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2.2 Anatomy of a dictionary entry (Macmillan Dictionary)
Macmillan Dictionary contains a great deal of useful information about words and phrases-information that sometimes can be difficult to navigate. On this page we provide answers to some of the frequently asked questions about what a dictionary entry includes.
A dictionary entry is a set of information that describes a word or phrase. A typical entry in Macmillan Dictionary consists of:

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  A headword-which is shown in either black or red at the top of the entry;
  
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  Information about the word’s meaning or meanings, called definitions. At the top of the entry you can see the number of definitions listed.
  
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  Information about the word’s grammatical behavior: word class and any other relevant grammatical information.
  

At the top of the entry there is an icon for the headword’s spoken pronunciation as well as the phonetic transcription of the word’s pronunciation. This information is not provided for phrasal verbs, phrases, and entries that are added to the crowd sourced Open dictionary. If a word has more one meaning, these are shown in separate numbered senses. Meanings that are very closely related to the main meanings are shown in sub senses so that the connection is clear. There are words related to the headword whose meaning is clear enough not to need a definition. There are found at the bottom of the entry. Words that have five or more meanings will also include very brief definitions at the top of the page, with links to the relevant senses. Most entries also give one or more examples of how the word is used. Words that belong to so-called “decoding” vocabulary will not include an example; high-frequency words will always have at least one example to show how the word is used in context.
Every sense in the dictionary contains a Thesaurus link to one or more lists of synonyms and related words. Clicking on this link will take you to the list on the Macmillan Thesaurus website, and from there you can access every entry in the list and browse for the best synonym or related term to use.
The Open Dictionary is Macmillan Dictionary’s crowd sourced dictionary. Users can submit entries for words, meanings and phrases that are not covered in the dictionary. These are assessed to see if they really exist and are used, and accepted entries are published regularly. Macmillan Dictionary also includes a useful Glossary of dictionary Terms page, listing in alphabetical order words that you may come across when using dictionaries, or when you hear people talk about dictionaries.