sculpt

sculpt (canonical)
sculpts (third-person singular)
sculpted (past)
sculpted (past participle)
sculpting (present participle)

If you sculpt something, you create a something by shaping and carving it.

They sculpted a statue out of clay.


sculpts

The third-person singular form of sculpt.


sculpted

The past tense and past participle of sculpt.


sculptor

A sculptor is a person who creates a sculpture.


sculptors

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


sculpture

A sculpture is a three-dimensional work of art that is created by shaping malleable objects and then chipping away pieces from it.


sculpture

sculpture (canonical)
sculptures (third-person singular)
sculptured (past)
sculptured (past participle)
sculpturing (present participle)

If you sculpture something, you make it by shaping and carving malleable objects.


sculptures

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


sculptures

The third-person singular form of sculpture.


sculptured

The past tense and past participle of sculpture.


snip

snip (canonical)
snips (third-person singular)
snipped (past)
snipped (past participle)
snipping (present participle)

If you snip something, you use scissors and cut it with short and quick actions.


snip

A snip is the action of cutting a small amount off something.


snips

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


snipped

The past tense and past participle of snip.


snippet

From the snippet I heard of their rehearsal, they sound pretty good.


snippets

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


socialize

socialize (canonical)
socializes (third-person singular)
socialized (past)
socialized (past participle)
socializing (present participle)

If you socialize with people, you interact with them.


socialise

socialise (canonical)
socialises (third-person singular)
socialised (past)
socialised (past participle)
socialising (present participle)

If you socialise with people, you interact with them.


socializes

The third-person singular form of socialize.


socialized

The past tense and past participle of socialize.


socialises

The third-person singular form of socialise.


socialised

The past tense and past participle of socialise.


South Africa

South Africa is a country in the most southern region of the African continent. Its official name is Republic of South Africa.


South African

A South African is a person who comes from South Africa.

My friend is a South African.


South African

South African (positive)
more South African (comparative)
most South African (superlative)

Something or someone that is South African comes from South Africa.


South Africans

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


still waters run deep

Still waters run deep means a person with a calm appearance might have a passion for something.


social worker

A person who do social services for the people.


social workers

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


fenestras

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


Jezebels

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


domesticate

domesticate (canonical)
domesticates (third-person singular)
domesticated (past)
domesticated (past participle)
domesticating (present participle)

If you domesticate an animal, you tame it so that you can keep it as a pet.


domesticates

The third-person singular form of domesticate.


domesticated

The past tense and past participle of domesticate.


domesticated

If an animal is domesticated, it is bred to live with humans.


duct

A duct is a pipe that carries gas or liquid from one place to another.


duct

duct (canonical)
ducts (third-person singular)
ducted (past)
ducted (past participle)
ducting (present participle)

If you duct something, you pass it through a duct or series of ducts.


ducts

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


ducted

The past tense and past participle of duct.


funnel

A funnel is a pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. It is used to guide a substance that is transferred into a container with a small opening.


funnel

funneled (past)
funneled (past participle)
funneling (present participle)
funnel (canonical)
funnels (third-person singular)
funnelled (past)
funnelled (past participle)
funnelling (present participle)

If you funnel something, you pass it through a funnel.


funnels

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


funnels

The third-person singular form of funnel.


funneled

funnel (canonical)
funnels (third-person singular)
funneled (past)
funneled (past participle)
funneling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of funnel.


funnelled

funnel (canonical)
funnels (third-person singular)
funnelled (past)
funnelled (past participle)
funnelling (present participle)


lace

Lace is a fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand.

A lace is a cord or ribbon that is passed through the eyelets of a shoe or clothes. It is then pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment.


lace

lace (canonical)
laces (third-person singular)
laced (past)
laced (past participle)
lacing (present participle)

If you lace something, you fasten it with laces.


laced

The past tense and past participle of lace.


laces

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


eyelet

An eyelet is a small rimmed hole in a cloth for a lace or fastener to pass through.


eyelet

eyelet (canonical)
eyelets (third-person singular)
eyeleted (past)
eyeleted (past participle)
eyeleting (present participle)

If you eyelet something, you make eyelets in it.


eyelets

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


eyelets

The third-person singular form of eyelet.


eyeleted

The past tense and past participle of eyelet.


fastener

A fastener is something that closes or secures an item.


fasteners

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


rim

A rim is the outer edge of something, especially if the thing is circular.

It was hard to get the new tire over the rim of the wheel.


rim

rim (canonical)
rims (third-person singular)
rimmed (past)
rimmed (past participle)
rimming (present participle)

If you rim something, you form a rim around it.

If you rim a person, you lick the anus of your partner as a sexual act.


rims

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


rimmed

The past tense and past participle of rim.


huntresses

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


contingent

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

If the occurrence of something is contingent, it is possible that it might happen.


contingents

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


lumpy

lumpy (positive)
lumpier (comparative)
lumpiest (superlative)

If a surface is lumpy, it has a lot of lumps.


lumpier

The comparative form of lumpy; more lumpy.


lumpiest

The superlative form of lumpy; most lumpy.


undress

undress (canonical)
undresses (third-person singular)
undressed (past)
undressed (past participle)
undressing (present participle)

If you undress, you remove your clothing.


undresses

The third-person singular form of undress.


undressed

The past tense and past participle of undress.


appertain

appertain (canonical)
appertains (third-person singular)
appertained (past)
appertained (past participle)
appertaining (present participle)

If A appertains to B, A belongs to or is a part of B, whether by right or attribute.


appertains

The third-person singular form of appertain.


appertained

The past tense and past participle of appertain.


wrinkly

wrinkly (positive)
wrinklier (comparative)
wrinkliest (superlative)

If something is wrinkly, it has wrinkles.


wrinklier

The comparative form of wrinkly; more wrinkly.


wrinkliest

The superlative form of wrinkly; most wrinkly.


overhang

overhang (canonical)
overhangs (third-person singular)
overhung (past)
overhung (past participle)
overhanging (present participle)

If something overhangs, it hangs or extends outward from another.

/ˈoʊvərˌhæŋ/


overhang

A overhang is something that extends or hangs over something else.

/ˈoʊvərˌhæŋ/


overhangs

The third-person singular form of overhang.


overhangs

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


overhung

The past tense and past participle of overhang.


powder horns

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


friendly fire

Friendly fire is when someone or something attacks one of it's allies.

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culminate

culminate (canonical)
culminates (third-person singular)
culminated (past)
culminated (past participle)
culminating (present participle)

If something culminates, it is said that it is at the highest point or reached its greatest altitude.


culminates

The third-person singular form of culminate.


culminated

The past tense and past participle of culminate.


dignify

dignify (canonical)
dignifies (third-person singular)
dignified (past)
dignified (past participle)
dignifying (present participle)

If you dignify something, you make it seem impressive.


dignifies

The third-person singular form of dignify.


petrify

petrify (canonical)
petrifies (third-person singular)
petrified (past)
petrified (past participle)
petrifying (present participle)

If something petrifies, it hardens organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.

If a person is petrified, they are frightened and unable to move.

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petrifies

The third-person singular form of petrify.


permeate

permeate (canonical)
permeates (third-person singular)
permeated (past)
permeated (past participle)
permeating (present participle)

If something permeates, it spreads throughout a medium.


permeates

The third-person singular form of permeate.


permeated

The past tense and past participle of permeate.


resurrect

resurrect (canonical)
resurrects (third-person singular)
resurrected (past)
resurrected (past participle)
resurrecting (present participle)

If you resurrect something, you bring it back to life.


resurrects

The third-person singular form of resurrect.


resurrected

The past tense and past participle of resurrect.


straddle

straddle (canonical)
straddles (third-person singular)
straddled (past)
straddled (past participle)
straddling (present participle)

If you straddle, you sit or stand with a leg on each side of something.


straddles

The third-person singular form of straddle.


straddled

The past tense and past participle of straddle.


exhilarate

exhilarate (canonical)
exhilarates (third-person singular)
exhilarated (past)
exhilarated (past participle)
exhilarating (present participle)

If you exhilarate, you cheer up a person.

/ɪɡˈzɪləˌreɪt/


exhilarates

The third-person singular form of exhilarate.


exhilarated

The past tense and past participle of exhilarate.


exhort

exhort (canonical)
exhorts (third-person singular)
exhorted (past)
exhorted (past participle)
exhorting (present participle)

If you exhort a person, you encourage or urge them to do something.


exhorts

The third-person singular form of exhort.


exhorted

The past tense and past participle of exhort.


electrify

electrify (canonical)
electrifies (third-person singular)
electrified (past)
electrified (past participle)
electrifying (present participle)

If you electrify something, you supply electricity to it.

If you electrify a person, you excite or thrill them.


electrifies

The third-person singular form of electrify.


electrified

The past tense and past participle of electrify.


electrified

If something is electrified, it is powered by electricity.


credulous

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

If a person is credulous, they are too ready to believe things.


gullible

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

If a person is gullible, they are deceived easily.


crate

A crate is a large wooden box or basket that is used to transport goods.


crate

crate (canonical)
crates (third-person singular)
crated (past)
crated (past participle)
crating (present participle)

If you crate something, you put it in a crate


crates

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


crates

The third-person singular form of crate.


crated

The past tense and past participle of crate.


contradict

contradict (canonical)
contradicts (third-person singular)
contradicted (past)
contradicted (past participle)
contradicting (present participle)

If you contradict something, you deny the truth of a statement.


contradicts

The third-person singular form of contradict.


contradicted

The past tense and past participle of contradict.


crusty

crusty (positive)
crustier (comparative)
crustiest (superlative)

If something is crusty, it has a thick layer on the outside of it.


crusty

A crusty is a young homeless person with poor cleanliness.


crustier

The comparative form of crusty; more crusty.


crusties

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


crustiest

The superlative form of crusty; most crusty.


contronyms

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


contranym

A contranym is a word with two different meanings, which are the opposite of each other. The meaning can only be understood in the context of the sentence.


contranyms

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


caprices

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


hypergamies

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


quitted

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

The past tense and past participle of quit.


mangle

mangle (canonical)
mangles (third-person singular)
mangled (past)
mangled (past participle)
mangling (present participle)

If you mangle something, you mutilate or destroy something.


mangles

The third-person singular form of mangle.


mangled

The past tense and past participle of mangle.


referral

Referral is the act of transferring someone or something to another.


referrals

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


maple

Maple is a kind of tree that is commonly found in Asia.


guided missile

A type of missile that fixes on its target


underwater

If something is underwater, it is located beneath the surface of a waterbody.


bong

A bong is the sound made by a large bell when you hit it.

A bong is a pipe that is used to smoke marijuana or pot.


bong

bong (canonical)
bongs (third-person singular)
bonged (past)
bonged (past participle)
bonging (present participle)

If a bell bongs, it emits a low-pitched sound after you hit it.


toke

The artist took a thoughtful toke off the joint, then passed it along.


toke

toke (canonical)
tokes (third-person singular)
toked (past)
toked (past participle)
toking (present participle)


reef

A reef is a long chain of rocks or coral that is found in the ocean.

A reef is a portion of a sail that can be rolled up to reduce the area that will be exposed to high wind.


reef

reef (canonical)
reefs (third-person singular)
reefed (past)
reefed (past participle)
reefing (present participle)

If you reef, you take in part of a sail in order to change the size of the sail.


taxi driver

A taxi driver is someone who drives a taxi


mite

Mites are a type of arachnids that is usually considered to be a parasite


thong

A thong is an undergarment that only covers the genitals.


smug

smug (positive)
smugger (comparative)
smuggest (superlative)

If you feel smug, you show too much pride for something you did.


meerkat

A meerkat is a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family.

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maples

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


reefs

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


reefers

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


reefed

The past tense and past participle of reef.


bongs

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


bonged

The past tense and past participle of bong.


tokes

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


toked

The past tense and past participle of toke.


guided missiles

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


guide dogs

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


cowpunchers

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


springing cows

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


smuggest

The superlative form of smug; most smug.


smugger

The comparative form of smug; more smug.


thongs

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


taxicabs

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


taxi drivers

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


meerkats

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


mites

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


cedar

A cedar is a kind of tree with small thin leaves that don't fall off in winter.

There is a row of cedars beside the road.

These shelves are made of cedar.


cedars

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


geochemistry

Geochemistry is the study of the chemical composition of the earth and its rocks and minerals.


flunk

flunk (canonical)
flunks (third-person singular)
flunked (past)
flunked (past participle)
flunking (present participle)

If a student flunks their exam, they did not pass the exam.

He flunked math, again.


flunked

The past tense and past participle of flunk.


flunks

The third-person singular form of flunk.


confide

confide (canonical)
confides (third-person singular)
confided (past)
confided (past participle)
confiding (present participle)

If you confide to someone, you tell them a secret and you trust them to not tell others.

I could no longer keep this secret alone; I decided to confide in my brother.


confides

The third-person singular form of confide.


confided

The past tense and past participle of confide.


suckle

suckle (canonical)
suckles (third-person singular)
suckled (past)
suckled (past participle)
suckling (present participle)

If a mother suckles, she feeds her baby from her breast.


suckles

The third-person singular form of suckle.


suckled

The past tense and past participle of suckle.


suckling

A suckling is a baby or young mammal that is still being fed through the breast.


sucklings

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


conjoin

conjoin (canonical)
conjoins (third-person singular)
conjoined (past)
conjoined (past participle)
conjoining (present participle)

If things conjoin, they join or combine together.


conjoins

The third-person singular form of conjoin.


conjoined

The past tense and past participle of conjoin.


memoir

A memoir is a book that describes the author's experience in something.

When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs.

A memoir is a book that describes the experiences of a subject.

James wrote a memoir of his grandmother shortly after she passed away.


memoirs

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


biopsy

A biopsy is the examination of tissues that were removed from a living body for the study of diseases.

We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.


biopsy

biopsy (canonical)
biopsies (third-person singular)
biopsied (past)
biopsied (past participle)
biopsying (present participle)

If a doctor biopsies, they conduct a biopsy on tissues that were removed from a living body.

They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.


biopsies

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


biopsies

The third-person singular form of biopsy.


biopsied

The past tense and past participle of biopsy.


malignant

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

If someone or something is malignant, they cause harm.


perforate

perforate (canonical)
perforates (third-person singular)
perforated (past)
perforated (past participle)
perforating (present participle)

If you perforate something, you pierce small holes in it.


perforates

The third-person singular form of perforate.


perforated

The past tense and past participle of perforate.


osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones become very porous and brittle.

/ˌɒstiəʊpəˈrəʊsɪs/


osteoporoses

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


formaldehyde

Formaldehyde is a colourless gas that is used mainly as a disinfectant. It is the simplest aldehyde.


formaldehydes

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


aldehyde

Aldehydes are organic compound that contains the group —CHO. It is formed by the oxidation of alcohols.


aldehydes

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


dabble

dabble (canonical)
dabbles (third-person singular)
dabbled (past)
dabbled (past participle)
dabbling (present participle)

If you dabble, you put your hands or legs into water and move them around gently.

If you dabble in an activity, you participate in it in a casual way.


dabbles

The third-person singular form of dabble.


dabbled

The past tense and past participle of dabble.


dawdle

dawdle (canonical)
dawdles (third-person singular)
dawdled (past)
dawdled (past participle)
dawdling (present participle)

If you dawdle, you spend time irresponsibly or waste time.


dawdles

The third-person singular form of dawdle.


dawdled

The past tense and past participle of dawdle.


condone

condone (canonical)
condones (third-person singular)
condoned (past)
condoned (past participle)
condoning (present participle)

If you condone a person, you forgive them for doing something that is considered morally wrong or offensive.


condones

The third-person singular form of condone.


condoned

The past tense and past participle of condone.


conjure

conjure (canonical)
conjures (third-person singular)
conjured (past)
conjured (past participle)
conjuring (present participle)

If you conjure, you make a ghost appear by conducting a ritual.


conjures

The third-person singular form of conjure.


conjured

The past tense and past participle of conjure.


blitz

blitz (canonical)
blitzes (third-person singular)
blitzed (past)
blitzed (past participle)
blitzing (present participle)

If an army blitzes, they attack quickly or suddenly.

If you blitz your food, you chop it up using a blender.


blitzes

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


blitzes

The third-person singular form of blitz.


blitzed

The past tense and past participle of blitz.


bloat

bloat (canonical)
bloats (third-person singular)
bloated (past)
bloated (past participle)
bloating (present participle)

If a living thing bloats, it gets bigger, usually because of more and more gas inside it.

The dog lay dead and bloating beside the road.

If something bloats it gets bigger in an unwanted way.

Often a 5 megabyte program will bloat into 50 megabytes.


bloat

Bloat is a disease that is caused by gas collecting in the stomach.


bloats

The third-person singular form of bloat.


bloats

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


bloated

The past tense and past participle of bloat.


bloated

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

If you are bloated, you are swollen with fluid or gas.


stanchion

A stanchion is a vertical pole that provides support for other objects.


stanchions

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


don

A don is a university professor at Oxford or Cambridge.


don

don (canonical)
dons (third-person singular)
donned (past)
donned (past participle)
donning (present participle)

If you don an item or clothing, you wear it.


dons

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


donned

The past tense and past participle of don.


Don

Don is a male given name. It is usually short for Donald.


mafia


The Mafia


bout

A bout is a short period of activity, especially a painful or unpleasant one.


bouts

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


gargantuan

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

If something is gargantuan, it is very big.


bouillon

A bouillon is a broth that is made by simmering meat, fish or vegetables.


broth

Broth is water in which meat, fish or vegetable has been boiled.

A broth is soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.


broths

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


belles

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


regularise

regularise (canonical)
regularises (third-person singular)
regularised (past)
regularised (past participle)
regularising (present participle)

The regularisation of spelling was an important step in the advancement of literary society.

If you regularise something, you control it by defining it.

The industry has fought the state's attempts to regularise its products.

If x regularises y, x causes y to function in a particular way.

You turn this to regulate the water flow.

This check list regularises activities and decision-making.


regularises

The third-person singular form of regularise.


regularised

The past tense and past participle of regularise.


monetizes

monetize (canonical)
monetizes (third-person singular)
monetized (past)
monetized (past participle)
monetizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of monetize.


monetized

The past tense and past participle of monetize.


monetise

monetise (canonical)
monetises (third-person singular)
monetised (past)
monetised (past participle)
monetising (present participle)

If you monetise something, you find a new way to earn money from it.

We will figure out how to monetise the largest user base on the Net.

The sale also afforded us the opportunity to monetise a currently nonproductive asset.

If you monetise something such as coins, shells, or notes, you convert it into or use it as money.

In the prison, cigarettes were monetised and used to buy other things.


monetised

The past tense and past participle of monetise.


monetises

The third-person singular form of monetise.


accessorize

accessorize (canonical)
accessorizes (third-person singular)
accessorized (past)
accessorized (past participle)
accessorizing (present participle)

If you accessorize something, you decorate it with accessories.


accessorizes

The third-person singular form of accessorize.


accessorized

The past tense and past participle of accessorize.


accessorise

accessorise (canonical)
accessorises (third-person singular)
accessorised (past)
accessorised (past participle)
accessorising (present participle)

If you accessorise something, you decorate it with accessories.


accessorises

The third-person singular form of accessorise.


accessorised

The past tense and past participle of accessorise.


canalize

canalize (canonical)
canalizes (third-person singular)
canalized (past)
canalized (past participle)
canalizing (present participle)

If you canalize a river, you convert it into a canal.


canalise

canalise (canonical)
canalises (third-person singular)
canalised (past)
canalised (past participle)
canalising (present participle)

If you canalise a river, you convert it into a canal.


canalized

The past tense and past participle of canalize.


canalizes

The third-person singular form of canalize.


canalises

The third-person singular form of canalise.


canalised

The past tense and past participle of canalise.


forage

forage (canonical)
forages (third-person singular)
foraged (past)
foraged (past participle)
foraging (present participle)

If animals or people forage for food, they walk about in search of it.

If people forage they take the food and supplies they want from an area.


forage

Forage is food for animals, especially plants.


forages

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


forages

The third-person singular form of forage.


foraged

The past tense and past participle of forage.


anneal

anneal (canonical)
anneals (third-person singular)
annealed (past)
annealed (past participle)
annealing (present participle)

If you anneal something, you heat it and then let it cool slowly so as to make it less brittle.

If you anneal, you recombine DNA into a double-stranded form


anneals

The third-person singular form of anneal.


annealed

The past tense and past participle of anneal.


strand

A strand is the shore of the sea or ocean.

A strand is a single thin length of fibre or wire.


strand

strand (canonical)
strands (third-person singular)
stranded (past)
stranded (past participle)
stranding (present participle)

If you strand your boat, you drive it aground on the shore.

If you strand a person, you leave them in a difficult situation.


strands

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


strands

The third-person singular form of strand.


stranded

The past tense and past participle of strand.


stranded

If a person is stranded, they are left in a difficult situation.


allure

Allure is the power to attract something or someone.


allure

allure (canonical)
allures (third-person singular)
allured (past)
allured (past participle)
alluring (present participle)

If you allure a person, you attract them.


allures

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


allures

The third-person singular form of allure.


allured

The past tense and past participle of allure.


augur

An augur is a person who can foretell an event by the behaviour of birds or from celestial phenomena.


augur

augur (canonical)
augurs (third-person singular)
augured (past)
augured (past participle)
auguring (present participle)

If you augur an event, you predict its outcome.


augurs

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


augurs

The third-person singular form of augur.


augured

The past tense and past participle of augur.


bawdy

bawdy (positive)
bawdier (comparative)
bawdiest (superlative)


bawdier

The comparative form of bawdy; more bawdy.


bawdiest

The superlative form of bawdy; most bawdy.


throve

thrive (canonical)
thrives (third-person singular)
throve (past)
thriven (past participle)
thriving (present participle)


sweetbread

Sweetbread is the pancreas or thymus of an animal that is used as food.


sweetbreads

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


anoint

anoint (canonical)
anoints (third-person singular)
anointed (past)
anointed (past participle)
anointing (present participle)

If you anoint, you smear or rub something with oil.


anoints

The third-person singular form of anoint.


anointed

The past tense and past participle of anoint.


architectures

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


autograph

An autograph is a person’s signature, usually of a famous or admired person.

An autograph is a manuscript in the author’s handwriting.

/ˈɔːtəɡrɑːf/


autograph

If something is autograph, it is written in the author’s own handwriting.

/ˈɔːtəɡrɑːf/


autograph

autograph (canonical)
autographs (third-person singular)
autographed (past)
autographed (past participle)
autographing (present participle)

If you autograph something, you sign on a book.

/ˈɔːtəɡrɑːf/


autographs

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


autographs

The third-person singular form of autograph.


autographed

The past tense and past participle of autograph.


autonomous

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

If something is autonomous, it has the freedom to govern itself.

/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/


barrage

A barrage is an artificial structure, such as a dam, in a river that is designed to prevent floods or to provide hydroelectrical power.

A barrage is a large number of questions or criticisms that is said in a short amount of time.

A barrage is a concentrated artillery attack over a wide area.


barrage

barrage (canonical)
barrages (third-person singular)
barraged (past)
barraged (past participle)
barraging (present participle)

If you barrage a person, you bombard them with questions or complaints.


barrages

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


barrages

The third-person singular form of barrage.


barraged

The past tense and past participle of barrage.


hydroelectric

Hydroelectric is electricity that is generated by converting the energy of moving water.


bicker

bicker (canonical)
bickers (third-person singular)
bickered (past)
bickered (past participle)
bickering (present participle)

If you bicker with another person, you quarrel with them over small things.


bickers

The third-person singular form of bicker.


bickered

The past tense and past participle of bicker.


chime

A chime is a soothing ringing sound made by a bell or a metal bar.


chime

chime (canonical)
chimes (third-person singular)
chimed (past)
chimed (past participle)
chiming (present participle)

If something chimes, it makes the sound of a chime.

The microwave chimed to indicate that it was done cooking.

I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock began chiming noon.


chimed

The past tense and past participle of chime.


chimes

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


chimes

The third-person singular form of chime.


fishmonger

A fishmonger is a person who sells fish.

/ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡ.ə(r)/


fishmongers

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


fabricate

fabricate (canonical)
fabricates (third-person singular)
fabricated (past)
fabricated (past participle)
fabricating (present participle)

If you fabricate something, you construct it from many individual parts.

to fabricate a bridge or ship

If you fabricate a story, you invent it so as to bluff others.


fabricates

The third-person singular form of fabricate.


fabricated

The past tense and past participle of fabricate.


fabrication

Fabrication is the process of fabricating something.


fabrications

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


flabby

flabby (positive)
flabbier (comparative)
flabbiest (superlative)

If something is flabby, it is easily moved or shaken.


flabbier

The comparative form of flabby; more flabby.


flabbiest

The superlative form of flabby; most flabby.


ostentation

An ostentation is a display that is usually only intended to impress others.


comic books

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


bowser

A bowser is a vehicle that is used to fuel an aircraft or to deliver water.


bowsers

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


caterer

A caterer is a person or company that is paid to provide food and drinks during an event.


caterers

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


proselytize

proselytize (canonical)
proselytizes (third-person singular)
proselytized (past)
proselytized (past participle)
proselytizing (present participle)

If you proselytize, you try to convert someone to your religion.


proselytise

proselytise (canonical)
proselytises (third-person singular)
proselytised (past)
proselytised (past participle)
proselytising (present participle)

If you proselytise, you try to convert someone to your religion.


proselytized

The past tense and past participle of proselytize.


proselytizes

The third-person singular form of proselytize.


proselytises

The third-person singular form of proselytise.


proselytised

The past tense and past participle of proselytise.


perpetuity

Perpetuity is the quality or state of lasting forever.


wok

A wok is a large frying pan with a round bottom. It is typically used in Chinese cooking.

A wok can also be a dish prepared in such a pan.


woks

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


administrate

administrate (canonical)
administrates (third-person singular)
administrated (past)
administrated (past participle)
administrating (present participle)

If you administrate something, you organize and manage it.


administrates

The third-person singular form of administrate.


administrated

The past tense and past participle of administrate.


bushy

bushy (positive)
bushier (comparative)
bushiest (superlative)

If something is bushy, it looks like a bush.

If something is bushy, it grows thickly.


bushier

The comparative form of bushy; more bushy.


bushiest

The superlative form of bushy; most bushy.


cordon

A cordon is a line of people or things placed around an area to prevent access.


cordon

cordon (canonical)
cordons (third-person singular)
cordoned (past)
cordoned (past participle)
cordoning (present participle)

If the police cordon off an area, they block the area to prevent access.


cordons

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


cordons

The third-person singular form of cordon.


cordoned

The past tense and past participle of cordon.


corpulent

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


contraceptive

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

A contraceptive item is something that prevents pregnancy.


contraceptive

A contraceptive is a device or drug that prevents pregnancy.


contraceptives

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


cudgel

A cudgel is a short heavy stick that is used as a weapon.


cudgel

cudgeled (past)
cudgeled (past participle)
cudgeling (present participle)
cudgel (canonical)
cudgels (third-person singular)
cudgelled (past)
cudgelled (past participle)
cudgelling (present participle)

If you cudgel a person, you hit them with a cudgel.


cudgels

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


cudgels

The third-person singular form of cudgel.


cudgeled

cudgel (canonical)
cudgels (third-person singular)
cudgeled (past)
cudgeled (past participle)
cudgeling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cudgel.


cudgelled

cudgel (canonical)
cudgels (third-person singular)
cudgelled (past)
cudgelled (past participle)
cudgelling (present participle)


discrete

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

If two things are discrete, they are separate and distinct.


discreet

discreet (positive)
discreeter (comparative)
discreetest (superlative)

If something is done in a discreet way, it is done in respect of someone's privacy in order to prevent embarrassment.


discreeter

The comparative form of discreet; more discreet.


discreetest

The superlative form of discreet; most discreet.


privacies

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


detour

If you make a detour, you divert and change your original route, usually via a longer way.


detour

detour (canonical)
detours (third-person singular)
detoured (past)
detoured (past participle)
detouring (present participle)

If you detour, you divert and change your original route, usually via a longer way.


detours

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


detours

The third-person singular form of detour.


detoured

The past tense and past participle of detour.


contrite

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

If you feel contrite, you feel a sense of regret for your own actions.


confute

confute (canonical)
confutes (third-person singular)
confuted (past)
confuted (past participle)
confuting (present participle)

If you confute a person, you show them that their accusation is false.


confutes

The third-person singular form of confute.


confuted

The past tense and past participle of confute.


reprieve

reprieve (canonical)
reprieves (third-person singular)
reprieved (past)
reprieved (past participle)
reprieving (present participle)

If a punishment is reprieved, it is postponed or cancelled.


reprieve

A reprieve is the cancellation or postponement of a punishment.


reprieves

The third-person singular form of reprieve.


reprieves

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


reprieved

The past tense and past participle of reprieve.


cancellation

Cancellation is the act or process of cancelling something.


postponement

Postponement is the act or process of postponing something.


cancellations

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


postponements

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


reproach

reproach (canonical)
reproaches (third-person singular)
reproached (past)
reproached (past participle)
reproaching (present participle)

If you reproach a person, you criticize or disapprove their actions.


reproach

A reproach is the expression of disapproval.


reproaches

The third-person singular form of reproach.


reproaches

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


reproached

The past tense and past participle of reproach.


recede

recede (canonical)
recedes (third-person singular)
receded (past)
receded (past participle)
receding (present participle)

If something recedes, it moves back or away from a place.


recedes

The third-person singular form of recede.


receded

The past tense and past participle of recede.


glamping

Glamping is a luxurious form of camping.


glamping

glamp (canonical)
glamps (third-person singular)
glamped (past)
glamped (past participle)
glamping (present participle)


polyp

A polyp is an abnormal growth that protrudes from a membrane that secretes mucus.


polyps

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


persnickety

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

A persnickety person is someone who is very fussy.


pernickety

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

A pernickety person is someone who is very fussy.


elucubrate

elucubrate (canonical)
elucubrates (third-person singular)
elucubrated (past)
elucubrated (past participle)
elucubrating (present participle)

If you elucubrate, you study throughout the night.


elucubrates

The third-person singular form of elucubrate.


elucubrated

The past tense and past participle of elucubrate.


burn the midnight oil

If you burn the midnight oil, you read or work late into the night.


pull an all-nighter

If you pull an all-nighter, you read or work late into the night.


paronomasia

Paronomasia is the use of a word or phrase with two meanings in a funny or interesting way that makes you think of both meanings.


paronomasias

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


macrophalluses

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


fashionista

A fashionista is a person follows the latest trends of fashion.


fashionistas

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


leisures

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


crotch

The crotch of a thing is the area where it separates into different directions.

There is a child sitting in a crotch of that tree.

The crotch is the part where the legs and torso joins.


crotches

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


glamps

The third-person singular form of glamp.


glamped

The past tense and past participle of glamp.


desiccant

A desiccant is substance that removes moisture from something, making it drier.


desiccants

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


Winchester

Winchester is a city in and the county town of Hampshire, England.


Hampshire

Hampshire is a maritime county in the south of England.


omnipresent

If something is omnipresent, it can be found everywhere.

God is omnipresent.


premised

premise (canonical)
premises (third-person singular)
premised (past)
premised (past participle)
premising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of premise.


caramelize

caramelize (canonical)
caramelizes (third-person singular)
caramelized (past)
caramelized (past participle)
caramelizing (present participle)

If you caramelize sugar, you convert it into caramel.

If you caramelize sugar, you brown it by using heat.

Slowly cooking the onions will caramelize them, which brings out the sweetness and gives them a brown color.


caramelise

caramelise (canonical)
caramelises (third-person singular)
caramelised (past)
caramelised (past participle)
caramelising (present participle)

If you caramelise sugar, you convert it into caramel.

If you caramelise sugar, you brown it by using heat.


caramelization

Caramelization is the process of converting sugar into caramel.


caramelisation

Caramelisation is the process of converting sugar into caramel.


caramelizes

The third-person singular form of caramelize.


caramelized

The past tense and past participle of caramelize.


caramelises

The third-person singular form of caramelise.


caramelised

The past tense and past participle of caramelise.


caramelizations

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


caramelisations

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


sweetness

The sweetness of a food, plant, chemical, etc. is how sweet it is.


elitist

An elitist person is someone who supports the idea of having an elite to lead organization or society.


elitist

An elitist is a person who supports the idea of having an elite to lead organization or society.


elitists

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


derogate

derogate (canonical)
derogates (third-person singular)
derogated (past)
derogated (past participle)
derogating (present participle)

If a person derogates, they deviate from the rules of something.

If a person derogates another person, they belittle them.


derogates

The third-person singular form of derogate.


derogated

The past tense and past participle of derogate.


detract

detract (canonical)
detracts (third-person singular)
detracted (past)
detracted (past participle)
detracting (present participle)

If you detract, you take something away from a person or reduce the value of it.


detracts

The third-person singular form of detract.


detracted

The past tense and past participle of detract.


deviate

A deviate is a person whose behaviour is not acceptable.


deviate

deviate (canonical)
deviates (third-person singular)
deviated (past)
deviated (past participle)
deviating (present participle)

If you deviate, you change course or plans.


deviate

A deviate act is something that is not part of the usual, accepted standards.


deviates

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


deviates

The third-person singular form of deviate.


deviated

The past tense and past participle of deviate.


deviant

A deviant is a person whose behaviour is not acceptable.

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deviant

A deviant act is something that is not part of the usual, accepted standards.


deviants

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


moniker

A moniker is a personal nickname for someone.

Her name is Cynthia, but she likes to go by the moniker Cindy.


monikers

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


semis

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


winnow

winnow (canonical)
winnows (third-person singular)
winnowed (past)
winnowed (past participle)
winnowing (present participle)

If you winnow a grain, you blow a current of air through it so as to remove its outer layer (chaff).


winnows

The third-person singular form of winnow.


winnowed

The past tense and past participle of winnow.


chaff

Chaff is anything that is useless or worthless.

Chaff is small pieces of foil that is released from an aircraft so as to obstruct radar detection.


chaff

chaff (canonical)
chaffs (third-person singular)
chaffed (past)
chaffed (past participle)
chaffing (present participle)

If you chaff, you make fun of or tease a person.


chaffs

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


chaffs

The third-person singular form of chaff.


chaffed

The past tense and past participle of chaff.


detection

Detection is the act of discovering something that was hidden.


detections

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


bran

Bran is the broken pieces of a grain husk that is separated from the flour.


brans

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


husk

A husk is the dry exterior of some vegetables or fruits.

A coconut has a very thick husk.


husk

husk (canonical)
husks (third-person singular)
husked (past)
husked (past participle)
husking (present participle)

If you husk something, you remove the husks from it.


husks

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


husked

The past tense and past participle of husk.


astringent

An astringent is a substance that restricts the flow of blood by contracting skin cells.


astringent

An astringent substance is something that is very sour or bitter.

An astringent substance is something that is contracts skin cells.


astringents

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


adverse

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

If A has an adverse effect on B, A is an unfavorable condition that prevents B from doing something successfully.


unfavorable

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

If A is unfavorable towards B, A will hinder the accomplishment of B.

If something is unfavorable, it is likely to lead to a bad outcome.


unfavourable

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

If A is unfavourable towards B, A will hinder the accomplishment of B.

If something is unfavourable, it is likely to lead to a bad outcome.


ceasefire

A ceasefire is an agreement to stop fighting temporarily during a war.


cease-fire

A cease-fire is an agreement to stop fighting temporarily during a war.


ceasefires

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


cease-fires

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


alteration

Alteration is the act of altering or making something different.


alterations

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


liberalise

liberalise (canonical)
liberalises (third-person singular)
liberalised (past)
liberalised (past participle)
liberalising (present participle)

If you liberalise something, you remove restrictions of it.


liberalize

liberalize (canonical)
liberalizes (third-person singular)
liberalized (past)
liberalized (past participle)
liberalizing (present participle)

If you liberalize something, you remove restrictions of it.


liberalizes

The third-person singular form of liberalize.


liberalized

The past tense and past participle of liberalize.


liberalises

The third-person singular form of liberalise.


liberalised

The past tense and past participle of liberalise.


redistribute

redistribute (canonical)
redistributes (third-person singular)
redistributed (past)
redistributed (past participle)
redistributing (present participle)

If you redistribute something, you distribute it again.


redistributes

The third-person singular form of redistribute.


redistributed

The past tense and past participle of redistribute.


topped

top (canonical)
tops (third-person singular)
topped (past)
topped (past participle)
topping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of top.


topping

A topping is any food item that is placed on top of another.

Add some sprinkles as a topping on my ice cream

The toppings I would like to have on my pizza are pepperoni and cheese.


toppings

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


signify

signify (canonical)
signifies (third-person singular)
signified (past)
signified (past participle)
signifying (present participle)

If you give a souvenir to someone to signify something, it is said that the souvenir represents what you feel.


signifies

The third-person singular form of signify.


signified

The past tense and past participle of signify.


flounder

A flounder is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.

A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.


flounder

flounder (canonical)
flounders (third-person singular)
floundered (past)
floundered (past participle)
floundering (present participle)

If you flounder, you make clumsy attempts to move or regain balance.

Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.


flounders

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


flounders

The third-person singular form of flounder.


floundered

The past tense and past participle of flounder.


crimp

A crimp is a fastener that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together.

The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.


crimp

crimp (canonical)
crimps (third-person singular)
crimped (past)
crimped (past participle)
crimping (present participle)

If you crimp something, you press it into small ridges or folds.


crimps

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


crimps

The third-person singular form of crimp.


crimped

The past tense and past participle of crimp.


corrugate

corrugate (canonical)
corrugates (third-person singular)
corrugated (past)
corrugated (past participle)
corrugating (present participle)

If you corrugate something, you fold or cause it to fold into folds.


corrugates

The third-person singular form of corrugate.


corrugated

The past tense and past participle of corrugate.


pleat

A pleat is a fold in the fabric of a garment.


pleat

pleat (canonical)
pleats (third-person singular)
pleated (past)
pleated (past participle)
pleating (present participle)

If you pleat something, you form or fold pleats into it.


pleats

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


pleats

The third-person singular form of pleat.


pleated

The past tense and past participle of pleat.


clergywoman

A clergywoman is a formal leader within established religions.

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clergyman

A clergyman is a formal leader within established religions.


clergymen

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


clergywomen

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


illiberal

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

If something is illiberal, it is against change, flexibility, and free thought.

Viktor Orban of Hungary has spent eight years building an "illiberal democracy."

ˈɪlˌlĭˌbərəl


unlucky

unlucky (positive)
unluckier (comparative)
unluckiest (superlative)

An unlucky person is someone who has bad luck.


unluckiest

The superlative form of unlucky; most unlucky.


unluckier

The comparative form of unlucky; more unlucky.


arbiter

An arbiter is a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter.


arbiters

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


ubiquitous

If something is ubiquitous, it can be found everywhere.


reactivity

The reactivity is defined as how reactive it is.

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reactivities

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


reactive

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

If A is reactive, A responds to a stimulus

A reactive metal takes part in a reaction readily.

Francium is the most reactive of the alkali metals.


prominence

Prominence is the state of being important or widely known.

A prominence is a bulge that projects out of something.


prominences

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


annulment

Annulment is the act making something invalid.


annulments

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


blithers

blither (canonical)
blithers (third-person singular)
blithered (past)
blithered (past participle)
blithering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blither.


blithered

The past tense and past participle of blither.


thresh

thresh (canonical)
threshes (third-person singular)
threshed (past)
threshed (past participle)
threshing (present participle)

If you thresh a grain, you separate it from the straw or husks with a flail or machine.


threshes

The third-person singular form of thresh.


threshed

The past tense and past participle of thresh.


flail

A flail is a tool used for threshing. It is made up of a long handle with a shorter stick.

A flail is a weapon that has a striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint.


flail

flail (canonical)
flails (third-person singular)
flailed (past)
flailed (past participle)
flailing (present participle)

If you flail a person, you beat them using a flail (sense 2).

If you flail, you wave or swing vigorously.


flails

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


flails

The third-person singular form of flail.


flailed

The past tense and past participle of flail.


vigorously

If you do something vigorously, you do it with a lot of energy or force.

The lawyer vigorously defended her client.

He knocked vigorously on the door.


vigour

Vigour is the active strength or force of one's body or mind.


ft

I am 6 ft tall.


buttery

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

If something is buttery, it is made with or tastes like butter.


buttery

A buttery is a room that is used to keep food.


butteries

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


storeroom

A storeroom is a room that is used for storage.


storerooms

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


shrivel

shriveled (past)
shriveled (past participle)
shriveling (present participle)
shrivel (canonical)
shrivels (third-person singular)
shrivelled (past)
shrivelled (past participle)
shrivelling (present participle)

If something shrivels, it wrinkles and contracts or cause something else to wrinkle and contract.

The plant shrivelled from lack of water.

His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long.

The hot sun shrivelled the leaves.


shrivels

The third-person singular form of shrivel.


shriveled

shrivel (canonical)
shrivels (third-person singular)
shriveled (past)
shriveled (past participle)
shriveling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shrivel.


shrivelled

shrivel (canonical)
shrivels (third-person singular)
shrivelled (past)
shrivelled (past participle)
shrivelling (present participle)


choosier

choosy (positive)
choosier (comparative)
choosiest (superlative)

The comparative form of choosy; more choosy.


choosiest

The superlative form of choosy; most choosy.


thug

A thug is a intimidating or violent person, usually referring to a criminal.


thugs

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


henchman

A henchman is a loyal follower or subordinate who is usually prepared to do violent things.


henchmen

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


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suitability

The suitability of something is defined as how suitable it is for a specific purpose.


stiffness

The stiffness of something is defined as how stiff it is.


dufflebag


dufflebags


duffel bags

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


thereabouts

About, around, or near a time, place, number, etc.

We'll arrive at two or thereabouts.


gild

gilded (past)
gilded (past participle)
gild (canonical)
gilds (third-person singular)
gilt (past)
gilt (past participle)
gilding (present participle)

If you gild something, you cover it with a thin layer of gold.


gilded

gild (canonical)
gilds (third-person singular)
gilded (past)
gilded (past participle)
gilding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gild.


gilled

a gilled mushroom


gilled

gill (canonical)
gills (third-person singular)
gilled (past)
gilled (past participle)
gilling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gill.


cold case

A cold case is an unsolved criminal investigation that remains open pending new evidence.


cold cases

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


unsolved

If something is unsolved, it is not solved.


freshen

freshen (canonical)
freshens (third-person singular)
freshened (past)
freshened (past participle)
freshening (present participle)

If something freshens, it becomes fresh.


freshens

The third-person singular form of freshen.


freshened

The past tense and past participle of freshen.


munge

munge (canonical)
munges (third-person singular)
munged (past)
munged (past participle)
munging (present participle)

If you munge data, you transform it from one format to another so as to destroy it.


munges

The third-person singular form of munge.


munged

The past tense and past participle of mung.

The past tense and past participle of munge.


mung

mung (canonical)
mungs (third-person singular)
munged (past)
munged (past participle)
munging (present participle)

If you mung data, you transform it from one format to another so as to destroy it.


mungs

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


entwine

entwine (canonical)
entwines (third-person singular)
entwined (past)
entwined (past participle)
entwining (present participle)

If you entwine two things, you twist or wind them together.


entwines

The third-person singular form of entwine.


entwined

The past tense and past participle of entwine.


requite

requite (canonical)
requites (third-person singular)
requited (past)
requited (past participle)
requiting (present participle)

If you requite something, you return something that has been given.

He requited her for helping him with his assignments.


requites

The third-person singular form of requite.


requited

The past tense and past participle of requite.


exult

exult (canonical)
exults (third-person singular)
exulted (past)
exulted (past participle)
exulting (present participle)

If you exult, you feel or show that you are very happy.


exults

The third-person singular form of exult.


exulted

The past tense and past participle of exult.


circulars

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


rather than

You use rather than to connect two things when only one is true, preferred, or appropriate.

We're going to do it sooner rather than later.

People who learn languages quickly are the exception rather than the rule.

This change will increase rather than decrease their chances.

She insisted on having the room papered rather than painted.


rather than

Rather than you do the job, I'd prefer to finish it myself.

Rather than sell the painting, Tim preferred to destroy it.

Rather than engage in a long report over the telephone, I had invited him to lunch with me at home on this quiet Sunday.

Rather than that should happen, he would give up his job.

Rather than going directly home, she had turned walking into the afternoon thickness of downtown.

She made students think for themselves, rather than telling them what to think.

Bryson decided to quit rather than accept the new rules.


overproduction

Overproduction is the production of things that exceeds the demand for it.


overproductions

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


overproduce

overproduce (canonical)
overproduces (third-person singular)
overproduced (past)
overproduced (past participle)
overproducing (present participle)

If a factory overproduces a product, they make more than what is needed.


overproduces

The third-person singular form of overproduce.


overproduced

The past tense and past participle of overproduce.


habituate

habituate (canonical)
habituates (third-person singular)
habituated (past)
habituated (past participle)
habituating (present participle)

If you habituate yourself to the surroundings, you familiarize yourself with the surrounding environment.


habituated

The past tense and past participle of habituate.


habituates

The third-person singular form of habituate.


divisible

If something is divisible, it can be divided or split.

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Taiwanese

A Taiwanese is a person or thing that comes from Taiwan.


Taiwanese

Something or someone that is Taiwanese comes from Taiwan.

The Taiwanese currency is the New Taiwan dollar.


yellowed

yellow (canonical)
yellows (third-person singular)
yellowed (past)
yellowed (past participle)
yellowing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of yellow.


yellowness

Yellowness is the quality of being yellow.


earthly

earthly (positive)
earthlier (comparative)
earthliest (superlative)

If something is earthly, it is related to the Earth.


in time

If something happens in time, it happens before it is too late.

She overslept and thus will not reach the airport in time.

He arrived 12:30, just in time for lunch.

I was late with my assignment; I should have submitted it in time.

If something happens in time, it means that it happens as time passes.

The doctor said my wounds would heal in time.

You will forget about your unpleasant experience in time.


flippant

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

If a person's attitude is flippant, they are not serious or respectful.


oversleep

oversleep (canonical)
oversleeps (third-person singular)
overslept (past)
overslept (past participle)
oversleeping (present participle)

If you oversleep, you sleep longer than what you wanted.

I overslept and was late for school.


oversleeps

The third-person singular form of oversleep.


overslept

The past tense and past participle of oversleep.


consecrate

consecrate (canonical)
consecrates (third-person singular)
consecrated (past)
consecrated (past participle)
consecrating (present participle)

If a pastor consecrates something, he or she declares that it is holy.


consecrates

The third-person singular form of consecrate.


consecrated

The past tense and past participle of consecrate.


pastor

A pastor is a priest who is in-charge of a church.


pastor

pastor (canonical)
pastors (third-person singular)
pastored (past)
pastored (past participle)
pastoring (present participle)

If a person pastors, they serve a church as a pastor


pastors

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


pastors

The third-person singular form of pastor.


pastored

The past tense and past participle of pastor.


earthlier

The comparative form of earthly; more earthly.


earthliest

The superlative form of earthly; most earthly.


fro

Fro is only used in the expression to and fro, meaning "here and there", "back and forth" or "this way and that way".

He sat watching the birds going to and fro.


unreasonable

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

If a situation is unreasonable, it's not something that many people would agree to or like.

It's unreasonable to ask us all to change our plans at the last minute.

That meeting took an unreasonable amount of time.


gall

If you have the gall to do something, you do it even though it is very rude or unreasonable.

I can't believe he had the gall to cancel at the last minute.

Gall is a green-brown liquid in your stomach that helps you to digest fats.

A gall is a round growth in a plant from disease or insects.


gall

gall (canonical)
galls (third-person singular)
galled (past)
galled (past participle)
galling (present participle)

If someone or something galls you, they make you angry because of some unfairness.


guinea

A guinea was a British gold coin worth twenty shillings.

A guinea is a guinea fowl, a kind of large bird.

A guinea is a person of Italian descent.


gutter

A gutter is a low area to catch water and direct its flow.

The gutter was full of leaves, and the water was pouring over the edge.

The gutter is the bad or vulgar part of human life.

That's the kind of gutter language we expect from a cheat like you.

The gutter in a book or magazine is the white space between columns.

The gutter should be about 1.5cm.


gutter

gutter (canonical)
gutters (third-person singular)
guttered (past)
guttered (past participle)
guttering (present participle)

If a candle gutters, it burns more on one side and forms a channel in the wax.

In bowling, if you gutter, your ball goes into the side gutters, and does not hit any pins.


gutters

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


gutters

The third-person singular form of gutter.


guineas

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


guttered

The past tense and past participle of gutter.


heath

A heath is an open area with grass and small plants, especially in the UK.

There's footpaths all over the heath where people can walk.

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heaths

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


matt

A matt finish on paint or photographs is dull, not shiny.


mickey

A mickey is a flat, 375ml liquor bottle that fits into a pocket.

If you take the mickey out of someone or something, you make fun of them.


ms

The abbreviation ms is short for manuscript.

The abbreviation ms is short for millisecond.


matte

A matte finish on paint or photographs is dull, not shiny.

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mattes

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


matts

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


mickeys

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


stationer

A stationer is a person or shop that is in the business of selling writing materials, envelopes, and office materials.

I went down to the stationer to pick up some ink for my pen.


stationers

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


prevaricate

prevaricate (canonical)
prevaricates (third-person singular)
prevaricated (past)
prevaricated (past participle)
prevaricating (present participle)

If a person prevaricates, they deviate from the truth.


prevaricates

The third-person singular form of prevaricate.


prevaricated

The past tense and past participle of prevaricate.


coup

A coup is a successful act of achieving something difficult.

A coup is a sudden overthrow of a government.


coups

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


remunerate

remunerate (canonical)
remunerates (third-person singular)
remunerated (past)
remunerated (past participle)
remunerating (present participle)

If you remunerate a person, you compensate or pay them for something they did.

The workers were generously remunerated for their time.


remunerates

The third-person singular form of remunerate.


remunerated

The past tense and past participle of remunerate.


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wan

wan (positive)
wanner (comparative)
wannest (superlative)

A wan smile, light, colour, etc. is weak, pale, and tired.

I opened the door as cheerfully as I could and gave her a wan smile.


whoa

You use whoa to show that you want a person or a horse to slow down or stop.

Whoa! Calm down. I can't understand you. You're speaking too fast.

Whoa! that's way bigger than I expected.


whiz

whiz (canonical)
whizzes (third-person singular)
whizzed (past)
whizzed (past participle)
whizzing (present participle)

If something whizzes somewhere, it moves there very quickly.

There were bats whizzing around overhead.

She looked out the train window as the trees whizzed by.


whiz

If somebody is a whiz at something, they're very good at it.

She's a whiz at math, so she can figure it out.


whizz

whizz (canonical)
whizzes (third-person singular)
whizzed (past)
whizzed (past participle)
whizzing (present participle)


whizz

If somebody is a whizz at something, they're very good at it.

She's a whizz at math, so she can figure it out.


stoke

stoke (canonical)
stokes (third-person singular)
stoked (past)
stoked (past participle)
stoking (present participle)

If you stoke a fire, an argument, somebody's anger, etc. you increase it by adding fuel.

The cabin was getting cold, so she got up to stoke the fire.

The news about her brother only stoked her anger.


whizzing

whizz (canonical)
whiz (canonical)
whizzes (third-person singular)
whizzed (past)
whizzed (past participle)
whizzing (present participle)


whizzes

The third-person singular form of whizz.


whizzes

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


whizzed

The past tense and past participle of whizz.


stokes

The third-person singular form of stoke.


stoked

The past tense and past participle of stoke.


misopedist

A misopedist is a person who hates their own offspring.

The misopedist was bullying her own son.


mesopedist


misopaedist


misopedic

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

If something is misopedic, it is related to hatred of one's own offspring.

She was being really misopedic to her daughters last week.


megalomania

Megalomania is when someone is when someone is obsessed with their ego and having the narcissistic power of social validation; a God complex; a delusion of grandeur.

Her megalomania is the reason she wants to be a politician.


megalomaniac

A megalomaniac is someone who is obsessed with their ego and having narcissistic power over social validation; a mimophant.

You should be careful being around that megalomaniac.

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narcissism

Narcissism is when someone is when someone has extreme admiration for their social validation; a God complex; a delusion of grandeur.

Her narcissism started becoming irritating for those around her.


megalomaniacs

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


megalomanias

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


flying monkeys

Flying monkeys are the enablers of the narcissist or megalomaniac; a narcissistant.

Her children acted as flying monkeys to their mothers' narcissism.


winged monkeys

Winged monkeys are the enablers of the narcissist or megalomaniac; a narcissistant.

Her children acted as winged monkeys to their mothers' narcissism.


teem

teem (canonical)
teems (third-person singular)
teemed (past)
teemed (past participle)
teeming (present participle)

If a place is teeming, it is filled or overflowing with something.


teemed

The past tense and past participle of teem.


narcissistic

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

Having narcissism or megalomania. If you are narcissistic you need other people to regulate your emotions, social validation and self-esteem.


megalomanic

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

Having megalomania or narcissism. If you are megalomanic you need other people to regulate your emotions, social validation and self-esteem.


narcissize

narcissize (canonical)
narcissizes (third-person singular)
narcissized (past)
narcissized (past participle)
narcissizing (present participle)

If you narcissize someone, you devalue and socially invalidate them, while glorifying and socially validating yourself.

Her daughter's self-esteem hit rock bottom after she was narcissized by her mother.


narcissizes

The third-person singular form of narcissize.


narcissized

The past tense and past participle of narcissize.


co-imperium

A co-imperium is a political entity that is jointly ruled by two or more external nations.

New Hebrides was a co-imperium of the United Kingdom and France.


whatnot

When you add and whatnot to a list, you mean whatever else might be included.

I'm sure he'll talk about sport and the news and whatnot.

Whatnots are things that can't easily be named.

We process the items, whether it's phones, tablets, gadgets, or whatnots.


et

Et is a coordinator meaning "and". It is used only in a very small number of expressions from Latin.

The shop has chips, pop, candy, et cetera.

The new findings from Huddleston et al. are very persuasive.


scapegoater

A scapegoater is someone who blames an innocent person instead of the wrongdoer.


scapegoaters

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


repute

Repute is the opinion of someone about something.


reputes

repute (canonical)
reputes (third-person singular)
reputed (past)
reputed (past participle)
reputing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of repute.


reputed

If you are reputed to be A, you are considered to be A.

His father was reputed to be caring and magnanimous.


magnanimous

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

A magnanimous person is generous or forgiving.


laicize

laicize (canonical)
laicizes (third-person singular)
laicized (past)
laicized (past participle)
laicizing (present participle)

If a person laicizes, they withdraw their control over something.

They will laicize each of the schools in the district.


laicizes

The third-person singular form of laicize.


laicized

The past tense and past participle of laicize.


laicise

laicise (canonical)
laicises (third-person singular)
laicised (past)
laicised (past participle)
laicising (present participle)

If a person laicises, they withdraw their control over something.

They will laicise each of the schools in the district.


laicises

The third-person singular form of laicise.


laicised

The past tense and past participle of laicise.


zzz

Zzz is a way to write a snoring sound, in comics and picture books, showing that somebody is asleep.


ensnare

ensnare (canonical)
ensnares (third-person singular)
ensnared (past)
ensnared (past participle)
ensnaring (present participle)

If you ensnare something, you catch or trap it.


ensnares

The third-person singular form of ensnare.


ensnared

The past tense and past participle of ensnare.


entrap

entrap (canonical)
entraps (third-person singular)
entrapped (past)
entrapped (past participle)
entrapping (present participle)

If you entrap something, you catch or trap it.


entraps

The third-person singular form of entrap.


entrapped

The past tense and past participle of entrap.


moratorium

moratorium
moratoriums or moratoria (plural)

A moratorium is a temporary suspension of an ongoing activity.


moratoriums

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


extrajudicial

An extrajudicial killing, detention, or punishment happens outside of the regular legal procedures.

President Duterte has encouraged extrajudicial police killings of drug dealers.


blacklist

A blacklist is a list of people or things that is regarded as untrustworthy.

The software included a lengthy blacklist of disreputable websites to block.


blacklist

blacklist (canonical)
blacklists (third-person singular)
blacklisted (past)
blacklisted (past participle)
blacklisting (present participle)

If you blacklist something, you place it on a blacklist.


disreputable

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

If a person is disreputable, they are not respectable.


respectable

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

If a person is respectable, the deserve respect.


whitelist

A whitelist is a list of people or things that is regarded as trustworthy.


whitelist

whitelist (canonical)
whitelists (third-person singular)
whitelisted (past)
whitelisted (past participle)
whitelisting (present participle)

If you whitelist something, you place it on a whitelist.


blacklists

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


blacklists

The third-person singular form of blacklist.


blacklisted

The past tense and past participle of blacklist.


whitelists

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


whitelists

The third-person singular form of whitelist.


whitelisted

The past tense and past participle of whitelist.


untrustworthy

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

If a person is untrustworthy, they cannot be trusted.


beachhead

A beachhead is an hostile area that is taken from the enemy by attacking forces.


beachheads

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


beekeeper

A beekeeper is a person who keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.


beekeepers

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


bartender

A bartender is a person who serves drinks at a bar.


bartenders

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


bartend

bartend (canonical)
bartends (third-person singular)
bartended (past)
bartended (past participle)
bartending (present participle)

If you bartend, you act as a bartender and serve drinks at a bar.


bartends

The third-person singular form of bartend.


bartended

The past tense and past participle of bartend.


beautician

A beautician is a person who provides beauty treatments such as manicure and hair styling.


beauticians

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


pedicure

Pedicure is a cosmetic treatment that involves the care for a person's feet and toenails.


manicure

Manicure is a cosmetic treatment that involves the care for a person's fingernails.


manicures

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


pedicures

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


cosmetic

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

If something is cosmetic, it is related to improving the beauty of something.

If something is cosmetic, it only affects the outer appearance of something.


cosmetic

A cosmetic is any substances that is applied externally to improve the color or texture of the skin

lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup


cosmetics

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

Cosmetics is the preparations applied to enhance the beauty of skin, hair, etc.


makeup

The makeup of something is what the item contains or made of.

To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.

Makeup is cosmetics that is used to alter the appearance of a person's skin.


makeups

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


eyeliner

Eyeliner is a cosmetic that is used to outline the eye.


eyeshadow

Eyeshadow is a cosmetic that is used applied to the eyelids to give a darker complexion.


eyeliners

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


eyeshadows

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


complexion

Complexion is the quality, colour, or appearance of a person's skin.


complexions

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


brutalize

brutalize (canonical)
brutalizes (third-person singular)
brutalized (past)
brutalized (past participle)
brutalizing (present participle)

If you brutalize, you inflict brutal violence on something or someone.


brutalizes

The third-person singular form of brutalize.


brutalized

The past tense and past participle of brutalize.


brutalise

brutalise (canonical)
brutalises (third-person singular)
brutalised (past)
brutalised (past participle)
brutalising (present participle)

If you brutalise, you inflict brutal violence on something or someone.


brutalises

The third-person singular form of brutalise.


brutalised

The past tense and past participle of brutalise.


The symbol for the Moon. ☽ is a variant.


A symbol for planet Earth. It is the usual symbol in astronomy.

The symbol for verdigris (copper patina).


The symbol for the metal mercury (quicksilver).


The symbol for the asteroid and dwarf planet (1) Ceres.


The symbol for the asteroid and centaur (2060) Chiron.


A symbol for the planet Uranus. It is the more usual symbol in astronomy.


A symbol for the planet Uranus. It is the more usual symbol in astrology.


love-bomb

A love-bomb is an instance of giving someone a lot of attention so as to influence them about something.

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love-bomb

love-bomb (canonical)
love-bombs (third-person singular)
love-bombed (past)
love-bombed (past participle)
love-bombing (present participle)

If you love-bomb someone, you give someone a lot of attention so as to influence them about something.

Her neighbour love-bombed her whenever she needed to hitch a hike somewhere.


gaslight

gaslighted (past)
gaslighted (past participle)
gaslight (canonical)
gaslights (third-person singular)
gaslit (past)
gaslit (past participle)
gaslighting (present participle)

If you gaslight someone, you try to make them doubt their own reality.

Her mother gaslighted her daughter out of narcissistic impulses.

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gaslights

The third-person singular form of gaslight.


gaslighted

gaslight (canonical)
gaslights (third-person singular)
gaslighted (past)
gaslighted (past participle)
gaslighting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gaslight.


gaslit

gaslight (canonical)
gaslights (third-person singular)
gaslit (past)
gaslit (past participle)
gaslighting (present participle)


love-bombs

The plural form of love-bomb; more than one (kind of) love-bomb.


love-bombs

The third-person singular form of love-bomb.


love-bombed

The past tense and past participle of love-bomb.


no matter

If something is true no matter what else happens, no other thing matters: it is always true.

No matter what she says, I'll believe you.


second hands

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

All the clocks had their second hands moving at the same speed.


minute hand

The minute hand is the clock hand that shows the number of minutes passed.

The minute hand points to the six, so it's half past the hour.


minute hands

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

Your watch is set right. Our minute hands point to the same number.


hour hand

The hour hand is the clock hand that shows the number of hours passed.

Look at the hour hand: it is five, not six!


hour hands

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

One of your clocks is wrong. The hour hands on these two don't match!


secondary

second, next in order to the first or primary.

After finishing elementary school, he went to secondary school.

These things come before that because it's only secondary.


tertiary

College in the US is a tertiary institution. It comes after high school.


playing card

Any of the usually 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play many games.


playing cards

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

If you want to play poker, I'll get the playing cards.


trot

trot (canonical)
trots (third-person singular)
trotted (past)
trotted (past participle)
trotting (present participle)

I'll trot down to the store and buy some.

to cause an animal (usually a horse) to move at a trot, faster than a walk, slower than a canter.

She trotted her horse up next to his.


trot

They put their horses into a trot.


citron

Citron is a color mixing yellow and green

He had his house painted citron.

Citron is a small tree that has citrus fruit. The scientific name is Citrus medica.

Hannah has a citron growing in her backyard.

She ate a citron with her lunch today.

Citron is the candied rind of the fruit.


citrons

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


glycerin

Glycerin is a sweet byproduct of making soap. This chemical is also called glycerol, or E422. It has many uses.


glycerins

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


hysteria

A person with hysteria acts showing too much emotion like fear or panic.

We know you're afraid, but don't give in to hysteria.

Hysteria is a problem in the mind making the person excitable with no natural cause.

Ray was diagnosed with hysteria.


trots

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


trotted

The past tense and past participle of trot.


Jersey

Jersey is an island related to the United Kingdom. It is called a dependency.

When Theresa was in the UK, she took a trip to Jersey.

Jersey is a kind of cow from the island of Jersey.

Tim bought 3 Jersey cows.

Jersey is a place and related title of a certain English earl, a kind of noble.

Jersey is a way to refer to New Jersey, a US state.

Pete lives in New York, but he's from Jersey.

Jersey is a town in the US state of Georgia.


jersey

A jersey is a piece of clothing for the upper body made of wool.

A jersey is a kind of uniform for sports.

The player put on his jersey and ran onto the field.


jerseys

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


Adventist

An Adventist is a person who believes in the Second Advent (or Second Coming) of Jesus.

An Adventist is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.


Adventist

An Adventist thing is a thing related to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus or related to Adventism.

An Adventist thing is a thing related to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.


Adventists

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


short form


placate

placate (canonical)
placates (third-person singular)
placated (past)
placated (past participle)
placating (present participle)

If you placate a person, you calm them down by making them less angry.


placates

The third-person singular form of placate.


placated

The past tense and past participle of placate.


ellipses

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


Cape Colony

The Cape Colony was the rule by The British between 1795 and 1910.


Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was the rule by both Egypt and The United Kingdom until Sudan becomes Independent in January 1, 1956.


vicarious

If something is vicarious, it gives someone an experience through imagination without them actually doing a task.


codependency

Codependency is when you emotionally submissive in response to someone's harmful behaviour; being an emotional doormat

Her codependency meant she gave in to most narcissists.


doormat

A doormat is someone who lets others dominate or use them.


codependence

If you have codependence, you put the needs of others before yourself; an emotional inclination to being subordinate or a doormat.

Her codependence meant she never took care of her own needs first.


doormats

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


codependencies

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


embargo

An embargo is an official ban on trade with another country.

An embargo is a temporary ban on making certain information public.


embargo

embargo (canonical)
embargoes (third-person singular)
embargoed (past)
embargoed (past participle)
embargoing (present participle)

If a government embargoes, they impose a ban on trading with another country.

If you embargo something, you impose an embargo on a document.


embargoes

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


embargoes

The third-person singular form of embargo.


embargoed

The past tense and past participle of embargo.


syncretist

A syncretist is someone who adopts multiple religious or spiritual beliefs.

Those syncretists read from two sets of religious texts.


syncretists

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


equisized

If something is equisized, its exactly equal in size. When you say equisized, it means its components or constituents don't have a plurality or majority, nor a minority.

The six varieties of fruit in the basket had an equisized number of each inside.


enmeshment

Enmeshment is a personal relationship or family system where there are permeable or no personal boundaries.

Her enmeshment with her mom made her lose her sense of self.

Enmeshment is something which is enmeshed, entangled or interweaved.


enmesh

enmesh (canonical)
enmeshes (third-person singular)
enmeshed (past)
enmeshed (past participle)
enmeshing (present participle)

If you enmesh with someone, personal boundaries disappear or are permeable.

If you enmesh something, you entangle and interweave it, usually in the appearance of a net.


enmeshments

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


enmeshes

The third-person singular form of enmesh.


enmeshed

The past tense and past participle of enmesh.


triangulate

triangulate (canonical)
triangulates (third-person singular)
triangulated (past)
triangulated (past participle)
triangulating (present participle)

If you triangulate an area, you try to find something by forming a triangle.

If you triangulate someone, you manipulatively bring a third person into the relationship to keep control.

He got triangulated by his mother via his aunts and uncles.


projection

A projection is when something juts out.

A projection is display from an electronic device such as a movie projector

A projection is when someone assumes other people have the same thoughts as themselves

Projection is when you externalize your own negative traits onto someone else

Her accusation of animal abuse onto Suzie, was simply a projection of her own sadism towards animals.


gaslighter

gas + lighter(person who lights gas)
gaslight + -er(person who gaslights)

A gaslighter is someone who gaslights. Usually this means someone who makes others doubt their own reality or sanity.


confelicity

Confelicity is the state of being vicariously happy at another person's joy or well-being.


gaslighters

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


projections

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


triangulates

The third-person singular form of triangulate.


triangulated

The past tense and past participle of triangulate.


insurgency

An insurgency is an armed rebellion against the forces of a state, or of occupying forces


insurgencies

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


pacifism

Pacifism is the belief that war and violence is wrong and all disputes should be settled in a peaceful manner.


pacifisms

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


pacifist

A pacifist is a person who loves or supports peace.

Mahatma Gandhi was a famous pacifist.

A pacifist is a person who doesn't like violence.


pacifist

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

If something or someone is a pacifist, it is related to pacifism.


pacifists

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


sockpuppet

A sockpuppet is a puppet made of a sock worn by a sockpuppeteer or sockmaster for marionette-style education or entertainment.

His sockpuppet was made in the form of a hamster.

A sockpuppet is a covert secondary online account.


sockmaster

A sockmaster is someone who operates sockpuppets (in its cloth animation sense or online identity sense)

The sockmaster ABC3452 operated three secret sockpuppet accounts on that website.


sockpuppets

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


sockmasters

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


wendigo

A wendigo is a violent cannibal spirit that inhabits the body of a living person and possess them to commit murder.


chemical warfare

Chemical warfare is the use of chemicals as weapons in war.


hobos

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


wendigos

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


unfeminine

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

If something is unfemininine, it is not feminine.


reliability

Reliability is the quality of being reliable.


reliabilities

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


eyewitness

An eyewitness is someone who saw the crime in question.


eyewitnesses

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


biochemist

A biochemist is someone whose job is related to biochemistry

He became a biochemist at age 30.


biochemists

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


physiologist

A physiologist is someone whose job is related to physiology

He became a physiologist at age 30.

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physiologists

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


statistician

A statistician is someone whose job is related to statistics.

He became a statistician at age 30.


statisticians

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


geometer

A geometer is someone whose job is related to geometry.

He became a geometer at age 30.


geometers

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


meteorologist

A meteorologist is someone whose job is related to meteorology

He became a meteorologist at age 30.


meteorologists

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


The sciences


cerebral

If a person is cerebral, they are brainy, smart, or felt in the mind instead of the body or soul.

Percy was able to come up with a cerebral solution to the complex math problem.

The music and lyrics were cerebral because they made listeners think more than they evoked emotions.


kryptonite

Kryptonite is a fictional crystal in comics. It is Superman's only weakness.

A person's kryptonite is their only weakness, or their biggest weakness.


manscape

manscape (canonical)
manscapes (third-person singular)
manscaped (past)
manscaped (past participle)
manscaping (present participle)

When you manscape you remove body hair from intimate areas and erogenous zones of the male body.

I will manscape my chest and pubic hair.


manscapes

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


manscapes

The third-person singular form of manscape.


manscaped

The past tense and past participle of manscape.


syncretism

Syncretism is the practise of combining multiple cultural, religious or political beliefs.


praxeology

Praxeology is the study of human behaviour.


praxeological

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

If something is praxeological, it gives information on human conduct and behaviour.

That paper was quite praxeological on the behaviour of the elderly.


Panthoibi

Panthoibi is an ancient Meitei goddess of civilization, courage, fertility, handicraft, love, victory, warfare and wisdom.

Panthoibi is a female given name from Meitei language.


panthoibi


praxeologies

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


rejuvenation

Rejuvenation is making something look young again.