dresses

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


dresses

dress (canonical)
dresses (third-person singular)
dressed (past)
dressed (past participle)
dressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dress.


microphones

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


screens

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


screens

screen (canonical)
screens (third-person singular)
screened (past)
screened (past participle)
screening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of screen.


gears

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


fatherlands

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


sulfurs

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


colds

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


stories

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


handles

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


handles

handle (canonical)
handles (third-person singular)
handled (past)
handled (past participle)
handling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of handle.


towels

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


ifs

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


strips

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


strips

strip (canonical)
strips (third-person singular)
stripped (past)
stripped (past participle)
stripping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of strip.


zests

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


zests

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


cheeks

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


cheeks

cheek (canonical)
cheeks (third-person singular)
cheeked (past)
cheeked (past participle)
cheeking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cheek.


beards

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


poses

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


poses

pose (canonical)
poses (third-person singular)
posed (past)
posed (past participle)
posing (present participle)


Croatia

Croatia is a country that is in the middle of Europe.

/ˌkrəʊˈeɪ.ʃə/


lexicons

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


soils

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


soils

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


unlikely

unlikelier (comparative)
unlikeliest (superlative)
unlikely (positive)
more unlikely (comparative)
most unlikely (superlative)

If something is unlikely, then it probably will not happen.

It's unlikely that it will rain today.


chases

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

The movie had many car chases.


chases

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

The third-person singular form of chase.


afterthoughts

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


gardens

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


gardens

garden (canonical)
gardens (third-person singular)
gardened (past)
gardened (past participle)
gardening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of garden.


scalps

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


scalps

scalp (canonical)
scalps (third-person singular)
scalped (past)
scalped (past participle)
scalping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scalp.


cheers

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

The third-person singular form of cheer.


cheers

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


cheers

To good health! Cheers!

"I'm off to class, see ya later." "Cheers!"

"Let me buy you a drink." "Really? Cheers!"


educations

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


toothy

toothy (positive)
toothier (comparative)
toothiest (superlative)

Having teeth that stand out or attract attention; showing a lot of teeth.

She gave me a toothy grin.


tourist

A tourist is a person who travels for pleasure, not for business.

There are many tourists looking at the church.


tourists

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


toy

A toy is something that you can play with.

A toy is something that isn't very important or doesn't have much value.


toy

toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)

If you toy with something, you play with it or make fun of it.

To toy with something is to consider it.

I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.


toys

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


slips

slip (canonical)
slips (third-person singular)
slipped (past)
slipped (past participle)
slipping (present participle)


slips

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


harvests

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


harvests

harvest (canonical)
harvests (third-person singular)
harvested (past)
harvested (past participle)
harvesting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of harvest.


meats

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


shows

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


shows

show (canonical)
shows (third-person singular)
showed (past)
showed (past participle)
showing (present participle)


jugs

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


locks

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


locks

lock (canonical)
locks (third-person singular)
locked (past)
locked (past participle)
locking (present participle)


babes

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


ditches

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


ditches

ditch (canonical)
ditches (third-person singular)
ditched (past)
ditched (past participle)
ditching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ditch.


don’t


didn’t


o’clock


isn’t


won’t


jacket

A jacket is a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over a shirt. A jacket is not as long as a coat.

He took his phone from the pocket of his jacket.

He pulled on his pants, grabbed his leather jacket, and ran out the door.

The girl wore a wool jacket that was so short you could almost see her stomach.

They wore red shirts, or jackets from the English Army.

A jacket is a covering on something such as a book or a record.

Most Oz books don't have their original dust jackets because the books were so well loved.

He slipped the record carefully from the jacket.

A wire to go underground should have a jacket that will not allow water to enter.

We had a meal of potatoes boiled in their jackets, fish, black bread and butter, and pickled beets.


jacket

jacket (canonical)
jackets (third-person singular)
jacketed (past)
jacketed (past participle)
jacketing (present participle)

If you jacket something, you put a jacket on it.


jackets

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


jackets

The third-person singular form of jacket.


peanuts

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


starts

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


starts

start (canonical)
starts (third-person singular)
started (past)
started (past participle)
starting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of start.


notions

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


pubs

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


labors

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


labors

labor (canonical)
labors (third-person singular)
labored (past)
labored (past participle)
laboring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of labor.


minuses

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


combs

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


combs

comb (canonical)
combs (third-person singular)
combed (past)
combed (past participle)
combing (present participle)


fowls

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


apparent magnitudes

apparent magnitude
apparent magnitudes (plural)

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


stuffed animals

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


gardeners

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


coat of arms

Coat of arms are signs which is the symbol of a family, group, city or school and are often shaped like a shield.


junction

A junction is a place where different things of the same kind come together, especially roads.

It's at the junction of Pearl and Cherry streets in busy Franklin Square.

/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/


junctions

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


Februaries

February
Februaries or Februarys (plural)

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


dimensions

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


tripped

trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of trip.


picks

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


picks

pick (canonical)
picks (third-person singular)
picked (past)
picked (past participle)
picking (present participle)


pleasures

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


pleasures

pleasure (canonical)
pleasures (third-person singular)
pleasured (past)
pleasured (past participle)
pleasuring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pleasure.


raises

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


raises

raise (canonical)
raises (third-person singular)
raised (past)
raised (past participle)
raising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of raise.


saturations

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


instruments

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


incidences

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


fits

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


fits

fit (canonical)
fits (third-person singular)
fitted (past)
fitted (past participle)
fitting (present participle)


justify

justify (canonical)
justifies (third-person singular)
justified (past)
justified (past participle)
justifying (present participle)

If you justify something that people think is bad, you explain why it was good or why it had to happen that way.

One problem in music education is always having to justify our existence to other teachers.

78% of people do not think that US military action in Iraq was justified.

Killings are always wrong, and that is why attempts to justify them are always made.

If the ends justify the means, the way of doing something is bad, but the result is worth it.

He feels that he can lie because the end justifies the means.

If you justify text, you make the left side of each line of writing line up and the same with the right side.


throats

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


justifications

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


cushions

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


cushions

cushion (canonical)
cushions (third-person singular)
cushioned (past)
cushioned (past participle)
cushioning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cushion.


anchovies

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


popes

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


falls

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


falls

fall (canonical)
falls (third-person singular)
fell (past)
fallen (past participle)
falling (present participle)


associates

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


associates

associate (canonical)
associates (third-person singular)
associated (past)
associated (past participle)
associating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of associate.


loanwords

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


movies

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

My favorite movies are "Finding Nemo" and "Titanic".

The movies is a term for a movie theater.

Let's go to the movies today.

We went to the movies, last Friday, going to see Spider-Man 3.


chucks

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


chucks

chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of chuck.


runs

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


runs

run (canonical)
runs (third-person singular)
ran (past)
run (past participle)
running (present participle)


exams

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


farthest

farther (comparative)
farthest (superlative)
far (positive)
further (comparative)
furthest (superlative)


complements

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


complements

complement (canonical)
complements (third-person singular)
complemented (past)
complemented (past participle)
complementing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of complement.


plots

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

This author is known for the elaborate plots of his novels.


plots

plot (canonical)
plots (third-person singular)
plotted (past)
plotted (past participle)
plotting (present participle)

He often plots different escape routes in his mind when he is bored.


tins

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


attributes

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


attributes

attribute (canonical)
attributes (third-person singular)
attributed (past)
attributed (past participle)
attributing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of attribute.


affixes

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


affixes

affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of affix.


embarrassments

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


tablecloths

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


hides

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


hides

hide (canonical)
hides (third-person singular)
hid (past)
hidden (past participle)
hiding (present participle)


nursing

If a female is nursing, they are breastfeeding their young.

The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.


nursing

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


nursing

Nursing is the profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

She went into nursing as a career.


grays

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


grays

gray (canonical)
grays (third-person singular)
grayed (past)
grayed (past participle)
graying (present participle)


capillaries

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


wipes

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


wipes

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


carbons

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


buoys

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


buoys

buoy (canonical)
buoys (third-person singular)
buoyed (past)
buoyed (past participle)
buoying (present participle)


samples

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


samples

sample (canonical)
samples (third-person singular)
sampled (past)
sampled (past participle)
sampling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sample.


insides

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


cuttings

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


tons

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

I can't go to the movie with you on Saturday because I have tons of homework to do this weekend.


gracing

grace (canonical)
graces (third-person singular)
graced (past)
graced (past participle)
gracing (present participle)


crops

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


crops

crop (canonical)
crops (third-person singular)
cropped (past)
cropped (past participle)
cropping (present participle)


dressing

Dressing is a sauce that is put on salads or other foods.

A bread-based food that is put on or around a turkey.

Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.

He liked dressing up in fancy costumes.


dressing

dress (canonical)
dresses (third-person singular)
dressed (past)
dressed (past participle)
dressing (present participle)


rehearsing

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


centres

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


centres

centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of centre.


middles

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


hourly

If something is hourly, then it happens once every hour.

That train stops here hourly.


hourly

An hourly is something that is made every hour.


hourlies

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


purer

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

The comparative form of pure; more pure.


purest

The superlative form of pure; most pure.


collapses

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


collapses

collapse (canonical)
collapses (third-person singular)
collapsed (past)
collapsed (past participle)
collapsing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of collapse.


undoing

Somebody's undoing is the thing that causes them major problems, causes them to fail, or causes them to be discovered.

He left behind a laptop computer loaded with details that would prove to be his undoing.


undoing

undo (canonical)
undoes (third-person singular)
undid (past)
undone (past participle)
undoing (present participle)


environments

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


interacts

interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of interact.


interacts

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


graver

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

The comparative form of grave; more grave.


undoings

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


lack

If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it doesn't exist at all.

He was frustrated by the lack of progress.

There is a lack of clarity about where the money is to come from.

He was happy with his life, despite his lack of family.

Many parents try to compensate for their lack of time with children by spending money on them.

They cite the lack of seat belts for the injuries.

There's no lack of beaches in Hawai'i.

Her teachers complained about her lack of attention.

Food or the lack thereof could be easily used as a weapon.

South African art museums are suffering from a lack of official funding.

His head ached, mostly due to a lack of food and sleep.

Lack of coordination made the 23 separate anti-gang programs ineffective.

The purpose of this study is to address the relative lack of empirical research on adults.


lack

lack (canonical)
lacks (third-person singular)
lacked (past)
lacked (past participle)
lacking (present participle)

If you lack something, you don't have it, or you don't have enough of it.

He lacked the time and expertise to get the job done.

Young people lack the necessary knowledge to make good business decisions.

These materials lack sufficient strength to be used in building.

Some adults lack the basic skills necessary to earn a living.

If you lack for something, you don't have it, or you don't have enough of it.

She had never lacked for anything in her life.


typewriter

A typewriter is a machine used to type words by pressing keys that put ink onto paper.


heroes

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


’d


seventh

The seventh thing is the one that is number seven (7) in order.

There are six people in front of me in the queue. I'm the seventh.


seventh

A seventh of something is one of seven equal parts of that thing.

Ten is one seventh of seventy.


pan

A pan is a metal container usually with one long handle. It is used for cooking.

A normally circular container with sloped sides and a large surface area.


pan

pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

To turn horizontally (especially with a camera).


Pan

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Homininae - the chimpanzees.

The Greek god of nature, often shown as half goat and half man playing pipes.


pans

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


submission

A submission is something that you give to somebody to be checked or accepted.

Submission is the act of accepting that somebody has power over you.


submissions

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


sevenths

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


incomplete

incomplete (positive)
more incomplete (comparative)
most incomplete (superlative)

If something is incomplete, it is not finished.

Sam's homework was incomplete as he had missed out question two.


fire-engine


landlord

A landlord is a person that owns living space and rents it to people (called tenants).

For an extra thirty dollars a month the landlord rented him the two upstairs rooms, a toilet in the middle of one, as a one-bedroom apartment.

Landlords generally do not live in the same community as their tenants.


lane

A lane is one part of the road that cars traveling in one direction stay in, usually divided by white or yellow paint from other lanes.

Widening traffic lanes from 9.5 to 10 or 11 feet reduces car crashes.

In some cities, they have separate bike lanes with their own traffic lights.

It's very annoying when slow drivers stay in the fast lane.

Drivers are supposed to travel on the highway's three lanes and use the shoulders only for emergencies.

Concrete barriers blocked one lane of the street to keep traffic from getting too close to the building.

She sped across three lanes of traffic on I-4 almost hitting two other cars.

A lane is a small country road, also used in the name of many small roads.

We walked slowly along quiet back roads and narrow, tree-lined lanes.

Sur la Table is located at 77 Maiden Lane, San Francisco.


dryers

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


photocopiers

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


hypothetical

hypothetical (positive)
more hypothetical (comparative)
most hypothetical (superlative)

If something is hypothetical, it is based on a hypothesis or a guess.


hypothetical

These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.


leaflet

A leaflet is piece of paper or a small book, usually given away for free.

People were distributing leaflets about the dangers of cell-phone use.

Israel continues dropping leaflets warning people in southern neighborhoods of Lebanon to leave.

A leaflet is a small leaf or a leaf-like part of a leaf.


league

A league is a group of sports teams that play against each other.

Rodriguez won the American League most-valuable-player award in 2003 and 2005.

The chances of your son making the National Hockey League are close to zero.

He spent the summer driving around Texas, watching minor league baseball games.

They played in this year's league championship, but lost by six points.

They could win and finish as the best team in the best league.

A league is a group of people who have joined together to promote a similar idea.

The League of Conservation Voters is one of the largest and most political environmental groups in the country.

If you are not in the same league as somebody else, they are much better than or different from you.

The Toyota Corolla is not even in the same league as the beautiful new Jaguar.

If you are out of your league, you're trying something too difficult for you.

If you are in league with somebody, you are working with them, usually in secret and for a bad reason.

A league is a distance of 4,828 metres on land or 5,556 metres at sea.


leaflets

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


literal

literal (positive)
more literal (comparative)
most literal (superlative)

The literal meaning of a word or phrase is the plain meaning: exactly what it says.

It is not enough to understand the literal meaning of speech.

Many Christians have a view of life that is based on a literal interpretation of the Bible.

This mission has been the adventure of a lifetime in a very literal sense; it has taken my whole life.

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Dutch

The main language of the Netherlands and Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium).

The Dutch are the people of the Netherlands.


Dutch

Dutch (positive)
more Dutch (comparative)
most Dutch (superlative)

Something that is related to the Netherlands.

Something that is related to the Dutch people.

Something that is related to the Dutch language.


lorry

A lorry is a large vehicle for carrying goods, materials and equipment.

The lorry driver was taking a load of soft drinks to shops when the accident happened.


ducked

duck (canonical)
ducks (third-person singular)
ducked (past)
ducked (past participle)
ducking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of duck.


ate

eat (canonical)
eats (third-person singular)
ate (past)
eaten (past participle)
eating (present participle)


coined

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

The past tense and past participle of coin.


winds

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


winds

wind (canonical)
winds (third-person singular)
wound (past)
wound (past participle)
winding (present participle)


needs

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


needs

need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)


needed

The past tense and past participle of need.


hangs

hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hung (past)
hung (past participle)
hanging (present participle)


hangs

hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hanged (past)
hanged (past participle)
hanging (present participle)


mangos

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


beats

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


beats

beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)


bitten

bite (canonical)
bites (third-person singular)
bit (past)
bitten (past participle)
biting (present participle)


biting

biting (positive)
more biting (comparative)
most biting (superlative)

Something that is biting causes a stinging feeling.

a biting wind

Something that is biting is hurtful or sharp.

a biting criticism

a biting insect


interprets

interpret (canonical)
interprets (third-person singular)
interpreted (past)
interpreted (past participle)
interpreting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of interpret.


interpreted

The past tense and past participle of interpret.


lump

A lump is a small hard part of something smooth, soft, or continuous.

She felt the lump in her throat getting bigger and becoming even more painful.

Her mother first discovered the lump in her breast a year ago.

Add brown sugar and rub well between your fingers, breaking up any lumps of sugar.

Last week, she received a lump sum payment of more than $250,000, or one year's salary.

A lump is a person who is not active or clever.

Come on, let's go. Don't be such a lump.

If you take your lumps, bad things happen to you.

He isn't the only member of the organization who has taken his lumps this year.


lump

lump (canonical)
lumps (third-person singular)
lumped (past)
lumped (past participle)
lumping (present participle)

To treat different things as the same thing or as part of the same group.

People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different animals.


accommodates

accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accommodate.


accommodated

The past tense and past participle of accommodate.


accommodating

accommodating (positive)
more accommodating (comparative)
most accommodating (superlative)

/əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋ/


accommodating

/əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋ/


accompanies

accompany (canonical)
accompanies (third-person singular)
accompanied (past)
accompanied (past participle)
accompanying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accompany.


accompanied

The past tense and past participle of accompany.


accounted

account (canonical)
accounts (third-person singular)
accounted (past)
accounted (past participle)
accounting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of account.


achieves

achieve (canonical)
achieves (third-person singular)
achieved (past)
achieved (past participle)
achieving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of achieve.


achieved

The past tense and past participle of achieve.


acknowledges

acknowledge (canonical)
acknowledges (third-person singular)
acknowledged (past)
acknowledged (past participle)
acknowledging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acknowledge.


acknowledged

The past tense and past participle of acknowledge.


acquires

acquire (canonical)
acquires (third-person singular)
acquired (past)
acquired (past participle)
acquiring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acquire.


acquired

The past tense and past participle of acquire.


recognise

recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)

If you recognise something, you realise what it is.

I don't recognise him. Is he a friend of yours?

If something is recognised, it is accepted.

You have to recognise that you can't be right all the time.

The government refused to recognise his passport.

He's generally recognised as the person who made the first radio.

If something is recognised, it is given an award.

John was recognised for his achievements as a scientist.


ma

Some people sometimes refer or address to their mother as ma.

Ma was still at work when I got back.


mas

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


exponent

An exponent is the number of times something is multiplied by itself.

"3" is the exponent in x³.


exponents

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


madam

Madam is used to call or talk to a woman.

Madam C.J. Walker became the nation's first self-made female millionaire.

Madam Ambassador, thank you very much for joining us.

15 July 2007, Dear Sir or Madam: This is to inform you that I am still alive.

I'm sorry, madam, but you're going to have to leave right now.

A madam is a woman who is in charge of a brothel.


maintain

maintain (canonical)
maintains (third-person singular)
maintained (past)
maintained (past participle)
maintaining (present participle)

If you maintain something, you keep it at the same level.

Who's more likely to maintain the status quo?

UN forces will be used to help maintain stability in the area after the war.

It's so important to maintain balance in all areas of your life.

Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy red blood cells in the body.

Cook, maintaining a temperature of 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

If you maintain something, you say or write that it's a fact.

Ford maintains the cars are safe.

They have all hired lawyers and all three maintain their innocence.

If you maintain a machine, you keep it working well and fix it when it breaks.

There was lots of money to buy the machines, but no money was available to maintain them.


madams

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


pets

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


pets

pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)


margin

A margin is the space on the sides of a page where there is no writing.

If you own the book, write notes in the margin.

A margin is the difference between what the winner has and what the loser has.

The team won every game with an average 24-point victory margin per game.

The Board of Education voted by a narrow margin to accept the new standards.

Mitt Romney is leading in the latest polls by a slim margin, 29 percent of the vote to John McCain's 26 percent.

A margin is the difference between what a business pays for something and what it sells it for.

The current profit margins on those products run between 55 and 62 percent.

A margin is extra time, room, money, etc. that you plan for in case something needs more.

There's almost no margin for error with the landing the plane.

The extra fuel that was carried along gave us a bit of a safety margin.

A margin of error is the amount that the true value varies from the measured value.

The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

We produce these pieced to be 2.5 meters long, with an overall error margin of 1.4 millimeters.

If somebody is on the margin(s), they are not a central member and have little power.


petted

The past tense and past participle of pet.


petting

Petting is the act of kissing, stroking a person in a sexual manner.


toyed

toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of toy.


maintains

The third-person singular form of maintain.


maintained

The past tense and past participle of maintain.


troll

A monster in stories that looks something like a human but a different size, and very ugly, that lives in caves or hills or under bridges.

A magic troll lives under the bridge and stops anyone who tries to cross it.

A person who posts a comment to try to make other people angry and to cause trouble (drama and disruption).


troll

troll (canonical)
trolls (third-person singular)
trolled (past)
trolled (past participle)
trolling (present participle)

To disrupt the operation of an online community.


stripe

A long, thin part of something which is a different colour from the parts beside it.

A zebra has black and white stripes.


stripe

stripe (canonical)
stripes (third-person singular)
striped (past)
striped (past participle)
striping (present participle)


skeptic

A skeptic is a person who doesn't believe things before seeing very good reasons to believe them.

I'm a skeptic, so I don't believe things just because they're in the newspaper.


meme

A meme is an idea that one person can pass to another person by talking about it or by showing them. It can be a thought, idea, song, dance, a way of doing things, etc.

A meme is a picture (or video or other thing) with funny words on it, that is sent to many people.


idiots

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


pinch

pinch (canonical)
pinches (third-person singular)
pinched (past)
pinched (past participle)
pinching (present participle)

To squeeze or press between two things in a painful or uncomfortable way.


pinch

The sauce just needs a pinch of oregano and it will be perfect.

A true friend will always help you in a pinch.


mayor

A mayor is the government leader of a village, town, or city.

Next November, city council and Mayor Arakawa are up for reelection.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will be speaking at a dinner on Tuesday.

After Riordan was elected mayor, he appointed Delgadillo as deputy mayor.

Palin took office as mayor in October 1996.


mere

You use mere to show how small or unimportant something is or seems to be.

A mere 1% increase in pay made little difference.

Humans sing to express feelings beyond mere words.

Teachers are mere mortals with God-like tasks.

The mere existence of oil and gas does not prove this is a good place to drill.

The mere presence of a teacher of the student's own-race positively influences student effort.

The mere mention of her name makes him angry.

The mere fact that medicine is available has led to an more people coming.

An artist is someone who creates something new rather than mere copies.


merest

The superlative form of mere; most mere.


chased

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

The past tense and past participle of chase.


astronomies

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


shares

share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of share.

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shares

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


shared

The past tense and past participle of share.


passes

pass (canonical)
passes (third-person singular)
passed (past)
passed (past participle)
passing (present participle)


passes

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


perfects

perfect (canonical)
perfects (third-person singular)
perfected (past)
perfected (past participle)
perfecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of perfect.


perfects

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


perfected

The past tense and past participle of perfect.


vents

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


vents

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


vented

The past tense and past participle of vent.


sacrifices

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


sacrifices

sacrifice (canonical)
sacrifices (third-person singular)
sacrificed (past)
sacrificed (past participle)
sacrificing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sacrifice.


sacrificed

The past tense and past participle of sacrifice.


weds

wed (past)
wed (past participle)
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)


wedded

The past tense and past participle of wed.


carded

card (canonical)
cards (third-person singular)
carded (past)
carded (past participle)
carding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of card.


acute angles

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


feels

feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)


feels

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


muscled

muscle (canonical)
muscles (third-person singular)
muscled (past)
muscled (past participle)
muscling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of muscle.


muscled

muscled (positive)
more muscled (comparative)
most muscled (superlative)

A muscled person is someone who has large muscles.


paradigms

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


balder

bald (positive)
balder (comparative)
baldest (superlative)

The comparative form of bald; more bald.


baldest

The superlative form of bald; most bald.


wined

wine (canonical)
wines (third-person singular)
wined (past)
wined (past participle)
wining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wine.


matched

match (canonical)
matches (third-person singular)
matched (past)
matched (past participle)
matching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of match.


coolest

cool (positive)
cooler (comparative)
coolest (superlative)

The superlative form of cool; most cool.


cooled

cool (canonical)
cools (third-person singular)
cooled (past)
cooled (past participle)
cooling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cool.


fathering

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


sexier

sexy (positive)
sexier (comparative)
sexiest (superlative)

The comparative form of sexy; more sexy.


sexiest

The superlative form of sexy; most sexy.


conjugates

conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of conjugate.


conjugates

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


conjugated

The past tense and past participle of conjugate.


misdemeanors

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


hedges

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


hedges

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

The third-person singular form of hedge.


hedged

The past tense and past participle of hedge.


creamed

cream (canonical)
creams (third-person singular)
creamed (past)
creamed (past participle)
creaming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cream.


seconded

second (canonical)
seconds (third-person singular)
seconded (past)
seconded (past participle)
seconding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of second.


implies

imply (canonical)
implies (third-person singular)
implied (past)
implied (past participle)
implying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of imply.


implied

The past tense and past participle of imply.


feebler

feeble (positive)
feebler (comparative)
feeblest (superlative)

The comparative form of feeble; more feeble.


feeblest

The superlative form of feeble; most feeble.


completes

complete (canonical)
completes (third-person singular)
completed (past)
completed (past participle)
completing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of complete.


completed

The past tense and past participle of complete.


lawyered

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

The past tense and past participle of lawyer.


brings

bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bring.


bringing

I am bringing the key to you.


deism

The belief in the existence of God, by or through reason.

The belief in a God or gods who made the universe, then stopped interacting with it.


Deism

The religious movement that was popular in England, France, and the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries. The movement rejects the supernatural things (like prophecy and miracles) that are common in many religions, along with the holy books that say those supernatural things are real.


plans

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


plans

plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)


planned

The past tense and past participle of plan.


planned

planned (positive)
more planned (comparative)
most planned (superlative)

If something was planned, it existed or was made through the use of a plan.


planning

Planning is the process of thinking about and deciding on what to do or how to do something.


interacted

interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of interact.


heroines

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


parented

parent (canonical)
parents (third-person singular)
parented (past)
parented (past participle)
parenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of parent.


parenting

Parenting is the process of raising a child from birth until adulthood.

/ˈpɛərəntɪŋ/


parenting

/ˈpɛərəntɪŋ/


components

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


offers

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


offers

offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of offer.


offered

The past tense and past participle of offer.


offering

Something that has been offered; a sacrifice.

A contribution given at a religious service.


offerings

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


ceramic

A hard material that is easily broken; it is made by firing a mineral like clay at a high temperature.

Joan made the dish of ceramic.

Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.

A ceramic vase stood on the table.


pisses

piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)


dared

dare (canonical)
dares (third-person singular)
dared (past)
dared (past participle)
daring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dare.


dared

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


daring

daring (positive)
more daring (comparative)
most daring (superlative)

Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.


valves

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


displacements

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


pleases

please (canonical)
pleases (third-person singular)
pleased (past)
pleased (past participle)
pleasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of please.


pleased

pleased (positive)
more pleased (comparative)
most pleased (superlative)

I'm so pleased you were able to make it to my show.


pleased

The past tense and past participle of please.


pleasing

pleasing (positive)
more pleasing (comparative)
most pleasing (superlative)

If something is pleasing, it gives pleasure, happiness, enjoyment or gratification.


bidding

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


twelves

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


throws away

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

The third-person singular form of throw away.


humiliations

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

I have many humiliations.


syllables

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


follows

follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

The third-person singular form of follow.


followed

The past tense and past participle of follow.


followings

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


shaded

shaded (positive)
more shaded (comparative)
most shaded (superlative)

If something is shaded, it is in the shade.

The bench is shaded.


shaded

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

The past tense and past participle of shade.


breaks

break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of break.


breaks

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


broke

broke (positive)
more broke (comparative)
most broke (superlative)

Sorry, I can't do anything this weekend, I'm broke.

I'm not lending you any more money. You're always broke and you never pay me back.


behinds

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


the bird


sized

size (canonical)
sizes (third-person singular)
sized (past)
sized (past participle)
sizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of size.


marries

marry (canonical)
marries (third-person singular)
married (past)
married (past participle)
marrying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of marry.


marrying

Our son is marrying his childhood classmate.


friendlier

friendly (positive)
friendlier (comparative)
friendliest (superlative)

The comparative form of friendly; more friendly.


friendliest

The superlative form of friendly; most friendly.

I think Jennifer is the friendliest person I've ever met. She's always smiling and chatting.


friendlies

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


banked

bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bank.


banking

Banking is the job or business of managing a bank.


panned

pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pan.


zooms

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


zoomed

The past tense and past participle of zoom.


bodies

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

He found the bodies in the shed.


sheds

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


sheds

shed (canonical)
sheds (third-person singular)
shed (past)
shed (past participle)
shedding (present participle)


sexes

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


square roots

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


mid

The seat can be connected on the mid or rear position.

The idea came from the many war films made in the mid 80's.

It was mid April, so the chill was out of the air.

"And I'll be..." He stopped mid sentence to look at the strange sight coming down the road.

He caught the cat in mid air.

The rain was so hard that birds sometimes fell from the sky mid flight.

We've seen three to four inches of rain across parts of the Mid Atlantic.

This vegetable planted in mid to late summer benefits from warm days.

Until the mid-18th century, the primary role of the colleges was to educate priests.

A mid vowel is produced with the tongue relaxed in the middle of the mouth.


frightening

frightening (positive)
more frightening (comparative)
most frightening (superlative)

If something is frightening, it causes fear, it is scary.

The ghost ride was so frightening that I screamed the entire time.


frightening

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


model

A model is a something that is made to look or act like something else, usually being smaller or simpler than the original.

Mathematical models can greatly help researchers understand the behavior of real systems.

The company builds and sells detailed 3-D models of the human body.

Scientists have developed a theoretical model of the planet's interior that describes one possibility.

A few years ago, the best climate models predicted that there would soon be an ice-free Arctic during the summer.

There is a good fit between the four-factor model and the data in this study.

His father had been a small man with a kind face and large hands who helped him build model airplanes and rockets.

A model is an example of something, a goal, or a way to do something.

Both men and women who had public athletic role models during childhood were more likely to play sports at a higher level.

Each university used a variety of different instructional models.

It was a model company, combining high profits, happy workers, and clean, efficient production methods.

A model is a person who puts on clothes, glasses, jewelery, etc. to show them at shows and in photographs or who poses for paintings or sculptures.

High-fashion runway models are typically 5 foot 10 inches or taller.

He develops his paintings without models being present in the studio.

A model is a kind or design of car or other machine.

The wireless phone will be installed in future models from GM, Toyota and Honda.


model

modeled (past)
modeled (past participle)
modeling (present participle)
model (canonical)
models (third-person singular)
modelled (past)
modelled (past participle)
modelling (present participle)

If you model clothes, jewelery, etc., you wear them to show them at shows and in photographs.

If you model an action, you show how it is done.

Parents should model the behavior they want without forcing or controlling the child.

All music teachers can model good and poor tone quality.

If you model x on y, you try to make x like y.

There's a youth baseball field modeled after Fenway Park in the old Memorial Stadium.

If you model something, you make a smaller, simpler copy of it.

He's trying to model the human thought process on the computer.


counts

count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of count.


counts

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


counted

The past tense and past participle of count.


frightens

The third-person singular form of frighten.


galaxies

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


fats

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

Even though you need some fats, too much is bad for you.


Chile

Chile is a country in South America. Its capital is Santiago.

I was born in Chile.


lonelier

lonely (positive)
lonelier (comparative)
loneliest (superlative)

The comparative form of lonely; more lonely.


loneliest

The superlative form of lonely; most lonely.


crybabies

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


wheelchairs

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


reduces

reduce (canonical)
reduces (third-person singular)
reduced (past)
reduced (past participle)
reducing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reduce.


mortgage

A mortgage is a loan for the purpose of paying for a house, apartment, building, etc.

For five-year adjustable-rate mortgages, interest rates rose to 5.58 percent.

They can't refinance because the mortgage is higher than the real value of their home.

Unlike traditional 30-year fixed mortgages, these loans are often adjustable.

Credit card, auto loan, and mortgage lenders, along with bankers, are being much more careful about their borrowers.

By November she had missed two of the monthly mortgage payments on the three-bedroom home.


mortgage

mortgage (canonical)
mortgages (third-person singular)
mortgaged (past)
mortgaged (past participle)
mortgaging (present participle)

If you mortgage your home, you borrow money and promise to give up your home if you can't pay back the money.

Henderson's parents mortgaged their house in Cuthbert to buy a piano for the front parlor.

If you mortgage your future, you enjoy something now even though it will cause problems in the future.

We're mortgaging our children's future instead of investing in it.


impulses

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

Impulses can make you do bad things.


enigma

An enigma is something that is mysterious, puzzling, or cannot be explained.

That man is an enigma; I never know what he's going to do next.

An enigma is a riddle, or a difficult problem.


hawked

hawk (canonical)
hawks (third-person singular)
hawked (past)
hawked (past participle)
hawking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hawk.


enigmas

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

Those men are enigmas; I never know what they're going to do next.


sleazy

sleazy (positive)
sleazier (comparative)
sleaziest (superlative)

Something, usually a person, that is dishonest, corrupt, shabby, dirty, and/or vulgar.

That man insulted me. He is so sleazy.

That quilt has sleazy lining.


riddle

A riddle is something that is puzzling, hard to solve, or difficult to define.

That question is quite a riddle.


riddle

riddle (canonical)
riddles (third-person singular)
riddled (past)
riddled (past participle)
riddling (present participle)

The shots from his gun began to riddle the target.

Your argument is riddled with errors.

To solve or answer a riddle or question.

Riddle me this...., meaning Answer the following question.

You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road.


riddles

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

I like to solve riddles.


riddles

The third-person singular form of riddle.


xenophobia

That man was afraid of the new member beacuse he had xenophobia.

/zɛnəˈfəʊbɪə/


xenophobias

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


motorway

She pulled in at a motorway service station and decided on lunch.

Local councils are responsible for cleaning all roads except motorways.

You are driving along the motorway and suddenly your car oil warning light comes on.


decreases

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


decreases

decrease (canonical)
decreases (third-person singular)
decreased (past)
decreased (past participle)
decreasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of decrease.


bicycles

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


bicycles

bicycle (canonical)
bicycles (third-person singular)
bicycled (past)
bicycled (past participle)
bicycling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bicycle.


decreased

The past tense and past participle of decrease.


muck

The soap sat in a soupy muck in the holder.

As they dug in the muck, the men were constantly soaked by the rain.


muck

muck (canonical)
mucks (third-person singular)
mucked (past)
mucked (past participle)
mucking (present participle)

If you muck something up, you make a mess of it or you cause problems.

If you muck around, you play, or you are not serious.

If you muck out a place where animals like cows or pigs live, you clean out the animals' waste.


enigmatic

enigmatic (positive)
more enigmatic (comparative)
most enigmatic (superlative)

Something, or someone, that is an enigma.

Something, or someone, that is mysterious, puzzling, or cannot be explained.

That man is enigmatic; I never know what he's going to do next.

/ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/


dog-ear

dog-ear (canonical)
dog-ears (third-person singular)
dog-eared (past)
dog-eared (past participle)
dog-earing (present participle)

I don't like to lend my books to Lisa because she dog-ears the pages.


dog-ears

The third-person singular form of dog-ear.


consults

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


consults

consult (canonical)
consults (third-person singular)
consulted (past)
consulted (past participle)
consulting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of consult.


consulted

The past tense and past participle of consult.


xenophobe

A xenophobe is someone who has xenophobia.

A xenophobe is someone who has the fear of strangers or foreigners.

That xenophobe was afraid of the new member.


khakis

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

Should I wear my khakis or my jeans with this shirt?


xenophobes

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

Those xenophobes are afraid of the new member.


respects

respect (canonical)
respects (third-person singular)
respected (past)
respected (past participle)
respecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of respect.


respects

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


respected

respected (positive)
more respected (comparative)
most respected (superlative)

If someone is respected, they have or deserve respect.

He is respected by his peers for his outstanding writing abilities.

A kind person is generally more respected than a mean person.


respected

The past tense and past participle of respect.

I have always respected Tom's ability to tell the truth no matter how hard it might be.


fearful

fearful (positive)
more fearful (comparative)
most fearful (superlative)

Fearful means a person who has fear of someone or something; to be scared of someone or something.

I am fearful of monsters.

The Chinese have become less fearful than before of the Americans.


phobia

I have a phobia of spiders.


phobias

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


-phobia

If you have a phobia you have a strong fear of something.

If you say "She has pyrophobia", you are saying that she has the fear of fire.


multiply

multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

If you multiply x by y, you add x to itself y times.

Nine multiplied by eleven is ninety nine (9×11=99).

If something multiplies, more and more of it exist.

Problems have multiplied since the beginning of the week.

If living things multiply, the have babies, or they make more of themselves.

The bugs seem to be multiplying.


rhythms

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

I really enjoy the rhythms in this band's songs.


gangbanged

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

I regret that we gangbanged her.


weddings

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

I like going to weddings because they are such happy occasions.


multiplies

The third-person singular form of multiply.


multiplied

The past tense and past participle of multiply.


naughty

naughty (positive)
naughtier (comparative)
naughtiest (superlative)

If somebody, especially a child or a pet, is naughty, they are not good.

Oh! Go on you naughty boy. Silly thing. Get out.

Hannah was described as a bright but naughty child.

Parents often tell their children what is naughty behaviour but not what is good behaviour.

If an adult is naughty, they are a little bit bad, often in a fun or sexual way.

He just kept putting wine in my glass. It's quite naughty, isn't it?

She walked out of the shower with a towel just covering her naughty bits.


negotiate

negotiate (canonical)
negotiates (third-person singular)
negotiated (past)
negotiated (past participle)
negotiating (present participle)

If you negotiate with somebody about something, you each give your own ideas and try to reach an agreement.

Owens and his boss are still negotiating.

I was still negotiating for the best rate.

She repeated her long-held belief that no country can negotiate with terrorists.

The US and Canada then negotiated an agreement that was completed in 1987.

The city's Peace Officers Association is currently negotiating a new contract with the city.

He made it clear that he would not negotiate.

I disagree that it is a relatively easy matter to negotiate over hostages.

The United States is willing to negotiate or see negotiations proceed with Iran.

Carter was known as the president who negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel.

The United Automobile Workers union negotiated good pension and health benefits with the American automakers.

Ontario has taken a leading role in negotiating lower prices for many drugs.

He didn't want to sign a particular contract with no opportunity to negotiate the terms of that contract.

If you negotiate a difficult area, you successfully move over or through it.

Drivers still consider it a challenge to negotiate the long, desolate stretches of road with few services.

American Indian students used Indian play to explore, comment on, and negotiate their identities as young Indians.


neighbour

A neighbour is someone who lives close to a person's home.

My neighbour has an annoying cat.

They're our neighbours across the street.

My neighbour is very irritable and grumpy at times.


unhappy

more unhappy (comparative)
most unhappy (superlative)
unhappy (positive)
unhappier (comparative)
unhappiest (superlative)

If someone is unhappy, they are angry, sad, or depressed; to be upset.

There are many unhappy people in the hospital.

That man is unhappy, because he lost the game.


useable

useable (positive)
more useable (comparative)
most useable (superlative)

If something is useable, then it can be used.


dumps

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


dumps

dump (canonical)
dumps (third-person singular)
dumped (past)
dumped (past participle)
dumping (present participle)


hadiths

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


encounters

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


encounters

encounter (canonical)
encounters (third-person singular)
encountered (past)
encountered (past participle)
encountering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of encounter.


beings

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


satisfy

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

If you satisfy something, you fulfill it or meet its needs.

Will the results of the investigation satisfy you?

I am not satisfied with the level of service of this restaurant. Can I please speak to your manager?


lifts

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


lifts

lift (canonical)
lifts (third-person singular)
lifted (past)
lifted (past participle)
lifting (present participle)


moons

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


moons

moon (canonical)
moons (third-person singular)
mooned (past)
mooned (past participle)
mooning (present participle)


unflavored

If something is unflavored, then it does not have any flavor.


unflavoured

If something is unflavoured, then it does not have any flavour.


members

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


mental illnesses

mental illness
mental illnesses (plural)

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


mayors

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


preliminaries

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


boycotts

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


boycotts

boycott (canonical)
boycotts (third-person singular)
boycotted (past)
boycotted (past participle)
boycotting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of boycott.


workhouses

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


neighboring

American standard spelling of neighbouring


neighbouring

If something is neighbouring something, then it is next to it or near it.

France is a country that is neighbouring Spain.


objectives

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


restraints

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


rooms

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


rooms

room (canonical)
rooms (third-person singular)
roomed (past)
roomed (past participle)
rooming (present participle)


crowns

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


crowns

crown (canonical)
crowns (third-person singular)
crowned (past)
crowned (past participle)
crowning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of crown.


regards

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

Regards are a kind of greeting used to pass on to another person.

Regards are a way of signing letters or emails.


regards

regard (canonical)
regards (third-person singular)
regarded (past)
regarded (past participle)
regarding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of regard.


crowning

If something is crowning, it is at the height of what it can be.

That crowning accomplishment was the best you could hope for.


neons

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


taxes

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


taxes

tax (canonical)
taxes (third-person singular)
taxed (past)
taxed (past participle)
taxing (present participle)


provides

provide (canonical)
provides (third-person singular)
provided (past)
provided (past participle)
providing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of provide.


energies

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


bagels

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


sickos

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


admirers

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


humours

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


humours

humour (canonical)
humours (third-person singular)
humoured (past)
humoured (past participle)
humouring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of humour.


opportunities

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


chances

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

The chances of it snowing here in June are pretty small.


chances

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

The third-person singular form of chance.


occasionally

If something happens occasionally, then it happens sometimes, but not often.

I occasionally get nosebleeds when I fly.

He's occasionally late, but most of the time he is prompt.


breaches

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


breaches

breach (canonical)
breaches (third-person singular)
breached (past)
breached (past participle)
breaching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of breach.


ammunitions

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


kiloton

A kiloton is a unit that is used to determine how strong an explosion caused by a bomb is. The unit is based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to make the same size explosion.


kilotons

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


adder

An adder is a short, rather massive poisonous snake with long front teeth that poison its victims by biting them.

Don't walk in the bush unprotected, you may be bitten by an adder!

Adder can also stand for any poisonous snake.

Certain poisonous snakes in North America are called adders though they are not true adders.

Someone or something that adds. Usually a part (circuit) of computer chip.

The CPU contained extra adders to increase speed.


usable

usable (positive)
more usable (comparative)
most usable (superlative)

If something is usable, then it can be used.


Their chances of meeting again are almost nil.

She won six games to nil.


northern

northern (positive)
more northern (comparative)
most northern (superlative)

If something is northern, it is in, from, or about the north.

We couldn't go south, so we looked for a more northern route.

The birds are found from the Missouri River west to the Rocky Mountains and from southern Canada to northern Mexico.

Once the Soviet Union fell, Iran's northern borders became peaceful.

Almost every forest in the Northern Hemisphere has been logged.

Rock River runs along the northern edge of town.


unification

Unification is when things come together or join each other to become one.

The unification of East Germany and West Germany happened in 1990.


unifications

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


dishonest

dishonest (positive)
more dishonest (comparative)
most dishonest (superlative)

If someone or something is dishonest, they lie or keep secrets.

If someone or something is dishonest, they are not honest.

That man is dishonest because he lied about his age.


mania

Mania is when someone is crazy. Their mind is not working right.

Drugs are one way to treat mania.

Mania is when a person is obsessed with or feels very, very strongly about something.

You're spending so much time and energy on this, it isn't normal: it's mania.


manias

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


swallows

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


swallows

swallow (canonical)
swallows (third-person singular)
swallowed (past)
swallowed (past participle)
swallowing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of swallow.


antiheroes

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


forces

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


forces

force (canonical)
forces (third-person singular)
forced (past)
forced (past participle)
forcing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of force.


trays

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


concepts

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


antiquarian

If something is antiquarian, then it has something to do with antiquities or old things, usually books.


antiquarian

An antiquarian is a person who buys or sells old books.


nought

What's three quarters as a decimal? Nought point seven five, right?

There are six noughts in one million.


antiquarians

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


murders

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


murders

murder (canonical)
murders (third-person singular)
murdered (past)
murdered (past participle)
murdering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of murder.


whistles

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


whistles

whistle (canonical)
whistles (third-person singular)
whistled (past)
whistled (past participle)
whistling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of whistle.


contras

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


webs

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


webs

web (canonical)
webs (third-person singular)
webbed (past)
webbed (past participle)
webbing (present participle)


thoughts

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


oblige

oblige (canonical)
obliges (third-person singular)
obliged (past)
obliged (past participle)
obliging (present participle)

If you are obliged to do something, a law, rule, or situation forces you to do it.

She felt obliged to make conversation before leaving.

If you oblige someone, you do something that they want you to do.

We asked three experts they obliged with very clear answers.

If you tell someone that you'd be obliged if they did something, you're asking them to do it.

If you say, "much obliged", you are thanking somebody for something.

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observe

observe (canonical)
observes (third-person singular)
observed (past)
observed (past participle)
observing (present participle)

If you observe something, you see or notice it.

No problem behavior was observed among these students.

My goal is to record what I observe during one session.

A similar pattern was also observed in the posttest data.

If you observe something, you watch it carefully.

The moon is really too bright to observe through a telescope.

He spent hours closely observing the weather and making careful notes.

If you observe something, usually a fact, you say or write it.

When we were talking, he also observed that some new problems had come up.

If you observe a law or agreement, you follow it.

Israel agreed to start moving out of West Bank towns if the Palestinians observed a cease-fire.

If you observe a special day, you do the traditional things that are done on that day, especially in a religion.

Some 1 billion people around the world will do something to observe the anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970.

At a tent city on the outskirts of Islamabad in Pakistan, families observed the end of Ramadan by donating gifts to the earthquake survivors.

The patient may be asked to observe some taboo, such as not having sex on a particular day.


blasphemy

Not having respect for God or sacred things.


trumpets

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


trumpets

trumpet (canonical)
trumpets (third-person singular)
trumpeted (past)
trumpeted (past participle)
trumpeting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trumpet.


scales

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


scales

scale (canonical)
scales (third-person singular)
scaled (past)
scaled (past participle)
scaling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scale.


pianos

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


geese

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


occupy

occupy (canonical)
occupies (third-person singular)
occupied (past)
occupied (past participle)
occupying (present participle)

If something occupies a space, it is there, lives there, or belongs there.

Her personal apartment has two bedrooms. In New York this is sometimes more space than entire families occupy.

He owned a large area of land occupied mostly by shops.

I couldn't sit down because this lady was occupying two seats.

If a country or army occupies another country, it controls it.

We have requested the removal of armed forces from territories occupied in the recent war.

Today, American forces occupy Iraq and Afghanistan.

If you occupy a position, you do a job, or have a job title.

Women are seeking positions that were formerly occupied by men.

If your mind is occupied, you are thinking of something and can't concentrate on other things.

I like to keep their minds occupied and keep them busy and out of trouble.

If something occupies you or your time, it keeps you busy.

Before, I ate constantly; but now, I find other things to occupy my time.


boilerplate

Boilerplate is a standard text that can be reused in different pieces of writing without being changed much.

You should put this boilerplate on the front of the survey you give, so that people will know why they are filling it out.

The paper you are signing is nothing personal, its all just boilerplate.


broiler

A broiler is a chicken that is good for broiling.


broil

broil (canonical)
broils (third-person singular)
broiled (past)
broiled (past participle)
broiling (present participle)

If you broil something you cook it with strong, direct heat.

If something broils, it is cooked by strong, direct heat.


mandolin

A mandolin is a small musical instrument with eight strings; there are four sets of two strings.

A mandolin is a kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline)


packet

A packet is a small container that goods are sold in.

Many seed companies sell mixed packets for summer and winter gardening.

A packet is a small container sent in the mail.

Participants were mailed a packet containing the survey and a cover letter.

A packet is a unit of information sent between two computers.


broilers

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


packets

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


foots

foot (canonical)
foots (third-person singular)
footed (past)
footed (past participle)
footing (present participle)


footed

The past tense and past participle of foot.

The company footed the bill for the office's Christmas party.


footing

A footing is a place for you to stand; a foundation.

I almost lost my footing and fell down the hill.

As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. – Thomas Babington Macaulay.


footings

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


blog

A blog is a personal website that is used as an online journal (short for weblog).

Check out my blog at blogwebsite.net.

I'll be talking about my thoughts on the new action movie in my next blog.


blog

blog (canonical)
blogs (third-person singular)
blogged (past)
blogged (past participle)
blogging (present participle)

If you blog about something, you write a blog about it.

My friend Mary blogs daily, but I only blog once or twice a week.


parliament

Parliament is the elected people who work together to make and debate a country's laws.

She was elected to parliament and is now the assistant minister for the environment.

He was formerly an international relations adviser to the Russian parliament.

The Parliament approved the government's proposal for the new classification of illegal drugs.

Six members of the Afghan parliament were killed.

The party now controls two-thirds of the seats in parliament.

A majority of Iraq's parliament supports a U.S. withdrawal.


pat

pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)

If you pat something, you touch it gently a number of times with your open hand.

Rinse the meat with water then pat dry.

"You're good people, too, Agnes." He reached over an patted her shoulder. "Don't worry."

She held the baby close to her chest and gently patted his back.

He patted his pocket, looking for cigarettes.

The dog relaxed as he scratched her ears and patted her head.


doubled

double (canonical)
doubles (third-person singular)
doubled (past)
doubled (past participle)
doubling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of double.


websites

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


web-sites

The plural form of web-site; more than one (kind of) web-site.


restricts

restrict (canonical)
restricts (third-person singular)
restricted (past)
restricted (past participle)
restricting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of restrict.


restricted

restricted (positive)
more restricted (comparative)
most restricted (superlative)

If something is restricted, it is limited.

If something is restricted, it is available only to certain people.

You can't come in here! This is a restricted area!

One of the levels of the secrecy of an official document.


restricted

The past tense and past participle of restrict.


reinforcing

reinforce (canonical)
reinforces (third-person singular)
reinforced (past)
reinforced (past participle)
reinforcing (present participle)


railroaded

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

The past tense and past participle of railroad.


thankful

thankful (positive)
more thankful (comparative)
most thankful (superlative)

If you are thankful for or about something, you want to say "thank you" because of it.

If you are thankful for or about something, you are grateful or full of appreciation.

I am very thankful for your kindness.


patch

A patch is a small area that is a different colour or material from the area around it.

He'd come every other Sunday afternoon to mow the little patch of grass in front of the house.

He had red patches of skin in different places on his body.

We could see blue patches of sky between the trees.

Joe's father looked to the dark patch under the tree where Joe stood concealed.

Our small patch of forest was different.

A patch is a piece of material that is sewn on clothes to cover a hole or for decoration.

She was wearing a jacket with patches on the elbows.

A patch is a computer program that fixes another program.

Her business has hit a rough patch lately.

An eye patch is something to cover an eye.


patch

patch (canonical)
patches (third-person singular)
patched (past)
patched (past participle)
patching (present participle)

If you patch clothing, a tire, etc., you put a piece of material on it to cover a hole.

If you patch a number of things together, you put them together, but not very well.

She was patching together part-time jobs and trying to pay the rent.

The current computer system was patched together over a number of years.

She patched a hole in the wall where it looked like John's head had hit it.

I was hoping the problem would be patched up before I got there.


sections

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


sections

section (canonical)
sections (third-person singular)
sectioned (past)
sectioned (past participle)
sectioning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of section.


sectioned

The past tense and past participle of section.


supposes

suppose (canonical)
supposes (third-person singular)
supposed (past)
supposed (past participle)
supposing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of suppose.


supposed to

If something is supposed to be true or supposed to happen, the rules (human or natural) say it should.

Please, don't talk when you're not supposed to.

Everyone looked at Cee Cee, making it clear that she was supposed to talk first.


quotes

quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of quote.


quotes

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


quoted

The past tense and past participle of quote.


invests

invest (canonical)
invests (third-person singular)
invested (past)
invested (past participle)
investing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of invest.


invested

The past tense and past participle of invest.


telephones

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


telephones

telephone (canonical)
telephones (third-person singular)
telephoned (past)
telephoned (past participle)
telephoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of telephone.


telephoned

The past tense and past participle of telephone.


cleverer

clever (positive)
cleverer (comparative)
cleverest (superlative)

The comparative form of clever; more clever.


cleverest

The superlative form of clever; most clever.


builds

build (canonical)
builds (third-person singular)
built (past)
built (past participle)
building (present participle)

The third-person singular form of build.


builds

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


chats

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


chats

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


chatted

The past tense and past participle of chat.


tills

till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)


tilled

The past tense and past participle of till.


wedges

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


wedges

wedge (canonical)
wedges (third-person singular)
wedged (past)
wedged (past participle)
wedging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wedge.


wedged

The past tense and past participle of wedge.


persuade

persuade (canonical)
persuades (third-person singular)
persuaded (past)
persuaded (past participle)
persuading (present participle)

If you persuade somebody to do something, you make them do it, usually by telling them why it's a good thing to do.

She tried to persuade her mother to leave Greensburg.

He hoped she could be persuaded to join him as he travelled through France and Germany.

If you persuade somebody of something, you make them believe that it's true.

I was able to persuade my parents that I needed a new cell phone.

We tried to persuade him of the danger of staying.


disagreement

There was a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a decision.

When something does not agree with something else.

There is disagreement between the brother and sister about what color the shirt is.


disagreements

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

The husband and wife have had many disagreements.


fucks

(vulgar,highly offensive) The plural form of fuck; more than one (kind of) fuck.

Go away, you little fucks.


fucks

fuck (canonical)
fucks (third-person singular)
fucked (past)
fucked (past participle)
fucking (present participle)


Russia

Russia is a country in Europe and Asia. Its capital is Moscow.

I was born in Russia.


Santiago

The restaurants in Santiago have delicious food.

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restaurants

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

I often go to restaurants for lunch.


sturdy

sturdy (positive)
sturdier (comparative)
sturdiest (superlative)

If something is sturdy, it is solid, strong or firm.

It was a sturdy building, able to withstand strong winds and cold weather.

The dog was sturdy and could work all day without getting tired.

If something or someone is sturdy, they are solid in structure or personality.


extracts

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

Bakers use chocolate extracts to make muffins.


extracts

extract (canonical)
extracts (third-person singular)
extracted (past)
extracted (past participle)
extracting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of extract.


trusts

trust (canonical)
trusts (third-person singular)
trusted (past)
trusted (past participle)
trusting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trust.


trusts

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


mouths

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

I think they all have large mouths.


mouths

mouth (canonical)
mouths (third-person singular)
mouthed (past)
mouthed (past participle)
mouthing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mouth.


it's

Bring your coat. It's raining.

"Where's the book?" "It's on the teacher's desk."

"What's that?" "This? It's just a piece of paper."

It's been a long time since I've had cake.


boilerplates

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


panics

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


panics

panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of panic.


panicked

The past tense and past participle of panic.

I panicked when I couldn't find my phone.


seeded

seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of seed.

I seeded the garden yesterday.


seeding

I am seeding the garden, so I can't play.


seeding

A numbered position going into a tournament.

My college has a high seeding.


seedings

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

I know somebody that decides the seedings in tournaments.


checks

check (canonical)
checks (third-person singular)
checked (past)
checked (past participle)
checking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of check.

Bobby always checks his test before handing it to the teacher.


checks

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

The town must conduct regular checks on drinking water quality.


weekends

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

Weekends are my favorite time of the week because I don't have to go to work.


weekends

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

The third-person singular form of weekend.

Leslie weekends at the beach during the summer.


gains

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

Small gains add up later.


gains

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

Felipe gains money by selling newspapers and magazines.


petrol

I don't care whether the car's got a diesel engine or a petrol engine as long as it'll get me from A to B.

Drivers are lining up for hours in front of petrol stations.

Petrol prices are on the way up again with Shell pushing prices at the pumps to more than £2.34p.

Let's hope the car doesn't run out of petrol.


explosives

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

Explosives can cause very much injury and damage.


plants

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

Jerry performed a test to see how plants grow under different conditions.


plants

plant (canonical)
plants (third-person singular)
planted (past)
planted (past participle)
planting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of plant.

He plants different flowers and vegetables in his garden each year.


planted

The past tense and past participle of plant.

The flowers I planted last month are already blooming.


sturdier

The comparative form of sturdy; more sturdy.

I like the blue shelf better because it's sturdier.

Can you put this jersey fabric on a sturdier pole?


thorns

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

Many plants have thorns, so be careful.


debates

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

I like having debates with Jimmy.


debates

debate (canonical)
debates (third-person singular)
debated (past)
debated (past participle)
debating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of debate.

She debates her mom's rules very often.


seasons

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

My favorite seasons are spring and summer.


seasons

season (canonical)
seasons (third-person singular)
seasoned (past)
seasoned (past participle)
seasoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of season.

Your mother seasons meat very well.


linens

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

My maid changes the bed linens every week.


sheets

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

The teacher said that we have to hand in our sheets so they can be graded.


engages

engage (canonical)
engages (third-person singular)
engaged (past)
engaged (past participle)
engaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of engage.

Billy always engages Joel in interesting conversations.


facing

face (canonical)
faces (third-person singular)
faced (past)
faced (past participle)
facing (present participle)

I'm facing the bell tower.


faces

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

Their faces are very beautiful.


faces

Samuel faces Jerusalem when he prays because he is Jewish.


unaccented

unaccented (positive)
more unaccented (comparative)
most unaccented (superlative)

Someone is unaccented if they do not have an accent.

I can understand her better because she is unaccented.

A letter is unaccented if it has no diacritics.

The letter "a" is unaccented, "á", "ä", "â" etc. are accented letters.

A vowel or a syllable is unaccented if it is pronounced without stress (i.e. quickly, without emphasis); unstressed.

The first syllable in the word "about" is unaccented.


date palms

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

There were date palms everywhere before they got cut down.


mandolins

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

Mandolins are very interesting instruments.


utilities

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

Some people think water and electricity are the most important utilities.


fights

fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fight.

Joey fights with his brother all the time.


fights

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

I don't like getting into fights.


fighting

Your mom wants you to stop fighting with your sister.


strontium

Strontium a metallic chemical element with the atomic number of 38 and the symbol Sr.

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pigeon

Seeing a dead pigeon on the side of the road is scary.


pigeons

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

Pigeons are my favorite type of bird.


shrub

A shrub is a plant. It is smaller than a tree, usually has many stems from the same base, and looks very much like a bush.

I think the ball rolled under that shrub.


shrubs

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

I'm going to plant shrubs in the yard.


victims

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

Victims of rape are often changed by the experience.


pile

A pile is a lot of things with some on the bottom and more on top.

There was a neat pile of sheets and blankets at the foot of each bed.

He found his phone under a pile of clothes.

The children spent the afternoon jumping into leaf piles.

Joshua Tree National Park in California has many huge rock piles.

She reached for the next piece of paper on the top of the taller pile.

A pile is a long, strong post to support something like a bridge or building.


pile

pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

If you pile something somewhere, you put a lot of it there.

The table that was piled high with all sorts of fruit, cheese, cakes, and sweets.

She piled the books on the corner of the desk.

If something piles (up), there is more an more of it.

I listen to the snow piling on the roof.

When I was away the work kept piling up.

If something piles on top of something else, it is added to it.

The changes, piled on top of the problems at home were too much.

If people pile on, they attack somebody who is already being attacked.

If people pile in(to) a car, or some other small space, they get in quickly.

If people pile out of a car, or some other small space, they get out quickly.


couldn’t


whiles

while (canonical)
whiles (third-person singular)
whiled (past)
whiled (past participle)
whiling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of while.


piles

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

Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

Piles is an alternative name for hemorrhoids.


advances

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

These advances were very important in medicine.


advances

advance (canonical)
advances (third-person singular)
advanced (past)
advanced (past participle)
advancing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of advance.

The army advances through the danger zone with brute force.


fright

Fright means a person or thing that scares someone; to cause someone to have a fear.

Seeing someone with a gun gave me quite a fright.


fright

fright (canonical)
frights (third-person singular)
frighted (past)
frighted (past participle)
frighting (present participle)

Seeing someone with a gun frightened me very much.


frights

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


frights

The third-person singular form of fright.


Dutch language


pint

A pint is a unit of measurement for liquids equal to 0.568 litres in Britain and 1/8 of a gallon in the US.

She had pasta for dinner and half a pint of ice cream every night for dessert.

He put his face in his beer and finished the pint in one go.


details

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


details

detail (canonical)
details (third-person singular)
detailed (past)
detailed (past participle)
detailing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of detail.