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intransitive in‧tran‧si‧tive /ɪnˈtrænsətɪv/ adjective technical an intransitive verb has a subject but no object. For example, in the sentence ‘They arrived, ’ ‘arrived’ is intransitive. Intransitive verbs are marked [I] in this dictionary. OPP transitive
subject sub‧ject1 /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable] GRAMMAR a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that usually comes before a main verb and represents the person or thing that performs the action of the verb, or about which something is stated, for example ‘she’ in ‘She hit John’ or ‘elephants’ in ‘Elephants are big
object ob‧ject1 /ˈɒbdʒɪkt $ ˈɑːb-/ ●●● S2 W2 noun GRAMMAR [countable]a) a noun or pronoun representing the person or thing that something is done to, for example ‘the house’ in ‘We built the house.’ SYN direct objectb) a noun or pronoun representing the person or thing that is joined by a preposition to another word or phrase, for example ‘the table’ in ‘He sat on the table.’c) the person who is involved in the result of an action, for example ‘her’ in ‘I gave her the book.’
prefix pre‧fix1 /ˈpriːfɪks/ noun [countable] 1 technical a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning and make a new word, such as ‘un’ in ‘untie’ or ‘mis’ in ‘misunderstand’ → affix, suffix2 a number or letter that comes before other numbers or letters, especially a group of numbers that comes before a telephone number when you are calling someone in a different area
suffix suf‧fix /ˈsʌfɪks/ noun [countable] a letter or letters added to the end of a word to form a new word, such as ‘ness’ in ‘kindness’ or ‘ly’ in ‘suddenly’
antonym an‧to‧nym /ˈæntənɪm/ ●○○ noun [countable] a word that means the opposite of another word
syllable syl‧la‧ble /ˈsɪləbəl/ ●●○ noun [countable] a word or part of a word which contains a single vowel sound
onomatopoeia on‧o‧mat‧o‧poe‧ia /ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːə $ ˌɑːn-/ noun [uncountable] technical the use of words that sound like the thing that they are describing, for example ‘hiss’ or ‘boom
pejorative pe‧jo‧ra‧tive /pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv $ -ˈdʒɔː-, -ˈdʒɑː-/ adjective formal a word or expression that is pejorative is used to show disapproval or to insult someoneFor hard-line Republicans, the word ‘liberal’ had become a pejorative term.
syntax syn‧tax /ˈsɪntæks/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] technical 1 the way words are arranged to form sentences or phrases, or the rules of grammar which control this2 the rules that describe how words and phrases are used in a computer language
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full stop full stop ●●○ noun [countable] British English a point (.) that marks the end of a sentence or the short form of a word SYN period American English
hyphen hy‧phen /ˈhaɪfən/ ●●○ noun [countable] a short written or printed line (-) that joins words or syllables → dash
dash dash2 ●●○ noun3 LINE [countable] a line ( – ) used in writing to separate two closely related parts of a sentence, as for example, in the sentence ‘Go home – they’re waiting for you. Hyphen and dashes are different lengths
colon co‧lon /ˈkəʊlən $ ˈkoʊ-/ ●○○ noun [countable] 2 the sign (:) that is used in writing and printing to introduce an explanation, example, quotation(1) etc → semicolon
semi-colon sem‧i‧co‧lon, semi-colon /ˌsemiˈkəʊlən $ ˈsemiˌkoʊlən/ ●●○ noun [countable] a punctuation mark (;) used to separate different parts of a sentence or list
ambiguity am‧bi‧gu‧i‧ty /ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural ambiguities) [countable, uncountable] the state of being unclear, confusing, or not certain, or things that produce this effect
ambiguous am‧big‧u‧ous /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/ ●●○ AWL adjective something that is ambiguous is unclear, confusing, or not certain, especially because it can be understood in more than one way RegisterIn everyday English, people also use the phrase you can take something two ways instead of saying it is ambiguous: What she says is ambiguous. ➔ You can take what she says two ways.
coherent co‧her‧ent /kəʊˈhɪərənt $ koʊˈhɪr-/ ●○○ AWL adjective 1 if a piece of writing, set of ideas etc is coherent, it is easy to understand because it is clear and reasonable: The three years of the course are planned as a coherent whole. 2 if someone is coherent, they are talking in a way that is clear and easy to understand: He sounded coherent, but he was actually too ill to have any idea what he was saying.
colloquial col‧lo‧qui‧al /kəˈləʊkwiəl $ -ˈloʊ-/ ●○○ adjective language or words that are colloquial are used mainly in informal conversations rather than in writing or formal speech
colloquialism col‧lo‧qui‧al‧is‧m /kəˈləʊkwiəlɪzəm $ -ˈloʊ-/ noun [countable] an expression or word used in informal conversation In literature, writers add colloquialisms, the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in their writin as they are influenced by the way people speak.In more formal settings, however, such language will be inappropriate.
concise con‧cise /kənˈsaɪs/ ●○○ adjective 1 short, with no unnecessary words 2 [only before noun] shorter than the original book on which something is based: the ‘Concise Dictionary of Spoken Chinese’
implication im‧pli‧ca‧tion /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/ ●●○ W2 AWL noun 1 [countable usually plural] a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc 2 [countable, uncountable] a suggestion that is not made directly but that people are expected to understand or accept
implicit im‧pli‧cit /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ ●○○ AWL adjective 1 suggested or understood without being stated directly
template tem‧plate /ˈtempleɪt, -plət/ noun [countable] 1 a thin sheet of plastic or metal in a special shape or pattern, used to help cut other materials in a similar shape 2 (technical) a computer document containing some basic information that you use as a model for writing other documents, such as business letters, envelopes etc 3 (written) something that is used as a model for another thing