daytimes

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


sloth bear

There are not many sloth bears left on our world.


sloth bears

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


crayfish

A crayfish is a smaller version of the lobster found in warm waters.


crayfishes

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


dunce

A dunce is someone who is not that smart.


dunces

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


slough

A slough is a dead skin on a sore or ulcer


slough

slough (canonical)
sloughs (third-person singular)
sloughed (past)
sloughed (past participle)
sloughing (present participle)

If something sloughs its skin, it sheds it.

The snake sloughed its skin.


sloughed

The past tense and past participle of slough.


sloughs

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


sloughs

The third-person singular form of slough.


godly

godlier (comparative)
godliest (superlative)
godly (positive)
more godly (comparative)
most godly (superlative)

Godly describes something or someone who is like God.

Jesus walked on water in a godly occurrence.

Something is godly when it is gloriously good.

The meal tastes godly.


godlier

godly (positive)
godlier (comparative)
godliest (superlative)

The comparative form of godly; more godly.


godliest

The superlative form of godly; most godly.


suffocate

suffocate (canonical)
suffocates (third-person singular)
suffocated (past)
suffocated (past participle)
suffocating (present participle)

To suffocate is the action of dying from lack of air.

The fish suffocated for lack of oxygen.


suffocates

The third-person singular form of suffocate.


suffocated

The past tense and past participle of suffocate.


curb

A curb is a stone or concrete edging between a sidewalk and a road.

I stubbed my toe on the curb when crossing the street.

I parked my car at the curb.


curb

curb (canonical)
curbs (third-person singular)
curbed (past)
curbed (past participle)
curbing (present participle)

To curb means to check or restrain or control.

His parents tried to curb his late hours.

Her husband curbed her reckless spending.

To force to "bite the curb" (hit the pavement curb); see curb stomp.

To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.


curbs

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


curbed

The past tense and past participle of curb.


preside

preside (canonical)
presides (third-person singular)
presided (past)
presided (past participle)
presiding (present participle)

Preside means to sit as an authority over, to control or to rule.

John Smith will preside over the meeting.

Jane Doe refused to preside over the dance committee meeting.


presides

The third-person singular form of preside.


presided

The past tense and past participle of preside.


layout

The layout of this page is cluttered.

The layout of this keyboard is not correct, because someone changed its keys.


layouts

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


gospel

A gospel is a part or text of the New Testament that tells the life of Jesus

Today's topic in the church was John's gospel.

A gospel is a message which will probably have a positive effect.

In church, the choir sang a gospel.

Maria is the best gospel singer in our choir.


gospels

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


finale

A finale is the last scene or the last moments in a theatrical production.

The finale of the ice show was exciting!

The lights went out during the finale and the audience booed.

The curtain came down quickly at the end of the finale to Act 1.


finales

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


dole

A dole is money given as charity or welfare to someone who is poor.

The closing of the steel plant put a hundred families on the dole.


dole

dole (canonical)
doles (third-person singular)
doled (past)
doled (past participle)
doling (present participle)

When you dole something out, you distribute a product to a large number of people, often free of charge.

The Union Station Foundation doled out 1,000 free turkeys to needy families over the holidays.


doles

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


doled

The past tense and past participle of dole.


euphony

Euphony is the pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

Euphony is the good phonetic quality of certain words.

When I hear you speak, I hear beautiful euphony.


inter

inter (canonical)
inters (third-person singular)
interred (past)
interred (past participle)
interring (present participle)


euphonies

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


inter-

Between two things of the same type. E.g. inter-class (between classes), inter-racial (between races).

among, between, amid, during, within, mutual, reciprocal.

The Olympic games is an international event and every country goes for it.


inters

The third-person singular form of inter.


interred

The past tense and past participle of inter.


jingle

A jingle is a short tune (usually with lyrics) that is used for advertising purposes.

I cannot get the jingle for Brewmeister Beer out of my head!

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/


jingle

jingle (canonical)
jingles (third-person singular)
jingled (past)
jingled (past participle)
jingling (present participle)

To jingle is when metal or glass clashes together and causes a tinkling sound.

I heard the keys on his ring jingle as he approached the door.

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/


jingles

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


jingles

The third-person singular form of jingle.


jingled

The past tense and past participle of jingle.


papyrus

About 2,000 years ago, people wrote documents on papyrus.

A papyrus is a plant in a wetland sedge.


cattail

A cattail is a wetland plant with brownish compact spikes.

Young cattail stems can be eaten in salads or as a green vegetable; even the yellow pollen is edible.


papyri

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


preoccupy

preoccupy (canonical)
preoccupies (third-person singular)
preoccupied (past)
preoccupied (past participle)
preoccupying (present participle)

Preoccupy means a person or thing that causes someone to have constant or excessive thoughts about.

I preoccupied my son with a toy while I finish the work I was doing.


preoccupies

The third-person singular form of preoccupy.


preoccupied

To be preoccupied with someone or something means to have constant or excessive thoughts about someone or something.

I was so preoccupied with changing the channel on the car's radio set that I did not see the red light.


preoccupied

The past tense and past participle of preoccupy.


steady

steady (positive)
steadier (comparative)
steadiest (superlative)


steady

steady (canonical)
steadies (third-person singular)
steadied (past)
steadied (past participle)
steadying (present participle)

To prevent something from falling, make something stable.

Steady the ladder so I don't fall please.


steadier

The comparative form of steady; more steady.


steadiest

The superlative form of steady; most steady.


steadies

The third-person singular form of steady.


steadied

The past tense and past participle of steady.


unsteady

unsteady (positive)
unsteadier (comparative)
unsteadiest (superlative)


unsteady

unsteady (canonical)
unsteadies (third-person singular)
unsteadied (past)
unsteadied (past participle)
unsteadying (present participle)

To render something unsteady, unbalancing.

This ladder is very unsteady, it seems like I am going to fall at any moment.


unsteadier

The comparative form of unsteady; more unsteady.


unsteadiest

The superlative form of unsteady; most unsteady.


unsteadies

The third-person singular form of unsteady.


unsteadied

The past tense and past participle of unsteady.


noxious

If something is noxious, it is very unpleasant, disgusting and sickening.

As the bird got near, the insect put out a noxious-smelling substance.


margarine

Margarine is a condiment or spread that is similar to butter. However, it is made of fat or vegetable oil instead of milk.

I put margarine on my sandwich with a knife.

/ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈriːn/


chicory

A plant with a light blue flower heads and edible mellows.


chicories

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


caucus

A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in Canada and the United States.


caucuses

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


gourd

A gourd is a plant and fruit related to lagenaria and pumpkins.


sardines

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


gourds

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


competence

To have competence means to be able or suitable for a general role.

In law, the legal authority to deal with a matter.

That question is outwith the competence of this court and must be taken to a higher court.


competences

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


legal dispute

A legal dispute is a legal argument about the law.


legal disputes

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


underestimate

underestimate (canonical)
underestimates (third-person singular)
underestimated (past)
underestimated (past participle)
underestimating (present participle)

When you underestimate something, you think of it to be smaller or less important than it really is

Do not underestimate our new colleague, he used to be under the President's scholarship to study overseas.


underestimates

The third-person singular form of underestimate.


underestimated

The past tense and past participle of underestimate.


underestimating

The present participle of underestimate.


cuisine

A cuisine is a style of cooking, especially one which comes from a specific country, area or culture.

The local cuisine is delicious!


culinary

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

Culinary is something about kitchen and cooking.

As a world-class chef, his culinary skills are excellent.


cuisines

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


demean

demean (canonical)
demeans (third-person singular)
demeaned (past)
demeaned (past participle)
demeaning (present participle)

To degrade someone or make them feel lower in dignity.

The man's words were meant to demean his female co-worker.

The job given to him was demeaning.

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demeans

The third-person singular form of demean.


demeaned

The past tense and past participle of demean.


demeaning

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

If an act is demeaning, it degrades someone or something.


pillar

A pillar is a vertical structure that typically exists to support a building, but can also stand on its own as a decoration.

A pillar of something is a very essential part of it that provides support.

James is the pillar of our community.


pillars

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


divine

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


immunity

Immunity is the state of being resistant to something. This is when something or someone affects you but you can resist against it.


go back

To return to a place that you have been to in the past.

I went back to the house to get my phone which I have forgotten to bring with me.


Alaska

Alaska is one of the states in the United States of America (USA).

Alaska is the 49th state that joined with the United States of America.


cosmopolitan

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


immunities

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


goes back

go back (canonical)
goes back (third-person singular)
went back (past)
gone back (past participle)
going back (present participle)

The third-person singular form of go back.


transcendental

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

A transcendental person is someone who thinks above or beyond this world and its concrete forms and ideas, being intuitive or inspired.


stimulant

A stimulant is something that increases the activity in the body, makes the person more active than usual.


spectator

A spectator a person who looks on or watches.


halogen

A chemical element that is listed in the penultimate column of the periodic table. These elements have a charge of -1. Fluorine, chlorine and iodine are three of the halogens.

/ˈhæ.ləˌd͡ʒɛn/


halogens

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


orient

orient (canonical)
orients (third-person singular)
oriented (past)
oriented (past participle)
orienting (present participle)

When you orient something, you point it in a certain direction.

Joe oriented the car north along the road.


orients

The third-person singular form of orient.


oriented

The past tense and past participle of orient.


Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital city of Lithuania.


Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital city of Iceland.


Pyongyang

Pyongyang is the capital city of North Korea.


Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States.


Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a city in California, United States.


degrade

degrade (canonical)
degrades (third-person singular)
degraded (past)
degraded (past participle)
degrading (present participle)

When you degrade something, you lower the esteem, worth, or respect of something, to make it base, low, mean, or worthless.

Many wealthy, intelligent, and talented people were degraded by the Nazis before being sent to concentration camps.

Does every comment from you need to be degrading to others?


utterly

Refers to something being completely or entirely, usually used in a negative way.

Jim's proposal was utterly ridiculous.

How utterly generous of you to offer me the use of your beach house for the month!

Karen's manners are utterly gross.

She practiced the Black Key Etude until she was utterly exhausted.


Tampa

Tampa is a city in Florida, United States.


Las Vegas

Las Vegas is a city in Nevada, United States.


Vantaa

Vantaa is a city in Finland in the Greater Helsinki area.


Espoo

Espoo is a city in Finland in the Greater Helsinki area.


Glasgow

/ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/


burger

A burger is a kind of sandwich, with ground meat in the middle.


burgers

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


cutter

A cutter is a type of sailing ship with one mast and at least two sails.


cutters

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


axis mundi

A line (axis) through a point in the Earth that the universe turns around. Normally also the connection between heaven and Earth.

Some Hindus believe that a holy mountain is the axis mundi, and that climbing it leads to heaven.


howler monkey

A howler monkey is a kind of monkey that has a strong sounding call.


howler monkeys

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


pirate

A pirate is a commander of a ship, usually the ship goes around the seas to steal other people's stuff on other ships.

There is a notorious pirate going around and taking over passenger ships.


pirate

pirate (canonical)
pirates (third-person singular)
pirated (past)
pirated (past participle)
pirating (present participle)

If you pirate something, you create and/or sell an illegal copy of it.


pirates

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


pirates

The third-person singular form of pirate.


lard

Lard is the meat from a pig that is full of fat


lard

lard (canonical)
lards (third-person singular)
larded (past)
larded (past participle)
larding (present participle)

If you lard a piece of meat, you stuff it with bacon or pork before cooking.


goo

Goo is something that is partly liquid and partly solid

There is some goo stuck to your shoe.


stimulants

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


spectators

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


degrades

The third-person singular form of degrade.


degraded

The past tense and past participle of degrade.


bureaucratic

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

Being bureaucratic is being over regulated, abusing one's own power to make a point.

The government is being too bureaucratic. There is clear opposition regarding the new bill but they still passed it.


truss

A truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units being constructed.

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tolerate

tolerate (canonical)
tolerates (third-person singular)
tolerated (past)
tolerated (past participle)
tolerating (present participle)

If you tolerate something, you put up with it, or allow it.

The teacher was able to tolerate quiet talking in her classroom during her lessons.


tolerates

The third-person singular form of tolerate.


tolerated

The past tense and past participle of tolerate.


toleration

The act of accepting or allowing something.

He had toleration for people who walked across the grass instead of using the path.

Official acceptance of the right of people to have different beliefs.

The Edict of Torda was a law made in 1568 for religious toleration in Hungary.


premature

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

Something is premature if it happens early, before the usual time.

The premature baby was born 32 weeks after conception.


unconstrained

To be unconstrained is to be limitless, with nothing holding something or someone back.

When he was in love he felt unconstrained, like he could simply fly to the moon.


mimic

mimic (canonical)
mimics (third-person singular)
mimicked (past)
mimicked (past participle)
mimicking (present participle)

To mimic is to copy something very closely.

He mimicked the unusual way his friend walked.


mimic

A mimic is a person who copies others very closely.

She was an excellent mimic.

She was the best mimic in the theatre company.


mimics

The third-person singular form of mimic.


mimics

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


mimicked

The past tense and past participle of mimic.


tolerations

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


trusses

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


titanium

Titanium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 22 and the symbol Ti.

Titanium is a strong and light metal which is used to build airplanes.

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dysprosium

Dysprosium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 66 and the symbol Dy.

It takes a lot of heat to melt dysprosium.

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bismuth

Bismuth is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 83.

Bismuth is very heavy and weighs the same as lead.

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palladium

Palladium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 46.

Palladium is often used to make surgical tools for doctors.

A palladium is a sacred object with the power to protect a city or country.

The palladium at the city of Troy was a statue of Athena.

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rite

A rite is the proper way of performing a ceremony.

Her body was buried according to the rites of the church.


solvation

Solvation is a chemical process when molecules in a solute react with those in the solvent.

Water is often used as a solvent during solvation.


molecule

A molecule is the smallest part of a substance.

A water molecule is made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.


molecules

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


rites

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


solute

In chemistry, a solute is something that is dissolved into another substance.

Sugar is a solute when it is added to a cup of hot coffee.


solutes

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


prematurely

If something happens prematurely, it means it happened too soon, before it was ready.

He left the hospital prematurely, before his wounds had healed.


NASCAR

NASCAR is the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. It is an American organization that organizes car races.

NASCAR runs 1500 car races each year at more than 100 tracks.


atomic

Atomic means it is about atoms, which are very small.

The force of an atomic bomb comes from breaking an atom into pieces.


proton

A proton is a particle that is part of the nucleus of an atom and has a positive charge.

Scientists think that a proton is made up of quarks.


protons

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


particle

His eye hurt because a particle of dust had got into it.

A particle is a type of complement in a verb phrase, coming either between a verb and a direct object or after the object.

In I picked it up and I picked up the bit, the preposition up functions as a particle.


particles

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


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palladia

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


harry

harry (canonical)
harries (third-person singular)
harried (past)
harried (past participle)
harrying (present participle)

To harry is to annoy, harass and cause distress over and over again.

The teacher was harried by a group of bad boys.

To harry means to attack or raid a town in a war.

The Viking raiders would harry English towns that were close to the sea.


Harry

Harry is a male given name. It can be a nickname for Henry or Harold.

Prince Henry of Wales is often known as Prince Harry.


harries

The third-person singular form of harry.


molecular

If something is molecular, it is about molecules.

Molecular weight is the mass of a molecule.


Viking

A Viking was a person from Scandinavia from 793 AD-1066 AD. They were famous as warriors, pirates, explorers and traders.

The Vikings sailed in ships called longboats.

The Vikings raided many monasteries throughout all of England as they saw monks as easy prey.

Monks believed in peace, so they would not fight back. The monasteries were filled with valuables and riches, so it was an ideal building to attack.

The word Viking literally translates to "Pirate".


Vikings

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


explorer

An explorer is a person who is trying to discover new things and places.

Christopher Columbus was a famous explorer.


explorers

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


raider

A raider is a person who takes part in quick surprise attacks on an enemy.

People living near the sea were scared of being attacked by Viking raiders.


raiders

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


metalloid

A metalloid is an element that is not a metal, but looks or acts like a metal.

Boron is a metalloid because it looks like metal, but it is not as strong.

A metalloid is an element that can be mixed with metal to make an alloy.

Carbon is a metalloid which makes cast iron when mixed with iron.


metalloids

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


revival

A revival is when something is brought back into use, or restored.

There was a revival of the music of Mozart on his 200th birthday.


revivals

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


alloy

An alloy is made by mixing one metal with another metal or a metalloid.

Steel is an alloy made by mixing iron and carbon together.


alloy

alloy (canonical)
alloys (third-person singular)
alloyed (past)
alloyed (past participle)
alloying (present participle)

To alloy means to mix metals together to make an alloy.

To alloy ideas means to combine them together.

To alloy means to mix an item with something else that makes it less pure and not as valuable.


alloys

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


alloys

The third-person singular form of alloy.


alloyed

The past tense and past participle of alloy.


rove

rove (canonical)
roves (third-person singular)
roved (past)
roved (past participle)
roving (present participle)

To rove is to travel about a large area without a plan or destination.

He roved through the fields looking for wild flowers.


roved

The past tense and past participle of rove.


juggalos

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


dolphin

A dolphin is an animal that lives in water, usually colored gray.

We went to the zoo to see the dolphins.


impregnable

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

When something is impregnable, it cannot be beaten. Used in contexts of physical force, but in metaphor, for any situation where a position or person cannot be defeated.

The Welsh found that Edward's castles were impregnable.

The Macedonian phalanx was impregnable from the front.

The grandmaster's position was quite impregnable.


francium

Francium is a heavy, radioactive, metal element with an atomic number of 87.

Francium is made from actinium or thorium.

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spaz

Someone that is physically or mentally disabled.


authentic

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

The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.

Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.

The report was completely authentic.


filter paper

A type of paper with very tiny holes that a liquid can flow through but not small particles.


tungsten

Tungsten is a metal and element with an atomic number of 74 and the symbol W.

Tungsten is used in light bulbs because it can get very hot and not melt.

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soar

soar (canonical)
soars (third-person singular)
soared (past)
soared (past participle)
soaring (present participle)

When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. (Byron).

Figurative use:
The price at the pump has soared.

Figurative use:
My spirit soared when she said "yes"!


hover

hover (canonical)
hovers (third-person singular)
hovered (past)
hovered (past participle)
hovering (present participle)

To hover is to hang in the air, almost in one place

The kestrel hovered, with rapidly beating wings.

He hovered between this and that.

His pen hovered over the paper as his mind hovered over the alternatives.


streamline

streamline (canonical)
streamlines (third-person singular)
streamlined (past)
streamlined (past participle)
streamlining (present participle)

When you streamline something, you make it into a shape that allows it to move through a fluid easily using little energy.

Streamlining helps animals swim though water and fly through air.

Cars that are streamlined use less energy and can go faster.


hovers

The third-person singular form of hover.


hovered

The past tense and past participle of hover.


soared

The past tense and past participle of soar.


glides

glide (canonical)
glides (third-person singular)
glided (past)
glided (past participle)
gliding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of glide.


glided

The past tense and past participle of glide.


glider

A glider is an aircraft which can fly without an engine.

The glider soared through the sky using the warm air currents.


gliders

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


glacial

To be glacial, something needs to be like a glacier such as cold, freezing or very slow moving.

He moved at glacial speed towards the exam room.


overnight

She went on an overnight trip to visit her mother.

We stayed in Paris overnight.


overnight

overnight (canonical)
overnights (third-person singular)
overnighted (past)
overnighted (past participle)
overnighting (present participle)

If you overnight somewhere, you spend the night there.

I overnighted at my friend's house after my home was broken into.


chromium

Chromium is a metal and element with an atomic number of 24 and the symbol Cr.

Chromium is used to make stainless steel because it keeps its shine and does not rust.


holmium

Holmium is a metal and element with an atomic number of 67 and the symbol Ho.

Holmium is very magnetic.

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chrome

Chrome is chromium or something made with an alloy of chronium.

Many car parts are made with chrome because it is very bright and shines.

chrome is a name of Google browser, also as Google chrome.

I surf the Internet by Google chrome.


cocktail

A cocktail is an alcoholic drink made from a spirit or several spirits mixed with fruit juice, lemonade, or cream.

Her favourite cocktail was a "Pink Lady" made with gin, grenadine syrup, cream and an egg.


cocktails

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


cobalt

Cobalt is a metal and element with an atomic number of 27 and the symbol Co.

Cobalt is used to make magnetic alloys.


magnetic

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

Magnetic means that something is or acts like a magnet.


dodgy

dodgy (positive)
dodgier (comparative)
dodgiest (superlative)

Something that is dodgy is risky and probably not going to work.

He came up with a dodgy plan to make a lot of money.


dodgier

The comparative form of dodgy; more dodgy.


dodgiest

The superlative form of dodgy; most dodgy.


dodge

dodge (canonical)
dodges (third-person singular)
dodged (past)
dodged (past participle)
dodging (present participle)

To dodge is to move quickly to avoid being hit.

He had to dodge to the left so the ball missed him.

To dodge is to be clever and cunning to avoid questions.

The President dodged questions about unemployment during the debate.


dodge

The investment plan was a dodge to avoid paying tax.


dodges

The third-person singular form of dodge.


dodges

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


dodged

The past tense and past participle of dodge.


wobble

wobble (canonical)
wobbles (third-person singular)
wobbled (past)
wobbled (past participle)
wobbling (present participle)

To wobble is to move from side to side, or shake unevenly.

During the earthquake, the tall building wobbled.


wobble

An uneven or shaky movement is a wobble.

She was scared and her voice had a wobble.


wobbles

The third-person singular form of wobble.


wobbles

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


wobbled

The past tense and past participle of wobble.


pseudo-

Something that is false, not genuine or fake.

pseudonym

Different from what it first looks, or appears


maggots

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


death metal

Death metal is a type of music with a fast tempo.


fatass

A fatass is a slang term for someone who is overweight.

That man is a total fatass! He is occupying two seats instead of one.


skunk

A skunk is an animal that releases a strong odor when frightened.


skunks

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


Gypsy

A Gypsy is a person who belongs to a nomadic group from Europe.

Many Gypsies lived in brightly colored and decorated horse pulled wagons.

Someone who lives a wandering life is sometimes called a gypsy.


horsefeathers

Something that is nonsense and does not make any sense at all.


Chinese checkers

Chinese checkers is a board game played using marbles between two to six people.


analog

A variable used in a technical system is continuous, and does not have one of a finite number of different values.


analog

something that has an analogy to something else


analogue


digital

Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.

Property of representing values as discrete numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.

/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtəɫ/


indestructible

Being resistant to harm as to be unable to be destroyed.

Because diamonds are so hard, they are almost indestructible.


first degree murder

first degree murder
first degree murders (plural)

First degree murder is when someone has planned to kill another human.

He was charged with first degree murder after shooting his business rival.


first degree murders

The plural form of first degree murder; more than one (kind of) first degree murder.


posh

posh (positive)
posher (comparative)
poshest (superlative)

Posh is something that is high class, elegant and fashionable.

He spoke with a posh voice.

It was the poshest restaurant in town.


posh

Posh is to act in an elegant or high class way.

He liked to talk posh.


posher

The comparative form of posh; more posh.


poshest

The superlative form of posh; most posh.


heather

Heather is a small evergreen shrub, Calluna vulgaris, with pink or purple flowers.

He liked to walk through the heather which grew on the hills near the farm.

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heathers

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


likeness

A likeness is a similarity between things.

His face had a likeness to Prince Charles.

A likeness is a picture, sculpture or something that is made to look like something else.

Her drawing was a good likeness of his face.


elegant

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

To be elegant something has beauty and is graceful.

She looked elegant in her new dress.

A answer that is elegant, is clever and simple.

He came up with an elegant answer to a complex problem.


weathers

weather (canonical)
weathers (third-person singular)
weathered (past)
weathered (past participle)
weathering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of weather.


weathered

The past tense and past participle of weather.


dislike

dislike (canonical)
dislikes (third-person singular)
disliked (past)
disliked (past participle)
disliking (present participle)

If a person dislikes someone or something, they do not like someone or something.

He had to eat cabbage although he really disliked its strong smell.


dessert

A dessert is a sweet food dish usually served at the end of a meal.

After the roast duck, we had a plum pudding for dessert.


desserts

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


plaster

Plaster is a mix of lime or gypsum and sand which becomes hard when water is added.

Builders use plaster to put a smooth coating on walls and ceilings.

A bandage or medical dressing is also called a plaster.

The doctor put a plaster over the deep cut on the boy's arm.


plaster

plaster (canonical)
plasters (third-person singular)
plastered (past)
plastered (past participle)
plastering (present participle)

To plaster is to put a mix of lime, sand and water on a surface.

She plastered the new wall in the bedroom.

To plaster is to put a dressing on a wound.

To plaster can mean to cover, hide or stick something completely as if you were using plaster.

He got very angry when his new car was plastered with bird droppings.

To plaster can mean to use force or cause damage.

The city was plastered with bombs during the war.


plasters

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


plasters

The third-person singular form of plaster.


plastered

The past tense and past participle of plaster.


plasterer

A plasterer is a person who puts a smooth coat of plaster on to walls and ceilings.

The painters had to wait for the plasterer to finish before they could paint the wall.


plasterers

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


gypsum

Gypsum is a mineral used to make plaster, paint and fertilizer. It can be colorless, pink or yellow.


bandage

A bandage is a long piece of material used to cover a wound, or protect an injury.

The vet wrapped the cat's injured leg with a bandage.


bandage

bandage (canonical)
bandages (third-person singular)
bandaged (past)
bandaged (past participle)
bandaging (present participle)

To bandage is to use material to cover or protect an injury.

The doctor bandaged the boy's broken arm so that it would not move.


bandages

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


bandages

The third-person singular form of bandage.


bandaged

The past tense and past participle of bandage.


gypsy


Gypsies

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


fashionable

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

If something is fashionable, it is the latest popular style or fashion.

He wore fashionable new sunglasses.

/ˈfæʃənəbl̩/


generator

A generator is a machine that makes electrical energy from mechanical energy.


generators

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


likeable

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

Someone or something that is likeable means it is easy to like someone or something.

He was a very likeable person.


sixpence

A sixpence was a coin with the value of six pennies.

She gave the boy sixpence to buy sweets.


sixpences

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


saint

A saint is a religious person who has done such good things, that after their death they have a special place in heaven.

Mother Theresa did such good work with poor people in India, the Catholic Church has named her a saint.


saints

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


superb

To be superb, something must be the very best, grand, excellent and the very best quality.

The food at the restaurant was superb.


vanadium

Vanadium is white, soft, metal element with an atomic number of 23 and the symbol V.

Vanadium is added to steel to make it stronger.

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goodly

goodly (positive)
goodlier (comparative)
goodliest (superlative)

He bet a goodly sum of money at the races.


goodlier

The comparative form of goodly; more goodly.


goodliest

The superlative form of goodly; most goodly.


burglar

A burglar is a person who goes into people's houses to take things.

The burglar stole money and jewellery from my house.


burglars

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


bandit

A bandit is person, usually in a group, who uses guns to rob people.

The bandits took their money and horses as they came home from the market.


bandits

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


passport

A passport is an official document that identifies a person, and allows them to leave and come back to a country.


passports

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


steer

steer (canonical)
steers (third-person singular)
steered (past)
steered (past participle)
steering (present participle)

To steer is use a rudder, wheel, or paddle to decide which way something will travel.

The driver gripped the wheel tightly to steer the car around a corner.

He was able to steer the group through the difficult changes.


steer

A steer is a young bull or ox that has been castrated and raised for beef.


steers

The third-person singular form of steer.


steers

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


steered

The past tense and past participle of steer.


castrate

castrate (canonical)
castrates (third-person singular)
castrated (past)
castrated (past participle)
castrating (present participle)

To castrate is to remove the testicles from a male, making him unable to produce children.

The young bulls were castrated so they would grow more meat.

To castrate is to take away energy and vigor, to make it easier to handle or control.


castrate

A castrate is a male that has had his testicles removed.


castrates

The third-person singular form of castrate.


castrates

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


castrated

The past tense and past participle of castrate.


castrato

A castrato is a male soprano singer who has been castrated while still a boy to keep his voice high pitched.


castratos

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


castration

Castration is the removal of the testicles of a male animal.


castrations

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


soprano

A soprano is the highest pitched voice range of a woman or a young boy.

The soprano range is from middle C to the A which is 13 notes above.

A soprano is a person who has a voice in the soprano range.

The sopranos in the choir struggled to sing the high notes in tune.

A soprano is a musical instrument in the soprano range.

The soprano saxophone is often used in Irish music.


sopranos

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


saxophone

The saxophone is a musical instrument made of metal which has a single reed mouthpiece.

The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1846.


saxophones

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


saxophonist

A saxophonist is a person who plays the saxophone.

John Coltrane is a famous jazz saxophonist.


saxophonists

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


cellist

A cellist is someone who plays the cello.

Pablo Casals was a famous cellist.


cellists

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


cello

A cello is a stringed instrument in the violin family, larger than a viola but smaller than a double bass.

A cello is played while sitting, with the instrument held between the knees.


cellos

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


mandolinist

A mandolinist is a person who plays the mandolin.

Fred Tackett is the mandolinist in the band Little Feat.


mandolinists

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


violoncello

violoncello
violoncellos or violoncelli (plural)

A violoncello is a large four stringed instrument in the violin family.

/ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛləʊ/


violoncellos

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


violoncellist

A violoncellist is the full name for a cellist, a person who plays the violoncello or cello.


violoncellists

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


graphic

Graphic means something is very clearly described, so that you can easily imagine what it looks like.

People were upset by the graphic violence in the movie because it looked so real.

Graphic means writing or other written symbols.

The ancient Egyptians used graphic symbols called hieroglyphs to write.

Graphic is to show information using a graph.

His diagrams gave a graphic view of the increase in crime.


graphic

A graphic is a picture used to help give meaning to writing.

The railway station had a graphic of a man on the door of the male toilets.

A graphic is an image made on a computer.

The new video game was popular because it had great graphics.


graphics

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

Graphics is images produced and displayed by a computer.


distraught

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

To be distraught, you are very upset, emotional and even frantic.

The little boy was distraught because he could not find his mother in the busy store.


windmill

A windmill is a type of engine that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called "sails" or "blades". This rotational energy is then used for different purposes such as generating electricity, to mill grains, etc.


namesake

A namesake is one who is named after another, or for whom another is named.

She was named Kylie after her namesake Kylie Minogue, a singer her mother really liked.

A namesake is a person with the same name as another.

A namesake can be a ship or a building that is named after someone or something.


namesakes

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


lotion

A lotion is a cream or ointment used on the skin to clean, heal or protect.

She used a sunscreen lotion so she would not get sunburnt while on the beach.


windmills

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


lotions

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


eponym

An eponym is something that is named after a person's name.

A spoonerism is an eponym, named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930) who used to make the mistake when he spoke.

The Turing machine is an eponym, named after its inventor, Alan Turing (1912–1954).


eponyms

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


emotional

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

Emotional is when your feelings control what you do, rather than reason.

His reasons for buying the old house were emotional.

To be emotional, you show more emotion than is usual.

She became quite emotional when her small child was missing.

Emotional can be used to describe how the emotions affect things.

The music was quite emotional and made everyone feel very sad.

/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/

/ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/


viola

A viola is a stringed instrument, slightly bigger than a violin.

The viola is tuned one fifth below the violin.

A viola is a sound on an organ which is like the sound of a stringed instrument.

The organist used the viola stop when playing.


viola

Pansies and violets are members of the viola family.


violas

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


organist

An organist is a person who plays the organ.

The Bach fugues were some of the organist's best pieces.


organists

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


fugue

A fugue is a musical form using a theme which is repeated in a complex pattern.

The composer Bach wrote many enjoyable fugues.


fugues

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


violist

A violist is a person who plays the viola or the viol.

The violist stood up and played a solo.


violists

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


racquet

A racquet is a sporting device with a handle joined to a frame covered in tightly stretched strings. It is used in tennis, squash and in badminton to hit a shuttlecock.

She bought a new tennis racquet before the tournament.


racquets

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


penance

A penance is an action you do as a punishment. You do penance when you have done something wrong and want to compensate for it.

His penance was to pray for two days and not eat


penances

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


outrage

He kicked a puppy which was an outrage.

An outrage can be an act that offends many people.

Burning the US flag was an outrage.

Outrage is a feeling of anger towards people who have been violent or offensive.

He was outraged by by the attack on the old lady.


outrage

outrage (canonical)
outrages (third-person singular)
outraged (past)
outraged (past participle)
outraging (present participle)

To outrage someone is to be very violent or cause great offence.

He outraged Muslims when he burned copies of the Koran.


outrages

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


outrages

The third-person singular form of outrage.


outraged

The past tense and past participle of outrage.


whoop

whoop (canonical)
whoops (third-person singular)
whooped (past)
whooped (past participle)
whooping (present participle)

To whoop is to call out a noise in excitement.

The crowd whooped as the football player ran towards the goal.

To whoop is to make a hooting noise like a bird.

She could hear the whooping calls of the birds in the forest.

To whoop is to make the gasping noise that is known as whooping cough.

The doctor recognised the whooping sound of his coughing.


whoop

A whoop is a shout made by someone who is excited.

You could clearly hear his excited whoops.


whoops

The third-person singular form of whoop.


whoops

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


whooped

The past tense and past participle of whoop.


multi

Multi is added to a word to mean many, more than one.

She was so rich she was a multimillionaire.

He looked at the multicoloured flowers.


lever

A lever is a simple tool, a bar resting on a fixed point. If one end of the bar is pushed, the force is used at the other end.

A see-saw in a children's' playground is a simple lever.

A lever is a long handle used to operate a machine.

The signalman pulled on the lever to change the railway signals.

Lever is to use something to do something else.

He used his charm as a lever to get past the guards at the gate.


lever

lever (canonical)
levers (third-person singular)
levered (past)
levered (past participle)
levering (present participle)

To lever is to move or lift something with lever.

She used a long pole to lever the large rock out of the way.


levers

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


levers

The third-person singular form of lever.


levered

The past tense and past participle of lever.


playground

A playground is a place where people go to play.

The playground had swings and slides for children.

He acted as if the whole beach was his own private playground.


playgrounds

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


leverage

Leverage is the action caused by using a lever.

She was able to use the iron bar to get leverage on the heavy rock.

Leverage is the power to be able to use something to get something done.

She was able to use her position on the council as leverage to get a better price from the company.

Leverage is the act of using the value of investment shares to borrow money to buy more shares.

Increasing the amount of leverage was seen to be too risky.


leverage

leverage (canonical)
leverages (third-person singular)
leveraged (past)
leveraged (past participle)
leveraging (present participle)

He was able to leverage the company's money to buy more shares.

Leverage is to improve something to make it better.

We need to leverage our good reputation to increase our sales.


leverages

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


leverages

The third-person singular form of leverage.


leveraged

The past tense and past participle of leverage.


signalman

A signalman is a person who works on the railway and changes the railway signals.

The signalman changed the light from red to green to let the train continue.

A signalman is a sailor who sends signals from the ship.

The signalman waved his semaphore flags to send a message to the admiral's ship.


signalmen

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


semaphore

Semaphore is a system of sending messages using lights, mechanical signals or flags.

Railways use semaphore to send messages to trains.

Semaphore is a system of sending messages using two flags to show each alphabet letter.

Sailors use semaphore flags to send messages between ships.


semaphore

semaphore (canonical)
semaphores (third-person singular)
semaphored (past)
semaphored (past participle)
semaphoring (present participle)

To semaphore is to send a message using a semaphore system.

The sailor semaphored the nearby ship.


semaphores

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


semaphores

The third-person singular form of semaphore.


semaphored

The past tense and past participle of semaphore.


retail

Retail is selling things, usually in small amounts.

She owned a retail store, selling clothes in the main street.


retail

retail (canonical)
retails (third-person singular)
retailed (past)
retailed (past participle)
retailing (present participle)

By buying CD players in bulk, he made a profit retailing them.


retails

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


retails

The third-person singular form of retail.


retailed

The past tense and past participle of retail.


orifice

The mouth is an orifice.


orifices

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


admiral

An admiral is the person in charge of a navy or fleet of ships, like a general in the army.

Horatio Nelson is a famous British admiral.

An admiral is a high rank naval officer who is allowed to fly his own flag.

We could easily recognize the admiral's ship because of his flag.


admirals

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


badminton

Badminton is a sport where players hit a shuttlecock over a high net using racquets.

He played six games of badminton.


shuttlecock

A shuttlecock is an object that is made with a cork and feathers. It is used in badminton and it is also called a birdie.

She hit the shuttlecock high into the air.


shuttlecocks

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


horrendous

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

Horrendous is something that is large and so dreadful or horrible that it makes you tremble with fear.

She heard a horrendous noise as the truck smashed into the wall.

There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.

My journey to work this morning was horrendous!


tremble

tremble (canonical)
trembles (third-person singular)
trembled (past)
trembled (past participle)
trembling (present participle)

The building trembled during the earthquake.

To tremble is to shake with fear, anxiety or excitement.

She was trembling with fear while waiting her turn to speak at the meeting.


tremble

A tremble is the act of slightly shaking.

He felt a tremble in his body as he turned into the dark street.


trembles

The third-person singular form of tremble.


trembles

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


trembled

The past tense and past participle of tremble.


anxiety

Anxiety is a fear of what might happen in the future.

The thought of going to the dentist filled him with anxiety.


anxieties

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


anxious

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

To be anxious, you are worried or scared about what might happen in the future.

He had an anxious wait at the hospital before seeing the doctor.


postulate

postulate (canonical)
postulates (third-person singular)
postulated (past)
postulated (past participle)
postulating (present participle)

To postulate is to suggest or accept that something is true.

Maharishi Kanad postulated that atoms are smallest particles.


postulate

A postulate is a thing that is suggested or assumed to be true.


symmetrical

Symmetrical means having the property of symmetry.

The building was symmetrical.


symmetry

A division of the body would produce two parts which are mirror images of each other.

An arrangement of parts around a central point.

An orange has symmetry: it is a sphere with segments arranged around a common central line.

The segments of an orange show symmetry: their shape and relative positions are the same.


asymmetrical

Asymmetrical means not being symmetrical.

An asymmetrical painting is one which is not balanced by the frame of the picture.


postulates

The third-person singular form of postulate.


postulates

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


postulated

The past tense and past participle of postulate.


bullshat

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

Bullshat is an alternative past tense of the word bullshit.

I bullshat my essay.


recipient

A recipient is someone who receives, such as one who receives money, goods or awards.

He was a recipient of the special award for bravery.

A recipient is person receiving donor organs or tissues.

She was the recipient of a new heart after a long operation.

The part of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

The green colored liquid slowly dripped into the recipient.


recipients

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

There are very few living recipients of the US Medal of Honor.

The list of recipients of Nobel Prizes includes men and women.


receptionist

A receptionist is a person who works in an office to answer the telephone and welcome visitors.

The receptionist at the doctor's office greeted me with a friendly smile.


receptionists

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


sewage

Sewage is the waste, like feces, urine and dirty water, from houses and factories.

A complex system of pipes was built to take away the sewage.


feces

Feces are the solid waste from the intestines, also called excrement, shit or poo.

The street was dirty, with dog feces all over the footpath.


urine

Urine is the liquid waste from the bladder, also called piss or wee.

The doctor tested the man's urine to see if he had diabetes.


diabetes

Diabetes is a disease which causes people to become very thirsty and urinate a lot.

Doctors can test for diabetes by checking the amount of glucose in a person's urine.


diabetic

A diabetic is a person with the disease called diabetes.

The diabetic had to test his blood sugar levels every day.

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diabetic

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

Diabetic is something for or about the disease called diabetes.

To control his blood sugar levels, he could only eat special diabetic sweets.


diabetics

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


sewer

A sewer is a pipe, or system of pipes, that removes wastes from buildings.

They were not able to use the toilet after the sewer was blocked.

A sewer in medieval times was a person who served food at meals.

A sewer is a person who sews with needle and thread.

She was a sewer of quality clothing.


sewer

sewer (canonical)
sewers (third-person singular)
sewered (past)
sewered (past participle)
sewering (present participle)

To sewer is to put in pipes to take away sewage and wastes.

The new house needed to be sewered before the family could move in.


sewers

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


sewers

The third-person singular form of sewer.


sewered

The past tense and past participle of sewer.


sewerage

Sewerage is a system of pipes to take away sewage and other wastes from buildings.

The toilet needed to be joined to the sewerage before it could be used.


medieval

Medieval means something belongs to the Middle Ages, the time from about 400 AD to 1400 AD.

She liked to collect medieval books, with their beautiful pictures and handwriting.


leisure

Leisure is time that is free from work or other duties, when a person can relax and do what they enjoy.

He looked forward to the holidays when he could read at his leisure.


rigour

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

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

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

She did not enjoy the rigorus of giving birth.


rigours

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


rigorous

To be rigorous someone needs to be very strict, exact and not change the rules.

To make herself fit, she kept to a rigorous program of exercise.

Something that is rigorous is very difficult and unpleasant.

He found the walk through the snow was quite rigorous.


unpleasant

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

Something unpleasant is nasty, bad, offensive, the opposite of pleasant.

The coffee tasted unpleasant as if the milk had gone bad.


glucose

Glucose is a type of monosaccharide (sugar) found in plants and animals, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

Glucose is main source of energy for the body.


dextrin

Dextrin is a sticky substance that is made by heating starch.

Dextrin is used to make food thick and to make glue.


dextrins

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


starch

Starch is a carbohydrate found in seeds, fruits, roots, and tubers.

Potatoes and rice are a good source of starch.

Starch is a white powder made from carbohydrates and added to clothes during washing to make them stiff.

She added starch to the washing to stiffen the shirt collars.


starch

starch (canonical)
starches (third-person singular)
starched (past)
starched (past participle)
starching (present participle)

To starch is to add a powder to washing to make the material stiff.

His freshly washed clothes had been starched and were so hard that it was difficult to put them on.


starches

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


starches

The third-person singular form of starch.


starched

The past tense and past participle of starch.


carbohydrate

A carbohydrate is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. They are made by plants and are the main source of energy for animals.

Potatoes are a good source of carbohydrates.


carbohydrates

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


dextrose

Dextrose is a type of glucose, a sugar found in honey and fruit.

Dextrose is sometimes called grape sugar.


dextroses

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


maltose

Maltose is a sugar made when starch is digested.

Maltose is sometimes called malt sugar.


maltoses

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


confectionery

Confectionery is name for candy, lollies and other sweets.

The children went to the candy store to look at the confectionery.

A confectionery is the name for a shop where candy is sold.

She opened a new confectionery to sell sweets.


lolly

A lolly is a sweet, a hard type of candy.

He liked to suck on a lolly while working.

A lolly is a shortened word for a lollipop.


lollies

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


lollipop

A lollipop is a piece of hard candy on a stick.

The little boy's face was a sticky mess from eating a lollipop.


lollipops

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


confection

A confection is a food which made with a lot of sugar.

His favorite confection was a meringue covered in chocolate.

A confection is something made by mixing together a lot of different things.

His story was a confection of lies and half truths.


confections

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


confectionaries

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


confectioner

A confectioner is a person who makes or sells sweets.

The confectioner spent the morning making lollipops.


confectioners

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


chaos theory

Chaos theory is an idea that says that things which seem to be random do have a hidden order.

Benoît Mandelbrot was a mathematician who studied chaos theory.

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mathematician

A mathematician is a person who studies mathematics.

Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians.


mathematicians

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


quantum leap

A quantum leap is a sudden and significant change, advance or increase; a giant leap forward. Also called a quantum jump.


quantum leaps

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


lablet

A lablet is a laptop that converts to a touchscreen tablet. More commonly known as a convertible laptop.

A lablet in the area of micro- or nanosystems is an autonomously powered programmable electronic particle capable of acting as a microscopic chemical laboratory.


spazzes

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


filter papers

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


fatasses

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


chinese checkers


analogs

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


dislikes

dislike (canonical)
dislikes (third-person singular)
disliked (past)
disliked (past participle)
disliking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dislike.


disliked

The past tense and past participle of dislike.


lablets

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


apostrophe

An apostrophe is a punctuation mark which is used to show that part of a word is missing, to show that something belongs to someone, or added after plurals of numbers, letters and abbreviations.

In the phrase "John's sentence", there is an apostrophe after John but before the "s" to show that the sentence belongs to John.


apostrophes

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


timber

Timber is trees and forests used as a source of wood.

They walked into the tall timber to find a place to camp.

He went to the timber yard to buy the wood for his house.

Timber is a piece of wood used in building.

She carefully chose a timber that had an interesting pattern.

Timber is wood used as a frame in building ships.

During the battle he could feel the ship's timbers shiver.


timber

timber (canonical)
timbers (third-person singular)
timbered (past)
timbered (past participle)
timbering (present participle)

To timber is to use wood as a support or frame.

The miners had to timber the shaft in the gold mine to make it safe.


timbers

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


timbers

The third-person singular form of timber.


timbered

The past tense and past participle of timber.


timbre

Timbre is the qualities of a sound that make sounds different.

Even if a flute and saxophone play the same note, they sound different because of the timbre.


timbres

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


spy

A spy is a person whose job is to get secret information.

James Bond is a famous spy from the books by Ian Fleming.

A spy is a person who watches other people secretly.

The princess was concerned that a spy with a camera would take photos when she went near the pool.


spy

spy (canonical)
spies (third-person singular)
spied (past)
spied (past participle)
spying (present participle)

To spy is to gather information secretly.

He was not a rich businessman, he was really spying for the CIA.

He spied on the people who entered the Russian embassy.

I thought I could spy someone on top of the mountain.


spies

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


spied

The past tense and past participle of spy.


kimono

A kimono is a Japanese item of clothing.


chequebook

A chequebook is a book containing blank cheques given to people with bank accounts.

He took his chequebook to the auction so that he could pay for any items he bought.


gown

A gown is a long formal dress for women.

She wore a beautiful white gown and carried a bunch of flowers.

A gown is a long, loose item of clothing to be worn in bed.

She wore a gown to bed.

A gown is a protective item worn by doctors during operations.

The doctor put on his gown before going into the operating theatre.

A gown is a ceremonial robe worn by scholars or church men.

At the graduation the students looked impressive in their black gowns.

The gown defeated the town at the annual golf match.


gown

gown (canonical)
gowns (third-person singular)
gowned (past)
gowned (past participle)
gowning (present participle)

The nurse assisted the doctor to gown before the operation.


robe

A robe is a long loose item of clothing.

The young people wore white robes to the church for their confirmation.

A robe is a long item of clothing used to show rank or importance.

The judge looked splendid in his red robe.

He put on his robe after his bath and watched TV.


robe

robe (canonical)
robes (third-person singular)
robed (past)
robed (past participle)
robing (present participle)

The king was robed before his coronation.


garb

A garb is a style or fashion of clothing.

A garb is an outer layer or guise, worn to hide or disguise.

A garb is clothes worn by a special group or profession.


garb

garb (canonical)
garbs (third-person singular)
garbed (past)
garbed (past participle)
garbing (present participle)

To garb is to cover, as if you were using a layer of clothes.


kilt

A kilt is a knee length skirt, with pleats, and usually with a tartan pattern and worn by men in the Scottish highlands.

The piper played his bagpipes and wore a traditional highland kilt.

A kilt is a similar skirt worn by women.

The school's winter uniform for girls was a kilt and a blazer.


whatsoever

Most studies find no relationship whatsoever.


whosoever

Whosoever comes back first will be the winner.

/ˈhuːsəʊɛvə/


kimonos

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


yukata

A yutaka is a kimono for wearing in summer.

Floral patterns are common for womens' yukata and geometric patterns for mens' yukata.


yukatas

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


chequebooks

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


auction

An auction is a sale where the goods are sold to the person who offers the most money.

She wanted to sell her house at auction because she hoped to get a higher price.


auction

auction (canonical)
auctions (third-person singular)
auctioned (past)
auctioned (past participle)
auctioning (present participle)

To auction is to sell goods to the person who offers the most money.

He auctioned the house on Saturday morning.


auctions

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


auctions

The third-person singular form of auction.


auctioned

The past tense and past participle of auction.


auctioneer

An auctioneer is a person who sells items at an auction.

The auctioneer sold the house to the highest bidder.


auctioneers

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


gowns

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


gowned

The past tense and past participle of gown.


robes

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


robed

The past tense and past participle of robe.


garbs

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


garbed

The past tense and past participle of garb.


kilts

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


bagpipe

A bagpipe, is a musical instrument which has an air-filled bag, a double-reed pipe for playing melodies, and between one and four drone pipes.

There are different types of bagpipes including the Scottish great highland pipes, the Irish uilleann pipes and the Northumberland pipes.


bagpipes

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


bagpiper

A bagpiper is a person who plays the bagpipes.

We had a bagpiper at our Scottish wedding.


bagpipers

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


piper

A piper is a person who plays the bagpipes.

The piper played on the castle wall to signal the end of the day.

A piper is a person who plays the pipes.

Piper is a large family of climbing tropical plants.

A pepper vine is part of the genus Piper.


pipers

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


chaos theories

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


tartan

Tartan is a pattern of colored lines and stripes crossing at right angles.

Clans, or large family groups in Scotland have their own tartans.

Tartan is a material having the tartan pattern.

They selected a big roll of tartan to make the kilts.


tartans

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


floral

Floral is something to do with flowers or like a flower.

The material had a floral pattern.

The church was decorated with beautiful floral arrangements.


personality

A quality that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.

My teacher complained to me about my personality.

Usain Bolt has made himself a personality.

/pɜːsəˈnælətɪ/


personalities

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


pity

A feeling of sympathy at the distress or suffering of someone or something.

It's a pity her friend died.


pity

pity (canonical)
pities (third-person singular)
pitied (past)
pitied (past participle)
pitying (present participle)

The action of feeling pity for someone or something.

We pity her not being able to come with the rest of us.


pities

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


pitied

The past tense and past participle of pity.


keyed

key (canonical)
keys (third-person singular)
keyed (past)
keyed (past participle)
keying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of key.


locksmith

A locksmith is a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.

He had to get a locksmith to open his car after he had locked his keys inside it.


locksmiths

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


supervise

supervise (canonical)
supervises (third-person singular)
supervised (past)
supervised (past participle)
supervising (present participle)

The principal said that our class will need a teacher to supervise us if we go on the field trip.


supervises

The third-person singular form of supervise.


supervised

The past tense and past participle of supervise.


atlas

Many students of Geography will use an atlas at least once.

A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given subject.


atlases

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


environmentalist

An environmentalist is a person who works to protect the environment from being damaged.

John Muir was a famous environmentalist who worked to create National Parks in America.


environmentalists

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


thermostat

A thermostat is a device that can tell if the temperature changes, and can then turn other machines on or off.

My hot water system has a thermostat that turns the gas boiler on if the water is cold, and turns it off if the water gets too hot.


thermostats

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


intellectual

An intellectual is an intelligent person, or a person who has learned a lot about a subject.

Doctor Smith is an intellectual person in medicine.


intellectual

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

A person who is intelligent, or has learned a lot about a subject.

A person who is able to think clearly about difficult things.


intellectuals

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


overtake

overtake (canonical)
overtakes (third-person singular)
overtook (past)
overtaken (past participle)
overtaking (present participle)

To overtake is to catch up to and then pass or do better than something.

He had to really increase his speed to overtake her car on the freeway.

There was an overtaking lane on the road to allow cars to get passed the slow moving trucks going up the hills.

If something overtakes you, you are not ready, you are surprised, and overwhelmed by it.

The government's reforms were overtaken by the mass demonstrations which called for big changes in the laws.


anus

The anus is the opening in the butt where waste from the intestines leaves the body.

He used paper to clean around his anus before leaving the toilet.


overtakes

The third-person singular form of overtake.


anuses

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


willow

Willows are trees and shrubs belonging to the genus Salix.

Salix alba caerulea is a tree called the cricket bat willow.

Cricket bats are made from willow.

A willow can be a bat made from the wood of a willow tree used in cricket and baseball.

He struck the ball with the willow and sent it to the boundary.

A willow is machine with rotating metal spikes use to clean raw materials for making textiles.


willows

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


incidental

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

When something is incidental, it happened by chance or has occurred by accident.


footage

A footage is the raw and unedited video that is originally recorded on a video camera.

I have got a rare footage of the towers collapsing in the 9/11 attacks.


footages

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


uniqueness

The state or quality of being unique or one-of-a-kind.


suburban

To be suburban, something is about or characteristic of a suburb.

He led a quiet, suburban life.


suburb

A suburb is the area around a city where people live.

Carlton is an inner suburb, close to the city of Melbourne.


suburbs

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


uniquenesses

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


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raptorial birds

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


tolled

toll (canonical)
tolls (third-person singular)
tolled (past)
tolled (past participle)
tolling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of toll.


TBD

A shortening of to be determined or to be decided. Used to indicate something that is planned to happen.


great-grandchild

The son or daughter of someone's grandchild.


great-grandchildren

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


tone

"What's your favourite tone?" asked the teacher of music.

The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

He needed more practice to get proper control of the tone on his oboe.

I don't like the tone of your tenant.

The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.

The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.

She was surprised at how many tones of sage green there were in the paint shop.

The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ.

The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.

Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.


tone

tone (canonical)
tones (third-person singular)
toned (past)
toned (past participle)
toning (present participle)

To give a particular tone to (something).

The landlord asked the painter to tone the border a bit.

He found doing more sit ups helped to tone his muscles.


tones

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


toned

The past tense and past participle of tone.


toned

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

A toned person is someone who is physically fit.


tome

The lawyer had many legal tomes on his shelves.


tomes

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


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potter

A potter is someone who creates pots or other pottery.

He went to the potter because he wanted a new vase for his flowers.


potter

potter (canonical)
potters (third-person singular)
pottered (past)
pottered (past participle)
pottering (present participle)

If you potter, you walk aimlessly or for no reason. (putter) (Often potter around, potter about)

He was bored so he pottered around.

If you potter, you do small things. (same as putter, potter around)

I pottered around yesterday, sharpening some pencils and sorting out my VHS collection.


potters

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


potters

The third-person singular form of potter.


pottered

The past tense and past participle of potter.


intrigue

An intrigue is when someone plots (plans) to do something in a secret and complicated way; a conspiracy, secret scheme.

After hearing that the politician had planned an intrigue, the citizens were outraged.

Intrigue is the activity of making a secret plan or conspiracy.

There was a lot of intrigue in the secret organization.


intrigue

intrigue (canonical)
intrigues (third-person singular)
intrigued (past)
intrigued (past participle)
intriguing (present participle)

If something or someone intrigues you, it interests you.

That article on the creation of the universe intrigued the reader.

The plot of the popular book intrigues most of its readers because it is interesting.


intrigues

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


intrigues

The third-person singular form of intrigue.


intrigued

The past tense and past participle of intrigue.


intriguing

/ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/


pottery

Pottery is items made from clay and then baked to make them hard.

The archaeologist found broken pottery at the site of the ancient village.

A pottery is a place where a potter makes things from clay.

He worked hard at the pottery making tall vases.


potteries

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


archaeologist

An archaeologist is a person who studies people and societies by looking at the things they have left behind.

Archaeologists dug around the pyramids looking for clues to show how they were built.


archaeologists

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


archaeology

Archaeology is the study of people and societies by looking at what they have left behind.

To understand the ancient burials, we needed someone who was skilled in archaeology.


archaeological

Archaeological describes things that are about or related to archaeology.

The Valley of the Kings in Egypt is an important archaeological site.

/ˌɑːkɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/


willy

A willy is a word, often used by or around children, for penis.

Richard said his willy was the biggest in the class.


willies

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


Willy

Willy is a male given name. It is usually short for William.

Willy Brandt is a famous German politician.


repayment

A repayment the act of giving back money, or a part of the money, that you have borrowed.

He had to make three more repayments before he owned the car.


repayments

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


asterisk

An asterisk is the sign * used for several purposes including to mark footnotes and other notes, to indicate multiplication (e.g., 3*3), and (on the Internet) to signify that something should be in bold (e.g., *IMPORTANT*).

Linguists put asterisks before reconstructed words.


asterisk

asterisk (canonical)
asterisks (third-person singular)
asterisked (past)
asterisked (past participle)
asterisking (present participle)

If you asterisk something, you mark it with an asterisk (*).

I asterisked that sentence because I wanted to leave a footnote at the bottom.


asterisks

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


asterisks

The third-person singular form of asterisk.


asterisked

The past tense and past participle of asterisk.


full stop

A full stop is a punctuation mark "." at the end of a sentence.

Don't forget to write full stops at the end of each paragraph!


full stops

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


spam

Spam refers to random messages on the Internet. If you receive many messages that advertise things or were sent without you asking for them, you are getting spam.

There are many online computer programs that send spam to users.

A spam is a single random message. A single occurrence of spam.

He received 65 spams to his e-mail account yesterday.


spam

spam (canonical)
spams (third-person singular)
spammed (past)
spammed (past participle)
spamming (present participle)

If you spam someone, you send many random electronic messages (spam) to that person.

I hate it when people spam my forum.

I don't like the guy who spams people every day.


spams

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


spammed

The past tense and past participle of spam.


cab

A cab is a car that you can hire (pay for) for single trips. (Often taxi cab)


cabs

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


suspicious

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

If someone or something is suspicious, you do not trust that person, you suspect that he is doing something shady, or that something odd is happening.

The man who is inspecting that window seems suspicious.

If you are suspicious, you don't trust people. You suspect something or are distrustful.

Don't be suspicious of that man; I don't think he's doing anything shady.


dishonesty

Dishonesty is the quality of not being honest. If you have dishonesty, you do not tell the truth. You are not honest.

A dishonesty is an act which is not honest.


dishonesties

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


template

A template is a model or base which you can use as a starting point to make other objects.

I used the template with holes for letters to write that message neatly.


template

template (canonical)
templates (third-person singular)
templated (past)
templated (past participle)
templating (present participle)

If you template something, you make it or set it up using a template.

If you template something, you make a guide or pattern for creating it.

He templated a circle by writing rules for making circles and providing an example circle to copy.


templates

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


templates

The third-person singular form of template.


templated

The past tense and past participle of template.


noble gas

Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being odorless, colorless, and monatomic.

Helium is the first noble gas in the periodic table.


noble gases

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


caption

A caption is a title or description of an image or illustration.

Look at the caption under the illustration to learn more.


caption

caption (canonical)
captions (third-person singular)
captioned (past)
captioned (past participle)
captioning (present participle)

If you caption an image or a text, you add a caption (description or title) to it.

Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.


captions

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


captions

The third-person singular form of caption.


captioned

The past tense and past participle of caption.


spite

Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to annoy, harass, irritate, or thwart; a desire to harass, injure or vex; petty malice; grudge; rancor.

They were so filled with spite for their coach that they lost most of their matches.


spite

spite (canonical)
spites (third-person singular)
spited (past)
spited (past participle)
spiting (present participle)

To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.

He soon married again, to spite his ex-wife.

To fill with spite; to offend; to harass.

After calling a foul on one of the players, the referee was spited by him.


spites

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


spites

The third-person singular form of spite.


spited

The past tense and past participle of spite.


prisoner

A prisoner is a person imprisoned, while on trial or serving a sentence.

The prisoners were let out of their cells each afternoon so they could exercise.

Any person held against his or her will is a prisoner.

He kept his mother as a prisoner in her bedroom until she agreed to change her will.


prisoners

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


scientific

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

Having the quality of being derived from, or similar to, the scientific method.


thorough

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

The thorough investigation by the police led to the arrest of the criminals.

These are the most thorough workers I have ever seen.

It is a thorough pleasure to see the building finished.


plonk

He had a headache after a night on the plonk.

A plonk is the noise something makes if dropped, especially into liquid.

She heard the plonk of the coins as she dropped them into the wishing well.


plonk

plonk (canonical)
plonks (third-person singular)
plonked (past)
plonked (past participle)
plonking (present participle)

To plonk is to drop something heavily, or sit down heavily.

He was so tired he just plonked on the sofa when he got home.


plonks

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


plonks

The third-person singular form of plonk.


plonked

The past tense and past participle of plonk.


therapy

Therapy is the treatment of impairment, injury, disease, or disorder.

My grandfather's therapy will start at the hospital at noon tomorrow.


therapy

therapy (canonical)
therapies (third-person singular)
therapied (past)
therapied (past participle)
therapying (present participle)


therapies

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


therapies

The third-person singular form of therapy.


therapied

The past tense and past participle of therapy.


terrify

terrify (canonical)
terrifies (third-person singular)
terrified (past)
terrified (past participle)
terrifying (present participle)

When you terrify someone, you frighten the person greatly; to fill with terror.

The dogs terrify the cats.


terrifies

The third-person singular form of terrify.


terrified

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

Being terrified means being very scared.


terrified

The past tense and past participle of terrify.


terrific

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

She's a terrific tennis player.

The aircraft landed at a terrific speed.

The lightning was followed by a terrific clap of thunder.

The racing cars drive at terrific speeds.

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heavily

Heavily is a quality of heavy, a great weight, load, effort, or to a large amount.

He dragged himself heavily out of the water and onto the boat.

He drank heavily, which caused him many health problems.

In his plays, he borrowed heavily from Shakespeare.

When she heard the bad news, she sank heavily into the chair.


tragedy

A tragedy is a disaster that usually involves someone getting injured or dying and can affect the lives of many others.

The 9/11 attacks was a tragedy in the history of United States.

A tragedy is play or written work in which the main character is destroyed by his own weakness or things that he can not deal with.

In Shakepeare's tragedy Macbeth, Macbeth is destroyed by his own ambition and greed.


tragedies

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


salvation

Salvation is the state of being saved from hell or a punishment of sin.

Someone's or something's salvation is the act of saving them from harm or from an unpleasant situation.


sophisticated

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

When something is sophisticated, it is very complicated and difficult to understand for someone who is not knowledgeable in that area.

This key is very sophisticated, is it a key to a secret passage?

When something is sophisticated it is very high class, very refined, cultured, the very best quality.

She was a very sophisticated young woman, who always looked stunning, in beautifully designed dresses.


socialist

A socialist is someone who practices socialism, a type of government that makes the goods produced in a country owned by the people.

Russia used to be a socialist country during the period when the country was called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

/ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/


socialist

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

The level of socialism that a person practices.

/ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/


socialists

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


tragic

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

When an event is tragic, it is causing a lot of pain and suffering for those involved in that event. We would call such event a tragedy as well.

Terrorists are people who want to make tragic events happen and make the innocent people suffer so as to tell the government something.


nowt

Nowt means nothing, something that is empty and does not contain anything.

There is nowt in this box.


stronghold

A stronghold is a place of refuge, survival or domination by a particular group or idea.

The soldiers attacked the enemy stronghold on the hill.

Cornwall is the last stronghold of the Cornish language.


socialism

Socialism is any ideology that wants everyone to publicly own all things that are used to make other things, like factories and farms. In this system, the economy is run to benefit all the people and not simply to make profit.

Karl Marx said socialism was the first step in moving from capitalism to communism.

/ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm/


socialisms

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


Argentina

Argentina is a country in South America.

The capital city of Argentina is Buenos Aires.


Argentinian

An Argentinian is a citizen of Argentina.

The musical "Evita" was written about the life of a famous Argentinian, Eva Perón.


Argentinian

If something is Argentinian, it about or comes from Argentina.

The tango is a famous Argentinian dance.


Argentinians

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


delete

A key that may be pressed to delete something (including text or files) from a computer.

I lost the files when I accidentally hit delete.


delete

delete (canonical)
deletes (third-person singular)
deleted (past)
deleted (past participle)
deleting (present participle)

If you delete something, you remove or get rid of, or erase it, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.

I will delete the first paragraph of my essay from the file.

If you delete something, you conceal hide or conceal it.


deletes

The third-person singular form of delete.


deleted

The past tense and past participle of delete.


Argentine

Argentina is sometimes called "the Argentine".

An Argentine is a person from Argentina, also called an Argentinian.


Argentine

Argentine is something from, or is like something from Argentina.

She loved the excitement in dancing an Argentine tango.


Argentines

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


argentine

Argentine is a word for silver, or silver coloured metals.

Argentine is a family of small silver coloured fish, like small salmon.

A species in the argentine family of fish is "Argentina sphyraena".


argentines

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


mosaic

A mosaic is a picture or design made with small coloured pieces.

The Romans used mosaics to decorate the floors of their houses.

A mosaic can be something that is like a mosaic as it is made up of many pieces.

This mosaic is made of images taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft.


mosaic

mosaic (canonical)
mosaics (third-person singular)
mosaicked (past)
mosaicked (past participle)
mosaicking (present participle)

To mosaic you would make a picture or design using many small pieces.

He was tired after mosaicking around the edge of the pool to make it look Roman.


mosaics

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


mosaics

The third-person singular form of mosaic.


mosaicked

The past tense and past participle of mosaic.


blunt

blunt (positive)
blunter (comparative)
bluntest (superlative)

When something is blunt, it has a thick end and is not sharp.

Very direct in one's words, usually in a negative manner and in a rude way.


blunts

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


cannabis

Cannabis is a type of plant from Central Asia.

A type of drug taken from the cannabis plant parts.


hash

Hash is a kind of chopped meat and vegetable that are mixed together.

A symbol ("#"), also known as the number sign.


caveman

A caveman is someone who lives in caves.


hound

A hound is a breed of dog that has a good sense of smell for hunting other animals.


hound

hound (canonical)
hounds (third-person singular)
hounded (past)
hounded (past participle)
hounding (present participle)

If you hound someone, you harass or pester them persistently.


hounds

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


hounds

The third-person singular form of hound.


pathetic

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

The student's pathetic pleas for an extension stirred the teacher's heart.


tractor

A vehicle used on farms for pulling equipment, preparing the fields, and so on.

The mechanic just fixed the old tractor so the that Mr. Brown, the farmer can plough his fields.

A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.

Any piece of machinery or thing that pulls something.

An airplane where the propeller is located in front of the fuselage.


tractors

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


usage

I learnt the usage of some verbs while studying the language.


usages

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


tummy

Tommy told his mother that his tummy was full.


tummies

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


noon

The middle of the civil day. The middle of the daytime. It's the part of the day when the sun is at its zenith.

We turned the television on just before noon.


noons

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


audition

An audition is a performance by an someone hoping to become a performer in order to show suitability or talent.

The music club had it's auditions on Tuesday.

His audition was poor.


audition

audition (canonical)
auditions (third-person singular)
auditioned (past)
auditioned (past participle)
auditioning (present participle)

To audition is to evaluate one or more performers through an audition.

We auditioned many singers for the part in our new show.

To audition is to take part in an audition.

Many singers auditioned for the part in our new show.


auditions

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


auditions

The third-person singular form of audition.


auditioned

The past tense and past participle of audition.


cavemen

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


posthumous

To be posthumous, a person was born after the death of their father.

Posthumous orphans never knew their fathers.

Posthumous is something that happens to a person after their death.

The posthumous Medal of Honor was given to the family of the soldier who died in battle.

Artists who were not famous during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.

His book was his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.


leaderships

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