People - English meaning

verb

Exist.

Usage examples:

There are no easy answers

prefix

(forming verbs) all over; all round.

Usage examples:

Bespatter

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

noun

A person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.

Usage examples:

How many times have you been asked in the street for some money from a seemingly homeless person or…

verb

Reduce (someone) to poverty.

Usage examples:

Why should i beggar myself for you?

noun

A poor person who lives by asking others for money or food

noun

Existence.

Usage examples:

The railway brought many towns into being

verb

Present participle of be.

verb

Exist.

Usage examples:

There are no easy answers

noun

A man.

Usage examples:

He's a nice bloke

noun

A man

noun

A body.

Usage examples:

A line-up of stunning bods

abbreviation

Biochemical oxygen demand.

noun

Informal for body

Usage examples:

That guy has a great bod!, he's just an ordinary bod, no-one special., odd bod she's a bit of an od…

verb

(of animals) mate and then produce offspring.

Usage examples:

Toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed

noun

A stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection.

Usage examples:

The big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by british farmers

noun

A particular type of animal or plant

Usage examples:

The different breeds of dogs, authentic blues singers are a dying breed (= there are not many of th…

noun

A child's term for a rabbit.

Usage examples:

Think bunny rabbits, chocolates and valentine cards.

noun

A rabbit

noun

Each of the hereditary classes of hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status.

Usage examples:

Members of the lower castes

noun

One of the traditional social groups in hindu society

Usage examples:

[ u ] the founders of the new nation rejected a social system based on caste.

verb

(of the skin) become cracked, rough, or sore, especially through exposure to wind or cold weather.

Usage examples:

His skin is very dry and chaps easily

noun

A cracked or sore patch on the skin.

Usage examples:

Our lips will be covered in chaps.

noun

A man or boy.

Usage examples:

He sounded like a nice, caring sort of chap

noun

The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

Usage examples:

Running away was not in keeping with her character

verb

Inscribe or write (something).

Usage examples:

You have well charactered him

noun

The particular combination of things about a person or place, esp. things you cannot see, that make that person or place different from others

Usage examples:

[ c ] the idea was to modernize the house without changing its homey character., [ u ] it’s a theat…

noun

A close-knit group of interrelated families, especially in the scottish highlands.

Usage examples:

The clan macleod

verb

Send settlers to (a place) and establish political control over it.

Usage examples:

The greeks colonized sicily and southern italy

noun

A sweet biscuit having a fairly soft, chewy texture and typically containing pieces of chocolate or fruit.

Usage examples:

Chocolate chip cookies

noun

A sweet, usually round, flat cake

Usage examples:

She served chocolate chip/oatmeal/peanut butter cookies for dessert., she’s one tough cookie.

noun

A small file that is sent by a website to your computer and that contains information about how you use the site, so that this information is available the next time you use the site

Usage examples:

Enable/disable cookies this section will show you how to enable cookies (= how to accept or turn th…

noun

A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.

Usage examples:

The country's increasingly precarious economic position

noun

An area of land that forms an independent political unit with its own government; a nation considered esp. as a place

Usage examples:

Cuba is my native country, but i now live in florida., i’m spending next weekend in the country wit…

noun

An animal, as distinct from a human being.

Usage examples:

Night sounds of birds and other creatures

noun

Any living thing, esp. an animal

Usage examples:

It seems clear to me that people are creatures of emotion.

noun

A living creature; an animal.

Usage examples:

Even in my newly adopted home in florida, i am still bewildered to see critters outside animal king…

noun

A creature

Usage examples:

That dog’s a mean old critter.

noun

A person who buys goods or services from a shop or business.

Usage examples:

Mr harrison was a regular customer at the golden lion

noun

A person who buys goods or a service

Usage examples:

We try to give all our customers good service.

noun

A person or an organization that buys a product or service

Usage examples:

Our new ordering system means we can serve customers more efficiently., the company's simple strate…

noun

Non-standard spelling of fellow, used in representing speech in various dialects.

Usage examples:

You can't blame the wee fella

noun

(spelled the way it is often spoken) fellow

Usage examples:

Where did you meet this fella?

noun

(spelled the way it is often spoken) fellow

Usage examples:

Where did you meet this fella?

noun

A man or boy.

Usage examples:

He was an extremely obliging fellow

adjective

Sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something.

Usage examples:

They urged the troops not to fire on their fellow citizens

noun

A man

Usage examples:

He was a big fellow with broad shoulders., dr. rodriguez is a fellow of the american college of phy…

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number or an amount

Usage examples:

The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

noun

People in general.

Usage examples:

Some folk will do anything for money

adjective

Relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation.

Usage examples:

A revival of interest in folk customs

adjective

Traditional to or typical of the people of a particular group or country

Usage examples:

Folk art/dance

noun

A man.

Usage examples:

He strikes me as a decent geezer

noun

A gentleman.

Usage examples:

Blanche believes her polite and witty new man is the perfect gent - until he tries to chat up tracy.

noun

A gentleman (= polite man who behaves well towards other people, especially women)

Usage examples:

He's just gone to the gents.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of humankind.

Usage examples:

The human body

noun

A human being.

Usage examples:

At least some people are realising that humans are completely abusing the right we have.

adjective

Of or typical of people

Usage examples:

The human body, of course i make mistakes, i’m only human (= not perfect)., the accident was due to…

noun

A person

noun

Human beings collectively.

Usage examples:

Appalling crimes against humanity

noun

All people in the world as a whole, or the qualities characteristic of people

Usage examples:

The former general was put on trial for crimes against humanity., he showed his humanity by giving …

noun

Human beings considered collectively (used as a neutral alternative to ‘mankind’).

Usage examples:

The origin of humankind

noun

The whole of the human race, including both men and women

noun

A human being.

Usage examples:

At least some people are realising that humans are completely abusing the right we have.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of humankind.

Usage examples:

The human body

adjective

Single; separate.

Usage examples:

Individual tiny flowers

noun

A single human being as distinct from a group.

Usage examples:

Boat trips for parties and individuals

noun

A single person or thing, esp. when compared to the group or set to which it belongs

Usage examples:

We will remember him as an individual who always tried to make people happy., every company has its…

noun

A single human being as distinct from a group.

Usage examples:

Boat trips for parties and individuals

adjective

Single; separate.

Usage examples:

Individual tiny flowers

adjective

Of or for a particular person.

Usage examples:

The individual needs of the children

verb

(of a person, animal, or group) live in or occupy (a place or environment).

Usage examples:

A bird that inhabits north america

verb

To live in a place

Usage examples:

These remote islands are inhabited only by birds and animals.

phrasal verb

(of an employee or student) reside at the place where one works or studies.

adjective

Living in the home of your employer

Usage examples:

We have a live-in nanny who takes care of the children.

noun

Human beings considered collectively; the human race.

Usage examples:

Research for the benefit of all mankind

noun

The whole of the human race, including both men and women

noun

An adult male human being.

Usage examples:

A tall man with a beard

verb

(of personnel) work at, run, or operate (a place or piece of equipment) or defend (a fortification)

Usage examples:

The helpline is manned by trained staff

verb

Fortify the spirits or courage of.

Usage examples:

He manned himself with dauntless air

adjective

(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.

Usage examples:

All men are mortal

noun

A human being subject to death, as opposed to a divine being.

Usage examples:

Capacities only possible of god rather than mortals

adjective

(of living things, esp. people) unable to continue living forever; having to die

Usage examples:

Humans are mortal and we all eventually die., as the ship began to sink, they realized they were in…

noun

A human being subject to death, as opposed to a divine being.

Usage examples:

Capacities only possible of god rather than mortals

adjective

(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.

Usage examples:

All men are mortal

adjective

Causing or liable to cause death; fatal.

Usage examples:

A mortal disease

noun

A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

Usage examples:

The world's leading industrialized nations

noun

A country, esp. when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, and traditions

Usage examples:

Most industrialized nations of the world will be represented at the conference., throughout the nat…

noun

A country, especially when considered as a society with its own government, economy, etc.

Usage examples:

Developing/emerging/industrialized nations the local community within a typical developing nation c…

verb

Reside or have one's place of business in (a building).

Usage examples:

The rented flat she occupies in hampstead

verb

Live in (a certain place)

verb

(of an army or group of people) to move into and take control or possession of a place

Usage examples:

Nationalist forces now occupy more than 70% of the country., a large couch occupies most of the spa…

noun

Look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening.

Usage examples:

His door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in

verb

A feeble, high-pitched sound made by a young bird or mammal.

plural noun

People (often used to refer to a person's friends or associates).

Usage examples:

Thanks for the feedback, peeps!

noun

A person (used to express importance or elevated status).

Usage examples:

It was no less a personage than the bishop

noun

A person (used to express importance or elevated status).

Usage examples:

It was no less a personage than the bishop

noun

A human being regarded as an individual.

Usage examples:

The porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance

noun

A man, woman, or child

Usage examples:

Neil armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon., the auditorium can seat about 500 peo…

noun

→  legal person

noun

The people living in a particular country or area.

Usage examples:

The party misjudged the mood of the populace

noun

The people who live in a particular country or place, or ordinary people

Usage examples:

It seemed as if the town’s entire populace had turned out for the parade.

verb

Form the population of (a place).

Usage examples:

The island is populated by scarcely 40,000 people

noun

All the inhabitants of a particular place.

Usage examples:

The island has a population of about 78,000

noun

All the people living in a particular country, area, or place

Usage examples:

[ u ] what is the population of toronto (= how many people live there)?

noun

The number of people living in a particular country, area, or town

Usage examples:

A population of 12,000/175,000/13 million, etc. with a population of 2.1 million, it is the country…

noun

A competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course.

Usage examples:

Hill started from pole position and won the race

verb

Compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective.

Usage examples:

The vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced

noun

Each of the major groupings into which humankind is considered (in various theories or contexts) to be divided on the basis of physical characteristics or shared ancestry.

Usage examples:

People of all races, colours, and creeds

noun

The unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant.

Usage examples:

Cut open the peppers and remove the seeds

verb

Sow (land) with seeds.

Usage examples:

The shoreline is seeded with a special grass

noun

A small, usually hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow

Usage examples:

A good defense lawyer knows how to plant these little seeds of doubt in the minds of jurors., we se…

noun

A category of things or people with a common feature; a type.

Usage examples:

If only we knew the sort of people she was mixing with

verb

Arrange systematically in groups; separate according to type.

Usage examples:

The mail was sorted

noun

A group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities

Usage examples:

What sort of equipment will she need?, he was squinting through the eyepiece of some sort of naviga…

noun

The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.

Usage examples:

It ignores all the empirical evidence for animal awareness while resting on an assumption for which…

noun

The part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after the body has died, or the part of a person or thing that expresses the basic qualities that make it what it is

Usage examples:

May her soul rest in peace., he is the soul of honor, and would never intentionally try to deceive …

noun

The spiritual part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after their body has died, or the part of a person that is not physical and experiences deep feelings and emotions

Usage examples:

She suffered greatly while she was alive, so let us hope her soul is now at peace.

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

Usage examples:

The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

Usage examples:

25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

Usage examples:

Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

verb

Force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort.

Usage examples:

I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

noun

A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

Usage examples:

The usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

noun

A particular breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant.

Usage examples:

Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.

noun

A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.

Usage examples:

Indigenous indian tribes

noun

A group of people, often of related families, who live in the same area and share the same language, culture, and history

Usage examples:

She has studied native american tribes from mexico to maine.

noun

A category of people or things having common characteristics.

Usage examples:

This type of heather grows better in a drier habitat

verb

Write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys.

Usage examples:

He typed out the second draft

suffix

(forming adjectives) resembling or having the characteristics of a specified thing.

Usage examples:

The dish-type radio telescope

noun

An adult female human being.

Usage examples:

A drawing of a young woman

Pl of woman