hey

You say, "hey" in greeting when you meet or see somebody.

Hey, how's it going? [Hello, how are you?]

You shout (say loudly) "hey" to get someone to notice you.

Hey, what are you doing!?

Hey, stop doing that!


youngster

A youngster is young person, someone who is not an adult. Usually this means a child, but sometimes can mean an adolescent or a baby.

The youngsters are playing outside.


grace

We were saved by the grace of God.

The boss showed us a lot of grace.

Grace is the ability to move in a way that seems to flow and looks easy.

The dancers moved with incredible grace.

A grace is a good quality of a person or thing.

Don't forget to say grace, before you eat!.


grace

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

He graced the room with his presence.


lovely

lovely (positive)
lovelier (comparative)
loveliest (superlative)

If someone is lovely, that person is very good to look at. A lovely person is someone that you might love if you saw her or him.

She is such a lovely girl.

If a thing is lovely, seeing it makes you feel good.

We had a lovely view of the mountains.

I think your idea is lovely.

You can call something lovely for sarcasm if you find it very bad. When you do this, you really mean it is not lovely at all.

I have a flat tire, now that's just lovely!


known

known (positive)
more known (comparative)
most known (superlative)

If something is known, people know about it; it is famous.

It is a known fact that water freezes at 0°C.

She is known for all the volunteer and charity work that she does.


known

know (canonical)
knows (third-person singular)
knew (past)
known (past participle)
knowing (present participle)

She and I are good friends; we have known each other for years.

If I had known you were going to get so angry, I wouldn't have said anything to you about it.

She's known about this project for a long time so I don't know why she isn't finished yet.


known

In algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.

Any fact or situation which is well-researched or familiar.


killed

kill (canonical)
kills (third-person singular)
killed (past)
killed (past participle)
killing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of kill.

I hit and killed a deer with my car last week.

The evidence is clear that he killed her.

I just recently starting hunting as a hobby and already I have killed a dozen raccoons.

The killed plans will be tried again next year.


dangerous

dangerous (positive)
more dangerous (comparative)
most dangerous (superlative)

If something is dangerous, it causes danger; something that can hurt or kill a person.

A tiger is a very dangerous animal.

Lightning is very dangerous.

The ambush put the soldiers in a very dangerous situation.


friendly

friendly (positive)
friendlier (comparative)
friendliest (superlative)

If someone is friendly they are willing to become a friend, or they act like they are a friend.


friendly

In war, a friendly is someone on your side.


dummy

A dummy is a model of a person. A dummy is often used to show clothes or test safety.

The dress looked better on the dummy.

The company uses dummies to test the new cars in crashes.

A dummy is a person who is stupid; if someone is a dummy they are not intelligent.

You got good grades, I know you are not a dummy.

I got angry because they treated me like a dummy.

Those guys are a bunch of dummies.

I need easy instruction, something for dummies.

A dummy is something that is not there but people act like its there for some purpose.

That file is just a dummy to help the program start.


dummy

A dummy thing is something that is not there or is not the thing it is called.

They used a dummy account to make the records look right.

The card game has one dummy player for each real player.


hay

Hay is tall grass that has been cut and dried. Hay is often used to feed animals.


dumb

dumb (positive)
dumber (comparative)
dumbest (superlative)

Not able to speak. If someone is dumb they can not say anything.

They went to a school for the deaf and dumb.

Dogs are just dumb animals.

Another word for stupid. If you are dumb you are not intelligent.

That is a really dumb idea.

How could I be so dumb? I know better than that!

I'm not dumb enough to believe that.

It is not nice to call someone dumb.

Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak.


livestock

My uncle raises livestock for a living.


parking lot

A parking lot is an open area where you can park your car.

When I got the restaurant, I parked my car in the parking lot.


nigga

Another way to say nigger; it is often offensive, but is usually less offensive than nigger. Most often used by violent gangs.

Hey, what's up, nigga?


Mary Jane

Mary Jane is a female double given name.

My daughter is named Mary Jane.

I just got arrested for selling Mary Jane.

I think Mary Janes will look good with that dress.


marijuana

Marijuana is a drug that is smoked for a euphoric feeling.

After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.

The dank marijuana from Cali got me baked.

Marijuana is the hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

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bookshelf

The book should be on the bookshelf.

My bookshelves are so full that soon I will need a new one.


dickhead

Shut up, dickhead!


depth

The distance below a surface; how deep something is.

Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.

The distance between the front and the back, such as the depth of a drawer or closet.

How intense, complex, strong, serious or important an emotion or situation is.

The depth of her misery was obvious to everyone.

The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.

The depth of field in this picture is amazing.


movie

A movie is a motion picture that tells a story and is shown on a screen or television.

That was a really good movie as the story was interesting.

The movies are a place a movie is shown.

We're going to the movies.


cooked

cooked (positive)
more cooked (comparative)
most cooked (superlative)

When food is cooked, it is prepared using heat.


cooked

cook (canonical)
cooks (third-person singular)
cooked (past)
cooked (past participle)
cooking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cook.


taxi

A taxi is a vehicle (usually a car) driven by a taxi driver; the taxi driver drives you somewhere if you pay them money.


taxi

taxi (canonical)
taxis (third-person singular)
taxied (past)
taxied (past participle)
taxiing (present participle)

To drive an aircraft around an airport on the ground.


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niggas

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


sicker

sick (positive)
sicker (comparative)
sickest (superlative)

The comparative form of sick; more sick.

I'm sicker today than I was yesterday.


bullshit

That's bullshit! I called your office and they said you never came in!

A card game where players bluff about the cards they play and try to figure out when the other players are bluffing.

Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?

An object of frustration and/or disgust.

"This is bullshit!" -- The Monarch


bullshit

bullshitted (past)
bullshit (canonical)
bullshits (third-person singular)
bullshat (past)
bullshitted (past participle)
bullshitting (present participle)

To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.

You're bullshitting me. I called your office and you never even came in.

I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for awhile.


bullshit

Something you say when you don't believe what you just heard.


smart

smart (positive)
smarter (comparative)
smartest (superlative)

Someone who is smart shows intelligence.

My friend is really smart; he has an IQ of 152.

You know algebra? Wow, you're smart!

You took the shortcut? That was smart!


shortcut

A shortcut is an easier and/or faster way.

We took the shortcut on the way home so we could get there faster.

A shortcut is a symlink (symbolic file link); an icon.

I created a shortcut for the program and placed it on the desktop.


distribute

distribute (canonical)
distributes (third-person singular)
distributed (past)
distributed (past participle)
distributing (present participle)

When you distribute something, you divide it and give it out.

Please distribute this poster to all the people on that list.


yerba mate

A small tree that is part of the holly family; Ilex paraguariensis. It is often used to make a tea called mate.


adopt

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

If you adopt something, you choose and begin to use it instead of what you used in the past.

Now that we know they work, it is important that these policies be adopted by other districts.

The outcome depends entirely on the approach you adopt.

The technology developed in Asia has since been adopted by the telephone systems in Japan and much of the rest of Western Europe.

When she moved out west, she adopted a new name.

If you adopt a child, you make them part of your own family.

They finally quit trying to have their own child and ended up adopting a baby girl.


advance

If something is in advance of something else, it is before it.

They gave us notice 30 days in advance of closing the factory.

Hotel rooms are often booked up months in advance.

We cannot make the changes without advance notice.

Tickets are $25 dollars at the door. Advance tickets are available from Cal Performances Box Office.

The advances in technology will be amazing in the next decade or so.

Despite exciting advances, doctors still have a poor understanding of many diseases.

The army made significant military advances in Iraq.

He improper sexual advances toward her when she was his assistant.

Advances outnumbered declines 1,631 to 1,177 on the New York Stock Exchange.

An advance is an amount of money given to someone before they normally get it.

The band received a $6 million advance on the new album even before they started recording.


advance

advance (canonical)
advances (third-person singular)
advanced (past)
advanced (past participle)
advancing (present participle)

If you advance something, you bring or move it forward.

In separate attacks, the Khmer Rouge was advancing toward Siem Reap, 200 miles northwest of Phnom Penh.

After winning 1-0, Morocco has a chance to advance to the second round.

This research advances our understanding of the disease.

The technology has advanced far beyond the early days of computer beeps and fuzzy graphics.

If you advance someone some money, you pay it to them before they would normally get it.

They advanced her $12,000 against future earnings.


consensus

If there is consensus among people, they generally agree on something.

There was broad consensus that the first project had failed.

Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast.

A way to make decisions; consensus says that people agree to an action if no one opposes it.


possessive

possessive (positive)
more possessive (comparative)
most possessive (superlative)

Not willing to share someone/something; wanting to control someone/something.

He is very possessive of his car and won't let anyone else drive it.

Showing ownership, possession or origin.

There are seven possessive pronouns in modern English: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.


impersonal

impersonal (positive)
more impersonal (comparative)
most impersonal (superlative)

Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.

She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.

Used to describe a phrase or sentence with a personal pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing.

"It is raining" and "You shouldn't drink and drive" are impersonal phrases.


magenta

A light purple, purplish-red, or pinkish purple color that is made by mixing red and blue light


embarrassment

A feeling of discomfort, shame, self-consciousness or humiliation.

A person or thing which causes another person to feel shame or humiliation.

Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.

Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.


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offensive

offensive (positive)
more offensive (comparative)
most offensive (superlative)

Something offensive is mean, insulting, and unpleasant.

He said something so offensive to her that she cried.

Most feminists find pornography offensive.

She noticed an offensive smell from the blocked drain.

If something is offensive, it has to do with a play where the team is trying to score.

The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.


offensive

The Marines today launched a major offensive.

In a position of attacking or being able to attack.

He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.


Africa

Africa is the continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia.


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crybaby

A nickname for someone who cries often or whose feelings are easily hurt.

Sam is such a crybaby; I told him that he was ugly and he started crying!


Sam

Sam is a male given name. It is usually short for Samuel.

Sam is a female given name. It is usually short for Samantha.


babe

These events happened when he was just a babe.

She's a real babe!

An affectionate word that is similar to darling.

Hey, babe, how about you and me getting together?


United States of America

The United States of America is a country in North America that shares borders with Canada and Mexico.

There are 50 states in the United States of America.


Indy

The Indianapolis 500 race is often called the Indy 500 for short.


Jewish

Jewish (positive)
more Jewish (comparative)
most Jewish (superlative)

If you are Jewish you believe or follow the religion called Judaism.

He changed his religion and became Jewish.

If you are Jewish you are part of the group of people called Jews. To some people, the Jews are a race (or like a race); you are Jewish if your mother was Jewish.

She is not religious but still calls herself Jewish because of her family.

If something is Jewish it has to do with Judaism or with Jewish culture. This can also used for things that have to do with Jews.

Gefilte, a kind of fish, is a Jewish food.

The Talmud is a Jewish religious book.

Israel is a Jewish country.

Sternberg is a typically Jewish name.


herb

Any plant or part of a plant that is used to flavor or season food.

A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds are used in medicine.


Koran

The Koran is the holy book of Islam. It contains messages that Muslims believe were given to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. Muslims believe these messages come from God.


Goddess

The only goddess of a religion that only has one deity.

The only female god of a religion that has one male deity and one female deity.

In the religion called Wicca, the Goddess is the feminine side of nature or God. This is compared to the God, which the masculine side of nature or God. Some other pagan and neo-pagan religions also use "Goddess" this way.

The Goddess is represented by many famous goddesses, like Isis and Kali.


goddess

Isis is an ancient Egyptian goddess.

In that dress, she's a beautiful goddess.


Wicca

Wicca is neo-pagan religion which focuses on nature and teaches that many gods are forms of a great God and Goddess. Wicca also involves practicing witchcraft (magic) and followers call themselves Wiccans.


paganism

A kind of religion. Paganism has following meanings:

Any religion other than Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. This is most often a religion of ancient Europe, but has been used for other religions.

Ancient Greek Paganism was replaced by Christianity before the fall of the Roman Empire.

Taoism, Hinduism, and shamanism are sometimes called paganism.

Atheism is not paganism because it is not religious.

A religion that is based on nature. Often this is used for new religions called neo-paganism.

Wicca and Asatru are different kinds of paganism.


pagan

If something (or someone) is pagan, it is from a kind of religion called paganism.

Relating to a religion that is not a major religion; often anything non-Christian, non-Judaic and non-Islamic.


pagan

A pagan is someone who follows paganism or a polytheistic religion.

A person who doesn't follow a major religion; often used to refer to non-Christians, non-Jews and non-Muslims.

Someone who is immoral, uncivilized, savage, or a heathen.


Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of Buddha that teaches enlightenment can be achieved by ending desire and attachment.

Buddhism is often practiced in Japan, Tibet, and Korea.

Teachers in Tibetan Buddhism have sought to teach Buddhism to children.


Hinduism

The traditional religion of India. Hinduism teaches that many gods exist but are all parts of one God.

The ideas of karma comes from Hinduism.


Islam

Islam is a religion that teaches there is only one God, that Muhammad is his prophet, and that the Koran is God's scripture.

There is a close historical relationship between Christianity and Islam.

These young men who are planning these attacks have quite a radical view of Islam and the Koran.


Judaism

Judaism is the religion of the Jews. Judaism is from ancient Israel but has changed since ancient times. It teaches that there is one God and that the Jews are his chosen (special) people.


Taoism

The traditional religion of China. Taoism teaches people to live in harmony with the natural way (called the Tao, which means way in Chinese).


Sikhism

A religion from India. Sikhism is based on mixing ideas from Islam and Hinduism, but adds other ideas. It teaches harmony between all religions.


Confucianism

A philosophy from China, based on the teachings of Confucius about loyalty, duty, and family. Confucianism is usually called a religion, but not everyone agrees about that.

Influenced by Confucianism, Chinese people commonly possess respect for social norms and make efforts to create harmony.


Qur'an

The Qur'an is the holy book of Islam. It contains messages that Muslims believe were given to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. Muslims believe these messages come from God.


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shamanism

A kind of religion based on animism (the belief that everything has a spirit), and the practice of special people called shamans.

Different kinds of shamanism are found all over the world.

Shamanism is usually practiced by people that others call primitive.

Siberian and Native American shamanism are not the same, but are a lot alike.


Jainism

Jainism is a religion from India that teaches refraining from violence towards any living entity.


Wiccan

A Wiccan is someone who believes or follows Wicca.

I dated a Wiccan once.


Wiccan

If something is Wiccan it has to do with Wicca.

Sabbats and Esbats are Wiccan holidays.


shaman

A shaman is a holy person from shamanism. A shaman's job is to enter the spirit world and talk to spirits. Shaman usually do other things, like try to make sick people well, to see the future, or to bring good weather or good luck.


Satanism

Satanism is any religion (real or not real) that worships or follows Satan.


satanic

satanic (positive)
more satanic (comparative)
most satanic (superlative)

If something is satanic, it has to do with Satan.

If someone or something is satanic, it is evil, devilsh or fiendish.

If something is satanic, it has to do with Satanism.

Last Sunday he went to a satanic ritual instead of church.


evil

evil (positive)
more evil (comparative)
most evil (superlative)

The opposite of good, if something is evil it is very far from good or is against good. This usually means behaving in a way that is not moral or not ethical.

Hitler was a very evil person.

The man has an evil look on his face.


evil

He was so full of evil I do not think he knew what good was.

Something that causes harm, or harm itself.

We faced many evils on our journey.

The source or cause of evil as a spiritual or supernatural force. This is often called true evil.

I have seen things that lead me to believe that real evil exists.

When you say you believe in true evil, I take it that you mean the devil.


demon

A demon is a fallen angel or satanic being; a false god.

He said a demon appeared magically and told him to do these evil things.

A demon is a person's inner spirit or genius, a daimon.

A demon is a flaw in a person's character.

The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.


beginner

A beginner is someone who has just started something and has little or no experience.

John is a beginner at football.

It can also be somebody who starts something off.

The beginner of the Olympic Games lit the torch.


wild

wild (positive)
wilder (comparative)
wildest (superlative)

If an animal or plant is wild it is not tame. This means it lives in nature and people have not changed it.

Wolves and bears are wild animals.

We found some wild berries and ate them.

If a person (or thing) is wild they (or it) are not easy to predict, or they do not act civilized.

She is so wild, all she does is drink and party!

That was a wild party.

They were playing wild music all night.

If something is wild it is very good or very interesting.

That is a wild shirt you have on!

If a card is wild it can be used as any other card in a game.


wild

You can say wild to mean you like something.


wild

The wild (or wilds) is nature or places far from where people live.

We were lost in the wild for a week.

Many animals live in the wilds of Africa.


jaws

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

The whole mouth. Usually this is used for a mouth that is [[|bit]].


jaw

jaw (canonical)
jaws (third-person singular)
jawed (past)
jawed (past participle)
jawing (present participle)

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Jesus Christ

The son of God, believed to have been sent to save people from sin.


Jesus Christ

You can say Jesus Christ when you are surprised or upset.

Oh, Jesus Christ!


Satan

The enemy of God and all people. Satan is a fallen angel and the leader of all demons (or devils).

Either a fallen angel (as in Christianity) or an angel that tests people for God.

A devil that tempts and tests people:
One of a group of devils led by Iblis.

A devil that tempts and tests people:
Iblis himself.

The symbol for perfect person, who a Satanist tries to be.


perfectionist

Someone who always tries to be perfect or who has very high standards.

He's a perfectionist, because he said a test score of 99% was bad.


Mia

Mia is a female given name; it is sometimes short for Maria.


angel

In some religions and myths, a spirit that delivers messages from God. Often angels are seen as working for God in general.

Gabriel is an important angel in Christianity and Islam.

If you call someone an angel you mean they are very good or very beautiful.

You are an angel for all the good things you do.

My girlfriend is such an angel.


ROFLMAO

A short way to say "rolling on the floor laughing my ass off"; it is a combination of ROFL ("rolling on the floor laughing") and LMAO ("laughing my ass off").


bike

bike (canonical)
bikes (third-person singular)
biked (past)
biked (past participle)
biking (present participle)

I biked so much yesterday that I'm very sore today.

It was such a nice day I decided to bike to the store, though it's far enough I usually take my car.


sexy

sexy (positive)
sexier (comparative)
sexiest (superlative)

Someone or something that is sexually attractive.

That woman is sexy.

Woah, that shirt looks sexy on you.


website

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

My favorite websites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com.


gay

gay (positive)
gayer (comparative)
gayest (superlative)

I'm very gay today!

Don we now our gay apparel....

A gay person is usually a man sexually attracted to males; also a woman attracted to females. .

Gay marriage used to be impossible, but it's becoming more common.

Stupid, not cool, it's exactly the antonym of senses 1 and 2.

This game is gay. Let's play something else.


gay

A homosexual person. This is usually a man, but could be a woman (lesbian).

The gays were marching in protest yesterday.


cocaine

An addictive drug in the form of a white powder that users generally take by sniffing it through their nose; cocaine is a stimulant and a narcotic.


evilness

The quality of being evil. If you have evilness you behave badly.


lesbian

She is attracted to other women; she is a lesbian.


lesbian

She's involved in a lesbian relationship.

We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.


sprint

A sprint is a short race at a very fast speed.

A sprint is a burst of speed or activity.

After playing video games, we took a sprint outside.


sprint

sprint (canonical)
sprints (third-person singular)
sprinted (past)
sprinted (past participle)
sprinting (present participle)

If you sprint, you run quickly for a short time.


lame

lame (positive)
lamer (comparative)
lamest (superlative)

If you are lame you are not able to walk well because of a problem with one's feet or legs. This term could sometimes cause offense.

Because I broke my leg and it's in a cast, I'm going to be lame for a while.

If it is lame it is not convincing or believable.

He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.

Something that is lame is not cool, funny, interesting, fun, or relevant.

He kept telling these lame jokes all night.

That party was lame, so we ditched it.

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ditch

A trench; a long, shallow hole that is used for irrigation or drainage.

Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most arduous forms of manual labor.


ditch

ditch (canonical)
ditches (third-person singular)
ditched (past)
ditched (past participle)
ditching (present participle)

We are going to ditch the party because it is so lame.

I ditched school last week to go to the mall.

Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.


calculator

A calculator is a device used for doing mathematical calculation.

The new calculator has a lot of functions.


cell phone

A wireless telephone that can be taken anywhere and may be used anywhere that there is cell phone reception tower.


celebrity

David Beckham, Billie Eilish, Britney Spears, and Tom Hanks are celebrities.

Sometimes it is hard to deal with the celebrity that comes with being a popular singer around the world.


hump

A high place on something, a part that sticks up.

A camel has a hump on its back.

We were over the hump after the big exam.


hump

hump (canonical)
humps (third-person singular)
humped (past)
humped (past participle)
humping (present participle)

That jerk just humped her and dumped her!


faggot

An offensive word for a gay man, however, it is often used by gay man as a positive and inoffensive term.


homosexual

A homosexual is a male sexually attracted to males or a female attracted to females.

One homosexual kid got bullied a lot in our school.

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homosexual

homosexual (positive)
more homosexual (comparative)
most homosexual (superlative)

Homosexual is the quality of being sexually attracted to people of the same sex.

That homosexual man had sex with the other man.

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enemy

If someone is your enemy that person is against you, or does not like you.

I have no enemies that I know of.

In war the enemy is the country or army that is attacking your country or army.

He was sent to jail because he was working for the enemy.


public enemy

A public enemy is an enemy of the public (people), or someone who hurts the people. Usually, this means a criminal.

They arrested public enemy number one yesterday.


exploded

explode (canonical)
explodes (third-person singular)
exploded (past)
exploded (past participle)
exploding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of explode.

The bomb did a lot of damage when it exploded.


escape

escape (canonical)
escapes (third-person singular)
escaped (past)
escaped (past participle)
escaping (present participle)

If you escape something (or someone) you get away from it.

Can we escape the storm?

They escaped from jail last night.

I barely escaped my attacker.


escape

I'm afraid we have no escape.


dues

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

Dues are the money you pay to a group to be part of that group.

Our club requires $10 a year in dues.

I did not join the labor union because I did not want to pay the union dues.

If you pay your dues, you gain hard, long-term experience.

If you want to be a famous singer, you will have to pay your dues by singing to small groups for many years.


majority

The biggest of several groups of people or things.

The majority vote will win.

The majority of my classmates are not married, but they are dating someone.

Most of the people in this city are white. The white majority outnumbers the black minority.

More than half, also called a true majority.

A true majority of votes is needed to change the results of the last vote.


demagogue

A demagogue is a leader who keeps power by being liked. Usually, this means someone who makes bad policy in order to gain quick popularity.


demagogue

demagogue (canonical)
demagogues (third-person singular)
demagogued (past)
demagogued (past participle)
demagoguing (present participle)

If you demagogue, you speak or do things as a demagogue would.


dense

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

If something is dense the pieces of it are close together, or there is a lot of material in a small space. Dense things are usually heavy and often hard.

A rock is very dense but a sponge is not dense at all.

Steel is denser than water, so it sinks.

If ideas are dense or a book is dense, a lot of ideas are in a small space.

If a person is dense it is not easy to make that person understand. A dense person is stupid.


railroad

railroad (canonical)
railroads (third-person singular)
railroaded (past)
railroaded (past participle)
railroading (present participle)

If you railroad a person you get rid of that person quickly. Usually, this means that you force them out or away.

If you railroad a person, you send that person to jail or prison unfairly.


lawyer

A lawyer is an expert in law. A lawyer has the job of standing for other people in court giving them advice about the law.

The defendant got a lawyer to defend him in court.

The lawyer represented the man in court.


lawyer

lawyer (canonical)
lawyers (third-person singular)
lawyered (past)
lawyered (past participle)
lawyering (present participle)

If someone lawyers, they work as a lawyer or practice law.

If someone lawyers, they make arguments that are related to the law.


national

national (positive)
more national (comparative)
most national (superlative)

If something is national it affects a whole nation or country.

If something is national it has to do with a certain nation or country, or with people from that country.

If a business is national it is found in all or most parts of a nation or country.


national

A national is someone who is a citizen of their nation.

The nationals is a tournament where people from all over the country come to compete in.


nick

nick (canonical)
nicks (third-person singular)
nicked (past)
nicked (past participle)
nicking (present participle)

If you nick something, you make a small cut (a nick) in it.


nearly

If something is nearly it is close to be true, but not true.

He was nearly dead, but we revived him.

We were nearly hit by the car, but got out of its way just in time.


relative

relative (positive)
more relative (comparative)
most relative (superlative)

I feel good relative to yesterday.

If something is relative it could be the way it is in different amounts.

We use a relative measure for sound.

Hot is relative, hot to you might be cold to me.


relative

Someone you are related to, a member of your family.

My relatives came to visit last night.


parental

If something is parental it has to do with parents (mothers and fathers).


tablecloth

A piece of cloth or plastic put over a table. A tablecloth keeps the table clean and is also to make it nice to look at.


gotten

get (canonical)
gets (third-person singular)
got (past)
gotten (past participle)
getting (present participle)

My grades have gotten better since I quit playing basketball.

I've never gotten a winning lottery ticket.


pet

A pet is an animal that is kept by a person for company and friendship.

I have 4 pets: 2 dogs, a cat and a fish.

A pet is a person who is very loyal to their superior or boss.

She's the teacher's pet.


pet

pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)

If you pet something, usually an animal, you touch it with your moving hand.

I pet my dog.


hairy

hairy (positive)
hairier (comparative)
hairiest (superlative)

A hairy person or animal has a lot of hair.

That man's back was so hairy!

A hairy problem or situation is one that is difficult or complex.

It's a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.


Native American

Native American
Native Americans (plural)

One of the group of people who lived in North America or South America before people came from Europe.


medicine man

A Native American or Eskimo shaman or healer.


witch doctor

A shaman from Africa or an island in the Pacific or Indian Ocean.


African American

An African American is an American person with African or Black ancestry.

Barack Obama was the first African American President of the United States.


ancestor

An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended. A very similar word is forebear.

We get our customs from our ancestors.

Entire species of plants or animals may have ancestor species from which they evolution.

It is thought that an extinct group of apes was the ancestor of the human race.


parents

The plural form of parent; more than one (kind of) parent. A person's mother and father.

My parents won't let me go out this weekend because I got a bad grade on a test.

His parents got divorced this summer.


parents

parent (canonical)
parents (third-person singular)
parented (past)
parented (past participle)
parenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of parent.


lesbos

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


cellphone


cell-phone


Lesvos

Lesvos is another way of spelling Lesbos.


cell phones

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


LA

Louisiana, a state of the United States of America.

I live in Baton Rouge, LA.

Lao People's Democratic Republic, a member state of the United Nations.


LA

Los Angeles, a city in the state of California in the United States.

We went to LA for the summer.

Lead arsenate, a pesticide introduced in the United States in 1892, mostly replaced by DDT in the late 1940s, and banned in 1988.


homophobia

A fear of or hating someone who is homosexual.


homosexuals

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

Some homosexuals have a hard time admitting their homosexuality to their friends and family.


hunts

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

Witch hunts were common in the 17th century.


hunts

hunt (canonical)
hunts (third-person singular)
hunted (past)
hunted (past participle)
hunting (present participle)

He hunts nearly every weekend during deer-hunting season.


Nick

Nick is a male given name. It is usually short for Nicholas.

A shortening of the television channel Nickelodeon.


superlative

The superlative is the highest level of something.

The superlative form of an adjective is the form of the adjective that shows which thing has the most of a certain quality when you compare more than two things; the superlative form is often made by adding "-est" to the end of the adjective or by putting "most" before it.

The superlative of "pretty" is "prettiest".

The superlative of "diverse" is "most diverse".

The superlative of "cool" is "coolest".

The superlative of "big" is "biggest".


superlative

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

If something is superlative, it is very good; it is superb.


prettiest

pretty (positive)
prettier (comparative)
prettiest (superlative)

The superlative form of pretty; most pretty.

She's the prettiest girl I've ever seen.

This is the prettiest dress I own.


monster

A scary, fictional creature. "Monster" is a very general word, and can mean all kinds of strange or scary beings or animals that are not real.

I thought I saw a monster under my bed but it was just some of my dirty clothes.

He must have been a monster to kill all those children.


monsters

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


cuss

cuss (canonical)
cusses (third-person singular)
cussed (past)
cussed (past participle)
cussing (present participle)

If you cuss you say a word that is vulgar, insulting, or very impolite.

I lost my temper and cussed at my boss.

My son is in trouble for cussing in school.


cuss

King Tut was believed to have made a cuss against anyone who awakes him in his dead.


ancestors

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


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.


web sites

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


prettier

The comparative form of pretty; more pretty.

Lisa is prettier than her sister Judy.


rad

rad (positive)
radder (comparative)
raddest (superlative)

That outfit is so rad!


baseball

A sport where you try to hit a ball so that you can run to four bases, causing a run. The team with the most runs after nine or more innings wins.

The New York Yankees are a baseball team.

The pitcher threw the baseball as hard as he could.


mama

Mama, what's for dinner?


poppa

What's up, poppa?


poppas

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


dawg

Yo, what's up, dawg?


pee

Pee is urine, liquid waste from the body.

The dog got pee on my shoe.

I bought these carrots for fifty pee.

I can't afford that — I'm ten pee short.


pee

pee (canonical)
pees (third-person singular)
peed (past)
peed (past participle)
peeing (present participle)

To release human liquid waste; to urinate.

I am going to pee in that bush.


quietly

If you do something quietly, you do it without much noise or in a quiet way.


uglier

ugly (positive)
uglier (comparative)
ugliest (superlative)

The comparative form of ugly; more ugly.


testicles

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


testicle

The male sex organ that makes sperm and male hormones; there are two testicles inside the scrotum.


take up

I've taken up knitting.

I wish to take up mathematics.

Let's take this up with the manager.

Can you take this up to the front desk?

The books on finance take up three shelves.

All my time is taken up with looking after the kids.

To shorten a piece of cloth or clothing by hemming it.

If we take up the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you.

Should we take them up on their offer to help us move?

Let's take up where we left off.


demonic

demonic (positive)
more demonic (comparative)
most demonic (superlative)

They were trying to summon a demonic spirit.

If something is demonic, it comes from or has to do with a demon (or demons).

The story was about someone who learned to cast demonic spells.

If you are demonic you have great energy and strength.

The ancient Celts were said to be demonic in battle.

If you are demonic you are a very evil person.

The crazed killer was completely demonic.


territory

A person's, animal's, or group's territory is land he, she, or they claim, own, or control.

The wolf defended its territory.

Your territory is what belongs to you. This could mean things, power, mates, or even responsibilities.

Don't move into my territory in this office, especially not in sales.

I heard one of the girls tell her friends to stay away from him because he's her territory.

A territory large amount of land, like a country or a state. Often, this means a large piece of land claimed as part of a country.

Porta Rico is a U.S. territory, but not a state.


defend

defend (canonical)
defends (third-person singular)
defended (past)
defended (past participle)
defending (present participle)

To remove an attacker; to protect your things and/or allies.

To try to keep the other team from scoring, instead of trying to score.


mate

A mate is someone you do something with.

Nils, my tent mate, was from the same elementary school in the city.

I'm meeting my mates later, after work.

The two of them are best mates.

What can I do for you, mate?

The zoo has been having trouble getting a mate for the panda.

A mate is the other member of a matched pair of objects.


mate

mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)

The monkeys were going to mate.

The female shows she's ready to mate by showing her red bottom to the male.

That morning when they tried to mate her with our bull, she had no idea what to do.


dawgs

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


celebrities

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


spider

A spider is an arthropod with eight legs that makes webs to catch its food.

That spider was about to bite me, so I killed it.

I hate spiders as they look really scary. Everytime I see them, I get scared, anywhere I am.


transgender

A transgender person is someone who was male but now identifies as female or who was female but identifies as male.

The state's laws block transgender women from doing certain things.

Our company welcomes gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

He became transgender in his 30s.


transgender

Transgender is a gender for someone who was male but now identifies as female or who was female but identifies as male.

We had a long talk about issues around transgender.

Your support was so important for the transgender - and the rest of the LGBTQ community.

Transgenders are people who are were male but now identify as female or female but now identify as male.

Transwomen (male-to-female transgenders) are more common than transmen.


manmade


man-made

Something that is not natural; something made by people.

A cubic zirconium is a man-made diamond.

Before machines, most things were man-made.


man made


lots

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


yo

Yo, man, how have you been lately?

Yo, dude! What was that for?

Yo, check this out!


yo

Yo' mama's so fat they filmed 'Gorillas in the Mist' in her shower.


rained

rain (canonical)
rains (third-person singular)
rained (past)
rained (past participle)
raining (present participle)

It rained really hard last night. We got almost 6 inches of rain!


raining

It was raining when I talked to you earlier but it has stopped now.

It's been raining all day and I wish it would stop.

If it wasn't raining we could go to the park.


bullshitted

bullshit (canonical)
bullshits (third-person singular)
bullshitted (past)
bullshitted (past participle)
bullshitting (present participle)

We didn't do much today; we just sat out on the patio and bullshitted most of the day.


bull

The bull was kept away from the cows.

An adult male of some large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.

He said he can't be here because he's working late but I think it's bull.


cigar

A cigar is tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves, for smoking.

I think the best cigars are made in Cuba.


nigger

A very offensive and insulting name for a black person, sometimes used between black people themselves. It is more upsetting when used by people of other races (i.e. people who are not black).

Hey, nigger, what's up? (friendly if the speaker is black)

Go back to Africa, nigger! (offensive)

I love black people, but I hate niggers. — Chris Rock


Daoism

Daoism is another way of spelling Taoism.


European American

European American
European Americans (plural)

An American whose ancestors come from Europe, usually a white person from the United States.


European

European (positive)
more European (comparative)
most European (superlative)

If something is European, it is from or related to Europe.


African

An African person or thing comes from Africa.


African

African (positive)
more African (comparative)
most African (superlative)

Something or someone that is African comes from Africa.

Many African countries were colonised by the British.

Something that is African is in a style typical of Africa.


American

An American is a person from North America, Central America or South America.

An American is or person from the United States of America.


American

American (positive)
more American (comparative)
most American (superlative)

If something is American it is from or typical of the United States.

If something is American it is from or typical of North, Central or South America.


Asian

A person from Asia. Most often this means a person from east Asia.


Asian

Asian (positive)
more Asian (comparative)
most Asian (superlative)

In a style typical of Asia, especially East Asia.


Asia

Asia is the continent that is east of Europe, west of the Pacific Ocean, and north of the Indian Ocean.

Asia is the world's largest and most-populous continent.


North America

The continent that is east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, and north of South America.

The United States, Canada, and Mexico are all in North America.

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South America

South America is the continent that is east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, and south of North America.

Brazil and Argentina are in South America.

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Central America

The land between the continents of North America and South America.

Most of Central America is part of North America.


Australia

Australia is the continent that is east of the Indian Ocean, west of the Pacific Ocean, and south of Asia.

Australia is an island, a continent, and a nation, all in one.

Australia is the country on this continent.


Eurasia

The supercontinent that is made of Europe and Asia; the largest piece of land in the world.

Russia, England, China, France, Germany, and Iran are all examples of countries located in Eurasia.


Africa-Eurasia

Africa-Eurasia is the supercontinent that is made of Europe, Asia, and Africa.


Americas

The continents of North America and South America.


Oceania

Australia together with the islands of the Pacific Ocean (the Pacific Islands).

Oceania is not really a continent but is like one.

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witch

A woman who does witchcraft (magic) or has magical powers.

Glenda the Good was a powerful witch in The Wizard of Oz.

A person of either sex (man or woman) who does witchcraft.

Someone who practice traditional British magic (witchcraft).

I think she became a witch last year.

A person who practices black (evil) magic.

Old books talk about witches selling their souls to the Devil.

A female demon or monster that looks like an old woman and often does harmful things to other people.

The witch tried to eat Hansel and Gretel.

The witch in the movie had green skin.

A woman who is difficult to get allow with, or a bad woman.

I hate my boss, she's a real witch.


warlock

A bad witch, someone who breaks a promise to their coven (group of witches).


bitch

A cruel woman or a woman that is difficult to get along with.

I hate that bitch, she always treats me like shit.

Someone who is forced to have sexual intercourse with someone else.

He was the bitch for the other men in prison.

Someone who is controlled by someone else.

Everyone who works here is Kenny's bitch.

The rapper's song was about "bitches and hoes," just like his last one.

Damn, I can't believe that car is owned by a bitch.


bitch

bitch (canonical)
bitches (third-person singular)
bitched (past)
bitched (past participle)
bitching (present participle)

All you ever do is bitch about the food I cook for you!


bastard

William the Bastard became William the Conqueror after he took over England.

Bastard is an insulting word for a bad man, or a man you don't like.

My boss is a total bastard.


son of a bitch

My boss is a real son of a bitch.

You can say son of a bitch when you are angry or upset.

Ah! Son of a bitch, I just cut my hand!


witchcraft

A kind of magic that comes from European paganism or shamanism. Witchcraft often uses special poems called spells and uses herbs for magic and healing.


magic

Magic has to do with making things happen in ways that are not physical, and might be called supernatural.

The fairy god mother used magic to turn mice into horses.

The Order of the Golden Dawn claimed to practice Christian magic.

A kind of entertainment that uses tricks to make it look like impossible things have happened.

He pulled rabbit out of a hat at the magic show, then he cut someone in half and put them back together alive. (He didn't do these things, but made it look like he did; the speaker knows that.)

Anything wonderful, beautiful, or very special.

Love is the greatest magic of all.

Imagination is part of the magic of childhood.


witches

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


bitches

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


bitches

The third-person singular form of bitch.

My wife bitches if I stay out too late.


bulls

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


bastards

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

Those bastards stole my car!


cigars

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


sons of bitches

The plural form of son of a bitch; more than one (kind of) son of a bitch.


son of a bitches


rains

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

We've already had some really good rains this spring.


rains

I hate when it rains on the weekends!


witchcrafts

The plural form of witchcraft; more than one (kind of) witchcraft. Usually, this would mean different kinds of witchcraft.


Greece

Greece is a country in south-east Europe.

We wanted to go to Greece for our next holiday.


Greek

A member of a college fraternity (brotherhood) or sorority (sisterhood).


Greek

Greek (positive)
more Greek (comparative)
most Greek (superlative)

From Greece, in Greece, or part of Greece.

I have a Greek vase.

She is Greek.

Crete is a Greek island.


grease

Grease is liquid or melted fat from an animal, often used for cooking.

Grease is a petroleum product used to lubricate machines.

Grease is a thick, oily substance similar to those above.


grease

grease (canonical)
greases (third-person singular)
greased (past)
greased (past participle)
greasing (present participle)

If you grease something, you put grease on it so that it moves more easily.

If you grease a situation, you bribe somebody.


warlocks

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


son-of-a-bitch


Greek language


thai language


modal auxiliary


Thailand

A country in south-east Asia. Its full name is "Kingdom of Thailand" and its capital is Bangkok. Thailand used to be called "Siam".

We went on a trip to Thailand.


sex partner

Someone's sex partner is someone that person has sexual intercourse with.


sexual partner

Someone's sexual partner is someone that person has sexual intercourse with.


sex partners

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


sexual partners

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


odyssey

The odyssey of Odysseus was written down by Homer in his epic poem, the Odyssey.

An intellectual or spiritual journey or quest.


protactinium

A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91.

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joy

Joy is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure.

They will be a source of strength and joy in your life.

A joy is something that causes joy or happiness.

Lisa is a joy to have in class.

Seeing your child smile for the first time is one of the joys of being a parent.


buck

A male of another animal, such as the ferret.

The buck stops here. – Harry S. Truman, an American president


buck

buck (canonical)
bucks (third-person singular)
bucked (past)
bucked (past participle)
bucking (present participle)

If an animal bucks, it tried to throw a person off its back.


almighty dollar

Money as something that people will do anything for; it compares the power of the dollar to the power of God.

If something is done for the almighty dollar it is only for profit.

If something it caused by the almighty dollar it is the result of greed or economics

If someone it after the almighty dollar that person only cares about money.


pass the buck

pass the buck (canonical)
passes the buck (third-person singular)
passed the buck (past)
passed the buck (past participle)
passing the buck (present participle)

If you pass the buck you give a job or responsibility that should be yours to someone else. This often means that a job is passed around so no one really does it.

Politicians are infamous for passing the buck amongst each other, using others as scapegoats.


bucking bronco

A horse that is not tame and bucks people off. Often this is used for horse that cowboys try to ride at a rodeo (a cowboy contest).


almighty

almighty (positive)
more almighty (comparative)
most almighty (superlative)

If something is almighty it has endless power; it can do anything.


Almighty

The Almighty has smiled on us and blessed with good fortune.


hippo

Hippo is another way of saying hippopotamus.


hippopotamus

hippopotamus
hippopotami or hippopotamuses (plural)

A hippopotamus is a big plant-eating animal found in Africa that lives mostly in water.

We saw a big hippopotamus at the zoo.


buoy

A float in water that is used to mark something.


buoy

buoy (canonical)
buoys (third-person singular)
buoyed (past)
buoyed (past participle)
buoying (present participle)


herbal

Try this herbal tea.


crap

I have to take a crap.

Something that is not good or is of poor quality.

This food is crap!

The college student wrote a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but the professor judged it to be nothing but utter crap.

Crap is a losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps.


crap

crap (canonical)
craps (third-person singular)
crapped (past)
crapped (past participle)
crapping (present participle)


crap

A saying that shows worry, fear, surprise, disgust, annoyance or dismay.

Oh crap! The other driver's going to hit my car!

Crap! I lost again.


appointment

An appointment is a formal agreement to meet or visit someone (for example, a doctor) at a certain time and place.

I have a doctor's appointment at 3:00 tomorrow.

Let's make an appointment for lunch on Tuesday next week.


holly

A bush that is used as decoration especially at Christmas; Ilex aquifolium.


farmer

Someone whose job is to raise animals or plants, often for food.

The farmers here plant crops to feed their families and to make a profit.


dryer

A dryer is a machine for drying clothes.


curtains

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

This word is often used for a set of two curtains, one on each side (left and right) of the window.

An end (in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show).

It's curtains for you!


curtains

curtain (canonical)
curtains (third-person singular)
curtained (past)
curtained (past participle)
curtaining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of curtain.


hum

hum (canonical)
hums (third-person singular)
hummed (past)
hummed (past participle)
humming (present participle)

To make a sound you can make in your throat with your mouth closed. Often, this is done to make music without singing words.

I used to hum the music from the Indiana Jones movies when I was a child.

A similar sound, such as one from a machine.

The engine hummed as he started drove the car.


hum

Hum is the sound of humming, or a sound like humming.

I heard a low hum from the other room.


honesty

The quality of being honest. If you have honesty, you tell the truth.

Honesty is an important value. Always make sure to tell the truth, or else people would not trust you.


northwest

The direction in between north and west; northwest can be shortened to NW.


southwest

The direction in between south and west; southwest can be shortened to SW.


visitor

I had a lot of visitors when I was in the hospital.


nest

The home or bedding of some other animals.

The mother wolf built a nest in her den before she had her cubs.


nest

nest (canonical)
nests (third-person singular)
nested (past)
nested (past participle)
nesting (present participle)

When an animal builds or stays in its nest, especially when taking care of its babies there.

If somethings is nested in something else, it is inside it. Usually, this is used for several things, with the second thing in the first thing, the third things in the second thing—for however many things are nested. This is often used in coding and computer programing.

The computer program had nested for loops, that looked like this:


nesting instinct

The instinct of some pregnant animals and humans to prepare a home for babies, often by making a nest.


nest egg

Money you save for the future. Often this is money kept for retirement or emergencies.


subjective

subjective (positive)
more subjective (comparative)
most subjective (superlative)

Related to subjects, not objects. (A subject is one who perceives or is aware; an object is the thing perceived or the thing that the subject is aware of.)

Formed, as in opinions, by feelings or intuition, not by seeing or reasoning.

Experienced by a person mentally and is not easily verified by other people.


jaded

jaded (positive)
more jaded (comparative)
most jaded (superlative)

Made callous, apathetic or cynical because of experience; having a negative outlook because of bad experiences in the past.

My view of politicians has become quite jaded in recent years.


chosen

choose (canonical)
chooses (third-person singular)
chose (past)
chosen (past participle)
choosing (present participle)


chosen

If something is chosen it is the one someone chose.

Medicine was his chosen profession.

Something chosen is the special one. That is chosen often means set aside for a special purpose.

Christians believe that Jesus was God's chosen one.

In some religions, a chosen people is a group of people that are special to God.

In the Bible, the Jews are God's chosen people.

The gospel choir was called "The Frozen Chosen" because they lived in a cold place and where born again Christians.


helpful

helpful (positive)
more helpful (comparative)
most helpful (superlative)

If something is helpful it can or does help in some way.

The way you explained that word was very helpful to me.

The shop keeper was very helpful in telling use how we could cook the food in the shop.


almighty buck


The Almighty


BS

A short, more polite way of saying "bullshit" or "bollocks".

That page should be deleted, it's nothing but BS.

Bahamas, a member state of the United Nations.

Bridgestone, a company that makes tires.


BS

Short for Bachelor of Science, a four year college or university degree.

I got my BS in psychology.


B.S.


torch

A torch is a device for making light. One end of it is on fire.

A torch is another word for a flashlight.


torch

torch (canonical)
torches (third-person singular)
torched (past)
torched (past participle)
torching (present participle)

If you torch something you set it on fire.

He was arrested for torching the building.


photocopier

A machine that makes copies of documents.

Use the photocopier down the hall to make copies of this worksheet.


Xerox

Xerox Corporation, a company that makes copy machines.


Xerox

A copy machine made by the Xerox company.


creative

creative (positive)
more creative (comparative)
most creative (superlative)

If you are creative you are good at making things that no one has made before. Also, it could mean you are good at thinking of things no one has thought of before.

The inventor had a very creative idea for a new machine.

If something is creative, it is original.

That was a very creative strategy.

If something is creative, it is about making creative things.

She is studying creative arts.


ethics

The study of what is good and what is bad, or what should be good and bad. Ethics often is about making rules for how to act, and saying why certain things are bad.

She is studying ethics at the university.

"Do no harm" is the basis of medical ethics.

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


ethic

An ethic is a rule or idea that tells you something is good or bad.

The Protestant work ethic said that people should stay busy and that being lazy was of the Devil.


membership

I had to renew my membership with the union.

There are many advantages to membership.

He has a membership at the club.

He has membership with us.


lessen

lessen (canonical)
lessens (third-person singular)
lessened (past)
lessened (past participle)
lessening (present participle)

If you lessen something, you make it less.


immoral

immoral (positive)
more immoral (comparative)
most immoral (superlative)

If something is immoral it is something that is wrong or bad. That is, it is against what is moral.

Some religions say it is immoral to have sex with someone you are not married to.

If a person is immoral they do immoral things and have bad morals or is against what is moral.

She stopped dating him because he was so immoral.


amoral

amoral (positive)
more amoral (comparative)
most amoral (superlative)

If something is amoral it is not moral or immoral.

If something is amoral it does not come from morals.

The storm was an amoral force, that killed both good and bad people.

If someone is amoral they do not have morals. This means that this person does not know the difference between right and wrong.

He was totally amoral, and never even thought about whether to be good or evil.


spirit

A spirit is a being that has no physical body, and cannot usually be seen or touched.

The people on the island believed in many gods and spirits that affected life.

A spirit is a part of you that cannot be seen or touched. Often this is important to religion and different from the soul (religions do not agree what the difference is).

They tried to talk to the spirit of their dead mother through a medium.

The preacher claimed the soul was the mind but the spirit was something more special.

If you have spirit, you are very excited about something or a very strong supporter.

People with school spirit always cheer for their schools team.

The spirit of a statement or rule is the idea or purpose for it.

What she did fit the spirit of the law, even though it brought the law as it was written.

In the spirit of fairness I let the younger children break some rules.

The spirit of the agreement was that we would have equal shares.

A spirit is a volatile liquid, like alcohol.


spirit

spirit (canonical)
spirits (third-person singular)
spirited (past)
spirited (past participle)
spiriting (present participle)

If you spirit something, you carry it away, usually in secret or mystery.


spirit

Another name for the Holy Spirit (also called the Holy Ghost).


spirits

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

If you are in good spirits, you are happy.


spirits

The third-person singular form of spirit.


strength

If you have strength your muscles are very powerful.

I don't have the strength to lift something that heavy.

Strength can also mean you are strong or tough is some other way, such as a strong mind or strong will.

She needed great strength to deal with her sickness and poverty.

The plan had may strengths, such as not needing many people and being easy to do.

The strength of the regiment was 3,000 soldiers.


quarterly

Happening four times every year; happening every 3 months.

The club published a quarterly news letter.

We meet quarterly to talk about problems our group has had.


yearly

Something that is yearly happens once every year.

We have a yearly meeting for members in the country.


written

write (canonical)
writes (third-person singular)
wrote (past)
written (past participle)
writing (present participle)

Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet?


written

If something is written it is in writing.

We have a written letter from our CEO.

We talked about allowing it, but the written rules are still against it.


washer

A short word for washing machine; a machine to wash clothes.

A metal or plastic ring that goes with a nut and bolt (a thick screw) to help the bolt stay on.

or (not common) Someone whose job is to wash.


bolt

A kind of thick screw that is used with a nut and sometimes a washer.


bolt

bolt (canonical)
bolts (third-person singular)
bolted (past)
bolted (past participle)
bolting (present participle)


induction

A formal ceremony where a person is inducted into an office or into military service

Making an electric current by using a varying magnetic field.

The derivation of general principles from specific instances.

A proof of a theorem by first proving it for one integer and showing that if it is true for one integer then it must be true for other integers.

The use of rumors to confuse and complicate the story of a play or to tell the story without giving facts.

The development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.


vortex

A vortex is a whirlwind, whirlpool, or something else that moves in a spiral or column.

A vortex is anything with on-going violent or chaotic activity around a center point.

A vortex is anything which brings nearby things into its current.


khan

After Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongolians in the Middle Ages.

A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

A resting-place for a travelling caravan.


terror

I never felt such terror as when I was robbed at gunpoint.

The rabid dog was the terror of the neighborhood.

Violence or the threat of violence for political reasons; terrorism.

The United States has declared a war on terror.

An annoying or unpleasant person, often a naughty child.

My little brother can be such a terror!


peripheral

peripheral (positive)
more peripheral (comparative)
most peripheral (superlative)

If something is peripheral, it is on the periphery or boundary of it.

If something is peripheral, it is beside the point.

If something is peripheral, it is not important; it is unimportant.

If something is peripheral, it is auxiliary to it.

If something is peripheral, it is found on the peripheral nervous system.


peripheral

A peripheral is a machine that is connected to a computer, such as a printer or scanner.


on behalf


innocent

innocent (positive)
more innocent (comparative)
most innocent (superlative)

If you are innocent you do not know evil.

How could he hurt an innocent child?!?

I was innocent once, but I've seen too many bad things since then.

If you are innocent of a crime you did not do that crime.

I swore to the police that I was innocent.


innocent

Someone who is innocent. That is, someone who lacks evil or the knowledge of evil.

If something bad happens to an innocent it means that the person did not deserve it.

He was a total innocent.

If you don't help save them, the blood of the innocents will be on your hand. (meaning, "...it will be your fault innocents have been hurt or killed.")


innocence

I miss the innocence I lost growing up.

He claims his innocence even after being in prison for years.

It is common to call learning about sex (or having sex for the first time) as "loosing innocence."

She lost her innocence when she was seventeen.


innocents

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


wicked

wickeder (comparative)
wickedest (superlative)
wicked (positive)
more wicked (comparative)
most wicked (superlative)

If you are wicked you often do evil things. More than that, a wicked person enjoys evil.

The wicked witch terrorized the peasants of the village.

A wicked act is something someone does that is very evil.

He will be punished for his wicked acts.

If something is wicked, it is excellent.

That was a wicked guitar solo!

If something is wicked, it has a wick in it.


wicked

wick (canonical)
wicks (third-person singular)
wicked (past)
wicked (past participle)
wicking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wick.


synonym

A synonym is a word with the same meaning as another word.

The word big is a synonym of the word large.

A synonym is a word that does not have the same meaning, but the meaning is very close to the other word.

Good and right are synonyms, even though they do not mean exactly the same thing.


antonym

A word that means the opposite of another word.

Good is the antonym of bad; high is the antonym of low.

The words schadenfreude and epicaricacy are antonyms of confelicity.


synonymous

If two words are synonymous they are synonyms to each other.

If two ideas are synonymous they are almost the same idea.

Communism is often thought to be synonymous with socialism, though there are a few differences.

If two ideas are synonymous then if one is true the other has to be true, so that claiming one is the same as claiming the other.


synonyms

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


antonyms

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


etymology

Etymology is the study of the history and change of words.

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pronunciation

There are two different pronunciations for the word either.

Pronunciation sections are helpful in a dictionary.

His French pronunciation is horrible.


pronunciations

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


etymologies

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


Voodoun


voodoo

Voodoo is a small religion from the Caribbean, most common in Haiti and Louisiana. Voodoo comes from west African shamanism (called Vodu). In voodoo many gods and spirits are called to do magic.


Voodou


vodu


zombies

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


Gila monster

A poisonous lizard from the deserts of the southwest United States and northern Mexico.


Komodo dragon

A Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the world's biggest lizard, and comes from Indonesia.

The Komodo dragon is the official national animal of Indonesia.


dragonfly

A large insect with four wings and a long body. Dragonflies hunt other insects, such as mosquitoes.


lizard

Any of many kinds of reptiles that has four legs, a long tail, and no shell.


lizards

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


abuse

Abuse is touching or acting towards someone in a way that will likely hurt them.

The girls suffered terrible physical and sexual abuse from their father.

An abuse is an act of using something in the wrong way.


abuse

abuse (canonical)
abuses (third-person singular)
abused (past)
abused (past participle)
abusing (present participle)

If you abuse something, you misuse it; you use something improperly.

If you abuse something, you injure it; you hurt it; you treat it with cruelty or damage it.

If you abuse somebody, you rape them; you assault them.

If you abuse somebody, you berate them; you insult or revile them.

Child abuse is prohibited in America.


accent

An accent is the particular way that somebody's speech sounds.

I can speak French, but I do it with an English accent.


accent

accent (canonical)
accents (third-person singular)
accented (past)
accented (past participle)
accenting (present participle)

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adjust

adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

If you adjust something, you change it a little so that it fits or works better.

I had to adjust the cupboard door so that is would close easily.

If you adjust, you change the way you behave or think to suit a new situation.

I had to adjust to the way of living here.

They found it hard adjusting to life in a new country.


advantage

An advantage is a condition or circumstance that favors success.

An advantage is when someone has superiority over someone else.

An advantage is a benefit, gain, or profit.


advantage

advantage (canonical)
advantages (third-person singular)
advantaged (past)
advantaged (past participle)
advantaging (present participle)

If you advantage a person, you provide them with an advantage.


advise

advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

If you advise someone to do something, you tell them that they should do it.

I'd advise you to study for the exam.

The coach advised the athlete to work harder.


aircraft

An aircraft is a flying vehicle, usually an airplane.

The army wants money to buy various aircraft, including helicopters and jets.


airport

An airport is a place where airplanes land and take off.

I took a taxi to the airport for my flight to London.


audience

An audience is the person or people who watch a performance, listen to you speak, or read what you write.

The audience at the concert was dancing on their chairs.


bang

A bang is a short loud noise like the sound of a door closing or a gun being shot.

The two cars hit with a big bang.


bang

bang (canonical)
bangs (third-person singular)
banged (past)
banged (past participle)
banging (present participle)

If something bangs, it makes repeated sudden loud noises.

If you bang someone, you engage in sexual intercourse with them.


bathroom

A bathroom is a room that has a bathtub or a shower.

In our house, the bathroom is very busy in the morning.

Excuse me, my son has to go to the bathroom. Is it upstairs?


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razor

A razor is a type of knife that is used to shave hair.


shave

shave (canonical)
shaves (third-person singular)
shaved (past)
shaved (past participle)
shaving (present participle)

When you shave hair, you remove all of it with a sharp object such as a razor.

After getting up in the morning, Trevor shaved off a day's growth of beard.

When you shave meat, you cut it into very thin slices.

The butcher shaved a quarter pound of roast beef, which I put in a sandwich.


shave

A shave is the act of shaving (hair being removed).


stake

A stick or rod with a sharp point. A stake is usually hammered into the ground. Often, the stake is tied to rope to connect something (like a tent) to the ground.

We used four stakes to hold down our tent.

It is said a stake though the heart will kill a vampire.

The heretic was burned at the stake. (He was tied to very large stake (a pole) to be burned to death.)

If you have a stake in something it is important to you. Usually, this means it will affect you in some way, so you have a good reason to be interested.

I had a personal stake in hunger relief, since family had no food.

We all have a stake in finding peace.

Our company has a big stake in the findings, since we spent a lot of money on the research.


stake

stake (canonical)
stakes (third-person singular)
staked (past)
staked (past participle)
staking (present participle)

To put a stake into something. Most often, you would put the stake in the ground, but it could be put in something else.


stake a claim

If you stake a claim you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.

If you stake a claim to something, you make people know that it is yours.

I staked my claim on the icecream.

You should stake your claim to that title.


stake your territory

If you stake (out) your territory you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.

If you stake (out) your territory you make people know what authority or responsibility is yours.

I made a point to stake my territory in the office.

He spent most of last year staking out his territory.


stakeout

A stakeout is when people (usually police) sit and secretly watch a person or place.

The police had a stakeout in a place where they expected the crime to occur.


stakeholder

Someone who holds a stake for others. The holder has no interest in the stake.

Someone who has a stake in something. This means that the issue is important to that person, and will affect that person.


burn at the stake

If someone is burned at the stake they are tied to a wooden pole and killed by being burned alive. This was a punishment for crimes in Europe a long time ago.

A witch was burned at the stake here.

If someone burns at the stake they are being burned while tied to a pole.

Joan of Arc burned at the stake after the English caught her.


stake holder


at stake

If something is at stake it is in danger. Often is it likely to be lost, destroyed, or gone for some reason.

My job is at stake if the factory closes.

Do you have any idea what is at stake here?


stakes

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

Stakes are what you will win or lose if you try something.

The stakes are high in this game. If we loose we will be out of the championship.

The criminal was in a high stakes game of cat and mouse with the police.


stakes

The third-person singular form of stake.


useful

useful (positive)
more useful (comparative)
most useful (superlative)

Good for a purpose. If something is useful it can be used for something.


unwind

unwind (canonical)
unwinds (third-person singular)
unwound (past)
unwound (past participle)
unwinding (present participle)

I just need to unwind after work.

The opposite of wind (verb). If you unwind something like a string or a scarf, you make it so that it is not around and around something anymore.

You need to unwind the string from the ball.


usually

You use usually to talk about what happens most of the time.

He usually takes a long time to get ready, but he can be fast too.

Usually they come by car so I don't think they'll walk.


stake out

If you stake out the limits or edges of something, you mark them.

stake out land; stake out a new road.

If you stake out in croquet, you end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.


sex organ

A sex organ is an organ used in sexual reproduction.


creek

A creek is a kind of waterway. It is like a small river.


Creek

The Creek are a Native American tribe from the southern United States.

Creek is the language spoken by the Creek tribe.

A person who is a Creek is part of the Creek nation.


Creek

Something that is Creek is about the Creek people.


stream

A stream is a very small river or creek.

A stream is something that comes in an order without stopping (like water in a stream).

Stop interrupting me, you are breaking my stream of thought.

The data stream from Florida suddenly stopped.


stream

stream (canonical)
streams (third-person singular)
streamed (past)
streamed (past participle)
streaming (present participle)

If something streams, it comes in a flow, usually in order and often not stopping.

The website offered streaming music and video files.


dumbledore

"A shaded lamp and a waving blind, / And the beat of a clock from a distant floor: / On this scene enter – winged, horned, and spined – / A longlegs, a moth, and a dumbledore" — Thomas Hardy, ‘An August Midnight’, 1899


-ly

Adding -ly to the end of a noun turns the word into an adjective thus adding further information about the word and the meaning you are giving it. The adjectives now have the extra meaning of "like (the noun), as in something that is characteristic of (the noun)".

If you say "He has manly facial features" you are saying that his facial features are typical facial features for a man.

Adding the suffix-ly to the end of an adjective turns the word into an adverb. The meaning of the word does not change, and still conveys the same idea. But it is a shorter and, sometimes, more elegant way of saying or writing it.

You can say, "Those are his usual clothes" or "That is how he usually dresses".

However, this tiny two letter suffix is versatile because it can also be used to change the meaning, most often when it is applied to verbs.

"Likely" ("it looks likely to rain") does not mean the same thing as when "like" is used here ("It looks more like drizzle than rain"). So, just through adding two letters to the end of a word, you can convey two totally different meanings.


Prometheus

A god who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humans so they could use it. The god of fire and craft. Prometheus had three brothers - Epimetheus, Menoetios and Atlas.


equality

The state of being equal, of having the same value.

The equal treatment of all people even if they are different.


suffix

A suffix is an affix that is added to the end of a word. In English this can change the meaning. Also, it can be required by grammar but not change the meaning; this could be to change the tense, the number, or for other reasons.


prefix

A prefix is an affix that is added to the beginning of a word. In English this usually changes the meaning.


infix

An infix is an affix that is added to the middle of a word (in some languages). English does not use infixes. (Note: some vulgar words, most often fuck, are used as infixes in informal English.)


affix

An affix is a sound or sounds added to a word. They can be added to the beginning, middle, or end of a word. This might change the meaning of the word, or it may be needed for grammar. (Note: In formal English, affixes are added only to the beginning or end of the word.)


affix

affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)


un-

You add "un-" to the front of an adjective or adverb usually to mean the opposite of the original word making an antonym.

You could say, "He is not happy", "He is unhappy", or "He is sad".

When "un" is added to the front of a verb it means to do something in reverse. That is, put something back the way it was before.

First he wound the string on the stick, then he unwound it—so it was like he had done nothing.


spectrum

Specifically, a range of colors representing light of various frequencies.

The pattern of absorption or emission of radiation that is made by a substance when it is put in contact with an energy such as radiation, heat, electricity, etc.


napalm

A very flammable, thick liquid that is made to stick to things while burning; napalm is used during war to cause a lot of death and destruction, especially in wooded areas.

The soldiers dropped napalm on the enemy to destroy their camp.


napalm

napalm (canonical)
napalms (third-person singular)
napalmed (past)
napalmed (past participle)
napalming (present participle)

The soldiers napalmed the enemy to destroy their camp.


manure

Animal feces, especially the feces of farm animals such as cows, horses, pigs and chickens; manure is often used as a fertilizer.


manure

manure (canonical)
manures (third-person singular)
manured (past)
manured (past participle)
manuring (present participle)


pollutant

A pollutant is something that makes the air, soil or water dirty or polluted.

Insecticides, herbicides, and detergents are all examples of water pollutants.


anchovy

A small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family; anchovies are often used as food, especially on pizzas and in Caesar salads.


BOB

A short way of saying "battery-operated boyfriend"; slang for a vibrator.

A short way of saying "back-of-the-book"; refers to stamps in a catalog that are not used on mail and are displayed near the end of a catalog.

A short way of saying "bottom of basket", often used as a reminder to empty shopping carts.


Bob

Bob is a male given name. It is usually short for Robert.

In cryptography and physics, Bob is sometimes used as the name for the person or system that receives a message from another person or system, which is usually known as Alice.


mayhem

A state of chaos, disorder, or disruption.

She waded into the mayhem, elbowing between taller men to work her way to the front of the crowd.

The fighting dogs created mayhem in the flower beds.

What if the legendary hero Robin Hood had been born into the mayhem of the 20th century?

The crime of intentionally disfiguring or injuring a person.

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alone

alone (positive)
more alone (comparative)
most alone (superlative)

If someone is alone, they are not with other people.

She looked around to make sure that she was alone before opening the desk.

If someone is alone, they have no friends or people they know.

He felt very alone in Canada and wanted to go home.


alone

If you do something alone, you do it without other people.

She went walking alone because she wanted to think.

When you talk about something alone, you mean only that thing.

It will take weeks for the planning alone.

We can't open it. The owner alone has the key.


disclaimer

Words that say that a person or group does not own or is not responsible for something

You are not able to return the toaster to the shop. You should have read the disclaimer.

A denial or waiver of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust.

Saying, in front of everyone, that you do not own something, or that you are not responsible for something.


objectionable

objectionable (positive)
more objectionable (comparative)
most objectionable (superlative)

If something is objectionable, you are likely to object to it.

Before removing objectionable material, you'll have to decide what will offend people.


requests

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


requests

request (canonical)
requests (third-person singular)
requested (past)
requested (past participle)
requesting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of request.


yea

Yea can be used to tell how much. In this way it can either mean about or exactly "this much." (Often while by a showing how much with your hands.)

The pony was yea high. (While holding a hand where the top of the pony's head would be.)


yay

You can say "yay!" when you are very happy or excited. People usually say this loudly, to show great emotion.


baggage

Another word for luggage; bags and other containers that people use to carry things when they travel. Also, the things (most often clothes) carried in the bags.

Things you keep with you from the past. Usually this means emotions or memories, most often bad feelings.

An army's portable equipment; its baggage train.


Shinto

The first religion of Japan. Shinto teaches that there are more gods and spirits than can be counted (call "eight-million gods"). These gods and spirits are called kami and are led by three gods: The sun goddess, the moon god, and the storm god.


Shintoism

Another word for Shinto, a religion of Japan.


altogether

You use altogether to emphasize that something was done or happened completely and in every way.

He plans to cut back on smoking slowly and not stop altogether.

The road got smaller and smaller until it disappeared altogether.

You use altogether to emphasize that something is like a description in every way.

I still dream, but my dreams are altogether different from my teenage dreams.

It is not altogether clear what happened to them in the police car.

You use altogether to show that a number or amount is the total.

It includes nine new programs: five half-hour sitcoms, one half-hour drama, a half-hour fantasy adventure and two one-hour dramas. Altogether, 5 1/2 hours of new shows will be introduced.

You use altogether to bring together a number of points that you have talked about.

So each idea is different in some way, but altogether, they seem to point to the same thing.


voodoo doll

A magic doll that you can do things to. Things you do to the doll are said to happen the person the doll stands for. These dolls are also used in witchcraft (witches call the doll a poppet).


wank

wank (canonical)
wanks (third-person singular)
wanked (past)
wanked (past participle)
wanking (present participle)

If you wank, you have sex alone, and touch your penis or vagina or breasts; you masturbate.

If you wank, you touch another person's penis in a sexual way; to give a hand job.


wank

He’s having a wank.

You utter wank!

This opera is wank.

Did you see that thing on Channel 4? Yeah, it was wank.

This shit is a whole lot of wank.


glasses

glass
(pair of) glasses
glasses (plural)

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

Glasses are worn over the eyes to help you see.

I've had to wear glasses since I was nine years old.


employee

An employee is someone who works for a company or another person.

He is an employee of this store.

I was declared "employee of the month" by my boss.

I was at lunch with my fellow employees.


feelings

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


electrical

electrical (positive)
more electrical (comparative)
most electrical (superlative)

When something is electrical, it is related to electricity or electronics.


electrician

An electrician is a person who fixes things related to electricity.

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oval

A building that is the shape of an oval.


expression

An expression is a way your face can look that shows how you feel. Smiles and frowns are expressions.

I could tell he was lying by the expression on his face.

An expression is a group of words, like a phrase or sentence, often one that is used by many people.

"Read between the lines" is a common expression for knowing meanings that are not written or spoken.

An expression is a group of numbers and variables.

The expression "2x + y - 3" was set equal eight in the equation.


expressions

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


triangle

A triangle (▲) is a shape that has three sides and three angles.

A triangle is an instrument that is made out of metal and is shaped like a triangle.

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/ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/


employees

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


economics

The study of money and how goods and services get value.

Economics shows us that people use too much when the price is too low.


polygon

A polygon is a type of two-dimensional shape. It has three or more corners , which are connected by lines.


jobless

If you are jobless you do not have a job.


doll

A doll is a small model of a person. Dolls are often used as toys for children (most often girls).

A girl or woman, most often an attractive young woman.


dolls

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


sadism

Enjoying causing pain to people or animals.

The noble was well known throughout the region for his sadism. He would often torture prisoners in the cruelest of punishments just for the joy of it.

A sex game where someone hurts someone else during sex.


zinc

Zinc is a type of metal, (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30 on the periodic table.


zinc

zinc (canonical)
zincs (third-person singular)
zinced (past)
zinced (past participle)
zincing (present participle)

If you zinc something, you cover it with zinc.


questionable

questionable (positive)
more questionable (comparative)
most questionable (superlative)

If something is questionable it is easy to question. That is, it is not likely to be true, and might be false.


waiter

A waiter is the person at a restaurant who takes your order and brings the food to you.

I'm trying to get the waiter to bring our bill but he isn't looking this way.


voting

vote (canonical)
votes (third-person singular)
voted (past)
voted (past participle)
voting (present participle)


vow

A vow is a promise. Often, a vow is a special promise that is made formally or in front of other people.

I took a vow never to hurt anyone.

They said their wedding vows, promising to love each other the rest of their lives.

The monks took a vow of silence.


vow

vow (canonical)
vows (third-person singular)
vowed (past)
vowed (past participle)
vowing (present participle)

If you vow, to do something, you make a promise to do it.

We vowed never to betray each other.


perennial

If something is perennial it is there every year, or through many years.

If a plant is perennial it live through the winter and may live for many years. A tree is perennial.


perennial

A perennial is a plant that lives for many years.

I have both annuals and perennials in my garden.


valuable

valuable (positive)
more valuable (comparative)
most valuable (superlative)

If something is valuable it has great value. That is, it would cost a large amount of money.

Gold is a very valuable metal.

Your life is more valuable than any amount of money you could have.


valuable

I keep my valuables in a safe deposit box at the bank.


vein

A vein is a tube in the body that carries blood back to the heart.

A vein is a bump or line in a leaf where sap flows.

A vein is a fissure, cleft, or cavity in the earth.


veins

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


understood

understand (canonical)
understands (third-person singular)
understood (past)
understood (past participle)
understanding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of understand.


timer

A timer is a device that times something.

A timer tells you when a certain amount of time is over. You set the timer for the amount of time you want; after that amount of time it will let you know in some way (sometimes a bell will ring).

A timer tells you how much time has passed since it was started.


waitress

A waitress is a woman who serves at a restaurant; a female waiter.

I'm trying to get the waitress to bring our bill but she isn't looking this way.


waitress

waitress (canonical)
waitresses (third-person singular)
waitressed (past)
waitressed (past participle)
waitressing (present participle)

If you waitress, you work as a waitress.

I waitress on the weekends to earn extra money.


waitresses

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


waitresses

The third-person singular form of waitress.


waiters

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


creak

A type of sound. The sound of a door with rusty hinges is a creak.

I heard a strange creak from my car's engine.


creak

creak (canonical)
creaks (third-person singular)
creaked (past)
creaked (past participle)
creaking (present participle)

The door creaked as I opened it.


textbook

A textbook is a book that is used in school, university, or college to study an academic topic.

I had to bring my math textbook home so I could do my homework.


postage stamp

A small piece of paper that is placed on an item being mailed to show that the postage has been paid.


publicity

If you have publicity, many people know about you. Most often, this means a making yourself known (gaining publicity).

We had a rally to gain publicity for our group.


submerged

submerge (canonical)
submerges (third-person singular)
submerged (past)
submerged (past participle)
submerging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of submerge.

The submarine submerged quickly.


submerged

submerged (positive)
more submerged (comparative)
most submerged (superlative)

Something that is submerged is underwater.

Jimmy was completely submerged when he was swimming.


supplier

A supplier is someone who supplies something. Most often, this is a company that supplies another company with things it needs.

The car factory needs a new supplier for car parts.


officer

An officer is a person in an army who has much authority. A general and a captain are two types of officers.

A soldier must obey his commanding officer.

An officer is a policeman, often called a "police officer." (Note, "officer" is often better than "policeman" because the officer could be a woman or a man.)

Officer, can you help me, I've been robbed.

The thief was taken to jail by the officers.

He was arrested for hitting an officer.

An officer is someone who holds office (meaning, has authority).

The judge is an important officer of the court.

She is the chief executive officer, or CEO, for our company.


officers

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


lion

A type of big cat from Africa, India and some of Europe; Panthera leo.

We saw the lion in the zoo.


lions

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


donkey

An animal that is like a small horse with long ears. Donkeys are often used to carry things for people.

He loaded the wood on the donkey to bring back to the house.


mule

A mule is the child of a horse and a donkey. Mules are often used to carry things for people or pull carts or plows.

A mule is a shoe that does not have support for the heel.

A mule is a person paid to smuggle drugs.


jackass

A jackass is a rude or obnoxious person.


picked

pick (canonical)
picks (third-person singular)
picked (past)
picked (past participle)
picking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pick.


potable

potable (positive)
more potable (comparative)
most potable (superlative)

If something is potable you can safely drink it.


privilege

A privilege is a certain thing that someone is allowed to do or have. That is, not everyone is allowed to do or have it.

Being able to drive is a privilege not a right.

He was punished by having his privileges taken away.

The privilege of the rich lords angered ordinary people in the French revolution.


lioness

A lioness has no mane.


elephant

An elephant is a very large animal with two long teeth called tusks and a long nose called trunk.

Elephants live in both Asia and Africa.


elephants

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


squirrel

A squirrel is a small animal that lives in trees and has a bushy tail. They are related to rats and often eat nuts.

A squirrel is on the roof of my home.


mouse

A mouse is a very small animal that is similar to a small rat.

The mouse ran across the room.

A mouse is a device used to control a computer.

He clicked his mouse.


mouse

mouse (canonical)
mouses (third-person singular)
moused (past)
moused (past participle)
mousing (present participle)

If you mouse, you move around with caution; you move like a mouse.

If you mouse, you hunt for mice; you try to catch mice.


mice

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


hawk

A hawk is a type of bird that eats meat.