A2 (مبتدی)

fried

fried [adjective]

cooked in hot oil or fat

US /fraɪd/ 
UK /fraɪd/ 

سرخ شده

مثال: 

a fried egg

Oxford Essential Dictionary

fried

 form of fry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fried

fried /fraɪd/ BrE AmE adjective
1. having been cooked in hot oil:
fried chicken
2. American English informal unable to think clearly, because you are tired, anxious etc:
My brain is just totally fried.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fried

fried [fried]    ;   

past tense, past part. of  fry

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fried / fraɪd / adjective

A2 cooked in hot oil or fat:

a fried egg

fried onions

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

fried

fried /ˈfraɪd/ adj
1 : cooked in hot oil
fried fish
2 US informal : not able to think clearly because you are very tired
• Sorry, I'm just fried today.

grilled

grilled [adjective]

(of food) cooked over fire or hot coals, usually on a metal frame

US /ɡrɪld/ 
UK /ɡrɪld/ 

كباب‌ شده‌، بريان‌

مثال: 

grilled shrimp

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grilled / ɡrɪld / adjective

(of food) cooked over fire or hot coals, usually on a metal frame:

grilled shrimp

UK ( US broiled ) (of food) cooked under a very hot surface in a cooker :

Do you want your fish pan-fried or grilled?

soft drink

soft drink [noun]

a cold, usually sweet, drink that does not contain alcohol

US /ˌsɑːft ˈdrɪŋk/ 
UK /ˌsɒft ˈdrɪŋk/ 

­نوشيدنى‌ غير الكلى‌ (مانند ليموناد و پپسى‌ كولا)، نوشابه‌، شربت‌

Oxford Essential Dictionary

soft drink

 noun
a cold sweet drink that does not have alcohol in it, for example orange juice

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

soft drink

ˈsoft drink BrE AmE noun [countable]
a cold drink that does not contain alcohol

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

soft drink

ˌsoft ˈdrink [soft drink]       noun
a cold drink that does not contain alcohol

compare  hard  adj. (11)

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ˌ soft ˈ drink noun [ C ]

A2 a cold, usually sweet, drink that does not contain alcohol

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

soft drink

 soft drinks
 N-COUNT
 A soft drink is a cold, non-alcoholic drink such as lemonade or fruit juice, or a fizzy drink.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

soft drink
 

soft drink noun, pl ~ drinks [count] : a cold drink that is usually sweet, does not contain alcohol, and is often sold in bottles or cans

snack

snack [noun]

a small amount of food that is eaten between meals, or a very small meal

US /snæk/ 
UK /snæk/ 

خوراك‌ سبك‌

مثال: 

I had a huge lunch, so I'll only need a snack for dinner.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

snack

 noun
a small quick meal:
We had a snack on the train.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

snack

I. snack1 /snæk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal:
I grabbed a quick snack.
Drinks and light snacks are served at the bar.
snack foods like crisps and peanuts
• • •
THESAURUS
■ types of meal
breakfast a meal that you eat in the morning
brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch
lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day
tea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or evening
dinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening
supper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American English
picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier
barbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors
snack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal
side dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables: I’ll have the salad as a side dish.
course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert: a three-course meal

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snack

snack [snack snacks snacked snacking] noun, verb   [snæk]    [snæk] 

 

noun
1. (informal) a small meal or amount of food, usually eaten in a hurry
a mid-morning snack
I only have time for a snack at lunchtime.
• Do you serve bar snacks?

• a snack lunch

2. (AustralE, informal) a thing that is easy to do
It'll be a snack.  
Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘snap, bite’): from Middle Dutch snac(k), from snacken ‘to bite’, variant of snappen. Senses relating to food date from the late 17th cent.  
Thesaurus:
snack noun C
There's just time for a quick snack.
something to eatrefreshments
(a) light snack/refreshments
have/grab a snack/something to eat
stop for a snack/something to eat/refreshments 
Example Bank:
I fixed myself a light snack.
I got a drink from the hotel snack machine.
Most office staff prefer a snack lunch to a sit-down meal.
Order bar snacks with your drinks.
We stopped at a service station for a quick snack.
We stopped for a quick snack.
• I only have time for a quick snack at lunchtime.

• I think it's time for a mid-morning snack.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snack / snæk / noun [ C ]

A2 a small amount of food that is eaten between meals, or a very small meal:

I had a huge lunch, so I'll only need a snack for dinner.

Fresh or dried fruit makes an ideal snack.

Many snack foods are high in salt, sugar, and fat.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

snack

[snæ_k]
 snacks, snacking, snacked
 1) N-COUNT A snack is a simple meal that is quick to cook and to eat.
  Lunch was a snack in the fields.
 2) N-COUNT A snack is something such as a chocolate bar that you eat between meals.
  Do you eat sweets, cakes or sugary snacks?.
 3) VERB If you snack, you eat snacks between meals.
  [V on n] Instead of snacking on crisps and chocolate, nibble on celery or carrot...
  She would improve her diet if she ate less fried food and snacked less.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1snack /ˈsnæk/ noun, pl snacks [count] : a small amount of food eaten between meals
• He had a snack of chips and dip.
• between-meal snacks
• I didn't have time for lunch so I just grabbed a quick/light snack.
• peanuts, potato chips, and other snack foods

candy

candy [noun]

a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this

US /ˈkæn.di/ 
UK /ˈkæn.di/ 

آبنبات

مثال: 

a candy bar

Oxford Essential Dictionary

candy

 American English for sweet2?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

candy

candy S3 /ˈkændi/ BrE AmE noun (plural candies) [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: candi, from Arabic qandi 'covered with sugar', from qand 'sugar']

1. American English a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate:
a box of candies
a candy bar
Do you want a piece of candy?
2. mind/brain candy informal something that is entertaining or pleasant to look at, but which you do not approve of because you think it is not serious:
Most video games are just brain candy.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

candy

candy [candy candies candied candying]   [ˈkændi]    [ˈkændi]  noun uncountable, countable (pl. candies)(NAmE)
sweet food made of sugar and/or chocolate, eaten between meals; a piece of this
Syn:  sweet
a box of candy
a candy store
a candy bar
Who wants the last piece of candy?
see also  arm candy, eye candy
Idiom: like taking candy from a baby  
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (as a verb): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar’, from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar’ + qandī ‘candied’, based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment’.  
Example Bank:
People were celebrating in the streets and handing out candy.
Taking the money would be like taking candy from a baby.
• The kids made straight for the candy aisle.

• a low-fat alternative to candy bars

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

candy / ˈkæn.di / noun [ C or U ] US

A2 a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this:

a candy bar

a box of candy

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

candy

[kæ_ndi]
 candies
 N-VAR
 Candy is sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate. [AM]
  ...a piece of candy...
  There was a large box of candies on a table nearby.(in BRIT, usually use sweets)

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

candy

can·dy /ˈkændi/ noun, pl -dies US : a sweet food made with sugar or chocolate

[noncount]

• a box/bowl/piece of candy
• The children are fond of candy. [=(Brit) sweets]
• The cough syrup tastes like candy.

[count]

• chewy candies
- often used before another noun
• a candy bar
- see also cotton candy, rock candy

sweet

sweet [noun]

a small piece of sweet food, made of sugar

US /swiːt/ 
UK /swiːt/ 

شيرينى

مثال: 

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 toothsee 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.

yogurt

yogurt [noun]

a slightly sour, thick liquid made from milk with bacteria added to it, sometimes eaten plain and sometimes with sugar, fruit, etc. added

US /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/ 
UK /ˈjɒɡ.ət/ 

ماست

مثال: 

low-fat yogurt

Oxford Essential Dictionary

yogurt

 (also yoghurt) noun
a thick liquid food made from milk:
strawberry yogurt
Do you want a yogurt?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

yogurt

yogurt /ˈjɒɡət $ ˈjoʊɡərt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Turkish]
another spelling of yoghurt
 

yoghurt

yoghurt BrE AmE, yogurt /ˈjɒɡət $ ˈjoʊɡərt/ noun [uncountable and countable]
a thick liquid food that tastes slightly sour and is made from milk, or an amount of this food:
a pot of strawberry yogurt

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

yogurt

yog·urt [yogurt yogurts] (also yog·hurt, yog·hourt)  [ˈjɒɡət]    [ˈjoʊɡərt]  noun uncountable, countable
a thick white liquid food, made by adding bacteria to milk, served cold and often flavoured with fruit; an amount of this sold in a small pot
natural yogurt
There's a yogurt left if you're still hungry.
a lemon yogurt
See also: yoghurt  
Word Origin:

early 17th cent.: from Turkish yoǧurt.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

yogurt ( also yoghurt , yoghourt ) / ˈjɒɡ.ət /   / ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt / noun [ C or U ]

A2 a slightly sour, thick liquid made from milk with bacteria added to it, sometimes eaten plain and sometimes with sugar, fruit, etc. added:

natural/plain yogurt

strawberry yogurt

low-fat yogurt

I only had a yogurt (= a container of this) for lunch.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

yogurt

[jɒ̱gə(r)t, AM jo͟ʊ-]
 yogurts
 also yoghurt
 N-VAR

 Yogurt is a food in the form of a thick, slightly sour liquid that is made by adding bacteria to milk. A yogurt is a small pot of yogurt.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

yogurt

yo·gurt also Brit yo·ghurt /ˈjoʊgɚt/ noun, pl -gurts [count, noncount] : a food that is made when bacteria is added to milk and that is often flavored and chilled
• blueberry yogurt

rap

rap [noun] (MUSIC)

a type of popular music with a strong rhythm in which the words are spoken, not sung

US /ræp/ 
UK /ræp/ 

موسیقی رپ (نوعی موسیقی راک با ریتم تند و کلمات آن، نه به صورت آواز، بلکه تند تند و به صورت گفتار بیان میشود)

مثال: 

a rap artist /star

Oxford Essential Dictionary

 noun

1 a quick knock:
I heard a rap on the door.

2 (music) a type of modern music in which singers speak the words of a song very quickly:
a rap song

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

rap

I. rap1 /ræp/ BrE AmE noun
[Sense 1: Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Perhaps from repartee]
[Sense 2-7: Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from the sound]
1. MUSIC [uncountable and countable] (also rap music) a type of popular music in which the words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to music with a steady beat:
a popular rap song
2. KNOCK [countable] a series of quick sharp hits or knocks ⇨ tap:
She was woken by a sharp rap on the door.
3. CRIME [countable] American English informal a statement by the police saying that someone is responsible for a serious crime SYN charge
murder/robbery etc rap
The kid’s been cited twice on drunk-driving raps. ⇨ ↑rap sheet
4. take the rap (for something) to be blamed or punished for a mistake or crime, especially unfairly:
Bo was left to take the rap for Victor’s murder.
5. beat the rap American English informal to avoid being punished for a crime
6. a rap on/over the knuckles
a) informal a punishment or criticism that is not very severe:
The New York Post received an official rap over the knuckles for the way it reported the story.
b) if someone gives a child a rap on the knuckles, they hit them on the back of their hand as a punishment
7. a bum/bad rap especially American English informal unfair treatment or punishment:
Cleveland always gets a bum rap in the press.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rap

rap [rap raps rapped rapping] noun, verb   [ræp]    [ræp] 

noun
1. countable a quick sharp hit or knock

• There was a sharp rap on the door.

2. uncountable a type of popular music with a fast strong rhythm and words which are spoken fast, not sung

• a rap song/artist

 

3. countable a rap song

4. countable (NAmE, informal) a criminal conviction (= the fact of being found guilty of a crime)

• a police rap sheet (= a record of the crimes sb has committed)

5. singular (NAmE, informal) an unfair judgement on sth or sb
He denounced the criticisms as ‘just one bum rap after another.’
Wolves get a bad rap, says a woman who owns three.
more at beat the rap at  beat  v.  
Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the senses ‘severe blow with a weapon’ and ‘deliver a heavy blow’): probably imitative and of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish rappa ‘beat, drub’, also with the verb clap  and flap.  
Culture:
Rap music first became popular in the early 1980s and well-known performers include Snoop (Doggy) Dog, 50 cent, the Beastie Boys and Eminem. There are many styles of rap and it has had important influence on other types of popular music. Some bands combine aspects of jazz and rap music while others, such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers mix it with rock and funk. It is also important to the music of many nu metal bands. One style of the music, gangsta rap, is often criticized for its violent songs.
See also hip hop

Example Bank:
a rap on the knuckles
one of the biggest artists on the rap scene
He denounced the criticisms as ‘just one bum rap after another’.
• Wolves get a bad rap, says a woman who owns three.

Idioms: rap on the knuckles  rap somebody on the knuckles  rap somebody's knuckles  take the rap 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rap / ræp / noun [ U ] (MUSIC)

A2 a type of popular music with a strong rhythm in which the words are spoken, not sung:

a rap artist /star

 

rap / ræp / noun [ C or U ] mainly US slang (PUNISHMENT)

a statement accusing someone of a crime, or the punishment that someone is given for a crime:

He always said he was jailed on a bum rap (= false accusation) .

The police caught him, but somehow he managed to beat the rap (= escape punishment) .

I'm not going to take the rap for you (= be punished for something you did) .

 

rap / ræp / noun [ C ] US slang (JUDGMENT)

a judgment or a reaction:

The new show got a bum/bad rap (= was severely criticized) in all the papers.

 

rap / ræp / noun [ C ] (HIT)

a sudden short noise, especially one made by hitting a hard surface:

There was a series of raps on the window.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

rap

[ræ_p]
 raps, rapping, rapped
 1) N-UNCOUNT: oft N n Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a rapid, rhythmic way.
  For some people, rap - the music of the hip-hop generation - is just so much noise...
  Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
 2) VERB Someone who raps performs rap music.
  ...the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only rap but even sing...
  [V about n] New Yorkers rap about parties and clubs, I rap about car chases and guns.
 3) N-COUNT A rap is a piece of music performed in rap style, or the words that are used in it.
  Every member contributes to the rap, singing either solo or as part of a rap chorus.
 4) VERB If you rap on something or rap it, you hit it with a series of quick blows.
  [V on n] Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon's door.
  [V n] ...rapping the glass with the knuckles of his right hand...
  [V n on n] A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail.
 N-COUNT: usu N on n
 Rap is also a noun. There was a sharp rap on the door.
 5) N-COUNT: oft adj N for n/-ing A rap is a statement in a court of law that someone has committed a particular crime, or the punishment for committing it. [AM, INFORMAL]
  You'll be facing a Federal rap for aiding and abetting an escaped convict.
 6) N-COUNT: usu sing A rap is an act of criticizing or blaming someone. [JOURNALISM]
  Paul Ringer faces a rap after playing for Penarth on Boxing Day...
  Timeshare companies also come in for a rap as they continue to flout the rules.
 7) VERB If you rap someone for something, you criticize or blame them for it. [JOURNALISM]
  [V n for/over n] Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers...
  [V n for/over n] The minister rapped banks over their treatment of small businesses.
  Syn:
  criticize
 8) N-SING: usu with supp The rap about someone or something is their reputation, often a bad reputation which they do not deserve. [AM, INFORMAL]
  The rap against Conn was that he was far too reckless...
  The rap on this guy is that he doesn't really care...
  He said statisticians gave them a bad rap by `lying with figures'.
 9) VERB If you rap with someone about something, you talk about it in a relaxed or informal way. [AM, INFORMAL]
  [V about n] Today we are going to rap about relationships. [Also V with n]
 10) PHRASE: V inflects If someone in authority raps your knuckles or raps you on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong. [JOURNALISM]
  We rap the manufacturers on their knuckles if the toy is shoddy...
  I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles...
  Ms Tyson also had her knuckles rapped for doing this.
 11) PHRASE: PHR after v If someone in authority gives you a rap on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong. [JOURNALISM]
  The remark earned him a rap on the knuckles...
  Britain gave them a diplomatic rap over the knuckles.
 12) PHRASE: V inflects If you take the rap, you are blamed or punished for something, especially something that is not your fault or for which other people are equally guilty. [INFORMAL]
  When the client was murdered, his wife took the rap, but did she really do it?
 13) PHRASE: V inflects If you beat the rap, you avoid being blamed for something wrong that you have done. [INFORMAL]
  ...their decision to help Minnie beat the murder rap.
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - rap out

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

3rap noun, pl raps
1 [noncount] : a type of music that has words that are spoken with the rhythm instead of being sung
• He listens mostly to rap.
- often used before another noun
• a rap album/artist/group/song
rap music
2 [count] : a rap song
• He performed a rap.

- compare 1rap

Latin

Latin [adjective]

written in Latin

US /ˈlæt̬.ɪn/ 
UK /ˈlæt.ɪn/ 

مربوط به زبان لاتین

مثال: 

a Latin poem

Oxford Essential Dictionary

Latin
>> Latin adjective:
Spanish, Italian and other Latin languages (= that developed from Latin)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. Latin2 BrE AmE adjective
[Date: 900-1000; Language: Latin; Origin: Latinus 'of Latium, Roman', from Latium ancient country of Italy]
1. relating to the Latin language:
a Latin inscription
2. from or relating to South America:
Latin music
3. from or relating to southern European countries whose languages developed from Latin, for example Spain, Portugal, or Italy

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjective
1. of or in the Latin language

Latin poetry

2. connected with or typical of the countries or peoples using languages developed from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French
a Latin temperament  
Word Origin:

from Latin Latinus ‘of Latium’, an ancient region of west central Italy settled during the earlier part of the 1st millennium BCE.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Latin / ˈlæt.ɪn /   / ˈlæt̬- / adjective

written in Latin:

a Latin poem

relating to (people or things in) countries that use a language that developed from Latin, such as French or Spanish:

his Latin good looks

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

Latin

[læ̱tɪn]
 Latins
 1) N-UNCOUNT Latin is the language which the ancient Romans used to speak.
 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Latin countries are countries where Spanish, or perhaps Portuguese, Italian, or French, is spoken. You can also use Latin to refer to things and people that come from these countries.
  Cuba was one of the least Catholic of the Latin countries...
  The enthusiasm for Latin music is worldwide.
 3) N-COUNT: usu pl Latins are people who come from countries where Spanish, or perhaps Portuguese, Italian, or French, are spoken or whose families come from one of these countries.
  They are role models for thousands of young Latins.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

Latin

2Latin adj
1 : based on, relating to, or written in Latin
Latin grammar
Latin poetry
2 : of or relating to the people of Central America and South America
Latin music
3 : of or relating to the people of European countries (such as Spain and Italy) in which languages that come from Latin are spoken
• a Latin lover

science

science [noun] (MEANING)

the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, especially by watching, measuring, and doing experiments, and the development of theories to describe the results of these activities

US /ˈsaɪ.əns/ 
UK /ˈsaɪ.əns/ 

دانش، علم

مثال: 

Space travel is one of the marvels/wonders of modern science.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

science

 noun
the study of natural things:
I'm interested in science.
Biology, chemistry and physics are all sciences.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

science

science S1 W1 /ˈsaɪəns/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: ↑science, ↑scientist; adverb: ↑scientifically; adjective: ↑scientific ≠ ↑unscientific]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin scientia 'knowledge', from scire 'to know']
1. [uncountable] knowledge about the world, especially based on examining, testing, and proving facts:
Many leading scientists do not consider that science can give absolutely reliable knowledge.
the founder of modern science, Isaac Newton
developments in science and technology
2. [uncountable] the study of science:
What did you do in science class today?
3. [countable] a particular part of science, for example ↑biology, ↑chemistry, or ↑physics:
the physical sciences
4. something is not an exact science used to say that something involves a lot of guessing and there is not just one right way to do it:
Advertising is not an exact science – you’re always taking a risk.
⇨ ↑domestic science, ↑information science, ↑natural science, ↑physical science, ↑social science, ⇨ blind somebody with science at ↑blind2(4), ⇨ something is not rocket science at ↑rocket science

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

science

sci·ence [science sciences]   [ˈsaɪəns]    [ˈsaɪəns]  noun
1. uncountable knowledge about the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world, based on facts that you can prove, for example by experiments
new developments in science and technology
• the advance of modern science

• the laws of science

2. uncountable the study of science

science students/teachers/courses

3. uncountable, countable a particular branch of science
• to study one of the sciences

compare  art  (6), humanities

4. singular a system for organizing the knowledge about a particular subject, especially one concerned with aspects of human behaviour or society
a science of international politics
see also  domestic science, earth science, life sciences, natural science, political science, rocket science, social science, see blind sb with science at  blind  v.  
Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting knowledge): from Old French, from Latin scientia, from scire ‘know’.  
Example Bank:
His essay is not based on good science.
His experiments have achieved notoriety in the world of science.
I was trying to remember what I had learnt about gravity in school science.
Meteorology is the science of the weather.
Politics is as much an art form as an exact science.
President Bill Clinton's science adviser
Research is critical to advancing medical science.
The life sciences include biology and botany.
The magazine contains a lot of popular science.
The society provides advice on science policy.
This rule is based on bad science.
• a writer of popular science books

• our ability to understand the science of environmental degradation

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

science / saɪəns / noun

A2 [ U ] (knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, especially by watching, measuring, and doing experiments, and the development of theories to describe the results of these activities:

pure/applied science

recent developments in science and technology

Space travel is one of the marvels/wonders of modern science.

B1 [ C or U ] a particular subject that is studied using scientific methods:

physical sciences

Economics is not an exact science.

advances in medical science

A2 [ U ] the study of science:

a science graduate/teacher

a science course/lesson

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

science

[sa͟ɪ͟əns]
 
 sciences
 1) N-UNCOUNT Science is the study of the nature and behaviour of natural things and the knowledge that we obtain about them.
  The best discoveries in science are very simple.
  ...science and technology.
 2) N-COUNT: usu with supp A science is a particular branch of science such as physics, chemistry, or biology.
  Physics is the best example of a science which has developed strong, abstract theories.
  ...the science of microbiology.
 3) N-COUNT: usu with supp A science is the study of some aspect of human behaviour, for example sociology or anthropology.
  ...the modern science of psychology.
 4) → See also domestic science, exact science, Master of Science, political science, social science

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

science

sci·ence /ˈsajəns/ noun, pl -enc·es
1 [noncount] : knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation
• modern science
• the laws of science
• The program encourages students to pursue a career in science.
• a list of terms commonly used in science
• a new branch/field of science
• advances in science and technology
- often used before another noun
science teachers/students/classes
• Each student is required to complete two science projects.
2 [count] : a particular area of scientific study (such as biology, physics, or chemistry) : a particular branch of science
• Students are required to take two sciences.
• students majoring in a science
- see also computer science, life science, natural science, physical science, rocket science
3 [count] : a subject that is formally studied in a college, university, etc.
• the science of linguistics
- see also political science, social science
4 [singular] : an activity that is done by using methods that are known to produce particular results
• Proper pitching is a science.
• Cooking is both a science and an art.
• He travels so much that he has packing his clothes down to a science. [=he can pack his clothes very quickly and efficiently because he does it so often]

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