brays

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


brayed

bray (canonical)
brays (third-person singular)
brayed (past)
brayed (past participle)
braying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bray.


bread crumb

A bread crumb is a tiny piece of bread that fell off when it is cut or eaten.


bread crumb

bread crumb (canonical)
bread crumbs (third-person singular)
bread crumbed (past)
bread crumbed (past participle)
bread crumbing (present participle)

If you bread crumb something, you cover it with breadcrumbs.

If you bread crumb someone, you give them minimal signs of interest or affection.

She was bread crumbing two other men in case she broke up with her boyfriend.

If you bread crumb someone, you try to lead them to a specific direction.


breadcrumb

A breadcrumb is a tiny piece of bread that fell off when it is cut or eaten.


breadcrumb

breadcrumb (canonical)
breadcrumbs (third-person singular)
breadcrumbed (past)
breadcrumbed (past participle)
breadcrumbing (present participle)

If you breadcrumb something, you cover it with breadcrumbs.

If you breadcrumb someone, you give them minimal signs of interest or affection.

She was breadcrumbing two other men in case she broke up with her boyfriend.

If you breadcrumb someone, you try to lead them to a specific direction.


bread crumbs

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


bread crumbs

The third-person singular form of bread crumb.


breadcrumbs

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


breadcrumbs

The third-person singular form of breadcrumb.


crumb

A crumb is a very small piece of something that broke off from a larger piece.

The pigeons were pecking at crumbs of bread on the ground.


crumb

crumb (canonical)
crumbs (third-person singular)
crumbed (past)
crumbed (past participle)
crumbing (present participle)

If you crumb something, you cover it with crumbs.

If you crumb something, you break it into smaller pieces with your fingers.

Please crumb the bread so it can be used to coat the chicken.


crumbs

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


crumbs

The third-person singular form of crumb.


crumbed

The past tense and past participle of crumb.


marital

If something is marital, it is related to marriage.


mileage

Mileage is the total distance travelled in miles.

The car has a total mileage of 160,000 miles.

Mileage is the number of miles a vehicle can travel on a litre of fuel.

They are willing to pay an extra $5000 for a car that has a better mileage.

Mileage is an allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per mile.


mileages

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


plunge

plunge (canonical)
plunges (third-person singular)
plunged (past)
plunged (past participle)
plunging (present participle)

If you plunge into something, you jump or dive quickly into it.

They happily plunged into the swimming pool.

If you plunge one thing into something else, you put it in quickly.

The murderer plunged a dagger into the victim's chest.


plunge

A plunge is the act of jumping or diving into water.


plunges

The third-person singular form of plunge.


plunges

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


plunged

The past tense and past participle of plunge.


agile

agile (positive)
more agile (comparative)
most agile (superlative)

If something or someone is agile, it is able to move quickly and easily.

Monkeys are agile climbers.


nimble

nimble (positive)
nimbler (comparative)
nimblest (superlative)

If something or someone is nimble, it is able to react or move quickly.

He tried to catch his friend, but she was too 'nimble.

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nimbler

The comparative form of nimble; more nimble.


nimblest

The superlative form of nimble; most nimble.


merrily

If someone is laughing merrily, they are laughing in a cheerful or merry way.


cheerfully

If someone is doing something cheerfully, they are doing it in a cheerful way.


initially

If something happens initially, it happens at the start of it.


recognisable

recognisable (positive)
more recognisable (comparative)
most recognisable (superlative)

If something or someone is recognisable, it can be identified easily.


recognizable

recognizable (positive)
more recognizable (comparative)
most recognizable (superlative)

If something or someone is recognizable, it can be identified easily.


unrecognizable

unrecognizable (positive)
more unrecognizable (comparative)
most unrecognizable (superlative)

If something or someone is unrecognizable, it cannot be identified easily as it is very different as compared to before.


unrecognisable

unrecognisable (positive)
more unrecognisable (comparative)
most unrecognisable (superlative)

If something or someone is unrecoginisable, it cannot be identified easily as it is very different as compared to before.


spontaneously

more spontaneously (comparative)
Superlativemost spontaneously

If something happens spontaneously, it happens randomly or suddenly.


juiciness

The juiciness of something is defined as the amount of liquid released from the fruit/vegetable after biting.


pneumatic

If something is pneumatic, it contains or operates by air or gas under pressure.


unusable

unusable (positive)
more unusable (comparative)
most unusable (superlative)

If something is unusable, it cannot be used.

The toilet was unusable because it was blocked.


din

A din is a loud noise or a loud commotion that lasts for a long time.

The children were making a terrible din.


din

din (canonical)
dins (third-person singular)
dinned (past)
dinned (past participle)
dinning (present participle)

If you are making a din, you are making a lot of noise.

If you make a din, you are constantly repeating something for someone to remember it.

He dinned the lessons into his students.


dins

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


dinned

The past tense and past participle of din.


commotion

A commotion is a noise or confusion that happens suddenly for a brief period.

She was distracted by the commotion across the street.

/kəˈməʊ.ʃən/


commotions

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


propeller

A propeller is a mechanical device with blades that is used to propel an aircraft or boat.


propellers

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


propel

propel (canonical)
propels (third-person singular)
propelled (past)
propelled (past participle)
propelling (present participle)

If you propel something, you move it in a certain direction.

He used a paddle to propel the boat.


propels

The third-person singular form of propel.


propelled

The past tense and past participle of propel.


spaceship

A spaceship is a vehicle that flies through space.


spaceships

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


space ship

A space ship is a vehicle that flies through space.


space ships

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


space suit

A space suit is a protective clothing that is worn by astronauts when they are in space.


spacesuit

A spacesuit is a protective clothing that is worn by astronauts when they are in space.


space suits

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


spacesuits

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


protective

protective (positive)
more protective (comparative)
most protective (superlative)

If something is protective, it is able to keep something safe.

The fighter dropped into a protective stance.

Mother bears are protective of their cubs.


stance

A stance is the posture of how someone stands.

The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin.


stances

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


fencer

A fencer is someone who participates in the sport of fencing.

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fencers

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


spank

spank (canonical)
spanks (third-person singular)
spanked (past)
spanked (past participle)
spanking (present participle)

If you spank someone, you slap the buttocks or anything sensitive part of a body of someone with the bare hand or an object as a punishment.


spanks

The third-person singular form of spank.


spanked

The past tense and past participle of spank.


spanner

A spanner is a tool that is used to adjust nuts and bolts.


spanners

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


wrench

A wrench is a tool that is used to adjust nuts and bolts.


wrenches

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


nudge

He gave her shoulder a nudge.


nudge

nudge (canonical)
nudges (third-person singular)
nudged (past)
nudged (past participle)
nudging (present participle)

If you nudge someone or something, you push or push them gently to gain their attention or to give a signal.

He nudged the dolphins.


nudges

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


nudges

The third-person singular form of nudge.


nudged

The past tense and past participle of nudge.


stressful

stressful (positive)
more stressful (comparative)
most stressful (superlative)

If something is stressful, it is causing mental or emotional stress.

Examinations can be stressful for the students.


nuclearize

nuclearize (canonical)
nuclearizes (third-person singular)
nuclearized (past)
nuclearized (past participle)
nuclearizing (present participle)

If something is nuclearized, it is armed with nuclear weapons.


nuclearise

nuclearise (canonical)
nuclearises (third-person singular)
nuclearised (past)
nuclearised (past participle)
nuclearising (present participle)

If something is nuclearised, it is armed with nuclear weapons.


nuclearises

The third-person singular form of nuclearise.


nuclearised

The past tense and past participle of nuclearise.


nuclearizes

The third-person singular form of nuclearize.


nuclearized

The past tense and past participle of nuclearize.


nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is a weapon that uses nuclear energy to cause an explosion.


nuclear weapons

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


Washington

Washington is a state in the United States.

Olympia is the capital of Washington.


Tennessee

Tennessee is a state in the United States.

Nashville is the capital of Tennessee.


offload

offload (canonical)
offloads (third-person singular)
offloaded (past)
offloaded (past participle)
offloading (present participle)

If you offload something, you unload it.

If you offload something, you get rid of things or problems by passing them to someone or something else.

He offloaded the defective car onto an unsuspecting buyer.

If someone is offloaded from an aircraft, they are denied boarding due to the lack of space.

Passengers were offloaded as the plane was overbooked.


offloads

The third-person singular form of offload.


offloaded

The past tense and past participle of offload.


defective

defective (positive)
more defective (comparative)
most defective (superlative)

If something is defective, it is below its expected quality. .

The company has a policy which states that only defective goods can be returned or exchanged.


crackle

A crackle is a fizzing and popping sound.


crackle

crackle (canonical)
crackles (third-person singular)
crackled (past)
crackled (past participle)
crackling (present participle)

If something crackles it is making a fizzing and popping sound.

The sound of a crackling fire


crackles

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


crackles

The third-person singular form of crackle.


crackled

The past tense and past participle of crackle.


crackling

Crackling is the crispy skin of roast pork.

He tasted the crackling for the first time in his life.


cracklings

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


fizz

A fizz is an emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.

He waited for the fizz to settle down before filling the glass.

A fizz is the sound of the emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.

He sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the bubbles.

Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the bar.


fizz

fizz (canonical)
fizzes (third-person singular)
fizzed (past)
fizzed (past participle)
fizzing (present participle)

If something is fizzing, it is emitting bubbles.

If something is fizzing, it is making a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.

The soda fizzed when he poured in into the glass.


fizzes

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


fizzed

The past tense and past participle of fizz.


emission

Emissions are the gas, light, sound, etc. that are sent out.

Just over half of the total emissions is due to human activity.

Emission is the sending out of gas, light, sound, etc.

The change prevented the emission of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide.


emissions

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


tribute

A tribute is an acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration.

Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.

A tribute is a payment made by one nation to another as a sign of dependence.


tribute

tribute (canonical)
tributes (third-person singular)
tributed (past)
tributed (past participle)
tributing (present participle)


tributes

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


tributes

The third-person singular form of tribute.


tributed

The past tense and past participle of tribute.


acknowledgment

An acknowledgment is the acceptance of the truth or existence of something.

There was no acknowledgment for the pain he went through.

An acknowledgment is the recognition of the importance or quality of something.

He received an award in acknowledgment of his work.

An acknowledgment is a statement printed in a book expressing the author's gratitude to others.


acknowledgments

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


concave

If the surface of something is concave, it is curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.


convex

If the surface of something is convex, it is curved like the outer surface of a sphere or bowl.


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zygotes

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


goofy

goofy (positive)
goofier (comparative)
goofiest (superlative)

If someone is goofy, they are silly or quirky.

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goofier

The comparative form of goofy; more goofy.


goofiest

The superlative form of goofy; most goofy.


quirky

quirky (positive)
quirkier (comparative)
quirkiest (superlative)

If something or someone is quirky, they are strange in an interesting or appealing way

She has a quirky laugh.


quirkier

The comparative form of quirky; more quirky.


quirkiest

The superlative form of quirky; most quirky.


runny

runny (positive)
runnier (comparative)
runniest (superlative)

If something is runny, it is capable of flowing.

The sauce is very runny, please pour it out sparingly.

If something is runny, it is liable to run or drip.

He went to visit the doctor to get medications for his runny nose and cough.


runnier

The comparative form of runny; more runny.


runniest

The superlative form of runny; most runny.


sniper

A sniper is a person using long-range weapons for precise attacks from a hidden position.


sniper

Sniper is a common abbreviation of sniper rifle.


snipers

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


shortly

If something is going to happen shortly, it will happen soon.

Relax, the concert will begin shortly.


forsake

forsake (canonical)
forsakes (third-person singular)
forsook (past)
forsaken (past participle)
forsaking (present participle)

If you forsake something, you abandon or leave it permanently.

He would never forsake his disabled wife.


forsaked

The past tense and past participle of forsake.


forsakes

The third-person singular form of forsake.


permanently

Permanently means in a way that lasts forever or for a long time.

The restaurant closed permanently in January.


coercion

Coercion is the act or process of using power to make someone do something they don't want to.

There is no reason to believe that his actions were the result of coercion.


coercions

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


doppelganger

A doppelganger is a person that looks very similar to another person.

/ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/

/ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋər/

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doppelgänger

A doppelgänger is a person that looks very similar to another person.

/ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/

/ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋər/


doppelgangers

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


doppelgängers

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


unload

unload (canonical)
unloads (third-person singular)
unloaded (past)
unloaded (past participle)
unloading (present participle)

If you unload something, you remove the cargo from a vehicle.

The workers began to unload the ship as soon as the cargo hold opened.

If a vehicle is being unloaded, its cargo is being removed.

The alley was jammed with vans unloading.

If you unload your anger, you vent or express it.

Whenever he is upset, he will play basketball to unload his emotions.


unloads

The third-person singular form of unload.


unloaded

The past tense and past participle of unload.


congest

congest (canonical)
congests (third-person singular)
congested (past)
congested (past participle)
congesting (present participle)

If a road is congested, it is blocked and is preventing vehicles from moving.

The road is congested with the peak hour traffic.


congests

The third-person singular form of congest.


congested

The past tense and past participle of congest.


congestion

Congestion occurs when there is a blockage of the passage due to the buildup of something.

The traffic report states that there is a severe traffic congestion down the road.


congestions

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


locomotive

The locomotive is the power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.

/ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv/


locomotives

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


bloodier

bloody (positive)
bloodier (comparative)
bloodiest (superlative)

The comparative form of bloody; more bloody.


bloodiest

The superlative form of bloody; most bloody.


chatty

chatty (positive)
chattier (comparative)
chattiest (superlative)

If a person is chatty, they like to talk a lot.


chattier

The comparative form of chatty; more chatty.


chattiest

The superlative form of chatty; most chatty.


fuselage

The fuselage is the main body of an aircraft to which the wings, tail, and engines are attached.

/ˈfjuːzəˌlɑːʒ/


fuselages

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


aileron

The aileron is the hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, it is used to control longitudinal turns.


ailerons

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


paddings

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


trim

trim (canonical)
trims (third-person singular)
trimmed (past)
trimmed (past participle)
trimming (present participle)

If you trim something, you make it into the required size or shape by cutting away the irregular or unwanted parts.

He trimmed his beard before the interview.

The hedge needs to be trimmed.

A steak is usually trimmed of all excess fat.

If you trim something, you decorate or adorn it with decorations.

They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.

You trim an aircraft by adjusting the pitch using trim tabs.

You trim a ship by modifying the angle of the sails relative to the wind.


trim

Trims are additional decorations that are usually placed along edges of something.

Paint the house white with blue trim.

If you trim something, you cut it in order to neaten it.

I went to the hairdresser for a trim but came back nearly bald.

The trim is the arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.


trim

trim (positive)
trimmer (comparative)
trimmest (superlative)

If a person is trim, he or she is physically fit.

He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.

She has a trim figure.

If a person is trim, he or she is neat and smart in appearance.

His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim.


trims

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


trimmed

The past tense and past participle of trim.


trimming

Trimmings are small pieces that are trimmed off something.

The turkey trimmings can be used in macaroni and cheese.

Trimmings are decorations, especially for clothing.


trimmer

The comparative form of trim; more trim.


trimmest

The superlative form of trim; most trim.


trimmings

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


Nebraska

Nebraska is a state in the United States of America (USA).

Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska.


Maryland

Maryland is a state in the United States of America (USA).

Annapolis is the capital of Maryland.


New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the United States of America (USA).

Trenton is the capital of New Jersey.


Oregon

Oregon is a state in the United States of America (USA).

Salem is the capital of Oregon.


Rhode Island

Rhode Island is a state in the United States of America (USA).

Providence is the capital of Rhode Island.


West Virginia

West Virginia is a state in the United States of America (USA).

Charleston is the capital of West Virginia.


vertical stabilizer

vertical stabilizer
vertical stabilizers (plural)

The vertical stabilizer is the fin on the tail of an aircraft; it includes the rudder on its trailing edge.


vertical stabiliser

vertical stabiliser
vertical stabilisers (plural)

The vertical stabiliser is the fin on the tail of an aircraft; it includes the rudder on its trailing edge.


vertical stabilizers

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


vertical stabilisers

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


zonal

zonal (positive)
more zonal (comparative)
most zonal (superlative)

If something is zonal, it is related to or arranged in zones.

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rectangular

If something is rectangular, it has the shape of a rectangle.


triangular

If something is triangular it has the shape of a triangle.


transfusion

Transfusion is the transfer of blood or its contents from one person to another.


transfusions

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


defensive

defensive (positive)
more defensive (comparative)
most defensive (superlative)

Defensive positions, weapons, plans, etc. are used to protect against attack.

China's growth puts Canadian employers in a defensive position.

A defensive player tries to stop the other team from scoring.

A $ 10 million bonus, makes him the highest-paid defensive player in the National Football League.

If someone is being defensive or on the defensive, they feel unsure about their position, and they try to show that they are right.

I don't know why she gets very defensive every time I ask about her job.


denial

Denial is the act or process of saying that something isn't true or didn't happen.

There is the complete denial that anything unusual is happening.

The denial of something is the act or process of stopping others from having or getting it.

The hospital's denial of care to the poor is unacceptable.

The government's denial of her request means she will not be able to continue.

If someone is in denial, they cannot accept an unpleasant fact.

He has been in denial since the death of his father.


denials

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


pyrophobic

pyrophobic (positive)
more pyrophobic (comparative)
most pyrophobic (superlative)

If someone is pyrophobic, they have a fear of fire.


monastery

A monastery is a building where monks or nuns live.

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


monasteries

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


dishwasher

A dishwasher is a machine for washing dishes.


dishwashers

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


duel

A duel is an arranged, regular combat between two persons.


duel

dueled (past)
dueled (past participle)
dueling (present participle)
duel (canonical)
duels (third-person singular)
duelled (past)
duelled (past participle)
duelling (present participle)

If you duel with someone, you fight with them.


duels

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


dueled

duel (canonical)
duels (third-person singular)
dueled (past)
dueled (past participle)
dueling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of duel.


duelled

duel (canonical)
duels (third-person singular)
duelled (past)
duelled (past participle)
duelling (present participle)


seashell

Seashells are the empty shell of a marine mollusk.

A very light pink colour, like that of some seashells.


seashells

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


hostel

A hostel is an inexpensive place for people such as students, travelers and workers to live in..


hostels

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


hotelier

A hotelier is a person who runs a hotel.


hoteliers

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


beloved

beloved (positive)
more beloved (comparative)
most beloved (superlative)

If someone is beloved, he or she is dearly loved by other people.

His beloved wife has just passed away.


crunchy

crunchy (positive)
crunchier (comparative)
crunchiest (superlative)

If something is crunchy, it makes a noise when you bite or crush it.


crunchier

The comparative form of crunchy; more crunchy.


crunchiest

The superlative form of crunchy; most crunchy.


promiscuous

promiscuous (positive)
more promiscuous (comparative)
most promiscuous (superlative)

If a person is promiscuous, he or she has a lot of different sexual partners or relationships.


biological

If something is biological, it is related to biology or life.

Your biological parents are related to you by blood.

/ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/


tricolour

If something is tricolour, it has three colors.


tricolour

A tricolour is a banner or flag with three coloured stripes.


tricolours

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


floorings

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


marbled

marble (canonical)
marbles (third-person singular)
marbled (past)
marbled (past participle)
marbling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of marble.


floppy disk

A floppy disk is a removable disk used for storing digital data.


floppy disks

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


floppy disc

A floppy disc is a removable disc used for storing digital data.


floppy discs

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


chopstick

Chopsticks are sticks used in pairs as cutlery.

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chopsticks

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


crudes

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


concubine

A concubine is a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.


concubines

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


crucible

A crucible is a piece of laboratory equipment that is used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.


crucibles

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


internally

in a way that relates to the inside of something.

You could be bleeding internally, and we wouldn't be able to see it.

In the new design, the cables run internally instead of down the outside.

The country has thousands of people who have been internally displaced.


thriller

A thriller is an exciting book, play, or film, often about solving a crime.


thrillers

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


genre

A genre is a style or category of literature, art or music

K-pop is a popular genre of music.


genres

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


suspenseful

suspenseful (positive)
more suspenseful (comparative)
most suspenseful (superlative)

If something is suspenseful, it makes you excited or worried about what may happen.

The movie was so suspenseful that I jumped when the phone rang.


petroleum

petroleum
petroleums or petrolea (plural)

Petroleum is an oily flammable liquid found naturally under the Earth's surface.


petroleums

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


depository

A depository is a place where something is deposited for storage or safekeeping.


depositories

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


silhouette

A silhouette is the dark shape and outline of someone or something that is visible against a brighter background.

I could see a silhouette of a figure looking out from the window, but I couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman.


silhouettes

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


wart

A wart is a type of deformed growth on the skin that is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).


warts

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


deform

deform (canonical)
deforms (third-person singular)
deformed (past)
deformed (past participle)
deforming (present participle)

If you deform something, you change it from its unusual shape.

If something is deformed, it has an unusual or abnormal shape.


deforms

The third-person singular form of deform.


deformed

The past tense and past participle of deform.


makeshift

A makeshift solution is quickly put together, low quality, and not meant to be used for a long time.

They used their raincoats and some string to build a makeshift shelter.


makeshifts

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


augment

augment (canonical)
augments (third-person singular)
augmented (past)
augmented (past participle)
augmenting (present participle)

If something is augmented, it is increased or made larger.

The money from renting out the spare room can augment his income.


augment

An augment is a vowel prefixed to past tenses of verbs in some Indo-European languages.


augments

The third-person singular form of augment.


augments

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


augmented

The past tense and past participle of augment.


fused

fuse (canonical)
fuses (third-person singular)
fused (past)
fused (past participle)
fusing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fuse.


monatomic

If an element is monatomic, it consists of a single atom in the molecule.

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intoxicant

An intoxicant affects someone temporarily with poor physical and mental control.

Alcohol, opium and laughing gas are intoxicants.

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intoxicants

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


intoxicate

intoxicate (canonical)
intoxicates (third-person singular)
intoxicated (past)
intoxicated (past participle)
intoxicating (present participle)

If a person is intoxicated, he or she has poor physical and mental control temporarily after consuming chemical substances such as alcohol.


intoxicates

The third-person singular form of intoxicate.


intoxicated

The past tense and past participle of intoxicate.


stupefy

stupefy (canonical)
stupefies (third-person singular)
stupefied (past)
stupefied (past participle)
stupefying (present participle)

If someone is stupefied, they are unable to think or feel properly.

He was stupefied by the ruling that he could not take part in the competition because he missed the qualifying age by three days.


stupefies

The third-person singular form of stupefy.


stupefied

The past tense and past participle of stupefy.


adjuncts

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


stomachaches

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


drivels

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


drivels

driveled (past)
driveled (past participle)
driveling (present participle)
drivel (canonical)
drivels (third-person singular)
drivelled (past)
drivelled (past participle)
drivelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of drivel.


driveled

drivel (canonical)
drivels (third-person singular)
driveled (past)
driveled (past participle)
driveling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of drivel.


drivelled

drivel (canonical)
drivels (third-person singular)
drivelled (past)
drivelled (past participle)
drivelling (present participle)


screwballs

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


spelunks

spelunk (canonical)
spelunks (third-person singular)
spelunked (past)
spelunked (past participle)
spelunking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spelunk.


spelunked

The past tense and past participle of spelunk.


septillions

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


regoliths

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


macaws

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


breezed

breeze (canonical)
breezes (third-person singular)
breezed (past)
breezed (past participle)
breezing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of breeze.


deafens

deafen (canonical)
deafens (third-person singular)
deafened (past)
deafened (past participle)
deafening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of deafen.


deafened

The past tense and past participle of deafen.


deafening

deafening (positive)
more deafening (comparative)
most deafening (superlative)

If a sound is deafening, it is loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.


modesties

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


withstands

withstand (canonical)
withstands (third-person singular)
withstood (past)
withstood (past participle)
withstanding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of withstand.


withstood

The past tense and past participle of withstand.


eerier

eerie (positive)
eerier (comparative)
eeriest (superlative)

The comparative form of eerie; more eerie.


eeriest

The superlative form of eerie; most eerie.


syzygies

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


celestials

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


celestial

If something is celestial, it is related to the sky or outer space.

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stooled

stool (canonical)
stools (third-person singular)
stooled (past)
stooled (past participle)
stooling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stool.


jumbled

jumble (canonical)
jumbles (third-person singular)
jumbled (past)
jumbled (past participle)
jumbling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jumble.


triples

triple (canonical)
triples (third-person singular)
tripled (past)
tripled (past participle)
tripling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of triple.


tripled

The past tense and past participle of triple.


bronzes

bronze (canonical)
bronzes (third-person singular)
bronzed (past)
bronzed (past participle)
bronzing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bronze.


bronzed

The past tense and past participle of bronze.


freckle

Freckles are small brownish or reddish pigmentation spots on the surface of the skin.

Steve has brown hair, blue eyes, and freckles on his cheeks and nose.


freckle

freckle (canonical)
freckles (third-person singular)
freckled (past)
freckled (past participle)
freckling (present participle)


freckles

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


freckles

The third-person singular form of freckle.


freckled

The past tense and past participle of freckle.


pigmentation

Pigmentation is the natural coloring of animal or plant tissue.


pigmentations

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


pigment

A pigment is any color in plant or animal cells

Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for the green coloring in plants.

A pigment is a dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder.

Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.

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pigments

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


insoluble

insoluble (positive)
more insoluble (comparative)
most insoluble (superlative)

If something is insoluble, it cannot be dissolved.


soluble

soluble (positive)
more soluble (comparative)
most soluble (superlative)

If something is soluble, it is able to be dissolved.

Sugar is soluble in water.


chloroplast

Chloroplast is an organelle found in the cells of green plants in which photosynthesis takes place.


chloroplasts

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


organelle

An organelle is a specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific task.

/ˌɔr.ɡənˈɛl/


organelles

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


clarinetist

A clarinetist is a person that plays the clarinet.

The clarinetist can play very well.


clarinetists

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


workmanship

Workmanship is the quality of which a product is made.


workmanships

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


craftsmanship

Craftsmanship is the skill a person has at making things.

Craftsmanship is the skill in which something was made or done.


craftsmanships

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


guilds

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


artisan

An artisan is a skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.


artisans

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


artisanal

If something is artisanal, it involves skilled work with very little reliance on machineries.

This artisanal bread is tastier than the mass produced bread you bought that day.


functionary

A functionary is a person who has to perform official functions or duties.


functionaries

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


functional

functional (positive)
more functional (comparative)
most functional (superlative)

If something is functional, it is working properly or normally.

The flashlight was still functional after I dropped it down the stairs.


finalist

A finalist is a person that appears in the final stage of a competition.


finalists

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


fishery

A fishery is a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals.


fisheries

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


fishy

Fishy is a word that is used by children to describe a fish.


fishy

fishy (positive)
fishier (comparative)
fishiest (superlative)

If something has a fishy smell, it has the smell of a fish.

What is that fishy odor?

If something or someone smells fishy, it is suspicious.

There's something fishy about that guy.


fishies

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


fishier

The comparative form of fishy; more fishy.


fishiest

The superlative form of fishy; most fishy.


goody

Oh goody! We can have cake for dessert.


goody

Goody is a small amount of something nice to eat.

All the participants were given a bag of goodies.


goodies

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


icier

icy (positive)
icier (comparative)
iciest (superlative)


automation

Automation is the act or process of controlling machines or devices in a more automatic way, such as by computer or electronic controls.

/ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/


automations

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


disruption

A disruption happens when the normal flow or sequence of something is interrupted.

The blackout caused a service disruption of about 30 minutes.


disruptions

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


jerky

jerky (positive)
jerkier (comparative)
jerkiest (superlative)

If the movement of something is jerky, it is not moving with abrupt stops and starts.

The bus came to a jerky halt.


jerky

Jerky is a type of meat that has been cured and cut into long, thin strips.


jerky

jerky (canonical)
jerkies (third-person singular)
jerkied (past)
jerkied (past participle)
jerkying (present participle)

If you jerky meat, you cure and preserve it by drying, to make jerky.

Jerkying meat can extend its shelf life.


jerkier

The comparative form of jerky; more jerky.


jerkiest

The superlative form of jerky; most jerky.


jerkies

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


jerkies

The third-person singular form of jerky.


jerkied

The past tense and past participle of jerky.


violently

If something happens violently, it happens in a very strong or vigorous manner.


timid

timid (positive)
more timid (comparative)
most timid (superlative)

If a person is timid, he or she does not have the courage or confidence to complete something.


glossaries

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


doodle

A doodle is a drawing made when a person is bored or thinking about something else.


doodle

doodle (canonical)
doodles (third-person singular)
doodled (past)
doodled (past participle)
doodling (present participle)

If a person is doodling, he or she is drawing something when they are bored or thinking about something else.

The student doodled a submarine in his notebook.


doodles

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


doodles

The third-person singular form of doodle.


doodled

The past tense and past participle of doodle.


hike

A hike is an abrupt increase; usually referring to the increase in the cost of something.

The tenants were not happy with the rent hike.


hike

hike (canonical)
hikes (third-person singular)
hiked (past)
hiked (past participle)
hiking (present participle)

If you go hiking, you take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.

Don't forget to bring the map when we go hiking tomorrow.

If the price of something hikes, it increases unfairly or suddenly.

The landlord hiked the rent from a $2000 to $4000, hoping to chase the tenants away.


hikes

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


hiked

The past tense and past participle of hike.


hiker

A hiker is a person who walks for long distances, a person who hikes.


hikers

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


bangers

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


fulfils

fulfil (canonical)
fulfils (third-person singular)
fulfilled (past)
fulfilled (past participle)
fulfilling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fulfil.


cobble

A cobble is a particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.


cobble

cobble (canonical)
cobbles (third-person singular)
cobbled (past)
cobbled (past participle)
cobbling (present participle)

If you cobble your shoes, you repair it.

If you cobble something up, you produce from available parts.

I cobbled us breakfast from what is available in the refrigerator


cobbles

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


cobbles

The third-person singular form of cobble.


cobbled

The past tense and past participle of cobble.


whey

Whey is the remaining liquid after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.


wheys

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


curd

Curd is the substance that is formed when milk coagulates after being treated with enzymes to make cheese.


curds

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


curdle

curdle (canonical)
curdles (third-person singular)
curdled (past)
curdled (past participle)
curdling (present participle)

If the milk has curdled, curds form in the milk so that it no longer flows smoothly.

Too much lemon will curdle the milk in your tea.

If a liquid curdles, it coagulates and does not flow smoothly.


curdles

The third-person singular form of curdle.


curdled

The past tense and past participle of curdle.


curdled

curdled (positive)
more curdled (comparative)
most curdled (superlative)

If something is curdled, it contains curds.


coagulate

coagulate (canonical)
coagulates (third-person singular)
coagulated (past)
coagulated (past participle)
coagulating (present participle)

If something coagulates, it changes from a liquid to a semisolid state.

In cheese making, milk coagulates into curds that become cheese.


coagulates

The third-person singular form of coagulate.


coagulated

The past tense and past participle of coagulate.


semisolid

A semisolid has properties of a solid and a liquid.


semisolid

Any substance with which has the properties of a solid and a liquid is a semisolid.


semisolids

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


coagulant

A coagulant is a substance that causes something to change from a solid to liquid state.


coagulants

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


coagulation

Coagulation is the process of a substance changing from a solid to liquid state.


coagulations

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


informant

An informant is a person who gives secret information to someone such as the police.

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informants

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


remake

remake (canonical)
remakes (third-person singular)
remade (past)
remade (past participle)
remaking (present participle)

If you remake something, you make a new and updated version of something (a film, video game, etc.).


remake

A remake is a new version of a recording or film.


remakes

The third-person singular form of remake.


remakes

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


remade

The past tense and past participle of remake.


railwayman

A railwayman is someone who works on a railway.

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railwaymen

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


dermatology

Dermatology is the study of the skin and its diseases

/ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒi/


dermatologies

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


oncology

Oncology is the study of the development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tumors.

/ɒŋˈkɒlədʒi/


oncologies

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


oncologist

An oncologist is a doctor or scientist who studies oncology.

/ɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪst/


oncologists

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


curled

curl (canonical)
curls (third-person singular)
curled (past)
curled (past participle)
curling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of curl.


trashes

trash (canonical)
trashes (third-person singular)
trashed (past)
trashed (past participle)
trashing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trash.


cardiology

Cardiology is the study of the structure, functions, and disorders of the heart.


cardiologies

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


cardiologist

A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.


cardiologists

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


reuse

The act of using again, or in another place.

Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing.


reuse

reuse (canonical)
reuses (third-person singular)
reused (past)
reused (past participle)
reusing (present participle)

If you reuse something, you use it again.

The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.


reuses

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


reuses

The third-person singular form of reuse.


reused

The past tense and past participle of reuse.


programmer

program + -er(US) or programme + -er(UK)

A programmer is a person who writes computer programs; a software developer.

/ˈprəʊɡræmə/


programmers

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


Eris

Eris is the Greek goddess of discord and strife.

Eris is the largest dwarf planet in the Solar System and one of the largest known object in the scattered disc.


strife

A strife is an angry or bitter conflict.


strifes

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


crescent

Crescent is the shape of the moon during its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges ending in points.


crescents

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


facades

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


shin

The shin is the front part of the leg below the knee.


shins

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


representation

Representation is the act of speaking or acting on behalf of someone.

Representation is the description of someone or something in a certain way.


representations

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


conditional

If something is conditional, it has a condition or requirement.

I made my son a conditional promise that I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy.


consortium

consortium
consortiums or consortia (plural)

A consortium is an association or combination of businesses to engage in a joint venture.


consortia

consortium
consortia or consortiums (plural)

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


joint venture

A joint venture is the partnership between two individuals or businesses.


joint ventures

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


consort

A consort is an association or partnership.

A consort is a small group of musicians playing the same type of instrument.


consort

consort (canonical)
consorts (third-person singular)
consorted (past)
consorted (past participle)
consorting (present participle)

If you are consorting with a person or company, you spend a lot of time with them.

They claimed he had been consorting with drug dealers.


consorts

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


consorts

The third-person singular form of consort.


consorted

The past tense and past participle of consort.


psychologist

A psychologist is an expert in the field of psychology.


psychologists

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


pasta

Pasta is a type of dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes.


pastas

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


occupant

An occupant is a person who lives or works in a place, such as a house or office.

Joe Biden is the current occupant of the Oval Office.


occupants

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


thirteenth

The thirteenth thing is the one that is number thirteen (13) in order.

/ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/


fourteenth

The fourteenth thing is the one that is number fourteen (14) in order.

/ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/


fifteenth

The fifteenth thing is the one that is number fifteen (15) in order.


corruption

Corruption is the improper use of power to benefit yourself.

The corruption among police increased when their pay was cut.


corruptions

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


firewood

Firewood are wood that are intended to be burned as fuel, usually for heat.

After many days of hard work, we finally had enough firewood for the winter.


lecturer

A lecturer is a person who gives lectures at a university or college.

She was promoted from lecturer to professor.


lecturers

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


Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a country in Eastern Africa.


Ethiopian

An Ethiopian is a person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.


Ethiopian

Something or someone that is Ethiopian comes from Ethiopia.

This cup of Ethiopian coffee has mild floral notes.


Ethiopians

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


oily

oily (positive)
oilier (comparative)
oiliest (superlative)

If something is oily it is covered with or contains oil.

My face gets really oily sometimes.


oilier

The comparative form of oily; more oily.


oiliest

The superlative form of oily; most oily.


simulate

simulate (canonical)
simulates (third-person singular)
simulated (past)
simulated (past participle)
simulating (present participle)

If you simulate something, you make something that looks or seems like the original.

We will use a smoke machine to simulate fog in the play.


simulates

The third-person singular form of simulate.


simulated

The past tense and past participle of simulate.


simulator

A simulator is a machine that makes something that looks or seems like the original, often for training purposes.

Pilots have been using flight simulators to safely learn how to fly.


simulators

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


replicate

replicate (canonical)
replicates (third-person singular)
replicated (past)
replicated (past participle)
replicating (present participle)

If you replicate something , you make a copy of it or do it again.

Without water, the cells were unable to replicate.

We ran into some problems when we tried to replicate the experiment.


replicates

The third-person singular form of replicate.


replicated

The past tense and past participle of replicate.


erase

erase (canonical)
erases (third-person singular)
erased (past)
erased (past participle)
erasing (present participle)

If you erase something, you remove markings or information.

I erased that note because it was wrong.

The chalkboard erased easily.

The files will erase quickly.

If you erase someone, you kill or assassinate them.


erases

The third-person singular form of erase.


erased

The past tense and past participle of erase.


eraser

An eraser is a thing that is used to remove something that has been written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

I have worn out the eraser on this pencil.


erasers

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


mallet

A mallet is a type of hammer with a larger head that is made of wood, rubber.

Carpenters use mallets for assembling.

We used a mallet to drive the tent pegs into the ground.


mallets

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


numeral

A numeral is a symbol or word that represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.

He dialed the number by looking carefully at each numeral.


numerals

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


lotus

Lotus is a kind of flowering plant that lives in the water.


lotuses

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


aquatic

aquatic (positive)
more aquatic (comparative)
most aquatic (superlative)

Aquatic plants, life, systems, etc. live in or are related to water.

The number of aquatic plants in the river has dropped.


aquatics

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


cattails

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


anthropometry

Anthropometry is the science of measurements and proportions of the human body.


anthropometries

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


ergonomics

Ergonomics is the study of people's efficiency in their working environment.

/əːɡəˈnɒmɪks/

/ˌɝɡəˈnɑmɪks/


beautify

beautify (canonical)
beautifies (third-person singular)
beautified (past)
beautified (past participle)
beautifying (present participle)

If you beautify something, you make it more beautiful.


beautifies

The third-person singular form of beautify.


beautified

The past tense and past participle of beautify.


ruby

Ruby is a precious red stone used in jewelry.


rubies

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


corundum

Corundum is an extremely hard mineral that is used as an abrasive.

Sapphire and ruby are varieties of corundum.


corundums

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


secrete

secrete (canonical)
secretes (third-person singular)
secreted (past)
secreted (past participle)
secreting (present participle)

If something secretes a substance, it produces and discharges it.

Insulin is secreted by the pancreas in response to increasing levels of glucose in the blood.


secretes

The third-person singular form of secrete.


secreted

The past tense and past participle of secrete.


insulin

Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that controls the glucose level in the blood.

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insulins

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


pancreas

pancreas
pancreases or pancreata (plural)

Pancreas is a gland near the stomach which secretes insulin and glucagon which regulate blood sugar.


pancreases

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


glucagon

Glucagon is a hormone made by the pancreas that controls the glucose level in the blood.

/ˈɡluːkəɡən/

/ˈɡlukəˌɡɑn/


glucagons

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


cursor

A cursor is a movable icon on a computer screen that shows where you are typing or pointing.


cursors

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


diploma

A diploma is a certificate awarded by an educational institute to show that someone has successfully completed a course of study.


diplomas

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


diplomat

A diplomat is an official who represents a government in other countries.


diplomats

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


diplomacy

Diplomacy is the practice of managing international relations.

Diplomacy is the ability to deal with people without making them upset.


diplomacies

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


diplomatic

diplomatic (positive)
more diplomatic (comparative)
most diplomatic (superlative)

If someone is diplomatic, they act and speak with care about how other people will feel.

I've asked Yoko to handle this complaint because it needs someone who's very diplomatic.

Diplomatic efforts, relations, missions, etc. concern the relationships between the governments of countries.


hemispheres

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


irrelevant

irrelevant (positive)
more irrelevant (comparative)
most irrelevant (superlative)

If something is irrelevant, it is not related or connected to the current topic.

Can you stop bringing up irrelevant stuff and focus on this problem?


outsider

An outsider is a person who is not part of a community or organization.

When she heard about yesterday's party, she felt like a total outsider.


outsiders

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


insider

An insider is a person who belongs to a group or organization.

An insider is person in a position in an organization with special knowledge about it or special influence.


insiders

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


schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that makes people see, experience, and think things that are not real.


diagnosis

A diagnosis is the naming of your disease, injury, or other problem, usually by a doctor.

It took a long time, but she finally got a diagnosis of depression.

Diagnosis is the doctor's process of identifying an medical problem.

The doctor's diagnosis was complicated by a number of other problems.

/daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/


diagnoses

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


diagnoses

diagnose (canonical)
diagnoses (third-person singular)
diagnosed (past)
diagnosed (past participle)
diagnosing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of diagnose.


sponsorship

Sponsorship is the state or practice of being a sponsor.

I find that for me, my sponsorship of a child provides a great sense of satisfaction.

Sponsorship is the aid or support provided by a sponsor.

The company provided sponsorship to the research team.


sponsorships

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


trout

Trout is any of the several species of fish in Salmonidae that is closely related to salmon.


trouts

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


tourism

Tourism is the commercial organization and operation of visits to tourist destinations.

The tourism industry in China is booming.


Mongolian

A Mongolian is a person or thing that comes from Mongolia.


Mongolian

Something or someone that is Mongolian comes from Mongolia.

The Mongolian currency is the Tögrög.


Mongolians

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


resistor

A resistor is an electrical component that limits the current that flows through a circuit.


resistors

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


befriend

befriend (canonical)
befriends (third-person singular)
befriended (past)
befriended (past participle)
befriending (present participle)

If you befriend someone, you make or become friends with them.

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befriends

The third-person singular form of befriend.


befriended

The past tense and past participle of befriend.


supervisor

A supervisor is a person who monitors someone to make the work sure they comply with the requirements needed.


supervisors

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


comply

comply (canonical)
complies (third-person singular)
complied (past)
complied (past participle)
complying (present participle)

If you comply with something, you act accordingly to meet specific standards.


complies

The third-person singular form of comply.


complied

The past tense and past participle of comply.


originally

If something happens originally, it happens at the beginning of it.


specifier

A specifier is a part of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase.


specifiers

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


solvent

A solvent is a liquid that dissolves a solute to form a solution.


solvents

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


specification

Specification is a detailed description of the design and materials used to make something.

Specification is an act of identifying something precisely.


specifications

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


vex

vex (canonical)
vexes (third-person singular)
vexed (past)
vexed (past participle)
vexing (present participle)

If someone feels vexed, they feel annoyed and frustrated, especially with trivial matters.

The memory of the conversation still vexed him.


vexed

The past tense and past participle of vex.


deport

deport (canonical)
deports (third-person singular)
deported (past)
deported (past participle)
deporting (present participle)

If a foreigner is deported, they are expelled from a country.

He told us he had been deported to Spain.


deports

The third-person singular form of deport.


deported

The past tense and past participle of deport.


deportee

A deportee is a person who has been deported.


deportees

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


devotee

A devotee is a person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something.

He was a devotee of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

A devotee is a strong believer in a particular religion or god.


devotees

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


devotion

Devotion is the loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person or activity.

Devotion is the religious worship or observance.


devotions

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


dilute

dilute (canonical)
dilutes (third-person singular)
diluted (past)
diluted (past participle)
diluting (present participle)

If you dilute a liquid, you make it thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Dilute the juice with water before you drink it.


dilute

dilute (positive)
more dilute (comparative)
most dilute (superlative)

A dilute has a low concentration of solute.


dilutes

The third-person singular form of dilute.


diluted

The past tense and past participle of dilute.


diluted

If something is diluted, it has had something added to dilute it.

Don't add too much ice into the whiskey, it'll be diluted if you leave it around for too long.


parallelogram

A parallelogram (▰) is a convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.


parallelograms

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


filicides

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


octillion

One thousand septillion is a octillion.


nonillion

One thousand octillion is a nonillion.


corpus

A corpus is a collection of writings, especially the entire works of an author or a body of writing on a particular subject.


corpora

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


quindecillion

One thousand quattuordecillion is a quindecillion.


etiquette

Etiquette is the forms of polite behavior in society.


etiquettes

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


exhibition

An exhibition is a public display of objects or products.

There was an art exhibition on in the town hall.

An exhibition is a display or demonstration of a skill.

/ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/


exhibitions

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


overweight

overweight (positive)
more overweight (comparative)
most overweight (superlative)

If a person is overweight, they are above a weight that is considered normal or desirable.

He used to be very overweight.

If a vehicle is overweight, it weighs more than what is allowed for safety commerce.

/ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/


overweight

If something is overweight, it weighs above what is required or allowed.

The luggage is overweight, please remove things that are not needed from it.


overweight

overweight (canonical)
overweights (third-person singular)
overweighted (past)
overweighted (past participle)
overweighting (present participle)

To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.

He toppled back like an overweighted mannequin.


overweights

The third-person singular form of overweight.


overweighted

The past tense and past participle of overweight.


mannequin

A mannequin is a dummy used to display clothes in a shop window..


mannequins

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


arsenal

An arsenal is a collection of weapons and military equipment.

An arsenal is a store or supply of anything.


arsenals

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


shutter

Shutters are protective panels placed over windows to block out the light.

A shutter is the part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a short period of time to let light in when taking a picture.


shutters

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


shudder

A shudder is a shivering tremor caused by fear or horror.


shudder

shudder (canonical)
shudders (third-person singular)
shuddered (past)
shuddered (past participle)
shuddering (present participle)

If you are shuddering, you are shaking nervously from fear or horror.

Years after being kidnapped, she still shuddered at the thought of it.


shudders

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


shudders

The third-person singular form of shudder.


shuddered

The past tense and past participle of shudder.


nervously

more nervously (comparative)
Superlativemost nervously

If you are acting or doing something nervously, you are showing that you are worried and anxious.

He paced nervously as he waited for the important phone call.


dilemma

If you are in dilemma, you are in a situation where a difficult decision has to be made between two or more choices.


dilemmas

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


eccentric

eccentric (positive)
more eccentric (comparative)
most eccentric (superlative)

If something is eccentric, it is not placed at or in the centre of something.

If a person is eccentric, they have a strange behavior.


eccentric

An eccentric is a person who does not behave like others.

A circle not having the same centre as another.


eccentrics

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


educational

educational (positive)
more educational (comparative)
most educational (superlative)

If something is educational, it is related to education.

A school is an educational establishment.

If something is educational, it is instructive or helps to educate.

They were shown an educational film about World War I.

/ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənəl/


instructive

instructive (positive)
more instructive (comparative)
most instructive (superlative)

If something is instructive, it is useful and is informative.


registrar

A registrar is an official who is responsible for keeping a register or official records.


registrars

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


blend

A blend is a mixture of two or more things.


blend

blend (canonical)
blends (third-person singular)
blended (past)
blended (past participle)
blending (present participle)

If you are blending something, you are mixing it so that they combine together.

To make hummus, you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.


blends

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


blends

The third-person singular form of blend.


blended

The past tense and past participle of blend.


ancestral

If something is ancestral, it is related to or derived from an ancestor or ancestors.


paraffin

Paraffin is a flammable, petroleum-based colorless fuel.


paraffins

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


wrestler

A wrestler is a person who takes part in wrestling as a sport.


wrestlers

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


accomplishment

An accomplishment is something that has been achieved successfully.

Winning a gold medal from the Olympics is one of her greatest accomplishments.


accomplishments

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


battalion

A battalion is an army unit. It usually has two or more companies and a headquarters.


battalions

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


cartilage

A cartilage is a firm and flexible connective tissue that is found in various parts of the body.

/ˈkɑːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/


cartilages

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


chopper

A chopper is a tool for chopping things; knifes and axes.


choppers

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


categorise

categorise (canonical)
categorises (third-person singular)
categorised (past)
categorised (past participle)
categorising (present participle)

If you categorise something, you put it into categories.


categorize

categorize (canonical)
categorizes (third-person singular)
categorized (past)
categorized (past participle)
categorizing (present participle)

If you categorize something, you put it into categories.


categorises

The third-person singular form of categorise.


categorizes

The third-person singular form of categorize.


categorised

The past tense and past participle of categorise.


categorized

The past tense and past participle of categorize.


categorisation

Categorisation is the action of placing things into groups or categories.


categorization

Categorization is the action of placing things into groups or categories.


categorisations

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


categorizations

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


ohm

The unit used to measure resistance is ohm. It is represented by the symbol Ω.

The resistor has resistance of 6 ohms.


ohms

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


summit

The summit of a mountain is located at the highest point of it.

They aim of the mountaineers is to reach the summit of Mont Blanc

A summit is a gathering or assembly of leaders.

They met for an international summit on environmental issues.


summits

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


gatherings

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


cutlery

Cutleries are eating and serving utensils such as knives, forks and spoons.


cutleries

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


documentation

Documentation provides official information or evidence, it may also serve as a form of record.


documentations

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


engagement

Engagement is an arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time.

The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.

Engagement is a formal agreement to get married.

We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.

An engagement is a situation of conflict.

The engagement resulted in many casualties.


engagements

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


fermentation

Fermentation is the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms.


fermentations

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


deactivate

deactivate (canonical)
deactivates (third-person singular)
deactivated (past)
deactivated (past participle)
deactivating (present participle)

To deactivate means to make something not active.

The machine deactivated the screen because it was idle.


deactivates

The third-person singular form of deactivate.


deactivated

The past tense and past participle of deactivate.


ruminate

ruminate (canonical)
ruminates (third-person singular)
ruminated (past)
ruminated (past participle)
ruminating (present participle)

The student was busy ruminating.

To ruminate is also to think about something.

The student ruminated on the teacher's question.


ruminates

The third-person singular form of ruminate.


ruminated

The past tense and past participle of ruminate.


quindecillions

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


nonillions

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


octillions

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


friction

Friction is the resistance that surfaces or objects have when moving over another.

Friction is the conflict between people that have different ideas or interests.


immature

immature (positive)
more immature (comparative)
most immature (superlative)

If something is immature, it has not fully developed.

If a person is immature, they have a childish behavior.

The man was immature for throwing a tantrum.


tantrum

A tantrum is a childish way to show that you are angry.

Her toddler son threw a tantrum when he was told the bicycle was not his.


tantrums

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


paddle

A paddle is a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, it is used to propel a canoe or a small boat.

We had a nice paddle this morning.

A paddle is a walk through shallow waters.


paddle

paddle (canonical)
paddles (third-person singular)
paddled (past)
paddled (past participle)
paddling (present participle)

If you paddle a boat, you propel it through water with a paddle or oar

If you paddle someone, you spank them with a paddle.

If you are paddling, you are walking through shallow waters.


paddles

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


paddles

The third-person singular form of paddle.


paddled

The past tense and past participle of paddle.


productive

productive (positive)
more productive (comparative)
most productive (superlative)

If a person is productive, they are able to achieve great results from doing something.


residue

Residue is a small amount of something that remains after the main part been taken or used.

Residue is the substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.


residues

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


evaporation

Evaporation is the process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.


distillation

Distillation is the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.


purify

purify (canonical)
purifies (third-person singular)
purified (past)
purified (past participle)
purifying (present participle)

If you are purifying something, you remove any unwanted stuff from it.

/ˈpjʊərɪfʌɪ/


purifies

The third-person singular form of purify.


purified

The past tense and past participle of purify.


distillate

A distillate is the liquid that has been condensed from vapor during distillation; it is normally in a purified form or a fraction of a liquid.


distillates

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


filtration

Filtration is the act or process of filtering something.


filtrate

Filtrate is the liquid that has passed through a filter.


filtrates

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


sixteenth

The sixteenth thing is the one that is number sixteen (16) in order.


seventeenth

The seventeenth thing is the one that is number seventeen (17) in order.


eighteenth

The eighteenth thing is the one that is number eighteen (18) in order.


nineteenth

The nineteenth thing is the one that is number nineteen (19) in order.


twentieth

The twentieth thing is the one that is number twenty (20) in order.


autobiography

An autobiography is the story of the author's life.


autobiographies

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


attorney

An attorney is a lawyer who is appointed to act for a person in business or legal matters.


attorneys

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


backlog

A backlog is an accumulation of unfinished work.


backlogs

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


unfinished

If something is unfinished, it has not been completed or finished.


attorney-at-law

An attorney-at-law is a lawyer who is qualified to represent someone in court.


attorney at law

attorney at law
attorneys at law (plural)

An attorney at law is a lawyer who is qualified to represent someone in court.


attorneys at law

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


attorneys-at-law

The plural form of attorney-at-law; more than one (kind of) attorney-at-law.


conscript

A conscript is a person who is enrolled into the compulsory military service.

The soldier was a conscript.


conscript

conscript (canonical)
conscripts (third-person singular)
conscripted (past)
conscripted (past participle)
conscripting (present participle)

If you are conscripted, you are enrolled into the compulsory military service.


conscripts

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


conscripts

The third-person singular form of conscript.


conscripted

The past tense and past participle of conscript.


conscription

Conscription is the compulsory enlistment for military service.


conscriptions

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


smuggler

A smuggler is a person who transport goods without paying taxes or duties.


smugglers

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


condensation

Condensation is the process of a gas converting to the liquid state.


ironic

ironic (positive)
more ironic (comparative)
most ironic (superlative)

If something is ironic, it means opposite of what it is expected to be.


illustration

An illustration describes something in the form of pictures; to illustrate.


illustrations

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


prophet

A prophet is a person who is regarded as an inspired teacher of the will of God.

Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.


prophets

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


prophecy

Prophecy a prediction of what will happen in the future.


prophecies

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


stadium

A stadium is a venue where sporting events, like the Olympics, are held.


stadiums

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


venue

A venue is the place where organized events such as a concert or sports competition happens.


venues

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


cocky

cocky (positive)
cockier (comparative)
cockiest (superlative)

If a person is cocky, they are arrogant or proud.


cockier

The comparative form of cocky; more cocky.


cockiest

The superlative form of cocky; most cocky.


coastal

coastal (positive)
more coastal (comparative)
most coastal (superlative)

If something is coastal, it is related to the coast or is located near the coast.

Going to the beach for the coastal breeze is a way of relaxing.


greenish

greenish (positive)
more greenish (comparative)
most greenish (superlative)

If something is greenish, then it is moderately green.


moderately

If something is done moderately, it is done in a balanced manner.

They were moderately happy with their bonuses.


flog

flog (canonical)
flogs (third-person singular)
flogged (past)
flogged (past participle)
flogging (present participle)

If someone is being flogged, they are beaten with a whip or stick as a punishment.

After getting caught stealing the jewels, Bob was flogged.


flogged

The past tense and past participle of flog.


diversify

diversify (canonical)
diversifies (third-person singular)
diversified (past)
diversified (past participle)
diversifying (present participle)

If something is being diversified, more choices become included or available; more varieties.

Farmers are increasingly diversifying into other activities to increase their incomes.


diversifies

The third-person singular form of diversify.


diversified

The past tense and past participle of diversify.


xenophobic

xenophobic (positive)
more xenophobic (comparative)
most xenophobic (superlative)

If someone is xenophobic, they have a fear of things that are unfamiliar or foreign.


reformatories

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


execution

Execution is the act or style of executing an action.

Execution is the carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person.

Execution is the carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.

The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker.


executions

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


executioner

An executioner is the person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

/ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃənə/


executioners

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


prey

A prey is an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

The rabbit was eaten by the coyote, so the rabbit is the coyote's prey.


prey

prey (canonical)
preys (third-person singular)
preyed (past)
preyed (past participle)
preying (present participle)

If you are preying on something, you are acting like a predator.


preys

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


preyed

The past tense and past participle of prey.


metamorphosis

Metamorphosis the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/

/ˌmɛɾəˈmɔrfəsɪs/


metamorphoses

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


metamorphoses

metamorphose (canonical)
metamorphoses (third-person singular)
metamorphosed (past)
metamorphosed (past participle)
metamorphosing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of metamorphose.


rhythmic

rhythmic (positive)
more rhythmic (comparative)
most rhythmic (superlative)

If something is rhythmic, it has or follows a rhythm.

If something is rhythmic, it occurs regularly


deceaseds

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


penniless

If a person is penniless, they do not have money.


pluck

pluck (canonical)
plucks (third-person singular)
plucked (past)
plucked (past participle)
plucking (present participle)

If you pluck something from somewhere, you remove it with a quick movement.

She plucked the phone from her bag and dialed.

The girl bent down to pluck a rose.

Please, pluck this chicken for me.

If you pluck a guitar, violin etc., you pull a single string and then let it go to make a sound.

She picked up her guitar and plucked it idly.


plucks

The third-person singular form of pluck.


plucked

The past tense and past participle of pluck.


remarry

remarry (canonical)
remarries (third-person singular)
remarried (past)
remarried (past participle)
remarrying (present participle)

If a person remarries, they marry for a second or subsequent time.


remarries

The third-person singular form of remarry.


remarried

The past tense and past participle of remarry.


remarriage

Remarriage is a second or subsequent marriage.


remarriages

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


motorist

A motorist is a person who drives a motor vehicle.


motorists

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


motor vehicle

A motor vehicle a road vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine to provide power to rotate the tires.


motor vehicles

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


motorize

motorize (canonical)
motorizes (third-person singular)
motorized (past)
motorized (past participle)
motorizing (present participle)

If you motorize something, you supply it with a motor.


motorizes

The third-person singular form of motorize.


motorized

The past tense and past participle of motorize.


motorise

motorise (canonical)
motorises (third-person singular)
motorised (past)
motorised (past participle)
motorising (present participle)

If you motorise something, you supply it with a motor.


motorises

The third-person singular form of motorise.


motorised

The past tense and past participle of motorise.


populate

populate (canonical)
populates (third-person singular)
populated (past)
populated (past participle)
populating (present participle)

If a place is populated, people live there, or sometimes animals live there.

They lived on the only populated island in the area.

She is fake, like most of the characters who populate TV shows today.

The birds didn't populate the nest box for the next two years.


populates

The third-person singular form of populate.


populated

The past tense and past participle of populate.


sayable

sayable (positive)
more sayable (comparative)
most sayable (superlative)

If some is sayable, it can be said; pronounceable; utterable.

"Sflotckinauphlmaxpt" is an uneasily sayable word.


sovereignty

A country's sovereignty is its ability to create its own laws and control its own area without being influenced by other countries.

Hong Kong's sovereignty was transferred to China in 1997.

The decision was a blatant attack on national sovereignty.

A ruler's sovereignty is their supreme power over everything.


sovereignties

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


corruptible

corruptible (positive)
more corruptible (comparative)
most corruptible (superlative)

Someone that is corruptible can be bribed.

There's a challenge in finding judges and politicians that are not easily corruptible.


corruptable

corruptable (positive)
more corruptable (comparative)
most corruptable (superlative)

Someone that is corruptable can be bribed.


divulge

divulge (canonical)
divulges (third-person singular)
divulged (past)
divulged (past participle)
divulging (present participle)

If you divulge something to someone, you tell them a private or sensitive information.

I will never divulge that secret to anyone.


divulges

The third-person singular form of divulge.


divulged

The past tense and past participle of divulge.


drummer

A drummer is a person who plays the drums.


drummers

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


droppings

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


Ambazonia

Ambazonia is the name of a proposed country claimed by Cameroon.


Daraawiish

Daraawiish is the name of a former Dhulbahante kingdom of Diiriye Guure in the Khatumo region.


Ambazonian

A person from Ambazonia or of Ambazonian descent.


Darwiish

A Dhulbahante person from Diiriye Guure's Daraawiish or of Daraawiish or Dhulbahante descent.


contestant

A contestant is a person who participates in a contest.


contestants

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


herring

Herring is a small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.


herrings

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


hooking

hook (canonical)
hooks (third-person singular)
hooked (past)
hooked (past participle)
hooking (present participle)


hooked

hooked (positive)
more hooked (comparative)
most hooked (superlative)

To be dependent on something that is harmful.

To be hooked on something means to be addicted to or obsessed with something; to be very interested in something.

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

The eagle has a hooked beak.


hooked

The past tense and past participle of hook.


hookers

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


conveyor

A conveyor is a person or a thing that conveys, transports or delivers.


conveyors

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


conveyor belt

A conveyor belt is a continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another.


conveyor belts

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


cardinal number

cardinal number
cardinal numbers (plural)

A cardinal number tells how much or quantity; a counting number; a cardinal.

The smallest cardinal numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3.

The cardinal number "three" can be written as "3" or "three".


cardinal numbers

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

The group of all of this kind of number.

After learning about cardinal numbers we will study ordinal numbers.


ordinal number

An ordinal number tells where in a sequence a thing is.

First is the ordinal number corresponding to one.

Tenth is an ordinal number that says there are nine things before this one.

"You didn't get 'three prize,' Bill, you got third prize. Use the ordinal number."


ordinal numbers

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


multipliers

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


multiplier

A multiplier is a number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.

In the expression 5 × 7, the "5" is a multiplier.

The score multiplier increases each time you complete a level of the video game.

Multiplier is an adjective used to indicate the number of times something is to be multiplied.

English multipliers include "double" and "triple".


multiplicand

A multiplicand is a number that is to be multiplied by another (the multiplier).

In the expression 5 × 3, the "3" is the multiplicand.


multiplicands

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


thrice

If something is done thrice, it is done three times.

I have been to the shop thrice today.

He was working thrice as fast as I was.


thrice

Don't worry. I'll have it done in a thrice.


tardigrades

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


cockatoos

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


reddish

If something is reddish, then it is moderately red.


clothings

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


innocuous

innocuous (positive)
more innocuous (comparative)
most innocuous (superlative)

If something is innocuous, it not harmful or offensive.


arbitrate

arbitrate (canonical)
arbitrates (third-person singular)
arbitrated (past)
arbitrated (past participle)
arbitrating (present participle)

If a person arbitrates a dispute, they reach an authoritative judgement on it as an arbitrator.

to arbitrate a disputed case


arbitrates

The third-person singular form of arbitrate.


arbitrated

The past tense and past participle of arbitrate.


memorandum

memorandum
memorandums or memoranda (plural)

A memorandum is a short note that serves as a reminder.

A memorandum is a written message in business or diplomacy.


memorandums

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


barbarian

Relating to people, countries or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.


barbarian

A barbarian is an uncivilized or uncultured person.


barbarians

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


barbaric

barbaric (positive)
more barbaric (comparative)
most barbaric (superlative)

If a person is barbaric, they are uncivilized or uncultured.


wingman

A wingman is a pilot partner of another pilot who flies in the same squadron.

A wingman is a friend who accompanies someone to offer support, especially in flirting with love interests.


wingmen

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


flirt

A flirt is a sudden jerk; a darting motion.

A flirt is a person who flirts very often.


flirt

flirt (canonical)
flirts (third-person singular)
flirted (past)
flirted (past participle)
flirting (present participle)

To throw something with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling.

If you flirt, you talk to a person with teasing affection, to hint sexual attraction in a playful way.


flirts

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


flirts

The third-person singular form of flirt.


flirted

The past tense and past participle of flirt.


playful

playful (positive)
more playful (comparative)
most playful (superlative)

If a person is playful, they are funny and humorous

John is a playful fellow.

A party hat is a playful conical hat people wear at parties.

If something is playful, it is fun, recreational, not serious.

A brainteaser is a playful puzzle posed as a test of intelligence.


conical

If something is conical, it is shaped like a cone.


brainteaser

A brainteaser is a difficult problem or puzzle.


brainteasers

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


humorous

humorous (positive)
more humorous (comparative)
most humorous (superlative)

If a person is humorous, they cause laughter and amusement for others.

The waiters were so humorous, one even did a back flip for us, when we asked him.


Downing Street

Downing Street is the name of the main government offices of the United Kingdom.

The Prime Minister lives in 10 Downing Street.


Haroun

Haroun is the name of the Daraawiish government.


haroun

The haroun was the name of the Daraawiish government.

Ismail Mire entered the haroun.


impeach

impeach (canonical)
impeaches (third-person singular)
impeached (past)
impeached (past participle)
impeaching (present participle)

When you impeach a leader, you accuse them of doing something wrong and ask for them to lose their leadership position.

Congress impeached the President.


luncheon

A luncheon is a formal meal served in the middle of the day.


impeaches

The third-person singular form of impeach.


impeached

The past tense and past participle of impeach.


luncheons

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


geld

geld (canonical)
gelds (third-person singular)
gelded (past)
gelded (past participle)
gelding (present participle)


fracture

A fracture is a break in bone or cartilage.

A fracture is a fault or crack in a rock.


fracture

fracture (canonical)
fractures (third-person singular)
fractured (past)
fractured (past participle)
fracturing (present participle)

If you fracture something, you break or cause something to break.


fractures

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


fractures

The third-person singular form of fracture.


popularize

popularize (canonical)
popularizes (third-person singular)
popularized (past)
popularized (past participle)
popularizing (present participle)

If something is popularized, it is made popular.


popularizes

The third-person singular form of popularize.


popularized

The past tense and past participle of popularize.


popularise

popularise (canonical)
popularises (third-person singular)
popularised (past)
popularised (past participle)
popularising (present participle)

If something is popularised, it is made popular.


popularises

The third-person singular form of popularise.


popularised

The past tense and past participle of popularise.


Swedish

Swedish is the language of Sweden and Åland.


Swedish

Swedish (positive)
more Swedish (comparative)
most Swedish (superlative)

Something or someone that is Swedish comes from Sweden.

The Swedish currency is the Krona.


rheumatism

Rheumatism is any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, that causess pain, discomfort or disability.


rheumatisms

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


binge

A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.

A short period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.


binge

binge (canonical)
binges (third-person singular)
binged (past)
binged (past participle)
binging (present participle)

If you binge on something, you engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.


binges

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


binges

The third-person singular form of binge.


binged

The past tense and past participle of binge.


bureaucracy

Bureaucracy is a system of government where most of the important decisions are made by state officials.

Bureaucracy is an excessively complicated administrative procedure.


bureaucracies

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


bureaucrat

A bureaucrat is an official who is part of a bureaucracy.

A bureaucrat is a user with the right to change user access levels.

Congratulations to Max, he is now a bureaucrat of Wiktionary!


bureaucrats

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