1. to bear ~ (his activities bear ~) ('his
 activities should be watched') ['act of watching']
  2. bird ~
watchman
 n. a night ~
watch out
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ for
  2. (esp. AE) (L; used in the imper.) ~ that she doesn't fool you
water
 I n. 1. to draw, run ~ (for a bath)
  2. to add ~
  3. to drink; sip ~
  4. to pour; spill ~
  5. to splash; sprinkle; squirt ~ on
  6. to boil, sterilize; chlorinate; distill; filter; fluoridate;
 purify; soften ~
  7. to drain ~ from
  8. to pollute ~
  9. boiling; carbonated; clear; cold; contaminated, polluted;
 distilled; drinking, potable; fresh; hard; heavy; holy; hot;
 ice; mineral; murky; rain; rose; running; safe; salt; salty;
 sea; soda; soft; stagnant; tepid; warm ~
  10. ~ boils; evaporates; flows, pours, runs; freezes; leaks;
 oozes; rises; vaporizes
  11. a body of ~
  12. by ~ (to travel by ~)
  13. under ~ (after the flood our basement was under ~)
  14. (misc.) to make/pass ~ ('to urinate'); to hold ~ ('to be
 valid') (your theory doesn't hold ~); to tread ~ (when
 swimming); ~ under the bridge ('past events that are done
 with'); to pour cold ~ on ('to discourage'); to keep one's head
 above ~ ('to keep out of difficulty'); toilet ~ ('liquid used as
 a skin freshener')
 II v. (misc.) to make smb.'s mouth ~ ('to create a desire or
 appetite in smb.'); her mouth ~s at the sight of popcorn
watercolors
 n. to paint in ~
waterfront
 n. along, on the ~
waters
 n. 1. flood ~ (the flood ~ receded)
  2. coastal; international; navigable; territorial ~
  3. in ~ (the ship was in international ~)
  4. (misc.) to fish in muddy/troubled ~ ('to attempt to stir up
 trouble'); to take the ~ ('to take a water cure')
water table
 n. the ~ is high; low
waterway
 n. an inland ~
waterworks
 n. a municipal ~
wave
 I n. ['moving ridge on the surface of water']
 1. a high, tall; mountainous ~
  2. a tidal ~
  3. ~s break (on the rocks); crest ['upsurge']
  4. a crime ~ ['physical disturbance that is transmitted in the
 propagation of sound or light']
  5. light; radio; sound; transverse ~s
  6. long; medium; short ~s ['brain rhythm']
  7. an alpha; brain ~ ['period of weather']
  8. a cold; heat ~ ['reaction']
  9. a shock ~ ['waviness _of the hair']
  10. a permanent ~ USAGE NOTE: In colloq. BE, a brain wave can
 also mean a 'sudden bright idea', which in AE is a brainstorm.
 In colloq. BE, a brainstorm is a 'sudden mental aberration'.
 However, the verb to brainstorm (as in a brainstorming session)
 is now CE.
 II v. 1. (A) ~ goodbye to them; or: ~ them goodbye
  2. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ at, to (~ to them; she ~d her arm at me)
wave back
 v. (D;intr.)to ~ at, to (she ~d back at/ to us)
wavelength
 n. ['manner of thinking'] (colloq.) to be on the same ~; to
 operate on different ~s
waver
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ between (to ~ between two possibilities)
wax
 I n. sealing ~
 II v. 1. (s) ('to become') to ~ indignant; to ~ eloquent over
 ('to express one's enthusiasm concerning')
  2. (misc.) to ~ and wane
way
 n. ['path, route'] 1. to blaze, clear, pave, prepare; smoothe
 the ~ for (to pave the ~ for reform)
  2. to take the (easy) ~ (out of a difficult situation)
  3. to lead; point, show the ~
  4. to edge; elbow; fight; force; hack; jostle; make; muscle;
 push; shove; squeeze; thread; tunnel; wedge; work one's ~
 through; to (to elbow one's ~ through a crowd; the battalion
 fought its ~ through enemy lines to the coast; he pushed his ~
 through the mob; to shove one's ~ through the revelers; we made
 our ~ to the door; to tunnel one's ~ to freedom)
  5. to twist; wend, wind one's ~ (the river winds its ~ to the
 sea)
  6. to find one's ~
  7. to worm one's ~ (into smb.'s confidence)
  8. to know the ~ to (do you know the ~ to the station?)
  9. to lose one's ~
  10. (BE) a permanent ~ ('a railroad track')
  11. the ~ from; to (he kept chattering all the ~ from our house
 to the airport)
  12. the ~ into, to (the ~ into the park; can you show me the ~
 to the station?)
  13. the ~ out of (the ~ out of the city; show me the ~ out of
 this building; there is no easy ~ out of this mess)
  14. on the ~ (a letter is on the ~; she is on her ~ to the
 airport)
  15. (misc.) to work one's ~ through college; out of harm's ~; to
 make one's ~ in life; to see one's ~ clear to do smt.; they went
 their separate ~s; to come to a parting of the ~s; by ~ of
 ('via'); to go the ~ of all flesh ('to be mortal'); to know
 one's ~ around ('to be familiar with procedures') ['room for
 movement']
  16. to make ~ for
  17. in the ~ (to be/stand in the ~; to get in smb.'s ~)
  18. out of the ~ (to get out of the ~) ['progress']
  19. under ~ (an investigation is under ~) ['distance']
  20. to come; go a long ~ ['direction']
  21. this ~; that ~; the other ~  (she went that ~; please step
 this ~; they went the other ~) ['aspect, respect']
  22. in a certain ~ (in every ~; in no ~; in more ~s than one)
 ('manner, method']
  23. to find a ~ (they found a ~ to spend less money on
 electricity)
  24. the proper, right; wrong ~
  25. charming, winsome ~s
  26. that; this ~ (do it this ~)
  27. the ~ to + int. (show me the ~ to work this washing machine;
 that's the ~ to do it; there is no easy ~ to learn a new
 language)
  28. in a certain ~ (in her own ~; in such a ~ that...; in a
 small ~)
  29. (misc.) to my ~ of thinking; to mend one's ~s; to fall into
 evil ~s ['purpose']
  30. by ~ of (by ~ of apology; by ~ of example; by ~ of
 illustration) ['effective manner']
  31. to have a ~ with (she has a ~ with children) ['goal']
  32. to get, have one's ~ (she always gets her ~) ['misc.']
  33. to make one's ~ in the world; to get under ~ ('to start
 out'); in a ~ ('to some degree'); to go out of one's ~ ('to make
 a special effort'); to give ~ ('to collapse'); to pay one's own
 ~ ('to pay for oneself); to be in the family ~ ('to be
 pregnant'); by the ~ ('incidentally'); on the ~ out ('becoming
 obsolescent'); there are no two ~s about it ('it is definitely
 true'); out our ~ ('where we live'); we are in a fair ~ to get
 our new library ('it appears as if we will get our new
 library'); this compromise goes a long ~ towards resolving our
 differences; the ~ to smb.'s heart USAGE NOTE: Constructions
 such as to hack one's way through the jungle cannot be
 passivized. Compare they hacked a path through the jungle--a
 path was hacked (by them) through the jungle.
weak
 adj. 1. ~ at, in (he's ~ in mathematics)
  2. ~ from, with (~ with hunger)
weakened
 adj. ~ by
weakness
 n. ['quality of being weak'] 1. to reveal, show ~
  2. ~ in (his ~ in mathematics) ['fondness']
  3. a ~ for (a ~ for chocolate)
wealth
 n. ['abundance of material possessions'] 1. to accumulate,
 acquire, amass, attain ~
  2. to dissipate, squander ~
  3. to flaunt one's ~
  4. fabulous, untold; hereditary ~ ['abundance of resources']
  5. mineral; natural ~ (the natural ~ of a country) ['abundance,
 profusion']
  6. a ~ of information
wean
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ from (to ~ a calf from its mother)
  2. (misc.) to ~ smb. away from bad company
weapon
 n. 1. to load a ~
  2. to fire a ~
  3. to brandish; carry; draw; handle a ~
  4. to calibrate; zero in a ~
  5. to lay down. throw down one's ~s
  6. a concealed; deadly ~
  7. automatic; defensive; heavy; light; offensive; semiautomatic
 ~s
  8. atomic, nuclear, thermonuclear; conventional ~s
  9. (misc.) (they entered the building) with drawn ~s/with ~s
 drawn; the ultimate ~ ('nuclear missiles')
wear
 I n. ['clothing'] 1. beach: casual; children's; evening;
 everyday; ladies'; men's: sports ~ ['wearing out']
  2. to save ~ and tear (on)
 II v. 1. (N; used with an adjective) she ~s her hair short
  2. (s) my patience is ~ing thin
weary
 I adj. ~ of (they grew ~ of his preaching)
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ of (to ~ of one's job)
weasel
 v. (colloq.) (AE) (d; intr.) to ~ out of ('to evade') (to ~ out
 of one's obligations)
weather
 n. 1. to forecast, predict the ~
  2. (good) beautiful; clear, fair; dry; fine, good, nice,
 pleasant; mild; seasonable ~
  3. (bad) atrocious, bad, beastly, bleak, foul, gloomy,
 inclement; threatening; ugly ~
  4. (rainy) cloudy, overcast; foggy; rainy; unsettled; wet ~
  5. (warm) hot; humid, muggy; sultry; sweltering; tropical; warm
 ~
  6. (cold) cold; cool; freezing; polar; windy; wintry ~
  7. the ~ clears up
  8. ~ sets in (bad ~ set in)
  9. in ~ (restaurants lose customers in bad ~)
weather forecast
 see weather report
weather report
 n. to give the ~
weather stripping
 n. to install, put on ~
weave
 I n. a plain; satin; twill ~
 II v. 1. (C) she wove a basket for us; or: she wove us a basket
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ around, round (she wove the story around a
 specific theme)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ from, out of (she wants to ~ a scarf from this
 wool)
  4. (d; tr.) ('to insert') to ~ into (to ~ some humor into a
 plot)
  5. (misc.) to ~ in and out of traffic
web
 n. 1. to spin; weave a ~
  2. an intricate, tangled ~ (a tangled ~ of intrigue)
  3. a spider ~ USAGE NOTE: Spiders spin webs. People weave webs
 (the author wove a web of mystery).
wedded
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ to (~ to tradition)
wedding
 n. 1. to officiate at, perform a ~
  2. to attend a ~
  3. a big; (humorous) shotgun ~
  4. at a
wedding anniversary
 n. a diamond; golden; silver
wedding cake
 n. to cut the ~
wedding date
 n. to set a ~
wedding day
 n. on smb.'s ~
wedge
 I n. to drive a ~ between; into
 II v. 1. (d; intr., tr.) to ~ between; into
  2. (N; used with an adjective) she ~d the door open
wedged
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ between
wedlock
 n. 1. to join in ~
  2. out of ~ (born out of ~)
weed out
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from
weeds
 n. 1. to pull ~
  2. to kill ~
week
 n. 1. to spend a ~ (somewhere)
  2. last; next; this ~
  3. a ~ from (Tuesday)
  4. by the ~ (she is paid by the ~)
  5. during the ~
  6. for a ~ (they came here for a ~)
  7. for ~s (she hasn't been here for ~s; AE also has: she hasn't
 been here in ~s)
  8. in a ~ (they'll be here in a ~)
  9. (misc.) (AE) freshman ~ USAGE NOTE: In the meaning 'a week
 from Tuesday', BE also has--a week on Tuesday, on Tuesday week.
 Note also the BE expressions--she arrived a week last Tuesday;
 she will arrive a week next Tuesday.
weekday
 n. on ~s; AE also has: ~s (she works on ~s)
weekend
 n. 1. to spend a ~ somewhere
  2. at (BE), during, over (esp. AE) the ~
  3. on ~s (I work on ~s)
  4. (AE) ~s (she works ~s)
  5. (BE) at ~s (he works at ~s)
weeknight
 n. on ~s; AE also has: ~s (she works on ~s)
weep
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ about, over (to ~ over one's misfortune)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ for (to ~ for joy)
  3. (misc.) to ~ oneself to sleep; I wept on seeing them so poor
weevil
 n. an alfalfa; boll ~
weigh
 v. 1. to ~ heavily
  2. (d; intr.) ('to count') to ~ against (his testimony will ~
 heavily against you)
  3. (d; tr.) ('to balance') to ~ against (to ~ one argument
 against another)
  4. (d; intr.) ('to press') to ~ on (legal problems ~ed heavily
 on her mind)
  5. (P; intr.) ('to have a weight') the suitcase ~s quite a lot
weigh down
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ with (we were ~ed down with packages)
weigh in
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ at (the boxer ~ed in at one hundred fifty
 pounds)
weight
 I n. ['amount weighed, heaviness'] 1. to gain, put on ~
  2. to lose, take off ~
  3. dead; gross; minimum; net ~
  4. atomic; avoirdupois; birth; molecular ~
  5. under a ~ (the table collapsed under the ~ of the food)
 ['device used for its heaviness in athletic exercises']
  6. to lift ~s
  7. heavy; light ~s
  8. a set of ~s ['importance']
  9. to carry ~
  10. to add; attach, give, lend ~ to
  11. considerable ~
  12. (misc.) to throw one's ~ around/about (BE) ('to flaunt one's
 influence'); to pull one's ~ ('to do one's fair share')
 II v. (D;tr.) ('to slant') to ~ against (the evidence was ~ed
 against me)
weird
 adj. (colloq.) 1. ~ about (there is smt. ~ about them)
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that you never noticed her)
welch
 see welsh
welcome
 I adj. 1. perfectly ~
  2. ~ to (you are ~ to my share)
  3. ~ to + inf. (you are ~ to borrow my car at any time)
  4. (misc.) to make smb. feel ~
 II n. 1. to bid, extend, give a ~ to
  2. to receive a ~
  3. to overstay one's ~
  4. a cordial, enthusiastic, hearty, rousing, royal, warm ~ (we
 gave them a rousing ~)
  5. a chilly, cool ~
  6. a ~ from; to (we received a warm ~ from the mayor; the
 immigrants received a cool ~ to their new country)
 III v. 1. to ~ cordially, enthusiastically, warmly
  2. to ~ coolly
  3. (D; tr.) to ~ to (we ~d them to our city)
welcome mat
 n. (colloq.) (esp. AE) to put out the ~ for smb.
welfare
 n. ['governmental financial aid'] 1. public ~
  2. (esp. US) on ~ (to be on ~; to go on ~) ['well-being']
  3. to promote the public ~
  4. the general; public ~
  5. for smb.'s ~
well
 I adv. 1. to leave ~ enough alone (AE)/to leave ~ alone (BE)
 ('not to interfere with smt. that is satisfactory')
  2. (misc.) are things going ~ with you?
 II n. ['hole dug to tap a supply of water'] 1. to bore, dig,
 drill, sink a ~
  2. an abandoned; deep ~
  3. an artesian; oil ~
  4. a ~ dries up
well-being
 n. 1. to threaten smb.'s ~
  2. material; physical; psychological ~
well-disposed
 adj.. ~ towards
well-grounded
 adj. ~ in
well-informed
 adj. ~ about
well-intentioned
 adj. ~ towards
well-known
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that she intends to retire next year)
well up
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ with (her eyes ~ed up with tears)
welsh
 v. (this verb is offensive to Welsh people) (D; intr.) to ~ on
 (to ~ on a bet)
welt
 n. to raise a ~ (on the skin)
west
 I adj., adv. ~ of
 II n. 1. in, to the ~
  2. (US) the Wild West
  3. (misc.) out ~ (US) ('in the Am. west'); up ~ (London slang)
 ('to the West End of London from the East End'); to go ~ (esp.
 BE; old-fashioned) ('to die')
wet
 adj. 1. dripping, soaking ~
  2. ~ with (~ with dew)
  3. (misc.) she got her shoes ~
whack
 I n. (colloq.) ['blow'] 1. to give smb. a ~ ['attempt']
  2. to take a ~ at
  3. to have the first ~ at ['misc.']
  4. out of ~ (he threw his shoulder out of ~)
 II v. (colloq.) (0) ('to strike') I'll ~ you one
whale
 n. ['sea mammal'] 1. to harpoon a ~
  2. a blue; bowhead; sperm; white ~
  3. a school of ~s
  4. a young ~ is a calf
  5. a female ~ is a cow
  6. a male ~ is a bull ['misc.']
  7. a ~ of a good time ('a very good time')
whammy
 n. (slang) (AE) ['jinx'] to put a (the) ~ on smb.
wharf
 n. at; on a ~ (the ship was tied up at a ~)
what
 determiner, pronoun 1. ~ about, of(~ about them?)
  2. (used in exclamatory sentences) ~ a (~ a day!)
  3. (misc.) (colloq.) she has ~ it takes ('she is very capable');
 to know ~'s ~ ('to understand clearly what the situation is'); ~
 else is new? (esp. AE); so ~? ~ on earth can she mean?
wheat
 n. 1. to grow; harvest ~
  2. to grind; thresh ~ (to grind ~ into flour)
  3. summer; winter ~
  4. club; common; drum; hybrid ~
  5. cracked; whole ~ USAGE NOTE: AE has whole wheat bread, whole
 wheat flour; BE has wholemeal bread, wholemeal flour.
wheedle
 v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ from, out of (to ~ information from smb.)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into doing smt.)
wheel
 n. ['circular rim or solid disc joined to a hub that turns'] 1.
 to spin; turn a ~
  2. to align; balance; rotate ~s (on a car)
  3. a balance; driving; front; idler; mill; paddle; potter's;
 ratchet; rear; retractable; roulette; spinning; sprocket;
 undershot; water ~
  4. a big (BE), Ferris ~ (in an amusement park)
  5. a ~ spins; turns
  6. (misc.) to break on the ~; (humorous) to reinvent the ~
 ['device that turns a car']
  7. to take the ~
  8. a steering ~ (to turn the steering ~)
  9. (to be) at the ~ (who was at the ~ when the accident took
 place?) ['misc.']
  10. a big ~ ('an influential person')
wheelbarrow
 n. to push, roll a ~
wheelchair
 n. 1. to push a ~
  2. a motorized ~
wherewithal
 n. ['resources'] 1. the ~ for (to have the ~ for a trip
 abroad)
  2. the ~ to + inf. (they didn't have the ~ to conduct a
 successful political campaign)
which
 determiner, pronoun ~ of (~ of them do you know?) USAGE NOTE:
 The use of the preposition of is necessary when a pronoun
 follows. When a noun follows, the use of which of the limits the
 meaning--which student(s) did you see? which of the students
 whom we had discussed did you see?
whiff
 n. (colloq.) ['smell, odor'] 1. to get, have; take a ~ of (to
 get a good ~ of tear gas)
  2. to give smb. a ~ of smt.
  3. at a ~ (she lost consciousness at the first ~ of ether)
whim
 n. 1. to pursue; satisfy a ~
  2. an idle; sudden ~
  3. on a ~ (they went there on a ~)
whine
 v. 1. (B) she ~d a few words to them
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ about (he kept ~ing about his bad luck)
  3. (L; to) he ~d (to us) that he had been cheated
whip
 I n. ['lash used for whipping'] 1. to crack, snap a ~
 ['dessert made by whipping']
  2. a prune ~ ['member of a political party who enforces party
 discipline']
  3. a majority; minority; party ~
 II v. 1.(d;tr.)('to beat') to ~ into (to ~ eggs into a froth)
  2. (colloq.) (d; tr.) ('to bring') to ~ into (the sergeant ~ped
 the recruits into shape)
  3. (d; tr.) ('to incite') to ~ into (the speaker ~ped the crowd
 into a frenzy)
whip hand
 n. ['control'] to get; have the ~ over
whipping
 n. ['beating'] 1. to get, receive, take a ~ (from)
  2. to give smb. a ~
whip-round
 n. (BE) ['collection'] to have a ~
whirl
 n. (colloq.) ['try'] 1. to give smt. a ~ ['hectic activity']
  2. the social ~
whirlpool
 n. to be drawn into a ~
whisk
 I n. an egg ~ (BE; AE has eggbeater)
 II v. (P; tr.) ('to move quickly') they were ~ed into the hotel;
 the important visitors were ~ed through customs
whisk away
 v. see whisk off
whiskers
 n. ['beard'] 1. to grow ~
  2. to shave off one's ~
  3. rough ~
whiskey, whisky
 n. 1. to age; distill, produce ~
  2. straight ('undiluted') ~
  3. blended; corn; Irish;
 rye; Scotch ~
  4. ~ ages USAGE NOTE: The spelling whiskey is usu. used in
 Ireland and the US.
whisk off
 v. (colloq.) (d; tr.) to ~ to (they were ~ed off to prison)
whisper
 I n. 1. a stage ~
  2. in a ~ (to speak in a ~)
 II v. 1. (B) he ~ed a few words to her
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ about (what were they ~ing about?)
  3. (L; to) she ~ed (to us) that she was preparing a surprise
 party
whistle
 I n. ['instrument that produces a whistling sound'] 1. to blow
 (on) a ~
  2. a bird; factory; police; referee's ~
  3. a ~ blows, sounds ['act of whistling']
  4. to give a ~
  5. a shrill ~ ['misc.']
  6. as clean as a ~ ('very clean'); to blow the ~ on smb. ('to
 reveal smb.'s evil intentions')
 II v. 1. (B) she ~d a song to me
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ at; to (who ~d at you?)
  3. (D; intr.) to ~ with (to ~ with surprise) USAGE NOTE: One
 whistles to smb. to attract her/his attention. One whistles at
 smb. to express one's feelings about that person.
white feather
 n. ['symbol of cowardice'] to show the ~
white flag
 n. ['symbol of surrender'] to show the ~
white paper
 n. ['official government report'] to issue a ~
white slavery
 n. to sell smb. into ~
whittle
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ at (to ~ at a piece of wood)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ a reed into a whistle)
  3. (D; tr.) to ~ out of (to ~ a whistle out of a reed)
whittle away
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ at (to ~ at smb.'s alibi)
whole
 n. 1. to constitute, form a ~
  2. as a ~
  3. on the ~ (the situation is, on the ~, satisfactory)
whole hog
 n. (colloq.) (esp. AE) ['the whole way'] to go (the) ~
wholesale
 adv. to buy; sell ~
whoop
 n. ['loud cry'] to emit, let out a ~
whoopee
 n. (colloq.) ['boisterous fun'] to make ~
whooping cough
 n. to catch (the) ~
wicked
 adj. 1. ~ of (that was ~ of him)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to lie)
wide
 adj. ['deviating'] (cannot stand alone) ~ of (you are ~ of the
 mark)
widow
 n. a grass; war ~
widower
 n. a grass ~
width
 n. in ~ (ten feet in ~)
wife
 n. 1. (old-fashioned) to take a ~
  2. to beat; desert, leave one's ~
  3. an abused, battered; common-law; estranged ~; ex-wife,
 former; jealous; unfaithful ~
  4. (misc.) he had two children by his first ~
wig
 n. 1. to wear a ~
  2. to put on; take off a ~
wild
 I adj. ['enthusiastic'] (colloq.) 1. (cannot stand alone) ~
 about, over (audiences went ~ over the new play) ['furious']
  2. ~ with (~ with anger) ['out of control']
  3. to run ~
 II n. ['wilderness'] in the ~ (to live in the ~)
wilderness
 n. 1. a desolate; trackless; unexplored ~
  2. in the ~
wildfire
 n. to spread like ~ ('to spread very quickly')
wild oats
 n. ['youthful excesses'] to sow one's ~
will
 I n. ['desire'] 1. to impose one's ~ (on)
  2. to implement the ~ (of the majority)
  3. the ~ to + inf. (the ~ to survive)
  4. (misc.) a clash of {strong) ~s; against smb.s ~; with a ~
 (to work with the ~ to succeed) ['attitude']
  5. to show good ~
  6. to bear no ill ~ ['choice']
  7. free ~ (of their own free ~)
  8. at ~ (to fire at ~) ['legal document disposing of an
 estate']
  9. to draw up, make, make out a ~
  10. to change a ~
  11. to administer; execute a ~
  12. to probate, validate a ~
  13. to challenge, contest a ~
  14. to break, overturn a ~
  15. to repudiate a ~
  16. a deathbed ~ ['spirit'] ['power to make decisions']
  17. to break smb.'s ~
  18. an indomitable, iron, strong; inflexible ~
 II v. (A) he ~ed his entire estate to her; or: he ~ed her his
 entire estate
 III v. (auxiliary) (F) she ~ return
willies
 n. (colloq.) ['jitters'] 1. to get the ~
  2. to give smb. the ~ (her behavior gives me the ~)
willing
 adj. ~ to (she is ~ to help)
willingness
 n. 1. to demonstrate, show ~
  2. to express ~
  3. the ~ to + inf. (she expressed the ~ to work for us)
willpower
 n. 1. to demonstrate ~
  2. the ~ to + inf. (do you have the ~ to stick to the diet?)
wily
 adj. ~ of (that was ~ of him)
win
 I n. to chalk up a ~
 II v. 1. to ~ easily, hands down
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ against (to ~ against considerable odds)
wince
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ at (to ~ at the thought of going back to
 work)
  2. (misc.) to ~ in pain
winch
 n. to operate, use a ~
wind
 I n. /wind/['movement, current of air'] 1. an adverse; balmy,
 gentle, light; biting, cold, cutting, icy; brisk, heavy, high,
 stiff, strong; fair, favorable; gale-force; gusty; head; raw;
 tail; trade ~
  2. the prevailing ~s
  3. the ~ blows; falls, subsides; howls; picks up
  4. a blast, gust of ~
  5. a down; up ~
  6. (misc.) as free as the ~ ['knowledge']
  7. to get ~ of smt. ['breath']
  8. to catch, get one's second ~
  9. out of ~ ['misc.']
  10. to break ~ ('to expel rectal gas'); in the ~ ('imminent');
 to take the ~ out of smb.'s sails ('to deflate smb.'); to see
 how the ~ blows ('to see what is likely to happen'); to sow the
 ~ and reap the whirlwind
 II v. /waynd/1. (d; tr.) to ~ around, round (she wound the
 string around her finger)
  2. (P; intr.) the procession wound through the town
  3. (misc.) to ~ smb. around one's little finger ('to manipulate
 smb.')
winded
 adj. ['out of breath'] easily ~
windfall
 n. ['good fortune'] 1. to get a ~
  2. a sudden, unexpected ~
windmill
 n. 1. a ~ turns
  2. (misc.) to tilt at ~s ('to struggle with imaginary
 opponents')
window
 n. 1. to open a ~; to roll down a ~ (in a car)
  2. to close, shut a ~; to roll up a ~ (in a car)
  3. to clean, wash a ~
  4. a bay; bow; French; lattice; sash; shop; storm ~
  5. a ~ fogs up, sweats; frosts over.
window shade
 n. (AE) 1. to lift, raise a ~
  2. to draw, drop, lower a ~ (BE has blind)
wind up
 v. ('to end up') 1. (d; intr.) to ~ with
  2. (G) I wound up paying for everyone
  3. (P; intr.) to ~ out in the cold
  4. (s) he wound up worse off than when he started
wine
 n. 1. to make, produce ~
  2. dry; sweet ~
  3. cooking; dessert; mulled; red; rose; sacramental; sparkling;
 table; vintage; white ~
  4. domestic; imported ~
  5. a house ~ (of a restaurant)
  6. ~ ferments USAGE NOTE: The phrase domestic wine seems to be
 reserved for wine produced in English-speaking countries.
 English-speakers in France or Italy, for example, usu. do not
 refer to French or Italian wine as domestic.
wing
 n. ['faction of a political party'] 1. a conservative;
 liberal; radical ~ ['a bird's forelimb']
  2. to spread one's ~s (also fig.) (the bird spread its ~s and
 flew off)
  3. (misc.) to clip smb.'s ~s ('to restrict smb.'s freedom')
 ['protection']
  4. to take smb. under one's ~ ['act of flying']
  5. to take ~ (also fig.)
  6. on the ~ ['extension, annex of a building']
  7. to add a ~ (to a building)
  8. see fender ['misc.']
  9. to wait in the ~s ('to await the opportunity to take over a
 job')
wink
 I n. 1. to give smb. a ~
  2. a suggestive ~
  3. (misc.) I didn't get a ~ of sleep last night; to take forty
 ~s ('to take a brief nap')
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ at (also fig.: the police ~ed at illegal
 gambling)
winner
 n. 1. a likely; sure ~
  2. (misc.) to be on to a (sure) ~ (at a racetrack)
win over
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ to (we won them over to our side)
winter
 n. 1. a cold, hard, harsh, severe; mild ~
  2. in, over (the) ~
  3. in the dead of ~
wipe
 v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ off ('to erase from') (to ~ a city off the
 map)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ on (she ~d her hands on the towel)
  3. (N; used with an adjective) he ~d the dishes dry
wipers
 n. 1. to turn on the ~
  2. windscreen (BE), windshield (AE) ~
wire
 I n. ['long metal thread'] 1. to string ~
  2. barbed; chicken; copper ~
  3. a trip ~ ['cable conducting electric current']
  4. to cross, jump ~s (in order to start a car)
  5. to tap ~s
  6. telephone ~s ['cablegram, telegram']
  7. to send a ~ ['finish line'] (also fig.)
  8. (right) down to the ~ ('to the very <£nd')
  9. (misc.) to get in under the ~ ('to enter barely in time')
 II v. 1. (A) ('to send by wire') we ~d the money to her; or: we
 ~d her the money
  2. (d; intr.) ('to request by sending a wire') to ~ for (she ~d
 home for some money)
  3. (D; tr.) ('to provide with wire') to ~ for (the auditorium
 was ~d for sound)
  4. (d; tr.) ('to connect') to ~ to (the explosives were ~d to
 the door)
  5. (H; no passive) ('to inform by wire') we ~d them to return
 home immediately
  6. (L; may have an object) ('to inform by wire') she ~d (us)
 that the manuscript had arrived
  7. (Q; may have an object) we will ~ (you) where to meet
wire back
 v. (L; to) they ~d back (to us) that they would attend the
 conference
wireless
 n. (BE) (now less common than radio) see radio 1-4
wiring
 n. 1. defective, faulty ~
  2. electric ~
wisdom
 n. 1. to impart ~
  2. to doubt, question smb.'s ~ (to question the ~ of an action)
  3. (the) conventional ~; infinite ~
  4. the ~ to + inf. (will they have the ~ to make the correct
 choice?)
  5. of ~ (a person of great ~)
wise
 adj. ['sagacious'] 1. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of you to remain
 silent = you were ~ to remain silent) ['aware of] (colloq.)
  2. ~ to (she was ~ to their scheme; I finally got ~ to their
 tricks; they put me ~ to his tricks)
wisecrack
 I n. ['flippant remark'] 1. to make a ~
 2. a ~ about
 II v. (colloq.) (L) ('to remark flip-pantly') she ~ed that she
 could earn more money at home
wise up
 v. (colloq.) (AE) (D; intr.) to ~ to (I finally ~d up to his
 tricks)
wish
 I n. ['desire'] 1. to make a ~
  2. to fulfill, realize a ~
  3. to get one's ~
  4. to express a ~
  5. to respect smb.'s ~
  6. a fervent, strong; unfulfilled ~
  7. the death ~
  8. a ~ for (a ~ for peace)
  9. a ~ to + inf. (they expressed a ~ to visit the museum)
  10. a ~ that + clause; subj. (the editor respected her ~ that
 the contribution not be/should not be announced publicly)
  11. against smb.'s ~es (the project was carried out against our
 ~es)
  12. in accordance with smb.'s ~es ['greetings']
  13. to extend, offer, send one's (best) ~es
  14. one's best, good, warm, warmest ~es
  15. one's ~es for (one's best ~es for the New Year)
 II v. 1. (A; usu. without to) they ~ed us good luck
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ for (we were ~ing for cool weather)
  3. (E) I ~ to lodge a complaint
  4. (formal) (H; no passive) do you ~ me to stay?
  5. (L) we ~ that he would settle down
  6. (misc.) to ~ smb. well ('to hope that things will go well for
 smb.')
wit
 I n. 1. to display, show ~
  2. acid, keen, mordant, penetrating, rapier-like, sharp,
 sophisticated, trenchant ~
  3. dry; quick, ready; sly ~
  4. (misc.) at one's ~'s end (see also wits)
 II to ~ ('namely')
witchcraft
 n. to practice ~
witch-hunt
 n. to conduct a ~ against
withdraw
 v. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ from; to (our troops have withdrawn from
 the border area; to ~ money from a bank; to ~ to a safer area)
withdrawal
 n. ['removal of funds'] 1. to make a ~
  2. mass ~s
  3. a ~ from (a ~ from an account) ['retreat'] (often mil.)
  4. to carry out, make a ~
  5. to complete a ~
  6. an orderly; precipitate; strategic; tactical; unilateral ~
  7. a ~ from; to (a ~ to higher ground)
withhold
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from (to ~ information from the police)
witness
 I n. ['testimony'] 1. to bear ~ to
  2. false ~ (to bear false ~) ['one who testifies']
  3. to produce a ~ (the district attorney finally produced a
 credible ~)
  4. to cross-examine; examine, interrogate, question; interview a
 ~; to hear ~es
  5. to lead a ~ (one should not lead a ~)
  6. to swear in a ~
  7. to confuse; discredit; trap a ~
  8. a character; competent; credible; defense; expert; hostile;
 key, material; prosecution; reliable ~
  9. a ~ is sworn in = a ~ takes the oath; a ~ testifies (under
 oath)
  10. a ~ steps down
  11. a ~ against (a ~ against one's former accomplices)
  12. a ~ for (a ~ for the prosecution)
  13. a ~ to (a ~ to an accident)
 II v. (K) who ~ed his signing the documents?
witness box
 n. (BE) to go into the ~
witness stand
 n. (AE) to take the ~
wits
 n. 1. to collect one's ~
  2. the ~ to + inf. (he didn't have enough ~ to realize what was
 happening)
  3. (misc.) keep your ~ about you! ('stay alert!'); to live by
 one's ~
witty
 adj. ~ of (that was ~ of her)
wizard
 n. 1. a financial; mathematical ~
  2. a ~ at (a ~ at solving crossword puzzles)
wizardry
 n. sheer ~
wolf
 n. 1. ~ves howl
  2. ~ves hunt in packs
  3. a pack of ~ves
  4. a young ~ is a pup
  5. (misc.) to cry ~ ('to give a false alarm'); to keep the ~
 from the door ('to provide the necessities'); a ~ in sheep's
 clothing ('one who disguises hostile intentions')
woman
 n. 1. to deliver a ~ (of a baby)
  2. an attractive, beautiful, pretty; average; fat; grown;
 handsome; middle-aged; old; short; tall; thin; ugly; wise; young
 ~
  3. a divorced; married; single ~
  4. a career; professional; self-made; working ~
  5. an anchor ~; businesswoman; newspaperwoman
  6. (AE) a cleaning ~ (BE has charwoman, char)
  7. (BE) a lollipop ~ (AE has crossing guard)
  8. (AE) enlisted women (BE has other ranks)
  9. the other ~ ('a married man's paramour')
  10. (misc.) a ~ of letters; a ~ of action; a ~ of the world; the
 ~ of the year USAGE NOTE: The terms career woman and working
 woman are becoming old-fashioned. (see also the Usage Note for
 girl)
womanhood
 n. to reach ~
wonder
 I n. 1. to perform, work a ~
  2. to do ~s for
  3. a natural ~
  4. a ~ that + clause (it's a ~ that we didn't get lost; it's no
 small ~ that they had so much trouble)
  5. in ~ (to look around in ~)
  6. (misc.) the seven ~s of the world; the eighth ~ of the world
 II v. 1. to ~ really, very much (I really ~ if they'll come)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ about, at (to ~ about a problem)
  3. (0) I ~ why they left
wonderful
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to visit our national parks)
  2. ~ that + clause (it was ~ that we could see each other)
wonderland
 n. a scenic ~
wont
 adj. (obsol. and rare) ['accustomed'] (cannot stand alone) ~ to
 + inf. (she is ~ to call at any time)
wood
 n. 1. to chop, cut ~
  2. to gather ~
  3. firewood; kindling ~
  4. a cord of ~
  5. (misc.) out of the ~ (BE)/~s (AE) ('safe from danger')
wool
 n. 1. to produce ~
  2. to comb; process; sort ~
  3. lamb's; steel, wire (BE) ~
  4. (BE) cotton ~ (AE has absorbent cotton)
  5. (misc.) to pull the ~ over smb.'s eyes ('to deceive smb.')
woozy
 adj. (colloq.) ['dazed, dizzy'] ~ from (~ from lack of sleep)
word
 I n. ['independent, meaningful linguistic form'] 1. to coin a ~
  2. to pronounce, say, utter; write a ~ (to say a few ~s about
 smt.)
  3. to mispronounce a ~
  4. to distort smb.'s ~s
  5. to not mince any ~s ('to speak frankly')
  6. angry, cross, sharp; choice; fighting; harsh; hasty; heated,
 hot; high-sounding; hollow, hypocritical; sincere; weasel ~s
  7. an archaic, obsolete; borrowed; compound; dialectal,
 regional; foreign; four-letter, obscene; function; ghost;
 monosyllabic; native; nonce; portmanteau; simple; taboo ~
  8. a guide ~ (at the top of a page in a dictionary, reference
 work)
  9. (misc.) (upon) my ~ ('really'); to hang on (to) smb.'s ~s
 ('to listen to smb. very attentively'); in so many ~s
 ('precisely'); of few ~s ('not talkative'); ~ for ~
 ('verbatim'); she took the ~s right out of my mouth ('she said
 exactly what I wanted to say'); a household ('common') ~; to get
 a ~ in edgewise (AE)/edgeways (BE) ('to manage to say smt. in a
 dispute'); to have the last ~ ('to conclude an argument'); to
 put in a good ~ for smb. ('to plead smb.'s case'); in a ~
 ('briefly'); a play on ~s ('a pun'); begin at the ~ go; one's
 dying ~s ['promise']
  10. to give one's ~
  11. to take smb.'s ~; to take smb. at her/his ~
  12. to break one's ~
  13. one's solemn ~; one's ~ of honor
  14. one's ~ that + clause (she gave me her ~ that she would
 deliver the message)
  15. of one's ~ (she's a woman of her ~) ('she keeps her
 promises') ['command']
  16. to give the ~ ['information, news']
  17. to bring; send ~
  18. to breathe, say a ~ (don't breathe a ~ about it to anyone)
  19. to get ~ (we got advance ~ that the contract would be
 signed)
  20. the latest ~
  21. advance ~
  22. ~ about, of (there was no ~ of the incident in the
 newspapers; she would like to say a few ~s about the incident)
  23. ~ that + clause (they sent ~ that they would be late)
 ['conversation']
  24. to have a ~ with smb. about smt. (see also words) USAGE
 NOTE: The construction /'d like to have a word with you usu.
 indicates that the conversation will be of a serious nature.
 Compare / had words with him 'I had an argument with him'.
 II v. to ~ smt. strongly
word order
 n. (a) fixed; flexible; normal; reverse
words
 n. ['text'] 1. ~ to (a song) ['argument, discussion']
  2. to have ~ with smb.
  3. to weigh ('consider carefully') one's ~
  4. heated; threatening ~
work
 I n. ['labor'] 1. to do ~ (they never do any ~)
  2. to begin; quit, stop ~ (they quit ~ at one o'clock)
  3. to take on ~
  4. to undo smb.'s ~
  5. backbreaking, hard; delicate; demanding; dirty, scut; easy,
 light; exhausting, tiring; physical ~
  6. meticulous, precise; shoddy, slipshod, sloppy ~
  7. fieldwork; paper ~
  8. (misc.) he never does a Uck/ stitch (AE)/stroke of ~; to make
 short ~ of smt. ('to dispose of smt. quickly') ['employment']
  9. to go to ~
  10. to return to ~
  11. to take off from ~
  12. to leave ~ (early)
  13. at ~ (they are still at ~)
  14. out of ~ (they have been out of ~ for a week) ['result of
 research, labor, artistic effort']
  15. to exhibit; hang one's ~s (in a gallery)
  16. a literary; scholarly ~
  17. collected; published; selected ~s
  18. (misc.) ~ in progress; a ~ of art ['service']
  19. social ~ (to do social ~)
  20. undercover ~ (to do undercover ~ for the police)
 ['treatment']
  21. root-canal ~ (to do root-canal ~ on smb.) ['misc.']
  22. to go to ~ on smb. ('to put pressure on smb.'] (see also
 works)
 II v. 1. ('to labor') to ~ hard, strenuously
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ against ('to oppose') (to ~ against a
 proposed law)
  3. (d; intr.) ('to labor') to ~ at, on (they were ~ing on a new
 book; you have to ~ at being friendlier with people)
  4. (d; intr.) ('to be employed; to labor') to ~ for (she ~s for
 a large firm; to ~ for a living)
  5. (d; intr.) to ~ for ('to support') (to ~ for a good cause)
  6. (d; refl.) ('to excite') to ~ into (she ~ed herself into a
 rage)
  7. (d; tr.) to ~ into ('to insert') (she ~ed a few jokes into
 her speech)
  8. (d; intr.) to ~ through ('to go through') (to ~ through
 difficult material)
  9. (d; intr.) ('to progress') to ~ towards (to ~ towards a
 common goal)
  10. (d; intr.) ('to collaborate') to ~ with (to ~ closely with
 one's colleagues)
  11. (misc.) to ~ far into the night; to ~ one's way through
 college; to ~ one's way through a crowd; I slowly ~ed my way
 through the long report; the committee ~ed to reduce tension; to
 ~ against the clock
worked up
 adj. (colloq.) ~ about, over (he got himself all ~ over a trifle)
worker
 n. 1. to hire, take on a ~
  2. to retrain; train ~s
  3. to organize, unionize ~s
  4. to dismiss, fire, sack (colloq.) a ~; to make a ~ redundant
 (as by eliminating her/his job) (BE)
  5. an efficient, hard, indefatigable; idle; meticulous ~
  6. a blue-collar (esp. AE); full-time; immigrant; migrant;
 office; part-time; skilled; social; undocumented (AE);
 unemployed; unskilled; white-collar ~
working hours
 n. regular; staggered ~ (during regular ~)
workmanship
 n. 1. conscientious; delicate, exquisite, fine; meticulous ~
  2. poor, shoddy ~
workout
 n. ['exercise'] 1. to get, have a ~
  2. a daily
works
 n. ['construction projects'] 1. public ~ ['preparation']
 (colloq.)
  2. in the ~ ['operations']
  3. to gum up, mess up the ~ ['everything available'] (colloq.)
  4. to give smb. the ~
workshop
 n. ['working seminar'] 1. to conduct a ~
  2. a ~ on
workup
 n. ['series of tests'] 1. to do a ~
  2. a diagnostic ~
work up
 v. 1. (d; refl., tr.) ('to excite') to ~ into (he ~ed himself up
 into a rage)
  2. (d; refl., tr.) ('to incite') to ~ to (the orator ~ed the
 crowd up to a fever pitch)
  3. (misc.) she ~ed her way up to the top
world
 n. ['earth'] 1. around, round the ~ (to travel around the ~)
  2. (misc.) to see the ~ ('to travel to many parts of the earth')
 ['area, part of the earth']
  3. the free; known; Third ~ (in the Third ~) ['domain, realm,
 sphere']
  4. the animal; financial; literary; physical; scientific ~
  5. the academic; outside; real ~ (out in the real ~)
 ['period']
  6. the ancient; medieval; modern ~ (there are many problems in
 the modern ~) ['life, being']
  7. to bring (smb.) into the ~
  8. to come into the ~
  9. the next ~ ('life after death') ['misc.']
  10. out of this ~ ('remarkable'); ~s apart ('very far apart')
world's fair
 n. to hold, stage a ~
worm
 v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ into (how did they ~ their way into the
 meeting?)
  2. (d; intr., tr.) to ~ out of (to ~ out of an obligation; to ~
 information out of smb.)
  3. (misc.) to ~ one's way into smb.'s confidence
worried
 adj. 1. ~ sick
  2. ~ about
  3. ~ that + clause (we were ~ that she might not arrive on time)
worry
 I n. 1. to cause ~
  2. deep, serious ~
  3. financial ~ries
  4. ~ about, over
 II v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ about, over (they ~ about you; I ~ried
 about them working so hard; to ~ over trifles)
  2. (R) it ~ried me that they did not answer the telephone
worse
 adj. any ~ (will it be any ~ living in the city?)
worship
 I n. 1. ancestor; hero; idol; nature; public ~
  2. (misc.) a house of ~
 II v. 1. to ~ reverently
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ as (to ~ smb. as a god)
  3. (misc.) I ~ the ground you walk on
worst
 n. to prepare for the ~
worth
 I adj., prep. 1. well ~ (the cost)
  2. ~ to (how much is it ~ to you?)
  3. (misc.) ~ one's salt ('worthy of respect for one's work')
 II n. 1. intrinsic ~
  2. net ~
  3. (legal) comparable ~ (the theory of comparable ~)
  4. of ~ (books of great ~)
worthwhile
 adj. 1. ~ for
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ for you to visit the exhibit)
worthy
 adj. (usu. does not stand alone) ~ of (~ of praise)
would
 v. (F) ~ you do it?
wound
 n. 1. to inflict a ~ on/upon smb.
  2. to receive a ~
  3. to clean; dress; suture; swab a ~
  4. a deep; fatal, mortal; festering; flesh; gaping; light,
 slight; self-inflicted; serious, severe; superficial ~ (to
 receive a slight ~)
  5. a bullet, gunshot; knife ~
  6. a ~ festers
  7. (misc.) to lick one's ~s ('to recover from a beating')
wounded
 adj. fatally, mortally; lightly, slightly; seriously ~
wracked
 adj. ~ with (~ with pain)
wrangle
 v. 1. to ~ constantly, incessantly
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ about, over; with
wrangling
 n. constant, incessant ~
wrap
 I n. freezer; plastic ~
 II v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ around (to ~ a blanket around oneself)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ in (to ~ a child in a blanket)
wrapped up
 adj. ['engaged, busy'] ~ in (they are all ~ in campaigning)
wrapper
 n. a cellophane ~
wraps
 n. to keep a plan under ~ (colloq.) ('to keep a plan secret')
wrath
 n. (formal) 1. to bring down, incur smb. 's ~
  2. to visit one's ~ upon smb.
  3. one's righteous ~
wreak
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ with (to ~ havoc with smb.)
wreath
 n. 1. to make, weave a ~
  2. to lay, place a ~ (they laid a ~ at the Tomb of the Unknown
 Soldier)
  3. a bridal; Christmas; floral ~
wreck
 n. ['wrecked car'] 1. to tow a ~ ['person who has suffered a
 breakdown']
  2. a nervous ~
wreckage
 n. 1. to strew ~ (over a wide area)
  2. to clear, remove ~
wrench
 I n. 1. monkey ~
  2. (AE) a lug ~ (BE has box spanner)
 II v. (d; tr.) to ~ from (he ~ed the handbag from the old woman)
wrest
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ from (to ~ power from a dictator)
wrestle
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ with (to ~ with various problems)
wrestler
 n. to pin; throw a ~
wrestling
 n. arm; catch-as-catch-can; Greco-Roman; Indian ~
wretch
 n. a poor ~
wretched
 adj. ~ of (that was ~ of him)
wriggle
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ out of (he ~d out of my grip)
wring
 v. 1. (d; tr.) ('to extract') to ~ from, out of (the police
 finally succeeded in ~ing a confession from the prisoner)
  2. (N; used with an adjective) ('to squeeze') to ~ a towel dry
wrinkle
 n. ['crease'] 1. to make a ~
  2. to iron out, press out ~s ['innovation'] (colloq.)
  3. the latest ~ in (the latest ~ in marketing home computers)
wrist
 n. to sprain one's ~
writ
 n. ['legal order'] 1. to issue; serve a ~ (to serve a ~ on
 smb.)
  2. to quash a ~
write
 v. 1. ('to form letters') to ~ illegibly; legibly
  2. (A) ('to compose and send') she wrote a letter to me; or: she
 wrote me a letter
  3. (C) ('to compose') he wrote a recommendation for me; or:
 (colloq.) he wrote me a recommendation
  4. (d; intr.) to ~ about, of ('to describe') (to write about/ of
 the war)
  5. (D; tr.) to ~ about ('to compose about') (she wrote a book
 about her experiences)
  6. (D; intr.) ('to be a writer') to ~ for (she ~s for popular
 magazines)
  7. (d; intr.) to ~ for ('to request') (she wrote for a
 recommendation; she wrote to me for a recommendation; AE also
 has: she wrote me for a recommendation)
  8. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to compose and send a letter to') (he ~s
 to her every day; AE also has: he ~s her every day)
  9. (D; tr.) to ~ to ('to compose for') (to ~ words to a song)
  10. (d; intr.) ('to order, command') to ~ to + to + inf. (she
 wrote to me to come home)
  11. (AE) (H; no passive) ('to order, command') she wrote me to
 come home
  12. (L; to; may have an object in AE) ('to inform') they wrote
 to us/wrote us (AE) that they would come home
  13. (Q; to; may have an object in AE) ('to inform') she wrote to
 us/wrote us (AE) where we were to meet
write away
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ for (the children wrote away for a puzzle
 book)
write back
 v. 1. (A) ('to answer') she wrote a long letter back to me; or:
 she wrote me back a long letter
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ to ('to answer') she wrote back to me
write off
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ as (he was written off as a has-been)
writer
 n. a free-lance; hack; professional; screen
write-up
 n. (colloq.) ['account'] to get a (good) ~ (in the newspapers)
write up
 v. (AE)(D;tr.) to ~ for (to ~ a story for a newspaper; to ~ smb.
 up for a decoration)
writhe
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ in (to ~ in pain)
writing
 n. 1. cuneiform; hieroglyphic; picture ~
  2. creative ~
  3. (misc.) to put smt. in/into ~
writing paper
 n. personalized ~
writings
 n. ['written works'] smb.'s collected; selected ~
wrong
 I adj. 1. completely, dead (colloq.), totally ~
  2. ~ in (I was ~ in going there)
  3. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of them to gossip = they were ~ to
 gossip; I was ~ to disregard your advice; it is ~ to lie)
  4. ~ with (what's ~ with her?)
  5. (misc.) everything went ~
 II adv. to go ~
 III n. 1. to do (smb.) ~
  2. to redress, right, undo a ~
  3. a grievous; irreparable ~
  4. in the ~ (you were in the ~)
  5. (misc.) two ~s do not make a right; to know right from ~
wrought up
 adj. ['upset'] ~ over (he gets ~ over trifles)
X ray
 n. 1. to do (colloq.), make, take an ~ (the doctor decided to
 take an ~ of my back)
  2. to interpret, read an ~ (the radiologist will read your ~
 before you leave)
  3. to go for; have an ~
  4. to have an ~ taken
xylophone
 n. to play the ~
Y
 n. (= YMCA, YWCA, YMHA, YWHA, which are abbreviations of Young
 Men's or Women's Christian or Hebrew Association) at the ~ (they
 are staying at the ~)
yacht
 n. 1. to sail a ~
  2. on a ~ (they spent the summer on their ~)
yammer
 v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) to ~ about; for
yank
 I n. ['tug'] to give a ~
 II v. (colloq.) 1. (d; intr.) ('to tug') to ~ at, on (the small
 girl kept ~ing at her mother's apron)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ out of ('to withdraw') (they ~ed their children
 out of school)
yap
 I n. ['mouth'] (colloq.) to shut one's ~
 II v. (colloq.) 1. (D; intr.) to ~ about
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ at
yard
 I n. ['enclosed area'] a barnyard (esp. AE), farmyard;
 brickyard; coalyard; dockyard (BE), shipyard; graveyard;
 junkyard (esp. AE), scrapyard (BE); lumberyard (AE), timberyard
 (BE); navy (AE); prison; railroad (AE), railway (BE) ~ USAGE
 NOTE: In BE, a plot of land adjoining a house is called a garden
 if grassy (a back garden, a front garden) or a yard if paved (a
 backyard, a front yard). In AE, such a plot is called a yard,
 whether grassy or paved; a large, grassy plot can also be called
 a garden.
 II n. ['unit of measure'] 1. a cubic; square ~
  2. by the ~ (to sell carpeting by the square ~)
yardstick
 n. ['standard'] to apply a ~ to
yam
 n. ['fiber'] 1. to spin ~
  2. to unsnarl ~
  3. wool(en); worsted ~
  4. (misc.) a ball; hank; skein of ~ ['tale, story'] (colloq.)
  5. to spin, tell a ~ about
yawn
 I n. 1. to stifle, suppress a ~
  2. a loud ~
 II v. to ~ loudly
year
 n. 1. to spend a ~ (somewhere)
  2. a bad, lean; banner (AE), good; happy; healthy; memorable;
 peak, record; profitable ~ (our firm had a very profitable ~;
 their team had a good ~)
  3. smb.'s formative; golden ~s
  4. every; last; next; this ~
  5. the coming; current; past ~
  6. an academic, school; calendar; election; fiscal; jubilee;
 presidential (US); sabbatical; tax ~
  7. a common; leap; light; lunar; sidereal; solar ~
  8. by the ~ (to be paid by the ~)
  9. by ('before') a ~ (by the ~ 2000, the population in many
 countries will double)
  10. for a ~ (they went abroad for a ~)
  11. for, in (esp. AE) ~s (they have not been here for/ in ~s)
  12. in a ~ (they'll be back in a ~)
  13. in a (certain) ~ (he died in the ~ of the great flood; in
 future ~s; in ~s to come)
  14. (misc.) once a ~; ~ in, ~ out; the first time in (esp. AE),
 for (BE) a ~; she is five ~s old; light ~s away; for ~s to come;
 up to last ~; children of tender ~s; she had three ~s of college
yearn
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ for (to ~ for freedom)
  2. (E) she ~s to return home
yearning
 n. 1. to express; feel a ~ for
  2. a strong ~
  3. a ~ for
  4. a ~ to + int. (she has a ~ to visit the village where she was
 born)
yeast
 n. brewer's ~
yell
 I n. 1. to give, let out a ~
  2. a bloodcurdling; rebel ~
 II v. 1. (B) she ~ed smt. to them
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ with (to ~ with fear)
  3. (L; to) he ~ed (to us) that the house was on fire
  4. (N; refl.; used with an adjective) he ~ed himself hoarse
yellow
 n. bright; pale ~
yellow fever
 n. to catch, contract ~
yelp
 I n. to give, let out a ~
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ at
yen
 n. {'desire'] (colloq.) 1. to have a ~ for
  2. a ~ to + int. (she had a ~ to go bowling)
yield
 I n. ['earnings'] the current ~ (of an investment)
 II v. 1. (B) I ~ed the right-of-way to the other driver
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ to (they finally ~ed to our demands; to ~ to
 temptation)
yoga
 n. to practice ~
yoke
 I n. ['wooden frame'] 1. to put a ~ on (oxen) ['servitude,
 bondage']
  2. to cast off, throw off the ~ (of bondage)
  3. a foreign ~
  4. under a (foreign)
 II v. (D; tr.)to ~ to (to ~ oxen to a cart)
young
 I adj. 1. ~ at heart
  2. ~ in spirit
 II n. ['offspring of an animal'] 1. to bring forth ~ (wild
 animals bring forth their ~ in the wilderness)
  2. with ~ ('pregnant')
yours
 pronoun 1. (at the close of a letter) ~ faithfully, sincerely,
 truly
  2. (colloq.) ~ truly ('I, myself) USAGE NOTE: At the end of
 letters, the following combinations occur--Yours (informal);
 Yours ever (BE; friendly); Yours faithfully (esp. BE); Yours
 sincerely; Sincerely yours (AE); Yours truly (AE); Very truly
 yours (AE). The formulas marked as 'informal' or 'friendly' are
 usu. used in letters beginning with Dear George, Dear Sally. The
 others are used in letters beginning with Dear Mr. I Mrs. Smith.
youth
 n. 1. gilded ~
  2. in one's ~
zeal
 n. 1. to demonstrate, display, show ~
  2. ardent, fervent, great; excessive; religious; righteous ~
  3. ~ for (to show ~ for one's work)
  4. the ~ to + inf. (does she have enough ~ to finish the
 project?)
  5. in one's ~ (in her ~ to impress others, she made many
 blunders)
zealot
 n. a religious ~
zealous
 adj. ~ about, in
zebra
 n. a herd of ~(s)
zenith
 n. 1. to attain, reach a ~
  2. at a ~ (at the ~ of their power)
zero
 n. 1. absolute ~
  2. (misc.)~ gravity; ~ hour; ~ population growth
zero in
 v. (d; intr.) ('to concentrate') to ~ on (they all ~ed in on me)
zest
 n. 1. to add ~ to
  2. a ~ for (a ~ for life)
zigzag
 n. to make a ~
zip
 I (BE), zipper (AE) n. (AE) 1. to do up (BE), zip up a ~
  2. to undo, unzip a ~
  3. a ~ gets stuck
 II v. (P; intr.) they ~ped past us
zodiac
 n. the signs of the ~
zone
 I n. 1. to establish, set up a ~
  2. a climatic; frigid; temperate; time; torrid ~
  3. a buffer; combat; communications; danger; demilitarized;
 drop; neutral; no-parking; no-passing; occupation; postal;
 safety; school; security; tow away; war ~
  4. an erogenous ~ (of the body)
 II v. (d; tr.) to ~ as (they ~d the area as residential)
zoning
 n. exclusionary ~
zoo
 n. at, in a ~ (she works at the ~; wild animals are well cared
 for in our ~)
zoom in
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ on (the camera ~ed in on the podium)