British English

sweet

sweet [noun]

a small piece of sweet food, made of sugar

/swiːt/

Example:

She bought a packet of sweets to suck on the journey.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

sweet

noun

1 (British) (American candy) a small piece of sweet food:
He bought a packet of sweets for the children.

2 sweet food that you eat at the end of a meal same meaning dessert:
Do you want a sweet?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. sweet² S2 BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: ↑sweet, ↑sweetener, ↑sweetness, ↑sweetie; verb: ↑sweeten; adverb: ↑sweetly; adjective: ↑sweet]

1. [countable] British English a small piece of sweet food made of sugar or chocolate SYN candy American English:
Eating sweets is bad for your teeth.
a sweet shop
a packet of boiled sweets (=hard sweets that taste of fruit)
2. [uncountable and countable] British English sweet food served after the meat and vegetables part of a meal SYN dessert:
Would you like a sweet, or some cheese and biscuits?
3. (my) sweet old-fashioned used when speaking to someone you love:
Don’t cry, my sweet.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noun

FOOD
1. countable (BrE) a small piece of sweet food, usually made with sugar and/or chocolate and eaten between meals
Syn: candy
• a packet of boiled sweets

• a sweet shop

2. countable, uncountable (BrE) a sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal
Syn: afters, Syn: dessert, Syn: pudding
• I haven't made a sweet today.

• Would you like some more sweet?

PERSON

3. uncountable (old-fashioned) a way of addressing sb that you like or love
• Don't you worry, my sweet.
Word Origin:
Old English swēte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoet, German süss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suavis and Greek hēdus.
Example Bank:

• I was sucking a boiled sweet.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sweet / swiːt / noun

A2 [ C ] UK ( US candy ) a small piece of sweet food, made of sugar:

She bought a packet of sweets to suck on the journey.

[ C ] US any food with a lot of sugar in it [ C or U ] UK sweet food eaten at the end of a meal:

There was only one sweet on the menu - chocolate cake with cream.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sweet

[swi͟ːt]

sweeter, sweetest, sweets
1) ADJ-GRADED Sweet food and drink contains a lot of sugar.
  ...a mug of sweet tea...
  If the sauce seems too sweet, add a dash of red wine vinegar.
  ...the sweet taste of wild strawberries.
  Derived words:
  sweetness N-UNCOUNT Florida oranges have a natural sweetness.
2) N-COUNT Sweets are small sweet things such as toffees, chocolates, and mints. [BRIT](in AM, use candy)
3) N-VAR A sweet is something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat at the end of a meal, especially in a restaurant. [BRIT]
  The sweet was a mousse flavoured with whisky.
  Syn:
  dessert(in AM, use dessert)
4) ADJ-GRADED A sweet smell is a pleasant one, for example the smell of a flower.
  ...the sweet smell of her shampoo...
  She'd baked some bread which made the air smell sweet.
  Ant:
  foul
5) ADJ-GRADED If you describe something such as air or water as sweet, you mean that it smells or tastes pleasantly fresh and clean.
  I gulped a breath of sweet air.
  ...a stream of sweet water.
  Ant:
  foul
6) ADJ-GRADED A sweet sound is pleasant, smooth, and gentle.
  Her voice was as soft and sweet as a young girl's.
  ...the sweet sounds of Mozart.
  Derived words:
  sweetly ADV-GRADED usu ADV with v He sang much more sweetly than he has before.
7) ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as sweet, you mean that it gives you great pleasure and satisfaction. [WRITTEN]
  There are few things quite as sweet as revenge.
  ...the sweet taste of illicit love...
  His success was all the sweeter for being at the expense of Europe's most admired team.
  Ant:
  bitter
8) ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as sweet, you mean that they are pleasant, kind, and gentle towards other people.
  He was a sweet man but when he drank he tended to quarrel...
  How sweet of you to think of me!
  Derived words:
  sweetly ADV-GRADED usu ADV with v I just smiled sweetly and said no.
9) ADJ-GRADED If you describe a small person or thing as sweet, you mean that they are attractive in a simple or unsophisticated way. [INFORMAL]
  ...a sweet little baby girl...
  The house was really sweet.
  Syn:
  cute
10) N-VOC You can address someone as sweet or my sweet if you are very fond of them. [OLD-FASHIONED]
  I am so proud of you, my sweet!
  Syn:
  darling
11) → See also sweetly, sweetness
12) PHRASE: V inflects If you keep someone sweet, you do something to please them in order to prevent them from becoming annoyed or dissatisfied. [INFORMAL]
  Where's the money to keep us sweet?
13) a sweet tooth → see tooth

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

sweet

²sweet noun, pl sweets
1 a [count] : a food that contains a lot of sugar : a sweet food
• I'm trying to cut down on sweets.
b [count] Brit : a piece of candy
• a bag of sweets
c [count, noncount] Brit : a sweet food served at the end of a meal : dessert
2 [noncount] old-fashioned
- used to address someone you love
• Good morning, my sweet.

still

still [adjective]

staying in the same position; not moving

/stɪl/

Example:

Children find it difficult to sit/stand/stay still for very long.

media:

Oxford Essential Dictionary

still

adjective

1 without moving:
Please stand still while I take a photo.
The water was perfectly still.

2 (British) (used about a drink) not containing any bubbles or gas:
still mineral water
opposite fizzy, sparkling

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. still² S3 BrE AmE adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: stille]
1. not moving:
We stood still and watched as the deer came closer.
Keep still while I tie your shoe.
the still waters of the lake
2. quiet and calm:
The house was completely still.
3. not windy:
a hot still day
4. British English a still drink does not contain gas:
still or sparkling mineral water
5. still waters run deep used to say that someone who is quiet may have very strong feelings or a lot of knowledge
—stillness noun [uncountable]:
Somewhere in the stillness of the night, an owl hooted.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjective
1. not moving; calm and quiet
• still water
• Keep still while I brush your hair.
• The kids found it hard to stay still.
• Can't you sit still?

• We stayed in a village where time has stood still (= life has not changed for many years).

2. with no wind
• a still summer's day

• the still night air

3. (BrE) (of a drink) not containing bubbles of gas; not fizzy
• still mineral water
Word Origin:
adv. and adj. v. and n. sense 1 Old English stille stillan West Germanic ‘be fixed, stand’
n. sense 2 mid 16th cent. still ‘extract by distillation’ distil

Thesaurus:
still adj.
• Stay absolutely still.
stationary • • at a standstill • |formal inert • |written motionless • • immobile •
Opp: moving
remain still/stationary/inert/motionless/immobile
stay/lie still/inert/motionless/immobile
sit/stand still/motionless/immobile
Example Bank:
• He stood stock-still, hardly daring to breathe.
• Hold still a minute while I pin your dress up.
• I held the cat still while the vet gave the injection.
• It was a completely still, warm evening.
• Please sit still!
• Suddenly everything went still.
• The air was strangely still and silent.
• A fallen tree floated in the still water.
• Her voice carried on the still air.
• Hold the ladder still while I try to get over the wall.
• I sat stock still, hardly breathing.
• I wish you'd keep still.
• It was a still night and the tall trees stood silently against the stars.
• Keep your head still.
• Stand still when I'm talking to you!
• Stay absolutely still.
• The cat remained perfectly still.

• The surface of the lake was calm and still.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

still / stɪl / adjective

B2 staying in the same position; not moving:

Children find it difficult to sit/stand/stay still for very long.

I can't brush your hair if you don't keep/hold still.

She sat perfectly still while I took her photograph.

The air was so still (= there was so little wind) that not even the leaves were moving.

She dived into the still (= calm and not flowing) water of the lake.

B1 mainly UK A still drink is one that is not fizzy (= with bubbles) :

Would you like still or sparkling water?

stillness / ˈstɪl.nəs / noun [ U ]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

still

I [stɪ̱l]ADVERB USES

1) ADV: ADV before v, ADV group If a situation that used to exist still exists, it has continued and exists now.
  I still dream of home...
  Brian's toe is still badly swollen and he cannot put on his shoe...
  If you don't like the job, why are you still there?...
  There are still doubts about the final signing of the two treaties.
2) ADV: ADV before v If something that has not yet happened could still happen, it is possible that it will happen. If something that has not yet happened is still to happen, it will happen at a later time.
  Big money could still be made if the crisis keeps oil prices high...
  We could still make it, but we won't get there till three...
  The details have still to be worked out...
  Still to come, the financial news and the weather at a quarter to two.
3) ADV: be ADV n If you say that there is still an amount of something left, you are emphasizing that there is that amount left.
  Bardi coloured the milk with the slightest touch of coffee, of which there was still plenty...
  There are still some outstanding problems...
  There's still time to catch up with them.
4) ADV: ADV before v You use still to emphasize that something remains the case or is true in spite of what you have just said.
  I'm average for my height. But I still feel I'm fatter than I should be...
  Despite the ruling, Boreham was still found guilty.
  Syn:
  nonetheless
5) ADV: ADV with cl You use still to indicate that a problem or difficulty is not really worth worrying about.
  Their luck had simply run out. Still, never fear...
  `Any idea who is going to be here this weekend?' - `No. Still, who cares?'
6) ADV: ADV n/adv (emphasis) You use still in expressions such as still further, still another, and still more to show that you find the number or quantity of things you are referring to surprising or excessive.
  We look forward to strengthening still further our already close co-operation with the police service...
  Why did the bank not conduct its own audit before lending still more?
  Syn:
  even, yet
7) ADV: ADV with compar (emphasis) You use still with comparatives to indicate that something has even more of a quality than something else.
  Formula One motor car racing is supposed to be dangerous. `Indycar' racing is supposed to be more dangerous still.II [stɪ̱l]NOT MOVING OR MAKING A NOISE
♦
stiller, stillest, stills, stilling, stilled
1) ADJ-GRADED: ADJ after v, v-link ADJ, ADJ n If you stay still, you stay in the same position and do not move.
  David had been dancing about like a child, but suddenly he stood still and looked at Brad...
  He played the tape through once, then sat very still for several minutes...
  He recalled her still face and the hurt in her eyes when he had refused her help...
  Gladys was still, then she shook her head slowly.
2) ADJ-GRADED If air or water is still, it is not moving.
  The night air was very still...
  He watched the still water over the side of the boat.
3) ADJ Drinks that are still do not contain any bubbles of carbon dioxide.
  ...a glass of still orange.
  Ant:
  fizzy, carbonated
4) ADJ-GRADED If a place is still, it is quiet and shows no sign of activity.
  In the room it was very still.
  Syn:
  quiet, tranquil
  Derived words:
  stillness N-UNCOUNT Four deafening explosions shattered the stillness of the night air.
5) V-ERG If a sound stills or is stilled, it becomes quiet. [LITERARY]
  Her crying slowly stilled...
  The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur...
  [be V-ed] The people's voice has been stilled.
6) N-COUNT: oft N n A still is a photograph taken from a cinema film which is used for publicity purposes.III [stɪ̱l]EQUIPMENT
stills
N-COUNT
A still is a piece of equipment used to make strong alcoholic drinks by a process called distilling.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

²still adj
1 a : not moving
• still water
• The cat twitched slightly, and then was still.
- see also stock-still
b : lacking motion or activity
• Everyone had left, and the house was finally still.
• a hot, still day [=a day without wind]
2 photography
a
- used to describe an ordinary photograph that does not show movement as compared to a movie
• still photographs
b : relating to or used for still photographs
• a class in still photography
• a still camera
3 chiefly Brit of a liquid : not having bubbles
• They had still and fizzy drinks.
• still wine
still waters run deep
- used to say that people who are quiet or shy are often very intelligent and interesting;
- still·ness noun [noncount]

American English

British English

immobility

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

adjective

talent

talent [noun] (NATURAL ABILITY)

(someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught

/ˈtæl.ənt/

Example:

Her talent for music showed at an early age.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

talent

noun
a natural ability to do something very well:
She has a talent for drawing.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

talent

tal‧ent W3 /ˈtælənt/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: talent unit of weight or money in the ancient world (9-21 centuries), from Latin talentum, from Greek talanton; from a story in the Bible in which a man gives talents to his three servants, and two of them use them well]
1. [uncountable and countable] a natural ability to do something well:
He has a lot of talent, and his work is fresh and interesting.
talent for
She showed a talent for acting at an early age.
a persuasive speaker with a natural talent for leadership
His latest book reveals hidden talents.
Sadly, she inherited none of her father’s musical talent.
Your brother is a man of many talents.
There’s a wealth of talent in English football.
talent for
She showed a talent for acting at an early age.
2. [uncountable] a person or people with a natural ability or skill:
Britain’s footballing talent
3. [uncountable] British English informal sexually attractive people
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ have talent Greg has a real talent for drawing.
▪ show talent Zach was the only one who showed any natural talent.
▪ use your talents They have been using their artistic talents to brighten up the school.
▪ develop your talent Education allows people to develop their talents to the full.
▪ waste your talents They felt their son was wasting his talents and his time.
▪ sb’s talents flourish (=develop successfully) The school created an atmosphere in which young talent could flourish.
■ adjectives
▪ great/considerable/exceptional talent He had a great talent for making money.
▪ real talent She has real talent and with a little help she could go far.
▪ natural talent Ronaldo is a player of immense natural talent.
▪ raw talent (=used to describe someone with natural ability who has not had much training) He’s got lots of raw talent but he needs a good coach.
▪ a hidden talent Have a go – you may discover a hidden talent!
▪ musical/artistic/creative etc talent It was at school that Brian’s musical talents were spotted.
■ talent + NOUN
▪ a talent contest/show/competition Don’t assume winning a talent contest is a passport to success.
■ phrases
▪ a wealth of talent (=a large amount of talent) There’s a wealth of musical talent in New York and other large American cities.
▪ a pool of talent (=lots of talented people) Employers can draw on an enormous pool of talent in this area.
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ skill [uncountable and countable] an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practised it: He plays the piano with great skill. | communication/language/computer etc skills | The course will help you improve your communication skills.
▪ talent [uncountable and countable] a natural ability to do something well which can be developed with practice: She was a young artist with a lot of talent. | She showed a talent for acting from an early age. | He is a man of many talents.
▪ genius [uncountable] very great ability, which only a few people have: The opera shows Mozart’s genius as a composer. | Picasso was a painter of genius.
▪ gift [countable] a natural ability to do something very well, which you were born with: You can see that he has a gift for the game. | Winterson has great gifts as a writer.
▪ flair [singular, uncountable] skill for doing something, especially something that needs imagination and creativity: The job does require some creative flair. | She has a flair for languages.
▪ expertise [uncountable] specialized knowledge of a technical subject, which you get from experience of doing that type of work: The technical expertise for building the dam is being provided by a US company.
▪ a/the knack /næk/ [singular] informal a special skill for doing a particular thing, especially a simple everyday thing: Breadmaking is easy once you get the knack. | He has a knack for making people feel relaxed.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

talent

tal·ent [talent talents] [ˈtælənt] [ˈtælənt] noun
1. countable, uncountable a natural ability to do sth well
• to have great artistic talent
• a man of many talents
• ~ (for sth/for doing sth) She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted.

• a talent competition/contest/show (= in which people perform, to show how well they can sing, dance, etc.)

2. uncountable, countable people or a person with a natural ability to do sth well
• There is a wealth of young talent in British theatre.

• He is a great talent.

3. uncountable (BrE, slang) people who are sexually attractive
• He likes to spend his time chatting up the local talent.
Word Origin:
Old English talente, talentan (as a unit of weight), from Latin talenta, plural of talentum ‘weight, sum of money’, from Greek talanton. The current sense is a figurative use based on the parable of the talents in the Bible (Matt. 25:14–30).
Example Bank:
• Hard work is important, but it is no substitute for raw talent.
• He has been putting his artistic talents to good use.
• He is a violinist of exceptional talent.
• Her talents lay in organization.
• His parents accused him of wasting his talents and abilities.
• Hollywood directors have a marvellous pool of acting talent to draw from.
• It takes real talent to write a great pop song.
• She has a keen eye for spotting talent.
• The banquet gave the chef a chance to flaunt his talents.
• The boy has undoubted talent.
• The company is always looking out for new talent.
• The festival attracts talent from all over the world.
• The theatre visits schools to tap young talent.
• There is a shortage of new comedy talent coming through.
• There is a wealth of talent out there in our schools.
• United have unearthed a real talent in this young defender.
• We are losing our top talent to other countries who pay more.
• Where does her musical talent come from?
• You have a natural talent for storytelling.
• an effort to develop his creative talents to the full
• kids with musical talent
• one of the few teams that relies on home-grown talent
• As a boy, Elvis was entered for a talent contest at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair.
• He's a man of many talents.

• She has great artistic talent.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

talent / ˈtæl. ə nt / noun [ C or U ] (NATURAL ABILITY)

B1 (someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught:

Her talent for music showed at an early age.

His artistic talents were wasted in his boring job.

talentless / -ləs / adjective

talent / ˈtæl. ə nt / noun [ U ] UK slang mainly humorous (ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE)

people who are sexually attractive:

There was plenty of talent at the party last night.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

talent

[tæ̱lənt]
talents
N-VAR: oft N for n
Talent is the natural ability to do something well.
→ See also talent show
  She is proud that both her children have a talent for music...
  The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents...
  He's got lots of talent.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

talent

tal·ent /ˈtælənt/ noun, pl -ents
1 : a special ability that allows someone to do something well

[noncount]

• a singer with an enormous amount of talent
• I have no musical talent.
• Her artistic/creative talent has been obvious ever since she was a child.
• athletic talent
• a person of talent = a person who has talent
• They sang a duet in the talent show/contest.

[count]

• She has a job that makes the most of her talents.
• His experience, skills, and talents make him perfectly suited for the job.
• He has many talents. = He's a man of many talents.
• He seems to have a talent for getting into trouble. [=he often gets into trouble]
2 : a person or group of people with a special ability to do something well : a talented person or group

[count]

• There are many good players on the team, but she's a special talent.

[noncount]

• The company has hired some expensive legal talent for the trial.
• The team has recruited some of the best talent around.
• The company is doing a talent search to find the right person for the job.
3 [noncount] Brit slang : people who are sexually attractive
• checking out the local talent

American English

British English

skill - talent and ability

B1 (Intermediate)

noun

noodle

noodle [noun] (FOOD)

a food in the form of long, thin strips made from flour or rice, water, and often egg, cooked in boiling liquid

/ˈnuː.dəl/

Example:

egg/rice noodles

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

noodle

noo‧dle /ˈnuːdl/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: German; Origin: nudel]
[usually plural] a long thin piece of food made from a mixture of flour, water, and eggs, usually cooked in soup or boiling water:
Serve the meat with rice or noodles.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noodle

noo·dle [noodle noodles] [ˈnuːdl] [ˈnuːdl] noun
1. usually plural a long thin strip of pasta, used especially in Chinese and Italian cooking
• chicken noodle soup

• Would you prefer rice or noodles?

2. countable (old-fashioned, NAmE, slang) = noddle
Word Origin:

sense 1 late 18th cent.: from German Nudel, of unknown origin.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noodle / ˈnuː.dl̩ / noun [ C usually plural ] (FOOD)

a food in the form of long, thin strips made from flour or rice, water, and often egg, cooked in boiling liquid:

egg/rice noodles

instant/crispy noodles

chicken noodle soup

noodle / ˈnuː.dl̩ / noun [ C ] US (HEAD)

informal for noddle

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

noodle

[nu͟ːd(ə)l]
noodles
N-COUNT: usu pl
Noodles are long, thin, curly strips of pasta. They are used in Chinese and Italian cooking.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

noodle

²noodle verb noodles; noo·dled; noo·dling [no obj] US informal
1 : to play a musical instrument in an informal way without playing a particular piece of music
• He was just noodling around on the guitar.
2 : to think about something in a way that is not very serious
• It's a thought I've been noodling around with for some time.

coconut

coconut [noun]

a large fruit like a nut with a thick, hard, brown shell containing hard, white flesh that can be eaten and a clear liquid B1 [ U ] the white flesh of the coconut, often used in cooking

/ˈkoʊ.kə.nʌt/

/ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/

Example:

grated/shredded coconut

Oxford Essential Dictionary

coconut

noun
a large fruit that grows on trees in hot countries. Coconuts are brown and hard on the outside, and they have sweet white food and liquid inside.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

coconut

co‧co‧nut /ˈkəʊkənʌt $ ˈkoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: coco 'coconut' (16-18 centuries) (from Portuguese, 'grinning face'; because the bottom of a coconut, with its three spots, looks like a face) + nut]

1. [countable] the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing white flesh that you can eat and a milky liquid that you can drink:
large tropical gardens of coconut palms
2. [uncountable] the white flesh of a coconut, often used in cooking:
desiccated coconut (=dried coconut)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coconut

co·co·nut [coconut coconuts] [ˈkəʊkənʌt] [ˈkoʊkənʌt] noun

1. countable the large nut of a tropical tree called a coconut palm. It grows inside a hard shell and contains a soft white substance that can be eaten and juice that can be drunk.

2. uncountable the soft white substance inside a coconut, used in cooking
• desiccated coconut
• coconut biscuits/cookies
• coconut oil
Example Bank:
• She broke open the coconut and drank its sweet milk.
• a bay fringed with swaying coconut palms

• huge bunches of fresh coconuts

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coconut / ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt / / ˈkoʊ- / noun

coconut

B1 [ C ] a large fruit like a nut with a thick, hard, brown shell containing hard, white flesh that can be eaten and a clear liquid B1 [ U ] the white flesh of the coconut, often used in cooking:

grated/shredded coconut

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

coconut

[ko͟ʊkənʌt]
coconuts
1) N-COUNT A coconut is a very large nut with a hairy shell, which has white flesh and milky juice inside it.
...the smell of roasted meats mingled with spices, coconut oil and ripe tropical fruits.
2) N-UNCOUNT Coconut is the white flesh of a coconut.
Desiccated coconut is used by confectioners and cake makers for its flavour.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

coconut

co·co·nut /ˈkoʊkəˌnʌt/ noun, pl -nuts
1 [count] : a large fruit that has a thick shell with white flesh and liquid inside it and that grows on a palm tree - see color picture
2 [noncount] : the white flesh of a coconut
• The pastry is covered with shredded coconut.
• a piece of coconut

olive

olive [noun]

a small bitter green or black fruit that is eaten or used to produce oil, or a Mediterranean tree on which this fruit grows

/ˈɑː.lɪv/

/ˈɒl.ɪv/

Example:

olive groves

Oxford Essential Dictionary

olive

noun
a small green or black fruit, that people eat or make into oil

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

olive

ol‧ive /ˈɒləv, ˈɒlɪv $ ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin oliva, from Greek elaia]
1. [countable] a small bitter egg-shaped black or green fruit, used as food and for making oil
2. [countable] (also olive tree) a tree that produces olives, grown especially in Mediterranean countries:
an olive grove
3. [uncountable] (also olive green) a deep yellowish green colour
4. olive skin/complexion skin colour that is typical of people from countries such as Greece, Italy, or Turkey
5. extend/offer/hold out etc an olive branch (to somebody) to do or say something in order to show that you want to end an argument with someone
—olive adjective:
an olive sweatshirt

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

olive

olive [olive olives] noun, adjective [ˈɒlɪv] [ˈɑːlɪv]

noun

1. countable a small green or black fruit with a strong taste, used in cooking and for its oil

2. (also ˈolive tree) countable a tree on which olives grow

• olive groves

3. (also ˌolive ˈgreen) uncountable a yellowish-green colour
Word Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia, from elaion ‘oil’.

adjective

1. (also ˌolive-ˈgreen) yellowish-green in colour

2. (of skin) yellowish-brown in colour
• an olive complexion
Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia, from elaion ‘oil’.
Example Bank:
• The thin straps revealed the pale olive tone of her shoulders.

• a dark olive green carpet

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

olive / ˈɒl.ɪv / / ˈɑː.lɪv / noun [ C ]

olive

B1 a small bitter green or black fruit that is eaten or used to produce oil, or a Mediterranean tree on which this fruit grows:

olive groves

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

olive

[ɒ̱lɪv]
olives
1) N-VAR Olives are small green or black fruit with a bitter taste. Olives are often pressed to make olive oil.
2) N-COUNT An olive tree or an olive is a tree on which olives grow.
  Olives look romantic on a hillside in Provence.
  ...an olive grove.
3) COLOUR Something that is olive is yellowish-green in colour.
  ...glowing colours such as deep red, olive, saffron and ochre.
COMB in COLOUR
Olive is also a combining form. She wore an olive-green T-shirt.
4) ADJ: usu ADJ n If someone has olive skin, the colour of their skin is light brown.
  They are handsome with dark, shining hair, olive skin and fine brown eyes.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

olive

ol·ive /ˈɑːlɪv/ noun, pl -ives
1 [count]
a : a small, egg-shaped black or green fruit that is used as food or for making oil
• a sauce made with chopped olives
b : a tree on which olives grow - called also olive tree,
2 [noncount] : a yellowish-green color
• Does the suit come in olive?
- called also olive green,
- see color picture
- olive adj
• She has olive skin. [=her skin has a yellowish-green tone to it]
• He has an olive complexion.

corn

corn [noun] (FOOD)

(the seeds of) plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour

/kɔːrn/

/kɔːn/

Example:

a sheaf of corn

Oxford Essential Dictionary

corn

noun (no plural)

1 (British) the seeds of plants that are grown for their grain, for example wheat

2 American English for maize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

corn

corn S3 /kɔːn $ kɔːrn/ BrE AmE noun
[Sense 1-2: Language: Old English]
[Sense 3: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: corne 'horn, corner'; ⇨ ↑corner¹]
1. [uncountable] British English plants such as wheat, ↑barley, and ↑oats or their seeds:
fields of corn
an ear of corn (=the top part of this plant where the seeds grow)
2.
[uncountable]
a) American English a tall plant with large yellow seeds that grow together on a ↑cob (=long hard part), which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable or fed to animals SYN maize British English:
All our chickens are fed on corn. ⇨ ↑corn on the cob
b) the seeds of this plant ⇨ ↑sweetcorn
3. [countable] a painful area of thick hard skin on your foot

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

corn

corn [corn corns] [kɔːn] [kɔːrn] noun

1. (BrE) uncountable any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat; the grain of these plants
• a field of corn
• ears/sheaves of corn

• corn-fed chicken

2. (NAmE) (BrE maize) uncountable a tall plant grown for its large yellow grains that are used for making flour or eaten as a vegetable; the grains of this plant

see also corncob, corn on the cob

3. (NAmE) (BrE sweet·corn) uncountable the yellow seeds of a type of corn ( maize ) plant, also called corn, which grow on thick stems and are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

4. countable a small area of hard skin on the foot, especially the toe, that is sometimes painful
See also: maize ▪ sweetcorn
Word Origin:
senses 1 to 3 Old English Germanic Dutch koren German Korn
sense 4 late Middle English Anglo-Norman French Latin cornu ‘horn’

Collocations:
Farming
Growing food and raising animals
plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley
grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit
plough/ (NAmE) plow land/a field
sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields
spread manure/fertilizer on sth
cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land
damage/destroy/lose your crop
ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes
press/dry/ferment grapes
grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat
raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs
raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep
kill/slaughter livestock
preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat
Modern farming
run a fish farm/an organic dairy
engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming
use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides
begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops
grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods
fund/invest in genetic engineering/research
improve/increase crop yields
face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages
label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)
eliminate/reduce farm subsidies
oppose/be against factory farming/GM food
promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming
Example Bank:
• The corn is still green.

• a field of standing corn

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

corn / kɔːn / / kɔːrn / noun (FOOD)

B1 [ U ] UK (the seeds of) plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour:

a sheaf of corn

grains of corn

[ U ] US the seeds of the maize plant, or the plant itself

corn / kɔːn / / kɔːrn / noun [ C ] (AREA OF SKIN)

a small, painful area of hard skin that forms on the foot, especially on the toes

corn / kɔːn / / kɔːrn / noun [ U ] mainly US slang (EMOTION)

something that is old-fashioned, boring, or done to create emotion:

Everyone says it's a great movie, but I think it's just corn.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

corn

[kɔ͟ː(r)n]
corns
1) N-UNCOUNT Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants. [BRIT]
  ...fields of corn...
  He filled the barn to the roof with corn.(in AM, use grain)
2) N-UNCOUNT Corn is the same as maize.
  ...rows of corn in an Iowa field.
3) N-COUNT: usu pl Corns are small, painful areas of hard skin which can form on your foot, especially near your toes.
4) → See also popcorn, sweetcorn

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹corn /ˈkoɚn/ noun [noncount]
1 US
a : a tall plant that produces yellow seeds (called kernels) that are eaten as a vegetable, used to produce many food products, and used as food for animals
• driving past fields of corn
- called also (US) Indian corn, maize,
- see color picture
b : the seeds of the corn plant eaten as a vegetable
• a dish of buttered corn
• a can of corn
• We ate corn on the cob. [=kernels still attached to the cob/corncob]
- called also (Brit) sweetcorn,
2 Brit somewhat old-fashioned : a plant (such as wheat or barley) that produces seeds which are used for food also; : the seeds of such a plant : grain
3 US informal : something (such as writing, music, or acting) that is old-fashioned and silly or sentimental : something that is corny
• The movie's humor is pure corn. [=is very corny]

- compare ²corn

English translation unavailable for corn oil.

olive oil

olive oil [noun]

a yellow or green oil, made by pressing olives

/ˌɑː.lɪv ˈɔɪl/

/ˌɒl.ɪv ˈɔɪl/

Example:

Fry the onions in a little olive oil.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

olive oil

noun (no plural)
oil that is produced from olives:
Fry the onions in a little olive oil.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

olive oil

ˌolive ˈoil BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
a pale yellow or green oil obtained from olives and used in cooking

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

olive oil

ˌolive ˈoil 7 [olive oil] noun uncountable
oil produced from olives, used in cooking and on salad

see also extra virgin

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

olive ˈ oil noun [ U ]

a yellow or green oil, made by pressing olives

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

olive oil

olive oils
N-MASS
Olive oil is oil that is obtained by pressing olives. It is used for putting on salads or in cooking.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

olive oil

olive oil noun, pl ~ oils [count, noncount] : a yellow to yellowish-green oil that is made from olives and used in cooking
• a teaspoon of olive oil

American English

British English

fats and oils in food and cooking

A1 (Basic)

noun

justice

justice [noun] (FAIRNESS)

fairness in the way people are dealt with

/ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/

Example:

There's no justice in the world when people can be made to suffer like that.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

justice

noun (no plural)

1 treatment of people in a fair way:
the struggle for justice
opposite injustice

2 the law:
the criminal justice system

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

justice

jus‧tice W2 /ˈdʒʌstəs, ˈdʒʌstɪs/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin justitia, from justus; ⇨ ↑just²]
1. SYSTEM OF JUDGEMENT [uncountable] the system by which people are judged in courts of law and criminals are punished:
a book on the criminal justice system
The killers will be brought to justice (=caught and punished).
Acts of terrorism must not escape justice. ⇨ ↑miscarriage of justice
2. FAIRNESS [uncountable] fairness in the way people are treated OPP injustice:
Children have a strong sense of justice.
His people came to him demanding justice. ⇨ ↑poetic justice
3. BEING RIGHT [uncountable] the quality of being right and deserving fair treatment:
No one doubts the justice of our cause.
4. do justice to somebody/something (also do somebody/something justice) to treat or represent someone or something good, beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve:
The photo doesn’t do her justice.
No words can do justice to the experience.
5. do yourself justice to do something such as a test well enough to show your real ability:
Sara panicked in the exam and didn’t do herself justice.
6. justice has been done/served used to say that someone has been treated fairly or has been given a punishment they deserve
7. JUDGE [countable] (also Justice)
a) American English a judge in a law court
b) British English the title of a judge in the High Court
⇨ rough justice at ↑rough¹(16)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

justice

just·ice [justice justices] [ˈdʒʌstɪs] [ˈdʒʌstɪs] noun
1. uncountable the fair treatment of people
• laws based on the principles of justice
• They are demanding equal rights and justice.
Opp: injustice

see also poetic justice, rough justice

2. uncountable the quality of being fair or reasonable
• Who can deny the justice of their cause?
• He demanded, not without justice, that he should be allowed to express his views.

Opp: injustice

3. uncountable the legal system used to punish people who have committed crimes
• the criminal justice system
• The European Court of Justice
• (BrE) They were accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
• (NAmE) They were accused of attempting to obstruct justice.

see also miscarriage of justice

4. (also Just·ice) countable (NAmE) a judge in a court (also used before the name of a judge)

see also chief justice

5. Just·ice countable (BrE, CanE) used before the name of a judge in a court of appeal
• Mr Justice Davies
more at pervert the course of justice at pervert _v.
Idioms: bring somebody to justice ▪ do justice to somebody do somebody justice ▪ do yourself justice
Word Origin:
late Old English iustise ‘administration of the law’, via Old French from Latin justitia, from justus, from jus ‘law, right’.
Culture:
the legal system
In Britain, for historical reasons, the system of law used in Scotland is different from that in England and Wales, with the law in Northern Ireland similar to that in England. When making decisions Scottish courts look for an appropriate general principle and apply it to a particular situation. English law relies on case law, a collection of previous decisions, called precedents. English courts look at precedents for the case being tried and make a similar judgement. A basic principle of law in Britain is that anyone accused is innocent until proven guilty, so it is the job of the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant (= the person accused) has broken the law as stated in the charge. If this cannot be proved the person must be acquitted (= allowed to go free, with no blame attached).
British law is divided into civil law which concerns disagreements between individuals about matters such as business contracts, and criminal law which deals with offences that involve harm to a person resulting from somebody breaking the law. In civil cases, the plaintiff (= the person who claims to have been wronged) brings an action against the defendant in the hope of winning damages (= a financial payment) or an injunction (= a court order preventing the defendant from doing something). Criminal cases are brought against criminals by the state, in England and Wales by the Director of Public Prosecutions and in Scotland through procurators fiscal.
In England and Wales most towns have a Magistrates' Court where minor cases are judged and more serious cases are passed to higher courts by three magistrates called Justices of the Peace, specially trained members of the public. The more serious cases are heard in a Crown Court by a judge and a jury. Minor civil cases, such as divorce and bankruptcy, are heard in the county courts and more serious ones in the High Court of Justice. Appeals against decisions from the Crown Court or the High Court go to the Court of Appeal and a few cases, where a question of law is in doubt, are passed to the House of Lords.
In Scotland, criminal cases are heard in District Courts by members of the public called lay justices. More serious cases go to regional sheriff courts and are heard by the sheriff and a jury. Appeals go to the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh. Civil cases begin in the sheriff court and may go on appeal to the Court of Session.
In the US, the judicial system is one of the three branches of the federal government, but the legal system operates at many levels with state, county and city courts as well as federal courts. The right to trial by jury is provided by the Constitution. Each type of court has its own jurisdiction, that is it deals with certain kinds of cases. Both civil and criminal cases are first heard in trial courts and there is a right to appeal against the court’s decision in a court of appeals. Many states have family courts where people get divorced and small claims courts which deal with small amounts of money. States also have trial courts, which hear a wider range of cases, and courts of appeal called superior courts or district courts. Most states have a supreme court where the most serious appeals are held. States have their own criminal code, but some crimes are federal offences, i.e. against federal law, and crimes may fall under federal jurisdiction if more than one state is involved.
Most courts have only one judge, but some higher courts have several. In the US Supreme Court, the nine judges are called justices. The people on either side of a case are represented by lawyers, also called attorneys-at-law. In a criminal trial the defendant is represented by a defense attorney, or if he or she is too poor to pay a lawyer, the court will appoint a public defender. The prosecution is led by an assistant district attorney or, in federal cases, by a federal attorney.
Thesaurus:
justice noun U
• Our laws must be based on principles of justice.
fairness • • fair play • • equality • |formal equity •
Opp: injustice
justice/fairness/fair play/equality/equity for sb
social/economic justice/fairness/equality/equity
ensure justice/fairness/fair play/equality/equity
guarantee justice/fairness/equality/equity
Collocations:
Criminal justice
Breaking the law
break/violate/obey/uphold the law
be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
be arrested/ (especially NAmE) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US) felony charges
be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially NAmE) homicide/four counts of fraud
face two charges of indecent assault
admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for sth)
deny the allegations/claims/charges
confess to a crime
grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
The legal process
stand/await/bring sb to/come to/be on trial
take sb to/come to/settle sth out of court
face/avoid/escape prosecution
seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
sit/stand/appear/be put/place sb in the dock
plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
be called to/enter (BrE) the witness box
take/put sb on the stand/(NAmE) the witness stand
call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of sb
raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
reach a unanimous/majority verdict
return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
secure a conviction/your acquittal
lodge/file an appeal
appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
Sentencing and punishment
pass sentence on sb
carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
receive/be given the death penalty
be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
do/serve time/ten years
be sent to/put sb in/be released from jail/prison
be/put sb/spend X years on death row
be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
more collocations at crime
Example Bank:
• Civilians were not subject to summary justice.
• He saw it as rough justice when he got food poisoning from the stolen meat.
• He spent twenty years in prison as a result of a miscarriage of justice.
• Justice must be done in every case.
• Maybe there's a sort of poetic justice to it.
• Restorative justice can only work when all parties agree.
• She was charged with perverting the course of justice after admitting to burning vital evidence.
• So far the robbers have escaped justice.
• Some people saw the epidemic as divine justice.
• Somebody out there needs to make sure justice is served.
• The teacher's system of punishments appealed to the children's sense of justice.
• They saw the reform proposals as a way to promote social justice.
• They were accused of attempting to obstruct justice.
• They were accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
• We have been denied justice for too long.
• the battle for Taylor to face justice before the High Court
• the deadliest episode of vigilante justice in American history
• those who are ultimately responsible for dispensing justice
• victims seeking retributive justice
• Children often have a highly developed sense of justice.
• Our laws must be based on the principles of justice.
• Sometimes I feel that there's no justice in the world.
• They're demanding equal rights and social justice.

• We will not get social order until we have economic justice.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

justice / ˈdʒʌs.tɪs / noun [ U ] (FAIRNESS)

B2 fairness in the way people are dealt with:

There's no justice in the world when people can be made to suffer like that.

The winner has been disqualified for cheating, so justice has been done (= a fair situation has been achieved) .

→ Opposite injustice

justice / ˈdʒʌs.tɪs / noun [ U ] (LAW)

B2 the system of laws in a country that judges and punishes people:

the justice system in this country consists of a series of law courts at different levels.

The police are doing all they can to bring those responsible for the bombing to justice.

They are victims of a miscarriage of justice (= when the law has been carried out wrongly) .

He has been accused of obstructing the course of justice (= preventing the law being put into action) .

justice / ˈdʒʌs.tɪs / noun (JUDGE)

[ C ] US a judge in a law court:

The president is expected to name a new Supreme Court justice within the next few days.

Justice Ben Overton

[ C ] UK used before the name of a judge in the High Court:

Mr Justice Ellis

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

justice

[ʤʌ̱stɪs]
♦♦
justices
1) N-UNCOUNT Justice is fairness in the way that people are treated.
  He has a good overall sense of justice and fairness...
  He only wants freedom, justice and equality...
  There is no justice in this world!
2) N-UNCOUNT The justice of a cause, claim, or argument is its quality of being reasonable, fair, or right.
  We are a minority and must win people round to the justice of our cause.
  Syn:
  legitimacy
3) N-UNCOUNT: oft N n Justice is the legal system that a country uses in order to deal with people who break the law.
  Many in Toronto's black community feel that the justice system does not treat them fairly...
  A lawyer is part of the machinery of justice.
4) N-COUNT A justice is a judge. [AM]
  Thomas will be sworn in today as a justice on the Supreme Court.
5) N-TITLE Justice is used before the names of judges.
  A preliminary hearing was due to start today before Mr Justice Hutchison, but was adjourned.
6) → See also miscarriage of justice
7) PHRASE: V inflects If a criminal is brought to justice, he or she is punished for a crime by being arrested and tried in a court of law.
  They demanded that those responsible be brought to justice...
  She'd need proof to bring Jason to justice.
8) PHRASE: V inflects To do justice to a person or thing means to reproduce them accurately and show how good they are.
  The photograph I had seen didn't do her justice...
  Most TV sets don't have the sound quality to do justice to the music.
9) PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR to n If you do justice to someone or something, you deal with them properly and completely.
  No one article can ever do justice to the topic of fraud...
  It is impossible here to do justice to the complex history of the Legion.
10) PHRASE: V inflects If you do yourself justice, you do something as well as you are capable of doing it.
  I don't think he could do himself justice playing for England...
  I don't think I can win, but I want to do myself justice.
11) PHRASE If you describe someone's treatment or punishment as rough justice, you mean that it is not given according to the law. [BRIT]
  Trial by television makes for very rough justice indeed.
12) PHRASE: v-link PHR If you say that something is rough justice for someone, you mean that they have not been treated fairly. [BRIT]
  It would have been rough justice had he been deprived of this important third European win.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

justice

jus·tice /ˈʤʌstəs/ noun, pl -tic·es
1 [noncount] : the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
• They received justice in court.
• the justice system
• the U.S. Department of Justice
• criminals attempting to escape justice
• The role of the courts is to dispense justice fairly to everyone.
• Many people do not believe that justice has been served/done in his case. [=that he has been given proper punishment or fair treatment by the legal system]
• His supporters claim that he is an innocent man and that his conviction was a miscarriage of justice. [=an error made in a court of law that results in an innocent person being punished or a guilty person being freed]
✦Someone who is brought to justice is arrested and punished for a crime in a court of law.
• The police couldn't bring the killer to justice.
- see also poetic justice
2 a [count] US : a judge in a court of law
• She is a justice of the state supreme court.
- see also chief justice
b Justice
- used as a title for a judge (such as a judge of the U.S. Supreme Court)
• Justice Marshall
3 [noncount]
a : the quality of being fair or just
• a sense of justice
• I saw no justice in the court's decision.
b : fair treatment
• We should strive to achieve justice for all people.
do justice
✦To do justice to something or someone or to do someone or something justice is to treat or show something or someone in a way that is as good as it should be.
• Words could never do justice to her beauty. [=could not adequately describe her beauty]
• The movie does not do justice to the book. = The movie does not do the book justice. [=the movie is not as good as the book]
• a brief summary that does not do justice to [=does not adequately show] the complexity of this issue
obstruction of justice
- see obstruction
pervert the course of justice
- see ¹pervert

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justice and fairness

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