claim

A claim is something that you say or write without proof.

It is difficult to believe claims that the world is ending.

His claim to be the father is now being investigated.

If you have a claim to something, you have the right, to own or do it.

The government is disputing their claim to the land.

The group has made a claim against the owner worth $1 million.

A claim is something that you say you have the right to.

They have begun looking for gold on their claim in Western Alberta.


eighty-one

ordinal eighty-first) Eighty-one (81) is the odd number that comes between eighty and eighty-two. It is a square number (9 multiplied by 9 equals 81).

I have eighty-one coins in my collection.


client

Your client is a person or group that uses your services or buys your products.

As lawyers, we advise our clients not to talk to the media.

Each day, our best salespeople will persuade fifteen potential clients to buy the service.

A client is a computer that accesses most central files through a server.

All clients on the network will be updated with the newest OS over the weekend.


plum

A fruit that is often a dark red or purple color.

I really like to eat plums.

A dark blue-red color, the color of some plums.

A raisin, when it is used in a pudding or a cake.


plum

plum (positive)
more plum (comparative)
most plum (superlative)


plum

I've plum forgotten where I placed my book.


tropical cyclone

tropical cyclone
tropical cyclones (plural)

A storm that has winds of at least 17 m/s (39 mph) but not greater than 33 m/s (74 mph) moving in a circular direction.


tropical cyclones

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

We got hit by two tropical cyclones last year.


plums

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

Plums are my favorite fruit.


cartridge

A cartridge is a case or container that holds a substance or object which is difficult or awkward to handle; they can usually be changed easily.


commit

commit (canonical)
commits (third-person singular)
committed (past)
committed (past participle)
committing (present participle)

If you commit something illegal or bad, you do it.

We have committed no offense and ask to be freed at once.

The people who have committed this dreadful act should be punished.

If you commit to something, you agree or say that you will do or participate in something.

The president has committed the government to improving schools.

We must commit ourselves to the job at hand.

After committing to the project last year, they are now trying to pull out.

She wants to get married, but he's not ready to commit.

The government has committed $10 million towards solving the problem.

If you commit someone to a place or a process, you send them there, often against their will.

He was committed to a mental hospital after he tried to kill himself.

The judge committed him to twelve years for the murder.

If you commit words or idea to something, you record them there.

He committed the whole speech to memory.

She committed her life's story to paper.

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dissolve

dissolve (canonical)
dissolves (third-person singular)
dissolved (past)
dissolved (past participle)
dissolving (present participle)

To dissolve something is to break it into smaller pieces, often by putting it into a liquid.

I like to dissolve my pills in water because I cannot swallow them whole.

The group dissolved when the project was completed.


dissolves

The third-person singular form of dissolve.

Salt dissolves quickly in water.


dissolved

The past tense and past participle of dissolve.


dissolving

The pill is dissolving in the water right now and when it's done I'm going to drink it.


reunion

A reunion is the act of coming back together.

It was a happy reunion when the trapped miners finally saw their family again.

A reunion is a planned event where people gather or see each other after a long period of not seeing each other.

Are you going to the family reunion this year?


reunions

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

I love family reunions because I get to see family members that I haven't seen in a very long time.


dragon

A mythical animal, usually reptile-like, with leathery wings like a bat, claws like a lion, scaly skin and a long tail, and breathes fire.

The prince had to kill a dragon before he could rescue the princess.

A large snake-like creature with the eyes of a rabbit, the horns of an ox, and the claws of a tiger.

A large reptile, especially a Komodo dragon.


dragons

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

In stories, dragons are shown as dangerous creatures because they breathe fire.


nirvana

When a person has reached nirvana, he no longer wants to have things.

When a person has reached nirvana, he is happy and at peace; enlightenment.

When someone is at a nirvana, he is very happy and pleased; paradise.


concern

A concern about something means something that a person is worried about.

The government expressed its concern at the fighting in Kenya.

Poor sales are causing concern among the owners.

Our main concern now is to make sure that everyone is safe.

There is widespread concern about the approaching storm.

He concern for her children is understandable, given the lack of information.

The changes at the school were quite clearly a matter of great interest and concern among students.

A concern with something means something that a person is interested in or involved with.

Concern is a feeling that a person wants to help someone.

Her look of concern made him feel better.

XYZ Company is an ongoing concern, and we have no plans to shut it down.


concern

concern (canonical)
concerns (third-person singular)
concerned (past)
concerned (past participle)
concerning (present participle)

We have received a letter that concerns the recent sale of the property.

The article is primarily concerned with Dylan's early life.

If something concerns a person, they think it is a problem or needs attention.

The recent losses certainly concern me, but I still think things are looking good.

You use to whom it may concern at the beginning of a letter when you don't know the name of the person you're writing to.


Paul

In the New Testament, Paul is the Apostle to the Gentiles and the author of fourteen epistles.


rabies

Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus from mammals.


confer

confer (canonical)
confers (third-person singular)
conferred (past)
conferred (past participle)
conferring (present participle)

If two or more people confer, they find out each other's opinion.

The referees conferred before awarding the goal to Chelsea.

We'd like a few days to confer with out coworkers before deciding.

If something is conferred on somebody, it is given to them, often officially.

That contract confers power on the directors of the company to manage the company.

The Red Cross Flag confers some amount of protection on those in care of the organisation.

The University will be conferring the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on Professor Gregory next February.

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pissed

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

The past tense and past participle of piss.


pissed

pissed (positive)
more pissed (comparative)
most pissed (superlative)

I am so pissed about something.


Dick

Dick is a male given name. It is usually short for Richard.


roller coaster

An amusement ride that has a cart on a track; it rises and falls and has twists and turns.

Any situation in which there are large, quick changes.


rollercoasters

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


roller coasters

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


founders

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


founders

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

The third-person singular form of founder.


founder

A person who founds and establishes; a person who lays a foundation; an author; a person who starts something.

An iron worker who runs a blast furnace and the smelting process.


founder

To fill something with water and sink it.


complaint

A complaint is an expression of dissatisfaction

He had a skin complaint and so went to the doctor for advice.


consult

I have a consult with a sleep specialist this afternoon.

: The act of consulting or the results of that consultation;.

The council broke; And all grave consults dissolved in smoke. -Dryden.

: A council; a meeting for consultation.

A consult of coquettes. -Swift.


consult

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

If you consult with someone, you ask them their opinion or for advice.

I think it would be a good idea to consult a doctor about the pain.

If you consult a dictionary, the web, a phone book, etc., you look there for information.


extinct

When all of one kind of animal are dead it is extinct.

Dinosaurs are extinct. No living dinosaurs can be found on Earth.

This extinct volcano has not erupted for hundreds of years.


massive

massive (positive)
more massive (comparative)
most massive (superlative)

Most dinosaurs were massive animals.

My neighbors bought a massive car, but it's too big to drive.


anger

A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.


anger

anger (canonical)
angers (third-person singular)
angered (past)
angered (past participle)
angering (present participle)

If you anger someone you make them feel angry.

It really angers me when you don't clean up your messes.


angers

The third-person singular form of anger.


angered

The past tense and past participle of anger.


burns

burn (canonical)
burns (third-person singular)
burned (past)
burned (past participle)
burning (present participle)


burns

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


burned

The past tense and past participle of burn.


burning

the burning sun

burning skin

her burning heart


amplitude

The biggest possible absolute value of the vertical part of a periodic curve.

The biggest possible absolute value of something that changes periodically (like a wave).


born

bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
born (past participle)
bearing (present participle)

The past participle of bear. Given birth to.


ford

A place in a stream where the water is not deep, making it possible to cross from one side to the other without a bridge by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.

The ford looks shallow enough for us to cross.


ford

ford (canonical)
fords (third-person singular)
forded (past)
forded (past participle)
fording (present participle)

We forded the stream in our car without any problems.


fords

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


forded

The past tense and past participle of ford.


lightning

A flash of light caused by electrical discharge in the atmosphere.

An electrical discharge in the atmosphere.

That tree was hit by lightning.


council

A council is a group of people who are chosen or elected to make laws, rules, and decisions.

Town council is considering a road-widening proposal.

The student council has collected $5,000 to buy new books for the library.


borough

A town that has a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

An administrative district (part of a city) in some cities, for example, London.

An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.

Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.

A district in Alaska that has powers similar to a county.


echo

An echo is a reflected sound that is heard again by a person.

The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.


echo

echo (canonical)
echoes (third-person singular)
echoed (past)
echoed (past participle)
echoing (present participle)

To repeat back what someone else has just said.


count

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

If you count something, you find how many there are, usually by looking at them one by one.

OK kids, first everyone get on the bus, and then we'll count to see that everyone's here.

I counted 43. How many did you get?

I counted up the mistakes and divided by the total.

My daughter can count to twenty by twos.

If something counts, it is accepted, allowed, or included.

If you use your hands in soccer, the goal doesn't count.

That's not the answer we were looking for, but it counts as correct.

Do you count the pet as part of the family?

Hey, count me in. I want to play too.

If something counts, it's important or useful.

If you're trying to lose weight, the kind of food you eat really does count.

The way you dress can count for a lot when you're looking for a job.

If you count on somebody or something, you depend on them.

If you have any problems, you can count on me to help out.


count

Our new-student count is now up to 124, five more students than last time.

The study will include a count of the number of birds on the island.

We're going to jump on the count of three: one, two, three!

If you loose count of something, you can't count them all.

I've lost count of the number of times she's said that.

In law a count is a crime that a court has charged you with.

A count is European title, similar to earl.


pair

She has many pairs of shoes, but she only has one pair of pants.

Those two make a lovely pair, don't they.


pair

pair (canonical)
pairs (third-person singular)
paired (past)
paired (past participle)
pairing (present participle)

If you pair two people or things, you put them together.

Young women were often paired with older men.

They paired up at the dance.


biscuit

He brought along homemade biscuits for the picnic.

A biscuit is a small bread usually made with baking soda, similar to a scone, but usually not sweet.

Biscuit is a form of unglazed earthenware.

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pup

A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals

The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.

A young person who does not have much experience

The new teacher is a mere pup.


pups

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

My dog had 4 pups last week.


biscuits

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


printer

The person who runs a printing press or the owner of a printing business.

A machine, usually attached to a computer, used to print words or images onto paper.

I used the printer to make a copy of my project.


printers

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


Bonn

Bonn is a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990.


cities

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


magnitude

The exact or approximate size, extent or importance of something.

A number that is assigned to something so that it may be compared to others numerically; it is always a positive number (more than zero).

A measure of the energy of an earthquake (for example, on the Richter scale).


magnitudes

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


mix

mix (canonical)
mixes (third-person singular)
mixed (past)
mixed (past participle)
mixing (present participle)

If you mix something, you stir two or more things together.

Mix the eggs and milk with the flour.

If you mix something, you combine items from two or more sources which are normally kept separate.

Don't mix the light clothes with the dark clothes in the washing machine.

I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.

To make a finished version of a recording.

I'm almost done mixing this song.


mix

A mix is two or more things that have been mixed together; it is a mixture.

Now add the raisins to the mix.

The result of combining items normally kept separate.

The laundry is a mix of light and dark clothes.

The rhythm mix sounds muddy.

I've almost finished the mix for this song.


mixes

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


altars

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


avatar

A physical representation (for example, a picture) of an idea or concept; a personification.

A picture representing a person on the internet.

The incarnation of a god, especially Vishnu.


avatars

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

I always choose silly avatars to represent me online.


virgins

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

All of my friends and I are virgins; we don't believe in having sex before marriage.


protests

protest (canonical)
protests (third-person singular)
protested (past)
protested (past participle)
protesting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of protest.


protests

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


protested

The past tense and past participle of protest.


coppers

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

My grandpa calls pennies "coppers".


date

A date is a particular day in a month or year.

"What's the date on Friday?" "Uh, the 17th, I think."

Charles suggested they get together at a later date to sort it out.

The last date for orders is 25 October 1991.

Please write your birth date here.

A date is an agreement to meet on particular day at a particular time.

Can we set a date for the next meeting? How about June 21st?

A date is a time when you go out with a romantic partner.

I've got a date with Michael tonight. We're going to that new restaurant.

You date is the person you are meeting romantically.

Who's your date for the dance?

If you say that something is true to date, you mean in the past until the present.

To date, we've had no problems with the new computers.

A date is a sweet fruit that grows on date palm trees and is often dried.


date

date (canonical)
dates (third-person singular)
dated (past)
dated (past participle)
dating (present participle)

If you date something, you write the date on it.

You need to date this form at the top, here.

The letter was dated Jan 8, 1969.

If you date something, you find out how old it is, especially something very old.

We have not been successful in dating the painting, though we believe it is from the 17th century.

Scientists have dated it to about 2 million years ago.

If something dates, it goes out of style and looks old fashioned.

Unfortunately, this jacket has dated rather more quickly than I had hoped.

If something dates from a particular time, it first existed at that time.

The earliest electronic computers date from the mid-20th century (around 1940–1945).

If you date someone, you have a romantic relationship with them.

They dated for almost a year in high school.


guy

So, I walk in and there's this woman talking to this guy.

A guy is a rope from the top of something to the ground to keep it from falling over.


guys

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

Who are those guys?

Hi guys!


dates

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

He goes out on a lot of dates.

I like to eat dates because they're healthy for you.


dates

He never dates his letters.

She only dates older men.


Delphi

The people went to Delphi to visit the oracle of Apollo.

Delphi is a computer programming language based on PASCAL.

Delphi was written in 1986 for Apple computers.

Delphi is a method for getting agreement from a group of experts.

We wanted the best solution so we organized the group using the Delphi method.


freedom

The state of being free; the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

He enjoyed his freedom after he was released from prison.

The state of being without restraints or constraints.

Freedom of speech is important in a democracy.


freedoms

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

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt once made a speech on what he called the "Four Freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.


paramedic

A paramedic is a person who is trained to medically help people who have had an injury outside of a hospital and prepares them to be taken to a hospital.

The paramedic rushed the victim to the ambulance.


nude

nude (positive)
more nude (comparative)
most nude (superlative)

Someone who is nude is not wearing clothes or some other covering.

A term used in fashion (clothing, makeup) indicating the color of bare skin.


nude

A painting or other artwork that shows human figures that are partially or totally naked.


economy

The economy is the use of the resources of a community or system.

We wonder about the ability of our businesses to compete in the global economy.

The economy was growing at a rate of 2% per year.

Small businesses provided most of the new jobs in our economy.

The economy has not been this strong since 2007.

Economy is the careful and minimal use of resources.

The schools were closed for reasons of economy.

We bought a small economy car.

You can save 50 cents by getting the economy size.

These cars are fun to drive, plus they have high fuel economy.

Economy is the section of the airplane with the smallest seats and cheapest ticket prices.

We decided to fly business class instead of economy.

A market economy is an economy with free competition between businesses.

China will continue to move towards a market economy.


naked

If someone is naked, they are not wearing any clothes.

She was as naked as the day she was born.

If something is naked, it is plain or put bluntly.

the naked truth, naked facts

If something is naked, it is not protected.

Never have a naked flame near gas cylinders.


intelligences

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


walks

walk (canonical)
walks (third-person singular)
walked (past)
walked (past participle)
walking (present participle)


walks

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

There are many walks of life.


occasion

Often she had to rush home on occasions when she might have preferred to stay out.

He met her on several occasions while a student in Germany.

An occasion is a good time to do something.

The visit to Ottawa was a good occasion for us to get together.

Nov 12 is a happy occasion. It is my 25th wedding anniversary.

a good opportunity or chance


occasion

occasion (canonical)
occasions (third-person singular)
occasioned (past)
occasioned (past participle)
occasioning (present participle)

Now we come to the problems that have occasioned this meeting.


zipper

A zipper is a device used to join two pieces of cloth for a short amount of time. It usually consists of 2 strips of metal on both pieces of cloth that are then joined together.


desert

A desert is a bare area of land, especially one with little water or plants.


desert

A desert is something that is earned or deserved.


desert

desert (canonical)
deserts (third-person singular)
deserted (past)
deserted (past participle)
deserting (present participle)

To leave, abandon or forsake someone or something.

When he left without us, we felt deserted.


Saturn

The second largest planet in Earth's solar system; it is known for its big rings.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.

The Roman god of fertility and agriculture.


planet

A planet is one of the 8 bodies that orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Our planet is named Earth.


skeleton

A skeleton is the bones that support the body of an animal or person.

She lost so much weight while she was sick that she became a skeleton.

The skeleton of something is the core of it, the part that give it structure.

A skeleton is a frame that provides support to a building or other construction.


tiger

A tiger is a mammal. It comes from Asia.

I'm going to take the kids to the zoo to see a tiger.


decide

decide (canonical)
decides (third-person singular)
decided (past)
decided (past participle)
deciding (present participle)

If you decide something, there were different things you could do, but you choose one.

The government has decided to cut spending.

I need to work on English, so I decided not to play soccer this year.

Have you decided on a name for the new dog?

We've decided against going out tonight because of the rain.

I haven't decided what to do yet.


department

A department is a part of a business, school, hospital or other institution that has a particular job.

The Department of Health is planning to build three new hospitals in the area.

It's often difficult to get the various government departments to work together.

He was in the Department of Law at the Keele University for nearly 20 years.

Professor Swallow, became Head of the English Department at Rummidge University.

The toy department is over there past

A department is a part of a large store, which sells one kind of product.

You can find balls in the sporting goods department.

Somebody's department is the things that they are good at or responsible for.

Sorry, I can't help you. That's not my department.


homograph

A word that is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning and may have a different pronunciation.


whoever

Whoever thought up that stupid idea?

Whoever violates the law will be punished.


depend

depend (canonical)
depends (third-person singular)
depended (past)
depended (past participle)
depending (present participle)

When you depend on something, you need it; you rely on it; you trust it.

I knew I could depend on you to meet your aunt at the station.


especial

When something is especial, it is very important or significant.

I don't see anything especial about that paint; it seems like an ordinary blue.


describe

describe (canonical)
describes (third-person singular)
described (past)
described (past participle)
describing (present participle)

If you describe something, you say what it looks like, sounds like, acts like, etc.

Their wedding day, as described by Emma in her book, was "a perfect September day."

The problems described above in Chapter 2, are found around the world.

Henry Tyler would not have described her as a happy woman.

These cheeses have a certain smell, as described in the section on soft cheeses.

The hospital described her condition as serious.

The instructions describe how to put it together.

In the story, he describes falling through the air for hours.

If something describes a circle, arc, etc., it follows that shape.

His finger slowly described a circle in the water.


Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth was a religious prophet and leader in Palestine who lived from around 4 BC to AD 30, when he was crucified. So boys and girls, don't ever try to do nice things or you might get nailed to a tree.

Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate, under pressure from some Jewish leaders.

Jesus (IPA ⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /he'sus/) is a boy's name, especially in Spanish-speaking counties.


Jesus

You use Jesus when you are surprised or not happy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase.

Jesus, that's heavy.

Jesus Christ! Can't you do anything right?


presumptuous

presumptuous (positive)
more presumptuous (comparative)
most presumptuous (superlative)

If someone is presumptuous, they don't know the limits of what is appropriate or allowed.

I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I give some advice.


die

die (canonical)
dies (third-person singular)
died (past)
died (past participle)
dying (present participle)

If a person or animal dies, it stops living.

My father died last year in a car crash, I really miss him.

The song is about her brother who died young at the age of ten.

Many more people die of heart attacks than from violence.

She died from illness.

The idea died once the money was all gone.

Rock and roll will never die.

The car died suddenly on the highway.

My computer died on me over the weekend.

If you're dying for something, you want it very much.

I'm dying for a chance to meet him.


die

A die is a piece of metal or other hard material used to shape, cut, or mold a product.


die

A die is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.


dice

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

Sometimes used in the singular, a dice is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.


dice

dice (canonical)
dices (third-person singular)
diced (past)
diced (past participle)
dicing (present participle)

If you dice something, you cut it into cubes (usually small cubes).


mathematics

Use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are part of basic mathematics.


math

$170 a month? That doesn't sound right. Let me check your math.

I have 2 more maths to take before I can graduate.


direct

direct (positive)
more direct (comparative)
most direct (superlative)

If something is direct, it is straight and as short as possible with nothing extra in between.

It's a direct flight from Tokyo to Toronto with no stop in Vancouver.

These improvement are a direct result of the recent changes.

In talking to the president, she was more direct: "Your product is making me sick."

There is growing contact, both direct and indirect, between the people.


direct

direct (canonical)
directs (third-person singular)
directed (past)
directed (past participle)
directing (present participle)

If you direct something somewhere, you point it there.

He directed his light to the corner where he heard the noise.

Can you please direct your attention to the screen.

Can you direct me to the station, please?

If you direct something such as an organisation, you are in charge of if.

She directed the investigation into the crash.

If you direct a play or film, you tell the actors how to act.

If you direct something, you tell people what to do.

He directed that the money go to the church after he died.

Please close your books where you are directed to do so.


direct

If you go somewhere or do something direct, you do so by the shortest route without anything extra in between.


bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder where people make themselves vomit after eating.


divorce

Divorce is the legal ending of a marriage.

Did you know that Richard and Sarah got a divorce?

There is a geographic divorce between the United States and Mexico.


divorce

divorce (canonical)
divorces (third-person singular)
divorced (past)
divorced (past participle)
divorcing (present participle)

To divorce is to legally end a marriage between two people.

The captain of a ship can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.

If you divorce someone, you end your marriage to them.

Lucy divorced Steve when she found that he had been unfaithful.

To separate something that was connected.

The smaller group voted to divorce itself from the larger one.

Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she got the business.


labium

A labium is a part of the body that is similar to lips; it is one of the two pairs of folds of skin on either side of the vulva.


idiot

A common term for a person who is not very smart.


Anchorage

Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska.


anchorage

A harbor, river, or other area that can hold a ship while it is anchored.

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presumed

presume (canonical)
presumes (third-person singular)
presumed (past)
presumed (past participle)
presuming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of presume.


presume

If you presume something, you believe that it is true without evidence.

The boy has been missing for a week, and is presumed dead.

If you presume to do something, you do it though it is rude or wrong.

I wouldn't presume to go to the party without an invitation.

If x presumes y, then x requires y and builds on it.

This books presumes a basic understanding of English grammar.


district

A district is an area of land that shares certain characteristics.

Roppongi and Kabukicho are Tokyo's main entertainment districts.

The lake district is one of England's most beautiful areas.

A district is an area of land that is defined for political reasons such as elections or administration.

Washington is located in the District of Columbia.


else

You use else to show that something is not the same one as another thing.

OK, he's cute, but what else has he got?

I don't think this one fits me. Do you have anything else in the same colour?

I've told you most of it. There's not much else I can think of.


else

You use x or else y to say that if x doesn't happen or isn't true, y would happen or would be true.

They don't want to be here or else they would have come.

You use or else to say that if something doesn't happen, it will be bad.

You'd better clean your room, or else.


valley

An long, low area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

Any structure resembling #1, for example, the point where two angled roofs meet.


bishops

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


wider

wide (positive)
wider (comparative)
widest (superlative)

The comparative form of wide; more wide.


widest

The superlative form of wide; most wide.

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jellies

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


locations

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


shocked

shocked (positive)
more shocked (comparative)
most shocked (superlative)

If you are feeling shocked, you feel surprised, startled, or confused.

I'm shocked that you would do such a terrible thing!


shocked

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

The past tense and past participle of shock.


introduce

introduce (canonical)
introduces (third-person singular)
introduced (past)
introduced (past participle)
introducing (present participle)

If you introduce someone or something, you make them known to someone else.

Let me introduce you to my friend.


shocking

shocking (positive)
more shocking (comparative)
most shocking (superlative)

If something is shocking, it causes someone to feel shocked or startled.

Did you hear the shocking news that Dan was fired for stealing?

If something is shocking, it is unusually obscene or lewd.

If something is shocking, it is very bad.


attacks

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


attacks

attack (canonical)
attacks (third-person singular)
attacked (past)
attacked (past participle)
attacking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of attack.


attacked

The past tense and past participle of attack.


equips

equip (canonical)
equips (third-person singular)
equipped (past)
equipped (past participle)
equipping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of equip.

This program equips students with the skills the need to succeed in college.


equipped

The past tense and past participle of equip.

We equipped the buses with blankets and pillows and high-tech stereo headphones and telephones.


equipping

We're equipping the baseball team with new bats and balls.


formulas

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


frameworks

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


medicines

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

She takes a number of different medicines because of her poor health.


seeds

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


seeds

seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)


introduces

The third-person singular form of introduce.


introduced

The past tense and past participle of introduce.


employ

employ (canonical)
employs (third-person singular)
employed (past)
employed (past participle)
employing (present participle)

If you employ someone, you pay them to do a job.

The tanning company currently employs over 240 people in Caledonia.

She had been employed by the hospital as a nurse for only four months.

Various methods are employed to change the way it looks.


employ

If you have someone in your employ, you are paying them to do a job.


encourage

encourage (canonical)
encourages (third-person singular)
encouraged (past)
encouraged (past participle)
encouraging (present participle)

If you encourage someone, you make them feel that they want to, or can, do something.

We're trying to encourage more people to give money to the hospital.

I encouraged my son to audition for the school play.

It will be difficult, but I'm encouraged by our success so far.

If x encourages y, x makes y more likely to happen.

The water encourages the breakdown of the wood.


lady

Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.

The wife of a lord or a woman who holds the office in her own right.

Lady Diana was very popular with the British people.

Mary, please try to act more like a lady in public.

If you are not ladylike, you will not be seen as a lady.


hell

In some religions and myths, hell is a place where you may go after you die. Hell is usually seen as a bad place where bad people are punished.


hell

Something that is very hard to do or makes you suffer.

My new boss is making my job hell.


hell

You say hell when you are having a hard time.

Oh, hell! I got another parking ticket.

Hell may be added to show strong feeling.

I'm sure as hell not going there!

Hell yeah (yes)! I'd love to go with you!

What the hell are you doing!?

There is no way in hell I would do that!


justly

To do something justly is to do it in a way that is fair, that shows justice; it means acting as if everyone is equal.

She justly said no, she would not stand on a stage with someone who was saying bad things about another person.

He justly put the toy away for the rest of the day after the children were fighting about it.


submerge

submerge (canonical)
submerges (third-person singular)
submerged (past)
submerged (past participle)
submerging (present participle)

Someone submerges something when they make the thing sink; they make it go down into water so that the water is covering it.

He submerged his arm in the lake to try to clean the mud off it.

Something submerges when it sinks; it goes down into the water so that the water is covering it.

The boat submerged completely, but then part of it came back up out of the water.


identity

Your identity is your name, your personality, and the things that make you different from other people.

Before I can give you money from your bank account, you have to prove your identity.

I don't know the identity of the person who walked past while I was looking the other way.

The way an organisation shows itself to the public


microeconomics

Microeconomics is the study of the economic behaviour of small economic groups like firms and families.


destroy

destroy (canonical)
destroys (third-person singular)
destroyed (past)
destroyed (past participle)
destroying (present participle)

If a person destroys something, they break it or make it not exist anymore.

The house was destroyed by the bomb.

If someone destroys a person, they hurt that person badly or cause that person much trouble.

Mary was destroyed by her failiure to get into college.

The other kids destroyed him with cruel lies.


gone

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


gone

Not there any more, because it has moved or because it does not exist anymore.


gone

Katie: "Doctor, is he okay?."

The doctor: "I'm sorry, he's gone".

Katie: "Oh, God no, please don't tell me my father's gone! (crying)."


depress

depress (canonical)
depresses (third-person singular)
depressed (past)
depressed (past participle)
depressing (present participle)

If you depress something, you push or hold it down.

He depressed the button with his finger.

If something is depressed it is being made low.

The prices were depressed by too much being available.

If something depresses you, it makes you very sad.

Sad songs always depress me.


lower

low (positive)
lower (comparative)
lowest (superlative)

New Orleans is lower than Denver.


lower

lower (canonical)
lowers (third-person singular)
lowered (past)
lowered (past participle)
lowering (present participle)

If you lower something, you move it down.

The man was lowered into the hole on a rope, so he could save the child.


depressing

depressing (positive)
more depressing (comparative)
most depressing (superlative)

If something is depressing it makes you sad.

I find news about problems in the world depressing.


depressing

The present participle of depress. If you are depressing something, you are making it lower.


destructive

destructive (positive)
more destructive (comparative)
most destructive (superlative)

If something (or someone) is destructive it destroys; it causes destruction.


weird

weird (positive)
weirder (comparative)
weirdest (superlative)

Very strange or unusual. Very different from others of its kind or what is expected. Something that is weird is not at all normal.

People laughed at the boy because he was weird.

Eating fish with chocolate syrup is so weird.

The strange man scared them because he looked weird.


destruct

destruct (canonical)
destructs (third-person singular)
destructed (past)
destructed (past participle)
destructing (present participle)

If something destructs it destroys itself. Usually we say self-destruct instead.

The weapon was made to self-destruct if stolen.


self-destruct

self-destruct (canonical)
self-destructs (third-person singular)
self-destructed (past)
self-destructed (past participle)
self-destructing (present participle)

Self-destruct means to destroy oneself or itself.


algebra

Algebra is a kind of mathematics where a letter (called a variable) can replace a number that is not known.

Using algebra, we can define a line with the formula y=x+3


heaven

In some religions and myths, heaven is a place where you may go after you die. Heaven is usually seen as a happy place where good people are rewarded.

I miss my grandmother, but I know she's with God in heaven.


heaven

I looked up to the heavens in delight.

The planets make their way through the heavens.

Much happiness, or a cause of much happiness.

He's been in heaven ever since we told him.

Our marriage has been pure heaven.


alcohol

Alcohol is the chemical in some drinks that makes you drunk (intoxicated).

Beer, wine, and whiskey all have alcohol in them.

Another chemical similar to the one that makes you drunk.

The scientist used an alcohol to fuel the burner.


arithmetic

The kind of mathematics in which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are done on numbers.

My son is starting to do simple arithmetic like 2+2=4.

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magnification

Magnification is the act or result of making something look bigger.

The magnification of this small bug can help us see hidden details.

Things are easier to see at higher magnifications.

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enjoy

enjoy (canonical)
enjoys (third-person singular)
enjoyed (past)
enjoyed (past participle)
enjoying (present participle)

If you enjoy something, it gives you joy, happiness and pleasure.

We enjoy dancing. When we dance, we feel happy and good.


tapioca

The dried root of this plant that has been crushed. Tapioca is used to make pudding and pie filling; it makes them thick.

I love tapioca pudding, it's my favorite.


expense

An expense is something for which you spend money.

Food is a huge expense for many people around the world.

An expense is an amount of money that you spend.

If your income is less than your expenses, you have a serious problem.

The company paid all of his expenses when he was in Shanghai.

The building was repaired at great expense.

If you do x at the expense of y, x hurts y because it makes y have less money, less time, less social status, etc.

She often makes jokes at her own expense.

We have to decide whether safety at the expense of freedom is worth the cost.


jazz

Jazz is a kind of music invented by African Americans. It usually has a strong rhythm and is often played with horns.

Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller were famous for playing jazz.

A group of ideas you do not want to think about.

Yes, I've heard about the health risks and all that jazz.

Stop talking jazz.


marry

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

When two people marry they become husband and wife; that is, they become married. In many countries this is a legal agreement. In some cultures marrying is a part of the religion. Marrying is often done with a wedding (a special day for those people to marry).

I cannot believe he married her when there are nicer girls out there.

If you marry two things, you connect them or make them into one thing.

I have two different ideas I would like to marry together.

Music videos married music to television.


marriage

The life two people have together while they are married.

The marriage seemed good until he left her.

When two people of becoming married; a wedding.

Two different things that have been made into one thing.

Music videos are a marriage of music and television.


wedding

A wedding is a special time when two people marry each other.

The wedding was very beautiful.

Two different things things that have been made into one thing.

Music videos are a wedding of music and television.


wedding

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


wed

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

When people wed they become married. Wed is an old word, most people say marry now.

I'd love to be wed, but I cannot find a girl to marry me.

When two things are wed they are made into one thing.

Music videos wed music to television.

The past tense and past participle of wed.


wed

Short for Wednesday, used only in writing.

Wed, January 13, at 5:00 pm


explain

explain (canonical)
explains (third-person singular)
explained (past)
explained (past participle)
explaining (present participle)

If you explain something, you talk about it so that somebody can understand it.

Can you explain the difference between the two?

He explained the difference between the two.

Explaining my thoughts on the topic was useless.


non

non or non- means the same as not, but makes not part of the word it changes. When you add non- to a word it makes that word mean the opposite.

That drink is non-alcoholic, it has no alcohol in it.

He is a non-believer; he does not believe at all.


thou

Another word for you; thou is an old word, and people do not use it much anymore. Often when thou is used it is with other old words.

What hast thou done? (i.e. What have you done?)


thou

Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.

Blow, blow, thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude.


pressure

In science, pressure is force applied over an area.

It hurt when the doctor put pressure on her cut foot.

He accidentally put too much air in his flat tire. The air put so much pressure on the tire that it exploded.

If a person is under pressure, they feel stressed.

She has been under a lot of pressure lately because of her final exams. If she fails them, she will not graduate.


pressure

pressure (canonical)
pressures (third-person singular)
pressured (past)
pressured (past participle)
pressuring (present participle)

When you pressure someone, you try to make them do something, especially something they do not want to do.

Her friends tried to pressure her into smoking, even after Maya kept saying "no."

His parents tried to pressure him into becoming a lawyer, but Jamal knew he wanted to be a doctor.


quiz

A small group of questions asked together. Often a quiz is like a small test at school.

I thought we were going to have a test, but it was only a short quiz.

A quiz is a game where a person asks questions to other people.


quiz

quiz (canonical)
quizzes (third-person singular)
quizzed (past)
quizzed (past participle)
quizzing (present participle)

To give someone a quiz, often a written quiz on paper.

The teacher quizzed him on biology.


soul

A part of you that cannot be seen or touched. Souls are prominent in some religions and myths.

He went to church hoping to save his soul.

Ghosts are said to be souls of people who have died.

There is a pain deep in my soul.

I love his music because it is full of soul.

A kind of music. Soul is usually sung and is often by African Americans.

She was the greatest soul singer of her time.


ghost

A ghost is the soul of a dead person that shows up after death.

The house was haunted by the ghost of the little boy who used to live here.

A ghost is any faint thing that looks like a shadow.

Tom was scared of a ghost.

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Mary

We named our daughter Mary.

This is my friend, Mary.

Mary is the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Some people claim to have seen Mary appear to them.


merry

merry (positive)
merrier (comparative)
merriest (superlative)

We were all feeling very merry that night.

If something is merry it makes people happy.

I am wishing you a merry Christmas!

His family will be going back to merry old England soon.


automobile

An automobile is a vehicle with four wheels and an engine or motor, made for people to ride in.

The American automobile industry creates a lot of jobs.


plain

plain (positive)
plainer (comparative)
plainest (superlative)

If something is plain, it is clear and easy to see or understand.

The plain and simple truth was that it was John's fault.

If something is plain, it is simple and undecorated.

This dress is too plain. There is nothing interesting about it at all.

If someone or something is plain, they are not beautiful or pretty.


plain

A place with flat ground, often covered in grass.

Many animals live on the plains of Africa.


geometry

A kind of mathematics that is about shapes and spaces.

Using geometry we can find out the area of a circle.


pretty

You use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean "more than a little".

She was pretty sure that he'd say yes.

You use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean "very".

That sounds like a pretty good idea.


pretty

pretty (positive)
prettier (comparative)
prettiest (superlative)

If something is pretty, people like to look at it.

Those flowers are so pretty.

I want to have a pretty painting in my house.

My girlfriend is very pretty.


calf

A calf is a young cow or the young of certain other large mammals.

The cow gave birth to a calf today.

The back of the leg below the knee is called the calf.

The muscle in my calf hurt after I ran for two hours.


coin

The United States makes several different coins including the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.


coin

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

When you invent a new word or phrase, you coin the word or phrase.

The host of a radio show coined the phrase "rock and roll" for music of the 1950s.


begins

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

The third-person singular form of begin.


sisters

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


amounts

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


amounts

amount (canonical)
amounts (third-person singular)
amounted (past)
amounted (past participle)
amounting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of amount.


amounted

The past tense and past participle of amount.


euro

Official name of the money used in 15 countries of Europe.


comparative

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

You use comparative to show that something is not great but is better than something else.

They lived in the comparative comfort of her uncle's house.

You use comparative to show that someone or something is not quite a beginner, etc., but almost the same as one.

The absent father was a comparative stranger to the son.

Comparative study is a form of study that looks at how things are alike and different.

The study of how the anatomy of animals are alike and different is called comparative anatomy.


comparative

A comparative is a form of a comparable adjective. You use it to show that something is "more big", "more good", etc.

For example:

Big is a comparable adjective and bigger is the comparative.

Intelligent is a comparable adjective. Its comparative is more intelligent.

My students always forget the -er in comparatives.


figure

Figures are numbers showing the value or amount of something.

The sales figures from the spring were down from last year.

According to the official figures, unemployment levels are about 6 per cent.

You only have to look at the figures for fire deaths in hotels to see this is not a problem.

A figure is a person, often a well-known person.

They have published articles about many leading figures including John Reed, J.A. Hobson, Tom Mann, and Daniel de Leon.

The figure of Margaret Thatcher towers over the Falklands War.

A figure is a person, especially the person's shape.

She did not see the figure standing in the shadows of the kitchen doorway.

Across the river is the figure of Lenin on top of an armored car carved of stone.

Her girlish figure had disappeared as she aged, sat more, and ate more.

The most popular boy's toy ever is the G.I. Joe action figure.

He looked down at the wet figures of the boy and dog.

A figure is a picture in a textbook or scientific journal. (Often written fig.)


figure

figure (canonical)
figures (third-person singular)
figured (past)
figured (past participle)
figuring (present participle)

If x figures in something that happens, x is part of that happening.

The weather figured prominently in their plans.

The fact that he wouldn't be there didn't figure among her worries.

If you figure that something is true, you think that it is true.

Few people figured that he would win.

If you figure something out, you think about it until you understand it.

He figured out that she was speaking Italian.


sisterhood

Sisterhood is the relationship between sisters.

Sisterhood is the relationship between all women. All women on earth and living are considered "sisters".

A sisterhood is a group of sisters, especially women who agree to live or work together for religious purposes.


clothing

When you speak of clothes in general, you speak of clothing.

Shoes, shirts, and trousers are types of clothing.

You need to wear warm clothing in the winter.


clothing

clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

Clothing the poor is a goal for many societies.


pattern

A pattern is a design that uses the same set of elements many times in the same order.

The table cloth had a simple pattern of red and white squares.

The combined qualities and activities for an individual or a group of people describes a pattern.

The people of Spain have a pattern of resting in the afternoon and eating dinner late at night.


pattern

pattern (canonical)
patterns (third-person singular)
patterned (past)
patterned (past participle)
patterning (present participle)

When you pattern something, you make it using a pattern.

Much of crime fiction is patterned from true police stories.


provide

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

When you provide something, you make it available.

The restaurant provided food for the party.

Something is provided when an agreement or legal process requires it.

Laws provide punishment for crimes.

When you provide, you give means of support.

Parents try to provide for their children.


pleasant

more pleasant (comparative)
most pleasant (superlative)
pleasant (positive)
pleasanter (comparative)
pleasantest (superlative)

If something is pleasant, it is enjoyable or agreeable.

When it rains in the summer, it is a pleasant event.

A pleasant person is one who is socially acceptable or polite.

The man was pleasant with his smile and quiet laugh.


speech

When we have speech, we have the ability to speak.

Speech is a special human ability.

When we give a speech, we speak to a group of people.

The valedictorian gave a speech to all of the students in his school.


fill

fill (canonical)
fills (third-person singular)
filled (past)
filled (past participle)
filling (present participle)

If you fill something, you put something in it until there is no space left.

She added some games to fill the gap in the schedule.

His eyes filled with tears as he watched her walk away.

She filled the car up with gas.

He's so mean, he just fills me with anger every time I think of him.

Suddenly, the screen was filled with light.

I fill up the dog's new dish to the top and stick it on the floor.

Instead of eating a good dinner she just fills up on bread.

If you fill in something, you give the missing information, especially personal information on a form.

She gave me another form to fill in for housing benefit.

When I got back, she filled me in on what had been happening.

If you fill out, your body reaches its adult shape, especially women's breasts and men's shoulders.


fill

The full amount of food or drink that a person can eat or drink.

Don't feed him any more, he's had his fill.

I've had my fill of alcohol for tonight.

Fill is extra material, often of low quality, used to give something more volume.

They used the rocks as fill under the new house.


pass

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

If you pass something, it was ahead of you and you move so that it is now behind you.

Please, step to the right and let faster people pass on your left.

She was so close to the road that she could feel the wind from passing cars.

He looked in as he passed the window.

We passed through the tunnel and were back out into the light.

She passed her hand across her face.

He passed the belt through the loops in his pants.

Did you see two people pass this way, a man and a woman, walking north?

If a bill, law, motion, etc. passes, it is accepted, usually after a vote.

The House passed a law that makes it a crime to have sex with anyone under age 16.

If you pass a test, exam, etc., you get a score that is good enough, often over 50%.

You passed the test. In fact, you got 7 out of 10 correct.

If time passes, it moves from future to past.

I'm bored here. The only thing that helps me pass the time is your letters.

They passed the night in a hotel just outside town.

If a road, river, railway, etc. passes a place, it continues from one side of the place to the other side.

They are building a 150-kilometer road that passes through Yasuni Park.

The road from Karachi to Gadani passes the route once taken by Alexander the Great.

If you pass something to someone, you give it to them, usually by hand.

Could you pass me the salt, please?

The book passed from hand to hand.

I passed your name on to my manager.

She passed the information on to the police.

What has passed today must remain a secret.

If you pass a ball, puck, etc. you throw, kick, or hit it to another member of your team.

He passed to Lafleur, who put the ball in for the goal.


pass

A pass is a piece of paper, plastic, etc. that allows somebody to enter a building, vehicle, or area.

We have a season's pass for the ski hill.

A pass is a score on a test, exam, etc. that is good enough, often over 50%. Also a person or paper that gets this score.

On the last test there were only five passes; everyone else failed.

We have one of the highest pass rates for the exam in the state!

A pass is a throw, kick, hit, etc. of a ball, puck, etc. to another member of your team.

Robert's pass in front of the net is blocked by the goalie.

A pass is a place in a mountain that is easy to travel.

The mountain pass was blocked, which made it difficult to get across.

A pass is one case of a repeated action or process.

We caught some new mistakes on the third pass.


product

A product is an item that can be bought.

That store sells many different products.

The product is the end result of a process, such as someone's efforts or of a certain situation.

Skill is the product of hours of practice; His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.

A product is the number you get when you multiply two other numbers.

The product of 2 and 3 is 6.

A product is a chemical substance that is made as a result of a chemical reaction.


prevent

prevent (canonical)
prevents (third-person singular)
prevented (past)
prevented (past participle)
preventing (present participle)

When you prevent something, you stop it from happening.

To prevent accidents, you must do everything with care.

No one can prevent us from going.


creation

The creation of a house takes time.

A creation is something that is created.

The new dress was a great creation of beauty.

The time at beginning of the world and when God created everything is called creation.

The Bible says that the creation took six days and God rested on the seventh.

The whole world is the creation in many religious traditions.

The Bible says that God made all of the creation in six days.


modern

modern (positive)
more modern (comparative)
most modern (superlative)

If something is modern, it happened in current times.

The new house has all modern conveniences.

Some new styles or forms of art and fiction writing are called modern.

Much modern art looks odd to many people.


redundant

redundant (positive)
more redundant (comparative)
most redundant (superlative)

Repeating oneself or using extra words; saying the same thing again in a slightly different way.

Being dismissed from a job because you are no longer needed.


particular

particular (positive)
more particular (comparative)
most particular (superlative)

A particular thing is the one that you mean and not any other.

Usually it is not allowed, but in this particular case, it's OK.

I don't see any way to solve this particular problem.

A particular thing is a special or great one.

She took no particular interest in what they were saying.

If somebody is particular, they will accept only the best or only things that they like.


particular

If you talk about something in particular, you mean that more than other; especially.

It's true of many small cars, but the Honda in particular.

In particular, I'd like you to think about the first problem.

The particulars are the detailed information.

The two stories are quite similar, though they differ in some particulars.

We've spent a good deal of time considering the particulars of the situation.


finance

Finance is activities related to banking and money, especially by government.

The minister of finance announced that taxes would increase by 1% in May.

Your finances is the money that you have.

She had managed to raise sufficient finances to enable her and her family to travel to Australia.

The company's finances seem to be in good shape.


finance

finance (canonical)
finances (third-person singular)
financed (past)
financed (past participle)
financing (present participle)

If you finance something, you provide money for it.

The soccer team was partly financed by a local business.

The bank is financing our car loan.


finish

finish (canonical)
finishes (third-person singular)
finished (past)
finished (past participle)
finishing (present participle)

If something finishes, it stops and doesn't start again; it comes to the end.

I finish work at 4:30 and I get home at 5:00.

In June of 1992 I had just finished university and I was looking for a job.

She finished off her homework and put it away.

Finish up your lunch quickly, please.

If something finishes somebody off, it uses all their energy or it kills them.

That last run around the track completely finished me off.

If you finish something up, you use the last of it.

I finished up the milk this morning. There's none left.

If you are finished with something, you don't need it anymore.

If you finish the surface of something, especially wood, you make it smooth and ready to use.


finish

The finish is the last part or end of something.

As the runners come to the finish, they are side by side.

It was a good day from start to finish.

The finish is the way a surface looks after it has been made smooth and ready to use.

The oil gives the wood a smooth, deep finish.


fought

fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fight.


fell

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

The boy fell out of the tree and broke his arm.


fell

fell (canonical)
fells (third-person singular)
felled (past)
felled (past participle)
felling (present participle)

If you fell something, you make it fall.

He felled the tree by chopping it down with an axe.


imagine

imagine (canonical)
imagines (third-person singular)
imagined (past)
imagined (past participle)
imagining (present participle)

If you imagine something, you make a picture of it in your head.

Imagine that you're sitting at a table with all the food you can eat.

I imagined myself fighting a monster.

I imagined myself in a forest while an animal was chasing after me.

I felt creepy when I imagined a spider crawling on me.

It feels fun to imagine myself in the 50s and 90s, I wasn't even born in those decades.

If you imagine something, you think or believe it without knowing.

I imagine everybody will be there.

Maybe you just imagined that the phone rang.

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score

The numbers used to tell who is winning in a sport or game.

The final score for the ball game was 30 to 17.

A copy of written music, usually for an orchestra. Usually, this means all the written music for all the players for a piece of music.

I have the whole score for the Brandenburg Concertos.

You must earn a score of at least 70 to pass the test.

The number 20. This is an old meaning; people don't use score for this much any more.

Four score and seven years ago.


score

score (canonical)
scores (third-person singular)
scored (past)
scored (past participle)
scoring (present participle)

To gain points in a game, so that your score is increased.

The basketball player just scored three points!

To get a certain result on a text or quiz.

I scored a 95 on the test!

I scored some tickets to the game tonight.

If you score the paper first, gently using a knife along the edge of a ruler, then you'll be able to fold it neatly and straight.


ought

must (present)
ought (past)
oughtn't (negative)

If you ought to do something, doing it is better than not doing it.

I think perhaps we ought to help her.

It's dangerous and there ought not to be any children close by.

We really ought to go a bit early because of the snow.

What time ought the school to open?

I suppose I ought to write her an e-mail.

If something ought to be true, you have reason to believe it, but you don't know, or it is not true.

He ought to be here by now.

You ought to be able to finish that in an hour.


raise

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

If you raise something you make it higher; that is you move it up.

I need to raise the car off the ground to fix it from below.

Raise your hand if you know the answer.

If you raise children or animals, you care for them until they have grown up (become adults).

I raised the children after their mother died.

I raised my dog from a puppy.

If you raise food (plants or animals) you grow it on a farm. This is also used for plants that are not food, like cotton or tobacco.

My grandfather raised corn and chickens.

If you raise a number, you make it bigger.

If you raise an idea you start talking about it.

Why did you have to raise the issue of abortion?

If you raise somebody in gambling, you make a bigger bet.

If someone raises the dead they make dead people alive again.

Jesus is said to have raised the dead.


raise

I have worked here long enough I should get a raise.

In gambling, a raise is an increased bet.


heard

hear (canonical)
hears (third-person singular)
heard (past)
heard (past participle)
hearing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hear.


built

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

The past tense and past participle of build.


lay

lay (canonical)
lays (third-person singular)
laid (past)
laid (past participle)
laying (present participle)

When you lay something, you place it down flat.

Sally carefully laid out her clothing on the bed.

When an animal lays an egg, it makes and places it outside its body.


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birthday

They will need your birthday on the application.

My birthday is September 14, 1972.

The same day of the year you were born, happening every year. Often there is a party for a person's birthday.

My birthday is September 14.

We celebrated my birthday a week late this year.


bedroom

A room in a house that is used for sleeping. This is where the bed is kept.

I hate camping. I wish I was back in my bedroom, sleeping in my own bed.


xylophone

A xylophone is a musical instrument made from wooden bars in a row. The bars are hit with sticks or mallets to make music.


industrialise

industrialise (canonical)
industrialises (third-person singular)
industrialised (past)
industrialised (past participle)
industrialising (present participle)

If a place or business industrialises, it adds factories and machines to do work that was previously done by hand or not done at all.

France was slow to industrialise for most of the Third Republic (1870–1940).

Farms are getting bigger as farming is beginning to industrialise.


industrialize

industrialize (canonical)
industrializes (third-person singular)
industrialized (past)
industrialized (past participle)
industrializing (present participle)

If a place or business industrializes, it adds factories and machines to do work that was previously done by hand or not done at all.

France was slow to industrialize for most of the Third Republic (1870–1940).

Farms are getting bigger as farming is beginning to industrialize.


musical instrument

musical instrument
musical instruments (plural)

A musical instrument is a tool for making music.

My cousin can play many musical instruments.

Guitars, drums, and horns are all musical instruments.


indeed

You use indeed to make your words stronger.

OK David, thanks very much indeed for your time.

We are very fortunate indeed to have such beautiful weather.

"Have you finished?" "Oh, yes, yes indeed."

You use indeed to add surprising information.

Often we didn't know their phone numbers. Nor indeed did many of them even have phones.


inform

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

If you inform someone of something, you give them knowledge about it.

Unfortunately, they did not fully inform the public of the problem.

If something informs your opinion, decision, etc., it helps you come to it.

Our decision was informed by a good deal of research.


typing

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

He is typing his message on the computer.


farming

farm (canonical)
farms (third-person singular)
farmed (past)
farmed (past participle)
farming (present participle)

My grandfather has been farming his land for many years.


specified

specify (canonical)
specifies (third-person singular)
specified (past)
specified (past participle)
specifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of specify.

All of the directions to the party were specified in detail.


smallest

small (positive)
smaller (comparative)
smallest (superlative)

The superlative form of small; most small.

The smallest thing is the most small thing.

When the smallest thing gets in your eye, it can hurt very much.


insure

insure (canonical)
insures (third-person singular)
insured (past)
insured (past participle)
insuring (present participle)

If you insure something, you pay money so that if something bad happens to it, you will get more money.

We will insure your home against damage caused by fire.

The car was only insured for $10,000.

Insure is a less common spelling of ensure.


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goods

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

The big company sells both goods and services.


worn

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

It's a shame that this dress was only worn before it was ruined.

The school demands that the uniform is worn every day.


invest

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

If you invest your money, you use your money to make more money.

IBM may invest new money in the company.

If you invested heavily in Internet companies in the 90s, you made a lot of money.

If you invest in something, you spend time or money to make it better.

The province has invested $20 million to improve transportation in cities.

She invested all her spare time to make her small business succeed.

If you invest someone with a power, you give it to them.

If something invests someone with a quality, it makes them appear to have that quality.

His white hair invested him with a sense of intelligence.


banzai

The soldier cried banzai as he attacked his enemy.


bateau

A bateau is a light river boat with a flat bottom.

The guide used a bateau to get us across the river.


barrack

A barrack is a building for soldiers to live and sleep in. The building is more commonly called barracks. A barrack used to mean "a temporary hut", but now is usually used for permanent buildings.


barrack

barrack (canonical)
barracks (third-person singular)
barracked (past)
barracked (past participle)
barracking (present participle)

The soldier was barracked during his stay at basic training.

My opponent barracked me during our match.


assumption

An assumption is a guess or belief about something without having enough information to know if it is true. In maths or science: something assumed to be true in order to build an argument or calculation.

You shouldn't make the assumption that guns are only a problem in big cities.

To calculate the age of a rock we make the assumption that the rate of radioactive decay is constant.


bible

A bible is any book that is considered an authority in a particular subject.

The Blue Book is the bible for the value of used automobiles.


Bible

The Bible is name of the holy text of Christians consisting of a collection of writings of both Jews, called the Old Testament, and Christians, called the New Testament. (This is always spelled with capital B).

The Bible tells stories of God, Jesus Christ, and good and bad people.

The holy writings of the Jewish tradition, called the Old Testament, are called The Bible. (This is always spelled with capital B).

The Jewish Bible has very old stories about the Jews.

A Bible or Bibles refer to copies of The Bible. This is always spelled with capital B).

The book store sells many Bibles.

A book that is like the Bible but may be about another religion or is not religious. Often, this means a book that tells everything you need to know about something. Sometime this is used in a title to make a book sound very good.

The Koran is the Muslim Bible.

Anton LaVey wrote a book called "The Satanic Bible," for his new religion called Satanism.

We need a history Bible to help us pass our class.


involve

involve (canonical)
involves (third-person singular)
involved (past)
involved (past participle)
involving (present participle)

If an activity involves something, then that thing is used in or is part of the activity.

The job involves the use of special computer software.

The process involves both thinking and writing about the changes.

The attack also involved fighters from a variety of countries.


fever

A fever is when you are hot because you are sick and your temperature will be higher than normal.

I took some medicine to lower my fever.

Our son had a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 Celsius).


AC

AC is a short version of "alternating current" (a kind of electricity).

The lamp uses AC.

AC is a short version of "air conditioning" (cooling).

He turned on the AC to help cool the room.


likely

likelier (comparative)
likeliest (superlative)
likely (positive)
more likely (comparative)
most likely (superlative)

If something is likely, it is probably true or will probably happen.

It seems likely that he will miss the meeting.

The most likely explanation is that there was a simple mistake.

People from that area are more likely to be short.


likely

You use likely to say that you think something is true or will happen.

Likely, over the next few years, more changes will happen.

It wouldn't likely have been very useful.

Police have made good progress in their investigation but would not likely make any arrests within a week.


drum

A drum is a musical instrument with a skin that you hit to make music.

My cousin plays drums.

They were keeping garbage in an old oil drum.


drum

drum (canonical)
drums (third-person singular)
drummed (past)
drummed (past participle)
drumming (present participle)

If you are drumming you are making music with a drum or drums.

I saw him drumming with the band.

If you are drumming, you are hitting or tapping something like it was a drum.

Sometimes I drum on my desk with my fingers.

Sometimes I drum my fingers on my desk. (same meaning as above)


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acceptable

acceptable (positive)
more acceptable (comparative)
most acceptable (superlative)

When something is acceptable it is capable of being accepted or is worth being accepted.

You ideas are acceptable to the group.

The quality of the work ranged from excellent to acceptable.

When something is welcome or pleasing, it is acceptable.

Any kind words for my work are acceptable.


drumming

We could hear the drumming from far away.

Drumming is the act of hitting a drum to make music.


completely

When something is completely some quality, it is absolutely that quality, in every way.

The man was completely honest in his business.

This is completely different from what people might believe.

The discovery has given us a completely new way of looking at thing.


flexible

flexible (positive)
more flexible (comparative)
most flexible (superlative)

When something is flexible, it can bend.

The thin wood stick was so flexible that it would bend but not break.

By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.

Jim was very flexible and enjoyed every new experience when he travelled.

I think we can make working hours much more flexible.

They used to treat everyone the same but now take a more flexible approach.


successful

successful (positive)
more successful (comparative)
most successful (superlative)

If you are successful, you are effective at something.

The successful business man knows how to get money for his work.

If you have done something right, you are successful.

The cook was successful when she made the best pepperoni pizza in town.


quit

quit (past)
quit (past participle)
quit (canonical)
quits (third-person singular)
quitted (past)
quitted (past participle)
quitting (present participle)

If you quit something, you stop doing it; that is, you do not do it any more.

It was very hard to quit smoking.

Please quit bothering me!

I'll need to quit typing meanings soon.

He always quits working too early.

If you quit a job, it means you are not going to work anymore. After you quit, you will no longer have that job.

I'm quitting my job now!

The past tense and past participle of quit.


permission

If you have permission to do something, then the person who has authority over you or over that thing allows you to do it.

My father gave me permission to go to the city.


listen

listen (canonical)
listens (third-person singular)
listened (past)
listened (past participle)
listening (present participle)

If you listen to something, you try to hear and understand it.

Shhh! Listen! Did you hear that?

She listened carefully to what he said, but it was hard to understand.

OK, listen up. Here's what we'll do...

If you listen to someone, you agree with them, believe them, or do what they tell you.

Don't listen to him. He doesn't know what he's talking about.

If you listen to your mother, you won't go wrong.


listen

If you give something a listen, you try to hear and understand it.

Do you want to have a listen to this new band?


load

A load is something carried, often something heavy.

The truck arrived with a load of dog food.

You've got quite a load. Let me help you carry it.

The ship won't leave until it has a full load of oil.

Loads/a load of something is a lot of it.

We've had a load of problems ever since we got the new stuff.

It costs loads of money.

We hired another person to spread the load a bit more.

Teachers are asking for a lower teaching load.

Load is the amount electrical power produced.


load

load (canonical)
loads (third-person singular)
loaded (past)
loaded (past participle)
loading (present participle)

If you load x on y, you put x on y to be carried. Usually there is a lot of x, and/or it is heavy.

We loaded the boxes on the truck and set off for Vancouver.

After loading up the horses, we got on and headed north.

The waiter loaded all the food onto a tray and carried it out.

If you load a machine, you put in supplies that the machine uses.

He loaded the gun, brought it up, and shot the deer in one continuous motion.

All the software has been loaded onto the computer.


lord

The Lord is a Judeo-Christian title for God.

Please join me in the Lord's prayer.

A lord is a person who has authority over others; a ruler.

A Lord is a title given by a king or queen.

The royals are sailing with friends Lord and Lady Romsey and their two children.

The lords of the house will arrive later.

Lord is a title of respect used with mayors, judges, etc.

The lord mayor will be giving a speech at 12:30.


lord

lord (canonical)
lords (third-person singular)
lorded (past)
lorded (past participle)
lording (present participle)


physics

Physics is the kind of science that is about how the world and universe work. Usually, physics is about things like movement, heat, light, sound, and electricity.


behave

behave (canonical)
behaves (third-person singular)
behaved (past)
behaved (past participle)
behaving (present participle)

How you behave is what you do or how you act.

Why do you behave like that.

How something behaves is what it usually does.

We want to know how fire behaves in space.

I wish the children would behave.

If you behave I will give you a reward.


proxy

A proxy is something or someone that acts in place of another.


proxy

A "proxy x" is an x that is being used as a proxy.

He used a proxy computer for the operation.


proxy

proxy (canonical)
proxies (third-person singular)
proxied (past)
proxied (past participle)
proxying (present participle)


corn

Corn is a kind of grain, usually with large yellow seeds, that is often eaten (also called maize).

We will be eating corn tomorrow.

We planted some corn in our garden last year.

We put several barley corns into the soup.


maize

Maize is a kind of grain, usually with large yellow seeds, that is often eaten (also called corn).

We will be eating maize tomorrow.

We planted some maize in out garden last year.


flour

Flour is grain (or other plants parts) that has been crushed.


undead

If someone is undead they are not dead or alive, or they are both dead and alive.

Ghosts, zombies, and vampires are undead.

We watched a movie about the undead.

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zombie

A zombie is type of fictional creature. It is a dead body that has been brought back to life. Usually a zombie moves slowly, growls, and will want to eat people's brains.

Someone who looks very tired and messy may be called a zombie. It is equivalent to saying someone "looks like a corpse".


vampire

A mythical person who is dead but acts alive and drinks blood.

A person who has a disease called vampirism. People who have this disease are sensitive to light, have a desire for blood, and can see well at night.

A person who seems to take your energy; that is, they make you tired.

Someone or something that drains (takes away) something.


wheat

A kind of grain that is used to make flour for bread.

Farmers have grown wheat for thousands of years.

We grow two wheats here, hard wheat and soft wheat.

A light brown color, like that of wheat.


cigarette

A cigarette is tobacco that has been rolled in paper for smoking.

He went outside and lit a cigarette.

Many people smoke cigarettes.


maybe

If you say that maybe something will happen or that maybe it is true, you mean there is a chance of those things.

Maybe someday I'll learn how to drive.

Yeah. I thought, you know, maybe if I tried again, it might work.

You use maybe when you are not sure about something.

Maybe you ought to look at this again.

There are, uh, maybe twenty or twenty two people in the group.

"Is that the right answer?" "No, maybe not."

It's good, maybe even great.


matter

A matter is something that you can talk about or do something about a topic or a situation.

Government must make these changes as a matter of urgency.

We can discuss the matter more fully at the meeting.

Whether our people should be in the country or not is matter for debate.

At the meeting we will have time to talk about new matters arising.

They decided on a number of matters related to housing.

Try not to do anything to make matters worse.

As a matter of principle, we should try to help poor people.

It is not a simple matter to stop using gasoline.

Care Assistants help them with such matters as toileting, dressing, washing and so on.

The truth of the matter is that we do not know how to do it.

The questions about the new president are a matter of public concern.

Cheating on a test is a serious matter.

Matter is the stuff that everything is made of.

Cities are trying to separate organic matter and other garbage.

Scientists now think that there is some kind of "dark matter" in space.

You use, "as a matter of fact" to add information that may be surprising.

"Have you met anyone interesting over there?" "As a matter of fact, I met a whole bunch of people just this afternoon.

You use "what's the matter" to ask somebody why they are unhappy, or why there is a problem.

You use "for that matter" when you have just thought about something that you are comparing to something else.

He wasn't very nice today. For that matter, he's never nice.

If something is only a matter of time, it may not happen now, but it will happen after some time.

It's only a matter of days now before I start the new job.

You use "no matter what" to say that even if other things change, a particular thing will not change.

I'll be there no matter what. I promise.


matter

matter (canonical)
matters (third-person singular)
mattered (past)
mattered (past participle)
mattering (present participle)

If something doesn't matter, it is not important.

"Should I put it up there?" "Oh, it doesn't matter. Put it anywhere."

Anyone can play. It doesn't matter if you're seven or 70.

It doesn't matter what you do as long as it's fun.

Many people don't like me, but that doesn't really matter to me.

This should help a lot of people and that's what matters.

"Sorry about that!" "Oh, it doesn't matter."

It's not your money, so what does it matter?


mile

A mile is a measurement of distance. It is equal to 1.609 km (5280 feet, or 1760 yards).

It's about a mile and a half to the school.

She was driving at speeds over 80 miles an hour.

For ships and airplanes a nautical mile is equal to 1.853 km (6080.20 feet).

You use miles to talk about a long distance.

We're miles from home and we have no food or radio.


kilometer

A kilometer is a measurement of distance. It is 1,000 meters (3,280.8 feet or 0.621 miles).

Four times around the track is one kilometer.


shelves

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


mister

You use mister before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

Mister Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

This is Mr. Terry McGinty.

You call a man mister when you don't know his name.

Excuse me, mister, I think you dropped this.

You use mister before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

Yes, we can do that Mr. Mayor.


Mr

Mr is a shortened form of mister. You use Mr before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

Mr Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

This is Mr Terry McGinty.

You use Mr before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

Yes, we can do that Mr Mayor.


Mr.

Mr. is a shortened form of mister. You use Mr. before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

Mr. Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

This is Mr. Terry McGinty.

You use Mr. before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

Yes, we can do that Mr. Mayor.


miss

miss (canonical)
misses (third-person singular)
missed (past)
missed (past participle)
missing (present participle)

If you miss something, you don't hit it.

I missed the target.

If you miss someone or something when they are gone or away, you wish they were there with you.

I miss you so much. When are you coming home?

If you miss an event, you aren't able to go.

I'm going to have to miss the party because I can't find a babysitter.

If you miss something, you aren't able to get on it in time.

I'm sorry I'm late; I missed the bus.

You better hurry or we're going to miss the train!

If you miss something, you don't understand it.

You're missing the point of what I'm saying.


miss

You use miss before an unmarried woman's name, usually the last name or the full name.

Miss Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

This is Miss June Hagerty.

You call a young woman miss when you don't know her name.

Excuse me, miss, I think you dropped this.


Mrs

Mrs is a shortened form of mistress. You use Mrs before a married woman's name, usually the last name or the full name.

Mrs Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

This is Mrs June Hagerty.

You call a woman Mrs when you don't know her name.

Excuse me, Mrs, I think you dropped this.


mention

mention (canonical)
mentions (third-person singular)
mentioned (past)
mentioned (past participle)
mentioning (present participle)

If you mention something, you say it or talk about it, but only very briefly.

Father Poole became very excited when I mentioned your name.

As I have already mentioned, I had never tried skiing before.

The problem is not mentioned in any of the books.

He mentioned that she would probably be there.

Did you mention the changes to Susan?

Now that you mention it, I do have another key under the mat.

"Thank you for your help!" "Oh, don't mention it. It was nothing."


mention

A mention of something, is when somebody mentions it.

Kavanagh's book makes no mention of Katherine's name.

The economy received only the briefest of mentions in the speech.


minister

A minister is a politician who is in charge of a part of the government.

The Minister of Defense has said that the army will remain in the city for at least two more weeks.

A minister is a person who acts officially in a Christian church.

The minister who performed our wedding ceremony was a great speaker.


minister

minister (canonical)
ministers (third-person singular)
ministered (past)
ministered (past participle)
ministering (present participle)

If you minister, you give help, especially through your words or by nursing.

To minister, a church must be sensitive to what is hurting its community.

Mother Theresa spent her life ministering to the sick and poor in India.


relative clause

relative clause
relative clauses (plural)

A relative clause is a kind of subordinate clause; it usually modifies a noun.

In the sentence I caught the dog that bit you, the relative clause that bit you modifies the noun dog.


moment

A moment is a very short time. It is not an exact measurement.

Geraldine sat on the bed and thought for a moment.

He jumped out of the way at the last moment.

Don't worry. I'll be back in a moment.

I'm sorry. She's on the phone at the moment. Can I ask who's calling?

Just a moment, please, Sam. I'm talking to your sister.

It was a lie, but one of no great moment.


okay

You use okay to show that you agree with something.

"I'll be late tonight, mom." "Okay dear!"

"You don't have to come tomorrow." "Okay, I'll see you next week then."

You use okay to check if someone agrees with you.

I'm leaving now, okay?

You use okay to show that you are changing topic.

Does anybody have questions? No? Okay, let's look at the homework then.


okay

If someone is okay, they are fine or not hurt.

Oh, sorry! Are you okay? Let me help you.

Thanks, I'm feeling okay now.

If something is okay, it is good enough, fine, or not bad.

"Do you like this?" "It's okay, I guess. Do you have anything nicer?"

"Is it okay if I do it tomorrow?" "Yeah, it's okay with me.

"How was your day?" "Oh, it was okay--nothing special."

He's an okay guy.


okay

okay (canonical)
okays (third-person singular)
okayed (past)
okayed (past participle)
okaying (present participle)

The manager has to okay it before I can let you in.

If you okay something with somebody, you ask them to approve it.

Did you okay this with your dad?


okay

If you give something your okay, you approve it.

We got the okay to go ahead.


OK

You use OK to show that you agree with something.

"I'll be late tonight, mom." "OK, dear!"

"You don't have to come tomorrow." "OK, I'll see you next week then."

You use OK to check if someone agrees with you.

I'm leaving now, OK?

You use OK to show that you are changing topic.

Does anybody have questions? No? OK, let's look at the homework then.


OK

OK (positive)
more OK (comparative)
most OK (superlative)

If someone is OK, they are fine or not hurt.

Oh, sorry! Are you OK? Let me help you.

Thanks, I'm feeling OK now.

If something is OK, it is good enough, fine, or not bad.

"Do you like this?" "It's OK, I guess. Do you have anything nicer?"

"Is it OK if I do it tomorrow?" "Yeah, it's OK with me.

"How was your day?" "Oh, it was OK--nothing special."

He's an OK guy.


OK

OK (canonical)
OK's (third-person singular)
OK'd (past)
OK'd (past participle)
OK'ing (present participle)

The manager has to OK it before I can let you in.

If you OK something with somebody, you ask them to approve it.

Did you OK this with your dad?


OK

If you give something your OK, you approve it.

We got the OK to go ahead.


donation

A donation is a gift of money or something useful to a person or organization.

Your donation was greatly appreciated. Be sure to donate canned goods to the shelter again next year.

/dəʊˈneɪʃən/


operate

operate (canonical)
operates (third-person singular)
operated (past)
operated (past participle)
operating (present participle)

If you operate a machine, you control it.

Everyone on board is able to operate the ship.

Does the device operate independently or does it need to connect to other devices?

If organizations or people operate, they work or do business.

The business will continue to operate under the same name.

The school operates a system for selling used textbooks.

It's really hard to operate with the kids running around.

If a doctor operates, he cuts into a client's body to fix it.


opportunity

An opportunity is a time, place, or situation in which something can happen, usually something good.

Sleep provides an opportunity for the body to repair itself.

The sun was warm, so I took the opportunity for a long walk in the park.

Fans will have the opportunity to see the top players on Monday.

Today, anyone can come for free, so don't miss this great opportunity.

This is a workplace that provides equal opportunity for all.

In the poor economy, there are decreasing employment opportunities.


secure

securer (comparative)
securest (superlative)
secure (positive)
more secure (comparative)
most secure (superlative)

When something is secure, it is firmly held in place and probably will not fall.

Mike's bicycle is very secure on the bike rack.

When a person is secure, they are not afraid of anything and are in a good emotional state.


secure

secure (canonical)
secures (third-person singular)
secured (past)
secured (past participle)
securing (present participle)

If you secure something, you make it secure in one of the ways listed above.


securities

Securities are financial documents, like stocks, bonds and notes.

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


securely

Mike placed his bicycle securely on the rack, ensuring that it would not fall.


urban

urban (positive)
more urban (comparative)
most urban (superlative)

If something is urban, it is related to cities.

an urban neighborhood or region


oppose

oppose (canonical)
opposes (third-person singular)
opposed (past)
opposed (past participle)
opposing (present participle)

If you oppose something, you try to stop it or fight against it.

We would strongly oppose any changes.

Do you favor or oppose more taxes?

The opposing team just scored again.


everyday

something that is done a lot or happens a lot; something that is ordinary

These are my everyday clothes.


mundane

mundane (positive)
more mundane (comparative)
most mundane (superlative)

My life is very mundane. I wish it was more exciting.


protect

protect (canonical)
protects (third-person singular)
protected (past)
protected (past participle)
protecting (present participle)

If you protect something or someone, you keep it safe; you stop it from being harmed.

The knight protected the castle.