detailed

detailed (positive)
more detailed (comparative)
most detailed (superlative)

If something is detailed, it has many details; it is thorough or complex.

The plan that he came up with is very detailed.


detailed

detail (canonical)
details (third-person singular)
detailed (past)
detailed (past participle)
detailing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of detail.


delayed

delay (canonical)
delays (third-person singular)
delayed (past)
delayed (past participle)
delaying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of delay.


points

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


points

point (canonical)
points (third-person singular)
pointed (past)
pointed (past participle)
pointing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of point.


pointed

pointed (positive)
more pointed (comparative)
most pointed (superlative)

If something is pointed, it is sharp, it has a point.

The warrior brandished a pointed spear.


pointed

The past tense and past participle of point.


pointing

The walkers were pointing at their map.


sampled

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

The past tense and past participle of sample.

I sampled one of every type of wine.


fuckers

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


simpler

simple (positive)
simpler (comparative)
simplest (superlative)

The comparative form of simple; more simple.


simplest

The superlative form of simple; most simple.


kids

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


kids

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


kidded

The past tense and past participle of kid.


trolls

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


trolls

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

The third-person singular form of troll.


trolled

The past tense and past participle of troll.


encountered

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

The past tense and past participle of encounter.


processes

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


processes

process (canonical)
processes (third-person singular)
processed (past)
processed (past participle)
processing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of process.


processed

The past tense and past participle of process.


processed

processed (positive)
more processed (comparative)
most processed (superlative)

If something has been processed, they have underwent refinement or a similar process.


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evaluations

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


contemporaries

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


unites

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

The third-person singular form of unite.


lists

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


lists

list (canonical)
lists (third-person singular)
listed (past)
listed (past participle)
listing (present participle)


listed

The past tense and past participle of list.


hopefuls

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


nights

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


felons

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


stages

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


stages

stage (canonical)
stages (third-person singular)
staged (past)
staged (past participle)
staging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stage.


staged

staged (positive)
more staged (comparative)
most staged (superlative)

If something is staged, it has been planned or prepared.

The prank seems to be staged, his reaction to it is too dramatic.


staged

The past tense and past participle of stage.


arrives

arrive (canonical)
arrives (third-person singular)
arrived (past)
arrived (past participle)
arriving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of arrive.


arriving

Sarah will be arriving shortly and then we can go to the mall.


cheer up

If you cheer somebody up, you make them feel happier.

I went over to try to cheer her up, but she said she wanted to be alone.

There isn't much on the street to cheer up the poor.

Cheer up everyone; it can only get better from here.


wearing

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


guardrail

A guardrail is a rail that is put on the side of a dangerous place (like a road or staircase) to make it safer.


guard rail


guardrails

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


sinkhole

A sinkhole is a hole in the ground that is made when water erodes dirt or rock.

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sinkholes

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


sink hole

A sink hole is a hole in the ground that is made when water erodes dirt or rock.


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wildfire

A wildfire is a quickly-spreading fire that occurs in the wild. These fires can not be controlled.

The wildfire burned down the trees in the forest.


pitch

In baseball, a pitch is when the pitcher throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.

Matsuzaka collected 10 strikeouts while throwing 108 pitches during a 4-1 win over Kansas City.

The batter was going to swing at the pitch but it was too high.

Gonzalez reached first in the fifth after being hit by a pitch.

In football (soccer), a pitch is the place where the game is played.

She kicked the ball halfway down the pitch.

A pitch is a level of excitement, anger, etc.

The anger over the changes has pushed this feeling to a fever pitch.

A pitch is a sound at a particular frequency, how high or low a note is.

We need to listen for small changes of pitch and rhythm that lie beyond the limits of Western music.

You can hear their worry in the pitch of their voices.

Somebody's pitch is how well they can produce or recognize a specific note.

He has perfect pitch; at age eight he played the entire Bach Toccata in D Minor by ear.

A pitch is an explanation to encourage somebody to do something, often to convince them to buy something.

He was no good at all at fast-talking sales pitches over the telephone.

Pitch is a sticky, black substance used to seal things like roofs.

The night was pitch black.

A pitch is the angle, up or down of a surface or vehicle.


pitch

pitch (canonical)
pitches (third-person singular)
pitched (past)
pitched (past participle)
pitching (present participle)

He pitched the ball for his dog.

If you pitch something, you promote or attempt to sell something.

We pitched our ideas to various companies.

The decided to pitch the tent over there.


wild fire


wildfires

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


staked

stake (canonical)
stakes (third-person singular)
staked (past)
staked (past participle)
staking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stake.


killers

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


frequents

frequent (canonical)
frequents (third-person singular)
frequented (past)
frequented (past participle)
frequenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of frequent.


frequented

The past tense and past participle of frequent.


chucked

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

The past tense and past participle of chuck.


relies

rely (canonical)
relies (third-person singular)
relied (past)
relied (past participle)
relying (present participle)


relied

The past tense and past participle of rely.


nachos

Nachos are a type of food from Mexico made from tortilla chips and melted cheese. Often, nachos also have other toppings like jalapeños, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, refried beans, salsa, sour cream or guacamole.

Let's get some nachos as an appetizer.


acoustic

An acoustic instrument is played without electricity.

I think music from an acoustic guitar is prettier than music from an electric guitar.


acoustic

If a space has good acoustics (or sometimes acoustic) its physical structure makes it easy to hear sound in it.

She hated singing in the gym because of the poor acoustics.


flamed

flame (canonical)
flames (third-person singular)
flamed (past)
flamed (past participle)
flaming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flame.


complemented

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

The past tense and past participle of complement.


compiles

compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of compile.


compiled

The past tense and past participle of compile.


spaces

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


spaces

space (canonical)
spaces (third-person singular)
spaced (past)
spaced (past participle)
spacing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of space.


spaced

The past tense and past participle of space.


mechanic

A mechanic is a person that can fix machines like cars and airplanes.

My mechanic can fix anything.

The airport mechanics went on strike.

Mechanics is the way of doing something.

Will you teach me the mechanics of songwriting?

Are the mechanics of car repair too difficult for me to understand?

Will I ever become comfortable with the mechanics of sex?


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poll

A poll is a process of asking people for their opinions about something and counting the results.

The latest Newsweek poll suggests 65% of the public is dissatisfied with the president.

She was extremely concerned about recent opinion polls showing a decline in her popularity.

Senator McCain continues to hold a two-point lead in the daily tracking poll.

We conducted our own poll of smokers under 18 and we found roughly the same numbers.

The latest poll indicates that her lead is down to 6 points.

According to one poll, almost two-thirds of New York City voters opposed the plan.

An Ohio poll released in February 2008 showed the economy as the most important issue.

If people go to the polls, they vote in an election.

Voters go to the polls eight days from now.


poll

poll (canonical)
polls (third-person singular)
polled (past)
polled (past participle)
polling (present participle)

If you poll people, you ask them for their opinion about something and you count the results.

Seventy percent of those polled said that the U.S. military was making the security situation worse in Iraq.


pray

pray (canonical)
prays (third-person singular)
prayed (past)
prayed (past participle)
praying (present participle)

If you pray, you make a wish or give thanks to a god believing they will pay attention or make the wish come true.

I decided to pray. I prayed for somebody to help me.

We prayed prayers of thanks.

Father God, I pray in Jesus' name that we will come home.

I just pray the Lord will forgive me for letting all these good people down.

The people were one when they sang and prayed together.

I pray for peace every Sunday when I go to church.

If you pray, you wish for something very strongly.

I was hoping and praying she would get in touch with me.


assets

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


patients

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


lives

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


lives

live (canonical)
lives (third-person singular)
lived (past)
lived (past participle)
living (present participle)


lived

The past tense and past participle of live.


pregnant

pregnant (positive)
more pregnant (comparative)
most pregnant (superlative)

If a female is pregnant, she has a baby growing inside her.

Between 10 and 40 percent of US teen girls will get pregnant before the age of 20.

For the first time, a 67-year-old woman has successfully become pregnant.

At that time, she was already eight months pregnant with their son, Bradley.

You could barely tell she was pregnant, although the baby was born a week later.

A pregnant silence has some meaning or feeling.

If something is pregnant with a quality, it has a lot of that quality.


prize

A prize is something that you receive for winning or doing well.

She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

The film was the winner of the top prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

Best Overall Performance, and the $300 grand prize, was awarded to Kathryn Hallberg.

The book sold slowly despite winning third prize in this year's poetry contest.

The top teams will receive $1,000 cash prizes.

A prize horse, story, performance, etc. is very good and could win a prize.

She caught this year's prize fish late yesterday evening.


prize

prize (canonical)
prizes (third-person singular)
prized (past)
prized (past participle)
prizing (present participle)

If something is prized, people feel that it is very important and often people want it.

DuMond is a world-famous artist and his pieces are highly prized by collectors.

The island is prized for its beautiful salt-white beaches and clear blue skies.

If you prize something off of or away from something else, you use strong force to get it to move.

He prized the doors open, dragged the two men out, and laid them on the road.


pro

A pro is somebody who is very good at what they do; short for professional.

She's real pro who cares about her job.

When it comes to computers, Jacob's an old pro.

A pro is somebody who is paid to play sports, sometimes as a teacher; short for professional.

He began his career as a golf pro in Indiana, and later taught golf to Bob Hope.

Pros in the Tour de France often ride custom bicycles that cost over $10,000.

She turned pro in March 2000 at 14, making her the youngest female professional in South Korea.

Pro basketball is one of the country's top sports.

The pros and cons of a situation are the positive parts and the negative parts.

What are the pros and cons of going from one method to the other?


pro

If you are pro something, you support it, or you think it is a good idea.

Yet when they got into the war, he was very pro the country winning the war.


manner

A manner is the way that someone or something acts or performs.

My daughter quickly changed her manner when I came into her room.


pudding

Pudding is a dessert made with cake, bread or rice and often fruit, usually hot.

The shop had desserts-fruit cobblers, pies, bread pudding, and chocolate, pound, and carrot cakes.

Pudding is a thick desert made with milk and eggs, usually cold.

Use 1 (18.25-ounce) package white cake mix with 1 (3.9-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup water, and 4 large eggs.

Pudding is a food made of flour, animal fat, and meat or vegetables, usually hot.


pupil

A pupil is a student, especially a young one.

They can put their children in public school, but it costs $9,600 per pupil per year.

Which learning activities will assist pupils to achieve these objectives?

The teacher called the pupils to sit on the rug in front of the class.

These pupils learn to write as well as write to learn in mathematics.

Your pupil is the black circle in the middle of your eye.

He checked her eyes; the pupils seemed rather large for the lighting in the room.


reach

reach (canonical)
reaches (third-person singular)
reached (past)
reached (past participle)
reaching (present participle)

If you reach a level, you get to that level.

Seven mice were born, six living long enough to reach adulthood.

The car can reach its peak speed in under 10 seconds.

These trees have reached heights of more than 100 feet.

On Jan. 6, the temperature reached 67 degrees in Portland, an all-time high for the month.

If you reach a conclusion, agreement, etc. you keep working, talking, thinking, etc. until the ideas come together.

They came to the same conclusion I had reached: it wasn't working.

It appears unlikely that an agreement will be reached until the leadership changes.

If you reach for something, you put your hand out to touch it.

He reached in his pocket and he came out with an envelope.

I stood up, reached for my wallet, and counted out my cash.

I reached to touch her arm but she pulled away.

By the time we had reached our destination, it was already past midnight.

Our goal was to reach Clewiston on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.

If something reaches a place, it is long enough or tall enough to touch that place.

My hair is long enough to reach my waist.


reach

Your reach is the distance that you can move your body to touch something.

We had to keep the tools outside of the elephants' reach so they wouldn't take them.

The keys were just out of reach.

All controls are within easy reach of the driver.

If something is within reach of somewhere, you can get to it easily from there; it's close.

They were within easy reach of a hospital.

The outer reaches of a place are the parts that are furthest away from the centre or from the start.

The tree is found in New Mexico and up into the upper reaches of the Colorado River system.

The Voyager spacecraft travelled to the outer reaches of the galaxy.

My father and his brother had gone to the northern reaches of Alaska.


recall

recall (canonical)
recalls (third-person singular)
recalled (past)
recalled (past participle)
recalling (present participle)

If you recall something, you think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

She recalled a childhood summer camp in the Tetons, singing around a campfire.

She recalled an incident at school when her son was seven.

I don't recall seeing any situation like that.

And you have a two children, as I recall.

He recalls that his grandmother gave him his first taste of wine at age 4 or 5.

If you recall a worker, you officially ask them to come back to a job or place.

The workers were recalled after a two month layoff.

If you recall a product, you tell stores and customers to send it back because it has a problem.

If you recall someone, you call them again.


recall

Recall is your ability to think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

You can improve your recall by using memory tricks.

A recall is a request to stores and customers to send back a product because it has a problem.

The company is announcing the recall of fifteen different products.


recession

A recession is a time when there is less economic activity.

Spending is one reason that economists are increasingly worried about the economy moving into a recession.

In the early 1980s, the economy was in a deep recession and interest rates were two to four times as high as they are today.

It's difficult to get any work during this recession.

The government is trying to help those who are hard hit by the recession.


genocide

Genocide is the killing of many people because of their ethnicity, race, religion, or culture.


inflation

Inflation is a general increase in the price of goods and services.

Because of inflation, I can't afford to go to the movies anymore.

We have low unemployment, low inflation, good growth, and a strong economy.

The rate of food inflation reached 24 percent in March.

Wages adjusted for inflation actually fell last month.

Inflation is the process of blowing up a balloon, bag, etc.

The speed of inflation of the airbag is very important in protecting you in a car crash.

Inflation is any process or result of growth.

With competition to enter college, grade inflation is a serious problem across the country.


recover

recover (canonical)
recovers (third-person singular)
recovered (past)
recovered (past participle)
recovering (present participle)

If you recover, you get better after getting sick, or being hurt, surprised, etc.

She is just about fully recovered from a broken leg.

Johnson must show he has recovered from knee injury that kept him out of seven games last season.

Lansky looked surprised, but quickly recovered.

Her doctors say she may never completely recover.

After some rest, you should recover your strength a little.

If something recovers, it returns to normal after a change, especially a bad change.

We don't expect the economy to begin recovering until the second half of next year.

If you recover something that you didn't have for a time, you get it back.

Five hours now after the accident, bodies were still being recovered from the train.

If you recover money, such as an investment, damages, etc., you get back the amount you put out or lost.

He brought suit to recover damages suffered in an automobile accident.

You have to question the ability of the bank to recover their investment.


recognises

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

The third-person singular form of recognise.


recognised

The past tense and past participle of recognise.


recruit

recruit (canonical)
recruits (third-person singular)
recruited (past)
recruited (past participle)
recruiting (present participle)

If you recruit people, you try to get them to come and work or study with you or to join your group.

The university will actively recruit good students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The military is struggling to recruit, to retain and to prepare for future conflicts.

The church is recruiting volunteers to work with families to prevent child abuse.

A total of 85 participants aged 23-97 were recruited.

There is a national effort to recruit and train additional teachers.

Until recently it was rare for professional basketball teams to recruit players directly from high school.

Many employers are recruiting skilled foreign workers.


recruit

A recruit is a person who has recently joined a company or organization.

New recruits go through a ten-day training session.


reflect

reflect (canonical)
reflects (third-person singular)
reflected (past)
reflected (past participle)
reflecting (present participle)

If x reflects y, x shows or matches y, or x is affected by y.

These words didn't accurately reflect his thoughts.

Changing fashion reflected the changing population.

Greensburg's population had fallen steadily for decades, reflecting a trend in many small farming towns in Kansas.

This concept is simplistic and clearly does not reflect reality.

Attitudes towards religion also reflect historical factors.

Politicians can maintain their popularity only if their decisions reflect public preferences.

His letters began to reflect his growing anger.

The teachers' beliefs are reflected in the use of technology in the classroom.

Many of the concerns of family members reflect the need for information about the disease.

Waiting list numbers don't reflect the actual need.

Our values are reflected in and shaped by advertising.

If x reflects y, the light from y can be seen in x.

The mirrors on the stairway reflected ladies in white, blue, and pink dresses.

If light or sound reflects off something, it hits it and goes in a different direction.

Sunlight was reflecting off the glass.

If you reflect about something, you think about it carefully.

In jail he's had time to reflect upon what he did and how many lives he touched through his actions.


refrigerate

refrigerate (canonical)
refrigerates (third-person singular)
refrigerated (past)
refrigerated (past participle)
refrigerating (present participle)

If you refrigerate something such as food or drink, you cool it in a refrigerator.

Combine olive oil and pepper, stir, then coat meat with it. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 2 hours.


regulate

regulate (canonical)
regulates (third-person singular)
regulated (past)
regulated (past participle)
regulating (present participle)

If you regulate something, you control it by making laws and rules.

The industry has fought the state's attempts to regulate it.

The Coast Guard has direct authority to regulate U.S. sailors and port workers.

The government is considering a law that would regulate the prices of drugs.

The state maintains the power to regulate all schools.

If x regulates y, x causes y to function in a particular way, often at a higher or lower level.

You turn this to regulate the water flow.

This part of the brain regulates activities such as decision-making and memory.


jester

An entertainer in a medieval royal court.


relief

or (singular) Relief is the good feeling you have when something bad is finished or didn't happen.

Most people are just breathing a sigh of relief that he's gone.

It was such a relief to see her safe.

I smiled with relief and thanks.

Relief flooded his body. He was safe.

Relief is help given to people who have suffered disasters, such as an earthquake.

The government recently announced it was donating $150,000 to the Red Cross for disaster relief.

The government was slow in allowing foreign aid and foreign relief workers into the affected area.

Medicine, food and other relief supplies are blocked by closed border crossings.

Relief operations are running smoothly.

Our agency provided emergency relief after the 2005 earthquake.

The U.S.O.C. has donated 1,000 tents to help the relief effort in China's Sichuan Province.

After such injuries, pain relief is often the patient's priority.

Some patients return to the office over and over again, hoping to find relief for every symptom.

Exercising in warm water often brings immediate relief from pain.

A person might enjoy temporary relief from stress by playing games.

Financial relief is the reduction of debt or taxes, or receiving money.

Tony Blair, is encouraging leaders of the richest nations to consider debt relief as a form of aid to impoverished nations.

Let's get tax relief, a middle class tax cut, for ordinary working families.

The majority of these people are poor and seeking economic relief for their families.

Relief is somebody who will take over your difficult job to give you a rest.

2,0000 relief fighters arrived too late to save the city.

Who needs relief pitchers? Let the starting pitcher finish every game.

Comic relief is something funny during a serious or difficult time.

A coworker who provides steady emotional support and comic relief can help you get through the day.

A relief or bas relief is a kind of decoration in which a shape is raised above the surface.

If something stands out in relief, it is very noticeable.

His face and his right hand stand out in sharp relief against the blue background.


remark

A remark is your spoken opinion or observation about something.

He made some very interesting remarks about what he expects in Iraq.

A final section provides some interpretation of the results and concluding remarks.


remark

remark (canonical)
remarks (third-person singular)
remarked (past)
remarked (past participle)
remarking (present participle)

If you remark upon something, you say what you noticed or think about it.

Some visitors have remarked upon the contrast between this expensive car and the tiny, broken down house.

Charles de Gaulle once remarked that "Brazil is not a serious country."

If you remark something, you mark it again.


remind

remind (canonical)
reminds (third-person singular)
reminded (past)
reminded (past participle)
reminding (present participle)

If you remind somebody of something, you tell them something they already know to make them think about it again.

We doctors have to constantly remind ourselves to keep it simple.

"You're the one that came back looking for me," she reminded him.

If x reminds you of y, x makes you think about y, usually because x and y are similar.

It reminded me of the time my girlfriend broke her nose.


stir

stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)

If you stir something, you move it in a circular movement.

He needed to stir the water into the flour

She stirred the paint to mix the color.

He was quietly stirring sugar into his coffee with a spoon.

If something is stirred up, it is caused or begins because of something else.

The appointment of the new CEO stirred up controversy.


stir

A stir can be when someone becomes excited, upset or angry.

Her short dress made quite a stir when she came into the room.


reply

reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

If you reply to someone or something, you answer using words.

"Are you OK?" she ask. "Yes," I replied.

I said hi and she did not reply.

She'll reply to questions in writing.

If you reply to someone or something, you react.

The Cubs replied with three points of their own to win the game.


reply

A reply is the words you use to answer someone.

"Why?" He received no reply. "Did you hear me?"

"Is it OK if I go?" Without waiting for a reply, he ran back toward the dining area.


reserve

reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)

If you reserve a room, a table, seat etc. you arrange for it to be kept for you, usually for a particular date and time.

This parking spot is reserved for the general manager.

We had reserved a room at the hotel.

When you're cooking, if you reserve something, you put it aside to use later.

Cook pasta as directed on package and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water.

If you reserve something for a particular situation, you usually don't use it except in that situation.

She spoke to me in a voice usually reserved for young children.

If you reserve the right to do something, you let people know that these are your legal rights and you may use or defend them.

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reserve

Reserves are extra amounts of something that are for the future.

Canada has 179 billion barrels of oil reserves - second only to Saudi Arabia.

The central bank's cash and gold reserves have fallen by 25 percent since June 2001.

This special sugar is your body's quick, easy-access energy reserve.

She always had some water in reserve.

Reserve is a feeling of holding back, controlling yourself, and not being very friendly.

We listened to all this talk about change with a certain reserve.

Reserves are extra players on a team, or fighters in an army in case somebody is hurt or needs a rest.

Their best player spent a season on injured reserve after hurting his knee.

She joined the Army Reserve during her time in university.

A reserve is an area of land or water that is protected from humans.

These lands (such as national parks and nature reserves) supply cities with clean drinking water.

A reserve (or reservation) is an area of land that belongs to a group of indigenous people, such as a First Nations group in Canada.


kidneys

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

Almost everybody is born with two kidneys.


piled

pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pile.


piling

Piling is a type of structural support that is made of wood, steel, or other construction material.

[ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]


piling

[ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]


resist

resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)

If you resist something, you work, push, fight, etc. against it.

Unable to resist the call of the road, he left once more.

We're helping kids resist the pressure to start smoking.

She resisted every attempt to make changes.

Since when have I been able to resist chocolate?

They must resist the force that is being used against them.


retire

retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

If you retire, you stop working, usually because of your age.

She recently retired after 25 years with the company.

With me is Colonel David Hunt, military analyst and retired U.S. Army commander.

Horner retired at age 63 and has been painting full time ever since.

If you retire something, you stop using it.

NASA will soon be retiring the space shuttles.

If you retire, you go to a quiet place, often to bed.

After dinner she retired to her bedroom with a head cold.


Rome

It is noon at the U.N. headquarters in New York, 6:00 p.m. in Rome, Italy.

Rome is the Roman Empire, an empire that existed between 27 BC and AD 476 and covered much of the southern Europe, some of West Asia, and some of northern Africa.

Most of our great ideas are rooted in Greece and Rome.

Visitors are transported back 2,000 years in time to experience life and death in ancient Rome.


rubbish

Rubbish is unwanted things such as plastic bags, half-eaten food, and broken toys.

She's always throwing her left-over food on the ground, and not in the rubbish bin.

People drive by and dump all manner of rubbish.

You're going to sing? Rubbish! Total rubbish! You can't sing.

Oh, I don't watch TV. It's a load of rubbish.

He was tired and angry and didn't want to listen to his friend talking rubbish.


rubbish

rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

If you rubbish something, you say it's bad or stupid.

It's not very good, but I didn't want to completely rubbish it.


scare

scare (canonical)
scares (third-person singular)
scared (past)
scared (past participle)
scaring (present participle)

If someone or something scares a person, it makes them feel fear.

They climbed out of the water alive--cold, wet, tired, and scared to death, but alive.

Granny used to scare the hell out of us kids with her ghost stories.

I read once that you can scare away a bear if you wave your arms and look big.

Dark scares me. Noise scares me. And guns scare me.

If something scares a person off, it makes them not want to do something.

The high costs often scare students off.

If a person scares up something, they find it, even though it's rare or hard to find.

She didn't think she'd be able to scare up the cash for the trip.


scare

I had quite a bad scare last night--I almost hit a deer on the highway.


scene

A scene is a place where something happened.

Police found a gun near the crime scene.

Reporters arrived at the scene of the shooting shortly after 2:00.

A scene is one part of a movie or play where the action happens at one time in one place.

Who could forget the amazing opening scene of Star Wars?

The movie's sex scene was so bad that half of it was cut.

His role was so small he appeared in only one scene in act five.

The Mad Scene in "Lucia di Lammermoor" is a great moment in opera.

A scene is the public activities of a group of people with a common interest, such as music, politics, etc.

For more than a decade, she dominated the fashion scene.

Many of those Lakers fans are celebrities from L.A's movie and music scenes.

Colin Farrell burst on to the scene as one of the baddest boys since Jack Nicholson.

If something happens behind the scenes, it happens out of sight, in secret.

It's hard to know what went on behind the scenes.

A scene is a view of a place, especially in art.

The photo was a street scene out of New York.

A scene is a loud, public argument or demonstration.


senior

senior (positive)
more senior (comparative)
most senior (superlative)

A senior person has a higher social position.

She's a senior vice-president with the company.

Mr. Bush spoke after three days of briefings with senior advisers and military commanders.

Joining us is NPR's senior Washington editor Ron Elving.

Junior officers look around at the senior leadership and say,' Are these people I admire.

A senior citizen is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.

By 2030, one in five Americans will be a senior citizen.

Senior PGA golfer Jack Nicklaus believes in the positive possibilities in golf for young people.

We've been trying to locate the group in a convenient, nonmedical setting (for example, church, senior center, or restaurant).

Senior high school is usually for grades 10-12 (ages, 15-18).

I studied the works of many classical writers in junior high school and senior high school.


senior

A senior is a student in their last year of high school, college, or university.

He's also attended his senior prom and heads off to college this fall.

They met when she was a junior and he a senior.

A senior is someone who has a higher social position.

A senior is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.


sensible

sensible (positive)
more sensible (comparative)
most sensible (superlative)

A sensible person thinks clearly and makes good decisions.

She wasn't talking wildy or anything; she seemed like a nice sensible lady.

A sensible plan, action, idea, etc. is a good one because it fits the situation well.

Stopping to rest seemed like a very sensible idea, so we did.

He wondered whether it was sensible to return to business in an area most people were leaving.


session

A session is the period of time of an activity.

There will be a presentation by Michael Hirschorn, followed by a question-and-answer session.

She remembers participating in the 1967 recording session for "All You Need Is Love".

Contact us to schedule a training session or for more information.

Signs of depression substantially declined after four months of weekly therapy sessions.

We attended a conference session about marketing and we decided to start our own marketing program.

During the second session, participants were reminded of the purpose of the study.

One basic educational methods class was offered during a five-week summer session.

The testing sessions lasted approximately 30 minutes each.

On-road training with the devices was conducted in eight two-hour sessions.

The U.N. Security Council was holding an emergency session that has just closed.

The speaker arrived late for the opening session.

He was among the fastest drivers in both practice sessions.

The afternoon session was as surprising as the morning one.

We can remove lines around the eyes with three to four laser treatments (around $400 per session).

Gradually increase the intensity and duration of your exercise sessions.

If something is in session, it's happening at that time.

Some schools offer open houses, and most will invite you to observe their classes in session.


silly

silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

If something is silly, it shows that somebody didn't think about it carefully.

Sometimes I called her "Mommy Ruby", even if it sounded silly.

People get excited about the silliest things.

"Do you remember?" "What a silly question! Of course I remember."

If something is silly, it's not important or serious.

I was making silly little jokes and she was laughing.

If you are silly, you don't think about things carefully or you are not serious.

Sometimes it's hard to believe how silly students can be.

The photoshopped pictures of Blake Griffin were so silly


sin

A sin is a bad action that breaks laws or rules, especially religious ones.

32 percent of Catholics said they confess their sins to a priest less than once a year.

I thought of all the seven deadly sins, pride was the worst for Christians.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

When you fight against me, brother, you commit the ultimate sin.

It is a crime against man and a sin against God!

This war has shown me that there is sin in human beings.

Many people only think homosexual sex is a sin, but the attraction to people of the same gender is too.


sin

sin (canonical)
sins (third-person singular)
sinned (past)
sinned (past participle)
sinning (present participle)

If you sin, you do something bad that breaks laws or rules, especially religious ones.

I wanted him to say,' Yes, I have sinned. I'm sorry.


sin

A SIN is a social insurance number, an identification number used by the government of Canada.

Sin is short for sine, a trigonometric function.

Cos75° is equal to sin15°.


flags

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


flags

flag (canonical)
flags (third-person singular)
flagged (past)
flagged (past participle)
flagging (present participle)


flagged

The past tense and past participle of flag.


enters

enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of enter.

John always enters my house through the back door.


enters

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


entered

The past tense and past participle of enter.

John entered my house through the back door.


entering

John is entering the door as we speak.


rows

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


rows

row (canonical)
rows (third-person singular)
rowed (past)
rowed (past participle)
rowing (present participle)


rowed

The past tense and past participle of row.


raised

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

The past tense and past participle of raise.


foundered

founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of founder.


keepers

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


journeys

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


journeys

journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of journey.


journeyed

The past tense and past participle of journey.


projects

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


projects

project (canonical)
projects (third-person singular)
projected (past)
projected (past participle)
projecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of project.


projected

The past tense and past participle of project.


projecting

/prəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/


releases

release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of release.


releases

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


released

The past tense and past participle of release.


adapts

adapt (canonical)
adapts (third-person singular)
adapted (past)
adapted (past participle)
adapting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adapt.


drops

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


drops

drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)


dropped

The past tense and past participle of drop.

He dropped a heavy box onto his foot.


dropping

A rabbit's droppings.


slide

slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

If something slides, it moves smoothly and easily, usually over a surface.

She put on the brakes and slid sideways fifteen yards before she was stopped by a pine tree.

Carefully slide the egg from the fry pan onto the warm plate.

She slid the paper beneath the door.

He jumped into the elevator just as its door was sliding shut.

He sat down and slid the shoes on quickly.

Jordana took a deep breath and slid into a seat near the back of the room.

Slipping and sliding on the snowy sidewalks, I slowly walked up toward the house.

She felt his fingers sliding under her hair, along the base of her neck.

Lean forward to see if the new glasses slide off your nose.

He slid his hand slowly into his pocket.

Emma slid out of bed, jumping when her feet touched the icy floor.

They watched their shadows slide along the wall beside them.

If prices, numbers, rates, etc. slide, they go down.

Oil prices are expected to slide in the near future.


slide

A slide is a structure, usually on a playground, that you slide down.

He made a splash by entering the pool on a water slide.

A slide is a small photographic image on transparent plastic.

When Kodak stopped making the slide projector last fall, it was the end of an era.

A slide presentation on the history of the Irving Park neighborhood will be shown throughout the day.

The photo contest has winners in slides, prints, and digital images.

I'm going to show you some slides of real patients and real injuries that are pretty nasty.

A microscope slide is a piece of glass to hold something under a microscope.

She transferred each flake to a glass slide under a microscope.

He's just an actor whose life is on a downward slide.

The slide in gas prices won't continue.

A slide is a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument.

His trombone slide was stuck. So he had to excuse himself to get it oiled.

A slide is a smooth, easy movement, usually over a surface.

A rock, snow, or mud slide is when a large amount of the material falls down a hill or mountain.


slides

The third-person singular form of slide.


slides

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


slid

The past tense and past participle of slide.


losses

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


panicking

panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)


visas

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


renders

render (canonical)
renders (third-person singular)
rendered (past)
rendered (past participle)
rendering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of render.


rendered

The past tense and past participle of render.


ads

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


mules

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


saner

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

The comparative form of sane; more sane.

I'm not crazy; I've never been saner.


sanest

The superlative form of sane; most sane.


refurbish

refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

If you refurbish something, you remake it using new materials or restore it to its original (or better) condition.

I refurbished my bedroom with brand new furniture and a new paint job.

/riːˈfɜːbɪʃ/


defeated

defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of defeat.


sod

Sod is a layer of earth with grass growing in it.

By the time I came along there was little of such unturned prairie sod In Falrweather Township.

We encourage residents to conserve water by planting ground covers instead of laying sod.

A sod is somebody you don't like, usually a man.

I'm not having these silly old sods coming to the party. No way!

Shut up. You little sod.

He's not had much sleep though, poor sod.


sod

sod (canonical)
sods (third-person singular)
sodded (past)
sodded (past participle)
sodding (present participle)

You use sod to show you're not happy about something.

I looked at the clock, it said twenty to eight, I thought, "sod it! I ain't getting up."

Who are you to tell me to sod off, you little bastard?


solicitor

In many areas, such as the UK, Australia, India, and Singapore, a solicitor is a type of lawyer who offers legal services to clients outside of court.

I have instructed my solicitor to sell the house to any interested party.

If in doubt, consult an accountant or solicitor about the various taxes involved.

The rules are relevant to solicitors practising in partnership in England and Wales.

On 4 August, solicitors acting on behalf of the relatives wrote to the judge.

The court had no clear evidence that the copy was sent to the defendants' solicitors.

Such a rule would prevent solicitors from handling the client's case from start to finish.

On the solicitor's advice, we have decided to proceed.

Are you represented by a solicitor?

A solicitor is someone trying to sell things, especially door to door.

Don't answer the door. It's just another solicitor.


ships

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


ships

ship (canonical)
ships (third-person singular)
shipped (past)
shipped (past participle)
shipping (present participle)


seniors

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


southern

southern (positive)
more southern (comparative)
most southern (superlative)

A southern place, accent, person, etc. is in, from, or about the south.

The money helps everyone from a grocer in southern Lebanon to a farmer in Tajikistan.

My grandmother moved to southern California to live with my aunt.

Her soft, southern accent reminded him of warm summer nights.

Recently, elephants have done well in southern Africa.

She remembered a summer afternoon swimming off the family compound at the southern tip of Taiwan.

Each year, millions of Mexicans cross that southern border from Mexico into the United States.

Dire Dawa is located on the southern edge of the Rift Valley at the foot of the Harrar Mountains.

Jupiter lies fairly low in the southern sky after dusk.

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent.


spare

spare (canonical)
spares (third-person singular)
spared (past)
spared (past participle)
sparing (present participle)

If you spare (somebody) something, you make it available even though you don't have much of it.

Excuse, me! Can you spare a few minutes to look at this?

Can you spare me twenty dollars till the weekend?

Sorry, man – I can't spare anything. I need it all for gas.

I'm afraid we're too busy to spare anyone to help you right now.

If you have something to spare, you have something extra.

She had five minutes to spare before he was due to pick her up.

Sorry, no time to spare! Got to go! Bye!

She could get it all inside with room to spare.

If you spare somebody something not nice, they don't have to experience it.

The phone rang, sparing me from having to give an answer.

"But for your information --;" she lifted a silencing, hand. "Spare me the details, will you?"

"I'm so upset, I think I'm going to be sick." "Oh, please! Spare me!"

If somebody is spared, they live, even though they were expected to die.

The accident took the life of his wife, but spared his son.

Please, I beg you, spare him his life!

If you spare no expense, effort, detail, etc., you do everything you can.

They spared no expense for their wedding.

If you spare a thought for somebody, you think of them, usually at a time that you are happy, but they are not.

If you spare somebody's feelings, you try not to do or say things that will upset them.

She never hid the truth to spare somebody's feelings.


spare

spare (positive)
more spare (comparative)
most spare (superlative)

A spare part, room, key, etc. is an extra one, one that is not being used.

The bags were in the small backseat because the spare tire filled most of the trunk.

I've got a spare bedroom. You can stay there.

It took a long time to find enough spare parts to put the car back together.

Your spare time is time when you are not working and you can relax or have fun.

He spends most of his spare time playing guitar with his friends.

Spare change is coins that are not worth much and that you can give away.

I often find spare change lying on the floor.

If something is spare, it is plain and has no decoration.

The room was very spare, with only a window, a single chair, and a ceiling light.


spare

A spare is an extra thing, such as a key, just in case it is needed.

Don't worry! I've got a spare in the back room.

A spare is a tire that you keep in your car in case one of the other tires has a problem.


beggar

Several beggars are seen begging for food and money in modern cities.


beggar

beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


beggars

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


beggars

The third-person singular form of beggar.


accessibility

Accessibility is the property of being accessible.

The accessibility of the city depends on how well it is linked by roads.


split

split (canonical)
splits (third-person singular)
split (past)
split (past participle)
splitting (present participle)

If a group of people splits or is split, the people don't agree, so the group becomes more than one group.

Female voters overall are evenly split between Obama (48%) and McCain (47%).

A year after splitting with his wife, he's back in New Zealand.

If you split something, you separate, cut, or break it into different parts.

East and West Germany were split apart at the end of World War II.

She split the wood in half.

They split into two teams.

The two agreed to split the bill.

If you split your skin, you cut it by hitting it.

A splitting headache is a very painful headache.

The past tense and past participle of split.


split

A split between two groups is a strong disagreement.

Time brought about the split between Moscow and Beijing.

A split in something, is a place where it breaks into two or where there is a long thing opening.

The split in the wood had grown wider over the years.

If you do the splits, you spread your legs so that your feet are pointing away from each other.


cupped

cup (canonical)
cups (third-person singular)
cupped (past)
cupped (past participle)
cupping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cup.


unfair

unfair (positive)
more unfair (comparative)
most unfair (superlative)

It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.


sponsor

sponsor (canonical)
sponsors (third-person singular)
sponsored (past)
sponsored (past participle)
sponsoring (present participle)

If you sponsor an event or you sponsor somebody to do an event, you give them money, usually in exchange for advertising.

The contest in public school art classes is sponsored by the manufacturers of Ivory soap.

The institute has sponsored several conferences, meetings and publications, including this book.

The event, sponsored by Northside Lexus, begins at 7:00.

If a politician sponsors a law, they officially support it.

Don't expect Senator Schaffer to sponsor legislation around those issues.

If you sponsor somebody, you agree to help them and be responsible for them.

He discovered that no company would sponsor him for a work visa.


sponsor

A sponsor is someone who gives money to an event or to somebody to do an event, usually in exchange for advertising.

Without corporate sponsors, the event will not run this year.

A sponsor is somebody who officially supports a law.

He was the only sponsor of a bill to cut $1.5 billion from government spending.

A sponsor is somebody who agrees to help another person and be responsible for them.

The United States, demanded immigrants have a sponsor willing to financially support them


centred

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

The past tense and past participle of centre.


centred

centred (positive)
more centred (comparative)
most centred (superlative)

If something is centred, it is in the centre or middle.


creeps

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

Spiders give me the creeps.

I get the creeps walking down that street, even during the day.


creeps

crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of creep.


crept

The past tense and past participle of creep.


looser

loose (positive)
looser (comparative)
loosest (superlative)

The comparative form of loose; more loose.


loosest

The superlative form of loose; most loose.


keener

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

The comparative form of keen; more keen.


keener

A person who is very keen or eager; a brownnoser.


keenest

The superlative form of keen; most keen.


keeners

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


keens

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


keens

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


keened

The past tense and past participle of keen.


socked

sock (canonical)
socks (third-person singular)
socked (past)
socked (past participle)
socking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sock.


translates

translate (canonical)
translates (third-person singular)
translated (past)
translated (past participle)
translating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of translate.


translated

The past tense and past participle of translate.


nailed

nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of nail.

The picture was nailed to the wall.


screened

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

The past tense and past participle of screen.


screening

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


equations

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


mates

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


mates

mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)


mated

The past tense and past participle of mate.


bigger

big (positive)
bigger (comparative)
biggest (superlative)

Today's players are bigger, faster and stronger than yesterday's.

These problems are just getting bigger and bigger.

She wants to buy her family a bigger and better house.

My mom helped me see the bigger picture.

When I was young, I was so much bigger than everyone else.

This year, the company grew even bigger.


biggest

Over the last 13 years, the Tigers have been the biggest losers in baseball.

That's the biggest mistake you've ever made.

The biggest surprise is how hard it is. It looks easy.

One of America's biggest employers is the auto industry.

The biggest problem for many students time.

I think the single biggest change you're going to see is in computers.

Women have actually been the biggest fans of the movie.

Where do all the biggest names in Hollywood party?

My biggest fear is having children.


informs

inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inform.


informed

The past tense and past participle of inform.


stirs

stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)


stirs

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


stirred

The past tense and past participle of stir.


stirring

He gave such a stirring speech that many people were moved to tears.


democracies

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

In the world, many countries are democracies.


rehearses

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

The third-person singular form of rehearse.


rehearsed

The past tense and past participle of rehearse.


spot

A spot is a small area that's different from that area around it.

I have a bald spot on my head.

I rubbed a sore spot on my shoulder.

The paper had a spot of dried blood.

The room was in darkness except for one bright spot.

Choose fruit with no soft brown spots.

She looked at the dark spots one her otherwise clean white pants.

A spot is a place, position, or period of time.

"There... " I said, pointing to a spot near Forest Hills.

China is a hot spot for trouble.

Most parties have hot and cold spots.

Winning the game was one bright spot in an otherwise terrible season.

She backed out of my parking spot, drove away.

He climbed out of the car on the exact spot where they picked him up.

I'm really in a tight spot... Maybe you could help me out.

It's easier to get over the rough spots if you have family.

This year has had it's trouble spots.

Money is such a sore spot for people who are married.

When driving behind trucks, stay out of their blind spot.

There are some weak spots in the movie, but overall it's quite good.

She also had a soft spot in her heart for animals.

The ball has to hit the bat on the sweet spot.

A spot is a place, especially one that you like going to.

Pizza and seared halibut are among the excellent dishes at this Wine Country hot spot.

Weber County is a hugely popular vacation spot.

The Mall of America is my favorite shopping spot.

How far until a good fishing spot?

The kitchen is the prime gathering spot.

A 42-35 victory that gave the Spartans a playoff spot.

You still have to earn your spot on the team.

A spot is a commercial time on TV or Radio.

This year, Fox is asking $2.7 million per 30-second spot, and advertisers are lined up for the opportunity.

A spot of something is a small amount of it.

Would you like a spot of tea?

Looks like we're in for a spot of rain.


spot

spot (canonical)
spots (third-person singular)
spotted (past)
spotted (past participle)
spotting (present participle)

If you spot something, you see it, even though it may be difficult to see.

I spotted Lisa shopping at the grocery store with Mike yesterday.

Good binoculars and spotting scopes can bring you close to the birds without disturbing them.

It's much easier to spot a boat in the water than a person.

If something is spotted, it has or gets spots on it.

Oh no! That red wine spotted my new shirt!

He was wearing a light suit spotted with rain.

If you spot someone money, you give or lend it to them.

Can you spot me a five for the burger?

If you spot someone points in a game, you let them have points to make the game more even.

If your spot someone doing something dangerous, you watch closely to help if needed.

I can't do a cartwheel unless someone spots me.

For safety reasons, you should always have someone spot you while lifting weights.


sails

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


sails

sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)


sailed

The past tense and past participle of sail.


sailing

Sailing is a sport where people race by sailing.


aimed

aim (canonical)
aims (third-person singular)
aimed (past)
aimed (past participle)
aiming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of aim.


advises

advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of advise.


advised

The past tense and past participle of advise.


carps

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


carps

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


carped

The past tense and past participle of carp.


guards

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


guards

guard (canonical)
guards (third-person singular)
guarded (past)
guarded (past participle)
guarding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of guard.


guarded

guarded (positive)
more guarded (comparative)
most guarded (superlative)


guarded

The past tense and past participle of guard.


provinces

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


explores

explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of explore.


explored

The past tense and past participle of explore.


coloreds

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


beggared

beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of beggar.


collapsed

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

The past tense and past participle of collapse.


Julys

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


stronger

strong (positive)
stronger (comparative)
strongest (superlative)

The comparative form of strong; more strong.

I've gotten much stronger since I started lifting weights a few months ago.


strongest

The superlative form of strong; most strong.

The tongue is commonly considered to be the strongest muscle in the human body.

My cousin Joe is competing to be the "World's Strongest Man".


steep

steep (positive)
steeper (comparative)
steepest (superlative)

If a hill or slope is steep, it goes up at a high angle.

Be very careful; the hill is very steep and it's easy to fall and hurt yourself.

If a price or cost of something is steep, it is very high or expensive.

$500 for an old, used television set? No thanks, that's too steep for me.


steep

steep (canonical)
steeps (third-person singular)
steeped (past)
steeped (past participle)
steeping (present participle)

The accident is steeped in mystery.

The town is steeped in history.


jail

A place where people who have done a crime or a suspected of having done a crime are kept.


jail

jail (canonical)
jails (third-person singular)
jailed (past)
jailed (past participle)
jailing (present participle)


stable

stabler (comparative)
stablest (superlative)
stable (positive)
more stable (comparative)
most stable (superlative)

If something is stable, it is unlikely to move or change.

That number has remained relatively stable over the years.

Ghana is often cited as one of the most stable democracies in West Africa.

Five of the six victims remained hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition.

Children need a stable environment at home.

Our bodies maintain a stable body temperature.

These young adults have relatively close and stable relationships with their parents.

The Middle East is less stable today than at any time in the past quarter century.

Each couple must on average have slightly more than two children if a population is to remain stable.

Iron-57 and iron-58 are fairly stable, but iron-59 decays to cobalt-59 in a month.

If you are stable, you are calm and don't get upset easily.

I'm a lot more stable than I was as a teen.

Feeling happy, secure, and stable with the guy you're dating doesn't mean he's boring.


stable

A stable is a building for housing animals like horses and cows.


ally

Two countries are allies if they support, help, and defend each other.

England and the United States have been allies for most of the last two centuries.

France got involved in World War I because its ally, Russia, was involved.

She's heading to Europe to talk with NATO allies about what message the West should send Russia.

China remains North Korea's most powerful ally.

We are looking for more chances to work closely with our friends and allies.

Two people or groups can also be allies.

We didn't like each other, but we had the same goals, so we became uneasy allies.

His party, and its allies in the media, have helped him survive several political scandals.

He could no longer protect even his closest allies.

The enemy of my enemy is my ally.

It's important to identify your key allies.

This little blue pill is your ally in the war against weight gain.


ally

ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

If you ally yourself with someone, you become their ally.

Some Indian groups allied themselves with the French, others with the English.

During World War II, the United States was allied with Russia, but after the war, that changed.

If two things are allied, they are related, are connected, or have many similarities.

The bird was closely allied to the tits of England.


stall

A stall is a small room or area, usually for one person, animal, etc.

I stepped into a shower stall and turned on the cold water.

The market stalls in the main towns were filled with fresh fruits and vegetables.

A very small horse stretches his head over his stall door to see us.

A stall is when something flying loses lift because it is not moving at a good angle to the air.

The airplane went into a stall and started dropping.


stall

stall (canonical)
stalls (third-person singular)
stalled (past)
stalled (past participle)
stalling (present participle)

If something stalls, it stops improving or progressing.

Talks between Israel and the Palestinians have stalled.

If an engine or vehicle stalls, it stops working because there is too much load and not enough fuel.

The truck was stalled in the middle of the street.

If you stall, you purposefully slow things down or make people wait because you're not ready.

"Can you tell me again?" she said, stalling for time.


initiates

initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of initiate.


initiates

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


initiated

The past tense and past participle of initiate.


laboured

labour (canonical)
labours (third-person singular)
laboured (past)
laboured (past participle)
labouring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of labour.


labored

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

The past tense and past participle of labor.


compliments

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


compliments

compliment (canonical)
compliments (third-person singular)
complimented (past)
complimented (past participle)
complimenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of compliment.


complimented

The past tense and past participle of compliment.


fields

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


fields

field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of field.


fielded

The past tense and past participle of field.


logs

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


logs

log (canonical)
logs (third-person singular)
logged (past)
logged (past participle)
logging (present participle)


logged

The past tense and past participle of log.


logging

Logging is the act or instance of cutting trees.

The loggings were spread over large areas, but mainly near the few roads that existed.

Logging is the act of making an entry in a log.


representatives

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


chairpersons

chairperson
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

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


buys

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


buys

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


bothers

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

The third-person singular form of bother.


bothers

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


bothered

The past tense and past participle of bother.

It really bothered me that Susie borrowed my shirt without asking me.


bothering

The mosquitoes are bothering me, I think I'm going to go inside now.


flats

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

The flats in this neighborhood are really expensive.


flats

flat (canonical)
flats (third-person singular)
flatted (past)
flatted (past participle)
flatting (present participle)


unions

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


sketches

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


sketches

sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sketch.


sketched

The past tense and past participle of sketch.


minored

minor (canonical)
minors (third-person singular)
minored (past)
minored (past participle)
minoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of minor.

I majored in Business and minored in English.


minoring

I'm minoring in French.


majors

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


majors

major (canonical)
majors (third-person singular)
majored (past)
majored (past participle)
majoring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of major.


majored

The past tense and past participle of major.


Allies

The countries who fought against the Axis Powers during World War II. Some of those countries were: the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Canada, and China.


allies

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


allied

The past tense and past participle of ally.


conducts

conduct (canonical)
conducts (third-person singular)
conducted (past)
conducted (past participle)
conducting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of conduct.


conducts

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


conducted

The past tense and past participle of conduct.


stock

Your stock is the collection of things that you have available, usually to sell.

It depend on where the store got its stock from.

Storms cause a great deal of damage to the nation's housing stock.

Going out of business! All stock must be sold.

They kept a stock of food in the basement.

Publishing such experiments adds to our stock of knowledge.

Police found a stock of weapons in the house.

I asked the stock boy where to find the juice.

Overfishing has wiped out much of the world's fish stocks.

ETFs are mutual funds that trade on stock exchanges, just as stocks do.

He invests 85% of his money in bonds and 15% in stocks.

The S&P 500 index, which tracks stocks in all sectors of the economy, remains virtually unchanged.

The prices for all three stocks are likely to decline.

If something is in stock it is at the store and available for sale.

I think we have five more in stock.

If something is out of stock it is not at the store and available for sale.

I'm sorry, we're all out of stock.

Stock is a basic soup made from boiling meat, bones, or vegetables.

Add a cup of chicken stock and half a cup of cream and cook for 10 minutes.

If you take stock of a situation, you think about it and plan what to do next.


stock

stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

If a store stocks a product, it has it available to be sold.

They are expensive, and most stores won't stock them.

If you stock x with y, you fill x with y.

I've stocked the fridge with beer for the party.

If you stock up on something, you get more than you use in a short time.

Residents there are stocking up on food and water for the winter.


stock

If something is stock, it is the usual one with no special changes or additions.

The car's engine, tires, brakes and steering are all stock.

The stories are boring and rely on stock characters.

Just get any stock photo of a business meeting.


struggle

struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

If you struggle to do something difficult, you work very hard to do it.

They struggled to survive in New York City on $25,000 a year.

She struggled to her feet after being hit by the bicycle.

The company is struggling to maintain the same level of profits.

She wrote about struggling to balance motherhood, work and love.

The fishermen struggled against the powerful winds and high waves that had come in with a late-night storm.


struggle

A struggle is a fight, often long and hard, or needing a lot of effort.

As long as they are not willing to make peace, there will be armed struggle.

Nature is really an ongoing struggle for survival.

The fighting has been mainly a power struggle between these two groups.

This has been part of life in Indonesia since its struggle against the Dutch for independence.

They had become deeply involved in the people's struggle for freedom and democracy.

They are already engaged in a power struggle for control of the post-American Iraq.

The basis of most movies is a struggle between good guys and bad guys.


substantial

substantial (positive)
more substantial (comparative)
most substantial (superlative)

If something is substantial, it is not small.

The children spent a substantial portion of the day in free play or unstructured time.

The company needs to make substantial reductions in spending.

After the accident, he lost a substantial amount of blood.

Changing the light bulbs might translate into very substantial energy savings.

Soft background music results in substantial improvement in reading comprehension.

We found no substantial evidence supporting these beliefs.

China has a substantial impact on the global economy.

That will help, but I'm not sure it will make a substantial difference.

They would likely benefit from a substantial decline in home prices.

Such a program will require substantial resources to develop and maintain.


sue

sue (canonical)
sues (third-person singular)
sued (past)
sued (past participle)
suing (present participle)

If you sue someone, you take them to court to make them do something they don't want to do, often to make them pay you money.

They successfully sued the company they had worked for, winning a combined award of $275,000.

He once threatened to sue a reporter who wrote a negative story about him.

The customers hired a lawyer and sued the store.

Georgia's laws limit how much businesses must pay in damages if they're sued.

He later sued the government, claiming he was illegally held at the airport.

The cases involve US companies being sued in US courts for things they did in other countries.

They are suing over the broken contract.


penetrate

penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)

If you penetrate something, you enter it.

The rocket was the first to penetrate space.

Light penetrates into the windows during the daytime.

A penis penetrates the vagina during intercourse.


tablet

A tablet is a small, hard medicine or vitamin that you take by mouth.

Take only one 600-milligram tablet of calcium a day.

A tablet is a hard surface for writing on.

The agreement is not written on tablets of stone.

A tablet is a tablet computer; a large touch-screen device.

I bring a tablet to work rather than a laptop because it is more portable.

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she'll be right

OK, no problem, everything will be all right


tackle

tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

If you tackle a problem, issue, question, etc., you try to solve it.

We want an executive who solves problems and tackles issues.

If you tackle a person, you jump on them and pull them to the ground, usually in sports such as American football.

If you tackle a person in soccer, you take the ball from them.


tackle

A tackle is an attempt to pull somebody to the ground, usually in sports such as American football.

Gaines Adams put constant pressure on the Atlanta quarterback and finished the game with six tackles and two sacks.

Briggs leads the team with 31 solo tackles.

A tackle is an attempt to take the ball from somebody in sports such as soccer.

A tackle is a position in American football (see diagram below).

Georgia defensive tackle Kade Weston has been out the past two games with an injured knee.

He was by far the best left tackle to have played the game in the 24 years.

Fishing tackle is the equipment used to catch fish.

He gathered his camp supplies including fishing tackle.

He pulled out shotguns and rifles in padded cases, fishing rods, and a tackle box.

A block and tackle is a system of ropes and pulleys used to lift heavy weights.


tank

A tank is a large, strong container for gas or liquid.

The gas stove was connected to a propane tank.

When the house needs heat, hot water from the storage tank is transferred to the house.

The firefighter was in full gear: helmet, flashlight, oxygen tank strapped across his back.

The fuel tank holds 40 liters.

The most common sources of groundwater pollution are leaking underground storage tanks.

She was pumping gas into the tank of her 1977 Ford LTD.

There was a large fish tank in which a few small orange fish were swimming.

A notebook and pen lie on top of the toilet tank.

I returned the car to her with an empty tank.

A tank is a large metal vehicle with a gun that runs on tracks.

They do not have heavy weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles.

1968 was the year Soviet tanks rolled into Prague.

The tank is a room, usually in a police station, for keeping people locked up.

The police threw him in the holding tank with us.


tank

tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)

If something tanks, it gets worse quickly.


tanks

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


tanked

The past tense and past participle of tank.


tanked

tanked (positive)
more tanked (comparative)
most tanked (superlative)

Oh man, Don is so tanked! I bet he won't remember this tomorrow!


tackles

The third-person singular form of tackle.


tackles

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


tackled

The past tense and past participle of tackle.


tablets

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


penetrates

The third-person singular form of penetrate.


penetrated

The past tense and past participle of penetrate.


penetrating

penetrating (positive)
more penetrating (comparative)
most penetrating (superlative)

The skunk produces a penetrating odor.

Sarah has such a penetrating gaze that it makes me uncomfortable.


solicitors

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


defeats

defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of defeat.


defeats

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


refurbishes

refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of refurbish.


refurbished

The past tense and past participle of refurbish.


scenes

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


sins

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


sins

sin (canonical)
sins (third-person singular)
sinned (past)
sinned (past participle)
sinning (present participle)


sillier

silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

The comparative form of silly; more silly.


silliest

The superlative form of silly; most silly.


sessions

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


scares

scare (canonical)
scares (third-person singular)
scared (past)
scared (past participle)
scaring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scare.


scares

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


rubbishes

rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rubbish.


rubbished

The past tense and past participle of rubbish.


retires

retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of retire.


retired

The past tense and past participle of retire.


retiring

retiring (positive)
more retiring (comparative)
most retiring (superlative)

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resists

resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of resist.


resisted

The past tense and past participle of resist.


replies

reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reply.


replies

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


replied

The past tense and past participle of reply.


reserves

reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reserve.


reserves

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


reserved

The past tense and past participle of reserve.


reserved

reserved (positive)
more reserved (comparative)
most reserved (superlative)

If someone is reserved, they are quiet, and don't like to talk about their feelings.

She greeted us warmly, but her fried was more reserved.


struggles

struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of struggle.


struggles

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


struggled

The past tense and past participle of struggle.


bellies

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


barks

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


barks

bark (canonical)
barks (third-person singular)
barked (past)
barked (past participle)
barking (present participle)


batters

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


batters

batter (canonical)
batters (third-person singular)
battered (past)
battered (past participle)
battering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of batter.


beaches

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


beaches

beach (canonical)
beaches (third-person singular)
beached (past)
beached (past participle)
beaching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of beach.


beached

The past tense and past participle of beach.


beams

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


beams

beam (canonical)
beams (third-person singular)
beamed (past)
beamed (past participle)
beaming (present participle)


beamed

The past tense and past participle of beam.


bets

bet (canonical)
bets (third-person singular)
bet (past)
bet (past participle)
betting (present participle)


bets

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


biases

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


biases

bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)


biasses

bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)


biased

The past tense and past participle of bias.


biased

biased (positive)
more biased (comparative)
most biased (superlative)

The newspaper gave a biased account of the story.

I think she's adorable, but I'm biased--I'm her mom.


biassed

biassed (positive)
more biassed (comparative)
most biassed (superlative)

The newspaper gave a biassed account of the story.

I think she's adorable, but I'm biassed--I'm her mum.


accords

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


accords

accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accord.


accorded

The past tense and past participle of accord.


maniac

A maniac is someone who is crazy. Their mind is not working right.

It is never safe to trust a maniac.

A maniac is a person who has an obsession with or extreme enthusiasm for something.


maniacs

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


adjusts

adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adjust.


adopts

adopt (canonical)
adopts (third-person singular)
adopted (past)
adopted (past participle)
adopting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adopt.


adulthood

Adulthood is the state or condition of being an adult.

He has just entered adulthood.


childhood

Childhood is the state or condition of being an child, that is, being under 18 years of age.

Childhood is the first stage of every man's life.


addresses

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


addresses

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

The third-person singular form of address.


addressed

The past tense and past participle of address.


admits

admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of admit.


admitted

The past tense and past participle of admit.


affects

affect (canonical)
affects (third-person singular)
affected (past)
affected (past participle)
affecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of affect.


affected

The past tense and past participle of affect.


affected

affected (positive)
more affected (comparative)
most affected (superlative)

If x is affected by y, then y causes a change in x.

The girls are still very affected by the loss of their father.

If something that somebody does is affected, it is not natural or not real.

The young ladies looked on with affected interest.

He spoke with a very affected accent.


affecting

affecting (positive)
more affecting (comparative)
most affecting (superlative)

If something is affecting, it makes you feel strong feelings, especially sadness or pity.

It was very affecting to see the tears of disappointment in his eyes.


admires

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

The third-person singular form of admire.


admiring

admiring (positive)
more admiring (comparative)
most admiring (superlative)

If you are admiring of somebody or something, you think them good or nice; you respect them.

I was very admiring of these two young women who worked so hard.


admired

The past tense and past participle of admire.


admired

admired (positive)
more admired (comparative)
most admired (superlative)

If something or someone is admired, people think it is good or they like it.

The Rolling Stones are a very admired band.


positives

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


keeps

keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)


keeps

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


kept

The past tense and past participle of keep.


scholar

A scholar is a student who studies at school or college.

A scholar is a person who knows many things.

Socrates was an ancient Greek scholar.

A scholar is a somebody who studies for their whole life.

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scholars

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


threat

A threat is something or someone that might be bad or dangerous, or cause a problem.

The product posed a serious health threat and should not be used.

She sensed the threat of rain in the bleary sky.

There appears to be a credible terrorist threat against the plane.

Iraq poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States.

I looked about to make sure there were no immediate threats to my life.

Countries that face no serious external military threats should have no military forces.

Canadian social policies are not widely perceived to be under threat.

Increasing water shortages constitute the single greatest threat to the area.

Unemployed workers could become a threat to social stability.

We have a responsibility to alert the public to the potential health threat.

The government no long sees him as a security threat.

We must confront this threat sooner rather than later.

A threat is the words somebody uses to tell you they will do something bad to you unless you do what they want you to.

He made a lot of threats, but he didn't do anything.


tidy

tidy (positive)
tidier (comparative)
tidiest (superlative)

If something is tidy, it is clean and everything is in its place.

Her small, tidy, little house seemed very nice.

The book had a neat and tidy ending.

A tidy person is somebody who keeps thing clean and organized.

They're planning to sell them for a tidy profit.


tidy

tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)

If you tidy something up, you pick up things and put everything back where it belongs.

Give me a minute to go tidy up the room.

He must have made the bed and tidied up.


threats

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


tile

A tile is a hard flat building material, usually made of clay or glass.

The new floor would be ceramic tile, and the tiles on the walls were being replaced.

The walls were wood from the Lace Forest, the roof tiles made of molded riverbank clay.


tile

tile (canonical)
tiles (third-person singular)
tiled (past)
tiled (past participle)
tiling (present participle)

If you tile a surface, you cover it with tiles.


tidied

The past tense and past participle of tidy.


tip

The tip of something is the farthest point of it.

She runs her finger down the bird's back and to the tip of its tail.

He followed the line on the map with his finger tip.

She cut herself by accident with the tip of the knife.

A common fishing accident is to get a rod tip in the eye.

He grew up not far from the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of South Africa.

A tip is words or ideas that help you solve a problem.

Police say anonymous tips have led them to more than 20 of the stolen items.

Here's a quick tip. The skis should come up to your chin.

A tip is a small amount of money that you give to somebody to thank them for good service.

If something is the tip of the iceberg, it is just a small part of something much bigger.

The problems we've seen today are just the tip of the iceberg.

If something is on the tip of your tongue, you feel that you know it, but you can't say it.

I wanted the words to come out; They were on the tip of my tongue, but my mind still wasn't clear.


tip

tip (canonical)
tips (third-person singular)
tipped (past)
tipped (past participle)
tipping (present participle)

If something tips, the top of it moves to one side more than the bottom.

The piano tipped over as we were putting it on the truck.

He tipped his head one way, then the other, looking at it carefully.

If you tip something into something else, you pour it.

He tipped the water out of the glass by accident.

If you tip somebody, you give them money to thank them for good service.

If you tip somebody off, you tell them about something that's going to happen.

The police were tipped off by a phone call.

If you tip your hat, you touch it or pick it up when you meet or leave somebody.

If you tip your hat to somebody, you thank or congratulate them.


tips

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

I make good tips at the bar where I work, especially on the weekends.


tipped

The past tense and past participle of tip.


tipping

Tipping is customary in the United States when you receive good service.


stocks

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


stocks

stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stock.


stocked

The past tense and past participle of stock.


tidier

The comparative form of tidy; more tidy.

John always keeps his bedroom tidier than Joe. He's just a neater, cleaner child.


tidiest

The superlative form of tidy; most tidy.

Lauren has the tidiest house I've ever seen. Nothing is ever out of place.


recognizing

recognize (canonical)
recognizes (third-person singular)
recognized (past)
recognized (past participle)
recognizing (present participle)


recognizes

The third-person singular form of recognize.


recognized

The past tense and past participle of recognize.


pockets

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


pockets

pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pocket.


pocketed

The past tense and past participle of pocket.


pocketed

If a piece of clothing or some other equipment is pocketed, it has pockets.


X-rayed

X-ray (canonical)
X-rays (third-person singular)
X-rayed (past)
X-rayed (past participle)
X-raying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of X-ray.


whales

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


whales

whale (canonical)
whales (third-person singular)
whaled (past)
whaled (past participle)
whaling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of whale.


whaled

The past tense and past participle of whale.


audits

audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of audit.


audited

The past tense and past participle of audit.


pats

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


pats

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


patted

The past tense and past participle of pat.


Tory

A Tory is a member of the Conservative party of Britain or Canada.

60 Tory MPs who refused to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week.

The Tory Party Conference got under way in Bournemouth today.

The Tory Government will fall and a Labour Government will take over.

I've often thought I would never vote Tory.

Mr Major is likely be in power with the smallest Tory majority since 1951.