adjective

cheap

cheap [adjective] (LOW PRICE)

LOW PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected OPP expensive

US /tʃiːp/ 
UK /tʃiːp/ 

ارزان

مثال: 

a cheap restaurant

رستوران‌ ارزان‌ (قيمت‌)

LOW PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected OPP expensive

معادل فارسی: 

ارزان

مثال انگلیسی: 

a cheap restaurant

رستوران‌ ارزان‌ (قيمت‌)

Oxford Essential Dictionary

cheap

 adjective (cheaper, cheapest)
costing little money:
That restaurant is very good and quite cheap.
Computers are getting cheaper all the time.
 opposite expensive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

cheap

I. cheap1 S1 W2 /tʃiːp/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative cheaper, superlative cheapest)
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: good cheap 'at a good price, cheaply', from cheap 'trade, price' (11-18 centuries), from Old English ceap]
1. LOW PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected OPP expensive:
cheap rail fares
the cheapest TV on the market
Property is cheaper in Spain than here.
a cheap shop (=one that sells goods cheaply)
The equipment is relatively cheap and simple to use.
This coat was dirt cheap (= very cheap - an informal expression)
cheap and cheerful British English (=simple and not expensive, but of reasonable quality)
a cheap and cheerful Italian restaurant
2. BAD QUALITY low in price and quality:
Cheap wine gives me a headache.
cheap jewellery
The furniture looked cheap and nasty.
a cheap imitation of the real thing
3. NOT EXPENSIVE TO USE not costing much to use or to employ SYN inexpensive
cheap to run/use/maintain etc
Gas appliances are usually cheaper to run than electric ones.
For the employer, a part-time workforce means a cheap labour supply.
4. NOT DESERVING RESPECT showing a lack of honesty, moral principles, or sincere feelings, so that you do not deserve respect:
She felt cheap and stupid, like a naughty child caught stealing.
You’re lying, aren’t you? You’re so cheap.
His remark was a cheap shot at short people.
another cheap political stunt
It was nothing but a cheap trick (=unkind trick).
5. NOT GENEROUS American English not liking to spend money SYN mean British English:
She’s too cheap to take a cab.
6. cheap thrill excitement that does not take much effort to get:
Bella will sleep with anyone for a cheap thrill.
7. life is cheap used to say that it is not important if people die
8. cheap at the price/at any price British English, cheap at twice the price so good, useful, or desirable that the cost is not important
—cheaply adverb:
a cheaply furnished room
They lived as cheaply as possible.
—cheapness noun [uncountable]:
the relative cheapness of housing
• • •
THESAURUS
cheap costing very little money, or less than you expected: My shoes were really cheap – they only cost £25. | The cheapest way to get to Chicago is to take the bus. | cheap flights
low low prices, rents, and fees do not cost a lot of money. Do not use cheap with these words: Why is the share price so low? | You could get equally good accommodation elsewhere at a lower rent.
inexpensive especially written not expensive – use this especially about things that are of good quality, even though they do not cost a lot: The furniture is inexpensive, but well made. | a simple inexpensive meal | a hotel that offers air-conditioned rooms at relatively inexpensive prices
reasonable a reasonable price seems fair because it is not too high: The restaurant serves good food at reasonable prices. | Only £25 a night? That sounds reasonable.
economical cheap because you do not need to use a lot of money or fuel: an economical car | It is usually more economical to buy in large quantities.
affordable cheap enough for most people to be able to buy or pay for: affordable housing | Single mothers often have trouble finding affordable childcare. | The shop sells designer fashions at affordable prices.
competitive competitive prices and rates are as low as those charged by other shops or companies: I think you’ll find our prices are extremely competitive. | The hotel offers a high standard of service at very competitive rates.
budget [only before noun] budget flights, airlines, hotels etc have specially low prices: You can get a budget flight to Amsterdam for only £19. | a list of budget hotels for under $50 a night | budget accommodation for families with young children
be good/great value to be worth at least the price you pay for it, so that you feel pleased and think you have spent your money well: The meals at Charlie’s Pizza are really good value. | The holiday is great value for money.
be a bargain informal to be extremely cheap: I got this shirt when I was in Indonesia. It was a real bargain.
■ COLLOCATIONS CHECK
low price/cost/rent/fee/charge
reasonable price/cost
economical car/way/method
affordable accommodation/housing/price
competitive price/rate
budget flight/airline/hotel/accommodation

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cheap

cheap [cheap cheaper cheapest] adjective, adverb   [tʃiːp]    [tʃiːp]

adjective (cheap·er, cheap·est

LOW PRICE
1. costing little money or less money than you expected
Syn:  inexpensive
cheap fares
Personal computers are cheap and getting cheaper.
Cycling is a cheap way to get around.
The printer isn't exactly cheap at £200.
immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour (= workers who are paid very little, especially unfairly)
A good education is not cheap.
(BrE) Calls cost 36p a minute cheap rate.
see also  dirt cheap

Opp:  expensive

2. charging low prices
a cheap restaurant/hotel
a cheap taxi firm
(BrE) We found a cheap and cheerful cafe (= one that is simple and charges low prices but is pleasant).

Opp:  expensive  

POOR QUALITY

3. (disapproving) low in price and quality
• cheap perfume/jewellery/shoes

(BrE) a cheap and nasty bottle of wine  

UNKIND

4. unpleasant or unkind and rather obvious
I was tired of his cheap jokes at my expense.
• a comedian who is always looking for cheap laughs

• to score a cheap political advantage  

LOW STATUS

5. (disapproving) having a low status and therefore not deserving respect
• He's just a cheap crook.

• His treatment of her made her feel cheap (= ashamed, because she had lost her respect for herself).  

NOT GENEROUS

6. (NAmE) (BrE mean) (informal, disapproving) not liking to spend money
Don't be so cheap!
more at life is cheap at  life  
Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from an obsolete phrase good cheap ‘a good bargain’, from Old English cēap ‘bargaining, trade’, based on Latin caupo ‘small trader, innkeeper’.  
Thesaurus:
cheap adj.
1.
You can get incredibly cheap fares on the Internet.
budgeteconomicalaffordablereasonablehalf-priceinexpensive|especially business competitive
Opp: expensive
cheap/budget/economical/affordable/reasonable/competitive prices/rates/fares
cheap/economical/affordable/inexpensive/competitive products/services
cheap/affordable/inexpensive goods
2. (disapproving)
cheap and nasty bottles of wine
poorbadsecond-rateinferior|BrE, taboo, slang crapshit|AmE, taboo, slang crappyshitty
a/an cheap/poor/bad/second-rate/inferior copy/imitation
a/an cheap/bad/second-rate/inferior/crap/shit/crappy/shitty product  
Synonyms:
cheap
competitive budget affordable reasonable inexpensive
These words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected.
cheapcosting little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices. Cheap can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that sth is poor quality as well as low in price: a bottle of cheap perfume.
competitive(of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices.
budget[only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service.
affordablecheap enough for most people to afford.
reasonable(of prices) not too expensive.
inexpensive(rather formal) cheap. Inexpensive is often used to mean that sth is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of cheap, because cheap can suggest that sth is poor quality.
cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/reasonable prices/fares/rates
cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/inexpensive products/services  
Example Bank:
It's a good restaurant, and incredibly cheap.
Shoes like that don't come cheap.
The bag looks cheap and nasty.
The glasses are plain without looking cheap.
The school managed to get a couple of computers on the cheap.
They're selling fabrics cheap this week.
a brand new radio going cheap
A quality pair of Italian shoes doesn't come cheap.
Don't be so cheap!
He was so generous he made the other guests look cheap.
He's just trying to score a cheap political advantage.
He's so cheap, he'd never fly to London in a million years.
His treatment of her made her feel cheap.
I was tired of her cheap jokes at my expense.
It was just a bottle of cheap perfume.
Italy was a very cheap country to visit in those days.
She was just too cheap to buy a real present.
The market has been flooded with cheap imports.
The printer isn't exactly cheap at £200.
The room was filled with the smell of cheap perfume.
The skirt was dirt cheap.
The town is full of immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour.
They're offering incredibly cheap fares to Eastern Europe.
They've got brand new CD players going cheap.
We brought a few cheap and nasty bottles of wine home from holiday.
We found a cheap and cheerful cafe.
a cheap floozy/tart/whore
The watch was suspiciously cheap; it was probably a fake.
cheap and nasty products with brand names you've never heard of
Idioms: cheap at the price  going cheap  on the cheap  something does not come cheap

Derived Word: cheapness 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

cheap / tʃiːp / adjective (LOW PRICE)

A1 costing little money or less than is usual or expected:

I got a cheap flight at the last minute.

Food is usually cheaper in supermarkets.

Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets.

The scheme is simple and cheap to operate.

During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from.

figurative In a war, human life becomes very cheap (= seems to be of little value) .

If a shop or restaurant is cheap, it charges low prices:

I go to the cheapest hairdresser's in town.

cheap and cheerful UK cheap but good or enjoyable:

There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food.

on the cheap informal

If you get goods on the cheap, you get them for a low price, often from someone you know who works in the company or business that produces them.
 

cheap / tʃiːp / adjective (LOW QUALITY)

C1 disapproving describes goods that are both low in quality and low in price:

I bought some cheap wine for cooking with.

He bought some cheap shoes that fell apart after a couple of months.

cheap and nasty UK

costing little and of very bad quality
 

cheap / tʃiːp / adjective US ( UK mean ) (MEAN)

unwilling to spend money:

He's so cheap he didn't even buy me a card for my birthday.
 

cheap / tʃiːp / adjective disapproving (DRESSED SEXILY)

If you describe the way a person is dressed as cheap, you mean that it is very obvious that they are trying to sexually attract other people.
 

cheap / tʃiːp / adjective disapproving (UNKIND)

unpleasant and unkind:

I wish you'd stop making cheap jokes about my friends.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

cheap

/tʃi:p/
(cheaper, cheapest)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
Smoke detectors are cheap and easy to put up...
Running costs are coming down because of cheaper fuel...
They served breakfast all day and sold it cheap.
expensive, dear
ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ n, v n ADJ
cheap‧ly
It will produce electricity more cheaply than a nuclear plant.
ADV: ADV after v
cheap‧ness
The cheapness and simplicity of the design makes it ideal for our task.
N-UNCOUNT

2.
If you describe goods as cheap, you mean they cost less money than similar products but their quality is poor.
Don’t resort to cheap copies; save up for the real thing.
...a tight suit made of some cheap material.
= shoddy
ADJ: ADJ n

3.
If you describe someone’s remarks or actions as cheap, you mean that they are unkindly or insincerely using a situation to benefit themselves or to harm someone else.
These tests will inevitably be used by politicians to make cheap political points.
ADJ: ADJ n [disapproval]

4.
If you describe someone as cheap, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money. (AM)
Oh, please, Dad, just this once don’t be cheap.
= mean
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ [disapproval]

5.
If someone does or buys something on the cheap, they spend less money than they should because they are more concerned with what it costs than with its quality. (INFORMAL)
Most modern housing estates are terrible and inevitably done on the cheap.
PHRASE: PHR after v [disapproval]

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1cheap /ˈʧiːp/ adj cheap·er; -est
1 a : not costing a lot of money
• I always buy the cheapest brand of cereal.
• a place where you can get a cheap [=inexpensive] meal
• Rent isn't cheap here.
cheap imported goods
- see also dirt cheap
b : of low quality : not worth a lot of money
• curtains made of cheap material
• He wears a cheap watch that's always breaking.
cheap perfume
2 : charging low prices
• This gas station is cheaper than the one by the highway.
• We ate at a cheap [=inexpensive] restaurant.
3 : not willing to share or spend money
• He was too cheap [=stingy] to pay for the dinner.
• Don't be cheap—buy good quality tires for your car.
- often + with
• My uncle is cheap with his money.
4 : not hard to do or get
• It was a cheap [=easy] victory over a lousy team.
• He likes to harass the neighbor's dog as a cheap thrill. [=a minor thing done for entertainment]
5 : having little or no self-respect : ashamed of being used, abused, etc., by other people
• He felt cheap letting other people treat him like that.
on the cheap informal : at the lowest possible cost : in a cheap way
• The movie was made on the cheap.
• They built the house on the cheap.
- cheap·ly adv [more ~; most ~]
• It is not easy to live cheaply in this city.
• The radio was cheaply made and didn't last long.
- cheap·ness noun [noncount]
• The cheapness of the stock made it an appealing buy.
• My mother-in-law's cheapness [=stinginess] can be annoying.

expensive

expensive [adjective]

costing a lot of money OPP cheap

US /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/ 
UK /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/ 

گران، پربها

مثال: 

An expensive house

يك‌ خانه‌ى گرانقيمت‌

costing a lot of money OPP cheap

معادل فارسی: 

گران، پربها

مثال انگلیسی: 

An expensive house

يك‌ خانه‌ى گرانقيمت‌

Oxford Essential Dictionary

expensive

 adjective
Something that is expensive costs a lot of money:
expensive clothes
The meal was very expensive.
 opposite cheap

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

expensive

expensive S1 W2 /ɪkˈspensɪv/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: noun: ↑expenditure, ↑expense, expenses; verb: ↑expend; adverb: ↑expensively ≠ ↑inexpensively; adjective: ↑expensive ≠ ↑inexpensive]
costing a lot of money OPP cheap:
the most expensive restaurant in town
Petrol is becoming more and more expensive.
Photography is an expensive hobby.
expensive to buy/run/produce/maintain etc
The house was too big and expensive to run.
For low-income families, children’s safety equipment can be prohibitively expensive (=so expensive that most people cannot afford it).
Employing the wrong builder can be a horribly expensive mistake.
Her husband had expensive tastes (=liked expensive things).
—expensively adverb:
She’s always expensively dressed.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ adverbs
quite/fairly expensive The food’s quite expensive, but it’s really nice.
rather/pretty expensive (=more expensive than you expect) I think £1000 for a bed is rather expensive.
very/extremely expensive We ate at a very expensive restaurant.
astronomically/phenomenally expensive (=used to emphasize how expensive something is) Some new medical treatments are phenomenally expensive.
hugely expensive (=extremely expensive, especially when you think something is too expensive) The building is hugely expensive to maintain.
ridiculously/outrageously/horrendously expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that seems shocking) Room service in the hotel was ridiculously expensive.
extortionately expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that is not fair or reasonable) Houses in some parts of London are extortionately expensive.
prohibitively expensive formal (=too expensive, with the result that most people cannot afford to buy something) HIV medicines are still prohibitively expensive for sufferers in Africa.
■ verbs
look expensive All of her clothes look very expensive.
prove expensive Their decision could prove expensive.
■ nouns
expensive tastes (=a desire to have things that are very expensive) His wife has very expensive tastes and his kids always want the latest things.
an expensive mistake (=a mistake which results in someone having to spend a lot of money) Choosing the wrong builder turned out to be an expensive mistake.
• • •
THESAURUS
expensive costing a lot of money: an expensive car | Apartments in the city are very expensive. | An underground train system is expensive to build.
high costing a lot of money.You use high about rents/fees/prices/costs. Don’t use expensive with these words: Rents are very high in this area. | Lawyers charge high fees. | the high cost of living in Japan
dear [not before noun] British English spoken expensive compared to the usual price: £3.50 seems rather dear for a cup of coffee.
pricey /ˈpraɪsi/ informal expensive: The clothes are beautiful but pricey.
costly expensive in a way that wastes money: Upgrading the system would be very costly. | They were anxious to avoid a costly legal battle.
cost a fortune informal to be very expensive: The necklace must have cost a fortune!
exorbitant /ɪɡˈzɔːbətənt, ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt $ -ɔːr-/ much too expensive: Some accountants charge exorbitant fees.
astronomical astronomical prices, costs, and fees are extremely high: the astronomical cost of developing a new spacecraft | the astronomical prices which some people had paid for their seats | The cost of living is astronomical.
overpriced too expensive and not worth the price: The DVDs were vastly overpriced.
somebody can’t afford something someone does not have enough money to buy or do something: Most people can’t afford to send their children to private schools.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

expensive

ex·pen·sive   [ɪkˈspensɪv]    [ɪkˈspensɪv]  adjective
costing a lot of money
an expensive car/restaurant/holiday
Art books are expensive to produce.
I can't afford it, it's too expensive.
Making the wrong decision could prove expensive.
That dress was an expensive mistake.
Opp:  inexpensive
Derived Word: expensively  
Word Origin:
early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘lavish, extravagant’): from Latin expens- ‘paid out’, from the verb expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’ + -ive.  
Thesaurus:
expensive [expensive expensively] adj.
I can't afford expensive restaurants.
costlyoverpriced|informal pricey
Opp: cheap, Opp: inexpensive
expensive/costly/pricey for sb/sth
expensive/costly to do sth  
Synonyms:
expensive
costly overpriced pricey
These word all describe sth that costs a lot of money.
expensivecosting a lot of money; charging high prices: I can't afford it— it's just too expensive for me. an expensive restaurant
costly(rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay: You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.
overpricedtoo expensive; costing more than it is worth: ridiculously overpriced designer clothes
pricey(informal) expensive: Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.
dear[not usually before noun] (BrE) expensive: Everything's so dear now, isn't it?
This word is starting to become rather old-fashioned.
expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey for sb/sth
expensive/costly to do sth
very/too/fairly/quite/pretty expensive/costly/pricey 
Example Bank:
Food in this country is getting very expensive.
Giving every patient an annual anti-flu injection would be prohibitively expensive.
Her suit looked extremely expensive.
I found the food very expensive.
Some of these legal cases are enormously expensive.
Walls are generally the greatest source of heat loss and correspondingly expensive to tackle.
discreetly expensive perfume
Art books are enormously expensive to produce.
I can't afford it— it's just too expensive for me.
Making the wrong decision could prove to be expensive.
• That dress was an expensive mistake.

• an expensive restaurant

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

expensive / ɪkˈspen.sɪv / adjective

A1 costing a lot of money:

Rolls Royces are very expensive.

Big houses are expensive to maintain.

She has expensive tastes (= she likes things that cost a lot of money) .

expensively / -li / adverb

Sarah is always expensively dressed (= wearing expensive clothes) .

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

expensive

/ɪkspensɪv/

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money.
Wine’s so expensive in this country...
I get very nervous because I’m using a lot of expensive equipment.

= costly

inexpensive

ADJ

ex‧pen‧sive‧ly
She was expensively dressed, with fine furs and jewels...

cheaply

ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

expensive

ex·pen·sive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ adj [more ~; most ~] : costing a lot of money
• an expensive hobby
• an expensive car
expensive clothes
• The lights were expensive to install.
• They live in an expensive neighborhood. [=a neighborhood in which houses, apartments, etc., cost a lot to buy or rent]
• Her decision to leave the company proved to be an expensive mistake. [=a mistake that caused her to lose a lot of money]
• an expensive shop [=a shop that sells expensive things]
• He has expensive tastes. [=he likes expensive things]
- ex·pen·sive·ly adv
• He dresses expensively.

tight

tight [adjective] (UNCOMFORTABLE)

CLOTHES tight clothes fit your body very closely, especially in a way that is uncomfortable OPP loose

US /taɪt/ 
UK /taɪt/ 

تنگ

مثال: 

My shoes were so tight that I could hardly walk.

کفش های من به قدری تنگ بود که به سختی می توانستم راه بروم.

CLOTHES tight clothes fit your body very closely, especially in a way that is uncomfortable OPP loose

معادل فارسی: 

تنگ

مثال انگلیسی: 

My shoes were so tight that I could hardly walk.

کفش های من به قدری تنگ بود که به سختی می توانستم راه بروم.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

tight

 adjective (tighter, tightest)

pronunciation
The word tight sounds like white.

1 fixed firmly so that you cannot move it easily:
a tight knot
I can't open this jar of jam – the lid is too tight.
 opposite loose

2 Tight clothes fit very closely in a way that is often uncomfortable:
These shoes are too tight.
tight trousers

>> tight (also tightly ) adverb:
Hold tight!
I tied the string tightly around the box.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

tight

I. tight1 S2 W3 /taɪt/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative tighter, superlative tightest)
[Word Family: adverb: ↑tight, ↑tightly; verb: ↑tighten; noun: ↑tightness; adjective: ↑tight]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: thight 'closely packed, solid, thick' (14-19 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language]
1. CLOTHES tight clothes fit your body very closely, especially in a way that is uncomfortable OPP loose:
tight jeans
My shoes were so tight that I could hardly walk.
The jacket is rather a tight fit (=it fits too tightly).
2. PULLED/STRETCHED FIRMLY string, wire, cloth etc that is tight has been pulled or stretched firmly so that it is straight or cannot move:
The bandage must be tight enough to stop the bleeding.
She tied the rope around the post and pulled it tight.
3. ATTACHED FIRMLY a screw, lid etc that is tight is firmly attached and difficult to move:
Check that the screws are tight.
4. HOLDING SOMETHING FIRMLY a tight hold/grip if you keep or have a tight hold on something, you hold it firmly:
His mother kept a tight hold on his hand.
5. STRICT controlling something very strictly or firmly:
The government is keeping tight control on immigration.
keep a tight grip/hold/rein on something (=control it very firmly)
The former dictator still keeps a tight grip on power.
Anna was determined to keep a tight hold on her feelings.
Security is always tight for the opening day of parliament.
run/keep a tight ship (=manage a company, organization etc strictly and effectively)
6. LITTLE MONEY if money is tight, you do not have enough of it
money is tight/things are tight
Money was tight and he needed a job badly.
As you know, I run the magazine on a pretty tight budget.
7. LITTLE TIME if time is tight, it is difficult for you to do everything you need to do in the time available:
Time is tight, and she has another meeting to go to this afternoon.
We should arrive on time, but it’ll be tight.
As usual, his schedule on Saturday was tight (=he had arranged to do several things in a short time).
I'm working to a very tight deadline (=I have to finish a piece of work very quickly).
8. LITTLE SPACE if space is tight, there is only just enough space to fit something into a place
be a tight squeeze/fit
Six in the car will be a tight squeeze.
9. NOT GENEROUS informal not generous, or trying hard to avoid spending money:
Don’t be so tight!
10. CLOSE TOGETHER placed or standing closely together:
The animal’s body was curled up in a tight little ball.
She wore her hair in a tight bun.
11. CLOSE RELATIONSHIP a tight group of people, countries etc have a close relationship with each other SYN tight-knit:
Together, the young film-makers formed a tight group.
the tight bonds that had grown between them
12. BEND/TURN a tight bend or turn is very curved and turns quickly in another direction:
Danny lost control on a tight bend, and the car ran off the road.
13. CHEST/STOMACH/THROAT if your chest, stomach, or throat feels tight, it feels painful and uncomfortable, because you are ill or worried:
Before she went on stage her chest felt tight and her throat hurt.
14. EXPRESSION/SMILE/VOICE a tight expression, smile, or voice shows that you are annoyed or worried SYN tight-lipped:
‘Look, I’m sorry ...,’ she said, forcing a tight smile.
15. DIFFICULT SITUATION in a tight corner/spot informal in a difficult situation:
He’s a good man to have around if ever you’re in a tight corner.
‘Did something go wrong?’ ‘Let’s just say I got into a bit of a tight spot.’
16. PLAY/PERFORMANCE playing a piece of music or giving a performance very exactly and well, without any pauses or mistakes:
The band gave a really tight performance.
a tight, well-rehearsed production
17. GAME/COMPETITION a tight game, competition etc is one in which the teams, players etc play equally well, and it is not easy to win:
The opening quarter of the game was very tight.
18. DRUNK [not before noun] old-fashioned informal drunk
—tightly adverb:
Marie held the baby tightly in her arms.
—tightness noun [uncountable]
⇨ ↑airtight, ↑watertight
• • •
THESAURUS
■ rule/law/system
strict a strict order or rule is one that must be obeyed: There are strict rules about keeping tax records. | He had strict instructions to return the key to me.
tight tight controls or limits are very strict about what is allowed and what is not allowed: The report recommends tighter controls on the advertising of alcohol. | There are tight regulations governing waste disposal.
tough tough laws or rules are very strict: They want tougher laws against drinking and driving. | The federal government is introducing tough new rules on immigration.
harsh harsh punishments or laws are very severe, often too severe: There are harsh penalties for drug trafficking. | The government has brought in harsh measures to combat the rioting taking place in many cities.
stringent controlling what people can do with rules that have very high standards: There are now stringent controls on pollution from all power stations. | stringent new food safety regulations

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tight

tight [tight tighter tightest] adjective, adverb   [taɪt]    [taɪt] 

 

adjective (tight·er, tight·est

FIRM
1. held or fixed in position firmly; difficult to move or undo
He kept a tight grip on her arm.
• She twisted her hair into a tight knot.

• The screw was so tight that it wouldn't move.  

CLOTHES

2. fitting closely to your body and sometimes uncomfortable
She was wearing a tight pair of jeans.
These shoes are much too tight.
The new sweater was a tight fit.
Opp:  loose 

see also  skintight  

CONTROL

3. very strict and firm
to keep tight control over sth

• We need tighter security at the airport.  

STRETCHED

4. stretched or pulled so that it cannot stretch much further

• The rope was stretched tight.  

CLOSE TOGETHER

5. usually before noun with things or people packed closely together, leaving little space between them
• There was a tight group of people around the speaker.

• With six of us in the car it was a tight squeeze.  

MONEY/TIME

6. difficult to manage with because there is not enough
We have a very tight budget.
• The president has a tight schedule today.

• The deadline for finishing the project is too tight (= too soon).  

EXPRESSION/VOICE

7. looking or sounding anxious, upset, angry, etc
• ‘I'm sorry,’ she said, with a tight smile.

see also  uptight  

PART OF BODY

8. feeling painful or uncomfortable because of illness or emotion
Syn:  constricted
• He complained of having a tight chest.

• Her throat felt tight, just looking at her baby.  

RELATIONSHIP

9. having a close relationship with sb else or with other people
• It was a tight community and newcomers were not welcome.

see also  tight-knit  

BEND/CURVE

10. curving suddenly rather than gradually
• The driver slowed down at a tight bend in the road.

• The plane flew around in a tight circle.  

CONTEST/RACE

11. with runners, teams, etc. that seem to be equally good
Syn:  close

• a tight race  

NOT GENEROUS

12. (informal, disapproving) not wanting to spend much money; not generous
Syn:  mean

• He's very tight with his money.  

DRUNK

13. not usually before noun (old-fashioned, informal) drunk

Syn:  tipsy  

-TIGHT

14. (in compounds) not allowing the substance mentioned to enter
measures to make your home weathertight
see also  airtight, watertight   
Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘healthy, vigorous’, later ‘firm, solid’): probably an alteration of thight ‘firm, solid’, later ‘close-packed, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to German dicht ‘dense, close’.  
Example Bank:
Every muscle in her face was drawn tight.
I think we'd better leave— time's getting very tight.
Keep the rope tight.
Security at the airport remains tight.
The cloth was stretched tight over the frame.
The rope suddenly went tight.
Those jeans are getting too tight for me.
She managed to reverse into a tight parking space.
The screw was so tight that it wouldn't move.
With six of us in the car it was a tight squeeze.
Are the controls tight enough?
Those jeans have got too tight and I can't wear them any more.
Idioms: keep a tight rein on somebody  run a tight ship  tight spot

Derived Word: tightness 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

tight / taɪt / adjective (UNCOMFORTABLE)

B1 Clothes or shoes that are tight fit the body too closely and are uncomfortable:

That jacket's too tight - you want a bigger size.

If you have a tight feeling in your chest you have an uncomfortable feeling of pressure, caused by illness, fear, etc.

tightness / ˈtaɪt.nəs / noun [ U ]
 

tight / taɪt / adjective (LIMITING)

B2 Controls or rules that are tight are ones that severely limit what can happen:

tight security

 

tightness / ˈtaɪt.nəs / noun [ U ]

 

tight / taɪt / adjective (NOT MUCH)

B2 If time or money is tight, there is only just enough of it:

I'm sorry I can't stop, time's really tight.

They're raising three kids on one small salary so money is very tight.

 

tightness / ˈtaɪt.nəs / noun [ U ]
 

tight / taɪt / adjective informal disapproving (NOT GENEROUS)

→  tight-fisted

tightness / ˈtaɪt.nəs / noun [ U ]
 

tight / taɪt / adjective old-fashioned informal (DRUNK)

having drunk too much alcohol:

Jim, you're tight!

→  Synonym drunk adjective
 

tight / taɪt / adjective informal (RELATIONSHIP)

If you are tight with someone, you know them very well and like them a lot:

We're tight - we've been best friends since we were at school.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

tight

/taɪt/
(tighter, tightest)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Tight clothes or shoes are rather small and fit closely to your body.
His jeans were too tight.
loose
ADJ
tight‧ly
He buttoned his collar tightly round his thick neck.
ADV: ADV with v

2.
If you hold someone or something tight, you hold them firmly and securely.
She just fell into my arms, clutching me tight for a moment...
Hold on tight!
ADV: ADV after v

Tight is also an adjective.
As he and Henrietta passed through the gate he kept a tight hold of her arm.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
tight‧ly
She climbed back into bed and wrapped her arms tightly round her body.
ADV: ADV after v

3.
Tight controls or rules are very strict.
The measures include tight control of media coverage...
Security is tight this week at the polling sites.
ADJ
tight‧ly
The internal media was tightly controlled by the government during the war.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed

4.
Something that is shut tight is shut very firmly.
I keep the flour and sugar in individual jars, sealed tight with their glass lids...
She kept her eyes tight closed.
ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v
tight‧ly
Pemberton frowned and closed his eyes tightly...
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed

5.
Skin, cloth, or string that is tight is stretched or pulled so that it is smooth or straight.
My skin feels tight and lacking in moisture...
ADJ
tight‧ly
Her sallow skin was drawn tightly across the bones of her face.
ADV: ADV with v

6.
Tight is used to describe a group of things or an amount of something that is closely packed together.
She curled up in a tight ball, with her knees tucked up at her chin...
The men came in a tight group.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

Tight is also an adverb.
The people sleep on sun loungers packed tight, end to end.
ADV
tight‧ly
Many animals travel in tightly packed lorries and are deprived of food, water and rest.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed

7.
If a part of your body is tight, it feels rather uncomfortable and painful, for example because you are ill, anxious, or angry.
It is better to stretch the tight muscles first...
= taut
ADJ
tight‧ness
Heart disease often shows itself first as pain or tightness in the chest.
N-UNCOUNT

8.
A tight group of people is one whose members are closely linked by beliefs, feelings, or interests.
We’re a tight group, so we do keep in touch.
= close
ADJ

9.
A tight bend or corner is one that changes direction very quickly so that you cannot see very far round it.
They collided on a tight bend and both cars were extensively damaged.
= sharp
ADJ: usu ADJ n

10.
A tight schedule or budget allows very little time or money for unexpected events or expenses.
It’s difficult to cram everything into a tight schedule...
Financially things are a bit tight.
ADJ

11.
A tight contest is one where none of the competitors has a clear advantage or looks likely to win, so that it is difficult to say who the winner will be.
It was a very tight match...
ADJ

12.
If you say that someone is tight, you disapprove of them because they are unwilling to spend their money. (INFORMAL)
What about getting new ones–Are you so tight you won’t even spend three roubles?
= tight-fisted, mean, stingy
ADJ [disapproval]

13.
see also airtight, skin-tight

14.
If you are in a tight corner or in a tight spot, you are in a difficult situation. (INFORMAL)
That puts the president in a tight spot if the vote is not a resounding ‘yes’...
PHRASE: usu prep PHR

15.
You can say ‘sleep tight’ to someone when they are going to bed as an affectionate way of saying that you hope they will sleep well.
Good night, Davey. Sleep tight.
CONVENTION

16.
to keep a tight rein on: see rein
to sit tight: see sit

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1tight /ˈtaɪt/ adj tight·er; -est
1 : difficult to move : fastened, attached, or held in a position that is not easy to move
• The lid is too tight. I can't loosen it.
• She made a tight knot in the rope.
• Keep a tight grip/hold on his hand when you cross the street.
- opposite loose
2 : fitting very close to your body
tight [=snug] T-shirts
• a tight pair of jeans = a pair of tight jeans
• These shoes are too tight. [=they are too small]
• a tight bandage
- opposite loose; see also skintight
3 : flat or firm from being pulled or stretched
• a tight wire/string
• Pull the ribbon tight and make a bow.
- opposite loose
4 : tense or stiff : not relaxed
• Her muscles were tight.
• His throat/chest felt tight.
• a tight smile
• She answered in a tight voice.
- opposite loose
5 : hard and muscular
• an athlete with a tight stomach/body
• He has tight abs.
6 : having parts that are very close together
• The cat was curled into a tight ball.
• a fabric with a tight weave
• The swimming goggles should create a tight seal around your eyes.
- see also airtight, watertight
7 : not having or allowing much room
• Space was tight at their first home. [=their first home was small; they did not have much room]
• There's a tight space you can crawl through underneath the house.
• The tunnel gets pretty tight up ahead.
• We got everything into the suitcase, but it was a tight squeeze. [=the suitcase was very full/packed]
8 : not having or allowing much time
• We are on a tight schedule.
• The project has a very tight deadline.
• Time was tight, so we couldn't stay long.
9 : close or equal in score, progress, or ability
• It was a very tight race/game.
• It was one of the tightest presidential elections in history.
• The teams play in a tight division.
10 : not allowing much freedom : strict about controlling what happens
• She kept a tight hand on the business. [=she controlled the business in a very strict way]
• The mayor put tighter security in place for the concert.
• He has people working for him, but he has/keeps a tight rein on every part of the process.
11 : difficult or awkward
• You've put me in a tight spot. [=a difficult position]
• They were in a tight spot financially. [=they did not have much money; they were having financial problems]
12 a : low in supply : not easily available
• We can't afford a vacation right now because money is tight. [=scarce]
• Jobs are tight right now. [=there are not many jobs available right now]
b
- used to describe a situation that is difficult because there is not enough of something
• Things have been a little tight [=money has been scarce] since I lost my job.
• a tight job market [=a situation in which there are few jobs]
13 informal + usually disapproving : not giving or spending money freely : stingy or cheap
• He's pretty tight with his money.
14 : having a close personal or professional relationship
• We've been tight [=very friendly] for a long time.
• a tight group of friends
- often + with
• She's tight with the boss.
15 : curving or changing direction suddenly
• There is a tight [=sharp] bend in the road up ahead.
• Make a tight right turn at the traffic light.
16 informal + old-fashioned : very drunk
• getting tight at a bar
run a tight ship
- see 1ship
- tight·ly adv
• The shirt fits too tightly around the arms.
• The luggage was secured tightly to the top of the car.
• Hold on tightly to the railing.
• shelves packed tightly with books
• a tightly knit [=tight-knit] family
- tight·ness noun [noncount]
• He felt some muscle tightness in his back.

clean

clean [adjective] (NOT DIRTY)

NOT DIRTY without any dirt, marks etc

US /kliːn/ 
UK /kliːn/ 

تمیز

مثال: 

Are your hands clean?

دستهات تمیزه؟

NOT DIRTY without any dirt, marks etc

معادل فارسی: 

تمیز

مثال انگلیسی: 

Are your hands clean?

دستهات تمیزه؟

Oxford Essential Dictionary

adjective (cleaner, cleanest)
not dirty:
clean clothes
Are your hands clean?
 opposite dirty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

clean

I. clean1 S2 W2 /kliːn/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative cleaner, superlative cleanest)
[Word Family: noun: ↑cleaner, ↑cleaning, ↑cleanliness, ↑clean, ↑cleanser; verb: ↑clean, ↑cleanse; adverb: ↑clean, ↑cleanly; adjective: ↑clean ≠ ↑unclean]
[Language: Old English; Origin: clæne]
1. NOT DIRTY without any dirt, marks etc OPP dirty:
Are your hands clean?
clean towels
Make sure you keep the wound clean.
Wipe that sink clean when you’re done.
As usual, she left her room clean and tidy before going to school.
a spotlessly clean kitchen
I want you to get those plates as clean as a whistle.
2. PEOPLE/ANIMALS having a clean appearance and habits:
Cats are naturally clean.
3. ENVIRONMENT containing or producing nothing that is dirty or harmful ⇨ cleanly
clean air/water/energy etc
the Clean Air Act
cleaner fuels
4. FAIR OR LEGAL
a) done in a fair or legal way OPP dirty:
a clean fight
b) showing that you have followed the rules:
a clean driving licence
He’s got a clean record.
c) [not before noun] informal not hiding any weapons or illegal drugs:
They searched him, but he was clean.
d) [not before noun] no longer taking illegal drugs:
Dave’s been clean for two years now.
5. NOT OFFENSIVE talk, jokes, behaviour etc that are clean are not offensive or about sex OPP dirty:
Oh, don’t get mad – it’s just good clean fun!
Keep it clean (=do not offend people with what you say).
clean living (=a way of life which is healthy and moral)
6. come clean informal to finally tell the truth about something you have been hiding
come clean about
The government should come clean about its plans.
7. make a clean breast of it to admit that you have done something wrong so that you no longer feel guilty
8. a clean break
a complete and sudden separation from a person, organization, or situation:
Den left the next day, needing to make a clean break.
9. clean sheet/slate a record of someone’s work, behaviour, performance etc that shows they have not done anything wrong or made any mistakes:
Jed looked forward to starting life again with a clean sheet.
Lewis has kept a clean sheet in every game (=not let the other team score).
10. clean hands if a person, government, organization etc has clean hands, they have done something in a fair or legal way:
Neither side is coming to the negotiating table with completely clean hands.
11. PAPER a piece of paper that is clean has not yet been used SYN fresh
12. SMOOTH having a smooth or regular edge or surface ⇨ cleanly:
a clean cut
Use a clean simple typeface for signs.
13. a clean bill of health a report that says you are healthy or that a machine or building is safe:
Inspectors gave the factory a clean bill of health.
14. a clean sweep
a) a very impressive victory in a competition, election etc
a clean sweep for
All the polls had pointed to a clean sweep for the Democrats.
Hopes that the French would make a clean sweep at the Games were dashed.
b) a complete change in a company or organization, often by removing people
15. TASTE having a fresh pleasant taste:
Add a little lemon juice to give the pasta a cool clean taste.
16. clean copy a piece of writing without mistakes or other marks written on it
17. MOVEMENT a clean movement in sport is skilful and exact:
He steadied his arm, hoping for a clean shot.
—cleanness noun [uncountable]
⇨ ↑clean-cut, ⇨ keep your nose clean at ↑nose1(9)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ nouns
clean clothes He had a shower and changed into clean clothes.
a clean shirt/sheet/towel etc Where are all my clean socks?
clean hands Make sure you have clean hands before you eat.
■ verbs
keep something clean You should always keep your kitchen clean.
wipe something clean (=use a cloth to clean a surface) He started to wipe the blackboard clean.
sweep/scrub something clean (=use a brush to clean something) She quickly swept the floor clean.
leave something clean Please leave the apartment clean when you go.
■ adverbs
spotlessly/scrupulously clean (=very clean) Hospitals must be kept scrupulously clean.
squeaky clean (=completely clean) I like my hair to be squeaky clean.
■ phrases
nice and clean (=clean) Their job is to keep the streets nice and clean.
clean and tidy especially BrE: I insist my children keep their rooms clean and tidy.
neat and clean especially AmE: Her kids were always neat and clean.
clean as a whistle (=very clean) The place was clean as a whistle.
• • •
THESAURUS
clean without any dirt or marks: They need clean water to drink. | I don’t have any clean clothes.
pure water or air that is pure does not contain any dirt, pollution, or bacteria: I breathed in the pure mountain air.
sterile /ˈsteraɪl $ -rəl/ completely clean, with no bacteria, and therefore safe for medical or scientific use: Place a sterile bandage on the wound. | sterile needles
spotless completely clean – used mainly about rooms and clothes: Her kitchen is always spotless.
pristine /ˈprɪstiːn/ completely clean and new-looking: He wore a pristine white shirt.
immaculate as clean and tidy as it is possible to be: The soldiers’ uniforms have to be immaculate.
spick and span [not before noun] informal clean and tidy, especially after having just been cleaned: By the end of the day, the whole place was spick and span.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

clean

clean [clean cleans cleaned cleaning cleaner cleanest] adjective, verb, adverb, noun   [kliːn]    [kliːn] 

adjective (clean·er, clean·est

NOT DIRTY
1. not dirty
Are your hands clean?
to wipe sth clean
The hotel was spotlessly (= extremely) clean.
(BrE) It is your responsibility to keep the room clean and tidy.
(NAmE) Keep your room neat and clean.

• I can't find a clean shirt (= one I haven't worn since it was washed).

2. having a clean appearance and clean surroundings

• Cats are very clean animals.  

NOT HARMFUL

3. free from harmful or unpleasant substances
clean drinking water
clean air
We all want a cleaner environment but who is going to pay for it?
cleaner cars (= not producing so many harmful substances)

• Electric buses are a clean, environmentally friendly way to travel.  

PAPER

4. usually before noun with nothing written on it

• a clean sheet of paper  

NOT OFFENSIVE

5. not offensive or referring to sex; not doing anything that is considered immoral or bad
The entertainment was good clean fun for the whole family.
• Keep the jokes clean please!

• The sport has a very clean image.  

NOT ILLEGAL

6. not showing or having any record of doing sth that is against the law
a clean driving licence/driver's license

• a clean police record

7. (informal) not owning or carrying anything illegal such as drugs or weapons

• The police searched her but she was clean.  

FAIR

8. played or done in a fair way and within the rules

• It was a tough but clean game.  

SMOOTH/SIMPLE

9. having a smooth edge, surface or shape; simple and regular
• A sharp knife makes a clean cut.

• a modern design with clean lines and a bright appearance  

ACCURATE

10. done in a skilful and accurate way

• The plane made a clean take-off.  

TASTE/SMELL

11. tasting, smelling or looking pleasant and fresh
The wine has a clean taste and a lovely golden colour.
compare  unclean 
more at keep your nose clean at  nose  n., wipe the slate clean at  wipe  v.  
Word Origin:
Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’.  
Thesaurus:
clean adj.
Are your hands clean?
puresterilehygienicspotless
Opp: dirty
clean/pure/sterile (drinking) water
clean/sterile/hygienic conditions
keep sth clean/pure/sterile/spotless 
Example Bank:
I scrubbed the floor to get it clean.
Is your room clean and tidy now?
It's almost clean. I just have to wipe the table.
Please leave the kitchen clean.
She wiped all the surfaces clean.
The bathroom doesn't stay clean for long.
The room smelled clean and fresh.
The water was lovely and clean.
The whole house was spotlessly clean.
You're supposed to keep your room clean.
Fiscal incentives will be introduced to encourage the use of cleaner cars.
He wiped his plate clean with a piece of bread.
I can't find a clean shirt.
It is your responsibility to keep the room clean and tidy.
• Keep your room neat and clean.

• Thousands were left without food or clean drinking water.

 

Idioms: as clean as a whistle  clean bill of health  clean break  clean house  clean sheet  clean up your act  come clean  make a clean breast of something  make a clean sweep

Derived: clean somebody out  clean something down  clean something off  clean something off something  clean something out  clean something up  clean up 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

clean / kliːn / adjective (NOT DIRTY)

A1 not dirty:

a clean white shirt

clean air/water

Make sure your hands are clean before you have your dinner.

Hospitals need to be kept spotlessly (= extremely) clean.
 

clean / kliːn / adjective (HONEST)

C2 honest or fair, or showing that you have not done anything illegal:

a good clean fight/contest

The judge took the defendant's clean record (= the absence of previous involvement in crime) into account when passing sentence.

I've always had a clean driving licence .

slang not doing anything illegal, or not having or carrying illegal drugs or stolen goods:

The police busted Pete last night, but he was clean.
 

clean / kliːn / adjective (MORAL)

morally acceptable:

It's all good clean fun .

clean living

not about sex:

Can't you think of any clean jokes ?
 

clean / kliːn / adjective (NOT ROUGH)

having no rough edges, and smooth, straight, or equally balanced:

I've broken my leg, but the doctor says that it's a clean break , so it should heal easily.

A good clean hit from Pietersen sent the ball straight out to the boundary.

What he liked about the car was its clean lines .

I tried to make a clean cut , but the knife wasn't sharp enough.

 

clean / kliːn / adjective [ before noun ] (COMPLETE)

complete:

It's better for both of us if we make a clean break (of it) (= end our relationship completely) .

Sara says she needs a clean break with the past.

The new prime minister is expected to make a clean sweep (= a complete change) of the government.

 

clean / kliːn / adjective [ before noun ] (NOTHING ON)

When something you write on is clean, there is nothing on it or it is not yet used:

Take a clean sheet of paper.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

clean

/kli:n/
(cleaner, cleanest, cleans, cleaning, cleaned)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
He wore his cleanest slacks, a clean shirt and a navy blazer...
Disease has not been a problem because clean water is available...
The metro is efficient and spotlessly clean...
dirty
ADJ

2.
You say that people or animals are clean when they keep themselves or their surroundings clean.
dirty
ADJ

3.
A clean fuel or chemical process does not create many harmful or polluting substances.
Fans of electric cars say they are clean, quiet and economical.
dirty
ADJ
clean‧ly
Manufacturers are working with new fuels to find one that burns more cleanly than petrol.
ADV: ADV after v

4.
If you clean something or clean dirt off it, you make it free from dirt and unwanted marks, for example by washing or wiping it. If something cleans easily, it is easy to clean.
Her father cleaned his glasses with a paper napkin...
It took half an hour to clean the orange powder off the bath...
Wood flooring not only cleans easily, but it’s environmentally friendly into the bargain.
VERB: V n, V n prep/adv, V adv

Clean is also a noun.
Give the cooker a good clean.
N-SING

5.
If you clean a room or house, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
With them also lived Mary Burinda, who cooked and cleaned...
She got up early and cleaned the flat.
VERB: V, V n
clean‧ing
I do the cleaning myself.
N-UNCOUNT

6.
If you describe something such as a book, joke, or lifestyle as clean, you think that they are not sexually immoral or offensive.
They’re trying to show clean, wholesome, decent movies...
Flirting is good clean fun...
dirty
ADJ [approval]

7.
If someone has a clean reputation or record, they have never done anything illegal or wrong.
Accusations of tax evasion have tarnished his clean image...
You can hire these from most car hire firms, provided you have a clean driving licence.
ADJ

8.
A clean game or fight is carried out fairly, according to the rules.
He called for a clean fight in the election and an end to ‘negative campaigning’...
= fair
dirty
ADJ: usu ADJ n
clean‧ly
The game had been cleanly fought.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed

9.
A clean sheet of paper has no writing or drawing on it.
Take a clean sheet of paper and down the left-hand side make a list.
= blank
ADJ: usu ADJ n

10.
If you make a clean break or start, you end a situation completely and start again in a different way.
She wanted to make a clean break from her mother and father.
ADJ: ADJ n

11.
Clean is used to emphasize that something was done completely. (INFORMAL)
It burned clean through the seat of my overalls...
I clean forgot everything I had prepared.
ADV: usu ADV prep/adv, also ADV before v [emphasis]

12.
You can describe an action as clean to indicate that it is carried out simply and quickly without mistakes.
They were more concerned about the dogs’ welfare than a clean getaway...
messy
ADJ: usu ADJ n
clean‧ly
I struck the ball cleanly and my shot was on target.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed

13.
If you come clean about something that you have been keeping secret, you admit it or tell people about it. (INFORMAL)
It would be better if you come clean about it and let her know what kind of man she is seeing.
PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR about/on n

14.
to clean up your act: see act
to keep your nose clean: see nose
a clean slate: see slate
to wipe the slate clean: see slate
a clean sweep: see sweep
clean as a whistle: see whistle

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1clean /ˈkliːn/ adj clean·er; -est
1 : free from dirt, marks, etc. : not dirty
• a clean floor
• This table isn't clean. There's a sticky spot where something spilled.
• He keeps a very clean house.
• The janitor does a good job of keeping the office clean.
clean laundry/socks/towels/sheets
• I wiped the baby's face clean.
2 : tending to keep clean
• He's a clean young man.
• Cats are very clean animals.
3 a : free from pollution or other dangerous substances
clean air/water
b : not causing pollution
• Solar power provides clean energy.
• a clean fuel
4 a : not yet used
• a clean [=blank, fresh] piece/sheet of paper
b of a document : not having any mistakes
• We need a clean copy of the document.
5 : not infected
• a clean wound
6 : pleasingly simple
• I like the clean simplicity of the chair's design.
• She wore a formal wool suit with clean lines.
7 : having edges that are straight and smooth
• a clean cut
• The vase was broken, but it was a clean break and easily repaired with a little glue.
8 : completely and quickly done
• The bank robbers made a clean getaway.
• When he left home, he made a clean break with the past. [=he completely separated himself from everything that had been part of his life]
9 sports : done in a skillful and impressive way without mistakes or awkwardness
• a clean dive/catch/hit
• The gymnast made a clean landing.
10 : not showing evidence of any broken rules or laws
• She has a clean driving record.
- see also clean slate (below)
11 a : not connected with or involving anything illegal or morally wrong
• a clean candidate
• They believe in hard work and clean living.
• The party was good, clean fun.
b : not referring to anything sexual or offensive
• Only clean jokes, please. There are children here.
clean language
12 not used before a noun : no longer using drugs : not addicted to drugs
• He's been clean for five years.
clean and sober
13 not used before a noun informal : not carrying any weapons, drugs, etc.
• All visitors to the prison are searched to make sure they're clean.
• I checked her; she's clean.
clean as a whistle
- see 1whistle
clean slate also Brit clean sheet
1 : a person's record (as from a school or a job) that shows no evidence of any problems, broken rules, etc. : a clean record
• Everyone who comes to this school starts with a clean slate.
2 clean sheet Brit : a game in which the opposing team is prevented from scoring
• The team's star goalie has had five clean sheets [=(US) shutouts] this season. [=has prevented the other team from scoring in five games]
clean sweep
1 : a victory in which one side or team wins every game, contest, etc.
• The Red Sox won the series in a clean sweep.
• The election was a clean sweep for local Democratic candidates.
2 : a complete change in something
• The new governor has made a clean sweep of the staff in the governor's mansion. [=the new governor completely replaced the former governor's staff]
come clean informal : to tell the truth about what happened : to stop hiding the truth
• Eventually she came clean and helped the police recover the goods she'd stolen.
• He's finally come clean about his role in the scandal.
give (someone or something) a clean bill of health
- see 1bill
keep your nose clean
- see 1nose
make a clean breast of
- see 1breast
wipe the slate clean
- see 1wipe
- clean·ness /ˈkliːnnəs/ noun [noncount]
• the cleanness of the image

dirty

dirty [adjective] (NOT CLEAN)

NOT CLEAN covered in or marked by an unwanted substance

US /ˈdɝː.t̬i/ 
UK /ˈdɜː.ti/ 

کثیف

مثال: 

my mother put the dirty clothes in the washing machine

مادرم لباس های کثیفم را در ماشین لباسشویی انداخت.

NOT CLEAN covered in or marked by an unwanted substance

معادل فارسی: 

کثیف

مثال انگلیسی: 

my mother put the dirty clothes in the washing machine

مادرم لباس های کثیفم را در ماشین لباسشویی انداخت.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

dirty

 adjective (dirtier, dirtiest)
not clean:
Your hands are dirty – go and wash them!

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dirty

I. dirty1 S2 W3 /ˈdɜːti $ ˈdɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative dirtier, superlative dirtiest)

1. NOT CLEAN covered in or marked by an unwanted substance OPP clean:
a stack of dirty dishes in the sink
How did you get so dirty?
dirty clothes/washing/laundry
She circled the bedroom, picking up dirty clothes.
2. SEX relating to sex, in a way that is considered immoral or unpleasant:
kids telling dirty jokes
a dirty magazine
She looked at me as if I had said a dirty word.
have a dirty mind British English (=think about sex a lot)
dirty weekend British English (=a weekend when a man and woman who are not married to each other go away to have sex)
3. BAD/IMMORAL used to emphasize that you think someone or something is bad, dishonest, or immoral:
You’re a dirty liar!
a dirty fighter
you and your dirty little deals
do the dirty on somebody British English (=treat someone in a way that is unfair or dishonest)
What a dirty trick!
4. something is a dirty word if something is a dirty word, people believe it is a bad thing even if they do not know or think much about it SYN swear word:
‘Liberal’ has somehow become a dirty word in America.
5. give somebody a dirty look to look at someone in a very disapproving way:
Susan gave her brother a dirty look.
6. dirty trick a dishonest or unfair action, especially done by a government, company, or organization:
political dirty tricks
7. wash your dirty linen/laundry (also air your dirty laundry American English) to discuss something embarrassing or bad about yourself where everyone can see, know, or hear:
The divorce has meant airing their dirty laundry in court.
8. do sb’s dirty work to do an unpleasant or dishonest action for someone, so that they do not have to do it themselves:
I’m not talking to him; you do your own dirty work!
9. it’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it used to say that something is unpleasant to do, but that it is necessary – often used humorously
10. DRUGS American English informal containing or possessing illegal drugs
11. dirty bomb a bomb that contains a ↑radioactive substance which makes the bomb more dangerous than bombs containing only traditional explosives
12. SPORT a dirty sports event is one in which people competing in the event have illegally used drugs to improve their performance:
Many people think that the race has been a dirty event for years.
—dirtily adverb
• • •
THESAURUS
dirty not clean: His clothes were untidy and he had dirty hands.
filthy very dirty: Each year filthy water causes millions of cases of illness.
muddy covered with mud: It had been raining hard and the path was muddy.
dusty covered with dust: the dusty shelves in the attic
greasy covered with oil or grease: Greasy food is bad for your health.
grubby (also mucky British English) informal fairly dirty and needing to be cleaned or washed: He was wearing a grubby white T-shirt. | mucky fingers
grimy covered with thick dirt or dirt that has been there a long time: I couldn’t see much out of the grimy windows of the train.
dingy /ˈdɪndʒi/ looking dark, dirty, and unpleasant. Used about rooms, houses, and buildings: We worked in a dingy little office behind the station.
polluted used about land, water, or air that has been made dirty: 85% of city dwellers breathe heavily polluted air.
contaminated made dirty by a dangerous substance or bacteria: The virus is mainly spread through contaminated food.
squalid /ˈskwɒləd, ˈskwɒlɪd $ ˈskwɑː-/ formal extremely dirty and unpleasant. Used about the place or conditions in which someone lives: People are living in squalid conditions, with little water and no sanitation.
unhygienic /ʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk◂ $ -ˈdʒe-, -ˈdʒiː-/ formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals: The food was prepared under unhygienic conditions.
unsanitary (also insanitary British English) formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially because there is not a good system for getting rid of waste: People’s health is being threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes. | They work for long hours in unsanitary conditions.
soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: Soiled nappies should be changed as quickly as possible.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dirty

dirty [dirty dirties dirtied dirtying dirtier dirtiest] adjective, verb, adverb   [ˈdɜːti]    [ˈdɜːrti]

adjective (dirt·ier, dirti·est) 

NOT CLEAN
1. not clean
dirty hands/clothes
a dirty mark
Try not to get too dirty!

I always get given the dirty jobs (= jobs that make you become dirty).  

OFFENSIVE

2. usually before noun connected with sex in an offensive way
a dirty joke/book

He's got a dirty mind (= he often thinks about sex).  

UNPLEASANT/DISHONEST

3. usually before noun (informal) unpleasant or dishonest
a dirty lie
She's a dirty player.

He's a great man for doing the dirty jobs (= jobs which are unpleasant because they involve being dishonest or mean to people).  

COLOURS

4. only before noun dull

a dirty brown carpet  

DRUGS

5. (NAmE, slang) using illegal drugs
more at get your hands dirty at  hand  n., wash your dirty linen in public at  wash  v.  
Thesaurus:
dirty adj.
If your hands are dirty, go and wash them.
grubbymuddygrimyfilthydustystainedunwashedmessy|formal soiled
Opp: clean
dirty/grubby/muddy/filthy/dusty/stained/unwashed/soiled clothes
dirty/grubby/grimy/filthy/dusty/unwashed hands
get dirty/muddy/filthy/dusty/stained/messy 
Synonyms:
dirty
dusty filthy muddy soiled grubby stained
These words all describe sb/sth that is not clean.
dirtynot clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc: If your hands are dirty, go and wash them.
dustyfull of dust; covered with dust: There were shelves full of dusty books.
filthyvery dirty and unpleasant: It's absolutely filthy in here.
muddyfull of or covered in mud: Don't you come in here with those muddy boots on!
soiled(rather formal) dirty, especially with waste from the body: soiled nappies/diapers
grubby(rather informal) rather dirty, usually because it has not been washed: He hoped she wouldn't notice his grubby shirt cuffs.
stained(often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove): a pair of paint-stained jeans
dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/soiled/grubby/stained clothes
dirty/dusty/filthy/grubby hands
a dirty/dusty/filthy room
to get dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/stained 
Example Bank:
Everything in the room was incredibly dirty.
Go and play football if you like, but don't get dirty!
He's not frightened of getting his hands dirty.
The soot had made everything dirty.
He always gets someone else to do the dirty work for him.
I always get given the dirty jobs.
If your hands are dirty, go and wash them.
My thumb had left a dirty mark on the paper.
She always gets other people to do her dirty work for her.
She's a dirty player.
The dirty clothes go in the washing machine.

You dirty liar!

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

dirty / ˈdɜː.ti /   / ˈdɝː.t̬i / adjective (NOT CLEAN)

A2 not clean:

Her face was dirty and tear-stained.
 

dirty / ˈdɜː.ti /   / ˈdɝː.t̬i / adjective informal (NOT HONEST)

unfair, dishonest, or unkind:

She played a dirty trick on me by telling me Diane was having a party when she wasn't.

The airline admitted being involved in a dirty tricks campaign to win customers from their rival.

That's a dirty lie!
 

dirty / ˈdɜː.ti /   / ˈdɝː.t̬i / adjective informal (NOT POLITE)

describes something that is connected with sex, in a way that many people think is offensive:

a dirty magazine/film/joke

You've got a really dirty mind !

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dirty

/dɜ:(r)ti/
(dirtier, dirtiest, dirties, dirtying, dirtied)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
If something is dirty, it is marked or covered with stains, spots, or mud, and needs to be cleaned.
She still did not like the woman who had dirty fingernails...
= grubby
clean
ADJ

2.
To dirty something means to cause it to become dirty.
He was afraid the dog’s hairs might dirty the seats...
VERB: V n

3.
If you describe an action as dirty, you disapprove of it and consider it unfair, immoral, or dishonest.
The gunman had been hired by a rival Mafia family to do the dirty deed.
ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval]

Dirty is also an adverb.
Jim Browne is the kind of fellow who can fight dirty.
ADV: ADV after v

4.
If you describe something such as a joke, a book, or someone’s language as dirty, you mean that it refers to sex in a way that some people find offensive.
They told dirty jokes and sang raucous ballads...
ADJ: usu ADJ n

Dirty is also an adverb.
I’m often asked whether the men talk dirty to me. The answer is no.
ADV: ADV after v

5.
Dirty is used before words of criticism to emphasize that you do not approve of someone or something. (INFORMAL)
You dirty liar.
ADJ: ADJ n [emphasis]

6.
If you say that someone washes their dirty linen in public, you disapprove of their discussing or arguing about unpleasant or private things in front of other people. There are several other forms of this expression, for example wash your dirty laundry in public, or in American English, air your dirty laundry in public.
We shouldn’t wash our dirty laundry in public and if I was in his position, I’d say nothing at all.
PHRASE: V inflects [disapproval]

7.
If someone gives you a dirty look, they look at you in a way which shows that they are angry with you. (INFORMAL)
Michael gave him a dirty look and walked out.
PHRASE: N inflects, PHR after v

8.
Dirty old man is an expression some people use to describe an older man who they think shows an unnatural interest in sex.
PHRASE: N inflects, usu v-link PHR [disapproval]

9.
To do someone’s dirty work means to do a task for them that is dishonest or unpleasant and which they do not want to do themselves.
As a member of an elite army hit squad, the army would send us out to do their dirty work for them.
PHRASE: V inflects

10.
If you say that an expression is a dirty word in a particular group of people, you mean it refers to an idea that they strongly dislike or disagree with.
Marketing became a dirty word at the company.
PHRASE: v-link PHR

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1dirty /ˈdɚti/ adj dirt·i·er; -est
1 : not clean
• All my socks are dirty.
• Try not to get your clothes dirty.
dirty dishes
• I can't breathe this dirty city air.
• The baby has a dirty diaper.
2 a : indecent and offensive
dirty language
- see also dirty word
b : relating to sex in an indecent or offensive way
dirty [=pornographic] movies/magazines/pictures
• I hate listening to his dirty jokes.
• He has a dirty mind. [=he often thinks about sex]
- see also dirty old man
3 : not fair or honest
• He has a reputation as a dirty player. [=he cheats; he tries to hurt his opponents]
• a criminal's dirty money [=money earned in an illegal activity]
• That was a dirty trick! [=an unkind thing to do]
4 a : very bad : deserving to be hated or regretted
• War is a dirty business.
• It's a dirty shame that nobody tried to help him.
• That's a dirty lie!
• He's a dirty liar!
b : likely to cause shame or disgrace
• That's the dirty [=shameful] little secret that the industry doesn't want you to know.
5 : difficult or unpleasant
• Why do I always get stuck doing the dirty work?
• It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.
✦To get your hands dirty is to do difficult and often unpleasant work.
• Our boss isn't afraid to get her hands dirty and help us finish the work on time.
6 : showing dislike or anger
• She gave me a dirty look.
7 : not clear or bright in color
• a dirty [=dull] red
- see also dirty blond at 1blond
- dirt·i·ness noun [noncount]
• the dirtiness of the house

medium

medium [adjective] (MIDDLE)

of middle size, level, or amount

US /ˈmiː.di.əm/ 
UK /ˈmiː.di.əm/ 

متوسط

مثال: 

A medium T-shirt

 

تی شرت سایز متوسط

of middle size, level, or amount

معادل فارسی: 

متوسط

A medium T-shirt

Oxford Essential Dictionary

medium

 adjective
not big and not small:
Would you like a small, medium or large Coke?
He is of medium height.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

medium

I. medium1 S3 AC /ˈmiːdiəm/ BrE AmE adjective
1. of middle size, level, or amount:
What size shirt does he wear – small, medium or large?
(of) medium height/length/build
She’s of medium height.
hair of medium length
Fry the onions over a medium heat until they are golden.
medium to large companies
► Use average, not ‘medium’, when you want to say that someone’s level of skill or ability is neither high nor low: students of average ability (NOT students of medium ability)
2. (also medium rare) meat that is medium or medium rare is partly cooked but still slightly pink inside ⇨ rare, well-done
3. medium dry medium dry wine is slightly sweeter than dry wine
4. medium brown/blue etc a colour which is neither light nor dark:
His jacket’s a medium brown colour.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

medium

me·dium AW [medium mediums] adjective, noun   [ˈmiːdiəm]    [ˈmiːdiəm]

adjective usually before noun (abbr. M)
in the middle between two sizes, amounts, lengths, temperatures, etc.
Syn:  average
a medium-size car/business/town
a man of medium height/build
There are three sizes— small, medium and large.
a medium steak (= one cooked quite well but not too much)
Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes.
a medium dry white wine
Choose medium to large tomatoes.
see in the long/short/medium term at  term  
Word Origin:

late 16th cent. (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally middle, neuter of medius.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

medium / ˈmiː.di.əm / adjective (MIDDLE)

B1 being in the middle between an upper and lower amount, size, degree, or value:

a girl of medium height

a medium-sized book
 

medium / ˈmiː.di.əm / adjective (MEAT)

(of meat) cooked so that it is no longer red in the middle:

Would you like your steak rare, medium, or well-done?

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

medium

/mi:diəm/
(mediums, media)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

Note: The plural of the noun can be either 'mediums' or 'media' for meanings 4 and 5. The form 'mediums' is the plural for meaning 6.

1.
If something is of medium size, it is neither large nor small, but approximately half way between the two.
A medium dose produces severe nausea within hours...
He was of medium height with blond hair and light blue eyes.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

2.
You use medium to describe something which is average in degree or amount, or approximately half way along a scale between two extremes.
Foods that contain only medium levels of sodium are bread, cakes, milk, butter and margarine.
...a sweetish, medium-strength beer.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

Medium is also an adverb.
Cook under a medium-hot grill.
ADV: ADV adj

3.
If something is of a medium colour, it is neither light nor dark, but approximately half way between the two.
Andrea has medium brown hair, grey eyes and very pale skin...
COMB in COLOUR

4.
A medium is a way or means of expressing your ideas or of communicating with people.
In Sierra Leone, English is used as the medium of instruction for all primary education...
But Artaud was increasingly dissatisfied with film as a medium.
N-COUNT

5.
A medium is a substance or material which is used for a particular purpose or in order to produce a particular effect.
Blood is the medium in which oxygen is carried to all parts of the body...
Hyatt has found a way of creating these qualities using the more permanent medium of oil paint.
N-COUNT

6.
A medium is a person who claims to be able to contact and speak to people who are dead, and to pass messages between them and people who are still alive.
N-COUNT

7.
see also media

8.
If you strike or find a happy medium between two extreme and opposite courses of action, you find a sensible way of behaving that is somewhere between the two extremes.
I still aim to strike a happy medium between producing football that’s worth watching and getting results...
PHRASE: PHR after v

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

medium

2medium adj
1 : in the middle of a range of possible sizes, amounts, etc.
• These T-shirts are available in three sizes: small, medium, and large.
• a person of medium build/height/weight
• a medium blue [=a blue that is neither very light nor very dark]
2 of meat : cooked to a point that is between rare and well-done
• How would you like your steak, sir: rare, medium, or well-done?
✦Meat that is medium rare is cooked to a point between rare and medium, while meat that is medium well is cooked to a point between medium and well-done.
- medium adv
• He likes his steak cooked medium.

small

small [adjective] (LITTLE)

not large in size or amount

US /smɑːl/ 
UK /smɔːl/ 

کوچک

مثال: 

The T-shirt was too small for him.

تی شرت برای او بسیار کوچک است.

not large in size or amount

معادل فارسی: 

کوچک

مثال انگلیسی: 

The T-shirt was too small for him.

تی شرت برای او بسیار کوچک است.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

small

 adjective (smaller, smallest)

1 not big; little:
This dress is too small for me.
My house is smaller than yours.

2 young:
They have two small children.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

small

I. small1 S1 W1 /smɔːl $ smɒːl/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative smaller, superlative smallest)
[Language: Old English; Origin: smæl]
1. SIZE not large in size or amount:
a small piece of paper
a small car
a small town
a small dark woman
The T-shirt was too small for him.
The sweater comes in three sizes – small, medium, and large.
Only a relatively small number of people were affected.
a small amount of money
A much smaller proportion of women are employed in senior positions.
2. NOT IMPORTANT a small problem, job, mistake etc is not important or does not have a large effect SYN minor:
We may have to make a few small changes.
There’s been a small problem.
There’s only a small difference between them.
It was good to feel we had helped in some small way.
3. no small degree/achievement/task etc a large degree, achievement etc:
The success of the project is due in no small measure to the work of Dr Peterson.
That is no small achievement in the circumstances.
4. YOUNG a small child is young:
She has three small children.
I’ve known him since he was a small boy.
5. small business/firm/farmer etc a business that does not involve large amounts of money or does not employ a large number of people:
grants for small businesses
6. LETTER small letters are letters in the form a, b, c etc rather than A, B, C etc SYN lower case OPP capital
7. conservative with a small 'c'/democrat with a small 'd' etc informal someone who believes in the principles you have mentioned, but does not belong to an organized group or political party
8. VOICE a small voice is quiet and soft:
‘What about me?’ she asked in a small voice.
9. look/feel small to seem or feel stupid, unimportant, or ashamed:
She jumped at any opportunity to make me look small.
10. (it’s a) small world especially spoken used to express surprise when you unexpectedly meet someone you know or find out that someone has an unexpected connection to you:
Did you know David went to school with my brother? It’s a small world, isn’t it?
11. a small fortune a large amount of money
cost/spend/pay a small fortune
It must have cost him a small fortune.
12. small change coins of low value:
I didn’t have any small change for the parking meter.
13. be thankful/grateful for small mercies/favours to be pleased that a bad situation is not even worse:
She wasn’t too badly hurt, so we should be thankful for small mercies.
14. the small hours (also the wee small hours British English) the early morning hours, between about one and four o'clock
in/into the small hours
He finally fell exhausted into bed in the small hours.
The party continued into the wee small hours.
15. small arms guns that you hold with one or both hands when firing them
16. something is small potatoes (also something is small beer British English) informal used to say that someone or something is not important, especially when compared to other people or things:
Even with £10,000 to invest, you are still small beer for most investment managers.
—small adverb:
He writes so small I can’t read it.
—smallness noun [uncountable]
• • •
THESAURUS
small not large in size, amount, or effect: a small boat | small businesses | a small amount of money | small changes
little [usually before noun] small – used about objects, places, and living things. Used especially with other adjectives to show how you feel about someone or something: It’s a very pretty little town. | The poor little dog has hurt its leg. | The cake was decorated with little flowers.
low used about prices, rents, levels, or standards: People on low incomes are finding it difficult to pay fuel bills. | The crime rate in the area is relatively low.
slight [usually before noun] small and not very important or not very noticeable: a slight problem | There’s been a slight improvement in his health. | a slight increase in sales
minor small and not important or not serious: minor injuries | We’ve made some minor changes to the program.
compact small – used about places, buildings etc in which space is used effectively, or about phones, cameras, cars etc which are designed to be much smaller than usual: The apartments are very compact. | a compact camera | It is a pleasant and compact city.
poky especially British English used about a room, house etc that is too small: a poky bedroom | a poky flat
cramped used about a space, room, or vehicle that is too small because people do not have enough room to move around: They all lived together in a cramped apartment. | The car feels cramped with four adults in it.
■ very small
tiny very small – used about objects, numbers, or amounts: a tiny island | Dairy foods provide your body with a tiny amount of vitamin D.
teeny informal very small - used for emphasis: I'll just have a teeny bit of cream. | There's just one teeny little problem. | a teeny little house
minute extremely small and extremely difficult to see or notice: They found minute traces of poison in his body. | The differences are minute. | minute creatures
miniature a miniature camera, watch, railway etc is made in a very small size. A miniature horse, dog etc is bred to be a very small size: The spy used a miniature camera. | the fashion for miniature pets
microscopic extremely small and impossible to see without special equipment: microscopic organisms | microscopic particles of dust
minuscule /ˈmɪnəskjuːl, ˈmɪnɪskjuːl/ extremely small in a surprising way: She was wearing a minuscule bikini. | The threat from terrorism is minuscule compared to other risks in our lives.
itty-bitty/itsy-bitsy [only before noun] American English informal very small: An itty-bitty little bug crawled across his forehead. | We stayed at some itty-bitty hotel in a back street.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

small

small [small smalls smaller smallest] adjective, adverb, noun   [smɔːl]    [smɔːl] 

adjective (small·er, small·est

NOT LARGE
1. not large in size, number, degree, amount, etc
a small house/town/car/man
A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected.
They're having a relatively small wedding.
• That dress is too small for you.

• ‘I don't agree,’ he said in a small (= quiet) voice.

2. (abbr. S) used to describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc.
• small, medium, large

• This is too big— have you got a small one?

3. not as big as sth else of the same kind

• the small intestine  

YOUNG

4. young
They have three small children.
• We travelled around a lot when I was small.

• As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents.  

NOT IMPORTANT

5. slight; not important
I made only a few small changes to the report.
She noticed several small errors in his work.
Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail.
It was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal.

• Don't worry. It's only a small problem.  

BUSINESS

6. usually before noun not doing business on a very large scale
• a small farmer

• The government is planning to give more help to small businesses.  

LETTERS

7. usually before noun not written or printed as capitals
Should I write ‘god’ with a small ‘g’ or a capital?

• She's a socialist with a small ‘s’ (= she has socialist  ideas but is not a member of a socialist  party).  

NOT MUCH

8. only before noun (used with uncountable nouns) little; not much
The government has small cause for optimism.
They have small hope of succeeding.
more at a big fish (in a small pond) at  big  adj., great and small at  great  adj., the small/early hoursthe wee small hours at  hour, a/the still small voice at  still  adj., don't sweat the small stuff at  sweat  v., in a big/small way at  way  n., (it's) no/little/small wonder (that)… at  wonder  n.  
Word Origin:
Old English smæl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smal and German schmal.  
Thesaurus:
small adj.
1.
That dress is too small for you.
littletinyminiaturecompactminutemicroscopic
Opp: large, Opp: big
a small/little/tiny/miniature house/town/room
a small/little/tiny/minute/microscopic detail
a small/little/tiny baby/child
Small or little? Small is the most usual opposite of big or large. Little is often used to show how you feel about sb/sth, especially after other adjectives such as ugly, nice or cute.
2. usually before noun
I've made a few small changes to the report.
slightminormodestminimalmarginal|especially spoken little|especially written negligibleunimportant
Opp: big, Opp: major
a small/slight/minor/modest/minimal/marginal/little change/difference/improvement
a small/modest/minimal/negligible amount
a small/slight/minor/little error/mistake/defect/accident/problem
Small or slight? Use either word to talk about changes or problems. Use slight but not small to talk about medical problems, feelings or things that affect the senses; use small but not slight to talk about amounts
a slight cold/headache/movement/touch
a small amount/number/quantity, etc.
 
Example Bank:
Choose plants that will stay small.
Employers, large and small, face massive fines.
My coat was rather small for Bob.
Technology has made the world smaller.
The gap seemed to be getting smaller.
The kite grew smaller and smaller and finally disappeared altogether.
The phones are getting smaller and smaller.
Add a small amount of liquid to the mixture.
Can I ask you a small favour?
Don't worry. It's only a small problem.
He has incredibly small handwriting.
He would try anything to make her even the smallest degree happier.
She comes from a small town in the Mid-West.
The T-shirts come in small, medium and large.
The candidate with the smallest number of votes has to stand down.
Their apartment's pretty small.
These shoes are too big. Do you have some in a smaller size?
They're having a relatively small wedding.
You can grow a stunning display of flowers even in the smallest garden.
a slight/small adjustment/alteration/amendment/change/improvement/reduction/rise/variation
a slight/small mistake/error/defect/flaw/blemish/discrepancy/problem/snag/accident
• a small amount/number/quantity/degree/proportion/minority

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

small / smɔːl /   / smɑːl / adjective (LITTLE)

A1 little in size or amount when compared with what is typical or average:

a small dog/house/car/country

I'd rather live in a small town than a big city.

Would you like a large or small cola with your burger?

Ella is the smallest girl in her class.

That jacket's too small for you.

He's small for his age.

Only a small number of applicants are successful.

The number of women in parliament is pitifully (= extremely) small.

Liqueurs are usually drunk in small quantities .

 

smallness / ˈsmɔːl.nəs /   / ˈsmɑːl- / noun [ U ]

The smallness of the city often surprises first-time visitors.
 

small / smɔːl /   / smɑːl / adjective (YOUNG)

A1 describes a very young child that is older than a baby:

Looking after small children can be very tiring.

 

smallness / ˈsmɔːl.nəs /   / ˈsmɑːl- / noun [ U ]

The smallness of the city often surprises first-time visitors.
 

small / smɔːl /   / smɑːl / adjective [ before noun ] (LIMITED ACTIVITY)

limited in the amount of an activity:

The government should give more help to small businessmen (= people whose businesses are of a limited size) .

Chris is quite a small eater so he won't want much.

If you can help us in a small way (= to a limited degree) it would be greatly appreciated.
 

small / smɔːl /   / smɑːl / adjective (NOT IMPORTANT)

A2 not very important or not likely to cause problems:

She just made a couple of small mistakes in the test.

I have a small problem I would like to discuss with you.
 

small / smɔːl /   / smɑːl / adjective (ASHAMED)

ashamed or weak:

Talking to her makes me feel small.

He's always trying to make me look small in front of my boss.

 

smallness / ˈsmɔːl.nəs /   / ˈsmɑːl- / noun [ U ]

The smallness of the city often surprises first-time visitors.
 

small / smɔːl /   / smɑːl / adjective (LETTER SIZE)

[ before noun ] describes letters that are not capital letters:

The poet e. e. cummings wrote his name with small letters, not capital letters.

UK A conservative with a small 'c' is someone who has traditional values, such as disliking change in society, rather than being a member or supporter of the Conservative Party. We can use this structure with other words to say something is more general or less extreme than the usual meaning:

Management is all about politics with a small 'p'.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

small

/smɔ:l/
(smaller, smallest)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
A small person, thing, or amount of something is not large in physical size.
She is small for her age...
The window was far too small for him to get through...
Stick them on using a small amount of glue.
large
ADJ
small‧ness
Amy had not mentioned the smallness and bareness of Luis’s home.
largeness
N-UNCOUNT

2.
A small group or quantity consists of only a few people or things.
A small group of students meets regularly to learn Japanese...
Guns continued to be produced in small numbers.
large
ADJ

3.
A small child is a very young child.
I have a wife and two small children...
What were you like when you were small?
= young, little
ADJ

4.
You use small to describe something that is not significant or great in degree.
It’s quite easy to make quite small changes to the way that you work...
No detail was too small to escape her attention...
= minor
major
ADJ

5.
Small businesses or companies employ a small number of people and do business with a small number of clients.
...shops, restaurants and other small businesses...
ADJ

6.
If someone makes you look or feel small, they make you look or feel stupid or ashamed.
This may just be another of her schemes to make me look small...
ADJ: v-link ADJ

7.
The small of your back is the bottom part of your back that curves in slightly.
Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in.
N-SING: the N of n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1small /ˈsmɑːl/ adj small·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 : little in size
• They live in a small house.
• a small glass of soda
• She moved to a smaller town.
• The toy is small enough to fit in my pocket.
• He has small hands.
• This room is a little smaller than that one.
2 : few in number or little in amount
• a small crowd/group/company/party/school
• a small supply/number
• The movie was a small success.
• There is a small [=slight] chance that they can still win.
- see also small hours at hour
3 : not very important : minor
• a small matter
• There are still a few small details we have to deal with.
• It's only a small mistake.
• The change had only a small impact on the community.
4 : very young
• I loved the playground when I was small.
• a small boy
• They have two small children.
5 : involving or including few people, things, etc.
• She works for a small company.
small businesses/dealers/investors
• a small advertising campaign
• a small fund-raiser
6 : lowercase
• The first letter is a capital, but the rest are small.
7 : very soft and quiet
• a small voice
8 : foolish or ashamed
• He's just trying to make you feel small.
• He felt very small to be caught cheating.
a big fish in a small pond
- see 1fish
in no small measure : to a great degree : largely or mostly
• A child's happiness is due in no small measure [=in no small part] to its parents.
(it's a) small world
- see 1world
not (in) the smallest bit
- see 1bit
- small·ish /ˈsmɑːlɪʃ/ adj
- small·ness /ˈsmɑːlnəs/ noun [noncount]

brown

brown [adjective]

having the colour of earth, wood, or coffee

US /braʊn/ 
UK /braʊn/ 
brown - قهوه ای

قهوه ای

مثال: 

brown eyes

چشم های قهوه ای

having the colour of earth, wood, or coffee

brown - قهوه ای
معادل فارسی: 

قهوه ای

مثال انگلیسی: 

brown eyes

چشم های قهوه ای

Oxford Essential Dictionary

brown

 adjective, noun (browner, brownest)
having the colour of earth or wood:
brown eyes
I go brown (= my skin becomes brown) as soon as I sit in the sun.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

brown

I. brown1 S2 W2 /braʊn/ BrE AmE adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: brun]
1. having the colour of earth, wood, or coffee:
dark brown hair
2. having skin that has been turned brown by the sun:
He’d been on vacation and looked very brown.
He was as brown as a berry after two weeks in the sun.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ types of brown
light/pale brown a light brown jacket
dark/deep brown dark brown eyes
warm brown a warm brown shade
rich brown a rich brown colour
reddish brown The earth was reddish brown.
golden brown Cook until the cheese is golden brown.
rusty brown (=an orange-brown colour) It was autumn and the leaves were already rusty brown.
muddy brown the muddy brown water of the river
chestnut brown (=a red-brown colour) a beautiful chestnut brown horse
chocolate brown He was wearing a chocolate brown pullover.
II. brown2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
the colour of earth, wood, or coffee:
This particular model is available in brown, white, or grey.
the browns and greens of the landscape

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brown

brown [brown browns browned browning browner brownest] adjective, noun, verb   [braʊn]    [braʊn] 

adjective (brown·er, brown·est)
1. having the colour of earth or coffee
brown eyes
brown bread
dark brown shoe polish

a package wrapped in brown paper

2. having skin that is naturally brown or has been made brown by the sun: (BrE) I don't go brown very easily.
After the summer in Spain, the children were brown as berries.  
Word Origin:
Old English brūn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bruin and German braun.  
Example Bank:
The once-green fields were now uniformly brown.
a lovely warm brown colour
her dark brown eyes
monkeys with bright brown fur
He looked very brown after the cruise.
bright brown eyes

lovely warm browns and golds

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

brown / braʊn / noun [ C or U ]

A1 the colour of chocolate or soil:

dark/light brown

brown adjective

A1

Both my parents have curly brown hair.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

brown

/braʊn/
(browner, brownest, browns, browning, browned)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood.
...her deep brown eyes...
The stairs are decorated in golds and earthy browns.
COLOUR

2.
You can describe a white-skinned person as brown when they have been sitting in the sun until their skin has become darker than usual.
I don’t want to be really really brown, just have a nice light golden colour.
= tanned
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

3.
A brown person is someone who belongs to a race of people who have brown-coloured skins.
...a slim brown man with a speckled turban.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

4.
Brown is used to describe grains that have not had their outer layers removed, and foods made from these grains.
...brown bread.
...spicy tomato sauce served over a bed of brown rice.
white
ADJ: usu ADJ n

5.
When food browns or when you brown food, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame.
Cook for ten minutes until the sugar browns...
He browned the chicken in a frying pan.
VERB: V, V n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1brown /ˈbraʊn/ adj -er; -est
1 : having a color like coffee or chocolate
• a brown cow
• The door was brown.
2 : having dark or tanned skin
• workers whose backs are brown from long hours in the sun

purple

purple [adjective] (COLOUR)

having a dark colour that is a mixture of red and blue

US /ˈpɝː.pəl/ 
UK /ˈpɜː.pəl/ 
purple - بنفش

بنفش

مثال: 

A purple flower 

یک گل بنفش

having a dark colour that is a mixture of red and blue

purple - بنفش
معادل فارسی: 

بنفش

مثال انگلیسی: 

A purple flower 

یک گل بنفش

Oxford Essential Dictionary

purple

 adjective
with a colour between red and blue

>> purple noun:
She often wears purple.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. purple2 BrE AmE adjective
1. having a dark colour that is a mixture of red and blue
2. purple with rage/purple in the face etc with a face that is dark red, caused by anger:
His face turned purple with rage.
3. purple patch a time when you are very successful – used especially in news reports:
Steve’s purple patch continued with a second victory on Tuesday.
4. purple prose/passage writing that uses difficult or unusual words – used in order to show disapproval

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

purple

I. pur·ple [purple purples purpled purpling]   [ˈpɜːpl]    [ˈpɜːrpl]  adjective
1. having the colour of blue and red mixed together
a purple flower

His face was purple with rage.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

purple / ˈpɜː.pl̩ /   / ˈpɝː- / adjective (COLOUR)

A2 of a dark reddish-blue colour:

purple plums

a dark purple bruise

purple in the face/purple with rage

dark red in the face because of anger

purpleness / -nəs / noun [ U ]

purple / ˈpɜː.pl̩ /   / ˈpɝː- / adjective UK (STYLE)

describes a piece of writing that is complicated or sounds false because the writer has tried too hard to make the style interesting:

Despite occasional patches of purple prose , the book is mostly clear and incisive.

purpleness / -nəs / noun [ U ]

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

purple

/pɜ:(r)p(ə)l/
(purples)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Something that is purple is of a reddish-blue colour.
She wore purple and green silk.
...sinister dark greens and purples.
COLOUR

2.
Purple prose or a purple patch is a piece of writing that contains very elaborate language or images.
...passages of purple prose describing intense experiences.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

purple

2purple adj pur·pler; pur·plest
1 : of the color purple
purple grapes/tulips
2 disapproving : using many fancy words
• The book contains a few purple passages.
• Her writing was full of purple prose.

fourth

fourth [ordinal number]

coming after three other things in a series

US /fɔrθ/ 

چهارم‌، چهارمين‌

مثال: 

The fourth month of the year

چهارمین ماه سال

 

coming after three other things in a series

معادل فارسی: 

چهارم‌، چهارمين‌

مثال انگلیسی: 

The fourth month of the year

چهارمین ماه سال

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fourth

I. fourth1 /fɔːθ $ fɔːrθ/ BrE AmE adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: feortha, from feower 'four']
coming after three other things in a series:
in the fourth century
her fourth birthday
—fourthly adverb
II. fourth2 BrE AmE pronoun
the fourth thing in a series:
the fourth of July

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fourth

 

 

fourth [fourth fourths] ordinal number, noun   [fɔːθ]    [fɔːrθ] 

 

ordinal number

4th  There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

 

noun (especially NAmE) =  quarter  
Example Bank:
• a fourth of the city population

• one fourth of total sales

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

fourth / fɔːθ /   / fɔːrθ / ordinal number

A2 4th written as a word:

My birthday is on the fourth ( of December).

Daniel was/came fourth in the race.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fourth

[fɔ͟ː(r)θ]
 ♦♦
 fourths

 1) ORD The fourth item in a series is the one that you count as number four.
  Last year's winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place.
 2) FRACTION A fourth is one of four equal parts of something. [AM]
  Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.(in BRIT, use quarter)

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

fourth

 

2fourth adj
1 : occupying the number four position in a series
• on the fourth day
• the book's fourth edition
• her fourth goal of the season
2
- used to refer to one of the forward gears or speeds of a vehicle
fourth gear
- fourth adv
• She finished fourth in the race.
• the fourth highest mountain

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