dweeb

forms:
dweeb
dweebs (plural)

text: What a dweeb -- he dresses like he is still in the 1980's.

ipa: /dwiːb/


admission

forms:
admission
admissions (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: An admission is when you admit (confess) something.

glosses: Admission is when you are allowed to enter a place, an event, or a group (organization).

glosses: Admission is money you pay to get into a place. Examples would be paying to get into a theater of an amusement park.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-admission.wav

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


antivirus

forms: antivirus

etymology_text: anti- + virus

ety-prefix

anti

virus

expansion: anti- + virus

glosses: A program for a computer that keep computer viruses out the computer. Usually, this program will take viruses out of the computer too.

ipa: /ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antivirus.wav


forgive

forms:
forgive (canonical)
forgives (third-person singular)
forgave (past)
forgiven (past participle)
forgiving (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: When you forgive something, you do not punish the person who did it.

text: I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive your stealing.

text: I have forgiven your disloyalty.

glosses: When you forgive a person, you do not try to punish that person for something.

text: I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive you.

text: I forgave them for being cruel when we were younger.

enpr: fər-gĭv'

ipa: /fəˈgɪv/

forgive

forgives

forgave

forgiven

forgiving


guilty

forms:
guilty (positive)
guiltier (comparative)
guiltiest (superlative)

pos: adj

etymology_text: guilt + -y

ety-suffix

guilt

y

expansion: guilt + -y

glosses: If you are guilty of something, you did it. This is usually for doing a bad thing.

glosses: If you feel guilty you feel bad about something you did.

glosses: If you are found guilty of a crime, a court of law said you did do that crime.

adj

guilty

guiltier

guiltiest


lithium

forms: lithium

glosses: Lithium is a light silver-grey metal. It has an atomic number of 3 and the symbol Li. It is the first alkali metals.

text: Lithium reacts very easily. It even reacts with water.

text: The lightest metal known is lithium.

enpr: lĭth'ēəm

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-lithium.wav

hyphenation: lith‧i‧um

noun

lithium


beryllium

forms: beryllium

glosses: Beryllium is a light, grey metal. It has an atomic number of 4 and the symbol Be. It is the first of the alkaline earth metals.

text: Beryllium is very poisonous.

text: Emeralds contain beryllium.

enpr: bərĭl'ēəm

ipa: /bə'rɪliəm/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-beryllium.wav

hyphenation: ber‧yl‧li‧um


magnesium

forms: magnesium

glosses: Magnesium is a light, silver-grey metal. It has an atomic number of 12 and the symbol Mg. It is the second of the alkaline earth metals.

text: Photographers used to use magnesium to make a flash of light.

text: Magnesium burns very easily.

text: It is important every day to eat food that contains magnesium compounds.

ipa: /ˌmæɡˈniziəm/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-magnesium.wav

hyphenation: mag‧ne‧sium


photographer

forms:
photographer
photographers (plural)

glosses: A photographer is a person who takes photographs as his work.

text: We had a good photographer at the wedding.

text: A photographer often knows how to develop his own photographs.

text: The photographer was busy taking photographs of the models.

ipa: /fəˈtɑɡrəfɚ/

ipa: /fəˈtɒɡrəfə/


colorless

forms:
colorless (positive)
more colorless (comparative)
most colorless (superlative)

etymology_text: color + -less

ety-suffix

color

less

expansion: color + -less

glosses: Something that has no color, and is almost invisible

text: Air is colorless, which is why we can see through it.

text: Water is normally a colorless liquid.

hyphenation: col‧or‧less

adj

more: true


react

forms:
react (canonical)
reacts (third-person singular)
reacted (past)
reacted (past participle)
reacting (present participle)

glosses: If you react to a person or event, you do something because of the person or event.

text: When someone shouts at you, you usually react by shouting back.

glosses: If you react to a medicine or other substance, something happens in your body because of it.

text: She reacts badly to asprin. Her skin becomes red all over her body.

glosses: When two or more chemicals react, they combine to form new chemical compounds.

text: Acids and alkalis normally react to form salt and water.

ipa: /ri'ækt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-react.wav

hyphenation: re‧act


diagram

forms:
diagram
diagrams (plural)

glosses: A diagram is a drawing, or sketch, to show how something, such as a machine, works.

text: You can see from this diagram that the electric switch is very simple, in fact.

text: Here is a diagram of some machines in a power plant.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diagram.wav


diagram

forms:
diagramed (past)
diagramed (past participle)
diagraming (present participle)
diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagrammed (past)
diagrammed (past participle)
diagramming (present participle)

glosses: If you diagram something or someone, you show it using a diagram.

text: They diagramed the building they were about to build.

verb

diagram

m


sketch

forms:
sketch
sketches (plural)

text: The artist made a quick sketch before he started painting the real picture.

text: Here is a sketch of an aeroplane.

glosses: A sketch is a quick description of a person, or of something that happened.

text: He gave me a sketch of the incident, stating only the main facts.

glosses: A sketch is a short piece of acting, usually funny.

text: The best part was the three-minute sketch about the cowboy who couldn't ride a horse.

ipa: /ˈskɛtʃ/

noun

sketches


sketch

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

glosses: If you sketch something, you make a quick drawing of it using a pencil or a pen.

text: I sketched his face quickly before he woke up.

glosses: If you sketch something, you describe it without many details.

text: The policeman asked me to sketch the accident while he took notes of what I said.

verb

sketch

es


thump

forms:
thump (canonical)
thumps (third-person singular)
thumped (past)
thumped (past participle)
thumping (present participle)

glosses: If you thump something, you hit it, often with your closed hand.

glosses: If something thumps, it hits something else, making a loud, low sound.

glosses: If your heart thumps, it beats so strongly and quickly that you can easily notice it.

ipa: /θʌmp/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-thump.wav


thump

forms:
thump
thumps (plural)

glosses: A thump is a loud, low sound made when something hits something else.

glosses: A thump is the action of something hits something else.


thumps

glosses: The plural form of thump; more than one (kind of) thump.

noun

thump

thumps


thumps

glosses: The third-person singular form of thump.


commerce

forms: commerce

glosses: Commerce is the activity of buying and selling goods and services. Or broadly, it is the unmeasurable exchange of energy.

text: The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that economic activity had dropped in 16 of the 50 states.

text: Millions of American jobs depend on international commerce.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commerce.wav

commerce


compensate

forms:
compensate (canonical)
compensates (third-person singular)
compensated (past)
compensated (past participle)
compensating (present participle)

glosses: If you compensate somebody, you give them something because they have lost something or done something for you.

ipa: /ˈkɒmpənseɪt/

hyphenation: com‧pen‧sate

verb

compensat

e


disinterested

forms:
disinterested (positive)
more disinterested (comparative)
most disinterested (superlative)

glosses: If someone is disinterested, they are not affected by a situation, so they can make fair decisions about it.

glosses: If someone is disinterested, they are not interested in something; they find it boring.

ipa: /dɪˈsɪnt(ə)rɛstɪd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-disinterested.wav


silicon

forms: silicon

glosses: Silicon is a non-metal chemical element with the atomic number 14 and the symbol "Si".

text: Sand is made of mostly silicon compounds.

text: Computers use chips made from silicon.

ipa: /'sIlIkən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-silicon.wav

hyphenation: sil‧i‧con


phosphorus

forms: phosphorus

glosses: Phosphorus is a chemical element that has an atomic number of 15 and the symbol P.

text: Phosphorus is used to make matches.

text: We need to eat foods which contain phosphorus to stay healthy.

ipa: /ˈfɒsfərəs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-phosphorus.wav

hyphenation: phos‧pho‧rus


compete

forms:
compete (canonical)
competes (third-person singular)
competed (past)
competed (past participle)
competing (present participle)

glosses: If you compete for something, you are working against other people to get it.

text: He competed but failed to win a medal in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.

text: Is it a good idea to allow female athletes to compete in male high school athletic events?

text: East Asian countries are successfully competing against Japanese goods around the world.

text: The better teams compete against good teams while poorer teams compete with each other.

text: Health insurance companies have started competing to offer plans for both individuals and families.

text: Their specific products differ and do not directly compete with each other.

text: The Prime Minister said, "this change doesn't have any big impact on our ability to compete with Germany or Japan."

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compete.wav

compet


complicate

forms:
complicate (canonical)
complicates (third-person singular)
complicated (past)
complicated (past participle)
complicating (present participle)

glosses: If you complicate a task, you make it difficult to do.

text: My job is harder. They have complicated it by making me answer the telephone, too.

glosses: If you complicate an explanation, you make it difficult to understand.

text: Just tell me the facts. Please don't complicate the account with unnecessary details.

ipa: /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/

ipa: /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-complicate.wav

hyphenation: com‧pli‧cate

complicat


province

forms:
province
provinces (plural)

glosses: A province is a major subdivision of a country.

text: Canada has ten provinces and three territories.

ipa: /ˈprɑvɪns/

ipa: /ˈprɒvɪns/


telegraph

forms:
telegraph
telegraphs (plural)

glosses: A telegraph is an older instrument that was used for sending words and signals to people over far distances. Most people now use the telephone.

text: I sent my mother a message using my telegraph to tell her that I was fine.

hyphenation: tel‧e‧graph


telegraph

forms:
telegraph (canonical)
telegraphs (third-person singular)
telegraphed (past)
telegraphed (past participle)
telegraphing (present participle)

glosses: To telegraph means to send a message using a telegraph.


criminal

forms:
criminal (positive)
more criminal (comparative)
most criminal (superlative)

glosses: Criminal law, charges, investigations, and so forth are ones related to crime.

ipa: /ˈkrɪmənəl/


criminal

forms:
criminal
criminals (plural)

glosses: A criminal is someone who has commited a crime or been convicted of a crime.

text: The politician said in a speech, "don't blame society when somebody commits a crime, blame the criminal". "


clout

forms:
clout
clouts (plural)

glosses: Clout is control or power over other people.

text: The president of the United States has a lot of clout.

glosses: A clout is a hard hit, usually with your hand.

text: She gave him two sharp clouts on the ear.

ipa: /klaʊt/

ipa: /klʌʊt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clout.wav

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-clout.wav


nowhere

forms: nowhere

pos: det

text: We tried to follow his instructions but we got nowhere.

text: I got lost and found myself in the middle of nowhere.

hyphenation: no‧where


concentrate

forms:
concentrate (canonical)
concentrates (third-person singular)
concentrated (past)
concentrated (past participle)
concentrating (present participle)

glosses: If you concentrate on something, you use most of your time and work there.

text: We concentrated our rebuilding efforts on villages in the North of the city, where most of the damage had been done.

glosses: If you concentrate on something, you think about it and not about other things.

text: I went to a quiet room so I could concentrate.

text: It's better to look at the big picture instead of concentrating on the details.

glosses: If something is concentrated somewhere, there is a lot of it in that place.

text: The fighting was concentrated in a few small areas.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-concentrate.wav

concentrat


concentrate

forms:
concentrate
concentrates (plural)

glosses: A concentrate is a liquid such as juice or chemicals from which most of the water has been removed.

text: Instead of fresh orange juice, we usually make it from concentrate.


Zionist

forms:
Zionist
Zionists (plural)

glosses: A Zionist is a person who supports Zionism.


Israel

forms: Israel

pos: name

text: Israel is the only Jewish country in the world.

glosses: Israel was an ancient kingdom in the Middle East.

enpr: ĭzʹrā-əl


Palestine

forms: Palestine

glosses: The West Bank and Gaza Strip together; that is, the parts occupied by Israel and those under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority.

text: Israel and Palestine both want peace.

glosses: The region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.

glosses: A former British mandate in the Middle East. The capital city was Jerusalem.

ipa: /ˈpæləˌstaɪn/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Palestine.wav


tiresome

forms:
tiresome (positive)
more tiresome (comparative)
most tiresome (superlative)

glosses: If someone or something is tiresome, it makes you bored or annoyed, usually because it is too long.

text: All of this talking can get a little tiresome.

ipa: /ˈtaɪrsəm/

ipa: /ˈtaɪəsəm/

hyphenation: tire‧some


temper

forms:
temper
tempers (plural)

glosses: If you have a temper, you often get mad quickly.

text: Because of my temper, when I saw what he had done, I got very angry.

text: Count Cross-Stitch's genial temper makes him a charming house guest.

ipa: /ˈtɛmpə/

ipa: /ˈtɛmpɚ/


temper

forms:
temper (canonical)
tempers (third-person singular)
tempered (past)
tempered (past participle)
tempering (present participle)

glosses: If you temper a material, you toughen it by heat treatment.


madder

forms:
mad (positive)
madder (comparative)
maddest (superlative)

text: I am even madder than you about what was done.

adj

mad

madder

maddest


maddest

text: This hurts me the most, so I am the maddest.


Muzaffarabad

forms: Muzaffarabad

glosses: Muzaffarabad is the state-level capital city of Azad Kashmir.


Indus Valley bullfrog

forms:
Indus Valley bullfrog
Indus Valley bullfrogs (plural)

glosses: The Indus Valley bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) is a large frog found in Pakistan and India.


East Indies

forms: East Indies

glosses: East Indies is an area in the souteastern part of Asia.


deodar cedar

forms:
deodar cedar
deodar cedars (plural)

glosses: The deodar cedar is a species of cedar native to the western Himilayas.


Mumbai

forms: Mumbai

glosses: Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is a city in India.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mumbai.wav


Bihar

forms: Bihar

glosses: Bihar is a state in India. The capital city is Patna.


Zahedan

forms: Zahedan

glosses: The capital of the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran.


Dushanbe

forms: Dushanbe

glosses: Dushanbe is the capital city of Tajikistan.


Assam

forms: Assam

glosses: Assam is a state in India; its capital is Dispur.


water hyacinth

forms:
water hyacinth
water hyacinths (plural)

glosses: The water hyacinth is a kind of flower that grows in water.


pomegranate

forms:
pomegranate
pomegranates (plural)

glosses: A small tree, that gives fruit called pomegranates.

glosses: A fruit with seeds that are covered in red jelly.

ipa: /ˈpɑməˌɡrænət/

hyphenation: po‧me‧gra‧nate


juniper

forms:
juniper
junipers (plural)

glosses: A juniper is a shrub or tree that has pointed, needle-like leaves and strong-smelling cones.


bustard

forms:
bustard
bustards (plural)

glosses: A bustard is a large bird that lives on land.


Himachal Pradesh

forms: Himachal Pradesh

glosses: Himachal Pradesh is a state in India. The capital is Shimla.


date palm

forms:
date palm
date palms (plural)

glosses: A date palm is a kind of palm tree with fruit called dates.


almond tree

forms:
almond tree
almond trees (plural)

glosses: The almond tree is a kind of nut tree; it gives almonds.


rose-ringed parakeet

forms:
rose-ringed parakeet
rose-ringed parakeets (plural)

glosses: The rose-ringed parakeet, also known as the ringnecked parakeet, is a tropical parakeet.

text: An Indian man with his pet rose-ringed parakeet.


spot-billed pelican

forms:
spot-billed pelican
spot-billed pelicans (plural)

glosses: The spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) is a bird of the pelican family.


title: Bharat

redirect: India

pos: hard-redirect


cemetery

forms:
cemetery
cemeteries (plural)

glosses: A place where dead people are buried; a place for graves.

noun

cemetery

cemeteries


Rawalpindi

forms: Rawalpindi

glosses: Rawalpindi is a city in Pakistan next to Islamabad.


Gangtok

forms: Gangtok

glosses: Gangtok is the capital city of the state of Sikkim in India.


Chandigarh

forms: Chandigarh

glosses: Chandigarh is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana.

ipa: /ˌt͡ʃʌndɪˈɡɑː(r)/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chandigarh.wav


consume

forms:
consume (canonical)
consumes (third-person singular)
consumed (past)
consumed (past participle)
consuming (present participle)

glosses: If you consume energy, resources, time, etc., you use it and it is no longer available.

text: Only 10% of the energy consumed by a light bulb produces usable light.

text: Most of our leisure time is consumed by TV.

glosses: If you consume alcohol, food, etc., you eat or drink it.

text: They discovered that about half the calories consumed by an adult bat are used up during flight.

text: Pregnant women should not consume alcohol.

text: Many people do not consume adequate amounts of food for good health.

glosses: If a fire consumes something, it burns it until it's gone.

text: In 1988 a fire consumed about half of the park's trees.

glosses: If you are consumed by a thought or idea, you cannot think about anything else.

text: Our minds were consumed by the things we saw and dreamed of having.

ipa: /kənˈsjuːm/

enpr: kən-so͞om

ipa: /kənˈsuːm/

verb

consum


contain

forms:
contain (canonical)
contains (third-person singular)
contained (past)
contained (past participle)
containing (present participle)

text: Did the envelope contain a letter?

text: Each box contains enough food for a family of ten for about a week.

text: The opinions contained in this report are the private opinions of the authors.

text: The plant's leaves have a rich lemon smell and contain compounds that can keep away insects.

text: Some building materials contain a high percentage of recycled material.

text: Tea contains substances called antioxidants that can help keep cells healthy.

text: A big part of Mississippi's history is contained in those files.

glosses: If you contain something, you stop it from getting out.

text: Molly was so happy should could barely contain her tears.

text: Firefighters are trying to contain the fire in an area away from houses.

enpr: kən-tān'

ipa: /kənˈteɪn/

hyphenation: con‧tain


countryside

forms:
countryside
countrysides (plural)

glosses: The countryside is the area outside the cities.

text: He headed out of town and through the surrounding countryside.

enpr: kŭnʹtri-sīd'

hyphenation: coun‧try‧side


criterion

forms:
criterion
criteria (plural)

glosses: A criterion is a principle that you use to judge something or decide about something.

text: The only criterion used for measuring success was school grades.

ipa: /kraɪˈtɪəriən/

noun

criterion

criteria


cupboard

forms:
cupboard
cupboards (plural)

glosses: A cupboard is a piece of furniture with shelves to hold dishes, towels, food, etc.

text: He took cups, plates and saucers from the kitchen cupboards and stacked them on the table.


deputy

forms:
deputy
deputies (plural)

glosses: A deputy is somebody one level down from another person. The deputy helps the other person or does that person's job sometimes.

text: The sheriff posted a deputy to stay until they could get a better look in the morning.

text: He was Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz.

hyphenation: dep‧u‧ty

deputy

deputies


directory

forms:
directory
directories (plural)

glosses: A directory is a book or list of names, usually in alphabetical order with telephone numbers or addresses.

text: He checked he number in the directory.

ipa: /dɪˈrɛktəri/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-directory.wav

directories


disabled

forms:
disabled (positive)
more disabled (comparative)
most disabled (superlative)

etymology_text: dis- + abled

ety-prefix

dis

abled

expansion: dis- + abled

glosses: If somebody is disabled, they cannot use part(s) of their body or mind in the same way that most people can.

text: Two people died in the crash and the others were severely physically disabled.

text: This money will help the elderly and the disabled.

text: Not enough research has been done in the area of the preschool learning-disabled students.

ipa: [dɪsˈeɪbəɫd]


disabled

forms:
disable (canonical)
disables (third-person singular)
disabled (past)
disabled (past participle)
disabling (present participle)

verb

disabl


dot

forms:
dot
dots (plural)

text: You forgot to put a dot over the i.

text: The address is simple dot wiktionary dot org (simple.wiktionary.org).

glosses: If you do something at a particular time "on the dot", you do it exactly at that time.

text: I'll be there at 5:00 on the dot.

ipa: /dɒt/


dot

forms:
dot (canonical)
dots (third-person singular)
dotted (past)
dotted (past participle)
dotting (present participle)

glosses: If you dot something, you put small round marks on it.

text: Don't forget to dot the i.

glosses: If an area is dotted with things, the things are spread out over the area.

text: The valley was dotted with camp fires.

dot

t


distinct

forms:
distinct (positive)
more distinct (comparative)
most distinct (superlative)

glosses: If two things are distinct, they are clearly different or separate.

text: Sports psychologists recognized that there were two distinct types of athletes who could become gold-medal winners.

text: There are aspects of this group's identity that are distinct from other groups from the same area.

text: They are a separate people with a distinct language, identity and culture.

glosses: A distinct impression, advantage, possibility, etc. is one that clearly exists.

text: I had the distinct impression that he was secretly laughing at me.

text: The change gives the government a distinct advantage.

text: With the cold, snow was a distinct possibility.

glosses: If something is distinct, it can be clearly seen, heard, or sensed.

text: As Gillian approached Theo's dressing room, the angry voices became more distinct.

ipa: /dɪˈstɪŋkt/


dozen

forms:
dozen
dozens (plural)

text: He ate half a dozen cookies and felt sick.

text: The family had brought him a dozen roses, to mark the end of his journey.

text: I've been there dozens of times.

ipa: /ˈdʌzn̩/


criminally

forms:
criminally (positive)
more criminally (comparative)
Superlativemost criminally

pos: adv

etymology_text: criminal + -ly

ety-suffix

criminal

ly

expansion: criminal + -ly

glosses: Someone behaving criminally is breaking laws or acting in a criminal manner.


criminals

forms:
criminal
criminals (plural)

glosses: The plural form of criminal; more than one (kind of) criminal.


crowd

forms:
crowd
crowds (plural)

glosses: A crowd is a lot of people in one place together.

text: The crowd cheered when the team scored another goal.

text: When there's an accident, a crowd appears.

text: The crowd were asked to go home.

ipa: /kraʊd/


crowd

forms:
crowd (canonical)
crowds (third-person singular)
crowded (past)
crowded (past participle)
crowding (present participle)

glosses: If you crowd someone, you push too close to them.

text: Don't crowd me, please. I can't see the stage.


dare

forms:
dare (canonical)
dares (third-person singular)
dared (past)
dared (past participle)
daring (present participle)

glosses: If you dare to do something, you have the courage to do it, even if you are afraid.

text: The President dared to make an unpopular decision.

glosses: If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to do something that is a risk, or even dangerous.

text: I dare you to climb that tree.

ipa: /deə(r)/

verb

dar


dare

forms:
dare (present)
dared (past)
daren't (negative)

glosses: If you dare not do something, you are afraid to do it.

text: I daren't tell my parents what happened. They'll be very cross.

text: Dare he risk crossing the woods at night?

text: He dare not enter.

glosses: You say How dare someone do something? to show that you are angry about something that someone has done.

text: How dare you come in here without knocking?

dare

dared

daren't


dare

forms:
dare
dares (plural)

text: He never says "No" to a dare.


sometimes

glosses: Things that happen sometimes only happen at certain times, or on certain occasions, but not every time.

text: The bus sometimes arrives late, especially if it is raining.

text: Sometimes the shop has low prices on a Tuesday.

text: I go swimming sometimes, if I have nothing else to do.

enpr: sŭmʹtīmz

ipa: /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

hyphenation: some‧times


damn

forms: damn

pos: intj

glosses: You say damn when you are angry or surprised about something.

text: Damn! That hurts. Be careful.

text: Damn! This machine isn't working again.

ipa: /dæm/


damn

glosses: If something is damn good, damn sure, etc., it is very much that way.

text: I want to make damn sure he knows about it.

text: You know damn well I don't drive.

text: Be careful! You damn near killed me.


damn

forms: damn (positive)

glosses: You use damn to show that you are angry.

text: He doesn't know a damn thing about fixing cars.

text: Don't be such a damn fool.


damn

forms:
damn (canonical)
damns (third-person singular)
damned (past)
damned (past participle)
damning (present participle)

glosses: You say "damn you" or "damn (something)" to show that you are angry or that you don't care.

text: He slammed his glass down on the table." I am dying, God damn it, dying!"

glosses: You say "I'll be damned" to show that you are surprised.

text: You mean I was right? Well, I'll be damned!

glosses: You say "I'll be damned if something happens" to show that you don't want it to happen or that you don't think it will happen.

glosses: If someone is damned, go to hell when they die.

text: Living that way will damn your soul to Hell.

text: Demons and monsters were in the army of the damned.


damn

forms:
damn
damns (plural)

glosses: If you don't give a damn, you don't care.

text: Look, don't tell me about your problems. I don't give a damn.

glosses: If something isn't worth a damn, it has no value.


dam

forms:
dam
dams (plural)

glosses: A dam is like a wall used to hold back water. Usually, this is to block a river.

glosses: A dam is a barrier like that used to hold back water, such as a dental dam.


dam

forms:
dam (canonical)
dams (third-person singular)
dammed (past)
dammed (past participle)
damming (present participle)

glosses: If you dam a river you block it with a dam.

dam


complaints

forms:
complaint
complaints (plural)

glosses: The plural form of complaint; more than one (kind of) complaint.

enpr: kəmplānts'

ipa: /kəmˈpleɪnts/

noun

complaint


content

forms:
content
contents (plural)

glosses: The contents of a container, such as a bag, a file, a book etc., are the things that are in it.

text: A couple of green plastic bags had torn open, and the contents had spilled out onto the floor.

text: Scientists examined the contents of the dead bird's stomach.

text: The students were generally happy with the course content and the instructor.

text: More writing could improve students' content knowledge as well as their writing skills.

glosses: The fat, water, alcohol, etc. content of something is the amount of that substance in something else.

text: The red wine had a deep color and high alcohol content.

glosses: Content is the feeling of being happy and satisfied.

text: She could sleep to her heart's content.

enpr: kŏn'tĕnt

ipa: /'kɒntɛnt/

sampa: /"kQntEnt/

ipa: /'kɑntɛnt/

sampa: /"kAntEnt/


content

forms:
content (positive)
more content (comparative)
most content (superlative)

glosses: If someone is content, they are happy and satisfied.

text: She had always been perfectly content to live in the city.

text: Women with many friends are actually less content with their lives than those with a smaller group of friends.

enpr: kəntĕnt'

ipa: /kən'tɛnt/


content

forms:
content (canonical)
contents (third-person singular)
contented (past)
contented (past participle)
contenting (present participle)

glosses: If somebody contents themselves with something, they accept it even though they wanted something different.


contents

glosses: The plural form of content; more than one (kind of) content.

enpr: kŏn'tĕnts

ipa: /'kɒntɛnts/

sampa: /"kQntEnts/

ipa: /'kɑntɛnts/

sampa: /"kAntEnts/

content


contents

glosses: The third-person singular form of content.


contribute

forms:
contribute (canonical)
contributes (third-person singular)
contributed (past)
contributed (past participle)
contributing (present participle)

glosses: If x contributes to y, x is one of a number of things that together make or cause y.

text: Unusually warm temperatures may have significantly contributed to the amount of rain we've had.

text: There are a lot of factors that are contributing to the strong economy.

text: Staff writer Karlyn Barker contributed to this report.

text: This information contributes to our understanding of the problem.

text: Reduced rainfall may have contributed to the decline of the Mayan civilization.

glosses: If you contribute something, you make it available to other people.

text: Everybody contributed $10 to pay for the present.

text: Are you able to contribute an hour a week to help us out?

ipa: /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/

hyphenation: con‧tri‧bute

verb

contribut


spelt

forms:
spelled (past)
spelled (past participle)
spell (canonical)
spells (third-person singular)
spelt (past)
spelt (past participle)
spelling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spell.

ipa: /'spεlt/

spell

spells

spelt

spelt

spelling


spelt

forms:
spelt
spelts (plural)


cope

forms:
cope (canonical)
copes (third-person singular)
coped (past)
coped (past participle)
coping (present participle)

glosses: If you cope with a problem, you do things so that the problem does not stop you.

text: She went to a special school and learned the skills needed to cope with her learning differences.

text: My friends have had a great impact on my ability to cope with this illness.

text: At work, some people are better at coping with change than other people.

text: Our phone system can't cope with all the calls we're receiving.

ipa: /kəʊp/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cope.wav

cop


crisis

forms:
crisis
crises (plural)

glosses: A crisis is a situation that has become very bad or dangerous and can have bad changes to security, economic, political, social or environmental issues.

text: The latest change in the hostage crisis came one day after Israel freed 51 prisoners from a jail in south Lebanon.

text: This will be president's last trip to the Persian Gulf until the crisis has been resolved.

text: The conditions of these people were extremely difficult and we faced really serious humanitarian crisis.

text: The US financial system is in crisis.

text: He has clear ideas about how to solve our energy crisis.

glosses: A crisis is a serious emotional problem.

text: My high school friends thought I was confused, that I was having an identity crisis.

text: My dad quit his job. I think he's going through a midlife crisis.

ipa: /ˈkraɪsɪs/

hyphenation: cri‧sis

noun

crisis

crises


title: fuck off

redirect: fuck


crisp

forms:
crisp (positive)
crisper (comparative)
crispest (superlative)

glosses: If something is crisp, it breaks easily and makes a cracking or snapping sound when you break or bite it.

text: Fry the bacon until it is brown and crisp.

text: Add the butter and continue cooking another 5 minutes or longer to brown and crisp them even more.

text: Nothing beats the taste of a crisp, juicy apple picked fresh from the tree.

glosses: If cloth or paper is crisp, it is clean or new and often stiff.

text: The young man stood tall and straight in a crisp white shirt and dark pants.

text: Fifteen minutes later Wendy crawled between clean crisp sheets, realized that she was very, very tired, and fell instantly asleep.

glosses: If the weather is crisp, it is cold and dry, often with a clear sky.

glosses: If food tastes crisp, it has a fresh acid flavour.

glosses: If a person is crisp, they are professional and quick, but not especially friendly.

glosses: If a picture is crisp, it is very clear.

ipa: /krɪsp/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-crisp.wav

adj

crisp

crisper

crispest


crisp

forms:
crisp
crisps (plural)

text: I ate a packet of potato crisps yesterday.


crisp

forms:
crisp (canonical)
crisps (third-person singular)
crisped (past)
crisped (past participle)
crisping (present participle)


creampie

forms:
creampie
creampies (plural)

glosses: A creampie is semen coming out of someone's vagina (or anus) after sex.


crisps

glosses: The third-person singular form of crisp.


pornography

forms: pornography

glosses: Pornography is pictures or words that show or describe sex to make people feel excited.


cock

forms:
cock
cocks (plural)

text: My girlfriend likes to suck my cock .

glosses: Cock is a friendly form of address among men, without using in a derogatory or offensive manner.

ipa: /kɒk/

enpr: kŏk

ipa: /kɑk/


cock

forms:
cock (canonical)
cocks (third-person singular)
cocked (past)
cocked (past participle)
cocking (present participle)

glosses: If a gun is cocked, that means it is prepared to fire.

glosses: If something is cocked, that means it is turned on its side or sideways.

text: He cocked his hat in farewell.


porn

forms:
porn
porn (plural)

glosses: porn is a short word, meaning pornography

text: My girlfriend and I like to watch porn.

text: Do not let your kids watch porn.

ipa: /pɔːn/

ipa: /pɔrn/

noun

porn

porn


porno

forms:
porno
pornos (plural)

text: My girlfriend and me want to make a porno in our bedroom.

ipa: /ˈpɔːnəʊ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-porno.wav


gangbang

forms:
gangbang
gangbangs (plural)

glosses: A gangbang is sex involving more than two people.

text: My girlfriend and I want to invite you to our home for a gangbang.


gangbang

forms:
gangbang (canonical)
gangbangs (third-person singular)
gangbanged (past)
gangbanged (past participle)
gangbanging (present participle)

glosses: If you gangbang, you have sex with a group of people. Usually this means you are one of several men having sex with the same woman.

text: We gangbanged her all night.

glosses: If you gangbang, you do crimes as part of a gang. Most often, this means doing violence (hurting people). Also, it can mean just being part of a criminal gang.

text: If you keep gangbanging you will die young.


gangbanger

forms:
gangbanger
gangbangers (plural)

glosses: A gangbanger is someone who is part of a gang of young, violent criminals.

text: The gangbangers shot members of another gang from their car.

glosses: A gangbanger is a person who visits a gangbang.

text: My girlfriend and I invited Brad to our house, because he was a gangbanger, and we are all gangbangers.

ipa: /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋə/


strip

forms:
strip
strips (plural)

glosses: A strip is a narrow, long piece of something.

text: A few strips of paper are used for making a chain.

glosses: A strip (or a strip mall) is a road with many shops.

enpr: strĭp

ipa: /strɪp/


strip

forms:
strip (canonical)
strips (third-person singular)
stripped (past)
stripped (past participle)
stripping (present participle)

text: My girlfriend will strip, and Brad and me will watch and become excited.

glosses: If you strip paper from a wall, you remove it.

verb

strip

p


boner

forms:
boner
boners (plural)

glosses: If you get a boner, then your penis becomes hard.

text: My girlfriend asked me what it was like to have a boner because she's never had one.

glosses: A boner is another word for a stupid person.

text: I guess I'm the smartest person in the class because I'm the only one who isn't a complete boner.


stroke

forms:
stroke
strokes (plural)

glosses: A stroke is when blood stops coming into your brain.

text: I had a stroke after running so hard.

glosses: A stroke is an action of hitting something lightly.

glosses: A stroke is the person who sets the speed in a rowing crew.

text: After years of training he was made stroke in the Oxford University crew.

glosses: A stroke is something that happens without warning.

text: She had a stroke of good luck playing cards and won 20 dollars.

ipa: /strəʊk/

enpr: strōk

ipa: /stroʊk/


stroke

forms:
stroke (canonical)
strokes (third-person singular)
stroked (past)
stroked (past participle)
stroking (present participle)

glosses: If you stroke something, you touch something with the hand, and move your hand gently up it.

text: She stroked his hair lovingly.

strok


underpants

forms: underpants (plural)

glosses: Underpants are clothes which you wear under your trousers or skirt.

text: Brad took off his underpants.

ipa: /ˈʌndə(r)ˌpænts/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underpants.wav


cunnilingus

forms: cunnilingus

glosses: Cunnilingus is where a woman's vagina is touched by somebody's lips or tongue, for sexual pleasure.

text: I performed cunnilingus on my girlfriend, and she enjoyed it.

noun

cunnilingus


doggy style

forms: doggy style

glosses: Doggy style is a sex position where the female is on the floor, like a dog, and the man is behind her.

text: Then Brat started to do her in doggy style.

ipa: /ˈdɒ.ɡi staɪl/

ipa: /ˈdɔ.ɡi staɪl/

audio: en-au-doggy style.ogg


ejaculate

forms:
ejaculate (canonical)
ejaculates (third-person singular)
ejaculated (past)
ejaculated (past participle)
ejaculating (present participle)

glosses: If you ejaculate, you eject semen from your penis.

text: Men usually ejaculate during orgasm.

text: My penis feels weird and icky when I ejaculate.

enpr: ĭjăʹkyəlāt

hyphenation: eja‧cu‧late

verb

ejaculat


horny

forms:
horny (positive)
hornier (comparative)
horniest (superlative)

text: Rhinos are horny animals.

text: You make me rather horny when you take off a lot of your clothes.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-horny.wav

adj

horny

hornier

horniest


vibrator

forms:
vibrator
vibrators (plural)

glosses: A vibrator is a machine that vibrates; they are sometimes used for massages or to increase sexual pleasure.

text: She used her vibrator to try to have an orgasm.

ipa: /vaɪˈbreɪtə/

ipa: /ˈvaɪbreɪtɚ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vibrator.wav

hyphenation: vi‧bra‧tor


fisting

forms: fisting

glosses: Fisting is a sex act where the entire hand is placed inside the vagina or anus.

text: This vibrator wasn't enough, so Brad started fisting her ass.

ipa: /ˈfɪstɪŋ/

noun

fisting


fisting

forms:
fist (canonical)
fists (third-person singular)
fisted (past)
fisted (past participle)
fisting (present participle)

verb

fist


jerk off

forms:
jerk off (canonical)
jerks off (third-person singular)
jerked off (past)
jerked off (past participle)
jerking off (present participle)

text: Stop jerking off, we have a deadline.

jerk off

jerks off

jerked off

jerked off

jerking off


critic

forms:
critic
critics (plural)

glosses: A critic is someone whose job is to judge and report about the quality of something such as books, movies, wine, restaurants, etc.

text: Every critic in New York was at the theatre for the opening.

text: Washington Post film critic Hal Hinson has been writing about movies for over 20 years.

glosses: A critic is someone who talks or writes about the problems with something.

text: He is one of the most outspoken critics against the practice.

text: Many critics argue that schools fail to teach children how to read.


decent

forms:
decent (positive)
more decent (comparative)
most decent (superlative)

glosses: If something is decent, it is good enough.

text: He urged all workers to demand a living wage and decent working conditions.

text: These British guys are pretty decent actors.

glosses: If someone is decent, they are usually honest, kind, and fair.

text: A decent society does not ignore poor people.

text: I know the man very well. He is a totally decent, honorable guy.

glosses: If someone is decent, they are wearing enough clothes to be seen by other people.

text: Excuse me, may I come in? Are you decent?


armour

forms:
armour
armours (plural)

glosses: Armour is something you wear to protect your body.

text: It was a story of a girl who dressed in armour and fought great battles.

glosses: Armour may be used to describe the hard protective layer of an animal's body.

text: A stegosaur's body is protected by its armour.


declare

forms:
declare (canonical)
declares (third-person singular)
declared (past)
declared (past participle)
declaring (present participle)

glosses: If you declare something, you say it publicly or officially.

text: She was declared the winner Sunday, with 54 percent of the vote.

text: He was declared dead in February, seven months after he disappeared.

text: A storm has caused flooding and a state of emergency has been declared.

text: Victory there was declared on September 25 even though fighting in the city went on for three more days.

text: France had declared war on Germany following the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939.

text: The Court declared unconstitutional a law requiring students to salute the American flag.

text: Many suppliers go out of business without formally declaring bankruptcy.

text: But before political independence was declared, the colonies had become independent in other ways.

glosses: If you declare what you own or earn, you officially list those things.

ipa: /dɪkleə(r)/

ipa: /dɪˈklɛɚ/

declar

e


title: gang-bang

redirect: gangbang


gang bang

forms:
gang bang
gang bangs (plural)

glosses: A gang bang is when many people rape a person one after another.

text: My girlfriend and I want to invite you to our home for a gangbang.


decorate

forms:
decorate (canonical)
decorates (third-person singular)
decorated (past)
decorated (past participle)
decorating (present participle)

glosses: If you decorate something, you make it look nice, usually by putting something pretty on it or painting it.

text: We're going to decorate our Christmas tree tonight.

text: The men sat in large uncomfortable wooden chairs decorated with carvings of flowers.

text: The room was brightly decorated.

glosses: If x decorates y, y looks nice because x is on or close to it.

text: In her room, photos decorated the white walls.

glosses: If you decorate someone, you give them a medal for doing something brave or good.

text: He was decorated by the president for saving several men who had been shot.

ipa: /ˈdɛkəreɪt/

hyphenation: dec‧or‧ate

decorat


title: BE1500

redirect: Wiktionary:Extended Basic English alphabetical wordlist


title: AWL

redirect: Wiktionary:Academic word list


zookeeper

forms:
zookeeper
zookeepers (plural)

glosses: A zookeeper is someone who works at a zoo and takes care of the animals.

text: We saw the zookeeper feeding the tiger in the zoo.

hyphenation: zoo‧keep‧er


yearbook

forms:
yearbook
yearbooks (plural)

etymology_text: year + book

compound

year

book

expansion: year + book

glosses: A book which is written newly every year, with information in it

glosses: A book which is written every year about a school, with information and pictures about the students in the school.

text: Will you sign your name in my yearbook?

ipa: /ˈjɪəbʊk/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-yearbook.wav

hyphenation: year‧book


signature

forms:
signature
signatures (plural)

glosses: When a person writes their own name with a pen, they are writing their signature.

text: The cheque has to have my signature on it, or the bank won't give you money for it.

ipa: /ˈsɪɡnətʃə/

enpr: ′sĭgnəchər

ipa: /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-signature.wav


signature

forms: signature (positive)

glosses: A signature item of a place is something that is unique and indicates the identity of it.

text: My signature dish is herb-crusted lamb.

text: Gordon Ramsay's signature dish is the Beef Wellington.


Easter

forms: Easter

glosses: Easter is a Christian celebration, usually in April, of the day when Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth came back from the dead.

text: Our church will start Easter Sunday with a sunrise service at 6 a.m.

text: My sisters and I would wake up early on Easter morning to look for Easter eggs.

text: He's upset by those who go to church only on Christmas and Easter.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Easter.wav


efficient

forms:
efficient (positive)
more efficient (comparative)
most efficient (superlative)

glosses: If something is efficient, it can do a lot but uses very little time, energy, money, etc.

text: He wastes a lot of time talking, and isn't very efficient at work.

text: Smaller cars are generally more fuel-efficient than big cars.

ipa: /ɪˈfɪʃənt/

ipa: /əˈfɪʃənt/


yawn

forms:
yawn (canonical)
yawns (third-person singular)
yawned (past)
yawned (past participle)
yawning (present participle)

glosses: When someone yawns, they open their mouth wide and sometimes stretch their arms.

text: I can see that you're tired, because you keep yawning.

enpr: yôn

ipa: /jɔːn/

ipa: /jɔn/


yawn

forms:
yawn
yawns (plural)

text: He did three big yawns, then stood up to go upstairs to bed.


zoology

forms: zoology

etymology_text: zoo + -logy

ety-suffix

zoo

logy

expansion: zoo + -logy

glosses: Zoology is the science of learning about animals.

text: He likes animals, so he wants to study zoology in university.

ipa: /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zoology.wav

hyphenation: zo‧ol‧o‧gy


wasted

forms:
wasted (positive)
more wasted (comparative)
most wasted (superlative)

glosses: We say that something is wasted if it was not used, but should have been used, and now it can't be used.

text: We forgot to put the food in the refrigerator to keep it cold, so it was all wasted.

glosses: Someone is wasted if they are very thin, as if they didn't eat enough.

text: She doesn't look healthy. She looks wasted.

enpr: wāstʹĭd

ipa: /ˈweɪstɪd/


wasted

forms:
waste (canonical)
wastes (third-person singular)
wasted (past)
wasted (past participle)
wasting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of waste.

verb

wast


refrigerator

forms:
refrigerator
refrigerators (plural)

glosses: A refrigerator is a machine which keeps food cold.

text: Put the milk in the refrigerator so it will stay fresh.

ipa: /rɪˈfrɪd͡ʒəˌreɪtə/

ipa: /rɪˈfrɪd͡ʒəˌreɪɾɚ/


writer

forms:
writer
writers (plural)

glosses: A writer is a person who writes books or other things that people read.

text: She works as a writer for a magazine.

ipa: /raɪtə/

ipa: /raɪtɚ/

hyphenation: wri‧ter


magazine

forms:
magazine
magazines (plural)

glosses: A magazine is a publication that is printed regularly (usually weekly or monthly), and is often about a topic like a hobby, sports or news.

text: I get the magazine Cosmopolitan every month. I really like the articles it has on fashion and love.

text: This magazine has a lot of advertisements.

glosses: A magazine is a small building that an army keeps weapons in.

text: We don't sleep too close to the magazine because it has things in it that can explode.

glosses: A magazine is removable container that feeds ammunition into a gun.

hyphenation: mag‧a‧zine


worker

forms:
worker
workers (plural)

etymology_text: work + -er

ety-suffix

work

er

expansion: work + -er

glosses: A worker is a person who works, usually for money.

text: The workers are putting a new roof on the house.

ipa: /ˈwɝkɚ/

ipa: /ˈwɜːkə/


workhouse

forms:
workhouse
workhouses (plural)

etymology_text: work + house

compound

house

expansion: work + house

glosses: A place for poor people to live, but they have to work.

glosses: A jail where the prisoners have to work.


woodwork

forms: woodwork

etymology_text: wood + work

wood

work

expansion: wood + work

glosses: Woodwork is things made by people out of wood.

text: Don't throw water at the wall: it will hurt the woodwork.


windpipe

forms:
windpipe
windpipes (plural)

glosses: The part of a person's throat that air goes through when they breathe.

text: I can feel the cold air deep in my windpipe.

text: There are windpipes to bring the warm air from the furnace to the whole house.

ipa: /ˈwɪndpaɪp/

hyphenation: wind‧pipe


defence

forms:
defence
defences (plural)

text: The secretary of defence met with the president at the White House.

text: Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defence in Tehran.

text: Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defence next week.

text: Police officers can only shoot in self defence or to protect another person's life.

text: When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defence.

glosses: In a court case, the defence is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.

text: His defence lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.

glosses: The defence is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.

text: I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defence played great.

ipa: /dɛˈfɛns/

ipa: /diˈfɛns/

ipa: /ˈdifɛns/


governor

forms:
governor
governors (plural)

glosses: A governor is a person who leads a place like a state or territory.

text: The king appointed a new governor for the province.

text: The governor agreed to set the prisoner free.

text: The election for state governor was a close one.

ipa: /gʌvənɚ/


Rhododendron

forms:
Rhododendron
Rhododendrons (plural)

glosses: Rhododendron is a large genus of flowering plants. Most of them display their flowers quite aptly.


Morina

forms:
Morina
Morinas (plural)

glosses: Morina is a genus of the Caprifoliaceae family.


fig

forms:
fig
figs (plural)

glosses: A fig is a tree that grows mainly in the tropics and produces fruit.

glosses: A fig is a pear-shaped fruit with many small seeds that comes from a fig tree.

ipa: /fɪɡ/


rhesus macaque

forms:
rhesus macaque
rhesus macaques (plural)

glosses: The rhesus macaque is a kind of monkey that is native to Africa and Asia.


motor

forms:
motor
motors (plural)

glosses: A machine that changes energy into motion (movement).

ipa: /ˈməʊtə/

ipa: /ˈmoʊtər/

hyphenation: mo‧tor


motor

forms:
motor (canonical)
motors (third-person singular)
motored (past)
motored (past participle)
motoring (present participle)

glosses: If you motor, you travel in a motor vehicle.


nasty

forms:
nasty (positive)
nastier (comparative)
nastiest (superlative)

text: I've never camped in the Italian Alps, but the weather must be pretty nasty there.

text: Her nasty behavior caused much trouble.

text: This poison is particularly nasty stuff.

text: Smoking, it's a nasty habit... but I quite enjoy it.

adjective

nasty

nastier

nastiest


solution

forms:
solution
solutions (plural)

text: The solution to the math problem 4+3 is 7.

glosses: A solution is a liquid that has something dissolved in it.

text: The student made a solution by mixing salt and water.

ipa: /səˈl(j)uːʃən/


past participle

forms:
past participle
past participles (plural)

glosses: A past participle is a verb form, used mainly with an auxiliary verb expressing tense or voice. In English, it is usually spelled the same as the past tense form.

text: In the following sentences, the underlined word is a past participle:

text: Have you seen her?

text: The used book had a dirty cover.

text: I have walked on this street many times.

text: The table is supported by four legs.


butcher

forms:
butcher
butchers (plural)

glosses: A butcher is a person who slices and sells meat.

text: I went to the butcher to buy a steak.

glosses: A butcher is a person who kills and prepares animals as meat.

text: The butcher killed the pig and made bacon.

glosses: A butcher is a person who kills in a violent way.

text: Jack the Ripper was a crazy butcher of women.


butcher

forms:
butcher (canonical)
butchers (third-person singular)
butchered (past)
butchered (past participle)
butchering (present participle)

glosses: If you butcher an animal, you kill it and cut it up into meat.

text: He had to butcher the sheep to get chops for his dinner.


delegate

forms:
delegate
delegates (plural)

glosses: A delegate is a person authorized to act as representative for one or more other people, especially at a conference or in government.

text: He's attending the Democratic Convention as a delegate from the great state of Ohio.

text: A majority of the delegates voted against joining with that group.

enpr: dĕlʹĭ-gət

ipa: /ˈdɛlɪɡət/


delegate

forms:
delegate (canonical)
delegates (third-person singular)
delegated (past)
delegated (past participle)
delegating (present participle)

glosses: If you delegate a job or the power to do that job, it is yours, but you give it to someone in a lower position.

text: As more decisions on more complicated matters have to be made, more power has to be delegated to lower-ranking personnel.

enpr: dĕlʹĭ-gāt'

ipa: /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/

verb

delegat


waterfall

forms:
waterfall
waterfalls (plural)

etymology_text: water + fall

compound

water

fall

expansion: water + fall

glosses: A waterfall is a part of a river where water falls down.

text: Don't swim too close to the waterfall!

ipa: /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/

enpr: wäʹtər-fôl

ipa: /ˈwɑtɚfɔl/


waterfall

forms:
waterfall (canonical)
waterfalls (third-person singular)
waterfalled (past)
waterfalled (past participle)
waterfalling (present participle)

glosses: If something waterfalls, it falls like a waterfall.

ipa: /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/


whisky

forms:
whisky
whiskies (plural)

glosses: Whisky is a drink with alcohol in it. It is made from grain.

ipa: /ˈwɪski, ˈʍɪski/

noun

whiskies


diagrams

forms:
diagram
diagrams (plural)

glosses: The plural form of diagrams; more than one (kind of) diagrams.

diagram


diagrams

forms:
diagramed (past)
diagramed (past participle)
diagraming (present participle)
diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagrammed (past)
diagrammed (past participle)
diagramming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of diagram.

verb

m


delight

forms:
delight
delights (plural)

glosses: Delight is the feeling of being very happy.

text: There was a real sense of relief when the war ended and great delight that it had stopped.

text: They laughed with delight because he was their favorite uncle.

text: To her surprise and delight, she was right.

text: She took great delight in being able to play the piano again.

glosses: A delight is something that makes you feel very happy.

text: Your children are such a delight.

ipa: /dəˈlaɪt/


delight

forms:
delight (canonical)
delights (third-person singular)
delighted (past)
delighted (past participle)
delighting (present participle)

glosses: If you delight somebody, you make them feel very happy.

text: We delight in the beauty around us.

text: The gift delighted her.


pour

forms:
pour (canonical)
pours (third-person singular)
poured (past)
poured (past participle)
pouring (present participle)

glosses: If you pour something, you let it flow from one place to another.

glosses: If something pours, it flows fast from one place to another.

glosses: If the rain pours, it is raining hard (a lot of rain is coming down fast).

ipa: /pɔː/

homophones: pore poor


pour

forms:
pour
pours (plural)

text: Now that's a good pour of beer.


hardly

etymology_text: hard + -ly

ety-suffix

hard

ly

expansion: hard + -ly

text: I hardly noticed the pain.

text: I'm hardly qualified to give you medicine.

ipa: /ˈhɑːdli/

ipa: /ˈhɑrdli/

sampa: /"hArdli/


hardly

forms: hardly

glosses: You can use hardly show you disagree a lot and are upset.

text: Would I do that? Hardly!


term of address

forms: term of address

pos: phrase

glosses: a word or phrase that is used when talking about someone or trying to get someone's attention.

text: Because he talked a lot, his new term of address was Motor Mouth.

text: Because he decided to change his name to a picture his term of address was The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.


whitewash

forms:
whitewash (canonical)
whitewashes (third-person singular)
whitewashed (past)
whitewashed (past participle)
whitewashing (present participle)

etymology_text: white + wash

compound

white

wash

expansion: white + wash

glosses: Someone whitewashes something when they try to hide anything that is wrong with it and try to make it look good.

text: He tried to whitewash the thing that happened last year so that he could be elected President.

glosses: Someone whitewashes something when they paint it with a white paint.

text: She whitewashed the wall.

ipa: /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/

verb

whitewash

es


whitewash

forms:
whitewash
whitewashes (plural)

text: They didn't tell you the whole story. That was just a whitewash.

text: He covered the fence with whitewash.

noun

whitewashes


zeros

forms:
zero
zeros or zeroes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of zero; more than one (kind of) zero.

zero

zeros

zeroes


demand

forms:
demand
demands (plural)

glosses: Demand for something is how much people want of it.

text: Right now we have a supply in excess of demand for crude oil, gasoline, and heating oil.

text: The power companies should begin to prepare for increased demand for electricity.

text: Several sectors were not able to increase their production levels to satisfy the demand requirements.

text: Colleges have hired more part-time instructors to meet this increased educational demand.

glosses: A demand is what you say must be done or what you say you must have, a strong request.

text: His demands for new machines were ignored by the company.

glosses: The demands on someone or something are the difficult things that are required of them.

text: I can't deal with all these demands on my time.

text: The demands on the machines are beyond what they can produce.

ipa: /dɪˈmɑːnd/

ipa: /dɪˈmænd/

sampa: /dI"m{nd/


demand

forms:
demand (canonical)
demands (third-person singular)
demanded (past)
demanded (past participle)
demanding (present participle)

glosses: If you demand something, you say strongly that you must receive it or that it must happen.

text: The Lebanese Foreign Minister demanded an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces.

text: People who lost their home are demanding answers about how the fire got out of control.

text: The problems are real and they demand attention.


well-off

forms:
better-off (comparative)
best-off (superlative)
well-off (positive)
more well-off (comparative)
most well-off (superlative)

glosses: When you are well-off, you have enough money or other things to be able to live well.

text: Both parents have worked for many years, so now they're very well-off.

adjective

well-off

better-off

best-off


yellowish

forms:
yellowish (positive)
more yellowish (comparative)
most yellowish (superlative)

etymology_text: yellow + -ish

ety-suffix

yellow

ish

expansion: yellow + -ish

glosses: If something is yellowish it is a color that is like yellow but is not yellow.

text: The grass is looking yellowish because there has been no rain.

text: The color was yellowish-green. (Meaning it was more green but a little yellow.)

ipa: /ˈjeləʊɪʃ/

ipa: /ˈjelɔʊɪʃ/

hyphenation: yel‧low‧ish


vegetable

forms:
vegetable
vegetables (plural)

glosses: A vegetable a part of a plant that is good for eating. This does not include grain, but does include leaves, stems, and roots. Some fruits are also called vegetables but most are not.

glosses: A vegetable is a person who has much damage to the brain and does not wake-up.

ipa: /ˈvedʒtəbl/


vegetables

glosses: The plural form of vegetable; more than one (kind of) vegetable.

ipa: /ˈved͡ʒtəbəlz/

ipa: /ˈvɛd͡ʒətəbəlz/

noun

vegetable


outer

forms:
outer (positive)
outermore (comparative)
outermost (superlative)

glosses: An outer thing is on the outside or toward the outside.

text: The outer layer of the coat is water proof, the inner layer keeps you warm.

ipa: /ˈaʊtɚ/

ipa: /ˈaʊtə/

adj

outer

outermore

outermost


fruits

forms:
fruit
fruits (plural)

glosses: The plural form of fruit; more than one (kind of) fruit.

noun

fruit


motherboard

forms:
motherboard
motherboards (plural)

glosses: The motherboard is the main part of a computer.

ipa: /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔrd/


lexicon

forms:
lexicon
lexicons or lexica (plural)

glosses: The lexicon of a particular subject is all the words and phrases that are used for it.

enpr: lĕ'ksĭkŏn

lexica


telescope

forms:
telescope
telescopes (plural)

etymology_text: tele- + scope

ety-prefix

tele

scope

expansion: tele- + scope

glosses: A telescope is a machine that is made up of a tube and lenses that is used to make things that are far away look larger. Often used by astronomers.

text: Freddy used the telescope to see the mountain fifty miles away.

ipa: /ˈtɛləskəʊp/

hyphenation: tele‧scope


lens

forms:
lens
lenses (plural)

glosses: A lens is a specially shaped piece of glass that is used in cameras or telescopes to bend light.

ipa: /lɛnz/

noun

lens

lenses


Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

forms:
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams (plural)

glosses: A Hertzsprung–Russell diagram is a graph that organizes stars by color, temperature and brightness.


earthquake

forms:
earthquake
earthquakes (plural)

glosses: An earthquake is a natural event that causes the ground to shake up and down, and sometimes, may destroy buildings.

text: The earthquake ripped a crack in the road and destroyed half of the building that I live in.

ipa: /ˈɜːθkweɪk/

ipa: /ˈɝθkweɪk/


Richter scale

forms: Richter scale

glosses: The Richter scale is a scale to measure how strong an earthquake is.

audio: en-us-Richter scale.ogg


apparent magnitude

forms:
apparent magnitude
apparent magnitudes (plural)

glosses: A star's apparent magnitude is how bright it looks from Earth.


extant

forms: extant (positive)

ipa: /ˈɛkstənt/

ipa: /ɛkˈstænt/


parole

forms:
parole
paroles (plural)

glosses: Parole is the supervised release of a prisoner before the completion of their sentence.

enpr: pə-rōlʹ

ipa: /pəˈroːl/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parole.wav

hyphenation: pa‧role


perpendicular

forms: perpendicular (positive)

glosses: Perpendicular means "at a ninety degree angle to".

enpr: pû"pəndĭ'kyələ(r)


picnic

forms:
picnic
picnics (plural)

glosses: A picnic is a meal that is eaten outside, usually not at home or at a restaurant.

enpr: pĭkʹ-nĭk

ipa: /ˈpɪknɪk/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-picnic.wav

hyphenation: pic‧nic


picnic

forms:
picnic (canonical)
picnics (third-person singular)
picnicked (past)
picnicked (past participle)
picnicking (present participle)

verb

picnic

k


Planck's constant

forms: Planck's constant

glosses: Planck's constant is a measure of the size of a quantum, or the smallest 'piece' of energy that exists. It has a value h≈6.626×10⁻³⁴J·s

noun

Planck's constant


popularity

forms:
popularity
popularities (plural)

etymology_text: popular + -ity

ety-suffix

popular

ity

expansion: popular + -ity

glosses: Popularity is the quality of being either well-liked or common.

text: Brad Pitt's popularity as an actor has never been higher.

popularities


power cord

forms:
power cord
power cords (plural)

glosses: A power cord or mains cable is a cord or cable that connects an electrical appliance to an electrical power source for the time that it is plugged into an outlet.

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


prequel

forms:
prequel
prequels (plural)

glosses: A prequel is a story, book, or movie that comes or takes place before another one.


pretence

forms:
pretence
pretences (plural)

glosses: Pretence is the behaviour to make people believe what the pretender is doing.

ipa: /ˈpriːtɛns/

hyphenation: pre‧tense


property tax

forms:
property tax
property taxes (plural)

glosses: Property tax is something that a person pays for owning property, which is usually land.

property tax

property taxes


protogalaxy

forms:
protogalaxy
protogalaxies (plural)

etymology_text: proto- + galaxy

ety-prefix

proto

galaxy

expansion: proto- + galaxy

glosses: A protogalaxy is gas and dust in outer space that will change into a galaxy.

protogalaxies


nomination

forms:
nomination
nominations (plural)

glosses: Nomination The process of suggesting a candidate for either election to an office, or of a political party selecting its candidate for presidency.

text: Senator Barry Goldwater won the Republican Party's nomination for President of the United States of America in 1964 after competing with and defeating Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York for it.

ipa: /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nomination.wav

hyphenation: nom‧i‧na‧tion


wrist

forms:
wrist
wrists (plural)

glosses: Someone's wrist is a part of their body where the arm joins the hand.

text: You can move your hand up and down while keeping your arm in one place by bending your wrist.

enpr: rĭst

ipa: /rɪst/

sampa: /rIst/


wedge

forms:
wedge
wedges (plural)

glosses: A wedge is something in the shape of a triangle that someone pushes under a door or into a crack.

text: You can break a log into two pieces by knocking a wedge into it with a hammer.

ipa: /wɛdʒ/


wedge

forms:
wedge (canonical)
wedges (third-person singular)
wedged (past)
wedged (past participle)
wedging (present participle)

glosses: If you wedge something, you force it into a narrow gap.

text: He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa.

text: I wedged into the alcove and listened carefully.

verb

wedg

e


lesson

forms:
lesson
lessons (plural)

glosses: A lesson is a time when something is taught.

text: The Math lesson starts at 5:12.

ipa: /ˈlɛsn̩/

hyphenation: les‧son


tire

forms:
tire
tires (plural)

glosses: A tire is the outer part of a car wheel. It is usually made of rubber

text: The front tire on my bike needs changing.

ipa: /ˈtaɪ̯ə(r)/

ipa: /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tyre.wav


tire

forms:
tire (canonical)
tires (third-person singular)
tired (past)
tired (past participle)
tiring (present participle)

text: Running makes me tire.

tir


pit

forms:
pit
pits (plural)

text: Don't fall in the pit!

glosses: A pit is a large seed such as that in a peach.

text: The peach pit is hard. Don't bite it.

ipa: /ˈpɪt/


pit

forms:
pit (canonical)
pits (third-person singular)
pitted (past)
pitted (past participle)
pitting (present participle)

glosses: If something is pitted, it is marked with little hollows.

text: The metal is pitted due to the exposure to acid rain.

glosses: If you pit something, you remove the seed from a fruit.

text: Please pit the cherries before giving it to the children.

pit

t


beef

forms:
beef
beefs (plural)

text: We're having ground beef for dinner.

glosses: A beef is a complaint: something that bothers someone, or that someone keeps getting a little angry about.

text: One of my biggest beefs about this place is that you can't get a drink of water here.

ipa: /biːf/


calendar

forms:
calendar
calendars (plural)

glosses: A calendar is a system of measuring time.

text: The Chinese new year is different from the western new year because the Chinese use a lunar calendar.

glosses: A calendar is list of all the days with their dates, usually for one full year.

text: Write his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall.

enpr: kălʹəndər


chorus

forms:
chorus
choruses (plural)

glosses: A chorus is a musical group, usually in four parts.

text: He is in the school chorus.

glosses: A chorus is the part of a song that is repeated.

text: I don't know many of the words, but I can sing the chorus.

ipa: /ˈkɔːrəs/

noun

chorus

choruses


visa

forms:
visa
visas (plural)

glosses: A visa is a document that gives you permission to enter a country.

text: His visa expired today.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-visa.wav


viewpoint

forms:
viewpoint
viewpoints (plural)

glosses: Your viewpoint is your idea of what the world is like.

text: Jimmy's viewpoint of the war was that is was wrong.


wreck

forms:
wreck
wrecks (plural)

glosses: A wreck is what is left of something that has been seriously damaged.

text: The wreck of the Titanic was found on the bottom of the sea.

enpr: rĕk

ipa: /ˈrɛk/

sampa: /"rEk/


wreck

forms:
wreck (canonical)
wrecks (third-person singular)
wrecked (past)
wrecked (past participle)
wrecking (present participle)

glosses: If you wreck something, you harm it beyond repair.


wholesale

forms:
wholesale
wholesales (plural)

etymology_text: whole + sale

compound

whole

sale

expansion: whole + sale

glosses: Wholesale is the sale of a large amount of an item to other businesses.

ipa: /ˈhoʊlseɪl/


well-being

forms: well-being

glosses: Your well-being is your state of happiness and health.

text: He was in a state of well-being.


kennel

forms:
kennel
kennels (plural)

text: On hot days the dog goes into the kennel to get out of the sun.

glosses: A kennel is a place where pets are kept when their owners are away.

text: The kennel at the hotel was open from 9 to 5 so guests could keep their pets safe.

ipa: /ˈkɛnəl/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kennel.wav


kennel

forms:
kenneled (past)
kenneled (past participle)
kenneling (present participle)
kennel (canonical)
kennels (third-person singular)
kennelled (past)
kennelled (past participle)
kennelling (present participle)

glosses: If you kennel something, you keep a pet in a kennel.

text: We have to kennel our two dogs whenever we go on vacation.

verb

kennel

l


kilo-

forms: kilo-

pos: prefix

glosses: Kilo means one thousand, and is used in metric measurements to show that it's 1000 times the base unit.

text: A kilogram means 1000 grams.

text: A kilometer is 1000 meters.


keeper

forms:
keeper
keepers (plural)

etymology_text: keep + -er

ety-suffix

keep

er

expansion: keep + -er

glosses: A keeper is someone who keeps something.

text: He is the keeper of the keys.

ipa: /ˈkiːpə/

ipa: /ˈkiːpɚ/


quantity

forms:
quantity
quantities (plural)

glosses: A quantity is the number or amount of something.

text: The quantity of the candies in the tin has dropped to 17.

enpr: kwŏnʹ(t)ĭtē

ipa: /ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/

ipa: /ˈkwɑndədi/

noun

quantity

quantities


quotient

forms:
quotient
quotients (plural)

glosses: A quotient is the result you get when you divide one number by another.

text: A quotient of 2 is given when you divide 6 by 3.

ipa: /ˈkwəʊʃənt/

enpr: kwōʹshənt

ipa: /ˈkwoʊʃənt/


victim

forms:
victim
victims (plural)

text: The family of the murder victim cried.

ipa: /ˈvɪktɪm/

hyphenation: vic‧tim


victory

forms:
victory
victories (plural)

glosses: A victory is the act or result of winning.

text: The Korean War had no clear victory.

enpr: vĭkʹt(ə)ri

ipa: /ˈvɪkt(ə)ri/

victories


greets

forms:
greet (canonical)
greets (third-person singular)
greeted (past)
greeted (past participle)
greeting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of greet.

verb

greet


jug

forms:
jug
jugs (plural)

glosses: A jug is a large container for liquids, usually with a wide mouth.

text: The jug is full of milk.

enpr: jŭg

ipa: /d͡ʒʌɡ/

sampa: /dZVg/


jury

forms:
jury
juries (plural)

glosses: A jury is a group of people who decide a court case's result.

text: The jury says the person is not guilty.

ipa: /ˈdʒʊəri/

noun

jury

juries


jam

forms:
jam
jams (plural)

glosses: Jam is a sweet spread for bread made by boiling fruit.

text: I want blueberry jam on my toast.

text: I'm in a jam right now. Can you help me out?

text: I'll be late to work today because of that traffic jam.

ipa: /ˈdʒæm/

ipa: /ˈdʒæːm/

audio: en-gb-Jam (fruit spread).ogg

audio: en-gb-Jam (verb).ogg


jam

forms:
jam (canonical)
jams (third-person singular)
jammed (past)
jammed (past participle)
jamming (present participle)

glosses: If you jam something, it means you get it stuck or blocked in a small area; congested.

text: The stapler that I was using jammed. Can I use that one please?

glosses: If you jam your finger or toe, it means it hit it against another object.

glosses: If you jam, it means that you play music.

glosses: If you jam a signal, it means you block it from broadcasting.

verb

jam

m


inferno

forms:
inferno
infernos (plural)

text: Nobody escaped the inferno last night.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/

hyphenation: in‧fer‧no


defense

forms:
defense
defenses (plural)

text: The secretary of defense met with the president at the White House.

text: Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defense in Tehran.

text: Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defense next week.

text: Police officers can only shoot in self defense or to protect another person's life.

text: When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defense.

glosses: In a court case, the defense is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.

text: His defense lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.

glosses: The defense is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.

text: I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defense played great.

ipa: /dɛˈfɛns/

ipa: /diˈfɛns/

ipa: /ˈdifɛns/


velocity

forms:
velocity
velocities (plural)

glosses: Something's velocity is how fast it is moving.

text: The bullet comes out of a gun at a high velocity.

glosses: In physics, velocity is how fast something is moving in a particular direction.

text: The velocity of the car was 10 metres per second to the north-east when it hit the tree.

ipa: /vəˈlɒsəti/

ipa: /vəˈlɑsəti/

noun

velocities


violin

forms:
violin
violins (plural)

glosses: A violin is a musical instrument played by moving a bow across the strings.

text: He has played the violin from when he was 6 years old.

ipa: /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/


jeweler

forms:
jeweler
jewelers (plural)

text: The jeweler said that the jewel was worth $1000.

enpr: jo͞oʹələ

ipa: /ˈdʒuːələ/

enpr: jo͞oʹ(ə)lər

ipa: /ˈdʒu(ə)lɚ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jeweler.wav


joiner

forms:
joiner
joiners (plural)

glosses: A joiner something that joins two or more things together.

text: Glue is a good joiner.

ipa: /ˈdʒɔɪnɚ/

ipa: /ˈdʒɔɪnə/

hyphenation: join‧er


jealous

forms:
jealous (positive)
more jealous (comparative)
most jealous (superlative)

glosses: To be jealous is to want something someone else has.

text: I'm jealous of all your free time.

text: Your new cell phone is making me jealous.

ipa: /ˈdʒɛləs/


true blue

forms: true blue (positive)

glosses: If you are true blue, you are loyal or steadfast.


jerk

forms:
jerk
jerks (plural)

text: The door opened with a jerk.

text: He's such a jerk for not holding the door open for his grandma.

ipa: /d͡ʒɜːk/

ipa: /d͡ʒɝk/


jerk

forms:
jerk (canonical)
jerks (third-person singular)
jerked (past)
jerked (past participle)
jerking (present participle)

text: He jerked the door open.


meow

forms:
meow
meows (plural)

text: He heard a soft meow from behind the sofa.

ipa: /miˈaʊ̯/


meow

forms:
meow (canonical)
meows (third-person singular)
meowed (past)
meowed (past participle)
meowing (present participle)

glosses: If a cat meows, it makes a crying sound.

text: The cat meowed when it was fed.


navy

forms:
navy
navies (plural)

text: He wore a navy shirt.

text: He was a member of the navy.

ipa: /ˈneɪvi/

navies


handkerchief

forms:
handkerchief
handkerchiefs (plural)

glosses: A handkerchief is a cloth, usually white, used to clean one's face of sweat, etc.

text: The gentleman had a handkerchief in his jacket pocket.

ipa: /ˈhæŋkətʃiːf/

ipa: /ˈhæŋkɚtʃɪf/


everything

forms: everything

etymology_text: every + thing

compound

every

thing

expansion: every + thing

glosses: Everything is all that exists, or all things in one area.

text: If you win, you get everything: the car and all other prizes you won!

ipa: /ˈɛvriθɪŋ/

hyphenation: eve‧ry‧thing; ev‧e‧ry‧thing


sunlight

forms: sunlight

text: The sunlight is bright today.

ipa: /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

hyphenation: sun‧light

noun

sunlight


runaway

forms:
runaway
runaways (plural)

glosses: A runaway is someone who runs away from home.

text: The little boy tried to become a runaway, but only went to the end of the block before coming home.

ipa: /ˈrʌnəweɪ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-runaway.wav


tradesman

forms:
tradesman
tradesmen (plural)

glosses: A tradesman is someone who does a skilled job by hand, such as carpenter or electrician.

text: We need to hire a tradesman to install the toilet.

tradesman

tradesmen


manhole

forms:
manhole
manholes (plural)

etymology_text: man + hole

compound

man

hole

expansion: man + hole

glosses: A manhole is a large hole in a street that is used to get to the sewers.

text: Don't fall in the manhole!

ipa: /mænhəʊl/


downfall

forms:
downfall
downfalls (plural)

etymology_text: down- + fall

ety-prefix

down

fall

expansion: down- + fall

glosses: A downfall is a quick fall from power or riches.

text: The empire's downfall happened when the emperor was killed with out a prince.

ipa: /ˈdaʊnfɔːl/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-downfall.wav


looking-glass

forms:
looking-glass
looking-glasses (plural)

glosses: A looking-glass is a fancy name for a mirror

text: Alice looked into the looking-glass so she could see herself.

noun

looking-glass

looking-glasses


post office

forms:
post office
post offices (plural)

glosses: A post office is where mail is sent and received from.

text: He sent his letter from the post office.


lighthouse

forms:
lighthouse
lighthouses (plural)

glosses: A lighthouse is a tower built on the shore to light the way to shore for ships.

text: The lighthouse is showing the way.

ipa: /ˈlaɪthaʊs/

hyphenation: light‧house


landmark

forms:
landmark
landmarks (plural)

etymology_text: land + mark

compound

land

mark

expansion: land + mark

glosses: A landmark is a large object used to know where one is.

text: Big Ben is a landmark in London.

ipa: /ˈlændmɑrk/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-landmark.wav

hyphenation: land‧mark


landslip

forms:
landslip
landslips (plural)

glosses: A landslip is when dirt and mud fall down a hill or cliff, like a landslide.

text: Beware very wet hills, because a landslip might happen.

hyphenation: land‧slip


everywhere

forms: everywhere

text: I've looked everywhere else, so it must be here.

text: The park has signs everywhere telling us to stay off the grass.

text: I broke my nose and blood went everywhere.


postoffice

forms:
postoffice
postoffices (plural)

glosses: Postoffice is another way of spelling post office.


evergreen

forms:
evergreen
evergreens (plural)

glosses: An evergreen is a tree that says green all year.

text: The pine tree is an evergreen.

ipa: /ˈɛvəɡriːn/

enpr: ěvʹərgrēn

ipa: /ˈɛvɚɡrin/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evergreen.wav


earthwork

forms:
earthwork
earthworks (plural)

etymology_text: earth + work

earth

work

expansion: earth + work

glosses: An earthwork is a construction made of earth, especially to protect an area from attack.

text: The existing walls and buildings were linked together with earthworks.


earring

forms:
earring
earrings (plural)

glosses: An earring is a piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

text: She wore golden earrings.

ipa: /ˈɪrɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɪərɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-earring.wav

hyphenation: ear‧ring


nursery

forms:
nursery
nurseries (plural)

glosses: A nursery is place where babies are kept.

glosses: A nursery is place where young plants are grown before planting (putting in the ground) outdoors.

ipa: /ˈnɝs(ə)ri/

ipa: /ˈnɜːsəri/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nursery.wav

hyphenation: nurs‧e‧ry

noun

nursery

nurseries


nurseries

glosses: The plural form of nursery; more than one (kind of) nursery.


restful

forms:
restful (positive)
more restful (comparative)
most restful (superlative)

glosses: If something is restful it helps your rest or relax.


tune

forms:
tune
tunes (plural)

glosses: A tune is a piece or part of music; a song or melody.

text: Whistling a happy tune can chase the blues away.

text: How many tunes can you whistle?

ipa: /tjuːn/

ipa: /t(j)un/


tune

forms:
tune (canonical)
tunes (third-person singular)
tuned (past)
tuned (past participle)
tuning (present participle)

glosses: If you tune a musical instrument you make it so it will play the right notes.

text: You tune it by making the strings tighter or looser.

glosses: If you tune a radio you set the frequency to get a certain signal.

glosses: If you tune-in to a show, you watch it or listen to it.

verb

tun

e


melody

forms:
melody
melodies (plural)

glosses: A melody is the sequence of notes (sounds) that make a piece of music.

ipa: /ˈmelədi/

ipa: /ˈmɛlədi/

noun

melodies


melodies

glosses: The plural form of melody; more than one (kind of) melody.

melody


update

forms:
update
updates (plural)

etymology_text: up- + date

ety-prefix

up

date

expansion: up- + date

text: He gave me an update on the situation in New York

glosses: A change from older information to newer information.

text: I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop

enpr: ŭp'dāt

ipa: /ˈʌpdeɪt/

sampa: /"VpdeIt/


update

forms:
update (canonical)
updates (third-person singular)
updated (past)
updated (past participle)
updating (present participle)

glosses: If you update something, you add changes to make it newer times or new ideas.

enpr: ŭpdāt'

ipa: /ʌpˈdeɪt/

sampa: /Vp"deIt/

verb

updat


vestigial

forms:
vestigial (positive)
more vestigial (comparative)
most vestigial (superlative)

glosses: If something is vestigial, it is left over or almost gone.

text: A horse has a vestigial toe on the side of its leg.

enpr: vĕ-stĭjʹĭ-əl

ipa: /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/


valve

forms:
valve
valves (plural)

glosses: A valve is part of a tube that lets liquid or gas go through one way but stops it from going through the other way.

text: There are four valves in the heart that let blood go in one direction but stop it from going in the other direction.

glosses: A valve is part of a tube that someone can open or close to let water or other things go through.

text: Open this valve to let water go through the pipe.

ipa: /ˈvælv/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-valve.wav


vitamin

forms:
vitamin
vitamins (plural)

glosses: A vitamin is something that we need in our food to help us live, that is different from protein, carbohydrates, fat or minerals.

text: The vitamins are named with the letters A, B, C, D, E and K.

text: Eat good food with vitamins in it to stay healthy.

ipa: ˈvaɪtamən

ipa: ˈvɪtamɪn

ipa: ˈvaɪtamɪn


knocker

forms:
knocker
knockers (plural)

glosses: A knocker is something that knocks or is used to knock.

text: I used the knocker on the door.

text: Man, she has a hot set of knockers.


breast

forms:
breast
breasts (plural)

glosses: A woman's breasts are the two soft round parts on her chest.

text: She learned that the cancer in her breast had spread to her leg.

text: Some mothers start to lose their breast milk two or three months after a child is born.

glosses: Your breast is the area between your neck and your belly.

text: A warm feeling spread in his breast as she stepped closer.

glosses: Breast is bird meat that comes from the front of the bird

text: Skinless, boneless chicken breasts have very little flavour when grilled.

glosses: A bird's breast is the front of its body below its head.

text: The Robin is a plump bird with bright orange-red breast.

glosses: The breast of a jacket or shirt is the part that goes over your breast.

text: My father pulled a cigarette from his breast pocket.

ipa: /brɛst/


breast

forms:
breast (canonical)
breasts (third-person singular)
breasted (past)
breasted (past participle)
breasting (present participle)

glosses: If you breast a hill, mountain, etc., you come to the top of it.

text: He breasted the hill and saw the town in front of him.


breasts

glosses: The plural form of breast; more than one (kind of) breast.

ipa: /brɛsts/

noun

breast


breasts

glosses: The third-person singular form of breast.


democrat

forms:
democrat
democrats (plural)

glosses: A democrat is someone who supports democracy.

text: As a democrat, it angered him that there had been no vote.

ipa: /ˈdɛməkræt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-democrat.wav

hyphenation: dem‧o‧crat


Democrat

forms: Democrat

glosses: A Democrat is someone who belongs to the Democratic Party, especially the US Democratic Party.

text: The Democrats took control of the house and the presidency.


Peking

forms: Peking

enpr: pēʹkǐngʹ

ipa: /piːˈkɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Peking.wav

hyphenation: Pe‧king


endearment

forms:
endearment
endearments (plural)

etymology_text: endear + -ment

ety-suffix

endear

ment

expansion: endear + -ment

glosses: An endearment is something someone says to show love to someone else.

text: I like it when he says "darling" and "honey" and other words of endearment to me.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-endearment.wav


copyright

forms:
copyright
copyrights (plural)

glosses: Copyright is the rights given to a creator to protect their work from other uses.

text: Star Wars' copyright is held by Lucasfilm.

ipa: /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/

ipa: /ˈkɒpiˌraɪt/

hyphenation: co‧py‧right


copyright

forms:
copyright (canonical)
copyrights (third-person singular)
copyrighted (past)
copyrighted (past participle)
copyrighting (present participle)

glosses: If you copyright something, you register its copyright.

text: She copyrighted her book.


resided

forms:
reside (canonical)
resides (third-person singular)
resided (past)
resided (past participle)
residing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reside.

text: She had resided in India for 20 years.

verb

resid


postmaster

forms:
postmaster
postmasters (plural)

glosses: A postmaster is the head of the post office.

text: Benjamin Franklin was the first postmaster general of the U.S.


residing

text: She has been residing in India for 20 years.


resides

glosses: The third-person singular form of reside.

text: She resides in India.


ablest

forms:
able (positive)
abler (comparative)
ablest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of able; most able.

text: He is one of the ablest scientists.

adj

able

abler

ablest


accounts

forms:
account
accounts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of account; more than one (kind of) account.

text: He has many bank accounts.

ipa: /əˈkaʊnts/

noun

account


accounts

forms:
account (canonical)
accounts (third-person singular)
accounted (past)
accounted (past participle)
accounting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of account.


acids

forms:
acid
acids (plural)

glosses: The plural form of acid; more than one (kind of) acid.

acid

acids


acts

forms:
act (canonical)
acts (third-person singular)
acted (past)
acted (past participle)
acting (present participle)

text: She acts very well.

ipa: /ækts/

verb

act


acts

forms:
act
acts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of act; more than one (kind of) act.


acted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of act.

text: He acted very well in Othello.


additions

forms:
addition
additions (plural)

glosses: The plural form of addition; more than one (kind of) addition.

ipa: /əˈdɪʃənz/

noun

addition


agreements

forms:
agreement
agreements (plural)

glosses: The plural form of agreement; more than one (kind of) agreement.

agreement

agreements


advertisements

forms:
advertisement
advertisements (plural)

glosses: The plural form of advertisement; more than one (kind of) advertisement.

text: There are many advertisements on the wall.

advertisement

advertisements


adjustments

forms:
adjustment
adjustments (plural)

glosses: The plural form of adjustment; more than one (kind of) adjustment.

text: Many adjustments were made to the book before it was published.

adjustment

adjustments


amusements

forms:
amusement
amusements (plural)

glosses: The plural form of amusement; more than one (kind of) amusement.

amusement

amusements


angled

forms:
angle (canonical)
angles (third-person singular)
angled (past)
angled (past participle)
angling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of angle.

verb

angl


angrier

forms:
angry (positive)
angrier (comparative)
angriest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of angry; more angry.

text: She was getting angrier with every minute.

adjective

angry

angrier

angriest


angriest

glosses: The superlative form of angry; most angry.

text: He was the angriest in the group.


upright

forms:
upright (positive)
more upright (comparative)
most upright (superlative)

etymology_text: up- + right

ety-prefix

right

expansion: up- + right

glosses: A long or flat thing is upright when it is at a right angle to the ground. That means that one end is exactly above the other end.

text: There was so much heavy ice on the tree that the whole tree bent down close to the ground, but after the ice melted, the tree went back upright again.

text: I trust her: she is a perfectly upright person.

ipa: /ˈʌpraɪt/


animals

forms:
animal
animals (plural)

glosses: The plural form of animal; more than one (kind of) animal.

text: There are many animals in the forest.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-animals.wav

noun

animal


answers

forms:
answer
answers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of answer; more than one (kind of) answer.

text: There are many answers to some questions.

answer


answers

forms:
answer (canonical)
answers (third-person singular)
answered (past)
answered (past participle)
answering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of answer.

text: He answers questions in class.


answered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of answer.

text: She answered all the questions on her test.

ipa: /ænsɜːd/


answering

text: I am answering a question.

hyphenation: an‧swer‧ing


apparatuses

forms:
apparatus
apparatuses (plural)

glosses: The plural form of apparatus; more than one (kind of) apparatus.

apparatus

apparatuses


apples

forms:
apple
apples (plural)

glosses: The plural form of apple; more than one (kind of) apple.

text: I had apples for lunch.

apple

apples


approvals

forms:
approval
approvals (plural)

glosses: The plural form of approval; more than one (kind of) approval.

approval


arches

forms:
arch
arches (plural)

glosses: The plural form of arches; more than one (kind of) arches.

text: A bridge can have many arches.

arch

arches


arches

forms:
arch (canonical)
arches (third-person singular)
arched (past)
arched (past participle)
arching (present participle)

text: She often arches back to stretch.

verb

es


arched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of arch.

text: She arched back to stretch.

ipa: /ɑrt͡ʃt/

ipa: /ɑːtʃt/


arching

text: He is arching back to stretch.


arguments

forms:
argument
arguments (plural)

glosses: The plural form of argument; more than one (kind of) argument.

ipa: /ˈɑːɡjʊmənts/

ipa: /ˈɑrɡjəmənts/

noun

argument

arguments


armies

forms:
army
armies (plural)

glosses: The plural form of army; more than one (kind of) army.

text: There are many armies in the world.

army

armies


arms

forms:
arm
arms (plural)

glosses: The plural form of arm; more than one (kind of) arm.

ipa: /ɑrmz/

ipa: /ɑːmz/

arm


arms

forms:
arm (canonical)
arms (third-person singular)
armed (past)
armed (past participle)
arming (present participle)


armed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of arm.

text: The shooter was armed with several pistols.

ipa: /ɑrmd/

ipa: /ɑːmd/


arts

forms:
art
arts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of art; more than one (kind of) art.

glosses: The arts the study of languages, literature, philosophy, and the arts.

ipa: /ɑrts/

ipa: /ɑːts/

art


gunpowder

forms: gunpowder

etymology_text: gun + power

compound

gun

power

expansion: gun + power

glosses: Gunpowder is a black powder that burns very quickly or explodes.

text: The army ran out of gunpower.

ipa: /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/

ipa: /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdɚ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gunpowder.wav


attempts

forms:
attempt
attempts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of attempt; more than one (kind of) attempt.

text: She made many attempts to draw a horse.

ipa: /əˈtɛmpts/

noun

attempt


attempts

forms:
attempt (canonical)
attempts (third-person singular)
attempted (past)
attempted (past participle)
attempting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of attempt.

text: She attempts to draw a horse every day.


attempted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of attempt.

text: She attempted to draw a horse.

ipa: /əˈtɛmptɪd/


attempting

text: She was attempting to draw a horse.


attractions

forms:
attraction
attractions (plural)

glosses: The plural form of attraction; more than one (kind of) attraction.

attraction


authorities

forms:
authority
authorities (plural)

glosses: The plural form of authority; more than one (kind of) authority.

authority

authorities


automatics

forms:
automatic
automatics (plural)

glosses: The plural form of automatic; more than one (kind of) automatic.

automatic

automatics


awakes

forms:
awake (canonical)
awakes (third-person singular)
awoke (past)
awoken (past participle)
awaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of awake.

text: She awakes in the morning.

awake

awakes

awoke

awoken

awaking


awoke

text: He awoke in the morning.

enpr: ə-wōk'

ipa: /əˈwəʊk/


awoken

text: She had awoken in the morning.


awaking

text: She was awaking in the morning but she decided to fall asleep again.


postman

forms:
postman
postmen (plural)

text: The postman dropped off the mail.

postman

postmen


policeman

forms:
policeman
policemen (plural)

glosses: A policeman is someone who works for the police.

text: The policeman carried a gun.

ipa: /pəˈliːsmən/

hyphenation: po‧lice‧man

policeman

policemen


babies

forms:
baby
babies (plural)

glosses: The plural form of baby; more than one (kind of) baby.

ipa: /ˈbeɪbiz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-babies.wav

baby

babies


babies

forms:
baby (canonical)
babies (third-person singular)
babied (past)
babied (past participle)
babying (present participle)

verb

bab

y


firearm

forms:
firearm
firearms (plural)

etymology_text: fire + arm

compound

fire

arm

expansion: fire + arm

text: Soldiers used the firearms to shot the other side.


desperate

forms:
desperate (positive)
more desperate (comparative)
most desperate (superlative)

glosses: A desperate action is one that is dangerous or likely to fail, but one that you take because you have no choice.

text: During the fire, some people tried to break through a wall in a desperate attempt to survive.

text: Doctors are running out of time in their desperate search for a cure.

text: They took desperate measures to survive, including killing and eating their dog.

glosses: A desperate situation is a very bad one.

text: Trucks have not been able to reach the village for weeks, and the food situation appears desperate.

text: They are in desperate need of help.

glosses: If someone is desperate, they have a very strong want or need for something.

text: We're desperate for money to help these people.

ipa: /ˈdɛsp(ə)rət/

hyphenation: des‧per‧ate


determine

forms:
determine (canonical)
determines (third-person singular)
determined (past)
determined (past participle)
determining (present participle)

glosses: If A determines the outcome of B, A causes B to occur in a certain way.

glosses: If you determine something, you conclude it by analyzing or investigating.

text: The autopsy will determine her cause of death.

ipa: /dɪ'tɜːmɪn/

ipa: /dɪ'tɝmɪn/

verb

determin

e


objected

forms:
object (canonical)
objects (third-person singular)
objected (past)
objected (past participle)
objecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of object.

text: He objected to the rule.

object


postmark

forms:
postmark
postmarks (plural)

glosses: A postmark is a stamp that shows where a letter was sent from.

text: The postcard had an Orlando postmark on it.

ipa: /ˈpəʊs(t)mɑːk/


postmark

forms:
postmark (canonical)
postmarks (third-person singular)
postmarked (past)
postmarked (past participle)
postmarking (present participle)

glosses: If you postmark something, you add a postmark to it.

text: This letter was postmarked on the 23rd of January.


pincushion

forms:
pincushion
pincushions (plural)

glosses: A pincushion is something you stick pins in when you are not using them.

text: The pincushion was shaped like a hedgehog.

ipa: /ˈpɪnˌkʊʃ(ə)n/

ipa: /ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pincushion.wav

hyphenation: pin‧cush‧ion


pincushion

forms:
pincushion (canonical)
pincushions (third-person singular)
pincushioned (past)
pincushioned (past participle)
pincushioning (present participle)

glosses:
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ipa: /ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩/


plaything

forms:
plaything
playthings (plural)

glosses: A plaything is a toy or something else you play with.

text: The computer has turned into a plaything.


chemist

forms:
chemist
chemists (plural)

etymology_text: chemistry + -ist

ety-suffix

chemistry

ist

expansion: chemistry + -ist

glosses: A chemist is someone whose job is related to chemistry

text: He became a chemist at age 30.

glosses: A chemist is another name for a pharmacist (a person who gives medicine to make people feel better).

text: The chemist gave us medicine.

enpr: kem'ĭst

ipa: /ˈkɛmɪst/


medication

forms:
medication
medications (plural)

text: The patient forgot to take his medication.

ipa: /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-medication.wav