amazon
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A major South American river.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈæməzɑn
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Amazon.com Inc., a very large Internet retailer.
An amazon parrot.
sometimes attributive
A major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
A large strong and aggressive woman
A tall, strong, or athletic woman.
verb
transitive
To overwhelm or obliterate, in the context of an Internet start-up vastly outperforming its brick and mortar competition.
transitive
To order (something) on Amazon.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Amazon.com Inc., a very large Internet retailer.
Used this way, amazon is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technology contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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Small reddish slave-making ant species.
A major South American river.
Related Words
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- bestsellernoun
- madeiranoun
- dolphinnoun
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