# Dictionary_data_final

word: LINCHPIN
russian_word: чека
example: nurses are the linchpin of the National Health Service
origin: late Middle English: from Old English lynis (in the sense ‘linchpin’) + pin.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪn(t)ʃpɪn
phonetics_text: ˈlɪn(t)ʃpɪn
definition:
a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.|a pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position.


word: LINDANE
russian_word: линдан
origin: 1940s: named after Teunis van der Linden, 20th-century Dutch chemist.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪndeɪn
phonetics_text: ˈlɪndeɪn
definition:
a synthetic organochlorine insecticide, now generally restricted in use owing to its toxicity and persistence in the environment.


word: LINDEN
russian_word: липа
definition: another term for the lime tree, especially in North America.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪndən
phonetics_text: ˈlɪndən
origin:
Old English (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of wood from the lime tree’): from lind ‘lime tree’ (compare with lime3) + -en3, reinforced by obsolete Dutch lindenboom and German Lindenbaum .


word: LINE
russian_word: линия
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lʌɪn
phonetics_text: lʌɪn
example:
a row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line|Lily pegged the washing on the line|take the cursor up one line and press the delete key|a line of altar boys proceeded down the aisle|the stresses unique to their line of work|raids behind enemy lines

definition:
a long, narrow mark or band.|a length of cord, rope, wire, or other material serving a particular purpose.|a horizontal row of written or printed words.|a row of people or things.|an area or branch of activity.|a connected series of military fieldworks or defences facing an enemy force.

synonyms:
dash|rule|bar|score|underline|underscore|stroke|slash|virgule|solidus|stripe|strip|band|streak|belt|striation|stria|oblique

origin:
Old English līne  ‘rope, series’, probably of Germanic origin, from Latin linea (fibra) ‘flax (fibre)’, from Latin linum ‘flax’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French ligne, based on Latin linea .


word: LINEAGE
russian_word: родословная
example: a Dutch nobleman of ancient lineage|the chimpanzee and gorilla lineages
origin: Middle English: from Old French lignage, from Latin linea ‘a line’ (see line1).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪnɪɪdʒ
phonetics_text: ˈlɪnɪɪdʒ
definition:
direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.|a sequence of species each of which is considered to have evolved from its predecessor.

synonyms:
ancestry|family|parentage|birth|descent|line|extraction|derivation|heritage|genealogy|roots|house|dynasty|origin|background|stock|strain|race|bloodline|blood|breeding|pedigree|succession


word: LINEAMENT
russian_word: отличительная черта
example: I recognized those haggard lineaments
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪnɪəm(ə)nt
phonetics_text: ˈlɪnɪəm(ə)nt
definition:
a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face.|a linear feature on the earth's surface, such as a fault.

synonyms:
distinctive features|features|distinguishing characteristics|hallmarks|properties|traits|form|outline|lines|contours|configuration|physiognomy|profile|face|countenance|visage

origin:
late Middle English: from Latin lineamentum, from lineare ‘make straight’, from linea ‘a line’ (see line1).


word: LINEAR
russian_word: линейный
example: linear movement|a linear narrative
origin: mid 17th century: from Latin linearis, from linea ‘a line’ (see line1).
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪnɪə
phonetics_text: ˈlɪnɪə
definition:
arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line.|progressing from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequential.


word: LINEARLY
russian_word: линейно
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈlɪnɪəli
phonetics_text: ˈlɪnɪəli
example:
the house is a longish structure with rooms linearly arranged|each individual must proceed linearly through each task

definition:
in a straight or nearly straight line.|in a way that progresses from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequentially.


word: LINEMAN
russian_word: путевой обходчик
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪnmən
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪnmən
definition:
a person employed in laying and maintaining railway track.|a player positioned on the line of scrimmage.


word: LINEN
russian_word: белье
example: a linen suit
definition: cloth woven from flax.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪnɪn
phonetics_text: ˈlɪnɪn
origin:
Old English līnen (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of flax’), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line ‘flax’.


word: LINER
russian_word: лайнер
synonyms: ship|ocean liner|passenger vessel|boat
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪnə
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪnə
definition:
a large luxurious passenger ship of a type formerly used on a regular line.|a fine paintbrush used for painting thin lines and for outlining.|a boat engaged in sea fishing with lines as opposed to nets.|a ferret held on a leash or line while rabbiting, used to help recover another ferret lost underground.


word: LINESMAN
russian_word: судья на линии
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪnzmən
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪnzmən
definition:
(in games played on a field or court) an official who assists the referee or umpire from the touchline, especially in deciding whether the ball is out of play.|a person employed for the repair and maintenance of telephone or electricity power lines.


word: LINE UP
russian_word: присоединяться
example:
an officer lined them up and gave them a short speech|have you got any work lined up?|gently rotate the lens to line up the two halves of the image

definition:
arrange a number of people or things in a straight row.|have someone or something ready or prepared.|move something so that it is in the correct position in relation to something else.

synonyms:
arrange in a line|arrange in lines|put in rows|arrange in columns|group|marshal|align|range|straighten up|arrange|array|dispose|dress


word: LINE-UP
russian_word: строй
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪnʌp
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪnʌp
example:
the instrumental line-up is piano, drums, and lead and bass guitar|hour-long line-ups are common during peak periods

definition:
a group of people or things brought together for a particular purpose, especially the members of a sports team or a group of musicians or other entertainers.|a line or queue of people or things.

synonyms:
list of performers|list|listing|cast|company|bill|programme|list of players|team|squad|side|selection|roster


word: LINGER
russian_word: задерживаться
example: she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine
definition: stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave.
antonyms: leave
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlɪŋɡə
phonetics_text: ˈlɪŋɡə
synonyms:
wait around|stay|remain|stay put|wait|loiter|dawdle|dally|take one's time|lag behind|straggle|dither|potter about/around/round|pause|procrastinate|stall|delay|dilly-dally|stick around|hang around|hang round|hang on|hang back|tarry

origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘dwell, abide’): frequentative of obsolete leng ‘prolong’, of Germanic origin; related to German längen ‘make long(er)’, also to long1.


word: LINGERIE
russian_word: дамское белье
definition: women's underwear and nightclothes.
origin: mid 19th century: from French, from linge ‘linen’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlãʒ(ə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈlãʒ(ə)ri
synonyms:
women's underwear|underclothes|underclothing|undergarments|nightwear|nightclothes|undies|frillies|underthings|unmentionables|smalls|underlinen


word: LINGERING
russian_word: затяжной
example: there are still some lingering doubts in my mind
definition: lasting for a long time or slow to end.
antonyms: short-lived
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ
synonyms:
remaining|surviving|persisting|abiding|nagging|niggling|gnawing|lasting|residual|protracted|persistent|prolonged|long-drawn-out|long-lasting|dragging|chronic|unabating|long-standing


word: LINGO
russian_word: жаргон
example: it doesn't matter if you can't speak the lingo
definition: a foreign language or local dialect.
origin: mid 17th century: probably via Portuguese lingoa from Latin lingua ‘tongue’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪŋɡəʊ
phonetics_text: ˈlɪŋɡəʊ
synonyms:
language|tongue|speech|parlance|vocabulary|mother tongue|native tongue|dialect|idiom|vernacular|slang|patois|patter


word: LINGONBERRY
russian_word: брусника
origin: 1950s: from Swedish lingon ‘cowberry’ + berry.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪŋɡ(ə)nˌb(ə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈlɪŋɡ(ə)nˌb(ə)ri|ˈlɪŋɡ(ə)nˌbɛri
definition:
another term for the cowberry, especially in Scandinavia where the berries are much used in cooking.


word: LINGUISTICS
russian_word: лингвистика
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
phonetics_text: lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
definition:
the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of grammar, syntax, and phonetics. Specific branches of linguistics include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, comparative linguistics, and structural linguistics.


word: LINGULATE
russian_word: языкообразный
origin: mid 19th century: from Latin lingulatus, based on lingua ‘tongue’, from lingere ‘to lick’.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪŋɡjʊleɪt
phonetics_text: ˈlɪŋɡjʊleɪt
definition:
tongue-shaped.|denoting a type of burrowing brachiopod with an inarticulate shell and a long pedicle.


word: LINK
russian_word: ссылка
example: a commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline|a chain made of steel links
synonyms: connection|relationship|relatedness|association|linkage|tie-up
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lɪŋk
phonetics_text: lɪŋk
definition:
a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other.|a ring or loop in a chain.

origin:
late Middle English (denoting a loop; also as a verb in the sense ‘connect physically’): from Old Norse hlekkr, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelenk ‘joint’.


word: LINKABLE
russian_word: связываемый
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪŋkəbl
phonetics_text: ˈlɪŋkəbl
example:
a phenomenon linkable to certain temporary circumstances in America|the article has a nice graphic explaining the process, although it isn't linkable

definition:
capable of being linked with or to something.|(of online content) capable or worthy of being linked to.


word: LINOLEUM
russian_word: линолеум
origin: late 19th century: from Latin linum ‘flax’ + oleum ‘oil’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɪˈnəʊlɪəm
phonetics_text: lɪˈnəʊlɪəm
definition:
a material consisting of a canvas backing thickly coated with a preparation of linseed oil and powdered cork, used especially as a floor covering.


word: LINOTYPE
russian_word: линотип
origin: late 19th century: alteration of the phrase line o' type .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪnə(ʊ)tʌɪp
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪnə(ʊ)tʌɪp
definition:
a composing machine producing lines of words as single strips of metal, used chiefly for newspapers. It is now rarely used.


word: LINSTOCK
russian_word: пальником
definition: a long pole used to hold a match for firing a cannon.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪnstɒk
phonetics_text: ˈlɪnstɒk
origin:
late 16th century: from earlier lintstock, from Dutch lontstok, from lont ‘match’ + stok ‘stick’. The change in the first syllable was due to association with lint.


word: LINT
russian_word: корпия
example: some fabrics leave tiny specks of lint on the glass|he smeared ointment on a strip of lint
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɪnt
phonetics_text: lɪnt
definition:
short, fine fibres which separate from the surface of cloth or yarn during processing.|a fabric, originally of linen, with a raised nap on one side, used for dressing wounds.

origin:
late Middle English lynnet  ‘flax prepared for spinning’, perhaps from Old French linette ‘linseed’, from lin ‘flax’.


word: LION
russian_word: лев
synonyms: big cat|king of the beasts|lioness
origin: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French liun, from Latin leo, leon-, from Greek leōn, leont- .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪən
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪən
definition:
a large tawny-coloured cat that lives in prides, found in Africa and north-western India. The male has a flowing shaggy mane and takes little part in hunting, which is done cooperatively by the females.|a member of a touring international rugby union team representing the British Isles.|a member of a Lions Club.


word: LIONHEARTED
russian_word: храбрый
example: a brilliant, lionhearted second-half comeback
definition: brave and determined.
antonyms: cowardly|timid|mousy
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌɪənhɑːtɪd
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪənhɑːtɪd
synonyms:
brave|courageous|valiant|gallant|intrepid|valorous|fearless|bold|daring|stout-hearted|stalwart|staunch|heroic|audacious|resolute|undaunted|dauntless|doughty|plucky|game|mettlesome|assertive|gutsy|spunky


word: LIONIZE
russian_word: осматривать достопримечательности
example: modern sportsmen are lionized and feted
definition: give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.
antonyms: vilify
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlʌɪənʌɪz
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪənʌɪz
synonyms:
celebrate|fete|glorify|honour|bestow honour on|exalt|acclaim|admire|commend|sing/sound the praises of|praise|extol|applaud|hail|make a fuss of/over|make much of|cry up|venerate|eulogize|sing paeans to|reverence|pay homage to|pay tribute to|put on a pedestal|hero-worship|worship|idolize|adulate|aggrandize|laud|panegyrize


word: LIP
russian_word: губа
example: he kissed her on the lips|the lip of the cup|don't give me any of your lip!
antonyms: centre
synonyms: edge|rim|brim|margin|border|verge|brink|boundary|perimeter|mouth
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lɪp
phonetics_text: lɪp
definition:
either of the two fleshy parts which form the upper and lower edges of the opening of the mouth.|the edge of a hollow container or an opening.|insolent or impertinent talk.

origin:
Old English lippa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lip and German Lippe, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia, labra ‘lips’.


word: LIPASE
russian_word: липазы
origin: late 19th century: from Greek lipos ‘fat’ + -ase.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪpeɪz
phonetics_text: ˈlɪpeɪz|ˈlʌɪpeɪz
definition:
a pancreatic enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of fats to fatty acids and glycerol or other alcohols.


word: LIPID
russian_word: липид
origin: early 20th century: from French lipide, based on Greek lipos ‘fat’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪpɪd
phonetics_text: ˈlɪpɪd
definition:
any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They include many natural oils, waxes, and steroids.


word: LIPOPROTEIN
russian_word: липопротеинов
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪpə(ʊ)ˌprəʊtiːn
phonetics_text: ˈlɪpə(ʊ)ˌprəʊtiːn|ˈlʌɪpə(ʊ)ˌprəʊtiːn
definition:
any of a group of soluble proteins that combine with and transport fat or other lipids in the blood plasma.


word: LIPOSOME
russian_word: липосомы
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪpəsəʊm
phonetics_text: ˈlɪpəsəʊm|ˈlʌɪpəsəʊm
definition:
a minute spherical sac of phospholipid molecules enclosing a water droplet, especially as formed artificially to carry drugs or other substances into the tissues.


word: LIPOTROPIN
russian_word: липотропин
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌlɪpəʊˈtrəʊpɪn
phonetics_text: ˌlɪpəʊˈtrəʊpɪn|ˌlʌɪpəʊˈtrəʊpɪn
definition:
a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which promotes the release of fat reserves from the liver into the bloodstream.


word: LIQUEFY
russian_word: сжижать
example: the minimum pressure required to liquefy a gas
definition: make or become liquid.
antonyms: solidify|coagulate|gasify
synonyms: make/become liquid|condense|dissolve|precipitate|liquidize|melt|deliquesce|run
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlɪkwɪfʌɪ
phonetics_text: ˈlɪkwɪfʌɪ
origin:
late Middle English: from French liquéfier from Latin liquefacere ‘make liquid’, from liquere ‘be liquid’.


word: LIQUESCENT
russian_word: растворяющийся
definition: becoming or apt to become liquid.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: lɪˈkwɛs(ə)nt
phonetics_text: lɪˈkwɛs(ə)nt
origin:
early 18th century: from Latin liquescent- ‘becoming liquid’, from the verb liquescere (see liquefy).


word: LIQUID
russian_word: жидкость
example: drink plenty of liquids
antonyms: solid|gas
synonyms: fluid|moisture|wet|wetness|damp|dampness|liquor|solution|juice|sap|secretion
origin: late Middle English: from Latin liquidus, from liquere ‘be liquid’.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪkwɪd
phonetics_text: ˈlɪkwɪd
definition:
a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.|a consonant produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the sides of the tongue (typically l and r ).


word: LIQUIDATE
russian_word: ликвидировать
synonyms: close down|wind up|put into liquidation|dissolve|break up|disband|terminate
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt
phonetics_text: ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt
example:
if the company was liquidated, there would be enough funds released to honour the debts|rivals and critics were liquidated in bloody purges

definition:
wind up the affairs of (a business) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets.|kill (someone), typically by violent means.

origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘set out (accounts) clearly’): from medieval Latin liquidat- ‘made clear’, from the verb liquidare, from Latin liquidus (see liquid). liquidate (sense 1) was influenced by Italian liquidare and French liquider, liquidate (sense 2) by Russian likvidirovatʹ .


word: LIQUIDITY
russian_word: ликвидность
example: the banks closed, causing serious liquidity problems for smaller companies
definition: the availability of liquid assets to a market or company.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɪˈkwɪdɪti
phonetics_text: lɪˈkwɪdɪti
origin:
early 17th century: from French liquidité or medieval Latin liquiditas, from Latin liquidus (see liquid).


word: LIQUOR
russian_word: ликер
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈlɪkə
phonetics_text: ˈlɪkə
definition:
alcoholic drink, especially distilled spirits.|liquid in which something has been steeped or cooked.

synonyms:
alcohol|alcoholic drink|strong drink|drink|intoxicating liquor|intoxicant|spirits|booze|hard stuff|shorts|the demon drink|firewater|juice|grog|the sauce|hooch

origin:
Middle English (denoting liquid or something to drink): from Old French lic(o)ur, from Latin liquor ; related to liquare ‘liquefy’, liquere ‘be fluid’.


word: LIQUORICE
russian_word: лакрица
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪk(ə)rɪʃ
phonetics_text: ˈlɪk(ə)rɪʃ|ˈlɪk(ə)rɪs
definition:
a sweet, chewy, aromatic black substance made by evaporation from the juice of a root and used as a sweet and in medicine.|the widely distributed plant of the pea family from which liquorice is obtained.

origin:
Middle English: from Old French licoresse, from late Latin liquiritia, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus ‘sweet’ + rhiza ‘root’.


word: LIRA
russian_word: лира
origin: Italian, from Provençal liura, from Latin libra ‘pound’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪərə
phonetics_text: ˈlɪərə
definition:
(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of Italy, notionally equal to 100 centesimos.|the basic monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus.


word: LISP
russian_word: сюсюкать
example: he spoke with a slight lisp
definition: a speech defect in which s is pronounced like th in thick and z is pronounced like th in this.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lɪsp
phonetics_text: lɪsp
origin:
Old English wlispian (recorded in āwlyspian ), from wlisp (adjective) ‘lisping’, of imitative origin; compare with Dutch lispen and German lispeln .


word: LISSOM
russian_word: проворный
example: the kind of outfit that should be left to lissom teenagers
definition: (of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful.
antonyms: portly
origin: late 18th century: contraction, from lithe + -some1.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪs(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈlɪs(ə)m
synonyms:
supple|lithe|limber|graceful|elegant|spry|flexible|loose-limbed|agile|nimble|deft|dexterous|fit|slim|slender|thin|willowy|sylphlike|sleek|trim


word: LIST
russian_word: список
example: consult the list of drugs on page 326
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lɪst
phonetics_text: lɪst
definition:
a number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.|palisades enclosing an area for a tournament.|a selvedge of a piece of fabric.

synonyms:
catalogue|inventory|record|register|roll|file|index|directory|listing|listicle|checklist|tally|docket|ticket|enumeration|table|tabulation|series|litany|recital

origin:
Middle English(in list1 (sense 3 of the noun)): from Old English liste ‘border’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste . list1 (sense 2 of the noun) is late Middle English, from Old French lisse ; list1 (sense 1 of the noun) is late 16th century, from French liste, of Germanic origin.


word: LISTED
russian_word: перечислены
example: a 15th-century Grade I listed building|listed securities
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪstɪd
phonetics_text: ˈlɪstɪd
definition:
(of a building in the UK) officially designated as being of architectural or historical importance and having protection from demolition or major alterations.|relating to or denoting companies whose shares are quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.


word: LISTEN
russian_word: слушать
example: evidently he was not listening
definition: give one's attention to a sound.
origin: Old English hlysnan ‘pay attention to’, of Germanic origin.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: ˈlɪs(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈlɪs(ə)n
synonyms:
hear|pay attention|be attentive|attend|concentrate on|concentrate on hearing|give ear to|lend an ear to|hang on someone's words|keep one's ears open|prick up one's ears|be all ears|pin back one's ears|get a load of|tune in|hark|hearken


word: LISTERIOSIS
russian_word: листериоз
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɪˌstɪərɪˈəʊsɪs
phonetics_text: lɪˌstɪərɪˈəʊsɪs
definition:
disease caused by infection with listeria, which can resemble influenza or meningitis and may cause miscarriage.


word: LISTLESS
russian_word: вялый
example: bouts of listless depression
definition: (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
antonyms: energetic|lively
origin: Middle English: from list3 + -less.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪs(t)ləs
phonetics_text: ˈlɪs(t)ləs
synonyms:
lethargic|enervated|lackadaisical|spiritless|unenergetic|lifeless|vigourless|lacking energy|limp|effete|languid|languorous|languishing|inactive|inert|sluggish|torpid|supine|half-hearted|lukewarm|indifferent|uninterested|impassive|indolent|idle|apathetic|shiftless|slothful|passive|dull|heavy


word: LITANY
russian_word: литания
example: a litany of complaints
synonyms: prayer|invocation|petition|supplication|devotion|entreaty|orison
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪt(ə)ni
phonetics_text: ˈlɪt(ə)ni
definition:
a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.|a tedious recital or repetitive series.

origin:
Middle English: from Old French letanie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek litaneia ‘prayer’, from litē ‘supplication’.


word: LITERACY
russian_word: грамотность
example: tests of literacy and numeracy
definition: the ability to read and write.
antonyms: illiteracy
origin: late 19th century: from literate, on the pattern of illiteracy .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi
phonetics_text: ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi
synonyms:
ability to read and write|reading/writing ability|reading/writing proficiency|learning|book learning|education|scholarship|schooling|letters


word: LITERAL
russian_word: буквальный
antonyms: loose|liberal|vague
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)l
example:
dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread|a literal translation from the Spanish|his interpretation was rather too literal|literal mnemonics

definition:
taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.|(of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text.|(of a person or performance) lacking imagination; prosaic.|of, in, or expressed by a letter or the letters of the alphabet.

synonyms:
word-for-word|verbatim|line-for-line|letter-for-letter|exact|precise|faithful|close|strict|to the letter|undeviating|true|accurate|literatim

origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin litteralis, from Latin littera (see letter).


word: LITERALLY
russian_word: буквально
example: the driver took it literally when asked to go straight over the roundabout
definition: in a literal manner or sense; exactly.
antonyms: loosely|imprecisely|metaphorically
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈlɪt(ə)rəli
phonetics_text: ˈlɪt(ə)rəli
synonyms:
verbatim|word for word|line for line|letter for letter|to the letter|exactly|precisely|faithfully|closely|strictly|strictly speaking|accurately|rigorously|literatim


word: LITERARY
russian_word: литературный
example: the great literary works of the nineteenth century|the script was too literary
antonyms: informal|colloquial|vernacular
synonyms: written|poetic|artistic|dramatic|published|printed|in print
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪt(ə)(rə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈlɪt(ə)(rə)ri
definition:
concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form.|(of language) associated with literary works or other formal writing; having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect.

origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘relating to the letters of the alphabet’): from Latin litterarius, from littera (see letter).


word: LITERATI
russian_word: литераторы
definition: well-educated people who are interested in literature.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌlɪtəˈrɑːti
phonetics_text: ˌlɪtəˈrɑːti
origin:
early 17th century: from Latin, plural of literatus ‘acquainted with letters’, from littera (see letter).


word: LITERATURE
russian_word: литература
example: a great work of literature
definition: written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪt(ə)rətʃə
phonetics_text: ˈlɪt(ə)rətʃə
synonyms:
written works|writings|(creative) writing|literary texts|compositions|letters|belles-lettres|printed works|published works|humanities|arts|liberal arts

origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘knowledge of books’): via French from Latin litteratura, from littera (see letter).


word: LITHARGE
russian_word: окись свинца
definition: lead monoxide, especially a red form used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪθɑːdʒ
phonetics_text: ˈlɪθɑːdʒ
origin:
Middle English: from Old French litarge, via Latin from Greek litharguros, from lithos ‘stone’ + arguros ‘silver’.


word: LITHE
russian_word: гибкий
example: she lay gazing up at his tall, lithe figure
definition: (especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful.
antonyms: clumsy|stiff
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: lʌɪð
phonetics_text: lʌɪð
synonyms:
agile|graceful|supple|limber|loose-limbed|nimble|deft|spry|flexible|pliant|pliable|lissom|willowy|acrobatic|fit|lithesome

origin:
Old English līthe  ‘gentle, meek’ also ‘mellow’, of Germanic origin; related to German lind ‘soft, gentle’.


word: LITHIA
russian_word: Лития
definition: lithium oxide, a white alkaline solid.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪθɪə
phonetics_text: ˈlɪθɪə
origin:
early 19th century: modern Latin, alteration of earlier lithion, from Greek, neuter of litheios, from lithos ‘stone’, on the pattern of words such as soda .


word: LITHIASIS
russian_word: образование камней
origin: mid 17th century: from medieval Latin, based on Greek lithos ‘stone’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɪˈθʌɪəsɪs
phonetics_text: lɪˈθʌɪəsɪs
definition:
the formation of stony concretions (calculi) in the body, most often in the gall bladder or urinary system.


word: LITHIUM
russian_word: литий
origin: early 19th century: from lithia + -ium.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪθɪəm
phonetics_text: ˈlɪθɪəm
definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 3, a soft silver-white metal. It is the lightest of the alkali metals.


word: LITHOGRAPHY
russian_word: литография
origin: early 19th century: from German Lithographie (see litho-, -graphy).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɪˈθɒɡrəfi
phonetics_text: lɪˈθɒɡrəfi
definition:
the process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where it is required for printing.


word: LITHOTRIPSY
russian_word: литотрипсия
origin: mid 19th century: from litho- ‘of stone’ + Greek tripsis ‘rubbing’, from tribein ‘to rub’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪθəˌtrɪpsi
phonetics_text: ˈlɪθəˌtrɪpsi
definition:
a treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves, by which a kidney stone or other calculus is broken into small particles that can be passed out by the body.


word: LITIGANT
russian_word: тяжущийся
definition: a person involved in a lawsuit.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪtɪɡ(ə)nt
phonetics_text: ˈlɪtɪɡ(ə)nt
synonyms:
litigator|opponent in law|opponent|contestant|contender|disputant|plaintiff|claimant|complainant|petitioner|appellant|respondent|party|interest|defendant|accused

origin:
mid 17th century: from French, from Latin litigant- ‘carrying on a lawsuit’, from the verb litigare (see litigate).


word: LITIGATE
russian_word: судиться
example: the plaintiff is prepared to litigate
definition: resort to legal action to settle a matter; be involved in a lawsuit.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt
phonetics_text: ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt
origin:
early 17th century: from Latin litigat- ‘disputed in a lawsuit’, from the verb litigare, from lis, lit- ‘lawsuit’.


word: LITIGATION
russian_word: судебный процесс
example: the company wishes to avoid litigation
definition: the process of taking legal action.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɪtɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: lɪtɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n
synonyms:
legal proceeding(s)|legal action|lawsuit|legal dispute|legal case|case|legal contest|action|cause|judicial proceeding(s)|suit|suit at law|legal process|prosecution|bringing of charges|indictment|trial


word: LITIGIOUS
russian_word: спорный
example: our increasingly litigious society
definition: tending or too ready to take legal action to settle disputes.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: lɪˈtɪdʒəs
phonetics_text: lɪˈtɪdʒəs
origin:
late Middle English: from Old French litigieux or Latin litigiosus from litigium ‘litigation’, from lis, lit- ‘lawsuit’.


word: LITMUS
russian_word: лакмус
origin: Middle English: from Old Norse lit-mosi, from litr ‘dye’ + mosi ‘moss’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪtməs
phonetics_text: ˈlɪtməs
definition:
a dye obtained from certain lichens that is red under acid conditions and blue under alkaline conditions.


word: LITOTES
russian_word: литота
origin: late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek litotēs, from litos ‘plain, meagre’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪtətiːz
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪtətiːz|lʌɪˈtəʊtiːz
definition:
ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g. I shan't be sorry for I shall be glad ).


word: LITRE
russian_word: литровый
example: a litre bottle of wine
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈliːtə
phonetics_text: ˈliːtə
definition:
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres (about 1.75 pints).

origin:
late 18th century: from French, alteration of litron (an obsolete measure of capacity), via medieval Latin from Greek litra, a Sicilian monetary unit.


word: LITTER
russian_word: помет
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈlɪtə
phonetics_text: ˈlɪtə
example:
always clear up after a picnic and never drop litter|a litter of five kittens|a plastic litter tray|the plant burns discarded litter from poultry farms

definition:
rubbish such as paper, cans, and bottles left lying in an open or public place.|a number of young animals born to an animal at one time.|absorbent material, typically in granular form, used to line a shallow receptacle in which a cat can urinate and defecate when indoors.|straw or other plant matter used as bedding for animals.|a structure used to transport people, containing a bed or seat enclosed by curtains and carried on men's shoulders or by animals.

synonyms:
refuse|junk|waste|debris|odds and ends|scraps|leavings|fragments|detritus|flotsam|discarded matter|dross|muck|rubbish|trash|garbage

origin:
Middle English (in litter (sense 5 of the noun)): from Old French litiere, from medieval Latin lectaria, from Latin lectus ‘bed’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th century.


word: LITTLE
russian_word: немного
example: the plants will grow into little bushes
antonyms: big|large
origin: Old English lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel .
part_of_speech: adjective|determiner|adverb
phonetic: ˈlɪt(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈlɪt(ə)l
definition:
small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).

synonyms:
small|small-scale|compact|mini|miniature|tiny|minute|minuscule|toy|baby|pocket|undersized|dwarf|midget|fun-size|bijou|dainty|cute|sweet|dear|wee|teeny|teeny-weeny|teensy|teensy-weensy|itsy-bitsy|half-pint|dinky|titchy|ickle|tiddly|little-bitty|vest-pocket|short|slight|thin|petite|diminutive|squat|stubby|elfin|dwarfish|pygmy|bantam|homuncular|Lilliputian|pint-sized|knee high to a grasshopper


word: LITTLE BY LITTLE
russian_word: постепенно
example: little by little the money dried up
definition: by degrees; gradually.
antonyms: immediately|all at once
synonyms:
gradually|slowly|by degrees|by stages|step by step|piecemeal|progressively|bit by bit|inch by inch|inchmeal|subtly|imperceptibly|unnoticeably


word: LITURGY
russian_word: литургия
example: the Church of England liturgy
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪtədʒi
phonetics_text: ˈlɪtədʒi
definition:
a form or formulary according to which public religious worship, especially Christian worship, is conducted.|(in ancient Greece) a public office or duty performed voluntarily by a rich Athenian.

synonyms:
ritual|worship|service|ceremony|rite|observance|celebration|ordinance|office|sacrament|solemnity|ceremonial|formulation|form|custom|practice|tradition|rubric

origin:
mid 16th century: via French or late Latin from Greek leitourgia ‘public service, worship of the gods’, from leitourgos ‘minister’, from lēitos ‘public’ + -ergos ‘working’.


word: LIVE
russian_word: жить
example: the doctors said she had only six months to live|I've lived in the East End all my life
definition: remain alive.|make one's home in a particular place or with a particular person.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: lɪv
phonetics_text: lɪv
synonyms:
reside|have one's home|have one's residence|be settled|be housed|lodge|board|inhabit|occupy|populate|stay|hang out|hang one's hat|put up|dwell|sojourn|be domiciled|bide

origin:
Old English libban, lifian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leven and German leben, also to life and leave1.


word: LIVELIHOOD
russian_word: средства к существованию
example: people whose livelihoods depend on the rainforest
definition: a means of securing the necessities of life.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪvlɪhʊd
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪvlɪhʊd
synonyms:
income|source of income|means of support|means|living|subsistence|keep|maintenance|sustenance|nourishment|daily bread|upkeep|job|day job|work|employment|occupation|trade|profession|career|bread and butter

origin:
Old English līflād  ‘way of life’, from līf  ‘life’ + lād ‘course’ (see lode). The change in the word's form in the 16th century was due to association with lively and -hood.


word: LIVELONG
russian_word: вечный
example: all this livelong day I lay in the sun
definition: (of a period of time) entire.
synonyms: entire|whole|total|complete|full|long|unbroken|undivided|continuous
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪvlɒŋ
phonetics_text: ˈlɪvlɒŋ
origin:
late Middle English leve longe  ‘dear long’ (see lief, long1). The change in spelling of the first word was due to association with live1.


word: LIVELY
russian_word: живой
example: a lively and uninhibited girl
definition: full of life and energy; active and outgoing.
antonyms: listless|lifeless|apathetic
origin: Old English līflic ‘living, animate’ (see life, -ly1).
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌɪvli
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪvli
synonyms:
energetic|active|animated|vigorous|dynamic|full of life|outgoing|spirited|high-spirited|vivacious|enthusiastic|vibrant|buoyant|exuberant|effervescent|cheerful|bouncy|bubbly|perky|sparkling|sprightly|spry|youthful|zesty|zestful|frisky|skittish|fun|fun-loving|bright-eyed and bushy-tailed|full of beans|chirpy|go-go|chipper|peppy|zippy|zappy|full of vim and vigour|peart


word: LIVEN
russian_word: оживить
example: liven up bland foods with a touch of mustard
definition: make or become more lively or interesting.
antonyms: calm someone down
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlʌɪv(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪv(ə)n
synonyms:
brighten up|cheer up|perk up|wake up|revive|rally|pick up|become lively|bounce back|buck up|enliven|put some life into|animate|put some spark into|raise someone's spirits|spice up|ginger up|make lively|waken/wake up|hearten|gladden|invigorate|give a boost to|rejuvenate|vitalize|restore|refresh|vivify|put some zest into|galvanize|stimulate|stir up|get going|pep up|jazz up|zhoosh (up)|hot up


word: LIVE OUT
russian_word: пережить
example:
your wedding day is the one time that you can live out your most romantic fantasies|he lived out his days as a happy family man

definition:
do something in reality that one previously only imagined.|spend the rest of one's life in a particular place or particular circumstances.|(of an employee or student) reside away from the place where one works or studies.


word: LIVERWORT
russian_word: печеночник
origin: late Old English, from liver1 + wort, translating medieval Latin hepatica .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪvəwəːt
phonetics_text: ˈlɪvəwəːt
definition:
a small flowerless green plant with leaflike stems or lobed leaves, occurring in moist habitats. Liverworts lack true roots and reproduce by means of spores released from capsules.


word: LIVERY
russian_word: ливрея
example: yeomen of the guard wearing a royal red and gold livery
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪv(ə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈlɪv(ə)ri
definition:
a special uniform worn by a servant, an official, or a member of a City Company.|short for livery stable.|(in the UK) the members of a City livery company collectively.|a provision of food or clothing for servants.|the ceremonial procedure at common law of conveying freehold land to a grantee.

synonyms:
uniform|regalia|costume|dress|attire|habit|garb|clothes|clothing|outfit|suit|garments|ensemble|robes|finery|get-up|gear|togs|clobber|duds|kit|apparel|raiment|array|vestments

origin:
Middle English: from Old French livree ‘delivered’, feminine past participle of livrer, from Latin liberare ‘liberate’ (in medieval Latin ‘hand over’). The original sense was ‘the dispensing of food, provisions, or clothing to servants’; hence livery1 (sense 4), also ‘allowance of provender for horses’, surviving in the phrase at livery and in livery stable. livery1 (sense 1) arose because medieval nobles provided matching clothes to distinguish their servants from others'.


word: LIVE UP TO
russian_word: быть достойным
example: the food more than lived up to Luke's predictions
definition: fulfil expectations.
antonyms: exceed|fall short of
synonyms:
measure up to|match up to|come up to|reach|satisfy|fulfil|achieve|meet|equal|be equal to|be on a level with|compare with|admit of comparison|bear comparison with|be good enough|fit/fill the bill|hold a candle to


word: LIVID
russian_word: мертвенно-бледный
example: he was livid that Garry had escaped|livid bruises
definition: furiously angry.|dark bluish grey in colour.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪvɪd
phonetics_text: ˈlɪvɪd
synonyms:
furious|angry|infuriated|irate|fuming|raging|seething|incensed|enraged|angered|beside oneself|wrathful|ireful|maddened|cross|annoyed|irritated|exasperated|indignant|mad|boiling|wild|seeing red|hot under the collar|up in arms|foaming at the mouth|on the warpath|steamed up|fit to be tied

origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘of a bluish leaden colour’): from French livide or Latin lividus, from livere ‘be bluish’. The sense ‘furiously angry’ dates from the early 20th century.


word: LIVING
russian_word: живой
example: she was struggling to make a living as a dancer|the benefits of country living
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪvɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈlɪvɪŋ
definition:
an income sufficient to live on or the means of earning it.|the pursuit of a lifestyle of the specified type.

synonyms:
livelihood|income|source of income|means of support|means|subsistence|keep|maintenance|sustenance|nourishment|daily bread|upkeep|job|day job|work|employment|occupation|trade|profession|career|bread and butter


word: LIVING ROOM
russian_word: гостиная
example: the apartment has a comfy living room with sofas, chairs, TV, and dining table
definition: a room in a house for general everyday use.
part_of_speech: noun
synonyms:
sitting room|lounge|parlour|front room|drawing room|morning room|reception room|salon|family room|TV room|common room


word: LIVING SPACE
russian_word: жилая площадь
part_of_speech: noun
example:
each of the houses has 74 square metres of living space|urban communities in need of more living space

definition:
space within a building in which a person or people may live.|land needed by a group or people to live in.


word: LIXIVIATE
russian_word: выщелачивать
example: the dyestuff was extracted by lixiviating freshly cut wood with water
definition: separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble constituents by the percolation of liquid.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: lɪkˈsɪvɪeɪt
phonetics_text: lɪkˈsɪvɪeɪt
origin:
mid 17th century: from modern Latin lixiviat- ‘impregnated with lye’, from the verb lixiviare, from lixivius ‘made into lye’, from lix ‘lye’.


word: LIZARD
russian_word: ящерица
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪzəd
phonetics_text: ˈlɪzəd
definition:
a reptile that typically has a long body and tail, four legs, movable eyelids, and a rough, scaly, or spiny skin.

origin:
late Middle English: from Old French lesard(e ), from Latin lacertus ‘lizard, sea fish’, also ‘muscle’.


word: LLAMA
russian_word: лама
origin: early 17th century: from Spanish, probably from Quechua.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɑːmə
phonetics_text: ˈlɑːmə
definition:
a domesticated pack animal of the camel family found in the Andes, valued for its soft woolly fleece.


word: LO
russian_word: вот
example: and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them
definition: used to draw attention to an interesting or amazing event.
part_of_speech: exclamation
phonetic: ləʊ
phonetics_text: ləʊ
origin:
natural exclamation: first recorded as lā in Old English; reinforced in Middle English by a shortened form of loke ‘look!’, imperative of look.


word: LOACH
russian_word: голец
origin: Middle English: from Old French loche, of unknown origin.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləʊtʃ
phonetics_text: ləʊtʃ
definition:
a small elongated bottom-dwelling freshwater fish with several barbels near the mouth, found in Eurasia and north-western Africa.


word: LOAD
russian_word: нагрузка
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ləʊd
phonetics_text: ləʊd
example:
in addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty pounds|the increased load on the heart caused by a raised arterial pressure|she was talking a load of rubbish|if the wire in the fuse is too thin to accept the load it will melt

definition:
a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.|a weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something.|a lot of (often used to express disapproval or dislike of something).|the amount of power supplied by a source; the resistance of moving parts to be overcome by a motor.

synonyms:
cargo|freight|freightage|charge|burden|pack|bundle|parcel|bale|consignment|haul|delivery|shipment|batch|goods|merchandise|payload|contents|truckload|shipload|boatload|containerload|busload|vanload|lorryload|lading

origin:
Old English lād  ‘way, journey, conveyance’, of Germanic origin: related to German Leite, also to lead1; compare with lode. The verb dates from the late 15th century.


word: LOADED
russian_word: нагруженный
example: a heavily loaded freight train|a trick like the one with the loaded dice
antonyms: empty
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈləʊdɪd
phonetics_text: ˈləʊdɪd
definition:
carrying or bearing a load, especially a large one.|weighted or biased towards a particular outcome.

synonyms:
full|filled|laden|packed|burdened|stuffed|crammed|brimming|freighted|stacked|supplied|stocked|chock-full|chock-a-block


word: LOADER
russian_word: погрузчик
example: a front-loader
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊdə
phonetics_text: ˈləʊdə
definition:
a machine or person that loads something.|a gun, machine, or lorry which is loaded in a specified way.


word: LOADING
russian_word: загрузка
example: the branches of a tree diminish in cross section according to their loading
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈləʊdɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈləʊdɪŋ
definition:
the application of a mechanical load or force to something.|an increase in an insurance premium due to a factor increasing the risk involved.


word: LOAFER
russian_word: бездельник
example: his handmade Italian loafers
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊfə
phonetics_text: ˈləʊfə
definition:
a person who avoids work and spends their time idly.|a leather shoe shaped like a moccasin, with a flat heel.

synonyms:
idler|layabout|good-for-nothing|ne'er-do-well|do-nothing|lounger|shirker|sluggard|slug|laggard|slugabed|malingerer|waster|slacker|cyberslacker|slob|lazybones|skiver

origin:
mid 19th century: perhaps from German Landläufer ‘tramp’, from Land ‘land’ + laufen (dialect lofen ) ‘to run’.


word: LOAM
russian_word: суглинок
definition: a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləʊm
phonetics_text: ləʊm
origin:
Old English lām  ‘clay’, of West Germanic origin: related to Dutch leem and German Lehm, also to lime1.


word: LOAN
russian_word: заем
example: borrowers can take out a loan for £84,000
definition: a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.
synonyms: credit|advance|mortgage|overdraft|debenture|lending|moneylending|advancing|sub
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ləʊn
phonetics_text: ləʊn
origin:
Middle English (also denoting a gift from a superior): from Old Norse lán, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leen, German Lehn, also to lend.


word: LOATH
russian_word: хотелось
example: I was loath to leave
definition: reluctant; unwilling.
antonyms: willing|eager
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ləʊθ
phonetics_text: ləʊθ
synonyms:
reluctant|unwilling|disinclined|ill-disposed|not in the mood|hesitant|against|averse|opposed|resistant|hostile|antagonistic|resisting

origin:
Old English lāth  ‘hostile, spiteful’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leed, German Leid ‘sorrow’.


word: LOATHE
russian_word: ненавидеть
example: she loathed him on sight
definition: feel intense dislike or disgust for.
antonyms: love|like
origin: Old English lāthian, of Germanic origin; related to loath.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ləʊð
phonetics_text: ləʊð
synonyms:
hate|detest|abhor|despise|abominate|dislike greatly|execrate|have a strong aversion to|feel repugnance towards|not be able to bear|not be able to stand|shrink from|recoil from|be repelled by|be unable to stomach|find intolerable|hatred|detestation|abhorrence|abomination|execration|odium|antipathy|dislike|hostility|animosity|ill will|ill feeling|bad feeling|malice|animus|enmity|aversion|repugnance|disgust|revulsion|yuck factor


word: LOATHSOME
russian_word: отвратительный
example: this loathsome little swine
definition: causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.
antonyms: lovable|delightful|pleasant
origin: Middle English: from archaic loath ‘disgust, loathing’ + -some1.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈləʊðs(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈləʊðs(ə)m
synonyms:
hateful|detestable|abhorrent|repulsive|odious|repugnant|repellent|disgusting|revolting|sickening|nauseating|abominable|despicable|contemptible|reprehensible|execrable|damnable|hideous|ghastly|vile|horrible|nasty|frightful|obnoxious|gross|foul|offensive|disagreeable|horrid|yucky|bogging|noisome


word: LOB
russian_word: свеча
example: he lobbed the ball over their heads
definition: throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: lɒb
phonetics_text: lɒb
synonyms:
throw|toss|fling|pitch|shy|hurl|pelt|sling|loft|cast|let fly with|flip|launch|propel|impel|bowl|chuck|bung|heave

origin:
late 16th century (in the senses ‘cause or allow to hang heavily’ and ‘behave like a lout’): from the archaic noun lob ‘lout’, ‘pendulous object’, probably from Low German or Dutch (compare with modern Dutch lubbe ‘hanging lip’). The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.


word: LOBBY
russian_word: лобби
example: they went into the hotel lobby|members of the anti-abortion lobby
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈlɒbi
phonetics_text: ˈlɒbi
definition:
a room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically one near the entrance of a public building.|(in the UK) any of several large halls in the Houses of Parliament in which MPs may meet members of the public.|a group of people seeking to influence legislators on a particular issue.

synonyms:
entrance hall|hallway|hall|entrance|vestibule|foyer|reception area|outer room|waiting room|anteroom|antechamber|porch|corridor|passage|passageway

origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘monastic cloister’): from medieval Latin lobia, lobium ‘covered walk, portico’. The verb sense (originally US) derives from the practice of frequenting the lobby of a house of legislature to influence its members into supporting a cause.


word: LOBE
russian_word: доля
example: the leaf has a broad central lobe
origin: late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek lobos ‘lobe, pod’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləʊb
phonetics_text: ləʊb
definition:
a roundish and flattish projecting or hanging part of something, typically one of two or more such parts divided by a fissure.


word: LOBELIA
russian_word: лобелия
origin: modern Latin, named after Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist to James I.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləˈbiːlɪə
phonetics_text: ləˈbiːlɪə
definition:
a chiefly tropical or subtropical plant of the bellflower family, in particular an annual widely grown as a bedding plant. Some kinds are aquatic, and some grow as thick-trunked shrubs or trees on African mountains.


word: LOBLOLLY
russian_word: ладанной
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒblɒli
phonetics_text: ˈlɒblɒli
definition:
a pine tree of the southern US that has very long slender needles and is an important source of timber.|a small evergreen tree of the tea family, with leaves that resemble those of the bay and white flowers resembling those of the camellia, native to the south-eastern US.

origin:
late 16th century (denoting thick gruel): the reason for the application of the word to the two plants, and the word's origin, are unknown.


word: LOBOTOMY
russian_word: лоботомия
example: there was talk of performing a lobotomy
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləˈbɒtəmi
phonetics_text: ləˈbɒtəmi
definition:
a surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness.


word: LOBSTER
russian_word: омар
origin: Old English lopustre, alteration of Latin locusta ‘crustacean, locust’.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈlɒbstə
phonetics_text: ˈlɒbstə
definition:
a large marine crustacean with a cylindrical body, stalked eyes, and the first of its five pairs of limbs modified as pincers.


word: LOCAL
russian_word: местный
example: researching local history|a local infection
antonyms: national|global
origin: late Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus ‘place’.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈləʊk(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈləʊk(ə)l
definition:
relating or restricted to a particular area or one's neighbourhood.|(in technical use) relating to a particular region or part, or to each of any number of these.

synonyms:
community|district|neighbourhood|regional|city|town|municipal|provincial|village|parish|parish-pump|parochial|domestic|internal|home


word: LOCALE
russian_word: место действия
example: her summers were spent in a variety of exotic locales
definition: a place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləʊˈkɑːl
phonetics_text: ləʊˈkɑːl
synonyms:
place|site|spot|area|position|location|setting|scene|venue|milieu|background|backdrop|neighbourhood|district|region|environs|locality|environment|territory|locus

origin:
late 18th century: from French local (noun), respelled to indicate stress on the final syllable; compare with morale.


word: LOCALITY
russian_word: местность
example: the rock's size and locality
definition: the position or site of something.
synonyms: position|place|situation|location|spot|point|site|scene|setting|whereabouts|bearings|locus
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lə(ʊ)ˈkalɪti
phonetics_text: lə(ʊ)ˈkalɪti
origin:
early 17th century: from French localité or late Latin localitas, from localis ‘relating to a place’ (see local).


word: LOCALIZE
russian_word: локализовать
example: we can localize the forest fire and be sure that adjacent territories will be safe
definition: restrict (something) to a particular place or part of the body.
antonyms: generalize|globalize
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈləʊk(ə)lʌɪz
phonetics_text: ˈləʊk(ə)lʌɪz
synonyms:
limit|restrict|confine|contain|restrain|constrain|circumscribe|concentrate|delimit|delimitate|isolate


word: LOCALLY
russian_word: в местном масштабе
example: I shop locally wherever possible|the service control function is installed locally
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈləʊk(ə)li
phonetics_text: ˈləʊk(ə)li
definition:
with reference to a particular area or one's neighbourhood.|in a way that applies or is only available for use in one part of a program.


word: LOCATE
russian_word: разместить
example: engineers were working to locate the fault
definition: discover the exact place or position of.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt
phonetics_text: lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt
synonyms:
find|discover|pinpoint|detect|track down|run to earth|unearth|hit on|come across|reveal|bring to light|sniff out|smoke out|search out|ferret out|turn up|uncover|come up with|lay one's hands on|pin down|light on|stumble across/on|chance on|put one's finger on

origin:
early 16th century: from Latin locat- ‘placed’, from the verb locare, from locus ‘place’. The original sense was as a legal term meaning ‘let out on hire’, later (late 16th century) ‘assign to a particular place’, then (particularly in North American usage) ‘establish in a place’. The sense ‘discover the exact position of’ dates from the late 19th century.


word: LOCATION
russian_word: расположение
example: the property is set in a convenient location
origin: late 16th century: from Latin locatio(n- ), from the verb locare (see locate).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
definition:
a particular place or position.|an area where black South Africans were obliged by apartheid laws to live, usually on the outskirts of a town or city. The term was later replaced by township.

synonyms:
position|place|situation|site|locality|locale|spot|whereabouts|point|placement|scene|setting|area|environment|bearings|orientation|venue|address|locus


word: LOCATIVE
russian_word: местный
origin: early 19th century: from locate, on the pattern of vocative .
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈlɒkətɪv
phonetics_text: ˈlɒkətɪv
definition:
relating to or denoting a case in some languages of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, expressing location.


word: LOCHIA
russian_word: лохии
definition: the normal discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒkɪə
phonetics_text: ˈlɒkɪə|ˈləʊkɪə
origin:
late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek lokhia, neuter plural (used as a noun) of lokhios ‘of childbirth’.


word: LOCK
russian_word: запирать
synonyms: bolt|catch|fastener|clasp|bar|hasp|latch
origin: Old English loc, of Germanic origin; related to German Loch ‘hole’.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lɒk
phonetics_text: lɒk
example:
the key turned firmly in the lock|there was a lock every quarter of a mile|all of this makes him a lock to make the Hall of Fame

definition:
a mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key.|a short section of a canal or river with gates and sluices at each end which can be opened or closed to change the water level, used for raising and lowering boats.|the turning of the front wheels of a vehicle to change its direction of motion.|a player in the second row of a scrum.|a person or thing that is certain to succeed; a certainty.|a mechanism for exploding the charge of a gun.


word: LOCKER
russian_word: ящик
origin: late Middle English: probably related to Flemish loker .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒkə
phonetics_text: ˈlɒkə
definition:
a small lockable cupboard or compartment, typically as one of a number placed together for public use, e.g. in schools or railway stations.|a device that locks something.


word: LOCKET
russian_word: медальон
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒkɪt
phonetics_text: ˈlɒkɪt
definition:
a small ornamental case, typically made of gold or silver, worn round a person's neck on a chain and used to hold things of sentimental value, such as a photograph or lock of hair.|a metal plate or band on a scabbard.

origin:
late Middle English (in locket (sense 2)): from Old French locquet, diminutive of loc ‘latch, lock’, of Germanic origin; related to lock1. locket (sense 1) dates from the late 17th century.


word: LOCKOUT
russian_word: локаут
example: the union took strike action and management responded with a lockout
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒkaʊt
phonetics_text: ˈlɒkaʊt
definition:
the exclusion of employees by their employer from their place of work until certain terms are agreed to.


word: LOCOMOTION
russian_word: передвижение
example: the muscles that are concerned with locomotion
definition: movement or the ability to move from one place to another.
origin: mid 17th century: from Latin loco, ablative of locus ‘place’ + motio (see motion).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləʊkəˈməʊʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: ləʊkəˈməʊʃ(ə)n
synonyms:
movement|motion|moving|shifting|stirring|action|travel|travelling|mobility|motility|walking|ambulation|perambulation|running|progress|progression|passage|transit|transport|headway


word: LOCOMOTIVE
russian_word: локомотив
example: a diesel locomotive
definition: a powered railway vehicle used for pulling trains.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ləʊkəˈməʊtɪv
phonetics_text: ləʊkəˈməʊtɪv
origin:
early 17th century (as an adjective): from modern Latin locomotivus, from Latin loco (ablative of locus ‘place’) + late Latin motivus ‘motive’, suggested by medieval Latin in loco moveri ‘move by change of position’.


word: LOCOWEED
russian_word: астрагал
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊkəʊwiːd
phonetics_text: ˈləʊkəʊwiːd
definition:
a plant of the pea family that can cause a brain disorder if eaten by livestock, the symptoms of which include unpredictable behaviour and loss of coordination.|cannabis.


word: LOCUM
russian_word: временный заместитель
origin: early 20th century: short for locum tenens.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊkəm
phonetics_text: ˈləʊkəm
definition:
a person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession, especially a cleric or doctor.


word: LOCUS
russian_word: местоположение
origin: early 18th century: from Latin, ‘place’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊkəs
phonetics_text: ˈləʊkəs
example:
it is impossible to specify the exact locus in the brain of these neural events|a parabola is the locus of a point that moves so as to be equidistant from a fixed point and a straight line

definition:
a particular position or place where something occurs or is situated.|a curve or other figure formed by all the points satisfying a particular equation of the relation between coordinates, or by a point, line, or surface moving according to mathematically defined conditions.|short for locus standi.


word: LOCUST
russian_word: саранча
origin: Middle English: via Old French locuste from Latin locusta ‘locust, crustacean’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊkəst
phonetics_text: ˈləʊkəst
definition:
a large, mainly tropical grasshopper with strong powers of flight. It is usually solitary, but from time to time there is a population explosion and it migrates in vast swarms which cause extensive damage to vegetation.|the large edible pod of some plants of the pea family, in particular the carob bean, which is said to resemble a locust.|a carob tree, false acacia, or similar pod-bearing tree of the pea family.


word: LOCUTION
russian_word: оборот речи
origin: late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin locutio(n- ), from loqui ‘speak’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: ləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n
definition:
a word or phrase, especially with regard to style or idiom.|an utterance regarded in terms of its intrinsic meaning or reference, as distinct from its function or purpose in context.


word: LODE
russian_word: залежь
example: the tin oxide was very thinly scattered within the lode
definition: a vein of metal ore in the earth.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləʊd
phonetics_text: ləʊd
origin:
Old English lād  ‘way, course’, variant of load. The term denoted a watercourse in late Middle English and a lodestone in the early 16th century The current sense dates from the early 17th century.


word: LODESTAR
russian_word: путеводная звезда
definition: a star that is used to guide the course of a ship, especially the Pole Star.
origin: Middle English: from lode in the obsolete sense ‘way, course’ + star.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊdstɑː
phonetics_text: ˈləʊdstɑː
synonyms:
guide|guiding star|guiding light|role model|model|luminary|exemplar|ideal|inspiration|criterion|aim|guiding principle|standard|pattern


word: LODGE
russian_word: домик
example: the foundation of the Grand Lodge of England
synonyms: gatehouse|cottage|toll house
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lɒdʒ
phonetics_text: lɒdʒ
definition:
a small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee.|a branch or meeting place of an organization such as the Freemasons.

origin:
Middle English loge, via Old French loge ‘arbour, hut’ from medieval Latin laubia, lobia (see lobby), of Germanic origin; related to German Laube ‘arbour’.


word: LODGEMENT
russian_word: подача
origin: late 16th century: from French logement ‘dwelling’, from Old French loge ‘arbour’ (see lodge).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒdʒm(ə)nt
phonetics_text: ˈlɒdʒm(ə)nt
example:
they found a lodgement for the hook in the parapet|the temporary lodgement of the capital in a bank deposit account

definition:
a place in which a person or thing is located or lodged.|the action of depositing or lodging something.


word: LOESS
russian_word: лесс
origin: mid 19th century: from German Löss, from Swiss German lösch ‘loose’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊɪs
phonetics_text: ˈləʊɪs|ləːs
definition:
a loosely compacted yellowish-grey deposit of wind-blown sediment of which extensive deposits occur e.g. in eastern China and the American Midwest.


word: LOFT
russian_word: чердак
example: the best way to prevent this heat loss is by insulating the loft
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lɒft
phonetics_text: lɒft
definition:
a room or space directly under the roof of a house or other building, used for accommodation or storage.|upward inclination given to the ball in a stroke.|the thickness of insulating matter in an object such as a sleeping bag.

origin:
late Old English, from Old Norse lopt ‘air, sky, upper room’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lucht and German Luft .


word: LOFTED
russian_word: сечениям
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɒftɪd
phonetics_text: ˈlɒftɪd
example:
Vagner scored the game's only goal with a lofted long-range shot|a lot of people in this situation choose a lofted club that requires a long swing to get the ball up to the hole

definition:
(of a ball) kicked or hit with a high trajectory.|(of a golf club) having a head with backward slope.


word: LOG
russian_word: журнал
synonyms: chunk of wood|branch|tree trunk|bole|stump|block of wood|billet|timber
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lɒɡ
phonetics_text: lɒɡ
example:
she tripped over a fallen log|a ship's log|errors late in the game cost them a shot at the log of wood

definition:
a part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off.|an official record of events during the voyage of a ship or aircraft.|an apparatus for determining the speed of a ship, originally one consisting of a float attached to a knotted line that is wound on a reel, the distance run out in a certain time being used as an estimate of the vessel's speed.|the Ranfurly Shield, an interprovincial rugby union trophy competed for annually in New Zealand.

origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bulky mass of wood’): of unknown origin; perhaps symbolic of the notion of heaviness. log1 (sense 3 of the noun) originally denoted a thin quadrant of wood loaded to float upright in the water, whence ‘ship's journal’ in which information derived from this device was recorded.


word: LOGANBERRY
russian_word: логанова ягода
origin: late 19th century: from the name of John H. Logan (1841–1928), American horticulturalist, + berry.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊɡ(ə)nˌb(ə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈləʊɡ(ə)nˌb(ə)ri|ˈləʊɡ(ə)nˌbɛri
definition:
an edible dull-red soft fruit, considered to be a hybrid of a raspberry and an American dewberry.|the scrambling plant that bears the loganberry.


word: LOGARITHM
russian_word: логарифм
example: proportional to the logarithm to the base 10 of the concentration
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒɡərɪð(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈlɒɡərɪð(ə)m
definition:
a quantity representing the power to which a fixed number (the base) must be raised to produce a given number.

origin:
early 17th century: from modern Latin logarithmus, from Greek logos ‘reckoning, ratio’ + arithmos ‘number’.


word: LOGGER
russian_word: лесоруб
example: a data logger
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒɡə
phonetics_text: ˈlɒɡə
definition:
a person who fells trees for timber; a lumberjack.|a device or computer program for making a systematic recording of events, observations, or measurements.


word: LOGGERHEAD
russian_word: болван
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒɡəhɛd
phonetics_text: ˈlɒɡəhɛd
definition:
a reddish-brown turtle with a very large head, occurring chiefly in warm seas.|a widespread North American shrike, having mainly grey plumage with a black eyestripe, wings, and tail.|a foolish person.

origin:
late 16th century (in loggerhead (sense 3)): from dialect logger ‘block of wood for hobbling a horse’ + head.


word: LOGGIA
russian_word: лоджия
origin: mid 18th century: from Italian, ‘lodge’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊdʒə
phonetics_text: ˈləʊdʒə|ˈlɒdʒə|ˈləʊdʒɪə
definition:
a gallery or room with one or more open sides, especially one that forms part of a house and has one side open to the garden.


word: LOGIC
russian_word: логика
example: experience is a better guide to this than deductive logic
synonyms: science of reasoning|science of deduction|science of thought|dialectics|argumentation|ratiocination
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒdʒɪk
phonetics_text: ˈlɒdʒɪk
definition:
reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.|a system or set of principles underlying the arrangements of elements in a computer or electronic device so as to perform a specified task.

origin:
late Middle English: via Old French logique and late Latin logica from Greek logikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of reason’, from logos ‘word, reason’.


word: LOGICAL
russian_word: логический
example: a logical impossibility
definition: of or according to the rules of logic or formal argument.
origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin logicalis from late Latin logica (see logic).
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l
synonyms:
reasoning|thinking|straight-thinking|rational|objective|analytical|cerebral|insightful|intelligent|judicious|wise|sensible|hard-headed


word: LOGICISM
russian_word: логицизм
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒdʒɪsɪz(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈlɒdʒɪsɪz(ə)m
definition:
the theory that all mathematics can ultimately be deduced from purely formal logical axioms, introduced by Frege and developed by Bertrand Russell.


word: LOGISTICS
russian_word: логистика
example: the logistics of a large-scale rock show demand certain necessities
definition: the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation.
origin: late 19th century: from French logistique, from loger ‘to lodge’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləˈdʒɪstɪks
phonetics_text: ləˈdʒɪstɪks
synonyms:
organization|planning|plans|management|arrangement|administration|masterminding|direction|orchestration|regimentation|engineering|coordination|execution|handling|running|strategy|tactics


word: LOGO
russian_word: логотип
example: the Olympic logo was emblazoned across the tracksuits
origin: 1930s: abbreviation of logogram or logotype.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒɡəʊ
phonetics_text: ˈlɒɡəʊ|ˈləʊɡəʊ
definition:
a symbol or other small design adopted by an organization to identify its products, uniform, vehicles, etc.

synonyms:
emblem|trademark|device|symbol|design|sign|mark|figure|stamp|monogram|insignia|crest|seal|coat of arms|shield|badge|motif|hallmark|logotype|colophon


word: LOGOGRAM
russian_word: логограмма
origin: mid 19th century: from Greek logos ‘word’ + -gram1.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒɡə(ʊ)ɡram
phonetics_text: ˈlɒɡə(ʊ)ɡram
definition:
a sign or character representing a word or phrase, such as those used in shorthand and some ancient writing systems.


word: LOGOS
russian_word: логотипы
origin: Greek, ‘word, reason’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒɡɒs
phonetics_text: ˈlɒɡɒs
definition:
the Word of God, or principle of divine reason and creative order, identified in the Gospel of John with the second person of the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ.|(in Jungian psychology) the principle of reason and judgement, associated with the animus.


word: LOGROLLING
russian_word: взаимные услуги
example: they have gained leverage on Capitol Hill by a talent for political logrolling
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒɡrəʊlɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈlɒɡrəʊlɪŋ
definition:
the practice of exchanging favours, especially in politics by reciprocal voting for each other's proposed legislation.|a sport in which two contestants stand on a floating log and try to knock each other off by spinning it with their feet.


word: LOGWOOD
russian_word: кампешевое дерево
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒɡwʊd
phonetics_text: ˈlɒɡwʊd
definition:
a spiny Caribbean tree of the pea family, the dark heartwood of which yields haematoxylin and other dyes.


word: LOINCLOTH
russian_word: набедренная повязка
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɔɪnklɒθ
phonetics_text: ˈlɔɪnklɒθ
definition:
a single piece of cloth wrapped round the hips, typically worn by men in some hot countries as their only garment.


word: LOITER
russian_word: слоняться без дела
example: she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms
definition: stand or wait around without apparent purpose.
origin: late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch loteren ‘wag about’.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlɔɪtə
phonetics_text: ˈlɔɪtə
synonyms:
linger|potter|wait|skulk|loaf|lounge|idle|laze|waste time|kill time|while away time|hang around/round|hang about|mooch about/around|tarry


word: LOLL
russian_word: крениться
example: the two girls lolled in their chairs
definition: sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
origin: late Middle English: probably symbolic of dangling.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: lɒl
phonetics_text: lɒl
synonyms:
lounge|sprawl|drape oneself|stretch oneself|lie|sit|flop|slouch|slump|laze|luxuriate|put one's feet up|lean back|recline|relax|take it easy|repose|rest|loaf|idle|vegetate|hang around/round|hang about


word: LOMBARD
russian_word: банкир
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈlɒmbəd
phonetics_text: ˈlɒmbəd|ˈlɒmbɑːd
definition:
a member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.|a native of Lombardy in northern Italy.|the Italian dialect of Lombardy.

origin:
from Italian lombardo, representing late Latin Langobardus, of Germanic origin, from the base of long1 + the ethnic name Bardi .


word: LONE
russian_word: одинокий
example: I approached a lone drinker across the bar|houses in lone rural settings
definition: having no companions; solitary or single.|(of a place) unfrequented and remote.
antonyms: populous|crowded
origin: late Middle English: shortening of alone.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ləʊn
phonetics_text: ləʊn
synonyms:
solitary|single|solo|unaccompanied|unescorted|alone|all alone|by oneself/itself|sole|without companions|companionless|individual|distinct|detached|isolated|unique|lonely


word: LONELINESS
russian_word: одиночество
example: feelings of depression and loneliness|the loneliness of the farm
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊnlɪnɪs
phonetics_text: ˈləʊnlɪnɪs
definition:
sadness because one has no friends or company.|(of a place) the quality of being unfrequented and remote; isolation.

synonyms:
isolation|friendlessness|lack of friends/companions|forsakenness|abandonment|rejection|unpopularity|sadness|unhappiness|forlornness|despondency|lonesomeness|solitariness|solitude|lack of company|aloneness|separation|remoteness|inaccessibility|seclusion|secludedness|desertedness


word: LONELY
russian_word: одиноко
example: lonely old people whose families do not care for them|a lonely country lane
definition: sad because one has no friends or company.|(of a place) unfrequented and remote.
antonyms: popular
origin: late 16th century: from lone + -ly1.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈləʊnli
phonetics_text: ˈləʊnli
synonyms:
isolated|alone|all alone|friendless|companionless|without friends/companions|with no one to turn to|outcast|forsaken|abandoned|rejected|unloved|unwanted|unpopular|sad|unhappy|forlorn|despondent|lonesome


word: LONER
russian_word: одиночка
example: my interest in birdwatching had made me a bit of a loner
definition: a person that prefers not to associate with others.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊnə
phonetics_text: ˈləʊnə
synonyms:
recluse|introvert|lone wolf|hermit|solitary|misanthrope|outsider|maverick|nonconformist|individual|hikikomori|eremite|cenobite|anchorite|stylite|solitudinarian


word: LONG
russian_word: долго
antonyms: short
part_of_speech: adjective|noun|adverb
phonetic: lɒŋ
phonetics_text: lɒŋ
example:
a long corridor|a long and distinguished career|write a long report|winning against long odds|an industry that's long on ideas but short on cash

definition:
measuring a great distance from end to end.|lasting or taking a great amount of time.|relatively great in extent.|(of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good ).|(of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a low level of probability.|(of shares, bonds, or other assets) bought in advance, with the expectation of a rise in price.|(of a drink) large and refreshing, and in which alcohol, if present, is not concentrated.|well supplied with.

synonyms:
lengthy|of considerable length|extended|prolonged|extensive|stretched out|spread out|long-lasting|lasting

origin:
Old English lang, long (adjective), lange, longe (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lang .


word: LONGBOW
russian_word: большой лук
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒŋbəʊ
phonetics_text: ˈlɒŋbəʊ
definition:
a large bow drawn by hand and shooting a long feathered arrow. It was the chief weapon of English armies from the 14th century until the introduction of firearms.


word: LONGHAIR
russian_word: длинношерстный
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒŋhɛː
phonetics_text: ˈlɒŋhɛː
definition:
a person with long hair or characteristics associated with it, such as a hippy.|a cat of a long-haired breed.


word: LONGING
russian_word: страстное желание
example: Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days
definition: a yearning desire.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈlɒŋɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈlɒŋɪŋ
synonyms:
yearning|pining|craving|ache|burning|hunger|thirst|itch|urge|lust|hankering|need|eagerness|zeal|covetousness|wish|fancy|desire|want|hope|aspiration|dream|yen


word: LONGITUDE
russian_word: долгота
example: at a longitude of 2° W
origin: late Middle English (also denoting length and tallness): from Latin longitudo, from longus ‘long’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd
phonetics_text: ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd|ˈlɒn(d)ʒɪtjuːd
definition:
the angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.


word: LONGITUDINAL
russian_word: продольный
example: longitudinal muscles|longitudinal positions|a longitudinal study of ten patients
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌlɒŋɡɪˈtjuːdɪn(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˌlɒŋɡɪˈtjuːdɪn(ə)l|ˌlɒn(d)ʒɪˈtjuːdɪn(ə)l
definition:
running lengthwise rather than across.|relating to longitude; measured from east to west.|(of research or data) involving information about an individual or group gathered over a long period of time.


word: LONG SIGHT
russian_word: дальнозоркость
part_of_speech: noun
definition:
the inability to see things clearly, especially if they are relatively close to the eyes, owing to the focusing of rays of light by the eye at a point behind the retina.


word: LONG-SIGHTED
russian_word: дальнозоркий
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌlɒŋˈsʌɪtɪd
phonetics_text: ˌlɒŋˈsʌɪtɪd
definition:
unable to see things clearly, especially if they are relatively close to the eyes, owing to the focusing of rays of light by the eye at a point behind the retina; hyperopic.


word: LONG-SUFFERING
russian_word: многострадальный
example: his long-suffering wife
definition: having or showing patience in spite of troubles, especially those caused by other people.
antonyms: impatient|complaining
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌlɒŋˈsʌfərɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˌlɒŋˈsʌfərɪŋ
synonyms:
patient|forbearing|tolerant|uncomplaining|with the patience of Job|stoical|resigned|easy-going|indulgent|charitable|accommodating|forgiving|submissive|deferential|acquiescent|meek|docile|compliant|mild


word: LONG-WINDED
russian_word: многоречивый
example: a long-winded question
antonyms: concise|succinct|laconic
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌlɒŋˈwɪndɪd
phonetics_text: ˌlɒŋˈwɪndɪd
definition:
(of speech or writing) continuing at tedious length.|capable of doing something for a long time without becoming breathless.

synonyms:
lengthy|long|overlong|prolonged|protracted|long-drawn-out|interminable|tedious|wearisome|boring|discursive|diffuse|rambling|meandering|repetitious|tautological|periphrastic|circumlocutory|tortuous|verbose|wordy|prolix|windy|pleonastic|ambagious|sesquipedalian


word: LOO
russian_word: туалет
example: make sure you go to the loo before you go on stage
definition: a toilet.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: luː
phonetics_text: luː
origin:
1940s: many theories have been put forward about the word's origin: one suggests the source is Waterloo, a trade name for iron cisterns in the early part of the century; the evidence remains inconclusive.


word: LOOFAH
russian_word: люфа
origin: late 19th century: from Egyptian Arabic lūfa, denoting the plant.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːfə
phonetics_text: ˈluːfə
definition:
the fibrous interior of a fruit that resembles a marrow, dried and used as a sponge for washing the body.|the tropical Old World climbing plant of the gourd family that produces loofahs, which are also edible.


word: LOOK
russian_word: смотреть
antonyms: ignore
origin: Old English lōcian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German dialect lugen .
part_of_speech: verb|noun|exclamation
phonetic: lʊk
phonetics_text: lʊk
example:
people were looking at him|I look at tennis differently from some coaches|her father looked unhappy|she will look to you for help

definition:
direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction.|think of or regard in a specified way.|have the appearance or give the impression of being.|rely on (someone) to do or provide something.

synonyms:
glance|gaze|stare|gape|peer|fix one's gaze|focus|peep|peek|take a look|watch|examine|study|inspect|scan|scrutinize|survey|check|contemplate|consider|see|observe|view|regard|pay attention to|take note of|mark|check out|glimpse|spot|spy|lay one's eyes on|catch sight of|eye|take in|ogle|take a gander|have a squint|get a load of|rubberneck|recce|take a dekko|take a butcher's|take a shufti|clock|gawp|eyeball|behold|espy|descry


word: LOOK AFTER
russian_word: заботиться
example: Meg is expected to come straight home from school and look after her younger sister
definition: take care of someone or something.
synonyms:
take care of|care for|attend to|tend|mind|minister to|take charge of|supervise|protect|guard|keep an eye on|keep safe|be responsible for|watch|sit with|nurse|babysit|childmind


word: LOOKALIKE
russian_word: двойник
example: an Elvis Presley lookalike
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʊkəlʌɪk
phonetics_text: ˈlʊkəlʌɪk
definition:
a person or thing that closely resembles another, especially someone who looks very similar to a famous person.

synonyms:
double|twin|exact likeness|image|living image|mirror image|exact match|replica|clone|imitation|duplicate|copy|facsimile|Doppelgänger|spitting image|spit|spit and image|ringer|dead ringer


word: LOOK BACK
russian_word: вспоминать прошлое
definition: think of the past.|suffer a setback or interrupted progress.
example:
don't waste time looking back on things that have caused you distress|she launched her own company in 1981 and has never looked back

synonyms:
reflect on|think about|remember|recall|bring to mind|muse on|brood on|ponder on|reminisce about|be nostalgic about|hark back to


word: LOOK DOWN ON
russian_word: смотреть сверху вниз
example: my mother had social pretensions and looked down on most of our neighbours
definition: regard someone with a feeling of superiority.
antonyms: look up to
synonyms:
disdain|scorn|hold in disdain|regard with contempt|treat with contempt|sneer at|spurn|shun|disparage|pooh-pooh|despise|look down one's nose at|turn up one's nose at


word: LOOKER
russian_word: красавица
definition: a person who looks.|a person with a specified appearance.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʊkə
phonetics_text: ˈlʊkə
example:
it depends on whether you are a listener, a looker or a doer|a tough looker is not necessarily a tough fighter


word: LOOK FORWARD TO
russian_word: предвкушать
example: we look forward to seeing you
definition: await something eagerly.
antonyms: dread
synonyms:
await with pleasure|anticipate|wait for|be unable to wait for|count the days until|long for|hope for|lick one's lips over


word: LOOK INTO
russian_word: заглядывать
example: the police looked into his business dealings
definition: investigate something.
synonyms:
investigate|explore|research|inquire about|make inquiries about|find out about|ask questions about|ask about|probe|search into|go into|delve into|dig into|examine|study|scrutinize|check|analyse|follow up|check up on|pore over|take stock of|vet|audit|check out


word: LOOK ON
russian_word: считать за
definition: watch without getting involved.|think of or regard someone or something in a specified way.
example:
Cameron was looking on and making no move to help|many scientists continued to look on such speculations as little more than science fiction


word: LOOKOUT
russian_word: бдительность
example: a fortified lookout tower|‘What if he gets fits?’ ‘It's a bad lookout in that case.’
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʊkaʊt
phonetics_text: ˈlʊkaʊt
definition:
a place from which to keep watch or view the landscape.|used to indicate whether a likely outcome is good or bad.

synonyms:
observation post|lookout point|lookout station|lookout tower|watchtower|tower|post|coastguard station


word: LOOK OUT
russian_word: высматривать
definition: be vigilant and take notice.|search for and produce something.
example:
‘Look out!’ warned Billie, seeing a movement from the room beyond|I've got a catalogue somewhere and I'll look it out if you're interested

synonyms:
beware|watch out|be on (one's) guard|be alert|be wary|be vigilant|be careful|be cautious|pay attention|take heed|heed|keep one's eyes open|keep one's eyes peeled/skinned|keep an eye out|be on the qui vive


word: LOOK OVER
russian_word: просматривать
example: they looked over a property in Great Marlborough Street
definition: inspect something with a view to establishing its merits.
synonyms:
inspect|examine|check|monitor|read through|look through|scan|run through|cast an eye over|leaf through|flick through|flip through|browse|take stock of|view|peruse|take a dekko at|check out|eyeball


word: LOOK THROUGH
russian_word: просматривать
antonyms: acknowledge
example:
we looked through all the books and this was still the one we liked best|he glanced up once but looked right through me

definition:
quickly read through a book or other written material.|ignore someone by pretending not to see them.

synonyms:
inspect|examine|check|monitor|read through|look something over|scan|run through|cast an eye over|leaf through|flick through|flip through|browse|take stock of|view|peruse|take a dekko at|check out|eyeball


word: LOOK UP
russian_word: искать
definition: search for and find a piece of information in a book or database.|(of a situation) improve.
example:
the translation process amounted to little more than looking up words in bilingual dictionaries|things seemed to be looking up at last

synonyms:
improve|show improvement|get better|pick up|advance|develop|come along/on|progress|make progress|make headway|shape up|perk up|rally|take a turn for the better


word: LOON
russian_word: гагара
example: if only she weren't such a lovesick loon
definition: a silly or foolish person.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: luːn
phonetics_text: luːn
origin:
late 19th century: from loon2 (referring to the bird's actions when escaping from danger), perhaps influenced by loony.


word: LOOP
russian_word: петля
example: make a loop in the twine|a feedback loop
synonyms: bend|curve|kink|arc
origin: late Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with Scottish Gaelic lùb ‘loop, bend’.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: luːp
phonetics_text: luːp
definition:
a shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself.|a structure, series, or process, the end of which is connected to the beginning.


word: LOOPER
russian_word: петлителя
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːpə
phonetics_text: ˈluːpə
definition:
a caterpillar of a geometrid moth, which moves forward by arching and straightening its body.|a device for making loops.


word: LOOPHOLE
russian_word: лазейка
example: they exploited tax loopholes
definition: an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules.|an arrow slit in a wall.
origin: late 16th century (denoting an arrow slit): from obsolete loop ‘embrasure’ + hole.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈluːphəʊl
phonetics_text: ˈluːphəʊl
synonyms:
means of evasion/avoidance|means of escape|escape clause|escape route|ambiguity|omission|inadequacy|flaw|fault|defect|crack|inconsistency|discrepancy|shortcoming|slip|let-out|let-out clause|dodge


word: LOOSE
russian_word: свободно
antonyms: secure|tight
part_of_speech: adjective|noun|verb
phonetic: luːs
phonetics_text: luːs
example:
a loose tooth|she slipped into a loose T-shirt|the fabric's loose weave|a loose interpretation|she ran the risk of being called a loose woman

definition:
not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.|(of a garment) not fitting tightly or closely.|not close, compact, or solid in structure or formation.|not strict or exact.|engaging in casual sexual encounters or relationships.

synonyms:
not fixed in place|not secure|insecure|unsecured|unattached|detached|unfastened|wobbly|rickety|unsteady|movable

origin:
Middle English loos  ‘free from bonds’, from Old Norse lauss, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German los .


word: LOOSELY
russian_word: свободно
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈluːsli
phonetics_text: ˈluːsli
example:
her hair hung loosely over her shoulders|a loosely fitting white shirt|buildings are grouped loosely around a village green|he moved loosely from side to side

definition:
in a way that is not firmly or tightly fixed or held together.|in a way that does not fit tightly or closely.|in a way that is not close, compact, or solid in structure or formation.|in a physically relaxed manner.


word: LOOSEN
russian_word: ослаблять
example: loosen your collar and tie|his main mistake was to loosen monetary policy
definition: make (something tied, fastened, or fixed in place) less tight or firm.|make less strict.
antonyms: tighten
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈluːs(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈluːs(ə)n
synonyms:
make slack|slacken|slack|unstick|unfasten|detach|release|disconnect|undo|unclasp|unlatch|unbolt|unhook|let out


word: LOOSESTRIFE
russian_word: дербенник
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːsˌstrʌɪf
phonetics_text: ˈluːsˌstrʌɪf
definition:
any of a number of tall plants which bear upright spikes of flowers and grow by water and in wet ground.

origin:
mid 16th century: from loose + strife, taking the Greek name lusimakheion (actually from Lusimakhos, the name of its discoverer) to be directly from luein ‘undo’ + makhē ‘battle’.


word: LOPHOPHORE
russian_word: лофофора
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊfəˌfɔː
phonetics_text: ˈləʊfəˌfɔː|ˈlɒfəˌfɔː
definition:
a structure in certain small marine invertebrates, having the shape of a horseshoe and bearing ciliated tentacles around the mouth.


word: LOPSIDED
russian_word: односторонний
example: a lopsided grin
definition: with one side lower or smaller than the other.
antonyms: even|level|balanced
origin: early 18th century: from lop2 + side + -ed1.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: lɒpˈsʌɪdɪd
phonetics_text: lɒpˈsʌɪdɪd
synonyms:
asymmetrical|unsymmetrical|uneven|unevenly balanced|unbalanced|off-balance|off-centre|unequal|askew|skew|skewed|squint|tilted|tilting|crooked|sloping|slanted|aslant|one-sided|out of true|out of line|to one side|awry|skew-whiff|cock-eyed


word: LOQUACIOUS
russian_word: словоохотливый
example: never loquacious, Sarah was now totally lost for words
definition: tending to talk a great deal; talkative.
antonyms: reticent|taciturn
origin: mid 17th century: from Latin loquax, loquac- (from loqui ‘talk’) + -ious.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ləˈkweɪʃəs
phonetics_text: ləˈkweɪʃəs
synonyms:
talkative|garrulous|voluble|over-talkative|long-winded|wordy|verbose|profuse|prolix|effusive|gushing|rambling|communicative|chatty|gossipy|gossiping|chattering|chattery|babbling|blathering|gibbering|with the gift of the gab|yakking|big-mouthed|gabby|gassy|talky|multiloquent|multiloquous


word: LOQUACITY
russian_word: болтливость
example: he was renowned for loquacity
definition: the quality of talking a great deal; talkativeness.
antonyms: taciturnity|succinctness
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ləˈkwasɪti
phonetics_text: ləˈkwasɪti
synonyms:
talkativeness|over-talkativeness|garrulousness|garrulity|volubility|long-windedness|wordiness|prolixity|verbosity|verbiage|effusiveness|profuseness|chattiness|chattering|babble|blathering|gibbering|the gift of the gab|yackety-yak|yakking|big mouth|blah-blah|gabbiness|gassiness|logorrhoea|multiloquence


word: LOQUAT
russian_word: локва
origin: early 19th century: from Chinese dialect luh kwat ‘rush orange’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊkwɒt
phonetics_text: ˈləʊkwɒt
definition:
a small yellow egg-shaped acidic fruit.|the evergreen East Asian tree of the rose family that bears the loquat, cultivated both for its fruit and as an ornamental.


word: LOQUITUR
russian_word: говорит
origin: Latin, from loqui ‘talk, speak’.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlɒkwɪtə
phonetics_text: ˈlɒkwɪtə
definition:
(he or she) speaks (with the speaker's name following, as a stage direction or to inform the reader).


word: LORAN
russian_word: радионавигационная система дальнего действия
example: he checked his bearings on the loran
origin: 1940s: from lo(ng-)ra(nge) n(avigation) .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɔːran
phonetics_text: ˈlɔːran|ˈlɒran
definition:
a system of long-distance navigation in which position is determined from the intervals between signal pulses received from widely spaced radio transmitters.


word: LORD
russian_word: господин
example: lords and ladies were entertained here
definition: a man of noble rank or high office; a nobleman.
antonyms: commoner
part_of_speech: noun|exclamation|verb
phonetic: lɔːd
phonetics_text: lɔːd
synonyms:
noble|nobleman|peer|aristocrat|patrician|grandee|feudal lord|landowner|lord of the manor|seigneur|duke|earl|viscount

origin:
Old English hlāford, from hlāfweard  ‘bread-keeper’, from a Germanic base (see loaf1, ward). Compare with lady.


word: LORDLY
russian_word: барский
example: lordly titles
definition: of, characteristic of, or suitable for a lord.
antonyms: lowly
origin: Old English hlāfordlic (see lord, -ly1).
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɔːdli
phonetics_text: ˈlɔːdli
synonyms:
noble|aristocratic|princely|kingly|regal|royal|imperial|courtly|stately|magnificent|majestic|grand|august|lofty|exalted|dignified|imposing|impressive


word: LORDSHIP
russian_word: светлость
example: his lordship over the other gods|if Your Lordship pleases
origin: Old English hlāfordscipe (see lord, -ship).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɔːdʃɪp
phonetics_text: ˈlɔːdʃɪp
definition:
supreme power or rule.|(in the UK) a respectful form of reference or address to a judge, a bishop, or a man with a title.


word: LORE
russian_word: знания
example: the jinns of Arabian lore
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɔː
phonetics_text: lɔː
definition:
a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.

synonyms:
mythology|myths|legends|stories|traditions|folklore|culture|beliefs|sayings|superstitions|fantasy|oral tradition|mythos|mythus|knowledge|learning|wisdom|know-how|how-to

origin:
Old English lār  ‘instruction’, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch leer, German Lehre, also to learn.


word: LORIS
russian_word: лори
origin: late 18th century: from French, perhaps from obsolete Dutch loeris ‘clown’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɔːrɪs
phonetics_text: ˈlɔːrɪs
definition:
a small, slow-moving nocturnal Asian primate with a short or absent tail, living in dense vegetation.


word: LORY
russian_word: лори
origin: late 17th century: from Malay lūrī .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɔːri
phonetics_text: ˈlɔːri
definition:
a small Australasian and SE Asian parrot with a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and pollen, having mainly green plumage with patches of bright colour.


word: LOSE
russian_word: терять
antonyms: regain
synonyms: be deprived of|suffer the loss of|no longer have|stop having
origin: Old English losian ‘perish, destroy’, also ‘become unable to find’, from los ‘loss’.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: luːz
phonetics_text: luːz
example:
I've lost my appetite|I've lost the car keys|England lost the first Test match|the paper is losing £1.5 million a month|he has lost his chance of becoming world No. 1

definition:
be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).|become unable to find (something or someone).|fail to win (a game or contest).|earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent.|waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity).


word: LOSS
russian_word: потеря
example: avoiding loss of time
definition: the fact or process of losing something or someone.
antonyms: recovery|finding
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɒs
phonetics_text: lɒs
synonyms:
mislaying|misplacement|dropping|forgetting|overlooking|deprivation|disappearance|losing|privation|forfeiture|waste|squandering|dissipation|diminution|erosion|reduction|impoverishment|depletion

origin:
Old English los  ‘destruction’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse los ‘breaking up of the ranks of an army’ and loose; later probably a back-formation from lost, past participle of lose.


word: LOT
russian_word: много
example: there are a lot of actors in the cast
definition: a large number or amount; a great deal.
antonyms: a little|not much|a few|not many
part_of_speech: pronoun|adverb|noun|verb
phonetic: lɒt
phonetics_text: lɒt
synonyms:
a large amount|a fair amount|a good/great deal|a deal|a great quantity|quantities|an abundance|a wealth|a profusion|plenty|masses|many|a great many|a large number|a considerable number|numerous|scores|hundreds|thousands|millions|billions|loads|loadsa|heaps|a pile|piles|oodles|stacks|scads|reams|wads|pots|oceans|a mountain|mountains|miles|tons|zillions|gazillions|a shedload|lashings|gobs|a bunch|bazillions|a swag|a shitload|an assload

origin:
Old English hlot (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lot, German Los . The original meanings were lot (sense 3 of the noun) and (by extension) the sense ‘a portion assigned to someone’; the latter gave rise to the other noun senses. The pronoun and adverb uses date from the early 19th century.


word: LOTION
russian_word: лосьон
example: itching can be relieved with calamine lotion or antihistamine tablets
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈləʊʃ(ə)n
definition:
a thick, smooth liquid preparation designed to be applied to the skin for medicinal or cosmetic purposes.

synonyms:
ointment|cream|salve|balm|rub|emollient|moisturizer|lubricant|unguent|liniment|embrocation|poultice|pomade|hand lotion|body lotion|eye lotion

origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin lotio(n- ), from lot- ‘washed’, from the verb lavare .


word: LOTTERY
russian_word: лотерея
example: the introduction of a national lottery
origin: mid 16th century: probably from Dutch loterij, from lot ‘lot’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒt(ə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈlɒt(ə)ri
definition:
a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random.

synonyms:
raffle|(prize) draw|sweepstake|sweep|bingo|lotto|tombola|drawing of lots|pools|gamble|speculation|game of chance|competition


word: LOTTO
russian_word: лото
origin: late 18th century: from Italian.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒtəʊ
phonetics_text: ˈlɒtəʊ
definition:
a children's game similar to bingo, in which numbered or illustrated counters or cards are drawn by the players.|a lottery.


word: LOTUS
russian_word: лотос
example: a myth of creation states that Buddha was born of a thousand-petalled gold lotus
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləʊtəs
phonetics_text: ˈləʊtəs
definition:
either of two large water lilies.|a plant whose fruit induced a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to leave.|the flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion.|short for lotus position.

origin:
late 15th century (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant (lotus (sense 2)), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube.


word: LOUD
russian_word: громко
example: they were kept awake by loud music
definition: producing or capable of producing much noise.
antonyms: quiet|soft
part_of_speech: adjective|adverb
phonetic: laʊd
phonetics_text: laʊd
synonyms:
noisy|blaring|booming|deafening|roaring|thunderous|thundering|tumultuous|clamorous|blasting|head-splitting|ear-splitting|ear-piercing|piercing|cacophonous|harsh|raucous|strident|resounding|reverberating|reverberant|carrying|clearly audible|sonorous|deep|ringing|lusty|powerful|forceful|stentorian|full-throated|rowdy|forte|fortissimo

origin:
Old English hlūd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch luid, German laut, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘hear’, shared by Greek kluein ‘hear’, klutos ‘famous’ and Latin cluere ‘be famous’.


word: LOUDHAILER
russian_word: Громкоговоритель
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: laʊdˈheɪlə
phonetics_text: laʊdˈheɪlə
definition:
an electronic device used to amplify the sound of a person's voice so that it can be heard at a distance; a megaphone.


word: LOUDLY
russian_word: громко
example: he laughed loudly
definition: in a way that produces much noise.
antonyms: quietly|softly
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈlaʊdli
phonetics_text: ˈlaʊdli
synonyms:
at the top of one's voice|at full volume|at top volume|noisily|blaringly|boomingly|deafeningly|thunderously|thunderingly|tumultuously|clamorously|piercingly|cacophonously|harshly|raucously|stridently|resoundingly|sonorously|deeply|ringingly|lustily|powerfully|forcefully|forte|fortissimo|as if to wake the dead


word: LOUDMOUTH
russian_word: крикун
example: the pub had its fair share of loudmouths and drunks
definition: a person who tends to talk too much in an offensive or tactless way.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlaʊdmaʊθ
phonetics_text: ˈlaʊdmaʊθ
synonyms:
braggart|boaster|blusterer|swaggerer|windbag|big mouth|blowhard|gasbag|bag of wind|show-off|big-head|showboat|braggadocio|gasconader|gossip|gossipmonger|scandalmonger|blabbermouth|blabber|busybody|chatterer|prattler|babbler|blatherskite|bullshitter


word: LOUDSPEAKER
russian_word: громкоговоритель
example: a muffled announcement is made over the loudspeaker
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: laʊdˈspiːkə
phonetics_text: laʊdˈspiːkə
definition:
an apparatus that converts electrical impulses into sound, typically as part of a public address system.

synonyms:
public address system|PA system|speaker|speaker unit|speaker system|microphone|megaphone|loud hailer|mike|mic


word: LOUNGE
russian_word: гостиная
example: several students were lounging about reading papers
definition: lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: laʊn(d)ʒ
phonetics_text: laʊn(d)ʒ
synonyms:
laze|lie|loll|lie back|lean back|recline|stretch oneself|drape oneself|relax|rest|repose|take it easy|put one's feet up|unwind|luxuriate|sprawl|slump|slouch|flop|loaf|idle|do nothing

origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘move indolently’): perhaps symbolic of slow movement. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 19th century.


word: LOUNGER
russian_word: бездельник
example: Kate was lying on a lounger beside a pool
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlaʊn(d)ʒə
phonetics_text: ˈlaʊn(d)ʒə
definition:
a comfortable chair for relaxing on, especially an outdoor chair that adjusts or extends, allowing a person to recline.


word: LOUNGE SUIT
russian_word: пиджачный костюм
part_of_speech: noun
definition:
a man's suit consisting of a matching jacket and trousers, worn during the day, especially in the workplace.


word: LOUSE
russian_word: вошь
origin: Old English lūs, (plural) lȳs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luis, German Laus .
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: laʊs
phonetics_text: laʊs
definition:
either of two small wingless parasitic insects that live on the skin of mammals and birds.|a contemptible or unpleasant person.


word: LOUSY
russian_word: паршивый
example: the service is usually lousy
definition: very poor or bad.|infested with lice.
antonyms: good|competent
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlaʊzi
phonetics_text: ˈlaʊzi
synonyms:
awful|terrible|appalling|abysmal|very bad|atrocious|desperate|unspeakable|frightful|miserable|poor|incompetent|inadequate|unsatisfactory|inferior|not up to scratch|careless|second-rate|shoddy|slovenly|rotten|pathetic|useless|hopeless|duff|poxy|rubbish|pants|a load of pants


word: LOUT
russian_word: хам
example: he ended up brawling with a lout outside a curry house
definition: an uncouth and aggressive man or boy.
antonyms: smoothie|gentleman
origin: mid 16th century: perhaps from archaic lout ‘to bow down’, of Germanic origin.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: laʊt
phonetics_text: laʊt
synonyms:
ruffian|hooligan|thug|boor|oaf|hoodlum|rowdy|bully boy|yob|yobbo|tough|roughneck|bruiser|gorilla|yahoo|chav|hoodie|lug|ocker|hoon


word: LOUTISH
russian_word: неотесанный
example: youths responsible for awful, loutish behaviour
definition: uncouth and aggressive; thuggish.
antonyms: polite|well behaved
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlaʊtɪʃ
phonetics_text: ˈlaʊtɪʃ
synonyms:
uncouth|rude|impolite|unmannerly|ill-mannered|ill-bred|coarse|thuggish|boorish|oafish|rowdy|bullying|uncivilized|wild|rough|vulgar|philistine|common|crass|yobbish|slobbish


word: LOUVRE
russian_word: жалюзийное отверстие
example: murky light filters through the vertical louvres of the window blinds
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːvə
phonetics_text: ˈluːvə
definition:
each of a set of angled slats fixed or hung at regular intervals in a door, shutter, or screen to allow air or light to pass through.|(in a medieval house) a structure in a roof incorporating openings for the passage of smoke.

origin:
Middle English (in louvre (sense 2)): from Old French lover, lovier ‘skylight’, probably of Germanic origin and related to lodge.


word: LOVABLE
russian_word: привлекательный
example: a naughty but lovable child
definition: inspiring or deserving love or affection.
antonyms: hateful|loathsome
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌvəb(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈlʌvəb(ə)l
synonyms:
adorable|dear|sweet|cute|charming|darling|lovely|likeable|attractive|delightful|captivating|enchanting|engaging|bewitching|pleasing|appealing|winsome|winning|fetching|taking|endearing|cherished|affectionate|warm-hearted|cuddly|simpatico|sympathique|sympatisch|adorbs|cunning


word: LOVAGE
russian_word: любисток
definition: a large edible white-flowered plant of the parsley family.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌvɪdʒ
phonetics_text: ˈlʌvɪdʒ
origin:
Middle English loveache, alteration (as if from love + obsolete ache ‘parsley’) of Old French luvesche, levesche, via late Latin levisticum from Latin ligusticum, neuter of ligusticus ‘Ligurian’.


word: LOVE
russian_word: любовь
antonyms: hatred
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lʌv
phonetics_text: lʌv
example:
babies fill parents with feelings of love|his love for football|she was the love of his life|love fifteen

definition:
an intense feeling of deep affection.|a great interest and pleasure in something.|a person or thing that one loves.|(in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil.

synonyms:
deep affection|fondness|tenderness|warmth|intimacy|attachment|endearment|devotion|adoration|doting|idolization|worship|passion|ardour|desire|lust|yearning|infatuation|adulation|besottedness|compassion|care|caring|regard|solicitude|concern|friendliness|friendship|kindness|charity|goodwill|sympathy|kindliness|altruism|philanthropy|unselfishness|benevolence|brotherliness|sisterliness|fellow feeling|humanity|relationship|love affair|affair|romance|liaison|affair of the heart|intrigue|amour

origin:
Old English lufu, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit lubhyati ‘desires’, Latin libet ‘it is pleasing’, libido ‘desire’, also by leave2 and lief.


word: LOVE AFFAIR
russian_word: роман
example: she had an unhappy love affair with a painter
definition: a romantic or sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other.
part_of_speech: noun
synonyms:
relationship|affair|romance|liaison|affair of the heart|intrigue|fling|amour|involvement|amorous entanglement|romantic entanglement|entanglement|flirtation|dalliance|affaire de/du cœur|carry-on


word: LOVEBIRD
russian_word: небольшой попугай
example: I've no taste for playing gooseberry to a couple of lovebirds
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌvbəːd
phonetics_text: ˈlʌvbəːd
definition:
a very small African and Madagascan parrot with mainly green plumage and typically a red or black face, noted for the affectionate behaviour of mated birds.|an openly affectionate couple.


word: LOVELINESS
russian_word: красота
definition: the quality of being very beautiful or attractive.|a group of ladybirds.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌvlɪnəs
phonetics_text: ˈlʌvlɪnəs
example:
I was enthralled with the sheer loveliness of the setting|a loveliness of ladybirds is living in my window pane


word: LOVELORN
russian_word: страдающий от безнадежной любви
example: a lovelorn teenager
definition: unhappy because of unrequited love.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌvlɔːn
phonetics_text: ˈlʌvlɔːn
synonyms:
lovesick|unrequited in love|crossed in love|spurned|jilted|rejected|neglected|forsaken|yearning|pining|moping|languishing|mooning|frustrated|miserable|unhappy


word: LOVELY
russian_word: прекрасный
example: lovely views
definition: very beautiful or attractive.
antonyms: ugly|hideous
origin: Old English luflic (see love, -ly1).
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈlʌvli
phonetics_text: ˈlʌvli
synonyms:
beautiful|pretty|as pretty as a picture|attractive|good-looking|appealing|handsome|adorable|exquisite|sweet|personable|charming|enchanting|engaging|bewitching|winsome|seductive|gorgeous|alluring|ravishing|glamorous|bonny|tasty|knockout|stunning|drop-dead gorgeous|adorbs|fit|smashing|cute|foxy|beauteous|comely|fair|sightly|pulchritudinous|scenic|picturesque|pleasing|easy on the eye|magnificent|splendid


word: LOVEMAKING
russian_word: занятия любовью
definition: sexual activity, especially sexual intercourse.|courtship.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌvmeɪkɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈlʌvmeɪkɪŋ
synonyms:
sex|making love|sexual intercourse|intercourse|sexual relations|sex act|act of love|intimate relations|intimacy|sexual union|coupling|sexual congress|congress|mating|going to bed with someone|sleeping with someone|it|the other|nooky|rumpy pumpy|bonking|how's your father|coitus|coition|copulation|fornication|carnal knowledge|fucking|screwing|shagging


word: LOVER
russian_word: любовник
example: I think she had a secret lover
definition: a partner in a sexual or romantic relationship outside marriage.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌvə
phonetics_text: ˈlʌvə
synonyms:
partner|boyfriend|girlfriend|man|woman|lady friend|lady-love|loved one|beloved|love|darling|sweetheart|mistress|paramour|other man|other woman|inamorata|inamorato|bit on the side|fancy man|fancy woman|swain|concubine|doxy|leman|cicisbeo


word: LOVING
russian_word: любящий
example: a loving father
definition: feeling or showing love or great care.
antonyms: cold|cold-hearted|cruel
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌvɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈlʌvɪŋ
synonyms:
affectionate|fond|devoted|adoring|doting|solicitous|demonstrative|caring|tender|warm|warm-hearted|amorous|ardent|passionate|lustful|amatory|close-knit|close|supportive|nurturing|touchy-feely


word: LOW
russian_word: низкий
antonyms: high
synonyms: short|small|little|squat|stubby|stunted|truncated|dwarfish|knee-high|shallow
origin: Middle English: from Old Norse lágr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laag, also to lie1.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun|adverb
phonetic: ləʊ
phonetics_text: ləʊ
example:
the school is a long, low building|bringing up children on a low income|jobs with low status|keep the volume very low|I was feeling low

definition:
of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground.|below average in amount, extent, or intensity.|ranking below other people or things in importance or class.|(of a sound or voice) not loud or high.|depressed or lacking in energy.


word: LOWBROW
russian_word: непритязательный
example: lowbrow tabloids
definition: not highly intellectual or cultured.
antonyms: highbrow|intellectual
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈləʊbraʊ
phonetics_text: ˈləʊbraʊ
synonyms:
mass-market|tabloid|pop|popular|intellectually undemanding|lightweight|easy to understand|accessible|unpretentious|simple|simplistic|downmarket|uncultured|unsophisticated|trashy|philistine|plebeian|cheap|dumbed-down|rubbishy


word: LOWER
russian_word: ниже
example: the lower levels of the building|Lower Cretaceous|the union of Upper and Lower Egypt
antonyms: top|upper|higher
synonyms: bottom|bottommost|under|underneath|further down|beneath|nether
part_of_speech: adjective|adverb
phonetic: ˈləʊə
phonetics_text: ˈləʊə
definition:
less high in position.|denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.|situated to the south.


word: LOW GEAR
russian_word: низшая передача
example: I could hear a heavy lorry in low gear
part_of_speech: noun
definition:
a gear that causes a wheeled vehicle to move slowly, due to a low ratio between the speed of the wheels and that of the mechanism driving them.


word: LOW-GRADE
russian_word: низкосортный
example: low-grade steel
definition: of low quality or standard.
antonyms: top-quality|first-class
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈləʊɡreɪd
phonetics_text: ˈləʊɡreɪd
synonyms:
poor-quality|inferior|substandard|below standard|second-rate|shoddy|cheap|shabby|reject|trashy|junky|bargain-basement|gimcrack|poor|bad|unsatisfactory|not up to par|not up to scratch|mediocre|tinpot|rubbishy|duff|ropy|twopenny-halfpenny|two-bit|bum|cheapjack|a dime a dozen|low-rent|tinhorn


word: LOWLY
russian_word: скромный
example: she'd been too good for her lowly position
definition: low in status or importance; humble.
antonyms: noble|aristocratic
part_of_speech: adjective|adverb
phonetic: ˈləʊli
phonetics_text: ˈləʊli
synonyms:
humble|low|low-born|low-bred|low-ranking|plebeian|proletarian|peasant|poor|common|ordinary|simple|plain|inferior|ignoble|subordinate|obscure


word: LOW-RISE
russian_word: невысокий
example: low-rise apartment blocks|low-rise jeans
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˌləʊˈrʌɪz
phonetics_text: ˌləʊˈrʌɪz
definition:
(of a building) having few storeys.|(of trousers) cut so as to fit low on the hips rather than on the waist.


word: LOX
russian_word: жидкий кислород
definition: liquid oxygen.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɒks
phonetics_text: lɒks
origin:
early 20th century: acronym from liquid oxygen explosive, later interpreted as being from liquid oxygen .


word: LOYAL
russian_word: лояльный
example: loyal service
definition: giving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institution.
antonyms: disloyal|treacherous
origin: mid 16th century: from French, via Old French loial from Latin legalis (see legal).
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɔɪəl
phonetics_text: ˈlɔɪəl
synonyms:
faithful|true|true-hearted|tried and true|true-blue|devoted|constant|steadfast|fast|staunch|dependable|reliable|trusted|trustworthy|trusty|dutiful|unchanging|unwavering|unswerving|dedicated|committed|firm|stable|steady|unfailing|patriotic


word: LOYALIST
russian_word: верноподданный
example: Tory loyalists
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɔɪəlɪst
phonetics_text: ˈlɔɪəlɪst
definition:
a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt.


word: LOZENGE
russian_word: ромб
example: lozenge patterns
definition: a rhombus or diamond shape.
synonyms: rhombus|diamond shape|diamond
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɒzɪn(d)ʒ
phonetics_text: ˈlɒzɪn(d)ʒ
origin:
Middle English: from Old French losenge, probably derived from the base of Spanish losa, Portuguese lousa ‘slab’, late Latin lausiae (lapides ) ‘stone slabs’.


word: LUBRICANT
russian_word: смазка
example: squirt in a lubricant on a regular basis
definition: a substance used for lubricating an engine or component, such as oil or grease.
synonyms: grease|oil|lubricator|lubrication|emollient|lotion|unguent|lard|fat|moisturizer
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈluːbrɪk(ə)nt
phonetics_text: ˈluːbrɪk(ə)nt
origin:
early 19th century: from Latin lubricant- ‘making slippery’, from the verb lubricare (see lubricate).


word: LUBRICATE
russian_word: смазывать
example: remove the nut and lubricate the thread
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈluːbrɪkeɪt
phonetics_text: ˈluːbrɪkeɪt
definition:
apply a substance such as oil or grease to (an engine or component) so as to minimize friction and allow smooth movement.

synonyms:
oil|grease|make slippery|make smooth|smear with oil|cover with oil|rub with oil|moisturize|wax|polish

origin:
early 17th century: from Latin lubricat- ‘made slippery’, from the verb lubricare, from lubricus ‘slippery’.


word: LUBRICATION
russian_word: смазка
example: instruments with moving parts may require lubrication
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: luːbrɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: luːbrɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
definition:
the action of applying a substance such as oil or grease to an engine or component so as to minimize friction and allow smooth movement.


word: LUBRICIOUS
russian_word: похотливый
example: he probed the ladies for every lubricious detail of their interactions
origin: late 16th century: from Latin lubricus ‘slippery’ + -ious.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: luːˈbrɪʃəs
phonetics_text: luːˈbrɪʃəs
definition:
offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire.|smooth and slippery with oil or a similar substance.


word: LUCERNE
russian_word: люцерна
definition: another term for alfalfa.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: luːˈsəːn
phonetics_text: luːˈsəːn
origin:
mid 17th century: from French luzerne, from modern Provençal luzerno ‘glow-worm’ (with reference to its shiny seeds).


word: LUCID
russian_word: ясный
example: a lucid account|birds dipped their wings in the lucid flow of air
definition: expressed clearly; easy to understand.|bright or luminous.
antonyms: confusing|unclear|ambiguous
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈluːsɪd
phonetics_text: ˈluːsɪd
synonyms:
intelligible|comprehensible|understandable|cogent|coherent|communicative|articulate|eloquent|clear|clear-cut|crystal clear|transparent|plain|simple|direct|vivid|sharp|straightforward|perspicuous|unambiguous|graphic|explicit|joined-up

origin:
late 16th century (in lucid (sense 2)): from Latin lucidus (perhaps via French lucide or Italian lucido ) from lucere ‘shine’, from lux, luc- ‘light’.


word: LUCIFER
russian_word: Люцифер
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːsɪfə
phonetics_text: ˈluːsɪfə
definition:
another name for Satan.|the planet Venus when it rises in the morning.|a match struck by rubbing it on a rough surface.

origin:
Old English, from Latin, ‘light-bringing, morning star’, from lux, luc- ‘light’ + -fer ‘bearing’. Lucifer (sense 1) is by association with the ‘son of the morning’ (Isa. 14:12), believed by Christian interpreters to be a reference to Satan.


word: LUCIFERASE
russian_word: люциферазы
definition: an enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of a luciferin, causing it to produce a visible glow.
origin: late 19th century: from Latin lucifer ‘light-bearing’ + -ase.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: luːˈsɪfəreɪz
phonetics_text: luːˈsɪfəreɪz
example:
the light-producing material in a glow-worm's body is oxidized and broken down, with the aid of an enzyme called luciferase


word: LUCIFERIN
russian_word: люциферина
example: the host organism must possess luciferin, a molecule that reacts with oxygen to create light
origin: late 19th century: from Latin lucifer ‘light-bearing’ + -in1.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: luːˈsɪfərɪn
phonetics_text: luːˈsɪfərɪn
definition:
an organic substance, present in luminescent organisms such as fireflies, that produces light when oxidized by the action of the enzyme luciferase.


word: LUCK
russian_word: удача
example: it was just luck that the first kick went in
definition: success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.
antonyms: bad luck|misfortune
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lʌk
phonetics_text: lʌk
synonyms:
good fortune|good luck|success|successfulness|prosperity|advantage|advantageousness|felicity|a stroke of luck|fluke|a lucky break

origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch lucken . The noun use (late 15th century) is from Middle Low German lucke, related to Dutch geluk, German Glück, of West Germanic origin and possibly related to lock1.


word: LUCKILY
russian_word: к счастью
example: luckily they didn't recognize me
definition: it is fortunate that.
antonyms: unfortunately
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈlʌkɪli
phonetics_text: ˈlʌkɪli
synonyms:
fortunately|happily|providentially|opportunely|by good luck|by good fortune|as luck would have it|propitiously|mercifully|thankfully|thank goodness|thank God|thank heavens|thank the stars


word: LUCKLESS
russian_word: незадачливый
example: an osprey seized the luckless fish with its talons
definition: having bad luck; unfortunate.
antonyms: lucky|fortunate
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌkləs
phonetics_text: ˈlʌkləs
synonyms:
unlucky|unfortunate|unsuccessful|out of luck|down on one's luck|jinxed|cursed|doomed|hapless|ill-fated|ill-starred|star-crossed|disadvantaged|unhappy|miserable|wretched|forlorn


word: LUCKY
russian_word: удачливый
example: you had a very lucky escape
definition: having, bringing, or resulting from good luck.
antonyms: unlucky|unfortunate|unfavourable
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌki
phonetics_text: ˈlʌki
synonyms:
fortunate|in luck|blessed|blessed with good luck|favoured|born under a lucky star|charmed|successful|prosperous|happy|advantaged|jammy|providential|advantageous|timely|opportune|serendipitous|expedient|heaven-sent|auspicious|propitious|felicitous|convenient|apt|chance|fortuitous|accidental|unexpected|unanticipated|unforeseen|unlooked-for|coincidental|fluky


word: LUCRATIVE
russian_word: прибыльный
example: a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian
definition: producing a great deal of profit.
antonyms: unprofitable
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈluːkrətɪv
phonetics_text: ˈluːkrətɪv
synonyms:
profitable|profit-making|gainful|remunerative|moneymaking|paying|high-income|well paid|high-paying|bankable|cost-effective|productive|fruitful|rewarding|worthwhile|advantageous|thriving|flourishing|successful|booming|going

origin:
late Middle English: from Latin lucrativus, from lucrat- ‘gained’, from the verb lucrari, from lucrum (see lucre).


word: LUCRE
russian_word: корысть
example: officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre
definition: money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonourable way.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːkə
phonetics_text: ˈluːkə
synonyms:
money|cash|hard cash|ready money|funds|capital|finances|riches|wealth|spoils|ill-gotten gains|Mammon|profit|profits|gain|proceeds|winnings|dough|bread|loot|moolah|dosh|brass|lolly|spondulicks|wonga|ackers|the ready|readies|pelf

origin:
late Middle English: from French lucre or Latin lucrum ; the phrase filthy lucre is with biblical allusion to Tit. 1:11.


word: LUDICROUS
russian_word: смешной
example: it's ludicrous that I have been fined
definition: so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.
antonyms: sensible
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈl(j)uːdɪkrəs
phonetics_text: ˈl(j)uːdɪkrəs
synonyms:
absurd|ridiculous|farcical|laughable|risible|preposterous|foolish|idiotic|stupid|inane|silly|asinine|nonsensical|crazy|mad|insane|derisible

origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘sportive, intended as a jest’): from Latin ludicrus (probably from ludicrum ‘stage play’) + -ous.


word: LUG
russian_word: выступ
example: she began to lug her suitcase down the stairs
definition: carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: lʌɡ
phonetics_text: lʌɡ
synonyms:
carry|lift|bear|tote|heave|hoist|shoulder|manhandle|haul|drag|pull|tug|tow|transport|move|take|bring|convey|shift|fetch|hump|schlep|humph

origin:
late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugga ‘pull a person's hair’ (from lugg ‘forelock’).


word: LUGGAGE
russian_word: багаж
example: upon landing, we waited and waited for our luggage
definition: suitcases or other bags in which to pack personal belongings for travelling.
origin: late 16th century (originally denoting inconveniently heavy baggage): from lug1 + -age.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɡɪdʒ
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɡɪdʒ
synonyms:
baggage|bag and baggage|things|gear|belongings|kit|effects|goods and chattels|impedimenta|paraphernalia|accoutrements|rig|tackle|bags|suitcases|cases|trunks|stuff|clobber


word: LUGGAGE VAN
russian_word: багажный вагон
part_of_speech: noun
definition:
a railway vehicle forming part of a passenger train and used for passengers' luggage, pets, bicycles, etc.


word: LUGUBRIOUS
russian_word: мрачный
example: his face looked even more lugubrious than usual
definition: looking or sounding sad and dismal.
antonyms: cheerful|joyful
origin: early 17th century: from Latin lugubris (from lugere ‘mourn’) + -ous.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: lʊˈɡuːbrɪəs
phonetics_text: lʊˈɡuːbrɪəs
synonyms:
mournful|gloomy|sad|unhappy|doleful|Eeyorish|glum|melancholy|melancholic|woeful|miserable|woebegone|forlorn|despondent|dejected|depressed|long-faced|sombre|solemn|serious|sorrowful|morose|dour|mirthless|cheerless|joyless|wretched|dismal|grim|saturnine|pessimistic|funereal|sepulchral|dirge-like|elegiac|down in the mouth|down in the dumps|blue|dolorous


word: LUGWORM
russian_word: зажим
origin: early 19th century: from earlier lug ‘lugworm’ (of unknown origin) + worm.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɡwəːm
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɡwəːm
definition:
a bristle worm that lives in muddy sand, leaving characteristic worm casts on lower shores. It is widely used as bait by fishermen.


word: LUKEWARM
russian_word: теплый
example: they drank bitter lukewarm coffee|the film received a lukewarm reception from critics
definition: (of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid.|showing little enthusiasm.
antonyms: hot|cold
synonyms: tepid|slightly warm|warmish|blood-hot|blood-warm|at room temperature|at skin temperature|chambré
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈluːkwɔːm
phonetics_text: ˈluːkwɔːm|luːkˈwɔːm
origin:
late Middle English: from dialect luke (probably from dialect lew ‘lukewarm’ and related to lee) + warm.


word: LULL
russian_word: затишье
example: the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep
definition: calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.
antonyms: waken|agitate
synonyms: soothe|quiet|hush|lullaby|rock to sleep
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: lʌl
phonetics_text: lʌl
origin:
Middle English: imitative of sounds used to quieten a child; compare with Latin lallare ‘sing to sleep’, Swedish lulla ‘hum a lullaby’, and Dutch lullen ‘talk nonsense’. The noun (first recorded in the sense ‘soothing drink’) dates from the mid 17th century.


word: LULLABY
russian_word: колыбельная
definition: a quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep.
synonyms: cradle song|soothing song|gentle song|quiet song|berceuse
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈlʌləbʌɪ
phonetics_text: ˈlʌləbʌɪ
origin:
mid 16th century: from lull + bye-bye, a sound used as a refrain in lullabies; compare with bye-byes.


word: LUMBER
russian_word: пиломатериалы
example: a truck lumbered past
definition: move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
origin: late Middle English lomere, perhaps symbolic of clumsy movement.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlʌmbə
phonetics_text: ˈlʌmbə
synonyms:
lurch|stumble|shamble|shuffle|reel|waddle|trudge|clump|stump|plod|tramp|walk heavily/clumsily|stamp|stomp|thump|thud|bang|sprauchle|traik|galumph


word: LUMBERING
russian_word: неуклюжий
example: Bob was a big, lumbering, gentle sort
definition: moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
antonyms: nimble|agile
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌmb(ə)rɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈlʌmb(ə)rɪŋ
synonyms:
clumsy|awkward|heavy-footed|blundering|bumbling|inept|maladroit|uncoordinated|ungainly|oafish|like a bull in a china shop|ungraceful|gauche|lumpish|cumbersome|ponderous|laborious|stolid|clodhopping|hulking|lubberly


word: LUMBERJACK
russian_word: лесоруб
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌmbədʒak
phonetics_text: ˈlʌmbədʒak
definition:
(especially in North America) a person who fells trees, cuts them into logs, or transports them to a sawmill.


word: LUMEN
russian_word: люмен
origin: late 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘light’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːmɛn
phonetics_text: ˈluːmɛn
definition:
the SI unit of luminous flux, equal to the amount of light emitted per second in a unit solid angle of one steradian from a uniform source of one candela.


word: LUMINANCE
russian_word: яркость
definition: the intensity of light emitted from a surface per unit area in a given direction.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːmɪn(ə)ns
phonetics_text: ˈluːmɪn(ə)ns
origin:
late 19th century (as a general term meaning ‘light, brightness’): from Latin luminant- ‘illuminating’ (from the verb luminare ) + -ance.


word: LUMINARY
russian_word: светило
example: one of the luminaries of child psychiatry
antonyms: nobody|pleb
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːmɪn(ə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈluːmɪn(ə)ri
definition:
a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.|a natural light-giving body, especially the sun or moon.

synonyms:
leading light|guiding light|inspiration|leader|expert|master|panjandrum|dignitary|VIP|star|superstar|megastar|celebrity|celebutante|big name|household name|somebody|name|notable|public figure|important personage|lion|legend|great|giant|bigwig|big shot|big cheese|biggie|celeb

origin:
late Middle English: from Old French luminarie or late Latin luminarium, from Latin lumen, lumin- ‘light’.


word: LUMINESCENCE
russian_word: люминесценция
example: honey fungus produces a ghostly greenish luminescence
origin: late 19th century: from Latin lumen, lumin- ‘light’ + -escence (denoting a state).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌluːmɪˈnɛs(ə)ns
phonetics_text: ˌluːmɪˈnɛs(ə)ns
definition:
the emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence.


word: LUMINOUS
russian_word: светящийся
example: the luminous dial on his watch
definition: giving off light; bright or shining.
antonyms: dark
origin: late Middle English: from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- ‘light’.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈluːmɪnəs
phonetics_text: ˈluːmɪnəs
synonyms:
shining|bright|brilliant|radiant|dazzling|glowing|gleaming|coruscating|scintillating|lustrous|luminescent|phosphorescent|incandescent|vivid|intense|resplendent|lighted|lit|illuminated|lambent|lucent|refulgent|effulgent|candescent|luminiferous


word: LUMP
russian_word: глыба
example: there was a lump of ice floating in the milk|‘Working?’ ‘Only on the lump, here and there’
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lʌmp
phonetics_text: lʌmp
definition:
a compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape.|the state of being self-employed and paid without deduction of tax, especially in the building industry.

synonyms:
chunk|wedge|hunk|piece|mass|block|slab|cake|nugget|ball|brick|cube|dab|pat|knob|clod|dollop|wad|clump|cluster|mound|concentration|bit|segment|portion|gobbet|gob|glob

origin:
Middle English: perhaps from a Germanic base meaning ‘shapeless piece’; compare with Danish lump ‘lump’, Norwegian and Swedish dialect lump ‘block, log’, and Dutch lomp ‘rag’.


word: LUMPECTOMY
russian_word: лампектомии
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lʌmˈpɛktəmi
phonetics_text: lʌmˈpɛktəmi
definition:
a surgical operation in which a lump is removed from the breast, typically when cancer is present but has not spread.


word: LUMPEN
russian_word: деклассированный
example: the lumpen public is enveloped in a culture of dependency|her own body was lumpen and awkward
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈlʌmpən
phonetics_text: ˈlʌmpən
definition:
(in Marxist contexts) uninterested in revolutionary advancement.|lumpy and misshapen; ugly and ponderous.

origin:
1940s: back-formation from lumpenproletariat; the sense ‘misshapen, ponderous’ is by association with lumpish.


word: LUMPER
russian_word: портовый грузчик
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌmpə
phonetics_text: ˈlʌmpə
definition:
a docker, especially one who unloads cargoes from fishing boats.|a person (especially a taxonomist) who attaches more importance to similarities than to differences in classification.


word: LUMP SUM
russian_word: общая сумма
example: your pension plan can provide a cash lump sum at retirement as well as a regular income
part_of_speech: noun
definition:
a single payment made at a particular time, as opposed to a number of smaller payments or instalments.


word: LUMPY
russian_word: комковатый
example: he lay on the lumpy mattress
definition: full of or covered with lumps.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌmpi
phonetics_text: ˈlʌmpi
synonyms:
bumpy|knobbly|bulging|uneven|covered with lumps|full of lumps|clotted|curdled|congealed|coagulated|granular|grainy|nodose


word: LUNACY
russian_word: безумие
example: it has been suggested that originality demands a degree of lunacy
definition: the state of being a lunatic; insanity (not in technical use).
antonyms: sanity
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːnəsi
phonetics_text: ˈluːnəsi
synonyms:
insanity|madness|mental illness|derangement|dementia|dementedness|insaneness|loss of reason|unsoundness of mind|mental instability|mania|frenzy|psychosis|craziness

origin:
mid 16th century (originally referring to insanity of an intermittent kind attributed to changes of the moon): from lunatic + -acy.


word: LUNATIC
russian_word: сумасшедший
definition: a person who is mentally ill (not in technical use).
antonyms: sane
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈluːnətɪk
phonetics_text: ˈluːnətɪk
synonyms:
maniac|madman|madwoman|psychopath|psychotic|loony|loon|nut|nutcase|nutjob|cuckoo|head case|headbanger|screwball|psycho|nutter|radge|wing nut|have a screw loose|have bats in the/one's belfry|mad|insane|mentally ill|certifiable|deranged|demented|of unsound mind|out of one's mind|not in one's right mind|sick in the head|not together|crazy|crazed|non compos mentis|unbalanced|unhinged|unstable|disturbed|distracted|stark mad|manic|frenzied|raving|distraught|frantic|hysterical|delirious|psychopathic|mad as a hatter|mad as a March hare|foaming at the mouth|sectionable|mental|off one's head|out of one's head|off one's nut|nuts|nutty|nutty as a fruitcake|off one's rocker|not (quite) right in the head|round the bend|stark raving mad|raving mad|bats|bonkers|cracked|loopy|bananas|loco|dippy|screwy|schizoid|touched|gaga|off the wall|not all there|not right upstairs|barmy|crackers|barking|barking mad|stark staring mad|dotty|batty|round the twist|off one's trolley|as daft as a brush|not the full shilling|up the pole|away with the fairies|buggy|nutsy|nutso|out of one's tree|meshuga|squirrelly|wacko|bushed|yarra|porangi

origin:
Middle English: from Old French lunatique, from late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna ‘moon’ (from the belief that changes of the moon caused intermittent insanity).


word: LUNCH
russian_word: обед
example: a light lunch
origin: early 19th century: abbreviation of luncheon.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lʌn(t)ʃ
phonetics_text: lʌn(t)ʃ
definition:
a meal eaten in the middle of the day, typically one that is lighter or less formal than an evening meal.


word: LUNCHEON
russian_word: завтрак
example: a ladies' luncheon was taking place
definition: a formal lunch, or a formal word for lunch.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌn(t)ʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈlʌn(t)ʃ(ə)n
origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘thick piece, hunk’): possibly an extension of obsolete lunch ‘thick piece, hunk’, from Spanish lonja ‘slice’.


word: LUNCHROOM
russian_word: закусочная
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌntʃruːm
phonetics_text: ˈlʌntʃruːm
definition:
a room or establishment in which lunch is served or in which it may be eaten; a school or office canteen.


word: LUNETTE
russian_word: люнет
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: luːˈnɛt
phonetics_text: luːˈnɛt
definition:
an arched aperture or window, especially one in a domed ceiling.|a fortification with two faces forming a projecting angle, and two flanks.|a holder for the consecrated host in a monstrance.|a broad, shallow, typically crescent-shaped mound of wind-blown material along the leeward side of a lake or dry lake basin.|a ring fixed to a vehicle, by which it can be towed.

origin:
late 16th century (denoting a semicircular horseshoe): from French, diminutive of lune ‘moon’, from Latin luna .


word: LUNG
russian_word: легкое
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lʌŋ
phonetics_text: lʌŋ
definition:
each of the pair of organs situated within the ribcage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed. Lungs are characteristic of vertebrates other than fish, though similar structures are present in some other animal groups.

origin:
Old English lungen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch long and German Lunge, from an Indo-European root shared by light2; compare with lights.


word: LUNGE
russian_word: выпад
example: Lucy made a lunge for Gabriel's wrist
synonyms: thrust|pounce|dive|jump|spring|leap|rush|sudden movement|grab
origin: mid 18th century: from earlier allonge, from French allonger ‘lengthen’.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lʌn(d)ʒ
phonetics_text: lʌn(d)ʒ
definition:
a sudden forward thrust of the body, typically with an arm outstretched to attack someone or seize something.


word: LUNGFISH
russian_word: двоякодышащая рыба
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌŋfɪʃ
phonetics_text: ˈlʌŋfɪʃ
definition:
an elongated freshwater fish with one or two sacs which function as lungs, enabling it to breathe air. It lives in poorly oxygenated water and can aestivate in mud for long periods to survive drought.


word: LUNGI
russian_word: набедренная повязка индусов
origin: Urdu.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʊŋɡiː
phonetics_text: ˈlʊŋɡiː
definition:
a garment similar to a sarong, wrapped around the waist and extending to the ankles, worn in various countries in SE Asia.


word: LUNGWORT
russian_word: медуница
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌŋwəːt
phonetics_text: ˈlʌŋwəːt
definition:
a bristly herbaceous European plant of the borage family, typically having white-spotted leaves and pink flowers which turn blue as they age.|a large lichen which grows on trees, forming lobed fronds which are green or brown above and orange-brown below.


word: LUPULIN
russian_word: лупулин
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːpjʊlɪn
phonetics_text: ˈluːpjʊlɪn
definition:
a bitter yellowish powder found on glandular hairs beneath the scales of the flowers of the female hop plant.

origin:
early 19th century: from the modern Latin use as an epithet of Latin lupulus (as in Humulus lupulus ), a plant mentioned by Pliny and perhaps denoting ‘wild hops’, + -in1.


word: LUPUS
russian_word: волчанка
origin: late 16th century: from Latin, literally ‘wolf’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːpəs
phonetics_text: ˈluːpəs
definition:
any of various diseases or conditions marked by inflammation of the skin, especially lupus vulgaris or lupus erythematosus.


word: LURCH
russian_word: крен
example: the car lurched forward
definition: make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.
antonyms: tiptoe
origin: late 17th century (as a noun denoting the sudden leaning of a ship to one side): of unknown origin.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: ləːtʃ
phonetics_text: ləːtʃ
synonyms:
stagger|stumble|sway|reel|roll|weave|totter|flounder|falter|wobble|slip|move clumsily|list|pitch|toss|keel|veer|labour|heel|swerve|make heavy weather|pitchpole


word: LURCHER
russian_word: воришка
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈləːtʃə
phonetics_text: ˈləːtʃə
definition:
a cross-bred dog, typically a retriever, collie, or sheepdog crossed with a greyhound, of a kind originally used for hunting and by poachers for catching rabbits.|a prowler, swindler, or petty thief.

origin:
early 16th century (in lurcher (sense 2)): from obsolete lurch ‘remain in a place furtively’, variant of lurk.


word: LURE
russian_word: приманка
example: the child was lured into a car but managed to escape
antonyms: deter|put off
origin: Middle English: from Old French luere, of Germanic origin; probably related to German Luder ‘bait’.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: l(j)ʊə
phonetics_text: l(j)ʊə
definition:
tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.

synonyms:
tempt|entice|attract|induce|coax|persuade|inveigle|allure|seduce|win over|cajole|beguile|bewitch|ensnare|captivate|enrapture|decoy|draw|lead (on)|whet someone's appetite


word: LURID
russian_word: страшный
example: lurid food colourings
definition: unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect.
antonyms: muted|subtle
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈl(j)ʊərɪd
phonetics_text: ˈl(j)ʊərɪd
synonyms:
brightly coloured|bright|over-bright|brilliant|glaring|fluorescent|flaming|dazzling|vivid|intense|showy|gaudy|loud

origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘pale and dismal in colour’): from Latin luridus ; related to luror ‘wan or yellow colour’.


word: LURK
russian_word: таиться
example: a ruthless killer still lurked in the darkness
definition: be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: ləːk
phonetics_text: ləːk
synonyms:
skulk|loiter|lie in wait|lie low|hide|conceal oneself|take cover|keep out of sight|sneak|sidle|slink|prowl|steal|move furtively|move with stealth

origin:
Middle English: perhaps from lower3 + the frequentative suffix -k (as in talk ). The noun is from British slang lurk ‘method of fraud’.


word: LUSCIOUS
russian_word: приторный
example: a luscious and fragrant dessert wine
definition: (of food or drink) having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste.
antonyms: unappetizing
origin: late Middle English: perhaps an alteration of obsolete licious, shortened form of delicious.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌʃəs
phonetics_text: ˈlʌʃəs
synonyms:
delicious|succulent|lush|juicy|mouth-watering|sweet|tasty|flavourful|flavoursome|appetizing|delectable|palatable|toothsome|choice|scrumptious|scrummy|yummy|moreish|peng|nummy|ambrosial|ambrosian|nectareous|nectarean


word: LUSH
russian_word: пышный
example: lush greenery and cultivated fields
definition: (of vegetation, especially grass) growing luxuriantly.|sexually attractive.
antonyms: barren|meagre
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: lʌʃ
phonetics_text: lʌʃ
synonyms:
luxuriant|rich|abundant|superabundant|profuse|exuberant|riotous|prolific|teeming|flourishing|thriving|vigorous|dense|thick|rank|rampant|overgrown|jungle-like|verdant|green|jungly

origin:
late Middle English: perhaps an alteration of obsolete lash  ‘soft, lax’, from Old French lasche ‘lax’, by association with luscious.


word: LUST
russian_word: похоть
example: he knew that his lust for her had returned
definition: strong sexual desire.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: lʌst
phonetics_text: lʌst
synonyms:
sexual desire|sexual appetite|sexual longing|sexual passion|lustfulness|ardour|desire|passion|libido|sex drive|sexuality|biological urge|lechery|lecherousness|lasciviousness|lewdness|carnality|licentiousness|salaciousness|prurience|horniness|raunchiness|the hots|randiness|salacity|concupiscence|nympholepsy

origin:
Old English (also in the sense ‘pleasure, delight’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lust and German Lust .


word: LUSTFUL
russian_word: похотливый
example: lustful glances
definition: having or showing strong feelings of sexual desire.
antonyms: chaste|pure
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌstf(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈlʌstf(ə)l
synonyms:
lecherous|lascivious|lewd|libidinous|licentious|lubricious|salacious|goatish|wanton|unchaste|impure|immodest|indecent|dirty|prurient|passionate|ardent|amorous|amatory|hot-blooded|sensual|sexy|erotic|horny|randy|raunchy|naughty|concupiscent|lickerish


word: LUSTILY
russian_word: с вожделением
example: fans cheered lustily
definition: in a strong, healthy, vigorous way; heartily.
antonyms: faintly|quietly
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈlʌstɪli
phonetics_text: ˈlʌstɪli
synonyms:
heartily|vigorously|loudly|at the top of one's voice|with all one's might|with might and main|powerfully|forcefully|strongly|like mad|like crazy


word: LUSTRATE
russian_word: Для иллюстрации
example: a soul lustrated in the baptismal waters
definition: purify by expiatory sacrifice, ceremonial washing, or some other ritual action.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlʌstreɪt
phonetics_text: ˈlʌstreɪt
origin:
early 17th century: from Latin lustrat- ‘purified by lustral rites’, from the verb lustrare, from lustrum (see lustrum).


word: LUSTRE
russian_word: блеск
example: the lustre of the Milky Way|lustre yarn|a chandelier dripping with glass lustres
antonyms: dullness|darkness
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌstə
phonetics_text: ˈlʌstə
definition:
a gentle sheen or soft glow.|a thin coating containing unoxidized metal which gives an iridescent glaze to ceramics.|a fabric or yarn with a sheen or gloss.|a prismatic glass pendant on a chandelier or other ornament.

synonyms:
sheen|gloss|glossiness|shine|brightness|radiance|burnish|polish|patina|glow|gleam|glimmer|shimmer|brilliance|sparkle|dazzle|flash|glitter|glint|luminousness|luminosity|luminescence|light|effulgence|refulgence|lambency|coruscation

origin:
early 16th century: from French, from Italian lustro, from the verb lustrare, from Latin lustrare ‘illuminate’.


word: LUSTROUS
russian_word: блестящий
example: large, lustrous eyes
definition: having lustre; shining.
antonyms: dull
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌstrəs
phonetics_text: ˈlʌstrəs
synonyms:
shiny|shining|satiny|glossy|gleaming|burnished|polished|radiant|bright|brilliant|luminous|dazzling|sparkling|glistening|twinkling|shimmering|scintillating|lucent|irradiant|effulgent|refulgent


word: LUSTY
russian_word: крепкий
example: the other farmsteads had lusty young sons to work the land
definition: healthy and strong; full of vigour.
antonyms: weak|quiet
origin: Middle English: from lust (in the early sense ‘vigour’) + -y1.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌsti
phonetics_text: ˈlʌsti
synonyms:
healthy|strong|fit|vigorous|robust|hale and hearty|hearty|energetic|vital|lively|bursting with good health|blooming|in good condition|in fine fettle|rugged|sturdy|tough|stalwart|brawny|muscular|muscly|strapping|hefty|husky|burly|solidly built|well built|well made|solid|substantial|powerful|virile|red-blooded|beefy|ripped|shredded|buff|loud|forceful|stentorian|strident


word: LUTE
russian_word: лютня
origin: Middle English: from Old French lut, leut, probably via Provençal from Arabic al-‘ūd .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: luːt
phonetics_text: luːt|ljuːt
definition:
a plucked stringed instrument with a long neck bearing frets and a rounded body with a flat front, rather like a halved egg in shape.


word: LUTEIN
russian_word: лютеин
origin: mid 19th century: from Latin luteum ‘yolk of egg’ (neuter of luteus ‘yellow’) + -in1.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈluːtɪɪn
phonetics_text: ˈluːtɪɪn
definition:
a deep yellow pigment of the xanthophyll class, found in the leaves of plants, in egg yolk, and in the corpus luteum.


word: LUTETIUM
russian_word: лютеций
definition: the chemical element of atomic number 71, a rare silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: luːˈtiːʃɪəm
phonetics_text: luːˈtiːʃɪəm|luːˈtiːsɪəm
origin:
early 20th century: from French lutécium, from Latin Lutetia, the ancient name of Paris, the home of its discoverer.


word: LUTZ
russian_word: Лутц
origin: 1930s: named after the Austrian skater Alois Lutz (1899–1918).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lʊts
phonetics_text: lʊts
definition:
a jump in skating from the backward outside edge of one skate to the backward outside edge of the other, with one or more full turns in the air.


word: LUXATE
russian_word: вывихнуть
example: the joint may become fixed into the luxated position
definition: dislocate.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈlʌkseɪt
phonetics_text: ˈlʌkseɪt
origin:
early 17th century: from Latin luxat- ‘dislocated’, from the verb luxare, from luxus ‘out of joint’.


word: LUXURIANT
russian_word: пышный
example: forests of dark, luxuriant foliage
definition: (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush.
antonyms: barren|meagre|sparse
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: lʌɡˈʒʊərɪənt
phonetics_text: lʌɡˈʒʊərɪənt|lʌɡˈzjʊərɪənt|lʌkˈsjʊərɪənt
synonyms:
lush|rich|abundant|superabundant|profuse|exuberant|prolific|teeming|flourishing|fecund|thriving|vigorous|riotous|dense|thick|rank|rampant|overgrown|verdant|green|jungly

origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin luxuriant- ‘growing rankly’, from the verb luxuriare, from luxuria ‘luxury, rankness’.


word: LUXURIATE
russian_word: понежиться
example: she was luxuriating in a long bath
definition: enjoy (something) as a luxury; take self-indulgent delight in.
antonyms: dislike|find intolerable
origin: early 17th century: from Latin luxuriat- ‘grown in abundance’, from the verb luxuriare .
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: lʌɡˈʒʊərɪeɪt
phonetics_text: lʌɡˈʒʊərɪeɪt|lʌɡˈzjʊərɪeɪt|lʌkˈsjʊərɪeɪt
synonyms:
revel|bask|delight|take pleasure|wallow|indulge oneself|enjoy|relish|savour|appreciate|lap up|get a kick out of|get a thrill out of|get a charge out of


word: LUXURIOUS
russian_word: роскошный
example: the island's most luxurious hotel
definition: extremely comfortable or elegant, especially when involving great expense.
antonyms: poor|austere|spartan
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: lʌɡˈʒʊərɪəs
phonetics_text: lʌɡˈʒʊərɪəs|lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs|lʌkˈsjʊərɪəs
synonyms:
opulent|sumptuous|affluent|expensive|rich|costly|deluxe|lush|grand|palatial|splendid|magnificent|lavish|lavishly appointed|well appointed|extravagant|ornate|fancy|stylish|elegant|plush|posh|upmarket|classy|ritzy|swanky|upscale|swish|swank|palatian

origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘lascivious’): from Old French luxurios, from Latin luxuriosus, from luxuria ‘luxury’.


word: LUXURY
russian_word: роскошь
example: he lived a life of luxury
definition: a state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense.
antonyms: austerity|poverty
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈlʌkʃ(ə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈlʌkʃ(ə)ri
synonyms:
opulence|luxuriousness|sumptuousness|richness|costliness|grandeur|grandness|splendour|magnificence|lavishness|lap of luxury|bed of roses|milk and honey|comfort|security|affluence|wealth|prosperity|prosperousness|plenty|the life of Riley

origin:
Middle English (denoting lechery): from Old French luxurie, luxure, from Latin luxuria, from luxus ‘excess’. The earliest current sense dates from the mid 17th century.


word: LYCANTHROPE
russian_word: ликантропом
definition: a werewolf.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪk(ə)nˌθrəʊp
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪk(ə)nˌθrəʊp
origin:
early 17th century: from modern Latin lycanthropus, from Greek lukanthrōpos ‘wolf man’ (see lycanthropy).


word: LYCANTHROPY
russian_word: ликантропия
definition: the mythical transformation of a person into a wolf.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lʌɪˈkanθrəpi
phonetics_text: lʌɪˈkanθrəpi
origin:
late 16th century (as a supposed form of madness): from modern Latin lycanthropia, from Greek lukanthrōpia, from lukos ‘wolf’ + anthrōpos ‘man’.


word: LYCHEE
russian_word: нефелиум
origin: late 16th century: from Chinese lìzhī .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪtʃiː
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪtʃiː|ˈlɪtʃiː
definition:
a small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large central stone, and a thin rough skin.|the Chinese tree that bears lychees.


word: LYCHNIS
russian_word: лихнис
origin: modern Latin, via Latin from Greek lukhnis, denoting a red flower, from lukhnos ‘lamp’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪknɪs
phonetics_text: ˈlɪknɪs
definition:
a plant of a genus which includes the campions, ragged robin, and a number of cultivated ornamental flowers.


word: LYCOPENE
russian_word: ликопин
definition: a red carotenoid pigment present in tomatoes and many berries and fruits.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪkə(ʊ)piːn
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪkə(ʊ)piːn
origin:
1930s: from the variant lycopin (from modern Latin Lycopersicon, a genus name including the tomato) + -ene.


word: LYCOPODIUM
russian_word: ликоподий
definition: a plant of a genus that includes the common clubmosses.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌlʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈpəʊdɪəm
phonetics_text: ˌlʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈpəʊdɪəm
origin:
modern Latin, from Greek lukos ‘wolf’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’ (because of the clawlike shape of the root).


word: LYMPH
russian_word: лимфа
origin: late 16th century (in lymph (sense 2)): from French lymphe or Latin lympha, limpa ‘water’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɪmf
phonetics_text: lɪmf
definition:
a colourless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream.|pure water.


word: LYMPHATIC
russian_word: лимфатический
example: lymphatic vessels
definition: relating to lymph or its secretion.|(of a person) pale, flabby, or sluggish.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: lɪmˈfatɪk
phonetics_text: lɪmˈfatɪk
origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘frenzied, mad’): from Latin lymphaticus ‘mad’, from Greek numpholēptos ‘seized by nymphs’; now associated with lymph, on the pattern of words such as spermatic .


word: LYMPHOCYTE
russian_word: лимфоцит
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪmfə(ʊ)sʌɪt
phonetics_text: ˈlɪmfə(ʊ)sʌɪt
definition:
a form of small leucocyte (white blood cell) with a single round nucleus, occurring especially in the lymphatic system.


word: LYMPHOID
russian_word: лимфатический
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪmfɔɪd
phonetics_text: ˈlɪmfɔɪd
definition:
relating to or denoting the tissue responsible for producing lymphocytes and antibodies. This tissue occurs in the lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils, and spleen, and dispersed elsewhere in the body.


word: LYMPHOKINE
russian_word: медиатор клеточного иммунитета
origin: 1960s: from lympho- + Greek kinein ‘to move’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪmfə(ʊ)kʌɪn
phonetics_text: ˈlɪmfə(ʊ)kʌɪn
definition:
a substance of a type produced by lymphocytes and having an effect on other cells of the immune system.


word: LYNCH
russian_word: линчевать
example: her father had been lynched for a crime he didn't commit
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: lɪn(t)ʃ
phonetics_text: lɪn(t)ʃ
definition:
(of a group of people) kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging.

synonyms:
hang|hang by the neck|execute|put to death|kill|murder|string up|do in|bump off|knock off|slay|gibbet

origin:
mid 19th century: from Lynch's law, named after Capt. William Lynch, head of a self-constituted judicial tribunal in Virginia c.  1780.


word: LYNX
russian_word: рысь
origin: Middle English: via Latin from Greek lunx .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lɪŋks
phonetics_text: lɪŋks
definition:
a wild cat with yellowish-brown fur (sometimes spotted), a short tail, and tufted ears, found chiefly in the northern latitudes of North America and Eurasia.


word: LYRE
russian_word: лира
origin: Middle English: via Old French lire and Latin lyra from Greek lura .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lʌɪə
phonetics_text: lʌɪə
definition:
a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used especially in ancient Greece. Modern instruments of this type are found mainly in East Africa.


word: LYREBIRD
russian_word: лирохвост
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪəbəːd
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪəbəːd
definition:
a large Australian songbird, the male of which has a long lyre-shaped tail and is noted for its remarkable song and display.


word: LYRIC
russian_word: лирический
example: lyric poems of extraordinary beauty|a lyric soprano with a light, clear timbre
antonyms: harsh|cacophonous
origin: late 16th century: from French lyrique or Latin lyricus, from Greek lurikos, from lura ‘lyre’.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈlɪrɪk
phonetics_text: ˈlɪrɪk
definition:
(of poetry) expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms.|(of a singing voice) using a light register.

synonyms:
melodic|songlike|musical|melodious|lyrical|rhapsodic|poetic|expressive|emotional|deeply felt|personal|subjective|passionate


word: LYRICAL
russian_word: лирический
example: he gained a devoted following for his lyrical cricket writing|the lyrical content of his songs
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈlɪrɪk(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈlɪrɪk(ə)l
definition:
(of literature, art, or music) expressing the writer's emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way.|relating to the words of a popular song.

synonyms:
songlike|lyric|melodic|musical|melodious|rhapsodic|poetic|expressive|emotional|deeply felt|personal|subjective|passionate


word: LYRICALLY
russian_word: лирически
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈlɪrɪk(ə)li
phonetics_text: ˈlɪrɪk(ə)li
example:
he spoke lyrically of his childhood|the new songs are more interesting, both musically and lyrically

definition:
in a manner which expresses emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way.|with reference to the words of a popular song.


word: LYRICISM
russian_word: лиризм
example: the lush lyricism of the adagio sections of the second movement
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlɪrɪsɪz(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈlɪrɪsɪz(ə)m
definition:
an artist's expression of emotion in an imaginative and beautiful way; the quality of being lyrical.


word: LYSIMETER
russian_word: Лизиметрические
origin: late 19th century: from Greek lusis ‘loosening’ + -meter.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: lʌɪˈsɪmɪtə
phonetics_text: lʌɪˈsɪmɪtə
definition:
an apparatus for measuring changes due to moisture loss, percolation, etc. undergone by a body of soil under controlled conditions.


word: LYSOSOME
russian_word: лизосома
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪsəsəʊm
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪsəsəʊm
definition:
an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane.


word: LYSOZYME
russian_word: лизоцим
origin: early 20th century: from lysis + a shortened form of enzyme.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈlʌɪsəzʌɪm
phonetics_text: ˈlʌɪsəzʌɪm
definition:
an enzyme which catalyses the destruction of the cell walls of certain bacteria, and occurs notably in tears and egg white.


word: MAAR
russian_word: маар
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑː
phonetics_text: mɑː
definition:
a broad, shallow crater, typically filled by a lake, formed by a volcanic eruption with little lava.

origin:
early 19th century: from German dialect, originally denoting a kind of crater lake in the Eifel district of Germany.


word: MACABRE
russian_word: мрачный
example: a macabre series of murders
definition: disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: məˈkɑːbr(ə)
phonetics_text: məˈkɑːbr(ə)
synonyms:
gruesome|grisly|grim|gory|morbid|ghastly|unearthly|lurid|grotesque|hideous|horrific|horrible|horrifying|horrid|horrendous|terrifying|frightening|frightful|fearsome|shocking|dreadful|appalling|loathsome|repugnant|repulsive|sickening|black|weird|unhealthy|sick

origin:
late 19th century: from French macabre, from Danse Macabre ‘dance of death’, from Old French, perhaps from Macabé ‘a Maccabee’, with reference to a miracle play depicting the slaughter of the Maccabees.


word: MACADAM
russian_word: щебень
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈkadəm
phonetics_text: məˈkadəm
definition:
broken stone of even size, bound with tar or bitumen and used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths.

origin:
early 19th century: named after John L. McAdam (1756–1836), the British surveyor who advocated using this material.


word: MACAQUE
russian_word: макака
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈkɑːk
phonetics_text: məˈkɑːk
definition:
a medium-sized, chiefly forest-dwelling Old World monkey which has a long face and cheek pouches for holding food.

origin:
late 17th century: via French and Portuguese; based on the Bantu morpheme ma (denoting a plural) + kaku ‘monkey’.


word: MACARONI
russian_word: макароны
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmakəˈrəʊni
phonetics_text: ˌmakəˈrəʊni
definition:
pasta in the shape of narrow tubes.|an 18th-century British dandy who imitated continental fashions.

origin:
late 17th century: from Italian maccaroni (now usually spelled maccheroni ), plural of maccarone, from late Greek makaria ‘food made from barley’.


word: MACARONIC
russian_word: макаронический
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˌmakəˈrɒnɪk
phonetics_text: ˌmakəˈrɒnɪk
definition:
denoting language, especially burlesque verse, containing words or inflections from one language introduced into the context of another.

origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘characteristic of a jumble or medley’): from modern Latin macaronicus, from obsolete Italian macaronico, a humorous formation from macaroni (see macaroni).


word: MACASSAR
russian_word: макассар
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈkasə
phonetics_text: məˈkasə
definition:
a kind of oil formerly used by men to make their hair shine and lie flat.|variant spelling of Makassar.

origin:
mid 17th century: earlier form of Makassar. The oil was originally represented as consisting of ingredients from Makassar.


word: MACE
russian_word: булава
synonyms: staff|club|cudgel|stick|shillelagh|bludgeon|blackjack|truncheon|cosh|life preserver
origin: Middle English: from Old French masse ‘large hammer’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: meɪs
phonetics_text: meɪs
definition:
a staff of office, especially that which lies on the table in the House of Commons when the Speaker is in the chair, regarded as a symbol of the authority of the House.|a heavy club with a spiked metal head.


word: MACERATE
russian_word: вымачивать
synonyms: pulp|mash|squash|soften|liquefy|soak|steep|infuse
origin: mid 16th century: from Latin macerat- ‘made soft, soaked’, from macerare ‘to soften’.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmasəreɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmasəreɪt
example:
macerate the mustard seeds in vinegar|these men lodged in tombs and macerated themselves with fasting

definition:
(especially with reference to food) soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid.|cause to waste away by fasting.


word: MACH
russian_word: маш
origin: 1930s: named after Ernst Mach (see Mach, Ernst).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːk
phonetics_text: mɑːk|mak
definition:
the ratio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound in the surrounding medium. It is often used with a numeral (as Mach 1, Mach 2, etc.) to indicate the speed of sound, twice the speed of sound, etc.


word: MACHAIR
russian_word: Макэр
example: machair is the focus of most Hebridean crofting agriculture
origin: late 17th century: from Scottish Gaelic.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmakə
phonetics_text: ˈmakə|ˈmaxə
definition:
(in Scotland, especially the Western Isles) low-lying arable or grazing land formed near the coast by the deposition of sand and shell fragments by the wind.


word: MACHAN
russian_word: махан
origin: via Hindi from Sanskrit mañcaka .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mʌˈtʃɑːn
phonetics_text: mʌˈtʃɑːn
definition:
(in South Asia) a platform erected in a tree, used originally for hunting large animals and now for watching animals in wildlife reserves.


word: MACHETE
russian_word: мачете
origin: late 16th century: from Spanish, from macho ‘hammer’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈtʃɛti
phonetics_text: məˈtʃɛti|məˈʃɛti
definition:
a broad, heavy knife used as an implement or weapon, originating in Central America and the Caribbean.


word: MACHIAVELLIAN
russian_word: беспринципный
example: a whole range of outrageous Machiavellian manoeuvres
definition: cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics.
antonyms: straightforward|ingenuous
origin: mid 16th century: from the name of Niccolò Machiavelli (see Machiavelli, Niccolò.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˌmakɪəˈvɛlɪən
phonetics_text: ˌmakɪəˈvɛlɪən
synonyms:
devious|cunning|crafty|artful|wily|sly|scheming|designing|conniving|opportunistic|insidious|treacherous|perfidious|two-faced|Janus-faced|tricky|double-dealing|unscrupulous|deceitful|dishonest|foxy


word: MACHICOLATION
russian_word: навесная бойница
origin: late 18th century: from Anglo-Latin machicollare (see machicolated) + -ation.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mətʃɪkəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: mətʃɪkəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
definition:
(in medieval fortifications) an opening between the supporting corbels of a projecting parapet or the vault of a gate, through which stones or burning objects could be dropped on attackers.


word: MACHINATE
russian_word: строить козни
example: he machinated against other bishops
definition: engage in plots; scheme.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmakɪneɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmakɪneɪt|ˈmaʃɪneɪt
origin:
early 16th century: from Latin machinat- ‘contrived’, from machinari ‘contrive’, from machina (see machine).


word: MACHINATION
russian_word: махинация
definition: a plot or scheme.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmaʃɪˈneɪʃn
phonetics_text: ˌmaʃɪˈneɪʃn
synonyms:
schemes|plotting|plots|intrigues|conspiracies|designs|plans|devices|ploys|ruses|tricks|wiles|stratagems|tactics|manoeuvres|manoeuvring|contrivances|expedients|complots

origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or Latin machinatio-, from machinat- ‘contrived’ (see machinate).


word: MACHINE
russian_word: машина
example: a fax machine
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: məˈʃiːn
phonetics_text: məˈʃiːn
definition:
an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task.

synonyms:
apparatus|appliance|instrument|tool|utensil|device|unit|contraption|contrivance|gadget|mechanism|engine|motor|lever|pulley|gizmo

origin:
mid 16th century (originally denoting a structure): from French, via Latin from Doric Greek makhana (Greek mēkhanē, from mēkhos ‘contrivance’).


word: MACHINERY
russian_word: машины
example: farm machinery
definition: machines collectively.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈʃiːn(ə)ri
phonetics_text: məˈʃiːn(ə)ri
synonyms:
equipment|apparatus|hardware|plant|mechanism|gear|tackle|instruments|tools|gadgetry|technology|enginery


word: MACHISMO
russian_word: мужской шовинизм
example: the exaggerated machismo displayed in the tango
definition: strong or aggressive masculine pride.
origin: 1940s: from Mexican Spanish, from macho ‘male’, from Latin masculus .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈtʃɪzməʊ
phonetics_text: məˈtʃɪzməʊ|məˈkɪzməʊ
synonyms:
(aggressive) masculinity|macho|toughness|toxic masculinity|chauvinism|male chauvinism|sexism|laddishness|virility|manliness


word: MACK
russian_word: Мак
definition: a confident, successful man who has many sexual partners.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mak
phonetics_text: mak
origin:
late 19th century (in sense ‘a pimp’): shortened from mackerel ‘pimp’, or directly from French maquereau .


word: MACKINTOSH
russian_word: макинтош
definition: a full-length waterproof coat.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmakɪntɒʃ
phonetics_text: ˈmakɪntɒʃ
synonyms:
raincoat|overcoat|gaberdine|trench coat|anorak|cagoule|cape|oilskin|waterproof|pakamac|mac|slicker|Burberry|Drizabone

origin:
mid 19th century: named after Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), the Scottish inventor who patented the cloth.


word: MACRO
russian_word: макрос
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈmakrəʊ
phonetics_text: ˈmakrəʊ
definition:
a single instruction that expands automatically into a set of instructions to perform a particular task.|a macro lens.


word: MACROBIOTIC
russian_word: макробиотический
example: macrobiotic foods
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˌmakrə(ʊ)bʌɪˈɒtɪk
phonetics_text: ˌmakrə(ʊ)bʌɪˈɒtɪk
definition:
consisting of or relating to a diet of organic wholefoods which is based on Buddhist principles of the balance of yin and yang.


word: MACROCARPA
russian_word: крупноплодный
origin: early 20th century: modern Latin, from macro- + Greek karpos ‘fruit’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpə
phonetics_text: ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpə
definition:
a Californian cypress tree with a large spreading crown of horizontal branches and leaves that smell of lemon when crushed.


word: MACROCOSM
russian_word: макрокосм
antonyms: microcosm
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmakrə(ʊ)kɒz(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈmakrə(ʊ)kɒz(ə)m
definition:
the whole of a complex structure, especially the world or the universe, contrasted with a small or representative part of it.

synonyms:
universe|cosmos|world|wide world|globe|creation|solar system|galaxy|outer space|system|structure|totality|entirety|complex


word: MACROCYCLIC
russian_word: макроциклический
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪklɪk
phonetics_text: ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪklɪk|ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈsɪklɪk
definition:
relating to or denoting a ring composed of a relatively large number of atoms, such as occur in haem, chlorophyll, and several natural antibiotics.


word: MACROECONOMIC
russian_word: макроэкономический
example: macroeconomic policies
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌmakrəʊiːkəˈnɒmɪk
phonetics_text: ˌmakrəʊiːkəˈnɒmɪk|ˌmakrəʊˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk
definition:
relating to the branch of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity.


word: MACROECONOMICS
russian_word: макроэкономика
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmakrəʊiːkəˈnɒmɪks
phonetics_text: ˌmakrəʊiːkəˈnɒmɪks|ˌmakrəʊɛkəˈnɒmɪks
definition:
the branch of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity.


word: MACROEVOLUTION
russian_word: макроэволюцией
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmakrəʊiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˌmakrəʊiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n|ˌmakrəʊɛvəˈluːʃ(ə)n
definition:
major evolutionary change, especially with regard to the evolution of whole taxonomic groups over long periods of time.


word: MACROMOLECULE
russian_word: макромолекула
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈmɒlɪkjuːl
phonetics_text: ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈmɒlɪkjuːl
definition:
a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer.


word: MACRON
russian_word: знак долготы над гласным
origin: mid 19th century: from Greek makron, neuter of makros ‘long’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmakrɒn
phonetics_text: ˈmakrɒn
definition:
a written or printed mark (¯) used to indicate a long vowel in some languages, or a stressed vowel in verse.


word: MACROPHAGE
russian_word: макрофаг
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmakrə(ʊ)feɪdʒ
phonetics_text: ˈmakrə(ʊ)feɪdʒ
definition:
a large phagocytic cell found in stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, especially at sites of infection.


word: MACROSCALE
russian_word: макромасштабное
definition: a large scale involving general or overall structures or processes rather than details.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈmakrə(ʊ)skeɪl
phonetics_text: ˈmakrə(ʊ)skeɪl
example:
apart from the deepest parts of some oceans, most of the world is mapped and explored, at least on the macroscale


word: MACROSTRUCTURE
russian_word: макроструктура
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmakrə(ʊ)strʌktʃə
phonetics_text: ˈmakrə(ʊ)strʌktʃə
definition:
the large-scale or overall structure of something, e.g. an organism, a mechanical construction, or a written text.


word: MACULA
russian_word: пятно
synonyms: spot|dot|fleck|mark|speck|speckle|smudge|splash|stain|macule
origin: late Middle English: from Latin.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmakjʊlə
phonetics_text: ˈmakjʊlə
definition:
an oval yellowish area surrounding the fovea near the centre of the retina in the eye, which is the region of keenest vision.|another term for macule.


word: MACULATE
russian_word: покрывать пятнами
definition: spotted or stained.
part_of_speech: adjective|verb
phonetic: ˈmakjʊleɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmakjʊleɪt
origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin maculat- ‘spotted’, from maculare ‘to spot’, from macula ‘spot’.


word: MAD
russian_word: сумасшедший
definition: mentally ill; insane.|very enthusiastic about someone or something.|very angry.|great; remarkable.
antonyms: sane
origin: Old English gemǣd(e)d ‘maddened’, participial form related to gemād ‘mad’, of Germanic origin.
part_of_speech: adjective|adverb|verb
phonetic: mad
phonetics_text: mad
example:
he felt as if he were going mad|he's mad about football|don't be mad at me|I got mad respect for him

synonyms:
insane|mentally ill|certifiable|deranged|demented|of unsound mind|out of one's mind|not in one's right mind|sick in the head|not together|crazy|crazed|lunatic|non compos mentis|unbalanced|unhinged|unstable|disturbed|distracted|stark mad|manic|frenzied|raving|distraught|frantic|hysterical|delirious|psychotic|psychopathic|mad as a hatter|mad as a March hare|foaming at the mouth|sectionable|yampy|mental|off one's head|out of one's head|off one's nut|nuts|nutty|nutty as a fruitcake|off one's rocker|not (quite) right in the head|round the bend|stark staring/raving mad|raving mad|bats|bonkers|cuckoo|cracked|loopy|loony|bananas|loco|dippy|screwy|schizoid|touched|gaga|up the pole|off the wall|not all there|not right upstairs|barmy|crackers|barking|barking mad|dotty|batty|round the twist|off one's trolley|as daft as a brush|not the full shilling|away with the fairies|buggy|nutsy|nutso|out of one's tree|meshuga|squirrelly|wacko|bushed|yarra|porangi|have a screw loose|have bats in the/one's belfry


word: MADAM
russian_word: мадам
example: Can I help you, madam?|she's a proper little madam
origin: Middle English: from Old French ma dame ‘my lady’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmadəm
phonetics_text: ˈmadəm
definition:
used to address or refer to a woman in a polite or respectful way.|a conceited or bossy girl or young woman.|a woman who runs a brothel.


word: MADDEN
russian_word: сводить с ума
definition: make (someone) extremely annoyed.|drive (someone or something) insane.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmad(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈmad(ə)n
example:
this is ridiculous, she told him, maddened by his reaction|she was almost maddened by grief at his loss

synonyms:
infuriate|exasperate|irritate|incense|anger|enrage|send into a rage|inflame|annoy|provoke|upset|agitate|vex|irk|pique|gall|make someone's hackles rise|raise someone's hackles|make someone's blood boil|make someone see red|get someone's back up|aggravate|bug|make livid|nark|get up someone's nose


word: MADDENING
russian_word: сводящий с ума
example: she put the coins back with maddening slowness
definition: extremely annoying.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmad(ə)nɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈmad(ə)nɪŋ
synonyms:
infuriating|exasperating|irritating|annoying|provoking|upsetting|vexing|irksome|unsettling|disturbing|troublesome|bothersome|vexatious|galling|aggravating|pestilential


word: MADE-UP
russian_word: выдуманный
synonyms: painted|done up|powdered|rouged
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: meɪdˈʌp
phonetics_text: meɪdˈʌp
example:
a heavily made-up woman|a made-up story|profitability calls for selling made-up products like filled rolls

definition:
wearing make-up.|invented; not true.|(of a meal or drink) prepared in advance of sale.|(of a road) surfaced with a material such as asphalt.


word: MADHOUSE
russian_word: сумасшедший дом
example: this place is a madhouse
definition: a scene of extreme confusion or uproar.|an institution for the care of mentally ill people.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmadhaʊs
phonetics_text: ˈmadhaʊs
synonyms:
bedlam|mayhem|babel|chaos|pandemonium|uproar|turmoil|wild disarray|scene of confusion|disorder|hurly-burly|tumult|jumble|pell-mell|hullabaloo|hubbub|whirlwind|maelstrom|madness|all hell broken loose|three-ring circus


word: MADLY
russian_word: безумно
example: his eyes bulged madly
definition: in a mad, wild, or uncontrolled manner.
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈmadli
phonetics_text: ˈmadli
synonyms:
insanely|frantically|hysterically|deliriously|wildly|like a lunatic|crazily|barmily|fast|furiously|hurriedly|quickly|speedily|hastily|energetically|like mad|like crazy


word: MADNESS
russian_word: безумие
example: in his madness he destroyed the work of years
definition: the state of having a serious mental illness.
antonyms: sanity
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmadnəs
phonetics_text: ˈmadnəs
synonyms:
insanity|insaneness|dementia|mental illness|derangement|dementedness|instability|unsoundness of mind|lunacy|distraction|depression|mania|hysteria|frenzy|psychosis|psychopathy|schizophrenia|hydrophobia|craziness|meshugaas|dingbats|moon-madness|cynanthropy|deliration|lycanthropy|zoanthropy


word: MADONNA
russian_word: мадонна
definition: the Virgin Mary.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈdɒnə
phonetics_text: məˈdɒnə
origin:
late 16th century (as a respectful form of address to an Italian woman): Italian, from ma (old form of mia ‘my’) + donna ‘lady’ (from Latin domina ).


word: MADRAS
russian_word: хлопчатобумажная ткань в полоску
example: a short-sleeved madras shirt
origin: mid 19th century: by association with Madras.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈdrɑːs
phonetics_text: məˈdrɑːs|məˈdras
definition:
a strong cotton fabric with colourful stripes or checks.|a dish of meat, fish, or vegetables in a hot curry sauce.


word: MADREPORITE
russian_word: мадрепоровых
origin: early 19th century: from madrepore (see Madreporaria) + -ite1.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maˈdrɛpərʌɪt
phonetics_text: maˈdrɛpərʌɪt|ˌmadrɪˈpɔːrʌɪt
definition:
a perforated plate by which the entry of seawater into the vascular system of an echinoderm is controlled.


word: MADRIGAL
russian_word: мадригал
synonyms: song|anthem|carol|ballad|canzone|chanson|motet|chant|hymn|psalm
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmadrɪɡ(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmadrɪɡ(ə)l
definition:
a part-song for several voices, especially one of the Renaissance period, typically unaccompanied and arranged in elaborate counterpoint.

origin:
from Italian madrigale (from medieval Latin carmen matricale ‘simple song’), from matricalis ‘maternal or primitive’, from matrix ‘womb’.


word: MADWOMAN
russian_word: сумасшедшая
definition: a woman who is mentally ill.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmadwʊmən
phonetics_text: ˈmadwʊmən
synonyms:
lunatic|maniac|psychotic|psychopath|schizophrenic|loony|nut|nutcase|nutjob|cuckoo|head case|basket case|headbanger|psycho|schizo|crank|crackpot|nutter|radge|screwball|wing nut|dingbat


word: MAELSTROM
russian_word: водоворот
definition: a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.
synonyms: whirlpool|vortex|eddy|swirl|Charybdis
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪlstrəm
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪlstrəm
origin:
late 17th century: from early modern Dutch (denoting a mythical whirlpool in the Arctic Ocean, west of Norway), from maalen ‘grind, whirl’ + stroom ‘stream’.


word: MAENAD
russian_word: менада
origin: late 16th century: via Latin from Greek Mainas, Mainad-, from mainesthai ‘to rave’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːnad
phonetics_text: ˈmiːnad
definition:
(in ancient Greece) a female follower of Bacchus, traditionally associated with divine possession and frenzied rites.


word: MAFIA
russian_word: мафия
origin: Italian (Sicilian dialect), originally in the sense ‘bragging’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmafɪə
phonetics_text: ˈmafɪə
definition:
an organized international body of criminals, operating originally in Sicily and now especially in Italy and the US and having a complex and ruthless behavioural code.


word: MAFIC
russian_word: мафический
origin: early 20th century: blend of magnesium and a contracted form of ferric.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmafɪk
phonetics_text: ˈmafɪk
definition:
relating to or denoting a group of dark-coloured, mainly ferromagnesian minerals such as pyroxene and olivine.


word: MAG
russian_word: магнитный
example: the bestselling rock mag in Britain|I've only got one spare mag for the Browning
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maɡ
phonetics_text: maɡ
definition:
a magazine (periodical).|a magazine (of ammunition).|magnesium or magnesium alloy.|a magneto.|magnitude (of stars or other celestial objects).


word: MAGAZINE
russian_word: журнал
example: a women's weekly magazine|he took the machine gun and a spare magazine
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maɡəˈziːn
phonetics_text: maɡəˈziːn
definition:
a periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, often on a particular subject or aimed at a particular readership.|a container or detachable receptacle for holding a supply of cartridges to be fed automatically to the breech of a gun.|a store for arms, ammunition, and explosives for military use.

synonyms:
journal|publication|periodical|paper|proceedings|organ|supplement|colour supplement|number|copy|issue|title|weekly|fortnightly|monthly|quarterly|comic|glossy|book|rag|mag|zine|fanzine|magalogue

origin:
late 16th century: from French magasin, from Italian magazzino, from Arabic maḵzin, maḵzan ‘storehouse’, from ḵazana ‘store up’. The term originally meant ‘store’ and was often used from the mid 17th century in the title of books providing information useful to particular groups of people, whence magazine (sense 1) (mid 18th century). magazine (sense 3), a contemporary specialization of the original meaning, gave rise to magazine (sense 2) in the mid 18th century.


word: MAGDALEN
russian_word: Магдалина
definition: St Mary Magdalene.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡdəlɪn
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡdəlɪn
origin:
late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek ( Maria hē) Magdalēnē ‘(Mary of) Magdala’ (to whom Jesus appeared after his resurrection; John 20:1–18), formerly identified with the sinner of Luke 7:37.


word: MAGENTA
russian_word: пурпурный
example: bright pink double flowers each lined in dark magenta
definition: a light mauvish-crimson which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to green.
synonyms: reddish-purple|purplish red|crimson|mauvish-crimson|carmine red|fuchsia|fuchsin
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈdʒɛntə
phonetics_text: məˈdʒɛntə
origin:
mid 19th century: named after Magenta in northern Italy, site of a battle (1859) fought shortly before the red dye was discovered.


word: MAGGOT
russian_word: личинка
example: the maggots attack the roots of the developing cabbages
synonyms: grub|larva|caterpillar
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡət
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡət
definition:
a soft-bodied legless larva of a fly or other insect, found in decaying matter.|a whimsical or strange idea.

origin:
late Middle English: perhaps an alteration of dialect maddock, from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin.


word: MAGIC
russian_word: магия
example: suddenly, as if by magic, the doors start to open
definition: the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective|verb
phonetic: ˈmadʒɪk
phonetics_text: ˈmadʒɪk
synonyms:
sorcery|witchcraft|wizardry|necromancy|enchantment|spellworking|incantation|the supernatural|occultism|the occult|black magic|the black arts|devilry|divination|malediction|voodoo|hoodoo|sympathetic magic|white magic|witching|witchery|charm|hex|spell|jinx|mojo|orenda|makutu|muti|sortilege|thaumaturgy|theurgy

origin:
late Middle English: from Old French magique, from Latin magicus (adjective), late Latin magica (noun), from Greek magikē (tekhnē) ‘(art of) a magus’: magi were regarded as magicians.


word: MAGICAL
russian_word: волшебный
example: magical healing powers|it was a magical evening of pure nostalgia
antonyms: dull|boring
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmadʒɪk(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmadʒɪk(ə)l
definition:
relating to, using, or resembling magic.|beautiful or delightful in a way that seems removed from everyday life.

synonyms:
supernatural|magic|occult|mystical|mystic|paranormal|preternatural|other-worldly|spectral|ghostly|secret|dark|cryptic|uncanny|cabbalistic|shamanistic|necromantic|thaumaturgic|thaumaturgical|sorcerous|extramundane


word: MAGICIAN
russian_word: маг
definition: a person with magical powers.
origin: late Middle English: from Old French magicien, from late Latin magica (see magic).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈdʒɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: məˈdʒɪʃ(ə)n
synonyms:
sorcerer|sorceress|witch|wizard|warlock|enchanter|enchantress|necromancer|spellcaster|Druid|shaman|witch doctor|magus|alchemist|sangoma|inyanga|thaumaturge|theurgist


word: MAGISTERIAL
russian_word: судебный
example: a magisterial pronouncement|magisterial districts
definition: having or showing great authority.|relating to a magistrate.
synonyms: authoritative|masterful|lordly|judge-like
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌmadʒɪˈstɪərɪəl
phonetics_text: ˌmadʒɪˈstɪərɪəl
origin:
early 17th century: from medieval Latin magisterialis, from late Latin magisterius, from Latin magister ‘master’.


word: MAGISTERIUM
russian_word: учительство
origin: mid 19th century: Latin, ‘the office of master’, from magister (see magister).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmadʒɪˈstɪərɪəm
phonetics_text: ˌmadʒɪˈstɪərɪəm
definition:
the teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church, especially as exercised by bishops or the Pope.


word: MAGISTRATE
russian_word: судья
origin: late Middle English: from Latin magistratus ‘administrator’, from magister ‘master’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmadʒɪstrət
phonetics_text: ˈmadʒɪstrət|ˈmadʒɪstreɪt
definition:
a civil officer who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.


word: MAGLEV
russian_word: магнитной подвеске
example: maglev trains
origin: 1970s: from mag(netic) lev(itation) .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡlɛv
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡlɛv
definition:
a transport system in which trains glide above a track, supported by magnetic repulsion and propelled by a linear motor.


word: MAGMA
russian_word: магма
example: when red-hot magma comes into contact with seawater, an explosion results
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡmə
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡmə
definition:
hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.

origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘residue of dregs after evaporation or pressing of a semi-liquid substance’): via Latin from Greek magma (from massein ‘knead’).


word: MAGNANIMITY
russian_word: великодушие
example: both sides will have to show magnanimity
definition: the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity.
antonyms: meanness|selfishness
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maɡnəˈnɪmɪti
phonetics_text: maɡnəˈnɪmɪti
synonyms:
generosity|charitableness|charity|benevolence|beneficence|open-handedness|big-heartedness|great-heartedness|liberality|humanity|nobility|chivalry|kindness|munificence|bountifulness|bounty|largesse|altruism|philanthropy|unselfishness|selflessness|self-sacrifice|self-denial|clemency|mercy|leniency|forgiveness|indulgence


word: MAGNANIMOUS
russian_word: великодушный
example: she should be magnanimous in victory
definition: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person.
antonyms: mean-spirited|selfish
origin: mid 16th century: from Latin magnanimus (from magnus ‘great’ + animus ‘soul’) + -ous.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: maɡˈnanɪməs
phonetics_text: maɡˈnanɪməs
synonyms:
generous|charitable|benevolent|beneficent|open-handed|big-hearted|great-hearted|munificent|bountiful|liberal|handsome|princely|altruistic|kind|kindly|philanthropic|chivalrous|noble|unselfish|selfless|self-sacrificing|ungrudging|unstinting|forgiving|merciful|lenient|indulgent|clement|bounteous


word: MAGNATE
russian_word: магнат
example: a property magnate
definition: a wealthy and influential businessman or businesswoman.
antonyms: pawn
origin: late Middle English: from late Latin magnas, magnat- ‘great man’, from Latin magnus ‘great’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡneɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡneɪt
synonyms:
industrialist|tycoon|mogul|captain of industry|baron|lord|king|proprietor|entrepreneur|merchant prince|financier|top executive|chief|leader|VIP|notable|magnifico|nabob|grandee|noble|prelate|big shot|bigwig|honcho|big wheel|fat cat


word: MAGNESIA
russian_word: магнезия
definition: magnesium oxide.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maɡˈniːzɪə
phonetics_text: maɡˈniːzɪə|maɡˈniːʒə|maɡˈniːʃə|maɡˈniːsɪə
origin:
late Middle English (referring to a mineral said to be an ingredient of the philosopher's stone): via medieval Latin from Greek Magnēsia, denoting a mineral from Magnesia in Asia Minor.


word: MAGNESIUM
russian_word: магний
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maɡˈniːzɪəm
phonetics_text: maɡˈniːzɪəm
definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 12, a silver-white metal of the alkaline earth series. It is used to make strong lightweight alloys, and is also used in flash bulbs and pyrotechnics, as it burns with a brilliant white flame.


word: MAGNET
russian_word: магнит
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡnɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡnɪt
definition:
a piece of iron or other material which has its component atoms so ordered that the material exhibits properties of magnetism, such as attracting other iron-containing objects or aligning itself in an external magnetic field.

synonyms:
lodestone|magnetite|field magnet|bar magnet|horseshoe magnet|transverse magnet|electromagnet|electret|solenoid|diamagnet|antiferromagnet|magnetoid|wiggler

origin:
late Middle English (denoting lodestone): from Latin magnes, magnet-, from Greek magnēs lithos ‘lodestone’, probably influenced by Anglo-Norman French magnete (from Latin magnes, magnet- ).


word: MAGNETIC
russian_word: магнитный
example: the clock has a magnetic back to stick to the fridge|his magnetic personality
antonyms: repellent
origin: early 17th century: from late Latin magneticus, from Latin magneta (see magnet).
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: maɡˈnɛtɪk
phonetics_text: maɡˈnɛtɪk
definition:
exhibiting or relating to magnetism.|(of a bearing in navigation) measured relative to magnetic north.|very attractive or alluring.

synonyms:
alluring|attractive|fascinating|captivating|enchanting|enthralling|appealing|charming|prepossessing|engaging|entrancing|tempting|tantalizing|seductive|inviting|irresistible|magic|magical|bewitching|charismatic|hypnotic|mesmeric


word: MAGNETISM
russian_word: магнетизм
example: his personal magnetism attracted men to the brotherhood
antonyms: repulsion
origin: early 17th century: from modern Latin magnetismus, from Latin magneta (see magnet).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡnətɪz(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡnətɪz(ə)m
definition:
a physical phenomenon produced by the motion of electric charge, which results in attractive and repulsive forces between objects.|the ability to attract and charm people.

synonyms:
allure|attraction|fascination|enchantment|appeal|draw|drawing power|pull|charm|seductiveness|sexual magnetism|animal magnetism|magic|spell|charisma|hypnotism|mesmerism


word: MAGNETITE
russian_word: магнетит
origin: mid 19th century: from magnet + -ite1.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡnɪtʌɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡnɪtʌɪt
definition:
a grey-black magnetic mineral which consists of an oxide of iron and is an important form of iron ore.


word: MAGNETO
russian_word: магнето
origin: late 19th century: abbreviation of magneto-electric.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maɡˈniːtəʊ
phonetics_text: maɡˈniːtəʊ
definition:
a small electric generator containing a permanent magnet and used to provide high-voltage pulses, especially (formerly) in the ignition systems of internal combustion engines.


word: MAGNETOSPHERE
russian_word: магнитосфера
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maɡˈniːtəsfɪə
phonetics_text: maɡˈniːtəsfɪə
definition:
the region surrounding the earth or another astronomical body in which its magnetic field is the predominant effective magnetic field.


word: MAGNETRON
russian_word: магнетрон
origin: 1920s: from magnetic + -tron from electron.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡnɪtrɒn
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡnɪtrɒn
definition:
an electron tube for amplifying or generating microwaves, with the flow of electrons controlled by an external magnetic field.


word: MAGNIFICAT
russian_word: магнификат
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maɡˈnɪfɪkat
phonetics_text: maɡˈnɪfɪkat
definition:
the hymn of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:46–55) used as a canticle in Christian liturgy, especially at vespers and evensong.

origin:
Middle English: Latin, literally ‘magnifies’ (from the opening words, which translate as ‘my soul magnifies the Lord’).


word: MAGNIFICATION
russian_word: увеличение
example: the lines are only visible under high magnification
definition: the action of magnifying something or the process of being magnified.
antonyms: understatement
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmaɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˌmaɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
synonyms:
exaggeration|overstatement|amplification|overemphasis|overplaying|dramatization|overdramatization|colouring|embroidery|embellishment|enhancement|extravagance|inflation|hyperbole|aggrandizement|gilding the lily|blowing up


word: MAGNIFICENCE
russian_word: великолепие
example: the magnificence of the surrounding countryside
definition: the quality of being magnificent.
antonyms: tawdriness|cheapness
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maɡˈnɪfɪsns
phonetics_text: maɡˈnɪfɪsns
synonyms:
splendour|resplendence|grandeur|greatness|impressiveness|imposingness|glory|gloriousness|majesty|nobility|pomp|pomp and circumstance|stateliness|sumptuousness|opulence|luxuriousness|luxury|lavishness|richness|brilliance|radiance|dazzle|beauty|elegance|distinction|spectacle|pageantry|splendidness|gorgeousness|éclat|elevation|transcendence|transcendency|splendiferousness|ritziness|poshness


word: MAGNIFICENT
russian_word: великолепный
example: a dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains|she paid tribute to their magnificent efforts
definition: extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.|very good; excellent.
antonyms: uninspiring|modest|tawdry|cheap
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: maɡˈnɪfɪs(ə)nt
phonetics_text: maɡˈnɪfɪs(ə)nt
synonyms:
splendid|spectacular|impressive|striking|glorious|superb|majestic|awesome|awe-inspiring|breathtaking|sumptuous|resplendent|grand|imposing|monumental|palatial|noble|proud|stately|exalted|royal|regal|kingly|imperial|princely|opulent|fine|luxurious|lavish|rich|brilliant|radiant|dazzling|beautiful|elegant|gorgeous|elevated|transcendent|splendiferous|ritzy|posh|splendacious|magnolious

origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin magnificent- ‘making great’, based on magnus ‘great’.


word: MAGNIFY
russian_word: увеличивать
example: the retinal image will be magnified|praise the Lord and magnify Him
antonyms: reduce
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmaɡnɪfʌɪ
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡnɪfʌɪ
definition:
make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.|praise highly; glorify.

synonyms:
enlarge|boost|enhance|maximize|increase|augment|extend|expand|amplify|intensify|heighten|deepen|broaden|widen|dilate|blow up

origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘show honour to (God’) and ‘make greater’): from Old French magnifier or Latin magnificare, based on Latin magnus ‘great’. magnify (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.


word: MAGNIFYING GLASS
russian_word: лупа
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡnɪfʌɪɪŋ ɡlɑːs
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡnɪfʌɪɪŋ ɡlɑːs
definition:
a lens that produces an enlarged image, typically set in a frame with a handle and used to examine small or finely detailed things such as fingerprints and fine print.


word: MAGNILOQUENCE
russian_word: высокопарность
example: there was no trace of magniloquence
definition: use of high-flown language.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maɡˈnɪləkwəns
phonetics_text: maɡˈnɪləkwəns
synonyms:
grandiloquence|loftiness|grandiosity|pompousness|pomposity|pretentiousness|bombast|rhetoric|turgidity|boastfulness|pretension|ornateness|orotundity|fustian|braggadocio


word: MAGNILOQUENT
russian_word: высокопарный
definition: using high-flown or bombastic language.
antonyms: terse|crisp
origin: mid 17th century: from Latin magniloquus (from magnus ‘great’ + -loquus ‘-speaking’) + -ent.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: maɡˈnɪləkwənt
phonetics_text: maɡˈnɪləkwənt
synonyms:
grandiloquent|high-sounding|high-flown|lofty|heroic|grandiose|ornate|pompous|pretentious|bombastic|overblown|overripe|rhetorical|oratorical|orotund|declamatory|sonorous|rotund|stilted|turgid|boastful|bragging|braggart|Falstaffian|highfalutin|fustian


word: MAGNITUDE
russian_word: величина
antonyms: smallness
synonyms: immensity|vastness|hugeness|enormity|enormousness|expanse|size|extent|greatness|largeness|bigness
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡnɪtjuːd
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡnɪtjuːd
example:
they may feel discouraged at the magnitude of the task before them|electorates of less than average magnitude|the brightest stars have the lowest magnitudes

definition:
the great size or extent of something.|size.|the degree of brightness of a star, as represented by a number on a logarithmic scale.

origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘greatness of character’): from Latin magnitudo, from magnus ‘great’.


word: MAGNUM
russian_word: магнум
example: a magnum of champagne|that magnum has a kick like a field gun
origin: late 18th century: from Latin, neuter (used as a noun) of magnus ‘great’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡnəm
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡnəm
definition:
a wine bottle of twice the standard size, normally 1 1/2 litres.|a gun designed to fire cartridges that are more powerful than its calibre would suggest.


word: MAGPIE
russian_word: сорока
example: his father was a garrulous old man who chattered like a magpie
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaɡpʌɪ
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡpʌɪ
definition:
a long-tailed crow with boldly marked (or green) plumage and a noisy call.|any bird of the Australasian butcher-bird family, having black-and-white plumage and musical calls.|used figuratively to refer to a person who obsessively collects things or who chatters idly.|the division of a circular target next to the outer one, or a shot which strikes this.

origin:
late 16th century: probably shortening of dialect maggot the pie, maggoty-pie, from Magot  (Middle English pet form of the given name Marguerite ) + pie2.


word: MAGYAR
russian_word: мадьяр
origin: the name in Hungarian.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈmaɡjɑː
phonetics_text: ˈmaɡjɑː
definition:
a member of a people who originated in the Urals and migrated westwards to settle in what is now Hungary in the 9th century AD.|the Uralic language of the Magyars; Hungarian.


word: MAHDI
russian_word: мессия
origin: from Arabic ( al-)mahdī ‘he who is guided in the right way’, passive participle of hadā ‘to guide’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːdi
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːdi
definition:
(in popular Muslim belief) a spiritual and temporal leader who will rule before the end of the world and restore religion and justice.


word: MAHOGANY
russian_word: красное дерево
origin: mid 17th century: of unknown origin.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈhɒɡəni
phonetics_text: məˈhɒɡəni
definition:
hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for quality furniture.|the tropical tree which produces mahogany.


word: MAHSEER
russian_word: барбус
origin: via Hindi from Sanskrit mahā ‘great’ + śaphara ‘carp’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːsɪə
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːsɪə
definition:
a large edible freshwater fish of the carp family, native to northern India and the Himalayan region.


word: MAID
russian_word: горничная
example: Mary eventually managed to find a job as a maid
definition: a female domestic servant.|an unmarried girl or young woman.
origin: Middle English: abbreviation of maiden.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: meɪd
phonetics_text: meɪd
synonyms:
female servant|maidservant|housemaid|parlourmaid|serving maid|lady's maid|chambermaid|maid-of-all-work|domestic|drudge|menial|help|cleaner|cleaning lady|housekeeper|au pair|amah|bai|daily|skivvy|Mrs Mop|charwoman|charlady|char|tweeny|abigail


word: MAIDAN
russian_word: майдан
origin: from Urdu and Persian maidān, from Arabic maydān .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mʌɪˈdɑːn
phonetics_text: mʌɪˈdɑːn
definition:
(in South Asia) an open space in or near a town, used as a parade ground or for events such as public meetings.


word: MAIDEN
russian_word: дева
example: two knights fought to win the hand of a fair maiden
definition: an unmarried girl or young woman.|an over in which no runs are scored.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈmeɪd(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪd(ə)n
origin:
Old English mægden, from a Germanic diminutive meaning ‘maid, virgin’; related to German Mädchen, diminutive of Magd ‘maid’, from an Indo-European root shared by Old Irish mug ‘boy, servant’.


word: MAIDENLY
russian_word: девичий
example: maidenly modesty
definition: relating to or appropriate to a maiden; demure.
antonyms: blowsy|tarty
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmeɪdnli
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪdnli
synonyms:
demure|decorous|sweet|innocent|reserved|retiring|virginal|chaste|pure|undefiled|virtuous|unsullied|vestal


word: MAIEUTIC
russian_word: акушерский
origin: mid 17th century: from Greek maieutikos, from maieuesthai ‘act as a midwife’, from maia ‘midwife’.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: meɪˈjuːtɪk
phonetics_text: meɪˈjuːtɪk
definition:
of or denoting the Socratic mode of inquiry, which aims to bring a person's latent ideas into clear consciousness.


word: MAIL
russian_word: почта
example: I did not receive any mail
definition: letters and parcels sent by post.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: meɪl
phonetics_text: meɪl
origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘travelling bag’): from Old French male ‘wallet’, of West Germanic origin. The notion ‘by post’ dates from the mid 17th century.


word: MAILBOX
russian_word: почтовый ящик
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪlbɒks
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪlbɒks
definition:
a box into which mail is delivered, especially one mounted on a post at the entrance to a person's property.


word: MAILLOT
russian_word: купальный костюм
origin: French.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mʌɪˈjəʊ
phonetics_text: mʌɪˈjəʊ
example:
she was dressed in a flesh-coloured leotard, gauzy maillot, and a thigh-skimming tunic|a tall girl in a blue maillot stands in an inch of water|the maillot jaune is the yellow jersey worn by the leader

definition:
a pair of tights, especially as worn by ballet dancers and circus artistes.|a woman's swimsuit.|a jersey or top worn in cycle racing.


word: MAIM
russian_word: калечить
example: 100,000 soldiers were killed or maimed
definition: wound or injure (a person or animal) so that part of the body is permanently damaged.
origin: Middle English: from Old French mahaignier, of unknown origin.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: meɪm
phonetics_text: meɪm
synonyms:
injure|wound|hurt|disable|put out of action|incapacitate|impair|mar|mutilate|lacerate|disfigure|deform|mangle


word: MAIN
russian_word: основной
example: a main road
definition: chief in size or importance.
antonyms: subsidiary|minor
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: meɪn
phonetics_text: meɪn
synonyms:
principal|chief|head|leading|foremost|most important|major|ruling|dominant|central|focal|key|prime|master|premier|primary|first|high|grand|fundamental|supreme|predominant|(most) prominent|pre-eminent|paramount|overriding|cardinal|crucial|vital|critical|capital|pivotal|salient|elemental|essential|staple|intrinsic|urgent

origin:
Middle English: from Old English mægen  ‘physical force’, reinforced by Old Norse meginn, megn ‘strong, powerful’, both from a Germanic base meaning ‘have power’.


word: MAINFRAME
russian_word: мэйнфреймов
example: cumbersome mainframe systems
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪnfreɪm
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪnfreɪm
definition:
a large high-speed computer, especially one supporting numerous workstations or peripherals.|the central processing unit and primary memory of a computer.


word: MAINLAND
russian_word: материк
example: the mainland of Europe
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪnlənd
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪnlənd|ˈmeɪnland
definition:
a large continuous extent of land that includes the greater part of a country or territory, as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories.


word: MAINLY
russian_word: главным образом
example: he is mainly concerned with fiction
definition: more than anything else.
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈmeɪnli
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪnli
synonyms:
mostly|for the most part|in the main|on the whole|largely|by and large|to a large extent|to a great degree|predominantly|chiefly|principally|generally|usually|typically|commonly|as a rule|on average


word: MAINSPRING
russian_word: главная движущая сила
example: innovation is the mainspring of the new economy
definition: the main agent of motivation.|the principal spring in a watch, clock, or other mechanism.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪnsprɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪnsprɪŋ
synonyms:
motive|motivation|impetus|driving force|incentive|impulse|cause|prime mover|reason|origin|fountain|fount|beginning|root|generator|basis


word: MAINSTAY
russian_word: опора
example: farming is the mainstay of the rural economy
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪnsteɪ
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪnsteɪ
definition:
a person or thing on which something else is based or depends.|a stay that extends from the maintop to the foot of the foremast of a sailing ship.

synonyms:
central component|centrepiece|prop|linchpin|cornerstone|pillar|bulwark|buttress|chief support|backbone|anchor|foundation|base|bastion|tower of strength|key player|sinew|right-hand man/woman|right arm|Atlas


word: MAINSTREAM
russian_word: основное направление
example: they withdrew from the mainstream of European politics
part_of_speech: noun|adjective|verb
phonetic: ˈmeɪnstriːm
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪnstriːm
definition:
the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are shared by most people and regarded as normal or conventional.


word: MAINTAIN
russian_word: поддерживать
antonyms: break off
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: meɪnˈteɪn
phonetics_text: meɪnˈteɪn|mənˈteɪn
example:
the need to maintain close links between industry and schools|the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child|he has always maintained his innocence

definition:
cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue.|provide with necessities for life or existence.|state something strongly to be the case; assert.

synonyms:
continue|keep|keep going|keep up|keep alive|keep in existence|carry on|preserve|conserve|prolong|perpetuate|sustain|bolster (up)|prop up|retain|support|bear

origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘practise an action habitually’): from Old French maintenir, from Latin manu tenere ‘hold in the hand’.


word: MAINTENANCE
russian_word: обслуживание
antonyms: breakdown
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns|ˈmeɪntɪnəns
example:
we support local initiatives that ensure the maintenance of community spirit|a chance of going to university with fees and maintenance paid

definition:
the process of preserving a condition or situation or the state of being preserved.|financial support provided for a person's living expenses.|the offence of aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause.

synonyms:
preservation|conservation|continuation|continuance|continuity|keeping up|carrying on|prolongation|perpetuation

origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause’): from Old French, from maintenir (see maintain).


word: MAIOLICA
russian_word: майолика
origin: mid 16th century: Italian, from Maiolica ‘Majorca’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈjɒlɪkə
phonetics_text: məˈjɒlɪkə|mʌɪˈɒlɪkə
definition:
fine earthenware with coloured decoration on an opaque white tin glaze, originating in Italy during the Renaissance.


word: MAISONETTE
russian_word: двухуровневая квартира
origin: late 18th century: from French maisonnette, diminutive of maison ‘house’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt
phonetics_text: ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt
definition:
a set of rooms for living in, typically on two storeys of a larger building and having a separate entrance.


word: MAIZE
russian_word: кукуруза
origin: mid 16th century: from Spanish maíz, from Taino mahiz .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: meɪz
phonetics_text: meɪz
definition:
a Central American cereal plant that yields large grains (corn or sweetcorn) set in rows on a cob. The many varieties include some used for stockfeed and corn oil.


word: MAJESTIC
russian_word: величественный
example: the majestic Canadian Rockies
definition: having or showing impressive beauty or scale.
antonyms: pitiful|pathetic
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: məˈdʒɛstɪk
phonetics_text: məˈdʒɛstɪk
synonyms:
exalted|august|great|awesome|elevated|sublime|lofty|stately|dignified|distinguished|striking|magisterial|solemn|maestoso|magnificent|grand|splendid|resplendent|glorious|sumptuous|impressive|awe-inspiring|monumental|palatial|statuesque|Olympian|imposing|marvellous|sonorous|resounding|heroic|portentous|superb|proud|regal|royal|kingly|queenly|princely|imperial|noble|lordly|sovereign


word: MAJESTY
russian_word: величество
example: the majesty of Ben Nevis|the majesty of the royal household
definition: impressive beauty, scale, or stateliness.|royal power.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmadʒɪsti
phonetics_text: ˈmadʒɪsti
synonyms:
stateliness|dignity|magnificence|pomp|solemnity|grandeur|grandness|splendour|resplendence|glory|impressiveness|superbness|awesomeness|awe|loftiness|sublimity|regalness|regality|royalty|royalness|kingliness|queenliness|nobility|nobleness|augustness|exaltedness|exaltation|pride

origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘greatness of God’): from Old French majeste, from Latin majestas, from a variant of majus, major- (see major).


word: MAJOLICA
russian_word: майолика
origin: variant of maiolica.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈjɒlɪkə
phonetics_text: məˈjɒlɪkə|mˈdʒɒljɒlɪkə
definition:
a kind of earthenware made in imitation of Italian maiolica, especially in England during the 19th century.


word: MAJOR
russian_word: основной
example: the use of drugs is a major problem
antonyms: little|unimportant|trivial|minor
origin: Middle English: from Latin, comparative of magnus ‘great’; perhaps influenced by French majeur .
part_of_speech: adjective|noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmeɪdʒə
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪdʒə
definition:
important, serious, or significant.|(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees.|(appended to a surname in public schools) indicating the elder of two brothers.|(of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.

synonyms:
crucial|vital|great|considerable|paramount|utmost|prime|extensive|important|big|significant|weighty|key|sweeping|substantial|serious|radical|complicated|difficult


word: MAJORITY
russian_word: большинство
antonyms: minority
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈdʒɒrɪti
phonetics_text: məˈdʒɒrɪti
example:
in the majority of cases all will go smoothly|kids get control of the money when they reach the age of majority

definition:
the greater number.|the age at which a person is legally a full adult, usually either 18 or 21.|the rank or office of a major.

synonyms:
larger part/number|greater part/number|major part|best/better part|main part|most|more than half|bulk|mass|weight|(main) body|preponderance|predominance|generality|lion's share|(the) people|the masses|the silent majority

origin:
mid 16th century (denoting superiority): from French majorité, from medieval Latin majoritas, from Latin major (see major).


word: MAKAR
russian_word: Макар
definition: a poet or bard.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmakə
phonetics_text: ˈmakə
example:
poetry is in great shape, with Robertson and Paterson prominent among the many makars, as Scots of old called their poets

origin:
late Middle English: (in the spelling maker, a sense of maker); the Scottish spelling dates from the late 15th century, while the modern use originated in the 21st century.


word: MAKE
russian_word: делать
antonyms: destroy
origin: Old English macian, of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘fitting’; related to match1.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: meɪk
phonetics_text: meɪk
example:
my grandmother made a dress for me|the drips had made a pool on the floor|she bought me a brandy and made me drink it|they made an unusual duo|he'd made a lot of money out of hardware|we've got a lot to do if you're going to make the shuttle|he struggled to his feet and made towards the car|he had been trying to make Cynthia for two years now

definition:
form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.|cause (something) to exist or come about; bring about.|compel (someone) to do something.|constitute; amount to.|gain or earn (money or profit).|manage to arrive at (a place) within a specified time or catch (a train or other form of transport).|prepare to go in a particular direction.|induce (someone) to have sex with one.|(in bridge, whist, etc.) win (a trick).|(of the tide) begin to flow or ebb.

synonyms:
construct|build|assemble|put together|manufacture|produce|fabricate|create|form|fashion|model|mould|shape|forge|bring into existence


word: MAKE-BELIEVE
russian_word: выдуманный
example: she's living in a world of make-believe
definition: the action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are.
antonyms: reality
part_of_speech: noun|adjective|verb
phonetic: ˈmeɪkbɪliːv
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪkbɪliːv
synonyms:
fantasy|pretence|pretending|daydreaming|dreaming|imagination|invention|fancy|dream|unreality|romancing|fabrication|play-acting|charade|masquerade|self-deception|illusion|delusion


word: MAKE FOR
russian_word: направляться
example:
I made for the life raft and hung on for dear life|job descriptions never make for exciting reading|he was a man made for action

definition:
move or head towards a place.|tend to result in or be received as a particular thing.|be eminently suited for a particular function.

synonyms:
go towards|head for/towards|aim for|make one's way towards|move towards|direct one's steps towards|steer a course towards|be bound for|set out for|make a beeline for|take to


word: MAKE FUN OF
russian_word: высмеивать
example: she didn't even notice he was making fun of her
definition: tease, laugh at, or joke about (someone) in a mocking way.
synonyms:
taunt|poke fun at|chaff|tease|make jokes about|ridicule|mock|laugh at|guy|mimic|parody|caricature|lampoon|satirize|rag|quiz|be sarcastic about|deride|scoff at|jeer at|jibe at|take the mickey out of|send up|rib|josh|wind up|pull someone's leg|make a monkey of|goof on|rag on|pull someone's chain|razz|poke mullock at|sling off at|rot|twit|make sport of|smoke|rally


word: MAKE MERRY
russian_word: пировать
example: back at the hotel, he's urging on his supporters to make merry
definition: enjoy oneself with others by dancing and drinking.
synonyms:
have fun|have a good time|enjoy oneself|have a party|party|celebrate|carouse|feast|eat|drink|and be merry|revel|roister|rejoice|go on a spree|have a ball|make whoopee|spree


word: MAKE OFF
russian_word: удирать
example: they made off without paying
definition: leave hurriedly, especially in order to avoid duty or punishment.
antonyms: turn up
synonyms:
run away/off|take to one's heels|beat a hasty retreat|flee|make one's getaway|make a quick exit|make a run for it|run for it|take off|take flight|bolt|fly|make oneself scarce|leave|abscond|decamp|do a disappearing act|clear off/out|beat it|do a runner|make tracks|cut and run|skedaddle|vamoose|hightail it|hotfoot it|show a clean pair of heels|fly the coop|split|scoot|scram|scarper|have it away (on one's toes)|leg it|light out|bug out|cut out|peel out|take a powder|hook it


word: MAKE OUT
russian_word: делать вид
example:
in the dim light it was difficult to make out the illustration|I'm not as bad as I'm made out to be|send a cheque made out to Trinity College|teenagers were making out on the couch|how are you making out, now that the summer's over?

definition:
manage with some difficulty to see or hear someone or something.|assert or imply something about a particular person or thing.|draw up or write out a list or document.|kiss and caress amorously.|make progress; fare.

synonyms:
see|discern|distinguish|perceive|pick out|detect|notice|observe|recognize|catch sight of|glimpse|discover|descry|espy|behold|understand|comprehend|follow|grasp|fathom|work out|figure out|make sense of|interpret|decipher|make head or tail of|get|get the drift of|catch|suss out


word: MAKER
russian_word: производитель
example: film-makers
definition: a person or thing that makes or produces something.|God.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪkə
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪkə
synonyms:
creator|manufacturer|builder|constructor|producer|fabricator|author|architect|designer|framer|originator|inventor|founder|father


word: MAKE READY
russian_word: приготовлять
example: they were told to make ready for the journey home
definition: prepare.
synonyms:
prepare|make preparations|make provisions|get everything ready|take the necessary steps|do the necessary|gear up for|gear oneself up


word: MAKESHIFT
russian_word: импровизированный
example: arranging a row of chairs to form a makeshift bed
definition: acting as an interim and temporary measure.
antonyms: permanent
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪkʃɪft
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪkʃɪft
synonyms:
temporary|make-do|provisional|stopgap|standby|rough and ready|substitute|emergency|improvised|ad hoc|impromptu|extemporary|extempore|thrown together|cobbled together|jury-rigged|jury|quick and dirty


word: MAKE UP
russian_word: подхалимничать
antonyms: quarrel
example:
she enjoyed making up tall tales|women make up 56 per cent of the student body|I'll make up the time tomorrow|make up the mortar to a consistency that can be moulded in the hands|let's kiss and make up|ladies will feel like Marlene Dietrich, making themselves up at the dressing tables

definition:
invent a story or plan.|(of parts) compose or constitute a whole.|compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.|put together or prepare something from parts or ingredients.|be reconciled after a quarrel.|apply cosmetics to oneself or another.

synonyms:
invent|fabricate|concoct|dream up|think up|hatch|trump up|devise|manufacture|formulate|frame|construct|coin|cook up


word: MAKE WAY
russian_word: уступать дорогу
definition: allow room for someone or something else.|make progress; travel.
synonyms: move aside|clear the way|make a space|make room|stand back|allow to pass|allow through
example:
the land is due to be concreted over to make way for a car park|water slapped along the hull as we begin to make way


word: MAKI
russian_word: маки
example: I stopped in for a quick dinner of fresh and delicious spicy tuna maki
definition: a Japanese dish consisting of sushi and raw vegetables wrapped in seaweed.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaki
phonetics_text: ˈmaki
origin:
from Japanese makizushi, from maki- (combining form of maku ‘roll up’) + -zushi (combining form of sushi).


word: MAKING
russian_word: изготовление
example: the making of videos|she had the makings of a great teacher
antonyms: destruction
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪkɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪkɪŋ
definition:
the process of making or producing something.|the essential qualities needed for something.|earnings or profit.

synonyms:
manufacture|manufacturing|mass production|building|construction|assembly|production|producing|creation|creating|putting together|modelling|fabrication|invention|forming|formation|moulding|forging|composition


word: MALACHITE
russian_word: малахит
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaləkʌɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmaləkʌɪt
definition:
a bright green mineral consisting of hydrated basic copper carbonate, which typically occurs in masses and fibrous aggregates.

origin:
late Middle English: from Old French melochite, via Latin from Greek molokhitis, from molokhē, variant of malakhē ‘mallow’.


word: MALADJUSTED
russian_word: неотрегулированный
example: a home for maladjusted youths
definition: failing to cope with the demands of a normal social environment.
antonyms: well adjusted|together
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌmaləˈdʒʌstɪd
phonetics_text: ˌmaləˈdʒʌstɪd
synonyms:
disturbed|unstable|ill-adjusted|neurotic|alienated|muddled|confused|unbalanced|mixed up|screwed up|untogether|hung up|messed up|fucked up


word: MALADMINISTRATION
russian_word: плохое управление
example: I found no maladministration in the council's actions
definition: inefficient or dishonest administration; mismanagement.
antonyms: probity|efficiency
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmalədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn
phonetics_text: ˌmalədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn
synonyms:
mismanagement|mishandling|misgovernment|misrule|incompetence|inefficiency|bungling|blundering|malpractice|misconduct|corruption|dishonesty|malfeasance|misfeasance|malversation


word: MALADROIT
russian_word: неловкий
example: both men are unhappy about the maladroit way the matter has been handled
definition: inefficient or inept; clumsy.
antonyms: adroit|skilful
origin: late 17th century: French.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌmaləˈdrɔɪt
phonetics_text: ˌmaləˈdrɔɪt
synonyms:
bungling|awkward|inept|clumsy|bumbling|incompetent|unskilful|heavy-handed|ungainly|inelegant|inexpert|graceless|ungraceful|gauche|unhandy|uncoordinated|gawky|cloddish|clodhopping|flat-footed|lumbering|like a bull in a china shop|tactless|insensitive|thoughtless|inconsiderate|undiplomatic|impolitic|injudicious|all fingers and thumbs|butterfingered|ham-fisted|ham-handed|cack-handed|lubberly


word: MALADY
russian_word: болезнь
example: an incurable malady
definition: a disease or ailment.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmalədi
phonetics_text: ˈmalədi
synonyms:
illness|sickness|ailment|disorder|complaint|disease|infection|indisposition|affliction|infirmity|lurgy|bug|virus|wog

origin:
Middle English: from Old French maladie, from malade ‘sick’, based on Latin male ‘ill’ + habitus ‘having (as a condition)’.


word: MALAISE
russian_word: недомогание
example: a general air of malaise
definition: a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
antonyms: comfort|well-being
origin: mid 18th century: from French, from Old French mal ‘bad’ (from Latin malus ) + aise ‘ease’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maˈleɪz
phonetics_text: maˈleɪz
synonyms:
unhappiness|restlessness|uneasiness|unease|melancholy|depression|despondency|dejection|disquiet|trouble|anxiety|anguish|angst|ailment(s)|ills|lassitude|listlessness|languor|weariness|enervation|doldrums|weakness|feebleness|debility|indisposition|infirmity|illness|sickness|disease|discomfort|Weltschmerz|ennui


word: MALAMUTE
russian_word: маламут
definition: a powerful dog of a breed with a thick, grey coat, bred by the Inuit and used to pull sledges.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaləmjuːt
phonetics_text: ˈmaləmjuːt
origin:
late 19th century: from Inuit malimiut, the name of a people of western Alaska, who developed the breed.


word: MALAPROPISM
russian_word: неправильное употребление слов
synonyms: wrong word|solecism|error|misuse|misusage|misapplication|infelicity|slip of the tongue
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaləprɒˌpɪz(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈmaləprɒˌpɪz(ə)m
definition:
the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect (e.g. ‘dance a flamingo ’ instead of flamenco ).

origin:
mid 19th century: from the name of the character Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775) + -ism.


word: MALARIA
russian_word: малярия
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈlɛːrɪə
phonetics_text: məˈlɛːrɪə
definition:
an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite which invades the red blood cells and is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions.

origin:
mid 18th century: from Italian, from mal'aria, contracted form of mala aria ‘bad air’. The term originally denoted the unwholesome atmosphere caused by the exhalations of marshes, to which the disease was formerly attributed.


word: MALCONTENT
russian_word: недовольный
example: it was too late to stop the malcontents with a show of force
definition: a person who is dissatisfied and rebellious.
origin: late 16th century: from French, from mal ‘badly, ill’ + content ‘pleased’.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈmalkəntɛnt
phonetics_text: ˈmalkəntɛnt
synonyms:
troublemaker|mischief-maker|agitator|dissentient|dissident|rebel|disruptor|discontent|complainer|grumbler|moaner|fault-finder|carper|stirrer|grouch|grouser|griper|nitpicker|bellyacher|beefer|whinger|kvetch


word: MALE
russian_word: мужской
example: male children
antonyms: female
origin: late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: meɪl
phonetics_text: meɪl
definition:
of or denoting the sex that produces gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring.

synonyms:
masculine|men's|of men|he-|man|adult male|gentleman|boy|youth|guy|fellow|gent|mother's son|bloke|chap|geezer|lad|dude|bro|hombre|digger|oke|ou|oom|admi|bodach|cove|carl


word: MALEFACTOR
russian_word: злоумышленник
definition: a person who commits a crime or some other wrong.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmalɪˌfaktə
phonetics_text: ˈmalɪˌfaktə
synonyms:
criminal|culprit|wrongdoer|offender|villain|lawbreaker|felon|evil-doer|convict|delinquent|sinner|transgressor|outlaw|black hat|scoundrel|wretch|reprobate|rogue|rascal|crook|baddie|crim|malfeasant|misfeasor|miscreant|trespasser

origin:
late Middle English: from Latin, from malefact- ‘done wrong’, from the verb malefacere, from male ‘ill’ + facere ‘do’.


word: MALEVOLENCE
russian_word: недоброжелательность
example: his eyes were glowing with malevolence
definition: the state or condition of being malevolent; hostility.
antonyms: benevolence
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈlɛv(ə)l(ə)ns
phonetics_text: məˈlɛv(ə)l(ə)ns
synonyms:
malice|spite|spitefulness|hostility|hatred|hate|ill will|bitterness|enmity|ill feeling|balefulness|venom|rancour|maliciousness|malignance|malignity|ill nature|vindictiveness|viciousness|revengefulness|vengefulness|cruelty|nastiness|unfriendliness|maleficence


word: MALEVOLENT
russian_word: злорадный
example: the glint of dark, malevolent eyes
definition: having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
antonyms: benevolent
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: məˈlɛv(ə)l(ə)nt
phonetics_text: məˈlɛv(ə)l(ə)nt
synonyms:
malicious|spiteful|hostile|evil-minded|baleful|bitter|evil-intentioned|poisonous|venomous|evil|malign|malignant|rancorous|vicious|vindictive|revengeful|vengeful|pernicious|cruel|fierce|nasty|unfriendly|unkind|ill-natured|malefic|maleficent

origin:
early 16th century: from Latin malevolent- ‘wishing evil’, from male ‘ill’ + volent- ‘wishing’ (from the verb velle ).


word: MALFEASANCE
russian_word: должностное преступление
definition: wrongdoing, especially (US) by a public official.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: malˈfiːz(ə)ns
phonetics_text: malˈfiːz(ə)ns
origin:
late 17th century: from Anglo-Norman French malfaisance, from mal- ‘evil’ + Old French faisance ‘activity’. Compare with misfeasance.


word: MALFORMED
russian_word: уродливый
example: her ribs are malformed
definition: (of a person or part of the body) abnormally formed; misshapen.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌmalˈfɔːmd
phonetics_text: ˌmalˈfɔːmd
synonyms:
deformed|distorted|crooked|contorted|wry|misshapen|twisted|warped|out of shape|bent|bandy|curved|recurved|skewed|asymmetrical|irregular|misproportioned|ill-proportioned|ill-shaped|disfigured|hunchbacked|abnormal|grotesque|monstrous|thrawn


word: MALFUNCTION
russian_word: неисправность
example: the unit is clearly malfunctioning
definition: (of a piece of equipment or machinery) fail to function normally.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: malˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: malˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n
synonyms:
crash|develop a fault|go wrong|break down|break|act up|be defective|be faulty|fail|cease to function/work|stop working|conk out|go kaput|fall over|play up|pack up


word: MALICE
russian_word: злоба
example: I bear no malice towards anybody
definition: the desire to harm someone; ill will.
antonyms: benevolence
origin: Middle English: via Old French from Latin malitia, from malus ‘bad’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmalɪs
phonetics_text: ˈmalɪs
synonyms:
spitefulness|spite|malevolence|maliciousness|animosity|hostility|ill will|ill feeling|hatred|hate|bitterness|venom|vindictiveness|vengefulness|revenge|malignity|malignance|evil intentions|animus|enmity|devilment|devilry|bad blood|backbiting|gall|rancour|spleen|grudge|bitchiness|cattiness|maleficence


word: MALICIOUS
russian_word: злонамеренный
example: he was found guilty of malicious damage
definition: characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.
antonyms: benevolent
origin: Middle English: from Old French malicios, from Latin malitiosus, from malitia (see malice).
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: məˈlɪʃəs
phonetics_text: məˈlɪʃəs
synonyms:
spiteful|malevolent|hostile|bitter|venomous|poisonous|evil-intentioned|ill-natured|evil|baleful|vindictive|vengeful|vitriolic|rancorous|malign|malignant|pernicious|mean|nasty|harmful|hurtful|mischievous|destructive|wounding|cruel|unkind|defamatory|bitchy|catty|malefic|maleficent


word: MALIGN
russian_word: пагубный
example: she had a strong and malign influence
definition: evil in nature or effect.
antonyms: beneficial
part_of_speech: adjective|verb
phonetic: məˈlʌɪn
phonetics_text: məˈlʌɪn
synonyms:
harmful|evil|bad|baleful|hostile|inimical|destructive|malevolent|evil-intentioned|malignant|injurious|spiteful|malicious|vicious|malefic|maleficent

origin:
Middle English: via Old French maligne (adjective), malignier (verb), based on Latin malignus ‘tending to evil’, from malus ‘bad’.


word: MALIGNANT
russian_word: злокачественный
example: in the hands of malignant fate
definition: evil in nature or effect; malevolent.|(of a disease) very virulent or infectious.
antonyms: benevolent
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: məˈlɪɡnənt
phonetics_text: məˈlɪɡnənt
synonyms:
spiteful|hostile|malevolent|malicious|malign|evil-intentioned|baleful|full of hate|vicious|nasty|poisonous|venomous|acrimonious|rancorous|splenetic|cruel

origin:
mid 16th century (also in the sense ‘likely to rebel against God or authority’): from late Latin malignant- ‘contriving maliciously’, from the verb malignare . The term was used in its early sense to describe Royalist sympathizers during the English Civil War.


word: MALINGER
russian_word: симулировать болезнь
example: people who had psychosomatic complaints were probably malingering
definition: pretend to be ill in order to escape duty or work.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: məˈlɪŋɡə
phonetics_text: məˈlɪŋɡə
synonyms:
pretend to be ill|feign/fake illness|pretend to be an invalid|sham|shirk|skulk|put it on|skive|swing the lead|goldbrick

origin:
early 19th century: back-formation from malingerer, apparently from French malingre, perhaps formed as mal- ‘wrongly’ + haingre ‘weak’, probably of Germanic origin.


word: MALL
russian_word: центр
synonyms: shopping precinct|shopping centre|shopping complex|arcade|galleria|plaza|strip mall
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mal
phonetics_text: mal|mɔːl|mɒl
definition:
a large enclosed shopping area from which traffic is excluded.|a sheltered walk or promenade.|another term for pall-mall.

origin:
mid 17th century (in mall (sense 3)): probably a shortening of pall-mall. mall (sense 2) derives from The Mall, a tree-bordered walk in St James's Park, London, formerly the site of a pall-mall alley. mall (sense 1) dates from the 1960s.


word: MALLEABLE
russian_word: податливый
example: a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet
antonyms: hard
synonyms: pliable|ductile|plastic|pliant|soft|workable|shapable|mouldable|tractile|tensile
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmalɪəb(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmalɪəb(ə)l
definition:
(of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking.

origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘able to be hammered’): via Old French from medieval Latin malleabilis, from Latin malleus ‘a hammer’.


word: MALLEOLUS
russian_word: лодыжка
origin: late 17th century: from Latin, diminutive of malleus ‘hammer’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maˈliːələs
phonetics_text: maˈliːələs
definition:
a bony projection with a shape likened to a hammer head, especially each of those on either side of the ankle.


word: MALMSEY
russian_word: мальвазия
definition: a fortified Madeira wine of the sweetest type.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːmzi
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːmzi
origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch malemeseye, via Old French from Monemvasia, a port in the Peloponnese, Greece. Compare with malvoisie.


word: MALNUTRITION
russian_word: недоедание
example: nearly 67% of the country's population suffers from malnutrition
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: malnjʊˈtrɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: malnjʊˈtrɪʃ(ə)n
definition:
lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.

synonyms:
undernourishment|malnourishment|undernutrition|poor diet|inadequate diet|unhealthy diet|lack of food|inanition|starvation|hunger|famine|anorexia


word: MALODOROUS
russian_word: зловонный
example: leaking taps and malodorous drains
definition: smelling very unpleasant.
antonyms: fragrant
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: malˈəʊd(ə)rəs
phonetics_text: malˈəʊd(ə)rəs
synonyms:
foul-smelling|evil-smelling|fetid|smelly|stinking|stinking to high heaven|reeking|reeky|pungent|acrid|rank|high|putrid|noxious|fresh|stinky|niffing|niffy|pongy|whiffy|humming|funky|noisome|mephitic|miasmic|miasmal|olid


word: MALOLACTIC
russian_word: яблочно-молочное
example: malolactic fermentation is essential in poor years when the grapes are not fully ripe
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˌmalə(ʊ)ˈlaktɪk
phonetics_text: ˌmalə(ʊ)ˈlaktɪk
definition:
of or denoting bacterial fermentation which converts malic acid to lactic acid, especially as a secondary process used to reduce the acidity of some wines.


word: MALPRACTICE
russian_word: злоупотребление доверием
example: victims of medical malpractice
definition: improper, illegal, or negligent professional behaviour.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: malˈpraktɪs
phonetics_text: malˈpraktɪs
synonyms:
wrongdoing|dereliction of duty|professional misconduct|breach of ethics|unprofessional behaviour|unprofessionalism|unethical behaviour|negligence|carelessness|incompetence


word: MALT
russian_word: солод
origin: Old English m(e)alt, of Germanic origin; related to melt.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: mɔːlt
phonetics_text: mɔːlt|mɒlt
definition:
barley or other grain that has been steeped, germinated, and dried, used for brewing or distilling and vinegar-making.


word: MALTASE
russian_word: мальтаза
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɒlteɪz
phonetics_text: ˈmɒlteɪz|ˈmɔːlteɪz
definition:
an enzyme, present in saliva and pancreatic juice, which catalyses the breakdown of maltose and similar sugars to form glucose.


word: MALTOSE
russian_word: мальтоза
origin: mid 19th century: from malt + -ose2.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɔːltəʊz
phonetics_text: ˈmɔːltəʊz|ˈmɔːltəʊs|ˈmɒltəʊz|ˈmɒltəʊs
definition:
a sugar produced by the breakdown of starch, e.g. by enzymes found in malt and saliva. It is a disaccharide consisting of two linked glucose units.


word: MALTREAT
russian_word: жестоко обращаться
example: children die from neglect or are maltreated by their carers
definition: treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence.
origin: early 18th century: from French maltraiter .
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: malˈtriːt
phonetics_text: malˈtriːt
synonyms:
ill-treat|mistreat|abuse|ill-use|misuse|treat badly|handle/treat roughly|knock about|knock around|hit|beat|strike|mishandle|manhandle|maul|bully|torture|injure|harm|hurt|persecute|molest|beat up|rough up|do over


word: MALTREATMENT
russian_word: плохое обращение
example: 16 per cent of children experience serious maltreatment at the hands of their parents
definition: cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal; mistreatment.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: malˈtriːtm(ə)nt
phonetics_text: malˈtriːtm(ə)nt
synonyms:
ill treatment|mistreatment|abuse|ill use|ill usage|misuse|bad treatment|rough handling|beating|mishandling|manhandling|mauling|bullying|torture|injury|harm|persecution|molestation


word: MALWARE
russian_word: вредоносные программы
origin: 1990s: blend of malicious and software.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmalwɛː
phonetics_text: ˈmalwɛː
definition:
software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.


word: MAM
russian_word: мама
definition: one's mother.|a term of respectful or polite address used for any woman.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mam
phonetics_text: mam
example:
my mam would have had a fit if I'd gone out dressed like that|‘You all ride them horses down here?’ ‘Yes, mam.’

origin:
mid 16th century (in mam (sense 1)): perhaps imitative of a child's first syllables (see mama); mam (sense 2) is a variant of ma'am.


word: MAMELUKE
russian_word: мамелюк
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaməluːk
phonetics_text: ˈmaməluːk
definition:
a member of a regime descended from Turkish, Mongol, and Circassian slaves which ruled Syria (1260–1516) and Egypt (1250–1517), and continued as a ruling military caste in Ottoman Egypt until massacred by the viceroy Muhammad Ali in 1811.

origin:
from French mameluk, from Arabic mamlūk (passive participle used as a noun meaning ‘slave’), from malaka ‘possess’.


word: MAMILLARY
russian_word: сосцеобразный
definition: shaped like or resembling a breast or nipple.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmamɪləri
phonetics_text: ˈmamɪləri
origin:
early 17th century: from modern Latin mamillaris, from mamilla (see mamilla). The spelling variant of -mm- was due to association with mammary.


word: MAMMAL
russian_word: млекопитающее
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmam(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmam(ə)l
definition:
a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, females that secrete milk for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young.

origin:
early 19th century: anglicized form (first used in the plural) of modern Latin mammalia, neuter plural of Latin mammalis (adjective), from mamma ‘breast’ (see mamma2).


word: MAMMON
russian_word: маммона
example: others have forsaken Mammon in search of something on a more spiritual plane
definition: wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship and devotion.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmamən
phonetics_text: ˈmamən
origin:
late Middle English: via late Latin from New Testament Greek mamōnas (see Matt. 6:24, Luke 16:9–13), from Aramaic māmōn ‘riches’. The word was taken by medieval writers as the name of the devil of covetousness, and revived in this sense by Milton.


word: MAMMOTH
russian_word: мамонт
origin: early 18th century: from Russian mamo(n)t, probably of Siberian origin.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈmaməθ
phonetics_text: ˈmaməθ
definition:
a large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene epoch, typically hairy with a sloping back and long curved tusks.


word: MAN
russian_word: человек
part_of_speech: noun|verb|exclamation
phonetic: man
phonetics_text: man
example:
a tall man with a beard|goodwill to all men|they've mastered their emotive grunge-pop without haggling with the Man

definition:
an adult male human being.|a human being of either sex; a person.|a group or person in a position of authority over others, such as a corporate employer or the police.|a figure or token used in playing a board game.

synonyms:
male|adult male|gentleman|guy|fellow|gent|mother's son|bloke|chap|geezer|lad|Joe|dude|bro|hombre|digger|oke|ou|oom|admi|bodach|cove|carl

origin:
Old English man(n), (plural) menn (noun), mannian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch man, German Mann, and Sanskrit manu ‘mankind’.


word: MANA
russian_word: маны
origin: Maori.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːnə
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːnə
definition:
(in Polynesian, Melanesian, and Maori belief) an impersonal supernatural power which can be transmitted or inherited.


word: MANACLE
russian_word: наручники
example: the practice of keeping prisoners in manacles
definition: one of two metal bands joined by a chain, for fastening a person's hands or ankles.
synonyms: handcuffs|shackles|chains|irons|fetters|restraints|bonds|cuffs|bracelets|darbies|gyves
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmanək(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmanək(ə)l
origin:
Middle English: from Old French manicle ‘handcuff’, from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus ‘hand’.


word: MANAGE
russian_word: управлять
example: their elder son managed the farm|Catherine managed on five hours' sleep a night
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmanɪdʒ
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪdʒ
definition:
be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run.|succeed in surviving or in achieving something despite difficult circumstances; cope.

synonyms:
be in charge of|run|be head of|head|direct|control|preside over|lead|govern|rule|command|superintend|supervise|oversee|administer|organize|conduct|handle|take forward|guide|be at the helm of|head up

origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘put (a horse) through the paces of the manège’): from Italian maneggiare, based on Latin manus ‘hand’.


word: MANAGEABLE
russian_word: управляемый
example: her long hair was black, wavy, and manageable
definition: able to be controlled or dealt with without difficulty.
antonyms: impracticable|impossible|unmanageable|unwieldy
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmanɪdʒəb(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪdʒəb(ə)l
synonyms:
achievable|doable|practicable|possible|feasible|reasonable|attainable|viable|controllable|compliant|tractable|pliant|pliable|malleable|biddable|docile|amenable|manipulable|governable|tameable|accommodating|acquiescent|complaisant|yielding|submissive|user-friendly|easy to use|handy|wieldy


word: MANAGEMENT
russian_word: управление
definition: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.|trickery; deceit.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanɪdʒm(ə)nt
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪdʒm(ə)nt
example:
the management of the economy|if there has been any management in the business, it has been concealed from me


word: MANAGER
russian_word: менеджер
example: the manager of a bar|she was a good manager, and could make a meal out of nothing|a file manager
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanɪdʒə
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪdʒə
definition:
a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff.|a person regarded in terms of their skill in managing resources, especially those of a household.|a program or system that controls or organizes a peripheral device or process.|(in the Houses of Parliament and the US Senate) a member of a committee appointed by one house to confer with a similar committee of the other house.

synonyms:
executive|head of department|line manager|supervisor|principal|administrator|head|boss|director|managing director|employer|superintendent|foreman|forewoman|overseer|proprietor|chief|head honcho|governor|gaffer|guv'nor|high muckamuck|straw boss


word: MANAT
russian_word: манатов
origin: Azerbaijani and Turkmen.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanat
phonetics_text: ˈmanat
definition:
the basic monetary unit of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, equal to 100 gopik in Azerbaijan and 100 tenesi in Turkmenistan.


word: MANCHET
russian_word: Манше
example: a small manchet loaf
definition: a loaf of the finest kind of wheaten bread.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmantʃɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmantʃɪt
origin:
late Middle English: perhaps from obsolete maine  ‘flour of the finest quality’ + obsolete cheat, denoting a kind of wheaten bread.


word: MANCIPLE
russian_word: эконом
definition: a person in charge of buying provisions for a college, an Inn of Court, or a monastery.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmansɪp(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmansɪp(ə)l
origin:
Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French and Old French from Latin mancipium ‘purchase’, from manceps ‘buyer’, from manus ‘hand’ + capere ‘take’.


word: MANDAMUS
russian_word: судебный приказ должностному лицу о выполнении требования истца
example: an order of mandamus
origin: mid 16th century: from Latin, literally ‘we command’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: manˈdeɪməs
phonetics_text: manˈdeɪməs
definition:
a judicial writ issued as a command to an inferior court or ordering a person to perform a public or statutory duty.


word: MANDARIN
russian_word: мандарин
example: a civil service mandarin
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmand(ə)rɪn
phonetics_text: ˈmand(ə)rɪn
definition:
the standard literary and official form of Chinese, spoken by over 730 million people.|an official in any of the nine top grades of the former imperial Chinese civil service.|a powerful official or senior bureaucrat, especially one perceived as reactionary and secretive.

origin:
late 16th century (denoting a Chinese official): from Portuguese mandarim, via Malay from Hindi mantrī ‘counsellor’.


word: MANDATARY
russian_word: поверенный
definition: a person or state receiving a mandate.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmandət(ə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈmandət(ə)ri
origin:
late 15th century (denoting a person appointed by a papal mandate): from late Latin mandatarius, from mandatum (see mandate).


word: MANDATE
russian_word: мандат
part_of_speech: noun|verb
example:
a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners|he called an election to seek a mandate for his policies

definition:
an official order or commission to do something.|the authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election.

synonyms:
instruction|directive|direction|decree|command|order|injunction|edict|charge|commission|bidding|warrant|ruling|ordinance|law|statute|fiat|ukase|pronunciamento

phonetic:
early 16th century: from Latin mandatum ‘something commanded’, neuter past participle of mandare, from manus ‘hand’ + dare ‘give’. Sense 2 of the noun has been influenced by French mandat .


word: MANDATORY
russian_word: обязательный
example: wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists
definition: required by law or mandate; compulsory.
antonyms: optional
origin: late 15th century: from late Latin mandatorius, from Latin mandatum ‘something commanded’.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmandət(ə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈmandət(ə)ri
synonyms:
obligatory|compulsory|binding|required|inescapable|unavoidable|requisite|necessary|essential|imperative


word: MANDOLIN
russian_word: мандолина
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmandəlɪn
phonetics_text: ˈmandəlɪn|mandəˈlɪn
definition:
a musical instrument resembling a lute, having paired metal strings plucked with a plectrum. It has a characteristic tremolo when sustaining long notes.|a kitchen utensil consisting of a flat frame with adjustable blades, for slicing vegetables.

origin:
early 18th century: from French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola (see mandola).


word: MANDRAKE
russian_word: мандрагора
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmandreɪk
phonetics_text: ˈmandreɪk
definition:
a Mediterranean plant of the nightshade family, with a forked fleshy root which supposedly resembles the human form and which was formerly used in herbal medicine and magic; it was alleged to shriek when pulled from the ground.

origin:
Middle English mandrag(g)e, from Middle Dutch mandrag(r)e, from medieval Latin mandragora ; associated with man (because of the root) + drake in the Old English sense ‘dragon’.


word: MANDREL
russian_word: оправка
origin: early 16th century (in mandrel (sense 3)): of unknown origin.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmandr(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmandr(ə)l
definition:
a shaft or spindle in a lathe, to which work is fixed while being turned.|a cylindrical rod round which metal or other material is forged or shaped.|a miner's pick.


word: MAN-EATER
russian_word: людоед
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaniːtə
phonetics_text: ˈmaniːtə
example:
occasionally, a tiger becomes a man-eater|he obviously imagined that she was some kind of flighty man-eater!

definition:
an animal that has a propensity for killing and eating humans.|a dominant woman who has many sexual partners.


word: MAN-EATING
russian_word: людоедство
example: man-eating sharks|she had often been cast as a man-eating seductress
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmaniːtɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈmaniːtɪŋ
definition:
denoting an animal that has a propensity for killing and eating humans.|denoting a dominant woman who has many sexual partners.


word: MANFUL
russian_word: мужественный
example: a manful attempt to smile
definition: brave and resolute, especially in a difficult situation.
antonyms: cowardly|timorous
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmanfʊl
phonetics_text: ˈmanfʊl|ˈmanf(ə)l
synonyms:
brave|courageous|bold|plucky|gallant|heroic|intrepid|fearless|valiant|valorous|dauntless|doughty|resolute|with gritted teeth|grim|determined|manly|stout|stout-hearted|lionhearted|stalwart|gutsy|ballsy|spunky


word: MANFULLY
russian_word: мужественно
example: his boys strove manfully to accomplish the task
definition: in a manful way; bravely.
antonyms: timorously
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈmanf(ə)li
phonetics_text: ˈmanf(ə)li|ˈmanfʊli
synonyms:
bravely|courageously|boldly|gallantly|pluckily|heroically|intrepidly|fearlessly|valiantly|dauntlessly|resolutely|determinedly|stoutly|stout-heartedly|stalwartly|hard|strongly|vigorously|with might and main|like a Trojan|with all one's strength|to the best of one's abilities|as best one can|desperately|with desperation|with all the stops out


word: MANGANESE
russian_word: марганец
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaŋɡəniːz
phonetics_text: ˈmaŋɡəniːz
definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 25, a hard grey metal of the transition series. Manganese is an important component of special steels and magnetic alloys.

origin:
late 17th century: via French from Italian manganese, alteration of medieval Latin magnesia (see magnesia).


word: MANGE
russian_word: чесотка
example: foxes that get mange die in three or four months
synonyms: scabies|scab|itch|rash|eruption|skin infection
origin: late Middle English: from Old French mangeue, from mangier ‘eat’, from Latin manducare ‘to chew’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: meɪn(d)ʒ
phonetics_text: meɪn(d)ʒ
definition:
a skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites and occasionally communicable to humans. It is characterized by severe itching, hair loss, and the formation of scabs and lesions.


word: MANGLE
russian_word: калечить
example: the car was mangled almost beyond recognition
definition: destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmaŋɡ(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmaŋɡ(ə)l
synonyms:
mutilate|maim|disfigure|damage|injure|crush|crumple|hack|cut about|lacerate|tear apart|rend|chop (up)|butcher|deform|maul|wreck

origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French mahangler, perhaps a frequentative of mahaignier ‘maim’.


word: MANGO
russian_word: манго
origin: late 16th century: from Portuguese manga, from a Dravidian language.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaŋɡəʊ
phonetics_text: ˈmaŋɡəʊ
definition:
a fleshy, oval, yellowish-red tropical fruit that is eaten ripe or used green for pickles or chutneys.|the evergreen tropical Indian tree that bears the mango.|a tropical American hummingbird that typically has green plumage with purple feathers on the wings, tail, or head.


word: MANGONEL
russian_word: баллиста
definition: a military device for throwing stones and other missiles.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaŋɡən(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmaŋɡən(ə)l
origin:
Middle English: from Old French mangonel(le ), from medieval Latin manganellus, diminutive of late Latin manganum, from Greek manganon ‘axis, engine of war’.


word: MANGOSTEEN
russian_word: мангостана
origin: late 16th century: from Malay manggustan, dialect variant of manggis .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaŋɡəstiːn
phonetics_text: ˈmaŋɡəstiːn
definition:
a tropical fruit with sweet juicy white segments of flesh inside a thick reddish-brown rind.|the slow-growing Malaysian tree which bears the mangosteen.


word: MANGROVE
russian_word: мангровое дерево
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaŋɡrəʊv
phonetics_text: ˈmaŋɡrəʊv
definition:
a tree or shrub which grows in tidal, chiefly tropical, coastal swamps, having numerous tangled roots that grow above ground and form dense thickets.

origin:
early 17th century: probably from Portuguese mangue, Spanish mangle, from Taino. The change in the ending was due to association with grove.


word: MANIA
russian_word: мания
example: many people suffering from mania do not think anything is wrong
definition: mental illness marked by periods of great excitement or euphoria, delusions, and overactivity.
origin: late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek, literally ‘madness’, from mainesthai ‘be mad’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪnɪə
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪnɪə
synonyms:
madness|derangement|dementia|insanity|lunacy|dementedness|psychosis|schizophrenia|mental illness|delirium|frenzy|hysteria|raving|violence|wildness


word: MANIAC
russian_word: маньяк
example: when he sits in front of a PlayStation he transforms into a karate-choppin' maniac
definition: a person exhibiting extremely wild or violent behaviour.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪnɪak
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪnɪak
origin:
early 16th century (as an adjective): via late Latin from late Greek maniakos, from mania (see mania).


word: MANICURE
russian_word: маникюр
example: she never missed her weekly hairdo and manicure
origin: late 19th century: from French, from Latin manus ‘hand’ + cura ‘care’.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmanɪkjʊə
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪkjʊə
definition:
a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving shaping and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles, and softening of the skin.


word: MANIFEST
russian_word: манифест
example: her manifest charm and proven ability
definition: clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
antonyms: hidden|secret
origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin manifestus .
part_of_speech: adjective|verb
phonetic: ˈmanɪfɛst
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪfɛst
synonyms:
obvious|clear|plain|apparent|evident|patent|palpable|distinct|definite|blatant|overt|glaring|barefaced|explicit|transparent|conspicuous|undisguised|unmistakable|unquestionable|undeniable|noticeable|perceptible|visible|recognizable|observable


word: MANIFESTO
russian_word: манифест
example: he may fudge key issues in the Labour manifesto
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: manɪˈfɛstəʊ
phonetics_text: manɪˈfɛstəʊ
definition:
a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.

synonyms:
policy statement|platform|programme|declaration|proclamation|pronouncement|announcement|publication|notification|pronunciamento

origin:
mid 17th century: from Italian, from manifestare, from Latin, ‘make public’, from manifestus ‘obvious’ (see manifest1).


word: MANIFOLD
russian_word: коллектор
example: the implications of this decision were manifold
definition: many and various.
origin: Old English manigfeald ; current noun senses date from the mid 19th century.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmanɪfəʊld
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪfəʊld
synonyms:
many|numerous|multiple|multifarious|multitudinous|multiplex|legion|diverse|various|several|varied|different|miscellaneous|assorted|sundry|copious|abundant|myriad|divers


word: MANILA
russian_word: манильской
example: her favourite Manila stogies
origin: late 17th century (as an adjective meaning ‘from Manila’): from Manila1.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈnɪlə
phonetics_text: məˈnɪlə
definition:
the strong fibre of a Philippine plant, used for rope, matting, paper, etc.|a cigar or cheroot made in Manila.


word: MANIPLE
russian_word: манипула
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanɪp(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪp(ə)l
definition:
a subdivision of a Roman legion, containing either 120 or 60 men.|(in the Christian church) a vestment formerly worn by a priest celebrating the Eucharist, consisting of a strip hanging from the left arm.

origin:
late Middle English (in maniple (sense 2)): from Old French maniple, from Latin manipulus ‘handful, troop’, from manus ‘hand’ + the base of plere ‘fill’.


word: MANIPULABILITY
russian_word: Возможность манипуляции
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˌnɪpjʊləˈbɪlɪti
phonetics_text: məˌnɪpjʊləˈbɪlɪti
example:
a drone offering far greater manipulability than conventional helicopters|they keep us in a state of manipulability

definition:
the quality of being able to be handled or controlled physically.|the quality of being able to be influenced or controlled mentally.


word: MANIPULATE
russian_word: манипулировать
example: he manipulated the dials of the set|the masses were deceived and manipulated by a tiny group
synonyms: operate|handle|work|control|use|employ|utilize
origin: early 19th century: back-formation from manipulation.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: məˈnɪpjʊleɪt
phonetics_text: məˈnɪpjʊleɪt
definition:
handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner.|control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly or unscrupulously.


word: MANIPULATION
russian_word: манипуляция
origin: early 18th century: from French, from Latin manipulus ‘handful’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
example:
the format allows fast picture manipulation|there was no deliberate manipulation of visitors' emotions

definition:
the action of manipulating something in a skilful manner.|the action of manipulating someone in a clever or unscrupulous way.


word: MANIPULATIVE
russian_word: манипулятивный
example: she was sly, selfish, and manipulative|a manipulative skill
antonyms: ingenuous
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: məˈnɪpjʊlətɪv
phonetics_text: məˈnɪpjʊlətɪv
definition:
exercising unscrupulous control or influence over a person or situation.|relating to manipulation of an object or part of the body.

synonyms:
scheming|calculating|cunning|crafty|wily|shrewd|devious|designing|conniving|Machiavellian|artful|guileful|slippery|slick|sly|unscrupulous|disingenuous|media-savvy|foxy


word: MANIPULATOR
russian_word: манипулятор
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈnɪpjʊleɪtə
phonetics_text: məˈnɪpjʊleɪtə
definition:
a person who controls or influences others in a clever or unscrupulous way.|a person who handles or controls something skilfully.

synonyms:
exploiter|puller of strings|user|manoeuvrer|conniver|intriguer|puppet master|puppeteer|wheeler-dealer|operator|thimblerigger


word: MANKIND
russian_word: человечество
example: research for the benefit of all mankind
definition: human beings considered collectively; the human race.|men, as distinct from women.
part_of_speech: noun
synonyms:
the human race|man|humanity|human beings|humans|Homo sapiens|humankind|the human species|people|men and women


word: MANKY
russian_word: гадкими
example: he wanted recruits for his manky bee-keeping society|the man in the manky mackintosh
definition: inferior; worthless.|dirty and unpleasant.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmaŋki
phonetics_text: ˈmaŋki
origin:
1950s: probably from obsolete mank ‘mutilated, defective’, from Old French manque, from Latin mancus ‘maimed’.


word: MANLINESS
russian_word: мужественность
example: men accustomed to proving their manliness on the streets
definition: the traditional male quality of being brave and strong.
antonyms: femininity|cowardice|funk
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanlɪnəs
phonetics_text: ˈmanlɪnəs
synonyms:
virility|masculinity|vigour|strength|muscularity|ruggedness|toughness|robustness|powerfulness|brawniness|hardihood|hunkiness|resoluteness|steadfastness|mettle|spirit|dauntlessness|doughtiness|determination|fortitude|stalwartness|bravery|courage|boldness|valour|fearlessness|pluck|machismo|manhood|manfulness|daring|intrepidity|heroism|gallantry|chivalrousness|stout-heartedness|guts|grit|spunk|cojones


word: MANLY
russian_word: мужественный
example: a manly torso of perfect proportions
antonyms: effeminate|cowardly|weak
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmanli
phonetics_text: ˈmanli
definition:
having or denoting those good qualities traditionally associated with men, such as courage, strength, and spirit.

synonyms:
brave|courageous|bold|valiant|valorous|fearless|plucky|macho|manful|intrepid|daring|lionhearted|heroic|gallant|chivalrous|swashbuckling|adventurous|stout-hearted|stout|dauntless|doughty|mettlesome|resolute|determined|stalwart|Ramboesque|gutsy|ballsy|spunky


word: MAN-MADE
russian_word: созданный руками человека
example: a man-made lake
definition: made or caused by human beings (as opposed to occurring or being made naturally).
antonyms: natural|real
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: manˈmeɪd
phonetics_text: manˈmeɪd
synonyms:
artificial|synthetic|manufactured|machine-made|fabricated|imitation|ersatz|faux|simulated|mock|fake|plastic


word: MANNA
russian_word: манна
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanə
phonetics_text: ˈmanə
definition:
(in the Bible) the substance miraculously supplied as food to the Israelites in the wilderness (Exod. 16).|a sweet gum obtained from the manna ash or a similar plant, used as a mild laxative.

origin:
Old English, via late Latin and Greek from Aramaic mannā, from Hebrew mān, corresponding to Arabic mann, denoting a product of the tamarisk Tamarix mannifera .


word: MANNER
russian_word: манера
antonyms: rudeness|bad behaviour
origin: Middle English: from Old French maniere, based on Latin manuarius ‘of the hand’, from manus ‘hand’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanə
phonetics_text: ˈmanə
example:
taking notes in an unobtrusive manner|his arrogance and pompous manner|didn't your mother teach you any manners?

definition:
a way in which a thing is done or happens.|a person's outward bearing or way of behaving towards others.|polite or well-bred social behaviour.

synonyms:
way|fashion|mode|means|method|system|style|approach|technique|procedure|process|methodology|modus operandi|form|routine|practice


word: MANNERED
russian_word: манерный
example: bad-mannered|inane dialogue and mannered acting
antonyms: natural|unpretentious
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmanəd
phonetics_text: ˈmanəd
definition:
behaving in a specified way.|(of behaviour, art, or a literary style) marked by idiosyncratic or exaggerated mannerisms; artificial.

synonyms:
affected|pretentious|unnatural|artificial|contrived|stilted|stiff|forced|put-on|insincere|theatrical|actorly|elaborate|precious|posed|stagy|camp|pseudo|fakey


word: MANNERISM
russian_word: маньеризм
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanərɪz(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈmanərɪz(ə)m
example:
learning the great man's speeches and studying his mannerisms|he seemed deliberately to be stripping his art of mannerism

definition:
a habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving.|excessive use of a distinctive style in art, literature, or music.|a style of 16th-century Italian art preceding the Baroque, characterized by distortions in scale and perspective and the use of bright, often lurid colours. It is particularly associated with the work of Parmigianino, Pontormo, Vasari, and the later Michelangelo.

synonyms:
idiosyncrasy|quirk|oddity|foible|trait|peculiarity|habit|characteristic|characteristic gesture|trick


word: MANNERLY
russian_word: вежливый
example: he is always genteel and mannerly in private
definition: well-mannered; polite.
antonyms: rude
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmanəli
phonetics_text: ˈmanəli
synonyms:
polite|courteous|well mannered|well behaved|civil|gentlemanly|ladylike|genteel|decorous|respectful|well bred|refined|polished|civilized|cultivated|gracious|chivalrous|urbane|well brought up


word: MANNIKIN
russian_word: манекен
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanɪkɪn
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪkɪn
definition:
a small waxbill of the Old World tropics, typically brown, black, and white and often kept as a cage bird.|variant spelling of manikin.


word: MANNISH
russian_word: мужеподобная
example: a mannish, sadistic matron
antonyms: feminine|girlish
synonyms: manlike|masculine|unfeminine|unwomanly|unladylike|Amazonian|butch|viraginous|viragoish
origin: Old English mennisc ‘human’ (see man, -ish1). The current sense dates from late Middle English.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmanɪʃ
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪʃ
definition:
(of a woman) having an appearance and qualities that are typically associated with men and considered unbecoming in a woman.


word: MANNITOL
russian_word: маннитол
origin: late 19th century: from mannite (from manna + -ite1), in the same sense, + -ol.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanɪtɒl
phonetics_text: ˈmanɪtɒl
definition:
a colourless sweet-tasting crystalline alcohol which is found in many plants and is used in various foods and medical products.


word: MANOEUVRE
russian_word: маневр
example: snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on precipitous slopes|the Russian vessel was on manoeuvres
synonyms: operation|exercise|activity|move|movement|action
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: məˈnuːvə
phonetics_text: məˈnuːvə
definition:
a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.|a large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces.

origin:
mid 18th century (as a noun in the sense ‘tactical movement’): from French manœuvre (noun), manœuvrer (verb), from medieval Latin manuoperare from Latin manus ‘hand’ + operari ‘to work’.


word: MANOMETER
russian_word: манометр
origin: mid 18th century: from French manomètre, from Greek manos ‘thin’ + -mètre ‘(instrument) measuring’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈnɒmɪtə
phonetics_text: məˈnɒmɪtə
definition:
an instrument for measuring the pressure acting on a column of fluid, consisting of a U-shaped tube of liquid in which a difference in the pressures acting in the two arms of the tube causes the liquid to reach different heights in the two arms.


word: MANSE
russian_word: дом пастора
synonyms: minister's house|vicarage|parsonage|rectory|deanery|glebe house
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mans
phonetics_text: mans
definition:
a house provided for a minister of certain Christian Churches, especially the Scottish Presbyterian Church.

origin:
late 15th century (denoting the principal house of an estate): from medieval Latin mansus ‘house, dwelling’, from manere ‘remain’.


word: MANSERVANT
russian_word: слуга
definition: a male servant.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmansəːv(ə)nt
phonetics_text: ˈmansəːv(ə)nt
synonyms:
valet|attendant|retainer|equerry|gentleman's gentleman|man|Jeeves|steward|butler|footman|flunkey|page|houseboy|lackey|batman|houseman


word: MANSION
russian_word: дворец
definition: a large, impressive house.
antonyms: hovel
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈmanʃ(ə)n
synonyms:
residence|hall|abode|stately home|seat|manor|manor house|country house|villa|castle|château|manoir|palazzo|schloss|palace|pile

origin:
late Middle English (denoting the chief residence of a lord): via Old French from Latin mansio(n- ) ‘place where someone stays’, from manere ‘remain’.


word: MANSLAUGHTER
russian_word: непредумышленное убийство
example: the defendant was convicted of manslaughter
synonyms: killing|murder|slaying
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanslɔːtə
phonetics_text: ˈmanslɔːtə
definition:
the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder.


word: MANTICORE
russian_word: мантикора
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmantɪkɔː
phonetics_text: ˈmantɪkɔː
definition:
a mythical animal typically depicted as having the body of a lion, the head of a man, and the sting of a scorpion.

origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mantikhōras, corrupt reading in Aristotle for martikhoras, from an Old Persian word meaning ‘maneater’.


word: MANTIS
russian_word: богомол
origin: mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘prophet’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmantɪs
phonetics_text: ˈmantɪs
definition:
a slender predatory insect with a triangular head, which waits motionless for prey with its large forelegs folded like hands in prayer.


word: MANTISSA
russian_word: мантисса
origin: mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘makeweight’, perhaps from Etruscan.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: manˈtɪsə
phonetics_text: manˈtɪsə
definition:
the part of a logarithm after the decimal point.|the part of a floating-point number which represents the significant digits of that number.


word: MANTLE
russian_word: мантия
synonyms: cloak|cape|shawl|wrap|stole|pelisse|pelerine|poncho|serape|mantlet
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmant(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmant(ə)l
example:
she was wrapped tightly in her mantle|the second son has now assumed his father's mantle|magmas erupted at mid-ocean ridges are derived from the upper mantle

definition:
a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women.|an important role or responsibility that passes from one person to another.|a fragile mesh cover fixed round a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., to give an incandescent light when heated.|the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks (mainly peridotite).

origin:
Old English mentel, from Latin mantellum ‘cloak’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French mantel .


word: MANTRA
russian_word: мантра
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmantrə
phonetics_text: ˈmantrə
example:
a mantra is given to a trainee meditator when his teacher initiates him|the environmental mantra that energy has for too long been too cheap

definition:
(originally in Hinduism and Buddhism) a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation.|a statement or slogan repeated frequently.

origin:
late 18th century: Sanskrit, literally ‘a thought, thought behind speech or action’, from man- ‘think’, related to mind.


word: MANUAL
russian_word: руководство
example: manual dexterity
definition: relating to or done with the hands.
synonyms: done with one's hands|labouring|physical|blue-collar
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmanjʊ(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmanjʊ(ə)l
origin:
late Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus ‘hand’.


word: MANUFACTURE
russian_word: производство
example: firms who manufacture ball bearings|claims that the entire row had been manufactured by the press
definition: make (something) on a large scale using machinery.|invent (evidence or a story).
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: manjʊˈfaktʃə
phonetics_text: manjʊˈfaktʃə
synonyms:
make|produce|mass produce|build|construct|assemble|put together|create|fabricate|prefabricate|turn out|process|form|fashion|model|mould|shape|forge|engineer

origin:
mid 16th century (as noun, denoting something made by hand): from French (re-formed by association with Latin manu factum ‘made by hand’), from Italian manifattura . The verb dates from the mid 17th century.


word: MANUFACTURER
russian_word: производитель
example: the manufacturers supply the goods to the distribution centre
definition: a person or company that makes goods for sale.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃ(ə)rə
phonetics_text: ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃ(ə)rə
synonyms:
maker|producer|builder|constructor|processor|creator|fabricator|factory owner|industrialist|captain/baron of industry


word: MANUKA
russian_word: манука
origin: mid 19th century: from Maori.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːnʊkə
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːnʊkə|maˈnuːkə
definition:
a small tree with aromatic leaves which are sometimes used for tea, native to New Zealand and Tasmania.


word: MANUMIT
russian_word: отпускать на волю
example: old Angus had never manumitted a single slave
definition: release from slavery; set free.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˌmanjʊˈmɪt
phonetics_text: ˌmanjʊˈmɪt
origin:
late Middle English: from Latin manumittere, literally ‘send forth from the hand’, from manus ‘hand’ + mittere ‘send’.


word: MANURE
russian_word: навоз
example: plenty of fully rotted horse manure can be dug in this fall
definition: animal dung used for fertilizing land.
synonyms: dung|muck|droppings|ordure|guano|cowpats|cow chips|horse apples|shit|crap
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: məˈnjʊə
phonetics_text: məˈnjʊə
origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘cultivate (land’)): from Anglo-Norman French mainoverer, Old French manouvrer (see manoeuvre). The noun sense dates from the mid 16th century.


word: MANUSCRIPT
russian_word: рукопись
example: an illuminated manuscript
definition: a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
antonyms: publication|published work
synonyms: document|text|script|paper|typescript|codex|parchment|palimpsest|vellum|scroll|autograph|holograph
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmanjʊskrɪpt
phonetics_text: ˈmanjʊskrɪpt
origin:
late 16th century: from medieval Latin manuscriptus, from manu ‘by hand’ + scriptus ‘written’ (past participle of scribere ).


word: MANY
russian_word: многие
example: many people agreed with her
definition: a large number of.
antonyms: few
origin: Old English manig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch menig and German manch .
part_of_speech: determiner|pronoun|noun
phonetic: ˈmɛni
phonetics_text: ˈmɛni
synonyms:
numerous|a great/good deal of|a lot of|a large/great number of|great quantities of|plenty of|countless|innumerable|scores of|crowds of|droves of|an army of|a horde of|a multitude of|a multiplicity of|multitudinous|numberless|multiple|untold|several|various|sundry|diverse|assorted|multifarious|copious|abundant|profuse|an abundance of|a profusion of|frequent|lots of|umpteen|eleventy|loads of|masses of|stacks of|scads of|heaps of|piles of|bags of|tons of|oodles of|dozens of|hundreds of|thousands of|millions of|billions of|zillions of|shedload|a slew of|gazillions of|bazillions of|gobs of|a swag of|myriad|divers|a shitload of


word: MAP
russian_word: карта
example: a street map|you ought to know my map by now
synonyms: plan|chart
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: map
phonetics_text: map
definition:
a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.|a person's face.

origin:
early 16th century: from medieval Latin mappa mundi, literally ‘sheet of the world’, from Latin mappa ‘sheet, napkin’ + mundi ‘of the world’ (genitive of mundus ).


word: MAPLE
russian_word: клен
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪp(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪp(ə)l
definition:
a tree or shrub with lobed leaves, winged fruits, and colourful autumn foliage, grown as an ornamental or for its timber or syrupy sap.

origin:
Old English mapel (as the first element of mapeltrēow, mapulder ‘maple tree’); used as an independent word from Middle English.


word: MAP OUT
russian_word: планировать
example: she mapped out a plan of action in ten minutes
definition: plan a route or course of action in detail.
synonyms:
outline|set out|lay out|sketch out|trace out|rough out|block out|delineate|detail|draw up|formulate|work out|frame|draft|plan|plot out|arrange|design|programme|think out|think through|organize


word: MAPPING
russian_word: отображение
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmapɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈmapɪŋ
definition:
an operation that associates each element of a given set (the domain) with one or more elements of a second set (the range).


word: MAQUILADORA
russian_word: сборочных
origin: Mexican Spanish, from maquilar ‘assemble’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmakɪləˈdɔːrə
phonetics_text: ˌmakɪləˈdɔːrə
definition:
a factory in Mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its products to that company's country of origin.


word: MAQUIS
russian_word: мак `и
origin: early 19th century (in maquis (sense 2)): from French, ‘brushwood’, from Corsican Italian macchia .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maˈkiː
phonetics_text: maˈkiː|French maki
example:
the Maquis used the cave as a hiding place for their weapons|the little road connecting the houses went nowhere, dwindling finally into the maquis

definition:
the French resistance movement during the German occupation (1940–5).|dense scrub vegetation consisting of hardy evergreen shrubs and small trees, characteristic of Mediterranean coastal regions.


word: MAR
russian_word: синяк
example: violence marred a number of New Year celebrations
definition: impair the quality or appearance of; spoil.
antonyms: improve|enhance
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: mɑː
phonetics_text: mɑː
synonyms:
spoil|ruin|impair|disfigure|detract from|flaw|blemish|scar|mutilate|deface|deform|upset|damage|wreck|harm|hurt|blight|taint|tarnish|sully|stain|pollute|vitiate|foul up

origin:
Old English merran  ‘hinder, damage’, of Germanic origin; probably related to Dutch marren ‘loiter’.


word: MARA
russian_word: мара
origin: mid 19th century: from American Spanish mará .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːrə
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːrə
definition:
a burrowing rodent of the cavy family, having long hindlimbs and greyish fur, native to South America.


word: MARABOU
russian_word: марабу
definition: a large African stork with a massive bill and large neck pouch, which feeds mainly by scavenging.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmarəbuː
phonetics_text: ˈmarəbuː
origin:
early 19th century: from French, from Arabic murābiṭ ‘holy man’ (see also marabout), the stork being regarded as holy.


word: MARACA
russian_word: маракас
origin: early 17th century: from Portuguese maracá, from Tupi.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈrakə
phonetics_text: məˈrakə
definition:
a percussion instrument in the form of a hollow gourd or gourd-shaped container filled with dried beans or similar objects and played, usually in pairs, by being shaken.


word: MARATHON
russian_word: марафон
example: I was due to run the marathon the next day
definition: a long-distance running race, strictly one of 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 km).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmarəθ(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈmarəθ(ə)n
origin:
late 19th century: from Marathōn in Greece, the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (22 miles) with the news. The original account by Herodotus told of the messenger Pheidippides running 150 miles from Athens to Sparta before the battle, seeking help.


word: MARAUD
russian_word: мародерствовать
example: war parties crossed the river to maraud
definition: go about in search of things to steal or people to attack.
origin: late 17th century: from French marauder, from maraud ‘rogue’.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: məˈrɔːd
phonetics_text: məˈrɔːd
synonyms:
plunder|go looting|go pillaging|foray|raid|ravage|harry|go on forays/raids|freeboot|reave|predatory|rapacious|thieving|vulturine|plundering|pillaging|looting|freebooting|piratical|plunderous


word: MARAUDER
russian_word: мародер
example: a band of English marauders were surprised and overcome
definition: a person who marauds; a raider.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈrɔːdə
phonetics_text: məˈrɔːdə
synonyms:
raider|plunderer|pillager|looter|robber|pirate|freebooter|buccaneer|corsair|rover|bandit|brigand|rustler|highwayman|ravager|cateran|mosstrooper|reaver|snaphance


word: MARBLE
russian_word: мрамор
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmɑːb(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːb(ə)l
example:
the spotless white marble of the Taj Mahal|I thought she'd lost her marbles, asking a question like that

definition:
a hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically white with coloured mottlings or streaks, which may be polished and is used in sculpture and architecture.|a small ball of coloured glass or similar material used as a toy.|one's mental faculties.

origin:
Middle English: via Old French (variant of marbre ), from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros ‘shining stone’, associated with marmairein ‘to shine’.


word: MARCEL
russian_word: горячая завивка волос
definition: a deep artificial wave in the hair.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: mɑːˈsɛl
phonetics_text: mɑːˈsɛl
origin:
late 19th century: named after Marcel Grateau (1852–1936), the Parisian hairdresser who invented it.


word: MARCH
russian_word: марш
example: thousands marched behind the coffin
definition: walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.
origin: late Middle English: from French marcher ‘to walk’ (earlier ‘to trample’), of uncertain origin.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: mɑːtʃ
phonetics_text: mɑːtʃ
synonyms:
stride|walk|troop|step|pace|tread|footslog|slog|tramp|hike|trudge|parade|file|process|promenade|yomp


word: MARCHIONESS
russian_word: маркиза
definition: the wife or widow of a marquess.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmɑːʃəˈnɛs
phonetics_text: ˌmɑːʃəˈnɛs|ˈmɑːʃ(ə)nəs
origin:
late 16th century: from medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine of marchio(n- ) ‘ruler of a border territory’, from marcha ‘march’ (see march2).


word: MARCHLANDS
russian_word: пограничная полоса
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːtʃləndz
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːtʃləndz
definition:
(chiefly in historical contexts) an area of land on the border between two countries or territories.


word: MARDY
russian_word: Марди
example: you can get all mardy about it if you like
definition: in a petulant bad mood; sulky or grumpy.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːdi
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːdi
origin:
late 19th century (as noun, in the sense ‘spoilt child’): probably from dialect marred (from mar), describing a spoilt, overindulged, or badly behaved child.


word: MARE
russian_word: кобыла
example: that crazy mare put three bullets in him
definition: the female of a horse or other equine animal.|a woman.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɛː
phonetics_text: mɛː
origin:
Old English mearh  ‘horse’, mere  ‘mare’, from a Germanic base with cognates in Celtic languages meaning ‘stallion’.


word: MARENGO
russian_word: Маренго
example: chicken Marengo
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: maˈrɛŋɡəʊ
phonetics_text: maˈrɛŋɡəʊ
definition:
(of chicken or veal) sautéed in oil, served with a tomato sauce, and traditionally garnished with eggs and crayfish.

origin:
named after Marengo, a village in northern Italy and the site of a battle (1800) in which Napoleon defeated the Austrians, after which the dish is said to have been prepared for him.


word: MARGARINE
russian_word: маргарин
definition: a butter substitute made from vegetable oils or animal fats.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn
phonetics_text: ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn
origin:
late 19th century: from French, from Greek margaron ‘pearl’ (because of the lustre of the crystals of esters from which it was first made) + -ine4.


word: MARGIN
russian_word: маржа
example: the eastern margin of the Indian Ocean|they won by a convincing 17-point margin
definition: the edge or border of something.|an amount by which something is won.
origin: late Middle English: from Latin margo, margin- ‘edge’.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmɑːdʒɪn
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːdʒɪn
synonyms:
edge|side|bank|verge|border|perimeter|brink|brim|rim|fringe|boundary|limits|periphery|bound|extremity|marge|bourn|skirt


word: MARGINAL
russian_word: маргинальный
example: marginal notes|it seems likely to make only a marginal difference|a marginal offside decision
antonyms: vast|gross
synonyms: slight|small|tiny|minute|low|minor|insignificant|minimal|negligible
origin: late 16th century: from medieval Latin marginalis, from margo, margin- (see margin).
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːdʒɪn(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːdʒɪn(ə)l
definition:
relating to or at the edge or margin.|minor and not important; not central.|(of a decision or distinction) very narrow; borderline.


word: MARGINALIA
russian_word: маргиналии
example: the book was covered with marginalia
definition: notes written in the margins of a text.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmɑːdʒɪˈneɪlɪə
phonetics_text: ˌmɑːdʒɪˈneɪlɪə
origin:
mid 19th century: from medieval Latin, neuter plural of marginalis, from margo, margin- (see margin).


word: MARGINED
russian_word: Маржинальная
example: margined pages|margined holdings hit record levels in July
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɑːdʒɪnd
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːdʒɪnd
definition:
having an edge or border.|denoting or relating to an account or transaction for which an amount of money is deposited with a broker as security.


word: MARGRAVE
russian_word: маркграф
definition: the hereditary title of some princes of the Holy Roman Empire.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːɡreɪv
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːɡreɪv
origin:
mid 16th century, from Middle Dutch markgrave ‘count of a border territory’, from marke ‘boundary’ + grave ‘count’.


word: MARIACHI
russian_word: мариачи
origin: from Mexican Spanish mariache, mariachi ‘street singer’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmarɪˈɑːtʃi
phonetics_text: ˌmarɪˈɑːtʃi
definition:
denoting a type of traditional Mexican folk music, performed by a small group of strolling musicians.


word: MARICULTURE
russian_word: марикультуры
definition: the cultivation of fish or other marine life for food.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmarɪˌkʌltʃə
phonetics_text: ˈmarɪˌkʌltʃə
origin:
early 20th century: from Latin mare, mari- ‘sea’ + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture .


word: MARIGOLD
russian_word: ноготки
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmarɪɡəʊld
phonetics_text: ˈmarɪɡəʊld
definition:
a plant of the daisy family with yellow, orange, or copper-brown flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.

origin:
late Middle English: from the given name Mary (probably referring to the Virgin) + dialect gold, denoting the corn or garden marigold in Old English.


word: MARIJUANA
russian_word: марихуана
example: the cops told us that he had been smoking marijuana
definition: cannabis, especially as smoked or consumed as a psychoactive (mind-altering) drug.
origin: late 19th century: from Latin American Spanish.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmarɪˈhwɑːnə
phonetics_text: ˌmarɪˈhwɑːnə
synonyms:
cannabis|hashish|bhang|hemp|kef|kif|charas|ganja|sinsemilla|dope|hash|grass|pot|blow|draw|stuff|Mary Jane|tea|weed|the weed|gold|skunkweed|skunk|reefer|rope|smoke|gage|boo|charge|jive|mootah|pod|wacky backy|locoweed|dagga|zol|green|mezz


word: MARINADE
russian_word: маринад
example: remove the trout from the marinade with a slotted spoon
part_of_speech: noun|verb
definition:
a mixture of oil, wine, spices, or similar ingredients, in which meat, fish, or other food is soaked before cooking in order to flavour or soften it.

phonetic:
late 17th century (as a verb): from French, from Spanish marinada, via marinar ‘pickle in brine’ from marino (see marina).


word: MARINARA
russian_word: маринара
example: cannelloni in marinara sauce
origin: from the Italian phrase alla marinara ‘sailor-style’.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˌmarɪˈnɑːrə
phonetics_text: ˌmarɪˈnɑːrə
definition:
(in Italian cooking) denoting a sauce made from tomatoes, onions, and herbs, served especially with pasta.


word: MARINATE
russian_word: мариновать
example: the beef was marinated in red wine vinegar
definition: soak (meat, fish, or other food) in a marinade.
synonyms: souse|soak|steep|immerse|marinade
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmarɪneɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmarɪneɪt
origin:
mid 17th century: from Italian marinare ‘pickle in brine’, or from French mariner (from marine ‘brine’).


word: MARINE
russian_word: морской
example: marine plants
definition: relating to or found in the sea.
antonyms: freshwater
synonyms: saltwater|seawater|sea|oceanic|aquatic|pelagic|thalassic
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: məˈriːn
phonetics_text: məˈriːn
origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘seashore’): from Old French marin, marine, from Latin marinus, from mare ‘sea’.


word: MARINER
russian_word: моряк
example: the intrepid mariners of yesteryear set out to discover new worlds
definition: a sailor.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmarɪnə
phonetics_text: ˈmarɪnə
synonyms:
sailor|seaman|seafarer|seafaring man|Jack tar|tar|sea dog|salt|bluejacket|matelot|matlow|matlo|shellback

origin:
Middle English: from Old French marinier, from medieval Latin marinarius, from Latin marinus (see marine).


word: MARJORAM
russian_word: майоран
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːdʒ(ə)rəm
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːdʒ(ə)rəm
definition:
an aromatic southern European plant of the mint family, the leaves of which are used as a culinary herb.

origin:
late Middle English: from Old French majorane, from medieval Latin majorana, of unknown ultimate origin.


word: MARK
russian_word: знак
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: mɑːk
phonetics_text: mɑːk
example:
the blow left a red mark down one side of her face|the first syllable has a stress mark|many candidates lose marks because they don't read the questions carefully|a Mark 10 Jaguar|few bullets could have missed their mark

definition:
a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.|a line, figure, or symbol made as an indication or record of something.|a point awarded for a correct answer or for proficiency in an examination or competition.|(followed by a numeral) a particular model or type of a vehicle or machine.|a target.|the act of cleanly catching the ball direct from a kick, knock-on, or forward throw by an opponent, on or behind one's own 22-metre line, and exclaiming ‘Mark’, after which a free kick can be taken by the catcher.

synonyms:
blemish|streak|spot|fleck|dot|blot|stain|smear|trace|speck|speckle|blotch|smudge|smut|smirch|fingermark|fingerprint|impression|imprint|bruise|discoloration|scar|pit|pockmark|pock|scratch|dent|chip|notch|nick|line|score|cut|incision|gash|marking|blaze|stripe|birthmark|splotch|splodge|stigma

origin:
Old English mearc, gemerce (noun), mearcian (verb), of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin margo ‘margin’.


word: MARK DOWN
russian_word: снижать цену
antonyms: increase|mark something up
example:
ties are marked down by at least 25 per cent|teachers marked down work containing poor grammar|they head into the year with a lot of people marking them down as one of the worst teams in the league

definition:
(of a retailer) reduce the indicated price of an item.|(of a teacher or examiner) reduce the number of marks awarded to a person or their work.|judge someone to be a particular type of person.

synonyms:
reduce|decrease|lower|cut|put down|take down|discount|slash|lower the price of|make cheaper|sell at a giveaway price|put in a sale|knock down


word: MARKED
russian_word: с пометкой
example: a houseplant with beautifully marked, dark green leaves|a marked increase in UK sales
definition: having a visible mark or marking.|clearly noticeable.
antonyms: imperceptible|inconspicuous
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: mɑːkt
phonetics_text: mɑːkt
synonyms:
noticeable|pronounced|decided|distinct|striking|clear|glaring|blatant|unmistakable|obvious|plain|manifest|patent|palpable|considerable|remarkable|prominent|signal|significant|great|substantial|strong|conspicuous|notable|noted|pointed|salient|recognizable|identifiable|distinguishable|discernible|apparent|evident|open|written all over one


word: MARKEDLY
russian_word: явно
example: new diagnoses have increased markedly since 1998
definition: to an extent which is clearly noticeable; significantly.
antonyms: imperceptibly
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈmɑːkɪdli
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːkɪdli
synonyms:
noticeably|decidedly|strikingly|distinctly|remarkably|clearly|plainly|blatantly|glaringly|unmistakably|conspicuously|pointedly|obviously|manifestly|patently|palpably|signally|significantly|greatly|considerably|substantially|recognizably|discernibly|notably|apparently|evidently|to a marked extent|to a great extent|seriously|bigly


word: MARKER
russian_word: маркер
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːkə
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːkə
example:
they erected a granite marker at the crash site|a heavy line drawn by a marker|Quinn took the ball wide of his marker|the aim of the marker is to help the student do better next time|we'll give you a marker, you give us the car

definition:
an object used to indicate a position, place, or route.|a felt-tip pen with a broad tip.|(in team games) a player who stays close to an opponent to prevent them from getting or passing the ball.|a person who assesses the standard of a test or examination.|a promissory note; an IOU.


word: MARKET
russian_word: рынок
example: they wanted to browse around the street market|the UK market remained in recession
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmɑːkɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːkɪt
definition:
a regular gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other commodities.|an area or arena in which commercial dealings are conducted.

origin:
Middle English, via Anglo-Norman French from Latin mercatus, from mercari ‘buy’ (see also merchant).


word: MARKETING
russian_word: маркетинг
example: the Western arts of marketing and distribution
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ
definition:
the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.


word: MARKKA
russian_word: марка
origin: Finnish.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːkɑː
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːkɑː|ˈmɑːkə
definition:
(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of Finland, equal to 100 penniä.


word: MARK OFF
russian_word: отмерять
example: he marked off their names in a ledger|cones marked off the excluded areas
definition:
put a line by or through something written or printed to indicate that it has passed or been dealt with.|separate or delineate a particular section or area.


word: MARK OUT
russian_word: размечать
example:
you need to mark out the part of the garden where the sun lingers longest|his sword marked him out as an officer

definition:
separate or delineate a particular section or area.|(of a particular quality or feature) distinguish someone or something.

synonyms:
delineate|outline|delimit|demarcate|measure out|mark the boundaries/limits of|mark off|define|describe|stake out


word: MARKUP
russian_word: наценка
example: a markup of 50 per cent|markup languages
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːkʌp
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːkʌp
definition:
the amount added to the cost price of goods to cover overheads and profit.|the process or result of correcting text in preparation for printing.|a set of tags assigned to elements of a text to indicate their relation to the rest of the text or dictate how they should be displayed.


word: MARK UP
russian_word: размечать
antonyms: mark something down
synonyms: increase|raise|up|put up|hike (up)|escalate|jack up
example:
he marks up prized garments by at least 50 per cent|they retyped the articles after the subeditors had marked them up in pencil

definition:
(of a retailer) add a certain amount to the cost of goods to cover overhead and profit.|annotate or correct text for printing, keying, or typesetting.


word: MARL
russian_word: мергель
example: the ancient right to dig marl for fertilizer
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: mɑːl
phonetics_text: mɑːl
definition:
an unconsolidated sedimentary rock or soil consisting of clay and lime, formerly used as fertilizer.

origin:
Middle English: from Old French marle, from medieval Latin margila, from Latin marga, of Celtic origin.


word: MARMALADE
russian_word: джем
definition: a preserve made from citrus fruit, especially bitter oranges.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːməleɪd
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːməleɪd
origin:
late 15th century: from Portuguese marmelada ‘quince jam’, from marmelo ‘quince’, based on Greek melimēlon (from meli ‘honey’ + mēlon ‘apple’).


word: MARMOSET
russian_word: мартышка
definition: a small tropical American monkey with a silky coat and a long tail.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːməzɛt
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːməzɛt
origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘grotesque figure’): from Old French marmouset ‘grotesque image’, of unknown ultimate origin.


word: MARMOT
russian_word: сурок
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːmət
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːmət
definition:
a heavily built, gregarious burrowing rodent of mountainous country in both Eurasia and North America.

origin:
early 17th century: from French marmotte, probably via Romansh murmont from late Latin mus montanus ‘mountain mouse’.


word: MAROON
russian_word: темно-бордовый
example: ornate maroon and gold wallpaper
definition: of a brownish-red colour.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: məˈruːn
phonetics_text: məˈruːn
origin:
late 17th century (in the sense ‘chestnut’): from French marron ‘chestnut’, via Italian from medieval Greek maraon . The sense relating to colour dates from the late 18th century.


word: MARQUEE
russian_word: шатер
origin: late 17th century: from marquise, taken as plural and assimilated to -ee.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːˈkiː
phonetics_text: mɑːˈkiː
definition:
a large tent used for social or commercial functions.|a canopy projecting over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, or other building.


word: MARQUETRY
russian_word: маркетри
example: a restored marquetry table top
origin: mid 16th century: from French marqueterie, from marqueter ‘to variegate’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːkɪtri
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːkɪtri
definition:
inlaid work made from small pieces of coloured wood or other materials, used for the decoration of furniture.


word: MARQUIS
russian_word: маркиз
definition: (in some European countries) a nobleman ranking above a count and below a duke.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːkwɪs
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːkwɪs
origin:
Middle English: from Old French marchis, reinforced by Old French marquis, both from the base of march2.


word: MARQUISE
russian_word: маркиза
origin: early 17th century: French, feminine of marquis.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːˈkiːz
phonetics_text: mɑːˈkiːz
definition:
the wife or widow of a marquis.|a finger ring set with a pointed oval gem or cluster of gems.|archaic term for marquee.|a chilled dessert similar to a chocolate mousse.


word: MARRANO
russian_word: марран
origin: Spanish, of unknown origin.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈrɑːnəʊ
phonetics_text: məˈrɑːnəʊ
definition:
(in medieval Spain) a Jew or Moor who had converted to Christianity, especially one who professed conversion in order to avoid persecution.


word: MARRIAGE
russian_word: брак
example: a happy marriage|her music is a marriage of funk, jazz, and hip-hop
antonyms: divorce|splitting up
synonyms: wedding|wedding ceremony|marriage ceremony|nuptials|union|big day|espousal
origin: Middle English: from Old French mariage, from marier ‘marry’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmarɪdʒ
phonetics_text: ˈmarɪdʒ
definition:
the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman).|a combination or mixture of elements.


word: MARROW
russian_word: мозг
example: marrow donors|such men were the marrow of the organization
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmarəʊ
phonetics_text: ˈmarəʊ
definition:
a long white-fleshed gourd with green skin, which is eaten as a vegetable.|the plant of the gourd family which produces marrows.|a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced.|the essential part of something.

synonyms:
essence|core|nucleus|pith|kernel|heart|centre|soul|spirit|quintessence|gist|substance|sum and substance|meat|nub|stuff|nitty-gritty|nuts and bolts

origin:
Old English mearg, mærg (in marrow1 (sense 3 of the noun)), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch merg and German Mark . marrow1 (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 19th century.


word: MARRY
russian_word: жениться
example: I was married in church|the show marries poetry with art
definition: join in marriage.|join together; combine harmoniously.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmari
phonetics_text: ˈmari
synonyms:
get/be married|wed|be wed|become man and wife|plight/pledge one's troth|tie the knot|walk down the aisle|take the plunge|get spliced|get hitched|get yoked|say ‘I do’|become espoused

origin:
Middle English: from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus, literally ‘married’, (as a noun) ‘husband’.


word: MARRY OFF
russian_word: женить
example: girls were married off, where possible, shortly after puberty
definition:
(of a parent or guardian) find a husband or wife for a son, daughter, or other dependent family member, especially for reasons of expediency.


word: MARSH
russian_word: болото
example: the marsh marigold loves damp fields, riverbanks, and marshes
origin: Old English mer(i)sc (perhaps influenced by late Latin mariscus ‘marsh’), of West Germanic origin.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːʃ
phonetics_text: mɑːʃ
definition:
an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.

synonyms:
swamp|marshland|bog|peat bog|swampland|morass|mire|quagmire|quag|slough|fen|fenland|wetland|sump|salt marsh|saltings|salina|bayou|pocosin|moor|moss|corcass|marish


word: MARSHAL
russian_word: маршал
example: Marshal Tito|ground marshals joined the referee and touch judges in trying to regain order
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l
definition:
an officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countries.|a federal or municipal law-enforcement officer.|an official responsible for supervising sports events, and for controlling crowds in other public events.|(in the UK) an official accompanying a judge on circuit to act as secretary and personal assistant.

origin:
Middle English (denoting a high-ranking officer of state): from Old French mareschal ‘farrier, commander’, from late Latin mariscalcus, from Germanic elements meaning ‘horse’ (compare with mare1) and ‘servant’.


word: MARSHMALLOW
russian_word: проскурняк
example: toasting marshmallows over a campfire
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːʃˈmaləʊ
phonetics_text: mɑːʃˈmaləʊ
definition:
a soft, chewy item of confectionery made with sugar and gelatin.|a tall pink-flowered European plant that grows in brackish marshes. The roots were formerly used to make marshmallow, and it is sometimes cultivated for medicinal use.


word: MARSH MARIGOLD
russian_word: калужница болотная
part_of_speech: noun
definition:
a plant of the buttercup family which has large yellow flowers and grows in damp ground and shallow water, native to north temperate regions.


word: MARSHY
russian_word: болотистый
example: the marshy ground towards the sea
definition: characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged.
antonyms: dry|firm
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɑːʃi
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːʃi
synonyms:
boggy|swampy|muddy|squelchy|soggy|waterlogged|oozy|squashy|miry|fenny|claggy|mossy|paludal|paludine|marish|quaggy|uliginous


word: MARSUPIAL
russian_word: сумчатый
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: mɑːˈsuːpɪəl
phonetics_text: mɑːˈsuːpɪəl
definition:
a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly. Marsupials are found chiefly in Australia and New Guinea, and also in America.

origin:
late 17th century (in the sense ‘resembling a pouch’): from modern Latin marsupialis, via Latin from Greek marsupion ‘pouch’ (see marsupium).


word: MARSUPIUM
russian_word: мошонка
origin: mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek marsupion, diminutive of marsipos ‘purse’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːˈsuːpɪəm
phonetics_text: mɑːˈsuːpɪəm
definition:
a pouch that protects eggs, offspring, or reproductive structures, especially the pouch of a female marsupial mammal.


word: MARTELLO
russian_word: Мартелло
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːˈtɛləʊ
phonetics_text: mɑːˈtɛləʊ
definition:
any of numerous small circular forts that were erected for defence purposes along the coasts of Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.

origin:
alteration (by association with Italian martello ‘hammer’) of Cape Mortella in Corsica, where such a tower proved difficult for the English to capture in 1794.


word: MARTEN
russian_word: куница
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːtɪn
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːtɪn
definition:
a semi-arboreal weasel-like mammal found in Eurasia and North America, hunted for its fur in some countries.

origin:
Middle English: from Old French (peau) martrine ‘marten (fur)’, from martre, of West Germanic origin.


word: MARTENSITE
russian_word: мартенсит
origin: late 19th century: named after Adolf Martens (1850–1914), German metallurgist, + -ite1.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːtɪnzʌɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːtɪnzʌɪt
definition:
a hard and very brittle solid solution of carbon in iron that is the main constituent of hardened steel.


word: MARTIAL
russian_word: военный
example: martial bravery
definition: relating to fighting or war.
antonyms: civil|civilian|peaceable
origin: late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin martialis, from Mars, Mart- (see Mars).
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l
synonyms:
military|soldierly|soldier-like|army|naval|fighting|service|courageous|brave|valiant|valorous|heroic|warlike|combative|belligerent|bellicose|aggressive|pugnacious|gung-ho|militant|militaristic


word: MARTIAN
russian_word: марсианин
example: the Martian atmosphere
definition: relating to the planet Mars or its supposed inhabitants.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːʃ(ə)n
origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘subject to Mars's influence’ and ‘martial’): from Latin Mars, Mart- (see Mars) + -ian.


word: MARTIN
russian_word: Мартин
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːtɪn
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːtɪn
definition:
a swift-flying insectivorous songbird of the swallow family, typically having a less strongly forked tail than a swallow.

origin:
late Middle English: probably a shortening of obsolete martinet, from French, probably from St Martin of Tours, celebrated at Martinmas.


word: MARTINET
russian_word: сторонник строгой дисциплины
example: the woman in charge was a martinet who treated all those beneath her like children
definition: a person who demands complete obedience; a strict disciplinarian.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmɑːtɪˈnɛt
phonetics_text: ˌmɑːtɪˈnɛt
synonyms:
disciplinarian|slave driver|stickler for discipline|taskmaster|taskmistress|authoritarian|tyrant|drill sergeant

origin:
late 17th century (denoting the system of drill invented by Martinet): named after Jean Martinet, 17th-century French drill master.


word: MARTINGALE
russian_word: мартингал
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːtɪŋɡeɪl
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːtɪŋɡeɪl
definition:
a strap or set of straps running from the noseband or reins to the girth of a horse, used to prevent the horse from raising its head too high.|a gambling system of continually doubling the stakes in the hope of an eventual win that must yield a net profit.

origin:
late 16th century: from French, from Spanish almártaga, from Arabic al-marta‘a ‘the fastening’, influenced by martingale, from Occitan martegal ‘inhabitant of Martigues (in Provence’).


word: MARTINI
russian_word: мартини
origin: late 19th century: named after Martini and Rossi, an Italian firm selling vermouth.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːˈtiːni
phonetics_text: mɑːˈtiːni
definition:
a type of vermouth produced in Italy.|a cocktail made from gin (or vodka) and dry vermouth, typically garnished with an olive or a twist of lemon.


word: MARTLET
russian_word: ласточка
definition: a bird like a swallow without feet, borne as a charge or a mark of cadency for a fourth son.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːtlɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːtlɪt
origin:
late Middle English (denoting a swift): from Old French merlet, influenced by martinet (see martin).


word: MARTYR
russian_word: мученик
example: the first Christian martyr
definition: a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmɑːtə
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːtə
origin:
Old English martir, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek martur ‘witness’ (in Christian use, ‘martyr’).


word: MARTYRDOM
russian_word: мученичество
example: the martyrdom of St Anthony
definition: the death or suffering of a martyr.
antonyms: apostasy
origin: Old English martyrdōm (see martyr, -dom).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːtədəm
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːtədəm
synonyms:
death|suffering|torture|torment|agony|persecution|ordeal|anguish|killing|putting to death|martyrization|sacrifice|crucifixion|immolation|burning|burning at the stake|auto-da-fé|passion


word: MARTYROLOGY
russian_word: мартиролог
definition: the branch of history that deals with the lives of martyrs.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːtəˈrɒlədʒi
phonetics_text: mɑːtəˈrɒlədʒi
origin:
late 16th century: via medieval Latin from ecclesiastical Greek marturologion, from martur ‘martyr’ + logos ‘account’.


word: MARVEL
russian_word: чудо
example: she marvelled at Jeffrey's composure
definition: be filled with wonder or astonishment.
antonyms: be indifferent|disregard
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːv(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːv(ə)l
synonyms:
be amazed|be filled with amazement|be astonished|be surprised|be awed|stand in awe|wonder|be full of wonder|stare|gape|goggle|not believe one's eyes/ears|not know what to say|be dumbfounded|admire|applaud|think highly of|respect|venerate|appreciate|be flabbergasted

origin:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis ‘wonderful’, from mirari ‘wonder at’.


word: MARVELLOUS
russian_word: чудесный
example: these marvellous technological toys are fun to play with
definition: causing great wonder; extraordinary.
antonyms: ordinary
origin: Middle English: from Old French merveillus, from merveille (see marvel).
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɑːv(ə)ləs
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːv(ə)ləs
synonyms:
amazing|astounding|astonishing|awesome|breathtaking|sensational|remarkable|spectacular|stupendous|staggering|stunning|phenomenal|prodigious|miraculous|extraordinary|incredible|unbelievable|wondrous


word: MARZIPAN
russian_word: марципан
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːzɪpan
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːzɪpan|ˌmɑːzɪˈpan
definition:
a sweet yellow or white paste of ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used to coat cakes or to make confectionery.

origin:
late 15th century (as marchpane ): from Italian marzapane, perhaps from Arabic. The form marchpane (influenced by March and obsolete pain ‘bread’) was more usual until the late 19th century, when marzipan (influenced by German Marzipan ) displaced it.


word: MASCLE
russian_word: Маскле
origin: late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Anglo-Latin mascula ‘mesh’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːsk(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːsk(ə)l
definition:
a charge in the form of a lozenge with a central lozenge-shaped opening through which the field appears.


word: MASCOT
russian_word: талисман
example: the team's dolphin mascot
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaskɒt
phonetics_text: ˈmaskɒt
definition:
a person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck, especially one linked to a particular organization or event.

origin:
late 19th century: from French mascotte, from modern Provençal mascotto, feminine diminutive of masco ‘witch’.


word: MASCULINE
russian_word: мужской
example: he is outstandingly handsome and robust, very masculine|masculine pronouns
synonyms: virile|macho|manly|all-male|red-blooded|laddish|muscular|muscly|strapping|well built|rugged|brawny
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmaskjʊlɪn
phonetics_text: ˈmaskjʊlɪn
definition:
having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men.|of or denoting a gender of nouns and adjectives, conventionally regarded as male.

origin:
late Middle English (in grammatical use): via Old French from Latin masculinus, from masculus ‘male’.


word: MASER
russian_word: мазер
origin: 1950s: acronym from microwave amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪzə
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪzə
definition:
a device using the stimulated emission of radiation by excited atoms to amplify or generate coherent monochromatic electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range.


word: MASH
russian_word: пюре
origin: Old English māsc (as a brewing term), of West Germanic origin; perhaps ultimately related to mix.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: maʃ
phonetics_text: maʃ
example:
mash the beans to a paste|the barley is dried out over peat fires and mashed with water which flows through peat ground|I've just mashed a pot of tea

definition:
reduce (food or other substance) to a soft mass by crushing it.|(in brewing) mix (powdered malt) with hot water to form wort.|(with reference to tea) brew or infuse.


word: MASK
russian_word: маска
synonyms: disguise|veil|false face|domino|stocking mask|fancy dress|visor|vizard
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: mɑːsk
phonetics_text: mɑːsk
example:
this exfoliating mask helps clear your pores and leaves your skin feeling soft and healthy|I let my mask of respectability slip

definition:
a covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or frighten others.|a covering made of fibre or gauze and fitting over the nose and mouth to protect against air pollutants, or made of sterile gauze and worn to prevent infection of the wearer or (in surgery) of the patient.|a face pack.|a likeness of a person's face moulded or sculpted in clay or wax.|a manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings.|a piece of material such as card used to cover a part of an image that is not required when exposing a print.|a patterned metal film used in the manufacture of microcircuits to allow selective modification of the underlying material.|the enlarged labium of a dragonfly larva, which can be extended to seize prey.

origin:
mid 16th century: from French masque, from Italian maschera, mascara, probably from medieval Latin masca ‘witch, spectre’, but influenced by Arabic masḵara ‘buffoon’.


word: MASOCHISM
russian_word: мазохизм
example: with things such as bondage and masochism, it's all right if you both go for it
definition: the tendency to derive sexual gratification from one's own pain or humiliation.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmasəkɪz(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈmasəkɪz(ə)m
origin:
late 19th century: named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1835–95), the Austrian novelist who described it, + -ism.


word: MASON
russian_word: каменщик
example: the chief mason at Westminster Abbey|a Mason's handshake
definition: a person skilled in cutting, dressing, and laying stone in buildings.|a Freemason.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmeɪs(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪs(ə)n
origin:
Middle English: from Old French masson (noun), maçonner (verb), probably of Germanic origin; perhaps related to make.


word: MASQUE
russian_word: театр масок
example: adding a treatment masque to your cleansing routine works wonders
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːsk
phonetics_text: mɑːsk
definition:
a form of amateur dramatic entertainment, popular among the nobility in 16th- and 17th-century England, which consisted of dancing and acting performed by masked players.|variant spelling of mask (sense 3 of the noun).

origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘masquerade or masked ball’): probably a back-formation (influenced by French masque ‘mask’) from masker, from Italian mascar ‘person wearing a mask’.


word: MASQUERADE
russian_word: маскарад
example: I doubt he could have kept up the masquerade for long
definition: a false show or pretence.
origin: late 16th century: from French mascarade, from Italian mascherata, from maschera ‘mask’.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˌmɑːskəˈreɪd
phonetics_text: ˌmɑːskəˈreɪd|ˌmaskəˈreɪd
synonyms:
pretence|deception|pose|act|front|facade|disguise|dissimulation|cover-up|bluff|subterfuge|play-acting|make-believe|put-on


word: MASS
russian_word: масса
part_of_speech: noun|adjective|verb
phonetic: mas
phonetics_text: mas
example:
the sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds|a mass of cyclists|the great mass of the population had little interest in the project|stellar objects of intermediate mass

definition:
a large body of matter with no definite shape.|a large number of people or objects crowded together.|the majority of.|the quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field.

synonyms:
pile|heap|stack|clump|cloud|bunch|bundle|lump|concentration|conglomeration|accumulation|aggregation|concretion|accretion|assemblage|collection|stockpile|build-up|amassment

origin:
late Middle English: from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’; perhaps related to massein ‘knead’.


word: MASSACRE
russian_word: резня
example: the attack was described as a cold-blooded massacre
definition: an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people.
origin: late 16th century: from French, of unknown origin.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmasəkə
phonetics_text: ˈmasəkə
synonyms:
slaughter|wholesale slaughter|mass slaughter|wholesale killing|indiscriminate killing|murder|murdering|mass murder|mass homicide|execution|mass execution|destruction|mass destruction|annihilation|extermination|liquidation|decimation|carnage|butchery|bloodbath|bloodletting|pogrom|genocide|ethnic cleansing|holocaust|Shoah|night of the long knives|slaying|battue|hecatomb


word: MASSAGE
russian_word: массаж
example: massage can ease tiredness
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmasɑː(d)ʒ
phonetics_text: ˈmasɑː(d)ʒ|məˈsɑː(d)ʒ
definition:
the rubbing and kneading of muscles and joints of the body with the hands, especially to relieve tension or pain.

synonyms:
rub-down|rubbing|rub|kneading|palpation|manipulation|pummelling|shiatsu|reflexology|acupressure|hydromassage|Swedish massage|osteopathy|chiropractic treatment|effleurage|tapotement|Rolfing

origin:
late 19th century: from French, from masser ‘knead, treat with massage’, probably from Portuguese amassar ‘knead’, from massa ‘dough’.


word: MASSETER
russian_word: жевательная мышца
origin: late 16th century: from Greek masētēr, from masasthai ‘to chew’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maˈsiːtə
phonetics_text: maˈsiːtə
definition:
a muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side and closes the jaw in chewing.


word: MASSICOT
russian_word: массикот
definition: a yellow form of lead monoxide, used as a pigment.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmasɪkɒt
phonetics_text: ˈmasɪkɒt
origin:
late 15th century: from French (influenced by Italian marzacotto ‘unguent’), ultimately from Arabic martak .


word: MASSIF
russian_word: массив
example: the rock massif of Scotland
definition: a compact group of mountains.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmasɪf
phonetics_text: ˈmasɪf|maˈsiːf
origin:
early 16th century (denoting a large building): French, ‘massive’, used as a noun. The current sense dates from the late 19th century.


word: MASSIVE
russian_word: массивный
example: a massive rampart of stone|massive crowds are expected|a massive limestone without bedding planes
antonyms: tiny
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmasɪv
phonetics_text: ˈmasɪv
definition:
large and heavy or solid.|exceptionally large.|(of rocks or beds) having no discernible form or structure.

synonyms:
huge|enormous|gigantic|very big|very large|great|giant|colossal|mammoth|vast|immense|tremendous|mighty|stupendous|monumental|epic|prodigious|mountainous|monstrous|titanic|towering|elephantine|king-sized|king-size|gargantuan|Herculean|Brobdingnagian|substantial|extensive|hefty|bulky|weighty|heavy|gross|mega|monster|whopping|whopping great|thumping|thumping great|humongous|jumbo|hulking|bumper|astronomical|astronomic|whacking|whacking great|ginormous

origin:
late Middle English: from French massif, -ive, from Old French massis, based on Latin massa (see mass).


word: MASSIVELY
russian_word: массивно
definition: on a vast scale.|in a very large and heavy or solid form.
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈmasɪvli
phonetics_text: ˈmasɪvli
example:
biotechnology is expected to contribute massively to the global economy|a massively built four-storey building


word: MAST
russian_word: мачта
synonyms: spar|boom|yard|gaff|foremast|mainmast|topmast|mizzenmast|mizzen|royal mast|stick
origin: Old English mæst, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mast and German Mast .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɑːst
phonetics_text: mɑːst
definition:
a tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails.


word: MASTABA
russian_word: мастаба
origin: from Arabic maṣṭaba .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmastəbə
phonetics_text: ˈmastəbə
definition:
an ancient Egyptian tomb consisting of an underground burial chamber with rooms above it (at ground level) to store offerings.|(in Islamic countries) a stone or brick bench built into the wall of a house.


word: MASTER
russian_word: мастер
antonyms: servant|underling
part_of_speech: noun|adjective|verb
phonetic: ˈmɑːstə
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːstə
example:
he acceded to his master's wishes|I'm a master of disguise|a master's degree|Master James Wishart|the master tape

definition:
a man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.|a man in charge of an organization or group.|a skilled practitioner of a particular art or activity.|a person who holds a second or further degree.|used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘Mr’.|an original recording, film, or document from which copies can be made.

synonyms:
lord|overlord|lord and master|ruler|sovereign|monarch|liege|liege lord|suzerain|overseer|superintendent|director|manager|controller|leader|governor|commander|padrone|captain|head|headman|boss|principal|employer|foreman|chief|top dog|honcho|head honcho|Big Chief|Big Daddy|gaffer|guv'nor|kahuna|sachem

origin:
Old English mæg(i)ster (later reinforced by Old French maistre ), from Latin magister ; probably related to magis ‘more’.


word: MASTERFUL
russian_word: властный
example: he looked masculine and masterful|a masterful assessment of the difficulties
definition: powerful and able to control others.|performed or performing very skilfully.
antonyms: weak|meek|wimpish
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɑːstəfʊl
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːstəfʊl|ˈmɑːstəf(ə)l
synonyms:
commanding|powerful|controlling|imposing|magisterial|lordly|authoritative|dominating|domineering|overbearing|overweening|imperious|bossy|peremptory|high-handed|arrogant|autocratic|dictatorial|tyrannical|despotic|pushy


word: MASTERLY
russian_word: мастерски
example: his masterly account of rural France
definition: showing great skill; very accomplished.
antonyms: incompetent|inept
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɑːstəli
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːstəli
synonyms:
expert|adept|clever|masterful|skilful|deft|adroit|skilled|dexterous|accomplished|polished|excellent|superb|superlative|consummate|first-rate|brilliant|intelligent|fine|talented|gifted|crack|stellar|ace|badass


word: MASTERMIND
russian_word: вдохновитель
example: an eminent musical mastermind
definition: a person with an outstanding intellect.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmɑːstəmʌɪnd
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːstəmʌɪnd
synonyms:
genius|mind|intellect|author|architect|engineer|director|planner|organizer|deviser|originator|manager|prime mover|initiator|inventor|brain|brains|bright spark|brainbox


word: MASTER OF CEREMONIES
russian_word: конферансье
example: the Master of Ceremonies will announce the cake-cutting
part_of_speech: noun
definition:
a person who presides over a formal event or entertainment and who introduces guests, speakers, or entertainers.


word: MASTERPIECE
russian_word: шедевр
example: a great literary masterpiece
definition: a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship.
antonyms: failure
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːstəpiːs
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːstəpiːs
synonyms:
triumph|coup|marvellous feat|feather in one's cap|wonder|sensation|outstanding example|paragon|great work|showpiece|gem|prize|tour de force|hit|knockout


word: MASTERY
russian_word: мастерство
example: she played with some mastery|man's mastery over nature
origin: Middle English: from Old French maistrie, from maistre ‘master’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɑːst(ə)ri
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːst(ə)ri
definition:
comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity.|control or superiority over someone or something.

synonyms:
proficiency|ability|capability|knowledge|understanding|comprehension|familiarity|command|grasp|grip|skill|skilfulness|expertise|dexterity|finesse|adroitness|virtuosity|prowess|deftness|know-how


word: MASTHEAD
russian_word: топ мачты
example: the paper lists forty smart writers on its masthead
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmɑːsthɛd
phonetics_text: ˈmɑːsthɛd
definition:
the highest part of a ship's mast or of the lower section of a mast.|the title of a newspaper or magazine at the head of the first or editorial page.


word: MASTIC
russian_word: мастика
example: incense made from sandalwood, eagle-wood, mastic and cloves|run a bead of mastic along the gap
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmastɪk
phonetics_text: ˈmastɪk
definition:
an aromatic gum or resin that exudes from the bark of a Mediterranean tree, used in making varnish and chewing gum and as a flavouring.|the bushy evergreen Mediterranean tree which yields mastic and has aromatic leaves and fruit, closely related to the pistachio.|a waterproof filler and sealant used in building.

origin:
late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek mastikhē (perhaps from mastikhan ‘masticate’).


word: MASTICATE
russian_word: пережевывать
example: dentition affects how well food is masticated and absorbed
definition: chew (food).
synonyms: chew|munch|champ|chomp|crunch|eat|ruminate|chew the cud|manducate|triturate|chumble
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmastɪkeɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmastɪkeɪt
origin:
mid 17th century (earlier (Middle English) as mastication ): from late Latin masticat- ‘chewed’, from the verb masticare, from Greek mastikhan ‘gnash the teeth’ (related to masasthai ‘to chew’).


word: MASTITIS
russian_word: мастит
origin: mid 19th century: from Greek mastos ‘breast’ + -itis.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maˈstʌɪtɪs
phonetics_text: maˈstʌɪtɪs
definition:
inflammation of the mammary gland in the breast or udder, typically due to bacterial infection via a damaged nipple or teat.


word: MASTODON
russian_word: мастодонт
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmastədɒn
phonetics_text: ˈmastədɒn
definition:
a large extinct elephant-like mammal of the Miocene to Pleistocene epochs, having teeth of a relatively primitive form and number.

origin:
early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek mastos ‘breast’ + odous, odont- ‘tooth’ (with reference to nipple-shaped tubercles on the crowns of its molar teeth).


word: MASTOID
russian_word: сосцевидный
example: mastoid disease
definition: relating to the mastoid process.
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmastɔɪd
phonetics_text: ˈmastɔɪd
origin:
mid 18th century: via French and modern Latin from Greek mastoeidēs ‘breast-shaped’, from mastos ‘breast’.


word: MASTURBATE
russian_word: мастурбировать
example: we do not like to admit that we masturbate
definition: stimulate one's genitals with one's hand for sexual pleasure.
origin: mid 19th century: from Latin masturbat- ‘masturbated’, from the verb masturbari, of unknown origin.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmastəbeɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmastəbeɪt
synonyms:
abuse oneself|practise self-abuse|play with oneself|touch oneself|practise onanism|wank|jerk off|jack off|toss off|bring oneself off|beat one's/the meat|beat off|frig|whack off


word: MASTURBATION
russian_word: мастурбация
example: a desire to engage in masturbation
definition: stimulation of the genitals with the hand for sexual pleasure.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mastəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: mastəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n
synonyms:
auto-eroticism|self-gratification|self-stimulation|hand relief|self-abuse|onanism|playing with oneself|wanking|wank|handjob|frig|frigging|beating one's/the meat


word: MAT
russian_word: коврик
example: his chest was covered by a thick mat of soft fair hair
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: mat
phonetics_text: mat
definition:
a piece of coarse material placed on a floor for people to wipe their feet on.|a small piece of cork, card, or fabric placed on a table or other surface to protect it from the heat or moisture of an object placed on it.|a thick, untidy layer of something hairy or woolly.

synonyms:
rug|runner|carpet|drugget|doormat|welcome mat|hearthrug|bath mat|rag rug|scatter rug|bearskin|sheepskin|dhurrie|numdah|kilim|flokati|Soumak|floorcloth|kaross

origin:
Old English m(e)att(e), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mat and German Matte, from late Latin matta, from Phoenician.


word: MATADOR
russian_word: матадор
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmatədɔː
phonetics_text: ˈmatədɔː
definition:
a bullfighter whose task is to kill the bull.|(in ombre, skat, and other card games) any of the highest trumps.|a domino game in which halves are matched so as to make a total of seven.

origin:
Spanish, literally ‘killer’, from matar ‘to kill’, from Persian māt ‘dead’; senses relating to games are extended uses, expressing a notion of ‘dominance’.


word: MATCH
russian_word: матч
origin: Old English gemæcca ‘mate, companion’, of West Germanic origin; related to the base of make.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: matʃ
phonetics_text: matʃ
example:
a boxing match|they were no match for the mercenaries|the child's identical twin would be a perfect match for organ donation|he was an unsuitable match for any of their girls

definition:
a contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.|a person or thing that is equal to another in quality or strength.|a person or thing that resembles or corresponds to another.|a person viewed in regard to their eligibility for marriage, especially as regards class or wealth.

synonyms:
contest|competition|game|tournament|tie|cup tie|event|fixture|trial|test|test match|meet|bout|fight|duel|quarter-final|semi-final|final|Cup Final|friendly|derby|local derby|play-off|replay|rematch|clash|playdown|split|mill|tourney


word: MATCHBOARD
russian_word: обшивка стен
example: a matchboard door
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmatʃbɔːd
phonetics_text: ˈmatʃbɔːd
definition:
interlocking boards joined together by a tongue cut along the edge of one board and fitting into a groove along the edge of another.


word: MATCHLESS
russian_word: бесподобный
example: the Parthenon has a matchless beauty
definition: so good as to be unequalled; incomparable.
antonyms: ordinary|run-of-the-mill
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmatʃləs
phonetics_text: ˈmatʃləs
synonyms:
incomparable|unrivalled|inimitable|beyond compare|unparalleled|unequalled|without equal|peerless|unmatched|beyond comparison|second to none|unsurpassed|unsurpassable|nonpareil|unique|consummate|perfect|rare|exquisite|transcendent|surpassing|superlative|supreme|unexampled


word: MATCHMAKER
russian_word: сваха
definition: a person who arranges marriages or initiates romantic relationships between others.
synonyms: marriage broker|marriage bureau|dating agency|go-between|pander|Pandarus|shadchan
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmatʃmeɪkə
phonetics_text: ˈmatʃmeɪkə
example:
an enthusiastic matchmaker who continually tried to pair off the difficult bachelor with unattached ladies


word: MATE
russian_word: помощник
example: a male bird sings to court a mate|his table-mates|my best mate Steve|a plumber's mate
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: meɪt
phonetics_text: meɪt
definition:
the sexual partner of a bird or other animal.|a fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing.|a friend or companion.|an assistant or deputy in certain trades.

synonyms:
partner|husband|wife|spouse|lover|live-in lover|amour|significant other|inamorato|inamorata|companion|helpmate|helpmeet|consort|other half|better half|hubby|missus|missis|old man|old lady|old woman|old dutch|trouble and strife

origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Low German māt(e ) ‘comrade’, of West Germanic origin; related to meat (the underlying concept being that of eating together).


word: MATERIAL
russian_word: материал
synonyms: matter|substance|stuff|medium
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: məˈtɪərɪəl
phonetics_text: məˈtɪərɪəl
example:
goats can eat more or less any plant material|his colonial experiences gave him material|a piece of dark material

definition:
the matter from which a thing is or can be made.|information or ideas for use in creating a book or other work.|cloth or fabric.

origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to matter’): from late Latin materialis, adjective from Latin materia ‘matter’.


word: MATERIALISM
russian_word: материализм
example: they hated the sinful materialism of the wicked city
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈtɪərɪəlɪz(ə)m
phonetics_text: məˈtɪərɪəlɪz(ə)m
definition:
a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.|the theory or belief that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications.


word: MATERIALIST
russian_word: материалист
example: greedy materialists lusting for consumer baubles|an atheist and philosophical materialist
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: məˈtɪərɪəlɪst
phonetics_text: məˈtɪərɪəlɪst
definition:
a person who considers material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.|a person who supports the theory that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications.


word: MATERIALISTIC
russian_word: материалистический
example: we're living in a highly materialistic society
definition: excessively concerned with material possessions; money-oriented.
antonyms: spiritual|religious|intellectual|aesthetic
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: məˌtɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
phonetics_text: məˌtɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
synonyms:
worldly|consumerist|money-oriented|money-grubbing|capitalistic|bourgeois|acquisitive|greedy|grasping|avaricious|rapacious|yuppie


word: MATERIALIZE
russian_word: материализовать
definition: become actual fact; happen.|(of a ghost, spirit, or similar entity) appear in bodily form.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: məˈtɪərɪəlʌɪz
phonetics_text: məˈtɪərɪəlʌɪz
example:
the forecast rate of increase did not materialize|he plays a teenager whose make-believe friend materializes

synonyms:
happen|occur|come about|take place|come into being|transpire|arise|be realized|take shape|come off|shape up|come to pass|eventuate


word: MATERIALLY
russian_word: материально
example: materially different circumstances|a materially and culturally rich area
definition: in a significant way; considerably.|in terms of material possessions.
antonyms: negligibly
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: məˈtɪərɪəli
phonetics_text: məˈtɪərɪəli
synonyms:
significantly|greatly|much|very much|to a great extent|considerably|substantially|a great deal|appreciably|markedly|seriously|gravely|essentially|fundamentally


word: MATHEMATICAL
russian_word: математический
example: mathematical symbols
definition: relating to mathematics.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: maθ(ə)ˈmatɪk(ə)l
phonetics_text: maθ(ə)ˈmatɪk(ə)l
synonyms:
arithmetical|arithmetic|numerical|statistical|algebraic|geometric|geometrical|trigonometric|trigonometrical|topological

origin:
late Middle English: from Latin mathematicalis, from Greek mathēmatikos, from mathēma, mathēmat- ‘science’, from the base of manthanein ‘learn’.


word: MATHEMATICIAN
russian_word: математик
example: one of the world's foremost theoretical mathematicians
definition: an expert in or student of mathematics.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maθəməˈtɪʃn
phonetics_text: maθəməˈtɪʃn
origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mathematicien, from Latin mathematicus ‘mathematical’, from Greek mathēmatikos (see mathematical).


word: MATHEMATICS
russian_word: математика
example: a taste for mathematics
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: maθ(ə)ˈmatɪks
phonetics_text: maθ(ə)ˈmatɪks
definition:
the abstract science of number, quantity, and space, either as abstract concepts ( pure mathematics ), or as applied to other disciplines such as physics and engineering ( applied mathematics ).

origin:
late 16th century: plural of obsolete mathematic  ‘mathematics’, from Old French mathematique, from Latin (ars) mathematica ‘mathematical (art)’, from Greek mathēmatikē (tekhnē), from the base of manthanein ‘learn’.


word: MATINEE
russian_word: утренник
definition: an afternoon performance in a theatre or cinema.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmatɪneɪ
phonetics_text: ˈmatɪneɪ
origin:
mid 19th century: from French matinée, literally ‘morning (as a period of activity)’, from matin ‘morning’: performances were formerly also in the morning.


word: MATINS
russian_word: утреня
definition: a Christian service of morning prayer, especially in the Anglican Church.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmatɪnz
phonetics_text: ˈmatɪnz
origin:
Middle English: from Old French matines, plural (influenced by Church Latin matutinae ‘morning prayers’) of matin ‘morning’, from Latin matutinum, neuter of matutinus ‘early in the morning’, from Matuta, the name of the dawn goddess.


word: MATRICULATE
russian_word: принятый в вуз
definition: be enrolled at a college or university.|record (arms) in an official register.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: məˈtrɪkjʊleɪt
phonetics_text: məˈtrɪkjʊleɪt
example:
they had recently matriculated as undergraduates at Jesus College|the arms have been matriculated by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in Edinburgh

origin:
late 16th century: from medieval Latin matriculat- ‘enrolled’, from the verb matriculare, from late Latin matricula ‘register’, diminutive of Latin matrix .


word: MATRICULATION
russian_word: зачисление в высшее учебное заведение
example: matriculation requirements
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mətrɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: mətrɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
definition:
the action of matriculating at a college or university.|the registration of arms in an official register.


word: MATRIX
russian_word: матрица
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪtrɪks
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪtrɪks
example:
Oxbridge was the matrix of the ideology|nodules of secondary limestone set in a matrix of porous dolomite|her two duets with Isobel Baillie were never issued and the matrices were destroyed|this formula applies for all square matrices|matrix structures are said to foster greater flexibility

definition:
the cultural, social, or political environment in which something develops.|a mass of fine-grained rock in which gems, crystals, or fossils are embedded.|a mould in which something, such as a record or printing type, is cast or shaped.|a rectangular array of quantities or expressions in rows and columns that is treated as a single entity and manipulated according to particular rules.|an organizational structure in which two or more lines of command, responsibility, or communication may run through the same individual.

origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘womb’): from Latin, ‘breeding female’, later ‘womb’, from mater, matr- ‘mother’.


word: MATRON
russian_word: матрона
example: she initiated training for matrons of residential homes|respectable suburban matrons
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪtr(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪtr(ə)n
definition:
a woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other institution.|an older married woman, especially one who is staid or dignified.

origin:
late Middle English (in matron (sense 2)): from Old French matrone, from Latin matrona, from mater, matr- ‘mother’.


word: MATRONLY
russian_word: подобающий почтенной женщине
example: she looked matronly in a putty-coloured tweed two-piece
origin: mid 17th century: from matron (sense 2).
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmeɪtr(ə)nli
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪtr(ə)nli
definition:
denoting, relating to, or characteristic of a staid or conservatively dressed older married woman, especially one with a somewhat heavy build.


word: MATTED
russian_word: матовый
example: a cardigan of matted grey wool|the matted floor
definition: (especially of hair, wool, or fur) tangled into a thick mass.|covered or provided with mats.
antonyms: straight|neat
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmatɪd
phonetics_text: ˈmatɪd
synonyms:
tangled|tangly|entangled|knotted|knotty|natty|tousled|dishevelled|uncombed|unkempt|felted|ratty|greasy|dirty


word: MATTER
russian_word: дело
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmatə
phonetics_text: ˈmatə
example:
the structure and properties of matter|a great deal of work was done on this matter|what's the matter?

definition:
physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.|a subject or situation under consideration.|the reason for distress or a problem.|the substance or content of a text as distinct from its style or form.

synonyms:
affair|business|proceeding|situation|circumstance|event|happening|occurrence|incident|episode|occasion|experience|thing|subject|topic|issue|question|point|point at issue|item|case|concern|theme

origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin materia ‘timber, substance’, also ‘subject of discourse’, from mater ‘mother’.


word: MATTRESS
russian_word: матрац
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmatrɪs
phonetics_text: ˈmatrɪs
definition:
a fabric case filled with soft, firm, or springy material, used for sleeping on.|a flat structure of concrete, brushwood, or other material, used as strengthening or support for foundations, embankments, etc.

origin:
Middle English: via Old French and Italian from Arabic maṭraḥ ‘carpet or cushion’, from ṭaraḥa ‘to throw’.


word: MATURATE
russian_word: нагноиться
example: if you got a wound in that country it never healed but festered white and maturated
definition: (of a boil, abscess, etc.) form pus.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmatjʊreɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmatjʊreɪt
origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin maturat- ‘ripened, hastened’, from the verb maturare, from maturus (see mature).


word: MATURATION
russian_word: созревание
example: sexual maturation
definition: the action or process of maturing.|the formation of pus in a boil, abscess, etc.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: matjʊˈreɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: matjʊˈreɪʃ(ə)n
origin:
late Middle English (denoting the formation of pus): from medieval Latin maturatio(n- ), from Latin maturare (see mature).


word: MATURE
russian_word: зрелый
example: she was now a mature woman|Van Gogh's mature work
antonyms: immature|growing|adolescent
origin: late Middle English: from Latin maturus ‘timely, ripe’; perhaps related to matins.
part_of_speech: adjective|verb
phonetic: məˈtʃʊə
phonetics_text: məˈtʃʊə
definition:
fully developed physically; full-grown.|having reached the most advanced stage in a process.|(of a bill, bond, etc.) due for payment or repayment.

synonyms:
adult|grown-up|grown|fully grown|full-grown|of age|fully developed|fully fledged|in one's prime|in full bloom|nubile


word: MAUDLIN
russian_word: плаксивый
example: a bout of maudlin self-pity
definition: self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.
antonyms: austere|undemonstrative
synonyms: sentimental|over-sentimental|emotional|overemotional|tearful|lachrymose|weepy
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɔːdlɪn
phonetics_text: ˈmɔːdlɪn
origin:
late Middle English (as a noun denoting Mary Magdalen): from Old French Madeleine, from Church Latin Magdalena (see magdalen). The current sense derives from allusion to pictures of Mary Magdalen weeping.


word: MAUL
russian_word: кувалда
example: a man was mauled by a lion at London Zoo
definition: (of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing.
synonyms: savage|attack|tear to pieces|lacerate|claw|mutilate|mangle|scratch
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: mɔːl
phonetics_text: mɔːl
origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘hammer or wooden club’, also ‘strike with a heavy weapon’): from Old French mail, from Latin malleus ‘hammer’.


word: MAUND
russian_word: Маунд
origin: Old English mand, reinforced by Old French mande, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mand .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɔːnd
phonetics_text: mɔːnd
definition:
a varying unit of weight in some Asian countries, especially an Indian unit of weight equivalent to about 37 kg.


word: MAUNDER
russian_word: бормотать
example: Dennis maundered on about the wine
definition: talk in a rambling manner.
origin: early 17th century: perhaps from obsolete maunder ‘to beg’.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmɔːndə
phonetics_text: ˈmɔːndə
synonyms:
ramble|prattle|prate|blather|blether|blither|drivel|rattle|chatter|jabber|gabble|babble|slabber|gab|yak|yackety-yak|yabber|yatter|rabbit|witter|waffle|natter|chunter|twaddle|clack


word: MAUNDY
russian_word: милостыня, раздаваемая на страстной неделе
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɔːndi
phonetics_text: ˈmɔːndi
definition:
(in the UK) a public ceremony on the Thursday before Easter (Maundy Thursday) at which the monarch distributes specially minted coins.

origin:
Middle English: from Old French mande, from Latin mandatum ‘mandate, commandment’, from mandatum novum ‘new commandment’ (see John 13:34).


word: MAUSOLEUM
russian_word: мавзолей
example: the cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum
definition: a stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs.
synonyms: tomb|sepulchre|crypt|vault|charnel house|burial chamber|catacomb|undercroft
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmɔːsəˈlɪəm
phonetics_text: ˌmɔːsəˈlɪəm|ˌmɔːzəˈlɪəm
origin:
late 15th century: via Latin from Greek Mausōleion, from Mausōlos, the name of a king of Caria (4th century BC), to whose tomb in Halicarnassus the name was originally applied.


word: MAVERICK
russian_word: индивидуалист
definition: an unorthodox or independent-minded person.|an unbranded calf or yearling.
antonyms: conformist
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈmav(ə)rɪk
phonetics_text: ˈmav(ə)rɪk
synonyms:
individualist|nonconformist|free spirit|unorthodox person|unconventional person|original|trendsetter|bohemian|eccentric|outsider|rebel|dissenter|dissident|disruptor|bad boy

origin:
mid 19th century: from the name of Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), a Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle.


word: MAW
russian_word: пасть
example: a gigantic wolfhound with a fearful, gaping maw
definition: the jaws or throat of a voracious animal.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɔː
phonetics_text: mɔː
origin:
Old English maga (in the sense ‘stomach’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maag and German Magen ‘stomach’.


word: MAWKISH
russian_word: слащавый
example: a mawkish ode to parenthood
definition: sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.
antonyms: cool|dry
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɔːkɪʃ
phonetics_text: ˈmɔːkɪʃ
synonyms:
sentimental|over-sentimental|overemotional|cloying|sickly|saccharine|sugary|syrupy|sickening|nauseating|maudlin|lachrymose|banal|trite|twee|mushy|slushy|sloppy|schmaltzy|weepy|cutesy|lovey-dovey|gooey|drippy|sloshy|soupy|treacly|cheesy|corny|icky|sick-making|toe-curling|soppy|cornball|sappy|hokey|three-hanky

origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘inclined to sickness’): from obsolete mawk ‘maggot’, from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin.


word: MAXI
russian_word: макси
example: shorter girls may have to hem their maxis
origin: 1960s: abbreviation of maximum, on the pattern of mini .
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaksi
phonetics_text: ˈmaksi
definition:
a skirt, dress, or coat reaching to the ankle.|a racing yacht of between 15 and 20 metres in length.


word: MAXILLA
russian_word: верхняя челюсть
origin: late Middle English: from Latin, ‘jaw’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: makˈsɪlə
phonetics_text: makˈsɪlə
definition:
the jaw or jawbone, specifically the upper jaw in most vertebrates. In humans it also forms part of the nose and eye socket.


word: MAXIM
russian_word: сентенция
example: the maxim that actions speak louder than words
definition: a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmaksɪm
phonetics_text: ˈmaksɪm
synonyms:
saying|adage|aphorism|proverb|motto|saw|axiom|dictum|precept|epigram|catchphrase|slogan|byword|watchword|truism|platitude|cliché|bon mot|apophthegm

origin:
late Middle English (denoting an axiom): from French maxime, from medieval Latin (propositio) maxima ‘largest or most important (proposition)’.


word: MAXIMUM
russian_word: максимум
example: the vehicle's maximum speed
definition: as great, high, or intense as possible or permitted.
antonyms: minimum
synonyms: greatest|highest|biggest|largest|top|topmost|most|utmost|supreme|maximal|paramount|extreme
part_of_speech: adjective|noun|adverb
phonetic: ˈmaksɪməm
phonetics_text: ˈmaksɪməm
origin:
mid 17th century (as a noun): from modern Latin, neuter (used as a noun) of the Latin adjective maximus, superlative of magnus ‘great’. The adjectival use dates from the early 19th century.


word: MAXWELL
russian_word: максвелл
origin: early 20th century: named after J. C. Maxwell (see Maxwell, James Clerk).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmakswɛl
phonetics_text: ˈmakswɛl
definition:
a unit of magnetic flux in the c.g.s. system, equal to that induced through one square centimetre by a perpendicular magnetic field of one gauss.


word: MAY
russian_word: может
definition: expressing possibility.|used to ask for or to give permission.|expressing a wish or hope.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: meɪ
phonetics_text: meɪ
example:
that may be true|you may confirm my identity with your Case Officer, if you wish|may she rest in peace

origin:
Old English mæg, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘have power’; related to Dutch mogen and German mögen, also to main1 and might2.


word: MAYAN
russian_word: майя
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈmʌɪ(j)ən
phonetics_text: ˈmʌɪ(j)ən|ˈmeɪ(j)ən
definition:
a large family of languages spoken in Central America and Mexico, of which the chief members are Maya, Quiché, and Tzeltal.


word: MAYBE
russian_word: может быть
example: maybe I won't go back
definition: perhaps; possibly.
origin: late Middle English: from the phrase it may be (that) .
part_of_speech: adverb|noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪbiː
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪbiː|ˈmeɪbi
synonyms:
perhaps|possibly|conceivably|it could be (that)|it is possible (that)|for all one knows|happen|peradventure|perchance|mayhap|haply|percase


word: MAYFLY
russian_word: муха-однодневка
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪflʌɪ
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪflʌɪ
definition:
a short-lived slender insect with delicate transparent wings and two or three long filaments on the tail. It lives close to water, where the aquatic larvae develop.


word: MAYHEM
russian_word: нанесение увечья
example: complete mayhem broke out
definition: violent or extreme disorder; chaos.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪhɛm
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪhɛm
synonyms:
chaos|disorder|confusion|havoc|bedlam|pandemonium|tumult|uproar|turmoil|madness|madhouse|hullabaloo|all hell broken loose|wild disarray|disorganization|maelstrom|trouble|disturbance|commotion|riot|anarchy|destruction|violence

origin:
early 16th century: from Old French mayhem (see maim). The sense ‘disorder’ (originally US) dates from the late 19th century.


word: MAYOR
russian_word: мэр
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɛː
phonetics_text: mɛː
definition:
(in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) the head of a town, borough, or county council, elected by council members and generally having purely ceremonial duties.

origin:
Middle English: from Old French maire, from the Latin adjective major ‘greater’, used as a noun in late Latin.


word: MAYPOLE
russian_word: верзила
example: the schoolchildren dance round a short maypole erected on the green
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪpəʊl
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪpəʊl
definition:
a painted pole, decorated with flowers, round which people traditionally dance on May Day, holding long ribbons that are attached to the top of the pole.


word: MAYWEED
russian_word: ромашка непахучая
definition: a plant of the daisy family, typically found as a weed of arable land.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmeɪwiːd
phonetics_text: ˈmeɪwiːd
origin:
mid 16th century: from maythe(n ), an earlier name for this plant (in Old English mægethe, magothe ), + weed.


word: MAZE
russian_word: лабиринт
example: the house has a maze and a walled Italian garden
definition: a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way.
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: meɪz
phonetics_text: meɪz
origin:
Middle English (denoting delirium or delusion): probably from the base of amaze, of which the verb is a shortening.


word: MAZURKA
russian_word: мазурка
definition: a lively Polish dance in triple time.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈzəːkə
phonetics_text: məˈzəːkə|məˈzʊəkə
origin:
early 19th century: via German from Polish mazurka, accusative or genitive singular of mazurek ‘folk dance from Mazovia’, from mazur, denoting an inhabitant of the province Mazovia.


word: ME
russian_word: меня
example: do you understand me?|dear me!
part_of_speech: pronoun
phonetic: miː
phonetics_text: miː
definition:
used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition.|used in exclamations.

origin:
Old English mē, accusative and dative of I2, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mij, German mir (dative), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin me, Greek ( e)me, and Sanskrit mā .


word: MEAD
russian_word: мед
example: the tavern stocks beer, cider, perry, and mead
definition: an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: miːd
phonetics_text: miːd
origin:
Old English me(o)du, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mee and German Met, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit madhu ‘sweet drink, honey’ and Greek methu ‘wine’.


word: MEADOWSWEET
russian_word: таволга
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛdəʊswiːt
phonetics_text: ˈmɛdəʊswiːt
definition:
a tall Eurasian plant of the rose family, with heads of creamy-white sweet-smelling flowers, growing typically in damp meadows.


word: MEAGRE
russian_word: скудный
example: they were forced to supplement their meagre earnings
definition: (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.
antonyms: abundant
origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘lean’): from Old French maigre, from Latin macer .
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmiːɡə
phonetics_text: ˈmiːɡə
synonyms:
inadequate|scanty|scant|paltry|limited|restricted|modest|insufficient|sparse|spare|deficient|negligible|insubstantial|skimpy|short|little|lean|small|slight|slender|poor|miserable|pitiful|puny|miserly|niggardly|beggarly|measly|stingy|pathetic|piddling|exiguous


word: MEAGRENESS
russian_word: скудость
example: job satisfaction eclipses the meagreness of income
definition: lack of quantity or quality; inadequacy.
antonyms: abundance
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːɡənəs
phonetics_text: ˈmiːɡənəs
synonyms:
inadequacy|scantiness|paucity|paltriness|dearth|limitedness|restrictedness|insufficiency|sparseness|spareness|scarcity|deficiency|slightness|skimpiness|leanness|poorness|poverty|pitifulness|miserliness|puniness|beggarliness|measliness|stinginess|exiguity


word: MEAL
russian_word: еда
example: the evening meal
definition: any of the regular occasions in a day when a reasonably large amount of food is eaten.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: miːl
phonetics_text: miːl
synonyms:
repast|snack|something to eat|spread|blowout|bite|bite to eat|nosh|feed|nosh-up|tuck-in|square|khana|collation|refection

origin:
Old English mǣl (also in the sense ‘measure’, surviving in words such as piecemeal ‘measure taken at one time’), of Germanic origin. The early sense of meal involved a notion of ‘fixed time’; compare with Dutch maal ‘meal, (portion of) time’ and German Mal ‘time’, Mahl ‘meal’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to measure’.


word: MEAN
russian_word: означать
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: miːn
phonetics_text: miːn
example:
I don't know what you mean|they mean no harm|the proposals are likely to mean another hundred closures

definition:
intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.|intend (something) to occur or be the case.|have as a consequence or result.

synonyms:
signify|convey|denote|designate|indicate|connote|show|express|spell out|stand for|represent|symbolize|imply|purport|suggest|allude to|intimate|hint at|insinuate|drive at|refer to|get at|betoken

origin:
Old English mænan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch meenen and German meinen, from an Indo-European root shared by mind.


word: MEANDER
russian_word: меандр
example: a river that meandered gently through a meadow
definition: (of a river or road) follow a winding course.
synonyms: zigzag|wind|twist|turn|curve|curl|bend|snake
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: mɪˈandə
phonetics_text: mɪˈandə
origin:
late 16th century (as a noun): from Latin maeander, from Greek Maiandros, the name of a river (see Menderes).


word: MEANDERING
russian_word: извилистый
example: meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates
definition: following a winding course.
antonyms: straight
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: mɪˈandərɪŋ
phonetics_text: mɪˈandərɪŋ
synonyms:
winding|windy|zigzag|zigzagging|twisting|turning|curving|serpentine|sinuous|snaking|snaky|twisty|tortuous|anfractuous|flexuous|meandrous


word: MEANINGFUL
russian_word: смысл
example: meaningful elements in a language
definition: having meaning.
antonyms: inconsequential
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmiːnɪŋfʊl
phonetics_text: ˈmiːnɪŋfʊl|ˈmiːnɪŋf(ə)l
synonyms:
significant|relevant|important|consequential|material|telling|pithy|weighty|valid|worthwhile|purposeful


word: MEANINGLESS
russian_word: бессмысленный
example: the paragraph was a jumble of meaningless words
definition: having no meaning or significance.
antonyms: meaningful
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmiːnɪŋləs
phonetics_text: ˈmiːnɪŋləs
synonyms:
unintelligible|incomprehensible|incoherent|illogical|senseless|unmeaning|foolish|silly|absurd|fatuous|ridiculous|nonsensical|idle


word: MEANNESS
russian_word: подлость
example: all the hatred and meanness, despair and sorrow surrounding us|the meanness of that existence
antonyms: generosity
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːnnəs
phonetics_text: ˈmiːnnəs
definition:
lack of generosity; miserliness.|unkindness, spitefulness, or unfairness.|lack of quality or attractiveness; shabbiness.

synonyms:
miserliness|niggardliness|close-fistedness|parsimony|parsimoniousness|penny-pinching|cheese-paring|penury|illiberality|greed|avarice|acquisitiveness|stinginess|tight-fistedness|tightness|minginess|cheapness|nearness


word: MEANS
russian_word: средства
example: technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation|he came from a family of very modest means
definition: an action or system by which a result is achieved; a method.|financial resources; income.
origin: late Middle English: plural of mean3, the early sense being ‘intermediary’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: miːnz
phonetics_text: miːnz
synonyms:
method|way|manner|mode|measure|fashion|process|procedure|technique|expedient|agency|medium|instrument|mechanism|channel|vehicle|avenue|course


word: MEANTIME
russian_word: тем временем
example: in the meantime I'll make some enquiries of my own
definition: meanwhile.
origin: Middle English (as a noun): from mean3 + time.
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈmiːntʌɪm
phonetics_text: ˈmiːntʌɪm
synonyms:
for now|for the moment|for the present|for the time being|in the meantime|in the intervening period|in the interim|in the interval|meanwhile|in the meanwhile|the while|temporarily|pro tem|ad interim|en attendant


word: MEANWHILE
russian_word: тем временем
definition: in the intervening period of time.|on the other hand.
origin: late Middle English: from mean3 + while.
part_of_speech: adverb
phonetic: ˈmiːnwʌɪl
phonetics_text: ˈmiːnwʌɪl
example:
meanwhile, I will give you a prescription for some pills|he has said little, meanwhile, about how he plans to live his life

synonyms:
for now|for the moment|for the present|for the time being|meantime|in the meantime|in the intervening period|in the interim|in the interval|in the meanwhile|the while|temporarily|pro tem|ad interim|en attendant


word: MEASLES
russian_word: корь
example: women queue to have their children immunized against measles
definition: an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash, typically occurring in childhood.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːz(ə)lz
phonetics_text: ˈmiːz(ə)lz
origin:
Middle English maseles, probably from Middle Dutch masel ‘pustule’ (compare with modern Dutch mazelen ‘measles’). The spelling change was due to association with Middle English mesel ‘leprous, leprosy’.


word: MEASLY
russian_word: жалкий
example: three measly votes
definition: ridiculously small or few.
synonyms: paltry|meager|scanty|niggardly|miserable|inadequate|insufficient|pathetic|stingy
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmiːzli
phonetics_text: ˈmiːzli
origin:
late 16th century (describing a pig or pork infected with measles): from measles + -y1. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.


word: MEASURABLE
russian_word: измеримый
example: objectives should be measurable and achievable
definition: able to be measured.
synonyms: quantifiable|assessable|gaugeable|appraisable|computable|fathomable|resolvable
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmɛʒ(ə)rəb(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmɛʒ(ə)rəb(ə)l
origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘moderate’): from Old French mesurable, from late Latin mensurabilis, from Latin mensurare ‘to measure’.


word: MEASURE
russian_word: измерять
antonyms: guess|estimate
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: ˈmɛʒə
phonetics_text: ˈmɛʒə
example:
the amount of water collected is measured in pints|it is hard to measure teaching ability|we must measure twenty miles today

definition:
ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.|assess the importance, effect, or value of (something).|travel over (a certain distance or area).

synonyms:
take the measurements of|calculate|compute|estimate|count|meter|quantify|weigh|size|evaluate|rate|assess|appraise|gauge|plumb|measure out|determine|judge|survey

origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the senses ‘moderation’, ‘instrument for measuring’, ‘unit of capacity’): from Old French mesure, from Latin mensura, from mens- ‘measured’, from the verb metiri .


word: MEASURED
russian_word: измеренный
example: she set off with measured tread
definition: having a slow, regular rhythm.
antonyms: erratic
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɛʒəd
phonetics_text: ˈmɛʒəd
synonyms:
regular|steady|even|uniform|rhythmic|rhythmical|unfaltering|constant|sustained|slow|dignified|resolute|stately|sedate|leisurely|unhurried|firm|deliberate|ponderous


word: MEASURELESS
russian_word: неизмеримый
example: Otto had measureless charm
definition: having no bounds or limits; unlimited.
antonyms: limited|restricted
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɛʒəlɪs
phonetics_text: ˈmɛʒəlɪs
synonyms:
boundless|limitless|without limit|unlimited|unbounded|untold|immense|vast|great|endless|unending|never-ending|without end|inexhaustible|infinite|cosmic|interminable|unceasing|everlasting|illimitable|immeasurable|incalculable


word: MEASUREMENT
russian_word: измерение
example: accurate measurement is essential
definition: the action of measuring something.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛʒəm(ə)nt
phonetics_text: ˈmɛʒəm(ə)nt
synonyms:
quantification|quantifying|computation|calculation|mensuration|estimation|evaluation|assessment|appraisal|gauging|weighing|sizing


word: MEAT
russian_word: мясо
example: pieces of meat
synonyms: flesh|muscle
origin: Old English mete ‘food’ or ‘article of food’ (as in sweetmeat ), of Germanic origin.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: miːt
phonetics_text: miːt
definition:
the flesh of an animal, typically a mammal or bird, as food (the flesh of domestic fowls is sometimes distinguished as poultry ).|food of any kind.


word: MECHANIC
russian_word: механик
example: a car mechanic|the Mechanics' Institute
synonyms: technician|engineer|artificer|repairman|serviceman|greaser|mech|grease monkey
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɪˈkanɪk
phonetics_text: mɪˈkanɪk
definition:
a skilled worker who repairs and maintains vehicle engines and other machinery.|a manual labourer or artisan.

origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to manual labour’): via Old French or Latin from Greek mēkhanikos, from mēkhanē (see machine).


word: MECHANICAL
russian_word: механический
antonyms: conscious|emotional|careful
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: mɪˈkanɪk(ə)l
phonetics_text: mɪˈkanɪk(ə)l
example:
a mechanical device|she stopped the mechanical brushing of her hair|the smoothness was the result of mechanical abrasion|mechanical copyright

definition:
operated by a machine or machinery.|(of an action) done without thought or spontaneity; automatic.|relating to physical forces or motion; physical.|relating to the exclusive legal right to reproduce a particular recorded version of a song or piece of music.

synonyms:
automatic|machine-like|unthinking|unemotional|unconscious|involuntary|instinctive|routine|matter-of-fact|habitual|inattentive|unfeeling|impersonal|inhuman|lifeless|soulless|uninspired|unanimated|casual|perfunctory|cursory|careless|unimaginative|negligent

origin:
late Middle English (describing an art or occupation concerned with the construction of machines): via Latin from Greek mēkhanikos (see mechanic) + -al.


word: MECHANICS
russian_word: механика
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɪˈkanɪks
phonetics_text: mɪˈkanɪks
example:
the laws of mechanics and electricity predicted that the electrons would spiral inward until they collided with the nucleus|he looks at the mechanics of a car before the bodywork

definition:
the branch of applied mathematics dealing with motion and forces producing motion.|the machinery or working parts of something.


word: MECHANISM
russian_word: механизм
example: a third motor powers the tape eject mechanism|the immune system's mechanism for detecting pathogens
origin: mid 17th century: from modern Latin mechanismus, from Greek mēkhanē (see machine).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛk(ə)nɪz(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈmɛk(ə)nɪz(ə)m
definition:
a system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery.|a natural or established process by which something takes place or is brought about.|the doctrine that all natural phenomena, including life and thought, can be explained with reference to mechanical or chemical processes.

synonyms:
apparatus|machine|appliance|tool|device|implement|utensil|instrument|contraption|contrivance|gadget|tackle|structure|system|gizmo|machinery|workings|works|movement|motion|action|gear|gears|wheels|components|motor|engine|power source|innards|guts|procedure|process|operation|method|technique|means|medium|agency|channel|channels|vehicle


word: MECHANIST
russian_word: механист
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛk(ə)nɪst
phonetics_text: ˈmɛk(ə)nɪst
definition:
a person who believes in the doctrine of mechanism.|a person skilled in the design or construction of machinery.


word: MEDAKA
russian_word: оризия
origin: early 20th century: from Japanese me(y ) ‘eye’ + -daka ‘high’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: məˈdɑːkə
phonetics_text: məˈdɑːkə
definition:
a small, slender freshwater fish with the dorsal fin set back near the tail, native to parts of SE Asia and Japan.


word: MEDAL
russian_word: медаль
part_of_speech: noun|verb
phonetic: ˈmɛd(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmɛd(ə)l
definition:
a metal disc typically of the size of a large coin and bearing an inscription or design, made to commemorate an event or awarded as a distinction to someone such as a soldier or athlete.

synonyms:
honour|decoration|ribbon|star|order|badge|pin|laurel|wreath|palm|colours|insignia|plaque|award|trophy|fruit salad|gong

origin:
late 16th century: from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from medieval Latin medalia ‘half a denarius’, from Latin medialis ‘medial’.


word: MEDALLION
russian_word: медальон
definition: a piece of jewellery in the shape of a medal, worn as a pendant.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɪˈdaljən
phonetics_text: mɪˈdaljən
origin:
mid 17th century: from French médaillon, from Italian medaglione, augmentative of medaglia (see medal).


word: MEDDLE
russian_word: вмешиваться
example: I don't want him meddling in our affairs
definition: interfere in something that is not one's concern.
antonyms: mind one's own business|leave alone
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmɛd(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmɛd(ə)l
synonyms:
interfere|butt in|intrude|intervene|interlope|pry|poke|nose|busybody|interpose|obtrude|thrust|stick one's nose in|horn in|muscle in|snoop|put/stick one's oar in|mess with|kibitz|intermeddle|fiddle|tamper|tinker|monkey|finger|dick around|muck about/around

origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘mingle, mix’): from Old French medler, variant of mesler, based on Latin miscere ‘to mix’.


word: MEDDLESOME
russian_word: надоедливый
example: heaven rid him of meddlesome politicians!
definition: fond of meddling; interfering.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɛd(ə)ls(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈmɛd(ə)ls(ə)m
synonyms:
interfering|meddling|intrusive|prying|inquisitive|officious|importunate|snooping|nosy|nebby|pragmatic|intermeddling|obtrusive|busy


word: MEDIA
russian_word: средства массовой информации
example: their demands were publicized by the media
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːdɪə
phonetics_text: ˈmiːdɪə
definition:
the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the internet) regarded collectively.|plural form of medium.


word: MEDIAL
russian_word: средний
definition: situated in the middle.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmiːdɪəl
phonetics_text: ˈmiːdɪəl
origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to the mean or average’): from late Latin medialis, from Latin medius ‘middle’.


word: MEDIAN
russian_word: медиана
example: the median duration of this treatment was four months|the median part of the sternum
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: ˈmiːdɪən
phonetics_text: ˈmiːdɪən
definition:
denoting or relating to a value or quantity lying at the midpoint of a frequency distribution of observed values or quantities, such that there is an equal probability of falling above or below it.|situated in the middle, especially of the body.

origin:
late Middle English (denoting a median vein or nerve): from medieval Latin medianus, from medius ‘mid’.


word: MEDIANT
russian_word: медианта
definition: the third note of the diatonic scale of any key.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːdɪənt
phonetics_text: ˈmiːdɪənt
origin:
mid 18th century: from French médiante, from Italian mediante ‘coming between’, present participle of obsolete mediare ‘come between’, from late Latin mediare ‘be in the middle of’.


word: MEDIASTINUM
russian_word: средостение
origin: late Middle English: neuter of medieval Latin mediastinus ‘medial’, based on Latin medius ‘middle’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmiːdɪəˈstʌɪnəm
phonetics_text: ˌmiːdɪəˈstʌɪnəm
definition:
a membranous partition between two body cavities or two parts of an organ, especially that between the lungs.


word: MEDIATE
russian_word: посредничать
part_of_speech: verb|adjective
example:
Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war|the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile perception of direction

definition:
intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.|bring about (a result such as a physiological effect).

synonyms:
arbitrate|conciliate|moderate|umpire|referee|act as peacemaker|reconcile differences|restore harmony|make peace|bring to terms|liaise|intervene|step in|intercede|act as an intermediary|interpose|temporize

phonetic:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘interposed’): from late Latin mediatus ‘placed in the middle’, past participle of the verb mediare, from Latin medius ‘middle’.


word: MEDIATION
russian_word: посредничество
example: the parties have sought mediation and it has failed
definition: intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it; arbitration.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: miːdɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: miːdɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n
synonyms:
conciliation|arbitration|reconciliation|intervention|intercession|interposition|good offices|negotiation|shuttle diplomacy|temporization


word: MEDIATOR
russian_word: посредник
definition: a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːdɪeɪtə
phonetics_text: ˈmiːdɪeɪtə
synonyms:
arbitrator|arbiter|negotiator|conciliator|go-between|middleman|intermediary|moderator|intervenor|interceder|intercessor|reconciler|broker|honest broker|liaison officer|peacemaker|umpire|referee|adjudicator|judge


word: MEDICABLE
russian_word: поддающийся излечению
definition: able to be treated or cured medically.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɛdɪkəb(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˈmɛdɪkəb(ə)l
origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘possessing medicinal properties’): from Latin medicabilis, from medicari ‘administer remedies to’ (see medicate).


word: MEDICAL ORDERLY
russian_word: санитар
example: Spencer's first war duty was as a medical orderly
part_of_speech: noun
definition:
an attendant in a hospital responsible for the non-medical care of patients and the maintenance of order and cleanliness.


word: MEDICATE
russian_word: насыщать
example: both infants were heavily medicated to alleviate their seizures
definition: administer a drug to (someone).
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmɛdɪkeɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmɛdɪkeɪt
origin:
early 17th century: from Latin medicat- ‘treated’, from the verb medicari ‘administer remedies to’, from medicus (see medic1).


word: MEDICATED
russian_word: содержащий лекарственное средство
definition: containing or impregnated with a drug.|having been treated with a drug.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɛdɪkeɪtɪd
phonetics_text: ˈmɛdɪkeɪtɪd
example:
his doctor prescribed him medicated creams and ointments but the rashes persist|among the medicated patients, five of them were taking antidepressants and eight were taking antipsychotics


word: MEDICINAL
russian_word: лекарственный
example: medicinal herbs
definition: (of a substance or plant) having healing properties.
origin: late Middle English: from Latin medicinalis, from medicina (see medicine).
part_of_speech: adjective|noun
phonetic: mɪˈdɪsɪn(ə)l
phonetics_text: mɪˈdɪsɪn(ə)l
synonyms:
curative|healing|curing|remedial|therapeutic|restorative|corrective|health-giving|medical|healthy|sanative|analeptic|iatric


word: MEDICINE
russian_word: медицина
synonyms: medical science|practice of medicine|healing|therapeutics|therapy|treatment|healing art
origin: Middle English: via Old French from Latin medicina, from medicus ‘physician’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛds(ə)n
phonetics_text: ˈmɛds(ə)n|ˈmɛdɪsɪn
example:
he made distinguished contributions to pathology and medicine|give her some medicine|Fleur was murdering him by use of bad medicine

definition:
the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery).|a drug or other preparation for the treatment or prevention of disease.|(especially among some North American Indian peoples) a spell, charm, or fetish believed to have healing, protective, or other power.


word: MEDICK
russian_word: люцерна
origin: late Middle English: from Latin medica, from Greek Mēdikē (poa) ‘Median (grass)’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːdɪk
phonetics_text: ˈmiːdɪk
definition:
a yellow-flowered Eurasian and African plant of the pea family related to alfalfa, some kinds of which are grown for fodder or green manure.


word: MEDIEVAL
russian_word: средневековый
example: a medieval castle
definition: relating to the Middle Ages.
origin: early 19th century: from modern Latin medium aevum ‘middle age’ + -al.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌmɛdɪˈiːv(ə)l
phonetics_text: ˌmɛdɪˈiːv(ə)l|ˌmɛdˈiːv(ə)l
synonyms:
of the Middle Ages|Middle Age|of the Dark Ages|Dark-Age|11th to 14th century|6th to 14th century|Gothic|early


word: MEDIOCRE
russian_word: посредственный
example: he is an enthusiastic if mediocre painter
definition: of only average quality; not very good.
antonyms: exceptional|excellent
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə
phonetics_text: ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə
synonyms:
ordinary|common|commonplace|indifferent|average|middle-of-the-road|middling|medium|moderate|everyday|workaday|tolerable|passable|adequate|fair|inferior|second-rate|uninspired|undistinguished|unexceptional|unexciting|unremarkable|run-of-the-mill|not very good|pedestrian|prosaic|lacklustre|forgettable|amateur|amateurish|OK|so-so|bog-standard|fair-to-middling|(plain) vanilla|nothing to write home about|no great shakes|not so hot|not up to much|half-pie

origin:
late 16th century: from French médiocre, from Latin mediocris ‘of middle height or degree’, literally ‘somewhat mountainous’, from medius ‘middle’ + ocris ‘rugged mountain’.


word: MEDIOCRITY
russian_word: посредственность
example: the team suddenly came good after years of mediocrity
definition: the quality or state of being mediocre.
antonyms: excellence
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: miːdɪˈɒkrɪti
phonetics_text: miːdɪˈɒkrɪti
synonyms:
ordinariness|commonplaceness|lack of inspiration|passableness|adequacy|indifference|inferiority|amateurism|amateurishness


word: MEDITATE
russian_word: размышлять
example: I set aside time every day to write and meditate
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmɛdɪteɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmɛdɪteɪt
definition:
focus one's mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation.

origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin meditat- ‘contemplated’, from the verb meditari, from a base meaning ‘measure’; related to mete1.


word: MEDITATION
russian_word: медитация
example: a life of meditation
definition: the action or practice of meditating.
origin: Middle English: from Old French, from Latin meditatio(n- ), from meditari (see meditate).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɛdɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n
phonetics_text: mɛdɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n
synonyms:
contemplation|thought|thinking|musing|pondering|consideration|reflection|prayer|deliberation|study|rumination|cogitation|brooding|mulling over|reverie|brown study|concentration|speculation|cerebration


word: MEDITATIVE
russian_word: задумчивый
example: meditative techniques
definition: relating to or absorbed in meditation or considered thought.
origin: early 17th century: from meditate + -ive, reinforced by French méditatif, -ive .
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: ˈmɛdɪˌtətɪv
phonetics_text: ˈmɛdɪˌtətɪv|ˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪv
synonyms:
contemplative|prayerful|reflective|musing|pensive|cogitative|thinking|thoughtful|studious|rapt|introspective|brooding|philosophical|ruminative|deliberative|ruminant|speculative|wistful|lucubratory


word: MEDIUM
russian_word: среда
antonyms: extreme
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈmiːdɪəm
phonetics_text: ˈmiːdɪəm
example:
using the latest technology as a medium for job creation|radio communication needs no physical medium between the two stations|oil paint is the most popular medium for glazing|there is a medium between being modest and boastful

definition:
an agency or means of doing something.|the intervening substance through which sensory impressions are conveyed or physical forces are transmitted.|a particular form of storage material for computer files, such as magnetic tape or discs.|the material or form used by an artist, composer, or writer.|a person claiming to be in contact with the spirits of the dead and to communicate between the dead and the living.|the middle quality or state between two extremes; a reasonable balance.

synonyms:
means of communication|means/mode of expression|means|method|way|form|agency|channel|forum|avenue|approach|vehicle|voice|organ|instrument|implement|mechanism|apparatus|instrumentality

origin:
late 16th century (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally ‘middle’, neuter of medius .


word: MEDLAR
russian_word: мушмула германская
definition: a small bushy tree of the rose family.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛdlə
phonetics_text: ˈmɛdlə
origin:
late Middle English: from Old French medler, from medle ‘medlar fruit’, from Latin mespila, from Greek mespilē, mespilon .


word: MEDLEY
russian_word: попурри
example: an interesting medley of flavours
definition: a varied mixture of people or things.
part_of_speech: noun|adjective|verb
phonetic: ˈmɛdli
phonetics_text: ˈmɛdli
synonyms:
assortment|miscellany|mixture|melange|blend|variety|mixed bag|mix|diversity|collection|selection|assemblage|combination|motley collection|pot-pourri|conglomeration|jumble|mess|confusion|mishmash|hotchpotch|hodgepodge|ragbag|pastiche|patchwork|farrago|hash|scissors-and-paste job|mash-up|gallimaufry|omnium gatherum|olio|salmagundi|macédoine

origin:
Middle English (denoting hand-to-hand combat, also cloth made of variegated wool): from Old French medlee, variant of meslee ‘melee’, based on medieval Latin misculare ‘to mix’; compare with meddle.


word: MEDULLA
russian_word: продолговатый мозг
example: the adrenal medulla produces adrenaline
origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘bone marrow’): from Latin, ‘pith or marrow’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɛˈdʌlə
phonetics_text: mɛˈdʌlə
definition:
the inner region of an organ or tissue, especially when it is distinct from the outer region or cortex (as in a kidney, an adrenal gland, or hair).


word: MEDULLOBLASTOMA
russian_word: медуллобластома
example: a five-year-old boy with medulloblastoma that is no longer treatable
origin: 1920s: from medullary (see medulla) + -blast + -oma.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɛˌdʌlə(ʊ)blaˈstəʊmə
phonetics_text: mɛˌdʌlə(ʊ)blaˈstəʊmə
definition:
a malignant tumour of the central nervous system, most commonly found in the cerebellum in children.


word: MEDUSA
russian_word: медуза
origin: mid 18th century: named by association with Medusa.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mɪˈdjuːzə
phonetics_text: mɪˈdjuːzə|mɪˈdjuːsə
definition:
a free-swimming sexual form of a coelenterate such as a jellyfish, typically having an umbrella-shaped body with stinging tentacles around the edge. In some species, medusae are a phase in the life cycle which alternates with a polypoid phase.


word: MEEK
russian_word: кроткий
example: she brought her meek little husband along
definition: quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive.
antonyms: impatient|assertive|overbearing
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: miːk
phonetics_text: miːk
synonyms:
patient|long-suffering|forbearing|resigned|gentle|quiet|shy|retiring|reverent|peaceful|peaceable|docile|lamblike|mild|demure|modest|humble|lowly|diffident|unassuming|self-effacing|unpretentious|unambitious|unobtrusive|submissive|yielding|unresisting|obedient|compliant|tame|biddable|tractable|acquiescent|deferential|weak|timid|frightened|spineless|spiritless|unprotesting|like a lamb to the slaughter|weak-kneed|wimpish

origin:
Middle English me(o)c (also in the sense ‘courteous or indulgent’), from Old Norse mjúkr ‘soft, gentle’.


word: MEEKNESS
russian_word: кротость
example: all his best friends make fun of him for his meekness
definition: the fact or condition of being meek; submissiveness.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːknəs
phonetics_text: ˈmiːknəs
synonyms:
patience|long-suffering|forbearance|resignation|gentleness|mildness|softness|peacefulness|docility|diffidence|modesty|humility|humbleness|unpretentiousness|lowliness|submissiveness|submission|self-effacement|self-abasement|lack of resistance|compliance|obedience|acquiescence|tameness|deference|mansuetude


word: MEERKAT
russian_word: сурикат
definition: a small southern African mongoose, especially the suricate.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɪəkat
phonetics_text: ˈmɪəkat
origin:
early 18th century: from South African Dutch, from Dutch, ‘long-tailed monkey’, apparently from meer ‘sea’ + kat ‘cat’, but perhaps originally an alteration of an oriental word; compare with Hindi markaṭ ‘ape’.


word: MEERSCHAUM
russian_word: сепиолит
definition: a soft white claylike material consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, found chiefly in Turkey.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɪəʃɔːm
phonetics_text: ˈmɪəʃɔːm|ˈmɪəʃəm
origin:
late 18th century: from German, literally ‘sea foam’, from Meer ‘sea’ + Schaum ‘foam’, translation of Persian kef-i-daryā (alluding to the frothy appearance of the silicate).


word: MEET
russian_word: удовлетворения
antonyms: avoid
origin: Old English mētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot.
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: miːt
phonetics_text: miːt
example:
a week later I met him in the street|icebergs are created when glaciers meet the sea|this policy is doing nothing to meet the needs of women

definition:
arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).|touch or join.|fulfil or satisfy (a need, requirement, or condition).

synonyms:
encounter|meet up with|come face to face with|make contact with|run into/across|come across/upon|chance on|happen on|light on|stumble across/on|bump into


word: MEETING
russian_word: встреча
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːtɪŋ
phonetics_text: ˈmiːtɪŋ
example:
we held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic|he intrigued her on their first meeting

definition:
an assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.|a situation when two or more people meet, by chance or arrangement.

synonyms:
gathering|assembly|conference|congregation|convention|summit|forum|convocation|conclave|council of war|caucus|get-together|confab


word: MEGABIT
russian_word: мегабит
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛɡəbɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmɛɡəbɪt
definition:
a unit of data size or (when expressed per second) network speed, equal to one million or (strictly) 1,048,576 bits.


word: MEGADEATH
russian_word: один миллион убитых
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛɡədɛθ
phonetics_text: ˈmɛɡədɛθ
example:
even in an era conditioned to megadeaths, the thought of hundreds of thousands of babies dying could not go unchallenged

definition:
a unit used in quantifying the casualties of nuclear war, equal to the deaths of one million people.


word: MEGALITH
russian_word: мегалит
example: a smaller circle of some forty ancient megaliths
origin: mid 19th century: back-formation from megalithic.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛɡəlɪθ
phonetics_text: ˈmɛɡəlɪθ
definition:
a large stone that forms a prehistoric monument (e.g. a standing stone) or part of one (e.g. a stone circle).


word: MEGALITHIC
russian_word: мегалитический
example: massive megalithic monuments|megalithic corporations
origin: mid 19th century: from mega- ‘large’ + Greek lithos ‘stone’ + -ic.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: mɛɡəˈlɪθɪk
phonetics_text: mɛɡəˈlɪθɪk
definition:
relating to or denoting prehistoric monuments made of or containing large stones.|massive or monolithic.


word: MEGALOMANIA
russian_word: мания величия
definition: obsession with the exercise of power.
antonyms: modesty|humility
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmɛɡ(ə)lə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə
phonetics_text: ˌmɛɡ(ə)lə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə
synonyms:
delusions of grandeur|obsessionalism|grandiosity|grandioseness|self-importance|egotism|conceit|conceitedness|folie de grandeur


word: MEGAWATT
russian_word: мегаватт
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛɡəwɒt
phonetics_text: ˈmɛɡəwɒt
definition:
a unit of power equal to one million watts, especially as a measure of the output of a power station.


word: MEGRIM
russian_word: каприз
definition: depression; low spirits.|a whim or fancy.|old-fashioned term for migraine.
origin: late Middle English: variant of migraine.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmiːɡrɪm
phonetics_text: ˈmiːɡrɪm
example:
exercise could banish most megrims|he moved from city to city on the whims and megrims of his employer


word: MEHNDI
russian_word: Менди
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛndi
phonetics_text: ˈmɛndi
definition:
the art or practice of applying temporary henna tattoos, especially as part of a bride or groom's preparations for a wedding.

origin:
early 19th century (originally denoting the henna plant): Hindi, from Sanskrit mendhikā ‘henna plant’.


word: MEIOSIS
russian_word: мейоз
example: the sporophytes of green algae form spores only by meiosis
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mʌɪˈəʊsɪs
phonetics_text: mʌɪˈəʊsɪs
definition:
a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.|another term for litotes.

origin:
mid 16th century (in meiosis (sense 2)): modern Latin, from Greek meiōsis, from meioun ‘lessen’, from meiōn ‘less’. meiosis (sense 1) dates from the early 20th century.


word: MEITNERIUM
russian_word: мейтнерий
origin: 1990s: modern Latin, from the name of L. Meitner (see Meitner, Lise).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: mʌɪtˈnɪərɪəm
phonetics_text: mʌɪtˈnɪərɪəm
definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 109, a very unstable element made by high-energy atomic collisions.


word: MELAMINE
russian_word: меламин
example: a huge melamine coffee table
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛləmiːn
phonetics_text: ˈmɛləmiːn
definition:
a white crystalline compound made by heating cyanamide and used in making plastics.|a plastic used chiefly for laminated coatings, made by copolymerizing melamine with formaldehyde.

origin:
mid 19th century: from German melam (an arbitrary formation), denoting an insoluble amorphous organic substance, + amine.


word: MELANCHOLY
russian_word: меланхолия
example: an air of melancholy surrounded him
definition: a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
antonyms: cheerfulness|happiness
part_of_speech: noun|adjective
phonetic: ˈmɛlənkəli
phonetics_text: ˈmɛlənkəli
synonyms:
desolation|sadness|pensiveness|woe|sorrow|melancholia|unhappiness|dejection|depression|gloom|gloominess|misery|low spirits|moroseness|doldrums|defeatism|pessimism|dejectedness|dispiritedness|despondency|the dumps|the blues

origin:
Middle English: from Old French melancolie, via late Latin from Greek melankholia, from melas, melan- ‘black’ + kholē ‘bile’, an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression.


word: MELANGE
russian_word: меланж
example: a melange of tender vegetables and herbs
definition: a varied mixture.
origin: from French mélange, from mêler ‘to mix’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: meɪˈlɒ̃ʒ
phonetics_text: meɪˈlɒ̃ʒ
synonyms:
mixture|medley|blend|variety|mixed bag|mix|miscellany|diversity|collection|selection|assortment|assemblage|combination|motley collection|pot-pourri|conglomeration|jumble|mess|confusion|mishmash|hotchpotch|hodgepodge|ragbag|pastiche|patchwork|farrago|hash|scissors-and-paste job|mash-up|gallimaufry|omnium gatherum|olio|salmagundi|macédoine


word: MELANIN
russian_word: меланин
origin: mid 19th century: from Greek melas, melan- ‘black’ + -in1.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛlənɪn
phonetics_text: ˈmɛlənɪn
definition:
a dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye in people and animals. It is responsible for tanning of skin exposed to sunlight.


word: MELANISM
russian_word: меланизм
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛlənɪz(ə)m
phonetics_text: ˈmɛlənɪz(ə)m
definition:
darkening of body tissues caused by excessive production of melanin, especially as a form of colour variation in animals.


word: MELATONIN
russian_word: мелатонин
origin: 1950s: from Greek melas ‘black’ + serotonin.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˌmɛləˈtəʊnɪn
phonetics_text: ˌmɛləˈtəʊnɪn
definition:
a hormone secreted by the pineal gland which inhibits melanin formation and is thought to be concerned with regulating the reproductive cycle.


word: MELEE
russian_word: рукопашная
example: several people were hurt in the melee
definition: a confused fight or scuffle.
origin: mid 17th century: from French mêlée, from an Old French variant of meslee (see medley).
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛleɪ
phonetics_text: ˈmɛleɪ
synonyms:
tumult|disturbance|rumpus|commotion|disorder|brawl|fracas|fight|affray|fray|scuffle|breach of the peace|struggle|skirmish|free-for-all|tussle|quarrel|donnybrook|bangarang|scrap|set-to|ruction|shindy|shindig|punch-up|dust-up|rammy|roughhouse|broil|bagarre


word: MELILOT
russian_word: донник
origin: Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek melilōtos ‘honey lotus’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛlɪlɒt
phonetics_text: ˈmɛlɪlɒt
definition:
a fragrant herbaceous plant of the pea family, which is native to Eurasia and north Africa and is sometimes grown as forage or green manure.


word: MELIORATE
russian_word: мелиорировать
definition: another term for ameliorate.
part_of_speech: verb
phonetic: ˈmiːlɪəreɪt
phonetics_text: ˈmiːlɪəreɪt
origin:
mid 16th century: from late Latin meliorat- ‘improved’ from the verb meliorare, based on melior ‘better’.


word: MELLIFLUENT
russian_word: ласкающий слух
definition: another term for mellifluous.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: mɛˈlɪflʊənt
phonetics_text: mɛˈlɪflʊənt
origin:
early 17th century: from late Latin mellifluent-, from Latin mel, mell(i)- ‘honey’ + fluent- ‘flowing’ (from the verb fluere ).


word: MELLIFLUOUS
russian_word: сладкозвучный
example: her low mellifluous voice
definition: (of a sound) pleasingly smooth and musical to hear.
antonyms: cacophonous
origin: late 15th century: from late Latin mellifluus (from mel ‘honey’ + fluere ‘to flow’) + -ous.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: mɛˈlɪflʊəs
phonetics_text: mɛˈlɪflʊəs
synonyms:
sweet-sounding|sweet-toned|dulcet|honeyed|mellow|soft|liquid|soothing|rich|smooth|euphonious|lyric|harmonious|tuneful|musical|mellifluent


word: MELLOTRON
russian_word: меллотрон
origin: 1960s: from mellow + -tron, element of electronic.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛlətrɒn
phonetics_text: ˈmɛlətrɒn
definition:
an electronic keyboard instrument in which each key controls the playback of a single pre-recorded musical sound.


word: MELLOW
russian_word: мягкий
antonyms: harsh
part_of_speech: adjective|verb
phonetic: ˈmɛləʊ
phonetics_text: ˈmɛləʊ
example:
she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice|a more mellow personality|to most farmers, soil has good tilth when it is mellow and granular and crumbles easily in the hand

definition:
(especially of a sound, flavour, or colour) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness.|(of a person's character) tempered by maturity or experience.|(of earth) rich and loamy.

synonyms:
dulcet|sweet-sounding|tuneful|euphonious|lyric|melodious|mellifluous|fruity|smooth|warm|full|rich|well rounded|mellifluent

origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, sweet, and juicy’): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal2). The verb dates from the late 16th century.


word: MELODIC
russian_word: мелодичный
example: melodic and rhythmic patterns
definition: relating to or having melody.
part_of_speech: adjective
phonetic: mɪˈlɒdɪk
phonetics_text: mɪˈlɒdɪk
origin:
early 19th century: from French mélodique, via late Latin from Greek melōidikos, from melōidia ‘melody’.


word: MELODRAMA
russian_word: мелодрама
example: he gloated like a villain in a Victorian melodrama
origin: early 19th century: from French mélodrame, from Greek melos ‘music’ + French drame ‘drama’.
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛlə(ʊ)drɑːmə
phonetics_text: ˈmɛlə(ʊ)drɑːmə
definition:
a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions.|a play interspersed with songs and orchestral music accompanying the action.


word: MELODY
russian_word: мелодия
example: he picked out an intricate melody on his guitar
definition: a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying; a tune.
synonyms: tune|music|air|strain|theme|subject|line|part|song|refrain|jingle|piece
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛlədi
phonetics_text: ˈmɛlədi
origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘sweet music’): from Old French melodie, via late Latin from Greek melōidia, from melos ‘song’.


word: MELON
russian_word: дыня
example: a ripe melon will smell sweet
part_of_speech: noun
phonetic: ˈmɛlən
phonetics_text: ˈmɛlən
definition:
the large round fruit of a plant of the gourd family, with sweet pulpy flesh and many seeds.|the Old World plant which yields the melon.|a waxy mass in the head of dolphins and other toothed whales, thought to focus acoustic signals.

origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin melo, melon-, contraction of Latin melopepo, from Greek mēlopepōn, from mēlon ‘apple’ + pepōn ‘gourd’.


word: MELT
russian_word: расплав
synonyms: liquefy|thaw|unfreeze|defrost|soften|run|flux|fuse|render|clarify|dissolve|deliquesce
part_of_speech: verb|noun
phonetic: mɛlt
phonetics_text: mɛlt
example:
the hot metal melted the wax|Richard gave her a smile that melted her heart|the compromise was accepted and the opposition melted away

definition:
make or become liquefied by heat.|make or become more tender or loving.|leave or disappear unobtrusively.

origin:
Old English meltan, mieltan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse melta ‘to malt, digest’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek meldein ‘to melt’, Latin mollis ‘soft’, also by malt.


