compassionate

compassionate (positive)
more compassionate (comparative)
most compassionate (superlative)

If someone or something is compassionate, they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.

The nurse was a very caring, compassionate person.


infection

An infection is when germs enter the body and make it sick.

He had a serious infection from the cut on his arm.

An infection is the state of being infected.

The doctor had to treat a person with a scabies infection.


infections

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


acclaim

acclaim (canonical)
acclaims (third-person singular)
acclaimed (past)
acclaimed (past participle)
acclaiming (present participle)

If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.

The group's debut album was immediately acclaimed a hip hop classic.


acclaim

Acclaim is public praise for someone or something.

All this equipment has received international acclaim from the specialist hi-fi press.


accomplish

accomplish (canonical)
accomplishes (third-person singular)
accomplished (past)
accomplished (past participle)
accomplishing (present participle)

If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing or completing something.

They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.


accomplished

The past tense and past participle of accomplish.


accomplished

accomplished (positive)
more accomplished (comparative)
most accomplished (superlative)

If someone is accomplished at something, they are very good at it.

She is an accomplished painter.


accomplishes

The third-person singular form of accomplish.


acclaims

The third-person singular form of acclaim.


acclaims

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


acclaimed

The past tense and past participle of acclaim.


deposit

deposit (canonical)
deposits (third-person singular)
deposited (past)
deposited (past participle)
depositing (present participle)

If you deposit something, you put it down in a place.

If you deposit money, you put it into a bank account.

I deposited £50 in my bank account.

If you deposit a coin or a note, you put it into a machine to buy something.


deposit

A deposit is something put down or left behind.

A deposit is money or other valuables left in a bank to be kept safe.

I put my jewelry in my safe deposit.

A deposit is a part payment for an item.

I paid a £50 deposit for my new television.

A deposit is a security left when borrowing something.

A deposit is a layer of matter that is found under a surface.


deposits

The third-person singular form of deposit.


deposits

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


deposited

The past tense and past participle of deposit.


superposition

Superposition means one on top of the other, "placed above".

The superposition of rock strata means they are found one on top of the other.


lateral

lateral (positive)
more lateral (comparative)
most lateral (superlative)

An object's lateral refers to the side of it.

The lateral extension of the wall was 30 metres.


cross-contamination

Cross-contamination is the transfer of disease-causing microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, from one food to another.


resemble

resemble (canonical)
resembles (third-person singular)
resembled (past)
resembled (past participle)
resembling (present participle)

If two things resemble each other, it means they are similar or look like one another.

Modern computers do not resemble computers from the 1970's.


resembles

The third-person singular form of resemble.


resembled

The past tense and past participle of resemble.


enumeration

A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.


construe

construe (canonical)
construes (third-person singular)
construed (past)
construed (past participle)
construing (present participle)

To translate and explain the meaning of something.

This court must construe according to the law.


disparage

disparage (canonical)
disparages (third-person singular)
disparaged (past)
disparaged (past participle)
disparaging (present participle)

If you disparage someone, you make fun of or degrade them.

The Constitution shall not disparage others and put them in a bad light.


inoperative

When something is inoperative, it is not working or not functioning, usually because it is idle or has broken down.

This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States.


patriotisms

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


accelerators

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


resiliences

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


enumerations

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


construes

The third-person singular form of construe.


construed

The past tense and past participle of construe.


disparages

The third-person singular form of disparage.


disparaged

The past tense and past participle of disparage.


invert

invert (canonical)
inverts (third-person singular)
inverted (past)
inverted (past participle)
inverting (present participle)


pitched battle

A hostile battle involving prolonged fighting between opposing forces in close combat.

1594, William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, act 1, sc. 2:


Turk

A Turk is someone who is from Turkey or someone who is part of the Turkic ethnic groups.

My father is a Turk, but my family has never visited Turkey.


intuitive

intuitive (positive)
more intuitive (comparative)
most intuitive (superlative)

If something is intuitive, you can learn or understand it without thinking about it much.


stringent

stringent (positive)
more stringent (comparative)
most stringent (superlative)

If the requirements of something is stringent, it is strict.

They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable.


farinaceous

farinaceous (positive)
more farinaceous (comparative)
most farinaceous (superlative)

/ˌfærəˈneɪʃəs/


disorder

Absence of order; a condition of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

The children left the room in disorder.

A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room

The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.

A physical or psychical dysfunction and, or, malfunction.

Bulimia is an eating disorder.


disorders

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


hypobole

A hypobole is an understatement to create emphasis or effect. It is the opposite of hyperbole.


hypoboles

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


autism

Autism is a disorder where a person has difficulty with communication & social interaction, have repetitive behaviors, have intense interests, and how they learn and behave.

Because their child continually rocked back and forward without speaking, the parents thought it might be autism.


suzerain

A dominant nation or state which has at least some control over the subordinate state.


suzerains

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


loaf

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.


loaf

loaf (canonical)
loafs (third-person singular)
loafed (past)
loafed (past participle)
loafing (present participle)

loaf about, loaf around.


banish

banish (canonical)
banishes (third-person singular)
banished (past)
banished (past participle)
banishing (present participle)

To send someone away and to forbid him from returning.

The king banished the rebels.


inscription

An inscription is the words cut into or printed on a stone or other surface.

The inscription says he died 100 years ago.


vernacular

Vernacular refers to the language spoken by the people in their own country.

The Bible was translated from Latin into the vernacular.


inverts

The third-person singular form of invert.


inverted

The past tense and past participle of invert.


pitched battles

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


Turks

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


autisms

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


loaves

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


loafed

The past tense and past participle of loaf.


banished

The past tense and past participle of banish.


inscriptions

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


gulls

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


upstage

The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.


upstage

The actor turned and walked upstage.


upstage

The play had no upstage props.


upstage

upstage (canonical)
upstages (third-person singular)
upstaged (past)
upstaged (past participle)
upstaging (present participle)

To make people pay attention to you instead of to another person.

The dog did tricks and upstaged the speaker.

To force other actors to face away from the audience by moving upstage.


upstages

The third-person singular form of upstage.


upstaged

The past tense and past participle of upstage.


disposable

A disposable is an object that is designed to be used once and then thrown away.


disposable

disposable (positive)
more disposable (comparative)
most disposable (superlative)

When something is disposable, it is made to be used for a short time and then thrown away.

He wiped his mouth with a disposable wipe.


ridge

A ridge is a long narrow hilltop or mountain.

A ridge is a long narrow elevation on the bottom of an ocean.

A ridge is a highest point on a roof forming a horizontal line.


ridge

ridge (canonical)
ridges (third-person singular)
ridged (past)
ridged (past participle)
ridging (present participle)

If you ridge something, you make it into a ridge or add ridges to it.


ridges

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


ridges

The third-person singular form of ridge.


shoreland

The land at the shore of a lake, sea, etc.


tactic

A tactic is an action or plan to achieve a specific goal.

A tactic is a maneuver used against an enemy.


tactics

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


nightfall

Nightfall is the end of the day; the beginning of night.

Nightfall is when it becomes completely dark outside because the sun went down.

Nightfall was 45 minutes after sunset this evening.


nightfalls

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


throne

A ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop or leader.

The position of a sovereign or leader itself.

The King is the only person that can sit on the throne.


thrones

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


sovereign

sovereign (positive)
more sovereign (comparative)
most sovereign (superlative)

A country that is sovereign is able to control itself without the influence of other countries.

Taiwan is recognized as a sovereign state by few countries.

Something that is sovereign has supreme power.


sovereign

A sovereign is a monarch or the ruler of a country.

A sovereign is a person who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.

A sovereign is a gold coin formerly used in the United Kingdom.


sovereigns

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


monarch

A monarch is the leader of a kingdom or empire.

The monarch of England is Charles III.

A monarch butterfly is a kind of orange and black butterfly, Danaus plexippus.


deathbed

Someone's deathbed is the bed on which they died.

If someone is on their deathbed, they are in the last hours of their life.


deathbeds

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


royalty

The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.


line of march

Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching.


overlord

The duke of Normandy's overlord was the king of France.


overlords

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


royal family

The family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state.


royal families

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


aberrant

aberrant (positive)
more aberrant (comparative)
most aberrant (superlative)

When something is aberrant, it is straying from the right or usual course; wandering.

Something that is varying from ordinary type; abnormal; exceptional.


feast day

A day allocated in celebration of a particular saint.

March 17 is the feast day of Saint Patrick.


feast days

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


mince

Mince is meat that has been chopped into very small pieces.

That mince that I just gave you was pork.

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mince

mince (canonical)
minces (third-person singular)
minced (past)
minced (past participle)
mincing (present participle)

To mince something, you chop it into very small piece to make mince.


mushroom

A mushroom is a fungus that grows on soil or on dying wood.

While in the forest, make sure to look on dead trees for mushrooms!


revert

revert (canonical)
reverts (third-person singular)
reverted (past)
reverted (past participle)
reverting (present participle)

When you revert, you are undoing an action.


flush

flush (canonical)
flushes (third-person singular)
flushed (past)
flushed (past participle)
flushing (present participle)

To flush is to have your skin turn red from fever or emotion.

The sick boy's face was flushed.

To flush is to clean with a sudden flow of water.

Heavy rain would flush the rubbish out of the drain.

He forgot to flush the toilet after using it.


flush

The tiles had to be flush with each other so that people would not trip over them.

(game) Flush cards are all of the same suit.

In poker he was dealt five hearts, a flush.


wrinkle

A wrinkle is a line or crease on old and fragile skin, usually caused by old age or tiredness.

My grandfather had a lot of wrinkles on his face.


wrinkle

wrinkle (canonical)
wrinkles (third-person singular)
wrinkled (past)
wrinkled (past participle)
wrinkling (present participle)

To wrinkle is to make lines, creases, or folds on a smooth surface.

When he smiled, his face wrinkled.


duchy

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

She ruled the duchy while the duke was away.


duchess

The female ruler of a duchy (where women can reign).


duchesses

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


interregnum

interregnum
interregnums or interregna (plural)

The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the beginning of the reign of another sovereign.

A period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted.

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hostage

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of an action or act; that upon completion of that act the person is to be released.


hostages

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


surendered


livery

Livery is the formal dress of an upper class servant, usually suggesting the 18th century with gold braid, gold buttons, waistcoat, pumps, powdered wig.

The Queen's footmen wear livery on formal occasions.


coachman

A coachman is the person who drives a coach.

The family tipped the coachman when they arrived at their destination.

/ˈkəʊt͡ʃmən/


Shetland pony

A Shetland pony is a very small pony originally bred on the Shetland Islands of Scotland that is a favorite with children


adoption

An act of adopting a child by different parents so that the child becomes one of their own.

The dog was available for adoption, so I decided to take it.


archer

An archer is a person who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.


archers

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


crossbows

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


disloyal

It would be disloyal to let him go alone.


illegitimate

They set up an illegitimate government.

He was an illegitimate child.

/ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/


scattered

A group of items that are distributed randomly.

Her toys were scattered all over the floor.

The weather forecast says scattered showers this morning.


randomly

He fired randomly at all the targets.


kite

A kite is an object made of light material that can use the wind to fly. They are held by a long string.

We went to the beach to fly a kite this summer.

Most kites eat dead animals, but some catch and eat mice and squirrels.


moron

A moron is someone who is an idiot or is stupid.

It is not nice to call someone a moron.


reliable

reliable (positive)
more reliable (comparative)
most reliable (superlative)

Something or someone that is reliable can be trusted or believed.

I told you computers are reliable, they finished the task in just 10 minutes when we took 5 hours for!

Gideon is very reliable if he says he'll do something, he'll do it.!


Sri Lanka

/ʃriˈlɑːŋkə/


bleach

bleach (canonical)
bleaches (third-person singular)
bleached (past)
bleached (past participle)
bleaching (present participle)

Bleaching something means to make it become white or even colorless.

She bleached her brown hair so she could impersonate the blonde Marilyn Monroe in the talent show.

I will bleach my white shirts to take out those ink stains.

Bleaching your white shirts will take out ink stains.


bleach

Bleach is a chemical used to make things white.

I used a cup of bleach in the washing machine.


franc

Franc is a unit of French currency before it was replaced by the euro.


gravy

A thick sauce made from the fats or juices from meat and vegetables.

I added some gravy over my plate of rice to make it tastier.

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. -- Bette Davis

I have a lot of offers to play for appearance fees. It's nice gravy, but it's not a big motivating factor for me, to go here and there just for money. -- Mike Weir


syrup

Syrup is a thick, sticky, sweet liquid made from sugar, water and flavourings.

I poured syrup on my waffles and pancakes.


avocado

An avocado is a type of fruit that is yellowish-green and mushy inside.

Avocados grow in South Africa.

A dark chartreuse colour, like the colour of the meat of an avocado.

/ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/


lychee

A lychee is a fruit, that comes from China. It is small with thick rough reddish skin, white flesh and a large seed inside.

Lychees are very sweet.

/ˈlaɪ̯t͡ʃiː/


avocados

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


illegitimacy

The state or condition of being illegitimate.


incomprehensible

incomprehensible (positive)
more incomprehensible (comparative)
most incomprehensible (superlative)

If something is incomprehensible, it is very difficult or impossible to understand.

Alan's story was incomprehensible and made almost everyone confused by what he was saying.


prosperous

prosperous (positive)
more prosperous (comparative)
most prosperous (superlative)

Something that is prosperous is financially successful.

Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.

A person or thing that is prosperous has a lot of money.

He was raised in a very prosperous household.


overload

overload (canonical)
overloads (third-person singular)
overloaded (past)
overloaded (past participle)
overloading (present participle)

To load many items in something that it exceeds the limit.

The lift was too overloaded that it refused to close the doors until someone got out of it.


characterize

characterize (canonical)
characterizes (third-person singular)
characterized (past)
characterized (past participle)
characterizing (present participle)

To see someone or something a particular way (often negative).

To determine the characteristics of someone or something.


characterizes

The third-person singular form of characterize.


characterized

The past tense and past participle of characterize.


hijab

A hijab is a piece of material worn by Muslim women to cover their hair and neck.


unreliable

unreliable (positive)
more unreliable (comparative)
most unreliable (superlative)

When something or someone is unreliable, it cannot be trusted.

He is an unreliable source of this murder case as he is a good friend of the suspect and would then try to defend him.


Georgia

Georgia is a country in Eastern Europe or West Asia.

Georgia is a state in the southern United States.


Virginia

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

Richmond is the capital of Virginia.


Sri Lankan

Someone that is a person who is from Sri Lanka or has a culture from Sri Lanka.

William Gopallawa was a famous Sri Lankan president


colonization

Colonization is when a new colony is created by a country elsewhere.

The British colonization in the 17th-18th century made the British Empire one of the largest in the world.


gobbledygook

Something that is useless, incomprehensible or even nonsense writing.

Paggyita's story of the Yang Ying was gobbledygook, none of it was even true.


patty

A patty is a flat circular piece of ground meat.


crew

A group of people working together to operate something such as a ship, factory, airplane, etc.


jaunt

When you take a jaunt, you take a short trip, usually for pleasure.

We took a jaunt to the beach.

My jaunts about town led to meeting many interesting people.


jaunt

jaunt (canonical)
jaunts (third-person singular)
jaunted (past)
jaunted (past participle)
jaunting (present participle)

If you jaunt, you take a short trip, usually for pleasure.


falooda

Falooda is a cold and sweet drink that is rather popular in Southern Asia.


Megen


enactment

A piece of legislation that has been authorized by a legislative person.

The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.

The enactments passed by the council that year included sweeping reforms.


Kuiper belt

The Kuiper belt is a line of comets in the ridges of space.


inappropriate

inappropriate (positive)
more inappropriate (comparative)
most inappropriate (superlative)

If something that is inappropriate, it is not appropriate, something that is not needed.

Your act of throwing food away was inappropriate.


advisory

An advisory is a warning. Usually this is used for weather reports.

The Weather Department issued a tornado advisory.


advisory

advisory (positive)
more advisory (comparative)
most advisory (superlative)

If something contains an advice, it is advisory; you are suggested, but not forced to do it.


reassign

reassign (canonical)
reassigns (third-person singular)
reassigned (past)
reassigned (past participle)
reassigning (present participle)

If someone reassigns something, they change a persons job from one thing to another, usually through someone of higher power than them.

Mrs. Bullium reassigned Caper from being a software developer to becoming a system administrator.


unoccupied

unoccupied (positive)
more unoccupied (comparative)
most unoccupied (superlative)

If something is unoccupied, it is not occupied.

The tenant left, making the house unoccupied.

If someone is unoccupied, they are not busy; they are free to do something.

My dad is unoccupied and is free to get us some ice cream.


spotless

spotless (positive)
more spotless (comparative)
most spotless (superlative)

If something is spotless, it has no spots on it; it is not dirty.

You did a good job cleaning the house! It is spotless!

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Welsh

Welsh is a language that is spoken in Wales.

I spoke Welsh.


Welsh

Welsh (positive)
more Welsh (comparative)
most Welsh (superlative)

Something that is Welsh is related to Wales, its people or its culture.


wintry

wintry (positive)
wintrier (comparative)
wintriest (superlative)

If it is wintry, it feels like winter and the cold.

It feels wintry even when it is just autumn.


halal

Food that Muslims can eat according to the Islamic religious practice.


tights

Tights are pants worn by females that cover from the waist down to the feet.

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tenderhearted

tenderhearted (positive)
more tenderhearted (comparative)
most tenderhearted (superlative)

When someone is tenderhearted, the person is kind, gentle and cares about other people's troubles or distress.


maturity

Maturity is the stage of being fully grown or developed; the stage of being mature. This means being able to reproduce.

/məˈt͡ʃʊərəti/


Abdul

Abdul is a male given name. Abdul means servant in Arabic which is derived from the word Abd.


greedy

greedy (positive)
greedier (comparative)
greediest (superlative)

A greedy person is someone who wants money or other items for himself and does not like to share.

My aunt is greedy because she keeps talking about money.


projectile

An object that is thrown is called a projectile.


recite

recite (canonical)
recites (third-person singular)
recited (past)
recited (past participle)
reciting (present participle)

I will recite my poem tomorrow.


patiently

Doing something patiently means to do it in a patient manner.

Jimmy waited patiently for his mother to bring him his favorite toy.


rebellion

Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.

Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebeling.

Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.

An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.


rebellions

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


irresponsible

irresponsible (positive)
more irresponsible (comparative)
most irresponsible (superlative)

When someone is irresponsible, he/she is not responsible and does not care about anything that goes wrong.

My uncle's friend is irresponsible. He does not care about the damage he caused because of him misbehaving in public, causing his company to suffer because of this.


spectacular

spectacular (positive)
more spectacular (comparative)
most spectacular (superlative)

When something is spectacular, it is very amazing and fascinating, making people surprised and excited about it.

The bridge is spectacular! I have never seen something like it before!


thingies

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


repeater

An electronic device that takes in a weak signal and makes it stronger.

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marshmallow

A marshmallow is a plant from Africa (Althaea officinalis).

The root of the marshmallow plant is used to make confections.

A marshmallow is a sweet, fluffy food that is white in color and cylindrical in shape.

The kids love having marshmallows in hot chocolate drinks

/mɑːʃˈmaləʊ/


marshmallows

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


irrational

irrational (positive)
more irrational (comparative)
most irrational (superlative)

If something is irrational is it not rational, or it is nonsensical.

That decision was completely irrational.


livid

livid (positive)
more livid (comparative)
most livid (superlative)

When someone is livid, he/she is very angry, sometimes can even become irrational.

My friend is livid because someone stole his candy bar.


repeaters

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


tsunami

A tsunami is a very large water wave formed in the ocean and can destroy buildings and people, usually due to an earthquake or volcanic eruption.


nonviolent

nonviolent (positive)
more nonviolent (comparative)
most nonviolent (superlative)

When something is nonviolent, it is not violent and usually peaceful.

Mahatma Gandhi and his protesters protested in a nonviolent way.


delicious

delicious (positive)
more delicious (comparative)
most delicious (superlative)

When a food is delicious, it is tasty or tastes very nice.

The lasagna the school cooks is delicious and the children loved it a lot.


insightful

insightful (positive)
more insightful (comparative)
most insightful (superlative)

If something is insightful, then it has insight; it gives you a better understanding of a topic or concept.


obituary

An obituary is a death notice with information of someone who has died, usually published in a newspaper or in a booklet, given to people at funerals.

His obituary was published yesterday, but did not have the cause of his death.

At Annie's funeral, a worker from the funeral home, were giving out obituaries to everyone.

/əˈbɪtjʊərɪ/


best man

In western culture, the best man is the groom's attendant at a wedding.

John was best man at his brother's wedding.


obituaries

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


infamous

infamous (positive)
more infamous (comparative)
most infamous (superlative)

Someone or something that is infamous is well-known, but for bad reasons. They are famous, but are hated and considered to be bad.


pineapple

A pineapple is a large green-and-brown fruit with yellow flesh.

I was looking forward to eating my pineapple, but I had a lot of trouble cutting it open.


pineapples

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


mega

This ant experiment will be mega cool!


meaningful

Your contributions to Wiktionary are meaningful.


thingamabob

Thingamabob is used for (usually) weird inventions or things; doohickey


custody

Custody is the act of taking care of something or somebody as it relates to the law, usually children.

The court gave custody to the childrens' father.

Custody is the brief watching over or taking care of a persons' things.

The bank has taken custody of the house while I finish paying the money owed on my loan.

Custody is when someone is watched over or put in prison, usually while waiting for a trial

Until the trial, the judge ordered the defendant to stay in police custody because of the risk of him running away.


unappreciated

Unappreciated means to not being appreciated

He felt unappreciated when the teacher yelled at him.


cabby

One who drives a vehicle for hire such as a taxi cab driver.

The cabby sped through rush hour traffic.


ajar

If a door or window is ajar, it is slightly open.


cabbies

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

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


quadrilateral

A quadrilateral is a geometric shape having four sides.

A rectangle is a quadrilateral.


quadrilaterals

More than one quadrilateral; plural of quadrilateral


pentagon

A pentagon (⬟) is a shape that has five sides.


pentagons

More than one pentagon; plural of pentagon


paranoid

paranoid (positive)
more paranoid (comparative)
most paranoid (superlative)

When someone is being paranoid, they feel worried and have fear about something.

Stop being so paranoid; nobody's following us.


eerie

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

If something is eerie, it is weird or unusual.

My friends said that the swamp was eerie at night.


unhelpful

If something is unhelpful, it is not useful or helpful.

Most of his contributions are unhelpful.


dodo

A dodo is an extinct bird of the Aves family from Mauritius.


dodos

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


hijabs

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


syrups

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


flushes

flush (canonical)
flushes (third-person singular)
flushed (past)
flushed (past participle)
flushing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flush.


flushed

The past tense and past participle of flush.


administrator

An administrator is a person who takes authority over someone or something.

Congratulations to Max, he is now an administrator of Wiktionary!


disallow

disallow (canonical)
disallows (third-person singular)
disallowed (past)
disallowed (past participle)
disallowing (present participle)

If you disallow, you do not let it happen; you do not allow this to happen.

Please disallow his request for adminship.


popsicle

A frozen flavored ice or ice cream treat on a stick.

My mother gave me a popsicle.


popsicles

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


-ed

If you used "ed" after a word, that means it has already happened. This is used to form past tense of verbs.

You were banned from eating lunch here.


ed


ferocious

ferocious (positive)
more ferocious (comparative)
most ferocious (superlative)

When someone is ferocious, they are livid, scary or mad.

Tigers are ferocious.


scooter

A scooter is a child's vehicle that has two wheels and a footboard mostly pushed by the foot. Some scooters are electrical, meaning that they do not need to be pushed.


scooter

scooter (canonical)
scooters (third-person singular)
scootered (past)
scootered (past participle)
scootering (present participle)

When you scooter, you ride on a scooter.


toddler

A toddler is a very young child, about two or three years old.


stubborn

stubborn (positive)
stubborner (comparative)
stubbornest (superlative)

Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate.

He is very stubborn about his beliefs.

Jack is always stubborn at the dinner table.


stubborner

The comparative form of stubborn; more stubborn.


stubbornest

The superlative form of stubborn; most stubborn.


forced march

Soldiers, especially infantry, moving at a faster than normal, even tiring pace.


forced marches

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


administrators

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


threatening

threaten (canonical)
threatens (third-person singular)
threatened (past)
threatened (past participle)
threatening (present participle)


threatening

Threatening means something is bad or has threat.

She goes around the block threatening to commit suicide.


humbug

I was the victim of a humbug.

A humbug is a type of hard sweet that is peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.


humbug

humbug (canonical)
humbugs (third-person singular)
humbugged (past)
humbugged (past participle)
humbugging (present participle)

To humbug means to cheat, swindle, or trick.

Don't humbug me.

That salesman thinks he can humbug everybody.

I was humbugged when I bought that used car.

P. T. Barnum was accused of humbugging the public.

Jack humbugs every customer.


humbugging

/ˈhəmˌbəɡɪŋ/


revulsion

Loathing, aversion, disgust, abhorrence.

I was overcome with revulsion when I heard of what happened.


lynch

lynch (canonical)
lynches (third-person singular)
lynched (past)
lynched (past participle)
lynching (present participle)

To lynch someone is to hang them and is usually done by a mob of people.

Do not lynch her, it is against the law!


flapjack

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mushrooms

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


baffle

baffle (canonical)
baffles (third-person singular)
baffled (past)
baffled (past participle)
baffling (present participle)

When you are baffled by something, it shows that it is confusing.

I am baffled by this puzzle and I cannot solve it.


councilman

A councilman is a male member of a council, usually a city council.


marshal

A marshal is a kind of law enforcement official in the USA, usually a federal one.

M.N. Harriman was the first law enforcement marshal in Anderson, Indiana.


determination

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.

The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.

The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.

That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

/dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/


determinations

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


cha-cha

Cha-cha refers to the famous Latin American dance.


attacker

An attacker is someone who attacks someone else, usually out of violence.

A hacker is an attacker that tries to enter other people's systems illegally.

An attacker is a player who tries to score goals or points for their own team.


attackers

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


reopen

reopen (canonical)
reopens (third-person singular)
reopened (past)
reopened (past participle)
reopening (present participle)

If you reopen something, you open it again.

The store will reopen tomorrow after being closed for repairs.


reopened

The past tense and past participle of reopen.


reopens

The third-person singular form of reopen.


lynching

A lynching is an act of violence given to somebody by a mob of people.


lynchings

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


rumormonger

If you are a rumormonger, you are a person who spreads or repeats rumors and gossip.

Rumormongers made my campaign for re-election a living hell.


rumormonger

rumormonger (canonical)
rumormongers (third-person singular)
rumormongered (past)
rumormongered (past participle)
rumormongering (present participle)

If you rumormonger, you spread rumors or gossip.

He rumormongered about the campaign every chance he had.

If you are going to spend your time rumormongering, stay away from me!


showman

A showman is a person who organizes a show or theatrical event.

P. T. Barnum was an American showman.

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impresario

impresario
impresarios or impresari (plural)

An impresario is a person who organizes shows, theatrical events and performers.

/ˌɪmprɪˈsɑːrɪəʊ/


provoke

provoke (canonical)
provokes (third-person singular)
provoked (past)
provoked (past participle)
provoking (present participle)

Your bad behavior provoked me to drop out of the club.

Don't provoke your parents into taking away your privileges by behaving badly.


devious

devious (positive)
more devious (comparative)
most devious (superlative)

When someone is devious, that person is not honest and frank.

Paul is being devious about the missing funds in the company's reserves, something is not right here.


Lilliputian

A resident of Lilliput in the book Gulliver's Travels.

The Lilliputians were at war with a neighboring kingdom.

A very small adult person, such as a midget or a dwarf.

The midgets and dwarfs were billed as Lilliputians on the circus posters.


Lilliputian

Lilliputian (positive)
more Lilliputian (comparative)
most Lilliputian (superlative)

Even with my eyeglasses, I can't read the Lilliputian print in this book.

This Lilliputian furniture was made for my great-grandmother's doll house.

This spoon is the most Lilliputian piece of tableware I've ever held.

My new apartment is the most Lilliputian place I've ever called home.


dressing room

A dressing room is a place in a theatre, movie studio, television studio, etc. where a performer changes from his street dress into a costume. A locker room is sometimes called a dressing room.

He put on his costume and make up in a dressing room on the lower level of the theatre.

Her dressing room was crowded with adoring fans after every performance.


pew

A bench-like piece of furniture in a house of worship for members of the congregation.

I sat in the front pew of the church for my grandson's wedding.

All the pews were filled on Easter Day.


fire screen

A fireplace accessory placed on the hearth to shield people from direct heat and to prevent sparks from bursting into the room.


embellish

embellish (canonical)
embellishes (third-person singular)
embellished (past)
embellished (past participle)
embellishing (present participle)

When you embellish something, you decorate it.

The picture frame was embellished with tiny gold angels.

Don't embellish your excuse for being late with tall tales about your mother being sick, your boss firing you, and your dog running away from home!


shorelands

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


monarchs

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


royalties

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


minces

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


minces

mince (canonical)
minces (third-person singular)
minced (past)
minced (past participle)
mincing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mince.


minced

The past tense and past participle of mince.


reverts

revert (canonical)
reverts (third-person singular)
reverted (past)
reverted (past participle)
reverting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of revert.


reverted

The past tense and past participle of revert.


wrinkles

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


duchies

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


interregnums

interregnum
interregnums or interregna (plural)

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


interregna

/ˌɪntərˈrɛɡnə/


coachmen

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


liveries

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


Shetland ponies

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


adoptions

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


disloyalties

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


kites

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


bleached

bleach (canonical)
bleaches (third-person singular)
bleached (past)
bleached (past participle)
bleaching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bleach.


francs

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


gravies

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


lychees

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


overloaded

overload (canonical)
overloads (third-person singular)
overloaded (past)
overloaded (past participle)
overloading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of overload.


overloads

The third-person singular form of overload.


Sri Lankans

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


colonizations

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


gobbledygooks

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


patties

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


jure uxoris

For example, Robert Bruce, 6th Lord of Annandale was titled Earl of Carrick jure uxoris.


Northman

A person from Scandinavia, especially one who raided into Britain and western Europe between the eighth and eleventh centuries; a Viking.

A common medieval prayer was: "From the fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord."


Northmen

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


Norse

Norse (positive)
more Norse (comparative)
most Norse (superlative)

Of, or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.

Of, or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.


Norse

A collective term for Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.

His ancestors were Norse.

People who speak of any of the North Germanic languages.

He is Norse from his language.

The ancient language spoken by Vikings, from which modern Scandinavian languages are derived. Icelandic is the most closely related modern version, having changed little due to Iceland's isolation.

He can speak Old Norse.


toddlers

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


colonisation

Colonisation is when a new colony is created by a country elsewhere.

The British colonisation in the 17th-18th century made the British Empire one of the largest in the world.


colonisations

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


publicize

publicize (canonical)
publicizes (third-person singular)
publicized (past)
publicized (past participle)
publicizing (present participle)

If you publicize something, you make it known to the public.

The trial was publicized for entertainment.


publicizes

The third-person singular form of publicize.


publicized

The past tense and past participle of publicize.


publicise

publicise (canonical)
publicises (third-person singular)
publicised (past)
publicised (past participle)
publicising (present participle)

If you publicise something, you make it known to the public.

The trial was publicised for entertainment.


publicises

The third-person singular form of publicise.


publicised

The past tense and past participle of publicise.


lynches

lynch (canonical)
lynches (third-person singular)
lynched (past)
lynched (past participle)
lynching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of lynch.


lynched

The past tense and past participle of lynch.


principality

A principality is the process of being a ruler, prince, or other person of power.

A principality is an area that is ruled by a prince or princess.

Wales was a principality ruled by the son of the English King until it joined England in 1542.

A principality is the state of being principal; pre-eminence.


principalities

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


princeps

From *primoceps by syncope, from prīmus (“first”) + capiō (“take, capture”).

A princeps can be a leader, first in importance.

William I Longsword was the princeps of Normandy.

A princeps can mean a prince or sovereign.


crews

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


jaunts

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


jaunts

jaunt (canonical)
jaunts (third-person singular)
jaunted (past)
jaunted (past participle)
jaunting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of jaunt.


faloodas

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


enactments

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


advisories

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


greedier

greedy (positive)
greedier (comparative)
greediest (superlative)

The comparative form of greedy; more greedy.


greediest

The superlative form of greedy; most greedy.


reassigns

reassign (canonical)
reassigns (third-person singular)
reassigned (past)
reassigned (past participle)
reassigning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reassign.


reassigned

The past tense and past participle of reassign.


wintrier

wintry (positive)
wintrier (comparative)
wintriest (superlative)

The comparative form of wintry; more wintry.


wintriest

The superlative form of wintry; most wintry.


reassignment

A reassignment is assigning something to someone more than once.


reassignments

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


principes

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


maturities

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


projectiles

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


recites

recite (canonical)
recites (third-person singular)
recited (past)
recited (past participle)
reciting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of recite.


recited

The past tense and past participle of recite.


tsunamis

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


angelology

To begin angelology, you should read the Bible.


angelologies

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


faithful

faithful (positive)
more faithful (comparative)
most faithful (superlative)

If someone or something is faithful, they are loyal to a person or cause.

My dog follows me everywhere I go. He is very faithful.

If someone is faithful, they have faith in something.

People who go to church are faithful to their God.

If someone is faithful, they are able to be relied on; they are able to be trusted.

My assistant does anything I ask him to. He is very faithful to me.

If something is faithful, it is close to something real.

That painting is a very faithful copy of the Mona Lisa.

If someone is faithful, they have only had sex with their partner; they have not had sex with other people.

They have been faithful to each other since they got married.


rescuer

A rescuer is someone that rescues someone or something.

The fireman that saved me from that fire was my rescuer.


rescuers

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


infectible

infectible (positive)
more infectible (comparative)
most infectible (superlative)

If something is infectible, it is able to become infected.


diabolic

diabolic (positive)
more diabolic (comparative)
most diabolic (superlative)

If someone or something is diabolic, it shows evil that is usually shown by a devil.

This video game has a diabolic plotline.

If someone or something is diabolic, it is very evil or cruel.


diabolical

diabolical (positive)
more diabolical (comparative)
most diabolical (superlative)

If someone or something is diabolical, it is very evil or cruel.

That math test was diabolical! I only knew the answers to three of the questions!

If someone or something is diabolical, it is related to the devil; it is satanic.

[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ]

[ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ]


anytime

I have no plans this weekend; I can paint the house anytime.


rainy

rainy (positive)
rainier (comparative)
rainiest (superlative)

If it is rainy, it is a wet day with rain.

It was a rainy day, so he stayed inside where it was warm and dry.


rainier

The comparative form of rainy; more rainy.


rainiest

The superlative form of rainy; most rainy.


suitable

suitable (positive)
more suitable (comparative)
most suitable (superlative)

Something suitable is right for a particular purpose.

He had to find a suitable pair of shoes for running.

Her parents did not think he was a suitable boyfriend.


outbid

outbid (canonical)
outbids (third-person singular)
outbidded (past)
outbidded (past participle)
outbidding (present participle)

To outbid means that one has offered the most money for an object, thus "outbidding" one's rivals.

I outbid all those interested in the property.

She outbid everyone at the auction for the old French clock.


prurient

prurient (positive)
more prurient (comparative)
most prurient (superlative)

If someone is prurient, they are uneasy with desire, usually having to do with lust.

If someone is prurient, they appeal to desires of sex.

If someone is prurient, they are curious, usually in an inappropriate way.


pruriently

more pruriently (comparative)
Superlativemost pruriently

If something is done pruriently, it is done in a prurient way.


safe haven

A safe haven is a place of safety or refuge.

A safe haven can be a protected zone in a country, especially for members of an ethnic or religious minority.

A safe haven is an investment that would lose little value if the stock market crashed.

A safe haven is a financially secure offshore bank or country during times of financial uncertainty.


safe havens

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


treaty

A treaty is a formal agreement between two or more states.

Both countries signed the peace treaty.


treaties

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


noble

A noble is an aristocrat; a member of the highest social class.

This house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.

A noble was a medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.


noble

nobler (comparative)
noblest (superlative)
noble (positive)
more noble (comparative)
most noble (superlative)

Noble qualities are those admired by others.

It was very noble of him to defend his friend.


nobles

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


invitation

If you receive an invitation, you are being asked to attend an event.

The wedding invitations were mailed a week ago.

An invitation to a party can be a written one or a verbal one.

My little boy received an invitation to a schoolmate's birthday party.


glimpse

(countable) When you catch a glimpse of something, you see it only for a moment.

I caught a glimpse of baby Prince George as his parents left the hospital.

I had a glimpse or two of Queen Elizabeth as she stepped from her Rolls and disappeared into the Palace.


curiosity

When you have a curiosity about something, you have an interest in it.

My curiosity about Prince William's personal life deepens every day.

Your curiosities about the private lives of the Royal Family will never be satisfied.

An unusual or rare object of interest; an oddity

Did you buy that little curiosity at Harrod's?

The British Museum is filled with dozens of oddities and curiosities from around the world.


profitable

profitable (positive)
more profitable (comparative)
most profitable (superlative)

If something is profitable, it means it is money-making or it produces other good results.

Our product was a profitable one for years, and we retired as millionaires.

I made a profitable study of French. I spoke the language fluently within months.


venture

My venture into television production was successful.

I gained much experience with my ventures into television, theatre, and movie production.


venture

venture (canonical)
ventures (third-person singular)
ventured (past)
ventured (past participle)
venturing (present participle)


saloon

A saloon was a place in the American Old West where you could drink and play cards.

Alcoholic drinks were offered in saloons as well as card games and roulette.

Miss Kitty ran a saloon in the long-running American television series "Gunsmoke".


likenesses

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


resemblance

A resemblance is something that resembles or looks like something else; likeness.


resemblances

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


obtainable

obtainable (positive)
more obtainable (comparative)
most obtainable (superlative)

If something or someone is obtainable, it is able to be obtained or gotten.

Finishing the project before the deadline is an obtainable goal.


obtainment

An obtainment is an act of obtaining something or someone; it is the attaining of something or someone.


obtainments

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


fealty

Fealty is being loyal to one's lord or superior.


fealties

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


baptisms

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


confounders

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


synthetic

synthetic (positive)
more synthetic (comparative)
most synthetic (superlative)

When something is synthetic, it is artificial, fake, man-made or not genuine.


mastermind

If you are the mastermind behind something like a product or concept, you are the genius who creates, manages, or controls it.

Ray Kroc was the mastermind behind the fast food concept.

Who was the mastermind behind this great sitcom?

It would take a few masterminds to solve this problem.


mastermind

mastermind (canonical)
masterminds (third-person singular)
masterminded (past)
masterminded (past participle)
masterminding (present participle)

If you mastermind something you create, manage, or control it.

Ray Kroc masterminded the fast foods concept.

The president of our company masterminds one great idea after another.

Masterminding new ideas is not one of my strengths.


condescension

If you treat someone with condescension, you are lowering yourself to interact with them.

The salesman treated the buyer with condescension because of their race.


scamp

A scamp is someone who likes mischief and playful tricks.

My six year old son is a scamp. He farts in front of company then runs away laughing.


sentiment

Sentiments are thoughts or beliefs that are based on emotion more than on reason.

Her sentiments about that gangster are sorely misplaced.

Her sentiments about her old home are touching.

Yes, those are my sentiments exactly!


entertainer

An entertainer is a person who entertains or amuses other people.

There will be many entertainers at the State Fair this year.

I want to be an entertainer when I grow up.


mourner

A mourner is a person who grieves at a funeral or a burial, or at someone's death.

The mourners left the cemetery before the storm broke.


sentiments

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


premieres

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


premieres

premiere (canonical)
premieres (third-person singular)
premiered (past)
premiered (past participle)
premiering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of premiere.


premiered

The past tense and past participle of premiere.


entertainers

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


mourners

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


showmen

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


impresarios

impresario
impresarios or impresari (plural)

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


scamps

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


narrative

A narrative tells events in a set order.

This narrative about the Indian capture of an American pioneer woman in the 1800s is thrilling.


narratives

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


elegy

This elegy on the death of George Washington is very moving.

I couldn't read the elegy about Washington. It was old-fashioned and too long.


statuette

Put that statuette on the bookcase.


elegies

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


evocation

An evocation is meant to suggest or bring out something in the imagination.

The calling forth or summoning of a spirit.

The witch's evocation of the evil spirit caused everyone to tremble.


caboose

A caboose is the last car on a railway train. In past days, they were usually painted a bright red.

I love trains! I always wanted to ride in the caboose when I was a kid!


bunk

I shared a bunk with my brother at summer cap.

In the olden days, there were many bunks in the cowboys' bunkhouse.

Your story about getting a million dollar job is a lot of bunk!

Don't give me that bunk!


bunk

bunk (canonical)
bunks (third-person singular)
bunked (past)
bunked (past participle)
bunking (present participle)

Bunk means to occupy or sleep in a small bed.

Will you bunk with me at baseball camp?

He always bunks with his brother at baseball camp.

I bunked with my brother last year at summer camp.

Will you be bunking with your brother at camp this year?


bunkhouse

A bunkhouse is a structure that has many small beds. A bunkhouse can often be found on a western ranch or at a truck stop.

Cowboys sleep in a bunkhouse.

I stay in truck drivers' bunkhouses on long hauls.


intention

I have no intention of getting married until I'm thirty.

What are your intentions in this matter?

Was this your intention or just an accident?


intentions

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


statuettes

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


ventures

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


ventures

The third-person singular form of venture.


bleaches

bleach (canonical)
bleaches (third-person singular)
bleached (past)
bleached (past participle)
bleaching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bleach.


bleaches

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


wrinkled

wrinkle (canonical)
wrinkles (third-person singular)
wrinkled (past)
wrinkled (past participle)
wrinkling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wrinkle.


cabooses

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


bunkhouses

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


cyclist

A cyclist is a person who rides on a bicycle or motorcycle.

The cyclist rode up the hill.


cyclists

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


rotunda

A rotunda is a circular building (sometimes covered with a dome), or a round room within a building.

The Pantheon is Rome is a rotunda.

I visited the Rotunda in Washington, D.C.


rotundas

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


aggravate

aggravate (canonical)
aggravates (third-person singular)
aggravated (past)
aggravated (past participle)
aggravating (present participle)

To aggravate is to make something worse.

The doctor said eating too much would aggravate his condition.

When you aggravate someone, you irritate and annoy them.

The sound of her voice was enough to aggravate me.

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aggravates

The third-person singular form of aggravate.


aggravated

The past tense and past participle of aggravate.


son-in-law

son-in-law
sons-in-law or son-in-laws (plural)

A son-in-law is the husband of one's daughter or child.

He made his son-in-law a partner in his business.

/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/


sons-in-law

sons-in-law
sons-in-law or son-in-laws (plural)

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


hearty

hearty (positive)
heartier (comparative)
heartiest (superlative)

Hearty means to have good health and vigor.

My grandfather was a hearty man who enjoyed outdoor sports.

In spite of his senior years, the coach is the heartiest man I know.

Mr. Crump exercises every day, and is a heartier man than the other men on the team.


drollery

Drollery is something that is said or done to cause laughter.

Your drollery is misplaced and unwanted at this funeral.

The drolleries in Mr. Crump's impromptu speech left me rolling with laughter.

Drollery is an amusing quality in someone or something.

Mr. Crump's drollery is a welcome relief from all this seriousness.


genteel

genteel (positive)
more genteel (comparative)
most genteel (superlative)

Genteel means refined and showing the polite manners and traditions of society.

Crook your pinkie when you drink tea. People will think you have a genteel background.


incredulous

incredulous (positive)
more incredulous (comparative)
most incredulous (superlative)

I'm an incredulous person and don't believe your story.

I'm more incredulous than you are. It gets me into trouble sometimes.

Incredulous means too fantastic to be believed or trusted.

Your incredulous story will never be printed in the newspaper.

That is the most incredulous tale I've ever heard.


dastardly

dastardly (positive)
more dastardly (comparative)
most dastardly (superlative)

Dastardly means to show a lack of courage.

Your dastardly act should cause you great shame!


mountebank

A mountebank is a fake, a phony, or someone who claims credentials he does not have, especially in the medical professions.

My doctor is a mountebank.


fleet

A fleet is a large group of something, especially ships and aircraft.

The fleet of warships left port at dawn.

A fleet of bicycles raced through the Alps.


constancy

Constancy is steadfastness, faithfulness, loyalty

His constancy to our cause is heartening.


generosity

Generosity is the quality or state of being generous.

His generosity with the lottery winnings made it possible for me to go to college.

/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈrɑsəti/

/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈrɒsɪti/


genial

genial (positive)
more genial (comparative)
most genial (superlative)

Genial means having a pleasing and relaxed manner .

Whipslake Turdley is a genial dinner host.

Snickerbee Steambore is the most genial overnight guest I've ever had.

Eversham Picknose can be a more genial companion in these sorts of situations than many a man.


heartier

The comparative form of hearty; more hearty.


heartiest

The superlative form of hearty; most hearty.


drolleries

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


fad

A fad is a brief but popular trend or interest.

Hula hoops were a fad in the 1950s.


sparked

spark (canonical)
sparks (third-person singular)
sparked (past)
sparked (past participle)
sparking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of spark.


fads

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


constancies

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


generosities

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


sportsperson

sportsperson
sportspersons or sportspeople (plural)

A sportsperson is a man or a woman who practices one or more sports.

Golfers, footballers, swimmers are sportspersons.


renew

renew (canonical)
renews (third-person singular)
renewed (past)
renewed (past participle)
renewing (present participle)

My energies were renewed after taking a nap.

The studio renewed the actor's contract.

Customer: Librarian, may I renew this book for another week?

Librarian: It's been renewed twice. You can't keep renewing it. Other customers want to read it.


renews

The third-person singular form of renew.


renewed

The past tense and past participle of renew.


veto

A veto is a political right to reject a decision or law.


veto

veto (canonical)
vetoes (third-person singular)
vetoed (past)
vetoed (past participle)
vetoing (present participle)

If you veto, you exercise a veto against a decision or law.


yacht

A yacht is a large boat used mostly for pleasure or racing.

The Queen had a yacht called "Britannia".

Rich people like to race their yachts.


discharge

discharge (canonical)
discharges (third-person singular)
discharged (past)
discharged (past participle)
discharging (present participle)

To discharge something is to release it or let it go, especially all at once.

Discharging steam prevented pressure from building.

When a gun goes off, it is said to discharge.

He took aim and discharged his gun.

No one knew the gun was loaded until it accidentally discharged.

He said "I fired the gun"; the report said "he discharged the weapon."

When you are discharged, you are allowed to leave.

I was honorably discharged at the end of the war.

Her doctor said she could go home, so she was discharged from the hospital.

When a debt or obligation is been met or is ended, it is discharged.

We made the last payment, and the loan was discharged.

The rest of her student loan debt was discharged after she was injured.

Discharge is the opposite of charge for things like batteries and reservoirs.

I forgot to plug in my phone and the battery totally discharged.

/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/


discharge

The act of discharging is also called a discharge.

There was a discharge of steam when he opened the oven door.

The cannon discharge scared the boy.

Something released (in a discharge) is also called a discharge.

The puddle of water was discharge from the pump, not from a leak in the pipe.

A discharge is a substance (other than blood) coming from a wound or part of your body, usually because of infection.

There was a discharge coming from the wound.

/ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/


tuition

Tuition is the money you pay to go to a school, college, university, or educational program.

The tuition to the Lovely Ladies Modeling School is more than I thought it would be.

My dad paid the tuition to my college.

State school tuitions are less than tuitions to private schools.


fraternity

A fraternity is a social organization for men at colleges.

Sigma Chi is a fraternity.

There are too many fraternities at State College.


callus

A callus is an area of dry, hardened skin.

A carpenter gets calluses on his hands from using a hammer all the time.

That callus on your heel can be softened with hand lotion.


polymer

A polymer is a compound made up of many repeated smaller simple monomers. Polymers can be natural or man-made.

Cellulose is a natural polymer, and nylon is a man-made polymer.


-logy

Example: geology

Example: eulogy


eulogy

A eulogy is a speech, or writing, which praises someone who has died.

Writing an eulogy isn't easy.

At the funeral of Tom, Bob spoke an eulogy to him.


calluses

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


eulogies

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


polymers

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


monomer

A monomer is a simple compound that can join with others to make a polymer.

Glucose is a monomer.


monomers

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


cellulose

Cellulose is a polymer made up of glucose, which makes the walls of plant cells.

Cellulose is used to make paper and cellophane.


cellophane

Cellophane is a clear, flexible, material made from cellulose. It is used to wrap up things to keep them dry.

I bought a box of cigarettes which were covered in cellophane.


cellophanes

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


shaheen falcon

The shaheen falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator) is a bird of prey found in South Asia.

The shaheen falcon is also one the fastest birds in the world.


shaheen falcons

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


black-necked crane

black-necked crane
black-necked cranes (plural)

The black necked crane (Grus nigricollis) is a large bird and medium-sized crane found in the Tibetan plateau.


black-necked cranes

The plural form of black-necked crane; more than one (kind of) black-necked crane.


cobbler

A cobbler is a person who makes and repairs shoes.

A cobbler is a type of dessert made with fruit.


filicide

Filicide is when a person kills their own child.

A psychological overview of filicide - the murder of his family by a father.


ogle

ogle (canonical)
ogles (third-person singular)
ogled (past)
ogled (past participle)
ogling (present participle)

If you ogle, you stare at someone with sex on one's mind.

The man on the bench in the shopping mall ogled the young female shoppers as they passed.


rife

rife (positive)
more rife (comparative)
most rife (superlative)

If x is rife with y, then y is common or widespread in x, especially when y is unpleasant or bad.

Prostitution is rife in big city slums.


sweetheart

A sweetheart is someone you love in a romantic way.

My sweetheart gave me a box of candy on Valentine's Day.


adultery

Adultery is the act of having sex between a married person and someone who is not that person's wife or husband.

He found out that his wife had committed adultery and divorced her.

Adultery is a class I felony in Wisconsin.


elector

An elector is someone that can vote in an election.

The elections are coming soon, please do not forget to register yourself as an elector.

In the history of Germany an elector was a prince or archbishop who had the right to vote for the emperor who ruled over the Holy Roman Empire.

The Archbishop of Mainz was an elector in 1340.

In the United States, an elector is a delegate who has the right to vote in the U.S. Electoral College for the President of the United States.

Bob was an elector in the last presidential election.


electors

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


assimilate

assimilate (canonical)
assimilates (third-person singular)
assimilated (past)
assimilated (past participle)
assimilating (present participle)

To assimilate is to mix with other people, to absorb into their community.


libertine

A libertine is someone (usually a man) who has no regard for the morals of his time, especially sexual morals.

Don Juan is the classic libertine.


rake

A rake is a garden tool used to gather leaves, grass clippings, and other garden debris.

He mowed the grass, then used a rake to gather the clippings.

A rake is someone (usually a man) who has little regard for morals, especially sexual morals.

Don Juan was a rake.

Hogarth made a group of pictures called "The Rake's Progress".


rake

rake (canonical)
rakes (third-person singular)
raked (past)
raked (past participle)
raking (present participle)

If you rake something, you use a rake on something, such as leaves, in order to loosen or gather them together.

We raked all the leaves into a pile.


analytic

analytic (positive)
more analytic (comparative)
most analytic (superlative)

If someone is analytic, that person has the ability to analyze.

/ˌænəˈlɪtɪk/


analytical

analytical (positive)
more analytical (comparative)
most analytical (superlative)

When someone is analytical, that person is skilled in using analysis.

An analytical method or technique breaks down an object or idea into its smaller parts.

The old analytical approach to science was done, and a new approach is needed.

The analytical techniques of websites like Google can find very detailed information.


analytically

When someone studies something analytically, that person studies it in an analytical manner.


precious

precious (positive)
more precious (comparative)
most precious (superlative)

When something is precious, it is something that you have a fond affection for.

When something is precious, it has a high worth or cost.


repent

repent (canonical)
repents (third-person singular)
repented (past)
repented (past participle)
repenting (present participle)

In religion, repent means to be sorry for one's sins and to seek forgiveness; to regret one's sins and to start a better life based on religious principles.

I repent my sins and ask forgiveness.

He repented his wicked ways and started a new life.

I repent skipping school last week.


appeasement

Appeasement is to be appeased and is the policy of giving in to demands in the hope of maintaining peace.

Both Britain and France adopted the appeasement policy towards Germany hoping that war can be avoided.


twerk

twerk (canonical)
twerks (third-person singular)
twerked (past)
twerked (past participle)
twerking (present participle)

Twerk is a kind of dance where the dancer rapidly moves or shakes their buttocks, especially while bent down with their buttocks protruding.


poo

Poo refers to the feces produced from the anus.


poo

poo (canonical)
poos (third-person singular)
pooed (past)
pooed (past participle)
pooing (present participle)

When you poo, you take a shit, to defecate.


birch

A birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.


birch

birch (canonical)
birches (third-person singular)
birched (past)
birched (past participle)
birching (present participle)

If you birch a person, you punish them with a rod made of birch wood.


clawed

claw (canonical)
claws (third-person singular)
clawed (past)
clawed (past participle)
clawing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of claw.


seduction

The villain in the play used seduction to ruin the helpless young maid.


Anglophone

A person who can speak the English language.

/ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn/


fremescent

fremescent (positive)
more fremescent (comparative)
most fremescent (superlative)

The dog was becoming fremescent.


tonic

A drink that supposedly can make you stronger.

Ben wanted bigger muscles, so he drank a glass of Beauregard's strength tonic

Tonic water, a drink made with quinine that is used in cocktails

Devon went to the bar and ordered a gin and tonic

The keynote of a song (the note that says what other notes will be sharp or flat)


tonics

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


extort

extort (canonical)
extorts (third-person singular)
extorted (past)
extorted (past participle)
extorting (present participle)

If you extort a person, you threaten to hurt or kill them unless they give you something, such as money or information

The criminals extorted $300 from Jack in a dark alley.


extorts

The third-person singular form of extort.


extorted

The past tense and past participle of extort.


threaten

threaten (canonical)
threatens (third-person singular)
threatened (past)
threatened (past participle)
threatening (present participle)

To make a threat against someone; to say that you are going to do something harmful to that person

After Joe ran off with Fred's wife, Fred threatened to kill him.


threatens

The third-person singular form of threaten.


threatened

The past tense and past participle of threaten.


harmful

harmful (positive)
more harmful (comparative)
most harmful (superlative)

Something that causes harm, something that can cause injury, damage, or loss.


euphemism

Euphemism is the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

An euphemism is a word or a phrase used to replace another to make it less offensive.

"To pass away” is a euphemism for "to die".


euphemisms

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


magnify

magnify (canonical)
magnifies (third-person singular)
magnified (past)
magnified (past participle)
magnifying (present participle)

If you magnify something, you make it bigger, or you make it seem bigger.

I need to magnify the words in my book because the letters are too small.

Don't magnify your problems.


magnifies

The third-person singular form of magnify.

He magnifies the pictures to search for evidence.


magnified

The past tense and past participle of magnify.

The picture was magnified by 40x


magnifying

I can find many details by magnifying the painting.


magnifiable

If something is magnifiable, it can be magnified.


resistance

Resistance is the act of opposing something, usually to oppose a change.

Resistance is the amount of force pushing against an object.

As I run, the resistance of the air slows me down by a bit, making it harder for me to run faster.

Resistance is electrical resistance, which is the opposition to the flow of an electrical current.

A resistance is an illegal organization that tries to use force to fight for freedom and human rights.


resistances

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


gooses

goose (canonical)
gooses (third-person singular)
goosed (past)
goosed (past participle)
goosing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of goose.


goosed

The past tense and past participle of goose.


vice versa

The same, but with the two things mentioned reversed (the other way around).

The black vase goes on the white table and vice versa.

/ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə/

vīʹsē vûrʹsə


hayride

A hayride is a ride in a wagon filled with hay. It is typically held in the evenings around Halloween for a group of people who tell stories, sing, drink cider, et cetera.

We took a hayride around Old MacDonald's farm looking for ghosts.

Old MacDonald's farm held several hayrides in October.


refrain

A refrain is part of a song. It is also called the chorus. The words (lyrics) of the refrain are the same words sung over and over after each verse in the song.

I don't know the words but I can hum along during the refrain.


refrain

refrain (canonical)
refrains (third-person singular)
refrained (past)
refrained (past participle)
refraining (present participle)

To refrain means to control or hold back.

Stop making jokes! Will you refrain yourself?

He refrained from making jokes during his teacher's farewell speech.


Anglophones

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


refrains

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


refrains

The third-person singular form of refrain.


refrained

The past tense and past participle of refrain.


hayrides

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


cider

A beverage made from the juice of apples or other fruit. It often, but not always, is alcoholic.

At the harvest dance, everybody drank a mug of cider.


ciders

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


tabernacles

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


house of worship

houses of worship
houses of worships (plural)

A church or other building where people go to worship.


worship

Belief or devotion to a god or other higher power.

The things you do to show that belief or devotion.


worship

worshiped (past)
worshiped (past participle)
worshiping (present participle)
worship (canonical)
worships (third-person singular)
worshipped (past)
worshipped (past participle)
worshipping (present participle)

Methodists worship God by praying and singing hymns.


worships

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


worships

The third-person singular form of worship.


worshiped

worship (canonical)
worships (third-person singular)
worshiped (past)
worshiped (past participle)
worshiping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of worship.


obsequious

obsequious (positive)
more obsequious (comparative)
most obsequious (superlative)

If you are obsequious, you are obedient.

An obsequious person likes to please people or to obey instructions excessively.


dipstick

A dipstick is a tool. The most familiar dipstick is the one used to measure the amount of oil in a car's engine. Another dipstick is made of litmus paper. It is dipped into urine to test for ketosis.


dipstick

dipstick (canonical)
dipsticks (third-person singular)
dipsticked (past)
dipsticked (past participle)
dipsticking (present participle)

If you dipstick a person, you check their understanding of something.

If you dipstick a car, you measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.


laceration

A wound where the skin or a soft part of the body tears or breaks by a hit or strike. This leaves an open hole (outside the body) or a part of the body moved to the wrong place (inside the body). Lacerations are caused by hard hits (for example, a punch, a brick, a fall, or an automobile crash) and not by sharp hits (for example, a knife).

Vaginal or rectal lacerations sustained while fisting may lead to serious injury or death.

He sustained some hideous facial lacerations in that horrific car accident last week. He should not have been driving and texting at the same time!


laceration

A fall from the second floor can cause laceration of the skin, even if it does not break any bones.


shrug

shrug (canonical)
shrugs (third-person singular)
shrugged (past)
shrugged (past participle)
shrugging (present participle)

If you shrug your shoulders, you raise and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested.

Where's Dad?" "How should I know?" replied my brother, shrugging.


shrug

A shrug is the action of raising your shoulders and then lowering them in order to say you don't know or are not interested.

Liam responded with an uninterested shrug.


gem

A gem is a piece of mineral that is used in jewelry because it looks pretty.

A gem is anything beautiful, even if it is not a rock or mineral.

Randy Johnson's one-hitter against the Padres was a gem of a game.


gems

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


jewelry

Things that you wear such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of metals and sometimes with valuable gemstones.


ski

A ski is a long piece of wood, metal or other material designed so a person who wears them on his feet can quickly move through snow

A ski is one of a pair of long flat runners under an airplane that are used for landing on snow.


ski

ski (canonical)
skis (third-person singular)
skied (past)
skied (past participle)
skiing (present participle)

When you ski, you travel through snow on skis

I skied down the hill at Green Diamond Lodge


runway

A runway is a roadway where an airplane takes off or lands.


runways

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


expressway

An expressway is a large road of two or more lanes in each direction designed for cars to travel quickly.


expressways

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


macaroni

He had macaroni and cheese for dinner.


serum

Serum is any clear liquid from an animal or plant


footprint

The impact that a famous or notable person makes on a specific field.

The star left her footprint on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


footprints

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


max

A common shortening of the word maximum.


max

max (canonical)
maxes (third-person singular)
maxed (past)
maxed (past participle)
maxing (present participle)

John maxed out his credit cards to get his business started.


skis

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


skied

The past tense and past participle of ski.


skiing

Skiing is a sport where people race each other on skis through snow


skier

Steve moved to Aspen because he was a good skier and liked to ski every weekend.


skiers

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


allege

allege (canonical)
alleges (third-person singular)
alleged (past)
alleged (past participle)
alleging (present participle)

When you allege something, you claim that it happened, even if it might not have. Usually, the word "allege" is used with doing something wrong.

John alleged that Joe dragged him out of his car and beat him.


alleges

The third-person singular form of allege.


alleged

The past tense and past participle of allege.


alleged

A person is alleged if it is claimed that they did something that may or may not be true

Alleged criminal.

Alleged rapist.


interchange

An interchange is where two freeways connect with each other with ramps.

Interstate 5 connects to Routes 22 and 57 at the Orange Crush Interchange


interchanges

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


intersection

An intersection is where two or more streets meet and cross.


intersections

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


stifle

stifle (canonical)
stifles (third-person singular)
stifled (past)
stifled (past participle)
stifling (present participle)

If you stifle a good thing, you keep it from continuing.

The traditions at the company stifle the change we need.


micro-


milli-

(measurement) A prefix on a measurement meaning 10⁻³ (one thousandth).


malaria

Malaria is a sickness found mostly in Africa and is caused by mosquitoes

The family was saved from getting malaria because of mosquito nets given to them


liqueur

An alcoholic drink that is flavored and made sweet.

I used a cherry liqueur in the cake


patent

A patent is a way of protecting an invention from being stolen.

Thomas Edison had over 2000 patents.


patent

patent (canonical)
patents (third-person singular)
patented (past)
patented (past participle)
patenting (present participle)

To patent means to get a patent on an invention

Thomas Edison patented the light bulb and the phonograph.


phonograph

A phonograph is an old way of playing recorded music.

The phonograph was replaced by CDs and tapes in the 1980s.

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catarrh

Puffiness in the nose and throat caused by illness.

He was out of work for a week because of catarrhs


patents

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


patents

The third-person singular form of patent.


patented

The past tense and past participle of patent.


turnpike

A turnpike is a road (now usually a freeway) that charges tolls for use.

A turnpike is also the gate placed in a road to stop travellers until they pay tolls.


turnpikes

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


soda

Soda is the chemical compound sodium bicarbonate (also known as baking soda)

Soda is a drink that is sweet and contains carbonated water.

Soda is a bottle, can or glass of a soft drink.

Jimmy went to the lunch counter and ordered a soda.


sodas

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


maxes

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


maxed

The past tense and past participle of max.


soft drink

A soft drink is a beverage that is carbonated, does not contain alcohol, and is sweet.

Broadly, the term soft drinks can refer to any drinks that do not contain alcohol.


soft drinks

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


reimburse

reimburse (canonical)
reimburses (third-person singular)
reimbursed (past)
reimbursed (past participle)
reimbursing (present participle)

When you reimburse someone, you give money back to the person, usually as a compensation.

Acme Inc. reimbursed Joe for his business trip to Calcutta.


remuneration

A remuneration is a reward for providing goods or services

Having led the company to become listed in the NASDAQ stock market, I was given a remuneration by the company.


necklace

A necklace is a piece of jewelry that is worn around the neck. Usually, it is a string of metal, gems or beads.

Stephanie's necklace consisted of a series of gold bands and a large diamond.

Necklace can also be the name given to an item that is shaped like a necklace.

The Emerald Necklace is a series of parks in Boston, Massachusetts


necklaces

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


reimburses

The third-person singular form of reimburse.


reimbursed

The past tense and past participle of reimburse.


adjuration

We made an adjuration never to leave one another.

An adjuration can be a serious piece of advice.

My friend's adjuration was to change jobs before the situation worsened.


solemn

solemn (positive)
more solemn (comparative)
most solemn (superlative)

When an event is solemn, it is very serious and dignified.


grin

A grin is a small smile, or a smile where you can see the teeth.


grin

grin (canonical)
grins (third-person singular)
grinned (past)
grinned (past participle)
grinning (present participle)

If you grin, you smile a little bit, or with your teeth visible.


grins

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


grinned

The past tense and past participle of grin.


adjurations

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


intonation

Intonation is act of intoning or chanting.

I could hear the intonations of the priest in the church.

Intonation is the rise and fall in the pitch of a voice.

I could tell from his intonation that he was a German speaker.

Intonation is the ability to play or sing a musical note in tune.

He needed to work on his intonation as he was often out of tune on the higher notes.


intonations

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


intone

intone (canonical)
intones (third-person singular)
intoned (past)
intoned (past participle)
intoning (present participle)

Intone is to sing, chant or recite without many changes in pitch.

I could hear the priest intone the prayer.

To intone is to sing the opening phrase of a plainsong.

To intone is to speak carefully, choosing a particular pitch or changes of pitch.

He intoned the bad news in a slow, sad way.


intones

The third-person singular form of intone.


intoned

The past tense and past participle of intone.


plainsong

Plainsong is medieval religious music, sung in unison without instruments. It is also called Gregorian chant.

The monks sang plainsong during the service in the church.


plainsongs

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


chant

chant (canonical)
chants (third-person singular)
chanted (past)
chanted (past participle)
chanting (present participle)

To chant is to sing or recite in a simple, rhythmic way.

The crowd at the cricket game began to chant "Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi".

At school I learned multiplication by chanting the simple sums, such as "two twos are four."


chants

The third-person singular form of chant.


chants

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


chanted

The past tense and past participle of chant.


thermal

He swam in the thermal pool.


thermal

We could see the bird soaring in the thermal.


thermals

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


cold-hearted

cold-hearted (positive)
more cold-hearted (comparative)
most cold-hearted (superlative)

When someone is cold-hearted, that person does not have any sympathy or feeling of warmth. Usually used to imply that a person is cruel and heartless.


warm-hearted

warm-hearted (positive)
more warm-hearted (comparative)
most warm-hearted (superlative)

When someone is warm-hearted, that person is sympathetic and kind.

Someone that is friendly, cordial and generous.


warm-heartedly

more warm-heartedly (comparative)
Superlativemost warm-heartedly

When someone behaves warm-heartedly, it is in a warm-hearted, considerate or friendly manner.


rhapsodic

Something rhapsodic is filled with great pleasure and delight.


autodidact

An autodidact is a person who has taught himself or herself a particular subject.


autodidacts

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


reciprocity

Reciprocity is a relationship in which a something is given, and something is expected back in return.

Reciprocity is a relationship which means quid pro quo or "fair trade".

You scratch my back, and I'll scratch your back: that's reciprocity.


reciprocities

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


Antarctic

The Antarctic, is the area around the south pole.


advertiser

An advertiser is a person or a company that tells the public about a product or a service, usually on TV, the Internet, newspapers, etc., to make them to buy it or know about it.


applicable

applicable (positive)
more applicable (comparative)
most applicable (superlative)

If something is applicable, it is related or applies to the person or situation.

Please complete all applicable sections of this form.


blacken

blacken (canonical)
blackens (third-person singular)
blackened (past)
blackened (past participle)
blackening (present participle)

When something is blackened, it is made darker.

Blackened meat or fish is seasoned in spices, mostly in Cajun cooking.


employable

employable (positive)
more employable (comparative)
most employable (superlative)

When a person is employable, they have the skills that a job needs.


grandma

Grandma (informal for grandmother) is the mother of your father or mother.


Christendom

All the Christian people or countries in the world are a part of Christendom.


rewrite

rewrite (canonical)
rewrites (third-person singular)
rewrote (past)
rewritten (past participle)
rewriting (present participle)

If you rewrite something that has been written, you change it to improve it or to add new information.


outbreak

If there is an outbreak, a disease suddenly appears in an area and spreads.

It was the first measles outbreak in the area in thirty years.

If there is an outbreak of something, it suddenly increases.

There's been a recent outbreak of broken windows in the street.


unaffected

unaffected (positive)
more unaffected (comparative)
most unaffected (superlative)

If something or someone is unaffected by something, they are not changed by it.

He was unaffected by the change in weather and continued to walk as it started to rain.


handwritten

handwritten (positive)
more handwritten (comparative)
most handwritten (superlative)

If something is handwritten, it was done with a writing tool (such as a pen or a pencil) onto a piece of paper.

Her essay was handwritten.


handwritten

handwrite (canonical)
handwrites (third-person singular)
handwrote (past)
handwritten (past participle)
handwriting (present participle)


unpack

unpack (canonical)
unpacks (third-person singular)
unpacked (past)
unpacked (past participle)
unpacking (present participle)

To unpack something means to remove items from a package or container, usually referring to a bag or a luggage.

The first thing you should do once you arrive home from camping is to unpack your bags.


selfish

selfish (positive)
more selfish (comparative)
most selfish (superlative)

When someone is selfish, that person regards himself/herself as the standard in making decisions.

John is very selfish and only thinks about himself.


heater

A heater is a machine that makes air or water hotter.


brownie

A brownie is a small, short, chocolate cake that is often cut into squares and sometimes contains nuts.

There was a plate of fresh brownies on the kitchen table.


macho

macho (positive)
more macho (comparative)
most macho (superlative)

If someone or something is macho, they are tough, strong, and like the traditional idea of a man.

He always tried to be the most macho man in any room.


machismo

Machismo is an exaggerated way of being a man by being tough and virile.

In an action movie I expect the hero will show machismo.


kilo

Kilo is an abbreviation of kilogram (also kg).

After my diet, I had lost a kilo.

Kilo is an abbreviation of kilometer (also km).

After walking for ten minutes, I had gone one kilo.


brownies

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


habitual

habitual (positive)
more habitual (comparative)
most habitual (superlative)

A habitual behaviour is done regularly, often without planning or making a decision to it.

In our changing world, the old habitual ways of doing business will not work any more.


Brownie

A Brownie is a young member of the Girl Guides (or Girl Scouts).

When I was seven years old I a became a Brownie.


kilos

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


Brownies

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


relativity

Relativity is the connection between time, space, and movement in the universe.


vibration

A vibration is a fast motion back and forth such as an earthquake, sound, or the motion of a motor.

If someone feels a good or bad vibration, they feel that the social situation is good or bad.


podcast

A podcast is a series of related digital files (music, talk, or video) that are placed on the internet at regular times.


festival

A festival is an organized event that contains a number of performances and usually happens every year.

Many actors are in town for the Toronto international film festival.

A festival is a period of celebration that marks a special occasion, often religious traditions.

Next week our town celebrates the annual winter festival.


butterfly

A butterfly is an insect with large, often colourful wings.


campus

A campus is the grounds and the building(s) of a college or university.


vibrations

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


additive

An additive is a substance which is added to another substance to improve its quality.


additive

If something is additive, it involves addition.


ageless

ageless (positive)
more ageless (comparative)
most ageless (superlative)

If something is ageless, it does not get old or go out of style.


Americanized

Americanize (canonical)
Americanizes (third-person singular)
Americanized (past)
Americanized (past participle)
Americanizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of Americanize.

If something is Americanized, it has been influenced by the United States of America.


unemployed

unemployed (positive)
more unemployed (comparative)
most unemployed (superlative)

If someone is unemployed, they want to work but do not have a job.


businesswoman

A businesswoman is a woman whose profession is business.


activism

Activism is the process of people working to change a specific social or political issue, often through protest.