convict

convict (canonical)
convicts (third-person singular)
convicted (past)
convicted (past participle)
convicting (present participle)

If a judge or a jury convicts someone, they officially decide the person is guilty of a crime.

If he is convicted of all charges, he is facing between eight and 25 years in prison.


convict

A convict is a person who has been found guilty of a crime and received a jail sentence.


ageist

An ageist is someone who discriminates against others due to their age.


approachable

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

If you are approachable you are a friendly and welcoming person that other people feel comfortable talking to.


sociable

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

A sociable person is friendly and likes to be with other people.


unanswerable

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

An unanswerable question cannot be answered; it does not have a solution.


drinker

A drinker is a person who drinks alcohol regularly, and sometimes drinks too much of it.

A coffee drinker drinks coffee regularly; a tea drinker drinks tea regularly.

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documentary

A documentary is a type of movie or TV program that gives real information about a specific topic or event.


infant

An infant is a newborn or a baby; a young child in the first stage of their life.


forbearance

If you say that someone has shown forbearance, you admire them for behaving in a calm and sensible way about something that they have a right to be very upset or angry about.

His unfailing forbearance under great provocation shocked me.

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creature

A creature is a large animal, especially a created (mythical) nonhuman.

Those creatures only come out at night.


caller

A caller is a person making a call, usually over the phone.

The operator gave directions to the caller.


divider

A divider is an object or person that stands between two things.

I use a divider in my notebook for my subjects.


unopened

An unopened object can be opened but it has not been opened.

I was holding the unopened can of tuna while looking for a can-opener.


roomy

roomy (positive)
roomier (comparative)
roomiest (superlative)

A spacious or large enclosure is often referred to as roomy.

That one-bedroom basement apartment was very roomy.


bardolatry

The excessive love of William Shakespeare.


bibliolatry

Bibliolatry is the excessive love of a book.


Jezebel

/ˈdʒɛzəˌbɛl/


semiannual

The club meets every month for a business meeting and has semiannual parties, usually in June and December.


Yiddishism

A Yiddishism is a word from the Yiddish language that has become an English word.

Schmooze is an example of a Yiddishism


Abyssinia

Abyssinia is an old name for the country of Ethiopia.


crafty

crafty (positive)
craftier (comparative)
craftiest (superlative)

Being crafty means to be very clever and skilful, usually to trick, fool or deceive someone else.


belch

belch (canonical)
belches (third-person singular)
belched (past)
belched (past participle)
belching (present participle)

When something belches, it releases in large amounts (normally smoke)


belches

The third-person singular form of belch.


belched

The past tense and past participle of belch.


plagiarize

plagiarize (canonical)
plagiarizes (third-person singular)
plagiarized (past)
plagiarized (past participle)
plagiarizing (present participle)

When you plagiarize, you steal someone's work and present them as your own.


plagiarizes

The third-person singular form of plagiarize.


plagiarized

The past tense and past participle of plagiarize.


smog

Smog is formed when water vapour is mixed with smoke.


smogs

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


sleet

Sleet is the mixture of rain and snow (hail at times).


sleet

sleet (canonical)
sleets (third-person singular)
sleeted (past)
sleeted (past participle)
sleeting (present participle)

If it is sleeting, sleet is coming down from the sky.


sleets

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


sleets

The third-person singular form of sleet.


drizzle

drizzle (canonical)
drizzles (third-person singular)
drizzled (past)
drizzled (past participle)
drizzling (present participle)

If it is drizzling, water is falling from the sky.


drizzles

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


drizzles

The third-person singular form of drizzle.


drizzled

The past tense and past participle of drizzle.


kilogram

Kilogram is a measurement of mass, one kilogram is 1000 grams.

One litre of water weighs about one kilogram.


kilograms

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


benign

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

If someone or something is benign, they do not cause harm.


glisten

glisten (canonical)
glistens (third-person singular)
glistened (past)
glistened (past participle)
glistening (present participle)

He polished the car so it would glisten in the sun.


glistens

The third-person singular form of glisten.

Not all that glistens is gold.


glistened

The past tense and past participle of glisten.

The icy road glistened in the moonlight.


Yiddishisms

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


a priori

When something is a priori, it refers to things you cannot know in advance. You have to try first and then find the answer.


championship

A championship is a contest to decide which person or team is best at the sport.

Gene Tunney won the world heavyweight boxing championship from Jack Dempsey.


championships

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


discourage

discourage (canonical)
discourages (third-person singular)
discouraged (past)
discouraged (past participle)
discouraging (present participle)

If someone discourages you, they are persuading you not to do something.

The government's plan is to discourage the people from owning cars.

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Church

(used with "the") A specific church denomination such as the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Church does not allow women priests.

Mr.Church donated the painting.


infringement

An infringement means the breaking of rules and laws.


non fiction


advertisers

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

Advertisers are people or companies that tell the public about a product or a service, usually on TV, the Internet, newspapers, etc., usually to sell them their product.


blower

A blower is machine that moves air quickly to dry or heat something.


blowers

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

Blowers are machines that move air quickly to dry or heat something.


boyish

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

Someone who is boyish is like a boy or young man in a good way.


catcher

A catcher is a person or thing that catches something.


incumbency

Incumbency is the position or quality of being incumbent.

Incumbency is the length of time a person holds a position of authority.

There was a vote against the senator because people wanted a change after his long incumbency.

Incumbency is a duty or obligation that a society can expect of people.


incumbencies

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


non-fiction

Non-fiction is a book or magazine that is factual and true, not stories.

I borrowed non-fiction books from the library to help me write my science essay.


throng

A throng is a lot of people, crowded or closely together.


throng

throng (canonical)
throngs (third-person singular)
thronged (past)
thronged (past participle)
thronging (present participle)

If a crowd throngs a place, it means that a lot of people are going to or are at the place.


throngs

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


throngs

The third-person singular form of throng.


run time

Runtime is the time during which a computer program is operating.

Runtime is the length of a film or television program in minutes.


run times

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


literally

If something happens literally, it happens exactly as it was said.

When I found out that the company would hire me, I literally jumped for joy. In fact, I hit my head on the ceiling.


cower

cower (canonical)
cowers (third-person singular)
cowered (past)
cowered (past participle)
cowering (present participle)

If you cower, you show fear by moving your body down and away from what scares you.

The cats cower when the dog walks by.


cowers

The third-person singular form of cower.


cowered

The past tense and past participle of cower.


Kenya

Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa. Its official name is the Republic of Kenya.


outstanding

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

If something is outstanding, it stands out from the others, usually in a good way.

Out of all the zoos I have been to, this one is outstanding!

Something very good can be called outstanding.

The speaker gave an outstanding presentation, and everyone stood to applaud him.

If a problem is outstanding, it has not been fixed yet.

The outstanding issue between Jane and Kim made the party awkward.

While we know much about astronomy, there are still some outstanding problems.

If a debt had not been paid, it is outstanding.

He still owes me money from an outstanding debt from three years ago.


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hold back

To hold back is to stop yourself from saying or doing something. Holding back keeps something secret.

He held back his problems for many years, not telling anyone.

If an object holds back something, it stops it from moving.

A dam can hold back a lot of water.

If someone is held back in school, they do not move on to the next grade.

He is old for his grade because he was held back.


holds back

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

The third-person singular form of hold back.


held back

The past tense and past participle of hold back.


carefully

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

When something is done carefully, it is done with caution.

Timmy, take that vase out in our room carefully.


gaze

gaze (canonical)
gazes (third-person singular)
gazed (past)
gazed (past participle)
gazing (present participle)

When someone gazes at someone, they stare at that person for a long time.

Why does Anthony keep gazing at me?

When someone is staring at something absent – minded.

Sorry, I couldn't hear you. I was gazing at my water bottle.


uneasy

uneasy (positive)
uneasier (comparative)
uneasiest (superlative)

When something is uneasy, it causes discomfort and makes you feel anxious about it.

As a girl, I feel very uneasy when I walk back home late at night.

Something that is rather difficult to do.

Daniel is so stubborn, working with him will be uneasy.


unkind

unkinder (comparative)
unkindest (superlative)
unkind (positive)
more unkind (comparative)
most unkind (superlative)

When someone is unkind, that person is being rude, vulgar and even cruel.

Why did Carl throw pizza at my face? The guy is so unkind.

That person saw me drowning out at sea, yet he chose to stand there and laugh at me. He is so unkind!


pork

I had a pork sandwich for lunch today.


porks

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


disobey

disobey (canonical)
disobeys (third-person singular)
disobeyed (past)
disobeyed (past participle)
disobeying (present participle)

When someone disobeys someone, it means they do not listen to someone.

Every human should not disobey their parents.


ghettos

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


Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.


disobeys

The third-person singular form of disobey.


disobeyed

The past tense and past participle of disobey.


scatter

scatter (canonical)
scatters (third-person singular)
scattered (past)
scattered (past participle)
scattering (present participle)

To scatter means to go in different directions; separate.

I must scatter around the park to find my doll!


scatters

The third-person singular form of scatter.


couch potato

A couch potato is a person who sits in front of the TV for a really long time.

Usually, kids your age are couch potatos, but you are different. Your active kids!


couch potatoes

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


mouseover

A mouseover is when the cursor of a mouse is hovered (or moved) over a certain point on the screen.

The computer will make a noise on the mouseover.


mouseovers

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


cereal

A cereal is a grass whose seeds we use as food, like wheat and oats.


cereals

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


gazed

The past tense and past participle of gaze.


uneasier

The comparative form of uneasy; more uneasy.


uneasiest

The superlative form of uneasy; most uneasy.


elaborate

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

When something is supposed to be elaborated, it is needed to be expanded or add details to.

Just saying the cat is tall does not show enough details about the cat, please elaborate about it.


destination

A destination is the place where a person or thing will go.

The package's destination was across the country.

Italy is a popular destination for people who want to escape the sun.


destinations

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


doom

Someone's doom is their tragic or horrible ending, such as their death.

The hiker fell to his doom after he lost his grip.


dooms

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


romance

A romance is a strong love. If a love is very idealistic, it is called a romance.

Valentine's Day is a great chance to bring the romance back into your marriage.

A romance is a story about chivalry. A story about a knight going on a quest is called a romance.

After she read her son a romance, he pretended to be a knight for an entire week.

They watched a romance movie on their date, and held hands during the kiss scene.


arise

arise (canonical)
arises (third-person singular)
arose (past)
arisen (past participle)
arising (present participle)

When something arises, it comes up from sitting, lying, or kneeling.

He arose from his chair after a 7 hour slumber.


arises

The third-person singular form of arise.


eucalyptus

eucalyptus
eucalyptuses or eucalypti (plural)

Eucalyptuses are trees growing mainly in Australia (where they are a very typical form of tree), though they are planted in many warm areas throughout the world.

A greenish colour, like that of a eucalyptus leaf.


romances

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


blue gum

A kind of eucalyptus growing in South-Western Australia and Tasmania that has got blueish leaves, such as Eucalyptus globulus.


pigheaded

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

When someone is pigheaded, they are stubborn and do not listen to the instructions of other people.

Timothy, don't be pigheaded and hop in the car so we can go shopping!


bail

A bail is an amount of money paid for the release of someone who has been arrested with the promise that he/she will appear in court for a trial.

My friend had a fight with a stranger on the streets and I had to pay a bail of $12,000 for him.

A bail is a bucket or a scoop used for removing water out of a boat.

We are in trouble if the boat leaks, because we forgot to bring the bail.


bail

bail (canonical)
bails (third-person singular)
bailed (past)
bailed (past participle)
bailing (present participle)

To bail someone is to use money to get an arrested person out of prison.

Sorry, I have to go and bail my father. He got arrested for his reckless driving after drinking a few bottles of beer.


bails

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


ripe

ripe (positive)
riper (comparative)
ripest (superlative)

When something is ripe, it is fully grown or developed.

The Bananas are ripe, so they are ready to eat.


blue gums

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


East Punjab

East Punjab is a state in northern India which has Chandigarh as its capital.


eucalyptuses

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


bailed

The past tense and past participle of bail.


riper

The comparative form of ripe; more ripe.


ripest

The superlative form of ripe; most ripe.


unkinder

unkind (positive)
unkinder (comparative)
unkindest (superlative)

The comparative form of unkind; more unkind.


unkindest

The superlative form of unkind; most unkind.


eucalypt

An eucalypt is a type of tree in the eucalyptus family of trees.


coppice

A coppice forms when a tree is cut down and smaller stems grow all around the cut trunk(s).


eucalypts

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


coppices

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


blatant

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

When something is blatant, it means that it is very obvious.

Not putting uncooked meat in the freezer is a blatant health code violation!


pariah

A pariah is someone who is rejected from society.


toad

A toad is a type of amphibian. Toads look like frogs, and they belong to the same animal group. All toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads.


toads

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


pariahs

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


developer

A developer is someone or a company that develops a piece of land and creates buildings on it.

A software developer is someone who programs and writes software.


developers

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


adulteries

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


appeasements

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


disposables

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


harsher

harsh (positive)
harsher (comparative)
harshest (superlative)

The comparative form of harsh; more harsh.


harshest

The superlative form of harsh; most harsh.


infringements

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


infringe

infringe (canonical)
infringes (third-person singular)
infringed (past)
infringed (past participle)
infringing (present participle)

To infringe a rule or a law means to break that rule or law.


infringes

The third-person singular form of infringe.


infringed

The past tense and past participle of infringe.


remunerations

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


unpacks

unpack (canonical)
unpacks (third-person singular)
unpacked (past)
unpacked (past participle)
unpacking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of unpack.


unpacked

The past tense and past participle of unpack.


assimilates

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

The third-person singular form of assimilate.


assimilated

The past tense and past participle of assimilate.


manchineel

A manchineel tree is a small American tropical tree that is extremely poisonous.


manchineels

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


winner

A winner is someone that has won a competition, or often wins.

Terry is considered the winner since he came in first in the 100 meters race event.


winners

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


flyer

A flyer is a leaflet or a piece of paper that is given to people on the streets as a form of advertizing.

As I waited for my exam results, I took up a temporary job of distributing flyers.

A flyer is someone that pilots or flies an airplane.


flyers

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


loser

A loser is someone that did not win a competition. In sports, a loser would be one that did not come in first place.

Someone that is very often failing or being unsuccessful in life.

He is such a loser!


losers

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


culpability

Culpability is the state of being responsible for something negative, such as a crime.

Oliver Twist was found guilty of theft, but the real culpability was Fagin's.


hitch

A hitch is a device that connects a trailer or wagon to the thing pulling it.


hitch

hitch (canonical)
hitches (third-person singular)
hitched (past)
hitched (past participle)
hitching (present participle)

If you hitch something, you pull it with a jerk.

John hitched up his shorts and ran.

If you hitch something to something else, you attach or fasten them together.

He hitched a wagon to his truck.


craze

A craze is a temporary passion or infatuation for a new amusement, pursuit, or fashion.

The Twist was a dance craze of the early 1960s.


hitches

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


hitches

The third-person singular form of hitch.


crazes

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


unhealthier

unhealthy (positive)
unhealthier (comparative)
unhealthiest (superlative)

The comparative form of unhealthy; more unhealthy.


unhealthiest

The superlative form of unhealthy; most unhealthy.


Singaporeans

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


precept

A precept is a rule of conduct or action; instruction or direction for a given course or action.

A written command to demand for a payment.


Huddersfield

Huddersfield is a city in Northern England.


precepts

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


streamlines

streamline (canonical)
streamlines (third-person singular)
streamlined (past)
streamlined (past participle)
streamlining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of streamline.


streamlined

The past tense and past participle of streamline.


swollen

swelled (past participle)
swell (canonical)
swells (third-person singular)
swelled (past)
swollen (past participle)
swelling (present participle)


slashes

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


slashes

slash (canonical)
slashes (third-person singular)
slashed (past)
slashed (past participle)
slashing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of slash.


slashed

The past tense and past participle of slash.


B-movies

The plural form of B-movie; more than one (kind of) B-movie.


famed

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

When something or someone is famed, that object or person has fame and is famous.

This shop is famed for its delicious bread.


famed

fame (canonical)
fames (third-person singular)
famed (past)
famed (past participle)
faming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fame.


tariff

A tariff is a tax charged on the imports or exports of a country.

Many countries added tariffs to foreign goods during the Great Depression for protectionism of their own goods.


abdicate

abdicate (canonical)
abdicates (third-person singular)
abdicated (past)
abdicated (past participle)
abdicating (present participle)

When a ruler abdicates, he formally gives up his power and reign over a country.

After the war, the king was forced to abdicate.


tariffs

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


abdicates

The third-person singular form of abdicate.


abdicated

The past tense and past participle of abdicate.


obsess

obsess (canonical)
obsesses (third-person singular)
obsessed (past)
obsessed (past participle)
obsessing (present participle)

To obsess on/about/over someone or something means having an intense and compulsive interest in or worry about someone or something; to fixate on someone or something.


bruise

A bruise is a purplish mark on the skin due to the blood leaking from blood vessels under the surface of the skin, usually due to impact against the area.

I accidentally knocked my head against the wall, and got a bruise on the forehead.


bruise

bruise (canonical)
bruises (third-person singular)
bruised (past)
bruised (past participle)
bruising (present participle)

When you bruise someone, you hit him with something that causes him to get a bruise.


bruises

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


bruises

The third-person singular form of bruise.


bruised

The past tense and past participle of bruise.


bruising

A bruising is a violent physical attack on a person.

Bruisings are the bruises on a someone's skin.


dismiss

dismiss (canonical)
dismisses (third-person singular)
dismissed (past)
dismissed (past participle)
dismissing (present participle)

When you dismiss someone from a company, you fire and end the employment of the person, causing the person to become unemployed.

He was found to be giving the secrets of the company to other companies and was immediately dismissed.

The company became bankrupt overnight and all its employees were dismissed.

When you dismiss someone, you order the person to leave.

The parade commander stepped forward to ask the President for permission to dismiss the parade.

To dismiss something is to refuse or reject it.

The court dismissed his appeal for a second trial.

My proposal was dismissed by the panel of judges.

We dismissed the idea of going overseas due to the financial crisis.

When someone is dismissed, that person is given a red card and is sent off the pitch.

He punched a player from the opponent team, and was immediately dismissed by the referee.


dismisses

The third-person singular form of dismiss.


dismissed

The past tense and past participle of dismiss.


disrupt

disrupt (canonical)
disrupts (third-person singular)
disrupted (past)
disrupted (past participle)
disrupting (present participle)

When you disrupt something, you interrupt it, causing it to be paused or even stopped.

The strike disrupted the normal livelihood of the people working here.

The heavy snow disrupted the operations of the airport.


disrupts

The third-person singular form of disrupt.


disrupted

The past tense and past participle of disrupt.


obsesses

The third-person singular form of obsess.


obsessed

The past tense and past participle of obsess.


obsessed

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

To be obsessed with someone or something means to be highly and compulsive interested in or worried about someone or something; to be fixated on someone or something.

Charlie, this video game is so enjoyable that I have became obsessed with it!


donor

A donor is a person who gives money, food, toys, blood, body parts, etc. to help other people in need. Giving something is called a donation.

I was given a badge by the Red Cross to recognize me as a blood donor.


donors

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


arborist

An arborist is a person that studies trees.

The city hired an arborist to look at the forest.


foreshock

A foreshock is an small earthquake or tremor that happens before a bigger earthquake and is related to it.


foreshocks

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


arborists

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


gyre

gyre (canonical)
gyres (third-person singular)
gyred (past)
gyred (past participle)
gyring (present participle)

If A gyres around B, A moves in a circular motion around B.


serialize

serialize (canonical)
serializes (third-person singular)
serialized (past)
serialized (past participle)
serializing (present participle)

If you serialize a story or film, you publish it in parts.


assert

assert (canonical)
asserts (third-person singular)
asserted (past)
asserted (past participle)
asserting (present participle)

When you asserts something, you say it with confidence.

He asserted that he was innocent.


asserts

The third-person singular form of assert.


asserted

The past tense and past participle of assert.


pheasant's eye

A pheasant's eye is a small plant growing on mountain meadows and having large flowers and thin leaves (botanical genus Adonis).


serializes

The third-person singular form of serialize.


serialized

The past tense and past participle of serialize.


food bank

A food bank place that provides food to poor or homeless people.

We had to use the food bank so that we did not go hungry.


food banks

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


city hall

A city hall is a place where the administration of the municipal government is located.

The oldest building in that village is the city hall.


city halls

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


community centre

community centre
community centres (plural)

A community centre is a place where people from the community can meet for social, educational, or recreational activities. Community centres often also provide access to many other services.

The community centre has a ping pong class.


tardigrade

A tardigrade is a very small animal (some so small that you can't see them without a tool) that has eight legs and lives in the water or in wet places.

Our class tried to see a tardigrade with a magnifying glass, but we couldn't find any.


kindhearted

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

When someone is kind-hearted, that person is sympathetic and loving.

Someone that is kind, considerate and generous.


considerate

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

If someone is considerate, then he or she is kind, caring and thoughtful.


unkindly

When someone does something unkindly, the person does it in a mean, inconsiderate, heartless and cold-hearted manner.


cold-heartedly

When someone behaves cold-heartedly, it is in a cold-hearted, cruel or hostile manner.


twig

A twig is a small, thin branch of a tree.

The Native Americans used twigs to build their houses.


twigs

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


unjust

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

If something is unjust, it is not just or not fair.

The king's law is unjust.


Aaron

Aaron was the brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel.

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aback

Aback can mean toward the back or backward.

When someone is taken aback, he is surprised.

He was taken aback by her angry words.


abbot

An abbot is a man who is the leader of an abbey of monks or monastery.


abbess

An abbess is a woman who is a leader of an abbey of nuns.


abbesses

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


abate

abate (canonical)
abates (third-person singular)
abated (past)
abated (past participle)
abating (present participle)

The storm abated.

To abate something means to make it less or put an end to it.

The medicine abated his pain.


abates

The third-person singular form of abate.


abated

The past tense and past participle of abate.


abating

If something is abating, it is growing less.


abbés

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


abdominal

The man has strong abdominal muscles.


abduct

abduct (canonical)
abducts (third-person singular)
abducted (past)
abducted (past participle)
abducting (present participle)

If you abduct a person, you take them away by force.


abducts

The third-person singular form of abduct.


abducted

The past tense and past participle of abduct.


abducted

If someone has been abducted, that means they have been taken by someone without their permission.


abed

more abed (comparative)
Superlativemost abed

Mary stays abed because she is ill.


abhor

abhor (canonical)
abhors (third-person singular)
abhorred (past)
abhorred (past participle)
abhorring (present participle)

To hate very, very much; to feel disgust for.


abhors

The third-person singular form of abhor.


abhorred

The past tense and past participle of abhor.


abolition

Abolition is the action of ending something. It often refers to the end of slavery in the United States.

The abolition of slavery in the United States meant slaves were now free.

/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩/


abolitions

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


abridge

abridge (canonical)
abridges (third-person singular)
abridged (past)
abridged (past participle)
abridging (present participle)

To abridge something is to make it shorter or less.

This book will be abridged so that children can read it.


abridges

The third-person singular form of abridge.


abridged

The past tense and past participle of abridge.


abridged

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

If something is abridged, it has been shortened.

The abridged version of the book lacked some important elements of the story.


grilse

A grilse is a young salmon after its first return from the sea.

Salmon are fry as babies, parr as children, smolt as adolescents, and grilse as adults.


grilses

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


Abraham

Abraham was the founder of the Hebrew nation.


Hebrew

A Hebrew book is written in the Hebrew language.


Hebrews

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


hedgerow

A hedgerow is a row of bushes or trees that form a hedge.


hedgerows

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


heedless

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

If someone is heedless, they are careless or thoughtless.


abstain

abstain (canonical)
abstains (third-person singular)
abstained (past)
abstained (past participle)
abstaining (present participle)

To abstain from something is to do without it or to keep yourself from doing it.

If you abstain from eating candy, you will not be so fat.


abstains

The third-person singular form of abstain.


abstained

The past tense and past participle of abstain.


abstractions

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


absolve

absolve (canonical)
absolves (third-person singular)
absolved (past)
absolved (past participle)
absolving (present participle)

To absolve someone is to free that person from a sin or from a promise.

The king absolved his servant of the oath.


absolves

The third-person singular form of absolve.


absolved

The past tense and past participle of absolve.


abyss

An abyss is a very deep crack in the earth.


abysses

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


persistence

If someone shows persistence, they are determined to continue and do not give up quickly.

Even though this is difficult, I appreciate your persistence.


oblation

An oblation is an offering for religious or charitable uses.

Oblation is the act of making of an offering, now especially to a god or spirit.

/əʊˈbleɪʃən/


slack

slack (positive)
slacker (comparative)
slackest (superlative)

If something is slack, it hangs loose and is not held tight.

Bring the boats closer together so that the rope between them becomes slack.


slack

slack (canonical)
slacks (third-person singular)
slacked (past)
slacked (past participle)
slacking (present participle)

To slack is to be lazy and avoid doing work.

Once he stopped slacking on his homework his grades improved.


information technology

information technology
information technologys (plural)

The use of computers to store and transmit information


slacks

The third-person singular form of slack.


slacked

The past tense and past participle of slack.


thrust

thrust (canonical)
thrusts (third-person singular)
thrust (past)
thrust (past participle)
thrusting (present participle)

If you thrust, you push forcefully or not carefully.

Don't thrust your homework in your backpack, Joan.


euphoria

Euphoria is a state of mind. It means happiness, ecstasy, optimism, all beyond normal everyday life.

In a state of euphoria, he bet his house on the turn of a card.

He had no idea she would say "yes": when she did he was in a state of euphoria.


vocabulary

A person's vocabulary is the words that person knows.

Reading will help you increase your vocabulary.

At about 18 months most children have a vocabulary of about 50 words.

Vocabulary is words with their meanings, especially to be studied.

There's too much new vocabulary, and I had a hard time understanding it.

We learned 10 new vocabulary words today.

A vocabulary is the set of particular words used by a group of people or for a specialized area.

We use the vocabulary of network science in this article.

A vocabulary is the particular methods and techniques that artists and other people use to express their ideas.

As a photographer, he uses a vocabulary of lines and angles.


vocabularies

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


kilometre

A kilometre 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 kilometre.


kilometres

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


reunite

reunite (canonical)
reunites (third-person singular)
reunited (past)
reunited (past participle)
reuniting (present participle)

When two people or groups reunite, they come back together after being apart.

I wish I would reunite with my friend in Sri Lanka.


reunites

The third-person singular form of reunite.


reunited

The past tense and past participle of reunite.


thrusts

thrust (canonical)
thrusts (third-person singular)
thrusted (past)
thrusted (past participle)
thrusting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of thrust.


thrusted

The past tense and past participle of thrust.


stellation

Stellation is the act of extending a polyhedron by making extra points.


abash

abash (canonical)
abashes (third-person singular)
abashed (past)
abashed (past participle)
abashing (present participle)

If you are abashed, you are embarrassed or ashamed.

I felt a bit abashed when he told me I had hurt him.


abashed

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

Feeling discomfort or shame; feeling embarrassed.

The man was abashed when I told him he wasn't a nice person.


abashed

The past tense and past participle of abash.


abasia

Abasia is the loss of the ability to walk.


abaya

An abaya is a black robe worn by Muslim women.

Women in Saudi Arabia wear an abaya outdoors.


abampere

An abampere is an amount of electricity equal to ten amperes.


abamp

An abamp is an amount of electricity equal to ten amps.


abandonment

An abandonment is an action that causes someone or something to be abandoned.


abasement

An abasement is an action that causes someone or something to be abased (lowered in status).


abashment

An abashment is an action that makes someone embarrassed.


abattoir

A slaughterhouse; a place where animals are killed.


abbreviator

An abbreviator is someone or something that abbreviates (makes something shorter).


abcoulomb

An abcoulomb is a measure of electricity that is equal to ten coulombs.


abdicable

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

If someone is abdicable, they are capable of giving up their reign or power over a country.


abduce

abduce (canonical)
abduces (third-person singular)
abduced (past)
abduced (past participle)
abducing (present participle)

If you abduce something, you cause it to move away from a location.


abdication

Abdication is the action of losing reign or power over a country.


abdicator

An abdicator is someone who loses their reign or power over a country.


aberrance

An aberrance is something that is unusual or weird.


aberrate

aberrate (canonical)
aberrates (third-person singular)
aberrated (past)
aberrated (past participle)
aberrating (present participle)

If you aberrate, you do something that is unusual or weird.


abecedarian

If something is abecedarian, it is in alphabetical order.


abecedarius

An abecedarius is a poem where the first letters of each line are in alphabetical order.


aberrancy

An aberrancy is something that is unusual or weird

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aberration

An aberration is something that is unusual or weird.

An aberration is also a brain problem that makes someone unable to think correctly.


abet

abet (canonical)
abets (third-person singular)
abetted (past)
abetted (past participle)
abetting (present participle)

If you abet someone, you help them do something that is a crime.


abetment

Abetment is the action of helping someone do a crime.


abetter

An abetter is a person who helps someone do a crime.


abettor

An abettor is a person who helps someone do a crime.


abfarad

An abfarad is a measure of electricity equal to a billion farads.


milky

milkier (comparative)
milkiest (superlative)
milky (positive)
more milky (comparative)
most milky (superlative)

If something is milky, it has or resembles the color of milk.


homeless

A homeless person does not have a place to live.

The earthquake left 1.5 million people homeless.

On the coldest nights, they would turn the church into a homeless shelter.

They volunteer to help the homeless at Christmas.


girlish

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

If someone is girlish, they act, look, or sound like a young girl.

Her girlish voice had deepened with age.

She had a cute, girlish face, with short dark hair cut in a bob.

The dress was bound tightly at the waist, showing off a slim girlish figure.

Young kids go for typically "girlish" or "boyish" toys before they try others.


certainty

Certainty is the state of being 100% sure.

It's a little too early to say that with absolute certainty.

The doctor could not say what was wrong with any degree of certainty.

If something is a certainty, it is sure to happen.

The expected change became a certainty two weeks ago.

We need to accept the certainties of aging, illness, and death.


doc

Doc is an abbreviation of the word "doctor".

Doc is an abbreviation of the word "document".


weekly

A weekly is a magazine or newspaper that you get once a week.


weekly

If something happens weekly, it happens once a week.


unused

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

If something is unused it is not being used now or has not been used for some time.

Today most of its factories sit unused, their silent machinery rusting.

An old car that had gone unused for months should be hard to start.

We're taking the unused space and building three additional smaller rooms.

If you're unused to something, you don't have a lot of experience with it.

We were unused to moving about the boat and felt sick.

Unused to the cold, she had no warm clothes.


somebody

I think I saw somebody outside.

Somebody keeps leaving the lights on.


somebody

A somebody is a person who is famous or important.


intro

An intro is the first or opening part, before the main part.

In the intro, she explains why she wrote the book.

The intro to that song uses just an simple piano melody.

An intro is the process of making someone familiar with a certain area, topic, or field.

Lisa's intro to horseback riding was a disaster.


agricultural

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

The conversions of agricultural and forest land to industrial uses is very common.

The country's main economic activities are agricultural production and tourism.

60 percent of the labor force remains in the agricultural sector.

Few safety regulations are available to protect agricultural workers.

/ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltjʊərəl/

/ˌæɡrɪˈkʌlt͡ʃərəl/


abayas

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


abattoirs

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


intros

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


abashes

The third-person singular form of abash.


abasias

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


brackish

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

Brackish water or briny water is water that is more salty than fresh water, but not as much as seawater.

The water from rivers becomes brakish at the mouth of the river.


East Turkestan

East Turkestan was a former Republic, now a province of China. The capital is Urumqi.


Turkestani

A person from East Turkestan or of Turkic descent.


Turkestanis

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


unglove

unglove (canonical)
ungloves (third-person singular)
ungloved (past)
ungloved (past participle)
ungloving (present participle)

If you unglove someone's hands, you remove their gloves.

I ungloved her hands took them in mind.


ungloves

The third-person singular form of unglove.


ungloved

Ungloved hands do not have gloves on them.

I held the snow in my ungloved hands and felt the cold.


ungloved

The past tense and past participle of unglove.


junkfood

Junk food is food that is not healthy because, for example, it contains a lot of fat, oil and sugar.

Convenience stores make most of their money from selling junk food, soda pop, and cigarettes.


scavenger

A scavenger is an animal that feeds on dead animals.

Vultures are well-known scavengers.


vulture

A vulture is a large bird that eats dead animals.

Those vultures are circling around the dying lamb.

A vulture is a person who takes advantage of other people's problems.

When the company finally failed, the vultures snapped up all the cheap equipment.


vultures

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


antiseptic

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

If something is antiseptic, it kills bacteria, viruses, etc.

It contains alcohol, which has antiseptic properties.

If something is antiseptic, it is free of bacteria, viruses, etc.

They were put in a separate, antiseptic room.


antiseptic

An antiseptic is a substance you put on broken skin, which kills bacteria, viruses, etc.

Apply antiseptic to guard against infection.


bigotry

Bigotry is being stubborn and unable to tolerate a certain person or group, mainly due to the race and religion.

Bigotry is being stubborn about your own belief or opinion.


ethos

The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.

A dislike for the ways of the past was part of the ethos of the 1960s.


redwood

A redwood is a very large tree growing in forests of California (species Sequoia sempervirens).


cleverly

If something is cleverly done, it is done with intelligence and good planning.

It was cleverly designed to be taken apart and put back together quickly and easily.

Her knife was cleverly hidden in her boot.


decoration

Decoration is an attractive surface covering, or what makes something more beautiful.

Fabergé eggs were covered with fine decoration.

/ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən/


abhorrence

Abhorrence is the hate or dislike of something.

Many people have an abhorrence of snakes.


abhorrences

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


abhorrent

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

If something is abhorrent, people dislike it.

Some people find smokers abhorrent.


abience

Abience is the desire to avoid someone or something.


abiences

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


abiogenetic

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

If something is abiogenetic, it is related to or caused by abiogenesis (the creation of a living thing from something that is nonliving).


abient

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

If someone is abient of something, they often try to avoid it.


abiogenesis

Abiogenesis is the creation of a living thing from something that is nonliving.

/ˌeɪbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs/


abiogenist

An abiogenist is someone who believes that abiogenesis is possible


abiogenists

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


abiotrophy

Abiotrophy is a decrease in the quality of human body cells that is caused by an unknown injury.


abjure

abjure (canonical)
abjures (third-person singular)
abjured (past)
abjured (past participle)
abjuring (present participle)

If someone abjures a belief, they say it is not true.

If someone abjures a way of life, they say they will not live like that.


abjures

The third-person singular form of abjure.


abjured

The past tense and past participle of abjure.


abjectly

If something is done abjectly it is done without hope.

She could not win the chess match, so she played abjectly.


abjuration

An abjuration is telling people that something you said in the past wasn't true.


abjurations

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


wean

wean (canonical)
weans (third-person singular)
weaned (past)
weaned (past participle)
weaning (present participle)

If you wean a baby, you stop giving it breast milk.

Babies are weaned when they reach a certain age.


weaned

The past tense and past participle of wean.


ablactate

ablactate (canonical)
ablactates (third-person singular)
ablactated (past)
ablactated (past participle)
ablactating (present participle)

If you ablactate a baby, you stop giving it milk from a woman's breasts

Babies are ablactated when they reach a certain age.


ablactates

The third-person singular form of ablactate.


ablactated

The past tense and past participle of ablactate.


ablate

ablate (canonical)
ablates (third-person singular)
ablated (past)
ablated (past participle)
ablating (present participle)

If you ablate something, you remove it from an animal or plant.

The young boy had his heart ablated because it was not working properly.


ablates

The third-person singular form of ablate.


ablated

The past tense and past participle of ablate.


ableism

Ableism is the belief that people who are healthy are more important than people who are unhealthy.


ablism

Ablism is the belief that people who are healthy are more important than people who are unhealthy.


able-bodism

Able-bodism is the belief that people who are healthy are more important than people who are unhealthy.


able-bodiedism

Able-bodiedism is the belief that people who are healthy are more important than people who are unhealthy.


abloom

The garden is abloom in the spring.

If a someone or something is abloom, it is full of life.


ablactation

Ablactation is making a baby stop drinking milk from breasts.


ablactations

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


ablation

Ablation is the action of removing a body part from an animal.

The woman's surgery involved the ablation of her heart.


ablations

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


ablution

Ablution is the washing of body parts for religious purposes or an object that is holy.


ablutions

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


ablutionary

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

If something is ablutionary, it makes your hands clean.

Soap is ablutionary.


abnormalcy

An abnormalcy is something that is abnormal (unusual; not normal).


abode

We made our abode in a little old house by a stream.


abodes

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


abolishable

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

If someone is abolishable, it can be abolished.


abolitionism

Abolitionism is the belief that slavery should not exist.


abominable

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

If something is abominable, it is awful (horrible).

My mother thought that book I read was abominable.

If someone is abominable, they are not liked.

The students felt their teacher was abominable.


abominate

abominate (canonical)
abominates (third-person singular)
abominated (past)
abominated (past participle)
abominating (present participle)

If you abominate something, you hate it.

She abominates her job because it has a low salary.

/əˈbɒm.əˌnəɪt/


abominates

The third-person singular form of abominate.


abominated

The past tense and past participle of abominate.


aborning

If something is aborning, it is being born.

During pregnancy, children are aborning.


aborticide

Aborticide is the action of killing (aborting) a baby that has not been born yet.

Aborticide is also a drug that kills a baby that has not been born yet.


aborticides

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


aboulia

If someone has aboulia, they do not have a lot of will power or desire to do things.

Because the man had aboulia, he wasn't looking for a job.


aboulic

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

If someone is aboulic, they have aboulia (no will power).


aboveboard

If something or someone is aboveboard, they are honest.

If something is done aboveboard, it is done in an honest way.


abolishment

Abolishment is the action of ending something. It often refers to the end of slavery in the United States.

The abolishment of slavery in the United States meant slaves were now free.


abolishments

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


abolitionary

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

Abolitionary ideas or actions are related to abolition.


abolitionist

An abolitionist is a person who thinks slavery should not exist.


abolitionists

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


abort

abort (canonical)
aborts (third-person singular)
aborted (past)
aborted (past participle)
aborting (present participle)

If you abort something, you stop something from happening any longer.

The space mission was aborted because there was a fuel leak.

I aborted the computer program since it wasn't working properly.

If a doctor aborts an unborn baby, they stop it from being born alive.

The baby was aborted in pregnancy because it was a girl.

The parents aborted the baby because they wouldn't be able to raise it.


aborts

The third-person singular form of abort.


aborted

The past tense and past participle of abort.


seller

A seller is a person or thing that sells stuff.

That man is a seller of unusual items.

The grocery store is a seller of food.


sellers

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


abortively

more abortively (comparative)
Superlativemost abortively

If something is done abortively, it fails to achieve its goals.


abracadabra

Abracadabra is a word you use during a magic trick.


abracadabra

Abracadabra is something that cannot be understood because it does not make sense.

The lunatic's book was complete abracadabra.


abrachia

Because he had a disease in his hand, he now has abrachia.


abrade

abrade (canonical)
abrades (third-person singular)
abraded (past)
abraded (past participle)
abrading (present participle)

If you abrade something, you rub it a lot against something else.


abrades

The third-person singular form of abrade.


abraded

The past tense and past participle of abrade.


abranchial

If something is abranchial, it does not have gills.

Human beings are abranchial.


abranchiate

If something is abranchiate, it does not have gills.

Humans are abranchiate.


abranchious

If something is abranchious, it does not have gills.

Human beings are abranchious.


abridgement

An abridgement is a shorter version of something.


abridgements

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


abridgment

An abridgment is a shorter version of something.


abridgments

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


abrogator

An abrogator is a person who has the ability to change laws.


abruptly

If something happens abruptly, it happens without a warning. It is unexpected.


abscond

abscond (canonical)
absconds (third-person singular)
absconded (past)
absconded (past participle)
absconding (present participle)

When you abscond, you are running away from somewhere, something or someone. It often means that someone else is with you too.


absconds

The third-person singular form of abscond.


absconded

The past tense and past participle of abscond.


absenteeism

Absenteeism is failing to go to work often.

He was fired for his absenteeism.


absentminded

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

Someone who is absentminded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.

In his later life he became even more absentminded.


absinth

Absinth is a green drink mostly made up of alcohol, anise and wormwood.

I drank some absinth at the party.


absinthe

Absinthe is a green drink mostly made up of alcohol, anise and wormwood.

I drank some absinthe at the party.


absolutes

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


absorbable

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

If something is absorbable, it can be absorbed.


absquatulate

absquatulate (canonical)
absquatulates (third-person singular)
absquatulated (past)
absquatulated (past participle)
absquatulating (present participle)

When you absquatulate, you are running away from somewhere, something or someone. It often means that someone else is with you too.


absquatulates

The third-person singular form of absquatulate.


absquatulated

The past tense and past participle of absquatulate.


abstruse

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

If something is abstruse, it is very difficult to understand.

The book was so abstruse that I didn't understand it.


abscession

Abscession is the action of cutting something off from something else.


abscessions

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


TARDIS

A TARDIS is a fictional machine from British television series Doctor Who that resembles a police box and that can travel through time and space.


absconder

An absconder is someone who runs away from somewhere, something or someone.


absconders

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


abscondment

Abscondment is the action of running away from somewhere, something or someone.


abscondments

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


absently

If something is done absently, it is done without paying attention to it.


absorbency

Absorbency is the measurement of how much something can absorb.

Sponges have a high absorbency.


absorbencies

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


absorbent

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

If something is absorbent, it can soak up liquid.

Sponges are absorbent.


absorptive

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

If something is absorptive, it can soak up liquid.

Sponges are absorptive.


abstainer

An abstainer is someone who abstains from something (does not do it).


abstainers

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


abstention

Abstention is when someone is abstaining from something or when someone does not take part in something. It's usually used to refer to not drinking alcohol or not having sex.

Abstention stops you from getting drunk.

My brother's abstention protected him from sexually transmitted diseases.


abstracter

An abstracter is someone who abstracts or summarizes something.


abstracters

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


abstractor

An abstractor is someone who abstracts or summarizes something.


abstractors

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


abstrusely

If someone is done abstrusely, it is done in a way that is hard to understand.


abstruseness

Abstruseness is the quality of being hard to understand.

The abstruseness of my teacher's lectures caused me to fail his class.


absurdity

An absurdity is something that is absurd or crazy.

Absurdity is the measurement of how absurd something is.


absurdities

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


absurdly

If something is done absurdly, it is done in a way that is absurd or crazy.


abulia

If someone has abulia, they do not have a lot of will power or desire to do things.

Because the man had abulia, he wasn't looking for a job.


abulic

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

If someone is abulic, they have abulia (no will power).


abutting

abut (canonical)
abuts (third-person singular)
abutted (past)
abutted (past participle)
abutting (present participle)


abutting

If things are abutting, they touch each other.

Canada and the United States are abutting countries.


abwatt

An abwatt is a unit of electrical power. It is equal to one ten-millionth of a watt.


abwatts

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


abysm

An abysm is a very deep crack in the earth.


abysms

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


abysmal

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

If something is abysmal, it is very bad or poor.

Her essay was so abysmal; she is certain to fail the class.


academe

Academe is a word for the group of people who are a part of the scientific and cultural community; this group of people have attended a university and/or do research.


acanthoid

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

If something is acanthoid, it looks like a thorn.

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acanthous

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

If something is acanthous, it looks like a thorn.


acapnia

Acapnia is a condition where someone's body has less carbon dioxide than it should.


acapnic

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

If something is acapnic, it is related to acapnia.


acapnial

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

If something is acapnial, it is related to acapnia.


acardia

If someone or something has acardia, they do not have a heart.


acaryote

An acaryote is a biological cell that does not have a nucleus.


acaryotes

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


akaryote

An akaryote is a biological cell that does not have a nucleus.


akaryotes

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


akaryocyte

An akaryocyte is a biological cell that does not have a nucleus.


akaryocytes

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


acataphasia

Acataphasia is a mental disorder that makes you unable to say what you want to say clearly. It is caused by damage to the central nervous system.


acaudal

If someone or something is acaudal, it does not have a tail.

Rabbits are acaudal.


acaudate

If someone or something is acaudate, it does not have a tail.

Rabbits are acaudate.


acariasis

If someone has acariasis, they are covered in itch mites.


acariosis

If someone has acariosis, they are covered in itch mites.


acaridiasis

If someone has acaridiasis, they are covered in itch mites.


acarpellous

If something is acarpellous, it does not have a carpel.


acarpelous

If something is acarpelous, it does not have a carpel.


acarpous

If something is acarpous, it does not make fruit.

The dandelion is an example of an acarpous flower.


acaulescent

If a plant is acaulescent, it does not have a stem


abeyances

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


accessorial

An accessorial is something that is not needed to do something, but is useful.


accessorials

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


acclimate

acclimate (canonical)
acclimates (third-person singular)
acclimated (past)
acclimated (past participle)
acclimating (present participle)

When you acclimate to a location, you become familiar with its weather.

People have to acclimate to their surroundings after immigrating to a new country.


acclimates

The third-person singular form of acclimate.


acclimated

The past tense and past participle of acclimate.


acclimatize

acclimatize (canonical)
acclimatizes (third-person singular)
acclimatized (past)
acclimatized (past participle)
acclimatizing (present participle)

When you acclimatize to a location, you become familiar with its weather.

People have to acclimatize to their surroundings after immigrating to a new country.


acclimatizes

The third-person singular form of acclimatize.


acclimatized

The past tense and past participle of acclimatize.


acclimatise

acclimatise (canonical)
acclimatises (third-person singular)
acclimatised (past)
acclimatised (past participle)
acclimatising (present participle)

When you acclimatise to a location, you become familiar with its weather.

People have to acclimatise to their surroundings after immigrating to a new country.


acclimatises

The third-person singular form of acclimatise.


acclimatised

The past tense and past participle of acclimatise.


feminist

A feminist is a person who believes in feminism.


feminists

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


accordance

If two or more things are in accord, they match or agree.

We are in accordance that the bridge should be built.


accoucheuses

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


accoutered

accouter (canonical)
accouters (third-person singular)
accoutered (past)
accoutered (past participle)
accoutering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accouter.


accoutered

If someone is accoutered, they have been provided with military gear.


accoutred

accoutre (canonical)
accoutres (third-person singular)
accoutred (past)
accoutred (past participle)
accoutring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accoutre.


accoutred

If someone is accoutred, they have been provided with military gear.


accoutre

If you accoutre someone, you give them military gear.


accoutres

The third-person singular form of accoutre.


accouter

If you accouter someone, you give them military gear.


accouters

The third-person singular form of accouter.


maker

Harley Davidson is a maker of motorcycles.


makers

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


ogles

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


ogled

The past tense and past participle of ogle.


butt plug

A butt plug is a sex toy that is designed to be inserted into the anus.


butt plugs

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


sex toy

A sex toy is a device that is intended to be used during sex. It is used to increase sexual pleasure.


sex toys

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


pegging

Pegging is the thrusting of a strap-on into a man's anus. The purpose of pegging is usually sexual pleasure.


pegging

peg (canonical)
pegs (third-person singular)
pegged (past)
pegged (past participle)
pegging (present participle)


strap-on

A strap-on is a sex toy shaped like a penis that a woman can wear around her vagina.


strap-ons

The plural form of strap-on; more than one (kind of) strap-on.


strapon

A strapon is a sex toy shaped like a penis that a woman can wear around her vagina.


strapons

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


tarmacs

tarmac (canonical)
tarmacs (third-person singular)
tarmaced (past)
tarmaced (past participle)
tarmacing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tarmac.


tarmaced

The past tense and past participle of tarmac.


lunched

lunch (canonical)
lunches (third-person singular)
lunched (past)
lunched (past participle)
lunching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lunch.


brothel

A brothel is a building where many prostitutes gather.

I went to the brothel yesterday because I was horny, and wanted to sleep with someone.


brothels

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


bedhop

bedhop (canonical)
bedhops (third-person singular)
bedhopped (past)
bedhopped (past participle)
bedhopping (present participle)

If someone bedhops, they have sex with a lot of people.

Most women are called sluts if they bedhop .


bedhops

The third-person singular form of bedhop.


bedhopped

The past tense and past participle of bedhop.


bed-hop

bed-hop (canonical)
bed-hops (third-person singular)
bed-hopped (past)
bed-hopped (past participle)
bed-hopping (present participle)

If someone bed-hops, they have sex with a lot of people.

Most women are called sluts if they bed-hop.


bed-hops

The third-person singular form of bed-hop.


bed-hopped

The past tense and past participle of bed-hop.


civilize

civilize (canonical)
civilizes (third-person singular)
civilized (past)
civilized (past participle)
civilizing (present participle)

When you civilize someone, you educate that person on how to have a higher standard of behavior.

Our teacher civilized us today, stressing the importance of respecting others.


civilizes

The third-person singular form of civilize.


abashments

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


jumbles

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


jumbles

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

The third-person singular form of jumble.


swimsuit

A swimsuit is a piece of clothing that fits close to your body that you wear when you swim.

Put on your swimsuit and let's go for a swim.


swimsuits

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


scavengers

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


sext

A sext is a text message that is intended to be sexual.


sext

sext (canonical)
sexts (third-person singular)
sexted (past)
sexted (past participle)
sexting (present participle)

If you sext someone, you can send them a text message that is intended to be sexually arousing.


sexts

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


sexted

The past tense and past participle of sext.


aberrancies

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


baptizes

baptize (canonical)
baptizes (third-person singular)
baptized (past)
baptized (past participle)
baptizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of baptize.


baptized

The past tense and past participle of baptize.


rumormongers

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


rumormongers

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

The third-person singular form of rumormonger.


rumormongered

The past tense and past participle of rumormonger.


torsos

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


provokes

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

The third-person singular form of provoke.


indium

Indium is a metallic element with an atomic number of 49 and symbol In.

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darmstadtium

Darmstadtium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 110 and symbol Ds.

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ununbium

Ununbium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 112 and symbol Cn.


promethium

Promethium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 61 and symbol Pm.

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actinium

Actinium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 89 and symbol Ac.

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hassium

Hassium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 108 and symbol Hs.

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curium

Curium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 96 and symbol Cm.

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praseodymium

Praseodymium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 59 and symbol Pr.

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hafnium

Hafnium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 72 and symbol Hf.

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zirconium

Zirconium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 40 and symbol Zr.

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cerium

Cerium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 58 and symbol Ce.

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thulium

Thulium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 69 and symbol Tm.

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polonium

Polonium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 84 and symbol Po.

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germanium

Germanium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 32 and symbol Ge.

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yttrium

Yttrium is a metallic element with an atomic number of 39 and symbol Y.

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californium

Californium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 98 and symbol Cf.

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thorium

Thorium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 90 and symbol Th.

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molybdenum

Molybdenum is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 42 and symbol Mo.

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gallium

Gallium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 31 and symbol Ga.

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ytterbium

Ytterbium is a metallic element with an atomic number of 70 and symbol Yb.

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bohrium

Bohrium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 107 and symbol Bh.

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thallium

Thallium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 81 and symbol Ti.

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meitnerium

Meitnerium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 109 and symbol Mt.

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gadolinium

Gadolinium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 64 and symbol Gd.

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ununtrium

Ununtrium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 113 and symbol Uut.


samarium

Samarium is a metallic element with an atomic number of 62 and symbol Sm.

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berkelium

Berkelium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 97 and symbol Bk.

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terbium

Terbium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 65 and symbol Tb.

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lutetium

Lutetium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 71 and symbol Lu.

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fermium

Fermium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 100 and symbol Fm.

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ununseptium

Ununseptium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 117 and symbol Uus.


rutherfordium

Rutherfordium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 104 and symbol Rf.

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astatine

Astatine is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 85 and symbol At.

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tellurium

Tellurium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 52 and symbol Te.

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lawrencium

Lawrencium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 103 and symbol Lr. It used to have the symbol Lw instead.

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europium

Europium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 63 and symbol Eu.

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ununquadium

Ununquadium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 114 and symbol Fl.


ruthenium

Ruthenium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 44 and symbol Ru.

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antimony

Antimony is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 51 and symbol Sb.

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technetium

Technetium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 43 and symbol Tc.

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lanthanum

Lanthanum is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 57 and symbol La.

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erbium

Erbium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 68 and symbol Er.

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ununpentium

Ununpentium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 115 and symbol Uup.


roentgenium

Roentgenium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 111 and symbol Rg.

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americium

Americium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 95 and symbol Am.

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tantalum

Tantalum is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 73 and symbol Ta.

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einsteinium

Einsteinium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 99 and symbol Es.

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ununoctium

Ununoctium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 118 and symbol Uuo.


rhodium

Rhodium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 45 and symbol Rh.

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selenium

Selenium is a nonmetallic (meaning not made of metal) element with an atomic number of 34 and symbol Se.

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iridium

Iridium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 77 and symbol Ir.

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dubnium

Dubnium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 105 and symbol Db.

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ununhexium

Ununhexium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 116 and symbols Uuh and Lv.


livermorium

Livermorium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 116 and symbols Lv and Uuh.

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rhenium

Rhenium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 75 and symbol Re.

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seaborgium

Seaborgium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 106 and symbol Sg.

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duplicate

A duplicate is an exact copy of something.


duplicate

duplicate (canonical)
duplicates (third-person singular)
duplicated (past)
duplicated (past participle)
duplicating (present participle)

If you duplicate something, you make a copy, or duplicate, of it.


duplicates

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


duplicates

The third-person singular form of duplicate.


duplicated

The past tense and past participle of duplicate.


arroyos

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


bros

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


abcoulombs

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


abamperes

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


abfarads

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


absinthes

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


absinths

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


soldierlike

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

If something or someone is soldierlike, they look or act like a soldier.


orgasmed

orgasm (canonical)
orgasms (third-person singular)
orgasmed (past)
orgasmed (past participle)
orgasming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of orgasm.


hovels

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


strongholds

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


clearings

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


marshals

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


shovels

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


shovels

shovel (canonical)
shovels (third-person singular)
shoveled (past)
shoveled (past participle)
shoveling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shovel.


shoveled

The past tense and past participle of shovel.


masterminds

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


masterminds

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

The third-person singular form of mastermind.


masterminded

The past tense and past participle of mastermind.


accusation

An accusation is a claim that someone did something.

He made the accusation that the boy murdered the young girl.


accusations

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


accusal

An accusal is a claim that someone did something.

He made the accusal that the boy murdered the young girl.


accusals

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


accustom

accustom (canonical)
accustoms (third-person singular)
accustomed (past)
accustomed (past participle)
accustoming (present participle)

If you accustom someone to something, you make them familiar with, or used to it.

He accustomed the farm girl to city life.


accustoms

The third-person singular form of accustom.


accustomed

The past tense and past participle of accustom.


accelerando

An accelerando is a slow increase in the speed of music.


accelerando

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

If a piece of music is accelerando, it is slowly increasing in speed.


accelerandos

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


acclamation

Acclamation is phrase for someone or something.

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


acclimation

Acclimation is the process of becoming used to the weather of a new location.


acclamations

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


acclimations

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


accost

accost (canonical)
accosts (third-person singular)
accosted (past)
accosted (past participle)
accosting (present participle)

If you accost someone, you start talking to them.

If you accost someone, you ask someone to have sex with you for money.


accosts

The third-person singular form of accost.


accosted

The past tense and past participle of accost.


accouchements

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


accoucheur

An accoucheur is a doctor who knows a lot about pregnancy and the birth of babies.

/ˌæ.ku.ˈʃɜː/


accoucheurs

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


accountancy

Accountancy involves keeping records on financial information.


accouterment

An accouterment is an extra item of clothing that is not needed, but which adds to the whole.

She bought a number of accouterments including a bag, hat, and gloves, to match her new dress.


accouterments

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


accoutrement

An accoutrement is an extra item of clothing that is not needed, but which adds to the whole.

She bought a number of accoutrements including a bag, hat, and gloves, to match her new dress.


accoutrements

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


acebutolol

Acebutolol is a drug used to get rid of hypertension (high blood pressure).


acedia

Acedia is not caring about other people's feelings.


monkeyed

monkey (canonical)
monkeys (third-person singular)
monkeyed (past)
monkeyed (past participle)
monkeying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of monkey.


baled

bale (canonical)
bales (third-person singular)
baled (past)
baled (past participle)
baling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bale.


fellatio

Fellatio is stimulating a penis with one's mouth.


catamounts

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


congratulates

congratulate (canonical)
congratulates (third-person singular)
congratulated (past)
congratulated (past participle)
congratulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of congratulate.


abecedarians

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


fire screens

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


aberrants

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


carves

carve (canonical)
carves (third-person singular)
carved (past)
carved (past participle)
carving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of carve.


carved

The past tense and past participle of carve.


carving

A carving is art that is carved out from something.


yummy

You say yummy when you are happy or delighted about something, usually food.

Yummy! That apple pie was so tasty!


warfares

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


makes sure

make sure (canonical)
makes sure (third-person singular)
made sure (past)
made sure (past participle)
making sure (present participle)

The third-person singular form of make sure.


made sure

The past tense and past participle of make sure.


quagmires

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


abnormalcies

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


abamps

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


abandonments

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


abasements

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


abbacies

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


abbreviators

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


abduces

abduce (canonical)
abduces (third-person singular)
abduced (past)
abduced (past participle)
abducing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abduce.


abduced

The past tense and past participle of abduce.


abdications

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


abdicators

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


aberrances

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


aberrates

aberrate (canonical)
aberrates (third-person singular)
aberrated (past)
aberrated (past participle)
aberrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of aberrate.


aberrated

The past tense and past participle of aberrate.


abecedariuses

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


aberrations

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


abets

abet (canonical)
abets (third-person singular)
abetted (past)
abetted (past participle)
abetting (present participle)


abetted

The past tense and past participle of abet.


abetments

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


abetters

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


abettors

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


certainties

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


docs

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


weeklies

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


somebodies

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


acephalia

If someone has acephalia, they do not have a head.


acephaly

If someone has acephaly, they do not have a head.


acephalism

If someone has acephalism, they do not have a head.


acerb

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

A lemon tastes acerb.


acerbic

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

If something is acerbic, it tastes sour.

A lemon tastes acerbic.


acerbate

acerbate (canonical)
acerbates (third-person singular)
acerbated (past)
acerbated (past participle)
acerbating (present participle)

If you acerbate something, you make it taste sour.

Adding a lemon into the pie acerbated it.


acerbates

The third-person singular form of acerbate.


acerbated

The past tense and past participle of acerbate.


acetic

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

If something is acetic, it involves acetic acid.


acetose

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

If something is acetose, it tastes like vinegar.


acetous

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

If something is acetous, it tastes like vinegar.


acellular

If something is acellular, it is not made of cells.


acephalous

If someone or something is acephalous, they do not have a head.

Fungi are acephalous.


acetify

acetify (canonical)
acetifies (third-person singular)
acetified (past)
acetified (past participle)
acetifying (present participle)

If you acetify something, you make it taste more sour.


acetifies

The third-person singular form of acetify.


acetified

The past tense and past participle of acetify.


accomplishable

When something is accomplishable, it is possible to do it; it can be accomplished.

I think climbing Mount Everst is an accomplishable goal.


achromatic

If something is achromatic, it does not have color.


achromatise

achromatise (canonical)
achromatises (third-person singular)
achromatised (past)
achromatised (past participle)
achromatising (present participle)

When you achromatise something, you remove the colour from it.


achromatises

The third-person singular form of achromatise.


achromatised

The past tense and past participle of achromatise.


achromatize

achromatize (canonical)
achromatizes (third-person singular)
achromatized (past)
achromatized (past participle)
achromatizing (present participle)

When you achromatize something, you remove the color from it.


achromatizes

The third-person singular form of achromatize.


achromatized

The past tense and past participle of achromatize.


achromic

If something is achromic, it lacks color.


achromous

If something is achromous, it lacks color.


achromatous

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

Something that is achromatous only has a little color.


acidimetric

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

If something is acidimetric, it involves acidimetry.


acidophilic

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

If something is acidophilic, it can survive well in acid.


acidophilous

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

If something is acidophilous, it can survive well in acid.


aciduric

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

If something is aciduric, it can survive well in acid.


acidulate

acidulate (canonical)
acidulates (third-person singular)
acidulated (past)
acidulated (past participle)
acidulating (present participle)

If you make something acidulate, you make it taste more sour.

Adding a lemon into the pie acidulated it.


acidulates

The third-person singular form of acidulate.


acidulated

The past tense and past participle of acidulate.


acidify

acidify (canonical)
acidifies (third-person singular)
acidified (past)
acidified (past participle)
acidifying (present participle)

If you acidify something, you make it taste more sour.

Adding a lemon into the pie acidified it.


acidifies

The third-person singular form of acidify.


acidified

The past tense and past participle of acidify.


acidosis

Acidosis is a medical problem where there is too much acid in the blood of a person.


acidulent

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

If something is acidulent, it tastes like acid.

Lemons are acidulent.


acidulous

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

If something is acidulous, it tastes like acid.

Lemons are acidulous.


fleets

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


tailored

tailor (canonical)
tailors (third-person singular)
tailored (past)
tailored (past participle)
tailoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tailor.


purposed

purpose (canonical)
purposes (third-person singular)
purposed (past)
purposed (past participle)
purposing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of purpose.


festivals

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


birdied

birdie (canonical)
birdies (third-person singular)
birdied (past)
birdied (past participle)
birdieing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of birdie.


eagled

eagle (canonical)
eagles (third-person singular)
eagled (past)
eagled (past participle)
eagling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of eagle.


bogey

A bogey is a score on a golf hole that is one above par.

I got a bogey on the fourteenth hole, taking six strokes on a par five.


bogey

bogey (canonical)
bogeys (third-person singular)
bogeyed (past)
bogeyed (past participle)
bogeying (present participle)

If you bogey a golf hole, you score one over par on it.

I bogeyed the last hole with 5 strokes on a par 4.


bogeys

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


bogeys

The third-person singular form of bogey.


bogeyed

The past tense and past participle of bogey.


parred

par (canonical)
pars (third-person singular)
parred (past)
parred (past participle)
parring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of par.


revulsions

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


tuitions

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


exacerbates

exacerbate (canonical)
exacerbates (third-person singular)
exacerbated (past)
exacerbated (past participle)
exacerbating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of exacerbate.


exacerbated

The past tense and past participle of exacerbate.


flapjacks

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


disallows

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

The third-person singular form of disallow.


disallowed

The past tense and past participle of disallow.


pews

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


nappies

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


mismatches

mismatch (canonical)
mismatches (third-person singular)
mismatched (past)
mismatched (past participle)
mismatching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mismatch.


mismatches

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


mismatched

The past tense and past participle of mismatch.


enchanted

enchant (canonical)
enchants (third-person singular)
enchanted (past)
enchanted (past participle)
enchanting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of enchant.

/ɪnˈt͡ʃɑːntɪd/


liqueurs

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


mic

A device that converts sound into electricity; mics send sound to be broadcast or recorded.

We can't hear you! Speak into the mic!

She records her songs using a mic.


mics

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


mike

A device that converts sound into electricity; mikes send sound to be broadcast or recorded.

We can't hear you! Speak into the mike!

She records her songs using a mike.


mikes

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


enchant

If you are enchanted by someone or something, you feel that they are very special, like magic.

If you enchant someone or something, you put magic on them.


enchants

The third-person singular form of enchant.


acorea

If someone has acorea, their eyes do not have pupils.


acousma

An acousma is the hearing of a sound that is not real.


acousmas

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


acoustics

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

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


acquiesce

acquiesce (canonical)
acquiesces (third-person singular)
acquiesced (past)
acquiesced (past participle)
acquiescing (present participle)

If you acquiesce to something, you agree to it.

The criminal acquiesced to being deported out of the country..