northwestern

If somebody or something is northwestern, they are between north and west.


northwesternmost

The superlative form of northwestern; most northwestern.


possibility

If there is a possibility of something, it might happen or it might be true.

There is a real possibility of war.

The possibility of something is how possible it is.

There is a strong possibility of rain today.


obviously

If something is obviously true, then it is very easy to see that it is true.

China is obviously much bigger than Japan.

Obviously, you need to work harder.


conceal

conceal (canonical)
conceals (third-person singular)
concealed (past)
concealed (past participle)
concealing (present participle)

When you conceal something, you hide it from other people.

The politician was charged for concealing that he had been involved with the company.


conceals

The third-person singular form of conceal.


concealed

The past tense and past participle of conceal.


percentage

A percentage of something is the amount as a fraction of 100.

The second school has a much higher percentage of girls (62%).


clearly

If something is clearly true, then it is easy to see that it is true.

The building is clearly visible from the air.


simply

You use simply to emphasize that something is true and thinking about it in different ways won't change that.

We aren't buying a new car because we simply can't afford it.

Aliens simply do no exist.

This is simply a larger version of the old one.

If you say something simply, you do it in a way that is easy to understand.

The idea is complicated, but, simply stated, children can do more than you expect.


gore

gore is the violence found in television, computer games and literature.


gapes

gape (canonical)
gapes (third-person singular)
gaped (past)
gaped (past participle)
gaping (present participle)


gapes

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


gaped

The past tense and past participle of gape.


gape

when you gape something, you open it wide.

when you gape, you open your mouth as if you are surprised.


gape

Gape is how wide somebody can open his/her mouth.


midnights

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


frostier

frosty (positive)
frostier (comparative)
frostiest (superlative)

The comparative form of frosty; more frosty.


frostiest

The superlative form of frosty; most frosty.


cold-heartednesses

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


intimate

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

If something is intimate, it is very personal.

If two people are intimate, they are in a sexual relationship.


intimate

if somebody is your intimate, he/she is your very close friend.


intimate

intimate (canonical)
intimates (third-person singular)
intimated (past)
intimated (past participle)
intimating (present participle)

When you intimate, you carefully make hints to someone else.


intimates

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


intimates

The third-person singular form of intimate.


objectivities

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


Israelis

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


Israelites

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


malevolent

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

When someone is malevolent, their feelings, ideas, or actions are evil.


misdemeanours

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


perishables

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


wedlease

The life of two people who have a temporary marriage.

The wedlease lasted only two months.


wedlease

wedlease (canonical)
wedleases (third-person singular)
wedleased (past)
wedleased (past participle)
wedleasing (present participle)

When two people wedlease, they get married temporarily.


soberer

sober (positive)
soberer (comparative)
soberest (superlative)

The comparative form of sober; more sober.


soberest

The superlative form of sober; most sober.


resurrections

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


dividend

Dividend is the number that you divide by another number to get the result.


dividends

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


clamp

A clamp is a device that holds and fixes machine elements together.


clamp

clamp (canonical)
clamps (third-person singular)
clamped (past)
clamped (past participle)
clamping (present participle)

If you clamp something, you fasten it in place or together with a clamp.

Please use a vise to clamp the pieces of wood together.

If you clamp onto something, you hold it tightly.

She had to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing.


clamps

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


clamps

The third-person singular form of clamp.


enrol

enrol (canonical)
enrols (third-person singular)
enrolled (past)
enrolled (past participle)
enrolling (present participle)

Enrol is another way of spelling enroll.


enrols

The third-person singular form of enrol.


caw

Caw is the crying sound of crow, raven or rook.

The caw of the crow perched near me was quite loud.


caw

caw (canonical)
caws (third-person singular)
cawed (past)
cawed (past participle)
cawing (present participle)

If a crow, a raven or a rook cry, they caw.

The crow cawed as it flew overhead.


caws

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


cawed

The past tense and past participle of caw.


medal

A medal is flat and usually round metal thing that you take as an award (if you did something brave).

He got a medal from serving in the army.


medals

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


gauge

A gauge is a tool to scale and measure objects to display information.


gauge

gauge (canonical)
gauges (third-person singular)
gauged (past)
gauged (past participle)
gauging (present participle)

If you gauge something, you measure it with a gauge.

If you gauge the weight or volume, you estimate it.


farce

Farce is a style of humor that shows a very enlarged and unlikely-to-happen situation.


lapse

A lapse is an error or a failure made because of a carelessness.

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lapse

lapse (canonical)
lapses (third-person singular)
lapsed (past)
lapsed (past participle)
lapsing (present participle)

If you lapse, you make one or more mistakes because of a carelessness.

If you lapse, you start to make your bad habits that you avoided before.


lapses

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


lapses

The third-person singular form of lapse.


lapsed

The past tense and past participle of lapse.


'em

stick 'em up.


unfortunately

un- + fortunate + -ly
unfortunate + fortunately

ety-affix

You use unfortunately to show that you feel something is not the way you wish it was.

Unfortunately, we didn't win.

I don't have any more money, unfortunately.


mostly

If something is mostly true, empty, sunny, etc., it is close to 100% so.

The cup was mostly empty.

Mostly, it should be sunny today.


relatively

If something is relatively true, it is true in part.

The apple was relatively small.


possibly

You use possibly to say that something might be true.

This is possibly the biggest tree in the city.


totally

If something is totally true, it is 100% true.

The class today was totally different from yesterday's class.


normally

You use normally to show what usually happens or what you usually do.

Normally, we eat lunch at 12:00.

The car is working normally now.


gel

Gel is a slime-like material. It is semi-solid and is normally used in cosmetics (for example, a "shaving gel or a "hair gel")


gel

gel (canonical)
gels (third-person singular)
gelled (past)
gelled (past participle)
gelling (present participle)

If you gel something, you put gel on it.


largely

If something is largely ignored, unknown, thanks to something, etc., it is close to 100% so.

The changes were largely based on her ideas.


previously

If something was done previously, it was done before.

We discovered a language that was previously unknown.


decadent

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

If someone is decadent, they are interested in pleasure and not what is right or wrong.

If something is decadent, it is very nice, but not healthy or good for you.

This chocoloate cake is very dacadent.


seriously

You use seriously to show that you are not joking.

Seriously, I talked to the president this morning.

You use seriously to ask if something is true.

"I got up at 4:00 this morning." "Seriously?"

If you take something seriously, you believe it.

It's hard to take him seriously, when he's always laughing.


genetics

Genetics is the study of how all characteristics of an organism are transmitted through genes.


lattice

A lattice is a construction of wooden strips, commonly used in gardens as a fence.


lattices

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


toxicology

Toxicology is the study of how poisons affect people's organisms.


shareholder

Shareholder is the person who shares stocks of a company.


shareholders

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


seriousness

His seriousness in his work is rather impressive.


static

If something is static, it does not change.

If something is static, it does not move.


manipulate

manipulate (canonical)
manipulates (third-person singular)
manipulated (past)
manipulated (past participle)
manipulating (present participle)

When you manipulate something, you operate or control it, usually with your hands.

Humans have the ability to manipulate words, ideas, and tools.


manipulates

The third-person singular form of manipulate.


manipulated

The past tense and past participle of manipulate.


deign

deign (canonical)
deigns (third-person singular)
deigned (past)
deigned (past participle)
deigning (present participle)

If you deign to do something, you do something that you feel is beneath your worth or status.

A master does not deign to apologize to his slave.

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deigns

The third-person singular form of deign.


deigned

The past tense and past participle of deign.


repertoire

Your repertoire is all the music, dances, poems, etc. that you know and can perform.

The class's repertoire of songs increased as the year went on.

Her music repertoire was so wide that she could sing almost any song the audience asked for.

Your repertoire is all the things that you can do.

The students' had a narrow repertoire of test taking strategies.


matrix

A matrix is the situation or conditions in which something else develops or forms.

Within the diverse school matrix, it is likely that there are major differences.

Students need an understanding of literature within a larger matrix of relationships, influences, and effects.

Table 2 presents the correlation matrix among the groups and results.

A matrix is a set of numbers in rows and columns.


linear

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

A linear, model, system, relationship, etc. is one where a change in one part leads to a similar change in another part.

There is a linear relationship between levels of self-confidence and levels of anxiety.

A linear shape or design includes a lot of straight lines.

Her art uses strong, linear designs.

If something is linear, it is straight or flat, not curved.

The ants didn't follow a direct or linear path.


cognitive

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

Cognitive skills, processes, or abilities are those related to thinking and knowing.

Allowing children to play can improve the development of cognitive and social skills.

The six-year-old has behavioral and cognitive problems.


linguistic

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

Linguistic skills are those related to language.

People are travelling more to gain cultural experiences and build linguistic skills.


environmental

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

Environmental protection, education, issues, etc. are all related to the natural world: land, air, water, and living things.

The country needs help to deal with its environmental problems.

Saving the forests makes economic as well as environmental sense.

Environmental factors, impact, effect, etc. all relate to the area around someone or something.

The disease is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.


historical

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

Historical events, record, leaders, etc. all relate to things that happened in the distant past.

We tried to look at the problem in its historical context, not just how it is today.

The historical record shows that the country grew dramatically during that period.


delivery

A delivery is the act of moving good or mail from a source to somebody.

The delivery of the letters was delayed by the weather.

A delivery is the thing that is delivered.

The delivery was damaged when it arrived.

Delivery is the act of giving birth to a baby.

The nurses moved her to the delivery room to wait for the baby's arrival.

Your delivery is the way you give a speech.

I liked what you had to say, but you really need to improve your delivery.


farces

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


deliveries

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


matrixes

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


necessarily

If something is not necessarily true, it may or may not be true.

I know we don't have a car, but that's not necessarily a problem.

Just because we have it doesn't mean that we will necessarily use it.

If something necessarily happens or is true, it cannot be avoided or changed.

Any war necessarily involves death.


recommendation

A recommendation is something you tell people that they should do, buy, see because it is good.

You should follow your doctor's recommendations.


increasingly

If something is increasingly happening or true, it is more and more so.

Increasingly, people are driving electric cars.

The population in Canada is increasingly international.


specifically

You use specifically to focus attention on the particular or special reason that something is done.

The software is designed specifically to address the needs of blind users.

You use specifically to focus attention on something separately from other things of the same kind.

We want this to be interesting to women, specifically 40-year old women living in cities.


surely

You use surely to suggest that you strongly hope or believe that what you say is correct.

Surely, she won't be late this time.


vigil

A vigil is a time of watching, often because of a danger.

His dog kept vigil outside the hospital for eight days while he was recovering from an accident.

A vigil is a quiet demonstration in support of a cause.

The protesters held a vigil outside the courthouse in which the trial was happening.


keenly

more keenly (comparative)
Superlativemost keenly

If you feel or want something keenly, you feel or want it very much.

If something is done keenly, it is done strongly.


somehow

You use somehow to show that you do not know how something works.

I somehow managed not to get wet, even with the rain.

It seemed important, somehow, that I say something.


properly

If you do something properly, you do it in the right way.

We need to make sure that police are properly trained.

How much of him have I not properly understood?

The chemical is vital for cells to function properly.


compatible

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

Things or people are compatible when they can work and communicate with each other without problems


banana split

A banana split is a dessert made up of ice-cream and whole bananas without their skin on.


banana peel

A banana peel is the outer skin of the banana.


doesn't

do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

Ron doesn't like eating lemons.


shouldn't

shall (present)
shouldn't (past)
should (negative)

I shouldn't leave my pencil lying on the floor.


hasn't

have (canonical)
have (present)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
having (present participle)
haven't (present negative)
hasn't (third-person singular negative)
hadn't (past negative)

Liam hasn't been doing his homework.


hadn't

I hadn't started my homework when you phoned.


ain't

be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

I ain't happy.

Another way of saying isn't, am not, or aren't.

He ain't gonna go anywhere.

Another way of saying haven't or hasn’t.

I ain't seen him.


hasn’t


bronze

The statues were made out of bronze.


bronze

bronze (canonical)
bronzes (third-person singular)
bronzed (past)
bronzed (past participle)
bronzing (present participle)

If you bronze your skin, you make it become a tan or bronze color.


bronze

Something that is bronze is made of bronze.

In the museum, I saw a bronze statue of a deer.

Something that is bronze has the color of the alloy bronze.

The bronze medal was given to the athlete who came 3rd place.


cauliflower

Cauliflower is a white broccoli-like vegetable

I grow cauliflowers in my garden.


broccoli

Broccoli is a green vegetable with many flower heads and a thick stalk.

At dinner, I ate some beef and broccoli.


pissed off

If you're pissed off, you are very angry.

I am pissed off with what you are doing.


shan't

shall (present)
should (past)
shan't (negative)


'll

I'll go later.


daren't

dare (present)
dared (past)
daren't (negative)


mightn't

may (present)
might (past)
mightn't (negative)


mustn't

must (present)
ought (past)
mustn't (negative)


needn't

need (present)
needed (past)
needn't (negative)


in favor of

If you are in favor of something, you agree with it or think it is good.


swimmable

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

If a lake, river, pond, etc. is swimmable, you can swim in or across it.

This is a swimmable river, lake.


hacker

A hacker is a person who gains unauthorized access to parts of a computer program.

A hacker had been changing my computer game without my permission.

A hacker is a person who gains unauthorized access to a computer system.

A group of hackers have been stealing passwords from the internet.


closely

If something is closely related, linked, or involved it is strongly so.

The birds on this island are closely related to those on the mainland.

If you watch something closely, you watch it very carefully.

If you work closely with somebody, you cooperate a lot in the work.

If one thing follows another closely, they are close in space or time.


editorial

An editorial is an article of a magazine or newspaper that shows the opinion of the editors.

One of the New York Times editorials on the elections talked about the other candidate.


grasp

grasp (canonical)
grasps (third-person singular)
grasped (past)
grasped (past participle)
grasping (present participle)

If you grasp something, you hold it tightly in a hand or hands.

I had to grasp the ball because I was stressed.

If you grasp something, you understand it for the first time.

She tried to explain it simply, but I just couldn't grasp it.


supersede

supersede (canonical)
supersedes (third-person singular)
superseded (past)
superseded (past participle)
superseding (present participle)

When you supersede the first thing or a person with another, you substitute the first one for the second.


inviolable

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

An inviolable thing is that cannot be corrupted, broken, injured or defiled.


editorials

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


iconic

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

If something (a phenomenon or an event) has once become famous, it is iconic.


vengeance

Vengeance is hurting someone else because they have hurt you.


purification

Purification is a religious ritual which removes impurities to free a person from sin.


purifications

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


retaliate

retaliate (canonical)
retaliates (third-person singular)
retaliated (past)
retaliated (past participle)
retaliating (present participle)

To retaliate is to do something negative as an answer to someone who has hurt you.


retaliation

Retaliation is act of doing something negative as an answer to someone who has hurt you.


histology

Histology is the study of how tissues and cells of a plant or an animal grow.


histologies

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


legitimate

Something that is legitimate is something that is correct or not fake by law.


impetuous

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

When you are impetuous, you act quickly without thinking about your actions.

Jeremiah made an impetuous decision.


drearier

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

The comparative form of dreary; more dreary.


dreariest

The superlative form of dreary; most dreary.


morale

Morale is the feelings of how an army prepared for the acts of war.


morales

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


atrocity

An atrocity is a very cruel, brutal, and sometimes criminal actions.


atrocities

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


alumnus

Alumnus is a pupil or a student who has finished or is about to finish his/her school, college or university.


alumna

Alumna is a schoolgirl or a female student who has finished or is about to finish her school, college or university.


ruffian

Ruffian is a person who does bad and mean things to people.


ruffians

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


classmate

Classmate is a person (a student) who studies in the same class as you (in a school).

My classmate finished his assignment.


classmates

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


endeavor

An endeavor is what you strongly and seriously want to do; your attempts and efforts.


endeavors

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


endeavour

Endeavour is another way of spelling endeavor.


endeavours

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


joule

A joule is a unit of energy. 1000 joules is the same as 1 kilojoule.


alumni

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


alumnae

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


decisive

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

Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.

A decisive battle is fatal for one side's war chances.

If you are decisive, you are strong enough to quickly choose between things.

The new mayor was a decisive leader.


forfeit

forfeit (canonical)
forfeits (third-person singular)
forfeited (past)
forfeited (past participle)
forfeiting (present participle)

If you forfeit a something you have, etc, you lose it because you broke a law or rule.

By failing to feed them, they forfeited their right to their children.

When he saw that he couldn't win, he forfeited the game.


forfeit

Forfeit is the thing that you pay or lose because you broke a law or rule.


forfeits

The third-person singular form of forfeit.


forfeits

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


egregious

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

If something is egregious, it is extremely bad.

His egregious spending habits left him in great debt.


kinesiology

Kinesiology is the medical science of how our body (or a body of an animal) moves mechanically.

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lurk

lurk (canonical)
lurks (third-person singular)
lurked (past)
lurked (past participle)
lurking (present participle)

To lurk is to hide in a secret place to wait and to do bad or crime things then.

When you lurk, you read messages on forums and chats but you do not write any messages yourself.


notorious

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

If something is notorious, it is sadly or infamously known.


straggler

A straggler is a person or an animal that is behind the others in a moving group and not keeping up.

They stopped for a few minutes to allow the stragglers to catch up.


stragglers

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


maternity

Maternity is a state of a woman before giving birth to a child (children).

Maternity is a relation between a mother and her child.

A maternity ward is a place in a hospital where children are born.


maternities

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


monocular

Somebody who is monocular, has only one eye.

A monocular eyesight is the ability to view with one eye.


nestling

Nestling is a baby bird which cannot leave its nest yet.


nestlings

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


mow

mow (canonical)
mows (third-person singular)
mowed (past)
mowed (past participle)
mowing (present participle)

If you mow a lawn, you cut grass or crops.

I mowed my lawn yesterday.


mow

Mow is a place in a barn for storing hay, straw and grain.


mows

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


mowed

The past tense and past participle of mow.


sandthorn

Sandthorn is a plant that has dense branches, pale-green leaves and juicy orange berries. It belongs to the Elaeagnaceae plant family.


sandthorns

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


stout

stout (positive)
stouter (comparative)
stoutest (superlative)

If something is stout, it is big and strong.


stout

The brewery was known for its chocolate stout.


stouts

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


stouter

The comparative form of stout; more stout.


stoutest

The superlative form of stout; most stout.

They say the bigger you are the better you are at drinking, but the stoutest guy I know gets drunk after one beer.


zit

Zit is a small red and painful spot on the skin.

Zit is a person that annoys and bothers other people.


zits

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


urgency

Urgency is when there is something very important and necessary and it needs quick attention from you.


urgencies

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


questioningly

If you do something questioningly, you do it asking a lot of questions because you are uncertain and doubt.


queenly

queenly (positive)
queenlier (comparative)
queenliest (superlative)

If something is queenly, it is suitable for a queen.

If somebody is queenly, they have regal status or rank.


queenlier

The comparative form of queenly; more queenly.


queenliest

The superlative form of queenly; most queenly.


calm down

To calm down is to go from bad feelings (anger, frustration, anxiety, or fear) to neutral or good feelings.

The little boy began crying when the airplane started flying, but he calmed down after a few minutes.


breeze

The cool evening breeze is very refreshing.


breeze

breeze (canonical)
breezes (third-person singular)
breezed (past)
breezed (past participle)
breezing (present participle)

If you breeze through something, you do it easily.

Lilly studied so thoroughly that she breezed through the test.


breezes

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

The warm, stale breezes of the past few days have been very unsatisfying.


breezes

The third-person singular form of breeze.


ordnance

Ordnance is ammunition and weapons needed for guns.

Ordnance is weapons, combat vehicles and military equipment and supplies.


ordnances

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


probe

Probe is a medical instrument which is used to explore organs, wounds and cavities.


probe

probe (canonical)
probes (third-person singular)
probed (past)
probed (past participle)
probing (present participle)

If you probe into something, you investigate it to uncover information.

If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.

If you probe something, you insert a probe into it.


probes

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


probes

The third-person singular form of probe.


deceptions

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


deception

Deception is an act, appearance or statement which gives someone false information (is misleading).

Operation Overlord was covered up with large-scale deception.


flips

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


flips

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


flipped

The past tense and past participle of flip.


forfeited

The past tense and past participle of forfeit.


impede

impede (canonical)
impedes (third-person singular)
impeded (past)
impeded (past participle)
impeding (present participle)

To impede is to make some task, progress or action not to happen or difficult to happen.

The incompetent construction worker is impeding the progress of the construction project.


impedes

The third-person singular form of impede.


impeded

The past tense and past participle of impede.


bowel

The bowel is an internal organ which helps an organism digest food.


bowels

Bowels are the innermost parts of something.

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


retaliates

The third-person singular form of retaliate.


retaliated

The past tense and past participle of retaliate.


compositions

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


palindrome

A palindrome is a word or phrase spelled the same way backwards as forwards.

The words level and noon are palindromes.

The sentence "Never odd or even" is a palindrome.


palindromes

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


pastures

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


rungs

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


shampoo

Shampoo is liquid soap used for washing hair.

My favorite shampoo was on sale for half price at the store, so I bought a few bottles.


shampoo

shampoo (canonical)
shampoos (third-person singular)
shampooed (past)
shampooed (past participle)
shampooing (present participle)

If you shampoo your hair, you wash it with soap.

In the shower, I shampoo my hair before washing my body.


shampoos

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


shampoos

The third-person singular form of shampoo.


rigor

Rigor is strict care and completeness in making sure something is correct.

The army demands a lot of rigor in training new recruits.

The rigors of something are its difficult parts or its problems.

She did not enjoy the rigors of giving birth.


rigors

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


thicken

thicken (canonical)
thickens (third-person singular)
thickened (past)
thickened (past participle)
thickening (present participle)

If you thicken an object or shape, you make it wider.

You should thicken the lines to make them easier to see.

If you thicken a liquid, you make it thicker.

Put flour in the gravy to thicken it.

If something thickens, it becomes wider or thicker.

After stirring the soup for several minutes, it started to thicken.


thickens

The third-person singular form of thicken.


thickened

The past tense and past participle of thicken.


producer

Producer is one who participates in creating of goods and services for money.

Producer is an organism (usually a plant) which produces biomass consumed by other organisms.


producers

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


progeny

Progeny is a genetic offspring of someone.


progenies

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


concise

A speech or piece of writing that is concise shows the important information in the fewest words possible.


deodorant

You put deodorant on your underarms to prevent a bad smell.

Deodorants come in so many scents these days.


underarm

An underarm is the area underneath the shoulder, where the arm connects to the torso.


underarms

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


deodorants

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


armpit

An armpit is the area underneath the shoulder, where the arm connects to the torso.

Please put the rags and the pieces of cloth between your armpits and the ropes.


armpits

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


rinse

rinse (canonical)
rinses (third-person singular)
rinsed (past)
rinsed (past participle)
rinsing (present participle)

If you rinse something, you wash it with only water and no soap.

Rinse the dishes after you are done eating so that food doesn't stick to them.

If you rinse something, you remove soap from it using water.

Rinse the dishes after you wash them.


rinses

The third-person singular form of rinse.


rinsed

The past tense and past participle of rinse.


tire out

If someone or something tires someone out, it makes them tired or exhausted.

The long walk really tired out the dog.

The long walk really tired the dog out.

The parents took their son to play in the park to tire him out by bedtime.

If someone tires out, they become tired or exhausted.

I can't stay in the basketball game, I'm tiring out.


quart

A quart is a unit of measurement for liquids equal to 1/4 gallon or 2 pints in the United States.


quarts

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


supercede

supercede (canonical)
supercedes (third-person singular)
superceded (past)
superceded (past participle)
superceding (present participle)


grr

"Grr" is an interjection that expresses anger.

Grr! Why does Albert always put my phone in the wrong place?


rook

A rook is a castle-shaped piece in the game of chess


checkers

Checkers is a game played on a checker board that uses circle-shaped pieces.

Do you want to play checkers?


checkers

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


carbs

I'm gonna eat less carbs as part of my diet.


conductor

A conductor is a person who controls the tempo of an orchestra.

A conductor is a substance that can conduct electricity and/or heat.


mattress

A mattress is a fabric case with springs, put on top of a bed.


integer

An integer is any whole number, i.e. any number in the set {...,-2,-1,0,1,2,...}.

One is an integer.


Physics


insulator

An insulator is a substance that does not conduct electricity or heat. It can be used to insulate things, such as a room.


woodworker

A woodworker is a worker who makes woodwork.


don't cry over spilled milk

Another name for don't cry over spilt milk.


rooks

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


impervious

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

If someone or something is impervious to something, they are unable to be affected by it.


milkshake

A milkshake is thick drink made from milk and ice cream mixed together, sometimes with added fruit, chocolate, or flavored syrups.

I got a mint-chocolate milkshake on the way home.


milkshakes

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


diversion

(military) A diversion is a tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.


trash bag

A trash bag is a plastic bag that trash is put into, sometimes having a band for tying the top.

The trash bag is too full and now he can't tie it.


trash bags

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


frugal

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

If you are frugal, you avoid spending more money than necessary.

Lydia is skilled at being a frugal shopper.


shopper

A shopper is someone who is shopping or who shops.

Attention all shoppers, the store will be closing in 10 minutes.


shoppers

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


icy

icy (positive)
icier (comparative)
iciest (superlative)

If something is icy it is covered with ice.

Be careful, the sidewalk is icy.

The icier parts of the sidewalk need extra salt.


barefoot

If you are barefoot, you are not wearing anything on your feet.

Almost everyone is barefoot at the beach.


triple

If something is triple, it is 200% bigger than something else.

The new computer was triple the cost of the old one.

We usually see about 30 people a day, but yesterday it was triple.


triple

triple (canonical)
triples (third-person singular)
tripled (past)
tripled (past participle)
tripling (present participle)

If you triple something, you multiply it by three.

Julia tripled her income by working hard and becoming the manager.

Julia's income tripled when she became the manager.


download

download (canonical)
downloads (third-person singular)
downloaded (past)
downloaded (past participle)
downloading (present participle)

If you download something, you transfer it from a remote computer to the one you are using with an internet connection.

Mark is downloading a large file and has to be patient.

If something is downloading, it is transferring from one computer to another using an internet connection.

"This huge file is downloading too slowly" Mark complained.


download

A download is the act of downloading a file or the file that is downloaded.

Mark was very happy when the download finally completed.


lengthen

lengthen (canonical)
lengthens (third-person singular)
lengthened (past)
lengthened (past participle)
lengthening (present participle)

If you lengthen something, you make it longer in length or duration.

If something lengthens, it becomes longer in length or duration.


upload

upload (canonical)
uploads (third-person singular)
uploaded (past)
uploaded (past participle)
uploading (present participle)

If you upload something, you transfer it from the computer you are using to a remote computer with an internet connection.

I tried to upload the image, but I got an error.

If something is uploading, it is transferring from one computer to another using an internet connection.

Seth got some coffee while his file was uploading.


upload

An upload is the act of uploading a file or the file that is uploaded.

I can't believe the upload failed again!


spillage

Spillage is something that has been accidentally spilled.

We need to find a way to catch the spillage to reduce waste.


spelunk

spelunk (canonical)
spelunks (third-person singular)
spelunked (past)
spelunked (past participle)
spelunking (present participle)

If you go spelunking, you go explore caves.


stomachache

If you have a stomachache, you have a pain in your stomach.

You should go lie down and rest if you have a stomachache.


backache

If you have a backache, you have an ache in your back.


breech

The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.

As quickly as a new shell was loaded into the breech, the cannon was fired.


breeches

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

Breeches are pants that fasten below the knees.


fiber

Fibers are thread-like structures found in textiles or vegetables

Fiber is vegetable fibers eaten as part of a diet.

Eating more fiber will help you stay healthy.

Fiber is thin glass fibers used to transmit computer data using pulses of light.


fibre

Fibres are thread-like structures found in textiles or vegetables

Fibre is vegetable fibers eaten as part of a diet.

Eating more fibre will help you stay healthy.

Fibre is thin glass fibres used to transmit computer data using pulses of light.


celery

Celery is a type of vegetable eaten mostly for their fiberous stalks.

I grow celery in my garden.


downloads

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


downloads

The third-person singular form of download.


IQ

Abbreviation for intelligence quotient, a measure of the amount of intelligence a person has.


downloaded

The past tense and past participle of download.


orange juice

Orange juice is the juice of squeezed oranges.

She prefers orange juice with breakfast rather than milk.


screwdriver

A screwdriver is a tool used for twisting screws to make them go into or come out of something.

I need a screwdriver to take out these screws.

Oh shoot! This is the wrong type of screwdriver for these screws.

A screwdriver is a cocktail made of vodka and orange juice.


screwdrivers

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


helmet

A helmet is a type of hat that protects a person's head.

Always remember to put your helmet on.


fingernail

A fingernail is the thick, hard part at the end of a finger.

I better trim my fingernails before they get too long.

/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/


french fries

French fries are long deep-fried potato sticks, often eaten as part of takeaways.

This meal includes a cheeseburger, french fries and a milkshake.


french fry

A french fry is a single long deep-fried potato stick, often served in takeaways.

They serve french fries at the diner.


defecate

defecate (canonical)
defecates (third-person singular)
defecated (past)
defecated (past participle)
defecating (present participle)

If a person or animal defecates, they get rid of feces from the anus.

Please go to the toilet if you need to defecate.


flatulence

Flatulence is gas that comes out of the anus.


graze

"How did you get a graze on your elbow?" the mother asked her child.


graze

graze (canonical)
grazes (third-person singular)
grazed (past)
grazed (past participle)
grazing (present participle)

When animals graze, they eat grass in a meadow or field.

The cattle graze in the meadow.

If you graze something, you give it a light scratch.

I accidentally grazed the wall because I wasn't careful moving the table.


automate

automate (canonical)
automates (third-person singular)
automated (past)
automated (past participle)
automating (present participle)

If you automate a process, you make it automatic, for example work done by machines instead of humans.

Automating the assembly process will increase our output.


workflow

A workflow is a process followed in order to complete work tasks.

Our workflow needs to be optimized.


optimize

optimize (canonical)
optimizes (third-person singular)
optimized (past)
optimized (past participle)
optimizing (present participle)

If you optimize something, you make it the best that it can be, or the most efficient that it can be.

My job is to optimize the software code.

The company aimed to optimize its manufacturing process by implementing new automation technologies.


conductors

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


burp

burp (canonical)
burps (third-person singular)
burped (past)
burped (past participle)
burping (present participle)

If you burp, you noisily get rid of gas from your stomach and out of your mouth.

Burping at the dinner table is rude.


burp

A burp is the action or the sound of getting rid of gas from your stomach and out of your mouth.

Albert let out a loud burp.


vulva

The vulva is the external sexual organ of the female.


profanity

Please do not use profanity while children are around.

Profanity is an act disrespecting a religion or religious belief.


depower

depower (canonical)
depowers (third-person singular)
depowered (past)
depowered (past participle)
depowering (present participle)

If you depower somebody or something, you remove its power.

Kryptonite depowers Superman.


Laos

Laos is a country in Southeast Asia. Its capital city is Vientiane.


Cambodia

Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia. Its capital city is Phnom Penh.


New Zealand

New Zealand is a country near Australia. Its capital city is Wellington.


sofa

A sofa is a type of chair with soft seats and arm rests, typically designed to seat more than one person.

Your sofa is comfortable.


observatory

An observatory is a building where people can observe things related to space, such as stars and planets.


bead

A bead is a small round object used for decoration.


beads

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


antifreeze

Antifreeze is a liquid used in cars to stop motor parts from freezing.


soy

Soy is a type of bean used for a wide variety of different foods. It is used for things like tofu, soy sauce, soy milk, and also substitutes for meat, milk and milk products.


redo

redo (canonical)
redoes (third-person singular)
redid (past)
redone (past participle)
redoing (present participle)

If you redo something in a computer program, you reverse an undo.


redo

A redo is a function in a computer program that can reverse an undo.


informative

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

If something is informative, it provides interesting or useful information.

I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.


caprice

When someone has a caprice, they have a sudden and unexpected change of mind.

You should not give permission to your child's every caprice.


invincible

If something is invincible, it is impossible to destroy, defeat, or kill.


impale

impale (canonical)
impales (third-person singular)
impaled (past)
impaled (past participle)
impaling (present participle)

If you impale something, you pierce it with any long, pointy object.


pierce

pierce (canonical)
pierces (third-person singular)
pierced (past)
pierced (past participle)
piercing (present participle)

If you pierce something, you poke a hole in it.

Be careful not to pierce the tent!

If you get a part of your body pierced, you get a hole poked through it so you can wear jewelry.

When did you get your ears pierced?


stockpile

stockpile (canonical)
stockpiles (third-person singular)
stockpiled (past)
stockpiled (past participle)
stockpiling (present participle)

If you stockpile something, you gather and store a large amount of it for future use.

We have cans of food and bottles of water stockpiled in the basement in case of an emergency.


stockpile

A stockpile is a large amount of something kept for future use.

Wow, I knew you liked this stuff, but you have a whole stockpile here!


go without saying

If something goes without saying, it is obvious and doesn't need to be said.

It goes without saying that you need to practice a skill if you want to get good at it.

The company had lost so much money, it went without saying that it would close down.


glossary

A glossary is a list of terms with their definitions, often found at the end of textbooks.


fossil

A fossil is the remains of an animal or plant preserved in rock for millions of years.

A fossil is a person or thing that is outdated or not willing to accept change.


disrespect

disrespect (canonical)
disrespects (third-person singular)
disrespected (past)
disrespected (past participle)
disrespecting (present participle)

If you disrespect someone or something, you do not give respect to that someone or something.


disrespect

If you have disrespect to someone or something, you are not giving respect that someone or something.


basson


hebo

A hebo is an adult who is sexually attracted to preteens or tweenagers.


ephebo

An ephebo is an adult who is sexually attracted to adolescents.


Sue

Sue is a female given name. It is usually short for Susan.


collaborate

collaborate (canonical)
collaborates (third-person singular)
collaborated (past)
collaborated (past participle)
collaborating (present participle)

They collaborated on the project.


couch

A soft, plush seat for one or more people, often made of leather or cloth.

Our pet cat and dog are both sitting down the couch.


couches

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


collaborates

The third-person singular form of collaborate.


collaborated

The past tense and past participle of collaborate.


eristic

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

When something is eristic, it is something that causes people to argue over it; controversy.


eristic

An eristic is someone that gives points in a debate that are debatable and controversial.


glitch

A glitch is a type of problem that causes a computer program or game to not work properly.

I don't like glitches because they do a lot of unexpected things that can do damage to my work or game progress.

This game has got a lot of glitches in it and may cause problems to your computer.

A glitch can refer to any type of problem in a computer program or game.

There is a glitch in this program where the enemy characters can pass through walls in the maze.


glitch

glitch (canonical)
glitches (third-person singular)
glitched (past)
glitched (past participle)
glitching (present participle)

When something glitches, it experiences a problem that causes the computer program to not work properly.

I am not sure why my computer keeps glitching whenever I run this software.


glitches

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


glitches

The third-person singular form of glitch.


eristics

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


glitched

The past tense and past participle of glitch.


T-rex

T-rex is a short version of "Tyrannosaurus rex" (a kind of dinosaur).


spiral

A spiral is a shape that has a curve that curves closer and closer to a point until it stops.


spiral

spiraled (past)
spiraled (past participle)
spiraling (present participle)
spiral (canonical)
spirals (third-person singular)
spiralled (past)
spiralled (past participle)
spiralling (present participle)

If something is spirals, it moves along the path of a spiral or helix.

The falling leaves spiraled down from the tree.

If something spirals, it increases or decreases dramatically.

Her debts were spiraling out of control.


gaunt

gaunt (positive)
gaunter (comparative)
gauntest (superlative)

If someone is gaunt, they are thin and bony.

The month-long food shortage left everyone looking gaunt.


lipstick

Lipstick is a colored stick used to paint the lips a certain color.


amnesty

An amnesty is a forgiveness of a government to a large group of people for their offense.


amnesties

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


cannonade

Cannonade is a use of cannons and other artillery for a long time.


cannonades

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


groove

groove (canonical)
grooves (third-person singular)
grooved (past)
grooved (past participle)
grooving (present participle)

To groove is to enjoy doing something because you like doing it.


grooves

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


grooves

The third-person singular form of groove.


grooved

The past tense and past participle of groove.


fridge

I'll get some cheese from the fridge.


anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism is the idea that a nonhuman animal, plant, or object has human-like characters, such as thoughts, feelings, language, etc.


cannon

A cannon is a large gun that is placed on the ground to shoot cannonballs by exploding gunpowder.


cannon

cannon (canonical)
cannons (third-person singular)
cannoned (past)
cannoned (past participle)
cannoning (present participle)

If A cannons into B, A collides into B violently.


limewater

Limewater is a common name of a substance called calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂)


girder

A girder is a large iron or steel beam that is used to build bridges and frame large buildings.


overhear

overhear (canonical)
overhears (third-person singular)
overheard (past)
overheard (past participle)
overhearing (present participle)

If you overhear something, you hear things which are not meant for you (or which you should not hear).

I overheard a conversation between David and his friends that they are going to cheat in the competition.


overhears

The third-person singular form of overhear.


overheard

The past tense and past participle of overhear.


outnumber

outnumber (canonical)
outnumbers (third-person singular)
outnumbered (past)
outnumbered (past participle)
outnumbering (present participle)

To outnumber is to be more than (someone or something) in number.


outnumbers

The third-person singular form of outnumber.


outnumbered

The past tense and past participle of outnumber.


muzzle

Muzzle is a device (such as for a dog) that does not let an animal bite.


muzzles

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


pellet

Pellet is a chunk or mass of a material.


hoick

hoick (canonical)
hoicks (third-person singular)
hoicked (past)
hoicked (past participle)
hoicking (present participle)

To hoick is to elevate or pull something very quickly.


hoicks

The third-person singular form of hoick.


hoicked

The past tense and past participle of hoick.


zeals

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


zealous

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

If somebody is zealous, they are full of zeals; having powerful enthusiasm.


zealously

If something is done zealously, it is done with a powerful enthusiasm; with zeals.


pellets

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


drastic

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

Something is drastic, if it is serious, severe and violent.


abbots

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


candlesticks

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


cannabises

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


euphorias

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


fascisms

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


feminisms

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


haddocks

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


infinities

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


marijuanas

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


saloons

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


zincs

zinc (canonical)
zincs (third-person singular)
zinced (past)
zinced (past participle)
zincing (present participle)


zinced

The past tense and past participle of zinc.


Northumberland

Northumberland is a small county at the most northerly part of England and is home to the most famous of Viking raids.


taciturn

If someone is taciturn, they do not like to speak very much.

He has been taciturn ever since hearing the bad news.


cest


shatter

shatter (canonical)
shatters (third-person singular)
shattered (past)
shattered (past participle)
shattering (present participle)

If something shatters, it suddenly breaks into very small pieces.

The wine glass shattered when I dropped it.


arouse

arouse (canonical)
arouses (third-person singular)
aroused (past)
aroused (past participle)
arousing (present participle)

If something arouses a feeling or emotion, it causes that feeling or emotion.

Superiority arouses either anger or jealous of people.

If something arouses you, it makes you feel alert and pay attention.

I was aroused by a noise outside.

I you are aroused, you feel sexually excited.

I felt aroused every time she walked by.


gently

If you do something gently, you do it in a gentle way.

Micheal kissed Kate gently on the cheek.

Sarah was going downstairs gently.

While we were walking, the road curved gently upwards.


quadannual

A quadannual event happens once every four years.

The quadannual report went out in 2012, 2016, and 2020.


biannually

If something happens biannually, it happens twice a year.

This magazine is published biannually.


kissable

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

If someone or something is kissable, they would be nice to kiss.

His mouth looked very kissable.

She is not an easily kissable girl.


demouse

demouse (canonical)
demouses (third-person singular)
demoused (past)
demoused (past participle)
demousing (present participle)

I demoused my cellar with mousetraps.


hebephilic

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

Of, relating, or pertaining to hebephilia.


wedleases

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


wedleases

wedlease (canonical)
wedleases (third-person singular)
wedleased (past)
wedleased (past participle)
wedleasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wedlease.


wedleased

The past tense and past participle of wedlease.


hebephilically

Hebephilically is an adverb that describes hebephilic behaviour.


denizen

A denizen of some place is someone or something that lives there.

As a denizen of the forest edge, this plant grows well in full sun.


arouses

The third-person singular form of arouse.


aroused

The past tense and past participle of arouse.


aforesaid

Used in legal or formal contexts to refer to something mentioned earlier.

I have two concerns: the first is about the budget, and the second is the aforesaid issue with the project timeline.


anaphrodisiac

An anaphrodisiac is a substance that is usually taken to reduce your sexual desire.

Take anaphrodisiacs if your libido is too high.


repeal

repeal (canonical)
repeals (third-person singular)
repealed (past)
repealed (past participle)
repealing (present participle)

To repeal is to cancel something (usually a law).


repeals

The third-person singular form of repeal.


repealed

The past tense and past participle of repeal.


portal

A web portal is a website that features interactive services and collects information together.


portals

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


megalopenis

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macrophallic

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


megalophallic

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


booze

Booze is any type of drink that has alcohol in it.


booze

booze (canonical)
boozes (third-person singular)
boozed (past)
boozed (past participle)
boozing (present participle)

We were out all night boozing until we dragged ourselves home hung over.


treble

The treble is the high range of a piece of music or a musical instrument.

The treble is the high-frequency sounds made by an audio amplifier.

The treble is the control on an audio amplifier that lets you change the high-frequency gain.


treble

treble (canonical)
trebles (third-person singular)
trebled (past)
trebled (past participle)
trebling (present participle)

If you treble something, you multiply it by three.


detrimental

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

If something is detrimental, it harms you or causes damage to you or to something that belongs to you.


maneuverable

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

If something or somebody are maneuverable, they are easy to guide them through; easy to maneuver.


equanimity

If someone has equanimity, they are calm even in difficult situations.

We will need a leader of true equanimity to bring us through the war.


warblers

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


vigilante

A vigilante is a person who tries to stop crimes without permission from the government.


raspberry

A red colour, the colour of a ripe raspberry.


raspberries

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


lapwings

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


turtle dove

I got you two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.


woodpecker

A woodpecker is a type of bird that pecks on wood.


decagons

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


the other day

If something happened the other day, it happened recently.

I was in a shop the other day when the power went off.

We were talking about that movie just the other day.


on the other hand

You use on the other hand to introduce the second of two ways of thinking about something.

This isn't useful for a restaurant. On the other hand, if you're running a computer store, they would be great.

We'll lose some good people if it changes, but on the other hand, it might bring in new ideas.


figure out

If you figure something out, you think about it until you understand it.

He figured out that she was speaking Italian.

I don't have an answer yet. I'm still trying to figure it out.


you know

You use you know in speaking to emphasize something.

I don't like it when you do that, you know.

You use you know in speaking to check whether someone understands your viewpoint.

So I felt pretty bad, you know?

Mom, where's my red dress? You know, the new one.

You use you know in speaking to show that you're still thinking about what to say.

So yesterday, I was, um, you know, well, there was this problem, OK.


at least

If something is at least some amount or level, it is not less than that, but it could be more.

I don't know how much it costs, but it's at least $10.

This will take at least an hour.

You use at least to suggest that something is the worst or most basic of the acceptable options.

At least she deserves your thanks.

You use at least to focus on a positive part of a bad situation.

It's too bad you broke your arm, but at least you can still hold things.

You use at least when you want to change, correct, or qualify something you just said.

It should be easier the second time. At least, that's what they told me.

It's pretty easy to find a good school. At least, it is here.


every so often

If something happens every so often, it happens sometimes but not often.

I can only go back there every so often.


might as well

If you might as well do something, then there is no problem with doing it.

There no more work today, so you might as well go home.

If something might as well be true, it is isn't true, but it is the same as if it were true.

The room was so dark, it might as well have been a cave.


in fact

You use in fact to emphasize something added to what was just said, especially something surprising.

I'm going to Canada next year. In fact, I'll be arriving on your birthday.

You use in fact to emphasize the truth of something, especially in contrast to what was just said.

I told her I needed them for dinner, though in fact I simply wanted to keep them to myself.


at all

You use at all when you want to emphasize that you are talking about any and every case.

The school has done nothing at all to help us.

Can you lend me any money at all?

"Do you mind if I sit here?" "No, not at all."

If anyone at all wanted to keep this, we would keep it.


if you will

You use if you will to show that you know the way you said something isn't standard.

We find ourselves in some trouble, a pickle, if you will.

You use if you will when you ask or tell somebody to do something, to soften the message.

Imagine, if you will, an exploding star.


of course

You use of course to suggest that something is usual or well-known, and should be expected by the person you are talking to.

The weather, of course, changes from day to day.

Winning gold was difficult, of course.

Of course it's important to back up your files.

You use of course to make what you say sound stronger.

Can you try again? Of course you can.

Of course two plus two is four. What else would it be?

"Would you help me?" "Of course!"

"Would it be OK to be a bit late?" "Of course not! Hurry up!"


how come

You ask how come when you want to know the reason for something.

How come ice floats on water?

How come you said that?


what for

You ask what for to find out the purpose of something.

"Give me your phone." "What for?"


santorum

When people have anal sex they often use lubricant so it will not be painful. When this lubricant mixes with their feces, it creates a foam. This foam is called santorum.


sort of

I'm sort of tired, but I can keep working.

Mostly true, but not completely true. What was said is not exact.

It's sort of like playing football with a stick.

She's become sort of a mom for them.

They wore the same clothes, like a sort of uniform.

"Is that right?" "Sort of."

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by the way

You use by the way to show that you are changing the topic.

Thanks for your help. By the way, what are you doing tomorrow?


set up

If you set something up, you plan or organize it.

After the problems, her mother set up a meeting at school.

To find out if this will work, we set up our own contest, complete with cash prizes.

If you set up a new business or organization, you start it.

We're trying to get the money to set up shop in Toronto.

They just set up that scholarship fund a few weeks ago.

If you set up a temporary structure, you build it.

After they arrived, they set up camp.

We set up a table at the fair and sold jam.

If you get set up for something, you get ready to do something.

It will take us a number of hours to get set up.

If you set up a new device or machine, you make it ready to use.

I had a lot of trouble getting the camera set up.

If you set somebody up with something, you give it to them so they can use it.

When I got hired, the company set me up with a new phone.

If you set somebody up, you make it look like they have done something wrong when they have not.

The majority of people believe that O.J. didn't do it, that he was set up.

If you set two people up, you introduce them so that they can fall in love.

Frank used to set me up with his friends who work in IT.


go on

If a person goes on with something, they continue to do it.

I hate it. I can't go on living like this.

He stopped, not wanting to go on with the story.

If a person stops speaking, someone says go on to tell that person to keep speaking.

"So, I was thinking, um...." "Go on."

If someone goes on to do something, they do it after something else.

She went on to study math in university after high school.

If a person goes on about something, they continually talk about it.

He's always going on about how hard things are.


going on

If something is going on, it is happening.

Hey, what's going on in there?

There are interesting changes going on in the company.

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

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

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

I'm twelve going on thirteen.


prosaic

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

When something or someone is prosaic, it is boring, ordinary or common.

A prosaic mind.

The man settled down to his prosaic work.


teleiophile

A teleiophile is an adult who is mainly sexually attracted to other adults.


teleiophilic

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

Of, relating, or pertaining to teleiophilia.


verdure

Verdure is the greenness of lush or growing vegetation and also the vegetation itself.

Nothing compares to the verdure of the jungle.


ascent

A climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill (i.e. a slope).


cling

cling (canonical)
clings (third-person singular)
clung (past)
clung (past participle)
clinging (present participle)

If something clings to something else, it holds on tightly.


chestnut

A chestnut is a brown nut with a smooth hard shell that comes from the chestnut tree.

He is allergic to chestnuts and peanuts.

Chestnut is a type of color that is reddish-brown.

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scone

I ate a scone for breakfast.


incidentally

You use incidentally to tell your listener that you want to say more, or to introduce a new topic.

It's dark because the sun has gone down. Incidentally, we are getting another storm right now.


chestnuts

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


spokesman

A spokesman is someone that speaks for a group of people.

Please speak to our spokesman if you have any questions.


spokesmen

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


gaggle

A gaggle can also be any cluster of things, especially a noisy group of people.

A gaggle of teenagers were waiting in line.


shady

shady (positive)
shadier (comparative)
shadiest (superlative)

If something is shady, it is in or full of shade.

It was shady under the tree.


massotherapy

Massotherapy is any treatment by massage.

The athlete did massotherapy for his muscles.


massotherapist

A massotherapist is someone who does massotherapy.

The athlete visited a massotherapist for his muscles.


similarly

You use, similarly to show that two ideas are partly the same.

Canadians sell more TV programs abroad than almost any other country. Similarly, Canadian songwriters sell more of their music abroad than they do in Canada.


rain cats and dogs

If it's raining cats and dogs, it's raining very hard.


hog

We keep cows, chickens, and hogs.

Give me that. Don't be such a hog.


hog

hog (canonical)
hogs (third-person singular)
hogged (past)
hogged (past participle)
hogging (present participle)

If you hog something, keep it to yourself and don't share it.

John is always hogging the TV remote.


tawdry

tawdry (positive)
tawdrier (comparative)
tawdriest (superlative)

If something is tawdry, it looks nice but is actually of bad quality. It is showy yet cheap.

I can only afford to wear tawdry jewelry.


Sod's law

Sod's law is that if something can go wrong, it will.

I had my hair done and as soon as I left the shop it started to rain, Sod's law.

We need to leave early because Sod's law says we will hit traffic.


rebuke

rebuke (canonical)
rebukes (third-person singular)
rebuked (past)
rebuked (past participle)
rebuking (present participle)

If you rebuke someone, you tell them that they did something bad.

Sohan rebuked his children for their mistakes.


rebukes

The third-person singular form of rebuke.


rebuked

The past tense and past participle of rebuke.


macaw

A macaw is a parrot with a long tail that lives in South America.

My pet macaw keeps squawking all the time.


skinhead

A skinhead is someone who has shaved his or her head.

Members of racist (white supremacy) skinhead groups, who often have shaved heads, are called skinheads.

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squad

The England cricket squad won their last match.


depot

A depot is an area where equipment or goods are stored.

A depot is an area where vehicles are stored.


depots

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


batsman

A batsman is a role in cricket whose skill is to bat.

The batsman hit the ball.


scrum

A scrum is a group of players huddling together in order to gain possession of the ball in a game of rugby.

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bowler

A bowler is a role in cricket which involves bowling the ball to the batsman.

The bowler bowls the ball and hits the stumps.

A bowler is the player who rolls the ball in a game of bowls.

A bowler is the player in a game of bowling.


smartphone

A smartphone is a mobile personal computer with a mobile operating system with features useful for mobile or handheld use.


laser

A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.

The term laser originated as an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation".


goad

goad (canonical)
goads (third-person singular)
goaded (past)
goaded (past participle)
goading (present participle)

If you goad someone, you annoy or bother them to get them to do something.

My frequent questions will goad her into telling me the full story.

If you goad goad an animal, you poke it with a sharp stick to make it move.


goad

A goad is a spiked stick used to drive animals.

A goad can be anything that is used to get a response from someone.

The poor test results were a goad for him to begin working harder.


dyspraxia

Dyspraxia is a disability in the brain that interferes with movement.

My dyspraxia makes my writing very messy.


fiscal

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

Fiscal policy, problems, health, etc. all relate to how a company or government manages money.

The fiscal year at Apple ends in September.

The central bank is making fiscal policy changes that should improve growth.

The government needs to raise taxes to solve our fiscal problems.


Jewries

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


dyspraxias

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


unsurprised

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

If someone is unsurprised about something, they expected it.


talker

A talker is a person who talks a lot or talks in a special way.

He's bald and thin, and he's a fast talker.


unaccountable

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

If something is unaccountable, it is surprising and you cannot explain it.

If someone is unaccountable, they don't have to explain their actions or decisions.


therapist

A therapist is someone who is skilled in a particular type of therapy.


handbook

A handbook is a book informing people about rules or giving instructions about how to perform a task.


handbooks

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


reinforcement

A reinforcement is something that makes something more strong.

A reinforcement in behavioral psychology is a reward designed to make encouraged behavior more likely to continue.


reinforcements

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


prayer

A prayer is when a person tries to communicate with a god he believes in and make requests for help to the god or give him devotion and praise.


prayers

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


locus

A locus is a set of points that meets some condition.


secrecy

Secrecy is the state or quality of something being secret.


defendant

A defendant is a person being prosecuted for breaking the law.


moonlight

Moonlight is light coming from the moon.

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moonlight

moonlight (canonical)
moonlights (third-person singular)
moonlighted (past)
moonlighted (past participle)
moonlighting (present participle)

If a person moonlights, they work a second job, often in the evening or during the night.


housekeeping

Housekeeping is work done to keep a place such as a restaurant, hotel or home clean.


pyramid

A pyramid is an ancient kind of religious monument shaped with four triangles meeting at the top and being supported by a square or rectangle as its floor.

We went to the pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

A pyramid is a 3D shape with a polygon base connected to a point.


forgiveness

Forgiveness is when a person forgives another person for his bad action.


magistrate

A magistrate is a judicial officer with limited power to enforce the law.


statutory

Statutory rules are government rules imposed by statute.

The minimum statutory legal age for sexual activity in France is 15 years old.


flourish

flourish (canonical)
flourishes (third-person singular)
flourished (past)
flourished (past participle)
flourishing (present participle)

If something flourishes, it thrives or grows well or successfully.

The plants flourished in the greenhouse.

Under the new government, the agricultural industry flourished.


statute

The Statute of Kilkenny forbid English from marrying Irish or using Irish language.


statutes

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


literary

Something literary is something of or related to literature.

He was a literary expert, knowing vast amounts of information on the works of Charles Dickens and other authors.


magnificent

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

If something is magnificent, it is very wonderful, beautiful or impressive in appearance.


pubescent

A pubescent is a person who is going through puberty.


pubescent

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

Something pubescent is something during the beginning and early stages of puberty.

Something pubescent is something of or related to puberty.


scramble

scramble (canonical)
scrambles (third-person singular)
scrambled (past)
scrambled (past participle)
scrambling (present participle)

If you scramble, you climb quickly and with difficulty, often using your hands to help you.

They scrambled like spiders up the rocks.

If you scramble to do something, you do quickly and with difficulty.

She scrambled out of her car.

He scrambled to get to his next class.

New Yorkers scrambled to find other routes to work when the subway broke down.

If you scramble for something, you compete or fight with others to get it.

When the new show was announced everyone scrambled for tickets.

If you scramble food, you mix and then cook it.

He scrambled some eggs.

If something is scrambled, it is mixed up.

Sometimes using email can scramble the message.


scramble

A scramble is when someone is hurrying or doing something really fast.


inasmuch

If x is true inasmuch as y, x is true because or only at the same level as y is true.

The Knights of Columbus is a secret society inasmuch as having oaths makes a group a secret society .

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treasury

A treasury is a government department handling money.

A treasury is a place treasure or money is held.


hanger

A hanger is a device to hang clothing on.


dyscalculia

Dyscalculia is when a person has a mathematical disability.


sundae

A sundae is a type of ice cream dessert.

I had a sundae after lunch today.


extinction

The extinction of a type of plant, animal, job, etc is when it does not exist anymore.


loyalty

Loyalty is the quality or state of a person or group of persons being loyal to someone or something.

The Germans exhibited great loyalty to Hitler during his rule in Germany.


housework

Housework is work done in your own home for your family, such as cleaning and cooking.


earnest

If someone is earnest, they are serious and truly believe in what they say or do.


annoyance

An annoyance is something or someone that makes a person angry or bothered.


discontent

Discontent is the feeling you have when you are not happy with your own life.


discontent

discontent (canonical)
discontents (third-person singular)
discontented (past)
discontented (past participle)
discontenting (present participle)

If you are discontented, you are not satisfied.


fisher

A fisher is a boat used for catching fish.


hoax

A hoax is anything done on purpose to trick or fool people.


hoax

hoax (canonical)
hoaxes (third-person singular)
hoaxed (past)
hoaxed (past participle)
hoaxing (present participle)

If you hoax someone, you mislead them on purpose by making them believe something which has been made up to trick or fool them.


over-

You add over- to the beginning of verbs and adjectives such as do, work, long, and crowded to indicate too much of it.

When you start exercising, be careful not to overdo it.

His speech was overlong and some people fell asleep.


Catalan

A Catalan is a person or thing that comes from Catalonia.


Catalan

Something or someone that is Catalan comes from Catalonia.

My friend Matías is Catalan.


Catalans

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


skater

He likes winter sports and he's a good ice skater.


skaters

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


cm

I am 150 cm tall.


Mexican

A Mexican is a person or thing that comes from Mexico.


Mexican

Something or someone that is Mexican comes from Mexico.

The Mexican currency is the Peso.


Mexicans

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


millimeter

A millimeter is one tenth of a centimeter.

The smallest measurement of a ruler is the millimeter. You need another tool to measure objects smaller than that.


millimeters

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


euphonium

A euphonium is a musical instrument that plays notes that are between tenor and bass, such as a baritone.

The euphonium looks similar to the tuba.


euphoniums

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


piccolo

A piccolo is a musical instrument that is blown into to make sound.


piccolos

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


fishermen

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


armor

Armor is something you wear to protect your body.

It was a story of a girl who dressed in armor and fought great battles.

Armor may be used to describe the hard protective layer of an animal's body.

A stegosaur's body is protected by its armor.


helmets

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


lasers

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


Kenyan

A Kenyan is a person or thing that comes from Kenya.


Kenyan

Something or someone that is Kenyan comes from Kenya.


Kenyans

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


keyboardist

A keyboardist is a person who plays the keyboard.

Many rock bands have a keyboardist.


keyboardists

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


hormones

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


anime

Anime is an artistic style related to Japanese animation.

An anime is an animated movie or video, usually in a Japanese style.

Your Lie in April is a really good anime.


cauliflowers

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


celeries

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


joggers

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


labs

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


scones

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


shatters

shatter (canonical)
shatters (third-person singular)
shattered (past)
shattered (past participle)
shattering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shatter.


shattered

The past tense and past participle of shatter.


woodworkers

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


vandalise

vandalise (canonical)
vandalises (third-person singular)
vandalised (past)
vandalised (past participle)
vandalising (present participle)

When a building or other property is vandalised, it is damaged on purpose.

After the game, bottles were thrown and police cars were vandalised.


vandalises

The third-person singular form of vandalise.


vandalised

The past tense and past participle of vandalise.


documentaries

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


anticommunist

An anticommunist is a person or thing that is against communism.


anticommunist

Someone or something that is an anticommunist is against communism.

The United States was anticommunist in the 1950s.


anticommunists

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


butterflies

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


Californian

A Californian is a person or thing that comes from California.


Californian

Something or someone that is Californian comes from California.


Californians

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


hoaxes

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


capitalists

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


ch

I have read up to ch 5.


bicyclist

A bicyclist is someone who rides on a bicycle.

The bicyclist rode past the mall.


bicyclists

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


ducklings

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


northerner

A northerner is a person or thing that is from the north of a place.

I am a Northerner who moved South when I left home.


northerners

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


piglets

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


autos

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


campuses

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


cartoonist

A cartoonist is someone who draws cartoons.

The cartoonist draws for the newspaper.


cartoonists

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


clouts

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


convicts

convict (canonical)
convicts (third-person singular)
convicted (past)
convicted (past participle)
convicting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of convict.


convicted

The past tense and past participle of convict.


bespoke

Something that is bespoke is created and designed for a specific person or use.

He only wears bespoke suits, made to fit him perfectly.


demonstration

A demonstration of something is the act of showing that it is true or that it exists.

A demonstration of something is the act of showing how to do it or use it.

A demonstration is a gathering of people to protest something publicly.


demonstrations

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


etcetera


neighbourhood

A neighbourhood is part of a town or city.

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

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

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

The phone costs somewhere in the neighbourhood of $500.


neighbourhoods

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


ventured

venture (canonical)
ventures (third-person singular)
ventured (past)
ventured (past participle)
venturing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of venture.


bribed

bribe (canonical)
bribes (third-person singular)
bribed (past)
bribed (past participle)
bribing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bribe.


clings

cling (canonical)
clings (third-person singular)
clung (past)
clung (past participle)
clinging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cling.


clung

The past tense and past participle of cling.


seminar

A seminar is a small class in a college or university where the teacher and students discuss an issue.

The math seminar begins in an hour.


seminars

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


shilling

Twelve pennies is one shilling.


shillings

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


sows

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


sows

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


sowed

The past tense and past participle of sow.


alleyway

An alleyway is a small street that is located behind buildings.

The alleyway has a lot of grafitti.


alleyways

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


sax

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saxes

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


alto

An alto is a vocal range. It is higher than tenor and lower than soprano.

The alto saxophone plays in the alto range.

An alto is a musical instrument that is higher than a tenor, but is lower than a soprano.

I play the alto flute.

An alto is a singer who sings in the alto range.


altos

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


yd

The race was only 110 yd.


unsharpened

If a knife, axe, etc. is unsharpened, it is dull and has not been sharpened.


graft

graft (canonical)
grafts (third-person singular)
grafted (past)
grafted (past participle)
grafting (present participle)

If you graft a piece of a plant onto another, you put it there so that they start to grow together.


graft

A graft is a piece of skin or plant that has been put onto a living thing so that they grow together.


grafts

The third-person singular form of graft.


grafts

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


grafted

The past tense and past participle of graft.


aft

At, close to, or towards the rear of a boat or plane.

They spent their evening on the ship's deck. One stood fore, the other aft.

She could see land through the aft windows.


stun

stun (canonical)
stuns (third-person singular)
stunned (past)
stunned (past participle)
stunning (present participle)

When you stun something, you shock or scare someone and they can't react.

The new fact stunned him.


stunned

The past tense and past participle of stun.


adorer

An adorer is someone that adores another person or a thing.


adorers

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


biologist

A biologist is a person who studies biology.

The biologist released many animals yesterday.


biologists

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


commie

The commies sent troops to Afghanistan.

Have those commies ever studied about what the Soviet Union was like?.


commies

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


creatures

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


fibres

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


fibers

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


gales

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


fuses

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


fuses

fuse (canonical)
fuses (third-person singular)
fused (past)
fused (past participle)
fusing (present participle)


gels

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


gels

gel (canonical)
gels (third-person singular)
gelled (past)
gelled (past participle)
gelling (present participle)


gelled

The past tense and past participle of gel.


gin

Gin is an alcoholic drink that is made from grain or malt.

They brew their own gin.


grannies

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


hackers

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


handkerchieves

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

Handkerchieves is another way of spelling handkerchiefs.


hatches

hatch (canonical)
hatches (third-person singular)
hatched (past)
hatched (past participle)
hatching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hatch.


hatches

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


hatched

The past tense and past participle of hatch.


hq

Meet me back at team hq tomorrow.


Hungarian

A Hungarian is a person or thing that comes from Hungary.

Risotto is a tasty Hungarian dish.


Hungarian

Something or someone that is Hungarian comes from Hungary.


Hungarians

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


infants

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


lurked

lurk (canonical)
lurks (third-person singular)
lurked (past)
lurked (past participle)
lurking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lurk.


magistrates

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


slammed

slam (canonical)
slams (third-person singular)
slammed (past)
slammed (past participle)
slamming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of slam.


squads

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


subscriber

A subscriber is someone who subscribes to a person or thing.

I'm one of the subscribers of the National Geographic magazine.


subscribers

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


surpluses

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


Catalonia

/ˌkætəˈləʊniə/


nullify

nullify (canonical)
nullifies (third-person singular)
nullified (past)
nullified (past participle)
nullifying (present participle)

If you nullify something, you legally cancel or invalidate it.

The FCC voted on Thursday Dec 14, 2017 to nullify 2015’s Open Internet Order and its strong net neutrality rules.


nullifies

The third-person singular form of nullify.


nullified

The past tense and past participle of nullify.


exile

An exile is someone who is not allowed to go to the place they came from.


exile

exile (canonical)
exiles (third-person singular)
exiled (past)
exiled (past participle)
exiling (present participle)

When someone is exiled, they are not allowed to go to the country they lived in.

The corrupt politician was exiled from the United States.


exiles

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


exiles

The third-person singular form of exile.


exiled

The past tense and past participle of exile.


addiction

An addiction is when someone is addicted to something, usually drugs.

Many people have a marijuana addiction.

Addiction is the state of being addicted.


addictions

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


carvings

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


confession

A confession is when someone admits to doing something.

He gave a confession about the problem.


confessions

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


Michael

Michael and I met to drink juice.


Alexander

/ˌæ.lɨɡˈzɑːn.də/


Joshua

Joshua is the sixth book in the Old Testament of the bible.

/ˈd͡ʒɒʃ(j)uːə/


Jeremy

Jeremy is a male given name. It is usually short for Jeremiah.


Orville

Orville is a surname.


Jeffrey

Jeffrey is the best in the business.


Theodore

/ˈθiː.əˌdɔː/


Jonas

My name is Jonas.


Jon

Jon is a male given name. It is usually short for Jonathan.


Smith

Smith got a job as a CEO.

I was looking for Mr. Smith.


Sarah

Sarah's van is broken.


Jenny

Jenny is a female given name. It is usually short for Jennifer.

Jenny is working on a report.


Victoria

Queen Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1857 until 1901.

Melbourne is the capital of Victoria.


Alexis

Alexis is working on a report.


insinuate

insinuate (canonical)
insinuates (third-person singular)
insinuated (past)
insinuated (past participle)
insinuating (present participle)

If you insinuate a negative idea, you hint at it or suggest it without saying it directly.

"I saw you at the bar," she said, her voice insinuating something dangerous.


Joseph

Joseph is working on a report.


Oliver

Oliver is working on a report.


Abigail

Abigail is working on a report.


Owen

Owen is working on a report.


Wyatt

Wyatt is working on a report.


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Eli

Eli is working on a report.


Elias

Elias is working on a report.


Angel

Angel is a female given name that comes from the name Angelus.


Ruth

Ruth is the eighth book in the Old Testament of the bible.


Silas

Silas is working on a report.


Harrison

Harrison is working on a report.


Diego

Diego is working on a report.


Wesley

Wesley is working on a report.


idem

You use idem in footnotes or bibliographies in academic writing to show that a citation comes from the same source as the previous citation.


motorcycled

motorcycle (canonical)
motorcycles (third-person singular)
motorcycled (past)
motorcycled (past participle)
motorcycling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of motorcycle.


redeem

redeem (canonical)
redeems (third-person singular)
redeemed (past)
redeemed (past participle)
redeeming (present participle)

If you redeem a debt, you finish paying it off.

It would cost $120,000 to redeem the mortgage.

If you redeem something you own, such as bonds, trading stamps, etc., you exchange it for money or goods.


redeems

The third-person singular form of redeem.


redeemed

The past tense and past participle of redeem.


gravel

Gravel is small stones that are used in construction.

The road is mostly gravel and mud.


gravels

The plural form of gravel; more than one (kind of) gravel. Different kinds of gravel.


reed

A reed is a tall plant that grows in water.

There are reeds growing by the pond.

A reed is a thin piece of wood that is used in musical instruments.

The oboe uses two reeds to play.


reeds

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


mouthpiece

A mouthpiece is something that is put in the mouth, or is used with the mouth.

He got a new saxophone mouthpiece yesterday.


mouthpieces

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


admirably

If you perform admirably, you perform so well that you should be praised or admired.

Suárez has filled in admirably for the sick goalkeeper.


admiringly

If you do something to someone or something admiringly, you do it because you think they are very good; you admire them.

"That was great, Reeves," I said admiringly. "You played beautifully."

"It's just what I wanted," he said, gazing admiringly at his new car.


or else

You say or else after a command to tell someone that if they do not follow it, something bad will happen.

My mom yelled, "you get inside now, or else."

You say or else after a hope to show that if it isn't true, then something bad will happen or has happened.

I hope he's arrived by now, or else.


briefcase

A briefcase is a case for carrying books and papers.

The documents were in the briefcase.


briefcases

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


clef

A clef is a sign that is put at the left of each musical staff.

Viola music is written in the alto clef.


clefs

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


semitone

A semitone is the smallest amount of space between two notes.


semitones

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


supertonic

The supertonic is the note that is above the tonic.


mediant

The mediant is the note above the supertonic, and the third note in a scale.


subdominant

The subdominant is the note above the mediant, the fourth note in a scale.


submediant

The submediant is the sixth note in a scale.


contrabass

Contrabass a big stringed instrument that is bigger than the cello.


contrabass

A contrabass instrument is something that plays an octave lower than normal.

The contrabass clarinet is very large.


sarrusophone

A sarrusophone is a musical instrument that is made of metal.

The soprano sarrusophone is really rare.


sarrusophones

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


bassoons

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