Websters_Vietnamese_-_English

90 Vietnamese - English

sát 1. nearly; synonyms (adv) almost, about, close, sáu six; synonyms (n) sise, sixer, hexad, sestet,

approximately, closely, virtually, around, intimately, sextet, sextuplet, ace, assize, bigness, bulk, eight,

nigh, practically, roughly, much, just, dear, halfway, jack, king, knave, magnitude, nine, queen, seven,
(adj) near, most, thereabouts, approaching, 2. sextette, size, ten, deuce, five, four, sixsome; thứ
closely; synonyms (adv) tightly, narrowly, nearly, sáu sixth; vật thứ sáu sixth; thứ mười sáu
sixteenth; số mười sáu sixteen; sáu xu
strictly, thickly, accurately, attentively, carefully, sixpence; sáu mươi sixty; mười sáu sixteen;
exactly, intently, precisely, tight; antonyms (adv) âm sáu sixth.
distantly, loosely, 3. next; synonyms (adj) later, sâu 1. worm; synonyms (n) bird, fish, louse, mammal,
mollusk, reptile, rust, shellfish, (v) squirm, wriggle,
nearest, adjacent, contiguous, following,
twist, helix, spiral, writhe, buckle, corkscrew, (adj)
subsequent, future, coming, ensuing, after,
insect, animalcule, emmet, fly, gnat, midge,
adjoining, posterior, closest, neighboring, minnow, mite, monad, 2. profound; synonyms
(adj) deep, abstruse, intense, heavy, bottomless,
proximate, succeeding, immediate, imminent,
important, solid, sound, grave, obscure, utter,
nearby, (adv) afterward, then, subsequently, behind,
on, (v) consequent; antonyms (adj) distant, abysmal, complete, exhaustive, intimate, recondite,
outgoing, (adv) previous, preceding, previously, 4.
close; synonyms (adj) accurate, approximate, shrewd, good, penetrating, hard, crass, dense,
heartfelt, serious, (n) impressive; antonyms (adj)
narrow, brief, airless, complete, hot, intimate, superficial, shallow, trivial; ăn sâu confirmed;
không sâu sublime; hiểu sâu về read; sâu
parsimonious, (v) compact, stop, conclude, bar, muộn deep; đồ sâu bọ insect; độ sâu depth;
đã ăn sâu rooted; chiều sâu depth; bề sâu
block, fold, seal, secure, (adv) by, (n) end, finish, depth; sự sâu sắc penetration.
conclusion, expiration, ending, finale, shut; séc cheque; synonyms (n) draft, arrest, assay, bridle,
antonyms (adj) airy, fresh, loose, far, (v) open, start;
hay quan sát observing; người giám sát checkout, chip, chit, confirmation, crack, curb, halt,
supervisor; kẻ ám sát assassin; giám sát
supervisory; đài quan sát observatory; cảnh hitch, stay, stop, stoppage, substantiation, tab,
sát constable; vết xây sát scratch; tàn sát verification, (v) check, trace.
murderous; sự quan sát observation; sự silic silicon; synonyms (n) silicium, si, ti.
khảo sát examination. sít 1. tight; synonyms (adj) close, compact, firm,
sắt 1. iron; synonyms (n) chain, irons, chains, (v) firm,
mean, parsimonious, taut, secure, snug, tense,
flatten, press, smooth, (adj) hard, adamant,
inflexible, steel, tenacious, 2. sharp; synonyms drunk, miserly, rigorous, sparing, stiff, strict,

(adj) acute, bitter, intelligent, acid, acrid, harsh, stringent, impervious, compressed, (adv) closely,
firmly, hard, (v) narrow, fast, stingy, near; antonyms
incisive, intense, penetrating, piercing, pointed, (adj) loose, baggy, generous, slack, wide, (adv)
loosely, 2. close; synonyms (adj) adjacent, nearby,
pungent, quick, severe, alert, caustic, cutting,
accurate, tight, approximate, brief, airless,
piquant, prompt, sarcastic, smart, (n) keen, (v)
biting, brisk, clever; antonyms (adj) blunt, dull, mild, complete, hot, immediate, intimate, (v) stop,

gentle, rounded, sweet, bland, blurred, naive, conclude, bar, block, fold, (adv) by, about, nigh, (n)
round. end, finish, conclusion, expiration, ending, finale;
sau 1. next; synonyms (adj) later, nearest, adjacent, antonyms (adj) distant, airy, fresh, far, (v) open,
start.
contiguous, following, subsequent, future, coming, sò spawn; synonyms (v) engender, generate, cause,
make, spat, father, create, produce, beget,
ensuing, after, close, near, adjoining, posterior,
reproduce, (n) egg, offspring, breed, progeny, seed,
closest, neighboring, proximate, succeeding, brood, issue, litter, posterity, farrow.
sơ slightly; synonyms (adv) rather, little, somewhat,
immediate, (adv) afterward, then, subsequently,
behind, on, (v) consequent; antonyms (adj) distant, lightly, slight, fairly, moderately, slenderly, faintly,
outgoing, (adv) previous, preceding, previously, 2. small, hardly, barely, slimly, scarcely; antonyms
behind; synonyms (prep) abaft, (adv) backward, (adv) very, excessively, infinitely, significantly,

backwards, late, aback, beyond, trailing, terribly, tremendously, considerably, much,
particularly, solidly; cổ sơ aboriginal; sơ ý
behindhand, next, (n) backside, bottom, buttocks, careless; sơ sài meagre; sơ đồ plan; sơ đẳng
rudimentary; sơ bộ rudimentary.
can, rump, tail, arse, ass, bum, butt, fanny, sổ 1. list; synonyms (n) catalog, catalogue, file,
fundament, hindquarters, (adj) back, rear, overdue;
antonyms (adv) ahead, early, fore, 3. after; inclination, index, schedule, calendar, enumeration,
synonyms (prep) since, (adv) when, afterwards, 4.
hind; synonyms (adj) hindermost, nether, (n) clown, inventory, record, register, roll, like, book, leaning,
peasant, countryman, swain, domestic; ở đằng
sau hind; ngay sau next; người tiếp sau next; listing, roster, (v) lean, tilt, enter, enumerate, incline,
ở phía sau after; phía sau bum; cái tiếp sau itemize, cant, name, 2. register; synonyms (n) list,
next; đằng sau after; lần sau next; lần sau
cùng last; theo sau following.

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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note, account, annals, registry, table, enrollment, history, relation, legend, line, strand, account,

directory, journal, registrar, registration, scale, (v) chronicle, cord, cotton, fabrication, fib, invention,
recital, ribbon, saga; to sợi coarse; sự rút sợi
enroll, chronicle, indicate, read, show, mark, enlist, teasing; sợi chỉ thread.
display, inscribe, date, express, point, strike; sổ sớm 1. premature; synonyms (adj) early, precocious,
mũi sniffing; sổ ghi chép notebook; sổ sách untimely, immature, forward, inopportune, previous,
account; sổ tay manual; sổ đăng ký registry. rash, unripe, 2. precocious; synonyms (adj)
sọ skull; synonyms (n) pate, noddle, head, noggin, advanced, pert, premature, impudent, obtrusive,
shell, intellectual, pupil, (adj) exceptional, smart.
sở 1. service; synonyms (n) help, aid, assistance, precipitate, bright, precoce, rude, saucy,

avail, employment, ministration, ceremony, aggressive, ahead, assuming, bold, brass, brassy,

business, occupation, office, utility, agency, cheeky, cocky, flip, fresh, nervy, presumptuous,
pushy, quick, (adv) beforehand, 3. early;
ministry, homage, rite, favor, devotion, ritual, synonyms (adj) initial, first, primitive, prompt, young,

benefit, (v) overhaul, serve, refit, assist, attendance, embryonic, matutinal, old, original, past,
repair, 2. agency; synonyms (n) bureau, authority,
preliminary, prime, primeval, primordial, advance,
commission, expedient, factor, instrument, means, (adv) betimes, soon, earlier, timely; antonyms (adj)
delayed, last-minute, slow, (adv) late; trở dậy sớm
organ, way, efficiency, activity, board, department, bed; sớm trước advance.
sờn 1. shabby; synonyms (adj) dilapidated, abject,
group, influence, instrumentality, mechanism, low, mangy, mean, poor, sorry, cheap, decrepit,

medium, operation, organization, representation, paltry, ragged, sordid, worn, ignoble, grubby,
administration, (v) action, act, deed, 3.
department; synonyms (n) compartment, area, contemptible, dirty, old, parsimonious, ratty, scruffy,
seedy, shoddy, tacky, (v) frayed; antonyms (adj)
class, faculty, section, arm, branch, division, pristine, smart, 2. fuzzy; synonyms (adj) blurred,
foggy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, hairy, bleary,
domain, field, line, part, realm, subject, service,
district, kingdom, province, sphere, cutcherry, 4. blurry, dim, downy, vague, curly, bushy, rough,
office; synonyms (n) charge, duty, function, imprecise, misty, muzzy, unclear, wooly, fuzzed;
antonym (adj) clear.
position, appointment, berth, job, place, post, sóng 1. crest; synonyms (n) apex, crown, peak,
summit, top, brow, acme, pinnacle, height, hilltop,
engagement, location, establishment, mission, role,
zenith, upside, edge, device, emblem, heraldry,
situation, spot, force, lieu, attitude, care,
point, ridge, tip, vertex, badge, (v) cap, climax, (adj)
management, power, profession, room, (adj) panache, plume, 2. surge; synonyms (n) wave,
clerical; người sở hữu proprietor; khổ sở burst, ripple, spurt, increase, spate, upsurge, flock,
miserable; cơ sở basal; có cơ sở solid; chết
sở dog; trụ sở viện institute; quyền sở hữu gust, (v) billow, flood, rise, rush, stream, flow, gush,
ownership; sở trường excellence; sở thích
bent; xứ sở homeland. heave, jet, swell, soar, leap, zoom, crowd, roll,
sợ 1. cry; synonyms (n) shout, bark, scream, yell, squirt, 3. wave; synonyms (n) gesture, motion,
sign, surge, signal, breaker, vibration, nod, rash,
clamor, roar, bay, crying, buzz, exclamation, groan,
tide, (v) brandish, flap, flutter, curl, flourish, swing,
hearsay, (v) call, bellow, shriek, weep, exclaim,
undulate, beat, beckon, shake, sway, oscillate,
howl, moan, outcry, screech, yelp, yowl, holler, kink, fluctuate, gesticulate; đê chắn sóng mole.
hollo; antonyms (v) laugh, whisper, 2. afraid; sông strand; synonyms (n) coast, shore, rope, chain,
synonyms (adj) fearful, timid, shy, anxious, filament, line, string, bank, thread, wisp, yarn, fibril,
scar, (v) beach, maroon, desert, abandon; cửa
apprehensive, frightened, nervous, scared, worried, sông estuary; nguồn sông source; sông
horrified, terrified, uneasy, reluctant, (adv) cowardly; nhánh affluent; ven sông riverside.
antonyms (adj) fearless, brave; làm kinh sợ sống 1. live; synonyms (v) exist, inhabit, reside,
appalling; làm khiếp sợ scary; nỗi kinh sợ subsist, abide, be, dwell, endure, stay, survive,
awe; không sợ hãi hair; hoảng sợ afraid; ghê
sợ fearful; dễ sợ dread; sự kinh sợ dread; sự continue, experience, last, lodge, bide, (adj) alive,
sợ hãi awe; sự sợ apprehension.
sọc stripe; synonyms (n) strip, band, line, bar, stria, active, animate, living, brisk, bouncy, breathing,
hot, lively, (n) go; antonyms (adj) dead, inanimate,
striation, chevron, mark, stroke, ribbon, scratch, 2. living; synonyms (adj) live, extant, animated,
fresh, quick, vital, actual, lifelike, lives, surviving, (n)
score, slip, dash, rule, sort, stripes, type, banding,
ring, shred, stretch, (v) streak; đường sọc streak; livelihood, being, life, aliveness, animation,
có sọc striped.
sôi boiling; synonyms (adj) hot, effervescent, heated, benefice, existence, keep, maintenance,
burning, scalding, torrid, humid; antonyms (adj)
cold, freezing; đang sôi boiling; điểm sôi boil; subsistence, support, lifetime, sustenance, work,
làm sôi nổi electric; sự sôi boil; sự sôi nổi advowson; antonym (n) death, 3. crude;
excitement; sôi nổi ardent. synonyms (adj) clumsy, coarse, raw, rough, rude,
sợi yarn; synonyms (n) narrative, story, tale, thread,

anecdote, narration, twine, string, fable, fiction,

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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barbarous, immature, primitive, uncouth, vulgar, curl, enfold, revolve, wheel, rock, turn, twist,

barbarian, abrupt, churlish, earthy, gross, impolite, wallow, wind, envelop, grumble, round, level, pour,
gush; súc vật brute; con súc sắc ivory.
indecent, natural, unprocessed, unrefined, gaudy, súng bucket; synonyms (n) tub, bucketful, container,
tasteless, basic, common, green; antonyms (adj) pail, scoop, mug, pipkin, skeel, tankard, pan, can,
refined, sophisticated, 4. lively; synonyms (adj)
grab, skip, boat, car, jail, brazier, canister, hod, (v)
agile, cheerful, energetic, keen, busy, gay, jolly, dip, rain, hurtle, rocket, speed, (adj) pumper; kho
súng magazine; nơi thử súng proof; súng đại
jovial, alert, bright, enthusiastic, merry, spirited, bác barker; súng lục pistol; súng ngắn pistol;
súng săn rifle.
vivid, dashing, frolicsome, happy, fleet, joyful, sừng persistent; synonyms (adj) durable, constant,
lighthearted, amusing, acute, airy, blithe, bold; continual, insistent, lasting, obstinate, permanent,
antonyms (adj) dull, inactive, lethargic, listless,
lifeless, unexciting, 5. alive; synonyms (adj) continuous, chronic, consistent, dogged, firm,

sensible, vivacious, responsive, aware, eager, incessant, perpetual, relentless, stubborn,
awake, intelligent; antonym (adj) deceased; môi
trường sống habitat; người sống liver; người unrelenting, habitual, indefatigable, abiding,
sống sót survivor; còn sống alive; đang sống
living; đầy sức sống animated; để thiếu sống perennial, determined, enduring, haunting, (n)
stake; trông như sống breathing; sức sống frequent; antonyms (adj) contained, occasional;
green; sống lâu bone. không sừng poll; bò không sừng poll.
sử history; synonyms (n) account, chronicle, story, suối brook; synonyms (n) creek, stream, arroyo, river,
(v) bear, abide, endure, digest, stand, stomach,
annals, background, narrative, record, explanation,
yesteryear, narration, past, life, (v) tale; antonym (n) suffer, tolerate, allow, support, undergo, take, bide,
present; lịch sử historical; nhà viết sử
historian; dễ sử dụng manageable; tiểu sử withstand, accept, beck, burn, comport, go, lump,
biography; sử biên niên chronicle; sử dụng resist; suối nước fountain; suối khoáng spa;
được usable; sử gia historian; sử học history. dòng suối stream.
sự thing; synonyms (n) matter, affair, event, object, sườn flank; synonyms (n) edge, side, wing, lee, limb,
annex, annexe, fender, abutment, backstage,
occurrence, article, concern, happening,
boundary, extension, offstage, periphery, (v) border,
something, substance, being, occasion, incident,
skirt, define, round, touch, (adj) cover, ward, screen,
business, deed, entity, item, episode, fad, subject, shelter, shroud; sườn đồi hillside.
circumstance, act, issue, person, question; thực suông 1. platonic; synonyms (adj) chaste, spiritual,
sự actually; sự dửng dưng indifference; sự companionable, continent, honest, virtuous,
dừng lại break; sự đụng mạnh bump; sự
đúng đắn accuracy; sự dùng sai misuse; sự idealistic, intellectual, (v) philosophic, philosophical,
đứng thẳng erection; sự dùng trước
anticipation; sự dừng cessation; sự dùng staid, stayed, contemplative, deliberative,
employment.
sữa 1. punch; synonyms (n) jab, drill, cuff, die, introspective, meditative, museful, pensive,

wallop, blow, dig, knock, smack, nudge, stroke, reflective, sedate, speculative, stoical, studious,
thoughtful, wistful, 2. theoretical; synonyms (adj)
buffoon, (v) poke, hit, prick, beat, perforate, stab, hypothetical, abstract, theoretic, ideal, academic,
thrust, puncture, push, slap, strike, bore, prod, 2. conjectural, impractical; antonyms (adj) practical,
fresh; synonyms (adj) bracing, brisk, clean, novel, concrete, real, scientific.
sương precipitate; synonyms (v) expedite, hurry,
bright, original, recent, airy, bold, alive, chilly, cool, hasten, condense, fall, (n) deposit, accelerate, (adj)

forward, green, pure, smart, sweet, flippant, fair, hasty, headlong, impetuous, sudden, immediate,
blank, additional, animate, breezy, caller, (adv) new;
antonyms (adj) old, stale, decayed, exhausted, hot, instant, abrupt, hurried, precipitant, precipitous,

humid, muggy, musty, off, oppressive, rotten, tired, rash, foolhardy, clot, boisterous, furious, premature,
worn, dry, sweltering; sữa chua yoghurt; như rapid, instantaneous; sương mù haze; mù
sữa milky; món sữa trứng custard; có sữa sương hazy.
milky. suốt 1. perpetual; synonyms (adj) permanent,
suất rate; synonyms (n) price, worth, pace, value, incessant, ceaseless, constant, continual, endless,

percentage, charge, frequency, gait, (v) assess, eternal, everlasting, lasting, immortal, continuous,

estimate, evaluate, appreciate, appraise, compute, interminable, perennial, enduring, unending,

count, calculate, merit, put, rank, esteem, gauge, frequent, immutable, infinite, ageless, persistent,
prize, deserve, measure, order; công suất
power; hiệu suất efficiency; khinh suất hasty; unceasing, undying, uninterrupted, unremitting,
năng suất power. imperishable; antonyms (adj) temporary,
súc roll; synonyms (n) list, revolution, catalogue, intermittent, 2. through; synonyms (prep) for, per,
along, because, throughout, (adv) by, thorough, via,
inventory, register, bun, bundle, circle, (v) coil, reel,
(adj) finished, done, direct, straight, completed,
complete, (prf) past; sự thấu suốt penetration;
trí sáng suốt wit; suốt thẳng straight; suốt chỉ

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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cop; suốt đời lifelong; suốt trọn all; sự sáng ba feat; người bất tài nobody; người ngang
suốt discrimination. tài match; sự bất tài disability; người tài trí
suýt verge; synonyms (n) boundary, brink, limit, intellect; người trọng tài umpire; nhiều tài
margin, rim, bound, brim, confine, side, skirt, versatile; phim tài liệu documentary; có tài
threshold, fringe, edging, term, bounds, point, capable; bất tài deficient.
scepter, sceptre, (v) border, edge, bend, hem, tải load; synonyms (n) charge, cargo, freight, stack,
incline, tend, trend; suýt soát close; suýt nữa
almost. heap, pack, weight, consignment, lading, shipment,

T strain, anxiety, care, crowd, encumbrance, loading,

tá tally; synonyms (n) count, check, score, sum, (v) burden, fill, encumber, pile, lade, stow, glut,
account, reckoning, duplicate, bill, (v) correspond, cram, laden; antonym (v) unload.
agree, fit, number, suit, match, accord, jibe, total, tại due; synonyms (adj) appropriate, equitable, just,
coincide, harmonize, square, consort, balance,
compute, enumerate, hit; người tá điền farmer. lawful, owed, payable, unpaid, unsettled, legal, fair,

tả sinister; synonyms (adj) dark, ominous, baleful, fit, fitting, outstanding, overdue, repayable, (adv)
black, forbidding, menacing, threatening,
malevolent, malign, grim, ill, inauspicious, right, directly, (v) owing, (n) debt, duty, privilege, tax,
minacious, minatory, ugly, fateful, malicious, desert, claim, levy; antonyms (adj) paid, undue;
obscure, disastrous, dishonest, gloomy, left, còn tồn tại alive; hiện tại being; ở tại chỗ
perverse, uncanny, unlucky; bệnh tả cholera; fore; vật tồn tại existence; sự tồn tại
khuynh tả pink; mô tả descriptive; miêu tả existence; tại đó there; tại sao why; thực tại
representative; sự diễn tả description; diễn tả reality; tồn tại eternal.
descriptive; chính tả spelling; mảnh tả tơi tám eight; synonyms (n) eighter, eleven, ace, jack,
rag; về phía tả left; rách tả tơi ragged.
king, knave, nine, octad, octet, octonary, ogdoad,
tách cup; synonyms (n) chalice, basin, trophy,
destiny, fate, bowl, cupful, glass, portion, bleed; queen, team, ten, ait, deuce, eightsome, five, four,
tách ra detached; tách một cái snap; sự tách octette, seven, six, trey, (adj) octave; thứ tám
riêng segregation; sự tách ra detachment; sự eighth; vật thứ tám eighth; tuổi đôi tám
chia tách segregation. seventeen; tám mươi eighty; số mười tám
eighteen; mười tám eighteen.
tai tab; synonyms (n) bill, check, account, invoice, flap, tâm 1. centre; synonyms (n) core, middle, heart,
statement, score, tally, chit, credit, slip, (v) list, midpoint, (v) center, centralize, concentrate, focus,
arrest; gây tai hại harmful; điều tai hại evil; 2. mind; synonyms (n) intellect, brain, head,
điếc tai shrill; chói tai roughly; êm tai musical;
thuốc nhỏ tai e; tai nạn accident; tai hại inclination, intelligence, psyche, regard, mentality,
disastrous; người tai mắt lion; tai biến
casualty. conscience, belief, brains, idea, judgement,

tái pale; synonyms (adj) ghastly, faint, wan, dull, light, judgment, memory, (v) care, look, attend, beware,
pallid, weak, watery, cadaverous, colorless, faded, keep, listen, notice, guard, mark, (adj) heed;
fair, feeble, sickly, soft, (v) dim, blanch, (n) antonym (v) forget; không yên tâm uneasily;
boundary, confine, border, bound, limit, picket, không kiên tâm impatient; không chủ tâm
bounds, bourn; antonyms (adj) dark, rosy, strong, involuntary; ác tâm malice; không quan tâm
brown; tái mét ghastly; thường tái diễn indifferent; người tâm phúc confident; quan
recurrent. tâm thoughtful; nội tâm interior; nhiệt tâm
zeal; làm quan tâm interesting.
tài 1. apt; synonyms (adj) appropriate, adroit, apropos, tấm 1. sheet; synonyms (n) board, layer, leaf,
apposite, intelligent, good, able, adequate,
convenient, dexterous, efficient, fit, ready, smart, canvas, film, paper, coat, coating, blanket, cover,
clever, deft, disposed, expert, fitting, happy, just,
liable, likely, opportune, pertinent; antonym (adj) coverlet, newspaper, piece, plane, sail, mainsheet,
inappropriate, 2. talent; synonyms (n) gift, genius,
ability, aptitude, capacity, cleverness, endowment, pane, slip, bill, covering, counterpane, form,
faculty, knack, skill, capability, flair, ingenuity, shroud, tabloid, canvass, 2. slab; synonyms (n)
proficiency, power, efficiency, prowess,
accomplishment, dexterity, turn, forte, quality, (v) hunk, chunk, bar, block, monument, flag, floor,
donation, present; antonym (n) inability; ngón tài
flitch, lump, tier, bed, broad, course, hatchment,

lake, lin, loch, lough, mere, plash, pond, (adj) table,
plate, tablet, platter, 3. plaque; synonyms (n)

brass, medal, administration, award, boldness,

cheek, crown, cup, decoration, establishment, face,

governance, nerve, organisation, organization,
pest, prize, title, (v) oppress, 4. tablet; synonyms

(n) pad, slab, lozenge, pill, capsule, pellet, (v)
foolscap, papyrus, parchment; tấm dưỡng
replica; hạt tấm sharp; bức tranh tấm panel;
tấm lòng heart; tấm lót pillow; tấm phiếu
plate; tấm thảm tapestry.

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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tầm gauge; synonyms (n) criterion, caliber, gage, tạp miscellaneous; synonyms (adj) assorted,

calibre, benchmark, indicator, mark, (v) estimate, different, heterogeneous, mixed, general, diverse,

measure, calculate, assess, compute, fathom, indiscriminate, motley, sundry, varied, various,
confused; sự phức tạp complexity; hỗn tạp
make, reckon, forecast, scale, appraise, evaluate, heterogeneous; mớ phức tạp complex; pha
figure, guess, judge, approximate; sự sưu tầm tạp bastard; phức tạp complex; tạp hoá
collection; người tầm thường nobody; người notion.
sưu tầm collector; tầm đạn range; chuyện tarô tap; synonyms (n) pat, dab, hit, bang, strike,
tầm thường commonplace; chuyện tầm phào
gas; tầm vóc make; tầm quan trọng amount; stroke, touch, blow, faucet, hydrant, plug, slap,
tầm nhìn view; tầm nhận thức horizon.
tắm swim; synonyms (v) float, hover, drift, spin, plane, spigot, tapping, thump, wiretap, (v) knock, rap,
spire, (n) dip, swimming, (adj) rise; sự tắm gội broach, bug, beat, eavesdrop, exploit, spout, tip.
wash. tật vice; synonyms (adj) defect, fault, imperfection,
tạm provisional; synonyms (adj) conditional,
failing, acting, (n) blemish, corruption, depravity,
makeshift, tentative, probationary, interim,
evil, immorality, iniquity, sin, frailty, crime,
provisionary, temporary, experimental, acting,
weakness, deputy, substitute, wickedness, wrong,
provisory, qualified, transient, given, probative,
probatory, trial; antonyms (adj) permanent, definite; degeneracy, (v) forceps, pincers, pliers, tongs,
sự tạm nghỉ halt; tạm gác lại ice; tàm tạm clutches; antonym (n) asset; tàn tật invalid;
dusty; tạm thời momentary; sự tạm đình người bệnh tật invalid; người tàn tật invalid;
truce. tật xấu defect; thành cố tật confirmed.
tan melting; synonyms (adj) liquescent, dissolving, (n) tàu body; synonyms (n) cadaver, corpse, matter,

fusion, melt, thawing, dissolution, warming, organization, carcass, cluster, consistency, figure,
liquefaction, thaw; sự tan vỡ death; sự tan rã
dissolution; sự tan melting. mass, set, aggregate, association, entity, amount,
tang roll; synonyms (n) list, revolution, catalogue,
bulk, company, corps, creature, flesh, form, frame,
inventory, register, bun, bundle, circle, (v) coil, reel, fuselage, group, individual, material; antonym (n)
spirit; qua mạn tàu overboard; nghề đóng tàu
curl, enfold, revolve, wheel, rock, turn, twist, shipbuilding; bến tàu haven; đội tàu buôn
marine; đội tàu fleet; chỗ đóng tàu slip; buồm
wallow, wind, envelop, grumble, round, level, pour, tàu sail; boong tàu deck; trên tàu aboard;
gush; tang thương mean; lễ tang funeral. trên boong tàu aboard.
tăng tent; synonyms (n) awning, camp, canopy, tẩu 1. chalk; synonyms (n) score, trace, clod, clot,

barracks, buckling, cover, dossil, shelter, tilt, gravel, mold, subsoil, clay, cledge, dash, dot,

design, gazebo, intention, pergola, porch, (v) favorite, glebe, loam, magnesium, marl,
bivouac, dwell, encamp, hinder; giới tăng lữ
clergy; ngày càng tăng increasing; sự làm methamphetamine, (v) mark, pastel, whiten,
tăng enhancement; sự tăng increase; sự charcoal, color, crayons, (adj) ivory, lily, 2. hook;
tăng đôi doubling; sự tăng lên access; tăng synonyms (n) clasp, crook, claw, crotchet, draw,
dần increasing; tăng đệm buffer; tăng lữ
clergy; tăng thêm additional. lure, trap, anchor, (v) catch, bend, fasten, hitch,
tầng 1. tier; synonyms (n) layer, row, floor, range,
button, ensnare, attach, bag, cop, crochet, curve,
stratum, grade, level, degree, stage, story, course, entrap, grapple, lift, nail, secure, (adj) lock; tẩu
thoát track.
string, class, bed, bank, section, train, flag, tay 1. hand; synonyms (n) deal, aid, applause,
substratum, (adj) line, rank, file, 2. storey;
synonyms (n) account, base, chronicle, fib, flooring, employee, paw, worker, support, assist, assistance,

history, narration, narrative, point, recital, report, (v) deliver, give, pass, commit, bestow, afford,
tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle, yarn; lên tầng trên
upstairs; ở tầng dưới downstairs; ở tầng trên communicate, reach, grant, provide, devolve, line,
upstairs; tầng lớp chủ proprietary. gift, supply, feed, distribute, 2. member;
tảng 1. block; synonyms (n) bar, barricade, pad, clog, synonyms (n) limb, part, supporter, extremity,

cluster, barrier, blocking, chock, chunk, cube, dam, phallus, portion, appendage, fellow, section,

(v) arrest, stop, hinder, encumber, halt, lock, constituent, division, element, follower, associate,

obstruct, parry, plug, blockade, choke, close, delay, branch, link, organ, participant, partner, penis,
(adj) lump; antonyms (v) free, unblock, open, 2. piece, arm; gan bàn tay palm; khuỷu tay
lump; synonyms (n) heap, knot, block, clod, hunk, elbow; nắm tay fist; khăn tay handkerchief;
chữ viết tay handwriting; bản viết tay
tumor, bit, bulge, clump, fragment, knob, lummox, manuscript; bao tay glove; cái vẫy tay wave;
cánh tay đòn arm; để tay vào hand.
piece, nub, bunch, intumescence, pimple, ball, tây 1. westerly; synonyms (adj) western, westward,
bump, hump, nugget, (v) clot, (adj) mass, lout, bulk; westbound, hillbilly, 2. west; synonyms (n)
nền tảng base. occident, w, tungsten, watt, wolfram, (v) south;
phưng tây west; hướng tây west; hoa huệ tây
lily.

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tê numb; synonyms (adj) asleep, benumbed, dead, thăm dò explorer; sự ghé thăm call; việc rút
thăm lot; sự thăm dò exploration; sự thăm
dull, insensible, torpid, deadened, callous, hỏi visit; sự thăm viếng visiting; thăm viếng
visiting.
impassive, comatose, inactive, inert, paralytic, thầm mentally; synonyms (adv) ideally, inward,

frozen, unconscious, (v) benumb, deaden, paralyze, inwardly, internally, intimately, rationally,
harden, (n) blunt; antonym (adj) sensitive; thuốc tê academically, privately, thoroughly; tiếng thì thầm
mê drug; tê giác cái cow; tê bại dead. whispering; tiếng nói thầm whisper; nói thì
tẻ tedious; synonyms (adj) dull, boring, tiresome, thầm breath; chỗ thầm kín depth; âm thầm
silently.
dreary, monotonous, slow, heavy, dry, flat, thẫm deep; synonyms (adj) thick, profound, absorbed,

humdrum, irksome, lifeless, uninteresting, bland, abstruse, broad, dark, rich, sound, strong, wide,

deadly, insipid, tame, verbose, wearisome, stodgy, esoteric, bright, large, abysmal, bass,
prolix, annoying, lengthy, (v) arid, stupid; antonyms
(adj) exciting, interesting, easy, varied; tẻ nhạt flat; concentrated, cryptic, cunning, grave, heartfelt,
tẻ ngắt dull; nỗi buồn tẻ boredom; làm buồn heavy, intimate, loud, (n) brine, (v) intense;
tẻ tedious. antonyms (adj) shallow, superficial, high, high-
tệ wicked; synonyms (adj) atrocious, bad, evil, sinful, pitched, light, soft, weak.
thảm pile; synonyms (n) heap, stack, mass,
vicious, depraved, immoral, mischievous, unholy,
congeries, mound, bunch, accumulation, bundle,
vile, corrupt, criminal, diabolical, foul, hellish,
collection, hoard, jam, nap, wad, lump, multitude,
iniquitous, nasty, naughty, pernicious, ungodly,
impious, perverse, base, black, dark; antonyms fortune, edifice, batch, down, flock, (v) pack,
(adj) good, innocent, kind, moral, pious, pure; thậm accumulate, amass, crowd, throng; thê thảm
tệ terrible; tàn tệ hardly; quá tệ wretched; cái catastrophic; thảm khốc cruel; thảm hoạ
tệ hơn worse. catastrophe; tấn thảm kịch tragedy; tấm
tên 1. name; synonyms (n) call, title, epithet, address, thảm tapestry; buồn thảm dismal; bi thảm
heavy.
appellation, denomination, designation, fame, than 1. consumption; synonyms (n) expenditure,

mark, (v) appoint, baptize, describe, cite, designate, decline, use, expense, diminution, exhaustion,

entitle, enumerate, identify, list, mention, constitute, ingestion, intake, phthisis, uptake, decay, eating, (v)
denominate, itemize, make, nominate, quote, 2. tabes, attenuation, collapse, 2. grime; synonyms
missile; synonyms (n) bullet, shot, projectile,
(n) filth, dirt, squalor, grease, stain, dust, (v) soil,
rocket, bolt, bomb, explosive, quoit, ammunition,
dirty, begrime, colly, smudge, bemire, (adj) smut,
club, messenger, missive, weapon, beast, bird, soot; antonyms (n) cleanliness, (v) clean, 3.
scoop; synonyms (n) ladle, spade, exclusive,
bludgeon, cruise, cudgel, dingbat, egg, mortar,
stealth, trajectile, 3. arrow; synonyms (n) pointer, pocket, scoopful, shovel, article, report, (v) draw,
dig, excavate, hollow, best, outdo, outflank; lời
barb, dart, missile, gun, spear, javelin, jereed, jerid, than phiền complaint; lời than thở complaint;
mỏ than colliery; có than carboniferous; vỉa
lance, pike, spontoon, swallowtail, boomerang, than seam; than cám breeze.
thân 1. close; synonyms (adj) near, adjacent, nearby,
gaff, harpoon, marker, pin, (adj) hydrargyrum,
quicksilver; tên vô lại tough; tên thực dân accurate, tight, approximate, narrow, brief, airless,
colonial; tên riêng nickname; tên nhạo
nickname; tên họ surname; tên giễu complete, hot, (v) compact, stop, conclude, bar,
nickname; tên kẻ cướp tough.
test quiz; synonyms (n) test, examination, exam, block, fold, (adv) by, about, (n) end, finish,
conclusion, expiration, ending, finale; antonyms
mockery, (v) interrogate, examine, question, chaff, (adj) distant, airy, fresh, loose, far, (v) open, start, 2.
dearly; synonyms (adv) dear, affectionately, very,
inquire, joke, ask, banter, grill, probe, query, tease,
rally, twit, badinage. alife, endearedly, devotedly, earnestly, exquisitely,
thai 1. germ; synonyms (n) bug, beginning, bud, grievously, tenderly, yearningly, 3. dear;
synonyms (adj) beloved, close, costly, expensive,
kernel, microbe, egg, nucleus, origin, root, seed,
source, 2. foetus; synonyms (n) fetus, kitten, pup, lovely, precious, adorable, affectionate, cherished,
3. fetus; synonym (n) foetus; có mang thai
pregnant; có thai pregnant; còn phôi thai familiar, high, intimate, loved, pet, valuable,
embryo; khoan thai deliberate; sự có thai
pregnancy; sự phá thai abortion; sự sẩy thai favorite, nigh, devout, (n) darling, love, honey,
abortion; sự thai nghén gestation; tính khoan sweetheart, sugar, dearest, (adv) dearly; antonyms
thai deliberation. (adj) cheap, worthless; hoàng thân prince; khoả
thăm lot; synonyms (n) batch, destiny, fate, doom, thân naked; không thân mật distant; người
độc thân single; người thân intimate; người
fortune, portion, slice, allot, bunch, chance, circle, thân cận familiar; người thân mến dear;

group, set, share, allotment, estate, band,

caboodle, cluster, collection, draw, gang, heap, (v)
deal, apportion; đang thăm visiting; để thăm dò
exploratory; người đến thăm caller; người

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người thân yêu darling; không thân thiện out; thanh 1. exquisite; synonyms (adj) beautiful, elegant,
bạn thân buck.
thằng 1. blade; synonyms (n) vane, beau, knife, delicate, excellent, dainty, gorgeous, admirable,
brand, foil, leaf, razor, shaft, steel, sword, 2.
beggar; synonyms (n) mendicant, mumper, acute, choice, heavenly, wonderful, charming, fair,
pauper, tramp, sponger, moocher, vagabond, (v)
pauperize; thằng khờ mug; thằng bé kid; fine, graceful, intense, lovely, delicious,
thằng cha card; thằng đểu rogue; thằng ngốc
idiot; thằng ranh monkey. accomplished, bully, discriminating, dandy, exact,
thẳng 1. direct; synonyms (adj) straight, blunt, finished, (v) delightful; antonym (adj) everyday, 2.
immediate, transparent, explicit, forthright, (v) aim, bar; synonyms (n) barricade, band, stop, line, pub,

channel, conduct, address, charge, control, dictate, snag, fence, barrier, embargo, (v) ban, block, bolt,

head, administer, guide, lead, level, order, point, exclude, obstruct, arrest, balk, dam, foreclose,
bend, boss, engineer, (n) command, decree;
antonyms (adj) indirect, roundabout, circuitous, confine, restrict, blockade, check, close, except,
(conj) but; antonyms (v) permit, allow, 3. tablet;
oblique, second-hand, sideways, unplanned, (v) synonyms (n) pad, slab, table, lozenge, pill,
request, 2. plump; synonyms (adj) fat, chubby,
corpulent, obese, overweight, round, stout, gross, capsule, monument, pellet, hatchment, (adj) plate,
platter, (v) foolscap, paper, papyrus, parchment; sự
buxom, pudgy, full, heavy, squab, stocky, chunky, thanh tao delicacy; người thanh lịch elegant;
người thanh niên adolescent; lời thanh minh
fertile, (v) fatten, drop, go, dive, plop, flump, plunk, explanation; sự thanh bình quiet; sự thanh
(n) fleshy, (adv) portly; antonyms (adj) thin, minh explanation; âm thanh sound; được
emaciated, skinny, slim, slender, 3. front; phát thanh broadcast; sự thanh thản ease;
synonyms (adj) fore, anterior, preceding, forward, không thanh thoát lamp.
thành container; synonyms (n) box, jar, package,
first, (n) countenance, forefront, appearance,
basket, carton, cylinder, envelope, pan, pot, vessel,
disguise, facade, frontage, brow, audacity,
bin, parcel, cistern, barrel, bottle, jug, pack, packet,
battlefront, cover, forepart, movement, veneer, reservoir, tank, tub, vat, pod; phần hợp thành
component; ở thành thị urban; người tán
figurehead, effrontery, (v) face, confront, look, thành advocate; sự hợp thành composition;
breast, impudence; antonyms (n) rear, end, (v) sự hình thành formation; được tán thành
back, 4. flat; synonyms (adj) dull, bland, even, approved; để hình thành formative; đã thành
plain, insipid, plane, tasteless, dreary, boring, lập established; đã hoàn thành
accomplished; hợp thành component.
absolute, dead, downright, equal, fixed, lifeless, thạo 1. death; synonyms (n) demise, end, expiration,

monotonous, outright, smooth, tame, vapid, dry, close, exit, cessation, decease, departure,
arid, direct, (n) apartment, (v) uninteresting;
antonyms (adj) exciting, high-pitched, bumpy, 5. dissolution, doom, dying, fate, loss, mortality,
through; synonyms (prep) for, per, along, because,
throughout, (adv) by, thorough, via, (adj) finished, passing, conclusion, bereavement, extermination,
done, completed, complete, (prf) past, 6. straight;
synonyms (adv) right, directly, frankly, due, fall, destruction, ending, finish, last, murder, (adj)
quietus; antonyms (n) birth, existence, delivery, 2.
immediately, openly, instantly, (adj) erect, honest, adept; synonyms (adj) expert, skillful, able,

flat, upright, fair, correct, just, perpendicular, accomplished, adroit, artful, capable, clever,

proper, accurate, consecutive, frank, neat, sincere, dexterous, experienced, good, practiced, smart,
square, vertical, firsthand, genuine; antonyms (adv)
indirectly, (adj) curly, curved, diluted, winding, neat, crack, nimble, quick, apt, (n) proficient, ace,
professional, virtuoso, whiz, wizard, dabster;
zigzag, askew, bent, curvy, knotted, twisted, antonyms (adj) clumsy, incompetent, inept; không
thạo unskilled; người thông thạo adept;
twisting, wavy, guarded, lopsided, skewed, well- thông thạo expert; thành thạo expert; thạo
formed, 7. straightaway; synonyms (adv) cừ great; sự thành thạo expertise.
forthwith, now, promptly, instantaneously, (adj) thấp low; synonyms (adj) contemptible, abject,
prompt, quick, fast, 8. erect; synonyms (v) build,
elevate, raise, construct, assemble, lift, create, humble, ignoble, base, blue, common, deep,

advance, arouse, dignify, enhance, establish, exalt, dejected, depressed, down, downcast,

fabricate, form, found, frame, heave, hoist, institute, downhearted, feeble, mean, despicable, inferior,
make, produce, stand, (adj) raised, plumb; antonym
(adj) horizontal; nói thẳng point; người thẳng degraded, despondent, dirty, dispirited, faint, foul,
thắn sport; sự căng thẳng strain; căng thẳng (adv) gentle, (n) depression; antonyms (adj) cheerful,
strenuous; sự đứng thẳng erection; dáng
người thẳng set-up; tính ngay thẳng fairness; happy, high-pitched, loud, important, piercing, (n)
sự chuồn thẳng bunk; sự thẳng thắn high; lùn thấp low; mức thấp low; ẩm thấp
openness; suốt thẳng straight. damp; nhỏ thấp low; ở dưới thấp below; sự
thấp kém poverty; thấp kém mean.
thật 1. regular; synonyms (adj) normal, orderly,

steady, common, customary, general, methodical,

ordinary, formal, accurate, correct, even, habitual,

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proper, commonplace, accustomed, consistent, consequently, hence, thus, indeed, then, therefore,

established, frequent, set, (n) fixed, constant, firm, insomuch, also, wherefore, (n) sol, (pron) that, (adj)
familiar, (v) conventional; antonyms (adj) irregular, likewise; người thay thế alternate; như thế so;
erratic, inconsistent, unusual, variable, lúc thế này planetary; lúc thế khác planetary;
asymmetrical, extraordinary, straight, 2. really; sự thay thế replacement; ở thế cùng down;
synonyms (adv) actually, honestly, absolutely, quyền thế dominion; nhờ thế hereby; như thế
thì then; cúng thế likewise.
genuinely, certainly, real, truly, very, simply, thẻ tablet; synonyms (n) pad, slab, table, lozenge, pill,

authentically, practically, essentially, extremely, capsule, monument, pellet, hatchment, (adj) plate,
platter, (v) foolscap, paper, papyrus, parchment.
forsooth, highly, positively, quite, right, just, exactly, thêm extra; synonyms (adj) additional, over, odd,

completely, legitimately, substantially, (adj) indeed, auxiliary, other, redundant, spare, exceptional,
sincerely, 3. genuine; synonyms (adj) actual,
authentic, sincere, true, unsophisticated, candid, second, unneeded, unused, (adv) more, especially,

faithful, artless, factual, hearty, unaffected, above, besides, (n) supplement, accessory, excess,

unfeigned, absolute, certain, earnest, honest, plus, supernumerary, addendum, addition,
duplicate, attachment, (v) additive; antonyms (adj)
intrinsic, legitimate, literal, native, natural, original, basic, less, (n) lack; phần thêm addition; cái
pure, solid, veritable; antonyms (adj) bogus, fake, thêm vào over; cái thêm extra; thêm vào
insincere, affected, artificial, dishonest, false, additional; tăng thêm additional; sự thêm vào
pretend, hypocritical, replica, 4. sterling; accession; sự lấy thêm recruitment; phần
synonyms (adj) sound, fine, genuine, reliable, good, tiếp thêm continuation.
thi 1. test; synonyms (n) trial, audition, experiment,
excellent, superlative, worthy, splendid, estimable,
examination, measure, criterion, inspection, gauge,
exemplary, righteous, silver, (n) pound, punt,
starling, 5. true; synonyms (adj) exact, truthful, endeavor, exam, experience, (v) assay, essay,
direct, loyal, precise, rightful, substantial,
examine, prove, quiz, sample, check, try, analyze,
indisputable, lawful, level, perfect, upright, valid, attempt, probe, proof, verify, (adj) experimental, 2.
quiz; synonyms (n) test, mockery, (v) interrogate,
dependable, material, staunch, strict, devoted,
question, chaff, inquire, joke, ask, banter, grill,
appropriate, orthodox, fast, close, legal, realistic, (v) query, tease, rally, twit, badinage; ngày thi
square; antonyms (adj) inaccurate, untrue, 6. truly; fixture; cuộc thi fixture; sự thi hành carriage;
synonyms (adv) really, precisely, correctly, loyally, sự thi đỗ pass; thi sĩ poet; thi vấn đáp oral;
truthfully, awfully, fully, rightfully; antonym (adv) thi vị poetry; thi hài corpse.
falsely, 7. actual; synonyms (adj) existent, positive, thích minded; synonyms (adj) willing, prone, ready,
tangible, concrete, effective, existing, extant,
immediate, physical, present, bodily; antonyms (adj) partial, predisposed, prepared, (prep) inclined,
hypothetical, supposed, 8. substantial; synonyms disposed, jolly; không thích hợp improper;
(adj) strong, considerable, important, palpable, không thích đáng inadequate; kích thích
exciting; không ai thích undesirable; lời giải
significant, essential, momentous, sturdy, ample, thích explanation; người ham thích lover;
người giải thích interpreter; gợi thích thú
big, corporeal, durable, grave, heavy, hefty, large, intriguing; lời chú thích comment; làm thích ý
pleasant.
massive, satisfying, substantive, stable, thiếc tin; synonyms (n) can, canister, container, rhino,
consequential, bulky, generous, handsome, hard;
antonyms (adj) insignificant, insubstantial, small, dust, blunt, cannister, mopus, mould, (v) pot,
ethereal, worthless; không có thật bogus; ngay
thật frank; không xác thật unsure; không preserve, cure, bottle, embalm, kyanize, pickle,
thành thật devious; chân thật bluff; có lẽ thật rear, salt, season.
probable; có thật factual; thật s regularly; thật thiếp card; synonyms (n) bill, board, ticket, label,
sự actual; thật là ever.
thầy 1. dad; synonyms (n) father, daddy, papa, carte, menu, notice, placard, postal, scorecard, wit,
pappa, pater, pop, sire, paterfamilias, divinity, (v) tease; thiếp vàng gilt; bưu thiếp postcard;
elder, idol, popping, soda, tonic, 2. daddy; ái thiếp favourite.
synonyms (n) dad, boyfriend, fellow, man; thầy thiếu 1. missing; synonyms (v) lost, (adj) lacking,
giáo schoolmaster; bậc thầy master; chức
thầy tế priesthood; thầy tu ecclesiastical; absent, gone, wanting, deficient, away, misplaced,
thầy phù thuỷ magician. nonexistent; antonym (adj) present, 2. scarce;
the chiffon; synonyms (adj) filmy, flimsy, diaphanous, synonyms (adj) rare, insufficient, infrequent, scant,
sheer; the thé shrill.
thế 1. indeed; synonyms (adv) actually, certainly, scanty, uncommon, few, inadequate, sparse,
exactly, much, really, surely, greatly, absolutely,
slender, occasional, sporadic, exceptional, meager,
clearly, definitely, positively, precisely, so, truly,
very, (int) forsooth, (adj) verily, well; antonym (adv) poor, short, thin, unusual, (adv) just, barely, hardly,
possibly, 2. so; synonyms (adv) accordingly, as, scarcely; antonyms (adj) abundant, plentiful, 3.
scanty; synonyms (adj) bare, narrow, spare, lean,

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light, slight, exiguous, barren, insignificant, unsafe, imperfect, unreasonable, bad, diseased,

grudging, measly, miserable, miserly, penurious, insecure, unhealthy, unstable, untrue, weak,

scarce, skimpy, small, stingy, (v) chary, damaged, hollow, illogical, irrational, risky, spoiled,
parsimonious, gaunt, (n) pantie, panty; antonym unbalanced; antonyms (adj) sound, valid.
(adj) generous, 4. incomplete; synonyms (adj) thô 1. harsh; synonyms (adj) grating, sharp, austere,

defective, faulty, imperfect, halfway, unfinished, bitter, coarse, crude, cruel, discordant, grim,

half, fragmentary, sketchy, broken, fractional, unkind, acrid, acute, biting, brutal, extreme, gruff,
uncompleted, uncomplete, (n) rough; antonyms (adj)
complete, finished, whole, 5. insufficient; rigorous, rough, severe, stern, abrupt, acerbic,
synonyms (adj) incompetent, incapable, limited, acid, (v) hard, (n) dissonant; antonyms (adj) smooth,

unsatisfactory, feeble, incommensurate, inefficient, gentle, harmonious, kind, lenient, pleasant, soft,
unequal, disappointing, disproportionate, inferior; melodious, sweet, 2. crude; synonyms (adj)
antonym (adj) sufficient, 6. deficient; synonyms
clumsy, raw, rude, barbarous, immature, primitive,
(adj) bad, destitute, less, low, secondary,
uncouth, vulgar, barbarian, churlish, earthy, gross,
subordinate, partial, shy, devoid, failing, flawed,
incomplete, missing, weak; antonym (adj) impolite, indecent, natural, unprocessed, unrefined,
adequate; sự thiếu hụt deficiency; sự thiếu sót
fault; có thiếu sót defective; còn thiếu bad; gaudy, tasteless, basic, common, green, harsh,
để thiếu sống stake; số lượng thiếu shortage; indelicate, inelegant; antonyms (adj) refined,
thiếu sót defect; thiếu suy nghĩ rash; thiếu sophisticated; người thô tục pig; lông len thô
tiện nghi inconvenient; thiếu cân đối kemp; lời thô bỉ dirt; trạng thái thô rough; thô
disproportionate. kệch rugged; thô bỉ grossly; thô bạo harsh;
thím 1. aunt; synonyms (n) auntie, aunty, uncle, thô tục commonly.
nephew, niece, 2. auntie; synonym (n) aunt. thơ poetry; synonyms (n) poem, poesy, verse, song,
thính 1. sharp; synonyms (adj) acute, bitter, rhyme, style; antonym (n) prose; ngây thơ fond;
lơ thơ sparse; còn thơ ấu infant; cái nên thơ
intelligent, acid, acrid, harsh, incisive, intense, poem; bài thơ ngắn laid; tuổi thơ ấu
childhood; nhà thơ poet.
penetrating, piercing, pointed, pungent, quick, thợ jack; synonyms (n) knave, flag, jackass, mariner,
ace, burgee, jackfruit; người thợ máy operator;
severe, alert, caustic, cutting, piquant, prompt, thợ đấu banker; thợ chạm sculptor; kiến thợ
sarcastic, smart, (n) keen, (v) biting, brisk, clever; nurse; chạy thợ oracle; bệnh thợ lặn bend;
antonyms (adj) blunt, dull, mild, gentle, rounded, thợ lợp tranh thatcher; thợ tiện turner; thợ rèn
sweet, bland, blurred, naive, round, smooth, 2. blacksmith; thợ nhiếp ảnh photographer.
delicate; synonyms (adj) fine, accurate, breakable, thói 1. line; synonyms (n) cord, file, house, breed,

dainty, fragile, refined, tender, beautiful, brittle, course, family, lineage, field, ancestry, border,

difficult, frail, nice, sensitive, soft, slim, agreeable, boundary, cable, crease, row, stock, trace, way,

infirm, careful, decent, elegant, exquisite, flimsy, birth, band, business, channel, crinkle, (v) order,
light, mellow, particular; antonyms (adj) strong, wrinkle, edge, 2. manner; synonyms (n) bearing,
inelegant, robust, heavy, sturdy, tough, 3.
exquisite; synonyms (adj) delicate, excellent, appearance, demeanor, form, method, air,

gorgeous, admirable, choice, heavenly, wonderful, carriage, custom, look, style, approach, aspect,

charming, fair, graceful, lovely, delicious, attitude, conduct, deportment, expression, guise,

accomplished, bully, discriminating, dandy, exact, practice, category, behavior, (v) fashion, habit, (adj)
kind, description, character; lề thói formality; thói
finished, precious, pretty, rare, recherche, rich, (v) chế nhạo mockery; thói háu ăn greed; thói
delightful, (n) fop; antonym (adj) everyday; thính nói dối lying; thói quen groove; thói trơ tráo
giả audience; thính buốt acute; sự thính flair; cheek; thói xấu vice; thói cũ groove.
phòng thính giả auditorium. thối smelly; synonyms (adj) fetid, putrid, foul,
thịt 1. juicy; synonyms (adj) delicious, fat, gamy,
malodorous, noisome, foetid, funky, stinking, rank,
liquid, luscious, succulent, fluid, lush, mellow, rancid, rotten; antonyms (adj) aromatic, perfumed;
thối nát corrupt; mùi hôi thối stench; chớm
moist, racy, rich, sappy, spicy, blue, gamey, thối stale.
sensational; antonym (adj) dry, 2. juice; synonyms thỏi brick; synonyms (n) block, lump, brown, clay,

(n) extract, water, blood, gravy, succus, liquor, fuel, element, red, slab, unit, bone, gem, jewel, prince,
(v) mug, pot, (adj) trump, concrete, truepenny.
gasoline, current, oil, solution, (adj) humor, serum, thơm aromatic; synonyms (adj) fragrant, spicy,
lymph; sự giết thịt slaughter; người hàng thịt
butcher; bắp thịt muscle; thịt thịt flesh; có thịt balmy, odorous, perfumed, redolent, savory,
colour; thú ăn thịt predator; thịt vụn mince; scented, sweet, pungent; antonyms (adj) smelly,
thịt thái nhỏ mince; thịt rán fry; thịt quay unscented, odorless; thơm tho delicious; thơm
roast. phưng phức fragrant; thơm ngát fragrant;
thiu unsound; synonyms (adj) defective, false, thơm dịu bland; mùi thơm aroma; hương

fallacious, shaky, faulty, invalid, rotten, unreliable,

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thơm ngát fragrance; hương thơm perfume; single, somebody, person, ace, anyone, unit, unity,
dầu thơm perfume; danh thơm fame.
thon slight; synonyms (adj) flimsy, slender, thin, (adj) certain, individual, lone, only, unique, some,
fragile, delicate, faint, feeble, fine, lean, little, singular, particular, sole, united, ane, (adv) once, 7.
thing; synonyms (n) affair, object, article,
meager, petty, remote, tenuous, easy, (n) scorn,
something, being, deed, entity, item, fad, act,
disdain, rebuff, (v) disregard, insult, neglect, ignore,
affront, cut, (adv) light; antonyms (adj) considerable, question, device, gadget, habit, part, piece, point,
major, fat, heavy, intense, obvious, severe,
thickset, wide. situation, stuff, craze, detail, eventuality, factor,
thôn hamlet; synonyms (n) village, dorp, community, fascination, fetish, 8. secondary; synonyms (adj)
settlement, city, crossroads, (adv) town; nông thôn
countryside; thôn dã idyllic. inferior, lower, minor, subordinate, ancillary,
thọt game; synonyms (n) amusement, fun,
entertainment, competition, contest, diversion, derivative, incidental, auxiliary, indirect, junior,

match, play, prey, quarry, sport, hunt, ruse, joke, second, less, petty, deficient, lesser, additional,

plot, (adj) fearless, brave, gallant, crippled, dependent, derived, alternate, collateral, side, (n)
courageous, gritty, (v) bet, gamble, wager, frolic. proxy, deputy, delegate, representative; antonyms
thú 1. agreeable; synonyms (adj) acceptable,
accordant, pleasant, pleasing, nice, affable, (adj) basic, main, central, chief, fundamental, major,
primary; thứ hai second; thứ tám eighth; thứ
amusing, compatible, conformable, congenial, sáu sixth; thứ chín ninth; thứ ba third; thứ
bốn fourth; người thứ nhất first; những thứ đó
consistent, enjoyable, genial, grateful, harmonious, such; cái thứ yếu bye; có thứ bậc
hierarchical.
kind, likable, lovely, ready, suitable, sweet, thử tentative; synonyms (adj) doubtful, experimental,
welcome, lovable, melodious, (v) desirable;
antonyms (adj) disagreeable, discordant, nasty, provisional, probationary, trial, exploratory, shy,
unpleasant, unwilling, aggressive, resistant, 2.
hair; synonyms (n) fuzz, coat, down, fleece, fur, cautious, conditional, hesitant, indecisive,
hairbreadth, haircloth, locks, pile, coiffure, (adj) indefinite, provisionary, undecided; antonyms (adj)
brush, clipping, driblet; gợi thích thú intriguing; definite, sure; bước thử thách cross; đá thử
lý thú exciting; những thú vui sweet; phải thú touch; đá thử vàng test; để thử
nhận admittedly; điều thích thú pleasure; experimentally; nơi thử súng proof; sự làm
điều thú vị pleasure; điều vui thú pleasure; thử essay; sự thử thách tax; sự thử lại
thú lỗi breast; thú nhảy jumper; thú nuôi control; sự thử assay; thử xem work.
cattle. thừa 1. unnecessary; synonyms (adj) superfluous,
thứ 1. sort; synonyms (n) kind, type, assortment,
breed, description, form, rank, variety, pattern, redundant, gratuitous, needless, dispensable,

fashion, nature, order, organize, range, excessive, pointless, surplus, excess, spare,
undue, useless, extra, unneeded; antonyms (adj)
appearance, brand, figure, (v) class, group, necessary, reasonable, 2. redundant; synonyms

arrange, classify, divide, assort, (adj) manner, (adj) unnecessary, pleonastic, wordy, additional,
character, 2. calibre; synonyms (n) caliber, bore,
size, quality, aegir, dullard, eager, eagre, repetitious, exuberant, superabundant,
lineament, timber, timbre, tone, 3. affair; supererogatory, supernumerary, verbose, windy, 3.
synonyms (n) matter, business, concern, event, job, needless; synonyms (adj) meaningless,
preventable, wanton, 4. spare; synonyms (adj)
occasion, occurrence, amour, duty, happening,
reserve, slender, save, slight, lean, slim, thin, bare,
incident, issue, party, subject, theme, thing, topic,
frugal, gaunt, refrain, scanty, skimpy, economical,
transaction, meeting, affaire, case, circumstance,
episode, experience, (v) collision, 4. order; odd, saving, abstain, (v) free, meager, exempt,
synonyms (n) command, decree, dictate, array, economize, excuse, keep, afford, (n) backup, 5.
superfluous; synonyms (adj) otiose, extraneous,
sort, charge, condition, disposition, edict, injunction,
plentiful, expendable, waste, desolate, devastated,
instruction, genus, category, grade, law, mandate, remaining, (adv) over; phải thừa nhận
admittedly; nói thừa turn; người thừa tự
(v) direct, commission, call, ordain, conduct, successor; người thừa kế heir; mẩu vải thừa
demand, govern, instruct, line; antonyms (n) cabbage; được thừa nhận assumed; đồ thừa
anarchy, chaos, confusion, mayhem, mess, (v) hưởng picking; thừa thắng flush; thừa thãi
disorder, request, 5. stuff; synonyms (n) material, fair; thừa ra excess.
cloth, force, gear, goods, stock, substance, fabric, thuận favourable; synonyms (adj) advantageous,

property, belongings, (v) cram, fill, jam, pack, pad, auspicious, encouraging, favorable, lucky,

ram, squeeze, glut, gorge, load, shove, crowd, opportune, prosperous, comfortable, easy,
gobble, block, (adj) rubbish; antonym (v) unstuff, 6.
one; synonyms (pron) any, man, (n) anybody, booming, flourishing, golden, halcyon, prospering,
roaring, supporting, thriving; sự thoả thuận
consent; hàm thuận nghịch reciprocal; thuận
tiện handy; thuận nghịch reciprocal; thuận lợi

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advantageous; thoả thuận bargain; sự thuận (n) appraisal, estimate, estimation, evaluation,
lợi advantage.
thức 1. article; synonyms (n) section, object, thing, judgment, review, valuation, appreciation,
chapter, clause, commodity, composition,
appraisement, opinion, price, tax, test,
discourse, entity, essay, feature, paper, report,
measurement, tariff, verdict, cost, examination,
review, story, ware, passage, condition, judgement, survey, admeasurement, assay, check;
người đóng thuế taxpayer; thuế đậu bến toll;
dissertation, literature, goods, item, merchandise, thuế hàng hoá excise; thuế qua cầu toll; thuế
person, piece, 2. sleepless; synonyms (adj) qua đường toll.
restless, insomniac, lidless, vigilant, wakeful, thùng 1. bucket; synonyms (n) tub, bucketful,
watchful, disturbed, 3. thing; synonyms (n) matter,
affair, event, occurrence, article, concern, container, pail, scoop, mug, pipkin, skeel, tankard,

happening, something, substance, being, occasion, pan, can, grab, skip, boat, car, jail, brazier,

incident, business, deed, episode, fad, subject, canister, hod, (v) dip, rain, hurtle, rocket, speed,
(adj) pumper, 2. box; synonyms (n) basket, cage,
circumstance, act, issue, question, device, gadget,
habit, part; không hình thức quiet; giới trí thức chest, package, booth, blow, carton, case, crate,
intelligentsia; hình thức show; học thức
attainment; hợp thức proper; không chính envelope, rack, pyx, house, television, boxful,
thức unofficial; kiến thức knowledge; nghi
thức ceremony; cách thức mode; chính thức boxwood, cabin, compartment, cubicle, (v) cuff,
officially. buffet, beat, fight, hit, smack; antonym (v) unbox, 3.
thực 1. really; synonyms (adv) actually, honestly, peck; synonyms (n) dab, mass, pile, plenty, flock,
absolutely, genuinely, certainly, real, truly, very,
heap, lot, mint, slew, stack, batch, (v) nibble, beak,
simply, authentically, practically, essentially, kiss, pick, lick, nag, 4. tank; synonyms (n) cistern,

extremely, forsooth, highly, positively, quite, right, reservoir, cooler, belly, boiler, fermentor, stomach,
store, tankful, thickener, lake, cabinet, (v) fake;
just, exactly, completely, legitimately, substantially, thùng tròn barrel; thùng to vat; thùng rác
(adj) indeed, sincerely, 2. net; synonyms (adj) final, dustbin; thùng gỗ kit; thùng chứa nước
last, nett, (n) network, bag, lace, earnings, cobweb, cistern; thùng chứa receiver; rượu thùng bin;
rộng lùng thùng baggy.
lattice, meshwork, profit, reticule, (v) mesh, clear, thừng binder; synonyms (n) ligature, bookbinder,

gain, make, trap, catch, earn, knit, web, ensnare, cement, obligation, assurance, pledge, promise,
entrap, get, hook; antonym (v) gross, 3. veritable; specks, vow, bandage, header, jacket; thẳng
synonyms (adj) authentic, genuine, true, thừng blankly; dây thừng rope.
unquestionable, factual, truthful, (v) actual, 4. very; thuốc 1. remedy; synonyms (n) cure, redress,
synonyms (adv) greatly, really, entirely, most, too,
medicine, drug, relief, antidote, curative,
awfully, exceedingly, excessively, intensely,
medication, physic, remediation, salve, therapy,
rattling, thoroughly, vastly, uncommonly, deeply,
treatment, amendment, amends, restorative,
desperately, especially, immensely, particularly,
prescription, (v) heal, help, amend, rectify, correct,
(adj) much, identical, considerably, exact, totally, relieve, aid, doctor, 2. drug; synonyms (n)
same, (n) self; antonyms (adv) abysmally, slightly,
somewhat, 5. true; synonyms (adj) faithful, even, anesthetic, remedy, sedative, stimulant, (v) dose,
accurate, correct, honest, straight, direct, sincere, medicate, potion, (adj) chaff; phương thuốc
remedy; liều thuốc dose; dùng làm thuốc
literal, loyal, precise, proper, reliable, veritable, official; điếu thuốc lá cigarette; sự bốc thuốc
medication; viên thuốc lá quid; tiền diêm
rightful, substantial, sound, indisputable, lawful, thuốc picking; thuốc tê mê drug; thuốc tẩy
legitimate, level, perfect, pure, upright, (v) square; màu discharge; thuốc rửa ảnh developer.
antonyms (adj) false, bogus, inaccurate, untrue, 6. thương lance; synonyms (n) pike, spear, lancet,
truthful; synonyms (adj) frank, candid, guileless,
honorable, open, realistic, veracious, trustworthy, shaft, fishgig, fizgig, gig, (v) dart, impale, open,
enfilade, gore, puncture, spike; thương mại
forthright, straightforward, unfeigned, dependable, commerce; không thương xót hard; lòng
moral, so; antonyms (adj) dishonest, untruthful, thương compassion; lòng thương hại pity;
fictional; thực vật plant; thực sự actually; người bị thương casualty; lòng thương xót
không thực unreal; không trung thực pity; bị tổn thương injured; cuộc thương
dishonest; sự thực reality; sự nhận thực lượng talk; dễ thương cảm soft; động lòng
testimony; quả thực indeed; người trung thực thương compassionate.
sport; độ trung thực fidelity; đích thực proper. thường 1. trivial; synonyms (adj) insignificant,
thuế 1. tax; synonyms (n) charge, duty, burden,
excise, dues, impost, taxation, toll, imposition, frivolous, little, small, trifling, commonplace,

weight, fee, assessment, (v) assess, task, accuse, inconsiderable, paltry, petty, piddling, slight,

impose, load, cess, levy, strain, drain, appraise, superficial, trite, hackneyed, banal, immaterial,
encumber, rate, urge, 2. assessment; synonyms
inconsequential, minor, negligible, light, idle,
fiddling, footling, irrelevant, niggling; antonyms (adj)

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important, significant, vital, major, profound, urgent, thuyền racer; synonyms (n) runner, beast, cattle,
2. usual; synonyms (adj) common, ordinary,
accustomed, habitual, average, everyday, familiar, charger, courser, detective, horse, messenger,

general, normal, conventional, routine, public, nag, palfrey, thoroughbred, barb, bidet, cob, colt,

prevalent, natural, prevailing, stock, typical, filly, foal, goer, hack, hunter, jade, jument, pad,
pony, punch; trên thuyền aboard; thuyền
traditional, accepted, chronic, (n) customary, buồm đua rating; thuyền mành junk; thuyền
regular, (v) frequent, wonted, plebeian; antonyms yat yacht.
(adj) unusual, unconventional, abnormal, thuyết theory; synonyms (n) supposition, assumption,
extraordinary, 3. mediocre; synonyms (adj)
middling, fair, indifferent, passable, inferior, conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, idea,

intermediate, medium, tolerable, moderate, opinion, surmise, belief, presumption, thought,

unexceptional, bad, impartial, inadequate, poor, (n) concept, postulation, postulate, presupposition,
mean; antonyms (adj) exceptional, first-rate,
excellent, impressive, 4. banal; synonyms (adj) guesswork, notion, view, attribution, condition,
corny, pedestrian, stale, threadbare, tired, impression, philosophy, possibility, postulatum;
antonym (n) fact; bài diễn thuyết discourse;
unoriginal, mundane, prosaic, stereotyped, trivial, người diễn thuyết lecturer; người thuyết giáo
timeworn; antonym (adj) original, 5. vulgar; preacher; dễ thuyết phục flexible; bục diễn
synonyms (adj) coarse, rude, uncouth, low, nasty, thuyết platform; bài thuyết trình discourse;
bài thuyết giáo sermon; tiểu thuyết novel;
vile, foul, indecent, cheap, crude, gross, rough, thuyết phục được conclusive; sức thuyết
phục weight.
tasteless, unrefined, vernacular, ignoble, indelicate, tí damn; synonyms (adj) blasted, cursed, blame,

impolite, base, boorish, dirty, earthy, inelegant, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn,
loud, humble; antonyms (adj) refined, sophisticated,
tasteful, polite, 6. habitual; synonyms (adj) goddamned, infernal, (v) condemn, bloody, curse,
confirmed, usual, constant, inveterate, established,
persistent, ingrained, automatic, fixed, 7. beshrew, blaspheme, imprecate, cuss, slam, cast,
unsatisfactory; synonyms (adj) insufficient,
deficient, lame, dissatisfactory, empty, limited, convict, denounce, execrate, sentence, (n) darn,
mediocre, pathetic, pitiful, unacceptable; antonyms shit; antonym (v) bless; tí ti hint; tí nữa almost; tí
(adj) satisfactory, acceptable, reasonable, 8. một inch; tí hon tiny; bé tí tiny; một tí fig.
normal; synonyms (adj) just, formal, perpendicular, tia gleam; synonyms (n) beam, glance, blaze,
right, sane, true, legitimate, characteristic, innate,
glimmer, glow, glitter, light, brilliance, gloss, luster,
vertical, sound, upright, fundamental, lucid, rational,
(v) healthy, (n) practice, rule, convention, formula; ray, sheen, (v) shine, flash, flicker, sparkle, glisten,
antonyms (adj) creepy, eccentric, irregular, odd,
shimmer, twinkle, blink, flare, coruscate, glare,
strange, supernatural, weird, irrational, glint, radiate; tia X x-ray; tia lửa light; có tia
phenomenal, 9. still; synonyms (adv) however, but, shot; tia hồng ngoại infra-red; tia ngoài đỏ
nevertheless, (adj) calm, pacify, peaceful, silence, infra-red; tia nhỏ trickle; tia sáng glint; tia
sáng loé glint.
quiescent, serene, silent, appease, inactive, tiệc party; synonyms (n) gang, band, company,

motionless, mute, peace, placid, sedate, (n) hush, assembly, association, crew, gathering, group,

(v) quiet, assuage, compose, lull, soothe, allay, affair, bevy, celebration, crowd, do, faction,
ease; antonyms (adj) moving, effervescent, fizzy,
windy, (n) noisy, 10. often; synonyms (adv) meeting, club, knot, body, circle, entertainment,
frequently, oft, much, oftentimes, ofttimes, festivity, function, gala, individual, participant; tiệc
repeatedly, commonly; antonyms (adv) rarely, trưa luncheon; tiệc lớn banquet; tiệc chiêu
seldom, 11. ordinary; synonyms (adj) dull, đãi dinner; bữa tiệc feast.
household, vulgar, characterless, humdrum, plain, tiên fairy; synonyms (n) elf, faerie, sprite, fag, faggot,

simple, undistinguished, uninspired, unremarkable, fagot, imp, pixie, fay, goblin, nymph, pansy, poof,
poove, pouf, queen, queer, spirit, hob, (adj) faery;
modest, nondescript, popular, (v) inconspicuous, nhà tiên tri prophet; người đầu tiên first; mẫu
cuisine, menu; antonyms (adj) incredible, đầu tiên prototype; lời tiên tri prediction; được
outstanding, peculiar, special, distinguished, ưu tiên preferential; đầu tiên là firstly; đầu
famous; không thông thường uncommon; tiên foremost; trước tiên first; tổ tiên
không thường unusual; không thường dùng ancestor; tiên tiến advanced.
unusual; không thường xuyên infrequent; lạ tiền 1. money; synonyms (n) capital, coin, currency,
thường extraordinary; lệ thường usage; loại
bình thường run; người tầm thường nobody; funds, means, lucre, assets, cash, pelf, purse, tin,
người thường civilian; như thường lệ
normally. dollar, pile, change, finances, payment, resources,
riches, wealth, (adj) monetary, financial, (v) gold, 2.
wad; synonyms (n) bundle, jam, pad, plug, bunch,

clump, batch, lump, mass, chunk, mint, cluster,

heap, plenty, raft, stack, bit, chaw, chew, cud, (v)
stuff, pack, fill, compact, cram, 3. handbag;

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synonyms (n) bag, pocketbook, grip, bagful, base, tinh 1. essential; synonyms (adj) necessary, crucial,

billfold, dish, ornament, belt, clutch, gloves, important, inherent, requisite, constituent, basic,
notecase, scarf, udder, 4. bread; synonyms (n)
elementary, fundamental, natural, central,
living, livelihood, maintenance, dough, food, kale,
loot, money, sustenance; rẻ tiền cheap; nghề constitutional, elemental, indispensable, innate,
đổi tiền exchange; sự nộp tiền payment; cây
địa tiền hepatic; sự trả tiền payment; đắt tiền intrinsic, main, material, obligatory, prerequisite,
costly; giá tiền charge; tiền phà fare; tiền primary, (n) necessity, base, need, (v) imperative;
thưởng consideration; tiền thù lao fee. antonyms (adj) minor, secondary, (n) inessential,
tiếng 1. language; synonyms (n) dialect, expression, optional, option, unimportant, peripheral, luxury, 2.
acute; synonyms (adj) sharp, incisive, intense,
speech, diction, idiom, lingo, tongue, conversation,
keen, penetrating, critical, piercing, severe, shrewd,
jargon, terminology, vernacular, voice, word, words,
shrill, smart, strong, acrid, acuate, discerning,
address, discourse, nomenclature, phrasing, terms,
argot, cant, communication, 2. tone; synonyms (n) discriminating, grave, intelligent, penetrative,

character, note, accent, air, shade, sound, spirit, perceptive, pointed, quick, trenchant, (v) high,
pungent; antonyms (adj) dull, obtuse, 3. exquisite;
timbre, tinge, tint, manner, disposition, feel, feeling, synonyms (adj) beautiful, elegant, delicate,

intonation, look, pitch, quality, hue, nuance, excellent, dainty, gorgeous, admirable, acute,
fashion, nature, atmosphere, coloring, (v) color, 3.
voice; synonyms (n) language, part, suffrage, vote, choice, heavenly, wonderful, charming, fair, fine,

vox, ballot, mouthpiece, representative, mouth, graceful, lovely, delicious, accomplished, bully,
dandy, exact, finished, nice, (v) delightful, (n) fop;
articulation, election, interpreter, plebiscite, poll, antonym (adj) everyday; sự tinh xảo delicacy;
phần tinh hoa pick; phần tinh tuý heart; sự
spokesperson, vocalization, (v) enunciate, express, tinh flair; sự tinh anh light; sự tinh khiết
purity; sự tinh tế delicacy; cái tinh tuý
pronounce, say, speak, utter, vocalize, articulate, refinement; chưa tinh chế raw; mau tinh
state, 4. noise; synonyms (n) clatter, clamor, quick.
tính 1. composition; synonyms (n) arrangement,
hubbub, racket, din, disturbance, echo, uproar,
constitution, construction, texture, alloy, amalgam,
buzz, clang, commotion, crack, crash, interference,
article, combination, composing, compost,
row, tumult, bustle, cry, disorder, outcry,
pandemonium, rumor, turmoil, (v) fame, report; compound, compromise, harmony, makeup,
antonyms (n) silence, quiet, 5. sound; synonyms
organization, piece, production, structure,
(n) peal, audio, (v) ring, chime, fast, blow, chirp,
architecture, composite, assembly, grain, tune,
boom, fathom, plumb, probe, (adj) reasonable, creation, design, 2. temperament; synonyms (n)

complete, healthy, fit, good, just, rational, right, temper, character, disposition, nature, personality,
sane, sensible, robust, certain, firm, hearty;
antonyms (adj) illogical, unsound, confused; tiếng quality, humor, spirit, composure, equanimity,
cười laugh; tiếng chan chát clash; tiếng âm
vang resonance; tiếng hoan hô acclaim; mettle, calmness, heart, inclination, modulation,
tiếng hét scream; tiếng hát song; tiếng hắng mood, morale; tính chặt chẽ coherence; tính
giọng hem; tiếng đằng hắng hem; tiếng e chất calibre; tính chân thành sincerity; tính
hèm hem; tiếng đồn kín whisper. chất chắc substance; tính chất đực
tiếp on; synonyms (prep) at, about, concerning, in, by, masculinity; tính chất gốc originality; tính
chất giống likeness; tính chất dẻo flexibility;
into, upon, for, above, over, regarding, (adv) forth, tính ấm áp richness; tính chậm chạp inertia.
tình sentiment; synonyms (n) idea, emotion, feeling,
ahead, onward, (adj) forward, aboard, (prf) along,
against; antonym (adv) off; sự kế tiếp mind, notion, judgement, judgment, opinion,
succession; sự chuyển tiếp transition; phần
tiếp thêm continuation; người tiếp tế supplier; persuasion, sense, attitude, impression, affection,
người tiếp sau next; cái tiếp sau next; liên
tiếp consecutive; gián tiếp indirectly; đoạn belief, position, apprehension, conception, image,
tiếp sequel; dễ tiếp thu receptive.
tiểu petty; synonyms (adj) insignificant, frivolous, little, observation, passion, sensation, sensibility,
thought, view, heart; sự tận tình devotion; sự
paltry, trivial, light, mean, negligible, puny, minute, thân tình intimacy; sự tình cờ contingency;
sự tỏ tình address; sự tình lie; tận tình
exiguous, measly, fiddling, fine, footling, devoted; sự nhiệt tình enthusiasm; tình cảnh
condition; tài tình clever; tình hình lie.
inconsiderable, inferior, minor, niggling, piddling, tĩnh static; synonyms (adj) immobile, inactive,
slight, small, tiny, trifling, unimportant; antonyms
(adj) major, important; tiểu tiết detail; tiểu thuyết motionless, inert, still, stagnant, fixed, stable,
novel; tiểu sử biography; tiểu chủ capitalist;
sự tiểu trừ liquidation; nước tiểu urine. stationary, unmoving, passive, quiet, rigid, lifeless,
tím violet; synonyms (adj) purple, mauve, empurpled, silent, unchanging, (n) atmospherics; antonym (adj)
lavender, lilac, purplish. moving; bình tĩnh collected; nơi tĩnh mịch
solitude; sự bình tĩnh composure; điềm tĩnh
calmly; tĩnh mịch silent; tĩnh lại stationary; sự

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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tĩnh mịch silence; yên tĩnh quietly; sự điềm ancestry; tổ ong hive; tổ quốc country; tổ ấm
tĩnh calm; sự yên tĩnh peace. hearth; tổ chức organism.
tỉnh 1. conscious; synonyms (adj) aware, alive, toán 1. band; synonyms (n) cluster, party, set,
swathe, circle, collar, company, crew, faction, gang,
calculated, cognizant, deliberate, mindful,
knot, lace, strap, strip, stripe, zone, list, area,
premeditated, intended, discerning, self-conscious,
association, banding, bond, bunch, (v) ring,
intentional, knowing, knowledgeable, known, combine, tie, 2. company; synonyms (n)
companionship, society, band, business, cohort,
purposeful, sensible, studied, voluntary, willful, live,
sensitive; antonyms (adj) unconscious, unaware, collection, brigade, assemblage, bevy, caller, club,
ignorant, 2. place; synonyms (n) position,
companion, corps, fellowship, firm, partnership,
domicile, office, order, spot, attitude, base, job,
troop, community, army, assembly, corporation,
location, situation, circumstance, center, (v) post, crowd, establishment, (v) accompany, consort;
antonym (n) solitude, 3. mathematical; synonyms
arrange, fix, lay, locate, rank, station, deposit, (adj) mathematic, punctual, algebraic, arithmetical,
install, pitch, put, set, lie; antonym (v) remove;
người tỉnh lẻ provincial; sự tán tỉnh courtship; numeric, numerical, scientific, algorithmic,
tỉnh táo alert; ngủ dể tỉnh light.
to 1. sizeable; synonyms (adj) ample, big, analytical, arithmetic, computative, geometric,

considerable, large, respectable, goodly, sizable, geometrical, measurable, numeral, statistical,
trigonometric, 4. gang; synonyms (n) mob, pack,
hefty, significant, substantial, tidy, voluminous, team, clique, group, horde, swarm, clump, coterie,
generous, good, goodish, huge; antonym (adj) lot, multitude, rabble, throng, unit, (adj) go; thuật
small, 2. big; synonyms (adj) major, heavy, toán algorithm; nghề kế toán accountancy;
máy điện toán computer; phép toán
important, thick, sturdy, adult, bad, burly, great, operation; sự thanh toán accounting.
tóc 1. hair; synonyms (n) fuzz, coat, down, fleece, fur,
high, liberal, magnanimous, momentous, noble, hairbreadth, haircloth, locks, pile, coiffure, (adj)
brush, clipping, driblet, 2. lock; synonyms (n) curl,
spacious, stout, vast, loud, meaningful, boastful, hook, padlock, strand, ringlet, sluice, (v) bolt, bar,
bountiful, braggart, bulky, enormous, expansive;
antonyms (adj) little, puny, (syn) tiny, 3. heavy; close, latch, engage, fasten, hug, hold, interlock,
synonyms (adj) dull, deep, dark, dense, fat, full,
secure, shut, imprison, join, embrace, mesh,
grave, gross, hard, arduous, burdensome, obstruct, stay, stop, (adj) hair; antonyms (v) unlock,
open, 3. colouring; synonyms (n) coloration, color,
grievous, oppressive, compact, awkward, coloring, colour, colouration, tinting, vividness; bộ
tóc gi wig; có tóc hairy; mớ tóc lock; món tóc
cumbersome, grueling, overweight, ponderous, bob; sầu bạc tóc care.
sluggish, sound, strong, sullen, torpid, weighty; tối 1. obscure; synonyms (adj) cloudy, dim, dark,
antonyms (adj) light, easy, slim, thin, slight, gentle, gloomy, ambiguous, concealed, darken, hidden,
skinny, 4. vastly; synonyms (adv) exceedingly,
incomprehensible, muddy, mysterious, clandestine,
immensely, extremely, greatly, infinitely, very,
highly, enormously, hugely, massively; antonym confused, dull, indistinct, misty, murky, (v) hide,
(adv) slightly, 5. loud; synonyms (adj) flashy,
blur, cloud, conceal, confuse, cover, eclipse, (n)
garish, gaudy, blatant, boisterous, brassy, forte, difficult; antonyms (adj) clear, noticeable, simple,
obvious, distinct, mainstream, (v) clarify, 2.
brazen, jazzy, clamorous, colorful, flash, gravely; synonyms (adv) badly, seriously, severely,
soberly, earnestly, solemnly, deeply; antonym (adv)
meretricious, ostentatious, piercing, showy, tawdry, cheerfully, 3. shadowy; synonyms (adj) faint,
obscure, dusky, hazy, insubstantial, shady, vague,
tasteless, crude, bright, clarion, harsh, noisy, (adv)
aloud, loudly; antonyms (adj) soft, quiet, tasteful, foggy, nebulous, fuzzy, dreamy, indefinite,
low, subdued, subtle, 6. voluminous; synonyms
(adj) extensive, roomy, capacious, copious; shadowed, impalpable, ghostly, imaginary, black,
antonyms (adj) tight, cramped; loại to king; dày to
thick; to tiếng vocal; to tát considerable; to blurred, intangible, umbrageous, unclear, unknown,
sợi coarse; to lớn bouncing; to gấp đôi light, nonexistent; antonym (adj) bright, 4. night;
double; to bép roundabout; to béo gross; synonyms (n) evening, dusk, darkness, nighttime,
thùng to vat. twilight, (adj) nocturnal; antonym (n) day, 5. dark;
tơ silk; synonyms (adj) silky, down, velure, velvet. synonyms (adj) dismal, cheerless, blind, blue, deep,
tổ 1. nest; synonyms (n) den, lair, hole, burrow, home,
herd, (v) nestle, (adj) brood, hive, litter, 2. team; sable, abstruse, cryptic, thick, benighted, bleak,
synonyms (n) crew, company, gang, squad,
dingy, disconsolate, grim, morose, recondite, sad,
organization, party, side, troop, couple, brigade,
shadowy, sinister, somber, sullen, (n) night,
faction, group, (v) pair, band, (adj) rank, file, line, shadow, gloom, (v) secret; antonyms (adj) sunny,
range, row, string, 3. grouping; synonyms (n) fair, pale, pallid, sunlit; mức tối đa utmost; lúc
đêm tối dark; quyền tối cao almighty; chỗ tối
classification, arrangement, class, association,

collection, category, disposition, order, set, sort,
union; có tổ chức cosmic; sự tổ chức
constitution; tổ tiên ancestor; tổ tông

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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dark; cảnh tối tăm night; buổi tối evening; tởm foul; synonyms (adj) base, disgusting, filthy,
bữa cơm tối supper; bóng tối blackness; tối
thiểu least; tối tăm dark. nasty, evil, dingy, putrid, unclean, abominable,
tồi 1. rotten; synonyms (adj) bad, foul, poor, fetid,
lousy, musty, off, putrid, ill, shabby, corrupt, crappy, distasteful, fetid, grimy, offensive, revolting, smelly,

decomposed, sour, stinking, terrible, mean, vicious, squalid, vile, (n) soil, (v) dirty, corrupt, coarse, defile,
befoul, contaminate, pollute; antonyms (adj)
low, decomposing, treacherous, atrocious, (v) pleasant, fair, (v) clean, pure; làm ghê tởm
decayed, rancid, weak; antonym (adj) fresh, 2. disgusting; ghê tởm cursed; làm kinh tởm
punk; synonyms (n) hood, hoodlum, prostitute, disgusting; sự ghê tởm distaste; sự tởm
spunk, touchwood, hooligan, harlot, rowdy, nausea; kinh tởm sickening.
tổng gross; synonyms (adj) crass, coarse, big,
strumpet, tinder, advoutress, conk, courtesan,
boorish, common, crude, fat, blunt, disgusting,
goon, kindling, mettle, tough, (adj) bum, cheap,
cheesy, chintzy, crummy, 3. foul; synonyms (adj) broad, brutal, bulky, earthy, entire, flagrant,
base, disgusting, filthy, nasty, evil, dingy, unclean,
fulsome, glaring, indecent, rank, vulgar, whole,
abominable, distasteful, grimy, offensive, revolting, corpulent, (v) foul, (n) aggregate, full; antonyms (adj)
attractive, (v) net; tổng đài switchboard; phó
smelly, squalid, vile, wicked, bawdy, (n) soil, (v) tổng thống vice-president; sự tổng hợp
generalization; tính tổng quát generality; cái
dirty, coarse, defile, befoul, contaminate, pollute, tổng quát general; tổng cộng total; tổng đốc
scurvy; antonyms (adj) pleasant, fair, (v) clean, warden; tổng giám mục archbishop; tổng phí
pure, 4. poor; synonyms (adj) miserable, paltry, overhead; tổng quát hoá generalized.
deplorable, destitute, inadequate, insufficient, tốp gang; synonyms (n) crew, band, circle, company,

needy, pathetic, penniless, piteous, pitiful, meagre, crowd, association, bunch, faction, mob, pack,

deficient, feeble, impecunious, indigent, lean, team, assemblage, clique, club, group, horde, knot,

pitiable, poverty-stricken, sordid, unfortunate, ring, set, swarm, clump, corporation, coterie,
wretched, bare, contemptible, (v) meager; cluster, (adj) go.
antonyms (adj) rich, wealthy, excellent, first-rate, tốt 1. splendid; synonyms (adj) fine, gorgeous,
privileged, well-off, admirable, good, 5. poorly;
synonyms (adv) badly, inadequately, miserably, illustrious, magnificent, beautiful, brilliant, grand,

imperfectly, insufficiently, meanly, meagrely, (adj) noble, royal, gallant, proud, admirable, good,

ailing, sickly, unhealthy, seedy, peaked, (v) impressive, luxurious, majestic, resplendent,
indisposed, sick, unwell; antonyms (adv) well,
opulently, satisfactorily, 6. deplorable; synonyms shining, imposing, lustrous, costly, grandiose,
(adj) sad, woeful, calamitous, criminal, abject, awful, exquisite, (v) glorious, (n) excellent; antonym (adj)
poor, 2. fertile; synonyms (adj) productive, fat,
execrable, grievous, lamentable, regrettable, sorry,
fecund, abundant, affluent, copious, exuberant,
dire, distressing, dreadful, tragic, condemnable, (v)
rueful; antonym (adj) understandable, 7. fruitful, creative, bountiful, inventive, luxuriant,
wretched; synonyms (adj) unhappy, forlorn, prolific, rich, ample, lush, plentiful, rank, original;
desolate, despicable, hapless, desperate, antonyms (adj) infertile, sterile, 3. fine; synonyms

woebegone, dejected, disconsolate, hopeless, (adj) delicate, agreeable, dainty, brave, capital,

worthless, unlucky, disastrous, ugly, distressed, elegant, nice, thin, delightful, acute, alright, choice,

humble, helpless, ignoble, odious, sorrowful, pleasant, polite, stunning, superior, terrific, well,

beggarly, horrible, brokenhearted, (v) infelicitous, exact, bright, (n) penalty, amercement, (v) punish,
abandoned; antonym (adj) happy; cái tồi nhất mulct, clarify; antonyms (adj) thick, coarse,
worst; chơi tồi tip; ngựa tồi jade; vật tồi substantial, unsatisfactory, wide, 4. famously;
apology; sự tồi tàn poverty; tồi trái wrong; tồi synonyms (adv) magnificently, wonderfully,
tàn dreary; vật rất tồi nothing.
tội 1. delinquency; synonyms (n) crime, error, superbly, illustriously, conspicuously, eminently,
oversight, misconduct, default, dereliction, neglect,
greatly, resplendently, splendidly, (adj) glaringly,
offense, guilt, failure, fault, negligence, trespass,
wrongdoing, 2. offence; synonyms (n) infraction, incredibly, marvelously, strangely, stupendously,
infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, surprisingly, 5. decently; synonyms (adv)
assault, offensive, umbrage, violation, discourtesy;
sự buộc tội accusation; phạm tội criminal; correctly, decent, properly, right, fairly, becomingly,
nhận tội breast; người vô tội innocent; người appropriately, genially, courteously, justly;
phạm tội offender; sự kết tội accusation; lệnh antonyms (adv) indecently, rudely; tốt hơn better;
giảm tội reprieve; khoa tội phạm criminology; khá tốt fair; không tốt unhappy; loại tốt nhất
kẻ phạm tội criminal; để chuộc tội pink; lòng tốt goodness; có ý tốt heart; cái tốt
satisfactory. nhất best; có tiếng tốt reputable; điều không
tốt wrong; điều tốt good.
trà tea; synonyms (n) reception, meal, party, teatime,
(v) chocolate, cocoa, coffee; ấm pha trà teapot;
sự trà thù vengeance.

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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trai male; synonyms (adj) masculine, manly, virile, trắng white; synonyms (adj) fair, ashen, blank, clean,
manful, manlike, (n) chap, guy, man, (obj) he;
antonyms (adj) feminine, (n) female, woman; trai snowy, wan, achromatic, bloodless, livid, pallid,
tráng male; mũ lưỡi trai cap; học sinh trai
schoolboy; hạt trai pearl; đứa con trai colorless, bright, good, light, hoary, blanched, hot,
youngster; con trai boy; chàng trai lad.
(n) pale, whiteness, cornea, flannel, gabardine, iris,
trại 1. camp; synonyms (n) bivouac, encampment, (v) whiten, whitewash; antonyms (adj) dark, rosy, (n)
black; nói trắng spade; quần áo trắng white;
faction, base, barracks, cantonment, side, sect, (v) trắng nõn lily; trắng trợn rank.
encamp, pitch, tent, (adj) campy, 2. farm; tranh thatch; synonyms (n) thatching, ceiling, roof,
synonyms (n) property, grange, dairy, estate, teach, tile, hair, mop; đấu tranh fighting; cuộc
đấu tranh contest; bức tranh painting; bức
farmhouse, (v) cultivate, raise, grow, hire, plant, tranh tấm panel; cuộc tranh luận contest;
produce, rear, rent, 3. grange; synonyms (n) farm, cạnh tranh competitive; người cạnh tranh
hacienda, toft, messuage, tenement; trang trại competitor; sự tranh tài rivalry; thợ lợp tranh
farm; trại tế bần workhouse; trại cứu tế thatcher; mối phân tranh difference.
retreat; chỗ cắm trại camp. tráp box; synonyms (n) basket, cage, chest, package,
trăm hundred; synonyms (n) century, cent, centred,
booth, blow, carton, case, container, crate,
lathe, riding, soke, tithing, carbon, cocain, cocaine,
coke, coulomb, snow, (adj) centigrade. envelope, rack, pyx, house, television, boxful,
trạm station; synonyms (n) rank, position, seat,
boxwood, cabin, compartment, (v) cuff, buffet, beat,
standing, base, depot, office, spot, condition, fight, hit, smack; antonym (v) unbox.
trật inaccurate; synonyms (adj) erroneous, faulty,
dignity, job, quarter, room, situation, stance, (v)
incorrect, false, inexact, wrong, improper, loose,
place, locate, post, stand, lay, order, put, set, site,
establish. mistaken, untrue, fallacious, lax, misleading,
trán forehead; synonyms (n) brow, front, foreland, slipshod, unsound, vague, careless, general;
antonyms (adj) correct, exact, precise, accurate,
mut, phiz, physiognomy, visage, eyebrow, truthful; trật khớp out; có trật tự cosmic.
assurance, hilltop, supercilium, (adv) foremost; trâu 1. barrel; synonyms (n) drum, roll, vessel,
cuộc chạm trán encounter; sự chạm trán
confrontation. barrelful, cask, container, vase, vat, jar, plug, much,
trần 1. naked; synonyms (adj) bald, bare, exposed,
pot, bbl, bushel, caldron, carton, charnier,
nude, open, barren, bleak, raw, unclothed, eyepiece, lot, pack, pile, (v) fly, hurry, run, rush, 2.
team; synonyms (n) crew, company, gang, squad,
defenseless, defenceless, undraped, alone,
organization, party, side, troop, couple, brigade,
denuded, destitute, mere, simple, stark, unaided,
unvarnished; antonyms (adj) covered, concealed, faction, group, (v) pair, band, (adj) rank, file, line,
2. nude; synonyms (adj) uncovered, undressed, (v) range, row, string; trâu đực non steer; ruồi trâu
naked, 3. bare; synonyms (adj) austere, desolate, breeze.
trễ behind; synonyms (prep) after, abaft, (adv)
devoid, plain, vacant, vacuous, unadorned, dry,
backward, backwards, late, later, aback, beyond,
blank, clear, deserted, meager, (v) empty, show,
trailing, afterward, behindhand, (n) backside,
disclose, denude, expose, reveal, strip, uncover,
unveil, air, lean, display, dismantle; antonyms (adj) bottom, buttocks, can, posterior, rump, tail, arse,
cultivated, ornate, (v) cover; người trần truồng ass, bum, butt, fanny, (adj) back, rear; antonyms
altogether; sự bóc trần exposition; sự lìa trần (adv) ahead, early, fore; sự chậm trễ delay;
exit; sự phơi trần exposition; cõi trần gian không chậm trễ bat; chậm trễ long.
world; sự vạch trần exposition; tuyệt trần trẻ 1. youthful; synonyms (adj) young, immature,
divine; trần truồng bare; trần tục mundane.
trận combat; synonyms (n) fight, encounter, action, fresh, green, juvenile, adolescent, vernal, childish,
new, tender, beardless; antonyms (adj) old, adult,
brawl, conflict, contest, fighting, fray, war, hostility, 2. young; synonyms (adj) raw, baby, boyish,

affray, contention, engagement, struggle, feud, (v) callow, early, unripe, youthful, recent, childlike,

battle, clash, oppose, resist, wrestle, tilt, attack, inexperienced, infantile, little, small, budding, (n)
contend, engage, grapple; sự dàn trận array; offspring, progeny, issue, child, youth, brood;
trận đánh battle; trận đấu combat; trận roi antonyms (adj) mature, (n) aged, 3. adolescent;
warming; trận chiến đấu combat. synonyms (adj) teen, jejune, puerile, teenage, (n)
tràng 1. volley; synonyms (n) salvo, discharge, teenager, minor, stripling, youngster; antonym (n)
infant; trẻ con childish; trẻ sinh đôi twin; trẻ
fusillade, shower, barrage, explosion, fire, firing, tuổi young; tuổi trẻ youth.
trệ obese; synonyms (adj) fat, corpulent, gross, fleshy,
storm, flood, attack, bombardment, (v) hail, burst,
blast, detonation, throw, (adj) bounce, dissilience, heavy, stout, chubby, overweight, plump, portly,
2. tissue; synonyms (n) texture, web, lump, heap, weighty, thick, big, rotund, tubby; antonym (adj)
slim; làm đình trệ depressing.
cobweb, congeries, film, grain, lace, pile, rouleau,
(v) weave, (adj) mass, bulk.

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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trên 1. odd; synonyms (adj) grotesque, exceptional, mệnh trời disposition; khí trời meteorological;
chỗ ngoài trời open; trời cao high; rađiô dây
funny, abnormal, curious, droll, eccentric, trời aerial; ở trên trời aerial.
trội dominant; synonyms (adj) commanding,
extraordinary, singular, strange, chance, novel, influential, leading, overriding, paramount,

anomalous, bizarre, fantastic, individual, irregular, powerful, primary, principal, rampant, main, major,

peculiar, queer, unusual, laughable, erratic, authoritative, chief, domineering, first, outstanding,
particular, different, unaccountable; antonyms (adj)
normal, ordinary, even, typical, 2. over; synonyms potent, predominant, prevailing, ruling, supreme,
top, controlling, (v) prevalent; antonyms (adj) minor,
(adv) beyond, across, more, by, o'er, on, too, submissive, subordinate; trội hơn hẳn
predominant; trội sang swell; thế trội hơn
crosswise, anew, again, off, besides, (prep) above, dominance; sự trội hơn domination.
trộm furtive; synonyms (adj) clandestine, covert,
during, covering, (n) overs, (adj) finished, done, stealthy, surreptitious, secretive, concealed,
extra, odd, past, gone, out, overhead, spare, 3.
on; synonyms (prep) at, about, concerning, in, into, backstairs, secret, sneaky, crafty, sly, sneak,

upon, for, over, regarding, (adv) forth, ahead, undercover, underground, underhand,
onward, (adj) forward, aboard, (prf) along, against, underhanded, backstair, (v) furacious; antonym (adj)
4. upper; synonyms (adj) superior, higher, top, open; ăn trộm đêm burglary; của ăn trộm
highest, (n) amphetamine, speed, stimulant; stealing; kẻ trộm đêm burglar; vụng trộm
antonym (adj) inferior; người trên better; ở trên covert; sự ăn trộm robbery; sự trộm cắp
đầu capital; lên tầng trên upstairs; nói trên theft.
above; ở tầng trên upstairs; ở trên above; ở tròn 1. circular; synonyms (adj) round, annular,
trên cao overhead; địa vị trên precedence; circinate, globular, orbicular, rotund, rounded,
điều nói trên above; kể trên above.
trí wit; synonyms (n) humor, wag, humorist, satire, spherical, annulate, annulated, (n) advertisement,

repartee, brain, mentality, sense, sagacity, nous, bill, handbill, brochure, publication, bulletin, flier,

humour, intelligence, joker, mind, pleasantry, flyer, leaflet, newsletter, note, notice, throwaway,
billet, broadsheet; antonym (adj) square, 2. round;
understanding, comedian, mood, wisdom, reason, synonyms (adv) about, around, (adj) circular, plump,
cleverness, salt, head, (adj) irony, sarcasm;
antonym (n) tragedy; mưu trí ingenious; không entire, chubby, complete, fat, (n) circle, bout, ring,
mất trí all; làm sáng trí illuminating; mất trí
distracted; nhất trí solid; quẫn trí distracted; beat, circuit, cycle, orbit, patrol, rung, sequence,
người tài trí intellect; nhanh trí quick; người wheel, bend, loop, (v) compass, turn, gird, ball;
trí thức intellectual; có lý trí rational. antonyms (adj) slim, sharp, 3. clear; synonyms
triều tide; synonyms (n) current, flow, stream, course, (adj) clean, certain, open, apparent, distinct, empty,

drift, run, time, race, rush, (v) wave, flood, surge, light, plain, pure, blameless, sure, bare, blatant,
billow, noonday; triều vua dynasty; triều đình
court; triều đại dynasty; thuỷ triều tide; lúc decided, (v) bright, acquit, absolute, free, net,
thiết triều presence; do thuỷ triều tidal.
triệu million; synonyms (n) meg, myriad, heap, mint; absolve, clarify, definite, discharge, exculpate,
triệu chứng symptom; sự triệu về recall; nhà bear; antonyms (adj) cloudy, opaque, unclear, dark,
triệu phú millionaire. fuzzy, hazy, incomprehensible, obscure, uncertain,
trợ 1. associate; synonyms (v) affiliate, connect,
vague, ambiguous, blurry, confused, confusing,
company, link, relate, consort, join, unite, coalesce,
dull, illegible, imperceptible, inarticulate, indistinct,
accompany, (n) ally, assistant, companion, fellow,
misty, muddy, mumbled, murky, puzzling, (v)
partner, accomplice, adjunct, acquaintance, convict; đường tròn circle; vật hình tròn rim;
sự quay tròn spin; thùng tròn barrel; tròn tròn
colleague, friend, mate, member, accessory, round; tròn trĩnh plump.
buddy, collaborator; antonyms (v) avoid, dissociate, trơn smooth; synonyms (adj) easy, calm, level, oily,
distance, (adj) chief, (n) stranger, 2. subsidiary; facile, flat, flowing, fluent, fluid, glossy, graceful,
synonyms (n) subordinate, underling, (adj) auxiliary,
greasy, liquid, mellow, polished, slick, peaceful,
subservient, ancillary, secondary, additional, minor,
equable, fine, flush, gentle, (v) quiet, facilitate,
appurtenant, incidental, inferior, supplemental, even, flatten; antonyms (adj) rough, uneven,
abrasive, coarse, crumpled, flaking, harsh, jerky,
supplementary, acceding, accompanying, adjuvant,
(v) ministrant; người bảo trợ patron; người nội lined, peeling, prickly, ridged, wrinkled, corrugated,
trợ manager; người trợ thủ minister; sự trợ grainy, jagged, spiky, (v) wrinkle, crease, disturb;
cấp relief; sự bảo trợ patronage. trơn tru clock; ngậy trơn greasy; lính trơn
trời sky; synonyms (n) air, heaven, atmosphere, private.
trong 1. pure; synonyms (adj) just, absolute, genuine,
heavens, space, distance, (v) fling, flip, pitch, natural, artless, clean, clear, faultless, fresh, good,

agitate, alternate, cant, chuck, convulse, deliver, guileless, immaculate, innocent, mere, perfect,

discard, dispose, flick, gear, hawk, huckster, virtuous, devout, authentic, net, guiltless, holy,
incline, interchange, jerk, jump; mặt trời sun;

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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limpid, modest, neat, (n) chaste; antonyms (adj) trung 1. medium; synonyms (adj) intermediate, fair,
impure, contaminated, diluted, dishonored, tainted,
wicked, 2. serene; synonyms (adj) sedate, calm, mid, middle, middling, moderate, (n) average,
peaceful, placid, quiet, composed, impassive,
mediocre, mean, atmosphere, go-between,
tranquil, gentle, collected, cool, imperturbable,
instrument, means, vehicle, agency, channel,
lucid, still, steady, soft, dispassionate, equable,
environment, mediocrity, spiritualist, clairvoyant,
bright, evident, light, mild, peaceable, perspicuous,
relaxed; antonyms (adj) agitated, anxious, 3. clear; instrumentality, mediator, midst, mediation,
synonyms (adj) certain, open, apparent, distinct, element, 2. media; synonyms (n) medium, medial,
communications; lòng trung nghĩa loyalty; lòng
empty, plain, pure, blameless, sure, bare, blatant, trung thành faith; người trung kiên loyal;
người trung nghĩa loyal; người trung thực
decided, exempt, explicit, intelligible, luminous, (v) sport; nước trung lập neutral; mức trung bình
average; điểm trung tâm knot; lòng trung
acquit, free, absolve, clarify, definite, discharge, kiên loyalty; giá trung bình par.
exculpate, bear, make; antonyms (adj) cloudy, trúng fair; synonyms (adj) equitable, clear, beautiful,
opaque, unclear, dark, fuzzy, hazy,
average, dispassionate, fine, impartial, reasonable,
incomprehensible, obscure, uncertain, vague,
sweet, candid, comely, considerable, decent,
ambiguous, blurry, confused, confusing, dull,
disinterested, elegant, evenhanded, good-looking,
illegible, imperceptible, inarticulate, indistinct, misty,
muddy, mumbled, murky, puzzling, (v) convict, 4. just, mediocre, middling, (adv) clean, (n) bazaar,
in; synonyms (prep) during, between, by, through, blonde, carnival, (v) bright; antonyms (adj) unfair,
at, inside, (adv) indoors, inward, (v) press, (n) inch,
biased, dark, exceptional, unjust, partial, foul,
(adj) stylish, fashionable, inwards, trendy, within, imbalanced, mismatched, prejudiced, unwarranted;
modish, popular; antonyms (prep) out, outside; mặt trúng quá full.
trong inside; không trong unclear; ở trong trứng fresh; synonyms (adj) bracing, brisk, clean,
nước home; ở trong interior; người trong
vùng son; người trong nước son; bên trong novel, bright, original, recent, airy, bold, alive, chilly,
within; áo trong linen; hướng vào trong
inward; trong lòng mentally. cool, forward, green, pure, smart, sweet, flippant,
trống 1. void; synonyms (adj) empty, null, vacant,
invalid, vacuous, bare, devoid, vain, (n) hollow, fair, blank, additional, animate, breezy, caller, (adv)
new; antonyms (adj) old, stale, decayed, exhausted,
blank, emptiness, vacancy, vacuum, (v) nullify,
hot, humid, muggy, musty, off, oppressive, rotten,
quash, rescind, annul, avoid, cancel, discharge, tired, worn, dry, sweltering; món sữa trứng
evacuate, invalidate, repeal, revoke, vacate; custard; lứa trứng sitting; còn trứng nước
antonyms (adj) valid, full, (v) validate, 2. empty; embryo.
synonyms (adj) destitute, barren, abandoned, trước 1. former; synonyms (adv) before, (adj)

deserted, airy, exhausted, free, hungry, inane, antecedent, anterior, bygone, earlier, foregoing,

meaningless, shallow, superficial, windy, worthless, previous, prior, original, deceased, past, preceding,

(v) drain, clear, deplete, desolate, pour, spill, void, foremost, primary, ancient, departed, gone, last,
dump, eject, exhaust, dry; antonyms (adj) crowded,
meaningful, packed, brimming, inhabited, occupied, late, old, older, quondam, sometime, (n)
swarming, cultivated, filled, laden, (v) fill, 3. predecessor; antonym (adj) future, 2. ahead;
vacant; synonyms (adj) idle, unfilled, unoccupied, synonyms (adv) beforehand, formerly, forward,
expressionless, open, available, listless,
onward, previously, beyond, fore, forth, forwards,
disengaged, unemployed, glassy, inexpressive, on, onwards, winning, (adj) front, (n) lead; antonym
unthinking; để trống blank; khoảng trống (adv) behind, 3. prior; synonyms (adj) former,
blank; lỗ trống hole; con trống male; chỗ
trống void; chỗ để trống blank; trống trải preliminary, advance, introductory, (n) abbot,
deserted; trống rỗng devoid; trống lệnh call; cenobite, conventual; antonym (adj) subsequent, 4.
trống không empty. previously; synonyms (adv) already, antecedently,
trụ 1. spar; synonyms (n) beam, mast, bar, (v) quarrel, once, ahead, 5. before; synonyms (prep) facing,
box, fight, bicker, disagree, 2. pivot; synonyms (n) (adv) above, afore, ago, ere, heretofore, (adj) rather;
axle, axis, pin, hub, nucleus, swivel, turn, core, antonyms (prep) later, after, afterward, 6.
preceding; synonyms (adj) precedent, prevenient;
rowlock, center, (v) revolve, swing, wheel, juncture, antonym (adj) following; được định trước
rotate, spin, joining, joint; cái trụ bearer; cột trụ intentional; lời báo trước warning; lên trước
pier; thuộc vũ trụ universal; vũ trụ sphere; trụ ahead; lệ trước example; không báo trước
sở viện institute; trụ đứng upright. sky; ở phía trước fore; người trước former; lời
trưa noon; synonyms (n) midday, noonday, noontide, đoán trước prediction; người báo trước
crest, lunchtime, (adj) meridian, culmination, precursor; người đi trước predecessor.
meridional; tiệc trưa luncheon. trưởng charge; synonyms (n) accusation, burden,

care, command, commission, bill, tax, accusal,

assail, demand, direction, mission, price, (v)

accuse, blame, attack, bid, load, arraign, assault,

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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cost, fill, order, rush, task; antonyms (v) request, chest, condition, crate, event, file, husk, lawsuit,
absolve, retreat; quận trưởng marshal; hiệu sample, (adj) patient, 2. bag; synonyms (n) pocket,
trưởng beak; tuổi trưởng thành adulthood;
trưởng tu viện prior; trưởng thành adult; pouch, package, purse, sack, case, container,
trưởng lớp monitor; tổng trưởng secretary; thị
trưởng mayor. knapsack, poke, suitcase, backpack, bagful, base,
truyện 1. reading; synonyms (n) recital, learning,
(v) bulge, capture, catch, filch, hook, net, pilfer,
construction, interpretation, lection, study, version, steal, take, arrest, protrude, collar; túi xách
handbag; tiền bỏ túi allowance; sự móc túi
erudition, lore, explanation, presentation, recitation, picking; cháy túi hard.
scholarship, translation, light, narration, (v) read, 2. tụi 1. crowd; synonyms (n) huddle, swarm, collection,
tale; synonyms (n) story, account, narrative, fable,
crew, press, circle, cluster, army, assembly,
fib, report, fiction, history, legend, lie, relation, yarn,
concourse, congregation, gang, group, herd, mob,
gossip, falsehood, novel, romance, anecdote,
assemblage, audience, (v) bunch, flock, squeeze,
fabrication, myth, invention, rumor, saga, chronicle, compress, cram, jam, pack, crush; antonym (v)
statement, untruth, 3. novel; synonyms (n) book, disperse, 2. crew; synonyms (n) company, band,

tale, literature, (adj) new, curious, fresh, modern, party, crowd, faction, set, side, team, association,

different, unprecedented, original, newfangled, club, bevy, garrison, gathering, horde, knot,

recent, strange, unfamiliar, unique, extraordinary, partnership, personnel, ring, squad, staff, troop,
communion, corporation.
abnormal, foreign, innovative, unaccustomed, từng walk; synonyms (v) ramble, course, hike, move,
uncommon, inexperienced; antonym (adj) old;
truyện trinh thám mystery; truyện ngắn roam, travel, trek, go, promenade, track, foot,
reading; truyện cổ tích legend.
tủ chest; synonyms (n) bosom, bust, box, bureau, ambulate, ambulation, journey, tramp, (n) step, gait,

case, casket, dresser, chamber, crate, thorax, pace, path, saunter, stroll, excursion, pass, turn,
treasury, trunk; tủ ướp lạnh refrigerator; tủ búp trip; theo từng hàng serial; theo từng dãy
phê sideboard. serial; theo từng chuỗi serial; người từng trải
tư 1. personal; synonyms (adj) individual, own, campaigner; từng tri wise; từng thời
seasonal; từng người một individually; từng
particular, human, intimate, peculiar, private, direct, mùa seasonal; theo từng quý terminal; từng
đợt một start.
proper, subjective, physical, confidential, especial, tược tiller; synonyms (n) cultivator, helm, till, handle,

original, privy, secret, several, single, specific, rudder, farmer, husbandman, blade, haft, heft, hilt,
characteristic, domestic, inner, mortal, special; shaft, shank, (v) stool.
antonyms (adj) public, general, 2. private; tuồng actor; synonyms (n) doer, player, agent,
synonyms (adj) clandestine, personal, covert,
comedian, thespian, artist, artiste, entertainer,
hidden, esoteric, exclusive, interior, lonely, retired,
histrion, impersonator, mimic, participant, (v)
secluded, informal, inside, mysterious, inward, performer.
tường 1. settlement; synonyms (n) decision,
furtive, quiet, restricted, stealthy, surreptitious,
accommodation, colony, hamlet, payment,
undercover, underground, unofficial, delitescent, (n)
soldier, (v) close; antonyms (adj) communal, arrangement, conclusion, resolution, determination,

community, nationalized, official, state-owned, contract, adjustment, agreement, colonization,
civic, shared, state; riêng tư interior; sự đầu tư
investment; người đầu tư investor; người tư establishment, liquidation, village, reconciliation,
sản bourgeois; đủ tư cách eligible; do tư chất
idiosyncratic; tư liệu document; tư lợi self- regulation, accord, colonisation, compact,
interest; tư pháp justice; tư thế posture. compensation, compromise, deal, discharge, 2.
từ 1. exotic; synonyms (adj) alien, foreign, strange, wall; synonyms (n) partition, bar, barrier, bulwark,

extraneous, outlandish, unusual, different, curious, rampart, cliff, earthwork, fortification, screen, rail,
extrinsic, unfamiliar, unknown; antonyms (adj)
familiar, ordinary, 2. wording; synonyms (n) barricade, block, blockade, bolt, breakwater,

diction, phraseology, phrasing, language, divider, embankment, groyne, hurdle, impediment,
expression, verbiage, style, text; lời từ chối lock, obstruction, padlock, (v) fence, palisade; giấy
negative; như danh từ nominal; nhân từ dán tường wallpaper; người tường thuật
benevolent; lòng từ thiện charity; sự khước narrator; bài tường thuật account; sự tường
từ denial; sự từ bỏ abandonment; sự từ biệt thuật account; tường chân mái parapet.
vale; cách cáo từ out; bán từ ex; lập luận từ tượng icon; synonyms (n) effigy, image, picture,
strength.
túi 1. case; synonyms (n) box, example, bin, cover, figure, likeness, pictogram, idol, ikon,
representation; hình tượng icon; cảnh tượng
jacket, shell, affair, bag, briefcase, casing, sight; chuyện tưởng tượng myth; tượng kỷ
niệm memorial; tượng trưng sign; trừu tượng
eccentric, instance, suit, carton, action, cause, academic; tưởng tượng aerial; trí tưởng
tượng imagination; vật tượng trưng badge;
vật tưởng tượng myth.

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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tuyệt splendid; synonyms (adj) fine, gorgeous, exploratory, shy, cautious, conditional, hesitant,
indecisive, indefinite, provisionary, undecided;
illustrious, magnificent, beautiful, brilliant, grand, antonyms (adj) definite, sure; lời ướm offer.
ướt watery; synonyms (adj) liquid, moist, dilute,
noble, royal, gallant, proud, admirable, good, diluted, washy, wet, thin, damp, fluid, aqueous,
hydrous, insipid, tearful, weak, dripping, humid,
impressive, luxurious, majestic, resplendent, soggy, soft, aquatic, dull, vapid, bland, feeble,
reeking, swimming; antonyms (adj) concentrated,
shining, imposing, lustrous, costly, grandiose, solid, strong, dry; ẩm ướt damp; ướt át sloppy;
exquisite, (v) glorious, (n) excellent; antonym (adj) ướt đẫm dripping; sự ẩm ướt damp.
poor; sự tuyệt giao breach; sự cự tuyệt nay;
sự tuyệt mỹ perfection; đoạn tuyệt painter; Ứ
cự tuyệt negative; nỗi tuyệt vọng despair;
tuyệt vời admirable; tuyệt trần divine; tuyệt ứ standing; synonyms (v) stand, post, (n) rank, fame,
nhiên không nothing; sự tuyệt kinh importance, position, prestige, place, reputation,
menopause. footing, attitude, class, repute, status, prominence,
ty department; synonyms (n) bureau, compartment, celebrity, credit, estate, (adj) erect, motionless,
continuance, permanent, stagnant, stationary,
area, agency, class, faculty, section, arm, branch, upright.

division, domain, field, line, office, part, realm,

subject, service, district, group, kingdom,
organization, province, sphere, cutcherry; công ty
firm; âm ty grave.
tý atom; synonyms (n) jot, grain, molecule, particle,
speck, mite, bit, corpuscle, crumb, mote, ace, iota.

U Ừ

u 1. growth; synonyms (n) development, accretion, ừ yes; synonyms (int) surely, absolutely, (n) consent,
augmentation, evolution, gain, increase, acceptance, nod, (adv) ay, yea, certainly, positively,
enlargement, germination, accumulation, precisely, ye, yis, definitely, amen, fine, gladly,
accession, addition, advance, improvement, good, granted, (v) acquiesce, agree, allow, grovel,
increment, rise, bulge, extension, growing, subscribe, (adj) obedient, submissive.
outgrowth, progress, swelling, emergence,
aggrandizement, buildup, (v) grow; antonyms (n) V
decrease, reduction, weakening, decline, 2.
tumour; synonyms (n) tumor, neoplasm, gall; khối vạch trail; synonyms (n) track, trace, path, course,
u tumour; chứng u buồn hip; âm u dull; sự u trudge, pathway, scent, wake, way, (v) haul, drag,
uất vapour; u ám dull; u sầu dismal. hunt, tail, chase, pursue, train, draw, tow, dog, pull,
lag, shadow, stalk, tag, ramble; sự vạch trần
uran uranium; synonyms (v) radiation, radioactivity, exposition; người vạch ra engineer; sự vạch
tritium, plutonium, radium, radon. tracing.

urani uranium; synonyms (v) radiation, radioactivity, vai role; synonyms (n) part, function, position,
tritium, plutonium, radium, radon. character, place, job, persona, post, purpose, use,
guise, (v) office, duty; sự thủ vai acting; vai chai
Ú shoulder; vai trò part.

úp prone; synonyms (adj) liable, apt, disposed, vài several; synonyms (adj) many, different,
inclined, flat, predisposed, subject, likely, individual, various, numerous, particular, separate,
procumbent, prostrate, susceptible, supine, given, special, manifold, respective, certain, one, proper,
ready, exposed; antonym (adj) upright; không úp specific, discrete, distinct, (v) diverse, divers,
mở declared; sự lật úp upset. sundry, (n) some, (det) any; antonym (adj) few; vài
riêng several; một vài some.
Ư
vải glaze; synonyms (n) shine, coating, sheen,
ướm tentative; synonyms (adj) doubtful, enamel, glazing, finish, gloss, luster, (v) burnish,
experimental, provisional, probationary, trial, glass, coat, varnish, calender, candy; mép vải list;
mẩu vải thừa cabbage; dây vải ferret; lều vải

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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pavilion; vải màn netting; vải bông chéo chargeable; phụ vào additional; ở vào
denim. resident; nhắm vào at.
vại 1. jar; synonyms (n) jangle, blow, crock, container, vạt tab; synonyms (n) bill, check, account, invoice,

jog, shake, amphora, bottle, crash, pot, can, flap, statement, score, tally, chit, credit, slip, (v) list,
arrest; vạt áo lap.
canister, vat, collision, discord, (v) jolt, clash, creak, vật 1. thing; synonyms (n) matter, affair, event,
bump, collide, jounce, grate, agitate, disturb, excite,
2. pot; synonyms (n) caldron, boiler, bucket, belly, object, occurrence, article, concern, happening,

cannabis, commode, flowerpot, grass, heap, jug, something, substance, being, occasion, incident,

pan, pile, pool, urn, kitty, pickle, basin, bowl, ganja, business, deed, entity, item, episode, fad, subject,
circumstance, act, issue, person, question, 2.
hemp, (v) cure, (adj) deal, marijuana, volume, dead; synonyms (adj) dull, lifeless, cold, defunct,
hashish; chén vại mug.
van cap; synonyms (n) cover, bonnet, lid, capital, inanimate, absolute, breathless, deceased, extinct,

base, ceiling, crest, detonator, tip, closure, coif, fallen, flat, gone, idle, numb, vapid, out, lost,

cork, helmet, plug, stopper, (v) top, beat, limit, asleep, benumbed, bygone, bloodless, departed,
exanimate, (adv) right, absolutely; antonyms (adj)
surpass, better, complete, crown, culminate, alive, animate, (n) living, 3. affair; synonyms (n)
exceed, excel; van lơn appealing; van nài
knee. job, amour, duty, party, theme, thing, topic,
vận 1. fortune; synonyms (n) chance, destiny, estate,
transaction, meeting, affaire, case, experience,
fate, fluke, accident, luck, means, abundance,
fact, function, liaison, occupation, relationship,
assets, doom, lot, riches, wealth, blessing, responsibility, romance, gathering, (v) collision;
thực vật plant; súc vật brute; thú vật beast;
substance, affluence, portion, prosperity, treasure, bả vật chết mess; sản vật product; sinh vật
capital, hap, hazard, mint, pile, 2. luck; synonyms being; sống chật vật struggling; sinh vật học
(n) fortune, advantage, coincidence, circumstances; biology; vật bảo vệ protection; vật bắt chước
antonym (n) misfortune; gặp vận rủi draught; sự imitation.
chuyển vận working; gặp vận may lucky; vận vấu 1. lobe; synonyms (n) division, flap, limb,
đỏ luck; vận xấu bad; vận số ball; vận mệnh
destiny; vận may fortune; vận không may member, arm, bough, bush, joint, link, offshoot,
bad; vận động motive. ramification, scion, spray, sprig, twig, 2. claw;
vàng gold; synonyms (n) money, riches, wealth, synonyms (n) chela, hook, nipper, pincer, unguis,
(v) clutch, lacerate, rip, scratch, seize, tear; cái vấu
treasure, yellow, amber, (adj) aureate, gilded, gilt, pinch.
golden; màu vàng lục sulphur; mạ vàng gilt; vay borrowed; synonyms (adj) foreign, rubato,
không vội vàng deliberate; bạc vàng secondary, rented, robbed; sự vay mượn
treasure; đá thử vàng test; tiền vàng gold; borrowing; sự cho vay lending; người đi vay
vững vàng firm; vội vàng hasty; vàng hoe borrower; người cho vay lender.
blond; ngai vàng throne. váy gore; synonyms (n) blood, bloodshed, carnage,
vâng yes; synonyms (int) surely, absolutely, (n)
seam, (v) butt, spear, spike, stab, push, impale,
consent, acceptance, nod, (adv) ay, yea, certainly, pierce, stick, articulation, commissure, cut, enfilade;
váy trong slip.
positively, precisely, ye, yis, definitely, amen, fine, vậy thus; synonyms (adv) therefore, then,

gladly, good, granted, (v) acquiesce, agree, allow, consequently, so, hence, accordingly, thence, ergo,
grovel, subscribe, (adj) obedient, submissive; xin thusly; cũng vậy thôi all; như vậy such; nếu
vâng lệnh right; vâng lệnh ai bidding; sự như vậy rate; đúng như vậy absolutely; ở
vâng lời obedience. đâu vậy whereabouts; cũng vậy also; cũng
vắng missing; synonyms (v) lost, (adj) lacking, absent, như vậy same; bởi vậy therefore; vì vậy
accordingly; vậy thì consequence.
gone, wanting, deficient, away, misplaced, vé coupon; synonyms (n) voucher, certificate, order,
nonexistent; antonym (adj) present; hoang vắng
deserted; đi vắng absent; sự đi vắng ticket, debenture, dividend, draft, warrant,
absence; vắng vẻ desert; sự vắng mặt advertisement, coin, verifier; vé chỗ ngồi seat;
absence; sự vắng vẻ loneliness; vắng mặt cuống vé coupon.
absent. vẻ 1. cast; synonyms (v) hurl, throw, form, shed,
vào 1. incoming; synonyms (adj) inward, (n) entrance,
entree, entering, entry, ingress, debut; antonyms stamp, fling, shape, chuck, dump, figure, heave,
(adj) outgoing, outward, 2. to; synonyms (prep) at,
mould, pitch, pelt, assign, bestow, calculate, (n)
by, in, about, before, against, into, near, toward,
towards, until, unto, (adv) versus, (prf) on, (v) till; appearance, casting, mold, type, build, air,
lõm vào hollow; lối vào access; lấy vào character, color, 2. note; synonyms (n) comment,
chargeable; lăn xả vào down; góp phần vào
ministerial; hướng vào trong inward; ăn vào mention, remark, annotation, heed, indication,

mark, attention, bill, distinction, epistle, letter,

memorandum, report, importance, line, minute,

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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observation, (v) notice, mind, look, detect, record, chân track; không vết dơ stainless; dấu vết
discern, label; antonym (v) ignore, 3. spice; hint; vết thương hurt; vết xây sát scratch; vết
synonyms (n) condiment, sauce, seasoning, xẻ cut; vết xước scratch; vết cháy burn; vết
piquancy, dash, salt, smack, tang, bite, savor, đứt cut.
vì virtue; synonyms (n) chastity, honor, excellence,
aroma, spicery, tincture, tinge, touch, (v) flavor,
zest, (adj) season, 4. tang; synonyms (n) smell, goodness, honesty, decency, morality, quality,
relish, odor, scent, flavour, savour, spice, taste,
probity, efficacy, good, modesty, potency, strength,
aftertaste, bladderwrack, fang, nip, perfume,
piquance, sapidity, spiciness, sting, 5. manner; worth, innocence, integrity, power, right,
synonyms (n) bearing, demeanor, method, carriage,
custom, style, way, course, approach, aspect, continence, energy, (adj) merit, attribute, faculty,
value; antonyms (n) wickedness, guilt; vì vậy
attitude, conduct, deportment, expression, guise, accordingly; vì thế hence; vì sao why; sự trị
vì ruling.
practice, category, behavior, class, gait, means, (v) vị tang; synonyms (n) flavor, smell, relish, savor, odor,
fashion, habit, (adj) kind, description, 6. colour;
synonyms (n) coloration, coloring, colouring, scent, flavour, savour, smack, spice, taste,
semblance, vividness, (v) discolor, discolour,
distort, 7. colouring; synonyms (n) colour, piquancy, zest, aftertaste, bladderwrack, fang, nip,
colouration, tinting, 8. aspect; synonyms (n) perfume, piquance, sapidity, spiciness, sting; đồ
surface, manner, prospect, side, view, angle, face, gia vị dressing; điều thú vị pleasure; không
thiên vị fair; hương vị aroma; địa vị trên
facet, feature, quality, respect, scene, vista, precedence; chức vị pork; địa vị better;
cương vị rating; tinh vị tender; vô vị arid.
attribute, hue, complexion, condition, countenance, vỉa border; synonyms (n) margin, brink, extremity,

direction, exterior, fact, front, mien, outlook, (v) fringe, bed, boundary, brim, limit, skirt, limits,
regard; ra vẻ seemingly; sự vui vẻ cheer; sự
vẻ vang glory; sự vắng vẻ loneliness; cỏ vẻ barrier, rand, confine, edging, (v) edge, verge, abut,
seemingly; cảnh vẻ delicate; làm ra vẻ
assumed; vẻ ngoài dress; vẻ rực rỡ glitter; vẻ adjoin, hem, surround, approach, bound, butt,
oai vệ majesty. enclose, flank; antonyms (n) middle, (v) center; vỉa
vectơ vector; synonyms (n) direction, bearing, course, than seam.
sender, transmitter, vehicle. việc 1. work; synonyms (n) exercise, business,
vết 1. speck; synonyms (n) spot, atom, blot, point,
flaw, blemish, blotch, grain, particle, smudge, employment, function, task, action, act, book,

crumb, dot, iota, jot, mote, molecule, bit, fleck, composition, occupation, service, (v) labor, operate,

mark, mite, pinpoint, stain, pinch, freckle, (adj) toil, cultivate, exploit, ferment, form, manipulate,
corpuscle, 2. print; synonyms (n) imprint, operation, run, serve, use, (adj) job, trade;
impression, engraving, copy, lettering, picture, antonyms (v) idle, malfunction, 2. job; synonyms

facsimile, letterpress, reproduction, type, etching, (n) chore, position, work, assignment, career, duty,

brand, replica, duplicate, earmark, clue, photo, (v) matter, post, concern, line, mission, office,

impress, photograph, issue, engrave, stamp, profession, stint, vocation, appointment, berth, skill,
publish, reproduce, (adj) printed, 3. patch;
synonyms (n) darn, mend, plot, bed, dapple, field, spot, project, activity, affair, livelihood, problem,
maculation, clout, lot, bandage, macula, speckle, responsibility, 3. fact; synonyms (n) event,

area, bodge, eyepatch, garden, mole, (v) piece, incident, detail, deed, particular, truth, actuality,
botch, fix, repair, cobble, vamp, smear, (adj) inch,
4. mark; synonyms (n) evidence, score, character, circumstance, experience, occurrence, point,
heed, sign, feature, badge, check, emblem,
reality, thing, contingency, case, condition, episode,
indication, line, scar, scratch, trace, butt,
accident, aspect, feature, happening, phenomenon,
characteristic, (v) characterize, distinguish, grade, situation, veracity, eventuality; antonyms (n)

label, differentiate, mind, note, describe, (adj) guesswork, rumor, conjecture, fallacy, falsehood,
notice, 5. trace; synonyms (n) shadow, dash, hint, report, 4. thing; synonyms (n) object, article,
shade, suggestion, touch, trail, drop, footprint, relic,
something, substance, being, occasion, entity,
remains, speck, tinge, record, remnant, (v) track,
item, fad, subject, issue, person, question, device,
hunt, pursue, draw, follow, outline, tail, sketch,
discover, retrace, 6. impression; synonyms (n) gadget, habit, part, piece, stuff, topic, craze, factor,
belief, conception, feeling, idea, depression, image, fascination, fashion, fetish; làm lỡ việc market;
sắp thôi việc outgoing; phần việc làm duty;
notion, dent, appearance, effect, feel, influence, người xin việc applicant; người tập việc
novice; người học việc apprentice; người
opinion, printing, concept, fancy, impact, giúp việc mate; người được việc treasure;
công việc action; sự giao việc assignment.
perception, print, sense, suspicion, thought, view, viên piece; synonyms (n) cut, division, fragment, part,
dimple, (adj) sensation; vết bỏng burn; theo vết
article, component, composition, hunk, lump, patch,

bit, block, chunk, coin, constituent, cutting, fraction,
gun, item, lot, opus, portion, bite, parcel, (v) picture;
huấn luyện viên trainer; giáo viên

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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schoolmaster; động viên ai countenance; expeditious, foolhardy, headlong, impatient,
nhân viên officer; diễn viên múa dancer; điền
viên idyllic; chuyên viên consultant; viên thị impulsive, inconsiderate, injudicious, precipitant,
trấn chamberlain; viên thanh tra surveyor;
viên chức official. precipitate, precipitous, rapid, reckless, swift,
viện institute; synonyms (n) academy, association, thoughtless; antonyms (adj) slow, considered,
deliberate, leisurely, sensible; vội vàng hasty; vội
establishment, foundation, institution, organization, vã premature; tính nóng vội impatience; sự
vội vã haste; nóng vội impatient; không vội
(v) establish, found, build, constitute, appoint, form, vàng deliberate.
vòm 1. cope; synonyms (v) contend, manage,
fix, begin, bring, create, erect, initiate, base, combat, deal, do, struggle, grapple, (n) coping, 2.
vault; synonyms (n) leap, bound, jump, spring,
ground, inaugurate, introduce, launch, ordain, (adj)
enact; học viện institute; nghị viện parliament; arch, hurdle, cellar, crypt, grave, tomb, skip, arc,
bệnh viện chaplain; nữ tu viện convent; sự
viện lý allegation; thư viện library; trụ sở viện safe, treasury, pit, basement, arcade, caper, carve,
institute; trưởng tu viện prior; tu viện (v) hop, curve, overleap, clear, bounce, span; mái
monastery. vòm vault.
vịnh 1. lough; synonyms (n) lake, loch, mere, plash, vốn naturally; synonyms (adv) course, innately,
pond, puddle, slab, tarn, well, 2. jaw; synonyms (n)
obviously, spontaneously, unaffectedly, openly, (int)
chin, jaws, mandible, (v) chatter, gossip, chat, gab, certainly; antonyms (adv) unnaturally, artificially;
trường vốn substantial; vốn sinh ở kindly; vốn
jabber, berate, chaffer, chew, confabulate, gabble, chính principal; vốn có inherent; vốn đầu tư
investment.
chide, lecture, masticate, natter, rebuke, reprimand, vonfam tungsten; synonyms (n) wolfram, w, watt,
reproof, scold, (adj) clack, palaver, prate, prattle; west.
vịnh nhỏ basin. vòng 1. pendant; synonyms (n) chandelier,
vỏ 1. tunic; synonyms (n) adventitia, jacket, robe,
blouse, gown, frock, habit, paletot, toga, 2. cover; counterpart, locket, match, pennant, appendage,
synonyms (v) coat, conceal, top, bury, cloak, veil,
sister, twin, bob, complement, pendicle,
wrap, comprise, bind, cross, (n) blind, blanket,
appurtenance, blow, cheat, correlation, decoration,
screen, binding, camouflage, cap, covering, lid,
droplight, filch, flap, float, (adj) hanging, dangling,
mask, shield, spread, coating, canopy, case, suspended, abeyant, inactive, 2. revolution;
concealment; antonyms (v) reveal, expose, synonyms (n) change, gyration, insurrection,
uncover; màu vỏ dà tan; vỏ bánh crust; vỏ
bao envelope; vỏ tiện chip; vỏ dà tan; vỏ đỗ mutiny, rebellion, revolt, rotation, turn, alteration,
hull; vỏ lột cast; vỏ bào chip.
vợ 1. spouse; synonyms (n) consort, husband, cycle, coup, circle, circulation, roll, round, spin,

partner, wife, man, mate, match, companion, upheaval, uprising, vicissitude, innovation,
woman, (v) neogamist, 2. lady; synonyms (n)
modification, anarchy, disorder, (v) circuit, (adj)
dame, gentlewoman, female, ma'am, matron, disturbance, 3. loop; synonyms (n) coil, ring, bight,
noble, (v) squaw, 3. mate; synonyms (n) associate,
eyelet, eye, kink, noose, twist, bow, link, rope, tab,
compeer, fellow, friend, spouse, colleague, brother,
tie, ambages, arc, arcade, arch, (v) curve, bend,
buddy, chum, counterpart, crony, double, pal, peer, curl, entwine, knot, wind, meander, twine, 4.
round; synonyms (adv) about, around, (adj) circular,
twin, assistant, ally, (v) equal, copulate, couple,
plump, entire, chubby, complete, fat, rotund,
pair, checkmate, correspond, (adj) comrade,
accomplice; vợ công tước duchess; vợ con annular, corpulent, (n) bout, beat, orbit, patrol, rung,
hostage; người không vợ single; không vợ
single. sequence, wheel, loop, lap, (v) compass, gird, ball,
với with; synonyms (prep) by, for, alongside, among, encircle, environ; antonyms (adj) slim, sharp, 5.
plus, (adv) on, beside, (adj) including, (n) withe; hợp circular; synonyms (adj) circinate, globular,
với answerable; giống với parallel; ăn mằm
với familiar; khớp với four; gắn liền với orbicular, rounded, spherical, annulate, annulated,
incident; cộng tác với glove; đúng với
answerable; cùng với together; va chạm với (n) advertisement, bill, handbill, brochure,
foul; trái ngược với contrary.
vội 1. cursory; synonyms (adj) careless, casual, publication, bulletin, flier, flyer, leaflet, newsletter,

passing, fleeting, perfunctory, ephemeral, note, notice, throwaway, billet, broadsheet,
broadside, pamphlet; antonym (adj) square; đường
evanescent, facile, hasty, hurried, momentary, vòng curve; uốn vòng cung arched; cuộn
quick, shallow, sketchy, slapdash, superficial; vòng coil; vòng kẹp holder; vòng ổ bi race;
antonym (adj) thorough, 2. hasty; synonyms (adj) vòng quanh round; vòng vèo devious; vòng
xích link; vòng chạy đua course.
fast, abrupt, cursory, fleet, impetuous, rash, vụ 1. crop; synonyms (n) fruit, harvest, craw, yield,

speedy, sudden, brisk, brusque, eager, output, produce, product, (v) browse, graze, reap,

top, cultivate, cut, lop, prune, shave, trim, reduce,
gather, pare, pasture, (adj) clip, shear, dock, mow,
2. service; synonyms (n) help, aid, assistance,

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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avail, employment, ministration, ceremony, vui 1. pleasant; synonyms (adj) bright, acceptable,

business, occupation, office, utility, agency, agreeable, amiable, charming, jolly, kindly, nice,

ministry, homage, rite, favor, devotion, ritual, facetious, affable, attractive, cheerful, clear,

benefit, (v) overhaul, serve, refit, assist, attendance, comfortable, congenial, delightful, enjoyable, fair,
repair, 3. season; synonyms (n) opportunity, fine, genial, gentle, joyful, joyous, kind, lovely;
space, spell, time, age, hour, occasion, span, antonyms (adj) unpleasant, disagreeable,

stage, (prep) period, (v) flavor, mature, inure, salt, disgusting, foul, gruesome, harsh, horrible, nasty,

mellow, flavour, moderate, pickle, ripen, spice, repugnant, shocking, terrible, unwelcome,
temper, sauce, cure, (adj) harden, habituate; người appalling, discordant, frosty, grisly, rough, 2.
phục vụ attendant; nhiệm vụ duty; nghĩa vụ amusing; synonyms (adj) funny, entertaining, fun,
obligation; ca vụ case; vụ ăn cướp robbery;
vụ nhân sự personnel; phục vụ attendant; sự humorous, pleasant, comical, diverting, hilarious,
phục vụ attendance; từng vụ seasonal.
vua 1. ruler; synonyms (n) master, governor, laughable, pleasing, risible, readable, amusive,
monarch, leader, dynast, prince, chief, head,
comic, farcical, interesting, jocular, merry, mirthful,
director, controller, sheik, sovereign, government, pleasurable, (n) witty; antonyms (adj) dull, boring,
regulation, (adj) rule, regent, 2. king; synonyms (n) tragic, 3. merrily; synonyms (adv) gaily, happily,
emperor, mogul, baron, crown, magnate, ruler,
tycoon, majesty, rex, power, ace, 3. monarch; blithely, cheerfully, gayly, gladly, cheerily, joyfully,
synonym (n) king, 4. crown; synonyms (n) top, gleefully, jovially, mirthfully, brightly, jubilantly;
apex, cover, crest, peak, pinnacle, summit, antonyms (adv) seriously, anxiously, sadly, 4.
merry; synonyms (adj) gay, lively, glad, jovial,
kingdom, acme, corona, coronal, diadem, tip,
frolicsome, brisk, festive, happy, jocund,
vertex, upside, award, garland, height, (v) cap,
lighthearted, cheery, blithe, festal, gleeful, playful,
complete, consummate, culminate, finish,
conclude, climax, 5. sovereign; synonyms (adj) rollicking, blithesome, airy, amusing, vivacious,
independent, autonomous, imperial, free, royal, gala, (n) convivial, fresh, good, mellow; antonym
(adj) sad, 5. diverting; synonym (adj) droll; kịch
regal, dominant, paramount, predominant, vui comedy; những thú vui sweet; niềm vui
thích pleasure; làm vui lòng pleasing; điều
supreme, incomparable, extreme, kingly, principal, vui thú pleasure; hay vui đùa playful; vui
mừng cheerful; trò vui amusement; vui nhộn
ruling, absolute, authoritative, effectual, majestic, hilarious; vui sướng happy.
(n) liege, (v) superlative; antonym (adj) dependent; vùng 1. region; synonyms (n) land, country, field,
vua Ba-tư shah; triều vua dynasty; ngôi vua
throne. area, district, domain, part, realm, circuit, division,
vừa 1. mean; synonyms (v) intend, design, imply,
denote, involve, indicate, (adj) middle, base, locality, neighborhood, province, quarter, territory,

common, hateful, ignoble, medium, miserly, abject, belt, range, department, expanse, ground, place,
section, dominion, demesne, direction, 2. creek;
beggarly, close, despicable, dirty, humble, synonyms (n) brook, cove, bay, inlet, stream, river,
rivulet, (v) burn, runnel, beck, 3. locality;
parsimonious, pitiful, (n) average, contemptible, synonyms (n) position, spot, vicinity, point, region,
low, cheap; antonyms (adj) generous, kind, 2.
media; synonyms (n) medial, communications, 3. scene, environs, habitat, location, neighbourhood,
medium; synonyms (adj) intermediate, fair, mid, site, situation, zone, 4. territory; synonyms (n)
middling, moderate, (n) mediocre, mean,
state, kingdom, jurisdiction, possession, terrain,
atmosphere, go-between, instrument, means,
environment, sphere, community, space, nation,
vehicle, agency, channel, environment, mediocrity,
colony, county, empire, estate, home, rule,
spiritualist, clairvoyant, instrumentality, mediator, sovereignty; vùng cao nguyên down; khu vùng
midst, mediation, element, agent, center, 4. district; người trong vùng son; ở vùng dưới
becoming; synonyms (v) proper, correct, down; vô vùng unlimited; vùng cao upland;
convenient, meet, (adj) appropriate, seemly, vùng hoang vu waste; vùng nội địa inland;
vùng quê countryside; vùng phía part.
adequate, decent, decorous, agreeable, apposite, vụng clumsy; synonyms (adj) bumbling, bungling,

apt, befitting, due, fit, relevant, comely, eligible, cumbersome, unwieldy, gawky, inapt, inept,

right, suitable, handsome, attractive, congruous, maladroit, rude, ungainly, unskilled, wooden,
fitting, graceful; antonym (adj) unbecoming; làm
vừa ý pleasing; sự vừa lòng content; chỉ vừa incompetent, lumbering, boorish, crude, graceless,
mới hardly; vừa đủ barely; vừa yêu
ambivalent; vừa ý complacent; vừa vặn gross, heavy, inexpert, lubberly, ponderous, rough,
scarcely; vừa phải average; vừa lòng (n) awkward, gauche; antonyms (adj) graceful,
content; sự vừa yêu ambivalence. nimble, clever, dexterous, skillful, adroit, deft; vụng
vữa mortar; synonyms (n) howitzer, plaster, birdlime, trộm covert.
cannon, glue, gum, gun, lute, (v) cement. vững 1. strong; synonyms (adj) intense, powerful,

able, deep, firm, stable, steady, cogent, durable,

forcible, good, hard, influential, lusty, potent, rigid,

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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robust, secure, solid, sound, fierce, athletic, abrupt, deficient, diminutive, inadequate,
energetic, forceful, (v) steadfast; antonyms (adj)
weak, bland, delicate, faint, feeble, frail, mild, pale, insufficient, lacking, pithy, poor, scanty, small,
slight, unconvincing, cowardly, diluted, dull,
exhausted, flimsy, imperceptible, lightweight, soft, blunt, scant, brittle, crisp, (adv) abruptly, (v)
tired, watery, 2. firm; synonyms (n) company, compact; antonyms (adj) long, tall, high, lengthy;
business, (adj) constant, close, compact, xấc xược forward; xấc láo fresh.
determined, fixed, resolute, strong, decisive, dense, xám muddy; synonyms (adj) boggy, cloudy, filthy,
fast, stiff, stubborn, sturdy, enduring, adamant, turbid, foul, dark, dingy, dull, grimy, marshy, miry,
crisp, decided, established, inflexible, loyal,
obstinate, (v) faithful, (adv) firmly; antonyms (adj) murky, sloppy, unclean, gloomy, confused, foggy,
irresolute, hesitant, limp, liquid, soggy, 3. steady;
synonyms (adj) even, continual, cool, incessant, grubby, misty, mucky, (v) dirty, blur, cloud, dim, (n)
sedate, settled, consistent, certain, continuous, milky; antonyms (adj) clear, clean, dry.
smooth, staid, composed, staunch, dependable, xanh blue; synonyms (adj) azure, depressed, down,
level, perpetual, unwavering, abiding, peaceful, (v) gloomy, low, cheerless, dejected, dispirited,
calm, regular, brace, quiet, stabilize, stanch;
antonyms (adj) unsteady, shaky, wobbly, downcast, downhearted, naughty, sad, sapphire,
intermittent, unreliable; sự nắm vững grip;
không vững rocky; bền vững fast; vững vàng spicy, black, dirty, cobalt, dark, depressing,
firm; vững như đá rocky; tính không vững
instability; sự vững vàng stability. despondent, disconsolate, dismal, (n) blueing,
blueness, bluing; xanh lam blue; xanh lá cây
X green; mầu xanh green.
Xanhđica syndicate; synonyms (n) consortium,
xa 1. afar; synonyms (adv) away, off, distantly, apart, cartel, association, league, ring, union, group,
aside, (adj) outlying, far, (prep) outside, past, 2.
removed; synonyms (adj) distant, remote, alliance, caput, chapter, combination, company,
separate, detached, abstracted, absent, aloof,
separated, 3. car; synonyms (n) automobile, auto, conglomerate, consistory, federation, gang, mob,
carriage, coach, truck, vehicle, tramcar, coupe, organization, pool, trust.
jalopy, gondola, machine, motorcar, railcar, xâu 1. strung, 2. string; synonyms (n) chain, file,
limousine, 4. remote; synonyms (adj) inaccessible, row, strand, twine, range, cord, filament, rank,
faint, alien, foreign, isolated, lonely, secluded,
unapproachable, extraneous, removed, slender, series, thread, tie, sequence, fiber, procession,
slight, solitary, unlikely, obscure, wide, cold, quiet,
standoffish, ulterior, long, backwoods, impersonal, rope, train, wire, yarn, drawstring, concatenation,
irrelevant, outback; antonyms (adj) near, nearby, (v) run, hang, chord, (adj) line.
accessible, 5. distant; synonyms (adj) chill, cool, xấu 1. wrong; synonyms (adj) harm, evil, false, ill,
reserved, faraway, icy, indifferent, unfriendly, deep, improper, bad, inappropriate, incorrect, abuse,
dull, formal, frosty, reticent, unemotional, taciturn,
uncommunicative, unconcerned, (n) chilly, (adv) criminal, inaccurate, iniquitous, unjust, untrue,
further; antonyms (adj) close, adjacent, friendly,
neighboring, warm, pending, alert, intimate, vicious, wicked, amiss, (v) erroneous, (n) damage,
involved, 6. away; synonyms (adv) by, forth, way, injure, injury, injustice, crime, hurt, mischief;
hence, elsewhere, (adj) abroad, gone, missing, (int) antonyms (adj) correct, good, proper, honest, law-
out; luật xa gần perspective; nơi xa far; ở xa abiding, (adv) correctly, (v) right, (n) justice, 2.
hơn outer; rời xa away; người xa lạ alien; bị sorry; synonyms (adj) pathetic, contrite, paltry,
xa lánh cold; bỏ xa ai ring; đằng xa distance; penitent, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, remorseful,
xa lộ motorway; vượt xa ai ring.
sorrowful, base, apologetic, deplorable, mean,
xã village; synonyms (n) hamlet, city, community,
neighborhood, settlement, kraal, (adv) town; hợp miserable, regretful, repentant, sad, low, abject,
tác xã co-operative; xã hội học sociology; xã dingy, dismal, distressing, drab, dreary, gloomy;
hội world. antonym (adj) unrepentant, 3. evil; synonyms (adj)
corrupt, depraved, destructive, harmful, malign,
xấc short; synonyms (adj) brief, concise, scarce,
brusque, close, curt, sharp, compendious, laconic, sinister, baneful, infamous, detrimental, atrocious,

cruel, devilish, injurious, malevolent, monstrous, (n)

adversity, detriment, disaster, depravity, malice,
wickedness, atrocity, evilness, immorality, (v) curse;
antonyms (adj) kindhearted, (n) goodness,
righteousness, 4. deplorable; synonyms (adj)
woeful, wretched, calamitous, abominable, awful,

execrable, grievous, lamentable, regrettable, sorry,

unfortunate, dire, dreadful, terrible, tragic,
condemnable, (v) rueful; antonym (adj)
understandable, 5. punk; synonyms (n) hood,
hoodlum, prostitute, spunk, touchwood, hooligan,

harlot, rowdy, strumpet, tinder, advoutress, conk,

courtesan, goon, kindling, mettle, tough, (adj) bum,
cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, 6. wicked;
synonyms (adj) sinful, immoral, mischievous,

unholy, vile, diabolical, foul, hellish, nasty, naughty,

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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pernicious, ungodly, impious, perverse, black, dark, delayed, deserted, dumbfounded, fast, hindered,

despicable, diabolic, disgusting, dissolute, fiendish, immovable, isolated, marooned, mired, obsessed,
infernal, malicious, nefarious, severe; antonyms
(adj) innocent, kind, moral, pious, pure, 7. puzzled, stalled, static, stickit, trapped, baffled, (n)
unpleasant; synonyms (adj) disagreeable, harsh, thrust, sticking; antonym (adj) free; xi măng
obnoxious, offensive, ugly, sour, awkward, hearth; rạp xi nê cinema; xi nê cinema; xe
tắc xi cab.
forbidding, repulsive, hard, rude, abhorrent, bitter, xỉa pick; synonyms (v) clean, gather, harvest, opt,
break, choose, collect, cull, draw, nibble, peck,
horrible, objectionable, odious, painful, rough,
pluck, (n) alternative, elite, best, choice, option,
annoying, uncomfortable, displeasing,
embarrassing, (n) difficult, unlikable, (adv) beastly; selection, pickax, pickaxe, preference, (adj) cream,
antonyms (adj) pleasant, agreeable, delightful, select, mattock, flower.
xích guy; synonyms (n) boy, lad, cat, fellow, man,
attractive, comfortable, enjoyable, nice, wonderful, bozo, hombre, male, person, rope, tether, band, (v)
charming, 8. shabby; synonyms (adj) dilapidated, rib, blackguard; antonym (n) woman; xúc xích
mangy, poor, decrepit, ragged, sordid, worn, sausage; xiềng xích bond; xích dãy chain;
vòng xích link; mắt xích link.
ignoble, grubby, contemptible, dirty, old, xiên 1. bias; synonyms (n) penchant, drift, influence,
turn, twist, favor, slope, angle, bigotry, disposition,
parsimonious, ratty, scruffy, seedy, shoddy, tacky,
inclination, preconception, predilection, proclivity,
tatty, threadbare, meager, dishonorable, miserly, (v)
frayed, faded; antonyms (adj) pristine, smart, 9. propensity, tendency, (v) prejudice, bent, slant,
ugly; synonyms (adj) frightful, gruesome, hideous,
homely, surly, deformed, grotesque, ominous, dispose, incline, sway, (adj) partiality, diagonal,
leaning; antonyms (n) impartiality, neutrality,
plain, shocking, sullen, threatening, loathsome, fairness, 2. oblique; synonyms (adj) indirect,
circuitous, devious, lateral, collateral, evasive,
filthy, dangerous, gross, unattractive, unpleasant,
inclined, roundabout, side, slanting, sloping,
unsightly, baleful, dour, horrifying, menacing,
minacious, minatory; antonyms (adj) beautiful, tortuous, askew, obscure, cross, disingenuous,
good-looking, flowing, ornamental; làm xấu hổ sidelong, sideways, underhand, angled, (n) bias;
shameful; len xấu mungo; mặt xấu wrong; antonyms (adj) direct, level; độ xiên bias.
bôi xấu ai dirt; cái xấu evil; cái xấu nhất xìn 1. sugar; synonyms (n) honey, darling,
worst; dạ xấu mungo; đạo đức xấu carbohydrate, saccharide, love, beloved, baby, (v)
misconduct; điều xấu wrong; cái xấu hơn saccharify, sweeten, (adj) dear, 2. cabbage;
worse. synonyms (n) kale, bread, dough, (v) pilfer, filch,
xe 1. vehicle; synonyms (n) medium, instrument, crib, nim, prig, swipe, bag, pinch, purloin.
means, automobile, channel, transport, carrier, xỉn 1. dull; synonyms (adj) dim, blunt, dense, dreary,
sluggish, bland, boring, cloudy, cold, dark, dismal,
transportation, agent, car, intermedium,
intervention, mediation, platform, 2. procession; inactive, inert, obtuse, slack, slow, stupid, torpid,
synonyms (n) parade, cavalcade, convoy, cortege,
uninteresting, deep, apathetic, commonplace, (v)
column, file, pageant, progress, sequence, series, deaden, dampen, damp; antonyms (adj) bright,
lively, sharp, exciting, interesting, lustrous,
string, caravan, advance, line, succession, train,
exhibition, exposition, 3. body; synonyms (n) stimulating, amusing, exhilarating, glittery, glossy,
cadaver, corpse, matter, organization, carcass,
glowing, high-pitched, intense, luminous, shiny,
cluster, consistency, figure, mass, set, aggregate,
sparkling, varied, brisk, bubbly, cheerful, clear,
association, entity, amount, bulk, company, corps, distinctive, imaginative, inspiring, 2. dully;
synonyms (adv) boringly, drearily, stupidly,
creature, flesh, form, frame, fuselage, group,
individual, material; antonym (n) spirit; sự đỗ xe tiresomely, coldly, dazedly, emptily, flatly, frigidly,
parking; có bánh xe wheeled; cuộc đi xe
drive; người lái xe chauffeur; đường xe điện insipidly, monotonously, numbly, tediously,
tramway; lốp xe tyre; xe hành lý van; xe jíp
jeep; xe điện rider; xe lửa aisle. uneventfully, uninterestingly, vacantly, blandly,
Xêmina seminar; synonyms (n) conference, class,
tutorial, meeting, workshop, course, gymnasium, calmly, deeply, evenly, horizontally, impassively,
palaestra, talk. insincerely, low, peremptorily; antonyms (adv)
xentimet centimetre; synonyms (n) centimeter, cm, animatedly, interestingly, brightly, brilliantly,
curium. luminously, 3. mat; synonyms (n) matte, rug,
xi 1. stick; synonyms (n) bar, club, rod, bat, cane, tangle, cushion, matt, matting, flatness,
cudgel, (v) adhere, stab, attach, cling, fix, paste,
lusterlessness, (adj) dull, flat, matted, lackluster, (v)
staff, cohere, affix, bind, cleave, fasten, hold, entangle, felt, knot, snarl, twist, mesh, 4. dingy;
impale, persist, pink, spear, spike, cement, 2. synonyms (adj) black, drab, muddy, seedy, dowdy,
stuck; synonyms (v) sticked, (adj) stranded,
aground, abandoned, absorbed, ashore, beached, dirty, grimy, unclean, sleazy, dun, dusky, gloomy,

grubby, murky, raunchy, shabby, somber, sooty,

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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sorry, squalid, begrimed; tính bủn xỉn accommodate, billet, canton, divide; người hàng
closeness. xóm neighbour; hàng xóm neighbourhood.
xinh 1. pretty; synonyms (adv) very, fairly, jolly, quite, xong over; synonyms (adv) beyond, across, more, by,
o'er, on, too, crosswise, anew, again, off, besides,
rather, somewhat, moderately, (adj) beautiful, fair,
(prep) above, during, covering, (n) overs, (adj)
graceful, lovely, attractive, charming, handsome,
finished, done, extra, odd, past, gone, out,
good-looking, picturesque, dainty, cute, elegant, overhead, spare; chưa xong incomplete; đã
fine, neat, pleasing, smart, comely, (n) nice; làm xong accomplished; xong xuôi
antonym (adj) ugly, 2. lovely; synonyms (adj) accomplished; xong hết over.
xứ 1. country; synonyms (n) state, nation, home,
delightful, enchanting, lovable, alluring, adorable, land, area, commonwealth, kingdom, place, realm,

endearing, exquisite, gorgeous, gracious, region, soil, territory, district, nationality, province,

agreeable, appealing, delectable, glamorous, terrain, arena, (adj) rural, rustic, public, provincial,
arable, pastoral; antonyms (n) city, (adj) urban, 2.
heavenly, pleasant, pretty, delicate, stunning, land; synonyms (n) ground, country, field, domain,
estate, empire, demesne, property, dirt, grounds,
divine, amiable, captivating, enjoyable, fascinating,
prepossessing, (n) beauty; antonyms (adj) hideous, (v) disembark, debark, alight, get, drop, arrive,
terrible, unpleasant, unattractive, 3. fine;
synonyms (adj) brave, capital, excellent, thin, acute, bring, down, perch, secure, acquire, impose,
capture, convey, fall; antonym (adj) aquatic; bản
admirable, alright, choice, glorious, polite, superior, xứ indigenous; xứ sở homeland; xứ Ê-cốt
west; xứ đạo parish.
terrific, well, exact, bright, clear, fantastic, fragile, xưa 1. former; synonyms (adv) before, (adj)
antecedent, anterior, bygone, earlier, foregoing,
(n) penalty, amercement, (v) punish, mulct, clarify,
(adv) delicately, exquisitely; antonyms (adj) poor, previous, prior, original, deceased, past, preceding,
thick, coarse, substantial, unsatisfactory, wide;
xinh xinh pretty; xinh xắn cute; xinh đẹp foremost, primary, ancient, departed, gone, last,
quaint; nhỏ xinh toy.
xi-rô syrup; synonyms (n) sirup, sugar, juice, (adj) late, old, older, quondam, sometime, (n)
syrupy. predecessor; antonym (adj) future, 2. ancient;
xoá wipe; synonyms (v) rub, clean, mop, towel, brush, synonyms (adj) aged, antiquated, obsolete, former,

scour, scrub, clear, dry, wash, cover, (n) fling, flout, antique, archaic, hoary, primitive, olden,

gibe, gleek, hiss, hoot, jeer, quip, scoff, (adj) antediluvian, dated, outmoded, prehistoric,
sponge, flush, full, mundify, rinse; sự xoá đi
deletion; sự xoá bỏ cancel. primeval, primordial, rusty, historical, (n) elder,
xoắn 1. curly; synonyms (adj) curled, kinky, crimped, senior; antonym (adj) modern; việc đời xưa
antiquity; thuở xưa formerly; thời xưa pristine;
frizzed, permed, curved, wiry, coiled, convoluted, ngày xưa old; cổ xưa archaic.
xúi unlucky; synonyms (adj) unfortunate, hapless,
corkscrew, crinkled, crinkling, looped, spiraled, luckless, unhappy, untoward, inauspicious, sinister,
waving; antonym (adj) straight, 2. curling;
synonyms (n) curl, croquet, pallone, polo, cupping, adverse, disastrous, ominous, unsuccessful,
golf, tipcat, (adj) curly; xoắn ốc spiral; sự xoắn
lại implication; sự xoắn twist; đường xoắn ốc doomed, unfavorable, poor, fatal, unblest, damned,
spiral. inopportune, intrusive, timeless; antonyms (adj)
xoàng 1. meagre; synonyms (adj) meager, meagerly, lucky, fortunate; điều xúi giục provocation.
2. mediocre; synonyms (adj) average, middling, xứng 1. dignified; synonyms (adj) exalted, grand,
lofty, majestic, noble, respectable, distinguished,
ordinary, commonplace, fair, indifferent, passable,
high, imposing, lordly, proud, solemn, manly,
common, inferior, intermediate, medium, tolerable,
courtly, elevated, grave, impressive, magisterial,
normal, everyday, moderate, unexceptional, bad,
impartial, inadequate, poor, (n) mean; antonyms sedate, splendid, stately, sublime, venerable,
(adj) exceptional, first-rate, excellent, impressive; ceremonious, (v) great; antonyms (adj) humiliating,
xuềnh xoàng simple; xoàng xoàng undignified, 2. becoming; synonyms (v) proper,
indifferent; tính xuềnh xoàng simplicity. correct, convenient, meet, (adj) appropriate, seemly,
xoi pick; synonyms (v) clean, gather, harvest, opt,
adequate, decent, decorous, agreeable, apposite,
break, choose, collect, cull, draw, nibble, peck,
apt, befitting, due, fit, relevant, comely, eligible,
pluck, (n) alternative, elite, best, choice, option,
right, suitable, handsome, attractive, congruous,
selection, pickax, pickaxe, preference, (adj) cream, fitting, graceful; antonym (adj) unbecoming; đối
select, mattock, flower; đường xoi groove. xứng symmetric; không tương xứng
xóm 1. hamlet; synonyms (n) village, dorp, inadequate; không xứng inadequate; sự
community, settlement, city, crossroads, (adv) town, xứng nhau correspondence; xứng đáng
2. quarter; synonyms (n) area, part, district, deserved; vật đối xứng pendant; không xứng
đáng undue; sự đối xứng symmetry; sự cân
division, mercy, neighborhood, region, direction, xứng proportion; xứng với answerable.

portion, quart, fourth, grace, poop, side, clemency,

province, flank, (v) place, lodge, line, put,

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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xuống 1. downward; synonyms (adj) downcast, Y
absolute, downright, declivous, dejected, positive,
y medical; synonyms (adj) aesculapian, medicinal,
sliding, (adv) down, below, under, downwardly, medic, therapeutic, scientific, experimental,
downwards, adown, 2. down; synonyms (adj) cut,
depressed, downward, despondent, dispirited, irrefutable, proven, quantifiable, (n) checkup,
examination; y phục clothing; y nguyên
downhearted, gloomy, low, nap, pile, sad, unchanged; y học medicine; sự chuẩn y
assent.
descending, (n) feather, fur, fuzz, hair, finish, yên still; synonyms (adv) however, but, nevertheless,
(adj) calm, pacify, peaceful, silence, quiescent,
descent, (v) consume, devour, drink, swallow,
tumble, eat, defeat; antonyms (adv) up, (adj) serene, silent, appease, inactive, motionless, mute,
cheerful, happy, upward, 3. downwards;
synonym (adv) downhill; phịch xuống plump; peace, placid, sedate, (n) hush, (v) quiet, assuage,
ngã xuống down; mực thụt xuống drop; lặn compose, lull, soothe, allay, ease; antonyms (adj)
xuống down; sự đẩy xuống depression; dốc moving, effervescent, fizzy, windy, (n) noisy; lặng
xuống downhill; đi xuống downward; bỏ yên mum; không yên tâm uneasily; đứng yên
xuống down; không lên xuống flat; xuống fixed; sự yên lặng calm; sự yên tĩnh peace;
cầu thang downstairs. sự yên lòng rest; sự yên ổn security; yên tĩnh
xương 1. decay; synonyms (n) decline, quietly; yên ổn quiet; yên ngựa saddle.
decomposition, ebb, corruption, disintegration, yếu 1. feeble; synonyms (adj) delicate, weak,
decrepit, ailing, dim, dull, frail, helpless, infirm, lax,
collapse, deterioration, failure, ruin, waste, (v) rot,
mild, poor, powerless, thin, enfeebled, flimsy,
decompose, blight, rust, crumble, corrupt,
forceless, fragile, impotent, inadequate, lame,
decrease, deteriorate, disintegrate, fail, sink, spoil, languid, low, (v) faint, debilitated; antonyms (adj)
(adj) fade, molder, wither; antonym (n) growth, 2. strong, vigorous, hearty, tough, 2. mild; synonyms
bone; synonyms (n) os, ivory, mouth, osmium, (adj) kindly, gracious, benign, easy, lenient, docile,
argument, bead, block, brick, debate, discord,
humble, balmy, calm, clement, kind, meek, sweet,
dispute, dissent, dollar, element, (v) cartilage, swot,
affable, fine, bland, indulgent, moderate,
gristle, prepare, arise, attire, beat, bill, cram,
debone, drum; xương thái dương temporal. temperate, compliant, amiable, light, flat, merciful,
xưởng workshop; synonyms (n) shop, factory, studio, (n) gentle; antonyms (adj) intense, extreme,
workhouse, atelier, works, poorhouse, store, pungent, severe, sharp, spicy, barbed, fierce, great,
training, committee, induction, meeting, practicum; hot, incisive, passionate, powerful, scathing, wintry,
chủ xưởng manufacturer. 3. weakly; synonyms (adv) feebly, badly, faintly,
xúp soup; synonyms (n) broth, predicament, softly, (adj) feeble, sapless; antonyms (adv) strongly,
amalgam, combination, compound, explosive, fog, confidently, firmly, powerfully, 4. weak; synonyms
(adj) watery, cowardly, diluted, exhausted,
fuel, haze, mist, mixture, variety, bouillabaisse, (v)
nerveless, shaky, sickly, slack, slight, soft,
pottage, potage, drink, liquor, beverage, (adj)
emulsion. effeminate, unhealthy, dilute, insipid, invalid,
xuyến pendant; synonyms (n) chandelier,
counterpart, locket, match, pennant, appendage, irresolute, pale, sick, spineless, spiritless, tasteless,
tender, unsound, useless, (v) loose; antonyms (adj)
sister, twin, bob, complement, pendicle, brave, concentrated, firm, safe, compelling,

appurtenance, blow, cheat, correlation, decoration, determined, effective, forceful, healthy, resolute,
robust, sturdy, able, fit, hard-wearing, loud; nữ yếu
droplight, filch, flap, float, (adj) hanging, dangling, female; không chủ yếu accidental; làm yếu
suspended, abeyant, inactive. lowering; làm yếu đi relaxing; mềm yếu
xylanh roll; synonyms (n) list, revolution, catalogue, weak; phần cốt yếu main; sự đau yếu illness;
inventory, register, bun, bundle, circle, (v) coil, reel, cái thứ yếu bye; chủ yếu cardinal; chủ yếu là
mostly.
curl, enfold, revolve, wheel, rock, turn, twist, ytri y; synonyms (n) yttrium, wye.

wallow, wind, envelop, grumble, round, level, pour,
gush.

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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Z

zêrô zero; synonyms (n) nil, nothing, nobody, cipher,
naught, cypher, nought, null, nihil, nullity, aught,
nix, root, zilch, zip, nonentity.

Reference: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org)

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Index of English aloft see 1. cao, 2. chết.
already see đã.
Subjects to Vietnamese also see cũng.
aluminium see 1. nhôm, 2. nhốm.
Subjects ample see rộng.
amusing see vui.
A ancient see xưa.
anew see lại.
a see 1. con, 2. cuốn, 3. người, 4. quả, 5. cái. angry see 1. dữ, 2. giận.
abdomen see bụng. antique see cổ.
able see 1. đọc, 2. cóthểđọcđược. any see một.
aboard see kế. apace see nhanh.
about see được. apt see 1. đúng, 2. tài.
above see hơn. aptly see đúng.
abroad see nhầm. arch see 1. hóm, 2. láu.
abundant see nhiều. arched see cong.
accomplished see hoạ. ardent see cháy.
accomplishment see hoạ. argumentative see lôgíc.
acrid see hăng. ark see 1. hộp, 2. hòm.
across see 1. ngang, 2. qua. aromatic see thơm.
acting see 1. chèo, 2. phim, 3. quyền. arrow see tên.
actor see 1. chèo, 2. kép, 3. tuồng. arsenic see asen.
actual see 1. thật, 2. đúng. art see kế.
actually see đúng. article see thức.
acute see 1. tinh, 2. sắc. as see asen.
adept see 1. giỏi, 2. thạo. aspect see vẻ.
adequate see đủ. assessment see thuế.
adhesive see dính. assistant see 1. phó, 2. phụ.
adjacent see 1. nối, 2. ngay, 3. liền, 4. gần. associate see 1. phó, 2. phụ, 3. trợ, 4. bạn.
adolescent see trẻ. atom see tý.
advisable see nên. aunt see 1. thím, 2. cô, 3. dì, 4. mợ.
afar see xa. auntie see 1. mợ, 2. thím.
affair see 1. vật, 2. đồ, 3. món, 4. thứ. auxiliary see phụ.
affluent see nhiều. aware see biết.
afraid see 1. hoảng, 2. sợ, 3. hãi. away see xa.
after see sau.
again see lại. B
agency see 1. hãng, 2. sở.
agreeable see thú. b see bo.
agreement see giống. back see cũ.
ahead see 1. trước, 2. hơn. bag see 1. bọng, 2. túi, 3. bị, 4. bao.
air see 1. chuồn, 2. dáng. bait see mồi.
aisle see cánh. ball see người.
alight see cháy. ballast see bì.
alike see giống. banal see thường.
alive see sống. banana see chuối.
all see 1. hết, 2. mọi. band see 1. bọn, 2. lũ, 3. toán, 4. đoàn, 5. băng,
almighty see 1. đại, 2. có.
6. đai, 7. dải.
bank see 1. lạch, 2. đê, 3. gờ, 4. hồ, 5. kênh.
bar see thanh.
barbecue see bò.
bare see 1. rỗng, 2. trần.
barium see bari.

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barker see pháo. brim see chén.
barmy see gàn. brisk see nhanh.
barrel see trâu. brittle see giòn.
barrow see gò. broad see 1. chung, 2. rộng.
base see nền. broadly see rộng.
basin see bể. brood see 1. bầy, 2. lứa.
batch see chuyển. brook see suối.
batten see sàn. brow see mày.
batty see gàn. brown see nâu.
bay see hồng. bubble see bọt.
be see berili. bucket see 1. ngoẻo, 2. súng, 3. thùng.
becoming see 1. vừa, 2. xứng, 3. hợp. bud see 1. chồi, 2. nụ.
bedding see 1. nệm, 2. gối. budget see kho.
bee see 1. ipa, 2. ong. building see binđinh.
before see trước. bullion see nén.
beggar see thằng. bully see cừ.
behind see 1. trễ, 2. sau. bunch see 1. cụm, 2. lũ, 3. chùm, 4. búi, 5. bó.
being see này. bundle see gói.
belly see bụng. bungalow see boongalô.
benefit see lợi. buoyant see nổi.
bent see khiếu. but see chỉ.
berg see đồi. by see 1. bởi, 2. cạnh, 3. gần, 4. kế.
bias see 1. dốc, 2. xiên. bye see phụ.
big see to.
binary see đôi. C
binder see 1. lạt, 2. thừng.
bite see phanh. c see cacbon.
blade see thằng. cabbage see xìn.
blank see đích. cabin see cabin.
blanket see mền. cadmium see 1. cađimi, 2. catmi.
blindly see mù. cage see 1. chuồng, 2. lồng.
block see 1. khối, 2. tảng. calcium see canxi.
blood see máu. calibre see 1. cỡ, 2. hạng, 3. thứ.
blot see dấu. calorie see calo.
blue see xanh. camp see trại.
body see 1. ban, 2. đoàn, 3. đội, 4. tàu, 5. xe. can see bình.
bogus see hư. canal see kênh.
boil see đinh. cap see 1. van, 2. chỏm, 3. chóp.
boiling see sôi. capable see dám.
bond see đá. car see xa.
bone see xương. carat see cara.
bonnet see ca-pô. carbon see cacbon.
boot see nữa. card see 1. các, 2. thiếp.
booth see 1. quán, 2. rạp. cardinal see 1. chính, 2. chủ-yếu.
border see 1. mép, 2. vỉa, 3. bờ. career see nghề.
borrowed see 1. vay, 2. mượn. carpet see hoa.
bottle see chai. cartridge see đạn.
bottom see cuối. case see 1. hòm, 2. hộp, 3. kiện, 4. ngăn, 5. túi.
bound see đi. casing see bao.
bout see 1. lần, 2. lượt. cast see 1. vẻ, 2. nét.
box see 1. hộp, 2. tráp, 3. ông, 4. thùng. cat see hổ.
brain see óc. category see hạng.
bran see cám. cause see cớ.
bread see 1. bột, 2. tiền.
breed see nòi.
brick see thỏi.
brief see 1. gọn, 2. ngắn.
bright see sáng.

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caveat see hang. companion see bạn.
cavity see 1. khoang, 2. ổ. company see toán.
centimetre see xentimet. compartment see gian.
centre see tâm. complementary see bù.
certain see chắc. composition see tính.
certainly see chắc. compound see 1. phức, 2. ghép, 3. kép.
chain see 1. dây, 2. chuỗi. comrade see bạn.
chalk see tẩu. concave see lõm.
chamber see 1. buồng, 2. phòng. concern see phần.
channel see lạch. confectionery see mứt.
characteristic see riêng. confidential see kín.
charge see trưởng. confused see ngượng.
charm see ngải. congress see Phi-líp-pin.
charming see đẹp. congressional see Phi-líp-pin.
cheap see rẻ. conscience see qualm.
cheque see séc. conscious see tỉnh.
chess see cờ. consequent see lôgíc.
chest see 1. hòm, 2. rương, 3. tủ. conservancy see núi.
chic see bảnh. considerably see nhiều.
chiffon see 1. sa, 2. the. consistent see đặc.
chill see lạnh. consort see chồng.
chilly see lạnh. consumption see 1. điện, 2. than.
chlorine see clo. container see 1. lọ, 2. thành, 3. bình.
chuck see ngàm. contiguous see ruộng.
circular see 1. tròn, 2. vòng. control see ôtô.
clamp see đất. cooker see 1. bếp, 2. lò.
classy see cừ. cope see vòm.
claw see vấu. copper see 1. đồng, 2. miệng.
clean see sạch. core see lõi.
cleanly see sạch. corner see nhà.
clear see 1. đủ, 2. tròn, 3. trong. corporal see 1. cai, 2. riêng.
close see 1. thân, 2. bền, 3. sát, 4. sít. correct see 1. đúng, 2. phải.
closely see 1. sát, 2. gần, 3. khít. cosmetic see sáp.
cloud see 1. mây, 2. đoàn. country see 1. xứ, 2. miền, 3. nước.
clump see lùm. county see hạt.
clumsy see vụng. couple see đôi.
cluster see 1. bầy, 2. đàn, 3. đám, 4. cụm, 5. coupon see vé.
course see 1. dòng, 2. đợt, 3. khoá.
bó. cousin see cô.
cove see 1. chàng, 2. lão.
coarse see kém. cover see 1. lốt, 2. vỏ.
cocaine see côcain. cracked see rạn.
coercive see buộc. cradle see gốc.
cola see 1. cô-la, 2. côcácôla, 3. côla. craft see nghề.
cold see lạnh. crass see đặc.
collage see giấy. creek see vùng.
college see hội. crest see 1. chỏm, 2. sóng.
colony see 1. cụm, 2. đàn. crew see 1. đám, 2. tụi.
colour see 1. màu, 2. sắc, 3. vẻ. crooked see 1. oằn, 2. cong.
colouring see 1. tóc, 2. vẻ. crop see 1. loạt, 2. mùa, 3. nhom, 4. vụ.
column see cột. cross see cáu.
comb see chóp. crowd see 1. lũ, 2. tụi, 3. nhóm.
combat see trận. crown see 1. cây, 2. chóp, 3. ngọn, 4. vua.
command see lệnh. crude see 1. thô, 2. nguyên, 3. sống.
commission see lệnh. cry see sợ.
common see 1. công, 2. chung. crystal see nước.
communal see 1. chung, 2. công. culture see 1. cá, 2. ong.
community see 1. dân, 2. hội, 3. huyện, 4. phái, cup see tách.

5. quận.

compact see 1. kết, 2. đầy, 3. đặc, 4. chặt.

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cupboard see inside. distant see 1. cách, 2. xa.
curl see cuộn. distinct see riêng.
curling see 1. quăn, 2. xoắn. district see 1. quận, 2. huyện.
curly see 1. quăn, 2. xoắn. ditch see 1. rãnh, 2. hào.
current see 1. chiều, 2. luồng. diverting see vui.
cursory see 1. nhanh, 2. vội. divisional see chia.
curved see cong. dodge see 1. khoé, 2. mẹo, 3. ngon.
cut see miêng. dog see cặp.
dogged see 1. lắm, 2. rất.
D doggy see chó.
dollar see 1. đô-la, 2. đồng.
dad see 1. cha, 2. thầy, 3. bố. dolphin see phao.
daddy see 1. cha, 2. thầy, 3. bố. dominant see 1. át, 2. trội.
dais see 1. bệ, 2. bục, 3. đài. dominion see quyền.
damaging see hại. door see cửa.
damn see tí. double see 1. hai, 2. đôi.
damp see ẩm. down see xuống.
dark see tối. downright see đại.
dash see ít. downward see xuống.
dead see vật. downwards see xuống.
dear see thân. dragon see rồng.
dearly see thân. drain see 1. mương, 2. rãnh, 3. cống.
death see 1. giỏi, 2. thạo. drama see kịch.
decay see xương. dramatic see kịch.
decently see tốt. draught see 1. hơi, 2. hớp.
deep see 1. thẫm, 2. láu. dread see khiếp.
deficient see thiếu. dreadful see khiếp.
defunct see 1. chết, 2. mất. drily see khô.
deleterious see độc. drink see 1. ngụm, 2. cốc.
delicate see 1. nhạt, 2. thính. drop see máu.
delicious see khoái. drug see thuốc.
delinquency see tội. dry see 1. cạn, 2. khô.
denomination see hạng. dual see 1. hai, 2. kép, 3. lưỡng.
department see 1. ban, 2. cục, 3. sở, 4. ty. duct see ống.
deplorable see 1. tồi, 2. xấu. due see 1. đáng, 2. đúng, 3. tại.
deposit see mỏ. dull see xỉn.
depth see đáy. dully see xỉn.
deserved see đáng. dumb see câm.
design see 1. loại, 2. mẫu. dummy see giả.
desire see lệnh. durable see bền.
devil see ma. dwarf see lùn.
dexter see phải. dyke see 1. đê, 2. mương, 3. hào.
different see 1. nhiều, 2. khác. dynamite see đinamit.
differently see khác.
difficult see khó. E
dignified see 1. đáng, 2. xứng.
dim see mờ. each see mỗi.
dimension see 1. chiều, 2. khổ. eager see ham.
dingy see xỉn. early see sớm.
direct see 1. ngay, 2. thẳng. earth see đất.
direction see 1. phía, 2. chiều. earthenware see 1. niêu, 2. chậu.
disease see bệnh. east see đông.
diseased see hư. eastern see đông.

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edge see 1. gờ, 2. lưỡi, 3. rìa. felt see nỉ.
edging see 1. bờ, 2. gờ. female see 1. nhạt, 2. cái.
effluent see nhánh. feminine see mái.
egg see mìn. fertile see tốt.
eight see tám. fervent see nóng.
electricity see điện. fetus see thai.
electrode see cực. file see hàng.
elegant see 1. chiến, 2. cừ. film see màng.
else see khác. find see 1. cáo, 2. mỏ.
embankment see đê. fine see 1. hay, 2. khéo, 3. mịn, 4. tốt, 5. xinh.
employer see chủ. finished see hết.
empty see 1. rỗng, 2. trống. fire see lửa.
en see N. firewood see củi.
end see đuôi. firing see củi.
enough see 1. đủ, 2. khá. firm see 1. hãng, 2. vững, 3. chắc.
enterprise see hãng. fish see Cá.
envelope see bao. fitting see đúng.
epidemic see dịch. five see năm.
episode see hồi. flake see giàn.
equal see ngang. flank see 1. cánh, 2. sườn.
erect see thẳng. flat see 1. bằng, 2. bẹt, 3. phẳng, 4. thẳng.
error see lỗi. flatly see 1. bằng, 2. phẳng.
essential see tinh. fleet see 1. nông, 2. mau.
ever see lắm. flexible see dẻo.
evil see 1. ác, 2. xấu. flock see cụm.
exact see đúng. flood see 1. lũ, 2. lụt.
exotic see từ. flour see bột.
expanse see dải. flower see hoa.
expedient see 1. chước, 2. kế, 3. cách. fluid see lỏng.
exquisite see 1. nhạy, 2. thanh, 3. thính, 4. tinh. foetus see thai.
extensive see rộng. force see lực.
exterior see ngoài. forehead see trán.
extra see 1. thêm, 2. phụ. form see hình.
extremity see đầu. format see giấy.
eye see mắt. former see 1. cũ, 2. nguyên, 3. trước, 4. xưa.
fortune see vận.
F foul see 1. tồi, 2. tởm.
four see bốn.
f see flo. fowl see gà.
facile see dễ. fragment see 1. đoạn, 2. mảnh.
fact see việc. frame see cửa.
fair see 1. đúng, 2. phải, 3. trúng. franc see Bỉ.
fairy see tiên. fresh see 1. trứng, 2. sữa, 3. mới, 4. cá.
false see 1. dối, 2. lừa, 3. sai. front see thẳng.
famous see chiến. fruit see quả.
famously see 1. tốt, 2. giỏi, 3. cừ, 4. chiến. full see 1. đầy, 2. đông, 3. nhiều, 4. phồng.
farm see trại. furtive see trộm.
fat see mập. fuse see kíp.
father see 1. cha, 2. cụ. fuzzy see sờn.
favourable see thuận.
feeble see yếu.
fellow see gã.
fellowship see phường.

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124 English - Vietnamese half see 1. làm, 2. nửa.
hamlet see 1. thôn, 2. xóm.
G hand see 1. tay, 2. bên.
handbag see tiền.
gain see 1. lợi, 2. lời. handle see cán.
gala see hội. hanging see màn.
galaxy see nhóm. hank see nùi.
game see thọt. hard see 1. mạnh, 2. cứng, 3. gần.
gang see 1. đoàn, 2. toán, 3. tốp. harm see hại.
gangster see găngxtơ. harsh see 1. thô, 2. ráp.
garbage see lòng. hasty see vội.
gauge see 1. cỡ, 2. kiểu, 3. tầm. hazardous see liều.
gaunt see gầy. haze see mù.
general see chung. he see heli.
genre see loại. head see 1. đỉnh, 2. ngọn, 3. rìu, 4. giường, 5.
genuine see thật.
germ see 1. mầm, 2. mộng, 3. thai. chỏm, 6. cây, 7. bàn, 8. búa, 9. đáy.
glaze see 1. men, 2. vải.
gleam see tia. heart see 1. lõi, 2. lòng.
gold see vàng. heavily see nặng.
gore see váy. heavy see 1. to, 2. bội, 3. nặng.
grade see 1. hạng, 2. loại, 3. mức, 4. độ. hectare see hecta.
gradient see dốc. helium see heli.
grand see 1. hay, 2. lơn. herald see điềm.
grandmother see bà. herb see cỏ.
grange see 1. ấp, 2. trại. herd see bầy.
grape see 1. ngựa, 2. nho. here see đây.
grave see 1. mồ, 2. mả. high see cao.
gravely see tối. highly see 1. lắm, 2. rất.
gravitational see hút. high-pitched see cao.
grease see mỡ. hill see 1. gò, 2. đống, 3. đụn.
great see lớn. hind see sau.
grievous see đau. history see sử.
grime see than. hit see 1. bắn, 2. đòn.
grip see chuôi. hole see lỗ.
grocer see 1. đường, 2. chè. home see nhà.
gross see tổng. hook see tẩu.
group see gốc. horde see đám.
grouping see 1. đội, 2. tổ. horn see mào.
growth see u. hot see nóng.
guy see 1. dây, 2. xích. hour see giờ.
household see hộ.
housework see giặt.
hull see bao.
humid see ẩm.
hundred see trăm.
hungry see đói.
huskily see khản.
hybrid see lai.
hydrogen see 1. hyđrô, 2. hiđro.

H I

h see 1. hiđro, 2. hyđrô. icon see tượng.
habitual see thường. image see hình.
hack see 1. búa, 2. rìu.
haemoglobin see Hemoglobin.
hair see 1. thú, 2. tóc.

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immediate see ngay. K
immensely see rất.
implicit see ngấm. k see kali.
impression see vết. keen see 1. nhói, 2. sắc.
in see 1. trong, 2. indi. key see điệu.
inaccurate see 1. sai, 2. trật. keynote see chính.
inactive see ì. kidney see loại.
incense see 1. hương, 2. nhang. kilometre see kilômet.
inch see gần. kind see hạng.
incipient see chớm. king see vua.
incoming see vào. knob see cục.
incomplete see thiếu. knock see gõ.
indeed see thế. knot see 1. biển, 2. cụm, 3. đốt, 4. nút.
individual see riêng. knowing see 1. bảnh, 2. sang.
inert see ì.
inexpensive see rẻ. L
infectious see lây.
infective see lây. label see nhãn.
insane see điên. lace see 1. buộc, 2. dây.
instant see lúc. lady see vợ.
instinct see đầy. lame see què.
institute see 1. hội, 2. viện. lance see 1. giáo, 2. thương.
insufficient see thiếu. land see 1. đất, 2. xứ.
intense see mạnh. language see tiếng.
intensive see mạnh. lapse see 1. lát, 2. quãng.
inward see kín. larder see chạn.
inwards see kín. large see 1. lớn, 2. rộng.
iron see sắt. latent see 1. ngầm, 2. ẩn.
ironic see mỉa. lattice see 1. lưới, 2. rèm.
law see 1. luật, 2. phép.
J lead see chì.
leading see chính.
jack see thợ. league see dặm.
jar see 1. lọ, 2. vại. ledge see gờ.
jasper see jatpe. leg see 1. chặng, 2. chân.
jaw see 1. hàm, 2. vịnh. legion see đoàn.
jet see máu. lemon see nimbu.
job see việc. length see ngựa.
johnny see gã. lengthy see dài.
jointly see cùng. less see kém.
joker see gã. level see 1. cấp, 2. mực, 3. phẳng.
jolly see 1. lắm, 2. quá. lid see nắp.
juice see 1. dầu, 2. điện, 3. thịt. lie see chim.
juicy see thịt. lifetime see đời.
jumper see dế. light see 1. diêm, 2. nhẹ.
junk see cục. lightly see nhẹ.
just see đúng. lightning see chớp.

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like see giống. make see dáng.
likely see chắc. make-believe see giả.
limb see chân. male see 1. đực, 2. trai.
limbo see ngục. malevolent see ác.
lime see nimbu. mandate see lệnh.
limp see mềm. manner see 1. lối, 2. thói, 3. cách, 4. vẻ.
line see 1. nét, 2. thói, 3. lối, 4. khuôn, 5. dây, 6. many see nhiều.
margin see 1. bờ, 2. mép.
cách, 7. bậc. mark see 1. vết, 2. dấu, 3. đốm, 4. nhãn.
lineage see dòng. married see cưới.
line-up see hàng. marrow see lực.
link see đuốc. mass see khối.
lip see giếng. master see chủ.
list see sổ. mat see 1. mờ, 2. xỉn.
litre see lít. mate see 1. vợ, 2. bạn, 3. chồng.
litter see mèo. material see chất.
little see ít. mathematical see toán.
live see sống. matter see 1. chất, 2. chuyện, 3. cớ, 4. điều, 5.
lively see sống.
living see 1. củi, 2. sống. lẽ.
load see tải.
loath see 1. ghê, 2. ghét, 3. gớm. mattress see 1. nệm, 2. đệm.
lobe see vấu. mature see chín.
locality see 1. chỗ, 2. nơi, 3. vùng. mausoleum see lăng.
lock see tóc. meagre see xoàng.
lofty see cao. mean see 1. kế, 2. vừa.
logic see Lôgic. meaning see nghĩa.
long see 1. after, 2. before, 3. lâu. measurement see ngang.
longer see nữa. media see 1. vừa, 2. trung.
loop see 1. mạch, 2. vòng. medical see y.
loose see 1. ẩu, 2. chùng, 3. dịch, 4. lỏng, 5. mediocre see 1. xoàng, 2. thường.
medium see 1. trung, 2. vừa.
mềm. melting see tan.
loosely see lỏng. member see tay.
lot see 1. nhiều, 2. phận, 3. lô, 4. thăm. membrane see màng.
lotion see rượu. mentally see 1. thầm, 2. nhẩm.
loud see to. mentor see mento.
lough see vịnh. mercantile see buôn.
lousy see 1. lắm, 2. nhiều. merchant see buôn.
lovely see xinh. mere see hồ.
low see 1. bé, 2. thấp, 3. kém, 4. hạ. merely see chỉ.
luck see vận. merrily see vui.
luckily see may. merry see vui.
lucky see đỏ. mesh see bẫy.
luminous see sáng. message see điện.
lump see 1. cục, 2. tảng. metre see mét.
midst see giữa.
M mightily see rất.
mighty see 1. lắm, 2. mạnh, 3. rất.
mad see 1. after, 2. for, 3. cuồng, 4. điên. mild see yếu.
madam see bà. mildly see nhẹ.
magnesium see magiê. mile see dặm.
magnificent see 1. chiến, 2. cừ. millimetre see milimet.
main see 1. nước, 2. chính. million see triệu.
mainly see chính. mind see 1. nhớ, 2. tâm.
minded see thích.
miniature see nhỏ.
mint see mới.
minus see mất.
minute see nhỏ.

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miscellaneous see tạp. English - Vietnamese 127
missile see tên.
missing see 1. khuyết, 2. thiếu, 3. vắng. nephew see chị.
missus see Bà. nest see tổ.
mistake see lỗi. net see 1. lưới, 2. thực.
mock see giả. netting see lưới.
mode see 1. lối, 2. mốt, 3. cách. network see lưới.
model see 1. kiểu, 2. mẫu. new see mới.
modem see modem. newly see mới.
molly see đĩ. newspaper see báo.
monarch see vua. next see 1. sau, 2. gần, 3. sát.
money see tiền. nice see khảnh.
more see hơn. nick see nấc.
mortal see chết. nicotine see nicôtin.
mortar see vữa. niece see chị.
mosaic see khảm. night see 1. đêm, 2. tối.
most see nhất. nil see không.
mother see mẹ. nitrogen see nitơ.
motive see cớ. no see không.
mould see 1. meo, 2. mốc. node see 1. đốt, 2. nút.
mound see 1. đống, 2. đồi. noise see tiếng.
mount see gọng. noon see trưa.
mounting see khung. normal see thường.
mouthpiece see sáo. north see 1. bắc, 2. bấc.
move see 1. bước, 2. lần. northerly see bắc.
moving see động. northern see bắc.
much see nhiều. note see 1. giọng, 2. mùi, 3. vẻ.
mucous see nhầy. novel see 1. mới, 2. truyện.
muddy see xám. now see 1. này, 2. mà.
mug see 1. ca, 2. miệng. noxious see 1. hại, 2. độc.
multiple see nhiều. nozzle see 1. miệng, 2. mồm.
mummy see nuây. nude see trần.
muscular see khoẻ. null see không.
music see nhạc. numb see tê.
musty see mốc. number see 1. nhóm, 2. bọn.
mute see 1. ngầm, 2. câm. numerous see đông.
nut see giỏi.
nutritious see bổ.
nutty see quẫn.

N O

n see nitơ. o see 1. oxi, 2. oxy.
naked see trần. obese see trệ.
name see tên. oblique see 1. chéo, 2. xiên.
namely see là. obscure see 1. mờ, 2. tối.
narrow see hẹp. occasion see dịp.
naturally see vốn. odd see 1. dư, 2. trên.
naughty see 1. hư, 2. nhảm. oedema see nề.
near see gần. off see 1. nghỉ, 2. phải, 3. ngoài, 4. hẻm, 5. đứt,
nearby see gần.
nearly see 1. sắp, 2. sát, 3. gần. 6. cách, 7. nhỏ.
necessary see cần. offence see tội.
neck see chai. office see 1. chái, 2. sở.
needless see thừa. offspring see con.
neon see 1. nê-ông, 2. neon. often see 1. luôn, 2. năng, 3. hay, 4. thường.

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128 English - Vietnamese

old see 1. nát, 2. rách. persistent see sừng.
old-fashioned see cũ. person see mụ.
omen see điềm. personal see tư.
on see 1. tiếp, 2. trên. persuasion see 1. phái, 2. giới.
one see 1. ai, 2. thứ, 3. một, 4. mình, 5. loại, 6. petty see 1. hạ, 2. tiểu.
phosphorus see photpho.
cái, 7. ipa. photograph see ảnh.
onion see gàn. piazza see hiên.
only see chỉ. pick see 1. xoi, 2. xỉa, 3. đục.
open see 1. mở, 2. hở, 3. dịu. picturesque see đẹp.
orange see cam. piece see 1. miếng, 2. viên, 3. mẩu, 4. mảnh, 5.
order see 1. bậc, 2. cấp, 3. hàng, 4. loại, 5.
lời, 6. cục, 7. chiếc, 8. cái.
ngôi, 6. thứ.
ordinary see thường. pike see giáo.
ordnance see pháo. pile see 1. chồng, 2. cọc, 3. thảm.
origin see gốc. pillar see cột.
other see khác. pillow see đệm.
otherwise see khác. pin see ghim.
out see ngoài. pip see 1. cơ, 2. pích.
outdated see cổ. pit see 1. hốc, 2. ổ.
outside see nhậu. pivot see 1. ngõng, 2. trụ.
over see 1. trên, 2. sang, 3. nghiêng, 4. xong. place see 1. chỗ, 2. nơi, 3. tỉnh.
oxygen see 1. oxy, 2. oxi. plane see 1. bằng, 2. mặt.
plaque see tấm.
P plastic see dẻo.
plate see bản.
pa see bố. platform see 1. bục, 2. nền.
pack see 1. bó, 2. gói, 3. loạt. platinum see platin.
paddy see lúa. platonic see suông.
pair see đôi. play see chơi.
palace see 1. điện, 2. cung. pleasant see vui.
pale see tái. pluck see gan.
palm see giải. plump see 1. bầy, 2. đội, 3. mẫm, 4. nhóm, 5.
pamphlet see Pamfơlê.
pan see mặt. thẳng.
panel see 1. panen, 2. panô.
parcel see 1. bầy, 2. gói, 3. bọn. plus see cộng.
parent see cha. plutonium see plutoni.
part see phần. poetry see thơ.
particle see chút. point see 1. chỗ, 2. hướng.
particular see khảnh. pointed see nhọn.
party see 1. đội, 2. tiệc. pointless see cùn.
pass see đèo. poisonous see độc.
patch see vết. polished see bóng.
pattern see hảm. polymer see polime.
peck see thùng. ponderous see nặng.
peculiar see riêng. poor see 1. kém, 2. tồi, 3. nghèo.
pedestal see 1. bệ, 2. đôn. poorly see tồi.
pen see 1. gà, 2. bò, 3. cừu. pop see bốp.
pendant see 1. xuyến, 2. vòng. porous see rỗ.
penicillin see Pênixilin. port see dáng.
percentage see phần. portion see phần.
period see 1. kỳ, 2. kỷ. posh see cừ.
perpetual see suốt. post see 1. bốt, 2. đồn.
pot see 1. bình, 2. chậu, 3. hũ, 4. lọ, 5. vại, 6.

ấm.

potassium see kali.
powder see bột.
power see lực.
precarious see liều.
preceding see trước.

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English - Vietnamese 129

precious see 1. lắm, 2. quý. quay see ke.
precipitate see sương. quick see 1. nhanh, 2. sắc.
precise see đúng. quickly see nhanh.
precisely see đúng. quiet see lặng.
precocious see sớm. quilt see chăn.
preferably see hơn. quiz see 1. thi, 2. test.
premature see sớm.
premier see đầu. R
presence see dáng.
present see nay. race see 1. giới, 2. rễ.
pretext see cớ. racer see thuyền.
pretty see 1. xinh, 2. cừ, 3. hay, 4. khá. radical see gốc.
previously see trước. radon see rađơn.
priceless see ngộ. rag see giẻ.
primarily see chính. raider see giặc.
primary see 1. chính, 2. đầu, 3. nguyên. rain see mu'a.
principal see chính. raised see nổi.
principally see chính. ramp see dốc.
principle see gốc. random see 1. ẩu, 2. bừa.
print see vết. range see dãy.
prior see trước. rank see 1. bậc, 2. hàng.
private see 1. mật, 2. riêng, 3. tư. rapid see nhanh.
privy see riêng. rare see hiếm.
prize see cực. rarely see hiếm.
proceeds see lãi. rash see liều.
procession see xe. rate see suất.
profession see nghề. rather see hơi.
profit see lợi. readable see hay.
profound see sâu. reading see truyện.
prohibitive see cấm. ready see 1. sẵn, 2. mau.
prone see úp. really see 1. thật, 2. thực.
proof see chứng. reason see lý.
proper see đúng. recess see rânh.
properly see 1. chỉnh, 2. đúng. record see 1. bia, 2. đài.
proprietor see chủ. redundant see thừa.
prospect see cảnh. regiment see 1. bầy, 2. lũ.
provisional see tạm. region see vùng.
public see 1. chung, 2. công. register see 1. sổ, 2. lực.
punch see 1. đường, 2. lực, 3. sữa. regular see 1. đều, 2. thật.
pungent see buốt. religion see đạo.
punitive see phạt. remedy see thuốc.
punk see 1. tồi, 2. xấu. remote see 1. hơi, 2. xa.
puppet see nguỵ. removed see xa.
purchase see palăng. replica see kiểu.
pure see trong. repository see kho.
purse see bìu. reserved see dành.
reservoir see nguồn.
Q resistant see bền.
resolute see quyết.
quality see chất. reverse see 1. đảo, 2. nghịch.
quantity see lượng. revolution see vòng.
quarter see 1. hướng, 2. xóm, 3. phía, 4. miền, rice see 1. lúa, 2. gạo.
rich see 1. giàu, 2. ngậy, 3. ngon.
5. nơi.

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130 English - Vietnamese

rick see 1. đống, 2. đụn. secondary see 1. thứ, 2. phụ.
ridge see 1. chóp, 2. ngọn, 3. chỏm. second-hand see cũ.
rift see đá. sediment see cặn.
right see 1. đúng, 2. phải. seed see hạt.
rightly see 1. đúng, 2. phải. segment see 1. đoạn, 2. đốt, 3. khúc, 4. phân.
rim see 1. chum, 2. mép. seminar see Xêmina.
ring see bọn. sentence see án.
rise see lên. sentiment see tình.
risen see lên. separate see rời.
risky see liều. serene see 1. Đức, 2. được, 3. phải, 4. trong.
rite see lễ. service see 1. vụ, 2. cục, 3. sở.
roast see 1. nướng, 2. quay. set see 1. lũ, 2. làm, 3. đoàn, 4. đi, 5. để, 6. bộ,
rod see cần.
role see vai. 7. đám.
roll see 1. cuộn, 2. xylanh, 3. súc, 4. cuốn, 5.
setting see kim.
tang. settlement see tường.
roofing see nóc. seven see bảy.
room see buồng. several see vài.
rose see hồng. sewer see rãnh.
rosy see hồng. shabby see 1. hư, 2. mòn, 3. sờn, 4. xấu.
rotary see quay. shade see bóng.
rotor see Rôto. shadow see 1. bóng, 2. chút.
rotten see 1. mục, 2. tồi. shadowy see tối.
rough see 1. mạnh, 2. nhám, 3. phác, 4. phỏng, shah see sa.
shake see chốc.
5. ráp, 6. dữ. shaken see chốc.
roughly see 1. phác, 2. ráp. shaky see run.
round see 1. loạt, 2. vòng, 3. quanh, 4. tròn. shallow see nông.
row see hàng. sham see giả.
rug see chăn. shape see 1. kiểu, 2. hình.
rule see filê. sharp see 1. thính, 2. sắt, 3. nhọn, 4. bảnh.
ruler see vua. sheet see 1. phiến, 2. tấm.
run see 1. cơn, 2. nước, 3. lạch, 4. hồi, 5. hạng. shining see sáng.
rusty see gỉ. shiny see 1. bóng, 2. sáng.
shire see 1. huyện, 2. quận.
S shocking see chướng.
short see 1. hụt, 2. ngắn, 3. xấc.
s see lưu. shot see đạn.
sample see mẫu. shrewd see khôn.
saturated see 1. đậm, 2. no. sick see 1. ốm, 2. ngán.
sausage see dồi. side see 1. phái, 2. mặt.
scale see rắn. sign see dấu.
scant see 1. ít, 2. hiếm. signification see nghĩa.
scanty see 1. ít, 2. thiếu. signor see ông.
scarce see thiếu. silhouette see bóng.
scarcely see không. silicon see silic.
scathing see ác. silk see tơ.
scent see mùi. silky see mượt.
scoop see than. silt see bùn.
scope see dịp. silver see bạc.
scum see bọt. silvery see bạc.
season see vụ. simple see đơn.
seat see ghế. single see đơn.
second see 1. giây, 2. phút. sinister see 1. gở, 2. tả.
sip see 1. nhắp, 2. ít, 3. hớp.
sister see chị.
site see 1. chỗ, 2. nơi.
sitting see lúc.
six see sáu.

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English - Vietnamese 131

size see khổ. spice see vẻ.
sizeable see 1. to, 2. lớn. spider see nhện.
skeleton see 1. khung, 2. lõi. splendid see 1. tuyệt, 2. tốt, 3. đẹp.
skilful see khéo. splinter see đá.
skin see da. split see 1. nẻ, 2. nứt.
skip see lủi. spot see 1. dấu, 2. đốm.
skirt see 1. mép, 2. rìa. spouse see vợ.
skull see sọ. spring see gốc.
sky see trời. spurious see giả.
slab see tấm. stable see 1. bò, 2. bền.
slant see nghiêng. stage see bệ.
sleepless see thức. stain see phẩm.
slight see 1. gầy, 2. thon. stake see cộc.
slightly see 1. hơi, 2. sơ. stale see cũ.
slim see bùn. standard see 1. hạng, 2. chuẩn.
slip see coocxê. standing see ứ.
sliver see 1. gai, 2. miếng. staple see 1. chính, 2. len.
slope see dốc. star see sao.
sloping see 1. dốc, 2. nghiêng. static see tĩnh.
slot see khía. station see 1. điểm, 2. đồn, 3. trạm.
slow see chậm. steady see vững.
slowly see chậm. steep see dốc.
small see 1. bé, 2. nhỏ. stem see cuống.
smart see mạnh. step see bước.
smashing see 1. ác, 2. chiến. sterling see thật.
smelly see 1. ôi, 2. thối. stick see 1. gươm, 2. xi.
smooth see 1. trơn, 2. khoái, 3. nhẫn. stiff see 1. cứng, 2. nhắc.
snout see mũi. still see 1. im, 2. yên, 3. thường.
so see thế. sting see ngòi.
soapy see người. stock see 1. cán, 2. kho.
society see hội. storey see tầng.
socket see 1. hốc, 2. lỗ. story see chuyện.
sodium see natri. stout see chắc.
soft see 1. mềm, 2. mịn, 3. nhẽo, 4. dẻo. straight see thẳng.
soldier see lính. straightaway see thẳng.
sole see 1. bệ, 2. đế. strait see hẹp.
solid see 1. chiến, 2. cừ, 3. rắn. strand see sông.
somewhat see hơi. strange see lạ.
somewhere see chừng. strap see lụa.
soot see muội. stray see lạc.
sore see đau. streak see 1. nét, 2. nết.
sorry see xấu. stream see dòng.
sort see 1. loại, 2. thứ. street see phố.
soul see dân. stretch see dải.
sound see 1. âm, 2. tiếng. string see 1. băng, 2. dây, 3. xâu.
soup see 1. canh, 2. xúp. strip see mảnh.
south see nam. stripe see sọc.
sovereign see vua. stroke see cú.
spar see trụ. strong see 1. hôi, 2. nặng, 3. bền, 4. vững.
spare see 1. dư, 2. thừa. stronghold see đồn.
spate see nhiều. strung see 1. băng, 2. dây, 3. xâu.
spawn see 1. giống, 2. sò, 3. ếch. stuck see 1. gươm, 2. xi.
speaking see nói. stuff see 1. chất, 2. thứ, 3. nghề, 4. môn.
species see hạng. stump see bí.
specimen see mẫu. stung see ngòi.
speck see vết. stunning see hay.
spell see đợt. style see 1. cách, 2. kiểu.
spherical see cầu. subordinate see phụ.

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132 English - Vietnamese

subsidiary see 1. phụ, 2. trợ. tearing see 1. nhanh, 2. cuồng.
substance see chất. tedious see tẻ.
substantial see thật. teeming see đầy.
succession see 1. chuỗi, 2. dãy. telling see mạnh.
succulent see ngon. temperament see tính.
sugar see xìn. tempest see bão.
suite see dãy. template see dưỡng.
sulphur see lưu. temple see 1. miếu, 2. đến, 3. điện.
summit see 1. đỉnh, 2. chỏm. ten see 1. mười, 2. chục.
sunken see 1. hõm, 2. hóp. tenacious see 1. bền, 2. dai.
sunny see nắng. tense see găng.
super see chiến. tent see 1. rạp, 2. tăng, 3. lều.
superfluous see thừa. tentative see 1. thử, 2. ướm.
superior see cao. tenuous see nhỏ.
supple see mềm. term see 1. hạn, 2. quý.
supply see mềm. terminal see 1. chót, 2. cuối.
supporting see chống. territory see vùng.
sure see chắc. test see thi.
surface see mặt. textile see 1. gai, 2. dệt.
surge see sóng. thatch see 1. rạ, 2. tranh.
surname see họ. theatre see chỗ.
suspicion see chút. theoretical see suông.
swathe see băng. theory see thuyết.
sweet see 1. kẹo, 2. mứt. thereabouts see khoảng.
sweetly see ngọt. thermal see 1. nhiệt, 2. nóng.
swell see cử. thick see 1. dày, 2. rậm.
swim see 1. bơi, 2. tắm. thickness see rượu.
sword see gươm. thin see mỏng.
syllable see chữ. thing see 1. đồ, 2. việc, 3. vật, 4. thức, 5. sự, 6.
syndicate see Xanhđica.
syrup see xi-rô. điều, 7. cái, 8. thứ.

T thoroughly see rất.
thou see 1. mi, 2. ngươi.
tab see 1. vạt, 2. đầu, 3. tai. thousand see nghìn.
table see bản. thread see chỉ.
tablet see 1. bản, 2. tấm, 3. thanh, 4. thẻ. three see ba.
tacit see ngầm. throat see họng.
tag see giấy. throne see 1. ngai, 2. ngôi.
tail see chim. throttle see hầu.
tale see truyện. through see 1. qua, 2. suốt, 3. thẳng.
talent see tài. thunder see sấm.
tall see ngoa. thus see vậy.
tally see tá. tick see lát.
tang see 1. giọng, 2. vẻ, 3. vị. tide see triều.
tank see 1. két, 2. thùng. tier see tầng.
tap see tarô. tiger see hổ.
tape see 1. buộc, 2. dây. tight see 1. khít, 2. kín, 3. sít.
tasteful see nhã. tiller see tược.
tasty see nền. tilt see bạt.
tax see thuế. time see lượt.
tea see trà. tin see thiếc.
team see 1. tổ, 2. trâu. tip see 1. đầu, 2. đỉnh, 3. mút.
tired see mệt.
tissue see tràng.
to see 1. lại, 2. vào.
to translate see dịch.
toe see dép.
together see cùng.
tomb see 1. mồ, 2. mộ.

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English - Vietnamese 133

tone see tiếng. unfamiliar see lạ.
top see 1. chóp, 2. đỉnh, 3. ngọn. ungrateful see bạc.
tough see dai. unhappy see rủi.
touring see đi. uniform see đều.
towering see cao. unit see một.
township see quận. united see hợp.
toxic see độc. universal see chung.
trace see vết. unjust see sai.
track see dấu. unkind see ác.
tract see miền. unlike see khác.
trade see nghề. unlucky see 1. rủi, 2. xúi.
trail see vạch. unnecessary see thừa.
train see 1. chuỗi, 2. dãy. unpleasant see xấu.
trait see 1. điểm, 2. nét. unsatisfactory see thường.
transient see nhanh. unsound see 1. mọt, 2. ôi, 3. thiu.
translate see dịch. unsuccessful see hỏng.
trash see bã. untidy see rối.
tray see khay. untrue see sai.
tree see cây. unwise see khờ.
trench see hầm. unyielding see cứng.
tribe see bọn. uphill see dốc.
trick see 1. đòn, 2. láu, 3. phép. upper see 1. cao, 2. trên.
trip see lỗi. upright see đứng.
trivial see thường. upsurge see cn.
troop see 1. đám, 2. lũ, 3. đàn, 4. bọn, 5. đoàn. upward see lên.
trophy see cúp. upwards see lên.
troubled see đục. uranium see 1. uran, 2. urani.
true see 1. đúng, 2. thật, 3. thực. urgent see gấp.
truly see thật. usual see thường.
trunk see 1. cột, 2. rương, 3. người.
truthful see thực. V
tub see chậu.
tubing see ống. vacant see trống.
tumble see hiểu. valued see quý.
tumour see 1. bướu, 2. u. vapour see hơi.
tungsten see vonfam. vase see 1. bình, 2. lọ.
tunic see vỏ. vastly see to.
turn see 1. lượt, 2. cú. vat see bể.
twilight see mờ. vault see vòm.
two see 1. hai, 2. đôi. vector see vectơ.
vegetable see rau.
U vehicle see xe.
vein see điệu.
ugly see xấu. vent see lỗ.
ultra see cực. venture see liều.
umbrella see 1. dù, 2. ô. veranda see hè.
unattended see giữ. verandah see hè.
uncle see 1. bác, 2. cậu, 3. chú. verge see 1. suýt, 2. bờ, 3. gần.
unclean see bẩn. veritable see thực.
uncommon see hiếm. very see 1. lắm, 2. ngay, 3. rất, 4. thực, 5. đúng.
under see dưới. vessel see 1. lọ, 2. bình, 3. chậu.
understanding see 1. cẳng, 2. dép, 3. giày. vibrant see rung.
unduly see quá. vice see 1. êtô, 2. tật.

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134 English - Vietnamese

vicious see hỏng. widely see nhiều.
view see cảnh. wight see kẻ.
vile see kém. wild see dại.
village see 1. làng, 2. xã. will see chí.
violently see dữ. winding see 1. chỉ, 2. cuốn.
violet see tím. wing see qu.
virgin see hoang. wipe see 1. lau, 2. xoá, 3. chùi.
virtue see 1. đức, 2. vì. wireless see rađiô.
viscous see dính. wise see 1. khôn, 2. lối.
visitor see khách. wit see trí.
vitamin see vitamin. with see với.
vogue see mốt. woodwork see rui.
voice see 1. tiếng, 2. lời. wool see len.
void see trống. wording see từ.
volley see tràng. work see 1. đan, 2. việc, 3. may.
volume see 1. đám, 2. quyển. workshop see xưởng.
voluminous see to. worm see sâu.
vulgar see thường. worth see giá.
woven see 1. dệt, 2. kiểu.
W wrap see chăn.
wretched see tồi.
wad see tiền. wrinkled see nhăn.
waiting see đợi. writing see sách.
walk see 1. bước, 2. từng, 3. một, 4. mang, 5. wrong see 1. sai, 2. xấu.
wrongly see sai.
đường, 6. đi, 7. cách, 8. dẫn.
wall see tường. Y
wallet see đãy.
wanted see cần. y see ytri.
wanton see loạn. yard see 1. Iat, 2. kho.
ware see đồ. yarn see sợi.
warmth see nhiệt. year see năm.
water see biển. yeast see men.
watery see 1. lỏng, 2. ướt. yes see 1. có, 2. dạ, 3. được, 4. phải, 5. ừ, 6.
wave see sóng.
way see 1. đường, 2. hướng, 3. phương. vâng.
weak see 1. nhạt, 2. yếu. yet see 1. còn, 2. mà.
weakly see yếu. yielding see 1. mềm, 2. oằn, 3. dẻo.
wealthy see giàu. young see 1. nhỏ, 2. trẻ.
weary see 1. mệt, 2. ngấy. youthful see trẻ.
weave see 1. kiểu, 2. dệt.
weedy see còm. Z
west see tây.
westerly see tây. zero see zêrô.
when see lúc. zinc see kẽm.
where see đâu. zone see miền.
whiff see luồng.
while see 1. chốc, 2. lúc.
whip see roi.
white see 1. trắng, 2. bạch, 3. sạch.
wholesome see lành.
whore see đĩ.
wicked see 1. hư, 2. tệ, 3. xấu.
wide see rộng.

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English - Vietnamese 135

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Vocabulary Study bari barium
Lists bể vat
bệ pedestal
Verbs (Vietnamese - English) bếp cooker
bình vessel
dịch translate bố daddy
bờ edging
Verbs (English - Vietnamese) bọn tribe
boongalô bungalow
translate dịch bọt scum
bục dais
Nouns (Vietnamese - English) bụng abdomen
bướu tumour
ấp grange cá culture
asen arsenic cabin cabin
bà grandmother cái thing
bác uncle calo calorie
ban department cặn sediment
bao casing cánh aisle
canxi calcium
cậu uncle
cha dad
chân limb
chạn larder
chàng cove
chậu vessel
chị nephew
chiều dimension
chính keynote
chỗ theatre
chỏm summit
chú uncle
chủ proprietor
chữ syllable

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138 POS

chuỗi succession đỉnh summit
chuyển batch đồ thing
clo chlorine dồi sausage
cô aunt đồi berg
cớ pretext đội grouping
cờ chess đô-la dollar
cỡ calibre đôn pedestal
côcácôla cola đồng copper
côla cola đốt node
cô-la cola dưỡng template
cửa door gã johnny
cục department gàn onion
cực electrode găngxtơ gangster
củi firewood giặc raider
cụm colony giặt housework
cung palace giấy collage
cúp trophy giờ hour
đài dais giỏi nut
đám horde giống agreement
đàn colony giọng tang
đạn cartridge gờ edging
đạo religion gối bedding
đất earth gươm sword
đầu extremity hàng line-up
dãy succession hãng enterprise
đáy depth hạng denomination
đãy wallet hạt county
dế jumper hè veranda
đệm mattress heli helium
đến temple Hemoglobin haemoglobin
dì aunt hiđro h
đĩ molly hiên piazza
điện palace hoạ accomplishment
điều thing hốc socket

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POS 139

hồi episode mầm germ
hơi vapour màng membrane
hội society mẫu specimen
hòm chest mày brow
hộp ark mento mentor
huyện shire mét metre
hyđrô hydrogen miệng copper
jatpe jasper miếu temple
kali potassium milimet millimetre
ke quay mìn egg
kem̃ zinc mợ auntie
khách visitor mồm nozzle
khổ dimension mộng germ
khoang cavity một unit
kịch drama mũi snout
kilômet kilometre mứt confectionery
kim setting N en
lãi proceeds năm year
lăng mausoleum nắp lid
lão cove natri sodium
lạt binder nề oedema
lễ rite nệm mattress
len wool nén bullion
lính soldier neon neon
lít litre nê-ông neon
lò cooker nghề profession
lỗ socket ngựa grape
lọ vase ngục limbo
loại kidney nguồn reservoir
Lôgic logic nhện spider
luật law nhiều spate
lượng quantity nho grape
lưu s nhôm aluminium
magiê magnesium nhốm aluminium

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