acquiesces

The third-person singular form of acquiesce.


acquiesced

acquiesce (canonical)
acquiesces (third-person singular)
acquiesced (past)
acquiesced (past participle)
acquiescing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of acquiesce.


climates

The plural form of climate; more than one (kind of) climate.


invitations

The plural form of invitation; more than one (kind of) invitation.


foremost

The foremost person or thing is the one at the front, the most important, or the best.

She is known as America's foremost expert on work-and-family issues.

He's always put that relationship first and foremost.

Europe's economy has problems, and foremost among those problems is Italy.


sways

sway (canonical)
sways (third-person singular)
swayed (past)
swayed (past participle)
swaying (present participle)


swayed

The past tense and past participle of sway.


acquittal

An acquittal is the action of saying someone is not guilty of a crime.


acquittals

The plural form of acquittal; more than one (kind of) acquittal.


acritical

If something is acritical, it not critical or necessary.

Buying a new cheese grater was an acritical task.


acrobatic

acrobatic (positive)
more acrobatic (comparative)
most acrobatic (superlative)

If something is acrobatic, it has to do with acrobatics.


acromegalia

If someone has acromegalia, they have bones that are larger than they should be in their head, hands and/or feet.


acromegaly

If someone has acromegaly, they have bones that are larger than they should be in their head, hands and/or feet.


acromicria

If someone has acromicria, their fingers or toes are smaller than they should be.

His acromicria made it more difficult to walk.


acromikria

If someone has acromikria, their fingers or toes are smaller than they should be.

His acromikria made it more difficult to walk.


acronymic

acronymic (positive)
more acronymic (comparative)
most acronymic (superlative)

If something is acronymic, it uses acronyms.

His English essay was very acronymic.


acronymous

acronymous (positive)
more acronymous (comparative)
most acronymous (superlative)

If something is acronymous, it uses acronyms.

His English essay was very acronymous.


acrophobia

The mister wanted to live on the bottom floor of the apartment because he had acrophobia.


acrophobic

acrophobic (positive)
more acrophobic (comparative)
most acrophobic (superlative)

If someone is acrophobic, they have a fear of heights.

The woman lives on the bottom floor of the apartment because she is acrophobic.


acrostic

An acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line creates a word or sentence.

The child had to make an acrostic for poetry class.


acrostics

The plural form of acrostic; more than one (kind of) acrostic.


acrocyanosis

Acrocyanosis is a medical condition where your toes or fingers become blue. It is caused by cold temperatures or emotional stress.


acropolis

acropolis
acropolises or acropoleis (plural)

An acropolis is an old Greek building that people can enter to protect from enemies who are attacking. Acropolises are designed to resist damage.


acropolises

The plural form of acropolis; more than one (kind of) acropolis.


actinic

actinic (positive)
more actinic (comparative)
most actinic (superlative)

If something is actinic, it involves or is related to radiation.


actinoid

An actinoid is a chemical element with an atomic number between 89 and 103.


actinoids

The plural form of actinoid; more than one (kind of) actinoid.


actinide

An actinide is a chemical element with an atomic number between 89 and 103.


actinides

The plural form of actinide; more than one (kind of) actinide.


actinon

An actinon is a chemical element with an atomic number between 89 and 103.


actinons

The plural form of actinon; more than one (kind of) actinon.


actuate

actuate (canonical)
actuates (third-person singular)
actuated (past)
actuated (past participle)
actuating (present participle)

If you actuate something, you cause it to happen.

If something actuates something, it causes you to do something.


actuates

The third-person singular form of actuate.


actuated

The past tense and past participle of actuate.


actinometer

An actinometer is a device that is used to measure how much electromagnetic radiation something has.


actinometers

The plural form of actinometer; more than one (kind of) actinometer.


actinometry

Actinometry is measuring how much electromagnetic radiation something has.


actinomycin

Actinomycin is a yellow drug used to kill dangerous bacteria in humans. It is created from bacteria in soil.


activewear

Activewear is clothing that is designed to be worn while playing a sport.


aculeate

aculeate (positive)
more aculeate (comparative)
most aculeate (superlative)

If something is aculeate, it has a stinger or has something that looks like a stinger.

Bees are aculeate.


aculeated

aculeated (positive)
more aculeated (comparative)
most aculeated (superlative)

If something is aculeated, it has a stinger or has something that looks like a stinger.

Bees are aculeated.


acuminate

acuminate (canonical)
acuminates (third-person singular)
acuminated (past)
acuminated (past participle)
acuminating (present participle)

If you acuminate something, you make it sharp.

I acuminated the knife so that it would cut through fruit better.


acuminates

The third-person singular form of acuminate.


acuminated

The past tense and past participle of acuminate.


acupressure

Acupressure is a method of treating medical problems by using your hands to apply pressure to different areas of the human body.

My doctor used acupressure to help cure my nasty rash.


acupuncture

Acupuncture is a method of treating medical problems by using needles to apply pressure to certain areas of the human body.

My doctor used acupuncture to help cure my symptoms.


acute

acuter (comparative)
acutest (superlative)
acute (positive)
more acute (comparative)
most acute (superlative)

If an angle is acute, it is less than 90 degrees in size.

I had to measure the size of the acute angle in math class. It was 35 degrees in size.


acuter

acute (positive)
acuter (comparative)
acutest (superlative)

The comparative form of acute; more acute.


acutest

The superlative form of acute; most acute.


acyclic

acyclic (positive)
more acyclic (comparative)
most acyclic (superlative)

If something is acyclic, it is not cyclic.


acyclovir

Acyclovir is a drug used to treat herpes.


aciclovir

Aciclovir is a drug used to treat herpes.


adactylia

If someone or something has adactylia, some of their fingers or toes are missing.


adactylism

If someone or something has adactylism, some of their fingers or toes are missing.


adactyly

If someone or something has adactyly, some of their fingers or toes are missing.


adage

An adage is a popular saying that is meant to teach some lesson.

"Every rose has its thorn" is an example of an adage.

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adages

The plural form of adage; more than one (kind of) adage.


handbasin

A handbasin is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


washbowl

A washbowl is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


washstand

A washstand is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


lavabo

A lavabo is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


handbasins

The plural form of handbasin; more than one (kind of) handbasin.


washbowls

The plural form of washbowl; more than one (kind of) washbowl.


washstands

The plural form of washstand; more than one (kind of) washstand.


lavabos

The plural form of lavabo; more than one (kind of) lavabo.


nosey

nosey (positive)
nosier (comparative)
nosiest (superlative)

If you are nosey, you are curious in a negative way.

He is always too interested in what I am doing. He's such a nosey boy


adactylous

adactylous (positive)
more adactylous (comparative)
most adactylous (superlative)

If someone or something is adactylous, they don't have fingers or toes.


brass knuckles

Brass knuckles are a weapon that is put around the fingers to increase the damages of a punch and protect the fingers at the same time.


landladies

The plural form of landlady; more than one (kind of) landlady.


hanker

hanker (canonical)
hankers (third-person singular)
hankered (past)
hankered (past participle)
hankering (present participle)

When you hanker for something, you want, desire and crave for it.

I always love eating chocolates and I hanker for some right now.


hankers

The third-person singular form of hanker.


hankered

The past tense and past participle of hanker.


paparazzi

The plural form of paparazzo; more than one (kind of) paparazzo.


paparazzo

A paparazzo is a photographer who take pictures of famous people, usually while they are going about normal life routines.

/ˌpæpəˈrætsəʊ/


à la carte

If you order à la carte in restaurants, you order individual items from a menu instead of ordering a set combination of Dishes.

The restaurant had a huge à la carte menu.


ad libitum

If you say something ad libitum, you have not planned what to say ahead of time.

When she gave her written speech, she added several jokes ad libitum.


discharges

discharge (canonical)
discharges (third-person singular)
discharged (past)
discharged (past participle)
discharging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of discharge.


discharged

The past tense and past participle of discharge.


gorse

Gorse is an evergreen shrub with strong spines and yellow flowers, commonly found in Western Europe on dry soils not far from the sea.


go postal

American English slang for becoming incredibly angry. Often accompanied by violent outbursts including attacking people, destroying property and arson


albedo

An albedo is a fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface, that is usually expressed as a percentage.

The albedo is the whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits.

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albedos

The plural form of albedo; more than one (kind of) albedo.


creosote bush

The creosote bush is a small bush commonly found in deserts or dry areas in the South-Western United States (species Larrea tridentata).


playpen

A playpen is an enclosed place where a baby plays in.


adult animation

adult animation
adult animations (plural)

An adult animation is a cartoon targeted at adults, dealing with mature themes.


apatheism

Apatheism is the lack of interest in a belief or disbelief of the existence of a god.


antithesis

An antithesis is an idea that is the opposite of another idea.


alphanumeric

An alphanumeric set consists of the numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to Z.

His alphanumeric password is ABC123.


business entity

business entity
business entities (plural)

A business entity is a group of people who take care of profitable or charitable organisations.


butler

A butler is the main male servant in a large household that controls several other employees.


wary

wary (positive)
warier (comparative)
wariest (superlative)

If you are wary of something or someone, you are cautious because you do not know much about them and you believe they may be dangerous.

Walking into the dark room made him wary.


warier

The comparative form of wary; more wary.


wariest

The superlative form of wary; most wary.


trauma trigger

A trauma trigger is something which causes a person to remember a traumatic event in his or her life.


sabbatical

A sabbatical is a paid break or rest from work for up to a year so that the employee can do other things not related to his/her job.


sabbaticals

The plural form of sabbatical; more than one (kind of) sabbatical.


trauma triggers

The plural form of trauma trigger; more than one (kind of) trauma trigger.


layoff

A layoff is letting employees go from their jobs in order to save money for the company (not because the employees did something wrong).


layoffs

The plural form of layoff; more than one (kind of) layoff.


pandeism

Pandeism is the belief, by or through reason, that God became the universe (nature). In pandeism, because everything is part of God, there is no part of God left that can interact with it.


embraces

embrace (canonical)
embraces (third-person singular)
embraced (past)
embraced (past participle)
embracing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of embrace.


embraced

The past tense and past participle of embrace.


sodomize

sodomize (canonical)
sodomizes (third-person singular)
sodomized (past)
sodomized (past participle)
sodomizing (present participle)

If you sodomize someone, you do anal sex on them.


sodomizes

The third-person singular form of sodomize.


sodomized

The past tense and past participle of sodomize.


sodomise

sodomise (canonical)
sodomises (third-person singular)
sodomised (past)
sodomised (past participle)
sodomising (present participle)

If you sodomise someone, you do anal sex on them.


sodomises

The third-person singular form of sodomise.


sodomised

The past tense and past participle of sodomise.


capitalist

capitalist (positive)
more capitalist (comparative)
most capitalist (superlative)

A capitalist system or country is one that supports capitalism.

To what extent is the capitalist economic system behind the world's social instability?

China has abandoned much of its state-centered economy in favor of a free-market, capitalist economy.


capitalist

A capitalist is a person who owns significant capital and uses it to earn money.

He invests as a venture capitalist in car companies that have battery-powered cars.

Society is becoming more and more divided between capitalists and workers.

A capitalist is a person who believes in capitalism.


corporate officer

corporate officer
corporate officers (plural)

A corporate officer refers to any job in a corporation or company, such as an executive.


crony capitalism

Crony capitalism is a term describing an economy where businesses have a close relationship with politicians.


distancing effect

Distancing effect is a term used in the performing arts, where an audience does not identify a character with the rest of the play.


enculturation

Enculturation is the process of learning about a culture by becoming immersed in it.


flipping

flip (canonical)
flips (third-person singular)
flipped (past)
flipped (past participle)
flipping (present participle)


flipping

Flipping is a process of buying something cheap, then selling it quickly for more money, usually real estate.


gonoduct

A part of the reproductive system in certain animals. It is a tube leading from the gonad towards the sexual opening.

In females it is usually called the oviduct.

In male vertebrates it is often called the vas deferens.


gulch

A gulch is a narrow ravine, usually along the path of a stream.


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placeholder text
placeholder texts (plural)

A placeholder text is text that has looks like real written text, but has no meaning at all, or is nonsensical. It may be used to test out a font or for testing.


Oort cloud

The Oort cloud is a large group of small bodies of ice and rock that might exist in our solar system beyond the known planets.

Some comets that we see come from the Oort cloud.


recognition

Recognition is the act of recognizing somebody or something.

The man had been dead so long, his body was beyond recognition.

Children with strong word-recognition skills tend to be strong readers.

Computers are getting much better at facial recognition.

Recognition of something is an acceptance of it.

The group cannot continue its work without international recognition.

There is a general recognition of the importance of religious freedom for all people.

If someone receives recognition for the things that they have done, people say that those things are good or important.

His writing has received both local and international recognition and awards.

/ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/


batch

A batch of things or people is a group that are dealt with at one time.

A batch is an amount of something that is made at one time.

The beer is made in small batches in Ypres, Belgium.

Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes per batch.

I sent her another large batch of photos yesterday.


batches

The plural form of batch; more than one (kind of) batch.


reverter

Someone or something that erases/undoes the action that came before; someone who reverts.

The reverter undid the damage that had been caused earlier.


reverters

The plural form of reverter; more than one (kind of) reverter.


Terry stop

This is when police stop a person and quickly check the person's clothes for guns or knives.


Takfiri

A Muslim who says that another Muslim has apostated.


study circle

A study circle is a small group of people who meet multiple times to discuss an issue.


Spanglish

The mixing of the Spanish and English languages.


smart material

Materials that react to changes in their environment. Things like temperature, pH, and humidity affect them in some way.


differ

differ (canonical)
differs (third-person singular)
differed (past)
differed (past participle)
differing (present participle)

If things differ, they are not the same in some way.

The new cars differ from the old mainly in how they look.

The results did not differ significantly by sex or age.

If two people differ about something, they don't agree about it.

I differ with him about what we should do here and there.


photoperiodism

A plant's response to the lengths of daylight and darkness each day.


pennant

A flag used to show support for a particular team.

In Major League Baseball, a pennant is used to show the National League or American League champion.


peduncle

A part of a plant. It keeps the sepals in place.


opt

opt (canonical)
opts (third-person singular)
opted (past)
opted (past participle)
opting (present participle)

If you opt for something, you choose it instead of something else.

With higher gas prices, more buyers are opting for smaller cars.

I wanted to go with them, but opted instead to stay home.

If you opt out of something, you choose not to do it.

You will continue to receive the email unless you opt out.


noosphere

Noosphere is a scientific term meaning "mind-domain". Noo means mind, and sphere means domain. It is mainly concerned about the mind - its consciousness and relationships with other people.


Kármán line

The Kármán line is an altitude in the atmosphere where space starts. It is about 62 miles (100 km) high.


colorful

Something that is colorful has a lot of colors.

If your language is colorful, it is rude.

His language is very colorful.


in-box

An in-box is an electronic folder that messages can go in.

There is a new email in my in-box.


email

Email is a system where people can send a message from one computer to another.

I have a new email in my inbox.

An email is a mail sent through such system.


inbox

An inbox is an electronic folder that messages can go in.

There is a new email in my inbox.


e-mail

E-mail is a system where people can send a message from one computer to another/some others.

I have a new e-mail in my inbox.

An e-mail is a mail sent through such system.


inboxes

The plural form of inbox; more than one (kind of) inbox.


in-boxes

The plural form of in-box; more than one (kind of) in-box.


e-mails

The plural form of e-mail; more than one (kind of) e-mail.


emails

The plural form of email; more than one (kind of) email.


mandatory

mandatory (positive)
more mandatory (comparative)
most mandatory (superlative)

If something is mandatory, rules or laws say it must be done.

It is mandatory for children to go to school.


forum

A forum is a place (often on the Internet) where people can talk about things.

I went on a forum and talked to people about religion.


forums

The plural form of forum; more than one (kind of) forum.


poster

A poster is a large piece of paper with a picture or writing on it.

I saw a poster advertising lemonade.

A poster is someone who posts something.

A forum poster left me a message.


posters

The plural form of poster; more than one (kind of) poster.


evolutionary

evolutionary (positive)
more evolutionary (comparative)
most evolutionary (superlative)

Humans have a long and complicated evolutionary history.


physically

Something that is done in a physical way.

He physically bullied the weak, causing them to be injured.

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fitness

Fitness is the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce.

In cold places, fur can increase evolutionary fitness.

Fitness is the condition of being physically healthy.

You need to improve your fitness if you want to live for a long time.


fitnesses

The plural form of fitness; more than one (kind of) fitness.


eighth

The eighth thing is the one that is number eight (8) in order.

James Irwin was the eighth person to walk on the moon.


eighth

An eighth of something is one of eight equal parts of that thing.

Half of one quarter is an eighth.


eighths

The plural form of eighth; more than one (kind of) eighth.


fluent

fluent (positive)
more fluent (comparative)
most fluent (superlative)

Someone who is fluent in a language can speak it confidently and accurately.

John is fluent in English, Spanish and Russian.


confidently

When someone does something confidently, it is done in a confident way.

He strolled confidently down the street.


confident

confident (positive)
more confident (comparative)
most confident (superlative)

When someone is confident, the person is certain of something.

I am confident that I will win.


milestone

A milestone is an important step on the way to a larger goal.

It was an important milestone for the project.

The Tenth Amendment was a milestone in the history of the United States.


milestones

The plural form of milestone; more than one (kind of) milestone.


anagram

A word or phrase that can be made by rearranging (moving) the letters to form another word or phrase.

The word "leader" is an anagram of "dealer".


anagrams

The plural form of anagram; more than one (kind of) anagram.


rearrange

rearrange (canonical)
rearranges (third-person singular)
rearranged (past)
rearranged (past participle)
rearranging (present participle)

If you rearrange something, you change the order of (or move) it.

Anagrams are formed when you rearrange the letters of a word.


rearranged

The past tense and past participle of rearrange.


rearranges

The third-person singular form of rearrange.


wedgie

If you give someone a wedgie, you pull their underpants upwards.

The bully gave me a wedgie.


wedgie

wedgie (canonical)
wedgies (third-person singular)
wedgied (past)
wedgied (past participle)
wedgying (present participle)

If you wedgie a person, you give them a wedgie.


wedgies

The plural form of wedgie; more than one (kind of) wedgie.


wedgies

The third-person singular form of wedgie.


wedgied

The past tense and past participle of wedgie.


swirlie

If you give someone a swirlie, you hold their head down a toilet and flush it.

The bully gave me a swirlie.


swirlies

The plural form of swirlie; more than one (kind of) swirlie.


swirly

The bully gave me a swirlie.


fuck around

If you fuck around, you do something without any real goal; you waste time.

Don't fuck around; we have a lot to do.

If you fuck around with something, you try to use it or fix it without really knowing what you're doing.

I've been fucking around with this computer for an hour, and I still can't figure it out.

If you fuck around, you have sex with many people.

After the breakup, she fucked around for a while.


mess about

Stop messing about!


lighten

lighten (canonical)
lightens (third-person singular)
lightened (past)
lightened (past participle)
lightening (present participle)

If you lighten something, you reduce its weight.

If you lighten something, you make it less dark.

She lightened the room by opening the curtains.

If you lighten something, you make it more cheerful or less serious.

She lightened the mood by making a joke.


lightened

The past tense and past participle of lighten.


lightens

The third-person singular form of lighten.


historic

historic (positive)
more historic (comparative)
most historic (superlative)

If something is historic, it is important to history.

This historic event will be remembered for generations.


quieten

quieten (canonical)
quietens (third-person singular)
quietened (past)
quietened (past participle)
quietening (present participle)

If you quieten something, you make it more quiet.

He told his daughter to quieten down.


quietened

The past tense and past participle of quieten.


quietens

The third-person singular form of quieten.


mindset

You need to change your mindset and be more open to other people's ideas.


mindsets

The plural form of mindset; more than one (kind of) mindset.


bollocks

bollock (canonical)
bollocks (third-person singular)
bollocked (past)
bollocked (past participle)
bollocking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bollock.


bollocks

He was kicked in the bollocks.

If something is bollocks, it is nonsense or untrue.

That's a load of bollocks.


flatted

flat (canonical)
flats (third-person singular)
flatted (past)
flatted (past participle)
flatting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flat.


flatting

If you are flatting with someone, you live in a flat with them.

If something is flatting, it is becoming flat.


semi

A semi is a kind of trailer that has no front wheels. Also, a truck pulling this kind of trailer.

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erection

He had an erection.

An erection is the act of setting something upright, like a statue or a building.


erections

The plural form of erection; more than one (kind of) erection.


erect

erect (positive)
more erect (comparative)
most erect (superlative)

An erect object (usually the erectile tissue of a penis) is rigid because of sexual stimulation.

His penis became erect when he saw a naked woman.

Something that is erect is upright or vertical.

The building was erect.


erect

erect (canonical)
erects (third-person singular)
erected (past)
erected (past participle)
erecting (present participle)

If you erect something, you put it upright.

to erect a pole, house or monument

The building was erected in 1983.


erects

The third-person singular form of erect.


erected

The past tense and past participle of erect.


onset

The onset of something is the time when it begins (usually something bad).


onsets

The plural form of onset; more than one (kind of) onset.


anal bleaching

Anal bleaching is a process that causes the skin around the anus to become lighter in color.


anonymity

Anonymity is a situation when a person's identity or name is not given.


axiology

Axiology is the field of study in philosophy that studies ethical and aesthetic values.


bay

A bay is water with land around most of it.

She visited San Francisco Bay.

A bay is also a kind of horse that is reddish brown with black legs, mane, and tail.

The newborn horse was a bay horse.


bays

The plural form of bay; more than one (kind of) bay.


bungalow

They lived in a bungalow.


bungalows

The plural form of bungalow; more than one (kind of) bungalow.


domino

A tile with two parts, both with a number of dots ("pips") between 0 and 6.

This domino has 6 pips on both squares.


dominos

The plural form of domino; more than one (kind of) domino.


condemn

condemn (canonical)
condemns (third-person singular)
condemned (past)
condemned (past participle)
condemning (present participle)

If you condemn something, you say it is very bad.

His actions were condemned.

If you condemn a building, you say it is not fit for use.

The building was dangerous and has been condemned.


condemns

The third-person singular form of condemn.


condemned

The past tense and past participle of condemn.


disapprove

disapprove (canonical)
disapproves (third-person singular)
disapproved (past)
disapproved (past participle)
disapproving (present participle)

If you disapprove of something, you think it is wrong and do not approve or agree with it.

She disapproved of his actions.


disapproves

The third-person singular form of disapprove.


disapproved

The past tense and past participle of disapprove.


disapproval

dis- + approve + -al
disapprove + approval

word parts

If you show disapproval of something, you do not think it is good.


disapprovals

The plural form of disapproval; more than one (kind of) disapproval.


crunch

crunch (canonical)
crunches (third-person singular)
crunched (past)
crunched (past participle)
crunching (present participle)

If you crunch something, you crush it and it makes a breaking noise.

Broken glass crunched beneath his shoes.

The sound of Hannah crunching her chips in the quiet church seemed very loud.

If you crunch numbers or data, you do a lot of calculations to find an answer.


crunch

A crunch is the sound of something hard, like nuts, being crushed.

You can hear the crunch of Hannah's chips.

A crunch is a difficult time under a lot of pressure.


crunched

The past tense and past participle of crunch.


crunches

The third-person singular form of crunch.


hoover

A hoover is a machine used to clean floors. It sucks in dust and dirt.

I bought a hoover yesterday.


hoover

hoover (canonical)
hoovers (third-person singular)
hoovered (past)
hoovered (past participle)
hoovering (present participle)

If you hoover something, you clean it with a hoover.

I will hoover the room tomorrow.


hoovers

The plural form of hoover; more than one (kind of) hoover.


hoovers

The third-person singular form of hoover.


hoovered

The past tense and past participle of hoover.


priceless

priceless (positive)
more priceless (comparative)
most priceless (superlative)

If something is priceless, it is so valuable or special that nobody would try to sell it.

Having a good friendship is priceless, so treasure it!


sunbathe

sunbathe (canonical)
sunbathes (third-person singular)
sunbathed (past)
sunbathed (past participle)
sunbathing (present participle)

If you sunbathe, you relax under the sun at the beach, by the swimming pool, in the garden, etc.


devastate

devastate (canonical)
devastates (third-person singular)
devastated (past)
devastated (past participle)
devastating (present participle)

If something devastates something else such as a family, a city, or the economy, it partly or completely destroys it.

The economies of several countries were devastated by the war.

If someone is devastated by a comment or situation, they are very upset by it.

We were devastated by the loss of our son.


devastates

The third-person singular form of devastate.


devastated

The past tense and past participle of devastate.


devastated

devastated (positive)
more devastated (comparative)
most devastated (superlative)

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devastating

devastating (positive)
more devastating (comparative)
most devastating (superlative)


eternal

If something is eternal, it does not end.

God told men they would have eternal life.

He said his love for her was eternal.

If you say something is eternal, it feels like it lasts too long.

The walk to the classroom in the morning felt eternal.


wale

A wide, thick plank around the outside of a wooden ship.


voir dire

A name for the process of choosing Jury for a trial.

A small meeting between lawyers and a judge during a trial.

/ˈvwɑː ˌdɪə/

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overgrazing

When animals keep eating plants in an area without giving the plants time to grow back.


headbutt

headbutt (canonical)
headbutts (third-person singular)
headbutted (past)
headbutted (past participle)
headbutting (present participle)

If you headbutt someone or something, you hit it with your head or forehead.

Soccer players sometimes headbutt each other when angered.


entrepôt

An entrepôt is a warehouse or depot where things are stored or kept.

An entrepôt is a place where items are sent for extra processing and distribution.

An entrepôt is a place where people, especially immigrants, enter a city or country.

/ˌɑntrəˈpəʊ/


moisturizer

A moisturizer is a liquid or lotion that can be put on an object to make it wet or moist.

I put moisturizer on my skin every morning to keep it soft.

The oil acts as a moisturizer to the wood.

/ˈmɔɪstʃərʌɪzə/


newly

If something is newly formed, discovered, arrived, etc., then the changed happened not long before.

The female insect deposits its eggs on the newly formed fruit.

During the 1960s, the newly independent Mali worked closely with Cuba.


overgrazings

The plural form of overgrazing; more than one (kind of) overgrazing.


moisturizers

The plural form of moisturizer; more than one (kind of) moisturizer.


voir dires

The plural form of voir dire; more than one (kind of) voir dire.


headbutts

The third-person singular form of headbutt.


headbutted

The past tense and past participle of headbutt.


entrepôts

The plural form of entrepôt; more than one (kind of) entrepôt.


fasten

fasten (canonical)
fastens (third-person singular)
fastened (past)
fastened (past participle)
fastening (present participle)

When you fasten a belt, a coat, a bag, etc., you join the two sides of it so it is closed.

Please remain seated with your seat belts fastened.

She fastened the gold chain around her neck.

He fastened the top button of his shirt and chose a tie.

If you fasten one thing to another, you attach them.

The blackboard had been fastened to the front wall for years.

The paper was fastened together with tape.

If you fasten your eyes or gaze on something, you look at it carefully without looking away.

The boy's eyes were fastened on the TV.

If something won't fasten, its buttons or hooks won't join.

The shirt was so small that the buttons wouldn't fasten.


fastened

The past tense and past participle of fasten.


fastens

The third-person singular form of fasten.


similarity

When there is a similarity between things, they are the same in one or more ways.

There is a strong similarity between what happened here and what happened at the other schools.

When you look at two groups of people, there is often more similarity than difference between them.

The Indonesians have a style of music that bears a striking similarity to certain Indian music.


similarities

The plural form of similarity; more than one (kind of) similarity.


amiable

amiable (positive)
more amiable (comparative)
most amiable (superlative)

If a person is amiable, they are friendly, pleasant and/or agreeable

Susy's amiable personality makes her easy to get along with.

I'm always more amiable once I've had my morning coffee.

Because she was nice to all her fellow students, my cousin Sally was voted the most amiable female at her school.


reciprocal

When something is a reciprocal of another, they both are the same in some regard.

When something is a reciprocal in mathematics, then it is a fraction where its denominator is swapped for the numerator, and the numerator is swapped with the denominator.


grey market

In a grey market, goods are traded legally, but outside the commonly-used channels.


conatus

Conatus is the drive every living being has to survive, go forward, and better themselves.


cold turkey

If you quit smoking, drinking, using drugs, etc., cold turkey, you stop all at one time.

Why did you decide to go cold turkey instead of cutting down?


watermelon

A watermelon is a fruit. It is red on the inside and green on the outside. It contains a lot of juice.

Watermelon is a pinkish-red colour that is similar to that of watermelon flesh.

/ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/


watermelons

The plural form of watermelon; more than one (kind of) watermelon.


satisfactory

satisfactory (positive)
more satisfactory (comparative)
most satisfactory (superlative)

If something is satisfactory, it is good enough.

We can't get the right materials, so the product quality is less than satisfactory.

I shook my head slowly because I didn't have a satisfactory answer for him.

Your performance ratings are satisfactory.


dumbass

A dumbass is someone who is foolish or stupid.


dumbass

A dumbass person is a foolish, stupid person.


dumbasses

The plural form of dumbass; more than one (kind of) dumbass.


horrid

horrider (comparative)
horridest (superlative)
horrid (positive)
more horrid (comparative)
most horrid (superlative)

If something is horrid, it causes horror and can be offensive.


pawned

pawn (canonical)
pawns (third-person singular)
pawned (past)
pawned (past participle)
pawning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pawn.


stellations

The plural form of stellation; more than one (kind of) stellation.


numb

numb (positive)
number (comparative)
numbest (superlative)

If someone is numb, they cannot sense or feel something.

My hand was so cold it went numb.


scarab

A sort of dung beetle that was worshipped by the Ancient Egyptians.


scarabs

The plural form of scarab; more than one (kind of) scarab.


stinger

A stinger is a pointed item at the rear of an insect, for defence. Another name for it is a sting

That wasp has a stinger!


tribe

A tribe is a social group of families and individuals who live together and have a long shared history.

Most of the younger members of the tribe grew up speaking Spanish.


moreover

You use morever to show that there is another connected idea.

It was a very long journey. Morever, it was uncomfortable.


completion

Completion is the action from the verb complete.

The completion of the building took two years.


roar

A roar is a loud sound that some animals make, for example lions and tigers

We heard the lion's roar from more than a kilometer away.


roar

roar (canonical)
roars (third-person singular)
roared (past)
roared (past participle)
roaring (present participle)

If an animal, for example a lion or tiger, roars, then it makes a loud sound.

I felt scared when I heard the tiger roar in the zoo.

If a person roars, it means they make a loud shouting sound, similar to a lion or tiger or similar animal.

He roared with laughter at the funny joke.


messenger

A messenger is somebody that delivers a message

The messenger told him that there was a meeting tomorrow.


everlasting

If something is everlasting then it lasts forever.

/ˌɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ/

/ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/

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fatten

fatten (canonical)
fattens (third-person singular)
fattened (past)
fattened (past participle)
fattening (present participle)

To fatten something means to cause it to become fatter.

We have to fatten the turkey before we kill it.


descent

A descent is the act of going down something, for example a mountain.

Going up the mountain was very tiring, but the descent seemed easier.

The descent on the east side of the mountain was particularly difficult.

A person's descent is where they or their family come from.

The president was of African American descent.


tortoise

A tortoise is a type of reptile that lives on land. It walks very slowly and has a shell on its back


sunglasses

Sunglasses are objects that people put on their eyes to protect their eyes from the sunlight

You should wear sunglasses if it is a sunny day.


snail

A snail is a mollusc that moves very slowly. It has a shell on its back.


patch up

If you patch up a relationship, you become friendly again after an unfriendly time.

I really don't want to argue with my friend. How can I patch things up?


spiderling

A spiderling is a baby spider, or a spider that has not its adult size.


abrasive

abrasive (positive)
more abrasive (comparative)
most abrasive (superlative)

An abrasive substance, it is rough and can cut or scratch.

If someone is abrasive, they are rude and unfriendly.


abrasive

An abrasive is a rough substance used to clean a hard surface.


opener

An opener is a tool for opening a container.


roller

A roller is a person or thing that rolls


abrase

abrase (canonical)
abrases (third-person singular)
abrased (past)
abrased (past participle)
abrasing (present participle)

When you abrase something, you rub it so that it becomes clean and smooth.

The edges of this wooden table is getting rough, please use sandpaper to abrase it for me.


truly

You use truly before an adjective to emphasize that something it has all the characteristics of that adjective.

This has become a truly global business.

You use truly to emphasize that you are speaking truthfully, that you really meaning it.


attendant

An attendant is a person who attends to do a service


attendant

Attendant problems, risks, costs, etc. come together with certain changes.

The issue, and its attendant problems, are beginning to get more attention.


baseless

baseless (positive)
more baseless (comparative)
most baseless (superlative)

If charges, claims, accusations, etc. are baseless, they are not supported by reason or fact.

The gold medal winner called the drug charges against him baseless.

Do not believe the baseless accusations you're hearing on the radio.


caravan

A caravan is a group of travelers passing through harsh territory.

A caravan is a furnished vehicle towed behind a car and is used as a dwelling when stationary.

They spent a fishing holiday in a caravan

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clementine

A clementine is a sweet variety of tangerine with orange red skin.


dent

A dent is a depression in a surface such as from a blow.


dent

dent (canonical)
dents (third-person singular)
dented (past)
dented (past participle)
denting (present participle)

If you dent something, you make a dent in it.


eternity

If something takes an eternity, it takes a very long time.


ginger

Ginger is a strongly flavored root used in cooking.

Ginger is used to make gingerbread and ginger beer.

Robert likes ginger-flavored candies the best.

A ginger is someone with reddish brown hair.

Many gingers have freckles.


overflow

overflow (canonical)
overflows (third-person singular)
overflowed (past)
overflowed (past participle)
overflowing (present participle)

If something overflows, it submerges the brim of the container.

The bucket is now wider so the event of an overflow is unlikely.

She quickly filled the ice tea glasses to one inch below the rim so the glasses would not overflow.

/ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/


perk

My new job does not have as many perks, like paid vacations.

One perk of riding my bike to work is that I can spend more time outside.


perk

perk (canonical)
perks (third-person singular)
perked (past)
perked (past participle)
perking (present participle)

If someone perks up, they become more cheerful, awake, or attentive.

The sleepy student perked up when the teacher began giving hints for tomorrow's test.


unsatisfactory

unsatisfactory (positive)
more unsatisfactory (comparative)
most unsatisfactory (superlative)

If something is unsatisfactory, it is not good enough.

The team's results have been highly unsatisfactory, so the coach was fired.

The new system was removed after it proved to be unsatisfactory.


pound sign

The pound sign is a symbol for pounds in the United Kingdom.


clementines

The plural form of clementine; more than one (kind of) clementine.


caravans

The plural form of caravan; more than one (kind of) caravan.


overflowed

The past tense and past participle of overflow.


pound signs

The plural form of pound sign; more than one (kind of) pound sign.


overflows

The third-person singular form of overflow.


dents

The plural form of dent; more than one (kind of) dent.


gingers

The plural form of ginger; more than one (kind of) ginger.


abrasions

The plural form of abrasion; more than one (kind of) abrasion.


attendants

The plural form of attendant; more than one (kind of) attendant.


bureaus

The plural form of bureau; more than one (kind of) bureau.


rollers

The plural form of roller; more than one (kind of) roller.


occasional

Occasional things happen every now and then, but not often.

Other than occasional attempts to draw him out, she respected his privacy.

/əˈkeɪʒənəl/


sling

A sling is a device used to support a hurt part of the body.


sling

slang (past)
slang (past participle)
sling (canonical)
slings (third-person singular)
slung (past)
slung (past participle)
slinging (present participle)

If you sling something, you throw it with a circular motion.


slings

The plural form of sling; more than one (kind of) sling.


slings

The third-person singular form of sling.


instinct

An instinct is a natural tendency or feeling for a living thing.

My instinct is usually to trust people.


instincts

The plural form of instinct; more than one (kind of) instinct.


rudder

A rudder is a blade underwater that is used to steer a ship or boat.

A rudder is a part of the vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.


rudders

The plural form of rudder; more than one (kind of) rudder.


claw

A claw is the sharp part on the toe of an animal.

The cat was mad at me so, it dug its claw into my skin.


claw

claw (canonical)
claws (third-person singular)
clawed (past)
clawed (past participle)
clawing (present participle)

If you claw something, you scratch or tear it.


claws

The plural form of claw; more than one (kind of) claw.


eruption

An eruption is when a volcano puts out large amounts of gas and hot rock.

Eruption is the state or process of erupting.


eruptions

The plural form of eruption; more than one (kind of) eruption.


perks

The plural form of perk; more than one (kind of) perk.


perked

The past tense and past participle of perk.


detergent

Detergent is a cleaning solution often used for washing clothes and dishes.


detergent

detergent (positive)
more detergent (comparative)
most detergent (superlative)

When something is detergent, it is able to clean other things.


detergents

The plural form of detergent; more than one (kind of) detergent.


neighborhood

A neighborhood is part of a town or city.

They live in an Italian neighborhood on the west side of the city.

Somebody or something's neighborhood is the area, people, or ideas around or near them.

He goes to church on Sundays and has lunch at a restaurant in his neighborhood.

The phone costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $500.


neighborhoods

The plural form of neighborhood; more than one (kind of) neighborhood.


blimp

A blimp is a small airship used for observation.


blimps

The plural form of blimp; more than one (kind of) blimp.


jack-o'-lantern

A jack-o'-lantern is a pumpkin that has had its sides carved and a face cut into it to create a Halloween decoration.

The whole family got together to see who had carved the best jack-o'-lantern.


jack-o'-lanterns

The plural form of jack-o'-lantern; more than one (kind of) jack-o'-lantern.


lantern

A lantern is a light covered by glass that can be carried by a handle.


lanterns

The plural form of lantern; more than one (kind of) lantern.


clarinet

A clarinet is a musical instrument that is shaped like a tube and is played by blowing into the top of the tube through a special mouthpiece.


clarinets

The plural form of clarinet; more than one (kind of) clarinet.


bassoon

A bassoon is a large musical instrument that is shaped like a tube, makes low sounds, and is played by blowing into a small, thin tube in its side.

The piece has a bassoon solo.


bassons

The plural form of basson; more than one (kind of) basson.


amorphous

amorphous (positive)
more amorphous (comparative)
most amorphous (superlative)

When something is amorphous, it does not have a specific shape


ellipsis

An ellipsis is the punctuation mark written using three dots, sometimes with spaces between them (". . ."). This -> … is an ellipsis. Ellipses are often used when quoting, by replacing unneeded words or phrases.


estimation

Estimation is the act or process of estimating.


estimations

The plural form of estimation; more than one (kind of) estimation.


sandbox

A sandbox is a small box filled with sand for children to play in.

Go play in the sandbox, Billy.

A sandbox is a place where a computer program can run without affecting other parts of the system.


sandboxes

The plural form of sandbox; more than one (kind of) sandbox.


Republican

A Republican is a member of the Republican party of the United States.


Republicans

The plural form of Republican; more than one (kind of) Republican.


potato chip

A potato chip is a slice of potato that is fried or baked and usually salted.


potato chips

The plural form of potato chip; more than one (kind of) potato chip.


untruths

The plural form of untruth; more than one (kind of) untruth.


oat

Oat is a type of cereal used to make oat bread, flour, cake, etc.


grime

Grime is dirt on the surface of something.


investor

An investor is someone who gives money to a business or person in order to receive financial returns.


investors

The plural form of investor; more than one (kind of) investor.


cascade

A cascade is a series of waterfalls over small rocks. Or simply, a waterfall (a fall of water).


cascade

cascade (canonical)
cascades (third-person singular)
cascaded (past)
cascaded (past participle)
cascading (present participle)

If something cascades, if falls as a waterfall.

Whenever it rains, water will cascade down the roof.

If you cascade something, you pass it on successfully to others.

Teachers are able to cascade their knowledge effectively.

If something is cascading, it occurs as a random sequence.


cascades

The plural form of cascade; more than one (kind of) cascade.


cascades

The third-person singular form of cascade.


inactivity

Inactivity is the state of being inactive.


inactivities

The plural form of inactivity; more than one (kind of) inactivity.


contemplate

contemplate (canonical)
contemplates (third-person singular)
contemplated (past)
contemplated (past participle)
contemplating (present participle)

If you contemplate something, you think it over slowly and carefully.

John contemplated how to solve the hard mathematics question.


belligerent

belligerent (positive)
more belligerent (comparative)
most belligerent (superlative)

To be belligerent means to be currently in war.

To be belligerent means to be very eager to fight; aggressive.

Do not offend that belligerent man or else he will beat you up!

To be belligerent means to show force towards others.


belligerent

A belligerent is a state or nation in war.


superfluous

superfluous (positive)
more superfluous (comparative)
most superfluous (superlative)

If something is superfluous, it is more (or has more) than what is needed.

Since you are walking along a sheltered walkway, having an umbrella with you would be superfluous.


blah

A feeling of discomfort, boredom, depression etc.


blah

blah (positive)
more blah (comparative)
most blah (superlative)


deterrence

Deterrence is actions taken to make other actions less likely.


uninteresting

uninteresting (positive)
more uninteresting (comparative)
most uninteresting (superlative)


Jamaican

A Jamaica is a person or thing that comes from Jamaica.


Jamaican

Something or someone that is Jamaican comes from Jamaica.


pothole

A pothole is a hole in a road. It is usually caused by erosion.


sow

sow (canonical)
sows (third-person singular)
sowed (past)
sowed (past participle)
sowing (present participle)

To sow is to put something (usually seeds) into the ground to let it grow.


curfew

A curfew is an order that requires people to be indoors after a certain point at night.


curfews

The plural form of curfew; more than one (kind of) curfew.


Basque

Basque is an language spoken by the Basque people.


Galician

Galician is a language spoken in Galicia, which is a community in Spain.


horizon

The horizon is the line where the earth or sea seem to meet the sky.


horizons

The plural form of horizon; more than one (kind of) horizon.


Simplified Chinese

Simplified Chinese is Chinese written with simplified letters. It is used in the People's Republic of China, Malaysia and Singapore.


colourful

Something that is colourful has a lot of colors.

If your language is colourful, it is rude.

His language is very colourful.


crude

crude (positive)
cruder (comparative)
crudest (superlative)

When an object is crude, it is natural or raw.

Crude oil needs to go through fractional distillation to obtain the components in it.

When something is crude, it lacks maturity or is coarse and rude.

The comedian told a crude joke.


crude

If something is crude, it is in its natural state.

Crude oil.


unnecessary

unnecessary (positive)
more unnecessary (comparative)
most unnecessary (superlative)

If something is unnecessary, it is not needed.

Do not add unnecessary words to your comprehension answers.


trigonometry

Trigonometry is mathematical problems that involve angles, triangles and etc.


trigonometric

If something is trigonometric, it is related to trigonometry.

I have to remember all these trigonometric identities for tomorrow's mathematics exams as the formula sheet will not be given.


storage

There is a lot of storage space in those cabinets.


storages

The plural form of storage; more than one (kind of) storage.


cruder

The comparative form of crude; more crude.


crudest

The superlative form of crude; most crude.


deter

deter (canonical)
deters (third-person singular)
deterred (past)
deterred (past participle)
deterring (present participle)

If X deters Y from happening, X stops Y, or makes Y less likely.

John tried his best to deter the incoming forces invading his base on his game.


deters

The third-person singular form of deter.


deterred

The past tense and past participle of deter.


dusk

It is already dusk and Casper has not arrived home yet.


dusks

The plural form of dusk; more than one (kind of) dusk.


dawns

dawn (canonical)
dawns (third-person singular)
dawned (past)
dawned (past participle)
dawning (present participle)


dawns

The plural form of dawn; more than one (kind of) dawn.


pertinent

pertinent (positive)
more pertinent (comparative)
most pertinent (superlative)

When something is pertinent, it is relevant and important.

We should get pertinent details for our project work.


pertain

pertain (canonical)
pertains (third-person singular)
pertained (past)
pertained (past participle)
pertaining (present participle)


altruistic

altruistic (positive)
more altruistic (comparative)
most altruistic (superlative)

If you are altruistic, you help others, even when you do not benefit.

She helped Anne to carry her groceries to the taxi stand and was praised for her altruistic act.


frail

frail (positive)
frailer (comparative)
frailest (superlative)

When a person is frail, they are weak and easy to break down physically and mentally.

When an object is frail, it is not firm and easily broken.

When a person is frail, they can be very easy to be led into sin.


frail

A frail is a basket made of rushes which is used to put figs or raisins.


frailer

The comparative form of frail; more frail.


frailest

The superlative form of frail; most frail.


frails

The plural form of frail; more than one (kind of) frail.


malfunction

A malfunction is a bad functioning or failure to function.


malfunction

malfunction (canonical)
malfunctions (third-person singular)
malfunctioned (past)
malfunctioned (past participle)
malfunctioning (present participle)

When an object (normally machines) malfunction, it functions badly or stop functioning.

The automobile malfunctioned yesterday.


malfunctions

The plural form of malfunction; more than one (kind of) malfunction.


malfunctions

The third-person singular form of malfunction.


malfunctioned

The past tense and past participle of malfunction.


flyover

A flyover is a low-level flight of a formal nature. (called flypast in British English)

A flyover is a road or railway that passes over another, allowing both routes to cross smoothly.


flypast

A flypast is a low-level flight of a formal nature. (called flyover in American English)


flyovers

The plural form of flyover; more than one (kind of) flyover.


flypasts

The plural form of flypast; more than one (kind of) flypast.


dumbfound

dumbfound (canonical)
dumbfounds (third-person singular)
dumbfounded (past)
dumbfounded (past participle)
dumbfounding (present participle)

To dumbfound means to make someone lost for words.


dumbfounds

The third-person singular form of dumbfound.


dumbfounded

The past tense and past participle of dumbfound.


dumbfounded

dumbfounded (positive)
more dumbfounded (comparative)
most dumbfounded (superlative)

To be dumbfounded is to be shocked and lost for words.

Nathan was left dumbfounded when he did not expect himself to score full marks for his science exams.


slacker

A slacker is someone who likes to do as little work as possible.

Stop being a slacker! We have a lot of work to do.

A slacker is someone who does not have a goal in life.


slacker

slack (positive)
slacker (comparative)
slackest (superlative)

The comparative form of slack; more slack.


slackest

The superlative form of slack; most slack.


oatmeal

Oatmeal is a porridge like meal made of oats.


slackers

The plural form of slacker; more than one (kind of) slacker.


evident

evident (positive)
more evident (comparative)
most evident (superlative)

If something is evident it is very easy to realize or understand.

It is evident that he is angry by looking at his facial expression.


eyesight

The motorist lost his eyesight after an accident with a lorry.

Elephants have poor eyesight, but excellent hearing and sense of smell.


slate

A slate is a type of hard rock that splits easily into thin layers.

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slates

The plural form of slate; more than one (kind of) slate.


Arizona

Arizona is a state in the United States.

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.

/ˌærɪˈzoʊnə/

/ˌærɪˈzəʊnə/


Arkansas

Arkansas is a state in the United States.

Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas.


Colorado

Colorado is a state in the United States.

Denver is the capital of Colorado.

/kɒləˈrɑːdəʊ/


gnome

A gnome a mythical creature, usually a small person, especially a bearded old man.


gnomes

The plural form of gnome; more than one (kind of) gnome.


aphenphosmphobia

Aphenphosmphobia is the fear of being touched.


compass

A compass is an instrument that points out directions by using the Earth's magnetic poles

A compass is a tool for drawing circles and arcs


compasses

The plural form of compass; more than one (kind of) compass.


fortress

A fortress is a large building, usually in a place difficult to access and with high security.


fortresses

The plural form of fortress; more than one (kind of) fortress.


brat

A brat is an ill mannered and spoiled child.


brats

The plural form of brat; more than one (kind of) brat.


balcony

A balcony is a raised platform that is connected to the building and surrounded with a bar or railing.


balconies

The plural form of balcony; more than one (kind of) balcony.


godsend

A godsend is a valuable person, place, or thing.


godsends

The plural form of godsend; more than one (kind of) godsend.


inculcate

inculcate (canonical)
inculcates (third-person singular)
inculcated (past)
inculcated (past participle)
inculcating (present participle)

When you inculcate a person, you help them understand a concept by teaching them multiple times.

Moral values should be inculcated in people when they were young.


inculcates

The third-person singular form of inculcate.


inculcated

The past tense and past participle of inculcate.


intervene

intervene (canonical)
intervenes (third-person singular)
intervened (past)
intervened (past participle)
intervening (present participle)

When you intervene, you come between things or persons.

The road intervenes between the two districts.

When you intervene, you get involved in a quarrel or fight to stop or resolve it.

The mother intervened in her children's quarrel in order to stop them from arguing.


intervenes

The third-person singular form of intervene.


intervened

The past tense and past participle of intervene.


invoice

An invoice is a commercial document that states the quantities and prices for the products or services provided by the seller. It is given to the buyer when he buys goods on credit or when he has not paid money for the services given to him.


invoices

The plural form of invoice; more than one (kind of) invoice.


paradise

A paradise is a very pleasant and beautiful place.


paradises

The plural form of paradise; more than one (kind of) paradise.


coupon

A coupon is a ticket that gives the holder some abilities or benefits.


coupons

The plural form of coupon; more than one (kind of) coupon.


crossroad

A crossroad is a place where a road crosses with another road.


crossroads

When you are at a crossroads, you are thinking of whether to change your direction, course or goal.

John is at a crossroads in life as he has a hard time deciding whether to take the engineering or life sciences course in the polytechnic which concerns about his future.

The plural form of crossroad; more than one (kind of) crossroad.


impersonate

impersonate (canonical)
impersonates (third-person singular)
impersonated (past)
impersonated (past participle)
impersonating (present participle)

When you impersonate a person, you pretend to be him.

The thief managed to impersonate the staff in the supermarket.


impersonates

The third-person singular form of impersonate.


impersonated

The past tense and past participle of impersonate.


compost

Compost is a mixture of decaying matter used to improve soil and provide nutrients, acting as a fertilizer.


composts

The plural form of compost; more than one (kind of) compost.


dreary

dreary (positive)
drearier (comparative)
dreariest (superlative)

When you are dreary, you are feeling very sad.

Jim felt rather dreary after he received his terrible examination results.

When something is dreary, it is dark and colourless.

The weather is very dreary today.


dynasty

A dynasty is a family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time.

North Korea is ruled by the Kim dynasty.


dynasties

The plural form of dynasty; more than one (kind of) dynasty.


campsite

A campsite is a place where you can camp, usually within a campground.


campsites

The plural form of campsite; more than one (kind of) campsite.


gazpacho

Gazpacho is a spicy, cold, tomato, soup. It has chopped vegetables like tomatoes, onions, cabbage, etc.

/ɡəsˈpɑːtʃəʊ/


gazpachos

The plural form of gazpacho; more than one (kind of) gazpacho.


campground

A campground is an area or place that is used for camping.


campgrounds

The plural form of campground; more than one (kind of) campground.


decompress

decompress (canonical)
decompresses (third-person singular)
decompressed (past)
decompressed (past participle)
decompressing (present participle)

If something decompresses it returns to its usual pressure or size after pressure is removed.

If someone decompresses, they relax after dealing with a lot of stress.


decompresses

The third-person singular form of decompress.


decompressed

The past tense and past participle of decompress.


capitol

A capitol is the building in which the people who make the laws of a U.S. state meet.


capitols

The plural form of capitol; more than one (kind of) capitol.


coop

A coop is an enclosure or cage for small animals.


coop

coop (canonical)
coops (third-person singular)
cooped (past)
cooped (past participle)
cooping (present participle)

If coop something, you keep it in a coop.

If coop something, you shut or confine it in a narrow space.


coops

The plural form of coop; more than one (kind of) coop.


photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is the way that most plants and some other living things make their food using sunlight.


doughnut

A doughnut is a piece of sweet fried dough that is often shaped like a ring.


monument

A monument is a building, statue, etc., that honors a person or event.


monuments

The plural form of monument; more than one (kind of) monument.


mainland

The mainland is a large area of land that forms a country or a continent. It does not include islands.


mainlands

The plural form of mainland; more than one (kind of) mainland.


reform

A reform is a change to an institution's rules or ways something works to improve it.

We have implemented additional reforms to make it easier to apply.


reform

reform (canonical)
reforms (third-person singular)
reformed (past)
reformed (past participle)
reforming (present participle)

If you reform something, you improve it by removing or correcting faults, problems, etc.


reforms

The third-person singular form of reform.


reformed

The past tense and past participle of reform.


navigate

navigate (canonical)
navigates (third-person singular)
navigated (past)
navigated (past participle)
navigating (present participle)

If you navigate a ship or airplane somewhere, you plan where it should go and drive it there.


navigates

The third-person singular form of navigate.


navigated

The past tense and past participle of navigate.


amalgamate

amalgamate (canonical)
amalgamates (third-person singular)
amalgamated (past)
amalgamated (past participle)
amalgamating (present participle)

When two things amalgamate, they join and combine together.

John and Peter amalgamated their businesses to form a larger company.

/əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/


amalgamates

The third-person singular form of amalgamate.


amalgamated

The past tense and past participle of amalgamate.


amalgamation

Amalgamation is the act of amalgamating.

The amalgamation of Toronto was in 1998.

An amalgamation of organizations is the organization that is formed when two or more organizations get together.

/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/


amalgamations

The plural form of amalgamation; more than one (kind of) amalgamation.


Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is an African-American cultural festival, celebrated from December 26 to January 1.


carrot cake

Carrot cake is a soft cake often made with carrots mixed into the batter.


carrot cakes

The plural form of carrot cake; more than one (kind of) carrot cake.


pony

A pony is a breed of horses that are small in size even when full grown.


ponies

The plural form of pony; more than one (kind of) pony.


coral

Coral is a hard material formed on the bottom of the sea by the skeletons of small creatures.


corals

The plural form of coral; more than one (kind of) coral.


conversion

Conversion is the act or process of changing from one form to another.


conversions

The plural form of conversion; more than one (kind of) conversion.


ferry

A ferry is a boat that carries across a short stretch of water, usually going back and forth on the same route.


ferry

ferry (canonical)
ferries (third-person singular)
ferried (past)
ferried (past participle)
ferrying (present participle)

If you ferry people or things, you carry them for a short distance between places on a boat or other vehicle.


ferries

The third-person singular form of ferry.


ferried

The past tense and past participle of ferry.


pumpkin

A pumpkin is a round, orange colored vegetable.


pumpkins

The plural form of pumpkin; more than one (kind of) pumpkin.


summertime

The summertime is the time or season of summer.


summertimes

The plural form of summertime; more than one (kind of) summertime.


buttercup

A buttercup is an herb that has small yellow flowers that are shaped like cups.

A buttercup is a plant of the genus Narcissus; it is a daffodil.


buttercups

The plural form of buttercup; more than one (kind of) buttercup.


episode

An episode is an event or a short period of time that is important or unusual.

She remembered an especially strange episode that occurred when she was a teenager.

An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a television or radio program.

This television series has 10 episodes and will be shown over the next 10 weeks.


episodes

The plural form of episode; more than one (kind of) episode.


rotor

A rotor is a rotating part of an electrical or mechanical device.


rotors

The plural form of rotor; more than one (kind of) rotor.


Connecticut

Connecticut is one of the states in the United States.

Hartford is the capital of Connecticut.


spike

A spike is a very large increase in something.

The price of Bitcoin spiked yesterday.


spike

spike (canonical)
spikes (third-person singular)
spiked (past)
spiked (past participle)
spiking (present participle)

If you spike something, you fasten it with spikes, or long, large nails.

If you spike a drink, you secretly add alcohol or another intoxicating substance into it.

She spiked my lemonade with vodka!

If something spikes, it increases sharply.

Traffic accidents spiked in December when there was ice on the roads.


spikes

The plural form of spike; more than one (kind of) spike.


spikes

The third-person singular form of spike.


turtle

A turtle is an aquatic reptile. A turtle has horny toothless jaws, and a bony shell.

Pet turtles make good pets.

I love turtles and I take them swimming home around the sea.


turtles

The plural form of turtle; more than one (kind of) turtle.


fallow

fallow (positive)
more fallow (comparative)
most fallow (superlative)

Fallow land is land that has been readied for seeding, but not seeded last year.

If something is fallow, it is not active or developed.


fallow

Fallow is land that has been reading for seeding, but not seeding last year.

Fallow is land that has not been farmed on.

A fallow is an act of readying the land, but not seeding it last year.


fallows

The plural form of fallow; more than one (kind of) fallow.


fallowness

Fallowness is the state of being fallow.


spiritual

spiritual (positive)
more spiritual (comparative)
most spiritual (superlative)

If something or someone is spiritual, it is of or about God; they are sacred.

If something is spiritual, it is of or about the spirit or soul.

If something is spiritual, it is of or about spirits or the supernatural.

If something or someone is spiritual, they are made up of spirit; it is not material.

If something is spiritual, it is about the mind; it is about intellect.

If something is spiritual, it is not about time; it is related to sacred things.


spiritual

A spiritual is a job, office, or matter that is sacred in nature.


spirituals

The plural form of spiritual; more than one (kind of) spiritual.


spirituality

Spirituality is the state of being spiritual.


thunderclap

A thunderclap is sudden, loud thunder that was caused by lightning hitting the ground nearby; it is a shock of thunder.

Thunderclaps that make them quake.


thunderclaps

The plural form of thunderclap; more than one (kind of) thunderclap.


thunderous

thunderous (positive)
more thunderous (comparative)
most thunderous (superlative)

If something or someone is thunderous, it is very loud, like thunder.

After winning the duel in the arena, thunderous cheers greeted the hero from the audience.


thunderously

more thunderously (comparative)
Superlativemost thunderously

If something is done thunderously, it is done very loudly; it is very thunderous.


thunderousness

Thunderousness is the state of being thunderous; it is roaring loudness.


thundery

thundery (positive)
more thundery (comparative)
most thundery (superlative)

If it is thundery out, it is stormy with thunder.

After waking up, the merchant decided not to open his store because of how thundery it was outside.


stormy

stormy (positive)
stormier (comparative)
stormiest (superlative)

If it is stormy out, it is rainy and windy.

The weatherman predicted that it would be stormy outside today.

If something is stormy, it is of or about storms.

If something is stormy, it is rough; it is violent.

The fisherman had to bring his boat into the dock because of the stormy waves.


stormier

The comparative form of stormy; more stormy.


stormiest

The superlative form of stormy; most stormy.


tempestuous

tempestuous (positive)
more tempestuous (comparative)
most tempestuous (superlative)

If it is tempestuous outside, it is very windy; it is blustery; it is stormy.

If something is tempestuous, it is of or about tempests.


tempestuously

If something is done tempestuously, it is done in a stormy or tempestuous way.


tempestuousness

Tempestuousness is the quality of being tempestuous; storminess; tumultuousness.


storminess

Storminess is the state or quality of being stormy.

A storminess is how strong or severe a storm is.


storminesses

The plural form of storminess; more than one (kind of) storminess.


stormless

If it is stormless outside, it is without a storm or stormy weather.


stormlessness

Stormlessness is the lack of storms; it is calm.


spiritlessly

more spiritlessly (comparative)
Superlativemost spiritlessly

If something is done spiritlessly, it is done in a spiritless way; it is done without any energy or motivation.


ablaze

ablaze (positive)
more ablaze (comparative)
most ablaze (superlative)

If something or someone is ablaze, it is on fire; it is burning strongly.

After many tries, the camper finally looked down at the stack of wood that was now ablaze.

If something is ablaze, it is glowing with a bright light and color.


ablaze

If something is ablaze, it is done very passionately.

If something is ablaze, it is done in a blaze; it is on fire.

Twitter was ablaze with tweets after Apple showed its' newest IPhone.


gleamings

The plural form of gleaming; more than one (kind of) gleaming.


bluster

bluster (canonical)
blusters (third-person singular)
blustered (past)
blustered (past participle)
blustering (present participle)

To bluster is to speak or protest loudly.

To bluster is to speak or act in a threatening way.

To bluster is to blow in strong and sudden gusts.


blusters

The plural form of bluster; more than one (kind of) bluster.


blusters

The third-person singular form of bluster.


blustered

The past tense and past participle of bluster.


blustering

blustering (positive)
more blustering (comparative)
most blustering (superlative)

If someone is blustering, it is smug or arrogant in ones way of talking or acting.


blusteringly

more blusteringly (comparative)
Superlativemost blusteringly

If something is done blusteringly, it is done in a smug or arrogant way.


blusterous

blusterous (positive)
more blusterous (comparative)
most blusterous (superlative)

If something is blusterous, it wants to blow hard.


combative

combative (positive)
more combative (comparative)
most combative (superlative)

If someone or something is combative, they are quick to fight or argue.

After some difficult questions, the president's tone became very combative.


combatively

more combatively (comparative)
Superlativemost combatively

If something is done combatively, it is done in a combative way.


condescending

condescending (positive)
more condescending (comparative)
most condescending (superlative)

If someone is condescending, they act like they are better or more important than someone else.

"I'll be there to help you in a minute," he said in a condescending tone.


condescending

condescend (canonical)
condescends (third-person singular)
condescended (past)
condescended (past participle)
condescending (present participle)


condescend

To condescend is to come down from a better place.

To condescend is to treat someone like they are lesser than themselves; to talk down to them.


condescends

The third-person singular form of condescend.


condescended

The past tense and past participle of condescend.


blustery

more blustery (comparative)
most blustery (superlative)
blustery (positive)
blusterier (comparative)
blusteriest (superlative)

A blustery day means that the day is very windy.

It was an extraordinarily blustery day, with the wind popping buttons off coats and jackets.

When a wind is blustery, it is blowing very strongly and in strong gusts.


easterly

An easterly is any continuous wind from the east.


easterly

easterly (positive)
more easterly (comparative)
most easterly (superlative)

If something or someone is easterly, they are facing east.

The boat was taking an easterly course towards its destination.

If a place is easterly, it can be found to the east.

The cabin can be found of the easterly side of the lake.

If something is easterly, it comes from the east.

The wind is an easterly wind.


easterly

If something is done easterly, it is done towards the east.


crossbeam

A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.

The workman hung a light from a crossbeam.


crossbeams

The plural form of crossbeam; more than one (kind of) crossbeam.


dustbin

A container where someone puts rubbish or trash until it is later collected; a garbage can

After eating, John threw his trash into the dustbin.


dustbins

The plural form of dustbin; more than one (kind of) dustbin.


easterlies

The plural form of easterly; more than one (kind of) easterly.


tempest

A tempest is a storm, usually with strong winds.

A tempest is any kind of commotion or unrest.


tempest

tempest (canonical)
tempests (third-person singular)
tempested (past)
tempested (past participle)
tempesting (present participle)


tempests

The plural form of tempest; more than one (kind of) tempest.


tempests

The third-person singular form of tempest.


tempested

The past tense and past participle of tempest.


condescensions

The plural form of condescension; more than one (kind of) condescension.


argumentative

argumentative (positive)
more argumentative (comparative)
most argumentative (superlative)

If someone is argumentative, they are quick to argue.

/ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/


quarrelsome

quarrelsome (positive)
more quarrelsome (comparative)
most quarrelsome (superlative)

If someone is quarrelsome, they are quick to fight.


disputatious

disputatious (positive)
more disputatious (comparative)
most disputatious (superlative)

If someone is disputatious, they are quick to fight or debate.


sacred

sacred (positive)
more sacred (comparative)
most sacred (superlative)

If something is sacred, it is put aside for use by religion; it is made holy.

If something is sacred, it is not common; it is holy.

The place where the tribe performed their ceremonies was sacred to them.

If something or someone is sacred, they are about religion.

If something is sacred, it is given by divine authority.

If something is sacred, it is not to be violated. (inviolable):

If something is sacred, it is dedicated or devoted to something.

A temple, sacred to the queen of love. -John Dryden.


grid

A grid is a rectangle of squares of equal size.

A grid is a way of delivering electricity from the power plant to its customers, connected using wire.

A grid is a way of marking off map into areas.


grid

grid (canonical)
grids (third-person singular)
gridded (past)
gridded (past participle)
gridding (present participle)

If you grid something, you mark it with a grid.


grids

The plural form of grid; more than one (kind of) grid.


gridded

The past tense and past participle of grid.


genetic

Something genetic relates to genetics or genes.

If something is genetic, it is caused by genes.


headrests

The plural form of headrest; more than one (kind of) headrest.


hug

hug (canonical)
hugs (third-person singular)
hugged (past)
hugged (past participle)
hugging (present participle)

If you hug somebody, you put your arms around them to show love or friendship.

If two people hug, they put their arms around each other to show love or friendship.


hug

A hug is the action of putting your arms around someone else to show love or friendship.


hugs

The plural form of hug; more than one (kind of) hug.


hugged

The past tense and past participle of hug.


noodle

A noodle is a long thin food made of flour, water, and eggs; it is usually boiled before eating.

I cooked ramen noodles for dinner.


noodles

The plural form of noodle; more than one (kind of) noodle.


dunno

"So, what's the answer?" "I dunno."

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padlocking

padlock (canonical)
padlocks (third-person singular)
padlocked (past)
padlocked (past participle)
padlocking (present participle)


Abkhazian

An Abkhazian is a person or thing that came from Abkhazia.


Abkhazian

Abkhazian is the language spoken in Abkhazia.


Abkhazians

The plural form of Abkhazian; more than one (kind of) Abkhazian.


Jamaicans

The plural form of Jamaican; more than one (kind of) Jamaican.


ablutophobia

Ablutophobia is the fear of washing or bathing.


pollen

Pollen is very fine yellow dust that is produced by a plant.


curse

A curse is a wish or hope that something bad will happen to someone or something.

The evil queen put a curse on the young girl.

A curse is the cause of a lot of harm or evil; it is something that brings evil or harm.


curse

curse (canonical)
curses (third-person singular)
cursed (past)
cursed (past participle)
cursing (present participle)

If you curse someone, you wish or hope that something bad will happen to them.

I curse you and all your family for ever!


curses

The plural form of curse; more than one (kind of) curse.


curses

The third-person singular form of curse.


cursed

cursed (positive)
more cursed (comparative)
most cursed (superlative)

If an item is cursed, it has some kind of evil magical power.


cursed

The past tense and past participle of curse.


cursedness

Cursedness is the state or quality of being cursed.


pulsate

pulsate (canonical)
pulsates (third-person singular)
pulsated (past)
pulsated (past participle)
pulsating (present participle)

If something pulsates, it grows bigger and smaller in rhythm; it beats.

If something pulsates, it shakes or vibrates.


pulsates

The third-person singular form of pulsate.


pulsated

The past tense and past participle of pulsate.


pulsations

The plural form of pulsation; more than one (kind of) pulsation.


prosecutor

A prosecutor is a lawyer who tries to show that a person is guilty of a crime.

Annie Jay was the government prosecutor in the trial.


prosecutors

The plural form of prosecutor; more than one (kind of) prosecutor.


zeal

If someone has zeal, they work very hard at a certain goal.

My brother is training with great zeal – he practices at every spare moment so that he can make the soccer team.

St. Paul spread Christianity with zeal after his conversion.


zealot

A zealot is a person with zeal; a person who works very hard towards one goal.


zealots

The plural form of zealot; more than one (kind of) zealot.


circulate

circulate (canonical)
circulates (third-person singular)
circulated (past)
circulated (past participle)
circulating (present participle)

If something circulates, it moves without stopping through a space or system.

The lungs move air in and out, and the heart beats to circulate the blood.

A large fan kept the air circulating in the room.

If information, disease, etc. circulates, it spreads from one person to another.

The letter was widely circulated in American prisons.


circulated

The past tense and past participle of circulate.


circulates

The third-person singular form of circulate.


inept

inept (positive)
more inept (comparative)
most inept (superlative)

If someone is inept at something, they can't do it well.

She is a bad worker. She's inept at her job.


inquiries

The plural form of inquiry; more than one (kind of) inquiry.


gizmo

A gizmo is a vague name for any small electronic device.


gizmos

The plural form of gizmo; more than one (kind of) gizmo.


sparkle

sparkle (canonical)
sparkles (third-person singular)
sparkled (past)
sparkled (past participle)
sparkling (present participle)

If something sparkles, then it shines and gives off sparks.

If something sparkles, it shows itself by giving off sparks.


sparkled

The past tense and past participle of sparkle.


sparkling

/ˈspɑːkl̩ɪŋ/


sparkles

The plural form of sparkle; more than one (kind of) sparkle.


sparkles

The third-person singular form of sparkle.


outlook

An outlook is an attitude or a point of view.

He has a positive outlook on life.

The outlook for temperature rises is worrying.

An outlook is a place from which something can be viewed.

She took in the view of the Grand Canyon from the outlook point.

She took in the outlook of the Grand Canyon from the observation desk.


outlook

outlook (canonical)
outlooks (third-person singular)
outlooked (past)
outlooked (past participle)
outlooking (present participle)

If someone or something outlooks something, they confront it.


outlooks

The plural form of outlook; more than one (kind of) outlook.


outlooks

The third-person singular form of outlook.


outlooked

The past tense and past participle of outlook.


lookout

A lookout is a place with a view of areas around it.

The view from the lookout point of the Grand Canyon was beautiful!

A lookout is a person that watches for enemies.


lookouts

The plural form of lookout; more than one (kind of) lookout.


comeback

A comeback is a return to a good state or condition.


comebacks

The plural form of comeback; more than one (kind of) comeback.


skull

Your skull is the bones that make up the head and face.


skulls

The plural form of skull; more than one (kind of) skull.


power line

A power line is a line that transmits electrical energy.


power lines

The plural form of power line; more than one (kind of) power line.


warm-heartedness

A warm-hearted feeling, showing affection and sympathy.


smoothie

A smoothie is a smooth, thick, drink usually made with fruit, ice cream, and yogurt.


smoothies

The plural form of smoothie; more than one (kind of) smoothie.


yogurt

Yogurt is a creamy, white food that is made when bacteria is added to milk.


yogurts

The plural form of yogurt; more than one (kind of) yogurt.


spellbound

If someone is spellbound they are fascinated by something.


wry

wryer (comparative)
wryest (superlative)
wry (positive)
wrier (comparative)
wriest (superlative)

If someone is being wry then they are being sarcastically humorous.


Sacramento

Sacramento is the capital of California.


outline

An outline is a sketch that shows the general shape of an object.


outline

outline (canonical)
outlines (third-person singular)
outlined (past)
outlined (past participle)
outlining (present participle)

When you outline something, you are drawing an outline of something.

When you outline something, you are summarizing something.

The coach outlined his strategy for the team in the match.


outlines

The plural form of outline; more than one (kind of) outline.


outlines

The third-person singular form of outline.


Nepal

Nepal is a country in Southeastern Asia.


openers

The plural form of opener; more than one (kind of) opener.


recognitions

The plural form of recognition; more than one (kind of) recognition.


glimpses

The plural form of glimpse; more than one (kind of) glimpse.


chatterbox

A chatterbox is someone who talks a lot or talks too much.


no way

You say no way to strongly reject something; definitely not!

"Are you going to help?" "No way! It's your problem, not mine."


gimme

A gimme is something that is easy to get.

In golf, a gimme is a shot when the ball is very, very close to the hole.


songwriter

A songwriter is someone who writes songs.


songwriters

The plural form of songwriter; more than one (kind of) songwriter.


chatterboxes

The plural form of chatterbox; more than one (kind of) chatterbox.


gimmes

The plural form of gimme; more than one (kind of) gimme.


crimson

A crimson is a deep red color with a hint of blue in it.


crimson

crimson (positive)
more crimson (comparative)
most crimson (superlative)

If something is crimson, it has a deep red color with a hint of blue in it.


crimsons

The plural form of crimson; more than one (kind of) crimson.


rust

Rust is a reddish material that forms on metal objects when in contact with moisture.

The car had a little rust, but it was generally in good shape.

Rust is a plant disease caused by fungus.


rust

rust (canonical)
rusts (third-person singular)
rusted (past)
rusted (past participle)
rusting (present participle)

If metal rusts, it gets covered in rust.

She painted the metal pole to stop it from rusting.


rusts

The plural form of rust; more than one (kind of) rust.


moisture

Moisture is a small amount of liquid that makes something wet.


moistures

The plural form of moisture; more than one (kind of) moisture.


plagiarism

Plagiarism is using pictures or words from someone else without permission, or without saying that it is not yours.


rusted

rusted (positive)
more rusted (comparative)
most rusted (superlative)

Something that is rusted is covered in rust.


rusted

The past tense and past participle of rust.


inclined plane

An inclined plane is one of the simple machines; it is a sloping surface such as a ramp.


inclined planes

The plural form of inclined plane; more than one (kind of) inclined plane.


roast

roast (canonical)
roasts (third-person singular)
roasted (past)
roasted (past participle)
roasting (present participle)

If you roast vegetables or meat, you cook it over a fire or in an oven for a long time.

I will roast the chicken in the oven.

If you roast someone, you tell off someone very harshly.

You just got roasted!


roast

A roast is a piece of meat that is cooked.

A roast is a party where food is cooked over a fire.


roasts

The third-person singular form of roast.


roasts

The plural form of roast; more than one (kind of) roast.


roasted

If something is roasted, it is cooked by roasting.


roasted

The past tense and past participle of roast.


suitcase

A suitcase is a large piece of luggage, usually to carry clothes when travelling.


suitcases

The plural form of suitcase; more than one (kind of) suitcase.


Armenian

Armenian is the language that people from Armenia speak.


Armenian

An Armenian is a person who comes from Armenia.


Armenian

Something or someone that is Armenian comes from Armenia.


Armenians

The plural form of Armenian; more than one (kind of) Armenian.


Albanian

Albanian is the language that people from Albania speak.


Albanian

An Albanian is a person that comes from Albania.


Albanian

Something or someone that is Albanian comes from Albania.


Albanians

The plural form of Albanian; more than one (kind of) Albanian.


emeralds

The plural form of emerald; more than one (kind of) emerald.


Austrian

An Austrian is a person that comes from Austria.


Austrian

Something or someone that is Austrian comes from Austria.


Austrians

The plural form of Austrian; more than one (kind of) Austrian.


Belgian

A Belgian is a person that comes from Belgium.


Belgian

Something or someone that is Belgian comes from Belgium.


Belgians

The plural form of Belgian; more than one (kind of) Belgian.


immigrate

immigrate (canonical)
immigrates (third-person singular)
immigrated (past)
immigrated (past participle)
immigrating (present participle)

If you immigrate to a country, you move to there to live.

He couldn't find a job in his country, so he immigrated here a few years ago.


saddle

A saddle is the seat you put on a horse to ride it.

A saddle is the part of a bicycle that you sit on.


saddles

The plural form of saddle; more than one (kind of) saddle.


thaw

thaw (canonical)
thaws (third-person singular)
thawed (past)
thawed (past participle)
thawing (present participle)

She took the meat out of the freezer to thaw.

The ice on the roads thawed as the temperatures rose.


thaw

A thaw is a time when the temperature warms after a long cold time.

The spring thaw melted all the snow.

A thaw is a time when the relationship between to people or groups improves after a bad relationship.

The relation between North Korea and South Korea is beginning to thaw.


thaws

The plural form of thaw; more than one (kind of) thaw.


thawed

The past tense and past participle of thaw.


allowable

allowable (positive)
more allowable (comparative)
most allowable (superlative)

If something is allowable, it is ok, valid, acceptable, allowed etc.


immigrates

The third-person singular form of immigrate.


immigrated

The past tense and past participle of immigrate.


noisy

noisy (positive)
noisier (comparative)
noisiest (superlative)

If someone or something is noisy, it is loud and usually annoying.

Students are often noisy in class.


seize

seize (canonical)
seizes (third-person singular)
seized (past)
seized (past participle)
seizing (present participle)

If you seize something, you take it with force and without consent by the owner.

The police seized the assets of the corrupt politician who took away taxpayers' money for his own use.


seizes

The third-person singular form of seize.


seized

The past tense and past participle of seize.


achoo

I am feeling sick. Achoo!


wisecrack

A wisecrack is a short and clever reply.

He always makes wisecracks when I try to talk about something serious.


wisecrack

wisecrack (canonical)
wisecracks (third-person singular)
wisecracked (past)
wisecracked (past participle)
wisecracking (present participle)

If you wisecrack, you make a clever reply.

My brother never stops wisecracking.


wisecracks

The plural form of wisecrack; more than one (kind of) wisecrack.


wisecracks

The third-person singular form of wisecrack.


wisecracked

The past tense and past participle of wisecrack.


judoist

A judoist is someone that practices judo.


judoists

The plural form of judoist; more than one (kind of) judoist.


absenteeisms

The plural form of absenteeism; more than one (kind of) absenteeism.


abstentions

The plural form of abstention; more than one (kind of) abstention.


abulias

The plural form of abulia; more than one (kind of) abulia.


oleos

The plural form of oleo; more than one (kind of) oleo.


personification

Personification is the act of personifying.

Personification is a figure of speech which gives human-like qualities to non-living objects.


personifications

The plural form of personification; more than one (kind of) personification.


groovy

groovy (positive)
groovier (comparative)
grooviest (superlative)

If something is groovy, it is really good.


quatrain

A quatrain is a poem or a part of a poem of four lines.


quatrains

The plural form of quatrain; more than one (kind of) quatrain.


groovier

The comparative form of groovy; more groovy.


grooviest

The superlative form of groovy; most groovy.


browse

browse (canonical)
browses (third-person singular)
browsed (past)
browsed (past participle)
browsing (present participle)

When you browse something, you will quickly look through it in a casual manner without actually knowing what you are looking for.

I went to the library and browsed the physics section.

I was browsing the store's catalog when I saw a sofa on sale.

When you browse the Internet, you look through websites with a web browser.

I learnt a lot of new words while browsing Wiktionary.


browses

The third-person singular form of browse.


browsed

The past tense and past participle of browse.


browser

A browser is a person or an animal that browses.

A browser is also known as a web browser, a computer software to browse the Internet.

There are plenty of free browsers available for people to download and use.


browsers

The plural form of browser; more than one (kind of) browser.


commute

A commute is a regular journey to work or to school.


commute

commute (canonical)
commutes (third-person singular)
commuted (past)
commuted (past participle)
commuting (present participle)

When you commute, you regularly travel to work or to school.

Many people prefer to commute to work via public transport as it is cheaper than having a car.


commutes

The plural form of commute; more than one (kind of) commute.


commutes

The third-person singular form of commute.


commuted

The past tense and past participle of commute.


public transport

public transport
public transports (plural)

Public transport refers to any types of transport that allows the general public to use (usually with a fee). This is different from transport via private cars.

Public transport is a more environmentally-friendly option of travelling.


public transports

The plural form of public transport; more than one (kind of) public transport.


commuter

A commuter is someone that regularly travels to work or to school.


commuters

The plural form of commuter; more than one (kind of) commuter.


compulsory

compulsory (positive)
more compulsory (comparative)
most compulsory (superlative)

When something is compulsory, it is required and has to be followed.

In most countries, it is compulsory to vote during elections and failing to do so is a crime.


cruise

A cruise is a journey on water, usually taken for pleasure.

I went on a cruise during the holidays to relax.


cruise

cruise (canonical)
cruises (third-person singular)
cruised (past)
cruised (past participle)
cruising (present participle)

I cruised the Pacific Ocean during my holidays.

When you cruise, you travel at a constant speed at the highest power.

The police car cruised by while chasing after the robbers.


cruises

The plural form of cruise; more than one (kind of) cruise.


cruises

The third-person singular form of cruise.


cruised

The past tense and past participle of cruise.


hose

A hose is a flexible tube that can carry water or other liquids.

I bought a hose to water my plants.


hose

hose (canonical)
hoses (third-person singular)
hosed (past)
hosed (past participle)
hosing (present participle)

When you hose something, you spray it with a hose.


hoses

The plural form of hose; more than one (kind of) hose.


hosed

The past tense and past participle of hose.


puberty

Puberty is the process during which a child begins and completes his/her sexual development and can start to have sexual reproduction, can make babies, and develops secondary sex characteristics, such as fully developed breasts in females and beards in males.


Mandarin

Mandarin, also known as Standard Mandarin, is the official language of China and Taiwan.


tumor

A tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in a human or animal.


tumour

A tumour is an abnormal growth of tissue in a human or animal.


tumors

The plural form of tumor; more than one (kind of) tumor.


tumours

The plural form of tumour; more than one (kind of) tumour.


lanthanide

A lanthanide is an element that had the atomic number between 57 and 71 in the periodic table. These elements are also called rare earth elements.


lanthanides

The plural form of lanthanide; more than one (kind of) lanthanide.


salesman

A salesman is a man that sells things in a shop or on the go.

The salesman knocked on my door and asked if I wanted to buy his soap products.


salesmen

The plural form of salesman; more than one (kind of) salesman.