beatable

If something or someone is beatable, then it is possible for them to be defeated.


unbeatable

If someone or something is unbeatable, then it is impossible to defeat them.


unbuilt

If something is unbuilt, it has not been built.


armful

A quantity of items that a person can hold in his arm or arms is called an armful.

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artistic

artistic (positive)
more artistic (comparative)
most artistic (superlative)

If something is artistic, it is an example of good art.

If something is artistic, it is of or related to art.


beneficially

If something is done beneficially, it is done in a way that is beneficial.

/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəli/


croquet

Croquet is a game that is played with a bat called a mallet and a hard ball.

We played croquet in the afternoon.


unbalancing

unbalance (canonical)
unbalances (third-person singular)
unbalanced (past)
unbalanced (past participle)
unbalancing (present participle)


associatively

If something is called associatively, it is done in an associative manner.


unbelievably

un- + believable + -y
unbelievable + believably

ety-affix

Something done unbelievably means it is done in a way that is not believable.

He tried, unbelievably, to convince her that he was sorry.

Unbelievably is so extreme that it is hard to believe.

Asking a student out on a date would be unbelievably inappropriate.


artistically

If something is done artistically, it is done in a way that is artistic.


bloodless

bloodless (positive)
more bloodless (comparative)
most bloodless (superlative)

If something is bloodless, it does not have blood.


bloodlessness

Bloodlessness is the state or quality of being bloodless.


cheapen

cheapen (canonical)
cheapens (third-person singular)
cheapened (past)
cheapened (past participle)
cheapening (present participle)

If you cheapen something, you make it less valuable.

If you cheapen someone, you lower their reputation.


cheapens

The third-person singular form of cheapen.


cheapened

The past tense and past participle of cheapen.


classless

If something is classless, it lacks class.

If a society is classless, there is no division between different parts of society based on amount of property or wealth.


classlessness

Classlessness is the state or quality of being classless.


classy

classy (positive)
classier (comparative)
classiest (superlative)

If something is classy, it is elegant or highly fashionable.


classiness

Classiness is the state or quality of being classy.


bookish

bookish (positive)
more bookish (comparative)
most bookish (superlative)

If someone is bookish, then they are like to read a lot, especially serious books.

Example: Mr. Akello is bookish and especially loves books about chemistry.


uncaught

If something is uncaught, it is not caught.


arty

arty (positive)
artier (comparative)
artiest (superlative)

An arty person is someone who is very interested in the arts.


baggily

If something is described as baggily, it is being described as loose and baggy.


disbelieve

disbelieve (canonical)
disbelieves (third-person singular)
disbelieved (past)
disbelieved (past participle)
disbelieving (present participle)

If someone is said to disbelieve something, he is said to not believe it to be true.


disbelieves

The third-person singular form of disbelieve.


disbelieved

The past tense and past participle of disbelieve.


disbeliever

A disbeliever is a person who does not believe something to be true.

A disbeliever does not believe that God exists.


disbelievers

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


unassuming

unassuming (positive)
more unassuming (comparative)
most unassuming (superlative)

An unassuming person is modest and quiet in a good way.


busily

more busily (comparative)
Superlativemost busily

If something is done busily, it involves much work or is conducted in a busy manner.


disassociate

disassociate (canonical)
disassociates (third-person singular)
disassociated (past)
disassociated (past participle)
disassociating (present participle)

If a person disassociates, they separate or distance themself from something or someone.


disassociates

The third-person singular form of disassociate.


disassociated

The past tense and past participle of disassociate.


authoritative

authoritative (positive)
more authoritative (comparative)
most authoritative (superlative)

If someone is authoritative, they seem to have power and are likely obeyed.

If something is authoritative, it is based on all the most important information.

/ɔːˈθɒrɪˌteɪtɪv/

/əˈθɔrɪˌteɪtɪv/

/əˈθɔrɪtətɪv/


authoritatively

If something is done authoritatively, it is administered or issued from a position of authority.

/ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪvli/


unassumingly

un- + assuming + -ly
unassuming + assumingly

If something is done unassumingly, it is done in a way that is not assuming.


unavailability

Unavailability is the state when something or someone is not available.


unavailabilities

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


unbeaten

If someone is unbeaten, that person has not been beat at anything.


unbelief

Unbelief is when a person lacks a belief.

Unbelief is when a person lacks a belief about religion.


unbeliefs

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


bearable

If something is bearable,it can borne or tolerated.


boatmen

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


unbottle

unbottle (canonical)
unbottles (third-person singular)
unbottled (past)
unbottled (past participle)
unbottling (present participle)

Unbottling is removing something from a bottle.


unbottles

The third-person singular form of unbottle.


unbottled

The past tense and past participle of unbottle.


reborn

If a person is reborn, he is reincarnated.

If a person is reborn, he becomes alive spiritually again.


borne

bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
borne (past participle)
bearing (present participle)


beautifully

If something is described with the adverb beautifully, it is said to be acting or existing in a beautiful manner.


chanced

chance (canonical)
chances (third-person singular)
chanced (past)
chanced (past participle)
chancing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of chance.


bearer

A bearer is a person who bears or carries people or things.

A bearer is an item used to carry people or things.


bearers

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


unbearably

The adjective unbearably is used to describe something borne in a way that is not bearable.


cos

Cos is a kind of lettuce with long, crisp leaves.


sheriffs

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


bottomless

If something is bottomless, it lacks a bottom.


disbelievingly

The adverb disbelievingly describes when something is difficult to believe.


bearably

If something is done bearably, it is performed in a way that is bearable.


biggish

If someone or something is biggish they are a little big.


unbelieving

unbelieving (positive)
more unbelieving (comparative)
most unbelieving (superlative)

If someone is unbelieving, he does not believe something and sometimes his disbelief can be noticed.


unbelievingly

un- + believing + -ly
unbelieving + believingly

If something is called unbelievingly, it is not something that can be believed or is seen in a manner that is believable.


weren

weren (canonical)
werens (third-person singular)
werenno pluraled (past)
werenno pluraled (past participle)
werenno pluraling (present participle)


blackly

If something happens blackly, it happens in dark and scary way.


blackened

Something blackened is darkened so much that it appears black or almost black in color.


blooded

The term blooded is used to describe someone being bloody or bleeding.


blackens

blacken (canonical)
blackens (third-person singular)
blackened (past)
blackened (past participle)
blackening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blacken.


blackish

blackish (positive)
more blackish (comparative)
most blackish (superlative)

If something is blackish, then it is moderately black.


brilliantly

If something is done brilliantly, it is performed with brilliance.


breakages

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


carer

A carer is a person whose job is to take care of another person.


carers

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


coldness

Coldness is the state or quality of being cold.


brotherly

brotherly (positive)
more brotherly (comparative)
most brotherly (superlative)

The term brotherly is used to describe things as being of or related to brothers.


causation

Causation is the action of causing something to happen.


causations

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


childlike

childlike (positive)
more childlike (comparative)
most childlike (superlative)

If a person is childlike, then he is behaving, thinking, or looking similar to a child, but in a nice way.


bloodies

bloody (canonical)
bloodies (third-person singular)
bloodied (past)
bloodied (past participle)
bloodying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bloody.


bloodied

The past tense and past participle of bloody.


bluish

bluish (positive)
more bluish (comparative)
most bluish (superlative)

If something is bluish,it looks similar to the color or is moderately blue.

If a person is bluish, he or she is sad.


bloodlessly

Something done bloodlessly, was accomplished without any loss of blood or in a way that lacked bloodiness.


bluey

If something is bluey, it looks similar to the color blue or is moderately blue.


boarder

A boarder is a student who lives at his or her boarding school.


boarders

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


bodily

The word bodily is used to describe that which is of or related to the body.


bodied

If someone is bodied, he or she has a certain kind of body.

If someone is bodied, he has either a physical or spiritual body.


breakers

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


unbreakable

unbreakable (positive)
more unbreakable (comparative)
most unbreakable (superlative)

If something is unbreakable, it is very hard, difficult or impossible for it to be broken.


outbreaks

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


unbroken

If something is unbroken, it is still together as a whole and not broken into its parts.


briefly

If something is done briefly, it is done in a short time.


budgetary

Budgetary items are those that are of or related to a budget.


twas

Twas is a different spelling of the contraction 'twas.


'twas

'Twas the night before Christmas...


prebuilt

If something is prebuilt, it is built ahead of schedule.


tis

Tis is another spelling of tis, a contraction of it is.


catchers

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


catchy

catchy (positive)
catchier (comparative)
catchiest (superlative)

Something that is catchy, such as a song, immediately catches attention and is very memorable.


uncaring

uncaring (positive)
more uncaring (comparative)
most uncaring (superlative)

If a person is uncaring, then he or she is not caring.


uncared

If something is uncared for, it is not given any care or is neglected.


causative

If something is causative, it causes something.


centrists

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


centralism

Centralism is a system of having a highly centralized state.


centralisms

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


centrality

Centrality is the state of being central.


centralities

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


centrally

Centrally is an adverb that describes things as being in a central area.


subcommittee

A subcommittee is a division of a committee.


subcommittees

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


chappie

A chappie is an alternative spelling of a chappy.


chappies

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


centralize

centralize (canonical)
centralizes (third-person singular)
centralized (past)
centralized (past participle)
centralizing (present participle)

When a decision is made to centralize a government, power in the government is being concentrated more in the center of the government and less at the local level.

If a person decides to centralize something, he is moving it to the center of an area.


centralizes

The third-person singular form of centralize.


centralized

The past tense and past participle of centralize.


claimant

A claimant is a person suing another person, corporation, government, or other entity for claims of damages.


claimants

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


uncertainty

Uncertainty is a state where there is a lack of certainty.


uncertainties

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


conversationalist

A conversationalist is a person who has conversations.


conversationalists

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


uncertainly

If something is done uncertainly, it means that the person is doing it in an uncertain way.


clearness

Clearness is the state or quality of being clear.


centralise

centralise (canonical)
centralises (third-person singular)
centralised (past)
centralised (past participle)
centralising (present participle)

When a decision is made to centralise a government, power in the government is being concentrated more in the center of the government and less at the local level.

If a person decides to centralise something, he is moving it to the center of an area.


centralises

The third-person singular form of centralise.


centralised

The past tense and past participle of centralise.


centralization

Centralization is when the government's power is centralized in the capitol and moved away from the local level.


centralizations

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


unclaimed

If something is unclaimed, this means no one has claimed it.

All unclaimed items will be thrown away.


committal

Committal is when a person is sent to prison or jail for a crime he committed.

Committal is when a person entrusts something he owns to another person.


committals

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


classier

classy (positive)
classier (comparative)
classiest (superlative)

The comparative form of classy; more classy.


classiest

The superlative form of classy; most classy.


endangerment

Endangerment is when one person puts another person into danger.


endangerments

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


consultant

A consultant is a person who is consulted by another person, a company, a government, or other kind of entity, especially for legal or business purposes.

The district hired a consultant to help write the letter to parents.


consultants

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


correctness

Correctness is the state or quality of being correct.


centralisation

Centralisation is an alternative spelling of centralization. Centralisation is when the government's power is centralized in the capitol and moved away from the local level.


centralisations

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


cleanness

Cleanness is the state or quality of being clean.


crossness

Crossness is the state or quality of being cross.


cleanliness

Cleanliness is the state or quality of being clean.

The cleanliness of her son's bedroom made the mother proud.


exactness

Exactness is the state or quality of being exact.


uncleanliness

un- + cleanly + -ness
uncleanly + cleanliness

Uncleanliness is the state or quality of being unclean.


closeness

Closeness is the state or quality of being close.


copyist

A copyist is a person who publishes written copies of manuscripts.


copyists

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


changer

A changer is a person who changes things.

A changer is a device that changes things.


changers

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


characterise

characterise (canonical)
characterises (third-person singular)
characterised (past)
characterised (past participle)
characterising (present participle)

If you characterise somebody or something in a particular way, you describe them in that way (often negative).


characterises

The third-person singular form of characterise.


characterised

The past tense and past participle of characterise.


characterization

Your characterization of someone or something is the way you describe them, especially when that description suggests an evaluation.

His characterization of Filburn's actions as "weak sauce" were surprising since he has previously supported her.

I think it's a fair characterization to say the government failed to live up to its promises.


characterizations

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


changeable

changeable (positive)
more changeable (comparative)
most changeable (superlative)

If someone or something is changeable, then that person or thing can be changed.

/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl/


correction

Correction is when something is corrected.


corrections

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


unchanged

If something is unchanged, it is not changed.


commonness

Commonness is the state or quality of being common.

The commonness of that coin type makes it less valuable to collectors.


uncommitted

uncommitted (positive)
more uncommitted (comparative)
most uncommitted (superlative)

If someone is uncommitted, he or she is not committed to something or someone.

If something is uncommitted, it is not yet written to disk or logged in the system, usually referring to a code control system such as Git.

Any uncommitted changes will be deleted if you close the browser now.


effectively

If something is done effectively, it is done in a way that is effective.


cleaners

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


dealer

A dealer sells or deals drugs to people.


dealers

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


educator

An educator is a person who educates other people, that is, a teacher.

/ˈɛdʒəkeɪtɚ/

/ˈɛdʒʊkeɪtə/


educators

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


unelected

unelected (positive)
more unelected (comparative)
most unelected (superlative)

If someone is unelected, he or she is not elected.


commons

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


misdemeanour

A misdemeanour is a crime that is not serious.

Back in Michigan he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour assault charge in a domestic violence case and was given probation.


classed

class (canonical)
classes (third-person singular)
classed (past)
classed (past participle)
classing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of class.


clearance

Clearance is the process of getting official permission for something.

She needs to get top-secret security clearance before working on the secret program.

Clearance is the permission for an aircraft to take off or land.

We'll have to circle for a few minutes while we wait for landing clearance.

You have clearance for take off.

Clearance is a period when goods are sold cheaply to make space for new goods.

The shops here often hold clearance sales after Christmas.

Clearance is the space between two objects so that one can move without touching the other.

The truck only had two inches of clearance going under the bridge.

Clearance is the process of removing unwanted materials.

Cities in Canada have to pay a good deal for snow clearance.

Clearance is the process that a cheque has to go through before the person who deposits it can use the money.

For cheques deposited on Friday, clearance is not until Monday.

A clearance is the action of getting a ball away from your goal.

On each of the six attacks, a Fulham player made a headed clearance.


clearances

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


charger

A charger is a device that charges or recharges.

/ˈt͡ʃɑrd͡ʒɚ/


chargers

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


feminism

feminism is the political movement in which women fight for equal rights.


bung

A bung is a small object that is used to stop water passing through a hole.


bung

bung (canonical)
bungs (third-person singular)
bunged (past)
bunged (past participle)
bunging (present participle)

If you bung a hole, then you put a bung in it, in order to stop water passing.


disco

A disco is a building where people come to dance to music, often accompanied with flashing lights

A disco is an event where people dance to music.

Disco is also a style of music, popular in the 1980s

The Bee Gees made some of the most famous disco songs of all time.


elevate

elevate (canonical)
elevates (third-person singular)
elevated (past)
elevated (past participle)
elevating (present participle)

If you elevate something or someone, you raise it


lass

A lass is another word for a young women or girl, especially common in Scotland and the north of England.


hoist

hoist (canonical)
hoists (third-person singular)
hoisted (past)
hoisted (past participle)
hoisting (present participle)

If you hoist something, especially a flag, you raise it up.

Each morning the flag was hoisted over the camp.


heave

heave (canonical)
heaves (third-person singular)
heaved (past)
heaved (past participle)
heaving (present participle)

If you heave something heavy, then you pull it with a lot of strength


hunk

A hunk of food is a large slice or piece

She cut off a hunk of bread and put it into her soup.

: to hunk to have sexual relationship between two people also know as hunching.


innit

You say innit at the end of a sentence, in order to ask for someone's opinion about something, especially if you want them to agree or disagree with you

That's your coat, innit?


hysterical

hysterical (positive)
more hysterical (comparative)
most hysterical (superlative)

If something is hysterical, it is very funny.


anti-Semitisms

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


discos

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


lasses

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


hoists

The third-person singular form of hoist.


hoisted

The past tense and past participle of hoist.


hunks

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


district attorney

district attorney
district attorneys (plural)

A district attorney is the title of an attorney who prosecutes criminals on behalf of the state government in the United States of America.


district attorneys

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


ivy

Ivy is a type of climbing plant with the scientific name of Hedera helix.

The Ivy League is a group of eight of the oldest universities in the United States.


logical

logical (positive)
more logical (comparative)
most logical (superlative)

If something is logical, it is about or related to logic.


iris

Your iris is the black part in the middle of your eye.


tow

tow (canonical)
tows (third-person singular)
towed (past)
towed (past participle)
towing (present participle)

The truck hooked up to the car and began to tow it to the repair shop.


midnight

Start of the civil day. The middle of the nighttime. It's the part of the day when the sun is at its nadir.


stalker

A stalker is a person that regularly follows another person in a way that is not welcome.

She went to the police after she got a letter from the stalker.


lowlife

a lowlife is a person who is somewhat involved with crime


sex slave

a sex slave is someone who is under slavery of sex


wise ass

A wise ass is someone who is trying to act smart or tough.


hornet

A hornet is a large wasp that is usually red or yellow in color.


torture

A torture is the act of torture is to hurt someone


torture

torture (canonical)
tortures (third-person singular)
tortured (past)
tortured (past participle)
torturing (present participle)

If you torture, you cause severe pain to another person.


unchangeable

If something is unchangeable, it cannot be changed.


completeness

Completeness is the state or quality of being complete.


dryness

Dryness is the state or quality of being dry.


drynesses

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


fineness

Fineness is the state or quality of being fine.


dirtbags

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


hornets

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


stalkers

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


scumbags

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


finenesses

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


variation

A variation of something is the same thing, but changed a little bit.

The music is a variation of a Japanese song from the 1950s.

Variation is the difference in amount, colour, size, etc. among many things.

There was a lot of variation in price among the stores.

/ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃn̩/

/ˌvɛəriˈeɪʃn̩/


variations

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


calumny

Calumny is a lie about someone which is said in order to hurt their reputation.

If he keeps speaking such calumny, I will never win the election.


calumnies

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


sickle

A sickle is a tool used for cutting crops.


thy

Thy things are things which belong to you (one person).

Is this thy wife?


misjudge

misjudge (canonical)
misjudges (third-person singular)
misjudged (past)
misjudged (past participle)
misjudging (present participle)

If you misjudge something, you make a mistake when you judge it.

I must have misjudged how long it would take to get here.


counsel

Counsel is the giving or receiving of advice.

A counsel is a group of people that tell a person or organization what they should do.


counsel

counseled (past)
counseled (past participle)
counseling (present participle)
counsel (canonical)
counsels (third-person singular)
counselled (past)
counselled (past participle)
counselling (present participle)

When you counsel someone, you advise them.


donut

A donut is a piece of sweet fried dough that is often shaped like a ring.


donuts

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


slams

slam (canonical)
slams (third-person singular)
slammed (past)
slammed (past participle)
slamming (present participle)


elevates

The third-person singular form of elevate.


elevated

The past tense and past participle of elevate.


towed

The past tense and past participle of tow.


turnovers

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


diesels

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


recently

Something that happened recently happened shortly before now.


neuroscience

Neuroscience is a type of science. It studies the nervous system (the brain and nerves).

Thanks to neuroscience, we now have much better ways of helping people who injure their nerves or brains.

There are many different types of neuroscience. For example, some types study behavior, speech, or sleep problems. Neuroscience can study anything that has to do with the brain or nerves.


sickles

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


counsels

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


counsels

The third-person singular form of counsel.


ivies

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


misjudges

The third-person singular form of misjudge.


misjudged

The past tense and past participle of misjudge.


birches

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


birches

birch (canonical)
birches (third-person singular)
birched (past)
birched (past participle)
birching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of birch.


misadvise

misadvise (canonical)
misadvises (third-person singular)
misadvised (past)
misadvised (past participle)
misadvising (present participle)

When you misadvise someone, you advise them incorrectly.


misadvises

The third-person singular form of misadvise.


misadvised

The past tense and past participle of misadvise.


misbelieve

misbelieve (canonical)
misbelieves (third-person singular)
misbelieved (past)
misbelieved (past participle)
misbelieving (present participle)

When you misbelieve, you believe something that is not true.


misbelieves

The third-person singular form of misbelieve.


misbelieved

The past tense and past participle of misbelieve.


miscalculate

miscalculate (canonical)
miscalculates (third-person singular)
miscalculated (past)
miscalculated (past participle)
miscalculating (present participle)

When you miscalculate, you calculate something incorrectly.


miscalculates

The third-person singular form of miscalculate.


miscalculated

The past tense and past participle of miscalculate.


miscegenate

miscegenate (canonical)
miscegenates (third-person singular)
miscegenated (past)
miscegenated (past participle)
miscegenating (present participle)

When you miscegenate, you live with someone of a different race.


miscegenates

The third-person singular form of miscegenate.


miscegenated

The past tense and past participle of miscegenate.


misdate

misdate (canonical)
misdates (third-person singular)
misdated (past)
misdated (past participle)
misdating (present participle)

When you misdate something, you date it incorrectly.


misdates

The third-person singular form of misdate.


misdated

The past tense and past participle of misdate.


misestimate

misestimate (canonical)
misestimates (third-person singular)
misestimated (past)
misestimated (past participle)
misestimating (present participle)

When you misestimate something, you estimate it incorrectly.


misestimates

The third-person singular form of misestimate.


misestimated

The past tense and past participle of misestimate.


misfire

misfire (canonical)
misfires (third-person singular)
misfired (past)
misfired (past participle)
misfiring (present participle)

When something misfires, it does not fire correctly.


misfires

The third-person singular form of misfire.


misfired

The past tense and past participle of misfire.


mishandle

mishandle (canonical)
mishandles (third-person singular)
mishandled (past)
mishandled (past participle)
mishandling (present participle)

If you mishandle something, you handle it incorrectly.


mishandles

The third-person singular form of mishandle.


mishandled

The past tense and past participle of mishandle.


mismanage

mismanage (canonical)
mismanages (third-person singular)
mismanaged (past)
mismanaged (past participle)
mismanaging (present participle)

If you mismanage something, you manage it incorrectly.


mismanages

The third-person singular form of mismanage.


mismanaged

The past tense and past participle of mismanage.


misalign

misalign (canonical)
misaligns (third-person singular)
misaligned (past)
misaligned (past participle)
misaligning (present participle)

If you misalign something, you align it incorrectly.


misaligns

The third-person singular form of misalign.


misaligned

The past tense and past participle of misalign.


miscount

miscount (canonical)
miscounts (third-person singular)
miscounted (past)
miscounted (past participle)
miscounting (present participle)

If you miscount something, you count it incorrectly.


miscounts

The third-person singular form of miscount.


miscounted

The past tense and past participle of miscount.


misfunction

misfunction (canonical)
misfunctions (third-person singular)
misfunctioned (past)
misfunctioned (past participle)
misfunctioning (present participle)

If something misfunctions, it does not function correctly.


misfunctions

The third-person singular form of misfunction.


misfunctioned

The past tense and past participle of misfunction.


mismarry

mismarry (canonical)
mismarries (third-person singular)
mismarried (past)
mismarried (past participle)
mismarrying (present participle)

If you mismarry, you marry the wrong person.


mismarries

The third-person singular form of mismarry.


mismarried

The past tense and past participle of mismarry.


misname

misname (canonical)
misnames (third-person singular)
misnamed (past)
misnamed (past participle)
misnaming (present participle)

If you misname something, you name it incorrectly.


misnames

The third-person singular form of misname.


misnamed

The past tense and past participle of misname.


misplace

misplace (canonical)
misplaces (third-person singular)
misplaced (past)
misplaced (past participle)
misplacing (present participle)

If you have misplaced something, you have lost it, usually for a short time.

If you misplace something, you put it in the wrong place.


misplaces

The third-person singular form of misplace.


misplaced

The past tense and past participle of misplace.


misprint

misprint (canonical)
misprints (third-person singular)
misprinted (past)
misprinted (past participle)
misprinting (present participle)

If you misprint something, you print it incorrectly.


misprints

The third-person singular form of misprint.


misprinted

The past tense and past participle of misprint.


misperceive

misperceive (canonical)
misperceives (third-person singular)
misperceived (past)
misperceived (past participle)
misperceiving (present participle)

If you misperceive something, you perceive it incorrectly.


misperceives

The third-person singular form of misperceive.


misperceived

The past tense and past participle of misperceive.


mispronounce

mispronounce (canonical)
mispronounces (third-person singular)
mispronounced (past)
mispronounced (past participle)
mispronouncing (present participle)

If you mispronounce something, you pronounce it incorrectly.

They mispronounced the name.


mispronounces

The third-person singular form of mispronounce.


mispronounced

The past tense and past participle of mispronounce.


misquote

misquote (canonical)
misquotes (third-person singular)
misquoted (past)
misquoted (past participle)
misquoting (present participle)

If you misquote someone, you quote that person incorrectly.


misquotes

The third-person singular form of misquote.


misquoted

The past tense and past participle of misquote.


misremember

misremember (canonical)
misremembers (third-person singular)
misremembered (past)
misremembered (past participle)
misremembering (present participle)

If you misremember something, you remember it incorrectly.


misremembers

The third-person singular form of misremember.


misremembered

The past tense and past participle of misremember.


misrepresent

misrepresent (canonical)
misrepresents (third-person singular)
misrepresented (past)
misrepresented (past participle)
misrepresenting (present participle)

If you misrepresent something, you talk about it in a way that gives people the wrong idea.


misrepresents

The third-person singular form of misrepresent.


misrepresented

The past tense and past participle of misrepresent.


misspell

misspelled (past)
misspelled (past participle)
misspell (canonical)
misspells (third-person singular)
misspelt (past)
misspelt (past participle)
misspelling (present participle)

If you misspell a word, you spell it incorrectly.


misspells

misspell (canonical)
misspells (third-person singular)
misspelled (past)
misspelled (past participle)
misspelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of misspell.


misspelled

The past tense and past participle of misspell.


misstate

misstate (canonical)
misstates (third-person singular)
misstated (past)
misstated (past participle)
misstating (present participle)

If you misstate something, you state it incorrectly.


misstates

The third-person singular form of misstate.


misstated

The past tense and past participle of misstate.


mistime

mistime (canonical)
mistimes (third-person singular)
mistimed (past)
mistimed (past participle)
mistiming (present participle)

If you mistime something, you do it at the wrong time.

If you mistime something, you incorrectly measure how much time it takes.


mistimes

The third-person singular form of mistime.


mistimed

The past tense and past participle of mistime.


mistranslate

mistranslate (canonical)
mistranslates (third-person singular)
mistranslated (past)
mistranslated (past participle)
mistranslating (present participle)

If you mistranslate something, you translate it incorrectly.


mistranslates

The third-person singular form of mistranslate.


mistranslated

The past tense and past participle of mistranslate.


mistreat

mistreat (canonical)
mistreats (third-person singular)
mistreated (past)
mistreated (past participle)
mistreating (present participle)

If you mistreat someone, you treat them in a way that is not nice.


mistreats

The third-person singular form of mistreat.


mistreated

The past tense and past participle of mistreat.


mistrust

mistrust (canonical)
mistrusts (third-person singular)
mistrusted (past)
mistrusted (past participle)
mistrusting (present participle)

If you mistrust someone, you think they are not honest or trustworthy.


mistrusts

The third-person singular form of mistrust.


mistrusted

The past tense and past participle of mistrust.


distrust

distrust (canonical)
distrusts (third-person singular)
distrusted (past)
distrusted (past participle)
distrusting (present participle)

If you distrust someone, you believe they are not honest or trustworthy.


distrusts

The third-person singular form of distrust.


distrusted

The past tense and past participle of distrust.


herpetology

Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians.


chancellors

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


selfies

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


dykes

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


libertines

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


turmerics

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


pincers

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


incorrectly

* IPA ⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˌɪnkəˈrɛk(t).li/
*
 Audio (US) (file)

in- + correct + -ly
incorrect + correctly

If you do something incorrectly, you do it in a way that is not right.


Terry stops

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


exhale

exhale (canonical)
exhales (third-person singular)
exhaled (past)
exhaled (past participle)
exhaling (present participle)

If you exhale, you push air out of your mouth.


exhales

The third-person singular form of exhale.


exhaled

The past tense and past participle of exhale.


adamantine

adamantine (positive)
more adamantine (comparative)
most adamantine (superlative)

If a substance is adamantine, it is as hard as a diamond.

If something is adamantine, it is not easy to change.


adamant

adamant (positive)
more adamant (comparative)
most adamant (superlative)

If something is adamant, it is not easy to change.


adaptable

adaptable (positive)
more adaptable (comparative)
most adaptable (superlative)

If someone or something is adaptable, it can be adapted.

An adaptable organism is one that can change itself and its behaviors in response to changes in its environment.


adaptive

adaptive (positive)
more adaptive (comparative)
most adaptive (superlative)

If someone or something is adaptive, it can adapt.


adaptative

adaptative (positive)
more adaptative (comparative)
most adaptative (superlative)

If someone or something is adaptative, it can adapt.


addable

addable (positive)
more addable (comparative)
most addable (superlative)

If something is addable, it can be added.


addible

addible (positive)
more addible (comparative)
most addible (superlative)

If something is addible, it can be added.


addictive

addictive (positive)
more addictive (comparative)
most addictive (superlative)

If something is addictive, it is hard to stop doing it.

Cigarettes are addictive because of the nicotine it has.

To be addictive to something means tending to cause an addiction.


addled

addled (positive)
more addled (comparative)
most addled (superlative)

If an egg is addled, it is rotten and not good to eat.


addled

addle (canonical)
addles (third-person singular)
addled (past)
addled (past participle)
addling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of addle.


addlebrained

addlebrained (positive)
more addlebrained (comparative)
most addlebrained (superlative)

If a person is addlebrained, they are stupid and hard to understand.


addlepated

addlepated (positive)
more addlepated (comparative)
most addlepated (superlative)

If a person is addlepated, they are stupid and hard to understand.


adenoid

adenoid (positive)
more adenoid (comparative)
most adenoid (superlative)

If something is adenoid, it is related to the glands or tissue of the lymphatic system.


admittable

admittable (positive)
more admittable (comparative)
most admittable (superlative)

If someone is admittable, they are allowed to enter a place.


admittible

admittible (positive)
more admittible (comparative)
most admittible (superlative)

If someone is admittible, they are allowed to enter a place.


adoptable

adoptable (positive)
more adoptable (comparative)
most adoptable (superlative)

If someone or something is adoptable, it can be adopted.


adrenal

adrenal (positive)
more adrenal (comparative)
most adrenal (superlative)

If something is adrenal, it is related to the adrenal glands.

If something is adrenal, it is near the kidneys.


adrenergic

adrenergic (positive)
more adrenergic (comparative)
most adrenergic (superlative)

If something is adrenergic, it is related to epinephrine.


adroit

adroit (positive)
more adroit (comparative)
most adroit (superlative)

If someone is adroit at something, they are very good at it.

She was adroit at leading our team.


adulterine

A person who is adulterine was born because someone had sex with a person who they were not married to.


adumbrative

adumbrative (positive)
more adumbrative (comparative)
most adumbrative (superlative)

If something is adumbrative, it tells people what the future will be like.


adulterous

adulterous (positive)
more adulterous (comparative)
most adulterous (superlative)

If someone is adulterous, they are married and having sex with someone who they are not married to.


endogenous

endogenous (positive)
more endogenous (comparative)
most endogenous (superlative)

Something that is endogenous involves endogeny.


thinks through

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

The third-person singular form of think through.


thinking through

The present participle of think through.


tunneled

tunnel (canonical)
tunnels (third-person singular)
tunneled (past)
tunneled (past participle)
tunneling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tunnel.


tunnelled

tunnel (canonical)
tunnels (third-person singular)
tunnelled (past)
tunnelled (past participle)
tunnelling (present participle)


Lilliputians

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


darlings

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


swedes

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


nakbas

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


dolphins

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


diarrhea

Diarrhea is an illness where the person's poop or feces are soft like water.


rakes

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

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rakes

rake (canonical)
rakes (third-person singular)
raked (past)
raked (past participle)
raking (present participle)


efficiency

Efficiency is the state or quality of being efficient.

Efficiencies are steps that can be taken to make things more efficient.


ludicrous

ludicrous (positive)
more ludicrous (comparative)
most ludicrous (superlative)

If something is ludicrous, it is crazy or absurd.


unjustly

If something is done unjustly, it is done in a way that is not just or fair.


uniquely

Something done uniquely is done in a way that is unique.


knowledges

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


efficiencies

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


clawing

claw (canonical)
claws (third-person singular)
clawed (past)
clawed (past participle)
clawing (present participle)


cheapskates

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


ecology

Ecology is the science of the relations between living things and other living things in the place where they live.

The ecology of a place is the relations between living things that place.


ecologies

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


invaluable

If something is invaluable it has more worth than any amount of money

My wife's life is invaluable to me.


kindheartedly

more kindheartedly (comparative)
Superlativemost kindheartedly

If you do something kindheartedly you do it in a kindhearted way.


rosy-cheeked

rosy-cheeked (positive)
more rosy-cheeked (comparative)
most rosy-cheeked (superlative)

A person who is rosy-cheeked has pink or red cheeks and looks healthy.


syllabus

A syllabus is a summary or outline of a course.


syllabuses

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


incestually

more incestually (comparative)
Superlativemost incestually

If something happens incestually, it involves sexual attraction to relatives.


hunky-dory

If something is hunky-dory, it is satisfactory or fine.

When someone tells them hunky-dory news, it makes them feel good or pleasant about themselves.


incestuality

The quality or state of being incestual.


incestualities

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


mini


nutrient

A nutrient is a something that is eaten for nourishment or energy.

Nuts and berries are healthy: they are full of nutrients.


nutrition

nutrition is the organic process by which an organism takes in food for growth.


nutrients

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


resurrection

Resurrection is putting back to life a dead person.


athiest


cold-bloodedly

more cold-bloodedly (comparative)
Superlativemost cold-bloodedly

When someone behaves cold-bloodedy, they behave in a cold-hearted, cruel, or brutal manner.


wretched

When someone is wretched, they are either cursed, or unhappy.

When something is wretched, it means that it is really bad or terrible.


wretchedly

more wretchedly (comparative)
Superlativemost wretchedly

If something is done wretchedly, it is done in a terrible manner.


malevolently

When something is being done malevolently, it is being done in a hostile, cruel, mean or evil manner.


cold-heartedness

cold-heartedness is when you are cold-hearted to someone else.


kindheartedness

The state of being kindhearted, sympathetic, considerate and warm-hearted.


hard feelings

When someone has hard feelings towards someone, they are angry at that person because of something that happened in the past.


frigidly

more frigidly (comparative)
Superlativemost frigidly

When someone behaves frigidly, they refuse to behave cordially, kindly, or warm-heartedly.


frigid

frigid (positive)
more frigid (comparative)
most frigid (superlative)

When something is frigid, it is really cold.

When someone is frigid, they are not friendly.

If a woman is frigid, she is sexually unresponsive.


frosty

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

When something is frosty, it is very cold.

When someone is frosty, they are not friendly.


anemic

anemic (positive)
more anemic (comparative)
most anemic (superlative)

When someone is anemic, they have too few red blood cells.

When someone is anemic, they are weak and lack energy.


well-nourished

When someone is well-nourished, they had been given enough material needed for life and growth.


hatch

hatch (canonical)
hatches (third-person singular)
hatched (past)
hatched (past participle)
hatching (present participle)

I saw the fledglings hatch from their eggs.

To hatch is to shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with thin lines.

The engraver shaded the illustration by hatching.


hatch

An opening like a trap-door is called a hatch.

Food was served through the hatch.


blink

blink (canonical)
blinks (third-person singular)
blinked (past)
blinked (past participle)
blinking (present participle)

If you blink, you close your eyes for a very short time.

The sun shone in her eyes and she blinked a few times.

She turned her back and blinked away her tears.

If something is blinking, it is turning on and off quickly.

A light was blinking on his phone.


aren't

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

They aren't very happy.

John and Mary aren't playing.

Aren't you hungry?

Aren't I invited?


transit

Transit refers to the movement of goods or people from one place to another.


transit

transit (canonical)
transits (third-person singular)
transited (past)
transited (past participle)
transiting (present participle)

If you transit through something, it means that you passed across or through something.

After we land at Sydney, we will need to take the transit flight to Melbourne.


exposit

exposit (canonical)
exposits (third-person singular)
exposited (past)
exposited (past participle)
expositing (present participle)

To exposit a subject is to present it formally, especially to educate readers or listeners.

The author exposits material in the difficult sections of the book.


Paki

Paki is an insulting word for a person of Pakistani or Indian heritage, especially one who is British.


derogatory

derogatory (positive)
more derogatory (comparative)
most derogatory (superlative)

If words, actions, or images are derogatory, they disrespect someone or something.

We told him that we would not accept his derogatory language.


catarrhs

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


italicize

italicize (canonical)
italicizes (third-person singular)
italicized (past)
italicized (past participle)
italicizing (present participle)

When you italicize a text, you put a word or phrase into italics.


community centres

community centre
community centres (plural)

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


community center

community center
community centers (plural)

A community center is a place where people from the community can meet for social, educational, or recreational activities. Community centers often also provide access to many other services.

They play basketball at the community center every day.


community centers

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


walruses

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


italicizes

The third-person singular form of italicize.


italicized

The past tense and past participle of italicize.


italicise

italicise (canonical)
italicises (third-person singular)
italicised (past)
italicised (past participle)
italicising (present participle)

When you italicise a text, you put a word or phrase into italics.


italicises

The third-person singular form of italicise.


italicised

The past tense and past participle of italicise.


Muslimophobia

Muslimophobia is a fear or dislike of Muslims.


readmissions

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


bignesses

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


tribes

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


buss

buss (canonical)
busses (third-person singular)
bussed (past)
bussed (past participle)
bussing (present participle)

If you buss someone, you kiss them on the lips.


pursuances

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


cheers up

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

The third-person singular form of cheer up.


theologies

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


emphasise

emphasise (canonical)
emphasises (third-person singular)
emphasised (past)
emphasised (past participle)
emphasising (present participle)

If you emphasise something, you give it particular attention or importance.

Emphasise honesty in your sermon.

Your sermon emphasises honesty.

He emphasised honesty in his sermon.

Honesty was emphasised in his sermon.

Today's sermon is emphasising honesty.


roman

Text that is roman is upright (not slanted or italic).


emphasises

The third-person singular form of emphasise.


emphasised

The past tense and past participle of emphasise.


civilisation

A civilisation is an organised culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of political or technical development.


civilisations

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


civilizations

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


riggings

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


nicknamed

nickname (canonical)
nicknames (third-person singular)
nicknamed (past)
nicknamed (past participle)
nicknaming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of nickname.


inoffensive

inoffensive (positive)
more inoffensive (comparative)
most inoffensive (superlative)

If something is inoffensive, it is not offensive.

Unlike my parents, I think farting is inoffensive.


inopportune

inopportune (positive)
more inopportune (comparative)
most inopportune (superlative)

If an event happens at an inopportune time, it happens at a time that you don't want it to.


inodorous

If something is inodorous, it does not smell. It has no odor.


slurp

slurp (canonical)
slurps (third-person singular)
slurped (past)
slurped (past participle)
slurping (present participle)

When you slurp, you make a lot of noise while you drink.

People got distracted when I slurped my chocolate milk.


slurps

The third-person singular form of slurp.


slurped

The past tense and past participle of slurp.


fib

fib (canonical)
fibs (third-person singular)
fibbed (past)
fibbed (past participle)
fibbing (present participle)

He was caught fibbing.


fibbed

The past tense and past participle of fib.


sheepdog

A sheepdog is a large kind of dog that moves flocks of sheep


beetles

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


sheepdogs

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


covet

covet (canonical)
covets (third-person singular)
coveted (past)
coveted (past participle)
coveting (present participle)

If you covet something, you wrongfully or unreasonably want to have something that belongs to another person.

Much of the nobility coveted the king's wealth and power.

If you covet something, you eagerly want to get it.

I think nearly every science fiction writer covets the Hugo Award, even if they wouldn't admit it.

If you covet, you wrongfully or unreasonably want a thing that belongs to another person.

We should not covet, but be grateful for what we already have.


intrudable

intrudable (positive)
more intrudable (comparative)
most intrudable (superlative)

When something is intrudable, it can be broken into or intruded.

This is not an easily intrudable house.


heterotrophic

Obtains nutrience from external sources due to the lack of ability to synthesize food.

Humans are heterotrophic creatures.


latifundia

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


latifundium

A latifundium is a huge estate bought up by wealthy Roman families.


cut the mustard

If something cuts the mustard, it is good enough.

My car is not new or fancy, but it cuts the mustard.

If something doesn't cuts the mustard, it is not good enough; it fails to meet expectations or standards; it is low or poor quality.

My dad enjoys jogging, but he can't run long distances. He couldn't cut the mustard in a marathon.


ecologist

An ecologist is a person who studies ecology.


ecologists

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


burrito

A burrito is a type of Mexican food that is made with meat wrapped in flour tortilla.


ageists

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


demote

demote (canonical)
demotes (third-person singular)
demoted (past)
demoted (past participle)
demoting (present participle)

If you demote someone or something, you move them to a lower level or rank, but not physically.

The officer was demoted for bad behavior.


demotes

The third-person singular form of demote.


demoted

The past tense and past participle of demote.


demotion

If you get a demotion you move down in rank or position.

He received a demotion to sergeant.


demotions

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


transits

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


transits

transit (canonical)
transits (third-person singular)
transited (past)
transited (past participle)
transiting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of transit.


marmalade

Marmalade is a kind of jam made with oranges.

I want marmalade on my toast.


marmalades

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


lest

If you do something lest something unpleasant happen, you do it to try to prevent the unpleasant thing from happening.

She said nothing, lest anyone think she didn't agree.

He paused, afraid lest he say too much.


goblin shark

A goblin shark is a type of deep sea shark, Mitsukurina owstoni. It has a long snout-like protrusion on its forehead and can grow to 3.8 meters in length.


goblin sharks

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


cookiecutter sharks

cookiecutter shark
cookiecutter sharks (plural)

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


critters

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


burritos

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


biometrics

Biometrics is a system that detects unique human characteristics using DNA of people.


millionaire

A millionaire is a person who has one million dollars or more.

The CEO was named as one of the youngest millionaires of the United States.


coconut

A coconut is a large seed that grows in a coconut palm.


's

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

She's right.


's

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

She's tried everything to make the car start.

He's never been to France.


's

have (canonical)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
had (past participle)
having (present participle)

He's only €5.


's

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

What's he want?


's

Let's go to the store; I'm so hungry!


'm

I'm here.


're

You're right.


ante meridiem

Usually abbreviated to a.m., an ante meridiem time is in the morning, i.e., before noon.

The work day here formally begins at 8:00 ante meridiem.


millionaires

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


billionaire

A billionaire is a person who has one billion dollars or more.


billionaires

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


gigaton

A gigaton is a unit that is used to determine how strong an explosion made by a bomb is.


gigatons

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


coconuts

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


quotidian

quotidian (positive)
more quotidian (comparative)
most quotidian (superlative)

If something is quotidian, it is not special because it happens every day or is very common.

What do you do outside of work, besides the quotidian tasks of life?

We finally had a conversation that went beyond quotidian trivialities.


platonic love

Platonic love is close, intimate and affectionate, but non-romantic love.


aromantic

When someone is aromantic, they do not have any romantic desire or attraction.

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aromantic

An aromantic is a person that does not have any romantic desire or attraction; a person with aromanticism.


aromanticism

Aromanticism means when you don't have any romantic attraction toward anyone.


aromantics

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


Muslimophobe

A Muslimophobe is a person who fears or dislikes Muslims.


Islamophobe

An Islamophobe is a person who fears or dislikes Muslims.

/ɪsˈlɑːməˈfəʊ.b/


platonic

platonic (positive)
more platonic (comparative)
most platonic (superlative)

Platonic means close, intimate and affectionate, but not romantic.

Me and Jessica are really close, but our relationship is just platonic. We're just really good friends.


bearcats

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


muskrats

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


crust

A crust is something that is found around the side of a pastry.


crust

crust (canonical)
crusts (third-person singular)
crusted (past)
crusted (past participle)
crusting (present participle)

If you crust something, you cover it with a crust.


Knoxville

Knoxville is a town in United States of America. It is located in Tennessee state.


passion fruit

a type fruit that can be found in Brazil


hemp

Hemp is a herb that cannabis is produced from.


negligible

negligible (positive)
more negligible (comparative)
most negligible (superlative)

If something is negligible, it is small or unimportant enough that it can be ignored.

He is a bit taller than I am, but the height difference is negligible.

/ˈnɛɡlɪdʒɪbəl/


composition

/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/


inimical

inimical (positive)
more inimical (comparative)
most inimical (superlative)

If something is inimical, it works against something else; it is harmful

Greasy foods are inimical to a healthy diet.


misnomer

A misnomer is a noun which is a mistaken use of the term.

GV stars are known as yellow dwarf stars. This is a misnomer, because they are actually white.

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funkiest

funky (positive)
funkier (comparative)
funkiest (superlative)

The superlative form of funky; most funky.


incel

An incel is a person who wants to have sex or a romantic relationship but is unable to.

Both male and female incels are usually lonely.


concur

concur (canonical)
concurs (third-person singular)
concurred (past)
concurred (past participle)
concurring (present participle)

If you concur with something, you agree with it.

Do you concur with the details of the business plan?

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xanthophyll

Xantophylls are the typical yellow pigments of leaves.


multinational

multinational (positive)
more multinational (comparative)
most multinational (superlative)

If something is multinational, it affects many nations.


ℹ


allusion

An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something which is not explicitly mentioned. Its meaning is understood by the reader or the audience.

Next year, I will be doing the Scottish play. The "Scottish play" is an allusion to Shakespeare's Macbeth. (Stage people have a superstition that mentioning its name is bad luck).

The special one is an allusion to José Mourinho, the football manager.


allusions

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


lite

A lite version of software does not have all the functions of the full version.


demo

A demo version of software can be used for free for a limited time.

I'm using a demo version of Minecraft.


permeability

The permeability of a material is how easily gas or liquid can go through it.

The low permeability of the limestone walls keeps the room dry.


June bugs

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


homoromantic

Homoromantic means when you are romantically attracted to a person of the same gender.


homoromantic

A homoromantic is a person who is romantically attracted to another person of the same gender.


biromantic

Biromantic means when you are romantically attracted to a person of both genders.

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biromantic

A biromantic is a person who is romantically attracted to anybody of both genders.


heteroromantic

Heteroromantic means when you are romantically attracted to a person of the opposite gender.

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adjunct

An adjunct is something less important that is joined with something else.

For her, beauty was an undoubted adjunct to her ability to move from one opportunity of employment up to another.

An adjunct is a professor who is not in a tenure-track position.

Nationwide, salaries for full-time faculty held up well, but major shifts were underway replacing regular tenure-track faculty with adjuncts or other cost-saving devices (bigger classes, more teaching hours, using technology to reach more people).

In the sentence he arrived last week, last week functions as an adjunct.


adjunct

adjunct (positive)
more adjunct (comparative)
most adjunct (superlative)

Though that my death were adjunct to my act, By heaven, I would do it. (Shakespeare: King John III, Act 3, Line 57)


patsy

A patsy is a scapegoat, or someone who is blamed for something someone else actually did.

Lee said he did not do anything wrong. He said that he was a patsy.


patsies

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


heavy water

Heavy water is a form of water. Instead of the two hydrogen atoms that normal water has, heavy water has two deuterium atoms.

If you are in heavy water, you are in big trouble.

He was in heavy water for spending his mom's $40.


sober

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

A person is called sober if they are not under the influence of alcohol, and if they have not taken any other drugs.

in a medical context, they are called sober if they have not eaten or drunk anything for some time.


empirical formula

empirical formula
empirical formulae (plural)

An empirical formula is a formula for a chemical compound that is the smallest possible ratio of subscripts of the elements in that formula.


mendacity

People have come to expect the mendacity of politicians.


anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humans and humanity as a whole.

In anthropology class, you can learn about the history of human beings.

/ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒi/

/ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒi/


stimulus

A stimulus is an event that causes a system to change its output or behavior.

The primary goal of the $31 billion economic stimulus package was to increase job growth.

A stimulus is something that is noticed by the senses.

The mice responded with fear to the painful stimulus.


powder horn

A powder horn is a tool used to put gunpowder into a gun or cannon.


federation

A federation is a country formed by separate states that have given certain powers to a central government while keeping control over local matters.

A federation is an organization that is made by loosely joining together smaller organizations.

Federation is the act of joining together separate organizations or states.


ameliorate

ameliorate (canonical)
ameliorates (third-person singular)
ameliorated (past)
ameliorated (past participle)
ameliorating (present participle)

When you ameliorate something, you make it better.

The doctor said this medicine would ameliorate my headache.

If we hire more police officers, we can ameliorate the high amounts of crime in this city.


supreme

If something is supreme, it is more powerful and important than anything else.

The Constitution is the supreme law in the country. Everyone, even the President, has to obey the Constitution.

If someone is supreme, they are more powerful than anyone else.

The cat is the supreme leader in that house. She does whatever she wants and is the queen of the house.

If something or someone is supreme, they are much better than normal.

She got an award for her supreme courage during the battle.

The restaurant's food was supreme.


posterity

The baseball player is remembered by posterity as one of the best players who ever lived.

If we cut down all of the world's trees, there will be none left for posterity.

Posterity means all the people who are descendants of one person (that person's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, etc.)

The people wanted a better government so they could have freedom for themselves and their posterity.

We are saving money now so our posterity do not have to work as hard as we did.


cheery

cheery (positive)
cheerier (comparative)
cheeriest (superlative)

If you are cheery, you are happy and in a good mood.

The family felt cheery on Christmas morning.

If something is cheery, it makes people feel happy.

They put cheery pictures on the walls.

If something is cheery, it shows that someone is happy.

"Good morning," she said in a cheery voice.


self-evident

If something is self-evident, it is clearly, obviously true. People do not need any proof to know that it is true.

He said he wasn't rich, but his wealth became self-evident when he offered to let me ride in his private airplane.

It is self-evident that you cannot work 20 hours a day and still have time to get enough sleep.


deem

deem (canonical)
deems (third-person singular)
deemed (past)
deemed (past participle)
deeming (present participle)

If you deem something safe, necessary, important, etc., you judge it to be that way.

Pierre's boss looked at the report he wrote and deemed it useless.

The military leader was given permission to do whatever he deemed necessary to win the war.

After he studied for five hours, Tyronne's mother told him "I deem you ready for your math test."


depose

depose (canonical)
deposes (third-person singular)
deposed (past)
deposed (past participle)
deposing (present participle)

If you depose a leader or rule, you remove them from service.

The old president was deposed last month.


eugenics

Eugenics is a type of science or a way of thinking. It says that the human race can get better if we control who is allowed to become parents.

The teacher asked her students what they thought about eugenics, and who should be allowed to have children.

One student believed in eugenics, and said the government should not let retarded people have children.

Another student said she would never agree with eugenics programs because everyone should have the right to have children.


psychiatry

Psychiatry is a type of science. It studies mental illnesses, like depression and anxiety.

By studying psychiatry, scientists have found new medicines that help people with depression.

Before psychiatry existed, people thought that mental illnesses were caused by the devil or evil spirits.

Psychiatry is a special type of medicine (health care) that treats people with mental illnesses.

The doctor at the hospital decided to call the department of psychiatry for her patient. She thought psychiatry could help him with his depression.


viable

viable (positive)
more viable (comparative)
most viable (superlative)

When something is viable, it can be done or used.

Jamie came up with a viable plan for getting all of her work done before her vacation.

If there is a fire, that door will not be a viable exit. It is locked from the outside and we will not be able to get it open.

When something is viable, it can work out well. It can be successful.

The two countries were determined to work out a viable peace deal to stop the war.

Although he disagreed with everybody else's plans for the project, he could not suggest a more viable plan.

The boss decided that Mai was the most viable candidate for the job, since she spoke six different languages and had been working longer than the other candidate.

When something or someone is viable, it can live or survive on its own.

Usually, if a woman has been pregnant for less than 22 weeks, her fetus will not be viable if she gives birth. The fetus would not be able to survive on its own, outside the mother's body.

The seeds we planted must not have been viable. They never grew into anything.


bacteriology

Bacteriology is a type of science. It studies bacteria, and how they affect humans, animals, and plants.

Studying bacteriology helps scientists find out what bacteria causes some diseases. Then they were able to create vaccines for some of those diseases.

Levi studied bacteriology at school so he could learn about bacteria that kill crops, causing famines in some countries.


hormone

A hormone is a chemical in the human body that causes changes in the body or the brain.

When we get upset, our brains send out stress hormones. Sometimes these only make us more stressed.

Sometimes, during pregnancy, hormones will make women want to eat very strange things, like pickles and ice cream.

Sex hormones help children develop into adults after puberty.

My 16-year-old nephew has raging hormones! All he can think about is girls!


deleterious

deleterious (positive)
more deleterious (comparative)
most deleterious (superlative)

When something is deleterious, it is harmful; it hurts something; it causes damage.

She thought quitting school would be a good idea, but it had a deleterious effect on her future.

His doctor tried to tell him that smoking so much was deleterious to his health, but he would not listen.

The government's program for "helping" students learn better has been deleterious to both students and teachers.


deletorious


anatomy

Anatomy is a type of science. It studies the parts that make up living things, including plants, animals, and humans.

He studied for his anatomy test all night, but still couldn't remember the names of the bones in the body, or where all the organs are.

The anatomies of monkey brains and human brains are actually very similar.

Anatomy is the inside of something. It is something that you have divided up or looked at in very little parts so you can study it, even its smallest details.

After the President was fired, the reporter spent a year working on a book called "The Anatomy of a Political Scandal." She wanted to make sure she included every detail.

The documentary "The Anatomy of Your Favorite Fast Food Restaurant" made me never want to eat fast food again.


visitation

Law: Sometimes, parents have children who do not live with them. A judge may give a parent visitation with their children. This allows the parent to see their children on a certain day and time.

After the divorce, Bobby's mother was only allowed visitation with him on Sundays.

I have visitation with my kids this weekend.

The judge said he would take away Charles's visitation rights if he missed one more visit with his children.

Visitation means to visit or go see someone.

I am going to see my father in prison during visitation hours on Saturday.

Hospitals sometimes limit visitation when patients are sick so they can rest and get better.

In some cultures, after a person dies, people are invited to a visitation so they can see the body before it is buried. (Also called: calling hours; viewing hours; wake)

After their father died, the family held visitation hours so his friends and family could come say goodbye.


flip

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

When you flip something, you turn it over, or you move it suddenly.

If you flip that light switch, it will be a lot brighter in here.

The cook flipped the pizza dough high into the air and caught it in his hands.

When something flips, it turns over, usually quickly.

Her car flipped over in the accident, but she wasn't hurt badly.

The dolphin was taught to flip in the water when his trainer whistled.

When you flip, you get very upset or angry.

He said, "If I don't pass this math test, I am going to flip."

His friend said back, "Why are you flipping out? You know you always do well in math."


flip

With a quick flip of her wrist, she threw me the ball.

When you do a flip, you jump up into the air and turn your body.

She did a flip into the water and landed on her back.

The dolphin did a flip and got a fish as a reward.


flip

flip (positive)
more flip (comparative)
most flip (superlative)

If a person is flip, they act like they are not serious.

His mother asked him, "Could you be any more flip about failing the math test? You act like you don't care about school at all."

When his girlfriend asked him if she looked fat, his flip comment made her cry.


verge

Ahmed was riding his bicycle on the verge of the road when a car almost hit him.

If something is "on the verge" of happening, it is very close to starting. (This expression is often used when something bad or dangerous is about to happen.)

The country is on the verge of being destroyed by crazy politicians.

I was on the verge of calling the police because of the yelling and screaming next door, but the police showed up on their own.

After her husband died, she felt like she was on the verge of tears all the time.


verge

verge (canonical)
verges (third-person singular)
verged (past)
verged (past participle)
verging (present participle)

When a thing verges on something else, the two things are on the edge of being the same.

The judge told the teenager, "Your behavior verged on a serious crime, but I will give you one more chance because I think you really just acted like a stupid teenager."

Your plan verges on the insane. There's no way it will work.


protein

Protein is a natural substances in food such as meat, milk, and beans.

Dr. Lecter told me that if I ate more protein, it would help me get bigger and stronger.

He told me that foods like milk, eggs, fish, and beans have a lot of protein in them.

A protein is a molecule that all cells need to live. Plants, animals, and humans all need proteins. Proteins are made of many of the most important things we need to live.

When a person's body makes proteins that are the wrong shape, it can cause problems like Alzheimer's Disease.


psychiatries

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


leer

leer (canonical)
leers (third-person singular)
leered (past)
leered (past participle)
leering (present participle)

When you leer at someone, you look at them in a rude, sometimes threatening way. The word leer usually describes men looking at women in a sexual way that is not respectful.

She stopped using the public pool because of the way people leered at her when she was in her swimsuit.

Their bosses warned the female prison guards that they would have to deal with the male prisoners leering at them.


leer

A leer is a rude, threatening, sometimes sexual stare.

He had a terrifying leer that made me afraid about what he might do.


grate

grate (canonical)
grates (third-person singular)
grated (past)
grated (past participle)
grating (present participle)

When you grate something, you turn it into little pieces by rubbing it against something sharp or rough.

He grated an entire block of cheese for the nachos.

When you grate something, you rub it against something in a way that makes a loud, annoying noise.

During the math test, the student grated his pencil against the side of his desk so loudly that the teacher threatened to throw the pencil out the window.

When a person grates, they say something in a loud, often annoying voice.

"Silence during tests!" the teacher grated in a voice that was almost as loud as the pencil.

When someone or someone grates on you, it makes you annoyed. It is hard to deal with or listen to.

She means well, but she has a loud, high, perky voice that just grates on me.

The constant sound of construction outside my house grated on my nerves until I had to leave.


grate

A grate is a metal cover with bars on it. It may cover things like fireplaces or sewers.

The construction workers covered the hole in the road with a grate so nobody would fall down the hole.


heap

A heap is a big pile of things, usually thrown in the pile and not in any order.

When we moved into our new house, the old owners had left a heap of garbage inside for us to deal with.

I dumped all of my things into a heap on my bed so I could start organizing them.

If that dog eats my shoes again, he will be in a heap of trouble.

She earned heaps of money when she was 20 and now she doesn't have to work for the rest of her life.


heap

heap (canonical)
heaps (third-person singular)
heaped (past)
heaped (past participle)
heaping (present participle)

If you heap something, you pile it up high.

Pudding is my favorite dessert. I heaped it so high on my plate that it looked like a little mountain.

If you heap something, you give a lot of it.

The police heaped the children with praise after they would not get in a car with someone they did not know.

Her boss surprised her by heaping the blame for the project onto her, when really, the problems were his own fault.


leers

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


leered

The past tense and past participle of leer.


grates

The third-person singular form of grate.


grates

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


grated

The past tense and past participle of grate.


heaps

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


heaped

The past tense and past participle of heap.


expedite

expedite (canonical)
expedites (third-person singular)
expedited (past)
expedited (past participle)
expediting (present participle)

When you expedite something, you make it happen faster.

We ran out of supplies at the free health clinic very quickly. The Director promised to expedite the process of getting us more supplies, but a week later we still had none.

After Latanya spent 16 hours trying to give birth, the doctor tried expediting her labor by giving her medicines. After that, she gave birth in less than an hour.

The Post Office offers "expedited delivery" for packages that need to get sent very quickly.


outweigh

outweigh (canonical)
outweighs (third-person singular)
outweighed (past)
outweighed (past participle)
outweighing (present participle)

If something outweighs another thing, the first is more important than the second.

On my first day at my new job, my boss told me: "Your safety outweighs everything else. If there is ever a safety problem you need to tell me right away no matter what."

The new Prime Minister decided that ending the war would outweigh everything else in importance, so that would be the first thing she would work on when she started her job.

If you outweigh someone, it means you are heavier than they are; you weigh more than they do.

Jean always exercised and ate healthy foods, but she still outweighed her friends by 20 pounds.

Tommy refused to fight with Mike. "I outweigh you by 40 pounds," Tommy said. "The fight wouldn't be fair."


char

char (canonical)
chars (third-person singular)
charred (past)
charred (past participle)
charring (present participle)

When you char something, you burn it, usually until it is black.

Joseph forgot that the steak was cooking. By the time he remembered, it was charred so badly it looked like a black brick and tasted like ashes.

The house fire was so hot that the walls were 'charred.


char

Char is something that has been charred.

After the fire, all the char on the walls was so thick you could scrape it off.

After I use a barbecue grill, it always takes me forever to scrape the char off the grill.

The family was so poor that she had her first job as a char when she was 13.


chars

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


charred

The past tense and past participle of char.


expectation

An expectation is something you think is going to happen (something you expect to happen).

Zeke's mother had every expectation that he would go to university after high school. So she was surprised when he told her he was joining the military instead.

The doctors told me, "Our expectations are that these tests will not show any serious problems. But we want to do them anyway just to be safe."

An expectation is something that a person is supposed to do, has to do, or needs to do.

After Latasha forgot to pay her Internet bill, the Internet company told her: "Our expectation is that you will pay on time in the future."

His parents' expectations were that Kyle would clean his room, make his bed, and make dinner every night.

If you do something in expectation, you do it while waiting for something to happen (you are expecting something).

Before they were married, Bill would wait by the telephone for hours every night in expectation of Monica's next call.

As soon as she was served the chocolate-covered strawberries, her mouth began to water in expectation of how good they would taste.


hypothermia

Hypothermia is a medical problem. You get hypothermia by getting too cold. Your bodytemperature gets too low. When your body gets cold enough, it cannot work the way it normally does.

The children got lost in the woods overnight. It was cold and rainy. By the time the rescue team found them in the morning, they both had hypothermia.

The rescue team treated the children's hypothermia by giving them warm, dry clothes and blankets, and making a dry shelter with a fire inside to warm them up.


nomenclature

Nomenclature is a system for naming things and putting things into categories. It is used in science, especially biology.

My science teacher asked me: "How is your Felis catus today?" I had no idea she was using scientific nomenclature to ask me how my cat is.

The teacher explained that there are thousands of words for "cat" in different languages. However, if you said "Felis catus" to any scientist in the world, they would know you were talking about a cat.


poignant

If something is poignant, it gives you sadness and regret.

Our walk through the graveyard was a poignant reminder of life's shortness.

If something says something poignant, it is sharp, surprising, and accurate.

His poignant remark ended the argument.


jointly

When two or more people do something jointly, they do it together; they cooperate on it.

The President told his staff that he liked to make decisions jointly. He liked to get everybody's opinion and decide as a group what was best, instead of just making decisions on his own.

The teacher told her students: "You may do this project jointly. Please pick one other student who you would like to work with."

When two things cause something jointly, both things caused it to happen.

The police decided that both drivers caused the car accident jointly, because they were both driving too fast and talking on their cell phones.

Slavery, different ideas about government, and many other things were all jointly responsible for causing the American Civil War.


vice-versa


et alia

et alia means "and others." It is almost always written et al.

If you are writing a long list of names, you can use et alia to make the list shorter. You can write a few names, and then write et alia to stand for the rest of the names.

Since the book was written by ten different authors, I used et al. in my report instead of writing all of their names. I wrote: "In their book, Fallon, Daniels, Stefan, et al. say that chocolate is good for you."


slave camp

a place where slaves were forced to do labor work


renege

renege (canonical)
reneges (third-person singular)
reneged (past)
reneged (past participle)
reneging (present participle)

If you renege on a promise, you do not do what you said you would do. You break your promise.

My friend promised to help me study after school, but then she reneged because she wanted to go to a party instead.

The company offered me a job, so I quit the job I had. Then the company decided to renege on their job offer. Now I have no job.


waive

waive (canonical)
waives (third-person singular)
waived (past)
waived (past participle)
waiving (present participle)

When you waive one of your rights, you decide not to use it; you choose to give it up.

Because A'isha knew she had done nothing wrong, she decided to waive her right to have a lawyer with her and just tell the policeman what happened.

Before we went parachuting, the company made us waive our rights to sue them if one of us got hurt.

If somebody waives something for you, you do not have to do something that is usually required.

Applying to become a citizen is expensive, but if a person can prove they cannot pay, the government will waive the fees.

The government usually requires people to learn English in order to become citizens. However, if a person is elderly and has been in the country a long time, the government may waive this requirement.


macabre

macabre (positive)
more macabre (comparative)
most macabre (superlative)

Obsessed with death or other frightful and shocking things.


particularly

If something is particularly interesting, useful, important, etc., it is more so than usual or more than others.

Tonight's dinner was particularly good.

They are helpful for everyone but can be particularly useful for younger students.

He never does anything particularly interesting.


adversary

If a person is your adversary, they are your enemy.

The history teacher said: "Our country's biggest adversary in the first war was our best ally in the second. We went from killing each other to fighting side by side in twenty years."

From the day we brought them home from the pet store, our two birds were adversaries. They hated each other, and they fought with each other so much that we had to put them in separate cages.

If a person is your adversary, you are arguing with them or competing against them; they are your opponent.

My cousin loves to play computer games with me. Even though she is only six, she is a worthy adversary. She wins all the time.


adversary

adversary (positive)
more adversary (comparative)
most adversary (superlative)

When a process is adversary, it involves people who want different things, and may fight or argue over them.

The lawyer was used to divorces being adversary, but the Lebowskis were the worst couple he had ever worked for. They could not agree on anything, they screamed at each other all the time, and sometimes they started hitting each other.

Our courts use "the adversary process" to solve legal disputes. Two people argue against each other in front of a judge, who decides who is right.

When a relationship is adversary, it is unfriendly or hostile.

Those two countries have a very adversary relationship. Every week it seems like they are about to go to war over something.

When they were teenagers, those two sisters had the most adversary relationship I have ever seen. They became more and more adversary toward each other until they finally left home. However, when they became adults, their relationship got much better.


joyless

When something is joyless, it is not fun, happy, enjoyable, or joyful.

The company holiday party was joyless. Everyone just stood around talking about work until the boss left so they could go home.

When she got sick, her life seemed joyless. She could not do anything she liked doing, and she felt sick all the time. However, when she got better, she started to enjoy her life again.


reconsider

reconsider (canonical)
reconsiders (third-person singular)
reconsidered (past)
reconsidered (past participle)
reconsidering (present participle)

When you reconsider something, you think it over again; you think about changing your mind.

When he realized the temperature outside was below freezing, Pierre reconsidered his plan to go for a run.

Shannon's evil boss told her: "Unless you work the next six weekends, I will reconsider my decision to let you skip work on the day of your wedding."


incomparable

When two things are incomparable, they are so different that they cannot even be compared; they are not the same in any way.

The art teacher said: "This painting's beauty is incomparable. No painting in the world could ever possibly be so beautiful."

The genius's math abilities were incomparable, but when he stopped talking about math, he just seemed like a regular person.


pro-actively

more pro-actively (comparative)
Superlativemost pro-actively

When you do something pro-actively, you do it ahead of time, because that will help prevent or solve a problem.

Our school started a program that pro-actively identifies students that might need extra help. This works much better than waiting for a student to have problems learning before we try to help.

When she was too sick to work, Siobhan worried that she would forget her job skills. So she pro-actively studied and practiced those skills to keep herself from forgetting them.


proactively

more proactively (comparative)
Superlativemost proactively

When you do something proactively, you do it ahead of time, because that will help prevent or solve a problem.

Our school started a program that proactively identifies students that might need extra help. This works much better than waiting for a student to have problems learning before we try to help.

When she was too sick to work, Siobhan worried that she would forget her job skills. So she proactively studied and practiced those skills to keep herself from forgetting them.


coke

If you burn coal, you will have coke left over, and you can use the coke for fuel.

Coke is a nickname for a brand of soda called Coca-Cola.

I don't like sugary drinks, but my sister drinks eight cans of Coke every day.

When they searched the car, the police officers found two kilograms of cocaine. The car's owner yelled "That's not my coke!"


Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English writer and poet. He lived from 1564–1616. He is one of the most famous writers in history.

The teacher said: "I think next we will read something by Shakespeare. Maybe Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet.

Sometimes, when people say "Shakespeare," they mean "something written by William Shakespeare."

Every year, the school's theater group performed a play. The new theater teacher told the group: "Next year, we will be performing Shakespeare."


tuppence

Tuppence is another way of saying "two pence." If you have tuppence, you have two British pennies.

The candy cost one penny each. However, when the little boy said he only had tuppence, the kind store owner let him buy four pieces of candy with his two pennies.


twopence

If you have twopence, you have two British pennies (two pence).

The kind candy store owner let the little boy buy four pieces of candy for twopence.


numerator

In a fraction, the numerator is the top number. It tells you how many parts there are out of a whole.

In the fraction 3/4, the numerator is 3 and the denominator is 4.


numerators

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


twopences

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


tuppences

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


cokes

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


feckless

feckless (positive)
more feckless (comparative)
most feckless (superlative)

If you are feckless, you have little purpose or motivation; you are not effective.

The untrained soldiers were feckless once fighting began.


imbue

imbue (canonical)
imbues (third-person singular)
imbued (past)
imbued (past participle)
imbuing (present participle)

If you imbue people or things with a quality, idea, or emotion, you fill them with it.

In various contexts these concepts may be imbued with various meanings.

You take your characters and imbue them with life.


abiogeneses

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


commandment

A rule or law that is commanded, often by a god.

The fifth commandment in the Ten Commandments is to honor your father and mother.


commandments

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

The Ten Commandments are some of the most important rules in the Bible.


tomb

A tomb is a large vault for burying the dead (typically made of stone).


tombs

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


cone

A cone is a geometric shape with a circular flat base joined to a single point at the other end.


cone

cone (canonical)
cones (third-person singular)
coned (past)
coned (past participle)
coning (present participle)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


cones

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


coned

The past tense and past participle of cone.


fully

more fully (comparative)
Superlativemost fully

If you fully understand or do something, you understand or do all of it.

I have not yet been able to understand this idea fully.


fore

At, close to, or towards the front of a vehicle or animal.

You'll find the plane's exits fore and aft.


fore

If something comes to the fore, it becomes important or people notice it more.

The problem has come to the fore again in recent months.

The fore of a ship, an aircraft, an animal, etc. is the front.

The captain went to the fore to have a better look.

She could see land through the fore windows.

The fore and hind pairs of wings were damaged.


igneous

Igneous rock is rock that is produced by a hot volcano.


glossy

glossy (positive)
glossier (comparative)
glossiest (superlative)

If something is glossy, it has a smooth and/or bright surface.

a glossy magazine.

If something is glossy, it is shiny in its appearance.


glossy

A glossy is a magazine with a glossy cover.


glossier

The comparative form of glossy; more glossy.


glossiest

The superlative form of glossy; most glossy.


glossies

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


eleventh

The eleventh thing is the one that is number eleven (11) in order.


highly

The two ideas are highly connected.

If someone is highly qualified, skilled, or educated, they have a lot of skill or knowledge.

The school has many highly qualified teachers.

If someone is highly placed, they have a lot of power.

If you think highly of someone or something, you think they're very good.

He became manager because everyone thought very highly of him.


easily

If you do something easily, you have no trouble doing it.

They won the game easily, 6–0.

If something could easily happen, it is likely.


despairs

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


kazoo

A kazoo is an American musical instrument that you hum into to make a buzzing sound.


kazoos

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