spread

spread (canonical)
spreads (third-person singular)
spread (past)
spread (past participle)
spreading (present participle)

If you spread something, you make it cover a larger area.

I spread butter on my bread.

They are spreading their religion to new countries.

If something spreads, the area it covers gets larger.

The spilled water spread over the table.

The disease spread through the whole city.

If you spread two or more things, you move them away from each other.

She spread her arms as wide as she could.

My brothers and sisters spread to different places, all over the country, after we grew up.

The past tense and past participle of spread.


spread

A spread is something you put on food. Margarine and mayonnaise are spreads.

A spread is a piece of cloth you put over furniture. For one, a "bed spread".

A spread is a large amount of something spread in front of you. This is most often food of many types.

A spread is a large plot of land used for farming or ranching.


spreads

The third-person singular form of spread.


spreads

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


republic

A republic is a country that has leaders elected that are by the people.

Many have pointed out that the United States is a republic, not a pure democracy.


align

align (canonical)
aligns (third-person singular)
aligned (past)
aligned (past participle)
aligning (present participle)

If you align some things, you make them point the same direction.

If you align with another person or group, you are on the same side; you become allies.

Japan decided to align itself with Germany in World War II.


album

An album is a record, tape, or CD, with many songs on it.

He loved the Beatles, and had bought all their albums.

An album is a book for keeping photographs.

She loved to look through the family photo album and see her childhood pictures.

An album is a book for keeping collectable things like stamps or coins.

He put his new coin straight into the album to keep it safe.


Roman

Roman (positive)
more Roman (comparative)
most Roman (superlative)

Similar to something from Rome or the Roman Empire.


composer

A composer is a person who writes music.


singer

She is a very good singer.


empire

An empire is a large country that has taken control of many other countries.

An empire is a country led by an emperor or empress.

An empire is a large amount of property and power that a person might have.

No mater how rich he got, he kept trying to build his empire bigger.


Japanese

Japanese (positive)
more Japanese (comparative)
most Japanese (superlative)

If something is Japanese, it comes from Japan.

I had a Japanese car once.

We had a Japanese girl in our class.

If something is Japanese, it is typical of Japan.

I like Japanese food.

/ˌʤæpəˈniːz/


Japanese

Japanese is the language that is spoken in Japan.

/ˌʤæpəˈniːz/


BC

A short way of saying Before Christ; before the Common Era (CE). Originally said to before the birth of Jesus, thus before AD.

A short way of saying British Columbia, a province of Canada.

A short way of saying Baja California, a state of Mexico.


china

Very good dishes. They are often expensive and decorated with a design.

We only get out the good china for special guests.


pope

The pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.


named

name (canonical)
names (third-person singular)
named (past)
named (past participle)
naming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of name.

What you are named is what people call you.


names

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


emperor

An emperor is the male leader or monarch of an empire.

The coronation of the Japanese emperor happened this year.


empress

An empress is the female leader or monarch of an empire.


dictator

A leader of a country who has total control over everything.

Hitler was a terrible dictator.

Someone who dictates (tell others what to write or what to do).

It would take a very good secretary to follow such a bad dictator.


Chinese

Chinese (positive)
more Chinese (comparative)
most Chinese (superlative)

If something is Chinese, it comes from China.

Many Chinese goods are sold in the U.S.

We had a Chinese girl in our class.

Australia has a large population of overseas Chinese people.

If something is Chinese, it is typical of China.

I like Chinese food.


Chinese

A person from China or of Chinese descent.


Chinese

Chinese is any of the languages (ways people talk) in China.

Mandarin, Hokkien, and Cantonese are forms of Chinese.


trail

A trail is a way to get to a place, usually made of dirt and used by hikers or horse riders.

That trail leads into the woods.

A trail is a path that is followed by a hunter.


trail

trail (canonical)
trails (third-person singular)
trailed (past)
trailed (past participle)
trailing (present participle)

If you trail someone, you follow that person.

If you don't know the way you can trail me when I go.

The thief must have trailed me home.

If you trail something, you drag it or drop it behind you.

If you leave a trail of something, you leave material behind as you move.

The snail left a trail of slime.

The tail of a comet is trailing gas and dust.


audit

An audit is an when something is examined by an independent person or group.


audit

audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

If you audit something you examine it, and it is not yours.


audit trail

An audit trail is a record of an audit. This is often a computer record.


dirt

Dirt is what the ground (land) is made of.

A dirt is a spot that is dirty on clothes and makes it look ugly.


dictate

dictate (canonical)
dictates (third-person singular)
dictated (past)
dictated (past participle)
dictating (present participle)

If you dictate a document (something written), you say the words so another person can write or type them.

I dictated the letter to my secretary.

If X dictates Y, X requires Y, or X causes Y.

Circumstances dictate that we must be ready to fight.


dictation

The act of dictating; telling someone else what to write or type.

Can you take dictation?

The words you tell someone to write or type.

You need to slow down so I can take your dictation?


biology

Biology is a type of science that studies living things like plants and animals.

It is required for students to study biology.

The biology of an animal, plant, or other living thing is how its body works.

The biology of cats is different from that of dogs in several ways.


botany

Botany is the science of learning about plants.

My mother studied botany in college.


visions

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


dictators

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


empresses

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

The two empresses were very good friends.


hoofs

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


hoofs

hoof (canonical)
hoofs (third-person singular)
hoofed (past)
hoofed (past participle)
hoofing (present participle)


hoofed

The past tense and past participle of hoof.


audit trails

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


dirtier

dirty (positive)
dirtier (comparative)
dirtiest (superlative)

The comparative form of dirty; more dirty.


dirtiest

The superlative form of dirty; most dirty.


conjugations

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


nicotine

Nicotine is a chemical in tobacco that might make you want to smoke.

I needed to smoke because I was addicted to nicotine.


rot

rot (canonical)
rots (third-person singular)
rotted (past)
rotted (past participle)
rotting (present participle)

If something rots it spoils. Rotting is how something turns into dirt (soil) because of bacteria and fungus.

We threw out the fruit that rots.

The police found the rotting body of someone who was killed.


rot

Rot is material is decaying (rotting) and has decayed (rotted) a lot already.

The log was full of rot so it broke easily.

We put our food in the freezer to avoid rot.


spoil

spoiled (past)
spoiled (past participle)
spoil (canonical)
spoils (third-person singular)
spoilt (past)
spoilt (past participle)
spoiling (present participle)

If something spoils it becomes no good. This is often due to rotting.

If found my lunch was spoiled.

If you spoil something, you ruin it, you make it no good.

I think I spoiled my presentation by forgetting my data.

If you spoil your child, you overpamper them and harm the character of them.


decay

decay (canonical)
decays (third-person singular)
decayed (past)
decayed (past participle)
decaying (present participle)

The body decayed.

My teeth were decaying because I ate too much sugar.

If something decays it gets weaker and is destroyed slowly.

Their empire decayed because the leaders were fools.


decay

Nothing could stop the decay at the time.

Decay is material (stuff) that is decaying or has decayed.

My teeth were full of decay.


decompose

decompose (canonical)
decomposes (third-person singular)
decomposed (past)
decomposed (past participle)
decomposing (present participle)

If something decomposes it changes back into what it was made from. The things it was made from separate from each other. This things are most often chemicals.

If you decompose something you separate the things it was made from. You change it back into those things.

Water can be decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen.

Don't try to decompose my thoughts into other motives.


decomposition

Decomposition is the act of decomposing.


interact

interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

If you interact with someone or something, you communicate or work with someone or something else.


interact

A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude.


actions

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


yellower

yellow (positive)
yellower (comparative)
yellowest (superlative)

The comparative form of yellow; more yellow.


yellowest

The superlative form of yellow; most yellow.


denser

dense (positive)
denser (comparative)
densest (superlative)

The comparative form of dense; more dense.


densest

The superlative form of dense; most dense.


ash

Ashes are what is left of something after it has burned (been destroyed by fire).

The was nothing left of the wood but ashes.

He was covered in ash from the fire.

After the funeral we kept his ashes in a vase on the table.

Ash is a light gray color. The color of wood ashes.

My sister loved to wear ash-gray cloths.

I had an ash growing in my yard.

There are several ashes in the lot across the street.

The letter Æ (capital) / æ (lower case). This letter is not used often in modern English. It is found in Old English and some other languages, and is an IPA symbol.


ashes

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


B.C.


rawer

raw (positive)
rawer (comparative)
rawest (superlative)


spoils

The spoils of something (such as a war) are what winners take from losers.


spoils

The third-person singular form of spoil.


councils

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


acceleration

As the plane took off, the acceleration pressed her into her seat.

Acceleration is by how much a speed or velocity goes up.

Derivative for velocity, has formula a= lim _(Δx→0)(Δv)/(Δt) .


accelerations

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


stallion

A stallion is a male horse that is not castrated .

We are mating our stallion with our mare.


stallions

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


familiarise

familiarize (canonical)
familiarizes (third-person singular)
familiarized (past)
familiarized (past participle)
familiarizing (present participle)

If you familiarise, you make yourself or someone else familiar with something.

You need to familiarise yourself with the rules so you won't have to look them up later.


familiarises

familiarise (canonical)
familiarises (third-person singular)
familiarised (past)
familiarised (past participle)
familiarising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of familiarise.


familiarised

The past tense and past participle of familiarise.


familiarising

He enjoyed familiarising new users with the rules of Wiktionary.


blackboard

A blackboard is a large, flat piece of slate, typically hung in a classroom and written on with erasable chalk.

The teacher wrote the day's lesson on the blackboard.


opera

An opera is a story told by actors singing instead of speaking, along with an orchestra.

The couple dressed up to go hear their favorite opera at the theatre.


measures

measure (canonical)
measures (third-person singular)
measured (past)
measured (past participle)
measuring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of measure.


measures

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


measured

The past tense and past participle of measure.

I measured the length 3 times and I think I still did it wrong.


measured

measured (positive)
more measured (comparative)
most measured (superlative)

If something is measured, it has been determined by measurement.

He ran over a measured mile.

Something that is measured is deliberate but restrained.

He argued in measured tones.

Rhythmically written in meter; metrical.


hermaphrodites

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


stickier

sticky (positive)
stickier (comparative)
stickiest (superlative)

The comparative form of sticky; more sticky.


stickiest

The superlative form of sticky; most sticky.


returns

return (canonical)
returns (third-person singular)
returned (past)
returned (past participle)
returning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of return.


returns

The returns on an investment are the profits earned from it.

This year's returns are the highest ever.

The returns from farming keep going down.

Returns are items that customers bring or send back because they are unwanted, broke, or don't fit.

Our returns policy allows for returns within 30 days of purchase.

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

If you wish someone many happy returns, you wish them a happy birthday and a long life.

She wished him many happy returns on his 50th birthday.


returned

The past tense and past participle of return.


presumes

presume (canonical)
presumes (third-person singular)
presumed (past)
presumed (past participle)
presuming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of presume.


hundreds

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

"Hundreds" is used to refer to lots of something.

There's hundreds of cool stuff I can do!


flatter

flat (positive)
flatter (comparative)
flattest (superlative)

The comparative form of flat; more flat.


flatter

flatter (canonical)
flatters (third-person singular)
flattered (past)
flattered (past participle)
flattering (present participle)

To compliment someone, sometimes insincerely and sometimes to win favour.

To enhance someone's vanity by giving them praise.


flattest

The superlative form of flat; most flat.


flattering

flattering (positive)
more flattering (comparative)
most flattering (superlative)

If something is flattering, it makes you look good; attractive.

The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure.


flatters

The third-person singular form of flatter.


flattered

flattered (positive)
more flattered (comparative)
most flattered (superlative)

If you are flattered, a comment or action has made you feel good about yourself.

I'm flattered that you called to offer me a job so soon, but I would be more flattered if it were a job in management instead of production.


flattered

The past tense and past participle of flatter.


doctored

doctor (canonical)
doctors (third-person singular)
doctored (past)
doctored (past participle)
doctoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of doctor.


layers

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


layers

layer (canonical)
layers (third-person singular)
layered (past)
layered (past participle)
layering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of layer.


layered

The past tense and past participle of layer.


boxes

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


boxes

box (canonical)
boxes (third-person singular)
boxed (past)
boxed (past participle)
boxing (present participle)


boxed

The past tense and past participle of box.


floored

floor (canonical)
floors (third-person singular)
floored (past)
floored (past participle)
flooring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of floor.


flooring

Flooring is any material that is used to make floors.


jumps

jump (canonical)
jumps (third-person singular)
jumped (past)
jumped (past participle)
jumping (present participle)


jumps

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


belted

belt (canonical)
belts (third-person singular)
belted (past)
belted (past participle)
belting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of belt.


demonstrates

demonstrate (canonical)
demonstrates (third-person singular)
demonstrated (past)
demonstrated (past participle)
demonstrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of demonstrate.


demonstrated

The past tense and past participle of demonstrate.


Canada

Canada is a country in North America. Canada is north of the United States.

There are 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada.


blackboards

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


gelding

Our gelding is much easier to ride than our stallion.


gelding

geld (canonical)
gelds (third-person singular)
gelded (past)
gelded (past participle)
gelding (present participle)


geldings

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

He sold his geldings to the riding school.


mares

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

Both of our mares had foals last year.


foal

Our mare had a foal last year.


foals

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

Both of our mares had foals last year.


terminals

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


kidney beans

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


megaton

A megaton is a unit that is used to determine how strong an explosion made by a bomb is. The unit is based upon how many million tons of TNT it would take to make a similar explosion.


fuchsias

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


adders

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


prostitution

She was arrested for prostitution.


prostitute

A prostitute is someone who has sex with people for money.


prostitute

prostitute (canonical)
prostitutes (third-person singular)
prostituted (past)
prostituted (past participle)
prostituting (present participle)

If you prostitute (yourself), you take money to have sex with people.

I'm not desperate enough to prostitute myself yet.

If you prostitute another person, you force them to have sex with other people for money.

He was arrested for prostituting his own daughter.


prostitutes

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


prostitutes

The third-person singular form of prostitute.


theft

A theft is when someone steals something.

We were the victims of a theft last year.

Theft is on the rise in the city.


rape

Rape is when someone has sex with a person who does not want to have sex.

6 years ago my ex-boyfriend raped me, and I had to call the police.

A person who commits the crime of rape can be either male or female.

Rape is when a man has sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.


rape

rape (canonical)
rapes (third-person singular)
raped (past)
raped (past participle)
raping (present participle)

If a person rapes someone, he or she makes the other person have involuntary sex with him or her.


megatons

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


thieves

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


thieves

thieve (canonical)
thieves (third-person singular)
thieved (past)
thieved (past participle)
thieving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of thieve.


misdemeanor

A misdemeanor is a crime that is not serious.

Back in Michigan he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in a domestic violence case and was given probation.


felony

A felony is a serious crime; this is something a person can be put in prison for.

Somethings that might be called felonies are robbery, rape, murder, treason, threats, spousal abuse, child abuse, or sexually molesting a child.


felon

A felon is a person who has committed a felony or been convicted of a felony.


thieve

If you thieve, you rob something; you make a theft.


protector

A protector is someone that protects or guards something. This can be either because of a job, or as their own decision.

A protector is a device that is made to protect something.

A protector is someone who stops interference.


protectors

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


deci-

Deci- is a prefix meaning one tenth as much.

There are 10 decimeters in a meter.


dynamite

A type of explosive; dynamite is nitroglycerin mixed in special clay (dirt).

They used dynamite to blast the rock from the mountain.

Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel.

If something is dynamite is it is very exciting or dangerous.


dynamite

dynamite (canonical)
dynamites (third-person singular)
dynamited (past)
dynamited (past participle)
dynamiting (present participle)

That building was dynamited last week and as soon as the rubble is cleared they are going to begin rebuilding.


explosive

An explosive is a material that explodes and is used to make explosions.


explosive

explosive (positive)
more explosive (comparative)
most explosive (superlative)

If something is explosive, it can explode easily.

If something is explosive, it is become dangerous or bad easily.

If something is explosive, it is very exciting.


explosion

An explosion is when something explodes.

The explosion destroyed the building.


clay

Clay is a type of mud or dirt that can be made into bricks and pots.


mud

I slipped and fell in the mud.


nitroglycerin

Nitroglycerin is a type of explosive that is made by mixing nitric acid and glycerol.

Nitroglycerin is a medicine used by people with heart disease.


axis

An axis is the imaginary line that an object spins around. This is the middle of the circle of the turn, and at a right angle to it.

The Earth rotates once a day on its axis.

The second cervical vertebra of the spine.


centi-

Centi- is a prefix meaning one-hundredth (1/100ᵗʰ) as much.

There are 100 centimeters in a meter.


chemistry

Chemistry is the science that studies matter (material).

We studied acids in chemistry.

Chemistry is when someone likes, or is attracted to someone else, but does not know why.

We had perfect chemistry since we first met.

Something's chemistry is how it works in a chemical way.

My body chemistry may be different from yours.


crying

cry (canonical)
cries (third-person singular)
cried (past)
cried (past participle)
crying (present participle)


chemistries

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

Metals and non-metals have very different chemistries.


clays

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


explosions

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


right angle

A right angle is a 90 degree angle (π/2 radians). This is the type of angle in the corner of a square.


right angles

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


portrait

A portrait is a painting or picture of a person's head and shoulders.

The portrait of the former queen sold for several million dollars.

If you print something in the portrait setting, whatever is printed will have a shorter width and a larger height.


acute angle

An acute angle is an angle of less than 90 degrees (π/2 radians).


obtuse angle

An obtuse angle is an angle of more than 90 degrees (π/2 radians).


pi

Pi is a number that is found by dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. Pi is constant, it is always the same (close to 3.14159 , also accurate approx as tfrac 355 113, or rough approx as tfrac 22 7). It is usually written as "π"

The distance around a circle is twice the radius times pi; C = 2πr.


π


radian

We sometimes measure an angle using radians. All the way around a circle is 2π radians.


axes

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

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


axes

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


axes

axe (canonical)
ax (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)


axe

An axe is a tool made from a short blade on a long handle. Axes are often used to cut wood.


axe

axe (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)

If you axe something, you chop it with an axe.

If you axe something, you end or reduce it in a sudden or mean way.

The government announced its plans to axe public spending.

The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.

If you axe someone, you fire a person from their job.

He got axed in the last round of firings.


hulls

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


hulls

hull (canonical)
hulls (third-person singular)
hulled (past)
hulled (past participle)
hulling (present participle)


hulled

The past tense and past participle of hull.


camped

camp (canonical)
camps (third-person singular)
camped (past)
camped (past participle)
camping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of camp.


camping

Camping is the recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent.

Camping is a favorite summer activity.


tent

A tent is similar to a house or building that is made of cloth or skins.

We slept in a tent all week.


tent

tent (canonical)
tents (third-person singular)
tented (past)
tented (past participle)
tenting (present participle)


tents

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


web-site

A web-site is a place on the World Wide Web; if there are many pages to a web-site, they have the same URL and are usually part of the same server.

My favorite web-sites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com.


crawl

crawl (canonical)
crawls (third-person singular)
crawled (past)
crawled (past participle)
crawling (present participle)

The way an animal or baby might walk. If something crawls, it walks on four or more legs. For a person, this means using the hands and arms like legs.

I crawled through the tunnel.

Yesterday seemed so long, like time was crawling.

If your skin crawls. you feel bugs are crawling over your body. This is often a way of saying you are afraid or disturbed.

Just hearing about that makes my skin crawl.

If a place is crawling with something, that thing covers that place.

The club was crawling with people I'd like to meet.


crawl

A crawl is when something crawls on more than two legs.

If was a long crawl though the bushes.

If something is moving at a crawl, it is going slowly.

We were making progress, but only at a crawl.

The first stroke we learned in swimming class was the crawl.


imaginary

If something is imaginary, it is not real. It is only exists in a person's mind.

Characters in films and television are imaginary people.

If a number is imaginary, it is the square root of a negative number. Imaginary one is written as i.

/ɪˈmædʒɪˌnɛri/


exit

exit (canonical)
exits (third-person singular)
exited (past)
exited (past participle)
exiting (present participle)

If you exit you leave, you go to another place.

Please wait until the lights are on to exit the theater.


exit

An exit is a way out of a room or building. This usually means a door that people are expected to leave through.

Excuse me. Do you know where the exit is?

An exit is a small road that takes you off a highway. This is often used for a way off the interstate roads in the United States.

The store is just off exit 245.

He made a grand exit, bowing deeply before leaving the stage.


ax

ax (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)


good morning

A greeting you might use in the morning.

Good morning, I'm glad to see you.

/ˌgʊd ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/


goodnight

A greeting you might use in the evening, as if it were goodbye or bye.

I had a good time, but I need to go. Good night.


bye

A bye is a position given to a player in a tournament when the match the player is supposed to play has no opposers playing against the player that gives them a free win.


bye

Short for goodbye; you say bye when you leave a person or people.


goodbyes

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


migrations

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


politer

polite (positive)
politer (comparative)
politest (superlative)

The comparative form of polite; more polite.

Susie is politer than her sister Cindy.


politest

The superlative form of polite; most polite.

Susie is the politest child I have ever met.


good-morning


hire

hire (canonical)
hires (third-person singular)
hired (past)
hired (past participle)
hiring (present participle)

If someone hires you, they agree to give you a job and pay you money.

I was hired at Food City several years ago.

I heard the new factory was now hiring.


hire

We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.


hiss

A hiss is a sound often made by snakes or leaking air.

You can tell the cat is angry by its hissing.


hiss

hiss (canonical)
hisses (third-person singular)
hissed (past)
hissed (past participle)
hissing (present participle)

If something hisses, it makes a hissing sound.

The air hissed as it left the tire.


geology

Geology is the science that studies the earth. In geology you might learn about how mountains are made or how continents move. This is sometimes used for similar things on other planets.

Geology is not required for most students.

The geologies of different types of mountains tell why they look different.

The geology of Mars is different from that of Earth because Mars does not have a liquid center.

/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/


geography

Geography is how a place is on a map. It is about where things like rivers, mountains, cities, and countries are.

I know the geography of the area because I once lived there.

Our geography was pretty easy.


good-looking

better-looking (comparative)
best-looking (superlative)
good-looking (positive)
more good-looking (comparative)
most good-looking (superlative)

If someone or something is good-looking, it is looks attractive.

That was a good-looking car you had.

I'd sure like to meet a good-looking girl who was single.

I'm afraid I'm not very good-looking.


goldfish

goldfish
goldfish or goldfishes (plural)

A goldfish is a type of small fish that is orange, or orange and white.

My pet goldfish died soon after I got it.

A goldfish is a type of carp.

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


gardener

A gardener is a person who works in a garden to care for plants. This could also be someone who takes care of a yard that has many plants.

The gardener planted several trees, watered the flowers, and trimmed the bushes.

/ˈɡɑːd.n̩.ə/


glacier

A glacier is similar to a mountain or river made of ice.


sailor

A sailor is a person who works on a ship.


volt

A volt is the unit used to measure electric potential and electromotive force (voltage).

This needs a 9 volt battery to work.

The socket has 110 volts.


electromotive force

Electromotive force is what pushes electricity through something (such as a wire). It creates electric current and is measured in volts.


voltage

Voltage is an amount of electromotive force; a number of volts.


media studies

Media studies is a academic discipline. It deals with the content, history and effects of mass media, especially newspapers, radio, television and the internet.

He is a professor of media studies.


afterthought

An afterthought is something that is thought about after an act; it was not thought of originally.

She packed her sandals only as an afterthought, but she was glad she did.


seaman

A seaman is someone who works at sea, or on a boat.

The seaman sailed from coast to coast.

A seaman is the lowest rank in the United States navy.


beds

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


beds

bed (canonical)
beds (third-person singular)
bedded (past)
bedded (past participle)
bedding (present participle)


bedded

The past tense and past participle of bed.


dialogues

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


equestrian

Related to horseback riding or horseback riders.

She will compete in a horse show to test her equestrian skills.

The equestrian soldiers rode down the hill into the battle.

Showing a person sitting on the back of a horse.

Children like to play among the metal legs of the equestrian statue in the park.


equestrian

The equestrian brushed his horse before the race.


capillary

A tiny tube in the body that blood travels through. It connects the end of an artery to the beginning of a vein.

Blood cells have to go through each tiny capillary one by one.


capillary

The capillary cracks in the old plate of glass made me think that it would break if I touched it.

The body's capillary system must reach every cell.


boycott

boycott (canonical)
boycotts (third-person singular)
boycotted (past)
boycotted (past participle)
boycotting (present participle)

If you boycott something, then you stop using a product or buying from a store on purpose. People mainly boycott as a form of protest.

When the newspapers reported that a major clothing company had used child labor, many people boycotted the company.


boycott

A boycott is when people stop using a product or stop buying from a store on purpose. Boycotting is a form of protest to prove a point and avoid buying things from companies that have done wrong.

The boycott against fruit grown in foreign countries lasted two months.

Martin Luther King Jr. led a boycott against the Montgomery buses because the bus drivers gave priority seats to white people. So, instead of taking the bus, African Americans walked so the bus company would sell fewer tickets and lose money.


manganese

Manganese is a hard, fragile, gray metal that is an element on the periodic table with an atomic number of 25 and the symbol Mn. It is added to steel to make it stronger.

/ˈmæŋɡəniːz/

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harvestman

A person who works in the fields to bring in the ripe crops.

When the corn was ripe, the farmer hired extra harvestmen to help bring in the crop.

An arachnid from the order Opiliones that has very long, thin legs.


simplify

simplify (canonical)
simplifies (third-person singular)
simplified (past)
simplified (past participle)
simplifying (present participle)

If you simplify something, you make it easier; you make it less complex.


blond

A blond is a person with blond colored hair.


blond

blond (positive)
blonder (comparative)
blondest (superlative)

If something is blond, it is pale golden brown in color.

He had blond hair.


blonde

A blonde is someone who has fair (light colored) skin and hair and is usually a woman.

Blonde is a light yellowish brown color.


blonde

If hair is blonde, it is a color lighter than brown and not red. It may be yellow, golden, or almost white.

If you are blonde, you have blonde hair.

Blonde has been used to name other things the are a lighter color than usual.

We made blonde brownies yesterday.


hero

A hero is a person who is very brave and does great things. The hero may be real or not real, and often defeats dangerous enemies of the people.

The hero Hercules was said to have killed the nine head snake called "hydra."

I'm sorry your son died in battle, but he died a hero.

Your hero is a person you greatly admire. This may also be someone you want to be similar to.

Leonardo DaVinci used to be my hero.

Your hero is someone who saves or defends you.

"Oh, my hero!" she said to her rescuer.

A hero is the main character in a story or film (movie).

A female hero is a heroine.

A good person with special powers; a superhero.


blondie

A nickname for a blond person, usually this is a blond woman or girl.

My name is Jenny, but most people just call me Blondie.

Hey, blondie, how are you.


nickname

A nickname is something people call you that is not your real name. This is often something your friends call you for fun, or that you call yourself.

My name is James, but my friends call my Ferret -- that's my nickname.

The name "Jenny" started as a nickname for "Jennifer."


nickname

nickname (canonical)
nicknames (third-person singular)
nicknamed (past)
nicknamed (past participle)
nicknaming (present participle)

If you nickname something, you give it a nickname.

My boyfriend Charles is nicknamed Frosty because he loves winter.


comic strip

A comic strip is a short story written with pictures, often in newspapers and often meant to be funny.


heroic

heroic (positive)
more heroic (comparative)
most heroic (superlative)

If something you do is heroic is like something a hero would do; it is very brave or difficult to do.

To win while wounded was truly heroic.

Though his efforts were heroic, his failure could not be avoided.

If you are heroic you are a hero or like a hero; you do heroic things.

The soldiers who fought in World War II were heroic men.

If story or poem is heroic, it is about a hero or heroes doing great things.

"Beowulf" is the best known heroic epic of early British literature.

If a society is heroic it is at a stage where stories of great heroes are common and wars are won by single heroic warriors. This is often a society with tribes or technology is bronze age or iron age.

Comparisons have been made between the heroic societies of ancient Greece and modern heroic societies such as the Zulu.

A heroic age is a time when great heroes were said to have lived. This is often early in history.

Homer's heroic age was hundreds of years before Homer live, around 1000 B.C.E.


heroism

Heroism is the act of doing something heroic.

They showed true heroism by risking their lives to save us.

Heroism is the quality of being heroic; if you have heroism you are a hero (or are similar to a hero).

The heroism of firemen, who run into burning buildings for people they don't know, is inspiring.

/ˈhɛrəʊɪzəm/


superhero

A superhero is a good person who has special powers and does heroic things.

There have been many movies about superheroes in recent years.

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sandwich

A sandwich is meat or other food between two pieces of bread.


sandwich

sandwich (canonical)
sandwiches (third-person singular)
sandwiched (past)
sandwiched (past participle)
sandwiching (present participle)

To put one thing between two other things.


submarine sandwich

submarine sandwich
submarine sandwiches (plural)

A submarine sandwich is a long sandwich, shaped like a submarine.


sub

sub (canonical)
subs (third-person singular)
subbed (past)
subbed (past participle)
subbing (present participle)

I subbed for an injured player during last night's game.

To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.

Now that I've retired from my full-time teaching job, I'll do some subbing from time to time to keep busy and earn a little extra money.

Ms. Smith subs for Mr. Jones' math class when he's sick.

To replace (a player) with a substitute.

He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.


basement

A basement is part of a house or building that is under the ground.

After work I like to come home and relax in my basement.


super

If something is super it is better than average, better than usual.


super

We asked the super to fix our window last week but he still hasn't done it.

Short for supervisor; a manager or boss.

We were just talking to the super about the problem.


super

You say super! if you are very happy or excited about something.

You got the prize, super!


unsung hero

An unsung hero is a person who does heroic things, but that not many people know about.

I'd like to salute all the unsung heroes who made a difference but never became famous.


comic

A comic is a person whose job is telling jokes or trying to be funny.


villain

A villain is a very bad person, often a criminal.

A villain is the enemy of the main character in a story.


builder

A builder is a person who builds things. This is most often a person who makes houses or buildings.


burner

A burner is something that fire comes from. A burner uses fuel (such as propane) and is often found on old stoves.

A burner is the thing on a stove that makes heat, even if it is electric.

Take the kettle off the burner please.


bark

The outside part of a tree; the skin of the tree.

I made the tea from sassafras bark.

I heard a bark and turned to see the dog.


bark

bark (canonical)
barks (third-person singular)
barked (past)
barked (past participle)
barking (present participle)

When an animal barks it makes a loud, sharp sound.

I couldn't sleep because the dog was barking all night!

He barked out orders, one after another.


beard

A beard is hair that grows on a man's face.

After living in the woods for three months, Tom had grown a big, bushy beard

Hair on the face of some animals, such as a goat's beard.

A woman who goes on a date with a gay male so that others will think that he is heterosexual.


blackberry

A blackberry is a type of black fruit that grows on vines that have thorns.

The blackberries have a great taste.


thorn

A thorn is a sharp thing on part of a plant.

A letter used in Old English and some other languages, but not used in English today. Thorn is written as "Þ."


vine

A vine is a long, thin plant. Vines might grow along the ground, or up things such as walls or trees.

If something is "of the vine" it is made from grapes.


grape

A grape is a type of fruit that grows on a vine and is often used to make wine.

A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of grapes.


alcoholic

alcoholic (positive)
more alcoholic (comparative)
most alcoholic (superlative)

If something is alcoholic, it contains alcohol.

This wine is very alcoholic.


alcoholic

An alcoholic is a person who drinks too much alcohol and cannot keep from drinking alcohol; someone who is addicted to alcohol.

The alcoholic was caught driving dangerously on the road several times.


Old English

Old English is the language in England from 1500 to 1000 years ago. No one uses this language anymore, but people study it for history and linguistics.

Old English is any English that does not sound like how we talk now. This is often used for Early Modern English (the way people talked 500 to 350 years ago).


Middle English

Middle English is the language in England from 900 to 500 years ago. No one uses this language anymore, but people study it for history and linguistics.


Modern English

Modern English is the language in England from 500 years ago until now. The English we use now is a type of Modern English.


comedian

A comedian is someone who makes people laugh by telling funny stories.


comical

comical (positive)
more comical (comparative)
most comical (superlative)

If something is comical it is funny, it makes you laugh.


superior

superior (positive)
more superior (comparative)
most superior (superlative)

If x is superior to y, x is better than y.

If x is superior to y, x is above y in the body. (This might not be true if the person or animal is not standing.)


superior

"Always listen to your superiors."

The senior person in a monastic community.


Early Modern English

A type of Modern English that was used from 500 to 350 years ago. This is still different from the English we use now.

"Thee," "thou," and "ye" were ways to say "you" in Early Modern English.


Elizabethan English

The way people in England talked when Elizabeth I was queen of England.

"Thee," "thou," and "ye" were ways to say "you" in Elizabethan English.

/əˌlɪzəˈbiːθən ˈiːŋglɪʃ/


antihero

An antihero is a bad person who is the principal (main) character in a story. A bad or evil hero.

/ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.rəʊ/


anti

I'm anti the idea of moving the couch there. I think that's a horrible place for it.


psycho

psycho (positive)
more psycho (comparative)
most psycho (superlative)

Short for psychotic; not able to tell what is real or not.

He is totally psycho and thinks he is Jesus.

/ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/


psycho

A psycho is a person who acts in a strange and often dangerous way.

That psycho has been stalking me all year. I'm afraid he might do something to me any time.

/ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/


psychotic

psychotic (positive)
more psychotic (comparative)
most psychotic (superlative)

Having psychosis. If you are psychotic you do not know what is real and what is imaginary because of mental illness.

/ˈsɑɪˌkɑtɪk/


good looking

good looking (positive)
more good looking (comparative)
most good looking (superlative)

Good looking is another way of spelling good-looking.


psychosis

Psychosis is mental illness that causes imaginary things to seem real. These imaginary things could be delusions (false ideas) or hallucinations (things you might see or hear that are not real).

His psychosis led him think I had stolen his stomach and hidden it.

Schizophrenia is a severe form of psychosis.


psychoses

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

Our clinic treats many psychoses, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.


auntie

A fun word for aunt, most often used by children or when talking to children.

Go see auntie Janice.


ante

An ante is something you agree to risk before you know what will happen.

The dealer asked the gamblers, "What's the ante."

I seemed to have upped the ante on Wiktionary when said I knew how to write IPA symbols.


ante

ante (canonical)
antes (third-person singular)
anted (past)
anted (past participle)
anteing (present participle)

To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.


grief

After she died the grief almost killed me.

If someone gives you grief that person causes problems for you or annoys you.


duster

A duster is something that removes dust, usually a cloth.

A duster is a person who dusts something.

The homeowner became the duster when she starting dusting.

A duster is a baseball pitch intentional to hit a batter.


dusters

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


uses

use (canonical)
uses (third-person singular)
used (past)
used (past participle)
using (present participle)


uses

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


script

Russian language uses Greek script fonts.

The script was developed by a famous screenwriter.

A way of writing in which all of the letters in the same word are connected; cursive.


rhotic

rhotic (positive)
more rhotic (comparative)
most rhotic (superlative)

If a sound in a word is rhotic, it has the sound the letter r makes in most American, Canadian, and Irish ways of talking.

If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is rhotic, it uses this sound after a vowel: often used in dividing English accents into the rhotic and the non-rhotic. (Note that all accents of English pronounce the rhotic sound if "r" or "rh" is immediately followed by a vowel – which means it is always pronounced at the start of a word.)


non-rhotic

If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is non-rhotic, it only pronounces the rhotic sound for the letter R when it is before a vowel (more precisely, the rhotic sound is pronounced if "r" or "rh" is immediately followed by a vowel – which also means it is always pronounced at the start of a word). Most British accents in England and Wales are non-rhotic (with the notable exception of West-Country accents), as are all Australian accents and most accents of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine in New England, United States.


dialect

A dialect is a version of a language. People who speak different dialects might sound different or word meanings might be a little different. People speaking different dialects talk similar enough that they can understand each other. (If people cannot understand each other, they speak different languages, not different dialects.)

The dialect of the southern United States is quite different from that of the North.


frogs

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


sites

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


sites

site (canonical)
sites (third-person singular)
sited (past)
sited (past participle)
siting (present participle)


sited

The past tense and past participle of site.


sneezes

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


sneezes

sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sneeze.


sneezed

The past tense and past participle of sneeze.


polyglot

A polyglot is a person who knows or can talk in many different languages.

A polyglot is something that is made up out of more than one language.


polyglots

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


gradual

gradual (positive)
more gradual (comparative)
most gradual (superlative)

Something that is done in steps or in small degrees, something that happens slowly.

The slope of the hill was very gradual.


badly

badly (positive)
more badly (comparative)
most badly (superlative)


janitor

A janitor is a person who is responsible for cleaning a building.


janitors

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


diskette

A diskette is a small disk that is used to store information.


diskettes

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


moods

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


hyperpolyglot

A hyperpolyglot is a person who can speak or talk in very many different languages.


hyperpolyglots

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


sauces

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


height

The distance of something from the bottom of it to the top; how tall something is.


heights

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


conventions

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


customs

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

The Ancient Egyptian culture had many unique and interesting beliefs and customs.

The taxes on things brought into or taken out of a country.

We had to pay customs of £200 on all the wine we brought back from France.

The government department that collects the taxes on things brought into a country.

We got pulled over by customs on our way back from France – we only had 200 bottles of wine – it was so unfair.


irregular

irregular (positive)
more irregular (comparative)
most irregular (superlative)

Something that is not standard or regular.


enemies

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


Mexico

Mexico is a country in North America. It is south of the USA.


airline

An airline is a company that carries people and goods by means of airplanes.


airlines

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


days

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

There are many days in the year.


founded

found (canonical)
founds (third-person singular)
founded (past)
founded (past participle)
founding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of found.


tower

A tower is a tall building or structure.


tower

tower (canonical)
towers (third-person singular)
towered (past)
towered (past participle)
towering (present participle)

To tower is to be much taller than something.

The basketball players towered over their fans.


towers

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


towers

The third-person singular form of tower.


blackberries

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


withdrawn

withdrawn (positive)
more withdrawn (comparative)
most withdrawn (superlative)

People who are withdrawn keeps to themselves and do not seek out or even welcome contact with others.

After his parents died, he just became completely withdrawn.


withdrawn

withdraw (canonical)
withdraws (third-person singular)
withdrew (past)
withdrawn (past participle)
withdrawing (present participle)


whips

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


whips

whip (canonical)
whips (third-person singular)
whipped (past)
whipped (past participle)
whipping (present participle)


catalysts

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


accesses

access (canonical)
accesses (third-person singular)
accessed (past)
accessed (past participle)
accessing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of access.


accesses

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


inaccessible

inaccessible (positive)
more inaccessible (comparative)
most inaccessible (superlative)

If something is inaccessible, it can’t be reached or accessed.


adopted

adopt (canonical)
adopts (third-person singular)
adopted (past)
adopted (past participle)
adopting (present participle)


unafraid

If you are unafraid of something, then you do not fear or are not afraid of it.

She's unafraid of hard work.


bakers

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


bakery

A bakery is a place where bread and similar kinds of food are baked and sold.


bakeries

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


bathrooms

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


batteries

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


beans

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


bells

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


bones

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


bones

bone (canonical)
bones (third-person singular)
boned (past)
boned (past participle)
boning (present participle)


brains

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


branches

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


branches

branch (canonical)
branches (third-person singular)
branched (past)
branched (past participle)
branching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of branch.


breakfasts

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


bricks

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


capitals

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


cells

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


chuck

chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

Ouch! Why'd you throw the ball so hard? You didn't have to chuck it at me!

If you chuck something, you throw it away.

The fruit has gone bad, I'm going to chuck it.


chuck

Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.


circles

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


circles

circle (canonical)
circles (third-person singular)
circled (past)
circled (past participle)
circling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of circle.


clouds

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


clouds

cloud (canonical)
clouds (third-person singular)
clouded (past)
clouded (past participle)
clouding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cloud.


clues

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


clues

clue (canonical)
clues (third-person singular)
clued (past)
clued (past participle)
cluing (present participle)


coasts

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


coasts

coast (canonical)
coasts (third-person singular)
coasted (past)
coasted (past participle)
coasting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of coast.


voices

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


voices

voice (canonical)
voices (third-person singular)
voiced (past)
voiced (past participle)
voicing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of voice.


western

western (positive)
more western (comparative)
most western (superlative)

A western place is in or from the west of the place.

Alberta is in Western Canada.

A western idea or practice comes from Europe and/or North America.

It's hard to explain fully why Western culture has been so successful.


western

A movie set in the historic American West.


wheels

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


wheels

wheel (canonical)
wheels (third-person singular)
wheeled (past)
wheeled (past participle)
wheeling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wheel.


hyena

A hyena is an animal that looks like a dog. It lives in Africa and Asia.


hyenas

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


thermometer

A thermometer is an instrument that is used to find the temperature of something.


thermometers

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


salad

A salad is a food that is made of uncooked vegetables. It is often served with a dressing or vinegar.


salads

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


string

A string is a long, thin and flexible cord that is used for tying.

A string is something that is long and can be bent.

There are 4 strings on a violin.

A string is a group of things positioned or stuck together in a line.

My dog tried to grab one sausage with his mouth, but he took the whole string of sausages.

A string is a set of events that happen one after the other.

She remembered her past string of successes and felt happy.

A string is a group of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. (characters) that is stored in a computer's memory. The characters can repeat and they are placed together in some order.

A string is a musical instrument that makes sounds from strings.

A string is an infinitely thin object that is 10⁻³⁵ meters long. A part of physics called string theory claims that strings are subatomic particles (they are the smallest bits of atoms) and physical states affect the way they move repeatedly (they vibrate).

In billiards and other similar cue sports, a string is one of the imaginary lines that divide a table. Each string joins two diamonds (points) that are marked in two opposite rails (edges) of the table. Strings may or may not be marked in the table.

The long string connects the two diamonds at the center of the two short rails, so it divides the table in two.

A string is some thin part of a plant that looks like a thread (a plant fiber).

A string is a cord in a body of an animal, like a nerve or tendon.


string

string (canonical)
strings (third-person singular)
strung (past)
strung (past participle)
stringing (present participle)

To string something is to put it on a string or line.

The beads can be strung to make a necklace.

To string something is to put strings on it.

I help my father string tennis rackets so he can sell them.

To string something is to tie or hang it.

They strung many small bells in the trees.

To string is to form into a string, like when a substance stretches or when a group of people form a line.

In billiards and other similar cue sports, when two players string, they each shoot a ball to the opposite end of the table. The balls then hit the opposite edge (or "rail") and go back to the starting one. The player with the ball that is the nearest to the starting rail makes the first move in the game.


strings

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

As a group, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.

It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached.


strings

The third-person singular form of string.


intervals

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


frequencies

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


teas

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


speeches

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


graces

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


graces

grace (canonical)
graces (third-person singular)
graced (past)
graced (past participle)
gracing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grace.


flames

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


flames

flame (canonical)
flames (third-person singular)
flamed (past)
flamed (past participle)
flaming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flame.


insteps

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


geologies

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


guides

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


guides

guide (canonical)
guides (third-person singular)
guided (past)
guided (past participle)
guiding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of guide.


banks

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


banks

bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)


trips

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


trips

trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)


rushes

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


rushes

rush (canonical)
rushes (third-person singular)
rushed (past)
rushed (past participle)
rushing (present participle)


mediums

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


composers

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


jewelers

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


labours

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


labours

labour (canonical)
labours (third-person singular)
laboured (past)
laboured (past participle)
labouring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of labour.


rewards

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


rewards

reward (canonical)
rewards (third-person singular)
rewarded (past)
rewarded (past participle)
rewarding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reward.


buds

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


buds

bud (canonical)
buds (third-person singular)
budded (past)
budded (past participle)
budding (present participle)


fans

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


fans

fan (canonical)
fans (third-person singular)
fanned (past)
fanned (past participle)
fanning (present participle)


autumns

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


stealing

steal (canonical)
steals (third-person singular)
stole (past)
stolen (past participle)
stealing (present participle)


serpents

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


phases

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


phases

phase (canonical)
phases (third-person singular)
phased (past)
phased (past participle)
phasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of phase.


trends

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


trends

trend (canonical)
trends (third-person singular)
trended (past)
trended (past participle)
trending (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trend.


loudspeakers

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


beast

It isn't fit for man nor beast out there.

There was a terrible beast in the movie.

If something is a beast it is very difficult or unpleasant.

Yes, this language is a beast.

If something is a beast it is very big or powerful.

The truck he drove was huge, a real beast.

If a person is a beast, they are wild, violent or uncivilized.

How dare you touch me like that! You beast!


beast

beast (canonical)
beasts (third-person singular)
beasted (past)
beasted (past participle)
beasting (present participle)

If someone beasts they make others do hard exercises, either as training or as punishment.


beasts

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


beasts

The third-person singular form of beast.


bestial

bestial (positive)
more bestial (comparative)
most bestial (superlative)

If something is bestial, it is similar to an beast (or might be a beast).

In the game Heretic, players shoot undead warriors and bestial horrors.

If something is bestial, it is typical of a beast.

I'm tired of your bestial behavior. You need to start acting like a human being!


bestiality

The quality of being bestial. This most often means behaving (acting) like a wild animal.

/ˈbɛsʧəlˌlɪtɪ/


funnies

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

The funnies are the comic strips in a newspaper.


barrel

A barrel is the amount of something that is in a full barrel, or that would fit in the barrel. For example, a barrel of water or a barrel of beer.

The barrel of a gun is the part the bullet goes through.

The barrel of a clarinet is the part you connect the mouth piece.

The barrel of a horse or pony is its ribs.

A barrel is a solid metal tube that may be part of some machines.


barrel

barrel (canonical)
barrels (third-person singular)
barrelled (past)
barrelled (past participle)
barrelling (present participle)


bankrupt

bankrupt (positive)
more bankrupt (comparative)
most bankrupt (superlative)

If you are bankrupt you have declared bankruptcy (protection by law from debt you cannot pay).

I don't have to pay now because I am bankrupt.

I have been bankrupt all summer.

If you are bankrupt of something, you do not have that thing. For example, someone who is "morally bankrupt" has no morals.

We can't survive if our country becomes morally bankrupt.


bankrupt

bankrupt (canonical)
bankrupts (third-person singular)
bankrupted (past)
bankrupted (past participle)
bankrupting (present participle)

If you bankrupt someone, you make them bankrupt.


gap

A gap is a difference in the level of two groups.

The money is to help bridge the gap between rich schools and poor schools.

The gender gap in education is widening; fewer girls are going to school.

The plan should narrow the growing gap between what students know and what businesses want.

The company has closed the wage gap by raising women's salaries.

A gap is a small space or a short time between two things.

Watch the gap between the platform and the train.

There was a two-hour gap between when he arrived and the meeting time.

Josh is one student who fell through the gaps and never learned to read.

A gap is missing space, time, information, etc.

We don't know exactly what happened, but the new information will help us fill in some gaps in the story.

There are still some gaps in the budget, but most things have been paid for.


gaps

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


barrels

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


barrels

The third-person singular form of barrel.


fonts

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


font

A set of signs that have the same typeface (e.g., Helvetica), style (e.g., italic), and weight (e.g., bold).

Examples of different fonts:


garage

A garage is building that you keep cars in.

They lived in a large country house with a two-car garage.

Hotel guests have free access to the underground parking garage.

Here people leave their car windows open, their garage doors up, and their kids' bikes lying on grass.

The guy at the garage said it would take three days to fix the car.


garages

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


dialects

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


gather

gather (canonical)
gathers (third-person singular)
gathered (past)
gathered (past participle)
gathering (present participle)

If people or things gather, they come together.

A crowd of several hundred gathered outside the police station.

We gathered thousands of signatures to end the war.

The amount of data that scientists are gathering on the brain is similarly increasing every year.

I gathered my courage, walked into the room, and closed the door behind me.

Let us read for ourselves all the information that they gathered.

If you gather something, you've heard or read it, or you have reason to believe it, but you don't know.

This trip was a kept secret, I gather , until yesterday.

I gather that he does not entirely trust her.

I gather you're currently writing a book.

If something gathers speed, it continues to get faster.

The train pulled ahead , gathering speed as it moved away.

If something is gathering dust, it is not being used.

Remember that wheelchair? It was gathering dust in the garage.


gear

Gear is clothing and other equipment, especially in sports.

Hurry up and get your gear on. The game's about to start.

Gears are wheels that turn and drive other wheels at different speeds.

One of the gears from the motor had got stuck and wouldn't turn.

A gear in a machine, especially a car or bicycle, is a particular combinations of gears.

singular often used without a determiner

He put the car into gear and drove off.

This bike has 24 gears, but I only use three.

Shifting into fourth gear, she pushed the car over 100 km/h.

A gear is a speed or level that you do something at.

Everyone was working at high gear to finish before the deadline.


delegated

delegate (canonical)
delegates (third-person singular)
delegated (past)
delegated (past participle)
delegating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of delegate.


moving

move (canonical)
moves (third-person singular)
moved (past)
moved (past participle)
moving (present participle)


learned

learn (canonical)
learns (third-person singular)
learned (past)
learned (past participle)
learning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of learn.


learned

learned (positive)
more learned (comparative)
most learned (superlative)

If you are learned, then you are highly educated.


calculation

A calculation is the answer you get after calculating.

Your calculation is wrong.


calculations

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


eyes

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

Your eyes are the part of your head which you see with.


eyes

eying (present participle)
eye (canonical)
eyes (third-person singular)
eyed (past)
eyed (past participle)
eyeing (present participle)


pretends

pretend (canonical)
pretends (third-person singular)
pretended (past)
pretended (past participle)
pretending (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pretend.


pretended

The past tense and past participle of pretend.


glad

glad (positive)
gladder (comparative)
gladdest (superlative)

If you are glad about something, you are happy about it.

I'm glad to hear you're feeling better.

I'm glad that I lived long enough to see it.

If you are glad to do something, you will do it happily.

"Can you get this door for me?" "Sure, I'd be glad to."


dreams

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


dreams

dreamed (past)
dreamed (past participle)
dream (canonical)
dreams (third-person singular)
dreamt (past)
dreamt (past participle)
dreaming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dream.


strawberry blond

If hair is strawberry blond it is light red, or a color between red and blond.

If you are strawberry blond you have this color hair.


strawberry

A strawberry is a red, triangle-shaped fruit.

A strawberry is a small plant that grows close to the ground and makes these berries.

Strawberry is a type of red similar to the color of this fruit.


pits

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

I took the pits out of my peach.

She was careful not to fall into any of the pits.


pits

pit (canonical)
pits (third-person singular)
pitted (past)
pitted (past participle)
pitting (present participle)


peach

You need to take the pit out of that peach.

A peach is a light yellowish pink color that is similar to a peach.


peaches

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

Peaches are my favorite fruit.


Simple English

Simple English is a form of English that uses common words that most people know and does not use complex sentences.

English that is easy for most people to understand.


hatchbacks

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


strawberries

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


fire engine

A fire engine is a truck that firemen use to help put out fires.

The fire engine is red.


truck

A truck is a vehicle that is often used to carry or pull big loads.


truck

truck (canonical)
trucks (third-person singular)
trucked (past)
trucked (past participle)
trucking (present participle)

If you truck something, you send it somewhere on a truck

If you are trucking you are driving a truck. This usually means driving a big truck for a long way, and as a job.

If you are trucking you are going somewhere and are moving fast.


firetruck

A firetruck is a truck that firemen use to help put out fires.

The firetruck went quickly through the streets.


grab

grab (canonical)
grabs (third-person singular)
grabbed (past)
grabbed (past participle)
grabbing (present participle)

If you grab something, you quickly reach out and take it in your hand.

A strong hand grabbed her arm and pulled her backward.

I stood up quickly and grabbed my purse from the back of the chair.

He grabbed a handful of nuts from the bowl.

If something grabs the headlines, it suddenly becomes a major news story.

Scientists at the school grabbed headlines last week with their discovery of a new kind of fat.


grab

If you make a grab for something, you try to get it.

I made a grab for his hand and the knife flew out the door.

With the weak government, observers believe that the military might make a grab for power.


sub-

Subsonic flight is slower than the speed of sound.

A subground part of a house is called a basement.

Something that is substandard has poor quality.


super-

This means above, more than, or better (more good) than.

Supersonic flight is fast than the speed of sound.

He actually seems to think he is superhuman!

The superscript is higher than other letter, the subscript is lower.


burners

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


stoves

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


stove

A stove is a machine that is used to heat a room.

A stove is a machine you can cook food on.


comedians

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


homework

Homework is practice or study that you are supposed to do outside class.

Here is a fun and simple activity to do as a classroom or homework assignment.

75% of our students in grades 6-11 are using the Internet to complete their homework.

Dad, could you help me with my homework?

You have to do your homework before you can watch TV.

If you do homework on/about a topic, you find information about it.

We didn't do enough homework before buying the car, and it was a big mistake.

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/


milder

mild (positive)
milder (comparative)
mildest (superlative)

The comparative form of mild; more mild.


mildest

The superlative form of mild; most mild.


superlatives

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


trucks

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


trucks

The third-person singular form of truck.


almond

An almond is the nut which comes from the almond tree.

The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell.

The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.


almonds

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


horrible

horrible (positive)
more horrible (comparative)
most horrible (superlative)

If something is horrible, it is very bad.

The killing of this woman was a horrible, horrible crime.

Yesterday was horrible, just horrible.

My God, these things are horrible. I can't believe they happened.

They only had a no food or water and they feared a slow and horrible death.


radicals

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


tours

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


tours

tour (canonical)
tours (third-person singular)
toured (past)
toured (past participle)
touring (present participle)


toured

The past tense and past participle of tour.


going

go (canonical)
goes (third-person singular)
went (past)
gone (past participle)
going (present participle)

I am going to the beach this weekend.


going

The condition of the ground for walking or driving.

The going was very difficult over the ice.

Conditions for advancing or progressing in any way.

The going is often difficult for an immigrant in a new country.


going

If something is going on a time, an age, or a period of time, it is almost that time.

Look, it's going on supper-time, so let's set this aside for now.

I've been at this company for going on thirty years.

I'm twelve going on thirteen.

When going is followed by forward (or ahead), it means from now on.

Going forward, we will send monthly reports.

The team will use the new method, going forward.

When going is followed by back, it means in the past.

Going back 20 years, there was a lot more pollution.


going to

If you are going to do something, you plan to do it.

I'm going to go to the toilet.

Tonight, we are going to talk about this interesting problem.

Aren't you going to answer the phone?

Where is he going to get the money?

If you say something is going to happen, you think it is very likely to happen.

Is it going to rain tomorrow?

It's going to be very difficult to win the game.

Don't worry! Nothing bad is going to happen.

I want to start, but it's not going to happen this year.


raven

A kind of large black bird which is part of the genus Corvus.

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raven

raven (canonical)
ravens (third-person singular)
ravened (past)
ravened (past participle)
ravening (present participle)

Raven is when a person or people party wildly.


ravens

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


anti-hero

Anti-hero is another way of spelling antihero.


psycho-

If something is psycho- it is about the mind or psychology.

He has psychosomatic symptoms, even though his body is healthy.

If something is psycho- it is about the soul.

/ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/


ante-

This means before what is named by the rest of the word.

The time before the U.S. civil war is often called the antebellum era. (Note: "bellum" means war in Latin.)


good grief

You can say "good grief!" if you are surprised or unhappy about something.

You did what?!? Good grief, are you crazy?!?


panic

Panic is a very strong and overwhelming fear which dominates thinking.

When he yelled "fire!" a panic went through the crowd and suddenly people were yelling and pushing to get out.


panic

panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

I'm panicking about the test tomorrow. It's half of our final grade and I haven't even started studying yet.

Don't panic. If everyone stays calm, no one will get hurt.


ideal

ideal (positive)
more ideal (comparative)
most ideal (superlative)

If something is ideal, it is as good as you can imagine.

You can lose weight safely, and maintain your ideal weight forever.

The sun was low in the sky and the conditions were ideal for taking photographs.

It's not an ideal solution, but it's better than nothing.

Metal roofs are ideal for catching rainwater.

If something is ideal, it is perfect or flawless; it does not have anything wrong with it.


ideal

An ideal is a perfect example of something.

When he looked at her, he saw the feminine ideal.


ignorant

ignorant (positive)
more ignorant (comparative)
most ignorant (superlative)

If you are ignorant, you don't know many things that you should know.

They always made her feel like some kind of ignorant fool.

If you are ignorant of something, you don't know about it.

The doctors kept her ignorant of the true nature of her disease.

They're not criminals, just now to the country and ignorant of American laws.

These children with no parents grow up ignorant about their own history, about their own birth.

If an idea, a book, a comment, etc. is ignorant, it is rude or incorrect because it ignores the facts.

Did you really think his ignorant comments were so funny?


solids

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


flowered

flower (canonical)
flowers (third-person singular)
flowered (past)
flowered (past participle)
flowering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flower.


ideals

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

Your ideals are the basic ideas that you think are good and true.

This country is built on the ideals of freedom, and hard work.


immediate

immediate (positive)
more immediate (comparative)
most immediate (superlative)

If something is immediate, it happens right away, without waiting.

They are asking for an immediate withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.

Immediate feedback from an online quiz was available for each lesson.

When I saw it, my immediate reaction was, "this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard."

When he joined the team, the impact was immediate.

An immediate danger, problem, etc. is one that exists and needs attention now.

I did not harm anyone, put anyone in immediate danger.

The immediate threat is from foreign fighters who are already here.

If something is immediate, it is close or near.

At this age, babies begin to notice things in their immediate environment.

She refused to speak to anyone including friends and immediate family.

I don't think we'll be building any more smart cars in the immediate future.


spoons

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

Spoons is a card game played by children.


spoons

spoon (canonical)
spoons (third-person singular)
spooned (past)
spooned (past participle)
spooning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spoon.


internet

The Internet, the largest worldwide internet.

Wireless Internet connection is available throughout the hotel.

An internet is any set of computer networks; an intranet.


prescription

A written order, as by a physician, to tell which medicine to take and how many doses of it is needed.

I got a prescription from my ear doctor for my medicine.


prescriptions

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


implicate

implicate (canonical)
implicates (third-person singular)
implicated (past)
implicated (past participle)
implicating (present participle)

If x is implicated in y, x is connected to y and may be its cause.

He's been implicated in the loss of the money.

There just isn't enough evidence implicating any of the four men in her murder.


impress

impress (canonical)
impresses (third-person singular)
impressed (past)
impressed (past participle)
impressing (present participle)

If you impress someone, you make them think good things about you.

I'm really impressed by him, particularly his speaking style.

The photograph had impressed her so deeply that she started taking photography lessons.

If you impress something on someone, you stress how important it is.

The problems impressed upon me the wisdom of getting expert advice before starting any project.

If you impress some marks into something, you make the marks by pushing on it.

Scientists found objects that make interesting marks when impressed into the surface of the wet earth.


incredible

incredible (positive)
more incredible (comparative)
most incredible (superlative)

If something is incredible, it's very good, often better than you can believe.

We're here at the new store, and it's an incredible thing. Incredible. I'm so excited about it.

He said he couldn't wait to read all the incredible stories I had to tell.

This is just such an incredible creature I wanted to show you.

If something is incredible, it's very big, important, or serious.

When I broke my leg, it was incredible, incredible pain.

We are talking about such an incredible amount of information in such a small space.

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yam

A yam is a tropical climbing plant with roots that people eat.

Fry the potato or yam pieces until they are crisp and light brown.


yams

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


influence

An influence is a force that causes something to happen or for someone to do something.

Aerosmith has been quite an influence on rock music.

The works of Leonardo da Vinci have always been an influence on my artistic career.

An influence is also power to affect or change someone or something by means of position or power.

Sometimes, I feel like my parents have so much control that everything and everyone in the world is under their influence!

It is very dangerous to drive under the influence of alcohol.


influence

influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)

If you influence something, you are forcing something to happen or for someone to do something.

Doesn't this calm music just influence you to frolic in a meadow?

Yoga has been known to influence a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

If you influence something, you can also be changing or swaying it.

Vote-stacking can heavily influence an election.

Conditions in the atmosphere influence weather.


influences

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

My mother and Oprah are my two greatest influences.


influences

The third-person singular form of influence.

It's been proven that your experience touring a college campus greatly influences your decision regarding what school to attend.


influenced

The past tense and past participle of influence.


nails

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


nails

nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)


assemblies

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


Gila monsters

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


collars

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


collars

collar (canonical)
collars (third-person singular)
collared (past)
collared (past participle)
collaring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of collar.


beefs

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


asides

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


radios

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


radios

radio (canonical)
radios (third-person singular)
radioed (past)
radioed (past participle)
radioing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of radio.


scenarios

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


monkeys

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


monkeys

monkey (canonical)
monkeys (third-person singular)
monkeyed (past)
monkeyed (past participle)
monkeying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of monkey.


tenses

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


tenses

tense (canonical)
tenses (third-person singular)
tensed (past)
tensed (past participle)
tensing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tense.


potentials

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


skirts

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


skirts

skirt (canonical)
skirts (third-person singular)
skirted (past)
skirted (past participle)
skirting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of skirt.


arcs

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


arcs

arc (canonical)
arcs (third-person singular)
arced (past)
arced (past participle)
arcing (present participle)


centimetres

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


organisations

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


empires

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


monitors

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


monitors

monitor (canonical)
monitors (third-person singular)
monitored (past)
monitored (past participle)
monitoring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of monitor.


characters

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


short-cuts

The plural form of short-cut; more than one (kind of) short-cut.


lakes

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


bulbs

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


inputs

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


inputs

inputted (past)
inputted (past participle)
input (canonical)
inputs (third-person singular)
input (past)
input (past participle)
inputting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of input.


regrets

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


regrets

regret (canonical)
regrets (third-person singular)
regretted (past)
regretted (past participle)
regretting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of regret.


counterfeiters

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


situations

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


Cyrillic scripts

Cyrillic script
Cyrillic scripts (plural)

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


counters

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


counters

counter (canonical)
counters (third-person singular)
countered (past)
countered (past participle)
countering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of counter.


independence

If you have independence, you are alone or relying on yourself.

The American soldiers bravely fought against the British to earn their independence.

A company with independence is a company that is related to no other company.

The record company's independence meant that the band was currently unable to become famous.


wolves

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


daughters-in-law

daughters-in-law
daughters-in-law or daughter-in-laws (plural)

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


offsets

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


offsets

offset (canonical)
offsets (third-person singular)
offset (past)
offset (past participle)
offsetting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of offset.


mangoes

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


carriages

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


spokes

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


hyphen

A hyphen is the sign "-", typically used to join two related words to form a compound noun, or to show that a word has been split at the end of a line.


dandelion

A plant with a yellow flower head that turns fuzzy and white when it is ready to seed.

Dandelion is a yellow color that resembles the flower.


initiate

initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

If you initiate something, you begin it, but other people join in or continue it.

The U.S. military initiated a criminal investigation into the killings in March 2006.

It is important for teachers to think about children's feelings before initiating classroom discussions of certain topics.

In 1978, Deng Xiaoping initiated free-market reforms in China.

Never give out personal information over the phone unless you initiated the contact.

If you initiate someone into something, you give them their first experience with it.

Many of the teens had been initiated into using drugs through their friends.

If you initiate someone into a club or group, you bring them into the group, often with some ceremony.

Last year, more than 150,000 adults were initiated into the Catholic Church in the United States.


initiate

A person who has been through an initiation.

/ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/


levels

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


levels

leveled (past)
leveled (past participle)
leveling (present participle)
level (canonical)
levels (third-person singular)
levelled (past)
levelled (past participle)
levelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of level.


dandelions

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


inspect

inspect (canonical)
inspects (third-person singular)
inspected (past)
inspected (past participle)
inspecting (present participle)

If you inspect something, you look at it carefully to find problems.

Drivers should inspect their tires regularly.

The robotic arm was inspected for any damage.


clitoris

clitoris
clitorises or clitorides (plural)

The clitoris is part of a female's sexual organs in mammals, ostriches, and some other species, and is very sensitive to touch.

The spotted hyena uses the clitoris for urination in addition to as a sex organ.


demolish

demolish (canonical)
demolishes (third-person singular)
demolished (past)
demolished (past participle)
demolishing (present participle)

They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.


intend

intend (canonical)
intends (third-person singular)
intended (past)
intended (past participle)
intending (present participle)

If you intend something, you have it in your mind as your plan, goal, wish, etc.

Do you stay online longer than originally intended?

I fully intend to help, as soon as I got the time.

She intends to move west in the spring.

I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize.

The show is intended to have displays of African art.

Her letter was intended for the front office.

The noises had been intended as a kind of warning.


intent

Your intent is what you have in your mind as you plan, goal, wish, etc.

My original intent was to return it to her, but I was unable to do so.

What he did was wrong, but it will be difficult to prove criminal intent.

The details were hard to understand, but the general intent was clear.


intent

intent (positive)
more intent (comparative)
most intent (superlative)

If you are intent on something, you have a strong plan to have or do it, and you won't let other things stop you easily.

They were so intent on fishing, they didn't notice their boat was floating away.

The cat was still, intent on the bird in the garden.


atmospheric pressure

Atmospheric pressure means how heavy the air is above an object.


resorts

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


resorts

resort (canonical)
resorts (third-person singular)
resorted (past)
resorted (past participle)
resorting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of resort.


interpret

interpret (canonical)
interprets (third-person singular)
interpreted (past)
interpreted (past participle)
interpreting (present participle)

If you interpret something, you understand a particular meaning in it, and may explain that meaning to others.

Children's behaviour can often be difficult to interpret.

The findings of this study should be interpreted with caution because of its small size.

Jackson observed the same events but interpreted them differently.

We must understand the language of dreams before we can begin to interpret their meanings.

Teaching students about simple statistics will help them to interpret the data.

Students with reading problems have difficulty reading words, and therefore cannot interpret the text.

The court should interpret the law rather than making it up.

If you interpret, you translate in real time as people are talking.

In the hospital, I interpreted for the American doctor and the nurses who didn't speak Spanish.


parameters

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


banyans

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


the Beast

The Beast is an evil being found in the Bible. The Beast is Satan's power on earth or an important follower of Satan.

"...and I saw a Beast with seven heads rise from the sea...and the number of the Beast was 666...." - Bible, Revelations chapter 12.


benefits

Benefits are extra things given to employees besides money, like health insurance or vacation time.

Workers are receiving better wages and benefits now.

Benefits are help or support given by the government, like money or medical care, especially to people who need it because of age, lack of job, or health issues.

They want big new government benefits like universal healthcare and free college.

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


benefits

benefited (past)
benefited (past participle)
benefiting (present participle)
benefit (canonical)
benefits (third-person singular)
benefitted (past)
benefitted (past participle)
benefitting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of benefit.


evils

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


mops

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


mops

mop (canonical)
mops (third-person singular)
mopped (past)
mopped (past participle)
mopping (present participle)


investigate

investigate (canonical)
investigates (third-person singular)
investigated (past)
investigated (past participle)
investigating (present participle)

If you investigate a problem, you get information about it and you think carefully about the information, usually to find an answer.

We won't know what happened until it is more thoroughly investigated.

Police investigated 169 complaints about noise between December and January.

Researchers continue to investigate new ways of finding lies.

Your child's family doctor should investigate whether there may be a sleep problem.

More work is needed to investigate other possibilities.


-n’t


Irish

Irish is the native language of Ireland, now only spoken by a minority of Ireland's people, it is part of the Gaelic language family, which is part of the broader Celtic language family.

English was the language used at school in Dublin, even for those who spoke only Irish.


Irish

Irish (positive)
more Irish (comparative)
most Irish (superlative)

If something or someone is Irish, it is from or related to Ireland.

Now the place is an Irish pub called O'Neill's.

Both Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics made their way across the Atlantic to Quebec.

The newspapers have done a poor job reporting on Ireland and Irish issues in general.

Every Tuesday night we have traditional Irish music.

The Welsh were fighting the English and the Scots were fighting the English and of course the Irish were fighting the English.


flights

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