asteroid belt

An asteroid belt is the large group of asteroids (minor planets) that form a ring between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.


asteroid belts

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


keyboards

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


keyboards

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

The third-person singular form of keyboard.


exam

An exam is a formal test, usually important and often at the end of a course.

Did you pass the English exam last week?

OK, class. Time is up. Please hand in your exam papers.

An exam is a check done by a doctor to see whether you are healthy or not.

I went to the doctor for an eye exam, but she said everything was fine.


fingerprints

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


fingerprints

fingerprint (canonical)
fingerprints (third-person singular)
fingerprinted (past)
fingerprinted (past participle)
fingerprinting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fingerprint.


powers

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


powers

power (canonical)
powers (third-person singular)
powered (past)
powered (past participle)
powering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of power.


musical instruments

musical instrument
musical instruments (plural)

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


examine

examine (canonical)
examines (third-person singular)
examined (past)
examined (past participle)
examining (present participle)

If you examine something, you look at it carefully.

In the last few years the effects of strength training have been closely examined.

Only one study to date has examined this question.

Jones (1979) examined relationships between children's intelligence and their friendships.

If a doctor examines you, they look at you to see if you're healthy.

After examining her arm, the doctor told her that it was not broken.

If a lawyer examines you, they ask you questions in court.


examines

The third-person singular form of examine.


examined

The past tense and past participle of examine.


examining

/ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/


a ways

"We can reach our destination, but it's still a ways away." -- R.E.M., "Driver 8"


ways

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


anyway

You use anyway to say something does not matter, or you do not care.

We were told not to go, but went anyway.

I didn't go to the concert. I'm not a big rock fan, and I didn't have a ticket anyway.

You use anyway to add some information to something you just said.

Jesse and Anne had a big fight. That's what I heard anyway.

You use anyway to change the topic or end a conversation.

Yeah, the homework's going to be hard... anyway, did you hear about the football game?

OK, anyway, I'll see you later.


freeway

A freeway is a large road for cars. This is a road that does not cost money to use. Freeways usually have at least two lanes in each direction and have exits, ramps or interchanges rather than intersections.


vascular

vascular (positive)
more vascular (comparative)
most vascular (superlative)

Part of a living thing is vascular if it has tubes to carry blood, sap or other liquid (things like water).

Cartilage is not a vascular part of the body.

Something is vascular if it's about those kinds of tubes (veins and arteries to carry blood, veins in plants to carry sap, etc.).

A vascular surgeon (doctor) treats diseases of the vascular system.


railway

A railway is a company that runs trains.


driveway

A driveway is a very short road leading to a house or garage. It is where cars are often parked at home.


halfway

If something is halfway done, it is partly done, or partly that way.

I was halfway between happy and sad.

Don't do the job halfway, get it done.

I was halfway home after driving an hour -- I would be home in one more hour.

The runner can get water at the halfway point.

If you meet somebody halfway, both of you both agree by accepting part of what the other person is suggesting or offering.

Look, I can't afford $100 for it, but I can meet you halfway.


anyhow

You use anyhow to say something does not matter, or you do not care.

We were told not to go, but went anyhow.

I didn't go to the concert. I'm not a big rock fan, and I didn't have a ticket anyhow.

You use anyhow to add some information to something you just said.

Jesse and Anne had a big fight. That's what I heard anyhow.

You use anyhow to change the topic or end a conversation.

Yeah, the homework's going to be hard... Anyhow, did you hear about the football game?

OK, anyhow, I'll see you later.

He grabbed his clothes and stuffed them into his bag anyhow.


toll

A toll is money you must pay to use a facility.

A toll house was used to collect toll (payment) to travel on a road.

A toll is a cost, or something bad that happens because of something.

My illness has taken its toll, making me too sick to work.

A toll is the sound made by a large bell.

She could hear toll of the church bell.


toll

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

He climbed the tower so he could help toll the church bell.


tolls

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


toll roads

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


railroads

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


railroads

railroad (canonical)
railroads (third-person singular)
railroaded (past)
railroaded (past participle)
railroading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of railroad.


freeways

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


driveways

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


railways

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


highways

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


hoodoo

Hoodoo is an old kind of African American medicine and magic.


inspire

inspire (canonical)
inspires (third-person singular)
inspired (past)
inspired (past participle)
inspiring (present participle)

If something inspires you, it gives you ideas, or it makes you want to create.

I'm always inspired by the beauty of nature.

If something is inspired by God (or a god), God gave you that idea. This can also mean God gave you exact words.

Christians believe the Bible was inspired by God.

When you inspire you breath in. That is, you take air into your lungs.


inspiration

I've been filled with inspiration lately.

An inspiration is something that inspires you. That is, something that motivates you or that gives you ideas.

You are my inspiration.

The inspiration for the song was my fathers death.


inspirations

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


interview

An interview is when questions are asked formally.

I was given an interview to see if I was right for the job.

I need an interview was a celebrity.


interview

interview (canonical)
interviews (third-person singular)
interviewed (past)
interviewed (past participle)
interviewing (present participle)

When you interview someone, you give them an interview. That is you formally ask the person questions.

I was interviewing the officials for the newspaper.


intrusion detection system

intrusion detection system
intrusion detection systems (plural)

An intrusion detection system is something that lets you know if people are entering who should not be.


grains

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


jack

A jack is a machine for lifting heavy thing. Often a jack is used to lift a car for fixing.

A jack is a plug or connector for electronics.

A jack is a flag used at by ships at sea.

A jack is a playing card with a J on it.


jack

jack (canonical)
jacks (third-person singular)
jacked (past)
jacked (past participle)
jacking (present participle)

He jacked the car up so that he could replace the brake pads.

Someone jacked my car last night!


judgment

Judgment is being able to make good choices.

You will need good judgment to decide on a school.

Deciding what to do was a judgment call.

If John likes them, they must be good people; John has good judgment.

I'll trust your judgment on this matter.

There should be room for human judgment in deciding policies.

It takes good judgment to be a manager.

A judgment is a choice or decision you might make.

A judgment is the something decided by a judge. It is an official order by a court.

This judgment means you have to pay me $500 each month, for a year.

We will hear the judgment soon.


fresh

fresh (positive)
fresher (comparative)
freshest (superlative)

If something is fresh it is not old, it is new or like new. Often this means not spoiled or rotten.

I only eat fresh food.

I have a fresh baked pie at home.

We could use some fresh blood here. (Meaning, we could use some new people.)

If water is fresh it does not have salt in it.

If you are being fresh you are to forward sexually; this is a way of being rude.

Don't get fresh with me, I'm not that kind of girl!


vent

vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)

If you vent a place, you move old air out and let new air in.

If you vent, you let your emotions out by showing them.


freshwater

If you describe a plant or animal as being freshwater, you are saying that it lives in fresh water.

Do you have saltwater or freshwater fish in your fishtank?"

If you describe a person as being freshwater, you are saying he is does not have much skill as a seaman.

"Who's that freshwater sailor?" "That's Hank. He just started last week."


fresh blood

We could use some fresh blood on this project.


Halloween

Halloween is a holiday in Europe and North America that is celebrated by dressing in costumes and going door-to-door asking for candy. Halloween is celebrated each year on October 31 on the eve of All Hallow's Day.


Hallowe'en

Hallowe'en is another way of spelling Halloween.


full moon

A full moon is when the moon is a whole circle. The moon looks like this when it is on the opposite side of Earth as the sun.


lost

lost (positive)
more lost (comparative)
most lost (superlative)

If you are lost you do not know where you are. You might not know how to get home.

I was lost in the woods for a week.

If something is lost you do not know where it is.

My phone is lost.

If something is lost it is gone. It might not exist any more.

All my hope is lost.

Trying to reach her is a lost cause.


lost

lose (canonical)
loses (third-person singular)
lost (past)
lost (past participle)
losing (present participle)

I lost my phone at work.

We lost the game.

The game was lost to the other team.


brave

brave (positive)
braver (comparative)
bravest (superlative)

If you are brave, fear will not stop you.

You must be very brave to run into a burning house.

She has been brave about her disease.


brave

brave (canonical)
braves (third-person singular)
braved (past)
braved (past participle)
braving (present participle)

If you brave something or someone, you overcome your fear of that.

He braved a jump off of the diving board.


braver

The comparative form of brave; more brave.


bravest

The superlative form of brave; most brave.


ESL

ESL is a short way of saying "English as a second language". This actually means English as a language that is not native. Usually this names a class to teach English.

I was sent to teach ESL students at work.


bravery

Bravery is actions, or feelings that show you are not afraid.

He showed great bravery in going back in to the burning building to wake his sister.


intrusion detection systems

The plural form of intrusion detection system; more than one (kind of) intrusion detection system.


holystone

A holystone is a piece of sandstone that is used to scrub the decks of ships with either saltwater or sand.


holystones

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


junipers

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


destructions

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


absorptions

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


accommodations

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


acronyms

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


accumulations

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


adolescents

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


administrations

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


oppositions

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


advocates

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


advocates

advocate (canonical)
advocates (third-person singular)
advocated (past)
advocated (past participle)
advocating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of advocate.


advocated

The past tense and past participle of advocate.


advisers

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


advisors

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


anchorages

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


anaesthetics

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


metals

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


tongues

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


tongues

tongue (canonical)
tongues (third-person singular)
tongued (past)
tongued (past participle)
tonguing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tongue.


amplitudes

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


altitudes

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


amateurs

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


aggregates

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


aggregates

aggregate (canonical)
aggregates (third-person singular)
aggregated (past)
aggregated (past participle)
aggregating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of aggregate.


albinos

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


alcohols

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


smolts

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


parrs

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


alevins

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


allocations

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


alphabets

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


allotropies

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


appreciations

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


ankles

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


fears

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

My worst fears have come true: I'm stranded in the middle of nowhere without a phone!


fears

fear (canonical)
fears (third-person singular)
feared (past)
feared (past participle)
fearing (present participle)

Yes, he's afraid of spiders, but what he fears most is public speaking.


fingers

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


fingers

finger (canonical)
fingers (third-person singular)
fingered (past)
fingered (past participle)
fingering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of finger.


fools

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


fools

fool (canonical)
fools (third-person singular)
fooled (past)
fooled (past participle)
fooling (present participle)


frames

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


frames

frame (canonical)
frames (third-person singular)
framed (past)
framed (past participle)
framing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of frame.


graphs

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


graphs

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

The third-person singular form of graph.


closes

close (canonical)
closes (third-person singular)
closed (past)
closed (past participle)
closing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of close.


realise

realise (canonical)
realises (third-person singular)
realised (past)
realised (past participle)
realising (present participle)

If you realise something, you become aware of it.

John just realised that he had left his umbrella at home.

It took me some time to realise it was you.

Do you realise what you've done?

If something is realised, it is made real.

My dreams of starting my own company have been realised.


genus

When scientists classify living things, a genus is one group. One genus usually includes a variety of species, and a number of genera are usually grouped together in one family.

Sweet William belongs to the genus Dianthus.


Homo sapiens

Homo sapiens is the scientific name of modern humans.


homo

The genus idea of humans. This means "modern" people ("homo sapiens"), "cavemen," and what some people call "ape-men." This word is Latin but is also a science word in English; it is an evolutionary idea.

The genus homo is very confusing, I don't understand anything about it being "cave-men" or "ape-men", it was just normal people thousands of years ago, I don't understand this or evolution at all, I mean how could we have looked and been like that?.


blizzard

A blizzard is when a lot of snow falls with strong winds that make it hard to see very far.

I'm stuck in this blizzard of snow. I'll be a little late coming home.


blizzards

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


homos

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


England

England is a country on the island of Britain and part of the United Kingdom.

English was first spoken in England.


occult

occult (positive)
more occult (comparative)
most occult (superlative)

If something is occult it is hidden or secret—or it is about hidden or secret things.

If something is occult it is part of the universe most people do not see. An occult thing is something that is strange or weird, and might be called magic.

I've seen many occult happenings, including ghosts and witchcraft.

About an unusual belief held by mysterious groups outside of the normal belief system. This is often a belief that involves magic or spirits. Many occult groups keep their beliefs secret, but not all do.

Her occult activities included witchcraft, voodoo, and hoodoo.

The Order of the Golden Dawn was a famous British occult group.

An occult problem is one that you cannot see without special tools (like x-rays)

The baby had an occult cleft palate.


occult

occult (canonical)
occults (third-person singular)
occulted (past)
occulted (past participle)
occulting (present participle)

The Earth occults the Moon when a lunar eclipse happens.


occult

The occult is anything to do with things that are not normal; supernatural or paranormal.


wristband

A wristband is a piece of cloth, plastic or metal that you wear on your wrist.

The boy wore a grey wristband on his left wrist.

the cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist

a band that holds a wristwatch on the wrist


excess

An excess is an extent that is too much.

Cut the meat off the bone and remove any excess fat.

At our meetings, there was always an excess of food.

Cover the wood surface with oil and then wipe off the excess.

Excesses are behaviours that are not against the law, but are still not accepted by society.

After the excesses of her teens, she stopped smoking, drinking, and partying completely.

People are sick of watching their leaders brought down by their excesses.

Wild gambling and extravagant spending were excesses of the Regency period.

If x is in excess of y, it is more than y.

The car was traveling in excess of 150 km/h.


excite

excite (canonical)
excites (third-person singular)
excited (past)
excited (past participle)
exciting (present participle)

If something excites you, it makes you feel interested, happy, and awake.

A good DJ can excite the crowd and make people dance.

The new pictures from space excite the imagination.

If something excites someone, it makes them think about sex.

If something excites a nerve or a part of an animal or plant, it makes it more active.


packages

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


packages

package (canonical)
packages (third-person singular)
packaged (past)
packaged (past participle)
packaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of package.


dragonflies

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


debts

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


females

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


tobaccos

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


internationals

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


engines

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


plastics

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


tots

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


refuse

refuse (canonical)
refuses (third-person singular)
refused (past)
refused (past participle)
refusing (present participle)

If you refuse a request or demand, you decline or reject it.

I refuse to take the offer for this house.

If you refuse a request or demand, you do not give your permission for it; you withhold it.

My request for a pay raise was refused.


refuse

Refuse is stuff that people don't need and throw away.


stealths

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


geometries

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


Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the United States.

Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota.


extent

You use "to an extent" to explain how true something is or how much it happens.

The US and, to a lesser extent, Britain have controlled the meeting.

I think our success will depend, to a certain extent, on getting enough money.

The extent of something is how far it goes, how much area it covers, or how much it does.

Now he could see the full extent of the island, stretching away to the south.

The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of alcohol use among the community college student population.

The buildings were still burning and the extent of the damage is not yet known.


items

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


carcinogens

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


investigations

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


examinations

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


washers

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


extents

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


short cut

A short cut is an easier and/or faster way.

We took the short cut on the way home so we could get there faster.

A short cut is a symlink (symbolic file link); an icon.

I created a short cut for the program and placed it on the desktop.


short-cut

A short-cut is an easier and/or faster way.

We took the short-cut on the way home so we could get there faster.

A short-cut is a symlink (symbolic file link); an icon.

I created a short-cut for the program and placed it on the desktop.


facility

A place's facilities are its rooms, equipment, and services.

Picnic, barbecue and playground facilities are located throughout the park.

The money helps to provide equipment and facilities for physical education.

A facility is a building for a particular purpose, such as doing sport, policing, health care, etc., often a large public building.

He found that Houston neighborhoods had quality recreational facilities, a friendly environment and extra security.

The town now has the cleanest wastewater treatment facility in the state.

I hated the idea of putting my mother in a nursing facility.

I put most of what I owned to a storage facility, and moved to California.

The church has started operating an educational facility just off Highway 11.

If you have a facility for something, you do it well or learn it easily.

Your son has a special facility for causing problems.

The facilities is the washroom or toilet.

Excuse me, but may I used the facilities?


verticals

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


vibrators

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


ventriloquists

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


carnation

He wore a red carnation on his jacket.


flesh

Flesh is the meat on an animal or in a fruit.

Flesh color is the color of a white person's skin.


flesh

flesh (canonical)
fleshes (third-person singular)
fleshed (past)
fleshed (past participle)
fleshing (present participle)

The writer had to go back and flesh out the climactic scene.

To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.


Galatians

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

Galatians is a book in the New Testament of the bible.

I have read the book of Galatians many times.


Galatian

Most people who go to my school are Galatians.

/ɡəˈleɪ.ʃən/


familiar

familiar (positive)
more familiar (comparative)
most familiar (superlative)

If something is familiar, you already know it or about it.

"Three strikes and you're out" is a very familiar phrase these days.

The words sounded very familiar to her, and then she remembered: she had written them.

Why would someone leave familiar territory and travel all this distance.

People sitting on the grass was a familiar sight on Saturdays in the park.

New a month ago, he's become quite familiar to all of us.

If you are familiar with something, you already know it or about it.

What does that mean? I'm not familiar with the word?

If you are being familiar, you are acting in a friendly way.


familiar

A familiar is the magical pet of a witch, often a cat.


undercover

undercover (positive)
more undercover (comparative)
most undercover (superlative)

An action or person is undercover if it is hidden or secret: the people doing it don't want other people to know about it.

We're planning an undercover operation to try to catch those people.

Something is undercover if it involves spying.

We sent three undercover agents to that country to try to find out what their government plans to do.


noob

A noob is a beginner or a newbie; a player of a game who has just started out; not having the experience that other players have with the game.

The noobs never understand the rules of the game.


patriarchies

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


promotions

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


shockingly

In a very surprising way or to a very surprising level, and not in a good way.

That guy is shockingly thin.

Shockingly, we were not invited to the party.


trouser


tropical

tropical (positive)
more tropical (comparative)
most tropical (superlative)

About a hot part of the world, near the equator, between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.

I want to go somewhere tropical on my vacation.


fancy

fancier (comparative)
fanciest (superlative)
fancy (positive)
more fancy (comparative)
most fancy (superlative)

If something is fancy, it nicer than usual, often with decorations and bright colours.

That's a very fancy dress you're wearing.

We tried to make things look fancy for the party.

A fancy restaurant, party, etc. is fashionable and expensive.

She's going to a fancy party and the rest of us aren't welcome.

Fancy movements are difficult but done with a lot of skill.

He got around the other players with some very fancy footwork.

Fancy apples, tuna, etc. are the best kind of that food.

Cherries from Canada can be marked either "CANADA FANCY", "CANADA CHOICE" or "CANADA STANDARD"


fancy

fancy (canonical)
fancies (third-person singular)
fancied (past)
fancied (past participle)
fancying (present participle)

If you fancy something, you like or want it.

No thanks. I don't really fancy coffee.

I thought you might fancy a drink.

If you fancy someone, you like them in a sexual way.

She's very nice, but I don't really fancy her, if you get my meaning.

If you fancy yourself something, you think you are that (but maybe other people don't agree).

He fancies himself a great football player.

If you fancy something up, you make it more fancy.

You say "Fancy that!" or fancy something, to show that you're surprised about it or think it unlikely.

Fancy her getting the job!


occupations

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


guests

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


noobs

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


newbs

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


newbie

A newbie is someone who is new to something; a newcomer.

A newbie is a new player or user; an inexperienced person; lacking the experience of the other people.


newbies

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


factories

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


fees

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


fractions

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


generations

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


heavens

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


heavens

You use heavens to show that you are surprised about something.

Good heavens! What's wrong with you?


ills

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


implications

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


initials

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


initials

initialed (past)
initialed (past participle)
initialing (present participle)
initial (canonical)
initials (third-person singular)
initialled (past)
initialled (past participle)
initialling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of initial.


initiatives

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


institutions

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


interpretations

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


islands

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


joints

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


nondescript

nondescript (positive)
more nondescript (comparative)
most nondescript (superlative)

If something is nondescript, it does not have anything special or unique about it that you can use to recognize it.

He drives a nondescript white car.


fashion

A fashion is a style, often clothing, that is popular at a particular time and place.

The fashion was for men to have long hair.

At 62, he drives a small old car, and doesn't follow fashion trends.

The models in their fancy fashions walked past the rich women in their seats.

It's a good idea to pay what you owe in a timely fashion.

I could see that she had made the list in her typical well-organized fashion.

Hockey players fight all the time, but football players rarely act in a similar fashion.

The fashion business is the business of designing and making clothes.

Lagerfeld is the current designer for the Chanel fashion house.

Women who wanted to wear modern styles had them copied from Western fashion magazines by local dressmakers.


fashion

fashion (canonical)
fashions (third-person singular)
fashioned (past)
fashioned (past participle)
fashioning (present participle)

If you fashion something, you design and make it, usually by hand.

He makes beautiful art fashioned from simple things he gets from the garbage.


-fashion

The children jumped around the room frog-fashion.

We sat on the floor Japanese-fashion.


fuchsia

Fuchsia is a plant with red, pink or purple flowers.

My fuchsias get reddish or faint fuchsia in color.


sicko

A sicko is a person who is mentally ill (crazy).

He's a real sicko to rape children.

A sicko is when you pretend to be sick to keep from working.


postage

Postage is money that is paid to have a letter or package delivered to someone.

Mary paid 50 cents for postage.


sicken

sicken (canonical)
sickens (third-person singular)
sickened (past)
sickened (past participle)
sickening (present participle)

If something sickens you, it makes you sick; this often means making your stomach sick, so that you might vomit.

The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.

If something sickens you, it is very bad and you hate it.

It sickens me when people don't wash their hands after they use the toilet.

If you sicken you become sick, or you become more sick.

He will sicken if he doesn't get medicine soon.


sickening

sickening (positive)
more sickening (comparative)
most sickening (superlative)

If something is sickening is makes you feel sick. Usually this mean it makes your stomach sick so that you might vomit.


vomit

Vomit is stuff from your stomach that might come out your mouth if you are sick.


vomit

vomit (canonical)
vomits (third-person singular)
vomited (past)
vomited (past participle)
vomiting (present participle)

If you vomit, anything in your stomach comes out of your mouth; you puke.

He vomited after dinner because he ate too much.


puke

puke (canonical)
pukes (third-person singular)
puked (past)
puked (past participle)
puking (present participle)

If you puke, you vomit or bring up stuff from your stomach.

He puked as a result of his sickness.


throw up

throw up (canonical)
throws up (third-person singular)
threw up (past)
threw up (past participle)
throwing up (present participle)


lewd

lewd (positive)
lewder (comparative)
lewdest (superlative)

The girl shows lewd images.


ravine

There is a gorge in Alicante named "Ravine of sheeps".


sick-o

A sick-o is a person who is mentally ill; crazy.

Michael Moore directed a movie "Sicko" about the health system of the United States.

He's a real sicko to rape children.


crazy

crazy (positive)
crazier (comparative)
craziest (superlative)

If someone is crazy, they do not think or act normally. A crazy person might do very strange thing or believe things that everyone knows are not true.

I knew he was crazy when he said he was Jesus Christ.

The crazy woman thought I had hidden her stomach under my bed.

I saw a crazy man trying to talk to a can of coke.

If someone is crazy, they are fun, because no one can guess what they might do next.

I love her because she is so wild and crazy.

To be crazy about someone or something means to like someone or something very much.

I'm crazy about basketball.

I'm totally crazy for my girlfriend.

If something is crazy, it is very strange, not what a person would expect.

The weather has been crazy, with snow in summer and hot day in winter.


crazy

A crazy is person who is crazy (see above). Usually this is for a person who is insane.


Latin

A language that people used in ancient Rome.

I don't know how to speak Latin.

Many English words come from Latin.


Latin

"Equus" is Latin for "horse."

From South America or Central America. Also, a person whose ancestors come from Spain.

This is a Latin neighborhood, everyone here is from Mexico.

Typical of people from South America or Central America.

I love Latin food and Latin music.


mentally ill

mentally ill (positive)
more mentally ill (comparative)
most mentally ill (superlative)

If you are mentally ill you have a disease that affects your mind. You might do or think strange things.


mental illness

mental illness
mental illnesses (plural)

A mental illness is a disease that affects your mind. This might make you do or think strange things. It might make you happy, sad, or afraid all the time.


insane

insane (positive)
more insane (comparative)
most insane (superlative)

If you are insane you can not think well because of mental illness.

He was sent to a mental hospital because he was insane.

Nothing he signed can be used because he was insane when he signed.

An insane idea is very strange, like something a crazy person might think of.

That has got to be the most insane thing I have ever heard.

If something is insane it does not make sense. It is strange in a bad way.

The price of gas these days is insane.


sane

saner (comparative)
sanest (superlative)
sane (positive)
more sane (comparative)
most sane (superlative)

If you are sane, you think and feel in a normal way. You do not have mental illness.

If something is sane, it is organized and normal; it makes sense.


evict

evict (canonical)
evicts (third-person singular)
evicted (past)
evicted (past participle)
evicting (present participle)

If you evict someone, you take their home from them.

The council evicted the man because he didn't pay his rent.


fellow

A fellow is a friend; a partner; a companion.

I have been traveling with my fellow adventurers.

A fellow is someone who is of the same rank or power as someone else.

Look at that fellow over there.


crazy like a fox

If you are crazy like a fox you do something smart that looks stupid. In this way you trick (fool) other people.


fox

A smart person who can trick other people.


fox

fox (canonical)
foxes (third-person singular)
foxed (past)
foxed (past participle)
foxing (present participle)

If you fox someone, you trick them; you fool them.

If something foxes you, it confuses or baffles you.

This Sudoku puzzle foxes me.


odds

In statistics, the odds are the chance something will happen divided by the chance it will not happen:

If "p" is the odds it will happen: p/(1-p)

The odds something will not happen: (1-p)/p

The odds of something happening are the chances it will happen.

I don't like the odds here.

The odds of rolling a six are one in six, or 1 / 6.


keen

keen (positive)
keener (comparative)
keenest (superlative)

If you are keen on something you like that thing.


keen

An Irish cry of sadness for a dead person.


keen

keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)


ride

ride (canonical)
rides (third-person singular)
rode (past)
ridden (past participle)
riding (present participle)

If you ride something, you sit on it while it moves.

I can ride a horse, but I cannot ride a motorcycle.

If you ride someone, you have sex with them.


ride

It was a long ride from Canada to Mexico.

A ride is a vehicle like a car, motorcycle or bicycle.

That is a nice ride you are driving.

A ride is a machine that you ride on for fun.

Roller-coasters and merry-go-rounds are my favorite 'rides at the park.

A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.

Can you give me a ride?


wrap

wrap (canonical)
wraps (third-person singular)
wrapped (past)
wrapped (past participle)
wrapping (present participle)

If you wrap something you cover it with something like paper or cloth. This might be done by winding the paper or cloth over it.

I wrapped the gifts in paper.

The string was wrapped around a stick.

We need to wrap up this meeting and get back to work.


wrap

A piece of clothing that you can wrap around your body to keep warm.

Something you wrap things in; a wrapper.

I bought some giftwrap from the gift.

I had a chicken wrap for lunch.

You can say, "That's a wrap!" to say you have finished something.


wipe

wipe (canonical)
wipes (third-person singular)
wiped (past)
wiped (past participle)
wiping (present participle)

If you wipe something, you rub it to take something off of it. Often you wipe off water or dirt.

I wiped my glasses with my shirt.

I wiped the sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand.

If you wipe a computer disk, you erase everything from it.

I accidentally wiped my hard drive and lost all my documents.


wipe

A wipe is a piece of cloth that you wipe with.

We need more wipes to clean the baby's bottom.

A wipe is one movement that is part of wiping.

Just give it a quick wipe to clean it.


reset

reset (canonical)
resets (third-person singular)
reset (past)
reset (past participle)
resetting (present participle)

If you reset something you change it back to the way it started. You set it to the beginning again.

The timer doesn't work right and I have to reset it every day; it's a pain.

The past tense and past participle of reset.

I reset the VCR last week, so it should be working properly now.

Have you ever reset this clock? I don't know how to do it.


trio

A trio is three people or three things who are together or who are the same as each other in some way.

They played music as a trio, playing flute, violin and cello.


friends

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


gangbangs

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


gangbangs

gangbang (canonical)
gangbangs (third-person singular)
gangbanged (past)
gangbanged (past participle)
gangbanging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of gangbang.


indexes

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


indexes

index (canonical)
indexes (third-person singular)
indexed (past)
indexed (past participle)
indexing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of index.


queers

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


queers

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

The third-person singular form of queer.


straights

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


contented

content (canonical)
contents (third-person singular)
contented (past)
contented (past participle)
contenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of content.


contented

contented (positive)
more contented (comparative)
most contented (superlative)

If a person is contented, they are satisfied.


wires

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


wires

wire (canonical)
wires (third-person singular)
wired (past)
wired (past participle)
wiring (present participle)


wired

The past tense and past participle of wire.


wired

wired (positive)
more wired (comparative)
most wired (superlative)

If you are wired, you are excited or hyper.

I can't drink coffee in the evenings because it makes me really wired and then I can't sleep.


cures

cure (canonical)
cures (third-person singular)
cured (past)
cured (past participle)
curing (present participle)


cures

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


cured

The past tense and past participle of cure.


tasks

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


tasks

task (canonical)
tasks (third-person singular)
tasked (past)
tasked (past participle)
tasking (present participle)


tasked

The past tense and past participle of task.


pasts

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


spends

spend (canonical)
spends (third-person singular)
spent (past)
spent (past participle)
spending (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spend.


wirings

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


takeoffs

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


excludes

exclude (canonical)
excludes (third-person singular)
excluded (past)
excluded (past participle)
excluding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of exclude.


excluded

The past tense and past participle of exclude.


prevents

prevent (canonical)
prevents (third-person singular)
prevented (past)
prevented (past participle)
preventing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of prevent.


prevented

The past tense and past participle of prevent.


nominates

nominate (canonical)
nominates (third-person singular)
nominated (past)
nominated (past participle)
nominating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of nominate.


nominated

The past tense and past participle of nominate.


indexed

The past tense and past participle of index.


confesses

confess (canonical)
confesses (third-person singular)
confessed (past)
confessed (past participle)
confessing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of confess.


confessed

The past tense and past participle of confess.


allocates

allocate (canonical)
allocates (third-person singular)
allocated (past)
allocated (past participle)
allocating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of allocate.


allocated

The past tense and past participle of allocate.


alarmed

alarm (canonical)
alarms (third-person singular)
alarmed (past)
alarmed (past participle)
alarming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of alarm.


alarmed

alarmed (positive)
more alarmed (comparative)
most alarmed (superlative)

If you are alarmed, you are surprised or upset.

I was very alarmed to hear how many fights there are at school.


alarming

/ə.ˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/


alarming

alarming (positive)
more alarming (comparative)
most alarming (superlative)

If something is alarming, it is surprising and it makes you worry.

We heard some very alarming information about the number of fights at school.

/ə.ˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/


braves

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


braves

brave (canonical)
braves (third-person singular)
braved (past)
braved (past participle)
braving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brave.


braved

The past tense and past participle of brave.


abstracts

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


abstracts

abstract (canonical)
abstracts (third-person singular)
abstracted (past)
abstracted (past participle)
abstracting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abstract.


abstracted

The past tense and past participle of abstract.


abstracted

abstracted (positive)
more abstracted (comparative)
most abstracted (superlative)

If something is abstracted, it is separated or disconnected.

If someone is abstracted, they forget things or do not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.

In his later life he became even more abstracted.


abuses

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


abuses

abuse (canonical)
abuses (third-person singular)
abused (past)
abused (past participle)
abusing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abuse.


accents

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


accents

accent (canonical)
accents (third-person singular)
accented (past)
accented (past participle)
accenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accent.


limits

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


limits

limit (canonical)
limits (third-person singular)
limited (past)
limited (past participle)
limiting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of limit.


limited

The past tense and past participle of limit.


limited

limited (positive)
more limited (comparative)
most limited (superlative)

If something is limited, there is only a certain amount of it.

We have room for only a very limited number of people.


limiting

limiting (positive)
more limiting (comparative)
most limiting (superlative)

If something is limiting, it doesn't let you be free.

I'm afraid that this way of thinking is very limiting and won't move us forward.

I find this jacket quite limiting.


convinces

convince (canonical)
convinces (third-person singular)
convinced (past)
convinced (past participle)
convincing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of convince.


convinced

The past tense and past participle of convince.


convinced

convinced (positive)
more convinced (comparative)
most convinced (superlative)

If you are convinced of something, you believe it strongly.

Last year I became convinced that we had been wrong all along.


convincing

convincing (positive)
more convincing (comparative)
most convincing (superlative)

If something is convincing, it makes people believe.

I wasn't sure about the idea before I came, but the presentation was very convincing.


declares

declare (canonical)
declares (third-person singular)
declared (past)
declared (past participle)
declaring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of declare.


declared

The past tense and past participle of declare.


suns

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


measurements

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


expects

expect (canonical)
expects (third-person singular)
expected (past)
expected (past participle)
expecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of expect.


edibles

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


shades

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


shades

shade (canonical)
shades (third-person singular)
shaded (past)
shaded (past participle)
shading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shade.


graphed

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

The past tense and past participle of graph.


informations

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


stomached

stomach (canonical)
stomachs (third-person singular)
stomached (past)
stomached (past participle)
stomaching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stomach.


baking

bake (canonical)
bakes (third-person singular)
baked (past)
baked (past participle)
baking (present participle)


hedgehogs

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


revolutions

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


queerer

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

The comparative form of queer; more queer.


queerest

The superlative form of queer; most queer.


fines

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


fines

fine (canonical)
fines (third-person singular)
fined (past)
fined (past participle)
fining (present participle)


fined

The past tense and past participle of fine.


volunteers

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


volunteers

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

The third-person singular form of volunteer.


volunteered

The past tense and past participle of volunteer.


resets

reset (canonical)
resets (third-person singular)
reset (past)
reset (past participle)
resetting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reset.

The clock resets every night at midnight.


consciences

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


ploughs

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


ploughs

plough (canonical)
ploughs (third-person singular)
ploughed (past)
ploughed (past participle)
ploughing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of plough.


trios

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


merrier

merry (positive)
merrier (comparative)
merriest (superlative)

The comparative form of merry; more merry.


merriest

The superlative form of merry; most merry.


sakes

The plural form of sake; more than one (kind of) sake., meaning benefits.

The plural form of sake; more than one (kind of) sake., meaning the rice wine.


full moons

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


satisfies

satisfy (canonical)
satisfies (third-person singular)
satisfied (past)
satisfied (past participle)
satisfying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of satisfy.

Nothing satisfies her so much as doing a good job.


satisfying

satisfying (positive)
more satisfying (comparative)
most satisfying (superlative)

If something is satisfying, it makes you feel good, usually because you finished, got it, or ate it.

I like working on cars. It's deeply satisfying when you find a problem and fix it.

I'm afraid that your answer isn't satisfying at all.


satisfying

I like eating chocolate as it is satisfying my need for sweet food.


harbors

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


harbors

harbor (canonical)
harbors (third-person singular)
harbored (past)
harbored (past participle)
harboring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of harbor.


harbored

The past tense and past participle of harbor.


stakeholders

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


likelier

likely (positive)
likelier (comparative)
likeliest (superlative)

The comparative form of likely; more likely.


likeliest

The superlative form of likely; most likely.


proves

proved (past participle)
prove (canonical)
proves (third-person singular)
proved (past)
proven (past participle)
proving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of prove.


sickle-cell anaemia

A disease where the red blood cells change to a sickle shape when there is a shortage of oxygen.


steals

steal (canonical)
steals (third-person singular)
stole (past)
stolen (past participle)
stealing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of steal.


steals

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


throw away

throw away (canonical)
throws away (third-person singular)
threw away (past)
thrown away (past participle)
throwing away (present participle)

If you throw away something, you get rid of it. Often this means you put it in the garbage.

I threw away the chair because it was broken.


redundancy

Redundancy is when you do something more times than you need to.

Redundancy is when the same information is given more than once.

Redundancy is when several parts of something (such as a machine) do the same this. This way it will still work if some parts are broken or gone.


absence

There was an absence of help for the project.

An absence is a time something is not there.

I failed the class because I had too many absences.


schedules

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


schedules

schedule (canonical)
schedules (third-person singular)
scheduled (past)
scheduled (past participle)
scheduling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of schedule.


scheduled

The past tense and past participle of schedule.


inking

ink (canonical)
inks (third-person singular)
inked (past)
inked (past participle)
inking (present participle)


genders

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


feared

fear (canonical)
fears (third-person singular)
feared (past)
feared (past participle)
fearing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fear.

I have always feared that I would grow old alone.

That CEO is feared by everyone else at the company.


feared

feared (positive)
more feared (comparative)
most feared (superlative)

If someone or something is feared, it causes great fear in others.

He is the most feared manager at the company.


objects

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


objects

object (canonical)
objects (third-person singular)
objected (past)
objected (past participle)
objecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of object.


proxies

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


proxies

proxy (canonical)
proxies (third-person singular)
proxied (past)
proxied (past participle)
proxying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of proxy.


moderates

moderate (canonical)
moderates (third-person singular)
moderated (past)
moderated (past participle)
moderating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of moderate.


moderates

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


moderated

The past tense and past participle of moderate.


heirs

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


destructs

destruct (canonical)
destructs (third-person singular)
destructed (past)
destructed (past participle)
destructing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of destruct.


destructed

The past tense and past participle of destruct.


err

err (canonical)
errs (third-person singular)
erred (past)
erred (past participle)
erring (present participle)

If you err, you make a mistake; you do something wrong.

When I was adding information into the database, I erred in keying in the values for the wrong column.


amphibians

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


redundancies

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


pearl

A pearl is a round, white jewel that you get from inside of oysters.

She bought a pearl necklace.

A pearl is a kind of fish called the brill.


pearl

pearl (canonical)
pearls (third-person singular)
pearled (past)
pearled (past participle)
pearling (present participle)

If you pearl something, you adorn it with pearls.

I pearled my neck with a necklace.

If you pearl something, you make it into small, round grains, as with barley.

Barley is pearled before being processed.

If you pearl, you go hunting for pearls; you go pearling.

The fisherman pearls for his job.


pearls

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


pearls

The third-person singular form of pearl.


pearled

The past tense and past participle of pearl.


aires

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


subordinate clauses

subordinate clause
subordinate clauses (plural)

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


relative clauses

relative clause
relative clauses (plural)

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


interjections

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


airs

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


airs

air (canonical)
airs (third-person singular)
aired (past)
aired (past participle)
airing (present participle)


African Americans

African American
African Americans (plural)

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


gayer

gay (positive)
gayer (comparative)
gayest (superlative)


dumber

dumb (positive)
dumber (comparative)
dumbest (superlative)

The comparative form of dumb; more dumb.


dumbest

The superlative form of dumb; most dumb.


lawns

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


puts

put (canonical)
puts (third-person singular)
put (past)
put (past participle)
putting (present participle)


putting

putt (canonical)
putts (third-person singular)
putted (past)
putted (past participle)
putting (present participle)


fairer

fair (positive)
fairer (comparative)
fairest (superlative)

The comparative form of fair; more fair.


fairest

The superlative form of fair; most fair.


predicates

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


predicates

predicate (canonical)
predicates (third-person singular)
predicated (past)
predicated (past participle)
predicating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of predicate.


predicated

The past tense and past participle of predicate.


telescopes

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


astronomers

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


vassals

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


vassals

vassal (canonical)
vassals (third-person singular)
vassalled (past)
vassalled (past participle)
vassalling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of vassal.


ladies

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


witch doctors

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


warriors

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


waitressed

waitress (canonical)
waitresses (third-person singular)
waitressed (past)
waitressed (past participle)
waitressing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of waitress.


travelers

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


teenagers

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


slaves

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


slaves

slave (canonical)
slaves (third-person singular)
slaved (past)
slaved (past participle)
slaving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of slave.


slaved

The past tense and past participle of slave.


zeroes

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


zeroes

zero (canonical)
zeroes (third-person singular)
zeroed (past)
zeroed (past participle)
zeroing (present participle)


principals

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


pilots

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


pilots

pilot (canonical)
pilots (third-person singular)
piloted (past)
piloted (past participle)
piloting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pilot.


piloted

The past tense and past participle of pilot.


nurses

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


nurses

nurse (canonical)
nurses (third-person singular)
nursed (past)
nursed (past participle)
nursing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of nurse.


nursed

The past tense and past participle of nurse.


librarians

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


lawyers

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


lawyers

lawyer (canonical)
lawyers (third-person singular)
lawyered (past)
lawyered (past participle)
lawyering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of lawyer.


ministers

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


ministers

minister (canonical)
ministers (third-person singular)
ministered (past)
ministered (past participle)
ministering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of minister.


floors

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


floors

floor (canonical)
floors (third-person singular)
floored (past)
floored (past participle)
flooring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of floor.


mop

A tool used for cleaning floors or similar things, made of cloth.

He made his mop of hair stick up.


mop

mop (canonical)
mops (third-person singular)
mopped (past)
mopped (past participle)
mopping (present participle)

To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop.

He mopped the floor until it was clean.


pursuing

pursue (canonical)
pursues (third-person singular)
pursued (past)
pursued (past participle)
pursuing (present participle)


pursued

The past tense and past participle of pursue.


drugs

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


drugs

drug (canonical)
drugs (third-person singular)
drugged (past)
drugged (past participle)
drugging (present participle)


drugged

The past tense and past participle of drug.


thinking

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


thinking

Your thinking about a topic is your thoughts, opinions and ideas.

She's done some really good thinking on this topic.

My thinking on the topic has changed as new information has come in.


thinks

The third-person singular form of think.


hungrier

hungry (positive)
hungrier (comparative)
hungriest (superlative)

The comparative form of hungry; more hungry.


hungriest

The superlative form of hungry; most hungry.


antiques

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


undertakings

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


fault

If something is your fault, you did something wrong or didn't do something right.

It doesn't matter whose fault it is, let's work together to make it right.

I'm sorry. It's my fault. I forgot to turn it off.

It's clear that both sides are at fault.

We found a few faults in the plan, but we'll fix them later.

A fault in your character is something about you that is not nice or good.

The other girls thought that her only fault was that she was really stupid.

The earthquake occurred near the San Andreas fault.

In sports like tennis or volleyball, a fault is hitting the ball in the wrong way, or to or from the wrong place.


fault

fault (canonical)
faults (third-person singular)
faulted (past)
faulted (past participle)
faulting (present participle)

If you fault somebody for something bad, you say they did something wrong or didn't do something right.

You can't fault him for not knowing about the change.


gripped

grip (canonical)
grips (third-person singular)
gripped (past)
gripped (past participle)
gripping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grip.


grips

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


explodes

explode (canonical)
explodes (third-person singular)
exploded (past)
exploded (past participle)
exploding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of explode.


gravest

grave (positive)
graver (comparative)
gravest (superlative)

The superlative form of grave; most grave.


squeakier

squeaky (positive)
squeakier (comparative)
squeakiest (superlative)

The comparative form of squeaky; more squeaky.


squeakiest

The superlative form of squeaky; most squeaky.


regulars

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


jerks off

jerk off (canonical)
jerks off (third-person singular)
jerked off (past)
jerked off (past participle)
jerking off (present participle)

The third-person singular form of jerk off.


jerked off

The past tense and past participle of jerk off.


elders

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

Children should respect their elders.


worming

worm (canonical)
worms (third-person singular)
wormed (past)
wormed (past participle)
worming (present participle)


wormed

The past tense and past participle of worm.


wizards

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


event horizons

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


charted

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

The past tense and past participle of chart.


kings

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


girls

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


farmers

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


firefighters

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


chairpeople

chairperson
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

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


diagramed

diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagramed (past)
diagramed (past participle)
diagraming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of diagram.


diagrammed

diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagrammed (past)
diagrammed (past participle)
diagramming (present participle)


furnace

A furnace is a machine that is used to heat a building.


furnaces

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


Muslims

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


atheists

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


authors

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


authors

author (canonical)
authors (third-person singular)
authored (past)
authored (past participle)
authoring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of author.


authored

The past tense and past participle of author.


butchers

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


butchers

butcher (canonical)
butchers (third-person singular)
butchered (past)
butchered (past participle)
butchering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of butcher.


bassists

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


brothers

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


brothers

brother (canonical)
brothers (third-person singular)
brothered (past)
brothered (past participle)
brothering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brother.


fathers

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


fathers

father (canonical)
fathers (third-person singular)
fathered (past)
fathered (past participle)
fathering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of father.


fathered

The past tense and past participle of father.


folk

Often, doctors have difficulty explaining things to ordinary folk like me.

Lots of folks are worried about their jobs.

I'm not sure if I can get the car. I'll have to ask my folks.

Folk music, dance, art, etc., is traditional and belongs to the ordinary people.

I remember reading about him in a collection of folk tales.

The children are learning Russian folk songs in school.


folks

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


firemen

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


siblings

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


dogging

dog (canonical)
dogs (third-person singular)
dogged (past)
dogged (past participle)
dogging (present participle)


originals

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


fortnight

Her mother will be staying for a fortnight over Christmas.


Galatia

A region of ancient Asia Minor in what is now the country of Turkey.


Turkey

Turkey is a country in western Asia and eastern Europe. Its full name is Republic of Turkey.


turkey

A turkey is a bird that is often raised for food.

There was a spotting of a flock of wild turkeys in the forest.

Roast turkey was served at Thanksgiving dinner.

The store was selling turkey sandwiches.


turkeys

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


admire

admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

If you admire something, you like it very much.

He admired the painting on the wall.


rob

rob (canonical)
robs (third-person singular)
robbed (past)
robbed (past participle)
robbing (present participle)

If you rob something or someone, you steal from them.

He went to rob the bank.


robbery

To take money or property without permission, sometimes with violence.

The police were called because there had been a bank robbery.


probability

The probability of rolling a six is one in six, 1/6.

We calculated the probabilities of each result.

I took a class in probability and statistics.


probabilities

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


admirable

admirable (positive)
more admirable (comparative)
most admirable (superlative)

If you are admirable, people will like you, or what you do.

She said his quick thinking was admirable.


admirer

You are an admirer if you really like something or someone.

He was an admirer of music by Ravindra.

After playing his music, Ravindra spoke to his admirers.


Tel Aviv-Jaffa

Tel Aviv-Jaffa is the official name for Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv-Jaffa are twin cities in Israel.


securer

secure (positive)
securer (comparative)
securest (superlative)

The comparative form of secure; more secure.


securest

The superlative form of secure; most secure.


performances

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


productions

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


Zionism

Zionism is the belief that there should be a Jewish country, especially support for the current Jewish state in Israel.

Zionism is a religion that is practiced by people in parts of Africa and is most popular in Eswatini. It is a mix of Protestantism and Animism.


Zionists

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


robber

A robber is a person who takes money or property without permission, sometimes using violence. A thief; a person who steals.

The bank robber took all the money from the bank.


abbey

An abbey is a building where monks or nuns live, or used to live.

After working in the fields, the monks went back to the abbey.

An abbey is a church which was once part of an abbey.

Westminster Abbey is a famous church in England.


frighten

frighten (canonical)
frightens (third-person singular)
frightened (past)
frightened (past participle)
frightening (present participle)

Frighten means a person or thing that makes someone feel afraid; to cause someone to have a fear.

You are shouting at me and frightening your daughters.

It made so much noise that it frightened away the animals.


robbers

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


replacing

replace (canonical)
replaces (third-person singular)
replaced (past)
replaced (past participle)
replacing (present participle)


sandstone

Sandstone is a kind of rock that is made when sand is compacted together and glued into place with clay.


specifying

specify (canonical)
specifies (third-person singular)
specified (past)
specified (past participle)
specifying (present participle)


victories

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


pukes

puke (canonical)
pukes (third-person singular)
puked (past)
puked (past participle)
puking (present participle)


puked

The past tense and past participle of puke.


tiny

tiny (positive)
tinier (comparative)
tiniest (superlative)

A single grain of sand is tiny.


tick

A tick is a mark, used to show that something is right.

The teacher put a tick on the correct answer.

The dog was scratching because it had a tick in its ear.

A tick is a clicking noise that keeps going.

It was very quiet, and the only sound she could hear was the tick of the old clock.

A tick is small line used to show a measure or a count.


tick

tick (canonical)
ticks (third-person singular)
ticked (past)
ticked (past participle)
ticking (present participle)

If something ticks, it is making clicking noises.

The clocked ticked on as I waited.

Its a ticking time-bomb. (It is like the clock on the bomb is ticking as time runs out.)


scorpion

A scorpion is a small animal with eight legs, pinchers, and a tail that stings.


arachnid

An arachnid is a type of small animal with eight legs.

Spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites are arachnids.


arachnids

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


ticks

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


grandchildren

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


mothers

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


mothers

mother (canonical)
mothers (third-person singular)
mothered (past)
mothered (past participle)
mothering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mother.


nephews

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


uncles

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


nieces

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


stepchildren

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


sons

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


Asians

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


European Americans

European American
European Americans (plural)

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


Greeks

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


tinier

The comparative form of tiny; more tiny.


tiniest

The superlative form of tiny; most tiny.


militaries

military
military or militaries (plural)

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


busier

busy (positive)
busier (comparative)
busiest (superlative)

The comparative form of busy; more busy.


busiest

The superlative form of busy; most busy.


busies

busy (canonical)
busies (third-person singular)
busied (past)
busied (past participle)
busying (present participle)


busied

The past tense and past participle of busy.


necessaries

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


glyphs

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


peregrine falcons

peregrine falcon
peregrine falcons (plural)

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


hairier

hairy (positive)
hairier (comparative)
hairiest (superlative)

The comparative form of hairy; more hairy.


hairiest

The superlative form of hairy; most hairy.


months

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


decades

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


plainer

plain (positive)
plainer (comparative)
plainest (superlative)

The comparative form of plain; more plain.


plainest

The superlative form of plain; most plain.


honeys

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


kennels

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


kennels

kenneled (past)
kenneled (past participle)
kenneling (present participle)
kennel (canonical)
kennels (third-person singular)
kennelled (past)
kennelled (past participle)
kennelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of kennel.


eagles

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


eagles

eagle (canonical)
eagles (third-person singular)
eagled (past)
eagled (past participle)
eagling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of eagle.


paintballs

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


paintballs

paintball (canonical)
paintballs (third-person singular)
paintballed (past)
paintballed (past participle)
paintballing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of paintball.


paintballed

The past tense and past participle of paintball.


coins

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


coins

coin (canonical)
coins (third-person singular)
coined (past)
coined (past participle)
coining (present participle)


presidents

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


guitars

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


organs

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


players

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


demagogues

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


demagogues

demagogue (canonical)
demagogues (third-person singular)
demagogued (past)
demagogued (past participle)
demagoguing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of demagogue.


demagogued

The past tense and past participle of demagogue.


guitar

A guitar is a stringed musical instrument, usually with six strings, but sometimes more. It is used to play many kinds of music, including classical, rock, jazz, and bluegrass.

John played the Edvard Grieg song "Morning Mood" on his guitar.


likes

like (canonical)
likes (third-person singular)
liked (past)
liked (past participle)
liking (present participle)


likes

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


stepson

A stepson is the son of a person's husband or wife. A stepson is a male child from an earlier marriage.

When I married my wife I got two stepsons.


stepdaughter

A stepdaughter is the daughter of a person's husband or wife. A stepdaughter is a female child from an earlier marriage.

When I married my wife I got two stepdaughters.


deliberate

deliberate (positive)
more deliberate (comparative)
most deliberate (superlative)

Deliberate means done intentionally; on purpose, not by accident.

She walked up to her brother and gave him a deliberate kick.


deliberate

deliberate (canonical)
deliberates (third-person singular)
deliberated (past)
deliberated (past participle)
deliberating (present participle)

If you deliberate something, you think about it carefully.

The jury deliberated about the innocence of the person on trial.


carp

A goldfish is a small carp.

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

We fed the carp at the boat dock. We saw many carp there.


carp

carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)


dwarves

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


dwarfs

dwarf (canonical)
dwarfs (third-person singular)
dwarfed (past)
dwarfed (past participle)
dwarfing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dwarf.


stepsons

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


stepdaughters

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


numbers

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


numbers

number (canonical)
numbers (third-person singular)
numbered (past)
numbered (past participle)
numbering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of number.


variables

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

Which seats to select and which snacks to buy are the variables to consider when going to the movies.


numbered

The past tense and past participle of number.


Jesus freaks

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


Fridays

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


united

I some things (two or more) are united they are together. These act as one thing. This is often used for people of groups of people.

We are united in our goals.

John as Sue were united in holy matrimony (marriage) last week.

We stand united against our enemies.


united

unite (canonical)
unites (third-person singular)
united (past)
united (past participle)
uniting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of unite.


toilet

A toilet is something you may put human waste (feces and urine) into.

Excuse me, I need to use the toilet.

Where is the toilet?


km

It is a about 100 km from here.

We were driving about 50 km/hour.


popular

popular (positive)
more popular (comparative)
most popular (superlative)

If something is popular many people like, love, or enjoy it.

Beth is one of the popular girls in my class.

Hamburgers are more popular than hot dogs with teenagers.

Kyle is the most popular boy in the senior class.


Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.


zest

If you have zest, you are full of excitement or enthusiasm; you are full of life.

If food has zest, it has a lot of flavor. It might be spicy.

The hot peppers add zest to the soup.

If music has zest, it is fast and lively.

Play it with more zest this time.

The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring.

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zest

zest (canonical)
zests (third-person singular)
zested (past)
zested (past participle)
zesting (present participle)

If you zest something, you take the zest off of the fruit.


agency

An agency is a group of people called agents working together, or a place where agents work.

An agency is a company (business) which usually represents other people. The people at the agency work as agents to represent (stand for) their customers.

Our agency works to help people find jobs in music.

Agency is a company that does something specific.

Our ad agency has made advertisements for many important businesses.

An agency is a certain part of a government.

He works for the real CIA, the actual Central Intelligence Agency.


pad

A pad is a material that is packed together, usually to be between two other things.

A pad is a flat thing you can sit on; a cushion.

A pad is something worn in some sports to protect athletes (players).

A pad is the thick skin on an animals foot.

A pad is a stack of paper for writing on.

A pad is a piece of cloth used to stop menstrual blood from leaking.

A pad is the place you live; it is your home.

A pad is a low pitched musical sound that fills in the music. This is often in electronica or blues.


pad

pad (canonical)
pads (third-person singular)
padded (past)
padded (past participle)
padding (present participle)

If you pad something, you add pads to it.

If something pads something else, it blocks force or hitting.

The cushion padded my fall.

If something pads something, it covers all or most of it.

The walls were padded with cloth.

The walls were padded so the crazy person who was kept there could not hurt himself.


pad

If you pad along a road, you travel down it.

If you pad, you walk quietly, usually without any shoes on.


agencies

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


toilets

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


wiener

Can you please pass me that wiener?

In New York I bought a wiener for 5 dollars.

He showed me his wiener, even though I didn't want him to.


Dr


Dr.

Short for doctor. Used as a title before a doctor's name.

I went to see Dr. Smith for some medicine.

Dr. Schwarz has a Ph.D.


golden

golden (positive)
more golden (comparative)
most golden (superlative)

If something is golden it is made from gold.

If something is golden it is the same color as gold:

If something is golden it is a color between yellow and brown.

Her hair was a golden blond.

It was a golden age, when everything seemed beautiful.

I use to be a golden boy like you. -- Don Henley, "The Garden of Allah"

Your golden years are when you are old and retired from work.

I use to watch a show about old ladies. It was called "The Golden Girls."

The golden anniversary is the 50ᵗʰ anniversary.

Her grandparents were celebrating the golden anniversary of their wedding.


golden

Golden is a color between yellow and brown.


ad

I saw an ad in the newspaper for a job at the factory.


Ph.D.

A short way of saying Doctor of Philosophy, the highest degree you can get at a university.

The laboratory Erika worked at wanted her to work on their most important projects, but she did not have enough education, so they paid for her to get a Ph.D. in [[|]].


M.D.

A short way of saying Medical Doctor, the degree you must have to give medicine.


mount

mount (canonical)
mounts (third-person singular)
mounted (past)
mounted (past participle)
mounting (present participle)

If you mount something you get on to it.

They mounted their horses and rode off.

If you mount something you attach it to something else.

I need someone to mount this diamond on a ring.

The show was mounted in Montreal and New York.


mount

Mount is another word for mountain. This may be shortened to "Mt." to name a mountain.

Jesus gave us the Sermon on the Mount.

We were all worried when Mount Saint Helens exploded.

A mount is an animal you ride, often a horse.

The policemen sat on his mount watching the park.


Roman numeral

A Roman numeral is a way of writing numbers used in Rome a long time ago. We do not write numbers like this much now. This is most often used to name parts of a series. Example are "I" (1), "II" (2), "III" (3), and "IV" (4).


Roman numerals

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


remain

remain (canonical)
remains (third-person singular)
remained (past)
remained (past participle)
remaining (present participle)

If something remains it stays. It does not go away.

I'll remain here as wait for you.

He remained at home.

If something remains it does not change.

She remains is pretty as ever.

I remain loyal to the my friends.


remain

The remains of something are parts of something gone that are still here. This is often used for what is left of dead person whose body was damaged or decayed.


IV

Intravenous therapy; putting medicine or special food into the blood with a tube.


mother tongue

Your mother tongue is the first language you learned or grew up with.

English is not my mother tongue.


mother tongues

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


descendant

A descendant is something or someone that comes after something or someone (ancestor).

Dogs are descendants of early wolves.

You are a descendant of your grandparents.

I am a descendant of Grover Cleveland.


-ness

When -ness is added to the end of an adjective, the word becomes a noun. The new noun can mean either what the original adjective was like or what comes from having the original adjective.

If you're good, you have a lot of goodness


pure

pure (positive)
purer (comparative)
purest (superlative)

If something is pure, it is not dirty or covered by anything that makes it unclean.


twice

If something is done twice, it is done two times.

I have been to the shop twice today.

He was working twice as fast as I was.

Twice three is six.


prince

A prince is the son of the king and queen in a country, and brother of the princess. The prince can also be the husband of a princess.

Our great-great-great-great-grandfather is a prince.

A prince is a man of high nobility but not of the royalty.


princess

A princess is the daughter of the king and queen of a country, and sister of the prince. The princess can also be the wife of a prince.

The soldier is going to marry the princess.


warn

warn (canonical)
warns (third-person singular)
warned (past)
warned (past participle)
warning (present participle)

If you warn someone about something, is to make them aware of a danger approaching.

I warn you, lions are dangerous.

If you warn someone can also be to make them aware that something they do is not accepted.

It is not allowed to steal, I warn you.

If you warn someone, you give a warning.


gentleman

A gentleman is a man that treats other nicely, or a man of higher class.

To call someone a gentleman is also a polite way to talk to someone.

Please come with me, gentlemen.


anything

Any one of all things. You use this when there is no limit to what might be meant. You might be able to change "anything" to any other word.

I'll do anything you want.

Is there anything he has not done?

I don't have anything left.


anyone

Any person. You use this word when there is no limit to who might be meant. You might be able to change anyone to any person's name.

Help! Can anyone hear me?

I don't know anyone here.

Anyone who saw the accident should phone the police.


Norwegian

Norwegian is a language spoken by around 5 million people, mainly in Norway.

I can not understand a word Norwegian, but I think it is a very nice language.


Norwegian

Norwegian (positive)
more Norwegian (comparative)
most Norwegian (superlative)

If something is Norwegian, it is about Norway or the people living there.

I think Norwegian food is good.

I am Norwegian.


Norwegian

If someone is a Norwegian, he or she is from Norway.

I am a Norwegian.


mainly

In England, they speak mainly English.


ii


iii


iv


vowels

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


parakeet

A parakeet is a tropical bird often kept as a pet. It is a small parrot.

My pet parakeet's name is Polly.


budgie

A budgie is a type of bird from Australia and often kept as a pet; a budgerigar.

Budgies are kept in cages by people.


parakeets

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


budgies

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


parrot

A parrot is a type of tropical bird sometimes kept as a pet.

Movie pirates always seem to have parrots.

I had a pet parrot named Peter.


parrot

parrot (canonical)
parrots (third-person singular)
parroted (past)
parroted (past participle)
parroting (present participle)

If you parrot someone, you say exactly what that person says.

I want you to parrot back what I just said, so I know you heard me right.


headwords

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


incompetent

incompetent (positive)
more incompetent (comparative)
most incompetent (superlative)

If you are incompetent you are not good at what you are doing. You might not know how to do it. You might not be able to do it.

He is an incompetent driver, and cannot keep a car on the road.

He died because of medicine from an incompetent doctor.

If you are incompetent you are stupid or crazy.

The incompetent fools ruined my whole day.

In some countries if you are incompetent the law says you are not able to decide things. This means you are not allowed to do some things but do not do need to do other things. This is often because the incompetent person is insane (crazy).

He was found incompetent to stand trial.

The contract is no good because she was legally incompetent when she signed it.


competent

competent (positive)
more competent (comparative)
most competent (superlative)

If you are competent at something you can do it. You are good at doing it.

In some countries, if you are competent the law says you are not insane (crazy). This means you can decide things, and may be allowed to do somethings that crazy people are not allowed to do.


heal

heal (canonical)
heals (third-person singular)
healed (past)
healed (past participle)
healing (present participle)

If you heal your wounds or diseases leave you. Your body repairs itself, so you get better.

If you heal another person or animal you repair their body. You make wounds or diseases leave them.


healer

A healer is someone who helps other people get well from disease or injury.

I saw a local healer when I got sick on my trip.


professor

A professor is a teacher at a college or university.

Dr. Erickson and Dr. Karrow are my favorite professors.


learner

A good teacher learns from the students too, so everybody in the class is a learner.

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lamp

A lamp is something that makes light (either from electricity or by burning fuel).

It's getting dark so I'll switch on the lamp to read by.

Oil lamps have wicks that can smoke as they burn.


fuel

My car uses gasoline for fuel to make it go. My body uses food for fuel, it's what makes me go.


fuel

fueled (past)
fueled (past participle)
fueling (present participle)
fuel (canonical)
fuels (third-person singular)
fuelled (past)
fuelled (past participle)
fuelling (present participle)

When you fuel something, you add on to it.

His words fuelled my anger.


locker

A locker is a cabinet to keep things in, usually with a lock.

I put my jacket in my locker when I get to work.


instep

An instep is the middle of the foot, between the toes and the ankle.

He stepped on my shoe right where the laces are, but I was wearing them so he hurt my instep.


hoof

A hoof is a foot of an animal with hard feet.

The horseshoes are nailed to the horse's hoofs.


hoof

hoof (canonical)
hoofs (third-person singular)
hoofed (past)
hoofed (past participle)
hoofing (present participle)

My car is broken so we'll have to hoof it. We'll only be walking 3 blocks.


anchor

An anchor is a large heavy weight, attached to a boat by a rope and dropped to the bottom of the water, to hold the boat in place.


anchor

anchor (canonical)
anchors (third-person singular)
anchored (past)
anchored (past participle)
anchoring (present participle)

If you anchor something, you hold it in place with an anchor.

We'll anchor the boat tonight so we don't go anywhere while we sleep.


injure

injure (canonical)
injures (third-person singular)
injured (past)
injured (past participle)
injuring (present participle)

Injure means to hurt someone or an animal; causing harm to a person or an animal.


lake

A lake is a place with a lot of deep water. A lake not always have salt in it.

We went swimming in the lake.


wade

wade (canonical)
wades (third-person singular)
waded (past)
waded (past participle)
wading (present participle)

I waded into the water just a little ways so that I could feel the temperature of the water.

Roy was able to wade into the water for several feet before the water reached his waist.


alligator

An alligator is a large reptile that lives on land and in water.


crocodile

A crocodile is a big reptile that lives mostly in water.


anywhere

I don't have anywhere to go.

Victor has never been anywhere outside Chengdu.


arc

An arc is electricity that is jumping from one place to another. This is very bright and looks like lightning.


arc

arc (canonical)
arcs (third-person singular)
arced (past)
arced (past participle)
arcing (present participle)

If something arcs, it makes an electrical curve.

If something arcs, it goes along a curved path.


solar system

A solar system is made of planets moving around a star (a sun).

It is a long way to the next solar system.


PhD


alligators

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


crocodiles

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


healers

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


lockers

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


semantics

Semantics is the study of how languages (ways people talk) show meaning.

We were studying the difference of semantics for both words and sentence between cultures.

After his injury, he could not remember what words belonged together because of a problem with semantics.

If an argument is based on semantics it is based on different meanings of words, not different ideas. Or, someone might use different meanings to be difficult.

I've heard you talking about it, and it sound like its all semantics to me.


semantic

If something is semantic it is based on semantics. It is about meaning in language.

Were his errors semantic, like calling a horse a deer or a saddle? Or were they based on the sound of the word?

Your whole argument is semantic, based one what you think the word "life" means.


conjugation

Conjugation is how a word changes based on several things. In English and European languages this word is usually a verb. It might change because of what time is talked about, who is talked about, or what part of the sentence the word is in.

I find German conjugation hard to remember.

Some linguists do not talk about conjugation because they think it is just an example of morphology.

A conjugation is the ways a word changes.

The conjugations of "to do" are "does," "did," and "doing."

/ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/

/ˌkɑnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/


conjugate

conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)

If you conjugate a word, you change it because of time, person, or place in a sentence.

If you don't conjugate right, people may still understand you but they will think you talk funny.


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practical

practical (positive)
more practical (comparative)
most practical (superlative)

If something is practical, it works and is not more difficult that it should be. It makes sense and is good for real life.

If something is practical, it comes from actually doing something, not from theory.

If you are practical, you do practical things and think in a practical way.


pragmatics

Pragmatics is the study of how language is used in real life. It is about practical language use.

Examples of English pragmatics included saying, "Could I have a cookie?" or "Those cookies look good," to mean "Give me a cookie."