sprockets

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


omelettes

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


refuge

A place that gives something or someone safety, protection or shelter


refuges

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


safety

It is important to learn traffic safety so you do not get hurt while crossing the street

Something that keeps a device from accidentally going off

It is important that the safety be on the curtain so that it does fall and hurt the actors

In American football, the player on defense who is furthest from the ball at the start of the play.


safeties

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


American football

A game that involves two teams trying to run, catch, or kick a ball into the other team's end zone. It is called American football in most of the world. In the United States, it is just called football.


padlock

A padlock is a small lock. You can hang it on the door, gate, bicycle.


padlock

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

If you padlock something, you lock it with a padlock.


painkiller

A painkiller is a medicine or a drug to reduce the feeling of pain.

I just ate some painkillers to ease my headache.


paddies

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


padlocks

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


padlocks

The third-person singular form of padlock.


painkillers

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


server

A server is a type of computer that people can access through the Internet to visit a website.

I recently bought a server to host my online shop.


servers

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


eminent

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

When something is eminent, it means that it is high, lofty; towering; prominent.

Something that is noteworthy, remarkable, great.

His eminent good sense has been a great help to this project.

Of a person, distinguished, important, noteworthy

In later years, the professor was known as an eminent historian.


noteworthy

noteworthy (positive)
noteworthier (comparative)
noteworthiest (superlative)

Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice.

Zukertort represent the other most noteworthy tournaments.

/ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/


noteworthy

/ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/


passage

A passage is the act of passing, from one place to another, or from one state to another

Getting a driver's licence is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult.

His passage to Australia in a sailing ship took 180 days.

He heard footsteps in the passage outside his hotel room.

The ship was able to find safe passage through the coral reef.

A passage can be an opening, or a tube along which things can pass.

The small boy had a pea stuck in his nasal passage.

A passage is a short section from a book or other writing.

She read to the class her favorite passage from Jane Austen's book.

A passage is a short section from a musical work.

There was a long oboe solo is the passage we listened to from Bach's work.


passer-by

A passer-by is someone who walks past a location or event.

As the two argued, passers-by paid little attention.


pastry

A pastry is a mixture of flour, fat, and water.

The cook rolled out the pastry to make it thin to use as a pie crust.

A pastry is a small cake with a cream, jam, or fruit filling.

The cake shop had rows of delicious looking pastries.


pasture

land covered with grass. there are cattle or sheep.


patio

A patio is an outdoor area near a house. Its surface is often covered with stones, tiles, or concrete.


patios

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


patter

Patter refers to the soft sound that feet makes when walking on a hard surface.

The night was very quiet, and I could hear the patter of the mice crawling in the kitchen.

When someone makes a patter, the person is speaking very fast and the words have no meaning.

Before the magician started on his magic trick, he got the attention of the audience through his patter.

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patter

patter (canonical)
patters (third-person singular)
pattered (past)
pattered (past participle)
pattering (present participle)

Pattering refers to the sound made by the rain when it hits a surface.

When someone patters, the person is trying to speak quickly without having meaning in the words, to patter.


outdoor

We cooked dinner on an outdoor barbecue rather than on the stove.


barbecue

A style of cooking that involves meat being cooked on a grill or in a pit, then often covered in a special sauce.

Chris' Black Oak Restaurant serves barbecue ribs and chicken.

The grill for cooking barbecue; or for grilling anything in general.

I put two hot dogs and two hamburgers on the barbecue.

There was a big barbecue in Riverside Park for the Fourth of July.


barbecue

barbecue (canonical)
barbecues (third-person singular)
barbecued (past)
barbecued (past participle)
barbecuing (present participle)


barbecues

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


barbecues

The third-person singular form of barbecue.


barbecued

The past tense and past participle of barbecue.


hot dog

A hot dog is a type of sausage, most often a wiener or frankfurter.

For lunch, I had an all-beef hot dog with ketchup and mustard.

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hot dogs

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


post-production

The last part of movie production, happening after the movie is filmed, where changes are made before the product is finished.


ransom

A ransom is the money demanded by criminals usually paid for the release of a kidnapped person.

The kidnappers wanted us to pay $2.5million as ransom to release the boy.


rascal

That rascal made me spill milk all over the floor.


rash

When you do something rash, you do it too hurriedly without careful consideration.

The accident was a result of his 'rash act.


rash

Rashes are red spots on your skin that may cause irritation.

A rash appeared on his leg.


ration

A ration is a portion of a limited resource that is given to a person.


ration

ration (canonical)
rations (third-person singular)
rationed (past)
rationed (past participle)
rationing (present participle)

When food is being rationed, there is a limit on each person to have only a small amount of food, especially during wartime.


draught

A draught is a wind which blows through a building.

A draught is a piece which is used in a game called draughts.


draught

draught (canonical)
draughts (third-person singular)
draughted (past)
draughted (past participle)
draughting (present participle)

To draught means to pull something along, especially a vehicle or a tractor.


draughts

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


draughts

The third-person singular form of draught.


symptom

A symptom is a sign or indication of something, usually an illness.

He began to show symptoms of chicken pox a few days ago.


sympton


sag

sag (canonical)
sags (third-person singular)
sagged (past)
sagged (past participle)
sagging (present participle)

When something sags, it sink downwards, bend lower from the usual position usually due to a heavy weight.


salute

A salute is a greeting gesture in the army and navy by hold up a right hand to the forehead.


salute

salute (canonical)
salutes (third-person singular)
saluted (past)
saluted (past participle)
saluting (present participle)

When you salute at someone, you greet at the person, usually out of respect.

The group of soldiers saluted at the parade's guest of honour.


sap

Sap is the liquid inside a plant that carries sugars and minerals.


sapphire

A sapphire is a transparent blue stone used in jewellery.


sarcastic

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

When someone is sarcastic, the person is using words in irony or unkindness, usually to mock people.


coleslaw

Coleslaw is a type of salad. It is made with shredded cabbage, buttermilk and mayonnaise. Sometimes it contains other ingredients.

For lunch, I had a chicken leg with a side of coleslaw.


mayonnaise

Mayonnaise is a condiment. It is often used as a spread or a dressing. It is made of eggs, oil and vinegar or lemon juice.


vinegar

Vinegar is a liquid made by fermenting fruit or grain. It is also an acid.

When you mix vinegar and baking soda, it explodes in a chemical reaction.


ferment

ferment (canonical)
ferments (third-person singular)
fermented (past)
fermented (past participle)
fermenting (present participle)

When something ferments, it turns into alcohol. This happens when sugar in fruit or grain ages or is acted on by yeast.

When the grape juice was left in a barrel for a year, it fermented into wine.

When you ferment an emotion, you stir it up or arouse it.

The preacher fermented anger with the government from the pulpit.


ferment

A ferment is a state of arousal or change.

There was a ferment of reform caused by the Second Great Awakening.


ferments

The third-person singular form of ferment.


ferments

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


fermented

The past tense and past participle of ferment.


constructive

When something is constructive, it is usually carefully considered and meant to be helpful.

Your constructive feedback is appreciated to help us improve our service in the future.


fertilizer

Fertilizer is something which is added to soil to help plants grow.

I added two bags of fertilizer to my pumpkin patch.


fertilizers

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


featureless

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

When something is featureless, it is without features.

The featureless landscape of the desert made the trip very boring.


ransoms

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


rascals

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


coleslaws

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


rashes

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


rations

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


rations

The third-person singular form of ration.


rationed

The past tense and past participle of ration.


symptoms

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


sagged

The past tense and past participle of sag.


salutes

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


salutes

The third-person singular form of salute.


saluted

The past tense and past participle of salute.


sapphires

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


condiment

A condiment is something that is added to a food to give it more flavor or a different flavor. Examples include ketchup and horseradish.

At the big picnic in the park, there were condiments for our hot dogs next to the buns.


condiments

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


ketchup

Ketchup is a condiment. It is a liquid made mostly of tomato paste and vinegar.

I covered my hamburger and french fries with a generous helping of ketchup.


horseradish

A plant that is similar to the mustard plant.

A very hot-tasting condiment that comes from the plant.

After eating a steak with too much horseradish on it, Terrance burnt his tongue

/ˈhɔːsrædɪʃ/


horseradishes

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


tedious

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

Something that is tedious takes a long time to do and is boring.

I've stopped making Flash movies because the process is tedious and more trouble than its worth.


tellys

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


tempt

tempt (canonical)
tempts (third-person singular)
tempted (past)
tempted (past participle)
tempting (present participle)

When you tempt someone, you try to get someone to do something, perhaps something bad or immoral.

He was tempted to steal that expensive phone on the table.

She was tempted to kiss him.


tenant

A tenant is a person who occupies the land or house from a landlord. He pays money to a landlord as rent.


tenant

tenant (canonical)
tenants (third-person singular)
tenanted (past)
tenanted (past participle)
tenanting (present participle)

If someone tenants a place, they are occupying it as a tenant.


tempts

The third-person singular form of tempt.


tempted

The past tense and past participle of tempt.


tempting

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

If something is tempting, it is attractive or appeals to someone.


tenants

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


tenants

The third-person singular form of tenant.


co-worker

A co-worker is someone a person works with.

/ˈkəʊˈwɜː.kə/


intentional

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

Intentional means done deliberately; on purpose, not by accident.

"Teacher! Jimmy just stepped on my foot again! That was intentional! Please make him stop."


verify

verify (canonical)
verifies (third-person singular)
verified (past)
verified (past participle)
verifying (present participle)

To verify something is to get evidence to show that it is true.

My receipts verified that I had always paid my telephone bills.


degeneration

When something undergoes degeneration, it starts to get worse day by day. It is almost like it grows in reverse, with the most weak and delicate parts dying first.

/dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/


despise

despise (canonical)
despises (third-person singular)
despised (past)
despised (past participle)
despising (present participle)

To despise something is to feel the very worst about it.

The step-sisters of Cinderella despised her.


possess

possess (canonical)
possesses (third-person singular)
possessed (past)
possessed (past participle)
possessing (present participle)

He does not possess a car.

The evil spirit was going to possess her.


campaigner

A campaigner is a person that tries to get support from others.

A campaigner is a politician that runs for an office.


possesses

The third-person singular form of possess.


possessed

The past tense and past participle of possess.


fanatical

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

When you are fanatical, you are believing in something strongly.

Steve Jobs was fanatical about the quality of his company's products.


co-workers

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


verifies

The third-person singular form of verify.


verified

The past tense and past participle of verify.


degenerations

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


despises

The third-person singular form of despise.


despised

The past tense and past participle of despise.


despised

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

A despised person is someone who is hated.


campaigners

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


virtue

A virtue is a morally good characteristic in a person. For example, honesty, patience, etc.

/ˈvɜː.t͡ʃuː/


vivid

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

When something is vivid, it is very bright or deep in color.


volleyball

Volleyball is a ball game for two teams of six players across a high net, they hit a large ball with their hands to touch it on the opposite court.

A volleyball refers to the ball that is used in a game of Volleyball.


virtues

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


volleyballs

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


breakthrough

A breakthrough is a sudden change, a change from not being able to do something to being able to do something.

After the breakthrough, rubber could be made in a factory and rubber trees were no longer the only source of rubber.


publisher

A publisher is a person or a company that prints books, magazines, etc. and sells them to people.


warden

A warden is a person who looks after a dormitory, a youth hostel.

A warden is a person who watches a park, a traffic, etc.

A warden is a head of a school, a prison, a hospital, a public office.


washbasin

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


wasp

A wasp is a yellow and black insect which flies fast, has a narrow waist and a sting, bigger than a bee.


watt

A watt is a measure of electrical power.

One watt is equal to one joule per second.

The electric heater used 2400 watts.


publishers

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


artifice

Something that is artifice refers to an artificial object, something that is man-made.


unstable

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

Something that is not stable, can change suddenly.


advert

An advert is something that advertises something.


aerosol

An aerosol is a fine spray from a can (container) with a button on the top. When you push it, a liquid can be sprayed.

/ˈɛə.rəˌsɒl/


agony

Agony is extremely bad suffering with strong pain.


conquests

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


banister

A banister is a type of fence at the outer side of stairs.


banner

A banner is piece of long cloth with writing on.


banquet

A banquet is a fancy evening meal for many people in a guest room.


baptism

the Christian religious ceremony, a person who want to become a member of the church is touched or covered with holy water.


baptize

baptize (canonical)
baptizes (third-person singular)
baptized (past)
baptized (past participle)
baptizing (present participle)

If a pastor baptizes a person, they make them a christen by the ceremony in which he or she is touched or covered with holy water.

The baby was baptized at the church yesterday.


concussion

A concussion is the result of a really hard hit to the head. It is caused by the brain being shaken around. It can lead to loss of function for a while, and sometimes can damage the brain forever.

Jimmy got a concussion after he fell down and hit his head on the concrete.


concussions

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


disgraces

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


disgraces

disgrace (canonical)
disgraces (third-person singular)
disgraced (past)
disgraced (past participle)
disgracing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disgrace.


disgraced

The past tense and past participle of disgrace.


disgraced

Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff had to speak in front of several members of Congress.


mitt

A mitt is a type of glove. On a mitt, there is one part for the thumb and one part for the other fingers. An oven mitt is a type of mitt.

I wore an oven mitt to take the baked potatoes out of the oven.


mitts

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


relaxation

The state of relaxing or being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; what you get out of recreation activities.

The walk in the park gave her some relaxation.

There was a relaxation of the rules

Recreation; a task meant to give the mind or body relief after effort.

After working hard, it was time for some rest and relaxation.


captive

A captive is a prisoner, usually in a war.

Put the captives back in jail.

Settlers often became captives of marauding Indians during the colonial wars in America.


captivity

Captivity is the condition of being kept as a prisoner.

You will be put into captivity until you tell us the truth.

Many children were carried into Indian captivity during the colonial wars in America.

Wild animals taken into captivity are sometimes cruelly mistreated.


cargo

Cargo is goods carried on a ship or airplane.

Tie up the cargo so that it does not fall off the ship.


carpenter

A carpenter is a person who creates and repairs wooden houses and other objects.

The carpenter will build us new cabinets.


carpentry

The activity or job of making or repairing wooden houses and things.


carrot

A long root eaten as a vegetable. It is usually orange in color.

A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).


cartoon

A cartoon is a funny humorous drawing in a comic or newspaper or magazine.


carve

carve (canonical)
carves (third-person singular)
carved (past)
carved (past participle)
carving (present participle)

If you carve wood or stone, you cut it into a designed shape.

If you carve cooked meat, you cut into slices for eating.


darling

A kind of name to be used when you call a person, your husband, who you love.


dart

A sharp pointed object thrown at a circular board in a game of darts.


dart

dart (canonical)
darts (third-person singular)
darted (past)
darted (past participle)
darting (present participle)

If a person is darting across the room, they are moving suddenly and quickly.


darts

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

A game in which players throw sharp pointed objects at a circular board marked with numbers in order to score points.


dawn

He woke up before dawn to do a morning jog.


dawn

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

If something dawns upon a person or thing, they realise it.

It dawned upon him that his answer to the question was wrong.


daybreak

The start of the morning light just before sunrise.


deceit

Deceit is the action of making someone believe that something false is true by telling a lie deliberately.

A deceit is an act used to deceive someone.

Everything he wrote about the issue was just a deceit.


decimal

A decimal is a number less than one (1) that is written by right of a point (.)

0.782 is a decimal.

Decimal is a system where numbers are grouped in groups of 10.

When you convert the hexadecimal number 4F to decimal, the result is 79.


decimal

Something that is decimal is a type of arithmetic writing methods of number, which based on the number ten (10), 100, 1000, 10000...

The number 239 in the decimal system has 2 hundreds, 3 tens and 9 ones.


speechwriter

A speechwriter is someone who writes speeches for others.

Who is the president's speechwriter?


manifested

manifest (canonical)
manifests (third-person singular)
manifested (past)
manifested (past participle)
manifesting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of manifest.


speechwriters

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


captives

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


cargos

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


carpenters

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


arrogate

arrogate (canonical)
arrogates (third-person singular)
arrogated (past)
arrogated (past participle)
arrogating (present participle)

If someone arrogates something, they claim something which is not theirs for themselves.


observer

An observer is somebody who watches something.


trance

A trance is a mental state in which a person is only half-conscious. It has been called "an altered state of consciousness". The person seems unaware of what is around them, as if 'lost in thought'.

He seemed to be in a trance, as if someone had hypnotized him.


crossover

A crossover is a place where one thing crosses over another.

A crossover is a blend of two or more styles of music, intended to appeal to a wider audience.

The band's new song had crossover appeal to both country and pop listeners.

A crossover is an automobile that is a mix of two kinds of automobiles, like the Pontiac Torrent.

A crossover is a fiction story that borrows places or characters from two or more fictional stories.


incite

incite (canonical)
incites (third-person singular)
incited (past)
incited (past participle)
inciting (present participle)

To rouse, stir up or excite. To cause action to happen. To cause a reaction.

He said his friends had incited him to break the window.


safari

A safari is a trip taken to see or hunt animals. It is often in a remote location such as parts of Africa.

We went on a three-month safari on the Serengeti Plain in Africa.


independentize

independentize (canonical)
independentizes (third-person singular)
independentized (past)
independentized (past participle)
independentizing (present participle)

If someone or something independentizes another thing, then they make it independent.


header

A header is the text at the very top of the page.

I put my name and the page number in the header of my term paper.

In football, a header is a goal scored by hitting the ball with one's head

Peter Crouch's header against Chelsea made the highlight show last night.


headers

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


reacher

A reacher is a person who reaches for something.

A reacher is an object or device used to reach something.


independentizes

The third-person singular form of independentize.


independentized

The past tense and past participle of independentize.


independentizing

The present participle of independentize.


reachers

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


safaris

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


crossovers

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


deceits

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


arrogates

The third-person singular form of arrogate.


arrogated

The past tense and past participle of arrogate.


cartoons

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


pause

pause (canonical)
pauses (third-person singular)
paused (past)
paused (past participle)
pausing (present participle)

To pause is to stop current work and do some other work for some time.

He paused the video for some time.


pause

A pause is a short time for stopping a work and doing some other work.

He ate during the pause.


becomingly

more becomingly (comparative)
Superlativemost becomingly

When an action is becomingly, it is in a becoming way.


apostle

A leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church.

A pioneer or early advocate of a cause; prophet of a belief.

A top-ranking official in the twelve seat council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


advertisable

Something which can be advertised is advertisable.


swellable

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

When something is swellable, it is something that can become swollen.


trait

A trait is a typical characteristic or feature, usually of a person or other living thing.

Antlers are a trait of male deer.

Vertical black and white stripes are a trait of zebras.


Frenchman

Two Frenchmen sat in the cafe, eating bread and smoking cigarettes.


Frenchmen

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


-ist

a suffix replacing -ism that means a person that uses that -ism


-ism

-ism is a suffix that can nominalize a verb or adjective. For example, the noun socialism is formed by appending ism to the adjective social.


-ise

A suffix used to change a word to a verb meaning to make something like that word.

Example: German → Germanise


-ize

Example: German → Germanize


-izes

-ize (canonical)
-izes (third-person singular)
-ized (past)
-ized (past participle)
-izing (present participle)


-ises

-ise (canonical)
-ises (third-person singular)
-ised (past)
-ised (past participle)
-ising (present participle)


-ised

The past tense and past participle of -ise.


plumb

if an endlessly long line was plumb, then it would go through the center of the Earth


plumb

same as the adjective meaning


plumb

a heavy piece of lead attached to string used to tell whether a line is truly vertical


plumb

plumb (canonical)
plumbs (third-person singular)
plumbed (past)
plumbed (past participle)
plumbing (present participle)

If you plumb a liquid, you determine its depth.


shove

shove (canonical)
shoves (third-person singular)
shoved (past)
shoved (past participle)
shoving (present participle)

When you shove something, you push something or someone hard.


sincere

sincerer (comparative)
sincerest (superlative)
sincere (positive)
more sincere (comparative)
most sincere (superlative)

If someone is sincere, then they believe that what they are saying is true.

I gave my brother a sincere apology after I broke one of his tools.


stride

The length or type of way that a person walks.


glaze

A sticky liquid used to coat or color something

A smooth edible coating applied to food.


glaze

glaze (canonical)
glazes (third-person singular)
glazed (past)
glazed (past participle)
glazing (present participle)

If you glaze windows, you install panes of glass into it.

If you glaze something, you apply a thin layer of coating.


gracious

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

When someone is gracious, they are kind.


help itself

help itself (canonical)
helps itself (third-person singular)
helped itself (past)
helped itself (past participle)
helping itself (present participle)


hassle

A hassle is something that is more difficult than it should be because of problems.

"Buying cows from his farm is always a hassle. He spends more time talking about each one than he needs to."


hassle

hassle (canonical)
hassles (third-person singular)
hassled (past)
hassled (past participle)
hassling (present participle)

When you hassle someone, you give that person a hard time, annoy or a bother.


indulge

indulge (canonical)
indulges (third-person singular)
indulged (past)
indulged (past participle)
indulging (present participle)

surrender to your own desire to do something

"I will indulge you by playing one of my finest ukulele songs, The Wailing Guitar."


lodge

A building in an outdoorsy setting, where people can rent a room

"We stayed in Hodge's Lodge during our hunting trip."

A place where a hired servant, like a butler or gardener, lives separately from the main house


lodge

lodge (canonical)
lodges (third-person singular)
lodged (past)
lodged (past participle)
lodging (present participle)

"That stick is lodged between those two boulders, and I can't get it out."


somewhere

(in, at or to) a place, but you do not say or know exactly where

I know somewhere we can go.


residence

"He has residence in the Great State of Malarkus."


nuisance

A nuisance is something or someone that bothers or annoys people.


routine

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

Done like it is a routine. Hackneyed, shop-worn.

He showed little interest in the flute sonata and played it in a routine manner.


routine

A set of actions used to perform a trick

Magicians all use the same routine to pull the rabbit out of the hat.


show-off

A show-off is a person who does things to get other people to notice them.


make sure

If you make sure of something, you go back to something and check to see if it was done right or if it was true.


think through

think through (canonical)
thinks through (third-person singular)
thought through (past)
thought through (past participle)
thinking through (present participle)

to spend enough time thinking about something to make sure it will work

"That plan was well thought through."


thought through

The past tense and past participle of think through.


splendid

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

If something is splendid, it is very impressive and magnificent.


tender

tender (positive)
tenderer (comparative)
tenderest (superlative)


tender

A tender is an offer to do something at a fixed price.


tender

tender (canonical)
tenders (third-person singular)
tendered (past)
tendered (past participle)
tendering (present participle)

to formally offer or show something to someone.

As company secretary, you must tender the proposal.

The seller has the right to keep the goods until payment is tendered to him.

Minton tendered her resignation on Friday.

to make a formal offer to do a job or provide goods or services for a particular price.

We are unable to tender competitively for the contract.


cooper

A cooper is someone who fixes barrels and tubs.


babysitter

A babysitter is someone who looks after young children while their parents are out.

I had to be a babysitter and take care of my younger brother as my parents went overseas.


puissance

A puissance is the power, might, force or strength of someone or something.


steward

A steward is someone whose regular job is to take care of something for someone else.

King Ragnar was busy with the war, so his steward was kept busy mending all the ills of the nation at home.


conflate

conflate (canonical)
conflates (third-person singular)
conflated (past)
conflated (past participle)
conflating (present participle)

To bring things together and merge them into a single entity, sometimes wrongly

When she conflated two ideas, it was like mixing apples and oranges.

The police made a mistake when they conflated terrorists and protest activists.


moot point

An issue that is subject to, or open for discussion or debate; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

An issue regarded as debatable, but no longer practical.

Until we rebuild downtown, whether we build more parking spaces is a moot point.


stewards

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


have a bat in the belfry

To have a bat in the belfry is to be crazy.


quota

A quota is a limit to the numbers or amounts which are allowed.

Fishermen always try to land more than their quota.


stumbling block

stumbling block
stumbling blocks (plural)

Idioms are a common stumbling block for learners of a language.


bicolour

When something is bicolour, it has two colours.


bicolour

A bicolour refers to a flower, cat etc. that has two colours.


momentary

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

When something is momentary, it lasts for a very brief amount of time.

I took a momentary glimpse at the commotion.


precisely

When something happens precisely, it happens in an exact and precise manner.

The egg flew out the window and landed precisely on Mr. Norton's bald head.


slippery

slippery (positive)
slipperier (comparative)
slipperiest (superlative)

Tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding.

A slippery road can be dangerous.


unformed

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

When something is unformed, it does not have a definite form.

My opinion is unformed until I have some time to think about it.


fugitive

A fugitive is a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.


hierarchy

A hierarchy is a body of officials organized in ranks so that each is above or below another.

Any group of objects ranked so that every one is above or below another.


televise

televise (canonical)
televises (third-person singular)
televised (past)
televised (past participle)
televising (present participle)

When you televise a show, you broadcast it by television.

The media corporation televised the ball game for everyone to see.


modular

If something is modular, it is made up of different modules.


module

A module is a part of a system. It can often be changed at any time.

In computing, a module is a section of a program.


modules

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


regularly

Regularly is when something is done often.

I go there quite regularly.


pauses

pause (canonical)
pauses (third-person singular)
paused (past)
paused (past participle)
pausing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pause.


pauses

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


paused

The past tense and past participle of pause.


apostles

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


fall through the cracks

If a problem falls through the cracks, it is not noticed, even though there was a way to catch this type of problem.

Complete every item, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.


shoves

shove (canonical)
shoves (third-person singular)
shoved (past)
shoved (past participle)
shoving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shove.


shoved

The past tense and past participle of shove.


sincerer

sincere (positive)
sincerer (comparative)
sincerest (superlative)

The comparative form of sincere; more sincere.


sincerest

The superlative form of sincere; most sincere.


strides

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


hassles

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


hassles

hassle (canonical)
hassles (third-person singular)
hassled (past)
hassled (past participle)
hassling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hassle.


hassled

The past tense and past participle of hassle.


indulges

indulge (canonical)
indulges (third-person singular)
indulged (past)
indulged (past participle)
indulging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of indulge.


indulged

The past tense and past participle of indulge.


lodges

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


lodges

lodge (canonical)
lodges (third-person singular)
lodged (past)
lodged (past participle)
lodging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of lodge.


lodged

The past tense and past participle of lodge.


residences

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


nuisances

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


routines

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


coward

A coward is a person who does not have courage.


cowards

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


bonnet

A bonnet is a brimless hat of cloth or straw worn by women and children that covers the hair and ears but not the forehead and is tied under the chin

chiefly Scottish: A seamless woven cap worn by Scottish men and boys; a Tam o'Shanter

British: A metal covering or cowl for a heater, a ventilator, a fireplace, etc.

A baby bonnet is sometimes given as a gift to the parents of a newborn.

She lifted the automobile's bonnet to check the engine.


biceps

The biceps is a muscle in the human upper arm.


wardrobe mistress

wardrobe mistress
wardrobe mistresses (plural)

A wardrobe mistress is a woman who manages and maintains the costumes of a theatrical company.


curling iron

A curling iron is an electrical device that uses heat to create curls in human hair.


thigh

The thigh is the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.


tint

In color theory, a tint is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness.


tint

tint (canonical)
tints (third-person singular)
tinted (past)
tinted (past participle)
tinting (present participle)

If you tint something, you color or shade it.

The windows of the car are tinted.


fastidious

Fastidious means to be very particular about one thing or another; "picky"

He is so fastidious about personal cleanliness that he bathes three times a day.


bonnets

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


frisbees

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


Frisbee

A Frisbee is a plastic disc that is thrown to make it fly.


Frisbees

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


thighs

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


tints

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


curling irons

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


fugitives

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


conflates

The third-person singular form of conflate.


conflated

The past tense and past participle of conflate.


preach

preach (canonical)
preaches (third-person singular)
preached (past)
preached (past participle)
preaching (present participle)

When someone preaches, he gives a speech or sermon before a group of people. This speech is usually related to religion.

Reverend Mather preached a one-hour sermon on the Book of John in church today


preaches

The third-person singular form of preach.


preached

The past tense and past participle of preach.


sermon

A sermon is a speech that has to do with religion.

A sermon can also be a speech one person gives to criticize other people.

After George came home at 2 AM, his mom gave him a sermon about staying out late.


postpone

postpone (canonical)
postpones (third-person singular)
postponed (past)
postponed (past participle)
postponing (present participle)

When you postpone something, it means to cancel a plan or event with the intention of rescheduling at a later date.

She will postpone the picnic if weather reports indicate rain.

The exams were postponed until next week because of the weather.


sermons

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


replacement

A replacement is something that stands in for something else.

I'll be the replacement security guard for the guy who quit.

Here is the replacement gadget for the one you lost.


coda

A coda is a short passage at the end of a piece of music, sometimes summarizing the main themes or bringing the piece to a brilliant conclusion. A very short coda is called a 'codetta'.


athlete

An athlete is person involved in a sporting activity.

The athlete gets ready for her race.

A person who actively participates in physical sports, or a person who is highly skilled in sports. (Known in British English as a "sportsperson".)


codas

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


athletes

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


wardrobe mistresses

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


bunny hugs

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


televises

The third-person singular form of televise.


televised

The past tense and past participle of televise.


hierarchies

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


bicolours

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


bonspiels

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


moot points

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


stumbling blocks

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


postpones

The third-person singular form of postpone.


postponed

The past tense and past participle of postpone.


replacements

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


coopers

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


babysitters

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


quotas

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


incites

incite (canonical)
incites (third-person singular)
incited (past)
incited (past participle)
inciting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of incite.


incited

The past tense and past participle of incite.


traits

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


trances

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


startles

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


startles

startle (canonical)
startles (third-person singular)
startled (past)
startled (past participle)
startling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of startle.


startled

The past tense and past participle of startle.


dazzles

dazzle (canonical)
dazzles (third-person singular)
dazzled (past)
dazzled (past participle)
dazzling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dazzle.


dazzled

The past tense and past participle of dazzle.


aromas

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


survivals

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


bloodshed

Bloodshed refers to bleeding. Usually during a gun shootout between police and robbers, lots of bloodshed can occur.

There were lots of bloodshed on the site of the riots.


bloodsheds

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


precision

Precision is how exact an action or measurement is.

Please remember to give your precision in 3 significant figures.


precisions

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


outing

An outing is a short trip, such as a picnic, or a shopping trip.

My latest outing was a trip to the beach.

Telling another person's secrets, breaking trust.


outings

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


pesticides

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


scrap

A scrap of paper or fabric is a small piece that is left unused after something is made.

After Timmy cut up a magazine for his art project, there were scraps of paper everywhere.

A scrap of food is something that isn't eaten

Timmy ate most of his dinner, but left scraps of ham on his plate.

Scrap metal or parts are pieces of junk that can be reused.

There was a big pile of scrap metal in One-Eyed Joe's Junkyard.


scrap

scrap (canonical)
scraps (third-person singular)
scrapped (past)
scrapped (past participle)
scrapping (present participle)

When you scrap a project or plan, you stop working on it before it is completed.

Plans for a 100-story skyscraper were scrapped when the company ran out of money.

When you scrap a car that can't be used anymore, you sell it to a junkyard, which will destroy the car after removing any parts that can be sold.

Jim's car had to be scrapped after it got in an accident.


scraps

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


scraps

The third-person singular form of scrap.


scrapped

The past tense and past participle of scrap.


toss

A toss is also known as a throw of a ball.


toss

toss (canonical)
tosses (third-person singular)
tossed (past)
tossed (past participle)
tossing (present participle)

When you toss something, you throw the object to another person.

I am here! Toss the ball to me!


tosses

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


tossed

The past tense and past participle of toss.


timetable

A timetable is a kind of schedule with times of when the events are going to happen, usually used by schools to schedule lesson times.

Check the timetable to know what the next lesson is.


timetables

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


hangover

A hangover is a group of symptoms that can include headache. It can be caused by drinking alcohol, or by other things.


hangovers

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


backcloth

A backcloth or backdrop is a piece of stage scenery typically covering the rear of the stage.

The backcloth was painted to represent a forest.

The backcloth was designed by Bakst, a famous set and costume designer of the early 20th century.


backcloths

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


Biedermeier

Biedermeier is a period in European history between 1815 and 1848, and refers to a style in the arts, literature, and interior design of this period.

That chair is in the Biedermeier style.

The historical period known as the Biedermeier era followed the Congress of Vienna and ended with the Revolutions of 1848.


bicep


degenerate

A degenerate is a person who loses all moral values

He became a degenerate after becoming a junkie and losing his moral values.

Those drug addicts and degenerates on the street corner should not be allowed near children.


degenerate

degenerate (canonical)
degenerates (third-person singular)
degenerated (past)
degenerated (past participle)
degenerating (present participle)

Degenerate is to break down, to crumble, erode.

She was a junkie and her health degenerated day by day.


degenerates

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


degenerates

The third-person singular form of degenerate.


degenerated

The past tense and past participle of degenerate.


chimera

A fabulous creature with parts from different animals. Can be spelt chimera or chimaera.

A griffin is a chimaera with the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

a chimera is an organism with genetically different cells, for example, cells from two different zygotes.

DNA or DNA products which have been put together from different genes or different organisms.

Chimaera, a cartilaginous marine fish in the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.

The Axolotl is a chimera because its body has both larval and adult tissues.


chimaera


chimeras

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


hotdog

A hotdog is a type of sausage, most often a weiner or frankfurter.

For lunch, I had an all-beef hotdog with ketchup and mustard.


hotdogs

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


archive

An archive is a collection of historical information, usually kept for people in the future to see.

The police keeps an archive of the files of the criminals.


archive

archive (canonical)
archives (third-person singular)
archived (past)
archived (past participle)
archiving (present participle)

When you archive something, you store and preserve it for people in the future to see. A person who archives things as a job is known as an archivist.

I just archived my family's photo collection so that we can see it in the future.


archives

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


archives

The third-person singular form of archive.


archived

The past tense and past participle of archive.


archivist

An archivist is someone that archives things as a job and gets paid to do so.

The Internet Archive is an organisation that employs archivists.


archivists

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


futurology

Futurology is the scientific study of the future. A person that studies the future is known as a futurologist.

Futurology has helped us to predict what is going to happen to mankind in the future.


futurologist

A futurologist is a scientist that studies the future.

When I grow up, I want to be a futurologist and help mankind find out what is going to happen in the future.


futurologists

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


whiteboard

A whiteboard is a large piece of either plastic or glass which words can be written on using a whiteboard marker.

We drew on the class whiteboard until the teacher walked in and scolded us.


whiteboards

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


disintegrate

disintegrate (canonical)
disintegrates (third-person singular)
disintegrated (past)
disintegrated (past participle)
disintegrating (present participle)

When something disintegrates, it means to fall apart, to crumble, to erode.

The 100-year-old shirt disintegrated into scraps and dust.


disintegrates

The third-person singular form of disintegrate.


disintegrated

The past tense and past participle of disintegrate.


ethereal

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

Something that is heavenly, unearthly, of the ether (air).

The ballerina had an ethereal aura.


extraordinary

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

Something that is above the everyday, above the ordinary, more than ordinary, spectacular.

We've been having an extraordinary spell of pleasant weather.

It was extraordinary opportunity to make money.


prolong

prolong (canonical)
prolongs (third-person singular)
prolonged (past)
prolonged (past participle)
prolonging (present participle)

If you prolong something, you lengthen it in time.

Let's hope a blizzard will not prolong our visit with your mother.

Don't prolong our misery by refusing to leave.

The storm prolonged our stay at the ski lodge.

Your presence is only prolonging my misery.


balletomane

She is a balletomane and attends the ballet often.


fulfill

fulfill (canonical)
fulfills (third-person singular)
fulfilled (past)
fulfilled (past participle)
fulfilling (present participle)

If you fulfill something, you meet expectations.

He fulfilled his promises.

The promises he made have been fulfilled.


penultimate

If something is penultimate, it is in the second-to-last position in a series.

Y is the penultimate letter in the alphabet.


designer

A designer is someone who designs something.

The costume designer quit before the show opened.


effeminacy

Effeminacy is the feminine traits displayed by a human male.


fulfills

The third-person singular form of fulfill.


fulfilled

The past tense and past participle of fulfill.


fulfilling

fulfill (canonical)
fulfills (third-person singular)
fulfil (canonical)
fulfils (third-person singular)
fulfilled (past)
fulfilled (past participle)
fulfilling (present participle)


prolongs

The third-person singular form of prolong.


prolonged

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

If something is prolonged, it is lengthy in duration.


prolonged

The past tense and past participle of prolong.


en travesti

A theatrical term meaning a role in the dress of the opposite sex, usually applied to a female playing the role of a young man. sometimes called a "trouser role" or a "breeches role".

Sarah Bernhardt played Hamlet en travesti.

Cherubino in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" is an en travesti role.


cornice

A cornice is a decorative horizontal molding.


dress rehearsal

dress rehearsal
dress rehearsals (plural)

A theatrical term meaning the last few rehearsals before the first performance.


birdcage

A birdcage is a cage for a pet bird (or birds) usually portable and found in the home.

I keep a parakeet in a birdcage.


orchestrate

orchestrate (canonical)
orchestrates (third-person singular)
orchestrated (past)
orchestrated (past participle)
orchestrating (present participle)

A musical term meaning to assign specific instruments.

"The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" is orchestrated for celesta and bass clarinet.

Mozart's "A Little Night Music" is orchestrated for strings only.

If you orchestrate something, you plan or manipulate it.

Nancy and Rhonda orchestrated the break-up between Ron and Wanda.

Ron and Wanda orchestrated the burglary.


thrill

My trip to Alaska was the thrill of my life.


thrill

thrill (canonical)
thrills (third-person singular)
thrilled (past)
thrilled (past participle)
thrilling (present participle)

Try to thrill me by telling me something new.

A good horror movie thrills me.

I was thrilled with first prize.

He was thrilling me with his passionate kisses.


thrilled

The past tense and past participle of thrill.


virginal

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

When something is virginal, it is fresh, new and unspoiled, very much like a virgin.

The young lady had a virginal charm that was endearing.


prowess

The prowess of somebody represents the person's great ability, usually referring to the physical ability.

I couldn't match Tom's prowess playing tennis.


Uranian

A person of a third sex — originally, someone with "a female psyche in a male body" who is sexually attracted to men. Also known as homosexual.


tendril

A tendril is a leaf, petiole, or stem with a threadlike shape used by a plant to grow upward by wrapping itself about an object.


mystique

A mystique is a mystery, a mysterious aura.


abiotic

When something is abiotic, it is not a living thing, not alive and is not made by an organism. Abiotic refers to things that are not alive, like light, water, air, nutrients, minerals, and soil.

Pollination is often done by abiotic means, such as wind or water.


unconventional

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

When something is unconventional, it is non traditional, not the expected, not the norm.

John and Jane had unconventional attitudes about marriage.


delicacy

A delicacy is an exotic, tasty, or rare food item.

Fried fish brains with pickled banana peel is a delicacy for some gourmands.

The delicacy of your touch pleases me.


delicacies

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

Some patisseries offer delicacies of cream, puff paste, and fruits.


emit

emit (canonical)
emits (third-person singular)
emitted (past)
emitted (past participle)
emitting (present participle)

If something emits gas, light, sound, etc., it sends it out.

The sun emits hot rays.


perfume

A perfume is something that gives out a scent, odor, aroma.

Her perfume smelled like lily of the valley.


perfume

perfume (canonical)
perfumes (third-person singular)
perfumed (past)
perfumed (past participle)
perfuming (present participle)

The flowers perfumed the room with a delicious scent.


saccharine

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

Something that is saccharine is too sweet, too syrupy, too cute.

Strawberry shortcake is a saccharine character.

"Brahms' Lullaby" is a saccharine piece of music.


chorus girl

A chorus girl (or boy) is a singer or dancer or both in a theatrical production.

The chorus girl fell and broke her ankle.

The chorus girls sang and danced to a jazzy version of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".

The chorus boys wore sailor suits.

The chorus boys and girls worked late into the night to perfect their routine.


controversial

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

Something that is causing debate, causing talk and discussion.

The latest book about UFOs has been very controversial.

"La Traviata" was more controversial in its day than "Aida".

Brangelina is the most controversial couple in Hollywood.


prima ballerina

prima ballerina
prima ballerinas (plural)

A prima ballerina is the female dancer in a ballet company who is assigned the principal roles in ballets.

The Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker" is danced by a prima ballerina.


orchestral

The orchestral sound was brilliant.

The orchestral program included a symphony.


urinate

urinate (canonical)
urinates (third-person singular)
urinated (past)
urinated (past participle)
urinating (present participle)

When a person or animal urinates, it passes urine to empty the bladder.

I drink a lot of water and need to urinate several times a day.


coil

A coil is a long object in circular piles "wound continuously round one point".

Ropes are usually stored as coils.


coil

coil (canonical)
coils (third-person singular)
coiled (past)
coiled (past participle)
coiling (present participle)

If you coil something, you wind it cylindrically or spirally around a common center.

The machine coils the wire at a very high speed.


ball gown

A ball gown is a fancy dress worn to a formal dance.

Cinderella wore a beautiful ball gown.

She bought a ball gown for the wedding reception at the country club.


window sill

A window sill is an interior ledge on the lowest part of a window.

Put the flower pots on the window sill.

The cat sat on the window sill for hours.


balletomanes

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


designers

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


cornices

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


dress rehearsals

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


birdcages

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


orchestrates

The third-person singular form of orchestrate.


orchestrated

The past tense and past participle of orchestrate.


thrills

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


thrills

The third-person singular form of thrill.


Uranians

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


tendrils

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


mystiques

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


emitted

The past tense and past participle of emit.


perfumes

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


perfumes

The third-person singular form of perfume.


perfumed

The past tense and past participle of perfume.


chorus girls

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


prima ballerinas

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


urinates

The third-person singular form of urinate.


urinated

The past tense and past participle of urinate.


ball gowns

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


window sills

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


coils

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


choreography

Choreography is the art of designing dances.

The choreography for "Le Spectre de la rose" was completed in three or four rehearsals.


choreograph

choreograph (canonical)
choreographs (third-person singular)
choreographed (past)
choreographed (past participle)
choreographing (present participle)

If you choreograph a dance or a set of movements, you design a them.

Will Susie choreograph this year's Dance Revue?


rehearsal

A rehearsal is a practice session before a performance.

A rehearsal gives the director a chance to correct mistakes.

The rehearsal for the concert went smoothly.

We held ten rehearsals for the new play.

When everyone wears their costumes for a rehearsal', the rehearsal is called a "dress rehearsal".

A "dress rehearsal" is usually the last rehearsal before a show opens.


freshness

Freshness refers to the newness, originality of something.

The freshness of the director's interpretation shed a whole new light on the play.


improvisation

Improvisation refers to a performance without a script, plan, direction, or rehearsal.

Tom and Jerry's 'improvisation at the party was a success.

Tom and Jerry's 'improvisations at parties are always successes.

Making something better, improving it to make something better.


virtuosity

Great expertise, a virtuoso is a highly skilled expert with great technical skills.

Claude's virtuosity at the piano can not be bettered.

Virtuosity for a ballet dancer can only be achieved with much practice.


expressiveness

The act of showing expression, usually emotional expression.

Her fervent and moving expressiveness led me to reconsider sending her to the guillotine.


pas de deux

(French) a ballet term meaning a dance for two

The Black Swan pas de deux in "Swan Lake" is thrilling.

Who will dance the pas de deux in "The Nutcracker"?

There are four segments to a traditional pas de deux.

There are many pas de deux in classical ballet.


adagio

The second movement of a symphony is sometimes an adagio.

An adagio is a type of marking in music meaning to play slowly.

There is an adagio mark at bar 12.

/əˈdɑːdʒiəʊ/


anguish

Anguish refers to the emotional pain and despair someone can experience.

My anguish over a break-up with my lover could not be soothed.


anguish

anguish (canonical)
anguishes (third-person singular)
anguished (past)
anguished (past participle)
anguishing (present participle)

If you feel anguished, you are suffering in pain.


discard

discard (canonical)
discards (third-person singular)
discarded (past)
discarded (past participle)
discarding (present participle)

When you discard something, you throw away, to get rid of something.

Will you please discard those old love letters?

Tom discards everyone's old love letters.

Tom discarded Jerry's old love letters yesterday.

Have you discarded my old love letters yet?

Tom is discarding your old love letters at this moment.

If you discard a playing card, you take the playing card out of your hand.


discard

That tattered old song sheet is a discard.

Those tattered song sheet discards are worthless.


dispense

dispense (canonical)
dispenses (third-person singular)
dispensed (past)
dispensed (past participle)
dispensing (present participle)

When something dispenses an object, it means that it is issuing the object, to distribute it.

She made us all feel relaxed and comfortable by dispensing with the old formalities.


virtuoso

A virtuoso is someone with great expertise in a particular field, usually a musician or someone in the arts.

Lotte is virtuoso on the Jew's harp.

Little Jimmie and Punk Rocker are skateboard virtuosos.

/ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/


choreographies

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


choreographs

The third-person singular form of choreograph.


choreographed

The past tense and past participle of choreograph.

Jill choreographed a short ballet for children.

John choreographed the sword fights in the tv movie version of The Three Musketeers.


rehearsals

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


improvisations

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


adagios

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


anguishes

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


anguishes

The third-person singular form of anguish.


discards

The third-person singular form of discard.


discards

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


discarded

The past tense and past participle of discard.


dispenses

The third-person singular form of dispense.


dispensed

The past tense and past participle of dispense.


virtuosos

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


trifle

Something of little worth, notice, or importance

This issue is a mere trifle.

A British dessert of cake, fruit, cream, and custard.

Mary Anne, you may serve the trifle.

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trifle

trifle (canonical)
trifles (third-person singular)
trifled (past)
trifled (past participle)
trifling (present participle)

Are you trifling with my affections?


reconstruct

reconstruct (canonical)
reconstructs (third-person singular)
reconstructed (past)
reconstructed (past participle)
reconstructing (present participle)

When you reconstruct something, you rebuild it.

Will the police reconstruct the events leading to the crime?

The Globe Theatre was reconstructed in London.

The archeology students are reconstructing the Indian village.


revive

revive (canonical)
revives (third-person singular)
revived (past)
revived (past participle)
reviving (present participle)

The drowned swimmer was revived by paramedics.

The Met is reviving its 1995 production of "Don Giovanni".

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booklet

A booklet is a small book, including audio CDs.


persona

A persona is an assumed identity or role; an identity or role that somebody assumes.

The mask or appearance one presents to the world.

An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer.


booklets

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


revives

The third-person singular form of revive.


revived

The past tense and past participle of revive.


reconstructed

The past tense and past participle of reconstruct.


reconstructs

The third-person singular form of reconstruct.


trifles

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


trifles

The third-person singular form of trifle.


trifling

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

A trifling matter is something that is not important.


trifled

The past tense and past participle of trifle.


costume designer

costume designer
costume designers (plural)

A costume designer is someone who comes up with the costume designs for a show.

Tom and Jerry were the costume designers for the ice show.

Costume designers take art courses to learn their craft.


superstar

A superstar is an extremely successful, high-profile performer or sportsperson.

Venus and Serena Williams are sports superstars.

Madonna is a pop music superstar.


machinist

An individual who operates machinery such as flying machines and trap doors back stage in a theatre.

The machinist was injured when the trap door failed to open.

The machinists went on strike to improve conditions back stage after several were injured trying to operate Peter Pan's flying machine.


backstage

In the area in a theatre behind the stage.

I met the stars backstage after the show.


flying machine

A machine or apparatus used in a theater to make a performer appear to fly.

Peter Pan's flying machine did not function properly during the show and the performer playing Peter Pan was injured.


stage hand

A stage hand is someone who works backstage in a theatre shifting scenery.

The stage hands worked smoothly and swiftly during the intermission.


opening night

The opening night refers to the first night of a theatrical performance.

Opening night was a great success.

The theatre was packed on opening night.

The police were called for crowd control on opening night.


wedding day

The wedding day is the day upon which one is married.

My wedding day will be one of great happiness.


hideous

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

When someone is hideous, it means the person is very ugly.

Medusa was a hideous monster.


jilt

jilt (canonical)
jilts (third-person singular)
jilted (past)
jilted (past participle)
jilting (present participle)

To not marry, to break an engagement suddenly, to leave one standing at the altar.

John has warned Jill he will jilt her if she doesn't stop seeing Rory.

Jill was jilted on her wedding day. John left her standing at the altar.

John was jilted. His bride ran away with Rory.


maiden

A maiden is a female human whose hymen ("cherry") is intact and unbroken.

Jill was a maiden when she met John.

The maidens danced on the village green.


supernatural

If something is supernatural, it is something of the other world, spooky, scary or that is not natural or normal.

I love stories about ghost, goblins, and supernatural creatures.

Supernatural creatures scare me.


bride-to-be

A bride-to-be is a woman who is about to be married

Jill is a bride-to-be. She will marry in a month.

Many brides-to-be shop for clothes to wear on their honeymoons.


jilted

The past tense and past participle of jilt.


superstars

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


maidens

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


brides-to-be

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


radiant

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

Something that is radiant is shining brightly, glowing brilliantly.

Her radiant face told us she was very happy.

The radiant dawn promised a pleasant day for our picnic.


port de bras

(French, ballet term) The carriage of the arms, how the arms are carried in a dance

The ballerina's port de bras was classically correct.


commentator

A commentator is someone who comments, opines, or makes remarks upon a topic, subject, or issue.

The news commentator explained the issue clearly.

News commentators can be wrong. They are only human.


strangeness

The state or quality of being strange, odd, or weird.

The 'strangeness of his manner created amusement for his neighbors.


incarnation

A person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like.

The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace.

/ˌɪŋkɑː(r)ˈneɪʃən/


third sex

Individuals who are categorized (by their will or by social consensus) as neither man nor woman, as well as the social category present in those societies who recognize three or more genders.


revel

A revel is a party, a festival, merrymaking, a gay time.

Shakespeare wrote, "Our revels now are ended".

The wonderful New Year's revel will not be forgotten.


revel

reveled (past)
reveled (past participle)
reveling (present participle)
revel (canonical)
revels (third-person singular)
revelled (past)
revelled (past participle)
revelling (present participle)

To make merry; to have a gay, lively time.

We revelled in the first warm day of spring.


liberation

Liberation is the process or result of becoming free.

The country was very different after liberation from minority white rule in 1994.

Our liberation from school studies at the end of May was a relief.

/ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/


sensation

A sensation is a feeling one experiences.

I have a tingling sensation in my arm.

A sensation is a widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

Her debut created a sensation among theatre-goers.


insipid

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

Something that is unappetizingly flavorless.

The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.

The textbook had a very insipid presentation of the controversy.

Greeting cards contain some of the most insipid words ever written.

The lyrics to this song are more insipid than the lyrics to that song.


abjection

The abjection of the king and his realm.

The state of being rejected or cast out.

An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever.

A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.

/æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/


transcendence

The state of being beyond the range of normal perception.

The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.


deprivation

The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.

The taking away from a clergyman's benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.

He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.


vivify

vivify (canonical)
vivifies (third-person singular)
vivified (past)
vivified (past participle)
vivifying (present participle)

When you vivify something, you bring it to life; to restore vitality.


mediocre

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

Ordinary; not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality

I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at ping pong.

/ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/


exotic

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

Something that is foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign.

Vera's make up gave her an exotic appearance.

Candy's make up was more exotic than Nancy's.

Trisha wore the most exotic make up I've ever seen.

If something is exotic, it is not native to the ecosystem.

Palm trees would be considered an exotic species in Antarctica.


tunic

A garment worn with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. It is worn over the torso.


sentimental

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

If something is sentimental, then it involves sentiment or relates to it in some way.

I'm in a sentimental mood.

I keep old love letters for sentimental reasons.

My favorite song is "Sentimental Journey".


eject

eject (canonical)
ejects (third-person singular)
ejected (past)
ejected (past participle)
ejecting (present participle)

To eject can mean to force (a person or people) to leave.

The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar.

To be ejected can also mean to be thrown out of something quickly.

A man from Montreal was ejected from his car because he was in an accident.

To eject someone can mean to make (a sports player) leave the field because they are behaving in a bad way.

To eject can mean to make something come out of a machine.

Press that button to eject the video tape.

To eject can also mean to exit an aircraft when it is flying.

The pilot could not control the plane and had to eject.

To eject can mean to come out of a machine.


eject

A button on a machine that ejects something from the machine.

When the DVD is finished, press eject.


costumier

A costumier is a maker or supplier of theatrical costumes.


ejects

The third-person singular form of eject.


ejected

The past tense and past participle of eject.


stencil

A stencil is a utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern onto a surface.

They will use stencils to put the design onto the wall.


stencil

stenciled (past)
stenciled (past participle)
stenciling (present participle)
stencil (canonical)
stencils (third-person singular)
stencilled (past)
stencilled (past participle)
stencilling (present participle)

The designs were stenciled onto the wall.

They were stenciling the designs onto the wall.


embroider

embroider (canonical)
embroiders (third-person singular)
embroidered (past)
embroidered (past participle)
embroidering (present participle)

To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colors.

Jane 'embroidered a colorful design at the hem of her tunic.

To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

Jane always embroiders her stories of past dates with fabulous details.


tarnish

The discoloration of some metals when exposed to air

The tarnish on the silver tea pot must be removed.


tarnish

tarnish (canonical)
tarnishes (third-person singular)
tarnished (past)
tarnished (past participle)
tarnishing (present participle)

To discolor a metal due to exposure to the air

Silver tea pots tarnish easily.

Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing.

The rumors tarnished Jane's reputation.


tarnish

John's tarnished reputation cost him the respect of his co-workers.


sequin

A sequin is a sparkling spangle sewn onto clothing.

The sequins on her costume were falling off.


priesthood

John felt called to enter the priesthood after much prayer.


anticipation

Anticipation is looking forward to or expecting something, expectancy, the eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.

He waited with great anticipation for Christmas to arrive.

The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the needle stick.


anticipations

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


priesthoods

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


embroiders

The third-person singular form of embroider.


embroidered

The past tense and past participle of embroider.


sequins

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


stencils

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


stencils

The third-person singular form of stencil.


tarnishes

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


tarnishes

The third-person singular form of tarnish.


tarnished

The past tense and past participle of tarnish.


stenciled

stencil (canonical)
stencils (third-person singular)
stenciled (past)
stenciled (past participle)
stenciling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stencil.


tunics

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


deprivations

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


transcendences

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


vivifies

The third-person singular form of vivify.


vivified

The past tense and past participle of vivify.


abjections

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


revels

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


revels

The third-person singular form of revel.


liberations

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


sensations

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


revelled

revel (canonical)
revels (third-person singular)
revelled (past)
revelled (past participle)
revelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of revel.


recluse

A recluse is a person who lives alone and avoids other people.

Emily Dickinson was a recluse and did not talk to other people much.

A recluse is a type of deadly spider that is afraid of people.

Her house was full of recluses, so she was scared.


pounces

pounce (canonical)
pounces (third-person singular)
pounced (past)
pounced (past participle)
pouncing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pounce.


pounce

To suddenly jump onto something and grab it.

The lion hid in the grass until the zebra came close. Then the lion pounced on it and killed it.


underside

The side of something that faces downward.

The oil pan is on the underside of a car.


oil pan

The part of a car that oil collects in after it is used.

Be careful when draining the oil pan not to leak oil on my driveway!

A pan used for collecting oil when draining the oil from a car.


biodiversity

Biodiversity is the number and variety of species in an area.

The biodiversity of tropical rain forests is high.


overcome

overcome (canonical)
overcomes (third-person singular)
overcame (past)
overcome (past participle)
overcoming (present participle)

I was overcome with anger.

She overcame all obstacles.

We will overcome our enemies.


personas

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


costume designers

costume designer
costume designers (plural)

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


machinists

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


backstages

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


flying machines

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


stage hands

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


opening nights

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


commentators

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


incarnations

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


strangenesses

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


third sexes

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


costumiers

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


recluses

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


pounced

The past tense and past participle of pounce.


undersides

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


oil pans

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


overcomes

overcome (canonical)
overcomes (third-person singular)
overcame (past)
overcame (past participle)
overcoming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of overcome.


sensual

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

When a feeling is sensual, it has inducing pleasure and/or erotic sensations.

That massage was a very sensual experience.

That massage one more sensual than the one I had yesterday.

That was the most sensual massage I've ever had.

Something that pertains to the physical senses; sensory.

Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.


look forward to

If you look forward to something, you wait for it, expecting that it will be nice.

I look forward to meeting your mother.

She looks forward to having a good time.

They looked forward to buying their own home.

I was not looking forward to meeting her mother.


showcase

A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.

He put the jewelry in the showcase.

A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

The play was a showcase for Tallulah.


showcase

showcase (canonical)
showcases (third-person singular)
showcased (past)
showcased (past participle)
showcasing (present participle)

To display, demonstrate, show, or present.

The demonstration really showcases the strengths of the software.

The producer wanted to showcase his friends in an original play.


showcases

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


showcases

The third-person singular form of showcase.


showcased

The past tense and past participle of showcase.


table of contents

A table of contents is a list of chapters or topics that includes page numbers. It helps the reader to find a specific topic or chapter in the story to read.


initiator

An initiator is someone who starts or begins a procedure.


Cleveland

Cleveland is a large city in the US state of Ohio.


IDK

David: Do you know who was the vice-captain on the Titanic?

Paul: Sorry, IDK.


betray

betray (canonical)
betrays (third-person singular)
betrayed (past)
betrayed (past participle)
betraying (present participle)

If you betray someone, you cause great harm to someone who considered you a friend or ally.

We were betrayed when he defected to the enemy.

He betrayed the company when he sold its secrets to a competitor.


translocation

The change of location and movement of something to some place else.


translocations

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


EBITDA

EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, usually represents revenue before taxes and depreciation are considered.


comrade

The three musketeers are comrades in adventure.


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betrays

The third-person singular form of betray.


betrayed

The past tense and past participle of betray.


comrades

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


initiators

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


looks forward

look forward (canonical)
looks forward (third-person singular)
looked forward (past)
looked forward (past participle)
looking forward (present participle)

The third-person singular form of look forward.


looked forward

The past tense and past participle of look forward.


puffins

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


fluvial

When something is fluvial, it is connected in some way to a river or a few rivers.

When rocks are described as fluvial, it means they were laid down in or near a river.


observers

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


annexes

annex (canonical)
annexes (third-person singular)
annexed (past)
annexed (past participle)
annexing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of annex.


annexed

The past tense and past participle of annex.


artifices

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


storylines

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


separation

Separation is the time when two things are apart and separated.


separations

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


athletic supporter

athletic supporter
athletic supporters (plural)

An undergarment worn by athletes to support the genitals, commonly called a jockstrap.

All team members will be required to wear athletic supporters.


athletic supporters

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


manor

A large amount of land owned by a nobleman or wealthy person

A large house owned by a nobleman or wealthy person


manors

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


moaner

A moaner is someone or something that moans.


moaners

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


blinders

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


datedly

more datedly (comparative)
Superlativemost datedly

He used the term datedly.


stereotype

To think of something or someone in one particular way, usually in a negative way.

To say that all Chinese eat rice is a stereotype, because not all of them do.


glorify

glorify (canonical)
glorifies (third-person singular)
glorified (past)
glorified (past participle)
glorifying (present participle)

To exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone.

Fans glorify their favorite divas.

To make something or someone appear to be more glorious than it or he is.

Little Rastus' momma glorified his third place win in the kindergarten spelling bee.

He glorifies every stupid thing he does.

News reporters glorify events barely worth notice.

When will the press stop glorifying Brangelina?


presentation

To show or speak in public about something, usually done in a formal way.

The professor gave a presentation to a group of doctors on the benefits of universal healthcare.

An award or reward given out, usually at a ceremony or meeting.

The Oscars Ceremony is a presentation of golden statues to the best people in the film industry.


jargon

Words found within a language that may be used quite commonly by a specific group of people.

Doctors use many medical jargons that the rest of the population do not always understand.

Gangs on the street use their own jargon for communicating with each other.


gigantic

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

Something that, when it is described, is even bigger than the word "large". Something that is very, very large.

When it comes to canyon formations, the Grand Canyon is gigantic.


beckon

beckon (canonical)
beckons (third-person singular)
beckoned (past)
beckoned (past participle)
beckoning (present participle)

To wave and/or to nod to anyone with a plan or intention to encourage the person come closer.

The saleswoman beckoned to the man who might buy what she wanted to sell.


douchebag

A small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections

An arrogant or annoying person. Commonly, used as an insult. Also called douche.


soundtrack

A soundtrack is the sound (especially the music) from a movie.

The movie's soundtrack was composed by John Williams.

A soundtrack is the recording of a movie's music for sale.


pogrom

A pogrom is a violent riot, usually against ethnic or religious groups.


progrom


stereotypes

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


glorifies

The third-person singular form of glorify.


glorified

The past tense and past participle of glorify.


presentations

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


jargons

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


strive

strived (past)
strived (past participle)
strive (canonical)
strives (third-person singular)
strove (past)
striven (past participle)
striving (present participle)

If you strive, you struggle or try something very hard.

India had strived for independence.


bunker

A bunker is a shelter that is sometimes underground. It can be used to protect people during an attack.

The army forced us into the bunker as the warplanes flew overhead.


bunkers

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


strives

The third-person singular form of strive.


strived

strive (canonical)
strives (third-person singular)
strived (past)
strived (past participle)
striving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of strive.


strove

strove (past)
striven (past participle)
strive (canonical)
strives (third-person singular)
strived (past)
strived (past participle)
striving (present participle)


tryst

A tryst is a prearranged meeting between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.

The two arranged a tryst while their spouses were out of town.


tryst

tryst (canonical)
trysts (third-person singular)
trysted (past)
trysted (past participle)
trysting (present participle)

The lovers will tryst in a place far from town.

To arrange or appoint (a meeting time etc.).

The two trysted in a dark place far out of town.


pederasty

Pederasty is the erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy; male version of korephilia.

Pederasty is anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.


pederastic

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

Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys (male version of korephilia).

In a manner which suggests pederasty (male korephilia).


pedophile

In general use, a pedophile is an adult who is sexually attracted to or commits sexual acts against a minor.


pedophilic

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

Of, relating, or pertaining to pedophilia.


pedophilia

In general use, pedophilia is an adult's sexual act against or sexual attraction to a child.

Pedophilia causes problems in children who are victims of it.

Pedophilia sometimes is the pedophile's only sexual attraction, but sometimes exists alongside normal attraction to other adults.


colonnade

A colonnade is a series of columns at regular intervals.


beckons

The third-person singular form of beckon.


beckoned

The past tense and past participle of beckon.


douchebags

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


soundtracks

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


pogroms

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


trysts

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


trysts

The third-person singular form of tryst.


trysted

The past tense and past participle of tryst.


pedophiles

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


pedophilias

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


colonnades

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


bun

I got a bun from the nearby bakery shop.

The bun is very sweet.

A bun is a style of hair done when you tie it with a knot at the back of your head.


bun

bun (canonical)
buns (third-person singular)
bunned (past)
bunned (past participle)
bunning (present participle)

If you bun your hair, you form it into a bun.


buns

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


bubble

A bubble is a volume of air trapped in a liquid and can float in the air.

The girl made a really big soap bubble.


bubble

bubble (canonical)
bubbles (third-person singular)
bubbled (past)
bubbled (past participle)
bubbling (present participle)

If something bubbles, it makes bubbles or begins to turn into a bubble.

Wait until the water bubbles before turning off the stove.

If something bubbles, it begins forming or is created.

Rage bubbled inside of him.


bubbles

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


bubbles

The third-person singular form of bubble.


facsimile

A facsimile of the design was sent to me.


facsimiles

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


featherfoots

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


sorcerer

In fiction or mythology, a sorcerer is a person who uses magical powers.


sorcerers

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


scarf

A scarf is a long item of clothing to wrap around the neck.

Wear a scarf, it is cold outside.


scarves

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


daydream

A daydream is a dream you have in the daytime. Sometimes they happen when you are napping, and sometimes they happen when you are awake.

My daydream was about changing Wikipedia.


daydream

daydream (canonical)
daydreams (third-person singular)
daydreamed (past)
daydreamed (past participle)
daydreaming (present participle)

Professor Sampson caught Carly daydreaming about Justin Bieber in class.


heck

Heck is a word used instead of the swear word "hell".

"Do you want to go ATV riding at Dead Man's Bluff?" "I don't know...Oh, what the heck! Let's do it!"


daydreams

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


daydreams

The third-person singular form of daydream.


daydreamed

The past tense and past participle of daydream.


napped

nap (canonical)
naps (third-person singular)
napped (past)
napped (past participle)
napping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of nap.


daytime

Right now it is daytime in London.


charisma

Charisma is the special ability to lead.

A person who is excitable, and motivating.

Bright disposition, colorful speaker expressive and very likeable, charming.

The young man had charisma, women loved him and men wanted to be him.


charismas

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


epigram

An epigram is a short (often two-line) poem which makes a point.

Little strokes

Fell great oaks (Benjamin Franklin)

The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what 'fiction' means. (Oscar Wilde in The Importance of Being Earnest)


epigrams

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


camouflage

camouflage (canonical)
camouflages (third-person singular)
camouflaged (past)
camouflaged (past participle)
camouflaging (present participle)

When you camouflage something, you disguise it with paint or a cover so that it cannot be easily seen.

The man camouflaged himself with a green, black and brown jacket, so no-one saw him in the forest.

A chameleon camouflages itself by changing colour to match its surroundings.


symbiosis

A symbiosis is a relationship between two organism where they both benefit.

ˌsɪmbaɪˈəʊsɪs


camouflages

The third-person singular form of camouflage.


camouflaged

The past tense and past participle of camouflage.


symbioses

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


overtime

An overtime is an extra period of time that is played when two teams end regulation (the normal number of periods) tied.

With Boston and Miami tied at 86, we're going into overtime!

In business, overtime is the time a person is paid to work that is beyond what they normally work.

The boss paid Jerry overtime to work a night shift at the warehouse


overtimes

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


spear

A spear is a long stick that is sharp at one or both ends and is used as a weapon.

Everyone in the Spartan Army carried a spear into battle

A spear is a piece of asparagus or other vegetables that looks like a spear.

At the fancy restaurant, I had a steak with a side of asparagus spears


spear

spear (canonical)
spears (third-person singular)
speared (past)
speared (past participle)
spearing (present participle)

To spear is to stab someone or something with a spear.

The Cree used to spear fish.


spears

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


spears

The third-person singular form of spear.


speared

The past tense and past participle of spear.


asparagus

The shoots of the plant Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.

Asparagus is a green color that is like an asparagus.


asparaguses

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


carrots

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


theoretical

Theoretical is about theory rather than its practical application.

Entanglement is important but difficult to study, both in terms of a theoretical understanding and doing experiments.