waterlogs

The third-person singular form of waterlog.


waterlogging

waterlog (canonical)
waterlogs (third-person singular)
waterlogged (past)
waterlogged (past participle)
waterlogging (present participle)


waterlogged

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

If something is waterlogged, it is soaked with water.

My shoes we waterlogged after I walked through the river.

If a boat is waterlogged, it is in danger of sinking because of too much water on it.

The boat was waterlogged after the heavy rain.


waterlogged

The past tense and past participle of waterlog.


onboard

If something is onboard, it has been taken or used on any kind of vehicle or boat.


onboard

If something is done onboard, it is done on or in a vehicle or boat; it is done aboard it.


grebes

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


cowgirls

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


goslings

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


leukemias

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


brimstone

If something or someone is brimstone, they are made up of or they look like brimstone; about or related to Hell.


brimstones

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


ice cream

Ice cream is a soft, frozen, cold dessert made with milk fat and sweet cream.

I ate chocolate and vanilla ice cream for dessert.


ice creams

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


amber

Amber is a color between yellow and brown.

Amber is a fossil resin often used for jewellery.

Amber is the middle light on traffic lights.

The traffic lights are red, amber or green.


amber

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

If something is amber, it is the color amber.


ambers

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


beeswax

Beeswax is a wax made by bees for their honeycombs.

That bee is making beeswax.

This is none of your beeswax!


bump

A bump is a small impact between two things.

I felt a slight bump as the plane touched the landing strip.

A bump is a sound that might be made when two things hit each other.

I looked up when I heard the bump of a car as it drove into another one parked outside my house.

A bump is a small lump or swelling on something that is smooth.

Try to drive round the big bump in the road.

A bump is a small lump or swelling on the skin or anywhere else on your body.

I rubbed the small bump on my nose, and wondered if it was going to get any bigger.


bump

bump (canonical)
bumps (third-person singular)
bumped (past)
bumped (past participle)
bumping (present participle)

If something bumps, it knocks gently against something else, usually making a small noise.

I could hear the open door bumping in the breeze.

If you bump something, you knock it slightly.

He bumped the chair as he walked past, so I put it back in place again.


disobedient

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

If someone is disobedient, they don't obey.

The mother was angry at her disobedient child.


bumps

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


bumped

The past tense and past participle of bump.


hairdresser

A hairdresser is a person who cuts and styles the hair of other people.


hairdressers

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


coprolite

Coprolite is dung that has become a fossil over time.


coprolites

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


accurately

If something is done accurately, it is done correctly or with accuracy; it is not wrong.

The scientists accurately predicted the results of the experiment.


adjustable

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

If something is adjustable, then it can be changed or moved.

The length of this shower curtain rod is adjustable.

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disadvantage

A disadvantage is something that is a handicap or a weakness.

The hockey team had a disadvantage against its opponents because its goalie was not good.


disadvantages

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


advisable

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

If something is advisable, then it is wise to do it, or it should be done.


sicknesses

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


illness

He died after a long illness.


illnesses

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


sting

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

That wasp has a sting!

A sting can also mean a bite by an insect.

I got a sting on my arm.

A sting is a bump on the skin, the result of being stung.

I will show you where I was stung.

A sting is a police operation where they pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.


sting

stang (past)
sting (canonical)
stings (third-person singular)
stung (past)
stung (past participle)
stinging (present participle)

To sting means to inject venom with a stinger.

That bee stung me.

I banged my hand: it really stung.

I got stung for a lot of money.


stings

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


stings

sting (canonical)
stings (third-person singular)
stinged (past)
stinged (past participle)
stinging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sting.


replica

A replica is a close copy of something, usually of a famous or expensive item.

I have a replica of an ancient coin.


replicas

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


reducer

A reducer is something that reduces something else.


reducers

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


restructure

restructure (canonical)
restructures (third-person singular)
restructured (past)
restructured (past participle)
restructuring (present participle)

If you restructure something, you change the structure of it; you change the organization of it.


restructures

The third-person singular form of restructure.


restructured

The past tense and past participle of restructure.


restructuring

A restructuring is the changing of structure; it is a reorganization.


restructurings

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


dribble

dribble (canonical)
dribbles (third-person singular)
dribbled (past)
dribbled (past participle)
dribbling (present participle)

If you dribble, you let saliva drip from your mouth; you drool.

If something dribbles, it falls in drop or an uneven flow; it trickles.

If you dribble a football/soccer ball, you run with it while controlling it with your feet.

If you dribble a basketball, you bounce it up and down with one hand.


rental

We moved into a rental unit when we lived in Europe.

The price includes accommodation and car rental.

Parking spaces were set at an annual rental of $300.

You need ID to do the rental.


candy

There is a bowl of candy on the table.


candy

candy (canonical)
candies (third-person singular)
candied (past)
candied (past participle)
candying (present participle)

To candy a food is to cover it in or cook it in a sugary syrup.

Will you help me candy these apples?


dribbles

The third-person singular form of dribble.


dribbled

The past tense and past participle of dribble.


candies

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


candies

The third-person singular form of candy.


louse

A louse is a small bug that lives in a person's hair.

Fleas live on dogs and can jump, but lice can only crawl, not jump.


hinge

A hinge is a small metal thing that holds a door to the wall and bends to let the door move.

The door hinges made a squeaking noise as it opened.


hinge

hinge (canonical)
hinges (third-person singular)
hinged (past)
hinged (past participle)
hinging (present participle)

If something hinges on something, it depends on it.

My decision hinges on the results of the survey.

If you hinge something, it means you put a hinge on it.

The lid of the jewelry box was hinged with leather strips.

John hinged the jewelry box with leather strips.


nomad

A nomad is a person who moves from place to place and does not have a set home.


yo-yo

A yo-yo is a toy that spins and goes up and down, hanging from a string.

Let's go play with my yo-yo.


tinfoil

Tinfoil is a piece of tin which is flat and thin like paper. Sometimes people say "tinfoil" when they really mean "aluminium foil", which is made of a different metal, aluminium, instead of tin.


red-light district

red-light district
red-light districts (plural)

A red-light district is the part of town where prostitutes are found.

His wife was upset when she found out he had been to the red-light district.


gas chamber

A gas chamber is a sealed chamber or room where people are killed with poisonous gas.


orgasm

An orgasm is a strong pleasurable feeling that happens at the climax or peak of a sexual experience. Men usually ejaculate when they have an orgasm.

Many women can have multiple orgasms during sex.

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orgasm

orgasm (canonical)
orgasms (third-person singular)
orgasmed (past)
orgasmed (past participle)
orgasming (present participle)

Sex was not very satisfying with my ex-boyfriend because he usually orgasmed after just a few minutes.

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yo-yos

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


nomads

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


lice

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


hinges

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


hinges

The third-person singular form of hinge.


hinged

The past tense and past participle of hinge.


red-light districts

The plural form of red-light district; more than one (kind of) red-light district.


catalysis

Catalysis is the process where a catalyst speeds a chemical reaction. The catalyst itself does undergo any change itself.


entry

There is an entry in.

An entry is also permission to enter something.

An adult is needed for entry here.

An entry is also information, like in an encyclopedia or dictionary.

You are reading the entry for the word entry on the Simple English Wiktionary.

We have submitted the entry for the contest.


entries

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


catalyses

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


politeness

Politeness is how polite you are to someone else.

I expect a high level of politeness from people I do not know well.


stang

sting (canonical)
stings (third-person singular)
stang (past)
stung (past participle)
stinging (present participle)


stung

The past tense and past participle of sting.


rentals

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


gas chambers

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


orgasms

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


buzz

I heard a buzz from the door.

A buzz is the mixed sound of many people talking at the same time.

I heard a buzz of conversation coming from the hall.


buzz

buzz (canonical)
buzzes (third-person singular)
buzzed (past)
buzzed (past participle)
buzzing (present participle)

If something buzzes, it makes a sound like a bee flying.

When the oven timer buzzes, you know the cake is ready.


buzzes

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


buzzed

The past tense and past participle of buzz.


buzzing

Buzzing is a sound that is made by anything that buzzes.

There is a buzzing coming from the radio. I think it will stop working soon.


buzzer

A buzzer is a machine that makes a buzzing sound when used.

Press the buzzer if you need a person to help you.


buzzers

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


kung-fu

Kung-fu is another way of spelling kung fu.


kung fu

Kung fu is any kind of Chinese martial art.


booth

An enclosure just big enough to hold one standing person.

The man had to use the bathroom booth.

The woman had to make a phone call in a booth.


booths

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


bust

A bust sculpture of a person's head and shoulders

The bust will break and shatter if it falls onto the floor.

I like this shirt a lot, but it doesn't fit really well in the bust.


bust

bust (canonical)
busts (third-person singular)
busted (past)
busted (past participle)
busting (present participle)

My car is all busted up.


busts

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


busted

The past tense and past participle of bust.


bypass

A bypass is a way to get around something, often used in medicine.

He will need a heart bypass to survive.


bypass

bypass (canonical)
bypasses (third-person singular)
bypassed (past)
bypassed (past participle)
bypassing (present participle)

To bypass is to go around an object in order to avoid it.

The road was closed so we needed to bypass it with a side street.


bypasses

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


bypasses

The third-person singular form of bypass.


bypassed

The past tense and past participle of bypass.


daft

daft (positive)
dafter (comparative)
daftest (superlative)

Something that is daft is silly or stupid.

Poking holes in our boat was a daft idea.


dafter

The comparative form of daft; more daft.


daftest

The superlative form of daft; most daft.


damp

damp (positive)
damper (comparative)
dampest (superlative)

If something is damp it is somewhat wet.

The grass was damp with dew this morning.


damp

damp (canonical)
damps (third-person singular)
damped (past)
damped (past participle)
damping (present participle)

If you damp something, you make it moderately wet.

If you damp something, you suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting such energy to other forms of energy.


damper

Bread made from flour, water, milk and salt, but without yeast.


damper

The comparative form of damp; more damp.


dampest

The superlative form of damp; most damp.


dudes

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


saltines

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


cotyliform

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

If a plant is cotyliform, it has the form of a cup (cotyle)


gasiform

If something is gasiform, it is made up of gas; it is gaseous.


gaseous

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

If something is gaseous, it is related to or made up of a gas.

If a liquid is gaseous, it has a lot of bubbles in it; it is gassy.

My soda is too gaseous to drink.


gaseousness

Gaseousness is the state of being gaseous.


refreshment

A refreshment is a small snack or new drink that does not have alcohol in it.

What kind of refreshments should we have available at our party?

Refreshments such as coffee, lemonade and cookies will be provided after the service.

Refreshment is a way for someone to get back energy or strength that they have lost in the past.


refreshments

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


consideration

Consideration is the process of thinking carefully about something.

After much consideration, I think I will retire.

Consideration can also be a thoughtful and caring attitude towards others.

Show some consideration and stop waking up your little brother with all that noise.


considerations

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


gaseously

If something is done gaseously, it is done in a gaseous manner.


xenon

Xenon is an element with atomic number 54.

Xenon is rare and expensive to extract from the Earth's atmosphere.

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balloon

A balloon is a light round ball filled with air that floats; often a child's toy.

My balloon floated away into the sky.


balloon

balloon (canonical)
balloons (third-person singular)
ballooned (past)
ballooned (past participle)
ballooning (present participle)

If something balloons, that means it grows very fast.

The price of oil has ballooned.


balloons

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


balloons

The third-person singular form of balloon.


ballooned

The past tense and past participle of balloon.


radon

Radon is a radioactive element with atomic number 86.

Radon is a tasteless, colorless and odorless gas.

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osmium

Osmium is a metal and element with the atomic number 76 and the symbol Os.

Osmium is twice as dense as lead.

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buzzings

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


arbitrarily

To do something arbitrarily is to do something randomly, or without deciding.

Without thinking he arbitrarily chose the number zero.


bunch

If you have a bunch of something, you have many of them.

We had to try a bunch of times before we could start the car.

A bunch can also mean a group or cluster.

Grapes come in bunches.


bunch

bunch (canonical)
bunches (third-person singular)
bunched (past)
bunched (past participle)
bunching (present participle)

To bunch things is to gather or collect them into a group.

Help me bunch these flowers together so I can make a bouquet.


bunched

The past tense and past participle of bunch.


bunches

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


bunches

The third-person singular form of bunch.


formulate

formulate (canonical)
formulates (third-person singular)
formulated (past)
formulated (past participle)
formulating (present participle)

This shampoo has been formulated specially for people with lice.

To formulate is also to express a problem in math.

I am formulating a formula to solve this word problem.


coral snake

A coral snake is a venomous snake that is black, red and yellow.

It is rare to see coral snakes because they hide most of the time.


milk snake

A milk snake is a kind of snake that is red, black and white.

Milk snakes look like the dangerous coral snake, but they are harmless.


heroin

Heroin is very strong and addictive narcotic drug; it is made from opium.

The man injected heroin into his arm and immediately began to feel better.


milk snakes

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


coral snakes

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


formulates

The third-person singular form of formulate.


formulated

The past tense and past participle of formulate.


attic

An attic is the space just below the roof of a house. It may be used to store items or is sometimes big enough to live in.

I have a bunch of old clothes and toys stored in the attic that I would like to get rid of.


muffin

A muffin is like a small cake that has some kind of fruit, nut, chocolate or other kind of flavoring baked in it.

I do not like cake so I probably won't like muffins.

A muffin is a round, flat bread that is usually cut in half horizontally, toasted and covered with some kind of spread; an English muffin.


attics

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


muffins

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


deed

A deed is an action that is done; sometimes it is brave and important

The man had done a good deed by saving that child.

In legal work, a deed is an agreement or contract; often on paper

Don't forget to sign the deed or else it won't be valid.


deeds

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


deduct

deduct (canonical)
deducts (third-person singular)
deducted (past)
deducted (past participle)
deducting (present participle)

To deduct is to take one thing away from another; to make smaller; often dealing with money.

I would have a lot more money if it wasn't deducted by taxes and bills.


deducts

The third-person singular form of deduct.


deducted

The past tense and past participle of deduct.


dash

On a computer keyboard, a dash is a horizontal bar that looks like "-" or "—".

There are many different types of dashes that you can type on a keyboard.

I got last place in the 100-meter dash because I tripped on a rock.

A dash is sometimes short for a dashboard.

Someone dropped a brick through the car's windshield and onto the dash.

A dash is a very small amount in cooking.

Put a dash of salt in the soup.


dash

dash (canonical)
dashes (third-person singular)
dashed (past)
dashed (past participle)
dashing (present participle)

To dash is to run fast for a short distance

When he heard there was ice cream he dashed off towards it.

If your hopes, dreams, or expectations were ruined, disappointed, or destroyed, they were dashed.

Her hopes for a beautiful wedding day were dashed when dark clouds gathered in the sky.

My dreams of a happy, quiet home were dashed when my mother in law moved in with us.

She dashed her soup with too much pepper.


dashes

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


dashed

The past tense and past participle of dash.


dashboard

An item to protect a driver from debris, mud and water.

All cars have a dashboard.

A panel telling someone about the car and warnings.

The dashboard says I have very little gas, although I have plenty of gas.


dashboards

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


breed

A breed can be a type of animal or plant; a species or race.

This breed of dog likes to bark more than most.


breed

breeded (past)
breeded (past participle)
breed (canonical)
breeds (third-person singular)
bred (past)
bred (past participle)
breeding (present participle)

To breed is to mate and produce offspring (children).

If a donkey breeds with a horse, then the offspring will be a mix between the two: a mule.

When something breeds, it is created or resulted in.

Icy roads breed car crashes.


breeds

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


breeds

breed (canonical)
breeds (third-person singular)
bred (past)
bred (past participle)
breeding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of breed.


breeded

breed (canonical)
breeds (third-person singular)
breeded (past)
breeded (past participle)
breeding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of breed.


UAE

UAE is a short way of saying "United Arab Emirates".


Dubai

Dubai is a city and one of the seven emirates (states) of the United Arab Emirates.

Dubai became a wealthy place because of the oil industry.


Kuwait

Kuwait is a country in West Asia. Its capital is Kuwait City.

Kuwait can be reached by the sea because it borders the Persian Gulf.


Mafia

The Mafia is an organized group of criminals.

The Mafia forced me to work for them for no pay.


Tommy gun

A Tommy gun (short for Thompson submachine gun) is a weapon often used by the Mafia.

John T. Thompson invented the Tommy gun in 1919. It was popular because it was small yet powerful.


Tommy guns

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


Mitt

The boy who helped us was named Mitt.


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junkyard

A junkyard is a place where trash and waste are stored.

We went to the junkyard to through away our garbage.

A junkyard can also be a business that sells used scrap metal and other items.

The junkyard is a good place to find an old car part.


junkyards

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


stab

A stab is an act of thrusting or poking with an object to cause harm to someone.

He made a stab at me; he tried to kill me.


stab

stab (canonical)
stabs (third-person singular)
stabbed (past)
stabbed (past participle)
stabbing (present participle)

To stab someone is to harm them by poking or piercing.

He stabbed the man in the back with a knife.


stabs

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


stabbed

The past tense and past participle of stab.


USMC

USMC stands for the United States Marine Corps.


flower child

A flower child normally refers to a young hippie; a conformist to 1960s social norms.

It was the custom of flower children to wear and give flowers to people.


derby

A derby is a race, often with horses, around a track.

Before the derby, people make bets on which horse will win.


derbies

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


flower children

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


canteen

A canteen is a bottle for staring water or other fluids.

There was a hole in my canteen so now I am out of water.

A canteen is a restaurant or cafeteria for students or soldiers.

Let's go grab a bite to eat at the canteen.


canteens

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


Mars

Mars is known as the Red Planet in our solar system.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

In Roman mythology, Mars is the god of war. He is known as Ares in Greek mythology.


mar

mar (canonical)
mars (third-person singular)
marred (past)
marred (past participle)
marring (present participle)

If something is marred, it is spoiled, hurt, or damaged.

Smashing a hammer onto a car will mar it.

The campaign was marred by the death of the president.


marred

The past tense and past participle of mar.


hop

Make a hop over the fence and a skip over the brook.


hop

hop (canonical)
hops (third-person singular)
hopped (past)
hopped (past participle)
hopping (present participle)

If you hop, that means you make a small jump; often on one foot.

It's good exercise to hop on one foot.

To hop is to suddenly get on a bus, boat, train, or plane.

I hopped on a train just in time.


hops

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


hopped

The past tense and past participle of hop.


manually

To do something manually is to do something by hand.

He needed to buy some tools because he wanted to put the bike together manually.


Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

The rings of Uranus are tilted.

In Greek mythology, Uranus is the god of the sky.


Neptune

Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

You will need a telescope to see Neptune because it is too far away.

In Roman mythology, Neptune is the god of the sea.


Venus

Venus is the planet that is second closest to the Sun in the Solar System.

Venus is a hot planet because it is very close to the Sun.

Venus is the goddess of love and beauty.


Solar System

The Solar System is all of the objects in space that travel around the Sun: the planets, the moons, the asteroids, and the comets.

The Earth is only a small part of our Solar System.


Pluto

Pluto is the second largest dwarf planet and the largest Kuiper belt object in the Solar System.


dwarf planet

A dwarf planet is a type of space object that is smaller than a regular planet. Dwarf planets are spherical (round), but they have smaller space objects nearby them (unlike a planet).

Pluto is a dwarf planet because, although it is round, there is space junk floating around it.


dwarf planets

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


blast

A blast is when something blows up or explodes.

The blast shook the building.


blast

blast (canonical)
blasts (third-person singular)
blasted (past)
blasted (past participle)
blasting (present participle)

His car radio blasted music. The whole neighborhood could hear it.

To blast can also be to explode or to blow a hole through something.

Blast a hole through that wall so we can escape the prison.


clap

A clap is the act of hitting the palms of your hands together to make a noise.

She made a clap with her hands to get the man's attention.

A clap can be any load sound made by two things hitting each other.

There was a loud clap when she closed the book.


clap

clap (canonical)
claps (third-person singular)
clapped (past)
clapped (past participle)
clapping (present participle)

To clap is to make a noise by hitting the palms of your hands together.

The crowd clapped when the baseball team won the game.


claps

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


clapped

The past tense and past participle of clap.


Korean

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

If something is Korean, it is from or related to Korea (South Korea, North Korea, or both).

Tayo the Little Bus is a great Korean cartoon.


Korean

A Korean is a person from Korea (South Korea or North Korea).

The class had five Koreans, two Japanese, a Brazilian, and people from a number of other countries.

Korean is the main language of South Korea and North Korea.

The tourist could only speak in Korean so they had to employ someone to interpret English.


soap opera

A soap opera is a type of television show with a lot of drama.

Many soap operas are on television in the afternoon. They are very exciting to watch.


soap operas

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


blasts

The third-person singular form of blast.


blasted

The past tense and past participle of blast.


Koreans

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


picture dictionary

picture dictionary
picture dictionaries (plural)

A picture dictionary is a dictionary that uses photos or drawings to illustrate what the headwords mean.

Picture dictionaries are helpful in learning what words mean.


picture dictionaries

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


glue

Glue is a liquid that pastes items together.

Can I have some glue to stick my pictures to the paper?


glue

glue (canonical)
glues (third-person singular)
glued (past)
glued (past participle)
gluing (present participle)

To glue means to paste something together.

Your statue broke but I glued it back together.


glued

The past tense and past participle of glue.


vat

Sometimes a vat is used to make wine and other drinks.


vats

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


mentor

A mentor is a wise and trusted guide and adviser.

Some students use a mentor to help them through their first year of college.


mentor

mentor (canonical)
mentors (third-person singular)
mentored (past)
mentored (past participle)
mentoring (present participle)

To mentor is to guide someone, like a teacher.

You have never fished before? I will mentor you on how to do it.


perch

Look at that perch jumping out of the water.


perch

perch (canonical)
perches (third-person singular)
perched (past)
perched (past participle)
perching (present participle)

To perch on something is to rest or stand on it.

The bird perched on the tree for hours.

The dancer perched on the edge of the stage.


miniature

When something is miniature, it is very small.

This small toy is a miniature dump truck.

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perches

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


perches

The third-person singular form of perch.


perched

The past tense and past participle of perch.


mentors

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


mentors

The third-person singular form of mentor.


mentored

The past tense and past participle of mentor.


verbal

Something that is verbal is something that has to do with words.

He did not just nod his head that he wanted to leave, he told me so in a verbal way.


grudge

A grudge is a feeling of ill will or hatred that doesn't go away.

He stole my bike last year. I still have a grudge against him.


grudge

grudge (canonical)
grudges (third-person singular)
grudged (past)
grudged (past participle)
grudging (present participle)

If you grudge something you are unwilling to give or allow it.

We were poor, so my mom grudged every piece of food I ate.


grudges

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


grudges

The third-person singular form of grudge.


grudged

The past tense and past participle of grudge.


urge

After watching the basketball game, he had an urge to play too.


urge

urge (canonical)
urges (third-person singular)
urged (past)
urged (past participle)
urging (present participle)

To urge something is to press or push it forward.

He urged me to go play basketball with him.

I'm urging you to go with me.


urges

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


urged

The past tense and past participle of urge.


cable

A cable is a strong wire or rope that is often made out of metal.

A strong cable held the two trees together.

A cable can also be a cord that allows information to pass through.

My internet wasn't working because a cable was unplugged.

Sometimes cable is short for cable television.

Do you have cable or satellite television?


cable

cable (canonical)
cables (third-person singular)
cabled (past)
cabled (past participle)
cabling (present participle)

To cable something, you use strong wires to attach two things together.

Cable the boats together so that they don't float away.


cables

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


cables

The third-person singular form of cable.


cabled

The past tense and past participle of cable.


dormitory

A dormitory is a building where students or soldiers often live.

I lived in a dormitory when I first went to college.

A dormitory can also be a room that contains beds and is mostly used for sleeping.

Let's get back to the dormitory and get some rest.


dormitories

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


dorm

A dorm is short for a dormitory, a place where students and soldiers often live and sleep.

I lived in a dorm during my first year of college.


dorms

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


canal

A canal is a waterway (similar to a river) that is made by humans so that boats can travel it.

Before the canal was made there was no way to travel between the two lakes.


canal

canal (canonical)
canals (third-person singular)
canalled (past)
canalled (past participle)
canalling (present participle)

To canal is to build a man-made waterway.

Let's canal through this mountain so we can connect the lakes by water.


canaling

canal (canonical)
canals (third-person singular)
canaled (past)
canaled (past participle)
canaling (present participle)


canaled

The past tense and past participle of canal.


canals

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


canals

The third-person singular form of canal.


carol

Let's go door to door and sing Christmas carols.


carol

carol (canonical)
carols (third-person singular)
caroled (past)
caroled (past participle)
caroling (present participle)

To carol is to sing in a joyful or happy way.

Let's go and carol all of the people at the nursing home.


carols

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


carols

carol (canonical)
carols (third-person singular)
carolled (past)
carolled (past participle)
carolling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of carol.


carolled

The past tense and past participle of carol.


distinguish

distinguish (canonical)
distinguishes (third-person singular)
distinguished (past)
distinguished (past participle)
distinguishing (present participle)

When you distinguish something, you are trying to make it easy to sort the item out.

I can't distinguish Jan from Jane because their names are so alike.

/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/


distinguishes

The third-person singular form of distinguish.


distinguished

The past tense and past participle of distinguish.

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/


distinguished

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

Distinguished means superior to others in importance or rank.

Professor Charm is the most distinguished teacher I know.

Carlton is known for his distinguished bearing.

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/


cassette

A cassette is a small flat case that holds the tape that records sounds and pictures.

The cassette was broken. None of the movie we filmed was recorded.

In a camera, the cassette is the lightproof container that holds the film.

If you open up the cassette in the daylight you will ruin the film.


cassettes

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


castle

A castle is a large, strong building used to protect the people inside.

In the Middle Ages, castles were used to protect the king and queen.

In chess, the castle is another name for the rook.


castle

castle (canonical)
castles (third-person singular)
castled (past)
castled (past participle)
castling (present participle)

In chess, to castle is to take a turn that involves both the rook and the king moving at once.

I was going to win if he hadn't decided to castle.


castles

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


castles

castle (canonical)
castles (third-person singular)
castleed (past)
castleed (past participle)
castleing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of castle.


castled

The past tense and past participle of castle.


casual

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

Something that is casual is relaxed and not formal. It's the way we act when we're with friends and family.

Wear casual clothes to this party.

I have casual clothes to wear at home, more formal clothes to wear at work, and very formal clothes to wear to weddings and other special occasions.

Because you're my friend, the way I talk to you is more casual than the way I talk at work.

If something happens in a casual way it means it happens by chance.

There were only casual meetings – nothing that was planned.


ballroom

A ballroom is a large room used for dancing.

The people went to the ballroom and waited for the dancing to begin.

A ballroom dance is a type of dance done in pairs.

The ballroom dances included a waltz and a Foxtrot.


waltz

The last dance at the party was the waltz.

A waltz is music in 3/4 time written for this dance.


waltz

waltz (canonical)
waltzes (third-person singular)
waltzed (past)
waltzed (past participle)
waltzing (present participle)

If you waltz with someone, you dance waltz with them.

If you waltz, you move briskly in an inappropriate casual manner.


foxtrot

He learned the Foxtrot rhythm of "slow, slow, quick, quick".


lamb

The small lamb was standing in the field.

Lamb is also the meat from a baby sheep.

She ate roast lamb with potatoes.


swan

A swan is a waterbird with a long neck. They are usually white, but in Australia they are black.

The swan used its long neck to find food on the bottom of the lake


photo

A photo is a picture created by a camera digitally or on film.

I took a photo of that beautiful old building.


photo

photo (canonical)
photos (third-person singular)
photoed (past)
photoed (past participle)
photoing (present participle)

To photo something is to take a picture of it.

Photo me in front of the lake so we can remember it forever


photos

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


ballrooms

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


waltzes

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


waltzes

The third-person singular form of waltz.


foxtrots

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


lambs

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


swans

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


photoed

The past tense and past participle of photo.


rugby

Rugby is a football game played with an oval shaped ball. Players can hold or kick the ball.

He was picked to play rugby in the school team.


tennis

Tennis is a sport where players use a racquet to hit a ball over a net. It can be played by two or four people.

The four girls spent the afternoon playing tennis.


underwear

Underwear is a piece of clothing that you wear under your clothes next to your skin.

I got out of the shower, dried myself, and put on some underwear.


helicopter

A helicopter is a type of aircraft. It does not have wings, but has two or more long blades which rotate. It is able to move in any direction, forward or back, up or down, or stay in one place.

The helicopter flew over the sea and was able to land on the ship.


helicopters

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


casualty

A casualty is a person who has been hurt, even killed, in an accident, or an act of violence.

The only casualty in the bus crash was an old man who broke his arm.

The casualty department of a hospital is where people who have been hurt are first taken for medical treatment.

Casualty was crowded with injured people after the accident.


casualties

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


mug

A mug is a large cup for hot drinks, with a handle but not used with a saucer.

He drank his hot coffee from an old mug.

He had an ugly mug.

A person who can be tricked easily can be called a mug.

The teacher was a mug – he believed my excuse.


mug

mug (canonical)
mugs (third-person singular)
mugged (past)
mugged (past participle)
mugging (present participle)

To mug someone is to rob them, to steal from them.

He hid in a doorway and planned to mug the next person who walked past.


mugs

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


mugged

The past tense and past participle of mug.


gut

That man has a large belly. He has a beer gut.


gut

gut (canonical)
guts (third-person singular)
gutted (past)
gutted (past participle)
gutting (present participle)

If you gut something, you remove its internal organs.

My grandpa can gut fish in less than a minute.

If you gut something, you remove the important parts.

Congress gutted the bill.

The construction workers are gutting the building so they can rebuild the layout.


cliff

A cliff is a vertical (straight up and down) rock face.

Don't go too close to the cliff or you will fall off.


guts

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

The contents of the abdomen or belly; entrails.

Johnny was cut in the stomach and his guts were hanging out.

It took a lot of guts to tell the evil dictator what she thought of his unfair policies.


cliffs

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


catalogue

Look through the catalogue to find the book you're looking for.


catalogue

catalogue (canonical)
catalogues (third-person singular)
catalogued (past)
catalogued (past participle)
cataloguing (present participle)

To catalogue is to organize items in a list, often in alphabetical order.

Catalogue these books so we can easily find them.


catalogues

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


catalogues

The third-person singular form of catalogue.


catalogued

The past tense and past participle of catalogue.


catalog

Look through the catalog to find the book you're looking for.


catalog

catalog (canonical)
catalogs (third-person singular)
cataloged (past)
cataloged (past participle)
cataloging (present participle)

To catalog is to organize items in a list, often in alphabetical order.

Catalog these books so we can easily find them.


catalogs

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


catalogs

The third-person singular form of catalog.


cataloged

The past tense and past participle of catalog.


protagonist

In a literary work or drama, the protagonist is the main character.

I was rooting for the protagonist of the book.

A protagonist is a leading person in a contest; a major performer.

The event was canceled because the protagonist couldn't come.

A protagonist can be someone who recommends a cause or course of action.

There were no protagonists at the meeting so nothing got done.


protagonists

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


hobby

A hobby is an activity that a person likes to do with their extra time.

When I'm not at work, my hobby is to work on my car.

When I'm not at college, my favourite hobby is to play video games.

A hobby can also be a bird with long wings.

We saw a hobby fly by.

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hobbies

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


simile

A simile is a figure of speech (a way of saying things) that connects two very different things (usually formed with the words like or as).

Here is an example simile: you eat like a pig.


managements

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


similia

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


gallery

A gallery is a place where art is displayed.

Let's go to the gallery to check out the new paintings.

A gallery can also be a place that buys and sells artwork.

The artist made money be selling his drawings to the gallery.

In a theater or auditorium, the gallery is the highest seating area.

It was difficult to see the actor's faces because we were sitting in the gallery.


galleries

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


taco

A taco is a type of food that is made with a folded shell, meat, and lettuce.

I'm hungry and I have a feeling for Mexican food. I feel like I could eat ten tacos.


tacos

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


Matt

Matt is a male given name. It is usually short for Matthew.

I must say that Matt is a pretty cool guy.


Matthew

I must say that Matthew is a pretty cool guy.


cater

cater (canonical)
caters (third-person singular)
catered (past)
catered (past participle)
catering (present participle)

To cater is to bring or make food for an event.

We need to get a company to cater our party this weekend.

To cater to someone is to serve them and provide for their needs.

The servant catered to the king.


caters

The third-person singular form of cater.


catered

The past tense and past participle of cater.


catering

A catering is the business of providing food and related services at an event.


Catholic

A Catholic is a member of the Catholic Church.

The priest is a Catholic.


Catholic

If something is Catholic it means it is related to a religion that follows Christianity.

Is there a nearby Catholic church?

He is a Catholic priest.


Catholics

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


oasis

A spring in a desert, where there is water and plant growth around the water.

The oasis saved the lost travelers from dying of thirst.

A quiet place apart from noise or bustle around the place.

The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.


oases

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


birdie

Look in the sky! A birdie!

In golf, if you get a birdie that means you hit the ball into the hole in one less shot than expected (one under par).

I took three shots on a four par. I got a birdie.

In badminton, the birdie is the type of feathered ball that is used. It is also called a shuttlecock.

He hit the birdie into the net.


birdie

birdie (canonical)
birdies (third-person singular)
birdied (past)
birdied (past participle)
birdieing (present participle)

If you birdie a golf hole, you score one under par on it.

I birdied the last hole with 4 strokes on a par 5.


birdies

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

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


omnipotence

Omnipotence is the ability to do anything, or to have unlimited power.


unlimited

When something is unlimited, it has no limit.

The seemingly unlimited number of people got out of the mall.

He was so rich it seemed like his money was unlimited.


bacterium

Bacterium are organisms (living things) that have one cell.

He looked at the bacterium through the microscope.


catholic

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

If something is catholic it is diverse and all inclusive.

He was not picky. He had catholic tastes.


organism

An organism is any living thing, such as an animal, a plant, or a bacterium.

The Earth is full of many different kinds of organisms.


organisms

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


pledge

If you made a pledge that means you made promise that you will do something.

I made a pledge that I would go with him, so I can't back out now.


pledge

pledge (canonical)
pledges (third-person singular)
pledged (past)
pledged (past participle)
pledging (present participle)

To make a pledge is to make a serious promise or commitment to someone.

I pledged that I would follow him, no matter where he went.


pledges

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


pledges

The third-person singular form of pledge.


pledged

The past tense and past participle of pledge.


chamber

A chamber is a room that is often used for sleeping.

He went to his chamber to get some rest.

A chamber is a legislative body in a government.

The House of Representatives is the only chamber in the legislature of New Zealand.

A chamber can be any enclosed space that holds something, such as where the bullets are stored in a gun.

The chamber was empty so the gun did not fire.


chamber

chamber (canonical)
chambers (third-person singular)
chambered (past)
chambered (past participle)
chambering (present participle)

To chamber something is to put it in a room or an enclosed space.

The angry girl chambered herself in her room.


chambers

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


chambers

The third-person singular form of chamber.


chambered

The past tense and past participle of chamber.


rodent

A rodent is a small mammal with large front teeth that are used for chewing.

We had to call an exterminator because we had so many unwanted rodents in the basement.


rodents

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


champion

A champion is someone who has been a winner in a contest.

I was the race and so now I am this year's champion.


champion

Something that is champion is the best for its kind.

He is a champion bike racer.


champion

champion (canonical)
champions (third-person singular)
championed (past)
championed (past participle)
championing (present participle)

To champion something is to promote it or be a winner of it.

He had championed the sport.


champions

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


champions

The third-person singular form of champion.


championed

The past tense and past participle of champion.


immanent

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

To be immanent is to be naturally part of something; to be within it.

Holy people make God immanent in them.

If something is immanent, it can also mean it is something that is taking place only inside one's mind.

He had an immanent feeling that this was the right thing to do.


charm

A charm is an object that people think has a magical power.

His old pencil was a charm for him. He always used it on tests.

If someone has charm, that means that they can easily make people like them.

Everyone liked her for her charm.

He gave her a charm for her charm bracelet.


charm

charm (canonical)
charms (third-person singular)
charmed (past)
charmed (past participle)
charming (present participle)

To charm someone is to amaze them or win them over.

He charmed her with talk of all the money he had.

To charm something or someone means to use magic upon it.

The witch tried to charm the princess with an old spell.

The sorceror charmed the serpents and ordered them to do his bidding.


charms

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


charms

The third-person singular form of charm.


charmed

The past tense and past participle of charm.


charming

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

If a person is charming, they are very pleasant or charismatic


Himalayas

The Himalayas are a group of mountains from India to China.


distributor

A distributor is one who divides things into smaller groups and sends them places; someone who distributes.

Grocery stores buy their goods from food distributors.


distributors

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


disperse

disperse (canonical)
disperses (third-person singular)
dispersed (past)
dispersed (past participle)
dispersing (present participle)

If a group disperses, it breaks up into individual pieces or items and spreads out.

The police fired their guns to disperse the crowd.

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pulp

The pulp is the part of a fruit that is soft and edible.

Wood pulp is wood fibres that are shredded, crushed and mixed with water.

By extension, popular literature printed on rough paper: pulp fiction.


pulps

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


disperses

The third-person singular form of disperse.


dispersed

The past tense and past participle of disperse.


extravagant

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

Using more of something than is needed, especially money, is to be extravagant.

Don't be extravagant with money.


fang

A fang is a long, pointy tooth of an animal.

The dog bit me with his fangs.


inhabitant

An inhabitant of a place is a person or animal living in that place.

The baby will be a new inhabitant of our house


intricate

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

It took a very long time to finish the intricate pattern.


howl

howl (canonical)
howls (third-person singular)
howled (past)
howled (past participle)
howling (present participle)

To howl is to make a long, loud wailing noise.

We heard the wolf howl from far away.


howl

The howl of the wind echoed through the trees.


firefly

A firefly is an insect that has a glowing light on its back.

The firefly's light shined into the bedroom from the jar.


inhabitants

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


fangs

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


amicable

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

If someone is amicable they are friendly and nice.

The man was amicable when he smiled.


boyhood

Boyhood is the time a boy is in his childhood or youth.

He was still in boyhood when he broke the window.


boyhoods

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


catwalk

A catwalk is the raised platform on which models walk during a fashion show.

It was almost her turn to walk down the catwalk and show off her new outfit.


glamour

Glamour is beauty, charm, and attractiveness.

She has a glamour that I just can't resist.

Glamour can be any object that makes someone look better.


catwalks

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


common law

A common law is a law that is made by the courts.

Common law is not made by legislation.


glamours

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


glamor

Glamor is beauty, charm, and attractiveness.

She has a glamor that I just can't resist.

Glamor can be any object that makes someone look better.


glamors

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


fireflies

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


howls

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


howled

The past tense and past participle of howl.


howling

The howling of the wolves can be heard for several miles.


howling

The wolves are howling tonight.


matriculate

matriculate (canonical)
matriculates (third-person singular)
matriculated (past)
matriculated (past participle)
matriculating (present participle)

To matriculate is sign up or enroll for something, often for a college or university.

The man matriculated to Harvard University; the school he always wanted to go to.


matriculates

The third-person singular form of matriculate.


matriculated

The past tense and past participle of matriculate.


oppresses

oppress (canonical)
oppresses (third-person singular)
oppressed (past)
oppressed (past participle)
oppressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of oppress.


oppressed

The past tense and past participle of oppress.


oppress

To oppress is to stifle or prevent something.

To oppress is to deny someone's freedom.


gracile

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

Compared to apes, humans have a gracile form.

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robust

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

If something is robust, it is physically strong.

Compared to humans, apes have robust skeletons.

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dominate

dominate (canonical)
dominates (third-person singular)
dominated (past)
dominated (past participle)
dominating (present participle)

If someone dominates something, they have sole, or nearly complete, control over it.


dominates

The third-person singular form of dominate.


dominated

The past tense and past participle of dominate.


subjugate

subjugate (canonical)
subjugates (third-person singular)
subjugated (past)
subjugated (past participle)
subjugating (present participle)

To place under the control of someone or something.


subjugates

The third-person singular form of subjugate.


subjugated

The past tense and past participle of subjugate.


congregate

congregate (canonical)
congregates (third-person singular)
congregated (past)
congregated (past participle)
congregating (present participle)

If people congregate, they gather together in a small group.


congregates

The third-person singular form of congregate.


congregated

The past tense and past participle of congregate.


suppress

suppress (canonical)
suppresses (third-person singular)
suppressed (past)
suppressed (past participle)
suppressing (present participle)

If something is suppressed, it is eliminated, stopped, or held back.

The police suppressed the protesters outside.

The opposition in the government were suppressed.

Warm honey and water are said to suppress coughing.

I struggled to suppress my smile.

If something is suppressed, recognition of it is denied.

The findings of the study were suppressed by the government.


suppresses

The third-person singular form of suppress.


suppressed

The past tense and past participle of suppress.


oppressors

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


oppression

An act of oppressing someone or something.


oppressions

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


domination

An act of dominating someone or something.

/ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/

/ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/


dominations

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


dominator

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dominators

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


subjugation

An act of subjugating someone or something.

/ˌsʌbdʒʊˈɡeɪʃən/

/ˌsʌbdʒəˈɡeɪʃən/


subjugations

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


subjugators

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


congregation

/ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/

/ˌkɑŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/


congregations

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


congregator

One who congregates or organizes meetings.


congregators

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


suppressor

A suppressor is a device or person who suppresses something.


suppression

Suppression is an act of suppressing someone or something.


suppressors

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


suppressions

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


cravat

A cravat is a type of clothing usually worn by men.


waistcoat

A waistcoat is a special type of sleeveless garment.

My 3-piece suit includes a waistcoat.


garment

Shirts and trousers are garments.


valet

A valet is a male servant who performs personal services for his master such as helping to dress him, sewing on buttons, polishing shoes, or maintaining his clothing.

The Prince of Wales has a valet, who looks after his clothes.

An employee of a hotel, restaurant, country club, resort, inn, or other public or private facility who performs personal services for guests or members such as shining their shoes, simple ironing, parking or retrieving their automobile.

The parking valet brought our car to the front door.

A device such as a rack or a tray that holds a man's jacket, watch, or other personal items.

He put his watch, ring, and stick pin in the valet on top of the dresser.


rift

A rift opened in the ground after an earthquake.

This caused a rift between the two men who had been so close.


extravagance

If something has extravagance, that means that it is worth a lot.

If a person has extravagance, that means that the person spends a lot.


radioactivity

Radioactivity is the energy released from an unstable atom.


debtor

If all my debtors would pay me back I would be rich.


radioactivities

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


debtors

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


cravats

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


waistcoats

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


garments

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


valets

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


rifts

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


extravagances

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


protégé

From French protégé, past participle of protéger “to protect”.

A protégé is one who learns from a mentor.


apprentice

An apprentice is one who learns from a mentor or organization.


protege


protegé

A protegé is one who learns from a mentor.


apprentices

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


protégés

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


protegés

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


hitman

A hitman is a person hired to kill or hurt a particular person.

The businessman used a hitman to take care of people who owed him money.


hitmen

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


foresee

foresee (canonical)
foresees (third-person singular)
foresaw (past)
foreseen (past participle)
foreseeing (present participle)

If a person can foresee something, then that means the person knows that the object will come to take place before it actually does.


foreseer

A foreseer is a person who foresees something.


foreseeable

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

If something is foreseeable, then it can be foreseen by somebody.

The foreseeable future.


foreseeably

more foreseeably (comparative)
Superlativemost foreseeably

The word foreseeably is the adverbial form of the word foreseeable.


foresees

The third-person singular form of foresee.


foreseers

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


foresight

If something has foresight, then it has a quality or ability that allows it to foresee.

Having foresight also refers to the process of foreseeing.


deteriorate

deteriorate (canonical)
deteriorates (third-person singular)
deteriorated (past)
deteriorated (past participle)
deteriorating (present participle)

To deteriorate, something will slowly lose a certain value over a period of time.

Food is kept cold in a refrigerator so it will not deteriorate or spoil.

If something deteriorates, it gets worse.

His attention to the teacher deteriorated as he got sleepier.

The political situation deteriorated after the soldiers attacked the president's palace.


deteriorates

The third-person singular form of deteriorate.


deteriorated

The past tense and past participle of deteriorate.


deterioration

A deterioration is a process in which an object deteriorates.

A deterioration can also be a length of time taken for the object to deteriorate.

/dɪˌtɪərɪəˈreɪʃən/


deteriorations

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


participial

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


participials

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


influx

An influx is a large movement, usually sudden, in or into something.

There was an influx of people into the room.


influxes

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


stalemate

A stalemate is a special position in chess, where no one loses or wins.

Since I had a large advantage, his only hope was to force a stalemate.

A stalemate is a situation where there is no obvious way forward, but where no one loses.

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stalemates

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


composite

A composite is an object made from several similar parts arranged in a certain pattern.

Steel is a strong composite for a metal.


composite

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

If something is composite, then it is made from several similar parts arranged in a certain pattern.

One of the strongest composite metals on Earth is steel.


composites

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


deficiency

A deficiency is a case when there is not enough of something.

There can be a vitamin deficiency, where people don't get enough vitamins and can get sick.

There can be a money deficiency, where there is not enough money to do something.


hydrocarbon

A chemical compound made out of carbon and hydrogen. Other elements could also be included.


chemical compound

A chemical compound is made when two or more chemical elements react.

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deficiencies

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


hydrocarbons

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


mat

A mat is a floor covering, similar to a rug.

Muslims say prayers kneeling on a mat.


drumstick

A drumstick is the stick you use to play the drums.

Most drummers have many drumsticks in case they break during a concert

A drumstick is the leg of a chicken when it is cooked.

I'd rather have a drumstick than the leg.

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feast

They had a big feast to celebrate the family reunion.


feast

feast (canonical)
feasts (third-person singular)
feasted (past)
feasted (past participle)
feasting (present participle)

The family feasted on all the meat and vegetables on the table.


panda

A panda is a large black and white bear from China. They eat bamboo shoots.


shrink

A shrink is another word for a psychologist.

He was sent to a shrink because he started to act dangerously


shrink

shrank (past)
shrunk (past participle)
shrink (canonical)
shrinks (third-person singular)
shrunk (past)
shrunken (past participle)
shrinking (present participle)

If something shrinks it becomes smaller.

Your clothes will shrink if you put them in the dryer for too long

If you shrink something you make it smaller.

We need to shrink these images in order to fit them on the page.


drumsticks

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


feasts

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


feasts

The third-person singular form of feast.


feasted

The past tense and past participle of feast.


pandas

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


shrinks

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


shrinks

The third-person singular form of shrink.


cuddle

A cuddle is like a hug, but with more emotion.

I gave my daughter a big cuddle when she finished school.


cuddle

cuddle (canonical)
cuddles (third-person singular)
cuddled (past)
cuddled (past participle)
cuddling (present participle)

To cuddle someone means to hold them and touch them with affection. It is not sexual.

I like to cuddle my boyfriend when we're watching a film


cuddles

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


cuddles

The third-person singular form of cuddle.


cuddled

The past tense and past participle of cuddle.


siesta

A siesta is a rest or sleep in the middle of the day. The word comes directly from Spanish.

Spanish people sometimes take a siesta in the afternoon when it is too hot to work.


rhinoceros

A rhinoceros is a large gray mammal with thick skin and a horn on its head.

The rhinoceros is chasing against the cheetah.


rhino

Rhino is another way of spelling rhinoceros.


giraffe

The giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world. It is from Africa and has a very long neck.

The family went to see the giraffe in the zoo.


d'oh

People say d'oh when they are angry or frustrated. The word comes from the television show The Simpsons


mourn

mourn (canonical)
mourns (third-person singular)
mourned (past)
mourned (past participle)
mourning (present participle)

If you mourn someone, you feel sorrowful over them, after they have died.

It was difficult mourning my sister's death, we were always together, I don't think i'll ever feel better, I loved her so much.


ladder

A ladder is something you walk up use to get to a higher (or lower) position. There are two parallel sides and steps (rungs) between them.


inventor

An inventor is someone who invents things.

Alexander Graham Bell is an inventor. He invented the telephone.


sharpen

sharpen (canonical)
sharpens (third-person singular)
sharpened (past)
sharpened (past participle)
sharpening (present participle)

If you sharpen something, you make it sharper.


headache

I can't think properly because I have a bad headache.


speckled

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

If something is speckled, it has dots on it.

The bird's eggs were speckled.


giraffes

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


headaches

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


ladders

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


rhinoceroses

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


rhinos

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

Rhinos is another way of spelling rhinoceroses.


sharpens

The third-person singular form of sharpen.


sharpened

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

A sharpened knife has a sharp point or edge.


sharpened

The past tense and past participle of sharpen.


inventors

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


limbs

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


mourns

The third-person singular form of mourn.


mourned

The past tense and past participle of mourn.


siestas

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


plop

plop (canonical)
plops (third-person singular)
plopped (past)
plopped (past participle)
plopping (present participle)


keyhole

A keyhole is the hole in a door where you put your key to lock or unlock it.

I tried five keys before finding the one which fit the keyhole.


unlock

unlock (canonical)
unlocks (third-person singular)
unlocked (past)
unlocked (past participle)
unlocking (present participle)

You unlock a door with a key when you want to enter.

David left his house keys at work, so his housemate had to unlock the door for him.


unlocked

The past tense and past participle of unlock.

The door is unlocked.


barman

A barman is a man who works in a bar (a place that serves drinks) and sells customers drinks.


clutch

The clutch is the device in a car that changes gear.

The clutch pedal is controlled with the left foot in manual cars.


clutch

clutch (canonical)
clutches (third-person singular)
clutched (past)
clutched (past participle)
clutching (present participle)

If you clutch something, you hold it in your hand very tightly.


loo

In the United Kingdom, another word for a toilet.

I need to go to the loo.


barmen

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


yolks

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


keyholes

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


clutches

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


clutches

The third-person singular form of clutch.


clutched

The past tense and past participle of clutch.


unlocks

The third-person singular form of unlock.


plopped

The past tense and past participle of plop.


choke

choke (canonical)
chokes (third-person singular)
choked (past)
choked (past participle)
choking (present participle)

Not being able to breathe because something stops your windpipe.

Trying to make someone stop breathing by squeezing their throat.

To perform badly at an important part of a contest because you are fearful, especially when you are winning.

A part of a cave to be partly or completely blocked by rocks, mud, or other things.

To move your fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.


choke

A control on a carburetor to change the air or fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

In wrestling, karate, or other sports, grabbing someone in a way that can make them stop breathing.

A pressure at the muzzle part of a shotgun barrel which changes the spread of the shot.

A slight or complete block (of rocks, mud, or other things) in a cave passage.


freshman

A freshman is a student on his first year of high school or university.

John is a freshman at Harvard University.


freshmen

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


headmaster

A headmaster is a man who is in charge of a school.

The headmaster talked to the parents.


headmasters

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


surgery

Surgery is a way of removing, repairing or replacing a part of a body that involves incisions.

After the doctor performed surgery, John was able to walk again.

Surgery can also be the place where surgery is done.

Take the patient into surgery.

/ˈsɜːd͡ʒəri/


surgeries

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


vice

Smoking is a vice.

A vice is an instrument that consists of two jaws and is closed by a screw or lever. It is used for holding work, such as filing.


vice

vice (canonical)
vices (third-person singular)
viced (past)
viced (past participle)
vicing (present participle)

If you vice something, you clamp it with a vice.


vices

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


courage

Courage is the quality of not being afraid easily.

The warrior had great courage.


courageous

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

To be courageous is having courage (not being afraid).

The warrior was very courageous.


nonadjustable

Nonadjustable is something that is not adjustable (cannot be adjusted).

The chair's height was nonadjustable.


disadvantaged

Having a disadvantage (a handicap or weakness).

The football team was disadvantaged because one of their players was missing.


mendelevium

Mendelevium is a chemical element. It is a radioactive metal with the atomic number 101 and the symbol Md.

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radioactive

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

Radioactive is something which shows radioactivity.

The metal was radioactive.


shorten

shorten (canonical)
shortens (third-person singular)
shortened (past)
shortened (past participle)
shortening (present participle)

If you shorten something, you make it shorter.

This document is too long. You must shorten it by 200 words.


width

The width of something is the measurement of something from one side to the other side.

The width of a standard football pitch is 68 metres.


circular

If something is circular it has the shape of a circle.

The wine glass left a circular stain on the table.


circular

A circular is a printed advertisement or notice that is distributed to a lot of people.


saliva

Saliva is the liquid produced in your mouth.


runner

There are lots of runners in the park in the evening.

The cheetah is a very fast runner.

A runner is a mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).

The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.


extremely

It is extremely difficult to climb Mount Everest without oxygen tanks.


souvenir

A souvenir is something that you buy or take from a place you visit, to remember the place.

There are many souvenir shops by the Eiffel Tower.

I took some rocks from a volcano as a souvenir from my trip to Hawaii.


pillow

A pillow is the thing you put under your head when you sleep.

When Jill bought a new pillow she slept a lot better at night.


costume

A costume is the clothes you wear that makes you look like someone or something else.

For Halloween this year I wore a skeleton costume.


costume

costume (canonical)
costumes (third-person singular)
costumed (past)
costumed (past participle)
costuming (present participle)

If you costume yourself, you dress up with a costume.


pointy

pointy (positive)
pointier (comparative)
pointiest (superlative)

Witches typically wear black pointy hats.


spooky

spooky (positive)
spookier (comparative)
spookiest (superlative)

If something is spooky it means it is scary and mysterious.

For Halloween, people usually dress up in spooky costumes.


scary

scary (positive)
scarier (comparative)
scariest (superlative)

Scary means a person or thing that scares someone.

Lots of people think spiders and ghosts are very scary.


criticize

criticize (canonical)
criticizes (third-person singular)
criticized (past)
criticized (past participle)
criticizing (present participle)

If you criticize something, you point out its flaws or faults.

The opposition criticized the cost of the proposed program.


rope

A rope is a long thick line made of hemp twisted together. They are used to pull things, for example to pull sails on boats, and to attach things together.


rope

rope (canonical)
ropes (third-person singular)
roped (past)
roped (past participle)
roping (present participle)

If you rope something, you tie it with rope.


insignificant

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

If something is insignificant it is not important.


ropes

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


criticizes

The third-person singular form of criticize.


criticized

The past tense and past participle of criticize.


criticise

criticise (canonical)
criticises (third-person singular)
criticised (past)
criticised (past participle)
criticising (present participle)

If you criticise something, you point out its flaws or faults.


criticises

The third-person singular form of criticise.


criticised

The past tense and past participle of criticise.


scarier

The comparative form of scary; more scary.


scariest

The superlative form of scary; most scary.


spookier

The comparative form of spooky; more spooky.


spookiest

The superlative form of spooky; most spooky.


pointier

The comparative form of pointy; more pointy.


pointiest

The superlative form of pointy; most pointy.


costumes

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


costumes

The third-person singular form of costume.


pillows

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


runners

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


souvenirs

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


gestate

gestate (canonical)
gestates (third-person singular)
gestated (past)
gestated (past participle)
gestating (present participle)

If a female mammal is gestating, it means she is carrying a baby (she is pregnant)


shortens

The third-person singular form of shorten.


shortened

The past tense and past participle of shorten.


shortening

Shortening is fat that is used to make pastry.


widths

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


impregnate

impregnate (canonical)
impregnates (third-person singular)
impregnated (past)
impregnated (past participle)
impregnating (present participle)

When you impregnate someone, you make them pregnant.


villager

A villager is someone who lives in a village.


upside down

If something is upside down, the top part of it is underneath the bottom part of it.


bleed

bleed (canonical)
bleeds (third-person singular)
bled (past)
bled (past participle)
bleeding (present participle)

If you bleed, you lose blood from your body.


kneel

kneel (canonical)
kneels (third-person singular)
knelt (past)
knelt (past participle)
kneeling (present participle)

If you kneel, you lower your body and put one or two of your knees on the floor.

In many religions, people kneel when they pray.


villagers

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


bleeds

The third-person singular form of bleed.


bled

The past tense and past participle of bleed.


kneels

The third-person singular form of kneel.


knelt

The past tense and past participle of kneel.


impregnates

The third-person singular form of impregnate.


impregnated

The past tense and past participle of impregnate.


gestates

The third-person singular form of gestate.


gestated

The past tense and past participle of gestate.


threaded

thread (canonical)
threads (third-person singular)
threaded (past)
threaded (past participle)
threading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of thread.


threaded

A threaded object contains structures that allow it to be fit into similar structures. A screw is an example.


sit down

After walking all day, I needed to sit down and rest.


dancer

Fred Astaire was a famous dancer.

I'm a really bad dancer.


dancers

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


trunk

The trunk of a tree is the part between the roots and the branches.

The trunk is the long thing on an elephant's face, used for holding things.

A trunk is a large box made from wood that can be locked, used to store things.

In cars, the trunk is the back part, used for storage.


trunks

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


impregnation

An impregnation is a process that one or more people go through in order to become pregnant.


impregnations

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


pregnancy

She was in the third month of her pregnancy.


pregnancies

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


unbearable

A condition which is so extreme that you want to stop experiencing it is unbearable.

The heat was unbearable.

Her sadness was unbearable.


intolerable

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

If something is intolerable, you can't tolerate it or stand it.

What's that awful noise? It's intolerable!


quagmire

A soft and muddy or swampy area of ground.


maternal

Maternal is the adjective related to the noun 'mother'.

Maternal inheritance is what you inherit from your mother.


paternal

Paternal is the adjective related to the noun 'father'.

A paternal inheritance is one which comes from your father.


dreadful

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

Something dreadful is something very bad.

There has been a dreadful accident.


rubber

The ball is made of rubber.


rubbers

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


inconclusible

If something is inconclusible, then it cannot be finished or ended.


par

Par could mean with the same value or quality.

The car was cheaper but on par with the others.

The number of shots needed to reach the hole.

He needs to make this shot for par.


par

par (canonical)
pars (third-person singular)
parred (past)
parred (past participle)
parring (present participle)

To reach the hole in the number of shots needed.

He has to par every hole win this game.


pars

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


high school

John went to high school in England.


high schools

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


vet

We took all of our pets to the vet.

A veteran, somebody who used to be in the military.

My grandfather was a World War II vet. He used to tell stories about fighting in France.


vet

vet (canonical)
vets (third-person singular)
vetted (past)
vetted (past participle)
vetting (present participle)

If you vet someone, you investigate them carefully and critically.

The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.


vets

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


uprising

An uprising is a revolt by a group of people that attempts to get rid of a government or policies that the people do not like.


freeborn

Born free and with natural rights rather than being a slave or a servant


uprisings

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


despot

A despot is a totalitarian autocrat or dictator, a person who rules without the need for a Senate or parliament.

The Emperor Domitian was a despot.


brainy

brainy (positive)
brainier (comparative)
brainiest (superlative)

Somebody brainy is intelligent, or clever.

The kid is brainy.


brainier

The comparative form of brainy; more brainy.


brainiest

The superlative form of brainy; most brainy.


despots

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


dyslexia

Dyslexia is a learning problem that makes it difficult to read. This may cause difficulties in writing also.

He is not able to do well in school because he has dyslexia.


B-movie

A B-movie is a film that was made with a small amount of money and made not very well.

I did not like the B-movie I saw yesterday.


summa cum laude

The highest of three degrees of praise you can receive when graduating. In Latin, it means "with highest praise".


quango

A quango is a British term for a public body which runs itself, but is paid for by the government. See devolution.

English Heritage is a quango because it is paid for by the government, but it manages itself.


bride

A bride is a wife, the female partner in a marriage. Most used for the period of time around the marriage ceremony.

Jill was the bride, and Jack was the bridegroom.


hood

A hood is a covering for the head. It covers the top, back and sides of the head. By extension, other objects may have hoods: cars, some flowers.

The monk was wearing a hood.

A hood is another word for neighbourhood.

I've lived in the hood for five years.


ballad

Between the fast numbers, she sang ballads.


burlesque

Burlesque is a kind of humorous theatrical entertainment. Exaggeration, and vulgar songs and dance may occur.

Burlesque is a vulgar copy of the respectable world.


burlesque

burlesque (canonical)
burlesques (third-person singular)
burlesqued (past)
burlesqued (past participle)
burlesquing (present participle)

If you burlesque, you make a burlesque parody of something.


copes

cope (canonical)
copes (third-person singular)
coped (past)
coped (past participle)
coping (present participle)


coped

The past tense and past participle of cope.


uncoded

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

The message was uncoded.


brides

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


ballads

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


hoods

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


director

A director is a person who is in charge of something.

The film director was doing a very good job.


directors

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


realtor

A realtor is a person or business that helps people sell or rent real estate. They are a type of agent.

The realtor helped us sell the house.


realtors

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


appease

appease (canonical)
appeases (third-person singular)
appeased (past)
appeased (past participle)
appeasing (present participle)

To appease is to calm down an angry or dangerous person.

She was so angry, but he managed to appease her.


ridicule

Aristophanes shocked the Athenians with his ridicule of their sincerely-held beliefs.


ridicule

ridicule (canonical)
ridicules (third-person singular)
ridiculed (past)
ridiculed (past participle)
ridiculing (present participle)

To ridicule is to make fun of, or mock, someone or something.

To ridicule a powerful man is to take a big risk.


jest

A jest is a joke or a prank, made in fun.

It was only a jest, a piece of fun.


jest

jest (canonical)
jests (third-person singular)
jested (past)
jested (past participle)
jesting (present participle)

To jest is to joke or make fun of something.

Don't jest about serious things.

He jested about her, but it turned out he was really serious.

He was just jesting.


shackle

A shackle is a restraint, originally leg-irons which made movement slow and difficult. By extension, it means anything that limits what people do.

Laws are meant as shackles to prevent governments doing whatever they wish.


shackle

shackle (canonical)
shackles (third-person singular)
shackled (past)
shackled (past participle)
shackling (present participle)

To shackle is to limit or restrain what can be done.

He could scarcely move after they shackled him.

Marriage shackled him.


serrated

A serrated knife is one with a jagged edge.

We cut bread with a serrated bread knife.


snout

The snout is the front part of the head of a mammal.

Dogs have big snouts, but we have almost none.


snouts

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


treachery

Treachery is behaviour which cannot be trusted: to break faith or betray.

King John was known for his treachery.


treachery

His behaviour was treacherous.

Sometimes the weather is treacherous.


inhibit

inhibit (canonical)
inhibits (third-person singular)
inhibited (past)
inhibited (past participle)
inhibiting (present participle)

To inhibit is to stop something happening, or to make it happen less.

She wanted to kiss him, but was inhibited by the onlookers.


insolence

Insolence is the quality of insulting arrogance, and offensiveness.

When Brummel said "Who's your fat friend?" the Prince of Wales thought it was insolence.


slaughter

We kill cows in a slaughter-house.

The end of a battle is often a slaughter of men.


slaughter

slaughter (canonical)
slaughters (third-person singular)
slaughtered (past)
slaughtered (past participle)
slaughtering (present participle)

To slaughter is to kill many men or animals.


triumph

His discovery of the electron was a great triumph.

A Triumph was the ceremonial entry of a victorious general into Rome.

When Caesar returned to Rome he qualified for a Triumph.


triumph

triumph (canonical)
triumphs (third-person singular)
triumphed (past)
triumphed (past participle)
triumphing (present participle)

To triumph is to gain a victory or be successful.

He triumphed over adversity.


cognate

One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another.

A word related to one in another language.


cognate

Related by blood; having a common ancestor.

Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nmen from Indo-European *n-men-.

Related or analogous in nature, character, or function.


ma’am


mats

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


quangos

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


burlesques

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


burlesques

The third-person singular form of burlesque.


trombone

A trombone is a musical instrument that uses the slide to play notes.

He picked up the trombone and started playing the national anthem.


trombones

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


insist

insist (canonical)
insists (third-person singular)
insisted (past)
insisted (past participle)
insisting (present participle)

To insist means to get your own way without listening to other people's comments.

He insisted on eating out. His wife, therefore, had no choice but to also do so.


substitute

A substitute is a person on standby for a sport team or school teacher.

Although he was only a substitute for the team, but he played very well during yesterday's match.


substitute

substitute (canonical)
substitutes (third-person singular)
substituted (past)
substituted (past participle)
substituting (present participle)

If you substitute x for y, you don't use y and use x instead.

You may substitute fresh lime juice for lemon juice


voucher

A voucher is a special piece of paper which can be used to get discounts on products.

The insurance company was celebrating its 50th anniversary, therefore every new customer was given a $10 voucher.


appeases

The third-person singular form of appease.


appeased

The past tense and past participle of appease.


ridicules

The third-person singular form of ridicule.


ridiculed

The past tense and past participle of ridicule.


laboratory

A laboratory is a place for scientists to experiment on new things.

The little child entered the laboratory by mistake.


dial

A dial is a circular scale which a needle moves to show a measurement of something.


dial

dial (canonical)
dials (third-person singular)
dialed (past)
dialed (past participle)
dialing (present participle)

To dial means to use a telephone to do a call.

I picked up the phone to dial my boss.


drip

The tap is spoiled. Water just keeps coming down drip by drip.


drip

drip (canonical)
drips (third-person singular)
dripped (past)
dripped (past participle)
dripping (present participle)

If something is dripping, it is falling one drop at a time.

My pen has been dripping throughout the day.


intact

Intact means untouched or at least not spoilt.

Yellowstone is a still a mostly intact ecosystem.


cinema

A cinema is a building that shows movies.

The cinema in my town has two screens and has four showings every day.


scribble

scribble (canonical)
scribbles (third-person singular)
scribbled (past)
scribbled (past participle)
scribbling (present participle)

If you scribble something, you write it or draw it quickly.

I scribbled the licence plate number on a piece of paper before the car drove away.

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huddle

A huddle is a group of people that are tight and not orderly.

In football, a huddle is a short meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field to plan their next play.


huddle

huddle (canonical)
huddles (third-person singular)
huddled (past)
huddled (past participle)
huddling (present participle)

to crowd together, usually when unhappy or afraid

The girls huddled together to get warm.

to bend your legs to your chest and lean over, getting into a position like an embryo in a womb


huddled

The past tense and past participle of huddle.


clinic

A clinic is a place to see the doctor for health checkups or to buy medicine.

He felt ill yesterday, so he had to visit the clinic to buy some medicine.


clinics

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

There is a row of clinics at the end of this street.


clip

A clip is a small item to hold things on to another.

We need more clips to hang the laundry.

The clip that we saw just now was very touching.

A clip is a container that is attached to a gun and holds the bullets for the gun, to be inserted into the magazine. Bullets leave the clip and go into the gun for firing.


clip

clip (canonical)
clips (third-person singular)
clipped (past)
clipped (past participle)
clipping (present participle)

To use a clipper to hold something tightly.

It is important to clip your laundry properly on a windy day.

If you clip something, you cut it with scissors or shears.

She clipped my hair with her scissors.

If you clip a video, you process it by removing a certain, usually wanted, part of the video.

He clipped the part of the video where it shows nothing.


contest

A contest is where people do a quiz or play a game to win a prize.

He took part in the contest as he wanted to win the first prize.


contest

contest (canonical)
contests (third-person singular)
contested (past)
contested (past participle)
contesting (present participle)

If you contest a position, you engage in a competition for a position of power.

If you contest a decision, you oppose it.


hooray

You use "hooray" to show happiness, especially when you have won something.

Hooray! Dad is bring us to the theme park.


hint

A hint is a clue to a question or a puzzle.

I really need a hint to solve this question. It is too difficult for me.


hint

hint (canonical)
hints (third-person singular)
hinted (past)
hinted (past participle)
hinting (present participle)

He hinted that he wanted to marry another man.

I will hint to Marilyn that her modeling talent is needed for the fashion show.

Has he been hinting again that he wants to fire Josh and Ted?


faint

faint (canonical)
faints (third-person singular)
fainted (past)
fainted (past participle)
fainting (present participle)

When someone faints, they suddenly become unconscious and cannot be woken up easily.

Get help quick! Someone has fainted here!

Under a hot sun, humans faint easily.


faint

faint (positive)
fainter (comparative)
faintest (superlative)

When something is faint, it is not clear, very small.

The writing was faint.


offspring

offspring
offsprings or offspring (plural)

An offspring is either the sons, daughters, or immediate descendants of a human, animal or plant.

That lioness just gave birth to two offspring!


dip

A dip is a lower section of a road or geological feature.

There is a dip in the road ahead.

A dip is a short swim to refresh oneself.

I’m going for a dip before breakfast.

This onion dip is just scrumptious.


dip

dip (canonical)
dips (third-person singular)
dipped (past)
dipped (past participle)
dipping (present participle)

To dip is an act when something is placed into a liquid.

I slowly dipped the towel into the bowl of water.


drown

drown (canonical)
drowns (third-person singular)
drowned (past)
drowned (past participle)
drowning (present participle)

To drown is an action where someone is struggling in water.

I remembered when I was young, I nearly drowned in the lake near my house.

The effect of drowning can also be produced intentionally.

If you drown something, you lose, make hard to find or unnoticeable in a great mass.

The CIA collects so much information that the actual answers it should seek are often drowned in the flood of reports.


drill

A drill is an object used to dig a hole.

He used the drill to make a hole on the wall.

A practice before a major event is called a drill.

Our school often conduct fire drills to train us in case of a real fire.


drill

drill (canonical)
drills (third-person singular)
drilled (past)
drilled (past participle)
drilling (present participle)

If you drill a hole, you use a drill to make a hole in something.

We must drill six holes in the wood for the screws.

If you drill some information into someone's head, you make them review it again and again until they remember it.

My teacher tried all ways to drill the mathematical concept into my head.