posh

forms:
posh (positive)
posher (comparative)
poshest (superlative)

glosses: Posh is something that is high class, elegant and fashionable.

text: He spoke with a posh voice.

text: It was the poshest restaurant in town.

ipa: /pɑʃ/

ipa: /pɒʃ/

adj

posh

posher

poshest


posh

pos: adv

glosses: Posh is to act in an elegant or high class way.

text: He liked to talk posh.


posher

pos: adj

glosses: The comparative form of posh; more posh.

adjective

expansion: [POS TABLE]


poshest

glosses: The superlative form of posh; most posh.


heather

forms:
heather
heathers (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: Heather is a small evergreen shrub, Calluna vulgaris, with pink or purple flowers.

text: He liked to walk through the heather which grew on the hills near the farm.

ipa: /ˈhɛðɚ/

ipa: /ˈhɛðə/

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

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

hyphenation: heath‧er


heathers

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

noun

heather


likeness

forms:
likeness
likenesses (plural)

etymology_text: like + -ness

ety-suffix

like

ness

expansion: like + -ness

glosses: A likeness is a similarity between things.

text: His face had a likeness to Prince Charles.

glosses: A likeness is a picture, sculpture or something that is made to look like something else.

text: Her drawing was a good likeness of his face.

ipa: /ˈlaɪknəs/

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

hyphenation: like‧ness

likenesses


elegant

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

glosses: To be elegant something has beauty and is graceful.

text: She looked elegant in her new dress.

glosses: A answer that is elegant, is clever and simple.

text: He came up with an elegant answer to a complex problem.

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

adj

more: true


weathers

forms:
weather (canonical)
weathers (third-person singular)
weathered (past)
weathered (past participle)
weathering (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The third-person singular form of weather.

verb

weather


weathered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of weather.


dislike

forms:
dislike (canonical)
dislikes (third-person singular)
disliked (past)
disliked (past participle)
disliking (present participle)

etymology_text: dis- + like

ety-prefix

dis

like

expansion: dis- + like

glosses: If a person dislikes someone or something, they do not like someone or something.

text: He had to eat cabbage although he really disliked its strong smell.

ipa: /dɪsˈlaɪk/

dislik

e


dessert

forms:
dessert
desserts (plural)

glosses: A dessert is a sweet food dish usually served at the end of a meal.

text: After the roast duck, we had a plum pudding for dessert.

ipa: /dɪˈzɜːt/

enpr: dĭ-zûrt

ipa: /dɪˈzɝt/


desserts

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

noun

dessert


plaster

forms:
plaster
plasters (plural)

glosses: Plaster is a mix of lime or gypsum and sand which becomes hard when water is added.

text: Builders use plaster to put a smooth coating on walls and ceilings.

glosses: A bandage or medical dressing is also called a plaster.

text: The doctor put a plaster over the deep cut on the boy's arm.

ipa: /ˈplɑːstə/

ipa: /ˈplæstɚ/


plaster

forms:
plaster (canonical)
plasters (third-person singular)
plastered (past)
plastered (past participle)
plastering (present participle)

glosses: To plaster is to put a mix of lime, sand and water on a surface.

text: She plastered the new wall in the bedroom.

glosses: To plaster is to put a dressing on a wound.

glosses: To plaster can mean to cover, hide or stick something completely as if you were using plaster.

text: He got very angry when his new car was plastered with bird droppings.

glosses: To plaster can mean to use force or cause damage.

text: The city was plastered with bombs during the war.


plasters

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

plaster


plasters

glosses: The third-person singular form of plaster.


plastered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plaster.


plasterer

forms:
plasterer
plasterers (plural)

glosses: A plasterer is a person who puts a smooth coat of plaster on to walls and ceilings.

text: The painters had to wait for the plasterer to finish before they could paint the wall.


plasterers

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

plasterer


gypsum

forms: gypsum

glosses: Gypsum is a mineral used to make plaster, paint and fertilizer. It can be colorless, pink or yellow.

gypsum


bandage

forms:
bandage
bandages (plural)

glosses: A bandage is a long piece of material used to cover a wound, or protect an injury.

text: The vet wrapped the cat's injured leg with a bandage.

ipa: /ˈbændɪdʒ/

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


bandage

forms:
bandage (canonical)
bandages (third-person singular)
bandaged (past)
bandaged (past participle)
bandaging (present participle)

glosses: To bandage is to use material to cover or protect an injury.

text: The doctor bandaged the boy's broken arm so that it would not move.

verb

bandag


bandages

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

noun

bandage


bandages

glosses: The third-person singular form of bandage.


bandaged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bandage.


title: gypsy

redirect: Gypsy

pos: hard-redirect


Gypsies

forms:
Gypsy
Gypsies (plural)

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

Gypsy

Gypsies


fashionable

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

etymology_text: fashion + -able

ety-suffix

fashion

able

expansion: fashion + -able

glosses: If something is fashionable, it is the latest popular style or fashion.

text: He wore fashionable new sunglasses.

ipa: /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/


generator

forms:
generator
generators (plural)

etymology_text: generate + -or

generate

or

expansion: generate + -or

glosses: A generator is a machine that makes electrical energy from mechanical energy.

ipa: /ˈdʒɛnəreɪtə(r)/

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


generators

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

noun

generator


likeable

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

etymology_text: like + -able

ety-suffix

expansion: like + -able

glosses: Someone or something that is likeable means it is easy to like someone or something.

text: He was a very likeable person.


sixpence

forms:
sixpence
sixpences (plural)

etymology_text: six + pence

compound

six

pence

expansion: six + pence

glosses: A sixpence was a coin with the value of six pennies.

text: She gave the boy sixpence to buy sweets.


sixpences

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

noun

sixpence


saint

forms:
saint
saints (plural)

glosses: A saint is a religious person who has done such good things, that after their death they have a special place in heaven.

text: Mother Theresa did such good work with poor people in India, the Catholic Church has named her a saint.

ipa: /seɪnt/


saints

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

saint


superb

forms: superb (positive)

glosses: To be superb, something must be the very best, grand, excellent and the very best quality.

text: The food at the restaurant was superb.


vanadium

forms: vanadium

glosses: Vanadium is white, soft, metal element with an atomic number of 23 and the symbol V.

text: Vanadium is added to steel to make it stronger.

enpr: vənā'dēəm

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

vanadium


goodly

forms:
goodly (positive)
goodlier (comparative)
goodliest (superlative)

text: He bet a goodly sum of money at the races.

ipa: /ˈɡʊdli/

hyphenation: good‧ly

adj

goodly

goodlier

goodliest


goodlier

glosses: The comparative form of goodly; more goodly.


goodliest

glosses: The superlative form of goodly; most goodly.


burglar

forms:
burglar
burglars (plural)

glosses: A burglar is a person who goes into people's houses to take things.

text: The burglar stole money and jewellery from my house.

ipa: /ˈbɜːɡlə(r)/

ipa: /ˈbɝɡlɚ/

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


burglars

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

noun

burglar


bandit

forms:
bandit
bandits (plural)

glosses: A bandit is person, usually in a group, who uses guns to rob people.

text: The bandits took their money and horses as they came home from the market.

ipa: /ˈbændɪt/


bandits

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

bandit


passport

forms:
passport
passports (plural)

etymology_text: pass + port

compound

pass

port

expansion: pass + port

glosses: A passport is an official document that identifies a person, and allows them to leave and come back to a country.

ipa: /ˈpɑːspɔːt/

ipa: /ˈpæspɔrt/


passports

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

noun

passport


steer

forms:
steer (canonical)
steers (third-person singular)
steered (past)
steered (past participle)
steering (present participle)

glosses: To steer is use a rudder, wheel, or paddle to decide which way something will travel.

text: The driver gripped the wheel tightly to steer the car around a corner.

text: He was able to steer the group through the difficult changes.

ipa: /stɪə(r)/

enpr: stĭə(r)


steer

forms:
steer
steers (plural)

glosses: A steer is a young bull or ox that has been castrated and raised for beef.


steers

glosses: The third-person singular form of steer.

verb

steer


steers

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


steered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of steer.


castrate

forms:
castrate (canonical)
castrates (third-person singular)
castrated (past)
castrated (past participle)
castrating (present participle)

glosses: To castrate is to remove the testicles from a male, making him unable to produce children.

text: The young bulls were castrated so they would grow more meat.

glosses: To castrate is to take away energy and vigor, to make it easier to handle or control.

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

castrat


castrate

forms:
castrate
castrates (plural)

glosses: A castrate is a male that has had his testicles removed.


castrates

glosses: The third-person singular form of castrate.


castrates

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

noun

castrate


castrated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of castrate.


castrato

forms:
castrato
castratos (plural)

glosses: A castrato is a male soprano singer who has been castrated while still a boy to keep his voice high pitched.

enpr: kăsträʹtō

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

hyphenation: cas‧tra‧to


castratos

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

castrato


castration

forms:
castration
castrations (plural)

etymology_text: castrate + -ion

ety-suffix

ion

expansion: castrate + -ion

glosses: Castration is the removal of the testicles of a male animal.

ipa: /kæˈstreɪʃən/

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


castrations

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

noun

castration


soprano

forms:
soprano
sopranos (plural)

glosses: A soprano is the highest pitched voice range of a woman or a young boy.

text: The soprano range is from middle C to the A which is 13 notes above.

glosses: A soprano is a person who has a voice in the soprano range.

text: The sopranos in the choir struggled to sing the high notes in tune.

glosses: A soprano is a musical instrument in the soprano range.

text: The soprano saxophone is often used in Irish music.

ipa: /səˈprænoʊ/


sopranos

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

soprano


saxophone

forms:
saxophone
saxophones (plural)

glosses: The saxophone is a musical instrument made of metal which has a single reed mouthpiece.

text: The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1846.

ipa: /ˈsæksəfoʊn/


saxophones

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

saxophone


saxophonist

forms:
saxophonist
saxophonists (plural)

etymology_text: saxophone + -ist

ety-suffix

ist

expansion: saxophone + -ist

glosses: A saxophonist is a person who plays the saxophone.

text: John Coltrane is a famous jazz saxophonist.

ipa: /ˈsæksəˌfoʊnɪst/

ipa: /sækˈsɒfənɪst/


saxophonists

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

noun

saxophonist


cellist

forms:
cellist
cellists (plural)

glosses: A cellist is someone who plays the cello.

text: Pablo Casals was a famous cellist.


cellists

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

cellist


cello

forms:
cello
cellos (plural)

glosses: A cello is a stringed instrument in the violin family, larger than a viola but smaller than a double bass.

text: A cello is played while sitting, with the instrument held between the knees.

ipa: /ˈtʃɛləʊ/

ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/


cellos

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

cello


mandolinist

forms:
mandolinist
mandolinists (plural)

etymology_text: mandolin + -ist

ety-suffix

mandolin

expansion: mandolin + -ist

glosses: A mandolinist is a person who plays the mandolin.

text: Fred Tackett is the mandolinist in the band Little Feat.


mandolinists

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

noun

mandolinist


violoncello

forms:
violoncello
violoncellos or violoncelli (plural)

glosses: A violoncello is a large four stringed instrument in the violin family.

ipa: /ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛləʊ/

ipa: /ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛloʊ/

violoncelli


violoncellos

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

violoncello


violoncellist

forms:
violoncellist
violoncellists (plural)

etymology_text: violoncello + -ist

ety-suffix

expansion: violoncello + -ist

glosses: A violoncellist is the full name for a cellist, a person who plays the violoncello or cello.


violoncellists

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

noun

violoncellist


graphic

forms: graphic (positive)

glosses: Graphic means something is very clearly described, so that you can easily imagine what it looks like.

text: People were upset by the graphic violence in the movie because it looked so real.

glosses: Graphic means writing or other written symbols.

text: The ancient Egyptians used graphic symbols called hieroglyphs to write.

glosses: Graphic is to show information using a graph.

text: His diagrams gave a graphic view of the increase in crime.

ipa: /ˈɡræfɪk/

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


graphic

forms:
graphic
graphics (plural)

glosses: A graphic is a picture used to help give meaning to writing.

text: The railway station had a graphic of a man on the door of the male toilets.

glosses: A graphic is an image made on a computer.

text: The new video game was popular because it had great graphics.


graphics

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

glosses: Graphics is images produced and displayed by a computer.

ipa: /ˈɡræfɪks/

graphic


distraught

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

glosses: To be distraught, you are very upset, emotional and even frantic.

text: The little boy was distraught because he could not find his mother in the busy store.

ipa: /dɪsˈtrɔːt/

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


windmill

forms:
windmill
windmills (plural)

glosses: A windmill is a type of engine that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called "sails" or "blades". This rotational energy is then used for different purposes such as generating electricity, to mill grains, etc.


namesake

forms:
namesake
namesakes (plural)

glosses: A namesake is one who is named after another, or for whom another is named.

text: She was named Kylie after her namesake Kylie Minogue, a singer her mother really liked.

glosses: A namesake is a person with the same name as another.

glosses: A namesake can be a ship or a building that is named after someone or something.

enpr: nāmʹsāk

ipa: /ˈneɪmseɪk/


namesakes

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

namesake


lotion

forms:
lotion
lotions (plural)

glosses: A lotion is a cream or ointment used on the skin to clean, heal or protect.

text: She used a sunscreen lotion so she would not get sunburnt while on the beach.


windmills

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

windmill


lotions

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

lotion


eponym

forms:
eponym
eponyms (plural)

glosses: An eponym is something that is named after a person's name.

text: A spoonerism is an eponym, named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930) who used to make the mistake when he spoke.

text: The Turing machine is an eponym, named after its inventor, Alan Turing (1912–1954).

ipa: /ˈɛpənɪm/


eponyms

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

eponym


emotional

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

etymology_text: emotion + -al

ety-suffix

emotion

al

expansion: emotion + -al

glosses: Emotional is when your feelings control what you do, rather than reason.

text: His reasons for buying the old house were emotional.

glosses: To be emotional, you show more emotion than is usual.

text: She became quite emotional when her small child was missing.

glosses: Emotional can be used to describe how the emotions affect things.

text: The music was quite emotional and made everyone feel very sad.

ipa: /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/

ipa: /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

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


viola

forms:
viola
violas (plural)

glosses: A viola is a stringed instrument, slightly bigger than a violin.

text: The viola is tuned one fifth below the violin.

glosses: A viola is a sound on an organ which is like the sound of a stringed instrument.

text: The organist used the viola stop when playing.


viola

text: Pansies and violets are members of the viola family.


violas

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

noun

viola


organist

forms:
organist
organists (plural)

etymology_text: organ + -ist

ety-suffix

organ

expansion: organ + -ist

glosses: An organist is a person who plays the organ.

text: The Bach fugues were some of the organist's best pieces.

ipa: /ˈɔːɡənɪst/

ipa: /ˈɔrɡənɪst/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-organist.wav


organists

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

noun

organist


fugue

forms:
fugue
fugues (plural)

glosses: A fugue is a musical form using a theme which is repeated in a complex pattern.

text: The composer Bach wrote many enjoyable fugues.

ipa: /ˈfjuːɡ/


fugues

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

fugue


violist

forms:
violist
violists (plural)

etymology_text:
viol + -ist
viola + -ist

ety-suffix

viol

expansion: viol + -ist

expansion: viola + -ist

glosses: A violist is a person who plays the viola or the viol.

text: The violist stood up and played a solo.


violists

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

noun

violist


racquet

forms:
racquet
racquets (plural)

glosses: A racquet is a sporting device with a handle joined to a frame covered in tightly stretched strings. It is used in tennis, squash and in badminton to hit a shuttlecock.

text: She bought a new tennis racquet before the tournament.

ipa: /ˈrækɪt/

homophones: racket rackett


racquets

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

racquet


penance

forms:
penance
penances (plural)

glosses: A penance is an action you do as a punishment. You do penance when you have done something wrong and want to compensate for it.

text: His penance was to pray for two days and not eat

hyphenation: pen‧ance


penances

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

penance


outrage

forms:
outrage
outrages (plural)

text: He kicked a puppy which was an outrage.

glosses: An outrage can be an act that offends many people.

text: Burning the US flag was an outrage.

glosses: Outrage is a feeling of anger towards people who have been violent or offensive.

text: He was outraged by by the attack on the old lady.

hyphenation: out‧rage


outrage

forms:
outrage (canonical)
outrages (third-person singular)
outraged (past)
outraged (past participle)
outraging (present participle)

glosses: To outrage someone is to be very violent or cause great offence.

text: He outraged Muslims when he burned copies of the Koran.

verb

outrag


outrages

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

noun

outrage


outrages

glosses: The third-person singular form of outrage.


outraged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of outrage.


whoop

forms:
whoop (canonical)
whoops (third-person singular)
whooped (past)
whooped (past participle)
whooping (present participle)

glosses: To whoop is to call out a noise in excitement.

text: The crowd whooped as the football player ran towards the goal.

glosses: To whoop is to make a hooting noise like a bird.

text: She could hear the whooping calls of the birds in the forest.

glosses: To whoop is to make the gasping noise that is known as whooping cough.

text: The doctor recognised the whooping sound of his coughing.

enpr: wo͞op

ipa: /wuːp/

enpr: ho͞op

ipa: /huːp/

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


whoop

forms:
whoop
whoops (plural)

glosses: A whoop is a shout made by someone who is excited.

text: You could clearly hear his excited whoops.


whoops

glosses: The third-person singular form of whoop.

verb

whoop


whoops

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


whooped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whoop.


multi

forms: multi

pos: prefix

glosses: Multi is added to a word to mean many, more than one.

text: She was so rich she was a multimillionaire.

text: He looked at the multicoloured flowers.


lever

forms:
lever
levers (plural)

glosses: A lever is a simple tool, a bar resting on a fixed point. If one end of the bar is pushed, the force is used at the other end.

text: A see-saw in a children's' playground is a simple lever.

glosses: A lever is a long handle used to operate a machine.

text: The signalman pulled on the lever to change the railway signals.

glosses: Lever is to use something to do something else.

text: He used his charm as a lever to get past the guards at the gate.

audio: II US lever.ogg

hyphenation: le‧ver; le‧ver; lev‧er


lever

forms:
lever (canonical)
levers (third-person singular)
levered (past)
levered (past participle)
levering (present participle)

glosses: To lever is to move or lift something with lever.

text: She used a long pole to lever the large rock out of the way.


levers

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

noun

lever


levers

glosses: The third-person singular form of lever.


levered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lever.


playground

forms:
playground
playgrounds (plural)

glosses: A playground is a place where people go to play.

text: The playground had swings and slides for children.

text: He acted as if the whole beach was his own private playground.

ipa: /ˈpleɪɡraʊnd/


playgrounds

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

playground


leverage

forms:
leverage
leverages (plural)

etymology_text: lever + -age

ety-suffix

age

expansion: lever + -age

glosses: Leverage is the action caused by using a lever.

text: She was able to use the iron bar to get leverage on the heavy rock.

glosses: Leverage is the power to be able to use something to get something done.

text: She was able to use her position on the council as leverage to get a better price from the company.

glosses: Leverage is the act of using the value of investment shares to borrow money to buy more shares.

text: Increasing the amount of leverage was seen to be too risky.

ipa: /ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/


leverage

forms:
leverage (canonical)
leverages (third-person singular)
leveraged (past)
leveraged (past participle)
leveraging (present participle)

text: He was able to leverage the company's money to buy more shares.

glosses: Leverage is to improve something to make it better.

text: We need to leverage our good reputation to increase our sales.

verb

leverag

expansion: [POS TABLE]


leverages

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

noun

leverage


leverages

glosses: The third-person singular form of leverage.


leveraged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of leverage.


signalman

forms:
signalman
signalmen (plural)

etymology_text: signal + man

compound

signal

man

expansion: signal + man

glosses: A signalman is a person who works on the railway and changes the railway signals.

text: The signalman changed the light from red to green to let the train continue.

glosses: A signalman is a sailor who sends signals from the ship.

text: The signalman waved his semaphore flags to send a message to the admiral's ship.

signalman

signalmen


signalmen

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


semaphore

forms:
semaphore
semaphores (plural)

glosses: Semaphore is a system of sending messages using lights, mechanical signals or flags.

text: Railways use semaphore to send messages to trains.

glosses: Semaphore is a system of sending messages using two flags to show each alphabet letter.

text: Sailors use semaphore flags to send messages between ships.


semaphore

forms:
semaphore (canonical)
semaphores (third-person singular)
semaphored (past)
semaphored (past participle)
semaphoring (present participle)

glosses: To semaphore is to send a message using a semaphore system.

text: The sailor semaphored the nearby ship.

verb

semaphor


semaphores

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

noun

semaphore


semaphores

glosses: The third-person singular form of semaphore.


semaphored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of semaphore.


retail

forms:
retail
retails (plural)

glosses: Retail is selling things, usually in small amounts.

text: She owned a retail store, selling clothes in the main street.

ipa: /ˈriˌteɪl/


retail

forms:
retail (canonical)
retails (third-person singular)
retailed (past)
retailed (past participle)
retailing (present participle)

text: By buying CD players in bulk, he made a profit retailing them.


retails

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

retail


retails

glosses: The third-person singular form of retail.


retailed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retail.


orifice

forms:
orifice
orifices (plural)

text: The mouth is an orifice.

ipa: /ˈɒrɪfɪs/

ipa: /ˈɔrəfɪs/


orifices

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

orifice


admiral

forms:
admiral
admirals (plural)

glosses: An admiral is the person in charge of a navy or fleet of ships, like a general in the army.

text: Horatio Nelson is a famous British admiral.

glosses: An admiral is a high rank naval officer who is allowed to fly his own flag.

text: We could easily recognize the admiral's ship because of his flag.


admirals

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

admiral


badminton

forms: badminton

glosses: Badminton is a sport where players hit a shuttlecock over a high net using racquets.

text: He played six games of badminton.


shuttlecock

forms:
shuttlecock
shuttlecocks (plural)

glosses: A shuttlecock is an object that is made with a cork and feathers. It is used in badminton and it is also called a birdie.

text: She hit the shuttlecock high into the air.

ipa: /ˈʃʌtl̩kɑk/

ipa: /ˈʃʌtl̩kɒk/


shuttlecocks

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

shuttlecock


horrendous

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

glosses: Horrendous is something that is large and so dreadful or horrible that it makes you tremble with fear.

text: She heard a horrendous noise as the truck smashed into the wall.

text: There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.

text: My journey to work this morning was horrendous!

enpr: hərĕn'dəs

ipa: /həˈrɛndəs/

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


tremble

forms:
tremble (canonical)
trembles (third-person singular)
trembled (past)
trembled (past participle)
trembling (present participle)

text: The building trembled during the earthquake.

glosses: To tremble is to shake with fear, anxiety or excitement.

text: She was trembling with fear while waiting her turn to speak at the meeting.

ipa: /ˈtrɛmbl̩/

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

hyphenation: trem‧ble

verb

trembl


tremble

forms:
tremble
trembles (plural)

glosses: A tremble is the act of slightly shaking.

text: He felt a tremble in his body as he turned into the dark street.


trembles

glosses: The third-person singular form of tremble.


trembles

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

noun

tremble


trembled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tremble.

ipa: /ˈtrɛmbl̩d/

hyphenation: trem‧bled


trembling

ipa: /ˈtrɛmblɪŋ/


anxiety

forms:
anxiety
anxieties (plural)

glosses: Anxiety is a fear of what might happen in the future.

text: The thought of going to the dentist filled him with anxiety.

anxieties


anxieties

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

anxiety


anxious

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

glosses: To be anxious, you are worried or scared about what might happen in the future.

text: He had an anxious wait at the hospital before seeing the doctor.

ipa: /ˈaŋ(k)ʃəs/

hyphenation: anx‧ious


postulate

forms:
postulate (canonical)
postulates (third-person singular)
postulated (past)
postulated (past participle)
postulating (present participle)

glosses: To postulate is to suggest or accept that something is true.

text: Maharishi Kanad postulated that atoms are smallest particles.

enpr: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lāt

ipa: /ˈpɒstjʊleɪt/

enpr: pŏsʹchə-lāt'

ipa: /ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt/

hyphenation: pos‧tu‧late; pos‧tu‧late

verb

postulat


postulate

forms:
postulate
postulates (plural)

glosses: A postulate is a thing that is suggested or assumed to be true.

enpr: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lət

ipa: /ˈpɒstjʊlət/

enpr: pŏsʹchə-lət

ipa: /ˈpɑstʃələt/


symmetrical

forms: symmetrical (positive)

glosses: Symmetrical means having the property of symmetry.

text: The building was symmetrical.


symmetry

forms:
symmetry
symmetries (plural)

glosses: A division of the body would produce two parts which are mirror images of each other.

glosses: An arrangement of parts around a central point.

text: An orange has symmetry: it is a sphere with segments arranged around a common central line.

text: The segments of an orange show symmetry: their shape and relative positions are the same.

enpr: sĭʹmĭtrĭ

ipa: /ˈsɪmɪtri/

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

noun

symmetries


asymmetrical

forms: asymmetrical (positive)

glosses: Asymmetrical means not being symmetrical.

text: An asymmetrical painting is one which is not balanced by the frame of the picture.


postulates

glosses: The third-person singular form of postulate.


postulates

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

postulate


postulated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of postulate.


bullshat

forms:
bullshit (canonical)
bullshits (third-person singular)
bullshat (past)
bullshitted (past participle)
bullshitting (present participle)

glosses: Bullshat is an alternative past tense of the word bullshit.

text: I bullshat my essay.

verb

bullshit

bullshits

bullshat

bullshitted

bullshitting


recipient

forms:
recipient
recipients (plural)

glosses: A recipient is someone who receives, such as one who receives money, goods or awards.

text: He was a recipient of the special award for bravery.

glosses: A recipient is person receiving donor organs or tissues.

text: She was the recipient of a new heart after a long operation.

glosses: The part of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

text: The green colored liquid slowly dripped into the recipient.

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


recipients

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

text: There are very few living recipients of the US Medal of Honor.

text: The list of recipients of Nobel Prizes includes men and women.

noun

recipient


receptionist

forms:
receptionist
receptionists (plural)

etymology_text: reception + -ist

ety-suffix

reception

expansion: reception + -ist

glosses: A receptionist is a person who works in an office to answer the telephone and welcome visitors.

text: The receptionist at the doctor's office greeted me with a friendly smile.

ipa: /rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst/


receptionists

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

noun

receptionist


sewage

forms: sewage

glosses: Sewage is the waste, like feces, urine and dirty water, from houses and factories.

text: A complex system of pipes was built to take away the sewage.

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


feces

forms: feces (plural)

glosses: Feces are the solid waste from the intestines, also called excrement, shit or poo.

text: The street was dirty, with dog feces all over the footpath.

ipa: /ˈfiːsiːz/

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


urine

forms: urine

glosses: Urine is the liquid waste from the bladder, also called piss or wee.

text: The doctor tested the man's urine to see if he had diabetes.

enpr: yo͝orʹĭn

ipa: /ˈjʊrɪn/

ipa: /ˈjʊərɪn/

ipa: /ˈjʉːərɪn/

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


diabetes

forms: diabetes

glosses: Diabetes is a disease which causes people to become very thirsty and urinate a lot.

text: Doctors can test for diabetes by checking the amount of glucose in a person's urine.

ipa: /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/


diabetic

forms:
diabetic
diabetics (plural)

glosses: A diabetic is a person with the disease called diabetes.

text: The diabetic had to test his blood sugar levels every day.

ipa: /daɪəˈbɛtɪk/

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


diabetic

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

glosses: Diabetic is something for or about the disease called diabetes.

text: To control his blood sugar levels, he could only eat special diabetic sweets.


diabetics

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

diabetic


sewer

forms:
sewer
sewers (plural)

glosses: A sewer is a pipe, or system of pipes, that removes wastes from buildings.

text: They were not able to use the toilet after the sewer was blocked.

glosses: A sewer in medieval times was a person who served food at meals.

glosses: A sewer is a person who sews with needle and thread.

text: She was a sewer of quality clothing.

enpr: so͞o'ə

ipa: /ˈs(j)uːə/

enpr: so͞oər

ipa: /ˈsuɚ/

hyphenation: sew‧er


sewer

forms:
sewer (canonical)
sewers (third-person singular)
sewered (past)
sewered (past participle)
sewering (present participle)

glosses: To sewer is to put in pipes to take away sewage and wastes.

text: The new house needed to be sewered before the family could move in.


sewers

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

sewer


sewers

glosses: The third-person singular form of sewer.


sewered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sewer.


sewerage

forms: sewerage

etymology_text: sewer + -age

ety-suffix

expansion: sewer + -age

glosses: Sewerage is a system of pipes to take away sewage and other wastes from buildings.

text: The toilet needed to be joined to the sewerage before it could be used.

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


medieval

forms: medieval (positive)

glosses: Medieval means something belongs to the Middle Ages, the time from about 400 AD to 1400 AD.

text: She liked to collect medieval books, with their beautiful pictures and handwriting.

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


leisure

forms:
leisure
leisures (plural)

glosses: Leisure is time that is free from work or other duties, when a person can relax and do what they enjoy.

text: He looked forward to the holidays when he could read at his leisure.

ipa: /ˈlɛʒə(r)/

ipa: /ˈliːʒər/


rigour

forms:
rigour
rigours (plural)

glosses: Rigour is strict care and completeness in making sure something is correct.

text: The army demands a lot of rigour in training new recruits.

glosses: The rigours of something are its difficult parts or its problems.

text: She did not enjoy the rigorus of giving birth.

ipa: /rɪɡɚ/


rigours

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

noun

rigour


rigorous

forms: rigorous (positive)

etymology_text: rigor + -ous

ety-suffix

rigor

ous

expansion: rigor + -ous

glosses: To be rigorous someone needs to be very strict, exact and not change the rules.

text: To make herself fit, she kept to a rigorous program of exercise.

glosses: Something that is rigorous is very difficult and unpleasant.

text: He found the walk through the snow was quite rigorous.

ipa: /ˈrɪɡərəs/


unpleasant

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

etymology_text: un- + pleasant

ety-prefix

un

pleasant

expansion: un- + pleasant

glosses: Something unpleasant is nasty, bad, offensive, the opposite of pleasant.

text: The coffee tasted unpleasant as if the milk had gone bad.

ipa: /ʌnˈplezənt/


glucose

forms: glucose

glosses: Glucose is a type of monosaccharide (sugar) found in plants and animals, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

text: Glucose is main source of energy for the body.

ipa: /ˈɡluːkoʊz/

ipa: /ˈɡlukoʊs/

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


dextrin

forms:
dextrin
dextrins (plural)

glosses: Dextrin is a sticky substance that is made by heating starch.

text: Dextrin is used to make food thick and to make glue.

ipa: /ˈdɛkstrɪn/

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


dextrins

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

noun

dextrin


starch

forms:
starch
starches (plural)

glosses: Starch is a carbohydrate found in seeds, fruits, roots, and tubers.

text: Potatoes and rice are a good source of starch.

glosses: Starch is a white powder made from carbohydrates and added to clothes during washing to make them stiff.

text: She added starch to the washing to stiffen the shirt collars.

ipa: /stɑrtʃ/

ipa: /stɑːtʃ/

starches


starch

forms:
starch (canonical)
starches (third-person singular)
starched (past)
starched (past participle)
starching (present participle)

glosses: To starch is to add a powder to washing to make the material stiff.

text: His freshly washed clothes had been starched and were so hard that it was difficult to put them on.

verb

starch

es


starches

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


starches

glosses: The third-person singular form of starch.


starched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of starch.


carbohydrate

forms:
carbohydrate
carbohydrates (plural)

glosses: A carbohydrate is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. They are made by plants and are the main source of energy for animals.

text: Potatoes are a good source of carbohydrates.

ipa: /kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/

ipa: /kɑːrboʊˈhaɪdreɪt/


carbohydrates

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

noun

carbohydrate


dextrose

forms:
dextrose
dextroses (plural)

glosses: Dextrose is a type of glucose, a sugar found in honey and fruit.

text: Dextrose is sometimes called grape sugar.

ipa: /ˈdɛkstrəʊz/

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


dextroses

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

dextrose


maltose

forms:
maltose
maltoses (plural)

glosses: Maltose is a sugar made when starch is digested.

text: Maltose is sometimes called malt sugar.

ipa: /ˈmɔːltəʊz/

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


maltoses

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

maltose


confectionery

forms:
confectionery
confectionaries (plural)

glosses: Confectionery is name for candy, lollies and other sweets.

text: The children went to the candy store to look at the confectionery.

glosses: A confectionery is the name for a shop where candy is sold.

text: She opened a new confectionery to sell sweets.

ipa: /kənˈfɛkʃənəri/

confectionaries


lolly

forms:
lolly
lollies (plural)

glosses: A lolly is a sweet, a hard type of candy.

text: He liked to suck on a lolly while working.

glosses: A lolly is a shortened word for a lollipop.

lolly

lollies


lollies

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


lollipop

forms:
lollipop
lollipops (plural)

glosses: A lollipop is a piece of hard candy on a stick.

text: The little boy's face was a sticky mess from eating a lollipop.


lollipops

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

lollipop


confection

forms:
confection
confections (plural)

glosses: A confection is a food which made with a lot of sugar.

text: His favorite confection was a meringue covered in chocolate.

glosses: A confection is something made by mixing together a lot of different things.

text: His story was a confection of lies and half truths.

ipa: /kənˈfɛkʃən/


confections

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

confection


confectionaries

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

confectionery


confectioner

forms:
confectioner
confectioners (plural)

glosses: A confectioner is a person who makes or sells sweets.

text: The confectioner spent the morning making lollipops.


confectioners

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

confectioner


chaos theory

forms:
chaos theory
chaos theories (plural)

glosses: Chaos theory is an idea that says that things which seem to be random do have a hidden order.

text: Benoît Mandelbrot was a mathematician who studied chaos theory.

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

chaos theory

chaos theories


title: Chaos Theory

redirect: chaos theory


mathematician

forms:
mathematician
mathematicians (plural)

glosses: A mathematician is a person who studies mathematics.

text: Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians.


mathematicians

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

mathematician


quantum leap

forms:
quantum leap
quantum leaps (plural)

glosses: A quantum leap is a sudden and significant change, advance or increase; a giant leap forward. Also called a quantum jump.


quantum leaps

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

quantum leap


lablet

forms:
lablet
lablets (plural)

glosses: A lablet is a laptop that converts to a touchscreen tablet. More commonly known as a convertible laptop.

glosses: A lablet in the area of micro- or nanosystems is an autonomously powered programmable electronic particle capable of acting as a microscopic chemical laboratory.


spazzes

forms:
spaz
spazzes (plural)

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

spaz

spazzes


filter papers

forms:
filter paper
filter papers (plural)

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

filter paper


fatasses

forms:
fatass
fatasses (plural)

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

fatass

fatasses


title: chinese checkers

redirect: Chinese checkers


analogs

forms:
analog
analogs (plural)

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

analog


dislikes

forms:
dislike (canonical)
dislikes (third-person singular)
disliked (past)
disliked (past participle)
disliking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dislike.

verb

dislik

e


disliked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dislike.


lablets

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

noun

lablet


apostrophe

forms:
apostrophe
apostrophes (plural)

glosses: An apostrophe is a punctuation mark which is used to show that part of a word is missing, to show that something belongs to someone, or added after plurals of numbers, letters and abbreviations.

text: In the phrase "John's sentence", there is an apostrophe after John but before the "s" to show that the sentence belongs to John.


apostrophes

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

apostrophe


timber

forms:
timber
timbers (plural)

glosses: Timber is trees and forests used as a source of wood.

text: They walked into the tall timber to find a place to camp.

text: He went to the timber yard to buy the wood for his house.

glosses: Timber is a piece of wood used in building.

text: She carefully chose a timber that had an interesting pattern.

glosses: Timber is wood used as a frame in building ships.

text: During the battle he could feel the ship's timbers shiver.

ipa: /ˈtɪmbə/

enpr: tĭmʹbər

ipa: /ˈtɪmbɚ/

hyphenation: tim‧ber


timber

forms:
timber (canonical)
timbers (third-person singular)
timbered (past)
timbered (past participle)
timbering (present participle)

glosses: To timber is to use wood as a support or frame.

text: The miners had to timber the shaft in the gold mine to make it safe.


timbers

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

timber


timbers

glosses: The third-person singular form of timber.


timbered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of timber.


timbre

forms:
timbre
timbres (plural)

glosses: Timbre is the qualities of a sound that make sounds different.

text: Even if a flute and saxophone play the same note, they sound different because of the timbre.

enpr: tăm'bər


timbres

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

timbre


spy

forms:
spy
spies (plural)

glosses: A spy is a person whose job is to get secret information.

text: James Bond is a famous spy from the books by Ian Fleming.

glosses: A spy is a person who watches other people secretly.

text: The princess was concerned that a spy with a camera would take photos when she went near the pool.

ipa: /spaɪ/

spy

spies


spy

forms:
spy (canonical)
spies (third-person singular)
spied (past)
spied (past participle)
spying (present participle)

glosses: To spy is to gather information secretly.

text: He was not a rich businessman, he was really spying for the CIA.

text: He spied on the people who entered the Russian embassy.

text: I thought I could spy someone on top of the mountain.

verb

sp

y


spies

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


spied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spy.


kimono

forms:
kimono
kimonos (plural)

glosses: A kimono is a Japanese item of clothing.

ipa: /kəˈmoʊnoʊ/


chequebook

forms:
chequebook
chequebooks (plural)

glosses: A chequebook is a book containing blank cheques given to people with bank accounts.

text: He took his chequebook to the auction so that he could pay for any items he bought.


gown

forms:
gown
gowns (plural)

glosses: A gown is a long formal dress for women.

text: She wore a beautiful white gown and carried a bunch of flowers.

glosses: A gown is a long, loose item of clothing to be worn in bed.

text: She wore a gown to bed.

glosses: A gown is a protective item worn by doctors during operations.

text: The doctor put on his gown before going into the operating theatre.

glosses: A gown is a ceremonial robe worn by scholars or church men.

text: At the graduation the students looked impressive in their black gowns.

text: The gown defeated the town at the annual golf match.

enpr: goun

ipa: /ɡaʊn/


gown

forms:
gown (canonical)
gowns (third-person singular)
gowned (past)
gowned (past participle)
gowning (present participle)

text: The nurse assisted the doctor to gown before the operation.


robe

forms:
robe
robes (plural)

glosses: A robe is a long loose item of clothing.

text: The young people wore white robes to the church for their confirmation.

glosses: A robe is a long item of clothing used to show rank or importance.

text: The judge looked splendid in his red robe.

text: He put on his robe after his bath and watched TV.

ipa: /rəʊb/

ipa: /roʊb/


robe

forms:
robe (canonical)
robes (third-person singular)
robed (past)
robed (past participle)
robing (present participle)

text: The king was robed before his coronation.

rob


garb

forms:
garb
garbs (plural)

glosses: A garb is a style or fashion of clothing.

glosses: A garb is an outer layer or guise, worn to hide or disguise.

glosses: A garb is clothes worn by a special group or profession.

ipa: /ɡɑː(r)b/

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


garb

forms:
garb (canonical)
garbs (third-person singular)
garbed (past)
garbed (past participle)
garbing (present participle)

glosses: To garb is to cover, as if you were using a layer of clothes.


kilt

forms:
kilt
kilts (plural)

glosses: A kilt is a knee length skirt, with pleats, and usually with a tartan pattern and worn by men in the Scottish highlands.

text: The piper played his bagpipes and wore a traditional highland kilt.

glosses: A kilt is a similar skirt worn by women.

text: The school's winter uniform for girls was a kilt and a blazer.

ipa: /kɪlt/

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


whatsoever

forms: whatsoever

pos: det

text: Most studies find no relationship whatsoever.

ipa: /ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(r)/

ipa: /ˌwʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/


whosoever

pos: pron

text: Whosoever comes back first will be the winner.

ipa: /ˈhuːsəʊɛvə/

ipa: /ˈhuːsoʊɛvɚ/


kimonos

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

noun

kimono


yukata

forms:
yukata
yukatas (plural)

glosses: A yutaka is a kimono for wearing in summer.

text: Floral patterns are common for womens' yukata and geometric patterns for mens' yukata.


yukatas

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

yukata


chequebooks

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

chequebook


auction

forms:
auction
auctions (plural)

glosses: An auction is a sale where the goods are sold to the person who offers the most money.

text: She wanted to sell her house at auction because she hoped to get a higher price.

enpr: ôk'shən

ipa: /ˈɔːkʃən/

enpr: ŏk'shən

ipa: /ˈɒkʃən/


auction

forms:
auction (canonical)
auctions (third-person singular)
auctioned (past)
auctioned (past participle)
auctioning (present participle)

glosses: To auction is to sell goods to the person who offers the most money.

text: He auctioned the house on Saturday morning.


auctions

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

auction


auctions

glosses: The third-person singular form of auction.


auctioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of auction.


auctioneer

forms:
auctioneer
auctioneers (plural)

etymology_text: auction + -eer

ety-suffix

eer

expansion: auction + -eer

glosses: An auctioneer is a person who sells items at an auction.

text: The auctioneer sold the house to the highest bidder.


auctioneers

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

noun

auctioneer


gowns

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

ipa: /ɡaʊnz/

gown


gowned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gown.


robes

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

robe


robed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of robe.


garbs

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

garb


garbed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of garb.


kilts

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

kilt


bagpipe

forms:
bagpipe
bagpipes (plural)

glosses: A bagpipe, is a musical instrument which has an air-filled bag, a double-reed pipe for playing melodies, and between one and four drone pipes.

text: There are different types of bagpipes including the Scottish great highland pipes, the Irish uilleann pipes and the Northumberland pipes.

ipa: /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/


bagpipes

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

bagpipe


bagpiper

forms:
bagpiper
bagpipers (plural)

glosses: A bagpiper is a person who plays the bagpipes.

text: We had a bagpiper at our Scottish wedding.


bagpipers

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

bagpiper


piper

forms:
piper
pipers (plural)

glosses: A piper is a person who plays the bagpipes.

text: The piper played on the castle wall to signal the end of the day.

glosses: A piper is a person who plays the pipes.

glosses: Piper is a large family of climbing tropical plants.

text: A pepper vine is part of the genus Piper.

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


pipers

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

piper


chaos theories

forms:
chaos theory
chaos theories (plural)

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

chaos theory


tartan

forms:
tartan
tartans (plural)

glosses: Tartan is a pattern of colored lines and stripes crossing at right angles.

text: Clans, or large family groups in Scotland have their own tartans.

glosses: Tartan is a material having the tartan pattern.

text: They selected a big roll of tartan to make the kilts.


tartans

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

tartan


floral

forms: floral (positive)

glosses: Floral is something to do with flowers or like a flower.

text: The material had a floral pattern.

text: The church was decorated with beautiful floral arrangements.

ipa: /ˈflɔrəl/

ipa: /ˈflɔːrəl/

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


personality

forms:
personality
personalities (plural)

etymology_text: personal + -ity

ety-suffix

personal

ity

expansion: personal + -ity

glosses: A quality that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.

text: My teacher complained to me about my personality.

text: Usain Bolt has made himself a personality.

ipa: /pɜːsəˈnælətɪ/

ipa: /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/

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

personalities


personalities

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

noun

personality


pity

forms:
pity
pities (plural)

glosses: A feeling of sympathy at the distress or suffering of someone or something.

text: It's a pity her friend died.

ipa: /ˈpɪti/

pity

pities


pity

forms:
pity (canonical)
pities (third-person singular)
pitied (past)
pitied (past participle)
pitying (present participle)

glosses: The action of feeling pity for someone or something.

text: We pity her not being able to come with the rest of us.

verb

pit


pities

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

ipa: /ˈpɪtiz/


pitied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pity.

ipa: /ˈpɪtid/


keyed

forms:
key (canonical)
keys (third-person singular)
keyed (past)
keyed (past participle)
keying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of key.

key


locksmith

forms:
locksmith
locksmiths (plural)

glosses: A locksmith is a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.

text: He had to get a locksmith to open his car after he had locked his keys inside it.

ipa: /ˈlɑksmɪθ/

ipa: /ˈlɒksmɪθ/

hyphenation: lock‧smith


locksmiths

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

noun

locksmith


supervise

forms:
supervise (canonical)
supervises (third-person singular)
supervised (past)
supervised (past participle)
supervising (present participle)

text: The principal said that our class will need a teacher to supervise us if we go on the field trip.

ipa: /ˈsuːpə(r)vaɪz/

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

verb

supervis


supervises

glosses: The third-person singular form of supervise.


supervised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of supervise.


atlas

forms:
atlas
atlases or atlantes (plural)

text: Many students of Geography will use an atlas at least once.

glosses: A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given subject.

enpr: ătʹləs

ipa: /ˈætləs/

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

noun

atlas

atlases

atlantes


atlases

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


atlantes

enpr: ətlănʹtēz

ipa: /ətˈlantiːz/


environmentalist

etymology_text: environmental + -ist

ety-suffix

environmental

ist

expansion: environmental + -ist

glosses: An environmentalist is a person who works to protect the environment from being damaged.

text: John Muir was a famous environmentalist who worked to create National Parks in America.


environmentalists

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

noun

environmentalist


thermostat

forms:
thermostat
thermostats (plural)

glosses: A thermostat is a device that can tell if the temperature changes, and can then turn other machines on or off.

text: My hot water system has a thermostat that turns the gas boiler on if the water is cold, and turns it off if the water gets too hot.

ipa: /ˈθɝməstæt/

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


thermostats

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

thermostat


intellectual

forms:
intellectual
intellectuals (plural)

glosses: An intellectual is an intelligent person, or a person who has learned a lot about a subject.

text: Doctor Smith is an intellectual person in medicine.

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/


intellectual

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

glosses: A person who is intelligent, or has learned a lot about a subject.

glosses: A person who is able to think clearly about difficult things.


intellectuals

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

intellectual


overtake

forms:
overtake (canonical)
overtakes (third-person singular)
overtook (past)
overtaken (past participle)
overtaking (present participle)

etymology_text: over- + take

ety-prefix

over

take

expansion: over- + take

glosses: To overtake is to catch up to and then pass or do better than something.

text: He had to really increase his speed to overtake her car on the freeway.

text: There was an overtaking lane on the road to allow cars to get passed the slow moving trucks going up the hills.

glosses: If something overtakes you, you are not ready, you are surprised, and overwhelmed by it.

text: The government's reforms were overtaken by the mass demonstrations which called for big changes in the laws.

ipa: /oʊvɚˈteɪk/

overtake

overtakes

overtook

overtaken

overtaking


anus

forms:
anus
anuses (plural)

glosses: The anus is the opening in the butt where waste from the intestines leaves the body.

text: He used paper to clean around his anus before leaving the toilet.

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

noun

anus

anuses


overtakes

glosses: The third-person singular form of overtake.


overtaken

ipa: /ˈovərteɪkən/


anuses

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


willow

forms:
willow
willows (plural)

glosses: Willows are trees and shrubs belonging to the genus Salix.

text: Salix alba caerulea is a tree called the cricket bat willow.

text: Cricket bats are made from willow.

glosses: A willow can be a bat made from the wood of a willow tree used in cricket and baseball.

text: He struck the ball with the willow and sent it to the boundary.

glosses: A willow is machine with rotating metal spikes use to clean raw materials for making textiles.

ipa: /ˈwɪloʊ/


willows

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

willow


incidental

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

glosses: When something is incidental, it happened by chance or has occurred by accident.


footage

forms:
footage
footages (plural)

glosses: A footage is the raw and unedited video that is originally recorded on a video camera.

text: I have got a rare footage of the towers collapsing in the 9/11 attacks.

enpr: fo͝otʹĭj

ipa: /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: foot‧age


footages

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

footage


uniqueness

forms:
uniqueness
uniquenesses (plural)

etymology_text: unique + -ness

ety-suffix

unique

ness

expansion: unique + -ness

glosses: The state or quality of being unique or one-of-a-kind.

ipa: /juːˈniːkːnəs/

uniquenesses


suburban

forms: suburban (positive)

glosses: To be suburban, something is about or characteristic of a suburb.

text: He led a quiet, suburban life.

ipa: /səˈbɜː(r)bən/


suburb

forms:
suburb
suburbs (plural)

glosses: A suburb is the area around a city where people live.

text: Carlton is an inner suburb, close to the city of Melbourne.

ipa: /ˈsʌbɜː(r)b/


suburbs

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

noun

suburb


uniquenesses

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

uniqueness


title: Chinese language

redirect: Chinese


title: Japanese language

redirect: Japanese


title: Russian language

redirect: Russian


raptorial birds

forms:
raptorial bird
raptorial birds (plural)

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

raptorial bird


tolled

forms:
toll (canonical)
tolls (third-person singular)
tolled (past)
tolled (past participle)
tolling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of toll.

verb

toll


TBD

forms: TBD

pos: abbrev

glosses: A shortening of to be determined or to be decided. Used to indicate something that is planned to happen.


great-grandchild

etymology_text: great- + grandchild

ety-prefix

great

grandchild

expansion: great- + grandchild

glosses: The son or daughter of someone's grandchild.

noun

great-grandchildren


great-grandchildren

glosses: The plural form of great-grandchild; more than one (kind of) great-grandchild.

great-grandchild


tone

forms:
tone
tones (plural)

text: "What's your favourite tone?" asked the teacher of music.

glosses: The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

text: He needed more practice to get proper control of the tone on his oboe.

text: I don't like the tone of your tenant.

glosses: The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.

glosses: The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.

text: She was surprised at how many tones of sage green there were in the paint shop.

glosses: The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ.

glosses: The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.

glosses: Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

enpr: tōn

ipa: /təʊn/

ipa: /toʊn/


tone

forms:
tone (canonical)
tones (third-person singular)
toned (past)
toned (past participle)
toning (present participle)

glosses: To give a particular tone to (something).

text: The landlord asked the painter to tone the border a bit.

text: He found doing more sit ups helped to tone his muscles.

verb

ton


tones

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

noun

tone


toned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tone.

ipa: /təʊnd/

ipa: /toʊnd/


toned

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

glosses: A toned person is someone who is physically fit.


tome

forms:
tome
tomes (plural)

text: The lawyer had many legal tomes on his shelves.


tomes

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

tome


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title: Appendix:Prepositions


title: Appendix:Countries


potter

forms:
potter
potters (plural)

etymology_text: pot + -er

ety-suffix

pot

er

expansion: pot + -er

glosses: A potter is someone who creates pots or other pottery.

text: He went to the potter because he wanted a new vase for his flowers.

ipa: /ˈpɒtə/

ipa: /ˈpɑtɚ/

hyphenation: pot‧ter


potter

forms:
potter (canonical)
potters (third-person singular)
pottered (past)
pottered (past participle)
pottering (present participle)

glosses: If you potter, you walk aimlessly or for no reason. (putter) (Often potter around, potter about)

text: He was bored so he pottered around.

glosses: If you potter, you do small things. (same as putter, potter around)

text: I pottered around yesterday, sharpening some pencils and sorting out my VHS collection.


potters

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

noun

potter


potters

glosses: The third-person singular form of potter.


pottered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of potter.


intrigue

forms:
intrigue
intrigues (plural)

glosses: An intrigue is when someone plots (plans) to do something in a secret and complicated way; a conspiracy, secret scheme.

text: After hearing that the politician had planned an intrigue, the citizens were outraged.

glosses: Intrigue is the activity of making a secret plan or conspiracy.

text: There was a lot of intrigue in the secret organization.

enpr: ĭn'trēg

ipa: /ˈɪntriːɡ/

hyphenation: in‧trigue


intrigue

forms:
intrigue (canonical)
intrigues (third-person singular)
intrigued (past)
intrigued (past participle)
intriguing (present participle)

glosses: If something or someone intrigues you, it interests you.

text: That article on the creation of the universe intrigued the reader.

text: The plot of the popular book intrigues most of its readers because it is interesting.

enpr: ĭntrēg'

ipa: /ɪnˈtriːɡ/

verb

intrigu

e


intrigues

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

noun

intrigue


intrigues

glosses: The third-person singular form of intrigue.


intrigued

glosses: The past tense and past participle of intrigue.


intriguing

ipa: /ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/

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


pottery

forms:
pottery
potteries (plural)

glosses: Pottery is items made from clay and then baked to make them hard.

text: The archaeologist found broken pottery at the site of the ancient village.

glosses: A pottery is a place where a potter makes things from clay.

text: He worked hard at the pottery making tall vases.

ipa: /ˈpɑtəri/

ipa: /ˈpɒtəri/

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

pottery

potteries


potteries

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


archaeologist

forms:
archaeologist
archaeologists (plural)

etymology_text: archaeology + -ist

ety-suffix

archaeology

expansion: archaeology + -ist

glosses: An archaeologist is a person who studies people and societies by looking at the things they have left behind.

text: Archaeologists dug around the pyramids looking for clues to show how they were built.


archaeologists

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

noun

archaeologist


archaeology

forms: archaeology

glosses: Archaeology is the study of people and societies by looking at what they have left behind.

text: To understand the ancient burials, we needed someone who was skilled in archaeology.


archaeological

forms: archaeological (positive)

etymology_text: archaeology + -ical

ety-suffix

ical

expansion: archaeology + -ical

glosses: Archaeological describes things that are about or related to archaeology.

text: The Valley of the Kings in Egypt is an important archaeological site.

ipa: /ˌɑːkɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

hyphenation: arch‧aeo‧logic‧al


willy

forms:
willy
willies (plural)

glosses: A willy is a word, often used by or around children, for penis.

text: Richard said his willy was the biggest in the class.

ipa: /ˈwɪli/

noun

willies


willies

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

willy


Willy

forms: Willy

pos: name

glosses: Willy is a male given name. It is usually short for William.

text: Willy Brandt is a famous German politician.


repayment

forms:
repayment
repayments (plural)

etymology_text: repay + -ment or re- + payment

ety-suffix

repay

ment

expansion: repay + -ment

ety-prefix

re

payment

expansion: re- + payment

glosses: A repayment the act of giving back money, or a part of the money, that you have borrowed.

text: He had to make three more repayments before he owned the car.


repayments

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

noun

repayment

expansion: [POS TABLE]


asterisk

forms:
asterisk
asterisks (plural)

glosses: An asterisk is the sign * used for several purposes including to mark footnotes and other notes, to indicate multiplication (e.g., 3*3), and (on the Internet) to signify that something should be in bold (e.g., *IMPORTANT*).

text: Linguists put asterisks before reconstructed words.

ipa: /ˈæstərɪsk/

hyphenation: as‧ter‧isk


asterisk

forms:
asterisk (canonical)
asterisks (third-person singular)
asterisked (past)
asterisked (past participle)
asterisking (present participle)

glosses: If you asterisk something, you mark it with an asterisk (*).

text: I asterisked that sentence because I wanted to leave a footnote at the bottom.


asterisks

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

asterisk


asterisks

glosses: The third-person singular form of asterisk.


asterisked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of asterisk.


full stop

forms:
full stop
full stops (plural)

glosses: A full stop is a punctuation mark "." at the end of a sentence.

text: Don't forget to write full stops at the end of each paragraph!

ipa: /fʊl stɒp/

audio: en-us-full stop.ogg

full stop


full stops

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


spam

forms:
spam
spams (plural)

glosses: Spam refers to random messages on the Internet. If you receive many messages that advertise things or were sent without you asking for them, you are getting spam.

text: There are many online computer programs that send spam to users.

glosses: A spam is a single random message. A single occurrence of spam.

text: He received 65 spams to his e-mail account yesterday.

ipa: /spæm/

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


spam

forms:
spam (canonical)
spams (third-person singular)
spammed (past)
spammed (past participle)
spamming (present participle)

glosses: If you spam someone, you send many random electronic messages (spam) to that person.

text: I hate it when people spam my forum.

text: I don't like the guy who spams people every day.

verb

spam

m


spams

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


spammed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spam.


cab

forms:
cab
cabs (plural)

glosses: A cab is a car that you can hire (pay for) for single trips. (Often taxi cab)

ipa: /kæb/


cabs

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

noun

cab


suspicious

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

glosses: If someone or something is suspicious, you do not trust that person, you suspect that he is doing something shady, or that something odd is happening.

text: The man who is inspecting that window seems suspicious.

glosses: If you are suspicious, you don't trust people. You suspect something or are distrustful.

text: Don't be suspicious of that man; I don't think he's doing anything shady.

ipa: /səˈspɪʃəs/


dishonesty

forms:
dishonesty
dishonesties (plural)

etymology_text: dis- + honesty or dishonest + -y

ety-prefix

dis

honesty

expansion: dis- + honesty

ety-suffix

dishonest

y

expansion: dishonest + -y

glosses: Dishonesty is the quality of not being honest. If you have dishonesty, you do not tell the truth. You are not honest.

glosses: A dishonesty is an act which is not honest.

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

dishonesties


dishonesties

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

noun

dishonesty


template

forms:
template
templates (plural)

glosses: A template is a model or base which you can use as a starting point to make other objects.

text: I used the template with holes for letters to write that message neatly.


template

forms:
template (canonical)
templates (third-person singular)
templated (past)
templated (past participle)
templating (present participle)

glosses: If you template something, you make it or set it up using a template.

glosses: If you template something, you make a guide or pattern for creating it.

text: He templated a circle by writing rules for making circles and providing an example circle to copy.

verb

templat


templates

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

noun

template


templates

glosses: The third-person singular form of template.


templated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of template.


noble gas

forms:
noble gas
noble gases (plural)

glosses: Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being odorless, colorless, and monatomic.

text: Helium is the first noble gas in the periodic table.

noble gas

noble gases


noble gases

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


caption

forms:
caption
captions (plural)

glosses: A caption is a title or description of an image or illustration.

text: Look at the caption under the illustration to learn more.

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

hyphenation: cap‧tion


caption

forms:
caption (canonical)
captions (third-person singular)
captioned (past)
captioned (past participle)
captioning (present participle)

glosses: If you caption an image or a text, you add a caption (description or title) to it.

text: Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.


captions

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

caption


captions

glosses: The third-person singular form of caption.


captioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of caption.


spite

forms:
spite
spites (plural)

glosses: Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to annoy, harass, irritate, or thwart; a desire to harass, injure or vex; petty malice; grudge; rancor.

text: They were so filled with spite for their coach that they lost most of their matches.

enpr: spīt

ipa: /spaɪt/


spite

forms:
spite (canonical)
spites (third-person singular)
spited (past)
spited (past participle)
spiting (present participle)

glosses: To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.

text: He soon married again, to spite his ex-wife.

glosses: To fill with spite; to offend; to harass.

text: After calling a foul on one of the players, the referee was spited by him.

verb

spit


spites

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

noun

spite


spites

glosses: The third-person singular form of spite.


spited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spite.


prisoner

forms:
prisoner
prisoners (plural)

glosses: A prisoner is a person imprisoned, while on trial or serving a sentence.

text: The prisoners were let out of their cells each afternoon so they could exercise.

glosses: Any person held against his or her will is a prisoner.

text: He kept his mother as a prisoner in her bedroom until she agreed to change her will.

ipa: /ˈprɪzən/


prisoners

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

ipa: /ˈprɪzənɚz/

ipa: /ˈprɪzənəz/

prisoner


scientific

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

glosses: Having the quality of being derived from, or similar to, the scientific method.

ipa: /ˈsaɪənˌtɪfɪk/


thorough

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

text: The thorough investigation by the police led to the arrest of the criminals.

text: These are the most thorough workers I have ever seen.

text: It is a thorough pleasure to see the building finished.


plonk

forms:
plonk
plonks (plural)

text: He had a headache after a night on the plonk.

glosses: A plonk is the noise something makes if dropped, especially into liquid.

text: She heard the plonk of the coins as she dropped them into the wishing well.

ipa: /plɒŋk/

enpr: plänk

ipa: /plɑŋk/


plonk

forms:
plonk (canonical)
plonks (third-person singular)
plonked (past)
plonked (past participle)
plonking (present participle)

glosses: To plonk is to drop something heavily, or sit down heavily.

text: He was so tired he just plonked on the sofa when he got home.


plonks

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

plonk


plonks

glosses: The third-person singular form of plonk.


plonked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plonk.


therapy

forms:
therapy
therapies (plural)

glosses: Therapy is the treatment of impairment, injury, disease, or disorder.

text: My grandfather's therapy will start at the hospital at noon tomorrow.

enpr: thĕrʹə-pē

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

therapies


therapy

forms:
therapy (canonical)
therapies (third-person singular)
therapied (past)
therapied (past participle)
therapying (present participle)

verb

therap


therapies

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

noun

therapy


therapies

glosses: The third-person singular form of therapy.


therapied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of therapy.


terrify

forms:
terrify (canonical)
terrifies (third-person singular)
terrified (past)
terrified (past participle)
terrifying (present participle)

glosses: When you terrify someone, you frighten the person greatly; to fill with terror.

text: The dogs terrify the cats.

ipa: /ˈtɛrɪfaɪ/

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

verb

terrif


terrifies

glosses: The third-person singular form of terrify.


terrified

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

glosses: Being terrified means being very scared.


terrified

glosses: The past tense and past participle of terrify.


terrifying

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


terrific

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

text: She's a terrific tennis player.

text: The aircraft landed at a terrific speed.

text: The lightning was followed by a terrific clap of thunder.

text: The racing cars drive at terrific speeds.

ipa: /təˈrɪfɪk/

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


heavily

etymology_text: heavy + -ly

ety-suffix

heavy

ly

expansion: heavy + -ly

glosses: Heavily is a quality of heavy, a great weight, load, effort, or to a large amount.

text: He dragged himself heavily out of the water and onto the boat.

text: He drank heavily, which caused him many health problems.

text: In his plays, he borrowed heavily from Shakespeare.

text: When she heard the bad news, she sank heavily into the chair.

ipa: /ˈhɛvɪli/


tragedy

forms:
tragedy
tragedies (plural)

glosses: A tragedy is a disaster that usually involves someone getting injured or dying and can affect the lives of many others.

text: The 9/11 attacks was a tragedy in the history of United States.

glosses: A tragedy is play or written work in which the main character is destroyed by his own weakness or things that he can not deal with.

text: In Shakepeare's tragedy Macbeth, Macbeth is destroyed by his own ambition and greed.

ipa: /ˈtrædʒɪdi/

hyphenation: trag‧e‧dy

noun

tragedies


tragedies

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

tragedy


salvation

forms:
salvation
salvations (plural)

glosses: Salvation is the state of being saved from hell or a punishment of sin.

glosses: Someone's or something's salvation is the act of saving them from harm or from an unpleasant situation.

ipa: /sælˈveɪʃən/


sophisticated

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

glosses: When something is sophisticated, it is very complicated and difficult to understand for someone who is not knowledgeable in that area.

text: This key is very sophisticated, is it a key to a secret passage?

glosses: When something is sophisticated it is very high class, very refined, cultured, the very best quality.

text: She was a very sophisticated young woman, who always looked stunning, in beautifully designed dresses.


socialist

forms:
socialist
socialists (plural)

etymology_text: social + -ist

ety-suffix

social

ist

expansion: social + -ist

glosses: A socialist is someone who practices socialism, a type of government that makes the goods produced in a country owned by the people.

text: Russia used to be a socialist country during the period when the country was called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/


socialist

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

glosses: The level of socialism that a person practices.

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/


socialists

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

noun

socialist


tragic

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

glosses: When an event is tragic, it is causing a lot of pain and suffering for those involved in that event. We would call such event a tragedy as well.

text: Terrorists are people who want to make tragic events happen and make the innocent people suffer so as to tell the government something.

ipa: /'træd͡ʒɪk/


nowt

forms: nowt

glosses: Nowt means nothing, something that is empty and does not contain anything.

text: There is nowt in this box.

ipa: /naʊt/

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


stronghold

forms:
stronghold
strongholds (plural)

glosses: A stronghold is a place of refuge, survival or domination by a particular group or idea.

text: The soldiers attacked the enemy stronghold on the hill.

text: Cornwall is the last stronghold of the Cornish language.

ipa: /ˈstrɔŋhoʊld/

ipa: /ˈstrɒŋhoʊld/

hyphenation: strong‧hold


socialism

forms:
socialism
socialisms (plural)

glosses: Socialism is any ideology that wants everyone to publicly own all things that are used to make other things, like factories and farms. In this system, the economy is run to benefit all the people and not simply to make profit.

text: Karl Marx said socialism was the first step in moving from capitalism to communism.

ipa: /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm/

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

hyphenation: so‧cial‧ism


socialisms

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

socialism


Argentina

forms: Argentina

glosses: Argentina is a country in South America.

text: The capital city of Argentina is Buenos Aires.

hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧tin‧a


Argentinian

forms:
Argentinian
Argentinians (plural)

glosses: An Argentinian is a citizen of Argentina.

text: The musical "Evita" was written about the life of a famous Argentinian, Eva Perón.


Argentinian

forms: Argentinian (positive)

glosses: If something is Argentinian, it about or comes from Argentina.

text: The tango is a famous Argentinian dance.


Argentinians

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

Argentinian


delete

forms: delete

glosses: A key that may be pressed to delete something (including text or files) from a computer.

text: I lost the files when I accidentally hit delete.

ipa: /dɪˈliːt/

hyphenation: de‧lete


delete

forms:
delete (canonical)
deletes (third-person singular)
deleted (past)
deleted (past participle)
deleting (present participle)

glosses: If you delete something, you remove or get rid of, or erase it, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.

text: I will delete the first paragraph of my essay from the file.

glosses: If you delete something, you conceal hide or conceal it.

verb

delet


deletes

glosses: The third-person singular form of delete.


deleted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of delete.


Argentine

forms:
Argentine
Argentines (plural)

glosses: Argentina is sometimes called "the Argentine".

glosses: An Argentine is a person from Argentina, also called an Argentinian.


Argentine

forms: Argentine (positive)

glosses: Argentine is something from, or is like something from Argentina.

text: She loved the excitement in dancing an Argentine tango.


Argentines

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

noun

Argentine


argentine

forms:
argentine
argentines (plural)

glosses: Argentine is a word for silver, or silver coloured metals.

glosses: Argentine is a family of small silver coloured fish, like small salmon.

text: A species in the argentine family of fish is "Argentina sphyraena".


argentines

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

argentine


mosaic

forms:
mosaic
mosaics (plural)

glosses: A mosaic is a picture or design made with small coloured pieces.

text: The Romans used mosaics to decorate the floors of their houses.

glosses: A mosaic can be something that is like a mosaic as it is made up of many pieces.

text: This mosaic is made of images taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft.

ipa: /məʊˈzeɪk/


mosaic

forms:
mosaic (canonical)
mosaics (third-person singular)
mosaicked (past)
mosaicked (past participle)
mosaicking (present participle)

glosses: To mosaic you would make a picture or design using many small pieces.

text: He was tired after mosaicking around the edge of the pool to make it look Roman.

verb

mosaic

k


mosaics

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


mosaics

glosses: The third-person singular form of mosaic.


mosaicked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mosaic.


blunt

forms:
blunt (positive)
blunter (comparative)
bluntest (superlative)

glosses: When something is blunt, it has a thick end and is not sharp.

glosses: Very direct in one's words, usually in a negative manner and in a rude way.

ipa: /blʌnt/

adj

blunt

blunter

bluntest


blunt

forms:
blunt
blunts (plural)


blunts

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


cannabis

forms:
cannabis
cannabises (plural)

glosses: Cannabis is a type of plant from Central Asia.

glosses: A type of drug taken from the cannabis plant parts.

ipa: /ˈkænəbɪs/

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

noun

cannabises


hash

forms:
hash
hashes (plural)

glosses: Hash is a kind of chopped meat and vegetable that are mixed together.

glosses: A symbol ("#"), also known as the number sign.

hashes


caveman

forms:
caveman
cavemen (plural)

glosses: A caveman is someone who lives in caves.

hyphenation: cave‧man

caveman

cavemen


hound

forms:
hound
hounds (plural)

glosses: A hound is a breed of dog that has a good sense of smell for hunting other animals.

ipa: /haʊnd/


hound

forms:
hound (canonical)
hounds (third-person singular)
hounded (past)
hounded (past participle)
hounding (present participle)

glosses: If you hound someone, you harass or pester them persistently.


hounds

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

ipa: /haʊndz/

hound


hounds

glosses: The third-person singular form of hound.


pathetic

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

text: The student's pathetic pleas for an extension stirred the teacher's heart.

ipa: /pəˈθɛtɪk/


tractor

forms:
tractor
tractors (plural)

glosses: A vehicle used on farms for pulling equipment, preparing the fields, and so on.

text: The mechanic just fixed the old tractor so the that Mr. Brown, the farmer can plough his fields.

glosses: A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.

glosses: Any piece of machinery or thing that pulls something.

glosses: An airplane where the propeller is located in front of the fuselage.

ipa: /ˈtræktə/

ipa: /ˈtræktər/


tractors

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

tractor


usage

forms:
usage
usages (plural)

text: I learnt the usage of some verbs while studying the language.

ipa: /ˈjuːsid͡ʒ/

ipa: /ˈjuːzid͡ʒ/


usages

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

usage


tummy

forms:
tummy
tummies (plural)

text: Tommy told his mother that his tummy was full.

tummy

tummies


tummies

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


noon

forms:
noon
noons (plural)

glosses: The middle of the civil day. The middle of the daytime. It's the part of the day when the sun is at its zenith.

text: We turned the television on just before noon.

ipa: /nuːn/


noons

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

noon


audition

forms:
audition
auditions (plural)

glosses: An audition is a performance by an someone hoping to become a performer in order to show suitability or talent.

text: The music club had it's auditions on Tuesday.

text: His audition was poor.

ipa: /ɔːˈdɪʃən/

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


audition

forms:
audition (canonical)
auditions (third-person singular)
auditioned (past)
auditioned (past participle)
auditioning (present participle)

glosses: To audition is to evaluate one or more performers through an audition.

text: We auditioned many singers for the part in our new show.

glosses: To audition is to take part in an audition.

text: Many singers auditioned for the part in our new show.


auditions

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

audition


auditions

glosses: The third-person singular form of audition.


auditioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of audition.


cavemen

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


posthumous

forms: posthumous (positive)

glosses: To be posthumous, a person was born after the death of their father.

text: Posthumous orphans never knew their fathers.

glosses: Posthumous is something that happens to a person after their death.

text: The posthumous Medal of Honor was given to the family of the soldier who died in battle.

text: Artists who were not famous during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.

text: His book was his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.

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


leaderships

forms:
leadership
leaderships (plural)

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

leadership


leadership

glosses: Leadership is the capacity of someone to lead.

text: I doubt that even his leadership can help us.

text: The leadership of the football club has decided to have them suspended for rough play.

glosses: Leadership is the office or status of a leader.

text: She really wanted the leadership of the gardening club.

ipa: /ˈlidɚʃɪp/

ipa: /ˈliːdəʃɪp/

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

hyphenation: lead‧er‧ship


Bibles

forms:
Bible
Bibles (plural)

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

proper noun

Bible

Bibles


cautious

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

glosses: Someone who is cautious is careful, uses or exercises caution, and is tentative.

text: He took a few cautious steps out the door when he heard the sirens.

ipa: /ˈkɔːʃəs/


performer

forms:
performer
performers (plural)

etymology_text: perform + -er

ety-suffix

perform

er

expansion: perform + -er

glosses: A performer is someone who entertains people with music, dance or acting.

text: Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, was a great performer.

ipa: /pɚˈfɔrmɚ/

ipa: /pəˈfɔːmə/

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


performers

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

noun

performer


oftentimes

forms:
oftentimes (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: To do something oftentimes means you do it many times.

text: Oftentimes we met each other on the way home from school.


prominent

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

glosses: Something that is prominent sticks out and is easily seen.

text: The most prominent feature of the garden was the large fountain in the center of the pond.

text: He was a tall man with long black hair and a prominent nose.

glosses: A person who is prominent is one who is important and famous.

text: He was described as being one of Canada's prominent writers.

ipa: /ˈprɑmɪnənt/

ipa: /ˈprɒmɪnənt/

hyphenation: prom‧i‧nent


caution

forms:
caution
cautions (plural)

glosses: Caution is being careful and planning ways to avoid danger or being hurt.

text: He used caution as he climbed the old wooden steps.

glosses: A caution is a warning about what might happen in the future.

text: The doctor gave me a caution about eating too much.

glosses: A caution can be a legal warning and that a repeat of the action could end up as an arrest.

text: The police gave the boy a caution after he was caught stealing from the shop.

enpr: kôshn

ipa: /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/

enpr: käshn

ipa: /ˈkɑːʃ(ə)n/


caution

forms:
caution (canonical)
cautions (third-person singular)
cautioned (past)
cautioned (past participle)
cautioning (present participle)

glosses: To caution is to give a warning or advice.

text: His mother cautioned him about staying out too late at night.


cautions

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

caution


cautions

glosses: The third-person singular form of caution.


cautioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of caution.


coincidence

forms:
coincidence
coincidences (plural)

glosses: A coincidence is when two things are in the same place or space, they coincide.

text: The scientist studied the beam of electrons and timed examples of coincidence.

glosses: A coincidence is when two things happen by chance, but it seems like it was really planned.

text: It is a strange coincidence that William Shakespeare was born and died on 23 April.

ipa: /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

ipa: /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/


palace

forms:
palace
palaces (plural)

glosses: A palace is the home of a king or queen.

text: Elizabeth II of England lives in a palace in London, called Buckingham Palace.

glosses: A palace is a big, very grand house, often the home of someone important like a president or bishop.

text: During the revolution, soldiers guarded the gates of the president's palace.

ipa: /ˈpælɪs/

hyphenation: pal‧ace


palaces

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

palace


weightlessness

forms: weightlessness (positive)

etymology_text: weightless + -ness

ety-suffix

weightless

ness

expansion: weightless + -ness

glosses: Weightlessness is the feeling of having very little or no weight.

text: Astronauts train for space flights in planes that make steep dives to create a sense of weightlessness.


reusable

forms: reusable (positive)

etymology_text: From re- + usable or reuse + -able.

ety-prefix

re

usable

expansion: re- + usable

reuse

able

expansion: reuse + -able

glosses: Something that is reusable can be used more than once.

text: I have to remember to take my own reusable bags as the shops no longer put things into plastic bags.


specialist

forms:
specialist
specialists (plural)

glosses: A specialist is a person who is highly skilled in one type of activity or study.

text: His army training had made him a bomb disposal specialist.

glosses: A specialist is a doctor who is skilled in treating one part of the body.

text: It hurt so much when she swallowed food that she was sent to a throat specialist.

ipa: /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

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


applicant

forms:
applicant
applicants (plural)

glosses: An applicant is a person who makes an application for something, often a job.

text: The job applicants had to have an interview with the head of the company.

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


terrorist

forms:
terrorist
terrorists (plural)

etymology_text: terror + -ist

ety-suffix

terror

expansion: terror + -ist

glosses: A terrorist is a person who uses terror and violence to get political change.

text: The car bomb at the busy market was the work of a terrorist.

ipa: /ˈtɛrərɪst/

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


specialists

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

noun

specialist


applicants

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

applicant


terrorists

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

terrorist


mudra

forms:
mudra
mudras (plural)

glosses: Mudra are hand and body positions used in classical Indian dancing.

text: She moved her hands into a calming mudra.


mudras

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

mudra


dissent

forms:
dissent
dissents (plural)

text: In his dissent he pointed out what was wrong with the decision.

glosses: Dissent can be a public protest to show disagreement with government.

text: The people marched in the street, showing their dissent to the changes to the law.

ipa: /dɪˈsɛnt/

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


dissent

forms:
dissent (canonical)
dissents (third-person singular)
dissented (past)
dissented (past participle)
dissenting (present participle)

glosses: To dissent is to disagree or have a different opinion.

text: The judge strongly dissented the decision of the Supreme Court.

glosses: To dissent can be to take action to show disagreement.


dissents

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

dissent


dissents

glosses: The third-person singular form of dissent.


dissented

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dissent.


telecom

forms:
telecom
telecoms (plural)

glosses: Telecom is short for telecommunications.

text: He bought shares in cable, internet and telecom companies.


telecoms

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

telecom


telecommunication

etymology_text: tele- + communication

ety-prefix

tele

communication

expansion: tele- + communication

glosses: Telecommunication is the science of sending messages over a distance using radio, television, telegraph, computers, cable and telephone.

text: Telecommunication has made it possible to speak directly to people in other countries.

glosses: A telecommunication is a message received by using radio, television, telegraph, computers, cable and telephone.

text: The CIA was able to read the company's telecommunications using a spy satellite.

ipa: /ˌtɛlɪkəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

hyphenation: tele‧com‧mu‧ni‧ca‧tion