chaos

Chaos is a state of disorder or confusion.


organized

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

If something is organized, it is in a state of order.

/ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/


organized

organize (canonical)
organizes (third-person singular)
organized (past)
organized (past participle)
organizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of organize.

/ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/


experiment

A test that is done to prove something, to see if a guess is valid, or to do something that has not been tried before.

The experiment will prove that water boils at 100°C.


experiment

experiment (canonical)
experiments (third-person singular)
experimented (past)
experimented (past participle)
experimenting (present participle)


zoom

zoom (canonical)
zooms (third-person singular)
zoomed (past)
zoomed (past participle)
zooming (present participle)


joint

A place where two things meet but are still able to move.

Any part of the body where two bones join, sometimes letting that part of the body to be bent or straightened.

A way to join two pieces of wood together so that they interlock.

It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.

I'm not breaking any more laws because I don't want to go back to the joint.

Let's smoke a joint and then go skateboarding.


inch

A unit of length that is equal to 2.54 centimetres; there are 12 inches in a foot.

My pencil is six inches long.


inch

inch (canonical)
inches (third-person singular)
inched (past)
inched (past participle)
inching (present participle)

Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.


backup

A secondary plan that can be used in case the first plan fails.


identification

Identification is the process of naming a thing by seeing it, hearing it, and/or touching it.

With finding new animals, the process of identification is a long and difficult one.

You have to show your identification card before entering.

/ɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


locate

locate (canonical)
locates (third-person singular)
located (past)
located (past participle)
locating (present participle)

If you locate something you find it, you learn where it is.

I need to locate the nearest gas station.

If you locate something somewhere, you put it there.

The city plans to locate the subway stop right across the street.


wake

wake (canonical)
wakes (third-person singular)
woke (past)
woken (past participle)
waking (present participle)

I woke up early to catch the bus.

I woke up at four o'clock this morning.

If someone or something wakes you up, they make you stop sleeping.

Could you please wake Donald up?

The alarm clock woke me up.


wake

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diary

A diary is a journal that some people keep to write down what has happened on days during their lives.

I have kept a diary ever since I was a little girl.


firewall

Computer software that can be installed or downloaded to protect the person's computer from viruses, spyware, malware, and other kinds of unwanted junk


firewall

firewall (canonical)
firewalls (third-person singular)
firewalled (past)
firewalled (past participle)
firewalling (present participle)

When you firewall, you set up software to protect your electronic item from viruses.

If you firewall someone, you maintain social distance from a manipulative person to avoid manipulative or narcissistic abuse.

She firewalled her narcissistic stepmother.


bid

A bid is an offer to enter into a contract to buy something or to do some kind of job.

He amazed the art world with his winning bid of nearly $54 million for Van Gogh's painting, Irises.

The Suns also made a bid for $2.3 million to get Willis from the Bulls.

He went back to teaching after his unsuccessful presidential bid in 1988.

She lost her bid at a world record fourth gold medal in swimming.


bid

bid (past)
bid (past participle)
bid (canonical)
bids (third-person singular)
bade (past)
bidden (past participle)
bidding (present participle)

If you bid for something, you offer to enter into a contract to buy it or to do it.

Microsoft bid $44.6 billion to acquire Yahoo.

If you bid for something, you attempt to do or get it.

Montesinos, decided not to bid for the new position.

They bid on and won a job to build a bank in Marietta, Ohio.

If you bid someone a good day, evening, etc., you wish it to them in greeting.

She bade farewell to her sister, Fannie, and to other relatives and friends.

If you bid someone (to) do something, you tell them to do it.

Standing with her back to the open door, she bade him pass.

The past tense and past participle of bid.


aggressive

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

Making attacks or assaults that are not just.

Aggressive describes an act of aggression.

Yes, he was aggressive to her.


rehearse

rehearse (canonical)
rehearses (third-person singular)
rehearsed (past)
rehearsed (past participle)
rehearsing (present participle)

There's no need to rehearse that, we already know.

The witness rehearsed the events.

To practice by repeating something in private.

The band rehearsed before the show.


unobtainium

Unobtainium is a fictional material that has extraordinary properties and is considered very difficult, maybe even impossible, to obtain.

Science-fiction works have a lot of devices that could not even exist if they were not made of unobtainium!


hard science

Hard science is a phrase used to describe natural sciences and physical sciences, not social sciences. Hard sciences use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Some hard sciences are mathematics, biology, physics, and geology.


tonne

A tonne, also called a metric ton, is an unit of mass that weighs exactly 1,000 kilograms. It is a little different from the US short ton (2,000 pounds or about 907 kilograms) and the British long ton (2,240 pounds or about 1,016 kilograms).


ton

A ton is a metric unit of weight that as three main values : the international metric ton that is exactly 1,000 kilograms, the short ton used in Northern America that is 2,000 pounds (about 907 kilograms), and the long ton used in United Kingdom that is 2,240 pounds or about 1016 kilograms.

A ton is also a great amount of something, or many things.

Today I have tons of things to do: how discouraging!


terse

terse (positive)
terser (comparative)
tersest (superlative)

A terse reply or message uses very few words to say only the most important information.

He gave a terse, one-word answer.


encryption

A way to make a message look like a lot of random letters by translating a message with an encryption key.

In many wars, soldiers often use encryption to make sure their messages aren't read by their enemies.


define

define (canonical)
defines (third-person singular)
defined (past)
defined (past participle)
defining (present participle)

If you define a word, you state exactly what the word means.

The dictionary defines the word "define" as "to state exactly what a word means".


gegenschein

A faint glow that can be seen on the opposite side of the sky where the sun is, due to dust and debris around that position.


counterglow


showoff

A person trying to show prowess or ability.

They were a showoff.


bind

bind (canonical)
binds (third-person singular)
bound (past)
bound (past participle)
binding (present participle)

If you bind something put rope or string around it, often many times.

She tied the rope around their hands, binding them tightly together.

He bound the books with string and carried them downstairs.

If something binds two people or things, it connects them.

Now that he couldn't walk, he was bound to his nurse.

(transitive), (usually passive) If someone is bound by a rule, promise, etc., they must not break it.

The media are not bound by the same rules that govern lawyers.

When they join the European Union, they will have to agree to be bound by the European Convention on Human Rights.

The president is not bound to sign any law that Congress sends up.

If two things bind, they stick together.

Carbon binds with oxygen to form carbon dioxide.

If you bind a book, you put it together so the pages stay together.


bind

A bind is a difficult position or situation.

I've lost my job and I'm in a terrible bind.


zodiac

A belt-like area of the sky that the Sun, Moon, and the planets pass through; it extends about eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, and is divided into 12 equal parts which are each named after a constellation.

The 12 signs, or houses, of the zodiac. Each sign is named after one of the constellations in the zodiac.

My zodiac constellation is Gemini.

A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.

My friend has a tattoo of a zodiac.


customers

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


electron configuration

electron configuration
electron configurations (plural)

How the electrons in an atom are arranged.

The electron configuration in a Hydrogen-1 atom is 1s¹.


atom

An atom is the smallest bit that matter can be broken down into.

Atoms of hydrogen make up a water molecule.

A particle which is made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons.


density

Density is how much stuff fits in a particular area.

The population density of Singapore is one of the highest in the world.

The density of a material is how closely packed its atoms are.

The density of water is higher than the density of steam.


arson

Arson is the crime of setting a fire to cause damage.

A man is being held by police in connection with an arson attack that destroyed a school.

The cause of the fire is unknown, but investigators believe it to be an arson.


arsonist

An arsonist is a person who sets fire to cause damage, especially in buildings or forests.

Forest fires are often caused by arsonists, but they are difficult to arrest.


gibberish

Gibberish is a language that is not understandable, because it has no meaning or is too complicated or technical.

Extraterrestrials in bad science-fiction often speak gibberish to make you understand that they are extraterrestrials.

Some people want to be considered specialists though they mainly use gibberish.


gibber

gibber (canonical)
gibbers (third-person singular)
gibbered (past)
gibbered (past participle)
gibbering (present participle)

To gibber is to speak in a way you that cannot be understood, especially when using unknown words or known words that have no meaning put together.

This magician gibbers when he does his tricks, because he wants to appear more mysterious.


tosh

Tosh is stupid nonsense, usually made intentionally so that no one can understand.

He always writes tosh on Wikipedia because he thinks it's funny, but in fact he's just blocked.


tuxedo

A tuxedo is black jacket that men wear in formal occasions.

A tuxedo is also the whole upper suit that includes this jacket, with a white shirt and a black bowtie.

In official receptions men always wear tuxedoes.


lipstick lesbian

lipstick lesbian
lipstick lesbians (plural)

A lipstick lesbian is a lesbian who looks very feminine. It is sometimes thought to be a stereotype of how a woman should look.

Heterosexual men often imagine scenes between lipstick lesbians.


wizard

A person who uses magic, who has magical powers.

Wizards use magic to cast spells.

A person who is very talented in one area or more.

That guy is a wizard at problem-solving!

A computer program that simplifies operations for users that have little or no experience in computing.

To install this drawing program, we had to use the install wizard to set the program up on the computer.


creepy-crawly

A creepy-crawly is a small animal that crawls, such as an insect, spider, or worm; this word describes the way these animals move.

While most people are disgusted by creepy-crawlies, some find them interesting.


creep

When an animal moves with its belly close to the ground.

The creep of the snake makes it frightening.

Small and progressive changes of a measure.

Few people noticed the creep of the prices this year.

A very annoying person who makes you nervous.

Stop staring at me all the time, you creep!


creep

crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

An animal creeps when it moves with its belly close to the ground.

Snakes and lizards creep.

A plant creeps when it grows close to the ground or stuck to a wall, instead of growing upwards.

To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction, like a snake can move.

When prices creep, some people do not immediately notice the changes.


replicator

A replicator is a device or a structure that can make copies of itself.

Genes are natural replicators.

A replicator is also a (fictional) man-made device that can make copies of itself, or transform matter to build any object or structure, living or not.

Replicators still belong to science-fiction nowadays, but could exist one day thanks to technological progress.


cyborg

Mixing of cybernetic and organism, a cyborg is a being, usually human, that has an important part of mechanical/robotic devices in his or her body. He or she still has an organic brain, contrary to a robot.

A true robot that has a relation with organic life, such as looking like a normal human being or having a human soul inside.

Terminator is a cyborg.


answering machine

An answering machine is an automatic device on a phone that leaves a message to people calling when you are absent or when you do not want to be phoned. At the end of the message they can also leave you their own message.


gift

A gift is something given to another person voluntarily.

I didn't receive many gifts this Christmas.

She has a gift for singing.


gift

gift (canonical)
gifts (third-person singular)
gifted (past)
gifted (past participle)
gifting (present participle)

A gift is given to someone as a present.

I received a gift from my parents as my Christmas present.


cube

A cube is a shape that has six square faces of the same size.

A cube is also a solid object that has more or less this shape.

I usually take two sugar cubes with my coffee.

The cube of a number n is this number multiplied three times by itself. Its symbol is n³.

The cube of 3 is 27, also written 3³ = 27.


cube

cube (canonical)
cubes (third-person singular)
cubed (past)
cubed (past participle)
cubing (present participle)

To cube a number is multiplying this number three times by itself.

3 cubed is 27.

To cube the meat.


FTL

FTL is a short way of saying Faster Than Light (travel), the word "travel" is usually not needed to understand.

Though sci-fi uses it a lot, today's physics considers FTL impossible.


exclamation mark

exclamation mark
exclamation marks (plural)

An exclamation mark is the sign ! used at the end of a sentence to express a strong emotion such as surprise, annoyance or anger.

In English a space is not needed between the last word and the exclamation mark.

Comics use a lot of exclamation marks alone to express strong emotions.


An exclamation mark used to show excitement, surprise or anger.

Ouch! Help! I am hurt!

Children's rhyme: "The interjection cries out: 'Hark! I need an exclamation mark!'"

c.1649 A Fiery Flying Roll by Abiezer Coppe: "And now (my dearest ones!) every one under the Sun..."

(symbol) Used by itself as a sign to make you notice something, such as something that is dangerous or something that has gone wrong.

In computing, it usually represents a Boolean not.

"if !x" means "if not x"

5! = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1

"five factorial equals…"


semicolon

A semicolon is the sign ; used to mark a pause longer than the comma (,) but shorter than the period (.).

A space is needed after the semicolon.

Do not use a semicolon between a clause and a phrase, or a main clause and a subordinate clause.


fail

fail (canonical)
fails (third-person singular)
failed (past)
failed (past participle)
failing (present participle)

The event is going to fail.


acronym

An acronym is an abbreviation usually made by the first letters of a series of words, and which is itself said as a word

RAM, radar and scuba are acronyms.


identifications

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


chord

A chord is made of several notes together, usually three or four.

Some singers accompany themselves on guitar by playing chords.

A chord is a straight line, that can be material or an abstract line linking two points together.


IPA

International Phonetic Alphabet, one of the writing systems used to transcribe every sound that exists in any known human language.


offline

If a system is offline, it is not connected (generally electronically) to a larger network.

If a machine is offline, it is not powered on.

The printer is offline for a few minutes while it starts up.


gifts

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

He always likes to receive gifts.


gain

You have nothing to gain.

What one gains, as a return on investment or dividend.

No pain, no gain.

The factor by which a signal is multiplied.


gain

gain (canonical)
gains (third-person singular)
gained (past)
gained (past participle)
gaining (present participle)

You gain something by getting or receiving it.


off-line


totals

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


totals

totaled (past)
totaled (past participle)
totaling (present participle)
total (canonical)
totals (third-person singular)
totalled (past)
totalled (past participle)
totalling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of total.


blind

blind (positive)
blinder (comparative)
blindest (superlative)

If someone or something is blind, they can't see.

I'm not totally blind. I can see a little.

If someone or something is blind, they can't see the truth about something.

How can you be so blind about your problems?


blind

blind (canonical)
blinds (third-person singular)
blinded (past)
blinded (past participle)
blinding (present participle)

If someone is blinded, they become unable to see.

The light was so bright that for a moment he was blinded.

Don't wave that pencil in my face – do you want to blind me?


blind

A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.

Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.

The player was in the big blind.

An 1800s baseball term meaning no score.


blind

In three card brag, without looking at the cards dealt.


blame

blame (canonical)
blames (third-person singular)
blamed (past)
blamed (past participle)
blaming (present participle)

If you blame someone or something for something bad, you say or think that they are the reason for or cause of it.

It's not your fault... don't blame yourself.

If you keep asking the woman why he attacked her, you're blaming the victim.

She's changed, but I blame it on the drugs.

Everything's gone wrong, and I want to know who's to blame.


blame

The blame for something bad is the idea that you made or let it happen.

You keep your mouth shut and I'll take the blame.

I went told lies, beat up smaller boys, and put the blame on someone else.

Coaches and players must share the blame for the worst season in club history.


weekend

The end of the working week, usually Saturday and Sunday.

I do not have work on the weekend.


weekend

weekend (canonical)
weekends (third-person singular)
weekended (past)
weekended (past participle)
weekending (present participle)

If you weekend somewhere, you stay there just for the weekend.

We'll weekend at the beach.


bless

bless (canonical)
blesses (third-person singular)
blessed (past)
blessed (past participle)
blessing (present participle)

You say, bless you when someone sneezes.

You say, bless you, him, her, etc. when that person has done something nice.

If you are blessed with an ability or something, you are lucky to have it.

If God blesses something, he gives it special attention and takes care of it.


salmon

A yellowish pink colour, the colour of cooked salmon.


parr

A parr is a young salmon fish, more mature than a fry.


alevin

An alevin is a young salmon fish who has just hatched.


smolt

A young salmon fish, just before becoming an adult which breeds.


dildo

A dildo is a device shaped like a penis that is used for masturbation and sex.


salmonid

A group of fish similar to a salmon or a trout.


bloom

The seeds you plant in the spring will give blooms from summer through fall.

If something is in bloom, its flowers are open or it is reaching a state of fullness.

The weather is warming and spring flowers are coming into bloom.

She had a wide circle of friends and her career was in full bloom .

The bloom is the best time or a look of freshness or fullness.

The bloom is off their love.

It's wonderful to see the children in the bloom of youth.

As she approached, he saw the round of her hips and the bloom of her breasts.


bloom

bloom (canonical)
blooms (third-person singular)
bloomed (past)
bloomed (past participle)
blooming (present participle)

If something such as a flower blooms, it opens, or is reaching a state of fullness.

The blue sky was the color of the sea, and flowers were blooming in the fields.

She had a wide circle of friends and her life was in full bloom.

Business is blooming on this busy street.


peoples

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

The native peoples of America speak different languages.


peoples

people (canonical)
peoples (third-person singular)
peopled (past)
peopled (past participle)
peopling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of people.


bomb

The man killed himself and eight others by detonating a very powerful bomb.

On August 6, a U.S. B-29 dropped a 9,000-pound atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

One U.S. soldier and two Iraqi children were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in central Baghdad.

If something, often a movie or a concert, was a bomb, it was very unsuccessful.

The first computer was a bomb, but IBM improved it and the new machine sold very well.


bomb

bomb (canonical)
bombs (third-person singular)
bombed (past)
bombed (past participle)
bombing (present participle)

If you bomb a place, you drop or put one or more bombs there.

This woman's mother and son were killed when American planes bombed the village.

If you bomb somewhere, you go there at high speed.

They walked up the mountain with their bikes and then bombed down as fast as they could go.

If you bomb a test, course, etc., you get a very low grade on it.

If something, often a movie or a concert, bombs, it is very unsuccessful.

The show bombed in London as well as flopping on Broadway.


booking

A booking is an agreement between you and a business such as a hotel or airline to use their services on a particular date.

If you need to cancel your booking, you must advise the hotel before Aug. 22.

The band has a number of bookings in Toronto this summer.


booking

book (canonical)
books (third-person singular)
booked (past)
booked (past participle)
booking (present participle)


boss

Your boss is the person who tells you what to do at work.

My former boss was very happy for the chance to fire me.

I started the company because I wanted to be my own boss.

The Mayor was an old-style political boss who made his own decisions.


boss

boss (canonical)
bosses (third-person singular)
bossed (past)
bossed (past participle)
bossing (present participle)

If you boss somebody around/about, you tell them what to do, especially when you don't have any special power to do so.

This was just another occasion when Indians were bossed around by white people.


boss

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


magician

A magician is a man who uses magic, who has magical or mystical powers.

A magician is a person who does things that seem magical, but that are in fact tricks.

Magicians do not want reveal their secrets because their shows would become less interesting and mysterious since everybody could understand what happens.

A magician is a very skilled person, in one area or more.


boundary

A boundary is the line around something's outside edge.

The elephants have to live within the boundary of the park or risk being shot.

There have been many times in their lives when the boundaries between their personal and professional lives have disappeared.

More manufactured goods are crossing international boundaries every day.

An international commission that regulates the boundary waters between the U.S. and Canada.


hamster

A hamster is a furry rodent a little larger than a mouse and with a very short tail. They are popular as pets.


rural

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

If something is rural, it is related to the country and is not of the city.

If a place is rural, it is far from any city.

If a person is rural, it means they live away from the city.


country music

A kind of (mostly American) music started by people who lived far from cities.

I've been listening to a lot of country music this month.


countryman

Your countrymen are people who come from the same country (nation) that you are from.

My fellow Americans are my countrymen.

The student from Japan wished she could see more of her countrymen.


countrymen

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


wilderness

Places that are far from cities or farms; usually places where no people live.

We were hunting deer in the wilderness.

I was lost in the wilderness for two weeks.

There are miles of wilderness between here and the city.


impossible

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

If something is impossible it cannot happen or cannot be done.

It is impossible for people to breathe water.

It's impossible for one man to build a whole city in one day.

That shot is impossible, no one could hit the target from here.

If a person is impossible they refuse to agree or to be peaceful.

No point arguing with you! You're just impossible!


tricks

trick (canonical)
tricks (third-person singular)
tricked (past)
tricked (past participle)
tricking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trick.


tricks

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


magical

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

Something that is magical is related to magic.

Sorcerers have magical objects besides their own powers.

Something magical is also something so unusual that it appears to be caused by magic.

This landscape is so beautiful! It has something magical.


fireman

A fireman is a person whose job is to fight fires and stops them. It can be used for men or both sexes.

Firemen often use red trucks to make them easily recognizable.

Forest fires were fought by firemen all the summer long.

A fireman is the person who puts coal in the fire of a steam engine on a train.


firewoman

A firewoman is a woman whose job is to fight fires and extinguish them. This word was created when woman began to do this job and not only men.

The firewoman sprayed the house with the fire hose.


firefighter

A firefighter is a person whose job is to fight fires and put them out.


keyboard

A keyboard is a range of black and white keys (buttons) on a musical instrument.

Pianos, organs, harpsicords and some accordions have keyboards.

A keyboard is also a set of square or rectangular buttons on a typewriter or a computer.

Almost everybody has to use a keyboard in everyday life nowadays.


keyboard

keyboard (canonical)
keyboards (third-person singular)
keyboarded (past)
keyboarded (past participle)
keyboarding (present participle)

To keyboard is to type on a computer keyboard.

Everyday life in an office usually consists in keyboarding.


bowl

In large mixing bowl, stir together flours, baking powder, and salt until thoroughly combined.

Why don't you let me fix you a nice hot bowl of soup.

The bowl is the part of an object that looks like a bowl.

When's the last time you cleaned the toilet bowl?

An important American football game played outside the regular season is sometimes called the ~ bowl.

These two teams will head to the Super Bowl to decide the champion.

A stadium is sometimes called the ~ bowl.

Every Tuesday and Thursday evening, you can hear the finest classical music at the Hollywood Bowl.


bowl

bowl (canonical)
bowls (third-person singular)
bowled (past)
bowled (past participle)
bowling (present participle)

If you bowl, you roll a ball along the ground or floor as part of a game.

If you bowl in cricket, you throw the ball at the batsman.

If you are bowling along, down, etc., you are moving very fast.

We were bowling down the hill when we hit a tree.

If you bowl somebody over, you hit them when you are running and make them fall down.


bracket

A tax, income, or age bracket is a set of values with a bottom limit and a top limit or a group of people who fit between the limits.

In the 25 to 29 age bracket, 43 percent of men and 29 percent of women had never married.

Investors in the 28% tax bracket (taxable income between $32,450 and $46,200 a year) will pay less tax next year.

A bracket is a punctuation mark used to set off extra information. The basic shape is round, like this: ( ), but the following are also brackets: [ ], { }, < >.

Weight is given in kilograms, while numbers in brackets show weight in pounds.

A common error in writing computer code is to forget to close your brackets.

A bracket is one of a wide variety of pieces, usually metal, wood, or plastic that are used to support or connect machines or materials. Commonly brackets are L-shaped.


bracket

bracket (canonical)
brackets (third-person singular)
bracketed (past)
bracketed (past participle)
bracketing (present participle)

Her desk was bracketed by bookcases.

If two things are bracketed together, they are put together in the same group.


i.e.

This is a Latin abbreviation for id est (literally "that is"), and is used to explain something by saying it in a different way : in other words, which means are expressions having roughly the same meaning.

They are just liars, i.e. they never tell the truth.


technobabble

Technobabble is a language that appears very technical or scientific, but that has in fact little or no meaning at all.

Science-fiction often uses technobabble to speak about advanced technologies or non-existent physical phenomena.

Some advertisers want to impress people by saying their product is very sophisticated, but we know it's just technobabble.


broad

broad (positive)
broader (comparative)
broadest (superlative)

If something is broad, the distance from one side to the other is large.

Her shoulders were swimmer's shoulders, strong and broad.

If something is broad, it includes a lot.

They have laws now which give very, very broad powers to the President.

We have a range of activities broad enough to include teachers in all program areas and in all grade levels.

Broad senses, definitions, agreements, etc. are general, not detailed.

We accept a broad definition of music to include any sound organized in an meaningful way.

They walked through the broad field behind the building.

A broad accent is one that is very noticeable.

If something happens in broad daylight, it happens during the day where many people can see it.


broad

There's this German broad, fuckin' bitch, who told me I'm going to jail for her pushin' her stupid ass.


illegal

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

An illegal act or object is one that does not follow the law.

This drug is illegal in that country. If you are caught with it, you will be arrested.


swamp

A swamp is an area where most of the land is underwater. Land in a swamp is not usually more than a meter (or a few feet) under water.

We were wading through the swamp.

The swamp is home to many animals, including alligators, frogs, and birds.

U.S. state of Louisiana is famous for its swamps.


swamp

swamp (canonical)
swamps (third-person singular)
swamped (past)
swamped (past participle)
swamping (present participle)

If something is swamped it is being covered of filled with water.

The deck of our boat was swamped by the storm.

If something is swamped is has gotten more of something than it can work with.

Our office was swamped with phone calls.

The store was swamped with customers last night.

That many downloads would swamp our computers.


meter

This table is 2 meters wide.


brochure

A brochure is a small book, often just a few pages, explaining or advertising something.

For more information, pick up our free self-help brochure called "Gum Disease".


bugger

He was wearing his hat in church, so I yelled, "Take your hat off, you silly bugger.


bugger

bugger (canonical)
buggers (third-person singular)
buggered (past)
buggered (past participle)
buggering (present participle)

You say "bugger it" to show that you are very angry or that you don't care.

You say "bugger me" or "I'm buggered" to show that you're very surprised.

If you bugger somebody, you have anal sex with them.

You say "bugger off" you want someone to leave you alone.

If you bugger something up, you make a problem with it.


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cabinet

A country's cabinet is the main group of politicians who work closely with the leader of the government.

Nearly all the cabinet ministers in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's coalition government are immigrants or the sons of immigrants.

He was senior businessman before he joined President Clinton's Cabinet as Treasury secretary.

A cabinet is a piece of furniture used to keep things in.

He walked over to the filing cabinet, took out the file and put it on his desk.


detached house

A detached house is a house standing alone, that has no common wall with another house.

People usually prefer detached houses not to hear the noise their neighbors could do.


semi-detached house

semi-detached house
semi-detached houses (plural)

A semi-detached house is a house that has a common wall with another house.

I don't especially like my semi-detached house because I can hear what my neighbors do. It's not very intimate.


calculate

calculate (canonical)
calculates (third-person singular)
calculated (past)
calculated (past participle)
calculating (present participle)

If you calculate something, you find its value, usually by using mathematics.

These scores were calculated by subtracting total errors from total correct.

The computers can calculate how much your family can afford to pay for college.

If you calculate something, you find the answer by thinking about the facts.

The leaders seems to have calculated that the political benefit outweighs the cost to their people.

If something is calculated to do something, you hope or expect it to do it.

She waved her hands around in a way calculated to make him laugh.

If you calculate on something, you plan on it or expect it.

He hadn't calculated on her being late.


scissor

scissor (canonical)
scissors (third-person singular)
scissored (past)
scissored (past participle)
scissoring (present participle)


campaign

A campaign is a group of activities working towards a particular goal, often to elect a political candidate or in a war.

Angry TV viewers did launch a letter-writing campaign against CBS's decision to cancel the show.

The president is preparing for his re-election campaign.

For four months the government has waged a campaign to shut down the illegal drug operations.

The Shining Path waged a bloody campaign against the Peruvian government, killing more than 40,000 people.


campaign

campaign (canonical)
campaigns (third-person singular)
campaigned (past)
campaigned (past participle)
campaigning (present participle)

If you are campaigning, you are working in an organized way with a goal.


medical student

medical student
medical students (plural)

An medical student is an adult student who goes to a school and is learning to be a doctor so that they can treats sick people.

The medical student has been learning for three years.


cancel

canceled (past)
canceled (past participle)
canceling (present participle)
cancel (canonical)
cancels (third-person singular)
cancelled (past)
cancelled (past participle)
cancelling (present participle)

If you cancel something that was going to happen, you decide that it will not happen.

Her father had cancelled his trip to Canandaigua because of the weather.

The mayor is also reducing city services and canceling plans to hire thousands of new workers.

I'm afraid I can't make it; I'll have to cancel.


assassin

An assassin is a person who kills a famous or important person, usually for political reasons or for money.

Lee Harvey Oswald is believed to be the assassin of President John F. Kennedy.


scared

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

To be scared of someone or something means to be afraid of someone or something; to have a fear of someone or something.

I'm scared of monsters.


scared

scare (canonical)
scares (third-person singular)
scared (past)
scared (past participle)
scaring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scare.


debut

Debut is a person's first time doing something in public.

I made my theatrical debut in a production of "The King and I" many years ago.


debut

debut (canonical)
debuts (third-person singular)
debuted (past)
debuted (past participle)
debuting (present participle)

To appear or do something for the first time, as to the public.

The new baseball player debuted in September of 2008.

The police agency is making their debut tomorrow.


candidate

A candidate is one person or thing that may be chosen, especially in an election.

The three presidential candidates will be interviewed on TV tonight.

Crouch said LaBossiere was the more qualified of the two job candidates.

Because the school has a lot of poor children, it's a good candidate to receive extra money.


career

A career is a job or a series of related jobs that you do for many years.

His pro coaching career spans 23 years, including time with the 49ers (1967–73 and' 77), the Browns (1978–80), the Oilers (1981–82), the Cowboys (1983–85) and the Cardinals (1986–89).

She says that she enjoyed making the movie, but has no plans to pursue an acting career.

Students need more support from teachers and advisers in deciding about academic programs and career paths.

Don quit his old job and launched a new career, restoring classic cars in a backyard garage.

He lost his hand in an accident, which ended his painting career.

Career advancement is often based on job performance, not just how long you've been in the job.


carpet

A carpet is a floor covering, usually made of nylon or wool.

He walked in with his boots leaving snow on the carpet.

A carpet of something is a thick layer of it.

A carpet of snow lay on the ground.


carpet

carpet (canonical)
carpets (third-person singular)
carpeted (past)
carpeted (past participle)
carpeting (present participle)

If a floor or room is carpeted, it has carpets on the floor.

If something carpets a place, it covers the ground.

The road was carpeted with broken glass.


cash

Cash is money in the form of bills and coins, rather than checks/cheques or credit cards.

The publisher supplied cash prizes and books for the winning essays written by fourth through sixth graders.

Payment is by cash, VISA, or MasterCard.


cash

cash (canonical)
cashes (third-person singular)
cashed (past)
cashed (past participle)
cashing (present participle)

To exchange a check/cheque for money in the form of bills.

I need to stop at the back to cash my paycheck before we go out to dinner.


remarkable

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

Something worth noticing; not common; extraordinary.

It's remarkable that many mothers don't breastfeed their children, despite the evidence that it is good for babies to breastfeed.


ridiculous

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

Describes something that deserves ridicule, is foolish or absurd

Adam's mohawk is ridiculous.


lend

lend (canonical)
lends (third-person singular)
lent (past)
lent (past participle)
lending (present participle)

When you lend something to another person, you let them use it, after which they must return it to you.

I lent my textbook to Jack to allow him to study from it.

The main functions of banks are to hold your money safely and to lend some of that money to others.

If x lends y support, believability, acceptance, etc., x gives it to y.

Several studies in recent years have lent support to this idea.

We're moving house next week and we were hoping you could lend us a hand.


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i. e.


presidential

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

Bush won the 2004 U.S. presidential election.

If somebody is presidential, they seem or act like a president.

Dan Quayle didn't appear very presidential.


cast

cast (canonical)
casts (third-person singular)
cast (past)
cast (past participle)
casting (present participle)

If x casts light or shadow on y, x causes y to be lit or in shadow.

The street light outside my window cast shadows on the wall.

The campfire cast a warm light on her face.

If you cast light on an idea or problem, you make it clearer by giving more information about it.

Our research casts new light on the connection between temperature and plant growth.

If you cast doubt on something, you make make people less likely to believe it.

The video casts doubt on the story told by police.

If you cast a look, glance, you look quickly.

She cast about for her pen.

He cast a quick look at the TV.

If you cast a vote, you vote in an election.

I've decided to cast my vote for the Democratic Party.

If you cast metal, plastic, etc., you make an object by applying wet or melted material to another material and waiting for it to harden.

If you cast somebody in a part in a play, movie, etc., you choose them to play that part.

If you cast something somewhere, you throw it there.


cast

The cast of a play, movie, or show are all the people who act in it.

The director has brought back many of the cast and crew of the earlier movie.

The cast of characters is the complete list of characters.

A cast is a hard protective covering on part of your body that has been seriously hurt or broken.

A cast is a shape made by applying wet or melted material to another material and waiting for it to harden.

A cast is a throw, especially in fishing when you throw your line out.


piecemeal

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

Made or done piece by piece, or occurring slowly.


piecemeal

Gradually, slowly, bit by bit; into pieces, into fragments.


Jesus freak

Someone who is seen to be excessively and overtly Christian.


celebrate

celebrate (canonical)
celebrates (third-person singular)
celebrated (past)
celebrated (past participle)
celebrating (present participle)

If you celebrate something, you do something special to show that you are happy about it.

The town celebrates its 200th anniversary this Saturday by launching 20,000 balloons.

Some American homes are treeless during Christmas as these families celebrate other holidays.

Fans poured into the streets to celebrate after their team's victory.

When you celebrate something, you perform or participate in it, usually a sacrament or solemn rite.

The Christians gathered together to celebrate a mass.


cell

A cell is a room in a jail where prisoners are kept.

He was arrested and kept in a small cell for one day.

A plant cell has a cell wall.


India

A country in South Asia, also known as Bharat. Its full official name is the Republic of India.

In 1947, The British were leaving India after Independence Day.


Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South-Central Asia. The capital is Kabul.


Pakistan

Pakistan is a country in South-Central Asia. Its full, official name is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.


Khalistan

Khalistan is the name of a proposed country based on theocratic ideas.


Sikkim

Sikkim is a state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital.


Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a country in southeast Asia.


New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It is located in the national capital territory of Delhi.


Kargil

Kargil is a district in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir.


Leh

Leh is a city and a district in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir.


Chittagong

Chittagong is the second largest city in Bangladesh.

Chittagong is where I live.

Chittagong is also a district and Sadar Upzilla in Bangladesh.


K2 is the second-tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan. It is part of the Himalayas.

K2 can be slang for man-made marijuana, a drug.


Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the ancient holy city, and the capital city of Israel and Palestine.


Bengali

Bangla or Bengali is a language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Tripura and West Bengal, India.


Tibet

Tibet is a province of China. The capital is Lhasa.


charity

A charity is an organisation that collects money or goods and uses them to help poor or sick people, often with the help of volunteers.

The group, a Catholic charity that runs schools on Indian reservations, collected nearly $17 million from the public.

The party was a charity event that raised over $400,000 to fight breast cancer.

The money was given away to local charities.

Charity is the work of helping the poor and the sick.

All the money raised goes to charity.

Charity is the money, goods, or help that people give to the poor and the sick.

Our family was poor, but my mother would never accept charity.

Charity is the quality of being kind, thoughtful, and helpful.

He led a life of charity.


Iran

' Iran' is a country in South-Central Asia. The capital is Tehran. It was known as Persia until 1935.


Albania

Albania is a country in southeastern Europe. The capital is Tirana.


chase

chase (canonical)
chases (third-person singular)
chased (past)
chased (past participle)
chasing (present participle)

If you chase something, you go after it quickly.

Dogs often play at chasing their own tail.

In my dream, someone's chasing after me and I'm running down this street.

The children were chasing the ball down the soccer field.

If you chase somebody or something away, you make them leave.

He waved his arms to chase the birds out of the cherry tree.


chase

A chase is an act of going quickly after something or trying to get it.

TV has too many high-speed car chases.


Taiwan

Taiwan is a partly recognized country in Asia. It is officially called the Republic of China.

Taiwan is an island that forms most of the Republic of China.


Taipei

Taipei is the capital of the Republic of China.


Lucknow

Lucknow is the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.


Calcutta

Calcutta was the name of the city that is now called Kolkata.


Madras

Madras was the name of a city in India that is now called Chennai.


Jammu

A region in the southern part of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Azad Kashmir (Pakistan).


Pashto

Pashto is a language spoken mainly in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.


Balochi

Balochi is a language spoken mainly in southwest Pakistan (80% of speakers), southeast Iran and southern Afghanistan.


Brahui

A group of people of Eastern Baluchistan.


Gujarati

A language that is spoken in the state of Gujarat, India.

/ˌɡʊdʒəˈrɑːti/


Oriya

Oriya is the official language of the state of Orissa, India.


Marathi

A language spoken by the people of Maharashtra, India.


Tamil

Tamil is a language of India and Sri Lanka.


audio

Audio is a kind of sound or sound signal.

The audio for the game was playing through the computer speakers.


Shimla

Shimla is a city of India, the capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh.


Hindi

Hindi is the national language of India.

I'm sorry, but I do not understand Hindi.


Ambala

Ambala is a city in the state of Haryana in India.


Haryana

/hʌrɪˈjɑːnə/


Jaipur

Jaipur is the capital city of the state of Rajputstan in India.


Gujarat

/ˌɡʊd͡ʒəˈrɑːt/


Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad is the capital city of Gujarat in India.


Awadh

Awadh is a region in the state Uttar Pradesh in India.


Algeria

Algeria is a country in Africa. The capital city is Algiers.

/ælˈdʒɪəriə/


Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is a country in Asia, and the capital city is Baku.


Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia is a country on the Balkan peninsula in Europe. The capital city is Sarajevo.

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bŏz′·nē·ə and hûrts′·ə·gōv′·ĭn·ə

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Sarajevo

Sarajevo is the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Comoros

Comoros is an island country in Africa; the capital city is Moroni.


Moroni

Moroni is the capital city of the island nation of Comoros.


Cuba

Cuba is a country in North America. The capital city is Havana.


Djibouti

Djibouti is the capital city of the country Djibouti.


Djibouti City

Djibouti is the capital of Djibouti, Africa.


United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is a country of northern Europe located in a group of islands, consisting of the entire island of Great Britain and a small part of the island of Ireland. The capital city is London.

I live in the United Kingdom.


Egypt

Egypt is a country of Africa. The capital city is Cairo.


Eritrea

Eritrea is a country in Africa; the capital city is Asmara.


Libya

Libya is a country in Africa, the capital city is Tripoli.


Macedonia

Macedonia or Macedon is the name of an Ancient Greek kingdom where Alexander the Great came from.

Macedonia is a geographic region in southeastern Europe. The larger part is in Greece and the rest is in North Macedonia and a smaller part in Bulgaria.

North Macedonia, officially named Republic of North Macedonia, is a country in the Balkan region of Europe that used to be a part of Yugoslavia. The capital city is Skopje.

Macedonia is the name of a region in northern Greece. The capital city is Thessaloniki


Skopje

Skopje is the capital city of Macedonia.


Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Asia, the capital city is Kuala Lumpur.


Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia.


Mali

Mali is a country in Africa, the capital city is Bamako.


Mauritania

Mauritania is a country in Africa, the capital city is Nouakchott.


Nouakchott

Nouakchott is the capital city of Mauritania.


Mongolia

Mongolia is a country in Asia, the capital city is Ulan Bator.

/mɒŋˈɡəʊli.ə/

/mɑːŋˈɡoʊli.ə/


Ulan Bator

Ulan Bator is the capital city of Mongolia.


Morocco

Morocco is a country in Africa; the capital city is Rabat.


Niger

Niger is a country in Africa. Its official name is the Republic of Niger.

Niger is a river in Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria.


Oman

Oman is a country in Asia, the capital city is Muscat.


Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a country in Asia, the capital city is Riyadh. Often this country is just called Arabia.

Our king, Salman bin Abdulaziz, has ruled Saudi Arabia.


Sudan

Khartoum is the capital of Sudan.


Syria

Syria is a country in Asia, the capital city is Damascus.


Tunisia

Tunisia is a country in Africa. The capital city is Tunis.


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a country in South-Central Asia, the capital city is Ashgabat.


Ashgabat

Ashgabat is the capital city of Turkmenistan.


Yemen

Yemen is a country in Asia. The capital city is Sanaa.


stealth

Characteristic of acting in secret and being hard to detect

He used stealth to creep up on the cat.

Technology used to hide airplanes from radar. Also, an airplane which has this technology.

The attack was from a stealth-bomber.


Tripura

Tripura is a state in north-eastern India with Agartala as its capital.


Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea is a sea which is part of the Indian Ocean. It is between the Arabian Peninsula, India and Somalia.


Patna

Patna is the capital city of the state of Bihar in India.


Karnataka

Karnataka is a state in southern India. Bangalore is the capital city.


soil

A mix of sand and other natural material on the surface of the earth that is used to grow plants.

The refugees were happy to return to their home soil.


soil

soil (canonical)
soils (third-person singular)
soiled (past)
soiled (past participle)
soiling (present participle)

Look at that! You soiled your shirt with mud!


disappointment

Disappointment is the feeling you have when something isn't as good as you expected.

A disappointment is someone or something that isn't as good as you expected.


Republic of Turkey

Republic of Turkey is the official name for Turkey.


Tajikistan

Tajikistan is a country in South-Central Asia, the capital city is Dushanbe.


Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country in South-Central Asia. The capital city is Bishkek.

/ˈkɪər.ɡɪˌstɑːn/

/ˌkɪər.ɡɪˈstɑːn/


Bishkek

Bishkek is the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.


Uzbekistan

Uzbek Republic is a landlocked country in South-Central Asia; the capital city is Tashkent.


Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital city of Uzbekistan.

I used to live in Tashkent.


Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is landlocked country in South-Central Asia; the capital city is Astana.


Astana

Nur-Sultan, formerly Astana, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.


Tatarstan

Tatarstan is an autonomous republic in Russia; the capital city is Kazan.


Ürümqi

Ürümqi is a city in northwestern China, formerly the capital of East Turkestan.


Mecca

Mecca is a holy place for Muslims, many of who travel there every year.


Manchester

Manchester is a city and borough in Northern England in the United Kingdom.


San Francisco

San Francisco is a city in California in the United States of America.


Granada

Granada is the capital city of the Granada province.


United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a country in Asia.

Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.


distract

distract (canonical)
distracts (third-person singular)
distracted (past)
distracted (past participle)
distracting (present participle)

If you distract someone, you make them pay attention to something different than what they were paying attention to before.

The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored.


chat

chat (canonical)
chats (third-person singular)
chatted (past)
chatted (past participle)
chatting (present participle)

If two or more people chat, they talk with each other in a casual way, sometimes by typing on a computer or cell phone.

His friends dropped by frequently just to chat.

The band was taking a break and chatting with the guests.


chat

A chat is a casual conversation, sometimes by typing on a computer or cell phone.

People come to the bar to have a drink and a chat.


cheer

cheer (canonical)
cheers (third-person singular)
cheered (past)
cheered (past participle)
cheering (present participle)

If you cheer, you shout to show that you are happy about something or to encourage someone.

The band begins to play and the crowd cheers.

People cheered the home team wildly.

We hope everybody will come out and cheer on the runners.

If something cheers somebody, it makes them feel happier.

There isn't much on the street to cheer the poor.


cheer

A cheer is a shout to show that you are happy about something or to encourage someone.

As the clock counted down the final seconds of the game the cheers from the crowd grew louder and louder.

Three cheers for the raiders! Hip hip hooray!

Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather with good cheer and put problems behind them.


Wales

Wales is a principality in the west of, and one of the nations of, the United Kingdom. The capital city is Cardiff.


cheque

A cheque is a written promise that allows the receiver to take money from a bank account. It is used instead of cash to pay for things.

Do you take personal cheques?

Did you cash the cheque yet?

I wrote them a cheque for $300.


Dacca

The old spelling of Dhaka, capital of East Bengal, later East Pakistan.


cooperate

cooperate (canonical)
cooperates (third-person singular)
cooperated (past)
cooperated (past participle)
cooperating (present participle)

If people cooperate, they help each other and work together towards the same goal.


melee

Hand-to-hand combat; very close fighting.

A naval or armor battle at a very close range.


ammunition

Ammunition is the supply for a weapon (like bullets).

Ammunition can be used to describe words which can hurt people.


render

render (canonical)
renders (third-person singular)
rendered (past)
rendered (past participle)
rendering (present participle)

If something is rendered useless, meaningless, invisible, etc. its use, meaning, visibility, etc. is removed.

She had left the phone in a bowl of water, rendering it useless.

This process can remove pollutants from the environment or render them harmless.

If you render something to someone, you give it to or do it for them because of a promise or commitment.

You should carefully render aid to those who are injured.

If an image is rendered in some style or pose, it is shown that way.

The drawing of the ranch is rendered in a similar style to that of the school.

The photo was rendered in 4K on the screen.

If the fat of a piece of meat renders, the fat drips off the meat when cooking.

Bacon is very fatty when raw; however, most of the fat will render during cooking.


definitely

Something that will definitely happen will happen without doubt or with great chances of occurring.

The letter will definitely come this week.

There's a 100% chance of rain tomorrow. It will definitely rain.


chocolate

Chocolate is a candy made from cacao beans and often used to flavour other foods such as cakes and cookies.

In my opinion, the best cookies are those that contain chocolate.

A chocolate is an individual candy that is made of or covered in chocolate.

These homemade chocolates are delicious.


chop

chop (canonical)
chops (third-person singular)
chopped (past)
chopped (past participle)
chopping (present participle)

If you chop something, you cut it using quick downward movements.

Use 1 small onion, finely chopped.

We started chopping wood for the fire.

If you chop time, money, etc., you reduce it.

Through careful planning, we were able to chop the production time in half.

The company plans to chop up to 8000 workers.

They continue to chop away at the budget.


chop

A chop is a quick downward cutting motion.

Your chops is your skill with something, especially music.

If you get the chop, you are fired your job.

A chop is particular piece of meat containing a bone, especially pork chops or mutton chops.

Chop is irregular waves on a rive, lake, etc.


hedge

A hedge is a plant with green leaves that has been planted in a straight line to divide a space.


hedge

hedge (canonical)
hedges (third-person singular)
hedged (past)
hedged (past participle)
hedging (present participle)

If you hedge an area, you enclose it with hedges.

If you hedge something, you obstruct or surround it.


besides

We've got a pile of homework and a part time job besides.

Besides the obvious benefit of learning, going to school has helped me make many friends.

I don't really want to go. Besides, it's too late now.

I don't want to go anywhere besides China.


thus

I didn't do my homework and thus got a bad grade.

If you throw the ball thus, as I’m showing you, you’ll have better luck hitting the target.

You use thus far to mean until now, or up to this point.

Things have gone well thus far. Let's hope they continue.


citizen

A citizen is a person who lives in a particular place.

The town has a population of 115, most of them senior citizens, with no young families.

With the recent economic problems, ordinary citizens are worried.

We all need to use less energy talk to our fellow citizens about environmental issues.

A citizen is a person who belongs to a particular country, usually because they were born there.

Some of these Americans moved north and eventually become naturalized Canadian citizens.


hermit

A hermit is a person who lives alone, far from other people, and does not like to interact with other people.

We walked far and came to the house of the hermit who lives in the forest.

A hermit is a religious person who lives alone and does not like to interact with other people for religious reasons.


priest

A priest is a person who leads or performs ceremonies in a religion.

The priest stood in front of the people and blessed them.


gravestone

A gravestone is a stone on a grave, usually with the name of the dead person written on it.

The old gravestone was smooth from many years of rain, but she could still read the name on it.


famous

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

If someone or something is famous, then many people know about them.

Judy Garland was a famous singer.

After I write this book I'll be famous, and then many people will want to talk to me.

The ballet was made famous when it was produced in Paris.


rely

rely (canonical)
relies (third-person singular)
relied (past)
relied (past participle)
relying (present participle)

When someone relies on something, they need it and they feel certain that it will be there.

In this place, you can't rely on good weather even in the summer.

When someone relies on another person, they need the person to do something, and they trust the person and feel certain that the person will do it.

I'm relying on you to water my plants when I'm travelling.


beak

The bird is pecking with its beak for worms in the grass.


chlorine

A chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.

Chlorine can mean something that contains chlorine, but is not chlorine as an element

Drinking water and swimming pool water is chlorinated to make it clean.

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argon

A chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18.

Argon is a gas, often used in light bulbs to change the colour of the light.

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ankle

The ankle is the joint between the foot and the leg.

She sprained her ankle when she fell on the ice.


election

An election is a decision, often decided by voting.

The man elected to take part in the work.

The result of voting for the election was more votes that the man should do the work.


oversight

An oversight is something that someone does by mistake, without seeing that they are doing it.

He didn't thank me, but I'm sure that was just an oversight.

Oversight is the action of watching and making sure people do things right.

We have many ordinary workers, and a manager for oversight.

On Wikipedia, oversight is deleting pages or parts of pages so that not even administrators can see the part that was deleted.

I put my email address on Wikipedia by mistake, but I asked for oversight so that no one would see it.

/ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/


gramps

Hi gramps! How's grandma?

Hey gramps, get off the road!


capability

We say that someone has a capability when they are capable of doing something; that means they are able to do it.

He has great capabilities in using computers, but he always forgets to go to school on time.


uncertain

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

Uncertain is the opposite of certain. You don't know whether it is going to happen or not. You have doubts about it.

I'm uncertain whether I should go out tonight.


volunteer

A volunteer is someone who does work because they want to, without being paid.

We have one paid manager and five volunteers working on this project.


volunteer

volunteer (canonical)
volunteers (third-person singular)
volunteered (past)
volunteered (past participle)
volunteering (present participle)

To do something voluntarily--to do it without being offered something in exchange

I volunteered to do the dishes after dinner to help my mom clean up.

Julie volunteered an explanation without even being asked.


clarify

clarify (canonical)
clarifies (third-person singular)
clarified (past)
clarified (past participle)
clarifying (present participle)

If you clarify something, you make it clearer.

Finally, we would recommend further research to clarify the various issues.

The presentation of the results in these graphs and tables will help to clarify the idea.

I think we need to clarify what we have heard on the tape.


Pakistani

A Pakistani is a person or thing that comes from Pakistan.


Pakistani

Something or someone that is Pakistani comes from Pakistan.

The Pakistani currency is the Rupee.


Pakistanis

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


clerk

A clerk is a person who keeps an organization's records.

I called the city clerk's office to see if they had a record of her birth.

A sales clerk is the person in a shop who helps you find things you want to buy.

A convenience store clerk was arrested for selling cigarettes to children.

A desk clerk is the person at a hotel who registers guests.

The desk clerk called a taxi for us.

A law clerk is a person, often a junior lawyer, who is the assistant of a judge or another lawyer.


clerk

clerk (canonical)
clerks (third-person singular)
clerked (past)
clerked (past participle)
clerking (present participle)

If you clerk, you work as a clerk, especially as a law clerk.

She clerked for the judge in 1992, and says she and her fellow clerks worked "as many hours as we could stay awake, often past midnight and on weekends."


climb

climb (canonical)
climbs (third-person singular)
climbed (past)
climbed (past participle)
climbing (present participle)

If you climb something, you move up or down it.

They climbed the stairs to the top of the tower again and went out onto the roof.

The kids spent the afternoon climbing up and down the tree.

If you climb into, out of, through something, etc., you move with difficulty, often using your hands and knees.

The old man climbed into the back seat of her small car.

They got changed, said good night, and climbed into bed.

They climbed out of the pool and walked toward the changing room.

If prices, profits, temperatures, etc. climb or if a road, a path, or a piece of land climbs, it goes up.

This year, gas prices have climbed steadily from a low of 75 cents to a peak of almost $1.30 in August.

Narrow steps climb to the door of a small temple.

It became very warm as the sun began to climb.


climb

A climb is an upwards movement, often a slow or difficult one.

It isn't far, but it's a steep climb and they were sweating when they reach the top.

Driving into the east end of town after a long winding climb out of the valley, I saw the small house.

The Yen has made a strong climb this year.

A climb down is a long slow downwards movement.


later

The comparative form of late; more late.

She arrived later than me.

I'll see you later.

He arrived on Wednesday and left three days later.


later

late (positive)
later (comparative)
latest (superlative)

Most people can't walk in the later stages of the disease.

We can't be there now, but we'd like to meet at a later date.

Much is known about his early days, but are many question about his later life.

I expected you to be later than this.


quadrennial

If something is quadrennial, it happens every four years.


useless

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


onlooker

An onlooker is someone who watches but does not participate.

I wasn't in the fight. I was only an onlooker.

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poems

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


owe

owe (canonical)
owes (third-person singular)
owed (past)
owed (past participle)
owing (present participle)

If you owe something you need to pay or give it to someone because of something you have been given. For example, if I ask to borrow five dollars for lunch from a friend, then I will owe that friend five dollars. It could also be something you agree to pay (like a bill) or something you lost gambling.

I owe $50 to the phone company right now.

Just remember, you owe me five dollars for the lunch I bought you.

I owe John for giving me a ride home last night. (Used to mean I owe kindness in return for kindness, not that I owe money.)

I owe you a shirt since I ruined one of yours.

If you owe a person, there is something you need to pay or give to that person. That is, you owe something to that person.

Thanks for the help! I really owe you for that!

If you owe a lot to someone or something, you have something to thank that person (or thing) for.

We owe as much to good luck as to our own skills.

We owe a debt of gratitude to those who started this organization.

Most people don't know how much they owe their parents.

I would have died if you had not pulled me from the water -- I owe you my life.

If something owes to something else, what it owes to is what caused or the reason for doing it.

Much of the success of early rock music owed to the ability of teenagers to buy records.

Owing to the fact that I will be absent tomorrow I must do extra work today.


un


knowledgeable

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

If a person is knowledgeable that person knows many things, or a great amount about something.

She is very knowledgeable when it comes to medicine.

Could we find anyone more knowledgeable than him?


earn

earn (canonical)
earns (third-person singular)
earned (past)
earned (past participle)
earning (present participle)

If you earn something you get it by working or doing something.

I earn a lot more money at my new job than at my last job.

He worked hard to earn our respect.

She earned a bad name for herself by her bad behavior.

The child earned a spanking by not listening to his parents.

It took a long time to earn their trust.

If you think you have earned something, you think you should have it because of what you have done.

After completing that project I thought I had earned some time to rest.


hill

A hill is a piece of high ground that rises up out of lower ground. A hill is like a mountain but smaller.

My house was on the top of a hill.

We had to climb a tall hill to reach the old family cemetery (place where dead people are buried).


ant-hill

Ant-hill is another way of spelling anthill.


hillbilly

A person who lives in the country in an area with many hills, and who has little money. Usually, this means an American from a region called Appalachia or a region called the Ozark Mountains. These people have homes and farms in the valleys between the hills.

My dad is a hillbilly from eastern Kentucky.

People often make fun of hillbillies without ever actually knowing one.


hillbilly

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

Having to do with hillbillies, or typical of hillbillies.


hills

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


hillbillies

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


valleys

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


Appalachia

Appalachia is a region in the eastern United States of America, named for the Appalachian Mountains.

It is hard to pass through the Appalachia region because most of it is mountainous.


Kentucky

Kentucky is a state in the United States of America.

Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky.


tear

A tear is hole made by pulling or ripping something.

I cannot wear a shirt with a tear in it!


tear

A tear is a drop of water that comes from your eye when you cry.

I felt sorry when I saw the tears running down her face.


tear

tear (canonical)
tears (third-person singular)
tore (past)
torn (past participle)
tearing (present participle)

If you tear something you make a hole in it, or make it into two pieces, by pulling it apart. It is making a tear.

Paper is easier to tear than cloth.

I tore a hole in my pants when I fell on my knee.

I was so mad at her I tore her letter in half.


tear

tear (canonical)
tears (third-person singular)
teared (past)
teared (past participle)
tearing (present participle)

If someone is tearing, that person has tears coming from the eyes. Often, this is called "tearing up." Usually, this is when the person is not crying in a way that can be heard.

I tried to look brave, but started tearing up at the funeral.

My eye started to tear after I got sand in it.

She teared up when she heard the news.


qualification

A qualification is something you might need to do something (such as a job). This might be a skill, knowing about something, or having done a similar job before.

Being able to lead is an important qualification to be president.

The qualifications for this job include being able to use a computer.

They listed an engineering degree as a qualification for the job, even though it was not as an engineer.

A qualification is something you add to an idea that limits its effect or meaning.

I accept your offer, but with some qualifications.


qualifications

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


huge

huge (positive)
huger (comparative)
hugest (superlative)

If something is huge it is very big. When you say this, you mean bigger than large, or bigger than what is usually called big.

Wow! That dog is so huge he could be a horse.

If something is huge it is very important or very exciting.

He's moving all the way to Africa! That's huge!


nationalization

Nationalization is when a privately owned object becomes the property of the government or the public.


spawn

spawn (canonical)
spawns (third-person singular)
spawned (past)
spawned (past participle)
spawning (present participle)


spawn

The eggs of a frog are spawn. They are covered in clear jelly.


heathen

A person who has no religion and does not believe in anything spiritual.

An atheist doesn't believe in God, but a heathen doesn't believe in anything.

We are all rational and rebellious heathens here.

Those kids were a bunch of heathens who did nothing but party.

That bunch of heathens completely destroyed this place.

A pagan who tries to follow the religion of ancient Germany or Scandinavia. This religion is often called Asatru or Heathenry.

He is a very serious Heathen and prays to Odin and Thor everyday.


heathen

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

Not believing in any religion or anything spiritual. This could also mean an idea that is against all religion.

I found him reading some heathen book that claimed to disprove God.

Everything he does is totally heathen.

Having to do with the religion of ancient Germany or Scandinavia; about Heathenry.

"The heathen [Aztec] gods cursed the gold...."—from Pirates of the Caribbean


Scandinavia

A region of Europe in the north. The countries called Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are part of Scandinavia. Sometime Iceland and Finland are included, but not always.

The Vikings sailed from Scandinavia to attack the rest of Europe.


Thor

The god of thunder and lightning to the Vikings (a people from ancient Europe).


heathens

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


Norway

Norway is a country in the north of Europe, with borders to Sweden, Finland and Russia.


shamans

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


Sweden

Sweden is a country in the north of Europe.


Denmark

Denmark is a country in the north of Europe.

Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark.


Iceland

Iceland is an island country in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Iceland is halfway between Europe and North America.


Finland

Finland is a country in the north of Europe.


Ireland

An island in the Atlantic Ocean which is a little west of the Britain.

Ireland is the official name for the Republic of Ireland, it is located in the south of the island, forms most of the island and includes 26 counties.


graph

A graph shows data (numbers) as a picture.


graph

graph (canonical)
graphs (third-person singular)
graphed (past)
graphed (past participle)
graphing (present participle)


charts

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


charts

chart (canonical)
charts (third-person singular)
charted (past)
charted (past participle)
charting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of chart.


Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is a state in northern India. The capital is Srinagar.


salary

Your salary is the money you are paid every month for doing your job.

Your salary will be paid into your bank on the first day of each month.

The company president earned $814,200 in salary, bonus, and benefits.

The average monthly Japanese salary increased 4.3 percent last year.

She gets a base salary of $34,000, plus commissions, which range from $3,000 to $7,000 a year.


clue

A clue is a piece of information that helps you answer a question or solve a problem.

He said nothing, made no gesture, and gave no clue about what he was thinking.

Something in those boxes might provide a clue to his death.

She disappeared without a clue.

If you have no clue about something, you don't know at all.

I'm afraid I have no clue how to get there.

Don't ask him. He doesn't have a clue about computers.

The guy's an idiot. He hasn't got a clue.


clue

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

If you clue somebody in to something, you give them that information that they didn't have.

I had no idea what she was angry about until my sister clued me in.

The look on her face finally clued me in: she didn't speak English.

I finally clued in to the fact that it wasn't going to work.


humiliation

Humiliation is the feeling you have when something very bad has happened and many people think it's your fault.

Humiliation is the act of shaming or embarrassing someone or making them feel very bad.


embarrass

embarrass (canonical)
embarrasses (third-person singular)
embarrassed (past)
embarrassed (past participle)
embarrassing (present participle)

If you embarrass someone, you make them feel discomfort or shame.

The boys embarrassed him by pulling down his pants.


mango

A mango is a sweet tropical fruit with smooth yellow or red skin, soft yellow or orange flesh and a very large seed inside.

This mango is very big.

/ˈmæŋɡoʊ, ˈmeɪŋɡoʊ/


snow leopard

The snow leopard is a large wildcat that lives in central Asia.


fluorine

Fluorine is a yellow gas that has an atomic number of 9 and the symbol F.

Fluorine reacts very easily.

Fluoride toothpaste contains a compound of fluorine.

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bird of prey

A bird of prey is a bird that hunts and eats other animals. Some birds of prey are the eagle, the owl, and the peregrine falcon.


peregrine falcon

peregrine falcon
peregrine falcons (plural)

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a bird of prey found in many parts of the world.

The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird in the world.


morphologies

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


don't cry over spilt milk

A phrase that means that you shouldn't get upset or worry about something that has already happened and can't be changed.


British

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

British people or things are those that come from Britain.

My dad is British, and my Mom is Indian.


fag

She smokes about 10 fags a day.

A homosexual male, sometimes used between homosexuals themselves. Short for faggot.


fairy

A type of human-like being with magical powers. In modern stories fairies are small with insect-like wings. In older stories they were human-size and very powerful, and sometimes dangerous.

A fairy granted then each a wish.

Some people say fairies live beneath the hills in Ireland.

A homosexual man, usually one who is very feminine.

I'm not sure that fairy even knows he's male.


queer

queer (positive)
queerer (comparative)
queerest (superlative)

If something is queer, it is a little bit strange, it is not quite normal.

If someone feels queer, that person is mentally strange or sick.

Another word for homosexual or for LGBT people in general. It is sometimes used as a derogatory term and some people see it as a slur.

Denoting or relating to a sexual or gender identity that does not correspond to established ideas of sexuality and gender, especially heterosexual norms.


queer

A person whose gender identity is nonbinary or differs from the sex they had or were identified as having at birth.


queer

queer (canonical)
queers (third-person singular)
queered (past)
queered (past participle)
queering (present participle)

To queer somebody's pitch means to upset someone's plans.

To queer something is to see it, examine it, or show it from a queer perspective.


border

The border of a country is the edge of the country: the place where that country touches another country.

You can't cross the border without identification papers.

The border of a shape or of a picture or of part of a picture is the edge of it.

She drew three pink hearts with red borders at the top of the picture.


border

border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)

If something is bordered with or in something, that goes all around it.

The newspaper notice was bordered in black.

If one place borders on another, they are side by side.

The Sea of Japan is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea.


strict

strict (positive)
stricter (comparative)
strictest (superlative)

The father was very strict about the children coming to dinner on time.

Following rules exactly, or giving strong punishments for not following the rules.


coach

Even though his team won, first-year coach Andrew Johnson was not happy.

Parkview's new assistant girls soccer coach Karen Kingston has led the Panthers team to a 4-1 record.

Mrs. Schenkman, the seventh grade girls' basketball coach, had ended practice for the day.

A coach is a private teacher, often to help prepare for a particular test, job, or situation.

A coach is a bus or a car of a train with seats for many people.

Thomas the Tank Engine was pulling his coaches Annie and Clarabel back into Knapford Station.


coach

coach (canonical)
coaches (third-person singular)
coached (past)
coached (past participle)
coaching (present participle)

If you coach a person or a team, you teach them how to do a sport.

She coaches girls gymnastics at Middlebury High School.

If you coach someone, you help them prepare for a particular test, job, or situation.


Kashmir stag

The Kashmir stag (Cervus canadensis hanglu) is a type of red deer native to northern Pakistan and India.


unanimous

If something is unanimous, it is agreed on by all who are present.

The vote to pass the bill was unanimous. Every member of the state congress voted to pass it.


corner the market

If you corner the market, you become so successful at selling or making a particular product that almost no one else sells or makes it.

They've more or less cornered the fast-food market – they're in every big city in the country.


coast

The coast is the area of land closest to the sea.

The hotel was near the coast and their room had a balcony from which they could see the distant ocean.

The numbers of fish along the Atlantic coast declined from heavy fishing, construction of dams, and pollution.

If the coast is clear, nobody is looking, so you can do something without anyone knowing.

He looked out the window to see if the coast was clear.


coast

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

If a vehicle coasts, it continues to move forward without needing new energy.

The car gradually coasted to a stop.

He rested as the bike coasted down the hill.


preference

A preference is something that you like more than others


intruder

An intruder is someone who enters another persons' home without permission.

The intruder in the house was caught after we called the police.


astrology

Astrology is the study of stars, planets, and their relations to predict future events.


combine

combine (canonical)
combines (third-person singular)
combined (past)
combined (past participle)
combining (present participle)

If you combine two or more things, you put them together.

In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup white sugar and cinnamon.

Her new book combines elements of similar stories told throughout eastern North America.

All of these factors combine to create a system that is difficult to understand.

If something combines two or more things, it has both/all of them.

This is a world that combines the old with the new.


combine

A combine is a large farm vehicle the cuts grain and separates the seeds.


birds of prey

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


messiah

Jews and Christians use the word messiah to mean someone who was chosen by God to lead the people of Israel. Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah.

A person who is like God and who has many strong abilities.


conscience

The ability to feel whether what you're doing is right or wrong.

Even though he stole things, he had some conscience: he didn't kill anyone.


honour

Honour is the quality of being respected by other people.


honour

honour (canonical)
honours (third-person singular)
honoured (past)
honoured (past participle)
honouring (present participle)

If you honour someone or something, you think highly of them; you respect them.


honor

Honor is the quality of being respected by other people.


honor

honor (canonical)
honors (third-person singular)
honored (past)
honored (past participle)
honoring (present participle)

If you honor someone or something, you think highly of them; you respect them.


psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a doctor who helps people whose minds are sick.

She went to a psychiatrist to try to learn to think about her life in a more normal way.


fatherland

The fatherland is the land of your father or mother.


command

Command, is the power to control people or things.

The information moved from the soldiers up the chain of command right to the president.

Machine-gun fire swept through the general's command post.

With their centralized command structure, it's hard to believe that it could be an accidental action.

We'll look at the problems they face and the military options at their command.

These women reject the idea that they are under their husband's command.

We have not leader. Somebody needs to take command and get us moving.

Saddam Hussein was in command of one of the world's biggest military machines.

Command is the people or place that orders come from.

This operation was planned carefully from the central command.

Reporters recently spoke to leaders at the Army's Strategic Defense Command.

A command is a direction for a computer to do something.

A complicated command like "COPY: *. *B:PRNT1 i" could take some time for the computer to complete.

A command is an order that somebody do something or that something happen.

He gave the command to attack.

If you have command of something, you understand it well.

He has an excellent command of both French and Spanish.


command

command (canonical)
commands (third-person singular)
commanded (past)
commanded (past participle)
commanding (present participle)

If you command someone to do something, you tell them to do it because you have power over them.

He'd first joined the Army in 1969 and commanded a unit in Vietnam.

"That's quite enough of that. Stop it right now," commanded his teacher.

If you command attention, respect, etc., you get it because you should get it.

The amazing power of weather commands respect and fear.

Her fire-red hair commanded attention.

The wines from 1989 from that area today command high prices.


nitrogen

Nitrogen is a colourless gas that has an atomic number of 7 and the symbol N.

The air we breathe is mostly made of nitrogen.

Nitrogen does not react very easily.

Liquid nitrogen is used to keep other things very cold.


colourless

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

Something that has no colour, and is almost invisible

Air is colourless, which is why we can see through it.

Water is normally a colourless liquid.


atomic number

The number of protons in an atom is the atomic number. It is also the position in the periodic table of elements.

Hydrogen has an atomic number of 1. It has 1 proton, and is the first element in the periodic table.

Heavy elements, such as gold have a high atomic number.


dweeb

What a dweeb -- he dresses like he is still in the 1980's.


admission

An admission is when you admit (confess) something.

Admission is when you are allowed to enter a place, an event, or a group (organization).

Admission is money you pay to get into a place. Examples would be paying to get into a theater of an amusement park.

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antivirus

A program for a computer that keep computer viruses out the computer. Usually, this program will take viruses out of the computer too.


forgive

forgive (canonical)
forgives (third-person singular)
forgave (past)
forgiven (past participle)
forgiving (present participle)

When you forgive something, you do not punish the person who did it.

I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive your stealing.

I have forgiven your disloyalty.

When you forgive a person, you do not try to punish that person for something.

I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive you.

I forgave them for being cruel when we were younger.


guilty

guilty (positive)
guiltier (comparative)
guiltiest (superlative)

If you are guilty of something, you did it. This is usually for doing a bad thing.

If you feel guilty you feel bad about something you did.

If you are found guilty of a crime, a court of law said you did do that crime.


lithium

Lithium is a light silver-grey metal. It has an atomic number of 3 and the symbol Li. It is the first alkali metals.

Lithium reacts very easily. It even reacts with water.

The lightest metal known is lithium.

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beryllium

Beryllium is a light, grey metal. It has an atomic number of 4 and the symbol Be. It is the first of the alkaline earth metals.

Beryllium is very poisonous.

Emeralds contain beryllium.

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magnesium

Magnesium is a light, silver-grey metal. It has an atomic number of 12 and the symbol Mg. It is the second of the alkaline earth metals.

Photographers used to use magnesium to make a flash of light.

Magnesium burns very easily.

It is important every day to eat food that contains magnesium compounds.

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photographer

A photographer is a person who takes photographs as his work.

We had a good photographer at the wedding.

A photographer often knows how to develop his own photographs.

The photographer was busy taking photographs of the models.

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colorless

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

Something that has no color, and is almost invisible

Air is colorless, which is why we can see through it.

Water is normally a colorless liquid.


react

react (canonical)
reacts (third-person singular)
reacted (past)
reacted (past participle)
reacting (present participle)

If you react to a person or event, you do something because of the person or event.

When someone shouts at you, you usually react by shouting back.

If you react to a medicine or other substance, something happens in your body because of it.

She reacts badly to asprin. Her skin becomes red all over her body.

When two or more chemicals react, they combine to form new chemical compounds.

Acids and alkalis normally react to form salt and water.


diagram

A diagram is a drawing, or sketch, to show how something, such as a machine, works.

You can see from this diagram that the electric switch is very simple, in fact.

Here is a diagram of some machines in a power plant.


diagram

diagramed (past)
diagramed (past participle)
diagraming (present participle)
diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagrammed (past)
diagrammed (past participle)
diagramming (present participle)

If you diagram something or someone, you show it using a diagram.

They diagramed the building they were about to build.


sketch

The artist made a quick sketch before he started painting the real picture.

Here is a sketch of an aeroplane.

A sketch is a quick description of a person, or of something that happened.

He gave me a sketch of the incident, stating only the main facts.

A sketch is a short piece of acting, usually funny.

The best part was the three-minute sketch about the cowboy who couldn't ride a horse.


sketch

sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)

If you sketch something, you make a quick drawing of it using a pencil or a pen.

I sketched his face quickly before he woke up.

If you sketch something, you describe it without many details.

The policeman asked me to sketch the accident while he took notes of what I said.


thump

thump (canonical)
thumps (third-person singular)
thumped (past)
thumped (past participle)
thumping (present participle)

If you thump something, you hit it, often with your closed hand.

If something thumps, it hits something else, making a loud, low sound.

If your heart thumps, it beats so strongly and quickly that you can easily notice it.

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thump

A thump is a loud, low sound made when something hits something else.

A thump is the action of something hits something else.


thumps

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


thumps

The third-person singular form of thump.


commerce

Commerce is the activity of buying and selling goods and services. Or broadly, it is the unmeasurable exchange of energy.

The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that economic activity had dropped in 16 of the 50 states.

Millions of American jobs depend on international commerce.


compensate

compensate (canonical)
compensates (third-person singular)
compensated (past)
compensated (past participle)
compensating (present participle)

If you compensate somebody, you give them something because they have lost something or done something for you.


disinterested

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

If someone is disinterested, they are not affected by a situation, so they can make fair decisions about it.

If someone is disinterested, they are not interested in something; they find it boring.

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silicon

Silicon is a non-metal chemical element with the atomic number 14 and the symbol "Si".

Sand is made of mostly silicon compounds.

Computers use chips made from silicon.

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phosphorus

Phosphorus is a chemical element that has an atomic number of 15 and the symbol P.

Phosphorus is used to make matches.

We need to eat foods which contain phosphorus to stay healthy.

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compete

compete (canonical)
competes (third-person singular)
competed (past)
competed (past participle)
competing (present participle)

If you compete for something, you are working against other people to get it.

He competed but failed to win a medal in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.

Is it a good idea to allow female athletes to compete in male high school athletic events?

East Asian countries are successfully competing against Japanese goods around the world.

The better teams compete against good teams while poorer teams compete with each other.

Health insurance companies have started competing to offer plans for both individuals and families.

Their specific products differ and do not directly compete with each other.

The Prime Minister said, "this change doesn't have any big impact on our ability to compete with Germany or Japan."


complicate

complicate (canonical)
complicates (third-person singular)
complicated (past)
complicated (past participle)
complicating (present participle)

If you complicate a task, you make it difficult to do.

My job is harder. They have complicated it by making me answer the telephone, too.

If you complicate an explanation, you make it difficult to understand.

Just tell me the facts. Please don't complicate the account with unnecessary details.


province

A province is a major subdivision of a country.

Canada has ten provinces and three territories.


telegraph

A telegraph is an older instrument that was used for sending words and signals to people over far distances. Most people now use the telephone.

I sent my mother a message using my telegraph to tell her that I was fine.


telegraph

telegraph (canonical)
telegraphs (third-person singular)
telegraphed (past)
telegraphed (past participle)
telegraphing (present participle)

To telegraph means to send a message using a telegraph.


criminal

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

Criminal law, charges, investigations, and so forth are ones related to crime.


criminal

A criminal is someone who has commited a crime or been convicted of a crime.

The politician said in a speech, "don't blame society when somebody commits a crime, blame the criminal". "


clout

Clout is control or power over other people.

The president of the United States has a lot of clout.

A clout is a hard hit, usually with your hand.

She gave him two sharp clouts on the ear.

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nowhere

We tried to follow his instructions but we got nowhere.

I got lost and found myself in the middle of nowhere.


concentrate

concentrate (canonical)
concentrates (third-person singular)
concentrated (past)
concentrated (past participle)
concentrating (present participle)

If you concentrate on something, you use most of your time and work there.

We concentrated our rebuilding efforts on villages in the North of the city, where most of the damage had been done.

If you concentrate on something, you think about it and not about other things.

I went to a quiet room so I could concentrate.

It's better to look at the big picture instead of concentrating on the details.

If something is concentrated somewhere, there is a lot of it in that place.

The fighting was concentrated in a few small areas.


concentrate

A concentrate is a liquid such as juice or chemicals from which most of the water has been removed.

Instead of fresh orange juice, we usually make it from concentrate.


Zionist

A Zionist is a person who supports Zionism.