movement

Movement is the act of moving, of changing place or position.

The European Union allows free movement of people between countries.

We have seen large movements of men and equipment in North Korea near the southern border.

It was so small that no movement was possible.

A movement, is a group of people who are all working for the same idea.

The labour movement protects the rights of the workers.

A movement is a part in a musical composition such as a sonata or symphony.

The first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata is very famous.


main

The main thing is the most important or biggest one.

They turned off the main road and saw a small house.

There are many problems, but the main one is money.

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main

A main is a large pipe or wire that carries gas, water, electricity, etc.

A break in a water main has closed the road.


plan

A plan is a clear idea of what you will do, often for a particular goal.

Have you made any plans for tomorrow?

The school has announced a plan to open two new classrooms.

Buying the new factory is part of our growth plan.

A plan is a technical drawing of a room, a building, a city, etc.

The plans show this area as housing, with no shopping nearby.


plan

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

If you plan something, you decide what you will do.

We need to plan ahead so that we'll be ready.

We planned out the wedding very carefully.

I didn't plan to be here, but John asked me to come.

When do you plan on starting the new job?


type

A type is one thing or a group of things that are all members of a larger group because of some similarity.

I use the same type of camera at work.

It's very hard to see the differences between the two types of bird.

This type of snake is not dangerous to people.

A type is a person who is like people from a particular group who are all similar in some way.

He's not the usually football type.

Type is letters that have been printed by a machine.

The type in this book is too small to read.

Type is the blocks of metal with raised letters used to print text.

With Gutenberg's movable type printing, books could be made using less money.


type

type (canonical)
types (third-person singular)
typed (past)
typed (past participle)
typing (present participle)

If you type something, you write it using a keyboard.

I typed up the letter very quickly, so I hope there are no mistakes.

Please, type in your user name and password.

I don't want handwriting. Please, type it.

I can't type with all my fingers.

If you type something, you put it into a particular group because of some group similarity.

The Red Cross collects the blood and the technicians in the hospitals cross and type it.


executive

executive (positive)
more executive (comparative)
most executive (superlative)

Designed for execution, or carrying into effect.


executive

A name for the head officer or administrator, especially one who can make important decisions.

The executive of the company was criticized for his poor management.

The part of government that enforces laws and judicial decisions, and is in charge of running of the state.

The President is the chief executive of the United States government.


cruciverbalist

A person who enjoys doing crossword puzzles.

Susan is a cruciverbalist; she does the newspaper crossword puzzle every day.

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nonwhite

A person who is not white; a person who is not Caucasian.


nonwhite

nonwhite (positive)
more nonwhite (comparative)
most nonwhite (superlative)

Not white; being any color other than white.

I don't care what color we paint the room as long as it's nonwhite.


hatchback

A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upward.

He was driving his hatchback when he hit the bicyclist.

Could you open the hatchback so that I can put my golf clubs in the car?


contributor

A contributor is a person who donates money to a charity or a cause.

I am a contributor to Red Cross.

A contributor is a person who supports or participates in a cause, activity or institution.

He was a regular contributor to anti-war protests.

A contributor is a person who is important to the creation or growth of something.

With her strength and intelligence, she is an important contributor to the local gene pool.

A contributor is a person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.

William Safire has been a notable contributor to the opinion page of the New York Times for many years.

A contributor to something is a partial cause of that thing.

One contributor to the problem is the rapid change in the workforce.


intestine

The place in the body where food is digested after the stomach.


slather

slather (canonical)
slathers (third-person singular)
slathered (past)
slathered (past participle)
slathering (present participle)

If you slather something, you spread a lot of something onto it.

John likes to slather his bread with butter.

I slathered myself with sunscreen before I went to the beach.

If you slather something, you spread a lot of it onto something else.

John always slathers butter on his bread.

I slathered sunscreen on my skin before I went to the beach.


bring

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

When you say "you bring" something to someone, you carry it with you to that someone.

You bring lunch to me every day.

You brought a book to me last week.

When I say "I bring" something to you, I carry it with me to you.

I bring milk to you from the store today.

I am bringing the key to you.

Sometimes bring means carry something with you to a place where that someone can receive it.

I bring my books to your house.

You brought the money to my office.


brought

The past tense and past participle of bring.

You brought a book to me last week.

Steve brought the money to my office.


sent

send (canonical)
sends (third-person singular)
sent (past)
sent (past participle)
sending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of send.


took

take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)


taken

taken (positive)
more taken (comparative)
most taken (superlative)

If you are taken with something, you like it.

We were all very taken with his girlfriend.


meet

meet (canonical)
meets (third-person singular)
met (past)
met (past participle)
meeting (present participle)

When you meet someone, you get together with them.

I want to meet you.

He meets me at home every afternoon.

I met you at the store.

When people meet, they get together with one another.

You and I have met.

She and her friends meet every day.

You and he met last week at school.


met

The past tense and past participle of meet.


seventy

ordinal seventieth) Seventy is the number that is after 69 and before 71.

To drive seventy miles per hour is too fast in the city.


seventy

Seventy is ten less than eighty and ten more than sixty.

My father is seventy.


show

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

When you show something, you make it easy for people to see it.

The clock shows the time of day.

Can you show me your ID?

The museum has shown the art of America.


show

A show is a display of art, movie, or drama. It can be a play, a movie, a concert, an opera or a television program.

I saw the art show at the museum.

The show at the movie theater was boring.


feel

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

If you feel that something is the case, you have a strong idea in your mind that it is the case.

I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life.

If you feel happy, sad, angry, etc., you have that emotion.

He feels happy when someone makes him laugh.

When you feel something, you experience a sensation from touching it.

He felt the cold ice on his lips.

I feel pain when I touch the fire.


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felt

Felt is a cloth made of wool or of wool and fur.


felt

The past tense and past participle of feel.


grow

grow (canonical)
grows (third-person singular)
grew (past)
grown (past participle)
growing (present participle)

When things grow they get bigger or change in other ways over time.

In time, the boy grew into a man.

Every day I grow better and better.

The little seed has grown into a big tree.

I am a grown man, I can make my own choices in my life now

When you grow something, you help it stay alive and get bigger.

I grow flowers in my garden.


told

tell (canonical)
tells (third-person singular)
told (past)
told (past participle)
telling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tell.

How many times have I told you not to do that?


tell

When you tell something to someone, you speak to the person about some fact or idea.

He always tells the truth.

I told all of my friends about the Simple English Wiktionary.

I will not tell anyone.

If you tell someone to do something, you are giving them an order.

My mom told me to clean my room.

If you tell, you let a parent, teacher, police officer, etc. know that somebody did something bad.

I'm sorry I hit you. I'll give you a dollar if you don't tell.

If you're lying, your eyes will tell on you.


grandfather

A grandfather is the father of a person or animal's parent.

My grandfather was very old when I was still a boy.


grandfather

grandfather (canonical)
grandfathers (third-person singular)
grandfathered (past)
grandfathered (past participle)
grandfathering (present participle)

When someone is grandfathered, it can continue doing or having something when a new law doesn't allow it.

The new laws don't allow buildings that are over 50 feet tall, but the skyscrapers that already exist are grandfathered, so they can stay taller than 50 feet.


thirteen

ordinal thirteenth) Thirteen is the number that is after twelve and before fourteen. In numerals, it is 13.

Thirteen donuts makes a baker's dozen.

The thirteen are never alone.


thirteen

Three and ten makes thirteen.


thirteen

This girl is thirteen.


game

A game is something that people do to have fun.

Shall we play a game?

Game are wild animals that are hunted for food.

The forest is full of game.


game

game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)

Peter has been gaming for four hours without eating any lunch.


torso

Your torso is a part of your body between your neck and groin.

My torso hurts.


heel

A part of the foot at the back where it becomes the leg.

I have a large heel.

The part of a shoe that supports the foot's heel.


heel

heel (canonical)
heels (third-person singular)
heeled (past)
heeled (past participle)
heeling (present participle)

To follow someone closely at their heels.


ago

I was there ten years ago.


Britain

Great Britain, an island in the northwest of Europe.

Britain is the United Kingdom, a country that includes the countries of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


however

You use however to show that there is a contrast between two ideas.

It was very long. However, it was not long enough.

In 1966, there just wasn't enough money. The next year, however, the economic situation was already improving.

The price has gone down around the world. The Japanese price has remained unchanged, however.

You used however to say the size, amount, or other quality is not important.

You call me however late you arrive.

We should care about all living things, however small.

I have to buy it, however much it costs.

However you say it, it means the same thing.

You can do it however you like.

However were you able to do it?


internal organ

An internal organ is an organ of an animal that is inside the body, beneath the skin.

The stomach, heart, lungs, and liver are internal organs and are protected by layers of skin, fat and bones.


extremity

An extremity is a part of an animal's body that is used to move around and to hold objects.

For a human, the hand is an extremity that is used to hold objects and can also help to move around in trees.

An extremity is the most extreme or furthest point of something.


rib

The ribs are a number of bones just below the shoulder that wrap around the top of the torso that protect the lungs and heart.

A broken rib is generally treated by putting a bandage several times around the chest and the back.


rib

rib (canonical)
ribs (third-person singular)
ribbed (past)
ribbed (past participle)
ribbing (present participle)

When you rib someone, you gently make fun of them.


uterus

The uterus is the internal organ inside of a female mammal where an embryo grows into an infant ready to be born.

A man does not have a uterus and cannot give birth.

Female fish do not have a uterus, and so the embryo must grow inside of an egg outside of the body.


hullo

You say, "hullo" in greeting when you meet someone new or see somebody you know.

"Good morning, James!" "Hullo, Jimbob! How are you?"


cost

The cost of something is the price that a person pays for it.

What is the cost of the car?


cost

cost (canonical)
costs (third-person singular)
cost (past)
cost (past participle)
costing (present participle)

When you say that a thing costs, you say that one must pay in order to buy it.

That diamond ring costs a great deal of money.

One may say that an action costs a certain bad result.

It cost me my job when I broke the machine.

To commit a crime will cost you.

When you estimate a cost or set a cost, you cost a thing.

The repair man costed the work to fix the car.


begin

begin (canonical)
begins (third-person singular)
began (past)
begun (past participle)
beginning (present participle)

When you begin something, you start to do the first part of a longer action.

A journey always begins with a first step.

You can not get to the end of any job before you begin.

He began to read the book at the first page.


began

I began to feel uncomfortable when he made fun of my friend.

He began his business many years ago.


begun

I have begun to feel sorry for him.


build

build (canonical)
builds (third-person singular)
built (past)
built (past participle)
building (present participle)

If you build something, you make it out of pieces of other things.

I built the house with wood and stone.

When the old bridge was built, the cars were slower.

It's not easy to find the people who build bombs.

We drove down the newly built roads.

If you build something, you make it bigger, stronger, or better.

This is a new idea that others can build upon.

This plan gives us a foundation on which to build better, long-term water-sharing agreements.

Baseball players drink milk to build muscles.

The school is building a reputation for good teaching.


build

He was a man of medium build with short hair.

A build is a version of a computer program.

I downloaded the latest build last night to test it.

A build is a structure you create in a video game, especially a sandbox video game.


catch

A catch is something that is caught, like the fish a fishermen catches.

My dad brought home a good catch of trout today.

We sang a catch by Purcell.


catch

catch (canonical)
catches (third-person singular)
caught (past)
caught (past participle)
catching (present participle)

When you catch something, you stop and hold it.

Can you catch a fish in your hands with no fish net?

They caught the bad guys and locked them up.


caught

The past tense and past participle of catch.


hold

hold (canonical)
holds (third-person singular)
held (past)
held (past participle)
holding (present participle)

When you hold something, you put it in your hand and keep it there.

He held the pen tightly as he wrote the letter.

When you hold something, you keep it in one place and do not let it move away.

The police hold people who do crimes in prison.

If you hold someone accountable/responsible/liable, you put the responsibility for something on them.

It's not clear if parents should be held responsible for the problems their children cause.

We are trying to finally get tobacco companies held responsible for killing people.

If something holds true/good, it is or continues to be true.

The drug extends life for mice. If this holds true in humans as well, it will be a great advance.

He might be able to do it, but I don't think that holds for most men.

If you hold somebody prisoner/hostage/captive, you do not allow them to go free.

Police in Luxembourg say a gunman holding 29 children hostage is demanding a mini-bus to take him to the airport.


held

The past tense and past participle of hold.


know

know (canonical)
knows (third-person singular)
knew (past)
known (past participle)
knowing (present participle)

When you know something, you have facts or ideas in your mind.

I knew more things after I went to school.

I know a little Spanish.

I think I can do it, but I don't know.

We want you to know that it will be OK.

You know a person, if you have met him or her.

Yes, I know John. I met him in class last week.


went

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


mean

mean (canonical)
means (third-person singular)
meant (past)
meant (past participle)
meaning (present participle)

A word means something when the word expresses the same idea as the other something.

Slay means kill. Both of them mean to make dead.


mean

mean (positive)
meaner (comparative)
meanest (superlative)

When you are a mean person, you are not nice.

The boys who hit you were very mean.


mean

The mean is a measure of the average of a list of numbers. The sum total of the numbers divided by how many numbers in the list.

The mean of the numbers 2,3,4 is 3. (2+3+4)/3 = 9/3 = 3.


rise

A rise is an increase in something, is when something gets higher.

I got a pay rise so now I can buy a bigger car.


rise

rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)

When you rise, you get up from where you are sitting or lying down.

I rise from bed in the morning.

He rose from his seat very quickly.

The airplane rose off the ground.


sit

sit (canonical)
sits (third-person singular)
sat (past)
sat (past participle)
sitting (present participle)

When you sit, your body is not standing, but is in a position so that your bottom is on something.

I sit on a chair at the table.

He sat on the ground.

We sat her at the head of the table.


lying

lie (canonical)
lies (third-person singular)
lied (past)
lied (past participle)
lying (present participle)

I would be lying if I said that I don't miss him sometimes.

You're lying! He would never kill anyone!


rose

A rose is a kind of shrub with red, pink, white or yellow flowers

He gave me a dozen red roses for our 1st anniversary.

That rose smells good!

Rose is a purplish-red or pink color, like those of the flowers.


rose

I rose too quickly and knocked over my chair.


ovary

A reproductive organ found in female bodies that produces eggs.


sat

The past tense and past participle of sit.


ground

The ground is what someone stands or sits on when they are outside.

I ran out of the house and fell on the ground.

A ground is the bottom of a body of water.

The ground for something is the basis or foundation of it.

The ground for something is the background or context of it.


ground

ground (canonical)
grounds (third-person singular)
grounded (past)
grounded (past participle)
grounding (present participle)

If someone grounds a pilot of an airplane, they stop them from flying.

The plane had been grounded because of the blizzard.

If someone grounds a circuit of electricity, they connect it with a ground.

To ground someone means to take away certain privileges from someone as a punishment.


ground

grind (canonical)
grinds (third-person singular)
ground (past)
ground (past participle)
grinding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grind.


ground

If something is ground, it is crushed into small particles.

If something is ground, it has been prepared through grinding.


advertise

advertise (canonical)
advertises (third-person singular)
advertised (past)
advertised (past participle)
advertising (present participle)

If you advertise something, you make it known publicly, usually to sell it.

I'm advertising my new business in the newspaper.


actual

An actual thing is one that exists; it is real.

People call me Peter, but my actual name is Pierre.


ask

ask (canonical)
asks (third-person singular)
asked (past)
asked (past participle)
asking (present participle)

To ask is to look for an answer to a question by saying it.

She sure does ask a lot of questions!

To approach someone to see if they will do something.

Let me ask my mom if I can go.


sing

sing (canonical)
sings (third-person singular)
sang (past)
sung (past participle)
singing (present participle)

If you sing you use your voice to make music.

I'm going to sing a song to you.


vote

A vote is a formal way of choosing things that are controlled by the majority.

Let's take a vote for a new president!

A vote is the decision of one person in an election.

I give my vote for the bill.


vote

vote (canonical)
votes (third-person singular)
voted (past)
voted (past participle)
voting (present participle)

If you vote, you show your support for choosing a person or idea by raising your hand, marking a piece of paper, etc.

My brother votes for the Democrats.

I voted to oppose the new property tax.


means

The head of the bank was a person of means.


average

average (positive)
more average (comparative)
most average (superlative)

To be average is to be not one extreme or another.

In football, he is an average player.


average

An average is a measure in the middle of several numbers.

The average size of a family in America is about two or three.

The average height of the boys in my class is five feet and three inches.


average

average (canonical)
averages (third-person singular)
averaged (past)
averaged (past participle)
averaging (present participle)

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stand

stand (canonical)
stands (third-person singular)
stood (past)
stood (past participle)
standing (present participle)

When you stand, your body is at rest and supported only by your feet.

I stand in the bus when there are no seats.

He stood in line at the store for a long time.


stand

A stand is a position or opinion that you plan to defend and not move from.

You put something on a stand to keep it off the ground or floor.

The clock was on the night stand next to the bed.


stands

The third-person singular form of stand.


stands

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


stood

The past tense and past participle of stand.


gave

give (canonical)
gives (third-person singular)
gave (past)
given (past participle)
giving (present participle)


wear

wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)

When you wear something, you put it on your body and cover your body with it.

I don't wear shoes on my feet when I am inside.

She wore a red dress.

When something wears, it gets damaged, over time.

The car was worn from ten years of hard driving.

My best leather shoes wore out from all the walking.

The young girl wore her mother down.


wear

Things show wear after being used for a long time.

The old school was starting to show wear after one hundred years.


lose

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

When you lose something, you don't know where it is.

The boy lost his book some place between home and school.

The man has lost his keys and was locked out of the house.

In games, you lose when others do better than you.

He lost the card game because he didn't know the rules.


better

good (positive)
better (comparative)
best (superlative)

The comparative form of good; more good.

I am a better person than you are.


better

The comparative form of well; more well.

Are you feeling better?


better

better (canonical)
betters (third-person singular)
bettered (past)
bettered (past participle)
bettering (present participle)

I intend to better my situation by going back to school.


better

Someone or something who is superior to another.

I thought I was the best around, but I found my better when I played John.


best

The superlative form of good; most good.

William is the best football player on our team.
Synonym: top

Antonym: worst

You are the best.

It's best if you go now.


best

The superlative form of well; most well.

I'm feeling the best that I have in a while.
Antonym: worst


best

I did my best.


best

best (canonical)
bests (third-person singular)
bested (past)
bested (past participle)
besting (present participle)

To do better, especially in a competition.

I bested my high score on the game.


standing

A standing committee, order, etc. is one that is permanent.


standing

The standing of a person is the position or reputation they have in a society or profession.

The standing of a person is the duration they have been in a position.


wears

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


leathers

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


attend

attend (canonical)
attends (third-person singular)
attended (past)
attended (past participle)
attending (present participle)

If you attend something like school or a party, you go to it.

I attended a party.

My son will attend kindergarten next year.

If you attend to something, you give attention to it.

I attended my brother as best man at his wedding.

Will you please attend to this huge list of orders?


attends

The third-person singular form of attend.


attended

The past tense and past participle of attend.


attentions

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


win

win (canonical)
wins (third-person singular)
won (past)
won (past participle)
winning (present participle)

You win when you do better than other people.

I will win the game.

Will Germany win the war?


win

Their win in the game was not expected.


hot

hot (positive)
hotter (comparative)
hottest (superlative)

Something that is hot is high in temperature.

The sun is very hot.

Someone who is hot is sexually attractive.

Woah, that woman is hot!

Something that is hot is very radioactive.

The atoll is the hottest on Earth.


easy

easy (positive)
easier (comparative)
easiest (superlative)

If something is easy, it does not need much skill or effort.

The teacher gave an easy test to her students.

If something is easy, it is comfortable.

I had to get out of my easy chair in order to open the door for our guests.

Since I am well taken care of, I can sleep easy tonight.


easy

If you do something easy, you do slowly, without effort, calmly.

Take it easy. (See also take it easy.)

Move it nice and easy, so it doesn't break.


stay

stay (canonical)
stays (third-person singular)
stayed (past)
stayed (past participle)
staying (present participle)

When you stay somewhere, you do not move from there.

Whenever I am tired I stay in bed.

He stayed at our house for two weeks.


stay

A stay is a period of time when someone does not move from a location.

He had a stay in the country for a year.


stayed

The past tense and past participle of stay.

I stayed at my friends house last night.


stays

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


deer

A deer is a medium- to large-sized animal that eats plants and has hard feet (hooves) that are split in two.


Europe

Europe is a northern continent near Asia and Africa.

The United Kingdom, France, and Spain are all in Europe.


qualities

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


fit

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

When you fit something, you match a thing for size, shape or other qualities.

They fitted his hat.

When a thing fits, it is a good match for something.

These shoes fit me very well.


fit

fit (positive)
fitter (comparative)
fittest (superlative)

When you are fit, you are healthy and able to do a task.

After he slept he looked very fit.


fit

When you have a fit, you have a sudden emotion.

He hit the man in a fit of rage.

If you have a fit, your body moves very quickly without your control.

The man had a fit of epilepsy.

I suddenly had a coughing fit that I could not stop.


sneezing

sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)


slept

sleep (canonical)
sleeps (third-person singular)
slept (past)
slept (past participle)
sleeping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sleep.


believe

believe (canonical)
believes (third-person singular)
believed (past)
believed (past participle)
believing (present participle)

When you believe, you have faith in something.

He believes in one God.

When you believe something, you accept it as true.

He was wrong when he believed all of the lies he was told.

I believe that the man told the truth.


court

A court is where people are tried for crimes.

The bad guy goes to court to stand before the judge.

A court is an open space where certain games are played.

Tennis is played on a court.

A court is where a sovereign (a king or queen), prince, or nobleman live; a palace.

The noblemen visited the queen in her court.


court

court (canonical)
courts (third-person singular)
courted (past)
courted (past participle)
courting (present participle)

When one person courts another, that person does things to get the other to like him or her.

The boy sent flowers to court the girl.


central

central (positive)
more central (comparative)
most central (superlative)

A thing is central when it is in the middle.

The house is central to all of the stores.

The bazaar is central to the city .


Scotland

Scotland is a country in the United Kingdom, north of England.


divide

divide (canonical)
divides (third-person singular)
divided (past)
divided (past participle)
dividing (present participle)

When you divide a thing you separate it into two or more other things.

The children divide their books so they all have at least one.

When you divide one number into another, you are computing into how many equal parts one number can be separated from the other.

2 divides into 6 exactly 3 times.

Six divided by two is three.

When a thing divides, it changes from one to more than one.

The river divided into two.


divide

A divide is a place where two or more things are separated.

There is a divide between the those who have money and those who are poor.


fair

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

Something is fair when it seems right or is done for a good purpose.

A law is fair when good people are not hurt by it.

To pay every person the same for working on the same job is only fair.

Those people who have light skin color are called fair.

He was fair skin, because he never went into the sun.

If the weather is fair, it is good and it is not raining. If it is day, the sun can be seen.

If dice are fair any number has an equal chance of coming up.


fair

A fair is a special event where people come to have fun and learn something.

There are games and shows at the fair that is held every year.


fast

fast (positive)
faster (comparative)
fastest (superlative)

When you are fast, you can move a in very short time.

The horse ran very fast.


fast

fast (canonical)
fasts (third-person singular)
fasted (past)
fasted (past participle)
fasting (present participle)

You fast when you don't eat for a long time.

In many religions people fast for a day or more.


fast

A fast is an act of not eating for a period of time.

He was very hungry after the fast.


choose

choose (canonical)
chooses (third-person singular)
chose (past)
chosen (past participle)
choosing (present participle)

When you choose a thing, you decide you want it and not something else.

The manager and coaches will choose the starting line-up.

Rafferty always chooses those with the best skills.

Flanagan chose Tom and Jerry as first and third basemen.

All those men chosen for this year's team will report tomorrow night.

Are you choosing to leave the team, or is someone forcing you to quit?


gas

A gas is a substance, such as air, that is not liquid or solid.

The sun is a giant ball of gas.

The carbon dioxide gas in Coke and other soft drinks gives them their bubbles.

The workers appear to have been killed by a poisonous gas.

Gas is a substance such as methane, ethane, propane, or butane that is burned for heat or to make electricity.

Our house has gas-fired central heating.

In the winter, we pay more for gas and electricity.

Alberta's economy is based largely on oil and gas.

In North America, gas is short for gasoline, a liquid that is used by cars.

A small car like mine holds about 40 litres of gas.

In North America, the gas is the gas pedal (accelerator) in a car or truck.

We're in a hurry, so hit the gas.

In North America, if you have gas, you have the need to fart or burp a lot.


gas

gases (third-person singular)
gas (canonical)
gasses (third-person singular)
gassed (past)
gassed (past participle)
gassing (present participle)

If you gas a person or animal, you poison it or put it to sleep with gas.

The mice were gassed and then cut open to examine any changes.

My friend was gassed at the dentist before getting his tooth pulled.

If you gas up a vehicle, you put fuel in it.

As soon as the planes land, we gas them up and they're ready to go again.


Angela

Angela is a female given name. It means angel and messenger.


France

France is a country in Europe that is beside Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain.

I went to France for a holiday.


call

call (canonical)
calls (third-person singular)
called (past)
called (past participle)
calling (present participle)

If you call someone, you contact them using a telephone.

Can you call me tonight at about 8:00?

We called 911 and the police came in five minutes.

I can't talk now. I'll call back later.

If you call to someone, you use your voice to make them notice you.

I can't see you. Call out to me so I can find you.

If you call someone or something x, you say they are x.

If you ever tell anyone that, I'll call you a liar.

The kids at school called him an asshole.

Nobody would even call him good-looking.

They called it the most important hockey game ever.

If somebody is called something, that is their name.

Their daughter's called Mai.

She's a beautiful baby. What do you call her?

If you call somebody somewhere, you ask or tell them to come there.

She called me to her office.

If you call a meeting, a stop, etc., you say you want one to happen.

I've called a meeting for tomorrow, and I'd like you to be there.

Coach Dan Bylsma called a timeout to give his five players a rest.


call

A call is a time when you use the telephone to contact someone.

After she made the phone call, she left the office.

I received three calls about the car I was selling.

I paid a call to a friend.

The doctor does not do house calls.

He heard a call from the other side of the room.

Cuckoo birds have a unique call.


calls

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


calling

A strong feeling that makes you want to become religious.


called

The past tense and past participle of call.


eater

An eater eats something. An eater of x, eats mostly x.

She's not a meat eater.


eaters

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

My sisters are both picky eaters.


eats

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

He eats bacon for breakfast every day.

She only eats low-fat food so that she doesn't gain weight.


eats

Give me some eats!


sends

send (canonical)
sends (third-person singular)
sent (past)
sent (past participle)
sending (present participle)


happen

happen (canonical)
happens (third-person singular)
happened (past)
happened (past participle)
happening (present participle)

if something happens, it starts or changes without a plan.

Did anything happen at school today?

It may happen to rain today.


happens

The third-person singular form of happen.

What a coincidence. It just so happens to be my birthday today, too.

If anyone happens to return my wallet, please call me.

Don't worry about it. It happens all the time.


happened

The past tense and past participle of happen.

I happened to find my lost ring today.

It happened again! My computer just crashed!


budget

A budget is a limit to how much money can be spent on something.

Our budget for a new car is $10,000.

A budget is a plan for how money will be spent.

The accountant made a new budget that showed us how much we would spend on materials.

A family budget is a good idea to help you manage your finances.

If you are on a budget, you are trying not to spend a lot of money.

A budget item is something that can be bought cheaply.

A budget item is one thing that you plan to spend money on.


budget

budget (canonical)
budgets (third-person singular)
budgeted (past)
budgeted (past participle)
budgeting (present participle)

If you budget, you plan how money or time will be spent.

It is important to budget your time on the test. Don't take too long on any one question.


words

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


words

word (canonical)
words (third-person singular)
worded (past)
worded (past participle)
wording (present participle)


numeric

numeric (positive)
more numeric (comparative)
most numeric (superlative)

Something that is a number or relates to numbers.

The characters 0 through 9 are numeric.


want

want (canonical)
wants (third-person singular)
wanted (past)
wanted (past participle)
wanting (present participle)

If you want to do something, you think you would be happier if you did it.

Do you want to go to the park?

I don't want to go to work today.

He wants to know her name.

Please, stop the bus. I want to get out here.

I wanted to buy a new book, so I went to the shop.

If you want something, you think you would be happier if you had it.

Do you want a drink?

No thank you! I don't want one.

He wants a new car.

I can give you whatever you want.

All I want is one more chance to do this.

If you want somebody to do something, you think you would be happier if they did it.

I want you to help me.

If you want something to happen, you think you would be happier if it happened.

I want everyday to be my birthday.

If you want to do something, your body has a strong feeling that it will do it.

Every time I see it, I want to be sick.

Flowers make me want to sneeze.

If you tell somebody "you might want to" do something, you mean they should do it.

You might want to study more for your tests.

If someone or something wants for something, they don't have it or don't have enough of it.

If you want someone, you want to have sex with them.

If you want up, down, in, out, etc., you want to go there or your want somebody to help you go there.

Can you open the door? I think the dog wants out.


want

The wants and needs of the people are not being met.

something that you do not have or do not have enough of

The car wouldn't run for want of gas.


wants

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


happier

happy (positive)
happier (comparative)
happiest (superlative)

The comparative form of happy; more happy.

I would be happier if I didn't have to tell you to clean your room everyday.

Since I've been dating Julie, I'm happier than I've ever been.


happiest

The superlative form of happy; most happy.

This is the happiest I've seen you since your husband died.

Sarah is the happiest person I know. She's always smiling and laughing.


wanted

The past tense and past participle of want.


wanted

wanted (positive)
more wanted (comparative)
most wanted (superlative)

If a person is wanted, they are being looked for by the police for commiting a crime.


notice

notice (canonical)
notices (third-person singular)
noticed (past)
noticed (past participle)
noticing (present participle)

If you notice something, you become aware of it.

You didn't even notice that I cut my hair.

When the cook changed, I noticed the difference right away.

I've looked at her a thousand times, but I'd never noticed her green eyes before.

"Did you see the mistakes?" "No, I'm afraid I didn't notice.

I couldn't help noticing that you look lost. Can I help?


notice

She asked for help, but they took no notice of her.

When the changed were made, we didn't take much notice.

The mistake escaped notice for almost three years.

A notice is a piece of paper with information or a warning.

She sent us a notice about the change of dates.

Notice is information that you give to someone.

The shop closed without any notice.


intelligent

intelligent (positive)
more intelligent (comparative)
most intelligent (superlative)

If you are intelligent, you can understand difficult ideas easily and think clearly.

Any intelligent person should be able to understand this.

Today's children are more intelligent than children in the past.

Baboons are highly intelligent animals and learn to meet their needs in many different ways.

If an idea or something said is intelligent, it shows good understanding and clear thinking.

That's probably the most intelligent comment I've heard today.

If another living thing or a machine is intelligent, it can think in ways that are similar to us.

We will not likely find intelligent life of other planets.


America

The continents of North and South America.


unavailable

unavailable (positive)
more unavailable (comparative)
most unavailable (superlative)

If something is unavailable, it does not exist or you cannot use it.

We can't answer the question because the needed information is unavailable at this time.

The manager is unavailable for comment right now.


variability

The variability of something is how much it changes.

The data shows a great variability in the observed sizes.


researcher

A researcher is somebody who does research.

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a new kind of virus.

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exporter

An exporter is a person or company that exports things.

The United States is a major exporter of wheat.


veterinarians

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


learn

learned (past)
learned (past participle)
learn (canonical)
learns (third-person singular)
learnt (past)
learnt (past participle)
learning (present participle)

When you learn something, you start to know how to do things that you didn't know before.

I'm going to learn English!

Martha is learning to play the piano.

When you learn something, you start to know something that you didn't know before.

I've just learned that I've been adopted.

When you learn, you start to know more than you knew before.

You have to learn from your own mistakes.


something

I'm going to wear something today.

Isn't something going to happen?

You're really something!


something

Something is a quality that is difficult to identify.

This beer has a certain something that I enjoy.


exporters

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

Saudi Arabia and Iran are among the world's biggest exporters of oil.


drinks

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

I bought her three drinks but she still won't give me her phone number.

You can have a couple drinks of my juice if you're thirsty.


drinks

drink (canonical)
drinks (third-person singular)
drank (past)
drunk (past participle)
drinking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of drink.

He drinks soda with everything he eats.

She always gets silly when she drinks beer.


researchers

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

Many researchers are trying to find the cure for cancer.


cakes

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


cakes

cake (canonical)
cakes (third-person singular)
caked (past)
caked (past participle)
caking (present participle)


governments

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

Many governments are democracies, but there are also many dictatorships.


tensions

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


pictures

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


pictures

picture (canonical)
pictures (third-person singular)
pictured (past)
pictured (past participle)
picturing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of picture.


Mercury

Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.

Mercury is a Roman god who was the god of trade, travelers, thieves, profit, commerce, and the messenger of the gods.


queen

The female leader of a country whose son will probably lead the country.

The queen wore her royal robes at the ceremony.

The wife of the king is usually the queen.

A queen is a piece in the game of chess.


managers

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


quarter

A quarter is one fourth (1/4) of something.

The lake was about a quarter mile from town.

About a quarter of the students came from outside the United States.

There's an old house three quarters of the way up that mountain.

A quarter is a unit of money worth 25 cents in the United States and Canada.

Can you give me four quarters for this dollar?

A quarter is a period of three months, especially in business.

Sales were down 3.7 percent from the fourth quarter of last year.

A quarter is one of four a periods of time, especially in sports.

He threw four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter leading to a 38-28 win.

The bar was in New Orleans' French quarter.

Quarters are the places where people live.

After training, we returned to our quarters to get changed.

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quarter

quarter (canonical)
quarters (third-person singular)
quartered (past)
quartered (past participle)
quartering (present participle)

If you quarter something, you make it into four equal pieces.

Using a sharp knife, quarter the apple.

If you quarter somebody somewhere, you give them a place to stay.

We were quartered in Vienna during the job.


London

London is the capital city of England and the national capital of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


dad

Timmy's father is very important to him. He goes everywhere with his dad.


television

A television is a box that moving pictures can be watched on.

/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/


address

An address is the location where a building is or where a person lives.


address

address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

If you address a person, you refer to them using a name or title.

You will address me as Sir from now on.

If you address a group, you talk in front of it.

The Prime Minister will address the United Nations.

If you address a letter, you write an address on it.

She addressed the envelope to "Mr. John Black."


agent

An agent is a person that is a representative and acts for other people.


argue

argue (canonical)
argues (third-person singular)
argued (past)
argued (past participle)
arguing (present participle)

If you argue with someone, you debate, disagree or talk about your differing ideas.

If you argue with someone, you have an argument with them.


behind

When something is behind a second thing, the first thing is in back of the second.

The ball is behind the box.

When something is behind, it is toward the rear.

The man stayed behind.

A thing is behind when it happened in the past.

We left that worry behind.


behind

Your behind is your butt, the buttocks, or bum.

He was told he would get a kick on the behind if he kept being naughty

In Australian rules football, a behind is the same as one point, scored if the ball goes between the tall goal post and the short behind post.

He tried to kick a goal, but the ball went wide and he only got a behind.


appear

appear (canonical)
appears (third-person singular)
appeared (past)
appeared (past participle)
appearing (present participle)

If something appears a certain way, it looks or seems that way.

At first glance, this would appear to be true.

The problems appear likely to continue.

School size and class size do not appear to be important factors affecting progress on test scores.

If something appears, it comes into sight.

She was studying when her mother appeared in the doorway.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Lars appeared next to her.

If something appears in a book, movie, TV program, etc., it is in it.

He has appeared in over 100 movies.

The word appears nowhere in this book.

His articles have appeared in the New York Times.


centre

The centre of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible.

The president and his problems continue to take centre stage in the news.

She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off.

A centre is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose.

They have opened a large shopping centre in Taipei.

The team was staying at the US Olympic training centre.

Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking centre.

Scientists at the Centre for Disease Control have found a new virus.

The town centre is the place in the town where most of the shops are.

In politics, the centre is the position that is not politically right or left.

In sports, a centre is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.


centre

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

If you centre something, you move it towards the centre.


yourselves

You use yourselves when the people doing an action and receiving an action are both you.

Be careful children. You'll hurt yourselves.

Are you happy with yourselves?

I heard you and your sister got yourselves a new pet.

Don't pretend you don't know. You yourselves have seen these kinds of problems.

If you do something by yourselves, you do it alone.

That's beautiful, boys. Did you make it by yourselves?

If you don't feel yourself, you are different from usual, because you are sick, scared, stressed, etc.


unusual

unusual (positive)
more unusual (comparative)
most unusual (superlative)

If something is unusual, it is not what you expect. It is not an everyday thing or happening.

It was a warm night, unusual for mid Winter.

With his bright pink hair, he was most unusual to look at.

It is not unusual for him to be late.


suggest

suggest (canonical)
suggests (third-person singular)
suggested (past)
suggested (past participle)
suggesting (present participle)

If a person says an option, he or she is suggesting.

I suggest that we go to the mall.


mall

A mall is a shopping center where there are many stores that are all in one building.

My friends and I like to go to the mall.

A mall is a planned open grassy area near important buildings or landmarks.

The Mall is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.


pelvis

The pelvis is a group of bones around the lower torso that form the hip.

Older people often fall and break their pelvis.


bladder

The bladder is the internal organ where urine collects.

An hour after drinking four glasses of water his bladder was full.

A bladder is a bag made of a material that stretches to hold a liquid or gas.

The football has a bladder that holds air so it will bounce.


abdomen

The abdomen is the front part of the lower torso containing many internal organs.

The stomach and intestines are inside the abdomen.

The abdomen is the last of the three parts of an insect's body.


surface

The surface of an object is the outside of the thing.

The surface of the earth is very large.

The surface of a liquid is the top of it.

The surface of the lake was smooth.


surface

surface (canonical)
surfaces (third-person singular)
surfaced (past)
surfaced (past participle)
surfacing (present participle)

When a thing surfaces, it comes to the top of liquid.

The fish surfaced to get food.

The swimmer surfaced for air.

If information or facts surface, they are revealed or become known.

Reports surfaced that claimed the company was under investigation.


life

Life is what makes a person, animal or plant grow and function.

Scientists want to learn if there is life on other planets.

Life is the time when people, animals or plants grow and exist before they die. Your life is the time that you live.

The life of an ant is not as long as the life of a human.

The lives of great men and women are very interesting.

He never left his home town in his life.

The state of something being in existence.

We brought the company back to life, after it had been closed for 5 years.


prepare

prepare (canonical)
prepares (third-person singular)
prepared (past)
prepared (past participle)
preparing (present participle)

When we prepare something, we get it ready.

The mother prepared food for the meal.

We must hope for the best and prepare for the worst.


worst

good (positive)
worse (comparative)
worst (superlative)

My mistake was bad, but hers was the worst of all.

Well, you've seen me at my worst.

After a week we began to fear the worst.


worst

worst (canonical)
worsts (third-person singular)
worsted (past)
worsted (past participle)
worsting (present participle)


official

official (positive)
more official (comparative)
most official (superlative)

Something that is official is approved by some authority.

The letter was an official document from the president.


official

An official is a person who has certain authority.

That government official collects taxes.


piece

A piece is a part of something that can be or has been separated from it.

The man cut a piece of meat and a piece of cake for dinner.

I own a piece of land in the country.

A piece is one example of a class or set of things.

He put a piece of wood on the fire.

Can I have a piece of paper to write on?

A piece is something that is made by an artist.

The piece of music was beautiful.

I thought his earlier pieces were more creative than his more recent stuff.

In board games, a piece is an object that can be moved to mark your position.

There are six types of chess pieces in the game of chess: the pawn, the knight, the bishop, the rook, the queen, and the king.


piece

piece (canonical)
pieces (third-person singular)
pieced (past)
pieced (past participle)
piecing (present participle)

If you piece something together, you use bring together enough information to understand something.

They gathered enough information to piece together the family history.

If you piece something together, you put the pieces together.

The scientists moved their shop to an empty parking lot to piece together all the bones.


university

A university is a school of advanced study that offers both undergraduate and graduate classes.

A doctor studies for many years at a university before going to work in a hospital.


trust

trust (canonical)
trusts (third-person singular)
trusted (past)
trusted (past participle)
trusting (present participle)

When you trust someone, you do not doubt them. You believe that someone is honest and will not cause harm. You believe you can rely on them.

I trust all of my friends.

We trust in the goodness of others.


trust

Your parents have trust in you.

Your money is put in a trust when you put your money under the control of someone else.

The parents put the children's money in a trust at the bank until they reach the age of 18.


hurries

hurry (canonical)
hurries (third-person singular)
hurried (past)
hurried (past participle)
hurrying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hurry.


hurried

The past tense and past participle of hurry.


talks

talk (canonical)
talks (third-person singular)
talked (past)
talked (past participle)
talking (present participle)

The teacher talks to the children sternly when they are naughty.


talks

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

The talks by the teacher were all very long.


trees

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


trees

tree (canonical)
trees (third-person singular)
treed (past)
treed (past participle)
treeing (present participle)


prepares

The third-person singular form of prepare.


prepared

The past tense and past participle of prepare.


drank

drink (canonical)
drinks (third-person singular)
drank (past)
drunk (past participle)
drinking (present participle)

I drank four glasses of water today.

Rob drank way too much beer last night and acted like a fool.


games

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


games

game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)


drinking

I like drinking wine with steak.

Are you drinking my orange juice again?


gamed

The past tense and past participle of game.


talked

The past tense and past participle of talk.


takes

take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)


surprised

surprised (positive)
more surprised (comparative)
most surprised (superlative)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


surprised

surprise (canonical)
surprises (third-person singular)
surprised (past)
surprised (past participle)
surprising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of surprise.


painting

paint (canonical)
paints (third-person singular)
painted (past)
painted (past participle)
painting (present participle)


painting

A painting is a picture that is painted.

A painting of the president hung on the wall.


painted

The past tense and past participle of paint.


paints

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


paints

The third-person singular form of paint.


drunk

drunk (positive)
drunker (comparative)
drunkest (superlative)

If someone is drunk, they have taken in too much alcohol.

After he left the restaurant, he was so drunk he couldn't walk.


drunk

What is the most water you have drunk at one time?


drunk

A drunk is a person who often drinks too much alcohol.

Two drunks were fighting in the street last night.


taking

The takings of a business is the cash or money they received or earned.


has

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

He has breakfast at 7:00.


has

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


bought

buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of buy.

I bought gasoline for my car yesterday at the gas station.


muscles

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


muscles

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

The third-person singular form of muscle.


closed

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

The past tense and past participle of close.


closed

The store is closed on the weekends.

I used a closed source to write the article.


wings

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


wings

wing (canonical)
wings (third-person singular)
winged (past)
winged (past participle)
winging (present participle)


acting

act (canonical)
acts (third-person singular)
acted (past)
acted (past participle)
acting (present participle)

An acting director, president, head, etc. is in the position until the regular person returns to the job.

He was the acting chairperson for the committee when Tim went for surgery.


reads

read (canonical)
reads (third-person singular)
read (past)
read (past participle)
reading (present participle)


reads

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


smells

smell (canonical)
smells (third-person singular)
smelled (past)
smelled (past participle)
smelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of smell.


smells

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


smelled

The past tense and past participle of smell.


cuts

cut (canonical)
cuts (third-person singular)
cut (past)
cut (past participle)
cutting (present participle)

She cuts hair for a living.


cuts

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

He only buys expensive cuts of meat.


cutting

He's outside cutting the grass right now.


cutting

A cutting is an area of land that has been dug out of a hill for a road or railway.

A cutting is a piece of newspaper or magazine that is cut and saved.

A cutting is a piece of a plant that is cut off, usually to grow a new plant.


cutting

cutting (positive)
more cutting (comparative)
most cutting (superlative)


begs

beg (canonical)
begs (third-person singular)
begged (past)
begged (past participle)
begging (present participle)


begged

The past tense and past participle of beg.

He begged her not to leave.

My dog begged for food off of the table until I finally gave it him.


begging

She's been begging him for years to put the toilet seat down when he's done.


shirts

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

I lost some weight and now my shirts are a little big.


units

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

"Mile", "degree", "gram" and "liter" are all units of measurement.


parts

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


parts

part (canonical)
parts (third-person singular)
parted (past)
parted (past participle)
parting (present participle)


rich

rich (positive)
richer (comparative)
richest (superlative)

When someone is rich, they have a lot of money and things.

Bill Gates is rich because he has 60 billion dollars.

When food is rich, it has a very strong flavor.

This dish is rich tasting.

This simple dish is made richer with the addition of cream.

Adding truffles to this dish will make it the richest dish you've ever tasted.


richer

The comparative form of rich; more rich.


richest

The superlative form of rich; most rich.


double

A double door, window, etc. includes two of the same kind.

We opened the double door to let the piano come in.

Call me at five nine double three.

A double accident, murder, etc. is two events that happen together or are somehow connected.

With the double wedding, Sunday was the busiest day of the year.

They slept together in a double bed, while James slept in a single in the other room.

Twice as big, twice as many, or twice as much as usual.

I'll have a double coffee.

If something is double, it is 100% bigger than something else.

The new computer was double the cost of the old one.

Usually we see about seventy people a day, but yesterday it was double.


double

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

The price of gold has almost doubled in the last month from $407 to $792.

We need to double the number of people buying it.

If something doubles as something else, it has both roles.

The kitchen doubles as our dining room.

If something doubles up/over, it folds in half.

If two people double up, they stay or work together.


double

Somebody's double is another person who looks very similar to them.

In baseball, a double is a hit that allows the runner to move to second base.


surgeons

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

The surgeons are getting ready for the surgery.


photograph

A photograph is a picture that is created by a camera digitally or on film.

The photograph of the event won a Pulitzer Prize.


photograph

photograph (canonical)
photographs (third-person singular)
photographed (past)
photographed (past participle)
photographing (present participle)

If you take a photograph of someone or something, you take a photograph of it.

He photographed the wedding for them.


photographs

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


growing

grow (canonical)
grows (third-person singular)
grew (past)
grown (past participle)
growing (present participle)


sixes

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

I rolled sixes and got to move ahead 12 spaces on the board.


roses

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


rises

rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)


county

A county is an area of land with a local government, often including a number of towns or cities. It is used differently in different countries.

Hampshire County Council has provided £20,000 to furnish the building.

My grandfather lived his whole life in my home county of Sussex.


sarcasms

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

Your sarcasms don't impress me.


nouns

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

"Cat", "tree" and "house" are examples of nouns.


verbs

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


fine

fine (positive)
finer (comparative)
finest (superlative)

If something is fine, it is OK, not a problem, or acceptable.

She said it works -- it's fine.

"Can I put it here?" "There? Oh, yes, yes, fine! Put it there."

"How are you?" "Fine, thanks!"

If something is fine, it is very good in quality.

This is a fine example of how we can work together.

Everyone should be able to enjoy fine music and fine art.

She's one of Spain's finest skiers.

If the weather is fine, the sun is out and it is not raining or snowing.

Grind it into a fine powder.

It's hard to see the fine details.

if someone is fine, then they are good-looking or attractive.

That woman is so fine!


fine

If something works fine, it works well, or without any problems.

Going there today would suit me fine.

If you draw or cut something fine, you do it in very small pieces or with small detail.


fine

A fine is money that you pay for breaking a rule or the law.

There is a $500 fine for smoking inside.


fine

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

If you fine someone, you make them pay money for breaking a rule or the law.

He was fined $500 for smoking inside.

To make something finer in quality or size.

The wine will fine with time.


finer

The comparative form of fine; more fine.


finest

The superlative form of fine; most fine.

You use (a city's) finest for police officers.

Fifty of New York City's finest were at the banquet.


gaming

game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)


gaming

Playing games, especially betting games.

Las Vegas is famous for its gaming.


foods

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

What are your favorite foods to eat?


archipelago

archipelago
archipelagos or archipelagoes (plural)

An archipelago is a number of islands that are close together.

Ambon is an island in the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago.

/ɑːkɪˈpɛləgəʊ/


loonie

A loonie is a coin that is one Canadian dollar.

I need a loonie for the drink machine.


like terms

Like terms are things of the same class, or kind.

Like terms are two words that mean the same thing.

Like terms are terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power.

In 5xy³+3=6xy³-3, the like terms are 5xy³ and 6xy³.


suspicions

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

The police had suspicions that she might be involved in the murder.


sides

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


sides

side (canonical)
sides (third-person singular)
sided (past)
sided (past participle)
siding (present participle)


gerund-participle

A gerund-participle is a verb form that ends in -ing.

In the following examples, the gerund-participle is underlined:

Breaking the rules is bad.

They are helping her.


flashlights

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

Quick, grab some flashlights! The power went out again!


outsourcing

outsource (canonical)
outsources (third-person singular)
outsourced (past)
outsourced (past participle)
outsourcing (present participle)


Bangalore

Bangalore is the state capital of Karnataka, India.


rules

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


rules

rule (canonical)
rules (third-person singular)
ruled (past)
ruled (past participle)
ruling (present participle)


replaces

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

The third-person singular form of replace.

She replaces the water filter once a month so it doesn't get too dirty.


daughters

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


mottos

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


minors

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

Children are considered minors by the law.

I graduated college with a major in Political Science and minors in Business and Spanish.


sciences

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


summaries

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

I just hate writing book summaries for my English class.


shocks

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


shocks

shock (canonical)
shocks (third-person singular)
shocked (past)
shocked (past participle)
shocking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shock.


maps

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


maps

map (canonical)
maps (third-person singular)
mapped (past)
mapped (past participle)
mapping (present participle)


soaps

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


soaps

soap (canonical)
soaps (third-person singular)
soaped (past)
soaped (past participle)
soaping (present participle)


gives

give (canonical)
gives (third-person singular)
gave (past)
given (past participle)
giving (present participle)


religions

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


dos

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

We went to the salon and got new dos. Do you like them?


queens

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


queens

queen (canonical)
queens (third-person singular)
queened (past)
queened (past participle)
queening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of queen.


wikis

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

Wikipedia and Wiktionary are wikis.


nonwhites

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

There is sometimes discrimination against nonwhites by whites.


inks

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

There are many different colored inks for you to choose from.

Some inks are natural, while others are man-made.


inks

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

That tattoo artist inks 10 people a day.


sizes

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

What sizes do these shoes come in?

I have different sizes of boxes for different things.


sizes

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


lasts

last (canonical)
lasts (third-person singular)
lasted (past)
lasted (past participle)
lasting (present participle)


holidays

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


holidays

holiday (canonical)
holidays (third-person singular)
holidayed (past)
holidayed (past participle)
holidaying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of holiday.


bottles

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


bottles

bottle (canonical)
bottles (third-person singular)
bottled (past)
bottled (past participle)
bottling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bottle.


pursues

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

The third-person singular form of pursue.


shoulders

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


shoulders

shoulder (canonical)
shoulders (third-person singular)
shouldered (past)
shouldered (past participle)
shouldering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shoulder.


expresses

express (canonical)
expresses (third-person singular)
expressed (past)
expressed (past participle)
expressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of express.

She expresses herself through her poetry and art.


showers

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


showers

shower (canonical)
showers (third-person singular)
showered (past)
showered (past participle)
showering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shower.


blanks

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


blanks

blank (canonical)
blanks (third-person singular)
blanked (past)
blanked (past participle)
blanking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blank.


matches

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

Don't let the matches get wet or we'll never be able to start a fire.


matches

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

The third-person singular form of match.

This store matches prices on all of their furniture; if you find a better price at another store, they'll match it.

I'm not sure this shirt matches these pants.


allows

allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of allow.


agents

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


mountains

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


Augusts

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

This is one of the hottest Augusts we've had in a long time.


payments

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

Please be sure to send your payments in on time.


colors

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


colors

color (canonical)
colors (third-person singular)
colored (past)
colored (past participle)
coloring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of color.


colours

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


colours

colour (canonical)
colours (third-person singular)
coloured (past)
coloured (past participle)
colouring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of colour.


participle

A participle is a form of a verb that has not been tensed. The expression headed by a participle is used either as a complement or as an adjunct.

In the following sentences, the underlined word is a participle:

Boiling water is very hot.

The used book had a dirty cover.

I was studying English when you called this morning.

I have walked on this street many times.

The table is supported by four legs.

Without thinking, he ran down the street.


auxiliary verb

An auxiliary verb is a verb that works with another verb to show the tense, aspect, mood, or voice. Here is a list of auxiliary verbs.

In the following examples, the auxiliary verb is underlined:

Do you often go to the store?

I am walking to the store.

I have walked to the store.

Can you walk to the store?


modal verb

A modal verb is a verb that shows mood. Modal verbs include can, may, might, dare, must, ought, shall, should, will, would, and so on.

In the following examples, the modal verb is underlined:


helping verb

Helping verb is another word for auxiliary verb.


tense

tense (positive)
tenser (comparative)
tensest (superlative)

Make sure that the net is as stretched as tense as possible for maximum coverage.

How odd it was that he was a very courageous boy, yet he became very tense when he was being asked to dance.


tense

Tense is a grammatical system of verb forms that usually shows past, present, or future time.

Unlike French, English only has two tenses: past and present.

A tense is one of the verb forms marked by the tense system.

The verb cut is spelled the same in both tenses.

In popular language, a tense is often used to refer to any verb form including tense, aspect, mood, and voice.

Shouldn't this be in the progressive tense?


tense

tense (canonical)
tenses (third-person singular)
tensed (past)
tensed (past participle)
tensing (present participle)


bar

A bar is a place that sells alcoholic drinks.

I'm going to drink beer at the bar.

A bar is the counter or bench in a hotel or bar where drinks are sold.

The waitress stood behind the bar and poured our drinks.

A bar is a box-shaped piece of something.

You can buy a bar of soap, or a bar of gold.

A bar is a long, hard thing that looks like a stick.

The prisoner was kept behind bars in the jail.

The bar is the legal profession or the group of lawyers allowed to practice law in a country.

She was called to the bar after passing her exams.


bar

bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)

To bar is to stop someone from doing something; to prohibit.

I was barred from entering the club.

To bar is to lock a door or window, or to block it so others can not enter.

I barred the door to stop her leaving the room.


bar

He's the fastest runner in the world bar none.


bars

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


barred

The past tense and past participle of bar.


barring

/ˈbɑːrɪŋ(ɡ)/


barring

Barring a big change in popular opinion, he should become the next president.

Nothing barring a major disaster can stop her.

/ˈbɑːrɪŋ(ɡ)/


sells

sell (canonical)
sells (third-person singular)
sold (past)
sold (past participle)
selling (present participle)


sold

The past tense and past participle of sell.


individuals

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

Many individuals believe it's important to recycle.

Some individuals will be coming in this afternoon to get information about the program.


accepts

accept (canonical)
accepts (third-person singular)
accepted (past)
accepted (past participle)
accepting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accept.


accepted

The past tense and past participle of accept.


accepted

accepted (positive)
more accepted (comparative)
most accepted (superlative)

Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.

There is no generally accepted definition of life.

It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.


accepting

accepting (positive)
more accepting (comparative)
most accepting (superlative)

If someone is accepting, they are very tolerant.


carts

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


carts

cart (canonical)
carts (third-person singular)
carted (past)
carted (past participle)
carting (present participle)


carted

The past tense and past participle of cart.


practices

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


practices

practice (canonical)
practices (third-person singular)
practiced (past)
practiced (past participle)
practicing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of practice.


practiced

practiced (positive)
more practiced (comparative)
most practiced (superlative)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


practiced

The past tense and past participle of practice.


practicing

To be active in a job that needs a high level of skill, knowledge, or training.

My son is a practicing lawyer.

To be active in the rituals of a religion.

I am a practicing Buddhist.


practises

practise (canonical)
practises (third-person singular)
practised (past)
practised (past participle)
practising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of practise.


classical music

Classical western music is music in a particular style that was written and played from about 1730 through 1820 after the Baroque period and before the Romantic period.

Perhaps, the best known classical composer was Mozart.


abandons

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


abandons

abandon (canonical)
abandons (third-person singular)
abandoned (past)
abandoned (past participle)
abandoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abandon.


abandoned

The past tense and past participle of abandon.

After much thought, they abandoned the idea as being too difficult.


abandoning

Many people have been abandoning their homes.


abandoning

The abandoning of the child happened 10 years ago.


abdomens

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


pushes

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


pushes

push (canonical)
pushes (third-person singular)
pushed (past)
pushed (past participle)
pushing (present participle)


pushed

The past tense and past participle of push.


boards

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


boards

board (canonical)
boards (third-person singular)
boarded (past)
boarded (past participle)
boarding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of board.


boarded

The past tense and past participle of board.


part of speech

The parts of speech are a traditional grouping of word classes into: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, interjection, conjunction, and sometimes article.

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determiner

A determiner is a function label used in a noun phrase, marking the noun phrase as being definite or indefinite.

A determiner is one of a small set of words that restrict the referents of noun phrases (see here for a list).

When discussing lexical category, the terms determiner and determinative are sometimes used interchangeably.

/dɪˈtəːmɪnə/


pronoun

Pronoun is a closed class of nouns that usually refers to another noun (see here for a list).


pools

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

The hotel has two pools: an indoor pool and an outdoor pool.


pools

pool (canonical)
pools (third-person singular)
pooled (past)
pooled (past participle)
pooling (present participle)

If she pools her money with mine, we'll have enough to buy a present for Dad.


hands

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

My hands are dirty from digging in the dirt all afternoon.

Please wash your hands before you eat.


hands

hand (canonical)
hands (third-person singular)
handed (past)
handed (past participle)
handing (present participle)

He always hands the basketball to a teammate because he isn't comfortable dribbling.

My mother only hands the butter to me if I ask politely.


handed

The past tense and past participle of hand.

The nurse handed the scalpel to the doctor so he could make the cut.

He handed the ball to his teammate.

My mom handed me some potatoes and asked me to help her peel them.


handing

Hurry up! They're handing out free tickets to the concert!


controversies

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

There are many controversies surrounding religion and politics.


dads

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

Not all dads read to their children.


agrees

agree (canonical)
agrees (third-person singular)
agreed (past)
agreed (past participle)
agreeing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of agree.


agreed

The past tense and past participle of agree.


spouse

John is my spouse. I married John, in 1999.

Susan is the wife of Paul. She is Paul's spouse.


grandson

Someone's grandson is the son of their son or daughter.

My son, John, has a son named George. George is my grandson.

My daughter, Mary, just had a baby boy. He is my grandson.

I have two grandsons, Bob and Phil. They are the sons of my daughter.


meaning

The meaning of something is the idea or message that it has. In language, meaning is what speech or writing is intended to convey to the listener or reader.

What is the meaning of the word "investigate"?

The meaning of something is its purpose.

School doesn't have much meaning for me anymore.


meaning

mean (canonical)
means (third-person singular)
meant (past)
meant (past participle)
meaning (present participle)


kid

Your kid brother or sister is younger than you.


kid

kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)

You've got to be kidding. If that is not a joke, you will be in a lot of trouble.


cows

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

I have two cows on my farm so that I can have fresh milk.


alternatives

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


birds

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


birds

bird (canonical)
birds (third-person singular)
birded (past)
birded (past participle)
birding (present participle)


aeroplanes

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


ants

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


cricket

Cricket is a sport played with a bat and ball, especially in the United Kingdom and India.


penguin

A penguin is a sea bird that cannot fly.

We went to the Zoo to see the penguins.


pound

A pound is a unit of currency used in Britain.

Against the dollar, the pound fell by half a cent to $ 1.73.

A pound is a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms.

Since he stopped smoking, he has gained 20 pounds.


pound

pound (canonical)
pounds (third-person singular)
pounded (past)
pounded (past participle)
pounding (present participle)

If you pound something, you hit it hard.

Grace pounded on the door. "Come out of there!"

He pounded his hand against the desk and jumped up.

If your head or heart is pounding, you can feel the blood moving through it.

I ran and ran until my heart was pounding in my chest.

After the party, my head was pounding and I had to lie down.


penguins

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


extra

Something that is more than what you expected; exceeding; additional.

I always put extra ketchup on my hamburger.


extra

If something is extra good, large, special, etc., it is more so than normal.

This shirt is extra large; it's too big for me.


extra

An extra is a feature that you usually pay more for when you buy something.

She got the car with all the sporty extras.

An extra is a person appearing in a movie who is not listed in the credits.


bother

bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

If you bother to do something, you make an effort to do it.

Don't bother with the dishes. I'll do them later.

I didn't bother to clean up after he was finished.

Did you bother going to the hospital to meet her?

Sometimes wonder why I even bother.

Nobody even bothered to ask how I was feeling.

If something bothers someone, it disturbs or worries them.

Would it bother you if I smoked?

My tooth has been bothering me lately.

It bothered me that she had no answers.

The water out here is peaceful, and there's nobody to bother you.

Go back to sleep, Howie. I'm sorry I bothered you.


bother

I can do it – no bother.

It's not worth the bother. Just leave it there.

A bother is somebody or something that makes trouble for you.

I don't want to be a bother, so I'll just go out by myself.

It's such a bother, I don't think I'll go.


bother

Oh, bother! Now I'll have to make it again.


bears

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


bears

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


flies

fly (canonical)
flies (third-person singular)
flew (past)
flown (past participle)
flying (present participle)

His job requires a lot of traveling; he flies across the country several times a month.


flies

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

There are flies all over the dumpster because it's full of trash.


flew

I flew into Chicago from Atlanta this morning.

Oh my gosh! That bird just flew into a window!


flying

I'm nervous as this is my first time flying in an airplane.

The bird is flying over the field right now.


often

When something happens often, that means that it happens many times and frequently.

I drink a lot of water and need to urinate often.

How often do you exercise?

I often visit my elderly aunt Grace.

It's often difficult to learn a new language.


whether

Whether is used to report questions and things that are unknown.

I asked whether she had arrived.

It is impossible to know whether a change would have helped or not.


letters

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


shouldered

shoulder (canonical)
shoulders (third-person singular)
shouldered (past)
shouldered (past participle)
shouldering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shoulder.


according

If something is true according to a source, it means that source says or shows that it is true.

According to a friend of mine, they are thinking of building a new mall near here.

According to the weather forecast, it will rain today.

You may go or stay, according as you decide.


according

accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)


afterward

If something happens afterward, it happens after the time that you are talking about.

Joe went to the bank. Afterward he went to the store.


afterwards

If something happens afterwards, it happens after the time that you are talking about.


ahead

You use ahead to talk about something that is in front of you or in the future.


along

If one thing happens along with another, they go together.

Along with his daughter, he is studying French.

She gave him a shirt along with the pants.

If you go along with something, you agree with or follow it.

We're going to go along with your plan.

You use along to show movement from one end of a long thing towards the other end.

Along the road were just a few cars.

They walked to school, and along the way, she told him about her idea.

If something was true all along, it's true from the beginning.

He knew the real story all along.

If two people get along, they are friendly with each other.

I don't go to her house because we don't get along.


alongside

You use alongside to talk about something being beside something else.

You use alongside to talk about something being at the same time as something else.


although

You use although to show that an idea is surprising or different from another idea.

We decided to take rooms in Longwood house, although we knew we could not really afford the rent there.


amid

You use amid to talk about something happening at the same time as many other things.

Amid all the riots during the blackout, many stores were looted.

You use amid to talk about something being in the middle of something else.


amongst

In or into. We say "between" 2 other things, but amongst 3 or more other things.

She was amongst her friends.

Divide the candy amongst yourselves.


apart

If two things are apart, there is space between them.

Scientists theorize that Pangaea drifted apart into the different continents that exist on Earth today.

You use something apart to leave that thing out of the topic.

The lies apart, they're good workers.


around

If x is around y, y is in the middle and x is on all sides of y.

The moon circles around the Earth.

The fence was built around the house.


as for

with respect to; in reference to; regarding


amidst

If something is amidst other things, it is in the middle of them.

She saw the moon rising above the open sea amidst flying clouds.

If something happens amidst other things, it happens at the same time as them.

Amdist all the packing and moving, she still had to study.


briefs

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

Briefs are a kind of men's underpants or swimming suit bottoms that have holes for the legs.

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briefs

brief (canonical)
briefs (third-person singular)
briefed (past)
briefed (past participle)
briefing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brief.


beforehand

You should have told me about the presentation beforehand. I haven't even prepared.


beneath

The book is beneath the table.

The garage is beneath the road.


beside

If x is beside y, it is close to y, but not in front or behind.

The book is beside the table.


beyond

If x is beyond y, it is on the far side of y.

He went beyond the mountains, into the woods.


concerning

Concerning the schedule, there have been a number of changes.

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concerning

concern (canonical)
concerns (third-person singular)
concerned (past)
concerned (past participle)
concerning (present participle)

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concerning

concerning (positive)
more concerning (comparative)
most concerning (superlative)

If something is concerning, it makes a person worry.

The change in her health is very concerning.

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considering

consider (canonical)
considers (third-person singular)
considered (past)
considered (past participle)
considering (present participle)

She is considering changing careers.


considering

Considering all the problems we've had, it's amazing we finished.


corrects

correct (canonical)
corrects (third-person singular)
corrected (past)
corrected (past participle)
correcting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of correct.


corrected

The past tense and past participle of correct.


backwards

If something is backwards, it is facing the back.


backwards

backwards (positive)
more backwards (comparative)
most backwards (superlative)

Something that is backwards is inefficient and not advanced. (sometimes considered offensive when describing a person, especially a child)

This society is very backwards, primitive in comparison to the country we came from.


backward

If something is backward, it is facing the back.


counter

A counter is a flat surface to work on, often in a kitchen.

A counter is a small coin-shaped object, often used in games.


depending

Depending on x, means that the truth of what you say is affected by x.

People in the rest of the country celebrated independence even later, depending on when the news of Congress's action reached them.


depending

depend (canonical)
depends (third-person singular)
depended (past)
depended (past participle)
depending (present participle)

I'm depending on you to bring the drinks to the party. It'll be a disaster if you forget.


downstairs

If something is downstairs, it is on the level at the bottom of the stairs.

Let's head downstairs, from the bedroom to the kitchen below.

The downstairs bathroom is always busy.


except

You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true.

Except mercury, most metals are solids.

Well, isn't there anything you can do except play cards?


except

except (canonical)
excepts (third-person singular)
excepted (past)
excepted (past participle)
excepting (present participle)


into

I opened the door and stepped into the house.


next

The next thing is the one after this one.

I saw her again the next day.

The advances in technology will be amazing in the next decade or so.

When this is completed, the next step will be to edit everything carefully.

She plans to leave the company in the next two years.

The next place is the one beside, or on the other side of this one.

No, this is number 12, number 14 is the next house.

Be quiet, the children are sleeping in the next room.

Next week, month, year, etc. is the one that follows this one.

I'll see you again next week.

Next is used with a superlative adjective to denote what follows in the specified order.

The next best thing to flying is gliding.


next

Next, we have the 6:00 news.

The woman was next seen in the office 4 days later.

It was performed next the following year.

She stood next to the window.


onto

He walked along pier and onto the ship.


outdoors

If something is outdoors, it is not in a building; under the open sky.


outside

outdoors; not in a building; under the open sky

The plants are outside the house.

We advised the children to play baseball outside.


snows

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


snows

snow (canonical)
snows (third-person singular)
snowed (past)
snowed (past participle)
snowing (present participle)


snowed

The past tense and past participle of snow.


chickens

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


lad

Why aren't you lads in school?

Sometimes, people call a man a lad when they know that person well.


throw

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

When you throw an object, you make it fly through the air using your hands.

Jim can throw a ball over his house.

Jill throws with her left hand.

She threw the potato peels in the trash can.

My resume was thrown in the waste basket.

Jill said she was throwing Jim's love letters away.


throw

You made a fast throw!


throws

The third-person singular form of throw.


throws

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


languages

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


languages

language (canonical)
languages (third-person singular)
languaged (past)
languaged (past participle)
languaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of language.


alright

When something is alright, that means that it is in good condition.

My car is alright.

When a person or animal is alright, they are in good health.

I had a headache earlier, but now I'm alright.


alright

The soccer tournament went alright, I guess.


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all right

When something is all right, that means that it is in good condition.

My car is all right.

When a person or animal is all right, they are in good health.

I had a headache earlier, but now I'm all right.


all right

The soccer tournament went all right, I guess.


awright

Awright! We won!


further

When something is further away, it is at a longer distance.

We walked further than we had planned.

He lives further off in that direction.


further

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

Some further problems have come up.